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Sea-going depot ship, Blake-class, 1st-class protected cruiser conversion

Pendant Nos. C2 (1914), C4 (1.18). Launched 5.7.90 Thames IW. 9000 tons, 399(oa), 375(pp)x65x25ft. TE 20000ihp, 22kts. Armament: 4-6in, 4-4in, 4-12pdr. Armour: 6in deck. Completed as depot ship 5.06. Served with Mediterranean destroyers 1914-18. Battle Honour (and link to despatches, casualties, awards) Dardanelles 1915/16. Sold 13.7.26 Ward, Pembroke Dock. (British Warships 1914-1919)

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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.

Editor’s notes:

Editor’s notes are in italics throughout.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS BLENHEIM 1914-1917

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 MAY 1914


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Establishment of ship’s company: Seamen 62; Boys 1; Marines 35

Barometer: Mercurial; Name of maker and number A119; Height of cistern above sea 14 ft

Thermometers for Air Temperature: Position in ship – on fore bridge; Whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7863, N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14

Thermometer for Sea Temperature; Maker and No – not completed; from 27/5/14

Position of standard compass – fore upper bridge

Deviation of standard compass: June 20th 1914 at Lat 36° 50’N Long 23° 10’E; Jan 10th 1915 at Lat 39° 42’N Long 25° 30’E

Armament: In upper deck battery – 4 – 6 inch; On foc’sle – 1 – 4 inch; On quarter deck – 1 – 4 inch; Fore shelter deck – 2 – 12 pounder 12 cwt; After shelter deck – 2 – 12 pounder 12 cwt; quarter deck – 2 – 12 pounder 12 cwt

Torpedo armament – nil

Boats: 1 picket boat; 2 steam pinnaces; 1 launch; 1 pinnace; 2 cutters 30 ft; 1 gig; 1 gig; 1 skiff; 1 balsa raft; war stores for flotilla – 1 gig; 1 whaler


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5 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

No instrument on ship

8.30am: Commissioned ship with reserve complement

9.30am: Working party 14 hands & 1 Leading Hand from Indefatigable arrived, employed drawing stores and as requisite. Secured inboard end of port cable.

1.30pm: Working party from Indefatigable arrived. Hands employed as requisite.

3.00pm: Secured inboard end of starboard cable

5.00pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised Fire Stations.

Fresh beef received: 29 lbs; Vegetables received: 100 lbs; Bread received: 60 lbs

Water expended: 1.0 tons; Water remaining: 22 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal .6 tons; Fuel remaining 29.4 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


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6 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

No instrument in ship

7.00am: Highflyer arrived

8.30am: Dressed ship with masthead flags

9.00am: Working party from Indefatigable arrived

1.30pm: Working party from Indefatigable arrived


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7 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

No instrument in ship

8.30am: Working party from Indefatigable arrived


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8 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.30am: Seamen exercised at physical drill. Stokers cleaning store lighters.

7.00am: Hands embarking ammunition

8.30am: Working party from Indefatigable arrived

1.30pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition and as requisite


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9 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

[Wind direction and speed, and weather, begin to be recorded]

8.30am: Working party from Indefatigable arrived

9.30am: Hands employed embarking ammunition and as requisite

1.00pm: Hands making and mending clothes


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10 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

10.00am: Landed C of E church party (7) and (2) RC church party


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11 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.30am: Hands preparing for coaling (native labour)

8.30am: Working party from Indefatigable arrived. Working party from Cruiser arrived.

10.00am: Commenced coaling (native labour)

4.10pm: Mr Worsh Gunner (T) Basilisk joined ship from RN Hospital to await arrival of flotilla. 1 stoker joined ship for flotilla from RNH.

6.00pm: Finished coaling for day. Received 755 tons.


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12 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.00am: Commenced coaling native labour

8.30am: Working party from Indefatigable arrived. Working party from Cruiser arrived.

3.20pm: Finished coaling. Received 1055 tons.


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13 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.30am: Working party (15) from Indefatigable arrived. Working party (6) from Cruiser arrived.

10.00am: Embarking ammunition

11.30am: Discharged 1 AB to Egmont for Weymouth

4.30pm: 1 AB and 1 Stoker for Harpy & 1 AB for Bulldog joined ship from hospital


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14 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.30am: Working party (15) from Indefatigable arrived. Working party from Cruiser arrived (6).

10.00am: Stowing shell room. Provisioning ship.


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15 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.30am: Working party (15) from Indefatigable arrived.

9.00am: Working party (9) from Cruiser arrived

4.30pm: 1 AB for Grasshopper and 1 Stoker for Wolverine joined ship from RN hospital


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16 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.30am: Working party (15) from Indefatigable arrived

9.00am: Working party (7) from Cruiser arrived

11.30am: HIGMS Breslau arrived [a ship of the German navy]

4.30pm: French cruiser Jeanne D'Arc arrived


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17 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505


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18 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.00am: HIGMS Breslau sailed

8.30am: Working party (15) from Indefatigable arrived. Working party (9) from Cruiser arrived.


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19 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.30am: 1 PO 14 men from Indefatigable arrived


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20 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.30am: Hands employed drawing stores assisted by dockyard labour


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21 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.45am: Hands employed drawing stores assisted by dockyard labour


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22 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.00am: Hands employed clearing away hatches for embarking torpedoes

8.30am: Working party 2 Leading Hands 19 hands arrived from flotilla

9.45am: Austrian Squadron consisting of SMS Tegetthof flying Flag of Rear Admiral Lofnor [?], Viribus Unitis, & Zrinyi arrived [This was the start of a courtesy visit by these two ships to the British Mediterranean fleet]

11.30am: Salutes Exchanged

2.00pm: Working Party (additional) 12 Hands & Ldg Hand drawing Medical Stores.

3.30pm: Flotilla working parties left ship

[Blenheim was at this time the Depot Ship for the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, which consisted of Basilisk, Beagle, Bulldog, Foxhound, Grampus, Grasshopper, Harpy, Mosquito, Pincher, Racoon, Rattlesnake, Renard, Savage, Scorpion, Scourge, Wolverine; along with submarines B9, B10 & B11; and Torpedo Boats 045, 044, 046, 064, 070 in reserve]


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23 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.30am: Working Party from Flotilla 2 leading hands & 18 hands arrived

10.00am: Tug Sampson came alongside with draft from SS Himalaya.

11.30am: Flotilla Working party returned

4.30pm: Discharged 1 AB and 2 Stokers to flotilla recovered patients

8.30pm: 4 stoker POs joined ship from Grasshopper


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24 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

10.00am: Landed Church Parties RCs (8) Weslyans (10)

10.30am: Landed C of E Church Party (70)

7.00pm: Landed Canteen Party

Number on sick list: 7


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25 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.45am: Flotilla Working Party 72 ratings arrived

9.00am: Hands and working party employed drawing stores, returning medical stores to hospital

10.30am: Discharged 1 Private RMLI and 1 Telegraphist to hospital

1.15pm: Discharged 1 rating to Harpy for hospital

4.20pm: 1 rating for Racoon and 1 rating for Beagle joined ship from hospital

Number on sick list: 7


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26 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.45am: Working party from flotilla (70) arrived

10.30am: 1 Armourers Crew left for Grasshopper. HMS Vindictive arrived.

1.30pm: Discharged 1 stoker to Beagle, 1 stoker to Racoon, 2 Officers’ Stewards to shore (Maltese)

3.45pm: Blenheim’s draft taking passage in HMS Vindictive arrived

4.30pm: Working parties returned to flotilla

Number on sick list: 8


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27 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.50am: Flotilla Working Party (58) arrived

2.00pm: 1 stoker joins ship sick from Grampian

3.30pm: Working party returned to flotilla

5.00pm: 9 ratings (recovered) discharged to flotilla

Number on sick list: 10


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28 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.45am: Flotilla working party (58) arrived

10.20am: Discharged 2 ratings to hospital

3.30pm: Discharged 2 Writers to Egmont

4.30pm: Austrian Squadron proceeded out of harbour

5.00pm: Discharged 1 AB to HMS Scorpion

6.30pm: 1 AB joined ship (sick) from Scorpion

Number on sick list: 9


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29 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.45am: Working Party from flotilla arrived

9.45am: Commenced basin trial

2.00pm: Finished basin trial

2.30pm: Carried out trial of steering gear and machinery

Number on sick list: 9


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30 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

9.00am: Flotilla Working Party arrived and employed drawing stores

10.15am: Discharged two ratings from flotilla to RN hospital

10.30am: 1 Armourer’s Crew rejoined ship from Grasshopper

11.30am: Working party returned to flotilla

2.00pm: Discharged 1 Writer 1st class to Egmont

Number on sick list: 11


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31 May 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

9.30am: Arrived Sir A Berkeley-Milne Commander in Chief inspected ship [Admiral Archibald Berkeley-Milne had been Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet since November 1912.]

10.05am: Commander in Chief left ship

10.30am: Church parties from Destroyers (60) arrived

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 9



LOGS FOR JUNE 1914


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1 June 1914

From Malta Grand Harbour to Malta Scirocco and Grand Harbour

Lat 35.8, Long 14.6

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship and preparing for sea

8.30am: Preparing for sea.

9.15am: Furled Quarter Deck awning. Tested life buoys and found correct.

10.05am: Slipped from Somerset Wharf and proceeded in tow from French Creek

10.35am: Cast off tugs and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

10.50am: Shaped course S69E. Speed as requisite for preliminary trial.

11.15am: a/c S19E

11.30am: a/c S29W

11.42am: a/c S70W

11.50am: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

12.08pm: Stopped

12.10pm: Came to with starboard bower in 19 fathoms veered to 6 shackles

1.15pm: Paid monthly money

1.55pm: Hands employed as requisite

3.30pm: Shortened in on starboard cable

3.45pm: Weighed and proceeded. Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour and carrying out preliminary trial.

4.00pm: Quarters

4.45pm: Shaped course NW

5.25pm: Swing ship for deviation of compass from NNW through N and E through S

5.48pm: Shaped course south

6.12pm: a/c S70W

6.20pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

6.50pm: Stopped. Secured ship alongside Somerset Wharf.

7.30pm: Leave to starboard watch till 7am. 1 rating joined ship sick from Harpy.

Number on sick list: 13

Fresh beef received: 360 lbs; vegetables received: 350 lbs; bread received: 360 lbs

Water received 28 tons; expended 8 tons; remaining 29 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 47.4 tons; remaining 985.4 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


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2 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

5.30am: Landed detachment RMLI for drill

7.45am: Detachment RMLI returned onboard

10.00am: Discharged 4 ratings to RN hospital

Number on sick list: 13


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3 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.30am: 1 Armourer and 1 Armourer’s Mate lent to Racoon

8.30am: Dressed ship overall in honour of anniversary of birthday of King George V

10.25am: Landed patrol 2 stokers and Stoker PO to apprehend absentee

6.00pm: 1 Chief Stoker joined ship sick from Grampian

7.13pm: Undressed ship

Number on sick list: 11


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4 June 1914

From Somerset wharf to sea trials & to Bighi Bay and at Malta

Lat 35.8, Long 14.5

5.30am: Hands employed preparing for sea

Sea trial completed

8.05am: Slipped and proceeded in tow from French Creek

8.35am: Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour

8.40am: Shaped course N42W speed as requisite for working up to full power

10.00am: Commenced full power trials (8 hours)

6.00pm: Trial completed. Carried out trials of securing gear.

6.20pm: Trial completed

6.40pm: Stopped. Engines as requisite for securing to No 12 Buoy Bighi Bay

Lost overboard by accident through log line Walkers taffrail patt 315; rotators 1 in number; egg shaped metal shells 1 in number

Number on sick list: 12


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5 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

4.50am: Arrived Turkish gunboats Isa Reis, Lakic Reis, Durak Reis, Hizir Reis, Aydin Reis [these ships were all newly commissioned in the Ottoman Navy]

9.00am: 1 rating joined ship sick from Foxhound

10.00am: Discharged 1 rating to Scorpion recovered patient

10.15am: Discharged 1 Stoker PO to RN Hospital

Number on sick list: 12


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6 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

3.00am: Discharged 1 Writer to Egmont

Number on sick list: 12


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7 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.30am: Celebration of Holy Communion

8.45am: Landed Wesleyan Church Party

9.50am: Landed Presbyterian Church Party

10.00am: Landed RC Church Party

10.20am: Church Parties from destroyers arrived

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 10


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8 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

5.45am: Rigged Diving Boat

6.00am: Sent Divers to HMS Harpy

8.30am: Working Party (50) from flotilla arrived. Employed drawing stores.

1.55pm: Diving Party returned

4.15pm: 7 ratings from hospital joined ship for flotilla. 1 Stoker joined ship from hospital.

Number on sick list: 8


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9 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

5.30am: Turkish Gunboats proceeded

8.30am: Flotilla Working Parties employed drawing stores

9.40am: Detachment landed for Drill

4.30pm: Proceeded in tow to No 4 buoy

Number on sick list: 9


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10 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.45am: Commenced coaling ship native labour

1.00pm: Discharged 1 AB to HMS Bulldog

2.55pm: Finished coaling. Received 480 tons.

4.30pm: 1 AB joined ship from RN Hospital for HMS Grampus.

6.30pm: 1 AB joined ship from HMS Bulldog

Number on sick list: 9


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11 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

8.50am: Discharged 1 AB to Grampus

1.20pm: Working party (8) from Basilisk and Savage employed drawing stores

Number on sick list: 9


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12 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

5.45am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and working main derrick to hoist in targets

6.35am: Heel of main derrick cracked. Hands employed lashing heel and staying derrick.

12.10pm: Slipped and proceeded in tow to Burmola Wharf

12.50pm: Secured ship

2.15pm: Hands employed drawing stores and getting main derrick ready for hoisting out. Working Party 20 and 1 PO from destroyers employed hauling up targets.

5.00pm: Watch employed preparing for sea. Leave to POs till 11.00pm and to Natives till 6.0am.

Number on sick list: 9


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13 June 1914

From Malta to Sea for Torpedo (Fleet) Practice and at Malta

Lat 35.8, Long 14.7

7.25am: Slipped from Burmola Wharf and proceeded in tow as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.25am: Took station 7.5 cable astern of Weymouth course and speed as requisite for carrying out fleet torpedo practice

3.35pm: Torpedo practice completed

4.25pm: Stopped. Communicated with Weymouth. Lt Forlong returned from Weymouth.

5.03pm: Captain (D) left ship embarked in HMS Wolverine [Captain Charles P R Coode, as well as being Captain of Blenheim, was Captain of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla]

5.20pm: Proceeded as requisite for entering Grand Harbour

7.15pm: Secured to No 4 Buoy Grand Harbour

Number on sick list: 9


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14 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.30am: Held Celebration of Holy Communion

8.40am: Landed Wesleyans (10) Presbyterians (5)

9.30am: Landed RC Church Party (15)

10.15am: Church Parties from Destroyers came onboard

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 9


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15 June 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.00am: Tugs secured alongside

7.10am: Stopped and secured to Burmola Wharf

9.15am: Hands employed preparing for coaling and running main derrick, topping [?] loft and purchase [these last words are unclear]

11.35am: Coal lighters came alongside. Discharged 1 Ordinary Seaman to hospital.

12.45pm: Commenced coaling with native labour. Stokers trimming coal in bunkers.

1.30pm: Hands employed rigging main derrick and as requisite.

3.05pm: Finished coaling. Received 80 tons.

4.30pm: 1 Plumber rejoined ship from RN hospital

6.30pm: Worked main derrick and replaced same

Number on sick list: 9


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16 June 1914

Malta to Corfu

Lat 36.1, Long 14.9

9.30am: Slipped from Burmola Wharf and proceeded in tow

9.45am: Cast off tugs and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

Number on sick list: 11


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17 June 1914

Malta to Corfu

Lat 38.6, Long 19.2

7.00pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

7.20pm: Came to with starboard anchor in 17.25 fathoms veered to 6 shackles. Saluted Greek flag 21 guns.

9.30pm: Discharged 1 recovered patient to Wolverine

Number on sick list: 10


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18 June 1914

Corfu to Phalerum Bay [port of ancient Athens, 5km SW of Acropolis]

Lat 39.598, Long 19.907

5.30am: Discharged 1 rating to Foxhound

5.00pm: 1 AB and 1 stoker PO joined ship sick from Black Prince

8.50am: Mosquito arrived

4.45pm: Prepared for sea

10.10pm: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded with flotilla in company as requisite for leaving harbour

Number on sick list: 10


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19 June 1914

Corfu to Phalerum Bay

Lat 37.7, Long 20.7

4.00am: Sighted Cape Dukato Light bearing S43E

7.30am: Arrived at rendezvous. Stopped. Flotilla closed and communicated by boat. Captain (D) transferred to Beagle.

1.30pm: Passed German Cruiser Breslau steering NWxN. Lat 37° 29’ N Long 20° 65’E

2.15pm: Strivali Light House [this is on Strofades Island, part of Zakynthos]

10.47pm: Cape Matapan Light abeam N35E [the light is now called Akra Tainaro]

Number on sick list: 10


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20 June 1914

Corfu to Phalerum Bay

Lat 37.8, Long 23.7

5.55am: Belo Pulo Light House abeam 3.5’ [now Velopoula Light House]

12.45pm: Course as requisite for entering harbour

1.30pm: Stopped. Came to with port anchor in 9.5 fathoms.

5.00pm: Foxhound proceeded

6.15pm: Scorpion arrived

Number on sick list: 11


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21 June 1914

Phalerum Bay

Lat 37.9, Long 23.7

4.55am: Beagle arrived

6.20am: Renard arrived

7.40am: Hands to bathe. Celebration of Holy Communion.

8.30am: Harpy arrived

10.00am: Sent RC church party(24) to Black Prince. Foxhound and Grasshopper arrived.

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

7.00pm: 1 Sub Lieutenant joined ship sick from Beagle

Number on sick list: 10


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22 June 1914

Phalerum Bay

Lat 37.9, Long 23.7

5.30am: HMS Chatham arrived

8.30am: Dressed ship overall

10.30am: 1 rating joined ship sick from Harpy

12 noon: Fired salute of 21 guns

7.24pm: Undressed ship

Number on sick list: 11


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23 June 1914

Phalerum Bay

Lat 37.9, Long 23.7

5.40am: Coal lighters came alongside

6.30am: Commenced coaling ship with native labour. Stokers trimming coal in bunkers.

10.55am: Finished coaling. Received 365 tons.

Number on sick list: 10


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24 June 1914

Phalerum Bay to Port Pogon

Lat 37.9, Long 23.7

7.40am: HMS Indefatigable arrived

9.30am: Sent 1 torpedo to Mosquito

10.00am: 1 ERA joined ship & 3 ratings for Racoon joined from HMS Indefatigable

1.10pm: Hands employed preparing for sea and as requisite

4.00pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

6.50pm: Course as requisite for entering Port Pogon

7.15pm: Let go port anchor and moored ship 6 on each

8.00pm: HMS Harpy secured alongside for refit

Number on sick list: 8


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25 June 1914

Port Pogon

Lat 37.510, Long 23.395

7.40am: Flotilla sailed

10.45am: HMS Warrior and Black Prince arrived and moored

Number on sick list: 9


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26 June 1914

Port Pogon

Lat 37.510, Long 23.395

Number on sick list: 8


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27 June 1914

Port Pogon

Lat 37.510, Long 23.395

5.00am: Savage, Scourge and Pincher proceeded

5.30am: Remainder of flotilla except Racoon, Grampus and Rattlesnake arrived

6.00pm: Discharged one recovered patient to Bulldog

Number on sick list: 11


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28 June 1914

Port Pogon

Lat 37.510, Long 23.395

6.20am: HMS Basilisk arrived

7.30am: Held Celebration of Holy Communion

10.00am: Sent RC church party (25) to Black Prince.

10.30am: Church parties from flotilla came aboard

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 12


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29 June 1914

Port Pogon

Lat 37.510, Long 23.395

1.45pm: HMS's Wolverine and Renard sailed

6.00pm: Discharged 1 LS to HMS Scorpion

6.20pm: Lost overboard by accident fresh beef 42 lbs. Rigged diving boat. Divers employed to secure 42lbs beef.

9.00pm: Unrigged diving boat search abandoned

Number on sick list: 12


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30 June 1914

Port Pogon

Lat 37.510, Long 23.395

4.15pm: Evening Quarters. Read Warrants Numbers 1 and 2.

6.50pm: Mosquito sailed. Foxhound and Scorpion arrived.

7.30pm: Flotilla except 4th Division & Mosquito arrived.

8.30pm: Greek Torpedo Boat arrived.

9.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker to Beagle and 1 stoker to Grasshopper

Number on sick list: 12



LOGS FOR JULY 1914


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1 July 1914

Port Pogon

Lat 37.510, Long 23.395

4.00am: Raised steam in port picket boat

5.40am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Hands to bathe

9.25am: Divisions. Read prayers.

9.35am: Hands employed refitting and as requisite. HMS Renard sailed.

12.45pm: Paid monthly money. Hands making and mending clothes. Lost overboard by accident from picket boat: awning stanchions 1 in no; Ensign 4 Breadth 1 in no.

4.10pm: Evening Quarters

4.20pm: Hands preparing for sea

5.00pm: HMS Harpy cast off and proceeded for anchorage

6.15pm: Unmoored. Weighed port anchor shortened to 4 shackles on starboard cable

7.15pm: Drew fires in picket boat and hoisted in same

7.20pm: HMS Warrior & Black Prince sailed

9.00pm: Raised steam in 2 boilers

11.00pm: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

Number on sick list: 11

Fresh beef received: 190lbs; vegetables received: 1310 lbs

Water distilled 10.0 tons; expended 12.0 tons; remaining 70.0 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 20.4 tons; remaining 1076.3 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


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2 July 1914

Port Pogon to Marmaris

Lat 37.8, Long 25.4

[The log gives the position as Lat 37.5, Long 29.9 but as this places the ship inland it cannot be correct. The position given here is a best guess based on the positions of 1 and 3 July.]

4.00am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour

7.15am: St Georgio I abeam S9W 4.4'

4.04pm: Stopped at rendezvous 3’ west from Cape Papas. Found there HMS Warrior and Black Prince.

10.55pm: Cape Spano Light abeam S17W

Number on sick list: 11


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3 July 1914

Port Pogon to Marmaris

Lat 36.848, Long 28.277

12.30am: Sighted Kandeliusa [?] Light S20E

5.00am: Took station 2.25’ astern of flag

8.00am: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

8.47am: Came to with port anchor in 11 fathoms veered to 5 shackles

1.30pm: Hands preparing for coaling

2.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker recovered patient to Foxhound


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4 July 1914

Marmaris

Lat 36.848, Long 28.277

10.30am: Discharged 1 Stoker to Renard and 1 AB to Grasshopper

1.20pm: HMS Dublin arrived

Number on sick list: 14


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5 July 1914

Marmaris

Lat 36.848, Long 28.277

1.30am: Secured collier alongside port side. Hands rigging collier.

2.00pm: Commenced coaling ship

7.30pm: Finished coaling. Received 250 tons.

7.45am: Collier proceeded alongside Indomitable

Number on sick list: 11


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6 July 1914

Marmaris

Lat 36.848, Long 28.277

4.55am: HMS Harpy arrived

10.00am: Discharged 1 chief stoker to Harpy and 1 AB to Renard

4.15pm: 5 ABs joined ship from Harpy

5.00pm: HMS Scorpion arrived

7.55pm: Rattlesnake arrived

Number on sick list: 10


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7 July 1914

Marmaris

Lat 36.848, Long 28.277

5.00pm: Discharged 1 Court Martial Prisoner to Inflexible

Number on sick list: 9


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8 July 1914

Marmaris to Famagusta

Lat 36.848, Long 28.277

8.30am: HMS Gloucester fired Court Martial gun

10.30am: 2 ratings joined ship sick from Rattlesnake

11.30am: Court Martial prisoner returned

1.30pm: Lost by accident Anchor Buoys 1 in No

3.00pm: Discharged 1 Stoker to Savage [?]

3.45pm: Discharged 1 Stoker to Indomitable for passage to Detention Barracks Malta

4.15pm: Discharged 1 AB to Chatham, Inflexible [?] and Indomitable

6.00pm: Flotilla sailed

6.20pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour

7.15pm: Stopped communicated with Savage. Embarked chaplain and 1 bugler lent for memorial service.

Number on sick list: 8


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9 July 1914

Marmaris To Famagusta

Lat 35.2, Long 31.2

2.50am: Hypsili [?] Light abeam 13’

7.41pm: Cape Paphos Light bearing N73E on port

11.10pm: Cape Gata Light abeam 9.5’

Number on sick list: 8


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10 July 1914

Marmaris to Famagusta and at Famagusta

Lat 35.138, Long 33.940

2.30am: Sighted Cape Kiki on port bow

7.30am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage

7.59am: Stopped. Came to with port anchor in 16.5 fathoms veered to 6 shackles.

1.30pm: Discharged 1 rating to Foxhound and 1 to Rattlesnake

Number on sick list: 6


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11 July 1914

Famagusta

Lat 35.138, Long 33.940

4.00pm: Leave to Port Watch till 7.0pm, men attending entertainment till 11pm

Number on sick list: 7


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12 July 1914

Famagusta to Port Said

Lat 34.1, Long 33.7

5.00am: Proceeded

10.30am: Performed Divine Service. Held Celebration of Holy Communion.

Number on sick list: 6


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13 July 1914

Famagusta to Port Said and at Port Said

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

5.30am: Course as requisite for entering harbour

5.45am: Stopped

5.50am: Pilot boarded

6.00am: Fired Salute of 21 Guns.

6.37am: Came to with port anchor

8.55am: Commenced coaling ship with native labour

11.50am: Grasshopper arrived

1.50pm: HMS Grasshopper hauled abeam of river and secured for pilot

5.15pm: Flotilla arrived

7.30pm: 1 Rating joined ship sick from Pincher and Harpy

Number on sick list: 5


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14 July 1914

Port Said

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

3.00am: 1 rating for Beagle joined ship

4.30am: 2 ratings from each Beagle and Bulldog. 1 rating from Scourge joined ship sick.

9.00am: Sent 1 Gunlayer to flotilla for practice. Sent 2 ERAs to Foxhound.

10.00am: Flotilla proceeded except Rattlesnake, Savage and Grasshopper

2.30pm: Flotilla returned to harbour. 4 ratings lent for duty to joined ship from Rattlesnake.

Number on sick list: 9


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15 July 1914

Port Said

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

5.30am: Mosquito arrived

6.30am: Sent gunlayers to flotilla

8.45am: Flotilla proceeded

2.15pm: Flotilla arrived

Number on sick list: 10


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16 July 1914

Port Said

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

5.15am: Bulldog arrived

7.35am: Bulldog proceeded. Sent gunlayers to flotilla.

8.30am: 2 Ratings joined ship from Wolverine sick

9.00am: Flotilla proceeded

2.30pm: Flotilla returned. Discharged 2 Ratings to Beagle. 1 Rating joined ship sick from Beagle.

Number on sick list: 9


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17 July 1914

Port Said

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

5.15am: Sent gunlayers to flotilla to carry out GL test

5.30am: Flotilla sailed

10.30am: 1 AB joined ship from Bulldog to undergo cell punishment

3.15pm: Wolverine arrived

6.00pm: Flotilla arrived. Discharged 1 rating to Wolverine and Savage.

Number on Sick List: 9


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18 July 1914

Port Said

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

Number on sick list: 10


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19 July 1914

Port Said

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

7.30am: Held Celebration of Holy Communion

9.40am: Landed RC, Wesleyan and Presbyterian Church Parties

10.00am: Church Parties from Flotilla arrived

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

3.20pm: 2 ratings sent from Bulldog joined ship

Number on Sick List: 11


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20 July 1914

Port Said to Alexandria

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

Number on Sick List: 11

5.30am: 3 Gun Layers sent to Flotilla to carry out Gun Layers Test.

6.30am: Sent 2 Carpenters’ Crew to Pincher for target repairs and 1 Armourer to HMS Savage

7.30am: HMS Savage, HMS Pincher and HMS Rattlesnake sailed

9.30am: Hands preparing for sea

11.30am: Grasshopper hauled off from ship’s side

1.0pm: Carpenter Ratings, Armourers and Gun Layers returned

4.10pm: Prepared for sea

4.30pm: Discharged 1 AB to Scorpion, 3 ABs to Renard, 2 ABs and 2 Stokers to Bulldog, 2 Leading Seamen to Savage

5.30pm: Joined ship 2 Stokers Renard, 1 AB Scorpion

6.15pm: Weighed and proceeded as requisite for leaving Port Said

6.28am: Discharged pilot and proceeded as requisite

8.10pm: Sighted Damietta Light N72.5W

8.15pm: Burnt foremost Search Light

9.30pm: Switched off

9.47pm: Damietta Light Abeam 11'

Number on sick list: 11


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21 July 1914

Port Said to Alexandria

Lat 31.21, Long 29.9

6.00am: Rosetta Light House abeam 9.5’

9.18am: Stopped. HMS Scorpion closed. Sent Lt Forlong to Scorpion.

9.30am: Proceeded course and speed as requisite for entering Alexandria Harbour by the Great Pass

11.00am: Secured to Man of War buoys Main port Alexandria

3.30pm: HMS Hussar arrived

5.45pm: Flotilla arrived

7.15pm: Discharged 1 AB to Bulldog, 1 Leading Stoker to Savage, 1 Leading Seaman 1 AB to Scorpion, 1 AB to Scourge

Number on sick list: 9


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22 July 1914

Alexandria

Lat 31.21, Long 29.9

5.45am: Harpy and Basilisk arrived

9.25am: Marines at SA drill

9.50am: Arrived HMS Inflexible, Indefatigable, Warrior, Black Prince, Chatham, Weymouth, Gloucester

Number on sick list: 9


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23 July 1914

Alexandria

Lat 31.21, Long 29.9

2.30pm: Discharged 1 stoker to Wolverine

3.30pm: Discharged 4 ratings to Bulldog (lent for sentry duties)

Number on sick list: 12


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24 July 1914

Alexandria to Malta

Lat 31.21, Long 29.9

11.30am: Discharged 1 rating to Savage. Lost by accident cleaning ship: Scrubbers Bristle Hand 6 in number

1.00pm: 1 cot case received aboard from Chatham for passage to RN Hospital Malta

2.30pm: Preparing for sea

2.35pm: 1 Prisoner joined ship from Black Prince for passage to Military Detention Barracks Malta

4.00pm: Slipped from Man of War Buoys

4.17pm: Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

Number on sick list: 13


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25 July 1914

Alexandria to Malta

Lat 32.3, Long 26.2

Number on sick list: 15


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26 July 1914

Alexandria to Malta

Lat 33.6, Long 21.7

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 15


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27 July 1914

Alexandria to Malta

Lat 35.1, Long 17.3

Number on sick list: 14


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28 July 1914

Alexandria to Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.30am: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

7.15am: Stopped. Engines as requisite for securing to No 4 Buoy stern to Club House Wharf

8.30am: Discharged 4 ratings to Hospital

8.40am: Coal lighters came alongside

10.05am: Commenced coaling with native labour. Landed Dockyard parties.

5.20pm: Finished coaling. Received 500 tons.

7.00pm: 11 ratings for flotilla joined ship from Hospital. 1 Private RMLI joined ship from Hospital.

Number on sick list: 9


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29 July 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.30am: Discharged 1 Private RMLI to Detention Barracks

8.30am: Fired Court Martial Gun. Hoisted ‘Jack’.

9.30am: Court Martial assembled

1.35pm: Hauled down Court Martial Jack

1.55pm: Slipped and proceeded in tow to Burmola Wharf

2.25pm: Secured alongside Burmola Wharf

Number on sick list: 7


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30 July 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

12.20am: Defence Flotilla mobilized

3.00am: Defence Flotilla proceeded

10.30am: Fleet arrived

3.30pm: Discharged 1 Stoker PO and 2 stokers to Mosquito; 1 AB to Basilisk; 1 AB to Scorpion; 1 Stoker to Beagle;

1 AB to Wolverine; 1 Leading Stoker to Racoon

11.00pm: 1 rating joined ship sick from Racoon

Number on sick list: 9


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31 July 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

1.20am: HMS Defence arrived

6.30am: HMS Hussar arrived

7.30am: Duke of Edinburgh proceeded

9.50am: Discharged 8 ratings from flotilla to RN Hospital

3.30pm: Discharged 2 Stokers to Harpy, 1 Stoker to Grampus, 1 AB and 1 Stoker to Rattlesnake, 1 Stoker PO and 1 AB (from cells) to Bulldog; 1 AB to Scorpion; 1 Stoker PO to Mosquito; 1 Stoker to Racoon; 1 Stoker to Basilisk; 1 Telegraphist to Inflexible

6.00pm: Discharged 1 Signaller to Inflexible

Number on sick list: 13



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1914


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1 August 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.10am: HMS Black Prince sailed

9.00am: Divisions. Aired night clothing. Hands employed as requisite.

9.40am: Discharged 3 ratings to hospital

1.30pm: Hands making and mending clothes

3.00pm: Coaling ship. Native Labour.

4.30pm: 1st part stokers coaling ship

5.00pm: 6 stokers RNR joined ship from HMS Indomitable. Discharged 4 ratings to flotilla. 1 Leading Seaman joined ship from Scorpion.

7.18pm: Finished coaling. Received 100 tons.

11.02pm: 4 ratings RNR joined ship from Egmont

Number on sick list: 17

Vegetables received: 400 lbs

Water: distilled 21 tons; expended 9 tons; remaining 952 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 10.5 tons; remaining 1184.6 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


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2 August 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.00am: HMS Grampus secured alongside

11.30am: Read prayers

2.00pm: Grampus proceeded

2.15pm: All ratings on leave recalled to their ships

3.00pm: Discharged following ratings to flotilla: Basilisk 1 AB, 2 stokers; Beagle 1 stoker; Pincher 1 AB, 1 Stoker; Wolverine 1 stoker.

3.30pm: Savage secured alongside

5.00pm: Captain C P R Coode RN transferred to Wolverine. Sent to Wolverine: Assistant Paymaster Rainier; 1 Chief Writer; 1 Signaller; 1 Officer’s Steward. Staff Surgeon Male RN lent to Scorpion 2 ABs to Scorpion. Following ratings discharged to flotilla; Basilisk 2 ABs, 2 Stokers; Bulldog 1 Stoker; Grasshopper 2 Stokers; Racoon 1 Telegraphist

8.15pm: Savage shipped and proceeded to No 3 Dock

8.45pm: Squadron except Inflexible, Blenheim, Harpy proceeded

Number on sick list: 14


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3 August 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.30am: Discharged 1 Leading Seaman to Rattlesnake

8.30am: Captain Warlington RMLI and Fleet Paymaster Wallis RN joined ship. 1 Pte RMLI joined ship.

9.30am: 6 ratings joined ship missed passage to Scourge

6.30pm: Inflexible proceeded

8.30pm: Cutters crew securing flag ship’s telephone cable

10.00pm: Picket boat patrolling harbour

Number on sick list: 14


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4 August 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.10am: Read Warrant no 3

6.30am: Discharged 1 Prisoner to Detention Barracks

2.30pm: Discharged 1 Telegraphist to Harpy

10.00pm: Steam pinnace patrolling harbour

Number on sick list: 12


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5 August 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

1.00am: Great Britain declared war on Germany

1.25am: Received orders to commence hostilities against Germany

9.30am: Discharged Lt G McKenna to Egmont (lent)

10.20am: Hussar and German Merchant Vessel (prize) arrived

10.25am: Discharged 1 stoker to Grampus

11.15am: Discharged 2 signallers to Carlotta (lent)

12.30pm: P&O SS Corrie/Comrie [?] arrived [there isn’t a P & O ship of this name; Comrie Castle, belonging to the Union-Castle Mail SS Co, spent most of the war as a troopship]

2.30pm: 4 stokers RNR joined ship

5.30pm: 2 ratings returned from sentences at Detention Barracks. 1 stoker joined ship from hospital.

10.00pm: Picket boat patrolling harbour

Number on sick list: 6


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6 August 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.05am: Beagle and Bulldog arrived

8.45am: Coal lighter secured alongside

9.15am: Commenced coaling native labour

11.00am: Discharged 1 rating to Grampus

11.15am: Finished coaling received 23 tons. 1 stoker joined ship from Grampus.

2.00pm: Hospital party (12) drawing stores

5.00pm: Hospital party returned

7.00pm: 46 RNR (Maltese) stokers joined ship from Egmont

Number on sick list: 7


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7 August 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.30am: Harpy arrived

11.50am: HMS Inflexible, Indefatigable and Weymouth arrived

2.00pm: Indomitable arrived

2.30pm: Harpy, Grampus, Grasshopper sailed

5.00pm: 1 Leading Seaman joined ship from RNH for Renard

Number on sick list: 7


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8 August 1914

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

12.35am: Fleet proceeded

8.30am: Commenced coaling. Native labour.

8.50am: 2 signallers rejoined ship from Carlotta

10.10am: Finished coaling. Received 37 tons.

2.30pm: Prepared for sea

10.45pm: RNR working party from Egmont employed getting in mines (12) and gear

Number on sick list: 7


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9 August 1914

Malta to Ex Aito Bay, Ithaca Island [now Nisos Ithaki]

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.40am: Savage, Rattlesnake and Basilisk arrived

8.10am: Discharged 1 stoker to Pincher

9.30am: Discharged 1 stoker and 1 Leading Seaman to Rattlesnake

10.30am: Received 1 Telegraphist from Rattlesnake

11.30am: Gloucester arrived

12 noon: Coaling ship. Native labour

2.45pm: Finished coaling. Received 50 tons.

4.40pm: Slipped from Burmola Wharf and proceeded in tow as requisite for leaving French Creek

5.10pm: Slipped tug and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

5.30pm: Took station 5 cables astern of Chatham

Number on sick list: 6


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10 August 1914

Malta to Ex Aito Bay, Ithaca Island [one of three anchorages on the south coast of the Gulf of Molo, also known as Dexia or Port Dexia]

Lat 38.0, Long 19.3

4.50am: Secured guns

5.30am: Piped down

12.35pm: Chatham proceeded to rejoin flag

2.25pm: Sighted Defence N82E. Course as requisite to close. Communicated by signal.

5.30pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

6.30pm: Captain (D) rejoined ship

8.30pm: Discharged 15 ratings to flotilla. Rejoined ship from Scorpion Mr Rainier AB, 1 Chief Writer, 1 Officer’s Steward, 1 Signaller

Number on sick list: 6


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11 August 1914

From Ex Aito Bay to Vurko Bay [on the Greek mainland, NE of the island of Kalamos]

Lat 38.660, Long 20.970

6.20am: Beagle arrived

6.30am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

11.15am: Course and speed as requisite for entering Vurko Bay from southward

11.26am: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor in 15.5 fathoms

12.55pm: Collier Vesuvio secured alongside

1.00pm: Hands employed hoisting out accommodation ladders, spars, spar covers to Vesuvio for passage to Malta

1.45pm: Racoon and Mosquito sailed

2.15pm: Basilisk arrived and proceeded 2.20

3.10pm: SS Vesuvio proceeded. Foxhound secured alongside. Discharged 1 stoker to Foxhound.

4.50pm: Foxhound proceeded

Number on sick list: 5


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12 August 1914

Vurko Bay to Vasiliko Bay [on the south coast of Lefkada Island]

Lat 38.6, Long 20.6

5.20am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

8.00am: Came to with starboard anchor in 38 fathoms. Found in harbour HMS Defence.

11.15am: 1 Signaller and 1 Telegraphist joined ship from Racoon

1.35pm: Collier Ganges secured alongside

3.00pm: Commenced coaling

4.00pm: Discharged 1 Signaller to Racoon. 1 rating joined ship from Basilisk.

7.15pm: Beagle and Bulldog proceeded

11.50pm: Finished coaling. Received 280 tons.

Number on sick list: 5


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13 August 1914

Vasiliko Bay

Lat 38.6, Long 20.6

4.10am: Collier Ganges proceeded to anchorage

5.25am: Osiris arrived

9.00am: Warrants nos 4 and 5 read

10.30am: 1st division Flotilla arrived

11.30am: Osiris sailed. Joined ship to await passage: 2 lieutenants, 1 sub lieutenant, 1 midshipman RNR and 65 RNR Ratings from Osiris.

5.00pm: Foxhound and Mosquito arrived. Discharged 2 stokers RNR to Beagle and Bulldog

9.30pm: Discharged 2 lieutenants RNR, 1 sub lieutenant RNR, 1 midshipman RNR and 60 ratings RNR to collier Erato for passage to Defence.


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14 August 1914

Vasiliko Bay to St George's Bay

Lat 38.6, Long 20.6

5.00am: Bulldog and Beagle proceeded

5.20am: Basilisk and Racoon arrived. Discharged 2 Stokers RNR to Basilisk

8.10am: Defence and Osiris arrived

9.30am: 1st and 3rd Divisions Destroyers proceeded. Discharged following ratings to flotilla:- 1 AB to Wolverine; 1 AB to Bulldog; 1 Signaller to Racoon. 1 Signaller joined ship from Racoon.

2.10pm: Defence sailed

4.15pm: Evening Quarters. Read Warrants nos 6 and 7

6.42pm: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

10.56pm: Sighted Sivota Island Light N26W and Madonna Light N56W [there is a Madonna Shoal south of Sivota Island]

Number on sick list: 8


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15 August 1914

Vasiliko Bay to St George's Bay [probably Corfu, north coast]

Lat 39.713, Long 19.670

[a best estimate based on St George’s Bay being Agios Georgios Pagon]

3.55am: Sighted destroyer on starboard bow. Lost same in fog bank.

5.45pm: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor in 14 fathoms in St George’s Bay

11.00am: Pincher secured alongside. Mosquito arrived

4.30pm: Pincher proceeded

5.10pm: 1 Stoker joined ship from Scourge

6.05pm: Mosquite came alongside

6.45pm: Flotilla proceeded

7.45pm: 7 French destroyers arrived

9.15pm: 2 French destroyers arrived

Number on sick list: 8


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16 August 1914

St George's Bay

Lat 39.713, Long 19.670

12.45am: Mosquito arrived and secured alongside

5.00am: 5 French destroyers sailed

7.30am: Held Celebration of Holy Communion

11.00am: French destroyer Voltigeur secured alongside to make good defects

1.00pm: HMS Osiris arrived. Fanfare French TB secured alongside to make good defects.

3.45pm: Mosquito proceeded to anchorage

4.30pm: HM Merchant Cruiser Osiris secured alongside

6.00pm: Hands preparing for coaling ship. Osiris proceeded to anchorage.

6.20pm: French destroyer Dague arrived and discharged 1 seaman for medical treatment

Number on sick list: 7


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17 August 1914

St George’s Bay to Lefkimmi Bay [southern end of Corfu)

Lat 39.5, Long 20.2

2.10am: French TB Fanfare proceeded for trial of engines

3.00am: Fanfare arrived and secured alongside

4.35am: Fanfare and Voltigeur proceeded to anchorage

5.05am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

7.00am: Passed French Destroyer Bouclier

7.25am: Sighted French flotilla at anchor off Cape Bianco

10.25am: Came to with starboard anchor in 17.5 fathoms in Lafkima Bay

2.00pm: Logged Mr James Sanderson Assistant Artificer Engineer for disobedience of the orders of Commander P Pitts when ordered by him to take his division at Physical Drill

6.54pm: Sighted Oxia Island Light House N62E

9.46pm: Cape Kalakola Light House N72E

Number on sick list: 7


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18 August 1914

Lefkimmi Bay to Besika Bay

Lat 36.9, Long 23.9

12.13am: Sighted Cape Sapienza Light S30E

5.40am: Cape Matapan Light House abeam [now Akra Tainaro]

7.25am: Examined two steamers, French Ionic, Greek name not known

6.11pm: Sighted Phana Light abeam S59E

11.25pm: Lithari Light S42W

Number on sick list: 7


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19 August 1914

Lefkimmi Bay to Besika Bay

Lat 40.2, Long 26.4

6.40am: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

7.00am: Stopped. Found in harbour HMS Indefatigable, Indomitable, Defence and Grasshopper

7.50am: Beagle secured alongside

4.00pm: Evening Quarters. Read warrant No 8.

6.15pm: Beagle proceeded to anchorage. Indefatigable, Indomitable, Defence, Grampus, Wolverine [smudged], Scorpion, Renard, Scorpion proceeded

Number on sick list: 6

[The page seems to have had something spilled on it, and is hard to read]


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20 August 1914

Besika Bay [now Besik Bay, at the mouth of the Hellespont and not far from Gallipoli]

Lat 40.2, Long 26.4

7.10am: HMMA Osiris arrived [armed merchant cruiser from 5th August to 9th October 1914]

9.30am: Harpy, Rattlesnake, Pincher, Grasshopper, and Grampus arrived. 1 ERA joined ship from Harpy.

1.30pm: 1 Stoker joined ship from Harpy

2.10pm: Wolverine proceeded. Renard and 3rd Division proceeded. Discharged 1 ERA to Harpy.

3.40pm: Scorpion arrived

4.30pm: Prepared for coaling

5.55pm: Collier Frederick Knight secured alongside

6.30pm: Commenced coaling

7.20pm: HMMA Osiris arrived

Number on sick list: 8

[The morning part of the page seems to have had something spilled on it and is therefore hard to read]


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21 August 1914

Besika Bay and Tenedos Island

Lat 40.2, Long 26.4 [position of Besik/Besika Bay]

2.00am: Finished coaling. Received 360 tons.

2.45am: Collier cast off and proceeded to anchorage

4.50am: Bulldog secured alongside

6.15am: Wolverine and Renard arrived

8.40am: Grampus sailed. Joined ship: 1 signaller from Pincher; 1 [?] Stoker and 13 stokers RNR from Rattlesnake. Discharged 1 stoker to Rattlesnake.

10.05am: Gloucester arrived

11.15am: Bulldog proceeded

11.20am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded 47 revs. Courses as requisite for anchorage SW of Tenedos Island

1.00pm: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor in 21 fathoms veered to 6 shackles.

2.00pm: Observed partial eclipse of the sun

3.40pm: Grasshopper sailed

4.45pm: Renard secured alongside

5.30pm: HMS Indefatigable and Defence sailed

Number on sick list: 7


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22 August 1914

Tenedos Island, South side [Tenedos is the Greek name; the Turkish name is Bozcaada]

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.45am: Indefatigable arrived

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship and drawing stores and provisions from the SS Dago

1.30pm: Discharged 1 stoker to Pincher and 1 stoker to Grasshopper. 1 stoker joined ship from Scorpion to undergo cell punishment.

5.35pm: Wolverine and Scorpion sailed

5.55pm: Defence and Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 8


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23 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.05am: Beagle secured alongside

7.15am: Beagle slipped and proceeded to anchorage

7.35am: Bulldog secured alongside

8.20am: HMS Defence arrived

9.30am: Port watch employed drawing stores and provisions from SS Dago

11.00am: Discharged 2 RNR stokers to Savage, 5 AB to Scourge, 3 to Pincher [?]

5.15pm: Defence proceeded

6.20pm: Pincher secured alongside

8.30pm: Rattlesnake secured alongside

Number on sick list: 10


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24 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.30am: 3rd Division of flotilla arrived

9.15am: Hands employed drawing provisions from SS Dago

1.00pm: Lost overboard by accident: Beef 83 lbs

4.45pm: Rattlesnake proceeded. Harpy secured alongside.

6.25pm: Harpy proceeded

8.00pm: Grasshopper secured alongside

Number on sick list: 10


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25 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.45am: Wolverine and Scorpion arrived. Collier Camerata arrived.

5.00am: Osiris sailed

6.15am: 4th Division destroyers arrived

7.30am: Gloucester arrived

9.15am: Joined ship from Grasshopper:- 5 stokers RNR, 1 AB RNR. From flotilla 1 AB and 3 stokers.

10.35am: Grampus secured alongside

11.30am: Renard secured alongside

12.25pm: Rattlesnake secured alongside

5.00pm: HMS Indefatigable, Defence and Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 12


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26 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.25am: Beagle and Bulldog sailed

4.35am: Indefatigable arrived

5.00am: Osiris sailed

5.40am: 1st Division Destroyers arrived

10.00am: Discharged 1 AB to Harpy. 1 Stoker joined ship from Scourge.

2.00pm: Divers employed strengthening blade of port propeller

3.50pm: Unrigged diving boat

6.00pm: Indefatigable and Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 11


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27 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

5.35am: Gloucester and Bulldog arrived. Beagle secured alongside.

6.55am: Harpy and Grasshopper arrived

9.10am: HMS Defence arrived. Discharged 1 stoker to Wolverine.

12.15pm: Scourge proceeded

4.15pm: Beagle proceeded to anchorage

6.35am: Osiris secured alongside [there are many vessels with this name, including a despatch boat which was involved in the Gallipoli campaign]

Number on sick list: 11


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28 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.40am: Camerata collier secured alongside

5.15am: Commenced coaling ship

8.00am: Finished coaling, received 200 tons

8.20am: Collier Camerata proceeded

9.10am: Discharged 1 stoker to Harpy

2.00pm: 1 stoker RNR joined ship from Savage

3.30pm: HMS Indefatigable arrived

4.45pm: Gloucester arrived. 1st sub division of destroyers sailed. Discharged 1 signaller to Pincher, 1 signaller joined ship from Pincher.

5.30pm: Indefatigable and Defence sailed

Number on sick list: 11


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29 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

5.00am: Osiris sailed

5.25am: Defence arrived. 1st Division Destroyers arrived.

7.00am: Gloucester arrived

10.00am: Discharged 1 stoker to Savage

4.20pm: 4th Sub Division Destroyers sailed

5.00pm: Gloucester sailed

5.40pm: Indefatigable and Defence sailed

Number on sick list: 12


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30 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on Sick List: 10

12.10am: 'B' Watch at Night Defense Stations. Sent Divers and Diving Party to Renard.

12.45am: Divers and Diving Party of "A" Watch Returned

4.40am: Sent Diving Party of “A” Watch to Renard

4.55am: 7th Sub proceeded (Sub Division)

9.30am: Discharged one AB to Wolverine

2.10pm: Divers and Diving Party returned

Number on sick list: 10


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31 August 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.15am: 1st Sub Division sailed. Sent Working Party to SS Dago and Camerata to draw stores.

7.00am: 4th Sub Division arrived

2.30pm: SS Dago sailed

3.55pm: Indefatigable arrived

7.20pm: 1 RFR and 3 RNR stokers joined ship from collier Treveal



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1914


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1 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.15am: B Watch to Night Defence Stations

4.00am: Lit fires in picket boat

4.15am: Secured

4.20am: 5th Sub Division sailed

4.30pm: Piped down

5.00am: Raised steam in starboard pinnace

6.45am: Cleaning ship

7.45am: HMS Indefatigable arrived

8.10am: Hands to bathe

9.50am: Divisions. Read prayers.

10.00am: Dublin arrived. B Watch at sub calibre practice.

10.40am: A Watch at sub calibre practice

10.55am: Dublin sailed

2.25pm: HMMA Osiris arrived

2.40pm: Discharged 1 French seaman to Osiris for passage to RN Hospital Malta. Osiris sailed.

3.00pm: Defence arrived

4.00pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised Physical Drill. Paid monthly money to men requiring payment.

5.00pm: Drew fires in picket boat and shortened in same

5.55pm: Darkened ship

6.30pm: Hands to action stations

6.45pm: A Watch at Night Defence Stations

7.15pm: B Watch at Night Defence Stations

8.15pm: Drew fires in steam pinnace

Number on sick list: 8

Water expended: 13 tons; remaining 84 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 22 tons; remaining 1099 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


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2 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.30am: Defence arrived

6.55am: Supply ship no 14 secured alongside

8.45am: Hands employed embarking stores, ammunition and provisions from supply ship

Lost overboard by accident: Rice, bags of, 24lbs, 1 in no. Soft soap, drum of, 1 in no

1.00pm: Indefatigable arrived

4.25pm: Supply Ship no 14 proceeded to anchorage

Number on sick list: 10


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3 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.30am: 1st Sub proceeded

6.30am: 4th Division arrived

7.55am: Supply Ship No 14 secured alongside

8.30am: Hands employed embarking stores, ammunition and provisions. Unshipping boats davits and awning stanchions as requisite. Discharged 1 stoker to Scourge.

4.40pm: Supply ship no 14 proceeded to anchorage

Number on sick list: 10


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4 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.30am: Pincher secured alongside

6.30pm: Pincher proceeded to anchorage. Store Ship no 14 secured alongside.

7.20am: Defence arrived

9.00am: Hands employed embarking stores, provisions, and ammunition and spare gear for passage to Malta

12.40pm: Indefatigable arrived

3.30pm: Indefatigable sailed

4.40pm: Supply Ship no 14 proceeded to anchorage

6.15pm: Rattlesnake secured alongside

Number on sick list: 12


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5 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

5.15am: Supply Ship no 13 arrived

6.15am: Beagle secured alongside

6.45am: Indefatigable arrived

7.00am: Discharged 3 ratings to Supply Ship no 14 for passage to Port Said

8.45am: 2 ratings joined ship from Supply Ship no 13

10.00am: Defence arrived

10.48am: Collier Broompark arrived

12.35pm: Beagle proceeded to anchorage

2.00pm: Scorpion and Wolverine secured alongside and embarked ammunition

4.25pm: Renard secured alongside. Discharged 1 RFR to Grasshopper

Number on sick list:13


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6 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.15am: Grampus and Renard proceeded

12.25am: Renard and Grampus returned to anchorage

4.30am: Renard and Grampus proceeded

7.15am: Dublin arrived

7.20am: Defence arrived

8.15am: Discharged 1 rating to Rattlesnake

9.00am: Discharged 1 Stoker PO to Grasshopper

10.25am: Divisions. Read prayers. Presented Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Yeoman Signaller Ellis

1.50pm: Supply Ship no 13 proceeded

4.30pm: Prepared for coaling

6.00pm: Dublin and Defence sailed

Number on sick list: 12


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7 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.25am: Collier Broompark secured alongside

6.00am: Commenced coaling

9.35am: Finished coaling. Received 200 tons.

9.50am: Collier Broompark proceeded to anchorage

Lost overboard: Anchors, boat, 120 lb, 1 in no

2.00pm: Bulldog secured alongside and embarked ammunition

2.45pm: Bulldog proceeded to anchorage

3.00pm: Grampus secured alongside and embarked ammunition

4.40pm: Grampus proceeded

Number on sick list: 13


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8 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.15am: Sent working party to Wolverine. Beagle arrived.

7.40am: Indefatigable arrived

Lost overboard by accident: Fenders, Coir, Patt 309 1 in no.

4.40pm: Evening Quarters. Read Warrant no 9

5.30pm: Indefatigable sailed

Number on sick list: 15


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9 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.20am: Wolverine secured alongside

4.30am: Scorpion sailed

5.40am: Wolverine slipped and proceeded

7.50am: Defence arrived

10.45am: Gloucester arrived

12.15pm: Grasshopper arrived

2.00pm: Indefatigable sailed

2.40pm: Gloucester sailed

4.10pm: Dublin arrived

4.25pm: Indefatigable arrived

5.30pm: Indefatigable and Defence sailed, and Dublin sailed

Number on sick list: 14


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10 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.50am: Gloucester arrived

3.15pm: Pincher secured alongside

5.45pm: Gloucester sailed

9.45pm: Dublin arrived

Number on sick list: 14


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11 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.45am: Pincher sailed

5.45am: Beagle and Bulldog arrived

6.20am: Harpy and Grasshopper arrived

7.25am: Indefatigable and Defence arrived

9.15am: Wolverine and Scorpion sailed

11.40am: Wolverine and Scorpion arrived

4.00pm: Discharged 1 AB to Beagle

4.30pm: Evening Quarters. Read warrant no 10.

5.00pm: 1 AB joined ship from Beagle

5.30pm: Indefatigable and Defence sailed

8.30pm: Received 1 Assistant Carpenter from Gloucester

10.15pm: Gloucester sailed

11.45pm: 2nd Destroyer Division arrived

Number on sick list: 13


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12 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.30am: Defence arrived

9.20am: 1 Stoker PO joined ship from Bulldog. Discharged 1 Stoker to Rattlesnake, 3 patients and 1 cot case to Defence

10.30am: Indefatigable arrived

2.00pm: Defence sailed

3.15pm: Collier Broompark secured

3.45pm: Dublin, Rattlesnake, and Pincher arrived

4.45pm: Indefatigable sailed

Number on sick list: 9


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13 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.25am: Dublin sailed

7.00am: Indefatigable arrived

9.10am: Pincher and Rattlesnake sailed

11.05am: Gloucester arrived

11.20am: Pincher and Rattlesnake arrived

2.55pm: Rattlesnake secured alongside

3.00pm: Submarine B9 and B10 and cruiser Himalaya arrived

4.20pm: Joined ship 1 Stoker PO from Rattlesnake

5.45pm: Indefatigable sailed

9.45pm: Collier Everest and Submarine B11 arrived

11.45pm: Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 10


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14 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.30am: Indefatigable arrived

9.00am: Dublin arrived. 1 Stoker joined ship from Grasshopper.

12.45pm: Indefatigable and Dublin proceeded. Flotilla proceeded.

12.50pm: Weighed starboard anchor

12.55pm: Proceeded as requisite

1.45pm: Course as requisite for anchorage to no 8 Tenedos

2.06pm: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor in 23 fathoms. Found in harbour: HMS Warrior 1st and 2nd Divisions and Submarine B11.

2.15pm: Indefatigable and Dublin arrived

2.45pm: Scorpion arrived and secured alongside

3.45pm: Scorpion proceeded

4.00pm: Grampus and Renard proceeded

4.15pm: 4 Stokers joined ship from Warrior

8.30pm: B10 secured astern


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15 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30am: B11 proceeded

2.40am: B10 proceeded

4.50am: 6th Sub Division sailed

6.30am: Indefatigable and Warrior arrived. 4th Division arrived. Sent Working Party to Everest to draw stores.

7.15am: Submarine B10 arrived

8.50am: Gloucester arrived. Discharged 1 rating to Rattlesnake.

12.30pm: Scourge secured alongside

1.30pm: 1 rating joined ship from Grasshopper to undergo cell punishment

3.50pm: Scourge proceeded. Harpy secured alongside.

4.40pm: Harpy proceeded. Scourge secured alongside.

5.30pm: HMS Indefatigable, Warrior, Beagle and Bulldog sailed

10.10pm: Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 15


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16 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30am: B9 and B11 sailed

6.00am: Pincher sailed

6.10am: 1st Division arrived

7.15am: Warrior arrived

7.30am: Indefatigable arrived

10.00am: Hands preparing for coaling. Discharged 1 stoker to Savage and 1 Stoker to Grampus.

1.15pm: Discharged 1 Rating to Pincher

2.00pm: Pincher secured alongside

4.00pm: HMS Dublin arrived. 7th Sub Div sailed.

5.30pm: 1 stoker joined ship from Wolverine

5.50pm: HMS Warrior sailed

6.10pm: Submarine B9 and 11 arrived

6.15pm: Indefatigable sailed

6.45pm: Dublin sailed

9.00pm: 7th Sub Division sailed

Number on sick list: 14


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17 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.25am: Submarines B10 and B11 arrived

5.10am: Collier Everest secured alongside

5.50am: Commenced coaling

6.00am: 3rd Division arrived

6.30am: HMS Warrior arrived

7.00am: 1 AB joined ship from Grampus.

8.30am: HMS Gloucester arrived. 1 Rating joined ship sick from Grasshopper.

9.40am: Finished coaling. Received 155 tons.

9.55am: Wolverine and Scorpion sailed

10.10am: Collier proceeded to anchorage

12.30pm: Wolverine and Scorpion arrived

1.30pm: Harpy secured alongside. Discharged 1 Stoker and 1 Stoker RNR to Harpy.

2.00pm: Discharged 1 PO to B11

4.15pm: Discharged 1 Leading Seaman to Grampus and 1 Stoker to Grasshopper

4.30pm: 1st Sub Division Sailed

4.45pm: 1 Cell Prisoner joined ship from Warrior to undergo punishment

5.35pm: 2nd Sub Division Sailed

6.10pm: Submarines B10 and B11 arrived

10.20pm: Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 15


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18 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30am: B9 and B11 arrived

6.05am: 5th Sub Division and Grasshopper sailed [5th may or may not be correct; 6th has been crossed out and something else written in]

6.10am: 4th Sub Division arrived

7.40am: HMS Indefatigable and Warrior arrived

9.00am: 1st Sub Division arrived

11.00am: Sent Working Party and hands to Hindustan to distribute ammunition to flotilla

1.15pm: Wolverine arrived with steamer name unknown flying Belgian colours

1.40pm: Grasshopper arrived

2.15pm: Wolverine sailed. Discharged 1 Stoker to Grasshopper.

4.20pm: 5th Sub Division sailed

5.45pm: Gloucester arrived

5.50pm: Warrior sailed

6.05pm: 6th Sub Division sailed. Submarines B9 and B11 arrived.

Number on sick list: 14


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19 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

1.12am: Scourge sailed

2.30am: Submarines B9 and B10 sailed

5.10am: HMS Gloucester sailed

6.00am: Pincher and Rattlesnake sailed

6.30am: Indefatigable and Dublin arrived. 1st Sub Division arrived.

8.30am: Pincher and Rattlesnake arrived

8.40am: Renard secured alongside

2.00pm: 1 Stoker joined ship from Rattlesnake

2.15pm: Discharged 1 Stoker to Rattlesnake

4.00pm: 1 rating joined ship from Pincher to undergo cell punishment

4.10pm: Indefatigable sailed

4.15pm: 8th Sub Division sailed

6.45pm: Submarines B9 and B10 arrived

Number on sick list: 13


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20 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30am: B9 and B10 sailed

4.00am: Savage sailed

6.05am: 3rd Division arrived. Renard sailed. Scorpion and Grampus sailed.

7.10am: Discharged 1 Rating to Grasshopper

8.50am: 1 Stoker joined ship from Beagle

9.15am: Renard and Grampus arrived. SS Everest, Beagle and Grasshopper proceeded to lee of Tenedos to coal.

12.25pm: Scorpion arrived

3.10pm: Renard secured alongside.

3.20pm: Beagle and Grasshopper arrived

4.45pm: Discharged 1 Stoker to Grasshopper. Renard and Grampus sailed.

6.00pm: 1 Rating joined ship from Scorpion

6.10pm: Submarines B9 & B10 arrived. B10 secured astern.

Number on sick list: 10


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21 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30am: B10 sailed

4.45am: 1st Sub Division Sailed

7.00am: Beagle secured alongside. Indefatigable, Warrior, Gloucester, 4th Division arrived.

8.45am: Harpy sailed

9.00am: Grasshopper sailed

9.05am: Pincher arrived

10.35am: Rattlesnake arrived

10.55am: Gloucester sailed. Rigged diving boat, divers employed clearing Gloucester’s propeller.

11.15am: Grasshopper arrived

12 noon: 1 PO joined ship from Beagle sick

12.30pm: Gloucester arrived. Discharged 1 AB to Beagle. Unrigged diving boat.

3.50pm: Beagle proceeded. Harpy secured alongside.

4.05pm: Grasshopper sailed

4.15pm: Harpy sailed

4.55pm: Discharged 1 AB and 1 Stoker RNR to Beagle

4.50pm: Hindustan arrived

5.55pm: Beagle and Bulldog sailed

6.30pm: B10 and B11 sailed

10.10pm: Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 12


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22 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.45am: B11 sailed.

3.00am: B9 sailed.

4.30am: Supply Ship No14 arrived

6.10am: Savage sailed

6.15am: Indefatigable arrived. 1st Sub Division arrived.

6.40am: 2nd Sub Division arrived

7.00am: Grampus secured alongside. Collier Lydie arrived.

7.55am: Collier Everest sailed

8.10am: 1 AB joined ship from Wolverine

10.10am: Grampus secured alongside

11.00am: Lost overboard by accident: Fenders Coir Patt 309 - 1 in No.

11.53am: Scorpion secured alongside

1.30pm: Bulldog sailed

2.32pm: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

3.40pm: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage north of Tenedos

3.50pm: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor in 14 fathoms veered to 6 shackles. Found in harbour: 1st and 2nd Divisions

4.15pm: Savage secured alongside

4.40pm: Savage sailed

5.00pm: Grasshopper came alongside with stores for Everest

5.15pm: Grampus proceeded

Number on sick list: 14


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23 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.30am: Submarines B9 and B10 sailed

4.30am: Sighted Turkish Man of War bearing SW steaming to northward

5.00am: 8th Sub Division sailed

6.25am: 3rd Division arrived

7.00am: 1 Stoker joined ship sick from Grasshopper

8.25am: Indefatigable and Warrior arrived

9.25am: Defence flying flag of Vice Admiral S H Carden RN and Indomitable arrived. Transferred flag to Indefatigable.

9.40am: Discharged 1 Stoker PO to Bulldog and 1 AB to Wolverine

11.55am: Store Ship No 14 secured alongside

1.00pm: Hands employed provisioning ship and drawing stores from Supply Ship no 14

3.30pm: Savage arrived

3.50pm: Savage sailed

4.10pm: Wolverine and Scorpion sailed

5.10pm: Indefatigable, (flag) Indomitable, Defence, and Warrior sailed

5.30pm: Supply ship proceeded to anchorage

5.50pm: Submarines B9 and B10 arrived

Number on sick list: 14


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24 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.30am: Sailed B10

5.30am: Gloucester sailed

5.45am: Beagle sailed

6.00am: 4th Division arrived

6.25am: Indefatigable, Indomitable, and Warrior arrived

7.30am: Store Ship no 14 secured alongside. B9 sailed.

7.55am: Dublin arrived

10.10am: Greek TBD arrived

11.00am: Supply Ship no 14 proceeded to anchorage

11.10am: Bulldog secured alongside to make good defects

2.53pm: Bulldog sailed

3.32pm: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded 48 revs course as requisite

4.20pm: Course as requisite for anchoring south of Tenedos

4.40pm: Evening Quarters. Read Warrant nos 11 and 12.

4.50pm: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor in 19 fathoms veered to 6 shackles.

5.00pm: Bulldog secured alongside

6.00pm: Bulldog proceeded to anchorage

6.20pm: Beagle secured alongside

6.25pm: Submarines B10 and B11 arrived

Number on sick list: 16


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25 September 1914


Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30am: Submarines B9 and B11 sailed

4.45am: 4th Sub Division sailed

6.30am: 1st Division arrived

6.40am: Indefatigable, Indomitable, and Defence arrived

8.30am: Gloucester arrived

10.30am: Discharged 1 Stoker to Hindustan

3.50pm: Hands preparing for coaling

4.20pm: Indefatigable, Indomitable, Defence sailed

6.30pm: Submarines B9 and B11 arrived

8.05pm: Savage sailed

9.50pm: Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 15


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26 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.45am: Submarines B9 and B10 sailed

5.30am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded 45 revs

6.30am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage north of Tenedos

6.35am: Came to with starboard anchor in 15 fathoms

7.00am: Preparing for coaling

7.20am: Collier Lydie secured alongside

7.55am: Commenced coaling

9.20am: French man of war Verité arrived

11.20am: Finished coaling. Received 220 tons.

1.10pm; French Man of War Suffren arrived flying rear admiral’s flag at the main [Suffren and Verité had been sent to assist the Royal Navy in blocking the Dardanelles, to prevent two German ships, SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau, from returning to the Mediterranean]

2.50pm: Renard arrived

4.05pm: Renard and Grampus sailed. International Squadron sailed.

5.55pm: 1 stoker joined ship from Grasshopper to undergo cell punishment

6.55pm: Submarines B9 and B10 arrived

Number on sick list: 13


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27 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.45am: Submarines B10 and B11 sailed

4.45am: 1st Sub Division sailed

6.15am: 4th Division arrived

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Discharged 1 rating from sick list to Rattlesnake.

10.12am: Weighed starboard anchor. Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

11.15am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage south side of Tenedos.

11.21am: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor in 20 fathoms. Found in harbour: Indefatigable, Indomitable, Defence, Warrior, Gloucester, 3rd and 4th Divisions of Destroyers, Suffren and Verité (French)

11.35am: Beagle secured alongside

4.15pm: Harpy and Grasshopper sailed

5.15pm: Indefatigable, Indomitable, Defence, Warrior, Suffren and Verité sailed

5.45pm: Scourge arrived

6.30pm: Submarines B10 and B11 arrived

9.27pm: 4th Sub Division sailed

10.08pm: Gloucester sailed

Number on sick list: 11


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28 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.40am: Submarines B9 and B11 sailed

6.05am: Rattlesnake sailed

6.30am: 1st Sub Division arrived

7.00am: Renard and Grasshopper arrived

7.30am: Dublin arrived

8.00am: Indefatigable, Defence, Suffren, Verité arrived. Discharged 1 PO to Grampus.

9.30am: Sailed Renard and Grampus

12.20pm: Port slip carried away while shifting berth

1.40pm: Rattlesnake secured alongside. Discharged 1 stoker to Pincher. Surgeon (acting) Hughes joined ship from Scourge to await arrival of Indomitable.

4.15pm: Sailed Savage and Scourge

5.30pm: Sailed Indefatigable, Defence, Suffren, Verité

5.40pm: Sailed Dublin

6.25pm: Submarine B9 and B11 arrived

Number on sick list: 10


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29 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30am: Submarines B9 and B10 sailed

4.45pm: Indomitable arrived. Rattlesnake slipped.

4.50am: Pincher and Rattlesnake sailed

6.15am: Suffren and Verité arrived

6.20am: Harpy and Grasshopper arrived

6.45am: Beagle and Bulldog arrived. Bulldog secured alongside. Discharged 1 stoker to Beagle and Harpy.

8.30am: Joined ship from Harpy 1 rating sick, 1 rating to undergo cell punishment. Harpy and Grasshopper sailed.

9.30am: Discharged Acting Surgeon Hughes to Indomitable

9.55am: Bulldog slipped and proceeded to anchorage

3.40pm: Weighed port anchor. Proceeded course and speed as requisite.

4.50pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

4.55pm: Came to with port anchor in 14 fathoms. Found here: Bulldog, Beagle, Renard, Grampus, HMFA

Hindustan, Submarine B11, colliers Cento and Lydie

6.15pm: B10 arrived

6.25pm: B9 arrived

7.15pm: Arrived HMS Gloucester

10.05pm: Submarine B10 secured astern

12 midnight: Renard and Grampus sailed

Number on sick list: 10


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30 September 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.15am: B10 slipped and proceeded

3.45am: B11 sailed

4.15am: Sailed HMS Gloucester

5.45am: Beagle sailed

6.10am: Bulldog sailed

6.14am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour

7.24am: Stopped. Came to with port anchor in 19.5 fathoms. Found here:- Savage, Scourge, Pincher, Rattlesnake, Beagle, Indefatigable, Indomitable, Defence.

7.50am: Hindustan and B9 arrived

8.20am: Collier Lynx arrived. Savage and Scourge alongside.

8.40am: SS Trevose arrived

12.20pm: Savage and Scourge sailed

2.15pm: Bulldog sailed with mails for Gloucester

2.40pm: Bulldog secured alongside

3.15pm: Harpy and Grasshopper arrived. Grasshopper secured alongside.

3.30pm: 2 ratings joined ship from Beagle for medical treatment

3.40pm: Grampus closed took mails and prisoners for Renard and sailed

3.50pm: Beagle sailed

4.30pm: Evening Quarters. Read warrant (destroyers) no 82. 1 stoker joined ship from Pincher for medical treatment.

5.00pm: Indefatigable, Indomitable, Defence sailed

5.50pm: Dublin arrived

6.15pm: Dublin sailed. Submarine B11 arrived.

6.30pm: B10 arrived

Number on sick list: 13



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1914


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1 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.15am: B watch at Night Defence Stations

2.15am: Exercised B watch

3.10am: B9 and B11 sailed

4.15am: Exercised B watch. Lit fires in steam pinnace.

5.00am: Grasshopper slipped. Harpy and Grasshopper sailed.

5.12am: Secured. Piped down.

6.00am: Arrived Indefatigable, Indomitable, Wolverine, Scorpion

6.30am: Arrived Renard, Grampus. SS Trevose alongside Indefatigable. Wolverine and Scorpion secured alongside collier Lydie.

7.48am: Wolverine left collier

7.50am: Scorpion left collier. Renard alongside Lydie.

8.15am: Gloucester arrived

8.25am: Grampus alongside collier Lyric

8.40am: Wolverine and Scorpion sailed

9.25am: Renard left collier and proceeded to anchorage

9.30am: Divisions. Read prayers. Exercised physical drill. Gun’s crews at loader drill.

9.55am: Gunners, Bosuns and EL party [electric light party]

10.30am: Grampus secured alongside

12.05pm: Suffren and Verité

12.25pm: Defence arrived

12.45pm: Paid Quarterly Settlement

3.25pm: Collier Trevose left Indefatigable and proceeded to anchorage

3.50am: Savage and Scourge arrived

4.00pm: Sailed Pincher and Rattlesnake

4.35pm: Sailed Indefatigable, Indomitable, Defence, Suffren and Verité. 1 Cell Prisoner joined ship from Scourge.

4.45pm: Evening Quarters

4.55pm: Darkened ship

5.10pm: Hands to action stations

5.25pm: A watch to Night Defence Stations

6.20pm: Arrived B9 and B11. Gun’s crews of A watch at loader drill

7.15pm: B Watch to Night Defence Stations

9.00pm: Drew fires in steam pinnace

10.15pm: Sailed HMS Gloucester

11.20pm: Exercised B watch

Number on sick list: 15

Water: distilled 7 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 86 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 23 tons; remaining 1039.2 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Tenedos for the whole of October, and most of the ships mentioned and activities are repeated frequently. For the rest of the month therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.05am: Renard and Grampus sailed for Visibility Trial

4.15am: Finished Visibility Trial

8.00am: Aeroplane sighted bearing SE. Disappeared to northward.

Number on sick list: 15


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3 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.50am: Wolverine and Scorpion sailed to carry out Visibility Trials in Blenheim's search lights

4.30am: Trials finished

5.35am: Pincher and Rattlesnake arrived & proceeded alongside SS Lydie

9.15pm: Bulldog dragged her anchor

Number on sick list: 12


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4 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.13am: Store Ship no 13 proceeded alongside Defence

Number on sick list: 13


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5 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.55pm: Read Warrant no 85 (destroyer number)

Number on sick list: 15


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6 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.00am: French hospital ship Canada arrived

10.55am: Discharged 1 Carpenter’s Crew to Canada

Number on sick list: 14


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7 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.25am: Sailed, French hospital ship Canada

10.20am: Picket boats of squadron at mine sweeping exercise

Number on sick list: 13


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8 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.28am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded courses and speed as requisite for anchorage southward of Tenedos Island via Eastern Channel

6.30am: Lieutenant Bridgeman RN joined ship from Gloucester awaiting passage to Defence.

4.20pm: Evening Quarters. Read Warrant no 13

Number on sick list: 12


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9 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.45am: Divisions. Read prayers. Stokers exercised physical drill. Remainder hoisting in anti-aeroplane gun from Defence.

10.00am: Discharged Lieutenant Bridgeman RN and 1 Officer’s Steward to Defence. Collier Arthur Balfour arrived.

Number on sick list: 12


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10 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 12


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11 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

Number on sick list: 14


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12 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.00pm: Indomitable closed and sent for fresh vegetables [the ship’s name is unclear]


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13 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.30pm: Slipped port anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite

1.45pm: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage to north of Imbros Island

Number on sick list: 12


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14 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.20am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded 45 revs

8.20am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage to south of Island

12.15pm: Read Warrant no 14

Number on sick list: 15


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15 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.40am: Pincher came alongside with submarine moorings

Number on sick list: 16


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16 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 16


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17 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

5.20am: Collier Clara weighed and proceeded alongside Hindustan

Number on sick list: 17


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18 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.10am: Carried out Visibility Trials of funnel bands of Renard and Grampus (Chocolate and White)


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19 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30pm: Discharged Staff Surgeon Braithwaite RN to RFA 14

3.20pm: Joined ship from RFA 14 Surgeon McMullen RN

Number on sick list: 14


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20 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 12


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21 October 1914

From Tenedos, To Sea for Target Practice and Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.30am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite veered target astern

8.40am: 3rd Division weighed and took up position for divisional firing

9.36am: 3rd Division opened fire

1.15pm: Practice completed. Course and speed as requisite for closing target.

3.40pm: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage

3.45pm: Came to with port bower in 19 fathoms

Number on sick list: 12


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22 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.30am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite veered target astern

10.25am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage

12.15pm: Read Warrant (destroyers) no 115

5.00pm: Arrived SS Cento

Number on sick list: 12


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23 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.00am: Held court of Enquiry onboard


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24 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.25pm: Sold before the mast the effects of the late Cove/Cox [?] AB and Moffett [?] AB of HMS Savage [It has not proved possible to confirm these names; there is no mention on naval-history-net of anyone dying on Savage in the period leading up to this, nor on the Navy List of those killed in action]

Number on sick list: 16


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25 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.45am: Sighted Turkish gun boat (1 funnel, ram bow) bearing SSE steering to northwards

7.30am: Held Celebration of Holy Communion

10.00am: Performed Divine Service

11.40am: Arrived collier Robert Coverdale

Number on sick list: 17


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26 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 17


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27 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.00am: Sighted bearing south a squadron of 3 ships showing navigation lights (Turkish gunboats)

Number on sick list: 19


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28 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.10pm: Discharged 1 CPO, 1 ERA, 1 stoker to Indefatigable ex Imogene

Number on sick list: 17


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29 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 14


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30 October 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 16


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31 October 1914

from Tenedos to Sea for Destroyers Divisional Practice and at Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.00pm: Received Information of Declaration of War against Turkey

Number on sick list: 14



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1914


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1 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.20am: A watch to Night Defence Stations

2.40am: Exercised A watch at Night Defence

3.00am: Arrived SS Dago

3.20am: Sailed B9 and B10

4.00am: Lit fires in steam pinnace

5.37am: Secured and piped down

6.45am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Arrived Indefatigable, Indomitable, Suffren and Verité

7.10am: Arrived Beagle and Bulldog and secured alongside collier Lydie

7.20am: RFA 13 secured alongside Indefatigable

7.30am: Held Celebration of Holy Communion. Discharged 1 AB to Bulldog.

8.45am: Beagle and Bulldog left collier and anchored

8.55am: SS Dago proceeded alongside Indefatigable

10.00am: Hands mustered by divisions

10.10am: Sol[?] towed to Hindustan

10.20am: Church party from Grasshopper came onboard

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

12.15pm: SS Dago left Indefatigable and proceeded alongside Indomitable. 1 stoker joined ship from Beagle for medical treatment.

1.45pm: 1 shipwright joined ship from Indomitable

2.30pm: Supplied to Hindustan: - rifles and bayonets, 15 in number with ammunition and equipment

3.30pm: Sailed Beagle and Bulldog

3.40pm: Grasshopper slipped and sailed

3.45pm: RFA 13 left Indefatigable and sailed

4.10pm: SS Dago left Indomitable and sailed

4.30pm: Darkened ship

4.35pm: Sailed Indefatigable, Indomitable, Suffren and Verité. Arrived Rattlesnake.

5.05pm: Hands to action stations

5.15pm: B watch to Night Defence Stations

5.33pm: Arrived submarines B9 and B10

7.07pm: Arrived Wolverine and Scorpion

7.15pm: A watch to Night Defence Stations

7.55pm: Sailed Wolverine and Scorpion

10.25pm: Exercised A watch at Night Defence Stations

10.45pm: Arrived Beagle and Bulldog

Number on sick list: 12

Fresh beef received: (in fact mutton) 1790 lbs

Water distilled: 24 tons; expended 12 tons; remaining 97 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 29 tons; remaining 1092.2 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Tenedos for the whole of November, and most of the ships mentioned and activities are repeated frequently. For the rest of the month therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

11.00am: Logged Mr W P Rainier Assistant Paymaster for carelessly performing an important duty in supplying the Officer of the Watch with the wrong Private Signal

12.05pm: Read Warrant no 16

Number on sick list: 14


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3 November 1914

Tenedos, at sea, and Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.00am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite for leaving anchorage. Cleared ship for action.

4.15am: 57 revs. Course as requisite for rendezvous 2’ SW of Praso Island [probably Presa Adasi]

5.15am: Course and speed as requisite for taking station 5 cables astern of Grasshopper. Found at rendezvous 1st and 3rd divisions of Flotilla and Rattlesnake. Rattlesnake took station astern 2 cables. Flotilla and Blenheim took station on port quarter of Allied Squadron.

5.55am: Allied Squadron consisting of: Indefatigable, Indomitable, Saffron and Verité opened fire on forts at entrance at Dardanelles

6.05am: Fort returned fire

6.12am: Bombardment ceased

7.20am: Course as requisite for anchorage

7.35am: Came to with starboard bower

1.55pm: Sent 5 cases to RFA 13 for conveyance to RN Hospital Malta

Number on sick list: 17


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4 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 10


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5 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

5.45am: Arrived collier Amicus

10.30am: Beagle reports 4 enemy’s ships coming out of Dardanelles. Cleared for action. B9 proceeded to station east of Tenedos. Spread fires and raised steam for full steam.

10.45am: Dublin and 1st Division Destroyers sailed to join Flag to southward. 6th Subdivision sailed to reinforce Patrols.

10.50am: Beagle reported enemy stopped off Cape Helles

11.15am: Weighed and proceeded as requisite patrolling south of Tenedos

2.30pm: Ordered by Flag to return to harbour

1.15pm: Enemy reported coming out again by Dublin

1.40pm: 1st Division Destroyers weighed and proceeded to join Flag

Number on sick list: 11


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6 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 11


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7 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.20am: Sailed collier Amicus

7.15am: Arrived French destroyers Fanfare, Sape and Sabretache

Number on sick list: 12


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8 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 13


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9 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 11


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10 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.10pm: Read Warrant no 17

Number on sick list: 10


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11 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

5.35am: Arrived Bulldog alongside French submarines FA [possibly Faraday; see November 12] and LV [possibly Le Verrier; see November 13] and SS Laristan and Milan (tug) [the final name is a best guess]

Number on sick list: 12


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12 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.35am: Sailed Submarine Faraday (French)

11.140am: Sailed SS Laristan

Number on sick list: 15


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13 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.30am: Sailed submarines B9 B10 and Leverrier (Fr)

1.45pm: Renard arrived with small schooner in tow for searching and anchored

2.05am: Schooner searched and released

Number on sick list: 12


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14 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.15am: Arrived Fanfare, Sape and Sabretache

Number on sick list: 14


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15 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 14


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16 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.50pm: 1 rating (sick) joined ship from Hindukush for passage by 1st opportunity to RN Hospital Malta

Number on sick list: 14


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17 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.40am: Discharged 1 stoker RNR to Bulldog for passage to RNH Malta

Number on sick list: 12


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18 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.33am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite

7.39am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage north of Tenedos

Number on sick list: 9


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19 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.30am: Fired 1 blank charge to draw attention of Hindustan

12.15pm: Arrived Verité and Gaulois

3.15pm: SS Amicus with Submarine B9 in tow sailed

Number on sick list: 8


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20 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.15pm: Read Warrant no 19

Number on sick list: 6


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21 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.45pm: Arrived collier Innisbrook and French submarine Circe

Number on sick list: 6


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22 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.40am: Lost by accident one cargo net 8 x 8 patt 6

7.30am: Held celebration of Holy Communion

Number on sick list: 6


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23 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.50am: Communicated with salvage tug Hughli and ordered her to undertake work of salving RFA 14 [naval- history.net says she came into service in February 1915, but she was launched in 1894 and so may have been at work before coming officially into service]

Number on sick list: 4


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24 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

11.55am: Read Warrants nos 20 and 21

4.55pm: Arrived Livonia [this is a best guess]

Number on sick list: 4


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25 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.00am: Joined ship temporarily from Flag Mr Palmer late Vice Consul at Chanak [now called Cannakale, at the entrance to the Dardanelles]

[This was Clarence Edward Stanhope Palmer, appointed Vice Consul in 1911, having been acting in that role since 1909. He joined the RNVR.

At Lemnos, an extra officer joined the crew of the submarine E15. He was Lieutenant Clarence Edward Stanhope Palmer, RNVR (spare hand) who had previously been Vice Consul at Chanak and is assumed to have been on board owing to his knowledge of the Dardanelles and his ability to speak fluent Turkish. On 17 April 1915 the submarine E15 ran aground at Kepez Point in the Dardanelles whilst attempting to force its way through the straits into the Sea of Marmora. Turkish batteries opened fire and more than five of the crew were killed by shelling, asphyxiation or lost overboard. Seven others were wounded in the action. The survivors had to swim to the shore and the remaining members of the crew were captured as Prisoners of War. The survivors were taken to Istanbul by boat, arriving on 22 April, and taken to Istanbul prison. By 28 April the men had been moved to Bermin Mosque School Camp at Afyon -Karahissar. Palmer spent the rest of the war as a POW and was released in November 1918” http://levantineheritage.com/pdf/Consuls_of_the_Dardanelles.pdf]

10.30am: Livonia alongside Gaulois

Number on sick list: 3


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26 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

8.20am: Arrived colliers Lydie and Lymington

9.40pm: Arrived, and Anchored under lee of land SS Maine, Archipelago, American SS Coy. Boarded same. Cargo Fruit and Salt Fish. Bound from Mitylene to Dedeagatch. [www.theshipslist.com doesn’t give a ship of this name for the American SS Coy but does say the list isn’t complete; it may perhaps be Maine of Atlantic Transport Line, which is linked to American SS Company]

Number on sick list: 4


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27 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.40am: Arrived Poignard, Trident, and Cognac French destroyers

Number on sick list: 1


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28 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.02am: Sailed SS Main/e

11.30am: Collier Lymington secured alongside

1.30am: Received from Poignard 2 prisoners, Austrians, to await passage to Malta

Number on sick list: 4


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29 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.50am: Discharged 1 AB (hospital case), 2 seamen (French) and 2 Austrian prisoners to Grasshopper to Malta

Number on sick list: 6


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30 November 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.00am: Arrived French squadron Gaulois, Verité and Charlemagne

Number on sick list: 5



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1914


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1 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.30am: A Watch to Night Defence Stations

3.00am: A Watch to Night Defence exercise

3.30am: Sailed submarines B10 and B11

4.55am: A Watch to Night Defence exercise

5.35am: Sailed Sabretache

6.05am: Secured

6.20am: Arrived French squadron Gaulois, Verité, Charlemagne, St Louis

6.40am: Basilisk secured alongside

7.00am: Arrived Mosquito, Renard and Grampus. Arrived Sabretache.

7.07am: Sailed Sabretache

7.11am: Mosquito alongside collier

7.15am: Grampus alongside collier

7.20am: Renard alongside collier

7.25am: Arrived Trident and Cognac. Hands employed cleaning ship.

7.45am: Arrived Dublin

8.50am: Arrived Indefatigable

9.00am: Grampus left collier and anchored. Renard alongside collier.

9.15am: Arrived Sabretache

9.20am: Sailed Sabretache

9.30am: Divisions. Read Prayers. Hands employed drawing stores from Supply Ship no 13 and refitting.

9.50am: Cognac left St Louis and anchored

10.00am: Renard left collier and anchored

11.15am: Mosquito left collier and anchored

11.20am: Sailed Racoon

12.45am: RFA 13 left Verité and anchored

1.30pm: Hands employed drawing stores from RFA 13

3.10pm: Sailed Poignard

3.15pm: Sailed Mosquito

3.30m: Basilisk slipped and proceeded

3.40pm: Arrived Racoon and secured alongside RFA 13

3.45pm: Sailed Dublin

4.10pm: Trident secured alongside

4.30pm: Darkened ship

4.50pm: Sailed Indefatigable, Gaulois, Charlemagne, St Louis, and Verité

5.10pm: Arrived B10 and B11

5.20pm: Sailed Racoon for Port Said

5.40pm: Hands to Action Stations

5.50pm: B Watch to Night Defence Stations

6.05pm: Sailed RFA 13 to Malta

7.15pm: A Watch to Night Defence Stations

10.45pm: A Watch to Night Defence Stations

Water: distilled 6 tons; expended 15 tons; remaining 86 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 27 tons; remaining 978.2 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Tenedos for the whole of December, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For the rest of the month therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 8


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3 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.30am: 2 French submarines passed to the westward bound to northward

3.40am: 1 French submarine passed to the westward bound to northward

Number on sick list: 10


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4 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.10am: B11 alongside Hindu Kush weighed

Number on sick list: 13


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5 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.45am: Scorpion left Dunholme

Number on sick list: 7


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6 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.40am: Dublin closed. Joined ship Lieutenant Morey RN to await passage to Malta

Number on sick list: 7

A note in the log records: Watches are not initialled on 30th November


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7 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

1.25am: Arrived collier Clara with submarine B9 in company

4.25am: 2 French Submarines passed to Westward going on patrol

10.10pm: Boarded sail, which proved to be Greek, with cargo of fruit

Number on sick list: 6


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8 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.00am: One French submarine (Faraday) passed to westward bound from Cape Sigri to patrol station

7.30am: Trident closed for interpreter and sailed

10.00am: Trident closed, disembarked interpreter and sailed

4.05pm: Read Warrant no 22

Number on sick list: 7


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9 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.00am: Sabretache closed for interpreter and sailed

9.05am: Sabretache closed, disembarked interpreter, and sailed


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10 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.15am: Sighted vessel to southward burning search lights

Number on sick list: 10


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11 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.00am: 2 French Submarines passed to Westward steering North

Number on sick list: 8


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12 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.00am: Trident closed for interpreter and sailed

8.40am: Arrived Trident, disembarked interpreter and sailed

Number on sick list: 10


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13 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

10.10am: Divisions. Performed Divine Service

2.00pm: Arrived Coutelas French TBD

Number on sick list: 10


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14 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.45am: Dublin closed and discharged 3 Turkish prisoners to await passage to Malta

8.45am: Discharged 3 Turkish prisoners to Scorpion for passage to Malta

10.05am: Sailed Scorpion for Skyros and Malta

3.40pm: Read Warrant no 24

Number on sick list: 9


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15 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 9


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16 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.50pm: Weighed and proceeded as requisite


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17 December 1914

Tenedos to sea, South patrol, and Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.20am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage

6.30am: Came to with starboard anchor in 20.25 fathoms

Number on sick list: 8


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18 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

5.20am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage

5.45am: Came to with starboard anchor in 20 fathoms

7.00am: Arrived Hindu Kush and SS Iddesleigh

Number on sick list: 5


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19 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 7


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20 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

8.55am: Arrived Indefatigable and Bouvet

3.20pm: Sailed Indefatigable and Bouvet [Bouvet was a pre-Dreadnought ship of the French Navy, and was sunk by a mine on 18 March 1915 while taking part in the Dardanelles campaign]

7.40pm: Arrived SS Lamington

Number on sick list: 7


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21 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 7


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22 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 6


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23 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

1.30pm: Fanfare closed and discharged 1 killed and 2 wounded to Gaulois and sailed

Number on sick list: 8


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24 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.40am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded as requisite

7.50am: Came to with starboard anchor in 13.5 fathoms

Number on sick list: 7


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25 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 7


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26 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 11


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27 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 9


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28 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 9


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29 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 10


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30 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 11


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31 December 1914

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 10



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1915


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1 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.30am: B Watch to Night Defence Stations

3.30am: B Watch to Night Defence Exercise. Closed WT doors.

4.05am: Sailed Livonia, Faraday and Circe

5.10am: B Watch to Night Defence Exercise. Closed WT doors.

5.32am: Sailed Trident

5.50am: Arrived Laristan

6.15am: Secured

6.30am: Laristan secured alongside Hindu Kush. Hands cleaning ship.

7.05am: Trident closed

7.10am: Sailed Trident

7.25am: Arrived Cognac and Coutelas

7.45am: Arrived Basilisk and Grasshopper and secured alongside Lydie. Discharged 1 AB to Scorpion.

8.15am: Sailed Renard and Grampus to carry out Aiming Rifle Practice

8.40am: Grasshopper left collier and anchored

8.50am: Coutelas alongside collier

8.55am: Basilisk left collier and anchored. Out motor boat.

9.30am: Closed Trident

9.35am: Carried out Aiming Rifle Practice B Watch

10.00am: A Watch carried out Aiming Rifle Practice

10.15am: Sailed Trident

10.55am: Arrived Renard and Grampus

11.45am: Coutelas left collier and anchored

11.55am: Read Warrant no [?] (destroyer No) [there is no number in the log]

3.10pm: Sailed Coutelas

3.20pm: Sailed Renard and Grampus. 1 AB joined ship from Renard (sick).

3.40pm: Sailed Submarines B9, B10 & B11 to anchor under lee of Island

3.45pm: Darkened ship

4.25pm: HMS Hindukush (late Laristan) left SS Hindustan (late HMS Hindukush) and anchored.

[These names are rather confusing! Laristan belonged to the Hindustan Shipping Co. SS Hindokosh also spelt Hindu Kush or Hindookoosh, was in use August 1914 to 1915. Formerly the merchant ship Hindustan (also spelt Hindustani) built 1912 by Short Bros., Ltd., Sunderland, she was renamed Hindo Kush after 1914 under The Shipping Controller. The six B-class submarines based at Malta and Gibraltar were sent to the Dardanelles shortly after the outbreak of war to enforce the blockade of the Straits, arriving there during September 1914, accompanied by their depot ship Hindu Kush. She acted as headquarters and accommodation vessel for the B-class and three French submarines operating from Mudros. After 1915 she was probably returned to the owner and renamed Hindustan. She was torpedoed March 21, 1917, by U.46 in 51.25N 13.30W, 150 miles WNW off Fastnet on passage from Newport News via Halifax to Queenstown with timber. Thanks to Silvia Cavalieri, editor of HMS St George, for this information.]

4.30pm: Hands to action stations

4.35pm: A Watch to Night Defence Stations

5.00pm: Arrived Livonia and sailed for Sigri

5.37pm: Arrived Faraday and Circe. Faraday sailed to Sigri.

7.15pm: B Watch to Night Defence Stations

11.45pm: Spread fires in Ship’s boiler

Number on sick list: 7

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 32 tons; remaining 988.2 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Tenedos for the whole of January, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For the rest of the month therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.30am: Sailed Grasshopper and Hindustan

12.35am: Sailed Hindukush

7.25am: Arrived SS Remembrance

10.25am: Arrived Grampus and secured alongside. Received from Grampus the body of the late F W Hobby AB of submarine B10. [Francis W Hobby, Able Seaman, 229789, had drowned. He was 28, was buried at sea on January 5, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.]

4.15pm: Sailed Hindustan for Malta


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3 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 9


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4 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 8


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5 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.10am: Weighed and proceeded

11.15am: Stopped. Committed to the deep the body of the late Francis W Hobby AB.


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6 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 11


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7 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 11


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8 January 1915

From Tenedos to Sea for Patrol

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Left hand side of page only


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Right hand side of page only, with attachment on swinging ship for adjustment

10.00am: Poignard left Clara and went alongside Carterswell

Number on sick list: 8


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Left hand side of page only


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9 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Right hand side of page only

12.05pm: Read Warrant nos 29 and 30

11.20pm: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded

Number on sick list: 8


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10 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.15am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage north of Tenedos

12.47am: Came to with starboard anchor in 14.5 fathoms

Number on sick list: 8


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11 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 8


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12 January 1915

From Tenedos to Patrol and at Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 8


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13 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

11.50am: Read Warrant no 29

Number on sick list: 9


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14 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.00am: Sailed Colne and Jed

3.15pm: Colne and Jed left collier and sailed

Number on sick list:11


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15 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.35am: Sailed Sophie [this is a best guess]

4.15pm: Read Warrant no 30

Number on sick list: 11


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16 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.40am: Joined ship from Dublin 1 Cell prisoner, 1 Chargeman of coppersmiths, 6 coppersmiths

1.45pm: Arrived Poignard. Dublin engaged battery near Geyikli [this is unclear, and is a best guess, but is geographically possible as it’s on the Turkish coast opposite Tenedos]

Number on sick list: 12


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17 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.45pm: Arrived Welland, Chelmer and Kennet

Number on sick list: 13


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18 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 12


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19 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 12


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20 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.30pm: Read Warrant no 31

7.00pm: Arrived Welland with caique in tow. Boarded same and secured her astern.

10.15pm: Sailed Welland to board steamer bearing SW

Number on sick list: 11


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21 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.30am: Caique allowed to proceed

5.40pm: Sighted 2 French submarines bearing west bound for Sigri

Number on sick list: 9


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22 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0


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23 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.25pm: Violent squall from SSW with thunder and lightning [the wind which had been force 9 to 10 rose to force 12]

10.30pm: Ship observed to be dragging her anchor

Number on sick list: 8


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24 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.00pm: Discharged 1 Lieutenant RNR to Clara for passage to Egmont

Number on sick list: 10


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25 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.20am: Collier North Britain alongside

Number on sick list: 7


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26 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.30am: Salvage Tug Hughli alongside North Britain

Number on sick list: 13


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27 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.20am: Sailed North Britain for Sigri

Number on sick list: 12


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28 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 18


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29 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 13


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30 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0


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31 January 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1915


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1 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.30am: A Watch at Night Defence Stations

3.15am: A Watch at Night Defence Exercise. Closed WT doors.

4.05am: Sailed Faraday. Lit fires in steam pinnace.

5.00am: A Watch at Night Defence Exercise. Closed WT doors.

5.40am: Sailed Renard for patrol

6.15am: Secured

6.45am: Lydie shifted berth. Out steam pinnace.

7.00am: Arrived SS Amicus and secured alongside alongside Hindukush

7.25am: Arrived Chelmer and Colne. Arrived Welland and Ribble and secured alongside Lydie.

8.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.25am: Arrived Racoon

9.20am: Arrived Dublin

9.30am: Divisions. Read Prayers. Exercised Physical Drill.

9.45am: Arrived SS Ethel. Hands preparing for coaling and refitting.

9.50am: Ribble left collier and anchored

10.15am: Renard closed and sailed for patrol. Seamen RNR at gunnery instruction.

10.20am: Colne alongside collier. Basilisk alongside Amicus

10.30am: Welland and Colne left collier and anchored

11.35am: Chelmer alongside Lydie

11.40am: Basilisk left Amicus

12.20pm: Arrived Dago and secured alongside. Chelmer left Lydie and anchored.

12.35pm: Racoon alongside Lydie

12.45pm: Paid monthly meeting. Read awards for Character and Ability.

1.20pm: One stoker joined ship sick from Kennett

1.54pm: Renard alongside Amicus

2.04pm: Grasshopper alongside Amicus

2.05pm: Racoon left Lydie and anchored

2.40pm: Dago slipped

2.45pm: Sailed Dublin. 1 Stoker joined ship from Hindukush.

3.00pm: Grasshopper left Amicus and secured alongside

3.05pm: Renard left Amicus and sailed for patrol

3.09pm: Dago alongside Ethel

3.15pm: Sailed Grampus. Racoon alongside Hindukush. Amicus left Hindukush and anchored

3.45pm: Dago left Ethel and anchored. Sailed Kennett.

4.00pm: Darkened ship

4.15pm: Sailed Jed

4.45pm: Read Warrant no 34

4.50pm: Hands to action stations

4.55pm: B Watch to Night Defence Stations

5.15pm: Arrived Faraday. Joined ship from Ribble 3 stokers (sick)

5.40pm: Sailed Dago for Malta

7.15pm: A Watch to Night Defence Stations

7.40pm: Sailed Amicus

10.40pm: A Watch at Night Defence Exercise

11.15pm: Y Group at Night Defence Exercise

11.42pm: Sailed Basilisk to examine steamer bearing WSW

Number on sick list: 15

Fresh beef received: 5916 lbs; vegetables 900 lbs

Water distilled: 29 tons; expended 116 tons; remaining 97 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 32 tons; remaining 961 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Tenedos for the first week of the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.30pm: Read Warrant no 35

Number on sick list: 17


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3 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 15


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4 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 13


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5 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.00am: Arrived AE2 [Australian E class submarine]

7.45am: Sent diving boat to Basilisk to clear propeller. Basilisk left Lydie and anchored.

3.00pm: Divers returned to ship

Number on sick list: 18


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6 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.30am: Sailed submarine AE2

8.50am: One stoker joined ship from Usk sick

2.35pm: Scorpion closed reported having been fired on by shore battery

3.30pm: Sailed Wolverine, Renard, Grampus, Colne and Chelmer. Wolverine, Scorpion, Renard and Grampus shelled shore battery on mainland opposite Tenedos

Number on sick list: 19


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7 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.29am: Sailed Usk to board steamer bearing of NNW and for patrol

2.10am: Sailed Grampus to board vessel without lights sighted entering E Tenedos Channel

Number on sick list: 17


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8 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.30pm: Arrived Vengeance

8.00pm: Captain C P R Coode RN left ship for Vengeance [Charles P R Coode joined Blenheim on 5 May 1914]

9.00pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded

Number on sick list: 19


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9 February 1915

Tenedos to Malta

Lat 37.3, Long 23.9

12.30am: Sigri Light abeam 4’

9.10am: Sighted HMS Cornwallis bearing SW steaming NE

2.07pm: Belo Pulo Light House abeam 7.5’

5.55pm: Sighted Cape Matapan Light bearing N55W

11.35pm: Passed collier Remembrance [?] steering to E [the name doesn’t look much like this, but it does appear in other places in the log)


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10 February 1915

Tenedos to Malta

Lat 36.4, Long 18.4

7.15pm: Passed Man of War darkened on starboard hand challenged same received no reply


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11 February 1915

Tenedos to Malta & Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.45am: Course and speed as requisite for entering Grand Harbour

7.25am: Stopped. Engines as requisite for picking up No 1 buoy Bighi Bay.

11.25am: Tugs secured alongside

11.28am: Shipped from buoys and proceeded engines as requisite in tow to no 2 Dock, French Creek

12.52pm: Entered No 2 dock

5.30pm: 3 ERAs RNR joined ship from Sapphire

Number on sick list: 10


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12 February 1915

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.30am: Arrived Prince George

2.00pm: 1 prisoner joined ship from Mine Sweeper no 49

Number on sick list: 4


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13 February 1915

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

4.00pm: Joined ship: - 1 Private RMLI from Albion

Number on sick list: 5


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14 February 1915

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

9.00am: Landed shore patrol 1 PO and AB to search for absentees

9.20am: Landed Wesleyan and Presbyterian church parties

10.00am: Landed Roman Catholic church party. H.E. the Governor Lord Methuen arrived. Paraded Guards. Invincible fire salute of 17 guns. [Field Marshal the 3rd Baron Methuen became Governor in February 1915 and remained until he retired in 1919)

4.25pm: Sailed Indefatigable for England

4.30pm: Landed patrol of 1 PO, 1 Leading Seaman, 4 ABs to search for absentees

6.05pm: Sailed Ark Royal

6.50pm: Landed Senglea Picket. 2 POs, 2 Stokers, 2 ABs

10.00pm: Patrol returned onboard with 2 ABs absentees since 7.00am

11.15pm: Senglea Picket returned

Number on sick list: 7


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15 February 1915

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

9.40am: Commenced flooding dock

3.15pm: Proceeded out of dock in tow

5.00pm: Discharged 1 Stoker RNR to Egmont

Number on sick list: 6


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16 February 1915

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.30am: Hands preparing ship for coaling and disembarking torpedoes to Pelican

10.30am: Joined ship: 3 stokers for passage to Usk


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17 February 1915

From Malta to Tenedos

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

10.40am: Landed Absentees’ Patrol 1 SPO, 1 Leading Stoker, 10 Stokers to search for absentees

2.20pm: Absentees’ Patrol returned

4.15pm: Slipped from Pailatano Wharf and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

7.00pm: Passed 4 mine sweepers heading east

Number on sick list: 5


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18 February 1915

From Malta to Tenedos

Lat 36.7, Long 19.2 [no location is given in the log; this is a best guess based on the positions on 17th and 19th]

Lost overboard by accident through the breaking of the rack on which they were stowed:

Bandoliers for electric and Percussion tubes – 2 in number; Tubes W[?] large, V.S. Electric – 20 in number; Tube V.S. Percussion Large – 30 in number

4.30pm: Read Warrant no 40

10.05pm: Observed Sapienza Island Light bearing N30E [Lat 36’ 45 N, Long 21’ 42E]


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19 February 1915

Malta to Tenedos

Lat 37.4, Long 24.0

12.25am: Observed Cape Matapan Light S88E

5.47am: Observed Belo Pulo Light bearing N19E

9.45am: Divisons. Read Prayers. Marked oilskin suits and swimming collars.

11.30am: Read Warrants nos 41, 42, and 43

12.22pm: Challenged Man of War. Replied correctly (Jurien de la Graviere)

2.00pm: Observed Greek Man of War anchored in P. San Nikolo Zea I [now Tsia, also called Kea]

7.57pm: Observed Psara Island Light bearing N71E



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20 February 1915

Malta to Tenedos and at Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

1.28am: Sigri Island Light abeam 5’

5.50am: Came to with starboard anchor in 20 fathoms. Found here: Indomitable, Amethyst, Ark Royal, Basilisk, Grasshopper, Mosquito, Colne, Welland, Jed, Kennet, Fleet Auxiliaries and mine sweepers.

6.20am: Arrived Inflexible, Queen Elizabeth, Agamemnon

6.50am: Sailed Faraday, Livonia

6.55am: Weighed starboard anchor

7.00am: Arrived [?], Cornwallis

7.10am: Arrived French Squadron (3)

8.06am: Came to with starboard anchor in 13.5 fathoms. Found here: Wear, Welland, Hindukush, B9, B6, Livonia, Faraday

8.10am: Arrived Dago

8.35am: Collier Clara secured alongside

11.00am: Arrived Amethyst

11.30am: Arrived Ark Royal

12.30pm: Arrived Racoon

1.15pm: Mosquito closed Vengeance. Arrived SS Ingleside.

2.35pm: Arrived SS Remembrance

3.30pm: Arrived Supply Ship no 14

4.00pm: Read Warrants nos 44 – 45

6.25pm: Arrived submarines AE2 and B6

Number on sick list: 7


Blenheim has returned to Tenedos, and then moves on to Port Mudros nearby, so most of the ships and activities mentioned are repeated frequently. For the rest of February therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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21 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.30am: Sailed submarines AE2 and B6

6.10am: Arrived RFA Canada

7.30am: Arrived Amiral Charner

2.45pm: Kennet alongside Harlseywood [?] [appears again on 5 March)

4.00pm: Arrived Albion

4.45pm: Sailed Braemar Castle

7.48pm: Amethyst reported trawler (mine sweeper) ashore on Talbot Rock


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22 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.50am: Heavy squalls with thunder and lightening from west after 8 minutes wind backed to SW [the wind was force 9 to 11]

3.50pm: Joined 1 prisoner from Renard

3.55pm: Read Warrant no 46

Number on sick list: 11


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23 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

8.45am: Sailed Amiral Charner [best guess]

Number on sick list: 10


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24 February 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 12


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25 February 1915

Tenedos to Port Mudros

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

8.30am: Arrived Majestic

9.25am: Allied Squadron commenced operations against forts at entrance to Dardanelles

11.45am: Read Warrant no 48

1.15pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded as requisite

4.30pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering Port Mudros

4.50pm: Stopped. Came to with port anchor in 7 fathoms veered to 3 shackles. Found here: Dartmouth flying flag of Rear Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss RN, 1st Division Destroyers, Sabretache, Cognac, Cawdor Castle, Inflexible, RFA 14, Clara, Hindukush, B5, B9, B11, Livonia, Coulomb, 5 French minesweepers, 2 French depot ships, and Remembrance

8.30pm: Joined ship Read Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss RN and staff. Hoisted flag of Rear Admiral.

Number on sick list: 16


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26 February 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.30pm: Captain C P R Coode RN Assistant Paymaster W P Rainier RN left ship for Amethyst

Number on sick list: 19


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27 February 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.25am: Read Warrant no 49

6.30pm: Arrived Minerva

Number on sick list: 15


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28 February 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.15am: Performed Divine Service



LOGS FOR MARCH 1915


Logs for 1-12 March 1915 duplicated


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1 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12 midnight: P II and Std II 12pdr Gun’s Crews at Night Defence

2.50am: Exercised Duty Guns Crews at Night Defence

5.30am: Piped down

5.50am: Grasshopper alongside RFA 14

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Secured guns.

6.10am: Arrived [?] Racoon

6.25am: Basilisk alongside

6.40am: Weighed starboard anchor

6.45am: Clara alongside Hindukush

7.00am: Sailed Cognac and Leverrier

7.30am: Clara left Hindukush

7.35am: Basilisk and Racoon sailed

7.45am: Collier Haileywood arrived. No 48 alongside. Arrived Faraday. Sailed Coulomb.

7.50am: Arrived Fanfare. Mosquito alongside.

8.05am: Grasshopper anchored

8.20am: Mosquito alongside collier. B6 secured alongside.

8.30am: No 45 alongside collier. Spread fires.

9.10am: Weighed starboard anchor and slipped berth. Course and speed as requisite.

9.20am: Stopped. Came to with port anchor in 7.5 fathoms veered to 4 shackles. Banked fires.

10.05am: Divisions. Read prayers.

10.20am: Sailed 5 French mine sweepers

10.45am: B1 slipped and proceeded to anchorage

11.00am: Sailed Mosquito

11.50am: No 102 went alongside collier

12 noon: Arrived 5 French mine sweepers

12.30pm: Arrived Fanfare

12.43pm: Sailed Sophia. Goliath (Fr.) alongside No 14. [Goliath also appears on 3 March]

12.45pm: Sailed Grasshopper

2.00pm: French minesweepers alongside during the afternoon for coal. Hands employed preparing for coaling and refitting.

3.05pm: Arrived Dublin

5.15pm: Haileywood collier alongside

5.50pm: Darkened ship

6.05pm: Hands to action stations

6.10pm: P I and S I to 12 pdr Guns Crews at Night Defence Stations

6.45pm: Veered to 5 shackles

9.45pm: Arrived Colne and Chelmer

10.00pm: Colne alongside collier Haileywood. Chelmer alongside No 14.

11.45pm: Exercised P1 and S1 and 12 pdr Guns Crews at Night Defence

Number on sick list: 16

Fresh water: distilled 19 tons; expended 28 tons; remaining 96 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 25.4 tons; remaining 914.6 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Port Mudros and Tenedos for the whole of the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Cognée alongside Inflexible

Number of sick list: 17


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3 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.52am: Sainte Marguerite shifted berth

9.35am: HMT 10 and 239 alongside collier

1.45pm: Greek TBD sailed

2.50pm: Coulomb and secured alongside

10.40pm: Arrived Triumph, Prince George and Albion

Number on sick list: 20


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4 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

[There is no date or location given, but Blenheim has not moved]

7.15am: Arrived Troopship Devanha

9.40am: [?] and Robert [?] alongside No 14 [perhaps Robert Coverdale, collier]

10.00am: Boscawen alongside Hindukush

3.45pm: Transport Suffolk arrived

5.40pm: Arrived Transport Nizam

8.52pm: Convoy Ionian and 2 transport arrived

Number on sick list: 19


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5 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.10am: Collier Ingleside left Albion and anchored

7.30am: Mine sweepers 305 and 750 arrived and secured alongside Haileywood

8.35am: HMT 354 and 705 shipped and secured alongside Haileywood

12.40pm: Launch and pinnace with [?] and buoy left ship

7.30pm: Launch and pinnace returned to ship. Light buoy laid in east pass, 1.3 cables N47W from S[?] Point Light House

Number on sick list: 16


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6 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.15am: Sailed Ocean

6.47am: Irresistible shifted berth

7.20am: Arrived Swanley and Malta

7.35am: Arrived Cawdor Castle and Imogene

7.50am: Arrived SS Spilsby

5.45pm: Arrived SS Fourvet [probably Fauvette] and SS Swanley

Number on sick list: 18


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7 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.10am: Swanley secured alongside. Arrived colliers 373, Karma and 371

8.30am: Baron Ardrossan left Cornwallis

11.25am: Arrived Gwladys

5.55pm: Hopper No 1 anchored

Number on sick list: 18


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8 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.50am: Arrived Lord Nelson

Number on sick list: 20


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9 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.15am: Sailed Guan [?]

4.00pm: Sailed Ariadne Christine

Number on sick list: 19


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10 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.45am: Arrived Minerva and Askold (Russian)

12.05pm: Arrived Wear

1.30pm: Durham Castle arrived

4.50pm: Coulomb alongside Wear

10.20pm: Arrived B6 and reported AE2 onshore on Buda Point

10.48pm: Sailed Chelmer to salve AE2

Number on sick list: 18


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11 March 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.30am: Arrived Chelmer and AE2

8.10am: Arrived Hussar and went alongside Spilsby

9.20am: Arrived Wear flying flag of VA Commanding Division

1.45pm: Arrived Gloucester Castle

6.55pm: Arrived Transport Grantully Castle

Number on sick list: 20


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12 March 1915

Port Mudros to Tenedos

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived Royal George

11.15am: Rear Admiral Wemyss RN and staff left ship. Hauled down RA’s flag. Hussar slipped and proceeded to anchorage.

12.10pm: Arrived Swiftsure and Rickmers seaplane carrier [this is a best guess; it may be German ex-merchant ship Aenne Rickmers, seized in August 1914, renamed Anne, and torpedoed on March 11 off Smyrna, then beached and repaired at Mudros]

1.10pm: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded

4.47pm: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage north of Tenedos

Number on sick list: 17


The next pages are the covers of the log book

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Record of speeds and coal consumption


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – No 2 A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14



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13 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

8.10am: Tabarka alongside Irresistible

Number on sick list: 21


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14 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.50am: Trawler 449 alongside with casualties

9.45am: Rigged Diving Boat. Divers employed [?] repairs under water to hull of Amethyst

12.30pm: Discharged 1 Stoker I to Tabarkan for passage to Malta service no longer required

2.12pm: No 448 stopped and discharged bodies of 4 killed to Ribble for burial at sea

3.05pm: Ribble alongside Amethyst to receive bodies of killed for burial

3.30pm: Sailed Ribble with bodies of men killed in action while attempting to clear the mine fields in Dardanelles for burial at sea [these are only some of 22 men killed from among the crew of Amethyst which was damaged by shore batteries near Kephez Point; two more men died of wounds on the next day, and another on 16 March]

Number on sick list: 19


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15 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.45am: Divers employed [?] repairs to hull of Amethyst under water. Artisans and electrical staff refitting in Amethyst.

12.35pm: Sailed Ribble to carry out burial at sea of 2 ratings from Amethyst [the burial is recorded in Ribble’s log]

4.05pm: Joined ship from Queen Elizabeth Lieutenant Hutchin (RNR)

9.15pm: Volunteers from fleet to clear mine field SE of [?]

9.30pm: Arrived Kennet. Joined ship sick Lieutenant Commander Russell RA from Kennet

11.00pm: Collier King John left Albion and anchored

Number on sick list: 19


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16 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.50am: Arrived Renard damaged in collision

1.45pm: Sailed Cornwallis and Canopus

Number on sick list: 24


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17 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.30am: Ribble sailed to carry out funeral of [name illegible] died from wounds in RFA Soudan, late of Amethyst [Soudan was a hospital ship]. Discharged to Soudan Lieutenant Commander Russell RN

11.30am: Minerva broke flag of VA S H Carden and sailed for Malta

4.05pm: Arrived Phaeton

Number on sick list: 22


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18 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

8.40am: 1st Division [?] squadron sailed. [This may be the 1st Division Battle Fleet, which is referred to in Ribble’s log for today] Commenced grand attack on Dardanelles

Number on sick list: 21


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19 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 17


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20 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

1.05pm: Cairngorm alongside Hindukush

2.30pm: Discharged 1 Lieutenant RNR to Soudan for Jed

6.05pm: Discharged Lieutenant Hacket RNR to Queen Elizabeth [the name is a best guess; there was a George Lisle Hacket, born 1871, who was both RNR and RN]


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21 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.25pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite for southern anchorage via E Tenedos Channel

7.55pm: Came to with port anchor in 21 fathoms

Number on sick list: 17


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22 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 13


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23 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

5.40pm: Joined ship: 1 PO from Inflexible and Lieutenant Milner RNR from Canopus

Number on sick list: 13


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24 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.20am: Sailed Trostan [ex-Jersey; initially store carrier, and from December 1914 an armament carrier, number Y2.31]

9.00am: Discharged: Lieutenant Milner RNR to Canopus. Joined ship: Lieutenant Commander Birch RNR from Canopus

Number on sick list: 13


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25 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 15


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26 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.20pm: Arrived HM Triad

Number on sick list: 17


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27 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.20pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite for anchorage north of Tenedos passing through Eastern Tenedos Channel

1.42pm: Came to with port anchor in 9 fathoms

6.10pm: Landed 1 Sergeant, 1 Corporal, 13 Privates RMLI late Irresistible to form part of Island Guard at Tenedos [HMS Irresistible sank on 18 March 1915 after striking a mine, with the loss of around 150 of her crew]

Number on sick list: 12


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28 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.00am: Joined ship 1 Chargeman and 4 Dockyard men, 1 AB, 1 Stoker, 1 Signalman from Talbot

Number on sick list: 11


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29 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 13


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30 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 16


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31 March 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0



LOGS FOR APRIL 1915


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – No 2 A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.02am: S1 and P1 12 pounder guns crews at Night Defence

3.30am: Exercised Duty Guns Crews

6.00am: Secured Guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.55am: Dago secured alongside

8.15am: Dago slipped and secured alongside Hindukush

8.30am: Lamington left Hindukush

9.10am: Sailed Queen

9.30am: Sailed Basilisk and Grasshopper

10.05am: Sailed Amethyst. Divisions. Read prayers. Exercised physical drill. Hands employed refitting and as requisite.

10.20am: Arrived Renard, Grampus and SS Ravenspill

11.00am: Arrived Soudan and Prince of Wales

11.05am: Mosquito alongside collier

12.20pm: Dago left Hindukush and anchored

12.35pm: Mosquito left collier and anchored

12.40pm: Livonia shifted berth

12.45pm: Paid monthly money

1.20pm: Jed secured alongside

1.25pm: Arrived Kennet

1.40pm: Sailed Wolverine

1.45pm: Scorpion secured alongside

2.40pm: Inkosi [?] arrived [there is a ship of this name in the log for May 3]

3.20pm: Arrived Usk

4.10pm: Kennet left Haileywood

5.00pm: Laristan arrived

5.10pm: Sailed Scorpion. Joined ship 1 Leading Seaman from Soudan.

5.15pm: Mosquito alongside V[?]

5.40pm: Kennet alongside

5.55pm: Mosquito secured alongside. Laristan alongside Hindukush.

6.20pm: Arrived Scorpion and Minerva

6.40pm: Arrived Amethyst

6.50pm: Darkened ship

7.00pm: Arrived Colne and Ribble

7.05pm: Hands to action stations

7.10pm: P1 and S1 6” guns crews at Night Defence Stations

7.25pm: Arrived Basilisk and Grasshopper

9.20pm: 2 ratings joined ship from Amethyst

11.30pm: Exercised Duty Guns Crews

Number on sick list: 17

Fresh water: distilled 15 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 96 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 25.4 tons; remaining 914.6

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Tenedos for the whole of the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

8.45am: Enemy aeroplane reported

12.12pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite

12.17pm: Course as requisite for anchorage south of Tenedos via East Tenedos Channel

1.20pm: Came to with port anchor in 15 fathoms

Number on sick list: 17


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3 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.40am: Craigston secured alongside

Number on sick list: 17


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4 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.05am: Sailed Bangarth and Baron Ardrossan

Number on sick list: 17


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5 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.30pm: Discharged Lieutenant Commander Russell RN to Kennet. Joined ship Sub Lieutenant Flynn RN from Scorpion

Number on sick list: 17


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6 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.45pm: Arrived SS Moorgate

5.10pm: Sailed Cornwallis and Implacable

Number on sick list: 17


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7 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.30pm: Errington Court alongside Hindukush

4.10pm: Sailed Sapphire and Albion

Number on sick list: 17


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8 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 16


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9 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.30pm: Discharged Mr Horgan Mate RN to Albion. Joined ship Lieut G McKenna from Mosquito.


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10 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

8.30am: Blenheim’s picket boat rammed a Greek Caique. Damage made good by ship’s carpenters.

3.00pm: Arrived Fleet Minesweepers Clacton and Newmarket

7.35pm: Arrived Folkestone

Number on sick list: 12


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11 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 15


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12 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.50pm: Arrived Lynx and Whitby Abbey

Number on sick list: 18


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13 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 23


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14 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 24


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15 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.30am: Arrived SS Aranmore

12.20pm: Arrived Dublin (with flag)

2.55pm: Barrington Court (115) shifted billet

4.40pm: Arrived Whitby Abbey, Folkestone, Gazelle

5.30pm: Arrived Reindeer

Number on sick list: 16


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16 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

11.25pm: Hostile aircraft sighted

11.45pm: Hostile aircraft retired

Number on sick list: 16


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17 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 13


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18 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.30pm: Discharged for duty with transport: Lieutenant Commander Waterlow RN

Number on sick list: 13


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19 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 11


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20 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.00am: Arrived Colne and Penhallow

Number on sick list: 14


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21 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 18


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22 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.30am: Pikepool arrived

Number on sick list: 20


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23 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.25am: Sailed Carrigan Head (no. 14)

7.10am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite for anchorage north of Tenedos passing to westward

8.20am: Came to with port anchor in 9.5 fathoms

10.30am: Nevisbrook secured alongside

1.20pm: Arrived Goliath

Number on sick list: 19


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24 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.20pm: Sailed Euryalus and Albion

Number on sick list: 19


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25 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

4.55am: Observed heavy firing at Dardanelles

6.00am: Arrived French submarines Joule and Bernouilli [Joule was lost with all hands on 1 May while attempting to reach Chanak]

10.00am: Harpy bound to westward starting for Dardanelles

Number on sick list: 18


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26 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

11.30am: Arcadian sailed

6.00pm: Arrived Hindukush, Eddystone, Exmouth, Trewellard

7.30pm: Arrived Baron Balfour

Number on sick list: 19


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27 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.00am: Arcadian arrived. Sailed Delta.

5.30pm: Sailed Askold [Russian] and Jaureguiberry [French; she was the flagship of Admiral Guépratte during the Dardanelles campaign]

Number on sick list: 18


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28 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

6.15am: Sailed Vincent Grech with 6 lighters in tow

9.20am: Arrived Adamant

2.05pm: Beagle secured alongside and embarked the remains of the late Commander Prentis RN, Sub Lieutenant Jones-Parry RN and CPO Endean for burial at sea [these three men were killed by shore gunfire on board Wolverine during the first battle of Krithia]

Number on sick list: 21


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29 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.45am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite for anchorage south of Tenedos via East Tenedos Channel

2.05am: Came to with port anchor in 2 fathoms

11.00am: Vincent Grech arrived with Edith in tow. Edith secured alongside for repairs.

Number on sick list: 21


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30 April 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.10am: Colne arrived and sailed with mails for fleet

9.20am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite for northern anchorage passing to west of Tenedos

3.05pm: Sailed Cairngowan

Number on sick list: 22



LOGS FOR MAY 1915


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – No 2 A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

12.05am: Arrived Beagle

1.15am: Sailed Joule

2.55am: Arrived Kennet and sailed

3.15am: Exercised PII 12 pounder at Night Defences

4.55am: Sailed Racoon and Mosquito

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

8.20am: Arrived Scawby

9.00am: Hindukush alongside Nevisbrook. Scorpion slipped and anchored.

9.05am: Sailed Beagle and Bulldog

9.10am: Harpy secured alongside

9.50am: Arrived Poignard

10.00am: Arrived Renard and Grampus

10.10am: Rattlesnake cleared and sailed

10.52am: Sailed Wolverine

11.00am: Arrived Amethyst and Coutelas. Tested lifebuoys and found correct.

11.50am: Nevisbrook sailed. Lyric arrived. Hands cleaning ship.

12 midday: Lost overboard by accident: Nets, Cargo, Patt 765, 1 in no. Discharged 1 Leading Stoker to Grasshopper, 1 AB to Foxhound.

12.45pm: Sailed Amethyst and Rattlesnake

1.50pm: Sailed Wolverine

2.00pm: Ribble arrived. Lieutanant Commander J B Waterlow RN rejoined ship.

2.15pm: Sailed Coutelas

2.30pm: Sailed Poignard. Sailed Ribble.

3.30pm: Sailed Trident

3.55pm: Lyric left Hindukush and anchored

4.00pm: Arrived Rattlesnake

4.40pm: Sailed Goliath

5.30pm: Arrived Pincher

6.50pm: Sailed Scorpion

7.15pm: Darkened ship

7.30pm: Hands to action stations

7.35pm: Starboard 6” guns crews at Night Defence

8.00pm: Discharged 3 Officers’ Stewards Chinese to Hythe for passage to Port Mudros and Malta

8.35pm: Arrived: Foxhound, Basilisk, Scourge, Grasshopper

9.00pm: Arrived SS Clara

9.15pm: Arrived Scorpion

9.35pm: Arrived Wolverine

10.00pm: Arrived Amethyst

Number on sick list: 22

Fresh water: distilled 16 tons; expended 15 tons; remaining 96 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 19.1 tons; remaining 989.1 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Tenedos until 9 May, and then moves to Kephalo Bay; most of the ships mentioned and daily activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

10.00am: Hands to muster by the ledger served out HH Princess Mary Christmas Gifts [they had taken some time to arrive!]

11.20am: Grampus alongside Swanley. Arrived SS Cavallarus (French) [this is a best guess and is unconfirmed]

Number on sick list: 26


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3 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.40am: Arrived Inkosi

Number on sick list: 25


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4 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

9.00am: Arrived Ceylon

Number on sick list: 24


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5 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

1.50am: Arrived Manica and Tug Rescue anchored at Rabbit Island

7.35pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite for southern anchorage via East Tenedos Channel

8.15pm: Came to with port anchor in 19 fathoms

Number on sick list: 22


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6 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

Number on sick list: 21


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7 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

3.40pm: Sailed Redesmere

5.50pm: Arrived collier Priestfield

Number on sick list: 21


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8 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

7.30am: Sailed Cartersewell

4.20pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded course and speed as requisite

5.20pm: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage north of Tenedos

5.30pm: Came to with port anchor in 9 fathoms

Number on sick list: 16


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9 May 1915

Tenedos

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.30pm: Arrived Jules Henri [this may be a French ship belonging to the shipping company, Vimont and Cie]

Number on sick list: 17


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10 May 1915

Tenedos to Kephalo Bay

Lat 39.8, Long 26.0

2.15am: Sailed Ingleside

4.15pm: Weighed and proceeded as requisite

7.10pm: Came to with port anchor in Kephalo Bay in 10 fathoms [Kephalo Bay is on the eastern side of Imbros, an island north of Tenedos on the other side of the entrance to the Dardanelles. The same ships continue to be recorded in the log]

Number on sick list: 21


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11 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

1.35am: Sailed Hythe and Folkestone

8.25am: Sailed Bondicar, Tees, Scawby, Vale [?], Trostan

1.00pm: Lieutenant Wynne and Captain Washington RMLI left ship surveying

Number on sick list: 21


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12 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

4.30pm: Arrived Reclaimer

Number on sick list: 18


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13 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

1.00pm: Lieutenant Wynne RN and Captain Washington RMLI left ship surveying

Number on sick list: 18


4edebd8a14d0450578001a1d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0047_0.jpg)


14 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 16


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15 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

8.45am: Lt Wynne and Captain Washington RMLI and Mr Cherry Navigating Officer Osiris left ship surveying

2.50pm: Arrived Levant

5.55pm: Penmorvah left Amethyst

Number on sick list: 17


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16 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 17


4edebd8a14d0450578001a20: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0048_1.jpg)


17 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 17


4edebd8a14d0450578001a21: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0049_0.jpg)


18 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

4.35am: Arrived Kingstonian

5.30am: Galeka arrived

Number on sick list: 19


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19 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

5.30am: Sailed Marazan

6.45am: Arrived collier Thornhill [this is a puzzle – it looks most like a misspelt Thornhill, but that ship does not seem to have been in the Mediterranean at this time. It may be an even more misspelt Tandil, which appears again later in the day]

5.40pm: Tandil secured alongside

Number on sick list: 20


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20 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 24


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21 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 24


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22 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

2.10pm: Sailed Edenmoor

Number on sick list: 27


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23 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

7.05am: Sailed Orange Branch

5.25pm: Arrived Olive Branch

Number on sick list: 26


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24 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 24


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25 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

5.10pm: Arrived HMT 703 with body of Assistant Paymaster Wall RNR late of Triumph

5.45pm: Arrived HMT 705 with bodies of 6 ratings late Triumph. Chaplain of Blenheim performed Burial Service at sea [Triumph had been torpedoed and sunk by U21, with the loss of around 55 men]

Number on sick list: 21


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26 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

12.50am: Hands to Action Stations – submarine in Sigri having been signalled by Pelosi [?]

1.30am: Piped down

7.45am: Sailed Orange Branch. Joined ship from Grasshopper late Triumph 13 ratings.

8.00am: Joined ship from Basilisk (late Triumph) 1 Midshipman 19 ratings

Number on sick list: 22


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27 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

8.55am: Arrived Fanfare with survivors from Majestic [Majestic was also sunk by U21 with the loss of many lives]

9.30pm: Arrived Sterndale and Greek steamer (Constantinos). Boarded latter (correct).

Number on sick list: 24


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28 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

11.25am: Arrived Ceylon

1.00pm: Received effects of wounded from Harpy

Number on sick list: 23


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29 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 23


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30 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

4.45am: Sailed Levant II

Number on sick list: 22


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31 May 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

6.00am: Sailed SS Cospo[?] [see also June 6]

Number on sick list: 22



LOGS FOR JUNE 1915


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – No 2 A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

5.00am: Secured guns for coaling

5.30am: Commenced coaling ship

6.25am: Wolverine alongside collier

7.00am: Hands to breakfast

7.30am: Hands coaling ship

8.40am: Wolverine left collier

8.55am: Finished coaling. Received 257 tons.

9.00am: Lit fire in picket boat

9.15am: Lamington alongside Exmouth

10.00am: Collier Milan slipped and went alongside Hindukush. [Milan is a best guess; there has been a previous reference to a tug which also looks like this] Arrived Dago and Jed. Hands cleaning ship.

11.30am: Sailed Chelmer

12.00pm: Discharged ratings to Lord Nelson; 1 Signaller RFR to Colne, 1 Stoker PO to Ribble. Joined ship 1 stoker (sick) from Colne.

12.20pm: Sailed B10

2.00pm: Arrived Colne

2.30pm: Sailed Wolverine

3.30pm: Sailed Dago

4.50pm: Jed and Colne secured alongside

5.25pm: Sailed Scorpion

5.30pm: Sailed Beagle, Bulldog, Grasshopper

6.00pm: Basilisk secured alongside

6.40pm: Basilisk slipped and sailed

6.50pm: TB 044 secured alongside

7.07pm: Arrived Scorpion and secured alongside

7.30pm: Arrived Harpy and Savage, and TB 44. Darkened ship.

7.35pm: Hands to Action Stations. Exercised Fire Brigade.

7.40pm: Arrived Ribble. Piped down.

11.20pm: Drew fires in picket boat

Number on sick list: 24

Fresh water: distilled 20 tons; expended 21 tons; remaining 77 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 17.2 tons; remaining 1173.6 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Kephalo Bay until 24 June, and then moves back to Port Mudros, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

4.00am: Arrived Sunik

1.20pm: Arrived Reclaimer

1.30pm: Arrived Rokeby

5.30pm: Arrived Somali and Wolverine

Number on sick list: 24


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3 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

8.30am: Out pinnace – divers employed searching for funnel of Lord Nelson’s picket boat

Number on sick list: 24


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4 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

5.00am: Sailed Ceylon and Antar

2.30pm: Joined ship 1 AB RFR from Grasshopper, Lieutenant Stevens RNR

Number on sick list: 23


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5 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 22


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6 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

7.00am: Sailed Comodou [?], Oceana [the first ship may be the ship queried on 31 May, but is no more readable ….]

Number on sick list: 19


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7 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

9.20am: Slipped Melania and anchored

Number on sick list: 21


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8 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

7.00pm: Arrived Renard, Foxhound, Scourge, Humber, Efi [?]

9.25am: Arrived Silver Ash [Silverash] and Reclaimer

Number on sick list: 22


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9 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 36


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10 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

5.00pm: Glamorgan secured alongside Exmouth


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11 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

8.15am: Hulk drifted on shore on western side of bay

Number on sick list: 22


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12 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list: 22


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13 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

6.15am: Arrived SS Santaren

7.40am: Arrived SS Carron

Number on sick list: 16


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14 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

4.00am: Arrived Ballarat

2.00pm: Mercedes (best guess) (steamer) alongside Cayo Bonito (steamer)

7.00pm: Hostile aeroplane sighted – manned anti aircraft guns

7.20pm: Hostile aeroplane [?] in an ENEly direction

Number on sick list: 18


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15 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

8.00am: Arrived (French) SS Arcturus [unable to find a French ship of this name, but there were two Norwegian ships called Arcturus sailing at this time. HMS Lord Minto recorded meeting a Norwegian SS Arcturus at Folkestone on 1 November 1915]

9.15am: Arrived Rattlesnake with seaplane in tow

Number on sick list: 21


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16 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

11.50am: Arrived El Kahira

Number on sick list: 21


4edebd8c14d0450578001a44: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0066_1.jpg)


17 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

10.10am: Sailed El Kahira

6.55pm: Sailed Queen Louise

Number on sick list: 20


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18 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

4.45am: Sailed Ayrshire

5.30pm: Arrived Renard flying flag of V.A. Commander

Number on sick list: 19


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19 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

10.30am: Arrived Aqua

1.30pm: Divers employed recovering three boxes of 4” ammunition lost overboard while ammunitioning ship

Number on sick list: 20


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20 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

Number on sick list 16


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21 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

12.30pm: Sailed Germania [this is a best guess]

7.45pm: Margot secured alongside

Number on sick list 15


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22 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

5.25am: Arrived: Baron Ardrossan and Clan McIver

8.25am: Arrived Foxhound with Turkish prize in tow

9.45am: Prize sunk at her moorings

1.50pm: E L P [electric light party] preparing GC [perhaps Gun Cotton] charges for dispersing wreck of prize. Divers recovering search light from prize.

5.55pm: Divers employed placing GC charges for blowing up prize

Number on sick list: 20


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23 June 1915

Kephalo Bay

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

2.20pm: Divers employed planting GC charges for dispersing wreck of Turkish steamer

8.10pm: Scorpion secured alongside. Captain C P R Coode rejoined ship.

Number on sick list: 23


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24 June 1915

Kephalo Bay to Port Mudros

Lat 40.177, Long 25.990

1.45pm: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite

4.36pm: Sighted HMS Doris bearing west

5.05pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering Port Mudros

6.12pm: Came to with starboard anchor in 5.25 fathoms

Number on sick list: 20



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25 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Arrived SS Woodville

11.20am: Ennisbrook secured alongside. Discharged (ill) Sub Lieutenant Murray (best guess) RN to Wolverine.

7.00pm: Discharged: 3 ratings (staff of Captain Talbot RN) to transport Aragon. Joined ship 1 Leading Seaman and 1 AB from Europa


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26 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00pm: Discharged Lt Jack RN to Arcadian

Number on sick list: 21


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27 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.10am: Sent RC Church Party (72) to Kennet

7.55pm: Arrived Glory

Number on sick list: 17


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28 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.10am: Sailed Neuralia and Rewa (hospital ships)

2.45pm: Balloon ship Nero arrived

7.40pm: Joined ship from Savage: Lieutenant Hardman RN

Number on sick list: 19


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29 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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30 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.00am: Sailed Racoon and Mosquito. Discharged 1 Greek interpreter to Carron.

Number on sick list: 24



LOGS FOR JULY 1915


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – No 2 A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00am: Lit fires in picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship and ammunitioning Scorpion.

7.15am: Lydie shifted berth. Discharged 1 AB to Pincher.

7.35am: Sailed Pincher

9.30am: Divisions. Read Prayers. Hands employed refitting and cleaning ship.

10.30am: Discharged 2 ABs to Scorpion. Joined ship from Scorpion 1 stoker for detention. Discharged 1 AB to Colne (PB).

1.00pm: Paid monthly settlement

3.25pm: Sailed Basilisk and Grasshopper

4.10pm: Arrived Colne

4.25pm: Sailed Heston

5.30pm: Hands to bathe

6.45pm: Sailed Beagle and Bulldog

7.10pm: Sailed Venerable and Chatham

7.15pm: Colne secured alongside. Closed B & C doors. Discharged 1 Private RMLI (Butcher) to Europa

7.40pm: Hands to action stations.

7.50pm: Piped down

10.30pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

Number on sick list: 24

Provisions received: 1000 lbs fresh meat

Fresh water: distilled 21 tons; expended 14 tons; remaining 96 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 10.5 tons; remaining 1169.8 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


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Blenheim continues at Port Mudros throughout the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


2 July 1915


Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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3 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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4 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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5 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00pm: Captain (D) left ship and embarked on Grampus

8.05pm: Joined ship from Cornwall 1 Signaller for Wolverine

10.25pm: Joined ship from Talbot from Renard: 1 Stoker PO (sick). Sent Picket boats to Europa to assist in embarking troops.

Number on sick list: 23


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6 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.45am: Picket boats returned from Europa

9.40am: Arrived Grampus. Captain ‘D’ rejoined ship.

4.45pm: Sailed Doris and Fauvette

Number on sick list: 23


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7 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Discharged Mr B[?] Chief Bosun to Aragon and 1 Stoker to Lord Nelson for passage to Detention Barracks Malta

Number on sick list: 24


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8 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.00pm: Joined ship from Grampus: Lieutenant Milner RNR 8 ABs and 1 AB (Prize crew HMS Canopus)


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9 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.05pm: Arrived Venerable

7.00pm: Joined ship from Nile 1 rating

Number on sick list: 24


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10 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Arrived Mauretania

Number on sick list: 30


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11 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 26


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12 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.45am: Arrived HMS Abercrombie and Theseus

1.30pm: Arrived Patrie (French)

3.00pm: Arrived HMS Honeysuckle

Number on sick list: 27


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13 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00pm: Sent picket boat to Euphemia [?] to embark [?] for hospital ship Somali

Number on sick list: 26


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14 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 24


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15 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.40pm: Arrived Minerva and Endymion

4.25pm: Arrived Roberts

Number on sick list: 28


4edebd8e14d0450578001a65: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0083_0.jpg)


16 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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17 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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18 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00pm: Sailed Aquitania

Number on sick list: 25


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19 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.40am: Mosquito and Racoon shifted berth to embark troops

Number on sick list: 28


4edebd8e14d0450578001a69: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0085_0.jpg)


20 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 26


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21 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.00pm: Sailed SS Ingleside

5.00pm: Discharged 1 Stoker PO, 1 AB, 1 stoker to Clacton for passage to RN Hospital Malta

Number on sick list: 28


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22 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.25am: Arrived Margit

2.40pm: Arrived HMS Earl of Peterborough

6.00pm: Arrived HMS Havelock

6.20pm: Discharged Turkish prisoners to Military Hospital

Number on sick list: 24


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23 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived M19 and M29

Number on sick list: 24


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24 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.30am: Arrived M23

7.30pm: Arrived E7

Number on sick list: 26


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25 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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26 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.04am: Trawler 102 alongside

Number on sick list: 25


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27 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Arrived Edgar

Number on sick list: 25


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28 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30am: Arno secured alongside Agamemnon

Number on sick list: 23


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29 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.00pm: Sailed Rattlesnake and Roman Prince

Number on sick list: 24


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Partly completed page dated 31 July, with ‘Cancelled’ written across the page


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30 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12 noon: Sailed M33

Number on sick list: 21


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31 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 19



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1915


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14 [some of these details are missing from this month’s entry, but they are present in other months)


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1 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.50am: Arrived Renard

2.00am: Arrived Grasshopper

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st and 2nd Picket Boats

3.50am: Arrived Basilisk

4.00am: Signal Books Correct

5.50am: Arrived Chatham. Hands employed cleaning ship.

7.10am: Grasshopper left collier

7.15am: Basilisk left collier

7.20am: Grasshopper secured alongside Carrigan Head

8.00am: Signal Books Correct

9.30am: Hands mustered by Open List

10.00am: Read prayers

10.35am: Grasshopper left Carrigan Head and anchored

12 noon: Signal Books Correct

12.30pm: Lieutenant Commander Wynne and Captain Macrorie [?] and Surveying Party left ship [the second name is a best guess]

12.45pm: Diving party sent to Grasshopper

3.00pm: Leave to starboard watch for recreation from 4pm to 7pm

4.00pm: Signal Books Correct. Divers away diving for G Armourer’s gauge lost overboard [G may mean Grasshopper]

6.00pm: Signal Books Correct

6.15pm: Arrived Mosquito and Racoon

6.30pm: Finished diving. 2 ratings discharged to Renard, 1 to Basilisk, 1 to Racoon (stoker)

7.00pm: Closed B & C doors. 2 N.O. artificers returned to Reliance. 1 rating (AB) joined from Racoon (sick). 1 rating (Leading Seaman) joined from Wolverine.

8.00pm: Signal Books Correct

8.30pm: Drew fires in 1st Picket Boat

10.40pm: Drew fires in 2nd Picket Boat

12 midnight: Signal Books Correct

Number on sick list: 19

Provisions received: fresh meat 980 lbs

Fresh water: received nil tons; distilled 14 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 95 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 10.4 tons; remaining 1063.3 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Port Mudros throughout the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Swansea Vale alongside

Number on sick list: 21


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3 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.50pm: Arrived Arno. Discharged 1 Midshipman to Arno. Captain Metcalfe and Domestic joined from Arno.

10.30pm: Received one soldier (sick) from Oceana.

Number on sick list: 26


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4 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.20am: Captain D Assistant Paymaster Rainier left for Renard also 1 Leading Signaller, 1 Leading Telegraphist, & 1 Domestic

9.30am: Lieutenant Commander Maxwell, Lieutenant Addington & 48 of Usk’s ship company joined Blenheim

3.45pm: Jonquil sailed with RA III on board [(Rear Admiral?) Jonquil was the sloop belonging to Sir Frederick Stopford, the army commander of the landing of 3 divisions of soldiers on the Dardanelles]


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5 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30pm: Arrived M30

7.45pm: Lieutenant Addington joined Grasshopper

Number on sick list: 28


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6 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Sailed Bacchante

7.00pm: Sailed hospital ships S[?]hory [possibly Sumburgh Head or Slieve Bearnagh], Delta and Soudan

7.25pm: Sailed M31

11.20pm: 1 rating (AB) joined from Europa

Number on sick list: 32


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7 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 33


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8 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.40am: RC (70) to Divine Service on Venerable

10.20am: Divine Service. Scourge Church party arrived.

10.40am: RCs returned

3.50pm: Arrived Savage and secured alongside Margate

Number on sick list: 29


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9 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.30pm: Hospital ships Dunluce Castle [this is a best guess] and Delta arrived

3.34pm: Arrived Beagle, Bulldog and Renard. Captain D Assistant Paymaster Rainier returned to ship (also 3 ratings (1 Signaller, 1 Telegraphist, 1 Domestic)

4.45pm: Discharged Lieutenant Forlong to Swanley


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10 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.05am: Arrived Kennet and Tees

4.25pm: Colours half mast

5.00pm: Hoisted colours

Number on sick list: 21


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11 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00am: Sailed Beagle. Discharged Engineering Commander Wilson RN to Carrigan Head for passage to Malta.

Number on sick list: 23


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12 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Joined ship from Edlington 1 Midshipman

Number on sick list: 28


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13 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.30pm: Arrived M16

Number on sick list: 27


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14 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 28


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15 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.30am: Discharged to Jed: Lieutenant Hickman RN and 2 prisoners for passage to Malta

1.45pm: Arrived Anemone and French battleship. Discharged Lieutenant Colonel Murdoch RN to Hythe for passage to W beach.


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16 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Sailed Colne. Arrived RFA Valdivia [a ship of this name, Societe Generale de Transports Maritimes of Marseilles, was lent to the Admiralty as a hospital ship in 1915]

5.00pm: Joined ship from Franconia: Mr Galbraith, 6 ERA, 2 EA, 4 shipwrights, 2 Armourers’ Crew/Mate [unclear] and 1 Leading Telegraphist for Arno

Number on sick list: 27


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17 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30am: Discharged 1 Leading Telegraphist, and 1 Stoker PO to Arno. Discharged Mr Galbraith, Temporary Surgeon to Racoon.

Number on sick list: 28


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18 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 28


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19 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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20 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.40pm: Sent all boats to SS Clan MacGillivray

Number on sick list: 23


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21 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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22 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Sent RC church party (68) to Prince George

Number on sick list: 24


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23 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 27


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24 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 30


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25 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253


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26 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.40am: Arrived Racoon. Joined ship: Commander (act) Muller RN and Surgeon Probationer Galbraith RNVR (sick).

3.30pm: Joined ship Surgeon Probationer Robertson RNVR

Number on sick list: 35


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27 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.30pm: Discharged Mr Morris Chief Artificer Engineer to Wear for passage to RN Hospital Malta

Number on sick list: 33


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28 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 24


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29 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00am: Sent RC Church party (70) to Prince George

Number on sick list: 19


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30 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.25pm: Sent Fire Engine to Whitby Abbey

Number on sick list: 24


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31 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.35am: Commander (acting) A G Muller RN late HMS Racoon died on board

5.45pm: Arrived Racoon and secured alongside. Hands mustered by divisions. Placed on board Racoon for burial at sea the body of the late Commander (acting) A G Muller RN of HMS Racoon.

Number on sick list: 24



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1915


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fire in 1st Picket boat

5.25am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.00am: Grasshopper alongside No 14

7.00am: Sailed Pincher

7.45am: Arrived E12

8.15am: Sailed Basilisk

8.25am: Racoon left collier and anchored

8.50am: Grampus secured alongside No 14

9.20am: Racoon alongside No 14. Sailed Grasshopper.

9.30am: Divisions. Read Prayers. Exercised physical drill.

9.45am: Hands employed refitting

10.55am: Sailed Grampus

11.45am: Discharged to Racoon: Surgeon Probationer Galbraith RNVR and 1 stoker. Joined ship from Racoon 1 stoker (sick).

12.30pm: Arrived Wolverine alongside collier

1.00pm: Paid monthly money

1.20pm: Arrived Hussar

2.30pm: Arrived Colne and alongside collier

3.00pm: Wolverine left collier and alongside No 14

3.05pm: Mosquito left Carrigan Head and anchored

3.30pm: Arrived Harpy and alongside Harpy

4.15pm: Discharged to Harpy: 1 stoker; and to Savage 1 stoker. Savage secured and alongside collier.

6.05pm: Colne left collier and alongside No 14

6.25pm: Wolverine secured alongside. Drew fires in 1st picket boat.

7.15pm: Closed B & C doors

7.30pm: Hands to action stations and piped down. Colne anchored.

7.50pm: Savage anchored

11.00pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

Number on sick list: 26

Provisions received: fresh meat 1050 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 15 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 95 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 9.4 tons; remaining 1011.9 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Port Mudros throughout the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Sailed Ben-my-Chree [the log book of this vessel, a seaplane carrier, is available on naval-history.net and you can follow the story of this day’s activity in that log]

Number on sick list: 27


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3 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.55am: Arrived Chatham, Henri IV, and Mauretania

11.55am: Engineering Commander W A Wilson rejoined ship

Number on sick list: 28


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4 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.55am: Engineering Commander S Simpson RN rejoined ship

Number on sick list: 26


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5 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 24


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6 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 24


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7 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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8 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 26


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9 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Logged Mr George Hill, Gunner (T) Royal Navy for not sending a Leading Seaman who was working near him to Physical Drill when the bugle sounded and for not realising that he was neglecting his duty as a Warrant Officer when spoken to by Commander J B Waterlow DSO RN on the subject

[Lieutenant-Commander (now Commander) John Beauchamp Waterlow, R.N. had been awarded the DSO in September; the citation reads ‘For his services in the minesweeping operations in the Dardanelles between the 19th February and 17th March, 1915. Lieutenant-Commander Waterlow took part in these operations on several occasions under a heavy fire, notably on the night of 13th-14th March, when he carried the attack through an area illuminated by six powerful searchlights and covered by the fire of four forts as well as numerous light guns.’]</ITALIC>

Number on sick list: 24


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10 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30pm: Sub Lt Flynn RN joined ship from Jed

Number on sick list: 25


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11 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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12 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: RCs 58 in number to Albion

Number on sick list: 22


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13 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.00pm: Discharged Mr Flynn [this is a best guess] Sub Lieutenant 1 Leading Stoker and 1 Stoker to M22 for passage to Iero

6.15pm: Mr Barker (gunner) joined ship from Grasshopper

Number on sick list: 20


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14 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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15 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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16 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 21


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17 September 1915


Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Discharged Mr Pacey (Bos’n) to Racoon

Number on sick list: 22


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18 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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19 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.35am: RCs 63 in number to Albion for Divine Service

Number on sick list: 23


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20 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 21


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21 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.15am: Lieutenant V Raleigh discharged to Renard and 1 rating (Telegraphist) to Renard. Discharged 2 ratings (stokers) to No 15 Stationary Hospital Mudros.

Number on sick list: 18


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22 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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23 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands employed cleaning ship. Store party to SS Blackheath and drawing beef.

3.15pm: Lieutenant Littleton discharged to SS Royal George for passage to Malta

Number on sick list: 22


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24 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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25 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00am: Landed Recreation Ground working party

10.50am: Arrived Sentinel and TB 29

1.35pm: Arrived Skirmisher and TB 18

Number on sick list: 26


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26 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Sent RC church party (73) to Albion

10.30am: Mr Pacey Bosun rejoined ship from Racoon

Number on sick list: 28


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27 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.40am: Discharged Probationary Surgeon Warren RNVR to Racoon

3.20pm: Lieutenant Commander W R Wynne RN rejoined ship from Racoon

Number on sick list: 30


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28 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 29


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29 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.55am: Sailed Lydiard

12.25pm: Arrived Lawford

3.30pm: Joined ship: 3 stokers from Floridian. Discharged: Assistant Paymaster Guy RN to Triad.

Number on sick list: 29


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30 September 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 32



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1915


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.15am: Lit fires in 1st picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.00am: Sailed Wolverine

7.00am: Sailed Mosquito

8.02am: Arrived Laforey and Louis. Sailed Wear and Jed.

9.00am: Arrived Scourge

9.35am: Divisions. Read prayers. Exercised physical drill. Acting Seamen Gunners class at instruction. GLC drawing stores from Bangarth. Remainder cleaning ship and refitting.

12.40pm: Sailed Scourge

12.55pm: Arrived Colne and alongside collier

1.05pm: Sailed Grampus. Hands employed getting up ammunition and moving stores.

2.00pm: TB 070 secured alongside Savage

3.00pm: Discharged 2 Stokers to Louis. Received 1 Fireman from Redesmere under arrest.

4.40pm: Sailed Doris, Colne anchored. Agamemnon shifted berth.

4.45pm: Harpy alongside collier

5.00pm: Closed B & C doors

5.25pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

7.05pm: Harpy secured alongside

9.30pm: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

Number on sick list: 33

Fresh water: distilled 15 tons; expended 14; remaining 96 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 9.2 tons; remaining 946.8 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Port Mudros throughout the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45am: Sailed Lydiard and Lawford

12.30pm: Rattlesnake arrived and secured alongside. Damaged in collision.

2.00pm: Arrived Euralys and Terrible

Number on sick list: 30


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3 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Sailed Sentinel

11.00am: Joined ship: 1 stoker from Prince Edward (sick)

9.50pm: Joined ship from Prince Edward: Lieutenant Bowlby RN for Jed

Number on sick list: 31


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4 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.20am: Divers employed making underwater repairs to Rattlesnake

10.25am: Joined ship for Wear: Mr Tovey Artificer Engineer RN

6.00pm: Discharged Mr Tovey Artificer Engineer to Wear

8.05pm: Divers finished work for day on Rattlesnake

Number on sick list: 30


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5 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.15am: Arrived Mars

6.45am: Divers employed on underwater repairs to Rattlesnake

4.50pm: Arrived HM Foresight

Number on sick list: 30


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6 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived Foreward and TB 30

7.50am: Discharged Lieutenant Commander R W Wilkinson RN to Baron Ardrossan

Number on sick list: 25


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7 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.15am: Sailed Grafton

7.05am: Arrived Hannibal

Number on sick list: 25


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8 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 21


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9 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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10 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.30am: Arrived Canopus

Number on sick list: 25


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11 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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12 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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13 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.40am: Arrived SS Mansfield

Number on sick list: 29


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14 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 29


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15 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 34


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16 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Louis left Magnificent and anchored

7.30am: Arrived Foresight

9.00am: Sailed Foresight

1.30pm: Joined ship from Berrima (RAN) Engineer Lieutenant Johns RN

Number on sick list: 34


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17 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 36


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18 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.20pm: Discharged Lieutenant Leveson-Gower to Aquitania. 1 stoker to Rewa.

5.00pm: Collier Maresfield secured alongside

Number on sick list: 33


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19 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.35am: Lord Nelson hoisted the flag of VA EMS

3.00pm: Joined ship sick from TB 044 Mr Baron Gunner (T) RN

Number on sick list: 24


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20 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00pm: Discharged Probationary Surgeon Cutts RNVR to 3rd Australian Base Hospital

Number on sick list: 26


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21 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 24


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22 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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23 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 24


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24 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

10.15am: Discharged Mr Bevan Gunner (T) RN to TB044 and 1 Stoker PO to Scourge

Number on sick list: 18


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25 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253


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26 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.25am: Sailed Latona [this is probably not the minelayer, which seems not to have been in the Mediterranean at this time; there is another ship of this name]

Number on sick list: 18


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27 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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28 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.50pm: Sailed Anemone

Number on sick list: 18


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29 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived Cornwall

12.35pm: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Reece RNVR from Ortolan [the name is a best guess]

Number on sick list: 23


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30 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.50pm: Sailed SL Ma[?] with French Vice Admiral Guepratte (retired)

Number on sick list: 23


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31 October 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Sent RC church party to Agamemnon

Number on sick list: 26



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1915


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Handwritten note: “Page extracted from copy of S-321 to complete copy of log for month of October – copy in use being short of required number of pages”

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1 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st picket boat

5.45am: In 2nd picket boat. Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.00am: Sailed Beagle

6.30am: Sailed Arno

8.00am: Discharged 1 ERA to Jed for HM Trawler 102

9.30am: Divisions. Read prayers. Exercised physical drill.

10.40am: Arrived Foxhound. Hands employed cleaning ship and refitting. Assistant SG class at instruction. Joined ship: 1 AB from Lydiard (sick)

1.15pm: Sailed Chatham

1.20pm: Arrived Scourge

1.35pm: Sailed Renard and Grampus

1.45pm: Arrived Pincher

3.00pm: Savage secured alongside. Hands employed cleaning ship and refitting. Assistant SG class at instruction.

4.50pm: Closed B & C doors

5.20pm: Sailed Sentinel

5.30pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

8.50pm: Sent fire engine to SS Romany

9.10pm: Fire party returned

11.30pm: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

Number on sick list: 25

Fresh water: distilled 14 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 95 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 11.0 tons; remaining 1035.2 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Port Mudros throughout the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Discharged 1 AB to SS Quantock from sick bay

Number on sick list: 27


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3 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30pm: Joined ship: Probationer Surgeon Cutts RNVR from hospital

Number on sick list: 27


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4 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.20am: Arrived Grampus: Captain (D) rejoined from Grampus

Number on sick list: 25


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5 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 28


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6 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 26


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7 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Arrived Triad flying flag of VA EMS. Discharged Probationer Surgeon Cutts RNVR to Foxhound for passage to RN Barracks Malta

3.45pm: Discharged: 1 Shipwright and 1 AB to Hospital ship Morea

Number on sick list: 30


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8 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.15am: Sailed Basilisk to carry out Burial at Sea [this may well have been the funeral of Charles J Farnsworth, Stoker Petty Officer, 286954, who died from illness on board Basilisk on 7 November. He is commemorated at Chatham Naval Memorial]

11.10am: Arrived Basilisk

11.15am: William Walter Thorrowgood DSC RN of HMS Scorpion logged for neglect of duty in that the guns were not ready in action on the ship proceeding to sea after refit; and for making an improper remark to Commander Andrew Browne Cunningham RN when ordered to leave the bridge

7.15pm: Captain (D) rejoined ship from Laforey

Number on sick list: 29


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9 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Sent working party 30 hands to Prince George to transfer gear salved from wreck of Louis to collier Hurst [Louis was wrecked on 31 October at Suvla Bay]

11.30am: Prince George working party returned

12.30pm: Working party (30 hands) to Prince George

4.20pm: Prince George working party returned

Number on sick list: 28


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10 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.00am: Sent working party to collier Hurst to transfer gear salvaged from Louis

2.10pm: Sailed Wahine

Number on sick list: 33


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11 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 36


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12 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 29


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13 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Commander H Adam Hall RN, Sub Lieutenant O’Connor RN, 1 Yeoman Signaller, 1 Signaller, 1 AB, 2 ERAs all late Louis

Number on sick list: 26


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14 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.45am: Held Roman Catholic Church service onboard

Number on sick list: 24


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15 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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16 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 27


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17 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 26


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18 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 24


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19 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30pm: Discharged: Sub Lieutenant Murray RN to Scorpion. Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Walker RN from Scorpion.

Number on sick list: 27


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20 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.45am: Arrived Mosquito. Hands employed stowing kites in Q2 [the Q ships were decoy ships]

11.00am: Thrown overboard: 183 lbs beef unfit for consumption

2.25pm: Arrived oil ship Kharki

Number on sick list: 23


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21 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court of Enquiry assembled on board

Number on sick list: 21


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22 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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23 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.40am: SS Boudica secured alongside to discharge ammunition [Europa’s log shows SS Boudica in Mudros on 9 July 1915]

Number on sick list: 22


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24 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.35am: Sailed Endeavour

10.20pm: Joined ship: 8 officers and 25 crew of SS Hallamshire (sunk) [SS Hallamshire, on a voyage from Cardiff to Milos with a cargo of coal, was sunk by German submarine U34. There were no casualties]

Number on sick list: 20


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25 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Discharged: Officers (8) and crew (25) of Hallamshire to Argyllshire

Number on sick list: 24


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26 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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27 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.50pm: Sailed Staunch

Number on sick list: 24


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28 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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29 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.35pm: Arrived Staunch and proceeded alongside Romany

3.15pm: Staunch left Romany. Redpole secured alongside Romany.

Number on sick list: 20


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30 November 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Staunch proceeded alongside Reliance

2.15pm: Collier Sheaf Field secured alongside

Number on sick list: 19



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1915


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.00am: Lit fires in 2nd picket boat

6.00am: Hands employed getting in stores

7.15am: Arrived Grafton

7.20am: Sailed Arno

7.35am: Sailed Colne

7.55am: Arrived Fury

8.15am: Arrived Racoon and Comet

8.20am: Wear left collier and secured alongside Sheaf Field

8.30am: Harpy proceeded alongside collier. Hands employed: special parties, remainder getting in stores.

10.05am: Wear left Sheaf Field and anchored

10.22am: Harpy left collier and proceeded alongside Sheaf Field

11.00am: Prepared for coaling

12 noon: Received 1 rating (stoker) from Welland

12.30pm: Discharged 2 ratings (stoker) to Kennet. Discharged 27 ratings (2 ERA, 1 Chief stoker, 1 PO, 8 SPOs, 3 Leading Seamen, 11 AB, 1 OS) to Ardiarn [could well be Arcadian, or perhaps a misspelt Ardoyne] for passage to England. Received 2 ratings (SPO) from Kennet. Discharged 4 ratings (2 ABs, 1 Merchant Seaman, 1 Officers Steward 2nd class) to Soudan.

3.00pm: Arrived Racoon and anchored

3.40pm: Finished coaling. Took 29 tons

4.10pm: Arrived Lydiard and proceeded alongside Romany

4.25pm: Arrived Ribble and proceeded alongside collier

4.50pm: Redpole secured alongside and TB063 secured alongside Redpole

7.35pm: Ribble left collier and anchored

8.05pm: Arrived Usk

10.15pm: Arrived Arno and anchored. Lydiard left Romany and anchored.

11.30pm: Drew fires in picket boat

Number on sick list: 20

Fresh water: distilled 21 tons; expended 17 tons; remaining 98 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 14.0 tons; remaining 1202.1 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Port Mudros throughout the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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3 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.10am: Arrived Staunch and secured alongside Derbent

10.30am: Court Martial assembled on board

6.30pm: Closed Court Martial for day

Number on sick list: 23


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4 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial assembled on board

6.30pm: Court Martial concluded

Number on sick list: 21


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5 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.45pm: Discharged to Argyllshire Lieutenant Commander Hall, 1 CPO, 2 Chief Stokers

9.00pm: Discharged to Wolverine Sub Lieutenant O’Connor

Number on sick list: 20


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6 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.50pm: Sub Lieutenant Barnes from Kennet sick

Number on sick list: 21


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7 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.30am: Sailed Melanie [this is a best guess]

Number on sick list: 26


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8 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 26


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9 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.10am: Sailed Comet. Arrived Trocas.

6.27pm: Discharged Lieutenant Butter to Chelmer

Number on sick list: 22


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10 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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11 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 24


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12 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.25am: Sailed Republique

Number on sick list: 22


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13 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Discharged: 2 cot cases to hospital ship Karapara [this isn’t at all clear, and is a best guess, but there are other records of this ship in the log]

Number on sick list: 21


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14 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12 noon: Arrived Hibernia flying flag of Rear Admiral Sidney Fremantle RN

Number on sick list: 23


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15 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.10pm: Arrived Sir Thomas Picton

5.00pm: Arrived 1 Seaman (Chinese) for confinement in cells

Number on sick list: 23


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16 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.30pm: Discharged: Sub Lieutenant Bradford RNR to Trostan

4.30pm: Discharged Lieutenant Commander Russell RN to Kennet

7.00pm: Joined ship Lieutenant Commander Wynne RN from Kennet

Number on sick list: 20


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17 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30pm: Discharged Mr Bloor Chief Assistant Engineer RN to Beagle

Number on sick list: 25


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18 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.55am: Joined ship Sub Lieutenant Burbury RN from Staunch

10.05am: Sailed Heliotrope. Discharged Midshipman Dixon RN to Staunch.

1.30pm: Captain (D) left ship and embarked in Lawford

Number on sick list: 24

[evacuation of Dardanelles began]


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19 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 29


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20 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00pm: Captain (D) rejoined ship from Lawford

Number on sick list: 24


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21 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Bakewell RN from Colne

Number on sick list: 25


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22 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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23 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 28


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24 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00pm: Discharged Lieutenant Bakewell RN Wahine for passage home

Number on sick list: 26


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25 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Celebrated Holy Communion

9.00am: Sent RC church party to Glory

10.15am: Performed Divine Service


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26 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.30am: Sent RC church party to Agamemnon

4.30pm: Sailed collier Holm Park [Holmpark]

Number on sick list: 21


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27 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.45am: Collier Carron Park [Carronpark] secured alongside

1.50pm: Captain Godfrey RN joined ship from Aragon

Number on sick list: 22


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28 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30pm: Sailed Latona

Number on sick list: 20


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29 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Discharged Captain Godfrey RMLI to Lydiard [RMLI is a best guess, as the writing is tiny. There is a Charles Grant de Bouillon Godfrey, made Captain in the Marines on 1 September 1915]

Number on sick list: 21


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30 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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31 December 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.00am: Lit fires in 2nd picket boat

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Sailed Cornwallis. Arrived Skirmisher.

10.00am: Arrived Fury and Comet

11.00am: Tested life buoys and found correct

12 noon: Sailed Staunch and Lawford

12.30pm: Arrived Glenmay

1.30pm: Leave to port watch till 5.00pm

4.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker to Scorpion

4.45pm: Closed B and C doors

5.30pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

5.55pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

7.50pm: Let go starboard anchor [?]

11.20pm: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

Number on sick list: 18

Fresh water: distilled 18 tons; expended 24 tons; remaining 91 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 13.9 tons; remaining 1054.5 tons

[As is often the case, with the start of a new year the log keeper hasn’t quite caught up, and the page is headed 1st January 1915.]

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Port Mudros throughout the month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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3 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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4 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.30pm: Joined ship 1 Leading Telegraphist from Grasshopper for Fury, 1 PO from Wolverine, 1 SSH from Ortolan, 1 ERA and 2 OS from Grasshopper. Discharged Sub Lieutenant Walker RN to Albion.

Number on sick list: 13


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5 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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6 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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7 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45am: Captain (D) left ship and embarked on Lawford

4.00pm: Discharged: 1 stoker to Bulldog, 1 stoker to Kennet, Mr Horsey Assistant Paymaster RNR to Ariadne

Number on sick list: 13


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Left hand side of log page for 8 January 1916


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8 January 1916

Right hand side of log page

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial assembled on board

12.20pm: Court Martial closed

1.50pm: Discharged court martial prisoner to Europa

Number on sick list: 11


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Left hand side of page listing gear lost in sinking during evacuation

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Right hand side of page listing "gear lost in sinking of steam pinnace no. 117 during evacuation from Gallipoli Peninsula 8-9 Jan.16”

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Left hand side of page “List of stores lost in steamboats no 117 and 281 during operations for evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula 8 – 9 Jan ‘16”

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Right hand side of page above

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Left hand side of page “List of gear lost in steam pinnace no 117”

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Right hand side of page above

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Left hand side of page “List of stores lost in steam pinnace no 117”

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Right hand side of page above

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Left hand side of page “Naval Ordnance Stores lost from 56 ft pinnace (sunk) during evacuation of troops from Gallipoli Peninsula 8 – 9/1/16”

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Right hand side of page above

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Left hand side of log page, likely to be 9 January 1916


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9 January 1916

Right hand side of log page

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00am: Lost by Collision while assisting at Evacuation of Helles, 1 picket boat and stores as shown in the attached lists [see previous pages]

9.30am: Sent RC church party to Agamemnon

10.20am: Captain (D) and staff rejoined ship

Number on sick list: 13


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10 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.50pm: Collier Newfield alongside

Number on sick list: 14


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11 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45am: Captain (D) left ship embarked in Chelmer with 1 Yeoman Signaller, 1 Leading Telegraphist, 1 Officer’s Steward 1st class

9.00am: Sailed Chelmer

Number on sick list: 14


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12 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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13 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00am: Kennet alongside Polavon [formerly Gutenfels, of the Hansa Line]

12.30pm: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Evans RN RNR from Ortolan

Number on sick list: 15


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14 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.25pm: Sighted hostile aeroplane to southward – aeroplane made off to eastward

Number on sick list: 14


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15 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.30pm: Discharged Captains Godfrey and Seymour RN to Olympic for passage to England

Number on sick list: 14


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16 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.25pm: Discharged Lieutenant Allen RN to Colne in command

Number on sick list: 13


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17 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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18 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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19 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.35pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Henderson RN from Ribble

Number on sick list: 11


4edebd9b14d0450578001b49: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0197_0.jpg)


20 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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21 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Arrived Zealandia

Number on sick list: 14


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22 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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23 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Arrived Hibernia

10.00am: Sent RC church party to Angora

7.15pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Allen RN from Colne

Number on sick list: 16


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24 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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25 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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26 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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27 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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28 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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29 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Discharged Mr Buchanan Midshipman to Princess Alberta for passage to Agamemnon [appears as Prince Alberta but Princess Alberta seems likely – she was mined in this area in February 1917]

Number on sick list: 13


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30 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.25am: Sent RC Church party to Angora

Number on sick list: 12


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31 January 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea ‒ 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st picket boat

5.25am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.15am: Chatham alongside Newfield

9.25am: Divisions. Read Prayers. Exercised Physical Drill. 6” guns crews at loader drill. Remainder of hands employed refitting in parts of ship.

10.30am: Sailed Staunch and Fury

12.30pm: Hands making and mending clothes

1.30pm: Leave to starboard watch till 5.0 pm

1.35pm: Arrived Grasshopper and Racoon

3.45pm: Sailed Colne

5.00pm: Sailed Forward. 1 stoker joined ship from Lawford.

5.10pm: Closed B and C doors

5.30pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

11.20pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

Number on sick list: 15

Fresh water: distilled 17 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 96 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 13.7 tons; remaining 903.1 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim continues at Port Mudros until 16 February, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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3 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.05am: Collier Zanoni secured alongside

Number on sick list: 14


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4 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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5 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12 noon: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Laidlaw and Liberty men from Wahine

12.15pm: Discharged: 1 Leading Telegraphist to Redbreast

Number on sick list: 13


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6 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Discharged: Sub Lieutenant Laidlaw to Chelmer for passage to Ribble

10.00am: Send RC church party to Angora

Number on sick list: 9


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7 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.50pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Clayton RNR from Chelmer

Number on sick list: 10


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8 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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9 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.00am: Discharged: Lieutenant Clayton RNR, 5 Stoker POs, 2 Leading Seamen, 1 Leading Signalmen, 2 ABs, 1 Leading Stokers, 8 Stokers to Comet

5.40pm: Discharged: Engineer Lieutenat Commander Hammond RN to Chelmer. Captain (D) embarked in Chelmer.

Number on sick list: 10


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10 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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11 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived Lord Nelson flying flag of VAEMS, Triad and Scorpion [probably Vice Admiral East Mediterranean Squadron]

Number on sick list: 9


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12 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Captain (D) and Engineer Lieutenant Commander Hammond RN rejoined ship from Chelmer

Number on sick list: 11

12.45pm: Received body of F J Mills 3rd engineer of SS San Patricio. (Q2) [San Patricio was requisitioned by the Admiralty and at this time was an Oiler. Because Mr Mills was a merchant seaman he is not listed on the usual records of those killed in the War]. Property found in clothing of deceased. 2 shillings and 11 pence halfpenny. 1 Watch. 1 Book. 1 Bunch of Keys. 1 Bottle.

2.30pm: Discharged Lt Allen to Wahine for Scourge

3.30pm: Sent body of 3rd engineer F J Mills to Blazer for burial

Number on sick list: 11


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13 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Sent RC church party to Angora

Number on sick list: 13


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14 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00am: Joined ship: 1 stoker from Basilisk (sick). 1 AB from Wolverine. 1 Private RMLI, 1 Stoker PO from Doris. 1 Stoker from Clematis (sick).

Number on sick list: 16


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15 February 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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16 February 1916

Port Mudros to Malta

Lat 39.4, Long 25.2

9.00am: Captain (D) left ship

9.55am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

1.00pm: Zig zagging 2 points. Anti submarine guns manned.

5.00pm: Opened scuttles and hatches

6.25pm: Chelmer took station ahead 5 cables

7.30pm: Course as requisite for passing through the Doro Channel

Number on sick list: 10


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17 February 1916

Port Mudros to Malta

Lat 35.7, Long 22.8

3.15am: Antimilos Island abeam 3.5’

6.45am: Piped down. Placed lookouts at anti submarine guns. Chelmer took station ahead 10 cables.

9.40am: Cape Apolitarais abeam 7’

2.00pm: Anti submarine guns manned

Number on sick list: 11


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18 February 1916

Port Mudros to Malta

Lat 36.3, Long 18.4

7.00am: Chelmer took station ahead 10 cables

10.30am: Sighted HMS Minstrel to southward convoying a merchantman to the eastward

2.00pm: Anti submarine guns manned

Number on sick list: 11


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19 February 1916

Port Mudros to Malta and at Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

3.50am: Passed hospital ship to southward bound east

6.45am: Course as requisite awaiting permission to enter Harbour

7.45am: Course and speed as requisite for entering Grand Harbour

8.00am: Secured to No 4 Buoy Grand Harbour

1.50pm: Joined ship 1 AB from Egmont

Number on sick list: 12


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20 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

9.15am: Landed Wesleyan Church Party

9.45am: Landed RC Church Party

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

3.00pm: Discharged 1 Sub Lieutenant RNR, 1 Assistant Paymaster RNR to Adamant for passage

5.00pm: Discharged 2 ABs to Egmont

Number on sick list: 8


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21 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

3.15pm: Arrived Havelock

Number on sick list: 5


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22 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

11.00am: Arrived Wahine. Joined ship 1 stoker PO from Comet sick.

Number on sick list: 6


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23 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.00am: Slipped and proceeded in tow to Somerset Wharf

7.35am: Slipped tugs and secured alongside Somerset Wharf

9.00am: Slipped and proceeded in tow to Boiler Wharf

9.35am: Secured alongside Boiler Wharf

1.50pm: Joined ship: 1 stoker RNR from Queen Victoria to complete cell punishment

Number on sick list: 6


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24 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

9.00am: Slipped from Boiler Wharf and proceeded to No 4 dry dock

9.40am: Slipped tugs entered No 4 Dock

Number on sick list: 5


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25 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

Number on sick list: 4


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26 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505


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27 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

7.00am: George Burns Shipwright (Temp Service) committed Suicide by cutting his throat

9.30am: Half masted colours. Landed the body of the late George Burns Shipwright.

9.45am: Mastheaded colours. Landed Wesleyan and Presbyterians (5).

9.50am: Landed RC Church Party (10)

10.00am: Sent C of E Church Party (29) to Dockyard church

11.50am: Church parties returned


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28 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.45am: Commenced to flood dock

7.35am: Ship floated

9.00am: Proceeded out of dock in tow

9.30am: Secured alongside Somerset Wharf

10.30am: Proceeded in tow to Burmola Wharf

10.45am: Secured to Burmola Wharf

2.00pm: Joined ship: 1 Officer’s Steward 1st class from Bulldog

4.45pm: Discharged 1 stoker to Scourge

Number on sick list: 4


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29 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

1.30pm: Landed Funeral party (20) for burial of the late George Burns Shipwright [M14047]

2.00pm: Halfmasted colours

3.00pm: Mastheaded colours

3.30pm: Funeral party returned

Number on sick list: 2



LOGS FOR MARCH 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 March 1916

Malta to Port Mudros and at Malta

Lat 35.885, Long 14.505

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.25am: Hands employed drawing stores, securing for sea and cleaning ship

12.30pm: Lit fires in 2nd picket boat

1.00pm: Hands making and mending clothes. Tested life buoys and found correct. Embarked1 French officer for passage to Port Mudros.

3.40pm: Closed WT doors, scuttles and deadlights

3.45pm: Tugs secured alongside

3.50pm: Slipped from wharf and proceeded in tow as requisite for leaving French creek

4.15pm: Slipped tugs and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

4.30pm: 56 revs NNE. Hands to action stations.

5.00pm: Shaped course N70E. Zig zagging to avoid submarines.

5.05pm: Streamed Neptune log. Renard took station ahead 10 cables.

6.34pm: Steered steady course

7.00pm: Increased to 71 revs. Renard closed to 5 cables.

10.15pm: a/c S82E. Put clocks on 10 minutes. Exercised boats crews.

11.00pm: Exercised guns crews

Number on sick list: 2

Fresh water: distilled 4 tons; expended 15 tons; remaining 9 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 77.3 tons; remaining 1099.0 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim returns to Port Mudros on March 4, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 March 1916

Malta to Port Mudros

Lat 36.2, Long 19.8

6.30am: Piped down. Manned anti-submarine guns.

6.45am: Renard took station ahead 10 cables

10.30am: Hands to action stations. Placed submarine look out.

1.00pm: Passed one life buoy painted red and white

1.30pm: Passed flotsam (khaki colour)

5.30pm: Passed ship’s lifeboat awash

7.00pm: Renard closed to 5 cables

Number on sick list: 3


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3 March 1916

Malta to Port Mudros

Lat 38.5, Long 24.8

1.40am: Cape Malea Light abeam N81W

4.00am: Belo Pulo Light abeam N89E

6.30am: Increased to full speed (80 revs). Commenced zig zag to avoid submarines. Renard took station ahead 10 cables.

9.00am: Hands to action stations. Placed submarine look out.

9.20am: Passed HMS Foresight steering to SW

1.10pm: Skyros Island abeam

5.05pm: Passed HMS Kennet (a best guess)

5.45pm: Passed boom gate. Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour.

6.07pm: Stopped

6.10pm: Came to with port anchor in 6 fathoms

6.45pm: Discharged 9 ratings to Europa

7.00pm: Joined ship 3 AB, 1 Ship’s Cook, and 2 Boy Telegraphists from Prince George

Number on sick list: 4


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4 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Discharged 1 Yeoman Signalman to Rowan for Endymion

11.30am: 1 seaman joined ship (sick) from Bacchus

Number on sick list: 8


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5 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.35am: Performed Divine Service and RC Service

Number on sick list: 7


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6 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.05am: Collier Skerries alongside

Number on sick list: 7


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7 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


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8 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00pm: Demolition party from Grasshopper came onboard for inspection

Number on sick list: 7


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9 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.55am: Joined ship: 1 ERA from Peony

Number on sick list: 8


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10 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


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11 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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12 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Sent RC Church Party to Angora

3.00pm: Received 2 Prisoners of War from Albion


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13 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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14 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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15 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.15pm: Discharged Lieutenant Evans RNR to Ermine for passage to M20

Number on sick list: 8


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16 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived Hector and Foresight

Number on sick list: 7


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17 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.30am: Sent RC Church Party to Angora

Number on sick list: 8


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18 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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19 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Discharged Lieutenant Commander Hall RN to Beagle for passage to Chelmer

9.50am: Sent RC Church Party to Angora

Number on sick list: 8


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20 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.50pm: Discharged Lieutenant Commander W R Wynne RN to Mosquito

Number on sick list: 10


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21 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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22 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.30am: Picked up dead body (identity unknown)

11.35am: Landed dead body for burial

Number on sick list: 17


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23 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.20pm: Discharged Lieutenant Pender to Mosquito

7.15pm: Lieutenant Commander Wynne rejoined ship

Number on sick list: 12


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24 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Held Court of Enquiry aboard

Number on sick list: 12


4edebd9f14d0450578001b94: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0234_1.jpg)


25 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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26 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Sent RC Working Party to Angora

Number on sick list: 9


4edebd9f14d0450578001b96: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0235_1.jpg)


27 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00pm: Discharged 1 Prisoner of War to Albion

Number on sick list: 12


4edebd9f14d0450578001b97: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0236_0.jpg)


28 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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29 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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30 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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31 March 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11



LOGS FOR APRIL 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 2nd picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.20am: Arrived Wahine

8.55am: Divisions. Aired night clothing. Hands employed cleaning ship.

9.10am: Let go starboard anchor underfoot

9.15am: Discharged 1 Ordinary Telegraphist to Scourge

10.00am: Sailed Scourge and Savage. Tested life buoys and found correct.

11.45am: Sailed Europa (best guess)

1.30pm: Leave to starboard watch till 5.30pm. Landed patrol.

1.40pm: Discharged 1 Leading Seaman to hospital ship; 2 Telegraphists to Osiris

2.40pm: Arrived Renard. Hands making and mending clothes.

4.45pm: Closed B and C doors

4.50pm: Sailed Forward

5.25pm: Sailed Angora and Wahine

5.30pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

5.50pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

6.05pm: Arrived Skirmisher

6.45pm: Sailed Lydiard

11.30pm: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

Number on sick list: 13

Provisions received: fresh meat 1414 lbs; vegetables 2000 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 15 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 93 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 13.0 tons; remaining 1121.5 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.35am: Performed Divine Service. RC Church Parties from ships in harbour came onboard

10.35am: Performed RC Divine Service

Number on sick list: 9


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3 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.15am: Grampus alongside Polshannon [formerly Birkenfels, a German ship captured in Cape Town in August 1914]

Number on sick list: 7


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4 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


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5 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.25am: Sent working party to collier Ikala

Number on sick list: 8


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6 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.25am: Hands employed drawing stores from Baron Ardrossan, returning planks to North Pier, and refitting

Number on sick list: 9


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7 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.10am: Arrived Lord Nelson flying flag of Vice Admiral EMS

Number on sick list: 9


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8 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.50am: Dischaged 1 Stoker PO (sick) to hospital ship Karapara

3.40pm: Bulldog carried out Torpedo Trials

Number on sick list: 8


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9 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Performed Divine Service

10.35am: Performed R C Divine Service church parties from fleet attending

Number on sick list: 8


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10 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


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11 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.30am: Sailed Democratic and Angora

Number on sick list: 8


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12 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.00am: Joined ship: 1 Chinaman from Skerries (sick)

3.30pm: Staunch employed carrying out Torpedo Trials

5.45pm: Staunch secured alongside. Divers employed searching for Torpedo.

8.00pm: Divers returned having buoyed Torpedo

Number on sick list: 11


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13 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.55am: Staunch slipped and embarked divers to search for torpedo

8.30am: Staunch secured alongside. Divers returned from Staunch. Torpedo recovered.

Number on sick list: 11


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14 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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15 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.50am: Joined ship from Wahine: Sub Lieutenant Laidlaw RN, 2 stokers for Comet, 2 Officers’ Stewards for Scorpion, 1 Officers’ Cook for Scorpion

3.00pm: Discharged Commander J B Waterlow DSO RN to Wahine for passage to England and 1 ERA, 1 Stoker, 1 Private RMLI

Number on sick list: 16


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16 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Held RC Mass

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

8.20am: Captain (D) embarked on Scourge. Sailed Scourge. Discharged Mr Parry Bosun to Savage.

10.30am: Held RC service onboard. Church Parties from Fleet attended.

Number on sick list: 14


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17 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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18 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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19 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.10am: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Laidlaw RN, 1 AB, 3 Stokers to Foxhound

10.30am: Joined ship: Lieutenant P Butter RN, 2 ABs, 3 Stokers from Foxhound

4.10pm: Discharged: Lieutenant Butter RN and 1 [?] Stoker to Salonica Ferry for passage

7.20pm: Discharged Lieutenant Commander RN to Savage

9.15pm: Joined ship: Mr Parry Bosun RN from Savage

Number on sick list: 16


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20 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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21 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Divisions. Held RC service onboard 74 ratings from fleet attending [this was Good Friday]

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

8.10pm: Received body of 1 AB late Rowan [best guess] found drowned and conveyed same to North Pier for burial [unable to find a name, but Rowan was a mercantile ship and so those on board would have been civilians, not members of the navy]

Number on sick list: 15


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22 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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23 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Celebrated Holy Communion and Mass

10.30am: Performed Divine Service. Celebrated Holy Communion.

Number on sick list: 13


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24 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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25 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.00am: Arrived Lowestoft, flying flag of VA EMS

7.45am: Collier Manchester Trader secured alongside

Number on sick list: 14


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26 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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27 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00pm: Discharged: Father Berry RC Chaplain to Angora; 3 AB, 1 Stoker, Mr Parry Bosun to Arno for Wolverine

Number on sick list: 15


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28 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.50am: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Perry (or possibly Parry) RNVR from Europa

Number on sick list: 15


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29 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.45am: Tug Alice secured alongside Battery

10.00am: Joined ship: Surgeon Probationer McSwiney from Renard

3.00pm: Joined ship: 1 ERA and 1 Stoker from Wolverine and Sub Lieutenant Connor RN from Wolverine. Mr Goddard from Wahine.

9.00pm: Discharged: Sub Lieutenant Perry [or possibly Parry] from RNVR to Europa

Number on sick list: 15


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30 April 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.45am: Discharged 1 AB to Nero [best guess based on later presence of Nero]

3.45pm: Bulldog in tow of tug Alice and escorted by tug Nero slipped and sailed

Number on sick list: 12



LOGS FOR MAY 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.10am: Arrived Foresight. Discharged 1 Boy to Europa.

6.30am: Bacchus alongside Ikala

9.30am: Divisions. Read Prayers. Exercised Physical Drill. Hands employed refitting.

10.00am: Sailed Scourge and Savage

1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and refitting

2.40pm: Arrived Renard and Grampus

5.00pm: Closed B and C doors. Hands to bathe.

5.35pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

7.30pm: 1st Picket boat on Harbour Patrol

Number on sick list: 15

Fresh water: distilled 12 tons; expended 14 tons; remaining 95 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 11.1 tons; remaining 1015.6 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.15am: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Perry [or possibly Parry] RNVR to RNAS [Royal Navy Air Service]

5.45pm: Sent divers to Staunch to search for body of drowned man [John T B Little, Able Seaman, J 26757 (Po). His body was finally recovered on 10 May, and he was buried at sea]

6.30pm: Hostile sea plane sighted to eastward. Driven off by anti aircraft guns.

7.45pm: Divers returned from Staunch

Number on sick list: 14


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3 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.45am: Divers employed searching for body of AB drowned from Staunch

8.45am: Divers returned from Staunch

1.45pm: Discharged 1 Leading Seaman to Princess Alberta for St George

Number on sick list: 10


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4 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.45am: Heard gun fire to eastward

9.30am: Court of Enquiry assembled

Number on sick list: 7


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5 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


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6 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.20am: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Booth RNR from Europa

Number on sick list: 8


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7 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.45am: Divisions. Sent RC Church Party to Angora

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 11


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8 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00am: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander Thom RN left ship to superintend firing of Renard and Grampus

9.15am: Sailed Renard and Grampus

3.40pm: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander Thom RN returned onboard

Number on sick list: 10


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9 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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10 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45am: Recovered the body of the late J Little AB HMS Staunch drowned

9.45am: Transferred the body of the late J Little AB to Harpy for burial at sea. Half masted colours.

10.15am: Mastheaded colours

Number on sick list: 15


4edebda214d0450578001bcc: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0262_1.jpg)


11 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.55am: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander Thom RN embarked in Scourge to superintend firing

10.35am: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander Thom RN returned onboard

Number on sick list: 17


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12 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.55am: Sailed Grasshopper with Captain (D) onboard

2.30pm: Captain (D) returned onboard

Number on sick list: 16


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13 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.00am: Joined ship: Lieutenant Gardner RN from Colne

Number on sick list: 16


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14 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.15am: Captain (D) inspected Harpy

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

5.45pm: Captain P Pitts RN left ship proceeding to England on leave

Number on sick list: 16


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15 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 17


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16 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.50am: Captain (D) embarked on Scourge to witness B firing

Number on sick list: 17


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17 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00pm: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Newall RN from Chelmer

5.30pm: Discharged: Sub Lieutenant Turner RN and 1 Boy Telegraphist to Beagle

Number on sick list: 13


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18 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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19 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Discharged 1 Stoker to St Margaret of Scotland

10.30pm: Exercised darken ship for Zeppelin attack

Number on sick list: 13


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20 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.50am: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander Thom RN left ship and embarked on Harpy to witness B firing

7.15pm: Discharged Lieutenant O’Connor RN to Exmouth

Number on sick list: 15


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21 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC Service for Blenheim and flotilla

10.15am: Captain (D) inspected Grasshopper

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

1.15pm: Joined ship: 1 Chief Writer, 1 EA, 3 ABs, 1 Stoker PO, 1 Stoker RFA, 1 Private RMLI from Wyandra

5.30pm: Discharged: Lieutenant Loveband RN to Sentinel

Number on sick list: 16


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22 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.30pm: Discharged: Sub Lieutenat Newall RN to Trawler for passage to Tug Alice

Number on sick list: 14


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23 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.55am: Collier Lena secured alongside

Number on sick list: 14


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24 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.10am: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Robertson RNR from Europa

Number on sick list: 12


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25 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Discharged 1 Ship’s Steward; 1 SSA, 2 Officers Stewards; 1 Stoker PO, 1 ERA, and Sub Lieutenant Robertson RNR to Racoon for passage to Malta

Number on sick list: 18


4edebda314d0450578001bdb: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35574/0270_0.jpg)


26 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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27 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Joined ship: Mr Pacey Bosun and 1 Ordinary Telegraphist from Princess Ena

11.50am: Joined ship: Mr Ryan Bosun and Mr Newcombe Carpenter (the latter name is a best guess)

Number on sick list: 18


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28 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.30am: Arrived Italian cruiser Piedmont

7.30am: Held RC Service onboard

10.15am: Captain (D) inspected Scorpion

10.45am: Performed Divine Service

7.15pm: Sailed Italian cruiser Piedmont

Number on sick list: 14


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29 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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30 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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31 May 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16



LOGS FOR JUNE 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 2nd picket boat

5.30am: Landed non swimmers for instruction

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands clearing ship.

6.10am: Wear alongside Bacchus

6.30am: Sent RC church party to Angora [this was Ascension Day]

9.00am: Scorpion proceeded to No 1 Range to carry out Torpedo Practice

9.30am: Divisions. Read prayers. Exercised physical drill.

9.55am: Scorpion anchored. Hands employed cleaning ship, scrubbing duck cloths and refitting.

11.00am: Sailed Arno

12.20pm: Wear proceeded to No 1 Range to run Torpedos

1.00pm: Paid monthly money

1.30pm: Arrived Beagle and alongside collier. Arrived Comet and alongside collier.

2.00pm: Arrived Foxhound and alongside collier

3.10pm: Joined ship: 1 Fireman RNR from Wear

4.20pm: Beagle left collier and proceeded to No 1 Range to run Torpedoes

5.07pm: Discharged: 1 Officers Steward 1st class to Beagle and 1 Officers Steward 1st class to Foxhound. 1 Stoker 2nd class to Wear, 1 Stoker 2nd class to Renard.

5.15pm: Beagle anchored

6.30pm: Discharged 1 Officers Steward to Wear

7.00pm: Closed B and C doors

7.15pm: Hands to Action Stations. Piped down.

8.20pm: Foxhound secured alongside. Drew fires in 2nd picket boat.

Number on sick list: 15

Fresh water: distilled 21 tons; expended 23 tons; remaining 50 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal expended 14.8 tons; remaining 1115.6 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.45am: Bosun’s Party turning 1st cutter’s falls end to end

9.30am: Divers employed searching for tools lost overboard

Number on sick list: 13


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3 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.25am: Captain (D) and Captain Thom RN left ship and embarked on Comet to observe B firing

2.20pm: Arrived Savage and Scourge. Captain (D) and Captain Thom RN rejoined ship from Scourge.

Number on sick list: 13


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4 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Service

10.15am: Captain (D) inspected Wolverine

10.25am: Performed Divine Service

1.20pm: Arrived Arno and alongside oiler

Number on sick list: 15


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5 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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6 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander (G) left ship to continue [?] Arno’s firing

4.10pm: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander (G) returned onboard

Number on sick list: 17


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7 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30pm: The Reverend Father Ritchie joined ship

Number on sick list: 19


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8 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Joined ship: Captain Washington RMLI

10.40am: Discharged 1 Leading Signaller to Lady Cory Wright

Number on sick list: 16


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9 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.45pm: Arrived Greek merchantmen (detained) Chios and Hellespontes and anchored to northward in charge of Blenheim

4.05pm: Transferred prize crews from Greek steamers to Rowan

10.00pm: 2nd picket boat carrying out hourly patrol around captured Greek steamers throughout the night

10.15pm: Joined ship Mr Pegler Greek interpreter from Agamemnon

Number on sick list: 16


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10 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.00am: Picket boat patrolling round Greek steamers hourly throughout the night

9.15am: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander (G) embarked in Scourge to witness C firing

10.15am: Collier Mokta arrived

1.20pm: Arrived Osmanieh

1.50pm: Arrived Renard and alongside collier. Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander (G) returned onboard.

10.30pm: Patrolling Greek steamers hourly during the night

Number on sick list: 17


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11 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Greek steamers visited hourly throughout night

10.15pm: Captain (D) inspected Arno

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

1.50pm: Sailed Greek steamers Chios and Hellespontes (released from detention)

Number on sick list: 17


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12 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.15am: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander (G) embarked in Renard

2.15pm: Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander (G) returned onboard

Number on sick list: 15


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13 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived Lord Nelson flying flag of VA EMS

Number on sick list: 16


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14 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Discharged Greek interpreter to Clacton

9.10pm: Exercised Darken ship for hostile aircraft attack

9.25pm: On lights

Number on sick list: 15


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15 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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16 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.20pm: Greek steamer Marguerita arrived and anchored

8.50pm: 1st picket boat patrolling hourly round Greek steamer Marguerita

Number on sick list: 13


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17 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.00am: Patrolling hourly round Greek steamer Marguerita

12.15pm: Joined ship: Mr Whittle Chief Gunner RN

6.30pm: Discharged Mr Murphy Gunner (T) to Osmanieh for passage to Racoon

9.30pm: Patrolling hourly round Greek steamer Marguerita throughout the night

Number on sick list: 14


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18 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.00am: Patrolling hourly round Greek steamer

7.30am: Held RC Service and celebrated Holy Communion

10.10am: Captain (D) inspected Pincher

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

7.00pm: Discharged Mr Pacey Bosun to Wolverine for passage to England

11.00pm: Picket boat patrolling hourly round Greek steamer

Number on sick list: 10


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19 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30am: Picket boat patrolling hourly round Greek steamer

6.50am: Arrived hospital ship Nevasa

9.30pm: Patrolling round Greek steamer hourly throughout night

Number on sick list: 13


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20 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30am: Picket boat patrolling Greek steamer hourly throughout night

1.10pm: Captain Pitts RN rejoined ship from Basilisk

10.30pm: Patrolling Greek steamers during the night (hourly)

Number on sick list: 14


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21 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.00am: Picket boat patrolling Greek steamers hourly throughout night

10.30pm: 2nd picket boat patrolling hourly round Greek steamers throughout night

Number on sick list: 15


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22 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30am: Picket boat patrolling hourly around Greek steamer throughout night

10.00pm: 2nd picket boat patrolling hourly round Greek steamer throughout night

Number on sick list: 15


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23 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30am: 2nd picket boat patrolling hourly around Greek steamer throughout night

3.05pm: Sailed Greek steamer Marguerita

6.35pm: Arrived Sarnia

Number on sick list: 15


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24 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived Empress and Rowan

8.50am: Arrived Osmanieh

4.50pm: Discharged: Lieutenant Norris RN to Osmanieh

Number on sick list: 14


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25 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Performed RC Service onboard

11.00am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 14


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26 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.45am: Captain (D) embarked on Staunch

Number on sick list: 17


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27 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.35am: Sailed Beagle with Captain (D) onboard

1.40pm: Arrived Harpy and Mosquito. Captain (D) rejoined ship.

Number on sick list: 15


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28 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.45am: Hostile aircraft sighted to eastward and retired

12 midnight: Captain (D) left ship and embarked on Scorpion for passage to England on leave

Number on sick list: 21


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29 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC Divine Service held onboard [perhaps for the feast of Peter and Paul]

11.30am: Arrived oiler Tiflis and secured alongside Murex

Number on sick list: 20


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30 June 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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LOGS FOR JULY 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14

[This information is included at the top of a page intended to record fuel consumption]


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1 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.30am: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st and 2nd picket boats

5.00am: Arrived Welland

5.45am: Secured. Hands cleaning ship.

5.50am: Arrived Foreward

7.00am: Worked Main Derrick and lifted A gun in board

8.30am: Divisions. Aired night clothing.

9.00am: Lifted Comet’s 4” gun

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

11.00am: Sailed Staunch and Fury. Joined ship 1 AB from Fury (sick).

1.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker to Karapara (sick). Joined ship from Osmanieh: 2 AB, 1 OS, 1 Stoker [?], 5 Canteen servants.

2.45pm: Joined ship: 1 AB from Princess Ena

4.35pm: Arrived Pincher. In CP Boat; drew fires in same.

4.45pm: Weighed starboard anchor. Arrived Grampus.

5.30pm: Hands to bathe. Joined ship: 1 AB from Beagle for cells. Discharged: 2 Stokers PO and Stoker to Welland for Grasshopper.

7.15pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

7.30pm: Closed B and C doors. Discharged 1 Signaller to Welland for Ribble, 1 [?] to Welland for England.

10.05pm: Grampus secured alongside. 1 Telegraphist to Welland for Doris.

11.25pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

Number on sick list: 18

Fresh beef received: 776 lbs

Water: distilled 17 tons; expended 20 tons; remaining 90 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 11.2 tons; remaining 1044.9 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

6.05pm: Harpy proceeded to No 2 Range to carry out torpedo practice

9.30pm: Harpy proceeded to outer anchorage to search for lost torpedo

Number on sick list: 19


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3 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.30am: Harpy secured alongside Torpedo recovered

Number on sick list: 20


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4 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.45am: Landed detachment RMLI for signal exercise

9.50am: Collier Dykland secured alongside

Number on sick list: 15


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5 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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6 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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7 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.25am: Arrived Triad flying flag of VA EMS

Number on sick list: 16


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8 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.10am: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant M J Parker-Buchanan from Snaefell

2.10pm: Discharged: Mr Williams Artificer Engineer to Swanley

Number on sick list: 16


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9 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Service onboard

10.45am: Performed Divine Service

11.00pm: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Parker-Buchanan RN to Usk for Wear

Number on sick list: 11


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10 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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11 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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12 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.30pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Ritter RN from Princess Alberta for Beagle

Number on sick list: 13


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13 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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14 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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15 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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16 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. RCs to Divine Service.

10.45am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 11


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17 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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18 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.40am: Hostile aircraft attack on E Mudros. Darkened ship.

Number on sick list: 19


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19 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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20 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 21


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21 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 17


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22 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.00pm: Arrived Triad flying flag of VA EMS and Comet

Number on sick list: 17


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23 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Service

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 17


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24 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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25 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.35pm: Joined ship 1 Stoker 2nd class from Heroic

Number on sick list: 14


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26 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.25pm: Collier Archbank arrived

Number on sick list: 18


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27 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Arrived hospital ship Formosa

Number on sick list: 18


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28 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Divisions. Admiral Thursby RN came onboard to inspect ship [Rear Admiral Cecil F Thursby, 1861 – 1936, commanded the British Adriatic Squadron in 1916, before becoming Commander-in-Chief Eastern Mediterranean later in the year]

11.50am: Mr Scott Midshipman RNR joined ship for Chelmer

Number on sick list: 17


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29 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.35pm: Discharged Mr Scott Midshipman to Osmanieh for passage to Malta

11.50pm: Heavy squalls from NE with rain thunder and lightning QD awning split, furled same

Number on sick list: 17


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30 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Service.

9.30am: Divisions. Performed Divine Service.

10.30am: Held RC Service onboard – church parties from Fleet attending

Number on sick list: 15


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31 July 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 18



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14

[This information is included at the top of a page intended to record fuel consumption]


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1 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st and 2nd picket boat

5.00am: Arrived Usk

5.30am: Landed non-swimmers for instruction

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship. Sent target to Savage.

7.00am: Sailed Forward

9.15am: Usk secured alongside. Joined ship: 1 stoker from Savage; 1 Leading Seaman from Usk.

9.25am: Divisions. Read prayers.

9.45am: Hands employed drawing stores from Baron Ardrossan, refitting and cleaning ship

10.00am: Sailed Grasshopper and Racoon

1.10pm: Paid monthly money

2.30pm: Arrived Beagle and Basilisk

5.50pm: Discharged 1 AB to Fury. Hands to bathe.

6.30pm: Discharged 1 Stoker to Beagle

7.00pm: Closed B and C doors

7.15pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down. Drew fires in 1st picket boat.

11.25pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

Number on sick list: 19

Fresh beef received: 952 lbs

Water: distilled 20 tons; expended 21 tons; remaining 92 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 11.5 tons; remaining 936.8 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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3 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 21


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4 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.15pm: Discharged: Sub Lieutenant Booth RNR to Reindeer

Number on sick list: 22


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5 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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6 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.00am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 18


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7 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 18


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8 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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9 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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10 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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11 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Landed Marines Musketry party (7)

Number on sick list: 15


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12 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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13 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Service onboard for flotilla

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 17


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14 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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15 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: RCs Divine Service [this is Tuesday, and the feast of the Assumption]

Number on sick list: 16


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16 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.20am: Joined ship: Surgeon Smyth RN from Ermine

Number on sick list: 17


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17 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.15pm: Arrived Grampus, Lord Nelson. Captain (D) rejoined ship from Grampus. Europa broke flag of RA.

Number on sick list: 20


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18 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.05am: Discharged: Staff Surgeon M Male RN to Comet for passage to Malta and England

11.00pm: Discharged: Lt Newcombe Assistant Bosun to Grampus (sick)

Number on sick list: 12


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19 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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20 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC service held onboard for Blenheim and flotilla

10.50am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 10


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21 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.30pm: Arrived Collier Daybreak

Number on sick list: 12


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22 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.15am: Captain (D) embarked in Beagle for firing

Number on sick list: 11


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23 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Captain (D) embarked in Rattlesnake for firing

2.50pm: Captain (D) returned onboard

5.50pm: Commander Cunningham DSO RN and Lieutenant McKenna RN joined ship

Number on sick list: 12


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24 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.00am: Lieutenant McKenna RN left ship for Kennet

12.05pm: Joined ship Lieutenant Commander F H Russell RN

Number on sick list: 10


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25 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.20am: Hostile aeroplane sighted to SE’d. Fleet down harbour [this is a best guess, based on the idea that the fleet may have moved to a safer or more sheltered place]

2.30pm: Arrived Transport Nitonian

Number on sick list: 18


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26 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.20pm: Discharged Mr Wheeler Gunner to Grampus. Mr Newcombe Assistant Bosun RN joined ship from Grampus.

Number on sick list: 13


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27 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Service onboard

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

10.35am: Captain (D) inspected Racoon

Number on sick list: 8


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28 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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29 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


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30 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.30pm: Arrived Triad flying flag of VA

Number on sick list: 8


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31 August 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.00pm: Lord Nelson hoisted flag of VA EMS

Number on sick list: 10



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14

[This information is included at the top of a page intended to record fuel consumption]


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1 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.20am: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

2.15am: Hauled patrol boat

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st and 2nd picket boats

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship. Exercised boat pulling.

9.25am: Joined ship: 3 POs from Ribble. Divisions. Read Prayers.

9.30am: Sailed Beagle. Hands employed drawing stores and rigging stage on quarter deck.

11.00am: Sailed Grasshopper and Colne

3.15pm: Arrived Skirmisher

3.40pm: Arrived Foxhound

3.50pm: Arrived Mosquito

4.20pm: Discharged 2 Signals Boys to Europa

5.40pm: Mosquito carried out Torpedo run on No 2 Range

6.15pm: Arrived Redpole

6.55pm: Closed B and C doors

7.35pm: Mosquito secured alongside

10.15pm: Hoisted Patrol boat

12 midnight: Drew fires in 1st and 2nd picket boat

Number on sick list: 11

Fresh beef received: 500 lbs. Vegetables received: 4000 lbs

Water distilled: 16 tons; expended 15 tons; remaining 96 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: 13.3 tons; remaining 1083.4 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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3 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.15am: Held RC Divine Service

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 10


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4 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Joined ship: Mr Tiley Gunner (T), 1 Yeoman Signaller, 1 ERA, 1 Cook’s Mate, 4 Stokers from Princess Ena

10.30am: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Anderson RNR from Chesterfield

Number on sick list: 6


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5 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 5


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6 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00pm: Discharged 1 Private RMLI to Karapara (sick), Sub Lieutenant Anderson RNR to Forward

Number on sick list: 4


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7 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Crooks RN from Foxhound

Number on sick list: 6


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8 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Sailed Beagle and Basilisk. Captain (D) and Lieutenant Commander (G) embarked in Basilisk.

11.30am: Basilisk arrived. Disembarked Captain (D) and sailed

7.00pm: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Crooks RN to Foxhound

Number on sick list: 8


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9 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00pm: Joined ship from Osmanieh: Lieutenant McClelland RN for Beagle

Number on sick list: 7


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10 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Service onboard

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

4.25pm: Arrived Collier Rothley

Number on sick list: 6


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11 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30pm: Discharged Lieutenant MacClelland RN to Beagle

5.00pm: Discharged: Mr Tiley Gunner (T) to Staunch

Number on sick list: 6


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12 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.30pm: Landed Funeral Party at E Mudros

6.30pm: Funeral Party returned

Number on sick list: 6


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13 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45am: Sent witnesses to Court Martial in Angora

9.00am: Arrived Sentinel. Joined ship: Probationary Surgeon Briglmen RNVR for Basilisk.

Number on sick list: 6


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14 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


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15 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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16 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.35am: Joined ship from Osmanieh: Lieutenant Bowen RN for Harpy

Number on sick list: 9


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17 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.50am: Sailed Valdura

7.00am: Discharged: Lieutenant Bowen RN, 1 Leading Stoker, 1 AB to Reindeer

7.30am: Performed Divine Service

10.00am: Sent RC Church Party to Angora

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 8


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18 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


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19 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


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20 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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21 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 17


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22 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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23 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Arrived Triad flying flag of VA EMS and Redpole

1.50pm: Discharged 1 AB to Partridge II

3.30pm: Discharged Father Ritchie to Soudan [the ship’s name is a best guess]

Number on sick list: 14


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24 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Service onboard

10.10am: Captain (D) inspected Staunch

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 13


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25 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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26 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.05pm: Fire in Arno. Hands to fire stations. No assistance required. Secured.

Number on sick list: 9


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27 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


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28 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.45am: Arrived Wear and embarked Captain (D) and sailed

Number on sick list: 10


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29 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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30 September 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.50am: Arrived Harpy and alongside Karapara to discharge Commander H T England RN (wounded) then secured alongside

Number on sick list: 10



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st and 2nd picket boats

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

7.30am: RC Divine Service. Celebrated Holy Communion.

8.30am: Arrived Redpole and Beagle

9.35am: Joined ship 1 Stoker from Grasshopper (sick)

9.45am: Divisions

10.00am: Sailed Grasshopper and Scourge

10.15am: Arrived Collier Glenaffric

10.20am: Captain (D) inspected Welland

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

11.50am: Sailed Welland

1.30pm: Leave to watch till 5.30pm

5.15pm: Closed B and C doors

6.10pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

7.10pm: Sailed Redpole. Drew fires in 1st picket boat.

11.55pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

Number on sick list: 9

Provisions received: fresh meat 1140 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 14 tons; expended 15 tons; remaining 94 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 10.1 tons; remaining 974.1 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Discharged Lieutenant Stringer RNR to Pincher. Joined ship: Lieutenant Freeman RN from Pincher.

Number on sick list: 6


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3 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.05pm: Arrived oiler Powhatton

Number on sick list: 8


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4 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


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5 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


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6 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Piped down. Held EMS Regatta (pulling)

Number on sick list: 6


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7 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.15am: Tugs Dalhousie and Rescue took ship in tow [the name of the second tug is a best guess; it’s possibly Prince]

10.00am: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Davis RN for Foxhound

Number on sick list: 6


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8 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion and RC Divine Service

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

1.30pm: Discharged: Sub Lieutenant Hearn RN, 1 Stoker, 1 AB to Karapara (sick)

Number on sick list: 11


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9 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00pm: Hands rigging quarter deck for entertainment

Number on sick list: 9


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10 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Leave to football party till 4.30pm. Hands employed rigging quarter deck for entertainment.

Number on sick list: 11


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11 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Davies RN from Harpy

Number on sick list: 8


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12 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Captain (D) embarked in Renard

9.35am: Joined ship: Mr Creft Midshipman RNR from Grasshopper

4.30pm: Captain (D) rejoined ship

5.00pm: Discharged Mr Creft to Usk

Number on sick list: 7


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13 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Divers searching for Rattlesnake’s anchor

Number on sick list: 8


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14 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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15 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.15am: Arrived SS Waddon

9.30am: Rear Admiral Christian RN came onboard and inspected ship [Arthur Henry Christian CB MVO became a Rear Admiral in August 1911 and ended his navy career in 1919 as an Admiral]

10.20am: Captain (D) inspected Rattlesnake

10.30am: Rear Admiral left ship

10.55am: Performed Divine Service

3.45pm: Discharged: Sub Lieutenant Davies RN to Rattlesnake for Foxhound

Number on sick list: 11


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16 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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17 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.30am: Joined ship: Lieutenant Hearn RN from Karapara

Number on sick list: 9


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18 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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19 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


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20 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.00am: Discharged Mr Newcombe Assistant Bosun RNR to Racoon

Number on sick list: 7


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21 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30pm: Discharged Lieutenant Hearn RN to Osmanieh

Number on sick list: 8


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22 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Divine Service

9.00am: Celebrated Holy Communion

4.00pm: Landed Funeral Party [two men were buried at E Mudros Military Cemetery on this date: Alfred Bassett CPO, of HMS Savage, aged 39, of illness 179147; and George William Gearing LS, of HMS Europa, aged 38, also of illness 85451]

6.05pm: Funeral Party returned

Number on sick list: 9


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23 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.00pm: Arrived Queen Helena

Number on sick list: 9


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24 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Hands employed drawing stores from collier Queen Helena

Number on sick list: 9


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25 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.40pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Berthon RN for Racoon

Number on sick list: 11


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26 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.30am: Discharged: Lieutenant Berthon RN to Scourge for Racoon

3.40pm: Collier Jerseymoor secured alongside

Number on sick list: 10


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27 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Joined ship from Racoon: Mr Newcombe Bosun RN

Number on sick list: 9


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28 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.40am: Arrived Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle

Number on sick list: 10


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29 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Performed RC Divine Service

9.15am: Joined ship: 1 Schoolmaster from Europa

11.20am: Sailed Barry escorting submarine E14

Number on sick list: 13


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30 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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31 October 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.25am: Major Hickson RMLI came onboard to inspect detachment RMLI

Number on sick list: 9



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.20am: Bent sheet cable

7.15am: Renard and Grampus alongside Bacchus

7.30am: Sailed Colne

9.00am: Arrived Scorpion

9.20am: Arrived Wolverine. Discharged: Mr Newcombe Assistant Bosun RN to Grampus. Joined ship: Lieutenant Baxter RN (sick) from Grampus.

9.40am: Sailed Renard and Grampus. Divisions. Read prayers. Exercised physical drill. Hands employed cleaning ship. Refitting. Training classes at Instruction.

12.45pm: Paid monthly money

1.30pm: Hands employed refitting and cleaning ship. Training classes at instruction.

2.00pm: Joined ship: 1 AB from Mosquito. Discharged: 1 AB to Mosquito.

4.30pm: Mosquito alongside Bacchus. Landed Working Party (8) to salve Patt 6 Target

5.15pm: Secured Target astern

5.45pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

5.55pm: Discharged: 1 Telegraphist to Scorpion

6.30pm: Joined ship 1 Stoker from Princess Alberta

7.30pm: Joined ship: 1 Leading Stoker, 1 Stoker from Jed

11.30pm: Banked fires in 1st picket boat

Number on sick list: 7

Provisions received: 988 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 15 tons; expended 17 tons; remaining 59 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 12.9 tons; remaining 1133.1 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


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3 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Arrived Mexican Prince

Number on sick list: 7


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4 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


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5 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Performed Roman Catholic Divine Service

4.00pm: Joined ship from Osmanieh: Lieutenant Surgeon Haydon RN

Number on sick list: 9


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6 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


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7 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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8 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.25am: Captain (acting) P Pitts RN rejoined ship from Princess Alberta

6.10pm: Joined ship Lieutenant Commander Hughes from Chelmer [the name of the Lt Cdr is a best guess]

9.30pm: Commander Woodruffe RN, Sub Lieutenant (acting) McLeish, 2 ratings joined ship from Inflexible

Number on sick list: 10


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9 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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10 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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11 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.15am: Joined ship: Lieutenant Sandwith RN from Colne

3.00pm: Discharged Sub Lieutenant McLeish, 1 AB to Princess Alberta for Fury

Number on sick list: 11


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12 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RCs at Divine Service

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 13


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13 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.10pm: Joined ship F C Walker RN, Engineer Lieutenant Hammond RN and Sub Lieutenant White RNR from Abbassieh

3.00pm: Discharged: Lieutenant Commander Hall RN to Hazel

6.50pm: Received one Z boat from Angora for use of RC Chaplain. Joined ship 2 AB, 1 Leading Stoker and 1 Stoker (crew for same) from Angora

Number on sick list: 11


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14 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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15 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.30pm: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Taylor RN from Jed for Scorpion. Discharged: Sub Lieutenant (acting) White RN to Jed.

Number on sick list: 9


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16 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Taylor RN to Scorpion. Lieutenant Barnes RN joined ship from Rattlesnake [this is a best guess as the name is mainly off the end of the page …]

2.15pm: Collier Tregarthen secured alongside

Number on sick list: 9


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17 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.00am: Sailed Berberis

Number on sick list: 8


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18 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


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19 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Divine Service

Number on sick list: 7


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20 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


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21 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.50am: Hostile aircraft approached from eastward. Fired on by anti aircraft guns and returned eastward.

Number on sick list: 8


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22 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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23 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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24 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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25 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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26 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Divine Service

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 12


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27 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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28 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


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29 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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30 November 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1916


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14

Forwarded The Secretary of the Admiralty, N Branch, signed P Pitts Acting Captain, 8th January 1917


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1 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 2nd picket boat and harbour boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

7.00am: Dropped Scorpion and Rattlesnake astern. Sailed Foxhound.

7.10am: Wolverine secured alongside

7.40am: Arrived Harpy

8.10am: Arrived Comet

9.25am: Divisions. Read Prayers. Exercised Physical Drill. Hands employed cleaning and refitting ship. Torpedo training class at instruction.

11.00am: Joined ship: 1 AB from Comet; 1 AB from Scorpion

12 noon: Read Warrant no 123

12.45pm: Paid monthly money

1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and refitting. Torpedo training class at instruction.

2.00pm: Discharged 1 AB to St Margaret of Scotland. Joined ship 1 Stoker from St Margaret of Scotland.

2.45pm: Arrived Osmanieh

4.00pm: Closed B and C doors

5.30pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down. Joined ship from Osmanieh: 1 Leading Fireman RNR, 2 Firemen RNR, 1 ERA, 1 Stoker PO, 1 Leading Telegraphist, 1 Officers’ Steward, 1 Leading Stoker, 1 AB, 4 Stokers. Discharged 1 Leading Seaman to Harpy, 1 Boy Telegraphist to Arno. Joined ship 1 Signal Boy from Harpy.

8.00pm: Drew fires in harbour launch

Number on sick list: 14

Provisions received: fresh meat 1230 lbs; vegetables 4000 lbs

Fresh water: received from balance tank 52 tons; expended 17 tons; remaining 92 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 12.3 tons; remaining 1035.4 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court of Enquiry assembled onboard

Number on sick list: 10


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3 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RCs to Divine Service. Celebrated Holy Communion.

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

4.10pm: Joined ship: Mr Newcombe Bosun (acting) RN from Beagle

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb114d0450578001cc1: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0092_0.jpg)


4 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00pm: Discharged: Rev Father Ritchie RC Chaplain to Fury

Number on sick list: 7


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5 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


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6 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.10pm: Collier Errol secured alongside [this is a best guess; there is no record of a collier of this name. However there were large numbers of colliers …]

Number on sick list: 7


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7 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


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8 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.00pm: Arrived collier Bellona

Number on sick list: 7


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9 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.30am: Kennet drawing kite from Polshannon

Number on sick list: 6


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10 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. RCs to Divine Service.

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb114d0450578001cc8: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0095_1.jpg)


11 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb114d0450578001cc9: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0096_0.jpg)


12 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


4edebdb114d0450578001cca: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0096_1.jpg)


13 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


4edebdb214d0450578001ccb: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0097_0.jpg)


14 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb214d0450578001ccc: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0097_1.jpg)


15 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.15pm: Joined ship from Osmanieh: The Rev D Longridge [this is a guess – the name is not clear and it’s proved impossible to make a clear identification. It’s possible that it may be ‘Rev Dr’ which makes it more complicated too]

Number on sick list: 6


4edebdb214d0450578001ccd: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0098_0.jpg)


16 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30pm: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Noble RNR to Kennet

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb214d0450578001cce: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0098_1.jpg)


17 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion and held RC Divine Service

10.35am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 10


4edebdb214d0450578001ccf: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0099_0.jpg)


18 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdb214d0450578001cd0: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0099_1.jpg)


19 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdb214d0450578001cd1: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0100_0.jpg)


20 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdb214d0450578001cd2: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0100_1.jpg)


21 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


4edebdb214d0450578001cd3: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0101_0.jpg)


22 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdb214d0450578001cd4: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0101_1.jpg)


23 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.15am: Arrived Newcastle

12.30pm: Joined ship from Osmanieh: Lieutenant Williams RNR, Mr Baxter Gunner RN

4.00pm: Joined ship Engineer Lieutenant Woods RN from HMS Jed for passage to Malta

4.20pm: Discharged: Lieutenant Freeman RN to Princess Alberta for passage to Lord Nelson

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdb214d0450578001cd5: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0102_0.jpg)


24 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RCs to Divine Service

9.20am: Landed Nonconformist Church Party

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 13


4edebdb214d0450578001cd6: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0102_1.jpg)


25 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00 and 7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

7.30am: Held RC Divine Service

10.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

Number on sick list: 14


4edebdb214d0450578001cd7: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0103_0.jpg)


26 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdb214d0450578001cd8: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0103_1.jpg)


27 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb214d0450578001cd9: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0104_0.jpg)


28 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb214d0450578001cda: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0104_1.jpg)


29 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30pm: Joined ship: Mr Allen Gunner (T) RN

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb214d0450578001cdb: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0105_0.jpg)


30 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb214d0450578001cdc: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0105_1.jpg)


31 December 1916

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Divine Service.

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

4.05pm: Discharged: Mr Somerfield Gunner (T) to Colne. Joined ship: Mr Dixon Midshipman RN from Colne

Number on sick list: 18



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1917


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4edebdb314d0450578001ce1: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0108_0.jpg)

Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


4edebdb314d0450578001ce2: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0108_1.jpg)


1 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship. Discharged 1 ERA to Kennet 3 Stokers to Bulldog.

7.25am: Arrived Wolverine

7.30am: Held RC Divine Service

7.35am: Sailed Foxhound, Bulldog, and Kennet

8.30am: Arrived Staunch

9.25am: Hands employed drawing stores from Chesterfield, refitting and cleaning ship. Torpedo Training Class at instruction.

10.15am: Joined ship: 1 Stoker PO from Mosquito (sick)

1.30pm: Discharged Mr Barker Gunner (T) and CPO to Rowan for Scourge

2.30pm: Arrived Beagle and Basilisk

3.40pm: Towed Racoon to anchorage

4.25pm: Sailed Wolverine

4.55pm: Joined ship: 1 Stoker PO (sick)

5.30pm: Collier Ballistan secured alongside. Rigged ship and prepared for coaling [Ballistan was more usually known as Bradford City, a Q ship, which was sunk by a submarine in August 1917]

5.55pm: Discharged 1 ERA for Jed. Blankets, ship, pattern 61, 12 in number, written off charge to carpenter [?] to act in accordance with order from SNO Mudros dated 29.12.16.

6.40pm: Let go starboard anchor underfoot

11.30pm: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

Number on sick list: 17

Provisions received: fresh meat 1074 lbs; vegetables 4000 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 22 tons; expended 15 tons; remaining 74 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 14.3 tons; remaining 894.2 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


4edebdb314d0450578001ce3: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0109_0.jpg)


2 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Collier Ballistan slipped and anchored

3.00pm: Discharged 2 hospital cases to Karapara

Number on sick list: 18


4edebdb314d0450578001ce4: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0109_1.jpg)


3 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 17


4edebdb314d0450578001ce5: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0110_0.jpg)


4 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.00am: Discharged Father Ritchie RC Chaplain to Fury

Number on sick list: 19


4edebdb314d0450578001ce6: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0110_1.jpg)


5 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.30pm: Joined ship: 1 ERA from Aquarius

Number on sick list: 15


4edebdb314d0450578001ce7: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0111_0.jpg)


6 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.45pm: Arrived SS Hollington

Number on sick list: 15


4edebdb314d0450578001ce8: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0111_1.jpg)


7 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion and RC Divine Service

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

11.15am: Celebrated Holy Communion

12.40pm: Divers returned – weather unsuitable for diving

2.25pm: Sailed collier Bellona

Number on sick list: 15


4edebdb314d0450578001ce9: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0112_0.jpg)


8 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.30pm: Discharged Mr Cowan Midshipman RN to Colne

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdb314d0450578001cea: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0112_1.jpg)


9 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb314d0450578001ceb: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0113_0.jpg)


10 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.00pm: Discharged Mr Somerfield Gunner (T) to Welland [the name is not clear, but Welland’s log shows a man of this name rejoining from Blenheim]

Number on sick list: 10


4edebdb314d0450578001cec: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0113_1.jpg)


11 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


4edebdb414d0450578001ced: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0114_0.jpg)


12 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00pm: The Reverend Father Ritchie RC Chaplain [?] Squadron joined ship from SS Brighton [in fact a Fleet Messenger, so HMFM]

Number on sick list: 6


4edebdb414d0450578001cee: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0114_1.jpg)


13 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb414d0450578001cef: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0115_0.jpg)


14 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Divine Service.

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb414d0450578001cf0: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0115_1.jpg)


15 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb414d0450578001cf1: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0116_0.jpg)


16 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb414d0450578001cf2: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0116_1.jpg)


17 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb414d0450578001cf3: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0117_0.jpg)


18 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb414d0450578001cf4: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0117_1.jpg)


19 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb414d0450578001cf5: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0118_0.jpg)


20 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb414d0450578001cf6: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0118_1.jpg)


21 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Divine Service.

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb414d0450578001cf7: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0119_0.jpg)


22 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb414d0450578001cf8: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0119_1.jpg)


23 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb414d0450578001cf9: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0120_0.jpg)


24 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.00pm: Discharged: Scorpion’s ship’s company to Osmanieh for passage to Malta

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb414d0450578001cfa: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0120_1.jpg)


25 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb414d0450578001cfb: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0121_0.jpg)


26 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00pm: Discharged: Acting Sub Lieutenant Price RN to Comet and Acting Sub Lieutenant Stanley RN to Staunch [the first name is a best guess]

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb414d0450578001cfc: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0121_1.jpg)


27 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.25am: Discharged: Captain Potts RN (acting) to Renard for passage to Malta

6.40pm: Lieutenant Banbury RN joined ship from Staunch [the name of the Lieutenant is a best guess]

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb414d0450578001cfd: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0122_0.jpg)


28 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Divine Service.

9.40am: Landed Nonconformist Church Party

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

4.15pm: Sub Lieutenant Alexander RN joined ship from Comet

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb414d0450578001cfe: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0122_1.jpg)


29 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Landed funeral party [this was probably for the funeral of W J Culver, Able Seaman, 194929, of Redpole, who died of illness on 28 January and is buried at East Mudros Military Cemetery]

Number on sick list: 10


4edebdb514d0450578001cff: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0123_0.jpg)


30 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.10am: Divisions. Vice Admiral C F Thursby arrived on board to inspect ship [Cecil Fiennes Thursby became Acting Vice Admiral in June 1916, and Commander in Chief East Mediterranean later that year]

Number on sick list: 14


4edebdb514d0450578001d00: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0123_1.jpg)


31 January 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1917


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4edebdb514d0450578001d04: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0125_1.jpg)

4edebdb514d0450578001d05: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0126_0.jpg)

Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


4edebdb514d0450578001d06: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0126_1.jpg)


1 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12 midnight: Set anchor watch

3.30pm: Lit fires in 1st and 2nd picket boats

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship. Took off anchor watch [the wind force had increased to 5 or 6, then had fallen to force 2]

7.15am: Weighed starboard anchor

7.30am: Store party (29) drawing stores from Collier Lamington. Sailed Harpy and Mosquito. Joined ship 1 AB from Harpy.

8.15am: Arrived Ribble

9.25am: Hands employed refitting Grampus and cleaning ship and drawing stores from Lamington

10.00am: Discharged 1 Officers’ Steward to Welland

10.55am: Arrived Savage

11.00am: Savage to No 2 Range to run torpedoes

12 noon: Read Warrant No 132

12.45pm: Paid monthly money

1.00pm: Savage towed Staunch to anchorage. Arrived Staunch and Fury.

1.30pm: Hands employed refitting Grampus, cleaning ship and drawing stores from Lamington

1.50pm: Joined ship 1 Leading Seaman from Ribble

2.30pm: Ribble secured astern

3.15pm: Sub Lieutenant Eyres, Midshipman Foster RNR and 15 ratings joined ship from Arno

3.50pm: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Eyres RN to Grampus for passage to Malta

4.10pm: Scourge to No 2 Range to run torpedo

4.15pm: Discharged Mr Foster Midshipman RNR to Rattle and 1 AB to Europa

5.05pm: Scourge secured alongside

5.15pm: Discharged 1 Boy Telegraphist to Welland

5.30pm: Hands to action stations. Piped down.

5.40pm: Discharged 1 Mechanician, 1 Leading Seaman, 1 AB to Ribble

6.30pm: Burned searchlights

6.45pm: Switched off searchlights. Drew fires in 2nd picket boat.

8.20pm: Joined ship: 1 ERA from Ribble and 1 Stoker (sick) from Ribble

10.15pm: Hoisted patrol boat

11.40pm: Drew fires in 2nd picket boat

Number on sick list: 11

Provisions received: fresh meat 1416 lbs; vegetables 10000 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 19 tons; expended 19 tons; remaining 95 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 11.6 tons; remaining 1091.7 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


4edebdb514d0450578001d07: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0127_0.jpg)


2 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.00pm: Sub Lieutenant Donovan RN from Arno

Number on sick list: 14


4edebdb514d0450578001d08: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0127_1.jpg)


3 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial assembled onboard

8.45pm: Discharged: Lieutenant Banbury RN, Sub Lieutenant Alexander RN, Mr Hill Gunner (T) RN, Mr Sanderson Artificer Engineer RN to Osmanieh for passage to Malta and England [Sanderson is a best guess; there are two AEs of that name at this time]

Number on sick list: 15


4edebdb514d0450578001d09: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0128_0.jpg)


4 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Divine Service.

10.10am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 10


4edebdb514d0450578001d0a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0128_1.jpg)


5 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdb514d0450578001d0b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0129_0.jpg)


6 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb514d0450578001d0c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0129_1.jpg)


7 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb514d0450578001d0d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0130_0.jpg)


8 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb514d0450578001d0e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0130_1.jpg)


9 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdb614d0450578001d0f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0131_0.jpg)


10 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdb614d0450578001d10: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0131_1.jpg)


11 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Divine Service.

9.40am: Landed Nonconformist Church Party

10.25am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 14


4edebdb614d0450578001d11: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0132_0.jpg)


12 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdb614d0450578001d12: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0132_1.jpg)


13 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.30pm: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant G O C Davies RN from Foxhound

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdb614d0450578001d13: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0133_0.jpg)


14 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


4edebdb614d0450578001d14: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0133_1.jpg)


15 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdb614d0450578001d15: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0134_0.jpg)


16 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.10am: Collier Comeric secured alongside

Number on sick list: 10


4edebdb614d0450578001d16: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0134_1.jpg)


17 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00pm: Joined ship: Mr Fenton Midshipman RNR from Ribble

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdb614d0450578001d17: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0135_0.jpg)


18 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RCs and C of E to Divine Service

8.50am: Beagle arrived. Captain P Pitts returned onboard.

10.40am: Divine Service

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdb614d0450578001d18: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0135_1.jpg)


19 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb614d0450578001d19: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0136_0.jpg)


20 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Mr Nichols (Chief Artificer Engineer) joined ship

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb614d0450578001d1a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0136_1.jpg)


21 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.30pm: Wolverine and Scorpion sailed. Staff Surgeon Haydon on Scorpion.

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb614d0450578001d1b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0137_0.jpg)


22 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.05pm: Discharged Rev Father Ritchie RC Chaplain also Z3 and crew, 2 stokers and 2 AB to Agamemnon

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb614d0450578001d1c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0137_1.jpg)


23 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb614d0450578001d1d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0138_0.jpg)


24 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: 2nd Picket boat sunk by collision with Europa’s Steam Pinnace. 514.

10.30am: Diving Party away locating sunken Picket boat [the log page includes a complete list of all the items lost with the sunken boat]


4edebdb614d0450578001d1e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0138_1.jpg)


25 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.35am: RCs and C of E to Divine Service

8.00am: Discharged Lieutenant Commander Thom and 1 Officers Steward to Foxhound

10.30am: Divine Service

5.00pm: Collier Polymnia arrived

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb614d0450578001d1f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0139_0.jpg)


26 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45am: Divine Party away diving for 2nd Picket boat

5.30pm: Divine Party returned

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb614d0450578001d20: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0139_1.jpg)


27 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.15pm: 2nd Picket boat hoisted in

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb714d0450578001d21: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0140_0.jpg)


28 February 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45pm: 1 Shipwright C Dennett Carpenter’s Crew joined ship from Europa



LOGS FOR MARCH 1917


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4edebdb714d0450578001d25: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0142_0.jpg)

Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


4edebdb714d0450578001d26: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0142_1.jpg)


1 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in 1st picket boat

4.00am: Lit fires in harbour launch

6.00am: Secured guns. Hands employed cleaning ship.

7.30am: Colne arrived

8.05am: Scorpion and Wolverine sailed

8.45am: Both hands for exercises. Hands employed preparing for provisioning and as requisite.

10.05am: Secured Colne astern of Blenheim

10.30am: Colne sailed

10.35am: Let go starboard anchor ship’s head SExE

11.30am: Redpole and Ribble arrived

11.55am: Kennett arrived

12.15pm: Whitehead secured alongside [probably actually White Head]

1.00pm: Both watches for exercises. Employed working provisions.

4.15pm: One Leading Seaman joined ship from Kennett, also 1 ERA

6.30pm: One Stoker discharged to Ribble

8.20pm: Drew fires in harbour launch

11.20pm: Starboard anchor fouled. Veered to 2 shackles.

Number on sick list: 11

Provisions received: vegetables 4000 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 16 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 96 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


4edebdb714d0450578001d27: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0143_0.jpg)


2 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


4edebdb714d0450578001d28: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0143_1.jpg)


3 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.00am: Hands employed drawing stores from Monkshaven and cleaning ship

4.15pm: Divers sent away to recover lost torpedo of Beagle

6.30pm: Divers returned having found lost torpedo

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb714d0450578001d29: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0144_0.jpg)


4 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

10.55am: Divine Service


4edebdb714d0450578001d2a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0144_1.jpg)


5 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb714d0450578001d2b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0145_0.jpg)


6 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

12.30pm: Divers sent to recover box of ammunition lost from Trostan

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb714d0450578001d2c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0145_1.jpg)


7 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb714d0450578001d2d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0146_0.jpg)


8 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb714d0450578001d2e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0146_1.jpg)


9 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb714d0450578001d2f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0147_0.jpg)


10 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00pm: Rev Father Barry RC Chaplain joined ship

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb714d0450578001d30: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0147_1.jpg)


11 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Divine Service.

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb714d0450578001d31: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0148_0.jpg)


12 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Divers left ship to search for lost torpedo

11.20am: Divers returned with Arno’s torpedo

Number on sick list: 6


4edebdb714d0450578001d32: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0148_1.jpg)


13 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb814d0450578001d33: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0149_0.jpg)


14 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


4edebdb814d0450578001d34: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0149_1.jpg)


15 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb814d0450578001d35: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0150_0.jpg)


16 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb814d0450578001d36: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0150_1.jpg)


17 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb814d0450578001d37: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0151_0.jpg)


18 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC Divine Service. Celebrated Holy Communion.

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

3.00pm: Discharged to Osmanieh: Lieutenant Law RN for leave in England [the name is a best guess; there are two Lieutenants of this name at the time]

4.15pm: Joined ship from Osmanieh: Mr Hill Gunner (T) and Mr Sanderson Artificer Engineer RN

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb814d0450578001d38: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0151_1.jpg)


19 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb814d0450578001d39: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0152_0.jpg)


20 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

A part of the log, in the afternoon, has been blacked out. A note says ‘Expunged by order of V.A.E. M.S. 32A on 16 April 1917

11.30pm: Zeppelin delivered attack on Air[?] Station. Darkened ship, manned Starboard 12-pounder; Anti-Aircraft party manned [or perhaps "machine"] with [?]. Squadron switched on SL's [searchlights] lighted up Zeppelin & opened fire with anti-aircraft guns – Zeppelin [?]ed over Blenheim & [?]ND anchorage steering to Northward at considerable height. Guns could not bear [?] Darkened squadron[?] switched off lights [The whole entry is very difficult to decipher]

Number on sick list: 6


4edebdb814d0450578001d3a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0152_1.jpg)


21 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.15pm: Store party discharging empties to Brisbane River

Number on sick list: 4


4edebdb814d0450578001d3b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0153_0.jpg)


22 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb814d0450578001d3c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0153_1.jpg)


23 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 7


4edebdb814d0450578001d3d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0154_0.jpg)


24 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


4edebdb814d0450578001d3e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0154_1.jpg)


25 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Held RC Service on board. Celebrated Holy Communion.

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb814d0450578001d3f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0155_0.jpg)


26 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 5


4edebdb814d0450578001d40: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0155_1.jpg)


27 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb814d0450578001d41: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0156_0.jpg)


28 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30pm: Discharged: Assistant Paymaster William Rainier RN to Basilisk

8.30pm: Rev Harvey of YMCA gave service onboard

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdb814d0450578001d42: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0156_1.jpg)


29 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdb914d0450578001d43: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0157_0.jpg)


30 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 27 [32 ratings joined from Foxhound on the previous day – it seems likely a good number of them were sick]


4edebdb914d0450578001d44: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0157_1.jpg)


31 March 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25



LOGS FOR APRIL 1917


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4edebdb914d0450578001d47: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0159_0.jpg)

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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in harbour launch and 1st picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands employed cleaning ship.

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Services

9.45am: Divisions

10.20am: Latona arrived

10.40am: Divine Service

12.05pm: 2 stokers and 1 Carpenter crew joined from Latona. 1st class leave to Port Watch 10.50pm.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men

3.30pm: Discharged 2 SPOs, 5 stokers, 2 ABs, 1 cook’s mate to Gazelle

4.45pm: Closed B and C doors

5.30pm: Action stations. Pipe down.

5.50pm: Drew fires in steam launch. 1 AB joined from Fury.

6.30pm: Hussar arrived

9.50pm: Latona sailed

11.30pm: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

Number on sick list: 34

Provisions received: fresh meat 800 lbs

Fresh water: expended 17 tons; remaining 52 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 13.4 tons; remaining 877.5 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


4edebdb914d0450578001d4b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0161_0.jpg)


2 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.40pm: Engineer Lieutenant Bell and Sub Lieutenant Rayner joined from Osmanieh

Number on sick list: 23


4edebdb914d0450578001d4c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0161_1.jpg)


3 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.00am: Discharged Engineer Lieutenant Bell and 1 CPO to Grampus

2.30pm: Discharged Father Barry, 1 SPO, 1 Leading Seaman, 1 Stoker, 2 AB, 1 OS to Naval Camp

Number on sick list: 17


4edebdb914d0450578001d4d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0162_0.jpg)


4 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45am: Biarritz sailed

12.15pm: 1 SPO, 1 Armourer’s Mate, 1 Leading Stoker, 1 AB, 1 Private RMLI joined from Hermione

Number on sick list: 15


4edebdb914d0450578001d4e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0162_1.jpg)


5 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Diving party to Redpole

4.00pm: Diving party returned (rifles not recovered)


4edebdb914d0450578001d4f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0163_0.jpg)


6 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC Divine Service [this is Good Friday]

8.30am: Lieutenant Goulston RNR joined ship from Europa

9.30am: Landed Nonconformist Church Party

10.30am: Divine Service

Number on sick list: 14


4edebdb914d0450578001d50: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0163_1.jpg)


7 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial and Court of Enquiry assembled

12.15pm: Court of Enquiry finished

3.50pm: Court Martial concluded

Number on sick list: 15


4edebdb914d0450578001d51: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0164_0.jpg)


8 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: C of E service

7.30am: RC service

10.45am: Divine Service

11.25am: Holy Communion

[This is Easter Sunday, which explains the additional services]


4edebdb914d0450578001d52: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0164_1.jpg)


9 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Lieutenant Commander Thom joined from Mosquito

Number on sick list: 15


4edebdb914d0450578001d53: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0165_0.jpg)


10 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Sent guard to Mexican Prince

2.20pm: 3 prisoners received from Mexican Prince

2.40pm: Guard returned

Number on sick list: 15


4edebdb914d0450578001d54: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0165_1.jpg)


11 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Released 3 prisoners to Mexican Prince

9.35am: Discharged Lieutenant Williams RNR to Staunch

Number on sick list: 14


4edebdba14d0450578001d55: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0166_0.jpg)


12 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.45pm: Mr Turnbull (carpenter) and 1 ERA joined from Arcadian

8.35pm: Airship reported over Mudros. Darkened ship. Anti-aircraft stations.

9.20pm: Neg anti-aircraft stations

Number on sick list: 14


4edebdba14d0450578001d56: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0166_1.jpg)


13 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial assembled on board Agamemnon

10.15am: One white rocket fired. Darken ship. Anti-aircraft stations [the white rocket was not a sign of distress; it could be used to indicate a ship’s presence if there was the risk of collision)

10.40am: neg anti-aircraft stations

Number on sick list: 12


4edebdba14d0450578001d57: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0167_0.jpg)


14 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial on board Agamemnon

5.16pm: CM adjourned aboard Agamemnon

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdba14d0450578001d58: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0167_1.jpg)


15 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Services

9.45am: Divisions. Landed Nonconformist Church Parties.

10.40am: Divine Service

11.35am: Nonconformist Church Parties returned on board

5.00pm: Discharged Lieutenant Commander Wynne to Scorpion

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdba14d0450578001d59: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0168_0.jpg)


16 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial assembled on board Agamemnon

12.15pm: Court Martial concluded

7.30pm: Mr Adams Gunner (T), 1 Leading Signalman from Ribble

Number on sick list: 10


4edebdba14d0450578001d5a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0168_1.jpg)


17 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.15am: Sent 3 officers, 1 PO, and 2 LS to Agamemnon for examination

5.00pm: Discharged Lieutenant Goldstone RNR to Foxhound

Number on sick list: 11


4edebdba14d0450578001d5b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0169_0.jpg)


18 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Discharged Mr Adams to Fury

Number on sick list: 8


4edebdba14d0450578001d5c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0169_1.jpg)


19 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.10pm: Discharged Assistant Paymaster Hacking RN to Jonquil [probably RNR]

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdba14d0450578001d5d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0170_0.jpg)


20 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Discharged Mr Cowle Carpenter RN to Osmanieh

6.30pm: Discharged Commander Cunningham to Scorpion. Joined ship Lieutenant Commander Wynne RN from Scorpion.

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdba14d0450578001d5e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0170_1.jpg)


21 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Court of Enquiry assembled onboard

3.30pm: Officers of Court of Enquiry left ship

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdba14d0450578001d5f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0171_0.jpg)


22 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion and RC Divine Service

9.30am: Vice Admiral Christian RN came on board and inspected the ship

10.30am: Inspection completed. Vice Admiral left ship.

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

5.00pm: Sailed Triad flying flag of VA EMS

Number on sick list: 14


4edebdba14d0450578001d60: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0171_1.jpg)


23 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 9


4edebdba14d0450578001d61: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0172_0.jpg)


24 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00pm: Mr Caufield Artificer Engineer RN joined ship from Chelmer

Number on sick list: 9


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25 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 8


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26 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.00am: Joined ship: Lieutenant Law RN and Sub Lieutenant Elwes RN from Lowestoft

2.00pm: Stoker WP and Egyptian Sabrisson [?] embarking stores ex Chesterfield

Number on sick list: 8


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27 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.00pm: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Elwes RN to Wolverine; Mr Thornton Midshipman to RNR to Wear

2.30pm: Joined ship Mr Buchanan Acting Lieutenant RN and 2 ABs from Wear

Number on sick list: 10


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28 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Landale RN from Karapara

Number on sick list: 12


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29 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Divine Service.

10.30am: Performed Divine Service

1.00pm: Discharged: Lieutenant Buchanan RN to Grasshopper

6.15pm: Joined ship: Lieutenant Vivian RN from Grasshopper

Number on sick list: 13


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30 April 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.50am: Jero trawler alongside sent stores for Scourge [this probably refers to a trawler from Port Iero, rather than a trawler of this name]

9.30am: Court Martial assembled onboard Lord Nelson

5.30pm: Distributed mail around flotilla

Number on sick list: 11



LOGS FOR MAY 1917


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in Mail Launch and 1st picket boat

5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Secured guns.

6.30am: Wear proceeded to run torpedoes

8.00am: Wear secured alongside Harpy. Discharged 9 ABs, 1 Leading Seaman, 1 Leading Stoker and 1 SPO to Osmanieh. 3 Signalmen to Renard. 3 Signalmen and 1 Stoker to Grampus.

10.00am: Hands employed drawing stores from French pier. Special parties. Divers working on inlet. Discharged Sub Lieutenant Ross Paul to Renard. Lieutenant Williams RNR joined from Staunch. Renard and Grampus sailed. Received 1 Stoker from Chelmer (sick).

12.30pm: Hands employed: special parties embarking stores; remainder scrubbing parts of ship

2.00pm: Discharged 1 CPO to Karapara

5.45pm: Hands to bathe. Discharged Lieutenant Commander Wynne and Sub Lieutenant Rayner to Harpy. Discharged 1 Ordinary Seaman to Europa; 2 AB to Staunch; 1 AB to Fury; 1 AB to Harpy; 2 ratings, 1 Stoker, 1 Private to Wear. Received 1 Yeoman Signalman from Peony.

6.45pm: Action stations

6.50pm: Drew fires in harbour launch

8.00pm: Exercised burning searchlight till 8.20pm

8.15pm: Received 1 AB from Staunch

11.20pm: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

Number on sick list: 15

Provisions received: fresh meat 706 lbs; vegetables 3,800 lbs

Fresh water: expended 20 tons; remaining 71 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 10.8 tons; remaining 1123.3 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Mr Frost A E joined from Trawler 1179

11.30am: Mr Newcombe and 2 stokers joined from Ermine

11.50am: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Taylor to Scorpion

5.15pm: Lieutenant Forlong joined Harpy

Number on sick list: 14


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3 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.45pm: Lieutenant Vivian to Usk for command. Mr Frost AE to Rattlesnake [Usk’s logbook, which has also been edited and is available, records the arrival of Lt E P Vivian to replace Lt R C A Littleton in command of the ship]

Number on sick list: 14


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4 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 19


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5 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.15am: Divers searching for lost stores from Rattlesnake

11.00am: Stopped diving, stores not found

10.30am: Engineer Lieutenant Smails joined from Rattlesnake

Number on sick list: 19


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6 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

10.45am: Divine Service

7.20pm: Lieutenant Commander Conron from Europa joined [the log appears to say Conran or Conram, but the Navy List records no one of these names, only Conron]

Numbers on sick list: 21


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7 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial assembled onboard

1.20pm: 1 bag of EA’s tools lost overboard

1.25pm: Divers searching for tools

5.15pm: Court Martial adjourned

Number on sick list: 16


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8 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Court Martial assembled. Hands employed as requisite; diving party searching for lost tools.

11.45am: Diving boat returned

3.55pm: Court Martial dissolved

4.15pm: Discharged Lieutenant Commander Conron to Princess Ena [fleet messenger]

Number on sick list: 12


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9 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 6


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10 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.15pm: Engineer Lieutenant Smails discharged to Gemini for passage

Number on sick list: 9


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11 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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12 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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13 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

10.30am: Divine Service

Number on sick list: 13


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14 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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15 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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16 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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17 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC Divine Service [this is Thursday, and is Ascension Day, hence the service]

Number on sick list: 15


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18 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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19 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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20 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

9.50am: Landed nonconformist Church Parties

Number on sick list: 12


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21 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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22 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.25am: Ribble towed to anchorage by Tug Knight Errant

Number on sick list: 13


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23 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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24 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.55am: Aeroplane alarm. Gun crews closed up.

Number on sick list: 14


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25 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Discharged Engineer Commander Wilson and AP Case RNR to Rattlesnake

Number on sick list: 11


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26 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 11


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27 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Holy Communion

7.30am: C of E and RC Divine Service

9.45am: Landed Nonconformist church parties

10.35am: Divine Service

10.50am: Celebration of Holy Communion

Number on sick list: 10


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28 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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29 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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30 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.45pm: Collier Yonne secured alongside

Number on sick list: 13


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31 May 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.40am: Perdita arrived

Number on sick list: 14



LOGS FOR JUNE 1917


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.20am: Lit fires in harbour launch and second picket boat

4.30am: Lit fires in first picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands cleaning ship.

6.45am: Arno running torpedoes

7.40am: Arno alongside collier

8.15am: Arno alongside Comet

8.45am: Arrived Scorpion and Wolverine

9.00am: Sailed Foxhound and Bulldog

9.25am: Divisions. Read prayers.

9.45am: Arrived Grampus

10.10am: Arrived Kennet

10.20am: Arrived Renard. Hands employed cleaning ship and refitting.

11.45am: Arrived Harpy and anchored off Europa

12.55pm: Harpy alongside collier

1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and refitting

1.55pm: Arno running torpedoes

2.45pm: Arno alongside oiler. Joined ship from Harpy: Lieutenant Commander Wynne and Lieutenant Forlong RN and 20 ratings from leave and Detention Barracks in Malta. From Racoon 1 stoker. Discharged 5 stokers to Arno, 1 Ordinary Signalman, 1 Telegraphist to Harpy, 1 Ordinary Seaman to Scorpion.

4.00pm: Sailed Ribble

4.25pm: Landed non swimmers

5.00pm: Sailed Grampus

5.25pm: Arno secured alongside

6.00pm: Sailed Renard. Drew fires in harbour launch.

11.20pm: Drew fires in harbour launch.

Number on sick list: 11

Provisions received: fresh meat 956 lbs; vegetables 1330 lbs

Fresh water: received 31 tons; expended 14 tons; remaining 89 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 11.4 tons; remaining 1169.9 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Captain C P R Coode DSO RN left ship and embarked in Staunch for passage to Genoa

1.00pm: Joined ship: 1 Telegraphist, 1 Signalman from Kondia Ferry [Kondia (or Kontias) Harbour was not far from Mudros, and an auxiliary patrol had been established there]

Number on sick list: 17


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3 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion. Held RC Service.

10.40am: Performed Divine Service

Number on sick list: 16


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4 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00pm: Discharged 1 Signalman to Polshannon

6.00pm: Captain F Clifton Brown RN joined ship from Osmanieh to take on duties as Captain (D) Fifth Flotilla

Number on sick list: 16


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5 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.45am: Discharged Mr Goddard AE for Usk

10.20am: Discharged Mr Gaze Acting Mech E RN and Mr Surtees Acting M (E) RN and 33 ratings to Osmanieh [both men appear to be RNR rather than RN. Mr Gaze is listed in the April 1917 Navy List as a Temporary Engineer Sub Lieutenant; and Mr Surtees as a Chief Warrant Engineer]

Number on sick list: 14


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6 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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7 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.30pm: Discharged Surgeon Smyth RN to Basilisk for passage to Salonika

Number on sick list: 14


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8 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30pm: Joined ship Sub Lieutenant Douglas-Watson from Welland (sick)

Number on sick list: 14


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9 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.00am: Mr Routledge Midshipman RNR joined ship from Gazelle

Number on sick list: 13


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10 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

10.40am: Divine Service

Number on sick list: 14


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11 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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12 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.35am: Cargo net discovered by Greek divers

9.50am: Court Martial assembled Raglan

12.30pm: 1st Court Martial onboard Raglan dissolved

2.20pm: 2nd Court Martial dissolved onboard Raglan

4.15pm: 3rd Court Martial on board Raglan dissolved

Number on sick list: 13


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13 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.50am: Discharged Mr Anderson [?] to Osmanieh [this appears to be another Mechanician, who may be listed in the Navy List as an Engineer Sub Lieutenant)

11.00am: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Douglas Watson to Welland

Number on sick list: 11


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14 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 10


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15 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

4.00pm: Discharged Midshipman Routledge RNR to Wear

6.00pm: Joined ship: Mr Thornton Midshipman RNR from Wear

Number on sick list: 10


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16 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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17 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RCs and C of E Divine Service

10.30am: Divine Service

Number on sick list: 13


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18 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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19 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.35am: Assistant Paymaster Carson RNR joined ship from Rattlesnake

9.25pm: Midshipman Herbert RNR joined ship from Usk

Number on sick list: 14


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20 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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21 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.30am: Surgeon Smythe joined ship from Princess Ena

Number on sick list: 19


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22 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 19


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23 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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24 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RCs and C of E Divine Service

10.30am: Divine Service

Number on sick list: 16


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25 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 14


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26 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

2.00pm: Discharged Midshipman Herbert RNR to Biarritz

Number on sick list: 13


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27 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.00pm: Discharged Mr Creft DSC Midshipman RNR to Renard [Awarded DSC 30 May 1916, the citation reading: Mid George Tombeur Creft, R.N.R., H.M.S. Europa. In command of a motor lighter. Has done excellent work off the Gallipoli Peninsula, landing troops and stores, often under shell fire, and especially during the evacuation of Cape Helles, when he handled his craft extremely well]

Number on sick list: 13


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28 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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29 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 12


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30 June 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.00pm: Discharged Lieutenant Fairbairn RN and Midshipman Hall RN to Staunch

6.00pm: Joined ship Lieutenant Frewen RN from Staunch

Number on sick list: 9



LOGS FOR JULY 1917


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in harbour launch and 1st picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands employed cleaning ship.

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Services

8.45am: Grasshopper and Basilisk arrived and anchored

9.05am: Foxhound and Bulldog sailed

9.15am: Arrived Wear and Welland and secured alongside

9.40am: Non conformist church parties landed

9.50am: Divisions and Inspection

10.35am: C of E Divine Service

11.40am: Wear left collier and anchored

12.20pm: Grasshopper and Basilisk sailed. Piped special leave to starboard watch.

1.00pm: Landed libertymen

2.40pm: Welland left collier and anchored

3.20pm: Welland weighed and shifted berth

5.00pm: Hands to bathe. Closed B and C doors.

7.10pm: Drew fires in harbour launch

7.30pm: Exercised action stations

11.25pm: Drew fires in second picket boat

Ratings joined: 1 Q B from Colne; 1 Leading Cook’s Mate from Colne; 1 Stoker from Rattlesnake

Number on sick list: 13

Provisions received: fresh meat 344 lbs

Fresh water: expended 15 tons; remaining 54 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 9.2 tons; remaining 826.8 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.30pm: Divers searching for lost hydrophone gear

8.40pm: Finished diving. Hyrdophone gear recovered.

Number on sick list: 13


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3 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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4 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30pm: Joined ship: Mr Fenton Midshipman RNR from Arno

Number on sick list: 14


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5 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.40pm: Collier Manchester Civilian secured alongside

7.45pm: Joined ship: Sub Lieutenant Mercer RN from Mosquito

9.10pm: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Mercer to Osmanieh

9.50pm: Sighted red Verey’s light fired bearing NExN

10.45pm: Red Verey’s light bearing NExN

Number on sick list: 16


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6 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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7 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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8 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

10.30am: C of E Service

Number on sick list: 18


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9 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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10 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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11 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 17


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12 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.20pm: Usk left collier and anchored. Received from Wear 1 CPO, 1 Leading Telegraphist, 1 Leading Seaman, 1 AB. Discharged same to Taplacola [?]

Number on sick list: 18


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13 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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14 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.15am: Sub Lieutenant Edwards joined ship

6.30pm: Engineer Lieutenant Commander Curgenven and Surgeon Atkinson Mid Morrell joined ship

Number on sick list: 25


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15 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RCs and C of E to church

9.45am: Non conformist church party landed

10.30am: Church

5.00pm: Midshipman Morrell RNR discharged to Harpy

Number on sick list: 27


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16 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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17 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 25


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18 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.55am: Midshipman Hall joined from Ermine

Number on sick list: 23


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19 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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20 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.00pm: Sub Lieutenant Davis joined Harpy. Midshipman Morrell joined Blenheim.

8.00pm: Lieutenant Williams joined Scourge

Number on sick list: 20


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21 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 21


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22 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E divine services

Number on sick list: 20


4edebdc014d0450578001dca: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0224_1.jpg)


23 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 23


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24 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 26


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25 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.55am: Discharged Sub Lieutenant Southgate to Scourge

2.00pm: Sub Lieutenant Williams joined ship from Pincher

5.10pm: Discharged Midshipman Merrell to Harpy

6.15pm: Lieutenant Williams RNR joined

Number on sick list: 31


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26 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Discharged to Osmanieh a.m. Lieutenant Roe Loe RN, Sub Lieutenant Williams RN, Sub Lieutenant Rayner RN, 6 stokers (for detention Malta), 1 Chief Cook, 1 Leading Seaman

Number on sick list: 27


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27 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: Hostile aircraft sighted

Number on sick list: 29


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28 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.00pm: Collier Falls City arrived and anchored

Number on sick list: 27


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29 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RCs and C of E to church

10.45am: Church

Number on sick list: 25


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30 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

6.20am: Collier Rugby shifted to Eastern anchorage

Number on sick list: 17


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31 July 1917

Port Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1917


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Barometer: Mercurial; Maker and number – N & Z A119; height of cistern above sea – 14 ft; error of mercurial barometer – no

Thermometers for air temperature: position in ship – fore bridge; whether in screen – yes; Maker and No. N & Z 7963 from 27/5/14; N & Z 9169 from 27/5/14


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1 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

3.30am: Lit fires in Harbour Launch and 2nd picket boat

4.15am: Lit fires in 2nd picket boat

5.45am: Secured guns. Hands employed cleaning ship.

6.00am: Usk weighed and secured alongside. Triad left Lord Nelson and anchored.

6.15am: Landed marines for drill

7.00am: K15 lay off ship

8.20am: Welland arrived and secured to collier

8.45am: Harpy sailed

8.50am: Basilisk arrived and anchored

9.00am: Bulldog sailed

9.15am: Ribble arrived closed Europa and proceeded alongside collier. Hands employed drawing stores from French Pier and Dago – special parties

10.15am: Basilisk sailed

11.20am: Welland left and anchored

1.05pm: Ribble left collier and anchored

1.15pm: Hands employed discharging stores – special parties. Received 1 ERA from Welland, 1 stoker from Rewa, 1 stoker from Welland. Discharged 2 stokers to Welland and 1 AB and 1 Stoker to Ribble.

4.45pm: Hands to bathe. Closed B and C doors.

5.15pm: Stokers to evening quarters

5.30pm: Drew fires in Harbour Launch

7.15pm: Drew fires in 1st picket boat

7.30pm: Action stations

8.45pm: M45 anchored about 5 cables bearing SE from Blenheim

9.30pm: Let go starboard anchors

11.15pm: 2nd picket boat moored up and drew fires

Number on sick list: 15

Fresh water: received 31 tons; expended 19 tons; remaining 87 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 12.3 tons; remaining 927.4 tons

[A sample complete day's log]


Blenheim is at Port Mudros for the whole month, and most of the recorded ships and activities are repeated frequently. For this period therefore only new ships and different activities are transcribed here.


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2 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 18


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3 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 18


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4 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.00am: Midshipman Fenton RNR discharged to Pincher. Mr Hill Gunner (T) discharged to Lord Nelson.

2.00pm: Discharged Mr Green Gunner (T) to Rewa [the name is a best guess; there are several Gunners with this surname]

Number on sick list: 18


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5 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: RC and C of E Divine Service

10.15am: Church parties from Valhalla and M22

10.20am: Divine Service

Number on sick list: 23


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6 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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7 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.30am: Rigged diving boat, sent her to Ribble to recover iron ladder

10.30am: Diving boat returned ladder recovered

11.00am: Discharged 4 Maltese firemen to Whitehead

12.50pm: 4 firemen joined from Whitehead

Number on sick list: 20


4edebdc114d0450578001ddf: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0235_0.jpg)


8 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 19


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9 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.30am: Lieutenant Williams RNR discharged to Rewa

4.15pm: Collier Falls City came alongside

8.15pm: Aeroplane reported by Republic – out lights – on searchlights. AA stations.

8.35pm: Carry on

Number on sick list: 19


4edebdc214d0450578001de1: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0236_0.jpg)


10 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

1.30pm: Sub Lieutenant Stanley joined from Usk

4.40pm: Sub Lieutenant Edwards discharged to Usk

Number on sick list: 19


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11 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 21


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12 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

11.00am: Church

5.10pm: Sent stores to Port Iero in Elpiniki

Number on sick list: 19


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13 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 21


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14 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 22


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15 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.00am: RC Divine Service [Feast of the Assumption of Mary]

8.05am: Savage and Peconic sailed

Number on sick list: 21


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16 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.35am: Archer and Grasshopper sailed

12.30pm: Mr Green Gunner RN joined from Rewa

4.30pm: Diving party recovered sacks of barley

Number on sick list: 21


4edebdc214d0450578001de8: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0239_1.jpg)


17 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.00am: Commander Maxwell and Fleet Paymaster Wallis left ship

Number on sick list: 16


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18 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

11.50am: Sub Lieutenant Schunck joined from Folkestone

Number on sick list: 15


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19 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

10.40am: Divine Service

12 noon: One rating from Phoenix joined (sick)

Number on sick list: 16


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20 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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21 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 15


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22 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 13


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23 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

10.20am: Phoenix left oiler and anchored [the log says Phenix, but the only ships of that name are very small and unlikely to be here]

Number on sick list: 14


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24 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.30pm: Mr Jones gunner joined ship. Surgeon Holmes RNVR joined from Osmanieh.

Number on sick list: 20


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25 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

8.15am: Jerseymoor to NW Anchorage

Number on sick list: 20


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26 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

7.30am: RC and C of E Divine Service

8.00am: Discharged Surgeon Holmes RNVR to NC [this is unclear, but may mean ‘Naval Camp’]

1.30pm: Discharged Mr Jones to Folkestone

Number on sick list: 20


4edebdc314d0450578001df2: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-35575/0244_1.jpg)


27 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

5.15pm: Lieutenant Chald [possibly Chalk, RNR, who was a Sub Lieutenant, but Acting Lt] joined from Scorpion

Number on sick list: 17


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28 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 20


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29 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 18


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30 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

9.15am: Phoenix arrived and secured alongside oiler

1.45pm: Discharged Surgeon Smyth to Karapara (sick)

Number on sick list: 16


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31 August 1917

Mudros

Lat 39.868, Long 25.253

Number on sick list: 16


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Copy of log found to be short of pages on completion. Final leaf pasted in to complete month of August.


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