Monitor, M.15-type

Launched 24.7.15 Raylton Dixon. 540 tons, 170(pp)x31x6ft. Bolinders oil engines 640bhp, 12kts. Armament: 1-9.2in, 1-12pdr, 1-6pdr (1-7.5in, 2-3in later). Crew: 69. Based at Dover 1915-18, then North Russia. Battle Honour Belgian Coast 1915/18. Scuttled 16.9.19 in Dvina River. (British Warships 1914-1919)

M.25 (Raylton Gray, Tees, laid 3/15, launched 24/7/15, comp 9/15, lost 16/9/19, 1x9.2in from Endymion) Served with Dover Patrol September 1915-June 1918 (Battle honour - Belgian Coast 1914-18), then White Sea Squadron. Abandoned and blown up in Dvina River on 16 September 1919 when level of river fell during evacuation of British forces. (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21)

Notes:

1. Latitude/longitude, including for days in port, show representative decimal positions for each day, as calculated by the Old Weather project's analysis program. As such, they differ by varying amounts from the positions recorded, usually at noon, in the log pages. In addition, some latitudes/longitudes have been amended in edited logs for errors in the logs, for errors in identifying locations by the analysis program, or simply for greater accuracy. In all cases, refer to the log-page scans for the positions as originally recorded. Not all log pages contain this information and the ships' positions have therefore often been estimated.

2. Full account of any day is available by clicking on the link above that day. Groups of links refer to log book covers and introductory information; some may be blank.

Editor’s notes:

It appears that ‘rounds’ (inspections) were made approximately every two hours.
I have chosen to list only the first and last rounds of the day.

Unidentified or doubtful names of ships, people or places have been marked with [?].

THE VOYAGES OF HMS M.25 1918-1919

(Maps prepared using Journey Plotter, developed by Maikel. The Plots can only be approximate. They are made by joining-up positions on successive days, and sometimes positions are not given. There will therefore be occasions when the ship appears to have travelled overland)

LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1918

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1 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Sunday’s routine

9.15am: Hands to Divisions

9.40am: Church parties landed

11.15am: Church parties returned

Noon: Leave to Watch from 1.30 to 10.00pm

12.30pm: No. 3 Patrol left

12.45pm: No. 2 Patrol returned

4.00pm: No. 1 Patrol left

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

6.00pm: No. 1 Patrol returned

7.30pm: 1 Rating – Cranston – joined Barracks from HMS GLORY IV [VI in log]

11.00pm: Rounds correct

Midnight: Rounds correct No.3 Patrol left

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2 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

12.10am: No. 2 Patrol returned to Barracks

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.00am: No. 1 Patrol left

4.10am: No. 3 Patrol returned

6.50am: Bakaritsa working party landed, 4 hands & 1 leading hand

7.55am: Hands employed as required coaling Monitors

7.30am: No. 2 Patrol landed

8.05am: No. 1 Patrol returned. Dental party landed

8.15am: Provision party landed

8.35am: Coaling party left

9.40am: Guard and Patrol to drill

11.45am: Coaling party returned

12.50pm: Dental party returned

1.30pm: Working parties left. Coaling party left Barracks

2.40pm: Coaling party returned

3.30pm: Working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to Watch and part from 4.00 to 10.00pm

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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3 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Stokers working party left

8.40am: Canteen provisions party landed

9.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Snelgar – provision canteen stores

9.15am: Hands to Divisions – Prayers

10.00am: No. 2 Sledge – Gower, Able Seaman – drawing wood, bags & hammocks to Smolny Barracks

11.00am: No. 3 Sledge – Bolton, Able Seaman – watering

11.38am: Stokers working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge drawing wood

1.30pm: Patrol to Small Arms drill

4.00pm: Leave to 1^st, 3^rd, and 4^th parts until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

Midnight: Rounds correct

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4 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

7.35am: Bakaritsa working party (canteen) landed
8.00am: Stokers working party landed

8.15am: Monitor coaling party left Barracks

9.00am: Coaling party returned – No. 3 Sledge employed wooding and watering

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers

9.25am: Hands as required. Guard to drill

10.00am: No. 3 Patrol landed – No. 2 Sledge employed wooding

10.20am: Guard secure

11.00am: No. 1 Sledge employed wooding

1.00pm: No. 1 Patrol landed – No. 1 and 2 Sledge employed wooding

1.20pm: Stokers working party landed

3.30pm: Stokers working party returned

4.00pm: No. 2 Patrol landed – leave to parts 1, 2 and 4 until 10.00pm

4.30pm: No. 1 Patrol returned

6.00pm: Returned Lewis guns to ship and mounted Maxim guns in Barracks

7.50pm: Canteen party returned

8.00pm: No. 3 Patrol landed

8.10pm: No. 2 Party returned

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

Midnight: No. 1 Patrol landed

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5 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

12.45am: No. 3 Patrol returned – Rounds correct

4.00am: No. 2 Patrol landed

4.10am: No. 1 Patrol returned

7.35am: Bakaritsa working party (canteen) landed

8.00am: No. 3 Patrol landed

8.10am: No. 2 Patrol returned

9.00am: Divisions and Prayers – guard to Small Arms drill – remaining hands employed as required

9.10am: No. 1 Sledge employed provisioning

10.00am: No. 2 Sledge employed wooding and as required

10.45am: No. 3 Patrol returned – landed 1 Stoker and 1 Seaman to hospital

11.00am: No. 3 Sledge employed watering

12.30pm: Bakaritsa working party (canteen) returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge employed wooding

2.00pm: No. 2 Sledge employed wooding

3.00pm: No. 3 Sledge employed taking bags & hammocks of hospital cases to Sabornia Quay [possibly Severnaya]

4.00pm: Piped leave to parts 1, 2 and 3 until 10.00pm

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

6.00pm: Liberty men landed

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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6 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.50am: Landed hands to coal Monitors

10.00am: No. 1 Sledge employed watering

10.30am: Landed funeral party

11.00am: No. 2 Sledge employed watering

11.30am: No. 3 Sledge drawing slops – soap, tobacco, etc.

11.30am: Coaling party returned

11.00am: No. 3 Sledge employed watering

12.20pm: Funeral party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge employed wooding

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

2.00pm: No. 2 Sledge employed as required

3.00pm: No. 3 Sledge employed wooding

4.00pm: Usual leave to Watch until 10.00pm

6.20pm: Petty Officer Avery rejoined Barracks from Smolny Barracks

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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7 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.45am: Landed party to coal Monitors

8.00am: 5 hands & 1 Leading Yeoman working party at Smolny Barracks yard

9.46am: Court of Inquiry sat

10.30am: Exercised landing party

11.10am: Able Seaman Cherry, HMS M.23, discharged to hospital

11.30am: Finished exercise – landing party returned gear

11.45am: Coaling party returned

1.00pm: Smolny working party returned

1.30pm: Leave to 1, 3, 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

9.30pm: Court of Inquiry sat

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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8 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Sunday’s routine

9.00am: Hands to Divisions & Prayers

9.35am: Roman Catholic church parties landed

10.20am: Church party arrived of 48 men & 4 Petty Officers from all Gunboats

10.30am: Church

11.25am: Church secure. Church party left

11.55am: Roman Catholics parties returned

1.00pm: Leave to parts 1, 2 & 4 until 10.00pm

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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9 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Landed Stokers working party to Smolny Barracks

8.30am: HMS M.25 & HMS M.23 working party left for ships

9.00am: Provision party left Barracks

9.00am: No. 1 Sledge – employed provisioning

No. 2 Sledge – employed at Smolny

No. 3 Sledge – employed watering

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers – exercised every available man

10.15am: Signalmen to Small Arms drill

10.45am: Returned arms – provision party returned

11.10am: Smolny working party returned

11.30am: Working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge employed wooding

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Sawmill party left to draw wood – Monitors coaling party left

2.00pm: No. 2 Sledge employed wooding

3.30pm: Monitors coaling party returned

3.45pm: Wooding party returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1, 2 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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10 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Party left to coal Monitors

9.00am: No. 1 Sledge employed at Vodka for stores

9.15am: Hands to Divisions & Prayers – full Marching Order

10.00am: No. 2 Sledge employed wooding

11.00am: No. 3 Sledge employed watering

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge employed wooding

1.20pm: Coaling party left to coal Monitors

1.30pm: Stokers working party left Barracks – remainder employed as required

2.00pm: No. 2 Sledge employed wooding & as required

3.00pm: No. 3 Sledge employed wooding

3.30pm: Working party returned

3.35pm: Coaling party returned

4.00pm: Usual leave to 1, 2 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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11 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Working party 14 hands, 1 Leading Seaman to Monitors

8.15am: Provisions party landed

9.00am: No. 1 Sledge – to Solombala for stores

No. 2 Sledge – Vodka provisions

No. 3 Sledge – watering

9.10am: Hands to Divisions & Prayers

9.30am: Hands employed as required

10.20am: Vodka provision party returned

11.40am: Working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – employed running ammunition

No. 2 Sledge – employed running ammunition

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

1.20pm: Landed working party for Monitors

2.40pm: Landed all available men to quell mutiny in Russian Barracks

3.45pm: Lewis gun’s crews returned to Barracks

4.50pm: Landing parties returned & 7.5” gun’s crews discharged to ships

5.30pm: Relief guard for Monitors landed

5.50pm: Monitors guard returned

6.45pm: Sentries reported machine gun firing

10.00pm: No. 1 Patrol landed

11.00pm: Rounds correct

Midnight: No. 2 Patrol landed

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12 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

12.10am: No. 1 Patrol returned

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.00am: Landed No. 3 Patrol

5.00am: Patrol landed

5.10am: Patrol returned

5.15am: Patrol landed

6.30am: Patrol returned

8.40am: Hands employed as required

9.00am: Provisions party landed

9.05am: Vodka store party (canteen) landed

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – drawing canteen stores

No. 2 Sledge – drawing provisions

No. 3 Sledge – watering and provisioning

9.05am: At Vodka for stores – (canteen) party landed

9.45am: Hands to Divisions & Prayers

10.00am: Hands to instructions in field

11.00am: Canteen party returned

11.15am: Provision party returned

11.30am: Secured from field training

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.40pm: 20 Ratings joined Barracks from Smolny: 1 Petty Officer, 2 Leading Seamen, 17 Ordinary Seamen

4.00pm: Hands to Evening Quarters – leave to Watch parts 1, 2 & 4 until 10.00pm

8.40pm: Bags and hammocks of new Ratings arrive from Smolny Barracks

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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13 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.15am: Working party left for Bakaritsa

8.00am: Ship’s working parties left

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – drawing stores

No. 3 Sledge – watering and drawing stores

No. 4 Sledge – watering

9.15am: Hands to Divisions & Prayers – with heavy marching order

9.30am: Exercised ship’s companies at Platoon drill – Educational class at instructions

10.30am: Finished Platoon drill

10.45am: Guard warned off to stand-by

11.40am: Working parties returned

1.00pm: Working parties left

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – drawing stores

1.15pm: 4 stoves and 12 fire extinguishers arrived from Royal Engineers stores

1.20pm: Working party landed to take stoves and fire extinguishers to both ships

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

2.10pm: Working party returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters – leave to 1 & 2 parts until 10.00pm

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

6.30pm: First Bakaritsa party returned

7.15pm: Second Bakaritsa party returned; drawn – 60 rifles 101 sets of equipment, 10,200 rounds of ammunition

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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14 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Saturday Routine – working party left for Monitors

10.00am: 20 Ratings from Smolny Barracks passed medical examination

11.40am: Working party returned from Monitors

Noon: Leave to 2^nd and 4^th parts of Watch from 1.30 until 10.00pm

1.00pm: Make and Mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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15 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.10am: Patrol landed, 1 Officer & 12 men

9.30am: Divisions – full marching order

9.40am: Search party landed, 20 men, 1 Petty Officer

10.30am: Church of England service

11.35am: Search party returned

1.00pm: Leave to parts 1 and 3 of Watch until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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16 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.20am: Dental party left

8.45am: Bombing party & provisions party landed

9.20am: Hands employed as required

10.55am: Bombing party returned

11.20am: Dental party returned – 1 pint of rum wasted by accident

1.15pm: 23 hands, 1 Leading Seaman discharged to 82 Troitsky

1.20pm: Hands taking rifles, etc. to Monitors

2.00pm: No. 1 Sledge carting baggage

3.00pm: No. 3 Sledge to 82 Troitsky

3.40pm: Stokers working party returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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17 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

2.40am: Shots heard by sentry in Archangel direction

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge –water and wooding

No. 2 Sledge – water and wooding

No. 3 Sledge – water and wooding

8.30am: Ship’s working parties left

8.45am: Bombing class left

9.15am: Divisions in heavy marching order – Prayers

9.30am: Hands employed fitting up rifles and bayonets – mustered for coats. Remainder employed as required – educational class at instructions

11.00am: Working parties returned to Barracks

1.00pm: 21 Marines joined Barracks from Smolny Barracks, 1 Sergeant, 4 Corporals, 16 men

4.00pm: Hands to Evening Quarters – leave to Watch parts 1 & 3

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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18 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Nos.1, 2, 3 & 4 Sledges drawing stores, mail & wooding

8.00am: Cleaned Barracks

9.15am: Divisions in marching order

9.45am: Bombing class landed – non sub Ratings to Small Arms drill

10.00am: Marines passed medical examination

10.15am: Hands employed drawing winter boots. Returned leather equipment to ship – mail arrived

1.00pm: Ship’s working parties left – 1 platoon Marines joined Barracks – Bombing class to instructions

3.00pm: Issued felt boots to ship’s company – working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to 2^nd & 4^th parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.20pm: Bombing class returned – Sledge wood and 1 officer’s baggage

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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19 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge to Bakaritsa for ammunition

No. 2 Sledge –Vodka stores for provisioning

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge Vodka stores

8.45am: Bakaritsa working party landed

8.50am: Bombing party landed

9.10am: Provisioning party landed

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers

9.25am: Marines relief guard to Infantry drill

9.30am: School party in canteen

11.35am: Stokers working party returned

1.00pm: Hands employed as required – Marines to gas mask and machine gun drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – water, stores and wood

No. 2 Sledge – provisions and wood

No. 3 Sledge – wooding & stores

No. 4 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge – officers’ baggage

No. 6 Sledge – ammunitioning

9.50pm: Exercised Night Alarm

9.55pm: Ready for proceeding

10.00pm: Returned gear

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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20 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.45am: Provisioning party left

8.50am: Bombing party left

8.55am: [Stoker] Milne left with bag & hammock for hospital

11.40am: Provision party returned

1.00pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

1.40pm: Bombing class to instructions

1.45pm: School in canteen

3.30pm: Stokers working party returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.40pm: Landed 50 armed men under command of William Mallett

8.00pm: Arranged defence of building

11.00pm: Sledge returned with ammunition

Midnight: Rounds correct

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21 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – officers’ gear

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

8.00am: Saturday’s routine – clean Barracks

8.30am: Hands employed as required – working parties left for ship

9.00am: Bombing class to instructions

11.00am: Working parties returned

1.00pm: Hands to Make and Mend clothes

1.30pm: Marine joined Barracks from Principal Naval Transport Office

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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22 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Sunday’s routine

8.45am: Bombing class landed

9.30am: Roman Catholic church party landed

9.40am: Divisions

9.50am: Church of England church party landed

11.30am: Church of England church party returned

11.50am: Roman Catholic church party returned

1.00pm: Leave to parts 2 and 4 of Watch from 1.30 until 10.00pm

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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23 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge –Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge – Bakaritsa

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka stores

8.00am: Bombing party to instructions – hands employed as required

8.50am: Coaling party coaling Monitors

9.00am: Provisioning party drawing stores at Vodka

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers

9.25am: Marines to drill – Seamen to Lewis gun drill

11.00am: 1 man dentist party

11.20am: Provision party returned

11.40am: Stokers party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – ship’s stores

No. 2 Sledge – stores and wood

No. 3 Sledge – water and wooding

No. 4 Sledge – resting

No. 5 Sledge – Bakaritsa

No. 6 Sledge – stores and fodder

1.20pm: Monitors coaling party left

1.30pm: Dental case returned – Marines to Maxim gun drill – 1 Marine joined ship from hospital

2.00pm: Bombing class left

4.00pm: Leave to 1 and 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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24 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Hawkes left Barracks for Smolny

8.45am: Bombing party left

8.45am: Hands employed as required

8.50am: Coaling party coaling Monitors

9.30am: Y.M.C.A. party left [Young Men’s Christian Association – provided canteens, kitchens, etc.]

11.30am: Coaling party returned

1.00pm: Leave to Watch parts 2 & 4 until 10.00pm – hands to Make and Mend

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Rigged building for concert

8.00pm: Concert & party

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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25 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

9.15am: Church party landed. Roman Catholic and Church of England church party landed. Piped down

11.15am: Church parties returned

1.00pm: Leave to Watch parts 1 & 3 until 10.00pm – hands to Make and Mend clothes

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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26 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

7.45am: Hands employed as required

9.30am: Landed party to coal Monitors

9.30am: Discharged 23 Marines to Smolny Barracks – hands cleaning Establishment and as required

11.00am: Coaling party returned

1.00pm: Leave to Watch parts until 10.00pm

7.20pm: F. Arthur returned to Barracks from hospital

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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27 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed clearing Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge –Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – drawing stores

8.40am: Provision party drawing stores from Vodka stores

9.00am: F. Arthur & Leading Seaman Young discharged to HMS CANADA for passage to England

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers – hands as required

11.20am: Provision party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Ship’s stores & wood

No. 2 Sledge – stores and wood

No. 3 Sledge – water and wood to church

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – kits to ice breaker

No. 6 Sledge – Y.M.C.A. & wood

1.25pm: Working party left for Monitors – discharged R.S. Morse to HMS M.23

3.30pm: Working party returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 and 3 parts Watch from 5.00 until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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28 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.45am: Bombing party left

9.00am: Hands to Saturday’s routine

12.20pm: Bombing party returned

1.30pm: Leave to Watch parts 2 & 4 until 10.00pm – liberty men landed

2.00pm: Hands Make & Mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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29 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

12.01am: Sentry fired rifle

12.04am: Emergency guard scouted around neighbourhood

12.20am: Guard returned

2.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Ship’s working party landed

9.15am: Roman Catholics landed

9.30am: Church of England party landed – Divisions

11.15am: Church parties returned – working parties returned

1.30pm: Leave to Watch parts 1 & 3 until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters – Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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30 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – employed at Officers’ Mess

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Captain’s water & wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – fodder from Vodka stores

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers

9.35am: Guard to Small Arms drill

9.40am: Working parties left for Monitors

11.45am: Working parties returned

12.30pm: Working parties left for ship – remainder employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Officers’ Mess

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Captain’s water and wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – as required

No. 6 Sledge – fodder from Vodka stores

4.00pm: Working parties returned – Leave to 2 and 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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31 December 1918

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed as required

8.40am: Provision party to Vodka stores

9.15am: Hands to Divisions and Prayers

9.25am: Hands as required – officers to Lewis gun instructions

11.00am: Provision parties returned

11.45am: Working party returned

Noon: Working parties left Barracks – hands employed as required

3.45pm: Working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to Watch parts 1 & 3 until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1919

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Log Pages – Blank

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Log Page – Title Page – January 1919

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Log Page – Title Page – January 1919

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Log Pages – Blank

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Log Page – Instrument Page – Blank

[Periodically the log keeper writes 10.00pm: Liberty men ‘landed’, when I believe he means ‘returned’,

due to the fact that Leave seemed ‘regularly’ granted until 10.00pm.]

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1 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – watering & wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – as required

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – provisioning

No. 6 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

8.15am: Working parties left Barracks. Hands employed as required

8.45am: 3 men joined Barracks from Officers’ Mess

9.30am: Rigged church

10.00am: Church

10.40am: Church secure – unrig – Pipe Down

11.45am: Working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

No. 3 Sledge – mail

No. 4 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

No. 5 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

No. 6 Sledge – 53^rd hospital

1.30pm: Mail arrived

2.00pm: Funeral party landed – 23 men, 1 Leading Seaman, 1 Petty Officer

2.30pm: Hands to Make and Mend clothes

3.30pm: Funeral party returned

4.00pm: 3 Ratings joined Barracks from hospital – Leave to 2 and 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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2 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Canteen store and ship’s working parties left

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 2 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 3 Sledge – watering

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – watering

No. 6 Sledge – provisioning

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed as required

11.00am: Canteen party returned with stores. Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: Hands employed as required

1.28pm: Ship’s working party landed

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – Gun Batteries

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

No. 6 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

2.00pm: Comber & Ward [?] left Dom for Smolny Barracks

3.40pm: Working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 and 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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3 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Establishment – Saturday’s routine [on Friday]

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers

9.30am: Working parties left for Monitors

11.45am: Working parties returned

1.30pm: Working parties left for ship – remainder employed as required

2.15pm: General Needham arrived with staff and inspected Barracks & ship’s company

2.30pm: General Needham & staff departed

4.00pm: Leave to 2 and 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – working parties returned

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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4 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks – Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge – Smolny Barracks

9.30am: Provision party drawing from Vodka stores

10.30am: Hands employed as required

11.45am: Stokers working party returned

1.00pm: Hands Make and Mend clothes – liberty men landed

1.30pm: Leave to Watch from 1.30 until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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5 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.00am: Advance store party left

8.10am: Remainder of store party left

9.20am: Roman Catholics landed

9.45am: Divisions

9.55am: Rigged church

10.00am: Church

10.50am: Church secure – unrigged

11.40am: Roman Catholics returned

11.45am: Stokers party returned

1.30pm: Liberty men landed

1.30pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch from 1.30 until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters – Smolny working party returned

9.30pm: Advance working party returned

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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6 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.00am: Advance working party landed

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – cold storage

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – watering

No. 4 Sledge – Smolny Barracks

No. 5 Sledge – Smolny Barracks

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

8.00am: Smolny Barracks working party left

8.30am: Discharged 6 Seamen & 1 Petty Officer to Smolny Barracks

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed as required

Noon: Working parties returned

1.15pm: Working parties left for ship – remainder employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

No. 6 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

3.45pm: Working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 and 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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7 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed as required

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – fodder and wood

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Captain’s duties

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

8.55am: Smolny Barracks working party left

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers – working parties left to coal Monitors

11.45am: Working parties returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – fodder & wood

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Captain’s duties

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – stationery

No. 6 Sledge – Gunboats

1.30pm: Coaling and working parties left

2.00pm: Returned 2 mules to Gunboat S6 – coaling and working parties returned

3.30pm: Ship’s working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to Watch & Part until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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8 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – to Smolny Barracks

No. 2 Sledge – to Smolny Barracks

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 4 Sledge – left Barracks with Lewis gun and crew

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.45am: Working party left for Smolny

9.45am: Divisions and Prayers

9.55am: Working parties employed as required

1.00pm: Hands employed as required

2.00pm: Working party returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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9 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Working party left for Economiya

7.55am: Hands employed as required

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – employed sawmilling

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – stores HMS M.23

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water and Vodka stores

No. 6 Sledge – Smolny Barracks

8.35am: RHF [?] hammocks leave for Smolny Barracks

8.45am: Provisioning party left for Monitors

9.05am: Party of 4 hands and 1 Leading Seaman left to draw wood

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers – squad drill every available man

9.55am: Working parties employed as required

10.00am: 6 men, 1 officer of US Army arrived for instruction in machine gun drill

10.10am: Hands secure from squad drill

10.35am: Monitors provision party returned

10.50am: Wooding party returned – US Army party left

12.30pm: 18 Seamen, 1 Leading Seaman, 2^nd Writer, 2 3^rd Writers left Narodni Dom [winter quarters] for Smolny Barracks

1.30pm: Hands employed as required – Watch keeper Liberty men landed

4.00pm: Leave to Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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10 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Working party left for Economiya

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – provisions

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – at Archangel

No. 5 Sledge – watering

No. 6 Sledge – stand off

6.15am: Economiya working party left

8.45am: Ship’s working parties left

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed as required

9.55am: Working parties employed as required

11.00am: Working parties returned

1.15pm: Hands employed as required – ship’s working parties left

3.45pm: Ship’s working party returned

3.50pm: Economiya working party returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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11 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – to Smolny Barracks

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge – watering

No. 6 Sledge – stand off

6.15am: Working party left for Economiya

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks – Saturday’s routine

1.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – hands to Make and Mend clothes

3.30pm: Working parties returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.00pm: Landed emergency guard

10.00pm: Liberty men returned – guard returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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12 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

9.45am: Divisions

9.47am: Roman Catholics landed

9.55am: Piped down

11.45am: Roman Catholics returned

1.00pm: Leave to Watch until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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13 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – fodder

No. 2 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 3 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 4 Sledge – provisions

No. 5 Sledge – watering

No. 6 Sledge – watering

8.45am: Ship’s working party left

8.55am: Canteen working party left

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers

9.20am: 1 Leading Seaman & 7 hands left Barracks for Solombala skating rink

10.50am: Canteen store party returned

11.40am: Skating rink party returned

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

1.30pm: Hands employed as required – Watch keeper liberty men landed

1.45pm: 8 Engine Room Artificers joined from HMS CANADA

3.15pm: J. Gibson joined Barracks from hospital

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – hands to Evening Quarters

7.30pm: Received mail for HMS CANADA

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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14 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Economiya working party left

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – at Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – stand off

8.00am: Working party left for ships

8.30am: Discharged 6 seamen & 1 Petty Officer to Smolny Barracks

9.30am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed as required

11.00am: Working parties returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 6 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

1.15pm: Working parties left – hands employed wooding

3.20pm: Economiya working parties returned

3.45pm: Ship’s working party returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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15 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – provisions

No. 3 Sledge – stand off

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – Archangel

8.45am: Provision party landed

9.20am: Divisions and Prayers

11.45am: Working parties returned

1.30pm: Working parties left for ship – hands employed drawing stores

3.30pm: Ship’s working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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16 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Economiya working party landed

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – stand off

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers

9.25am: Hands employed as required

11.45am: Stokers working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – provisioning

No. 3 Sledge – stand off

No. 4 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge – Archangel

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka stores

1.30pm: Working parties landed

3.45pm: Ship’s working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to Parts from 4.00pm till until 10.00pm

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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17 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Economiya working party landed

6.30am: Discharged W. Mallett & Sick Berth Attendant Dunlop to England, Leading Seaman Shaddick to Unit

8.00am: Ship’s working party left

8.30am: Smolny working party left

9.00am: Provision party landed

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – watering

No. 2 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

No. 3 Sledge – at Archangel

No. 4 Sledge – stand off

No. 5 Sledge – at Bakaritsa

No. 6 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers

9.25am: Hands employed as required

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – at Constantine Barracks

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

2.00pm: Smolny working party returned

2.15pm: 8 Engine Room Artificers discharged to Constantine Barracks

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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18 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Economiya working party landed

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny Barracks

No. 2 Sledge – Smolny Barracks

No. 3 Sledge – mails

No. 4 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge – watering

No. 6 Sledge – stand off

11.00am: Mails arrived

1.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – hands to Make and Mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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19 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

9.40am: Divisions

9.50am: Church of England party landed

11.10am: Church of England party returned

1.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Hands to Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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20 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed as required

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Archangel

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – watering

No. 5 Sledge – watering

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka stores

8.45am: Working party left for Constantine Barracks – 3 men dental party

9.20am: Divisions and Prayers

9.20am: Hands employed as required

9.30am: Provisions party to Vodka stores

1.10pm: Dental party returned

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

9.40pm: Exercised Night Alarms

9.50pm: Returned gear

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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21 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.15am: Ship’s working parties left

9.20am: Divisions and Prayers

9.30am: Hands employed as required

11.45am: Ship’s working parties returned

1.30pm: Hands employed as required – Watch keepers liberty men landed

2.00pm: Stoker Gibson discharged to hospital

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

8.55pm: Emergency guard landed for duties at USA Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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22 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 2 Sledge – at Smolny Barracks

8.15am: Hands employed as required – provision and canteen stores parties landed

9.15am: Divisions

11.00am: Canteen store party returned

12.40am: Provision party returned

2.30pm: Able Seaman Camies dispatched to HMS KALYAN [Hospital Ship] for operation

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

8.00pm: Emergency guard landed

8.45pm: Duties at USA Barracks

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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23 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Emergency guard returned

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers

9.30am: Hands at Small Arms drill

10.00am: Hands to Physical drill

10.00am: Stoker Porter, HMY [His Majesty’s Yacht] KATHLEEN, placed under arrest

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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24 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

9.20am: Divisions and Prayers

9.30am: Hands to Squad and Rifle drills

9.55am: Hands to Physical drill

10.15am: Hands employed as required

12.05pm: Provision party returned

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

3.00pm: Stoker Gibson returned from hospital

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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25 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks – Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – watering

8.00am: Ship’s working party left

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

12.30pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – hands to Make and Mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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26 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Sunday’s routine

9.30am: Roman Catholics landed

9.45am: Divisions

9.50am: Church of England party left

10.00am: Piped down

11.00am: Church of England party returned

12.10pm: Roman Catholics returned

12.30pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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27 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Monday’s routine – cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – watering

No. 2 Sledge – at Bakaritsa

No. 3 Sledge – at Bakaritsa

9.20am: Divisions and Prayers

9.30am: Hands to Small Arms drill

9.50am: Physical drill

11.45am: Ship’s working parties returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – at Bakaritsa

No. 2 Sledge – at Bakaritsa

1.20pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

4.30pm: 3 bales of winter coats & caps arrived

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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28 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – at Smolny yard

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – stores from ship

No. 4 Sledge – Officers’ Mess

9.15am: Hands employed as required

9.30am: Divisions

9.35am: Rifle drill

9.55am: Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

4.30pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

8.05pm: Rifle shot from direction [?]. Emergency guard stood by to proceed

8.20pm: Emergency guard returned arms

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct & prisoner monitored

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29 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed as required

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – at Vodka

No. 2 Sledge – at Vodka

No. 3 Sledge – at Vodka

No. 4 Sledge – 53^rd hospital

No. 5 Sledge – 53^rd hospital

No. 6 Sledge – 53^rd hospital

8.50am: Dental party left

8.55am: Working party left

9.10am: Canteen store party left

9.20am: Divisions and Prayers – landed every available man for field exercises

10.30am: Landing party returned

10.45am: Canteen party returned

11.30am: Working party returned

1.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – at Detention Barracks

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Liberty men landed

3.45am: Stokers working party returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

5.15pm: Read Warrant No.1 – discharged prisoner to Detention Barracks

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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30 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 2 Sledge – Vodka stores

9.00am: Ship’s working party left

9.20am: Divisions and Prayers

9.30am: Landed every available man for field exercises

9.50am: Landing parties returned

12.30pm: Stoker Gibson to 53^rd hospital

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – 53^rd hospital

No. 3 Sledge – Machine gun school

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka stores

1.30pm: Ship’s working parties landed – hands employed as required

3.30pm: Ship’s working parties returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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31 January 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Archangel provisions

No. 2 Sledge – Smolny Barracks

No. 4 Sledge – wooding Officers’ Mess

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

9.20am: Divisions and Prayers – landed every available man

10.10am: Landing parties returned

10.30am: Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – USA sawmills

No. 2 Sledge – 53^rd general hospital

No. 3 Sledge – USA sawmills

No. 4 Sledge – stand off

No. 5 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 6 Sledge – stand off

1.20pm: Hands employed drawing wood

1.30pm: Working parties left

3.20pm: Petty Officer Barnard joined Barracks

3.30pm: Able Seaman Cherry joined Barracks

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1919

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Log Pages – Blank

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Log Title Page – February 1 to April 3, 1919

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Log Title Page – February 1 to April 3, 1919

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Log Pages – Blank

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Log Page – Instrument Data – Blank

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1 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed as required – Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 2 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 3 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 4 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka stores

11.00am: Hands employed clearing deck

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – water

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – hospital ship

No. 6 Sledge – wood

1.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

2.00pm: Discharged Vincent, Chief Engine Room Artificer, to hospital

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.30pm: Patrol landed – 2 men

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

10.15pm: Rifle shot fired from Gunboat

11.15pm: Relief Patrol landed

11.25pm: 1^st Patrol returned

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2 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office with mails

10.00am: Ship’s companies HMS M.25 & HMS M.23 mustered by ledger

10.45am: Sunday’s routine

1.00pm: Liberty men landed

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – provisions

No. 2 Sledge – provisions

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.45pm: 1^st Patrol landed – 2 men

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed

11.30pm: 1^st Patrol returned

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3 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

1.30am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – provisions

No. 2 Sledge – Vodka

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka

No. 4 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – Smolny Barracks

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Constantine Barracks

No. 2 Sledge – Constantine Barracks

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka for shoeing

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka for shoeing

No. 5 Sledge – Vodka for shoeing

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka for shoeing

1.15. Ship’s working party landed

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

2.30pm: 1 bag of flour to Officers’ Mess

3.45pm: Ship’s working party returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

8.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – hospital ship

9.30pm: 1^st Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed

11.25pm: 1^st Patrol returned

Password “Chichester”

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4 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – ship for provisions

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – Archangel

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers

9.25am: Physical drill

11.00am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Chaplain & Captain HMS M.23

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – Vodka stores – shoes

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 4 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – Captain

9.30pm: 1^st Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed

11.25pm: 1^st Patrol returned

Password “Havant”

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5 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

1.05am: 2^nd Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood – Officers’ Mess HMS M.23

No. 2 Sledge – Deputy Director of Medical Services

No. 3 Sledge – water

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – provisions

8.45am: Provision party to Vodka stores

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers

9.25am: Hands to squad drill on rink

10.15am: Hands returned from drill

10.30am: Provision party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – Solombala 1^st village

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 5 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 2 loads

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

2.30pm: 1 bag of flour to Officers’ Mess

3.45pm: Ship’s working party returned

4.00pm: Leave to Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

Password “Cosham”

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6 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 2 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 3 Sledge – Solombala 1^st village

No. 4 Sledge – Bakaritsa

No. 5 Sledge – Bakaritsa

No. 6 Sledge – Royal Naval Transport Office & Vodka

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers

9.30am: Hands to Rifle drill

10.00am: Return arms

10.30am: Mails arrive

10.40am: Canteen party landed

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

9.30pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed

11.20pm: 1^st Patrol returned

Password “Fratton”

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7 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.00am: Economiya working party left

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – provisioning

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 4 Sledge – Bakaritsa

No. 5 Sledge – Bakaritsa

No. 6 Sledge – wood

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers

9.25am: Rifle drill – Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – provisions

No. 2 Sledge – Chief Captain’s Mate

No. 3 Sledge – watering

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – Bakaritsa skating rink

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 2 loads of wood

1.30pm: Hands employed as required – ship’s working party landed

3.45pm: Ship’s working party returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 part Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

9.00pm: Sling clean hammocks

10.00pm: Liberty men returned – Patrol landed

11.00pm: 2^nd Patrol landed – rounds correct

11.20pm: 1^st Patrol returned

Password “Southsea”

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8 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

1.10am: No. 2 Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks – Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka provisions

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – Smolny – 1 load wood

9.30am: Working party for skating rink

10.00am: Rigged boxing ring

Noon: Working party returned

1.00pm: No. 5 Sledge – Y.M.C.A.

No. 6 Sledge – Archangel Captain

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Hands to Make and Mend – leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Round correct

Password “Portsea”

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9 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Establishment – Sunday’s routine

8.00am: No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

9.45am: Divisions

9.55am: Church of England party left for church

11.15am: Party returned

1.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 part Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny

No. 2 Sledge – Smolny

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.30pm: Patrol returned

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed – rounds correct

Password “Landport”

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10 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

1.05am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding – ship’s working party left

No. 2 Sledge – fodder

No. 3 Sledge – fodder

No. 4 Sledge – provisioning

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

8.05am: Hands employed as required

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers

9.25am: Watch keepers liberty men landed to sweep rink

10.30am: Watch keepers returned

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – Smolny

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 3 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

9.00pm: No. 1 Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed – 1^st Patrol returned

Password “Portsmouth”

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11 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers

9.25am: Watch keepers liberty men landed to sweep rink

10.30am: Watch keepers returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – wooding

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 6 loads of wood

1.15pm: Ship’s working party landed

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

3.45pm: Ship’s working party returned

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

9.30pm: No. 1 Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed – 1^st Patrol returned

Password “Eastney“

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12 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

1.15am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding & Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – wooding & Vodka stores

No. 3 Sledge – wooding & Vodka stores

No. 4 Sledge – dockyard

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – coaling HMY KATHLEEN

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

9.10am: Divisions – hands landed to sweep skating rink

10.20am: Hands returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – dockyard

No. 5 Sledge – dockyard

No. 6 Sledge – dockyard – 5 loads of wood

1.20pm: Ship’s working party landed

1.30pm: Skating rink working party landed – watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.30pm: No. 1 Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed – 1^st Patrol returned

Password “Hayling”

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13 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office mails

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

9.00am: Working party employed as required

9.10am: Watch keepers landed to clean rink

10.10am: Mails arrived

10.15am: Watch keepers returned

11.30am: Stokers working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – dockyard

No. 5 Sledge – Officers’ Mess wood

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 6 loads of wood

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

9.30pm: No. 1 Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

Password “Horsham”

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14 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

3.25am: Landed every available man, search parties

4.00am: Guns crews to man Monitors

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding & Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – wooding & Vodka stores

No. 3 Sledge – wooding & Vodka stores

No. 4 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office & HMS KALYAN

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – provisions – 2 loads wood

8.45am: Ship’s working party landed

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.15am: Divisions

10.10am: Canteen working party landed

11.30am: Canteen working party returned

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – to HMS KALYAN

1.15pm: Hands employed Make and Mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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15 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.05am: Landed Economiya working party

8.00am: Saturday’s routine

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

9.30am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 5 Sledge – To 53^rd general hospital – 3 loads wood

1.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – hands employed Make and Mend clothes

3.30pm: Economiya working party returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.30pm: No. 1 Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed

11.25pm: 1^st Patrol returned

Password “Liphook“

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16 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks – Sunday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding with HMS M.23

No. 2 Sledge – wooding with HMS M.23

No. 3 Sledge – wooding with HMS M.23

No. 4 Sledge – wooding with HMS M.23

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

9.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

10.00am: Divisions

10.10am: Pipe down

11.55am: Church party returned

1.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – Captain – 3 loads wood

1.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.30pm: No. 1 Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

11.15pm: 2^nd Patrol landed

Password “Eastleigh”

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17 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct – 2^nd Patrol landed

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – Officers’ Mess wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Officers’ Mess wooding

No. 4 Sledge – bread

No. 5 Sledge – watering

No. 6 Sledge – fodder

9.10am: Landed any available man for drill

9.50am: Landing party returned

10.00am: Hands to Physical drill

10.30am: Finished drill

1.00pm: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – wooding

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 5 loads wood

2.00pm: Able Seaman Camies rejoined Barracks

4.00pm: Leave to 1 and 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

Password “Horndean”

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18 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.10am: Patrol returned

6.15am: Economiya working party landed – hands employed as required

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – Captain’s water – HMS M.23

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – wood

8.15am: Ship’s working party landed

9.15am: Divisions & Physical drill

9.50am: Landing party returned

11.30am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – dockyard

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 6 loads wood

1.30pm: Watch keeper liberty men landed

4.00pm: Leave to 2 and 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

8.30pm: Economiya working party returned

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

Password “Priddy’s Head”

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19 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – bread – HMS KALYAN

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 6 loads wood

8.45am: Russian workmen finished Galley

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers

9.30am: Small arms drill & Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – HMS KALYAN

No. 5 Sledge – Chaplain, water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

9.10pm: Economiya working party returned

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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20 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.15am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka stores

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.15am: Divisions & Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – Archangel Bos’un

No. 5 Sledge – wooding

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 5 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keeper liberty men landed

4.00pm: Leave to 2 and 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

9.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – Smolny Barracks – Doctor

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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21 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.10am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – provisions

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

9.10am: 30 Russian soldiers arrived to break ice around Monitors

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – wooding

No. 5 Sledge – Archangel

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 2 and 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10200pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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22 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned – Saturday’s routine

7.55am: Hands clean Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

8.45am: Russian working party of 1 Officer, 1 Non Commissioned Officer & 30 men arrived to break ice

9.30am: Canteen store party left

10.25am: Canteen store party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Solombala

No. 4 Sledge – Bakaritsa

No. 5 Sledge – Smolny

No. 6 Sledge – wooding

1.20pm: Hands employed as required – liberty men landed – hands to Make and Mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening Quarters – special Leave until 7.00pm to attend dance given by HMS M.23

7.20pm: Patrol landed

8.00pm: No. 5 Sledge – Smolny

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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23 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

2.00am: Liberty men returned

5.15am: Patrol landed – Sunday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water – 2 loads wood

8.30am: Hands employed as required

10.00am: Divisions

1.00pm: Leave to 1 and 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

2.00pm: No. 5 Sledge to HMS KALYAN

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

Password “Brighton”

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24 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Smolny provisions

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water – Officers’ Mess

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka stores

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – fodder

No. 3 Sledge – Archangel

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 5 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka stores – 3 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men left

4.00pm: Leave to 2 and 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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25 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Bakaritsa stores

No. 4 Sledge – HMS KALYAN

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – water – Captains HMS M.25 and HMS M.23

9.15am: Divisions

9.20am: Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Bakaritsa stores

No. 4 Sledge – Bakaritsa stores

No. 5 Sledge – Maymaksa – toboggans

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 6 loads wood

1.00pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – Archangel – Mr. Guthels [?]

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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26 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – Ship for provisions

No. 5 Sledge – water – Captain & Officers’ Mess

No. 6 Sledge – stores – Officers’ Mess & bread

8.00am: Ship’s working party landed

8.30am: Hands employed as required

8.50am: Provisions and stores party landed

9.30am: Divisions – Physical drill

10.28am: Store party returned

11.35am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – Officers’ wood

No. 4 Sledge – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – Ship for Officers’ Mess gear

No. 6 Sledge – wooding – 6 loads wood

1.10pm: Provision party returned

1.15pm: Hands employed unloading provisions

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

3.00pm: Read No. 2 Warrant at Smolny Barracks

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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27 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Solombala stores

No. 2 Sledge – wooding & stores

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka stores – harness

No. 4 Sledge – Archangel – Priestan [Pristan’ Solombala] – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – water – Captain Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – wooding stores

9.10am: Russian soldiers arrived to break ice

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

9.45am: Ship’s store party landed

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wooding

No. 2 Sledge – wooding

No. 3 Sledge – wooding

No. 4 Sledge – Archangel Priestan

No. 5 Sledge – Vodka

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka – 2 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed stowing Bos’un’s stores

2.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Piped Down

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.30pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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28 February 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.35am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny (slops)

No. 2 Sledge – ship’s stores

No. 3 Sledge – beef & bread

No. 4 Sledge – ship’s stores

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – Smolny engineers

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Hands employed drawing stores as required

Noon: Discharged Stoker Gibson to hospital

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – ship’s stores

No. 5 Sledge – ship’s stores

No. 6 Sledge – ship’s stores – 4 loads wood

1.00pm: Hands employed as required – Watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

LOGS FOR MARCH 1919

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1 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.15am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny Slops

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 6 Sledge – wood

10.00am: Working party employed wooding

11.40am: 3^rd Writer Harris joined Barracks

11.45am: Working party employed in slops, etc.

Noon: Stoker Gibson returned from hospital

1.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – water

No. 4 Sledge – Smolny Officers’ Mess

No. 5 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 3 loads wood

1.30pm: Dispatched 1 box stationery to Gunboats

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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2 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment – Sunday’s routine

8.00am: No. 4 Sledge – Chaplain – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wood for Lieutenant Dunnett

9.30am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Piped down

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – water

No. 3 Sledge – water

1.00pm: Liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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3 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny stores

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water & wood for Surgeon

No. 6 Sledge – wood

9.30am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny stores

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 5 Sledge – Archangel Surgeon

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 6 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

1.30pm: Signalman Fletcher left for hospital

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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4 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.55am: Hands cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny stores

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water & wood for Surgeon

No. 6 Sledge – wood

9.30am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny stores

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 5 Sledge – Archangel Surgeon

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 6 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

1.30pm: Signalman Fletcher discharged to Smolny

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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5 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka stores – bread

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – Captain & Officers’ Mess water

No. 6 Sledge – Bakaritsa stores

8.55am: Provision party landed

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers

9.30am: Physical drill

9.50am: Finished drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Navigator HMS M.23

No. 5 Sledge – water – Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – Bakaritsa – 5 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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6 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water for Lieutenant Dunnett

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 85^th hospital

8.00am: Provision party landed – hands employed as required

9.20am: Divisions – Physical drill

11.00am: Able Seaman Ives discharged to 85^th general hospital

Noon: Provision party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – water for Surgeon HMS M.23

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 8 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed drawing stores, etc.

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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7 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment – ship’s working party landed

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – beef & bread

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka stores – changed mule

9.00am: Canteen working party landed

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers

9.30am: Replaced lost ammunition in equipment

10.45am: Canteen store party returned

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – HMS KALYAN – Officers HMS M.25

No. 5 Sledge – wood – Officers HMS M.23

No. 6 Sledge – wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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8 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands cleaning Barracks – Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

10.00am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 5 Sledge – Lieutenant Dunnett

1.20pm: Hands employed Make & Mend clothes

2.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol returned – Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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9 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Night Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

9.00am: Working party wooding

10.00am: Divisions & Prayers

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – water

No. 2 Sledge – water

No. 3 Sledge – water

No. 4 Sledge – Officers HMS M.23

No. 5 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – wood

1.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned – 1 absent

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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10 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

2.20am: 1 absentee Able Seaman Dudley returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – fodder

No. 2 Sledge – provisions

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka – Officers’ Mess

8.30am: Ship’s working parties landed

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.20am: Divisions – Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood – Officers’ Mess

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain HMS M.23

No. 5 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – Ship’s Carpenter – Archangel

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men left

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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11 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 5 Sledge – water – Captain & Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – wood

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers

9.25am: Physical drill

9.30am: Russian soldiers arrived to break ice around Monitors

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood – Officers’ Mess

No. 2 Sledge – wood – Officers’ Mess

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water – Officers’ Mess

No. 5 Sledge – Archangel

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 5 loads

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

5.00pm: Liberty men landed

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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12 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.30am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka Petty Officers

No. 2 Sledge – Vodka Petty Officers

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka Petty Officers

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka Petty Officers

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.30am: All hands mustered for recognition by Russian from Assistant Provost Marshal

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood – Bos’un

No. 2 Sledge – wood – Bos’un

No. 3 Sledge – wood – Bos’un

No. 4 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 5 Sledge – Archangel

No. 6 Sledge – Detention Barracks – 2 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

3.30pm: Stoker R. Potter rejoined Barracks from Detention Barracks

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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13 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 6 Sledge – water

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – HMS KALYAN – Navigator HMS M.25

No. 6 Sledge – Bakaritsa – 5 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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14 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – provisioning

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water Captain HMS M.23 – Navigator HMS M.23

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 6 Sledge – wood

8.00am: Ship’s working party landed

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.10am: Canteen party landed

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Hands employed as required

11.00am: Canteen party returned

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – water

No. 2 Sledge – water

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 6 Sledge – ship’s Captain – 3 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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15 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Establishment – Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office – mails

No. 2 Sledge – Solombala draft

No. 3 Sledge – Solombala draft

No. 4 Sledge – Solombala draft

No. 5 Sledge – Bakaritsa Chaplain

No. 6 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office – Captain water – Solombala draft

10.00am: Hands employed as required

11.30am: Mails arrived

Noon: Stoker Butler discharged to hospital

1.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Constantine Barracks

No. 5 Sledge – Constantine Barracks

No. 6 Sledge – Constantine Barracks

1.15pm: New Ratings joined from HMS GLORY IV

1.45pm: Football party landed

3.30pm: Football party returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.30pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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16 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Establishment – Sunday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain’s water

No. 5 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office – confidential mail

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 4 loads wood

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Medical inspection of ship’s companies

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – water

No. 2 Sledge – water

No. 3 Sledge – water

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – wood

1.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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17 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment – Saturday’s routine [on Monday]

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – fodder

No. 2 Sledge – HMY KATHLEEN – coaling

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – provisions

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – ship

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 4 loads wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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18 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.50am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment and as required

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – fodder

No. 2 Sledge – HMY KATHLEEN – coaling

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – provisions

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers

9.30am: Read Warrants No. 3 and 4

9.30am: Hands to Rifle drill

10.00am: Returned rifles

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

12.50pm: Able Seaman Marnier rejoined Barracks

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – water – Captain HMS M.23

No. 4 Sledge – Detention Barracks

No. 5 Sledge – Surgeon HMS M.23

No. 6 Sledge – water

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

5.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

7.50pm: Emergency Patrol landed

8.40pm: Emergency Patrol returned

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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19 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.40am: Patrol returned

7.50am: Hands landed dental party

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning quarters

8.00am: Smolny working party landed

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood – Navigator HMS M.23

No. 2 Sledge – Ship – Surgeon

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Archangel – Navigator HMS M.25

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka – Captain

9.00am: Russian soldiers arrived to break ice around Monitors

9.30am: Divisions – Physical drill – working party returned

Noon: Dental party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – returned sleigh

No. 6 Sledge – water – 2 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required – Watch keepers liberty men landed

3.20pm: Stoker Gibson [or Gibbons] & Stoker Milne returned to Barracks from 53^rd hospital

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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20 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct & Prisoner

5.45am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka – bread & ship

No. 2 Sledge – Smolny Barracks for fur coats

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water – Navigator HMS M.23

No. 6 Sledge – wood

9.00am: Party from Smolny to break ice – hands cleaning skating rink – party landed to work on Monitors

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers – Small Arms drill

10.00am: Secured

12.50pm: Stoker Gibson to 53^rd hospital

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Archangel

No. 5 Sledge – Smolny Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – 53^rd hospital – 2 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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21 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.25am: Night Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: Stoker Gibson returned from hospital

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka – canteen stores

No. 2 Sledge – provisions

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – water – Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka – canteen stores

9.00am: Canteen store party landed

9.20am: 10 Russians arrived to coal Monitors

9.30am: Divisions – Rifle drill

10.40am: Canteen party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Church

No. 5 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office – Lieutenant Hunter

No. 6 Sledge – wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

9.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office mails – 5 loads of wood

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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22 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Night Patrol returned

7.55am: Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 2 Sledge – provisions

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – water – Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – canteen stores

10.00am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 2 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 3 Sledge – canteen stores

No. 4 Sledge – provisions

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

1.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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23 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

7.55am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

9.40am: Divisions

9.45am: Church of England party landed

11.40am: Church of England party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Archangel

No. 2 Sledge – Archangel

No. 3 Sledge – Archangel

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 6 Sledge – Solonitz [probably Zelonetz]

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

10.30pm: Alarm; every available man stand by

11.00pm: Rounds correct

11.30pm: No. 1 Patrol landed

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24 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

1.30am: No. 1 Patrol landed

1.35am: No. 2 Patrol returned

2.30am: No. 3 Patrol landed – No. 2 returned

4.00am: No. 4 Patrol landed – No. 3 Patrol returned

5.20am: Night Patrol returned

5.30am: No. 5 Patrol landed

5.40am: No. 4 Patrol returned

7.00am: Returned arms – Saturday’s routine [on Monday]

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – provisions – Officers’ Mess

No. 2 Sledge – fodder

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water – Officers’ Mess

No. 6 Sledge – Smolny – Lewis guns – 1 load of wood

9.00am: Commodore’s inspection of Monitors

12.40pm: Stoker Gibson left for hospital

1.00pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

9.35pm: Alarm; stand to

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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25 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.10am: All Patrols returned

7.00am: Return arms – Saturday’s routine [on Tuesday]

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Solombala

No. 5 Sledge – water – Captain HMS M.23

No. 6 Sledge – ship

8.30am: Hands clean Establishment

8.45am: Ship’s working party landed

11.45am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – water

No. 2 Sledge – Solombala

No. 3 Sledge – Captain

No. 4 Sledge – Detention Barracks

No. 5 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – wood

1.20pm: Hands employed Make and Mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

4.00pm: Read Warrant Nos. 1 & 5

4.10pm: Stoker Potter discharged to detention for 10 days

6.45pm: Ammunition guard landed

7.20pm: Night Patrol landed

8.20pm: Gunlayers, Trainers, Sight Setters of both Monitors landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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26 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

8.00am: Hands employed as required

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water – Navigator HMS M.23

No. 5 Sledge – Smolny Barracks – Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – Vodka – provisions

9.10am: Ammunition guard returned

11.30am: Ship’s working party returned

12.35pm: Able Seaman Hutchinson discharged to ship

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – wood

No. 5 Sledge – Smolny – Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – Officers’ Mess

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

8.00pm: Gunlayers, Trainers, Sight Setters landed

9.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – Archangel – 4 loads of wood

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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27 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

8.00am: Hands clean Establishment

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – stores – Solombala

No. 2 Sledge – wood & stores

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka – Harness

No. 4 Sledge – Archangel – Priestan [Pristan’ Solombala] – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – water – Captain & Bos’un

No. 6 Sledge – wood & stores

9.30am: Hands employed as required

9.45am: Divisions – Physical drill

1.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Archangel – Priestan

No. 2 Sledge – Vodka

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka

No. 4 Sledge – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – wood

1.20pm: Hands to Make and Mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

4.45pm: 13 Russians with Field Gun and 4 men arrived from Smolny

7.20pm: Night Patrol landed

8.15pm: Gunlayers, Trainers, Sight Setters for Monitors landed

9.10pm: Emergency guard stand by

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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28 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.45am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – provisions

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 3 loads of wood

9.00am: Hands employed as required

9.15am: Working parties from Smolny ice breaking & coaling Monitors

10.45am: Divisions – Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 4 Sledge – Captain HMS M.23

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

1.20pm: Hands employed Make and Mend clothes

1.30pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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29 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.30am: Night Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

8.30am: Hands clean Establishment – Saturday’s routine – ship’s working party landed

9.50am: Working parties from Smolny arrived to coal HMS M.25

11.30am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

1.20pm: Hands employed Make and Mend clothes

1.30pm: Leave until 9.45pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Night Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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30 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.50am: Patrol returned

7.00am: Sunday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood & Captain HMS M.23

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Chaplain – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wood

10.00am: Divisions & Prayers

1.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

1.20pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm – liberty men landed

2.00pm: Football party landed

3.30pm: Football party returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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31 March 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Night Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – fodder

No. 2 Sledge – Smolny – Engineer

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office – Surgeon

No. 5 Sledge – water – Officers’ Mess

No. 6 Sledge – provisions

8.30am: Hands clean Establishment

8.40am: Russian soldiers arrived as painting party for Monitors

9.15am: Hands employed as required

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

11.00am: Russian guns crew to drill

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office – Surgeon

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 6 Sledge – wood

No. 1 Sledge – Surgeon – 5 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required – ship’s working party landed

3.30pm: Hands joined ship from Smolny – Able Seaman Ives joined ship from hospital

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Night Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

LOGS FOR APRIL 1919

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Log Title Page – April to June 2, 1919

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Log Title Page – April to June 2, 1919

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Log Pages – Blank

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Log Instrument Page – Blank

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1 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Night Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – HMY KATHLEEN for coaling

No. 2 Sledge – Smolny

No. 3 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office – Surgeon

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wood

9.30am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Hands employed as required

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Solombala Station with draft gear

No. 2 Sledge – Solombala Station with draft gear

No. 3 Sledge – Solombala Station with draft gear

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – Solombala Station

No. 6 Sledge – Solombala Station

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Leave until 9.45pm

2.30pm: Draft left for HMS CANADA

3.00pm: 1 Engine Room Artificer joined Barracks

4.00pm: Evening Quarters – Liberty men landed until 9.45pm

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

8.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – small sleigh – Chaplain

No. 5 Sledge – for mails

No. 6 Sledge – Solombala Station

9.45pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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2 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Night Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 2 Sledge – Vodka stores

No. 3 Sledge – Gunner’s class to ship

No. 4 Sledge – Solombala Station – Surgeon

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – Solonitz

8.30am: Hands clean Establishment

9.30am: Divisions

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 6 Sledge – Solonitz – 2 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

9.00pm: No. 5 Sledge – Solombala for 2 cases

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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3 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.30am: Night Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – ship

No. 4 Sledge – ship

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

8.30am: Hands employed as required

9.30am: Divisions – working party to ship

10.15am: 5 hands left to take over ship’s guard

11.45am: Ship’s working party retuned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – 53^rd hospital

No. 2 Sledge – water

No. 3 Sledge – Bos’un’s bedding

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – Chaplain

No. 6 Sledge – wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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4 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

6.00am: Economiya party landed

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka

No. 4 Sledge – Lieutenant McNair

No. 5 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office – Officers’ Mess

No. 6 Sledge – water

8.30am: Hands clean Barracks

9.00am: Dental party landed

9.15am: Hands employed as required

9.30am: Divisions – Field Gun’s crews to drill

Noon: Stoker Hawthorne of HMS M.23 discharged to 85^th hospital

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – 85^th hospital

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Solombala stores – Lieutenant McNair

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 6 Sledge – Army Post Office, Doctor’s house

1.20pm: Hands employed as required

3.30pm: Stoker Potter of HMY KATHLEEN joined Barracks from detention

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm – Evening Quarters

4.50pm: Economiya Party returned

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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5 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

7.00am: Saturday’s routine

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – Vodka

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka

No. 5 Sledge – water No. 6 Sledge – water

8.30am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 2 Sledge – Surgeon – water

No. 3 Sledge – Surgeon – water

No. 4 Sledge – Troitsky – paint

No. 5 Sledge – Troitsky – paint

No. 6 Sledge – Troitsky – paint

1.20pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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6 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.30am: Night Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Smolny – Chaplain

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning Barracks

9.50am: Divisions

1.00pm: No. 2 Sledge – Archangel – hockey party

No. 4 Sledge – Surgeon

1.00pm: Piped down

1.20pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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7 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.30am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Fodder

No. 2 Sledge – ammunition HMS M.23

No. 3 Sledge – ammunition HMS M.23

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 6 Sledge – Smolny

9.00am: Working party exchanging shells in ship

9.30am: Divisions & Prayers

10.15am: 5 hands left to take over ship’s guard

12.15pm: Ammunition party returned

1.00pm: Able Seaman Martin arrived from Smolny

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – ammunition HMS M.25

No. 2 Sledge – ammunition HMS M.25

No. 3 Sledge – ammunition HMS M.25

No. 4 Sledge – ammunition HMS M.25

No. 5 Sledge – water & icebreaker

No. 6 Sledge – Russian Naval Barracks

1.20pm: Leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 9.45pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.25pm: Patrol landed

9.15pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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8 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny – slops

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – Smolny – slops

No. 4 Sledge – Captain

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – wood

8.30am: Hands employed as required and cleaning Establishment

9.20am: Hands as required

9.40am: Divisions – Physical drill

11.30am: Ship’s working party returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny – slops

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – Smolny – slops

No. 4 Sledge – Smolny – slops

No. 5 Sledge – Surgeon & mails, Army Post Office

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 3 loads of wood

1.20pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

1.30pm: Able Seaman Bishop returned to Dom from hospital

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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9 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – Customs House – Archangel

No. 2 Sledge – Customs House – Archangel

No. 3 Sledge – Customs House – Archangel

No. 4 Sledge – Vodka

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – Customs House

9.30am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

10.00am: Hands employed as required

11.00am: Able Seamen Ellis & Hutchinson brought from Assistant Provost Marshal under escort

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – Smolny

No. 5 Sledge – wood

No. 6 Sledge – wood – 3 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required – watch keepers liberty men landed

4.00pm: Evening Quarters – leave until 10.00pm

7.15pm: Able Seaman Martin discharged to Smolny Barracks

7.20pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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10 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.30am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – stores – HMS M.23

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – Surgeon – Principal Naval Transport Office

No. 6 Sledge – Officers’ gear to ship

8.30am: Hands clean Establishment

9.30am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

1.00pm: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – stores to HMS M.23

No. 2 Sledge – 53^rd hospital

No. 3 Sledge – Constantine Barracks

No. 4 Sledge – 85^th hospital

No. 5 Sledge – Captain

No. 6 Sledge – wood

2.00pm: Discharged Potter, Machinist’s Mate Refrigeration, to hospital

3.00pm: Tiler, General Service, rejoined Dom from hospital

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm

7.25pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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11 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.30am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – stores – HMS M.23 – wood

No. 2 Sledge – meat

No. 3 Sledge – 53^rd hospital

No. 4 Sledge – Archangel – Lieutenant McNair

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – blacksmiths

8.25am: Divisions & Prayers – Physical drill

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – Smolny

No. 4 Sledge – Archangel

No. 5 Sledge – American Supply Depot

No. 6 Sledge – American Post Office with mails – 3 loads of wood

1.20pm: Hands employed as required – leave to 2 & 4 parts Watch until 9.45pm

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

7.15pm: Patrol landed

8.00pm: No. 6 Sledge – American Post Office with mails

9.45pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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12 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – water

No. 3 Sledge – water

9.00am: Saturday’s routine

10.00am: Hands employed as required

Noon: Working parties returned

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – Smolny with baggage

No. 2 Sledge – ammunition

No. 3 Sledge – ammunition

No. 4 Sledge – Captain, house & ship

No. 5 Sledge – Archangel – Surgeon & Captain

No. 6 Sledge – Returning gear to ship

1.20pm: Hands employed as required provisioning both Monitors

2.00pm: Football party landed

4.00pm: Leave to 1 & 3 parts Watch until 10.00pm. Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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13 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

4.30am: Patrol returned

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – wood

No. 2 Sledge – wood

No. 3 Sledge – wood

No. 4 Sledge – water

No. 5 Sledge – water

No. 6 Sledge – water

8.30am: Hands employed provisions to Monitors from Dom

1.00pm: No. 1 Sledge – water

No. 2 Sledge – water

No. 3 Sledge – water

1.30pm: Hands employed as required on Monitors

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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14 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

5.45am: Working party landed for slops

7.45am: Russian working party arrived from Smolny

8.00am: No. 1 Sledge – gear to ship

No. 2 Sledge – gear to ship

No. 3 Sledge – gear to ship

No. 4 Sledge – gear to ship

No. 5 Sledge – gear to ship

No. 6 Sledge – gear to ship

Ship’s company moved from winter quarters back to ship – [signed] R. McNeill

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15 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

5.00am: Hands employed in cleaning ship

8.20am: 2 pilots reported on board for river duties

9.05am: Hands employed in transferring stores from Narodni Dom

9.20am: Working party from Smolny arrives for ice breaking

5.00pm: Leave for Port Watch and fore part Starboard until 9.45pm

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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16 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

6.00am: Hands clean ship

8.15am: Working party from Smolny arrives and employed in ice breaking

9.00am: Quarters clean guns

10.00am: Hands employed as required

11.15am: Commodore arrives

11.30am: Commodore left

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard Watch and 1^st part Port

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17 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

7.00am: Hands clean ship

11.00am: Hands employed painting & scrubbing gear

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning and paintwork as required

4.00pm: Leave to Port Watch and 2^nd part Starboard until 9.45pm

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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18 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

5.20am: Night Patrol returned

9.30am: Divisions

10.00am: Church party landed – Sunday’s routine [on Friday]

1.30pm: Leave to Starboard Watch and after part Port from 1.30 to 9.45

2.00pm: Remind Captain that he is to go to Archangel – piped down

6.55pm: 9 Ratings join ship – 1 Engine Room Artificer, 1 Ship’s Cook, 1 Stoker, 3 Able Seamen, 3 Ordinary Seamen

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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19 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands clean ship

7.15am: Provision party left ship

9.30am: Hands employed as required

9.40am: New Ratings muster before Doctor

10.20am: Rear Admiral Green inspected both Monitors

10.45am: Admiral passed over the side

11.30am: Clear lower deck

11.35am: Hands dismissed

1.30pm: Leave to Port Watch and fore part Starboard from 1.30 to 9.45

2.00pm: Hands to Make and Mend clothes

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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20 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

6.30am: Roman Catholics landed – Sunday routine

9.30am: Divisions

10.00am: Church party landed

11.45am: Church party returned

1.00pm: Liberty men landed

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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21 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

10.00am: Hands employed coaling

1.15pm: Quarters clean guns

2.00pm: Piped down

4.00pm: Leave to Port Watch and part Starboard

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

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22 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

5.10am: Night Patrol returned

4.00pm: Leave to Port Watch and part Starboard

7.15pm: Night Patrol landed

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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23 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.00am: Night Patrol returned

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.00am: Hands employed as required – whalers and crews clean out boats

10.00am: Read Warrant No. 7

4.00pm: Leave to Watch and part until 9.45

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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24 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.20am: Exercise Action Stations

9.30am: Secure – hands employed as required

1.30pm: Hands employed taking a range finder stand to HMS GLOWWORM

2.30pm: Frank Ernest Merrit, Machinist’s Mate Refrigeration, lost the tip of his right forefinger in slush gearing of motor engine at Elling Dockyard, Solombala

4.00pm: 15 Leading Seamen join the ship from Smolny North Barracks

6.00pm: Leave to Watch parts until 9.45pm

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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25 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.00am: Hands employed as required

1.15pm: Hands employed as required

7.10pm: Night Patrol landed

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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26 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

6.30am: Saturday’s routine

1.00pm: Hands to Make and Mend clothes

1.30pm: Leave to Starboard Watch until 9.45pm

2.00pm: Discharged 12 Ratings to Smolny Barracks

5.00pm: Hands joined ship from Smolny

7.00pm: Night Patrol landed

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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27 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.00am: Night Patrol returned

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.05am: Divisions – Admiral’s Inspection

9.20am: Admiral leaves ship

10.40am: Shifted ship from Basin to Solombala Priestan

11.00am: HMS M.23 made fast alongside

1.00pm: 1 Rating discharged to hospital

1.30pm: 1 Gunner & 3 Ratings join ship from HMS BRUCE

4.00pm: 3 Marines join ship from HMS BRUCE

6.00pm: Leave to Watch and parts until 9.45pm

9.00pm: Rounds correct

9.30pm: Escort arrives with two deserters

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28 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.20am: Hands employed as required

10.00am: 2 mail fenders lost overboard

1.00pm: Hands employed drawing bread and as required

3.15pm: Bread party returned

4.00pm: Evening Quarters

6.00pm: 1 Rating joins ship from Principal Naval Transport Office

6.30pm: Leave to starboard Watch and 1^st part of Port until 9.45pm

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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29 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.00am: Hands employed as required

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

3.20pm: Shifted ship

4.05pm: 5 Ratings leave for Smolny for demobilization

6.00pm: Liberty men landed

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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30 April 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

6.20am: Hands leave ship to fetch oil fuel in tug

9.50am: Tug returns with oil

9.45am: 6 hands up coaling ship – hands employed oiling ship

1.00pm: Hands employed oiling ship – 4,320 gallons shale oil, 7 casts BME [?] No. 1, 6 casts BME No. 2, 12 gallons rapeseed, 80 gallons paraffin

4.00pm: Leave to starboard Watch and 1^st part of Port until 9.45pm

9.00pm: Rounds correct

LOGS FOR MAY 1919

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1 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.05am: Hands employed as required – 5 hands told off for Lewis gun instruction

9.30am: 4 hands & 1 Leading Seaman leave ship for stowing oil on quay

11.30am: Oiling party returned aboard

11.40am: 3 Stokers join ship for REF [?]

1.15pm: Hands employed as required

5.00pm: Leave to Watch part until 9.45pm

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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2 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning guns

9.15am: 7.5” guns crew magazine & shell room party to drill

10.20am: Secure

10.50am: 3” gun crew to drill – hands employed as required

11.20am: Commodore arrives

12.25pm: Commodore leaves

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

1.40pm: Butcher & 6 hands leave ship to draw bread

3.15pm: Bread party returned

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard Watch & 1^st part of Port until 9.45pm

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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3 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

4.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.00am: Saturday’s routine

10.00am: HMS CICALA proceeds

10.30am: HMS M.23 proceeded up river

11.35am: HMS CRICKET proceeds

1.15pm: Hands Make and Mend clothes

1.30pm: Leave to Port Watch and 2^nd part of Starboard until 9.45pm

2.30pm: HMS CICALA proceeded

2.50pm: HMS GLOWWORM proceeded

5.35pm: Large floating crane shifted to lift HMY KATHLEEN smacking two stanchions in doing so

8.20pm: Coaling party left to coal HMY KATHLEEN

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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4 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

12.15am: Coaling party returned

8.00am: Sunday’s routine

9.45am: Divisions

1.00pm: Leave to Watch and 3^rd part from 1.00pm until 9.45pm

2.00pm: Piped down

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5 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.10am: Russian mine layer BESTRASNY [possibly Besstrashnyy, river gunboat] made fast alongside – hands employed as required

10.15am: BESTRASNY cast off & towed out

10.30am: Warrant No. 8 read

3.45pm: Breading party returned

4.00pm: Hands employed as required

5.00pm: Leave to Watch and part until 9.45pm

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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6 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship – 1 Leading Seaman & 2 hands with cart for paint from Alexandra

8.20am: Store party returned

9.10am: Hands employed as required

9.30am: Provision party left ship

11.50am: Provision party returned

1.30pm: Hands employed preparing upper part of ship for painting

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard Watch and 1^st part of Port until 9.45pm

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7 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

1.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands employed painting ship

11.00am: Hands employed painting ship

1.15pm: Hands painting ship

4.00pm: Leave to Port Watch until 9.45pm

9.00pm: Rounds correct

11.00pm: Crane arrived to shift lock gate into position for flooding lock

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8 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.58, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands employed painting under gun deck and boat deck

11.00am: Hands employed painting

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship

2.00pm: Discharged Ordinary Seaman Letchford & Ordinary Seaman Harrison to SS CANADA

2.50pm: Hands employed shifting ship to dry dock

3.00pm: Tug POLAISNY [?] attending. Impossible to turn in basin

3.05pm: Proceeded into river & swung ship. On re-entering harbour, tug parted hawser & ship struck floating dock with stern; no damage to ship, dock dented

4.00pm: Impossible to proceed with one tug, sent to Archangel for assistance

4.50pm: Tug MANIKA arrived, proceeded into dock

5.30pm: Secured

6.00pm: Leave to Starboard Watch until 9.45pm

6.30pm: Dock gate found to be jammed & had to be hove up

7.15pm: Gate up

7.35pm: Gate closed

7.40pm: Commenced flooding dock

8.25pm: Dock flooded

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9 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.567, Long 40.510

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.55am: Shifted ship on to chocks

7.17am: Commenced emptying dock

8.45am: Hands painting ship’s side

9.10am: Gate of dock capsized

10.05am: Hands with cart coaling ship

10.15am: Floating crane arrived to lift dock gate

10.40am: Dock gate in position

12.40pm: Plumber arrived on board to repair water closets [heads, restrooms]

1.15pm: Hands with cart coaling ship – skiff left with 2 hands to draw bread – hands employed painting ship’s side

3.00pm: Coaling party returned

3.40pm: Bread party returned – leave to Watch & Part until 9.45pm

5.20pm: Starboard Watch landed to unbeach motorboat

6.00pm: Commenced sinking caisson

6.20pm: Caisson in position

6.35pm: Watch returned

7.00pm: Commenced pumping out dock

9.00pm: Rounds correct

10.00pm: Dock drained

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10 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.567, Long 40.510

2.00am: Rounds correct

5.00am: Hands employed painting and cleaning ship

7.00am: Saturday’s routine

11.30am: Discharged 4 Ordinary Seamen to Smolny

1.00pm: Leave to Part Watch until 9.45pm

4.50pm: 2 Ratings joined ship from Royal Naval Barracks Smolny

5.00pm: Special leave to hands until 9.45pm

5.00pm: Rudder unshipped & removed by dockyard men

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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11 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.567, Long 40.510

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands clean ship

8.30am: Hands finished ship’s bottom

1.00pm: Leave to Watch and Part until 9.45pm

2.00pm: Piped down

4.30pm: Starboard Watch landed to bring rudder from foundry

5.00pm: Rudder lowered into dock

6.50pm: Ship’s rudder back in position

8.30pm: Received mails onboard

11.00pm: Rounds correct

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12 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.567, Long 40.510

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands clean ship

8.30am: Coaling party left ship

9.03am: 3” High Angle & Pom Pom guns’ crews to drill

9.30am: Secured

10.00pm: Provision party left ship

11.00am: Provision party returned

1.00pm: Port Watch Piped Down

2.00pm: Starboard Watch coaling and painting ship

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard Watch and 1^st part of Port until 9.45pm

6.25pm: Commenced flooding dock

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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13 May 1919

Solombala

Lat 64.567, Long 40.510

2.00am: Rounds correct

6.30am: Hands clean ship – 2 hands getting coal

7.00am: Dock caisson found to be jammed, had to be assisted by floating crane

8.45am: Hands employed as requisite

8.50am: 5 hands cleared stores barge – Victualler’s Assistant & 2 hands landed for bread

10.50pm: Store ship made fast alongside floating crane

11.15am: Coaling party finished – 30 bags

11.50am: Received stores onboard

1.15pm: Hands employed stowing away stores

3.00pm: Caisson in position for flooding dock

3.30pm: 1 coil of ½” wire lost overboard

6.30pm: Dockyard men finished work in steering flat

7.40pm: Shifted ship to dock centre – 2 Ratings joined ship from Smolny

9.00pm: Rounds correct

9.50pm: Dock gate opened

10.05pm: Shifted ship, tug MILYAR assisting. Struck floating dock lightly

10.50pm: Secured alongside barge & cast off tug

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14 May 1919

Solombala to Bereznik

Lat 64.57, Long 40.50

2.00am: Rounds correct

8.00am: Hands clean ship

9.00am: Hands employed as requisite

Noon: Slipped and proceeded

12.54pm: Ship secured to Smolny Quay

1.15pm: Received 6 bags of confidential books & letters

1.40pm: 2 Shipwrights, 1 Chief Armourer & 1 Able Seaman arrived for passage to HMS M.23

1.45pm: 1 new Rating joined ship – discharged 1 Ordinary Seaman to Smolny Barracks

2.10pm: Received provisions & 20 boxes 3 pounder ammunition on board – discharged Engine Room Apprentice Chin-Chin to Smolny. Disembarked boat’s davits, defective cylinders & whaler

5.00pm: Proceeded upriver

5.10pm: Took motorboat in tow

5.15pm: Proceeded

6.35pm: Stopped Port engine

7.45pm: Off Ivanly River [probably Lyavlya River]

10.00pm: Reduced to 175 revolutions

10.14pm: Anchored with Starboard anchor veered 2 shackles

10.45pm: Weighed and proceeded. Course & Speed as requisite

11.00pm: Kolmogory bend – least water 22 feet

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15 May 1919

Solombala to Bereznik

Lat 63.85, Long 41.64 [estimated]

12.53am: Slow both engines

1.00am: Half speed both

2.00am: Pog Murkov [?]

2.55am: Pinega River

5.00am: Port engine stopped

5.50am: Anchored in Orletz Bend – impossible to steer

10.20am: Engine repaired – hove up and proceeded, 185 revolutions

4.45pm: Commenced pumping out steering flat

5.45pm: Steering flat pumped dry

6.00pm: Passed Emitshoe [probably Yemtsa River]

7.30pm: Tested 3 pounder guns – rounds fired – 8

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16 May 1919

Solombala to Bereznik

Lat 62.86, Long 42.73

2.32am: Anchored Bereznik, 2½ shackles in 7 fathoms

3.00am: Watch employed discharging provisions to Gunboat HMS CRICKET

7.20am: Shortened cables

7.30am: Up anchor

7.45am: Made fast alongside barge

8.45am: Hands cleaned ship

10.25am: Hands placed stores on Tug NT115 for passage to HMS M.23

11.00am: Discharged 1 Chief Armourer, 1 Engine Room Artificer, 2 Shipwrights, 1 Able Seaman to HMS M.23

1.00pm: Duty part employed as required – hands to Make and Mend clothes

5.15pm: HMS CICALA proceeded up river

5.30pm: Leave to Watch & part to attend concert in Garrison Hall

9.00pm: Rounds correct

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17 May 1919

Bereznik to Gunner’s Bridge*

Lat 62.70, Long 43.31

5.00am: Watch cleaned ship

8.15am: Left Bereznik and proceeded up river

9.50am: Passed Jocelyn Island [possibly Ostrov Shilen'gskaya Sogra]

11.45am: Anchored at Pless

1.15pm: Motorboat and 4 hands drew bread from Pless

2.20pm: Weighed and proceeded 195 revolutions – Watch at Action Stations

3.30pm: Anchored at Gunner’s Bridge

9.00pm: Rounds correct

9.40pm: HMY KATHLEEN proceeded to Pless

11.00pm: Watch at Night Defence

*According to Canada in the Great World War, Gunner’s Bridge was situated about 2 miles south of Tulgas.

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18 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.30am: Part of Watch at Action Stations

2.00am: HMY KATHLEEN made fast alongside

5.00am: Watch cleaned ship

9.15am: Exercised Action Stations

9.35am: Secure

10.30am: 7.5” Gun’s crew closed up. Bombarded Tulgas & Upper Tulgas

12.15pm: Watch closed up

2.00pm: 7.5” Gun’s crew closed up. Bombarded wood to left of Upper Tulgas

2.45pm: HMY KATHLEEN proceeded to Pless

4.00pm: Bombarded gun position in woods S.E. of Tulgas at irregular intervals, HMS M.23 similarly engaging enemy gunboats

5.12-5.28pm: Combined shoot by flotilla on Topsa village & woods S.E. of Tulgas

7.25pm: Two Mine-sweepers arrived

8.00pm: Rounds fired 32 High Explosive & 3 shrapnel

10.45pm: OUKAR [various spellings; OUCHAR in logs of HMS M.23] made fast alongside

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19 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

12.50am: OUKAR proceeded to Gunner’s Bridge

2.45am: Shortened in

2.55am: Weighed anchor

3.00am: Proceeded 1600 yards up river & bombarded enemy gunboats – corrections from shore Observation Post – one direct hit reported. Enemy returned fire & eventually made off up river

4.30am: Anchored off Gunner’s Bridge. Rounds fired 21 High Explosive

7.00am: Watch cleaned ship

8.15am: HMY KATHLEEN & two Mine-sweepers got under way

10.00am: Part of Watch at Action Stations – remainder employed as required

1.00pm: 2 enemy gunboats reported moving in Troitsa Seltso reach approx. range 20,000 yards

4.02pm: HMY KATHLEEN arrived, General Sharman on board

5.20pm: General Sharman landed

6.00pm: Enemy gunboat at Red Cliff; enemy out of range

6.30pm: VYUIN [?] arrived at Gunner’s Bridge; OUKAR proceeded to hospital village

10.15pm: Tug ARCHANGEL proceeded to Kourgamen with Captain & General Graham on board

11.12pm: Tug ARCHANGEL returned with Captain & General Graham

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20 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

4.20am: 60-pounders fired to right of Red Cliff

5.30am: Aeroplane passed going up river

6.10pm: Aeroplane passed going down river

6.45am: HMY KATHLEEN left for Bereznik

9.15am: Physical drill

9.25am: HMS GLOWWORM proceeded to Pless

10.10am: OUKAR reported rudder damaged

10.15am: Tug ARCHANGEL proceeded to Kourgamen after Colonel Monford

10.45am: Ammunition barge arrived with Tug N.T.100 & proceeded to HMS M.23

2.10pm: Carpenter and Armourer sent to OUKAR to repair rudder

3.00pm: 1 Gunner, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, joined ship from HMS M.23

4.35pm: HMS COCKCHAFER & paddlesweeper sent to Pless. HMS COCKCHAFER for oil fuel – paddler to pick up cable between Pless & Shushiga

5.20pm: NASLONIK* made fast

5.35pm: HMS ARCHANGEL proceeded to Pless with Writer Harris

5.40pm: NASLONIK left for Pless. ARCHANGEL returned with Harris

6.15pm: Enemy gun boat fired few rounds into Kourgamen. Raised steam but enemy retired up river

9.00pm: Rounds correct

[*Possibly the same ship as NASLABNIK noted next day; the name could be NASLEDNIK]

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21 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

12.20am: NASLABNIK arrived from Pless

1.15am: Raise steam for full speed

3.45am: Hands to Action Stations – hove up and proceeded towards Tulgas

4.10am: Anchored Gunner’s Bridge

4.15am: Enemy boats fired few rounds at Kourgamen

4.17am: Retired

6.30am: Watch cleaned ship

8.26am: KEGOSTROV returned from laying cable at Pless

9.20am: Physical drill

9.45am: 3” gun’s crew to drill and Lewis gun instruction

10.15am: Ammunition barge alongside HMS GLOWWORM

11.11am: HMS CRICKET left for River Vaga

1.25pm: BORODINA arrived Gunner’s Bridge

2.50pm: Enemy gunboat opened fire from Red Cliff

3.45pm: Ammunition barge made fast alongside

4.00pm: Commenced ammunitioning

5.00pm: Shell bursts over Tulgas Church

5.35pm: Finished ammunitioning – amount taken 56 full charges, 12 High Explosive shells

5.40pm: Barge proceeded to Gunner’s Bridge

6.15pm: HU-HU left on duty trip to Pless

9.00pm: HMS GLOWWORM arrived from Pless – rounds correct

9.15pm: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Pless

11.00pm: KEGOSTROV returned from Pless

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22 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.38am: Observation Post reported enemy ships moving

2.00am: Raised steam

2.12am: Enemy gunboats reported to have gone up river

2.25am: One enemy gunboat returning

2.30am: Enemy gunboat anchored under Red Cliff

3.20am: Monitors revert to half-an-hour’s notice

6.30am: Hands clean ship

7.25am: One fender lost overboard by accident

9.20am: Physical drill

9.30am: NASLABNIK left for Pless

9.45am: Pom Pom gun crews to drill

10.10am: Orderly left for Upper Tulgas

10.20am: Secure

11.30am: Enemy firing at Upper Tulgas – shells going a long way short

11.45am: Orderly returned to ship

2.00pm: Received mail from Base

2.35pm: HMS CICALA left for Archangel

3.50pm: Enemy gunboat reported under Red Cliff

4.25pm: NASLABNIK arrived with 8 bags of coal from Pless

4.30pm: Enemy aeroplane reported. Anti-Aircraft guns closed up

5.30pm: Motorboat sent ashore for painting

5.50pm: Enemy gunboats opened fire

5.55pm: Gunboats returned up river

6.45pm: ARCHANGEL sent to pick up motorboat drifting downstream

9.00pm: Rounds correct

11.00pm: Part of Watch at Action Stations

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23 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.00am: Watch at Night Defence

2.30am: Sighted aeroplane over Troitsa

6.45am: Aeroplane landed at Kourgamen

7.20am: Aeroplane returned down river

9.15am: Motor boat brought alongside

9.20am: Physical drill – hands employed as requisite

10.00am: Steam at 2 hours’ notice

11.00am: Cleared lower deck for presentation of Bar to Distinguished Conduct Medal to Chief Engine Room Artificer Patterson & 1914 Star to Lieutenant Harvey, Royal Marines Light Infantry

2.20pm: N.T. 115 arrived from Base with mails

3.18pm: Bombarded enemy gun position Upper Tulgas, aeroplane spotting

3.50pm: Cease fire – range 12,475 [yards] – rounds fired 13 High explosive, 2 common

5.00pm: Enemy fired 2 rounds at hospital – kill steam at short notice

7.20pm: Enemy fired 3 rounds short 20,000 yards

8.00pm: Steam at ½ hour’s notice

8.30pm: Tug ARCHANGEL proceeded to Kourgamen with Captain

9.00pm: Rounds correct

9.45pm: ARCHANGEL returned with Captain

11.50pm: Start up engines

11.15pm: Enemy gunboats bombarded Hospital Village, falling short

11.40pm: Enemy gunboats retired

11.45pm: Revert to ½ hour’s notice

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24 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

12.20am: Enemy fired 6 rounds at island off Port beam

12.30am: Raise steam immediately

12.50am: Revert to ½ hour’s notice

2.20am: Shelled enemy gunboat off Troitsa Bay – 4 rounds 7.5” High Explosive

2.30am: Weighed and shelled enemy gunboats

2.50am: Ceased fire – 5 rounds 7.5” High Explosive

3.30am: Anchored off Gunner’s Bridge

3.35am: Steam at 20 minute notice

4.25am: Steam at ½ hour’s notice

8.00am: Watch cleaned ship

9.00am: OUKAR arrived with coal – 7 bags

9.30am: 3 hands left in OUKAR to draw bread at Pless

10.00am: HMY KATHLEEN made fast Port side

11.00am: 1 whistle lost overboard by accident

Noon: Enemy gunboats shelled wood left of Tulgas Church

4.30pm: 60-pounders shelled Topsa and woods left of Tulgas Church

5.00pm: Enemy fired 5 rounds in to Artillery Village

5.30pm: OUKAR proceeded to Pless

9.00pm: Rounds correct

9.30pm: NASLABNIK returned from Pless

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25 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

12.38am: Enemy gunboats fired 4 rounds on Observation Post in Hospital Village

12.40am: Opened fire on enemy gunboats (3 rounds) also on Nizhniy Konets (7 rounds)

2.00am: Engines on short notice from 12.43am

6.27am: Aeroplane landed at Kourgamen

7.12am: Reverted to half hour’s notice

8.20am: OUKAR proceeded to lay telephone cable from Kourgamen to HMY KATHLEEN

9.00am: Sent HU-HU to investigate small rowing boat

9.15am: HU-HU returned all correct

10.00am: Raise steam

10.05am: Shelled village Nizhniy Konets (11 rounds)

10.235am: Cease fire

10.35am: Aeroplane landed at Kourgamen

11.00am: Steam at half hour’s notice

1.30am: Enemy fired few rounds shrapnel into Tulgas; 18-pounders & 60-pounders replied

3.20pm: OUKAR laid telephone cable from island to ship

3.40pm: Steam on short notice

3.45pm: Received 6 bags coal from Pless

6.10pm: NASLABNIK proceeded to Kourgamen and Pless

6.30pm: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Kourgamen to assist Tug ARCHANGEL

7.30pm: KEGOSTROV & Tug ARCHANGEL returned

9.00pm: Rounds correct

11.00pm: VIATHA proceeded to Artillery Ravine

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26 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.00am: VIATHA returned

2.00am: Part of Watch at Action Stations

5.55am: Enemy shelled Observation Post – opened fire on enemy gunboats 4 rounds 7.5” High Explosive

6.25am: Shelled Nizhniy Konets – High Explosive 7 rounds

8.00am: Watch cleaned ship

9.45am: NASLABNIK came alongside

9.55am: NASLABNIK proceeded to Pless

10.15am: HU-HU proceeded to Gunner’s Bridge

10.25am: HU-HU returned

10.30am: Tug ARCHANGEL returned

3.25pm: HMS COCKCHAFER shifted berth to Kourgamen

5.10pm: One Rating joined ship – Electrician Apprentice

5.15pm: OUKAR left for Pless

10.00pm: Opened fire on enemy gun battery in Troitsa Bay

10.30pm: Ceased fire (8 rounds high explosive 7.5”)

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27 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.00am: Error of compass 11.5º East Variation / Deviation 1.5ºE – 12ºE Variation 10ºE Deviation at 2ºE

2.00am: Part of Watch at Night Defence

5.00am: Watch cleaned ship

9.15am: Physical drill

9.45am: One Rating joined ship from HMS GLOWWORM

10.10am: Ammunition barge made fast alongside – hands employed ammunitioning ship: High Explosive 53 shells, Charges 58, Tubes 440, fuses 50, 50 No. 45, 25 No. 93

11.30am: Finished ammunitioning

11.40am: Barge proceeded in tow of OUKAR

2.15pm: Landed football party at Kourgamen

2.20pm: Cricket arrived at Gunner’s Bridge

3.50pm: Received 8 bags coal from OUKAR; discharged 1 Leading Signalman to HMS COCKCHAFER from HMS GLOWWORM

6.00pm: Navigator & Quartermaster proceeded in Tug ARCHANGEL to take soundings in Chamovo reaches

6.15pm: General & staff left ship

6.55. 60-pounders opened fire on Topsa & Troitsa villages (12 rounds)

8.55pm: HMS COCKCHAFER shifted berth to Gunner’s Bridge

9.10pm: HMS CRICKET proceeded to Pless

10.20pm: VIATHA proceeded to Artillery Ravine

11.40pm: VIATHA returned

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28 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.00am: Part of Watch at Action Stations

3.40am: Navigator and Quartermaster returned from Chamovo

6.00am: HU-HU landed Steward at Kourgamen

10.00am: HMS CRICKET anchored off Port beam at one half cable

1.05pm: HMS CICALA arrived and anchored at Gunner’s Bridge

2.10pm: HMSs GLOWWORM, CRICKET, and COCKCHAFER proceeded

2.20pm: OUKAR arrived with mails and stores. 2 Ratings joined ship, 1 Chief Gunner’s Mate, 1 Torpedo Gunner’s Mate

4.10pm: HMSs GLOWWORM, CRICKET, and COCKCHAFER anchored at Gunner’s Bridge

5.45pm: HMSs GLOWWORM, CRICKET, and COCKCHAFER proceeded to Bereznik

6.00pm: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Pless

10.40pm: Tug ARCHANGEL returned

11.15pm: KEGOSTROV returned with 6 bags of coal

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29 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.15am: 60-pounders opened fire

2.00am: Engines at 20 minute notice for steam

2.25am: 60-pounders ceased fire

6.30am: HU-HU proceeded to Kourgamen

7.00am: Watch cleaned ship

8.05am: Revert to half hour’s notice for steam

9.20am: Tug ARCHANGEL proceeded to Pless & Kourgamen

10.55am: Opened fire on woods left of Tulgas Church (6 rounds – 3 shrapnel, 3 High explosive & fired at Nizhniy Konets – secured

12.10pm: Aeroplane landed at Kourgamen

1.40pm: Football party landed at Kourgamen

2.00pm: Enemy fired 2 rounds shrapnel on Headquarters Tulgas

4.20pm: 7.5” guns fired 2 rounds at steam-boat

4.30pm: ARCHANGEL returned from Pless

4.40pm: Football party returned

4.45pm: 60-pounders shelled to left of Topsa Church

5.45pm: 60-pounders shelled Topsa & Troitsa 7.5” shells, Nizhniy Konets & enemy gunboats respectively (13 rounds High Explosive). Enemy shelled Hospital Village & returned fire on Kourgamen

7.15pm: 60-pounders ceased fire

8.20pm: Steam at half hour notice

11.10pm: OUKAR arrived with 30 drums paraffin

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30 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

2.00am: 60-pounders opened fire on Troitsa Bay & Troitsa Bluff (6 rounds)

2.20am: Ceased fire

3.00am: Part of Watch at Action Stations

4.50am: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Kourgamen with orderly to General Montford

6.40am: KEGOSTROV returned and proceeded to Gunner’s Bridge

6.15am: HU-HU proceeded to Kourgamen with Steward

8.00am: HU-HU returned

8.15am: One Telegraphist joined ship from HMS CICALA

9.20am: Physical drill

9.40am: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Kourgamen and Pless (Duty Boat)

10.30am: Enemy shelled Tulgas

10.35am: 60-pounders opened fire – HMS CICALA shifted berth – gun crews at .22 target practice

Noon: Enemy shelling Tulgas

12.20pm: OUKAR proceeded to Bereznik

12.30am: Part of Watch at Action Stations

4.05pm: KEGOSTROV returned with 6 bags coal

4.50pm: HU-HU returned form Kourgamen

5.30pm: ARCHANGEL proceeded to Pless

6.00pm: Discharged 4 pumps to HMY KATHLEEN

7.50pm: HMY KATHLEEN proceeded to Bereznik with Engineer Captain Shelton

11.10pm: ARCHANGEL returned

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31 May 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.30am: Part of Watch at Action Stations

6.15am: HU-HU proceeded to Kourgamen with Steward

7.00am: Watch cleaned ship

9.30am: KEGOSTROV proceeded with Torpedo Gunner’s Mate to Pless (Duty Boat)

11.15am: HMS CICALA arrived with 2 lighters anchored at Gunner’s Bridge

11.20am: OUKAR and Tug OTMIL [?] [later spelled OATMIL] made fast alongside

1.00pm: Tug ARCHANGEL proceeded to Pless

1.10pm: OUKAR aground off Gunner’s Bridge

1.20pm: OUKAR refloated

2.30pm: OUKAR and HMS CICALA proceeded to Pless

4.30pm: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Kourgamen for football party

4.50pm: VARNIGON [?] arrived from Archangel

5.10pm: HMS CICALA returned with lighter

7.10pm: Steam at short notice

8.00pm: Steam at half hour notice

8.25pm: HMY KATHLEEN returned and secured alongside

9.00pm: OATMIL proceeded to Maymaksa with Torpedo Gunner’s Mate

LOGS FOR JUNE 1919

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1 June 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

1.30am: Part of Watch at Action Stations

6.15am: HU-HU proceeded to Kourgamen with Steward & Victualling Assistant with 4 bags flour

8.00am: Sunday’s routine

9.30am: VARNIGON proceeded to Pless

10.00am: Divisions – Captain’s Rounds and Prayers

11.00am: Piped down

1.00pm: Tug OATMIL returned with sounding party

1.05pm: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Kourgamen with one patient

2.10pm: Discharged one Telegraphist to HMS CICALA

5.00pm: VINAGORTZ [possibly VARNIGON mentioned above] returned from Pless

5.05pm: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Pless

6.00pm: OATMIL proceeded to Kourgamen with 4 hands for bread

7.10pm: Shifted berth to below Gunner’s Bridge

7.20pm: Anchored in 3 fathoms

7.30pm: OATMIL returned

10.50pm: HMSs GLOWWORM & COCKCHAFER anchored astern

11.30pm: HMSs M.23 & CICALA anchored astern

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2 June 1919

Gunner’s Bridge, Northern Dvina River

Lat 62.641, Long 43.482

12.15am: Small pulling boat with 3 Russians sailors sank off Starboard bow; one man drowned

12.30am: HU-HU proceeded to HMY KATHLEEN with Captain

2.50am: Opened fire on woods left of Tulgas Church (29 High Explosive & 2 shrapnel 7.5”)

4.20am: HMY KATHLEEN returned

5.10am: HMSs M.23 and CICALA hove up and stood off down river

5.30am: Intermittent engagement with enemy gun boats from 3.20 to 5.15

7.00am: Watch cleaned ship

9.00am: OUKAR proceeded to Pless

9.40am: HMS CRICKET arrived

10.00am: KEGOSTROV proceeded with Lieutenant Commander Simpson and Signal Technician to repair cable

10.05am: HMS GLOWWORM proceeded to find HMS M.23’s cable

11.45am: HMS GLOWWORM anchored abeam

12.50pm: Opened fire on enemy aeroplane (4 rounds 3” High Angle) – raised steam

12.57pm: Steam at half hour’s notice

1.30pm: Discharged 1 Chief Engineer, 2 Engine Room Artificers, and 1 Chief Gunner’s Mate to Bereznik

3.00pm: KEGOSTROV laid telephone cable from Kourgamen to HMS M.25

4.25pm: Received 2 bags mail and 3 bags bread for HMS COCKCHAFER

4.25pm: HMY KATHLEEN secured alongside

5.00pm: KEGOSTROV proceeded to Pless – discharged mails to Bereznik

9.05pm: Tug ARCHANGEL proceeded with Captain

11.30pm: ARCHANGEL returned

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