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Seaplane Carrier, merchantile conversion

Pendant Nos. P.49 (1.15). Launched 23.3.08 Vickers. 3888 tons/2651grt, 375(pp)x46ft. Turbine 14000shp, 24.5kts. Armament: 2-4in, 1-6pdr AA, 4 aircraft. Commissioned 2.1.15. Eastern Mediterranean 1915-17. Sunk 11.1.17 by Turkish batteries off Kastelorizo. Battle Honour (and link to despatches, casualties, awards) Dardanelles 1915/16. Raised 1920 and BU. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Requisitioned by the Admiralty 2 January 1915 and converted by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, she was the fastest of the seaplane carrier conversions. Owned by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. When cornmissioned she was sent to Harwich for a short while, but soon went to the Dardanelles. She operated 4 Short 184s, and on 12 August 1915 one used a 14in torpedo to sink a Turkish merchantman, and again on the 17th. In September 1915 rescued 300 survivors from the torpedoed liner Southland and towed the ship to Mudros. In 1916 was based at Aden, before returning to Aegean. While anchored off Castellorizo she was set on fire by Turkish artillery, and blew up and sank. (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21)

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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.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS BEN-MY-CHREE 1915-1916
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

JP map overview

(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 MARCH 1915


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[Front page of log book split over above 2 scanned pages]

[Signed] A. W. Barber Lieut. Commander(N) RNR Navigating Officer

[Arthur Barber’s signature also appears on the front of all the other logs books]

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Barometer

[More details at beginning of April1915 log book]


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position on ship: Bridge

Whether in screen: Not in screen

Maker and No.: A.C. Cossor and Son.

Dry 3356 Wet 3357


Thermometer for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: J. Hicks, London.

No. A/~ 1226


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23 March 1915

Birkenhead

Lat 53.4, Long -3.0

Ship out of Routine in Dockyard hands

4.00am: Commissioned ship.

8.00am: Mess utensils served out to crew.

7.00pm: Leave for Starboard watch. 7.0pm to 10pm.

9.30pm: All night leave to Chief Petty Officers and 1st Petty Officers.


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24 March 1915

Birkenhead

Lat 53.4, Long -3.0

Ship out of Routine in Dockyard hands

am: Hands variously employed loading ammunition, drawing stores & cleaning ship.

7.00pm: Leave for Port watch. 7.0pm to 10pm.

8.30pm: All night leave to 1st & Chief Petty Officers port watch.


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25 March 1915

Birkenhead

Lat 53.4, Long -3.0

Ship out of Routine in Dockyard hands

5.30am: Lash up and stow hammocks piped.

6.00am: Hands fall in to store, clean and ammunition ship.

7.00pm: Leave for Starboard watch. 7.0pm to 10pm.

8.30pm: Chief Petty Officers and 1st Petty Officers all night.


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26 March 1915

Birkenhead

Lat 53.4, Long -3.0

Ship out of Routine in Dockyard hands

5.30am: Lash up and stow hammocks.

6.00am: Hands fall in to clean ship etc.

11.45am: Piped cooks for galley.

Noon: Piped dinner.

1.15pm: Hands fall in and told off for various duties.

4.35pm: Piped tea.

7.35pm: Piped supper.

10.00pm: Piped down.


[The above day is typical of the daily routine. Sometimes with the addition of at around 7.30am: Quarters, clean guns; around 9am Physical drill ; around 7pm Darken ship; at 9pm: 1st Lieut. rounds; over night QMs on duty and several times a day Rounds correct by OOD/OOW; Sundays at around 10am Divine Service or land church parties. When at sea the seaboat’s crew are mustered several times during the day and night. Coaling is suspended for meal breaks.]


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27 March 1915

Birkenhead

Lat 53.4, Long -3.0

5.10am: Called all hands.

7.40am: Cast off and proceeded with assistance of tug Goole into river.

7.48am: Passed into river.

8.00am: Proceeded to adjust Compasses. Compass adjustor T. McLeod. Pilot Chas. Andrews.

9.20am: Finished adjusting.

9.25am: Vessel anchored.

1.30pm: Hands muster at sick bay for medical inspection.

4.50pm: 6 stoker ratings joined ship from HMS Riviera.

5.50pm: Hands fall in and secure boats.

5.55pm: Hands mustered and Warrants read re Stoker McMoran and Millmiken[?], Leading Fireman. [also see below 10th April – same person?]


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28 March 1915

Birkenhead towards Calshot or at Anchor River Mersey

Lat 52.8, Long -5.1 [obs]

4.30am: Called ships company.

6.00am: Commenced weighing anchor.

6.20am: Anchor aweigh.

6.30am: Rock Light abeam.

7.15am: Formby Light Vessel abeam.

7.30am: Bar Light Vessel abeam.

7.45am: Vessel zig-zagging.

8.00am: Lat 53° 31½ ‘N, Long 3° 40’W

10.00am: Skerries abeam 5 miles.

10.37am: South Stack abeam 4 miles.

11.12am: Carnarvon Bay Light Vessel abeam 5 miles and resumed Guide of Fleet.

12.04pm: Bardsey Island abeam 13 miles.

3.08pm: Bishop Rock abeam 17 miles.

3.38pm: Smalls abeam 3 miles.

8.45pm: Pendeen Light abeam 8 miles.

9.05pm: Longships abeam 6 miles.

9.4[0?]pm: Wolf and Longships abeam 2nd time.

11.00pm: Lizard abeam 7½ miles.


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29 March 1915

Birkenhead to Calshot or at Anchor off Calshot [ RNAS Calshot ]

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

1.20am: Eddystone Light House abeam 7 miles.

2.35am: Start Point abeam 6½ miles.

8.30am: Challenged by Culver Cliff and received permission to enter harbour.

8.55am: Passed boom and reduced speed.

9.18am: Warner Light Vessel abeam 1 mile.

10.22am: Let go starboard anchor.

1.30pm: Discharged to Netley Hospital J Fagan, Stoker.

8.55pm: Darken ship & clear off mess deck for rounds.


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30 March 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

5.40am: Hands to Cocoa.

8.45am: Both watches for exercise fall in.

3.15 to 3.35pm: Seaman Physical drill.

6.30pm: Exercise General quarters and away Cutters Crews.


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31 March 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

8.45am: Both watches for exercise fall in.

4.30pm: Piped Tea. Hands shift into night clothes.

5.00pm: Away boats crews.

5.10pm: Exercised Fire stations.

5.25pm: General Quarters.

5.40pm: Secure.

5.45pm: Disperse.


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LOGS FOR APRIL 1915


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[Front page of log book split over above 2 scanned pages]

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Barometer

Mercurial and aneroid

Name of Make and number: Mercurial. Negretti and Zamba. London 243.

Aneroid. H.Hughes & Sons Ltd. London.

Height of cistern above sea: 36 feet

[Thermometers see beginning March 1915 log]


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1 April 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

8.00am: Mr. Gardner with Dockyard party proceed to draw stores.

11.30am: 1 Tricoloured lantern lost overboard in Hamble river. Accidentally caught fire and thrown overboard.

Noon: Piped Dinner.

12.45pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment.

5.00pm: Clear lower deck.

5.05pm: Exercise General Quarters.

5.12pm: Secure.

5.20pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.

6.10pm: Up all scrub & wash clothes.

6.30pm: Mr. Gardner returned with working party from Dockyard.

6.35pm: Both watches for exercise fall in to clear launch of stores.

7.40pm: Bow lamp of No. 2 motor boat lost overboard.


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2 April 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

8.00am: Gunner, 1 Petty Officer, 6 hands drawing stores from Dockyard.

10.15am: Clear lower deck for No. 1 motor boat.

11.00am: Secure. Ass. Paymaster Crighton taken to Haslar Hospital sick.

1.10pm: Secure boats.

2.00 – 4.00pm: Make and mend clothes.

3.50pm: Port Watch swung in No. 1 motor boat.


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3 April 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

5.30am: Hands rigging foremast platform and after screen.

9.00am: Hands fall in to clean mess deck and flats and rigging up screens round seaplane platform forward.

10.45am: Commanders defaulters and request men.

1.45pm: Coxswains 1st & 3rd motor boats, 1st & 2nd Cutters muster outside signal house.

4.20pm: Surgeon Proby [Probationer?] T.J. Johnson RNVR joined ship.

10.00pm: Part of watch getting provisions on board.


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4 April 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

10.00am: Discharged 1 Stoker to hospital.

4.30pm: Piped Tea, Hands shift into night clothing.


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5 April 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

10.45am: Commanders defaulters and request men fall in.

5.15pm: Clear lower Deck.

5.30pm: Exercise general quarters.

5.45pm: Fire in after baggage port stokers rig hoses.

5.50pm: Secure.

6.00pm: Disperse.

6.20pm: Clear lower Deck hoist Cutters and motor boats.


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6 April 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

0:55am: Clear Lower Deck. Exercise for action.

1.15am: Piped down.

[8.00am: Wind force 3; state of the sea 5 – Rough to very rough, height of waves 5 to 10 feet]

8.45am: Cover guns and search lights, reeve 3rd Motor Boat falls.

9.20am: McGinty fell overboard, saved by Chief Petty Officer Bertram.

10.00am: 2nd Cutter broke adrift. Picked up by tug Sir George White in rough sea.

[Noon to 8pm: Wind force 5; state of the sea 6 – Rough to very rough, height of waves 5 to 10 feet]

2.45pm: Let go Port anchor 15 fathoms cable.

3.00pm: Veered Cable to 60 fathoms starboard anchor.

4.00pm: Secure boats for sea.


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7 April 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

6.10am: Commenced weighing anchor.

6.27am: Anchor aweigh.

7.11am: Stopped and let go port anchor off Portsmouth waiting for gunnery officers.

7.20am: Officers (gunnery) boarded and proceeded to firing area and tested all guns 4 rounds each.

8.40am: Proceeded back.

10.00am: Stopped for gunnery officers to disembark.

10.23am: Passed Boom Defence.

11.06am: West Bramble Buoy.

11.11am: Stopped. Let go Port anchor.


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8 April 1915

At Anchor off Calshot

Lat 50.8, Long -1.3

8.45am: Hands employed painting and reeling up wires, making fenders &c.

am: Cox’s of No. 1 & 2 Motor Boat at signals.

1.15pm: Ships company muster for medical inspection.

5.00pm: Clear lower deck. Warrant read re Stoker WH Smith.


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9 April 1915

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

4.45am: Call all hands.

6.10am: Duty men stations.

6.18am: Stand by.

6.25am: Prepared ship for coaling.

6.35am: Anchor aweigh and Engines to orders.

7.35am: Entered Portsmouth Harbour.

8.11am: Finished with engines, moored to No. 6 Buoy.

9.15am: Hands fall in for coaling.

9.30am: Lighters alongside with Dockyard Party & ship’s party left for Dockyard (Mr. Gardner).

10.10am: Commenced coaling.

11.00am: Constructors & foreman of dockyard to see Capt.

11.25am: Water boat alongside.

1.10pm: Dockyard party left ship.

2.45pm: Admiral Superintendant came on board, left 3.0.

4.00pm: Piped Tea and Dockyard Party returned.

6.40pm: Last bag hoisted on Starboard side.

7.00pm: Half crew cleaning ship and starboard lighter cast off.

7.40pm: Last bag hoisted on Port side.

7.45pm: Port coal-lighter cast off.

8.30pm: Both watches fall in to clean ship.


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10 April 1915

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

6.00am: Hands employed on boats falls and davits.

7.05am: Dockyard workmen arrived on board.

9.00am: Working party left for Dockyard stores.

10.25am: No. 10 Water boat alongside.

10.05am: Admiral Sir Ernest Freemantle came on board.

10.35am: Left.

11.40am: Dockyard party returned with stores.

1.00pm: Gunner & Carpenter with 7 hands left for dockyard.

2.10pm: Dockyard boat alongside with labourers.

5.00pm – 7.00am: Leave piped for Chief & 1st class Petty Officers.

5.40pm: Dockyard Party returned with stores.

7.55pm: John Minneken[?], Leading fireman discharged to shore. Services no longer required. [Possibly the same man mentioned 27th March above]


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11 April 1915

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

7.10am: Liberty men returned.

8.00am: Water boat alongside & commenced taking in fresh water.

9.00am: Working party left for Dockyard.

10.00am: Captain’s inspection.

10.55am: Finished taking in water.

11.15am: Dockyard party returned.

12.15pm: Leave for chief & 1st class Petty Officers from 1.30pm till 7am in the morning.

1.00pm: Liberty men to clean.

1.25pm: Fall in.

1.40pm: Left ship.

2.05pm: Dockyard launch came alongside & discharged labourers.

4.30pm: Hands shift night clothing.

5.00pm: Cover guns and searchlights.

11.30pm: 8 liberty men returned on board.


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12 April 1915

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

7.10am: Liberty men returned.

8.45am: Engineers Dockyard party left.

Noon: Dockyard party returned.

1.15pm: Hands painting ship & reeling wire hawsers. Dockyard party left.

2.00pm: Hospital party left with W. Mouet[?], ship’s Corporal, discharged to Haslar Hospital and W. Rowlinson to be examined by X-rays.

2.10pm: Commenced taking in fresh water.

3.30pm: Finished and water tank left.

4.00pm: Hospital party returned.

4.55pm: Dockyard party returned with Engineers stores.

8.20pm: No. 2 motor boat left with 1st cutter in tow for dockyard.

10.25pm: Both boats returned. Crew of No. 2 motor boat under the influence of drink. Lost 1 hurricane lamp, 1 stay for lamp, stantion [stanchion?], 1 small fender and damaged rubbing strake in consequence.


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13 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

4.30am: Call hands.

5.10am: Clear lower deck & hoist motor boat.

5.33am: Stand by.

6.04am: Unmoored and swung round with assistance of tug Camel.

6.23am: Ship cast off tug & proceeded.

6.35am: Elbow buoy.

7.17am: Old Castle Point.

7.30am: Thorn Knoll buoy.

7.35am: Calshot Spit Light Vessel.

7.35am: Engines to orders & proceeded to anchor.

7.42am: Calshot.

7.52am: Let go anchors.

7.58am: Moored.

8.09am: Rang off engines.


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14 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

11.05am: Defaulters.

12.35pm: Lighters alongside with bombs.

1.15pm: Hands fall in employed removing forward davits.

1.25pm: Lowered 3rd Motor Boat cleared lighter and towed her to Calshot.

9.10pm: Uncover guns & searchlights.

9.15pm: 3 pounder guns crew provide ammunition.

9.20pm: 3 pounder guns crew & searchlights crew stand by their stations all night.


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15 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

4.45am: Capt., 4 officers & 10 mechanics landed at Calshot.

9.45am: E. Martin Petty Officer and H Shakell AB RFR joined ship.

11.00am: Defaulters.

12.50pm: Men change hammocks.

1.00pm: Piped make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Men under 10H punishment employed cleaning round decks.

4.25pm: Hands scrub hammocks and wash clothes.

5.10pm: Mr. Parks Asst. Paymaster joined ship.

5.35pm: Flight Lieut. Medlicott joined ship. Working party returned from Calshot.

9.00pm: 3 pounder guns crew & searchlight crew keeping watch.

10.00pm: 3 flight officers & 10 air ratings landed at Calshot, keeping special watch.


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16 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

1.30am: Relief guns & searchlights crews to stations.

7.30am: Lieut. Medlicott & 6 air mechanics left for Calshot.

7.50am: Lieut. Jeffrey & air mechanic Limmell[?] returned to duty from sick list.

8.45am: R. Ashdown Gower Petty Officer mechanic for 30 days detention.

2.00pm: Cleared Hause assisted by Dockyard tug Volcano.

4.00pm: Down all scrubbed Hammocks and washed clothes.

4.40pm: Dockyard tug cast off.

5.00pm: Stow Hammocks.

6.20pm: Cleared lower deck to hoist No. 3 Motor Boat, Whaler & lower No. 1.


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17 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

1.40am: Capt. returned.

9.00am: Beef boat alongside with provisions.

1.30pm: Hands stand by aft.

2.00pm: Commenced getting seaplane No. 852 inboard.

3.00pm: Seaplane in hangar.

4.15pm: Clear lower deck, up No. 3 Motor Boat.


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18 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

1.55pm: Hands employed getting seaplane No. 856 on board.

9.00pm: 3 Pounder guns & searchlights crews standing by.


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19 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

5.30am: Hands air bedding.

9.45am: Exercised Fire stations on boat deck.

9.54am: Prepare to be taken in tow.

10.08am: Work main derrick out for Seaplane 852.

10.35am: Out Seaplane 856.

11.10am: Away all boats.

11.30am: Hoisted boats.

1.10pm: Tug left for Calshot with charged tubes (compressed air).

1.25pm: Work main derrick for Seaplanes No. 852 & 856 and reeve new boats falls.

4.30pm: Hands lash up and stow.

9.00pm: 3 Pounder guns & searchlights crews told off.


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20 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

8.45am: Landing party left ship for Calshot and proceeded on route march to Fawley returning to Calshot by same route arriving on board 12.30.

2.30pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.


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21 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

8.50am: Beef boat alongside with provisions.

10.10am: Party from HMS Engadine for Boatswains stores.

1.25pm: Hands employed rigging awnings.


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22 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

10.45am: Defaulters.

11.00am: Captains request men and defaulters.

1.15pm: Hands fall in employed laying out Kedge anchor to clear vessel out of fairway.

2.00pm: Sub Lieut. Wright RNAS joined ship.

3.55pm: Clear lower deck to take in seaplane No. 858.

4.40pm: Let go Kedge.

4.50pm: Let go Starboard anchor.

6.00pm: Both watches reeling up wire hausers.

8.50pm: 3 pounder & searchlights crew and relief Motor Boat crew told off for the night.


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23 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

8.45am: Seaman Physical drill.

9.00am: Petty Officer and 5 hands drawing stores in dockyard.

1.45pm: Midshipmen Nicolle, Smith, Umpleby joined ship.

2.30pm: Cover guns and searchlights.

4.50pm: Dockyard Party returned with stores.

9.15pm: Guns crew & searchlights crew told off for the night.


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24 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

3.45am: Called all men.

4.15am: Hands fall in employed shifting ship.

4.30am: Out Kedge anchor.

5.35am: Unmoored and weighed port anchor.

5.20am: Weighed starboard anchor.

7.40am: Finished working cable.

9.00am: Seaplanes 856 & 858 out for exercise.

1.15pm: Both watches work main derrick taking in seaplane 858.

3.10pm: Hands in cutter drawing stores at Calshot.

9.00pm: Cleared lower deck up 2nd Motor Boat and Cutter.


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25 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

6.15am: Working party for Calshot left ship.

10.25am: Cleared lower deck. Capt. read letter.

10.34am: Disperse.

8.50pm: 3 Pounder & searchlights and relief crew for Motor Boat told off.


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26 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

6.00am: Both watches clear away main derrick and lower booms.

6.55am: Out Seaplanes 928, 852.

7.25am: Seaplane No. 928 while making test flight met with accident, with fatal results to pilot Medlicott, Lieut. RN, and Hughes, Mechanic. All assistance was immediately rendered and plane and pilots taken to Calshot.

7.30am: Out seaplane 858.

9.05am: Dockyard Party leave to draw stores.

3.45pm: Seamen’s working party returned from Calshot.

7.00pm: Cover 12 pounder guns.

7.50pm: Took seaplane 858 aboard, also No. 852.


[From Naval History Casulaty lists the names of the casualties are Stephen Medlicott and Henry G. Hughes. From CWGC Henry Hughes was 26. From CWGC Stephen Medlicott was 23. They are both buried at Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery.]


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27 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek

Lat 50.83, Long -1.32

6.06am: Air mechanics working party left for Calshot.

8.25am: Landed Dockyard party.

Noon: Fleming AB discharged to Haslar Hospital.

7.20pm: Clear lower deck and hoist boats.


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28 April 1915

At Anchor off Ashlett Creek [to Harwich]

Lat 51.2, Long 1.5 [Estimate in the Downs]

3.20am: Call all hands.

4.30am: Clear lower deck.

4.53am: Stand by. Vessel swung round and proceeded slow ahead to Captain’s orders.

5.12am: Exercised action.

5.25am: Calshot abeam.

6.15am: Warner Light Vessel.

6.30am: Nab Light Vessel abeam 5 miles.

6.54am: Full ahead. Vessel zigzagging.

7.20am: Owers Light Vessel 1¼ miles.

10.55am: Dungeness abeam 6 miles.

11.40am: Entered the Downs.

1.38pm: Kentish Knock Light Vessel abeam.

2.52pm: Cork Light Vessel (arrival).

3.15pm: Grounded lightly ¼ cable eastward of Beach End Buoy. Original position touching banks lightly.

6.15pm: Vessel refloating at highwater. Proceeding with assistance of tugs Vanquisher, Director Girling, Sir Herbert Miles.

6.25pm: Vessel entered river.

6.30pm: With assistance of tugs proceeded to Buoys.

8.25pm: Moored to buoys.


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29 April 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

1.00pm: Captain’s requestmen and defaulters fall in.

8.45pm: T. James & J. Kenac[?] Stokers join ship.


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30 April 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

7.10am: Collier Wedgewood came alongside.

10.10am: Commenced coaling.

Noon: Stoker Simpson discharged at Harwich S.N.L.[service no longer?] required.

3.00pm: Midshipman J. Umpleby discharged to Hospital. Doctor & 4 hands Hospital party.

5.00pm: Finished coaling for night.


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[End pages of log book.]



LOGS FOR MAY 1915


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1 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

6.00am: Clear lower deck and resumed coaling at 7.30.

9.25am: Dockyard party landed.

11.45am: Dockyard party returned.

12.05pm: Finished coaling. Total amount of coal received 420 tons.

3.30pm: Collier Wedgewood cast off.

4.15pm: No.820, No. 821 hoisted inboard.

4.50pm: Clarke L. M. and Johns A. M. lent to HMS Riviera.

6.50pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment.

7.20pm: Diving party alongside to examine screws.

9.25pm: Diving party left, reporting very slight damage.


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2 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

7.40am: Diving boat alongside.

8.45am: BWX [both watches for exercise] fall in, employed distributing life rafts.

10.25am: Commodore Tyrwhitt boarded to see Capt. [ Reginald Tyrwhitt commander of the Harwich Force]

10.55am: Commodore Tyrwhitt left.

11.00am: Flight Sub Lieut. J. B. Price joined ship.

1.10pm: Diving boat left.

5.35pm: 6 stokers and 1 leading stoker joined ship from HMS Maidstone. [depot ship]

6.30pm: 8 stokers joined ship from HMS Dido.


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3 May 1915

Harwich [and at sea]

Lat 51.9, Long 2.4 [DR]

4.00am: Hands fall in to take seaplane on board forward.

7.45am: Hoisted seaplane 1445 aboard.

8.14am: Slipped buoy and proceeded. Engines to Captain’s orders accompanied by 4 light cruisers and 8 destroyers, HMS Engadene & HMS Riviera.

9.58am: Sunk Light Vessel abeam South 2 cables.

10.45am: South Inner Gabbard chequered buoy North 2 miles.

11.01am: Night Cruising stations (9.7).

12.48pm: North Hinder Light Vessel abeam 6 miles South.

4.00pm: Guns crews, searchlights crews relieved one watch standing by.

6.00pm: 2 destroyers gave chase to examine trawler.

6.30pm: Sighted British submarine on starboard bow.

8.00pm: Guns and searchlights crews relieved.

8.00pm: Lat 53° 37’N, Long 4° 3’ 30”E


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4 May 1915

At Sea and at Harwich

Lat 52.3, Long 3.2 [obs]

3.50am: Destroyer fell out of line to examine ship on horizon.

5.50am: HMS Aurora fell out of line to look for destroyer.

6.30am: Two destroyers fell out of line to examine trawlers.

7.48am: Destroyers reported mine.

8.00am: Lat 52° 45’N, Long 3° 49’ 30”E

8.30am: Destroyer rejoined lines.

9.15am: Altered course together manoeuvring.

1.15pm: North Hinder Light Vessel abeam 6 miles.

3.31pm: Sunk Light Vessel abeam 2 cables.

3.55pm: Rough buoy abeam.

4.16pm: Cork Light Vessel abeam.

4.30pm: Beach end buoy abeam.

4.32pm: Boom abeam.

4.50pm: Shotley St abeam. [Shotley gate?]

5.10pm: Alongside Himalaya C60. [From Wikipedia C60 was HMS Himalaya’s name as a coal hulk]

7.00pm: 11 stoker ratings joined ship from RN Barracks Chatham.

8.15pm: 7 stokers left ship for HMS Dido. 1 Leading stoker for HMS Maidstone.

8.20pm: Commenced coaling.

Midnight: Stopped coaling for supper.


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5 May 1915

Sea to Harwich & at Sea [but do not appear to leave Harwich]

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

0.25am: Resumed coaling.

3.40am: Finished coaling.

6.20am: 6 stoker ratings left ship for HMS Maidstone.

10.00am: Left Coal Hulk proceeded to Buoys.

11.00am: Made fast to buoys 44 & 45.


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[Additional page in log book ‘Extract of Log Thursday 6th May 1915 Re. Collision with HMTBD Lennox’, also split over 2 pages. Some entries appear in the main log and on this additional page, which ever entry gives the most detail is included below.]

6 May 1915

Harwich [& at Sea]

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

0.20am: W. Grant AB discharged to HMS Dido.

4.35am: Stand by.

4.36am: Slipped stern line and half speed ahead Port Engine.

4.37am: Slipped bow line.

4.38am: Full speed ahead Port engine.

4.39am: Dead slow ahead both.

4.41am: Slow ahead both.

5.03am: Thick fog coming down and dead slow ahead both steering to Navigator’s orders.

5.04am: Full speed astern both. Three blasts sounded.

5.05am: Collided with HMTBD Lennox which was crossing our bow from port to starboard. Closed all watertight doors. Wells sounded. Vessel making no water. Away life boats.

5.06am: Stop. Slow ahead starboard. Half astern Port. HMS Arethusa came up on Starboard side, HMS Undaunted on Port side.

5.07am: Sea boats hoisted found that stern pint was damaged above water line and Starboard bow plate opened slightly five rivets started and cement broken. Filled in damaged part with cement and boxed in with wood, tried bow rudder but found it jammed.

5.12am: Let go port anchor.

5.30am: Away cutters. Port cutter proceeded to HMS Lennox who had moved round from our Starboard bow to our Port beam.

5.32am: Starboard cutter hoisted.

6.03am: Port cutter returned carrying ammunition from Lennox.

6.29am: Cleared cutter.

6.30am: Hoisted cutter.

9.15am: Stand by.

9.29am: Anchor aweigh. Half speed ahead port & half speed astern starboard.

9.30am: Full speed astern starboard.

9.31am: Half astern starboard.

9.33am: Full speed ahead port.

9.35am: Full speed astern starboard.

9.36am: Half ahead port and stop both engines to orders ship turning round.

9.41am: Half speed ahead both.

9.42am: Slow ahead.

9.50am: Boom abeam and half ahead.

9.51am: Full ahead.

9.53am: Beach end buoy abeam.

10.01am: Stop port.

10.02am: Slow ahead both.

10.03am: Dead slow ahead both.

10.05am: Slow ahead both.

10.10am: Cork Light Vessel abeam. Log set and streamed. Courses various full ahead. Fog lifted.

10.25am: Roughs buoy abeam.

10.26am: Stopped for fog.

10.32am: Let go Port anchor. Full astern.

10.33am: Stop. Anchored in 38 ft.

10.34am: Slow astern and stop.

10.35am: Half ahead both.

10.36am: Stop. 30 fathoms cables.

10.48am: General Quarters.

10.52am: Disperse, man and arm ship. Received signal Commodore(T) [Tyrwhitt] imperative anchor.

1.00pm: Fog lifting.

1.30pm: Commenced heaving up anchor.

1.34pm: Anchor aweigh and slow ahead Port.

1.36pm: Half ahead Port.

1.37pm: Half ahead both.

1.52pm Slow ahead all & dead slow all.

1.54pm: Stop. Full astern stop.

1.55pm: Let go port anchor.

2.22pm: Anchor aweigh. Dead slow ahead Port.

2.25pm: Stop.

2.26pm: Dead slow ahead.

2.30pm: Slow ahead. Courses & speeds various to orders.

2.50pm: Sunk Light Vessel abeam. Half ahead.

3.01pm: Full ahead.

3.25pm: South Inner Gabbard buoy abeam ½ mile.

3.45pm: Rejoined squadron.

5.00pm: HMS Riviera, HMS Engadine & HMS Miranda joined up.

6.10pm: 16 points to starboard together.

8.00pm: Lat 51° 53’N, Long 2° 38’E

9.38pm: Sunk Light Vessel abeam.

10.02pm: Rough buoy abeam.

10.16pm: Let go port anchor off Cork Light Vessel.

10.20pm: Rang off engines.

Midnight: Port watch man & arm ship.


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7 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

4.00am: Starboard watch man and arm ship.

4.20am: Thick fog.

7.20am: Fog lifted.

7.59am: Anchor aweigh, proceeded.

8.15am: Beach end buoy abeam

8.20am: Boom abeam.

8.38am: Shotley abeam.

8.52am: Alongside collier.

8.57am: Rang off engines.

9.35am: Commenced coaling.

3.30pm: Finished coaling.

4.48pm: Standby.

4.54pm: Let go of collier and proceeded to Buoys.

5.45pm: Made fast to buoys and rang off. [Buoys No. 44 & 45]

6.15pm: Seaplane 858 left for Felixstowe.

8.08pm: Seaplane 1336 landed on ship.


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8 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

11.15am: Captain’s Defaulters & requestmen.

4.20pm: Discharged TBD Lennox ammunition into pinnace for HMS Dido.

6.10pm: 3 stokers joined ship from RN Barracks Devonport.

10.10pm: 8 marine stokers joined ship from London.


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9 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

10.00am: Air mechanics landed.

11.50am: Air mechanics returned.

1.20pm: Air mechanics return to shore Parkeston


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10 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

9.35pm: Lieut. FGW Newbury RNR joined ship.


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11 May 1915

Harwich [& at sea]

Lat 52.9, Long 1.7 [bearing]

4.20am: 11 stokers discharged to HMS Dido for RN Barracks Chatham.

5.46am: Stand by.

5.52am: Slipped buoy aft.

6.07am: Slipped forward and proceeded.

6.43am: Passed Boom.

6.57am: Cork Light Vessel abeam.

7.46am: Shipwash Light Vessel abeam.

8.00am: Lat 52° 04’N, Long 1° 37’E

10.41am: Crossand Light Vessel abeam 4 miles.

11.19am: Newark Light Vessel abeam 2 miles.

11.39am: Wold Light Vessel abeam 1 mile.

12.20pm: Haisborough Light Vessel abeam 1 mile.

4.10pm: Increased speed to 400 revs and sighted Zepeline. Ship left line keeping same direction. Hands proceeded to get seaplane No. 1445 ready to pursue Zepeline but machine would not start owing to engine back-firing. HMS Engadine fell out of line accompanied by 4 TBDs and sent out three seaplanes, two being wrecked and 1 pilot lost. 3 TBDs to assistance but did not find machine or pilot and rejoined squadron.

5.05pm: Rejoined squadron.

6.40pm: Fog set in & fog [buoy?] streamed.

7.32pm: Pillar Light Buoy abeam.

8.00pm: Lat 53° 56½ ’N, Long 3° 24’E

Midnight: Hazy, overcast, cloudy & rainy.


[Map of North sea showing sea banks and light vessels mentioned above]


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12 May 1915

At Sea

Lat 54.2, Long 2.7 [DR]

4.00am: Wind, sea and swell increasing, continual rain.

8.00am: Dull, cloudy and continuous rain.

8.00am: Lat 55° 00’N, Long 3° 20’E

1.15pm: HMS Riviera takes guide of fleet.

2.28pm: Special Pillar Buoy abeam. Deep sea lead and 95 fathoms wire carried away.

3.48pm: HMS Arethusa resumes guide of fleet.

6.00pm: Wind freshening, sky clearing towards NE.

8.00pm: Lat 53° 55’N, Long 4° 00’E


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13 May 1915

[At Sea and at Harwich]

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

6.20am: North Hinder Light Vessel abeam 6 miles.

7.59am: South Inner Gabbard Buoy abeam 1 mile.

8.00am: Lat 51° 52’N, Long 1° 56’E

8.40am: Sunk Light Vessel abeam.

9.21am: Cork Light Vessel.

9.37am: Beach end Buoy.

9.47am: Guard Buoy.

10.42am: Moored to Buoys [No. 44 – 45]. Rang off engines.

1.10pm: Collier Hockwood coming alongside. Catching HMS B-My-C amidships on bulwark, bending plate and breaking 2 frames.

1.30pm: 1 sick berth steward joined ship. Cleared lower deck for coaling.

3.30pm: Commenced coaling.

8.00pm: Stopped coaling for night.


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14 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

4.40am: Commenced coaling.

9.10am: J. Tierney Stoker discharged to RN Barracks Chatham.

10.50am: E. Hudson Stoker discharged ashore.

3.40pm: Water tank alongside.

6.50pm: Finished coaling. [Received 375 tons]


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15 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

6.30am: 1 Air mechanic discharged to HMS Dido.

10.00am: P. Lupton AB discharged ashore unfit.

10.45am: M. Seamen medical inspection.

11.30am: Captain & Commander Request men & Defaulters.

1.15pm: Gunner & Dockyard draw stores from Dockyard.

4.30pm: Dockyard Party returned.

6.40pm: 1 seaman, 1 stoker joined ship from London.


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16 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

Noon: Special leave granted from 2pm to 5pm.

1.45pm: Liberty men left.

2.00pm: Hands drawing Air Service stores.

3.30pm: Returned with stores.

5.00pm: Liberty men returned.

5.30pm: Escort sent ashore for stoker on HMS Dido.

6.00pm: Escort returned 11 leave breakers.


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17 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

9.00am: Dockyard Party left and discharged Seaman Crichmore to Trawler Ceto, Ramsgate.

10.00am: Water boar alongside.

11.30am: Water boat left.

11.20am: No. 1 motor boat towed to Parkeston & sent to London for repairs. Dockyard Party returned.

1.50pm: Dockyard party left ship to draw stores at Parkeston.

4.20pm: Dockyard Party returned.

4.45pm: Signals made for recall of all officers and men.


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18 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

1.20pm: Dockyard party left ship.

2.45pm: Scrub and wash clothes.

3.15pm: Dockyard party returned.

4.30pm: Petty Officer Gower joined ship from Portsmouth and 1 Stoker Coward from Devonport.

6.15pm: Seaman Angus McLeod RNR joined ship from RN Barracks Chatham.

6.15pm: 2 absentees returned 48½ hours absent.


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19 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

9.00am: Dockyard Party left.

9.05am: Stokers physical drill.

10.40am: Defaulters.

10.50am: Captain’s Requestmen & Defaulters.

11.20am: Dockyard Party returned.

2.00pm: RFR and RNR men passed medical inspection.

5.10pm: Cleared Lower Deck and read out Warrants art. 5 & 6. 2 stokers 7 days cells on board and dismissed the service (Sullivan).

6.20pm: 2 seamen joined ship.


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20 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

8.45am: After part both watches muster kit.

11.10am: Dockyard party returned.

1.00pm: J. Cook, stoker, joined ship.

1.15pm: Dockyard party left for Parkeston.

3.30pm: Dockyard Party returned. Mr. Trill, Gunner, joined ship.

4.00pm: W. Smart, fireman, & J. Wilson, steward, joined ship.

7.30pm: Leave to Port Watch seamen & Air Mechanics & Stewards.


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21 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

9.45am: Hoisted out seaplanes No. 1445, 1336 & 852.

10.20am: Transferred seaplanes No. 1336 & 852 to HMS Engadine.

11.45am: Hoisted in No. 184. Transferred from HMS Riviera.

12.20pm: Hoisted in seaplane No. 1445.

1.30pm: 2 stokers, 1 seaman & 1 steward joined ship.

4.00pm: Mr. Gardiner Gunner RN left ship for TB 8.

6.50pm: McNiff officer's servant joined ship.


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22 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

9.20am: Water boat alongside.

11.30am: Water boat left.

1.10pm: Dockyard party left.

3.45pm: AM [Air Mechanics?] Liberty Party.

7.30pm: 2 seamen left ship.

10.15pm: Libertymen returned. 2 Ratings joined ship.


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23 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

8.45am: Two absentees returned.

11.15am: Hoisted boats & water boat alongside.

12.45pm: Water boat left.

2.20pm: Two absentees returned.

5.00pm: Liberty men landed 48 leave for seamen (Port watch).


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24 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

6.20am: Dockyard Tug alongside.

7.40am: Dockyard party left.

8.40am: Received 8 chocks for torpedoes from HMS Engadine.

10.45am: Tug & dockyard party returned with stores.

1.00pm: Dockyard party left.

3.00pm: Stores from HMS Riviera.

4.00pm: Dockyard party returned.

6.40pm: Discharged empty petrol tins in Tug.

7.10pm: Tug left.

10.15pm: 8 libertymen returned off leave.

10.55pm: Officers returned off leave.


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25 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

8.10am: Dockyard party left.

Noon: Dockyard Party returned.

12.20pm: Chief Petty Officer Attrill joined ship. [See 26th June for more details of CPO Attrill’s work]

1.00pm: Stokers helping Dockyard Party.

3.30pm: Stores on board.

5.05pm: Dockyard Party returned.

7.00pm: Bell, Stoker returned off leave.

9.10pm: Calligan & Lea returned.

10.10pm: Starboard watch returned off leave.


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26 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

8.10am: Dockyard party left ship.

9.30am: Dockyard Party returned.

10.15am: Dockyard party left ship.

10.55am: Water boat alongside.

1.15pm: Dockyard party left.

2.30pm: Water boat left.

4.00pm: Dockyard party returned.

4.05pm: 4 stokers discharged to shore.

5.40pm: Tug left ship.


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27 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

7.00am: Tug alongside.

8.25am: Dockyard party left.

Noon: Dockyard party left.

12.01pm: 1 seaman, J. Gibson left Party (Dockyard) leaving suit[?] on Quay.

3.15pm: Petty Officer Cusden (Photographer) joined ship.

5.20pm: Surgeon M.H. Jupe RNVR [joined ship?]


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28 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

8.00am: Dockyard party left.

9.00am: Dr. Johnson RNVR left ship.

11.00am: Seaplane No. 481 taken on board.

11.45am: Robertson, seaman, brought on board.

11.45am: Dockyard party returned.

1.15pm: Hands clearing tug of stores.

4.30pm: Dockyard party left ship.

5.25pm: Stowing bombs.

5.40pm: Dockyard party returned.

5.55pm: E. Bates AB joined ship.

10.00pm: Received 1 case WT [Wireless Telegraphy] apparatus.


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29 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

5.45am: Tug alongside.

6.40am: G. Erridge Cox. Mechanic RNAS, G. Wayt & J. Keane discharged to HMS Dido for RN Barracks Chatham.

8.05am: Dockyard party left.

9.00am: Discharged 4 stoker ratings on shore.

11.30am: Midshipman H.C.P. Clifford joined ship from HMS Riviera.

12.25pm: Dockyard Party returned with stores.

5.40pm: General recall. All officers & men repaired on board immediately.

6.55pm: Cover guns.

10.15pm: 11 air mechanics joined ship.


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30 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

am: All hands working stores.

12.30pm: Dockyard party left.

4.00pm: Dockyard party returned.

4.05pm: Tug cleared of stores.

5.30pm: Tug left.

6.10pm: Cleared Lower Deck. Capt. reading Articles of War & assessing ship's company.


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31 May 1915

Harwich

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

8.10am: Dockyard party left and 2 stokers discharged in disgrace. Mr. Kelly Chief Engineer left ship.

10.00am: Two ratings discharged to RN Barracks Sheerness and Dockyard Party returned with stores.

1.30pm: Dockyard Party left.

4.30pm: Director Air Depot arrived on board.

5.10pm: Director Air Depot left.

7.50pm: Received 8 bags of mails.

8.50pm: Read out Articles of War. 12 stokers joined ship.

10.03pm: 3 ERA's [Engine room artificers] joined ship & 1 stoker.

11.00pm: 1 stoker joined ship.


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[End pages of log book]



LOGS FOR JUNE 1915


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[Front page of log book split over above 2 scanned pages]

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[From 1st June onward, when not in harbour ‘Man & arm ship’.]


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1 June 1915

Harwich [& at Sea]

Lat 51.95, Long 1.30

8.10am: Rating joined ship.

9.00am: 1 man discharged to shore & one to HMS Dido for Hospital.

11.30am: Hoisted boats, singled up & secured for sea.

1.01pm: Stand by.

1.07pm: Let go aft & engines to orders.

1.43pm: Cork Light Vessel abeam.

1.45pm: General Quarters.

2.24pm: Sunk Light Vessel to Port.

3.07pm: Kentish Knock abeam.

3.27pm: general Quarters.

6.05pm: Dungeness abeam 4.3 miles. Zig-zagging 10° on either side.

8.07pm: Beachy Head abeam 16 miles.

11.37pm: St. Catherines abeam 17 miles.


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2 June 1915

Harwich to Plymouth & at Plymouth

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

2.08am: Portland Light abeam.

6.00am: Eddystone abeam.

6.24am: Entered Breakwater.

7.00am: Stop & rang off.

8.00am: Squadron Commander A.C. Barnby joined ship. [ Arthur Charles Barnby]

10.20am: Landed Dockyard Party.

11.15am: 4 RNR Seamen joined ship.

2.15pm: Pilot boarded.

2.20pm: Weighed & proceeded alongside.

3.15pm: Moored.

4.05pm: Commenced coaling.

5.00pm: Dockyard party returned with stores.

6.00pm: C.H. Pearce, seaman, joined ship.

8.30pm: Finished for night.


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3 June 1915

Plymouth to Gibraltar

Lat 49.6, Long -5.1 [obs]

3.45am: Finished coaling.

8.20am: Let go & proceeded to orders.

8.43am: Boom.

8.00pm: Reduced speed owing to fog.

8.00pm: Lat 47° 22’N, Long 7° 20’W


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4 June 1915

Plymouth to Gibraltar

Lat 43.8, Long -10.1 [obs]

2.17am: Thick fog. Regulations complied with.

8.00am: Lat 44° 36’N, Long 9° 30’W

8.00am: Passing fog banks throughout watch.

Noon: Similar weather conditions.

8.00pm: Lat 41° 18’N, Long 10° 21’W

8.55pm: Position by star observations. Lat 40° 54N, Long 10° 11’W


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5 June 1915

Plymouth to Gibraltar [& at Gibraltar]

Lat 36.9, Long -8.8 [obs]

1.40am: Position by star. Lat 39° 17’N, Long 9°-59-15W

8.00am: Lat 37° 30’N, Long 9° 54W

8.55am: Sighted St. Vincent.

11.16am: Cape St. Vincent abeam 2.9 miles.

11.26am: Sagres Point abeam.

5.30pm: Life buoy on starboard side blown overboard.

6.30pm: White Cliffs N60E.

6.45pm: Cape Spartell on Starboard bow ½ point.

7.30pm: Altered course to clear crossing vessel.

8.00pm: Lat 35° 58’N, Long 5° 52W

8.42pm: Tarifa Light abeam 2 miles.

9.05pm: Stand by.

9.14pm: Half speed course & speed to orders.

10.08pm: Pilot boarded.

10.25pm: Entered Boom.

10.46pm: Made fast & rang off engines.


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6 June 1915

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

7.00am: Sentry posted on Gangway.

8.10am: Commenced coaling.

9.30am: Squadron Commander Barnby left ship. [From his biography, he is taking command of Gibraltar Air Station]

4.30pm: Leave to Chief & 1st class Petty Officers until 8pm.

4.48pm: Finished coaling.

5.10pm: Hospital party take AB Currey to Hospital.

6.55pm: Hands to bath & scrub & wash clothes.


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7 June 1915

Gibraltar [& at sea]

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

9.00am: Stokers training class. Drill.

9.30am: Dockyard Party left ship.

9.50am: Finished drill.

11.00am: Dockyard party returned with stores. Water tank alongside.

1.25pm: Stand by.

1.31pm: Let go all.

1.33pm: Slow astern and proceeded with assistance of tug.

1.46pm: Let go tug.

1.50pm Passed Breakwater.

2.08pm: Europa Point abeam. General Quarters.

5.05pm: Reduced speed & swung ship for compass adjustments.

5.43pm: Resumed course & speed.

5.50pm: Exercised Action.

6.00pm: Commenced fire.

6.17pm: Ceased fire.

6.30pm: Disperse. Quarters clean guns.

8.00pm: Lat 35° 32’N, Long 3° 49’W


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8 June 1915

Gibraltar to Malta

Lat 36.7, Long 1.4 [obs]

8.00am: Lat 36° 26’N, Long 0° 4’-30E

11.43am: Cape Tenez abeam 11 miles.

2.15pm: Cape Shershal abeam 12 miles.

4.22pm: Cape Caxine abeam 4 miles.

5.18pm: Cape Matifou 6.6 [miles?].

7.26pm: Cape Bengut abeam 3.7 miles.

7.30pm: Drilled night defence guns crews.

8.00pm: Lat 37° 00’N, Long 4° 4-30E

9.06pm: Cape Corbelin abeam 5.6 miles.

10.00pm: Cape Sigli abeam 7 miles.

11.01pm: Cape Carbon abeam 13.2 miles.


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9 June 1915

Gibraltar to Malta

Lat 37.3, Long 9.5 [by bearings]

2.00am: Clock on 30 mins.

3.33am: Bougaroni abeam 11 miles.

8.00am: Lat 37° 17’N, Long 8° 0’E

10.22am: Galita Islands abeam 10.3 miles.

11.42am: Eastern Fratteli Rock abeam 2 miles.

11.24am: General Quarters & Exercised Action.

12.30pm: Ras Engela abeam 2¼ miles.

3.44pm: Zembra Island abeam 5 miles.

4.28pm: Cape Bon 3.3 miles.

7.17pm: Pantellaria Light House 4.4 miles.

8.00pm: Searchlights tested OK.

8.00pm: Lat 36-49N, Long 12-15E


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10 June 1915

Gibraltar to Malta & at Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

2.38am: Gozo Light 6 miles. Turned ship 16 points from 2.30 to 3.0. Clock advanced ½ hour.

3.23am: Gozo Light abeam 5.8 miles.

6.15am: Passed breakwater.

6.59am: Secure aft.

7.10am: All secure forward.

11.30am: Landed mails.

1.40pm: Commenced coaling.

3.00pm: 11 men joined ship.

3.40pm: 7 men joined ship.

6.30pm: Leave for Chief Petty Officers and 1st Class Petty Officers till 9.30pm.

6.40pm: 4 ratings joined ship.

8.10pm: Finished coaling.

9.30pm: Liberty men returned.


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11 June 1915

Malta to Mitylene [& at Malta]

Lat 36.0, Long 16.6 [obs]

6.18am: Anchors aweigh & proceeded.

6.50am: Zig-zagging 10° each side.

7.04am: Exercised action.

11.00am: Fired Lyddite shell.

5.15pm: Passed submarine in tow of steamer.

7.05pm: Closed water tight doors.


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12 June 1915

[At Sea &] Iero Bay

Lat 38.0, Long 24.8 [obs]

2.30am: Clocks ahead ½ hour.

3.10am: Cape Matapan abeam 7 miles.

5.12am: Cape Malea.

6.46am: Karani [Koroni?] Rocks bore N50°W 2.7 miles.

7.25am: Phalconera [Falconera?] S50E 5.3 miles.

8.00am: Lat 36° 58’N, Long 23° 54’E

11.40am: Cape Phassa Light.

2.40pm: Psara Island abeam 2.4 miles.

5.00pm: Special duty men stations.

5.35pm: Entering river, motor boat sounding ahead.

6.37pm: Stop & anchor in Iero Bay.


[Most days at Iero bay at about 6.45pm: Hands to bathe]


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13 June 1915

Iero Bay [Kolpos Geras]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

4.36am: Anchor aweigh and slow ahead and proceeded to new anchorage.

5.00½am: Stop both.

5.45am: After part both watches work main derrick, out seaplanes No. 184, 841 & 821.

7.00am: Hands to bathe.

10.00am: 3 hands landed with navigator’s party to swing seaplanes No. 1445 & 184.

12.45pm: Navigator’s party returned.

1.15pm: Hands employed with seaplanes. Stokers training class at drill.

5.10pm: In seaplane No. 821.


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14 June 1915

[Date written as 14th June 1914]

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.30am: Hands fall in starboard watch work main derrick out seaplanes No. 841 & 821.

8.00am: Landing party fall in.

8.10am: Navigator’s party and small arm party landed. Lieut. Dacre RNAS lost torpedo from seaplane accidentally. [ George Bentley Dacre]

11.00am: Swung seaplanes No. 821 and 841; 1841 & 1445 practicing torpedoes etc.

12.20pm: Landing parties returned.

1.50pm: Landing parties (small arm) and Navigator’s landed, remainder work main derrick out seaplane 1445.

5.00pm: Hands employed hoisting in seaplanes.

6.20pm: Landing parties returned.

7.10pm: Clear lower deck. Hoist 1st & 2nd cutters, no. 3 motor boat and 1 & 2 dinghies.


THE VOYAGES OF HMS BEN-MY-CHREE
Operations in the Aegean Sea

JP map Ben-my-Chree Aegean Sea

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15 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

4.00am: Motor boat searching for lost torpedoe.

5.30am: Hands employed hoisting out seaplanes No. 820, 821, 841, 1445.

7.20am: Motor boat returned without finding torpedoe.

8.15am: Small arm company A landed and Navigator’s party.

9.25am: Out seaplane 821.

10.20am: No. 841 experimental runs with torpedoe.

10.30am: Hoisted in torpedoe.

Noon: Swung 1445 and 841.

1.45pm: Landed B Company for drill.

2.30pm: Sent mail to HMS Vengeance.

5.25pm: B Company returned.

7.00pm: Hoist boats.


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16 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.30am: Hands work main derrick out seaplane No. 820.

8.00am: Navigating party and small arm company landed for route march.

9.25am: Out seaplane No. 1445.

11.05am: Navigating party returned.

12.10pm: Small arm company returned.

1.30pm: Landing party clean leather gear.

2.20pm: Quarters clean guns.

2.30pm: Out seaplane No. 184.

2.45pm: Secure.

2.50pm: Landing parties make and mend clothes.

3.40pm: Hoist in seaplane No. 820.

5.00pm: Backward Classes & Officers training classes to drill.


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17 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

7.40am: Small arms party fall in.

7.50am: Landed small arms party.

9.15am: Out seaplane No. 1445.

11.50am: Commanders defaulters.

Noon: Parties returned.

1.15pm: Small arm company landed.

4.40pm: Landing party returned.

7.00pm: Sighted seaplane anti-aircraft gun’s crews man their guns.


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18 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

6.15am: Out seaplane No. 1445.

6.55am: Hands to bathe.

8.15am: Landing party left.

12.30pm: Landing party returned; cleaned, inspected and returned arms.

2.20pm: Landing party & stokers training class for drill.

7.00pm: Retire.


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19 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

1.15am: Call both watches & air mechanics.

1.45am: Hands work Main Derrick hoist out No. 1847 [184?] and No. 841 for experimental Torpedo running.

5.00am: Hoisted in torpedo.

8.00am: Fore part work FD [Fore Derrick?], out kedge anchor. After part work Main Derrick. Hoist in kedge.

8.20am: Hoist in No. 184.

8.40am: Stokers training classes for small arm drill.

10.50am: Collier SS Millpool alongside.

11.55am: In seaplane No. 841.

1.50pm: Commenced coaling.

1.55pm: First hoist.

4.30pm: Coaling party piped down till 8pm.

5.30pm: Commander Clarke-Hall left ship. Landed mail.

8.00pm: Hands fall in for coaling.

8.10pm: Commence.


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20 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

0.05am: Hands to cocoa.

0.40am: Resumed coaling.

5.05am: Hands to cocoa.

5.40am: Resumed coaling.

8.25am: Piped breakfast.

9.20am: Resumed coaling.

10.30am: Finished coaling.

2.00-2.15pm: Hands to bathe.

5.45pm: Ship's mail sent to HMS Vengeance.


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21 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

10.45am: Commander’s Defaulters.

11.00am: Captain’s Defaulters.

1.15pm: Captain’s party ashore rigging up tent.

4.50pm: Guard of 1 Leading Seaman, 1 AB & 1 signalman ashore.


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22 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.30am: Hands fall in, work main derrick, out trolley.

5.45am: Out No. 1445. Stokers landing party fall in.

6.10am: Out No. 821.

6.22am: In No. 1445.

6.24am: No. 821 left ship for shore.

8.15am: Landing party returned.

9.10am: Hands employed rigging stages.

9.30am: Stokers training class to drill.

1.10pm: Landing party & guard fall in.

5.00pm: Wireless guard landed.

11.30pm: Sent night boat to HMS Vengeance for mails.


[From 23rd June to 16th July, when at Iero Bay, at about 1.15pm a relief guard is landed and about 2pm the relieved guard returns.]


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23 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

0:15am: Mail arrived from HMS Vengeance.

5.30am: Out seaplane 1445 for flight with 4 bombs.

7.00am: Seaplane 1445 returned without bombs.

7.25am: Wireless party returned.

9.10am: Two officers, 1 AB and two stoker wireless guard left ship.

6.50pm: Man aircraft guns.

7.00pm: Hands to bathe & disperse.

8.05pm: Trawler 102 came alongside with drums oil & took ship’s mail.

8.50pm: Trawler left.


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24 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.30am: Out seaplanes 1445 & 841.

8.00am: Wireless relief guard landed.

11.00am: Captain’s Defaulters.

11.30am: In seaplanes 841 & 1445.

5.55pm: Wireless guard returned.

6.00pm: Cleared lower deck to read warrants No. 7 & No. 8 for confinement to cells.


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25 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

3.10am: Call hands.

3.40am: Hoist out seaplane No. 1445.

3.55am: Seaplane No. 1445 left ship with 4 bombs.

5.30am: Relief wireless telegraphy guard left ship.

7.45am: Duty boat’s crew fall in for inspection.

9.25am: Seaplane No. 1445 returned in tow of HMS Wear and taken inboard.

10.40am: Hoist out seaplane No. 841.

1.55pm: Clear lower deck read out new stations for repelling air attack.

2.10pm: Exercise new air stations.

2.25pm: Disperse.

2.28pm: Hands working derrick getting out seaplanes 184 & 1560.

3.40pm: Hoisted in torpedo.

4.35pm: Torpedo party left ship to re-moor buoy & put flag up.

4.40pm: Seaplane 184 hoisted in.

4.50pm: 841 hoisted in.

5.05pm: 1560 hoisted in.


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26 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

6.00am: Wireless telegraphy dismantling party left.

9.15am: Navigators party landed.

11.50am: Navigators party returned.

3.00pm: Both guards returned with gear.

5.30pm: Diving boat returned to ship torpedo not found.

9.15pm: Received mail from HMS Vengeance.


[Report of work done week ending 26th June from descendent of CPO Charlie Attrill - http://s218.photobucket.com/user/chasm_02/media/nampy122.jpg.html

Also photo of torpedo staff, Charlie Attrill, PO Saye, PO Smith, PO Callender, AB Catt - http://s218.photobucket.com/user/chasm_02/media/nampy42b.jpg.html]


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27 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.00pm: Mail left ship.


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28 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.10am: Officer’s call.

8.35am: Away all boats crews pull round buoy. Stokers physical drill.

9.00am: All boats returned fall in for drill.

9.08am: Anti-aircraft stations fire on FX [forecastle].

9.17am: Replace gear.

9.42am: Fire port side of boat deck aft.

9.45am: Trice up hoses.

10.00am: Hands fall in for drill.

10.04am: Out kedge anchor.

10.55am: Replace gear.

1.10pm: Hands to muster with bedding.

4.55pm: Tea, scrub & wash clothes.

5.00pm: Mail left ship.


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29 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.30am: Scrub hammocks.

6.45am: Up all scrubbed hammocks on Forecastle lines.

11.45am: Down hammocks.

4.45pm: Evening quarters with clean hammocks.


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30 June 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

2.25am: Both watches work main derrick.

2.55am: Out seaplanes 184 & 841 for torpedo practice.

4.23am: No. 184 returned.

4.25am: No. 841 fired torpedo passing under after magazine.

8.45am: Mails from HMS Euryalus.

10.45am: Out seaplane No. 841 for torpedo practice.

2.45pm: Hoisted out No. 184.

3.05pm: In 184 and torpedo.

4.20pm: Boat left ship with mails for [French Cruiser] Bruix.

5.00pm: Hands wash and scrub clothes.


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The undermention permanent stores accidently lost have been placed on this page owing to space.

13th June – Feeders oil Patt No. 22, No. 1, lost out of machine 841.

14th June – Feeders oil Patt No. 22, No. 1, lost out of machine 184.

14th June – Anchors naval truss[?] Patt No. spl, No. 1, used as moorings, either sunk or stolen.

14th June – Anchors shorts Patt No. spl, No. 1, used as moorings, either sunk or stolen.

14th June – Cans Petrol Patt No. Pratt’s, No. 2, used as moorings with above.

25th June – Torches electric Patt No. spl, No. 1, lost out of 1445 machine No. while flying.

Signed A. Witt WO II Store officer.


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[End pages of log book.]



LOGS FOR JULY 1915


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[Front page of log book split over above 2 scanned pages]

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1 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.00am: A Company left ship for training.

10.45am: Out seaplane 841 for experimental run with torpedo.

1.30pm: B Company & relief guard left ship. A Company clean arms.

4.55pm: Landing party returned.

5.30pm: Ships company paid & issued soap & tobacco on board.

6.10pm: Read warrant No. 9. 7 days cells.

6.00pm: B Company clean arms.

6.15pm: One man released from cells, punishment expired.


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2 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

6.45am: Up all scrubbed hammocks on Forecastle lines.

Noon: Down washed clothes.

4.45pm: Evening quarters with clean hammocks.

5.30pm: Discharged J. Coulson, stoker, to hospital. Sent mails to HMS Euryalus.


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3 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.00am: Landing party left ship to fire.

Noon: Landing party returned.

1.30pm: Landing party & relief guard left ship.

4.55pm: Landing party returned on board.

5.10pm: Landing party clean arms.


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4 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

3.30am: Hands fall in.

4.10am: Out seaplane 1445 4 bombs attached.

4.21am: Seaplane left.

5.40am: Seaplane 1445 returned with bombs.

7.24am: Seaplane 1445 left with 4 bombs.

8.00am: Rig of day No. 6.


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5 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.00am: Landing party left ship to fire.

Noon: Landing party returned on board.

1.20pm: 2nd landing party & relief guard left ship.

1.55am: 1st landing party clean arms.

4.55pm: 2nd landing party returned.

5.05pm: MB [Motor Boat] Oomala for petrol (20 tins, 40 gallons)

8.00pm: HMS Canopus arrived.


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6 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.00am: Small arm party left ship.

8.20am: Received mail from HMS Euryalus and half hundredweight of pitch.

11.00am: Commander’s defaulters.

11.30am: Captain’s defaulters.

Noon: Landing party returned.

1.10pm: Landing party & relief guard fall in.

1.15pm: Left ship.

1.55pm: 1st landing party clean arms.

3.25pm: Work main derrick.

3.34pm: Hoist out 1445 Seaplane.

3.36pm: Left ship with 4 bombs.

3.47pm: 1445 Seaplane returned.

4.25pm: Landing parties returned.

6.00pm: Work main derrick. Hoist out No. 1445 Seaplane with 4 bombs.

8.15pm: Seaplane not returned.


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7 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

Midnight: Port watch for Exercise work Main Derrick. 1445 seaplane returned without bombs.

0:10am: Finished working Main Derrick. 1452 flight officers & 2 Air Mechanics returned on board.

4.00am: 1 Letter & 1 drum of Callon [petrol] left ship for CO Tenedos via Trawler 102.

6.30am: Clean guns & Air Mechanics to physical drill.

7.00am: Piped breakfast & clean in No. 5. Air mechanics to bathe.

8.00am: Landing party left ship.

11.45am: Landing party returned.

1.15pm: Landing party & guard left ship.

4.40pm: Landing party returned.

5.00pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.

6.45pm: New swimmers class left ship and hands to bathe.


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8 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.05am: Landing party left ship.

11.30am: Landing party returned.

[Signed] Cecil L’Estrange Malone Squadron Commander

1.00pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Leave for Port Watch from 4pm till 8pm.

4.15pm: Liberty men left ship.

5.25pm: Sent mails to HMS Canopus.

5.50pm: Clear lower deck, read warrants No. 10 & 11 for confinement to cells on board.

6.15pm: 2 men released from cells punishment expired.

8.50pm: Liberty men returned.

10.00pm: 2 absentees returned on board.


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9 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

6.25am: 1 absentee returned on board.

8.00am: Landing party left.

10.10am: Carpenter & Quarter Masters at instruction how to connect and disconnect steering gear aft.

11:30am: Landing party returned one man under arrest. Allowed open arrest.

2.05pm: [MB] Oomala took 136 gals petrol.

4.00pm: Vessel under 1 hours steaming notice.

6.30pm: Scrub & wash clothes.

7.40pm: Night guard at stations.

9.10pm: 2nd motor boat returned with provisions.


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10 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.55am: Out Seaplane 1445.

10.40am: Defaulters.

2.53pm: Out No. 1560.

3.47pm: In 1445 Seaplane.

4.10pm: Liberty men landed.

8.20pm: Guard for night at stations.

9.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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11 July 1915

Iero Bay [& at sea]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

4.05am: Hoist out seaplane 841 with bombs.

7.30am: Seaplane 841 returned without bombs.

9.00am: Work main derrick hoist in 841.

9.30am: Roman Catholics attended service on HMS Canopus.

10.00am: Open muster.

4.05pm: Mails left for HMS Canopus.

6.54pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to Pilot's orders with HMS Grampus astern.

7.42pm: Left Iero River.

10:21pm: Cape Sigri abeam 9.7 miles.


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12 July 1915

[At Sea & Iero Bay]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

0:20am: Cape Sigri abeam 2nd time 12 miles.

3.35am: Seaplane 184 hoisted out.

3.45am: Out No. 841.

4.12am: Both seaplanes lifted without torpedoes No. 2342 & 2572. Gyros No. 2086 & 1585, warheads 2. Pistol AW modified 2. Hoisted in No 841 and proceeded to orders.

5.47am: Entered Iero River.

6.03am: Entered harbour.

6.32am: Let go starboard anchor. 1½ cables West of HMS Canopus. Anchorage bearings: Hot Baths N18W; Sidero Island S57E, Mill S14W.

7.25am: Hoisted in seaplane No. 184.

8.45am: Refitting No. 1 & 2 motor boats falls.

2.00pm: Hands employed refitting boats falls.

4.20pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.

5.30pm: Mails left ship for French Cruiser Bruix.

6.30pm: Received mails from HMS Canopus.


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13 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.00am: Out No. 1560 experimental run.

8:30am: Hoisted 1560 in.

6.00pm: Collier Nevisbrook alongside.

6.40pm: Trawler with 1000 gals petrol.

7.40pm: Trawler left.

8.30pm: Commenced coaling.

8.50pm: Mails from HMS Euryalus.

10.15pm: Mails from HMS Canopus.

11.00pm: Cease coaling.


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14 July 1915

Iero Bay [& at Sea]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.33am: Commenced coaling.

11.45am: Finished coaling. [Received 300 tons]

12.15pm: Collier Nevisbrook cast off & left ship.

2.25pm: Discharged 4 galls Petrol to HMS Canopus.

7.00pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to orders.

7.16pm: Left Lake Iero.

7.38pm: Left entrance.

10:24pm: Cape Sigri Light abeam 13 miles.


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15 July 1915

[At Sea &] Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

0.08am: Cape Sigri abeam 12 miles.

1.52am: Psari abeam.

3.03am: Stop. In log. Out seaplane 184.

4.39am: Full ahead all.

5.00am: Zig-zagging 10° on either side. Course & speed to Navigator’s orders returning.

5.59am: Stopped outside of boom.

6.48am: Entered Lake Iero.

6.55am: Let go Port anchor.

10.25am: Seaplane 184 returned to ship.

Noon: Hands make & mend.

1.40pm: MB [Motor Boat] Oomala took 186 gallons petrol.

5.00pm: Scrub & wash clothes.

5.05pm: Mails left for French TBD Hussard.


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16 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

6.00am: Officers to small arm drill.

6.30am: Return arms. Air mechanics physical drill.

7.00am: Hands to bathe.

4.25pm: Hands work Main Derrick, hoist out 1445.

4.45pm: Hoist in No. 1445.

5.00pm: Both guards & all gear returned on board.

5.55pm: Read out warrant for stoker, 4 days cells on board.


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17 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

6.05am: Hands work Main Derrick, out Seaplane 1445.

6.35am: In Seaplane 1445.

8.00am: Hands to bathe.

9.30am: Out Seaplane 1445.

9.40am: In 1445.

10.45am: Out 1445. 2nd Motor Boat returned with Torpedo from HMS Gazelle.

11.05am: In 1445 with damaged float.

2.00pm: Clean arms.

3.45pm: Out Seaplane No. 1560.

6.00pm: In No. 1560 with damaged float.

8.30pm: Hoist all boats.


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18 July 1915

Iero Bay [& at Sea]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

9.05am: Roman Catholics left for service on HMS Canopus.

9.30am: Officer’s call.

6.40pm: Special Duty men to station.

6.49pm: Stand by.

7.02pm: Anchor aweigh.

7.16pm: Left Lake Iero.

7.35pm: Square Rock abeam.

11.22pm: Psara Light abeam 2 miles.


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19 July 1915

[At sea &] Iero Bay

Lat 38.3, Long 26.2 [bearings]

am: Thick Fog round coast. Vessel Zig-Zagging throughout.

12.45pm: Pasha Island abeam.

1.25pm: Kara Burnu abeam.

2.43pm: Square Rock passed.

2.46pm: Boom passed.

2.59pm: Entered lake.

3.10pm: Anchored.

3.30pm: Oomala alongside for 80 gallons petrol.

4.05pm: Out 841.

6.05pm: In 841.


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20 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.00am: Hands work Main Derrick. Out Seaplane 184 with bombs.

6.37am: No. 184 returned having used one bomb.

8.05am: Out Seaplane No. 1560.

8.45am: In Seaplane No. 1560.

8.45am: Out Seaplane No. 1445.

9.30am: In Seaplane No. 1445.

10.50am: Out Seaplane No. 1445 with 4 bombs.

12.05pm: In Seaplane 1445.

6.05pm: 1 man released from cells, punishment expired.

8.45pm: Mails came on board.

11.00pm: Stores from trawler brought on board.


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21 July 1915

Iero Bay

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

9.55am: Motor boat brought stores from HMS Canopus.

10.20am: Defaulters.

12.50pm: Nos. 2 & 3 Motor Boats & cutters manned & proceeded to fire on HMS River Gunboat Dorothea. [Some more info on loss of Dorothea]

1.10pm: All boats returned. Vessel still burning but beached.

1.45pm: Sent landing party to air station.

3.45pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 184.

4.20pm: Out Seaplane 1560.

4.35pm: In Seaplane 1560.

5.20pm: In Seaplane 184.

7.55pm: Landing party returned.


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22 July 1915

Iero Bay [& at Sea]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

8.00am: Firing party, 39 men left ship for range.

11.45am: Captain's Defaulters.

1.25pm: Working party left to dismantle tent and bring off seaplanes.

4.38pm: Hoisted in Seaplanes 820 & 821 & working party returned.

6.59pm: Anchor aweigh and proceeded.

7.31pm: Square Rock abeam.

10.36pm: Sigra Light abeam 11.4 miles.

11.38pm: Sigra Light abeam 2nd time 12 miles.


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23 July 1915

Iero Bay to Rabbit Island

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

4.20am: Special duty men. Engines & Courses to Navigator’s Orders.

5.02am: Let go Port anchor.

3.00pm: Observer arrived from HMS BullDog.

7.24pm: Shifted berth.


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24 July 1915

Rabbit Islands

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

am: Rounds reported frequently.

5.25am: Out Seaplane 184.

6.30am: In Seaplane 184.

3.48pm: Out Seaplane 184.

4.11pm: Seaplane up spotting for HMS Roberts (Monitor).

4.47pm: Roberts opened fire on No. 1 Fort.

5.14pm: Cease fire.

5.40pm: Seaplane returned and taken inboard.


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25 July 1915

Rabbit Island

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

5.00am: Shore signal party left.

5.30am: Out Seaplane 841.

5.53am: Left ship.

6.25am: Returned.

6.55am: Hoisted aboard.

Noon: 1 Anti-aircraft gun manned.

1.45pm: Strip party landed.

3.40pm: Out Seaplane 841.

3.45pm: Up.

4.43pm: HMS Roberts opened fire on Target No. 164 (Fort).

5.14pm: Fired on Target No.1.

5.55pm: Seaplane landed & hoisted in.


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26 July 1915

Rabbit Islands

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

5.30am: 1 Anti Aircraft gun manned.

9.00am: Commenced mooring Torpedoe nets.

10.20am: Man & arm ship for indicator nets.

10.40am: Secure. Motor boat sent to investigate & warn Patrol Trawler for S.N.O.

12.15pm: Trawler 294 arrived with mails and provisions.

3.06pm: Strip party landed.

3.15pm: Hoisted out seaplane 841.

4.18pm: HMS Roberts commenced firing.

4.48pm: Ceased firing.

5.50pm: Hoisted Seaplane 841 in.

6.00pm: Strip party returned.

7.40pm: Made stern wire fast to Pirasa[?] Island & hauled ship's head to S72E.

10.35pm: Two aeroplanes passed high overhead steering NE manned Anti Aircraft guns.


[Most days from 27th July to 1st August, 1 Anti Aircraft or Night Gun’s Crew standing by]


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27 July 1915

Rabbit Islands

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

5.40am: Secured alongside Starboard Collier Edlington.

6.50am: Commenced coaling.

Noon: Cease Fire. [coaling?]

1.00pm: Mail arrived on board & Air mechanic rating joined ship from Tenedos.

5.52pm: Clear lower deck. Fire stations.

8.00pm: Finished coaling.

8.10pm: Collier SS Edlington cast off.


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28 July 1915

Rabbit Islands

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

5.50am: Anti Aircraft Gun's crew close up round guns.

2.00pm: Signal party left ship to work with seaplane.

2.45pm: Seaplane 841 left ship to spot for monitor.

4.00pm: Seaplane returned. Hoisted in seaplane No. 841.

6.00pm: Anti Aircraft Gun's crews relieved.

8.00pm: Night gun's crews arm ship.


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29 July 1915

Rabbit Islands

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

5.50pm: Collier SS Laristan alongside with stores.

8.00am: Anti Aircraft Gun's crews relieved.

9.21am: HMS Roberts opens fire. 1 round.

10.30am: Man & arm ship for indicator nets. Lieut. Stern investigated. [ Indicator net]

11.55am: Seaplane 1560 hoisted in.

12.15pm: Make & mend for ship's company.

12.25pm: Received mail from Trawler 249.

2.00pm: QM [Quarter Master] accidently broke two Thermometers cracked by gun fire.

3.30pm: In seaplane 841.

5.50pm: 1 man released from cells, punishment finished.

6.30pm: SS Laristan cast off.


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30 July 1915

Rabbit Islands

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

5.40am: Hands work Main Derrick. Out Seaplane 1560.

9.20am: Out Seaplane 1560.

10.15am: In Seaplane 1560.

11.53am: Mails left in Trawler 294.

1.50pm: Out Seaplane 1560.

2.35pm: Out Seaplane 184.

3.05pm: Out Seaplane 841.

4.50pm: RA3 [Rear Admiral?] came on board.

5.00pm: RA3 left ship.

6.45pm: Signal party returned and seaplanes hoisted in.

8.30pm: 184 returned in tow of trawler 325.


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31 July 1915

Rabbit Islands

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

10.35am: Out Seaplane No.1560.

11.00am: Out Seaplane 184.

11.15am: In Seaplane 1560.

12.35pm: Keane, stoker, joined ship from HMS Grafton.

2.00pm: Clean arms.

2.28pm: Signal party left for shore.

3.15pm: Out Seaplanes 841 & 184.

3.45pm: In Seaplane 841.

4.30pm: HMS Roberts opened fire. 1 Thermometer broken by gun fire.

5.10pm: Cease fire.

5.40pm: Seaplane 184 returned.

8.00pm: Night gun's crew mustered.


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[End pages of log book.]



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1915


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[Front page of log book split over above 2 scanned pages]

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1 August 1915

Rabbit Island [to Mudros]

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06

1.30am: No. 2 Motor Boat investigated indicator net lights.

5.30am: Working party employed securing BP target to net moorings.

6.40am: Working party returned.

7.16am: Store ship alongside - HR James.

am: All hands employed drawing stores.

2.20pm: Flight Lieut. Dacre & Midshipman Sisemore left ship for HMS Roberts.

2.50pm: HR Smith, store ship cast off.

3.00pm: Seaplane 184 hoisted and sent to HMS Roberts.

3.15pm: Stand by & shorten cable.

3.36pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to Navigator’s orders.

7.23pm: Passed boom & entered Mudros harbour.

7.57pm: Let go port anchor.


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2 August 1915

Mudros [& at Sea]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.55am: Hands rattling down.

10.50am: Store party left for SS Swanley.

Noon: Store party returned.

12.45pm: Both watches clear cutter of stores and prepare ship for sea.

5.55pm: Stand by.

6.05pm: Anchor aweigh. Engines to Navigator’s orders.

6.54pm: Passed boom.

8.00pm: Zig-Zag 5° each side of course.

11.51pm: Psara Light abeam 6.3 miles.


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3 August 1915

Mudros to Sighajik [& at Sea]

Lat 38.1, Long 26.7 [Estimate - inside Sighajik Bay]

1.55am: Venetiko Island port beam 1¾ miles.

3.40am: Cape Karaka [Kavaki?] abeam 2 miles.

5.35am: Stopped to hoist out Seaplanes 1445 & 1560.

6.25am: Stopped to pick up seaplanes. No. 1445 “Sub-Lieut Bankes-Price” capsized on alighting but was salved.

9.55am: Sighted SS Atlas. Hoisted MN Lowered cutter Sub-Lieut Christopher in charge and boarded her for inspection.

11.00am: Cutter returned. Vessel allowed to proceed, papers report correct.

pm: Vessel cruising round Sighajik Bay.

5.07pm: Took up station 10 cables astern of French cruiser Bruix.

7.25pm: Full speed & proceeded independently.

9.41pm: Venetiko Island abeam 1 [mile?].

11.41pm: Psaro Light abeam 6 miles.


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4 August 1915

Sighajik to Kephalo Bay [to Tenedos]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

1.58am: Signi Light abeam 3 miles.

5.30am: Entered Kephalo Bay.

1.30pm: Hands mustered for monthly Pay &c.

2.59pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to Collier Remembrance off Tenedos.

4.00pm: Alongside collier.

5.00pm: Crew engaged removing various stores from Collier including Deck, Engineroom, Gunners & air Dept. stores.

8.55pm: Commenced coaling.


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5 August 1915

Tenedos [to Kephalo Bay]

Lat 39.84, Long 26.08

11.15am: Ceased coaling.

11.45am: Weighed with collier secured alongside. All ropes & wires parted. Proceeded to avoid running on reef.

12.45pm: Hoisted No. 2 Motor Bay and proceeded to Kephalo Bay.

2.50pm: Anchored in Kephalo Bay.

6.15pm: Hands to Air Craft stations.

6.40pm: Dispersed.


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6 August 1915

Kephalo Bay [entered as Tenedos to Kephalo]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

11.15am: Defaulters & Captain’s request men.

Noon: Make & mend.

4.30pm: Scrub & wash clothes.

6.15pm: Out Seaplane No. 841 & mail left ship.


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7 August 1915

Kephalo Bay [entered as Tenedos to Kephalo]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

11.15am: Anti-aircraft gun's crews man guns.

1.00pm: Men told off to clean bilges.

2.00pm: Clean arms.

2.25pm: Return arms.

7.25pm: Cover guns.


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8 August 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

10.40pm: No. 2 Motor Boat's crew returned in HMS Ark Royal’s skiff & reported Motor Boat aground with damaged propeller.


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9 August 1915

Kephalo Bay [to Xeros Islands]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.00am: 2nd Motor Boat returned from HMS Ark Royal.

2.42pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to Xeros Islands to join HMS Cornwall.

5.00pm: Out Seaplane 841 for spotting.

5.20pm: Shore Batteries opened fire.

6.20pm: HMS Cornwall opened fire.

7.04pm: HMS Cornwall ceased fire.

pm: Ship manoeuvring to anchor in Xeros Bay.


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10 August 1915

Xeros Bay to Rabbit Islands

Lat 40.51, Long 26.41 [Estimate in Xeros Bay]

5.00am: Joined HMS Cornwall.

5.41am: Hoisted out 841 to spot.

6.30am: Hoisted in 841.

6.38am: Left HMS Cornwall.

10.25am: Shore battery fired two shots at ship. Seaplane 841 left water.

11.56am: Seaplane 842 hoisted out, failed to rise through engine trouble.

12.22pm: 842 hoisted in.

12.24pm: 841 hoisted in.

3.32pm: Out Seaplane 841.

5.05pm: Seaplane 841 hoisted inboard. Vessel proceeded to Rabbit. Course & speeds to orders.


[ Drawing of Seaplane 842]


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11 August 1915

Rabbit Island [to Suvla Bay] to Gulf of Xeros

Lat 39.93, Long 26.06 [Position at 11.46am]

5.30am: Anti Aircraft Gun's crew man guns.

6.27am: Out Seaplane 842.

9.30am: Flight Lieut. Dacre rejoined ship. Seaplane 184 returned from HMS Roberts.

10.15am: Flight Lieut. Wright left for HMS Roberts with Seaplane 841.

11.21am: Commander Douglas from HMS Roberts joined ship.

11.46am: Anchor aweigh & vessel proceeded to Suvla.

2.03pm: Let go Port anchor in Suvla Bay.

2.13pm: Commander Douglas left ship.

2.51pm: Anchor aweigh and proceeded to Xeros Gulf.

5.24pm: Out Seaplane 1560.

6.16pm: In Seaplane 1560.

6.30pm: Speed & courses to Navigator’s orders.

Midnight: Rounds by midshipman correct.


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12 August 1915

Xeros Bay to Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

4.37am: Out Seaplane 842 & 184 carrying out Torpedoe raid & 1560 (bombs[?]). No. 184 returned being unable to rise with Torpedoe.

5.37am: No. 842 returned after successful attack.

5.43am: No. 1560 returned.

9.05am: Anchored in Kephalo Harbour.

10.00am: Made fast alongside Collier Ramsay.

11.55am: Commenced coaling.

11.58am: First hoist.


[See page 10 of Imperial War Museum document on RNAS in Dardanelles for Commander Edmonds report on the flight]


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13 August 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

2.40pm: Out Seaplane 184.

3.40pm: Out Seaplane 1561.

4.00pm: In Seaplane 1561.

5.30pm: Out Seaplane 1561.

5.58pm: In Seaplane 1561.

6.25pm: In Seaplane 184.

7.30pm: Finished coaling 470 tons.


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14 August 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.55am: Cast off from Collier Ramsey.

7.13am: Alongside store ship Arranmore for stores.

8.45am: Out Seaplane 842.

9.05am: Seaplane left.

9.15am: Cutter sent to HMS Ark Royal for Sea-Plane engine.

10.30am: Cutter returned.

11.40am: Seaplane 842 returned.

2.13pm: Stores on board & cast off from storeship.

2.30pm: Anchored.

4.30pm: Scrub & wash clothes.


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15 August 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0


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16 August 1915

Kephalo to Xeros Gulf

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

8.55am: Double Bottom party cleaning bilges.

3.00pm: Col. Sykes & Col. Hanky joined ship.

4.36pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to orders. Port watch man & arm ship. Exercise guns crews, fire stations. Exercised after steering positions steering by after steam and hand gear, changing over into hand gear in 1 min and a half.


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17 August 1915

Xeros Gulf to Kephalo or at Xeros Gulf

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0 [Position at 12.55pm]

am: In Xeros Bay. To Navigator’s orders.

4.03am: Out Seaplane 184.

4.20am: Out Seaplane 842.

4.32am: No. 842 left water.

4.38am: 184 left water both carrying torpedoes.

6.08am: No. 842 returned & hoisted inboard.

6.11am: No. 184 returned & hoisted inboard.

9.30am: Out No. 1560.

9.52am: Seaplane up.

10.20am: Seaplane landed & hoisted inboard. Vessel returning full speed to Kephalo.

12.55pm: Passed boom & entered Kephalo Harbour. Anchored.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

5.55pm: Mail arrived.


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18 August 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

7.00am: Double Bottom party clean bilges.

10.05am: Out Seaplane No. 1561.

10.40am: In Seaplane 1561.

1.05pm: Received mail from HMS Exmouth.

2.05pm: Gunner returned empties to Collier SS Glamorgan .

5.00pm: Sent mail to HMS Exmouth.

8.40pm: Mail returned on board.


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19 August 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

9.15am: Laying out stern anchor.

10.30am: Received 14 lbs pitch from HMS Exmouth.

10.50am: Captain’s Defaulters.

Noon: Make & mend for crew.

5.25pm: Veered cable and read warrant No. 11 M for 3 days confinement to cells.


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20 August 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

5.30am: Secure Collier alongside Benheather.

7.20am: Commenced.

3.05pm: Finished coaling 247 tons.

3.20pm: Collier cast off.

5.00pm: Drawing stores from SS Floridian.

5.15pm: Out Seaplane 1561.

5.19pm: Left water.

5.20pm: Landed.

5.45pm: Whaler returned with stores.

5.50pm: Out 846.

6.00pm: Left water.

6.08pm: Landed.

7.40pm: Whaler returned from Trawler 92 with empty petrol tins.


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21 August 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

5.30am: Drawing stores from MFA [Merchant Fleet Auxiliary] Floridian.

6.00am: Out seaplane 846.

6.10am: Hands clearing cutter of stores.

10.25am: Returned empty petrol tins by RFA Floridian.

11.30am: Defaulters.

6.30pm: Received mail on board.


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22 August 1915

Kephalo [& at Sea]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

7.10am: Diving party from HMS Bacchante arrived to pick up case of stores lost over side whilst unloading by Air Department.

9.00am: Spare copy of ledger sent on board HMS Exmouth.

10.30am: Clear lower deck for instruction economising water.

11.40am: Diving party returned.

2.10pm: Store party left to draw stores from store ship.

6.00pm: Store party returned.

7.19pm: Anchor aweigh proceeded to orders.

7.29pm: Left Harbour. Man & arm ship.

Midnight: Watchers changed.


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23 August 1915

Kephalo Bay to Xeros Island [& at Sea]

Lat 40.62, Long 26.74 [Estimate from location of Xeros Islands]

2.24am: Sighted Xero Island.

3.52am: Stopped engines.

5.05am: Engines to orders.

5.41am: Let go port anchor 3 cables off Island.

6.30am: Placed Kedge & landed guard & shore party.

8.10am: Out Seaplane 842.

9.00am: Two Trawlers attempted to turn us against wind.

11.22am: Trawlers cast off.

11.30am: In Seaplane 842.

11.50am: Shore party returned.

1.45pm: Out Seaplane 846.

2.15pm: Monitor opened fire.

2.41pm: Seaplanes landed. Monitor M16 ceased firing. Hands employed preparing stern wire.

6.00pm: Guard & shore party returned.

6.50pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to Navigator’s orders.

11.04pm: Patinto[Patino?] abeam.


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24 August 1915

Xeros Bay to Port Iero

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

2.23am: Scapa Light abeam.

5.00 – 8.00am: Working with Seaplanes in Ivalic [Ayvalik] with HMS Chatham. [From log of HMS Chatham seaplanes ‘made reconnaissance over Aivali’]

5.21am: Out Seaplane 1560.

5.26am: Out Seaplane 846.

5.38am: Out Seaplane 242. [842?]

5.46am: 846 up.

5.46½ am: 842 up.

5.47am: 1560 up.

6.35am: 1560 landed.

6.37am: Hoisted in.

6.58am: 846 landed. 842 landed.

7.12am: 846 in.

7.43am: 842 in.

8.01am: Full all following HMS Chatham.

9.19am: Passed Boomed Defence.

9.45am: Let go anchor.

9.50am: Secure cable.

1.00pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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25 August 1915

Port Iero [& at sea]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.55am: Out Seaplane No. 842.

6.00am: Usual routine & Double bottom party.

7.50am: Oomala alongside for petrol.

8.30am: Oomala cast off.

11.30am: 1st Motor Boat tried in water.

2.00pm: Clean arms.

6.50pm: Anchor Aweigh.

7.28pm: Square Rock abeam.

11.51pm: Cape Sigri abeam 11.2 miles.


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26 August 1915

Port Iero to Gulf of Smyrna or at Sea

Lat 38.54, Long 26.72 [Estimate from location of Gulf of Smyrna/Izmir]

am: Various speeds & courses working seaplanes.

5.47am: Seaplane 846 out.

5.50am: Up.

6.59am: Seaplane 846 down.

7.20am: In board.

11.15am: Out Seaplane 842.

11.38am: Up.

12.43pm: Seaplane landed.

12.55pm: Seaplane inboard.

4.00pm: Course & speed as req. entering harbour. [Port Iero]

4.36pm: Stopped alongside SS Crayside for coal.

6.45pm: Commenced coaling.

11.30pm: Finished for night.


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27 August 1915

Port Iero to Port Mudros

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.00am: Resumed coaling.

6.00am: Out Seaplanes 842 & 184.

6.30am: In Seaplane 942.

7.00am: In Seaplane 184.

9.45am: Finished coaling. [Received 250 tons]

11.52am: Left collier & anchored.

1.14pm: Anchor aweigh. Engines & helm to Naviagtor’s orders leaving harbour.

4.08pm: Off Cape Sigri.

6.40pm: Stand by. To navigator’s orders entering Port Mudros.

7.35pm: Anchored.

8.45pm: Discharged 1 AB to Gloucester Castle, Hospital Ship. Crebbin AB.

11.00pm: Received mail.


[From Casualty Lists Richard Crebbin, Able Seaman, died on 28th August. See also CWGC]


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28 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

10.00am: Sent 2nd Cutter with working party for stores.

11.30am: Hoisted out Seaplane 846.

11.30am: Discharged to Hospital ERA [Engine Room Artificer] Russel.

1.15pm: Collier Millpool alongside with seaplane stores.

1.30pm: Scrub & wash clothes.

4.30pm: HMS Honeysuckle alongside for 20 gallons Benzoline & 10 Gals Vacuum B.

6.17pm: Mails left for HMS Europa.

7.45pm: Mails arrived from HMS Europa.

11.00pm: Remainder of mail arrives.


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29 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: Working stores from collier.

8.05am: Collier Millpool left.

pm: Air Mechanics working stores &c.


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30 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.00am: Double bottom party clean bilges.

9.20am: Out Seaplane No. 3721 for test flights.

10.27am: Seaplane returned.

11.40am: Captain’s Defaulters.

2.15pm: Store party left to draw stores from SS Hurst.

3.45pm: Out Seaplane 3722.

4.15pm: In Seaplane 3722.

5.35pm: Out Fire Engine.

5.40pm: Port watch under Lieut. Commander Barber with cutter & Motor boat left for HMS Whitby Abbey.

6.20pm: Returned to ship.


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31 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

10.25am: Work Main Derrick out No. 3722 Seaplane.

10.35am: In Seaplane 3722.

11.00am: Out Seaplane 3722.

11.50am: Seaplane returned after reaching 10,000 ft.


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[End pages of log book]



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1915


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1 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30am: Hands scrub & wash hammocks.

1.30pm: Paid monthly money & issued soap & Tobacco.

2.00pm: Hands employed drawing stores, remainder cleaning ship.


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2 September 1915

Mudros to Xeros Islands returned Mudros

Lat 39.5, Long 25.2 [Estimate from location for torpedoing of Southland 56km from Lemnos near Agistrati]

5.30am: Call all hands.

8.55am: Clear lower decks. Hoist boats & gangway.

9.38am: Anchor aweigh.

9.50am: Received SOS signal from Troopship Southland.

10.08am: Full ahead all, passed boom.

Noon: All boats swung out & manned and all Ladders, gangways &c. Baggage ports hoisted & opened. Rubbing strake manned. Ropes over side. Petrol cans, floats, lifebuoys & rafts thrown overboard.

12.15pm: Lowered 2nd Motor Boat, Flight Commander Edmunds in charge.

12.20pm: Lowered 3rd Motor Boat, Lieut. Stern in charge. Both Motor Boats proceeded to assistance of rafts and boats which were crowded & sinking. Empty boats were towed alongside rafts and part of occupants transferred. Boats and rafts were towed alongside and were taken on board. 21 boats and rafts were picked up in which were (approx) 694 Austrailian & New Zealand Troops (6th Imp. Brigade A.I.F.) 121 Crew. Total 815 including 27 Officers. Many requiring Medical Treatment.

2.28pm: Hoisted 2nd Motor Boat. 1 boat load survivors towed alongside [HMS?] Hussar.

2.35pm: Hoisted 3rd Motor Boat.

2.42pm: Full speed all.

4.50pm: Entered Harbour & proceed alongside Troopship Transylvania & transferred survivors.

6.13pm: Alongside Transylvania.

6.14pm: Fast alongside.

6.20pm: Commenced disembarking surviving Troops & Crew from Ben-my-Chree to Transylvania.

8.35pm: Both Watches fall in clean up decks & stow life belts.


[See ‘The Empire Called and I Answered’ for an account by one of the men on board Southland]


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3 September 1915

Mudros to Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

5.30am: Stowing life-belts away &c.

6.50am: Special duty men to stations and stand-by cast off from Transylvania. Engines &c to Navigator’s orders.

7.40am: Passed boom.

11.00am: Passed boom.

11.16am: Let go starboard anchor.

2.00pm: Hands make and mend & wash clothes.

2.30pm: Starboard watch secure submarine E7. [The following day E7 was sunk]

2.55pm: Air mechanics hoist out seaplane 3722.

3.09pm: Landed on water.

3.15pm: Hoist out 842 seaplane.

3.32pm: Hoist in 842 & 3722.

3.55pm: E7 cast off.

5.55pm: No. 841 Seaplane, Lieut. Wright & one Air Mechanic returned to ship from HMS Roberts.

6.00pm: Hoisted in No. 841.


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4 September 1915

Kephalo [‘Mudros to Kephalo or at Kephalo’ entered on log but ship does not appear to move]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

9.00am: One leading hand & four air mechanics working on board SS Tringa.

9.15am: Party left returning stores to Penmorvah.

11.15am: Tringa working party returned.

12.20pm: Cutter with seaplane stores & working party returned.

4.00pm: Clean arms.

7.00pm: Sent cutter to trawler for Midshipman Sisemore & 1 Air mechanic also empty Petrol cans.


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5 September 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.45am: SS Tringa came alongside.

7.25am: 2nd Cutter discharging 13 tins of petrol to Trawler 92.

11.15am: Anti-aircraft gun's crew man Anti-aircraft guns.

Noon: 3rd Motor Boat, 1st Cutter, 2nd Cutter bringing Petrol from Trawler.

2.00pm: Spare seaplanes & parts put on board of SS Tringa.

4.10pm: SS Tringa cast off.

5.30pm: Mail arrived & received two cases air stores from HMS Ark Royal. 2 seaplane floats sent to Ark Royal.


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6 September 1915

[Kephalo]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

5.30am: Hands air bedding.

5.45am: Out Seaplane 846.

5.57am: Seaplane left water.

6.40am: Hoisted in seaplane 846.

7.50am: Lash up & stow hammocks.

10.55am: Collier Queensland Transport made fast alongside.

11.30am: Commenced coaling.

11.40am: Received 2 bales of clothing from Penmorgan.

3.40pm: 1 Petty Officer & 6 Air Mechanics drawing stores from Trawler 306 in cutter.

4.25pm: 1st cutter returned with 240 gallons of Petrol.

7.03pm: Finished coaling. [Received 245 tons]

7.20pm: Collier cast off.


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7 September 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.50am: Midshipman Sisemore and one Air Mechanic left by trawler for Rabbit Island.

11.25am: Captain’s & Commander’s Defaulters and request men.

12.50pm: Hands make & mend clothes & scrub & wash coaling suits.

5.55pm: Cleared lower deck to read Warrant No. 8 for confinement to cells.

9.30pm: 1 Air Mechanic with seaplane stores returned from HMS Roberts.


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8 September 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

4.00am: Strong wind, rough sea.

10.30am: Anti-aircraft stations.

10.45am: Disperse.

2.00pm: Seamen at small arm drill.

3.00pm: Clean & inspection of arms.

6.20pm: Hands to bathe.

8.30pm: Mail left ship.


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9 September 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

8.55am: Hands fall in for physical drill.

9.00am: Double bottom party carry on.

9.15am: Hands refitting boats falls.

1.00pm: Hands make & mend clothing.

2.00pm: Air Mechanics working party drawing stores from SS Tringa.

3.05pm: Out seaplane No. 846. Left water 3h-7m-29s.

3.40pm: Out Seaplane No. 842.

4.55pm: Cutter returned with air stores.

5.30pm: No. 846 returned.

5.35pm: 842 returned.

7.10pm: Mail arrived on board & Russel, Engine Room Artificer, rejoined from hospital ship Gloucester Castle.

8.05pm: Cutter returned with stores.


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10 September 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.00am: Double bottom party cleaning bilges.

8.55am: Divisions with night clothing.

9.15am: Air Night Clothing.

11.20am: Defaulters.

1.30pm: Forward division of seamen muster bags.

1.55pm: Hands working on boats. Double bottom party resumed work.

4.00pm: Down all night clothing.


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11 September 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

2.00pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.

3.00pm: Up all wash clothes.

3.15pm: Clean arms.

6.00pm: Clear lower deck to read Warrant No. 9 for confinement to cells.


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12 September 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0


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13 September 1915

Kephalo to Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.39am: Anchors aweigh & helm to orders leaving harbour.

5.49am: Passed boom.

5.50am: Various courses vessel ZigZagging.

9.10am: Stations entering Mudros harbour.

9.23am: Boom.

10.28am: Let go port anchor.

1.30pm: Discharged 1 stoker to hospital ship. J. Keane "Aquitainia"

5.00pm: Sale of Dead man's effects. [?Richard Crebbin, Able Seaman, died on 28th August?]


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14 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.00am: Prepare ship for coaling, coming alongside SS Tringa.

6.00am: Store party proceeded to SS Midland.

7.00am: Cutter with stores return.

10.40am: Discharged 1 engine & case to SS Tringa & to[?] took onboard seaplane stores.

1.10pm: Collier cast off.

1.30pm: Stokers mustering bags.

4.30pm: Mail left ship for HMS Europa.


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15 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.00am: Motor Boat & Cutter drawing stores from SS Baron Ardrossen.

11.00am: Captain’s & Commander’s Defaulters.

11.05am: HMS Honeysuckle's Motor Boat alongside for 20 Gallons of petrol.

2.55pm: Clear lower deck to salute submarine HMS E2.

3.40pm: Motor Boat from HMS Euryalus for 4 tins Petrol.

4.35pm: Cutter returned with ships stores.


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16 September 1915

Mudros to Xeros to Kephalo

Lat 40.51, Long 26.41 [Estimate assuming in Xeros Bay at noon]

5.28am: Special duty men.

6.15am: Boom.

11.28am: Stop engines out seaplane 842.

11.32am: Seaplane in water.

11.33am: Half speed.

11.35am: Seaplane up.

12.33pm: Seaplane down.

1.01pm: Stop all.

1.09pm: Seaplane up slow ahead increased to 400 revs & proceeded to Kephalo.

3.09pm: Boom.

3.15pm: Let go anchor.

4.05pm: Out Seaplanes 842 & 846.

4.15pm: In Seaplanes 842 & 846.

6.40pm: Hands to Anti-Aircraft stations.

6.55pm: Secure.


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17 September 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

8.40am: Clear up decks and reeve clothes lines.

11.20am: Defaulters.

Noon: Wash & scrub clothes.

3.30pm: Up all scrubbed & washed clothes.

6.45pm: Cleared lower deck. Captain lecturing on the situation of the war.


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18 September 1915

Kephalo [to Xeros Island]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0 [just before noon]

8.00am: Anti-Aircraft guns crew man guns.

8.45am: Guns crew fall out.

11.00am: Clean arms.

11.25am: Return arms & special duty men.

11.27am: Weighed anchor.

11.41am: Passed boom.

1.12pm: Batteries opened fire on 3 trawlers.

2.43pm: Zig zag 10° each side.

3.32pm: Seaplane 846 in water.

3.55pm: Seaplane 846 up.

3.53pm: Seaplane 842 up.

4.14pm: Monitor open fire 7 shots.

5.15pm: Seaplanes returned to ship. Vessel manoeuvering in Gulf [of Xeros?] until dark.

8.55pm: Seaplane 842 hoisted out.

8.57pm: Left water.

9.50pm: 842 on water.

10.16pm: Hoisted inboard. Vessel manoeuvering in Gulf & keeping in touch with M16 & Trawlers.

[Midnight: Stopped off Xeros Island]


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19 September 1915

Xeros Gulf to Kephalo [written as Kephalo to Xeros Gulf]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

[4.00am: Stopped off Xeros Island]

6.40am: Out Seaplane 842.

7.15am: Out Seaplane 3721.

7.20am: Out Seaplane 3722.

7.28am: Monitor fired 1st round. 5 rounds fired.

7.29am: In Seaplane 3721.

7.35am: In Seaplane 3722.

8.25am: Down Seaplane 842.

9.24am: Full ahead. Vessel zig zagging & returning to Kephalo.

11.41am: Passed boom.

11.57am: Let go starboard anchor. [C3 berth]

12.03pm: Stop all, ring off engines, secure cable.

12.20pm: Unload guns.

1.50pm: Discharged 3 tins of acetone to HMS Ark Royal.

1.45pm: Lowered 3rd Motor Boat.

5.35pm: Hands to Bathe.

9.30pm: Anti-Aircraft stations. Hostile aircraft dropped two bombs on air station.

10.00pm: Fall out.


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20 September 1915

Kephalo to Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.06am: Anchor aweigh.

6.16am: Passed boom.

6.25am: Altered course to examine lighter adrift.

6.57am: Altered course to examine Hulk Pina which had broken away from Tug rescue.

8.55am: Lowered cutter for Tug & proceeded to Navigator’s orders.

10.54am: Boom.

11.21am: Let go starboard anchor. [Talikna Point N65E 10½ cables]

7.50pm: 20 Air Mechanic ratings joined ship.


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21 September 1915

Mudros [written as ‘Kephalo to Mudros & at Sea’ but ship doesn’t move out of harbour]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.45am: Shifted Ship off HMS Reliance.

8.15am: New Air Mechanics mustering kit.

8.30am: Out seaplane 849.

8.40am: 6 workmen off HMS Reliance onboard to strengthen guns.

9.30am: Hands employed refitting ship.

9.40am: Stokers Physical drill.

10.45am: In Seaplane 849.

10.50am: Out No. 3721.

10.55am: In Seaplane 3721.

12.30pm: Workmen left ship.

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting boats.

1.35pm: 4 workmen return to ship from HMS Reliance.

4.45pm: Workmen left ship.

5.35pm: Workmen returned.

6.15pm: Mail left ship.


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22 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.40am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded alongside HMS Reliance, repair ship.

7.05am: Made fast.

9.50am: Dispersed and fall in for refitting. Workmen from HMS Reliance on board working about gun mountings &c &c.

10.55am: Captain's & Commander's Defaulters.

7.35pm: Gunner's party 4 hands with workmen about guns.

11.20pm: Workmen returned on board HMS Reliance.


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23 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.10am: Hands employed dismantling guns & refitting.

9.20am: Stokers 30 mins. Swedish drill.

Noon: Hands make & mend clothing.

1.30pm: Workmen from HMS Reliance working about gun mountings.

6.45pm Discharged 1 stoker rating to Hospital. "Laurie" "Maldivia"

9.00pm: Workmen returned to HMS Reliance.

On Thursday 23rd Sept I found it necessary to caution Mr Witt, Warrant Officer 2nd Grade RNAS, on account of disciplinary slackness in performing his duties. [Signed] Albert J.E Witt Wr.


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24 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.15am: 8 Hands drawing stores from Tidepole.

9.30am: Stokers physical drill.

10.45am: Defaulters.

12.35pm: Cutter returned with stores.

9.00pm: Workmen return to HMS Reliance.


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25 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.38am: Proceeded alongside collier Blackheath.

6.25am: Made fast alongside Blackheath.

8.05am: Commenced coaling.

2.20pm: Air Dept. drawing stores from SS Gibraltar.

6.00pm: Out Seaplane 846.

6.08pm: 846 left water.

6.34pm: Seaplane 849 on water.

6.40pm: Seaplane 846 on water.

6.50pm: Hoisted both machines inboard.

8.20pm: Mail arrived.


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26 September 1915

Mudros to Xeros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.35am: Finished coaling. Received 430 Tons.

9.00am: Cleared lower deck and read warrants No. 12-13-14-15 for imprisonment at Malta Prison.

9.10am: 6 stocker ratings joined ship from HMS Europa.

9.25am: Escort with prisoners left ship.

11.10am: Escort returned on board.

12.05pm: Hands to bathe & clean.

2.10pm: Mail arrived on board (Parcel).

5.57pm: Cast off collier Blackheath & proceeded to orders.

6.32pm: Boom. Vessel zigzagging to orders.


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27 September 1915

Mudros to Gulf of Xeros or in Gulf of Xeros

Lat 40.51, Long 26.41 [Estimate assuming in Gulf of Xeros at noon]

8.02am: Seaplane 3772 hoisted out.

8.09am: [Seaplane] 3721 [hoisted out].

8.38am: Hostile aeroplane approached ship from SW & fired a machine gun at ship & seaplanes. Anti-aircraft guns opened fire. Aeroplane then flew away.

10.37am: 842 hoisted out.

10.42am: Up.

10.44am: Seaplane up.

11.30am: Too much swell for monitor to fire. Seaplane recalled.

12.07pm: Seaplane hoisted in.

pm: Vessel manoeuvering in Gulf.

5.25pm: Fired two rounds with forward guns to test mountings.


[Most days from 28th September to 23rd November, the stokers have separate evening quarters at around 5.45pm]


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28 September 1915

Gulf of Xeros to Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.59am: Passed boom.

6.36am: Rang off & secure.

9.30am: Clean small arms.

2.00pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.


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29 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

3.00pm: Air Mechanics work Main Derrick out No. 849.

3.55pm: Air Mechanics work Main Derrick in No. 849.

4.45pm: Mails left ship.

5.10pm: Issue of winter clothing to men not dressed as seamen.

9.15pm: Letter mail arrived.


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30 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.14am: Anchor aweigh.

7.15am: Made fast alongside HMS Reliance.

9.15am: Gunners party stripping port fore gun.

12.10pm: Hands make and mend clothes. Gunners party stand fast to work on guns.

9.00pm: Workmen from HMS Reliance returned onboard.


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[Signed] Cecil L’Estrange Malone Squadron Commander Commanding Officer

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[End pages of log book]



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1915


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[Front page of log book split over above 2 scanned pages]

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1 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.15am: Hands employed scrubbing ship’s bottom, gunners party dismounting guns & refitting as requisite.

1.00pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment & issue of soap & tobacco.

3.40pm: Whaler returned with Engineers stores.

6.30pm: Lighter K21 alongside with 6 Torpedoes & War heads.


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2 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

2.25am: Lighters K21 & K41 cast off & left.

7.00am: Capt. & Lieut Childers left ship for Gallipoli. [Robert Erskine Childers]

9.00am: 7 hands drawing Paymasters stores.

12.10pm: Cutters returned with stores.

2.00pm: Hands scrub and wash clothes. 6 Hands returning empty Torpedoe boxes.

3.00pm: Mail closed on board.

3.30pm: Received mail on board.

4.45pm: Cutter returned empty cases to HMS Hector.


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3 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: Clear lower deck work Main Derrick by hand. Hoist out seaplane No. 842.

6.40am: No. 842 left for HMS Euryalus with Lieut. Wright & 4 Air Mechanics. 50 S[mall?] bombs 10 large, 50 detonators, 20 fuses, 450 Gals Petrol, 8 drums oil, 1 Parafin & 2 spare propellers.

1.30pm: 17 liberty Petty Officers landed on leave.

5.50pm: Optional divine service & War Lecture on board HMS Reliance.

6.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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4 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

11.20am: Commanders defaulters.

1.30pm: 2nd Cutter to SS Floridian & SS Woodville for stores.

1.30pm: Football party left & Chief & First Class Petty Officers leave.

4.40pm: Football party returned.


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5 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.30am: Landing party 24 seamen & 2 officers. 4 Hands Gunners party.

11.50am: Landing party returned.

2.10pm: Store party left for SS Woodville and SS Floridian. Air Mechanics route march.

4.50pm: Mail arrived on board.

5.20pm: Air Mechanics returned.


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6 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.45am: 2nd Cutter left ship with store party.

10.15am: Cutter received.


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7 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.15pm: Football parties landed. Leave to chief & 1st class Petty Officers. Port watch allowed to see game.

5.00pm: Football party & liberty men returned on board.

5.50pm: Water tank left ship.

5.58pm: Capt. & Lieut. Childers returned from Gallipoli.


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8 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.30am: 7 hands drawing stores from SS Swanley.

12.30pm: 2nd Cutter to Swanley for stores.

1.15pm: Both Watches turn out 2nd Motor Boat & Gunners party dismounting guns.

3.00pm: Both watches clear cutter.


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9 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

11.30am: Waterboat alongside.

1.15pm: Scrub & wash clothes.

3.30pm: Up all scrub & wash clothes.

3.45pm: Mails left ship for SS Ville de Strasburg.

4.50pm: Water tank left ship.

8.30pm: Concert held on board.


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10 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.30am: Seaplane No. 842 arrived with Lieut. Wright RNAS.

8.30am: Tug swinging ship clear.

10.35am: Hoisted in 842.

12.05pm: Motor Boat returned with seaplane stores on board.


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11 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.45am: Gunners party reassembling guns.

11.45am: Stores from SS Woodville arrived.

1.15pm: Hands employed clearing cutter & re-reeling wires &c.


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12 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.00am: 1 Leading Seaman, 4 AB take cutter for sand.

11.20am: Defaulters.

1.15pm: Hands employed reeving cutters falls, clearing cutter of sand and gunner's party.


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13 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.11pm: Cast off from HMS Reliance. Helm & engines to Navigators orders. Proceeded alongside collier Penhallow.

3.00pm: Commence coaling.


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14 October 1915

Mudros to Kephalo

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.45am: One stoker rating, Laurie, rejoined ship from hospital.

11.20am: Cease Fire[?]. Finished coaling. [Received 290 tons]

1.00pm: Left collier and proceeded alongside oil tanker Q2 for air stores.

3.45pm: Left Q2 & proceeded to anchor.

4.35pm: Clear lower deck and read warrent No. 10 for confinement in Malta detention camp. "Brison"

4.40pm: Dispersed. Escort and prisoner left for HMS Europa.

5.30pm: Escort returned.

5.49pm: Anchor aweigh.

6.21pm: Passed boom.


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15 October 1915

Mudros to Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

1.25am: Sigri Light abeam.

7.10am: Boom defence.

7.20am: Let go starboard anchor.

12.15pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.

4.40pm: Roman Catholic Priest on board.

7.15pm: Roman Catholics disperse.

7.20pm: Roman Catholic Priest left ship.


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16 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

5.40am: Hands to fire stations. Fire in bunker.

6.12am: Fire extinguished. Fall out seamen and air mechanics.

6.20am: Roman Catholic priest on board.

7.00am: Roman Catholic mass & holy communion.

8.35am: Finished divine service.

9.40am: WR Hillyer signalman joined ship from HMS Havelock.

1.47pm: Anchor aweigh.

2.00pm: Let go anchor.

2.20pm: 1 signal rating left ship for HMS Havelock - J Lanham.

2.20pm: Clean arms.

4.00pm: Received air stores from HMS Havelock.

5.50pm: Mail arrived on board.


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17 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

7.30am: Mail left ship.

9.50am: One Air Mechanic, Bert Carle, discharged to Mudros, medically unfit.

11.15am: One stoker, Laurie, discharged to Hospital ship Rewa.[?]

3.30pm: HMS Chatham left harbour for England.

4.35pm: Received mail onboard.


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18 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

9.15am: Small arms Company clean arms and drill, also remuster accoutrement.

Noon: Return arms.

6.00pm: Mail arrived on board.


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19 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0


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20 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.00am: Hands scrub hammocks.

7.15am: Up all hammocks.

9.35am: Small arm drill.

3.30pm: Down all scrubbed hammocks.

6.20pm: Mail received on board.


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21 October 1915

Kephalo to Dedeagatch [Alexandroupoli] Road returning Kephalo

Lat 40.6, Long 25.8 [Estimate – assuming near Dedeagatch at noon]

7.20am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to HMS Ark Royal. Discharged seaplane 850.

8.52am: Cast off & proceeded.

9.05am: Boom.

12.44pm: Out seaplane, Lieut. Dacre.

12.50pm: Seaplane up.

12.55pm: Seaplane down.

1.05pm: Vessel stood off while bombardment took place.

5.10pm: Vessel returned to Kephalo & anchored.


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22 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

am: Ship continually breaking sheer.

11.00am: Commander’s & Captain’s Defaulters.

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes.

pm: Anchor watch kept.


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23 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

11.20am: Clean arms.

1.15pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.


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24 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

9.30am: Muster by open list.

5.00pm: Mail left ship.

5.30pm: Mail received on board.


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25 October 1915

Kephalo [& at Sea]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

9.25am: 8 Hands drawings air-dept. stores.

9.40am: Seaplane No. 850 returned HMS Ark Royal.

10.25am: Seaplane No. 850 collier Penmorvah.

Noon: Anchor aweigh.

12.08pm: Passed boom.

2.25pm: Seaplane 849 in water. [Off Dedeagatch]

2.28pm: Up.

2.44pm: Seaplane 3721 in water.

2.46pm: Up.

3.18pm: Seaplane 3721 landed.

3.29pm: 849 landed.

3.48pm: Machines hoisted inboard. Returning to Kephalo.

5.51pm: Passed boom.

5.59pm: Let go port anchor.

6.15pm: On heaving up Port anchor it carried away. Proceeded to berth.

6.20pm: Let go Starboard anchor in C3 berth.

9.30pm: Flight Lieut. Wright discharged to SS Penmorvah with 8 air ratings and seaplane stores.


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26 October 1915

Kephalo to Dedeagatch or at Sea

Lat 40.6, Long 25.8 [Estimate from location of Dedeagatch]

4.29am: Anchor Aweigh.

4.39am: Passed boom.

7.00am: Joined squadron at rendezvous off Dedeagatch.

8.46am: No. 846 up spotting for monitors.

10.30am: Seaplane landed.

Noon: Lieut. Edmunds 842 up.

1.36pm: Seaplane down hoisted inboard and proceeded back to Kephalo.

4.12pm: Passed boom.

4.21pm: Let go starboard anchor in C3 berth.

6.45pm: Lieut. Wright & working party returned.

9.50pm: Watch man & arm ship. Submarine in vicinity.

10.15pm: Secure. Pipe down.


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27 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

10.25am: Hoisted out seaplane No. 842.

1.45pm: Working party air mechanics for SS Penmorvah left.

2.35pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded alongside collier Hurst.

3.00pm: Let go Port anchor.

3.13pm: Up anchor.

3.15pm: Anchor aweigh.

3.55pm: Fast alongside Hurst.

4.10pm: Working party air mechanics returned.

5.40pm: Stopped coaling. [Received 20 tons]

5.50pm: Special duty men.

6.05pm: Let go & all clear.

6.19pm: Let go starboard anchor.


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28 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.30am: Prepare for coaling.

9.30am: Air Mechanics Working Party to Penmorvah.

11.50am: Air Mechanics Working Party returned.

1.00pm: Spelari (stoker) to Hospital Ship Rewa.

4.20pm: Mail arrived on board.


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29 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.05am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded alongside collier Hurst.

6.55am: Made fast.

8.30am: Commenced coaling.

6.00pm: Mail arrived in board.

[Coal received 380 tons]


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30 October 1915

Kephalo to Dedeagatch or at Sea

Lat 40.6, Long 25.8 [Estimate – assuming close to Dedeagatch at noon]

6.15am: Finished coaling. [Received 40 tons]

10.34am: Anchor aweigh.

10.44am: Passed boom.

pm: Manoeuvering ship in Dedeagatch Roads.

1.01pm: Seaplane 849 up.

1.12pm: No. 842 up.

1.24pm: 842 landed.

1.35pm: No. 3722 up.

1.55pm: Seaplane 3722 landed.

2.17pm: No. 849 landed.

2.56pm: 846 up.

3.39pm: Landed.

4.09pm: 842 landed. Vessel proceeding to Kephalo.

7.54pm: Entered harbour.

8.02pm: Let go starboard anchor D2 berth.


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31 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

4.02pm: Cleared lower deck to cheer Submarine H1.


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[End pages of log book]



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1915


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1 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

9.10am: Abandon ship stations.

11.20am: Defaulters.

1.00pm: Hands to monthly payment.


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2 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

5.45am: Hands employed getting empty Rum casks & oil drums &c ready for Trawler.

9.12am: Seamen small arm drill.

10.50am: Shifted berth to D3.

1.00pm: Hands cleaning haversacks &c.

3.55pm: Hoisted out No. 842.

5.10pm: Hoisted in No. 842.


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3 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

9.15am: Hands refitting boats.

2.10pm: Out No. 3722.

2.40pm: Hoisted in.

2.17pm: Hands drawing stores from SS Tapton.

5.30pm: Read Warrant No. M/16 for confinement to cells.


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4 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.30pm: Mail arrived.


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5 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.40am: Store party drawing paymaster's stores from SS Elwick Grange. [?SS Elswick Grange]

pm: Hands working stores.


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6 November 1915

Kephalo to Gulf Xeros returned Kephalo

Lat 40.62, Long 26.74 [Estimate from location of Xeros Island]

8.45am: Anchor aweigh.

9.11am: Boom.

9.33am: Abandon ship & fire stations.

am: Monitor in tow.

1.00pm: Off Xeros Island.

2.00pm: Returning to Kephalo.

5.18pm: Boom.

pm: Anchored in D3 Berth.


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7 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

10.00am: Roman Catholics church party to HMS Cornwallis.

12.05pm: Out seaplane 842.

12.10pm: Left water (down 0.40).

pm: Leave for Chief & 1st Class Petty Officers & football party.

4.30pm: Liberty men returned.

5.50pm: Mails left ship.

8.00pm: Lieut. Milner joined ship from HMS Canopus.


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8 November 1915

Kephalo to Dedeagatch or at Sea

Lat 40.6, Long 25.8 [Estimate – assuming close to Dedeagatch at noon]

6.30am: Lieut. Newbury left ship for HMS Canopus.

8.03am: Anchor aweigh.

8.10am: Boom.

11.00am: Manoeuvering seaplanes off Dedeagatch.

11.16am: 846 in water.

11.32am: 841 in water.

11.33am: Both up.

11.42am: 846 down.

11.52am: 846 hoisted in.

12.31pm: 846 in water.

12.33pm: 846 up.

1.37pm: 850 in water.

1.41pm: Seaplane 850 up.

1.55pm: 3722 in water.

1.57pm: 3722 up.

2.04pm: 849 hoisted in.

2.37pm: 3722 landed.

2.41pm: Hoisted in.

2.44pm: 850 landed.

2.51pm: 846 landed.

2.58pm: Hoisted in.

3.11pm: Full speed all, returning to Kephalo.

5.10pm: Boom.

5.24pm: Let go starboard anchor.

6.45pm: Mail arrived on board.

7.05pm: Received 6 500lb bombs, 8 65lbs & 2 set bomb dropping gear.


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9 November 1915

Kephalo to Xeros or at Sea

Lat 40.51, Long 26.41 [Estimate assuming in Gulf of Xeros at noon]

9.06am: Anchor aweigh and proceeded to Xeros.

Noon: Engines to order working seaplanes.

pm: Manoeuvring ship for seaplanes in gulf Xeros.

12.24pm: 850 up.

12.47pm: M15 opened fire.

1.21pm: Out 3721.

1.27pm: Up.

1.55pm: Landed.

1.57pm: Hoisted in.

2.32pm: 850 landed.

3.04pm: 3722 up.

3.29pm: Landed.

3.30pm: 3722 up.

3.34pm: 846 up.

3.43pm: 850 down.

3.49pm: 3722 down.

4.05pm: M15 resumed firing.

5.00pm: M15 ceased fire.

5.11pm: 846 landed & hoisted in. Ship returned to Kephalo.

8.26pm: Boom.

8.37pm: Let go starboard anchor D3 berth.


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10 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.00am: Drawing stores from SS Highland Monarch.

10.00am: 1 stoker rejoined ship from detention barracks Malta.

11.30am: Commanders defaulters.

12.10pm: Captain’s request men.

3.50pm: Received 920 gallons petrol from K beach.

4.30pm: Returned 210 empty petrol cans to K beach.


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11 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

Noon: SS Jedmoor alongside.

1.55pm: Commenced coaling.

2.10pm: 1st hoist.

8.40pm: Air dept. sent 115 petrol cases & empty bomb cases on board SS Jedmoor.

11.40pm: Finished coaling [received] 325 tons.


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12 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

6.15am: Collier Jedmoor cast off. Saturday routine. [Although it’s Friday]

10.00am: Mails left ship.

1.00pm: Make and mend clothes ships company.

5.00pm: Chief & 1st class Petty Officers fall in. Read warrant No. 11 for depriving Martin, Master at Arms of 1 GCB [Good Conduct Badge?]


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13 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

11.20am: Commanders defaulters.


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14 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

12.05pm: Leave for Chief & 1st class Petty Officers & Leading Seamen of starboard watch 1pm – 4pm.


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15 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0


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16 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

3.00pm: Mail left ship.


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17 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

am: Hands painting. 2 brushes lost overboard (accidentally).

11.25am: Commanders defaulters.

5.30pm: One cell prisoner released & placed under open arrest.

8.00pm: Anchor watch kept. [Wind force 6 – 7]


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18 November 1915

Kephalo to Mudros

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0 [Position at 11.20am]

11.20am: Anchor aweigh.

11.37am: Boom.

3.08pm: Passed boom. [Entering Port Mudros.]

3.45pm: Let go starboard anchor.

4.00pm: 1st & 2nd cutters drawing stores from SS Swanley, SS Woodville & SS Baron Ardrossan.

5.45pm: Mail arrived on board.

7.00pm: Store Parties returned.


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19 November 1915

Mudros to Milo or at Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Drew stores from SS Swanley & SS Penmorvah.

3.30pm: 4 seamen Ratings joined ship from HMS Europa.

5.51pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to orders.

6.30pm: Boom.

6.48pm: Kombie[Kombi] Island 1 mile.

11.10pm: Lithari Point abeam 12.3 miles.


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20 November 1915

Mudros to Milo

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

4.32am: Pamaleas[?] Light: 3¼ miles.

7.27am: Boom.

8.15am: Fast alongside collier Ingleside.

9.30am: Commenced coaling.

9.35am: Hoisted out No 849.

10.15am: Hoisted in No 849.

1.00pm: Finished coaling. [Received 180 tons]

4.15pm: Hands to Bath shift into night clothing.


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21 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

4.00am: Vessel breaking sheer N20W - N10E.

1.00pm: Vessel breaking sheer N15E - N15W.


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22 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

1.00am: Vessel continually breaking sheer N10E - N10W.

11.30pm: Defaulters.

4.45pm: Scrub & wash clothes.

5.00pm: Clothing issued to men not dressed as seamen.


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23 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

6.00am: Mail left ship.

6.30am: Shifted berth.

7.53am: Let go starboard anchor.

10.40am: Exercised small arm companies.


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24 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

6.00pm: 20 gallons to HMS Jonquil.


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25 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

11/00am: 1 sick case arrived on board from HMS Hibernia, Lieut. Commander Richards.

12.30pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Fishing party left ship.

5.40pm: 100 gallons parafine sent to HMS Heliotrope.


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26 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

10.00am: Mail left ship.

9.00pm: Set anchor watch.


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27 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45


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28 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45


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29 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

7.30pm: Anchor watches set. [Wind force 6 – 7]


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30 November 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

11.30am: Mail left ship.

1.50pm: Seining party left ship.

3.45pm: Mails left ship.


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[End pages of log book]



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1915


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1 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

11.05am: Out Seaplane No. 850.

Noon: Seaplane returned.

12.13pm: Collier Celicia alongside.

1.30pm: Commenced coaling.

5.15pm: Finished coaling. Received 155 tons coal.

5.30pm: A. Bacon Air Mechanic rejoined from Detention. Received 1 bomb from HMS Reliance.

5.40pm: Collier left.


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2 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

10.15am: Mails arrived on board.

10.20am: Out Seaplane 846.

11.40am: Seaplane returned.

1.00pm: Make & mend clothes.

1.30pm: Paid monthly money & served out soap & tobacco.

5.55pm: Read out Warrants No. 17 & 18M for confinement in cells on board & No. 11 for depriving 2 Good Conduct badges.

7.50pm: Mails left ship.


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3 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

8.50am: Mails arrived on board.

2.45pm: Hoisted out No. 850.

3.00pm: Seaplane returned.

3.40pm: Seaplane left ship.

4.20pm: Seaplane returned.


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4 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

12.05pm: Received 1 bag of cement from HMS Hibernia.


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5 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

9.45am: Church parties HMS Zealandia.

11.00am: No. 850 out for test flight.

11.25am: No. 850 returned to ship.

2.45pm: Hoisted seaplane No. 850.

3.00pm: Seaplane returned.

3.40pm: Seaplane left ship.

4.20pm: Hoisted in No. 850.


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6 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

8.00am: Mails on board HMS Hibernia.

9.10am: Mails via French Packet.

9.15am: Seining party left ship.

12.10pm: Seining party returned.

1.10pm: Seining party left ship.

2.00pm: No. 849 left for test flight.

2:55pm: No. 849 returned.

4.05pm: Mails left ship.

5.20pm: Seining party returned, 1 absentee.


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7 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

7.45am: Absentee returned 14 hours 25 mins adrift.

9.31am: General Quarters. Fire Quarters.

9.37am: Heave round fire main.

9.41am: Cease fire.

9.41am: Repel hostile aircraft.

9.48am: Secure guns. Return arms.

9.51am: Prepare to abandon ship.

9.58am: Abandon ship.

10.10am: Prepare to be taken in tow.

10.36am: Away all boats crews.

10.54am: Fore part out fire engine. After part out Kedge.

11.27am: Secure.

11.30am: Let go Port anchor and weigh by hand.

5.20pm: Hands to bathe.

5.45pm: 1 man released from sentry’s charge.


Note: No log pages for 8–9 December, 1915


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10 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

7.05am: Drawing stores from HMS Wahine.

9.00am: Trawler Pearl alongside with potatoes.

10.20am: Mail arrived.

1.15pm: Hands employed rigging Foremast seaplane platform. Landed party stokers for route march.

4.20pm: Landing party returned.


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11 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

1.00pm: Stokers landing party & football party left ship.

1.15pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.50pm: Stokers landing party & football party returned.

5.00pm: Lecture by Sub-Lieut. Bankes-Price.

6.50pm: One man released from cells.


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12 December 1915

Milo [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

8.15am: Roman Catholics divine service on board Foudre. [ French seaplane carrier]

10.00am: Roman Catholics returned.

10.10am: 3 officers & 35 men to divine service on HMS Russell.

11.12am: Out Seaplane 849.

11.35am: Hoisted in.

12.10pm: Church parties returned on board.

7.55pm: Two stokers from HMS Talbot brought off shore & placed under arrest.

10.25pm: Escort from HMS Talbot for stokers under arrest.


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13 December 1915

Milo & at Sea [Mudros to Milo entered in log]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

3.41pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to orders.

4.23pm: Passed boom defence.

7.50pm: Entered Steno Pass[?].

7.55pm: Nicola Light abeam.


[Steno Keas (a strait) is close to Agios Nikolaos lighthouse on Kea?]


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14 December 1915

Milo to Mudros or at Sea & Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.45am: Arrived off Mudros & manoeuvered outside Harbour and anchored until fog lifted.

11.27am: Weighed & proceeded.

11.43am: Passed boom.

12.45pm: Let go starboard anchor.

3.20pm: Two stokers rejoined ship from prison.

4.00pm: Stores received from SS Gibraltar.


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15 December 1915

Mudros [Milo to Mudros entered in log]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.07am: Proceeded alongside Collier Gileston.

12.30pm: Commenced coaling.

9.20pm: Discharged sick officer to HMS Europa.

9.50pm: Finished coaling.


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16 December 1915

Mudros to Kephalo

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0 [Location just after noon]

8.22am: Passed boom.

12.39pm: Let go starboard anchor (C2 Berth).

1.40pm: Make & mend clothes.


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17 December 1915

Kephalo [Mudros to Kephalo entered in log]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

11.00am: Capt. & Commander’s defaulters & request men.


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18 December 1915

Kephalo [Mudros to Kephalo entered in log]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

1.15pm: Drawing stores from wing Capt.

4.40pm: Out No. 850.

4.46pm: Left water.

5.20pm: Seaplane down.


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19 December 1915

Kephalo [Mudros to Kephalo entered in log]

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

10.28am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to B1 berth.

3.25pm: Hands to Anti Aircraft stations.

3.40pm: Disperse.

5.33pm: Shifted ship to D4 berth.


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20 December 1915

Kephalo to Mudros

Lat 40.17, Long 26.0

9.12am: Out 3722.

9.15am: Left water.

9.32am: Seaplane down.

9.45am: Clean arms.

9.58am: 3722 left water.

10.10am: Down.

12.30pm: 1 man joined ship, passage to Mudros.

12.50pm: ~130 men & Commander Kilson from Beaches to Mudros.

1.30pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to Mudros.

4.45pm: Passed boom defence.

5.17pm: Let go starboard anchor in D4 Berth.

5.35pm: Discharged beach parties.

5.45pm: Mail left ship.

7.40pm: Received mail.


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21 December 1915

Mudros [Kephalo to Mudros entered in log]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.15am: Proceeded alongside SS Floridian[?].

8.57am: Made fast alongside for stores.

11.30am: Finished drawing stores.

1.20pm: Mail left.

4.37pm: Proceeded to anchor. Anvil Rock bearing South.


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22 December 1915

Mudros [Kephalo to Mudros entered in log]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24


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23 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.55am: Stores from SS Woodville[?].

10.45am: Discharged 20 gallons petrol to HMS Roberts.

1.15pm: Hands make & mend.

3.00pm: Mail left ship.


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24 December 1915

Mudros to Port Iero

Lat 39.0, Long 26.1 [Estimate – between Cape Sigri and Port Iero]

7.15am: Special duty men.

8.00am: Boom.

8.10am: Kombi Light abeam.

11.05am: Cape Sigri Light abeam 3.6 miles.

1.52pm: Passed boom defence.

2.16pm: Let go starboard anchor.


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25 December 1915

Port Iero [Mudros to Port Iero entered in log]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

9.15am: Church party sent to HMS Canopus.

11.00am: Church party returned.

pm: Leave for Port watch from 1.30 until 5pm.

5.30pm: Libertymen returned.

6.05pm: Patrol landed 4 men returned.

7.50pm: Patrol & 5 absentees returned.


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26 December 1915

Port Iero [Mudros to Port Iero entered in log]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

Noon: Special leave starboard watch 1.30 to 5.0pm.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

5.30pm: Liberty men returned.

6.00pm: Patrols landed for absentees.


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27 December 1915

Port Iero [Mudros to Port Iero entered in log]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

7.10am: Collier Sterndale alongside.

7.25am: 6 absentees returned.

8.15am: Rig collier.

8.50am: Commenced coaling. Mess kettle lost by accident by W Scott signalman.

Noon: 3 absentees returned.

2.10pm: Mail left ship.

5.30pm: Robertson, seaman, under arrest.

5.40pm: Finished coaling. [Received 321 tons]


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28 December 1915

Port Iero [Mudros to Port Iero entered in log]

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

7.00am: Released two men under sentry.

7.20am: Diving party from HMS Canopus alongside.

9.10am: Diving boat left ship.

11.10am: Commander’s defaulters.

1.20pm: Flight Lieut. Mills joined ship from Trawler 705.

5.00pm: Stokers Evening Quarters.

8.00pm: Concert held on board.


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29 December 1915

Port Iero to Long Island [Uzunada – Gulf of Izmir] or at Port Iero

Lat 38.51, Long 26.75 [Estimate from location of Long Island]

7.15am: Weighed anchor.

7.45am: Passed boom defence.

9.41am: Let go starboard anchor.

9.49am: Out No. 846.

9.55am: 846 up.

10.50am: 846 returned.

11.50am: 850 out but towed back to ship (engine trouble).

12.29pm: 850 Left water.

12.53pm: 850 landed.

2.00pm: Anchor aweigh. Engines & helm to orders proceeding to Port Iero.

3.56pm: Boom defence.

4.16pm: Let go starboard anchor.

6.10pm: Mail arrived on board.


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30 December 1915

Port Iero to Long Island

Lat 38.51, Long 26.75 [Estimate from location of Long Island]

6.45am: Flight Lieut. Mills left ship for HMS Canopus.

7.09am: Anchor aweigh. Proceeded to Long Island.

9.26am: Let go starboard anchor off Long Island.

9.44am: Out No. 849.

9.50am: Up.

11.31am: Landed.

11.45am: 849 Landed in board.

1.19pm: 850 out.

1.22pm: Up.

2.13pm: 3772 out.

2.15pm: Up.

2.28pm: 3772 landed.

2.57pm: 850 landed.


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31 December 1915

Long Island to Port Iero

Lat 38.51, Long 26.75 [Estimate from location of Long Island]

9.15am: Seaplane 846 left water.

10.29am: 846 returned.

11.06am: 849 left water.

11.22am: Defaulters.

12.41pm: 849 landed & hoisted in.

1.02pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded to Navigator’s orders to Port Iero.

3.02pm: Passed boom defense.

3.22pm: Let go starboard anchor.

6.30pm: Ship's ledger from HMS Bacchante returned.


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[End pages of log book]



(Logs for January 1916 not included)



THE VOYAGES OF HMS BEN-MY-CHREE
Operations in the Middle East

JP map Ben-my-Chree Middle East

LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1916


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[From 1st to 8th February leave from about 4.30pm to 10.30pm and canteen leave from about 6pm to 9.30pm]


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1 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

0.37am: Let go starboard anchor.

0.39am: Made fast with assistance of tug.

7.30am: Mail received on board.

8.15am: Coal lighter & Native labourers alongside.

8.25am: Commenced coaling.

9.35am: Both Watches clearing lighter of R. Stores.

12.25pm: Finished coaling. [Received 355 tons]

2.00pm: Received from SS Trifles[Trifels?] 8 brooms & 16 scrubbers.

4.00pm: Hands to muster for monthly payment.

7.30pm: Mail left ship.


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2 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.15am: Received six boxes medical stores.

8.00am: One man placed under arrest.

11.30am: Defaulters.

2.20pm: 10 gallons petrol sent to HMS Euryalus.


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3 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

am: Training class landed.

11.15am: Vice Admiral visited ship.

11.30am: Training class returned.

11.50am: Admiral Wemyss left ship after inspection. [Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss]

1.15pm: Captain’s defaulters.

2.20pm: Out Seaplane 850.

2.38pm: Seaplane up.

3.17pm: Seaplane down.

4.25pm: Read warrant No. 24M for confinement to cells on board 14 days.


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4 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

am: Small arms party landed.

11.30am: Mail received on board.

1.15pm: Clean arms.

1.50pm: Return arms.


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5 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.50am: Water tank alongside.

11.15am: Defaulters.

10.30pm: 21 ratings joined ship from Navy House.


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6 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.00am: 21 ratings left ship for HMS Cornwallis.

9.15am: Church party landed. Church of England, Roman Catholics & non-conformists.

11.05am: Church parties returned.


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7 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.15am: Air Mechanics landed for physical drill.

11.45am: Parcel mail arrived.


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8 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.00am: A company landed for small arm drill. Hoisted out Seaplane 850 for observers instruction.

11.10am: Landing party returned. Hoisted in Seaplane.


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9 February 1916

Port Said [& at Sea]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.35am: D. Burns, Stoker, discharged to Hospital.

4.45pm: Read Warrant No. 22 M. Dunn, Stoker.

5.00pm: Discharged Prisoner.

7.30pm: Two observers joined ship.

8.45pm: Weighed.

9.00pm: Let go aft & proceeded to orders.

11.37pm: Damietta Light abeam.


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10 February 1916

Port Said to Alexandria or at Sea

Lat 31.21, Long 29.9

2.40am: Brulos [Borolus?] Light abeam 5.7 miles.

5.23am: Rosetta [Ra’shid] Light abeam 7 miles.

8.00am: Pilot boarded.

8.28am: Passed boom. Entered harbour.

9.00am: Let go starboard anchor.

9.50am: Two Stoker Ratings rejoined ship one from Detention Barracks & Hospital.

11.00am: 14 men & ~~~ drawing stores.

12.20pm: Cutter returned with stores.

3.40pm: 1 General, 1 Commander RN and 1 Army Captain joined ship.

5.24pm: Weighed & proceeded to Navigators orders. Italian Destroyer as escort.


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11 February 1916

Alexandria to Gulf of Sallum or at Sea

Lat 31.8, Long 25.5 [Estimate assuming in Gulf of Sallum at noon]

7.15am: Cast of lead no bottom 50 fathoms. Courses & speed various to orders.

8.10am: No bottom (cast).

9.21am: Seaplane 849 in water.

9.32am Seaplane up. Various courses & speeds to orders.

12.20pm: Various courses & speeds coasting for seaplane.

1.47pm: Seaboat called away to pick up Pilot & Observer.

1.58pm: Boat returned & hoisted. (Seaplane No. 849 capsized & Pilot & Observer were picked up by HMT [trawler] Charlsin. Lost by accident in seaplane 2 Webley pistols, 2 water bottles, 1 Webley pistol case, 2 waist belts 2 30s braces, 2 WB carriages, 2 Couriers case pistols, 100 carts SA Ball pistols, 12 Very’s carts, 2 haversacks, 1 Seaplane.)

5.12pm: Trawler fired across bow, challenged & replied.


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12 February 1916

Gulf of Sallum to Alexandria, Alexandria to Port Said

Lat 31.21, Long 29.9

6.45 – 7.15am: Soundings taken as per sounding log.

7.30am: Passed boom.

7.41am: Let go starboard anchor.

8.00am: RN Commander & General & Army Captain left ship.

9.35am: Mail arrived.

11.00am: Landed cutter for stores on HMS Hannibal.

3.30pm: 39 ratings arrived on board for passage to Port Said.

5.18pm: Anchor aweigh, engines & helm to orders.

5.33pm: Boom.

8.51pm: Rosetta [Ra’shid] Light abeam.

10.13pm: Brulos [Borolus?] light abeam distance 4 miles.


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H.M.S. "BEN-MY-CHREE" 12th February 1916

Submitted, that undermentioned articles lost in Seaplane 849 on 11th February, may be recorded in log.


PATT. No.

DESCRIPTION

No.

NAVAL STORES



666

Screwdrivers, 6”

1

298

File, half rd. 10”

1

Spl.

King Dicks No.1

1

“ “ No. 2

1

“ “ No. 3

1

Plugs, sparking K.L.

12

985

Pliers, rd. nose, 7”

1

Spl.

“ , Bernard 8”

1

21

Cans oil

2


Belts life, Perrin

1


PHOTOGRAPHIC STORES


Aeronautical Camera 5 x 4 complete with Cooke Anastigmatic lens 4.5 (Ne. 11A)

1


Mackensie Wishart back slide

1


“ “ plate holders

30


View finder

1


Wellington Press Plates

30


Canvas carrying bag for

1


Also can, oil Pattern No. 21, one in no. lost from machine 850 on 31st. January, 1916.


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13 February 1916

Alexandria to Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

3.01am: Damietta Light abeam 7 miles.

5.54am: Stop for Pilot & proceeded to orders.

6.55am: Let go Port anchor.

10.50am: Chief Petty Officer Hollands discharged to Navy House.

11.10am: Mail arrived.

11.40am: 1 observer left ship, Lieut. Williams

1.30pm: Discharged 39 ratings.


[From 13th February to 11th March, when at Port Said, leave from about 4.30pm to 10.30pm and canteen leave from about 6pm to 9.30pm]


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14 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.30am: Coal lighters alongside.

7.40am: Commenced coaling.

11.0am: Finished coaling. [434 tons taken in]

2.30pm: Petty Officer Kershaw rejoined ship.


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15 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.00am: Out Seaplanes 846 & 850 for swinging.

9.30am: Hands drawing stores.

1.40pm: Hoisted No. 846 Seaplane & 850.


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16 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.00pm: Air Mechanic joined ship from Alexandria.

6.30pm: Stoker Border released from cell punishment & placed under Sentry's charge.


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17 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.20am: Captain’s Defaulters.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.30pm: Cleared lower deck to read warrant No. 26M for 14 days cells on board.

5.00pm: One Cell prisoner released.

The under mentioned articles were lost on the 16th Feb 1916 in Seaplane 8031.

1 Camera aeronautics 5x4 complete with 4.5 Cooks unastigmatic lens.

Mackenzie Wishart Slide (back)

Mackenzie Wishart plate envelopes.

View Finder.

Paget Plates.

The above were lent to observers using HMS Empress seaplanes for instructional purposes.

Signed C L’e Malone captain. Signed A. Witt W.O II


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18 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.20am: Hoisted out Seaplane No. 3722.

9.28am: Left water.

9.55am: Seaplane down.

10.25am: Hoisted in.

11.25am: Defaulters.

1.00pm: Air Mechanics party left for Seaplane base.

11.30pm: Concert Party returned.


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19 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.15am: Parcel mail arrived.

9.00am: Air Mechanics working party landed with tents &c on base.

12.55pm: SS Uganda (B.I.S.S.[?] Co) collided with Ben-my-Chree doing a considerable amount of damage to stern & stern rising plates. [ SS Uganda – British India Steam Navigation Co.]

5.30pm: Air Mechanics returned.


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20 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.45am: Air Mechanics working party landed.

9.35am: Mail arrived.

1.05pm: Air Mechanics working party left ship.

4.25pm: Hove in slack of Port Cable.

5.30pm: Cleared lower deck. Read warrant No. 27M for 30 days detention. Border stoker.


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21 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.00am: Prisoner Border stoker with escort left ship.

7.15am: Both watches preparing gear for shore station.

8.05am: Refilling tanks from water lighter.

8.45am: Working party to Island.

1.15pm: Working party landed.

8.35pm: Mail arrived (P&O).


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22 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

0.15am: Escort returned.

6.30am: Working party landed.

8.05am: Diving boat alongside examining bow.

8.30am: Working party left ship.

9.05am: Diving boat left.

11.25am: Defaulters.

3.00pm: Motor Boat drawing Paymasters stores from SS Trifels.

3.40pm: Stores on board.


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23 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.30am: Lighter alongside for bombs.

8.00am: Mail left ship & mail arrived.

3.45pm: Hoisted out seaplane 850.

4.35pm: In Seaplane 850.

6.50pm: 4 Air Ratings joined ship.


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24 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.30am: Air Mechanics working party landed.

10.25am: Captain & Commanders Defaulters.

1.20pm: Air Mechanics working party left ship.

2.00pm: 2nd cutter drawing stores & mails.

2.40pm: Mail & stores arrived.


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25 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.10am: Received 2 pads of spun yarn from HMS Implacable.

11.45am: Defaulters.

2.35pm: Mail arrived.


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26 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.55am: Mail arrived on board.

1.45pm: Water lighter alongside.

2.55pm: Water lighter left.

4.30pm: Air Mechanics working party returned.

6.30pm: One Warrant officer & 2 Petty Officers joined Air Dept.


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27 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3


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28 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.30am: Case for medical treatment from SS Trifles [Trifels?].

1.20pm: Air Mechanics landed with stores to base.


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29 February 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.30am: 1 brass headed boat hook lost by accident (Peters AB).

11.00am: Defaulters.

2.15pm: Discharged officers & 34 Ratings to shore base.

3.45pm: 2 bags parcel mail arrived.


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1916


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1 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.00am: Mail left ship.

1.30pm: Hands muster for monthly payment & issue of soap & tobacco.

1.50pm: 1 Lieut. RNVR, 1 Sub-Lieut. RNAS and 21 air ratings joined ship.

2.30pm: 1 Air Mechanic discharged to Navy House.


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2 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.40am: Air Mechanics Working Party left ship.

11.55am: Air Mechanics returned on board.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

6.00pm: 1 man released from cell punishment “Paulo”[?] stoker.


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3 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.15am: Received from SS Trifels 31 brooms, 2 bolts of canvas.

10.30am: Case for medical treatment from SS Radstock.

11.25am: Mail arrived.

2.00pm: Stores from SS Maria De Larrinaga.


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4 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.30am: Defaulters.

Noon: Water tank alongside.

1.30pm: Air Mechanics landed 400 gallons petrol. 40 gallons Wakefield oil. [ C.C. Wakefield & Co later called Castrol Ltd. produced lubricant oil]


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5 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.45am: Church party left ship, 27 Roman Catholics, 2 Weslyans, 10 Presbytarians.

9.20am: Church of England [party] left ship for HMS Implacable.

11.45am: Church parties returned.

pm: Websdale, L., Air Mechanic to British Hospital, Port Said.


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RETURN OF DEATHS ON BOARD H.M. Ship “BEN-MY-CHREE”

DATE OF DEATH

NAME & SURNAME OF DECEASED

SEX

AGE

RANK, Profession or Occupation

NATIONALITY

LAST PLACE OF ABODE

6th March 1916

William Reginald Crocker

Male


Flight Commander RN

BRITISH

Port Said Seaplane Depot


CAUSE OF DEATH:-

Accidental death, Internal Haemorrhage caused by Railway train accident, at Port Said Railway Station


[From CWGC he was aged 30 and the fourth son of William Maunder Crocker of the Sarawak Service and grandson of the late Captain Peter Capper, 64th Foot.]


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6 March 1916

Port Said to Gaza Syrian Coast or at Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.55am: Air Mechanics returned to ship.

1.00pm: Hands drawing paymasters stores from Trifles [SS Trifels?]

2.40pm: Returned with stores.

4.15pm: Lieut. Maskell & 7 army observers joined ship.

7.00pm: Major Fletcher & servant joined ship.

7.15pm: Mail left ship.

9.45pm: Special duty men & pilot arrived.

10.10pm: Port Anchor aweigh.

10.25pm: Starboard anchor aweigh. Engines & helm to orders & proceeded.

10.30pm: Discharged pilot.


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7 March 1916

Port Said to Gaza Syrian Coast or at Port Said

Lat 31.6, Long 34.4 [Estimate – assuming operating seaplanes off Gaza]

7.21am: Ran into fog banks.

8.53am: Stop all & helm & engines to Navigator’s orders hoisting out seaplanes.

8.58am: No. 850 on water. 850 Lieut. Wright Pilot, Lieut. Williams observer.

9.01am: Up.

9.15am: No. 846 in water. 846 Flight Commander Edmunds, Lieut. E. Childers observer.

9.18am: 846 up.

11.14am: No. 850 down.

11.29am: Hoisted in.

11.45am: No. 846 down.

12.04pm: Seaplane 846 hoisted in. Proceeded.

2.30pm: Hoisted flag half mast for Flight Commander Crocker.

6.08pm: Altered course to make Port Said Light~~.

6.55pm: Pilot boarded. Helm & engines to orders entering Port Said.

7.05pm: Entered channel.

7.30pm: Let go starboard anchor.

8.45pm: Vessel berthed. Secured cables stern on to 1st Island.


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8 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.40am: Flight Lieut. Maskell joined base.

9.25am: 11 Air Mechanics rejoined ship.

10.35am: 1st cutter returning empty drums & barrels to SS Trifels.

10.50am: Seaplane No. 3790 & spare parts hoisted on board.

1.00pm: Received on board Bombs &c from SS Trifles.


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9 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.30am: Hands prepare for coaling.

10.10am: 3 men sent to HMS Implacable for medical survey.

11.00am: Finished coaling received 294 Tons.

6.20pm: No. 846 returned to ship & hoisted inboard.

8.10pm: 2 Air Mechanics discharged to HMS Empress.


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10 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.25am: Hoisted out Seaplane 3727.

11.10am: Captain's Defaulters.

11.20am: Seaplane returned.

Noon: Discharged Lieut. Childers RNVR to SS Arabia.

1.20pm: Out Seaplane 2727 to adjust Compasses.

1.50pm: Out No. 3790 Test flight adjust Compasses.

3.40pm: Hoisted in No. 3727.

4.10pm: Hoisted in No. 3790.

5.05pm: C. Milner Lieut. RNR discharged to RMS Britton[?].


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11 March 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

2.00pm: Seaplanes 846, 850, 3721, 3722, 3727, 3790 sent to 3rd Island.

2.30pm: 2 men from 3rd Island on board for medical treatment.

4.20pm: Cleared lower deck & read warrants No. 28M & 29M for disrating Petty Officer Malone & Leading Stoker Malone.

4.45pm: 5 Ratings discharged (invalids), 2 officers & 21 Air Mechanics discharged to air station.

6.40pm: 1 Rating joined ship from Navy House.

8.30pm: Native boatmen & boats for Canal work came on board.


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12 March 1916

Port Said to Suez or at Suez Canal

Lat 30.41, Long 32.36 [Estimate from location of Deversoir]

2.15am: Pilot boarded.

2.30am: Singled up.

3.28am: Anchors aweigh & proceeded.

4.27am: 1st station.

5.8am: 2nd station.

6.00am: 3rd station Cap.

6.40am: 4th station Kantara.

7.23am: 5th station Ballah.

9.34am: Passed HMS Cornwallis bound to Port Said.

9.45am: Passed 6th station Le Ferdane.

10.50am: Passed 7th station Ismalia & changed pilots.

11.36am: 8th station Toussoum.

12.19pm: 9th station Deversoir.

1.16pm: 10th station Kabrit. [Kibrit?]

2.03pm: 11th station Généffé.

2.51pm: Passed 12th station.

3.13pm: Passed 13th station.

3.45pm: Entered Suez Harbour.


Map of Suez canal from around this period - WW1Book-RN2-118.JPG


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13 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.15am: Hands getting ship in readiness for dry-docking.

7.56am: Entered dry-dock.

11.40am: Commenced pumping dock out.

pm: Natives employed cleaning ship's bottom.

4.00pm: Special leave to watch. Flight [Commander?] Edmunds left ship for seaplane base.

5.30pm: Dock dry & ship in hands of Khedivial Mail Dry Dock Co for refit.


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14 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

7.20am: Lieut. Low[?] RNVR left ship for seaplane base.

8.45am: Hands employed surveying cable.

9.20am: Mail arrived.

11.30am: Commander’s defaulters.

4.30pm: Special leave for port watch.


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15 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.35am: Squadron Commander Malone & Writer Glass & servant left for 3rd Island.

8.45am: Hands discharging bombs.

1.15pm: Bombs sent to HMS Raven.

4.30pm: Special leave to watch.

10.30pm: Liberty men returned.


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16 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

8.15am: Hamilton AB released from cells.

8.45pm: Dismantling guns.

3.00pm: 1st Motor Boat & crew with Grocott Mechanic left for passage in HMS Raven II to Port Said. Transfered 9 gallons & 6 pints rum to SS Trifles. [Trifels?]


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17 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.30am: Escort left ship for Cairo.

11.00am: Defaulters.

4.15pm: Read warrant No. 30m 14 days cells on board BMC.

10.00pm: Lieut. Braithwaite RNVR joined ship.


[From 18th March to 31st May, leave is granted from 1.30pm or 4.30pm to around 10pm when not at sea, and most days a patrol is also landed.]


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18 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

1.20am: Escort returned from Cairo with Border Stoker.

11.00am: Defaulters.


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19 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

9.30am: Roman Catholics landed 39. Wesleyans 8.


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20 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.00am: Defaulters & Captain’s defaulters.

4.00pm: Sling clean hammocks.


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21 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

2.45pm: 12 Roman Catholics landed for church.

4.30pm: Roman Catholics returned on board.

8.45pm: Sullivan Stoker MM [Mercantile Marine?] placed in cells under arrest.


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22 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

9.40am: Mail arrived on board.

11.00am: Captain’s defaulters.

1.15pm: Clear lower deck, read warrant No. 31M. Confined to cells for 7 days.


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23 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.05am: 1 bag mail arrived.

6.40pm: 2 bags mail arrived.


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24 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.30am: 1 rating from Hospital waiting passage for HMS Fox.


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25 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.00am: Received on board. Black paint 50 kilos, Red oxide 50 kilos, White zink 162.5 kilos, White lead 275 kilos, Red lead dry 100 kilos, Liquid dryers 112 kilos, Crystal varnish 13 kilos, Jet-black 2 kilos, White enamel 30 kilos, Turps 50 kilos.

Noon: Make & mend.


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26 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.30am: 27 Roman Catholics landed.

8.00am: Roman Catholics returned.

11.00am: Parcel mail arrived.

5.45pm: 13 ratings joined ship awaiting passage.

7.00pm: Mail arrived on board.

10.00pm: 3 ratings from HMS Euryalus for HMS Dufferin joined ship.


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27 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.00am: Discharged two Wireless Telegraphy ratings to HMS Catania.

11.15am: Mail arrived.

12.30pm: 1 man joined ship from Hospital awaiting passage.


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28 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.30am: Squadron Commander Malone & 2 ratings left for Port Said.

11.00am: Defaulters.

5.00pm: 3 ratings for HMS Dufferin left ship.


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29 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

1.00pm: Prisoner released from cell punishment on board.


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30 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.00am: Commander’s defaulters.


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31 March 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.00am: Defaulters.

4.20pm: 1 man released from cells.

[Signed] Cecil L’Estrange Malone SQUADRON COMMANDER


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LOGS FOR APRIL 1916


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1 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.35am: Discharged Grocott Leading Air Mechanic to Sea Plane Base Port Said.

11.00am: Defaulters.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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2 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

8.35am: Funeral party landed in charge of Lieut. Christopher.

11.40am: Funeral Party returned.

1.15pm: Hands mustered for Quarterly settlement.

10.00pm: Liberty men & Patrol returned. 5 absentees & 2 men detained by military.

10.25pm: 3 absentees returned.

11.00pm: 1 absentee returned.


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3 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

7.00am: 1 absentee returned.

7.50am: Escort sent to Military Camp.

9.00am: 1 absentee returned.

9.40am: Escort with stokers Bennett & Taylor returned.


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4 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.00am: G. Taylor stoker reported absent from ship.

9.00am: C. Bell stoker absent without leave.

11.00am: Defaulters.

3.10pm: Mail left ship. Paymaster’s stores arrived in lighter. Hands clearing lighter.

4.35pm: Two men placed under arrest in cells.

5.30pm: Squadron Commander Malone arrived on board from Port Said.

6.30pm: 4 men placed under Sentry’s charge.

10.50pm: 4 absentees returned.


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RETURN OF DEATH ON BOARD H.M. Ship “BEN-MY-CHREE”

Date of death

Name

Sex

Age

Rank

Nationality

Last place of abode

1916

5th April

Adam Weir

Male

44

Engineer sub-lieutenant

British

HMS Ben-my-Chree

6 Wilton Rd.

Rock Ferry

Cheshire


CAUSE OF DEATH:- Aneurism of the heart


The Register General of Births and Deaths

LONDON


[Signed] Arthur W Barker

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RNR

COMMANDING OFFICER [?]

HMS BEN-MY-CHREE

PORT TEWFICK

5th April 1916


[From CWGC he was buried at Suez War Memorial Cemetery]


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5 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.55am: Squadron Commander Malone left ship for Port Said.

7.30am: Engineer Sub Lieut. Adam Weir RNR died of Syncope.

10.10am: Body of the late Eng. Sub Lieut. Weir RNR taken to Mortuary.

11.00am: Defaulters.

1.30pm: Firing party landed for exercise.

3.00pm: Firing party returned aboard.


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6 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

5.15am: Hands employed getting both cables aboard.

7.30am: Funeral party to clean.

8.45am: Firing & funeral party left ship.

8.55am: Hands getting out lines.

9:15am: Started to flood dock.

11:25am: Afloat aft.

11.30am: Firing & funeral parties returned. Hands tending lines fore & aft.

Noon: Ship afloat.

1.15pm: Captain’s Defaulters.

pm: Hands make & mend.

4.30pm: Read Warrants No. 16, 32M, 33M. Taylor & Bell Stokers 14 days cells on board. Bates AB deprived of 1 Good Conduct badge, 30 days rum stopped.

4.40pm: Shifted ship 10 feet astern.

6.30pm: Smart Stoker brought aboard absent without leave. Placed under arrest. Smith Leading Stoker arrested by military picket, brought aboard by Patrol & placed under arrest.

10.00pm: Liberty men returned. 7 absentees.

11.10pm: 5 absentees returned.

11.10pm: Patterson Stoker placed under Sentry's charge drunk.

11.50pm: 2 absentees returned.


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7 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.15am: Patterson Stoker released from Sentry's charge.

9.00am: Mail received on board.

11.00am: Defaulters.

11.25am: Smith Leading Stoker released from Sentry's charge.

12.20pm: C. Turner P.O.2 [2nd class] joined ship from Hospital awaiting passage to Port Said.

1.45pm: Petty Officer Bontoft discharged to HM Hopper 35.

1.55pm: Parcel mail arrived.

5.50pm: Witt rejoined ship.


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8 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.20am: Petty Officer Turner discharged to Port Said.

6.25am: Clear lower deck, read warrants No. 34M & 35M for detention in Cairo Military Prison. Escort & prisoners left ship.

pm: Hands make & mend.

4.30pm: Football Party left ship.

6.00pm: Football Party returned.

10.00pm: Liberty men returned, 1 absentee.


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9 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

7.30am: Wartridge Stoker returned, absent over leave 9½ hours.

1.00pm: 3 ratings & 6 crewmen discharged to HMS Fox.

4.30pm: Longstreet Air Mechanic sent to 17th Hospital.

4.40pm: Kenney AB & Catt AB discharged to Government Hospital Suez.

5.15pm: Escort returned from Cairo.

6.50pm: Golden Chief Petty Officer Wireless Telegrapy & Moran Boy Telegraphist rejoined ship from HMS Cattania.

10.55pm: Garland Leading Stoker HMS Fox reported on board.


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10 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.40am: Six invalids left ship for Port Said.

9.55am: Fore Part Forward After Part Aft shifting ship.

10.25am: Tug made fast aft.

10:35am: Ship clear of dock.

10.40am: Fore & Aft lines made fast.

11.00am: Ship alongside.

11.10am: Two ratings discharged to HMS Suva.

11.30am: Defaulters.


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11 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

8.00am: Armed party of 10 seamen, 10 stokers, 1 Petty Officer & 1 Leading Hand under Lieut. Christopher, left ship for NZ Transport No. 47. [ HMNZT 47]

8.35am: Armed guard returned on board.


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12 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

1.45am: D. Bryne Stoker rejoined ship from Hospital Port Said.

11.00am: Defaulters.

3.30pm: Mail received on board.

8.45pm: Both watches putting out additional moorings

9.00pm: Watches dismissed.


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13 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

6.40am: Mr. Witt Warrant Officer, Stamp & Hyde Air Mechanics discharged to Port Said.

6.40am: Chester Chief Petty Officer Wireless Telegraphy discharged to Ismailia.

11.45am: Captain’s Defaulters.

Noon: Hands make & mend.

4.15pm: Both Watches hauling taut mooring lines.

5.30pm: Mail received on board.


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14 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

9.50am: Floating crane came alongside.

11.43am: Crane hoisted out main mast.

11.50am: Kenny AB discharged from Hospital Suez.

11.54am: Main mast lifted out.

4.10pm: Clear lower deck, Warrant No. 35M read.

6.00pm: Chief Petty Officer Chester reported on board from Ismailia.


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15 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

12.30pm: Hands make & mend.

1.55pm: Discharged H. Lafevre Stoker to Government hospital Suez.

3.50pm: After part both watches tending moorings.


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16 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.00am: A. Catt AB returned from Hospital. Lighter X148 alongside with stores.

2.30pm: Longstreeth Air Mechanic returned from Hospital.

6.30pm: Mail arrived on board.


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17 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.00am: Defaulters.

2.30pm: Mabbs S.S.A. [Ship Steward’s Assistant] returned from Hospital. [see below Mobbs?]


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18 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

5.30am: Hands painting Ward Room.

11.20am: Defaulters.

1.30pm: Mobbs SSA [Ship Steward’s Assistant] and Longstreeth Air Mechanic discharged to Government Hospital Suez.


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19 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

1.10pm: Lighter alongside with stores.


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20 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

9.15am: Mail received on board.

2.00pm: 23 Seedy Boys joined ship. Lieut. Milner reported on board from England.

4.00pm: Lower decks cleared, Warrants 37 & 38 read.


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21 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

2.45pm: Roman Catholic Party landed for church. [Good Friday]

4.30pm: Roman Catholics returned on board.

8.45pm: Stoker Sullivan placed in cells.


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22 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

11.25am: Discharged J. Sullivan Stoker under escort to Government Hospital Suez.

5.15pm: Lighter X150 alongside with stores.

5.50pm: Finished getting in stores.

6.00pm: Hands to air craft stations.

6.10pm: Disperse.


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23 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54


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24 April 1916

Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

Noon: 3 ratings reported from S.N.O. [Senior Naval Officer?] for passage to Port Said.

3.55pm: Hoisted in 2nd Motor Boat.

4.00pm: Smith Air Mechanic left ship with Car for Port Said.

5.25pm: Hoisted in 3rd Motor Boat.

6.15pm: Five ratings rejoined ship from Government Hospital.


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25 April 1916

Suez to Port Said

Lat 30.72, Long 32.34 [Estimate from location of Ballah]

4.10am: Hands called. Employed singling up & getting ready for sea.

5:32am: Let go.

6:25am: Entered canal.

6.45am: Passed Station K142.

7.44am: Passed Geneffe Station.

8.23am: Passed Kabrit. [Kibrit?] Station.

8.25am: Entered Great Bitter Lake.

9:13am: Passed Deversoir Station.

9:51am: Passed Toussoum Station.

10.23am: Entered Lake Timsah.

10:28am: Exchanged Pilots.

10:42am: Entered Canal N. Lake Timsah.

11:17am: Passed El Ferdane.

11:54am: Passed Ballah.

12:27pm: Passed Kantara.

1:08pm: Passed El Cap.

1:44pm: Passed Tineh.

2:21pm: Passed Raz-el-Ech.

3:00pm: Entered Port Said.

3:30pm: Ship moored stern on to Cheriffe's [Sheriff?] Quay, both anchors out.

6.45pm: Hands to anti air craft stations.

7.00pm: Disperse.


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26 April 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.00am: Mail received on board.

8.45am: 1 officer & 10 air ratings rejoined ship.

11.12am: 192 tons Petrol received on board.

2.30pm: Paymaster’s stores received on board.


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27 April 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.00am: Coal lighters alongside.

6.15am: Commenced coaling.

10.00am: 4 boxes ammunition returned to SS Trifels. Wireless & Boatswain's stores drawn from SS Trifels.

10.40am: Finished coaling. [Received 345 tons]

2.18pm: Hoisted No. 850 Seaplane on board.

3.15pm: 4 Air Ratings rejoined ship from Sea Plane base. Seaplane No. 8054 hoisted in.

4.00pm: Cell prisoner released.

7.00pm: Flight Lieut. Wright rejoined ship from Sea Plane base.


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28 April 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.10am: Parcel mail received on board.

11.00am: Defaulters.

11.25am: Captain’s Defaulters.

5.10pm: Discharged Chief Petty Officer Stone to Sea Plane Base.


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29 April 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.50am: Seaplane 3721 hoisted out for test flight.

11.50am: Seaplane returned.

2.35pm: Hoisted out No. 3721 Seaplane for test flight.

3.40pm: Seaplane returned.

7.40pm: Mails received on board.


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30 April 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.00am: Mail received on board.

1.15pm: Engineer Sub Lieut. Dunsmore left ship on leave to England.

[Signed] Arthur W.Barber Lieutenant Commander RNR


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LOGS FOR MAY 1916


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1 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.40am: Hands to Air Craft stations.

10.00am: Paymasters stores sent to Sea Plane base.

12.40pm: W.O. Eng. Faragher joined ship from HMS Jupiter. [R.Walter Faragher? – as mentioned in Isle of Man roll of honour]

3.45pm: Hoisted out Seaplane No. 3721. Hands mustered for monthly payment & issue of soap & tobacco.


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2 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.00am: Defaulters.


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3 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.50am: Lighter alongside with aviation stores.

9.15am: General quarters. Fire Stations. Stations Abandon Ship, Prepare to be taken in tow.

10.30am: Discharged Sullivan Stoker to 31st Military General Hospital.

2.00pm: King, Ship Steward, discharged to Hospital.


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4 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.10am: Hands employed refitting boom gear.

10.55am: Defaulters.

11.25am: Captain’s Defaulters.

1.15pm: Hands make & mend. Bacon, Air Mechanic discharged to RN Depot Port Said.

3.10pm: Hands to Anti aircraft stations.

3.20pm: Disperse.

4.00pm: Wateridge, Stoker, released from cells.

7.20pm: Mail left ship.


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5 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.30am: Fresh water tank alongside.

9.30am: Field exercise party landed. 3 Stoker Ratings sent to HMS Jupiter for survey.

10.50am: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054. Stoker Ratings returned. Field exercise Party returned.

1.54pm: Discharged G. Chambers, W. Rawlinson, R. McDonald (Stokers) to HMS Royal George for passage to England.

5.30pm: Watch employed wetting decks.

10.30pm: Liberty men returned. I. James, W. Offlands Stokers absent.


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6 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.15am: Hoisted out No. 8054 Seaplane.

9.25am: Lafevre[?] Stoker rejoined ship from Hospital.

4.20pm: Hoisted No. 8082 Seaplane on board.

6.00pm: Absentees Offlands & James brought aboard by Police.


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7 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.15pm: Watch employed wetting decks.


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8 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.35am: Hostile Aeroplane in sight hands to stations. Lewis gun & rifle fire directed against it.

8.00am: Secure.

8.35am: Hoisted out Seaplane No. 8082.

9.55am: Sub Lieut. Engineer Kirkland, W.J. Brown AB joined ship from SS Sardinia.

11.00am: Defaulters.

11.40am: Lighter with Aviation stores alongside. Mail arrived on board.

1.15pm: Petty Officer Hallard and Atkins Stoker discharged to Hospital.

3.10pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054 5196.

5.30pm: Hoisted in Seaplane No. 8054.


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9 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.00am: Paymaster's stores from SS Trifels received on board.

1.20pm: Hostile aeroplane in sight. Hands to Stations.

1.35pm: Secure.

5.20pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054.

6.25pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 8054.


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10 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.30am: Hoisted out Seaplane 3721 & towed to HMS Raven II.

7.50am: Seaplane 8082 arrived alongside from base.

2.00pm: Parcel mail received on board.

3.10pm: Hoisted out Seaplane No. 850 for flight.

4.25pm: No. 850 Seaplane returned & hoisted on board.


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11 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.40am: Mails left ship for N.H. [Navy House?]

9.20am: Small arm Company landed.

11.00am: Landing party returned.

11.30am: Hoisted & turned in 1st Cutter.

12.50pm: Discharged Flight Commander Edmonds to Passage home.

2.45pm: Hoisted out No. 850 Seaplane.

4.00pm: Clear lower decks. Read Warrants No. 39M, Lynn Leading Stoker disrated to Stoker. No. 40M Offlands Stoker confined to cells.


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12 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.10am: General Quarters.


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13 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.00am: Defaulters.

2.15pm: Mail received on board. Hoisted out Seaplane 8082.

4.30pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 8082.

10.30pp: Liberty men returned. G. Taylor Stoker absent.


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14 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.30am: Commander Samson & servant joined ship. [ Charles Rumney Samson]

11.30am: G. Taylor Stoker brought aboard by Naval Police. Parcel mail received.

1.30pm: Fuller Petty Officer Sailmaker rejoined ship.

6.00pm: 1 Petty Officer Mechanic rejoined ship from Base.


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15 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.35am: Commenced Coaling.

10.00am: Finished Coaling, decks washed down.

2.15pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8082.

3.45pm: Seaplane 8082 returned.


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16 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.00am: Received 2lb Pom-Pom on board from HMS Jupiter. Bombs from HMS Raven [II].

3.40pm: Seaplane 8082 hoisted out.

5.00pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 8082.


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17 May 1916

Port Said [& at sea]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.45am: Received ammunition on board from SS Treifels. [Trifels?]

10.40am: Received Paymasters stores from SS Treifels.

11.00am: Defaulters.

1.50pm: Flight Lieut. Banks Price rejoined ship from Island.

1.55pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8080.

2.35pm: Stores left ship for Island. Received from SS Treifels 8 bolts canvas & 12 reels twine.

4.10pm: Seaplane 8188 hoisted in.

5.15pm: Seaplane 3774 hoisted in.

5.50pm: 2 Officers & 4 Air Ratings joined ship from Island.

6.45pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 8189. Lieuts. Bew & Woolley joined ship.

7.15pm: Discharged Mills AB & Walls Stoker to HMS Jupiter.

7.20pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 3789.

7.25pm: Mail left ship. Ship under weigh.

9.58pm: Dropped Pilot.

10.50pm: Commenced zig zag course.


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18 May 1916

Port Said to El Arish & Gaza [& return to Port Said]

Lat 31.7, Long 34.1 [Estimate – assuming second stop to operate seaplanes is off Gaza and travelled about 12 miles before noon]

4.40am: Stop all.

4.45am: Hoisted out 8054 Seaplane. General Quarters.

4.49am: 8054 left water. Engines & helm as requisite keeping in touch.

5.35am: 8054 returned.

5.40am: Hoisted on board.

5.37am: Seaplane 8189 left water.

5.56am: 8189 returned & hoisted in.

6.15am: 8188 hoisted out.

6.19am: Left water.

6.31am: 8188 returned.

6.33am: Hoisted in.

6.45am: Opened fire with Starboard Guns.

7.10am: Opened fire with Port Guns.

7.30am: Cease Fire.

7.33am: Set course NNE.

8.58am: Stop all. Seaplane 8189 in water.

9.05am: 8189 up.

9.35am: 8189 returned, hoisted in.

9.43am: Course NE.

10.08am: Opened fire Starboard after Gun.

10.14am: Ceased Fire.

10.16am: 8188 hoisted out.

11.00am: 2nd Motor Boat lowered to tow Seaplane 8188 back to ship.

11.08am: Hoisted in Seaplane & motor boat.

11.10am: Full speed ahead all.

5.30pm: Engines & helm to orders taking Pilot on board entering Port Said.

5.40pm: Pilot on board.

6.00pm: Tug fast aft.

6.35pm: All fast stern to Cheriffe Quay.

7.05pm: Discharged 2 officers & 5 ratings to Island.


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19 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.10am: Discharged Flight Sub Lieut. Mann [?] to Base. Flight Lieut. Maskell rejoined ship.

pm: Hands make & mend.

1.40pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8188. Hoisted out Seaplane 8189.

2.35pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054.

3.30pm: Seaplane 8087 returned to ship from Base.

3.45pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 3789.

4.35pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 3789.

6.15pm: Discharged 28 Gallons Acetone to Base.


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20 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.30am: Discharged Lieut. Christopher RNR to British Hospital.

8.45am: Sanitary Authorities on board disinfecting ship.

9.50am: Received aviation stores from NH [Navy House?]

2.00pm: 2 Ratings rejoined ship from HMS Jupiter.

3.45pm: Mail arrived on board.


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21 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

2.35am: Hands to Anti Aircraft stations several bombs dropped in vicinity of Ship.

11.00am: Parcel mail received on board.


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22 May 1916

Port Said to Jaffa

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.30am: Commenced coaling.

9.30am: Finished coaling.

11.00am: 3 Ratings rejoined ship from Seaplane Base.

11.20am: 2 Ratings rejoined ship from Hospital.

3.15pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 3790.

3.40pm: Pilot came on board.

4.10pm: Ship under weigh.

4.37pm: Dropped pilot.


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List of articles lost with Seaplane No. 8087 23.5.16.


No.

Buoys life cork circular

1

Guns Lewis complete No. 1759

1

Guns Lewis mounting yoke

1

Guns Lewis magazine for

6

Pistols Webley No. 4773

1

Pistols Very’s cartridge

1

Cart. SA Rifle ball .303”

282

Cart. SA Webley ball

24

Bomb Heavy 65lb

1


[Signed] P.J. Miles [Mills?] Gunner


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23 May 1916

Jaffa to Port Said

Lat 31.6, Long 32.8 [Estimate assuming returning from Jaffa at noon]

4.15am: General Quarters.

4.29am: Seaplane 8087 hoisted out.

4.37am: Seaplane capsized owing to bursting of float. No. 2 Motor Boat lowered.

5.45am: Hoisted Motor Boat. Seaplane total loss. Pilot & observer unhurt.

5.54am: Half speed all.

am: Ammunition Party & Seedie Boys employed as requisite.

2.08pm: Special duty men, engine & helm to orders for picking up pilot & entering Port Said.

2.30pm: Pilot on board.

3.30pm: Ship moored stern on to Cheriffe Quay.

3.50pm: 1 Prisoner received on board from Seaplane base. Placed in cells.

5.10pm: 4 Air Mechanics discharged to seaplane Base.


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24 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.00am: Hoist & turn in No. 3 Motor Boat for repairs.

11.10am: Defaulters.

1.15pm: Hands make & mend. Received 50lb boxes candles from Monitor 15.

3.00pm: 1 bag mail arrived on board.


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25 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.45am: Both watches drawing stores from SS Treifels [Trifels?] & returning empty ammunition boxes etc.

10.00am: R. Duff Stoker sent to HMS Jupiter for Survey.

11.20am: Captain's Defaulters.


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26 May 1916

Port Said [& at Sea]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.15am: Received 12 Pounder 8 hundredweight gun spare parts & 50 shrapnel shells from HMS Jupiter.

7.30am: Sanitary party arrived.

2.00pm: Leading Signalman joined ship.

2.10pm: Warrant No. 16 read. Prisoner & escort left ship. 4 army observers joined ship.

2.25pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 850. Mails left ship.

3.45pm: Special duty men to stations.

4.17pm: Dropped Pilot. Full speed ahead.

7.00pm: Destroyer took station astern.


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27 May 1916

Port Said to Jaffa & return

Lat 31.6, Long 32.8 [Estimate assuming returning from Jaffa at noon]

4.00am: Stopped off Jaffa.

4.13am: General Quarters.

4.16am: Seaplane 850 in water.

4.25am: 850 up.

4.38am: Seaplane 3790 in water.

4.44am: 3774 up.

4.50am: 3790 Hoisted in board. 850 Hoisted inboard.

5.09am: 3774 returned hoisted inboard.

5.10am: Full speed ahead, 400 revs course S28°W.

5.50am: Increased to 450 revs.

6.36am: Engines & helm to Navigator’s orders hoisting out Seaplane.

6.40am: Seaplane 850 in water.

6.42am: Seaplane 850 up.

6.43am: Full speed all, 450 revs.

7.29am: Engines & helm to orders picking up 850.

7.39am: 850 hoisted in. Full speed ahead, 450 revs.

8.32am: Seaplane 850 in water.

8.35am: 850 left water.

9.15am: Ship attacked by Hostile Aeroplane 3 bombs dropped.

9.45am: Aeroplane driven off. Seaplane 850 landed.

10.30am: Motor Boat lowered with examination party. Small schooner boarded. Ship’s papers all in order. Motor Boat hoisted. Full speed ahead.

2.27pm: Picked up Pilot.

4.00am: Ship made fast berthed in African Basin. Pilot left ship.

4.10pm: Army observers left ship Leading Signalman left ship.

7.30pm: Flight Lieut. J.C. Brooke joined ship from England.

8.30pm: Sub Lieut. Welch RNR discharged to HMS Jupiter.

10.00pm: 4 bags of mail received on board.


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28 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.05am: G. Tuck & A. Robinson AB rejoined ship from detention Barracks Cairo.

10.50am: Flight Lieut. Brooke discharged to Seaplane Base.

11.18am: Parcel mail received on board.

4.25pm: Hands to Bathe. Duff Stoker discharged ship, invalid.

5.10pm: 1 Native placed under arrest.

5.15pm: Received 1 barrel Gun Powder.


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29 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.30am: Coal lighter alongside.

5.45am: Commenced coaling.

7.30am: Sanitary Party arrived.

8.30am: 3 pounder Gun Starboard[?] dismounted & hands drawing ammunition from SS Treifels. [Trifels?]

9.15am: Finished Coaling 300 tons received. Armourers party from HMS Jupiter arrived to mount 12 pounder Anti-Aircraft Gun.

11.30am: Defaulters.

2.15pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 3789.

2.33pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 3790.

3.00pm: Seaplanes returned.

3.30pm: 1 Pisaba Brush & box received from N.H.[Navy House] 5 hundredweight sinker received for 12 pounder from HMS Jupiter. [Pisaba Brush – Gun barrel cleaning device – from Naval Gun definitions]

4.00pm: Clear lower deck. Warrant M41 read.

11.30pm: Sub Lieut Dunsmore rejoined ship.


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30 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.00am: Fired 2 rounds from 12 Pounder Anti Aircraft gun to test mounting.

4.30pm: Hands to bathe.


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31 May 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.00pm: Received 1250 coal bags. Hands to Bathe.

[Signed] CR Samson Commander, Commanding Officer


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1916


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1 June 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.30am: Commenced coaling.

8.45am: Hands employed as requisite & drawing stores from HMS Jupiter & SS Treifels. [Trifels?]

10.00am: Defaulters.

10.30am: 1 Gnome engine received from HMS Raven [II]. Captain’s Defaulters.

1.40pm: Received on board Wolseley Car No. 3660 & 7 cases of condemned ammunition to be destroyed.

2.30pm: Finished coaling. Hoisted in Seaplane 8082.

2.50pm: Sub Lieut. Bradford RNR joined ship. 2 bags mail received on board.

3.30pm: Midshipman Nicholle RNR left ship for HMS M21.

4.30pm: 3 Military observers joined ship.

5.15pm: 7 Stoker Ratings joined ship. HMS Birmingham ship's steward joined ship.

10.25pm: Glass, Writer discharged to Seaplane base.


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2 June 1916

Port Said to Suez

Lat 30.49, Long 32.34 [Estimate between Toussoum and Deversoir]

4.45am: Hands single up.

6.05am: Pilot arrived on board. Engines & helm to orders for leaving berth.

7.19am: Passed Ras el Ech.

8.00am: Half speed all. Passed Tineh Station.

8.36am: Passed El Cap.

9.15am: Passed Kantara.

9.50am: Passed Ballah.

10.30am: Passed El Ferdan.

11.07am: Entered Lake Timsah.

11.20am: Eased to Dead Slow, exchanged pilots.

11.51am: Passed Toussoum.

12.27pm: Passed Deversoir, entered Great Bitter Lake. Full speed all.

1.15pm: Half speed all.

1.45pm: Slow all. Passed Kabrit. [Kibrit?]

1.50pm: Full speed all.

2.05pm: Passed Geneffe, entered Canal.

2.50pm: Passed station K146.

3.15pm: Passed K142 station.

3.50pm: Entered Port Tewfik.

3.54pm: Let go Starboard anchor. Coal lighter alongside, Diver arrived.

6.15pm: Commenced coaling.

6.40pm: Diver left ship.


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3 June 1916

Suez to Aden

Lat 29.85, Long 32.55 [Estimate from location of Newport Rock]

1.00am: Finished coaling 100 tons.

5.45am: Cast off coaling lighter.

11.15am: Anchor aweigh.

11.30am: Newport Rock abeam.

2.37pm: Zafarana Light abeam distance 6.7 miles.

5.55pm: Ras Gharib Light abeam distance 5 miles.

9.05pm: Ashrafi Light abeam distance 1.8 miles.

10.55pm: Shadwan Island Light abeam 2.9 miles.


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4 June 1916

At Sea

Lat 24.7, Long 36.0 [Estimate approx. 16 miles S30E of Daedalus Reef]

4.24am: Brothers [Ahkaween] Light abeam distance 8.1 miles.

10.57am: Daedalus [Abu el-Kizan] Light abeam 3.6 miles.


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5 June 1916

At Sea

Lat 19.5, Long 39.1 [Estimate using HMS Perth’s location at 8am from the log 20 13N, 38 43E and approx. 70 miles S23E ]

4.30am: Commenced shifting coal from deck into Bunkers.

7.40am: Challenged by HM Patrol Perth.

9.00am: Reduced to natural draught.


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6 June 1916

At Sea

Lat 14.09, Long 42.86 [Estimate from location of Quoin Island]

4.55am: Jebel Tier [Jabal al-Tayr?] Light abeam 17.2 miles.

6.50am: Saddle Island abeam 18 miles.

7.17am: Centre Peak [Zubair?] Island Light bore N53E.

10.00am: Jebel Zukue[?] Light bearing S38E.

11.53am: Quoin Island abeam 1½ miles.

3.36pm: Mokha [Mocha] Light abeam distance 8 miles.

6.31pm: Balfe Point Light abeam 3.1 miles.


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7 June 1916

At Sea [& Aden]

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

2.42am: Sighted Aden Light bearing N43E.

4.10am: Stop all.

4.30am: Call all hands.

4.50am: Slow ahead all. Engines & helm to orders hoisting out Seaplane, entering harbour & mooring.

5.25am: Out Seaplane 854.

5.37am: Seaplane left water.

6.30am: Lowered 2 & 3 Motor Boats.

6.40am: Let go Starboard anchor.

6.50am: Seaplane returned.

7.00am: Ship moored astern to buoy.

7.10am: Mail received on board.

8.40am: Landed motor car LM 3660.

pm: Hands make & mend.

4.10pm: Received from HMS Northbrook 8 cases hand grenades 1 case detonators.


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8 June 1916

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

5.20am: Hoisted out Seaplane 850.

5.45am: Hoisted out Seaplane 8189.

6.05am: Hoisted out Seaplane 3790.

6.14am: 8189 returned.

6.25am: 850 returned.

6.35am: 3790 returned.

9.30am: 45 Seedie Boys arrived on board for Medical Examination.

11.00am: Defaulters.

4.15pm: Liberty men landed.

5.10pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 3789.

5.30pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 850.

5.55pm: Seaplanes returned & hoisted in.

6.47pm: Mails left ship.

9.00pm: Liberty men returned.

10.00pm: Escort landed.

11.00pm: Escort returned with Stoker.


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9 June 1916

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

5.00am: Hoisted out Seaplanes Nos. 850, 8189, 8002. [?8082?]

6.30am: Seaplanes returned & hoisted in.

10.30am: 5 Seedie Boys arrived on board for Medical Examination.

pm: Hands make & mend.

4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

5.20pm: Hoisted out Seaplanes Nos. 8189, 850, 3789, 8082.

5.45pm: 8189 returned.

6.22pm: Remaining Seaplanes returned.

9.00pm: Liberty men returned.

10.00pm: Petty Officer Liberty men returned.


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10 June 1916

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

6.30am: Officer of Guard boarded Italian Steamer Roma from Genoa.

7.30am: Coal lighter alongside.

7.45am: Commenced coaling.

2.05pm: Hoisted Seaplane 8189 out.

2.15pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 8189.

4.15pm: Finished coaling.


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11 June 1916

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

5.15am: Hoisted out Seaplanes 8082 & 3789.

6.15am: Seaplanes returned.

8.00am: Officer of Guard boarded Steamers Clan McBride & Wabasha.

11.25am: Hoisted out Seaplane 8082.

11.55am: Hoisted in Seaplane 8082.

2.15pm: Officer of guard boarded P&O SS Karevala from Sydney & Colombo. [SS Karmala?]

4.10pm: Mails arrived on board.

5.14pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 850.

5.55pm: Hoisted on board 850.

5.35pm: Hoisted out No. 8082.

6.00pm: Hoisted on board No. 8082.

9.00pm: Officer of Guard boarded steamer Bellevue.


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12 June 1916

Aden [& at sea]

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

5.20am: Hoisted out Seaplane No. 3790.

6.05am: Seaplane returned.

8.45am: Officer of Guard boarded SS Salsette & Inkosi.

9.30am: Hoisted out Seaplanes 8082, 3789, 3790. Defaulters.

10.30am: Seaplanes hoisted in.

12.30pm: Officer of Guard boarded SS Bohemian.

2.00pm: 45 Crewmen joined ship.

3.00pm: Car LM 3660 hoisted on board.

5.40pm: Commenced heading in.

5.52pm: Anchor aweigh, engines & helm to Navigator’s orders for leaving harbour.


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13 June 1916

At Sea

Lat 13.31, Long 43.09 [Estimate from location of Mokha]

3.05am: H.M. Llama challenged & ~~~~ [ HMS Lama?]

4.05am: Perim Light abeam distance 4 miles.

4.35am: Balfe Light abeam distance 1 mile.

5.00am: General Quarters.

5.22am: Seaplane 850 hoisted out.

5.43am: 850 hoisted in.

5.42am: Seaplane B3 hoisted out.

6.00am: Opened fire foremost 12 pounder guns.

6.08am: B3 down.

6.32am: 850 hoisted out.

7.32am: Down.

7.35am: Ceased fire.

8.05am: Seaplane 850 hoisted out.

8.31am: 850 landed.

8.56am: Out Seaplane 850.

9.42am: Seaplane 850 hoisted in. Slow ahead all.

12.20pm: Mokha [Mocha?] Light abeam distance 5 miles.

2.45pm: Great Hanish Island Light abeam distance 13.2 miles.

4.05pm: Quoin Island Light abeam distance 1 mile.

9.04pm: Centre Peak [Zubair?] Light abeam 4.2 miles.

11.49pm: Jebel Tier [Jabal al-Tayr?] Light abeam 5 miles distance.


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14 June 1916

At Sea

Lat 17.5, Long 40.6 [Estimate from location of Jebel Tier and distance travelled to noon]

10.45am: Stoker Wateredge placed under arrest, refusing duty.


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15 June 1916

At Sea [& at Jeddah??]

Lat 21.5, Long 39.1 [Assuming harbour is Jeddah from direction and distance travelled on 17th June and assuming going to Port Sudan]

4.52am: Engines & helm to orders entering harbour.

6.11am: Let go anchor.

6.33am: Office of Guard came on board.

7.01am: Officer of Guard left ship.

pm: Hands make & mend.

4.35pm: Cutter left to draw meat from HMS Hardinge.

5.02pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 850.

5.12pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 3790.

5.23pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 3789.

5.30pm: Seaplane 3790 hoisted on board.

5.45pm: Seaplane 850 hoisted on board.

5.57pm: Seaplane 3789 hoisted on board.

7.35pm: Cutter returned.


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16 June 1916

[Jeddah?]

Lat 21.5, Long 39.1 [Assuming harbour is Jeddah from direction and distance travelled on 17th June and assuming going to Port Sudan]

5.55pm: 3 ratings joined ship for passage to Port Said.

6.50pm: Mails received from HMS Fox, HMS Hardinge & HMS Dufferin.


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17 June 1916

[Jeddah? to Port Sudan?]

Lat 20.1, Long 38.0 [Estimate from location of Sanganeb and compass course and distance run]

5.51am: Passed Beacon.

1.45pm: Sanganeb Light sighted.

3.40pm: Pilot came on board.

3.55pm: Secure cable.


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18 June 1916

[Port Sudan? & ]At sea

Lat 19.6, Long 37.24 [Assuming harbour is Port Sudan as Sanganeb Light a few miles off shore]

5.45am: Commenced coaling.

6.45am: Lieut. Benn left ship.

5.07pm: Anchor aweigh.

6.18pm: Sanganeb Light abeam distance 2.8 miles.

[Temperature at noon 105F]


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19 June 1916

At Sea

Lat 22.6, Long 37.4 [Very rough estimate from Sanganeb and distance travelled]

4.10pm: Stopped engines & sent boat to "Scotia" for mails & stores. Boat returned & hoisted.

5.02pm: Full speed ahead.


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20 June 1916

At Sea

Lat 26.8, Long 34.5 [Estimate from location of Shadwan Island and distance run from noon to 4pm]

3.12am: Dedalus [Abu el-Kizan] Light abeam 15.2 miles.

4.07pm: Shadwan Island Light abeam distance 2.8 miles.

5.57pm: Ashrafi Light abeam distance 3.2 miles.

9.06pm: Ras Garil Light abeam distance 2½ miles.


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21 June 1916

At Sea [& Suez to Port Said]

Lat 30.33, Long 32.38 [Estimate between Deversoir and Kabrit]

0.31am: Zafarana Light abeam 5.5 miles.

2.09am: Newport Rock Light sighted.

4.00am: Let go Starboard anchor.

4.30am: Stoker Ratings & Seedie Boys taking passage left ship.

8.26am: Anchors aweigh.

8.33am: Passed entrance buoys to Canal.

9.16am: Passed Station K152.

9.42am: Passed Station K146.

10.30am: Made fast for passing ship.

10.52am: Cast off.

10.56am: Passed Geneffe.

11.35am: Passed Kabrit. [Kibrit?]

12.25pm: Passed Deversoir.

12.58pm: Passed Toussoum.

1.35pm: Exchanged Pilots.

2.21pm: Passed El Ferdan.

4.11pm: Passed El Cap.

4.46pm: Passed Tineh.

5.20pm: Passed Ras el Ech.

6.03pm: Let go both anchors.

6.30pm: Ship moored. Discharged Officers & Air Ratings to Island.

8.00pm: Mail left ship.


[From 22nd June to 5th July, Liberty men are landed at around 4.30pm, returning at 10.30pm; some days also a Canteen Party and/or a patrol.]


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22 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.00am: Gunners & Ward Room stores arrived.

10.30am: Defaulters.

11.00am: Lieut. Christopher RNR rejoined ship. Lieut. Bradford RNR left ship.

1.45pm: Mail received.

1.55pm: 2 Seaplanes sent to Island.

2.20pm: Discharged 44 Seedie Boys to HMS Jupiter, 3 Air Ratings joined ship from Island.


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23 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.00am: 3 Air Ratings joined ship from Island.

2.00pm: Stores received from SS Treifels.


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24 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.00am: Engineers stores received on board.

2.00pm: Mail received on board.

9.00pm: 1 Leading Stoker sent to Hospital.


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25 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

2.30pm: Parcel mail received.

4.00pm: Midshipman Nicholle rejoined ship.

4.30pm: Hands to Bathe

6.05pm: Leading Stoker Wilson sent to Hospital.


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26 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.30am: Commenced Coaling.

8.45am: Drawing stores from SS Treifels.

11.00am: Finished Coaling.

5.00pm: Hands to Bathe.


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27 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.15am: Provision Party landed.

7.30am: Sanitary Party arrived on board.

10.00am: Provision Lighter alongside.

10.30am: Captain’s Defaulters.

3.15pm: Sanitary Party left ship.


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28 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

3.00pm: Parsons, Air Mechanic, joined ship from Island.

4.30pm: Coal Bags sent to N.H [Navy House]

5.30pm: Patrol left ship.


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29 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.00am: 2 Prisoners with escort left ship for Cairo.

11.00am: Bruce, Boy, discharged to Island.

1.15pm: Steward Crisp discharged to Hospital.


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30 June 1916

[Port Said]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

8.45am: Hands painting ship & drawing engineers stores.

11.30am: Flight Lieut. England joined ship.


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[End pages of log book.]


LOGS FOR JULY 1916


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1 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.00am: Sent escort for Prisoner to HMS Espiegle.

9.15am: Returned with D. Fugh[?] AB.

11.00am: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054 for Test flight.

12.30pm: Ship's Company paid monthly money, issued Tobacco & Soap.

4.00pm: Flight Lieut. Wright left ship & Squadron Commander Malone left ship.

5.25pm: Patrol landed.

6.50pm: Probationary Surgeon Jupe left ship.

7.55pm: Mail left ship.


List of stores lost July 1st 1916 from HMS Raven II

Lost from Schnieder No. 3786

1 Lewis Gun No. 8377

Mk. VI magazines, 3

Cart. Guide spring, 3

Key for Nose Cap, 1

Screwdriver small, 1

Pistol, Webley No. 60450, 1


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2 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.35am: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054.

11.30am: Mail arrived on board.

2.00pm: Discharged F. Haleran CERA [Chief Engine Room Artificer] to Hospital.

4.30pm: 7 Stoker ratings joined ship from HMS Espiegel. 7 Stoker ratings left ship for Espiegel.


[From the above page onwards the log keeper does not always write the hours in the time, these have been assumed from the location on the page]


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3 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.30am: Defaulters.

10.50am: Hoisted out Seaplane 850.

11.50am: Seaplane returned.

11.30am: Captain’s Defaulters.

2.45pm: Parcel mail received.

2.55pm: 8 Air Mechanics left ship for base.

3.55pm: Cleared lower deck, read warrant No. 17.


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4 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.30am: Lighter left ship with stores & torpedoes.

11.15am: Captain’s Defaulters.

2.00pm: Hoisted out seaplane 850.

2.45pm: Seaplane 850 returned.

3.05pm: Received Coil of hemp & timber from SS Treifels.


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5 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.15am: Received 50 cartridges & 50 shells 12 pounder.

11.55am: Tozer Air Mechanic joined ship from Island.

5.30pm: King, Ship’s Steward & Challoner Leading Air Mechanic discharged to Island.

7.15pm: Mail left ship.


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6 July 1916

Port Said to Ruad Island or at Port Said & sea

Lat 31.36, Long 32.54 [Estimate – about 7 miles N78E out of Port Said]

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

10.00am: Read warrant No. 44M.

10.15am: 4 ratings joined ship from Island. 1 discharged to Hospital. 3 ratings joined ship from HMS Jupiter. French officer joined ship with servant.

10.38am: Anchor aweigh. Engines & helm to Navigators orders leaving port.

4.40pm Hands to Anti aircraft stations. Working Seaplanes.


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7 July 1916

Port Said to Ruad Island or at sea

Lat 34.86, Long 35.87 [Estimate at 2.07pm – using Anchorage bearings]

am: Engines & helm to Navigator’s orders. Working seaplanes.

11.09am: Opened fire Starboard Fore 12 Pounder 7 rounds.

12.16pm: Fired 13 rounds.

12.24pm: Cease fire.

12.37pm: Half speed ahead all.

2.07pm: Let got anchor. Anchorage bearings: Rouad [Ruad/Arwad] Island Light S88W; El Abbas S; Minaret on Tartus N10E.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.

5.30pm: Hoisted out seaplane 850.

6.17pm: Seaplane 850 returned.


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8 July 1916

Ruad Island to Famagusta or at Ruad Island

Lat 35.1, Long 34.7 [Estimate – part way between location at 10.15am and Famagusta]

4.00am: Hoisted out Seaplane 850 & 3790.

6.00am: Seaplanes returned.

7.00am: Six natives joined ship for passage to Port Said.

7.26am: Anchor aweigh. Engines & helm to orders leaving Ruad.

10.15am: Lat 35° 00'N Long 35° 18'E observed possible submarine.

Noon: Sighted Cyprus Island.

3.00pm: Entering Farmagusta.

3.51pm: All fast alongside.

4.00pm: Liberty men landed.

9.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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9 July 1916

Famagusta [& at Sea]

Lat 35.13, Long 33.95

4.30am: Commenced coaling.

10.45am: Finished coaling.

4.40pm: Hands to bathe.

6.38pm: Engines & helm to Navigators orders for leaving Famagusta. Flight Sub Lieut. Payne missed passage in ship.


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10 July 1916

Famagusta to Syrian Coast or at Sea

Lat 34.6, Long 35.8 [Estimate of location around 4am, approx. 100 miles S69W of Famagusta]

3.35am: Deep sea soundings taken. Rock bottom.

5.15am: Opened fire with Starboard Fore 12 Pounder 39 rounds.

6.15am: Cease fire.

am&pm: Working Seaplanes.


[From 11th to 22nd July, Liberty men are landed at around 4.30pm, returning at 10.30pm; some days also a Canteen Party and/or a patrol.]


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11 July 1916

Famagusta to Port Said or at Port Said & Sea

Lat 31.7, Long 33.0 [Estimate - approx. 28 miles from Port Said coming in on heading S67W ]

10.50am: Captain’s Defaulters.

2.41pm: Course & speed to orders entering Port Said.

3.18pm: Pilot on board.

4.00pm: All fast to Quay.

5.00pm: Mail arrived on Board.

5.30pm: Discharged six Passengers & 1 Officer’s servent to French Battleship. Discharged 3 stokers to HMS Jupiter. Lieut. Picquard left ship. 6 Stoker Ratings returned to HMS Espiegel. Lieut. Christopher RNR discharged to Hospital. McNiff Steward returned from Hospital.


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12 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.30am: Commenced coaling.

6.00am: Diving boat arrived from HMS Jupiter.

8.45am: Hands returning empty ammunition boxes & drawing ammunition from SS Treifels. Parcel mail received on board.

10.30am: Finished coaling.

11.30am: Diving boat left.

12.20pm: Cutter returned with ammunition.

2.00pm: Mail received on board.

4.20pm: Cleared lower deck, read warrant No. 18.


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13 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.30am: Scrub gun gear.

10.30am: Bruce, Boy, rejoined ship.

11.00am: Captain’s Defaulters.

pm: Hands make & mend.

1.20pm: Sub Lieut. Paine rejoined ship.

2.35pm: Seaplane 3789 hoisted out.

3.00pm: Maltese Baker joined ship.

3.30pm: Seaplane returned.

6.00pm: Malone, Stoker, rejoined ship from Hospital.


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14 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.30am: Received on board from Navy House Paymaster’s stores.

I have this day reprimanded Flight Sub Lieutenant Paine RNAS & given him duty officer for 7 days for leaving the ship without permission at Famagusta, & for being adrift when the ship went to sea.

[Signed] L.P. Paine Flt. Sub. Lt. RN

[Signed] CR Samson Commander RN


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15 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.20am: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054.

10.45am: Hoisted in Seaplane 8054.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.

9.20pm: Mail received on board.


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16 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

11.30am: Hoisted out Seaplane 3789.

12.20pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 3789.

1.40pm: Parcel mail received.

5.45pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 850.

6.50pm: Hoisted in Seaplane 850.


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17 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.10am: Lieut. Woodland RNVR joined ship.

10.20am: Admiral De Spitz visted the ship.

11.00am: Captain’s Defaulters.

2.45pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 850.

3.35pm: Seaplane 850 returned.

4.00pm: Cleared lower deck read warrant No. 18. Prisoner discharged to Jupiter.


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18 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.00am: Cutter’s crew returning stores to Navy House.

7.15am: 7 Ratings joined ship.

8.00am: Cutter returned.

10.00am: Seaplane 850 left ship for Base received from Base Seaplane 8372. Range finder received from SS Treifels.

3.00pm: A. Martin Stoker discharged to hospital.


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19 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.30am: Defaulters.

10.50am: Seaplane 3789 hoisted out.

10.58am: Seaplane 3789 returned.

3.40pm: Mail received on board.

4.50pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8372.

5.40pm: Seaplane returned.


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20 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.00am: Cleared lower deck & read warrants 45 & 46M. Prisoners with escort left ship.

10.30am: Defaulters. Hoisted out Seaplane 8372.

11.00am: Captains Defaulters.

12.05pm: Seaplane returned.

2.30pm: A. Innes Yeoman Signals joined ship from England.

4.30pm: Seaplane 3774 hoisted out.

5.10pm: Seaplane 3774 returned.


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21 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

10.00am: Defaulters.

2.00pm: Flight Sub Lieut. Pained [Paine?] left ship. Flight Sub Lieut. Dover joined ship.

2.00pm: Received Seaplane 3771 from Island. Hands to Bathe.


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22 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.40am: Commenced coaling.

7.00am: 2 Stewards joined ship.

8.00am: Diving party from HMS Jupiter alongside.

10.00am: Finished coaling.

11,00am: Captain’s Defaulters.

3.00pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8372.

3.30pm: Seaplane returned.

4.00pm: Received 2 floats & 8 propellers from Island.

5.00pm: Sub Lieut. Jones RNR joined ship. Discharged Peters Warrant Room cook to Base.

7.50pm: Mails left ship.

8.45pm: Beamish Warrant Room Cook rejoined ship from Base.


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23 July 1916

Port Said [& at Sea]

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.30am: 1 Air mechanic joined ship from Base. Surgeon Hull rejoined ship from Hospital.

11.25am: Parcel mail received on board.

12.15pm: Mail left ship.

4.30pm: 3 military observers, 2 Petty Officers, 1 servant, 1 Air Mechanic joined ship. Lieut Chéran joined ship.

6.00pm: Leaving harbour.

6.30pm: Dropped pilot.


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24 July 1916

At Sea [& Port Said]

Lat 31.7, Long 33.0 [Estimate – using distances and direction from Noon until at Port Said ]

am: Working Seaplanes.

9.17am: Engines & helm to orders working with seaplanes.

10.20am: Full speed all, hostile aircraft sighted.

10.28am: Attacked by hostile aircraft, 2 bombs dropped.

10.44am: Half speed all.

7.55pm: Stop all. Pilot came on board, engines & helm to orders entering Port Said.

8.43pm: All fast.

Midnight: Commenced coaling.


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25 July 1916

[Port Said & ]At Sea

Lat 31.4, Long 33.0 [Estimate - approx.40 miles from Port Said N85E ]

5.15am: Finished coaling.

6.30am: French Officer left ship.

8.00am: Bartrom Officers servant discharged to Island.

9.25am: Let go aft, engines & helm to orders leaving Port Said.

11.50am: Deep sea sounding taken. 16 fathoms white sand.

12.20pm: Deep sea sounding taken 31 fathoms rock bottom.

1.54pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054.

2.47pm: Seaplane returned.

4.30pm: Sighted 3 Dhows, 1 abeam, 2 on Starboard bow. Engines & helm to orders closing Dhow.

4.45pm: Opened fire with Starboard fore 12 pounder, 30 rounds fired Dhow sunk.

5.00pm: Seaplane S4 hoisted out.

5.50pm: Engines & helm to orders, picking up Seaplane.

6.19pm: General Quarters.

6.30pm: Opened fire with Starboard after 12 pounder. Petty Officer Martin J.A. died of Cerebral haemorrhage.

6.38pm: Dhow sunk. 16 rounds. Remaining Dhow set on fire by fire from French T.B. Arbolette. [Destroyer Arbalete ?]

6.50pm: Half speed all.

[The Casualty lists give the Petty Officer’s name as James E. Martin. From CWGC James Edward Martin - Son of James and Ellen Martin, of Islington, London; husband of Sarah Margaret Martin, of 125, Fairfoot Rd., Bow, London. The location of his death is given on the next page.]


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26 July 1916

At Sea

Lat 32.4, Long 34.3 [Using location of burial at sea at 10.22am ]

3.15am: Cape Carmel abeam distance 5 ¼ miles.

4.50am: Hoisted out 8372.

6.14am: Seaplane returned.

7.10am: 2 Dhows sighted engines & helm to orders closing on Dhows.

7.58am: General Quarters.

8.03am: Opened fire 58 rounds.

8.48am: Cease fire, Dhows destroyed.

8.50am: Half speed ahead all.

9.15am: Fired 10 rounds at Stone Bridge.

10.00am: Stopped all. Hoisted out Seaplane 8372.

10.07am: Half speed ahead all.

10.22am: Stop all. Body of late J. Martin Petty Officer committed to deep. Full speed ahead all.

10.54am: Seaplane returned.

12.38pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 3771. Full speed ahead all.

1.20pm: Stop all. Seaplane returned. Half speed all.

2.01pm: Stop all, Seaplane S4 hoisted out.

2.18pm: Opened fire at house. 10 rounds.

2.59pm: Cease fire. Half speed all. 1 Air Mechanic released from cells.

4.41pm: Stop all.

4.46pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8372.

5.45pm: Seaplane returned.

6.14pm: Seaplane hoisted on board. Half speed all.

Place of death Lat 31-26N Long 34-20E.

Place of burial outside 50 fathom line Lat 32-23N Long 34-18E.


[From 27th to 31st July, Liberty men are landed at around 4.30pm, returning at 10.30pm; some days also a Canteen Party and/or a patrol.]


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27 July 1916

[At Sea & ]Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.00am: Engines & helm to orders entering Port Said.

5.20am: Pilot on board.

6.30am: All fast aft to Cheriffe Quay.

7.45am: 1 Observer left ship.

9.15am: 2 observers, 1 Air Mechanic, 1 servant left ship.

9.55am: Mail received on board.

pm: Hands make & mend.

4.00pm: Clear lower deck. Warrants 47, 48, 49M read. 2 prisoners discharged to HMS Jupiter, 1 placed in cell on board.

4.30pm: Discharged E.A. Saunders Air Mechanic to Navy House.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


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28 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.00am: Cleared Lower Deck, read warrant 50M. Escort & prisoner left ship.

am: Hands returning empty ammunition cases & cleaning guns etc.

10.30am: defaulters.

1.15pm: 1 Air Mechanic & Seedie Boys drawing stores from Base.

5.00pm: Hands to Bathe.


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29 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

6.00am: Hands fall in, Holystone Decks.

7.45am: 2 Ratings joined ship.

10.45am: Received stores from SS Treifels.

3.10pm: Hoisted out Seaplane 8054.

4.40pm: Seaplane returned.

5.00pm: Hands to Bathe.


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30 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.00pm: Hands to Bathe.

10.30pm: Liberty men returned. AB Frith reported taking AB Weeks to Hospital.


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31 July 1916

Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

5.00am: Officers, Seamen & Air Mechanics landed for route march.

7.00am: Landing Party returned.

7.30am: Sanitary Party came on board.

8.45am: Ammunition received from SS Treifels Seaplane 8054 hoisted out.

11.00am: Seaplane returned.

1.00pm: Mail received on board.

2.00pm: Sanitary Party left ship.

5.00pm: Larkin Air Mechanic rejoined ship from HMS Jupiter.

6.00pm: Received 24 packets Verey’s Lights from SS Treifels. Martin, Stoker, & Weeks, AB, rejoined ship from Hospital.


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[End pages of log book.]


[The History of 269 Squadron 1914-1923 includes info on the operations of Ben-my-Chree. There is also a book by Ian M. Burns – Ben-my-Chree Woman of my Heart. ]