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Light Cruiser, ex-2nd-class Cruiser, Chatham-class

Pendant Nos 37 (1914), 38 (1.18), 18 (4.18). Launched 19.11.11 Chatham DY. 5,400 tons, 458(oa), 430(pp)x49x16ft. Turbine 25000shp, 25.5kts. Armament: 8-6in, 1-3in AA, 2-21in tt. Armour: 3in sides, 2in deck. Crew: 380. Red Sea and East Africa 1914-15, Mediterranean 1915-16, 3rd LCS Grand Fleet 1916-18. Battle Honour (and link to despatches, casualties, awards) Dardanelles 1915/16. To RNZN 10.20. Sold 13.7.26 Ward, Pembroke Dock. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Laid down 3/1/11, launched 9/11/11, completed 12/12, attached to 2nd Battle Squadron on commissioning; 1st Light Cruiser Squadron July 1913. With 2nd LCS in Mediterranean 1913-14, and detached to Red Sea on outbreak of war. Discovered whereabouts of Konigsberg on 30 November 1914 and sank colliers to block her exit from the Rufiji Delta, and captured German merchantman Prasident in October 1914. To Dardanelles May 1915, the Grand Fleet from 1916 to 1918 as flagship, 3rd LCS. Damaged by mine off Norfolk coast, 26 May 1916 and towed stern-first to Chatham for repairs. Went into reserve at Nore 1918-20, and recommissioned in Royal New Zealand Navy, 11 September 1920. Returned to RN 1924 to become flagship 4th LCS, East Indies 1924-25. Paid off November 1925 at Devonport and sold in 1926. (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21)

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Notes:

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

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

Editor’s notes:

The typical routine includes the following log entries (although they do not appear in the log every day):
Divisions and/or prayers (and sometimes physical drill) at around 9am; Evening Quarters (and sometimes physical drill) at around 4pm; the time the fires in the steam cutter are lit and drawn.
On Sunday morning Divine Service or church parties landed.
The hands spend a lot of time cleaning and painting or just working as requisite.
For the logs from April 1915 to February 1916: when in port Closed B & C doors at around 9pm.
These log entries have not generally been transcribed.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS CHATHAM 1915-1924
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

JP map overview

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

LOGS FOR APRIL 1915


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

[Signed] GGH Cooke Navigating Officer [From Navy List Lieut. Gilbert G.H. Cooke]

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Distance run per hour

Knots

Coal expended for all purposes per hour

Tons

Distance run per ton of coal

Knots

Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment

At authorised power with natural draught = the unit

24.86

18.47

1.34

18-5-14

“With all despatch” (the maximum power attainable for 24 hours) = 4/5 the unit

23.5

13.5

1.74

24-4-14

“With despatch” (the maximum sea-going speed while the coal lasts) = 3/5 the unit

21.64

11.5

1.88

18&19-5-14

“With moderate despatch” = 2/5 the unit

17.7

8.5

2.08

1-2-14

“At ordinary speed” = 1/5 the unit

14.3

4.7

3.04

7&8-2-14

“At most economical speed” = as determined by trial and in accordance with the varying conditions of wind and weather

10.0

2.5

4.0

11&12-12-13


Ordinary speed or consumption exceeded

Not recorded

To The Commander in Chief HM Ships & Vessels, Cape Station

[Signed] SR Drury Lowe Captain 6th May 1915 [Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe; photograph from Imperial War Museums Collections]


HMS Hyacinth

Submitted,

[Signed] Fras. J Roskruge Engineer Commander of Flagship [From Navy Lists for Oct 14 Francis J. Roskruge Engineer Commander of HMS Hyacinth]


Forwarded 16 May 1915

[Signed] H King-Hall Vice-Admiral Commander-in-chief [Herbert King-Hall]


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Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: Negretti & Zambra A28

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer: +.001

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: Fore Bridge

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: Negretti & Zambra MO A/970 From April 1st Dry

Maker and No.: Negretti & Zambra MO A/9704 From April 1st Wet

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: Negretti & Zambra A/1706 From April 1st


[From 1st to 8th April at about 1am and 9.30pm: Rounds]



THE VOYAGES OF HMS CHATHAM 1915-1916

JP map Chatham 1915-16

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1 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

8.00am: Seamen at battalion drill.

Noon: Paid monthly money.

4.45pm: Exercised fire stations.


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2 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

am: Good Friday. Sunday Routine sent Church of England, Roman Catholic & Nonconformist church parties to Divine Service.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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3 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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4 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

am: Read warrant No. 130.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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5 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

am: Hands to physical drill.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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6 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

pm: Secured ship in preparation for basin trial.

4.30pm: Exercised fire stations.


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7 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

3.00pm: ship's company returned onboard from Camp & Royal Alfred Sailors Home.

4.30-5.00pm: Carried out basin trial of main engines.

6.00pm: Exercised collision stations.


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8 April 1915

Bombay & at sea

Lat 18.82, Long 72.67 [Cross bearings]

6.00am: Warped ship out of basin.

7.00am: Proceeded as requisite to secure to North Troopship buoy.

7.20am: Secured to buoy.

8.00am: Tested lifebuoys (correct).

9.25am: Slipped from buoy proceeded out of harbour.

10.00am: Bombay Floating Light abeam 1 cable. Working up to 4/5 power trial.

10.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

Noon: Finished 4/5 trial. Commenced working down.

1.07pm: Stopped.

1.15pm: Proceeded. Courses as requisite for entering Bombay Harbour.

1.55pm: Stopped, secured to North Transport Buoy. Divers examined propellors.

3.00pm: Coal lighters secured alongside. Commenced coaling ship (native labour).


[From 9th to 19th April each afternoon one watch is granted leave to 7am]


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9 April 1915

[Bombay]

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

6.30am: Finished coaling (1140 tons).

am: Hands employed stowing coal.

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, spreading awnings and as requisite.


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10 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

am: Tested lifebuoys (correct).

4.20pm: Read warrant No. 121.

8.25pm: One prisoner returned from detention barracks & placed in cell onboard.


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11 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85


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12 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

0.30am: Night boats crew away recovering derelict boat. Burned Starboard After searchlight.

6.00am: General Drill. Collision stations. Away all boats crews. Exercised boats under oars & sail. Exercised general quarters.

am: Hands at gunnery instructions and as requisite.


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13 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

9.30am: Exercised general quarters. Exercised ammunition supply parties & control parties. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 132.

4.30pm: Exercised Starboard watch out kedge anchor.


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14 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

am: Exercised guns crews at loader. Gunlayers & trainers at deflection teacher.

am: Let go starboard lifebuoy.

9.45am: Gunnery training class at instruction. Gunlayers & trainers at deflection teacher. Guns crews at loader.

4.15pm: Exercised Port watch out kedge anchor.


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15 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

6.00am: Landed seamen small arm companies for route march.

am: Exercised control parties. Gunlayers at deflection teacher.

4.15pm: Read warrant No. 133.

pm: Let go lifebuoy & picked up do for exercise.


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16 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

8.00am: Picked up one corpse (male) and handed over to police.

9.30am: Exercised general quarters.

4.15pm: Read warrant No. 134.

4.30pm: Port watch laid out two 2½” wire hawsers to buoy astern.


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17 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

am: Tested life buoys (correct).


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18 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85


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19 April 1915

[18 April in log]

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

6.00am: Exercised prepare to be taken in tow.

6.05am: Let go & picked up both lifebuoys.

6.16am: All boats away exercising under oars and sail.

6.30am: Exercised general quarters.

7.00am: Boats returned. Hoisted boats and replaced gear.

1.10pm: HMS Empress of Asia arrived and anchored.

pm: Exercised starboard watch out collision mat & close water tight doors.


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20 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

am: Hands employed at gunnery drill.

1.00pm: Paddle steamers Nos. 3 & 4 sailed.

4.30pm: Exercised collision stations.

9.00pm: Battery on middle ground fired on Dhow entering harbour.

9.30pm: Battery fired on second dhow.

10.00pm: Burned searchlights to pick up 3 Dhows under weigh.

11.30pm: Battery fired on Dhow under weigh.


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21 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.85

9.25am: Exercised general quarters.

am: Tested Starboard life buoy.

4.30pm: Gave special leave to Port Watch. Starboard watch prepared for sea.


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22 April 1915

Bombay & at sea for trial

Lat 18.78, Long 72.72 [Cross bearings]

7.00am: Slipped & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

7.20am: Sunk Light House abeam.

7.48am: Bombay Light Ship abeam 3 cables.

8.00am: Lat 18 50½N, Long 72 45E

8.45am: Working up gradually for repair trial (16000 IHP).

11.45am: Commenced easing down after steam trial.

12.40pm: Bombay Light Vessel abeam. Courses as requisite for entering harbour.

1.10pm: Stopped off middle ground for pilot.

1.30pm: Proceeded alongside oil wharf Alexandra dock.

2.00pm: Secured alongside oil wharf.

2.40pm: Coal lighters came alongside.

3.15pm: Commenced coaling (native labour).

6.00pm: Commenced taking in oil fuel.

7.10pm: Completed coaling 150 tons.


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23 April 1915

Bombay

Lat 18.93, Long 72.84

1.15am: Completed with oil 206.2 tons.

2.15pm: Slipped from oil wharf and proceeded as requisite to anchorage in harbour.

2.30pm: Stopped, came to. Anchor bearings: Taj Mahal Hotel S80W; Right end Middle Ground S35W; Time Ball Flag Staff N59W.

4.00pm: Hands employed embarking stores & field gun ex P&O SS Salsette.

5.00pm: Mustered by open list, distributed HRH Princess Mary's Xmas gifts. [A fund had been set up by Princess Mary to provide a gift box for every sailor and soldier]

6.00pm: Manned & armed ship rigged night defence gear.

6.40pm: Weighed.

6.45pm: Proceeded as requisite for shifting berth to examination anchorage.

6.57pm: Stopped, came to. Anchor bearings: Sunk Light House N65W; Dolphin N12W; Right end Middle Ground N10E

Midnight: Weighed anchor.


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24 April 1915

Bombay to Niororo Island

Lat 17.08, Long 70.50 [Obs]

0.04am: Proceeded. Courses as requisite for leaving harbour.

0.36am: Bombay Light Vessel abeam ½ cable.

am: After section at man & arm ship stations.

am: Foremost section manned & armed ship.

5.55am: Secured from night defence stations.

8.00am: Lat 17 44N, Long 71 22½E

8.15am: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

am: Hands employed unshipping berthing stanchions & as requisite.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

6.15pm: Rigged night defence gear.

8.00pm: Lat 15 44N, Long 68 51E

10.00pm: After section manned & armed ship. Exercised guns crews burned searchlights.


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25 April 1915

Bombay to Niororo Island

Lat 13.41, Long 65.82 [Obs]

am: Exercised guns & searchlights crews.

am: Foremost section manned & armed ship.

5.50am: Secured from night defence stations.

8.00am: Lat 14 0½N, Long 66 34E

8.15am: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 10 minutes.

5.50pm: Rigged night defence gear.

6.45pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 12 14N, Long 64 12½E

10.00pm: Manned & armed ship. Exercised guns & searchlights crews.


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26 April 1915

Bombay to Niororo Island

Lat 9.68, Long 61.14 [Obs]

am: Exercised guns & searchlights crews.

am: After section manned & armed ship.

5.45am: Secured from night defence stations.

8.00am: Lat 10 22N, Long 61 52 30E

8.15am: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

am: Hands employed transporting coal from reserve bunkers & as requisite.

4.45pm: Log foul 15 mins approx.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 10 minutes.

6.15pm: Rigged night defence gear.

6.35pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 8 30½N, Long 59 40E

10.00pm: Exercised guns & searchlights crews. After section man & arm ship.


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27 April 1915

Bombay to Niororo Island

Lat 6.13, Long 56.51 [Obs]

am: Exercised guns & searchlights crews.

am: Exercised seaboats crew.

8.00am: Lat 6 44N, Long 57 17E

8.15am: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

9.30am: Re-set electric log to agree with Patent log aft.

am: Hands employed shifting coal forward from reserve bunkers & as requisite.

pm: Coaling party employed shifting coal forward from reserve bunkers.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

6.00pm: Prepared for night defence stations.

8.00pm: Lat 4 50N, Long 54 57E

10.00pm: Foremost section manned & armed ship. Burned searchlights. Exercised guns crews.


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28 April 1915

Bombay to Niororo

Lat 2.40, Long 51.80 [Obs]

am: After section manned & armed ship.

8.00am: Lat 3 04N, Long 52 37½E

am&pm: Hands employed shifting coal forward from reserve bunkers & as requisite.

5.10pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

6.00pm: Rigged night defence stations.

8.00pm: Lat 1 07N, Long 50 14½E

10.00pm: Foremost section manned & armed ship. Burned searchlights. Exercised guns crews.


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29 April 1915

Bombay to Niororo

Lat -1.33, Long 47.37 [Obs]

am: Exercised guns & searchlights crews.

5.45am: Secured from night defence stations.

8.00am: Lat 0 39S, Long 48 05E

8.15am: Put clocks back 15 mins.

am&pm: Hands employed shifting coal forward from reserve bunkers & as requisite.

10.20am: Hauled in Patent Log to clean.

10.50am: Streamed Patent Log.

5.10pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

6.45pm: Rigged night defence stations.

8.00pm: Lat 2 27S, Long 45 55½E

10.00pm: Exercised night defence stations. Exercised burned searchlights. Exercised guns crews.


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30 April 1915

Bombay to Niororo Island

Lat -4.97, Long 42.93 [Obs]

am: After section man & arm ship.

8.00am: Lat 4 10S, Long 43 42E

8.15am: Put clocks back 15 mins.

9.20am: Exercised Action.

10.10am: Secured.

3.00pm: Heavy rain squall.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

6.00pm: Rigged night defence stations.

8.00pm: Lat 6 15½S, Long 41 34½E

10.00pm: Manned & armed ship.


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LOGS FOR MAY 1915


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

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1 May 1915

Bombay to Niororo Island & at anchor & under weigh off Rufiji River Delta, East Africa

Lat -7.62, Long 39.65 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

0.15am: Position by stars: Lat 6 52½S, Long 40 47½E

4.15am: Sighted Moresby Point Light (Mafia) SbyW.

4.50am: Altered course as requisite to close steamer (collier SS Corbridge).

6.35am: Courses as requisite for approaching Anchorage to Westward of Niororo Island.

6.50am: Stopped. Came to with port anchor in 16 fathoms to West of Niororo Island. Anchor bearings: West Point Shungumbili S1E; North Point Niororo N81E; South Point Niororo S63E

7.10am: Collier SS Cento secured alongside.

8.30am: Commenced coaling.

3.00pm: Stopped coaling. Received 672 tons.

3.15pm: Collier Cento cast off.

5.15pm: Weighed and proceeded as requisite for position F.

6.00pm: HMS Hyacinth & HMS Weymouth sailed.

6.07pm: Stopped. Came to port anchor in 27 fathoms NW of Dira shoal. Anchor bearings: Niororo S46E; North Point Koma S89W

10.00pm: Foremost section manned & armed ship. Burned searchlights. Exercised guns crews.


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2 May 1915

At anchor & at sea off Rufiji River Delta

Lat -7.62, Long 39.65 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

am: After section manned & armed ship.

5.45am: Weighed proceeded. Returned to Niororo Island Anchorage.

6.35am: Stopped.

6.40am: Came to. Anchor bearings: North Point Niororo N78E; South Point Niororo S59E; SE Point Shungumbili South

6.50am: Collier SS Cento secured alongside.

7.50am: Commenced coaling.

12.20pm: Finished coaling. Received 268 tons.

12.35pm: Collier Cento cast off.

1.35pm: Weighed.

1.38pm: Proceeded as requisite for proceeding to Koma Island Anchorage.

3.15pm: Stopped.

3.20pm: Came to Starboard anchor to SW of Koma Island.

5.05pm: Weighed, proceeded as requisite to position F.

6.10pm: Stopped.

6.15pm: Came to in position F. Anchor bearings N point Koma West; Kwale Island NE point N43W

pm: After section at night defence stations.


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3 May 1915

At anchor & at sea off Rufiji River Delta

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

5.50am: Weighed, proceeded as requisite for Koma Island Anchorage.

7.00am: Stopped to communicate with whaler Childus.

7.10am: Proceeded.

9.42am: Altered course and as requisite for entering Tirene Anchorage.

10.05am: Stopped.

10.10am: Came to in Tirene Anchorage.

10.30am: Inspected and aired bedding. Tested life buoys (correct).

1.30pm: Arrived HMS Cornwall.

2.55pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving Tirene Anchorage.

4.27pm: Altered course as requisite to close Niororo Anchorage.

4.45pm: Stopped, communicated with HMS Laconia.

5.00pm: Proceeded.

5.40pm: Rigged night defence gear.

6.05pm: Stopped.

6.10pm: Came to port anchor at "F". Anchor bearings: North Fanjove Island N15W; Right end Chokaa Island N40W; Right end Koma Island West.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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4 May 1915

At anchor & at sea off Rufiji River Delta

Lat -7.62, Long 39.65 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

am: Manned & armed ship.

5.40am: Weighed.

5.42am: Proceeded.

6.27am: Altered course as requisite for Niororo Anchorage.

6.50am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: North Point Niororo S[?]72E; South Point Niororo S40E; East Point Shungumbili South

9.30am: Exercised C force onboard in marching order.

2.30pm: HMS Fly left for Koma Island.

4.05pm: Read Warrant No. 135.

5.11pm: Weighed.

5.15pm: Proceeded.

5.25pm: Darkened ship rigged night defence gear.

6.40pm: Stopped.

6.45pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Pemba Juu N68W; Left end Koma Island S86½W

pm: After Section manned & armed ship.


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5 May 1915

At anchor & at sea off Rufiji River Delta, East Africa

Lat -7.62, Long 39.65 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

am: Foremost Section manned & armed ship.

5.20am: Weighed.

5.25am: Proceeded.

5.30am: Set course to close Koma island.

6.00am: Stopped.

6.03am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Left end Koma Island N16E; Right end Koma Island N49E; Ras Simba Uranga S26W

9.10am: Weighed.

9.13am: Proceeded as requisite for 1” Aiming Rifle practice at target towed by HMS Fly.

10.00am: Stopped, hoisted in target.

10.20am: Proceeded.

11.30am: Altered course as requisite for Niororo Anchorage.

11.40am: Stopped.

11.43am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Left end Shungumbili South; Right end Niororo S48E; Left end Niororo S86E

pm: Gave leave to port watch on Niororo Island.

4.15pm: Recalled boats with libertymen.

4.30pm: Weighed.

4.40pm: Proceeded. Course S62W to search for lost seaplane.

5.40pm: Sighted seaplane on port bow.

6.05pm: Closed seaplane & whalers.

6.18pm: Stopped came to. HMS Fly came alongside with one seaplane & 2 pilots.

7.05pm: Weighed.

7.08pm: Proceeded.

7.36pm: Stopped.

7.40pm: Came to. (Position 2 miles NE from Y approx.)


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6 May 1915

At anchor & at sea off Rufiji River Delta, East Africa

Lat -7.65, Long 39.43 [Obs]

5.05am: Weighed & proceeded.

5.20am: Courses as requisite for closing HMS Fly.

5.38am: Stopped to communicate with Fly.

5.43am: Proceeded as requisite towards HMS Childers.

6.35am: Came to by wreck of seaplane. Anchor bearings: Right end Koma N20½E; Left end Koma N11E; Ras Simba Uranga S39W

9.00am: Divers employed examining seaplane and passing hawsers.

11.50am: Weighed proceeded.

1.10pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for anchorage.

1.25pm: Stopped.

1.27pm: Came to in Tirene harbour.

3.55pm: Weighed, proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.38pm: Came to port at "F".

pm: Manned and armed ship.


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7 May 1915

At anchor & at sea off Rufiji River Delta

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

5.38am: Weighed.

5.40am: Proceeded.

8.20am: Altered course as requisite for anchorage in Tirene harbour.

8.32am: Stopped.

8.35am: Came to.

9.00am: Collier SS Zanoni came alongside.

10.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

12.45pm: Finished coaling (320 tons).

4.08pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.26pm: Stopped.

6.30pm: Came to 1½ miles East of "F". Anchor bearings not obtainable.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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8 May 1915

At anchor & at sea in North Mafia Channels

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

5.30am: Weighed & proceeded.

7.50am: Altered course to close HMS Childers.

8.00am: Stopped, turned 16 points to port.

8.26am: Proceeded.

9.57am: Courses as requisite for entering Tirene harbour.

10.25am: Stopped.

10.28am: Came to in Tirene harbour.

12.30pm: HMS Cornwall arrived.

3.30pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

5.09pm: Altered course to close HMS Echo.

5.30pm: Rigged night defence gear.

6.10pm: Stopped.

6.15pm: Came to off Koma. Anchor bearings: Left end Koma Island S80W; Pemba Juu N51W; Right end Koma Island N80½W

pm: Lost by parting of sounding wire: Leads 24lb patt 1310 one in no.; Swivels patt 1311 one in no; Guards pieces patt 1266 one in no; 150 fathoms sounding wire.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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9 May 1915

At anchor & at sea in North Mafia Channels

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

5.15am: Weighed.

5.20am: Proceeded.

5.40am: Secured from night defence stations.

7.50am: Courses as requisite for entering Tirene harbour.

8.05am: Stopped.

8.15am: Came to in Tirene harbour.

1.30pm: Seaplane started on reconnaissance flight.

2.25pm: Seaplane descended bearing N43W.

2.45pm: Weighed, proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

3.25pm: Sighted seaplane on water.

3.25-3.35pm: Reduced gradually to 11 knots.

3.45pm: Stopped. Communicated with HMS Fly & seaplane.

4.15pm: Read warrant No. 136.

4.58pm: Proceeded.

5.35pm: Rigged night defence gear.

6.15pm: Stopped.

6.20pm: Came to East of Koma Island.

pm: Foremost section manned & armed ship.


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10 May 1915

At anchor & at sea in North Mafia Channels

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

am: Manned & armed ship.

5.24am: Weighed.

5.25am: Proceeded.

7.30am: Stopped.

7.35am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Koma Island N54E; Left end Hatambura N15E; Left end Koma Island N23E

am: HMS Fly closed.

8.55am: Weighed.

11.00am: Courses as requisite for entering Tirene harbour.

11.25am: Stopped.

11.30am: Came to.

pm: Port watch employed hoisting in & striking down stores & provisions.

3.15pm: HMAS Pioneer sailed.

3.50pm: Weighed & proceeded out of Tirene harbour.

5.55pm: Darkened ship.

6.15pm: Stopped.

6.20pm: Came to. Anchor Bearing approx. S39E 9 miles from East point Koma Island.


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11 May 1915

At anchor & at sea in North Mafia Channels

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

5.15am: Weighed.

5.20am: Set course South.

7.00am: Altered course as requisite for entering Tirene harbour.

7.25am: Stopped.

7.30am: Came to in Tirene harbour.

am: Exercised gunlayers & sightsetters at .303 Aiming Rifle practice at target towed by steam cutter.

4.00pm: Weighed.

4.10pm: Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour under Starboard engine only.

5.00pm: Exercised collision stations.

6.00pm: Altered course as requisite for anchoring at position G.

6.07pm: Stopped.

6.08pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Shungbili [Shungumbili?] S16E; Left end Niororo S48½E

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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12 May 1915

At anchor & at sea in North Mafia Channels

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

5.20am: Weighed.

5.23am: Proceeded under Starboard engine only.

7.25am: Courses as requisite for anchorage in Tirene harbour.

7.40am: Stopped.

7.45am: Came to in Tirene harbour.

am: Exercised night defence control firing .303 at target towed by steam cutter.

3.30pm: Weighed.

3.40pm: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

5.04pm: Rigged night defence gear. Darkened ship.

6.19pm: Stopped, turned to South.

6.20pm: Came to at position "F".

6.16pm: Passed appearance of breakers 2 cables to starboard position of breakers(?) by DR 10.2 miles 78° True N84E magnetic from East point of Koma Island.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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13 May 1915

At anchor & at sea in North Mafia Channels

Lat -7.82, Long 39.58 [X Brgs]

am: The appearance of breakers seen at 6.16pm 12th inst. was not seen again in the daylight between 5.45 & 5.50am when steering to Eastward to investigate.

5.30am: Weighed turned to East.

5.45pm: Proceeded.

5.50pm: Secured from night defence stations.

7.00am: Altered course as requisite for taking up anchorage to SW of Koma Island.

7.12am: Stopped.

7.16am: Came to.

9.10am: Exercised Action.

9.25am: Fired 3 rounds per gun from starboard 6" at mast on shore to calibrate.

9.50am: Weighed.

9.55am: Proceeded.

12.10pm: Altered course as requisite for anchorage at Tirene.

12.25pm: Stopped.

12.30pm: Came to.

3.55pm: Weighed.

4.05pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

4.30pm: Cautioned Sub Lieutenant J. Murray RN for carelessness in carrying out special duties allotted to him. [Signed] John Murray.

5.30pm: Rigged night defence gear, darkened ship.

6.19pm: Stopped turned to South.

6.22pm: Came to at "F".

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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14 May 1915

At anchor & at sea in North Mafia Channels

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

5.10am: Weighed.

5.15am: Proceeded.

7.25am: Altered course as requisite for anchorage in Tirene harbour.

7.40am: Stopped.

7.42am: Came to.

8.45am: SS Zanoni secured alongside.

8.50am: Commenced coaling ship.

11.30am: Finished coaling, received 355 tons.

11.45am: Collier cast off.

3.33pm: Weighed.

4.40pm: Proceeded as requisite out of Tirene harbour.

5.45pm: Rigged night defence gear.

6.10pm: Stopped turned to South.

6.18pm: Came to. Darkened ship. Anchor bearings: Right end Pemba Juu N73W; Left end Koma S86½W; Right end Kwale S30W

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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15 May 1915

At anchor & under weigh in North Mafia Channels & at sea

Lat -7.86, Long 39.67 [Tirene]

5.08am: Weighed, proceeded.

7.47am: Courses as requisite for entering Tirene harbour.

7.57am: Stopped.

8.02am: Came to in Tirene harbour.

am: Tested lifebuoys correct.

2.00pm: Weighed.

2.15pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

3.38pm: Course as requisite for anchoring to West of Niororo.

3.43pm: Stopped.

3.45pm: Came to.

4.04pm: HMS Weymouth arrived & anchored.

5.19pm: Weighed. Turned to northward.

5.35pm: Rigged night defence gear. Darkened ship.

6.08pm: Stopped turned to Southward.

6.15pm: Came to. Approx position N8W 6.4 miles from North point of Niororo. Anchor bearings not procurable.


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16 May 1915

Mafia to Zanzibar

Lat -6.15, Long 39.19

0.25am: Weighed.

0.36am: Proceeded.

1.47am: Sounding by sounding machine 27 fathoms.

1.50am: Sounding by sounding machine 100 fathoms no bottom

8.13am: Chumbe Light House abeam. Altered course as requisite for Zanzibar harbour.

8.50am: Stopped. Came to in Zanzibar harbour.

2.30pm: Discharged 20 Seedies, one Tindal & one interpreter to shore. [Tindal – Petty Officer of Lascars]

5.00pm: HMS Hyacinth weighed & proceeded.

5.25pm: Weighed.

5.30pm: Set course S2E.

5.40pm: Altered course as requisite for proceeding out of Zanzibar by South pass.

6.00pm: Chumbe Light abeam 9 cables.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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17 May 1915

Zanzibar to Aden

Lat -1.90, Long 41.88 [Obs]

am: Manned & armed ship.

5.30am: Secured from night defence stations.

7.00am: Deviation by Sun 1E.

9.15am: Exercised fire control parties.

am&pm: Coaling party employed shifting coal forward from reserve bunkers.

10.15am: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

4.30pm: Rigged night defence gear.

pm: Search lights & night guns crews at night defence stations. Exercised boarding boats crew.


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18 May 1915

Zanzibar to Aden

Lat 3.81, Long 48.13 [Obs]

am: Manned & armed ship.

am&pm: Coaling party employed shifting coal forward from reserve bunkers.

10.15am: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

5.20pm: Observed land from port beam to 3 points before beam.

6.00pm: Darkened ship.

pm: Exercised guns & search light crews.


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19 May 1915

Zanzibar to Aden

Lat 10.78, Long 51.42 [Cross Bearings]

am: Manned & armed ship.

9.40am: Sighted Ras Hafun port bow.

am: Hands employed shifting coal forward.

3.45pm: Altered course as requisite to close SS Kendal Castle Admiralty Collier in Oloch Bay.

4.10pm: Stopped. Spoke with collier Kendal Castle.

4.15pm: Proceeded.

6.32pm: Ras al Fil [?] abeam 4¾ miles.

pm: Lost overboard through parting of log line: Lines log patt 316a, Governors for Trident log patt 315b, Rotators for Trident log Patt 315c.

pm: Manned & armed ship. Exercised guns & search lights crews.


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20 May 1915

Zanzibar to Aden & at Aden

Lat 12.52, Long 45.68 [Obs]

5.50am: Sighted steamer on port bow.

6.30am: Fired blank charge closed steamer course south.

6.37am: Stopped.

6.42am: Resumed Course N83W.

9.30am: General Quarters.

1.15pm: Sighted Aden N60W.

2.25pm: Altered course as requisite for Aden Harbour.

2.50pm: Stopped.

2.53pm: Came to in inner harbour secured stern to No. 8 buoy head to WSW.

4.07pm: Coal lighter came alongside.

4.30pm: Commenced coaling ship (native labour).


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21 May 1915

Aden to Suez or at Aden

Lat 12.73, Long 44.93 [Cross Bearings]

3.20am: Finished coaling (1020) tons.

11.20am: Slipped from buoy aft.

11.25am: Weighed.

11.30am: Proceeded out of harbour.

5.20pm: Altered course N61W passed through Strait of Bab el Mandeb.

5.40pm: Put clock back 10 minutes.

6.00pm: Darkened ship rigged night defence gear.

10.35pm: Quoin Island Light abeam 1 mile.

11.15pm: Altered course to avoid steamer.


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22 May 1915

Aden to Suez

Lat 17.42, Long 40.50 [Obs]

2.30am: Centre Peak [Zubair group] Light abeam 4½ miles.

4.34am: Jebel Tier [Jabal al-Tayr?] Light abeam 5 miles.

am: PIII & SIII guns crews at divisional drill.

4.30pm: Exercised collision stations.

5.30pm: Passed RIMS Northbrook steaming to Southward.

pm: Exercised boarding boats crew.

pm: After section manned & armed ship.

11.30pm: Exercised hands man & arm ship.


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23 May 1915

Aden to Suez

Lat 23.39, Long 36.75 [Obs]

am: Exercised duty guns crew & seaboats crew.

5.15am: Secured from night defence stations.

8.15am: Put clocks back 10 mins.

4.30pm: Connected up hand wheel. Steered by hand.

5.05pm: Connected conning tower steering gear.

5.30pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

6.22pm: Daedalus [Abu el-Kizan] Light House abeam 8 cables.

6.34pm: Darkened ship.


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24 May 1915

Aden to Suez

Lat 28.39, Long 33.14 [Obs]

0.57am: Brothers [Ahkaween] Light abeam 5 miles.

am: Exercised seaboats crew.

6.42am: Shadwan abeam 3¼ miles.

7.50am: Sighted Ashrafi Light House N54W.

8.15am: Put clocks back 10 mins.

am: Exercised hand wheel party steered by hand for quarter of an hour.

10.15am: Connected Conning Tower steering gear.

am: Guns crews at divisional drill.

11.55am: Ras Gharib Light House abeam 3 miles.

3.35pm: Zafarana Light House abeam 3.3 miles.

4.15pm: Read warrant No. 137.

5.50pm: Sighted Newport Rock Light House N5E.

6.50pm: Courses as requisite for entering Suez Bay.

7.05pm: Stopped.

7.07pm: Came to.

8.00pm: Manned & armed ship.

8.35pm: Weighed.

8.40pm: Proceeded as requisite for entering Suez canal.

8.43pm: Entrance buoys of canal abeam.

pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for passing through Suez Canal.


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25 May 1915

Suez to Port Said or at Port Said

Lat 31.26, Long 32.32

2.20am: Stopped at Ismailia to change pilot.

am: Passed HMS Fox & French man 'o' war Requin.

7.18am: Entered Port Said Harbour.

7.25am: Stopped.

7.33am: Let go port anchor secured fore & aft to Buoys off North end of Second Island.

8.00am: Coal lighters came alongside.

am: Coaled ship native labour.

2.15pm: Finished coaling 820 tons.

6.10pm: Slipped, weighed port anchor.

6.25pm: Proceeded as requisite for leaving Port Said harbour.

6.40pm: Stopped dropped pilot.

6.43pm: Proceeded.

pm: Manned & armed ship.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS CHATHAM
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26 May 1915

Port Said to Lemnos

Lat 35.13, Long 28.40 [Obs]

am: After section manned & armed ship.

4.30am: Secured from night defence stations.

1.20pm: Sighted land starboard bow (Rhodes Island)

2.30pm: Commenced altering course 20° either side of course every 10 minutes.

5.40pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

6.34pm: Levitha Island Light N45W.

pm: Rigged night defence darkened ship.

10.47pm: Cape Papas Light abeam 7½ miles (N34E)

11.00pm: Manned & armed ship.


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27 May 1915

Port Said to Port Mudros, Lemnos & at Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.40am: Altered course SW to investigate steamer (Greek).

1.50am: Resumed course N18W.

2.05am: Sighted Psara Island Light N24E 25 miles.

3.40am: Sighted Skyro[s] island Light N60½W 28 miles. (Steering 20° either side of course).

7.00am: Sighted Lemnos Island N8E.

8.10am: Communicated with Russian cruiser Askold steering South.

8.45am: Stopped at entrance to Port Mudros.

9.08am: Proceeded as requisite for entering Port Mudros.

9.55am: Stopped.

9.58am: Came to.

12.45pm: French battle squadron arrived.

1.35pm: Collier SS Darnholm came alongside.

2.30pm: Commenced coaling ship.

7.10pm: Finished coaling. Rec’d 370 tons.

7.30pm: Collier cast off.

9.35pm: HMS Bacchante sailed.


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28 May 1915

Port Mudros, Lemnos Island

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Tested life buoys (correct)

am: Fore & aft sections at drill.

pm: Hands employed placing sandbags on bridge & preparing for painting.

6.00pm: Hands bathed.

8.00pm: Rigged night defence gear. Darkened ship.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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29 May 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Manned & armed ship.

am: French battleships Suffren & Kleber. Arrived SS Mauretania.

pm: Arrived HMS Cornwall. Discharged Lieut. Cameron to Cornwall.

8.00pm: Darkened ship.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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30 May 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: French battleship Suffren arrived.

8.00pm: Darkened ship.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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31 May 1915

Port Mudros & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Sailed HMS Minerva.

8.00am: Sailed HMS Talbot.

9.05am: Landed small arm companies.

9.10am: Enemy bi-plane dropped two bombs on French camps ashore.

11.15am: French cruiser Friant sailed.

4.00pm: Landing party returned.

6.46pm: Weighed, proceeded as requisite for leaving Port Mudros.

7.21pm: Kombi Light House N64W 1 mile. Set course S5E. Altered course 20° either side of course every 10 minutes.

8.22pm: Altered course as requisite to close floating object, increased to full speed. Fired 1 round 6" common. On examination proved to be floating wreckage.

8.45pm: Resumed course.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1915


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

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1 June 1915

At sea & at Port Mudros, Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.08am: Sighted Phassa Light (Andros Island) S15W 30 miles.

3.45am: Sighted Skyros Island Light N15W.

5.00am: Courses as requisite for searching Islands.

5.30am: Resumed course.

7.30am: Altered course to close Greek schooner.

7.57am: Resumed course.

9.15am: Passed through floating wreckage.

10.45am: Courses as requisite for entering Port Mudros.

11.30am: Stopped.

11.35am: Let go port anchor.

11.45am: Weighed. Shifted berth ½ cable to Northward.

11.55am: Came to in Port Mudros.

4.00pm: Rigged Diving boat, sent to HMS Triad.

6.00pm: 16 Ratings joined ship.

8.00pm: Rigged night defence gear. Sent two armed guards to 2 caiques.


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2 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Foremost section at night defence stations.

am: Sent diving boat to HMS Triad.

4.00pm: Read warrant number 138.

7.00pm: Divers returned from Triad.

pm: Foremost section at night defence stations.


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3 June 1915

Port Mudros, Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30am: HMS Minerva arrived.

11.00am: HMS Talbot left.

Noon: Discharged 1 rating to HMS Blenheim.

4.15pm: Read warrant number 139.

4.45pm: SS Swanley (water ship) secured alongside.


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4 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

4.30am: SS Swanley cast off.

5.10am: Collier SS Brinkburn secured alongside.

5.40am: Commenced coaling.

6.00am: French cruiser sailed.

9.15am: Finished coaling ship (250 tons).

9.40am: Collier Brinkburn cast off.

pm: Discharged 1 rating to HMS Canopus.

4.05pm: Weighed.

4.15pm: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

4.51pm: Altering course 20° either side of course S20W every 10 minutes.

5.20pm: HMS Doris closed.

7.10pm: Darkened ship.

8.55pm: Sighted Skyro[s] Island Light S22½W


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5 June 1915

At sea

Lat 39.07, Long 25.19 [Cross Bearings]

0.35am: Sighted Cape Phassa Light S16W.

3.00am: Lost overboard by neglect, Rifle .303 one in no.

4.15am: Altered course to close Greek steamer Peloponessos.

4.40am: Stopped, lowered seaboat. Boarded steamer.

5.50am: Proceeded course N12E with SS Peloponessos in company. Altering course 20° either side of course every 10 mins.

7.20am: Courses as requisite to keep station on Peloponessos.

8.10am: Resumed course N12E.

8.50am: Courses as requisite for keeping in company with steamer.

4.00pm: Kombi Light House abeam ¾ mile.

4.05pm: Stopped in entrance to Port Mudros.

5.00pm: SS Peloponessos arrived.

5.15pm: Proceeded.

7.30pm: Altered course to starboard to close floating object.

7.35pm: Resumed course.

8.00pm: Manned & armed ship.

10.40pm: Observed Prassudo [Prasouda/Prasuda?] Light S8W.


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6 June 1915

At sea

Lat 39.37, Long 24.09 [Cross Bearings]

1.05am: Sighted Skiathos Light N47W.

1.10am: Pondiko Nisi [Pontikonisi] Light N70W.

4.15am: Courses as requisite for searching Skyropulon & Skyro Islands.

7.10am: Altered courses as requisite to close two caiques.

7.20am: Stopped lowered seaboat. Boarded caique examined cargo.

7.40am: Proceeded, closed second caique.

8.00am: Hoisted seaboat.

10.05am: Stopped, boarded caique off Adelphi Island.

10.33am: Proceeded.

11.15am: Courses as requisite for passing through Pelago Channel & along West coast of Pelago Island [Kyra Panagia] & examining shore line.

Noon: Turned into Jura [Gioura?] channel.

Noon: Stopped off entrance to Port Planhedi [Planedhi]. Sent steam cutter & armed party into Port Planhedi. Ship under weigh in Jura channel.

12.50pm: Hoisted steam cutter.

2.57pm: Searched northern shores of Skopelos Islands.

3.00pm: Passed through Skopelos Channel.

4.19pm: Stopped. Closed caique.

4.36pm: Proceeded.

5.50pm: Passed transport A34.

6.10pm: Course as requisite to close caique.

6.20pm: Stopped lowered cutter boarded.

6.30pm: Proceeded.

7.10pm: Prassudo Light House S59W 3 miles.


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7 June 1915

At sea [& at Mudros]

Lat 38.92, Long 24.27 [Obs]

2.30am: Challenged ship without lights (British Destroyer) answered correctly. [HMS Ribble?]

9.40am: Exercised general quarters.

9.40am: Altered course, closed Greek steamer.

10.00am: Stopped communicated with steamer.

10.20am: Proceeded to close two caiques.

12.38pm: Podia Rocks abeam.

2.10pm: Sighted Strati Island N48E.

2.40pm: Altered course as requisite to search shores of Strati Island for hostile submarines.

5.00pm: Course as requisite for closing HMS Minerva.

5.10pm: Proceeded for Port Mudros.

6.00pm: Stopped.

6.02pm: Came to in B7 berth Port Mudros.

pm: Darkened ship. Manned & armed ship.


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8 June 1915

Port Mudros, Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.20am: Collier SS England secured alongside.

5.45am: Commenced coaling ship.

10.10am: Finished coaling. Rec’d 400 tons.

11.00am: Collier England cast off.

am: Tested life buoys.


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9 June 1915

Port Mudros, Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Landed seamen small arm companies for route march.

3:45pm: Landing parties returned on board.

4.00pm: 4 Ratings left ship. 4 Ratings joined ship.

4:35pm: HMS Euryalus and HMS Cornwall sailed.

pm: Darkened Ship.


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10 June 1915

Port Mudros, Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.30pm: Arrived HMS Minerva.

8:50pm: Darkened Ship.

pm: Rigged night defence gear. Manned & armed ship.


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11 June 1915

Port Mudros, Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9:30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.


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12 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

pm: Exercised General Quarters.

7.08pm: Weighed.

7.25pm: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

8.00pm: Darkened ship.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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13 June 1915

At sea off Gallipoli Peninsula & in Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

2.05am: Plaka Light abeam 12 miles.

4.40am: Action stations.

5.00am: Arrived off Gallipoli peninsula. Stopped. Courses & speeds as requisite for bombarding Turkish Headquarters & village of Bokhali [Boghali?]. Fired 60 rounds of 6" at each.

7.00am: Finished firing. Proceeded.

10.00am: Altered course as requisite for approaching Port Mudros.

10.15am: Kombi Light House abeam.

10.55am: Stopped came to in B7 berth Port Mudros.

Noon: Engineer Commander L.J. Cook [From Navy Lists Lewis J Cook] joined ship from HMS Europa. Mr. Cram [From Navy Lists Charles D. Cram] Acting Artificer Engineer joined ship from Europa.

pm: HMS Minerva & HMS Doris sailed.

4.00pm: Discharged 2 ratings to HMS Bacchante & HMS Prince George. 1 rating joined from Europa.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.


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14 June 1915

Port Mudros, Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

pm: Submarines E12 & E7 arrived.


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15 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.15am: Arrived HMS Cornwall.

8.00am: Sent working party to SS Creiston [?].

am: Landed seamen small arm companies for route march.

3.45pm: Landing party returned onboard.


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16 June 1915

Port Mudros & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.30am: Roman Catholic chaplain held Divine Service for Roman Catholics on mess deck.

pm: Discharged Mr J. Sunderland Artificer Engineer to HMS Europa. Discharged 1 rating to Europa. [From Navy Lists John R. Sunderland]

4.35pm: Weighed.

4.45pm: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

5.00pm: Stopped.

5.05pm: Came to.

5.00pm: Arrived HMS Minerva.

6.15pm: Weighed.

6.20pm: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

6.55pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Manned & armed ship.


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17 June 1915

At sea

Lat 39.43, Long 24.15 [Obs]

0.23am: Sighted Prassudo Island Light S1½W 20 ½ miles.

1.05am: Zigzagging 20° either side of course.

5.00am: Commenced irregular zigzag up to 40° away from course.

5.45am: Altered course to close 2 steamers (Admiralty supply ships 24 & 26)

7.10am: Altered course to close Greek steamer Esperia.

7.45am: Stopped lowered seaboat boarded SS Esperia, proceeded as requisite.

8.20am: Hoisted cutter, proceeded.

11.00am: Courses as requisite for closing harbour on East side of Pelago Island [Kyra Panagia].

11.10am: Stopped, lowered 1st Cutter with Commander Fitzmaurice and Sub Lieut Murray.

11.15am: Proceeded as requisite to search shores between Prasson [Grammeza] & Iura [Giora?] Islands.

pm: Courses as requisite for searching NW coast of Iura Island & for Psathura [Psathoura] Island.

12.30pm: Stopped west of Psathura Island sent cutter ashore. Proceeded as requisite.

1.05pm: Picked up cutter.

2.50pm: Courses as requisite to pass through Khelidromi Channel.

3.10pm: Altered course as requisite to search Southern shores of Skopelos Island. Passed through Skopelos Channel.

4.48pm: Stopped, lowered seaboat, boarded Greek Caique Drakouna [?].

5.05pm: Picked up cutter.

5.50pm: Passed through Skopelos Channel.

8.00pm: After section manned & armed ship.

8.32pm: Prassudo Light S2E 7 miles.


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18 June 1915

At sea

Lat 38.42, Long 24.50 [Obs]

5.00am: Closed steamer SS Cairngowan.

6.45am: Courses as requisite to close SS Clan Mackay [?] & small Greek steamer.

7.30am: Closed Italian steamer Gargento [?].

8.00am: Course and speeds as requisite for searching NE coasts of Euripo [Euboea], & closing shipping. 11.25am: Boarded Greek topsail schooner.

pm: Course as requisite for searching NE coasts of Euripo Island.

3.30pm: Course as requisite to close Greek steamer Athena.

4:15pm: Stop lowered cutter.

4:17pm: Courses & speeds as requisite cutter boarded SS Athena. Position 6 miles west of Skantzura [Skantzoura] Island. Left Sub Lieut. Bremridge [From Navy Lists James P.A. Bremridge] & boarding party onboard to take Athena to Mudros. Closed cutter with Commander Fitzmaurice & motor caique.

5.55pm: Hoisted cutter. Proceeded.

7.00pm: Altered course to close Athena.

10.10pm: Altered course to close Athena.

10.43pm: Courses as requisite to close Athena.

10.55pm: Turned to ENE communicated with Athena.


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19 June 1915

At sea

Lat 38.59, Long 24.27 [Obs]

6.30am: Altered course to close sail.

7.05am: Altered course to close steamer (Government store ship Dago).

7.35am: Closed Greek brigantine Evangelista.

8.07am: Slipped cutter boarded Evangelista. Proceeded as requisite.

8.40am: Hoisted cutter.

9.50am: Closed Greek brigantine.

10.48am: Stopped, communicated with Greek Schooner Marjoula [?].

12.15pm: Altered course to close caique.

12.25pm: Resumed course.

2.20pm: Stopped west of Skantzura [Skantzoura] Island, communicated with motor caique.

2.40pm: Proceeded as requisite to search shores of Peristeri Island [Nisi Peristera] East Coast.

3.45pm: Stopped, sent Sub Lieut. Murray & maxim guns crew away in motor caique.

4.30pm: Searching Eastern shore of Skantzura Island.

5.00pm: Closed caique.

5.30pm: Boarded & searched.

6.30pm: Hoisted cutter.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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20 June 1915

At sea & at Port Mudros

Lat 39.20, Long 24.28 [Obs]

Midnight: Sighted Repi Island Light N40W.

0.05am: Sighted Pondiko Nisi [Pontikonisi] Light N66W.

am: Manned & armed ship.

5.30am: Courses as requisite for searching North Coast of Euripo [Euboea] Island from Port Mantudion [Ormos Mandoudhi] to Tria Nisia [?] Rocks.

6.40am: Stopped, sent cutter ashore with boarding party to inspect suspicious gear in cove. Manoeuvring as requisite.

7.30am: Hoisted cutter.

8.30am: Closed Dutch steamer Adonis.

8.40am: Closed Greek steamer Thessalonike [Thessaloniki?].

9.05am: Lowered cutter, boarded Thessalonike. Proceeded as requisite. Boarded Greek steamer Espiro [Espero?]. Sub Lieut. Murray & landing party returned from Motor Caique.

10.40am: Hoisted cutter. Proceeded.

4.00pm: Set course as requisite for entering Port Mudros Lemnos.

4.30pm: Passed through gate in Boom Defence.

4.32pm: Stopped, communicated with HMS Doris.

5.15pm: Proceeded into harbour.

5.30pm: Stopped.

5.34pm: Came to in C6 berth.

6.30pm: Collier SS Silver Ash secured alongside.


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21 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30am: Commenced coaling ship.

pm: Lost overboard sacks coal tarred 2 cwt Patt 3 10 in no.

3.25pm: Finished coaling 853 tons.

3.45pm: Collier SS Silver Ash cast off.

8.56pm: Fouled French SS Yunnan.

9.56pm: Swung clear again.


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22 June 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.00am: HMS Triad sailed.

am: Tested lifebuoys (correct).

10.00pm: Darkened ship.


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23 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.30am: Hands bathed.

9.10am: Landed seamen & stokers small arms companies for route march. Sent working party of 16 hands to HMS Europa. Sub Lieut. J. Murray left ship to join HMS Wolverine.

1.30pm: Mr. Fox Pitt [From Navy Lists Thomas S.L. Fox-Pitt] & Mr Lidwell [see 16thJuly] midshipmen joined ship from HMS Lord Nelson.

4.50pm: Hands bathed.

6.00pm: Lieut. A.G. Murray RN joined ship (temporary). Arrived HMS Agamemnon.


[From Navy Lists Sub Lieut John Murray and Lieut Alexander G. Murray]


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24 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.10am: Landed small arm parties of seamen and stokers without arms for route march. Remainder of hands painting down aloft & drawing stores.

pm: Hands employed hoisting in & striking down stores.

4.00pm: Landing parties returned onboard.

5.10pm: HMS Minerva sailed.

5.00pm: HMS Blenheim & 5 destroyers arrived.

6.50pm: HMS Doris arrived.

8.10pm: HMS Talbot sailed.


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25 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.45am: Exercised Action.

10.45am: Secured.

10.10am: Lord Nelson sailed.

4.00pm: Sent working party to SS Woodville.

4.45pm: Hands bathed.

8.00pm: Arrived HMS Lord Nelson & 2 TBDs.


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26 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Tested life buoys (correct). HMS Hector balloon ship proceeded for trial flight.

11.15am: Hector returned.

1.00pm: Read warrants No. 140 & 141. Discharged 2 prisoners to HMS Europa for detention barracks Malta.

4.30pm: Read warrants Nos. 142 & 143.

6.00pm: Lieut. A.G. Murray left ship.


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27 June 1915

Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30am: Arrived HMS Minerva.

6.20am: Sailed HMS Albion.

9.00am: Sent Roman Catholic Church party to HMS Venerable.

2.35pm: Sailed HMS Cornwall.

8.00pm: HMS Glory arrived.


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28 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.15am: Arrived HMS Vengeance.

8.00am: Sent Working Party of 20 men to SS Woodville.

1.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to Vengeance.

4.40pm: Sailed HMS Doris.

6.00pm: Arrived HMS Minerva.


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29 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Sent Working Party of 20 men to clear holds of SS Woodville.

pm: Hands employed clearing holds & preparing for provisioning.

3.30pm: Arrived HMS Grasshopper, HMS Bulldog & HMS Beagle.

8.15pm: Heavy squall from West.

9.10pm: Darkened ship.


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30 June 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.35am: Weighed shifted berth to A8.

6.50am: Came to.

am&pm: Hands employed clearing fore hold & as requisite.

pm: Sent working party 22 men to SS City of Benares.

4.45pm: Hands bathed.


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LOGS FOR JULY 1915


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

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1 July 1915

Port Mudros Lemnos & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.10pm: Paid monthly money.

3.15pm: Discharged Lieut. Commander O.C. Hare RN to HMT Aragon (sick). [From Navy Lists Owen C. Hare]

4.25pm: Hands employed getting up ammunition & as requisite.

6.55pm: Weighed.

7.00pm: Proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

7.20pm: Passed through gate.

7.35pm: Kombi Light House abeam.

8.15pm: Darkened ship.

11.00pm: Commenced zigzagging 20° either side of course.


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2 July 1915

At sea & at Port Mudros

Lat 40.42, Long 26.12 [Cross Bearings]

4.00am: Courses as requisite for navigating in Gulf of Xeros & taking up position for firing at village of Yeni Kioi.

4.30am: Action stations.

5.00am: Observation balloon ascended. HMS Venerable opened fire on Gallipoli.

6.35am: Opened fire on Yeni Kioi, fired 100 Lyddite.

7.12am: Ceased firing.

7.15am: Courses as requisite for Rendezvous south of Xeros Island.

8.30am: Proceeded as requisite to Westward to approach position on coast 7 miles to Eastward of Cape Grimea.

10.20am: Action Stations.

10.25am: Stopped.

10.40am: Opened fire on dam on coast, fired 14 rounds 6".

11.10am: Proceeded to close Venerable.

12.20pm: Commenced Zig Zag.

4.00pm: Altered course as requisite for Port Mudros.

4.20pm: Kombi Light House abeam.

4.30pm: Passed through gate in boom defence.

4.50pm: Stopped.

4.53pm: Came to in A8 berth Mudros.


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3 July 1915

Port Mudros, Kephalo & at sea

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

5.30am: Ammunition ship SS Slemish secured alongside. Hands employed embarking ammunition.

6.45am: Lieut. Commander Hare rejoined.

7.55am: Weighed. Proceeded.

8.14am: Passed out of gate in boom.

8.30am: Zig Zagging either side of course.

8.35am: Stopped to avoid nets.

8.37am: Proceeded.

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

11.15am: Set course as requisite for entering Kephalo Bay Imbros.

11.40am: Stopped.

11.42am: Came to.

2.00pm: Sailed HMS Talbot & HMS Scorpion.

4.00pm: Trawler alongside for fresh water.

5.30pm: Arrived HMS Talbot.

7.40pm: Weighed, proceeded out of harbour.

7.55pm: Passed boom defence.

8.00pm: Courses as requisite for left flank station on Gallipoli peninsular.

8.20pm: Turned 16 points to port.

8.30pm: Turned 16 points to port.

8.45pm: Turned 16 points.

9.00pm: Turned 16 points.

9.30pm: Stopped 1 mile off shore abreast British left flank. Engines & helm as requisite for keeping position off Left Flank. Burned searchlights as necessary. Fired 6 rounds of 6 inch.


[See Imperial War Museum Collections for a sketch by Herbert Hillier showing Chatham entering Kephalo Bay]


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4 July 1915

At sea & at Port Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

am: Burned searchlights as necessary. Fired 6 rounds of Lyddite.

4.10am: Proceeded.

4.12am: Action stations.

4.35am: Stopped.

4.40am: Opened fire with starboard guns on Suandere Valley.

4.30am: Proceeded to Southward.

5.05am: Opened fire on battery firing at ship and also at Achi Baba.

5.10am: Ceased fire.

5.20am: Opened fire again on Achi Baba.

5.25am: Ceased fire, proceeded to Kephalo.

6.05am: Stopped.

6.12am: Came to.

7.20am: Collier SS Antar secured alongside.

8.15am: Commenced coaling ship.

9.25am: Sailed HMS Hussar.

Noon: Finished coaling. Rec'd 390 tons.

12.20pm: Collier Antar cast off. Lost overboard Sacks coal tarred 2 cwt 8 in number.


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5 July 1915

Port Kephalo Imbros [& at sea]

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

7.45am: Hands bathed.

am: Laid out large Kedge anchor to SSW.

12.20pm: HMS Humber sailed.

pm: Discharged one rating to HMS Wolverine.

4.15pm: Read warrant No. 144, discharged one cell prisoner to HMS Exmouth. Hands employed placing sand bag & mat protection on bridge & searchlight platforms etc.

7.30pm: Arrived HMS Humber.

8.20pm: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour.

8.32am: Passed through gate in net defence.

9.25pm: Slow both.

9.28pm: Stopped off British left flank. Engines & helm as requisite for keeping position one mile off shore abeam of left flank. Burned searchlights as necessary.


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6 July 1915

At sea & at Port Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

am: As requisite for keeping position off Left Flank.

am: Burned searchlights as necessary for supporting British Left Flank.

4.40am: Proceeded for Kephalo.

5.15am: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

5.25am: Stopped.

5.30am: Came to in Port Kephalo.

am: Hands employed refitting boats falls and as requisite.

4.15pm: Hands bathed.

7.00pm: One rating rejoined from HMS Wolverine.

8.45pm: Darkened ship.


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7 July 1915

Port Kephalo, Imbros

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

10.15am: French TB 357 arrived. HMTB 070 sailed.

10.35am: HMS Hussar arrived. HMS Colne sailed.

10.30am: Discharged one rating to trawler for passage to hospital.

12.45pm: French TB 357 sailed.

3.00pm: Sailed HMS Humber. [Humber overwritten with Hussar?]

7.00pm: Hands bathed.

6.45pm: HMS Humber arrived.


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8 July 1915

Port Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

7.30am: Rigged diving boat.

am: Divers examining underwater fittings.

10.30am: HMS Hussar arrived.

10.00am: HMS Triad left.

1.00pm: Sent working party of 20 men to SS Edlington.

2.10pm: HMS Humber sailed.

4.15pm: Hands bathed.

6.45pm: Arrived HMS Humber.

7.00pm: Arrived HMS Triad.

10.00pm: Darkened ship.


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9 July 1915

Port Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

3.45pm: HMS Hector, HMS Grampus & HMS Renard arrived.

4.15pm: Submarine (enemy) reported in nets off Cape Kephalo. HMS Hussar & destroyers proceeded out of harbour.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.


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10 July 1915

Port Kephalo & at sea

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

11.00am: HMS Ark Royal shifted berth. Tested lifebuoys (correct).

4.20pm: Weighed, proceeded out of harbour.

4.37pm: Passed through gate in boom defence. Set course as requisite for firing position to Westward of Gaba Tepe.

6.20pm: Stopped. Action stations manoeuvred as requisite.

6.30pm: Balloon ascended.

6.35pm: Opened fire on Suandere Valley & Maghrem Village.

7.00pm: Open Fire on Battery NW from Achi Baba Peak.

7.10pm: Ceased fire. Set course as requisite for Kephalo.

7.50pm: Entered harbour.

7.55pm: Stopped.

7.57pm: Came to in Port Kephalo.


[See Imperial War Museum Collections for a sketch by Herbert Hillier (serving on HMS Manica) of Chatham carrying out the bombardment]


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11 July 1915

Port Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

5.40am: Laid out large Kedge anchor astern.

9.25am: HMS Hussar sailed.

4.00pm: Collier SS Antar secured alongside.

4.40pm: HMS Talbot sailed.

pm: Rigged collier & prepared for coaling.

8.25pm: HMS Talbot arrived


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12 July 1915

Kephalo & at sea

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

5.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship.

7.42am: Finished coaling ship.

8.00am: Collier SS Antar cast off (Rec'd 271 tons). Lost overboard during coaling, sacks coal 2 cwt 10 in number.

11.10am: HMS Triad arrived.

4.25pm: Hands bathed.

8.15pm: Weighed, proceeded out of harbour.

8.32pm: Passed through gate in Boom Defence. Courses as requisite to take up firing position to Westward of Gaba Tepe.

9.20pm: Stopped in position for firing.

9.45pm: Fired 6 rounds into Suandere Valley. Manoeuvred as necessary.

11.45pm: Fired 6 rounds Lyddite at Suandere Valley.


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13 July 1915

Kephalo & at sea

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

am: Working engines & helm as requisite for maintaining position about 2 miles west of Gaba Tepe.

1.45am: Fired 6 rounds Lyddite at Suandere Valley.

3.45am: Fired further 6 rounds at Suandere Valley.

4.15am: Ship fired on by shore batteries.

4.18am: Set course for Kephalo Anchorage.

5.00am: Entered harbour.

5.10am: Stopped. Came to in Port Kephalo.

6.45am: Rigged diving boat.

8.05am: Hands bathed.

am: Divers away diving over sunken hulk marking boom defence.

11.15am: HMS Hussar sailed.

2.30pm: HMS Abercrombie arrived.

3.15pm: Weighed, proceeded out of harbour.

3.20pm: Passed through gate of boom defence. Set course as requisite for firing position off Cape Helles.

3.20pm: Action Stations.

4.12pm: Stopped.

4.17pm: Opened fire with 6" Lyddite at Krithia Village and Achi Baba.

5.35pm: HMS Hector sent balloon up.

5.45pm: Closed Hector.

4.30pm: Ship fired on by shore batteries.

6.10pm: Proceeded to Kephalo.

7.10pm: Entered Kephalo harbour.

7.15pm: Stopped.

7.20pm: Came to.

9.15pm: Steam cutter sent to patrol boom defence.


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14 July 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

1.30pm: HMS Abercrombie sailed.

7.00pm: Arrived HMS Abercrombie.


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15 July 1915

Kephalo at sea & at Mudros

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

6.30am: HMS Theseus arrived.

8.00am: Divers away diving over wreck of sunken lighter.

11.30am: Unrigged diving boat.

2.40pm: Weighed.

2.45pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

3.00pm: Passed through gate of boom defence. Set course for firing position to Westward of Gaba Tepe.

3.25pm: Stopped.

3.44pm: Opened fire at battery in 10P5 [map ref.?; see 12th August 1915] with 6" Lyddite. HMS Hector's kite balloon spotting.

4.05pm: Shifted target to second gun.

4.12pm: Ceased fire.

4.15pm: Shifted berth to fire at Suandere Valley.

4.30pm: Opened fire on Suandere Valley.

4.37pm: Proceeded.

5.45pm: Destroyer escort parted company.

7.00pm: Altered course as requisite for entering Port Mudros.

7.37pm: Passed through gate in boom defence.

7.50pm: Stopped.

7.55pm: Came to in A6 berth.


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16 July 1915

Port Mudros, Lemnos

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.55am: Collier SS Levenpool secured alongside. Rigged collier.

7.45am: SS Mauretania arrived.

7.30am: Commenced coaling ship.

8.50am: Finished coaling, rec’d 160 tons.

9.15am: Collier Levenpool cast off. Collier in going astern fouled ship bending heel & bracket of starboard accommodation ladder davit.

11.15am: Ammunition ship SS Rokeby secured alongside. Hands employed embarking ammunition.

pm: Lost overboard during coaling, sacks 2 cwt 3 in No.

pm: Discharged Midshipman Lidwell RNR [From Navy Lists Louis A.C. Lidwell] to SS El Kahira. Midshipman Berry [?] RN joined ship from HMS Cornwall. [There is no Mid. Berry on Navy Lists but there is Mid. Nigel Bury; also see 3rd Oct]

4.15pm: Hands bathed.


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17 July 1915

Mudros & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.00am: HMS Triad & HMS Venerable arrived.

8.15am: Floridian store ship secured alongside.

am: Steam cutter and cutter employed landing troops. Hands employed embarking provisions and stores.

2.15pm: SS Floridian cast off.

4.00pm: HMS Doris sailed.

6.43pm: Weighed. Proceeded out of harbour.

7.10pm: Passed out of gate in boom defence.

7.20pm: Kombi Light House abeam 7 cables.

10.05pm: Altered course to avoid steamer.


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18 July 1915

Mudros to Brindisi

Lat 36.03, Long 22.38 [Obs]

2.50am: Phassa Light abeam 2¼ miles.

6.45am: Commenced zigzagging 20° either side of course.

9.45am: Sighted French destroyer Pierrier.

10.30am: Put clocks back 30 minutes.

11.25am: Closed fleet collier 581 towing lighter.

2.45pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes

pm: After section manned & armed ship.


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19 July 1915

Mudros to Brindisi & at Brindisi

Lat 40.65, Long 17.96

am: Manned & armed ship.

4.30am: Sighted land before port beam.

5.30am: Two Italian destroyers joined company as escort.

7.45am: Altered course as requisite for harbour.

8.10am: Entered through gate in boom defence.

8.15am: Entered inner harbour.

8.25am: Fouled a mooring buoy port side aft.

8.45am: Secured to buoys fore & aft head to Eastward in Western harbour.

am: Divers examining propellers.

10.40am: Collier SS Jedmoor secured alongside.

11.50am: Commenced coaling.

pm: One Italian signal rating joined ship.

6.15pm: Finished coaling, rec’d 420 tons.

7.05am: Collier Jedmoor cast off.

6.55pm: Italian cruiser Quarto & French destroyer flotilla sailed.


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20 July 1915

Brindisi

Lat 40.65, Long 17.96

am: Tested lifebuoys (correct).

pm: Gave leave to special men of port watch from 3 – 6.15pm.


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21 July 1915

Brindisi

Lat 40.65, Long 17.96

pm: Gave special leave to special men starboard watch from 3 – 6pm.


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22 July 1915

Brindisi

Lat 40.65, Long 17.96

am: Read Articles of War to ship's company. Hands mustered bags.

pm: Gave special leave to port watch from 3 – 6pm.

4.15pm: Read warrants Nos. 145, 146 & 147.


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23 July 1915

Brindisi

Lat 40.65, Long 17.96

am: Inspected and aired bedding.

10.30am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

pm: Gave special leave to starboard watch from 3.0 to 6.0pm.

6.15pm: Unshackled & rove ship rope forward.

8.00pm: Discharged 1 Italian signal rating.


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24 July 1915

Brindisi to Mudros or at Brindisi

Lat 40.65, Long 17.96

5.53pm: Slipped from buoys, passed wires to tugs.

6.10pm: Slipped tugs. Proceeded out of harbour.

6.22pm: Passed out through gate in boom.

7.00pm: Commenced zigzagging.

7.30pm: Manned & armed ship.

8.52am: Challenged two Italian TBs.

11.00pm: Put clocks on 15 minutes.


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25 July 1915

Brindisi to Mudros

Lat 36.25, Long 21.48 [Obs]

1.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

am: Manned & armed ship.

10.40am: Altered course to close sailing vessel.

10.55am: Resumed course.

1.35pm: Sighted land N35E.

2.50pm: Commenced zigzagging.

3.30pm: Sighted French destroyer.

7.10pm: Falconera [Falkonera] Island abeam 4 miles.

9.45pm: Passed Greek cruiser George Averof & three Greek Torpedo Craft in Thermia Channel steering to Southward.

11.00pm: Put clocks on ¼ hour. Foremost section manning & arming ship.


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26 July 1915

Brindisi to Port Mudros & at Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Zigzagging either side of course.

3.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

7.30am: Courses as requisite for closing harbour.

7.52am: Entered through gate in boom.

8.04am: Stopped.

8.15am: Came to in A6 berth Mudros.

9.52am: Collier SS Blackheath secured alongside.

11.00am: Commenced coaling ship.

pm: Lost overboard during coaling, sacks coal tarred 2 cwt 10 in no.

6.00pm: Rec’d 515 tons. Finished coaling.

6.40pm: Collier Blackheath cast off.

10.45pm: Fifteen RND [Royal Navy Division] ratings joined ship.


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27 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: Arrived HMS Minerva.

6.15am: Arrived HMS Grafton.

8.30am: Ammunition ship Slemish came alongside.

am: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

10.40am: SS Slemish cast off.

am: Tested lifebuoys (correct).

4.15pm: Hands bathed.


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28 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

4.50am: Hostile aeroplane over harbour. Manned anti aircraft maxims.

7.25am: Store ship Swanley came alongside.

am: Hands employed provisioning ship.

Noon: SS Swanley cast off.

12.15pm: Monitor no. 32 sailed.


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29 July 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.30am: Sailed HMS Edgar.

am: Hands employed drawing stores, refitting boats falls & as requisite.

4.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital ship.

4.15pm: Read warrant no. 148.


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30 July 1915

Lemnos & Kephalo & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Discharged 1 signal rating & 15 RND ratings to HMS Europa.

12.46pm: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour.

1.30pm: Commenced zigzagging.

4.10pm: Altered course as requisite for approaching Kephalo.

4.34pm: Entered through gate in boom.

4.45pm: Stopped turned to Northward.

4.51pm: Came to.

7.15pm: Broke flag of Vice Admiral de Robeck.

7.45pm: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour.

8.00pm: Passed out of gate.


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31 July 1915

Kephalo to Port Iero

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

0.23am: Signi Light abeam 9 miles.

5.00am: Courses as requisite for approach to Port Iero.

5.15am: Entered harbour.

5.25am: Passed boom.

5.45am: Stopped.

5.50am: Came to.

am: Tested lifebuoys (correct).

4.20pm: Hands bathed.

7.20pm: Weighed.

7.30pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

7.55pm: Passed boom.

9.10pm: Zig zag course.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1915


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

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1 August 1915

Port Iero [to] Lemnos & Kephalo

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.20am: Courses & speed as requisite for approach to Port Mudros.

5.45am: Passed boom.

6.00am: Stopped.

6.02am: Came to in A6 berth.

6.45am: Collier Bideford came alongside.

7.45am: Flag of Vice Admiral transferred to HMS Triad.

8.10am: Commenced coaling.

10.15am: Finished coaling (219 tons). Lost overboard during coaling sacks coal Tarred 2 cwt 4 in No.

10.40am: SS Bideford cast off.

1.35pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

2.20pm: Commenced Zig Zag.

5.15pm: Course & speed as requisite for approaching Kephalo.

5.28pm: Passed boom.

5.33pm: Stopped. Came to in Kephalo.

6.05pm: General Sir Ian Hamilton embarked. [In command of Mediterranean Expeditionary Force]

7.30pm: Weighed.

7.35pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

7.40pm: Passed boom.

10.35pm: Signi Light S1E 25 miles.


[Project Gutenberg has Sir Ian Hamilton’s Gallipoli Diary. On page 44 he mentions embarking on Chatham and entering Port Iero. There are also several mentions of Chatham later in the diary.]


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2 August 1915

Kephalo to Port Iero & at Port Iero

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

5.00am: Course & speed as requisite for approach & enter Port Iero.

5.25am: Passed boom.

5.45am: Stop.

5.46am: Came to.

7.05pm: Weighed.

7.15pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

7.45pm: Passed boom.

7.48pm: Out of harbour.

9.41pm: Sighted Psara Light S35½W & Signi Light N8W.

11.38pm: Commenced zigzag.


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3 August 1915

Port Iero to Kephalo & Port Mudros

Lat 39.87, Long 25.67 [Cross bearings]

2.15am: Sighted Ponente Light N67½E 15 miles.

4.45am: Altered course as requisite for approaching Kephalo.

5.20am: Passed boom.

5.25am: Stopped.

5.26am: Came to.

8.30am: General Sir Ian Hamilton & staff left ship.

10.10am: Weighed.

10.15am: Proceeded out of harbour.

10.20am: Passed boom.

1.00pm: Courses as requisite for approaching Mudros Bay.

1.05pm: Passed through floating wreckage.

1.27pm: Passed boom.

1.45pm: Stopped.

1.47pm: Came to.

4.15pm: Hands bathed.


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4 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Steam cutter employed embarking troops.

4.15pm: Collier SS Edlington secured alongside.

9.00pm: Darkened ship.


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5 August 1915

Mudros to Kephalo & at Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

4.50am: Commenced coaling. 1 French battleship & 2 cruisers arrived.

7.25am: Finished coaling. Rec'd 285 tons.

7.45am: Collier SS Edlington cast off.

am: Lost overboard during coaling Sacks coal tarred 2 cwt 5 in No. Shovels navigator 3 in no.

am: Cutter employed embarking wounded.

pm: Discharged one rating to HMS Europa.

pm: Manned & armed ship. 6 naval surgeons & 40 RAMC [Royal Army Medical Corps] orderlies joined ship for passage to Kephalo.

7.13pm: Weighed.

7.25pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

7.45pm: Passed boom.

8.00pm: Kombi Light House abeam. Zig zag either side of course.

8.55pm: Sighted what appeared to be green Verys light North approx.


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6 August 1915

Mudros to Kephalo & at Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

am: Manned & armed ship.

5.00am: Courses as requisite for approach to Kephalo.

5.32am: Passed boom.

5.37am: Stopped.

5.40am: Came to.

pm: Discharged 5 naval surgeons & 50 RAMC orderlies to HMS Jonquil.

3.00pm: 14 ratings joined from HMS Endymion.

9.10pm: Vice Admiral de Robeck & staff embarked.

9.20pm: Weighed.

9.25pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

11.25pm: Commenced patrolling off Anzac.


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7 August 1915

Suvla Bay & at sea

Lat 40.30, Long 26.23

am: Patrolled off shore between Suvla & Anzac.

am: Manned & armed ship.

5.00am: Stopped hoisted cutter. Proceeded into Suvla Bay to cover landing of troops. Action stations.

6.20am: Sent steam cutter ashore to select landing place.

7.20am: Proceeded along NW coast of peninsula as far as Ejelmer Bay.

8.00am: Returned to Suvla Bay.

8.30am: Stopped in Suvla Bay.

am: Fired on enemy's shore batteries.

11.00am: Hostile aeroplane passed over dropped 2 bombs in harbour.

12.05pm: Opened fire in Anafarta Sagir.

12.30pm: Ceased fire. Proceeded along NW coast as far as British left flank.

1.45pm: Returned to Suvla Bay.

pm: Engaged enemy's shore guns & bombarded Anafarta.

6.55pm: Proceeded to British left flank.

7.30pm: Turned back towards Suvla Bay.

7.45pm: Opened fire on Turkish positions.

7.50pm: Returned to Suvla Bay.

pm: Stopped in Suvla Bay.

9.25pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Suvla Point N3W; Mount Falcon S53½E


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8 August 1915

Suvla Bay

Lat 40.30, Long 26.23

am: Manned & armed ship.

4.45am: Weighed proceeded to seaward.

5.00am: Turned 16 points.

5.15am: Stopped in Suvla Bay.

6.30am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Nebrunesi Point S5E; Suvla Point S58W

8.10am: Opened fire on Turkish positions on Abd el Raman Bair [Abdel Rahman Bair – see map of part of Gallipoli].

8.30am: Ceased fire.

9.20am: Opened fire (same target).

9.30am: Ceased fire. Foremost section closed up at guns.

3.30pm: HMS Talbot arrived.

5.00pm: HMS Havelock fired on Abd el Raman Bair.

11.00pm: Hoisted steam cutter.


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9 August 1915

Suvla Bay

Lat 40.30, Long 26.23

5.40am: Opened fire with A group on Abd el Raman Bair. Firing at same targets at intervals.

7.30am: Ceased fire.

8.00am: HMS Swiftsure arrived.

10.40am: Enemy aeroplane over harbour dropped bomb near net defence.

2.50pm: Struck flag of Vice Admiral.

4.40pm: Weighed proceeded out of Suvla Bay & up coast to Ejelmer Bay.

5.30pm: Stopped off Ejelmer Bay.

5.45pm: Enemy aeroplane passed over & dropped 2 bombs.

6.00pm: Balloon went up.

6.10pm: Opened fire on Turkish camps in Chaila Dere [Chailar Dere].

7.10pm: Proceeded, returned to Suvla Bay.

7.45pm: Entered harbour.

8.00pm: Came to. Laid out kedge anchor to Southward.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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10 August 1915

Suvla Bay

Lat 40.30, Long 26.23

am: Manned & armed ship.

4.30am: Sub Lieut. Bremridge left for left flank observation station.

6.07am: Opened fire with Lyddite on Kanli Keupru Dere covering attack by the military.

am: Firing throughout forenoon on Turkish positions and batteries in neighbourhood of Anafarta Sagir in support of attack by 11th Division.

pm: Firing at intervals at positions in neighbourhood of Anafarta Sagir.

5.00pm: Commenced firing covering attack by troops.

7.00pm: Ceased firing.

pm: Manned & armed ship.


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11 August 1915

Suvla Bay

Lat 40.30, Long 26.23

am: Manned & armed ship.

am: Fired occasional shots into gully below Anafarta.

pm: Darkened ship. Manned & armed ship.


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12 August 1915

Suvla Bay

Lat 40.30, Long 26.23

am: Fired 4 rounds on position near Sagir Anafarta.

10.15am: Opened fire on Turkish battery and transport waggons on road West of Biyuk Anafarta.

am: Fired on Nullah [?] west of Anafarta.

1.15pm: Shore batteries opened fire on ships.

1.30pm: HMS Havelock shifted berth after being hit.

2.00pm: HMS Swiftsure hit.

2.25pm: Weighed & remained under weigh. Firing at intervals to support Army.

4.50pm: Let go starboard anchor in 9½ fathoms. Fired on Gun positions in rear of Anafarta etc. Anchor bearings: Nebrunesi Point S10W; Suvla Point N41W.

pm: Fired on enemy positions in 93B5 (west of Biyuk Anafarta) [93B5 location on map – part of Map of Gallipoli shows square 93 and instructions for sub-dividing the squares to signal positions]

pm: Landed for use of beach master skiff dinghy 16 foot one in no. together with Oars fir 10 foot 2 in no. Crutches metal 2 in no. Boathook metal 1 in no.

pm: Landed with skiff Anchor boats 20lb one in no.


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13 August 1915

Suvla Bay

Lat 40.30, Long 26.23

6.30am: Ships fired on by enemy shore batteries.

6.40am: Weighed, remained under weigh in harbour.

am: Returned batteries fire at position East of Anafarta & on W. Hills.

9.15am: Let go starboard anchor in 11½ fathoms. Anchor bearings: Suvla Point N30W; Nebrunesi Point S9E.

am: Fired occasional rounds of 6" at Turkish positions.

9.00pm: Darkened ship.


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14 August 1915

Suvla Bay & at Mudros

Lat 40.30, Long 26.23

am: Guns crews closed up.

am: Sent cutter to A beach hospital camp with water.

12.12pm: HM Monitor M.31 came alongside to take 6" dismounting bogey.

12.47pm: M.31 cast off.

1.47pm: Weighed. Waited in harbour under weigh until gate in boom opened.

3.07pm: Proceeded out of gate.

4.00pm: Zigzagging 20° either side of course.

6.07pm: Altered course as requisite for approaching Port Mudros.

6.30pm: Passed through gate in boom defence.

6.45pm: Stopped.

6.47pm: Came to in A.6 berth Port Mudros.


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15 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.40am: Collier SS Linkmoor secured alongside.

6.30am: Commenced coaling ship.

11.45am: Finished coaling. Rec’d 522 tons.

12.10pm: Collier Linkmoor cast off.

3.15pm: Ammunition ship Tees secured alongside.

pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

pm: One rating re-joined from hospital.

5.45pm: SS Tees cast off.

6.35pm: Store ship SS Baron Ardrossan secured alongside.

pm: Hands employed embarking provisions & stores.


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16 August 1915

Lemnos & at sea

Lat 39.78, Long 25.26 [Cross Bearings]

6.30am: SS Baron Ardrossan cast off.

am: Hands employed stowing provisions.

11.20am: Weighed.

11.30am: Proceeded out of harbour.

Noon: Kombi Light West ¾ mile.

Noon: Commenced Zig Zagging 20° either side of course.

7.15pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 38 19½ N, Long 24 40 E

9.23pm: Phassa Light S57E 4 miles passed through Doro Channel.

10.05pm: Steered steady course.


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17 August 1915

At sea

Lat 35.50, Long 26.31 [Cross Bearings]

0.58am: Sighted Serpho [Serifos] Island Light S58W.

2.00am: Sighted Polino Island [Nisos Polyaigos] Light S30W.

4.57am: Altered course to close French TB.

8.00am: Lat 35 58½ N, Long 25 27 E

9.13am: Ovo Island S45½W 15 miles.

am: Boys at gunnery instruction.

10.50am: Commenced Zig Zag.

2.25pm: Sighted Anaphi [Anafi] & Santorini Islands.

7.30pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 36 26 N, Long 24 29 E

9.35pm: Sighted Santorini Island Light N74½E.

10.30pm: Steered steady course.


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18 August 1915

At sea

Lat 36.11, Long 24.95 [Cross Bearings]

5.50am: Commenced ZigZag course

8.00am: Lat 36 05 N, Long 25 12½ E

am: Day guns crews closed up. Boys at squad drill.

12.24pm: Altered course to close steamer (SS Arcadian)

1.00pm: Resumed course. Commenced zig zagging.

4.15pm: Exercised boarding boats crew & boarding party.

6.30pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 36 07 N, Long 25 17 E

8.15pm: Sighted Santorini Light N37E 15 miles.

10.05pm: Sighted Polino Light N25W.


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19 August 1915

At sea [& at Port Mudros]

Lat 39.14, Long 24.40 [Cross Bearings]

0.35am: After section at night defence stations.

2.30am: Livadhi Light S80W 17 miles.

3.45am: Altered course 5° to port to avoid hospital ship crossing ahead.

4.40am: Commenced Zig Zagging.

6.20am: Courses as requisite whilst passing through Doro Channel.

8.00am: Lat 38 19½ N, Long 24 36 E

3.45pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for approaching & entering Port Mudros.

4.10pm: Passed boom defence.

4.40pm: Came to in A9 berth.

5.40pm: Collier SS Linkmoor secured alongside. Rigged collier.


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20 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.05am: Commenced coaling.

10.15am: Finished coaling. Rec’d 571 Tons.

10.40am: Collier SS Linkmoor cast off.

1.15pm: All boats sent to Clan McCillivret hospital ship on fire. [SS Clan McGillivray?]

pm: Lost overboard during coaling Sacks coal tarred 2 cwt 6 in no.

7.00pm: One rating rejoined from HMT Aragon.


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21 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

pm: Mustered by open list, issued life saving waistcoats and belts.

5.00pm: Hands bathed.


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22 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.30am: Sent Roman Catholic church party to HMS Prince George.

5.30pm: Sailed HMS Cornwall.


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23 August 1915

Port Mudros & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.25am: Collision stations.

9.30am: Exercised stations for abandon ship.

10.00am: Returned stores.

10.15am: Exercised fire stations. Exercised boats under sail.

9.25pm: Weighed, turned.

9.30pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

10.00pm: Passed boom.


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24 August 1915

Port Mudros to Port Iero, Mitylene & at Port Iero

Lat 39.09, Long 26.49

0.30am: Zig zagged 20° either side of course.

2.36am: Steady course.

4.20am: Courses & speeds as requisite for patrolling in Mitylene Channel off Eleos Island

5.15am: Three seaplanes went up from HMS Ben-my-Chree & made reconnaissance over Aivali [Ayvalik].

5.25am: Stopped; sent seaboat to HMS Carron [?].

5.50am: Continued patrolling.

8.50am: Stopped to communicate with HMS Kennet.

9.07am: Proceeded for Port Iero.

9.53am: Course & speeds as requisite for entering Port Iero.

10.00am: Passed boom.

10.28am: Stop.

10.31am: Came to.

5.00pm: Exercised stokers fire brigade. Hands bathed.


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25 August 1915

Port Iero to Port Mudros & at Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.05am: Weighed.

5.10am: Proceeded out of harbour.

5.35am: Passed boom.

6.02am: Zig zagged 20° either side of course.

8.00am: Lat 39 06 N, Long 25 50 E

10.54am: Altered course as requisite for entering Port Mudros.

11.07am: Passed boom defence.

11.30am: Stopped.

11.40am: Came to A5 berth. Discharged Lieut. H.M. Ellis RN to HMS Europa sick.

pm: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite.

6.30pm: Collier SS Ennisbrook secured alongside.

9.00pm: Darkened ship.


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26 August 1915

Port Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30am: Commenced coaling.

5.40am: Arrived HMS Triad.

7.20am: Finished coaling received 221 tons.

7.35am: Collier SS Ennisbrook cast off.

am: Lost overboard during coaling sacks coal tarred 2 cwt 3 in no.

10.50am: Tested lifebuoys correct.

5.00pm: Exercised stokers fire party.


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27 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.15am: Exercised stokers fire party.

8.45am: Aired night clothing.

5.00pm: Exercised stokers fire brigade. Discharged 1 rating to HMS Baron Ardrossan for passage to Malta (sick).


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28 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.00am: Exercised stokers fire party.

1.30pm: Lieut. W.G. Tennant RN [from Navy Lists William G. Tennant] joined ship. & Acting Bos'n L.C. Backler [From Navy Lists Leonard Charles Churcher John Backler]. 1 Rating rejoined from detention barracks Malta.

5.00pm: Exercised stokers fire party.


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29 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Arrived HMS Talbot.

9.00am: Sent Roman Catholic church party to HMS Prince George.


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30 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30pm: Sent fire engine to HMS Whitby Abbey to clear her of water after grounding.

pm: Working party under Warrant Officer working in Whitby Abbey.


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31 August 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.15am: Working Party returned from HMS Whitby Abbey.

8.45am: Landed Starboard watch for exercise onshore.

pm: Paid monthly wages.

2.00pm: Landed party of Stokers for exercise on shore.


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1915


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

[Signed] William G Tennant Lieut Navigating Officer

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[Signed] SR Drury Lowe 1st October 1915

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1 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.15am: Veered 1½ shackles of cable (to 5).

9.40am: Exercised general quarters.


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2 September 1915

Mudros & at sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: HMS Venerable arrived.

9.35am: Exercised general quarters.

am: Discharged 1 rating to SS Huntsend for Malta hospital.

5.20pm: Arrived HMS Ben My Chree with survivors of Southland onboard. Discharged 1 rating to military hospital onshore. [Troopship Southland had been torpedoed; see log of Ben-My-Chree for more details]

6.15pm: Furled awnings; prepared for sea. Read warrant no. 149. Mr. G. Odell Bos'n left ship. Discharged 1 rating to HMS Prince George.

8.55pm: Weighed. Proceeded out of harbour.

9.32pm: Passed boom defence.


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3 September 1915

At sea & at Mudros

Lat 39.85, Long 25.21 [Estimate]

0.25am: Sighted Psathura Light N71W 19 miles.

3.45am: Prassudo Light abeam 4½ miles.

5.25am: Sighted Mauretania S80E 15 miles approx.

7.00am: Altered course as requisite to close & overtake Mauretania.

8.00am: Keeping station on port bow of Mauretania, Zig Zagging 2 points either side of course.

10.40am: Course as requisite for approaching Port Mudros.

10.45am: Kombi Light House abeam. Mauretania entered harbour.

11.30am: Entered boom.

11.35am: Came to in O1 berth outer anchorage.

1.28pm: Weighed, proceeded into harbour.

1.45pm: Stopped.

1.50pm: Came to in A5 berth.

4.30pm: SS Bradford City (collier) came alongside.


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4 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30am: Commenced coaling.

7.20am: Finished coaling. Rec’d 242 tons.

7.37am: Collier SS Bradford City cast off. Lost overboard by accident Sacks 2 cwt (4 in no.).

am: Tested life buoys (correct).

pm: Divers inspecting rudder and propellors.


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5 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: HMS Cornwall arrived.

6.30am: Arrived submarine H1.

9.30am: Sent Roman Catholic church party to HMS Prince George.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.


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6 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: HMS M.15 arrived.

7.30am: Aired bedding.

8.40am: Landed Port Watch of Forecastlemen & No. 1 stokers for exercise.

am: Boys at instruction.

1.30pm: Landed Port Watch Foretopmen & No. 3 Stoker LP [Landing Party?] for exercise.

4.30pm: Discharged 1 boy to HMS Europa.


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7 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.40am: HMS Euryalus arrived.

am: Hands employed ranging port cable.

am: Carried out half yearly survey.

pm: Landed Port Watch of Quarterdeck & Stokers for exercise. Remainder of hands replacing port cable & rigging splinter nets.

pm: Forecastlemen on Forecastle. Weighed Starboard anchor & let go Port anchor veered to 4 shackles.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.


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8 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.45am: Forecastlemen employed ranging cable (Starboard).

8.00am: Landed Starboard Watch, [possibly Midshipmen] & Stokers for exercise.

am: Carried out half yearly survey of Starboard cable.

pm: Landed Starboard Watch of Quarterdeck men & Stokers for exercise.

4.00pm: Landing party returned.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.

pm: Rigging night defence gear.


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9 September 1915

Mudros [& at sea]

Lat 38.18, Long 24.71 [Obs]

1.13am: Weighed.

1.28am: Proceeded as requisite leaving harbour.

1.55am: Passed boom.

2.15am: Kombi Light House abeam.

2.20am: Altered course as requisite for trawler.

2.25am: Resumed course.

5.00am: Commenced zigzagging 20°.

8.00am: Passed steamer towing motor lighter.

8.35am: Sighted Cape Doro bearing S43°W.

9.47am: Sighted HMS Honeysuckle escorting collier – closed her & communicated.

am: Patrolled as requisite at 16 knots off Northern end Doro Channel zigzagging 20°.

12.20pm: Sighted SS Aquitania – closed & communicated.

1.30pm: Continued patrol off Doro Channel. ZZ 20°.

2.30pm: Sighted SS Cairngowan.

3.00pm: Closed & communicated

3.40pm: Resumed patrol.

4.00pm: Sighted SS Cameronian closed & proceeded to escort her thro’ Doro Channel.

6.15pm: Turned Cameronian over to Honeysuckle.

6.25pm: Course S22°W thro’ Doro Channel.

6.40pm: Sighted SS Knight of the Garter – closed at 17 knots. Manned & armed ship.

10.50pm: Lithari Point 4 points on bow.


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10 September 1915

Doro Channel to Mudros & at Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.02am: Commenced zigzag 40 degrees.

7.30am: As requisite for rounding Kombi Point.

8.00am: As requisite for entering harbour.

8.39am: Let go Starboard anchor in A6 berth.

10.40am: 2 Engine Room Artificers joined ship from HMS Europa.

4.30pm: Collier SS Silverash came alongside.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.


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11 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30am: Commenced coaling.

7.20am: Finished coaling 265 tons.

7.40am: Collier shoved off.

am: Lost overboard by accident Sacks 2 cwt (4 in no.).

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

6.40pm: HMS Cornwall arrived. French battleship left with flag of Commander in Chief.

7.00pm: Steamers SS Megantic & SS Crosshill in collision.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.


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12 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.15am: HMS Swiftsure arrived & anchored in A4.

am: Roman Catholics sent to HMS Albion.

5.00pm: HMS Edgar arrived.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.


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13 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Landed working party (10 Seamen [?], 10 Stokers) with fire pump.

11.00am: 1 Petty Officer joined ship from hospital (Malta).

pm: Discharged 1 Stoker rating to HMS Europa for M.D.Q. Malta.

5.00pm: Working party returned.

6.00pm: Russian cruiser Askold sailed.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.


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14 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Landed working party (10 Seamen[?], 10 Stokers).

4.00pm: French Vice Admiral visited ship.

6.00pm: Two awning returned from HMS Aragon.

6.40pm: HMS Cornwallis arrived.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.

10.00pm: Heavy rain.


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15 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.05am: HMS Grafton arrived (C7).

am: Hands employed refitting block for boats falls, &c.

pm: Hands employed refitting & scraping ships side on water line.


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16 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.00am: Discharged 1 Leading Signalman to Anzac.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Orders received prepare for sea.

5.25pm: Sailing orders cancelled. Spread awnings.


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17 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

10.00am: General Quarters.

5.30pm: HMS Grafton sailed.

6.25pm: HMS Talbot sailed.


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18 September 1915

Mudros to Sea

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

11.50am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

12.21pm: Passed Monitor HMS M.28 & H3 submarine. Zig zag 10°

1.35pm: Zig zag 15° every 5 mins.

4.40pm: Sighted Cape Doro S40°W.

7.30pm: Darkened & manned & armed ship.

8.00pm: 5 miles S66°E of Glaro Island (Jura [Gyaros/Gioura]).

9.00pm: Sighted Spathi Light S65°W.

11.30pm: Paximadion Light N72°W.


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19 September 1915

At sea

Lat 36.38, Long 23.52 [Obs]

5.25am: Commenced zig zag 15°.

6.00am: Passed French TBD.

7.30am: Passed French TBD Hangine [maybe Mangini].

8.00am: 9 miles S50°E St. Georgio.

11.05am: Sighted French TBD Casque & SS Standale [?]. Altered course as req. to close TBD.

Noon: Altered course to close steamer.

12.09pm: Resumed course.

1.00pm: As requisite for closing HMS Royal George.

2.40pm: Sighted Milo Island. Speeds as requisite (about 15½ knots) for keeping station on Royal George & zig zagging.

5.55pm: Passed SS Standale [?].

7.00pm: Darkened ship. Hands at night defence stations.

8.00pm: 4 mile SW of Cape Spathi (Zea)

pm: Speed as requisite for station keeping.

11.00pm: Lithari Light bearing N8°W. Courses as requisite for keeping station on Royal George.


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20 September 1915

Sea to Mudros and at Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: Commenced zig zag.

6.20am: Turned 16 points to close HMS Royal George.

6.30am: Resumed course.

6.55am: Course as requisite for entering Mudros.

7.30am: Came to in A6 berth.

am: Hands cleaning ship, drawing stores and refitting.

am: 1 rating joined ship from HMS Europa. 1 Domestic joined ship from shore.

pm: Collier SS Westoe [Westhoe?] Hall alongside & secured. Port watch rigged collier.


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21 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

10.25am: Finished coaling 567 tons.

10.55am: Cast off collier. Lost overboard by accident Sacks 2 cwt (9 in No.).

2.00pm: Arrived Henri IV. [French battleship]

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

6.00pm: Darkened ship.


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22 September 1915

[Mudros &] At sea

Lat 37.03, Long 24.10 [Obs]

1.15am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite.

1.47am: Gate abeam.

1.56am: Kombi Light House abeam. ZZ 10° every 5 miles.

4.03am: Sighted Lithari Light S45W.

5.00am: Altered course to avoid steamer.

7.40am: ZZ 15°.

7.45am: Sighted HMS Honeysuckle.

8.00am: 7⅓ miles N7W of Cape Phassa Light

8.35am: Altered course 4 points to port to close Honeysuckle.

8.40am: Resumed course.

8.45am: Sighted French TBD steering NNE.

am: Seamen Gunners Training Class & Boys at instruction.

1.35pm: Altered course to close steamer.

1.50pm: Altered course to escort SS Andania. Speeds as req. for keeping station.

4.00pm: Speeds as requisite for keeping station ahead of Andania & ZZ.

8.00pm: Turned Andania over to Honeysuckle & returned South.

8.00pm: 14 miles S46W from Cape Phassa Light

9.55pm: Altered course & escort SS Minneapolis.

11.07pm: Courses as requisite for zig zagging ahead of Minneapolis.

Midnight: Lithari Light N12W.


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23 September 1915

At sea

Lat 38.55, Long 24.88 [Obs]

2.33am: Zig Zagging as requisite for keeping station ahead of SS Minneapolis.

5.00am: Overtook HMS Honeysuckle & SS Andania.

6.30am: Parted company with Minneapolis & Andania. Turned 16 points to port.

6.35am: Altered course along transport route.

8.00am: Lat 39 17 0 N, Long 25 14 0 E

am: Passed HMS Carron steering North.

am: Seamen Gunner training class under instruction.

10.20am: Cape Doro S23°W.

11.15am: Turned 16 points to close French transport SS Medie.

12.15pm: Stopped zig zagging.

1.00pm: Continued zig zagging.

2.40pm: Altered course to Northward to escort transport SS Karroo.

6.00pm: Man & arm ship. Darkened ship.

7.15pm: Sighted Lithari Light N4°W.

7.55pm: Altered course after turning Karroo over to Honeysuckle.

8.00pm: Lat 38 29 0 N, Long 24 47 0 E

8.30pm: ZZ. Passed SS Natal.

9.30pm: Passed SS Merchant Prince.

10.15pm: Passed SS Bondicar with Submarine E20.

10.35pm: Altered course to escort SS Melville. ZZ 15°.


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24 September 1915

Doro Channel to Mudros

Lat 39.27, Long 25.08 [Obs]

am: ZZ & as requisite for escorting SS Melville.

8.00am: 14½ miles S34°E from Lithari Light.

9.40am: Melville & SS Bondicar turned over to HMS Honeysuckle.

9.43am: Speed as requisite for escorting [Submarine] E20.

1.50pm: Commenced zig zag 15°.

2.50pm: As requisite for entering Mudros. Kombi Light abeam ½ mile.

3.37pm: Came to in A6 berth.

3.40pm: Weighed, shifted berth.

3.59pm: Let go in A6 berth.

4.00pm: Collier SS Silver Ash alongside. Port watch rigged collier & prepared for coaling.


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25 September 1915

Mudros to Kithera Channel [& at Mudros]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

am: Drew stores (6 drums of oil) from SS Baron Ardrossan.

10.00am: Lost overboard by accident Sacks 2 cwt (8 in No.). Finished coaling 414 tons.

10.30am: Collier shoved off.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.30pm: HMS Sentinel & HMS Skirmisher arrived Mudros.

4.33pm: Weighed.

4.08pm: Proceeded as requisite

5.10pm: Passed boom.

5.21pm: ZZ 15°.

7.55pm: Sighted Lithari Light S56°W.

8.00pm: Lat 39° 2’ N, Long 25° 6’ E

11.30pm: Cape Phassa Light abeam.

11.42pm: Sighted Zea Island S36°W.


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26 September 1915

At sea

Lat 37.44, Long 24.29 [Obs]

3.00am: Altered course to close SS Clan Macgilvray [Macgillivray] speed as requisite for escorting her.

5.30am: ZZ ahead of transport.

7.55am: Altered course 16 point to starboard, turned transport over to HMS Honeysuckle & returned South from Doro Channel.

8.00am: 9 miles SSW Cape Phassa Light.

8.08am: ZZ 15°.

9.20am: Passed French Destroyer Renaudin.

10.05am: Sighted HMT Lake Manitoba Altered course as necessary to close her.

10.45am: Altered course to escort transport ZZ 30°.

3.45pm: Passed French cruiser Bruix.

4.20pm: Turned transport over to HMS Anemone. ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

5.25pm: Course as requisite for close HMT Aeneas.

5.50pm: ZZ ahead of transport.

6.30pm: Rigged night defence gear. ZZ 35° every 10 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 38 20 0 N, Long 24 49 30 E

pm: ZZ & as requisite for keeping station ahead of Aeneas.


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27 September 1915

Sea to Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

3.00am: Strati Island WbyN 10 miles. ZZ 35° each side every 10 mins.

5.00am: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

5.55am: Passed boom.

6.25am: Came to.

9.25am: Collier SS Midland came alongside.

10.00am: Commenced coaling.

12.05pm: Finished coaling 312 tons. Lost overboard by accident sacks 2 cwt (6 in no.).

2.00pm: HMS Exmouth arrived.

7.00pm: HMS Foresight arrived.

8.00pm: Darkened ship.


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28 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Hands carrying out Saturday routine. [It’s Tuesday]

am: 1 diver lent from HMS Lord Nelson for work on propeller. HMS TB.17 made fast astern. Sailed HMS Racoon, HMS Grasshopper & HMS Bulldog.

pm: Boarding boats crew & divers working on starboard propeller.

pm: 2 ratings joined ship (1 stoker & 1 boy).


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29 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

0.30am: Sailed HMS Aster.

6.30am: HMS Venerable arrived.

7.00am: HMS Exmouth sailed.

pm: Chatham assumed command of 5th Detached Squadron.

12.30pm: Arrived HMS Lawford.

pm: Diving party employed diving.

3.00pm: HMS Mosquito arrived.

4.00pm: Discharged two ratings to HMS Adamant.

7.00pm: Darkened ship.


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30 September 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Henri IV sailed. [French battleship]

am: Divers employed diving. Hands cleaning & blacking down aloft & refitting. Boys at instruction.

pm: Landed on Anvil Rock with Heeling Error instrument – levelled at 16 divisions. [See National Maritime Museums collections for photo of Heeling Error Instrument]

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon. Divers working about A brackets.

pm: Drew paymaster & canteen stores from SS Floridian.

pm: At 1pm banks of white fog were observed on the hills to SE which spread over the harbour about 5.0pm.

10.00pm: Tug reported aground on Anvil Rock.


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1915


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

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1 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: TB's No. 18 & 29 sailed.

am: Seamen Gunners Training Class at instruction.

pm: Special leave to Starboard watch from 1pm to 5.30pm. Hands make & mend clothes.

5.30pm: Trawler No. 70 made fast astern.

8.00pm: One rating received on board for medical treatment from HMS Anenome.


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2 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Landed recreation party. Aired night clothing.

am: 2 ratings received on board for medical treatment from HMS Anenome.

pm: Paid monthly money. 1 rating discharged to Anenome.

2.30pm: HMS Terrible & HMS Euryalus arrived.

3.30pm: HMS Triad arrived.

pm: Read & exercised General fire stations. Discharged 2 ratings to HMS Bacchante for passage to Malta.

6.00pm: Working party returned.

7.00pm: HMS Talbot arrived & anchored.

7.30pm: Darkened ship.


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3 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.30am: HMS Skirmisher arrived. HMS Sentinal sailed.

an: Church party from HMS Anemone attended. Roman Catholics to HMS Albion. 3 ratings (sick) sent on board from Anenome.

2.30pm: Midshipman Bury left ship for HMS Adamant.

5.00pm: Discharged one rating to Anenome.

5.30pm: HMS Hussar arrived.

6.30pm: HMS Euraylus sailed

7.00pm: 10 ratings joined ship from HMS Olympic.


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4 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.30am: HMS Albion shifted berth & anchored in A5.

am: Exercised General drill. Collision stations. Abandon ship. Laid out Kedge anchor.

Noon: Ship swung with Kedge anchor to head West. Corrected heeling error.

pm: Seamen Gunners Training Class & boys at instruction. Remainder of hands refitting & drawing stores.

6.30pm: HMS Sentinel sailed.

10.30pm: HMS Albion sailed.


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5 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: HMS Mars arrived.

6.30am: HMS Grafton arrived.

8.00am: Coaling party of 1 Lt. & 30 hands to HMS Olympic. Recreation ground party landed.

am: Rigged diving boat & sent divers to collier SS Midlands [Midland?] to clean screw. Sent party to fetch motor lighter.

1.30pm: Motor lighter came alongside.

2.00pm: Midshipman Wolley joined ship.

3.00pm: Sent 3½ towing wire (lighters) to HMS Gibraltar. Diving party returned.

4.00pm: Hands employed refitting & pumping out lighter.

5.30pm: Recreation Ground party returned.

6.00pm: HMS Foresight arrived & anchored in A8.

7.00pm: Coaling party returned.

9.30pm: Darkened ship.


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6 October 1915

Mudros to Milo & at Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Hands cleaning ship & refitting motor lighter.

6.30am: HMS Anemone sailed. HMS Fauvette arrived. HMS Forward & TB.30 arrived.

9.30am: HMS Sentinel arrived.

am: Hands refitting motor lighter & painting &c.

11.00am: Motor lighter L2 left. Sub Lieut. Burton joined ship.

1.00pm: Discharged 10 trawler ratings to HMS Europa & 1 sick man to Anenome.

2.00pm: HMS Lawford sailed.

2.30pm: TB.30 sailed.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

6.10pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

6.40pm: Passed boom.

9.10pm: Sighted Lithari Point Light S43°W 38 miles. Abnormal refraction [underlined twice].

11.30pm: Passed 3 ships without lights steering NNE.

11.45pm: Cape Phassa Light S17°W.


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7 October 1915

Mudros to Milo [& at Milo]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

2.41am: Altered course for Doro Channel.

3.15am: ZZ 15°. Passed 15 drifters entering Doro Channel.

4.40am: Altered course for Thermia Channel.

5.27am: Sighted St. Georgio Light S82W.

6.00am: Passed French TBD in 37 23½ N, 24 16 E.

8.00am: Lat 36 55 N, Long 24 19 45 E

8.30am: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

9.00am: Came to.

pm: French ships in harbour: Jurien de [la] Gravière [cruiser] & Destroyers & auxiliaries.

pm: Landed men of Starboard Watch & boys for exercise. Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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8 October 1915

Milo to Mudros [& at Milo]

Lat 36.72, Long 24.45

am: Exercised General Quarters, Fire stations.

1.00pm: French steamer Yunnan arrived in tow of 3 trawlers. [Torpedoed on 4th Oct]

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Captain Baron de Roliacob[?] French Navy arrived on board for passage to Mudros.

4.55pm: Weighed & proceeded.

5.30pm: ZZ 20° every 5 mins.

8.00pm: 6¾ miles S20°W from Tamelos Light (Zea).

10.31pm: Thro’ Doro Channel.


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9 October 1915

Milo to Mudros [& at Mudros]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.27am: Lithari Point Light abeam 13 miles.

2.35am: Recommenced ZZ 15° every 5 mins. Passed HMS Anemone steering South.

4.40am: Strati Island N50°W.

5.30am: Sighted Lemnos Island.

6.00am: Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour. Passed HMS Triad.

6.40am: Passed boom.

6.50am: Came to. A6 berth.

7.30am: Collier SS Midland came alongside.

8.58am: Commenced coaling.

11.10am: Finished coaling 365 tons.

11.40am: HMS Theseus sailed. Collier shoved off.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch to witness football match from 3.15 to 5.30.

3.00pm: 1 rating arrived on board for Anemone from HMS Europa.


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10 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

3.00am: Sent working party of 15 Seamen & 1 Petty Officer to steamer Woodville.

6.00am: Working party returned.

8.00am: Sent Roman Catholic church party to HMS Agamemnon.

11.00am: Received 20 Shot mattresses for HMS Anemone from HMS Doris.


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11 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.30am: Sailed HMS Olympic.

am: Hands cleaning ship & carrying out Saturday routine. [It’s Monday]

pm: Boys at pulling instruction. CGI[Chief Gunnery Instructor?] framing class at instruction remainder of hands scrubbing gun gear & refitting &c.


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12 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.30am: Arrived HMS Hussar.

7.30am: Sailed HMS M.32.

11.00am: Captain Drury Lowe inspected HMS Honeysuckle.

pm: Special leave to Port Watch till 5.30 to watch football match.


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13 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.00am: HMS Forward arrived.

6.00pm: HMS Honeysuckle sailed.

7.00pm: HMS Folkestone (ABS[Armed Boarding Steamer]) sailed


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14 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.30am: HMS Skirmisher proceeded on patrol.

9.00am: Landed recreation ground party.

am: Hands refitting & drawing stores. Sent party to fetch Motorlighter X127 from Collier SS Pola.

pm: Hands employed recovering towing spares [?] & as requisite.

2.30pm: Motor lighter X127 came alongside for refit.

3.30pm: HMS TB.17 made fast astern.

3.50pm: TB.17 left for Kondia.

pm: Lighter party working about Lighter.

6.00pm: Discharged 5 ratings to HMS Anemone.


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15 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: HMS Prince George & HMS Sentinel arrived.

am: Party refitting motor lighter.

7.30am: HMS Theseus arrived.

9.00am: Exercised General Quarters & Fire Stations.

am: Sent coaling party to the HMS Anemone. Remainder of hands refitting motor lighter. Recreation Ground party landed.

1.00pm: Liberty men & football party landed.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.00pm: Motor lighter L.9 shoved off.

4.00pm: Coaling party returned on board from Anemone.

5.30pm: Liberty men & football & recreation party landed [returned?].

9.00pm: Darkened ship.


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16 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.30am: Landed recreation ground party. HMS Forward left for Patrol.

11.00am: Tested life buoys.

12.30pm: Sent party for motor lighter.

1.00pm: Motor lighter X118 alongside.

pm: Party refitting motor lighter for service. Starboard watch cleaning ship. Port watch make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Working party fitting lighter for service. Recreation ground party returned.

7.30pm: Read warrant No. 151.

8.30pm: Darkened ship.

9.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to HMS Europa for Detention Quarters, Malta.


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17 October 1915

Mudros to Kephalo & Marseilles

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

6.30am: Motor lighter left ship.

7.35am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.32am: ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

11.15am: As requisite for entering Kephalo Bay.

11.40am: Came to.

3.00pm: General Sir Ian Hamilton & staff came on board.

3.35pm: Weighed & proceeded. All ships present cheered Sir Ian as Chatham left harbour.

5.00pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour. ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

6.25pm: Cape Sigri Light S32°E

6.30pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour.

8.00pm: Lat 39 06 30 N, Long 25 21 00 E

10.43pm: Sighted Cape Phassa Light S21°W. Passed 4 drifters.


[Project Gutenberg has Sir Ian Hamilton’s Gallipoli Diary, see page 276 for 17th Oct.]


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18 October 1915

Kephalo & Marseilles

Lat 35.89, Long 22.29 [DR]

am: ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

1.21am: Gavrion Light N30°E.

2.05am: Altered course thro’ Thermia Channel.

2.45am: Tamelos Light S80W 7 miles.

3.00am: S. Georgio Light S87W 20 miles.

5.30am: ZZ 20°.

8.00am: Cape Malea NW 15 miles.

8.30am: Sighted French TBD.

9.25am: Sighted French TBD.

10.40am: Passed French trawler patrol.

2.00pm: 1 Petty Officer & 24 hands transporting coal from reserve bunkers to No's 1 & 2 upper.

5.30pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour.

6.30pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour.

7.40pm: Steady course (ceased ZZ). Darkened ship. Hands at night defence stations.

8.00pm: Lat 35 51 N, Long 19 31 E


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19 October 1915

Kephalo to Marseille

Lat 38.20, Long 15.60 [Estimate of location at 12.55pm]

5.35am: Commenced ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

am&pm: Coaling party transporting coal from reserve bunkers for’d.

9.30am: Sighted land NNW Cape Spartiventi [Capo Spartivento, Calabria].

12.55pm: Messina Light abeam.

1.10pm: Cape Peloro [Punta del Faro] abeam ¾ mile.

3.50pm: Stromboli abeam.

5.00pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour.

5.30pm: Hands darkened ship. Steady course.

6.00pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour.

6.30pm: ZZ 15° every 5 mins.


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20 October 1915

Kephalo to Marseille

Lat 41.33, Long 9.33 [Estimate from location at noon]

3.10am: Steady course.

5.20am: ZZ 15°.

8.00am: Sighted land on port bow (S87W).

8.00am: Lat 40 47 30 N, Long 10 18 30 E

9.45am: Tavolara Light House abeam 4.5 miles.

Noon: In Bonifacio Strait, Razzoli Light abeam.

pm: Courses as requisite for passing thro’ Bonifacio Strait.

3.45pm: Heavy rain squall, altered course to close strange phenomenon (whirlpool?)

3.57pm: Resumed course.

4.15pm: Changed steering position to fore bridge. Put clocks back ¼ hour.

6.00pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour.


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21 October 1915

Kephalo to Marseille & at Marseille

Lat 43.30, Long 5.35

0.12am: Porquerolles [Cao d’Arme] Light N18½W.

2.00am: Raskas [Cap Cépet] Light N8°W.

3.58am: Planier Light N43½W 21½ miles.

6.05am: Stopped connected hand wheel.

6.35am: Connected bridge wheel. Course as requisite for keeping under way off Planier Light.

7.40am: Embarked Pilot & proceeded into Docks.

8.45am: Let go Starboard anchor.

8.50am: Let go Port anchor and secured stern to buoy off Mole C.

10.10am: Lighters came alongside.

10.30am: Commenced coaling.


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22 October 1915

Marseille

Lat 43.30, Long 5.35

3.20am: Finished coaling 830 tons.

11.00am: Tested life buoys & found correct.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.30pm: Divers examining bilge keel.


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23 October 1915

Marseille to Kephalo [& at Marseille]

Lat 43.30, Long 5.35

6.50am: Weighed & proceeded in tow of tugs into Inner basin.

7.55am: Entered repairing basin.

10.25am: Entered No. 1 dry dock.

am&pm: Hands cleaning ship’s bottom and docking ship.

pm: Divers & dockyard hands employed cutting off 24½ feet of Starboard bilge keel.

4.00pm: Flooded dock.

5.40pm: Undocked ship. Proceeded into Outer basin.

6.00pm: Let go Starboard anchor & secured stern to buoy.

8.00pm: General Sir Charles Munro & staff came on board. Weighed & proceeded as requisite with pilot.

9.30pm: Dropped pilot. Proceeded.

11.00pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour.


[Sir Charles Monro replaced Ian Hamilton as C in C of Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Oct 1915]


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24 October 1915

Marseille to Kephalo

Lat 41.33, Long 9.37 [Estimate from location at noon]

1.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

8.00am: Lat 41° 46’ N, Long 8° 45’ E

8.00am: Sighted land bearing N73½E.

11.35am: Course as requisite for Bonifacio Strait.

Noon: 2.7 miles NEbyE from Razzoli Light (Bonifacio Strait)

4.00pm: Darkened ship rigged night defence gear.

8.00pm: Lat 40 15 30 N, Long 11 58 30 E

10.00pm: Put clocks on ¼ hour.


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25 October 1915

Marseille to Mudros

Lat 37.70, Long 16.00 [Estimate from location at noon]

2.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

6.44am: Stromboli abeam.

8.00am: 16.6 miles N20W from Cape Peloro (Messina) [Punta del Faro].

9.00am: Altered course as requisite for passing thro’ Messina Straits.

Noon: 12 miles S26W from Cape Spartivento Light (Italy).

5.00pm: Hands darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 36 51 N, Long 18 28 40 E

10.30pm: Put clocks on ¼ hour.


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26 October 1915

Marseille to Milo & Milo to Mudros

Lat 36.20, Long 23.30 [Estimate from location at noon]

1.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

6.20am: Commenced ZZ 20° each side every 5 mins.

7.00am: Sighted land on port bow (Matapan)

8.00am: Lat 36 1 15 N, Long 22 5 0 E

11.25am: Sighted 2 French TBDs.

Noon: 13 miles N88°E from Cape Kepala (Kithera). [Cape Kapela/Akra Kapella]

2.10pm: ZZ 15°.

3.24pm: As requisite for entering Milo Harbour.

4.00pm: Came to.

5.30pm: Weighed.

5.40pm: Proceeded.

7.48pm: San Georgio Light N39°W.

9.54pm: Phassa Light N31°E.

11.00pm: Doro Channel.


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27 October 1915

Milo to Mudros [& at Mudros]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.30am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

2.10am: Lithari Light abeam 13 miles.

6.20am: As requisite for entering harbour. Kombi Light abeam.

6.58am: Came to.

am: Vice Admiral De Robeck [John Michael de Robeck], Rear Admirals Weymiss [Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss] & Christian [Arthur Henry Christian?] & General Altham & staff on board to meet Commander in Chief.

am: Commander in Chief & visiting officers left ship.

pm: 1 Rating joined ship from Detention Barracks, Malta.

1.40pm: Weighed. Proceeded.

4.43pm: As requisite for approaching anchorage.

5.14pm: Came to.

9.30pm: Darkened ship.


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28 October 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

6.30am: Collier SS Hurst came alongside.

8.30am: Commenced coaling.

12.10pm: HMS Triad arrived.

5.30pm: Finished coaling 823 tons. Collier shoved off.

9.00pm: Darkened ship.

11.00pm: HMS Anenome [?] sailed


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29 October 1915

Kephalo to Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.30am: HMS Cornwall sailed.

6.50am: Weighed & proceeded.

7.43am: ZZ 20° every 5 mins.

8.00am: 3.9 miles S2°W Cape Aliki (Imbros)

8.05am: Passed wreckage.

10.10am: As requisite for entering harbour.

10.15am: Kombi Light House 7 cables abeam.

10.55am: Came to A6 berth.


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30 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.15am: Baron Ardrossan came alongside.

am: Hands getting in 6 months [?] provisions.

11.30am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

1.15pm: SS Baron Ardrossan cast off.

pm: Hands striking down provisions & cleaning ship.

4.30pm: Read warrant No. 152.

5.00pm: French Vice Admiral left for Malta. HMS Forward sailed.

9.00pm: Darkened ship.


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31 October 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.30am: HMS Foresight arrived.

am: Roman Catholics to HMS Agamemnon.

6.30pm: 1 rating joined ship from HMS Aragon.


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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1915


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

[Signed] Approved Raymond Fitzmaurice Commander for Captain in Hospital

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1 November 1915

Mudros to Kephalo & at Kephalo

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

11.00am: Paid monthly advance.

12.30pm: Discharged 3 ratings to HMS Europa.

1.10pm: Weighed & proceeded.

1.30pm: Passed boom.

1.40pm: Commenced ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

4.15pm: Course as requisite for entering Kephalo.

4.40pm: Let go port anchor.

6.30pm: Darkened ship.


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2 November 1915

Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

6.30am: Supplied 2 deal [?], 2 oil drums & 24 beach wires [?] for use at Suvla Bay for use in salvage of Louis. [HMS Louis had been wrecked on 31st October]

10.30am: General Quarters.

11.00am: Lieut. Hunt RNR joined ship from Special service vessel.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Read warrant 153.


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3 November 1915

Kephalo to Alexandria

Lat 39.20, Long 25.40 [Estimate from noon location]

8.20am: General Sir C. Monro & staff came on board.

8.35am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.10am: ZZ 15° every 15 mins.

Noon: Sigri Light (Mitylene) E 12 mile

1.05pm: Sighted Psara S12½E 21 miles.

4.00pm: Collision stations.

5.46pm: Darkened ship & rigged night defence gear.

6.35pm: Steady course.

8.00pm: Levitha Light SW 5 miles

9.52pm: Kandeliusa Light abeam 6 miles.


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4 November 1915

[At sea & Alexandria]

Lat 32.27, Long 29.36 [Obs]

0.32am: Prasi [Praso] Nisi Light abeam 7 miles.

am: Foremost section at night defence.

5.45am: Commenced zig zagging 10° each side every 5 mins.

8.00am: Lat 33 30 N, Long 28 46 30 E

2.00pm: Sighted land ahead.

3.15pm: Course as requisite for entering Great Pass.

3.45pm: Took pilot on board.

4.00pm: Secured to buoys No. 3 & 4 Inner Harbour. General Sir C. Monro & staff left ship.

7.00pm: Secured coal lighters alongside. Natives commenced coaling.


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5 November 1915

Alexandria

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

8.30am: Natives finished coaling 640 tons.

8.45am: Lieut. Hunt RNR left ship.

11.00pm: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Gave leave to Port Watch from 1.15 to 7.15am.


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6 November 1915

Alexandria

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

7.00am: Liberty men returned (1 absentee).

11.00am: One absentee returned in charge of patrol.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch from 1.15 to 7.15am. Boys to 5.30pm. Hands make & mend clothes.


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7 November 1915

Alexandria

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

pm: Gave leave to Port Watch & 1st part of Starboard Watch 1.30 – 11.15pm.


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8 November 1915

Alexandria to Mudros

Lat 32.33, Long 29.52 [Obs]

7.35am: Sir Henry McMahon, High Commissioner, Sir C. Monro, Sir John Maxwell & General Linden Bell [Arthur Lynden-Bell] & staffs arrived on board.

7.50am: Slipped & proceeded.

8.15am: ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

6.30pm: Darkened ship. Steady course.

8.00pm: Lat 34 46 N, Long 28 17 30 E

10.05pm: Sighted Rhodes Island Light bearing N7°W. Foremost section at night defence.


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9 November 1915

Alexandria to Mudros

Lat 39.13, Long 25.15 [Obs]

1.55am: Altered course to Starboard to avoid steamer.

2.20am: Kandeliusa Light abeam.

6.00am: ZZ 10° every 5 mins.

6.20am: Cape Papas Light abeam.

7.15am: Sighted HMS Clacton with submarine in company.

8.00am: Lat 37 52 N, Long 25 40 30 E

9.50am: Exercised Action.

10.00am: Secured.

Noon: ZZ 15° each side every 5 mins.

2.09pm: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

2.40pm: Came to in A6 berth.


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10 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.15am: Collier SS Zafra [?] came alongside.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

10.00am: High Commissioner & Commander in Chief attending conference in HMS Lord Nelson.

2.15pm: Finished coaling [?] tons.

pm: Lost overboard by accident Sacks coal 2 cwt (11 in No.), shovels, steel (2 in No.).

10.00pm: Secured French ammunition lighter astern.


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11 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

4.00am: French lighter broke adrift.

am: Hands refitting boats falls &c. Boys at boat instruction.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

7.00pm: Darkened ship.


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12 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.30am: Exercised Action.

10.00am: Secured. Exercised Fire stations.

12.45pm: Wind shifted to NE.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Supplied 6 cases of 3 pounder ammunition to HMS Dartmouth.


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13 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

11.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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14 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.00am: Roman Catholic Church party to HMS Agamemnon.

5.00pm: HMS Clematis sailed.


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15 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am&pm: GT [Gunnery Training?] class at instruction in HMS Agamemnon. Boys at instruction. Remainder refitting.

5.30pm: 1 Stoker rating joined ship from HMS Europa.

11.00pm: HMS Skirmisher arrived with British Ambassador to Greece on board. [Sir Francis Elliot]


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16 November 1915

Mudros [& at sea]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.00am: 1 Stoker RNR discharged to Hospital Ship.

am: Hands employed refitting &c & drawing stores from SS Swanley.

1.00pm: Leave to 1st part of Staboard Watch & football party till 4pm.

pm: Hands drawing stores from Swanley.

4.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to HMS Europa sick, 1 rating joined ship from Europa.

6.30pm: Darkened ship.

10.35pm: Proceeded.

10.55pm: Passed boom.

11.20pm: ZZ 10° each side every 5 mins.


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17 November 1915

Mudros to Salonika & at Salonika

Lat 40.56, Long 22.90

1.00am: Mount Athos N6°W 25 miles.

3.15am: Exercised after section at Night Defence Stations.

5.33am: Panomi Light N10½W 11 miles.

7.00am: As requisite for passing thro’ boom & approaching anchorage.

7.46am: Let go Starboard anchor.

am: Gunnery training class & boys at instruction. Remainder refitting & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Weighed. Shifted berth 200 yards to southward.

6.30pm: Darkened ship.


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18 November 1915

Salonika to Mudros & at Salonika

Lat 40.56, Long 22.90

9.00am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Hoisted out steam cutter’s boiler for repairs.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

9.00pm: Darkened ship.

9.55pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for gate of boom.

10.55pm: Passed thro’ net defence astern of trawler.


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19 November 1915

Salonika to Mudros & at Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

0.15am: Carried out Grand Fleet zig zag.

1.05am: Sighted Kassandra bearing S76½E.

1.50am: Passed transports escorted by French TB & battleship.

3.20am: ZZ 15° each side. Psathura Light S45½E.

5.00am: Moonset, stopped zig zag.

6.20am: Recommenced ZZ.

6.30am: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

7.00am: Passed boom.

7.23am: Came to.

9.15am: General Sir C. Monro left ship.

9.30am: Collier SS Laristan [?] came alongside.

10.05am: Commenced coaling.

12.20pm: Finished coaling 38? tons. Lost overboard by accident sacks coal 2 cwt 7 in No.

pm: Tested life buoys & found correct.

pm: 1 Engine Room Artificer from HMS Europa joined ship. 1 Engine Room Artificer from HMS Reliance joined ship.

4.00pm: Sir Henry McMahon & General Sir John Maxwell & staff left ship.


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20 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.00am: Rigged diving boat.

am: Divers examining bilge keel. Aired night clothing.

11.30am: Tested life buoys.

pm: Hands scrub & wash clothes.

9.30pm: Darkened ship.


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21 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

11.00am: HMS Mosquito & HMS Harpy sailed.

5.00pm: Discharged 10 ratings to HMS Europa & 1 to HMS Agamemnon.

9.30pm: Darkened ship.


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22 November 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.30am: Sent 2 armourers 2 carpenters & 4 hands in charge of Lieut. Commander (G) to mount 2½ pounder in Mount Eagle [SS Mounteagle?].

11.30am: Sent 6 dental cases to HMS Europa for treatment.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.30pm: Working party returned from “Eaja [?] Point”.


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23 November 1915

Mudros to Alexandria or at Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.30am: HMS Hannibal arrived. Hands replacing boiler in steam cutter.

am: Hands refitting & drawing stores. Gunnery training class at instruction.

1.30pm: Seaman Gunners Training Class at instruction. 8 hands of Gunner’s party getting up ammunition.

3.00pm: Captain Drury Lowe to HMS Liberty sick (injuries to foot in getting out of boat in seaway). Commander Fitzmaurice assumed command of Chatham.

4.00pm: Sir Henry McMahon, General Maxwell & staff arrived aboard for passage to Alexandria.

5.40pm: Weighed & proceeded.

6.20pm: Passed gate.

8.00pm: Lat 39 19 [N], Long 25 15 E

8.30pm: ZZ 10° every 5 mins.


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24 November 1915

Mudros to Alexandria

Lat 35.30, Long 28.33 [DR]

0.52am: Sighted Nikaria Light S36E 25 miles.

6.38am: Kandeluisa Light S13E.

8.00am: Lat 36 5 30 N, Long 27 19 E

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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25 November 1915

Mudros to Alexandria & at Alexandria

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

6.50am: Sighted Ras El Tin S16E 15 miles.

7.55am: Altered course as requisite for Grand Pass.

8.00am: Courses as requisite for Grand Pass & entering Alexandria.

8.20am: Let go port anchor & secured to Nos. 3 & 4 buoys head & stern.

9.30am: Sir Henry McMahon and Sir John Maxwell & staff left ship.

9.40am: Coal lighters alongside. Natives commenced coaling.

pm: Special leave to Port Watch from 1.15 till 7.0am.

4.30pm: Finished coaling 460 tons.


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26 November 1915

Alexandria

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

8.00am: 4 dental cases landed for treatment.

am: Divers employed examining ships bottom.

pm: Gave special leave to Port Watch 1.30 till 7.15am. Boys till 5.30pm.

pm: Received 239 bags of mail from Military Post Officer for GHQ. Divers clearing inlet.

6.00pm: 1 stoker rating(deserter) rejoined ship.


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27 November 1915

Alexandria to Mudros & at Alexandria

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

9.00am: Exercised General Quarters.

11.00am: Tested life buoys.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.40pm: Slipped aft. Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

5.20pm: Clear of Grand Pass. Course as requisite for escort of transport SS Anglo Saxon.

6.20pm: As requisite for keeping station on port bow of Anglo Saxon.

8.00pm: Lat 31 29 N, Long 29 31 E

10.00pm: Commenced ZZ every 15 mins (moonrise).


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28 November 1915

Alexandria to Mudros

Lat 32.95, Long 27.28 [DR]

am: Escorting SS Anglo Saxon & ZZ as requisite.

3.30am: As requisite for closing Anglo Saxon.

8.00am: Lat 32 49 N, Long 28 2 E

2.30pm: After signal locker washed overboard. Wash deck locker & gear lost overboard also No. 3 Branch Pipe 2 in No., No. 3 Hoses 5 in No., Muzzle Tampion of 6 inch Gun 1 in No.

2.30pm: Speed reduced to 160 on account of escort making heavy weather.

4.00pm: Turned in 2nd cutter turned ship head to sea. [Wind force 7-8; state of the sea 6-7 – waves up to 15 feet]

8.00pm: Lat 33 6 [N], Long 26 24 E


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29 November 1915

Alexandria to Mudros

Lat 33.49, Long 24.95 [Obs/DR]

am&pm: Escorting SS Anglo Saxon.

3.15am: Commenced zig zagging 15° every 5 mins.

7.00am: ZZ 20° each side every 10 mins.

8.00am: Lat 33 24 [N], Long 25 22 [E]

5.00pm: Manned & armed ship.

6.00pm: Stopped ZZ.

7.00pm: Weather moderating slightly.

8.00pm: Lat 33 52 [N], Long 23 42 [E]

11.43pm: Commenced zig zag 10° every 5 mins.


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30 November 1915

Alexandria to Mudros

Lat 34.68, Long 20.72 [DR]

am&pm: Escorting SS Anglo Saxon. Zig zagging as requisite.

8.00am: Lat 34 20 [N], Long 21 24 [E]

9.00am: Passed 2 masted & funnelled steamer in 34 18, 21 8 steering various courses.

7.00pm: Stopped zig zag.

8.00pm: Lat 35 35 15 [N], Long 22 7 [E]

10.15pm: Recommenced zig zag 15° every 5 mins.

11.10pm: Sighted Ovo Island N74°E.

11.30pm: ZZ as requisite for passing Kithera Channel.


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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1915


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

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1 December 1915

Alexandria to Mudros

Lat 37.80, Long 24.30 [Estimate from noon location]

1.20am: Altered course to port to close SS Anglo Saxon.

1.30am: Resumed course.

2.38am: Sighted Belo Pulo.

3.10am: Sighted 6 flares off Cape Malea.

3.30am: ZZ as requisite ahead of Anglo Saxon.

7.15am: Passed HMS Skirmisher.

8.00am: Lat 37 13 [N], Long 23 44 30 [E]

8.15am: Passed HMS Scourge in tow of HMS Carrigan Head escort by HMS Renard & HMS Mosquito.

Noon: 21 miles S60W of Cape Phassa Light.

1.30pm: Turned Anglo Saxon over to Skirmisher & proceeded to Mudros. ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

7.17pm: Altered course as requisite for entering harbour.

7.45pm: Kombi Light House abeam.

8.00pm: Entered outer anchorage.

8.20pm: Came to.


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2 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.45am: Weighed & proceeded up harbour.

7.25am: Let go off A6 billet (berth foul). Shifted & anchored in A7 billet. Disembarked military GHQ mail.

10.50am: Collier [blank] Coast alongside.

1.00pm: Commenced coaling.

5.00pm: Finished coaling 537 tons.

6.00pm: 2 ratings joined ship from HMS Europa.


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3 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

10.05am: Oil ship SS Romany alongside.

11.00am: Tested life buoys & found correct. Oiling ship, 49 tons. Divers clearing inlets.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.15pm: Romany shoved off. Drew stores from SS Westoe Hall.

5.00pm: Read Warrant No. 154.


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4 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24


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5 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Sent Working Party of 20 hands to SS Woodville.

9.00am: Roman Catholics to Church in HMS Agamemnon.

6.00pm: Working Party returned from Woodville.


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6 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.00am: Read Quarterly return of Naval Courts Martial.

am: Hands painting down aloft.

11.30am: 1 signal rating left ship for Suvla.

1.30pm: Sent Working Party to HMS Carron to shift stores.

pm: Port Watch painting ship. Starboard Watch make & mend clothes.


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7 December 1915

Mudros [& at sea]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: SS Floridian came alongside.

am: Hands drawing stores as requisite, returning empties &c to Floridian.

11.30am: Floridian shoved off.

1.00pm: Gave leave to Port Watch & Football party till 3.30pm.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: General Sir C. Munro [Sir Charles Monro] & staff came on board.

7.45pm: Weighed & proceeded. Stopped to pick up letter for C in C.

8.40pm: Passed boom.

8.50pm: Kombi Island abeam.

10.00pm: After Section at night defence.

11.45pm: Psathura Light bearing S57W.


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8 December 1915

Mudros to Salonika

Lat 40.56, Long 22.90

1.20am: ZZ 20°.

am: Passed several vessels showing lights.

3.20am: Sighted Kassandra Light NbyW.

5.30am: Ran into fog. Commenced sounding.

6.15am: Stopped ZZ.

7.30am: Running line of soundings.

7.45am: Stopped.

7.52am: Proceeded.

8.00am: Stopped.

8.03am: Proceeded.

8.40am: Stopped. Sighted gate ahead. Followed TB thro’ gate.

9.55am: Came to.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: French military CinC came on board & left at 5.30.


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9 December 1915

Salonica

Lat 40.56, Long 22.90

7.10am: Weighed & proceeded to shift berth.

7.28am: Let go Port anchor.

9.30am: General Quarters. Fire Stations.

am: Divers examining bilge keels & found correct. R.A. Nicholson onboard.

pm: Gunnery Training class under examination. Remainder of hands make & mend clothes.

6.00pm: Darkened ship.


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10 December 1915

Salonica

Lat 40.56, Long 22.90

11.00am: Lieut. Colonel Pallis (Greek Army) visited Sir C. Monro. [Konstantinos Pallis?]

11.30am: General Serail (C in C French Forces) visiting C in C. [Maurice Sarrail]

1.00pm: Rear Admiral Nicholson visiting C in C.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

9.00pm: Rear Admiral Nicholson visited C in C.


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11 December 1915

Salonica

Lat 40.56, Long 22.90

10.00am: Weighed & shifted berth to a position nearer HMS Exmouth.

10.20am: Let go Starboard anchor.

10.45am: Tested life buoys.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Weighed & proceeded.

4.50pm: Course as requisite for approaching gate vessel. Fog too dense to proceed.

6.00pm: Went astern (E) ½ mile from gate & anchored in 20 fathoms.

9.00pm: After section at night defence.


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12 December 1915

Salonica to Kephalo

Lat 39.90, Long 24.00 [Estimate]

7.05am: Weighed.

7.10am: Proceeded as requisite thro’ gate.

7.40am: Thro’ gate.

8.05am: ZZ 10°.

8.23am: ZZ 15°, 2/3, every 5 mins.

Noon: Passed patrol &c.

1.00pm: Lemnos Island observed bearing N88E.

2.40pm: Imbros bearing East.

5.22pm: Came to. Darkened ship.

6.00pm: General Birdwood visited C in C.


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13 December 1915

Kephalo to Mudros or at Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Section at night defence.

2.30am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

2.55am: Passed thro’ gate.

3.35am: ZZ 15°.

4.00am: Steered steady course.

7.00am: As requisite for entering Mudros.

7.45am: Passed thro’ gate.

8.00am: Came to in M8.

am: Assistant Paymaster MacDarken [?] RNR. Mr. Caley [From Navy Lists Henry Caley] Gunner joined ship & 1 rating joined ship.

11.45am: Collier Cressington Hall [maybe SS Cressington Court] alongside.

1.00pm: Commenced coaling.

4.15pm: Finished coaling, received 518 tons.

4.40pm: Collier shoved off.

6.00pm: Discharged 7 ratings to HMS Europa.


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14 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

4.00am: Fog.

7.00am: Rigged diving boat.

am: Divers examining bilge keels. Life buoys tested.

pm: Port Watch drawing stores & cleaning guns. Starboard Watch make & mend clothes.

6.00pm: Darkened ship.


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15 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

10.00am: Exercised Collision & Fire Quarters. Exercised Action.

am: Gunnery Training Class at instruction.

6.00pm: Hands darkened ship.


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16 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.00am: Rigged diving boat.

am: Hands employed diving & refitting as requisite.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch & football party 2.30pm.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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17 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.30am: Exercised Action.

5.00pm: Discharged 1 Engine Room Artificer & 1 Stoker rating to HMS Europa.


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18 December 1915

Mudros To Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

2.30am: Weighed.

2.45am: Proceeded.

3.05am: Passed gate.

3.10am: Kombi Light abeam. ZZ 20° every 5 mins.

5.50am: Heard fog horn on port bow. Rigged sounding boom & commenced sounding.

6.11am: Steady course.

7.27am: Course & speed as requisite for making Kephalo Bay.

8.09am: Came to.

8.10am: Fog cleared.

11.00am: Life buoys tested.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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19 December 1915

Kephalo To Gallipoli Peninsula

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

9.00am: Roman Catholics to HMS Euryalus.

11.45am: Sent 1st Cutter to HMS Bacchante for use during operations at Suvla.

10.00am: Vice Admiral Weymss [Rosslyn Wemyss] & General Birdwood came on board.

10.25am: Weighed & proceeded.

11.15am: Altered course for Anzac.


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20 December 1915

Off Gallipoli Peninsula & at Kephalo

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

am: As requisite for patrolling between Suvla and Anzac & carrying out orders of Vice Admiral E.M.S.[Eastern Mediterranean Squadron?]

5.00am: Evacuation complete.

6.50am: Action.

7.05am: Opened fire, fired one round of common at Camps (abandoned) Suvla Bay.

7.15am: Ceased fire.

7.40am: Proceeded to Kephalo.

8.15am: Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

8.40am: Came to. A2 berth (new plan). V.A.E.M.S. left ship.

Noon: 1st cutter returned from HMS Bacchante on termination of operations.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Hostile Aeroplane over.

5.50pm: Hands darkened ship.


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21 December 1915

Kephalo to Mudros

Lat 39.80, Long 25.25 [Estimate off Mudros]

6.50am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite.

8.50am: (On account of heavy sea) Stopped zig zagging.

10.35am: Recommenced ZZ.

11.45am: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

12.15pm: Passed gate.

12.52pm: Came to D2 berth.

3.30pm: Secured Collier SS Earl of Forfar.

5.20pm: Commenced coaling

7.55pm: Finished coaling 260 tons.

10.30pm: Darkened ship.


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22 December 1915

Mudros to Alexandria

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Divers examining bilge keels.

11.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.45pm: General Altham & staff came on board.

2.10pm: Weighed & proceeded.

2.49pm: Passed boom.

3.19pm: ZZ 15° every 5 mins.

6.15pm: Sighted Psara Light bearing S55°E.

8.00pm: Lat 38 22 N, Long 25 24 E

10.07pm: Cape Papas Light S40°E.


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23 December 1915

Mudros to Alexandria

Lat 35.03, Long 28.60 [Obs]

6.30am: Rhodes Island Light S63W.

8.00am: Lat 35 38.5 [N], Long 27 43 [E]

8.30am: ZZ 20° every 5 mins.

4.00pm: Read Warrants 155, 156.

5.30pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 33 54 [N], Long 25 24 [E]


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24 December 1915

Mudros to Alexandria & returning to Mudros

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

2.00am: ZZ 15° each side.

6.00am: Took sounding.

6.15am: Sighted Ras El Tin S16½E.

7.50am: Course as requisite for Grand Pass.

8.05am: Boarding officer on board.

8.15am: Let go port anchor. Stern secured to No. 4 buoy.

10.30am: Coaling ship commenced (native labour).

1.00pm: 3 officers and 12 ratings joined ship for passage.

2.30pm: Finished coaling (265 tons).

4.45pm: Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour. Darkened ship.

5.05pm: Passed breakwater.

5.08pm: Course as requisite for Grand Pass.

5.30pm: ZZ 15° each side.

6.00pm: ZZ 20° each side.

8.00pm: Lat 31 47 N, Long 30 12 E


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25 December 1915

Alexandria to Mudros

Lat 35.01, Long 29.27 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 34 31 30 [N], Long 30 15 [E]

10.30am: Held Divine Service.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 36 7 30 [N], Long 27 15 [E]

11.30pm: Passed HMS Doris with 1 steamer in company.


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26 December 1915

Alexandria to Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

2.13am: Cape Papas Light 7 miles.

4.57am: Psara Light bearing N17E.

8.00am: Lat 39 1 30 [N], Long 25 15 [E]

10.46am: Altered course 32 points to allow Aquitania to pass out of gate.

11.50am: Let go port anchor.

4.00pm: Secured collier SS Earl of Forfar.

5.00pm: 4 ratings joined ship: 2 from HMS Europa, 1 from HMS Glory.


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27 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.10am: Commenced coaling.

1.15pm: Finished coaling 515 tons.

8.00pm: Presentation of Silver Salver to Commander Fitzmaurice for Ward Room officers by Sir Charles Monro (C in C) from General officers & their staffs who have taken passage in HMS Chatham during October & November.


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28 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Divers examining bilge keels & found correct.

am: Hands carrying out Saturday routine. [It’s Tuesday]

pm: Hands employed drawing stores, painting guns & as requisite.

7.00pm: Darkened ship.


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29 December 1915

[Mudros]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

10.00am: Sent working party to HMS Hungerford.

1.00pm: Sent working party of 1 Petty Officer & 12 to SS Rokeby to assist in embarking ammunition & 2 shipwrights to secure 4.7” guns.

pm: Special leave to Port Watch & football party from 1 to 4pm.

6.00pm: Sent Whaler to salve Steam Cutter ashore off Australian Pier.

9.00pm: Steam Cutter returned undamaged.


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30 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

pm: Special leave to Starboard Watch from 1 to 4pm. Make & mend clothes.


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31 December 1915

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.30am: Exercised Action. Fire stations.

1.00pm: Laid out swell kedge & swung ship’s stern.

2.15pm: Weighed kedge & hung it over the stern.

2.45pm: 1 rating rejoined from Hospital. Hands working about kedge anchor.

9.00pm: Sent working party to coal Redbreast [fleet messenger?] from SS Heathmore.


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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1916


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

Approved [Signed] SR Drury Lowe Captain

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1 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

5.15am: Coaling party returned from coaling Redbreast from collier SS Heathmoor.

10.00am: Tested life buoys & found correct.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Paid monthly money & issued West [?] Indian gift.

5.30pm: Coaling party left to coal Abbesiah. [SS Abbassieh?]

9.30pm: 1st coaling party relieved. 2nd coaling party to Abbesiah.


[From IWM Collections Trinidad, Grenada & St. Lucia sent gifts of chocolate to the forces]


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2 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

2.00am: Third coaling party to Redbreast. Second coaling party relieved & returned.

7.00am: Third coaling party returned.

9.00am: Issued General Service medals (11) & Long Service(1).

10.30am: Roman Catholics left ship for HMS Agamemnon.

7.30pm: Darkened ship.


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3 January 1916

[Mudros]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.00am: Sent working party (20) to SS Manitou to transship animals.

5.00pm: Read warrant No. 157. Working party returned.

6.30pm: Darkened ship.


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4 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.00am: Working party (1 Petty Officer & 20) with officer in charge left ship to transport animals to SS Manitou.

am: Exercised small arm companies.

pm: Special leave to Port Watch & football party 1 to 4pm. Starboard watch working about double bottom & as requisite.

5.00pm: Working party to SS Haverford to hoist in seaplane.

5.30pm: Working party returned. Manitou working party returned.


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5 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.00am: Sent working party of 20 hands to SS Manitou to load horses.

7.45pm: Working party returned.

am: Hands refitting, mustering bags & cleaning ship.

pm: Hands employed working about double bottom & cleaning ship.

5.30pm: Read warrant No. 158.


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6 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

6.30am: Working party of (1 Petty Officer & 20) with Lieut. in charge to SS Haverford to load animals.

9.30am: Replaced Kedge anchor.

10.00am: 1 Rating left ship for HMS Europa.

am: Hands mustering bags & cleaning ship.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.00pm: Sent working party to HMS Triad for coaling.

5.00pm: Captain S.R. Drury-Lowe rejoined ship from Hospital (Malta).

6.30pm: Working party returned from Haverford.

9.00pm: Coaling party returned from Triad.


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7 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.30am: Sent working party (20) under Lieut. to SS Haverford to load animals.

am: Exercised General Quarters & Fire Stations. Double bottom party about Double bottoms. Men passing for Higher rating at examination.

pm: Double bottom party painting Double bottoms.

5.00pm: 1 Leading Stoker rejoined ship from HMS Endymion.


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8 January 1916

Mudros to Kephalo [& at sea]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.00pm: Weighed.

1.53pm: Passed boom.

2.00pm: ZZ 20°.

5.10pm: Course as requisite for approaching harbour.

5.22pm: Passed boom defence.

5.35pm: Came to in D6 berth.

8.30pm: Vice Admiral De Robeck & staff & General Birdwood & staff came on board.

8.40pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite to vicinity of Cape Helles.

pm: Course & speed as requisite for patrolling off Cape Tekke during evacuation.


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9 January 1916

Kephalo to Mudros [& at sea]

Lat 40.16, Long 25.98

am: As requisite for patrolling off Cape Tekke under orders of Vice Admiral EMS.

2.20am: Two rockets fired from HMS Prince George 5 miles East of Cape Helles. Proceeded in that direction.

3.15am: Resumed patrol.

3.45am: Fire commenced on shore.

4.20am: Proceeded to Kephalo.

5.25am: Altered course as requisite for entering harbour.

5.45am: Came to.

6.30am: Vice Admiral & General with their staffs left the ship.

12.30pm: Generals Maude [Frederick Stanley Maude], Tufnell & O'Dowda, 50 officers & 390 men came on board for passage to Mudros, also Capt. Stavely & naval officers & men.

1.40pm: Weighed.

2.10pm: Passed boom.

4.35pm: Altered course as requisite for entering harbour.

5.45pm: Came to in A10.

6.00pm: All officers & men, having taken passage, left the ship.


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10 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Divers examining bilge keels & cleaning inlets. Double bottom party painting out Double bottoms. Hands refitting boats falls &c.

1.00pm: Hands mustered by open list.

4.00pm: Collier SS Blackheath secured alongside. Starboard watch rigged collier.


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11 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.35am: Commenced coaling.

9.50am: Finished coaling (325 tons).

10.20pm: Collier SS Blackheath cast off.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: 1 prisoner released from cells.


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12 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.30am: Discharged 1 signal rating to HMS Europa.

10.00am: D.S. Medals presented to 2 Petty Officers & 1 AB by Captain in presence of ship’s company (PO Harmer, PO Rose, AB Dobson) for services in E. Africa. [From London Gazette 29374 Walter J. Harmer, Alfred Rose & Herbert Dobson]

am: Carried out examination of all 6” guns. Working party 10 hands & 1 Petty Officer employed in SS Bacchus.

1.00pm: 1 signal rating returned to ship from Europa.

7.00pm: Working party returned from SS Bacchus.


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13 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Working party 10 hands & 1 Petty Officer to SS Bacchus.

am: Special Acting Seamen Gunners at instruction.

pm: Gave special leave to Starboard Watch & football party from 1.0 - 3.30pm. Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Working party returned.


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14 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Working party 1 Petty Officer & 6 hands to SS Tees for working ammunition.

10.30am: Exercised Action. Secure. Exercised Fire stations.

11.30pm: Enemy seaplane passed overhead.

pm: Boys & OS to school. Hands refitting & drawing stores.

5.00pm: Working party of 1 Petty Officer & 15 to the Olympic for coaling.

10.00pm: No. 2 coaling party left ship.

11.00pm: No. 1 coaling party returned on board.


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15 January 1916

[Mudros]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

3.10am: No. 3 working party left ship.

4.10am: 2nd coaling party returned.

8.00am: 1st coaling party returned.

2.00pm: Sent mail to [?]istan [probably SS Tristan]


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16 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.30am: Sent working party of 4 stokers to HMS TB.29.

10.00am: Held Divine Service on Stokers mess deck.

5.00pm: Working party from TB.29 returned.

6.30pm: Darkened ship.


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17 January 1916

Mudros to Alexandria

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Sent working party 1 Petty Officer & 10 hands to SS Tristan & working party of 4 stokers to HMS TB.29.

10.00am: Hoisted steam cutter with defective boiler.

am: Hands drawing stores, refitting & as requisite.

3.42pm: Weighed & proceeded to M2 berth.

4.02pm: Anchored in M2 berth.

5.25pm: General Sir William Birdwood & staff came on board for passage to Alexandria.

5.38pm: Weighed & proceeded.

6.00pm: Passed gate.

8.00pm: ZZ 2/3 20°.

8.00pm: Lat 39 16 30 [N], Long 25 18 30 [E]

10.48pm: Psara Light N76E 12 miles.


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18 January 1916

Mudros to Alexandria

Lat 35.51, Long 27.83 [Obs/DR]

1.30am: Sighted Cape Papas Light bearing S36°E.

am: Zig zagging 20° 2/3 hour.

5.15am: Levitha Island sighted bearing S54°W.

8.00am: Lat 36 22 30 N, Long 26 55 0 E

8.15am: Sighted steamer on starboard bow bearing S38E.

10.00am: Passed SS Moyune steering SSE.

pm: Zig zag 30° (2/3 hour).

5.00pm: Exercised Collision stations.

8.00pm: Lat 34 2 N, Long 29 20 0 E

8.30pm: Zig zag 20° (2/3).


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19 January 1916

Mudros to Alexandria [& at Alexandria]

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

5.00am: Hands getting up wires &c.

6.15am: Sighted Ras El Tin S21°E 20 miles.

7.30am: Entered Grand Pass.

8.00am: Boarding officer came on board.

8.30am: Let go port anchor & secured bow & stern to No. 8 & 9 buoys.

10.00am: General Sir William Birdwood & staff left ship.

10.30am: Coaling lighter alongside. Natives commenced coaling.

pm: Special leave to Starboard Watch from 1.15 to 7.15am.

4.30pm: Finished coaling 430 tons.

5.00pm: Landed patrol.

11.20pm: Patrol returned.


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20 January 1916

Alexandria

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & carrying out Saturday routine. [It’s Thursday]

10.00am: Landed patrol for absentees.

am: Divers examining ships bottom inlets & bilge keels – correct.

12.10pm: Patrol returned.

pm: Gave special leave to Port Watch from 1.30 to 7.0am. Landed small patrol. Hands make & mend clothes.

10.30pm: Patrol returned.


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21 January 1916

Alexandria [& at sea]

Lat 31.195, Long 29.875

9.00am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: 3 absentees returned.

3.00pm: 4 seamen ratings & 1 marine joined ship for passage to Mudros.

5.00pm: Hands employed hoisting in 2 gun (6” Mark XI) platforms.

6.30pm: Darkened ship.

7.20pm: Slipped, weighed & proceeded out of harbour.

7.50pm: Passed thro’ Grand Pass.

8.02pm: ZZ 2/3 20°.


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22 January 1916

Alexandria to Salonika

Lat 35.30, Long 27.80 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 34 13 N, Long 28 13 E

11.00am: ZZ 2/3 30°.

3.40pm: Kandeluisa Light House N11½W

5.00pm: Read warrant No. [blank]

6.30pm: Steady course.

8.00pm: Lat 37 10 30 N, Long 26 23 E

8.15pm: Sighted Cape Papas Light N36½W.

8.20pm: Recommenced ZZ 2/3 30°. Wind increasing from Northward.

10.12pm: Stopped zig zag.


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23 January 1916

Alexandria to Salonika

Lat 39.65, Long 24.07 [Obs]

1.20am: Sighted Psara Light bearing N27E.

2.35am: Reduced to 240 revs.

2.45am: 140 revs to turn in on account of weather & secure starboard sea boat.

am: Lost overboard from starboard sea boat by accident through seaboat being washed inboard by heavy sea: 1 boat’s Signal Book.

4.00am: [Wind Force 8; state of the sea 6-7 (waves to 15 feet)]

4.05am: Lithari Light N50°W.

5.40am: Secured frames [?] in waist.

11.00am: Commenced ZZ 20°.

1.00pm: ZZ 30°.

4.40pm: Course & speed as requisite for entering net defence off Cape Kara.

5.00-5.10pm: Passing thro’ gate.

5.35pm: Came to.


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24 January 1916

Salonika [& at sea]

Lat 40.56, Long 22.90

7.33am: Weighed & proceeded to jetty.

8.10am: Secured alongside detached mole. HMS Albion’s working party hoisting out gun platform from Starboard side.

9.30am: Cast off & turned ship round (port side to). Gun platform port side hoisted out.

10.55am: Cast off from jetty & proceeded as requisite for anchorage.

11.05am: Let go Starboard anchor 2 cables East of HMS Exmouth.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.00pm: Received four 500lb bombs for transport.

5.45pm: 24 ratings joined ship for passage to Mudros.

6.00pm: Kings Messenger & 1 Surgeon RN joined ship for passage.

10.08pm: Weighed & proceeded.

10.48pm: As requisite for passing thro’ gate.

10.55pm: Thro’ gate.

11.30pm: Commenced ZZ 30°.


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25 January 1916

[At sea & Mudros]

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

1.40am: Sighted Kassandra Light (N64E)

4.00am: Sighted Psathura Light.

6.20am: Sighted Strati Island.

6.35am: Sighted Lemnos.

8.20am: Came to with Starboard anchor in M5 berth.

10.00am: Discharged 27 ratings to HMS Europa.

am: Hands drawing stores & rigging diving boat.

11.00am: 1 Rating to HMS Havelock & 1 to HMS Blenheim.

1.00pm: Sent 4 cases of bombs to HMS Aragon.

pm: Hands preparing for coaling & drawing stores. Divers examining bilge keels & inlets.

3.30pm: 1 Rating joined ship from HMS Europa.

5.00pm: Collier SS Cardiff Hall came alongside. Hands rigging collier.


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26 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

7.40am: Hands fall in for coaling.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

11.05am: Finished coaling, 553 [tons] Average 179.1 tons per hour.

Noon: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Cleared collier’s anchor from Chatham’s cable. Weighed starboard anchor.

12.30pm: Collier steamed ahead with ship secured alongside. Let go starboard anchor.

12.50pm: Collier cast off.

4.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to HMS Europa.


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27 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

9.00am: Aired night clothing.

12.30pm: Diving party left ship to clear propeller of Sussette (G10). [Susetta, fleet messenger?]

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Special leave to Starboard Watch & football party from 3.0pm - 5.30pm.

5.00pm: Diving party returned.


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28 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

3.00am: Explosion heard outside harbour.

6.30am: Rigged diving boat.

8.30am: Diving party & working party of 12 & Petty Officer left ship for Sussette & SS Bondicar.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting boats’ falls and as requisite.

3.30pm: 1 Marine rating joined ship.

4.30pm: Read Warrants No. 160, 161, 162.

5.30pm: Diving party & working party returned.


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29 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.00am: Sent working parties to SS Tristan [?] SS Slemish & Sussette (G.10)

9.25am: Store ship SS Manchester Mariner alongside.

am: Hands taking in stores.

11.00am: Manchester Mariner cast off.

11.30am: Trawler Phido came alongside.

pm: 12 hands working in Phido.

4.30pm: Exercised fire stations.

5.00pm: Diving party returned.

5.30pm: Working parties returned.

7.00pm: Darkened ship.


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30 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.30am: Working party left ship.

10.30am: Roman Catholics to HMS Angora.

11.30am: Working party returned.


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31 January 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

8.30am: Working party 1 Petty Officer & 20 under warrant officer to SS Floridian.

am: Hands refitting Phido & as requisite.

pm: Hands embarking stores & returning empties.

5.00pm: Working party returned.


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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

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

am: Hands refitting Phido. Working party 14 hands to SS Floridian. Gunner’s party unfuzing shrapnel.

1.00pm: Paid money.

2.30pm: Working party from Floridian returned.

5.00pm: 5 Ratings discharged to HMS Europa. 37 ratings joined ship from Europa for passage.

7.00pm: Darkened ship.


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2 February 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

10.30am: Phido cast off on completion of refit.

3.30pm: 1 Greek suspect from HMS Europa confined in cells for passage to Malta.

5.00pm: Received 257 bags of mail for passage.

5.30pm: Darkened ship.


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3 February 1916

Mudros to Malta

Lat 39.89, Long 25.24

10.00am: Received 31 bags of mail for England & Malta. Official Photographer joined for passage to England.

11.30am: Sent 2 boats davits (whaler) & 4 iron blocks patt: 490(a) – 2; 474 a – 2 to HMS Lowestoft.

12.30pm: Sub Lieut. Slingsby RNAS joined ship for passage to Malta. Received one bag of mails for England. Engineer Lieut. Commander Wild discharged to HMS Europa for HMS Endymion. [From Navy Lists Arthur Wild]

2.55pm: Weighed & proceeded.

4.00pm: ZZ 2/3 20°. Exercised Collision Stations.

6.00pm: Darkened ship. Put clocks back 20 mins.

6.25pm: Steady course.

7.40pm: Cape Phassa Light S12°W.

8.00pm: Lat 38° 24’ N, Long 24° 48’ E

10.40pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

11.00pm: Sighted Tamelos Light S86W.


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4 February 1916

Mudros to Malta

Lat 35.76, Long 21.42 [DR]

0.50am: Akrathi Light S33E.

1.20am: Phalconera [Falconera?] S45W.

5.50am: Sighted Antikithera Island.

8.00am: Lat 35 40 30 [N], Long 22 54 30 [E]

8.00am: Streamed Patent Log.

9.00am: Lost (thro’ line parting) line & rotator.

9.18am: Streamed another log showing 3.9 miles.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 15 mins. Darkened ship.

6.30pm: Put clocks back 15 mins.


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5 February 1916

Mudros to Malta & at Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

6.30am: ZZ 15°.

8.45am: Altered course as requisite for entering harbour.

9.25am: Passed breakwater.

9.45am: Secured to buoy (1) & (1A) in Grand Harbour.

11.00am: Life buoys tested; correct.

pm: Hands drawing stores & ships gear from dockyard. Coaling ship (Native labour).

2.30pm: 3 marine ratings left ship for HMS Egmont. Discharged 1 Greek suspect to Egmont.

3.55pm: Finished coaling 459 tons.

pm: Leave to Port Watch from 4.30 - 7.0am.

5.00pm: 1 cell prisoner released from cell.

pm: Watch hoisting in spare propeller & washing down upper deck.

6.30pm: Received 2 Carley’s floats from dockyard.


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6 February 1916

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

1.00pm: Gave leave to Starboard Watch till 7.15am.

4.45pm: 30 ratings joined ship from HMS Egmont for passage.


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7 February 1916

Malta to Gibraltar & at Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

9.30am: Received 20 bags of parcels for GPO London.

am: 1 Rating joined ship from HMS Egmont for passage. Discharged 1 rating to HMS Harrier. 1 Rating joined ship from Harrier. Hands drawing stores, returning empties & as requisite.

2.00pm: Received 5 bags of mails for GPO London, 2 bags of mails for Gibraltar.

3.00pm: Assistant Paymaster Smith discharged to Egmont for passage to Port Said to join HMS Glory.

4.30pm: Slipped from buoys & proceeded out of harbour.

6.40pm: ZZ 2/3 20°.

8.00pm: Lat 36° 16’ N, Long 13° 45’ E

10.30pm: Stopped zig zag.


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8 February 1916

Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 37.12, Long 8.83 [Obs]

4.24am: Cap Bon Light abeam 7¼ miles.

6.15am: Commenced ZZ 15°.

7.05am: ZZ 20°.

7.40am: Passed Campanella [HMS Campanula?] bound west.

8.00am: Lat 37° 28’ 50” N, Long 10° 2’ 30” E

2.40pm: ZZ 30°.

5.00pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour. Darkened ship.

5.30pm: ZZ 20°.

6.30pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour.

8.00pm: Lat 37° 10’ 15” N, Long 6° 11’ 15” E

9.00pm: ZZ 2/3 20°.

10.45pm: Steady course.


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9 February 1916

Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 36.50, Long 0.84 [Obs]

1.30am: Sighted Cap Bengut Light S80°W

5.30am: Cap Caxine abeam 10 miles.

6.15am: Commenced ZZ 15°.

7.00am: ZZ 20°

8.00am: Lat 36° 47’ 15” N, Long 2° 3’ 45” E

9.50am: ZZ to 10°.

10.00am: Steady course.

3.10pm: ZZ 15°.

3.24pm: Steady course.

4.45pm: Passed Midian [?] bound for Gibraltar.

4.50pm: Passed Chateau Renault (Vaisseau de Guerre Francais) [Cruiser Chateaurenault]

4.55pm: Put clocks back 15 mins.

6.10pm: Darkened ship. Put clocks back ¼ hour.

8.00pm: Lat 35° 57’ N, Long 1° 30’ W


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10 February 1916

Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 35.85, Long -3.03 [Obs]

1.00am: Steady course against very strong wind & head sea.

4.00am: [Wind force 7-8; State of the sea 7 (waves to 15 feet)]

7.30am: Two men overboard owing to the heavy motion of ship – Philpott Carpenters crew and Robert Brown PO Plumber ON M837 Chatham. Turned ship under full helm & manoeuvred as necessary to pick up Philpott weather being too rough to lower a boat. Brown a non-swimmer was seen at once to go down by Philpott & was not seen again.

7.50am: Proceeded.

am: Lost overboard 2 Whitby & 6 Reindeer Moller lifebuoys.

8.00am: Lat 35 57 N, Long 1 29 W

10.20am: Sighted Alboran island N70°W.

11.20am: Passed HMS Jeanette.

12.15pm: ZZ 20°.

2.15pm: ZZ 2/3 30°.

5.30pm: Sighted Gibraltar N65°W.

6.55pm: Sighted Almina Light N83°W

8.00pm: Lat 35 56 N, Long 4 55 W


[From CWGC Robert Brown was the husband of Rose Blanche Brown of 71 Clifton Place, Plymouth]


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11 February 1916

Malta to Gibraltar & at Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

1.15am: After section at night defence.

2.30am: Sighted Almina Light N53½W – 37½ miles.

6.00am: Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

7.25am: Secured alongside No. 5 shed.

am: Port Watch coaling ship assisted by natives. Received 2 Whitby & 6 Reindeer Moller lifebuoys from Dockyard. Divers examining bilge keels & propellers.

pm: Divers examining bilge keels (20ft of port bilge keel found to be broken off).

pm: Starboard Watch coaling ship assisted by native labour.

5.45pm: Finished coaling 746 tons.


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12 February 1916

Gibraltar to Spithead & at Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

am: Dockyard Divers examining bilge keels.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.50pm: Cast off from Mole with 2 tugs.

5.10pm: Passed thro’ Breakwater.

7.00pm: ZZ 2/3 20°.

8.00pm: Lat 35 59 30 [N], Long 6 10 20 [W]


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13 February 1916

Gibraltar to Spithead

Lat 37.40, Long -10.40 [DR]

3.40am: Stopped zig zag.

8.00am: Lat 36 38 N, Long 10 04 W

8.37am: Altered course head to sea to secure gear on Forecastle.

8.50am: Resumed course.

6.00pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 39 22 N, Long 10 58 W


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14 February 1916

Gibraltar to Spithead

Lat 43.97, Long -10.83 [Obs]

1.35am: Altered course to avoid steamer with 2 masts & 1 funnel steering WSW (approx).

1.55am: Resumed course.

8.00am: Lat 42 55 30 N, Long 11 43 0 W

8.00am-Noon: Heavy NNW swell.

6.30pm: Darkened ship.

8.00pm: Lat 45 55 N, Long 8 58 0 W


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15 February 1916

Gibraltar to Spithead

Lat 49.73, Long -4.08 [DR, 47°44N in log]

1.00am: Placed oil bags over weather side of the ship.

4.00am: [Wind force 8, state of the sea 6 (waves to 10 feet)]

8.00am: [Wind force 7-8, state of the sea 8 (waves to 35 feet)]

8.00am: Lat 48 51 30 [N], Long 5 27 [W]

3.55pm: Sighted Portland.

6.00pm: St. Catherine's Light N73°E 6.5 miles.

6.30pm: Course & speed as requisite for entering Spithead.

8.35pm: Came to in Stokes Bay.


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16 February 1916

Stokes Bay to Harbour (Portsmouth)

Lat 50.78, Long -1.17

9.10am: Discharged ratings & gear for Portsmouth.

am: Divers examining bilge keels.

12.30pm: Sold by auction the effects of R. Brown Plumber ON No. 837(Chatham).

2.00pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for entering harbour.

2.50pm: Picked up pilot.

3.30pm: Secured to No. 7 Buoy.

4.00pm: Dropped pilot.

pm: Divers examining bilge keel, 6 ft of port bilge keel bent back.


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17 February 1916

[Portsmouth & at sea]

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

11.30am: Fleet Surgeon Norris left the ship.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.20pm: Picked up pilot.

4.30pm: Slipped & proceeded as requisite out of harbour.

5.00pm: Dropped pilot at outer spit buoy. Course & speed as requisite for coming to anchorage in Stokes Bay.

5.25pm: Came to.

11.45pm: Weighed starboard anchor & proceed as requisite for leaving anchorage.


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18 February 1916

Spithead to Sheerness

Lat 51.50, Long 1.00 [Estimate, off entrance to Thames]

0.05am: Passed net defence.

0.55am: Nab Light abeam.

2.10am: ZZ 20°

3.20am: Beachy Head Light N85°E.

4.20am: Stopped ZZ.

4.53am: Royal Sovereign Light abeam.

6.20am: Dungeness Light abeam.

7.26am: Stopped by patrol off Folkestone. Proceeded as requisite cruising to the westward until 9.57.

8.00am: 2 miles south of Dungeness.

9.57am: Proceed thro’ Folkestone gate.

10.05am: Stopped by sweepers owing to proximity of mine field.

10.15am: Altered course to westward & proceeded.

10.55am: Passed Deal gate.

11.50am: Courses as requisite for entering Thames approaches.

12.50pm: Stopped to obtain permissions thro’ Nore Light Vessel to enter harbour.

1.15pm: Passed net defence.

1.35pm: Secured to No. 6 buoy in Sheerness Harbour.

pm: Hands employed discharging ammunition into lighters.

11.45pm: Finished discharging ammunition.


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19 February 1916

Sheerness to Chatham

Lat 51.400, Long 0.545

7.30am: Landed charts & chronometers at Sheerness chart depot.

9.45am: Pilot came onboard.

10.15am: Slipped from buoy & proceeded up river. Courses & speeds as requisite for proceeding up to Chatham.

11.13am: Entered south lock.

11.45am: Proceeded through lock and secured on South side of No. 1 basin.

3.30pm: Exercised fire stations.

5.00pm: General leave to Port watch & special leave to 1st part of starboard till 8.30 & 6.30am Monday. [It’s Saturday]


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20 February 1916

(No. 1 Basin) Chatham

Lat 51.400, Long 0.545

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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21 February 1916

Chatham

Lat 51.400, Long 0.545

am: Hands employed getting out stores preparatory to paying ship off.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.

6.00pm: Darkened ship.


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22 February 1916

Chatham

Lat 51.400, Long 0.545

am: Hands employed preparing ship for dockyard hands. Returning stores. Returned ship's bell & presentation plate & picture to Town Hall Chatham.

pm: Hands employed preparing ship for dockyard, &c as in forenoon.

pm: Party from Barracks getting out coal.

5.30pm: Exercised fire stations.

pm: Special leave to Port Watch from 4.30 to 7.0am.


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23 February 1916

Chatham (No. 1 Basin)

Lat 51.400, Long 0.545

am&pm: Party from Barracks getting out coal.

am&pm: Hands getting out provisions, stores & anchors & cables & generally preparing ship for paying off & dockyard refit.

5.00pm: Leave to the Watch till 7.0am.

5.30pm: Exercised fire stations.


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24 February 1916

Chatham (No. 1 Basin)

Lat 51.400, Long 0.545

am: Hands employed returning cable, landing stores.

1.00pm: Paid money to ship’s company up till 25th February.

pm: Hands returning stores & preparing for paying off.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.

5.30pm: Leave to Watch till 7.0am.


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25 February 1916

Chatham (No. 1 Basin)

Lat 51.400, Long 0.545

am: Hands employing packing bags & clearing up ship.

11.30am: Hands to dinner.

12.30pm: Hands fallen in. Ship paid off – into Dockyard hands for refit.


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MARCH 1916 to SEPTEMBER 1920 not included



THE VOYAGES OF HMS CHATHAM 1920-1924

JP map Chatham 1920-24

From log of HMS Galatea: at Rosyth 10th August & 6th Sept 1917



For the logs from October 1920 to May 1924: When at sea, several times overnight: Exercised seaboats crew & (sometimes) close watertight doors.



LOG BOOK – OCTOBER 1ST 1920 TO SEPTEMBER 22ND 1921


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

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Log of HMS Chatham

Commanded by Commodore Alan G. Hotham, CMG [Alan Geoffrey Hotham]

For the Period Commencing 1st of October 1920 and Ending 22nd of September 1921


Tonnage (Displacement): 5,400

Extreme Length: 456’ - 9”

Extreme Breadth: 49’ - 10”


Engines

Manufacturer: Thames Engineering Coy. Ltd., Greenwich

SHP: 22,000

Forced Draught: 25,000

Description: Turbines (Parson’s type)

When Fixed on Board: 1912


Boilers

Manufacturer: Thames Engineering Coy. Ltd.

Description: Yarrow, Small Tube

When made: 1912

When put in vessel: 1912


Paddle Wheels or Screw propeller

Manufacturer: Manganese Bronze Coy. Ltd. [Manganese Bronze & Brass Co.?]

Description: Griffiths Modified 4 Screw, 3 bladed bronze


[Signed] Alan Hotham Captain


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[Directions for completing log and weather codes]


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Establishment of Ship’s Company

Officers: 18

Seamen: 123

Engine-room Establishment: 177

Other non-executive ratings: 46

Total: 364 [Does not match number mentioned on log page for 1st Oct]


Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: S&A Calderara A867

Height of cistern above sea: 4 feet

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: Forebridge

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: Dry N&Z 2676 – Wet N&Z 9704

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: T.A. Reynolds


Position of Standard Compass

Fore Upper Bridge


Deviation of Standard Compass

Oct 22nd 1920 Lat 50 11N, Long 2 09W

Nov 8th 1920 Lat 10 30N, Long 61 45W

Jan 2nd 1921 Lat 1 37N, Long 161 17W

Feb 26th 1921 Lat 36 37S, Long 174 56E


Armament

Forecastle and Upper Deck: 6in BL [Breach Loading] Mark XI & XI* on P VI (Power worked) Mounting, 8 in No.

Abaft After Control on own platform: 3in High Angle Mark I 20 cwt on High Angle Mark II mounting, 1 in No.

On each side of Well Deck: 3 pounder Hotchkiss (Saluting purposes only), 4 in No.

Maxim .303, 2 in No.

Lewis Gun .303, 8 in No.


Torpedo Armaments

Submerged Tubes, 2. Torpedoes 7, 21” Mark II to II*****


Boats

One 35’ Steam Cutter

One 35’ Motor Boat

Two 30’ Cutters, Clench

Two 30’ Gigs

Three 27’ Whalers

Two 16’ Skiffs

One 13½’ Balsa Raft


Miscellaneous Information

Draught of water with bunkers full, and complete with provisions, stores and water: Forward 17’-0”, Aft 18’-6”

Load Draught: 17’-0” Forward, 18’-6” Aft

Number of tons necessary to increase draught 1 inch: 37 tons

Number of tons of coal carried: (a) At load draught Nil; (b) With bunkers full 1062; (c) In places other than bunkers Nil

Number of tons of oil fuel carried: (90%) 258

Quantity of water carried (a) For boilers: 112 tons; (b) for drinking 40 tons


[Signed] Alan Hotham Captain; [Signed] SE Thomas Commander(N) Navigating Officer [Stanley E Thomas]



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1920


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1 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am: In No. 3 Basin.

9.00am: Commodore Alan G. Hotham, CMG, commissioned ship with 399 [does not match number in ship’s establishment above] offices & men for service in New Zealand division of Royal Navy.

pm: Hands employed embarking stores, & as requisite.

5.00pm: 1 Leading Seaman, 2 ABs & 4 ABs RFR joined ship.


[See Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy for a summary of Chatham’s service in the New Zealand Navy]


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2 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: 1 Leading Seaman joined ship from HMS Victory.


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3 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535


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4 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am&pm: Hands employed refitting, in dockyard, & as requisite.

4.00pm: Oil fuel lighter secured alongside.


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5 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am&pm: Hands employed drawing torpedoes & stores, refitting, in dockyard & as requisite.

3.00pm: 1 OS II & 1 officers’ Cook I joined ship.


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6 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am&pm: Hands employed in dockyard, refitting, & as requisite.

5.00pm: 1 AB joined ship from HMS Pembroke.


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7 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am&pm: Hands employed in dockyard, refitting, & as requisite.


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8 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am&pm: Hands employed refitting, in dockyard, & as requisite.


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9 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

12.15pm: Cast off from jetty. Carried out inclining trials.

3.15pm: Secured alongside in No. 3 Basin.


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10 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535


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11 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am&pm: Hands employed in dockyard, refitting, & as requisite.


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12 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am&pm: Hands employed in dockyard, refitting, & as requisite.


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13 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

9.00am: Rear Admiral Clinton Baker, Admiral Supt. visited ship. [Lewis Clinton-Baker]

am&pm: Hands employed in dockyard, refitting, & as requisite.


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14 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

10.00am: Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee, Commander in Chief Nore inspected ship. [Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee]

11.20am: C in C left ship.

pm: Paid monthly money to ship’s company.


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15 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am: Mayor & Corporation of Chatham visited ship.

2.00pm: Provision lighter secured alongside.

3.00pm: Sir James Allen, High Commissioner for New Zealand visited ship.


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16 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

am: Hands employed provisioning ship, refitting, in dockyard, & as requisite.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

6.00pm: Mr Farrell Boatswain joined ship for passage to HMS Philomel.


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17 October 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

4.00pm: Lieut. HS Barker [Harold S Barker] & Paymaster Lieut. Commander Cockrem [Harald M. Cockrem] joined ship for passage to HMS Philomel.


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18 October 1920

Chatham & Sheerness

Lat 51.404, Long 0.535

8.25am: Ship moored to & secured in North Lock.

1.30pm: Undocked.

1.45pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for proceeding down river.

2.50pm: At No. 2 buoy.

3.30pm: Secured to No. 2 buoy, Sheerness, with both bower bridles.

5.00pm: Ammunition lighter secured alongside.

pm: Hands employed ammunitioning ship.

9.30pm: Finished ammunitioning for the night.


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19 October 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

am: Hands employed ammunitioning ship.

pm: Hands employed taking in ammunition & fresh provisions.

4.45pm: Ammunition & provision lighters cast off.

6.08pm: Slipped from buoy. Proceeded as requisite for going alongside coal hulk C109.

5.50pm: Secured alongside coal hulk.


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20 October 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

6.45am: Commenced coaling.

11.00am: 1 Leading Stoker & 1 stoker joined ship from HMS Pembroke.

2.15pm: Finished coaling. Received 550 tons.


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21 October 1920

Sheerness to Fayal or at Sheerness

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

12.30pm: Mails for Trinidad & British West Indies arrived on board.

2.43pm: Slipped from hulk. Stopped. Hoisted in boats.

3.23pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour. Saluted flag of C in C, Nore, 17 guns. HMS Erin returned salute with 11 guns.

3.38pm: Outer Bar Buoy abeam 1 cable. Course as requisite for Oaze Deep & Princes Channel.

4.51pm: Girdler Light Vessel abeam 2 cables.

5.09pm: SE Girdler Buoy abeam 1½ cables.

5.30pm: Put clock back 30 min.

5.41pm: NE Spit buoy abeam 2 cables. Course as requisite for proceeding through the Downs.

6.27pm: Elbow buoy abeam 1 cable.

6.30pm: Put clock back 30 min.

6.15pm: Gull Light buoy abeam 1 cable.

7.38pm: South Goodwin Light Vessel N42E; South Foreland N49W; Dover Fort Light [?] N85W.

8.00pm: Lat 51 05N, Long 1 22E [W in log]

9.39pm: Dungeness abeam 4½ miles.


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]


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22 October 1920

Sheerness to Fayal

Lat 50.13, Long -2.52 [DR]

5.35am: Sighted St. Catherine’s Light N38W.

8.00am: Lat 50 16N, Long 1 33W

10.00am: Proceeded as requisite for swinging ship for adjustment of compasses.

10.50am: Finished swing. Proceeded.

4.07pm: Start Point Light N17E 16 cables.

5.18pm: Ran into fog patches.

5.40pm: Set in fog.

7.15pm: Fog cleared.

8.00pm: Lat 49 46N, Long 4 47W

9.26pm: Lizard Light N12E 17 cables.


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23 October 1920

Sheerness to Fayal

Lat 48.60, Long -8.58 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 48 54N, Long 7 42W

10.30am: Spoke French barque Jermain [maybe Germaine], outward bound for Australia.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 47 55N, Long 10 30W


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24 October 1920

Sheerness to Fayal

Lat 46.57, Long -13.87 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 46 50N, Long 13 08W

2.00pm: Passed & spoke French schooner Julie.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 45 47N, Long 15 36W


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25 October 1920

Sheerness to Fayal

Lat 44.33, Long -18.85 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 44 39N, Long 18 07W

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

6.15pm: Wind veered suddenly to WNW.

8.00pm: Lat 43 34N, Long 20 21W


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26 October 1920

Sheerness to Fayal

Lat 42.08, Long -23.23 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 42 28N, Long 22 30W

1.50pm: Passed Dutch steamer 5 miles on Port beam, bound ENEward.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 41 12N, Long 24 46W


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27 October 1920

Sheerness to Fayal or at Fayal [Faial, Azores]

Lat 39.42, Long -27.50 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 39 56N, Long 26 43W

12.20pm: Sighted Graciosa Island S68°W.

3.00pm: Gomez Point, Graciosa abeam 6 miles.

3.50pm: Spoke French liner SS Provence.

4.45pm: Rosales Point, Sao Jorge Island S4°E 9 miles. [Ponta da Terra]

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

6.12pm: Ribeirinha Point abeam 2 miles.

6.35pm: Proceeded as requisite for anchorage in Horta Bay.

6.41pm: Stopped.

6.43pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Greta Point S37°W; Breakwater Light House N78°W 580 yards.


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28 October 1920

Fayal

Lat 38.53, Long -28.61

8.00am: Saluted country with 21 guns. Fort returned salute.

am&pm: Hands employed coaling ship.

6.00pm: Finished coaling. 380 Tons.


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29 October 1920

Fayal to Trinidad or at Fayal

Lat 38.53, Long -28.61

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 6pm.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

9.00pm: Weighed.

9.05pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.03pm: Comprida Point North 9 miles.


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30 October 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 36.87, Long -31.15 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 37 19N, Long 30 29W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 35 55N, Long 32 31W


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31 October 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 33.95, Long -35.05 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 34 28N, Long 34 24W

5.20pm: Put clocks back 20 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 32 54N, Long 36 24W



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1920


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1 November 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 30.98, Long -38.88 [Obs]

7.00am: Hauled in, cleared & re-streamed Patent Log.

8.00am: Lat 31 27N, Long 38 18W

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

am: Hands employed fitting awnings & as requisite.

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

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 30 04N, Long 40 16W


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2 November 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 28.32, Long -42.75 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 28 46N, Long 42 07W

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 27 17N, Long 43 59W


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3 November 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 25.40, Long -46.17 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 25 52N, Long 45 42W

pm: Hands employed refitting illuminating circuits, & as requisite.

4.00pm: Inspected hammocks.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 24 20N, Long 47 15W


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4 November 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 22.30, Long -49.40 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 22 49N, Long 48 52W

am: Hands employed at Gunnery drills, & as requisite.

1.18pm: Hauled in & cleared Patent Log.

4.00pm: Exercised Fire & Collision Stations.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 21 12N, Long 50 28W


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5 November 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 19.13, Long -52.55 [Obs]

2.45am: Heavy rain squalls.

8.00am: Lat 19 37N, Long 52 03W

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 18 06N, Long 53 38W


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6 November 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 16.05, Long -55.78 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 16 34N, Long 55 14W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 14 58N, Long 57 06W


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7 November 1920

Fayal to Trinidad

Lat 13.03, Long -59.40 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 13 38N, Long 58 54W

8.45am: Sighted Barbados Island S60°W.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 11 50N, Long 60 24W

Midnight: Sighted glare of Galera Point Light S9°E.


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8 November 1920

Fayal to Trinidad or at Trinidad

Lat 10.60, Long -61.57 [Bgs]

1.57am: Sighted Chacachacare Point Light S44°W.

5.13am: Course as requisite for Boca Mono. [Boca de Monos?]

6.15am: Entered Gulf of Paria by Boca Mono.

6.30am: Courses & speeds as requisite for swinging ship.

7.30am: Finished swinging. Proceeded.

8.00am: Lat 10 38N, Long 61 41W

8.20am: Sighted HMS Southampton bearing SW.

9.15am: Stopped. Dropped target in position 203° 6½ miles from Five Islands.

9.30am: Proceeded as requisite to carry out 2 sub-calibre runs from Starboard guns at moored [?] target. Firing on bearings between NW & SW.

11.00am: Finished firing. Proceeded to hoist in target.

11.35am: In target. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage off Port of Spain.

12.27pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Red chimney 1°; St. Vincent Jetty Light 49° – 2900 yds

2.20pm: HMS Cambrian arrived & anchored.

4.00pm: Leave to Petty Officers & Chief Petty Officers till 7am.

8.00pm: Southampton arrived & anchored.


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]


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9 November 1920

Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.00am: Saluted flag of Rear Admiral AT Hunt [Allen Thomas Hunt] with 13 guns. HMS Southampton returned salute with 11 guns.


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10 November 1920

Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56


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11 November 1920

Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

11.00am: Observed 2 minute silence.


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12 November 1920

Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.55pm: HMS Constance arrived & anchored.


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13 November 1920

Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.00pm: Received 252 Tons OF [oil fuel].


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14 November 1920

Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

pm: Hands employed securing coal lighters alongside.


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15 November 1920

Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

am&pm: Hands employed coaling ship.

5.00pm: Finished coaling. 596 Tons.


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16 November 1920

Trinidad to Colon or at Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

4.30am: HMS Southampton proceeded.

7.30am: HMS Cambrian & HMS Constance proceeded.

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

8.57pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

11.23pm: Chacachacare Point S28E 6 miles.


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17 November 1920

Trinidad to Colon

Lat 11.25, Long -64.05 [Bgs]

8.00am: Lat 10 56N, Long 63 23W

8.10am: Sighted Margarita Island N75W.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 1.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min

8.00pm: Lat 11 19N, Long 65 35W


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18 November 1920

Trinidad to Colon

Lat 11.75, Long -68.32 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 11 31N, Long 67 40W

1.55pm: Little Curacao abeam 8 miles.

4.30pm: Mount St. Christoffel [Christoffelberg] N82E; Tafelberg N4E

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

5.30pm: Sighted Pan de Santa Ana S66W. [From West Indies Pilot highest peak on Paraguana Peninsula]

8.00pm: Lat 12 15N, Long 69 44W

9.00pm: Sighted Punta Cerrita Colorado N10E. [Punta Basora/Colorado?]

9.10pm: Oranjestadt Light sighted N20W.


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19 November 1920

Trinidad to Colon

Lat 12.77, Long -72.73 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 12 49N, Long 72 02W

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

6.11pm: Hauled in & cleared Patent Log.

8.00pm: Lat 12 35N, Long 74 21W


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20 November 1920

Trinidad to Colon

Lat 11.42, Long -76.80 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 11 40N, Long 76 17W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 10 52N, Long 77 47W


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21 November 1920

Trinidad to Colon or at Colon

Lat 9.73, Long -79.62 [Obs]

7.30am: Sighted land on Port bow.

8.00am: Lat 10 05N, Long 79 21W

10.45am: Punta Manzanillo Light House S11E.

4.45pm: Saluted flag of USA 21 guns. Fort returned salute with 21 guns.

5.00pm: Passed breakwater heads [?]. Proceeded as requisite.

5.15pm: Pilot boarded. Lowered post boats.

6.15pm: Secured alongside No. 16D coaling wharf, Cristobal. Very heavy rain.


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22 November 1920

Colon

Lat 9.35, Long -79.92

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

11.30am: Finished coaling. 812 Tons.

4.00pm: Cast off from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage.

4.35pm: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Cristobal Mole Light House N81E; Toro Point Light House N55W; West Breakwater Light House N5E


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23 November 1920

Colon to Salina Cruz or at Colon

Lat 9.02, Long -79.62 [Estimate, before Pedro Miguel Locks]

6.15am: Weighed.

6.40am: Courses as requisite for Panama Canal.

7.20am: Locked in Gatun Locks.

8.27am: Cleared Gatun Lock.

am: Courses & speeds as requisite for Panama Canal.

Noon: Bgs Lat 9 02N, Long 79 29W [Places ship several miles away from Canal]

12.25pm: Locked in Pedro Miguel Docks.

12.50pm: Unlocked.

1.20pm: Locked in Miraflores Lock.

1.52pm: Cleared Miraflores Lock.

2.20pm: Stopped off Balboa.

2.46pm: Came to in Balboa. Mail arrived on board.

3.00pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

3.55pm: No. 1 buoy abeam.

5.31pm: Bona Light abeam 3½ miles. [Isla Bona]

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 8 08N, Long 79 38W

11.53pm: Cape Mala abeam 10½ miles. [Punta Mala]


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24 November 1920

Colon to Salina Cruz

Lat 7.07, Long -81.75 [Obs]

0.34pm: Cape Mala abeam 8.8 miles.

8.00am: Lat 7 03N, Long 81 08W

3.50pm: Montuosa Island abeam 9 miles.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 7 41N, Long 82 57W


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25 November 1920

Colon to Salina Cruz

Lat 9.33, Long -85.03 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 8 53N, Long 84 33W

4.27pm: Guionos Point abeam 5 miles.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

6.20pm: Cape Velas N25°E 21½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 10 13N, Long 86 12W


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26 November 1920

Colon to Salina Cruz

Lat 11.85, Long -88.95 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 11 25N, Long 88 22W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.35pm: Sighted high mountain peaks N14°E& N20°E.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 12 42N, Long 90 16W


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27 November 1920

Colon to Salina Cruz

Lat 14.28, Long -92.92 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 13 56N, Long 92 14W

8.43am: Volcano Santa Maria bearing N39°E, 67 miles.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

6.00pm: Heavy squalls from NW.

6.25pm: Put clocks back 16 min.

8.00pm: Lat 15 11N, Long 94 07W


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28 November 1920

Colon to Salina Cruz or at Salina Cruz

Lat 16.17, Long -95.20

5.30am: Sighted Punta Chipegua [Punta Chipehua?] N14W.

6.45am: Punta Chipegua N28W; Cerro Morro N21E. [Punta El Morro?]

8.00am: Lat 16 03N, Long 95 03W

8.40am: Course as requisite for entering Salina Cruz.

8.53am: Passed outer breakwater.

9.02am: Came to.

9.35am: Tug Libre came alongside.

10.12am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for entering Inner Harbour.

10.22am: Entered inner harbour entrance.

10.25am: Cleared Inner entrance.

10.42am: Secured alongside coal & oil wharf Inner harbour.


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29 November 1920

Salina Cruz

Lat 16.17, Long -95.20

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

1.30pm: Finished coaling. 212 tons. 176 tons oil fuel.


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30 November 1920

Salina Cruz

Lat 16.17, Long -95.20



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1920


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1 December 1920

Salina Cruz to San Diego or at Salina Cruz

Lat 15.73, Long -95.77 [Bgs]

6.00am: Tug Libertad alongside. Cast off from Jetty. Shifted ship along Jetty to entrance of inner harbour.

7.04am: Proceeded through entrance of inner harbour.

7.08am: Cleared entrance. Course as requisite for anchorage off Salina Cruz.

7.20am: Came to in position S65E 5½ cables from Morro de Salinas Light.

7.40am: Weighed. Shaped course.

8.00am: Lat 16 06N, Long 95 14W

8.40am: Punta Chipegua abeam 6 miles.

11.43am: Morro Ayuta [Morro Ayutla?] abeam 8 miles.

2.30pm: Wind shifted to WNW.

4.01pm: Port Angelos [Puerto Angel?] Light House abeam 6½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 15 41N, Long 97 12W


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2 December 1920

Salina Cruz to San Diego

Lat 16.48, Long -99.65 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 16 12N, Long 99 01W

2.13pm: Roqueta Island Light House abeam 12 miles. [Isla de la Roqueta]

5.25pm: Put clocks back 9 min.

8.00pm: Lat 17 03N, Long 101 03W


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3 December 1920

Salina Cruz to San Diego

Lat 18.25, Long -103.78 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 17 54N, Long 103 06W

9.27am: Sam Telmo Light House N38W; Paps of Tejupan [See Mexico(Pacific Coast) Pilot] N12E

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

5.34pm: Graham Head N22W; Wreck Cone [See Mexico(Pacific Coast) Pilot] N19E; Punta de Campos N45E

8.00pm: Lat 19 05N, Long 104 59W

9.00pm: Furled Forecastle awnings.


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4 December 1920

Salina Cruz to San Diego

Lat 20.63, Long -107.37 [Obs]

7.00am: Spoke US steamship Hawaiian, bound SEward.

8.00am: Lat 20 17N, Long 106 42W

10.10am: Stopped Port engine. Working up revolutions on Starboard engine.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.30pm: Restarted Port engine. Proceeded at 210 revs.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 21 37N, Long 108 33W


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5 December 1920

Salina Cruz to San Diego

Lat 23.33, Long -111.10 [Obs]

5.46am: Cabo Falso abeam 11 miles.

8.00am: Lat 22 57N, Long 110 27W

11.50am: Hauled in & restreamed Patent Log.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

5.50pm: The Sisters [Las Hermanas] Santa Margarita Island abeam 34 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 24 08N, Long 112 27W


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6 December 1920

Salina Cruz to San Diego

Lat 26.22, Long -114.48 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 25 37N, Long 114 04W

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

1.20pm: Spoke US Steamship Brave Coeur.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

5.15pm (new): Lowry Peak [?] N48°E 51 miles. [There’s a Lowry Rock in the area]

8.00pm: Lat 27 21N, Long 115 22W


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7 December 1920

Salina Cruz to San Diego

Lat 29.68, Long -116.60 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 29 10N, Long 116 25W

am&pm: Ordinary Seaman training classes under examination.

4.16pm: Sighted land (860 foot hill, CS Quentin) N50E. [Cabo San Quintin?]

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 30 45N, Long 116 46W


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8 December 1920

Salina Cruz to San Diego or at San Diego

Lat 32.72, Long -117.18

1.45am: Spoke US tug Tanager [?].

6.00am: Sighted Los Coronados N23°W

7.27am: North Coronados abeam 2 miles.

8.00am: Lat 32 32N, Long 117 18W

9.00am: Point Loma N35W 2½ miles. Proceeded as requisite for entering harbour.

10.00am: Stopped. Lowered boats.

10.20am: Secured alongside coaling wharf, San Diego.

12.30pm: Commenced coaling.

8.00pm: Finished coaling for the night.


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9 December 1920

San Diego

Lat 32.72, Long -117.18

am: Hands employed coaling ship.

8.00am: Lost overboard by accident, Bags, coal, PN 3A, 10 in No. Ba[?] coal 1 in No.

12.30pm: Finished coaling. Received 732 tons.

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 11pm.


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10 December 1920

San Diego

Lat 32.72, Long -117.18

9.30am: Oil lighter secured alongside.

1.30pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 2330.

6.00pm: Oiled ship 166 Tons. Oiler cast off.


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11 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu or at San Diego

Lat 32.52, Long -118.00 [Bgs]

6.00am: Hands employed preparing for slipping from Jetty. Hoisted boats.

7.25am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: Lat 32 42N, Long 117 14W

8.28am: Coronado Hotel N26E; Point Lorna Light House N6W

8.00pm: Lat 32 13N, Long 119 29W


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12 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu

Lat 31.30, Long -122.42 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 31 38N, Long 121 36W

10.00am: Rolling thru' 30° (approx.).

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

7.00pm: Rolling thru' 28° (maximum).

8.00pm: Lat 30 55N, Long 124 00W


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13 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu

Lat 30.03, Long -126.98 [Obs]

6.45am: Hauled in & cleared Patent Log.

7.00am: Opened up Upper Deck hatches.

8.00am: Lat 30 20N, Long 126 06W

8.00am: Rolling thru' 30° (occasional).

2.30pm: Rolling thru' 30° (max.).

4.35pm: Fitted new Patent Log.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 29 38N, Long 128 35W

9.30pm: Rolling thru' 18° (max).


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14 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu

Lat 28.95, Long -131.73 [Obs]

3.00am: Rolling thru' 18° (max).

8.00am: Lat 29 05N, Long 130 57W

10.30am: Passed & spoke US schooner Helene [?].

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

6.00pm: Rolling thru' 11° (occasional).

8.00pm: Lat 28 29N, Long 133 20W

10.30pm: Closed Upper Deck hatches.


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15 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu

Lat 27.85, Long -136.35 [Obs]

7.00am: Opened Upper Deck hatches.

8.00am: Lat 27 54N, Long 135 39W

8.20am: Wind veered in squall to WSW.

5.00pm: Rolling thru' 27° (occasional).

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 27 25N, Long 137 52W

10.00pm: Rolling thru' 20° (occasional).


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16 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu

Lat 26.42, Long -140.73 [Obs]

7.30am: Rolling thru' 27° (occasional).

8.00am: Lat 26 36N, Long 140 00W

3.00pm: Rolling thru' 25° (occasional).

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 25 58N, Long 142 15W


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17 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu

Lat 25.03, Long -145.15 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 25 16N, Long 144 23W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 24 34N, Long 146 40W


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18 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu

Lat 23.72, Long -149.60 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 23 54N, Long 148 56W

8.30am: Rolling thru' 24° (occasional).

1.00pm: Paid monthly money to ship's company.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.30pm: Rolling thru' 30° (maximum).

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 23 16N, Long 151 07W


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19 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu

Lat 22.53, Long -154.02 [Obs]

5.00am: Rolling thru' 25° (max).

8.00am: Lat 22 43N, Long 153 19W

2.00pm: Rolling thru' 32° (occasional).

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 21 59N, Long 155 28W


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20 December 1920

San Diego to Honolulu or at Honolulu

Lat 21.307, Long -157.870

5.36am: Molokai Light abeam 14 miles.

5.50am: Sighted Cape Makapuu Light S69W.

6.30am: Daylight. Land on Port beam & Starboard bow.

8.00am: Lat 21 14N, Long 157 31W

9.27am: Diamond Head N35W 4 miles.

9.50am: Stopped. Officer of health boarded.

10.00am: Proceeded as requisite for entering Honolulu harbour.

10.15am: Saluted country 21 guns. Fort returned salute.

10.45am: Secured alongside SE side No. 7 wharf. Preparing ship for coaling.

12.30pm: Coal lighter secured alongside.

pm: Hands employed coaling ship.

5.00pm: Oiled ship 61 tons.

7.55pm: Finished coaling. Received 740 tons.


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21 December 1920

Honolulu

Lat 21.307, Long -157.870

7.30am: USS Kansas arrived.

10.00am: Warped to & secured alongside at No. 6 wharf.


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22 December 1920

Honolulu

Lat 21.307, Long -157.870

11.00am: Oiled ship 120 tons.


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23 December 1920

Honolulu

Lat 21.307, Long -157.870

11.00am: 60 tons of coal taken on voluntary charge.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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24 December 1920

Honolulu

Lat 21.307, Long -157.870

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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25 December 1920

Honolulu

Lat 21.307, Long -157.870

11.00am: Received mails on board for Fanning Island. [Tabuaeran]

1.00pm: Leave to port watch & 2nd part of Starboard watch till 7am.


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26 December 1920

Honolulu to Fanning Island or at Honolulu

Lat 21.307, Long -157.870

11.00am: Oiled ship 27 tons.

4.00pm: Preparing for leaving jetty, & for sea. Tested life buoys, correct.

5.08pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing jetty & proceeding out of harbour.

5.33pm: No. 1 buoy abeam ½ cable.

8.00pm: Lat 20 59N, Long 157 55W


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27 December 1920

Honolulu to Fanning Island

Lat 19.03, Long -158.18 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 19 26N, Long 158 14W

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

4.20pm: Hauled in & cleared Patent Log.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Lat 18 02N, Long 158 19W


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28 December 1920

Honolulu to Fanning Island

Lat 16.15, Long -158.82 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 16 38N, Long 158 43W

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

6.00pm: Hauled in & streamed Patent Log.

7.00pm: Furled awnings.

8.00pm: Lat 15 01N, Long 158 59W


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29 December 1920

Honolulu to Fanning Island

Lat 12.73, Long -159.28 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 13 17N, Long 159 14W

5.06pm: Stopped Port engine. Increased to 220 revs on Starboard engine.

7.20pm: Proceeded 185 revs on both engines.

8.00pm: Lat 11 36N, Long 159 14W


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30 December 1920

Honolulu to Fanning Island

Lat 9.55, Long -159.10 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 10 06N, Long 159 07W

7.00pm: Patent Log out of order.

8.00pm: Rolling thru' 20° (occasional).

8.00pm: Lat 8 33N, Long 159 05W

11.00pm: Patent Log restarted.


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31 December 1920

Honolulu to Fanning Island

Lat 6.52, Long -159.33 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 7 03N, Long 159 16W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.00pm: Rolling thru' 32° (max).

7.00pm: Rolling thru' 30° (occasional).

8.00pm: Lat 5 34N, Long 159 25W



THE VOYAGES OF HMS CHATHAM 1921

JP map Chatham 1921

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1921


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1 January 1921

Honolulu to Fanning Island or at Fanning Island

Lat 3.86, Long -159.35

8.00am: Lat 4 15N, Long 159 20W

8.55am: Sighted Fanning Island S10°W.

10.45am: Course as requisite for whaler anchorage.

11.05am: Stopped.

11.08am: Came to. Steam on engines.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.05pm: Weighed.

5.15pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for clearing English Harbour.

6.15pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Lat 3 38N, Long 159 33W


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]


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2 January 1921

Fanning Island to Pago Pago

Lat 2.15, Long -160.92 [Obs]

6.00am: Commenced to swing ship.

7.00am: Finished swinging. Resumed course.

8.00am: Lat 2 32N, Long 160 35W

4.18pm: Commenced to swing ship for adjusting compasses.

4.50pm: Resumed course.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 1 15N, Long 161 25W


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3 January 1921

Fanning Island to Pago Pago

Lat -0.83, Long -162.40 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 0 21S, Long 162 11W

10.00am: Performed crossing the line ceremony.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Furled Quarterdeck awning.

8.00pm: Lat 1 50S, Long 162 59W


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4 January 1921

Fanning Island to Pago Pago

Lat -3.83, Long -164.18 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 3 19S, Long 163 54W

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 4 47S, Long 164 41W


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5 January 1921

Fanning Island to Pago Pago

Lat -6.65, Long -165.77 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 6 14S, Long 165 31W

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Lat 7 33S, Long 166 18W


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6 January 1921

Fanning Island to Pago Pago

Lat -9.38, Long -167.25 [Obs]

am: Lost overboard by accident: Cleaner, Pissaba, expanding, 6" head, 1 in No.

8.00am: Lat 8 57S, Long 167 02W

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Lat 10 20S, Long 167 53W


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7 January 1921

Fanning Island to Pago Pago

Lat -12.18, Long -169.25 [Obs]

am&pm: Hands employed blacking down aloft.

8.00am: Lat 11 44S, Long 168 56W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.30pm: Exercised control parties.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Lat 12 56S, Long 169 41W


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8 January 1921

Fanning Island to Pago Pago or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

4.40am: Sighted Tutuila Island S55W.

6.30am: Aunuu Island 10°, 2¼ miles. Course as requisite for Pago Pago Harbour.

7.35am: Stopped. Secured to C buoy, Pago Pago Harbour.

8.00am: Saluted country with 21 guns, USS Fortune returned salute 21 guns.

am: Lost overboard by accident: Guards, brass, patt. no. 1266 – 1 in No.; Sinkers, 24lbs patt. no. 1310 1 in No.; Swivels, patt. no. 1311, 1 in No.; Rope steel wire 7 strand, 300 fathoms patt. no. 1308 1 coil.

8.30am: Collier Karori secured alongside.

9.00am: Commenced coaling.

12.30pm: Ceased coaling.

4.00pm: Recommenced coaling.


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9 January 1921

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

0.15am: Finished coaling. Received 937 tons.

8.15am: Collier Karori cast off.

11.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 10pm.

2.00pm: Took on voluntary charge 40 Tons Coal.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


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10 January 1921

Pago Pago to Apia or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

8.00am: Hands to bathe.

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 4pm.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 2.

5.50pm: Slipped from buoy. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.55pm: Sail Rock Point S84°W.

7.05pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Lat 14 26S, Long 170 49W


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11 January 1921

Pago Pago to Apia or at Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

1.20am: Sighted Upolu Island left end S72W (approx.).

5.00am: Daylight. Land on Port beam (Upolu Island).

7.40am: Proceeded as requisite for anchorage off Apia.

7.50am: Stopped. Came to.

7.35pm: Weighed. Proceeded.

8.00pm: Lat 13 45S, Long 171 43W


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12 January 1921

Apia to Suva

Lat -13.78, Long -173.28 [Obs]

5.00am: Daylight. Land on port beam.

8.00am: Lat 13 30S, Long 172 53W

8.15am: Put clocks back 10 min.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 14 22S, Long 174 03W


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13 January 1921

Apia to Suva

Lat -15.42, Long -175.95 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 15 11S, Long 175 25W

11.00am: Niuafou [Niuafo’ou] Island 150°, 13 miles.

2.00pm: Left end of Good Hope Island N89½E. [Another name for Niuafo’ou]

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 15 40S, Long 177 02W


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14 January 1921

Apia to Suva

Lat -16.70, Long -179.12 [Bgs]

8.00am: Lat 16 27S, Long 178 33W

9.57am: Sighted Vanua Mbalavu [Vanuabalavu] S5W

10.06am: Sighted Duff Reef [Cakaugaiu Reef] S50W.

11.53am: Wailangilala Light House S28E 3 miles.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.45pm: Yathata island [Yacata] abeam 18.4 miles.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 17 17S, Long 179 42E

9.49pm: Point Alldin [Muanivanua Point] abeam 3½ miles

10.41pm: Sighted Wakaya Light S38W.


No log for 15 January – ship crossed International Date Line


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16 January 1921

Apia to Suva or at Suva

Lat -18.13, Long 178.41

0.08am: Wakaya Light abeam 1.4 miles.

3.36am: Nasilai Light abeam 4 ¾ miles.

6.10am: Course as requisite for entering Suva Harbour.

6.56am: Stopped.

6.57am: Came to.

11.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 7pm.


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17 January 1921

Suva to Great Barrier Island or at Suva

Lat -18.13, Long 178.41

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

11.00am: Saluted HE the Governor with 17 guns.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 7pm.

9.33pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.


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18 January 1921

Suva to Great Barrier Island

Lat -20.47, Long 177.67 [DR/Obs]

3.51am: Cape Washington [Kadavu Island] abeam 6 miles.

8.00am: Lat 19 47S, Long 177 44E

8.15am: Put clocks back 15 min.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

7.00pm: Furled awnings.

8.00pm: Lat 21 51S, Long 177 25E


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19 January 1921

Suva to Great Barrier Island

Lat -24.45, Long 176.88 [Obs]

1.30am: Closed Forecastle & well deck hatches.

8.00am: Lat 23 48S, Long 177 00E

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Lat 25 46S, Long 176 45E


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20 January 1921

Suva to Great Barrier Island

Lat -28.38, Long 176.38 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 27 46S, Long 176 26E

pm: Ordinary Seaman Seamanship training class under examination.

4.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 3, 4 & 5.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 5 min.

8.00pm: Lat 29 43S, Long 176 12E


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21 January 1921

Suva to Great Barrier Island

Lat -32.33, Long 175.98 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 31 42S, Long 176 03E

8.00pm: Lat 33 40S, Long 175 44E


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22 January 1921

Suva to Great Barrier Island or at Port Fitzroy

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34

5.00am: Poor Knights Islands bearing S50W.

5.15am: Sighted Great Barrier Island S18E.

5.25am: Sighted Little Barrier island S3E.

8.00am: Lat 35 44S, Long 175 13E

9.18am: Burgess Island Light House S89W; Navire Rock S64W; Needles Point S66E

10.30am: Green Island [Okokewa Island] N70E 1 mile. Course as requisite for Port Fitzroy Harbour.

11.00am: Stopped.

11.04am: Came to. Anchor bearings: 95 foot Island N85E; Mount Mitre N44W


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23 January 1921

Port Fitzroy

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 6.30pm.


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24 January 1921

Port Fitzroy

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 1830.


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25 January 1921

Port Fitzroy

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34

8.30pm: Tested life buoys – correct.


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26 January 1921

Port Fitzroy to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.75, Long 174.82 [Bgs]

5.50am: Weighed.

5.54am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.36am: Separation Point [Maunganui Point] N28E; Wellington Head East; False Head S25E

8.00am: Lat 36 19S, Long 175 11E

10.41am: Tiri Tiri Matangi Light House abeam 2 miles.

12.14pm: Rangitoto Beacon abeam 9 cables. Course as requisite for entering Auckland Harbour.

1.15pm: Stopped. Secured alongside Calliope wharf, Auckland Harbour. [Calliope Dock]

4.05pm: HE the Governor General visited ship. [Admiral John Jellicoe]

4.20pm: HE left ship. HMS Veronica fired salute of 19 guns.

4.45pm: Prime Minister of New Zealand visited ship. [William Massey]

pm: Leave to Starboard watch & 2nd part Port watch till 7am.


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27 January 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: HMS Veronica secured alongside.


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28 January 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Paid monthly money to ship's company. Leave to Starboard watch till 0800, 31st January.


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29 January 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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30 January 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: Divine Service in HMS Veronica.


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31 January 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1921


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1 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: Discharged 1 Stoker to hospital.


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2 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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3 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.


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4 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 0800, Monday 7th inst.

pm: Hands employed provisioning ship & as requisite.


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5 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: 1 rating rejoined ship from hospital.


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6 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: 1 rating rejoined ship from hospital.


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7 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: HMS Veronica cast off & proceeded alongside dock jetty.

12.30pm: Discharged 28 ratings for passage to HMS Philomel.


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8 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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9 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Read Warrant No. 6.

6.00pm: Collier Waipori secured alongside.


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10 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.00am: Commenced coaling.


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11 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

0.40am: Finished coaling. 1000 tons.

7.15am: Collier cast off.


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12 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

2.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 7am 14th inst. & to part of Port watch till 9am.


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13 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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14 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.30am: HMS Veronica secured alongside.


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15 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

2.30pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital & 1 rating to HMS Philomel.


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16 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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17 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.30am: HMS Veronica cast off & proceeded to Calliope dock.


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18 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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19 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 0800, 21st Feb.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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20 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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21 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.


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22 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Discharged 3 ratings to HMS Philomel.


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23 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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24 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 7.


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25 February 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch & part of port watch till midnight.


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]


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26 February 1921

Auckland to Wellington or at Auckland

Lat -36.43, Long 175.33 [Bgs]

5.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

7.06am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: Rangitoto Beacon S by E 8 cables.

8.00am: Lat 36 46S, Long 174 49E

8.58am: Stopped off Tiri Tiri Matangi for adjustment of compasses.

9.52am: Finished swinging. Shaped course N45E.

9.52am: Tiri Tiri Matangi N80E; right end Kawau Island N26E; left end Little Barrier Island N2E

1.56pm: Cuvier Island Light House abeam 2¼ miles.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.27pm: 584 ft Alderman Island bearing S36W 25 miles. [Alderman Islands]

8.00pm: Lat 36 51S, Long 177 01E


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27 February 1921

Auckland to Wellington

Lat -38.78, Long 178.20 [Bgs]

4.45am: East Island Light abeam 6¼ miles. [Lighthouse was relocated to East Cape in 1922 after landslides.]

8.00am: Lat 38 10S, Long 178 30E

10.07am: Gable end Farland [probably Gable End Foreland] S58W 5 miles.

3.09pm: Portland Light House abeam 7½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 40 00S, Long 177 22E

11.50pm: Cape Turnagain bearing N76W (approx.).


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28 February 1921

Auckland to Wellington

Lat -41.60, Long 175.12 [Bgs]

3.20am: Castle Point Light abeam 11½ miles.

8.00am: Lat 41 29S, Long 175 49E

11.00am: Cape Palliser Light House abeam 3 miles.

12.30pm: Paid monthly money to ship's company.

1.30pm: Course as requisite for entering Port Nicholson Harbour.

2.58pm: Stopped.

3.05pm: Alongside Thorndon Breastwork.

3.50pm: Secured hawsers.

5.00pm: Landed libertymen.



LOGS FOR MARCH 1921


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1 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.00am: HMS Philomel commissioned. Discharged Surgeon Commander R.L. Jones [From Navy Lists Reginald L. Jones], Paymaster Lieut. Commander H.M. Cockrem [From Navy Lists Harald M. Cockrem], Lieut. H.S. Barker [From Navy Lists Harold S. Barker] & 46 ratings to Philomel.

5.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am.


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2 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.

4.00pm: Mr. W.F. Massey, Prime Minister, visited ship.


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3 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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4 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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5 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & cleaning ship throughout.

12.30pm: Leave to Port watch till 7am 7th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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6 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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7 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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8 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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9 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel, provisioning ship, & as requisite.


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10 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.

10.00am: Shipped mercurial barometer S&A Calderara A867.

12.30pm: Wind veered to SSEly.

1.30pm: Landed guard of honour for opening of Parliament.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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11 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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12 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

11.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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13 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

1.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.


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14 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

6.45am: Collier SS Poherua secured alongside.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

3.00pm: Finished coaling. Received [blank] tons.

4.34pm: Collier cast off.


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15 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel, cleaning ship, & as requisite.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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16 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am: Divers away diving – monthly dip.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.

3.00pm: 2 ratings rejoined ship from hospital, Auckland.


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17 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

8.00am: Discharged 23 Engine Room ratings to HMS Philomel, lent for steaming party.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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18 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.30am: HMS Philomel cast off from jetty & towed to slip. Exercised General Quarters.

10.50am: Secured.

1.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to SS Dorset [?] for passage to England. [SS Dorset (1903)]


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19 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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20 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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21 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.

11.00am: Philomel secured alongside Thorndon Breastwork.


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22 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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23 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

8.00am: Landed party for funeral of late Stoker 1st class Michael Cronin of Philomel. [From Auckland Museum found drowned in Evan’s Bay]

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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24 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 8.


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25 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

10.30am: Leave to watch till 7am.


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26 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

am: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & cleaning ship throughout.

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 0700, 28th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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27 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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28 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.

2.30pm: 5 ratings rejoined ship from HMS Veronica.


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29 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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30 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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31 March 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.

5.00pm: Discharged 24 ratings to Philomel (lent for steaming party).



LOGS FOR APRIL 1921


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1 April 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting HMS Philomel & as requisite.


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2 April 1921

Wellington to Auckland or at Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

10.20am: HMS Philomel cast off from jetty to carry out trials.

10.30am: Eng. Lieut. C. Pout, RN (special reserve) joined ship. [From Navy Lists Clifton Pout]

pm: Hands to make & mend.

2.15pm: Philomel anchored.

4.00pm: Slipped from Breastwork. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour. Philomel took station astern.

5.35pm: Pencarrow Head N7E; Taurakirae Head [Turakirae Head] N84E

7.55pm: Cape Palliser abeam 5 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 41 41S, Long 175 15E


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3 April 1921

Wellington to Auckland

Lat -40.03, Long 177.37 [Bgs]

4.07am: Castle Point abeam 8½ miles.

8.00am: Lat 40 30S, Long 176 54E

9.33am: Black Head N63W; Cape Turnagain S47W.

10.00am: Passed SS Tahiti bound to Wellington, with fire in foremost hold. Not requiring immediate assistance, fire under control. [Article from The Argus about the fire]

5.30pm: Portland Island Light House abeam 9 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 39 04S, Long 178 17E


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4 April 1921

Wellington to Auckland

Lat -37.4, Long 177.75 [Bgs, 39 24S in log]

3.30am: Spoke SS Maheno bound for Wellington.

5.46am: East Island [Light] abeam 3¼ miles.

7.30am: Taking up station for RK [Range Keeping?] exercises.

8.00am: Lat 37 25S, Long 178 25E

9.00am: Course as requisite for carrying out RK exercises with HMS Philomel.

9.25am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.15am: Finished exercise. Shaped course to close Philomel.

11.13am: Philomel took station astern.

3.20pm: 82 foot Islet off White Island NNW 5 cables.

3.45pm: 375 foot Volkner Island [Te Paepae o Aotea] abeam to Starboard 7 cables.

8.00pm: Lat 37 02S, Long 176 36E


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5 April 1921

Wellington to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

2.09am: Cuvier Light abeam 2¼ miles.

4.24am: Channel Island abeam to starboard 2½ cables.

6.45am: Tiri Tiri Matangi S75W 4 miles.

8.00am: Lat 36 45S, Long 174 50E

8.15am: Rangitoto Beacon East 9 cables. Course as requisite for entering Auckland Harbour.

9.02am: Stopped.

9.10am: Secured alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

9.45am: HMS Philomel secured alongside.

5.00pm: Read warrant No. 9. 24 ratings rejoined ship from Philomel.


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6 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Exercised Control parties.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

6.00pm: 2 ratings rejoined ship from hospital.


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7 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Exercised Control parties.

9.30am: Discharged 6 ratings to HMS Philomel.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 10.


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8 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.10am: Secured.


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9 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

11.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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10 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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11 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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12 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

5.00pm: Eng. Lieut. Commander TH Murray joined ship (emergency list). [From Navy Lists Thomas Hamilton Murray]


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13 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Exercised Control parties.


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14 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 11.


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15 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Exercised Control parties.


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16 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 0730, 18th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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17 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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18 April 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.45am: HMS Philomel cast off.

9.00am: Cast off from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & for anchorage.

9.19am: Stopped.

9.21am: Came to.

12.30pm: Exercised control parties. Carrying out director test.

pm: Remainder of hands preparing for running torpedoes & as requisite.


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19 April 1921

Auckland to Cruising or at Auckland

Lat -36.72, Long 174.80 [Bgs]

6.18am: Weighed. Pointed ship. Took steam cutter in tow.

6.39am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

7.47am: Stopped. Came to.

9.10am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out Torpedo practice.

9.43am: Fired torpedo from Port tube.

10.55am: Stopped. Hoisted in Torpedo.

11.15am: Fired 1st Torpedo from Starboard tube.

11.20am: Fired 2nd Torpedo from Starboard tube.

11.43am: Stopped. Hoisted in Torpedoes.

12.11pm: Course as requisite for anchorage.

12.23pm: Stopped. Came to.

1.35pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out Torpedo practice.

2.16pm: Fired Torpedo from Port tube.

2.55pm: Stopped. Hoisted in torpedo & hoisted boats.

3.28pm: Proceeded as requisite for anchorage in Rangitoto Channel.

3.41pm: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: North Head S27E; Rangitoto Crater S60E; Left end Tapu [Motutapu Island?] N76½E

5.00pm: Carrying out director test with 6" guns.


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20 April 1921

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.75, Long 174.80 [Estimate from above anchor bearings]

am&pm: Carrying out director test. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.


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21 April 1921

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.70, Long 175.00 [Estimate off David Rocks]

6.22am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for proceeding to firing range of Motuhurakia Island [Motuhoropapa].

8.00am: Lat 36 41S, Long 174 59E

8.54am: Stopped. Lowered whaler. Landed marking party on Motuhurakia Island.

9.00am: Exercised General Quarters. Courses & speeds as requisite for carrying out sub-calibre practice at rock between Motuhurakia Island & 252 foot Island on bearings between SEbyS & SSW. Range between 3400 - 4200 yards.

11.00am: Course as requisite for anchorage.

11.15am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: 15 foot rock S2W; 20 foot rock S27E; 72 foot David Rock S67E

12.55pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out sub-calibre practice at same rock & same bearings & ranges as in forenoon.

2.00pm: Finished firing. Course as requisite for anchorage off Motuhurakia Island.

2.15pm: Stopped. came to.


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22 April 1921

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.685, Long 174.965 [Estimate, off Motuhurakia Island]

8.00am: Landed marking party on Motuhurakia Island.

9.00am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out sub-calibre practice at rock between Motuhurakia Island & 252 foot Island, on bearings between SEbyS & S. Ranges between 4,300 - 3700 yards.

11.20am: Finished firing. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage off Motuhurakia Island.

11.39am: Stopped. Came to.

pm: Exercised control parties. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 12.


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23 April 1921

Hauraki Gulf & Great Barrier lsland

Lat -36.45, Long 175.13 [Obs/Bgs]

6.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

7.45am: Landed marking party on Motuhurakia Island.

8.10am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for firing range to Southward of David Rocks.

9.10am: Exercised General Quarters.

9.40am: Commenced firing from Starboard 6” guns at Orarapa Rock, on bearings between N72W & N58W, ranges 7950 - 7700.

9.47am: Ceased firing. Proceeded to close Orarapa Rock.

10.10am: Stopped off Orarapa Rock. Hoisted whaler.

10.25am: Proceeded.

2.00pm: Wellington Head East 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering Port Fitzroy.

2.44pm: Stopped.

2.46pm: Came to.


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24 April 1921

Great Barrier Island

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34


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25 April 1921

Great Barrier Island

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34

7.25am: Collier Waipori secured alongside.

am&pm: Hands employed coaling ship.

4.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 710 tons.

4.30pm: Collier cast off.

6.30pm: Tested life buoys – correct.


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26 April 1921

Great Barrier Island [& at Sea]

Lat -36.03, Long 175.42 [Bgs]

8.13am: Weighed.

8.16am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving Fitzroy Harbour & for rounding Great Barrier Island for firing range off Needles Point.

10.50am: Stopped off Needles Point. Lowered whaler & sent away marking party.

11.15am: Commenced Director test.

11.40am: Test abandoned.

11.45am: Proceeded to close Needles Point to pick up whaler.

Noon: Stopped off Needles Point to hoist whaler.

12.09pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for rounding Needles Point.

12.20pm: Outer Needle South ¾ mile.

2.00pm: Green Island NE ¾ mile. Course as requisite for entrance Port Fitzroy.

2.43pm: Stopped. Came to.


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27 April 1921

Great Barrier Island

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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28 April 1921

Great Barrier Island

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34

7.00am: Discharged Engineer Lieut. Commander TH Murray, (emergency list) to shore.


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29 April 1921

Great Barrier Island

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34


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30 April 1921

Great Barrier Island

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.



LOGS FOR MAY 1921


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1 May 1921

Great Barrier Island

Lat -36.20, Long 175.34


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2 May 1921

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.53, Long 175.00 [Bgs]

7.00am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

7.10am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

7.50am: Wellington Head SE ¾ mile.

8.00am: Lat 36 10S, Long 175 16E

10.32am: Tiri Tiri [Matangi] Light House S26W; Flat Rock Light House S76W; Rodney Point [Cape Rodney] N62W

11.05am: Tiri Tiri S24W 7½ miles. Stopped. Carried out director test.

12.15pm: Finished test.

12.25pm: Proceeded.

1.15pm: Stopped – lowered whaler. Landed marking party on Tiri Tiri Matangi Island.

1.25pm: Proceeded as requisite for firing ground off Motuhurakia Island. Carried out director test.

3.00pm: Commenced fire from Starboard 6” guns at Shag Rock, ranges 8000 - 7500 yards, bearings between N54W & N43W.

3.08pm: Ceased fire.

3.26pm: Commenced fire from Starboard 6” guns at Shag Rock, ranges 8400 - 7900 yards, bearings between N54W & N48W.

3.31pm: Ceased fire. Proceeded as requisite for closing Shag Rock & hoisting whaler.

4.05pm: Stopped off Shag Rock. Hoisted whaler.

4.13pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for rounding Shearer Rock.

4.35pm: Tiri Tiri N80W 1.4 miles.

5.28pm: Stopped.

5.29pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Whangaparaoa Peninsula N20E; Frenchmans Cap [Kotanui Island] N52W; Tiri Tiri Light House N43E


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3 May 1921

Auckland [& at Sea]

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.02am: Weighed. Proceeded.

7.50am: Course as requisite for rounding Shearer Rock.

8.00am: Stopped off Shag Rock. Landed marking party on Tiri Tiri.

8.00am: Lat 36 36S, Long 174 56E

8.10am: Proceeded as requisite for firing range off Motuhurakia Island.

8.40am: Stopped.

9.00am: Exercised General Quarters. Proceeded as requisite for run.

9.18am: Opened fire from Starboard 6” guns at Shag Rock, ranges 11,200 to 9,800 yards, bearings between N57W & N46W.

9.20am: Ceased fire. Proceeded to close Shag Rock.

9.55am: Stopped off Shag Rock. Hoisted whaler.

10.00am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for rounding Shearer Rock.

11.10am: Tiri Tiri Light House West 2 miles.

11.20am: Rangitoto Beacon SE 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

11.58am: Stopped.

Noon: Alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

12.30pm: Secured hawsers.

1.30pm: Paid monthly money to ship's company.

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 0800, 6th inst.


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4 May 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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5 May 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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6 May 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM the King’s accession.

9.30am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

1.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

5.02pm: Undressed ship.


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7 May 1921

Auckland to Napier or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.10pm: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

12.20pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

1.20pm: Rangitoto Beacon S40E 1½ miles.

6.00pm: Channel Island North 1 mile.

8.00pm: Lat 36 29S, Long 175 38E

8.51pm: Cuvier Island Light abeam 3 miles.


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8 May 1921

Auckland to Napier

Lat -37.25, Long 177.97 [Bgs]

8.00am: Lat 37 01S, Long 177 25E

9.27am: White Island bore S25W 32 miles.

2.36pm: East Cape S51E; Matakaoa Point S5E; Cape Runaway S60W

5.00pm: East Island Light House abeam 3¼ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 38 03S, Long 178 37E

10.00pm: Wind backed to West.


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9 May 1921

Auckland to Napier or at Napier

Lat -39.40, Long 177.28 [Bgs]

5.00am: Sighted Portland Light S42W.

8.00am: Lat 39 20S, Long 178 01E

1.15pm: Course as requisite for anchorage off Napier.

1.49pm: Stopped.

1.50pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Port Napier East Light House S33W; Signal Station Flag Staff S36E; Outer end Glasgow wharf S56E.

pm: Hands turning out boats & as requisite.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 13.


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10 May 1921

Napier

Lat -39.46, Long 176.90

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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11 May 1921

Napier

Lat -39.46, Long 176.90

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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12 May 1921

Napier

Lat -39.46, Long 176.90

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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13 May 1921

Napier to Timaru or at Napier

Lat -39.67, Long 177.18 [Bgs]

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

8.25am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for obtaining lee for hoisting boats. Hoisted motor boat & steam cutter.

8.58am: Came to. Turned in all boats.

9.20am: Weighed.

9.24am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for clearing Ahuriri Roads.

11.15am: Cape Kidnappers S18W 3¾ miles.

1.40pm: Motu Kura Island abeam 3 miles. [Motu o Kura/Bare Island]

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 40 28S, Long 176 48E

8.55pm: Cape Turnagain abeam 5 miles.


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14 May 1921

Napier to Timaru

Lat -42.02, Long 175.62 [Obs]

1.34am: Castle Point abeam 6 miles.

8.00am: Lat 41 36S, Long 175 50E

10.08am: Cape Palliser Light House N78W.

8.00pm: Lat 42 46S, Long 174 25E


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15 May 1921

Napier to Timaru or at Timaru

Lat -44.15, Long 172.33 [Obs]

4.49am: Sighted Godley Head Light S80W.

6.00am: Highland of Banks Peninsula on Starboard bow & beam.

8.00am: Lat 43 55S, Long 173 04E

3.22pm: Mount Peel N54W; MacKenzie Pass S77W; Jacks Point [Patiti Point] S40W

4.40pm: Stopped. Pilot boarded.

4.43pm: Proceeded as requisite for entering Timaru Harbour.

4.56pm: Passed breakwaters.

5.30pm: Secured alongside North side of No. 3 wharf.


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16 May 1921

Timaru

Lat -44.39, Long 171.26

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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17 May 1921

Timaru

Lat -44.39, Long 171.26

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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18 May 1921

Timaru

Lat -44.39, Long 171.26

pm: Ship open to visitors

4.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker rating to hospital.


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19 May 1921

Timaru to Dunedin or at Timaru

Lat -44.39, Long 171.26

1.00pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

2.30pm: Commenced casting off hawsers.

3.18pm: Slipped from Jetty. Turning on end of No. 3 wharf.

3.45pm: Stopped. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

3.52pm: Thro’ breakwaters.

4.05pm: Stopped.

4.07pm: Came to. Anchor bearing Timaru Light House S64W; Jacks Point S4W.

11.02pm: Slipped.

11.05pm: Proceeded.


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20 May 1921

Timaru to Dunedin or at Timaru

Lat -45.67, Long 170.80 [Obs]

6.42am: Sighted Moeraki [Katiki Point] Light S27W.

8.00am: Lat 45 16S, Long 171 07E

9.32am: White Islet N64W; Moeraki Light N88W; McKenzie Cairn S50W [Mount MacKenzie]

12.32pm: Stopped. Pilot boarded.

12.35pm: Proceeded slow speed, course as requisite.

1.00pm: Proceeded, 165 revs. Course as requisite for entering Otago Harbour.

2.42pm: Off Dunedin Wharves. Proceeded as requisite for securing alongside Rattray St. Wharf.

3.10pm: Secured alongside.

5.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am.


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21 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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22 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Ship open to visitors


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23 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Ship open to visitors


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24 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

7.40am: Collier Waipori secured alongside.

pm: Ship open to visitors


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25 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

6.30am: Commenced coaling.

10.30am: 1 stoker joined ship from shore.

2.45pm: Finished coaling. Received 750 tons.


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26 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

7.10am: Collier cast off.

10.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM the Queen's birthday.

11.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

5.00pm: Undressed ship.


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27 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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28 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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29 May 1921

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

11.30am: Engineer Sub Lieut. J.K.L. Webling Special Reserve joined ship from shore. [From National Archives John Keith Lyndsey Webling]

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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30 May 1921

Dunedin to Akaroa or at Dunedin

Lat -45.75, Long 170.75 [Bgs]

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

10.00am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for leaving Otago Harbour.

2.00pm: MacKenzie Cairn N73W; Jones Head [Cornish Head] S52W; Taiaroa Head S20W

4.53pm: Moeraki Light S51W.

5.07pm: Lost sight of Moeraki Light.

8.00pm: Lat 44 59S, Long 171 43E


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31 May 1921

Dunedin to Akaroa or at Akaroa

Lat -43.81, Long 172.94

4.00am: Sighted Akaroa Head Light N15E.

8.00am: Lat 43 57S, Long 172 59E

8.15am: Akaroa Light House N12W 2 miles. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

9.25am: Stopped.

9.27am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Green Point Mast S52E; Pier Head N82E; Four Fathom Head N13W

12.30pm: Paid monthly money to ship's company.

1.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am.



LOGS FOR JUNE 1921


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1 June 1921

Akaroa

Lat -43.81, Long 172.94

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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2 June 1921

Akaroa

Lat -43.81, Long 172.94

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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3 June 1921

Akaroa

Lat -43.81, Long 172.94

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM the King’s birthday.

Noon: Fired royal salute of 21 guns.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

4.28pm: Undressed ship.

6.30pm: Burnt searchlights.


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4 June 1921

Akaroa to Lyttelton or at Akaroa & Lyttelton

Lat -43.67, Long 173.15 [Bgs]

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

8.50am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

9.05am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.48am: Akaroa Light House North 1 mile.

10.21am: Pompeys Pillar N36W 2½ miles.

10.45am: Flat Point [Goat Point] S85W 2¼ miles.

11.21am: East Head S65E 2¾ miles. [There are 2 locations called East Head in this area]

12.20pm: Long Lookout Point S15W 2¼ miles.

12.55pm: Wakaroa Point S5E 2 miles.

1.11pm: Godley head S70W 3 miles.

1.39pm: Stopped. Embarked pilot.

1.42pm: Proceeded as requisite for entering Lyttelton Harbour.

2.15pm: Passed thro’ entrance.

2.43pm: Came to. Secured alongside East side of No. 2 Jetty.

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0700, 6th inst.


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5 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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6 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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7 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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8 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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9 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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10 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

11.00am: 2 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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11 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 0800, 13th inst.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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12 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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13 June 1921

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

9.00am: Read warrant No. 14.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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14 June 1921

Lyttelton to Picton or at Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.00pm: Slipped from Jetty.

1.04pm: Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

1.08pm: Proceeded course as requisite for leaving Port Lyttelton.

5.30pm: Lost sight of Godley Head light.

8.00pm: Lat 42 58S, Long 173 36E


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15 June 1921

Lyttelton to Picton or at Picton

Lat -41.283, Long 174.006

5.20am: Cape Campbell [Light] abeam 6 miles.

8.00am: Lat 41 26S, Long 174 24E

9.30am: Wellington Head [Perano Head] North 3½ miles. Course as requisite for Tory Channel.

10.15am: Oyster Bay abeam.

10.50am: Dieffenbach Point abeam.

11.15am: Negara Island [Allports Island] abeam.

11.30am: Course as requisite for proceeding alongside wharf.

11.42am: Stopped. Secured alongside Picton wharf.


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16 June 1921

Picton

Lat -41.283, Long 174.006


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17 June 1921

Picton

Lat -41.283, Long 174.006

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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18 June 1921

Picton to Wellington or at Picton & Wellington

Lat -41.25, Long 174.53 [Bgs]

am: Tested life buoys – correct.

7.13am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite.

7.17am: Came to.

7.33am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

7.55am: Mable Island [Mabel Island] South ½ mile. Proceeded. Course as requisite for Queen Charlotte Sound.

8.00am: Lat 41 16S, Long 174 05E

8.20am: Negara Island abeam.

8.43am: Dieffenbach Point abeam.

9.50am: Bottle Rock abeam.

11.04am: Brothers Light House SW 1¼ miles.

1.22pm: Karori [Rock] Light House N54W 4½ miles.

2.30pm: Pencarrow Head N57E 5 cables. Proceeded as requisite for entering harbour.

3.35pm: Alongside Thorndon Breastwork. [Time for this and next entry written as 1300 hours but assuming should be 1500]

3.50pm: Secured hawsers.

6.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.


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19 June 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

7.00am: 1 rating joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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20 June 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed provisioning ship, & embarking stores.


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21 June 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed provisioning ship, & embarking stores.


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22 June 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

8.00am: Dressed ship masthead flags in honour of HM the Kings coronation.

am: Hands employed provisioning ship, embarking stores, & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.28pm: Undressed ship.


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23 June 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am: Hands employed embarking stores, & as requisite.

3.00pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

7.00am: Discharged Mr. Webling, Engineer Sub Lieut. special reserve to shore.


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24 June 1921

Wellington to Cruising or at Wellington

Lat -40.63, Long 174.05 [Bgs]

2.31am: Slipped from Jetty.

2.35am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

3.31am: Pencarrow Head N56E ¾ mile.

7.27am: Brothers Light House abeam 5½ miles.

8.00am: Lat 41 01S, Long 174 35E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

7.00pm: Farewell Spit Light abeam 9¼ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 40 22S, Long 172 58E

11.00pm: Wireless Telegraphy yard on mainmast carried away. [Wind force 6-8]


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25 June 1921

Wellington to Search for SS Canastota

Lat -39.57, Long 171.33 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 39 46S, Long 171 43E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 39 06S, Long 170 25E


[SS Canastota had left Sydney on 13th June and should have arrived in Wellington on 18th; she was never found]


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26 June 1921

Wellington to Search for SS Canastota

Lat -38.07, Long 169.43 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 38 30S, Long 169 03E

8.00pm: Lat 37 06S, Long 170 02E


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27 June 1921

Wellington to Search for SS Canastota

Lat -35.37, Long 171.47 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 35 48S, Long 171 06E

8.00pm: Lat 34 31S, Long 172 20E

9.57pm: Cape Maria van Diemen abeam 11 miles.

10.30pm: Cape Maria van Diemen abeam 9 miles.


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28 June 1921

Wellington to Search for SS Canastota

Lat -35.05, Long 174.28 [Bgs]

2.00am: North Cape S36E.

8.00am: Lat 34 46S, Long 173 47E

1.00pm: Course as requisite for Piercy Island channel.

1.15pm: In Piercy Island channel.

8.00pm: Lat 35 54S, Long 174 50E

10.16pm: Sighted Tiri Tiri Matangi Light S14E.

Midnight: Flat Rock Light S35W; Tiri Tiri Light S3W.


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29 June 1921

Wellington to Search for SS Canastota or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.15am: Reduced to slow speed.

1.25am: Stopped. Came to in Whangaparaoa Bay. Anchor bearings: Tiri Tiri Light S42E; Wanga Point S12E; Right end Motuora N68W

9.00am: Weighed.

9.05am: Proceeded. Shaped course S20E for Whangaparaoa Passage.

9.52am: Cleared Whangaparaoa Passage.

11.00am: Rangitoto Beacon S67E 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering Auckland Harbour.

11.50am: Alongside Dock Jetty.

Noon: Secured hawsers.

pm: Hands employed provisioning ship.


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30 June 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.10am: Slipped from Jetty. Warped into Calliope dock.

9.30am: Secured in Calliope dock.

am&pm: Hands employed scrubbing ship’s bottom.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.



LOGS FOR JULY 1921


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1 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning & painting ship’s bottom.

1.00pm: Paid quarterly settlement to ship's company.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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2 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom.

12.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 7.30am, 4th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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3 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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4 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom.

2.30pm: Discharged Lieut. LR Romer [From Navy Lists Leslie R. Romer] to hospital.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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5 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom, & as requisite.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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6 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom, surveying cables, & as requisite.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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7 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting waterline, surveying cables, refitting, & as requisite.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.

5.30pm: 5 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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8 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting waterline, refitting, surveying cables, & as requisite.


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9 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed getting in cable, & as requisite.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 0730, 11th inst.

4.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 15 & 16.


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10 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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11 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Warped out of dock.

10.55am: Alongside Calliope Jetty.

11.05am: Secured hawsers.

pm: Hands employed provisioning ship & as requisite.

5.30pm: 1 rating rejoined ship from hospital.


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12 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed provisioning ship & preparing for coaling.

2.30pm: Collier Kaiapoi secured alongside. [Kaiapoi(1906)?]

pm: Hands employed rigging collier.

5.00pm: 1 rating joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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13 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.30am: Commenced coaling.

3.00pm: Finished coaling.

4.00pm: Collier cast off.


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14 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

3.00pm: 1 Petty Officer joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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15 July 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: Lieut. Commander AD Boyle [From navymuseum.co.nz Alexander David Boyle] & Lieut. Commander EG Rhodes [From National Archives Eric George Rhodes?] (emergency list) joined ship from shore.

4.00pm: 21 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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16 July 1921

Auckland to Suva or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.30am: Capt. MR Yeo [From Navy Lists Moritz Rodwell Yeo], RMLI, DIO [District Intelligence Officer?] Wellington joined ship. 1 Private RMLI joined ship. 2 ratings rejoined from hospital.

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

10.30am: Embarked mail for Suva. Discharged Lieut. Commander AWS Agar, VC, DSO [From Navy Lists Augustine Agar, for more details see DreadnoughtProject and Wikipedia where his forename is given as Augustus] to HMS Philomel. Lieut. HS Barker [From Navy Lists Harold S Barker] joined ship from Philomel.

Noon: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for pointing ship.

12.15pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

12.50pm: Rangitoto Beacon East ¾ mile.

1.51pm: Altered course for Whangaparaoa Passage.

3.00pm: Tawharanui Point N39W; Slip Island N70W; left end Challenger Island S21W

6.00pm: Mokohinau Light N62E; Maro Tiri Light N88W [From Lighthouse Directory Coppermine Island]

8.00pm: Lat 35 38S, Long 175 04E


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17 July 1921

Auckland to Suva

Lat -33.15, Long 175.77 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 33 43S, Long 175 33E

8.00pm: Lat 31 50S, Long 176 02E


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18 July 1921

Auckland to Suva

Lat -29.35, Long 176.73 [Obs]

2.10am: Put clocks on 10 mins.

8.00am: Lat 29 58S, Long 176 36E

8.00pm: Lat 28 02S, Long 176 55E


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19 July 1921

Auckland to Suva

Lat -25.12, Long 177.10 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 26 00S, Long 177 12E

8.00pm: Lat 23 44S, Long 177 14E


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20 July 1921

Auckland to Suva

Lat -21.17, Long 177.75 [Obs]

2.00am: Put clocks on 5 mins.

8.00am: Lat 21 42S, Long 177 34E

8.00pm: Lat 19 54S, Long 177 44E

5.40pm: Hauled in & cleared patent log.


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21 July 1921

Auckland to Suva or at Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

0.40am: Cape Washington Light abeam 7½ miles.

2.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

5.10am: Sighted Solo Light N83E.

8.00am: Lat 18 12S, Long 178 23E

8.30am: Proceeded as requisite for Suva Harbour.

8.46am: Stopped.

8.48am: Came to.

9.15am: Weighed. Proceeded alongside Government wharf.

9.45am: Secured hawsers.

10.30am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

11.00am: Commenced coaling.

9.15pm: Finished coaling. Received 250 tons.


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22 July 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

9.30am: Shifted ship to South end of wharf.

10.30am: Secured hawsers.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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23 July 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

11.00am: HE the acting governor visited ship. Fired salute of 17 guns.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

2.30pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

5.30pm: 2 ratings joined ship from HMS Veronica.


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24 July 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

7.30am: HMS Veronica proceeded to sea.


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25 July 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428


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26 July 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428


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27 July 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428


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28 July 1921

Suva to Neiafu or at Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

5.50pm: Slipped forward.

6.00pm: Cast off from Jetty. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00pm: Lat 18 17S, Long 178 38E

8.15pm: Nasilai Reef Light abeam 9½ miles.


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29 July 1921

Suva to Vavau

Lat -18.30, Long -178.58 [Bgs]

2.00am: Sighted Moala Island S65E.

5.50am: Sighted Vanuavatu N89E.

6.35am: Sighted Naiau Island [Nayau] N40E.

7.15am: Sighted Lakemba [Lakeba] Island N70E.

8.00am: Lat 18 16S, Long 179 16W

9.45am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.15am: Altered course S45E down West coast of Lakemba, distance about 1 mile.

11.12am: Off N horn of Aiwa Reef.

2.12pm: Mothe Peak [Moce Island] S39W; Left end Oneata S69W; Right end Argo Reefs [Bukatatanoa Reefs] N21W

5.00pm: Read fire, collision, & abandon ship stations.

8.00pm: Lat 18 28S, Long 177 07W


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30 July 1921

Suva to Vavau or at Vavau

Lat -18.67, Long -174.30 [Obs]

7.00am: Sighted Late Island S83E.

8.00am: Lat 18 42S, Long 174 55W

1.30pm: Tuungasika S84E ¾ mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

2.10pm: Entering narrows of Neiafu Harbour.

2.29pm: Stopped. Came to.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


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31 July 1921

Vavau

Lat -18.66, Long -173.99

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1921


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1 August 1921

Vavau

Lat -18.66, Long -173.99

8.00am: Hands to bathe.


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2 August 1921

[‘No-day’ – Ship crossed international date line]

Vavau to Apia or at Vavau

Lat -18.66, Long -173.99

11.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Lost overboard by accident thru’ wire parting: Guards, brass, patt no. 1266 – 1 in No.; Sinkers, patt no. 1300 – 1 in No.; Swivels, patt no. 1311 – 1 in No.

2.29pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

2.45pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

3.37pm: Tuungasika S81E ¾ mile. Shaped course N7W.

4.07pm: Stopped. Let go life buoy, lowered seaboat & picked buoy up. Hands to bathe.

4.32pm: Hoisted seaboat.

4.35pm: Proceeded.

5.32pm: Left end Vavau Island S72E; Right end Fofoa Island S3W.

8.00pm: Lat 18 08S, Long 174 04W


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2 August 1921

Vavau to Apia

Lat -16.22, Long -173.78 [Obs]

3.00am: Put clocks on 20 min.

8.00am: Lat 16 36S, Long 173 56W

2.48pm: Tafahi (Boscawen) Island abeam 1¾ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 15 25S, Long 173 14W


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3 August 1921

Vavau to Apia or at Apia

Lat -13.73, Long -172.10 [Obs]

2.00am: Put clocks on 10 min.

5.51am: Obs. pos. 14 26S, 172 25W

6.00am: Sighted land (Opolu Island) ahead. [Upolu]

8.00am: Lat 14 10S, Long 172 17W

11.15am: Manono Island S47E 4½ miles.

2.15pm: Apia Pilot Station flag staff S38E; Tafua Opolu S22W; Manono Island S48W

2.50pm: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

3.00pm: Stopped. Pilot boarded.

3.05pm: Proceeded as requisite for entering harbour.

3.31pm: Stopped. Came to Port anchor.

3.40pm: Let go Starboard anchor. Middled, 4 shackles on each. Stern secured to No. 3 buoy.

6.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am.


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4 August 1921

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77


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5 August 1921

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.


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6 August 1921

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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7 August 1921

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

7.00pm: Tested life buoys – correct.


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8 August 1921

Apia to Pago Pago or at Apia & Pago Pago

Lat -14.18, Long -171.13 [Obs]

6.22am: Weighed Port anchor.

6.52am: Slipped from buoy.

6.55am: Weighed Starboard anchor.

7.00am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: Lat 13 48S, Long 171 35W

10.03am: Nuulua Island S17W; Fanuatapu S44W

12.35pm: Put clocks on 5 min.

2.07pm: West Cape N24E; Point Steps N76E; Matafao Peak N56E.

3.10pm: Sail Rock Point N13E 3½ miles.

4.00pm: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

4.20pm: Saluted country 21 guns. USS Fortune returned salute 21 guns.

4.23pm: Fortune saluted flag 11 guns. Returned salute with 11 guns.

4.25pm: Stopped. Secured to C buoy.

5.30pm: Collier Kamona secured alongside.

6.00pm: Commenced coaling.

10.00pm: Finished coaling for the night.


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9 August 1921

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

2.00am: Put clocks on 25 min.

6.00am: Re-commenced coaling.

9.45am: Finished coaling. Received 714 tons.

4.00pm: Collier cast off.


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10 August 1921

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690


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11 August 1921

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690


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12 August 1921

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

9.25am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.

12.50pm: USS Fortune secured alongside.

6.00pm: Fortune cast off.


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13 August 1921

Pago Pago to Tahiti or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.40, Long -170.42 [Bgs]

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

10.00am: Slipped from buoy.

10.05am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.25am: Shaped course S75E.

1.20pm: Sighted Ofu Island N54°E.

2.00pm: Sighted Tau Island N60°E.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.55pm: Right end Tau Island N5E; Ofu Island summit N29W.

8.00pm: Lat 14 40S, Long 169 12W


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14 August 1921

Pago Pago to Tahiti

Lat -15.30, Long -166.78 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 15 10S, Long 167 25W

8.00pm: Lat 15 30S, Long 165 29W


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15 August 1921

Pago Pago to Tahiti

Lat -15.88, Long -163.12 [Obs]

2.00am: Put clocks on 5 min.

8.00am: Lat 15 46S, Long 163 40W

8.00pm: Lat 15 55S, Long 161 53W


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16 August 1921

Pago Pago to Tahiti

Lat -16.05, Long -159.48 [Obs]

2.00am: Put clocks on 15 min.

8.00am: Lat 16 01S, Long 160 07W

am: Exercised physical drill & divisional drills.

8.00pm: Lat 16 02S, Long 158 11W


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17 August 1921

Pago Pago to Tahiti

Lat -16.08, Long -155.72 [Obs]

2.05am: Put clocks on 15 min.

8.00am: Lat 16 03S, Long 156 21W

am: Exercised physical drill. Exercised divisional drills.

8.00pm: Lat 16 13S, Long 154 26W


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18 August 1921

Pago Pago to Tahiti

Lat -16.50, Long -151.93 [Obs]

2.00am: Put clocks on 15 min.

8.00am: Lat 16 32S, Long 152 25W

10.00am: Maupiti Island Summit N19W; Mont Pahia N76E

am: Exercised divisional drill.

1.10pm: Off entrance to Teavanui Harbour. Shaped course as requisite for rounding North point of Bora Bora reef.

5.48pm: Oatara Island S1E; Motu Tabu Point S60W; Mont Mauna Roa N80W

8.00pm: Lat 16 53S, Long 151 05W


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19 August 1921

Pago Pago to Tahiti or at Papeete

Lat -17.49, Long -149.86 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

1.45am: Sighted Morea Island [Moorea] S70E.

5.51am: Tehau Point S6W; Aroa Point S79E; Mount Rotui S44E

6.00am: Course as requisite for Papetoai Bay [Baie d’Opunohu].

6.30am: Stopped.

6.32am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Vaipahu Point N35E; Papeere Point S37E.

12.12pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

12.25pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving Papetoai Bay.

2.30pm: Stopped. Pilot boarded.

2.35pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

2.50pm: Stopped in harbour.

3.15pm: Proceeded as requisite for proceeding alongside Union Company’s wharf.

3.50pm: Secured alongside wharf.



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20 August 1921

Papeete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57

9.55am: HE the Governor visited ship.

10.50am: HE left ship. Fired salute of 15 guns.

am: Shifted ship ahead along jetty.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Shifted ship astern along jetty.


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21 August 1921

Papeete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57


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22 August 1921

Papeete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

10.05pm: Finished coaling. Received 463 tons.


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23 August 1921

Papeete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57

am: Lost over board by accident: Buckets, wash, [leather?], 1 in No.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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24 August 1921

Papeete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.58

7.00am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage in harbour.

7.50am: Stopped. Came to Port anchor. Secured stern to buoy. Anchor bearings: Reef Gun N68W; Protestant Church spire S24E; Cathedral spire N80E.

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.


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25 August 1921

Papeete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.58


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26 August 1921

Papeete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.58

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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27 August 1921

Papeete to Rarotonga or at Papeete

Lat -17.82, Long -150.47 [Bgs]

6.15am: Shortened in. Slipped from buoy.

6.28am: Weighed. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.35am: Stopped. Dropped pilot.

6.38am: Proceeded.

8.00am: Lat 17 38S, Long 149 48W

1.42pm: Tubuai Manu [Maiao] bore N16E 18 miles.

6.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 18 20S, Long 151 55W


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28 August 1921

Papeete to Rarotonga

Lat -19.27, Long -154.53 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 19 02S, Long 153 56W

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 19 33S, Long 155 35W


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29 August 1921

Papeete to Rarotonga

Lat -20.02, Long -157.83 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 19 59S, Long 157 15W

9.09am: Mauki Island [Mauke] abeam to port 3½ miles.

am: Exercised divisional drill & director towers crew.

10.10am: Sighted Mitiero Island N45W.

1.15pm: Sighted Atiu Island West.

1.57pm: South Point abeam 1 mile.

2.15pm: Sighted SS Flora lying off landing place.

2.40pm: North Point Atiu Island N65E; Takutea Island N50W.

2.45pm: Out Paravanes for exercise.

3.10pm: Hoisted in Paravanes.

5.00pm: Lost overboard by accident, Brooms, 1 in No.

8.00pm: Lat 20 19S, Long 158 43W


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30 August 1921

[Papeete to Rarotonga] or at Rarotonga

Lat -21.20, Long -159.78

6.32am: Sighted land on starboard bow.

6.35am: NE Point Rarotonga N65W.

7.00am: Course as requisite for rounding NE corner of Rarotonga & for anchorage off Avarua.

7.53am: Stopped.

7.55am: Came to.

10.40am: Saluted Commissioner, Cook Islands, with 15 guns.

1.00pm: Leave to port watch till 5pm.

3.00pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

6.00pm: Weighed.

6.02pm: Proceeded.

6.50pm: Put clocks back 20 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 21 06S, Long 160 06W


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31 August 1921

Rarotonga to Niue

Lat -20.70, Long -163.07 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 20 47S, Long 162 21W

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 20 26S, Long 164 25W



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1921


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1 September 1921

Rarotonga to Niue

Lat -19.85, Long -167.18 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 19 57S, Long 166 30W

9.50am: Changed over to Lower Conning Tower steering position.

am: Exercised divisional drill.

11.00am: Changed back to Forebridge steering position.

4.08pm: Stopped. Let go life buoy. Lowered seaboat & picked up ditto. Hands bathed.

4.40pm: Hoisted whaler.

4.45pm: Proceeded.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 19 37S, Long 168 14W


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2 September 1921

[Rarotonga to Niue] or at Niue

Lat -19.04, Long -169.97 [Estimate off Alofi as Obs given are inland]

4.15am: Blowing through boilers.

5.40am: Sighted Niue Island W by N½N

6.25am: Left end Niue Island N87W; Right end Niue Island N51W

8.00am: Lat 19 13S, Long 169 44W

9.23am: Left end Niue Island N14W; Right end Niue Island S86E

9.50am: Course as requisite for anchorage off Alofi.

10.30am: Stopped.

10.35am: Came to.

10.50am: Weighed. Lying to off Alofi.

am: Lost over board by accident: Sinkers, 24lbs, patt no 1310, 1 in No.; Swivels, Patt no. 1311, 1 in No.; Guard, brass, patt no. 1266, 1 in No.

Noon: Obs Lat 19 02S, Long 169 50W

12.30pm: Embarked 2 native prisoners for passage to Auckland.

1.00pm: Proceeded.

8.00pm: Lat 18 55S, Long 171 01W


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3 September 1921

Niue to Suva

Lat -18.55, Long -173.95 [Bgs]

8.00am: Lat 18 38S, Long 173 15W

9.25am: Sighted Vauau Island S80W.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.50pm: Late Island abeam 16½ miles.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 18 32S, Long 175 38W


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4 September 1921

Niue to Suva

Lat -18.50, Long -178.32 [Bgs]

8.00am: Lat 18 30S, Long 177 38W

10.35am: Sighted Mothe Island S60W.

11.03am: Sighted Oneata Island N82W.

12.30pm: Sighted Olorua S60W.

1.10pm: Sighted Lakemba N60W.

3.25pm: Sighted Vanua Vatu N82W. (Lakemba left end bore N15E).

4.25pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

4.55pm: Left end Vanua Vatu abeam 2½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 18 20S, Long 179 50W


No log for 5 September – ship crossed International Date Line


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6 September 1921

Niue to Suva or at Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

4.40am: Nasilai Reef Light abeam 10½ miles.

6.35am: Course as requisite for entering Suva harbour.

7.00am: Stopped.

7.02am: Came to.

7.24am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for going alongside Government Wharf.

7.35am: Alongside Wharf.

7.55am: Secured hawsers.

10.30am: 2 native prisoners left ship for Suva gaol.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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7 September 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

6.30am: Commenced coaling.

6.00pm: Finished coaling for the night.


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8 September 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

am: Taken in VC 15.9 Tons of Westport Coal for clearing a/c of SS Waipori May 1921.

4.00pm: Discharged Capt. MR Yeo RMLI & 1 Private RMLI to SS Tofua for passage to New Zealand.

6.00pm: Finished coaling for the night.


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9 September 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

6.00am: Recommenced coaling.

1.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 944 tons.


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10 September 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

5.00pm: Landed patrol.


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11 September 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

am: Hands employed taking in provisions.


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12 September 1921

Suva to Lautoka or at Suva & Lautoka

Lat -18.18, Long 177.37 [Bgs]

6.20am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty. Hoisted boats.

6.35am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.47am: Western entrance Beacon NW 2 cables.

7.54am: Course as requisite for Mbengha [Beqa] Passage.

8.00am: Lat 18 18S, Long 178 12E

am: Exercised control parties.

1.30pm: Course as requisite for Navula Passage.

2.09pm: Navula Point Beacon East ½ mile.

3.30pm: Course as requisite for rounding Naikorokoro Point & for anchorage in Lautoka Harbour.

4.19pm: Stopped.

4.21pm: Came to.


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13 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am&pm: Surveying party away.


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14 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

9.25am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.15am: Secured.

am&pm: Surveying party away.

8.00pm: Exercised burning searchlights.


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15 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am&pm: Surveying party away.


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16 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am&pm: Surveying party away.

10.00am: Exercised divisional drill.

pm: Exercised control parties. Carried out director test.


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17 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am&pm: Surveying party away.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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18 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am&pm: Surveying party away.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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19 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

5.00am: HMCS Pioneer sailed.

am&pm: Surveying party away.

am&pm: Exercised control parties. Youths to physical drill. Carried out night test of 6” guns.


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20 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am: Lost overboard by accident: Scrubbers, hand, patt no. 459 – 1 in No.

am&pm: Surveying party away.


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21 September 1921

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45


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22 September 1921

Lautoka to Navula or at Lautoka & Navula

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

7.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

am: Surveying party away recovering markers.

pm: Lost overboard by accident, Crutches, Iron, patt no. 703, 1 in No.

2.30pm: Shortened in.

2.43pm: Weighed.

2.45pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour & for rounding Naikorokoro Point.

5.00pm: Course as requisite for anchorage.

5.16pm: Stopped.

5.18pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Navula Front Leading Light N60E; Uverite Point S9½E; Navula Light House S81W


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LOG BOOK – 23RD SEPTEMBER 1921 TO 13TH SEPTEMBER 1922


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Log of HMS Chatham

Commanded by Commodore Alan G. Hotham, CMG

For the Period Commencing 23rd of September 1921 and Ending 13th of September 1922


Tonnage (Displacement): 5,400

Extreme Length: 456’ 09”

Extreme Breadth: 49’ 10”


Engines

Manufacturer: Thames Engineering Coy. Ltd., Greenwich

SHP: 22, 000

Forced Draught: 25,000

Description: Turbines (Parson’s type)

When Fixed on Board: 1912


Boilers

Manufacturer: Thames Engineering Coy. Ltd.

Description: Yarrow, Small Tube

When made: 1912

When put in vessel: 1912


Paddle Wheels or Screw propeller

Manufacturer: Manganese Bronze Coy. Ltd.

Description: Griffiths Modified 4 Screw, 3 bladed bronze


[Signed] Alan Hotham Captain


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[Directions on completing log and weather codes]


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Establishment of Ship’s Company

Officers: 19

Seamen: 126

Boys: 23

Engine-room Establishment: 180

Other non-executive ratings: 54

Total: 402


Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: S&A Calderara A867

Height of cistern above sea: 4 feet

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: Forebridge

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: N&Z 2676(dry); N&Z 9704(wet)

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: T.A. Reynolds


Position of Standard Compass

Fore Upper Bridge


Deviation of Standard Compass

February 1st 1922 Lat 43 57S, Long 172 49E

May 5th 1922 Lat 36 38S, Long 174 55E


Armament

Forecastle and Upper Deck: 6in BL [Breach Loading] Mark XI & XI* on P VI (Power worked) Mounting, 8 in No.

Abaft After Control on own platform: 3in High Angle Mark I 20 cwt on High Angle Mark II mounting, 1 in No.

On each side of Well Deck: 3 pounder Hotchkiss (Saluting purposes only), 4 in No.

Maxim .303, 2 in No.

Lewis Gun .303, 8 in No.


Torpedo Armaments

Submerged Tubes, 2. Torpedoes 7. 21” Mark II to II*****


Boats

One 35’ Steam Cutter

One 35’ Motor Boat

Two 30’ Cutters, Clench

Two 30’ Gigs

Three 27’ Whalers

Two 16’ Skiffs

One 13½’ Balsa Raft


Miscellaneous Information

Draught of water with bunkers full, and complete with provisions, stores and water: Forward 17’-0”, Aft 18’-6”

Load Draught: 15’-06” Forward, 17’-09” Aft

Number of tons necessary to increase draught 1 inch: 37 tons

Number of tons of coal carried: (a) At load draught 650; (b) With bunkers full 1062; (c) In places other than bunkers Nil

Number of tons of oil fuel carried: (90%) 258


Quantity of water carried (a) For boilers: 112 tons; (b) for drinking 40 tons


[Signed] Alan Hotham Captain; [Signed] SE Thomas Commander(N) Navigating Officer


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23 September 1921

Navula to Suva or at Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

0.13am: Weighed.

0.24am: Proceeded.

0.34am: Navula Light abeam 4 cables.

5.50am: Sighted Mbengha Island ahead.

7.30am: Course as requisite for Mbengha channel.

8.00am: Lat 18 18S, Long 178 03E

9.45am: Shark’s Fin S76W; Mount Rama N16W

10.25am: Course as requisite for entering Suva Harbour.

10.45am: Stopped.

10.50am: Alongside Government wharf.

11.00am: Secured hawsers.

pm: Hands employed repairing coal bags, refitting cleaning ship & as requisite.


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24 September 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.


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25 September 1921

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

11.04am: HMS Veronica arrived & secured alongside.

pm: Boat of schooner Columbia River ashore off Sunday Island, Kermadecs [Raoul Island], arrived alongside after making passage of 15 days from wreck under Captain of Columbia River. [Article from the Otago Daily Times about the wreck]


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26 September 1921

Suva to Sunday Island or at Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

10.00am: Columbia River boats crew left ship for passage to New Zealand.

1.00pm: Discharged 4 ratings to HMS Veronica.

2.00pm: Embarked two native prisoners for passage to Auckland.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.30pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

6.35pm: Veronica slipped, & proceeded alongside Jetty.

9.30pm: Slipped from wharf. Pointed ship. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.54pm: West entrance Beacon abeam 2 cables.


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27 September 1921

Suva to Sunday Island

Lat -20.13, Long 179.05 [Obs]

1.10am: Solo Light abeam 8½ miles.

8.00am: Lat 19 30S, Long 178 56E

8.00pm: Lat 21 15S, Long 179 29E


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28 September 1921

Suva to Raoul (Sunday) Island

Lat -23.37, Long 179.90 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 22 47S, Long 179 46E

8.00pm: Lat 24 30S, Long 179 48W


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29 September 1921

Suva to Raoul (Sunday) Island

Lat -26.87, Long -179.37 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 26 15S, Long 179 33W

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.15am: Secured.

8.00pm: Lat 27 52S, Long 178 41W


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30 September 1921

Suva to Raoul (Sunday) Island or at Raoul Island

Lat -29.27, Long -177.96 [Estimate in Denham Bay]

4.55am: Sighted Raoul Island East.

7.00am: Smith Bluff N84E; Hutchison Bluff N11E.

7.10am: Sighted wreck of schooner Columbia River between Smith Bluff & D'Arcy Point. Seas breaking on wreck. Crew observed on shore near wreck. Sea too heavy to communicate. Course as requisite for anchorage in Denham Bay.

8.00am: Lat 29 18S, Long 177 59E [but from location of Raoul Island should be W]

8.04am: Stopped.

8.08am: Came to.

am: Landed parties to walk to, & communicate with wreck.

am: Exercised divisional drill.

2.00pm: Search parties returned after unsuccessful attempt to reach wreck, either round coast or over cliffs.

4.00pm: Motorboat visited scene of wreck. Very heavy surf, landing quite impossible.


[From flickr chart of Raoul Island from survey by Capt. Denham of HMS Herald]



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1921


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1 October 1921

Raoul Island

Lat -29.27, Long -177.96

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & preparing for communication with Columbia River wreck.

8.00am: Search party proceeded round shore to scene of wreck. Communication successfully established. AB John Lewis discovered at wreck, the remaining 5 of crew having started overland for Chatham before arrival of search party.

1.00pm: Mr. Chester R. Kyle 2nd mate of Columbia River received onboard.

2.30pm: Carl Myers, Cook & George Shaw, Ordinary seaman received onboard from Columbia River.

5.00pm: Wreck Landing party returned with John Lewis AB of Columbia River.

6.30pm: Search parties returned to ship.

pm: Burning searchlight every half hour.


[raoulandcampbell.org has more info on the shipwreck including photos supplied by the son of Chester Kyle. An Article from Auckland Star includes the names of crew but they don’t match with names in the log.]


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2 October 1921

Raoul Island

Lat -29.27, Long -177.96

am: Burning searchlights every half hour.

7.00am: Boats searching shore for remaining 2 men of Columbia River.

am&pm: Boats away searching shore for remaining survivors.

5.30pm: Motor boat sighted 1 man near wreck of Columbia River.

pm: Burning searchlights every half hour.


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3 October 1921

Raoul (Sunday) Island to Auckland or at Raoul Island

Lat -29.27, Long -177.96

am: Burning searchlights every half hour.

6.00am: Landed search party to communicate with wreck. Boat searching coast for 2 remaining survivors.

7.30am: Sighted 2 remaining survivors in vicinity of wreck.

9.00am: Search party established communication with wreck.

am: Exercised divisional drill. Youths to physical drill.

1.00pm: Search party returned with Mr. S.T. [from article below Sam P?] Myers, Mate, & J. Allison [?] AB of Columbia River.

1.51pm: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving Denham Bay.

5.30pm: Sighted Macauley Island S14E.

8.00pm: Lat 30 05S, Long 178 51W


[The Akaroa Mail has an article with more details of the rescue: Part 1; Part 2. Article from Auckland Star]


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4 October 1921

Raoul Island to Auckland

Lat -32.03, Long 179.15 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 31 32S, Long 179 40E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 33 05S, Long 178 01E


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5 October 1921

Raoul Island to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -35.30, Long 175.93

8.00am: Lat 34 43S, Long 176 25E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.

5.00pm: Needles Point SE ½ mile.

5.25pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

7.38pm: Flat Rock abeam 4 miles.

8.30pm: Tiri Tiri Light abeam 2½ miles.

9.30pm: Rangitoto Beacon Light SE 1¼ miles. Course as requisite for anchorage in Rangitoto Channel.

9.55pm: Stopped.

9.56pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: North Head Summit S4W; Rangitoto Beacon N13W


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6 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.55am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

11.30am: Stopped.

11.32am: Alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

11.42am: Secured hawsers.

pm: Landed 2 prisoners (natives of Nieu Island) under escort to Auckland Goal. Lieut. L.R. Romer rejoined ship from HMS Philomel. Six survivors from Columbia River discharged to shore.

pm: 3 ratings joined ship from Philomel.

5.00pm: French sloop Aldebaran sailed.


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7 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed drawing stores.

10.00am: Engineer Lieut. J. Hargreaves joined ship for fortnight’s training.


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8 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed drawing stores.

3.40pm: Collier SS Kurow secured alongside.


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9 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Mr. H. Veale, Bosn. joined ship from HMS Philomel. [Sydney H Veale?]

10.30am: Discharged Mr. Farrell, Bosn. to Philomel. [Joseph A. Farrell]


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10 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

3.05pm: Finished coaling. Received 805.85 tons.

4.30pm: Collier SS Kurow cast off.


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11 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

2.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker to hospital.


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12 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Discharged Lieut. Commander D [presumably AD; see 15th July] Boyle and Lieut. Commander E. Rhodes to shore.

pm: Leave to Port Watch till 7.30am Oct 27th.


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13 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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14 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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15 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands making & mending clothes.


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16 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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17 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.10am: Discharged 1 Signalman to Hospital.

4.15pm: 2 stokers & 1 AB joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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18 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 17.


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19 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.30pm: Engineer Lieut. Hargreaves RN discharged to shore.


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20 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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21 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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22 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.


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23 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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24 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.45pm: Steam cutter picked up capsized dinghy.

4.30pm: Read warrant No. 18.


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25 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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26 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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27 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Discharged Lieut. H. Barker to HMS Philomel. Lieut. Commander A.W.S. Agar rejoined ship from Philomel.

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730 Nov 11th.


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28 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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29 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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30 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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31 October 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1921


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1 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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2 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Engineer Lieut. G.S. Mitchell, special reserve joined ship for training.

1.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.


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3 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00pm: Sent fire party to SS Ngapuni [an article in Otago Daily Times names the ship as Ngapuhi]


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4 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

0.15am: Fire party returned on board.

am&pm: Hands employed embarking stores, painting ship, & as requisite.


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5 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Engineer Sub. Lieut. Stewart, Special Reserve, joined ship for fortnights training.


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6 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: Discharged Engineer Lieut. Commander Lidgett [From Navy Lists George D. Lidgett], special reserve to shore.


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7 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, embarking stores, & as requisite.


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8 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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9 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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10 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.15am: Commenced coaling from heap.

9.05am: Finished coaling. Received 170 tons.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 19.

5.00pm: 1 Engine Room Artificer joined ship from HMS Philomel. 2 ratings joined ship from hospital.


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11 November 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: Observed 2 minutes silence.

4.00pm: 9 Stoker ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel. Discharged 1 rating to Philomel.


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12 November 1921

Auckland to Wellington or at Auckland

Lat -36.82, Long 174.83 [Bgs]

8.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

10.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

11.25am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

11.38am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

12.23pm: Rangitoto Beacon S75E 1 mile.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 36 38S, Long 176 15E


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13 November 1921

Auckland to Wellington

Lat -37.95, Long 178.53 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 37 28S, Long 178 24E

10.15am: East Island West 3¼ miles.

5.19pm: Gable Islet N11W; Tatapouri Head S87W; Tuahina Point [Tuaheni Point] S64W

8.00pm: Lat 39 05S, Long 178 21E

9.30pm: Portland Light abeam 9½ miles.


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14 November 1921

Auckland to Wellington or at Wellington

Lat -41.07, Long 176.22 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 40 37S, Long 176 45E

10.33am: Cape Turnagain N12E; Mount Percy N77W; Castle Point Light House S51W.

6.26pm: Cape Palliser Light House N10E 3½ miles.

8.28pm: Karori Rock Light N68W; Pencarrow Head Light N30W

9.00pm: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

10.10pm: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Somes Island Light House N57E; Hope Shoal S65E; Jerningham Point buoy S19W.


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15 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.11am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for proceeding alongside Fryatt wharf.

9.45am: Alongside wharf.

10.10am: Secured hawsers. Discharged 2 ratings to hospital.


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16 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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17 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.00am: Range party of port watch left ship for Trentham musketry camp. [Trentham Military Camp]


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18 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

8.00am: Chilean Warship General Baquedano arrived. Saluted country 21 guns. Fort returned salute. Saluted Commodore commanding 11 guns. Returned salute with 11 guns.

7.00pm: Wind backed to SSE in heavy squall.


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19 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.00pm: 1 rating joined ship from Auckland hospital.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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20 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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21 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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22 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.40am: Chilean Warship General Baquedano sailed.


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23 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

7.00am: 2 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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24 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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25 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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26 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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27 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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28 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.45am: Lieut. Anderson joined ship from SS Ionic (awaiting passage to HMS Philomel).


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29 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

11.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.


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30 November 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

2.30pm: Range party of port watch returned from Trentham.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1921


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1 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM the Queen Mother’s birthday.

9.30am: Range party of starboard watch landed for Trentham Camp.

Noon: Fired Royal salute of 21 guns.


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2 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

11.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.


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3 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

11.00am: Lost overboard by accident: Seaboots, pair, 1 in No.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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4 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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5 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

5.30pm: 1 rating joined ship from Trentham Military hospital.


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6 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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7 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

2.00pm: 2 ratings rejoined ship from HMS Veronica.


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8 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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9 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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10 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.00pm: 1 Stoker rating joined ship from hospital.


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11 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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12 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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13 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79


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14 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

3.00pm: Range party of Starboard watch rejoined ship from Trentham camp.


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15 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

am&pm: Hands employed refitting, replacing steam cutter boiler, painting ship, provisioning, & as requisite.


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16 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.40am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.


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17 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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18 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

8.55am: Collier Karori secured alongside.

11.30am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

5.00pm: 1 rating joined ship from hospital.


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19 December 1921

Wellington

Lat -41.27, Long 174.79

6.20am: Commenced coaling.

10.00am: Discharged 2 ratings to hospital.

1.50pm: Finished coaling. Received 830 tons.

3.00pm: Collier Karori cast off.


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20 December 1921

Wellington to Auckland or at Wellington

Lat -41.65, Long 175.45 [Bgs]

7.00am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

7.18am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: Lat 40 20S, Long 174 51E

11.22am: Cape Palliser Light House abeam 2.6 miles.

6.33pm: Castle Point Light House S72W; Cape Turnagain N7W.

8.00pm: Lat 40 42S, Long 176 44E


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21 December 1921

Wellington to Auckland

Lat -38.55, Long 178.38 [Bgs]

4.04am: Altered course N9E for blowing thru’ boilers.

6.15am: Portland Light House abeam 5.7 miles.

8.00am: Lat 39 06S, Long 178 08E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

10.30am: Gable End Foreland N1E; Tatapouri Head N47W; Tuahina Point N89W

5.30pm: East Island N83W 4¼ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 37 31S, Long 178 19E


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22 December 1921

Wellington to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.45, Long 175.47 [Obs]

5.55am: Sighted Alderman Island S55W.

8.00am: Lat 36 42S, Long 176 08E

9.20am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured. Exercised divisional drill & loader.

3.23pm: Tiri Tiri Light House abeam 3¾ miles.

4.25pm: Rangitoto Beacon ESE 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

5.08pm: Stopped.

5.10pm: Alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

5.20pm: Secured hawsers.


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23 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

5.30am: Lit fires in Steam cutter (HMS Philomel).

am: Guns crews at loader.

1.10pm: HMS Veronica arrived.

2.00pm: Landed Port watch for Field exercises.

4.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730, December 27th.

7.15pm: Drew fires in Philomel’s steam cutter.


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24 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

5.30am: Lit fires in Philomel’s steam cutter.

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

Noon: Drew fires in steam cutter & Philomel’s steam cutter.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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25 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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26 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands to male & mend clothes.


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27 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed embarking practice projectiles & as requisite.


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28 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Divers away diving.


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29 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: 6” guns crews at loader.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 20.


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30 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Small arm companies at drill.

12.30pm: Paid Monthly money to Starboard watch. Leave to Starboard watch till Midnight Jan 2nd.


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31 December 1921

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78



THE VOYAGES OF HMS CHATHAM 1922

JP map Chatham 1922

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1922


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1 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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2 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Paid quarterly settlement to ship’s company.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

2.30pm: Discharged 3 Engine Room ratings to shore for duties in dockyard.

5.30pm: Lieut. Page, RNR, joined ship.


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3 January 1922

Auckland to Exercising or at Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.73, Long 174.92 [Bgs]

7.00am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & pointing ship.

7.13am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: Lat 36 46S, Long 174 50E

8.23am: Stopped.

8.25am: Came to.

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured. 6” guns crews to loader drill.

11.45am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for rounding Motutapa Island & for Motuihi channel [Motuihe Channel].

12.57pm: Stopped.

12.59pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Motuihi S49E; Motuihi Wharf N32E; Right end Motukorea S49W.

pm: 6” guns crews at loader. Exercised divisional drill & control parties.


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4 January 1922

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.84, Long 174.95 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

8.53am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for dropping target in position 103°- 2 miles from 230 foot hill [?] Motukorea.

9.20am: Stopped. Dropped target. Lowered boats.

9.25am: Proceeded to carry out 3 torpedo runs (ship running to ESEward of Motuihi Island. Exercised action stations.

9.55am: Fired 1st Torpedo from Starboard tube.

9.58am: Fired 2nd Torpedo from Starboard tube.

10.08am: Fired Torpedo from Port tube. Proceeded to close target.

10.26am: Stopped.

10.29am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Motuihi N26E; Left end Motuihi N15W; Right end Motukorea S89W.

11.38am: HMS Veronica arrived & anchored. 28 ratings joined ship from Veronica.

pm: Torpedo party striking down Torpedoes. 6” guns crews at loader drill. Tested 6” guns sights.

4.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 21 & 22.


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5 January 1922

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.84, Long 174.95

9.50am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.25am: Secured.

am: Control parties to drill. Carried out director test.

pm: 6” guns crews to loader. Carried out director test. Remainder of hands sponging out guns & as requisite.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


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6 January 1922

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.67, Long 175.05 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

6.45am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for Motuihi Channel.

7.20am: Orarapa Rock N25W 3.7 miles. Commenced inclination exercise with HMS Veronica. Course between NbyE & NEbyE.

7.54am: Finished exercise. Course as requisite for anchorage off Orarapa.

8.00am: Lat 36 43S, Long 175 01E

8.34am: Stopped. Came to.

am: Exercised divisional drill. 6” guns crews at loader. Marking for HMS Veronica firing at Orarapa Rock.

11.03am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage off Aha Aha Island. [Ahaaha Rocks]

11.52am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: SW Aha Aha Island ɸ [aligned with] 114 foot David Rock [David Rocks]; Right end Motuhura Kia [Motuhoropapa] S72W

1.35pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out sub calibre practice from 6” guns.

2.05pm: Commenced firing. Carried out 6 runs at Ahaaha Island on bearings from N10W to N45W, Ranges 3500 - 4900 yards.

3.28pm: Ceased firing. Course as requisite for anchorage off Ahaaha Island.

3.48pm: Stopped. Came to.

4.00pm: Communicated with Veronica.

4.35pm: Weighed.

4.38pm: Proceeded.

6.50pm: Course as requisite for anchorage off Bon Accord Harbour, Kawau Island.

7.26pm: Stopped.

7.28pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Left end Rabbit Island N68W; Left end Goat Island S62W; Martello Rock S12E


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7 January 1922

Kawau Island

Lat -36.42, Long 174.80 [Estimate from above anchor bearings]

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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8 January 1922

Kawau Island

Lat -36.42, Long 174.80


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9 January 1922

Kawau Island

Lat -36.42, Long 174.80

8.40am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for dropping boats & marking party off Beehive Island. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out 9 sub calibre runs at Passage Reef.

9.20am: Commenced firing. Firing from Port guns, ranges 4000 to 3400 yards. Bearings between S50E & N73E.

11.20am: Ceased firing. Course as requisite for anchorage off Bon Accord Harbour.

11.40am: Stopped. Anchor bearings: Left end Rabbit Island N68W; Left end Goat island S61W; Martello Rock S15E

pm: 6” guns crews at loader drill. Carried out Director test. Remainder of hands sponging out guns, & as requisite.


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10 January 1922

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.47, Long 174.83 [Bgs]

9.00am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for dropping boat & marking party.

9.13am: Stopped. Lowered whaler. Landed marking party on Beehive Island. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out 9 sub calibre runs at Passage Gulf.

9.38am: Commenced firing from Port guns. Ranges 2900 to 4000 yards on bearings between S54E & N73E.

11.03am: Practice completed. Ceased firing. Proceeded as requisite for picking up whaler.

11.35am: Hoisted whaler.

11.45am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for South Channel.

Noon: Motuora Island 219°, 2 miles.

12.38pm: Stopped.

12.45pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Shag Rock S42E; Waiwera Bluff S69W; Right end Motuora N74W

pm: Guns crews sponging out guns & at loader drill.


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11 January 1922

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.58, Long 174.89 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

7.56am: Weighed.

8.00am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for closing Tiri Tiri Matangi.

8.00am: Lat 36 32S, Long 174 52E

8.36am: Stopped. Lowered whaler. Landed marking party on Tiri Tiri.

8.40am: Proceeded as requisite for carrying out 3 Full calibre runs at Shag Rock.

9.00am: Opened fire. Ranges 8500 - 4000 yards on bearings between N51W & N33W.

10.00am: Ceased firing. Closed target.

10.30am: Course as requisite for anchorage of Tiri Tiri.

10.37am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Shag Rock S35E; Tiri Tiri Light House S3E; Right end 98 foot Island S69W

pm: Exercised divisional drill & loader drill.

5.00pm: Pay Sub Lieut. H. Prevett [?], & 1 Stoker rating joined ship from HMS Philomel. [From Navy Lists Harry Prevett]


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12 January 1922

Hauraki Gulf & Auckland

Lat -36.62, Long 174.92 [Bgs]

8.00am: Landed marking party on Tiri Tiri.

8.50am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite to carry out 3 Full calibre runs at Shag Rock.

9.43am: Opened fire. Ranges 8500 - 11000 yards on bearings between N22W & N48W.

10.56am: Ceased firing. Practice completed.

11.00am: Shaped course as requisite for Tiri Tiri Matangi.

11.25am: Stopped off Tiri Tiri Matangi.

11.54am: Hoisted whaler.

11.56am: Proceeded as requisite for anchor off Tiri Tiri.

12.07pm: Stopped. Came to.

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, sponging out guns, & as requisite.

4.16pm: Weighed. Proceeded.

5.27pm: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

5.58pm: Alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

6.10pm: Secured hawsers.


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13 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

10.30am: Commenced coaling.

2.30pm: Finished coaling. Received 200 tons.

5.00pm: Discharged 2 Leading Stokers & 5 ratings to HMS Philomel. 1 Ordinary Seaman rejoined ship from Philomel.


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14 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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15 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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16 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Training class under examination & at instruction. Hands employed sponging out guns, painting ship, & as requisite.

5.00pm: 1 rating rejoined ship from hospital.


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17 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: 1 Ordinary Seaman joined ship from Civil prison.


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18 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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19 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Training class under examination, & at instruction. Remainder of hands painting ship, & as requisite.

2.30pm: 1 rating joined ship from hospital.


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20 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Training classes under examination. Store party drawing stores. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.


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21 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch & 2nd part Port watch till 0730, 23rd inst.


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22 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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23 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Training classes to instruction. Remainder of hands employed drawing stores, & as requisite.


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24 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Training classes to instruction. Remainder of hands employed drawing stores, & as requisite.

5.00pm: 1 rating joined ship from HMS Philomel.

9.30pm: HMAS Melbourne arrived.


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25 January 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Saluted Rear Admiral "Melbourne", 13 guns.

1.30pm: Discharged 1 rating to HMS Philomel. 1 Petty Officer rejoined ship from hospital.

3.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to shore.


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26 January 1922

Auckland to Kaikoura or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

11.55am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & pointing ship.

12.10pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

12.46pm: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile.

4.32pm: Channel Island abeam to port 1 mile.

8.00pm: Lat 36 32S, Long 176 00E


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27 January 1922

Auckland to Kaikoura

Lat -37.53, Long 178.58 [Bgs]

am: Lost overboard by accident: Guard brass, patt no. 1310, 1 in No. Sinkers, 24lb, 1 in No. Swivels, 1 in No.

8.00am: Lat 37 10S, Long 177 57E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.

2.00pm: East Island Light House N55W 4½ miles.

5.00pm: Passed SS Opawa steering Northward.

6.18pm: Marau Point N59W; Mitre Rocks S34W; Gable Islet S8W

8.00pm: Lat 38 35S, Long 178 22E

9.18pm: Tuahina Point N85W 6 miles.


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28 January 1922

Auckland to Kaikoura

Lat -40.73, Long 176.65 [Bgs]

0.57am: Portland Light abeam 11 miles.

8.00am: Lat 40 11S, Long 177 13E

1.43pm: Castle Point abeam 9 miles.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 41 42S, Long 175 34E

8.57pm: Cape Palliser Light abeam 11 miles.


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29 January 1922

Auckland to Kaikoura & Lyttelton or at Kaikoura

Lat -42.40, Long 173.72 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

4.30am: Sighted land ahead.

5.30am: Sighted Kaikoura Peninsula ahead.

6.40am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Point Kean S4E; St. Kilda Rocks S51W; Ninepin Rocks S88W

pm: Ship open to visitors.

6.56pm: Weighed. Proceeded.

8.00pm: Lat 42 31S, Long 173 48E


[New Zealand Government document includes the location of Nine Pin and St. Kilda Rocks]


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30 January 1922

Kaikoura to Lyttelton or at Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

4.30am: East Head S35E; Godley Head Light S32W.

6.05am: Light buoy abeam. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

6.45am: Stopped. Pilot boarded. Proceeded as requisite for entering harbour.

7.17am: Came to. Secured alongside No. 2 wharf, Lyttelton Harbour.

7.10pm: Collier Kaiapoi arrived alongside.


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31 January 1922

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

6.20am: Commenced coaling.

11.40am: Finished coaling. Received 770 tons.


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1922


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1 February 1922

Lyttelton to Oamaru or at Lyttelton

Lat -43.60, Long 172.78 [Bgs]

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

11.30am: Slipped from Jetty. Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & leaving harbour.

pm: Paid monthly money to ship's company.

5.00pm: Course as requisite for swinging ship.

5.55pm: Completed swinging.

6.20pm: Hauled in & examined Patent Log, & restreamed.

8.00pm: Lat 44 09S, Long 172 34E


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2 February 1922

Lyttelton to Oamaru or at Oamaru

Lat -45.10, Long 170.98

8.00am: Lat 45 06S, Long 171 07E

8.00am: Course as requisite for requisite in Oamaru Roadstead.

8.15am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Cape Wanbrow S1W; South Head Light House S24W

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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3 February 1922

Oamaru to Dunedin or at Oamaru & Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

1.10am: Weighed. Proceeded.

3.25am: Moeraki Light abeam 8¼ miles.

6.33am: Sighted Remarkable Sand patch [?] S23E; Taiaroa Head S45E. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

8.30am: Off Dunedin wharves.

9.15am: Secured alongside Rattray Street Wharf.


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4 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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5 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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6 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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7 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

9.00am: Landed Starboard watch for route march.

1.00pm: Read warrant No. 23.

pm: Ship open to school children.

9.00pm: Burnt searchlight.


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8 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

9.00am: Landed port watch for route march.

9.30am: HMAS Melbourne arrived. Saluted flag 13 guns. Melbourne returned salute.


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9 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

9.00am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

pm: Ship open to school children.


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10 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51


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11 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Ship open to visitors.

9.00pm: Burnt searchlights.


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12 February 1922

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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13 February 1922

Dunedin to Paterson Inlet or at Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

7.00am: Discharged Lieut. Page, RNR to shore.

pm: Ship open to school children.

4.15pm: HMAS Melbourne proceeded.

4.25pm: Slipped. Moved along Jetty.

4.35pm: Cleared Jetty. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving Otago Harbour & for rounding Taiaroa Head.

6.22pm: Taiaroa Head S40W 1½ miles.

7.12pm: Cape Saunders S68W 3.3 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 45 58S, Long 170 43E


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14 February 1922

Dunedin to Paterson Inlet or at Paterson Inlet

Lat -46.96, Long 168.16 [Estimate off Glory Cove]

1.05am: Nugget Point Light abeam 9.5 miles.

8.00am: Lat 46 58S, Long 168 36E

9.45am: Course as requisite for entering Paterson Inlet.

10.56am: Stopped. Came to off Glory Cove. Anchor bearings: Boat Passage S33E; Right end Old Neck N35E.

pm: Ship open to visitors. Boats crews exercised away pulling.

6.00pm: Read warrant No. 24.


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15 February 1922

Paterson Inlet

Lat -46.96, Long 168.16

am: Hands employed preparing boats for sailing. Youths to physical training. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

pm: Training classes to instruction. Exercised all boats away sailing. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.


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16 February 1922

Paterson Inlet

Lat -46.96, Long 168.16

am: Youths at physical drill. Boats crews away pulling, & preparing for sailing.

pm: Boats crews away sailing.


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17 February 1922

Paterson Inlet to Bluff Harbour or at Paterson Inlet & Bluff Harbour

Lat -46.59, Long 168.34

7.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

8.40am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

8.45am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

11.15am: Bluff Signal Station N10W 2 miles. Proceeded as requisite for entering Bluff Harbour.

11.50am: Alongside Railway Wharf.

12.15pm: Secured hawsers.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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18 February 1922

Bluff Harbour

Lat -46.59, Long 168.34

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

11.00pm: Paymaster Commander J. Siddalls joined ship from Navy Office. [From Navy Lists John Siddalls]


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19 February 1922

Bluff Harbour

Lat -46.59, Long 168.34

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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20 February 1922

Bluff Harbour

Lat -46.59, Long 168.34

am: Ship open to school children.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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21 February 1922

Bluff Harbour to Preservation Inlet or at Bluff Harbour & Preservation Inlet

Lat -46.55, Long 167.82 [Bgs]

7.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

9.00am: Slipped from Jetty. Tug towing stern round.

9.12am: Cleared Jetty. Slipped tug. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.40am: Bluff Signal Station N8W 1½ miles.

am&pm: Gunnery Training class to instruction.

3.00pm: Solander Island S15W 13 miles.

5.05pm: Green Islets N67E; Puysegur Point N6W

6.00pm: Course as requisite for anchorage in Welcome Road, Preservation Inlet. [Welcome Bay]

6.15pm: Stopped.

6.17pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Seek Cove N19E; Prices Beech S85W


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22 February 1922

Preservation Inlet to Bradshaw Sound or at Preservation Inlet & Bradshaw Sound

Lat -45.57, Long 166.65 [Bgs]

6.22am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving Preservation Inlet.

8.00am: Lat 46 01S, Long 166 24E

9.22am: South Point East 1½ miles. Courses as requisite for Dusky Sound, Acheron Passage & Breaksea Sound.

am: Training Class & Lewis guns crews carried out practice with Lewis Guns.

1.50pm: Hares Ears N58E 2¼ miles. Course as requisite for Doubtful Inlet [Doubtful Sound/Patea], Bradshaw Sound & Gaer Arm.

3.55pm: Proceeded as requisite for anchorage at head of Gaer Arm.

4.07pm: Came to.


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23 February 1922

Bradshaw Sound to Milford Sound or at Bradshaw Sound & Milford Sound

Lat -44.68, Long 167.55 [Bgs]

6.00am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

6.15am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for Gaer Arm.

6.40am: Entered Bradshaw Sound.

7.05am: Rounded Richards Point. Entered Thompson Sound.

8.00am: Lat 45 09S, Long 166 58E

8.13am: Colonial Head S2E 2 miles.

10.17am: Houseroof Rock S23E 2 miles.

1.00pm: St. Anne Point N83E 2½ miles. Course as requisite for entering Milford Sound.

2.17pm: Stopped.

2.20pm: Secured to buoy at head of Milford Sound.

2.55pm: Shackled on.


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24 February 1922

Milford Sound to Greymouth & Westport or at Milford Sound

Lat -43.97, Long 168.27 [Bgs]

6.15am: Slipped from buoy. Cleared buoy.

6.27am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving Milford Sound.

8.00am: Lat 44 29S, Long 167 47E

9.45am: Exercised General Quarters.

9.53am: Cascade Point N39E; Gorge Island N65E; Awarua Point S65E

10.15am: Secured.

8.00pm: Lat 43 20S, Long 169 43E


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25 February 1922

Milford Sound to Sea or at Greymouth & Westport

Lat -42.30, Long 171.22 [Bgs]

6.47am: Hokitika Light House N57E; Mount Koiterangi [Kowhitirangi?] S47E; Ross S6E

8.00am: Lat 42 34S, Long 171 01E

8.50am: Course as requisite for anchorage off Greymouth.

9.10am: Stopped.

9.11am: Came to.

am: Tested life buoys – correct.

10.58am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

11.08am: Proceeded.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.45pm: Cape Foulwind Light House abeam 2¾ miles.

4.25pm: Course as requisite for anchorage off Westport.

4.40pm: Stopped.

4.41pm: Came to.

7.00pm: Proceeded.

8.00pm: Lat 41 34S, Long 171 39E


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26 February 1922

Westport to New Plymouth or at New Plymouth

Lat -39.43, Long 173.37 [Bgs]

1.15am: Kahurangi Point Light abeam 11¾ miles.

8.00am: Lat 39 55S, Long 172 54E

10.39am: Sighted Mount Egmont N40E.

3.38pm: Paritutu N88E 7¼ miles.

4.20pm: Course as requisite for anchorage off New Plymouth.

4.35pm: Stopped.

4.37pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Mahanga [Motumahanga?] S69W; Right end Mataroa S44W; Breakwater Light S13E


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27 February 1922

New Plymouth

Lat -39.04, Long 174.04 [Estimate off New Plymouth]

8.30pm: Burnt searchlights.


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28 February 1922

New Plymouth to Wanganui or at New Plymouth

Lat -39.04, Long 174.04

8.00am: Dressed Ship, masthead flags in honour of HRH Princess Mary's wedding.

10.00am: Dressed Ship overall.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

5.00pm: Dressed Ship, masthead flags.

5.00pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite. Hoisted whaler.

6.36pm: Undressed ship.

6.56pm: Cape Egmont Light S5E; Paritutu N75E

8.00pm: Lat 39 10S, Long 173 43E

8.21pm: Cape Egmont Light abeam 6½ miles.



LOGS FOR MARCH 1922


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1 March 1922

New Plymouth to Wanganui or at Wanganui

Lat -39.97, Long 174.99 [Estimate off Wanganui River]

4.25am: Patea Light abeam to port 11 miles.

8.45am: Course as requisite for anchorage off Wanganui River. [Whanganui]

8.55am: Stopped.

8.57am: Came to.

am: Discharged 1 stoker to hospital. Discharged Paymaster Commander J. Siddalls to Navy office, Wellington.

1.00pm: Paid monthly money to ship’s company.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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2 March 1922

Wanganui to Wellington or at Wanganui

Lat -39.97, Long 174.99

am: Exercised all boats crews away pulling.

9.07pm: Weighed. Proceeded.

10.30pm: Furled Quarterdeck awning & battened down. Wind increasing from Southward.


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3 March 1922

Wanganui to Wellington or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

3.34am: Sighted Stephens Island Light N84W (Brothers Light S12W).

5.26am: Brothers Light abeam 3 miles.

8.00am: Lat 41 23S, Long 174 38E

9.30am: Course as requisite for entering Port Nicholson.

10.25am: Stopped.

10.30am: Alongside Clyde Quay Wharf.

10.35am: Secured hawsers.

2.00pm: Discharged 1 signal rating to hospital.


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4 March 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 25.


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5 March 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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6 March 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

5.15am: Collier SS Komata secured alongside.

6.30am: Commenced coaling.

1.50pm: Finished coaling. Received 835 tons. 20 tons VC [?].

2.30pm: Collier cast off.


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7 March 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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8 March 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.00am: Landed Starboard watch for route march.

am: Hands employed taking in stores, & as requisite.

11.00am: 1 seaman rating discharged to hospital.


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9 March 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.30am: Oiler secured alongside.

9.00am: Landed port watch for route march.

3.00pm: Oiler cast off. Received 56 tons of oil fuel.


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10 March 1922

Wellington to Auckland or at Wellington

Lat -41.58, Long 175.12 [Bgs]

8.55am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & pointing ship.

9.05am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

11.00am: Exercised General Quarters.

12.57pm: Cape Palliser abeam 2¾ miles.

7.45pm: Castle Point abeam 11 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 40 59S, Long 176 28E


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11 March 1922

Wellington to Auckland

Lat -38.87, Long 178.17 [Bgs]

8.00am: Lat 39 27S, Long 177 54E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

6.02pm: East Island N14W; Mount Hikurangi West.

8.00pm: Lat 37 48S, Long 178 40E

8.15pm: East Cape Light abeam 5 miles.


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12 March 1922

Wellington to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.60, Long 176.08 [Bgs]

8.00am: Lat 36 50S, Long 176 50E

1.48pm: Cuvier Island Light House abeam 2½ miles.

3.50pm: Channel Island abeam to Starboard 1 mile.

7.22pm: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile. Course as requisite for anchorage in Rangitoto Channel.

7.40pm: Stopped.

7.41pm: Came to.


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13 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

5.50am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

5.55am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

6.30am: Entered Calliope Dock.

6.40am: Secured in Calliope Dock.

8.00am: Read warrant No. 26.

am: Hands employed ranging cable for survey in dock, rigging stages, & shores, & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed scraping ships bottom.


[From 13th to 27th March at about 5pm: Exercised fire stations]


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14 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed scraping ships bottom.


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15 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.15pm: Read warrants Nos. 27, 28 and 29.


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16 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ships bottom.


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17 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ships bottom.

2.33pm: HMS Laburnum arrived.


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18 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands to make and mend clothes.


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19 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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20 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed blacking down aloft.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch from Noon till 0800 April 4th.


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21 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: HMS Veronica paid off.

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom.


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22 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: HMS Veronica recommissioned.

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom.


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23 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom.


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24 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.00am: HMS Veronica shifted berth to Sheerlegs Jetty.

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom.


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25 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.30am: Commenced flooding dock.

9.30am: Stopped flooding dock.

pm: Hands making & mending clothes.


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26 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.10am: Church in Harbour Board Shed.


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27 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed blacking waterline & blacking down aloft.


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28 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side, working about cables & as requisite.


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29 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.45am: HMS Veronica proceeded.

7.00am: Undocked.

7.15am: Came to.

7.30am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for securing alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

7.40am: Alongside Jetty.

8.00am: Secured hawsers. HMS Laburnum secured alongside.


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30 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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31 March 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed dismounting guns, painting ship, & as requisite.



LOGS FOR APRIL 1922


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1 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 30.


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2 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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3 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed disembarking shell & as requisite.

pm: One HE [High Explosive] projectile & 1 CPC [From Navweaps.com – Common Pointed Capped] projectile lost overboard by accident.

pm: Divers away diving, searching for lost projectiles.


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4 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: Starboard watch returned from leave.

am&pm: Hands employed disembarking & embarking shell & as requisite.

12.30pm: Leave to port watch till 0800, 19th April.


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5 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed embarking ammunition, & as requisite.

12.05pm: Floating crane secured alongside.

pm: Hands employed embarking cordite, & dismantling & changing round guns.

4.30pm: Floating crane cast off.


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6 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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7 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 31.


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8 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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9 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Held divine service in harbour board shed.


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10 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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11 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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12 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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13 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.00pm: Read warrant No. 32.


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14 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Landed church parties. [Good Friday]

10.30am: Performed divine service.


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15 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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16 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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17 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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18 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed embarking stores & provisions, & as requisite.


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19 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.15am: HMS Laburnum undocked.

10.10am: Laburnum secured alongside.

3.00pm: Capt. HD Hamilton, Chief Staff Officer, joined ship. [Hugh Dundas Hamilton]


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20 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Ordinary Seamen at rifle exercise.


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21 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: HE the Governor General visited naval base.

11.40am: His Excellency left ship.

pm: Lost overboard by accident: Galleys weather board, 1 in No.

4.00pm: 8 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel.

5.30pm: Discharged Capt. HD Hamilton to Navy Office, Wellington.


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22 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Lost overboard by accident: Hollow punch, 5/8” 1 in No.


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23 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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24 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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25 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Landed Port watch to take part in Anzac Day Commemorative service.

10.30am: Performed divine service.

12.35pm: Port watch returned on board.


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26 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Commodore inspected HMS Laburnum.


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27 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Read warrant No. 33.


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28 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Diving party away diving Sailing yacht Rona. [Rona(1892)?]

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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29 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

12.30pm: Leave to port watch till 0730, May 1st.

pm: Naval sports held in Admiralty reserve. [From navymuseum.co.nz now Windsor Reserve]


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30 April 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78



LOGS FOR MAY 1922


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1 May 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: HMS Laburnum slipped & secured alongside Dock wharf.


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2 May 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.30am: Commenced coaling.

9.30am: Discharged Lieut. LR Romer & Warrant Engineer Durward [?] to HMS Veronica.

am: Hands employed coaling ship from heap.

1.15pm: Collier Rakanoa [?] secured alongside. [SS Rakanoa]

pm: Hands employed coaling ship from collier & heap.

4.40pm: Finished coaling. Received [blank] tons.


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3 May 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.30am: Rakanoa [?] cast off.

7.30am: HMS Veronica & HMS Laburnum secured alongside.

9.00am: Lieut. Anderson joined ship from HMS Philomel.

pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition, & as requisite.


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4 May 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Landed ammunition party.

2.00pm: Read warrant No. 34. Discharged 1 stoker rating to civil prison.

4.00pm: 17 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel. Discharged 4 ratings to Philomel.

5.00pm: Received on board 29 bags of mail for Tonga & Niue.


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5 May 1922

Auckland to Sunday Island or at Auckland

Lat -36.63, Long 174.90 [Bgs]

7.45am: HMS Veronica cast off.

8.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

9.00am: HMS Laburnum cast off.

9.30am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage in the stream.

9.45am: Came to.

10.12am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

11.00am: Rangitoto Beacon SE 1 mile. Exercised General Quarters.

11.40am: Secured.

Noon: Commenced swinging for adjustment of compasses off Tiri Tiri Light House.

12.38pm: Finished swinging.

12.45pm: Tiri Tiri Light N65W 1.6 miles.

4.53pm: Wellington Head S2W; Needles Point East

8.00pm: Lat 35 37S, Long 175 47E


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]


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6 May 1922

Auckland to Sunday Island

Lat -33.77, Long 177.68 [Obs]

3.05am: Put clocks on 20 min.

8.00am: Lat 34 10S, Long 177 08E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 35. Spread Forecastle awning.

8.00pm: Lat 32 47S, Long 178 35E


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7 May 1922

Auckland to Sunday Island

Lat -31.10, Long -179.75 [Obs]

3.00am: Put clocks on 10 min.

8.00am: Lat 31 25S, Long 179 55E

8.00pm: Sighted Macauley Island N73E.

8.00pm: Lat 30 15S, Long 178 55E [?W]


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8 May 1922

Auckland to Sunday Island & Nukualofa or at Sunday Island

Lat -29.27, Long -177.96 [Estimate in Denham Bay]

2.00am: Sighted Sunday Island ahead.

6.10am: D’Arcy Point N50E; Smith Bluff N50W. Course as requisite for anchorage in Denham Bay.

7.15am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Smith Bluff S34E; Denham [?] N19E.

5.41pm: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for clearing Denham Bay.

8.00pm: Lat 28 58S, Long 177 55W


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9 May 1922

Sunday Island to Nukualofa

Lat -26.68, Long -177.13 [Obs]

6.30am: Gunnery Training Class to 6” gun drill.

8.00am: Lat 27 12S, Long 177 20W

8.00pm: Lat 25 31S, Long 176 49W


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10 May 1922

Sunday Island to Nukualofa

Lat -23.05, Long -176.17 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 23 44S, Long 176 20W

9.45am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.40am: Secured.

6.00pm: Pylstaart Island ['Ata] S80W 6 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 22 11S, Long 175 55W


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11 May 1922

Sunday Island to Nukualofa or at Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

5.53am: Kallau Island [Kalau] N71E; Left end Eua Island N33E; Cook Point [Houma Toloa] N3W

am: Lost overboard thru’ wire parting while sounding: Guards, brass, patt no. 1266 – 1 in No.; Sinkers, 24lb, patt no. 1310 – 1 in No.; Swivels, patt no. 1311 – 1 in No.; Rope Steel Wire, 7 strand, 300 fathom, 1 coil.

8.00am: Lat 21 09S, Long 175 00W

8.00am: Course as requisite for entering Tongatabu by Eastern entrance.

8.55am: Passed thru’ Narrows.

9.15am: Saluted country 21 guns.

9.18am: Shore battery returned salute with 21 guns.

9.20am: Stopped. Came to. Saluted British consul & agent with 7 guns.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 1800.


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12 May 1922

Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 1800.


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13 May 1922

[Ship crossed International Date Line]

Nukualofa to Niue or at Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

am: Training classes to instruction. Youths at physical drill. 6” guns crews at divisional drill. Remainder of hands as requisite.

11.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

3.07pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

3.10pm: Proceeded as requisite for leaving Nukualofa by Eastern entrance.

3.40pm: Cleared Narrows. Course as requisite for Biha (Eastern) passage [Piha Passage].

4.29pm: Right end Eua Iki S81E; Right end Ata N5E

8.00pm: Lat 20 55S, Long 174 30W


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13 May 1922

Nukualofa to Niue

Lat -20.08, Long -172.35 [Obs]

1.50am: Put clocks on 10 min.

8.00am: Lat 20 17S, Long 172 50W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 19 42S, Long 171 29W


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14 May 1922

Nukualofa to Niue & Pago Pago or at Niue

Lat -19.04, Long -169.97

2.00am: Fired 1 rocket to experiment establishing communication with HMS Veronica.

2.40am: Put clocks on 10 min.

3.40am: Sighted Veronica’s searchlight bearing S58E. Spoke Veronica. Finished exercise.

8.00am: Lat 19 04S, Long 169 58W

8.15am: Course as requisite for anchorage off Alofi, Niue island.

8.35am: Stopped.

8.36am: Came to.

am: Steam at command for slow speed & on capstan. Veronica at anchor.

am: 2 ratings joined ship from Veronica.

4.33pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

4.44pm: Proceeded. Veronica took station astern 1 mile.

8.00pm: Lat 18 38S, Long 169 57W


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15 May 1922

Niue to Pago Pago

Lat -16.83, Long -170.23 [Obs]

7.30am: Altered course N9E to open out from HMS Veronica for inclination exercise.

8.00am: Lat 17 10S, Long 170 15W

8.40am: Resumed course N12W.

9.40am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Course as requisite for carrying out inclination exercise with Veronica.

10.33am: Finished exercise. Shaped course N33W to close Veronica. Secured.

11.25am: Veronica took station astern.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 36.

8.00pm: Lat 15 52S, Long 170 08W


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16 May 1922

Niue to Pago Pago or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

6.50am: Sighted land (Tutuila Island) ahead.

8.00am: Lat 14 32S, Long 170 30W

9.20am: Put clocks on 20 min.

10.30am: Course as requisite for Pago Pago Harbour.

10.55am: Stopped. Secured to C buoy. Saluted country with 21 guns. USS Ontario returned salute wuth 21 guns. Ontario saluted Commodore with 11 guns. Chatham returned do with 11 guns.

12.30pm: Commodore visited Governor. Shore battery saluted with 11 guns.

pm: Governor of Tutuila visited ship.

2.45pm: Saluted Governor with 17 guns.


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17 May 1922

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690


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18 May 1922

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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19 May 1922

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

6.15pm: Collier Kaiapoi arrived & secured alongside Port side.

pm: Rigged collier.


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20 May 1922

Pago Pago to Apia or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

6.20am: Commenced coaling.

6.55am: HMS Veronica secured alongside collier.

11.10am: Finished coaling. Received 666 tons.

3.00pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

4.40pm: Collier & Veronica cast off. Hoisted boats.

5.30pm: Slipped. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour. Put clocks back 30 min.

5.18pm: Breaker Point abeam 2 cables.

8.00pm: Lat 14 26S, Long 170 53W


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21 May 1922

Pago Pago to Apia or at Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

6.25am: Course as requisite for anchorage.

6.35am: Stopped. Pilot boarded.

6.42am: Proceeded as requisite for anchorage.

6.55am: Stopped. Came to Port anchor.

7.06am: Let go Starboard anchor. Middled with 5 shackles on each. Stern secured to Western buoy.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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22 May 1922

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

11.30am: Administrator visited ship.

12.30pm: Saluted Administrator on leaving ship with 15 guns.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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23 May 1922

Apia to Suva or at Apia

Lat -13.90, Long -172.33 [Bgs]

6.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

6.50am: Weighed Port anchor.

7.08am: Slipped from buoy. Weighed Starboard anchor.

7.15am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: Lat 13 44S, Long 171 47W

11.00am: Apolima Island N70E 1¾ miles.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 14 28S, Long 173 35W


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24 May 1922

Apia to Suva

Lat -15.50, Long -176.22 [Obs]

6.28am: Sighted Niuafou Island S38W

8.00am: Lat 15 22S, Long 175 33W

am&pm: 6” guns crews at divisional drill.

5.15pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 15 50S, Long 177 33W


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25 May 1922

Apia to Suva

Lat -17.12, Long -179.93 [Bgs]

6.26am: Wailangilala Light abeam 3½ miles.

8.00am: Lat 16 49S, Long 179 22W

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

am: Exercised divisional drill & sponging out guns.

4.00pm: Right end Koro N19W; Wakaya Island S61W

5.15pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

6.31pm: Wakaya Light abeam 2.6 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 17 58S, Long 178 56E

10.08pm: Nasilai Light abeam 4½ miles.


No log for 26 May – ship crossed International Date Line


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27 May 1922

Apia to Suva or at Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

0.45am: Course as requisite for entering Suva Harbour.

1.05am: Stopped. Came to.

5.50am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for proceeding alongside Government Wharf.

6.09am: Alongside Wharf.

6.25am: Secured hawsers.

2.00pm: Moved ship 90 feet along Jetty.

2.40pm: Secured hawsers.


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28 May 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

4.30pm: HMS Laburnum arrived & secured alongside wharf.

5.10pm: Collier SS Kaiapoi secured alongside.


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29 May 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

6.10am: Commenced coaling.

10.30am: Finished coaling. Received 540 tons.


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30 May 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

6.00am: HMS Laburnum & collier cast off. Shifted berth to Northern end of wharf.

7.15am: Secured hawsers.

7.35am: Laburnum secured alongside.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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31 May 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428



LOGS FOR JUNE 1922


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1 June 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428


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2 June 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

12.30pm: Governor visited ship.

2.15pm: Governor left ship. Saluted with 17 guns.

4.00pm: Discharged 5 ratings to HMS Laburnum.

5.00pm: Laburnum proceeded.


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3 June 1922

Suva to Wellinghton or at Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM the Kings birthday.

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

11.55am: Paraded guard & band.

Noon: Fired Royal salute of 21 guns.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.38pm: Undressed ship.

6.55pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

7.10pm: Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00pm: Lat 18 14S, Long 178 23E


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4 June 1922

Suva to Wellinghton

Lat -20.85, Long 177.93 [Obs]

1.37am: Cape Washington abeam 6 miles.

8.00am: Lat 20 09S, Long 177 53E

8.00pm: Lat 22 14S, Long 177 58E


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5 June 1922

Suva to Wellinghton

Lat -25.12, Long 178.13 [Obs]

3.05am: Altered course 1 point to Starboard for blowing thru’ boiler.

4.10am: Resumed course.

7.00am: Aired bedding.

8.00am: Lat 24 24S, Long 178 05E

am: Exercised divisional drill.

8.00pm: Lat 26 30S, Long 178 10E


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6 June 1922

Suva to Wellinghton

Lat -29.05, Long 178.25 [Obs]

3.18am: Altered course 1 point to Port for blowing thru’ boiler.

4.00am: Altered course 2 points to Starboard.

4.42am: Resumed course.

7.00am: Aired bedding.

8.00am: Lat 28 27S, Long 178 13E

9.35am: Prepared to tow aft.

9.44am: Evolution completed.

8.00pm: Lat 30 23S, Long 178 22E


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7 June 1922

Suva to Wellinghton

Lat -33.08, Long 178.55 [Obs]

3.22am: Altered course for blowing thru’ boiler.

5.02am: Resumed course.

8.00am: Lat 32 23S, Long 178 28E

10.45am: Changed over to Conning Tower steering position.

10.55am: Reverted to Fore Bridge steering position.

8.00pm: Lat 34 24S, Long 178 32E


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8 June 1922

Suva to Wellinghton

Lat -36.97, Long 178.53 [Obs]

3.35am: Commenced blowing thru’ boiler.

4.15am: Resumed course. Finished blowing thru’.

8.00am: Lat 36 25S, Long 178 34E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

9.47am: Sighted land (Pukeamaru Mountain) South.

10.10am: Secured. Exercised divisional drill.

10.50am: Connected up hand steering gear. Steering by hand wheel.

11.05am: Connected up Fore Bridge steering position.

5.02pm: East Island abeam 5½ miles.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 38 11S, Long 178 37E


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9 June 1922

Suva to Wellinghton

Lat -40.37, Long 176.97 [Bgs]

3.55am: Table Cape N29W; Portland Light N89W. (Remarkable visibility between rain squalls)

4.19am: Portland Light abeam 9½ miles.

8.00am: Lat 39 51S, Long 177 31E

1.50pm: Cape Turnagain abeam 7 miles.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

5.22pm: Castle Point Light abeam 6¼ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 41 19S, Long 176 09E


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10 June 1922

Suva to Wellington or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.47am: Cape Palliser Light abeam 2.6 miles.

4.23am: Pencarrow Light N33W; Karori Rock Light N72W

5.27am: Pencarrow Head East. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

6.15am: Proceeded as requisite waiting for health officer.

7.00am: Health officer boarded. Proceeded as requisite for going alongside Clyde Quay wharf.

7.12am: Alongside.

7.30am: Secured hawsers.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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11 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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12 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

6.55am: Collier Komata [?] secured alongside. [SS Komata]

7.40amm: Commenced coaling.

11.50am: Finished coaling. Received 615 tons.

12.15pm: Collier cast off.


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13 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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14 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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15 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.00am: Discharged 1 AB to hospital.

12.30pm: 1 stoker returned from hospital.


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16 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.30am: Discharged 1 stoker to hospital.


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17 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.00am: Discharged 1 stoker to hospital.

10.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

12.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am 19th inst.

1.30pm: 2 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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18 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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19 June 1922

Wellington to Chatham Island or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.00pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

3.45pm: Their Excellencies the Governor General and Viscountess Jellicoe arrived on board.

4.00pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

4.08pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

7.31pm: Cape Palliser Light abeam 6 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 41 44S, Long 175 19E


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20 June 1922

Wellington to Chatham Island

Lat -42.85, Long 178.57 [Obs]

2.15am: Put clocks on 15 min.

8.00am: Lat 42 30S, Long 177 43E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.42pm: Hove to. Head South to secure & turn in galley. [pm: Wind force 7-8]

5.57pm: Resumed course.

8.00pm: Lat 43 20S, Long 179 42W


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21 June 1922

Wellington to Chatham Island or at Chatham Island

Lat -43.92, Long -176.57

7.10am: Sighted Chatham Island ENE.

8.00am: Lat 44 06S, Long 176 46W

9.00am: Course as requisire for anchorage off Waitangi. Anchor bearings: McClatchie Reef S71W; Point Hanson S15W

9.38am: Stopped. Came to.

10.30am: Their Excellencies the Governor General & Viscountess Jellicoe landed. Saluted His Excellency with 19 guns on landing.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

4.30pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

5.00pm: Their Excellencies returned to ship.

5.45pm: Burnt searchlights for 20 min.

6.25pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

6.32pm: Proceeded.

6.35pm: McClatchie Reef S50W.

6.40pm: Point Hanson S15E 6 cables.

7.30pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 43 58S, Long 176 52W


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22 June 1922

Chatham Island to Wellington

Lat -42.93, Long 179.17 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 43 17S, Long 179 35W

10.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

11.15am: Secured.

5.15pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 42 20S, Long 177 10E


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23 June 1922

Chatham Island to Wellington or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

6.00am: Cape Palliser abeam 12 miles.

8.00am: Lat 41 29S, Long 174 50E

8.50am: Pencarrow Head East. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

9.50am: Stopped.

9.55am: Alongside Clyde Quay Wharf.

10.00am: Secured hawsers.

10.30am: Their Excellencies the Governor General & Viscountess Jellicoe disembarked.


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24 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.00am: Engineer Lieut. Commander HC Harley joined ship from shore for training. [From Navy Lists Howard CK Harley?]

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 0700, 26th inst.


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25 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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26 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.00am: Landed guard of honour for drill.

12.20pm: Commenced firing 19 minute guns for funeral of Field Marshal the late Sir Henry Wilson.

1.00pm: Guard landed for drill.


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27 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.00am: Landed guard of honour for drill.


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28 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.00pm: Landed guard of honour for opening of parliament ceremony.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 38.

5.30pm: Lieut. EF Watson RNR joined ship for training. [From Navy Lists Ernest F Watson?]


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29 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

5.00pm: 1 Engine Room Artificer & 3 Leading Seamen joined ship from SS Arawa.


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30 June 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am&pm: Control parties to drill.



LOGS FOR JULY 1922


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1 July 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.00pm: Paid quarterly settlement to ship's company. Leave to Starboard watch till 0700, 3rd July.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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2 July 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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3 July 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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4 July 1922

Wellington to Gisborne or at Wellington

Lat -41.58, Long 175.63 [Bgs]

6.00am: Discharged Engineer Lieut. Commander Harley.

7.00am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

7.09am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: Lat 41 23S, Long 174 51E

10.27am: Cape Palliser abeam 3 miles.

4.40pm: Castle Point Light House N67W; Cape Turnagain North

8.00pm: Lat 40 34S, Long 176 52E


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5 July 1922

Wellington to Gisborne & Auckland or at Gisborne

Lat -38.68, Long 178.02 [Bgs]

4.00am: Pentland Light abeam 6 miles.

8.00am: Lat 38 45S, Long 178 02E

8.17am: Proceeded as requisite for anchorage in Gisborne Roads.

8.24am: Came to.

11.52am: Weighed. Course as requisite for leaving Gisborne Roads.

4.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 39 & 40.

4.30pm: Spoke SS Arawa bound for Auckland.

8.00pm: Lat 37 53S, Long 178 38E

9.09pm: East Cape abeam 5½ miles.


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6 July 1922

Gisborne to Auckland

Lat -37.13, Long 176.73 [Bgs]

5.20am: Sighted White Island WSW.

7.34am: Course as requisite for rounding White Island.

8.00am: Lat 37 31S, Long 177 12E

11.00am: Rolling thru’ 30°. [Wind force 7-8]

1.00pm: Rolling thru’ 36°.

2.00pm: Maximum roll through 42°.

4.00pm: Cuvier Island Light N65W; Right end Red Mercury Island N80W; Left end Alderman Islands S2E

6.35pm: Cuvier Island Light abeam 1.9 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 36 26S, Long 175 31E

9.00pm: Channel Rock abeam to port 5 cables.

11.50pm: Tiri Tiri Light abeam 3½ miles.


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7 July 1922

Gisborne to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

0.20am: Course as requisite for anchorage.

0.35am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Rangitoto Beacon S6W; Left end Rangitoto S70E

6.34am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite to carry out Torpedo practice.

am: Practice not carried out owing to defect in firing gear of port tubes.

8.00am: Lat 36 43S, Long 174 52E

8.14am: Stopped. Came to.

9.18am: Weighed. Proceeded.

9.38am: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

9.39am: Exercised General Quarters.

9.55am: Secured.

10.17am: Alongside Sheerlegs Wharf.

10.30am: Secured hawsers.


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8 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730, 10th inst.


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9 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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10 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning down aloft, provisioning ship, talking in stores, & as requisite.

am: Discharged Lieut. EA Anderson [Edward A Anderson?] to HMS Philomel. Engineer Lieut. Commander Lidgett joined ship from shore. Discharged 1 Leading Stoker to hospital.


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11 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.20am: Engineer Lieut. Maclaren [?] joined ship from shore. [There’s a William R. Maclaren on the Medal Lists but unable to confirm in Navy Lists]

am&pm: Hands employed provisioning ship, & as requisite.


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12 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 41.


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13 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 42, 43, 44 & 45.


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14 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.


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15 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730, 17th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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16 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Ship open to visitors.

7.45pm: Collier Karori secured alongside.


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17 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.15am: Commenced coaling.

9.00am: Commander B Buxton DSO [from Navy Lists Bernard Buxton] arrived on board ex SS Navua.

11.50am: Finished coaling. Received 610 tons.

1.10pm: Collier cast off.

4.00pm: Discharged 1 Ordinary Seaman to Mount Eden Gaol. Read warrant No. 46.


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18 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed embarking stores, painting ship, refitting & as requisite.


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19 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Discharged 1 Stoker to hospital.

11.00am: Fired 1 Torpedo to test port tube.


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20 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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21 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Discharged 1 Stoker to hospital.

1.00pm: Discharged 1 Leading Stoker to hospital.


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22 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.00pm: Leave to port watch till 0730, 24th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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23 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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24 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

2.00pm: Halfmasted colours.

3.00pm: Rehoisted colours.

5.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker to shore.


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25 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Discharged Engineer Lieut. Commander Lidgett, special reserve to shore on completion of training.


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26 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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27 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, embarking stores, refitting & as requisite.


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28 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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29 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730, 31st inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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30 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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31 July 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1922


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1 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Paid monthly money to ship’s company.


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2 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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3 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, refitting, ammunitioning ship & as requisite.


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4 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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5 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730, 7th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.15pm: HMS Veronica secured alongside.


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6 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

2.00pm: 1 AB rejoined ship from HMS Veronica.


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7 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, provisioning, refitting, & as requisite.


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8 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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9 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, refitting, provisioning ship, & as requisite.

10.30am: Discharged 1 Petty Officer to hospital.


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10 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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11 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.45am: Collier SS Kurow secured alongside.

9.00am: Commenced coaling.

1.15pm: Finished coaling. Received 496 tons.

2.15pm: Collier cast off.


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12 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

10.30am: 25 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel. Discharged 8 ratings to Philomel.

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730, 14th inst.

4.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 47, 48 & 49.


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13 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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14 August 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, refitting, provisioning ship & as requisite.

2.00pm: Discharged 1 AB to hospital.


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15 August 1922

Auckland to Port Russell or at Auckland

Lat -36.71, Long 174.86 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

9.30am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

9.38am: Came to.

9.50am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.50am: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile.

11.35am: Stopped.

11.38am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Tiri Tiri Light House N8E; Orarapa N78E; Left end Tapu [Motutapu?] S71E

pm: Carried out sight test of all 6” guns & director sight.

4.55pm: Weighed. Proceeded.

6.06pm: Flat Rock Light N28W; Tiri Tiri Light S59W

8.00pm: Lat 36 21S, Long 174 57E

10.05pm: Spoke SS Navua bound to Auckland.

11.52pm: Mokohinau Light abeam to starboard 9 miles.


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16 August 1922

Auckland to Port Russell or at Port Russell

Lat -35.27, Long 174.12 [Bgs]

6.00am: Cape Brett N77W; Left end Poor Knights S16E

8.00am: Lat 35 14S, Long 174 32E

9.45am: Piercy Island [Motukokako] S40W 1¼ miles.

10.12am: Bird Rock [Mahenotapuku] S18E 5 cables.

10.55am: Whale Rock S8W 1 mile 4 cables.

11.50am: Course as requisite for entering Port Russell.

12.06pm: Stopped. Came to.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 50.


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17 August 1922

Port Russell

Lat -35.27, Long 174.12

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured. Exercised all boats crews away pulling.


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18 August 1922

Port Russell

Lat -35.27, Long 174.12

9.15am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.15am: Secured.

10.30am: Exercised all boats crews away pulling.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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19 August 1922

Port Russell

Lat -35.27, Long 174.12

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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20 August 1922

Port Russell to Whangaroa & Port Mangonui or at Russell, Whangaroa & Port Mangonui

Lat -35.03, Long 173.75

6.15am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

6.20am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.30am: Brampton Bank buoy abeam 1 cable. [Brampton Reef]

7.07am: Ninepin abeam 1 mile.

8.00am: Lat 35 02S, Long 174 09E

10.16am: Course as requisite for entering Whangaroa Harbour.

10.39am: Stopped.

10.41am: Came to.

1.32pm: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

1.50pm: Cleared Whangaroa Heads [?].

4.10pm: Course as requisite for anchorage off Mangonui.

4.27pm: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Cole point S57E; Osprey Point N79E; Rangikapiti Head 680 yards


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21 August 1922

Port Mangonui to Suva or at Port Mangonui

Lat -34.97, Long 173.51

am&pm: 6” guns crews at divisional drill. Remainder of hands employed sponging out guns & as requisite.

5.30pm: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00pm: Lat 34 40S, Long 173 38E


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22 August 1922

Port Mangonui to Suva

Lat -32.73, Long 174.35 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 33 11S, Long 174 10E

9.15am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.15am: Secured.

am: Lost overboard by accident: Brush, vacuumer [?] & sponge, chamber, MK III Breach Load 6” gun, 1 in No.

am: S1 guns crew to divisional drill.

4.00pm: Exercised collision drill.

8.00pm: Lat 31 40S, Long 174 48E


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23 August 1922

Port Mangonui to Suva

Lat -29.63, Long 175.27 [Obs]

2.00am: Put clocks on 10 min.

8.00am: Lat 30 09S, Long 175 18E

9.30am: Exercised control parties.

10.15am: Secured.

8.00pm: Lat 28 32S, Long 175 40E


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24 August 1922

Port Mangonui to Suva

Lat -26.33, Long 176.20 [DR]

8.00am: Lat 26 53S, Long 176 06E

9.00am: Exercised control parties.

am: Carried out divisional drill.

8.00pm: Lat 25 14S, Long 176 29E


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25 August 1922

Port Mangonui to Suva

Lat -23.07, Long 176.92 [DR]

2.00am: Put clocks on 10 min.

8.00am: Lat 23 37S, Long 176 49E

10.00am: Very heavy rain.

2.15pm: Wind veered suddenly to West.

8.00pm: Lat 22 05S, Long 177 15E


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26 August 1922

Port Mangonui to Suva or at Suva

Lat -19.23, Long 177.95 [Bgs]

2.45am: Altered course N26E for blowing thru’ boilers.

8.00am: Lat 19 52S, Long 178 08E

8.31am: Sighted land bearing from N20W to North.

12.39pm: Cape Washington Light House N65E 3 miles.

1.15pm: Sighted Mbengha Island [Beqa Island] N3W.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.08pm: Stuart Islet [Ugaga Island] N52W; Right end Mbengha N19W

5.10pm: Put clocks on 10 min.

6.54pm: Course as requisite for entering harbour. Passed SS Navua.

7.40pm: Alongside Government Wharf, Suva.

7.50pm: Secured hawsers.


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27 August 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

6.00am: HMS Laburnum proceeded to sea.

3.00pm: Discharged 1 Stoker to hospital.


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28 August 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428


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29 August 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

11.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.


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30 August 1922

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

am: Party sponging out guns.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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31 August 1922

Suva to Nandi Waters or at Suva & Nandi Waters

Lat -18.30, Long 178.08 [Bgs]

9.30am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

9.40am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.45am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured. Exercised divisional drill.

11.45am: Storm Island [Nanuka] S51E; Stuart Island S9W; Right end Yanutha [Yanuca] S49W. Course as requisite for Mbengha Passage.

12.56pm: Castle Rock N42W; Serua Island N; Sharks Fin N47E

pm: Training classes to instruction. Carried out divisional drill. Remainder of hands employed cleaning out boats, refitting, & as requisite.

5.16pm: Uverite Point N7W; Likuri Island N48E

6.17pm: Course as requisite for Navula Passage.

6.33pm: Navula Light abeam 3 cables.

7.58pm: Stopped.

8.00pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Nakorokoro Light [Naikorokoro] N12E; Iakuilau Island [Yakuilau] S59E; Malamala N88W



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1922


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1 September 1922

Nandi Waters to Lautoka or at Nandi Waters & Lautoka

Lat -17.68, Long 177.37 [Bgs]

6.00am: Very heavy squall.

10.05am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out Torpedo firing.

10.31am: Fired torpedo from Port tube.

10.40am: Fired Torpedo from Starboard tube. Closed target.

11.02am: Stopped. Hoisted in Torpedoes.

11.35am: Proceeded. Nakorokoro Light ahead. Steam cutter in tow.

12.35pm: Slipped steam cutter.

12.55pm: Course as requisite for anchorage in Lautoka.

1.11pm: Stopped. came to.


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2 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

12.30pm: Paid monthly money to ship's company.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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3 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45


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4 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

am: Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice at target towed by motor boat. Carried out director test.

pm: Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice at towed target.


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5 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

8.00am: Laid out kedge anchor.

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice at towed target.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

3.30pm: Weighed kedge anchor.


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6 September 1922

Lautoka [& at Sea]

Lat -17.66, Long 177.33 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

8.00am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

8.11am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour & clearing Pasco Cay.

8.45am: Stopped. Lowered boats. Landed marking party on Tivoa Island [Tivua].

8.50am: Proceeded as requisite for (G) [gunnery] practice.

9.17am: Carried out 4 sub-calibre runs, firing at Pasco Cay between bearings N18E & N9W. Ranges 3800 - 4800 yards.

11.00am: Carried out 3 sub-calibre runs at Pasco Cay between bearings N16W & N60W. Range 2000 yards.

11.15am: Course as requisite for anchoring off Kandavu Island [Kaduvu].

11.47am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Kandavu Island S64W; Vunivadra S27W; Right end Lovuka Island [Eluvuka] S88W

pm: Placed buoys to mark N & S ends of Rocky patch situated 1¾ miles Eastward of Kandavu Island.


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7 September 1922

Lautoka [& at Sea]

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

8.20am: Marking party left ship & landed at Tivoa Island.

8.43am: Weighed.

8.50am: Proceeded as requisite for (G) practice.

9.12-10.23am: Carried out 4 sub-calibre runs firing at Pasco Cay between bearings N11W & N4E. Ranges 4000-5000 [yards].

10.54am: Carried out 3 sub-calibre runs at Pasco Cay between bearings N10W & N30W. Range 1950 yards.

11.00am: Secured. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage in Lautoka.

11.38am: Stopped. Came to.

pm: Lost overboard by accident from motor boat while weighing: Boat’s Anchor, 40lbs, 1 in No.

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, sponging out guns & as requisite.


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8 September 1922

Lautoka [& at Sea]

Lat -17.62, Long 177.37 [Bgs]

7.50am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

7.54am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour & clearing Tivoa Island.

8.00am: Lat 17 36S, Long 177 27E

8.35am: Stopped off Tivoa Island. Lowered boats. Landed marking party.

8.45am: Proceeded as requisite for (G) practices.

9.17-10.27am: Carried out 4 sub-calibre runs at Pasco Cay between bearings N16W & N8E. Ranges 4000 - 5000 yards.

10.56-11.24am: Carried out 8 sub-calibre runs at Pasco Cay between bearings N & N60W. Ranges 2000 - 2200 yards.

11.30am: Stopped. Hoisted in boats. Embarked marking party.

Noon: Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour. Motor boat in tow.

12.50pm: Stopped. Came to.


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9 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am: Hands employed sponging out guns & cleaning ship throughout.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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10 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45


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11 September 1922

Lautoka [& at Sea]

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

7.50am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour & proceeding to firing area.

8.00am: Lat 17 36S, Long 177 27E

9.17am: Opened fire with Starboard battery at Pasco Cay bearing from North, N5W. Range 9400 - 9000 yards.

9.20am: Ceased fire.

9.56am: Carried out 3 Gunlayer test runs from 6” guns at Pasco Cay bearings from N5E to N20E. Range 4800 yards.

10.03am: Ceased fire. Secured.

10.10am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

11.00am: Stopped. Came to.

pm: Hands employed sponging out guns & as requisite. Carried out divisional drill by [?] port 6” guns crews.


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12 September 1922

Lautoka [& at Sea]

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

7.41am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

7.54am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for firing area.

8.00am: Lat 17 36S, Long 177 26E

9.17am: Opened fire with Port broadside at Pasco Cay on bearings N9E to N4E. Ranges 9400 - 9000 yards.

9.21am: Ceased firing.

9.40-9.46am: Carried out 3 Gunlayer test from 3 6” guns at Pasco Cay on bearings from N13E to N5E. Range 6000 yards.

9.47am: Secured. Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

10.41am: Stopped. Came to.

pm: 6” guns crews at drill.


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13 September 1922

Lautoka [& at Sea]

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

7.45am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

7.52am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour & for firing area.

8.00am: Lat 17 36S, Long 177 27E

9.12-9.18am: Carried out Gunlayer test from Port guns at Pasco Cay bearing from N16E to N10E. Range 6000 yards.

9.33-9.38am: Carried out Gunlayer test from Starboard guns at Pasco Cay bearing from N6E to N11E. Range 6000 yards.

9.40am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for returning to harbour.

10.32am: Stopped. Came to.

pm: Hands employed sponging out guns, scrubbing out boats, & as requisite.


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LOG BOOK – 14TH SEPTEMBER 1922 TO 24TH AUGUST 1923


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Log of HMS Chatham

Commanded by Commodore Alan G. Hotham, CMG

For the Period Commencing Thursday 14th of September 1921 Ending Friday 24th of August 1923


Tonnage (Displacement): 5,400

Extreme Length: 456’ 09”

Extreme Breadth: 49’ 10”


Engines

Manufacturer: Thames Engineering Company Ltd., Greenwich

SHP: 22,000

Forced Draught: 25,000

Description: Turbines (Parson’s type)

When Fixed on Board: 1912


Boilers

Manufacturer: Thames Engineering Company Ltd.

Description: Yarrow, Small Tube

When made: 1912

When put in vessel: 1912


Paddle Wheels or Screw propeller

Manufacturer: Manganese Bronze Company Ltd.

Description: Griffiths Modified, 4 Screw, 3 bladed bronze

General State of Repair: Good


[Signed] Alan Hotham Captain


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[Directions on completing log and weather codes]


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Establishment of Ship’s Company

Officers: 22

Seamen: 154

Engine-room Establishment: 216

Other non-executive ratings: 62

Total: 444 [total of above 454]


Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: S&A Calderara

Height of cistern above sea: 4 feet

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: On Forebridge

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: Dry, N&Z 2676; Wet, N&Z 9704

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: S&A Calderara


Position of Standard Compass

Fore Upper Bridge


Deviation of Standard Compass

October 1st ‘22 Lat 16 27S, Long 168 11E

February 27th ‘23 Lat 36 38S, Long 174 54E

March 26th ‘23 Lat 38 03S, Long 144 52E


Armament

Forecastle and Upper Deck: 6in BL [Breach Loading] Mark XI & XI* on P VI (Power worked) mounting, 8 in No.

Abaft After Control on own platform: 3in High Angle Mark I 20 cwt on High Angle Mark II mounting, 1 in No.

On each side of Well Deck: 3 pounder Hotchkiss (Saluting purposes only), 4 in No.

Maxim .303, 2 in No.

Lewis Gun .303, 8 in No.


Torpedo Armaments

Submerged Tubes, 2.

Torpedoes 7. 21” Mark II to II*****


Boats

One 35’ Steam Cutter

One 35’ Motor Boat

Two 30’ Cutters

Two 30’ Gigs

Three 27’ Whalers

Two 16’ Skiffs

One 13½’ Balsa Raft


Miscellaneous Information

Draught of water with bunkers full, and complete with provisions, stores and water: Forward 17’-0”, Aft 18’-6”

Load Draught: 15’ 06” forward, 17’ 09” aft

Number of tons necessary to increase draught 1 inch: 37 tons

Number of tons of coal carried: (a) At load draught 650; (b) With bunkers full 1062; (c) In places other than bunkers Nil

Number of tons of oil fuel carried: 90% 258


Quantity of water carried (a) For boilers: 112 tons; (b) for drinking 40 tons


[Signed] Alan Hotham Captain; [Signed] P.L. Barcroft [From Navy Lists Penrose L. Barcroft] Lieut. Commander Navigating Officer


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14 September 1922

Lautoka [& at Sea]

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

7.43am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

7.54am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour & for firing area.

8.00am: Lat 17 36S, Long 177 27E

9.00am: Exercised General Quarters.

9.18am: Opened fire with Port battery at Pasco Cay between bearings N3E & N1W, range 12500 yards.

9.21am: Ceased fire.

9.41am: Opened fire with Starboard battery at Pasco Cay between N10W & N3W, range 12, 500 yards.

9.44am: Ceased fire. Secured. Proceeded to close Tivoa Island.

10.07am: Stopped off Tivoa Island. Embarked marking party. Hoisted whaler.

10.19am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

10.57am: Stopped. Came to Port anchor. Let go Starboard anchor. Moored ship, 6 shackles on each.

pm: Hands employed sponging out guns, cleaning ship, & as requisite.


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15 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning down aloft, sponging out guns, & as requisite.


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16 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

9.00am: Tested life buoys – correct.

am: Hands employed blacking down aloft, & in cleaning ship throughout.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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17 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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18 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

2.00pm: Laid out kedge anchor.


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19 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45


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20 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45


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21 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45


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22 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

10.30am: 2 ratings rejoined ship from hospital, Suva.

6.30pm: Weighed kedge anchor.


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23 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

6.10am: Unmoored. Weighed Starboard anchor. Shortened in to 5 shackles on port cable.

10.15am: Laid out kedge anchor.

11.00am: HMS Laburnum arrived & anchored.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker to Laburnum.


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24 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

6.15am: Weighed kedge anchor.

8.55am: Collier SS Kaituna secured alongside.

am: Rigged collier. Prepared for coaling.

3.30pm: HMS Laburnum secured alongside collier.


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25 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

5.15am: Commenced coaling.

am: Lost overboard during coaling: Bags, coal, tarred, patt. no. 311, 17 in No.; Shovels, navigators, patt. no. 646B, 7 in No.

12.05pm: Finished coaling. Received [blank] tons.

1.45pm: HMS Laburnum cast off from collier & proceeded to anchorage.

1.55pm: Collier cast off.


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26 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

9.30am: Laid out kedge anchor.

11.00am: Laid out 2 targets for night firing.

4.00pm: Cleared away for night defence.

6.45pm: Weighed kedge anchor.


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27 September 1922

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

4.45pm: Laid out kedge anchor.

8.00pm: Exercised night defence stations. Firing 1” aiming rifle on bearings between SWbyW & NW. Fired 5 star shell on bearings between N80W & N60W.

9.20pm: Secured.

10.00pm: Weighed kedge anchor.


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28 September 1922

Lautoka to Port Sandwich, Malekula or at Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

6.10am: HMS Laburnum proceeded.

6.30am: Weighed & replaced kedge anchor.

9.20am: Tested life buoys, correct.

am: Hands employed securing for sea, sponging out guns & as requisite.

11.30am: Whaler weighing night firing target.

12.55pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour & for weighing night firing target. Hoisted whaler.

1.10pm: Proceeded.

2.59pm: Left end Iakuilau Island N46E; Mala Mala N45W.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 51.

4.23pm: Course as requisite for Navula Passage.

4.28pm: Navula Light House abeam 3 cables.

5.15pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 17 50S, Long 176 42E


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29 September 1922

Lautoka to Port Sandwich

Lat -17.42, Long 174.50 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 17 32S, Long 175 03E

9.15am: Read articles of war.

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 52.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 17 13S, Long 173 21E


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30 September 1922

Lautoka to Port Sandwich

Lat -16.95, Long 171.20 [Obs]

3.30am: Altered course WSW for blowing thru’ boilers.

8.00am: Lat 16 57S, Long 171 45E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 16 43S, Long 170 05E


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1922


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]


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1 October 1922

Lautoka to Port Sandwich or at Port Sandwich

Lat -16.42, Long 168.08 [Bgs]

5.45am: Sighted Lopevi Island S65W.

5.50am: Sighted Ambrym Island N87W

8.00am: Lat 16 22S, Long 168 34E

10.15am: Put clocks back 15 min.

10.40am: Stopped. Proceeded as requisite for swinging ship.

11.20am: Finished swinging. Proceeded.

2.15pm: Course as requisite for entering Port Sandwich.

2.34pm: Stopped. Came to.

Number on Sick List: 4


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2 October 1922

Port Sandwich to Fila Harbour [Port Vila], Efate Island or at Port Sandwich & Fila

Lat -17.20, Long 168.25 [Bgs]

6.15am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

6.28am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: Lat 16 33S, Long 167 58E

am: Port 6” guns crews to divisional drill.

2.10pm: Course as requisite for entering Havannah Harbour [Port Havannah] by little entrance, proceeding round harbour, & leaving by Hilliard Channel.

4.00pm: Tuki Tuki [Pointe Toukoutouk] NE 1½ miles.

5.00pm: Proceeded as requisite for entering Fila Harbour.

5.13pm: Stopped. Came to.

Number on Sick List: 4


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3 October 1922

Fila Harbour

Lat -17.74, Long 168.30

7.00am: Aired bedding.

am: Starboard 6” guns crews to drill.

10.20am: Saluted British resident Commissioner with 11 guns.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

Number on Sick List: 5


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4 October 1922

Fila, New Hebrides to Noumea or at Fila Harbour

Lat -17.74, Long 168.30

am: All boats crews away sailing.

10.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 1630.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.30pm: Libertymen returned.

5.44pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

5.55pm: Proceeded.

8.00pm: Lat 17 57S, Long 168 09E

Number on Sick List: 6


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5 October 1922

Fila Harbour to Noumea

Lat -20.05, Long 167.35 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 19 21S, Long 167 34E

am: Guns crews to loader drill.

1.20pm: Sighted Lifou Island bearing S6E.

3.35pm: Jouan Reef S53W; Aimi Martin Point S14W

6.00pm: Lefevre Point N40E; Cap Lafond S66E

8.00pm: Lat 21 11S, Long 167 01E

Number on Sick List: 10


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6 October 1922

Fila Harbour to Noumea or at Noumea

Lat -22.28, Long 166.43

5.10am: Kie Island SS25W; Cap Ndua S44W

6.26am: Nuare Island [Ile Nouare] South; Kie Island S62E. Shaped course as requisite for passage along South coast of New Caledonia.

7.00am: Cap Ndua abeam 5 cables.

7.30am: Entered Woodin passage. [Canal Woodin]

7.55am: Tioae Island abeam 1 mile.

8.00am: Lat 22 24S, Long 166 45E

8.30am: Tareti abeam 5 cables.

8.47am: Nakae abeam 7 cables.

9.45am: Maitre Island WSW 1½ miles. Course as requisite for entering Noumea Harbour.

10.01am: Saluted country with 21 guns. Shore battery returned salute with 21 guns.

10.13am: Stopped. Came to.

11.05am: Collier SS Kaituna secured alongside.

11.45am: Commenced coaling.

5.20pm: Finished coaling. Received [blank] tons.

Number on Sick List: 14


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7 October 1922

Noumea to Auckland or at Noumea

Lat -22.70, Long 166.47 [Bgs]

5.30am: Collier cast off & proceeded.

9.08am: Weighed. Pointed ship.

9.12am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.51am: Altered course S14E for Tabu Reef Light House.

10.20am: Course as requisite for Boulari North Passage.

10.38am: Amedee Reef Light ɸ; Right end To Reef [Recif To] S29E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 23 58S, Long 166 45E

Number on Sick List: 14


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8 October 1922

Noumea to Auckland

Lat -26.33, Long 167.27 [Obs]

2.15am: Put clocks on 15 min.

2.30am: Altered course S45E for blowing thru’ boilers.

4.20am: Finished blowing thru’.

6.15am: Resumed course S23E.

8.00am: Lat 25 43S, Long 167 07E

8.00pm: Lat 27 27S, Long 167 34E

Number on Sick List: 18


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9 October 1922

Noumea to Auckland

Lat -29.50, Long 168.35 [Obs]

2.15am: Put clocks on 15 min.

6.00am: Right end Norfolk Island S2E; Left end Norfolk Island S18E

8.00am: Lat 29 01S, Long 167 51E

8.00pm: Lat 30 32S, Long 169 17E

Number on Sick List: 15


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10 October 1922

Noumea to Auckland

Lat -32.50, Long 171.37 [Obs]

6.30am: Aired bedding.

8.00am: Lat 31 57S, Long 170 49E

8.00pm: Lat 33 22S, Long 172 38E

Number on Sick List: 15


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11 October 1922

Noumea to Auckland

Lat -35.72, Long 174.75 [Obs]

5.00am: Sighted Cavalli Island S30E.

8.00am: Lat 35 07S, Long 174 20E

am: Gunnery & Torpedo Training Class at instruction.

10.25am: Poor Knights Island N63E; High Peak Rocks S66E; Sugar Loaf Rock S55E

12.54pm: Maro Tiri Light House abeam 2 miles.

4.12pm: Flat Rock S64E 14 miles.

5.00pm: HMS Veronica passed outward bound.

5.06pm: Altered course S20E for Whangaparaoa Passage.

5.21pm: Tiri Tiri Light House NE 1.9 miles.

6.20pm: Rangitoto Beacon ESE 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

6.50pm: Stopped. Came to. Health officer visited ship. Ship in quarantine.

Number on Sick List: 15


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12 October 1922

Auckland & Motuihi [Motuihe]

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

9.58am: Weighed.

10.00am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for Quarantine anchorage off Motuihi.

10.53am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Motuihi Pier Head N56E; Right end Motuihi S65E; Motuihi Island N end Beacon N38E.

1.30pm: Landing all available hands on Motuihi Island for quarantine.

5.00pm: Landing parties on Motuihi Island.

Number on Sick List: 17


[From Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy there was an outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis on board]


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13 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

6.00am: Commenced fumigating ship by compartments.

Number on Sick List: 17


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14 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

am: Hands employed cleaning ship throughout & fumigating ship by compartments.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

pm: Fumigating ship by compartments.

Number on Sick List: 17


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15 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

am&pm: Fumigating ship by compartments.

Number on Sick List: 17


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16 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

am&pm: Fumigating ship by compartments.

Number on Sick List: 17


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17 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

am: Divers away diving examining underwater fittings.

Number on Sick List: 17


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18 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

Number on Sick List: 16


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19 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

6.30pm: Discharged 3 ratings to quarantine island.

Number on Sick List: 17


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20 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

11.00am: 2 ratings rejoined ship from island.

5.00pm: Landed 50 ratings for quarantine island. 43 ratings rejoined ship from quarantine island.

Number on Sick List: 19


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21 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.30pm: Discharged 1 rating to Quarantine Island.

Number on Sick List: 17


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22 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

Number on Sick List: 17


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23 October 1922

Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

10.00pm: Mess decks under fumigation.

Number on Sick List: 17


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24 October 1922

Motuihi Island to Port Lyttelton or at Motuihi Island

Lat -36.81, Long 174.93

am&pm: Embarking stores from quarantine station & as requisite.

12.30pm: Hauled down quarantine flag. Ship out of quarantine

3.00pm: 7 officers & 190 ratings rejoined ship from quarantine station. 15 ratings remaining on Motuihi Island.

4.00pm: Discharged 2 ratings to HMS Philomel.

4.50pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

4.55pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for Motuihi channel.

5.39pm: D’Urville Rocks N69E; Ahaaha Rocks N5W; 114 foot David Rock N44W

8.00pm: Channel Island abeam to port 5 cables.

8.00pm: Lat 36 26S, Long 175 20E

Number on Sick List: 3


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25 October 1922

Motuihi Island to Port Lyttelton

Lat -37.55, Long 178.50 [Obs]

2.00am: Spoke SS Ahahura [Arahura?]

8.00am: Lat 37 10S, Long 177 51E

10.42am: East Island S57E; Matakaoa Point S24E; Lottin Point S33W

1.00pm: East Island bore S30W 4 miles.

6.07pm: Gable Light S22W; Mitre Rocks S87W

7.43pm: Gable End Foreland bore N32W

8.00pm: Lat 38 39S, Long 178 17E

8.46pm: Tuahine [Tuaheni] Point Light abeam 6 miles.


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26 October 1922

Motuihi Island to Lyttelton

Lat -40.97, Long 176.43 [Bgs]

0.20am: Portland Light abeam 8 miles.

6.10am: Cape Turnagain S39W.

8.00am: Lat 40 25S, Long 175 57E

11.00am: Castle Point S56W; Mount Percy S77W; Cape Turnagain N10W

4.00pm: Very heavy squalls from Westward.

pm: Lost overboard thru’ logline parting: Lines, log, patt. no. 316a, 1 in No.; Rotators, spare for Cherub log, patt. no. 315c, 1 in No.

7.00pm: Cape Palliser Light bore N45W 12½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 41 54S, Long 175 17E


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27 October 1922

Motuihi Island to Port Lyttelton or at Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

4.30am: Sighted Kaikoura Mountains on Starboard beam.

8.00am: Lat 43 19S, Long 173 15E

10.05am: Godley Head S53W 2½ miles. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

10.25am: Stopped. Pilot boarded.

10.30am: Proceeded as requisite for entering harbour.

11.00am: Thru’ breakwater.

11.20am: Came to. Secured alongside East side No. 2 Jetty.

4.00pm: Leave to advance party till 0700, Nov 11th & to watch till 0700.


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28 October 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

7.00am: Discharged Lieut. ~S Watson RNR to shore.

9.30am: Tested Life bouys– correct.

12.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 7am 30th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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29 October 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720


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30 October 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720


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31 October 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1922


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1 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720


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2 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720


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3 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

4.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 53, 54 & 55.


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4 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

10.00am: Leave to watch till 0700, 6th Nov. Read warrant No. 56.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

9.30pm: Discharged 1 Leading Stoker to hospital.


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5 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720


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6 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720


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7 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720


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8 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

9.00am: Placed [?] coir spring on after hawser.


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9 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720


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10 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 57.


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11 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

9.30am: Leave to Starboard watch till 2130 [?], 12th inst.

11.00am: Observed two minutes silence.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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12 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

6.30am: HMS Veronica arrived.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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13 November 1922

Port Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

4.00am: Collier Kamona [?] secured alongside.

6.00am: Commenced coaling.

2.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 950 tons.

2.55pm: Collier cast off.

4.00pm: Leave to port watch till 0700.


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14 November 1922

Lyttelton to Wellington or at Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

9.00am: SS Mararoa arrived.

11.45am: His Excellency the Governor General embarked.

Noon: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

12.32pm: Whistle buoy N71E 2½ cables.

8.00pm: Lat 42 32S, Long 173 50E


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15 November 1922

Port Lyttelton to Wellington or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.09am: Cape Campbell abeam 10 miles.

5.20am: Course as requisite for entering Port Nicholson.

5.45am: Pencarrow Head East 2½ cables.

6.50am: Stopped. Proceeded alongside Clyde Quay Wharf.

7.00am: Secured hawsers.

8.50am: His Excellency the Governor General disembarked.

am: Landed stores for Trentham musketry camp.

1.00pm: Landed 1st range party for Trentham Camp.

2.30pm: Lieut. Fell joined ship from HMS Philomel.

5.30pm: Read warrant No. 58.


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16 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.10am: Oil tank Aderley secured alongside. [Adderley?]

1.55pm: 5 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel to await arrival of HMS Veronica.

8.10pm: Oil tank cast off.


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17 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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18 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

12.30pm: Leave to 1st part of Starboard watch till 0700, 20th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.45pm: HMS Veronica arrived & secured alongside.

4.00pm: Discharged 5 ratings to Veronica.


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19 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Ship open to visitors.

1.35pm: HMS Veronica cast off & proceeded alongside Glasgow wharf.


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20 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.00am: Broke CM jack.

10.00am: Court martial opened.

1.50pm: Court dissolved. Hauled down CM jack.


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21 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.00am: HMS Veronica proceeded.


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22 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.00pm: Discharged 1 Stoker Petty Officer & 1 AB to SS Ruahine for passage to England.

3.00pm: Lost overboard by accident: Brushes, painters, duster patt. no. 4 – 1 in No.

5.00pm: Discharged 1 Stoker 1st class to prison.


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23 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 59.


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24 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.15pm: HMS Veronica arrived & secured alongside East side of Glasgow wharf.


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25 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Life buoys tested and found correct.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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26 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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27 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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28 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Embarked provisions.

am: Paid monthly money to Port watch before proceeding into camp.


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29 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

7.30am: HMS Veronica sailed.

11.00am: Port watch returned from musketry training at Trentham Military Camp.

2.00pm: Starboard watch proceeded into Trentham Military Camp for annual musketry training.

3.30pm: HMS Laburnum arrived and secured to Glasgow Wharf.


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30 November 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.00pm: Discharged Lieut. EA Anderson to HMS Philomel.

2.00pm: Lieut. LR Romer rejoined ship from Philomel.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1922


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1 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM Queen Alexandra's birthday.

Noon: Fired royal salute of 21 guns.

7.07pm: Undressed ship.


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2 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.00pm: Leave to part of watch till 0700, 4th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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3 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.00am: Sent fresh provisions to HMS Laburnum. 10 ratings joined ship from Laburnum.

10.25am: Laburnum proceeded to sea.

2.30pm: Half-masted colours for funeral of the late Hugh Doran, Stoker 1st class, ON 111809, who departed this life at Trentham hospital at 0100 on Friday Dec 1st.

3.30pm: Rehoisted colours.


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4 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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5 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, remounting saluting guns, & as requisite.


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6 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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7 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am&pm: Hands employed embarking stores.


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8 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787


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9 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.00pm: Leave to part of watch till 0700, 11th inst.


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10 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

7.00am: 1 Stoker rating rejoined ship from hospital.

2.30pm: 1 Petty Officer joined ship from SS Ionic.


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11 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.45am: Struck broad pendant of Commodore AG Hotham, CMG.

1.00pm: Mr. Edwards, Warrant Engineer joined ship from SS Ionic.


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12 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

2.00pm: Starboard watch returned on board from Trentham camp.


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13 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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14 December 1922

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

4.30pm: HMS Laburnum arrived. Discharged 3 ratings to Laburnum.

5.04pm: Laburnum struck Commodore’s broad pendant. Chatham broke broad pendant on Commodore rejoining.


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15 December 1922

Wellington to Auckland or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.25am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.10am: Secured.

10.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

4.52pm: Cast off. Proceeded as requisite to clear Jetty.

5.03pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

5.47pm: Pencarrow Head N85E 1 mile.

8.00pm: Lat 41 39S, Long 175 11E

8.40pm: Cape Palliser abeam 4 miles.


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16 December 1922

Wellington to Auckland

Lat -39.80, Long 177.57 [Obs]

1.10am: Sighted Castle Point Light N8W.

5.50am: Cape Turnagain N39W; Mount Percy S45W.

8.00am: Lat 40 20S, Long 177 00E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

2.56pm: Table Cape N20W; Left end Portland Island N73W.

8.00pm: Lat 38 36S, Long 178 23E


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17 December 1922

Wellington to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.82, Long 176.68 [Bgs]

1.14am: East Cape abeam 4½ miles.

2.40am: Altered course N57W for blowing thru’ boilers.

3.40am: Altered course S79W. Finished blowing thru’.

8.00am: White Island bore S19W 30¼ miles.

8.00am: Lat 37 06S, Long 177 32E

4.55pm: Channel Island S85W; Cuvier Light House N15E.

7.01pm: Channel Island abeam to Starboard 1 mile.

8.00pm: Lat 36 31S, Long 175 11E

8.41pm: Flat Rock abeam 10½ miles.

10.27pm: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile. Altered course as requisite for entering Auckland harbour.

11.10pm: Stopped. Alongside West side of Calliope dock wharf.

11.25pm: Secured hawsers.


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18 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

5.55am: Cast off from Jetty. Warped into Calliope dock, tug [?] in attendance.

6.35am: Closed caisson. Commenced pumping out dock.

4.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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19 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning down aloft, ranging cables for surveying, refitting, & as requisite.

11.00am: Discharged 1 stoker to hospital.

4.00pm: Discharged 5 ratings to HMS Philomel. 3 ratings joined ship from Philomel.


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20 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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21 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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22 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.00pm: HMS Laburnum arrived.


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23 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to 2nd part of Starboard watch till 0730, Dec 26th.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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24 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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25 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Performed divine service.

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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26 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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27 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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28 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.00pm: Commander Hon. Guy Stopford joined ship from shore.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 60.

6.30pm: Discharged Capt. CB Prickett to shore to await passage to England. [Cecil Burnaby Prickett]


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29 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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30 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to 1st part of Starboard watch till 0730, 2nd Jan.

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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31 December 1922

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS CHATHAM 1923-1924

JP map Chatham 1923-24

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1923


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1 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: Lieut. (retd.) JL Isacke joined ship from shore. [From Navy Lists John L Isacke]

1.00pm: Paid quarterly settlement to Ship’s company.

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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2 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Discharged 1 Chief Stoker to HMS Philomel.

5.30pm: Exercised fire party.


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3 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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4 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.05pm: Commenced partially flooding dock.

5.30pm: Exercised fire party.


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5 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed painting ship, refitting, restowing cables after survey & as requisite.

1.00pm: Read warrant No. 61.

3.00pm: Carried out tilt test.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 62.


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6 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730, 8th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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7 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

5.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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8 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: Commenced flooding dock.

10.46am: Tug secured. Commenced undocking ship.

10.57am: Cleared dock. Cast off tug.

11.08am: Secured alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

11.15am: Secured hawsers. HMS Veronica & HMS Laburnum secured alongside.


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9 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Divers away diving.

3.30pm: Landed party to extinguish bush fire in neighbourhood of dockyard.


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10 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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11 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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12 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.15am: Secured.

1.00pm: Discharged 1 Leading Stoker to hospital.


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13 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Tested life buoys, correct.

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730, 15th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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14 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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15 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Exercised divisional drill.


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16 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.10am: French cruiser Jules Michelet arrived. Saluted country 21 guns. Shore battery returned salute. Fired salute of 13 guns for Contre-Amiral Gilly. Jules Michelet returned salute 13 guns. [Eugene Gilly]

2.30pm: French Admiral visited ship. Fired salute of 13 guns on leaving.


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17 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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18 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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19 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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20 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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21 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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22 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Shifted ship 200 feet to Eastward along Sheerlegs Jetty.

11.30am: Reberthed alongside Sheerlegs Jetty. Secured hawsers.


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23 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.10am: French cruiser Jules Michelet proceeded.


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24 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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25 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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26 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

2.00pm: 1 AB rejoined from hospital.


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27 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730, 29th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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28 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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29 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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30 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.30pm: Burnt searchlights.

9.00pm: Switched off searchlights.


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31 January 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Training classes to instruction. Remainder of hands employed getting in stores & as requisite.



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1923


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1 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Seamanship training classes to instruction. Hands employed embarking stores, & as requisite.


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2 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.00am: Sloops cast off & proceeded alongside dock wharf.

9.25am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

12.30pm: Received 20 tons of coal from Dockyard.


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3 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.20am: Collier SS Kaimanawa secured alongside.

9.00am: Commenced coaling.

2.50pm: Finished coaling. Received 750 tons. Took on voluntary charge 15 tons of coal.

4.15pm: Collier cast off.


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4 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Discharged 4 stokers & 1 shipwright to HMS Philomel. 8 Seamen & 8 stoker ratings joined ship from Philomel.


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5 February 1923

Auckland to Exercises or at Auckland & Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.67, Long 174.86 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

8.10am: HMS Veronica proceeded.

am: Tested life buoys correct.

8.28am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & pointing ship.

8.42am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.43am: Stopped. Lowered steam cutter & whaler Veronica took boats in tow.

9.47am: Proceeded as requisite for carrying out torpedo practice at Veronica.

10.09am: Fired torpedo from Port tube.

10.36am: Fired 2 torpedoes from Starboard tube.

11.00am: Stopped. Hoisted boats. Hoisted in torpedoes.

11.35am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for anchorage in Rangitoto Channel.

11.55am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Left end Tapu Island S74E; Tiri Tiri Light House N17E; Right end Whangaparaoa Peninsula N10W

pm: Carried out sight test of all guns.

pm: 6” guns crews at drill. Remainder of hands employed as requisite & striking down torpedoes.

5.00pm: Hands bathed.


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6 February 1923

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.67, Long 174.86

7.00am: Carrying out director test for 6” guns.

am: 6” guns crews to drill. Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice at towed target.

1.30pm: Exercised General Quarters.

pm: Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice at towed target.

3.00pm: Secured.


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7 February 1923

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.67, Long 174.86

7.00am: Carrying out director test.

9.15am: Exercised General Quarters.

am: Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice at towed target.

1.40pm: Weighed.

1.43pm: Proceeded.

2.29pm: Tiri Tiri Light EbyN 1.6 miles.

2.20pm: Out paravanes.

3.10pm: In paravanes.

3.40pm: Course as requisite for entering Kawau Bay by South channel.

4.20pm: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Pembles Island N18E; Momona Point S69E; Martello Rock S7E


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8 February 1923

Kawau Bay

Lat -36.44, Long 174.81 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

8.00am: Landed working party on Beehive Island.

8.43am: Weighed.

8.50am: Proceeded as requisite for carrying out (G) practices.

9.20am: Opened fire with Starboard battery (sub-calibre) at Passage Reef. Ranges 3,300 - 4000 yards. Bearings N79E to S69E.

9.35am: Ceased firing.

10.08am: Opened fire with Starboard battery (sub-cal). Ranges of 3300 - 4000 yards. Bearings from N74E to S82E.

10.22am: Ceased firing. Course as requisite for anchorage off Bon Accord Harbour.

10.38am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Pembles Island N18E; Momona Point S69E; Martello Rock S7E

pm: Hands employed sponging out guns, cleaning ship, & as requisite.


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9 February 1923

Kawau Bay

Lat -36.43, Long 174.81 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

10.12am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out (G) practices.

10.28am: Opened fire. Firing with sub-calibre at Passage Reef. Ranges 3300 - 4000 yards. Bearings between S46E & N85E.

11.30am: Ceased firing. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage in Bon Accord Harbour.

11.56am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Peaked [?] Rocks S28E; Accord Point N31E; Mansion House S51E

1.30pm: HMS Laburnum & HMS Veronica arrived.


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10 February 1923

Kawau Bay

Lat -36.43, Long 174.81

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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11 February 1923

Kawau Bay

Lat -36.43, Long 174.81


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12 February 1923

Kawau Bay

Lat -36.44, Long 174.81

6.00am: Unmoored. Weighed Port anchor. Shortened in to 3 shackles on Starboard anchor.

7.25am: HMS Veronica weighed & proceeded.

8.50am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out (G) practices.

9.15am: Opened fire with sub-calibre guns at Passage Reef. Ranges 3400 - 4000 yards. Bearings from S52E to N81E.

9.39am: Ceased fire. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage.

10.09am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Pembles Island N18E; Momona Point S69E; Martello Rock S7E

pm: Hands employed sponging out guns, & as requisite.


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13 February 1923

Kawau Bay

Lat -36.44, Long 174.81

8.25am: HMS Laburnum proceeded.

8.55am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.33am: Beehive N34W 1.7 miles. Carried out 3 sub-calibre throw-off firings at Laburnum. Bearings between S23E & S49E. Ranges 5,000 - 4000 yards. Courses between N85E & N54E.

10.00am: Ceased firing. Flat Rock N18W; Challenger Island N77W; Tiri Tiri Light House S5E.

10.16am: Out Paravanes.

10.45am: In Paravanes.

11.20am: Course as requisite for entering Kawau Bay.

11.40am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Pembles Island N18E; Momona Point S69E; Martello Rock S7E

12.07pm: Laburnum arrived.

pm: Guns crews at loader drill. Remainder of hands employed sponging out guns, unreeving Paravanes chains, & as requisite.


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14 February 1923

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.62, Long 174.88 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

8.51am: Weighed.

8.53am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour & for carrying out (G) practices.

9.40am: Flat Rock N20E 5 miles.

9.58am: Opened fire. Carried out throw-off firing with Starboard battery at HMS Laburnum. Ranges 8200 - 8000 yards. Bearings from S50E to S55½E.

10.05am: Ceased firing.

10.55am: Course as requisite for Whangaporaoa Passage & for anchorage off SW side of Tiri Tiri.

11.11am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Wanga[?] Point [Whangaporaoa Head?] N78W; Tiri Tiri Light House N72E; Bollons Rock N11W

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


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15 February 1923

Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.65, Long 174.81 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

8.00am: Landed marking party on Tiri Tiri Island.

9.00am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out (G) practices.

9.29am: Commenced carrying out Gun Layers test from all guns – firing at Shag Rock on bearings from N58W to N31W. Ranges 4,400 - 4,500 yards.

10.00am: Ceased firing. Proceeded to close Tiri Tiri for marking party.

10.33am: Stopped. Embarked marking party. Hoisted whaler.

10.55am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for anchorage in Tofino Bay.

am: Hands employed sponging out guns & as requisite.

11.52am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Frenchman’s Cap [Kotanui Island] N56W; Right end Whangaparaoa Peninsula N47E; Tiri Tir Light House N54E.

pm: Seamanship training class to instruction. Guns crews to loader drill. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.


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16 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.30am: Sent working party to Tiri Tiri Island.

8.50am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for closing Tug Lady Roberts.

9.20am: Stopped. Communicated with Lady Roberts.

9.32am: Proceeded as requisite for carrying out (G) practices.

9.49am: Opened fire with Port battery at Shag Rock. Ranges 10700 - 10400. Bearings N26W to N33W.

9.52am: Ceased fire.

10.06am: Opened fire with Starboard battery at Shag Rock. Ranges 11200 - 11000. Bearings between N38W & N48W.

10.10am: Ceased fire.

10.10am: Motuhurakia SE ¾ mile. Proceeded.

10.50am: Rangitoto Island SE 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

11.26am: Stopped.

11.30am: Alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

11.40am: Secured hawsers.

12.30pm: Discharged Lieut. JL Isacke RN (retd.) to shore.

1.40pm: Commenced coaling from heap.

2.25pm: Finished coaling. Received 220 tons.


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17 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.


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18 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.15am: Lieut EF Watson, RNR joined ship from shore. [From Navy Lists Ernest F Watson]


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19 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Divers away diving. Examining HMS Philomel’s underwater fittings.


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20 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

[1.00pm: Wind force 8-9]

2.00pm: HMS Laburnum arrived.


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21 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.50am: Struck Commodore’s broad pendant.

8.55am: HMS Laburnum broke Commodore’s pendant.

9.00am: Laburnum proceeded.

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, embarking stores, & as requisite.

1.00pm: Discharged 1 cooks mate to HMS Philomel.

2.30pm: HMS Veronica arrived & anchored. Commodore’s broad pendant broken in Chatham & struck in Veronica.


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22 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Discharged 1 AB to shore (invalided).


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23 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.30am: HMS Veronica proceeded.


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24 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730, 26th inst.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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25 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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26 February 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Landed party for funeral of the late Hubert [?] Charles Chinnery, officer’s cook O.N. 363502. [From Auckland Cemetery Records he was buried at Waikumete Cemetery. From Casualty Lists he drowned on 23rd Feb and his forename is recorded as Herbert]

4.00pm: 5 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel, Discharged 4 ratings to Philomel.


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27 February 1923

Auckland to Jervis Bay or at Auckland

Lat -36.63, Long 174.92 [Bgs]

10.00am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

10.12am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.55am: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile.

11.52am: Tiri Tiri Light House NNW 2 miles. Proceeded as requisite for swinging ship.

12.32pm: Finished swinging. Proceeded. Course as requisite for rounding Shearer Rock.

12.45pm: Tiri Tiri Light House S81W 1.6 miles.

1.46pm: Flat Rock abeam to Starboard 11 cables.

4.00pm: Maro Tiri Light House N37W; Taranga N63W; Bream Tail S86W

5.50pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

6.00pm: Sugar Loaf N50W; Bream Head S51W; Taranga: S15W

8.00pm: Lat 35 27S, Long 174 50E

11.08pm: Cape Brett abeam 7½ miles.


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]


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28 February 1923

Auckland to Jervis Bay

Lat -34.40, Long 172.23 [Bgs]

6.15am: Sighted North Cape S85W (approx.)

8.00am: Lat 34 19S, Long 173 00E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

5.30pm: Altered course NW. Turned in & secured 2nd cutter.

5.50pm: Resumed course S68W.

[8.00pm: Wind force 6-8; State of the sea 6; height of waves 10 feet]

8.00pm: Lat 34 34S, Long 170 45E

8.40pm: Altered course NW. Reduced to 160 revs. Turned in & secured 1st whaler & 1st cutter.

9.15pm: Increased to 205 revs. Altered course S66W.

10.00pm: Lost overboard thru’ wire parting: Sinkers, 28lb patt. no. 1310, 1 in No.; Swivels, patt no. 1311, 1 in No.; Guards, brass patt. no. 1266, 1 in No.



LOGS FOR MARCH 1923


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1 March 1923

Auckland to Jervis Bay

Lat -34.65, Long 167.87 [Obs]

5.00am: Rolling thru’ 46° (maximum)

8.00am: Lat 34 35S, Long 168 35E

3.30pm: Turned out 1st whaler.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 34 53S, Long 166 17E


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2 March 1923

Auckland to Jervis Bay

Lat -34.98, Long 163.23 [Obs]

4.15am: Altered course S61W for blowing thru’ boilers.

5.15am: Altered course S83W. Finished blowing thru’ boilers.

8.00am: Lat 35 02S, Long 164 00E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

1.00pm: Paid monthly money to ship's company.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 35 05S, Long 161 41E


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3 March 1923

Auckland to Jervis Bay

Lat -35.20, Long 158.50 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 35 08S, Long 159 16E

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.20pm: Put clocks back 20 min.

8.00pm: Lat 35 10S, Long 157 01E


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4 March 1923

Auckland to Jervis Bay

Lat -35.05, Long 153.93 [Obs]

4.30am: Altered course S58W for blowing thru’ boilers.

5.34am: Finished blowing thru’ boilers.

8.00am: Lat 35 08S, Long 154 43E

8.00pm: Lat 35 01S, Long 152 33E


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5 March 1923

Auckland to Jervis Bay or at Jervis Bay

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

2.40am: Sighted Perpendicular Point S71W.

5.00am: Course as requisite for entering Jervis Bay.

5.05am: Beecroft Head N23W; Perpendicular Point S63W; Cape St. George S36W.

5.59am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: College Pier [HMAS Cresswell?] N83W; Hole in Wall S76E; Bristol Point S28W


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6 March 1923

Jervis Bay

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73


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7 March 1923

Jervis Bay

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73

9.05am: HMAS Platypus arrived & anchored.


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8 March 1923

Jervis Bay

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73

1.45pm: Australian squadron (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Anzac, Tasmania & Stalwart) arrived & anchored.


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9 March 1923

Jervis Bay

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73

8.25am: HMAS Platypus weighed & proceeded with target.

8.38am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite.

8.50am: Took station astern of HMAS Melbourne, 2½ cables. Proceeded as requisite for carrying out sub-calibre concentration practice at target towed by Platypus.

10.05am: Ceased firing. Course as requisite for anchorage in Darling Roads.

10.30am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: College Pier N83W; Hole in Wall S76E; Bristol Point S28W


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10 March 1923

Jervis Bay

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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11 March 1923

Jervis Bay

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73

pm: Lost overboard by accident from 1st whaler, Anchors, boat, 1 in No.


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12 March 1923

Jervis Bay [& at Sea]

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73

6.25am: HMAS Platypus with BP [Battle Practice] target in tow weighed & proceeded.

9.40am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.05am: Perpendicular Point NNE, 5 cables. Proceeded as requisite for taking up station for carrying out battle practice.

10.45am: Opened fire with port battery at bp target on bearings from S41E to S49E. Ranges 11800 - 12100 yards.

10.50am: Ceased fire. Perpendicular Point S49W; Drum & Drum Sticks N38W; Beecroft Head N12W. Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

11.25am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: College Pier N83W; Hole in Wall S76E; Bristol Point S28W

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship, sponging out guns, & as requisite.


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13 March 1923

Jervis Bay [& at Sea]

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73

8.35am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite.

8.55am: Formed single line ahead. Took station astern of HMAS Melbourne. Course as requisite for leaving harbour, & for taking up position for carrying out (G) practices.

9.42am: Melbourne & Chatham opened fire at BP target towed by HMAS Platypus.

9.49am: Ceased firing.

10.00am: HMAS Adelaide & HMAS Sydney opened fire.

10.10am: Practice completed. Chatham quitted the line.

10.13am: Perpendicular Point N22W; Cape St. George N70W; Beecroft Head N10W. Course as requisite for entering harbour

11.22am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: College Pier N83W; Hole in Wall S76E; Bristol Point S28W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.30pm: Melbourne & Sydney proceeded for firing.

8.48pm: Weighed.

8.55pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour. Adelaide took station astern.

9.23pm: Perpendicular Point Light abeam, 5 cables. Proceeded as requisite for taking up station for carrying out night firing.

10.15pm: Melbourne & Sydney completed firing.

11.15pm: Adelaide opened fire on Easterly bearings at target towed by Platypus.

11.30pm: Adelaide ceased fire.

11.53pm: Chatham opened fire.

11.58pm: Ceased firing.


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14 March 1923

Jervis Bay to Sydney or at Jervis Bay

Lat -35.12, Long 150.73

Midnight: Perpendicular Point S55W 9 miles approx. Shaped course as requisite for entering harbour. HMAS Adelaide parted company.

1.14am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: College Pier N83W; Hole in Wall S76E; Bristol Point S28W

pm: Boat crews away sailing.

pm: Lost overboard by accident: Stock of boats anchor from 1st cutter.

6,45pm: Hoisted & secured boats for sea.

8.00pm: Tested life buoys – correct.

9.55pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

10.00pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.31pm: Perpendicular Point abeam, 5 cables.


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15 March 1923

Jervis Bay to Sydney or at Sydney

Lat -33.86, Long 151.21

2.04am: Kiama Light abeam 8½ miles.

8.00am: Cape Baily S45W; Cape Banks S63W; Little Bay hospital S86W

9.00am: Macquarie Light House abeam 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

9.45am: Stopped. Lowered motor boat.

9.47am: Proceeded as requisite.

10.09am: Alongside No. 5 berth, Circular Quay.

10.19am: Secured hawsers.

10.40am: Oiler secured alongside.

3.00pm: Finished oiling. Received 206 tons Oil Fuel.

3.40pm: Oiler cast off.


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16 March 1923

Sydney

Lat -33.86, Long 151.21

8.00am: Landed all boats slings for testing.

10.50am: Collier Kurow [?] secured alongside.

12.18pm: Commenced coaling.

7.15pm: Finished coaling. Received 758 tons.


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17 March 1923

Sydney

Lat -33.86, Long 151.21

1.15am: Collier cast off.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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18 March 1923

Sydney

Lat -33.86, Long 151.21

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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19 March 1923

Sydney

Lat -33.86, Long 151.21

9.00am: Landed party for drawing stores.


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20 March 1923

Sydney

Lat -33.86, Long 151.21

8.00am: Embarked stores for ships of New Zealand squadron.

11.00am: Paymaster Commander J Siddalls joined ship from SS Manuka. [From Navy Lists John Siddalls]


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21 March 1923

Sydney

Lat -33.86, Long 151.21


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22 March 1923

Sydney

Lat -33.86, Long 151.21


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23 March 1923

Sydney to Melbourne or at Sydney

Lat -33.83, Long 151.27 [Bgs]

7.00am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing jetty & for securing to No. 2 buoy.

7.16am: At No. 2 buoy.

7.25am: Shackled on.

8.00am: Ammunition lighter secured alongside.

am: Hands employed taking in stores & ammunition.

9.30am: Store & ammunition lighters left ship.

11.30am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing buoy.

11.40am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00pm: Lat 35 02S, Long 151 02E

8.43pm: Perpendicular Point abeam 8½ miles.


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24 March 1923

Sydney to Melbourne

Lat -37.62, Long 149.98 [Obs]

4.00am: Montague Island abeam 9½ miles.

8.00am: Lat 36 58S, Long 150 16E

9.53am: Green Cape Light House abeam 5½ miles.

3.08pm: Cape Everard N60W; Rame Head N10E

8.00pm: Lat 38 17S, Long 148 32E

11.40pm: Wind suddenly increased from force 3 to force 8, blowing from westward.


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25 March 1923

Sydney to Melbourne

Lat -39.12, Long 146.12 [Bgs]

4.50am: Sighted Cliffy Island Light bearing S86W.

5.50am: Sighted Hogan Group S12E.

6.00am: Furled Quarterdeck awning.

8.00am: Lat 39 05S, Long 146 39E

10.28am: Citadel Island N39W; Cleft Island N1E; SE Point N54E

2.20pm: Cape Liptrap abeam 6 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 38 45S, Long 145 11E

10.30pm: Cape Schanck Light abeam 8 miles.


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]


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26 March 1923

[Sydney to Melbourne or at] Melbourne

Lat -37.845, Long 144.937

2.00am: Course as requisite for Port Phillip entrance.

3.10am: Reduced to 7 knots for dredged channel.

3.35am: No. 15 buoy West 2½ cables.

5.19am: Stopped.

5.22am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Prince George Shoal buoy S53W; West Channel Light occ. [West Channel Pile Light?] S28W; Gellibrand Light N3W

6.52am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for swinging ship.

8.00am: Lat 38 03S, Long 144 52E

8.15am: Completed swinging. Shaped course N2W.

9.15am: Course as requisite for entering Port Melbourne.

9.20am: Gellibrand Light House West 6 cables.

9.36am: Stopped.

9.42am: Alongside West inner berth, Town Pier.

10.00am: Secured hawsers.

3.00pm: His Excellency the Governor General visited ship.

3.10pm: Fired salute of 19 guns on HE leaving ship.

4.00pm: Vice Admiral Everett & GOC [General Officer Commanding] visited ship. Saluted Vice Admiral Sir A.F. Everett, 1st naval member Australian naval board & GOC with 15 guns on leaving ship. [Allan Frederic Everett]


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27 March 1923

Melbourne

Lat -37.845, Long 144.937

2.45pm: Wind shifted suddenly to SE by S [had been NW by N].


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28 March 1923

Melbourne

Lat -37.845, Long 144.937

3.00pm: 1 officer’s cook III joined ship from Flinders naval depot.


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29 March 1923

Melbourne

Lat -37.845, Long 144.937


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30 March 1923

Melbourne

Lat -37.845, Long 144.937

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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31 March 1923

Melbourne

Lat -37.845, Long 144.937

9.30am: Tested life buoys – correct.

1.00pm: Paid monthly money to ship’s company.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

Number on Sick List: 2



LOGS FOR APRIL 1923


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1 April 1923

Melbourne

Lat -37.845, Long 144.937

pm: Ship open to visitors.

Number on Sick List: 7


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2 April 1923

Melbourne to Hobart or at Melbourne

Lat -38.05, Long 144.92 [Bgs]

6.00am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for proceeding alongside Princes Pier. Tugs in attendance.

6.20am: Alongside Princes Pier.

6.30am: Secured hawsers.

7.15am: Commenced oiling.

10.10am: Finished oiling. Received 133 tons.

10.30am: Slipped from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & pointing ship. Tug in attendance.

10.40am: Slipped tug. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.55am: Point Gellibrand Light House WNW 7 cables.

1.35pm: Course as requisite for South channel of Port Phillip entrance.

1.55pm: Reduced to 7 knots for dredged cut.

3.35pm: Point Lonsdale N20W 3½ miles.

5.08pm: Cape Schanck abeam 2 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 38 50S, Long 145 18E

10.38pm: Cape Liptrap abeam 14½ miles.

Number on Sick List: 7


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3 April 1923

Melbourne to Hobart

Lat -40.55, Long 147.87 [Bgs]

0.04am: SE Point N64E; Citadel Island Light N52E; Cape Liptrap Light N9W

2.28am: Sighted Curtis Island N76E. SE Point Light bore N4E.

6.54am: Pyramid Rock abeam 13 miles. [Pyramid Island?]

1.22pm: Swan Island Light abeam 2½ miles.

2.29pm: Eddystone Light House S14E; Mount William S56W; Black Reef N81W

3.12pm: Eddystone Light abeam 3 miles.

8.00am: Lat 40 06S, Long 147 14E

8.00pm: Lat 41 45S, Long 148 33E

10.24pm: Cape Forestier Light abeam 9 miles.

Number on Sick List: 22


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4 April 1923

Melbourne to Hobart or at Hobart

Lat -42.89, Long 147.36 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

5.57am: Tasman Island abeam 2.7 miles.

8.00am: Lat 43 11S, Long 147 37E

9.15am: Iron Pot Light House abeam 1 mile.

10.15am: One Tree Point West 7 cables. Course as requisite for anchorage off Hobart.

10.25am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Kangaroo Bluff N28E; Ocean Pier N57W; Montagu Point N17W

Number on Sick List: 23


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5 April 1923

Hobart

Lat -42.89, Long 147.36

6.45am: Coal hulk secured alongside.

7.15am: Commenced coaling.

3.35pm: Finished coaling. Received 356 tons.

3.55pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for proceeding alongside Kings Wharf.

4.20pm: Alongside Kings Wharf.

4.28pm: Secured hawsers.

Number on Sick List: 24


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6 April 1923

Hobart

Lat -42.883, Long 147.335

Number on Sick List: 19


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7 April 1923

Hobart

Lat -42.883, Long 147.335

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

Number on Sick List: 21


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8 April 1923

Hobart to Bluff or at Hobart

Lat -43.22, Long 147.63 [Bgs]

9.08am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & pointing ship.

9.21am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for proceeding down Derwent River.

10.26am: Yellow Bluff S23E; Iron Pot East

1.52pm: Tasman Island Light N6E; Cape Raoul N77W

8.00pm: Lat 43 37S, Long 149 17E [40 37S in log]

Number on Sick List: 16


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9 April 1923

Hobart to Bluff

Lat -44.37, Long 152.62 [DR]

2.00am: Put clocks on 10 min.

8.00am: Lat 44 12S, Long 151 45E

4.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 63, 64 & 65.

8.00pm: Lat 44 40S, Long 154 19E

Number on Sick List: 19


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10 April 1923

Hobart to Bluff

Lat -45.13, Long 157.42 [Obs]

1.50am: Put clocks on 20 min.

8.00am: Lat 44 54S, Long 156 31E

8.00pm: Lat 45 24S, Long 159 10E

Number on Sick List: 23


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11 April 1923

[March in log]

Hobart to Bluff

Lat -46.05, Long 162.87 [DR]

1.50am: Put clocks on 20 min.

8.00am: Lat 45 55S, Long 161 56E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

8.00pm: Lat 46 13S, Long 165 01E

10.50pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes.

Number on Sick List: 26


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12 April 1923

Hobart to Bluff or at Bluff

Lat -46.59, Long 168.34

0.10am: Put clocks on 20 min.

3.45am: Puysegur Point abeam 11 miles.

5.28am: Solander Island abeam to Starboard 10 miles.

8.00am: Lat 46 30S, Long 167 36E

11.00am: Dog Island Light House N70E; Bluff Signal Station; Whale Point N23W. Course as requisite for Bluff Harbour.

11.34am: Alongside Railway Wharf.

11.50am: Secured hawsers.

Number on Sick List: 22


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13 April 1923

Bluff

Lat -46.59, Long 168.34

10.00am: Discharged Paymaster Commander J Siddalls & Lieut. EF Watson, RNR to Navy Office & shore.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

Number on Sick List: 22


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14 April 1923

Bluff

Lat -46.59, Long 168.34

11.20pm: Their Excellencies the Governor General & the Viscountess Jellicoe arrived on board.

Number on Sick List: 20


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15 April 1923

Bluff to Stewart Island or at Bluff & Stewart Island

Lat -46.89, Long 168.15 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

6.00am: Broke HE the Governor General’s flag at the main.

7.00am: Slipped from Jetty. Tug in attendance. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

7.18am: Cast off tug. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.08am: Fish Rock S70E 1½ miles. Course as requisite for anchorage in Half Moon Bay.

9.31am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Akers Point S56E; Wharf S48W; Barclay Rock buoy S84E

10.10am: Their Excellencies landed for divine service.

12.30pm: Their Excellencies returned on board.

4.25pm: Weighed.

4.27pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering Paterson Inlet.

5.18pm: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Boat passage S35E; Right end Old Neck N39E; Left end Groper Island [or Coopers Island/Ulva?] N67W

Number on Sick List: 22


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16 April 1923

Stewart Island to Dunedin or at Stewart Island

Lat -46.89, Long 168.15 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

8.46am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for proceeding around [?] Paterson Inlet & for Half Moon Bay.

10.10am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Akers Point S56E; Wharf S48W; Barclay Rock S84E

10.20am: Their Excellencies landed.

10.23am: Saluted HE the Governor General with 19 guns.

11.30am: Their Excellencies re-embarked.

pm: Single banked boats away sailing.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

5.38pm: Weighed. Pointed ship.

5 45pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for Abbott passage.

8.00pm: Lat 46 55S, Long 168 30E

11.00pm: Waipapapa Light abeam 13½ miles. [Waipapa]

Number on Sick List: 15


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17 April 1923

Paterson Inlet to Dunedin or at Dunedin

Lat -46.07, Long 170.67 [Obs]

6.29am: Nugget Point abeam 9 miles.

8.00am: Lat 46 26S, Long 170 10E

1.23pm: Cape Saunders Light House abeam 2.4 miles.

2.37pm: Taiaroa Head Light House S15W 1.7 miles. Proceeded as requisite for Otago Harbour.

3.40pm: Passed SS Kentucky off Port Chalmers.

4.30pm: Off Dunedin wharves. Tug in attendance.

4.45pm: Alongside Rattray Street Wharf.

4.50pm: Secured hawsers.

5.20pm: Their Excellencies the Governor General & the Viscountess Jellicoe disembarked. Struck flag of HE the Governor General. Lieut M. Norman joined ship from England. 3 Seamen ratings joined ship from England. Leave to Starboard watch & 2nd part Port watch till 0700.

Number on Sick List: 13


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18 April 1923

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

6.10am: Collier Kakapo secured alongside.

8.00am: Commenced coaling.

12.20pm: Finished coaling. Received 663 tons.

12.45pm: Collier cast off.

4.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 7am & to 2nd part of Starboard watch till Midnight.

5.00pm: 1 stoker rating joined ship for passage to Auckland.

Number on Sick List: 12


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19 April 1923

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

10.00am: Discharged 4 ratings to hospital.

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0700 21st inst. & to 2nd part of Port watch till Midnight.

Number on Sick List: 10


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20 April 1923

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

10.00am: Leave to 2nd part of Port watch till Midnight.

Number on Sick List: 5


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21 April 1923

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

1.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 0700, 23rd inst. & to 1st part of Starboard watch till Midnight.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

Number on Sick List: 4


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22 April 1923

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

10.00am: Very heavy rain.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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23 April 1923

Dunedin to Lyttelton & Auckland or at Dunedin

Lat -45.62, Long 170.93 [Bgs]

7.00am: 1 RNR rating joined ship for passage to Auckland. Embarked mails for passage to Lyttelton.

8.45am: Their Excellencies the Governor General & the Viscountess Jellicoe embarked. Broke HE’s flag at the main.

9.00am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

9.10am: Proceeded as requisite for Victoria Channel & for leaving harbour.

10.15am: Off Port Chalmers.

8.00pm: Lat 44 39S, Long 172 12E


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24 April 1923

Dunedin to Lyttelton & Auckland or at Lyttelton

Lat -43.22, Long 173.42 [Bgs]

1.43am: Akaroa Head abeam 3 miles.

3.30am: Sighted Godley Head Light N88W.

5.55am: Whistle buoy abeam to Starboard, 1 cable. Course as requisite for anchorage.

6.06am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: Ripa Island [Ripapa Island] flagstaff S20W; Battery Point S87W

6.30am: Tug alongside. Disembarked mails.

7.45am: Weighed. Pointed ship. Proceeded as requisite for heading north.

8.00am: Lat 43 36S, Long 172 46E

8.00am: Their Excellencies dis-embarked into tug Lyttelton. Hoisted down HE's flag.

8.10am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

10.01am: Left end Banks Peninsula S23E; Godley Head S37W.

8.00pm: Lat 42 20S, Long 174 46E


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25 April 1923

Lyttelton to Auckland

Lat -40.25, Long 177.10 [Bgs]

0.05am: Cape Palliser abeam 13.3 miles.

6.45am: Castle Point abeam 8 miles.

8.00am: Lat 40 48S, Long 176 34E

9.26am: Cape Turnagain N57W 8½ miles.

6.57pm: Portland Island Light abeam 4 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 39 14S, Long 178 05E


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26 April 1923

Lyttelton to Auckland

Lat -37.25, Long 177.72 [Bgs]

0.54am: Gable Island Light abeam 13½ miles.

6.15am: East Cape abeam 5 miles.

8.00am: Lat 37 33S, Long 178 25E

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

3.57pm: Mayor Island [Tuhua] S48W; White Island S31E

8.00pm: Lat 36 40S, Long 176 15E

10.32pm: Cuvier Island abeam 1¾ miles.


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27 April 1923

Lyttelton to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.35am: Channel Rock abeam to Starboard, 6 cables.

2.54am: Tiri Tiri Light abeam 3.2 miles.

4.00am: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage in Rangitoto Channel.

4.19am: Stopped. Came to.

6.53am: Weighed. Proceeded. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

7.23am: Alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

7.35am: Secured hawsers.

9.00am: Discharged 1 stoker to HMS Laburnum & 1 Ordinary Seaman to HMS Philomel.

am: Hands employed discharging stores, & as requisite.

4.00pm: Discharged 1 signalman to Philomel.

5.00pm: 1 Chief Stoker, 1 shipwright, 1 Ordinary Seaman III & 16 stokers joined ship from Philomel.


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28 April 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.50am: HMS Laburnum undocked, & secured alongside Chatham.

10.30am: Discharged 1 signal rating to hospital.

12.30pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730; 30th inst. & to 1st part Starboard watch till Midnight.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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29 April 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.50am: USS Ontario arrived.


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30 April 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: USS Ontario saluted country with 21 guns. Shore battery returned salute with 21 guns. Ontario saluted Commodore Commanding NZ with 11 guns. Chatham returned salute with 11 guns.

am&pm: Hands employed working about ammunition & as requisite.

11.00am: Laburnum cast off & towed alongside Dock wharf.

11.15am: USS Ontario docked.



LOGS FOR MAY 1923


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1 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Commenced coaling from heap.

11.00am: Discharged 1 seaman rating to hospital.

3.15pm: Finished coaling. Received 485 tons.

4.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730, & to 1st part Starboard watch till Midnight. Paid monthly money to ship’s company.


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2 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730 & to 1st part Port watch till Midnight.


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3 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730, & to 2nd part Starboard watch till Midnight.


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4 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.35am: USS Ontario undocked, & proceeded alongside Auckland wharves.

4.00pm: Read warrants Nos. 66 & 67. Leave to Port watch till 0730 & to 1st part of Starboard watch till Midnight.


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5 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Mr. SE Sleeman, Commissioned Shipwright joined ship. [From Navy Lists Samuel E Sleeman]

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730, 7th inst. & to 2nd part of Port watch till Midnight. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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6 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Leave to 1st part of Port watch till Midnight.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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7 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM the King's accession day.

Noon: Fired Royal salute of 21 guns.

4.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730, & to 2nd part of Starboard watch till Midnight.

5.02pm: Undressed ship.


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8 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730 & to 2nd part of Port watch till Midnight.


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9 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship, provisioning ship, & as requisite.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 68. Leave to Port watch till 0730, & to 1st part of Starboard watch till Midnight.


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10 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.15am: Landed Small Arms party for drill.

11.30am: Landing party returned.

1.45pm: His Excellency the Governor General arrived on board & addressed part of ship's company.

2.10pm: His Excellency left ship.

3.00pm: Read warrant No.69. Discharged 1 Stoker to prison.

4.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730 & to 1st part of Port watch till Midnight.

6.00pm: 1 Stoker rating joined ship from HMS Philomel for passage to HMS Veronica.


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11 May 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.30am: Capt. HD Hamilton, Chief Staff Officer, joined ship.

7.50am: Commenced coaling.

9.30am: Embarked 13 cases of Gelignite explosive.

10.10am: Finished coaling. Received 130 tons.

1.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 0730, & to 2nd part of Starboard watch till Midnight.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Discharged 3 ratings to HMS Philomel. 4 ratings joined ship from Philomel.


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12 May 1923

Auckland to Sunday Island or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Discharged 2 ratings to HMS Philomel. Tested Life buoys, correct.

2.10pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty & pointing ship.

2.25pm: Stopped. Hoisted motor boat.

2.28pm: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

3.10pm: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile.

4.23pm: Left end David Rocks S43E; Orarapa S10E; Rangitoto Summit S13W

6.37pm: Channel Rock abeam to port 5 cables.

8.00pm: Lat 36 23S, Long 175 36E


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13 May 1923

Auckland to Sunday Island

Lat -34.47, Long 177.37 [Obs]

1.50am: Put clocks on 20 minutes.

8.15am Hauled & examined patent log.

8.00am: Lat 34 55S, Long 176 59E

8.00pm: Lat 33 30S, Long 178 18E


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14 May 1923

Auckland to Sunday Island

Lat -31.50, Long -179.90 [Obs]

1.55am: Put clocks on 10 min.

8.00am: Lat 32 03S, Long 179 44E

8.00pm: Lat 30 32S, Long 179 09W


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15 May 1923

Auckland to Sunday Island & Nukualofa or at Sunday Island [Raoul Island]

Lat -29.23, Long -177.90 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

5.45am: Sighted Sunday Island 1 point on Starboard bow.

8.00am: Lat 29 14S, Long 177 57W

8.26am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Left end Napier Island N52E; Rayner Point S34E; Egeria Rock S56E

am&pm: Seamanship training class under examination.

5.25pm: Weighed. Proceeded.

8.00pm: Lat 28 58S, Long 177 48W


[See flickr for chart of Raoul Island from survey by Capt. Denham of HMS Herald. Location of Egeria Rock]


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16 May 1923

Sunday Island to Nukualofa

Lat -26.48, Long -177.07 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 27 04S, Long 177 15W

8.00pm: Lat 25 25S, Long 176 47W


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17 May 1923

Sunday Island to Nukualofa

Lat -23.15, Long -176.18 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 23 45S, Long 176 17W

6.15pm: Pylstaart Island N72W 3 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 22 12S, Long 175 59W


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18 May 1923

Sunday Island to Nukualofa or at Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

1.50am: Put clocks on 20 min.

6.00am: Right end Eua Island N81E; Left end Eua Island N43E; Right end Cook Point N6E

8.00am: Lat 21 11S, Long 175 01W

8.06am: Course as requisite for Eastern passage.

9.05am: Proceeded thru’ Narrows.

9.28am: Saluted country with 21 guns. Shore battery returned salute with 21 guns.

9.34am: Stopped. Came to.

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch & boys till 6pm.


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19 May 1923

[‘No-day’ – ship crossed International Date Line]

Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

7.30am: Landed party to refit rigging of British consulate mast.

1.00pm: Leave to Port watch & to boys till 6pm.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

2.00pm: Embarked mail for Samoa, England, & New Zealand. Fiji & Australia.

9.00pm: Lost overboard by accident: Lamps, candle, 1 in No.


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19 May 1923

Nukualofa to Pago Pago or at Nukualofa

Lat -20.92, Long -174.80 [Bgs]

9.05am: Weighed.

9.09am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.35am: Cleared Narrows. Course as requisite for Biha Passage.

3.40pm: Telekitonga N81W 13 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 19 54S, Long 173 51W


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20 May 1923

Nukualofa to Pago Pago

Lat -17.75, Long -172.58 [Obs]

1.50am: Put clocks on 20 min.

8.00am: Lat 18 15S, Long 172 57W

8.00pm: Lat 16 36S, Long 171 57W


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21 May 1923

Nukualofa to Pago Pago or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.50, Long -170.77 [Obs]

1.50am: Put clocks on 20 min.

8.00am: Lat 15 02S, Long 170 59W

8.00am: Sighted high land of Tutuila Island N7E.

1.15pm: Tower Rock WNW 6 cables. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

1.25pm: Saluted country with 21 guns. Shore battery returned salute with 21 guns.

1.30pm: Stopped at C bouy.

1.35pm: Shackled on.

1.37pm: USS Ontario saluted Commodore with 11 guns. Chatham returned salute with 11 guns.

1.55pm: USS Ontario secured alongside.

5.30pm: USS Ontario cast off.


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22 May 1923

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

1.00pm: Leave to port watch till 10pm.

11.05pm: USS Ontario sailed.


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23 May 1923

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

1.00pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 10pm, & to Boys till 6pm.


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24 May 1923

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

7.50am: Collier Karori alongside.

8.00am: Dressed ship, masthead flags in honour of Empire Day.

8.20am: Commenced coaling.

2.50pm: Finished coaling. Received 651 tons.

3.50pm: Collier cast off & proceeded to wharf.

5.00pm: Leave to port watch till 10pm.

6.03pm: Undressed ship.

11.20pm: USS Ontario arrived.


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25 May 1923

Pago Pago to Apia or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Embarked 1 bag mails for Apia.

6.05pm: Slipped. Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.30pm: Breaker Point Light N76W 1½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 14 16S, Long 170 32W


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26 May 1923

Pago Pago to Apia or at Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

1.40am: Sighted left end Upolu Island S40W.

4.20am: Sighted Apia Fl. Light S64W.

6.40am: Stopped. Pilot embarked.

6.42am: Proceeded as requisite for entering harbour.

7.03am: Stopped. Came to.

7.15am: Put clocks back 30 min. Disembarked mails & 18 cases of Gelignite explosive.

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM the Queen’s birthday.

9.50am: Administrator for Western Samoa visited ship.

10.10am: Saluted Administrator with 15 guns on leaving.

10.45am: Commodore landed. Shore battery fired salute of 11 guns.

Noon: Fired royal salute of 21 guns. Embarked mails for Suva & Auckland.

1.00pm: Leave to port watch till 11pm & to Boys till 6pm.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.36pm: Undressed ship.


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27 May 1923

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

1.00pm: Leave to starboard watch till 1800.


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28 May 1923

Apia to Suva or at Apia

Lat -13.92, Long -172.35 [Bgs]

6.52am: Slipped from buoy.

6.55am: Proceeded.

10.55am: Tafua Savaii N32W; Nuu Lealea N72E; Tafua Upolu S88E

8.00am: Lat 13 41S, Long 171 48W

5.20pm: Put clocks back 15 min.

8.00pm: Lat 14 34S, Long 173 37W


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29 May 1923

Apia to Suva

Lat -15.62, Long -176.25 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 15 30S, Long 175 27W

9.00am: Right end Niuafou Island S38W; left end Niuafou Island S31W (Long obs 175°38½’W)

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

8.00pm: Lat 16 05S, Long 177 48W


No log for 30 May – ship crossed International Date Line


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31 May 1923

Apia to Suva or at Suva

Lat -17.63, Long 179.42 [Obs]

3.25am: Wailangilala Light abeam 2 miles.

8.00am: Lat 17 10S, Long 179 57W

10.32am: Alldin Point S88W, left end Nairai S14W

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

3.45pm: Nasilai Light House S72W; Mumbualau Island N36W; right end Ovalau Island N10W

5.05pm: Nukulau Island N55W; Nasilai Light House N42E

6.25pm: Course as requisite for entering Suva harbour.

6.45pm: Alongside Government wharf.

6.58pm: Secured hawsers. HMS Veronica in harbour.

pm: Discharged 1 rating to Veronica.



LOGS FOR JUNE 1923


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1 June 1923

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

5.35am: Collier Karori secured alongside.

6.05am: Commenced coaling.

8.00am: Landed 2 bags mail.

10.30am: Finished coaling. Received 515 tons. Collier cast off & proceeded alongside wharf.

1.35pm: HMCS Pioneer arrived.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 7am.

7.45pm: Landed patrol.


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2 June 1923

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM the King’s birthday.

Noon: Fired royal salute of 21 guns.

1.00pm: Leave to Port watch till 7am & to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.

5.39pm: Undressed ship.

8.00pm: Embarked mails for Auckland.


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3 June 1923

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

6.15am: HMCS Pioneer proceeded.

10.30am: Leave to Starboard watch till 7am.

1.00pm: Leave to Boys till 7pm.

4.00pm: Discharged Paymaster Lieut. AM Pigott to hospital. [From Navy Lists Adrian M Pigott]

5.00pm: Discharged 3 ratings to HMS Veronica.

6.00pm: 1 rating joined ship from Veronica.

8.00pm: Landed patrol.


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4 June 1923

Suva to Auckland or at Suva

Lat -18.47, Long 178.23 [Bgs]

8.00am: Tested life buoys, correct.

9.30am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for clearing Jetty.

9.33am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

4.20pm: Cape Washington Light House abeam 2½ miles.

5.15pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 19 42S, Long 177 48E


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5 June 1923

Suva to Auckland

Lat -22.40, Long 177.37 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 21 42S, Long 177 28E

8.00pm: Lat 23 40S, Long 177 15E


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6 June 1923

Suva to Auckland

Lat -26.22, Long 176.68 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 25 27S, Long 176 42E

4.00pm: Read & exercised collision stations.

5.15pm: Put clocks back 10 min.

8.00pm: Lat 27 32S, Long 176 27E


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7 June 1923

Suva to Auckland

Lat -30.20, Long 176.00 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 29 30S, Long 176 06E

11.25am: Hauled in & cleared patent log.

3.00pm: Hauled in & examined patent log.

6.15pm: Altered course 2 points to Starboard to avoid SS Makura.

6.20pm: Resumed course.

8.00pm: Lat 31 31S, Long 175 45E


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8 June 1923

Suva to Auckland

Lat -34.00, Long 175.30 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 33 21S, Long 175 26E

9.25am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Exercised steering from Conning Tower position.

10.10am: Reverted to Fore Bridge steering position. Secured.

4.10pm: Exercised Prepare to tow forward.

4.45pm: Secured. Read Warrant No. 70.

6.00pm: Sighted glare of Cape Brett Light S61W.

8.00pm: Lat 35 22S, Long 175 02E

10.50pm: Wind backed to ENE. [from E by S]

11.30pm: Wind backed to NNE.

11.55pm: Sighted Mokohinau Light S72E; Maro Tiri Light S35W


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9 June 1923

Suva to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.57am: Flat Rock Light abeam 1 mile.

4.56am: Tiri Tiri Light abeam 2.9 miles.

6.15am: Rangitoto Beacon East 1 mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

7.00am: Alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

7.13am: Secured hawsers.

12.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch till 0730, 11th inst. & to 2nd part of Port watch till Midnight. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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10 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: Leave to 1st part of Port watch till Midnight.

6.15pm: Discharged Capt. HD Hamilton CSO to Navy Office, Wellington.


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11 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed embarking & disembarking ammunition, & as requisite.

4.00pm: Discharged 2 ratings to shore. Six ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel.

5.00pm: Leave to port watch till 0730, & to 1st part of Starboard watch till Midnight.


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12 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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13 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.15am: Collier SS Kaimanawa secured alongside.

8.30am: Commenced coaling.

Noon: Completed coaling. Received 528 tons. Collier cast off.

3.00pm: Leave to port watch till 0730, & to 2nd part of Starboard watch till Midnight.


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14 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Discharged 14 ratings to HMS Philomel. 16 ratings joined ship from Philomel.


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15 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: 6 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel. Discharged 8 ratings to Philomel.

5.00pm: Engineer Commander P Croisdale [From Navy Lists Percy D Croisdale], Lieut. Commander (N) P Barcroft [Penrose L Barcroft], Lieut. L Tollemache [Lawrence L Tollemache], Lieut. M Somerset Thomas [From uboat.net Mervyn Somerset Thomas], Paymaster Lieut. Prophit [William JG Prophit] & Mr. L Kew Schoolmaster [Leonard A Kew] joined ship for SS Remnara [?]. Draft of 139 ratings joined ship for SS Remnara [?].


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16 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Draft stowing gear and to medical examination.

am: Life buoys tested and found correct.

pm: Leave to port watch 1pm to 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard until midnight.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 61.


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17 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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18 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed cleaning down aloft, drawing stores and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed cleaning down aloft, painting mess decks and as requisite.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part port 4.30pm - midnight.


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19 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: Paymaster Lieut. Piggott [Pigott; see 3rd June] rejoined from Suva Hospital.

am: Hands employed painting mess decks, embarking ammunition and as requisite.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm till 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard till midnight.


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20 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.10am: Officer of guard visited SS Arawa.

am: Mr. Stacey, Art Eng [William J Stacey?], Mr. Chapman Gunner, Mr. Lee Boatswain, Mr. Hale Gunner T and 2 Able Seamen joined from Arawa.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part port 4.30pm - midnight.


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21 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch from 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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22 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: Dressed ship overall.

9.15am: Exercised General Quarters.

Noon: Paraded guard. Fired salute of 21 guns.

3.10pm: Undressed ship.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard 4.30pm - midnight.


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23 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 1pm to 7.30am Monday. Leave to 1st part port watch 1pm - midnight.

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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24 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 2nd part port watch 11am - midnight.


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25 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed chipping ship’s side and as requisite.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard 4.30pm - midnight.


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26 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed chipping ship’s side and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping ship’s side, taking in stores and as requisite.

pm: Leave to starboard watch & draft 4.30pm - 7.30am.


[Most weekdays from 26th June to 27th July at 10am: Ordinary Seamen III’s and boys to physical drill]


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27 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed taking in stores and as requisite.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30 - 7.30am.

6.30pm: Landed patrol.

6.45pm: Lieut. O'Donnell and draft left ship. [From Navy Lists George EM O’Donnell]

8.05am: Patrol returned.


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28 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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29 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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30 June 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

Noon: Paid monthly money.

pm: Leave to port watch 1.30pm to 7.30am Monday. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch – midnight.

pm: Make and mend clothes.



LOGS FOR JULY 1923


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1 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 1st part starboard watch 11am - midnight.


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2 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Special training class to instruction.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. 2nd part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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3 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. 2nd part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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4 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. 1st part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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5 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.30pm: Read warrant No. 72 and 73. Discharged one Stoker to detention.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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6 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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7 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part port watch 1pm - midnight.


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8 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 1st part port watch 11am - midnight.


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9 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.00pm: Read warrants 74 and 75.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30 - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 4.30 - midnight.


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10 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. 2nd part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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11 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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12 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.30am: Engineer Lieut. Munro and 4 ratings joined ship. [From Navy Lists Percy C. Munro]

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.

pm: Two ratings left ship for passage to England.


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13 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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14 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to port watch 1pm - 7.30am (Monday) [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 1pm - midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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15 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 1st part starboard watch 11am - midnight.


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16 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.

6.00pm: Discharged one stoker to HMS Philomel. One stoker joined ship from Philomel.


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17 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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18 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.25am: Aired bedding.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. 2nd part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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19 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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20 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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21 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

pm: Leave to port watch 1pm - 7.30am (Monday) [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 1pm - midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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22 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 2nd part port watch 11am - midnight.


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23 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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24 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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25 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Landed Small Arm Company and Field guns crew for route march.

am: Remainder of hands getting in stores and as requisite.

Noon: Small Arm Company returned.

pm: Leave to port watch 1.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 1.30pm - midnight.

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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26 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Training classes to instruction in boatsailing.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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27 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.

5.00pm: 6 stoker ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel.


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28 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

pm: Leave to port watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 1pm - midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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29 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 1st part starboard watch 11am - midnight.


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30 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.30am: Slipped from Sheerlegs Jetty and proceeded into dock.

7.55am: Secured in Calliope Dock.

am&pm: Hands employed scraping ship’s bottom and ranging cable.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. 2nd part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.

5.15pm: Exercised fire stations.


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31 July 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.00am: Breakfast.

8.00am: Cleaned mess decks.

8.25am: Quarters clean guns.

8.50am: Special Training Classes to instructions. Remainder employed painting ship’s bottom, surveying cables & as req.

pm: Hands employed painting bottom surveying cable & as req.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30 - 7.30am. 2nd part starboard watch 4.30 - midnight.

5.15pm: Exercised fire stations.

9.00pm: Rounds.



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1923


[Most days from 1st to 13th August at 4pm: Exercised fire stations]


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1 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.45pm: Paid monthly money.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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2 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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3 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30 - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 4.30 - midnight.


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4 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

11.00am: HMCS Stephan arrived. [Cableship – from History of the Atlantic Cale & Undersea Comms – she was laying cable between Suva and Auckland in 1923]

11.30am: Engineer Lieut. Stuart joined ship.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part port watch 1pm - midnight.


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5 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 1st part port watch 11am - midnight.


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6 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Diving party working on HMCS Stephan.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30 - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 4.30 - midnight.


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7 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Diving party to HMCS Stephan.

12.30pm: Read warrants Nos. 76 and 77.

2.15pm: Discharged two offenders to detention.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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8 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Diving party to HMCS Stephan.

pm: Lost overboard by accident Knife, Divers, Patt 110 one in number.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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9 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.20am: Sailed HM Cableship Stephan.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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10 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Cautioned Mr. C Lee, Boatswain for an act to the prejudice of good order and naval discipline in borrowing a sum of money (£20) from Master-at-arms James Robert Precey (ON 202638) of HMS Chatham. [Signed] C C Lee.

4.00pm: Port watch clearing up dock.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part port watch 6pm - midnight.


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11 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Flooded dock.

pm: Leave to port watch 1pm - 8.45am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part starboard watch 1pm - 7.30am Sunday.


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12 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 11am - 7.30am.


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13 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part port watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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14 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Training classes to instruction. Remainder of hands preparing for undocking and as requisite.

12.50pm: Proceeded out of dock and alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

1.15pm: Secured alongside Sheerlegs Jetty.

pm: Leave to port watch and 1st part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.

5.15pm: Collier Karori secured alongside.


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15 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.35am: Commenced coaling.

7.30am: Hands to breakfast.

8.00am: Recommenced coaling.

10.10am: Completed coaling. Received 416 tons.

10.45am: Collier Karori shoved off.

pm: Leave to starboard watch 1pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part port watch 2pm - midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: 2 ratings discharged to HMS Philomel. 3 ratings joined from Philomel.


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16 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part starboard watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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17 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

2.30pm: Discharged 52 ratings ashore (time expired).

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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18 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to starboard watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday].

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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19 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78


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20 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Training class to instruction. remainder of hands cleaning ship, getting in provisions & as requisite.

pm: Leave to port watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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21 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Lieut. Commander Edwards & 66 ratings joined ship.

pm: Leave to draft 1pm till 7.30am.

2.15pm: Arrived HMS Laburnum and secured alongside ship.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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22 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.00am: Commodore AF Beal CMG arrived on board. [Alister Francis Beal]

8.00am: HMS Philomel hoisted broad pendant of Commodore Beal.

am: Hands employed refitting boats falls and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm to 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm to midnight.


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23 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.00am: Cecil W Reed Petty Officer (ON 227245) departed this life (D.D) aged 35. [In the Casualty Lists his surname is given as Read, cause of death illness. In National Archives it’s Reed.]

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm to 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm to midnight.



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24 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.

12.45pm: Landed Funeral & firing party. [From Auckland Council Cemetery records, PO Reed was buried at Waikumete Cemetery]

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - midnight.

4.55pm: Funeral & firing party returned.

5.17pm: Struck broad pendant of Commodore AG Hotham CB CMG.

6.00pm: Commodore AG Hotham CB CMG left ship.

[Page signed by] Alister Beal, Commodore


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LOG BOOK – 25TH AUGUST 1923 TO 19TH MAY 1924


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Log of HMS Chatham

Commanded by Commodore A.F. Beal CMG RN

For the Period Commencing Saturday 25th of August 1923 Ending Monday 19th of May 1924


Tonnage (Displacement): 5400

Extreme Length: 456’ 09”

Extreme Breadth: 49’ 10”


Engines

Manufacturer: Thames Engineering Company Ltd., Greenwich

SHP: Natural Draught: 22,000. Forced Draught: 25,000

Description: Turbines (Parson’s type)

When Fixed on Board: 1912


Boilers

Manufacturer: Thames Engineering Company Ltd.

Description: Yarrow, Small Tube

When made: 1912

When put in vessel: 1912


Paddle Wheels or Screw propeller

Manufacturer: Manganese Bronze Company Ltd.

Description: Griffiths Modified, 4 Screw, 3 bladed bronze

General State of Repair: Good


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[Directions on completing log and weather codes]


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Establishment of Ship’s Company

Officers: 22

Seamen: 154

Boys:

Engine-room Establishment: 216

Other non-executive ratings: 62

Total: 444 [total of above 454]


Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: S&A Calderara

Height of cistern above sea: 4 feet

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: Forebridge

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: N&Z 2676 Dry; N&Z 9704 Wet

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: S&A Calderara


Position of Standard Compass

Fore Upper Bridge


Deviation of Standard Compass

Sept 1st 1923 Lat 30°15’S, Long 179°47’W

May 5th 1922 Lat 36 38S, Long 174 55E


Armament

Forecastle and Upper Deck: 6in BL [Breach Loading] Mark XI & XI* on P VI (Power worked) mounting, 8 in No.

Abaft After Control on own platform: 3” High Angle Mark I 20 cwt on High Angle Mark II mounting, 1 in No.

On each side of Well Deck: 3 pounder Hotchkiss (Saluting purposes only), 4 in No.

Maxim .303, 2 in No.

Lewis Gun .303, 8 in No.


Torpedo Armaments

Submerged Tubes, 2. Torpedoes 21” Mark II to II*****, 7 in No.


Boats

1 35’ Steam Cutter

1 35’ Motor Boat

2 30’ Cutters

2 30’ Gigs

3 27’ Whalers

2 16’ Skiffs

1 13½’ Balsa Raft


Miscellaneous Information

Draught of water with bunkers full, and complete with provisions, stores and water: Forward 17’ 0”, Aft 18’ 06”

Load Draught: Forward 15’ 06”, Aft 17’ 09”

Number of tons necessary to increase draught 1 inch: 37

Number of tons of coal carried: (a) At load draught 650; (b) With bunkers full 1062; (c) In places other than bunkers Nil

Number of tons of oil fuel carried: 90% 258


Quantity of water carried (a) For boilers: 112 tons; (b) for drinking 40 tons


[Signed] PL Barcroft Lieut. Commander Navigating Officer


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25 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.00am: Hoisted Broad pendant of Commodore A.F. Beal CMG

10.30am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: 1st part Starboard Watch taking in torpedo stores.

7.10pm: Motor launch capsized alongside SS Marama. Motor boat sent to assistance.

8.45pm: Observed private skiff adrift. Secured same with motor boat.


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26 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Commodore inspected ship’s companies of Chatham, HMS Laburnum & HMS Philomel.

11.00am: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch till midnight.


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27 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: One rating joined ship from HMS Philomel.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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28 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Training class to instruction. Remainder of hands preparing for coaling, getting in stores & as requisite.

12.35pm: Starboard Watch coaled ship from dump on jetty.

1.00pm: Port Watch employed as requisite.

2.15pm: Finished coaling. Received 131 tons.

3.30pm: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - midnight.

pm: Part of watch employed getting in stores.


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29 August 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.00am: Paymaster Lieut. Commander Webster – DIO [District Intelligence Officer] Wellington – joined ship.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch 1pm - midnight.

pm: Discharged 18 ratings to HMS Philomel. 14 ratings joined ship from Philomel.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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30 August 1923

Auckland to Sunday Island or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Received 10 case explosives for Nukualofa.

1.30pm: Two offenders from detention joined ship.

3.30pm: Slipped from jetty and proceeded out of harbour.

4.00pm: Courses as requisite for leaving Auckland Harbour and proceeding to Tiri Tiri Matangi Island.

5.10pm: Commenced swinging ship.

5.50pm: Completed swinging. Proceeded.

7.10pm: Flat Rock abeam 2.4 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 36 19S, Long 174 59E


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31 August 1923

Auckland to Sunday Island

Lat -34.23, Long 176.87 [Obs/DR]

8.00am: Lat 34 42S, Long 176 26E

am: Control party to instruction.

5.00pm: Turned out & secured 1st whaler for sea.

8.00pm: Lat 32 59S, Long 177 48E

11.00pm: Put clocks on 15 mins.


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Record of Observations for Deviation [and far right hand edge of above log page]


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Description and Position of Correctors [and far left hand edge of below log page]



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1923


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1 September 1923

Auckland to Sunday Island

Lat -30.90, Long 179.70 [Obs]

3.00am: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

8.00am: Lat 31 27S, Long 179 8E

12.45pm: Paid monthly money.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

4.27pm: Commenced swinging ship to adjust Compasses.

5.17pm: Completed swinging.

8.00pm: Lat 29 53S, Long 179 31W


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2 September 1923

Auckland to Sunday Island and Sunday Island to Nukualofa

Lat -29.27, Long -177.96

5.30am: Sighted Sunday Island ahead.

7.00am: Spread forecastle awning.

8.00am: Lat 29 08S, Long 178 11W

11.00am: Course & speeds as requisite for anchorage in Denham Bay Sunday Island.

11.27am: Came to with Port anchor Denham Bay Sunday Island

5.25pm: Weighed.

5.38pm: Proceeded.

8.00pm: Lat 28 59S, Long 177 55W

11.26pm: Moon rise bearing N61E.


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3 September 1923

Sunday Island to Nukualofa

Lat -26.90, Long -177.18 [Obs]

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & preparing Paravanes for running.

8.00am: Lat 27 28S, Long 177 21W

am: Guns crews to drill.

11.00am: Exercised control parties.

8.00pm: Lat 25 52S, Long 176 48W


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4 September 1923

Sunday Island to Nukualofa

Lat -24.08, Long -176.15 [Obs]

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & preparing Paravanes for running.

8.00am: Lat 24 38S, Long 176 20W

8.30am: Hoisted out Paravanes for practice run.

10.30am: In Paravanes.

8.00pm: Lat 23 00S, Long 175 44W [177 44W in log]

11.00pm: Put clocks on ten minutes.


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5 September 1923

Sunday Island to Nukualofa or at Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

3.00am: Put clocks on 10 mins.

5.35am: Right end Eua Island N78E; Left end Eua Island N40E

8.00am: Courses as requisite for proceeding up Biha Channel, passing through narrows and for anchorage off Nukualofa.

9.23am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Mount Zion S34W; South beacon Ulangi Uta [Ualanga Uta Reef?] N32W; West beacon Monu [Mounu Reef] N69E

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1.30pm - 7pm.


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6 September 1923

Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

am: Guns crews to drill.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm - 7pm.

3.00pm: Landed 10 cases of explosives.


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7 September 1923

Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

am: Guns crews & control parties to drill.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1.30pm - 7pm.


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8 September 1923

Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

10.30am: Tested life buoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm till 7pm.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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9 September 1923

Nukualofa to Apia or at Nukualofa

Lat -21.13, Long -175.18

3.30pm: Weighed, proceeded out of harbour.

4.00pm: As requisite for passing through narrows & out of Eastern Passage.

8.00pm: Lat 20 51S, Long 174 33W


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10 September 1923

Nukualofa to Apia

Lat -18.83, Long -172.83 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 19 24S, Long 173 11W

11.45am: Read warrant No. 78.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 17 35S, Long 172 22W

Midnight: Put calendar back 24 hours.


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10 September 1923

[‘No-day’ – shipped crossed International Date Line]

Nukualofa to Apia

Lat -15.07, Long -171.43 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 15 40S, Long 171 40W

1.45pm: Sighted land on Starboard bow bearing N50E (mag)

2.06pm: Sighted land on Port bow bearing N25W (mag)

3.05pm: Tutuila Island N50E; Opulu Island [Upolu] N29W.

4.00pm: Read Warrant No. 79.

6.55pm: Observed bright light bearing N88W (mag).

8.00pm: Lat 13 56S, Long 171 00W


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11 September 1923

Nukualofa to Apia or at Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

2.00am: Put clocks on 10 mins.

3.45am: Sighted Apia Light bearing S12W (mag).

6.00am: Stopped. Picked up harbourmaster.

6.07am: Proceeded. Courses & speeds as requisite for entering Apia Harbour.

6.25am: Let go Port anchor.

6.36am: Let go Starboard anchor. Secured stern to buoy.

10.00am: HE the Administrator visited ship.

10.30am: HE the Administrator left ship. Fired salute of 17 guns.

11.00am: Commodore landed to visit Administrator.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch from 4pm till 11.30pm.


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12 September 1923

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

am: Hands employed getting in small arms ammunition and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed hoisting in ammunition and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Port Watch from 4pm to 9pm.


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13 September 1923

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

am: Guns crews to drill, platoon to small arms drill.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch from 4pm - 9pm.


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14 September 1923

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

am: Training classes to instruction. Remainder of hands to gunnery drills and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Port Watch from 1.30pm - 9pm.


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15 September 1923

Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

10.30am: Tested life buoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 9pm.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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16 September 1923

Apia to Page Pago or at Apia

Lat -13.82, Long -171.77

4.00pm: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

5.30pm: Weighed Starboard anchor.

5.45pm: Weighed Port anchor.

6.00pm: Slipped buoy & proceeded out of harbour.

8.00pm: Lat 13 46S, Long 171 35W

11.00pm: Put clocks on 15 mins.


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17 September 1923

Apia to Page Pago or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

3.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

5.15am: Sighted Tutuila Island bearing N30E (mag).

8.00am: As requisite for entering harbour.

8.15am: Fired salute 21 guns.

8.35am: Secured to 'C' buoy.

9.50am: Commodore landed to call on Governor.

10.20am: Commodore returned.

11.00am: Governor of American Samoa visited ship. Paraded guard.

11.20am: Governor left ship. Paraded guard. Fired salute of 17 guns.

12.50pm: USS Ontario saluted broad pendant 11 guns.

1.00pm: Returned salute with 11 guns.

1.10pm: USS Ontario secured alongside.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm till 10pm.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: USS Ontario slipped.


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18 September 1923

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

9.30am: Discharged one rating to hospital.

am: Training classes to instruction. Remainder of hands to gunnery drill and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm - 10.30pm.

7.00pm: Governor of Tutuila came on board.

11.15pm: Governor left ship.


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19 September 1923

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

1.10pm: USS Ontario secured alongside to discharge water.

1.15pm: Discharged Lieut. Commander Edwards to hospital.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 10.30pm.

4.50pm: Hands to bathe.

5.25pm: USS Ontario slipped.


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20 September 1923

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

am: Training classes to instruction. Remainder of hands employed at gunnery drill and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 10.30pm.

4.45pm: Hands to bathe.


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21 September 1923

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

am: Hands employed holystoning upper deck & preparing for coaling.

7.15am: Collier SS Kaimanawa secured alongside.

11.30am: Hands to bathe.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm - 10.30pm.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Held aquatic sports alongside ship.


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22 September 1923

Pago Pago

Lat -14.275, Long -170.690

4.55am: Commenced coaling.

8.00am: Hands to breakfast.

8.55am: Recommenced coaling.

10.00am: USS Ontario secured alongside collier.

11.25am: USS Ontario shoved off from collier.

11.50am: Completed coaling. Received 804 tons.

am: Lost overboard by accident, Coalbags Patt. No. 3A, 17 in No.

3.30pm: Hands to bathe.

pm: Lieut. Commander Edwards and one rating rejoined from hospital.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 10.30pm.

4.55pm: Collier Kaimanawa slipped & proceeded.

6.00pm: Hands employed hoisting boats & securing for sea.


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23 September 1923

Pago Pago to Papiete [Papeete] or at Pago Pago

Lat -14.43, Long -170.30 [Obs]

8.45am: Tested life buoys & found correct.

9.30am: Slipped and proceeded. Courses and speeds as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.51am: Breaker Point abeam.

6.40pm: Observed Position by stars: 14 43S, 169 10W

8.00pm: Lat 14 48S, Long 168 56W


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24 September 1923

Pago Pago to Papiete

Lat -15.37, Long -166.17 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 15 12S, Long 166 52W

8.00pm: Lat 15 30S, Long 164 45W


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25 September 1923

Pago Pago to Papiete

Lat -15.97, Long -162.03 [Obs]

3.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

8.00am: Lat 15 50S, Long 162 44W

am: Training classes to instruction. Hands employed at gunnery drill and as requisite.

8.00pm: Lat 16 08S, Long 160 47W


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26 September 1923

Pago Pago to Papiete

Lat -16.67, Long -158.13 [Obs]

3.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

8.00am: Lat 16 30S, Long 158 45W

am: Training classes to instruction. Hands employed at gunnery drill and as requisite.

8.00pm: Lat 16 50S, Long 157 00W


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27 September 1923

Pago Pago to Papiete

Lat -17.22, Long -154.70 [Obs]

3.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

8.00am: Lat 17 05S, Long 155 12W

5.20pm: Left end Mopihaa [Maupihaa] N9W (mag); right end Mopihaa N10E (mag)

8.00pm: Lat 16 51S, Long 153 33W


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28 September 1923

Pago Pago to Papiete

Lat -16.55, Long -151.83 [Obs]

3.00am: Put clocks on 15 mins.

7.35am: Sighted Maupiti Island N16W (mag).

8.00am: Lat 16 41S, Long 152 09W

9.08am: Sighted Bora Bora Island N38E (mag).

9.15am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Secured.

1.50pm: Sighted Tahaa Island S50E (mag).

5.45pm: Sighted Huaheine [Huahine] Island S64E (mag).

8.00pm: Lat 16 36S, Long 150 54W


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29 September 1923

Pago Pago to Papiete or at Papiete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57

5.05am: Sighted Murea Island [Moorea] bearing S25E (mag).

7.20am: Stopped.

7.35am: Pilot came on board. Proceeded. Courses and speeds as requisite for entering harbour.

8.09am: Came to.

8.30am: Stern secured to buoy.

8.30am: British consul visited ship.

9.00am: Consul left.

am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

10.10am: Commodore landed to call on HE the Governor.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm - 11pm.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

3.00pm: HE the Governor visited ship. Paraded guard.

3.30pm: HE the Governor left ship. Fired salute of 17 guns.


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30 September 1923

Papiete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1.30pm - 11pm.

5.45pm: Collier SS Kaimanawa came alongside port side.



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1923


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1 October 1923

Papiete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57

5.35am: Commenced coaling.

7.30am: Officer of guard visited SS Tahiti.

8.00am: Hands to breakfast.

8.40am: Recommenced coaling.

am: Took in 40 tons of water from Kaimanawa.

am: Lost overboard by accident, Boathooks, one in No.

10.30am: Finished coaling. Received 574 tons.

11.55am: Kaimanawa shoved off & proceeded.

1.15pm: Paid monthly money.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm - 11pm.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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2 October 1923

Papiete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57

8.30am: Arrived SS Maunganui. Visited by Officer of guard.

am: Hands employed at gunnery drills, getting in provisions and as requisite.

pm: Hands employed getting in provisions & as requisite.


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3 October 1923

Papeete to Raratonga [Rarotonga] or at Papeete

Lat -17.54, Long -149.57

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and replacing stern wire.

am: Hands employed shifting ship and as requisite.

8.45am: Veered to 14 shackles and secured stern to wharf to take in water.

9.30am: Secured.

11.05am: British Consul came on board.

12.40pm: British Consul left ship.

3.15pm: Weighed.

3.30pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

3.45pm: Stopped. Dropped pilot.

3.47pm: Proceeded.

8.00pm: Lat 17 51S, Long 150 09W


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4 October 1923

Papeete to Raratonga

Lat -18.75, Long -152.62 [Obs]

am: Hands employed at gunnery drills and as requisite.

8.00am: Lat 18 32S, Long 152 03W

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 80.

5.20pm: Put clock back 20 mins.

6.10pm: Exercised watch at night cruising stations.

6.35pm: Secured.

8.00pm: Lat 19 11S, Long 153 52W


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5 October 1923

Papeete to Raratonga

Lat -19.90, Long -156.58 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 19 45S, Long 155 56W

9.35am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.05am: Secured.

pm: Hands employed holystoning Upper Deck and as requisite.

4.50pm: Put clock back 18 mins.

4.45pm: Mauki Island abeam 3 miles.

6.25pm: Exercised watch at night cruising stations.

6.45pm: Secured.

8.00pm: Lat 20 26S, Long 158 00W


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6 October 1923

Papeete to Raratonga, Raratonga to Niue or at Raratonga

Lat -21.20, Long -159.78

5.25am: Sighted Raratonga Island bearing S70W (mag).

7.50am: Courses and speeds as requisite for anchorage off Avarua.

8.07am: Came to.

8.10am: British Administrator came on board.

9.10am: British Administrator left ship. Fired salute of 15 guns.

9.30am: Weighed and shifted berth.

10.07am: Came to.

10.30am: Commodore left ship to visit Administrator.

am: Tested life buoys & found correct.

pm: Make & mend clothes. Leave to football party.

5.30pm: Weighed.

5.35pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00pm: Lat 21 04S, Long 160 14W


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7 October 1923

Raratonga to Niue

Lat -20.55, Long -163.10 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 20 34S, Long 162 34W

5.00pm: Put clocks back 22 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 20 17S, Long 164 30W


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8 October 1923

Raratonga to Niue

Lat -19.77, Long -167.02 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 19 48S, Long 166 26W

am: Training classes to instruction. Remainder of hands to gunnery drill and as requisite.

8.00pm: Lat 19 32S, Long 168 07W


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9 October 1923

Raratonga to Niue, Niue to Suva or at Niue

Lat -19.04, Long -169.97

5.45am: Sighted Niue Island N55W (mag).

8.00am: Lat 19 17S, Long 169 50W

10.00am: Course as requisite for approaching Alofi.

10.19am: Stopped. Hove to off Alofi.

10.40am: Commissioner came on board.

11.45am: Commodore landed to visit Commissioner.

2.30pm: Commodore returned.

2.50pm: Proceeded.

4.55pm: Put clocks back 20 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 18 51S, Long 171 00W


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10 October 1923

Niue to Suva

Lat -18.48, Long -174.22 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 18 35S, Long 173 30W

8.00am: Sighted Vavau Island S79W (mag)

11.00am: Left end Hunga S23½W (mag); Houmafakalele S19½E (mag); Matautuliki S65E (mag)

11.45am: Sighted Late Island.

4.50pm: Put clocks back 20 mins.

8.00pm: Lat 18 17S, Long 175 49W

Midnight: Put calendar on one day.


No log for 11 October – ship crossed International Date Line


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12 October 1923

Niue to Suva

Lat -17.93, Long -178.63 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 17 54S, Long 178 2W

8.50am: Sighted land bearing S80W (mag).

11.50am: Sighted Tuvutha Island [Tuvuca] bearing N51W.

11.58am: Sighted Lakemba Island bearing S18W.

12.20pm: Sighted Naiau Island S75W (mag).

2.25pm: Sighted Vanua Vatu Island S26W.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 20 mins

8.00pm: Lat 18 23S, Long 179 54E


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13 October 1923

Niue to Suva or at Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

2.00am: Sighted Solo Light bearing S35W.

3.35am: Sighted Suva Light bearing N34W.

5.40am: As requisite for entrance to Suva Harbour.

5.54am: Stopped. Harbourmaster came on board.

5.56am: Proceeded into harbour.

6.45am: Secured South end of Government wharf.

7.45am: Collier SS Kaimanawa came alongside.

9.00am: Commenced coaling.

9.50am: Commodore left ship to visit Governor.

10.20am: Commodore returned.

pm: Leave to men not coaling 4.30 - 7am.

7.30pm: Finished coaling. Received 727 tons.

8.00pm: Landed patrol.

8.45pm: Collier Kaimanawa slipped and proceeded.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 9pm - 7am.

11.00pm: Patrol returned on board.


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14 October 1923

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 1pm - 11pm.

4.00pm: Landed patrol.

6.00pm: Landed special patrol.

6.50pm: Special patrol returned.

11.05pm: Patrol returned.


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15 October 1923

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

7.30am: Guard of honour to drill.

11.00am: HE the Governor visited ship. Paraded guard.

11.20am: HE the Governor left ship. Fired salute of 17 guns.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30 - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30 - 11pm.

5.00pm: Landed patrol.

6.30pm: Patrol returned.

7.40pm: Landed patrol.

11.00pm: Patrol returned on board.


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16 October 1923

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

7.30am: Guard of honour to drill.

am: Lost overboard by accident, Paint brushes, 1 in No.

pm: Hands employed painting ship, taking in stores & as requisite.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - 11pm.

4.30pm: Landed patrol.

7.30pm: HE the Governor came on board.

11.30pm: Patrol returned.

11.45pm: HE the Governor left ship.


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17 October 1923

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

7.25am: Guard of honour to drill.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.

4.30pm: Landed patrol.

6.40pm: Patrol returned.

7.30pm: Landed patrol.

10.50pm: Patrol returned.


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18 October 1923

Suva

Lat -18.125, Long 178.428

7.30am: Guard of honour to drill.

12.30pm: Paid fortnightly advance to boys & Ordinary Seamen.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm till midnight. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 1pm - 11pm.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

3.00pm: Paymaster Lieut. Commander Webster left ship. Discharged two ratings to hospital.

4.30pm: Landed patrol.

5.00pm: Received 2 bags of mail for Lautoka.

6.40pm: Patrol returned.

7.30pm: Landed patrol.

10.40pm: HE the Governor came on board for passage to Lautoka.

10.50pm: Patrol returned.


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19 October 1923

Suva to Lautoka or at Lautoka

Lat -18.20, Long 177.43 [Obs]

6.05am: Slipped from wharf & proceeded out of harbour.

6.30am: Passed thru’ reef.

8.00am: Lat 18 18S, Long 178 13E

8.00am: Passed through Mbengha Passage.

pm: Lost overboard by accident: Sinkers, 24lb Patt 1310, 2 in No.; Swivel, Patt 1311, 2 in No.; Guards brass for tubes, Patt 1260, 2 in No.

2.20pm: Passed through Navula Passage.

4.35pm: As requisite for anchorage off Lautoka.

4.44pm: Came to.

5.25pm: HE the Governor left ship.

7.05pm: HE the Governor returned on board.


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20 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

8.30pm: HE the Governor left ship.

am: Exercised control parties.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 10.30pm.


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21 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7am.


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22 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

9.25am: Laid out kedge anchor.

am: Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice with starboard guns at towed targets.

pm: Boys and OS to 1” aiming rifle practice at towed targets.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.

7.15pm: Exercised guns crews and control parties firing 1” aiming rifle at towed targets.

7.55pm: Secured.

8.40pm: Weighed kedge anchor.


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23 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

7.00am: Hoisted in kedge anchor.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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24 October 1923

Lautoka to Sea for firing exercises or at Lautoka

Lat -17.65, Long 177.32 [177 29E in log]

9.00am: Weighed.

9.05am: Proceeded. Courses & speeds as requisite for leaving harbour and for firing area.

am: Courses & speeds as requisite for sub-calibre firing at Pasco Cay.

11.00am: Opened fire.

Noon: Completed firing. As requisite for anchorage.

Noon: Obs Lat 17 39S, Long 177 29E

12.25pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Kandavu Island S12W; right end Levuka Island [Eluvuka] S63W; Tivoa Island N46E

1.50pm: Fired two torpedoes.

pm: Hands employed hoisting in torpedoes and as requisite.

3.25pm: Fired two torpedoes.

4.45pm: Weighed.

5.00pm: Proceeded. Courses as requisite for anchorage off Lautoka.

6.03pm: Came to.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 6.30pm - 7am.


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25 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

am: Guns crews to loader.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1.30pm - 7am.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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26 October 1923

Lautoka to Sea for firing or at Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

8.20am: Target party left ship.

8.50am: Weighed.

9.05am: Proceeded. Courses & speeds as requisite for firing area.

10.10am: Carried out 6” reduced charge firing at Pasco Cay.

10.43am: Completed firing. As requisite for harbour.

11.35am: Came to.

Noon: Target party returned.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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27 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

9.30am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

am: Leave to Port Watch 11.30am - 7am.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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28 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm - 7am.


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29 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

7.30am: Aired bedding.

am: Hands employed at gunnery drills and as requisite.

pm: Torpedo Training Class away at instruction with demolition charges.

3.50pm: Demolition party returned.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4pm - 7am.


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30 October 1923

Lautoka

Lat -17.60, Long 177.45

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.

5.00pm: Pulled final inter-part boat race.

8.30pm: Burnt searchlights.

9.00pm: Secured.


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31 October 1923

Lautoka to Napier or at Lautoka

Lat -17.65, Long 177.35 [Obs]

am: Hands employed furling awnings, securing for sea and cleaning ship.

8.50am: Weighed.

9.00am: Proceeded out of harbour. Courses and speeds as requisite for proceeding to firing area.

10.00am: As requisite for carrying out service 6” firing at Pasco Cay.

10.19am: Opened fire.

10.40am: Practice completed. As requisite for picking up target party.

11.30am: Stopped. Hoisted steamboat & whaler.

11.55am: Proceeded.

1.45pm: Passed through Navula Passage.

8.00pm: Lat 18 52S, Long 177 14E



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1923


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1 November 1923

Lautoka to Napier

Lat -21.25, Long 177.15 [DR/Obs]

8.00am: Lat 20 40S, Long 177 16E

8.00pm: Lat 22 30S, Long 177 15E


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2 November 1923

Lautoka to Napier

Lat -25.02, Long 177.37 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 24 26S, Long 177 27E

4.05pm: Turned 32 points. Hauled in patent log.

4.15pm: Resumed course. Streamed patent log.

4.10pm: Exercised Collision Stations.

4.25pm: Secured.

8.00pm: Lat 26 20S, Long 177 29E


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3 November 1923

Lautoka to Napier

Lat -29.22, Long 177.95 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 28 24S, Long 177 44E

pm: Make & mend clothes.

8.00pm: Lat 30 34S, Long 178 08E


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4 November 1923

Lautoka to Napier

Lat -33.18, Long 178.38 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 32 31S, Long 178 19E

8.00pm: Lat 34 31S, Long 178 34E


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5 November 1923

Lautoka to Napier

Lat -37.07, Long 178.77 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 36 18S, Long 178 44E

10.15am: Sighted land bearing S5W.

2.00pm: East Island S12W; Mount Pukeamaru S40W

4.30pm: East Island abeam 7.5 miles.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 30 min.

8.00pm: Lat 38 18S, Long 178 41E

8.45pm: Gable End Light S57W.


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6 November 1923

Lautoka to Napier or at Napier

Lat -39.46, Long 176.90

1.30am: Sighted Portland Island Light bearing S49W.

4.20am: Portland Light abeam 5 miles.

8.00am: Lat 39 25S, Long 177 07E

8.30am: Stopped to avoid trawlers.

8.50am: Proceeded. Courses & speeds as requisite for anchorage off Napier.

9.20am: Stopped. Habourmaster came on board.

9.25am: Proceeded.

9.40am: Came to.

pm: Discharged two ratings to hospital.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.

9.30pm: Hoisted all boats.


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7 November 1923

Napier

Lat -39.46, Long 176.90

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm - 7am.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

9.30pm: Hoisted all boats.


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8 November 1923

Napier

Lat -39.46, Long 176.90

10.30am: Discharged one rating to hospital.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1.30pm - 7am.

pm: Ship open to visitors.

7.45pm: Burnt searchlights.

11.00am: Hoisted motor boat.


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9 November 1923

Napier to Wellington or at Napier

Lat -39.67, Long 177.23 [Obs]

9.55am: Weighed.

10.00am: Proceeded.

11.30am: Cape Kidnappers abeam 3 miles.

5.00pm: Cape Turnagain abeam.

8.00pm: Lat 41 00S, Long 176 26E


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10 November 1923

Napier to Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

3.45am: Cape Palliser abeam.

6.30am: As requisite for entering Port Nicholson.

7.30am: Came to. Anchor bearings: Right end Queens Wharf S58W; right end Clyde Quay S27W; Halswell Point N83E

am: Hoisted out steam cutters boiler.

9.00am: Weighed & proceeded alongside Clyde Quay.

9.45am: Secured alongside.

11.30am: Lifebuoys tested & found correct.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday].

pm: Surgeon Commander Richardson joined ship. Engineer Lieut. Munro rejoined from hospital.

2.00pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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11 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

11.00am: Observed 2 minutes silence in memory of Glorious Dead.

12.30pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch till Midnight.


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12 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

12.30pm: Surgeon Commander Patterson left ship to join HMS Philomel. [From Navy Lists Thomas C. Patterson]

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.


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13 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

7.30am: Guard of honour to drill.

9.00am: Arrived HMS Laburnum. Secured alongside Pipitea Wharf.

10.30am: Sir Francis Bell (acting Prime Minister) came on board.

11.05am: Left.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight. 1st part Starboard Watch employed painting ship.


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14 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

7.30am: Guard of honour to drill.

7.45am: Trentham working party left ship.

9.10am: HMS Laburnum shifted berth to Thorndon Quay

3.45pm: Guard of honour to drill.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.

6.00pm: Trentham working party returned.


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15 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.30am: Oil lighter secured alongside.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm till 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 1pm till Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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16 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

5.30am: Completed oiling. Received 250 tons.

8.40am: Guard of honour paraded.

9.45am: HE the Governor General arrived. Inspected Guard of Honour & divisions.

10.50am: HE left ship. Fired salute 19 guns.

12.50pm: Range party left for Trentham.

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 1pm till 7am.

pm: Part of watch employed getting in provisions.


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17 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 1pm - 7am.


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18 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 11am - 7am.


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19 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.30am: Discharged two ratings to hospital.

9.30am: Court of Inquiry assembled on board.

11.00am: General Commanding New Zealand Forces visited ship.

11.25am: GC NZ forces left ship. Fired salute 13 guns.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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20 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm to 7am.


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21 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

1.30pm: Discharged two ratings to hospital.

pm: Leave 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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22 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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23 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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24 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & taking in stores.

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 1pm - 7am.

6.45pm: Landed patrol.

7.45pm: Patrol returned.


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25 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

11.00am: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch - 7am.


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26 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

6.40am: Landed escort.


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27 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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28 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

2.00pm: Commenced coaling.

4.45pm: Finished coaling. Received 20 tons.

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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29 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

12.15pm: 1st Range party returned from Trentham.

1.00pm: Paid monthly money. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch till 7am.

3.30pm: 2nd range party left ship for Trentham.


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30 November 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.30am: Landed escort.

10.00am: 1 rating rejoined from hospital.

11.00am: Escort & prisoner returned.

11.30am: Discharged 2 ratings to HMS Veronica.

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1923


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1 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of Queen Alexandra's birthday.

Noon: Fired salute 21 guns.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am.

7.07pm: Undressed ship.


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2 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 11am - 7am.


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3 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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4 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

2.00pm: Engineer Lieut. Ross joined ship for training. [From Navy Lists William? Ross]

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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5 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.00am: Read warrant No. 81.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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6 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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7 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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8 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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9 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 11am - 7am.

5.30pm: Part of watch employed preparing for coaling and turning out boats.


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10 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

6.50am: Collier SS Kittawa came alongside. [Built as Glosterhill]

7.30am: Commenced coaling.

Noon: Hands to dinner.

12.50pm: Recommenced coaling.

4.20pm: Finished coaling. Received 499 tons.

5.00pm: Collier Kittawa slipped and proceeded.

6.45pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch till 7am.


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11 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Hands employed taking in stores, cleaning ship and as requisite.

11.00am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am.

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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12 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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13 December 1923

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.30am: Discharged one rating to hospital.

12.15pm: Range party returned from Trentham.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 2pm till 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 2pm till midnight.


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14 December 1923

Wellington to Auckland or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.30am: Tested lifebuoys and found correct.

5.00pm: Slipped from quay and proceeded out of harbour in company with HMS Laburnum.

5.30pm: Formed single line ahead.

6.11pm: Pencarrow High Light House abeam.

8.00pm: Lat 41 37S, Long 175 07E


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15 December 1923

Wellington to Auckland

Lat -40.20, Long 177.35 [Obs]

am: Lost overboard by accident Rotator for Trident electric log patt 331.

3.05am: Sighted Castle Point Light N22W.

8.00am: Lat 40 35S, Long 176 55E

8.30am: Took station 4 miles on port beam of HMS Laburnum.

9.30am: In station.

10.00am: As requisite for Range Keeping exercise.

10.36am: Exercise completed. Took station ahead of Laburnum.

11.45am: In station.

6.15pm: Laburnum took station on S beam 12.5 cables.

8.00pm: Lat 39 18S, Long 178 25E

8.30pm: Exercised searchlight and fired star shell at Laburnum.

8.50pm: Secured.


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16 December 1923

Wellington to Auckland

Lat -37.43, Long 178.35 [Obs]

1.20am: Ran into thick fog. Sounding every 20 minutes (no bottom).

3.45am: Sounded in 80 fathoms.

4.00am: Sounded in 76 fathoms.

4.05am: HMS Laburnum took station 2½ cables astern. Streamed fog buoy.

4.50am: Fog cleared.

am: Hauled in fog buoy.

8.00am: Lat 37 44S, Long 178 41E

8.12am: East Island abeam 5 miles.

7.33pm: Observed position by stars: 36 54S, 177 15E

8.00pm: Lat 36 58S, Long 177 14E


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17 December 1923

Wellington to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.59, Long 174.93 [Obs]

3.00am: Ohena [Ohinau] Island Light S15W; Cuivier [Cuvier?] Island Light N86W

4.30am: Cuivier Light abeam 3 miles.

7.15am: Channel Island abeam 1¼ miles.

8.00am: Lat 36 28S, Long 175 12E

8.25am: HMS Laburnum parted company.

9.40am: As requisite for anchorage.

9.55am: Came to. Carried out Director test.

11.30am: Weighed. Proceeded.

12.46pm: As requisite for proceeding up Rangitoto Channel into Auckland Harbour.

1.53pm: Stopped. Lowered motor boat.

1.55pm: Proceeded alongside Sheerlegs jetty.

2.05pm: Secured alongside Sheerlegs jetty.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch till midnight.


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18 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed getting in stores and painting down aloft.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - midnight.


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19 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Starboard Watch proceeded on long leave.

3.40pm: Arrived HMS Veronica.

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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20 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.00am: One rating rejoined from Napier Hospital.

9.30am: HMS Veronica secured alongside HMS Laburnum.

10.00am: Landed wedding party. [From Dreadnought Project – Wedding of Commander Guy Stopford. Article from The Daily Mail, Brisbane]

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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21 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.00pm: One rating joined ship from HMS Veronica.

4.00pm: Discharged one rating to Veronica.

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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22 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 1pm - 8.45am.


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23 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 11am - 7.30am.


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24 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 1pm - 7.30am.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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25 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.40am: Landed Roman Catholic church party.

am: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 9am - 7am.

10.10am: Performed Divine Service.

11.00am: Roman Catholic church party returned.


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26 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 11am - 7.30am.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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27 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed as requisite & getting in stores.

am: Carried out trial in steamboat.

am: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 11am - 7.30am.


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28 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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29 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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30 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 11.30am - 7.30am.


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31 December 1923

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.30am: HMS Veronica secured alongside.

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1924


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1 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.15am: Paid monthly money.

am: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 11am - 7.30am.


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2 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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3 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

12.30pm: Port Watch proceeded on 14 days leave.

3.55pm: Read warrant No. 82.

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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4 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed getting in stores and as requisite.

3.30pm: 1 Boy Artificer joined ship.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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5 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 1pm - 7.30am.


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6 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.30am: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch till 7.30am.


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7 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed drawing ammunition and as requisite.

am: Hands employed returning ammunition and as requisite.

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm till 7.30am.


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8 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.00am: Firing party to drill.

10.00am: Commodore left ship to inspect HMS Laburnum,

11.15am: Commodore returned.

Noon: Landed Funeral party for funeral (of late Lieut. Anderson HMS Philomel). [From Casualty Lists Edward A. Anderson. From Auckland Cemetery records he was buried at Otahuhu]

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.

4.40pm: Funeral party returned.


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9 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.40am: HMS Laburnum shoved off & anchored.

10.15am: Commodore left ship to inspect HMS Veronica.

11.15am: Commodore returned.

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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10 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.30am: HMS Veronica slipped and anchored.

8.00am: HMS Laburnum secured alongside.

11.00am: Discharged one Sick Berth Attendant to Laburnum.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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11 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: HMS Laburnum slipped & proceeded. HMS Veronica sailed.

pm: Hands employed taking in stores and as requisite.

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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12 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Tested lifebuoys and found correct.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 1pm - 8.45am.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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13 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 11am - 7.30am.


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14 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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15 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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16 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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17 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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18 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Oiler SS Pinna [?] came alongside. [Possibly ex RFA Polshannon]

1.10pm: Oiler SS Pinna slipped & proceeded. Received 130 tons oil fuel.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.

5.00pm: 3 ratings joined ship from HMS Philomel. Discharged one rating to Philomel.


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19 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.30am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch till Midnight.


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20 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 11am - Midnight.


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21 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.00am: Gunnery Training Class rigging diving boat.

9.00am: Diving party away diving.

11.00am: Diving party returned.

pm: Discharged one rating to hospital. Discharged 4 ratings to HMS Philomel. 4 ratings joined from Philomel.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm till 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.

6.10pm: Collier SS Ngakuta secured alongside.


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22 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.10am: Commenced coaling.

7.00am: Arrived HMS Laburnum & HMS Veronica.

Noon: Hands to dinner.

12.45pm: Hands employed coaling ship.

2.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 814 tons.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 2.45pm - 7.30am.

2.20pm: Coller SS Ngakuta proceeded.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.

6.00pm: One rating joined from hospital.


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23 January 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to Port Watch and 1st part Starboard Watch 1pm - Midnight.

pm: Held swimming sport in Calliope Dock.

5.25pm: Duty part of watch getting in stores.


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24 January 1924

Auckland to Hauraki Gulf or at Sea for exercises

Lat -36.47, Long 174.90 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

7.30am: Shipped from jetty and proceeded.

7.50am: Stopped. Hoisted motor boat.

8.00am: Proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour and proceeded up Rangitoto Channel. HMS Veronica in company.

8.35am: Rangitoto Beacon abeam.

9.45am: Stopped. Communicated with SS Makura.

9.53am: Proceeded.

am: Hands employed at Director test and as requisite.

10.30am: Veered Starboard anchor in 23 fathoms 8 shackles. Anchor bearings: Flat Rock N7W; Left end Kawau Island N54W; Left end Motuora S82W


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25 January 1924

Exercising in Hauriki [Hauraki] Gulf or at Tiri Tiri

Lat -36.60, Long 174.90 [Estimate from Shag Rock]

8.18am: Marking party left ship.

8.30am: Proceeded as requisite for carrying out sub calibre throw firing at HMS Veronica.

9.10am: Opened fire.

9.15am: Ceased fire.

am: Hands at control parties and as requisite.

9.45am: Opened fire.

10.30am: Firing completed. HMS Veronica returned to anchorage. Courses & speeds as requisite for closing Tiri Island.

11.45am: Carried out sub calibre firing at Shag Rock.

12.06pm: Completed firing. Courses & speeds as requisite for anchorage.

12.30pm: Came to. Anchor bearings: Tiri Light House N77E; N extreme Tiri N31E; Wanga Point N73W

pm: Hands employed at Director Tests and as requisite.

3.33pm: HMS Laburnum arrived & anchored.

pm: Carried out Director Test.


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26 January 1924

Auckland to Wellington or at Exercise in Hauraki Gulf

Lat -36.40, Long 175.00 [Estimate using location from Veronica’s log]

8.00am: Mr CA Lee Boatswain discharged to HMS Laburnum for passage to HMS Philomel.

8.40am: Laburnum proceeded.

9.30am: Weighed.

9.45am: Proceeded. As requisite for carrying out full calibre throw off firing at HMS Veronica.

11.06am: Opened fire.

am: Hands employed at action stations and as requisite.

am: Courses & speeds as requisite for taking up position for second run.

12.02pm: Opened fire.

12.10pm: Firing completed. Closed Veronica.

12.40pm: Stopped. Communicated with Veronica.

12.50pm: Proceeded.

1.00pm: Channel Island N82E; Flat Rock S36½W; Right end Little Barrier N7½E

8.00pm: Lat 36 36S, Long 176 09E


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27 January 1924

Auckland to Wellington

Lat -37.58, Long 178.63 [Obs]

5.30am: Sighted White Island bearing S47W.

8.00am: Lat 37 20S, Long 177 59E

9.30am: Hands mustered by open list.

8.00pm: Lat 38 45S, Long 178 28E


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28 January 1924

Auckland to Wellington

Lat -40.52, Long 176.92 [Obs]

1.30am: Portland Light abeam 10 miles.

8.00am: Lat 40 03S, Long 177 25E

1.10pm: Cape Turnagain abeam.

8.00pm: Lat 41 20S, Long 176 08E

11.30pm: Ran into thick fog.


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29 January 1924

Auckland to Wellington or at Wellington

Lat -41.75, Long 175.05 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 42 05S, Long 175 13E

10.20am: Fog Cleared. Sighted Cape Portland bearing North.

2.50pm: Passed Pencarrow Light.

3.00pm: Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

3.34pm: Stopped. Picked up Harbourmaster.

3.40pm: Proceeded.

4.15pm: Secured alongside Clyde Quay. Port side to.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 5pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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30 January 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.00am: One rating rejoined from hospital.

3.00pm: Paid monthly money.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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31 January 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1924


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1 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.30am: American Consul came in board.

10.50am: American Consul left ship. Fired salute 11 guns.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.


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2 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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3 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 10.30am - Midnight.


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4 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Training Classes to instruction. Remainder of hands employed as requisite and taking in stores.

10.00am: Commodore left to visit American Consul.

10.50am: Commodore returned.

11.00am: Guard to drill.

am: Damage to Henderson’s firing gear MK1 Instrument No. 29. When being lowered from director Tr [Tower?] prior to adjustment: rope parted and instrument fell to fore bridge sustaining severe damage to frame, gimbal ring and trunnions.

2.00pm: HIJMS Asama, Iwate & Yakumo arrived. Asama secured alongside Clyde Quay.

3.20pm: Commodore paid official call on Japanese Admiral in Asama.

3.40pm: Commodore returned.

3.45pm: HE Admiral Saito called on Commodore.

4.00pm: Japanase admiral left ship.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.


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5 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.10am: Officer of Guard boarded SS Corinthic.

3.00pm: Discharged 1 RNR Wireless Telegraphy rating.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.

7.25pm: Japanese Admiral came on board.


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6 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.00am: Captain Somerville DSO RN (Chief of Staff) visited Commodore.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.

5.00pm: Read Warrant No. 83.


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7 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Training Classes to instruction. Remainder of hands sponging out guns and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.

6.30pm: Landed patrol.

9.15pm: Patrol returned on board.


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8 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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9 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

0.05am: Nights boat crew manned and lowered Motor Boat. Switched on searchlights. Sent motor boat to search for survivors of collision in harbour.

2.00am: Motor boat returned.

9.00am: Japanese Squadron sailed.

9.30am: Court of inquiry held on board.

11.00am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1.30pm - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


[From Sydney Morning Herald a ferry struck a launch shortly before midnight. Two women were drowned. Stoker J. McEligott from Chatham was on the launch and required medical attention.]


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10 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 10.30am - Midnight.


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11 February 1924

Wellington to Lyttelton or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

3.00pm: Slipped & proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

4.15pm: Pencarrow Light abeam.

8.00pm: Lat 41 59S, Long 174 30E


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12 February 1924

Wellington to Lyttelton or at Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

8.00am: Lat 43 33S, Long 173 00E [Written in 8pm position but assuming 8am]

8.40am: Courses & speeds as requisite for entering harbour.

8.50am: Stopped. Picked up pilot.

8.55am: Proceeded.

9.25am: Tug Lyttelton secured.

10.00am: Secured alongside east side No. 2 Wharf. Starboard side to. Port anchor down.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.


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13 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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14 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

am: Gun’s crews & control parties to drill.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.10pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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15 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

am: Guns crews to loader.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.


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16 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

am: Leave to Starboard Watch 10.15am - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday].

11.00am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 12.30pm - Midnight.


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17 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 12.30 - Midnight.


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18 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.10pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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19 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

am: Gunnery & Torpedo training classes away in diving boat. Divers exercised monthly dip.

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning down aloft and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.10pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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20 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

am: Guns crews to drill.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.10pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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21 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

am: Training Classes to instruction. Remainder of hands at gunnery drills and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.10pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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22 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

am: Exercised Control parties.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.10pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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23 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

10.00am: Tested lifebuoys & found correct.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 12.30pm - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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24 February 1924

Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 1pm - Midnight.


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25 February 1924

Lyttelton to Wellington or at Lyttelton

Lat -43.606, Long 172.720

11.00am: Weighed port anchor.

12.20pm: 1 Scoutmaster and 15 sea scouts came on board for passage to Wellington.

1.00pm: Slipped & proceeded out of harbour.

1.15pm: Stopped. Hoisted boats. Dropped pilot.

1.30pm: Proceeded.

2.00pm: Godley Head abeam.

8.00pm: Lat 42 49S, Long 173 37E

8.00pm: Exercised searchlights crews.

10.00pm: Kaikoura Lights abeam.


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26 February 1924

Lyttelton to Wellington or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

2.50pm: Cape Campbell Light abeam 15 miles.

4.00am: Cape Campbell Light S70W; Pencarrow Light N10E

6.00am: Courses as requisite for entering harbour.

7.15am: Stopped. Picked up pilot.

7.20am: Proceeded.

7.50am: Secured alongside West side Clyde quay. Port side to.

8.10am: Officer of guard boarded ship.

8.15am: Left ship.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 12.30pm - 7am Monday. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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27 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.00am: Discharged 1 AB to hospital.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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28 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.30am: Discharged one rating to hospital.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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29 February 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.45am: HMAS Melbourne secured alongside East side Clyde Quay. Paraded guard.

11.20am: Commodore left ship to visit Melbourne.

11.40am: Commodore returned.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.



LOGS FOR MARCH 1924


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1 March 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

11.40am: Paid monthly money.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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2 March 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.45am: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch till Midnight.


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3 March 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Guns crews to loader.

10.30am: Discharged one AB to hospital.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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4 March 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.00am: Held pulling regatta.

11.20am: Completed regatta.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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5 March 1924

Wellington to Picton or at Picton

Lat -41.57, Long 174.60 [DR]

7.00am: Tested life buoys & found correct.

8.00am: HMAS Melbourne slipped & proceeded

8.15am: Slipped from Quay and proceeded out of harbour.

9.13am: Pencarrow Light House abeam. Course as requisite for taking up firing position.

9.40am: Action stations.

10.00am: As requisite for carry out full charge throw off firing at Melbourne.

10.13am: Opened fire.

10.27am: Ceased fire. As requisite for acting as target ship for HMAS Melbourne.

10.55am: Closed Melbourne.

11.08am: Stopped. Communicated with Melbourne.

11.20am: Parted Company with HMAS Melbourne.

12.30pm: Sighted HMS Veronica on port bow.

2.30pm: Courses as requisite for navigating Tory channel and approach to Picton.

4.35pm: Secured alongside East side Picton wharf Starboard side to.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 5.15pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

9.20pm: Watch employed replacing fenders.


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6 March 1924

Picton

Lat -41.283, Long 174.006

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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7 March 1924

Picton

Lat -41.283, Long 174.006

1.30pm: Landed patrol.

2.00pm: Returned.

2.45pm: Landed patrol.

3.50pm: Patrol returned.

4.15pm: Read warrant No. 84.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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8 March 1924

Picton

Lat -41.283, Long 174.006

am: Leave to Port Watch 7.30am till Midnight Sunday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch till Midnight.


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9 March 1924

Picton

Lat -41.283, Long 174.006

am: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 10.30 - Midnight


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10 March 1924

Picton to Ackaroa [Akaroa] or at Picton

Lat -41.260, Long 174.015 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

am: Hands employed letting go wires and cleaning ship.

6.00am: Slipped from wharf and proceeded out of harbour.

6.30am: Came to off Mabel Island. Anchor bearings: Left end Mabel Island S1W; Wedge Point N85W

am: Boats crews away exercising under sail.

2.56pm: Weighed.

3.00pm: Courses as requisite for proceeding through Queen Charlotte Sound and rounding Brothers Island.

5.15pm: Cape Koamaru abeam S60E.

6.23pm: Brothers Light abeam 3.2 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 41 19S, Long 174 29E

11.13pm: Cape Campbell abeam 4 miles.


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11 March 1924

Picton to Ackaroa or at Ackaroa

Lat -43.48, Long 173.42 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 42 56S, Long 173 43E

9.30am: Sighted land on Starboard beam.

11.15am: Sighted land ahead.

3.00pm: Flat Point abeam 2 miles.

4.00pm: As requisite for entering Ackaroa Harbour.

5.10pm: Came to.

6.00pm: Leave to Port Watch till 7am.


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12 March 1924

Ackaroa

Lat -43.81, Long 172.94

10.00am: Guard to drill.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1.30pm till 7am.

1.15pm: Landed Guard of Honour for unveiling of War Memorial. [See nzhistory.govt.nz for photographs of the memorial, including two of the ceremony]

5.00pm: Guard returned.


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13 March 1924

Ackaroa

Lat -43.81, Long 172.94

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am.


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14 March 1924

Akaroa to Dunedin or at Ackaroa

Lat -43.81, Long 172.94

2.55pm: Weighed.

3.00pm: Proceeded. As requisite for leaving harbour.

3.40pm: Ackaroa Light House abeam.

8.00pm: Lat 44 24S, Long 172 26E


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15 March 1924

Akaroa to Dunedin or at Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51 [169 53E in log]

5.50am: Moeraki Light abeam 12 miles.

7.00am: Spread Quarterdeck awning.

8.00am: Lat 45 40S, Long 169 53E

9.15am: Stopped. Picked up pilot.

9.20am: Proceeded. Courses as requisite for proceeding up Otago to Dunedin.

10.55am: Secured alongside Rattray St. Wharf. Starboard side to.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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16 March 1924

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

am: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 11am - Midnight.


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17 March 1924

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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18 March 1924

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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19 March 1924

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

9.15am: Landed landing party for route march.

11.10am: Landing party returned.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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20 March 1924

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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21 March 1924

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

1.00pm: Collier SS Waipori came alongside.

1.20pm: Commenced coaling.

4.00pm: Hands to tea.

4.25pm: Recommenced coaling.

7.05pm: Finished coaling. Received 890 tons.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 8pm till 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 8.30pm - Midnight.


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22 March 1924

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

11.30am: Taken on Voluntary Charge 5 tons Nestport [Westport?] Coal.

pm: Leave to Port Watch Noon - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

6.30pm: Burnt searchlights.

7.15pm: Secured.


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23 March 1924

Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

am: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 10am - Midnight.


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24 March 1924

Dunedin to Auckland or at Dunedin

Lat -45.88, Long 170.51

7.00am: New Zealand ratings proceeded on long leave.

12.30pm: HE the Governor General arrived on board.

1.45pm: HE the Governor General left ship.

5.00pm: Slipped from wharf and proceeded out of harbour.

5.15pm: Cast off tug. Courses as requisite. Proceeding through Channel from Dunedin.

6.40pm: Stopped. Dropped pilot.

6.45pm: Proceeded.

6.50pm: Passed outer beacon.

8.00pm: Lat 45 35S, Long 170 57E

8.34pm: Whaler’s Home Point Light abeam 9½ miles. [From Brett’s New Zealand Pilot Whaler’s Home Point is the S extreme of Moeraki Bay so presumably the Katiki Point/Moeraki Lighthouse]


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25 March 1924

Dunedin to Auckland

Lat -43.18, Long 174.15 [Obs]

1.20am: Altered course to avoid steamer.

1.25am: Resumed course.

4.25am: Sighted land on Port bow.

6.38am: Ackaroa Light abeam 8 miles.

8.00am: Lat 43 46S, Long 173 24E

9.40am: Exercised Action Stations.

10.15am: Secured.

8.00pm: Lat 42 02S, Long 175 42E

8.40pm: Cape Palliser Light abeam 30 miles.


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26 March 1924

Dunedin to Auckland

Lat -39.33, Long 178.12 [Obs]

2.04am: Castle Point Light abeam 20 miles.

8.00am: Lat 40 05S, Long 177 27E

8.00pm: Lat 37 44S, Long 178 40E

9.45pm: Spoke SS Ionic.


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27 March 1924

Dunedin to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.76, Long 174.83 [Obs]

6.26am: Right end Cuivier [Cuvier?] Island N72W; Right end Mercury Group S87W; Ohena [Ohinau] Island S26W

8.00am: Lat 36 30S, Long 175 49E

Noon: Courses as requisite for proceeding thro’ Rangitoto Channel and up Auckland Harbour.

12.25pm: Stopped. Lowered boats.

12.30pm: Proceeded alongside Sheerlegs jetty.

12.45pm: Secured alongside Sheerlegs jetty.

4.05pm: Commenced coaling from jetty.

7.05pm: Finished coaling. Received 490 tons.

7.30pm: Leave to Port Watch till 7.30am.

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 9pm - Midnight.


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28 March 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.30am: One rating rejoined ship from hospital.

pm: Hands employed about boats, getting in stores and as requisite.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - Midnight. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm - Midnight.


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29 March 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

6.00am: Hands preparing for docking ship.

6.45am: Cast off from jetty. Tug secured alongside. Proceeded into Calliope Dock.

7.30am: Secured in Calliope Dock.

am: Hands employed docking ship and as requisite.

1.25pm: Arrived HMS Laburnum, Secured alongside Sheerlegs jetty

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.

5.00pm: Exercised fire stations.


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30 March 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 11am - Midnight

1.55pm: Sailed HMS Laburnum.

5.40pm: Exercised fire stations.


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31 March 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed scraping ships side and as requisite.

8.15am: Pumped out dry dock.

11.00am: Dock emptied.

pm: Hands employed scraping ships bottom and as requisite. Forecastle men getting out cable.

5.30pm: Exercised fire stations.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30 - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.



LOGS FOR APRIL 1924


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1 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Hands employed scraping side and as requisite.

am: 10 ODs [Ordinary Seamen], 3 boys and 10 Stokers 2nd class joined from HMS Philomel.

12.45pm: Paid monthly money.

4.30pm: Exercised fire quarters.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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2 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.00pm: 1 OD joined from HMS Philomel.

4.30pm: Exercised fire stations.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am.


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3 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.30pm: Exercised fire quarters.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch till Midnight.


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4 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.30pm: Exercised fire quarters.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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5 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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6 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

11.00am: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch till Midnight.


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7 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: One rating joined from HMS Philomel.

4.30pm: Exercised fire stations.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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8 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Hands employed getting in cable, painting mess decks and as requisite.

4.30pm: Exercised fire stations.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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9 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.30pm: Exercised fire parties.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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10 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed painting ships bottom.

9.30am: Commodore left ship to inspect HMS Philomel.

11.00am: Lieut. Campagnec joined ship. [From Navy Lists David E Campagnec?]

12.10pm: Commodore returned.

3.10pm: Flooded dock.

4.30pm: Exercised fire party.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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11 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

4.30pm: Exercised fire party.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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12 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

4.30pm: Exercised fire party.


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13 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.30am: Discharged one rating to hospital.

am: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 11.20am till Midnight.

2.15pm: Landed party for unveiling of Devonport War Memorial.

5.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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14 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

1.00pm: Proceeded out of dry dock. As requisite for proceeding alongside jetty.

1.35pm: Secured alongside Sheerlegs jetty.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm till Midnight. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch 4.30pm till Midnight.

6.00pm: Discharged one rating to HMS Philomel. One rating joined from Philomel.


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15 April 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.40am: HMS Veronica secured alongside.

3.00pm: One rating joined ship from HMS Philomel.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm to 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch 4.30pm to Midnight.


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16 April 1924

Auckland to Wellington or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

9.45am: French sloop Aldebora [Aldebaran?] arrived and saluted Broad Pendant with 11 guns.

9.52am: Returned salute with 11 guns.

10.15am: Aldebora secured alonside Dock jetty.

10.40am: Captain of Aldebora visited Commodore.

am: One rating joined ship from HMS Philomel.

pm: Discharged one rating to Philomel.

2.10pm: HMS Veronica slipped and anchored in harbour.

3.05pm: Slipped from jetty.

3.16pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

7.00pm: Channel Island Light abeam (141°) 2.5 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 36 24S, Long 175 29E

9.30pm: Cuvier Light abeam 2½ miles (180°)


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17 April 1924

Auckland to Wellington

Lat -37.52, Long 177.82 [Obs]

5.45am: Sighted land on Starboard bow.

8.00am: Lat 37 28S, Long 177 05E

8.30am: Passed White Island.

am: Lost overboard by accident: Sinker patt. 1310, one in No.; Swivel patt. 1311, one in No.; Guard tube patt. 1266, one in No.; Rope. Steel wire, gal. [galvanised?] patt. 1308, 160 fathoms.

5.53pm: East Cape Light abeam 3½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 38 00S, Long 178 36E

11.40pm: Gable Islet Light abeam 11 miles.


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18 April 1924

Auckland to Wellington

Lat -40.10, Long 177.38 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 39 36S, Long 177 50E

6.07am: Portland Island Light abeam 8½ miles.

6.00pm: Sighted Castle Point Light S54W.

6.55pm: Ran into fogbank.

8.00pm: Lat 41 03S, Long 176 24E

8.30pm: Fog cleared.


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19 April 1924

Auckland to Wellington or at Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

0.34am: Sighted Cape Palliser Light bearing S65W.

4.50am: Sighted Pencarrow Light.

6.00am: Courses as requisite for entering Wellington Harbour.

6.46am: Stopped. Picked up harbour master.

6.50am: Proceeded. Courses & speed as requisite for going alongside Clyde Quay.

7.30am: Secured alongside west side Clyde Quay.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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20 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 11.20 - Midnight.


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21 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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22 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

11.30am: Oiler Raddley secured alongside.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

5.30pm: Finished oiling. Received 180 tons.

6.30pm: Slipped oiler Raddley.


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23 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Guard of honour to drill.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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24 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.15am: Landed berthing party for Hood and Repulse.

10.00am: Arrived HMS Hood & HMS Repulse & HMAS Adelaide.

10.10am: Saluted flag of Vice Admiral Field with 15 guns. [Sir Frederick Laurence Field]

10.20am: Commodore left ship to call on VA Hood.

10.30am: Landed guard of Honour for Government House.

11.15am: Adelaide secured alongside Clyde Quay Wharf.

Noon: Commodore returned.

12.20pm: Berthing party returned.

12.45pm: Government House Guard returned.

4.30pm: VA Battle Cruiser Squadron visited Commodore.

4.45pm: VABCS left ship.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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25 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.10am: Landed Party for ANZAC Day service at Cenotaph.

Noon: Cenotaph party returned.

pm: Leave to Port Watch from 1pm till 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch till Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

11.00pm: Discharged one rating to hospital.


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26 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

am: Leave to Starboard Watch from 9am till 7am Monday [It’s Saturday].

pm: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 1pm - Midnight.


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27 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

9.40am: Vice Admiral Commanding SS [Special Service] Squadron arrived on board and inspected divisions.

10.00am: VACSSS Left ship.

10.20am: Roman Catholic Church party attended service in HMAS Adelaide.

11.20am: RC church party returned.

am: Leave to 2nd part Port Watch Midnight.


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28 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.45am: Landed Royal Guard of Honour.

10.45am: Guard of honour returned.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: 2 ratings joined from HMS Hood for HMS Veronica.

3.00pm: Part of watch hoisting in ammunition.


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29 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.10am: Arrived HMS Veronica, Officer of Guard visited ship. 10 ratings joined ship from Veronica.

9.45am: Commodore left ship to call on General Officer Commanding NZ Forces.

10.15am: Commodore returned.

10.45am: General Melville GOC NZ forces called on Commodore. Paraded Guard. [Charles Melvill]

11.05am: General Melville left ship. Fired salute 13 guns.

am: Discharged one rating to hospital.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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30 April 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

3.30pm: 16 ratings joined ship.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.



LOGS FOR MAY 1924


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1 May 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

12.45pm: Paid monthly payment.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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2 May 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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3 May 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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4 May 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

10.15am: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch till Midnight.


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5 May 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

12.20pm: Discharged 12 ratings to HMS Philomel.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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6 May 1924

Wellington

Lat -41.290, Long 174.787

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of anniversary of the accession of HM the King.

am: Racing cutters crew (winners of Frobisher Cup) went to HMS Hood for presentation of cup.

Noon: Paraded guard. Fired salute 21 guns in honour of accession of HM The King.

4.50pm: Undressed ship.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm till 7am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

pm: 3 Boy recruits joined ship for passage to HMS Philomel.

7.00pm: 1 Leading signalman joined ship for Reserve drill.


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7 May 1924

Wellington to Auckland or at Wellington

Lat -41.68, Long 175.43 [Obs]

8.00am: Slipped from wharf and proceeded out of harbour.

9.00am: Pencarrow Light House abeam.

11.32am: Cape Palliser Light House abeam 3½ miles.

4.57pm: Castle Point Light abeam 13½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 40 32S, Long 176 58E


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8 May 1924

Wellington to Auckland

Lat -37.63, Long 178.63 [Obs]

2.40am: Portland Island Light abeam 9.5 miles

8.00am: Lat 38 25S, Long 178 37E

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 87.

8.00pm: Lat 37 02S, Long 177 16E


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9 May 1924

Wellington to Auckland or at Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

3.40am: Cuvier Island Light abeam 4½ miles.

6.11am: Channel Island Light abeam 1 mile to port.

8.00am: Lat 36 36S, Long 175 00E

9.00am: Course as requisite for proceeding up Rangitoto Channel and into Auckland.

9.42am: Stopped.

9.46am: Came to.

10.50am: Weighed and proceeded alongside Sheerlegs jetty.

11.10am: Secured alongside Sheerlegs jetty.

1.20pm: Commenced coaling from jetty.

5.40pm: Finished coaling. Received 548 tons.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 6.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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10 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.30am: Landed berthing party for Hood and Delhi.

9.00am: Arrived HMS Delhi.

9.30am: Arrived HMS Hood.

11.00am: Arrived HMS Repulse, HMS Danae, HMS Dragon and HMAS Adelaide.

11.20pm: Berthing party returned.

am: Discharged one rating to Repulse.

pm: One rating joined ship from Repulse.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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11 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.50am: Arrived HMS Dauntless and HMS Dunedin.

am: Leave to 1st part Port Watch 11am - Midnight.


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12 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

7.30am: Arrived HMS Veronica.

8.30am: Guard of honour to drill.

am: Discharged one rating to hospital.

10.30am: Commodore left to pay official visit.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.


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13 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

8.15am: Landed Guard of honour.

am: One rating joined ship from hospital.

11.40am: Guard of honour returned.

pm: Discharged one rating to hospital.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.

pm: 3 ratings joined ship from HMS Dunedin.

pm: Discharged one rating to HMS Dunedin.


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14 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Discharged three ratings to HMS Dunedin.

pm: Discharged two ratings to Dunedin.

pm: 1 rating joined ship from Dunedin.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 6.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

7.45pm: Watch employed getting in stores.


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15 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.20am: VACSSS [Vice Admiral Commanding Special Service Squadron] and GOC [General Officer Commanding] NZ forces arrived on board to inspect dockyard.

2.00pm: Engineer Lieut. Steele joined ship. 1 Chief Petty Officer joined from HMS Dunedin.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm till 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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16 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am: Discharged one rating to sick quarters.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch – Midnight.


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17 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

10.00am: Liberty men from HMS Dunedin weatherbound on board.

pm: Lost overboard by accident. Scrubbers, hand, Patt 459 - 15 in No.

pm: Leave to Port Watch 1pm - 7.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch – Midnight.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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18 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

5.10am: Loaded unberthing party for HMS Hood & HMS Delhi.

5.30am: 1st Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.

6.00am: Sailed HMS Repulse.

6.15am: Sailed HMS Hood.

8.00am: Berthing party returned.

am: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch 11am - Midnight.

11.40am: HMS Dunedin secured alongside.


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19 May 1924

Auckland

Lat -36.83, Long 174.78

am&pm: Hands employed transferring stores to HMS Dunedin and as requisite.

pm: Discharged 38 ratings to HMS Philomel.

4.00pm: Sailed HMAS Adelaide.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch 4.30pm - 7.30am. Leave to 1st part Port Watch – Midnight.


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[From New Zealand Navy Museum HMS Chatham went out of NZ service and returned to UK on 27th May with Special Service Squadron]