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Light Cruiser, D or Danae-class

Ordered 9.16, Pendant No. 32 (7.18). Launched 26.1.18 Armstrong. 4,650 tons, 472(oa), 445(pp)x46x14ft. Turbine 40000shp, 29kts. Armament: 6-6in, 2-3in AA, 12-21in tt. Armour: 3in sides, 1in deck. Harwich Force 1918. Polish CONRAD 10.44-46. Sold 22.1.48, BU Ward, Barrow. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Joined 5th Light Cruiser Squadron, Harwich Force in June 1918, the first one of the class to see war service. In Baltic 1919, then 1st LCS, Atlantic Fleet from September 1919. Served in Second World War; to Polish Navy as Conrad October 1944 and sold in 1948. (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21)

See HMS Vanquisher Baltic Cruise August-October 1921 for a similar cruise, diary and photos.

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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 ship’s routine typically includes the following log entries (although they do not appear in the log every day): Divisions and/or prayers at around 9am; Evening Quarters at around 4pm.
On Sunday morning Divine Service or church parties landed.
The hands spend a lot of time cleaning and painting or just working as requisite.
Usually when at sea the sea boats crew and water tight doors are exercised during the night.
These log entries have not generally been transcribed.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS DANAE 1920-1921
(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)

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The name and address of the officer to whom the acknowledgement of receipt should be sent by the Deputy Cashier in charge, Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford, is to be inserted by the Ship here.

Name: GW Hill, Lieutenant Commander RN [From Navy Lists George W Hill]

Address: HMS Danae


Log of HMS Danae

Commanded by Captain Frederick C Fisher

For the Period Commencing Monday 13th of December 1920 and Ending Wednesday 30th of November 1921


Tonnage (Displacement): 4731 at load draught 5580 at deep draught

Extreme length: 471’ 0”

Extreme breadth: 46’ 0”


Engines

Manufacturer: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co.

SHP: Forced Draught 40,000

Description: Brown Curtiss geared turbines, 2 shafts – one cruiser, one HP and one LP Turbine to each set.

When Fixed on Board: 13th June 1918


Boilers

Manufacturer: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co.

Description: Yarrow, Small tube with cylindrical lower drums.

When made: October 1917

When put in vessel: 31st October 1917 to 9th November 1917


Screw propeller

Manufacturer: Stones Ltd, Deptford [J. Stone & Co.]

Description: 2 in No. 3 bladed solid manganese bronze

General state of repair: Satisfactory


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Establishment of Ship’s Company

Officers: 22 + 1 = 23

Seamen: 119 + 69 = 188

Boys: 44

Marines: 45

Engine-room Establishment: 107

Other non-executive ratings: 43 + 1

Total: 451

[See Navy Lists for list of officers]


Barometer

Mercurial: Adie A268

Aneroid: Wilson & Warden 3870

Height of cistern above sea 0’ 0”

Height of aneroid above sea 14’ 3”

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: After side of Bridge Screen Shelter

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.:

Negretti & Zambra 10257 from 5th July 18

Negretti & Zambra 10260 from 12th Feb 20

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: Negretti & Zambra 13910 from 31st Jan 1920


Position of Standard Compass

On Upper Bridge (Fore-Side)


Armament

Centre Line Guns: Ordnance BL 6” Mark XII C XIV Mounting. Six in Number.

Registered Numbers: 2810, 2813, 2824, 2836, 2839, 2848

Out on Port & Starboard side between funnels: QF 3” 20 cwt Mark I on Mark II Mounting. Two in Number. 1044, 330.

After side on top of after superstructure Port & Starboard side. QF 2 pounder Mark II on Mark II Mounting. Two in Number. 8, 619; QF 3 pounder sub calibre. Six in Number. 3230, 3062, 3266, 3237, 3064, 3231.


Torpedo Armaments

Torpedo tubes. Twelve in number.

System A grouping, 4 sets of 3 on TR Mark I [Torpedo Rack?]

Torpedoes. 13 in number 21” Mark IV RNTF


Searchlights:

4 in No. 36” Projector fitted with Hanson [?] lamps

3 in No. 24” Signalling Projectors

2 in No. 10” Signalling Projectors


Boats

2 32 foot Montagu cutters

1 30 foot motor boat

2 27 foot Montagu whalers

1 30 foot gig

2 16 foot skiff dinghy

6 Carley floats


Miscellaneous Information

Draught of water with bunkers full, and complete with provisions, stores and water: Forward 15’ 10½”, Aft 16’ 7”

Load draught: Forward 13’ 3”, Aft 16’ 3”

Number of tons necessary to increase draught 1 inch: 36.3

Number of tons of coal carried: (a) At load draught: Culinary only; (b) With bunkers: full 15 tons; (c) In places other than bunkers: in bags

Number of tons of oil fuel carried: 1045

Quantity of water carried (a) For boilers: 96 tons; (b) for drinking 56½ tons



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1920


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13 December 1920

Portland to Kingstown [& at Kingstown]

Lat 53.31, Long -6.13

3.18am: Arklow Light N35W.

4.50am: Codling Light 283°½ 1.5 miles. [Codling Bank]

6.50am: Kish Light 249°.

7.43am: Course & speed as requisite for anchoring off Kingstown breakwater. [Dun Laoghaire]

7.53am: Let go Starboard Bower.

am: Boys to instruction, remainder as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

pm: Embarked prisoners: 1 military officer & guard.


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14 December 1920

Kingstown to Belfast and return

Lat 54.69, Long -5.74 [Estimate off Grey Point]

12.34am: Weighed.

1.02am: Bailey Light 210° ¾ mile.

1.30am: Howth pier Light N73W.

2.30am: Rockabill Light 292° 4.6 miles.

5.23am: Altered course to avoid steamer.

8.27am: South rock Light Vessel 292° 3 miles.

9.34am: Skulmartin Light Vessel 262° 1.8 miles.

10.32am: Donaghadee Light House S85W; Left side Great Copeland N74W; Mew Island Light House N41W.

11.05am: Mew Island Light House S24W 1¼ miles.

11.27am: Course & speed as requisite for anchoring off Grey Point.

11.53am: Let go Port Bower.

pm: Trawler Erne [?] secured alongside: disembarked prisoners and guard.

1.00pm: Weighed.

1.02pm: Course 77°.

1.40pm: Mew Island Light House 166° 1 mile.

2.45pm: Skulmartin 250° 6½ cables.

3.11pm: South rock Light Vessel 250° 1.2 miles.

4.15pm: St. John’s Light 292° 7 miles.

5.45pm: Sighted Rockabill Light 212°.

7.27pm: Course & speed as requisite for anchoring off Kingstown. Bailey Light 279° 1 mile.

8.19pm: Let go Starboard Bower.


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15 December 1920

Kingstown

Lat 53.31, Long -6.13

am: Boys to instruction, remainder as requisite.


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16 December 1920

Kingstown to Portland

Lat 49.97, Long -5.42 [Estimate off the Lizard]

am: Embarked 55 prisoners, 21 guards, 8 wardens.

12.45am: Weighed.

12.47am: Course 101°.

1.02am: South Burford Light buoy abeam 2 cables.

1.16am: Kish Light Vessel abeam 7 cables.

2.14am: Codling Light Vessel abeam 1.3 miles.

3.19am: Arklow Light abeam 6 miles.

6.14am: Smalls Light 89° 4.5 miles.

11.31am: Longships 43° 3 miles.

Noon: Lizard S72E.

2.40pm: Sighted Eddystone bearing 9°.

7.10pm: Shambles Light 312° 0.5 mile.

7.29pm: Course & speed as requisite for Portland Harbour.

7.42pm: Let go Starboard Bower.


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17 December 1920

Portland to Galway & at Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

7.00am: Unmoored.

7.40am: Weighed. Proceeding alongside outer coaling jetty. Completed with oil.

am: Discharged 1 rating to RN Barracks Chatham.

1.00pm: Cast off from Jetty. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

1.30pm: Grove Point abeam.

1.50pm: Portland Bill Light House abeam ¾ mile.

4.40pm: Start Point Light 355° 3 miles.

8.28pm: Lizard Light 354° 5.5 miles.

9.50am: Wolf Rock 238°; Longships 325°

10.50pm: Seven Stones Light 203° 3.1 miles.


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18 December 1920

Portland to Galway

Lat 51.99, Long -10.78 [Estimate from location at 11.59am]

8.14am: Fastnet 15° 4 miles.

8.49am: Mizen Head N50E 2.8 miles.

9.55am: Calf Rock abeam 1.5 miles.

10.57am: Great Skellig 61° 2.7 miles.

11.59am: Great Foze Rock abeam 1.2 miles.

12.08pm: Inishtearaght Light House abeam 3.2 miles.

2.46pm: Loop Head Light 127½° 2.9 miles.

4.46pm: Fardurris Light abeam 1.8 miles. [Inisheer Lighthouse]

5.51pm: Margaretta Light buoy abeam.

6.16pm: Stopped.

6.18pm: Let go Starboard Bower. Mutton Island Light N41W 1250 yards.


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19 December 1920

Galway

Lat 53.24, Long -9.07 [Estimate from above bearings]


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20 December 1920

Galway to Queenstown [Cobh] & at Galway

Lat 53.23, Long -9.08 [Estimate between above location and Margaretta Light buoy]

am: Boys to instruction, remainder as requisite.

11.53am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

12.11pm: Margaretta Light buoy abeam 2 cables.

12.44pm: Black Head 150° 1.2 miles.

1.39pm: Fardurris Light 305° 3.5 miles.

4.15pm: Loop Head 133° 8 miles.

7.30pm: Inishtearaght Light 133° 9 miles.

9.40pm: Skellig Light 75° 4 mies (Gyro unsteady).

11.05pm: Bull Light N74E 5.5 miles.


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21 December 1920

Galway to Queenstown, Queenstown to Rosslare, Rosslare to Bantry & at Queenstown & Rosslare

Lat 51.82, Long -7.90 [Estimate of location at 11.48am]

1.38am: Fastnet Light NE.3.1 miles.

3.47am: Galley Head Light N8E 7.6 miles.

5.02am: Old Head Kinsale N8E 5 miles (Gyro reliable).

6.35am: Course & speed as requisite for entering Cork harbour.

7.50am: Roche Point abeam.

8.06am: Stopped.

8.08am: Let go Port Bower. Red Pile Light N19W; Right side Spike Island N73W.

10.40am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

11.03am: Roche Point abeam.

11.48am: Ballycotton Light House [Ballycottin in log] abeam 3 miles.

2.30pm: Coningbeg Light Vessel 324° 2.3 miles.

3.00pm: Barrels Light Vessel 324° 7 cables.

3.19pm: Course & speed as requisite for anchoring off Rosslare.

3.53pm: Let go Port Bower. Rosslare pier Light House S77W 1200 yards.

pm: Embarked Auxiliary RIC [?] ratings from HMS Tring. [Auxiliary Division of Royal Irish Constabulary]

9.10pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour to Southward.

9.47pm: Tuskar Light 120°; Barrels Light 221°

11.15pm: Coningbeg Light 329° 2 miles.


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22 December 1920

Rosslare to Bantry, Bantry to Sheerness & at Bantry

Lat 51.71, Long -9.47

2.18am: Ballycotton Light N65W; Mine Head Light N8W

5.45am: Kinsale Light 337° 5.5 [miles].

6.55am: Galley Head Light 343° 6 miles.

8.54am: Fastnet Light House 15° 2.7 miles.

9.35am: Mizen Head 41° 1.2 miles.

10.30am: Roancarrig Light House 325½° 2.2 miles.

11.00am: Course & speed as requisite for Whiddy harbour.

11.14am: Stopped.

11.16am: Let go Starboard Bower. Reenadisert House S74E; Gurteenroe Point S4E

pm: Discharged auxiliary RIC [?] and ratings to HMT Test.

2.07pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving Whiddy harbour.

2.53pm: Roancarrig Light House 328° 2.2 miles.

3.24pm: Sheep’s Head 137° 1.2 miles.

3.55pm: Mizen Head 29° ¾ mile.

4.29pm: Fastnet Light 29° 1.8 miles.


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23 December 1920

Bantry to Sheerness

Lat 50.03, Long -3.63 [Obs]

3.13am: Seven Stones Light 210½° 4 miles.

5.30am: Lizard 210½° 6 miles.

9.44am: Eddystone 350½° 13½ miles.

12.17pm: Start Point 349° 12 miles.

9.12pm: Owers Light 330° 11 miles.

10.25pm: Altered course to avoid steamer.


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24 December 1920

Bantry to Sheerness or at Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

12.27am: Royal Sovereign Light 342° 3 miles.

2.24am: Dungeness Light 330° 5.2 miles.

4.30am: South Goodwin Light 130° ¾ mile.

5.04am: Gull Light 95° 1 mile.

5.45am: Elbow buoy abeam.

6.15am: NE Spit buoy abeam.

6.30am: Course as requisite for Girdler channel and the Nore.

7.51am: Let go Starboard Bower. Nore Light Vessel N65E 600 yards.

11.10am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for Sheerness and Kethole Reach.

Noon: Secured to No.19 buoy.

2.00pm: Leave to the watch till 8.30 am Monday. [It’s Friday]


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25 December 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 8.30am Sunday. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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26 December 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

10.00am: Leave to the watch till 8.30 am

1.00pm: Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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27 December 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.

pm: Hands employed getting up shell & as requisite.


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28 December 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

pm: Hands employed coaling ship & as requisite.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.


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29 December 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am: Sub-Lieutenant AF Peers RN left ship. [From Navy Lists Arthur F Peers]

4.00m: Read Warrant No. 64. Leave to the watch till 7.30am.


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30 December 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

5.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.


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31 December 1920

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 8.30am Monday. [It’s Friday]



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1921


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1 January 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.00pm: Leave to the part till 7.30am. Make & mend clothes.


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2 January 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 8.30am.


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3 January 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am&pm: Hands employed working cables, scraping ship’s side & as requisite.

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.


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4 January 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am&pm: Hands employed disembarking ammunition.

pm: 1 rating joined ship.


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5 January 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am&pm: Hands employed working cables & as requisite.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.


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6 January 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65


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7 January 1921

Sheerness to Chatham, at Sheerness & Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

8.20am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite to Chatham. Pilot in charge.

9.00am: Secured in N Lock Chatham.

10.00am: Proceeded. Dockyard in charge to N wall No.3 Basin.

10.30am: Secured alongside N wall No. 3 Basin Head W.

1.00pm: Mr IW Hunter RN joined ship. [From Navy Lists Isaac W Hunter, Gunner]

pm: Hands employed painting & provisioning ship.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am. Petty Officers till 8am.


[Each day from 7th to 30th Jan at around 5pm: Exercised Fire Stations]


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8 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands employed provisioning ship.

Noon: Leave to watch & part till 8.30am Monday. [It’s Saturday]

2.00pm: Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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9 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

1.00pm: Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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10 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands employed shifting 1 shackle of cable & rigging painting stages.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch & part till 7.30am. Petty Officers 8am.


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11 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.00am: Mr AE Cannon RN left ship. [From Navy Lists Albert E Cannon, Gunner]

4.30pm: Leave to the watch & part till 7.30am. Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 8am.


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12 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

1.00pm: 1 rating joined ship.

2.00pm: 8 ratings joined ship.

3.00pm: Discharged 8 ratings to RN Barracks.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch & part till 7.30am.


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13 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

9.00am: Engineer Lieutenant G McWhirter joined ship from RN Hospital. [From Navy Lists Gilbert M McWhirter]

10.00am: Paid men proceeding on leave. Ship’s company proceeded on 14 days’ winter leave.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.


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14 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.


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15 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.30am: Leave to the watch till 8.30am Monday. [It’s Saturday]

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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16 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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17 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

4.15pm: HMS K12 secured alongside.


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18 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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19 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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20 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Hands employed coaling ship.


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21 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Hands employed taking cable onboard.


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22 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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23 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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24 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: 8 ratings joined ship.


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25 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

7.00m: Sub-Lieutenant G Nelson RN joined ship. [From Navy Lists George Nelson]


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26 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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27 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands employed embarking stores & as requisite.

3.00pm: Midshipmen JA Ridley RNR [From Navy Lists John A Ridley], JS Marr RNR & HS Martin RNR [From Navy Lists James S Marr & Hector S Martin] joined ship.


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28 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

8.30am: Ship’s company returned from 14 days’ winter Leave. 14 ratings joined ship.

am&pm: Hands employed coaling & cleaning ship.

2.00pm: Commenced Basin Trial.

3.00pm: Finished Basin Trial.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am. Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 8am.

5.00pm: Discharged 25 ratings to RN Barracks.

5.30pm: Lieutenant EV Jeffreys RN joined ship. [From Navy Lists Edmund V Jeffreys]

6.00pm: Lieutenant A Polhill RN joined ship. [From Navy Lists Arthur H Polhill]


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29 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.30am: Leave to the watch till 8.30am Monday. [It’s Saturday]

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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30 January 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.00am: Leave to part of watch till 11pm.


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31 January 1921

Chatham to Sheerness and Azores

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

7.30am: Proceeded to N Lock.

8.50am: Proceeded as requisite for Sheerness.

10.10am: Secured to no. 2 buoy.

am&pm: Hands ammunitioning ship.

am: Oiling ship.

6.50pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for Girdler channel.

7.23pm: Sheerness outer bar buoy abeam.

8.38pm: E Tongue buoy abeam.

8.54pm: NE Spit buoy abeam 0.5 cable.

9.25pm: Elbow buoy abeam 1 cable.

10.00pm: Gull Light Vessel abeam 0.5 cable.

10.32pm: S Goodwin abeam 2 cables.


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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1921


1 February 1921

Sheerness to Azores

Lat 50.25, Long -2.90 [Obs]

12.14am: Dungeness Light 311° 5 miles.

2.14am: Royal Sovereign Light Vessel 332° 4 miles.

5.52am: Owers Light Vessel 350° 5.7 miles.

7.31am: St. Catherine's Light 350°.

10.32am: Portland Bill 350°.

1.40pm: Formed ahead of HMS Dunedin and HMS Dragon.

2.02pm: Altered course to avoid trawler.

2.30pm: Start Point Light House N24W 4.4 miles.

4.30pm: Eddystone Light House 0° 6 miles. HMS Delhi Flag Rear Admiral JA Fergusson joined squadron.

8.00pm: Lat 49 45N, Long 5 4W


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2 February 1921

Sheerness to Azores

Lat 48.03, Long -9.13 [DR]

HMS Delhi, HMS Dunedin, HMS Dragon in company.

7.35am: Hauled out of line to jettison confidential stores.

8.00am: Lat 48 30N, Long 8 6W

8.40am: Resumed station in the line.

10.45am: Assumed guide of fleet.

am: Exercised control parties and as requisite.

1.30pm: Delhi resumed guide of fleet.

4.30pm: Put clocks back 30 min.

8.00pm: Lat 47 14N, Long 11 0W


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3 February 1921

Sheerness to Azores

Lat 45.49, Long -14.73 [Obs]

7.05am: Increased 13 knots to open out to 5 miles for SL [searchlight] signalling exercise.

11.47am: Altered course to close to 1½ miles.

4.15pm: Altered course together.

4.20pm: Altered course by divisions.

4.30pm: Put clocks back 30 min.

8.00pm: Lat 44 44½N, Long 16 26½W


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4 February 1921

Sheerness to Azores

Lat 43.23, Long -19.45 [Obs]

12.04am: HMS Delhi hauled out of line.

3.00am: Delhi resumed guide of fleet.

4.30pm: Put clocks back 30 min.

8.00pm: Lat 42 30N, Long 21 00W


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5 February 1921

Sheerness to Azores

Lat 41.52, Long -24.77 [Obs]

10.30am: Passed SS Ionic Eastward bound.

4.00pm: Put clocks back 30 min.

8.00pm: Lat 40 55N, Long 25 45W


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6 February 1921

Sheerness to Fayal, Azores

Lat 39.10, Long -28.28 [Obs]

7.50am: Sighted land bearing 195°. Graciosa Island.

2.19pm: Ribeirinha Point Light House 232½°; Magdalena Rock 198°

3.05pm: Took station 2½ cables on starboard beam of HMS Delhi.

3.20pm: Stopped.

3.22pm: Let go starboard bower.

pm: Discharged one rating to HMS Dunedin. Paid monthly money.


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7 February 1921

Horta, Fayal

Lat 38.53, Long -28.61

3.00pm: Leave to Petty Officers till 1800.


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8 February 1921

Horta, Fayal

Lat 38.53, Long -28.61

3.50am: Veered to 8 shackles.

[8.00am: Wind force 7-8]

am: Hands mustering bags.

11.00am: Raised steam for slow speed.

3.00pm: Veered to 10 shackles. Let go Port Bower 3½ shackles.

[4.00pm: Wind force 6; Midnight: Wind force 6-7]


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9 February 1921

Horta, Fayal

Lat 38.53, Long -28.61

8.00am: Reverted to 2 hours’ notice for steam.

9.30am: Weighed port bower by hand.

12.30pm: Leave to Petty Officers and to watch till 1800 & 1730.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

8.00pm: Exercised SL crews & control parties.


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10 February 1921

Horta to Ponta Delgada & at Horta

Lat 38.53, Long -28.61

am: Let go Port Bower and weighed by hand. Exercised collision stations.

11.00am: Hands mustered by the ledger for service certificates.

pm: HMS Delhi, HMS Dunedin and HMS Dragon in company.

5.26pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for forming line ahead. Took station astern of Dunedin.

7.06pm: Formed divisions in line ahead to starboard.

8.33pm: Exercised night action against Delhi with searchlights.

9.18m: Resumed station 5 cables on starboard beam of Delhi.


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11 February 1921

Horta to Ponta Delgada & at Ponta Delgada

Lat 37.56, Long -25.78 [Obs]

6.38am: Sighted San Miguel S80E.

9.00am: Exercised Action.

9.30am: Carried out equal speed manoeuvres till 1130.

11.53am: Lat 37 41N, Long 25 45W

1.32pm: Took station 2½ cables astern of HMS Dunedin.

1.35pm: Stopped. Came to with Port Bower in Ponta Delgada Roads. Anchor bearings: Right end Breakwater 294°; Delgada point 40°.


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12 February 1921

Ponta Delgada

Lat 37.73, Long -25.64

1.00pm: Leave to part of watch till 1700.


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13 February 1921

Ponta Delgada

Lat 37.73, Long -25.64

1.00pm: Landed patrol. Leave to part of watch till 1700.


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14 February 1921

Ponta Delgada

Lat 37.73, Long -25.64

am: Shortened in to 5 shackles by hand. Pointed ship to SE. All boats’ crews pull round fleet.

3.00pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers and Petty Officers till 1730.


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15 February 1921

Ponta Delgada to Funchal, Madeira & at Ponta Delgada

Lat 37.67, Long -24.83 [Obs]

8.05am: Weighed.

8.09am: Proceeded. HMS Dragon and HMS Dunedin in company.

9.30am: Exercised gunnery control parties.

10.30am: Marquesa Point 00° 9.3 miles. Dragon and Dunedin spread 320° and 140° 10 miles from Danae.

1.30pm: Dragon reported HMS Dauntless to Northward. Course and speed as requisite to prevent Dauntless breaking through to Southward and to reinforce Dragon. Carried out 4 ship concentration sub-calibre throw off firing at Dauntless. Ships in line, Dragon, Danae, Delhi and Dunedin.

4.30pm: Formed divisions in line ahead to starboard.

4.45pm: Stopped. Sent to Dauntless for mails.

5.20pm: Course 130°.


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16 February 1921

Ponta Delgada to Funchal

Lat 35.10, Long -21.11 [No location given, estimate from HMS Dragon’s log]

am: Exercised torpedo concentration. Exercised gunnery concentration.

4.00pm: Exercised prepare to tow forward.

8.30pm: Exercised SLs at Night Action stations.


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17 February 1921

Ponta Delgada to Funchal & at Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

3.00am: Advanced clocks 30 min.

10.17am: Divisions in line abreast to port 2 cables apart.

10.29am: Stopped.

10.32am: Let go Port Bower. Right end Loo Rock 04½°; Left end Reid’s Hotel 317°; Ileo do Gorgulho 277°

3.00pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.

4.30pm: Exercised out collision mat.


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18 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

am: Exercised watch out mat, fire engine, Carley floats & send 5½” wire.

1.00pm: Paid fortnightly money.

3.00pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.

6.30pm: Veered to 10 shackles. Let go Starboard Bower, veered to 3½ shackles.

8.00pm: Set anchor watch.

9.00pm: Raised steam. Starboard cable ran out to a clinch. Shortened in to 4 shackles. [Wind force 6-9]


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19 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

9.00am: Weighed Starboard Bower.

pm: Hands make & mend.


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20 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

1.00pm: Leave to watch & Boys till 1730. Chief Petty Officer & Petty Officer till 1800.


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21 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

am: Exercised out stream anchor, let go sheet anchor from aft and pulling round squadron.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 1730. Chief Petty Officer & Petty Officers till 1800.


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22 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

3.00pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.


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23 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

am: Exercised SA [small arms] companies.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 1730, Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.

5.00pm: Oiler RFA Appleleaf secured alongside.


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24 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

3.00pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.


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25 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

9.00am: Exercised Action.

3.00pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


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26 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 1730. Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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27 February 1921

Funchal

Lat 32.63, Long -16.92

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 1730. Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.


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28 February 1921

Funchal to Teneriffe & at Funchal

Lat 31.72, Long -16.73 [Obs]

6.17am: Weighed.

6.27am: Proceeded. HMS Delhi, HMS Dauntless, HMS Dunedin and HMS Dragon in company. Formed divisions in line ahead to starboard.

7.16am: Stopped.

8.13am: Proceeded. Dragon took station 5 miles on port beam of flag.

9.25am: Out paravanes.

am: Carried out inclination exercise.

am: Carried out sub-calibre four ship concentration firing at target towed by Dragon.

Noon: Changed paravanes.

2.55pm: Took station 2½ cables astern of Dunedin. Veered target. Carried out sub-calibre 1” aiming and Lewis gun practice at opposite ship in the line.

3.30pm: Stopped. Hauled in target.

3.36pm: Took station 2½ cables astern of Delhi.

4.09pm: Changed paravanes.

8.00pm: Lat 30 41N, Long 16 29W

8.30pm: Exercised SL.



LOGS FOR MARCH 1921


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1 March 1921

Funchal to Teneriffe & at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe

Lat 28.47, Long -16.24

1.00pm: HMS Dauntless and HMS Dunedin parted company for Las Palmas.

5.30am: Sighted Cape Anaga Light bearing S mag. [Punta de Anaga]

6.45am: Antequera Point 194°; Fuera Rock 255° [Roque de Fuera]

8.52am: Stopped. Worked engines as requisite for anchoring.

9.07am: Let go Port Bower.

9.34am: Shifted berth.

9.44am: Stopped. Let go Port Bower.

1.00pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


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2 March 1921

Teneriffe

Lat 28.47, Long -16.24

1.00pm: Leave to watch and Boys till 1730. Chief Petty Officers and Petty Officers till 1800.


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3 March 1921

Teneriffe

Lat 28.47, Long -16.24

1.00pm: Landed football party.

3.00pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 6pm.


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4 March 1921

Teneriffe

Lat 28.47, Long -16.24

9.30am: Mustered bedding.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


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5 March 1921

Teneriffe

Lat 28.47, Long -16.24

8.30am: Aired night clothing.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch and watch of Boys till 1730. Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 1800.


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6 March 1921

Teneriffe to La Luz, Las Palmas & at La Luz, Las Palmas

Lat 28.14, Long -15.40

6.16am: Weighed.

6.22am: Proceeded. HMS Delhi and HMS Dragon in company.

11.11am: Proceeded as requisite for entering La Luz harbour. Pilot in charge.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 6pm. Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 6.30 pm.


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7 March 1921

La Luz, Las Palmas

Lat 28.14, Long -15.40

6.00am: Aired bedding.

3.30pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 6.30 pm.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


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8 March 1921

La Luz, Las Palmas

Lat 28.14, Long -15.40

3.30pm: Leave to Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers till 6.30 pm.


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9 March 1921

Las Palmas to Gibraltar & at Las Palmas

Lat 28.14, Long -15.40

12.30pm: Leave to watch and Boys till 1700. Chief Petty Officers & Petty Officers 1715.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 66.

6.26pm: Weighed & slipped. Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.43pm: Took station 2½ cables astern of HMS Delhi. HMS Dragon 2½ cables astern of Danae.


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10 March 1921

Las Palmas to Gibraltar

Lat 30.57, Long -12.70

3.00am: Advanced clocks 30 mins.

9.30am: Exercised Action.

am: Carried out concentration exercise.

1.27pm: Streamed small target.

pm: Training classes carried out 1” aiming practice.

3.31pm: Hauled in target.

3.42pm: HMS Delhi took station astern of HMS Dragon.

4.13pm: Stopped. Dropped lifebuoy, exercised seaboats crew.

4.32pm: Proceeded. Danae guide.

8.00pm: Lat 31 42N, Long 11 26W


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11 March 1921

Las Palmas to Gibraltar

Lat 33.80, Long -8.78 [DR]

3.00am: Advanced clocks 30 mins.

7.00am: HMS Delhi resumed guide.

7.05am: Altered course to spread from Delhi.

1.00pm: Sighted HMS Dunedin. Carried out enemy reporting exercise. Course & speed as requisite for keeping touch with Dunedin.

2.05pm: Closed Delhi.

2.30pm: Carried out torpedo attack on HMS Dauntless & Dunedin. Fired two torpedoes.

3.45pm: As requisite for recovering torpedoes.

5.00pm: Lat 33 48N, Long 8 40W DR

5.00pm: Formed divisions in line ahead columns [?] abeam to port.

8.00pm: Lat 34 15N, Long 8 10W


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12 March 1921

Las Palmas to Gibraltar & at Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

6.00am: Sighted land on the bow.

6.40am: Cape Spartel 065°.

9.45am: Formed single line ahead. Inverted the line from the rear.

10.25am: Turned together to 004°.

10.38am: Turned together 180° to starboard to avoid steamer.

10.45am: Resumed course.

11.25am: Course as requisite for entering harbour by S entrance.

11.55am: Secured to no. 6 buoy.

2.00pm: Leave to watch till 2230. Boys till 1830.


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13 March 1921

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2230 to Boys till 1800.


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14 March 1921

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

am: Training classes to instruction, remainder provisioning ship.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 2230. Leave to part of watch till 1800. Leave to watch Boys till 1800.

pm: Hands employed provisioning and painting ship.


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15 March 1921

Gibraltar to Vigo or at Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

8.30am: Landed Marine Detachment.

pm: HMS Delhi, HMS Dauntless, HMS Dunedin & HMS Dragon in company.

4.30pm: Slipped. Course as requisite for leaving harbour.

4.48pm: Took station 2½ cables astern of Delhi.

6.13pm: Tarifa Light House abeam 4 miles.

6.43pm: Formed divisions in line ahead columns dispersed abeam to port.

8.00pm: Lat 36 1N, Long 5 57W

8.30pm: Cape Trafalgar abeam to starboard 7.8 miles.


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16 March 1921

Gibraltar to Vigo

Lat 37.35, Long -9.25 [No noon location given, estimate from HMS Delhi’s log]

9.15am: Cape St. Vincent 021° 15 miles.

10.00am: Exercised night defence stations.

12.24pm: Took station 13 miles on port beam of HMS Delhi for SL signalling experiments.

4.07pm: Closed to 1½ miles on port beam of squadron.

8.00pm: Lat 38 42N, Long 9 48W

10.00pm: Took station astern of HMS Dunedin 2½ cables.


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17 March 1921

Gibraltar to Vigo & at Vigo

Lat 41.67, Long -9.92 [No noon location given, estimate from HMS Delhi’s log]

6.55am: Altered course to spread for SL signalling exercise.

9.45am: Took station 2½ cables astern of HMS Delhi.

10.40am: In station.

am: Carried out concentration exercise.

11.30am: Connected up Fore bridge steering gear.

3.25pm: Stopped. Came to with Port Bower.


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18 March 1921

Vigo to Nore [& at Vigo]

Lat 41.90, Long -9.48 [No noon location given, estimate from HMS Delhi’s log]

8.35am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite in company with HMS Delhi, HMS Dauntless & HMS Dragon in single line ahead.

9.44am: Altered course to spread from Delhi.

10.20am: In station 5 miles 135° from Delhi.

12.55pm: Sighted enemy battle fleet and destroyers. Courses & speed as requisite for tactical exercise.

5.30pm: Exercise completed.

8.00pm: Lat 42 8N, Long 9 43W

11.04pm: Cape Finisterre Light abeam 18 miles.


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19 March 1921

Vigo to Nore

Lat 45.63, Long -9.55 [Obs/DR]

12.26am: Cape Villano Light abeam 18 miles.

6.49am: Formed single line abreast 5 cables apart. Exercised zig-zagging.

9.00am: Finished zig-zagging.

10.00am: Formed single line ahead.

10.30am: Stopped to disconnect cruising turbines.

10.35am: Proceeded as requisite for full calibre throw-off firing at HMS Dauntless. Working up for full power trial.

12.10pm: Commenced full power trial.

2.14pm: Finished full power trial. Course & speed as requisite for easing down and taking station 1 mile on port beam of Delhi.

2.58pm: Stopped to connect cruising turbines.

3.15pm: Proceeded.

5.50pm: Formed divisions in line ahead columns disposed abeam to port. Danae 3 cables astern of Delhi.

8.00pm: Lat 47 9N, Long 9 3W


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20 March 1921

Vigo to Nore

Lat 48.33, Long -9.15 [Obs]

7.20am: Took station 2 miles on starboard beam of HMS Delhi.

10.43am: Formed single line ahead. Danae 2½ cables astern of Delhi.

11.05am: In station.

3.44pm: Stopped. Held memorial service for officers and men of submarine K5 over position in which she was sunk.

4.02pm: Proceeded.

7.45pm: Took station 3 cables astern of Delhi.

8.00pm: Lat 49 7N, Long 7 44W


[K5 was taking part in fleet exercises on 20th January when she disappeared, believed lost in a diving accident. There were no survivors. See casualty list for more details. Some of the other ships of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron were present for the exercises.]


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21 March 1921

Vigo to Nore

Lat 50.13, Long -3.02 [No noon location given, estimate from HMS Coventry's log]

7.14am: Sighted HMS Queen Elizabeth and destroyers. Course & speed as requisite for taking station 4 miles ahead of Battle Cruisers as leading [?] ship with Light Cruiser screen.

pm: Course and speed as requisite for keeping in station on Battle Cruisers and HMS Coventry.

3.15pm: Sighted enemy submarine submerged bearing 310° ½ mile. Steering 170°.

4.03pm: Sighted and engaged enemy airplane.

4.15pm: St. Catherine's Light House 355° 6 miles.

5.04pm: Proceeded in company with HMS Dunedin and HMS Dragon.

8.00pm: Lat 50 36N, Long 0 7W

9.33pm: Royal Sovereign Light Vessel 355° 3.5 miles.

11.25pm: Dungeness Light 341° 3.5 miles.


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22 March 1921

Vigo to Nore & at Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.10am: S Goodwin Light Vessel abeam ½ mile.

1.37am: Gull Light Vessel abeam 2 cables [?].

2.10am: Elbow Light buoy abeam.

3.00am: Tongue Light Vessel abeam to port. Courses as requisite for N Edinburgh channel and for the Nore.

5.14am: Stopped.

5.18am: Came to with Port Bower. Nore Light Vessel N57E 3 cables.

11.25am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for Sheerness and No. 19 buoy, Kethole Reach.

12.21pm: Stopped. Secured to No. 19 buoy.

3.00pm: Discharged 11 ratings to RN Hospital Chatham.

4.30pm: Leave to watch till 7.30am.

5.00pm: Drifter Levanter rejoined.


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23 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

10.00am: Sub-Lieutenant G Nelson RN discharged to RN Hospital Chatham.

1.00pm: Advance party proceeded on 14 days’ Easter leave. Leave to the watch till 7.30am.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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24 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

2.00pm: Received steam pinnace No. 699 from Chatham.

3.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am Saturday 26th March.


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25 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

11.00am: Leave to part of watch till 7.30am.


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26 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

11.00am: Leave to the watch till 7.30am Tuesday. Leave to part of watch till 8am Sunday. [It’s Saturday]

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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27 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

11.00am: Leave to part of watch till 7.30am.

1.00pm: Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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28 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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29 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am: Hands employed disembarking ammunition.

3.30pm: Oiler secured alongside.

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 0730.

pm: Oiled ship.

6.30pm: Oiler cast off.


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30 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

pm: Hands employed provisioning ship.

3.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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31 March 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am&pm: Hands employed coaling ship & as requisite.

5.00pm: Mate PL Gunn RN left ship. [From Navy Lists Phillip L Gunn]


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LOGS FOR APRIL 1921


1 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

Lost overboard by accident 1 side drum head [?].

pm: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite.

2.30pm: Sub-Lieutenant GE Gonin RN joined ship. [From Navy Lists George E Gonin]

3.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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2 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 0830 Monday 4th April. Leave to Boys till 1845.


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3 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

2.00am: Advanced clocks 1 hour.

6.00am: Weighed stern anchor.

1.00pm: Leave to the part of watch till 11pm. Leave to Boys till 6.45pm.


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4 April 1921

Sheerness to Chatham & at Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

9.05am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite to Chatham. Pilot in charge.

10.20am: Secured in North Lock, Chatham Dockyard.

11.30am: Proceeded. Dockyard in charge to N Wall, No. 3 basin, secured Head West.

pm: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch and part till 0730.


[Each day from 4th to 6th April at around 5pm: Exercised Fire Stations]


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5 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

4.30pm: Leave to the watch and part till 0730.


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6 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch and part till 0730.


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7 April 1921

Chatham to Sheerness & at Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

9.15am: Proceeded, Dockyard in charge to North Lock.

9.30am: Secured in N Lock.

10.35am: Proceeded. Course and speed as requisite to Sheerness.

11.35am: Secured to No. 22 buoy, Sheerness.

11.40am: Ammunition lighter secured alongside.

pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

4.00pm: Ammunition lighter cast off.

4.30pm: Leave to Watch till 0730.


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8 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition & as requisite.

2.00pm: Ammunition lighter secured alongside.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30 am. Ammunition lighter cast off.

6.30pm: Landed Patrol.


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9 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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10 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 10pm. Natives till 7.30am.


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11 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am: Exercised Small Arm companies onboard.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2200.


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12 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am: Exercised Small Arm companies onboard.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2145.


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13 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2145.


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14 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

2.00pm: Discharged two ratings to RN Hospital Chatham.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2145.


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15 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

9.00am: Exercised Action.

1.00pm: Paid fortnightly payment.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2145.


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16 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2145.


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17 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2145.


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18 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am: No. 1 group to divisional drill, remainder employed as requisite.

2.30pm: Discharged 1 rating to RN Hospital Chatham.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2145.


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19 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am: No. 2 group divisional drill, remainder employed as requisite.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 2145.


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20 April 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

9.00am: Landed Small Arms companies.

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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21 April 1921

Sheerness & Chatham

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

am: Hands disembarking ammunition.

11.56am: Slipped. Proceeded course and speed as requisite to Chatham.

1.10pm: Secured in North Lock, Chatham Dockyard.

1.35pm: Proceeded, Dockyard in charge to North Wall, No 3. basin

1.50pm: Secured North Wall, head West.

pm: Paid fortnightly advance.

4.00pm: Ship’s company proceeded on 14 days’ Easter leave.

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


[Each day from 21st April to 5th May: most mornings Dockyard Routine; at around 5pm Exercised Fire Stations]


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22 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0830 Monday. [It’s Friday]


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23 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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24 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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25 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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26 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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27 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Hands employed coaling ship.

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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28 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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29 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0830 Monday. [It’s Friday]


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30 April 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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LOGS FOR MAY 1921


1 May 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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2 May 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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3 May 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

3.00pm: 2 ratings joined ship.

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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4 May 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Make and mend clothes.

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.


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5 May 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.00am: Midshipman JH Montgomery RN joined ship. [James Hudson Montgomery]

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0730.

11.00pm: Ship’s company returned from Easter leave.


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6 May 1921

Chatham & Sheerness

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

7.35am: Slipped. Proceeded, Dockyard in charge to N Lock.

8.30am: 76 ratings joined ship.

10.00am: Discharged 72 ratings to RN Barracks Chatham.

11.30am: Discharged 1 rating to RN Hospital Chatham.

1.00pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite to Sheerness.

1.49pm: Let go Starboard Bower.

1.59pm: Weighed.

2.08pm: Secured to No.3 buoy Sheerness. Dressed ship overall.

pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

4.00pm: Leave to Care & Maintenance Party till 0730 Monday [It’s Friday]. Leave to Watch till 0730.

6.00pm: Discharged 2 ratings to Chatham Barracks. 2 ratings joined ship.


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7 May 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

11.30am: Leave to the watch till 0730 Monday.

pm: Make and mend clothes,

1.30pm: 7 ratings joined ship.

7.30pm: Midshipmen GA Towle, TAH Walker, ACM David, CSB Turnbull joined ship.

[From National Archives: Geoffrey Arthur Towle, Thomas Arthur Hunter Walker, Aubrey Cyril Markham David, Claude Stuart Bull Turnbull ]


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8 May 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

11.00am: Commander WP Mark-Wardlaw RN joined ship. [William Penrose Mark-Wardlaw]

1.00pm: Captain E Simonds RMLI joined ship. [From Navy Lists Eric Simonds]


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9 May 1921

Sheerness to Heligoland & at Sheerness

Lat 51.42, Long 0.65

9.00am: 3 ratings joined ship for passage.

4.00pm: Hoisted flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Charlton. Vice Admiral arrived onboard.

7.20pm: Slipped.

7.26pm: Proceeded as requisite for leaving Sheerness. Saluted flag of C-in-C Nore 17 guns. Garrison Point returned salute.

7.49pm: Sheerness outer bar buoy abeam. Course as requisite for Barrow deep.

8.13pm: Mouse Light Vessel abeam.

9.41pm: Barrow Light Vessel abeam to port 0.5 mile.


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10 May 1921

Sheerness to Heligoland

Lat 53.82, Long 4.85 [Obs]

12.16am: Shipwash Light Vessel abeam to port 4 miles.

12.50am: Outer Gabbard Light Vessel abeam to starboard 5.2 miles.

7.05am: Streamed paravanes.

11.09am: Terschelling Light Vessel abeam to starboard 1.4 miles.

12.45pm: Passed fishing vessel 0.5 miles to port.

12.56pm: Light and whistle buoy abeam to starboard.

3.24pm: Borkum Riff Light Vessel abeam to starboard.

7.30pm: Norderney Light Vessel abeam to starboard 7.5 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 54 6N, Long 7 21E

8.28pm: In paravanes.

8.23pm: Sighted Heligoland Light.

9.35pm: Course as requisite for South Haven. [Sudhaven]

9.43pm: Stopped.

9.47pm: Came to with Starboard Bower.


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11 May 1921

Heligoland to Hamburg & at Heligoland and Hamburg

Lat 54.05, Long 8.28 [Estimate between Heligoland & Elbe Light Vessel]

11.06am: Weighed.

11.12am: Proceeded. Streamed Paravanes.

12.27pm: Elbe Light Vessel I abeam. Course & speed as requisite for Hamburg.

12.51pm: In paravanes.

1.05pm: Picked up pilot & proceeded.

1.48pm: Fired salute of 21 guns. Fort returned salute 21 guns.

3.00pm: Changed pilots.

5.50pm: Berthing [?] pilot came on board.

6.30pm: Secured to piles of Nieder Haven. [Niederhafen]


THE VOYAGES OF HMS DANAE
Operations in the Baltic Sea

JP map Danae Baltic Sea

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12 May 1921

Hamburg to Copenhagen via Kiel Canal & at Hamburg

Lat 53.80, Long 9.37 [Estimate between Hamburg & Brunsbuttel]

9.00am: Vice Admiral Charlton landed. Struck VA’s flag.

9.55am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for Brunsbuttel.

1.01pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering New Locks (South) to Kiel Canal.

1.25pm: Secured in lock.

2.21pm: Proceeded as requisite for passing through Kaiser Wilhelm Canal.

7.00pm: Changed pilots.

9.45pm: Secured in Holtenau South lock.

10.38pm: Proceeded as requisite for leaving Kiel Hafen. [Kieler Foerde]

11.18pm: Bulk Light Vessel abeam 0.12 [?] miles [?].

11.47pm: Gabelsflach Light Vessel Light Vessel abeam 0.4 miles [?].


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13 May 1921

Hamburg to Copenhagen

Lat 55.71, Long 12.64 [Estimate off Copenhagen]

1.28am: Flugge Light abeam to starboard 8.5 miles.

2.13am: Fehmarnbelt Light Vessel abeam 0.4 mile to starboard.

2.29am: Oldenburgh [?] Light beam to starboard.

5.05am: Giedser [?] Light Vessel abeam to port 6 cables. [Gedser Rev shoal]

6.58am: Streamed paravanes.

9.40am: Falsterbo Light Vessel abeam 4.4 miles. In paravanes.

10.55am: Drogden Light Vessel abeam to starboard 3 cables. Course as requisite for Copenhagen.

11.45am: Fired salute of 21 guns. Middelgrunds Fort returned salute 21 guns.

12.03pm: Passed through Breakwater. Course & speed as requisite for securing in Copenhagen harbour.

12.16pm: Let go Starboard Bower and Port Bower and secured stern to piles.

2.05pm: HMS Cordelia secured alongside.

4.30pm: Leave to watch till 0700. Petty Officers till 0745.


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14 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.00am: Aired night clothing.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

2.50pm: HMS Cordelia cast off.


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15 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 0700. Leave to Boys till 1900.


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16 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: General drill. Prepare to tow forward, out stream anchor, out Carley floats and all boats pull round the fleet.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 0700. Leave to Boys till 1900.

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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17 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

6.30am: Rigged diving boat.

am: Guns crews to loader, divers diving for keel fitting of 2nd whaler after davit, remainder employed as requisite.

pm: Divers down, remainder employed as requisite.

4.00pm: Watch out Kedge Anchor.


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18 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: Guns crews to loader, remainder employed as requisite.

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0700. Leave to Boys till 1900.

4.00pm: Watch out kedge anchor.


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19 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: Guns crews to loader, remainder employed as requisite.

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 0700.


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20 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

9.30am: Exercised Action.

am: 1 hand scrubber lost overboard by accident.

12.30pm: Paid fortnightly advance.

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 0700.


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21 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0700. Leave to Boys till 1900.


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22 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.00am: Manned ship. HM King of Denmark arrived and secured to No. 0 buoy.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Boys till 7pm.

2.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.


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23 May 1921

Copenhagen & sea

Lat 55.26, Long 12.80 [Estimate from noon location]

9.20am: Weighed Starboard anchor.

9.28am: Slipped stern wire. Weighed port anchor.

9.35am: Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.43am: Passed thro’ Breakwater. Course as requisite for Drogden channel.

10.10am: Nordre Rose Light House abeam 2 cables.

10.34am: Drogden Light Vessel abeam 3 cables.

11.42am: Falsterbo Udde 057°; Falsterbo Light Vessel 117°

Noon: Faxe Bucht bell buoy 222° 4950 yards.

12.25m: Course & speed as requisite for two sub-calibre runs at patt II towed by HMS Wessex.

1.22pm: Ceased firing.

1.40pm: Wessex transferred target to Danae.

2.52pm: Proceeded as target ship for HMS Windsor & Wessex torpedo firing.

3.25pm: Practice completed.

3.50pm: Falsterbo Light Vessel 00° 7.3 miles.

5.11pm: Stevns Klint Light House 358° 7.6 miles.

5.48pm: Stopped.

5.55pm: Let go Starboard Bower.


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24 May 1921

Faxe Bucht

Lat 55.18, Long 12.34 [Estimate in Fakse Bugt]

am: Exercised control parties. Carried out 1” aiming practice. Exercised night defence stations.

pm: Exercised Lewis gun’s crews. Spare [?] gunlayers and trainers and Training Classes 1” aiming practice.


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25 May 1921

Copenhagen and sea

Lat 55.21, Long 12.60 [Obs]

7.05am: Weighed. Proceeded.

7.12am: Tow parted. Course & speed as requisite for picking up target.

8.43am: Proceeded, target veered to 250 fathoms.

8.55am: HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex carried out firing.

9.10am: Ceased firing. Course & speed as requisite for transferring target to Wessex. Windsor proceeded into harbour.

10.00am: Course & speed as requisite for firing torpedoes.

10.40am: Fired two torpedoes.

10.55am: Stevns Klint Light House 289° 6700 yards. Recovered both torpedoes.

11.42am: Course & speed as requisite for 2 sub-calibre runs.

12.54pm: Falsterbo Light Vessel 091° 9500 yards [?].

2.08pm: Drogden Light Vessel abeam 2¼ cables. Course as requisite for Drogden channel.

2.38pm: Nordre Rose Light House abeam 3 cables.

2.55pm: Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

3.01pm: Passed thro’ breakwater.

3.08pn: Slow.

3.10pm: Let go Port Bower engines as requisite for turning ship and securing to piles.

3.14pm: Let go Starboard Bower. Secured stern to piles in SNO’s [Senior Naval Officer] berth.

pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers 7.30.


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26 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of birthday of HM Queen Alexandra.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers 7.30am. Boys till 7pm.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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27 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

9.00am: Exercised Action.

am: Exercised watch drills.

pm: Gunlayers & trainers to dotter.

4.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers 7.30am.


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28 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.30am: Aired night clothing.

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers 7.30am. Boys till 7pm.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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29 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers 7.30am. Boys till 7pm.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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30 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: General Drill. Prepare to tow aft, prepare to weigh by hand, place collision mat, out fire engine, out kedge anchor and away all boats.

pm: Hands employed coaling ship and as requisite.

2.00pm: Manned ship. HM King of Denmark arrived.

4.00pm: Read Warrants No. 68 & 69. Leave to the watch till 7am. Leave to Petty Officers till 7.30am.


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31 May 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 0700. Petty Officers till 0745.


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1921


1 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

pm: Leave to watch 4.30 till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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2 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

pm: Leave to watch 4.30 till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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3 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM King’s birthday.

am: Guard of honour to drill.

12.30pm: Paid fortnightly advance.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 9.30pm.

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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4 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

9.30am: Landed guard of honour for unveiling of Belgian Memorial.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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5 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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6 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

7.30am: Aired bedding.

am: Guns crews to loader.

4.30pm: Port watch exercised out collision mat. Stokers to Evening Quarters. Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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7 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: Guns crews to loader.

4.30pm: Watch exercised out collision mat. Exercised small fire party. Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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8 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: General drill. Exercised away all boats crew. Port watch prepare to weigh by hand. Starboard watch out fire engines. Port [watch] out collision mat. Starboard watch out Kedge anchor. Exercised control parties, remainder employed as requisite.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Make and mend clothes.


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9 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: Exercised Small Arm companies onboard.

11.30am: Dressed ship overall.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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10 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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11 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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12 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

2.00pm: Ship open to visitors.


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13 June 1921

Copenhagen and sea

Lat 55.35, Long 12.76 [Estimate of location at 11.26am]

8.40am: HMS Windsor proceeded.

9.08am: Weighed starboard anchor.

9.17am: Weighed port anchor. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour and for Drogden channel.

10.18am: Drogden Light Vessel abeam 2 cables.

11.03am: Let go and picked up buoy.

11.26am: Falsterbo Udde 096; Falsterbo Light Vessel 145

11.25am: Proceeded.

12.37pm: Course and speed as requisite for 2 sub-calibre at target towed by Windsor and 2 sub-calibre runs throw off at HMS Wessex.

3.05pm: Ceased firing.

3.46pm: Course and speed as requisite for torpedo practice.

4.20pm: Fired two torpedoes.

4.35pm: Recovered both torpedoes. Proceeded as requisite for acting as target ship for Windsor and Wessex torpedo firing.

5.36pm: Picked up target.

6.05pm: Falsterbo Light Vessel 327° 11 miles.

7.46pm: Stopped.

7.51pm: Came to with Starboard Bower. Windsor and Wessex in company. Anchor bearings: Hellehavns Nakke Light House 185° 3.4 miles.


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14 June 1921

Copenhagen and sea

Lat 55.63, Long 12.71 [Estimate in Drogden Channel]

6.17am: Weighed.

6.20am: Proceeded.

6.35am: Carried out High Angle firing practice, HMS Wessex spotting.

6.50am: Practice complete.

6.55am: Stopped. Stevns Klint Light House 327° 11.5 miles.

8.30am: Course and speed as requisite for inclination exercise.

9.10am: Exercise completed. Course and speed as requisite for 2 sub calibre runs throw off at Wessex.

10.27am: Ceased firing.

11.35am: Drogden Light Vessel abeam 2 cables. Course as requisite for Drogden Channel.

12.07pm: Nordre Rose Light House abeam.

12.32pm: As requisite for proceeding alongside oiler RFA Appleleaf.

12.40pm: Secured to Appleleaf.

pm: Completed with oil.

4.00pm: Cast off from Appleleaf. Proceeded as requisite for Copenhagen.

4.18pm: Secured in SNO’s berth.

5.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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15 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: Guns crews at day loading competition, remainder employed as requisite.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

5.00pm: Exercised small fire party.


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16 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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17 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

9.30am: Exercised man ship.

10.30am: Dressed ship overall.

10.50am: Manned ship. HM King of Denmark embarked on board [HDMS] Valkyrien. Fired salute 27 guns.

am: Paid fortnightly advance. Undressed ship.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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18 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Hands employed shifting ship to original berth. Weighed and let go Port & Starboard anchors in correct positions. [Wind force 4-6]

5.00pm: Raised steam for slow speed.


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19 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Ship open to visitors.


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20 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: Guns crews at loader, No. 1 supply party at drill, remainder as requisite.

4.30pm: Watch out stream anchor. Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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21 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Exercised small fire party.


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22 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.00am: Dressed ship overall, Coronation Day.

am: Guns crews at loader, remainder employed as requisite.

Noon: Fired royal salute, 21 guns.

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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23 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

pm: Training classes at instruction. Remainder employed coaling ship & as requisite.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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24 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

9.30am: Exercised Action.

4.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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25 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Boys till 7pm.


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26 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

2.00pm: Ship open to visitors till 6pm.


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27 June 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: 6” crews to loader, remainder as requisite.

4.30pm: Leave to watch till midnight.


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28 June 1921

Copenhagen and sea

Lat 55.29, Long 12.81 [Estimate of location at 12.45pm]

6.00am: Sailed HMS Wessex.

7.06am: Weighed starboard anchor.

7.15am: Weighed port anchor. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour and for Drogden channel. HMS Windsor in company.

8.28am: Drogden Light Vessel 112° 3 cables.

9.31am: Windsor stationed 5 miles ahead.

10.14am: Falsterbo Light Vessel 110° 4.8 miles.

10.46am: Falsterbo Light Vessel 046° 2.2 miles.

12.45pm: Falsterbo Light Vessel 00° 3 miles. Course and speed as requisite for enemy reporting exercise and 6” full calibre throw off firing at Wessex.

1.40pm: Practice completed.

1.54pm: Out paravanes.

2.50pm: Carried out High Angle firing from Pom Poms.

3.25pm: Changed paravanes.

4.44pm: In paravanes.

5.02pm: Stevns Klint 310° 6.8 miles.

5.31pm: Stopped.

5.33pm: Let go Starboard Bower in Faxe Bucht. Anchor bearings: Stevns Klint 012° 11300 yards.


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29 June 1921

Faxe Bucht

Lat 55.19, Long 12.39 [Estimate from above anchor bearings]

am: Exercised control parties. Carried out 1” aiming practice.

pm: Carried out 1” aiming practice and Lewis gun practice.

4.00pm: Exercised fire party.


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30 June 1921

At sea & Copenhagen

Lat 55.23, Long 12.48 [Estimate from noon bearings]

6.13am: Weighed. Proceeded.

6.50am: Course and speed as requisite for torpedo practice. HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex target ships.

7.13am: Fired two torpedoes.

8.10am: Destroyers carried out torpedo practice at Danae.

10.17am: Windsor and Wessex took station on screening diagram. Carried out squadron High Angle firing.

10.54am: Practice completed.

11.12am: Out paravanes.

11.30am: In paravanes.

Noon: Stopped. Stevns Klint Light House 345° 3.6 miles.

12.55pm: Proceeded as requisite for two sub-calibre runs (after control) at target towed by Wessex.

2.19pm: Carried out Pom Pom firing at target.

2.19pm: Stevns Klint Light House 313° 6.25 miles.

2.41pm: Practice completed.

2.45pm: Stevns Klint Light House 270° 4.5 miles. Windsor in company. Wessex proceeded independently.

4.04pm: Drogden Light Vessel 112° 2¼ cables. Course as requisite for Drogden channel and Copenhagen harbour.

5.02pm: Stopped.

5.12pm: Let go Starboard Bower.

5.15pm: Let go Port Bower. Secured stern to piles in SNO’s berth.

pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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LOGS FOR JULY 1921


1 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: One 2lb hand hammer lost overboard by accident.

12.30pm: Paid fortnightly advance.

4.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.

5.30pm: Landed football party.


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2 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.30am: Aired night clothing.

1.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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3 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

3.00pm: Ship open to visitors till 6pm.


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4 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

9.00am: Aired bedding.

am: 6” guns crews to loader, remainder employed as requisite.

4.30pm: Port watch exercised out collision mat.

5.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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5 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: 6” guns crews to loader, remainder employed as requisite.

pm: Sightsetters of 6” guns crews to practice, remainder employed as requisite.

4.00pm: Exercised watch laid out 4” crews hawser.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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6 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: Exercised away all boats, pull round the fleet. Hands employed provisioning ship.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Watch employed provisioning ship.


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7 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

4.30pm: Watch out kedge anchor.

5.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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8 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

9.00am: Exercised Action.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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9 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.30am: Landed revolver range party.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

5.00pm: Read Warrant No. 70.


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10 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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11 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.30am: Landed revolver practice party.

am: General drill. Exercised pulling round the fleet and out Bower anchor.

2.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to Marine Hospital.

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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12 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

4.30pm: Exercised watch, prepare to let go sheet anchor.

5.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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13 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

8.30am: Landed revolver practice party.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till midnight. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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14 July 1921

Copenhagen and sea

Lat 55.16, Long 12.73 [Estimate of location at 11.05am]

5.00am: Sailed HMS Wessex with targets in tow.

7.50am: Weighed starboard & port anchors & slipped.

7.59am: Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour and for Drogden channel. HMS Windsor in company.

8.59am: Drogden Light Vessel 090 4.6 cables.

10.30am: Course and speed as requisite for reduced charge full calibre firing at target towed by Wessex.

10.57am: Commenced attack.

11.05am: Ceased firing. Falsterbo Light Vessel 010° 9 miles.

12.22pm: Stopped. Dropped Dan buoy; lowered cutter.

12.31pm: Proceeded as requisite for carrying out turning trials at 25, 18 and 12 knots.

7.55pm: Stopped.

8.02pm: Let go Port Bower. Lat 53.9N, Long 13.11½E


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15 July 1921

Copenhagen & sea

Lat 55.69, Long 12.65 [Estimate in Kongedyb]

6.35am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for completing turning trials at 12 knots.

8.00am: Trials completed.

9.26am: Falsterbo Light Vessel 028° 1.2 miles.

10.40am: Wreck buoy abeam 0.5 mile.

10.55am: Drogden Light Vessel 090° 3 miles. Course as requisite for proceeding alongside RFA Appleleaf in Kongedyb.

11.47am: Stopped. Secured alongside Appleleaf.

1.00pm: Paid fortnightly money.

2.35pm: Cast off from Appleleaf. Port propeller foul. Let go Starboard Bower.

2.56pm: Propeller clear. Weighed and proceeded as requisite for SNO’s berth in Copenhagen.

3.10pm: Full astern both.

3.12pm: German sailing ship struck Danae a glancing blow on port bow in entrance (Kronlob).

3.12pm: Stopped.

3.14pm: Proceeded as requisite.

3.22pm: Let go Port Bower.

3.24pm: Let go Starboard Bower. Secured stern to piles. Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am.


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16 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

am: Hands employed coaling ship & cleaning ship.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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17 July 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.45am. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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18 July 1921

Copenhagen to Danzig & at Copenhagen

Lat 55.66, Long 12.67 [Estimate from noon location]

11.20am: Weighed Starboard Bower.

11.27am: Weighed Port Bower. Proceeded as requisite for leaving Copenhagen and Drogden channel. HMS Windsor and Wessex in company.

Noon: Nordre Rose Light 165° 1.5 miles.

12.06pm: Nordre Rose abeam 2.5 cables.

12.35pm: Drogden Light Vessel 101° 4.7 cables.

1.57pm: Out paravanes.

2.02pm: Falsterbo Light Vessel 87° 2.5 miles. Windsor and Wessex took station on port and starboard bow.

4.00pm: Exercised towing forward. Exercised special fire party.

6.30pm: Windsor and Wessex stationed astern.

7.28pm: Adlergrund Light Vessel 204° 3.5 miles.


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19 July 1921

Copenhagen to Danzig & at Danzig

Lat 54.38, Long 18.66

3.27am: Stilo Light bearing 114°; Scholpin Light 17° [Czolpino]

3.36am: Scholpin Light 180° 13 miles.

6.54am: Rixhoft Light House 183½° 5.2 miles. [Rozewie]

8.54am: Heisternest Light House 238° 2.75 miles. [Jastarnia]

9.20am: In paravanes.

9.29am: Hela Light 310° 1.25 miles.

10.20am: Course and speed as requisite for Danzig.

11.50am: Secured to no. 7 berth Kaiserhafen. [Cesarski]

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 9.30pm. Petty Officers till 10pm.


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20 July 1921

Danzig

Lat 54.38, Long 18.66

9.30am: Hands at kit inspection.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

2.00pm: Leave to the watch till 9.30pm. Petty Officers till 10pm. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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21 July 1921

Danzig

Lat 54.38, Long 18.66

am: 6” guns crews at loader.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

2.00pm: Leave to the watch till 9.30pm. Petty Officers till 10pm. Leave to Boys till 7pm.

pm: Watch employed putting out 2½” wire.


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22 July 1921

Danzig

Lat 54.38, Long 18.66

am: 6” guns crews day loading competition.

4.00pm: Exercised watch out collision mat and small fire party.

5.00pm: Leave to the watch till 9.30pm. Petty Officers till 10pm.


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23 July 1921

Danzig to Memel & at Danzig

Lat 54.38, Long 18.66

4.34pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for leaving Danzig River.

523pm: Passed Breakwater.

5.28pm: Stopped to await HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex.

5.40pm: Proceeded, Windsor and Wessex in company.

5.49pm: Fairway buoy abeam 650 yards.

5.55pm: Streamed paravanes.

6.07pm: Hela Light House 317° 3.8 miles.

10.17pm: Bruster Ort Light 137°. [Mys Taran]


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24 July 1921

Danzig to Memel & at Memel [Klaipeda]

Lat 55.73, Long 21.03 [Estimate off Memel]

1.33am: Nidden Light 137° 18.6 miles. [Nida]

1.46am: Sighted Memel Light 055°.

3.20am: In paravanes.

3.50am: HMS Windsor took station 340° 2 cables, HMS Wessex 172° 2 cables.

4.10am: Stopped.

4.13am: Came to with Port Bower. Windsor and Wessex proceeded up harbour.

7.00am: Reverted to 1 hour’s notice for steam.

10.00pm: Let go Port Bower under foot.


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25 July 1921

Memel to Libau & at Memel and Libau

Lat 55.73, Long 21.03

9.30am: Shortened in cable.

9.34am: Port cable parted. Let go Starboard Bower.

1.02pm: Weighed. Secured anchors and cables. Proceeded.

3.00pm: Advanced clocks 1 hour.

6.44pm: Course as requisite for entering Libau.

7.03pm: Passed Breakwater.

7.10pm: Stopped.

7.11pm: Came to with Port Bower.


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26 July 1921

Libau [Liepaja]

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96

7.02am: Weighed proceeded as requisite for No. 7 berth Libau.

7.30am: Secured in No. 7 berth Libau.

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 10.30pm. Petty Officers till 11pm.


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27 July 1921

Libau to Riga & at Libau

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96

3.06pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

3.45pm: Passed Breakwater.

4.00pm: Bell buoy abeam. HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex in company.

4.05pm: Out paravanes.

5.55pm: Stein Ort Light House 091° 3.9 miles.

7.51pm: Backhofan Light House S84E. [Backofan/Uzava]

9.23pm: Stopped. Embarked [illegible] pilot.

9.50pm: Proceeded. Out paravanes.

10.14pm: Reduced 8 knots. Paravanes hit an obstruction. In paravanes.

10.36pm: Proceeded.

11.43pm: Lyser Ort Light 180°. [Ovisi]


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28 July 1921

Libau to Riga & at Riga

Lat 57.05, Long 23.95

12.02am: Pissen Light 129°. [Mikelbaka]

12.30am: Michael Light 189°. [Same light as above?]

2.21am: Domesness Light 152° 2.4 miles. [Kolka]

2.30am: Out paravanes.

7.03am: Swept [?] channel light buoy abeam. In paravanes.

7.28am: Proceeded.

7.47am: Stopped. Came to with Starboard Bower.

9.36am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for Riga, HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex in company. Pilot on board.

9.56am: Saluted Latvian flag, 21 gun salute. Salute returned.

11.15am: Secured alongside quay at Riga. Riga Light House 157° 3600 yards.

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 11pm. Petty Officers till 11.30pm.


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29 July 1921

Riga

Lat 57.05, Long 23.95

9.00am: Paid fortnightly advance.

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 4pm. Petty Officers till midnight.


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30 July 1921

Riga to Reval & at Riga

Lat 57.38, Long 23.76 [Estimate from course & distance run from noon to location at 3.51pm]

8.00am: British Minister to Baltic Provinces came on board for passage to Revel.

9.28am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for sea.

10.26am: Passed Breakwater.

10.33am: Fairway light buoy abeam. HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex in company.

10.38am: Out paravanes.

1.22pm: Messaragotsem Lighthouse [Mersrags] Light 212°.

3.51pm: Domesness Light House 180° 1 mile.

5.03pm: In paravanes.

5.50pm: Pissen Light 193° 3.7 miles.

6.55pm: Lyser Ort Light House 184° 4.5 miles.

7.14pm: Lyser Ort Light Buoy 292° 60 yards.

7.31pm: Out paravanes.

10.38pm: Stein Ort Light bearing 190°


[Reval/Revel (the spelling varies in the log) is the old name for Tallinn]


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31 July 1921

Riga to Reval & at Reval

Lat 59.12, Long 22.15 [Estimate from location at 12.12pm]

7.20am: Sarrichev [?] Light Vessel 288° 2 cables. [Saritcheff]

8.31am: Point 12 Light buoy 309° 2.5 cables.

10.20am: Point 13 Light buoy 132° 3 cables.

11.32pm: N. Ristna Light House 147° 7.8 miles.

12.12pm: Neckman Grund Light 137½° 4.5 miles.

3.20pm: Odens Holm Light 177°. [Osmussaar]

4.42pm: Paker Ort 159° 3.35 miles. [Pakri Neem]

5.47pm: Sourop Light 180° 1.9 miles. [Suurupi]

6.00pm: In paravanes.

6.05pm: HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex took station on starboard & port bows 2 cables. Saluted Estonia, 21 guns. Salute returned.

6.58pm: Stopped.

7.02pm: Let go Starboard Bower.


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1921


1 August 1921

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

4.30pm: Leave to the watch till 11pm.


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2 August 1921

Reval to Helsingfors & at Reval & Helsingfors

Lat 59.87, Long 24.67 [Obs]

9.35am: Weighed.

9.37am: Proceeded. HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex in company.

9.45am: Turned together to 063°.

9.50am: Formed single line ahead.

9.55am: Out paravanes.

11.07am: Reval Stein Light Vessel 090° 2.1 miles.

11.30am: In paravanes.

11.52am: Rönnskär Light House 209°.

12.35pm: Stopped.

12.45pm: Proceeded.

1.09pm: Course and speed as requisite for firing [?] torpedoes (Windsor & Wessex target ships) and following up torpedoes.

1.40pm: Put clocks back 21 mins.

1.34pm: Proceeded.

2.26pm: Aransgrund Light Vessel 124° 2000 yards.

3.11pm: Stopped to pick up pilot.

3.20pm: Proceeded as requisite for anchorage.

3.48pm: Let go Port Bower.

5.30pm: Leave to watch till 10pm. Petty Officers till 1030.

9.00pm: Advance clocks 20 mins.


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3 August 1921

Helsingfors [Helsinki]

Lat 60.162, Long 24.963

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.00pm: Leave to the watch till 10pm. Petty Officers till 10.30pm. Leave to Boys till 7pm.


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4 August 1921

Helsingfors

Lat 60.162, Long 24.963

pm: Make and mend clothes.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 10pm. Petty Officers till 10.30pm.


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5 August 1921

Helsingfors to Stockholm & at Helsingfors

Lat 60.162, Long 24.963

1.33pm: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour and the Islands. HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex in company.

2.00pm: Grahara Light House 283° 1.9 cables.

2.53pm: Aransgrund Light Vessel 325° 2.1 cables.

2.55pm: Out paravanes.

4.16pm: Ronskar Light 340° 5 miles.

6.29pm: Practice completed.

7.14pm: Segel [?] Beacon 347° 3 miles. [Segelskaer Nygrund?]

8.00pm: Lat 59 41[N], Long 23 7[E]

9.24pm: Benskar Light 347° 5.8 miles. [Bengtskar]

10.50pm: Storbrotten Light Vessel 347°.


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6 August 1921

Helsingfors to Stockholm & at Stockholm

Lat 59.32, Long 18.09

12.15am: Uto Light bearing 355°.

2.58am: Bogskar Light 345° 4 cables.

4.26am: Svenska Bjorn Light Vessel 258° 5 cables.

5.30am: In paravanes.

6.05am: Stopped. Embarked pilot.

6.24am: Proceeded as requisite for Stockholm via Soderarm channel. [Soderarmsleden]

9.00am: Put clocks back one hour.

9.30am: Fired salute of 21 guns. Swedish flag.

10.30am: Fired salute of 21 guns. Swedish flag.

10.38am: Let go Starboard Bower. Secured head and stern in Stockholm harbour.

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 12.0pm. Petty Officers till 12.30.


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7 August 1921

Stockholm

Lat 59.32, Long 18.09

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of HM Queen of Sweden’s birthday.

1.00pm: Fired Royal Salute.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till midnight. Petty Officers till 12.30.

2.00pm: Ship open to visitors.


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8 August 1921

Stockholm

Lat 59.32, Long 18.09

10.00am: Fired salute 17 guns Minister of Foreign Affairs.

11.30am: Fired salute 17 guns Minister of Defence.

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 12pm. Petty Officers till 12.30.


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9 August 1921

Stockholm to Memel & at Stockholm

Lat 59.10, Long 19.18 [Obs]

7.05am: Weighed and slipped. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour and the Sando Channel [Sandhamn]. Pilot on board.

11.00am: Disembarked pilot.

11.06am: Proceeded.

11.45am: Almagrundet Light Vessel 241° 5 cables[?]. [Almagrund]

3.45pm: Kirkcudden Light House 257° 8.3 miles. [Kyrkudden]

5.58pm: Holmudden Light House 277° 6 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 57 42[N], Long 20 4[E]


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10 August 1921

Stockholm to Memel & Copenhagen

Lat 55.63, Long 18.47 [Obs]

1.12am: Steinort Light 099° 3.6 miles.

2.40am: Libau Light 117° 5.6 miles.

7.23am: Sighted paravanes (correct).

8.00am: Lat 55 49[N], Long 20 0[E]

4.00pm: Exercised small fire party.

6.08pm: Cleared port paravane.

8.00pm: Lat 55 21[N], Long 16 10[E]

11.00pm: Christianso Light 00° 2 miles.


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11 August 1921

Stockholm to Copenhagen & at Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

12.02am: Hammeren Point Light 191° 2 miles.

1.34am: Sandhammeren Light 354° 6.4 miles.

2.30am: Ystad Light 354° 10 miles.

3.47am: Smyge Light 354° 6.7 miles. [Smygehuk]

5.00am: In paravanes.

5.28am: Falsterbo Light Vessel 029° 1.5 miles.

6.44am: Drogden Light Vessel 098° 4.2 miles. Course and speed as requisite for Drogden channel.

7.38am: Stopped. Secured to oiler RFA Appleleaf.

10.05am: Finished oiling. 210 tons.

10.34am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for SNO’s berth in Copenhagen.

11.01am: Let go Port Bower.

11.05am: Let go Starboard Bower. Secured in SNO’s berth.

pm: Provisioned ship.

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 7am. Petty Officers till 7.30am.


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12 August 1921

Copenhagen

Lat 55.70, Long 12.61

1.00pm: Paid fortnightly advance.

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 11pm. Petty Officers till midnight.


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13 August 1921

Copenhagen to Kiel

Lat 54.47, Long 11.63 [Obs]

4.09am: Weighed. Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour and Drogden channel.

5.17am: Drogden Light Vessel 088° 3 cables.

6.17am: Falsterbo Light Vessel 109°.

7.45am: Hellehavns Nakke Light House 279° 5.2 miles.

8.00am: Lat 54 58[N], Long 12 40[E]

10.30am: Giedser Rev Light Vessel 296° 1.2 miles. [Gjedser Riff]

11.30am: Lost 1 sinker & wire off Port sounding machine. Fouled paravane.

1.27pm: Fehmarn belt Light Vessel 169° 3½ cables.

3.31pm: Gabelsflach Light Vessel 169° 3 cables.

4.00pm: Course and speed as requisite for Kiel harbour and Holtenau locks.

4.09pm: Fired royal salute 21 guns. Salute returned.

5.01pm: Secured alongside Holtenau S lock.

5.54pm: Slipped. Passed thro’ the lock and secured to N side of canal.

7.30pm: Hoisted flag of Admiral Sir E Charlton.


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14 August 1921

Kiel to Heligoland & at Heligoland

Lat 53.946, Long 9.23 [Estimate in Kiel Canal]

6.05am: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for Brunsbuttel. HMS Windsor and HMS Wessex in company.

8.56am: Changed pilots.

Noon: In Kiel Canal.

12.44pm: Stopped. Secured in Brunsbuttel lock.

2.15pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for sea.

3.48pm: Elbe IV Light Vessel 022° 3 cables.

4.15pm: Elbe III Light Vessel 189° 1.2 cables.

4.32pm: Elbe II Light Vessel 010° 4 cables.

5.02pm: Elbe I Light Vessel 010° 5 cables.

6.30pm: Stopped.

6.35pm: Came to with Port Bower. Dune East Beacon 312° 2450 yards.


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15 August 1921

Heligoland to Cuxhaven

Lat 54.17, Long 7.93 [Estimate from anchor bearings]

9.05am: Weighed. Shifted berth.

9.15am: Came to with Starboard Bower. Dune East Beacon: 319° 1860 yards.

3.50pm: Weighed.

3.53pm: Proceeded.

5.08pm: Elbe I Light Vessel 06° 4 cables.

5.34pm: Elbe II Light Vessel 019° 2 cables.

5.52pm: Elbe III Light Vessel 199° 1½ cables.

6.19pm: Elbe IV Light Vessel 042° 5 cables. Course & speed as requisite for anchoring in Cuxhaven Roads.

6.39pm: Stopped.

6.40pm: Came to with Starboard Bower. Old Garrison church 233°; Amerika harbour SE light 157°. [Amerikahafen]


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16 August 1921

Cuxhaven to Sheerness

Lat 53.97, Long 7.70 [Obs]

7.00am: Landed General Bingham at Cuxhaven.

8.32am: Weighed.

8.34am: Proceeded as requisite for sea.

8.59am: Elbe IV Light Vessel 032° 4.1 cables.

9.31pm: Elbe III Light Vessel 201° 1 cable.

9.55am: Elbe II Light Vessel 021° 1 cable.

10.21am: Elbe I Light Vessel 06° 4 cables.

1.22pm: Norderney Light Vessel 176½° 1.7 miles.

4.40pm: Borkum Riff Light Vessel 167½° 2.6 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 53 40[N], Long 4 57[E]

9.24pm: Terschelling Light buoy 135° 1.4 miles.


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17 August 1921

Cuxhaven to Sheerness & at Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.75 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 52 9[N], Long 2 0[E]

8.19am: Outer Gabbard 135° 8 miles.

9.28am: Sunk Light Vessel 311° 1.6 miles.

10.05am: Sunk Head buoy 132° 5 cables.

10.36am: Barrow Deep Light Vessel 311° 2 cables. Course as requisite for Sheerness.

12.30pm: Saluted flag of C-in-C Nore. Garrison Point returned salute.

1.03pm: Stopped.

1.08pm: Secured to No. 8 buoy, Sheerness.

pm: Hands getting out ammunition.

3.15pm: Admiral Sir E Charlton left ship. Struck flag.

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 7.30am.


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18 August 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

am: Hands employed returning empties and as requisite.

1.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.

4.30pm: 5 ratings joined ship.


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19 August 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

4.00pm: Leave to the watch till 8.30am Monday. [It’s Friday]


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20 August 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

8.00am: Read Warrants Nos. 71 & 72. Discharged 1 Able Seaman & 1 Private RMLI to detention.

Noon: Leave to part of watch till 8.30am Monday.


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21 August 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77


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22 August 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

8.00am: Shifted ship with two tugs to No. 7 buoy.

2.00pm: 4 ratings joined ship.

3.30pm: Leave to the watch till 7.30am.


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23 August 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

3.00pm: Returned 11 torpedoes to Depot.

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 7.30am.


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24 August 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

1.00pm: Leave to watch till 7.30am.

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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25 August 1921

Sheerness to Chatham & at Sheerness and Chatham

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

1.30pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for Chatham.

2.30pm: Secured in S Lock Chatham.

3.03pm: Passed through S Lock.

3.18pm: Secured to N wall of No. 3 Basin.

4.00pm: Leave to watch till 7.30am.

5.00pm: Exercised fire party.


[From 26th Aug to 30th Sept: most mornings Dockyard Routine; on weekdays at 4.30pm leave to part of watch to 7.30am; Saturdays 12.30pm leave to the watch to Monday 8.30am. From 26th Aug to 6th Nov at around 5pm Exercised Fire Stations]


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26 August 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.00am: Paid fortnightly advance.

1.30pm: Leave to Port Watch till pm 12th September.

2.00pm: Discharged 4 ratings to RN Hospital.


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27 August 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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28 August 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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29 August 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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30 August 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

4.00pm: Read Warrant No. 73.


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31 August 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1921


1 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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2 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

1.00pm: 1 rating joined ship.

3.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.


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3 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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4 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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5 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.


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6 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

7.30am: Shifted ship, Dockyard in charge, to No.1 Sheers.


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7 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am&pm: Hands employed getting out anchors & cables.


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8 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am&pm: Hands employed about anchors & cables and as requisite.


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9 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

7.50am: Shifted ship, Dockyard in charge, alongside HMS Yarmouth.

10.30am: Proceeded, Dockyard in charge, into No. 9 dock.

12.30pm: Paid fortnightly advance.


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10 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands cleaning ship and scraping water line.


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11 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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12 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am&pm: Hands employed scrubbing ship’s bottom and as requisite.


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13 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

2.00pm: Paymaster Lieutenant WG Ward-Smith RN joined ship. [From Navy Lists William G Ward-Smith]

4.30pm: Leave to part of watch till 7.30am. Petty Officers till 8am.


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14 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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15 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

12.30pm: Paid fortnightly advance.


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16 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

12.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch till pm October 3rd.


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17 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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18 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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19 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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20 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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21 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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22 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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23 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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24 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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25 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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26 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.30am: Warrant No. 74 read in RN Barracks.


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27 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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28 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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29 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

3.00pm: 1 Yeoman of Signals rejoined.


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30 September 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

2.00am: Sub-Lieutenant Slane [?] joined ship.

8.00am: Lieutenant Coventry RN joined ship. [Charles William Gerald Coventry, from National Archives service record download]

pm: Leave to 2nd part of Port watch from pm Sept 30th to 8.30am Oct 3rd.


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1921


1 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

9.00am: Range party left for range.


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2 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55


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3 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

1.30am: Clocks put back 1 hour.


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4 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Port Watch & 1st part Starboard Watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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5 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch & 2nd part Port Watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

6.00m: Joined ship: 1 Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist, 1 Petty Officer Telegraphist, 2 Yeomen Signals, 2 Leading Signalmen, 2 Signalmen, 3 Telegraphists.


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6 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Discharged to depot: 1 Yeoman Signals, 1 Leading Telegraphist, 1 Telegraphist, 2 Signalmen. Discharged to sick quarters 1 Telegraphist.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch & 1st part Port Watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


[6th & 7th October written in log book in wrong order]


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7 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

10.00am: Discharged to RN Barracks: 1 Able Seaman, 1 Signalman.

12.30pm: Hands mustered for payment.

pm: Leave to Port Watch from 4.30pm to 8.30am Monday. [It’s Friday]

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

5.00pm: Range party returned.


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8 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to 1st part Starboard Watch from 12.15pm to 8.30am Monday [It’s Saturday]. Leave to Boys from 1pm to 7pm.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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9 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

10.00am: Piped down.

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


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10 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

Noon: Discharged to RN sick quarters 1 Stoker.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch & 1st part Port Watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

pm: Marines left for range. Boys to school in RN Barracks.


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11 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands employed as necessary for undocking.

am: 1 Signalman rejoined from RN Barracks. 1 Electrical Artificer rejoined from HMS Pembroke. 2 Armourers discharged to Pembroke.

12.30pm: Undocked and shifted berth to No. 2 basin.

pm: Leave to Port & 2nd part Starboard watches from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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12 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Starboard & 2nd part Port watches from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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13 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands employed as requisite for shifting berth to No. 3 basin, South wall.

pm: Leave to Port & 1st part Starboard watches from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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14 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

12.30pm: Hands mustered for payment. Captain presented Victory & British war medals.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch from 4.30pm to 8.30am Monday [It’s Friday]. Leave to 2nd part Port Watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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15 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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16 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

10.00pm: Piped down.


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17 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Port & 2nd part Starboard watches from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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18 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Discharged to hospital 1 Stoker. Joined 1 Chief Stoker, 2 Engine Room Artificers, 10 Stokers, 1 Petty Officer, 2 Leading Seamen, 18 Able Seamen, 1 LC [?].

pm: Leave to Starboard & 1st part Port watches from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

pm: Discharged to depot 2 Petty Officers, 2 Leading Seamen, 14 Able Seamen, 2 Armourers, 1 LC, 1 Senior Petty Officer, 2 Mechanics, 6 Stokers, 1 Chief Yeoman Signals, 1 Yeoman Signals, 2 Ordinary Seamen.


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19 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Port & 1st part Starboard watches from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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20 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Starboard & 1st part Port watch from [blank]


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21 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Discharged to Depot 1 Able Seaman.

pm: Leave to Port Watch from 4.30pm to 8.30am Monday [It’s Friday]. Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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22 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to 2nd part Starboard Watch from 12.15pm to 8.30am Monday. Leave to Boys from 1pm to 7pm.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.45pm: Small fire in No. 1 lobby.

pm: Joined ship 1 Leading Seaman, 1 Able Seaman.


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23 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

10.00am: Piped down.


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24 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Discharged to depot 1 Petty Officer, 1 Able Seaman. Joined 1 Shipwright, 1 Able Seaman.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch & 2nd part Port watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

pm: 1 absentee brought on board.


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25 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Rejoined from hospital 1 Ordinary Seaman. Joined 1 Able Seaman.

pm: Leave to Port watch & 1st part Starboard watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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26 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

11.00am: 1 Stoker joined from HMS Weymouth. 1 OS discharged to depot for detention.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch & 1st part Port watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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27 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Port watch & 2nd part Starboard watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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28 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

12.30pm: Hands mustered for payment.

pm: Leave to Starboard Watch from 4.30 to 8.30am Monday [It’s Friday]. Leave to 1st part Port Watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

3.00pm: 1 Master-at-arms joined.


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29 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Port Watch from 12.15pm to 8.30am Monday. Leave to Boys from 1pm to 7pm.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.00pm: Joined Captain ECH Heathcote RMLI, 1 Private. [From Navy Lists Eustace C Heathcote]


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30 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

10.00am: Piped down.

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


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31 October 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

pm: Leave to Port watch & 1st part Starboard watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

pm: 1 Sick Berth Petty Officer discharged to RN Hospital. 2 Able Seamen discharged to depot. 1 Telegraphist discharged to sick quarters. 1 Ordinary Seaman joined.


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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1921


1 November 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

10.00am: 1 rating discharged to RN Hospital

11.00am: Carried out basin trials.

12.30pm: Joined 1 Leading Telegraphist, 1 Telegraphist

pm: Leave to Starboard watch & 1st part Port watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

5.00pm: 1 Private RMLI discharged to barracks.


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2 November 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands employed provisioning ship.

10.00am: 5 Marine ratings joined. 1 rating discharged to hospital.

pm: Leave to watch and part from 4.30pm to 7.30am.


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3 November 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

9.30am: 1 rating discharged to hospital.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch & 2nd part Port watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

1.30pm: 1 Able Seaman rejoined from hospital.


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4 November 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

9.30am: 1 Marine rating joined ship.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch & 1st part Port watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

2.00pm: 2 Privates RMLI discharged to barracks.


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5 November 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: 2 paint brushes lost overboard by accident.

pm: Leave to watch & part till 8.30am Monday. [It’s Saturday]


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6 November 1921

Chatham

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

10.00am: Piped down.

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

6.00pm: 1 Private RMLI discharged to sick quarters.


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7 November 1921

Chatham to Sheerness

Lat 51.40, Long 0.55

am: Hands employed as requisite for shifting berth to South Lock.

am: 8 ratings discharged to RN Barracks. 4 ratings joined from RN Barracks.

2.00pm: Proceeded out of lock, courses and speeds as requisite for No. 22 buoy, Sheerness.

2.45pm: Made fast No. 22 buoy.

pm: Leave to men not required for ammunitioning ship from 5.30pm to 7.30am.


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8 November 1921

Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

am&pm: Hands employed ammunitioning ship.

am: 2 projectiles 6” CPC lost overboard by accident. [Common Pointed Capped]

3.00pm: Ammunition lighters cast off. 1 Engine Room Artificer, 1 Able Seaman joined ship.

5.30pm: Burned searchlights.


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9 November 1921

Sheerness to Portland & at Sheerness

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

am: 6” crews to loader.

2.31pm: Slipped. Proceeded as requisite for leaving Sheerness and Prince’s Channel.

3.51pm: Girdler Light Vessel abeam to starboard 3½ cables.

4.58pm: NE Spit buoy 194½°.

5.32pm: Elbow buoy 232°.

6.08pm: Gull Light Vessel 118° 3 cables.

6.56pm: S Foreland Light 306° 1.2 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 50 58N, Long 1 13E

8.40pm: Dungeness Light 310° 4.4 miles.

10.32pm: Royal Sovereign Light Vessel 336° 1 mile.


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10 November 1921

Sheerness to Portland & at Portland

Lat 50.60, Long -2.38 [Estimate in Weymouth Bay]

1.51am: Owers Light Vessel 351° 1.7 miles.

3.57am: St. Catherine's Light 349° 3.5 miles.

6.10am: Anvil Point 001° 3.2 miles.

8.00am: Lat 50 32½N, Long 2 12½W

8.02am: Changed paravanes.

9.28am: In paravanes.

am: Proceeded as requisite for swinging ship for adjustment of W/T DF. [Wireless Telegraphy Direction Finder]

Noon: In Weymouth Bay.

4.03pm: Proceeded as requisite for anchoring in Weymouth Bay.

4.30pm: Stopped.

4.35pm: Came to with Port Bower in G2 berth.


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11 November 1921

Weymouth Bay

Lat 50.60, Long -2.38

11.00am: ‘Still’ sounded.

11.02am: Carry on.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am.

12.45pm: Shortened in.

12.52pm: Weighed slow ahead courses & speed as req. for entering Portland Harbour.

1.14pm: Stopped both.

1.15pm: Let go starboard anchor.

1.18pm: Let go Port anchor.

1.48pm: Ship moored in E4 berth. 2-hour notice for steam.

3.15pm: Levanter alongside.


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12 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

7.00am: 1 Wireless Telegraphy rating discharged to RN Barracks.

11.00am: 1 rating discharged to RN Hospital.

pm: Leave to Port watch from 1.30pm to 7am. Leave to Boys 1.30pm to 7pm.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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13 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

am: 1 combined lanthorn [lantern] patt 14 lost overboard by accident.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch from 1.30 to 7am. Boys 1.30pm to 7pm.


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14 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

8.30am: Sailed HMS Dunedin.

9.30am: Arrived Dunedin.

11.00am: General drill.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch from 6.30pm to 7am.

4.30pm: Arrived HMS Delhi. Arrived HMS Malaya.

5.30pm: Exercised night action stations.


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15 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

1.30am: Arrived HMS Valiant.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch 4.30pm to 7am.

4.30pm: Arrived HMS Hood.


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16 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

pm: Leave to Port watch from 1.30pm to 7am. Leave to Boys 1.30pm to 7pm.

pm: Hands to make & mend clothes.


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17 November 1921

Portland & Exercising

Lat 50.53, Long -2.28 [Estimate of location at 10.18am]

8.50am: Unmoored. Weighed Southern anchor.

9.08am: Weighed N anchor. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour, HMS Dauntless in company.

9.12am: Passed breakwater.

10.18am: Shambles Light Vessel 240° 1 mile. Carried out concentration exercise with Dauntless.

10.36am: Proceeded as requisite for closing drifter Levanter to communicate.

12.40pm: Course and speed as requisite for inclination exercise.

1.50pm: Course & speed as requisite for sub-calibre practice at patt VI towed by Levanter.

3.20pm: Firing completed.

3.32pm: Shambles Light Vessel 243° 2 cables.

4.03pm: Stopped.

4.06pm: Came to with Starboard Bower in G2 berth.


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18 November 1921

Portland and exercising

Lat 50.57, Long -2.32 [Estimate from distance and course till noon]

7.00am: Arrived HMS Warspite.

9.30am: Fired two torpedoes.

11.30am: Weighed.

11.35am: Proceeded, HMS Dauntless in company.

12.17pm: Stopped.

12.35pm: Course and speed as requisite for full calibre firing.

1.30pm: Took station 3 cables astern of Dauntless.

2.05pm: Course as requisite for Portland harbour.

2.32pm: Let go Starboard Bower. Let go Port Bower in E3 berth.

4.30pm: Leave to watch till 7am.


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19 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

pm: Leave to Starboard watch from 1.30pm to 7am. Boys 1.30 to 7pm.


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20 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

10.00am: Piped down.

pm: Leave to Port watch from 1.30pm to 7am. Leave to Boys 1.30pm to 7pm.


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21 November 1921

Portland to West Bay & at Portland

Lat 50.51, Long -2.50

6.00am: Levanter proceeded with two patt VI targets.

7.00am: Unmoored. Weighed Port Bower.

8.15am: Weighed. Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour. HMS Delhi, HMS Dunedin, HMS Dauntless in company, 2½ cables astern of Dunedin.

9.07am: Portland Bill Light House 00° 7 cables.

9.40am: Stopped.

9.42am: Let go Port Bower. Lat 50 30½’ N, Long 2 30W

1.30pm: Exercised control parties.


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22 November 1921

West Bay, exercising and Weymouth Bay

Lat 50.52, Long -2.64 [Estimate in West Bay]

9.50am: Weighed. Proceeded with 1st LCS as requisite for tactical exercises.

11.53am: Exercises completed.

12.30pm: Course and speed as requisite for three runs sub-calibre four ship concentration.


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23 November 1921

Weymouth Bay

Lat 50.60, Long -2.38

5.00am: Foremost slings of first whaler lost overboard by accident.

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

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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24 November 1921

Weymouth Bay

Lat 50.60, Long -2.38

6.00am: 1 Able Seaman rejoined ship.

9.30am: Marines landed. Patrol landed.

Noon: Marines returned.

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

9.00pm: Darkened ship. Night action stations

10.00pm: Secure.


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25 November 1921

Weymouth Bay

Lat 50.49, Long -2.38 [Estimate of location at 12.25pm]

9.30am: Rake party left. [From A History of the Transport Service party monitoring where the shots fall]

11.43am: Weighed.

11.45am: Half speed ahead both.

11.59am: Courses & speeds as req. for firing.

12.25pm: Portland Bill bearing 290°, distance 3 miles. Courses and speeds as requisite for carrying out full calibre firing at target towed by HMS Snapdragon.

2.15pm: Secure.

2.40pm: Died out fires in boilers not requisite for 14 knots.

4.55pm: Action stations, courses and speeds as requisite for carrying out full calibre full charge shoot [?] at target towed by Snapdragon.

6.00pm: Secure. Courses and speeds as requisite for inspecting target.

6.54pm: Sighted land on Starboard bow.

7.45pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering Portland harbour.

8.03pm: Let go port anchor.

8.08pm: Let go anchor middled in E3 berth. 4-hour notice for steam.


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26 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

6.15am: Target party left ship.

9.00am: Running party landed.

10.00am: Arrived HMS Carysfort.

Noon: Running party returned.

pm: Leave to Port watch from 1.30pm to 7am. Leave to Boys from 1.30pm to 7pm.


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27 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

11.00am: Piped down.

pm: Leave to Starboard watch from 1.30pm to 7am. Leave to Boys from 1.30pm to 7pm.


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28 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

7.00am: Lost overboard by accident 1 3” High Angle gun tampion.

9.00am: Coal lighters alongside.

9.30am: General drill.

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

pm: Starboard watch coaling ship.

3.30pm: Lighters cast off. Arrived HMS Orion.


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29 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

pm: Leave to Starboard watch from 1.30pm to 7am. Leave to Boys from 1pm to 7pm.


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30 November 1921

Portland

Lat 50.58, Long -2.44

9.30am: Arrived HMS Carysfort.

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


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