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Depot ship, ex-Minelayer, ex-2nd Class Cruiser, Apollo-class

Pendant Nos. N.27 (1914), N.60 (1.18). Launched 19.11.91 London & Glasgow. 3600 tons, 314(oa), 300(pp)x43x16ft. TE 9000ihp, 20kts (designed). Conversion to minelayer completed 8.07 Chatham DY, armament reduced to 4-4.7in, 140 mines. Minelayer, based at Dover and Sheerness 1914-15 (seven Apollo-class minelayers laid nearly 8000 mines in 22 operations), then subsidiary service. Sunk 23.4.18 as blockship at Zeebrugge. Battle Honour (and link to despatches, casualties, awards) Zeebrugge 23 Apr 1918. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Returned from China in January 1906, reducing to Special Service at Portsmouth; converted to minelayer at Portsmouth November 1906 - December 1908; depot ship 1916-17 (White Sea 1917); fitted out as blockship and scuttled at Zeebrugge. (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21)

British Isles Bases - Selected Charts

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Shipbuilding British Isles

Chatham, Cromarty Firth, Devonport, Dover, Harwich, Haulbowline, Invergordon, Pembroke, Plymouth, Portland, Portsmouth, Rosyth, Scapa Flow, Sheerness

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Gibraltar, Malta, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong

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:

The typical routine includes the following log entries (although they are not in the log every day):

Divisions at around 9am; Noon – Signal Books Correct; Evening Quarters at around 5pm.

On Sunday Divine Service or church parties landed.

The amount of time the Steam Cutter is in use is recorded.

The hands spend a lot of time cleaning and painting or just working as requisite. These log entries have not generally been transcribed.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS IPHIGENIA 1915-1917
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

JP map overview

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

LOG BOOK – OCTOBER 11TH TO DECEMBER 11TH 1915


LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1915


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

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Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: Negretti & Zambra No. 153

Height of cistern above sea: 14 feet

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: Gangway

Whether in screen: No

Maker and No.: Reaumur (Private) From Nov 6th To Nov 24th [Reaumur temperature Scale – used to handle very low temperature?]

Maker and No.: Heath & Co. From Oct 11th To Nov 6th

Maker and No.: Heath & Co. From Nov 25th To Dec 11th

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: Heath & Co. From Oct 11th To Dec 11th


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11 October 1915

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

9.00am: Commissioned ship. Ship's company victualled in RN Barracks.

am: Hands employed drawing stores, stowing provisions & as requisite. Ship in Dockyard hands.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon. Working party from Depot on board.

5.00pm: Fire party of six Stokers & 1 Stoker Petty Officer on board for the night.


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12 October 1915

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

am: Ship in Dockyard hands.

9.00am: Ship’s company and working Party from Depot came on board.

am&pm: Employed drawing Carpenter’s & Boatswain’s stores, stowing holds and as requisite.

12.30pm: Flooded dock.

2.30pm: Undocked ship & proceeded to South wall No. 3 basin.

5.30pm: 1 Stoker Petty Officer & 6 stokers on board as Fire Party.


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13 October 1915

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

am: Ship in Dockyard hands.

7.00am: Lit up No.1 & 2 boilers.

8.30am: Ship’s company & Depot working Party on board.

am&pm: Employed coaling ship & drawing stores.

5.00pm: Completed coaling. Received 178 tons.

6.00pm: Fire party of 1 Stoker Petty Officer & 6 stokers on board.

9.10pm: Darkened ship.

9.15pm: Out all lights in ship.

11.30pm: On lights.


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14 October 1915

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

am: Ship in Dockyard hands.

8.30am: Tested Life Buoys. Correct.

am&pm: Hands employed provisioning ship.

am: Working party from Depot employed ammunitioning ship.

4.00pm: Ship’s company returned on board with bags & hammocks.

pm: Gave leave to the watch from 7pm to 7am.


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15 October 1915

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

am: Ship in Dockyard hands.

am&pm: Working party from Depot employed striking down Paymaster’s stores. Remainder of hands employed taking in ammunition.

pm: Dockyard hoisting in stores for passage.

pm: Hands employed securing stores on upper deck.


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16 October 1915

Chatham & Sheerness

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

am: Ship in Dockyard hands.

6.00am: Warped ship into North Lock.

6.30am: Secured in North Lock.

am: Hands employed cleaning down Upper Deck, squaring off stores and as requisite.

11.30am: Two French officers joined for passage.

2.30pm: Pilot came onboard.

2.45pm: Left North Lock in charge of Pilot and proceeded as requisite to Sheerness.

3.45pm: Secured to No. 5 Buoy.

5.30pm: Darkened ship.


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RECORD OF OBSERVATIONS OF DEVIATION

Pattern No. and No. of Standard Compass: 22a 413

Captain: T.W. Kemp RN [Thomas Webster Kemp]

Nav. Officer: Lieut. C.H. Champness RN [From Navy Lists Charles H. Champness]

Description of ship: Light Cruiser

Horse Power: 7000 ND[Natural draught]; 9000 FD[Forced draught]

Armament: 4 4.7 Quick Fire


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DESCRIPTION AND POSITION OF CORRECTORS

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Handwheel compasses unshipped & stowed below


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[From 17th October 1915 to 1st December 1916 ‘Active Service’ is entered rather than the location at the top of the log]


17 October 1915

[Sheerness to Busta Voe]

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

8.00am: Read & exercised Fire Stations & Abandon ship stations. Discharged 1 prisoner ashore.

10.15am: Swung ship for adjustment of compasses. [Results recorded on forms above]

12.30pm: Completed swing. Rove slip rope.

1.05pm: Slipped from Buoy & proceeded out of harbour.

1.35pm: Outer Bar buoy abeam.

1.55pm: West Oaze buoy abeam.

2.25pm: East Knob abeam.

2.45pm: Edinburgh Light Vessel abeam.

4.30pm: Sunk Light Vessel abeam.

7.25pm: Corton Light Vessel abeam 1½ miles.

8.30pm: Newarp abeam 1¾ miles.

8.50pm: Would Light Vessel abeam ½ mile.

10.05pm: Slow both.

10.13pm: Stopped both.

10.15pm: Came to with Port anchor.


[Map of North Sea Sandbanks shows the location of some of the light vessels mentioned above]


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18 October 1915

[Sheerness to Busta Voe]

Lat 53.9, Long 0.1 [DR]

6.00am: Weighed.

6.20am: Proceeded.

8.48am: Inner Dowsing Light Vessel abeam 1¼ miles.

9.27am: Exercised general quarters.

1.30pm: Stopped. Communicated with trawler.

1.35pm: Proceeded.

2.46pm: TBDs took station astern.

4.15pm: TBDs assumed screening position.

6.00pm: HMS Moorsom & HMS Myngs took station astern.

8.00pm: Lat 55°15’N, Long 1°10’W

9.00pm: Watch to Night Defence stations.

10.00pm: Destroyer Escort parted Company.


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19 October 1915

[Sheerness to Busta Voe]

Lat 58.2, Long 0.1 [Obs]

0.45am: Sighted 3 Battle Cruisers & 6 TBDs steering ESE.

0.50am: Stopped.

1.02am: Proceeded.

1.00am: Sounded ... 40 fathoms. [Sounding every hour to 8am]

am&pm: Zig zagged two points each side of course every 15 minutes.

8.00am: Lat 57°30’N, Long 0°00’

9.30am: Exercised Action Stations.

6.00pm: Negative zig zag.

6.45pm: Sighted Sumburgh Light N6W.

6.50pm: Sighted Fair Isle North Light N80W.

8.00pm: Lat 59°42’N, Long 1°27’W


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20 October 1915

[Sheerness to Busta Voe]

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36 [From the log of HMS Motagua at Busta Voe]

2.00am: Sounded 42 fathoms. [Sounding periodically to 5.30am]

5.30am: Sighted land ahead & on port bow.

7.40am: Muckle Roe Light House abeam 2 cables. Proceeded as requisite into harbour.

8.20am: Secured ship to coal hulk SS Glenmark.

9.15am: One marine joined ship from HMS Gibraltar.

am: Ship's company and working party from Gibraltar employed coaling ship.

7.15pm: Completed with coal. Received 244 tons.

9.30pm: Darkened ship.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS IPHIGENIA
Operations in North Russia 1915

JP map Iphigenia 1915

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21 October 1915

[Busta Voe to Kola Inlet]

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36

1.00pm: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

4.45pm: Shoved off from coal hulk. Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

5.18pm: Muckle Roe Light NE 2½ cables.

7.00pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 60°46’N, Long 1°36’W


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22 October 1915

[Busta Voe to Kola Inlet]

Lat 63.5, Long 0.7 [Obs]

am: Ship rolling heavily to a high quarterly sea. Shipping water.

8.00am: Lat 62°45’N, Long 0°00’W

am: Hands employed securing gear about upper deck.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out cutter.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations. Exercised stations abandon ship.

7.50pm: Latitude by Polaris 64°51’N

8.00pm: Lat 64°53’N, Long 2°07’E


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23 October 1915

[Busta Voe to Kola Inlet]

Lat 67.6, Long 5.3 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 66°51’N, Long 4°12’E

8.00pm: Lat 68°55’N, Long 7°14’E

11.00pm: Put clocks on 20 mins.


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24 October 1915

[Busta Voe to Kola Inlet]

Lat 70.5, Long 13.4 [Obs/DR]

am: Frequent wind & rain squalls.

3.00am: Put clocks on 20 mins.

7.00am: Put clocks on 20 mins.

8.00am: Lat 70°07’N, Long 11°37’E

10.00am: Held Divine Service on Fore Mess Deck.

4.30pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 71°20’N, Long 17°00’E

11.00pm: Put clocks on 15 mins. Ship rolling heavily to beam sea.


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25 October 1915

[Busta Voe to Kola Inlet]

Lat 71.4, Long 24.8 [DR]

3.30am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

5.45am: Put clocks on 10 mins.

8.00am: Lat 71°30’N, Long 23°35’E

10.55am: Altered course to NbyE to secure 2nd Whaler.

11.15am: Resumed course.

am: Rolling heavily to NEly Sea.

12.30pm: Sighted land bearing SSE.

pm: Lost overboard by accident oars ash 15 foot, 2 in No.

2.15pm: North Cape S2°E.

8.00pm: Lat 71°14’N, Long 29°14’E

11.50pm: Put clocks on 10 mins.


[1922 North European map from the David Rumsey collection includes some of the Russian place names used in the log. On some days temperature readings have been included to show the kind of conditions experienced.]


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26 October 1915

[Busta Voe to Kola Inlet]

Lat 69.5, Long 33.6 [X bgs]

3.30am: Put clocks on 10 mins.

6.00am: Put clocks on 10 mins.

8.00am: Lat 70°10’N, Long 33°14’E

[Noon: Temp 29° F]

12.40pm: Syet Point bore W 8 cables. [Mys Set’-Navolok]

1.25pm: Sedlovati Island abeam. [Ostrov Sedlovatyy]

1.45pm: Stopped.

1.55pm: Let go Port anchor.

7.00pm: 2 ratings joined ship from Trawler Ferens. [HM Trawler T.R. Ferens]


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27 October 1915

[Kola Inlet to Yukanskie]

Lat 69.26, Long 33.5 [X bgs]

11.30am: Weighed & proceeded.

Noon: Sedlovati Island Light House abeam 3½ cables.

12.20pm: Letinski Point S80E. [Mys Letinskiy]

4.21pm: Tereberski Light S10W 6¼ miles. [Mys Teriberskiy]

5.48pm: Voroni Light S10W. [Voron’ye]

10.00pm: Sem Ostrovsk Light S23W 10 miles. [Ostrova Sem’ Ostrovov?]


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28 October 1915

[Kola Inlet to Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.55am: Sighted Syvatoi Nos.

8.00am: Proceeded as requisite into Yukanskie anchorage.

8.45am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Left end Bezimgeni [?] N68W; Right end Salni Island [Ostrov Sal’nyy] North; Beacon Medvyezhi Island [Ostrov Medvezhiy] N62E

pm: Hands employed turning out & securing all Boats.

2.00pm: Sent diving gear to HMS Arlanza.

5.00pm: Discharged Mr. Coughlan Midshipman RNR to HM Trawler Bombadier. [Cyril John Albert Coughlan?]

6.30pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Set anchor watch.


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29 October 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Tested Life Buoys. Found correct.

am: Weather too rough for communication with other ships in Company.

3.00pm: 2 rating joined ship.

5.30pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Set anchor watch.


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30 October 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.00pm: Commander Demitrieff IRN [Imperial Russian Navy?] joined ship for passage.

5.30pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Set anchor watch.


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31 October 1915

[Yukanskie to Archangel (Arkhangelsk)]

Lat 67.5, Long 41.3 [X Bgs]

3.00am: Weighed Port anchor.

3.30am: Proceeded.

5.00am: Syvatoi Nos Light bore SWbyW 3 miles.

7.15am: Joined up with Convoy.

8.00am: Lat 67°55’N, Long 40°50’E

9.45am: Mt. Sozonova S16W.

10.35am: Mt. Sozonova S85W. Speeds as requisite for keeping astern of sweeping trawlers.

[Noon: Temp 24° F]

2.45pm: Cape Orlov Light S80W 2¾ miles. [Tersko-Orlovskiy]

3.30pm: Sweepers altered course WbyS. Stopped both.

4.00pm: Proceeded.

7.15pm: Sosnovetz Light abeam 3.6 miles. [Ostrov Sosnovets]

8.00pm: Lat 66°20’N, Long 40°37’E



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1915


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1 November 1915

[Yukanskie to Archangel]

Lat 64.7, Long 40.53 [Obs]

1.50am: Veprevski Light abeam 5 miles.

3.02am: Zimnegorski Light N48E; Keretz Light S88E.

4.45am: Sighted Modyugski Light S49E. [Mud’yugskiy]

6.40am: Stopped off North Dvina Light Vessel.

7.30am: Pilot came on board.

7.40am: Let go Port anchor.

am&pm: Courses and speeds as requisite proceeding up Dvina River in charge of Pilot.

10.45am: Heavy snow squall. Let go Port anchor.

11.10am: Proceeded under steam.

3.10pm: Ship arrived at Archangel & berthed alongside wharf.


[From 1st to 14th Nov, Leave to one watch usually from 5pm to 10pm]


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2 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

am: Hands employed re-securing ship, putting on springs and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed clearing away stores ready for hoisting out.

6.30pm: Floating crane came alongside.

9.30pm: Storeship came alongside.


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3 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

am&pm: Hands employed hoisting out torpedoes and stores for Petrograd into storeship.

7.30pm: Storeship shoved off.


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4 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

am: Hands employed stowing away case lashings and cleaning down Upper Deck.

7.30am: HM Trawler Bombardier came alongside.

am: Employed cleaning down the Poop, scraping off ice and squaring off stores on Upper Deck.

[Noon: Temp 21° F]

pm: Hands employed clearing snow from boats & covering same.


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5 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.20am: Bombardier shoved off & proceeded to sea.

am: Hands employed cleaning out and covering Boats, cleaning guns & working with Ship’s Steward.

[Noon: Temp 14° F]

pm: Hands employed cleaning cable Deck, covering Boats & as requisite.


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6 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

11.00am: Tested Life Buoys. Correct.

[Noon: Temp 5° F]

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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7 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.30am: Sent church party of 50 hands to Church of England service onshore. Landed 7 Roman Catholics.

[Noon: Temp -16°R - Reaumur temperature Scale]

12.30pm: Church parties returned.


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8 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

pm: Hands employed spreading starboard forward section of awning, covering boats & as requisite.


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9 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

am&pm: Hands employed chipping ice out of scuppers, clearing booms & cleaning out store rooms.


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10 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

11.00am: Collier SS Ernaston came alongside.


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11 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.00am: Employed coaling ship with shore labour.

5.00pm: Ceased coaling for the day.


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12 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.00am: Employed coaling ship with shore labour.

am: Landed modified sweep & stores for same. Remainder of hands employed coaling ship with shore labour.

5.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 290 tons.


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13 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.30am: Tested Life-Buoys: Correct.

pm: Starboard watch employed taking in timber.


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14 November 1915

[Archangel]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.30am: Sent church party (36) Church of England to attend Divine Service onshore.

2.00pm: Party of Russian cadets came onboard.


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15 November 1915

[Archangel & River Dvina]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

6.30am: Pilot came onboard.

am: Hands employed singling hawsers, & taking off bow & stern wires.

8.00am: SS Ernaston shoved off.

9.00am: Icebreaker Canada came alongside.

am: Hands employed turning out & securing boats for sea.

[Noon: Temp 6° F]

1.45pm: Cast off from Quay. Proceeded in tow of Canada clear of Quay.

2.00pm: Proceeded as requisite in charge of Pilot down River Dvina.

4.30pm: Came to.


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16 November 1915

[River Dvina to Yukanskie]

Lat 65.4, Long 39.5 [X Bgs]

8.00am: Weighed.

8.25am: Proceeded in charge of Pilot to North Dvina Light Vessel.

9.35am: Stopped off Light Vessel. Discharged Pilot.

9.40am: Proceeded.

12.50pm: Zimnegorski Light House S79E 3½ miles.

4.30pm: Sighted Sosnovetz Light N7°E.

6.00pm: Stopped off Sosnovetz Island.

6.30pm: Proceeded.

8.15pm: Danilov Beacon Light abeam 2¼ miles.

11.10pm: Cape Orlov bore S66W.


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17 November 1915

[River Dvina to Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.29am: Sozonova Light abeam 5 miles.

6.12am: Svyatoi Nos Light bore S30E 6 miles.

6.33am: Stopped.

7.50am: Proceeded.

8.15am: Course as requisite for Yukanskie anchorage.

8.45am: Stopped both.

8.50am: Came to with Port anchor.

10.30am: Sent away stream anchor & 3½” wire to assistance of Collier Transport 891.

pm: Hands employed turning in Boats, cleaning ship and as requisite.


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18 November 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.00am: Collier transport 891 refloated with the assistance of HM Trawlers Bombardier & St. Cyr.

am: Hands employed cleaning out store-rooms & as requisite.

1.00pm: Turned over one 36ft cutter and one collision mat complete to HMS Arlanza.


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19 November 1915

[Yukanskie to Alexandrovsk]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Cutter’s crew away weighing stream anchor & 3½” wire.

9.30am: Icebreaker Iceland arrived & anchored. Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

10.00am: Employed reeling up 3½” wire.

1.45pm: Weighed.

2.00pm: Proceeded.

9.25pm: Sem Ostrovsk Light sighted bearing S70W. Wind backed to NW W & WSW.

10.05pm: Sem Island Light abeam.


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20 November 1915

[Yukanskie to Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

3.30am: Voroni Rocks Light abeam 6½ miles.

7.45am: Sighted Svet Point Light. [Mys Set’navolok?]

8.57am: Likhoi Head abeam. [Utes Likhoy?, Kildin Island]

10.10am: Sedlovati Island Light abeam.

10.32am: Stopped both. Came to with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: Cape Nikolaya [?] S88°E

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.30pm: Russian Admiral Ivanoski [possibly Ivanov] paid official visit.


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21 November 1915

[Alexandrovsk – location confirmed by log of HMS Donegal for 22 November]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

3.00pm: Put clocks back 40 mins. Ship time corresponding to Mid European time.


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22 November 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.45am: Landed party of seamen & stokers for clearing & re-stowing store-house ashore.

12.30pm: HMS Donegal arrived.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon, stokers (12) assisting the working party.


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23 November 1915

[Alexandrovsk to Yukanskie]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Landed working party to re-stow storehouse.

[Noon: Temp 0°R]

1.15pm: Weighed.

1.35pm: Proceeded.

7.55pm: Sighted Tereberskoi Light S30°W.

11.30pm: Put clocks on 15 minutes.


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24 November 1915

[Alexandrovsk to Yukanskie]

Lat 68.1, Long 39.7 [Obs]

3.00am: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

6.30am: Put clocks on 10 minutes.

11.25am: Sighted Syvatoi Nos bearing SSE.

12.30pm: Slow both. Course as requisite for anchorage. [Yukanskie from anchor bearings]

12.40pm: Stopped.

12.45pm: Let go Starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: Summit Salni Island [Ostrov Sal’nyy] N84°E

2.30pm: Sent 1st Cutter to assistance of Steam Pinnace (Broken down).


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25 November 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed scraping & chipping thick ice off upper deck, then hosing down.

pm: Hands employed hoisting in stores from HM Trawler Bombardier.

5.40pm: HM Trawler [Sir] Mark Sykes secured alongside Bombardier.


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26 November 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed clearing snow off the upper deck and transporting effects of Captain Kemp into Bombardier.

1.30pm: Captain Kemp RN & Assistant Paymaster Jenkinson RNR left ship for SS Sculptor for passage to Archangel. [From Navy Lists Thomas Norman Jenkinson]

4.00pm: Collier SS Ernaston came alongside.


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27 November 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands coaling ship.

7.00pm: Finished coaling for the day.


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28 November 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: Hands employed coaling ship.

pm: Lost overboard by accident while coaling. Sacks coal tarred 2cwt 3 in No.; Lamps E.R. [Engine Room] Hand 3 in No.

4.00pm: Completed with coal. Received 420 Tons.


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29 November 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

11.30am: Collier SS Ernaston shoved off.

1.00pm: HM Trawler Cyrano came alongside.


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30 November 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands employed cleaning Fore Magazine & securing boats for sea.

5.30pm: HM Trawler Bombardier came alongside.

pm: Hands employed taking in ammunition from Bombardier.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1915


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1 December 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed cleaning ship, striking down ammunition and scraping ice off upper deck.

[Noon: Temp 14° F]

pm: Hands employed preparing ship for sea & reeving anchor gear.

7.50pm: HM Trawler [Sir] Mark Sykes secured alongside.


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2 December 1915

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.30am: Exchanged two ratings with HMS Arlanza.

am&pm: Employed hoisting in diving gear from Arlanza.

4.00pm: Bombardier came alongside with stored from SS Altai.

pm: Hands employed clearing Bombardier & striking down flour to Bread Room.


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3 December 1915

[Yukanskie to Alexandrovsk]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

12.30pm: Weighed starboard anchor.

1.00pm: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

[8.00pm: Air temp 18°F; Sea temp 30°F]

8.15pm: Able Seaman R.J. Etheridge RNR was lost overboard while in execution of his duty.

8.15pm: Stopped both. Switched on search lights & searched for man, without finding him. Sea too rough to lower a boat.

8.30pm: Proceeded.


[From CWGC Robert John Etheridge, aged 42, son of William and Sarah Etheridge, of Blythburgh, Halesworth; husband of Kate D. Etheridge, of 7, Jubilee Cottages, Holton, Halesworth, Suffolk. Estimate of location of ship when he was lost: Lat 68.9, Long 37.4 (using course and distance run from Yukanskie)]


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4 December 1915

[Yukanskie to Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.4, Long 33.6 [Obs]

am: Frequent thick snow squalls.

1.30pm: Sedlovati abeam.

1.55pm: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: Cape Nickolaya [?] S88E.

pm: Hands employed cleaning down & squaring off gear on upper deck.

pm: Lost overboard by accident during passage: Hoses canvas No. 3 size, 3 in number; oars, 17ft, 2 in number; oars 16ft, 4 in number; oars 10ft, 2 in number; Hooks, Boat, Gunmetal. 3 in number.


[The anchor bearings above match those for 20th Nov which was confirmed as Alexandrovsk]


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5 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

10.15am: Divisions. Mustered by Open List.

pm: Gave leave to port watch 1pm to 6pm.


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6 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Trawler [T.R.] Ferens secured alongside.

am: Hands employed clearing snow out of & covering cutter and whaler.

pm: Hands employed cleaning our store rooms & covering gig.


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7 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Sunningdale to muster stores.

pm: Working party as in forenoon. Remainder employed clearing, cleaning and re-stowing War Head Magazine.


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8 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Sunningdale. Divers employed clearing HM Trawler Bombardier’s propeller.

11.00am: One rating joined from collier SS De Fontaine.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.


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9 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & clearing snow off upper deck.

am&pm: Divers employed working about Bombardier’s propeller.

[Noon: Temp 8° F]

pm: Hands employed clearing snow out of Boats.


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10 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.45am: Bombardier shoved off.

9.00am: Sent working party to SS Sunningdale. Remainder of hands employed cleaning ship & clearing stores from SS De Fontaine (collier).

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

2.30pm: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

4.30pm: Working parties returned.

6.00pm: Bombardier arrived.


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11 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Sent working party of seamen & stokers ashore to shift stores from De Fontaine (collier).

I certify that this is the original fair log of HMS Iphigenia. [Signed] C.H. Champness Lieut.(N)


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LOG BOOK – DECEMBER 12TH 1915 TO JANUARY 31ST 1915


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

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12 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

pm: Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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13 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, scraping ice off upper deck, placing life rafts & clearing away derrick gear.

11.30pm: Ship swung & fouled Russian merchant ship.


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14 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

1.00am: Hove in on starboard anchor and let go port anchor, veered to 4 shackles. Trawlers shoved off and anchored.

8.00am: Weighed both anchors & shifted berth.

10.30am: [HM Trawler Sir] Mark Sykes wire fouled port propeller. Stopped & let go starboard anchor. Let go port anchor.

pm: Divers employed clearing Port propeller.

pm: Hands employed reeving main derrick gear, putting on boat ropes & as requisite.


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15 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Ganton sailed.

10.30am: Weighed both anchors & berthed ship with both anchors down & stern secured to shore.

1.00pm: Anchors dragged home.

pm: Hands employed cleaning upper deck and squaring off wires.

6.00pm: Sent Carpenters to Russian Auxiliary cruiser S[?]. Veliky to repair damage done by HM Trawler Ganton. [Vasili Veliki? – see below]


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16 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

5.50am: HM Trawlers T.R. Ferens, Exyahne, Sir Mark Sykes & Cyrano sailed for Lerwick.

am: Hands employed rigging derrick, turning in cutter & preparing for re-berthing ship. Carpenters employed on Russian Cruiser V. Veliky. [Vasili Veliki?]

12.30pm: Ice Breaker SS Minto arrived. [Canadian icebreaker sold to Russia in 1915?]

pm: Employed re-berthing ship with assistance of Trawlers Bombardier & Ganton. Secured with 6 shackles on starboard anchor & 4 on Port. Stern secured to the shore.

pm: Employed reeling up hawsers.


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17 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Carpenters employed on Russian Auxiliary Cruiser V. Veliky. [Vasili Veliki?]

am: Hands employed sending out 6½” manila hawser over Port Quarter & securing same ashore. [Manila Hemp is a type of fibre]

pm: Hands employed reeling up 6½” manila and clearing upper deck of ice & snow.


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18 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Life buoys smashed by trawler coming alongside during the week.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

7.30pm: Ice Breaker SS Minto sailed.


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19 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

pm: Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

2.00pm: HM Trawler St. Cyr arrived from Yukanskie with mails.

pm: Carpenters employed on Russian cruiser.


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20 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Sent working party ashore to shift stores. Remainder employed cleaning ship and clearing away snow.

[Noon: Temp 18° F]


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21 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Landed working party of seamen and stokers to shift stores ashore. Remainder of hands employed clearing snow off upper deck.

pm: Hands employed clearing snow off the poop, reeving new helm signals & as requisite.


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22 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent Divers to SS Dwinsk to clear her propeller. Remainder of hands employed cleaning ship, reeving new helm signals & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon and clearing boats of snow.

3.00pm: Diving party returned.


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23 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Hands employed clearing decks of ice & snow, hosing down upper deck and reeving new helm signals.


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24 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

10.30am: SS Vasili Veliki with Russian Admiral sailed.


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25 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

6.30am: Hands employed taking off stern wires.

9.00am: Let go stern wire & proceeded alongside Collier SS Ernaston without weighing anchor.

10.30am: Hands employed rigging coaling whips.

11.15am: Commenced coaling.

7.10pm: Finished coaling. Received 100 tons.


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26 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk to Yukanskie]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

[Noon: Temp 2° F]

1.30pm: Cast off from SS Ernaston.

1.45pm: Weighed starboard anchor.

1.55pm: Proceeded.

pm: Hands employed securing whaler.

3.40pm: Standard compass liquid froze. Unshipped & refilled compass.


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27 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk to Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.08am: Hove to Head East to secure starboard hawse-flap.

8.34am: Sighted Svyatoi Nos Light House S27E.

10.25am: Course as requisite for anchorage. Anchor bearings Salni Island summit N83E; Gremikha Point S26W. [Gremikha Bay]

10.30am: Came to.

12.30pm: Received 4 bags mails from HMS Arlanza.

2.10pm: Weighed & proceeded, course as requisite for leaving harbour.


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28 December 1915

[Yukanskie to Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.3, Long 33.5 [X Bgs]

8.15am: Sighted land on Port bow.

11.27am: Letinski Point abeam. [Mys Letinskiy]

12.17pm: Stopped both.

12.25pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Cape Nikolaya[?] S89E.

1.41pm: Weighed starboard anchor & Proceeded alongside Collier SS Ernaston.

pm: Hands employed rigging coaling whips.


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29 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

8.00pm: Ceased coaling for the night.


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30 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

7.30am: Hands employed coaling ship.

7.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 368 tons.


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31 December 1915

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Hands employed taking in drums of oil from SS Ernaston.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS IPHIGENIA
Operations in North Russia 1916

JP map Iphigenia 1916

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1916


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1 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Paid Quarterly Settlement.


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2 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

11.00am: SS Ernaston shoved off.

pm: Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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3 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

7.30am: Turned in starboard Cutter.

8.00am: Sent working party to HM Trawler Ganton.

9.30am: Weighed starboard anchor & proceeded alongside SS Ernaston.

10.15am: Let go Port anchor. Secured stern of ship to the shore.

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, reeling up wires and hemps and as requisite.

7.00pm: Working party returned from Ganton.


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4 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Sent carpenter working party to trawler Ganton.

7.00pm: Motor Boat damaged & lost her rudder towing a launch.

9.00pm: Recovered Motor Boat's rudder.


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5 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Hands employed reeling up 5” hemp, splicing 6½” manila, cleaning ship and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed scraping ice off Fore & Aft Bridge, splicing 6½” manila & as requisite.


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6 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, Store Rooms &c and overhauling running gear & blocks &c.

3.00pm: SS Meredio [Mereddio] arrived from White Sea damaged by ice.


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7 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, clearing ice off upper deck and as requisite. Employed clearing wire moorings astern of SS Ernaston.

7.00pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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8 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent Divers to SS Meredio in HM Trawler Ganton.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

2.30pm: Divers returned.


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9 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent Diving party to SS Meredio in HM Trawler Ganton.

pm: Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

2.30pm: Diving party returned.


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10 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Hands employed fitting wire ridge ropes on Forecastle and poop, also rigging stages for diving party.

pm: Sent Divers to SS Mereddio, also Carpenters working party.

5.00pm: Divers returned from SS Mereddio.


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11 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

2.30am: HM Trawler Bombardier sailed.

am: Sent Diving party to SS Mereddio. Remainder of hands employed cleaning ship, fitting new sounding boom and as requisite.

[Noon: Temp 22° F]

pm: Hands employed serving over wires, covering whaler and as requisite.

4.00pm: Divers returned from SS Mereddio.


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12 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Diving and working party left for SS Mereddio.

am&pm: Remainder employed cleaning ship, refitting running gear & as requisite.

4.00pm: Working parties returned.


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13 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working parties to SS Mereddio. Remainder of hands employed cleaning ship, scraping ice & snow off upper works & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed making wire strops & as requisite.

3.30pm: Working parties returned.


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14 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Diving & working party to SS Mereddio.

3.30pm: Working parties returned.


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15 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent usual working parties to SS Mereddio.

12.30pm: Diving party returned.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

3.30pm: Working party returned.


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16 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Carpenters party & LTO [Leading Torpedo ~?] to SS Mereddio.

10.00am: Captain Nugent RN arrived in HM Trawler Bombardier from HMS Albemarle.

11.30am: 6 ratings joined ship.

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

5.00pm: Sent Relief working party to Mereddio working night shift.


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17 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent usual working parties to SS Mereddio.

am: Remainder of hands laying out 5½” manila off Port Quarter, cleaning ship & as requisite.

[Noon: Temp -4° F]

6.00pm: Working parties returned.


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18 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, overhauling rigging screws, renewing davit cleats & as requisite.

10.00am: Collier SS Ernaston cast off from alongside & proceeded to Kildin.


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19 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Hands employed cleaning ship, overhauling rigging screws & as requisite. Divers overhauling diving gear on HM Trawler Ganton.

am: Hands employed overhauling rigging screws, fitting strops on anchors for buoy-ropes & as requisite.

5.30pm: Sent stokers working party of 11 hands to SS Belgravian.


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20 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working parties to SS Belgravian & SS Sunningdale.

am&pm: Remainder of hands employed fitting wire strops on anchors, overhauling rigging screws & lower boom topping lift.

[Noon: Temp 22° F]

7.00pm: Sent night shift to relieve Belgravian working party.


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21 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Belgravian & diving party to SS Mereddio.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & chipping ice off upperworks.

11.30am: Diving party returned.

5.00pm: Working party from Belgravian returned.

9.00pm: Night shift working in Belgravian.


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22 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

10.30am: Sent working parties to SS Belgravian.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

5.30pm: Working party returned from SS Belgravian.


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23 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Working party sent to SS Belgravian.

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

5.30pm: Working party returned.

9.30pm: Night shift Pumping party working in Belgravian.


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24 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Belgravian.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

[Noon: Temp 35° F]

7.30pm: Working party returned.

8.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 243 tons.


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25 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Divers & working party to SS Belgravian.

3.00pm: Diving party returned.

4.00pm: Employed transferring casks of Rum from trawler (ex Sunningdale) to Iphigenia.

7.00pm: Working party returned.

pm: Night shift pumping out Belgravian.


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26 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Discharged Commander L.A. Bernays RN [From Navy Lists Leopold A. Bernays] & 1 rating to Champagne for passage to England.

am: Hands employed taking in stores from HM Trawler Ganton & striking down provisions.

pm: Hands employed striking provisions down below.


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27 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and clearing upper deck of ice, and as requisite. Sent working party to SS Belgravian.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out magazines & shell rooms & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed discharging stores from HM Trawler Ganton (ex SS Lincairn).

8.00pm: Finished discharging stores from Ganton.

pm: Night Pumping Party in Belgravian.


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28 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Hands employed transferring stores to SS Ernaston.

10.30am: Working & diving parties left for SS Belgravian.

pm: Hands employed re-securing stern moorings, re-furling waist awnings & as requisite.

5.30pm: Working parties returned from Belgravian.

pm: Night shift working in Belgravian.


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29 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Carpenters & Stokers working party to SS Belgravian.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

6.30pm: Working parties returned from Belgravian.


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30 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Diving party to SS Belgravian.

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

6.00pm: Diving party returned.


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31 January 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Carpenters & Stokers working party to SS Belgravian.

am&pm: Divers employed clearing Bombardiers propeller. Remainder of hands employed transferring stores from HM Trawler Ganton to SS Ernaston.

6.30pm: Belgravian working parties returned.


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I certify that this is the fair Log of HMS Iphigenia for the period December 12th 1915 to January 31st 1916

[Signed]C.H. Champness Lieutenant (N)

[Signed]KAF Guy Lieut. Commander RN [Kenneth Allan Ferrers Guy; see Lives of the First World War for photo]

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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1916


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

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1 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Belgravian & Diving party to HM Trawler Bombardier.

am: Remainder of hands employed clearing stores from HM Trawler Ganton (ex SS Sunningdale).

12.30pm: HMS Albemarle sailed.

pm: Hands employed transferring stores from Ganton to SS Ernaston.

3.00pm: Two Midshipmen RNR, two Pickets Boat's crews, 1 Gunner RN & Diving party from Albemarle joined ship.


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2 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Carpenters and Stokers working party to SS Belgravian.

am&pm: Remainder of hands employed transferring stores to SS Ernaston (ex SS Sunningdale).

5.00pm: Working parties returned.


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3 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Belgravian & Diving party to HM Trawler Bombardier.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out magazines, shell rooms & store rooms.

5.00pm: Working parties returned.


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4 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working parties to SS Belgravian & Chesoff [Chasoff?].

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & fitting hemp messengers.

pm: Hands employed fitting wire strops for coaling, brooming down boats’ covers, scraping ice off upper deck and as requisite.

5.00pm: Working parties returned.


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5 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent diving party to HM Trawler Bombardier and working party to SS Belgravian.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.

3.30pm: Working party returned.


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6 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Carpenters party to Chesoff [Chasoff?].

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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7 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working parties to SS Belgravian & Chesoff [Chasoff?]. Sent diving party to HM Trawler Bombardier

am&pm: Hands employed fitting wire coaling spars.

4.00pm: Read Warrant No. I.

pm: Hands employed clearing HM Trawler St. Cyr of stores (ex SS Sicily).


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8 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Diving party and working parties employed in HM Trawler Bombardier, SS Belgravian & Chesoff [Chasoff?] respectively.

9.30am: Hands employed transferring stores from Iphigenia to SS Ernaston.

pm: Hands employed as in the forenoon.

3.30pm: Working parties returned.


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9 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent diving party to HM Trawler Bombardier and working parties to SS Belgravian & Chesoff [Chasoff?].

10.00am: 4 ratings joined ship from HMS Albemarle.

pm: Hands employed cleaning snow out of boats, scraping ice off upper deck and as requisite.


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10 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent diving party to HM Trawler Bombardier and working party to Chesoff [Chasoff?].

am: Hands employed cleaning ship, splicing 2½” wire and as requisite.

10.45am: Divers completed work on Bombardier's propeller.

[Noon: Temp 14° F]

pm: Hands employed drawing Rum from SS Ernaston, transferring stores to Bonaventure & splicing 2½” wire.


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11 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent Carpenter’s working party to Chesoff [Chasoff?], HM Trawlers Ganton & St. Cyr. Wireless ratings employed fitting St. Cyr with wireless.

pm: Hands employed hauling taut stern moorings and cleaning magazines and shell rooms.

3.30pm: Working parties returned.


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12 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Carpenter’s working party to HM Trawlers Ganton and St. Cyr.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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13 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Working party to Ganton.

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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14 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

9.00am: Sent Carpenter’s working party to Trawlers St. Cyr and Ganton.

am: Hands employed preparing ship for coaling & filling coal bags.

pm: Hands employed filling up bags in No. 3 hold of collier.


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15 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

7.00pm: Stopped coaling for the night.


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16 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Re-commenced coaling.

4.00pm: Completed with coal. Received 290 tons.


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17 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Carpenters party in HM Trawler St. Cyr.

pm: Hands employed preparing new falls for both sea-boats, shifting canteen stores on cable deck and as requisite.


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18 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working parties to SS Sicily, HM Trawler St. Cyr & Wostock [maybe Vostock].

pm: Hands employed fitting new boats falls, clearing up cordage room and as requisite.

6.00pm: Icebreaker Sadko arrived with Captain T.W. Kemp C.I.E. [Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire] RN on board.

7.00pm: Capt. Kemp assumed command of Iphigenia.


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19 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the Watch from 1pm to 6pm.

9.00pm: HMS Albemarle sailed.


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20 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Engineers working party in SS Beothic.

pm: Leave to the Watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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21 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Working party for SS Beothic left ship.

am: Hands employed on boats’ falls. Diving party preparing for diving.

10.00am: HMS Albemarle arrived.

pm: Hands employed clearing & re-stowing cordage Room, & stowing Rumbo[?archaic name for grog?] in SS Ernaston. Remainder as in forenoon.


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22 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.45am: Captain Kemp left ship for HMS Albemarle en route to Kola & Archangel. Sent working parties to SS Sicily, SS Beothic & HM Trawler St. Cyr. Diving party to SS Mereddio. Remainder about Boats falls.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.


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23 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

Other: Sick List: 2

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Beothic.

am: Remainder of hands employed cleaning ship, cleaning out HMS Albemarle’s cutter, reeving new boats falls & as requisite.

pm: Diving party at work in SS Mereddio. Hands employed as in forenoon.


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24 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Diving party employed in SS Mereddio. Carpenter’s party in HM Trawler St. Cyr.


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25 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent Diving party to SS Mereddio & Carpenter’s party to HM Trawler St. Cyr.

pm: Hands employed clearing boats of snow, scraping ice off upper deck and as requisite.


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26 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Diving party employed in SS Mereddio.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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27 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

pm: Leave to the Watch from 1pm to 6pm.

pm: Northern Lights very strong between 8pm and 10pm.


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28 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Diving party employed in SS Mereddio. Hands employed clearing up booms, cleaning ship, stripping Mereddio’s 3 pounder gun & as requisite.


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29 February 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Diving party employed in SS Mereddio. Sent working party to SS Dawlish. Remainder of hands employed getting up Starboard cable ready for survey.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out starboard chain locker and as requisite. Blacksmith surveying cable.


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1916


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

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1 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am&pm: Sent diving party to SS Mereddio and working party to SS Dawlish. Remainder of hands employed cleaning ship, cleaning out starboard cable locker & as requisite.

pm: Blacksmith employed caulking loose studs in starboard cable.


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2 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent diving party to SS Mereddio & working party to SS Dawlish. Remainder of hands employed re-stowing starboard cable after survey & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, clearing away stores on shore for loading into SS Abaris & as requisite.

7.00pm: Shore working party returned.


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3 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent diving party to SS Mereddio & working parties to SS Belgravian & SS Dawlish. Remainder of hands employed ashore loading gear from Quay into SS Abaris.

pm: Four hands employed washing down upper deck. Remainder employed as in forenoon.

5.00pm: Shore working party returned.


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4 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Diving party working in SS Mereddio & working party in SS Dawlish.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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5 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent diving party to SS Mereddio & working party to SS Dawlish.

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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6 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent working parties ashore & to SS Dawlish. Sent diving party to SS Mereddio. Remainder of hands employed restowing waist awnings, fitting strops on blocks & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed clearing SS Ernaston of empty oil drums and as requisite.


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7 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent divers party to SS Mereddio & working party to SS Dawlish. Remainder of hands employed in Mereddio overhauling gear used in diving operations.

pm: Hands employed transferring empty oil drums from SS Ernaston to HM Trawler St. Cyr, and coiling down wires from Mereddio.

5.30pm: 2 ratings joined ship from HMS Albemarle.


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8 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent diving party to SS Mereddio & working party to SS Dawlish. Hands employed taking in stores from SS Ernaston & stowing them below.

5.30pm: Discharged 2 ratings to SS Derwent Hall for passage to England.


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9 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent working party to SS Dawlish & divers to SS Mereddio.

pm: Hands employed making new man-ropes, wire strops and as requisite.


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10 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent divers to SS Mereddio. Working parties to SS Dawlish & SS Bellaventure.

9.40am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

am: Hands employed man-ropes, wire strops & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed cleaning paintwork & as in forenoon.

2.30pm: Gave SS Ernaston 4 tons fresh water.


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11 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent diving party to SS Mereddio & working parties to SS Dawlish & SS Bellaventure.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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12 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent working party to SS Bellaventure.

9.30am: HMS Albemarle sailed. HM Trawler Ganton came alongside.

[Noon: Temp 6° F]

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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13 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Sent diving party to SS Mereddio, working parties to HM Trawler Bombardier & SS Dawlish.

9.30am: HM Trawler Ganton shoved off.

10.00am: HM Trawler St. Cyr came alongside.

2.30pm: Supplied Mereddio with 4 tons fresh water.


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14 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

10.30am: HMS Albemarle arrived with Admiral R.F. Phillimore on board. [Richard Fortescue Phillimore]

8.00pm: Completed with coal. Received 216 tons.


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15 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: SS Dawlish & HM Trawler Bombardier working parties left ship.


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16 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Dawlish & SS Tourgai.

9.30am: Rear Admiral Phillimore MVORN came aboard and inspected the ship. [MVO – member of Royal Victorian Order?]

11.30am: Rear Admiral Phillimore left ship.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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17 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Dawlish & SS Tourgai.

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats, setting up Fore Rigging making heaving lines & as requisite.

9.30am: HMS Albemarle sailed for Semenova [Murmansk] with R.A. Phillimore.

2.00pm: Supplied HM Trawler Ganton with 4 Tons fresh water. Supplied SS Ernaston with 5 Tons fresh water.


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18 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Night working party in SS Dawlish.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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19 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

pm: Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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20 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Diving party to SS Mereddio & working party to SS Dawlish.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out store-rooms, magazines & shell rooms, oiling boats falls blocks & as requisite.


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21 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Dawlish.

am: Hands employed shifting casks of Rum from after store room to forward, clearing upper deck of snow & as requisite.

[Noon: Temp 16° F]


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22 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

am: Diving party employed cleaning out Diving party [?]. Hands employed making new canopy for motor boat, clearing snow off upper deck & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed reeving falls for cutter and whaler and as requisite.


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23 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk]

Lat 69.2, Long 33.4

6.00am: Hands employed casting off stern moorings from shore.

9.40am: Cast off from SS Ernaston & weighed anchor.

10.00am: Let go port anchor.

10.30am: HM Trawler Bombardier came alongside.

12.40pm: Fire broke out in Bombardier's Wireless Telegraphy room & extended to magazine. All hands employed extinguishing fire.

2.15pm: Fire under control.

3.00pm: Fire extinguished.

3.30pm: Commenced pumping out burnt compartments.

pm: Hands employed tricing up hoses, stowing away gear & drying down upper deck.

9.00pm: Guns crews at night defence stations.


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24 March 1916

[Alexandrovsk to Semenova]

Lat 69.1, Long 33.4 [Obs]

9.30am: All pumps & gear returned from Bombardier.

10.25am: Weighed.

10.30am: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour & down Kola Inlet to Semenova [Murmansk].

1.20pm: Stopped.

1.25pm: Came to.

5.05pm: Weighed & proceeded to permanent berth.

5.35pm: Let go starboard anchor. Bombardier carried out & laid out sheet anchor astern. Anchor bearings: Mishukov Beacon [Mys Mishukov] North; Pinagorev Point N52E;

7.20pm: Ship moored fore & aft.


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25 March 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04 [Estimate from above anchor bearings]

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Ernaston.

12.30pm: 15 Trawlers arrived Lerwick.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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26 March 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

9.30am: Hands mustered by the Ledger.

pm: Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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27 March 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

am: Starboard fore 4.7 manned continuously throughout the day.

1.30pm: Hands employed securing collier SS Ernaston alongside.

2.00pm: Hands employed filling bags in No. 2 Hold.


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28 March 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

6.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

6.00pm: Finished coaling ship. Received 179 Tons.

6.30pm: SS Ernaston shoved off.


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29 March 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Ernaston.

pm: Hands employed turning out & cleaning cutter, cleaning HMS Albemarle’s skiff, and setting up stays &c.


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30 March 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Ernaston.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship, splicing 2½” wire, setting up rigging & funnel guys & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed oiling 2½” & 3½” wires, splicing end of 2½” wire and as requisite.


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31 March 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Ernaston & SS Southfield.

am: Hands employed reeving all boats falls, cleaning nettings & as requisite.

am: Hands employed reeving falls, overhauling guns & as requisite.

pm: Heavy pack ice drifting in harbour.

7.00pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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LOGS FOR APRIL 1916


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

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1 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Ernaston & SS Southfield.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

6.00pm: Paid Quarterly Settlement.


[From 1st to 29th April on most days at around 9pm: Darkened ship]


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2 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Southfield.

3 [tons of water] to SS Vale of Fruin.


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3 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working parties to SS Ernaston & SS Southfield.

am: Hands employed getting up Port cable for survey.

pm: Sent working party to HMS Intrepid to draw stores. Remainder of hands employed cleaning out Port Cable Locker.

4.00pm: Hands employed storing ship from trawler. Stores ex Intrepid.


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4 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working parties to SS Ernaston & SS Southfield.

am: Divers employed on HM Trawler Bombardier. Hands employed assisting in survey on port cable.

1.00pm: Sent cutter to HMS Albemarle to assist in creeping operations for anchor & cable of Ernaston.


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5 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

am: Hands employed stowing Port cable in Chain Locker, cleaning out cutter & as requisite. Sent working party to SS Ernaston.

pm: Hands employed clearing stores from HM Trawler Ganton ex SS Theseus [store carrier?].


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6 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

[Noon: Temp 25° F]

5.00pm: Received 10 cases of stores from HMS Albemarle.


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7 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

am&pm: Hands employed strapping wooden fenders, fitting wire slings in skiff, cleaning ship & as requisite.

3.00pm: Discovered leak in fore hold of HM Trawler Bombardier. Sent pump and pumping party on board.

7.00pm: Fore Hold of Bombardier dry.


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8 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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9 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

6.30am: HMS Intrepid & HMS Arlanza arrived.


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10 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

am: Petty Officer store keeper turning over stores in SS Ernaston & SS Abasis [?].

2.00pm: Ernaston came alongside.

pm: Hands employed securing collier & rigging coaling whips.

pm: Damage by Collier to Iphigenia. Starboard chains broken. Starboard light screen broken & buckled 2ft of segmental at break of Starboard Anchor bed broken.

pm: Damage to Collier:8ft of bulwark on Forecastle buckled & stay bursted [sic] from fastenings. Sharp indenture in No. 3 plate from bow 3rd strake down.


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11 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

6.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

4.00pm: Completed with coal. Received 197 Tons.


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12 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to HMS Arlanza.

am: GI [Gunnery Instructor?] overhauling 12 pounder gun in HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes.

4.00pm: Discharged 2 divers to Arlanza & transferred diving boat to her.


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13 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working parties to HMS Arlanza and SS Ernaston.

am: Remainder of hands employed fitting slings for motor boat, scraping & red-leading Port side & as requisite.


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14 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

5.30am: HM Trawler Ganton came alongside with stores.

am: Hands employed clearing Trawler.

8.00am: Working party sent to HMS Arlanza.

am&pm: Hands employed scraping rusty patches on side & red-leading same, making wire slings for motor boat & stowing away stores.


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15 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to HMS Arlanza.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.30pm: Discharged Acting Paymaster F Branford RN and 7 Ratings to SS Theseus for passage to England. [From Navy Lists Francis W. Branford]


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16 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

9.00am: HM Trawler Ganton shoved off & HM Trawler St. Cyr came alongside.


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17 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to HMS Arlanza. Remainder employed rigging main derrick.

10.30am: Worked main derrick. Hoisted in motor boat.

[Noon: Temp 27° F]

1.00pm: Sent working party in cutter to SS Ernaston & SS Lincairn with stores. Remainder employed overhauling TL [Topping Line?] & Purchase of main derrick & oiling same.

5.30pm: HMS Albemarle sailed.


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18 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to HMS Arlanza.

am&pm: Hands employed chipping round Conning Tower & over Port side.

8.30pm: HMS Albemarle arrived.


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19 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

8.00am: Sent working party to HMS Arlanza.

am: Hands employed chipping & scraping over starboard side.

10.00am: IRMS [Imperial Russian Majesty’s Ship] Ussuri arrived.

1.00pm: Sent working party to SS Southfield. Engineer working party in cutter transporting stores from SS Ernaston. Remainder employed as in forenoon.

6.15pm: Ussuri sailed.

2 tons [of water] to St. Cyr.


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20 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

6.00am: Sent working party to SS Southfield.

8.00am: Sent working party in cutter to HMS Arlanza.

11.15am: Hands employed clearing cutter from Arlanza.


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21 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

9.30am: Held Divine Service on Mess Deck. [Good Friday]

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2 tons [of water to trawler] John High.


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22 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5 tons [of water] to John High.


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23 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

9.00am: Sent working party & 1 officer in trawler to SS Umona for stores.

9.30am: Held Divine Service.

10.15am: Celebrated Holy Communion. [Easter Sunday]

1.00pm: Hands employed clearing HM Trawler Bombardier of stores.


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24 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

am: Hands employed chipping main lower mast, chipping & red-leading port side, & as requisite.

[Noon: Temp 48° F]

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon and transporting stores from trawlers.


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25 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

am&pm: Hands employed scraping, chipping and red-leading iron-work in-board.

4.30pm: HM Trawler St. Cyr arrived alongside with Canteen stores. Hands employed clearing same.

2 tons [of water to trawler] Lanercost.


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26 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

am&pm: Hands employed chipping main lower mast, scraping & red leading bare places on hull & chipping iron-work inboard.

10.00am: HM Yacht Salvator arrived.

2.00pm: Collier SS Lincairn came alongside. Hands employed securing and rigging collier.

2 tons [of water to trawler] John High.


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27 April 1916

[Semenova]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

6.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

12.15pm: Completed with coal. Received 170 Tons.

1.30pm: Hands employed hoisting in stores from SS Lincairn & returning empties.

4.30pm: Hands employed hoisting in stores from Lincairn.

6.00pm: Lincairn shoved off.

7.00pm: HM Trawler Strathyre [generally spelled Strathrye in log] came alongside with stores from SS Umona.

7.30pm: Hands employed clearing same.

9.00pm: Finished storing from Trawler.


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28 April 1916

[Semenova to Oleni Island]

Lat 69.04, Long 33.04

am: Hands employed securing for sea, setting up stays & as requisite.

1.30pm: Hands employed passing 5½” wire into HM Trawler St. Cyr.

1.30pm: Weighed starboard anchor.

2.45pm: Let go Port anchor. St. Cyr weighed stern anchor & came alongside with same.

5.00pm: Hands employed catting & securing sheet anchor.

8.30pm: Weighed.

8.50pm: Proceeded.

11.00pm: Letinski Point [Mys Letinskiy] abeam.


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29 April 1916

[Semenova to off Oleni Island]

Lat 69.07, Long 36.32 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

3.04am: Teriberski Light House abeam 4½ miles.

4.38am: Voroni Beacon abeam 2.6 miles.

5.30am: Yarnishnaya Point abeam 1¾ miles.

6.10am: Stopped both.

6.15am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Bycli[?] Point N9E; Zapadni Point [Mys Zapadnyy] S23E; South point Oleni Island [Ostrov Bol’shoy Oleniy]S69E

am: Hands employed striking down flour into Provision Room.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to watch from 1pm to 6pm.

11.45pm: Weighed Port anchor.


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30 April 1916

[Oleni Island to Ivanovski Bay – from HMS Intrepid’s log for 7th May]

Lat 68.1, Long 39.5 [Obs]

Midnight: Proceeded.

3.45am: Kharlov Light House abeam 4 miles.

8.10am: Cape Cherni abeam ½ mile.

10.30am: Entered heavy pack ice.

10.40am: Stopped.

10.42am: Proceeded as requisite to clear the ice.

10.55am: Cleared pack ice.

11.00am: Stopped.

11.30am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes came alongside for water. [2 tons]

12.40pm: Sir Mark Sykes shoved off.

12.43pm: Proceeded.

3.33pm: Stopped.

3.35pm: Let go starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: Ivanoski Peninsula [Poluostrov Ivanovskiy] N2W.


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LOGS FOR MAY 1916


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

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1 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

am: Hands employed cleaning, oiling and reeling up 5½” wire.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out & re-stowing waist nettings, scraping & chipping mast & davit and as requisite.

pm: Gave leave to the watch 4.30 to 7pm.


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2 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

1.25am: Trawlers arrived.

am: Hands employed chipping & scraping in-board, clearing out & re-stowing waist nettings.

pm: Hands employed transferring Carpenters stores from Booms to storage under Forecastle, squaring off nettings and as requisite.

pm: Leave to the watch 4.30 to 7pm.


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3 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

2.00am: HM Trawler Octoroon arrived.

am: Hands employed brooming down snow off Upper Deck & poop.

am&pm: Hands employed overhauling & oiling blocks, shackles &c and cleaning ship.


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4 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

5.15am: HM Trawler Miletus secured alongside.

6.00am: Hands employed chipping & scraping boats davits.

am&pm: Hands employed scraping & red-leading davits, cleaning ship and as requisite.

3.10pm: Miletus sailed.

5.30pm: Russian schooner arrived.


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5 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

2.00am: Armed boarding steamer HMS Carron arrived.

8.00am: HM Trawlers Arctic Prince & Octoroon sailed.

am: Hands employed chipping boats’ davits and painting funnels.

pm: Hands employed chipping davits, red-leading main lower mast and painting funnels.

6.30pm: SS Vale of Fruin & HM Trawler Cyrano came alongside.

9.00pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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6 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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7 May 1916


[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

pm: Gave leave to the watch 1pm to 6pm.

2.20pm: HMS Intrepid arrived.

3.00pm: Six trawlers arrived with collier SS Birchgrove.

8.30pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes came alongside.


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8 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

6.00am: HM Trawler Miletus arrived.

am: Hands employed rigging main derrick, chipping in-board & as requisite.

8.00am: Worked main derrick. Hoisted out motor boat and hoisted in skiff.

am: Hands employed red-leading davits, chipping, & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed chipping round gun ports and as requisite.


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9 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

am: Hands employed washing down aloft, red-leading & as requisite.

am&pm: Hands employed painting down aloft, chipping & red-leading waists & davits.


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10 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

am: Hands employed painting Bridges, unbending and stowing away starboard after awning section.

12.30pm: Collier SS Wavelet arrived.

pm: Hands employed painting under both bridges.


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11 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

am&pm: Hands employed painting on Poop round cabins & under aft Bridge, making new Ladder Fall.

10.30am: HMS Grive, armed boarding steamer, arrived.

7.00pm: Grive sailed.

9.00pm: HM Trawler Miletus came alongside.


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12 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

pm: Hands employed clearing Trawler of Canteen stores (ex SS Wavelet).

5.30pm: Finished clearing Trawler.


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13 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

am: Hands employed cleaning ship, splicing hazelwood fender Lanyards & painting skiff.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 6pm.

9.30pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes arrived.

10.30pm: HMS Grive arrived.

11.30pm: Sir Mark Sykes sailed.


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14 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 6pm.


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15 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

9.30am: Exercised Away all boats’ crew pull round all ships.

10.15am: Out Kedge anchor.

10.30am: Replaced gear.

11.00am: Hands employed clearing up decks & returning stores.

pm: Hands employed making up & stowing away Port after section of Waist Awning, turning in barge & securing same, painting skiff.


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16 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

6.00am: Hands employed securing & rigging collier.

8.15am: Commenced coaling ship.

6.50pm: Finished coaling. Received 260 Tons.


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17 May 1916

[Ivanovski Bay to Yukanskie]

Lat 68.34, Long 38.49

am: Hands employed getting up winter clothing from Bread Room.

am: Hands employed transferring clothing stores into SS Wavelet & taking in victualling stores from same.

3.00pm: Weighed.

3.12pm: Proceeded as requisite.

3.15pm: Stopped. HMS Intrepid’s boat came alongside with telegram.

3.30pm: Proceeded.

6.00pm: Course as requisite for anchorage.

7.00pm: Stopped. Came to with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings Chaichei Island [Ostrov Chaichiy – off Yukanskie (Ostrovnoy)] N57W

8.00pm: Put clocks on 40 mins.


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18 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed stowing stores, making up & stowing away foremost sections of waist awning.

am: Hands employed stowing stores, rigging bottom line for Divers and cleaning ship.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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19 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed painting skiff, davits & inboard.

10.00am: HM Trawler Miletus sailed.

2.00pm: Russian patrol vessel Vaigach arrived. [Vaygach?]

6.10pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes arrived.

7.30pm: HMS Intrepid arrived.


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20 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 6pm.


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21 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Ship iced in. Harbour completely filled with heavy pack ice.


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22 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.45am: Exercised Fire Stations.

10.05am: Exercised Collision stations.

10.10am: Replaced gear.

am: Hands employed returning stores & squaring off upper deck.

5.25pm: HMS Intrepid sailed.


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23 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Heavy pack ice drifting in the harbour.


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24 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

11.00am: Hoisted all boats on account of heavy drifting ice.


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25 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Ship surrounded by heavy pack ice

[Noon: Temp 32° F]


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26 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed painting funnel casings, hammock netting & inboard.

pm: Ship surrounded by heavy pack ice


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27 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

9.00pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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28 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Ship yawing heavily due to heavy masses of pack ice drifting down on stem & cable.

3.00am: HM Trawlers Simerson & Miletus shoved off.

Noon: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes shoved off.

pm: Ship surrounded by heavy ice.

6.40pm: Sir Mark Sykes came alongside.


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29 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed scraping paint off upper deck, holystoning deck & cleaning ship throughout.

1.45pm: Ship dragged 150 yards to ESE owing to heavy pack ice. Let go port anchor. Veered to 5½ shackles on starboard cable & 2 shackles on Port.


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30 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Ship surrounded by heavy ice.


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31 May 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Ship surrounded by heavy pack ice.


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1916


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

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1 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Ship surrounded by ice.

am: Hands employed cleaning out Barge & Boat’s gear.

11.00am: Mercurial barometer No. [blank] broken by accident.

pm: Hands employed scrubbing Boat’s gear.

5.00pm: Paid monthly money.

pm: Ship surrounded by heavy ice.


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2 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

0.10am: SS Saxon drifted ashore owing to pressure of ice.

am: Ship surrounded by heavy ice.

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

10.45am: Weighed starboard anchor.

11.40am: Weighed Port anchor. Proceeded as requisite to turn the ship in the ice and anchor in clear water at entrance of harbour. Anchor bearings: Medvyzehi Island [Ostrov Medvezhiy] Beacon N71E; Right end Vitte Island N2W.

12.40pm: Let go Starboard anchor.

1.30pm: Saxon towed in by trawlers.

3.10pm: Russian ship Kolguev arrived. [Kolgooef/Kolguyev]

5.30pm: Carpenter’s & Diving party transferring gear to trawler for repair work on Saxon.

9.00pm: Russian auxiliary cruisers Kolguev & Vaigach sailed.


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3 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Ice rapidly leaving the harbour.

7.30am: Sent working party & Divers to SS Saxon.

8.00am: Up all Bags on Forecastle.

am: Hands employed transferring stores to HM Trawler Bombardier for salvage work.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

6.30pm: Working party returned.

7.45pm: Employed clearing stores from Bombardier.


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4 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: Sent working party to SS Saxon.

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 6pm.


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5 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: Sent working party to SS Saxon.

am: Hands employed fitting fore guy on lower booms, shipping new cleats on sea boat’s davits & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed securing & rigging collier SS Wavelet.


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6 June 1916

[Yukanskie & at Sea]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

7.00am: Sent working party to SS Saxon.

[Noon: Temp 64° F]

5.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 261 Tons.

5.50pm: Collier shoved off.

7.30pm: HMS Grive arrived.

10.50pm: Weighed.

11.00pm: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

10.30pm [Presumably 11.30]: Stopped. Received salvage gear from HM Trawler Bombardier.

11.38pm: Proceeded.


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7 June 1916

[At Sea & Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

0.31am: Svyatoi Nos Light House S58W.

1.00am: Altered course S42E on account of ice.

3.00am: Stopped off Gorodetski & communicated with SS Carolyn ashore. [From Wrecksite SS Carolyn ran aground on 6th June]

4.07am: Sozonova Light House S7E; Gorodetski N75W. Proceeded.

7.10am: Svyatoi Nos Light House bore S32E.

7.50am: Course & speed as requisite for anchorage.

8.00am: Came to.


[Assuming at Yukanskie from mention of passing Svyatoi Nos; HMS Intrepid arrives there on 9th June]

[Capt. Gwatkin-Williams of HMS Intrepid wrote a book Under the Black Ensign which has several chapters about operations at Yukanskie and includes mentions of Iphigenia and a map of the area.]


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8 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning upper deck paintwork & seizing cleats on boats’ davits.

2.00pm: Sent working party to SS Mereddio to assist in coaling.

8.00pm: Let go 2nd anchor. Veered to 2 shackles. [Wind Force 7]


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9 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: HMS Intrepid arrived.

7.30am: Weighed starboard anchor.

9.00am: Sent working party to SS Saxon.

am: Hands employed seizing cleats on boats’ davits & as requisite.

11.00am: Assistant Paymaster J.R. Sale RN & Surgeon Magee RN joined ship from Lady Gwendolen.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon and cleaning out steam cutter & 2nd whaler.

2.30pm: 4 ratings joined ship from Lady Gwendolen.

6.00pm: Discharged Surgeon T. Bradburn RN to SS Lady Gwendolen for passage to England via Arkangel.


[From Navy Lists: John R. Sale; Vincent Magee; Thomas S. Bradburn]


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10 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 6pm.

5.30pm: Discharged one rating to SS Vale of Fruin.


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11 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands mustered by the open list. Read Articles of War.

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 6pm.

5.30pm: One rating joined ship from HMS Salvator.


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12 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed cleaning out sail room, refitting gig’s griping spar, cleaning up booms & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out steam cutter & whaler, refitting gig’s griping spar & as requisite.

3.00pm: Discharged one rating to HM Trawler Holyrood.

5.30pm: Discharged one rating to HM Trawler John High.


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13 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed washing down & painting outside of boats.

1.00pm: Heavy rain.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out store rooms, painting on mess deck & as requisite.

6.00pm: Continuous rain.


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14 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Aired bedding.

am&pm: Hands employed scraping steam cutter outside, painting boats & mess deck.

6.30pm: HMS Salvator came alongside.


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15 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed painting steam cutter & mess deck & as requisite.


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16 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed overhauling & re-stowing 3½” wire, fitting ladder to lower boom & as requisite.


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17 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.00pm: HMS Salvator shoved off.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.00pm: HM Trawler Exyahne came alongside.


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18 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: HMS Carron sailed.

11.00am: HMS Grive arrived.

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 6pm.


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19 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed scraping out steam cutter, overhauling coaling gear, painting on mess deck.

pm: Hands employed refitting coaling gear, painting on cable deck and as requisite.


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20 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed refitting coaling whips, helm signals and as requisite.

2.30pm: 1 rating joined from HMS Salvator.

pm: Leave to the watch 4pm to 7pm.

6.00pm: Discharged one rating to Salvator.


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21 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Aired bedding. Exercised boat pulling in Whaler & Gig.

am: Hands employed refitting funnel guys and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out Boats, scraping & oiling blocks and as requisite.

pm: Leave to the watch 4pm to 7pm.


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22 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Exercised boats crews away pulling.

am: Catted starboard anchor. Mustered bags.

pm: Hands employed cleaning top of hammock nettings, lower booms & as requisite.


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23 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.45am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.10am: Secured.

10.20am: Hands employed cleaning paintwork, setting up funnel guys and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, holystoning upper deck and as requisite.

3.00pm: Employed transferring stores from trawler.

5.00pm: Lost overboard one piece of beef (98lbs) by neglect.


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24 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Gave leave to the watch from 1pm to 7pm.

5.30pm: Exchanged one rating with HMS Salvator.


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25 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7pm.

11.30pm: Discharged one rating to SS Umgeni and Assistant Paymaster H. Ellett RNR for passage to England. [From Navy Lists Horace Ellett]


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26 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

4.00am: Discharged one rating to Norwegian Tug Nidaros.

10.30am: HMS Carron arrived.

am: Gun Layers at Dotter instruction.

pm: Hands employed turning out & lowering steam cutter and preparing for coaling.

3.30pm: Collier came alongside.

pm: Hands employed transferring stores from SS Wavelet.


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27 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

5.00pm: Finished coaling, Received 276 Tons.


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28 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56


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29 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Whaler & Gig away exercising boat pulling.

am&pm: Hands employed scrubbing blocks & woodwork.

5.30pm: Discharged one Petty Officer to HMS Salvator for passage to HMS Albemarle.


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30 June 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Commodore Kemp inspected ship & ship’s company.

am: Discharged Lieut. C.H. Champness to SS Lynton Grange to lay mine swept Channel buoys.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm


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LOGS FOR JULY 1916


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

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1 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: Discharged two ratings to trawler to tranship for passage to England.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 7pm.

5.30pm: Paid Quarterly Settlement.


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2 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

10.30am: Held Divine Service on Stokers Mess Deck.

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 7pm.

1.30pm: Collier SS Wavelet grounded. Sent working party to Wavelet.

3.00pm: Sent trawlers Exyahne & Arctic Prince to assist Wavelet.

8.00pm: Sent working party to SS Hector for stores.

10.30pm: Working party returned.


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3 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Sent working party to SS Hector.

pm: Hands employed transferring stores from Hector to Trawler & from Trawler to SS Wavelet – Remainder painting out cutter & as requisite.

2.30pm: Lieut. C.H. Champness re-joined from SS Lynton Grange.


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4 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Working party employed transferred stores from trawlers to SS Wavelet.

am: Hands employed striking down stores, assisting gunners mate getting back 4.7 guns & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed painting out 1st cutter – assisting gunners mate stowing away stores & as requisite.

4.30pm: Working party returned.

5.00pm: HM Trawler Arctic Prince came alongside with stores ex SS Rhodanthe. Employed cleaning trawler.


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5 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Sent diving party to Russian SS Sibir to clear propeller. Remainder of hands employed running back fore 4.7s and as requisite.

11.00am: HMS Salvator arrived. One Petty Officer joined ship from Salvator.

pm: 3 hands employed refitting lower booms gear. Remainder employed as in forenoon.

pm: Leave to the watch from 4.30 to 7pm.


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6 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: Sent Engineer working party to Sir J. Reckitt [HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt].

8.00am: Sent diving party to Russian SS Sibir.

9.20am: Exercised Boat pulling.

am: Hands employed painting out cutter, reeving pole halyards & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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7 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Lowered barge. Sent working party in barge to SS Hidalgo for HMS Albemarle’s stores.

10.00am: Court of Enquiry assembled on board.

pm: Sent diving party to SS Sibir to clear propeller. Remainder of hands employed clearing trawler of stores & assisting GM [Gunners Mate] stripping foremost 4.7 guns.

pm: Leave to the watch from 4.30 to 7pm.

7.30pm: Diving party returned.


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8 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: Sent diving party to SS Sibir.

8.00am: Air night clothing.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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9 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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10 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent Engineers working party to Sir J. Reckitt [HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt] & Carpenters party to Russian hulk.

am: Hands employed replacing gear in 1st cutter & clearing out cordage room.

pm: Hands employed clearing out magazines and store rooms & as requisite.


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11 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.10am: Exercised Boat Pulling.

am&pm: Hands employed hoisting out HMS Albemarle’s stores into barge, re-stowing cordage room & as requisite.

2.30pm: HMS Grive arrived. Sent barge to Grive & transferred stores to her.

4.00pm: Grive sailed.

7.00pm: SS Vale of Fruin arrived.


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12 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent Engineers working party to Sir J. Reckitt [HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt].

am: Hands employed refitting Fore Guys of Lower Booms & tarring over Russian barge.

pm: Hands employed tarring barge, restowing cordage room & refitting lower Boom Guys.

pm: Leave to the watch from 4.30 to 7pm.


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13 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Sent working party to Sir J. Reckitt [HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt] & store party to lighter to shift stores from SS Wavelet’s No. 1 hold into lighter. Remainder of hands assisting gunner’s mate with after 4.7 guns.

pm: Leave from 4.30 to 7pm to the watch.


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14 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent Engineers working party to Sir J. Reckitt [HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt].

am: Sent working party to SS Wavelet to transfer stores into lighter. Remainder of hands employed with gunner’s mate working on after 4.7s.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

pm: Leave to the watch from 4.30 to 7pm.


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15 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Sent Engineers working party to Sir J. Reckitt [HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt].

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.

5.00pm: Exercised Submarine Defence.


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16 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 7pm.


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17 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

4.00am: HM Trawler Arctic Prince sailed for Semenova.

am&pm: Sent working party to SS Wavelet to transfer stores to lighter to re-stow hold.

pm: Barge employed bringing off fresh water from shore.


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18 July 1916


[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Sent working party to SS Wavelet. Remainder of hands employed rigging Targets & testing gun circuits.

4.30pm: Working parties returned.


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19 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: HM Trawler Earl Essex arrived from Semenova.

7.30am: Working party left with barge for SS Clan Macintosh.

8.30am: Sent working party to SS Wavelet.

am: Hands employed drawing stores.

pm: Hans employed as in forenoon.

4.00pm: Working party from Clan Macintosh returned.

pm: Hands employed stowing stores below.

7.30pm: Finished stowing stores.


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20 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

11.00am: Sent Engineers working party to trawler.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: SS Wavelet came alongside.

pm: Employed rigging coaling whip.


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21 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.40am: Commenced coaling ship.

7.00am: HMS Carron arrived.

6.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 260 Tons.

pm: Employed taking in stores from SS Wavelet.

7.30pm: Wavelet shoved off.


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22 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch from 1pm to 7pm.

6.30pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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23 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 7pm.

6.00pm: Rudder head of motor boat broken while hoisting whaler.


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24 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: Lost overboard by accident: Boots, Sea, leather 1 pair.

10.00am: Landed all available men for practice.

11.00am: Landing party returned. Employed cleaning arms.

pm: Hands employed reeving new sea-boat’s falls (cutter), preparing Diving gear and as requisite.

pm: Leave from 4.30 to 7pm.


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25 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent diving party to Princess Maud [Fleet messenger] to search for HMS Arlanza’s anchor & cables. [Lost in April; see Arlanza’s Log]

am: Remainder of hands worked main derrick, hoisted out motor boat. Employed reeving new cutter’s falls & as requisite.

pm: Diving party away diving. Remainder employed as in forenoon.

6.00pm: Diving party returned.


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26 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Diving party left ship.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting guys of main derrick & Cat Davits.

5.00pm: HMS Salvator arrived with Commodore.

6.30pm: Diving party returned.


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27 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: Diving party left ship.

am: Exercised gig & whaler away boat-pulling.

am&pm: Hands employed fitting new coaling spans & as requisite.

6.30pm: Diving party returned.


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28 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: Diving party left for Princess Maud [Fleet messenger].

9.10am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.10am: Secured.

am&pm: Hands employed scrubbing mess deck deck cloths, small gear and as requisite.

6.00pm: Diving party returned.


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29 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: Sent Divers to Princess Maud [Fleet messenger].

8.00am: Aired night clothing.

11.30am: Divers completed search for anchors &c.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.

3.00pm: HMS Salvator sailed.

7.00pm: Assistant Paymaster C.J. Selwyn Smith & 9 ratings joined ship from Cesarevitch Alexi [SS Cesarevitch Alexei].

[From Navy Lists Charles J. Selwyn-Smith]


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30 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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31 July 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: Sent barge inshore to bring off fresh water.

9.30am: Sent store party to lighter.

am&pm: Hands employed turning boat’s falls, rattling down rigging, clearing up booms & as requisite.

8.00pm: Store party returned from lighter.


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1916


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

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1 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Rhodanthe.

am: Hands employed reeving new skiff’s falls, clearing up booms and fitting new gripe lanyards.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon, and greasing pins of nails on poop.


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2 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed turning in steam cutter, refitting sounding boom & running rigging.

pm: Usual leave to watchkeepers.


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3 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Sent barge to SS Tregarthen for stores.

am: Hands employed rattling down rigging, drawing stores & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed refitting strops, painting steam cutter & as requisite.

5.00pm: Discharged 2 ratings to HMS Salvator.


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4 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent all available hands to transfer stores from SS Wavelet to SS Longhirst.

pm: Hands employed transferring sheep & fodder from SS Mercuria to shore. [From Clyde Built Ships originally SS Kelvingrove]

9.30pm: Finished stores for the night.


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5 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed unloading fodder from SS Mercuria.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & transferring stores &c from Mercuria.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

5.40pm: 9 Russian TBDs arrived.


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6 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to the watch 1.30pm to 7pm.


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7 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Sent all available hands to transfer stores from SS Wavelet to SS Longhirst.

3.00pm: Received news by Wireless Telegraphy that Trawler John High was blown up by mine 5am off Sozonova. One survivor.

3.15pm: Half masted colours.

3.30pm: HM Trawler Lanercost arrived 3.30 with body of one of late crew of John High.


[See Naval History Casualty Lists for August 1916 for the names of the 14 men who died on the John High]


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8 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: After guns manned for submarine defence.

6.00am: Hands employed turning out steam cutter & cleaning ship.

9.00am: Sent working party to SS Wavelet.

am: 2 after guns manned day & night.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

5.15pm: Working party returned.


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9 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: 2 after guns manned. Remainder employed making cargo nets.

pm: Sent hands to SS Umgeni to transfer stores.

3.30pm: Working party returned.


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10 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent working party of 22 hands to SS Wavelet to transfer stores.

pm: Employed as in forenoon.

5.30pm: Working party returned.


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11 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.30am: Sent working party to SS Wavelet to transfer stores to SS Longhirst.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

5.30pm: Working party returned.


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12 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Sent working party to SS Wavelet.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to watch 1pm to 7pm.


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13 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to watch 1pm to 7pm.

8.00pm: Discharged 7 ratings (invalids) to HMS Stephen Furness for passage to England.


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14 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Wavelet.

10.00am: Russian cruiser Ussuri arrived.

5.00pm: Working party returned.


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15 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Sent working party (12 hands) to SS Wavelet. Remainder of hands employed making net slings.

5.00pm: Working party returned.


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16 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Sent all available hands to SS Wavelet.

pm: Gun’s crew at submarine defence stations.

4.00pm: Collier SS Longhirst secured alongside.


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17 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

3.40pm: Finished coaling. Received 260 tons.

4.00pm: SS Longhirst shoved off.


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18 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave from 1pm to 7pm.

7.30pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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19 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: Aired night clothing.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave from 1 to 7pm.


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20 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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21 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56


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22 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

2.00am: Exchanged one rating with HM Trawler Bombardier.


[From 22nd August to 1st December on most days: Darkened ship, time varying depending on sunset]


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23 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Sent working party to Princess Maud [fleet messenger] for stores. Remainder employed painting ship.

2.30pm: 2 Russian TBDs sailed.


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24 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Sent working party with barge to Princess Maud. Remainder of hands – parts of ship.

pm: Employed as in forenoon and unloading barge.

5.00pm: Working party returned.

6.00pm: Shipped new mercurial barometer & attached thermometer S&A Calderara.


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25 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed painting guns on Forecastle, outsides of boats, cleaning up booms & as requisite.

5.00pm: HMS Salvator arrived with Commodore.


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26 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: HMS Salvator sailed.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to watch 1pm to 7pm.


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27 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to watch from 1pm to 7pm.


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28 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: HMS Salvator arrived.

am: Exercised gig & whaler away boat pulling.

am: Hands employed fitting new helm signals, making new luff & as requisite.


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29 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.15am: HMS Salvator sailed.

7.00am: Collier SS Longhirst came alongside.

8.00am: Commenced coaling & swept collier.

10.00am: Finished coaling. Received 57 tons.

10.30am: Collier shoved off.

1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship & transferring stores from HM Trawler Devanha.


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30 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed refitting barge’s falls. After guns crews at Loader. Tested Port Life Buoy. Correct.

pm: Hands employed reeving barge’s falls, completing cargo nets refitting coaling whips & painting motor boat.


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31 August 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Exercised 2 boats’ crews away pulling. Hands employed refitting coaling whips, cleaning out boats & as requisite. Foremost guns’ crews at Loader. Gunlayers at Dotter.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out Boats, nettings and as requisite.


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1916


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

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1 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.40am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.05am: Exercised Fire stations.

10.15am: Secured.

pm: Paid monthly money. Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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2 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Up all bags & aired night clothing.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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3 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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4 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Sent trawler & working party to transfer stores from SS Longhirst to SS Kildonan.

1.30pm: Sent all available hands to Longhirst.

5.00pm: Working party returned.


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5 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Lost ammunition bag, belt & 10 rounds.

am&pm: Sent all available hands to SS Longhirst to transfer stores.

2.30pm: Discharged one Engine Room Artificer, cot case to Princess Maud for passage to England.

4.45pm: Working party returned.


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6 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Exercised Physical Drill & Boat pulling.

am&pm: Hands employed oiling blocks of boats’ falls & as requisite.


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7 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Exercised Physical Drill & Boat pulling.

am&pm: Hands employed repairing net slings, refitting boats’ gripes & as requisite.


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8 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Exercised Physical Drill & Boat pulling.

am: Gun Layers at dotter drill. After Guns’ crews at Loader.

pm: Hands employed fitting guy lanyards, drawing stores from HMS Tithonus and as requisite.

7.00pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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9 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30pm: Up all bags on Forecastle.

8.00am: Aired night clothing.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to watch 1pm to 7pm.

10.00pm: Let go starboard anchor.


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10 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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11 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.30am: Collier SS Kildonan.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

2.30pm: Finished coaling. Received 200 Tons.

3.00pm: Collier shoved off.

5.00pm: Hands to tea.


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12 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

10.30am: Tested Life Buoys after coaling. Found correct.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats, cleaning booms & as requisite.

3.45pm: HMS Salvator arrived with Commodore.

5.15pm: Salvator sailed.


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13 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: Foremost guns’ crews at Loader.

am: Sent working party to SS Cesarevitch Alexei to draw frozen meat. Remainder of hands employed cleaning out boats.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats, clearing beef from gig & as requisite.


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14 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed getting up ammunition on deck ready for transfer, fitting pads on barge’s griping spar & as requisite.

pm: Continuous rain.


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15 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Worked main derrick. Hoisted out motor boat. Hands employed clearing up booms, fitting barge’s griping spar & as requisite. Gun Layers at dotter.

pm: After guns’ crews at Loader. Tested Life Buoys: Correct.


4f962603a2fc8e2def0046b7: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 53-44937-010_0.jpg)


16 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Lost overboard by accident: Tape, measuring, Patt. No. 670B, one in no.

8.00am: Aired night clothing.

am: Sent working party to SS Scottish Prince [aka SS General Suworow] to discharge stores. Embarked stores in Scottish Prince for tug Plumgarth.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to watch 1pm to 7pm.


4f962603a2fc8e2def0046b8: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 53-44937-010_1.jpg)


17 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Lost overboard by accident: Lamp, Hand, Pattern No. 56, one in no; Hand store lamp, Patt. 275, one in no.

10.30am: HMS Salvator arrived.

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


4f962603a2fc8e2def0046b9: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 53-44937-011_0.jpg)


18 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Sent working party to SS Craigendoran to transfer stores. Remainder employed getting up 12 pounder ammunition from fore magazine.

5.00pm: Working party returned.


4f962604a2fc8e2def0046ba: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 53-44937-011_1.jpg)


19 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.30am: HMS Salvator sailed.

am&pm: Sent working party to SS Craigendoran to transfer stores. Remainder employed fitting new guy to barge’s davits, fitting helm signals and as requisite.


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20 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed transferring stores and ammunition to SS Kildonan.

4.30pm: Working party returned from Kildonan.


4f962604a2fc8e2def0046bc: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 53-44937-012_1.jpg)


21 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed making and rigging Life Lines for all boats.

pm: Hands employed preparing repair stores and trawlers spare gear for transference to HMS Intrepid.


4f962605a2fc8e2def0046bd: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 53-44937-013_0.jpg)


22 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed washing ship’s side and scrubbing wood-work.

11.00am: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.


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23 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Aired night clothing.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.00pm: Strong wind [Force 6] & frequent squalls.

5.30pm: Let go starboard anchor. [Wind force 6-7]


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24 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Weighed starboard anchor.

[Noon: Temp 45° F]

pm: Leave to the watch from 1pm to 7pm.


4f962606a2fc8e2def0046c0: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 53-44937-014_1.jpg)


25 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed overhauling rigging screws & mustering boat’s gear.


4f962606a2fc8e2def0046c1: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 53-44937-015_0.jpg)


26 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.30am: Hoisted & turned in steam boat.

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning out steam cutter, repairing Boat’s sails and as requisite.

1.30pm: Sent working party to HMS Tithonus for fresh meat.


4f962606a2fc8e2def0046c2: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44937/ADM 2053-44937-015_1.jpg)


27 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed scraping & repairing steam cutter, repairing Boat’s sails and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed repairing canopy of steam cutter, repairing Boats’ sails & as requisite.

5.30pm: Discharged 2 invalids & 8 survivors of SS Etton to SS Czar for passage to England.

[From Wrecksite: SS Etton was sunk by a mine on 20th Sept. From HMS Intrepid’s Log: the survivors were transferred to Iphigenia on 20th.]


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28 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Fore gun’s crew at anti-submarine stations.

am: Hands employed covering boats & preparing ship for coaling.

1.20pm: Let go second anchor.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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29 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.15am: Collier SS Kildonan secured alongside.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

12.30pm: Finished coaling, received 200 tons.

1.45pm: Employed taking in Victualling stores from collier.

3.00pm: Discharged one rating to HMS Salvator for passage to SS Vale of Fruin.

4.00pm: Collier shoved off.

pm: One anti-submarine gun manned throughout hours of daylight.


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30 September 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

10.30am: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to watch 1pm to 7pm.

7.30pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1916


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

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1 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: Anti-submarine gun stations.

9.00am: Sent working party of 9 hands to SS Sydney Reid to coal trawler.

am: Diving party employed clearing HM Trawler Lanercost’s propeller.

10.00am: Weighed starboard anchor.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

3.30pm: Coaling party returned.

4.00pm: Diving party finished for the day.

6.00pm: Held Evening Service in the Workshop.


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2 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.30am: Diving party employed clearing HM Trawler Lanercost’s propeller.

am: Manned one gun during daylight anti-submarine.

6.00pm: One rating re-joined from HMS Salvator.


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3 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.30am: Diving party clearing HM Trawler Lanercost’s propeller.

am&pm: One gun manned as defence against submarine attack. Remainder of hands employed scrubbing boats covers & as requisite.

[Noon: Temp 36° F]

4.00pm: Lanercost’s propeller clear.


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4 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed overhauling Boats’ sails & repairing same, 2 hands with Gunner’s Mate overhauling 4.7’s Ball race.

1.00pm: Hands mustered for Quarterly Settlement. Anti-submarine gun manned.

pm: Diving party overhauling Diving Gear. Remainder employed as in forenoon.


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5 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Constant snow squalls.

am&pm: Hands employed repairing Boats’ sails, canvas hoses & clearing out cordage store.

pm: One 4.7 gun manned as anti-submarine defence.

6.30pm: Frequent snow squalls. Let go 2nd anchor.


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6 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

2.00am: Frequent snow squalls.

am: Hands employed clearing out cordage room, repairing hoses and as requisite.

11.00am: Tested Life-Buoys: Correct.

11.30am: HMS Salvator arrived.

12.30pm: Weighed starboard anchor.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon & cleaning nettings.

3.00pm: Port after 4.7 gun manned.


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7 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: Port 4.7 guns manned.

8.30am: Aired night clothing.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.


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8 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: 2 guns manned.

1.00pm: Recreation Party landed.


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9 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed clearing steam cutter’s propeller, clearing out store rooms and as requisite.

6.00pm: Let go starboard anchor.

[8.00pm: Wind force 5-6]

9.30pm: Set Anchor Watch.


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10 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

[2.00am: Wind force 8. 6-7 for rest of the morning]

2.30am: Anchor watch set.

am: Hands employed fitting gripes for barge, clearing cordage room & as requisite. 2 guns manned.

11.20am: Small fire broke out on booms.

11.30am: Fire extinguished.

pm: Hands employed re-stowing gear on booms, making up hoses and as requisite.


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11 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: 2 guns manned.

am: Hands employed making new provision net, gripes for Barge and as requisite.

[Noon: Temp 30° F]

pm: Sent working party to HMS Tithonus to draw fresh meat. Remainder as in forenoon.

6.30pm: Working party returned.


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12 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed making new provision net, cleaning out boats, assisting Gunner’s Mate & as requisite.

4.00pm: HMS Salvator arrived.


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13 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed making net slings, assisting Gunner’s Mate, clearing down booms & as requisite.

11.30am: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.


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14 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave to the watch 1pm to 7pm.

2.30pm: Landed recreation party.


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15 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

10.00am: HMS Salvator sailed with convoy for Kola.

pm: Leave to the watch 1pm to 6pm


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16 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats and store rooms, mustering coaling gear & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed clearing HM Trawler Simerson of stores.


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17 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Worked Main Derrick. Hoisted in Motor Boat.

am: Hands employed preparing for coaling.

pm: Hands employed preparing for coaling and drawing victualling stores (40 cases) from HMS Intrepid.


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18 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.50am: Collier SS Kildonan alongside. Employed rigging collier.

8.10am: Commenced coaling.

Noon: Dinner.

1.35pm: Finished coaling. Received 235 Tons.

2.15pm: Collier shoved off.


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19 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: HMS Salvator arrived.

10.30am: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

1.30pm: Sent working party to SS Saba to discharge stores &c.

5.30pm: Working party returned.

8.00pm: Sent working party of 8 hands with hammocks to British SS Trowbridge.


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20 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Working party in SS Trowbridge.

am: Hands employed sweeping down upper deck.

8.00am: Sent working party to HMS Tithonus to draw beef.

9.45am: HMS Vindictive arrived.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

4.00pm: Sent working party to HMS Intrepid to draw potatoes &c.

6.15pm: Completed drawing stores.


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21 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Let go 2nd Anchor.

11.00am: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.30pm: Weighed 2nd anchor.

pm: Pumping Party in SS Trowbridge.


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22 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Pumping Party in SS Trowbridge.

9.00am: Sent Diving Party to Trowbridge.

pm: Diving & Pumping Party in Trowbridge.

3.30pm: Diving Party returned.

pm: Hands employed getting up ammunition for Boom Trawlers.


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23 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Pumping Party in SS Trowbridge.

8.30am: Sent Diving Party to Trowbridge.

am: Remainder of hands employed cleaning out Spirit Room & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed transferring stores to trawler for HMS Vindictive and getting up stores on deck.

5.00pm: Diving Party returned.


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24 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

2.00am: Let go 2nd Anchor. [4am: Wind force 5-6]

9.00am: Sent working party to SS Arabier. [Originally SS Manningtry]

am&pm: Hands employed transferring stores from ship to collier by means of trawler.

4.30pm: Working Party returned.


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25 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.30am: Sent Diving Party to SS Trowbridge.

9.30am: Sent working party to transfer stores from Store Hulk to SS Arabier.

11.30am: Weighed starboard anchor.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

3.30pm: Diving part returned.

4.30pm: Working Party returned.

pm: Pumping party in Trowbridge.


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26 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Pumping party in SS Trowbridge.

am&pm: Sent working party to transfer stores from SS Sydney Reid to SS Arabier.

4.30pm: Working Party returned.

6.00pm: Discharged Assistant Paymaster Selwyn Smith & Skipper Stoner to HMS Vindictive. [From Navy Lists Alexander Stoner]


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27 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Sent working party ashore to moor Russian Barge (Store Hulk) in Creek.

10.30am: Tested Life-Buoys: Correct.

11.00am: Assistant Paymaster Selwyn Smith rejoined ship.

1.00pm: Sent working party ashore to lay out anchor for Russian Barge.

3.00pm: Pumping Party from SS Trowbridge.

4.30pm: HMS Vindictive sailed.


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28 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.45am: Small fire broke out in Wireless Telegraphy room. Hands to fire stations.

9.10am: Fire extinguished.

12.30pm: Let go 2nd anchor.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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29 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

10.00pm: Set anchor watch.


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30 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and rigging main derrick.

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Kildonan. Remainder employed hoisting out motor boat and as requisite.

11.45am: HMS Salvator arrived with Commodore.

1.45pm: Salvator sailed.

pm: Working party in Kildonan. Remainder employed cleaning up Booms.

4.30pm: Working party returned.

6.00pm: Set anchor watch. [Wind force 6-7 at 4pm & 8pm]

9.00pm: Heavy squalls at intervals.

10.00pm: Anchor watch set.


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31 October 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.00am: Anchor watch set.

2.30am: Wind decreasing in force.

am&pm: Sent working party to SS Kildonan to transfer stores to SS Arabier. Remainder of hands employed cleaning boats gear.

pm: Lost overboard by accident from Motor Boat. Anchor, Boats 40lb, one in no.; Chain cable ¼lbs, 25 fathoms.

4.30pm: Working party returned.


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LOG BOOK – NOVEMBER 1ST TO DECEMBER 1ST 1916


LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1916


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

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1 November 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.30am: Hoisted & turned in steam cutter.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting steam cutter’s gear, cleaning out boats & cleaning ship.

[Noon: Temp 36° F]

10.30pm: Set anchor watch. [Wind force 5 at midnight]


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2 November 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

2.00am: Wind easing down.

9.00am: Sent working party of all available hands to SS Kildonan.

pm: Working party in Kildonan remainder of hands employed preparing for coaling.

pm: Divers employed surveying damage to HM Trawler Strathyre.


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3 November 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.00am: Collier came alongside. Employed rigging collier.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

3.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 180 Tons.


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4 November 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

11.00am: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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5 November 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: HMS Vindictive arrived.


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6 November 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

am: Hands employed securing boats and preparing ship for sea.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon and taking in stores.

5.00pm: 7 stokers from HMS Vindictive joined for passage to England, also one Private RMLI from HMS Intrepid (prisoner).

pm: Lost overboard by accident: Lamps Acetylene 1 in number; Lamps Acetylene Bulkhead 4 in number.


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7 November 1916

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.00am: Weighed Port anchor & cable & secured it for sea.

1.00pm: Put back clocks 40 mins.

1.00pm: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour accompanied by HMS Salvator & 6 trawlers.

1.45pm: Port engine disabled. Returned to outer anchorage,

2.32pm: Came to.


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8 November 1916

[Yukanskie to Lerwick]

Lat 68.7, Long 38.5 [DR]

6.15am: Weighed.

6.30am: Proceeded out of harbour. HMS Salvator & 6 Trawlers in company.

6.52am: Reduced to slow. Escort took up Day cruising order.

7.25am: Svyatoi Nos bore N70E.

10.00am: Exercised General Quarters.

3.00pm: Assumed night organisation (single line ahead).

5.30pm: Wind veering to NNE.


[From 8th to 15th November: Watch at day action stations during the day and Night Defence stations at night]


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9 November 1916

[Yukanskie to Lerwick]

Lat 71.3, Long 33.0 [DR]

8.00am: Escort assumed day organisation.

9.00am: Put clocks back 30 mins.

2.15pm: Assumed night organisation.


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10 November 1916

[Yukanskie to Lerwick]

Lat 72.2, Long 23.8 [DR]

7.25am: Took up day cruising order.

9.00am: Put clocks back 30 mins.


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11 November 1916

[Yukanskie to Lerwick]

Lat 72.3, Long 13.6 [DR]

4.15am: Observed Latitude by Polaris 72° 55’ 30”N

9.00am: Put clocks back 30 mins.

am: Carried out Saturday Routine.

11.00am: Tested Life-Buoys: Correct.

2.30pm: Observed Latitude by Polaris 71° 56’N


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12 November 1916

[Yukanskie to Lerwick]

Lat 69.3, Long 6.8 [DR]

4.10am: Observed Latitude by Polaris 70° 23’N

9.00am: Put clocks back 30 mins.

1.35pm: Passed Trawler T21 steering ENE.

4.15pm: Observed Latitude by Polaris 68° 51’N


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13 November 1916

[Yukanskie to Lerwick]

Lat 66.3, Long 1.8 [DR]

am: Watch at Day Action stations. Remainder painting steam cutter, motor boat & skiff.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.


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14 November 1916

[Yukanskie to Lerwick]

Lat 62.9, Long 0.0 [Obs]

4.10am: Observed Latitude by Polaris 64° 11’N

7.00am: Observed Latitude by Polaris 63° 31’N

1.35pm: Passed Trawler T21 steering ENE.

4.20pm: Observed Latitude by Polaris 62° 16’N


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15 November 1916

[Yukanskie to Lerwick & at Lerwick]

Lat 60.16, Long -1.15

4.00am: Escort formed astern of Iphigenia.

6.55am: Out Skerries Light abeam to starboard 9 miles.

9.30am: Course as requisite for entering Lerwick Harbour.

10.00am: Stopped. Came to.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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16 November 1916

[Lerwick]

Lat 60.16, Long -1.15

1.00am: Anchor bearing correct.

am&pm: Hands employed re-securing all boats for sea, preparing for coaling & as requisite.


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17 November 1916

[Lerwick to Rosyth & at Lerwick]

Lat 59.8, Long -1.1 [X Bgs]

am: Hands employed turning out starboard boats & securing for sea.

7.00am: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

9.35am: Proceeded course & speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.03am: Kirkabister Light House abeam.

11.40am: Sumburgh Head abeam 7½ miles.

1.55pm: Fair Isle (summit) abeam.

pm: Watch at Day Action stations.

4.00pm: Rough head sea.

pm: Watch at Night Defence stations.

6.30pm: Altered course to avoid steamer.


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18 November 1916

[Lerwick to Rosyth & at Rosyth]

Lat 56.1, Long -3.0 [Obs]

am: Watch at Night Defence stations.

3.00am: Ship rolling very heavily.

7.40am: Sighted Scurdy Ness Light House S72°W.

9.29am: Bell Rock abeam to Port 1½ miles.

12.30pm: Inch Keith abeam.

12.50pm: Oxcars abeam.

12.55pm: Passed thro’ Boom.

1.15pm: Inch Garvie abeam. Course as requisite for anchorage.

1.38pm: Stopped both.

1.40pm: Came to in A3 Berth. Anchor bearings: Blackness Light S61W; Binns Tower S40W.

8.00pm: Set anchor watch. [Wind force 7-8; at 10 & 11pm weather very squally; midnight wind force 7-9]

10.30pm: Raised steam for slow speed. Anchor bearings correct.


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19 November 1916

[Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

[Wind force during whole day 7 or 8]

5.55am: Let go Port anchor (ship’s head ESE)

8.30am: Collier SS Mostyn came alongside. Rigged collier.

8.50am: Commenced coaling.

9.05am: Ship dragging. Ceased coaling & shoved off collier. Weighed and shifted berth.

10.00am: Let go starboard anchor. Let go Port anchor. Anchor bearings: Blackness Light S61W; Binns Tower S40W.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.30pm: Set anchor watch.

7.30pm: Anchor bearings correct.


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20 November 1916

[Rosyth to Shields & at Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00am: Anchor bearings correct.

5.00am: Wind decreasing. [Force 4]

7.30am: Collier SS Mostyn alongside. Employed rigging collier.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

11.00am: Ceased coaling. Received 164 Tons.

11.20am: Collier shoved off.

1.00pm: HMS Dublin sailed. Weighed Port anchor.

3.00pm: Tested Life Buoys: Correct.

5.30pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite out of harbour - slow speed.

6.09pm: Inch Garvie abeam. 10 knots.

7.00pm: Inch Keith abeam.

9.10pm: May Island bore N 1½ miles.

10.30pm: Sighted St. Abbs Head Light S20W.


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21 November 1916

[Rosyth to Shields]

Lat 55.00, Long -1.44

7.30am: TBD Waveney joined to lead ship in.

8.07am: Passed through Breakwater.

8.10am: Pilot came onboard.

8.17am: Tug secured ahead. Course & speed as requisite for securing to HMS Satellite Buoys off Shields. [HMS Satellite was a drill ship at North Shields]

pm: Hands employed refitting tackles, reeling up wires & as requisite.


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22 November 1916

[Shields to Grimsby]

Lat 54.8, Long -1.2 [Obs]

7.00am: Unshackled from buoy & rove slip rope.

9.30am: Pilot cam onboard. Tugs secured head & stern.

10.30am: Slipped from buoy & proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

10.48am: Stopped. Pilot left.

10.50am: Proceeded.

11.00am: HMS Peregrine & HMS Panther in company.

1.00pm: Entered War Channel. Courses as requisite for proceeding through War Channel.

1.40pm: Whitby Light House abeam.

2.42pm: Scarborough Signal Station abeam.

3.35pm: Flamborough Light House abeam 3 miles.

6.30pm: Humber Light Vessel abeam.

7.10pm: Passed Bull Light Vessel.

7.25pm: Course as requisite for passing thro’ boom & anchoring off Grimsby.

7.55pm: Stopped both. Let go starboard anchor. Anchored after dark, no anchor bearings obtainable.


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23 November 1916

[Grimsby to Harwich]

Lat 52.9, Long 1.7 [Obs]

5.30am: Weighed.

5.45am: Proceeded, course & speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.17am: Bull Light Vessel abeam.

7.00am: Entered war channel.

7.06am: Passed wreck in war channel bottom up.

am: Course as requisite for proceeding thro’ war channel.

11.27am: Haisborough Light Vessel N60E.

12.28pm: Passed HMS Princess Margaret.

12.53pm: Cockle Light vessel abeam 3 cables. Course as requisite for proceeding through Yarmouth Roads.

1.23pm: St. Nicholas Light Vessel abeam.

2.45pm: Entered War Channel off Pakefield.

4.00pm: Shipwash Light Vessel abeam.

5.03pm: Sunk Light Vessel abeam.

5.49pm: Cork Light Vessel abeam.

6.04pm: Beach end buoy abeam. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

6.14pm: Slow both.

6.33pm: Stopped both. Let go Port anchor. Anchor bearings: Shotley FS N88W; Harwich Pier S37W.


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24 November 1916

[Harwich to Sheerness]

Lat 51.6, Long 1.3 [Obs]

9.00am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

9.24am: Beach End buoy abeam.

9.40am: Cork Light Vessel abeam.

10.17am: Sunk Light Vessel abeam.

12.03pm: Edinburgh Light Vessel abeam.

12.34pm: Knob buoy abeam.

12.42pm: East Oaze buoy abeam.

1.00pm: West Oaze buoy abeam.

1.20pm: Outer bar buoy abeam. Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

2.10pm: Stopped both & secured to No. 10 buoy at Sheerness.

pm: Hands employed turning in starboard boats.


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25 November 1916

[Sheerness to Chatham]

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

6.00am: Hands employed getting up ammunition. Gunner’s Mate unfuzing Lyddite shell.

8.00am: Ammunition Lighter alongside.

am: Hands employed hoisting out ammunition.

10.30am: Completed discharge of ammunition.

am: Hands employed turning in Port Boats & unshackling starboard cable & reeving slip rope.

11.30am: Pilot came on board.

12.30pm: Unshackled Port cable.

12.40pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite under Pilot to Chatham.

1.30pm: Docked in North Lock.

2.30pm: Warped into No. 3 basin & secured alongside wall.

pm: Leave to the watch 4.30 to 7am.


[From 25th to 30th November at about 5:30pm: Fire Stations correct.]


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26 November 1916

[Chatham]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to the watch from noon to 7am.


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27 November 1916

[Chatham]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

6.00am: Hands employed getting up Paymaster’s stores.

am&pm: Hands employed discharging Paymaster’s stores into lighter & getting up Bosun’s stores on deck.

2.00pm: Discharged one Private RMLI to Detention Barracks. Discharged 4 ratings to RN Barracks for hospital.

pm: Leave to the watch from 4.30 to 7am.


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28 November 1916

[Chatham]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

6.00am: Hands employed getting up Paymaster’s stores.

am&pm: Hands employed getting up Paymaster’s & Bosun’s stores & mustering same on jetty. Working party 12 hands on board from RN Barracks.

pm: Leave to the watch from 4.30 to 7am.


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29 November 1916

[Chatham]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

6.00am: Hands employed transferring Paymaster’s stores to lighter.

am: Working party from RN Barracks on board.

am: Hands employed returning Charts & Chronometers, Confidential Books & Bosun’s stores

pm: [Barometer & thermometers] Unshipped.

pm: Hands employed returning Bosun’s & Paymaster’s stores.

pm: Leave to the watch from 4.30 to 7am.


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30 November 1916

[Chatham]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

am: Working party from RN Barracks on board.

am: Hands employed returning Paymaster’s stores, Bosun’s stores, Navigator’s stores & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed returning stores to Dockyard.

pm: Leave to the watch from 4.30 to 11pm.


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1 December 1916

[Chatham]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

7.00am: Hands employed transferring bags & hammocks on to jetty.

8.00am: Care & maintenance party came on board.

9.00am: Ship paid off into Care & maintenance party.


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DECEMBER 1916 to FEBRUARY 1917 not included



LOG BOOK – MARCH 5TH TO MARCH 31ST 1917


LOGS FOR MARCH 1917


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

[Signed] C. Potter Lieut. RNR Navigating Officer [from Navy Lists Colin Potter]

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Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: M 869. 284° 4A ~ 16

Height of cistern above sea: 10 feet

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: Aft amidships

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: A.C. Cosser & Son.

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: Harper & Sons


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5 March 1917

Chatham Dockyard

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

2nd March 1917 9.00am Commissioned ship. Hoisted ensign & pennant.

8.00am: Hands joined ship from RN Barracks.

12.45pm: Hands to dinner.

4.00pm: Hands to tea; shift into night clothing.

4.45pm: Clear up decks.

5.00pm: Clear lower deck. Exercised Fire Stations.

5.15pm: Liberty men ashore.

6.30pm: Liberty men ashore.

7.00pm: Hands to supper.

9.00pm: Rounds.

10.00pm: Pipe down.


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6 March 1917

Chatham Dockyard

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

6.15am: Called the hands.

7.00am: Breakfast & cleaning into refitting rig.

9.00am: Working party from RN Barracks arrived aboard.

Noon: Dinner.

1.15pm: Hands employed @ painting ship.

pm: 12 ratings joined ship. Working party arrived from RN Barracks & employed as requisite.

5.00pm: Exercised the watch at Fire Stations. Leave for Starboard Watch until 7am.

7.00pm: Hands to supper.

9.00pm: Rounds.

10.00pm: Pipe down.


[The above meal times and ‘Called the hands’, ‘Rounds’ & ‘Pipe down’ are routine entries and have not been transcribed below.]


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7 March 1917

Chatham Dockyard

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

7.30am: Stokers working party arrived from Chatham Barracks.

7.50am: Hands commenced coaling ship.

10.30am: Finished coaling (30 Tons).

12.45pm: 3 ratings joined ship from RN Barracks.

4.00pm: Working party from RN Barracks arrived.

5.00pm: Read Warrant No. 1. Exercised Fire Stations.

6.00pm: Leave for Port Watch until 7am.


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8 March 1917

Chatham Dockyard

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

6.30am: Quarters. Clean guns.

8.00am: Working party from RN Barracks arrived.

1.15pm: Exercised ship’s company at abandon ship, Fire & collision stations.

5.00pm: Leave for the Watch until 10pm.


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9 March 1917

Chatham Dockyard

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

8.00am: Seaman & stokers working party arrived from RN Barracks.

10.30am: Flag Captain & staff inspected ship.

1.15pm: Hands employed at painting boats & drawing stores.

3.00pm: 14 RNCVR [Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve] ratings joined ship from RN Barracks & 5 ratings left for Ditto.

5.00pm: Leave for Port Watch until 7am.

5.15pm: 2 rating joined ship from RN Barracks.

Midnight: Discharged 1 rating to hospital


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10 March 1917

Chatham & Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65 [Estimate between Chatham & Sheerness]

6.30am: Hands to clean guns & clearing upper deck.

10.20am: 1 Rating left ship for RN Barracks.

11.10am: Proceeded from South Dock to Sheerness. Engines & helm as requisite. Pilot assisting.

12.30pm: Moored to No. 25 Buoy at Sheerness.

1.30pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

2.15pm: Hands employed ammunitioning ship.

6.30pm: 5 ratings joined ship.

7.15pm: Finished ammunitioning.

8.30pm: Finished clearing ammunition lighter No. 2


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11 March 1917

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

6.45am: Hands scrub & wash upper deck & stowing ammunition.

3.20pm: Tug arrived to place ship alongside coal hulk.

3.50pm: Slipped from buoy & proceeded to coal hulk.

4.10pm: Ship secure to coal hulk.

5.45pm: Hands prepared ship for coaling.


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12 March 1917

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

5.50am: Coaled ship with hands.

2.00pm: 1 seaman Petty Officer joined ship.

8.20pm: 1 rating exchanged with 1 rating from HMS Diamond.

9.20pm: Finished coaling. Cleared up decks.


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13 March 1917

Sheerness to Humber

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

7.50am: Tug arrived to shift ship.

9.00am: Shifted ship from Coal hulk to No. 25 Buoy Sheerness.

9.25am: Hands employed at securing boats for sea & securing ship generally.

am: Swung ship for adjustment of compasses.

1.00pm: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

1.15pm: Proceeded to sea via Sheerness Channel, Oaze & Knob Channels thence up Black Deep.

3.20pm: Picked up escort & ordered her to take station ahead.

5.00pm: Night defence stations.

pm: Proceeding up Swept War Channel.

9.52pm: Ordered escort to take station astern & follow movements of vessel.

10.40pm: Exercised Night boat’s crew.


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14 March 1917

Sheerness to Humber & to Peterhead

Lat 53.59, Long 0.04 [Estimate in mouth of Humber]

8.54am: Passed Bull Light vessel.

9.14am: Passed through Boom Defence in the Humber.

9.16am: Slow.

9.18am: Anchored inside Boom Defence.

11.50am: Weighed & proceeded to sea.

Noon: Passed outwards through Boom gate.

1.00pm: Passed P Buoy in War Channel.

pm: Proceeded up Swept War Channel.

6.23pm: Passed end buoy of War Channel.

5.30pm: Night defence stations.

7.48pm: Exercised Sea boat’s crew.

8.15pm: Stationed escorting TBD on Starboard quarter.

10.40pm: Escorting TBD left in accordance with previous orders.

11.15pm: Exercised Night boat’s crew.


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15 March 1917

Humber to Peterhead & Swarbacks Minn

Lat 57.5, Long -1.78

2.30am: Exercised Sea boat’s crew.

6.40am: Sighted Buchan Ness Light House bearing N1°E.

7.15am: Anchored inside Peterhead Breakwater.

1.30pm: Gave leave to Petty Officers until 5.30.

6.45pm: Hove up anchor.

6.58pm: Weighed & proceeded out of Peterhead harbour.

10.15pm: Exercised Sea boat’s crew.


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16 March 1917

Peterhead to Swarbacks Minn

Lat 60.36, Long -1.32

5.30am: Commenced regular zigzag.

9.05am: Stopped zigzagging. Courses & speeds as requisite to close the land & follow coastline.

10.00am: Closed with TB escort.

10.35am: TB returned to patrol.

11.00am: Anchored in Olna Firth.

pm: Hands employed at preparing ship for coaling.

3.30pm: Quarters unload & clean guns.

4.15pm: Read warrant No. 2.

4.15pm: Collier came alongside.

6.45pm: Moored up boats.


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17 March 1917

Swarbacks Minn [Olna Firth & Busta Voe]

Lat 60.36, Long -1.32

5.50am: Commenced coaling.

2.00pm: SS Chinaman arrived alongside with stewards stores.

3.20pm: Finished coaling. Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

3.15pm: Weighed & proceeded to Busta Voe.

4.15pm: Anchored in Busta Voe.

pm: Passed pumps & salvage apparatus into HMS Motagua's [Montagua in log] boat. [HMS Motagua had struck a mine the previous day]

11.40pm: Relief carpenter’s crew & extra hoses sent to Motagua.


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18 March 1917

Busta Voe

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36

0.35am: Relieved carpenter’s crew etc. returned on board.

5.45am: Relief carpenter party left ship for Motagua.

6.50am: Relieved carpenter party arrived back to the ship.

8.15am: Water boat alongside.

12.30pm: Carpenters relief working party went to Motagua.

8.00pm: Carpenter’s party left ship for Motagua with hammocks. 8 Carpenter ratings lent to Motagua.


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19 March 1917

Busta Voe

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36

11.20am: Water boat alongside.

1.15pm: Lowered barge & landed football party.

2.15pm: Sent boat away for sand.


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20 March 1917

Busta Voe

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36

9.30am: General quarters. Abandon ship, fire & collision stations.

1.15pm: Gun quarters.

1.30pm: Engineer’s party left for Motagua.

pm: Canadian training class to instruction. Stokers whalers crews for exercise.

6.00pm: Beef boat alongside.

6.00pm: 6 ratings lent to Motagua.


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21 March 1917

Busta Voe

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36

8.15am: Hoisted motor boat for repairs.

am&pm: Canadian training class to instruction.

5.45pm: Lieut. Jones & party left to salve 2nd motor boat.

6.50pm: Motor boat towed in & hoisted.


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22 March 1917

Busta Voe

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36

10.00am: Swung ship by tug for adjustment of compasses.

2.50pm: HMS Vienna arrived in harbour.

4.00pm: Inspected clean hammocks. 2 ratings returned from Motagua.

4.55pm: Landed football party.

6.30pm: Football party returned.

6.45pm: Carpenter’s party left ship for Motagua.


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23 March 1917

Busta Voe

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36

8.15am: Pier party left the ship.

9.35am: Hands prepared for coaling.

Noon: Hands to make & mend.

1.30pm: Football party & pier party landed. 1 rating discharged to hospital ship Burbice [RFA Berbice].

5.45pm: Collier alongside.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS IPHIGENIA
Operations in North Russia 1917

JP map Iphigenia 1917

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24 March 1917

Busta Voe to Kola Inlet [& at Busta Voe]

Lat 60.38, Long -1.36

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

7.30am: Completed with coal. Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

8.00am: Potato boat alongside.

10.00am: 8 ratings rejoined from HMS Motagua.

11.50am: Beef boat alongside.

6.45pm: 2 ratings discharged to HMS Gibraltar.

7.40pm: Weighed anchor & proceeded to sea.

8.27pm: Passed outwards through Swarbacks Minn Boom.

9.20pm: Decreased speed to secure motor boat.

10.00pm: Boat secured. Increased to 93 revs.


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25 March 1917

Busta Voe to Kola Inlet

Lat 63.4, Long -1.8 [Obs]

5.00am: Commenced irregular 2 points ZZ every 10 mins.

8.00am: Lat 62°35’N, Long 1°52’W

11.30am: Ceased ZZ.

8.00pm: Lat 64°30’N, Long 1°47’W


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26 March 1917

Busta Voe to Kola Inlet

Lat 65.3, Long -1.5 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 64°50’N, Long 1°47’W

8.00pm: Lat 66°10’N, Long 0°6’E


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27 March 1917

Busta Voe to Kola Inlet

Lat 68.3, Long 4.9 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 67°43’N, Long 3°43’E


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28 March 1917

Busta Voe to Kola Inlet

Lat 71.2, Long 14.7 [DR]

6.45am: Passed submerged derelict. Two masts showing 3 feet above water. Lat 70°50’N Long 12°42’E

8.00am: Lat 70°58’N, Long 14°12’E

8.00pm: Lat 71°58’N, Long 18°14’E

10.50pm: Put clocks onwards 30 mins.


[Photograph from collection of Captain’s photos (see below) showing capstan covered in ice on March 28th]


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29 March 1917

Busta Voe to Kola Inlet

Lat 72.5, Long 27.2 [Obs/DR]

1.00am: Put clocks on 30 minutes.

am: Hands employed at clearing ship of ice & snow etc.

8.00am: Lat 72°15’N, Long 25°1’E

10.30am: Put clocks on 30 mins.

[Noon: Temp 15°F]

3.10pm: Encountered small pieces of floe ice at intervals. Altered course as necessary to avoid them.

8.00pm: Lat 71°49’N, Long 31°33’E

10.20pm: Stopped engines at intervals speed varying from dead slow to half speed. Course as requisite to avoid large quantities of floe ice.


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30 March 1917

Busta Voe to Kola Inlet

Lat 70.2, Long 34.3 [DR]

am: Encountered large quantities of floe ice at frequent intervals. Courses & speeds as requisite to avoid ice

7.00am: Cleared the ice.

8.00am: Lat 71°0’N, Long 35°7’E

1.47pm: Sighted land bearing ahead.

2.03pm: Altered course for Toros Island [Ostrov Toros].

3.00pm: Sighted periscopes of submarine. Lat 69°32’N Long 33°50’E

4.00pm: Proceeded up Kola Inlet.

7.15pm: Anchored in Romanoff Anchorage [Murmansk].


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31 March 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.20am: Weighed & proceeded alongside collier.

10.45am: Commenced coaling ship with assistance of HMS Glory’s working party.

[Noon: Temp 37°F]

1.00pm: Lifebuoys tested: found correct.

8.20pm: Finished coaling. Glory coaling party returned.

[Signed]G.H. Irton Parker, Lieut. Commander in command, HMS Iphigenia 10 April 1917 [George Hoskins Irton Parker]


[A collection of photographs taken by the Captain in 1917 while serving on Iphigenia has been loaded on flickr by one of the Captain’s descendants.]


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LOGS FOR APRIL 1917


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

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Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: A 869 M. S&A Calderara. London

Height of cistern above sea: 20 feet

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: Upper deck aft

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: 7894 & 7895 Cosser & Sons

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: Harper Birmingham


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1 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.12am: Cast off collier. Engines & helm as requisite.

8.17am: Anchored off Romanoff.

10.30am: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

11.25am: HMS Vindictive weighed & proceeded.

pm: Starboard watch employed at clearing out forward store rooms.

6.00pm: Weighed anchor & proceeded up harbour to take station near wreck (SS Nigeria).

6.30pm: Anchored off Nigeria in Romanoff upper Roads. Laid stern of ship alongside wreck, reeving cable as requisite.

10.00pm: Ship secure.


[From Historial RFA: Nigeria had been extensively damaged by fire on 9th March. Photo of Nigeria wreck from collection of Captain’s photos]


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2 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am&pm: Hands employed at getting gear ready for salvage & warping ship alongside the wreck.

5.00pm: Paid monthly money.


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3 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

9.00am: Hands commenced work on SS Nigeria, for the purpose of raising & salvage.

pm: Hands working on the wreck.


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4 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am&pm: Hands employed throughout on SS Nigeria. Divers working: salvage operations.


[Photo of divers at the wreck of the Nigeria from collection of Captain’s photos]


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5 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

0.30am: Hands ceased work for the night.

am&pm: Hands employed at salvage operation on the SS Nigeria. Diving operation in progress.

11.00pm: Carpenter’s party carrying on work aboard Nigeria.


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6 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

2.10am: Carpenter’s party finished work on SS Nigeria.

am&pm: Hands employed at salvage operation on Nigeria.

2.00pm: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

3.00pm: Tug No. 8 came alongside.

8.00pm: Tide watching party on Nigeria.

11.00pm: Carpenter’s party working on Nigeria.


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7 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

1.40am: Carpenter’s party finished for the night.

am: Hands employed drawing timber & sand for salvage purposes.

pm: Diving operation in progress on SS Nigeria.

pm: Hands employed working on Nigeria as requisite.


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8 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

1.30am: Salvage Tug No. 8 made fast to shore side of SS Nigeria.

am&pm: Hands employed as requisite in salvage operations aboard Nigeria.

[Noon: Temp 24°F]

2.20pm: 1 Rating joined ship.

pm: Hands employed at clearing ice off deck of Nigeria. Working by watches.


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9 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am&pm: Hands working by watches in salvage operation on SS Nigeria.

10.00pm: All guns cleared away and small arms got ready if required.


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10 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am&pm: Hands employed by watches on SS Nigeria (salvage operations).


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11 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am&pm: Hands employed at salvage operations on SS Nigeria.

pm: Hands employed at shifting stores on Nigeria.


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12 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am&pm: Hands employed at salvage operations on SS Nigeria.

6.20pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

6.50pm: Hands disembarking ammunition from Sir Mark Sykes.


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13 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am: Hands employed at preparing SS Nigeria for shifting into stream.

10.20am: Tug Sunderland came alongside. Commenced shifting Nigeria into stream, Sunderland assisting.

2.55pm: Dropped Nigeria’s anchor in 20 fathoms off Romanoff.

pm: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

4.00pm: Shifted ship round and made fast again alongside Nigeria.

5.20pm: Finished with engines.


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14 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am: Hands employed at salvage operations on SS Nigeria.

9.00am: Diving operations commenced on ship's propellors.

[Noon: Temp 44°F]

pm: Hands employed at clearing ice from Nigeria and as required for diving boat.

4.40pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.


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15 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am: Hands employed at salvage operations of SS Nigeria, and picking up kedge anchors with assistance of tug Sunderland.

am: Divers examined Port & Starboard propellors. Port Blade, 1 in No. split & slightly turned over. Starboard Blade, 1 in No. piece of about 12" broken off tip.

pm: Afternoon observed as Sabbath.

6.30pm: Water boat alongside.

7.20pm: HM Trawler Bombardier alongside.


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16 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am: Party of divers in tug Sunderland employed at recovering SS Nigeria’s anchor & cable.

4.00pm: Scrub & wash clothes.

8.15pm: Diving party returned.

8.50pm: Tug Sunderland returned with cable party.


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17 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am: Tug Sunderland & cable party employed at picking up SS Nigeria’s starboard anchor. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

10.05am: Marines General Inspection by Major Sheldon (HMS Glory).

1.15pm: Diving party left ship to assist party in tug Sunderland. Remainder of hands employed on Nigeria as requisite.

7.00pm: Diving party returned.

8.00pm: Sunderland with cable party returned.


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18 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.15am: Tug Sunderland left with cable party.

am: Hands employed in turning over stores in SS Nigeria for survey & as requisite.

11.15am: Tug Sunderland returned.

pm: Hands employed in heaving in anchor & cable to Nigeria from Sunderland & as requisite.

5.45pm: Water boat alongside.


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19 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am&pm: Hands employed as requisite & on SS Nigeria.


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20 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am&pm: Hands employed on SS Nigeria as requisite.

10.00am: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

[Noon: Temp 31°F]

1.00pm: Sir James Rickett [HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt] came alongside Nigeria.


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21 April 1917

Romanoff [Murmansk]

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.25am: SS Tarbetness made fast alongside starboard side of SS Nigeria.

9.15am: Hands employed on SS Nigeria as requisite.

am&pm: Working parties from HMS Glory & HMS Vindictive employed on Nigeria.

pm: Hands employed on SS Nigeria as requisite.


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22 April 1917

Murmansk (late) Romanoff

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.40am: Working parties from HMS Glory & HMS Vindictive employed on SS Nigeria.

am: Hands employed on SS Nigeria as requisite.

pm: Afternoon observed as the Sabbath.


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23 April 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.20am: HMS Glory & HMS Vindictive working parties employed on SS Nigeria. Engineers working party left for HM Trawler Arctic Prince.

9.20am: Hands employed on Nigeria as requisite.

pm: Hands employed on Nigeria as requisite.

5.30pm: Starboard watch employed at getting stores ready for transport.

7.55pm: HM Tug Plumgarth alongside with stores.


[Photo of Arctic Prince after she struck a mine earlier in April from collection of Captain’s photos]


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24 April 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

5.30am: Hands employed in clearing stores from HM Tug Plumgarth.

7.55am: HMS Glory’s working party employed on SS Nigeria.

8.05am: Finished taking in stores from Plumgarth.

9.10am: Hands employed at stowing stores & cleaning ship.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.30pm: SS Tarbetness came alongside Nigeria.

5.20pm: Plumgarth alongside with stores.

5.25pm: Port watch clearing stores from Plumgarth.

5.55pm: Finished ditto.

7.30pm: HM Trawler Lanercost alongside with ammunition.


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25 April 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

5.45am: Hands employed at clearing HM Trawler Lanercost of ammunition.

6.45am: Finished ditto, Lanercost cast off.

8.55am: HMS Glory & HMS Vindictive working parties employed on SS Nigeria. Hands employed on Nigeria as requisite & rigging coaling gear.

pm: Hands employed on Nigeria as requisite.

4.30pm: Starboard watch cleared beef boat.


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26 April 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.35am: SS Tarbetness made fast alongside SS Nigeria.

am: Hands employed aboard Nigeria as requisite.

3.55pm: Shifted ship alongside Tarbetness in order to coal ship.


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27 April 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

5.45am: Hands coaling ship from SS Tarbetness.

6.45am: HM Yacht Salvator arrived.

1.10pm: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

7.25pm: HMS Intrepid arrived & anchored.

10.00pm: Finished coaling.


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28 April 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.00am: Up all bags.

11.30am: Lost overboard by accident Oxygen flasks (empty), two in number. Nos. 733 &1003.

11.40am: Watch rig diving boat.

1.00pm: Diving party left ship.

1.10pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: HM Trawler Simerson came alongside.

2.05pm: HM Trawler St. Cyr & HM Trawler Earl Essex alongside SS Nigeria.

5.00pm: Cast off from SS Tarbetness & made fast alongside Nigeria.


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29 April 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am: Port watch working on No. 1 Hold on SS Nigeria.

1.15pm: Starboard watch employed in No. 1 Hold of Nigeria.

3.40pm: Small fire discovered in No. 2 Hold of Nigeria (Reserve bunker).

4.25pm: Fire extinguished.


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30 April 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

2.40am: Large fire broke out ashore.

3.35am: Fire ashore extinguished.

8.30am: HMS Glory’s working party arrived on SS Nigeria.

am: Hands employed clearing No. 1 Hold of Nigeria.

9.00am: Submarine E.39 alongside SS Tarbetness.

pm: Hands employed stowing potatoes from Nigeria.

1.45pm: Glory took 160 bags potatoes.

4.10pm: HMS Vindictive took 60 bags potatoes.

5.10pm: Telegraphist joined ship & telegraphist Pritchard went to Glory.

5.45pm: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.


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LOGS FOR MAY 1917


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1 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

5.45am: Hands employed @ cleaning upper deck.

8.30am: Working parties arrived from HMS Glory & HMS Vindictive for work on SS Nigeria.

am: Hands employed on Nigeria as requisite.

[Noon: Temp 32°F]

1.00pm: Paid monthly money.

pm: Hands employed at clearing holds of Nigeria.

1.35pm: Glory’s working party arrived on Nigeria.

6.45pm: HM Trawler Daniel Henley alongside.

7.00pm: SS Tarbetness cast off to turn round.


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2 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.00am: HMS Glory & HMS Vindictive’s working parties came aboard SS Nigeria.

8.45am: HM Trawler Sarpedon alongside SS Tarbetness.

am: Hands employed on Nigeria as requisite.

pm: Hands employed on Nigeria, clearing holds & as requisite.

5.00pm: Starboard watch employed on Tarbetness.

5.30pm: Port watch employed on Tarbetness.

6.30pm: 1 Petty Officer joined ship from Tarbetness.


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3 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

9.15am: Hands working on SS Nigeria & as requisite.

11.00am: James Hunniford cast off.

pm: Hands employed on Nigeria & as requisite.

2.55pm: HM Trawler Avon alongside.

5.30pm: SS Tarbetness sailed.

Supplied water to: HM Trawler Daniel Henley, 3 Tons; HM Trawler James Hunniford, 4 Tons


[Most days from 4th May to 15th July, usually at 8.55am: Quarters clean guns/Gun Quarters]


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4 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.30am: HM Trawler Avon cast off.

1.00am: Tested Lifebuoys & found correct.

11.30am: Water boat alongside.

[Noon: Temp 50°F]

4.00pm: HM Trawler Daniel Henley cast off.


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5 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.00am: HM Trawler Resmilo alongside.

8.55am: Divisions with night clothing.

11.40am: Down night clothing & bags.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Read Warrant No. 3. Discharged 1 man to HMS Glory for cell punishment.

5.05pm: HM Drifter London County alongside for fresh water.

7.00pm: HM Trawler Oswy alongside.

7.45pm: HM Trawler Urka alongside.

Supplied fresh water to: HMD London County, 1 Ton; HMT Oswy, 1 Ton


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6 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.10am: HMT [?Drifter?] Anchor Star alongside.

pm: Afternoon observed as the Sabbath.

3.15pm: HM Trawler Bombardier alongside SS Nigeria.

HMT Anchor Star, 1 ton fresh water} supplied

HM Trawler Urka, 1 ton fresh water} to


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7 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

1.00pm: Tug Sunderland alongside SS Nigeria.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

6.15pm: Bacon O. Telegraphist left ship to join HMS Glory.

6.40pm: [Telegraphist – see 30th April] Pritchard rejoined ship from Glory.

10.00pm: HM Trawler St. Cyr alongside.

Supplied with fresh water: HM Trawler Resmilo, 3 Tons


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8 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am: Hands employed at fitting sweeping gear on Trawler St. Cyr & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed at placing fenders alongside SS Nigeria; cleaning ship & as requisite.


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9 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.45am: HM Trawler Resmilo alongside SS Nigeria.

5.00pm: Cast off from Nigeria & proceeded to collier.

5.50pm: Secured alongside collier.

7.30pm: Engine room relief sent to Nigeria.

Supplied with fresh water: St. Cyr, 4 Tons


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10 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.05am: Commenced coaling.

11.00-Noon: Shifted SS Nigeria to billet off Murmansk Pier in 23 fathoms with assistance of tug Sunderland.

2.50pm: Finished coaling. 260 Tons.

3.30pm: Left collier & proceeded to anchorage alongside Nigeria.

4.15pm: Secured alongside Nigeria.

7.45pm: Trawler Urka cast off.


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11 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.00am: Spare boat turned over to ship (for trawlers).

8.55am: Rigged diving boat for examination of propellers.

9.30am: Mail arrived on board.

Noon: Hands to make & mend clothes.

Noon[?]: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

12.35pm: HM Trawler Anchor Star alongside to discharge ¼ [?] tons potatoes.

1.05pm: HMT Anchor Star cast off.

2.55pm: HM Yacht Salvator arrived.

3.00pm: HM Trawler Oswy & water boat alongside.

7.45pm: Water boats cast off.


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12 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.15am: HM Trawler St. Cyr cast off.

8.55am: Hands to divisions with night clothing. Air night clothing.

9.00am: HM Trawler Ganton alongside.

Noon: Down bags & night clothing. Make & mend clothes.

[Noon: Temp 39°F]

1.00pm: HM Trawler Sarpedon alongside.

1.15pm: Recreation party landed.

1.30pm: HM Trawler Miletus alongside.

2.05pm: Mails left ship.

4.00pm: Recreation party landed.

4.30pm: Sarpedon alongside.

6.00pm: Recreation parties returned.

7.00pm: 1 Rating joined ship from HMS Glory.


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13 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

1.15pm: Recreation party landed.

3.40pm: Carpenter’s party returned from HMS Glory.

Supplied with fresh water: Sharpedon [HM Trawler Sarpedon], 3 Tons; HM Trawler Miletus, 4 Tons


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14 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.20am: HM Trawler Miletus cast off.

5.00pm: 1 WTO [Wireless Telegraphy Operator?] joined ship from Sir J. Hunniford [HM Trawler Sir James Hunniford]

6.15pm: Rogers, Telegraphist, left ship & joined HMT Sir J. Hunniford.

pm: Port watch clearing hold of SS Nigeria.

8.10pm: Starboard watch clearing No. 1 hold of SS Nigeria.

8.20pm: HMS Sagitta arrived.


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15 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.55am: HMT Sharpedon [HM Trawler Sarpedon] cast off & carried away heel of Iphigenia's lower boom.

2.50pm: HM Trawler Idena alongside. Took 1002lbs meat aboard from her.

3.20pm: HMT Idena cast off.

4.30pm: HM Trawler London County alongside SS Nigeria.

5.00pm: HM Trawler Ganton alongside.

7.30pm: Water tank alongside.

Supplied with fresh water: HM Trawler Neath Castle 4 Tons


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16 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.00am: Waterboat, HM Trawlers Ganton, Miletus & Neath Castle cast off.

6.50pm: Waterboat, HM Trawlers Resmilo, Holyrood, Avon II & Daniel Henley alongside SS Nigeria.

7.00pm: HM Trawler Bombardier alongside.


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17 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.15am: HM Trawlers Bombardier & Strathyre cast off.

7.30am: HM Trawler Holyrood cast off.

am: Hands employed at fitting coaling whips & as requisite.

pm: Ordinary seamen to instructions in boat pulling.

3.55pm: HMT Strathyre alongside SS Nigeria.

7.35pm: HMT Bombardier alongside Nigeria.

8.00pm: Let go starboard anchor in Nigeria.

11.15pm: Part of watch weighed Nigeria’s starboard anchor.


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18 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.15am: HM Trawler Holyrood alongside.

8.00am: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside SS Nigeria.

am: Ordinary seamen to boat pulling instructions.

10.00am: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

1.10pm: Cast off from Nigeria and dropped starboard anchor off Murmansk Pier.

2.15pm: Finished with engines. HM Trawlers Strathyre, Avon, Anchor Star & Resmilo alongside.

4.50pm: Shifted berth to midstream anchored to Starboard anchor.

7.30pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

10.10pm: Let go Port anchor underfoot.

10.10pm: HM Trawlers Sir Mark Sykes & Resmilo cast off.

Water supplied to: HMT Strathyre, 2 Tons; HMT Avon, 1 Ton; HMT Resmilo


[In the Captain’s photos there’s a Photo from 18th May labelled ‘Steam Tug Sunderland taking SS Nigeria to HMS Glory after the Iphy doing the dirty work’]


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19 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

1.15am: Weighed port anchor.

am: Hands up bags on Forecastle.

10.00am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

11.10am: Let go port anchor.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.45pm: HM Trawler Avon alongside.

6.45pm: HMT Avon sailed.

Supplied with fresh water: HM Trawler Bombardier, 3 Tons; HM Trawler Holyrood, 3 Tons


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20 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

pm: Afternoon observed as the Sabbath.

5.00pm: Petty Officer English left ship to join HMS Glory.


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21 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

9.15am: Ordinary seamen muster bags.

10.20am: HMT Suzarian [HM Trawler Susarion] alongside.

1.05pm: HM Trawler Earl Essex alongside.

1.20pm: HMT Earl Essex cast off.

pm: Ordinary seamen to wash clothes instruction.

2.30pm: HM Trawler St. Cyr alongside.

3.30pm: HMT Exyane alongside. [HM Trawler Exyahne]

7.45pm: Concert party sent to HMS Intrepid.


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22 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.25am: Earl Essex alongside.

am: Hands employed at cleaning & painting magazines & shell rooms.

10.45am: Mail sent to HMS Glory.

Supplied fresh water to: HM Trawler Earl Essex 3 tons; HM Trawler St. Cyr 3 tons; HM Trawler Suzarion [Susarion] 2 tons; HM Trawler Exyane [Exyahne] 2 tons


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23 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.00am: HM Trawlers Lanercost & Suzarian [Susarion] left.

10.20am: HM Drifter London County alongside.

3.40pm: HMT Lanercost alongside. Waterboat alongside.

4.45pm: HMT Suzarion [Susarion] alongside.


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24 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.45am: HMT Suzarion [Susarion] left.

7.00am: HM Trawlers St. Cyr, Earl Essex, Lanercost & Exyane [HM Trawler Exyahne] left.

8.40am: Water boat cast off.

8.55am: Hands aired bedding.

11.45am: HM Trawlers Neath Castle & Sarpedon alongside.

11.30am: HM Trawler Ganton alongside.

12.15pm: HM Trawler Miletus alongside.

3.50pm: Water tank alongside.

6.00pm: HM Trawler Bombardier alongside.


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25 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.15am: HM Trawler Sarpedon cast off.

10.30am: Mails arrived.

[Noon: Temp 48°F]

2.40pm: HMT Sarpedon alongside. HM Trawler Ganton alongside.

6.30pm: HM Trawler Sparrow alongside.

Supplied with fresh water: HM Trawler Miletus 7 tons


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26 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.00am: Sent working party to SS Nigeria.

7.45am: HM Trawlers Bombardier & Strathyre cast off.

8.55am: Hands to Divisions with night clothing.

9.10am: Working party of 8 hands left for Nigeria.

11.15am: HM Trawler Oswy alongside. Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

1.00pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

Supplied with fresh water: HM Trawler Neath Castle 3 tons; HM Trawler Sarpedon 2 tons


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27 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.50am: HM Trawler Miletus cast off.

8.00am: HM Trawler Neath Castle cast off.

1.30pm: Gave leave until 4.0pm.

3.30pm: HM Trawler Suzarion [Susarion] alongside.

4.00pm: HMT Neath Castle alongside.


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28 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.50am: HM Trawlers Neath Castle, Ganton, Miletus & Sarpedon cast off.

am: Hands employed at painting mess deck, shifting coaling stay & as requisite.

11.00am: 2 Divers sent to HMS Glory.

pm: Hands preparing for coaling. 2 divers returned from Glory.

2.35pm: HM Trawlers Bombardier, Avon, Resmilo & Strathyre alongside.

4.15pm: Ditto cast off.

8.00pm: Collier made fast alongside, starboard side.


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29 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

9.50am: Ordinary Seaman Whitesell to HMS Glory for medical survey. 2 Carpenter ratings as working party to Glory.

Noon: Finished coaling.

12.45pm: Collier cast off.

1.25pm: HM Trawler Resmilo alongside also, HM Trawlers Avon & Holyrood.

3.30pm: HM Trawler Oswy alongside & discharged Trawler’s gallows.

4.55pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

5.10pm: HM Trawler Avon cast off.

5.55pm: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside.

7.20pm: Water tank alongside.

11.10pm: Avon III [HM Trawler Avon/Avon II?] alongside.


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30 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.00am: HM Trawlers Resmilo & Strathyre cast off.

9.30am: Water boat cast off.

10.30am: Bombardier alongside.

Noon: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

pm: Hands employed as requisite in refitting trawlers & parts of ship.

5.45pm: HMTs Resmilo & Strathyre alongside.

Supplied with fresh water: HM Trawler Bombardier 6 tons; HM Trawler Strathyre 4 tons


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31 May 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.55am: 8 hands left ship to salve HM Trawler Arctic Prince’s gallows.

3.30pm: 1 Rating left ship en passage for England.


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JUNE 1917 not included


[From log of HMS Intrepid Iphigenia left Kola Inlet on 6th June arriving at Yukanskie on 7th]



LOGS FOR JULY 1917


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[From 1st to 15th July at 8pm: Stand by hammocks]


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1 July 1917

Yukanskie [Ostrovnoy]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: HM Yacht Salvator and HM Trawler Avon.

6.15am: Hands told off for drawing stores from SS Asiatic Prince.

pm: Working parties returned 12.10.

1.25pm: Hands employed drawing stores from Asiatic Prince.

4.00pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

4.30pm: Cast off.

4.40pm: HM Drifter Briton alongside with stores.

6.00pm: Hands employed about stores. 1 rating joined from Sir Mark Sykes.

7.00pm: 1 rating left for HMS Intrepid. 1 left for Sir Mark Sykes.

7.05pm: HM Trawler Avon secured alongside.

9.50pm: Mails left ship.


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2 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship, landing stores in storehouse and as required.

8.00am: Coaling party for HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes.

9.20am: Hands employed transporting ammunition from HM Trawler Avon II and as required.

12.35pm: Sir Mark Sykes secured alongside. Coaling party returned.

1.00pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment.

1.35pm: Hands employed stowing ammunition and as required.

4.05pm: Sir Mark Sykes & HM Trawler Strathyre cast off.

4.30pm: Land [?] party returned.

6.00pm: HMS Sagitta secured alongside.

11.50pm: HM Trawler St. Cyr came alongside.


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3 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

0.15am: HM Trawler Bombardier secured alongside.

8.00am: Store shed working party left ship.

8.30am: 8 hands lent to Bombardier.

9.20am: Hands employed cleaning out boats, working cable and as required.

11.55am: Store shed party returned.

12.05pm: HM Trawler Resmilo made fast alongside.

1.20pm: Hands employed in surveying Port cable and cleaning out cable lockers.

2.00pm: Lost by accident when boarding SS Headcliff at sea, pair binoculars 1 in no. (No. 61043, Patt 343).

4.00pm: HM Trawler Avon cast off and left.

4.25pm: HM Trawler Miletus secured alongside. Read Warrants 10, 11, 12. 2 ratings discharged [to] HMS Intrepid for cell punishment.

6.00pm: Avon secured alongside.

6.30pm: Avon cast off.

6.50pm: Miletus cast off.

Fresh water issued to Trawlers: Strathyre 5 tons.


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4 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.45am: Hands stowing port cable and washing down Upper Deck.

8.00am: Carpenters party to Island. Coaling party left ship. HM Trawler Resmilo cast off.

9.15am: Hands employed stowing port cable, overhauling cable gear and as requisite.

11.20am: HM Trawler Earl Essex alongside.

1.15pm: Island party landed.

6.20pm: HM Trawlers Exyahne & Resmilo secured alongside. Coaling party returned.

6.55pm: HM Trawler Bombardier secured alongside.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Devonah [Devanha?] 3 tons; St. Cyr 4 tons; Resmilo 2 tons; Earl Essex 3 tons.


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5 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Coaling party left ship in HM Trawler St. Cyr.

1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

2.00pm: Mails left ship.

3.00pm: St. Cyr secured alongside. James Hunniford cast off to coal.

4.30pm: James Hunniford alongside. Coaling party returned.

8.15pm: HM Trawlers Exyahne, Earl Essex and James Hunniford cast off.

11.20pm: Mails arrived. 15 ratings joined ship from RN Barracks Chatham per SS Dunrennon [maybe Duncannon or Dundrennan].

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Exyahne 4 tons; James Hunniford 4 tons.


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6 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.45am: Hands employed landing stores & scrubbing decks. Coaling party left ship.

10.15am: HM Trawler St. Cyr cast off.

10.45am: Issue of Lime juice.

Noon: HM Trawler James Hunniford secured alongside.

12.30pm: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

1.10pm: Clear up decks. St. Cyr secured alongside.

1.20pm: Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

1.55pm: HM Trawler Resmilo secured alongside.

2.20pm: St. Cyr and James Hunniford cast off. Holyrood secured alongside. Coaling party returned.

3.15pm: HM Trawlers Sir James Reckitt and Exyahne secured alongside.

3.45pm: Exyahne cast off.

5.00pm: Resmilo cast off. 15 ratings left for passge to England.

5.15pm: James Hunniford alongside.

8.45pm: Daniel Henley secured alongside.

9.00pm: Sir James Reckitt cast off & left. Russian Trawler T.40 secured alongside.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Holyrood 2 tons


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7 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.30am: Coaling party left ship. HM Trawler Bombardier cast off to coal.

8.55am: Hands aired night clothing.

9.05am: HMS Sagitta cast off.

9.25am: HM Trawler Daniel Henley cast off.

Noon: Make and mend clothes. Leave and recreation party from 1.15 to 6pm.

1.15pm: Recreation party landed.

6.00pm: Read Warrant No. 13. Recreation party returned.

6.20pm: HMT Bombardier alongside.


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8 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.15pm: Recreation party landed.

Midnight: HM Trawlers Susarion, Miletus, Neath Castle and Sarpedon alongside.


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9 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.30am: HM Trawler Ganton alongside.

9.15am: Ordinary Seamen at instruction, boat pulling etc.

10.15am: Bombardier cast off.

10.25am: Ganton, HM Trawler Sarpedon cast off to coal.

11.45am: Mails left ship.

Noon: Coaling party left ship.

1.10pm: Clear up decks. Hands employed as requisite. Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

5.25pm: Sarpedon made fast alongside. 1 rating joined from HM Trawler Holyrood.

7.45pm: Ganton secured alongside. Coaling party returned.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Bombardier 3 tons; Susarion 4 tons; Miletus 2 tons


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10 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.40am: HM Trawler Bombardier cast off.

9.20am: Hands refitting & cleaning out boats. Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

1.20pm: Hands employed as requisite. Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

4.00pm: Leave for recreation party.

5.45pm: HM Trawler Strathyre secured alongside.

7.00pm: 1 rating returned to HM Trawler to Susarion. 1 rating rejoined ship from Susarion.

8.40pm: HM Trawler Earl Essex secured alongside.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Sarpedon 3 tons; Neath Castle 3 tons


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11 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.20am: Hands employed painting & as requisite. Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

10.35am: Issue of lime juice.

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave from 1.30 till 7pm.

2.40pm: HM Trawler Sarpedon cast off.

3.00pm: HM Trawler Earl Essex cast off.

7.00pm: 1 Stoker lent to HM Trawler Miletus. 1 Leading Stoker received from HM Trawler Neath Castle.


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12 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.15am: 1 Leading Stoker discharged to HM Trawler Holyrood. Hands air bedding. Holyrood cast off.

6.00am: Hands & coaling party fall in. Scrub upper deck. HM Trawlers Miletus, Susarion, Neath Castle cast off. Coaling party in Miletus.

9.15am: Divisions with bedding.

10.00am: James Hunniford cast off. HM Trawler Sarpedon came alongside. Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

1.20pm: Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

4.30pm: Recreation Party landed.

4.20pm: HM Trawlers Sir Mark Sykes, Susarion secured alongside.

5.05pm: Miletus secured alongside.

7.00pm: Recreation party returned.

7.35pm: HMT Ganton secured alongside.

9.30pm: Neath castle alongside. Coaling party returned.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: James Hunniford 4 tons; Ganton 3 tons; Strathyre 3 tons


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13 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.15am: Ship’s Company mustered bags.

10.35am: Issue of lime juice.

10.50am: Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

11.35am: HM Trawlers Neath Castle, Sarpedon, Susarion cast off.

Noon [?]: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

1.00pm: HM Trawler Simerson alongside.

1.20pm: Ordinary Seamen to instruction.

7.30pm: Sling clean hammocks.

8.00pm: HM Trawlers Strathyre, Miletus, Ganton cast off.

9.00pm: Mails left ship.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Sir Mark Sykes 4 tons; Strathyre 1 ton


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14 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: HM Trawler Neath Castle alongside.

8.55am: Hands to Divisions with Night Clothing. Air night clothing.

Noon: Make & mend clothes. Leave for Recreation Party 1.30 – 7pm.

[Noon: Temp 55°F]

1.10pm: Neath Castle cast off.

5.30pm: HM Trawler Bombardier alongside. (Discharged two drums & two barrels of spirit).

6.00pm: Watch employed transhipping above.

7.10pm: Bombardier cast off.

7.25pm: HM Trawler Miletus made fast A2 berth.

8.00pm: 1 rating rejoined ship from HM Trawler Holyrood. 1 rating returned to Holyrood.

8.20pm: Holyrood secured alongside.


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15 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.15am: HM Trawler Holyrood cast off.

9.55am: HM Trawler Bombardier made fast alongside.

Noon: Leave from 1.30pm – 7pm.

1.30pm: Recreation Party landed.

5.20pm: Holyrood secured alongside.


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16 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.45am: HM Trawlers James Hunniford & Resmilo secured alongside.

6.00am: Coaling party left ship.

6.10am: HM Trawlers Sir Mark Sykes & Bombardier cast off.

8.00am: HM Trawler Holyrood cast off.

8.40am: HM Trawler St. Cyr alongside.

9.15am: Hands employed rigging coaling gear. Mails left ship.

9.30am: Resmilo alongside.

9.40am: Holyrood alongside.

10.15am: Daniel Henley alongside.

10.45am: Resmilo cast off.

11.30am: Mails arrived. Holyrood cast off. Divers employed at monthly dip.

Noon: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside.

1.20pm: Hands preparing for coaling ship &c.

4.40pm: Both watches cast off trawler, weigh & proceed alongside collier.

5.50pm: Secured alongside collier. Finished with engines.

6.55pm: Coaling party returned on board.

7.25pm: HM Trawler Earl Essex alongside.

9.00pm: Mails left ship.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Daniel Henley 3 tons; Madeline [Magdalen?] 6 tons


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17 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.30am: HM Trawler Resmilo secured alongside collier.

2.00am: Resmilo cast off.

6.25am: Commenced coaling.

8.00am: 1 rating lent HMS Intrepid. 1 rating rejoined from Intrepid.

12.20pm: Finished coaling.

4.05pm: Cast off from collier.

4.20pm: Came to port anchor. 3 ratings rejoined ship from Intrepid.

5.20pm: HM Trawlers Earl Essex, Resmilo, St. Cyr, Bombardier, Exyahne, James Hunniford secured alongside.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Bombardier 3 tons; Holyrood 6 tons


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18 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.15am: Coaling party left in HM Trawler Holyrood.

9.00am 8 ratings lent HM Trawler Simerson per HM Trawler Bombardier.

11.30am: HM Trawler Resmilo cast off & left.

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave and boat parties from 1.30.

1.15pm: HM Trawlers Strathyre & Holyrood alongside.

1.30pm: Boat parties left.

4.10pm: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.

8.00pm: Strathyre cast off. St. Cyr secured alongside with coaling party.

9.45pm: HM Trawler Susarion secured alongside.

Issue of fresh water to HM Trawlers: St. Cyr 5 tons


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19 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.45am: Hands employed surveying cable.

11.15am: Mails left ship.

11.30am: HM Trawler James Hunniford cast off.

2.40pm: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside.

5.00pm: Mails arrived.

6.20pm: Watch laying out anchor for warping.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Earl Essex 5 tons; Exyahne 2 tons; James Hunniford 2 tons


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20 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.40am: Hands stow starboard cable.

8.00am: Hands employed drawing stores.

8.45am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

8.55am: Cable party employed stowing cable, weighing steam anchor etc.

Noon[?]: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

1.50pm: HM Trawler Simerson secured alongside.

5.25pm: HM Trawler Susarion cast off.

6.00pm: HM Trawler Exyahne cast off.

6.20pm: Hands landing stores in storeshed.

8.45pm: 1 rating joined from Susarion. 1 rating lent to Susarion.

10.15pm: Stores working party returned on board.

11.30pm: Put clocks on 1 hour.

Issue of fresh water to HM Trawlers: Resmilo 3½ tons; Simerson 3½ tons


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21 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: Hands drawing & transporting stores.

9.00am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes left for gun trials.

11.30am: Mails left ship. HM Trawler St. Cyr cast off. Sir Mark Syles alongside. HM Trawlers Resmilo, Earl Essex cast off.

4.00pm: 1 rating discharged HM Yacht Salvator for HM Trawler Avon II.


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22 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.15am: HM Trawler Strathyre cast off.

8.00am: Hands employed drawing stores.

10.30am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes cast off.

11.30am: Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

1.30pm: Hands unloading stores.

6.30pm: Strathyre & HM Trawler Daniel Henley alongside.

9.30pm: HM Trawlers James Hunniford, Ganton, Neath Castle, & Sarpedon alongside.


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23 July 1917

[Yukanskie]

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

0.20am: HM Trawlers Sarpedon & Neath Castle cast off.

2.30pm: HM Trawler Miletus alongside.

4.10pm: Miletus carried away bow wires, cast off & anchored.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Sir Mark Sykes 2 tons


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24 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.55am: Party left ship for painting beacons on shore.

9.00am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes cast off. HM Trawler Devanah [Devanha] secured alongside.

11.45am: HM Trawler Sarpedon secured alongside.

1.40pm: Hands employed provisioning ship.

4.30pm: HM Trawler Neath Castle alongside.

5.05pm: 1 rating joined from Sarpedon.

5.30pm: HM Trawler Holyrood alongside.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Ganton 3½ tons


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25 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: HM Trawler Holyrood cast off.

9.45am: HM Trawlers St. Cyr, Earl Essex, Simerson & Holyrood alongside. HM Trawler James Hunniford cast off.

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes &c.

1.45pm: Liberty men landed.

2.15pm: Earl Essex & Holyrood cast off and anchored.

5.00pm: HM Trawlers Exyahne, Resmilo cast off.

6.00pm: HM Trawler Ganton secured alongside.

7.45pm: HM Trawler St. Cyr alongside.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Sarpedon 4 tons; Devanah [Devanha] 3½ tons; Strathyre 3 tons; Neath Castle 3½ tons


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26 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

4.30am: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside. HM Trawler St. Cyr cast off.

7.45am: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.

8.00am: Coaling party left ship.

9.45am: Strathyre cast off.

3.15pm: Coaling party returned on board.

4.00pm: Strathyre secured alongside.

7.15pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes secured alongside.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: James Hunniford 2 tons; Holyrood 2 tons; Strathyre 3 tons; Devanah [Devanha] 2 tons


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27 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: Coaling party left ship. HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes cast off for coaling.

Noon[?]: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

12.25pm: HM Trawler Strathyre cast off with volunteer fishing party.

3.15pm: Sir Mark Sykes alongside. Coaling party returned.

5.15pm: Strathyre secured alongside. Fishing party returned.


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28 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.50am: HM Trawler Susarion cast off.

7.00am: HM Trawler Daniel Henley secured alongside. HM Trawlers Neath Castle, Ganton, Holyrood. Sir Mark Sykes, Sarpedon cast off. 2 ratings discharged to Ganton.

8.00am: Coaling party left ship in Daniel Henley.

1.10pm: Hands make & mend clothes. leave from 1.30 – 7pm.

1.30pm: HM Trawler Miletus made fast alongside.

4.30pm: Susarion alongside.

5.20pm: HM Trawler Bombardier alongside.

6.45pm: HM Trawler Strathyre & Daniel Henley made fast alongside. Coaling party returned.

8.00pm: Susarion cast off.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Miletus 1 ton; Susarion 3 tons


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29 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.30am: Provision party clear drifter.

Noon: Leave from 1.30 – 7pm.

12.15pm: HM Trawler Strathyre cast off.

1.30pm: Recreation party landed.

9.00pm: 1 rating (hospital case) to Lorraine [SS La Lorraine – from HMS Intrepid’s log arrived in Yukanskie the previous day] for passage to Archangel. SBA [Sick Berth Attendant] in attendance.

11.30pm: HM Trawlers St. Cyr, Resmilo, Simerson, Earl Essex, Exyahne secured alongside.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Miletus 3 tons


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30 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: HM Trawlers Bombardier, Miletus cast off. Coaling party left ship.

7.30am: Mail left ship.

9.15am: Ordinary Seamen to Gunnery Training Class.

3.15pm: HM Trawler Exyahne cast off to coal.

3.50pm: HM Trawler St. Cyr alongside.

5.05pm: Bombardier alongside.

9.30pm: Coaling party returned.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Strathyre 2 tons; Earl Essex 2 tons; Simerson 3 tons; Resmilo 2 tons


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31 July 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.55am: HM Trawlers Resmilo & Simerson cast off. Coaling party left in Simerson.

8.55am: HM Trawler Strathisla alongside for stores.

10.00am: HM Trawlers Earl Essex & Strathyre cast off.

Noon: Earl Essex returned.

2.50pm: HM Trawler Bombardier secured alongside.

6.00pm: Resmilo & Simerson alongside. Coaling party returned.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Bombardier 2 tons


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1917


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1 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

9.15am: Hands employed transporting potatoes to HM Trawlers St. Cyr & Sir James Reckitt.

9.30am: HM Trawlers Resmilo, Simerson, Bombardier cast off.

11.20am: HM Trawlers Sir James Reckitt & Sparrow alongside.

11.55am: Simerson, Resmilo alongside.

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes. Leave from 1.30 – 7pm.

12.45pm: HM Trawler Susarion alongside. HM Trawler Strathyre cast off.

12.55pm: HM Trawler Sarpedon alongside.

1.00pm: Monthly money payment.

2.30pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

4.00pm: Sir James Reckitt cast off.

4.45pm: Strathyre alongside.

5.30pm: Mails arrived on board.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: St. Cyr 3 tons; Sir Mark Sykes 2 tons


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2 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

10.00am: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.

11.30am: HM Trawlers Sir Mark Sykes, Sarpedon, Susarion & Miletus cast off and left.

1.00pm: James Hunniford cast off.

1.20pm: Hands preparing for coaling ship. HM Trawler Simerson alongside.

3.15pm: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside.

3.45pm: HM Trawler Earl Essex alongside.

6.10pm: Collier secured alongside.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Susarion 2 tons; Exyahne 3 tons


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3 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.40am: Commenced coaling ship.

10.20am: Finished coaling ship.

10.45am: HM Trawlers St. Cyr, Earl Essex, Exyahne, St. Louis alongside.

Noon: HM Trawler Simerson alongside.

2.30pm: HM Trawler Itonian secured alongside.

4.30pm: HM Trawler Strathyre secured alongside.

6.15pm: St. Louis cast off.

7.00pm: 1 rating joined from Exyahne. 1 rating lent Exyahne.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: St. Cyr 1 ton


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4 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes.

12.45pm: HM Trawlers Earl Essex, Simerson, Exyahne, St. Cyr, Resmilo cast off.

2.15pm: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: St. Cyr 3 tons


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5 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.30pm: Recreation party landed.

9.30pm: Mails left ship.


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6 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.00am: HM Trawler Sarpedon alongside.

8.50am: HM Trawler Neath Castle alongside.

8.55am: HM Trawler Strathyre cast off.

9.00am: HM Trawler St. Louis alongside.

10.00am: HM Trawler Itonian secured longside.

11.00am: Diver rigged to clear screw of HM Drifter Briton.

Noon: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

12.30pm: Diver finished.

1.20pm: Hands drawing stores from storeship.

4.00pm: Strathyre alongside.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Strathyre 2 tons; Sarpedon 2 tons; Neath Castle 3 tons


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7 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.40am: Coaling party left ship in HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes.

9.10am: 1 rating left for HMS Grive. 1 rating joined from Grive.

4.00pm: HM Trawler Susarion alongside.

8.00pm: Ship’s concert commenced.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Strathyre 3 tons; St. Louis 3 tons


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8 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.30am: HM Trawler Miletus cast off.

8.00am: HM Trawlers James Hunniford, St. Louis cast off.

8.30am: HM Trawler St. Cyr alongside.

10.45am: 1 rating joined from HM Trawler Simerson.

1.20pm: Mail arrived on board.

3.30pm: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside.

4.00pm: Hands drawing stores and rigging Diving Boat.

4.45pm: Diving party left ship.

5.30pm: HM Trawlers Itonian & Resmilo cast off. Trawler mail arrived on board.

9.00pm: 1 rating left for Simerson.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Sir Mark Sykes 2½ tons; Susarion 2 tons; St. Cyr 2 tons; Simerson 2 tons; Itonian 2 tons; Resmilo 1½ tons


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9 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

1.15am: Store party returned.

1.40am: Diving party returned.

4.30am: HM Trawler Simerson, St. Cyr, Earl Essex cast off.

7.45am: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.

9.00am: Hands preparing ship for sea. All trawlers cast off.

9.45am: 2 Signal ratings discharged to HMS Intrepid.

10.00am: 2 Signal ratings rejoined from Intrepid.

2.00pm: HM Trawler Holyrood alongside.

2.30pm: Holyrood cast off.

5.30pm: HM Trawler Bombardier alongside.

6.20pm: Bombardier cast off.

9.30pm: HM Trawlers Holyrood, James Reckitt alongside.

11.15pm: Both watches prepare ship for sea.


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10 August 1917

Yukanskie to Oleni Russki in search of Baron Balfour stranded

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39 [Estimate N of Oleni Russki]

1.00am: Two ratings joined from HMS Intrepid. 2 ratings lent to Intrepid.

1.49am: Passed thro’ boom. Set course North.

am: Frequent Fog Banks, Density 3 & 4.

4.32am: Cape Cherni abeam distance 8 miles.

7.27am: Sem Island Light bearing SW/W 3½ miles.

8.00am: Lat 68° 54’, Long 37°10’E

8.30am: Ruinda Light bearing SW/S distance 1½ miles. [Rinda Bay?/Guba Rynda]

9.10am: Off entrance to Tryastina[?] Bay [Guba Tryaschina]. Courses & speeds as requisite to enter outer anchorage North of Oleni Russki off (stranded) SS Baron Balfour.

9.26am: Anchored in 20 fathoms off Oleni Russki.

10.20am: Mails arrived on board.

10.30am: Hands employed on Baron Balfour.

1.30pm: Hands employed on Baron Balfour.

3.30pm: Two ratings from HM Trawler Susarion to Sick Bay. One rating from HM Trawler Strathyre to sick bay.

6.45pm: One Wireless Telegraphy rating joined from HMS Grive.

6.50pm: HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt alongside.

Midnight: Hands ceased work.


[From London Gazette Oleni Russki is Bolshoi Oleni Island (Ostrov Bol’shoy Oleniy)]


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11 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

4.00am: Drifter left for Yukanskie.

5.30am: Hands employed all day in salvaging SS Baron Balfour.

1.40pm: Steam on capstan, weighed & proceeded to shift berth.

2.30pm: Anchored in 18 fathoms.

7.45pm: HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt alongside.

10.15pm: HM Trawler Sparrow alongside.


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12 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

6.45am: HM Trawlers Sparrow & Sir James Reckitt cast off.

am: Salvage parties working in watches on SS Baron Balfour all day.

2.30pm: 1 rating rejoined HM Trawler Susarion.

4.00pm: Mail arrived on board.

7.00pm: Wireless Telegraphy rating rejoined ship.

10.35pm: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.


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13 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

0.10am: HM Trawler James Hunniford cast off.

am: Relief salvage parties at work all night and day on SS Baron Balfour.

8.00am: HM Trawler Devanah [Devanha] secured alongside.

Fresh water issued: HM Tug Sarah Jolliffe 2 tons


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14 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Relief salvage parties working day and night on SS Baron Balfour.

5.30pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes & Russian tug alongside.

6.30pm: Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

11.15pm: Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

11.50pm: Sir Mark Sykes cast off.


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15 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: 5” FSW[ Flexible Steel Wire?] Towing Pendants, 2 in No.; Shackles Special 2¾, 2 in No.; 5” Hawser FSW 150 fathoms, 1 in No.; 3½” Hawser FSW 150 fathoms, 1 in No. lost during salving operations of SS Baron Balfour at Oleni Russki.

6.30am: Baron Balfour arrived in tow.

9.15am: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.

10.50am: James Hunniford cast off.

11.40am: James Hunniford, Devanah [Devanha] alongside.

11.55am: James Hunniford cast off.

1.35pm: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside.

1.45pm: Devanah cast off.

3.10pm: Strathyre cast off.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Devanah 4 tons; Strathyre 2 tons


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16 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Salvage parties working in watches on SS Baron Balfour throughout day.

9.00am: Tug Commerce left with mails.

12.15pm: HM Trawler Susarion alongside.

1.30pm: Susarion cast off.

4.00pm: 1 rating lent Susarion.

4.30pm: HM Tug Sarah Jolliffe cast off.

Fresh water issued: Susarion 3 tons; Jolliffe 2 tons


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17 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

4.30am: Salvage parties working in watches throughout day.

7.15am: Weighed port anchor proceeded up harbour.

7.50am: Moored ship (5-4) in 17 fathoms.

10.30am: HM Trawlers Strathyre, Devanah [Devanha] alongside.

10.50am: Devanah cast off.

1.15pm: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.

2.05pm: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

4.15pm: James Hunniford cast off.

5.50pm: James Hunniford alongside.

7.45pm: James Hunniford cast off.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Sir Mark Sykes 2 tons


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18 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Salvage parties working in SS Baron Balfour throughout day in watches.

7.30am: HM Yacht Salvator arrived.

8.40am: Mails arrived on board. 3 ratings rejoined ship. 1 rating joined from Salvator.

9.45am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes cast off. Fresh provisions arrived on board.

12.50am: HM Trawler Susarion alongside.

8.15pm: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside.

11.20pm: James Hunniford cast off.


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19 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Salvage parties working on SS Baron Balfour in watches throughout day.

7.50am: HM Trawler Holyrood alongside.

8.20am: Mails left ship for HMS Sagitta.

Noon: Leave for men wishing to land.

1.20pm: Recreation party landed.

7.20pm: Salvage party returned.


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20 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

0.15am: HM Trawler Susarion alongside. 16 ratings joined ship from HMS Glory.

1.25am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside. 15 ratings joined from Glory.

2.10am: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside.

am: Salvage parties working in watches throughout day on SS Baron Balfour.

12.50pm: 4 ratings lent HMS Grive for working party.

7.10pm: Susarion alongside.

8.15pm: Susarion cast off.


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21 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Relief Salvage Parties working on SS Baron Balfour throughout day.


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22 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Relief Salvage Parties working on SS Baron Balfour throughout day.

11.00am: HM Trawlers Sir Mark Sykes & James Hunniford alongside.


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23 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Relief Salvage Parties working on SS Baron Balfour throughout day.

7.00am: Mail left ship.

8.00am: HM Yacht Salvator left.

8.05am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes cast off.

4.45pm: 1 rating discharged HM Trawler Susarion.

7.00pm: 1 rating rejoined from Susarion.

10.45pm: 1 rating joined sick from Susarion.

11.99pm: 1 rating discharged Susarion.


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24 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Salvage Parties working in watches night and day on SS Baron Balfour.

7.45am: HM Trawler Susarion alongside.

9.00am: HMS Glory’s working party (20) left in Susarion for Glory.

4.00pm: Read Punishment Warrant No. 14.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Devanah [Devanha] 4 tons

Lifebuoys tested and found correct.


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25 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Salvage Parties working in watches on SS Baron Balfour.


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26 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Salvage Parties working in watches on SS Baron Balfour throughout day.

8.20am: HM Trawlers Sir Mark Sykes & James Hunniford alongside.

8.45am: Sir Mark Sykes left with mails.

9.20am: HM Trawler Devanah [Devanha] alongside.

1.25pm: Recreation party landed.

2.35pm: Mail arrived on board.

3.00pm: James Hunniford cast off.

7.50pm: James Hunniford alongside.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: James Hunniford 5 tons


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27 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

am: Salvage Parties working in watches on SS Baron Balfour.

1.30pm: Hands aboard employed securing boats for sea.


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28 August 1917

Oleni Russki

Lat 69.08, Long 36.39

7.10am: HM Trawler Devanah [Devanha] cast off.

7.20am: HM Trawler James Hunniford cast off.

8.30am: Hands preparing ship for sea.

9.00am: Unmoored ship & shifted berth. Let got port anchor.

11.30am: HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes alongside.

1.00pm: 7 ratings discharged HMS Glory per Tug Sarah Jolliffe. 2 ratings lent SS Baron Balfour.

1.40pm: Sarah Jolliffe cast off & left.

2.20pm: HM Trawler Susarion alongside.

2.40pm: Sir Mark Sykes & Susarion cast off. Devanah alongside.

4.00pm: Devanah cast off.

4.45pm: Susarion alongside.

Fresh water supplied HM Trawler Sir Mark Sykes 3 tons


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29 August 1917

Oleni Russki to Yukanskie

Lat 68.6, Long 38.3 [Obs]

7.00am: Hands hoisting boats and securing for sea.

8.09am: Weighed port anchor & proceeded to sea engines & courses as requisite.

8.47am: Bycli[?] Point bearing SWxW 3 miles.

10.17am: Zigzag.

10.33am: Negative ZZ.

10.30am: Sem Island Light bearing S34°W 4¾ miles.

1.17pm: Cape Cherni bearing S20°W 3 miles.

3.14pm: Svyatoi Nos Light bearing East 2 miles. Entered swept channel & proceeded into harbour (Yukanskie). Courses & speeds as requisite.

4.02pm: Anchored to port anchor No. 4 Berth 4 shackels cable.

5.15pm: HM Trawlers Holyrood, St. Cyr, Bombardier alongside.

6.30pm: 1 rating joined from HMS Intrepid. 2 ratings left for Intrepid.

7.30pm: Collier secured alongside. Trawlers cast off.

9.10pm: 1 rating from Intrepid joined HM Trawler Sarpedon.

Total Distance made good : 105 miles


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30 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

5.45am: Commenced coaling ship.

1.10pm: 1 rating discharged to HM Trawler St. Cyr.

3.15pm: Mails left ship.

7.40pm: Finished coaling.

7.50pm: Collier cast off.


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31 August 1917

Yukanskie

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.10am: Collier secured alongside.

6.40am: Commenced coaling ship.

10.20am: Six ratings invalided home taking passage in HMS Carron.

10.40am: Finished coaling.

11.15am: Collier cast off. HM Trawlers Bombardier, St. Cyr, Holyrood, Resmilo, Exyahne alongside.

1.30pm: HM Trawler Strathisla alongside.

6.00pm: Read Warrant No. 15. 1 rating lent HMS Intrepid.

8.00pm: St.Cyr, Resmilo, Exyahne cast off & left.

8.20pm: 1 rating lent Intrepid.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Bombardier 2 tons; St. Cyr 3 tons; Exyahne 3 tons; Miletus 3 tons; Strathisla 2 tons

Lifebuoys tested & found correct.


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1917


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[Most days from 1st to 30th Sept, usually at 8.55am: Quarters clean guns/Gun Quarters]


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1 September 1917

Yukanski

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

8.00am: HM Trawlers Holyrood & Bombardier cast off.

9.00am: Divisions. Air night clothing.

9.15am: Store party left in HM Trawler Strathisla.

1.10pm: HM Trawler Ganton secured alongside.

1.20pm: Hands to muster for monthly payment.

2.00pm: Store Party left ship. Remainder of hands make & mend clothes.

3.50pm: Store party returned on board.

4.00pm: HM Trawlers Strathyre & Strathisla secured alongside.

5.00pm: Mess musters for monthly payment paid.


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2 September 1917

Yukanski

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

4.30am: HM Trawler Resmilo alongside.

Noon: Permission to land for Recreation Party 2.30 to 7pm.

1.00pm: Recreation Party landed.

3.50pm: HM Trawler Strathyre secured alongside.

4.20pm: Liberty men returned on board.

7.30pm: HM Trawler Simerson secured alongside.

Fresh water supplied HM Trawler Strathyre 2 tons


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3 September 1917

Yukanski

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

2.00am: HM Trawler Strathisla cast off.

4.00am: HM Trawler Devanha secured alongside.

6.40am: Strathisla cast off.

7.00am: HM Trawler Simerson cast off.

7.45am: HM Trawler Ganton cast off. 8 Ratings lent to Ganton.

8.30am: 1 Rating discharged to HM Trawler St. Cyr. Ordinary seamen to instruction.

1.20pm: Ordinary seamen to instructions.

5.50pm: HM Trawler Sir J. Ricketts [Sir James Reckitt] secured alongside. 4 Ratings joined from HMS Glory per Sir J. Ricketts.

6.00pm: Both watches employed hoisting in stores. HMT Sir J. Ricketts cast off.

10.30pm: HMT Ganton secured alongside. 8 Ratings returned.

Supplied with fresh water HM Trawler Devanah [sic] 3 tons


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4 September 1917

Yukanski

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.45am: Coaling Party left ship in HM Trawler Ganton.

8.55am: Ordinary seamen to instruction.

9.00am: HM Trawler Devanha alongside.

9.25am: Hands employed transporting stores.

1.20pm: Ordinary seamen to Gunnery instruction.

2.30pm: HMT Ganton alongside. Coaling party returned.

Fresh water supplied to HMT Ganton. 3 tons.


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5 September 1917

Yukanski

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

6.15am: HM Trawler Strathyre secured alongside.

8.00am: HM Trawler Devanha cast off.

8.55am: Strathyre cast off with coaling party.

9.15am: HM Trawler Strathisla secured alongside. Ordinary seamen to Gunnery class.

1.00pm: HM Trawler Ganton cast off.

1.05pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Permission for Recreation & football parties to land.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

2.35pm: HMTs Ganton & Strathyre secured alongside. Coaling party returned on board.

4.00pm: Landing party returned on board.

5.00pm: Watch employed picking up oil drums at storehouse.

6.30pm: Recreation party returned.


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6 September 1917

Yukanski

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

2.55am: HM Trawler Miletus arrived, anchored off.

7.00am: HMT Miletus secured alongside.

8.00am: Coaling party left in Miletus.

8.55am: Ordinary Seamen to Gunnery instruction.

9.35am: HM Trawler Strathyre cast off.

11.00am: Strathyre secured alongside.

1.20pm: Make & mend clothes for Ordinary Seamen Gunnery class & Marines coaling party.

3.15pm: HMT Miletus secured alongside with coaling party.

4.15pm: HMTs Miletus & Strathyre cast off.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawlers: Miletus 2 tons; Strathyre 2 tons; Strathisla 4 tons


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7 September 1917

Yukanski

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

4.30am: HM Trawler Ganton cast off.

9.15am: 4 Ratings joined from HMS Intrepid (1 Prisoner at large).

1.15pm: HM Trawlers Holyrood & Bombardier secured alongside.

1.20pm: Hands employed transporting stores.

2.30pm: Mails arrived on board. HM Trawlers Sarpedon & Neath Castle secured alongside. Holyrood & Bombardier cast off with coaling party.

5.00pm: Hands employed transporting stores.

6.25pm: HMT Holyrood secured alongside.

7.55pm: HM Trawler Susarion secured alongside. 2 Ratings rejoined from SS Baron Balfour per Susarion.

8.30pm: HMT Bombardier alongside & coaling party returned. 6 ratings rejoined from HMS Intrepid.

Fresh water issued to HM Trawler Sarpedon: 4 tons


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8 September 1917

Yukanski

Lat 68.06, Long 39.56

7.55am: HM Trawlers Hunniford, Sarpedon & Neath Castle & coaling party.

9.00am: Hands employed transporting & re-stowing stores.

9.25am: HM Trawler Strathyre cast off.

11.10am: HMT Neath Castle secured alongside.

12.30pm: Hut working party left ship transporting stores.

1.00pm: 13 Ratings to HMS Carron including 1 prisoner, 1 Rating from Susarion, 1 Rating to HMS Intrepid.

1.30pm: Hands employed transporting stores & securing for sea.

1.45pm: Neath Castle cast off.

2.20pm: HMT Strathyre alongside. HMS Intrepid left at 3.50 & Strathyre & Holyrood cast off.

4.45pm: HMT James Hunniford secured alongside & coaling party returned.

7.40pm: Drifter secured alongside with stores & store party.

8.10pm: Hands employed securing for sea & clearing drifter. 1 Rating to HMS Princess Maud.

9.45pm: Drifter cast off.

10.55pm: 1 Rating left ship for HMS Stephen Furness.

12.10pm: Weighed & proceeded courses & speeds as requisite. [time? see 1st entry on next day]

Fresh water issued to HM Trawlers: Holyrood 3 tons; Susarion 3 tons; Bombardier 3 tons; Neath Castle 3 tons; James Hunniford 3 tons.


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9 September 1917

[Yukanski to Archangel]

Lat 66.2, Long 40.5 [Obs]

0.37am: Weighed & proceeded. Courses & speeds as requisite.

1.00am: Passed thro’ Boom.

1.12am: Svyatoi Nos Light bearing SE 4¾ miles.

1.51am: Svyatoi Nos Light bearing S31°W 10 miles.

2.58am: Gorodetski Light bearing S24°E 24½ miles.

4.39am: Gorodetski Light bearing S50°W 18 miles.

6.45am: Passed HM Yacht Salvator.

6.54am: Cape Orolov [Cape Orlov/Orlof?] Light bearing S27°W 6 miles.

7.13am: Cape Orolov Light bearing S74°W 3½ miles.

am: Passing large convoy bound to Archangel under HM Trawler Bombardier.

8.00am: DR Lat 67°1’N, Long 41°31E

8.32am: Danilov Light bearing S41°W 12 miles.

9.20am: Danilov Light bearing N69°W 3 miles.

10.34am: Sosnovetz Light bearing N70°W 3¾ miles

2.37pm: Veprevski Light bearing S50°E 4¼ miles.

3.31pm: Zimnegorski Light bearing S80°E 4¼ miles.

4.15pm: Keretz Light bearing S70°W 4½ miles.

5.00pm: Passed outward convoy under T.21.

6.00pm: Archangel Bar Light Vessel bearing S36°E 4½ miles. Reduced speed as requisite.

6.30pm: Stopped off Light Vessel. Picked up Pilot & boarding officer. Proceeded up river, courses & speeds as requisite. Pilot assisting.

11.17pm: Anchored to Port Anchor off Archangel Cathedral.


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10 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

Noon: Leave to Starboard Watch from 1.30 to 10pm.

[Noon: Temp 56°F]

1.00pm: Port watch make & mend clothes.

1.45pm: Liberty men landed.

4.00pm: Liberty men landed.

10.15pm: Liberty men returned on board.

Distance made good 118½ miles.


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11 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.20am: Training class to instructions in seamanship.

Noon: Make & mend clothes. Leave for Port watch until 10pm.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

3.20pm: Trawler St. Louis secured alongside.

4.15pm: Liberty men landed.

10.00pm: Liberty men returned on board.

Fresh water supplied to HM Trawler St. Louis 3 tons


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12 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.00am: HM Tug Sunderland alongside.

7.30am: HMT Sunderland left with working party for Dockyard.

1.10pm: Hands employed drawing stores.

4.00pm: Liberty men fall in.

6.00pm: Relief store Party left ship.

7.00pm: Store party returned on board.

10.15pm: Liberty men returned on board.


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13 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

5.45am: Hands employed stores from HM Tug Sunderland.

7.30am: Ratings left ship to work in Dockyard.

8.05am: Port watch left in HM Tug Plumgarth for drawing stores.

9.05am: Starboard Watch employed unloading stores from HM Tug Sunderland.

11.05am: HM Trawler St. Louis cast off.

12.45pm: Starboard Watch unloading stores.

1.30pm: Both watches unloading stores.

4.45pm: Liberty men landed. St. Louis secured alongside.

5.30pm: Mails left ship.

6.50pm: Dockyard party returned onboard.

7.00pm: Liberty men landed.

10.15pm: Liberty men returned.


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14 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

5.45am: Party employed transporting stores from HM Tug Plumgarth to Trawler Strathyre. 1 Trawler’s boat turned over to HM Trawler Holyrood.

7.40am: Dockyard working party left in HM Tug Sunderland.

8.30am: HM Trawler St. Louis cast off.

11.45am: Let go second anchor. [Noon Wind Force 6-7]

11.30am: HM Trawler Strathyre alongside.

Noon: HMT Strathyre left.

1.10pm: HM Tug Sunderland secured alongside.

4.15pm: Liberty men landed.

6.00pm: Weighed starboard anchor.

7.00pm: Liberty men landed.

8.35pm: Russian Tug ANKGAHAPOBCK [?] dragged anchor. No damage.

11.15pm: Liberty men returned.


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15 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.00am: HM Tug Sunderland secured alongside.

7.35am: Dockyard party left in Sunderland.

11.05am: HM Tug Plumgarth secured alongside.

11.25am: Sunderland secured alongside.

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

3.55pm: 14 ratings joined ship from SS Pallarden [SS Polladern?]

8.00pm: Mails arrived on board.

11.00pm: Liberty men returned.

5 Barrels & 1 Bale marked 404 [in diamond shape] received from SS Pallarden [?].


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16 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.30am: Dockyard Party left in HM Tug Sunderland.

10.45am: Mails dispatched HM Ships Intrepid, Vindictive, Carron, HM Trawlers per [?] SNO [?Senior Naval Officer] Murmansk per Trawlers St. Cyr & Exyahne for PNTO [?] & various transports & HM Yacht Salvator sent to PNTO [Principal Naval Transport Office] office at Archangel. 5 Barrels & 1 Bale marked 404 [in diamond shape] despatched to HMS Intrepid.

12.40pm: Dockyard party returned.

1.40pm: Liberty men landed.

1.45pm: Tug Sunderland secured alongside.

3.15pm: Football party landed.

4.10pm: Liberty men landed.

5.30pm: HM Tug Sunderland cast off.

6.30pm: Liberty men landed.

6.50pm: Football party returned.

11.15pm: Liberty men returned.


4f96266ca2fc8e2def0047f0: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-011_1.jpg)


17 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.20am: HM Tug Sunderland cast off with working party.

9.10am: Ordinary Seamen muster bags.

4.10pm: Liberty men landed.

7.00pm: Liberty men landed.

11.10pm: Liberty men returned.


4f96266da2fc8e2def0047f1: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-012_0.jpg)


18 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.05am: HM Tug Sunderland secured alongside.

7.30am: Dockyard Party left in Tug Sunderland.

9.15am: Ordinary Seamen to instructions in boat pulling.

1.10pm: HM Tug Plumgarth secured alongside.

1.10pm: Ordinary Seamen to instructions.

2.30pm: Motor boat collided with gangway ladder & carried away platform.

4.15pm: Liberty men landed.

4.30pm: Tug Plumgarth secured alongside.

6.15pm: Dockyard Party returned on board.

7.00pm: Liberty men landed.

11.15pm: Liberty men returned.


4f96266da2fc8e2def0047f2: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-012_1.jpg)


19 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.10am: HM Tug Sunderland secured alongside.

7.35am: Dockyard Party left in Tug Sunderland. 4 Ratings discharged to HMS Intrepid per HM Trawlers Urka & Ideena [Idena?]. 1 Rating discharged to HMS Vindictive per HM Trawler Lanercost.

9.20am: Ordinary Seamen to instructions. HM Yacht Salvator arrived.

10.05am: Mail arrived on board.

Noon: Make & mend clothes.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

2.00pm: Collier SS Nadejda No. 1744 secured alongside. Watch employed rigging coaling gear.

6.30pm: Dockyard party returned.

11.00pm: Liberty men returned.


4f96266da2fc8e2def0047f3: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-013_0.jpg)


20 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

7.30am: Dockyard Party left in HM Tug Sunderland.

[Noon: Temp 49°F]

5.30pm: Finished coaling ship. Leave for starboard watch until 11pm.

6.30pm: Liberty men landed.

6.45pm: Collier cast off.


4f96266ea2fc8e2def0047f4: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-013_1.jpg)


21 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.10am: HM Tug Sunderland secured alongside.

7.35am: Dockyard Party left in Tug Sunderland.

Noon: Make & mend clothes for Port watch.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

6.15pm: Dockyard party returned in Tug Sunderland.

7.00pm: One rating discharged share [?] to PNTO [Principal Naval Transport Office?] office.

Lifebuoys tested and found correct.


4f96266ea2fc8e2def0047f5: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-014_0.jpg)


22 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

6.10am: HM Tug Sunderland secured alongside.

8.00am: Dockyard Party left in Tug Sunderland.

Noon: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.05pm: Store Party returned on board.

1.40pm: Liberty men landed.

1.55pm: Dockyard party returned.

3.20pm: Football party landed.

4.00pm: Liberty men landed.

6.40pm: Football party returned.

7.10pm: Liberty men landed.

11.00pm: Liberty men returned.


4f96266ea2fc8e2def0047f6: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-014_1.jpg)


23 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.40am: Dockyard Party left.

Noon: Leave to Port watch.

12.35pm: Dockyard working party returned.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

1.55pm: Carpenters Party returned.

3.35pm: Store Party left in Russian tug.

4.00pm: Liberty men landed.

7.00pm: Liberty men landed.

9.00pm: Russian Tug with stores secured alongside.


4f96266fa2fc8e2def0047f7: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-015_0.jpg)


24 September 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

5.45am: Hands employed transporting stores from Tug & cutters.

7.45am: Dockyard workyard party left.

9.00am: Hand employed stowing ship's stores.

Noon: Hands make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

4.00pm: HM Tug Plumgarth secured alongside.

6.00pm: Russian Tug secured alongside.

6.35pm: Dockyard Party returned.

7.00pm: Liberty men landed. Port watch returned in Tug Plumgarth.

8.35pm: Port watch employed unloading stores.

9.40pm: Tug Plumgarth cast off.

11.15pm: Liberty men returned on board..


4f96266fa2fc8e2def0047f8: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-015_1.jpg)


25 September 1917

Archangel [to Solombola]

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

5.45am: Hands employed prepared for going alongside jetty.

8.55am: Hands working cable as requisite.

9.10am: Weighed Anchor & proceeded to Solombola Dockyard.

10.15am: Secured alongside jetty.

1.20pm: Dockyard working Party fall in.

3.30pm: Stokers working party returned. Hands employed painting down aloft.

4.00pm: Liberty men landed.

4.15pm: Dockyard working party left ship.

4.30pm: Carpenters working party left ship.

6.40pm: Dockyard working parties returned on board.

11.20pm: PNTO [Principal Naval Transport Office] Launch discharged one officer on board for sick bay.


4f96266fa2fc8e2def0047f9: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-016_0.jpg)


26 September 1917

Archangel [but actually at Solombola]

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.00am: Dockyard working parties fall in.

11.45am: Dockyard parties returned.

1.00pm: Dockyard working party left ship.

4.40pm: Liberty men landed. Dockyard working party left ship.

5.30pm: Liberty men landed.

7.00pm: Working party returned.

7.30pm: Liberty men landed.


4f962670a2fc8e2def0047fa: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-016_1.jpg)


27 September 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.00am: Dockyard party left ship.

12.03pm: Dockyard Party returned.

1.05pm: Dockyard Party left ship.

1.25pm: HM Trawler Iceland secured alongside.

2.00pm: HMT Iceland cast off.

4.00pm: Mails arrived on board.

4.40pm: Dockyard parties left ship. Liberty men landed.

7.00pm: Dockyard parties returned on board. Liberty men landed.

11.30pm: Liberty men returned.


4f962670a2fc8e2def0047fb: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-017_0.jpg)


28 September 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

2.45am: Watch turned out to secure boats. [4am wind force 7/8]

7.00am: Dockyard parties fall in.

10.30am: HM Tug Sunderland secured alongside.

11.45am: Dockyard parties returned.

1.15pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Dockyard parties returned.

4.30pm: Dockyard parties left. Liberty men landed.

5.30pm: Liberty men landed.

7.00pm: Dockyard parties returned.

7.30pm: Liberty men landed.

11.30pm: Liberty men returned.

Lifebuoys tested & found correct.


4f962670a2fc8e2def0047fc: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-017_1.jpg)


29 September 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.00am: Dockyard working party left ship.

11.55am: HM Trawler Iceland alongside for trawlers stores.

1.30pm: Leave to Port Watch till 11.30pm. Liberty men landed. Hands make and mend clothes.

3.05pm: Trawler Iceland cast off and fouled starboard propeller.

4.30pm: Libertymen landed.

5.30pm: Libertymen landed.

11.30pm: Libertymen returned.


4f962671a2fc8e2def0047fd: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-018_0.jpg)


30 September 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.35am: Dockyard working parties left ship.

Noon: Leave to Watch from 1.30 till 11.30pm.

1.30pm: Libertymen landed.

4.30pm: Libertymen landed.

5.30pm: Libertymen landed.

11.30pm: Libertymen returned.


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4f962671a2fc8e2def0047ff: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-019_0.jpg)

4f962672a2fc8e2def004800: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-019_1.jpg)

4f962672a2fc8e2def004801: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44945/ADM 53-44945-020_0.jpg)

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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1917


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4f962673a2fc8e2def004805: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-002_0.jpg)

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4f962674a2fc8e2def004807: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-003_0.jpg)


4f962674a2fc8e2def004808: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-003_1.jpg)


1 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

6.30am: Russian Tug returned 4 barrels cement and tools.

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

9.15am: Hands employed painting, gauging shell and refitting.

1.00pm: Monthly payment to Ship's Company.

5.00pm: Mails arrived on board. Mails sent to PNTO [Principal Naval Transport Office] for other ships.


4f962675a2fc8e2def004809: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-004_0.jpg)


2 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.00am: Watch rig Diving boat.

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

9.20am: Hands employed with Diving Party – Starboard propellor.

4.25pm: HM Tug Plumgarth alongside.

4.30pm: 4 ratings joined ship from SS Umona.

5.10pm: Plumgarth cast off.


4f962675a2fc8e2def00480a: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-004_1.jpg)


3 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.


4f962675a2fc8e2def00480b: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-005_0.jpg)


4 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard parties left ship.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.


4f962676a2fc8e2def00480c: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-005_1.jpg)


5 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

9.20am: Hands employed shifting ship &c.

11.30am: Mail arrived on board.

4.00pm: Read Warrant No. 16 (cancelling Warrant No. 14).

5.30pm: 1 rating discharged SS Asiatic Prince for passage to England.

Lifebuoys tested & found correct.


4f962676a2fc8e2def00480d: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-006_0.jpg)


6 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

6.15am: Diving apparatus sent to Russian tug for passage.

8.00am: Divers left ship.

8.30am: HM Tug Sunderland alongside.

9.00am: Sunderland cast off.

[Noon: Temp 40°F]

3.40pm: Sunderland alongside. Watch transferring empties to tug.

4.35pm: Party left in Sunderland for landing empties.

7.00pm: Working party returned in Sunderland.


4f962676a2fc8e2def00480e: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-006_1.jpg)


7 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

4.30pm: 1 rating left ship.


4f962677a2fc8e2def00480f: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-007_0.jpg)


8 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard parties left ship.

10.30am: Ship’s company mustered for medical inspection.

11.30am: Paid mess savings.


4f962677a2fc8e2def004810: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-007_1.jpg)


9 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

9.15am: 1 rating joined from HM Trawler Miletus per HM Trawler St. Cyr.


4f962677a2fc8e2def004811: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-008_0.jpg)


10 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party landed.


4f962678a2fc8e2def004812: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-008_1.jpg)


11 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

10.40am: Mails left ship.

12.30pm: Diving party returned in Russian Tug.

1.30pm: Watch removed Diving Gear from Tug.


4f962678a2fc8e2def004813: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-009_0.jpg)


12 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

1.30pm: HM Trawler Neath Castle alongside.

2.00pm: Neath Castle cast off.

3.10pm: Neath Castle alongside for repairs.

5.00pm: 1 rating rejoined from Admiral’s house.

Lifebuoys tested & found correct.


4f962678a2fc8e2def004814: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-009_1.jpg)


13 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

3.20pm: Mails arrived on board.

5.30pm: Watch transporting potatoes from Russian tug to HM Trawler Neath Castle.


4f962679a2fc8e2def004815: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-010_0.jpg)


14 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.


4f962679a2fc8e2def004816: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-010_1.jpg)


15 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

10.00am: Mails left ship.

11.15am: Store party left ship in HM Trawler Neath Castle.

12.30pm: HM Tug Sunderland alongside.

2.00pm: 2 ratings joined from HM Yacht Salvator for punishment.

4.00pm: Store party returned.

Fresh water suppied to Neath Castle – 3 tons


4f962679a2fc8e2def004817: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-011_0.jpg)


16 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party landed.

10.00am: Diving gear transport to HM Trawler Neath Castle.

12.55pm: Diving party left in Neath Castle.


4f96267aa2fc8e2def004818: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-011_1.jpg)


17 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party landed.


4f96267aa2fc8e2def004819: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-012_0.jpg)


18 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

10.45am: HM Trawler Neath Castle returned with diving party.

1.15pm: Watch employed transhipping stores from Neath Castle.


4f96267aa2fc8e2def00481a: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-012_1.jpg)


19 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

8.55am: Hands rig diving boat.

9.55am: HM Trawler Neath Castle cast off. Diving party left ship for HM Yacht Salvator.

10.00am: Court of Inquiry commenced.

12.30pm: Winter Clothing Issued to Ship’s company.

1.00pm: Court of Inquiry resumed.

2.15pm: Diving party returned.

2.30pm: 1 rating discharged to Palladern [SS Polladern?] for passage to England.

Lifebuoys tested & found correct.


4f96267ba2fc8e2def00481b: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-013_0.jpg)


20 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard parties left ship.

6.45pm: 1 prisoner from SS City arrived.


4f96267ba2fc8e2def00481c: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-013_1.jpg)


21 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

1.30pm: 1 rating rejoined ship from HM Trawler Exyahne per HM Trawler Bombardier and SS Tynemede.


4f96267ba2fc8e2def00481d: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-014_0.jpg)


22 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

9.10am: HM Trawler Neath Castle cast off.

10.35am: HM Tug Sunderland alongside.

12.45pm: Sunderland left with Diving Party.

1.00pm: HM Tug Plumgarth alongside.

1.30pm: 2 ratings left to join HM Yacht Salvator. Watches employed clearing Plumgarth of timber.

2.00pm: Plumgarth cast off.

3.30pm: Plumgarth alongside with stores.


4f96267ca2fc8e2def00481e: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-014_1.jpg)


23 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

8.00am: HM Tug Blackcock alongside. Store party left in Blackcock.

1.35pm: Store party returned.

1.40pm: Hands employed drawing stores from Blackcock.


4f96267ca2fc8e2def00481f: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-015_0.jpg)


24 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party landed.

11.15am: 1 bag sugar - 120lbs - lost overboard.

[Noon: Temp 38°F]

12.35pm: HM Tug Blackcock cast off.

2.45pm: HM Tug Plumgarth alongside to draw provisions.

3.15pm: Plumgarth cast off.

4.00pm: Russian icebreaker Kosma Minin [Kuzma Minin/Kosmo Minim?] broke adrift from tug and fell alongside with possible damage to propellor.


[Photo of Icebreaker ‘Kosmer Minin’ from collection of Captain’s photos]


4f96267ca2fc8e2def004820: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-015_1.jpg)


25 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

11.00am: Warrant No. 17 read. 1 prisoner left ship for passage in HM Yacht Salvator.

1.20pm: Salvator left.


4f96267da2fc8e2def004821: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-016_0.jpg)


26 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left.

12.10pm: Mail arrived on board.

5.40pm: HM Tug Plumgarth alongside.

6.00pm: Plumgarth cast off.

Lifebuoys tested and found correct.


4f96267da2fc8e2def004822: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-016_1.jpg)


27 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

8.30am: Party left for Admiral’s House.

4.20pm: Admiral’s house party returned.


4f96267da2fc8e2def004823: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-017_0.jpg)


28 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

8.50am: T.A. Jolliffe (tug) alongside.

10.00am: Captain’s rounds.

11.10am: HM Tug T.A. Jolliffe cast off.

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.


4f96267ea2fc8e2def004824: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-017_1.jpg)


29 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

10.00am: Mail left ship.

2.45pm: HM Tug Sunderland alongside.

4.00pm: Collier alongside.

4.30pm: Watch unloading stores from HM Tug Blackcock.


4f96267ea2fc8e2def004825: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-018_0.jpg)


30 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

6.40am: Commenced coaling ship.

7.40am: Russian coaling party arrived on board.

3.55pm: Finished coaling ship.

4.45pm: Collier cast off.

5.30pm: Mails arrived on board.


4f96267ea2fc8e2def004826: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-018_1.jpg)


31 October 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

11.30am: Mail arrived on board.

4.30pm: Mail left ship.

Tested Lifebuoys after coaling (correct).


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4f96267fa2fc8e2def004829: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-44946/ADM 53-44946-020_0.jpg)

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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1917


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1 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party landed.

1.00pm: Monthly payment to Ship’s Company.


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2 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

8.50am: Hands preparing ship for casting off.

9.10am: Cast off & proceeded to new billet.

9.45am: Secured alongside Russian Icebreaker.

3.00pm: Cast off from icebreaker & made fast alongside jetty.

4.00pm: 1 rating joined ship from SS Porto.

4.45pm: Mail left in HM Tug Sunderland.

6.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to SS City. HM Tug Plumgarth cast off.

Lifebuoys tested & found correct.


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3 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

8.00am: Dockyard party left ship.

[Noon: Temp 41°F]

1.30pm: Liberty men landed.


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4 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

10.00am: Captains rounds.

11.50am: Store party landed.

1.25pm: HM Tug Blackcock alongside. 4 barrels motor spirit received.

1.45pm: Blackcock cast off.


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5 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

8.20am: Russian Icebreaker alongside.

10.10am: Russian Icebreaker cast off.

4.10pm: HM Tug Plumgarth alongside with stores.


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6 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party landed.

10.20am: Mails left ship.

11.00am: HM Tug Blackcock alongside,

1.00pm: Blackcock cast off.

3.30pm: Russian tug alongside with Engineer’s stores.

10.45pm: Mail arrived on board.


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7 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

7.30am: Dockyard party left ship.

[Noon: Temp 35°F]

2.55pm: 2 ratings joined ship from SS Dvinsk [Dwinsk]; 1 from SS Porto.


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8 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

3.00pm: Meat & potatoes received.


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9 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

Lifebuoys tested & found correct.


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10 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49


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11 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

8.00am: Mails left ship.

5.15pm: HM Trawler Oliver Pickin alongside.


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12 November 1917

Solombola

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

8.45am: HM Trawler Oliver Pickin cast off.

11.30am: Oliver Pickin alongside.

1.20pm: Watch rigging diving boat & transferring stores. Divers examining propellers of Oliver Pickin.


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13 November 1917

[Solombola to Archangel]

Lat 64.59, Long 40.49

9.20am: Hands employed preparing ship for shifting barths.

10.00am: 2 ratings discharged to HM Trawler Oliver Pickin for HMS Grive. Mails left in Oliver Pickin.

Noon: Oliver Pickin cast off.

2.10pm: Cast off & proceeded.

3.00pm: Came to.


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14 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

11.50am: Gabriel [?; HMS Gabriel was stationed with the Grand Fleet at this time] alongside with stores.

[Noon: Temp 32°F]

1.10pm: Jolliffe (tug) alongside. [There are several HM Tugs called xxx Jolliffe]

1.30pm: Jolliffe cast off.

6.00pm: Jolliffe alongside. Watch unloading ammunition & guns from tug.

7.00pm: Jolliffe cast off.


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15 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

1.20pm: Watch employed getting in ammunition.

3.55pm: HM Tug Plumgarth alongside.

4.55pm: Rear Admiral visited ship.


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16 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.20am: Collier secured alongside.

10.55am: Commenced coaling ship.

4.45pm: Finished coaling ship.


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17 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: HM Tug T.A. Jolliffe alongside. 1 rating left for passage to England.

8.30am: Store party left in Tug.

9.00am: Collier cast off. Boats secured for winter.

11.55am: HM Yacht Sagitta sailed.

Noon: Store party returned.

1.15pm: Watch employed unloading stores.

Lifebuoys tested & found correct.


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18 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

[Noon: Temp 21°F]

3.30pm: Collier secured alongside.

4.00pm: Motor boat hoisted.

4.35pm: HM Tug Blackcock alongside.


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19 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.30am: Commenced coaling ship.

8.40am: Steam Launch taken over by ship for duties.

12.10pm: Finished coaling ship.

3.10pm: Collier shoved off.

4.10pm: Liberty men landed.

8.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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20 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.00am: HM Tug Blackcock alongside for Store Party.

9.30am: Store Party left ship. 1 Lance Corporal left for SS Spittal. [SS Spital?]

[Noon: Temp F12-; R20- (Reaumur scale)]

2.00pm: Read Warrant No. 17.

5.45pm: Compass Glass reported by Signalman broken.

6.45pm: Blackcock alongside with Store Party.

6.50pm: Blackcock cast off.

Lifebuoys tested after coaling and found correct.


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21 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: HM Tug Blackcock alongside. Hands unloading stores.

10.40am: Blackcock cast off. Mail left ship.

3.20pm: HM Tug Plumgarth alongside.

5.30pm: Plumgarth cast off.


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22 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48


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23 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

[Noon: Temp F6-; R17-]

2.25pm: 1 signalman discharged Admiral’s house for duty.

7.45pm: Coaling Party left ship to coal Russian Icebreaker.

Lifebuoys secured. Ship frozen in.


[In the Captain’s photos there’s a Photo labelled ‘Nov 23rd skating alongside the HMS Iphigenia’]


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24 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

6.30am: Coaling party returned.

[Noon: Temp F8+; R11-]


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25 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48


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26 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48


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27 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.30am: Prepared for shifting berth.

10.45am: Russian tug alongside.

10.50am: Weighed & catted Starboard anchor & proceeded to new berth.


[In the Captain’s photos there’s a Photo labelled ‘Icebreaker clearing & turning HMS Iphigenia Nov 27th 1917 going down river to lay opposite British Vice Consulate’s House’]


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28 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48


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29 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

11.30am: Watch employed throughout day unloading coal.

[Noon: Temp F21+; R5-]


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30 November 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Watches employed throughout day unloading coal on arrival.


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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1917


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1 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.45am: Duty 2nd part of Port Watch unload coal and remainder employed as requisite.

12.55pm: Hands fall in for Monthly Payment.

1.05pm: 2nd part Port Watch unload coal.

5.00pm: Mess-musters for payment.


[From 1st to 16th Dec: Leave to one watch, usually from 1pm to 8pm]


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2 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.30am: Starboard Watch coal ship.

11.10am: Admiral visited ship.

12.45pm: 1st part of Starboard Watch coal ship.

2.00pm: 2nd part of Starboard Watch coal ship.


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3 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

am: 2nd part of Port Watch unload coal.

1.30pm: Watch employed unloading coal and overhauling Gun Gear.


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4 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.20am: 2nd part Starboard Watch employed getting in coal.

am: Starboard cat davit carried away.

[Noon: Temp F3+; R17-]

1.00pm: Starboard Watch employed unloading coal.


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5 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.15am: Watch employed coaling ship and remainder employed of hands as requisite.

1.00pm: Watch employed coaling ship.


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6 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.15am: Starboard Watch employed coaling ship.

am: No. 3 & 5 messes mustered for medical inspection.

3.00pm: No. 6 & 7 messes mustered for medical inspection.


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7 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.40am: Port Watch employed unloading coal.

1.00pm: Watch employed unloading coal.

1.45pm: Wireless rating re-joined ship from HMS Intrepid.


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8 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.30am: Port Watch employed breaking ice from ship’s side. Starboard Watch clean mess-deck.

9.20am: 2nd part Starboard Watch employed unloading coal.

[Noon: Temp F32+; R0]

1.00pm: Starboard Watch employed unloading coal.

5.30pm: Stokers mustered for medical inspection.


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9 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.30am: Coal ship, remainder clear ice from Ship’s side.


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10 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.40am: Starboard Watch unload coal. Port Watch employed re-stowing stores.

1.00pm: Starboard Watch coal ship, remainder of hands re-stow stores.

5.00pm: Mess-muster for medical inspection.


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11 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.30am: Port Watch transport stores.

am: One Stokehold (slice) fireiron lost overboard whilst breaking ice.


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12 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.10am: 2nd part of Starboard Watch unload coal.

10.00am: Ordinary Seamen to rifle drill

1.00pm: Starboard Watch employed unloading coal.


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13 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Ordinary Seamen instructed in small arms drill.

[Noon: Temp F15+; R8-]


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14 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

am: Starboard Watch employed unloading coal.

10.00am: Ordinary Seamen to small arms drill.

1.30pm: Port Watch unload coal.


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15 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

am: Port Watch employed unloading coal.

1.05pm: Port Watch employed unloading coal.

7.15pm: 9 bags mails arrived on board.


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16 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.00am: 2nd part of Starboard Watch employed getting in coal.

1.05pm: Starboard Watch employed unloading coal, stores and stowing stores.


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17 December 1917

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.30am: Hands employed preparing for sea and bringing off stores.

11.00am: Admiral’s & PNTO's [Principal Naval Transport Office] stores arrived.

am: Lifebuoys unlashed, tested, and found correct.

1.10pm: Hands employed getting in and stowing away stores.

4.50pm: 33 ratings (late SS Laurato [?]) arrived on board for passage. 6 ratings from Admiral’s Quarters joined. 10 ratings from PNTO's staff, 1 Signal Rating rejoined from Admiral’s Quarters.


[Possibly SS Lautaro; from Wrecksite, she sank on Dec 3rd on a voyage to Murmansk after an explosion]


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18 December 1917

Archangel & Sea

Lat 65.2, Long 39.3 [Estimate of location at 2.30pm]

0.20am: 2 ratings joined ship from PNTO.

1.10am: Admiral, Commodore and Secretary arrived on board.

1.25am: 3 officers & Commodore’s Orderly arrived on board.

8.00am: Proceeded to Sea.

8.15am: Ship got under weigh & proceeded down river, pilot assisting, courses and speeds as requisite. Icebreaker ahead.

am: Proceeding thro’ heavy river ice.

[Noon: Temp F21+; R5-]

12.25pm: Stopped ship off Bar. Dismissed Ice Breaker and discharged Pilot.

1.00pm: Red Watch closed up, vessel passing thro’ brash ice.

pm: Proceeding thro’ brash ice.

2.30pm: Keretz Point [Mys Kerets] bearing N54°E distance 6 miles.

3.32pm: Zimnegorski Light bearing S54°E distance 7 miles.

6.30pm: Intzi [Intsy] Point Light bearing S51°E distance 9¾ miles.

8.00pm: Soznovetz Light bearing N45W distance 3½ mile. DR position Lat 66°26’N Long 40°49’E

9.00pm: Sea clear of ice.

9.10pm: Danilov Light abeam distance 5 miles.

10.40pm: Manned [?] Sea Boat.

10.40am: Three Islands Light abeam distance 4 miles.

11.02pm: Cape Orlov Light abeam distance 5¼ miles.


[In the Captain’s photos there’s a Photo labelled ‘Landing the Pilot in the White sea onto the Kos Mer Minin (Icebreaker) after breaking Iphigenia out’ presumably taken on this day]


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19 December 1917

[Archangel to Murmansk]

Lat 69.2, Long 36.1 [Obs]

1.14am: Cape Gorodetzski Light abeam distance 16 miles.

4.48am: Svyatoi Nos Light bearing S26°W distance 6¼ miles.

8.00am: Lat 68°45N; Long 38°25E

11.30am: Bolshoi Oleni Island bearing S4°E distance 6 miles.

Noon: Veroni Rocks Light bearing S82°W distance 6½ miles.

pm: Watch employed baling water out of Canteen store forward.

1.30pm: Cape Tereberski Light bearing S12°W distance 4½ miles.

2.43pm: Likhoi Head (Kildin Island) bearing S68°W distance 9 miles. [Utes Likhoy?]

4.00pm: Off Lystinski [?] Point [Mys Letinskiy?]. Entered Kola Inlet courses & speeds as requisite for pilotage up Inlet. All shore navigational lights & aids to navigation invisible.

6.55pm: Anchored with Abram Korga Beacon [Abram-Korga shoal] bearing S5E distance 9 cables.

8.45pm: HM Trawler Urka came alongside.

10.20pm: HM Trawler Charles Chappel[l] alongside with mails.


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20 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.00am: Hands fall in. Both watches employed transporting Luggage etc. to Tugs for officers & men taking passage to England. 27 MM [Mercantile Marine] Ratings discharged to SS Andes. 7 RN Ratings discharged to SS Andes.

12.45pm: Admiral & staff left ship for HMS Glory. 3 ratings to RFA Wrexham [there isn’t an RFA ship called Wrexham but there is a possible SS Wrexham]

1.15pm: Hands employed removing stores from HM Tug Sunderland alongside.

2.15pm: HM Trawler Daniel Henley alongside.

3.30pm: Tug Sunderland cast off.

4.30pm: HM Trawler Charles Chappel[l] alongside with mail. 1 rating joined from SS Andes.

4.50pm: Charles Chappell cast off.

5.05pm: HM Trawler James Hunniford alongside. Discharged two ratings to HMS Intrepid.

8.00pm: Read warrant No. 19. Discharged 1 rating to Intrepid.


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21 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

am: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

1.15pm: Port Watch employed moving stores.

3.10pm: Mails arrived on board.


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22 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

Supplied with Fresh Water: HM Trawler Daniel Henley 4 tons; HM Trawler James Hunniford 4 tons.


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23 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

[Noon: Temp F8-; R18-]


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24 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.30am: HM Trawler Urka alongside.

9.00am: Urka cast off. Engineer’s and Carpenter’s Party left ship.

11.10am: Collier secured alongside. Skiff’s starboard after davit carried away.

12.20pm: Trawler Urka alongside. Working Party returned.

1.30pm: Engineer’s and Carpenter’s Party left. Hands rig coaling gear and employed as requisite.

2.45pm: Urka alongside with six cases Wardroom stores.

4.40pm: Engineer’s and Carpenter’s Working Party returned.

Supplied with Fresh Water: HM Trawler Daniel Henley 1 ton


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25 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

9.50am: Hands clean into rig of day.

10.30am: Divine Service.


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26 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

6.45am: Hands clean in Coaling rig.

7.45am: Hands fall in for coaling.

8.45am: Commenced coaling.

11.45am: HM Trawler Charles Chappell alongside – carried away cleat [?] on foremost whaler’s davit.

8.00pm: Finished coaling.


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27 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

8.30am: Engineers Store Party left ship. HM Trawler Urka left.

10.00am: Collier cast off.

am: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

[Noon: Temp F13+; R8-]

12.40pm: Trawler Urka alongside with Engineers Store Party.

1.50pm: Trawler Urka cast off.

2.15pm: Carpenters & Engineers Party left ship in 1st Motor Boat.

3.00pm: HM Tug Blackcock alongside.

3.30pm: HM Trawler Oliver Picken alongside.

5.05pm: Blackcock cast off with Store Party on board.

5.50pm: HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt alongside.

6.45pm: HM Trawlers Urka & Resmilo secured alongside.


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28 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.45am: HM Trawler Sir James Reckitt cast off.

8.30am: Working Parties left in HM Trawler Urka.

9.45am: Mails left ship for HMS Glory. HM Trawler Oliver Pickin cast off.

12.15pm: Working Parties returned.

1.15pm: Both Watches fall in.

1.20pm: Working Party left.

2.00pm: Carpenters working Party left.

4.00pm: Working Party returned on board.

4.15pm: HM Trawler Idena came alongside with Potatoes – cast off 4.25.

4.30pm: Carpenters Party returned on board.

8.30pm: Watch cleared away Starboard anchor & cable.

10.20pm: Weighed Port Anchor and shifted billet.

10.30pm: Let go Port Anchor 5 shackles. Pipe down and set anchor watch. [Midnight wind force 7-8]

Supplied with Fresh Water: HM Trawler Resmilo 3 tons


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29 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

1.00am: Anchor Watch. [and every hour to 6am; 4am wind force 7; 8am wind force 2]

7.00am: Drifter came alongside.

8.00am: HM Trawler Idena alongside.

8.30am: Store & Carpenters Working Party left ship by HM Trawler Urka and drifter.

12.15pm: Working Parties returned.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Engineers & Carpenters Working Party left.

2.30pm: Watch called for turning out Motor Boat davits.

3.30pm: Motor Boat hoisted.

4.20pm: Carpenters Working Party returned.

6.20pm: Working Parties returned in trawler Urka.


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30 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.55am: HM Trawler Charles Chappel[l] came alongside.

8.30am: Carpenters & Engineers Party left ship in Charles Chappell.

Noon: Working Party returned.

1.20pm: Working Party left in Charles Chappell.

4.50pm: Working Party returned in Charles Chappell.

5.30pm: Charles Chappell cast off.

7.00pm: Charles Chappell secured alongside.


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31 December 1917

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.25am: HM Trawler Charles Chappel[l] cast off.

8.25am: Charles Chappell alongside.

8.45am: Carpenters & Engineers Working Party left in Charles Chappell.

9.30am: HM Trawler Urka alongside.

10.50am: Urka cast off.

11.00am: Trawler C. Chappell alongside. Working Party returned.

12.10pm: HM Drifter Oswy alongside with ratings from SS Andes aboard. 2nd part Port Watch unload mail from Glory.

pm: 13 Ratings joined from SS Andes. 1 Rating from HMS Glory.

1.15pm: Both Watches fall in.

1.35pm: Trawler Urka carried away 1st Wireless F cleat.

2.30pm: Skiff taken over from Urka.

4.30pm: HM Trawler Resmilo alongside.

5.10pm: Resmilo anchored off.

Midnight HM Tug Sunderland alongside.


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