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Light Cruiser, later Minelayer, Arethusa-class

Ordered 9.12, 0C (1914), 66 (1.18), 33 (4.18). Launched 14.5.14 Beardmore. 3,500 tons, 436(oa), 410(pp)x39x14ft. Turbine 40000shp, 29kts. Armament: 2-6in, 6-4in (altered to 3-6in, 4-4in, 2-3in AA), 8-21in tt. Armour: 3in sides, 1in deck. 2nd DF Leader, Harwich for short time, then 1st LCS Grand Fleet 1915-18, fitted for minelaying 11.17, 74 mines (3 operations, laid 220). Battle Honour (and link to despatches, casualties, awards) Jutland 31 May 1916. Sold 25.10.21 Multilocular S. Bkg. Co. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Leader 2nd DF, Harwich Force December 1914-February 1915, then leader 1st Flotilla at Rosyth February 1915-September 1918. With Phaeton shot down Zeppelin L 7 on 4 May 1916 and radioed first sighting of High Seas Fleet at Jutland (hit by one shell). Missed by torpedo from U-boat 12 July 1916. Fitted to lay 74 mines in November 1917 and laid 220 mines on three trips. Sent to Black Sea after Armistice, and en route collided with and sank SS Moto off Northumberland 10 December 1918. With 1st LCS served in Black Sea (joined November 1918) and returned April 1919 to join 2nd LCS. Paid off into reserve at Portsmouth in March 1920 and put on sales list the following year. (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21)

British Isles Bases - Selected Charts

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Shipbuilding British Isles

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

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

Notes:

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

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

Editor’s notes:

The typical routine includes the following log entries (although they are not in the log every day): Divisions and prayers (and sometimes Physical drill) at around 9am; Evening Quarters at around 4pm; several times a day SBC – Signal Books Correct. On Sunday, Divine Service or church parties landed. The hands spend a lot of time cleaning and painting or just working as requisite. These log entries have not generally been transcribed. ZZ = Zigzag.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS GALATEA 1917-1919
(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)

[The following ship’s specification appears at the beginning of the log book for January to December 1919]


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LOG of HMS Galatea


Tonnage (Displacement): 4270

Extreme Length: 435 feet

Extreme Breadth: 39 feet 2”


Engines

Manufacturer: Wm Beardmore & Co. Dalmuir

Natural Draught: 30,796

Description: Parson’s Independent Ahead & Astern Turbines

When Fixed on Board: 1914


Boilers

Manufacturer: Wm Beardmore & Co. Dalmuir

Description: 8 in No. Yarrow Small Tube Oil Fixed

When made: 1913-14

When put in Vessel: 1914


Screw Propeller

Manufacturer: Wm Beardmore & Co. Dalmuir

Description: Solid Stone’s Turbiston

General state of repair: Good


[Signed] EVR Dugmore Captain


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[Directions for completing log and weather codes]


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Establishment of Ship’s Company

Officers: 18

Seamen: 154

Boys: 21

Marines: 31

Engine-room Establishment: 103

Other non-executive ratings: 46

Total: 373


Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: S&A Calderara A/101 2090

Height of cistern above sea: 5 feet

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: After hatchway screen

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: A&C Cosser & Sons 4022

Maker and No.: A&C Cosser & Sons 4023


Position of Standard Compass

Fore Bridge


Deviation of Standard Compass

Data obtained on various dates throughout the year


Armament

Position

Nature and Number of Guns and Mountings

Forecastle

1 6” Mark XII PVII* Mounting

Quarterdeck

1 6” Mark XII PVII* Mounting

Quarterdeck

1 6” Mark XII PVII* Mounting

Starboard Battery

2 4” Quick Fire Mark V

Port Battery

2 4” Quick Fire Mark V

Starboard High Angle Gun platform

1 3” Quick Fire Anti-aircraft gun

Port High Angle Gun platform

1 3” Quick Fire Anti-aircraft gun


Torpedo Armaments

Tubes: 2 DR Mark III

2 DR Mark III

Torpedoes: 21” Mark IV 8 in no.


Boats

1 Motor Boat 30 feet

1 Montague Cutter 32 feet

1 Montague Cutter 30 feet

1 Gig 30 feet

2 Montague Whalers 27 feet

1 Skiff Dinghy 16 feet


Miscellaneous Information

Draught of water with bunkers full, and complete with provisions, stores and water: Forward 16’ 6 in. Aft 16’ 2 in.

Number of tons necessary to increase draught 1 inch: 29.32

Number of tons of oil fuel carried: 725 tons

Quantity of water carried (a) For boilers: 113 tons; (b) for drinking 57 tons


[Signed] FW Gleed Lieut. Commander Navigating Officer



THE VOYAGES OF HMS GALATEA
Operations off Rosyth 1917

JP map Galatea Rosyth 1917

LOG BOOK – AUGUST 1ST 1917 TO DECEMBER 31ST 1918


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1917


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[Signed] FW Gleed Lieutenant Navigating Officer [From Navy Lists Frederick W.S. Gleed]

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[Signed] CM Forbes Captain 9th September 1917 [Charles Morton Forbes]

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Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and number: Casella & Co. 206

Height of cistern above sea: 2’ 9” above LWL [low water line]

Error of Mercurial Barometer: + .033

Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship: Fore bridge

Whether in screen: Yes

Maker and No.: Casella & Co. 626

Maker and No.: Casella & Co. 628

Thermometers for Sea Temperature

Maker and No.: Casella & Co. 627


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1 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.20am: 3 ratings joined ship from RN Barracks.

7.50am: 1 rating joined ship from RN Barracks.

am: Side party cleaning side. Rigging party rigging cot slings. Dockyard party drawing stores. Remainder hands employed as requisite. Paid monthly settlement. Gave leave to boys from 11.30am to 7.0pm.

pm: Gave special leave to Port Watch & 1st part Starboard Watch from 1.30 to 8am.

2.00pm: Sent 1 Leading Seaman to HMS Tiger for boxing instruction.

3.40pm: Exercised part of watch at Fore Stations.

5.00pm: Stokers to Evening Quarters.


[Most days when in port from 1st Aug 1917 to 22nd Jan 1918 at around 8.30pm: Closed C doors]


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2 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.20am: Gunners party about deck. Galley’s crew of 4 hands working in Captain’s store rooms. Remainder as requisite about ship.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (32).


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3 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.30am: Motor boat moored up.

6.15am: 4 seaman ratings joined ship from HMS Vivid.

9.15am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.00am: Dispersed. Hands employed returning tops’l yard to rigging loft & working about ship. Galley’s crew of 4 hands working in Captain’s store rooms.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men. Petty Officers 15, men 33.

pm: Hands employed cleaning out Captain’s store room & all flats.

5.00pm: HMS Royal Oak shifted from basin to anchorage.

5.30pm: Liberty men returned.


[Most days when in port from 4th Aug 1917 to 9th Nov 1918 at times varying depending on sunset?: Darkened ship]


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4 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Cast off from dockyard wall. Proceeded to anchorage in G5 berth.

10.40am: Came to with Port anchor.

am: Hands employed getting up ammunition for upper deck racks.

11.15am: Secured oiler alongside.

11.30am: Discharged 1 stoker to RN hospital.

12.50pm: Cast off oiler.

1.40pm: Landed liberty men & patrol.

6.30pm: Sailed HMS K8. [submarine]


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5 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.45am: Sailed HMS Caledon, HMS Phaeton, HMS Inconstant, HMS Yarmouth & destroyers.

7.45am: Held Holy Communion.

9.45am: Landed Roman Catholics.

11.30am: Roman Catholics returned.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

3.00pm: HMS Sable & HMS Salmon arrived.


[Most days when in Rosyth from 5th to 26th Aug at around 8.30pm: Hoisted boats]


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6 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.40am: 1st Cutters about their boat, 1st Whalers sanding, rigging party turning motor boat’s falls. Gunner’s party rigging deflection teacher. Torpedo training class & boys at instruction. 4 hands about Paravanes.

11.35am: Sailed Constant [?possibly HMS Constance or Inconstant?] & HMS Michael.

12.45pm: Landed liberty men (36).

pm: Gunner’s party cleaning lobby. Rigging party fitting ridge ropes. 6 hands about Paravanes. Remainder as requisite.

2.40pm: 1st Battle Squadron sailed.

2.50pm: Disembarked empty ammunition cases to Gorgon.

6.30pm: Liberty men returned.


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7 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed about magazines & store rooms. 8 hands on booms, rigging party. Ordinary Seamen at torpedo instruction. Remainder as requisite.

10.00am: Discharged 1 writer to hospital.

1.40pm: Gunner’s party, rigging party, training classes & 4 hands about booms. Remainder as requisite.

2.50pm: 1 rating joined from HMS Princess Royal. Landed liberty men.


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8 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.20am: Arrived HMS Caledon & HMS Inconstant.

1.40am: Arrived HMS Phaeton.

am: G & T [Gunnery & Torpedo] classes at instruction. Gunner’s party about magazines. Rigging party & remainder as requisite. 1 rating joined from RN Barracks.

9.00am: Phaeton proceeded to dockyard.

9.15am: Sailed HMS Relentless & HMS Patriot.

5.25pm: Arrived HMS Royalist.


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9 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: Boys at school. Gunner’s party working in fore shell room. Rigging party & remainder as requisite.

11.50am: Oiler SS Khodoung came alongside.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

12.40pm: Landed liberty men.

12.50pm: Cast off oiler.

2.50pm: Sailed 5th Battle Squadron, HMS K3 & HMS K5.

3.45pm: Sailed HMS Queen Elizabeth.

7.20pm: Arrived HMS Plassey [Hospital Ship].


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10 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.20am: Sailed 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron except HMS Chatham.

5.50pm: Sailed HMS Repulse, HMS Renown, HMS Tiger & HMS Lion.

9.40am: Exercised Action.

10.05am: Discharged 1 Chief Cook to hospital.

10.30am: Dispersed.

am: Gunner’s party returning ammunition.

11.40am: Sailed HMS Caroline.

pm: Gunners party & 8 hands striking down ammunition from Upper Deck. Rigging party & remainder as requisite.

3.30pm: Sailed HMS New Zealand & HMS Australia.

6.30pm: Arrived HMS Blake, HMS Greenwich, HMS Indomitable, Australia & New Zealand.


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11 August 1917

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.50am: Arrived HMS Cambrian, HMS Pellew & HMS Relentless.

7.45am: HMS Courageous, HMS Glorious.

7.20am: Hands employed cleaning mess decks, preparing torpedoes for running & shipping sub-calibre guns.

10.45am: Hoisted boats & securing for sea.

11.15am: Closed C doors.

11.40am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for sub-calibre practice.

pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for carrying out torpedo practice & sub-calibre practice & RF [range finding] exercise.

4.18pm: Came to in G5 berth.

8.30pm: Secured oiler SS Khodoung alongside. Cast off at 9.10.

9.50pm: Exercised Searchlight’s crews, Gun Layers trainers & control parties.


[Most days when in port from 12th Aug to 23rd Nov 1917, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day: Magazine (& store room) rounds correct]


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12 August 1917

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.30am: Inspected apartments adjacent to magazines.

8.20am: Sailed HMS Termagant & HMS K7.

8.45am: Sailed Medway & HMS Rival.

9.15am: Sailed HMS K5 & HMS K14.

11.15am: Arrived HMS Valentine.

11.50am: Arrived HMS Onslaught.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.

6.40pm: HMS Phaeton arrived from dockyard & anchored in G4 berth.

8.15pm: Hoisted boats. Secured for sea. Prepared for towing.

10.00pm: Weighed & proceeded.

10.40pm: Black Rock Gate.

11.30pm: Fidra Gap.

pm: Ships in company HMS Caledon, HMS Inconstant, HMS Constance, HMS Royalist, HMS Blanche, HMS Bellona, HMS Abdiel, Park [presumably HMS Parker – see 19th Aug] & destroyers.


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13 August 1917

At C

Lat 56.8, Long 2.6 [Obs/DR]

0.10am: May Island bearing N 3 miles.

3.00am: Formed line abreast, 3 cables on Port beam of HMS Caledon.

5.55am: HMS Bellona & 2 destroyers parted company.

6.20am: Turned 16 points to Starboard.

6.35am: Turned 16 points to Starboard. Bellona & 2 destroyers rejoined

8.00am: Lat 56° 26½‘N, Long 0° 53’E

8.00pm: Lat 56° 29‘N, Long 6° 6’E

8.00-8.10pm: Eased to 6 knots. Out Paravanes.

8.20pm: Formed line ahead.

9.30pm: Course 90°. Minelaying squadron parted company.

10.45-11.00pm: Passed fishing fleet 2 miles on Starboard hand.


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14 August 1917

At C

Lat 57.1, Long 2.7 [Obs]

Midnight: HMS Caledon altered course 16 points to Port without signal.

0.03am: Hard a port. Stop Starboard.

0.03½am: Collision occurred between Nos. 2 & 3 destroyers in Port line (HMS Oriole & HMS Patriot)

0.04am: Full speed ahead both.

0.05am: 18 knots till in station.

3.15am: Formed line abreast, 2½ cables on Port beam of Caledon.

3.55am: Minelaying squadron rejoined.

5.15am: HMS Blanche, HMS Bellona, HMS Abdiel & 4 destroyers detached to base.

8.00am: Lat 56° 33‘N, Long 4° 16’E

10.40am: Reduced to 8 knots. In Paravanes.

7.45pm: Reduced to 6 knots for 10 mins. Out Paravanes.

8.00pm: Lat 57° 9‘N, Long 4° 49’E

8.20pm: Formed line ahead.


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15 August 1917

At C

Lat 56.4, Long 4.6 [Obs]

2.30am: Formed line abreast.

3.00am: Lodbjerg Light S71°E; Bovbjerg Light S13°E

3.35am: Sighted steamer bearing S55°E 3.8 miles.

4.10am: Bovbjerg Light abeam 4.3 miles.

5.45-6.27am: Passed through large fishing fleet (Danish).

8.00am: Lat 56° 18½‘N, Long 5° 45’E

9.52-10.44am: Altered course 8 points to Port & Starboard continuously.

8.00pm: Eased to 8 knots for 10 mins. In Paravanes.

8.30pm: Formed line ahead.


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16 August 1917

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.42am: May Island Light bearing S30°W 1.6 miles.

4.30am: Fidra Gap.

5.20am: Inch Keith 1.3 miles.

5.28am: Black Rock Gate.

6.00am: Came to in G5 berth.

7.40am: Oiler SS Khodoung came alongside.

10.25am: Oiler cast off.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.45pm: Store Ship SS Sea Nymph secured alongside.

pm: Hands provisioning ship.

5.45pm: Cast off store ship.

5.50pm: Arrived HMS Queen Elizabeth.


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17 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.40am: Gunner’s party & 4 hands scraping ammunition hoists. Rigging party. Torpedo class & 4 hands with Capt. [of the] hold. Remainder at Starboard ladder & as requisite.

10.20am: 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron arrived.

11.50am: Sailed HMS Lion.

11.55am: Embarked 3 Paravanes from Fawn[?].

1.30pm: Lieut. J.F. Morris joined ship [From Navy Lists James F. Morris]

1.40pm: Hands employed cleaning out ammunition hoist trucks & as requisite.

2.10pm: Liberty men landed (41). Landed patrol.

5.30pm: Arrived HMS Tiger & P.R. [HMS Princess Royal?]

7.45pm: Arrived HMS Repulse & HMS Renown.


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18 August 1917

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.45am: Magazines & store rooms adjacent visited & found correct.

4.15am: Sailed 1st Battle Squadron.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.45pm: Landed liberty men (44).

3.50pm: 1st Battle Squadron arrived.

7.30pm: Prepared for towing.

9.00pm: Darkened ship & secured for sea. Put clocks to GMT.

9.25pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

10.00pm: Black Rock gap.

11.00pm: Fidra Gap.

11.45pm: May Island abeam 2.5 miles.


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19 August 1917

At C

Lat 56.8, Long 2.9 [Obs]

am: Ships in company: HMS Caledon, HMS Yarmouth, HMS Inconstant, HMS Royalist, HMS Blanche, HMS Blonde, HMS Abdiel, HMS Parker & 16 destroyers.

3.45am: Formed line abreast 6 cables to Starboard of Caledon.

8.00am: Lat 57° 35‘N, Long 1° 5’E

Noon: 16 points to Starboard.

12.15pm: 16 points to Port.

7.00-7.12pm: 8 knots. Out Paravanes.

7.00pm: Passed Dutch vessel ½ mile to Starboard.

8.00pm: Lat 56° 31‘N, Long 5° 53’E

8.00pm: Formed line ahead 5 cables astern of Caledon.

9.30pm: Minelaying squadron parted company.

11.40pm: Sighted Bovbjerg Light bearing N79°E.


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20 August 1917

At C

Lat 57.0, Long 3.0 [Obs]

4.00am: Minelaying squadron rejoined.

5.00am: Minelaying squadron returned to base.

8.00am: Lat 56° 29‘N, Long 4° 23’E

11.30am: Eased to 8 knots for 20 mins. In Paravanes.

2.05pm: Sighted enemy submarine.

2.15pm: Submarine bearing N70°E 6 miles. Destroyers chase.

2.25pm: Dropped depth charges (10).

7.00pm: Eased to 8 knots for 5 mins. Out Paravanes.

8.00pm: Formed line ahead (No. 3).

9.00pm: Doggersbank Noord Light Vessel ahead.

9.52pm: Light Vessel abeam bearing S34°W 1.5 miles.


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21 August 1917

At C

Lat 56.5, Long 5.0 [Obs]

3.00am: Sighted Lyndvig Light bearing S85°E.

3.48am: Formed line ahead.

4.06am: 16 points to Port.

4.16am: 16 points to Port.

4.21am: Altered course 16 points to Port.

4.26am: Seaplane bearing 145° (?Danish).

5.20am: Bovbjerg N48°E 5.9 miles.

9.00pm: Formed single line.


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22 August 1917

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.50am: May Island abeam 1.7 miles.

2.25am: Fidra Gap.

3.15am: Black Rock Gate.

3.45am: Came to [G5 berth]. Brought log to BST.

5.15am: Oiler RFA Ferol secured alongside.

5.45am: 5th Battle Squadron sailed.

8.15am: Cast off oiler.

am: Gunner’s party inspecting cartridges on Upper Deck.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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23 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.30am: HMS Phaeton anchored in G4 berth.

9.40am: Side party cleaning ship’s side. Gunnery & torpedo parties. Remainder as requisite. Rove Port Paravane chain.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

pm: Torpedo party cleaning Paravanes.

7.00pm: Arrived 4th Battle Squadron

9.20pm: Man & arm ship.

10.00pm: Secured.


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24 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.30am: Sailed HMS Centurion, HMS K9, HMS K10[?] & HMS K12. [submarines]

9.30am: HMS Phaeton proceeded to dockyard. Discharged Cook's Mate to hospital.

10.00am: Exercised Action.

11.15am: Secured. Hands employed about ship. Gunner’s & torpedo party as requisite.

pm: Landed liberty men (44). Hands employed stencilling[?] ammunition, rigging sick bay cots & as requisite.

6.30pm: Sailed HMS Sydney, HMS Abdiel, HMS Marksman.

7.00pm: Centurion arrived.

7.30pm: Disembarked one Paravane. Embarked 2 Paravanes from lighter.


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25 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.00am: Read warrants Nos. 57 & 58, discharged 2 marines to detention. 1 Wireless Telegraphy Petty Officer joined from HMS Caledon.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite & disembarking stores from lighter Parrot.

12.30pm: 1 Cook’s Mate joined ship from HMS Argonaut.

pm: Landed liberty men (33).

4.50pm: Arrived HMS Inflexible.


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26 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.20am: Roman Catholics to HMS Birkenhead.

11.30am: Sailed HMS Inconstant & 2 TBDs.

11.55am: Roman Catholics returned on board.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men (45).

3.30pm: Mining party left ship for instruction course at Immingham.


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27 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.15am: Sailed 1st Battle Squadron.

am: Hands employed striking down ammunition & preparing for going alongside.

10.40am: Weighed & proceeded into basin.

11.45am: Secured alongside South Wall.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men (42).

pm: Dockyard remove H.S. [high speed] Sweep winch & fittings.

2.30pm: Proceeded out of basin to anchorage.

3.40pm: Came to in G4 berth.

4.30pm: Arrived 1st Battle Squadron.

11.15pm: Sailed 4th Light Cruiser Squadron. Exercised man & arm ship.

11.50pm: Secured.


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28 August 1917

Rosyth & Largo Bay

Lat 56.02, Long -3.12 [Estimate off Inchkeith]

5.00am: Arrived HMS Iron Duke & HMS Revenge.

10.00am: Divers doing monthly dip.

11.26am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for Largo Bay.

11.27am: Oxscars [Oxcars] Gate.

11.52am: Black Rock Gate.

Noon: Inchkeith abeam.

12.45pm: Came to in Largo Bay. Anchor bearings Largo Law N32°E; Methil Light N70°W


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29 August 1917

[Largo Bay to] Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.17am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for returning to harbour.

11.27am: Came to in G4 berth.

pm: Landed liberty men.

1.15pm: Oiler SS Khodoung came alongside.

2.00pm: Oiler cast off.

5.30pm: Discharged 2 ratings to RN Barracks Portsmouth.

6.20pm: Arrived 2nd Division of 4th Battle Cruiser Squadron.


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30 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.30am: Arrived HMS Hercules, HMS Colossus & 5 destroyers.

6.15am: 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron arrived.

6.40am: 8 destroyers arrived.

6.45am: 4 destroyers arrived.

7.50am: 5th Battle Squadron sailed.

am: Rigging party fitting wire jackstays.

10.20am: Exercised control parties.

pm: Make & mend clothes. Landed liberty men. Sailed HMS Chester.

3.00pm: Arrived 5th Battle Squadron. Sailed HMS Queen Elizabeth.

3.25pm: Arrived Chester.

6.45pm: Arrived Queen Elizabeth & HMS Oak.

7.00pm: 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron sailed.

7.50pm: Arrived HMS Fearless.

11.20pm: Arrived HMS Blanche.


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31 August 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.30am: HMS Furious arrived. 1st Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.

am: Exercised gun’s crews at Loader. Rigging party & Gunner’s party & remainder as requisite.

pm: Landed liberty men (43). Hands employed fitting wire jackstays, boat’s crews about their boats & remainder as requisite.

9.30pm: Exercised Man & Arm ship.

10.20pm: Secured.


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1917


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1 September 1917

Rosyth [& Firth of Forth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.30am: Weighed.

6.40am: Oxscars [Oxcars] Gate.

6.54am: Black Rock Gate.

7.00am: Courses & speeds as requisite for carrying out 1” aiming practice.

10.43am: Black Rock Gate.

11.10am: Came to in G4 berth.

11.20am: Sailed HMS Courageous & HMS Glorious.

12.15pm: Oiler RFA Scotol alongside.

12.50pm: Oiler RFA Scotol cast off.

4.30pm: 1 Signal rating joined from HMS Centurion.


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2 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.20am: Arrived HMS Calliope, HMS Comus & HMS Yarmouth.

8.40am: Sailed HMS Cardiff.

10.15am: Roman Catholics to HMS Birkenhead.

10.45am: Roman Catholics returned.

10.30am: Arrived Cardiff.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men (47).

2.30pm: Mining party rejoined from Immingham.

5.20pm: HMS Phaeton anchored in GIII berth.


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3 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.00am: Marines landed in full marching order.

8.30am: Landed dockyard party.

am: Hands employed painting ship’s side & replacing towing slip.

10.30am: Sailed HMS Royalist.

12.35pm: Marines Landing party returned.

pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side & as requisite.

1.40pm: Landed liberty men & scouts[?] 44 & 10.

5.22pm: Sailed HMS Valhalla, HMS Patriot & HMS Strongbow.

5.24pm: Arrived HMS Sabrina.

5.40pm: Arrived HMS Ajax, HMS Centurion & HMS King George V.


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4 September 1917

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.17, Long -2.95 [Estimate in Largo Bay]

5.45am: 1st Division of 1st Battle Squadron & HMS Blanche sailed.

am: Landed dockyard party.

7.45am: 2nd Division of 2nd Battle Squadron & HMS Cambrian arrived.

8.50am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital ship.

9.00am: Sailed HMS Marlborough & HMS Benbow.

10.15am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

10.38am: Black Rock Gate. As requisite for Largo Bay.

11.25am: Came to. Anchor bearings Largo Law N35°E; Methil Light N30°W

Noon: Brought log to GMT.

Noon: Weighed & proceeded.

1.00pm: May Island abeam.


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5 September 1917

At C

Lat 55.8, Long 1.0 [Obs]

9.00am: Commenced zig zag. MG [made good?] 15 knots.

11.18am: Passed HMS Patriot & HMS Valhalla steaming Northerly.

5.50pm: HMS Furious & 4 TBDs on Starboard beam 2 miles.

6.30pm: Observed airship bearing S62°W.

6.38pm: Observed Light Cruisers & destroyers bearing S60°W. Altered course as requisite to close HMS Caledon etc. & HMS Seymour[?].

11.45pm: Wireless Telegraphy bearing from May Island 83°.


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6 September 1917

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.30am: May Island abeam 2.8 miles.

3.10am: At Fidra Gap.

3.15am: In Paravanes.

4.15am: Came to in G4 berth.

6.00am: Oiler Scotia alongside.

9.15am: Arrived HMS Chatham.

9.35am: Arrived HMS Chester.

am: Hands employed fitting splinter mats round after control, remainder as requisite.

11.45am: HMS Cambrian & HMS Calliope arrived.

12.30pm: Make & mend clothes.

4.45pm: Received Engineers & Wireless Telegraphy stores.

6.30pm: HMS Glorious & HMS Courageous shifted berth.


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7 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.00am: HMS Champion & 8 destroyers & 1st Battle Squadron arrived.

6.45am: HMS Blanche sailed.

7.10am: 1st Light Cruiser Squadron arrived, HMS Yarmouth & 6 TBDs.

7.58am: 5th Battle Squadron arrived.

9.00am: Arrived HMS Furious.

9.30am: Exercised Action.

10.30am: Secured. Arrived Blanche.

am: Hands employed unrigging diving boat & about Paravane chains, boats crews about boats. Remainder as requisite.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (39).

pm: Hands employed rigging splinter mats round after control & making straps for Paravanes.


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8 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.00am: Arrived 1 Light cruiser & 2 TBDs.

7.45am: 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron arrived.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men (40).

4.45pm: HMS Glorious, HMS Courageous, 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron & 13th flotilla sailed.


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9 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.30am: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.

10.05am: HMS Cardiff & 2 TBDs sailed.

11.00am: Arrived HMS Colossus, HMS St. Vincent & HMS Vanguard.


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10 September 1917

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.13, Long -2.79 [Estimate off Fidra]

7.30am: Landed liberty men. Advance party (14).

am: Hands employed preparing for sea, preparing for towing & getting up 5” wire.

11.00am: Closed C doors. Brought log to GMT.

10.40am: Weighed.

11.00am: Oxscars [Oxcars] Gate.

11.20am: Black Rock Gate.

12.02pm: Fidra Gap.

12.35pm: May Island bearing S8°E 1.9 miles. Took station as linking ship between 1st Light Cruiser Squadron & 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron.

1.00pm: Zig Zag 2 points.

7.30pm: Formed line ahead No. 4 in Light Cruiser Squadron 5 miles ahead of HMS Lion.


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11 September 1917

At C

Lat 56.0, Long 5.4 [Estimate of location at 3.22am (& 4.20?)]

2.00am: Sighted Light vessel bearing S61°E.

3.22am: Doggersbank Noord abeam 6 miles.

4.11am: 1st Light Cruiser Squadron spread 5 miles ahead of 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron. Galatea linking ship.

4.20am: Light Vessel bearing N72°W.

7.10am: Sighted minesweeping squadron E by N steering NWly.

7.00pm: 1st Light Cruiser Squadron formed line ahead 9 miles astern of HMS Lion.


[Location of Doggersbank Noord from KNMI (Dutch Met Office) report – see page 14]


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12 September 1917

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.30am: St. Abbs S23°W; May Island W; Bell Rock N38°W

5.15am: Came to. G4 berth. Log to BST.

6.15am: Oiler RFA Scotol alongside.

7.45am: 2 ratings & 1 WO to Immingham for mining instruction.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (33).

pm: Hands employed embarking stores.


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13 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.50am: 2 Privates RMLI joined ship.

am: Hands employed fitting flash screens in fore lobby, making strops for Paravanes & as requisite. Marines @ small arms drill.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

6.15pm: HMS Queen Elizabeth & HMS Oak arrived.

9.00pm: Exercised Man & Arm ship.

10.05pm: Secured.


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14 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.30am: 1st Battle Squadron sailed.

8.30am: Landed dockyard parties.

9.40am: Exercised control parties.

am: Hands employed coaling ship. Rigging party as requisite.

10.30am: Control party secured.

pm: Landed liberty men (36).

7.20pm: Arrived HMS Inflexible & HMS Indomitable.


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Saturday 15th of September. See last page but one of log. [Log entries crossed out.]


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Sunday 16th of September. See last page of log. [Log entries crossed out.]


[The following two scans have been moved from the last pages of this month.]


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15 September 1917

Rosyth [& Firth of Forth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.35am: Weighed & proceeded.

9.00am: Black Rock gate. Courses & speeds as requisite for sub-calibre practice.

10.52am: Black Rock gate.

11.20am: Came to in G4 berth.

1.00pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (37).

5.15pm: Oiler SS Khodoung came alongside.

6.20pm: Cast off oiler.


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16 September 1917

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.45am: Arrived HMS Neptune, HMS Caroline & 2 TBDs.

11.15am: Prepared for sea.

12.10pm: Sailed 4th Battle Squadron. Brought log to GMT.

1.29pm: Weighed & proceeded.

1.54pm: Oxscars [Oxcars] Gate.

2.10pm: Black Rock gate.

2.22pm: Out Paravanes.

3.05pm: Fidra Gap.

3.45pm: May Island 1.8 miles.

3.47pm: Formed line abreast to Starboard 3 cables apart.

5.00pm: Course & speed as requisite for taking station N20°W 12 miles from HMS Lion.


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17 September 1917

At C

Lat 57.5, Long -1.1 [Estimate of location at 7.40pm]

8.40am: Sighted smoke bearing N55°E.

am: Courses & speeds as requisite for PZ exercise.

12.10pm: Negative PZ.

pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for second exercise.

3.30pm: Finished Exercise II.

3.40pm: Spread to 3 miles apart.

5.45pm: Observed airship bearing S.

6.55pm: In Paravanes.

7.00pm: Took station astern of HMS Caledon.

7.40pm: Sighted Buchan Ness Light.

8.00-8.20pm: Passed through fishing fleet.


[PZ - exercises to accustom Squadrons to work together, to gain practical experience of the difficulties of signalling to and of manoeuvring a large fleet. From Old Weather abbreviations]


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18 September 1917

[At Sea & Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.05am: May Island abeam.

1.06am: Courses & speeds as requisite for entering harbour.

3.10am: Came to in D3 berth.

3.45am: Oiler RFA Rapidol secured alongside.

4.45am: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.

5.15am: Arrived HMS Courageous.

6.10am: Cast off oiler.

8.30am: 1 Private RMLI joined ship from depot.

am: Hands employed fitting wire spans, rigging deflection teacher & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.45pm: Embarked ammunition from lighter.


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19 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Hands employed cleaning out Galley & 2nd Cutter, refitting wire spans & surveying cable.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men. Discharged 1 Private RMLI to depot.

pm: Hands employed fitting wire spans, overhauling rifles & as requisite.


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20 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.15am: HMS Caledon proceeded to dockyard.

9.20am: Hands employed cleaning rifles, fitting jumping ladders & as requisite.

12.30pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

10.00pm: Raised steam for slow speed to ensure safety.


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21 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.50am: Steam at 4 hours notice.

9.40am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.25am: Secured.

am: Hands employed as requisite. Gig’s crew about their boat, special parties carrying on.

1.15pm: Mr. Daugh, Artificer Engineer, left ship.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (24).

pm: Hands employed coaling ship, refitting ammunition & as requisite.


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22 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.20am: Eased down Starboard anchor underfoot.

11.15am: Weighed Starboard anchor.

12.25pm: 1 Warrant Officer (Carpenter) joined ship.

1.00pm: Discharged 1 Leading Signalman RNR to Barracks.

1.30pm: Discharged 1 Chief Engine Room Artificer to hospital.

7.55pm: 1 Signalman RNVR joined ship.


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23 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.45am: HMS Royal Sovereign arrived.

10.00am: Church on mess decks.

1.15pm: Landed Petty Officers (8).

3.00pm: Embarked 2 Paravanes & disembarked 2 to Lighter 34.


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24 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed rigging deflection teacher, fitting clothes lines, at gun drill & as requisite.

10.45am: 6th Light Cruiser Squadron & HMS Royalist sailed.

11.30am: HMS Australia proceeded to berth.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (33).


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25 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.30pm: Wind freshening.

6.15am: Secured oiler alongside (RFA Rapidol).

7.20am: Cast off –do-.

am: 1st Whalers about their boat, torpedo party doing weekly test, 4” gun’s crews at drill.


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26 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.00am: HMS Royalist & 6th Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.

9.15am: Exercised control parties.

am&pm: Hands employed rigging topping lift for screen derrick, 2nd Whalers about their boat, RNDs [Royal Navy Division?] at boat drill.

11.15am: 11 ratings joined ship.

1.25pm: Landed liberty men.

2.00pm: Discharged cordite for test.

7.30pm: Discharged 4 ratings to RN Barracks.


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27 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.45am: Wind freshening. Placed anchor watch.

am: Hands employed cleaning magazines & rifles. Remainder as requisite.

1.10pm: Arrived 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron.

11.15pm: Fell out anchor watch.


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28 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.00am: Wind freshening.

4.00am: Placed anchor watch.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting ridge ropes, examining lyddite fuzes & as requisite.

11.35am: Arrived HMS Inconstant & anchored.

6.35pm: Arrived HMS Castor.


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29 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed scrubbing upper deck with sand.

am: Hands employed cleaning mess deck & flats & as requisite.

10.10am: Sailed HMS Phaeton, HMS Inconstant & HMS Royalist for exercises.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (41).

2.40am: Arrived HMS Glorious & HMS Courageous.

4.45pm: 1st Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.


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30 September 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.20am: Landed Presbyterian & Wesleyan parties.

10.10am: Sent Roman Catholics to HMS Furious.

11.40am: All church parties returned.

pm: Embarked stores from tug Comet.


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1917


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1 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.15am: Exercised Abandon ship stations.

10.00am: Replaced gear & hoisted boats.

am: Hands employed making grommets & as requisite.

11.15am: Embarked stores from ~~~.

pm: 2nd cutters competing in obstacle race. Boys as seamanship instruction. Remainder as requisite. Landed recreation ground working party.

5.40pm: Paid quarterly settlement.

9.45pm: Wind freshening.


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2 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.40am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.20am: Secured.

am: Hands employed stowing after 6" magazine, fitting jumping ladder for whaler. Torpedo party doing weekly test.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (6) & recreation ground working party.

pm: Torpedo party working about after tubes.

8.40pm: Red watch man & arm ship.

10.20pm: Arrived HMS Caledon & anchored in D1 berth.


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3 October 1917

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.05, Long -3.2 [Estimate of location at 1.30pm]

7.55am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

8.30am: Passed bridge.

8.50am: Oxscars [Oxcars] gate. Course & speeds as requisite for carrying out sub-calibre runs & for firing circling torpedo. Torpedo not recovered.

1.30pm: Came to with Port anchor in Burnt Island roads.

3.20pm: HMS Birmingham & HMS Melbourne proceeded up harbour.

3.40pm: Hospital ship Sudan [Soudan] arrived.

4.20pm: HMS Southampton proceeded up harbour.

5.00pm: Oiler RFA Burma secured alongside.

8.00pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite to return to anchorage in D3 berth.

10.00pm: Came to. Told off anchor watch.


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4 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.40am: Rigging party as requisite. 1st & 2nd divisions mustering bags.

10.00am: HMS Furious underway.

1.40pm: Landed liberty men (43).

3.45pm: Arrived 6th Light Cruiser Squadron.


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5 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Both Watches coaling ship.

9.35am: Mustered winter clothing. Exercised 4” gun’s crews. Remainder as requisite.

11.40am: Wind swing[?].

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.


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6 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.50am: Aired night clothing.

11.00am: 2 Engine Room Artificers joined ship.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (52).

2.00pm: Received torpedo ex HM Drifter Hazelbank.


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7 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

pm: Landed liberty men (18).

2.30pm: HMS Royalist proceeded to dockyard.


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8 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.00am: Oiler RFA Burma secured alongside.

6.40am: Oiler Burma cast off.

7.10am: Read warrant No. 61.

9.15am: Exercised Collision stations & Away all boats.


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9 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Employed provisioning ship.

am: Exercised control parties. Hands employed mustering bags & as requisite about parts of ship.

pm: Side party with extra hands working on side, torpedo party at weekly test. Remainder making grommets.

8.30pm: Exercised watch man & arm ship.

9.05pm: Secured.


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10 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Torpedo party doing weekly test. Rigging party fitting strops.

pm: Landed liberty men (48).


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11 October 1917

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 10am]

10.00am: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

Noon: Fired circling torpedo.

12.30pm: Recovered torpedo.

pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for sub-calibre firing & for anchoring in Burnt Island Roads.

5.05pm: Came to. Burnt Island Roads.

7.10pm: Weighed & proceeded for exercises. Courses & speeds for exercising Fixed light manoeuvring signals.

8.00pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for searchlight exercises & night sub-calibre firing & returning to harbour.

11.17pm: Came to in D3 billet.


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12 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: Oiler RFA Ferol secured alongside.

9.40am: Oiler Ferol cast off.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (37).

pm: Hands employed coaling ship.

3.00pm: Mining party on board HMS Inconstant.

4.15pm: Mining party returned.


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13 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: Aired night clothing.

pm: Landed liberty men (50).


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14 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.50am: Arrived HMS Inconstant.

10.30am: Roman Catholics to HMS Furious.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (13).

3.00pm: Sailed Inconstant.


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15 October 1917

Rosyth & C [sailed next day]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.50am: Arrived HMS Inconstant.

10.00am: Sailed HMS Phaeton.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (10).

7.30pm: Discharged 1 Petty Officer.

9.00am: Hoisted boats. Prepared for sea.


[Map of ‘Intercepting Dispositions ordered by the Commander-in-Chief 15th October 1917’ shows 1st Light Cruiser Squadron’s patrol line. This was following reports of enemy force on the move – see Vol V Chapter 4 of Naval Operation by Henry Newbolt]


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16 October 1917

[Rosyth &] At C

Lat 57.1, Long 0.9 [DR]

2.30am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour with 1st Light Cruiser Squadron.

3.35am: Black Rock Gate.

4.20am: Fidra Gap.

4.49am: May Island abeam to Port 2.5 miles.

5.45am: Formed line abreast.

6.00am: Commenced ZZ 2 points.

8.00am: Lat 56°32’N, Long 0 50’W

11.38am: Formed S36°W 6-7 miles apart.

5.00pm: Closed HMS Caledon.

5.30pm: Formed line ahead.

8.00pm: Lat 56°57’N, Long 2°13’E


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17 October 1917

At C

Lat 56.7, Long 5.9 [Obs]

6.00am: HMS Gabriel & HMS Urchin

6.10am: Spread bearing 190° to 7 miles apart.

6.30am: ZZ 2 points.

8.00am: Lat 57°4’N, Long 2°0’E

4.45pm: Closed HMS Caledon.

5.15pm: Formed line ahead.

8.00pm: Lat 56°51’N, Long 2°26’E


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18 October 1917

At C

Lat 57.9, Long 5.3 [Estimate of noon location using 8am location and course and distance run]

6.05am: Formed line abreast.

7.18am: Formed line ahead.

7.30am: Formed line abreast.

8.00am: Lat 56°50’N, Long 7°8’E

10.30am: ZZ 2 points.

4.50pm: Closed HMS Caledon.

5.15pm: Formed line ahead.

8.00pm: Lat 56°35’N, Long 1°15’E


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19 October 1917

[At Sea &] Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.54am: May Island abeam 2½ miles to Starboard.

5.30am: Fidra Gap. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

7.10am: Came to in D3 berth.

7.40am: Oiler RFA Ferol alongside.

8.15am: Aired night clothing.

10.00am: Received Paravanes from Gracie Lea[?].

10.25am: Oiler cast off.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (41).

1.25pm: Sailed HMS Inconstant.

2.55pm: Arrived Inconstant.

5.45pm: Arrived HMS Royalist.


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20 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.05am: Sailed HMS Royalist.

10.10am: HMS Phaeton proceeded to dockyard.

10.20am: HMS Caledon anchored in D1 berth.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (61).

4.10pm: Sailed HMS Cordelia.

6.50pm: Sailed HMS Birmingham & HMS Southampton.


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21 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.55pm: HMS Phaeton anchored in D4.

pm: Exercised control parties.


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22 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.30am: Wind freshening.

7.25am: Oiler RFA Distol alongside.

7.57am: Oiler Distol cast off.

am: Hands employed cleaning out hammock nettings & as requisite. All gun’s crews at drill.

11.00am: 5th Battle Squadron arrived.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.55pm: 6th Light Cruiser Squadron & HMS Caledon sailed.

8.05pm: Arrived 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron.


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23 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed about torpedoes & cleaning ship.

10.10am: HMS Royalist anchored.

10.45am: Weighed & proceeded to dockyard.

11.50am: Secured in lock.

1.00pm: Secured alongside E wall of basin.

pm: Hands employed about parts of ship & as requisite.

5.20pm: Unshipped Port after torpedo tubes.

6.15pm: Unshipped Starboard after torpedo tubes.


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24 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side. Rigging party fitting ridge ropes. Remainder as requisite.

5.00pm: Exercised watch at fire stations.


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25 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00am: Wind freshening.

am: Hands employed fitting rigging ropes, scraping & painting ship’s side & as requisite.

9.30am: Marines landed for route march.

11.50am: Marines returned.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men. Hands make & mend clothes.

5.40pm: Exercised fire stations.


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26 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed refitting gear, scraping & painting ship’s side & as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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27 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.45am: Mining party returned from HMS Inconstant.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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28 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

4.55pm: Exercised fire stations.


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29 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Berthed in No. 3 dock.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship’s sides below waterline.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.

3.00pm: Undocked.

3.30pm: Secured to East wall of basin.


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30 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.30am: Two ratings joined ship from Portsmouth.

5.00am: Sailed 6th Light Cruiser Squadron.

7.00am: 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron sailed.

9.05am: HMS Phaeton entered basin.

am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side, returning Paravane wires & as requisite.

9.15am: Marines landed for drill.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Hands employed preparing for painting, boat’s crews about their boats & as requisite.

4.25pm: Phaeton proceeded out of basin.


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31 October 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1917


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1 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed painting in waterline, boats crews about their boats & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.00pm: Secured in lock.

2.40pm: HMS Royalist proceeded into dock.

4.45pm: Prepared Paravanes for going out.

5.30pm: Paid monthly money.

6.30pm: Read warrant No. 62.


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2 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed fitting jackstays for weather screens, boat’s crews about their boats.

9.40am: Took in 3 tons coal.

10.00am: Sailed 5th Battle Squadron.

12.50pm: Oiler secured alongside.

1.40pm: Sailed HMS Furious.

2.15pm: Oiler cast off.

4.30pm: Arrived 5th Battle Squadron & Furious.


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3 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.50am: Proceeded from lock & secured to E wall of basin.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

2.00pm: Arrived 6th Light Cruiser Squadron & HMS Blonde.


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4 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.10pm: Watch employed assisting dockyard to remove mine rails.

3.35pm: Replaced rails.


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5 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.45am: PIII, SIII & After 6” crew & ammunition party replacing mine rails. Remainder as requisite.

7.30am: Read Warrant No. 63.

7.50am: HMS Inconstant proceeded into dock.

am&pm: Gunnery training class & boys at instruction.

1.45pm: 6th Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.

4.30pm: Inconstant undocked & proceeded to berth.


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6 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed refitting leading blocks, boat’s crews about their boats & as requisite.

11.30am: HMS Renown entered lock.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

3.00pm: HMS Himalaya secured in lock.


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7 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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8 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed, boats crews about boats, Marines & boys landed for drill, & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

7.45pm: Read warrants Nos. 64 & 65.

8.30pm: Discharged 2 prisoners to detention.


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9 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Boat’s crews employed about boats, Rigging party & as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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10 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed embarking mines & testing mine rails.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Hands employed embarking mines.


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11 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.45am: Proceeded into lock.

am: Hands employed getting up ammunition.

9.00am: Proceeded out of lock. Course as requisite. Dropped mines for test off Crombie & returned to Timber jetty.

11.00am: Secured at timber jetty.

am: Hands employed getting out mine rails.

2.00pm: Embarked B & Y torpedo tubes from Dockyard.

3.00pm: Embarked 4 torpedoes from RFA Aro.

5.50pm: Cast off jetty & proceeded to anchorage.

6.35pm: Came to in D4 berth.

7.10pm: Oiler RFA Scotol alongside.

7.45pm: Oiler Scotol cast off.

9.00pm: Watch placed depth charges.


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12 November 1917

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.2, Long 1.6 [Obs]

7.40am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour with 1st Light Cruiser Squadron & eight TBDs.

8.00am: At Bridge.

8.30am: Black Rock gate.

10.00am: May Island abeam.

10.10am: Formed line abreast 3 cables apart.

4.15pm: Formed single line ahead.

4.30pm: Sighted 1st Cruiser Squadron ahead.

4.50pm: Took station 1 mile S of 1st Cruiser Squadron.

8.00pm: Lat 56°9’N, Long 1°39’E


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13 November 1917

C & Rosyth

Lat 55.5, Long 0.1 [DR]

7.30am: Formed line abreast.

8.00am: Lat 55°5’N, Long 0°35’E

8.30am: Spread to 2 miles on Starboard beam of HMS Caledon. Sighted suspicious craft to Starboard. Course as requisite to close.

8.50am: Craft was HMS Ithuriel & 3 K’s [submarines]. Course as requisite to rejoin Caledon.

12.17pm: Stationed 1 mile on Port beam of Caledon.

1.00pm: ZZ 2 points.

2.00pm: Negative ZZ. Formed line ahead.

5.30pm: May Island abeam.

8.00pm: Came to in D3 berth.

9.40pm: Oiler SS Unio alongside. [Built as Twingone]

11.00pm: Oiler Unio cast off.


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14 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed cleaning ship, cleaning out tanks & as requisite.

pm: Landed liberty men Petty Officers 12, remainder 32. Hands make & mend clothes.

4.50pm: Discharged 3 ratings to depot.

7.00pm: Embarked ammunition from lighter.


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15 November 1917

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.2, Long -2.6 [Estimate of location at 1.10pm]

7.20am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

8.00am: At Bridge.

8.30am: Black Rock gate.

10.00am: May Island abeam 2 miles.

10.15am: Formed line abreast.

1.10pm: May Island abeam S5°E 1 mile. Course as requisite for Black Rock Gate & anchorage.

3.10pm: Came to in D3 berth.

3.40pm: Oiler SS Khodoung secured alongside.

4.20pm: Oiler Khodoung cast off.

7.00pm: Embarked 20 Clarkson’s cases. [From navweaps.com, flashproof containers for cartridges]


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[Left hand side of log page; see below for right hand edge]


16 November 1917

[Rosyth & At Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed stowing Paravane chains, whaler’s crews about their boat. Remainder as requisite.

11.15am: 1 Ordinary Seaman & 1 boy joined from HMS Powerful [training ship Devonport]

3.00pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

4.00pm: At Oxcars Gate.

6.00pm: May Island abeam 2 miles.

6.30pm: St. Abb’s S9°W.

8.00pm: Lat 56°5’N, Long 1°14’W


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[Right hand edge of log page for 16 November and typed insert for 17 November – ‘Remarks column between 0635 & 1100’ and ‘Courses & speeds between 0645 & 1052’. Entries from the insert merged into main log below]

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[Left hand edge of log page]


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17 November 1917

[At Sea]

Lat 55.1, Long 5.8 [DR]

5.30am: Light ship bearing S17°E 3 miles.

6.35am: Spread Recognition Sails.

6.40am: SCH 286 Dutch Ketch.

6.41am: HMS Lion SW 4 miles.

6.55am: 24 knots.

7.00am: HMS Cardiff bears 040.

7.02am: Lion S52W 5 miles.

7.10am: 26 knots.

7.10am: Form divisions line ahead.

7.15am: HMS Courageous S70E 7 miles.

7.16am: Smoke reported on Port Bow.

7.30am: 24 knots.

7.32am: 25 knots.

7.40am: 28 knots.

7.40am: Courageous and Cardiff opened fire on enemy Cruisers.

7.41am: Enemy Cruiser bearing 122.

7.42am: Single line ahead.

7.50am: HMS Caledon opened fire.

7.54am: German 3 funnel Cruiser, and Destroyer SE.

7.55am: Galatea opened fire.

8.10am: Enemy Light Cruisers S55E.

8.25am: Enemy Light Cruiser Red 42, right of our destroyers. [From Wikipedia bearings Red – Port; Green – Starboard]

8.25am: Galatea S4E.

8.30am: Destroyer sighted 54[?] Green[?]

8.50am: Enemy Light Cruiser Green 30.

9.00am: Enemy Light Cruiser Red 37.

9.01am: Galatea firing at Enemy Light Cruiser Bearing Red 25.

9.10am: Range of Enemy Light Cruiser 16400 (Approx.).

9.15am: Enemy Cruiser bearing Red 30.

9.29am: Track of Torpedo across Bow.

9.31am: Torpedo passed ahead of HMS Inconstant.

9.33am: Track of Torpedo Port Bow (Galatea).

9.40am: Caledon altered course to starboard.

9.47am: Galatea ceased firing.

9.50am: Sighted Mine.

9.54am: Cardiff turned 16 points.

9.54am: Torpedo passed astern of Galatea.

9.55am: Submarine reported SSE 2 miles.

9.59am: Enemy Battleships reported bearing S30E 2 in number.

10.00am: Enemy Battleships opened fire.

10.05am: Caledon altered course to Port.

10.05am: Form Single line ahead.

10.50am: Caledon altered course to Port.

10.59am: 25 knots.

am: Course made good from 7.0 to noon E(mag) 26 miles.

11.25am: Passed Lion[?] mine.

pm: ZZ 2 points.

1.00pm: Negative ZZ.

2.35pm: Nord Doggers bank Light ship bearing N34°E 6½ miles.

8.00pm: Lat 57°12½’N, Long 4°5’E


[See Vol V Chapter 4 of Naval Operation by Henry Newbolt and Dreadnought Project for details of the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]


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18 November 1917

At C

Lat 56.0, Long 5.0 [Estimate of location at 9.40am assuming Light Ship is Doggersbank Noord]

9.40am: Light ship bearing S54°W 5 miles.

am: Course as requisite for taking station on screen.

5.47am: Light ship S40°W 5¾ miles.


[Location of Doggersbank Noord from KNMI (Dutch Met Office) report – see page 14]


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19 November 1917

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.15am: May Island abeam 2 miles.

7.45am: Fidra Gap. Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

9.20am: Came to in D3 berth.

10.58am: 1st Cruiser Squadron arrived.

11.10am: 6th Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.

am: Hands employed rigging diving boat & as requisite.

11.45am: Ammunitioned ship.

1.00pm: Oiler RFA Scotol alongside.

pm: Hands employed striking down ammunition & as requisite.

1.45pm: Arrived HMS Phaeton.

3.50pm: Cast off oiler.

7.10pm: 1 rating & Lieut. RNR joined ship.


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20 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed diving to examine ship’s bottom.

1.35pm: Landed liberty men (45).

pm: Hands embarking two months stores.

10.30pm: Wind freshening.


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21 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed in shell rooms, turning out blocks, diving & as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

6.10pm: Exercised man & arm ship. Burnt searchlights.


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22 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.00am: Wind freshening.

am: Hands employed with Gunners Mate. Torpedo party doing weekly test. Remainder as requisite.

12.35pm: Sent funeral party to HMS Phaeton.

2.00pm: Oiler RFA Rapidol came alongside.

2.30pm: Oiler Rapidol cast off.

3.00pm: Halfmast colours.

3.30pm: Rehoisted colours.

6.00pm: Funeral party returned.


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23 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

11.00am: Secured.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men. Make & mend clothes.

5.20pm: Watch to night defence stations.

5.50pm: Secured.

6.00pm: Set anchor watch.

10.00pm: Wind freshening.


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24 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.20am: 3 Ratings joined ship.

6.00pm: Discharged 1 Engine Room Artificer to HMS Victory.

7.30pm: Withdrew anchor watch.


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25 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.15am: Wind freshening. Set anchor watch.

2.45am: Withdrew anchor watch.

9.15am: Sent 1 cot case to hospital.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (Petty Officers only).


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26 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: Discharged wiremen lent from HMS Tiger & HMS Australia.

10.50am: Oiler SS Khodoung alongside.

11.30am: Oiler Khodoung cast off.

12.30pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

7.45pm: Set anchor watch.

11.15pm: Withdrew anchor watch.


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27 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.15pm: Watch to Night defence stations.


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28 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.10am: Wind freshening. Set anchor watch.

10.30am: Heavy squalls.

11.15am: Steam on engines.

5.00pm: 3 Ratings left ship for depot.

7.00pm: 9 ratings joined ship from depot.

10.30pm: Heavy squalls.


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29 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed fitting ridge ropes, 6” crews cleaning sub calibre guns, remainder as requisite.

10.30am: Oiler RFA Distol alongside.

1.20pm: Oiler cast off.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

5.15pm: 2 ratings left ship for depot. Watch to night defence stations.


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30 November 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.50am: One Sub Lieut. joined ship.

5.15pm: Exercised watch at night defence stations. Received star shell from HMS Inconstant.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1917


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1 December 1917

Rosyth [to Burntisland]

Lat 56.04, Long -3.22 [Estimate of location at 1.51pm]

8.35am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for firing. Sub-calibre.

11.25am: Out Paravanes.

11.45am: In Paravanes.

pm: Courses as requisite for Burntisland Roads.

1.51pm: Came to 162° 7.5 cables from Burnt island E pier light.

4.35pm: Weighed & proceeded to carrying out night firing sub-calibre, star shell experiments & fixed light manoeuvres also searchlight exercises.

7.55pm: Came to in position 164° 7 cables from Burntisland E pier.


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2 December 1917

[Burntisland to] Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.40am: Weighed & proceeded to unmoor night firing targets.

8.15am: Courses as requisite for returning to anchorage.

9.57am: Came to in D3 berth.

10.30am: Oiler RFA Scotol alongside.

11.25am: Oiler Scotol cast off.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

3.00pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

3.30pm: Ammunition lighter cast off.

5.30pm: Paid monthly money.


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3 December 1917

[Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: Coaled ship.

10.15am: Exercised all boat’s crew boat pulling.

am&pm: Gunner’s party dismantling fore 6”.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

5.15pm: Exercised watch at night defence stations.


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4 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.45am: Marines landed.

am: Exercised boat’s crew at boat pulling.

12.30pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

12.45pm: Marines returned.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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5 December 1917

[Rosyth & At Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.15am: Proceeded as requisite for firing reduced charge full caliber.

10.15am: Returned to harbor.

11.10am: Came to in D3 berth.

12.25pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

1.25pm: Oxscars [Oxcars] Gate.

1.40pm: Lowered cutter to fetch target party from HMS Violent.

1.55pm: Black Rock Gate.

2.10pm: Out Paravanes.

2.45pm: Fidra Gap.

3.15pm: May Island abeam to Starboard 2 miles.

3.55pm: In Paravanes.


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6 December 1917

At C

Lat 58.6, Long 4.9 [Location at 8am]

8.00am: Lat 58°33’N, Long 4°55½’E [Same location as next day?]

8.00am: Spread to 2-3 miles apart. ZZ 2 points.

11.00am: Negative ZZ.

3.30pm: Formed line ahead.


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7 December 1917

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.2, Long 1.2 [Obs/DR]

8.00am: Lat 58°33’N, Long 4°55½’E [Same location as previous day?]

12.40pm: Sighted St. Abbs Head S62W.

1.10pm: Out Paravanes.

2.30pm: May Island abeam 2 miles to Starboard.

3.00pm: In Paravanes.

3.45pm: Black Rock Gate.

4.25pm: Came to in D3 berth.

5.40pm: Oiler RFA Rapidol alongside.

8.30pm: Oiler cast off.


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8 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.50am: Comet alongside with stores.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (52).


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9 December 1917


Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.10pm: Landed liberty Petty Officers (8).


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10 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Exercised boat’s crews pulling. Hoisted boats & employed hands as requisite. 4” gun’s crews at drill.

12.55pm: Disembarked 10 cases of ammunition to Celt[?].

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (49).

pm: Hands completed turning Motor Boat’s falls. Gunners party stowing ammunition. Torpedo party doing weekly test.

5.15pm: Watch at night defence stations.

5.40pm: Secured.


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11 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.15am: Landed Marines for drill.

9.40am: Exercised boat’s crews at boat pulling.

12.35pm: Marines returned on board. Landed liberty men (29).


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12 December 1917

[Rosyth & Firth of Forth]

Lat 56.01, Long -3.15 [Estimate assuming near Black Rocks – Leith]

8.00am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

8.20am: Bridge.

8.30am: Oxscars [Oxcars].

8.47am: Black Rocks.

9.00am: Came to.

12.50pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.05pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite waiting for orders.

4.03pm: Came to on Oxscars Bank.

10.40pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

11.20pm: Fidra Gap.


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13 December 1917

[At Sea]

Lat 57.9, Long 5.2 [DR]

0.20am: May Island abeam ½ mile.

8.00am: Lat 57°20’N, Long 3°4’E

9.00am: Spread to 5 miles apart.

10.50am: ZZ 2 points.

12.50pm: Closed to 2 miles.

1.20pm: Sighted 2 cruisers of Shannon[?] class. [Shannon is Minotaur class?]

1.21pm: Sighted HMS Chester.

2.20pm: Line ahead.

2.54pm: Spread to 5 miles.


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14 December 1917

[At Sea]

Lat 59.5, Long 3.9 [DR]

6.15am: (Approx) Andrew C. Fisher Signalman RNVR No. London Z4812 was lost overboard & presumed drowned.

10.05am: Took station on Port beam of HMS Tiger 6 cables.

3.00pm: Rejoined HMS Caledon.


[From CWGC Andrew Crawford Fisher was 25, son of John and Agnes Fisher, of Duke St., Glasgow. Estimate of location where lost overboard (using distance run and course from 6am to noon) Lat 58.6, Long 3.3]


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Boatswains stores lost at sea 14.12.17

One Moller life buoy

4 Wash deck buckets

One Megaphone

2 x 6" double blocks

2 x 6" single blocks

1 x 8" double block

1 x 8" single block

2 fenders coir small

2 Covers rear end Torpedo Tubes

2 Covers Gun 4"

1 Blast Screen 6"


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List of Gunner’s stores lost at sea 14.12.17

Naval Stores

Two 30ft length 2” steel flexible voice piping

Two conical adaptors

Two Headpieces Sightsetters

One Officer’s Headpiece

Ordnance Stores

One Six inch Lyddite shell

One Direct Action Impact fuze No.[?] 18

Two 4” Lyddite shell

One 4” ammunition box

Five 4” Cartridges

Five 4” Safety clips

3 Metal keys Mark IV

One Director Elevating Hand Wheel


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Balsa Raft 1

Accommodation ladder 1

Hoses N&S[?] (Size 3) 6

Safes Meat (Patt 434) 1

Branch pipes N&S[?] 4

Mat Cocoa door (Patt 40) 1

Yoke GM [Gun Metal] (Patt 1371) 1

Caps GM N&S[?]

The above list of stores were lost overboard on the 14 Dec

[Signed] W. Cheer Carpenter [From Navy Lists William A. Cheer]


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15 December 1917

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.15am: May Island abeam 2 miles to Starboard.

10.25am: Black Rock Gate.

10.40am: Oxscars [Oxcars] Gate.

11.20am: Came to.

11.45am: Oiler RFA Burma alongside.

12.25pm: Store lighter alongside.

12.45pm: Oiler cast off.


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16 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.15am: Snow.

1.45pm: Landed liberty men.

2.00pm: Coal lighter alongside.

9.15pm: Observed Aurora Borealis very distinctly.


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17 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed refitting gear as requisite.

10.00am: Held court of Inquiry on death of Signalman Fisher RNVR.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

4.40pm: HMS Phaeton anchored in D2 berth.


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18 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.30am: Landed marines.

am&pm: Hands employed reeving new Paravanes wires, rigging diving boat & as requisite.

12.30pm: Marines landing party returned.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

6.00pm: Hands to night defence stations.


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19 December 1917

Rosyth & C [but do not leave harbour]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.30am: Landed Charleston [see 22 Dec] working party.

am&pm: Hands employed about berthing rails, torpedo party doing weekly test, remainder as requisite.

11.30am: Charleston working party returned.

2.15pm: Lighter Carron alongside with stores.


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20 December 1917

Rosyth & Sea

Lat 57.3, Long -1.5 [Lat Obs, Long estimate]

[Observed Long 2°24’W places the ship several miles inland, using location at 11.30am and course distance run for estimate of Long (estimated Lat matches observed)]

0.45am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

1.35am: Black Rock Gate.

2.17am: Fidra Gap.

2.50am: May Island abeam 1 mile to Starboard.

8.00am: Lat 57°36’N, Long 1°14’W

8.00am: Formed line abreast

8.30am: Sighted convoy bearing N by W 10 miles.

11.30am: Buchan Ness abeam 12 miles.

4.44pm: Out Paravanes.

8.00pm: In Paravanes.


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21 December 1917

At C [& Rosyth]

Lat 55.2, Long -1.1 [Obs]

8.00am: Lat 55°2½’N, Long 1°5’W

4.45pm: Formed line ahead.

8.00pm: Lat 56°9’N, Long 1°35’W

9.35pm: May Island abeam 17 miles to Port.

10.02pm: Fidra Gap.

11.45pm: Came to in D3 billet.


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22 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.55am: Ammunition lighter alongside. Landed working party for Charleston [Charlestown? west of Rosyth] pier.

9.50am: Oiler alongside.

11.40am: 1 Engine Room Artificer joined ship.

1.10pm: Oiler cast off.

pm: Landed liberty men. Hands make & mend clothes.

4.55pm: Coal lighter alongside.


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23 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.45am: Weighed & shifted berth into station.

pm: Landed liberty men (43).


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24 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

pm: Landed liberty men (72).


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25 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00am: Torpedo tubes crews working about torpedoes.

6.30am: Lighter alongside for torpedoes.

8.30am: Weighed & proceeded alongside W. wall of basin.

am: Hands employed striking down ammunition. Read warrant No. 66. Dockyard fitting mine rails.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

7.00pm: Cast off from W. wall.

7.25pm: Secured in lock.

8.00pm: HMS Inconstant secured in lock.

8.45pm: Proceeded from lock.

9.15pm: Came to in D3 berth.


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26 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.30am: Read warrant No. 67.

8.30am: Oiler secured alongside.

am: Hands employed exercising mining stations.

10.00am: Oiler cast off.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Hands embarking mines.

9.20pm: HMS Phaeton anchored in D4 berth.


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27 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

am&pm: Hands employed rigging screens for mines & as requisite.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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28 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.55am: Exercised General Quarters & Mining stations.

10.25am: Secured.

am&pm: Hands employed about mining gear. Remainder as requisite.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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29 December 1917

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed working about mines.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

7.30pm: Read warrants Nos. 68 & 69.

8.20pm: Secured for sea.


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30 December 1917

[Rosyth &] At C

Lat 56.2, Long 1.0 [DR]

3.10am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

3.55am: Oxscars [Oxcars] Gate.

4.10am: Black Rock Gate.

4.30am: Out Paravanes.

5.07am: Fidra Gap.

5.45am: May Island 1½ miles to Port.

7.30am: Formed line abreast.

8.00am: Lat 56°10’N, Long 1°26’W

3.45pm: Formed line ahead.

8.54pm: Dogger Bank Noord Light Vessel bearing S20°E.

9.49pm: Light Vessel bearing S88°W.

11.37pm: Commenced laying mines.

11.57pm: Finished laying mines.


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31 December 1917

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.2, Long -0.7 [DR]

0.05am: Down mine rails.

0.48am: Challenged by J5 on Starboard bow.

1.28am: Light ship bearing N54°W.

2.00am: Light ship bearing N20°E 4 miles.

5.20am: Sighted HMS Phaeton & HMS Inconstant.

6.25am: Rejoined squadron.

8.00am: Formed line abreast. ZZ 1 point.

1.30pm: Up mining rails.

3.05pm: May Island abeam 2 miles to Starboard.

3.15pm: In Paravanes.

3.40pm: Fidra Gap.

5.02pm: Came to in D3 berth.

5.20pm: Oiler RFA Montenol alongside.

6.50pm: Discharged 2 stokers to RN Barracks.

8.15pm: Received 2 Paravanes ex Boer.


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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1918


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1 January 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.20am: Lighters with mines alongside.

am: Hands employed embarking mines.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Mining party employed about mines.

5.00pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment.


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2 January 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Mining party working about mines.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Mining party employed about mines. Remainder rigging screens.

5.15pm: Exercised Red Watch at Night defence stations.

8.10pm: Secured for sea.

8.15pm: Mining party about mines.


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3 January 1918

[Rosyth &] At C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 1pm]

4.10am: Weighed & proceeded.

5.10am: Black Rock Gate.

5.15am: Out Paravanes.

6.35am: May Island abeam 2 miles to Port.

11.10am: May Island abeam to Port 1½ miles.

11.30am: In Paravanes.

1.00pm: Came to in E3 berth.

1.50pm: Oiler Cereol[?] secured alongside. [Possibly RFA Celerol]

3.20pm: “ “ cast off.


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4 January 1918

[Rosyth &] At C

Lat 55.7, Long -0.2 [Estimate using course and distance run after passing May Island]

4.25am: Weighed & proceeded.

5.00am: Out Paravanes.

6.22am: May Island 1 mile to Starboard.

3.30pm: Mining party employed about mines.

11.16pm: Laid mines.

11.23pm: Stopped.

11.26pm: Laid mines.

11.32½pm: Stopped. Course WNW 20 knots.


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5 January 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.2, Long -0.9 [Estimate using course and distance run after location at 10.10am]

Midnight: Light Ship abeam 3 miles.

9.00am: ZZ 1 point.

10.10am: Passed ship’s boat 55°39’N 0°11’E

3.55pm: May Island abeam 2¼ miles.

6.10pm: Came to in D3 berth.

7.10pm: Oiler secured alongside.

11.30pm: Oiler cast off.


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6 January 1918

[Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.15am: Hands employed embarking mines.

11.15am: Received one Paravane from puffer.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men.

8.30pm: Wind freshening.

10.00pm: Snowing.


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7 January 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.10am: Snowing hard.

8.45am: Coal lighter alongside.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.


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8 January 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Landed boys for route march. Hands employed about mines, refitting gear & as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed boys for walk & liberty men.

3.45pm: Read warrant No. 67. Discharged cell prisoner to HMS Repulse.

5.15pm: Blue watch to night defence stations.


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9 January 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.30am: Landed marines.

9.30am: Landed boys for route march.

am&pm: Hands employed about parts of ship & as requisite.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.

5.15pm: Red watch to night defence stations.


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10 January 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.00am: Wind freshening.

8.05am: Oiler alongside.

11.20am: Oiler cast off.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

12.15pm: SS Celt alongside with new depth charges. Returned 2 depth charges to Crombie.


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11 January 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed embarking provisions.

10.00am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.30am: Secured.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

2.00pm: Snowing.


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12 January 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.

9.15pm: Secured for sea.

10.36pm: Weighed & proceeded.

11.40pm: Black Rock Gate.

11.51pm: Out Paravanes.


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13 January 1918

[Rosyth to Humber]

Lat 54.9, Long 1.2 [Estimate using course and distance run after location at 8am]

0.35am: Fidra Gap.

1.15am: May Island abeam to Port 2 miles.

8.00am: Lat 55°39’N, Long 0°4’E

10.40am: Formed single line ahead.

am: Heavy easterly swell.

4.00pm: Heavy confused swell.

8.00pm: Very heavy snow squall. [Wind force 8]


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14 January 1918

[At Sea &] Humber

Lat 53.64, Long -0.17

7.35am: At Protector Overfalls buoy.

8.22am: At Rosse Spit buoy.

8.40am: At Humber Light Ship.

9.10am: At Bull. Course & speed as requisite for proceeding up harbour & alongside Immingham dock entrance at 11.0.

11.20am: Commenced oiling.

1.10pm: Slipped oiling jetty & secured to No. 5 buoy.

10.00pm: Set anchor watch.


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15 January 1918

Humber

Lat 53.64, Long -0.17

0.20am: Relieved anchor watch.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

7.55pm: Secured for sea.


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16 January 1918

Humber

Lat 53.64, Long -0.17

1.30am: Snowing.

9.45am: Hands employed working about boats. Marines to bayonet drill. Remainder as requisite.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

6.30pm: Secured for sea.


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17 January 1918

At C & Humber

Lat 53.9, Long 1.2 [Estimate using course and distance run after location at 9am]

2.00am: Hard frost.

6.45am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

9.00am: Humber Light Vessel.

9.30am: Out Paravanes.

9.45am: Formed line abreast.

10.00am: ZZ 1 point.

1.55pm: Formed line ahead.

2.00pm: In Paravanes.

2.52pm: At Light ship.

4.00pm: Secured to No. 4 buoy.

10.30pm: Snow.


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18 January 1918

Humber & C

Lat 54.1, Long 0.8 [DR]

8.20am: Slipped buoy & proceeded.

9.45am: At Light Vessel.

10.20am: Out Paravanes.

11.10am: Passed HMS Curlew 5 miles to Port.

6.45pm: Sighted Lightship 10 miles to Port.

7.41pm: Lightship abeam 3.3 miles to Port.


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19 January 1918

At C [& Rosyth]

Lat 56.1, Long 2.0 [DR]

1.33am: Started laying mines.

1.41½am: Stopped.

1.45½am: Started laying mines.

1.56am: Stopped.

5.50am: Sighted Lightship.

9.30am: Formed single line abreast.

9.40am: ZZ 1 point.

2.40pm: Line abreast.

7.15pm: May Island abeam.

7.45pm: In Paravanes.

9.35pm: Came to in D3 berth.

10.15pm: Oiler alongside. Commenced pumping out oil.


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20 January 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.15am: Finished pumping out oil.

1.25am: Oiler cast off.

am: Hands employed unrigging mine rails.

8.50am: Weighed & proceeded to Dockyard.

9.25am: Secured in lock.

10.20am: Secured to West wall. Out mine rails & embarked tubes.

12.19pm: Cast off W wall & proceeded to D3 berth.

1.20pm: Came to. Lighter alongside with Paravanes.

5.30pm: Paid monthly money.

9.00pm: Paid mess-musters.


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21 January 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed about ammunition & preparing torpedoes for disembarkation.

12.30pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

1.25pm: Hands employed disembarking ammunition.

4.40pm: Employed disembarking ammunition & torpedoes.

7.10pm: Completed above.

8.45pm: Secured for sea.

10.50pm: Weighed & proceeded.

pm: Fog.


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22 January 1918

At C & Tyne

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

0.39am: At Fidra Gap.

1.14am: May Island abeam 1.6 miles to Port.

5.30am: Thick fog.

8.30am: Sighted land ahead distance 1 mile (Cullercoats).

8.43am: Altered course S & as requisite for making Tyne entrance.

9.00am: Pilot arrived on board. Proceeded up river.

10.45am: Secured to Messrs. Hawthorn & Leslie’s buoys at Hebburn. [R & W Hawthorn Leslie and Company]

1.00pm: Commenced refit.

2.00pm: Hands proceeded on long leave.

4.00pm: Gave leave to White Watch till 10.0pm.


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23 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

11.30am: Ship proceeded into dock.

5.00pm: Fire arrangements complete.


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24 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

1.30pm: Hands employed sending down lower yard.


[From 24th Jan to 11th Feb at 5pm most days: Exercised Fire stations]


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25 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526


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26 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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27 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

am: One stoker rating joined ship.


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28 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

am: Ships bottom coated with anti fouling mixture.


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29 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

am: 2 ratings joined from RN Barracks Portsmouth.

pm: Hands employed as requisite cleaning out Starboard peak[?] tank.

pm: One Engine Room Artificer joined ship.


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30 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526


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31 January 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1918


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1 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526


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2 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526


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3 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526


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4 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

pm: Ship’s bottom coated with final coat of anti fouling paint.


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5 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526


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6 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526


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7 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

am: Hands employed reeving Paravane chains & as requisite.


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8 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

7.05am: Flooded dock.

am: Hands employed embarking culinary coal & as requisite.


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9 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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10 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

7.05am: Flooded dock.

am: Hands employed preparing for undocking ship.

12.10pm: Ship afloat.

1.00pm: Undocked ship.

2.05pm: Secured alongside Hawthorn & Leslie’s Jetty.

3.30pm: Escort left for Newcastle.


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11 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

pm: Hands returned from long leave.


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12 February 1918

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

am: Hands employed drawing ammunition, stowing gear, & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed getting up range finders, fitting sounding machines & as requisite.

2.00pm: Oil lighter alongside.

3.15pm: Escort returned with one prisoner.


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13 February 1918

Hebburn [to Burntisland Roads]

Lat 55.0, Long -1.3 [Estimate at mouth of Tyne]

1.00am: Tilt test party joined ship.

7.00am: Slipped & proceeded. Pilot on board.

7.45am: Secured in Floating Dock.

am: Hands employed carrying out tilt test, securing boats & cleaning ship.

11.45am: Slipped from floating dock.

11.54am: Mouth of Tyne. Pilot left ship.

12.23pm: @ Y buoy.

12.32pm: @ N buoy.

12.45pm: @ E buoy.

pm: Fog.

4.07pm: Heard St. Abbs Head on Port Beam.

5.30pm: May Island abeam 2 miles.

7.15pm: Came to in Burntisland Roads.


[Most days when in port from 13th Feb to 9th Dec 1918 at around 8.30pm: Closed C doors]


THE VOYAGES OF HMS GALATEA
Operations off Rosyth 1918

JP map Galatea Rosyth 1918

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14 February 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.30am: Weighed and proceeded to anchorage in D5 berth.

1.50am: Came to.

2.30am: Oiler secured alongside.

2.40am: 1 Hospital case left ship.

3.15am: Ammunition lighter alongside.

am: Both Watches employed embarking ammunition.

6.00am: Cast off oiler.

8.45am: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

10.10am: Arrived HMS Melbourne.

pm: Hands employed coaling ship and embarking ammunition also embarking torpedoes.

4.30pm: Weighed & proceeded.

5.25pm: Black Rock Gate.

6.46pm: May Island abeam 1¾ miles.

Lost overboard by accident. Locks percussion P.B. for 6" Mark XII gun 1 in number as reported by letter B 26/6 of 25th Feb 1918. [Diagram of Lock, Percussion, “P.B” 6 inch Mark XII]


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15 February 1918

C & Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

7.30am: Sighted Copinsay bearing N12°W.

7.55am: Skerries abeam to Port.

8.15am: In Paravanes.

9.10am: Came to in Z3 billet.

9.40am: Oiler RFA Carol alongside.

11.10am: Oiler cast off.

12.45pm: HMS Caledon anchored in Y1 berth.

1.50pm: Swung ship at anchor to adjust compasses.

4.10pm: Read Warrant No. 72.

6.40pm: Exercised Red watch at night defence.

10.30pm: Secured for sea.


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16 February 1918

[Scapa Flow & at Sea]

Lat 58.6, Long 0.4 [Estimate using location at 3am and courses & distance run to noon]

2.00am: Weighed & proceeded.

3.00am: Stroma abeam.

11.45pm: Copinsay Light bearing N50°W.


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List of Gunner’s Ordnance stores lost overboard at Sea 16.2.18

Shells filled 6” BL [Breach Loader] Capped common = 4

Shells filled 4” QF [Quick Fire] pointed common = 5

Shells filled 4” QF [Quick Fire] HE [High explosive] lyddite = 11

Cartridge filled 4” QF Mark V Gun = 6

Bores ammunition 4” Naval = 1

Clips safety 4” Naval = 6

[Signed] E.O. Frith Gunner [From Navy Lists Ernest O. Frith]

[Signed] FW Gleed Lieut(N)


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Carpenters Stores

List of store articles lost overboard ...

-ed from stowage positions on Feb ...

Windsheets for side scuttles Patt 997 =

Hoses Canvas N&S[?] fittings =

Crutches GM [Gunmetal] Patt 73E =

Branch Pipes Patt 1521 No. 3 size =


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20th February 1918

Please enter in Ship’s log the following Engineer’s stores lost overboard on 16th February 1918 during rough weather

Lamps brazing 1 in no.

Patt No. 10940 Hammers Copper Forged 7lbs 1 in no.

[Signed] TG Coomber Engineer Commander [From Navy Lists Thomas G Coomber]

[Signed] FW Gleed Lieut(N)


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17 February 1918

[At Sea & Scapa Flow]

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

1.55am: Skerries abeam 2½ miles to Starboard. Course and speed as requisite for entering.

3.20pm: Came to in Y3 Berth.

7.25am: Oiler RFA Viscol alongside.

8.50am: Oiler cast off.

9.30am: Director Test carried out by Test party from HMS Resolution. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

pm: Hands employed carrying out director test & as requisite.


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18 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

0.20am: Prepared for sea.

am&pm: Hands employed about boats & part of ship, gun’s crews exercised at loading drill. Remainder as requisite.

12.40pm: HMS Caledon & HMS Royalist weighed & proceeded.

1.20pm: HMS Phaeton & HMS Inconstant ditto.

2.15pm: Drifter alongside with ammunition.

6.00pm: Exercised control parties.

7.30pm: Remainder of 1st Light Cruiser Squadron weighed for night firing.


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19 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am&pm: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side, mast & yard party painting down aloft. Torpedo party doing weekly test.

11.00am: Read warrant No. 73.

12.30pm: Director Test party from HMS Resolution came on board.

6.40pm: Red watch to night defence stations.

9.10pm: 1st Light Cruiser Squadron anchored.


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20 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

8.30am: 1st Light Cruiser Squadron weighed.

9.35am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for carrying out sub-calibre firing in Flow.

1.00pm: Came to in Y3 berth.

pm: Hands employed painting boat’s davits & cleaning ship.

3.15pm: Oiler RFA Philol secured alongside.

4.20pm: Cast off oiler.

6.10pm: Weighed & proceeded into Flow to carry out night sub-calibre firing.

7.00pm: Came to in Y3 berth.


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21 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

9.45am: Weighed & proceeded to Flow to carry out reduced charge firing.

11.15am: Came to in Y3 berth.

7.00pm: Weighed & proceeded to Flow to carry out reduced charge night firing.

8.20pm: Came to in Y3 berth.


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22 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

7.00am: Engineer Lieut. left ship.

am: Hands employed scraping & cleaning ship. Director party closed up & as requisite.

11.15am: Discharged 4 ratings to hospital.

11.50am: Weighed & proceeded.

pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for sub-calibre firing in Flow.

2.33pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in Y3 berth. Let go Port anchor.

7.35pm: Weighed Port anchor.

9.45pm: Placed anchor watch.


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23 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am: Hands employed rigging diving boat, director party, remainder cleaning ship.

10.00am: Divers doing monthly dip.

11.00am: Oiler RFA Philol alongside.

11.10am: Unrigging diving boat.

12.30pm: Cast off oiler.

1.00pm: Director party closed up.

3.00pm: Exercised both 6” & Starboard battery at loader.

3.30pm: HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed.

5.00pm: 6th Battle Squadron arrived & anchored in A line.

6.20pm: Both watches to night defence stations.

pm: Locks of S2 P1 & P1 4” guns found missing as reported by letter B26/6 of 25 Feb 1916[?].

7.00pm: Placed upper deck sentries.

9.00pm: Placed mark buoy at possible position of 4" locks.

Loss: Cases firing mechanism for 4" QF[Quick Fire] Mark V, 3 in No.


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24 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

1.30am: Wind moderated.

7.10am: Weighed Port anchor.

9.15am: Divers searching for 4” locks.

10.20am: F’xle men fitting new Paravane wire.

1.15pm: Divers employed diving.

1.20pm: Half masted colours.

2.50pm: Rehoisted colours.

5.00pm: Read warrant No. 74. Discharged cell prisoner to HMS Courageous.

10.00pm: Wind freshening.


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25 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & securing for sea. Control parties at drill.

am: Stations for “Prepare to tow forward”.

11.00am: Exercised Control parties.

1.10pm: Weighed & proceeded for exercises in Flow.

pm: Took Inconstant in tow 17min 33secs. Cast off tow 15 min 20 secs.

pm: HMS Inconstant took Galatea in tow 23min 15secs. Cast off tow 12 min 10 secs.

3.42pm: Came to.


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26 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

7.45am: Let go Port anchor underfoot.

9.10am: Control parties closed up, 6 hands with Gunner rigging party. Remainder as requisite. Marines to drill.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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27 February 1918

Scapa Flow [& Pentland Firth]

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am: Torpedo party doing weekly test. Exercised control parties. Special painting party. Remainder as requisite.

10.10am: Clear lower deck. Commodore 1st Light Cruiser Squadron addressed ship's company. [Walter Henry Cowan]

1.10pm: Weighed and proceeded as requisite for carrying out Full Calibre firing in Pentland Firth.

4.36pm: Opened Fire.

4.50pm: Ceased Firing. Course as requisite for returning to harbour.

6.20pm: Came to.

10.00pm: Sailed HMS Royalist.

11.15pm: Oiler RFA Philol alongside. Took in culinary coal.


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28 February 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

0.10am: Cast off oiler.

0.30am: Heavy snow squall from NE.

1.00am: Let go 2nd anchor & veered to 2 shackles.

1.30am: Picked up steamboat of USS Texas broken adrift & secured her astern. Strong gale.

2.00am: Veered to 8 shackles on Starboard & 4 on Port cable. Steam on main engines.

[3.00am: Wind force 7-8]

[4.00am: Wind force 8-9]

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

6.25pm: Red watch to night defence stations.



LOGS FOR MARCH 1918


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1 March 1918

Scapa Flow & C

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

0.50am: Weighed 2nd anchor.

4.45am: 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.

9.10am: Exercised General Quarters and Abandon ship.

11.05am: Secured.

1.20pm: Torpedo training class. Bosun’s & Gunner’s parties. Remainder as requisite. S1 & S11 guns to drill.

2.00pm: USS Florida & Texas under way.

9.40pm: Weighed & proceeded.

10.00pm: Out Paravanes.

10.30pm: Pentland Skerries abeam.

11.30pm: ZZ 1 point.


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2 March 1918

At C

Lat 58.2, Long 1.2 [Obs/DR]

2.45am: Sighted HMS Blanche & destroyers steering NWly.

5.30am: Formed line abreast. Action stations.

7.00am: Picked up convoy.

7.35am: In Paravanes.

8.00am: Lat 57°50’N, Long 0°32’E

8.15am: ZZ 5½ points. Spread to 5 miles apart.

5.30pm: Closed HMS Caledon.


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3 March 1918

At C

Lat 60.9, Long 4.5 [Obs]

5.30am: Formed line abreast.

6.50am: Spread to 5 miles.

7.00am: ZZ 5½ points.

8.00am: Lat 60°17½’N, Long 3°52’E

8.15am: Steamer bearing S53°E in shore.

10.15am: Helliso [?Hellisoy?] bearing 91° 4 miles.

10.25am: Closed[?] to 5 cables.

10.45am: Holmengraa 89° 3.8 miles.

11.22am: Utvaer 34° 8¼ miles.

2.50pm: Helliso [?Hellisoy?] bearing 74° 6 miles.

5.30pm: Closed HMS Caledon to 3 cables.

6.30pm: Formed line ahead.

7.40pm: Sighted Marstein Light bearing S73°E.


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4 March 1918

At C

[No noon location given]

2.00am: ZZ 1 point.

5.15am: Formed line abreast 3 cables.

7.00am: Spread to 5 miles apart.

8.00am: ZZ 6 points.

10.30am: ZZ 5½ points.

5.15pm: Parted company with 1st Light Cruiser Squadron.

5.30pm: Joined 1st Battle Squadron. Took Station astern of HMS Iron Duke.


[Most days when in port from 5th March to 18th April 1918 at around 6.30pm: Placed Upper Deck sentries]


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5 March 1918

At C & Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

0.25am: Sighted Copinsay bearing N55°W.

2.35am: Pentland Skerries abeam ½ to Port.

4.25am: Came to 11 cables 20° from Cava Light.

7.00am: Oiler RFA Philol secured alongside.

9.45am: Oiler cast off.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.40pm: Half mast colours.

3.05pm: Rehoisted colours.


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6 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

8.00am: Witnesses left ship to attend Court of Inquiry on loss of 4" locks.

am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and upper deck. Fitting strops for Paravanes & as requisite. Exercised Control parties.

2.17pm: Weighed & proceeded for Pentland Firth for Full calibre firing.

2.35pm: Exercises postponed.

2.50pm: Came to in X3 berth.

pm: Small director test party employed as requisite.

6.30pm: Secured for sea.

10.00pm: 3 ratings joined ship.


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7 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am: Marines at musketry lecture.

4.40pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.


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8 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

7.55am: Target party left ship.

9.30am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for sub-calibre firing in Flow.

12.10pm: Came to in X3 berth.


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9 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am: Small Director Test party carrying on.

10.30am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for full calibre firing in Pentland Firth.

10.50pm: Out Paravanes.

1.10pm: In Paravanes.

1.40pm: Came to in X3 berth.

pm: Hands employed coaling ship & as requisite.

2.50pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

5.15pm: Oiler RFA Carol alongside.

6.10pm: Oiler Carol cast off.


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10 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

10.55am: HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived.

1.30pm: Half mast colours.

3.30pm: Hoisted colours.


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11 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

6.30am: Arrived French cruiser Amiral Aube.

9.00am: Read warrant No. 75.

11.00am: 1 Prisoner left ship for detention.

pm: Gunner’s party fusing shell.

6.45pm: Red watch to night defence stations.


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12 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

pm: Gun’s crews to drill.

2.30pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

3.00pm: Ammunition lighter cast off.

5.50pm: 6th Battle Squadron arrived.

10.00pm: Weighed & proceeded to Flow to carry out sub-calibre night action practice.

11.35pm: Came to in X3 berth.


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13 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

10.00am: Half mast colours.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.35pm: Prepared for provisioning ship.

4.45pm: SS Esk alongside with provisions.

9.30pm: Weighed & proceeded to Flow to carry out full calibre night firing.

10.45pm: Came to in X3 berth.


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14 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

7.00am: Oiler RFA Philol alongside.

7.45am: Oiler Philol cast off.

am: Hands employed painting ship, working about both cutters. Torpedo party preparing torpedoes for running. Marines to drill.

2.30pm: Closed C doors.

2.45pm: Weighed & proceeded to Flow for torpedo firing and sub-calibre practice.

3.15pm: Fired torpedo.

3.30pm: Lowered whaler & recovered torpedo. Carried out sub-calibre practice.

5.40pm: Night defence stations.

6.10pm: Secured.

6.35pm: Came to in X3 berth.

7.20pm: Target party returned.


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15 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am: Gun’s crews to drill.

11.10am: Ammunition lighters alongside.

11.30am: Ammunition lighters cast off.


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16 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am: Hands employed scrubbing upper deck with sand.

am: Boat’s crews employed painting boats.

am: Small director test party employed.

3.25pm: Sailed 5th Battle Squadron.


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17 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1


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18 March 1918

Scapa Flow

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & getting up empties for returning.

9.15am: Target party went in drifter. Hands employed clearing cable locker flat, fitting new lower boom topping lifts & as requisite.

10.20am: Weighed & proceeded to Flow. Courses & speeds as requisite for sub-calibre practice.

1.00pm: Came to in X3 billet.

1.30pm: Oiler RFA Viscol alongside.

2.30pm: Oiler cast off.


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19 March 1918

Scapa Flow [& Pentland Firth]

Lat 58.9, Long -3.1

7.30am: Arrived 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron & HMS Penelope.

9.00am: Ammunition lighter alongside.

9.25am: Ammunition lighter cast off.

am: Hands employed about boats. 6” gun’s crews at drill. Remainder as requisite.

11.20am: 2 ratings joined ship. 1 rating returned from cells.

pm: Hands employed preparing Paravanes & securing for sea. Small director test party employed.

3.45pm: Weighed & proceeded to Pentland Firth for full calibre firing.

4.30pm: Out Paravanes.

pm: No visibility for firing. Returned to harbour.

6.15pm: In Paravanes.

6.40pm: Came to in X3 berth.


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20 March 1918

Scapa Flow & C

Lat 58.7, Long -3.2 [Estimate in Pentland Firth]

9.15am: Weighed & proceeded to Pentland Firth for firing.

9.40am: Out Paravanes.

pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for carrying out Full calibre firing.

3.07pm: Commenced firing.

3.25pm: Practice completed. Returned to anchorage.

4.30pm: Came to in Z3 berth.

5.04pm: Oiler RFA Ebonol secured alongside.

6.45pm: Oiler cast off.

6.50pm: Weighed & proceeded.

7.10pm: Out Paravanes.

7.43pm: Skerries abeam 1 mile bearing 180°.


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21 March 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.10am: May Island abeam 1½ miles to Port.

7.38am: Fidra Gap.

7.45am: In Paravanes.

9.05am: Came to in D4 berth.

9.20am: Oiler alongside.

11.00am: HMS Royalist & HMS Inconstant sailed for exercises.

11.30am: Oiler cast off.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

7.45pm: 4 boys joined from HMS Caledon.

9.50pm: Royalist & Inconstant anchored.


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22 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed returning empties to dockyard. Remainder as requisite.

11.50am: HMS Caledon anchored in D5 berth.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men & football parties.

pm: Hands employed refitting rigging, Gunner’s party & as requisite.


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23 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Divers employed repairing leaky oil tank.

9.10am: Sent one hospital case.

am: Marines landed for musketry.

1.15pm: Marines returned. Landed liberty men.


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24 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.00am: Advanced clocks one hour to BST.

pm: Landed liberty men (48).

5.40pm: Airship 24 passed overhead.


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25 March 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.04, Long -3.22 [Estimate of location at 1.34pm]

am: Hands employed coaling from lighter Black Eagle & securing for sea.

7.30am: HMS Phaeton sailed for exercises.

8.45am: 1st Light Cruiser Squadron weighed & proceeded for exercises.

am: Courses & speeds as requisite & for carrying out sub-calibre runs, dummy torpedo attack & taking HMS Inconstant in tow.

12.30pm: Commenced taking Inconstant in tow.

12.44pm: Completed taking Inconstant in tow.

12.53pm: Cast off tow.

1.10pm: Completed.

1.34pm: Came to in Burntisland Roads. E pier light bearing N20°W 7.2 cables.

8.32pm: Weighed & proceeded to carry out 2 sub-calibre night firing runs with star shell & as requisite for returning to harbour.

10.45pm: Came to in D4 berth.


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26 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.30am: Oiler secured alongside.

1.20am: Cast off oiler.

am&pm: Hands employed rigging aeroplane derrick forward & mining derrick aft. Torpedo party doing weekly test.

6.20pm: Discharged 4 ratings to HMS Vivid.


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27 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed embarking provisions.

10.00am: Hands employed: RNVR ratings at boat pulling, boys to school, marines at musketry instruction.

pm: Hands employed embarking stores. Gunners party examining fuzes & as requisite.


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28 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Marines at musketry & gun drill.

pm: Small director test party working, gigs crew painting their boat. Remainder as requisite.


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29 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.50am: Sent church parties. [Good Friday]

9.45am: Divine Service on Mess deck.

12.20pm: Church parties returned.

2.45pm: Embarked aeroplane ammunition.


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30 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & testing mining derricks.

11.45am: Restowed 5½” wire.

1.20pm: Landed liberty Petty Officers.


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31 March 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.30am: HMS Caledon shifted berth to D7 buoy.


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LOGS FOR APRIL 1918


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1 April 1918

[Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.25am: 6th Light Cruiser Squadron anchored.

7.30am: Oiler alongside.

7.55am: Oiler cast off.

8.50am: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron anchored.

am: Hands employed rigging airplane and torpedo derricks & as requisite.

10.55am: Hoisted aeroplane in position.

1.15pm: Landed marines for route march.

pm: Hands employed embarking culinary coal and as in forenoon.

5.30pm: Sailed HMS Superb.


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2 April 1918

[Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.00am: HMS Caledon shifted berth to No. 7 buoy.

8.30am: HMS Agincourt anchored.

am: Director test party closed up.

1.00pm: Landed Liberty Petty Officers & boxing party.

2.04pm: 56 boxes of ammunition embarked.


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3 April 1918

[Rosyth & Firth of Forth]

Lat 56.04, Long -3.22 [Location at 1pm]

6.42am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for exercises in Firth of Forth.

7.58am: Target & marking party left ship.

8.20am: Flew airplane N6616 off ship to shore.

9.05am: Exercised action. Carried out 2 sub-calibre runs at towed target.

11.04am: Fired torpedo at 2nd Div.

11.25am: Hoisted in torpedo.

12.35am: Reembarked target & marking parties.

1.00pm: Came to. Burntisland E pier N25°W 7.1 cables.

pm: Towed target with Motor Boat & carried out .303 practice.

5.20pm: HMS Furious anchored.

6.10pm: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.

7.15pm: Closed C doors.

8.45pm: Weighed & proceeded for exercise.

9.00pm: Exercised searchlight control & firing star shell at 2nd Div. Course as requisite for anchorage.

11.45pm: Came to in D3 berth.


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4 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.20am: Oiler secured alongside.

3.30am: Oiler cast off.

6.30am: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron proceeded.

am: Hands employed painting below decks & as requisite. Torpedo & Gunnery training classes at instructions.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.30pm: Arrived 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron.

9.10pm: Exercised night defence stations.


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5 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed painting ship between decks & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed painting ship between decks & painting 2nd whaler.

2.15pm: HMS Phaeton proceeded for firing.

5.10pm: Phaeton anchored.


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6 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.15am: Sailed HMS Courageous.

am: Special painting party painting ship between decks.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.


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7 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.20am: Roman Catholics to HMS Dublin.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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8 April 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.20am: 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron arrived & anchored.

am: Hands employed scraping gun mountings, painting ship between decks & as requisite. Small director test party closed up.

11.50am: Sent ledger to HMS Caledon.

pm: Hands employed securing for sea.

2.30pm: Lighter with airplane alongside.

2.45pm: Weighed.

3.00pm: Proceeded.

4.15pm: Black Rock Gate.

4.30pm: Out Paravanes.

5.02pm: Fidra Gap.

5.56pm: Formed divisions disp. [dispersed?] to Starboard.

6.22pm: Line abreast.

6.55pm: In Paravanes.

8.00pm: Lat 56°6’N, Long 1°32’W


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9 April 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.9, Long 5.6 [DR]

0.30am: Shifted steering position to LCT [Lower Conning Tower].

0.40am: Helm jambed amidships.

1.15am: Resumed station in line.

7.30am: Formed divs disp. to Port.

7.55am: Formed single line ahead.

8.00am: Lat 56°48’N, Long 4°7’E

8.15am: Passed Mine British.

9.30am: Spread to 5 miles from HMS Caledon.

9.42am: Passed Mine British.

10.00am: ZZ 2 points.

10.22am: Passed Mine British Elia. [See NavWeaps.com]

11.41am: Closed Caledon. Misty lost touch with Caledon.

12.07pm: Passed mine German? Central horn.

12.10pm: Sighted Caledon ahead.

12.15pm: Formed line abreast.

2.30pm: Formed divs disp. to Starboard.

2.33pm: Sighted mine British NS [Navy Spherical?]

3.30pm: Spread to 3 miles.

3.45pm: Sighted submarine 8 miles to Port. Lat 56°45’N, 6°3’E Opened fire. Sub ~~~ ~~~ J5. Ceased fire.

7.10pm: HMS Royalist detached to examine object (Derelict).

7.15pm: Proceeded to support Royalist.

7.30pm: Turned to rejoin.

8.00pm: Lat 57°34’N, Long 7°1’E

8.30pm: Resumed station in line.


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10 April 1918

At C

Lat 57.0, Long 5.1 [DR]

5.10am: Passed Mine British.

5.20am: Passed Mine British Elia.

5.25am: Spread to 2 miles.

6.30am: Closed. Line ahead.

6.35am: Passed mine German Red horned.

8.00am: Lat 57°16’N, Long 7°26’E

10.00am: Spread 2½ miles 240° from HMS Caledon.

10.30am: Submarine J5 1 cable to Starboard.

2.45pm: Closed Caledon.

2.50pm: Formed line abreast.

3.53pm: Passed mine British H2. [Type H mark II?]

4.34pm: Mine British Elia.

5.15pm: Mine British H2.

6.37pm: Out Paravanes.

8.00pm: Lat 56°28’N, Long 0°21’E

8.30pm: Formed line ahead.

11.50pm: May Island ahead.


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11 April 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.20am: May Island abeam 1½ miles.

2.30pm: In Paravanes.

3.35am: Came to in D3 Berth.

7.20am: Oiler alongside.

10.25am: Oiler cast off.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

6.00pm: 1 Wireless Telegraph Petty Officer left ship for depot.

7.45pm: Secured for sea.

8.30pm: Sent ledger.

10.15pm: Weighed.

11.40pm: Black Rock Gate.


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12 April 1918

[At Sea & Rosyth]

Lat 56.2, Long -0.3 [Estimate using course and distance run to location at 4.55pm]

1.10am: May Island 2 miles to Port.

7.00am: Spread on screen ~.

9.30am: Fleet altered course 253°. Formed astern of HMS Caledon & proceeded NEly.

1.20pm: ZZ 2 points.

2.52pm: Formed line ahead.

3.21pm: Formed line abreast.

4.40pm: Formed line ahead.

4.55pm: North Carr Lightship N42°W 4 miles.

5.15pm: May Island abeam to Port 2 miles.

9.30pm: Came to in D3 berth.


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13 April 1918

Rosyth & at C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Special painting party painting between decks.

3.00pm: Sent lighter to HMS Caledon.

3.30pm: Secured for sea.

4.05pm: Weighed.

5.10pm: Black Rock Gate.

5.30pm: Out Paravanes.

5.35pm: May Island 1½ miles to Starboard. Formed line abreast to Port.

9.00pm: Formed line ahead astern of HMS Courageous.

11.20pm: Sighted destroyer.


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14 April 1918

At C

Lat 56.8, Long 5.3 [DR]

4.35am: Formed line abreast to Port.

5.10am: Spread 10 miles from HMS Caledon.

6.20am: Passed mine.

6.25asm: ZZ 1 point.

8.00am: Lat 56°33’N, Long 5°17’E

9.01am: Passed mine.

11.28am: Passed mine.

12.15pm: Passed mine.

5.00pm: Passed mine.

8.00pm: Formed single line ahead astern of HMS Courageous.

8.00pm: Lat 57°29’N, Long 6°51’E

8.15pm: Proceeded to examine steamer. SS Theodora, bound Rotterdam.

9.15pm: Rejoined squadron.


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15 April 1918

At C

Lat 57.2, Long 7.3 [DR]

5.00am: Spread to 3 miles 270° from HMS Caledon.

8.00am: Lat 57°13’N, Long 6°33’E

6.00pm: Passed mine.

7.00pm: Passed mine.

7.35pm: Passed 2 mines.

8.30pm: Formed line ahead astern of Caledon.


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16 April 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.40am: Formed line abreast to Port.

7.40am: Out Paravanes.

8.37am: May Island abeam 1 mile to Port. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

9.40am: In Paravanes.

11.00am: Came to in D3 Berth.

Noon: Oiler alongside.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

2.45pm: Discharged 1 Chief Petty Officer to China. [RN Hospital Ship China]

3.00pm: Oiler cast off.

7.20pm: 4th Light Cruiser Squadron proceeded.


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17 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and working about ammunition & as requisite.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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18 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.10am: Commodore Cowan came on board to inspect ship.

10.45am: Lighter came alongside with airplane to exchange for present one.

11.03am: Commodore left ship.

1.20pm: Liberty men landed.

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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19 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.50am: Marines landed for drill.

9.40am: Sailed HMS Aurora.

am: Small director test party closed up.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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20 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.35am: One Engine Room Artificer joined ship.

pm: Landed liberty men. Make & mend clothes.

7.45pm: Secured for sea.


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21 April 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.30am: 4th Light Cruiser Squadron anchored.

9.45am: Oiler RFA Thermol alongside.

11.10am: Oiler Thermol cast off.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.

4.20pm: Held evening service in Ammunition Lobby.

6.30pm: Secured for sea.

7.20pm: Weighed & proceeded.

8.25pm: Came to on Oxscar Sand .


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22 April 1918

At C

Lat 56.4, Long 1.1 [DR]

2.10am: Weighed.

2.20am: Black Rock Gate.

2.45am: Out Paravanes.

4.00am: May Island abeam 1½ miles to Starboard.

8.00am: Lat 56°17’N, Long 0°45’W

9.00am: In Paravanes.

10.50am: ZZ 1 point.

3.55pm: Passed mine.

8.00pm: Lat 56°36’N, Long 4°40’E

8.15pm: Formed single line astern of HMS Courageous.


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23 April 1918

At C [& Rosyth]

Lat 56.5, Long 2.9 [Obs/DR]

4.30am: Thick fog. Action stations.

6.00am: Watch closed up.

6.50am: Formed line abreast 3 miles ahead of HMS Courageous.

7.00am: ZZ 1 point.

8.00am: Lat 56°41’N, Long 5°4’E

9.15am: Spread to 3 miles.

10.15am: Formed line ahead. Fog.

11.45am: Spread to 3 miles ZZ 1 point.

12.40pm: Passed mine.

5.00pm: Closed to 3 cables apart.

6.30pm: Out Paravanes.

8.45pm: Sounded 25 fathoms.

9.30pm: May Island abeam 1½ miles to Port.

10.30pm: In Paravanes.

11.55pm: Came to in D3 berth.


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24 April 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.30am: Oiler alongside.

2.55am: Oiler cast off.

12.10pm: Weighed & proceeded.

1.30pm: Out Paravanes.

3.00pm: May Island abeam 2 miles to Port.

6.00pm: In Paravanes.

6.30pm: Spread to 3 cables.

8.00pm: Lat 56°3’N, Long 0°11’W

9.40pm: Single line.

9.50pm: ZZ 1 point.

11.10pm: Negative ZZ.


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25 April 1918

At C

[No noon location given]

4.00am: Spread to 3 cables ZZ 1 point.

5.00am: Spread on line A-K as link between H & K.

10.30am: Exchanged stations with HMS Royalist.

11.00am-Noon: Courses & speeds as requisite to maintain position on screen.

8.20-9.20pm: Courses & speeds as requisite to form 5 miles astern of HMS Courageous.


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26 April 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.30am: Out Paravanes.

5.35am: Formed line abreast.

6.00am: Single line.

7.25am: May Island abeam 1½ miles to Starboard.

7.45am: In Paravanes.

8.35am: Came to in D3 berth.

9.45am: Oiler alongside.

11.55am: Oiler cast off.


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27 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

pm: Landed liberty men (57). Make & mend clothes.


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28 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.15am: Roman Catholics to HMS Dublin.

11.50am: HMS Undaunted arrived.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.

3.05pm: HMS Comus proceeded.


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29 April 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.45am: HMS Princess Margaret & HMS Angora proceeded down harbour.

10.00am: Smoke cylinders received on board.

1.40pm: Sent ledger to HMS Caledon.

pm: Training classes at instruction. Side party painting ship’s side. Remainder as requisite.

5.40pm: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.


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30 April 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Gunner’s & rigging party employed, boys at seamanship instruction. Small director test party closed up. Remainder as requisite.



LOGS FOR MAY 1918


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1 May 1918

At C

Lat 56.7, Long 3.9 [Obs]

4.30am: Formed line abreast ZZ 1 point.

7.30am: In Paravanes.

8.00am: Lat 56°43’N, Long 3°53’E

9.30am: Exercised Action Stations.

10.15am: Secured.

2.20pm: Passed Dutch fishing vessel UL24.

8.00pm: Lat 56°41’N, Long 7°4’E


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2 May 1918

At C

Lat 57.5, Long 2.9 [Obs]

3.05am: Challenged by submarine.

3.30am: Action stations.

5.20am: Altered course as requisite to examine W by Nly.

5.35am: Rejoined squadron. ZZ 2 [points?]

5.44am: Spread to 5 cables.

8.00am: Lat 56°33’N, Long 4°53’E

1.40pm: Formed divs in line ahead.

2.10pm: ZZ 1 point.

pm: Carried out .303 aiming rifle practice at towed target.

4.30-4.55pm: Courses as requisite for Inclination Exercises. HMS Royalist dropped depth charge.

5.15pm: Formed line abreast.

6.00pm: Out Paravanes.

8.00pm: Lat 56°12’N, Long 1°17’W

9.55pm: May Island abeam 2 miles to Starboard.

11.05pm: In Paravanes.


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3 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.15am: Came to in D3 berth.

2.45am: Oiler secured alongside.

5.20am: Oiler cast off.

10.00am: Hands employed coaling.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (32).

6.30pm: Paid monthly payment.


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4 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.35pm: 4th Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.

2.50pm: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.


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5 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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6 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.30am: HMS Conqueror & HMS Monarch sailed.

am: Hands employed refitting gear & as requisite.

11.45am: HMS Undaunted sailed.

pm: Hands employed embarking stores from dockyard drifter. Training classes to instruction. Remainder as requisite.


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7 May 1918


Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Training classes to instruction. Gunner’s & rigging party carrying on. Remainder as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.


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8 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.05am: Oiler alongside.

9.05am: Oiler cast off.

am: Boat’s crews exercised pulling. Hands employed hoisting boats, painting guns and as requisite.

pm: Rigging & gunner’s party employed. Remainder as requisite.


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9 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Exercised boat’s crews pulling. Hands employed hoisting boats, rigging airplane derrick & as requisite.

12.55pm: Lighter alongside with airplane for exchange. Hands employed embarking airplane & as requisite.


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10 May 1918

Rosyth [& Firth of Forth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 9.20am]

9.40am: Weighed & proceeded to Firth for exercises.

am: Exercised steering from all alternative positions. Carried out 2 sub-calibre runs at towed target.

pm: 1st Div carried out torpedo run at 2nd Div as target ships.

3.10pm: Flew airplane. Course & speeds as requisite for returning to anchorage.

4.32pm: Came to in D1 berth.

5.05pm: Oiler alongside.

6.00pm: Oiler cast off.


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11 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.10am: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron arrived & anchored.

10.30am: Rigged airplane derrick.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (42).


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12 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: HMS Cambrian weighed & proceeded.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (53).

8.15pm: Chaplain held evening service.


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13 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.10am: Read warrant No. 76.

am: All training classes at instruction.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (38).

pm: Hands employed embarking stores from lighter & as requisite. Training classes at instruction


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14 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.15am: 4th Light Cruiser Squadron weighed & proceeded.

9.00am: Let go Port anchor & veered to 2 shackles.

am: Hands employed about parts of ship. Training classes at instruction.

11.15am: Shifted berth clear of HMS Phaeton.

1.25pm: Landed liberty men.

3.50pm: Landed incinerator.


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15 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed embarking stores & as requisite. Training classes at instruction.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (37).

6.52pm: 5th Div. Battle Squadron anchored.


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16 May 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: All training classes at instruction

11.10am: Oiler alongside.

11.40am: Oiler cast off.

12.25pm: HMS Amphitrite proceeded down harbour.

12.45pm: HMS Angora proceeded down harbour.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

3.35pm: Arrived HMS Cambrian.

5.10pm: Secured for sea.

5.45pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

6.50pm: Black Rock Gate.

7.05pm: Out Paravanes.

8.25pm: May Island abeam 1½ miles.

8.30pm: Formed line abreast.

10.20pm: Formed line ahead.


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17 May 1918

At C

Lat 56.7, Long 4.9 [Obs]

3.10am: Formed line abreast.

4.40am: ZZ 1 point.

7.30am: In Paravanes.

8.00am: Lat 56°40’N, Long 3°12’E

8.20am: Spread to 1 mile.

9.30am: HMS Phaeton reported torpedo. Port to Starboard. Action stations. ZZ 3.

9.55am: Felt 2 shocks. ?depth charges astern.

10.10am: Blue 16.

10.15am: 16 Blue.

11.15am: Passed mine.

11.30am: ZZ 2 points.

1.23pm: Passed mine.

2.56pm: Passed mine.

6.30pm: Remarkable mirage.

7.40pm: Sighted HMS Amphitrite & destroyers.

10.00pm: Lat 56°41’N, Long 6°42’E


[From ‘From Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Vol III’ by Arthur J Marder ‘a simultaneous turn of 16 points (similar to English Blue 16)’]


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18 May 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.4, Long -0.2 [Obs]

3.30am: ZZ 1 point.

3.35am: Action stations.

4.50am: Secured.

5.10am: Heavy thunderstorm.

5.45am: ZZ 2 points.

8.00am: Lat 56°53’N, Long 1°53’E

9.50am: Closed order.

10.00am: Exercised 1” aiming at towed target, also searchlight exercises.

11.50am: Spread to 5 cables.

12.15pm: Negative ZZ.

1.30pm: Out Paravanes.

4.40pm: May Island abeam 1 mile.

4.43pm: Flew airplane N6766. Machine crashed on landing at Donnibristle aerodrome [Donibristle Airfield]. Pilot seriously injured. [Died next day, see below]

5.55pm: In Paravanes.

6.58am: Came to in D1 berth.

8.10pm: HMS Amphitrite & HMS Angora arrived. Closed C doors.

9.15pm: Oiler alongside.

9.40pm: Lighter with airplane alongside.

11.55pm: Oiler cast off.


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19 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.35am: Sailed 7th Light Cruiser Squadron.

am: Flight Sub Lieut. M.H.W. Trendell died of injuries received, at South Queensferry Hospital.

4.15am: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron anchored.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (34).


[From CWGC Mervyn Henry Wollaston Trendell, aged 18, son of George John Wollaston Trendell and Alexandra Maud Trendell of Tullythwaite House, Underbarrow, Kendal, Westmorland. Buried at Upper Sherringham (All Saints) churchyard. From Flightglobal, the youngest son of Rev G.J.W and Mrs. Trendell, the Vicarage, Sherringham, Norfolk.]


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20 May 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.00am: Hands employed surveying Starboard cable & cleaning ship.

am: Hands employed coaling ship, surveying cable & as requisite.

1.00pm: Drifter alongside to exchange Paravanes.

1.40pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

3.34pm: Out Paravanes.

4.40pm: May Island abeam 1½ miles.

7.00pm: In Paravanes.

7.15pm: Spread to 3 miles apart.

8.00pm: ZZ 1 point.

8.00pm: Lat 56°7’N, Long 1°1’W

9.20pm: Closed to 2½ cables HMS Caledon.

9.45pm: Line ahead.

9.55pm: Altered course 91° astern of HMS Furious.


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21 May 1918

At C

Lat 56.1, Long 6.7 [Obs]

3.30pm: Took station 3 miles 45° from HMS Furious.

4.30am: ZZ 2.

5.15am: Passed mine.

6.40am: Passed mine sunk by HMS Violent.

7.00am: Out Paravanes.

8.00am: Lat 56°18’N, Long 4°40’E

9.40am: Passed mine.

9.45am: Exercised Action.

10.30am: Secured.

11.00am: PIII & HA [High Angle] guns at drill.

Noon: Furious sent up reconnaissance airplane.

2.15pm: Furious airplane returned.

6.40pm: Negative ZZ.

10.00pm: ZZ 1 point.


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22 May 1918

At C

Lat 56.1, Long 4.9 [Estimate of location at 10.30am assuming Light Ship is Doggersbank Noord]

3.30am: Spread on bearing 45° from HMS Furious 3 miles. ZZ 2 points.

5.35am: Sighted HMS Abdiel & 20th flotilla bearing N.

8.15am: Sighted J5.

9.10am: HMS Phaeton reported sighting zeppelin.

9.15am: HMS Royalist & Phaeton flew airplanes.

9.50am: Sighted smoke ahead.

10.00am: Position 8 miles N35°W from Lightship.

10.30am: Lightship S32°E 7.2 miles.

2.20pm: Negative ZZ.

2.41pm: Course 182° 6 miles from HMS Caledon.

2.55pm: ZZ 2 points.

4.53pm: Streamed fog buoy.


[Location of Doggersbank Noord from KNMI (Dutch Met Office) report – see page 14]


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23 May 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.00am: Negative ZZ.

4.30am: May Island abeam 1½ miles to Port.

6.55am: Came to in D1 berth.

7.30am: Oiler alongside.

10.40am: Oiler cast off.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (32).

pm: Make & mend clothes.

3.00pm: HMS London came up harbour.


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24 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.50am: Ammunition lighter alongside.

9.00am: Ammunition lighter cast off.

10.50am: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron proceeded.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (43). 4th Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.


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25 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (39).


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26 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.30am: Read Warrant No. 77.

10.20am: HMS London proceeded down harbour.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men No. 47.


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27 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: 6” gun’s crews at drill.

10.40am: New copper punt received. [From hmsrichmond.org Naval Terms, a copper punt is a raft used by the Side party for work about the water line]

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.


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28 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: 4” gun’s crews at drill.

am: Divers exercising monthly dip.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (50).

2.50pm: HMS Caroline & HMS Comus weighed & proceeded.


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29 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (45).


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30 May 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.08am: Oiler alongside.

am: Hands employed refitting gear, Gunner’s & rigging party & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (48).

5.00pm: Read warrant No. 78.


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31 May 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 11.45am]

5.30am: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron proceeded.

7.55am: Sent ledger to HMS Caledon.

8.00am: 4th Light Cruiser Squadron proceeded.

am: Hands employed securing for sea & as requisite.

11.37am: Closed C doors.

11.45am: Weighed & proceeded.

1.05pm: Out Paravanes.

1.42pm: Fidra Gap.

2.20pm: May Island abeam 2 miles to Starboard. Formed line abreast.

8.00pm: Lat 56°38’N, Long 0°4’W


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1918


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1 June 1918

[At Sea]

Lat 55.0, Long 5.1 [Location at 8am]

3.00am: Action stations.

3.25am: Formed line abreast.

4.55am: Sighted HMS Centaur with HMS Shakespeare in tow & 4 destroyers.

5.30am: South Doggers Bank Lightship bearing N12°E 2 miles.

5.45am: Formed line ahead.

6.00am: 20th Flotilla joined up.

8.00am: Lat 55°2½’N, Long 5°7’E

10.45am: Squadron fired salvo to attract enemy’s attention.

10.55am: Made smoke screen.

11.15am: Dropped depth charge.

12.10pm: Line ahead.

2.40pm: Proceeded N63°W 25 knots to examine SS Wittezee, Dutch tug fitted with Wireless Telegraphy from Helder.

3.10pm: Rejoined squadron. Light Vessel bearing S ½ mile.

11.00pm: Single line ahead.


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2 June 1918

[At Sea & Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.00am: Line abreast.

5.00am: May Island abeam ¾ mile to Starboard. Course & speed as requisite for entering.

6.10am: In Paravanes.

7.15am: Came to in D1 berth.

10.12am: Oiler cast off.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (50).


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3 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: 6” gun’s crews at drill.

am&pm: Hands employed surveying cable & as requisite.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (48).

5.00pm: 2 Wireless Telegraphy ratings left ship.


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4 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Marines landed for drill

am: SI & PI gun’s crews to drill.

9.20am: HMS Cordelia proceeded.

12.30pm: Marines returned.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (47).

5.00pm: 2 Wireless Telegraphy ratings left ship.


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5 June 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 1:50pm]

9.30am: Weighed & proceeded for firing.

10.40am: Black Rock Gate.

10.47am: Flew airplane.

11.35am: Fired 12 rounds per gun full caliber at towed target.

1.50pm: Came to in D1 berth.

5.50pm: Oiler alongside.

6.40pm: Oiler cast off.

6.52pm: HMS Cambrian anchored in berth.

9.00pm: Lighter alongside with airplane.


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6 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Control party closed up. Remainder employed about ship as requisite.

9.35am: HMS Penelope proceeded.

11.15am: Alarm stations.

11.40am: Dispersed.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.25pm: Landed liberty men (50).

8.15pm: Mining squadron proceeded down harbour.


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7 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: PII & SII gun’s crews at drill.

pm: Landed liberty men & cricket party.

7.00pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

7.20pm: Ammunition lighter cast off.


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8 June 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 8.40am]

8.40am: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

am: Carried out sub-calibre concentration run with HMS Phaeton. Phaeton took Galatea in tow. Manned hand wheel. Cast off tow.

pm: Carried out torpedo exercise against 1st Cruiser Squadron. Fired two torpedoes. Both recovered.

6.42pm: Came to in D1 berth.

11.15pm: Oiler RFA Thermol secured alongside.


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9 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.10am: Oiler cast off.

4.55am: HMS Princess Margaret arrived.

7.20am: HMS Angora arrived.

10.00am: HMS London & HMS Amphitrite arrived.

3.00pm: Battle Fleet left harbour.

6.44pm: 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.


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10 June 1918

Rosyth & C [don’t leave harbour until next morning]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: 6” gun’s crews at drill.

am&pm: Hands employed refitting gear. training classes at instruction & as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men & cricket party.

4.05pm: Hands to bathe.


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11 June 1918

At C

Lat 56.8, Long 1.3 [Obs]

1.15am: Weighed.

2.00am: Oxscars [Oxcars] Gate.

2.17am: Black Rock Gate.

2.35am: Out Paravanes.

3.15am: Fidra Gap.

3.40am: Bass Rock abeam 1.6 miles.

4.15am: Line abreast.

6.08am: Spread to 3 miles.

6.40am: ZZ 2 points.

9.45am: Exercised Action.

10.20am: Secured.

9.00pm: Passed Belgian relief ship SS Leopold II. [Commision for Relief in Belgium]

10.00pm: Closed to 2½ cables.

10.05pm: Line ahead turned 16 points.

10.12pm: Turned 16 points. Astern of HMS Furious. ZZ 1 point.

10.45pm: Sighted Lister [Lista?] Light bearing N59°E. Negative ZZ.


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12 June 1918

At C

Lat 56.4, Long 5.8 [Obs]

2.10am: Line abreast.

3.00am: Spread to 5 miles 270° from HMS Furious.

4.30am: Bobvjerg [Bovbjerg] Light bearing N88°E. ZZ 2 points.

8.00am: Lat 56°30’N, Long 6°37’E

11.40am: Special ZZ.

8.00pm: Lat 56°22’N, Long 7°6’E

10.00pm: Formed astern of Furious.


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13 June 1918

At C [& Rosyth]

Lat 56.4, Long 0.6 [Obs]

2.20am: Formed line abreast.

3.00am: Spread to 3 miles N from HMS Caledon.

3.20am: ZZ 2 points.

7.25am: Cut mine with Port Paravane (doubtful[?]) in position 56°37’N, 3°5’E.

8.00am: Lat 56°32’N, Long 2°44’E

5.30pm: May Island abeam 1 mile to Port.

5.45pm: Flew airplane.

6.35pm: In Paravanes.

7.38pm: Came to in D4 berth.

8.03pm: Oiler alongside.

11.10pm: Oiler cast off.


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14 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.20am: HMS Inconstant proceeded.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (40).

pm: Make & mend clothes.


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15 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (48).

2.00pm: HMS Royalist proceeded to dockyard.

3.30pm: Hoisted in airplane.


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16 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.55am: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron & anchored.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (53).

8.50pm: Minelaying squadron left harbour.

10.15pm: Sailed 6th Light Cruiser Squadron.


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17 June 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.35am: 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.

8.35am: HMS Inconstant proceeded for flying off trials.

am: 6” gun’s crews at drill.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (52).

3.20pm: Oiler alongside.

7.50pm: Hoisted boats & secured for sea.

9.00pm: Weighed.

10.00pm: Black Rock Gate.

10.15pm: Out Paravanes.

11.23pm: May Island abeam 1.7 miles.


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18 June 1918

At C

Lat 57.1, Long 3.2 [Obs]

3.30am: Spread to 3 miles line abreast. ZZ 2 points.

5.45am: Passed J4 homeward bound.

6.05am: Passed G4 homeward bound.

9.45am: Exercised Action.

10.10am: Closed HMS Caledon.

11.15am: Secured.

10[?].30am: Courses & speeds as requisite for carrying out Range exercise.

11.10am: Spread to 3 miles.

5.00pm: Spread 6 miles from Caledon 237°.

5.43pm: Spread 15 miles from HMS Furious 270°.

8.00pm: Closed to 6 miles from Furious.

9.10pm: Passed Swedish fishing vessel MD259.

11.00pm: Closed to line ahead astern of Furious.

11.35pm: Sighted Lodbierg [Lodbjerg] Light bearing S57°E.


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19 June 1918

At C

Lat 56.6, Long 6.1 [DR]

1.00am: Bovbierg [Bovbjerg] Light bearing S70°E.

1.45am: Formed line abreast.

3.00am: Spread 15 miles 270° from HMS Furious.

4.15am: Galatea & 2 destroyers parted company.

7.00am: Husby Klit N67°E; Lyndvig [Lyngvig?] Light S82°E.

7.30am: Sighted seaplane German 2 seater.

7.40am: Bomb dropped on HMS Urchin.

7.46am: Flew airplane. Failed to return. Later heard pilot, Lieut. Simpson, RAF, safely landed in Denmark.

7.44am: Opened fire with High Angle gun at seaplane.

8.05am: Sighted Furious ahead.

8.52am: Spread 15 miles 270° from Furious.

9.00am: Lat 56°10’N, Long 6°51½’E

10.10am: ZZ 2 points.

10.20am: Sighted submarine. Action.

11.00am: Communicated with E39 on patrol.

2.30pm: Closed to 6 miles from HMS Caledon.

5.25pm: Line abreast 1 mile apart.

5.40pm: Out Paravanes.

8.00pm: Lat 57°24’N, Long 3°27’E

8.45pm: Negative ZZ. Formed close order.

9.00pm: Single line ahead.

9.40pm: Veered fog buoy.


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20 June 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.00am: Formed line abreast.

3.30am: Fog buoy carried away.

7.10am: May Island abeam 2 miles to Port.

8.00am: Communicated with HMS Caledon by means of Coston gun.

8.15am: In Paravanes.

9.40am: Came to in D5 berth.

10.20am: Oiler alongside.

12.20pm: 4 boys joined ship from depot.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men.

1.20pm: Watch employed hoisting in airplane.

1.30pm: Oiler cast off.

4.50pm: Drifter alongside with Paravanes.

Number on sick list: 2


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21 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: All gun’s crews & supply parties exercised with gas masks.

11.30am: 2 ratings joined ship.

12.17pm: Lieutenant Robb RAF joined ship.

pm: Landed liberty men (49). Hands employed embarking provisions.

7.03pm: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron arrived & anchored.

Number on sick list: 4


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22 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.00am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (46).

7.50pm: Sailed 7th Light Cruiser Squadron.

Number on sick list: 4


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23 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.30am: HMS Undaunted anchored.

7.50am: Sent Church parties to HMS Caledon.

9.20am: Roman Catholics to HMS Phaeton.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

2.20pm: 1 Wireless Telegraphy joined from HMS Malaya.

Number on sick list: 2


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24 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.40am: Read warrants 79 & 80.

7.30am: Marines landed for drill.

10.15am: Alarm stations.

11.20am: Secured.

12.10pm: Oiler alongside.

12.20pm: Marines returned.

1.00pm: Make & mend clothes.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (36).

7.40pm: 2 Ratings left ship for cells. 1 Rating discharged to HMS Barham.

Number on sick list: 2


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25 June 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.45am: Sailed 7th Light Cruiser Squadron.

am: Port 4” crews to drill.

am: Gunner’s & rigging party employed. Remainder as requisite.

10.00am: HMS Glorious sailed.

12.10pm: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron anchored.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.

1.45pm: Sailed HMS Inconstant.

6.50pm: Inconstant anchored.

8.15pm: Oiler alongside.

8.50pm: Oiler cast off.

Number on sick list: 5


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26 June 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 12.20pm]

7.50am: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

9.00am: Flew airplane.

am: Exercised Action. Carried out full calibre concentration run with HMS Phaeton. Fired two torpedoes at fixed target. Both torpedoes recovered.

12.20pm: Came to in D6 berth.

1.15pm: Landed liberty Petty Officers.

3.00pm: Oiler alongside.

3.50pm: Cast off oiler.

3.50pm: Lighter alongside. Exchanged torpedoes.

4.45pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

6.20pm: Discharged 2 ratings to RN Barracks.

6.45pm: Embarked airplane. 3 ratings joined ship.

8.25pm: HMS Royalist proceeded to dockyard.

Number on sick list: 17


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27 June 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: PIII & SIII guns at drill.

am: Hands employed lifting Starboard torpedo derrick & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.00pm: HMS Royalist anchored in D7 berth.

3.45pm: HMS Aurora proceeded.

5.15pm: Lighter alongside.

pm: Hands employed putting in torpedo & ammunition.

7.00pm: Lighter cast off.

9.15pm: Mining squadron proceeded down harbour.

11.00pm: Weighed & proceeded.

Number on sick list: 27


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28 June 1918

At C

Lat 57.1, Long 2.5 [DR]

Midnight: Black Rock Gate.

0.30am: Out Paravanes.

0.55am: Fidra Gap.

1.35am: May Island 1 mile to Starboard.

3.40am: Spread to 3 miles N from HMS Caledon.

4.30am: ZZ 2 points.

5.00am: Sighted mining squadron bearing E.

8.00am: Lat 56°45’N, Long 0°33’E

9.35am: Exercised Action.

10.40am: Secured.

11.10am: Fired High Angle gun for practice.

3.15pm: Passed Sub G5.

8.00pm: Lat 57°5’N, Long 6°28’E

10.20pm: Took station astern of HMS Furious.

11.00pm: Sighted Bobvjerg [Bovbjerg] Light bearing SE.

Number on sick list: 41


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29 June 1918

At C [& Rosyth]

Lat 55.8, Long 1.2 [Estimate using course and distance run from noon to 8.50pm]

0.54am: Lyndvig Light bearing S23°E.

1.45am: Action stations.

3.30am: Spread 2 miles from HMS Caledon. ZZ 2 points.

5.00am: Sight Light Cruiser (7th Light Cruiser Squadron).

5.20am: Sighted 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron.

10.30am: Exercised Action.

am: Carried out “ship v ship” firing with Caledon using 6” sub calibre guns.

12.45pm: Sighted submarine K11 S30°W 8 miles.

4.45pm: Negative ZZ.

4.50pm: Close order.

8.50pm: May Island abeam 1 mile to Starboard.

9.50pm: In Paravanes.

10.55pm: Came to in D6 berth.

11.45pm: Oiler alongside.

Number on sick list: 41


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30 June 1918

[Rosyth]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.30am: Cast off oiler.

8.25am: HMS Penelope proceeded.

1.35pm: Liberty men landed (55).

Number on sick list: 47



LOGS FOR JULY 1918


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1 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed refitting gear. Gunner’s & rigging party carrying on.

6.30am: Paid quarterly settlement.

Number on sick list: 50


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2 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: Landed Red Cross working party.

am&pm: Training classes employed as requisite & remainder employed getting up torpedoes.

10.30am: Sailed 7th Light Cruiser Squadron.

11.50am: Sailed HMS Superb & HMS Southampton.

12.55pm: Landed liberty men (45).

2.00pm: 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron anchored.

2.30pm: HMS Penelope anchored.

3.55pm: HMS Carysfort & HMS Undaunted anchored.

Number on sick list: 37


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3 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.10am: 1 Rating joined ship from depot.

1.25pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.05pm: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron proceeded.

Number on sick list: 29


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4 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: All guns crews at drill.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

9.50pm: Oiler alongside.

10.20pm: Oiler cast off.

Number on sick list: 18


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5 July 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 12.46pm]

6.45am: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

7.53am: Flew airplane. Pilot Capt. Brooks RAF.

am: Carried out torpedo attack exercise against 2nd Div.

10.20am: Took HMS Inconstant in tow.

11.05am: Cast off tow. Proceeded into harbour.

12.46pm: Came to in D6 berth.

1.15pm: Oiler alongside. Landed liberty men.

1.45pm: Oiler cast off.

11.00pm: Lighter with airplane alongside.

11.25pm: Airplane embarked.

Number on sick list: 16


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6 July 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.50am: Aired bedding.

8.45am: Aired night clothing.

6.20pm: Weighed & proceeded.

7.35pm: Out Paravanes.

9.57½pm: May Island abeam to Starboard.

10.00pm: Line abreast.

10.10pm: Took station in position F on screen.

Number on sick list: 11


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7 July 1918

At C

[No noon location given]

7.00am: In station.

am: Courses & speeds as requisite for carrying out Paravane exercise.

pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for carrying out Concentration exercise.

4.20pm: Line ahead.

5.00pm: 1 mile on Port beam of HMS Caledon.

Number on sick list: 10


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8 July 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.20am: Line abreast to Starboard 5 cables.

2.50am: ZZ 2 points.

6.57am: Flew airplane. Pilot Capt. Brooks RAF.

7.10am: May Island abeam to Starboard.

8.20am: In Paravanes.

9.35am: Came to in D4 berth.

11.00am: Oiler secured alongside.

1.15pm: Oiler cast off.

3.45pm: Hoisted in airplane.

8.15pm: HMS Inconstant proceeded on patrol.

Number on sick list: 6


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9 July 1918

[Rosyth &] At C

Lat 56.0, Long 0.6 [?Estimate using course and distance run from 5.40am. Noon Lat given as 56°55’N but no Long]

3.20am: Weighed & proceeded.

4.15am: Black Rock Gate.

4.30am: Out Paravanes.

5.40am: May Island abeam 1 mile to Starboard.

6.30am: Spread to 10 miles or Vis. 348° from HMS Caledon.

9.47am: Exercised Action.

10.10am: Secured.

6.00pm: Spread 10 miles or Vis. 20° from Caledon. ZZ 1 point. Sighted 6th Light Cruiser Squadron bearing N35°E steering Wly.

9.15pm: Closed & formed astern of Caledon.

10.30pm: Negative ZZ.

Number on sick list: 4


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10 July 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.00am: Spread to Vis.

3.40am: ZZ 1 point.

4.35am: Closed HMS Caledon.

6.00am: Passed minelaying squadron bearing E.

7.53am: Airplane flown.

9.45am: In Paravanes.

10.50am: Came to in D4 berth.

12.05pm: Oiler alongside.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (54).

2.20pm: Oiler cast off.

5.15pm: Embarked airplane.

Number on sick list: 3


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11 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: PIII & SIII gun’s crews at drill.

am: Training classes at instruction.

10.45am: Weighed HMS Calliope.

11.55am: Lieut. Beauchamp joined ship.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (45).

5.50pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

6.20pm: Ammunition lighter cast off.

10.30pm: Commander R.M. Fraser left ship. [From Navy Lists Ronald M. Fraser]

Number on sick list: [blank]


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12 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.15am: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron left harbour.

10.30am: Tested forward Magazine flooding valves.

11.05am: Alarm stations.

11.25am: Secured.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (46).

2.50pm: HMS Carysfort anchored.

4.43pm: HMS Undaunted anchored.

5.20pm: HMS Princess Margaret arrived.

8.25pm: HMS Angora arrived.

9.05pm: Sailed 4th Light Cruiser Squadron.

11.20pm: 4th Light Cruiser Squadron anchored.

Number on sick list: 2


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13 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.08am: Arrived HMS London & HMS Amphitrite.

pm: Landed liberty men (43).

Number on sick list: 2


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14 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (54).

3.00pm: 2 ratings returned from cells.

Number on sick list: 2


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15 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: 6” guns crews at drill.

am: Training classes at instruction.

10.15am: Lieut. Robb RAF left ship.

pm: Landed liberty men (54).

5.20pm: Lieut. Heath RAF joined ship.


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16 July 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Gunnery & Torpedo training classes at instruction.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (41).

8.30pm: Secured for sea.

10.30pm: Oiler alongside.

11.15pm: Cast off oiler.

11.30pm: Weighed & proceeded.


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17 July 1918

At C

Lat 56.8, Long 2.0 [Obs]

1.15am: Out Paravanes.

2.30am: May Island abeam 1½ miles to Port.

3.45am: Formed line abreast.

5.40am: Spread to 6 miles from HMS Caledon. ZZ 2 points.

8.00am: Lat 56°26’N, Long 0°10’E

8.20am: Turned 16 points for 10 minutes.

8.45am: ZZ 1 point.

9.50am: Exercised Action.

10.20am: Secured.

11.00am: Negative ZZ.

11.45am: ZZ 2 points.

7.00pm: HMS Furious altered course 122°. Caledon 3 miles ahead of Furious, took station 6 miles abeam of Caledon.

8.00pm: Lat 57°25’N, Long 6°12’E

10.00pm: Formed astern of Furious 1 mile.


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18 July 1918

At C

Lat 57.3, Long 4.2 [Obs/DR]

0.35am: Lodbjerg bearing N65°E, Bovbjerg bearing S42°E.

1.52am: Lyngvig bearing S18°E.

3.00am: Spread 2 miles 360° from HMS Caledon.

3.20am: ZZ 1 point.

4.00am: Turned 16 points. Spread 5 miles 360° from Caledon.

4.35am: Closed Caledon.

4.45am: Spread to 6 miles 300° from Caledon.

5.15am: ZZ 2 points.

5.30am: Sighted 1st Battle Squadron bearing N80°W.

8.00am: Lat 56°38’N, Long 5°58’E

9.35am: Examined Belgian Relief Ship SS Stiklestad.

2.00pm: Reformed 6 miles 360° from Caledon.

6.00pm: Fleet altered course 114°. Reformed.

8.00pm: Lat 57°25’N, Long 6°15’E

10.00pm: Formed astern of Furious 1 mile.

11.52pm: Lodbjerg Light bearing S52°E.


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19 July 1918

At C

Lat 56.4, Long 4.9 [DR]

0.32am: Lodbjerg Light bearing N62°E, Bovbjerg Light bearing S1°W.

3.00am: Spread 2 miles 360° from HMS Caledon. ZZ 1 point.

4.00am: Altered course 115°. Spread 8 miles 360° from Caledon.

5.00-8.00am: Altering course 8 points or 16 points every few minutes. HMS Furious flew airplanes.

8.00am: Lat 56°3’N, Long 7°7’E

12.10pm: Challenged Light cruiser on Starboard bow (HMS Inconstant).

12.30pm: ZZ 2 points.

12.34pm: Negative ZZ.

3.30pm: ZZ 2 points.

8.00pm: Lat 56°3’N, Long 1°6’E

9.30pm: Closed to 2 miles from Caledon.

10.15pm: Line ahead.


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20 July 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.30am: Sighted St. Abb's Head bearing N32°W.

2.40am: May Island abeam.

3.20am: In Paravanes.

am: Carried out torpedo practice at HMS Furious.

4.50am: Flew airplane.

7.10am: Came to in D4 berth.

7.40am: Oiler alongside.

11.35am: Oiler cast off.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (42).

6.20pm: Hoisted in airplane.


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21 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.45am: Shifted berth to D1.

6.58am: Came to.

10.20am: Dockyard men arrived to executed[?] repairs to capstan.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (26).

8.20pm: HMS Bellona arrived & anchored.


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22 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.30am: Exercised manning ship.

11.00am: Manned ship while fleet was inspected by HM the King.

11.40am: Dispersed.

2.53pm: Landed liberty men (4) Petty Officers.


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23 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Training classes at instruction.

10.45am: Sailed HMS Constance.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men & rifle team.

4.00pm: 13 ratings proceeded on advance leave.


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24 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.15am: Away lifeboat's crew. Rescued 2 men from HMS Royalist.

8.05am: Marines landed for drill.

8.40am: Divers employed at monthly dip.

Noon: Provision lighter alongside. Employed embarking provisions.

1.25pm: Landed liberty men.

2.10pm: Small Director Test party. Remainder as requisite.


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25 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Exercised control parties.

10.30am: Sailed HMS Comus.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (53).


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26 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.00am: Oiler alongside.

9.05am: Oiler cast off.

am: Read Courts Martial return. Exercised collision stations.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (52).

9.00pm: Secured for sea.


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27 July 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.30am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for exercises.

7.00am: Flew airplane.

7.20am: Carried out torpedo exercise against 4th Light Cruiser Squadron.

9.15am: Courses & speeds as requisite for returning to anchorage.

10.45am: Came to in D4 berth.

12.50pm: Oiler alongside.

1.40pm: Oiler cast off.

1.05pm: Airplane alongside.

11.20pm: Airplane embarked.


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28 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.40am: Arrived HMS Comus.

1.50pm: Landed liberty men (40).

7.20pm: Minelaying squadron sailed.


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29 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.45am: Oiler alongside.

am: 6” gun’s crews at loader.

9.50am: Oiler cast off.

am&pm: Training classes at instruction. Remainder hands employed as requisite.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (46).

2.55pm: HMS Cordelia arrived.


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30 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.50am: Sailed 4th Light Cruiser Squadron.

6.05am: HMS Aurora anchored.

am&pm: Training classes at instruction. Remainder hands employed as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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31 July 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.20am: Arrived HMS Princess Margaret.

2.05pm: Arrived HMS Angora.

5.00pm: HMS Amphitrite & HMS London arrived.

5.40pm: Oiler cast off.


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1918


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1 August 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.05am: Anchored HMS Undaunted.

9.00am: Exercised ammunition party.

am: Hands employed refitting gear & as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (12).

6.20pm: Oiler alongside.

7.00pm: Oiler cast off.

9.00pm: Weighed & proceeded.

10.50pm: Out Paravanes.


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2 August 1918

At C

Lat 57.4, Long 3.5 [DR]

0.05am: May Island abeam.

4.00am: Spread to 3 miles apart. 6 miles N10°W from HMS Caledon.

8.00am: Lat 56°48’N, Long 1°4’E

9.45am: Exercised Action.

10.00am: Carried out rangefinder exercise.

4.00pm: Spoke Belgian Relief ship.

6.00pm: Caledon & destroyers reported hostile submarine. Dropped depth charges.

7.35pm: HMS Royalist reported torpedo passing her.

9.20pm: Closed HMS Furious. Line ahead.

10.25pm: Sighted Hantsholm Light bearing S58°E.

Midnight: Hantsholm Light N29°E; Bovbjerg Light S41°E


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3 August 1918

At C

Lat 57.2, Long 6.8 [Obs]

1.00am: Lodbierg Light N72°E; Bovbierg Light S25°E

3.30am: Spread 6 miles 75° from HMS Furious.

4.23am: ZZ 1 point.

8.00am: Lat 56°27½’N, Long 7°49’E

9.00am: Closed to 2 miles.

6.00pm: Furious ZZ.


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4 August 1918

C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.35am: May Island abeam ½ mile to Starboard. Courses as requisite for anchorage.

6.15am: In Paravanes.

8.00am: Came to in D3 berth.

9.45am: Oiler alongside.

11.30am: Oiler cast off.

1.10pm: Landed Liberty men (36).


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5 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.05am: HMS Cambrian arrived.

9.10am: Gunnery training class at instruction. Remainder hands employed about parts of ship.

12.35pm: Hoisted out airplane.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

4.50pm: Embarked airplane.


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6 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.20am: HMS Carysfort burnt searchlights (boat adrift).

am: 4” gun’s crew at drill.

am&pm: Gunner’s & rigging party. Remainder hands employed as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (46)


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7 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: 4” gun’s crew at drill.

am&pm: Exercised concentration parties. Remainder of hands employed about parts of ship & as requisite.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (45)

2.20pm: Mine laying squadron left harbour.


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8 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.50am: 4th Light Cruiser Squadron weighed & proceeded.

6.15am: 4th Battle Squadron weighed & proceeded.

am: Control parties & concentration parties exercised. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men (47).

4.15pm: Lieut. Robb RAF rejoined from hospital.


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9 August 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.25am: Oiler secured alongside.

am: Exercised concentration parties. Remainder employed provisioning ship & as requisite.

10.00am: Lieut. Heath RAF left ship.

2.40pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

4.00pm: Out Paravanes.

4.45pm: Fidra Gap.

5.07pm: Line abreast.

5.27pm: May Island abeam 1 mile to Port.

8.00pm: Lat 55°59’N, Long 0°55’W

10.00pm: Line ahead.


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10 August 1918

At C

Lat 54.5, Long 4.0 [Obs]

2.20am: Passed through fishing fleet.

4.00am: Action stations.

4.15am: Line abreast.

6.15am: Light ship S57°E 1 mile.

8.00am: Lat 54°30’N, Long 3°34’E

10.05am: HMS E55 broke surface 4 cables on Starboard bow.

11.10am: Alongside Light ship.

12.50pm: No. 4 buoy E 1 mile.

4.30pm: Passed Dutch trawlers IJM 450, IJM 499.

6.15pm: Sighted periscope, considered hostile, 600 yards on Port quarter.

6.45pm: Sighted Large America[?] bearing S, steering Wly.

7.10pm: Sighted E55 N35°E 10 miles.

7.15pm: Closed to 2 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 54°27’N, Long 3°26’E

8.55pm: Closed to 2½ cables.

9.30pm: Line ahead.


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11 August 1918

[At Sea &] Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: May Island abeam to Starboard 1 mile.

9.05am: Fidra Gap. In bow Paravanes.

9.50am: Fired torpedo to test running abaft line of fire.

10.30am: Recovered torpedo.

11.50am: Came to in D3 berth.

2.35pm: Anchored HMS Undaunted.

2.40pm: Oiler cast off.

7.30pm: Airplane embarked.


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12 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Rigging & Gunner’s party. Remainder employed as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (46)

5.55pm: Sailed 7th Light Cruiser Squadron.

7.45pm: Arrived 1st Battle Squadron


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13 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed refitting gear & as requisite. All gun’s crews at drill.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (43).


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14 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Gunnery training class at instruction. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.


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15 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.50am: Marines landed for drill.

am: Gunnery training class at drill. Cook’s mates & domestics at physical drill. Remainder hands employed as requisite.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (40).

pm: Make and mend clothes.

9.30pm: Sailed HMS Royalist.


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16 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Exercised control parties. Hands employed. Rigging & Gunner’s party. Remainder as requisite.

10.45am: Exercised concentration parties.

5.00pm: Read warrant No. 82. Discharged 1 prisoner to cells.


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Lost Overboard 17th August 1918

21” Torpedo II *** ER3 [Extreme Range] No. 990 W & Co. [Whitehead & Co.?] – 1 in No.

Roll and Depth Recorder EBL No. 313 – 1 in No.

Collision Head with outside ballast packets – 1 in No.

Covers of warhead weight RH – 1 in No.

Covers of warhead weight LH – 1 in No.

Metal Point – 1 in No.

Body screws stamp No. 961 – 18 in No.

W~~ [W & Co?] gyroscope No. 3211 ~~~ 5°~~ – 1 in No.

Impact stopping gear complete

[Signed]JG Snape Gunner (T) [From Navy Lists John G. Snape]


[See DreadnoughtProject for more details of the 21in Mark II*** torpedo]


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17 August 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 8.50am]

8.50am: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

9.43am: Flew airplane.

am: Carried out ship v ship sub-calibre firing, single ship sub-calibre & barrage fire. Fired 2 torpedoes, one not returned, 10.47.

1.45pm: Exercised Action.

2.20pm: Dispersed.

3.55pm: Came to in D3 berth.

pm: Hands employed getting up torpedo.

5.45pm: Oiler alongside.

6.15pm: Minelaying squadron, HMS Calliope & HMS Cordelia sailed.

6.30pm: Oiler cast off.

7.25pm: Embarked new airplane.


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18 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

pm: Landed liberty men (46).


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19 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.00am: Landing party left ship.

11.10am: Landing party returned.

11.30am: Clean guns.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (45).

pm: Hands employed about parts of ship.


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20 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.15am: Minelaying squadron returned.

8.20am: Landed marines.

10.50am: Ammunition lighter alongside.

11.12am: Ammunition lighter cast off.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (38).

4.25pm: Drifter alongside with torpedo.


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21 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.50am: SII & PII gun’s crews at drill.

am: Exercised control parties. Remainder of hands employed as requisite. Boy’s & cook’s mates at physical drill.

1.15pm: Petty Officers & liberty men landed.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon. Boxing party to HMS Phaeton.

4.30pm: Discharged Sub Lieut. Murphy to HMS Princess Margaret.

9.25pm: Exercised night defence stations.

9.50pm: Finished night defence stations.


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22 August 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.10am: Oiler alongside.

8.55am: Oiler cast off.

9.40am: Exercised control parties.

11.00am: Secured for sea.

1.40pm: Weighed & proceeded.

3.15pm: Out Paravanes.

4.30pm: May Island bearing 180° 1.5 miles. Formed line abreast.

5.00pm: ZZ 2 points.

5.30pm: Negative ZZ.

8.00pm: Lat 56°10½’N, Long 1°0’W


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List of Boatswain’s stores lost overboard at sea in rough weather 23.8.18

Brooms bass broomhead = eight

Squeegees = four

Brushes scrubber hand = eight

Rope, steel wire flexible 1” = 1 50 fathoms

[Signed] EO Frith Gunner


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Lost overboard in heavy weather 23-8-1918

Sinker Iron mushroom Patt 246 – 1 No.

Buoys “Dan” – 1 No.

[Signed] JG Snape


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Hoses canvas 40 foot – Number 8

Branch pipes N&S – Number 4

Mat cocoa door Patt Number 1

Lost overboard during heavy weather

Warrant Shipwright


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List of Gunner’s Ordnance Stores lost at sea in rough weather 23.8.18

Shells filled 6” BL capped printed common. one

Cartridges filled 4” QF Mark V gun

Cordite MD [modified] size 16 7 11/16 lbs = Six

Clips Safety = Six

Boxes ammunition 4” Naval = One

Shells filled 4” Heavy

Lyddite = Nine

Pointed common = One

[Signed] EO Frith Gunner


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23 August 1918

At C

Lat 57.2, Long 3.3 [DR]

8.00am: Lat 57°23’N, Long 3°53’E

[8am: Wind force 6; State of sea 5]

8.15am: Sighted Enemy battle fleet bearing N10W 8 miles steering Wly. Courses as requisite for Tactical Exercise.

8.50am: Airplane carried away.

9.10am: Observed Kite balloon adrift overhead.

[Noon: Wind force 6; State of sea 6 – waves to 10 feet]

12.30pm: Negative Tactical Exercise.

4.30pm: Commenced 2nd Tactical Exercise.

5.20pm: Finished Tactical Exercise.

8.00pm: Lat 56°47’N, Long 2°25’E


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24 August 1918


C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.30am: Sighted St. Abbs Head bearing S68°W.

5.30am: Negative ZZ.

6.30am: May Island abean to Starboard 2 miles.

7.35am: In Paravanes.

9.15am: Came to in D3 berth.

9.40am: Oiler alongside.

am: Hands employed rigging airplane derrick.

11.45am: Oiler cast off.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (36).

3.25pm: Drifter alongside. Disembarked damaged airplane.

5.30pm: Drifter alongside. Disembarked damaged cutter.

7.35pm: Lighter alongside. Embarked airplane.


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25 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.30pm: 2 Engine Room Artificers joined ship.


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26 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.10am: Marines landed.

am&pm: Rigging party & training classes. Remainder employed as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (32).

2.00pm: Proceeded HMS Caroline.

3.00pm: One stoker joined from HMS Furious.

4.15pm: Lighter alongside with torpedo.

8.20pm: Secured for sea.


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27 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Gunner’s & rigging party. Remainder employed as requisite.

10.25am: Exercised control parties.

2.45pm: Landed liberty men.


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28 August 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.1, Long -2.1 [Estimate using location at 12.45pm and course and distance run from noon]

5.10am: Weighed & proceeded.

6.20am: Out Paravanes.

7.32am: May Island 1½ miles to Port. Formed line abreast.

8.00am: Lat 56°10’N, Long 2°11’W

12.45am: May Island abeam 1 mile to Starboard.

1.51pm: In Paravanes.

2.53pm: Came to in D3 berth.

3.55pm: Oiler alongside.

5.15pm: Oiler cast off.


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29 August 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 55.7, Long 0.5 [Estimate using location at 8am and course and distance run to noon]

4.35am: Weighed & proceeded.

5.55am: Out Paravanes.

7.10am: May Island abeam 1 mile. Formed line abreast.

8.00am: Lat 56°12’N, Long 2°8’W

10.13am: Spread to 10 miles apart 180° from HMS Courageous.

11.00am: ZZ 2 points. Sighted submarine E39. Sent HMS Vega to speak her.

4.30pm: Altered course to close Courageous by 8.30.

8.00pm: Lat 56°14’N, Long 3°44’E

8.30pm: Formed astern of Courageous.

9.30pm: N. Doggersbank Light ship bearing S43°E.


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30 August 1918

C & Rosyth

Lat 56.1, Long -2.0 [Estimate using location at 1.15pm and course and distance run from noon]

0.45am: ZZ 1 point.

2.00am: Negative ZZ.

8.00am: Courses as requisite for opening out to carry out ship v ship firing against HMS Caledon.

8.34am: Ceased firing. Resumed station on HMS Courageous.

1.15pm: May Island abeam 1 mile to Starboard.

1.50pm: In Paravanes.

pm: Carried out dummy torpedo run against Courageous.

3.35pm: Came to in D3 berth.

3.50pm: Oiler alongside.

5.50pm: Oiler cast off.

6.30pm: Secured for sea.


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31 August 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.45pm: Discharged 1 Electrical Artificer to HMS Vernon for Sperry compass course. [Type of gyro-compass]


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1918


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1 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.35am: HMS Caledon proceeded to dockyard.

10.30am: 1 Signal rating left ship for HMS Thunderer.

11.20am: 1 Stoker joined ship from HMS Renown.

12.30pm: Lieut. Robb RAF left ship.

2.10pm: Oiler alongside.

2.40pm: Sec. Lieut. Hamilton RAF joined ship.

3.20pm: Oiler cast off.

10.05pm: 3 Air mechanics arrived & fitted new airplane propeller.


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2 September 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 10.30am]

4.30pm: Target party left ship.

8.30am: HMS Inconstant & HMS Phaeton sailed for exercises.

9.30am: Hands employed shipping sub-calibre guns & as requisite securing for sea.

10.30am: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

11.45am: Flew airplane.

12.05pm: Carried out torpedo attack against 1st Cruiser Squadron.

12.18pm: Fired torpedo. Failed to run. Torpedo recovered.

pm: Carried out Sub-calibre run at towed target & exercised “Barrage” fire.

3.12pm: Came to in Burntisland Roads. Anchored 8.5 cables S18°E from E Pier Light.

pm: Lewis gun’s crews at instruction.

5.45pm: Target party returned.

6.30pm: Paid monthly money to ship’s company.

9.15pm: Embarked new airplane.

10.25pm: Weighed & proceeded for exercises. carried out squadron firing sub-calibre at night firing target. Exercised manoeuvring lights etc.


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3 September 1918

[At Sea &] Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.45am: Came to in D3 berth.

6.10am: Oiler alongside.

6.45am: HMS Bellona anchored.

7.30am: Oiler cast off.

7.50am: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron arrived & anchored.

am: Training classes. Gunnery & rigging parties carrying on. Remainder employed as requisite.

11.55am: Staff Paymaster Stinton joined ship. [From Navy Lists Basil A. Stinton]

2.45pm: Sailed HMS Comus.

7.10pm: Paymaster Crosse left ship. [From Navy Lists Reginald E.I. Crosse]


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4 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Small director test party to drill.

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

11.15am: Arrived 1st Div. 4th Light Cruiser Squadron.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (28).

8.30pm: Secured for sea.


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5 September 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.2, Long 0.5 [DR]

3.30am: Weighed & proceeded.

4.30am: Black Rock Gate.

4.50am: Out Paravanes.

6.00am: May Island abeam to Starboard 1 mile.

6.05am: Line abreast.

8.00am: Lat 56°16’N, Long 1°38’W

9.00am: Course 88° to spread to 10 miles apart. ZZ 2 points.

10.00am: Exercised action.

10.40am: Secure.

3.00pm: Altered course 93° to close by 8.0pm.

4.00pm: HMS Caledon sighted K6.

8.00pm: Joined HMS Courageous.

8.00pm: Lat 56°10’N, Long 4°30’E

8.30pm: Sighted N Doggersbank Light Ship S34°E.

8.50pm: Negative ZZ.


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6 September 1918

C & Rosyth

Lat 56.2, Long -2.6 [Estimate of location at 12.15pm]

4.32am: Formed line abreast. ZZ 2 points.

8.00am: HMS Phaeton & HMS Inconstant carried out ship v ship firing.

9.35am: Negative ZZ.

11.44am: Single line.

11.50am: Flew airplane. Airplane crashed 20 yards ahead of ship. Speed 520 revs. Head N35°W. Stopped.

11.53am: Pilot recovered by Inconstant's whaler.

12.05pm: Line ahead.

12.15pm: May Island abeam ¾ mile to Port.

1.00pm: In Paravanes.

2.15pm: Came to in D3 berth.

3.00pm: Oiler alongside.

4.00pm: Discharged Sec. Lieut. Hamilton RAF to Hospital Ship.

5.54pm: Cast off oiler. Secured for sea.

8.20pm: Embarked new airplane.


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Boatswain's Stores 8.9.18

Lost overboard when used for lifesaving purposes.

Moller's life buoy one in number.

[Signed] E.O. Frith


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7 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.25am: Lieut. Gosling RAF joined ship.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

1.20pm: Paravane lighter alongside.

4.30pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

5.00pm: Sailed HMS Aurora.


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8 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (47).


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9 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed coaling ship.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.


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10 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed about parts of ship. Rigging party at instruction. Gunnery training class at instruction.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men.


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11 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: PII & SII Guns crews at drill.

am: Gunnery training class at instruction. Remainder employed as requisite.

10.20am: Oiler alongside.

11.00am: Oiler cast off.

12.10pm: Sailed HMS Comus.

pm: Landed men for 1st Light Cruiser Squadron sports.

3.15pm: Hands employed provisioning ship.


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12 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed rigging & about parts of ship.

pm: Make & mend clothes.

pm: Landed liberty men (34).


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13 September 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.2, Long -1.4 [DR]

0.30am: Weighed & proceeded.

2.00am: Out Paravanes.

3.17am: May Island abeam to Starboard 1.5 miles.

5.20am: Line abreast.

6.10am: ZZ 2 points.

6.40am: Spread to 2½ miles 225° from HMS Caledon.

am: 2nd Battle Squadron carried out firing.

9.35am: Line abreast 2½ miles apart.

10.40am: ZZ 1 point.

1.00pm: Close order.

2.07pm: Line ahead. May Island abeam 1 mile to Starboard.

2.45pm: In Paravanes.

pm: Carried out torpedo attack against 2nd Battle Squadron. Torpedos recovered.

5.15pm: Came to in D3 berth.

6.20pm: Oiler secured alongside.

7.45pm: Oiler cast off.


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14 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.

5.45pm: Lighter alongside with depth charges.

7.15pm: 7th Light Cruiser Squadron arrived & anchored.


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15 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.20am: HMS Inconstant sailed.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men Petty Officers.

2.50pm: Lighter alongside for depth charges.

4.20pm: Lieut. Robb RAF joined ship.

4.35pm: Lieut. Gosling RAF left ship.


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16 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.20am: Exercised Control parties. Hands employed painting ship & as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (51).

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.


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17 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (46).

pm: Hands employed embarking coal & stores & as requisite.


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18 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Gunner’s & rigging party carrying on. Remainder employed painting ship & as requisite.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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19 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.50am: Marines landed.

8.15am: Oiler alongside.

8.45am: Divers employed having monthly dip.

am: Boys boat pulling. Remainder hands employed as requisite.

9.50am: Cast off oiler.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (39).

1.35pm: HMS Royalist arrived & anchored.

4.30pm: Veered to 8 shackles & set anchor watch. [Wind force 5-6]


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20 September 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Rigging & Gunner’s party employed. Remainder as requisite.

11.00am: Secured for sea.

12.55pm: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

2.02pm: Flew airplane.

2.45pm: Fired 2 torpedoes at HMS Glorious.

3.20pm: Both torpedoes recovered.

4.00pm: Carried out sub calibre concentration firing & Master ship firing at towed target.

5.42pm: Came to in Burntisland Roads.

10.00pm: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

pm: Carried out star shell run at 2nd Div. & Squadron firing sub-calibre at night firing targets.


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21 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.05am: Came to. [D3 berth]

0.15am: HMS Carysfort & HMS Aurora arrived & anchored.

0.45am: HMS Caroline anchored.

4.30am: Oiler alongside.

5.13am: Oiler cast off.

7.45am: Embarked new airplane.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (45).


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22 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Lieutenant John Blyth Falls, Royal Navy, censured for neglect of duty in that he erroneously destroyed C.B. 1182S[?] [Signed] John B. Falls Lieut.

7.00am: Minelaying squadron arrived & anchored.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men (30).

pm: Lieutenant Frederick William Spurrell Gleed, Royal Navy, censured for neglect of duty in that he erroneously returned for destruction pages 5&6 of Rosyth Secret Memorandum No. 057/19 [Signed] FW Gleed Lieut.

6.00pm: HMS Royalist proceeded to dockyard.


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23 September 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.00am: Secured for sea.

3.20pm: Weighed & proceeded.

4.50pm: Out Paravanes.

6.07pm: May Island abeam 2 miles to Starboard. Line abreast.

7.20pm: Single line ahead.

7.50pm: ZZ 1 point.

8.10pm: Negative ZZ.

10.30pm: ZZ 1 point.


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24 September 1918

At C

Lat 58.6, Long 3.1 [DR]

1.10am: ZZ 2 points.

6.00am: Took station H on line A-K.

8.00am: Lat 57°51½’N, Long 3°4’E

10.00am: Sighted Light Cruiser of Blue Fleet. Courses & speeds as requisite for PV exercise. Exercised Action stations.

12.55pm: Negative PV.

1.50pm: Course 250°. Taking up position for Exercise II.

4.15pm: Exercise II cancelled.

5.30pm: ZZ 1 point.

11.31pm: ZZ 2 points.


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25 September 1918

At C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.40am: Line ahead. Negative ZZ.

9.45am: May Island abeam to Port 1 mile.

10.53am: In Paravanes.

11.45am: Came to in D5 berth.

12.40pm: Oiler alongside.

4.40pm: Cast off oiler.


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26 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Gunners & rigging party employed as requisite. Remainder of hands about parts of ship.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.20pm: Landed liberty men (34).

6.00pm: Ammunition lighter alongside with 6" breech block.


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27 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Gunners & rigging parties employed. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

12.20pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men (45).

7.20pm: HMS Royalist arrived & anchored.


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28 September 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.04, Long -3.22 [Location at 1.53pm]

7.00am: Target parties came on board.

7.15am: Weighed & proceeded for exercises.

8.40am: Flew Airplane.

am: Carried out dummy torpedo attack. Acted as target ship for HMS Caledon's throw off sub-calibre firing. Carried out master ship sub-calibre firing.

pm: Reembarked target parties.

1.53pm: Came to in Burntisland Roads. Anchor bearings: Burntisland E pier Light N18°W; Black Rock Light Vessel E.

2.20pm: Target parties left ship.

7.30pm: Weighed & proceeded for night exercises.

pm: Carried out search light & star shell run. Exercised manoeuvring lights etc. Carried out squadron sub-calibre night firing run.

10.20pm: Came to in D5 berth.

11.30pm: Oiler alongside.


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29 September 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.40am: Cast off oiler.

10.25am: Airplane alongside.

1.15pm: Landed liberty men: Petty Officers 18, 37 men

6.00pm: Torpedo party working about torpedoes.


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30 September 1918

[Rosyth & at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.00am: Put clocks back to GMT.

4.05am: Sailed 6th Light Cruiser Squadron.

am: Torpedo party employed preparing for discharging torpedoes.

am: Small director test party carrying on. Remainder of hands employed securing for sea & as requisite.

12.15pm: Weighed & proceeded.

1.15pm: Out Paravanes.

2.00pm: Exercised Action.

2.25pm: May Island abeam to Port 1½ miles. Line abreast.

3.38pm: May Island abeam to Starboard 1½ miles.

3.50pm: Line ahead.

4.40pm: In Paravanes.

5.37pm: Came to in D5 berth.

7.00pm: Oiler alongside.

8.30pm: Oiler cast off.

9.15pm: Weighed & proceeded.

10.00pm: Secured to H2 buoy E of Bridge.



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1918


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1 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed refitting gear & as requisite.

10.50am: Arrived 4th & 7th Light Cruiser Squadrons.

11.15am: Arrived 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron.

11.45am: Arrived 5th Battle Squadron.

12.25pm: Remainder of Grand Fleet arrived.

5.00pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment.


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2 October 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 11.15am]

am: 6” gun’s crews at drill. Boat’s crews about their boats. Remainder as requisite.

10.30am: Unshackled from buoy.

11.15am: Slipped buoy & proceeded for exercises.

pm: Carried out dummy torpedo attack.

1.45pm: Out Paravanes.

pm: Acted as target for HMS Caledon's throw off firing.

1.45pm: In Paravanes.

pm: Carried out master ship sub-calibre run.

4.00pm: Picked up towed target adrift & transferred it to tug.

5.45pm: Came to in Burntisland Roads.

6.50pm: Weighed & proceeded.

pm: Carried out searchlight & star shell run. Exercised manoeuvring lights. Carried out squadron reduced charge firing at night firing targets.

9.15pm: Secured to H4 buoy E of Bridge.


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3 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.05am: Oiler alongside.

0.55am: Oiler cast off.

7.00am: Minelaying squadron arrived.

am: Hands employed. Rigging & Gunner’s parties. Remainder as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

12.55pm: Landed liberty men (33).


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4 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Gunner’s & rigging parties employed as requisite. Remainder hands employed as requisite.

12.20pm: Landed liberty men (28).

2.15pm: Lighter alongside with torpedoes. Hands employed working about torpedoes.

8.45pm: Torpedo lighter cast off.


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5 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

12.25pm: Landed liberty men (19).


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6 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Set anchor watch. [Wind force 5-6]


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7 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.45am: Oiler alongside.

8.35am: Oiler cast off.

am: Hands employed rigging & Gunner’s party carrying on, remainder as requisite.


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8 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed refitting gear & as requisite.

10.00am: Boys to physical drill.

12.25pm: Landed liberty men (15).


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9 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.55am: Sailed 1st Battle Squadron.

9.30am: Court Martial assembled.

10.20am: Court Martial finished.

12.30pm: Landed liberty men (21).

4.55pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.


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10 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.35am: Sent Court Martial prisoner to HMS Crescent[?].

am: Hands employed Gunner’s & rigging parties carrying on. Remainder as requisite. Boys to School.

12.15pm: Landed liberty men (28).

6.40pm: Blue watch to night defence stations.


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11 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Torpedo party about torpedoes.

am: Hands employed about parts of ship & as requisite.

11.30am: Alarm stations. Exercised “breakdowns” etc.

11.50am: Secured.

12.20pm: Landed liberty men (29).

1.00pm: HMS Furious proceeded.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon. Seaman Gunners training class at instruction.


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12 October 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.10am: 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron sailed.

6.00am: 6th Light Cruiser Squadron sailed for exercises.

am: Torpedo party working about torpedoes.

11.30am: Prepared for sea.

1.00pm: Slipped & proceeded for exercises.

2.05pm: Airplane flown off.

pm: Carried out torpedo attack against 4th Light Cruiser Squadron.

3.30pm: Both torpedoes recovered.

4.55pm: Fired torpedo (Test Run).

5.15pm: Torpedo recovered.

5.25pm: Fired torpedo (Test Run).

5.45pm: Torpedo recovered.

6.15pm: Night defence stations.

pm: Carried out searchlight & star shell exercise. Carried out squadron sub-calibre night firing at fixed target.

8.00pm: Secured to No. 4 buoy in H line.

9.10pm: Oiler RFA Scotol alongside.

10.20pm: Oiler cast off.


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13 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.05am: Watch embarked airplane.

12.15pm: Landed liberty men (35).

5.10pm: 1 Wireless Telegraphy rating joined from HMS Caledon.


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14 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: All hands at antigas drill.

11.00am: Alarm stations. Exercised “breakdowns”.

11.25am: Secured.

2.00pm: Divisions with night clothing. Aired night clothing. Aired bedding. Hands employed cleaning out nettings & as requisite.

4.00pm: Stowed hammocks. Down night clothing.


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15 October 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00am: 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron & 6th Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.

am: Hands employed preparing for sea & oiling & as requisite.

10.50am: Oiler alongside.

11.25am: Cast off oiler.

11.30am: Unshackled. Rove ship rope.

12.40pm: Slipped & proceeded.

1.30pm: Out Paravanes.

2.30pm: May Island abeam to Starboard 1 mile. Formed line abreast.

4.25pm: Spread to 2 miles apart bearing 180° from HMS Caledon.

4.35pm: ZZ 1 point.

6.00pm: Formed astern of HMS Furious. Negatve ZZ.

8.00pm: Lat 56°20’N, Long 0°22’E

9.30pm: Fog. Veered fog buoy.


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16 October 1918

At C

Lat 56.6, Long 6.0 [DR]

2.10am: Hauled in fog buoy.

5.15am: Action stations.

4.37am: Doggersbank Nord Light Ship bearing S15°W.

6.00am: Spread 2 miles 270° from HMS Furious.

7.15am: Spread to 4 miles.

8.00am: Lat 56°22½’N, Long 5°35’E

9.15am: Closed to 5 cables.

9.30am: Negative ZZ. Line ahead, open order.

9.50am: ZZ 2 points.

Noon: Spread 2 miles 180° from Furious.

2.30pm: Sighted 5th Battle Squadron.

2.50pm: Spread 1 mile 355° from HMS Caledon.

5.30pm: Formed line ahead.

8.00pm: Lat 56°41’N, Long 4°35’E


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17 October 1918

C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 1.10pm]

6.00am: Line abreast 5 cables apart.

7.00am: ZZ 1 point.

10.10am: May Island abeam to Starboard 2 miles.

10.30am: In Paravanes.

11.20am: Carried out torpedo attack on 5th Battle Squadron.

11.50am: Both torpedoes recovered.

1.10pm: Secured to H4 buoy.

1.30pm: Oiler alongside.

4.05pm: Oiler cast off.

10.05pm: Airplane alongside.


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18 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed fitting boat’s spars. Gunner’s & rigging party & as requisite.

11.00am: Rigged diving boat.

pm: Divers employed examining Starboard propeller. Remainder hands employed as requisite.


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19 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.10am: HMS Lion & HMS Tiger proceeded for exercises.

am: Hands employed rigging & gunner’s party. Remainder painting ship & as requisite.

10.30am: 6th Battle Squadron arrived.

10.45am: Cleared out all kit lockers.

12.10pm: Landed liberty men.

1.30pm: Disinfected after part of ship.


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20 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

12.10pm: Landed liberty men.


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21 October 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.15am: Oiler RFA Attendant alongside.

11.25am: Unshackled. Rove slip rope.

12.05pm: Slipped & proceeded.

1.05pm: Out Paravanes.

2.10pm: May Island abeam to Port 2 miles.

4.10pm: Spread to 1 mile apart. ZZ 2 points.

5.40pm: Formed astern of HMS Furious.


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22 October 1918

At C

Lat 56.5, Long 7.8 [DR]

4.00am: HMS Phaeton parted company.

4.25am: Light ship bearing S62°E.

5.40am: Spread 90° 2 miles from HMS Caledon.

6.00am: ZZ 1 point.

11.08am: Spread 2 miles 270° from Caledon.

12.15pm: Spread 4 miles 270° from Caledon.

12.25pm: Closed to 2 miles 270° from Caledon.

3.48pm: ZZ 1 point.

4.30pm: Formed line ahead.

6.45pm: Passed 3 Belgian Relief ships at anchor.

9.20pm: Submarine fired 3 green VBS lights (wrong colour) about 2000~[yards?] 20° on Port bow.


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23 October 1918

C & Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.00am: Formed line abreast.

8.00am: Line ahead.

8.25am: May Island to Port 2½ miles.

8.56am: In Paravanes.

8.30am: Flew airplane.

10.00am: Secured to H3 buoy.

11.00am: Oiler RFA Thermol alongside.

2.08pm: Cast off oiler.


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24 October 1918

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.7, Long 1.8 [Obs]

7.20am: Unshackled. Rove slip rope.

8.10am: Slipped & proceeded.

8.11am: Hoisted in airplane.

8.45am: Out Paravanes.

10.00am: May Island 180° 2 miles.

10.54am: Bell Rock bearing W 3 miles.

11.00am: Line abreast.

5.30pm: Formed line ahead.

8.00pm: Lat 56°41’N, Long 1°49’E

9.00pm: Bell Rock bearing W 5 miles, May Island S52°W.

10.00pm: May Island abeam 2½ miles to Port.

10.35pm: In Paravanes.


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25 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

0.05am: Secured to H3 buoy.

0.45am: Oiler RFA Ferol alongside.

3.10am: Oiler cast off.

8.50am: Aired bedding.

11.30am: Down all bedding.

12.15pm: Landed liberty men.

12.30pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

12.45pm: Sailed HMS Furious.


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26 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.50am: Aired night clothing.

am: Gunner’s & rigging party carrying on.

12.15pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Hands employed taking in coal.

4.15pm: Discharged 1 signal rating.


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27 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

12.15pm: Landed liberty men.

1.30pm: Drifter alongside with Paravane.


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28 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.10am: Minelaying squadron sailed.

8.25am: 1st Div. & 4th Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.

8.50am: 6” gun’s crews to loader.

am: Hands employed about parts of ship. Seaman Gunner & Seamen Torpedomen classes to instruction.

pm: Acting Seaman Gunners class to instruction.

3.10pm: Embarking victualling stores from lighter.


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29 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.40am: Oiler alongside.

9.15am: Oiler cast off.

am&pm: Hands employed about parts of ship. Acting Seaman Gunner & Seamen Torpedomen classes at instruction.

12.15pm: Landed liberty men (23).

2.30pm: Embarked Engineers, Warrant Officers & Victualling stores.


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30 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.50am: Aired night clothing.

pm: Gunnery training class at instruction.


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31 October 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Exercised Control parties. Hands employed painting ship, motor boat’s crew about their boat. Remainder as requisite.

12.15pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

12.40pm: Oiler alongside.

2.05pm: Oiler cast off.



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1918


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1 November 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Acting Seaman Gunner class at instruction. 6” gun’s crews shipping sub-calibres. Remainder as requisite.

11.15am: Unshackled. Rove slip rope.

12.30pm: Slipped & proceeded for exercises.

2.00pm: Acted as target div. for 4th Light Cruiser Squadron torpedo practice.

2.40pm: Exercised Action. Carried out massed[?] firing sub-calibre run.

3.50pm: Dispersed.

pm: Carried out searchlight & star shell run.

5.30pm: Exercised Night defence stations.

5.40pm: Secured.

6.25pm: Secured to H4 buoy.

8.20pm: Oiler alongside.

8.50pm: Oiler shoved off.


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2 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.00am: Wind freshening.

am: Rigging & Gunner’s party carrying on. Remainder cleaning ship & as requisite.

11.30am: Exercised stations for securing to a buoy.

6.00pm: Paid monthly payment to ship’s company.


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3 November 1918

Rosyth & Largo Bay

Lat 56.17, Long -2.95

10.00am: Unshackled. Rove slip rope.

10.30am: Closed C doors.

10.35am: Slipped & proceeded as requisite for anchorage in Largo Bay.

11.50am: Came to.

7.50pm: Darken ship.


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4 November 1918

Largo Bay & C

Lat 56.1, Long -2.8 [Estimate between Inchkeith & May Island]

0.30am: Convoy arrived & anchored.

am: Small director test party closed up.

10.50am: Weighed & closed Inchkeith for instructions before proceeding on Special Patrol.

Noon: Out Paravanes. TBDs in company HMS Pylades & HMS Tyrant.

12.56pm: May Island bearing 360° 2 miles.

4.35pm: Darken ship.

8.00pm: Lat 56°3’N, Long 0°20’E


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5 November 1918

At C [& Rosyth]

Lat 56.0, Long -1.9 [Estimate of location at 7am]

[4.00am: Wind force 10]

7.00am: St. Abb’s Head Light bearing S67°W.

7.05am: Destroyers detached to return to base.

[8.00am: Wind force 9]

8.30am: ZZ 2 points.

9.30am: ZZ 1 point.

4.05pm: Sighted Douglas [?HMS Douglas?] bearing N14°W 8 miles.

5.30pm: St. Abb’s Head bearing S74°W.

7.03pm: May Island abeam 1 mile to Port.

8.05pm: In Paravanes.

9.23pm: Secured to H4 buoy.

10.10pm: Oiler alongside.


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6 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.40am: Heavy rain.

3.45am: Oiler cast off.

12.50pm: Lighter alongside with stores.

pm: Hands employed rigging party & gunner’s party carrying on.


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7 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Embarked airplane.

10.00am: Aired bedding.

am: Hands employed gauging torpedo tubes & about parts of ship as requisite.

11.45am: Lashed up & stowed hammocks.

12.30pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.10pm: Landed football party.

9.00pm: HMS Phaeton arrived & anchored.


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8 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Control parties closed up.

1.40pm: Oiler alongside.

3.10pm: HMS Lion & HMS Tiger arrived.


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9 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed scrubbing upper deck with sand. Torpedo party doing daily test.

1.15pm: Landed football party (44).


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10 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.30am: Arrived HMS Renown.

11.00am: Prepared for oiler.

2.00pm: Set anchor watch.

[4.00pm: Wind force 7]

6.50pm: Ceased anchor watch.


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11 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.50am: Both 6” gun’s crews at drill.

am: Concentration party closed up. Remainder as requisite.

10.05am: Oiler alongside.

10.45am: Oiler cast off.

12.10pm: Landed liberty men.

1.30pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Received news that armistice was signed at 6.0AM this morning.

7.00pm: Spliced the Main Brace.

8.00pm: Followed motions[?] with regard to burning searchlight, firing rockets & coloured lights, sounding sirens to celebrate signing of armistice.


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12 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.10am: Marines landed.

am: Gunnery & Torpedo training classes at instructions. Remainder painting ship & side.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

2.35pm: Arrived 4th Div. of Battle Fleet.


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13 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Concentration party closed up. Remainder as requisite.

pm: Hands employed embarking provisions. Remainder employed as in forenoon.


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14 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: Aired bedding.

am: Acting Seamen Gunners at instruction. Rigging & gunners party, remainder as requisite.

10.03am: Squadron marking party left ship.

pm: Landed football parties.


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15 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00am: Thick fog.

9.30am: Hands passed through atomizer[?].

9.45am: 6th Light Cruiser Squadron sailed. [To escort German Light Cruiser Konigsberg – see Log of HMS Cardiff for more details]

12.25pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Torpedo party employed preparing torpedoes for running.


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16 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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17 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

12.10pm: Landed liberty men.


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18 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: Prepared for oiler. Both 6” guns crews at drill.

11.20am: Oiler RFA Thermol alongside.

12.10pm: Landed liberty men.

12.15pm: Oiler cast off.

2.00pm: Lighter alongside with stores. Hands employed embarking stores & as requisite.

6.45pm: Red watch to night defence stations.

7.00pm: Secured.


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19 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: 4” gun’s crews at drill.

am: Acting Seamen Gunners class at instruction.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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20 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.40am: Coal lighter alongside.

9.10am: Finished coaling. Lighter cast off.

10.30am: Exercised manning ship.

11.00am: Manned ship. HM The King passed in HMS Oak inspecting the fleet.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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21 November 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.15, Long -2.5 [Estimate of location at 2.15pm]

1.00am: Unshackled. Rove slip rope. Darkened ship.

2.10am: Slipped & proceeded.

3.00am: Out Paravanes.

4.30am: May Island abeam to Starboard 2 miles.

8.25am: Sighted German Fleet.

2.15pm: May Island abeam to Starboard 1½ miles.

2.30pm: In Paravanes.

4.05pm: Secured to H4 buoy.

6.00pm: Held Thanksgiving service on Mess Deck.


[Galatea was part of British Grand Fleet escorting German High Sea Fleet to surrender; see BBC.co.uk article for more details including pictures and diagram of the formation of the 2 fleets. There’s a Pathe news reel covering the surrender.]


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22 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

5.30pm: Thick fog.


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23 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

2.35am: Oiler alongside.

3.40am: Oiler cast off.

pm: Landed liberty men & football parties.


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24 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

12.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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25 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Gunner’s & rigging party employed. Remainder as requisite.

12.15pm: Landed liberty men.

6.10pm: Sent concert party to HMS Furious.


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26 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: Marines landed.

9.00am: Hoisted Court Martial jack.

9.30am: Court Martial assembled on board.

11.30am: Court Martial finished.

11.40am: Marines returned.

12.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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27 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Acting Seamen Gunners class at instruction. Remainder employed about parts of ship & as requisite.

12.50pm: Landed dockyard party.

pm: Hands employed coaling ship & about parts of ship as requisite.


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28 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Exercised control parties. Rigging & Gunner’s party employed. Remainder as requisite.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Embarking victualling stores from lighter.


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29 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Shipped 6” sub-calibre guns. Gunner’s & rigging party employed. Remainder as requisite.

12.30pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: 6” gun’s crews unshipped sub-calibre guns. Remainder prepared for oiler & as requisite.

4.00pm: Oiler alongside.


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30 November 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Aired night clothing.

12.45pm: Landed liberty men.

6.00pm: Paid monthly money to ship’s company.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1918


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[See Navy Lists for list of officers serving in Dec 1918]


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1 December 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.20am: 5th Battle Squadron sailed.

11.55am: 6th Battle Squadron sailed.

12.50pm: Landed liberty men (4).


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2 December 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.15am: Slipped buoy & proceeded for exercises.

6.58am: Fired torpedo.

7.20am: Torpedo recovered.

8.27am: Flew airplane.

8.30am: Exercised Action.

9.40am: Fired torpedo.

10.02am: Torpedo recovered.

11.10am: Came to.

12.05pm: Rigged diving boat. Diver employed examining propellers.

4.10pm: Discharged Chief Gunner Frith to HMS Neptune.

6.40pm: Oiler alongside.

7.30pm: Oiler cast off.


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3 December 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.30am: Hoisted aeroplane.

pm: Hands employed embarking stores and as requisite.


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4 December 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.15pm: Hands employed striking down ammunition.

3.20pm: Weighed & proceeded to Dockyard.

4.10pm: Pilot on board.

4.20pm: Secured in lock.

5.40pm: HMS Comus secured in lock.

6.27pm: Secured alongside HMS Assistance in basin.


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5 December 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.55am: HMS Caledon & HMS Phaeton secured in basin.

11.45am: HMS Inconstant & HMS Royalist secured in basin.

12.30pm: Make & mend clothes.


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6 December 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: Watch proceeded on 28 days leave.


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7 December 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

4.30pm: Shifted berth to lock.

5.45pm: Left lock in tow of tugs.

6.45pm: Came to.

7.40pm: Oiler secured alongside.

8.40pm: Hands employed disembarking ammunition into lighters.


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8 December 1918

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed getting out ammunition.

9.15am: Working party from 1st Light Cruiser Squadron on board.

9.20am: Oiler cast off.

11.30am: Working party left ship.

pm: Hands employed getting out ammunition and hoisting out torpedoes.

3.00pm: Torpedo lighter left ship.

5.40pm: Disembarked airplane.


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9 December 1918

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.30pm: Closed C doors.

10.15pm: Weighed & proceeded.

10.43pm: Bridge.

11.18pm: Stopped. Out Paravanes.

pm: Lost overboard shrapnel shell HA [High Angle] 4" 1 in No.


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10 December 1918

Rosyth to Newcastle

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

0.18am: Fidra Gap.

1.02am: May Island bearing N5°E.

4.50am: Rigged sounding booms. Fog.

5.15am: Sounded 25 fathoms.

5.28am: Reduced to 280 revs.

5.30am: Reduced to 200 revs 8 knots.

5.37am: Stopped. Full astern both.

5.38am: In collision with SS Moto. Away all boat's crews. 55°22’N, 1°28’W

6.10am: Crew of SS Moto on board 22 hands.

6.30am: Slow ahead.

6.35am: 7 knots. Hoisted SS Moto's boat.

6.45am: 25 fathoms.

7.00am: Coquet Island expl.[?] bearing about N70°W. 22 fathoms.

8.15am: Hands employed about Paravane wires.

8.30am: Finished sounding.

8.45am: In Paravanes.

8.46am: Proceeded to Tyne entrance.

9.25am: Pilot on board. Proceeded to Swan Hunter’s buoys Wallsend.

11.10am: Secured bow & stern.

12.05pm: Discharged crew of SS Moto to shore.

pm: Hands employed getting out ammunition.

2.00pm: Returned SS Moto's boat.

pm: Hands employed getting up provisions.


[Map showing location of Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson]


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11 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

6.15am: Tug alongside.

6.25am: Prepared for docking.

7.20am: Unshackled.

7.30am: Entered dock.

am: Ship taken in hand for 56 day refit by Messrs Swan Hunter & Whigham Richardson.


[From 11th Dec 1918 to 1st April 1919 (while the ship was in dry dock) at 5pm: Fire Stations]


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12 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed cleaning mess decks and cleaning out lower paint stores.

pm: Hands employed removing drill cartridges.


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13 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

10.25am: 4 Privates RMLI joined ship.

11.00am: Landed confidential books deposited with SNO [Senior Naval Officer] Tynemouth.


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14 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


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15 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: 1 stoker rating returned from hospital.


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16 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


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17 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am&pm: Hands employed painting Warrant Officers Mess.


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18 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: 1 Marine joined from Depot.


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19 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed striking topsail yard.


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20 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed cleaning mess decks & painting Warrant Officers Mess.


4edebe6614d045057800261f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0321_1.jpg)


21 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6614d0450578002620: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0322_0.jpg)


22 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6614d0450578002621: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0322_1.jpg)


23 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am&pm: Hands employed painting out Warrant Officers Mess.


4edebe6714d0450578002622: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0323_0.jpg)


24 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6714d0450578002623: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0323_1.jpg)


25 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6714d0450578002624: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0324_0.jpg)


26 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6714d0450578002625: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0324_1.jpg)


27 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6714d0450578002626: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0325_0.jpg)


28 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6714d0450578002627: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0325_1.jpg)


29 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6714d0450578002628: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0326_0.jpg)


30 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6714d0450578002629: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0326_1.jpg)


31 December 1918

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

pm: Discharged 2 ratings to shore for demobilization.


4edebe6714d045057800262a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0327_0.jpg)

4edebe6814d045057800262b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0327_1.jpg)

4edebe6814d045057800262c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0328_0.jpg)

4edebe6814d045057800262d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0328_1.jpg)

4edebe6814d045057800262e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0329_0.jpg)

4edebe6814d045057800262f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42346/0329_1.jpg)



LOG BOOK – JANUARY 1ST TO DECEMBER 31ST 1919


4edebe6814d0450578002630: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0000_0.jpg)

4edebe6814d0450578002631: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0000_1.jpg)

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

4edebe6814d0450578002632: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0001_0.jpg)

4edebe6814d0450578002633: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0001_1.jpg)

4edebe6914d0450578002634: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0002_0.jpg)

4edebe6914d0450578002635: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0002_1.jpg)


LOG of HMS Galatea

Commanded by Captain CM Forbes DSO RN & Captain EVR Dugmore [Eric Valentine Frederick Radclyffe Dugmore]

For The Period Commencing 1st of January 1919 Ending 31st December 1919


[Remainder of these pages show ship’s specification transcribed at the beginning]


4edebe6914d0450578002636: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0003_0.jpg)

4edebe6914d0450578002637: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0003_1.jpg)



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1919


4edebe6914d0450578002638: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0004_0.jpg)


1 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

11.30am: Paid quarterly settlement to ratings on board.


4edebe6914d0450578002639: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0004_1.jpg)


2 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe6914d045057800263a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0005_0.jpg)


3 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6914d045057800263b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0005_1.jpg)


4 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6914d045057800263c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0006_0.jpg)


5 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6914d045057800263d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0006_1.jpg)


6 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6a14d045057800263e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0007_0.jpg)


7 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am&pm: Hands employed scraping gun mountings.


4edebe6a14d045057800263f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0007_1.jpg)


8 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed scraping gun mountings.


4edebe6a14d0450578002640: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0008_0.jpg)


9 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am&pm: Hands employed scraping gun mountings.


4edebe6a14d0450578002641: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0008_1.jpg)


10 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed as requisite and scraping gun mountings.

pm: Hands employed scraping gun mountings and sponging out guns.

6.00pm: Discharged 1 stoker rating to shore.


4edebe6a14d0450578002642: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0009_0.jpg)


11 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed scraping gun mountings and cleaning out guns.


4edebe6a14d0450578002643: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0009_1.jpg)


12 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6a14d0450578002644: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0010_0.jpg)


13 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

6.00am: 1 Petty Officer & 4 hands to Icebreaker SS Olga for gun trials.

pm: Hands employed scraping gun mountings.

2.30pm: Gun trial party returned from Olga.


4edebe6a14d0450578002645: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0010_1.jpg)


14 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

7.30am: 5 ratings left for gun trials in SS Olga.

am: Hands employed coaling ship and cleaning mess decks.

pm: Hands employed scraping gun mountings.

3.30pm: 5 ratings returned from Olga.


4edebe6a14d0450578002646: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0011_0.jpg)


15 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed scraping gun mountings.

5.00pm: Discharged 1 rating to shore – demobilised.


4edebe6b14d0450578002647: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0011_1.jpg)


16 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6b14d0450578002648: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0012_0.jpg)


17 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed cleaning mess decks and taking in provisions.


4edebe6b14d0450578002649: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0012_1.jpg)


18 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed coaling ship and cleaning mess decks.


4edebe6b14d045057800264a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0013_0.jpg)


19 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6b14d045057800264b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0013_1.jpg)


20 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6b14d045057800264c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0014_0.jpg)


21 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6b14d045057800264d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0014_1.jpg)


22 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6b14d045057800264e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0015_0.jpg)


23 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed embarking stores.


4edebe6b14d045057800264f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0015_1.jpg)


24 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002650: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0016_0.jpg)


25 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002651: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0016_1.jpg)


26 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002652: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0017_0.jpg)


27 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002653: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0017_1.jpg)


28 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002654: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0018_0.jpg)


29 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002655: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0018_1.jpg)


30 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002656: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0019_0.jpg)


31 January 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1919


4edebe6c14d0450578002657: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0019_1.jpg)


1 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002658: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0020_0.jpg)


2 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6c14d0450578002659: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0020_1.jpg)


3 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Paid monthly pay to ratings on board.

1.00pm: All active service ratings proceeded on 28 days post war leave.


4edebe6d14d045057800265a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0021_0.jpg)


4 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d045057800265b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0021_1.jpg)


5 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d045057800265c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0022_0.jpg)


6 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d045057800265d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0022_1.jpg)


7 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d045057800265e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0023_0.jpg)


8 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d045057800265f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0023_1.jpg)


9 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d0450578002660: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0024_0.jpg)


10 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d0450578002661: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0024_1.jpg)


11 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d0450578002662: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0025_0.jpg)


12 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6d14d0450578002663: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0025_1.jpg)


13 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d0450578002664: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0026_0.jpg)


14 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d0450578002665: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0026_1.jpg)


15 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d0450578002666: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0027_0.jpg)


16 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d0450578002667: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0027_1.jpg)


17 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d0450578002668: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0028_0.jpg)


18 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d0450578002669: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0028_1.jpg)


19 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d045057800266a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0029_0.jpg)


20 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d045057800266b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0029_1.jpg)


21 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d045057800266c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0030_0.jpg)


22 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6e14d045057800266d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0030_1.jpg)


23 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6f14d045057800266e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0031_0.jpg)


24 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6f14d045057800266f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0031_1.jpg)


25 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6f14d0450578002670: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0032_0.jpg)


26 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed as requisite and drawing stores.


4edebe6f14d0450578002671: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0032_1.jpg)


27 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6f14d0450578002672: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0033_0.jpg)


28 February 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53



LOGS FOR MARCH 1919


4edebe6f14d0450578002673: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0033_1.jpg)


1 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6f14d0450578002674: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0034_0.jpg)


2 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6f14d0450578002675: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0034_1.jpg)


3 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

2.30pm: Escort left ship with prisoner.


4edebe6f14d0450578002676: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0035_0.jpg)


4 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe6f14d0450578002677: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0035_1.jpg)


5 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7014d0450578002678: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0036_0.jpg)


6 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am&pm: Hands employed getting up cable for survey.


4edebe7014d0450578002679: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0036_1.jpg)


7 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am&pm: Hands employed getting up cable and as requisite.


4edebe7014d045057800267a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0037_0.jpg)


8 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7014d045057800267b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0037_1.jpg)


9 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

2.30pm: Discharged Mr. Harrison (Gunner) to hospital. [From Navy Lists George E. Harrison]


4edebe7014d045057800267c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0038_0.jpg)


10 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed getting up cable for survey.

pm: Hands employed about cable & sounding booms.


4edebe7014d045057800267d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0038_1.jpg)


11 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed about sounding booms.


4edebe7014d045057800267e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0039_0.jpg)


12 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7014d045057800267f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0039_1.jpg)


13 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

pm: Hands employed embarking provisions.


4edebe7014d0450578002680: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0040_0.jpg)


14 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7014d0450578002681: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0040_1.jpg)


15 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7114d0450578002682: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0041_0.jpg)


16 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7114d0450578002683: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0041_1.jpg)


17 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

pm: Hands employed embarking provisions.


4edebe7114d0450578002684: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0042_0.jpg)


18 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7114d0450578002685: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0042_1.jpg)


19 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7114d0450578002686: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0043_0.jpg)


20 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7114d0450578002687: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0043_1.jpg)


21 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

pm: DEATH: Alfred Edward Minter. Male. aged 35. Stoker 1st class, British. Home address. 1 Caletock St. East Greenwich. Accidentally killed by falling over ship's side into dry dock. [From CWGC record, he was the son of William John and Emily Minter and the husband of Ellen Minter]


4edebe7114d0450578002688: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0044_0.jpg)


22 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7114d0450578002689: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0044_1.jpg)


23 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7114d045057800268a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0045_0.jpg)


24 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7114d045057800268b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0045_1.jpg)


25 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7214d045057800268c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0046_0.jpg)


26 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

pm: Hands employed embarking canteen stores.


4edebe7214d045057800268d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0046_1.jpg)


27 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

pm: Hands employed provisioning ship.


4edebe7214d045057800268e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0047_0.jpg)


28 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7214d045057800268f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0047_1.jpg)


29 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


4edebe7214d0450578002690: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0048_0.jpg)


30 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53


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31 March 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed rigging tables and stools on mess deck.



LOGS FOR APRIL 1919


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1 April 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

8.00am: All hands returned from leave.

am: Hands employed as requisite, clearing up decks and drawing stores.

1.35pm: Hands employed cleaning guns, reeving boat’s falls etc.

pm: Gave leave to watch and part watch until 7.30am.


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2 April 1919

Wallsend

Lat 54.982, Long -1.53

am: Hands employed cleaning ship, drawing stores & preparing for sea.

9.30am: 23 boys joined ship.

pm: Hands employed clearing up decks and drawing stores.

4.25pm: Undocked ship. Proceeded to Hawthorn Leslie's buoys Hebburn.

pm: Gave leave to Starboard watch till 7.30am.


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3 April 1919

Hebburn

Lat 54.985, Long -1.526

am: Hands employed scrubbing upper deck with sand.

1.15pm: Paid quarterly settlement to ship's company.

4.00pm: Ammunition lighters alongside. Hands employed embarking ammunition.

6.00pm: Oiler alongside.

9.00pm: Hands employed securing upper deck for sea.


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4 April 1919

Newcastle to Rosyth

Lat 55.0, Long -1.3 [Estimate of location at 11am]

6.00am: Hands employed unshackling wires & reeving slip ropes. Pilot on board.

7.00am: Slipped & proceeded down river. Closed watertight doors.

8.00am: Cast off tugs. Pilot left ship.

8.15am: Opened A & B doors.

8.30am: Stopped at Y buoy.

9.00am: Exercised Action. Carried out gun trials.

11.00am: Closed Tyne entrance. Disembarked gun trial party & Dockyard officials.

11.05am: Out Paravanes, proceeded in War Channel.

11.45am: Commenced working up for 3/5 steam trial. Hands employed cleaning ship, magazines & shell rooms etc.

Noon: Trial commenced.

12.06pm: C buoy.

3.40pm: In Paravanes.

3.40pm: Fidra Gap. Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

5.25pm: Came to in D7 berth.

5.45pm: Oiler alongside.

5.30pm: Shut off boilers.

10.25pm: Cast off oiler.


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5 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.25am: Ammunition lighter alongside.

am&pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

8.30pm: Exercised searchlight parties.


[Most days when in port from 6th April to 12th Nov 1919 at around 8.30pm: Closed C doors (or occasionally B & C Doors)]


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6 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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7 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Aired bedding.

5.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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8 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed coaling ship & as requisite.

11.40am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

pm: Director test party carrying on. Remainder employed as requisite.

6.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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9 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.35am: Action stations.

10.40am: Secure.

5.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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10 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed cleaning flats. 1st whaler painting etc.

8.30am: 1st Battle Squadron sailed.

am: Hands employed provisioning ship and as requisite. Director test paty closed up.

1.30pm: 1st Battle Squadron returned to anchorage.

4.30pm: Embarked airplane.

5.15pm: Landed liberty men.


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11 April 1919

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 12.45pm]

5.30am: Lit up boilers.

7.30am: Weighed and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.00am: Inch Keith.

9.40am: Carried out 2 sub-calibre runs at towed target.

11.20am: Exercised night defense stations. Set course as requisite for returning to anchorage.

12.54pm: Came to in B11 berth.

1.00pm: Shut off boilers.

6.50pm: Landed liberty men.


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12 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.45pm: Landed liberty men.

4.15pm: Port watch employed cleaning out booms.


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13 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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14 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed cleaning booms and as requisite.

am: Hands employed about parts of ship and as requisite.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.

2.30pm: HMS Royalist arrived & anchored in A9.


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15 April 1919

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 2.20pm]

6.10am: Lit up boilers.

7.30am: Hoisted out airplane.

8.20am: Weighed & proceeded down harbour for exercises.

9.45am: Fired two torpedoes at trawler.

10.15am: Both torpedoes recovered.

10.40am: Carried out two full calibre runs at 145 ft towed target.

12.25pm: Carried out torpedo attack against minesweeping squadron. Fired two torpedoes.

1.00pm: Both torpedoes recovered.

2.20pm: Came to in B11 berth.

2.27pm: Shut off boilers.

5.25pm: Landed liberty men.


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16 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Rigging party employed. Remainder as requisite.

pm: Hands employed about parts of ship & as requisite.

1.40pm: Warrant Shipwright joined ship. [From Navy Lists Harry Watson]

4.10pm: HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived & secured to buoy.

4.45pm: Landed liberty men.


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17 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.45am: Discharged 3 ratings to hospital.

pm: Lost overboard by accident from trawler, Hazel fender patt. 311, one in No.


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18 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.55am: Sent Church parties. [Good Friday]

10.00am: Held Divine Service.

11.55am: Church parties returned.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men & boys.


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19 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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20 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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21 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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22 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

3.50pm: HMS Royalist weighed & proceeded.


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23 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.25pm: Sanding party away in whaler.

4.35pm: HMS Erin weighed & proceeded.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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24 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed rigging parties & painting parties as requisite.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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25 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.35am: Exercised Action.

10.35am: Dispersed.

pm: Boys through the bath.

pm: Landed liberty men.

7.20pm: 1 absentee returned.


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26 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.35am: 3 ratings joined ship.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men and boys.


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27 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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28 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.05am: HMS Orion arrived and anchored.

12.05pm: Gunnery training class at instruction. 6” gun’s crews at loader.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.

8.50pm: Searchlight crews and control parties closed up for exercise.


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29 April 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.30am: Landed all anti-gas gear.

8.45am: 2 Stoker Petty Officers joined ship.

am&pm: Gunnery training class at instruction.

5.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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30 April 1919

Rosyth [& at Sea]

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45 [Location at 2pm]

6.30am: Lit up boilers.

7.00am: Employed securing for sea.

7.50am: Closed B & C doors.

8.30am: Weighed and proceeded for exercises.

9.45am: Exercised Action. Carried out 4 runs sub-calibre at towed target.

11.22am: Fired 2 torpedoes at target.

11.48am: Torpedoes recovered.

12.15pm: Fired two torpedoes at target.

12.30pm: Torpedoes recovered. Course & speed as requisite to anchorage.

2.00pm: Came to in B11 berth.

2.10pm: Shut off boilers.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.



LOGS FOR MAY 1919


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1 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Acting Seamen Gunners class at Gunnery instruction. Remainder employed painting down aloft and as requisite.

3.00pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment.

5.30pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: 5 ratings left ship demobilised.


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2 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Acting Seamen Gunners class at Gunnery instruction. Remainder employed painting down aloft and as requisite.

10.10am: 16 ratings joined ship.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: Mast & yard party carrying on.


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3 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.30am: Exercised dressing ship.

11.25am: 2 ratings joined ship.

1.05pm: Landed liberty men. Leave to boys.


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4 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

pm: Landed liberty men & boys.


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5 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Acting Seamen Gunners class to HMS Thunderer. Fore 6” at loader.

11.00am: X & Y 6” to loader.


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6 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.00am: Dressed ship overall in honour of His Majesty's accession.

8.20am: HMS Conqueror & HMS Thunderer under way.

8.30am: HMS Lion proceeded to dockyard.

11.45am: Divisions.

Noon: Fired 21 gun salute.

pm: Painting, rigging and gunner’s parties & remainder as requisite.

2.20pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

2.30pm: Ammunition lighter cast off.

8.45pm: Undressed ship.


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7 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: HMS Assistance under way.

am: Hands employed coaling ship and as requisite.

11.00am: 1 Private RMLI joined ship.

pm: Hands employed embarking stores and painting ship as requisite.

4.45pm: Landed liberty men.


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8 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.50am: HMS Vindictive weighed & proceeded for exercises.

pm: Acting Seamen Gunners class to HMS Thunderer.


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9 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Side party painting side.

9.40am: Acting Seamen Gunners class to HMS Thunderer.

1.30pm: Acting Seamen Gunners class to Thunderer.

4.40pm: Landed liberty men.


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10 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

12.50pm: Landed liberty men & boys.


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11 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Landed liberty men & boys.

5.40pm: HMS Phaeton arrived & anchored.


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12 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Exercised gunnery recording party.

4.40pm: Landed liberty men.


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13 May 1919

Rosyth & C

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.40am: 3rd Battle Squadron unmoored. HMS Ithuriel proceeding.

10.45am: Lit up boilers.

11.00am: 3rd Battle Squadron proceeded.

11.50am: Closed B&C doors.

12.35pm: Weighed & proceeded for exercises in Forth.

pm: Carried out three sub-calibre runs at towed target. All gunnery training classes at 1” aiming practice.

5.00pm: Rendezvous with Battle Cruisers at Outer Channel Light vessel.

5.10pm: Out Paravanes. Proceeded to position 2[?] miles 300° from May Island 10 knots & then as requisite up to 25 knots as target ship for Battle Cruisers throw off firing.

7.50pm: Battle Cruisers firing completed.

8.00pm: Course for May Island. Paravanes correct.

9.25pm: May Island abeam to Starboard .7 mile. Course as requisite for Outer Channel Light Vessel & entering harbour.

9.52pm: In Paravanes. At Outer Channel Light Vessel,

11.22pm: Came to in A11 berth.

11.27pm: Shut off boilers.


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14 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.15am: Oiler secured alongside.

8.45am: Aired bedding.

11.45am: Oiler cast off.

12.50pm: Mr. Ellis, Gunner, left ship. [From Navy Lists Arthur J. Ellis]

pm: Hands employed painting ship, gunner’s & rigging party, remainder as requisite.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.

5.40pm: HMS Sir Hugo passed.


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15 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed painting ship. Holystoning Quarter Deck, remainder getting up Paravane chains.

am: Hands employed painting ship. Divers employed diving to reeve new Paravane chains. Remainder embarking stores and as requisite.

pm: Watch employed stowing diving gear & working about Paravanes.

5.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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16 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.30am: Whaler went for sand.

9.07am: HMS Phaeton proceeded for exercises.

11.15am: 4 ratings joined ship.

pm: Hands employed painting ship, refitting sounding machines & embarking stores.


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17 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.00pm: Hands employed embarking airplane.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men.


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18 May 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.10am: Lit up boilers.

1.45pm: Landed liberty men.


THE VOYAGES OF HMS GALATEA
Operations in the Baltic Sea

JP map Galatea Baltic Sea

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19 May 1919

Rosyth to Copenhagen or at Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed embarking stores and preparing for sea.

11.00am: General Gough & staff arrived on board. [Sir Hubert Gough – Chief of the Allied Military Mission to the Baltic]

1.20pm: 5th Battle Squadron arrived and anchored.

2.30pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

3.15pm: Out Paravanes.

3.39pm: Outer Channel Light Vessel.

4.12pm: May Island abeam 1 mile to Port.

8.00pm: Lat 56°39’N, Long 0°10’W


[From 19th May to end of log, when at sea next to SBC (Signal Books Correct) several times a day, PVC – Paravanes correct]


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20 May 1919

Rosyth to Copenhagen

Lat 57.8, Long 10.5 [Obs]

4.30am: Passed Dutch fishing vessel SCH77 1000 yards on Starboard beam.

8.00am: Lat 57°25’N, Long 7°57’E

9.45am: Exercised Action.

10.15am: Sighted land beaing 112°.

10.35am: Carried away Paravanes.

11.05am: Hirshals [Hirtshals] abeam 4 miles.

11.00am: Lost overboard sinkers 1, swivels 1.

12.22pm: Rounded Skaw [Skagen] Light Vessel.

12.35pm: Out Paravanes out to 20 feet.

1.20pm: Hirsholm [Hirtsholm] 270° 1.4 miles.

2.07am: Laeso Rende Light Vessel.

2.55pm: Oester [Ostre?] Flak Light Vessel

6.00pm: Gilleleje Channel bearing 163° 7.3 miles.

6.16pm: In Paravanes.

6.45pm: Rounded Lappe Grund Light Vessel.

7.15pm: Hven Light Bearing 63° 1.2 miles. Courses as requisite for entering & proceeding alongside jetty in Copenhagen inner harbour.

8.40pm: Secured alongside jetty.

7.30pm: Fired salute of 21 guns.

9.04pm: Shut off boilers.


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21 May 1919

Copenhagen

Lat 55.7, Long 12.65

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

3.09pm: Danish fort firing salute.

5.10pm: Landed patrol.


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22 May 1919

Copenhagen to Libau [& at Copenhagen]

Lat 55.6, Long 12.7 [Estimate in Drogden Channel]

3.20am: Lit up boilers.

5.00am: HMS Walrus sailed.

5.30am: Closed C doors. Prepared for slipping.

6.00am: Cast off from jetty & proceeded alongside oiler.

7.25am: HMS Greenwich arrived.

9.10am: Received 1 Paravane from Greenwich.

11.00am: Cast off oiler & proceeded as requisite thro’ Drogden Channel.

12.12pm: At Drogden Light Vessel.

1.08pm: Out Paravanes.

5.10pm: Sandhammer Light Bearing 330° 4.2 miles.

8.00pm: Lat 55°45’N, Long 15°30’E

10.32pm: Olands Light abeam 5.6 miles.


[See 1905 map of Baltic from David Rumsey Collection for place names in use at the time of the log]


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23 May 1919

Copenhagen to Libau & at Libau [Liepaja, Latvia]

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96

2.30am: Hoburg Light abeam.

7.55am: In Paravanes. Course as requisite for entering.

8.20am: Secured to No. 4 buoy in Libau harbour.

10.10am: Shut off boilers.

11.45am: Diver employed examining Port propeller.

pm: Hands employed cleaning diving boat.

4.30pm: Lit up boilers.

5.45pm: Closed B & C doors.

6.20pm: Slipped & proceeded as requisite.

6.50pm: Out Paravanes.

6.55pm: Closed up submarine gun’s crews.

8.00pm: Lat 56°47’N, Long 20°56’E

8.45pm: Watch man & arm ship. Darkened ship.


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24 May 1919

Libau to Revel & at Revel [Reval/Tallinn]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73 [Location at 1.30pm]

2.45am: Submarine gun’s crews closed up.

2.52am: Sighted Filsand [Vilsandi] Light on Starboard beam[? or bow?].

8.00am: Lat 59°15.5’N, Long 22°30’E

9.44am: Libau Reserve Light Vessel abeam .6 mile.

12.25pm: In Paravanes.

1.30pm: Came to 4 cables 339° from HMS Cleopatra.

1.55pm: Admiral Cowan arrived on board. [Sir Walter Cowan]

1.25pm: Shut off boilers.

4.00pm: Oiler alongside.

5.00pm: Rigged diving boat. Examined damage to oiler’s bottom.

9.35pm: Finished diving.


[For a background to naval operation in the Baltic in 1919 see Admiral Cowan’s Dispatches]


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25 May 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

8.45am: Diving party examining damage to RFA Slavol.

11.10am: Oiler cast off.

2.00pm: Landed recreation party till 4.0.

4.50pm: Recreation party returned.


[The spelling of Revel/Reval varies in the log]


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26 May 1919

At Revel [& Revel to Helsingfors]

Lat 59.6, Long 24.7 [DR]

8.20am: Lit up boilers.

am: Closed B & C doors. Prepared for sea.

11.35am: Weighed & proceeded with HMS Cleopatra and destroyers.

11.45am: Out Paravanes.

1.30pm: In Paravanes.

1.40pm: Finnish pilot on board. Course & speed as requisite for entering Helsingfors through Gustaf Sound.

2.15pm: Fired 21 gun salute.

2.30pm: Came to.

3.40pm: Shut off boilers.

5.15pm: Landed liberty men.

pm: 4” QF [?Quick Fire] Cartridge, Blank, 1 in No. thrown overboard (misfired).

10.45pm: Liberty men returned.


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27 May 1919

Helsingfors [Helsinki]

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

7.00am: HMS Wryneck alongside with stores.

8.35am: Wryneck cast off.

am: Both Watches employed disembarking Military Mission’s stores.

10.00am: Members of Military Mission left ship.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.

5.30pm: Landed patrol.

11.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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28 May 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

6.55am: HMS Wallace sailed.

10.00am: General Gough left ship. Fired salute of 15 guns.

11.50am: Read warrant No. 85.

1.40pm: Landed liberty men.

4.40pm: HMS Cleopatra sailed.

4.55pm: Landed liberty men.

6.20pm: Landed patrol.

10.30pm: Liberty men returned.


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29 May 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

am: 1st & 2nd cutter’s employed about their boats. Remainder as requisite.

4.55pm: Landed liberty men.

6.00pm: Landed patrol.

7.15pm: HMS Versatile arrived & anchored.

9.10pm: General recall.

9.50pm: Lit up boilers.

10.30pm: Liberty men returned.


[29th & 30th written in log book in incorrect order but shown in date order here]


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30 May 1919

Helsingfors to Seskar Anchorage or at Helsingfors

Lat 60.1, Long 28.2 [Obs]

3.41am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

4.15am: Submarine gun’s crews closed up.

4.30am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

4.35am: Out Paravanes.

6.00am: Rendezvous with HMS Cleopatra & HMS Dragon and destroyers 1 mile 71° from Kokskar [Keri]

6.30am: Kokscar 262° 3.5 miles.

8.00am: Lat 59°55’N, Long 26°9.5’E

8.54am: Rodskar [Ostrov Ruuskari] 180° 1 mile.

9.30am: Exercised Action.

11.33am: Nerva [Ostrov Narvi] bearing 344° 2.6 miles.

1.00pm: General quarters.

2.30pm: In Paravanes.

2.45pm: Came to 290° 3.6 miles from Seskar Light. Gun’s crews remained closed up.


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31 May 1919

Seskar Anchorage to Helsingfors or at C

Lat 59.9, Long 28.5 [Obs]

9.50am: Weighed.

9.55am: Proceeded in support of HMS Walker who was engaged with Bolshevik battleship and destroyer.

10.00am: Enemy airplane dropped bombs.

10.26am: HMS Dragon opened fire.

11.00am: Enemy forces returned to harbour.

12.10pm: In Paravanes.

12.20pm: Came to in position 3.8 miles 294° from Seskar Light. Watch remained closed up.

6.45pm: Weighed & proceeded.

7.00pm: Out Paravanes.


[See item 23 onward of Admiral Cowan’s Dispatches, for more details]



LOGS FOR JUNE 1919


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1 June 1919

Seskar Anchorage to Helsingfors & at Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

3.00am: Parted company from squadron.

4.05am: In bow Paravanes. Pilot on board.

4.15am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel. Course & speed as requisite for anchorage.

5.00am: Came to.


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2 June 1919

Helsingfors to Reval & at Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

8.30am: General Gough and staff arrived on board.

8.40am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

9.10am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel. Out Paravanes.

11.00am: In Paravanes. Course as requisite for anchorage.

11.15am: Came to.

2.25pm: Mr. Dodds Artificer Engineer joined ship.

4.40pm: Oiler cast off.


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3 June 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

8.00am: Dressed ship with masthead flags in order[?] of His Majesty's birthday.

9.45am: Landed liberty men.

11.50am: Liberty men returned.

1.55pm: Landed liberty men.

4.45pm: Liberty men returned.


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4 June 1919

Reval to Helsingfors or at Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

6.30am: Mr. Waugh Artificer Engineer left ship.

9.10am: 3 ratings to HMS Dragon for Part I Exam.

1.06pm: Weighed & proceeded.

1.10pm: Out Paravanes.

3.00pm: In Paravanes. At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

3.45pm: Came to.


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5 June 1919

[Helsingfors to Reval]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

8.40am: Arrived HMS Voyager.

9.05am: Weighed & proceeded.

9.45am: Out Paravanes. At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

10.55am: In Paravanes communicated by boat with HMS Wryneck.

12.03pm: Came to.

pm: Gunner’s & rigging party and as requisite.

7.40pm: Mine sweepers weighed & proceeded.

7.50pm: Boiler party left ship for SS Volo.

8.25pm: HMS Walrus sailed.


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6 June 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

6.50am: 34 hands left to coal SS Volo.

1.45pm: Oiler alongside.

2.40pm: Cast off oiler.


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7 June 1919

Revel

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

3.00am: HMS Wryneck arrived and anchored.

8.50am: Scrubbed ditty boxes.

10.15am: Wryneck under weigh.

11.30am: Wryneck anchored.

1.45pm: Landed recreation parties.

4.50pm: Recreation party returned.

10.00pm: Prepared for sea.


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8 June 1919

Revel

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

3.45am: Esttonian [?Estonian?] destroyer arrived and anchored.

6.10am: HMS Walker arrived & anchored.

7.30am: Watch employed getting up ammunition.

2.00pm: Recreation parties left ship.

3.50pm: Supplied High Angle ammunition to Esttonian tug.

5.00pm: Recreation parties returned.

5.30pm: E27 & E40 proceeded to sea.


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9 June 1919

[Revel]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

9.40am: Director test party closed up.

2.00pm: Landed recreation parties.

4.20pm: Scrubbed hammocks & washed clothes.

6.25pm: SS Ellind[?] proceeded to sea.


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10 June 1919

Revel to Helsingfors & at Helsingfors

Lat 60.0, Long 24.9 [Estimate from location at 11.58am]

1.00am: Secured for sea.

am: Prepared for Out Paravanes.

10.10am: Weighed & proceeded.

10.15am: Out Paravanes

11.58am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel. Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

12.05pm: In Paravanes.

12.40pm: Came to.

1.05pm: Weighed & shifted billet.

1.20pm: Came to.

1.40pm: Finnish yacht capsized 2 rescued 1 missing.

pm: Scrub & wash clothes. Gave leave to Port watch till 7.0pm.


[Location of Aransgrund Light Vessel from London Gazette]


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11 June 1919

Helsingfors to Revel & at Revel [& Revel to Helsingfors]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

8.35am: General Gough arrived on board.

8.50am: Weighed & proceeded.

9.20am: Out Paravanes.

9.33am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

11.10am: In Paravanes.

11.25am: Came to 1.9 miles 339° from Revel High Light.

3.25pm: General Gough on board.

3.45pm: Proceed.

3.50pm: Out Paravanes.

5.35pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel. Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

6.30pm: Came to in position 420 yards N29°E of nearest point of Skatuddskajen Island.


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12 June 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

9.30am: Gunner’s & rigging party employed. Remainder as requisite.

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

4.45pm: Landed liberty men till 7.0pm.

5.30pm: HMS Wryneck arrived & anchored.

9.00pm: Wryneck sailed.


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13 June 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

9.35am: Mess Deck painting party & rigging parties carrying on. Remainder as requisite.

4.20pm: Landed liberty men till 7.0pm.


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14 June 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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15 June 1919

Helsingfors to Reval & Reval to Libau

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

6.30am: Weighed & proceeded.

6.56am: Out Paravanes.

7.10am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

8.40am: In Paravanes.

9.00am: Came to.

am: Hands employed supply 9 tons paymasters stores to HMS Cleopatra.

3.15pm: Weighed and proceeded as requisite through Reval Western channel.

4.00pm: Out Paravanes.

4.45pm: Closed up Sub. Gun’s crew.

7.10pm: At No. 3 buoy.

9.27pm: At Fehmarnbelt Light ship.

10.30pm: At Helgoland Light Vessel.


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16 June 1919

Revel to Libau & Libau to Copenhagen

Lat 56.7, Long 18.4 [Estimate from location at 11.45am]

5.30am: Course & speeds as requisite for entering harbour. In Paravanes.

6.05am: Came to. Anchorage 5 cables from end of North pier of Naval harbour.

6.05am: General Gough & mission left ship.

7.35am: Weighed & proceeded.

7.45am: Out Paravanes.

am: 6” gun’s crews at drill.

11.45am: Sighted Hoburg Light N40W.

4.00pm: At Olands Rev Light Vessel.

5.20pm: Utklippan Light 300° 5.7 miles.

8.20pm: Sandhammer Light House abeam 2 miles.

11.15pm: In Paravanes.

11.25pm: At entrance to Drogden Channel.


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17 June 1919

Copenhagen to Rosyth

Lat 57.7, Long 10.6 [Obs]

1.50am: Secured alongside oiler Petroleum. Received mails and 18 ratings for passage to Rosyth.

4.10am: Cast off oiler. Course & speed as requisite for passage of Sound[?].

5.45am: Out Paravanes.

6.05am: Cullen [Kullen] Light House 358° 8.5 miles.

8.15am: In Paravanes.

9.48am: At Oestre [Ostre] Flak Light Vessel.

10.39am: At Laeso Light vessel.

11.27am: Hirsholm [Hirtsholm] abeam 1.3 miles.

12.22pm: At Skaw [Skagen] Light Vessel.

1.00pm: Out Paravanes.

3.40pm: Passed HMS Danae, HMS Dauntless & 6 destroyers.


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18 June 1919

Copenhagen to Rosyth & at Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: In Paravanes.

9.05am: May Island abeam to Starboard ½ mile. Course as requisite for entering harbour.

11.10am: Secured in lock.

11.45am: Proceeded to No. 3 dock.

pm: Hands employed getting in stores and as requisite.

4.30pm: Gave leave to watch till 8.30am.

6.30pm: Fire stations correct.


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19 June 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed embarking stores and as requisite. 29 ratings joined ship from RN Barracks Portsmouth.

pm: Hands employed embarking stores.

4.30pm: Gave leave to watch till 8.30am.

10.30pm: Completed embarking stores. Piped down.

11.15pm: Commenced flooding dock.


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20 June 1919

Rosyth to Copenhagen

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.45am: Dock flooded.

7.40am: Oiler alongside.

8.40am: 20 ratings joined ship for passage.

9.15am: Hands employed coaling ship & embarking paymaster’s & military mission’s stores.

10.10am: General Burt and military mission arrived on board. [From The Story of Latvia – General Alfred Burt]

11.20am: Proceeded from No. 3 dock to lock.

12.20pm: Sailed from lock & proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

1.30pm: Out Paravanes.

1.34pm: At outer channel Light Vessel.

2.10pm: May Island abeam 1 mile.

8.00pm: Lat 56°52’N, Long 0°56’E


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21 June 1919

Rosyth to Copenhagen

Lat 57.5, Long 10.7 [Obs]

2.05am: Reduced to 160 revs to clear Starboard Paravane.

am: Hands employed holystoning upper deck.

8.00am: Lat 57°37.5’N, Long 8°50’E

9.07am: Sighted Hirshals [?Hirtshals?] Light House bearing 100° 17 miles.

11.50am: Hirsholm [Hirtsholm] Light House bearing 261° .7 miles.

11.50am: In Paravanes.

12.45pm: At Laeso Grunde [?Laeso Rende?] Light Vessel.

1.35pm: At Ostre Flak Light Vessel.

2.40pm: Out Paravanes.

4.15pm: Lyse Grund Light abeam 5.2 miles.

5.15pm: In Paravanes.

5.41pm: Lappe Grund Light Vessel. Course & speed as requisite for harbour.

7.10pm: Secured alongside SS Petroleum.

9.00pm: Gave leave to watch till 10.30pm. Discharged ratings on passage to ships at Copenhagen.


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22 June 1919

Copenhagen to Revel

Lat 55.8, Long 15.7 [Obs]

4.00am: Slipped oiler and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.00am: Out Paravanes.

6.10am: In Starboard Paravanes.

6.20am: Falsterbo Udde.

6.30am: Out Paravane Starboard. Course 90° 15 Knots & as requisite for Paravanes.

7.30am: Out Starboard Paravane.

8.00am: Lat 55°14.5’N, Long 13°40’E

12.17pm: Utklippen abeam 5.6 miles.

1.50pm: At Olands Rev Light Vessel.

8.00pm: Lat 57°52.6’N, Long 18°17.5’E


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23 June 1919

Copenhagen to Revel [& at Revel]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

2.00am: Inspected Paravanes. Stream new Port Paravane.

1.55am: Helgoland Light Vessel.

3.22am: At Fehmarnbelt Light Vessel.

5.03am: At Libau Reserve Light Vessel.

8.25am: At Light buoy. Course & speed as requisite for entering Revel harbour through Nargen Channel. [Naissaar]

8.15am: Exercised General Quarters.

8.45am: In Paravanes.

9.45am: Secured to oiler SS Petroleum. Hands employed getting up Military Mission’s stores.

12.30pm: Cast off oiler.

12.50pm: Came to 2 miles 1½ cables from Revel High Light bearing 339°.

7.00pm: L11 & E14 proceeding.

9.00pm: Spliced the mainbrace on reception of news that Gemany accepts the peace terms. [Treaty of Versailles signed 28th June]


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24 June 1919

Revel to Helsingfors

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

3.30am: Arrived HMS Whirlwind & HMS Vivacious.

12.50pm: HMS Banbury came alongside for stores & ratings taking passage.

1.20pm: Banbury cast off.

1.22pm: Weighed & proceeded. Out Paravanes.

3.05pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

4.05pm: Came to.


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25 June 1919

Helsingfors to Revel, Revel to Libau

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

1.25pm: Generals Gough, Marsh [From Hansard Brigadier General G.F. Marsh?] & Burt on board.

1.35pm: Weighed & proceeded.

2.00pm: Out Paravanes.

2.34pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

4.00pm: In Paravanes.

4.20pm: Came to. [Revel]

6.30pm: Military Mission reembarked from shore.

7.28pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for Nargen Channel.

7.35pm: Out Paravanes.

10.00pm: Passed HMS Versatile steering 110°.

11.45pm: Odensholm Light abeam 2 [miles?]


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26 June 1919

Revel to Libau

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96 [Location at 12.33pm]

2.44am: Libau Reserve [Light vessel].

4.18am: At Fehmarnbelt [Light vessel].

5.23am: At Helgoland [Light vessel].

8.00am: Lat 57°47’N, Long 20°30’E

11.00am: Steinort Light House bearing 124° 5.5 miles.

12.33pm: Came to in berth 13. [Libau]

4.45pm: Military Mission disembarked.

5.15pm: Hands to bathe.


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27 June 1919

Libau to Revel

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96

4.00pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

4.30pm: Out Paravanes.

11.42pm: At Helgoland Light Vessel.


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28 June 1919

Libau to Revel

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

2.30am: At Libau Reserve Light Vessel 1½ miles to Starboard.

4.02am: Odensholm Light abeam 1.5 miles.

5.48am: At Light buoy. Course & speed as requisite for anchorage through Nargen Channel.

7.30am: Secured alongside oiler RFA Laurelleaf.

10.10am: Cast off oiler. Proceeded to anchorage. [Revel]

2.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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29 June 1919

Revel

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

2.00pm: Landed liberty men.

9.05pm: HMS Dragon arrived & anchored.

9.50pm: 2 Submarines arrived.


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30 June 1919

Revel [to Helsingfors]

Lat 60.0, Long 24.9 [Location at 12.17pm]

10.10am: General Gough arrived on board.

10.30am: Weighed & proceeded.

10.35am: Out Paravanes.

12.17pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

12.30pm: In Paravanes. Course & speeds as requisite to anchorage through Gustaf Sound [possibly Gustaf Adolfs Grund near Helsinki].

1.07pm: Came to. Dressed ship overall in honour of signing of peace by the Germans.



LOGS FOR JULY 1919


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1 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

2.00pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment.

pm: Gave leave to watch from 4.30 till 7.0.


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2 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

2.35am: HMS Voyager arrived and anchored.

2.50am: Voyager sailed.

10.20am: CMB [Coastal Motor Boat] alongside for charging air cylinders.

pm: Gunner’s & rigging party carrying on, remainder painting ship and as requisite.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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3 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

8.30am: HMS Walker arrived & anchored.

9.15am: HMS Walker sailed.

5.15pm: Hands to bathe Starboard side.

9.00pm: Sent armed guard to oiler SS Suwannee.


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4 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

0.15am: Armed guard returned on board.

3.55am: Armed guard Suwannee passed[?].

9.45am: Exercised Action.

10.20am: Secured.

pm: Landed liberty men.

5.15pm: Hands to bathe Starboard side.


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5 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

5.45am: HMS Delhi entered harbour & fired salute & ...

5.53am: Anchored.

9.00am: Divisions with night clothing.

10.45am: Rear Admiral 1st Light Cruiser Squadron [Walter Cowen] & British charge d'Affaires on board.

11.35am: British charge d'Affaires left ship. Fired salute of 13 guns.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.

4.40pm: Landed patrol.


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6 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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7 July 1919

Helsingfors to Revel & Riga

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

6.00am: HMS Delhi & HMS Vanity leaving harbour.

11.40am: General Gough arrived.

11.50am: Weighed. Course & speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

12.10pm: Out Paravanes.

12.28pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

1.50pm: In Paravanes.

2.35pm: Secured alongside SS George Harper.

4.05pm: Slipped oiler & proceeded 339° & as requisite for Nargen Minefield.

8.22pm: Odensholm abeam 2 miles.

9.43pm: At Libau Reserve [Light Vessel].

11.14pm: At Fehmarnbelt [Light Vessel].


4edebe7c14d04505780026f4: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0098_0.jpg)


8 July 1919

[Revel to Riga]

Lat 57.8, Long 21.7 [Estimate off Ovisi Point]

0.14am: At Helgoland [Light Vessel]

am: Course as requisite for Lyser Ort [Ovisrags/Ovisi Point] mine channel.

2.40pm: Mine pilot took charge at 2 spar buoys.

3.15pm: In Paravanes.

3.35pm: River pilot took charge.

5.00pm: Secured alongside wharf at Riga.

6.50pm: Naval Guard of honour landed with General Gough.


4edebe7c14d04505780026f5: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0098_1.jpg)


9 July 1919

Riga

Lat 57.05, Long 23.95

9.30am: General Gough & staff landed.

3.45pm: Liberty men landed.

5.00pm: Heavy thunderstorm.


4edebe7c14d04505780026f6: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0099_0.jpg)


10 July 1919

Riga to Libau & Libau to Revel

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96 [Location at 2pm]

1.45am: Slipped from quay & proceeded down river in charge of pilot.

2.30am: Dropped pilot.

2.33am: At 1st mine field buoy.

3.00am: Out Paravanes.

5.38am: Runo [Ruhnu] Light abeam 4 miles.

8.00am: Lat 57°52.5’N, Long 22°16’E

am: Course as requisite for Lyser Ort channel.

1.15pm: In Paravanes.

2.00pm: Came to in 16 berth.

3.30pm: Oiler alongside.

8.15pm: Weighed & proceeded.

8.40pm: Out Paravanes.


4edebe7c14d04505780026f7: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0099_1.jpg)


11 July 1919

Libau to Revel [& Revel to Helsingfors]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

6.19am: At Libau Reserve [Light Vessel]

8.00am: Lat 59°21.7’N, Long 23°23’E

9.10am: Exercised General Quarters.

9.50am: In Paravanes.

11.00am: Secured alongside oiler.

3.00pm: Slipped oiler & proceeded.

3.10pm: Out Paravanes.

4.24pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

5.00pm: In Paravanes.

5.30pm: Came to. Hands to bathe.


4edebe7d14d04505780026f8: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0100_0.jpg)


12 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

am: Scrubbed ditty boxes. Divisions with night clothing.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe7d14d04505780026f9: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0100_1.jpg)


13 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96


4edebe7d14d04505780026fa: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0101_0.jpg)


14 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

am: Dressed ship French ensign at main. [Bastille Day]

pm: Red watch employed ashore loading ammunition lighter.

5.20pm: Hands to bathe.

8.15pm: Undressed ship.

11.40pm: Lighter with ammunition alongside.


4edebe7d14d04505780026fb: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0101_1.jpg)


15 July 1919

Helsingfors to Narva [via Revel] or at Narva

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73 [Location at 12.25pm]

am: Hands employed embarking ammunition from lighter.

9.40am: Weighed & proceeded.

10.25am: Out Paravanes.

10.38am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

12.05pm: In Paravanes.

12.25pm: Came to. At Revel.

1.00pm: Weighed & proceeded.

1.10pm: Out Paravanes.

6.55pm: Heavy thunderstorm.

7.05pm: In Paravanes.

7.30pm: Came to 1.4 miles 285° from Narva Light House.

9.15pm: Commenced unloading ammunition to lighters alongside.


4edebe7d14d04505780026fc: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0102_0.jpg)


16 July 1919

Narva to Helsingfors via Revel & Helsingfors to Riga

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73 [Location at 11.30am]

0.40am: Weighed & proceeded.

0.50am: Out Paravanes.

3.37am: Stenskar [Vaindloo] Island abeam.

6.40am: In Paravanes.

7.10am: Secured alongside oiler.

am: Hands employed embarking stores.

10.40am: Slipped oiler.

10.50am: Came to. [Revel]

11.30am: Weighed & proceeded.

11.40am: Out Paravanes.

1.08pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

1.30pm: In Paravanes.

2.00pm: Came to. [Helsingfors]

5.30pm: General Gough & Staff on board.

5.35pm: Weighed & proceeded.

6.10pm: Out Paravanes.

6.26pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

7.35pm: 264° & as requisite through mine field.


4edebe7d14d04505780026fd: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0102_1.jpg)


17 July 1919

Helsingfors to Riga or at Riga

Lat 57.1, Long 23.9 [Estimate of location at 6.15pm]

0.12am: Libau Reserve Light Vessel.

1.51am: At Fehmarnbelt [Light Vessel].

2.56am: At Helgoland [Light Vessel].

5.50pm: In Paravanes.

6.15pm: At entrance to Dvina river. Pilot on board

7.50am: Secured alongside HMS Warwick at Riga.


4edebe7d14d04505780026fe: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0103_0.jpg)


18 July 1919

Riga

Lat 57.05, Long 23.95

pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.30pm.


4edebe7d14d04505780026ff: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0103_1.jpg)


19 July 1919

Riga [& at Sea]

Lat 57.05, Long 23.95

am: Dressed ship overall in celebration of Peace. Landed party to prepare sports ground.

7.40pm: Slipped quay & proceeded as requisite in charge of pilot.

8.25pm: Dropped pilot.

9.00pm: Out Paravanes.


4edebe7d14d0450578002700: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0104_0.jpg)


20 July 1919

[Riga to Reval?]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73 [?Location at 9.45pm]

6.30am: In Port Paravane.

7.10am: Out Port Paravane.

4.35pm: At Libau Reserve Light Vessel.

8.20pm: In Paravanes.

9.45pm: Secured alongside oiler Frankol. [RFA Francol?]

pm: Watch getting in stores & provisions.


[Assuming at Reval from courses and distance run from Riga and to Helsingfors]


4edebe7d14d0450578002701: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0104_1.jpg)


21 July 1919

[Reval? to Helsingfors]

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

4.00am: Slipped & proceeded 339°.

4.25am: Out Paravanes.

6.06am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

6.10am: In Paravanes.

7.10am: Came to.

pm: Gave leave to watch till 10.30.

5.45pm: Seaplane N90 secured astern.


4edebe7e14d0450578002702: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0105_0.jpg)


22 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

8.40am: HMS Woolston & CMB [Coastal Motor Boat] sailed.

8.50am: HMS Delhi arrived & anchored.

11.00am: Sent airplane to Delhi.

5.20pm: Hands to bathe.


4edebe7e14d0450578002703: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0105_1.jpg)


23 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

4.05am: HMS Wryneck arrived & anchored.

6.45am: HMS Delhi & Wryneck proceeded.

am: Hands employed rigging quarter deck for dance.

1.15pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

pm: HMS Vancouver arrived & anchored.


4edebe7e14d0450578002704: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0106_0.jpg)


24 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

11.50am: Italian cruiser Libya [Libia] arrived.


4edebe7e14d0450578002705: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0106_1.jpg)


25 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96


4edebe7e14d0450578002706: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0107_0.jpg)


26 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

9.00am: Divisions with night clothing.

1.10pm: Landed liberty men.

5.00pm: Hands to bathe.


4edebe7e14d0450578002707: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0107_1.jpg)


27 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe7e14d0450578002708: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0108_0.jpg)


28 July 1919

Helsingfors to Reval or at Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

11.45am: Embarked Finnish 3" High Angle gun.

1.00pm: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

1.25pm: Out Paravanes.

1.38pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

3.00pm: In Paravanes.

3.30pm: Secured alongside SS Volo.

7.35pm: Proceeded alongside oiler.


4edebe7e14d0450578002709: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0108_1.jpg)


29 July 1919

Revel to Helsingfors or at Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

6.00am: Slipped oiler. Proceed 339°. Out Paravanes.

7.56am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

8.10am: In Paravanes.

8.45am: Came to.

pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe7e14d045057800270a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0109_0.jpg)


30 July 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

2.50am: HMS Velox arrived & anchored.

3.07am: Velox proceeded.

am: 6” gun’s crews at loader drill.

4.31pm: HMS Wryneck arrived & anchored.

6.25pm: Wryneck proceeded.


4edebe7e14d045057800270b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0109_1.jpg)


31 July 1919

Helsingfors [& at Sea]

Lat 60.0, Long 24.9 [Location at 11.53am]

1.45am: Sailed Italian cruiser Libia.

10.58am: General Gough & staff on board.

11.00am: Weighed & proceeded. Closed up submarine gun’s crews.

11.53am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

1.20pm: Altered course 264° & as requisite for passage through Nargen mine field.

6.06pm: At Libau Reserve Light vessel.

9.03pm: At Nekmangrund Light Vessel.



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1919


4edebe7f14d045057800270c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0110_0.jpg)


1 August 1919

Helsingfors to Riga or at Riga

Lat 57.4, Long 23.6 [Estimate using location at 10.44am and course and distance run to noon]

4.05am: In Paravanes.

6.45am: Course as requisite for Lyser Ort minefield.

7.35am: Out Paravanes.

10.44am: Runo [Ruhnu] Light House abeam.

12.58pm: At spar buoys.

1.25pm: In Paravanes.

1.48pm: Pilot took charge. Course as requisite for Dvina River.

5.00pm: Secured alongside quay.

5.15pm: HMS Wrestler secured alongside.

8.30pm: HMS Royalist arrived and secured alongside quay.


4edebe7f14d045057800270d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0110_1.jpg)


2 August 1919

Riga to Helsingfors or at Riga

Lat 57.05, Long 23.95

5.45am: Sailed HMS Wrestler.

4.35pm: Cast off quay & proceeded in charge of pilot.

5.10pm: Dropped pilot.

5.42pm: Out Paravanes.

8.13pm: Runo [Ruhnu] Light House abeam 5 miles.

9.05pm: In Paravanes.

9.45pm: Came to. Anchor bearings Abro [Abruka] Light 317° 9.8 miles.


4edebe7f14d045057800270e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0111_0.jpg)


3 August 1919

Riga to Helsingfors [via Revel]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73 [Location at 8.30pm]

2.53am: Weighed & proceeded. Out Paravanes.

4.50am: Course as requisite through minefield.

5.10am: In Paravanes.

6.00am: Out Starboard Paravanes.

10.25am: Passed floating mine.

11.35am: In Starboard Paravanes.

2.05pm: Passed floating mine.

4.00pm: At Libau Reserve [Light Vessel].

4.10pm: Out Paravanes.

7.15pm: At Light buoy. Course & speed as requisite for Nargen channel.

8.30pm: Secured alongside oiler. [At Revel – from location of Nargen/Naissaar]

9.05pm: Received 3 Paravanes.


4edebe7f14d045057800270f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0111_1.jpg)


4 August 1919

[Revel to] Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

3.50am: Finished oiling.

6.00am: Slipped oiler & proceeded. Out Paravanes.

7.50am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

8.10am: In Paravanes.

8.40am: Came to.

8.50am: General Gough and staff left ship.

9.00pm: Exercised General Quarters.

9.30pm: Dispersed.


4edebe7f14d0450578002710: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0112_0.jpg)


5 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.

5.30pm: Hands to bathe.


4edebe7f14d0450578002711: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0112_1.jpg)


6 August 1919

Helsingfors [to Reval]

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

9.45am: HMS Watchman arrived.

10.10am: Watchman sailed.

5.25pm: General Gough & staff arrived on board. Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

6.45pm: Out Paravanes.

6.50pm: At Aransgrund.

8.25pm: In Paravanes.

8.50pm: Secured alongside oiler.

10.15pm: Slipped oiler & proceeded to anchor in C billet.

10.55pm: Came to.


4edebe7f14d0450578002712: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0113_0.jpg)


7 August 1919

Revel

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

10.30am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for going alongside No. 3 commercial wharf.

am: Hands employed embarking shell.

pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

3.00pm: Completed ammunition. Embarked 2 motor cars.


4edebe7f14d0450578002713: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0113_1.jpg)


8 August 1919

[Revel to] Helsingfors

Lat 60.0, Long 24.9 [Location at 12.06pm]

7.15am: Shifted ship along jetty.

9.30am: Cast off jetty & proceeded to turn with help of tugs.

10.15am: Out Paravanes.

12.06pm: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

1.00pm: Came to.

pm: Hands employed disembarking ammunition.

6.30pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe7f14d0450578002714: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0114_0.jpg)


9 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

pm: Gave leave till 10.30. Crane alongside. Disembarked motors.


4edebe7f14d0450578002715: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0114_1.jpg)


10 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe7f14d0450578002716: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0115_0.jpg)


11 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96


4edebe8014d0450578002717: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0115_1.jpg)


12 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

am: Gun’s crews to loader drill.


4edebe8014d0450578002718: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0116_0.jpg)


13 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

3.25am: HMS Waterhen arrived & anchored.

3.50am: HMS Waterhen sailed.

1.35pm: HMS Watchman arrived.

1.45pm: HMS Watchman sailed.

pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe8014d0450578002719: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0116_1.jpg)


14 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

11.40am: HMS Tarpon arrived & anchored.

pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe8014d045057800271a: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0117_0.jpg)


15 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

9.30am: General quarters.

1.10pm: Landed funeral party.

pm: Leave from 4.30 to 7.30pm.


4edebe8014d045057800271b: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0117_1.jpg)


16 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe8014d045057800271c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0118_0.jpg)


17 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe8014d045057800271d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0118_1.jpg)


18 August 1919

Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe8014d045057800271e: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0119_0.jpg)


19 August 1919

Helsingfors to Riga [via Revel]

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

8.30am: Weighed & proceeded.

8.45am: Submarine gun’s crews closed up.

9.05am: Out Paravanes.

9.33am: Aransgrund Light Vessel abeam.

11.00am: In Paravanes.

11.30am: Secured alongside oiler RFA Brambleleaf. [At Revel]

12.40pm: Coaled ship.

2.30pm: Volturno[?] came alongside. [RFA Volturnus?]

pm: Hands embarking stores.

4.00pm: Cast off oiler & proceeded as requisite.

4.35pm: Out Paravanes.


4edebe8014d045057800271f: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0119_1.jpg)


20 August 1919

Helsingfors to Riga

Lat 57.1, Long 23.9 [Estimate of location at 2.55pm – assuming off River Dvina]

7.50am: In Paravanes.

am: Courses as requisite for Lyser Ort minefield.

9.05am: Out Paravanes.

2.30pm: At 2 spar buoy No. 9. In Paravanes.

2.55pm: Pilot on board for river.

4.15pm: Secured alongside Customs jetty.

4.20pm: HMS Vidette secured alongside.

5.30pm: Landed liberty men.


4edebe8114d0450578002720: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0120_0.jpg)


21 August 1919

Riga to Libau or at Riga

Lat 57.05, Long 23.95

6.00am: HMS Vidette slipped & proceeded.

1.00pm: Slipped jetty & proceeded with pilot.

1.45pm: Dropped pilot.

2.30pm: Dropped both Paravanes at 9 buoy.

7.00pm: In Paravanes.

7.30pm: Came to.


4edebe8114d0450578002721: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0120_1.jpg)


22 August 1919

Riga to Libau & Libau to Copenhagen

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96

3.45am: Weighed & proceeded.

4.00am: Out Paravanes.

5.00am: In Paravanes. Courses as requisite for Lyser Ort minefield.

6.15am: Out Paravanes.

10.40am: In Paravanes. Courses as requisite for entering Libau.

11.00am: Came to.

pm: Hands employed getting up ammunition for supply to HMS Caledon.

2.55pm: Weighed & proceeded.

3.45pm: Out Paravanes.


4edebe8114d0450578002722: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0121_0.jpg)


23 August 1919

Libau to Copenhagen or at Copenhagen

Lat 55.7, Long 12.65

0.24am: Olands Rev Light Vessel abeam 2 cables.

7.40am: In Paravanes.

8.30am: At Drogden Channel. Courses as requisite for Copenhagen Road.

9.50am: Secured alongside oiler.

11.50am: Slipped oiler. Proceeded as requisite.

1.20pm: Secured alongside Langelini[e] Mole.

2.45pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.


4edebe8114d0450578002723: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0121_1.jpg)


24 August 1919

Copenhagen

Lat 55.7, Long 12.65

8.40am: HMS Windsor secured astern.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.

5.30pm: Draught for passage to Rosyth on board 19 men 5 officers.


4edebe8114d0450578002724: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0122_0.jpg)


25 August 1919

Copenhagen to Rosyth

Lat 57.8, Long 10.9 [Estimate of location at 12.30pm]

4.15am: Slipped and proceeded as requisite for passage of Sound.

5.35am: At Lappe Grund Light Vessel. Out Paravanes.

7.07am: Lyse Grund Light House abeam 5.2 miles.

8.00am: In Paravanes.

9.55am: At Oester [Ostre] Flak Light Vessel.

10.43am: At Laeso Rende Light Vessel.

12.15pm: Out Paravanes.

12.30pm: At Skaw [Skagen].


4edebe8114d0450578002725: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0122_1.jpg)


26 August 1919

[Copenhagen to Rosyth & at Rosyth]

Lat 56.1, Long -3.0 [Estimate between May Island & Rosyth]

11.00am: May Island abeam ½ mile to Starboard.

11.30am: In Paravanes.

12.50pm: Secured to No. 81 buoy.

1.50pm: Shifted berth.

2.10pm: Made fast to No B13 buoy. General Gough and staff left ship.

pm: Gave leave to watch from 4.0pm to 8.0am.


4edebe8114d0450578002726: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0123_0.jpg)


27 August 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

pm: Paid monthly money to men going on leave. Gave leave to watch till 8.am 31st Aug.

11.30am: Read warrant No. 93.

4.00pm: Read warrant No. 94. Gave leave to part of watch till 8.30am.


4edebe8114d0450578002727: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0123_1.jpg)


28 August 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed drawing Paravanes and as requisite.

1.50pm: Tugs alongside.

2.00pm: Proceeded in charge of pilot and tugs to berth alongside Southern arm of Dockyard.

4.00pm: Gave leave to part of watch till 8.30.


4edebe8114d0450578002728: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0124_0.jpg)


29 August 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am&pm: Hands employed getting in provisions.


4edebe8114d0450578002729: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0124_1.jpg)


30 August 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

11.20am: Hands mustered for monthly payment.

8.05pm: Sailed HMS Warspite.


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31 August 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.00am: Liberty men from long leave returned.

12.30pm: Liberty men proceeded on long leave.

5.00pm: Read Fire Stations.

10.15pm: Discharged 1 cot case to hospital.



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1919


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1 September 1919

[August in log]

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.00am: Lighter alongside with paymaster’s stores. Hands employed unloading.

11.15am: Coal lighter alongside.

pm: Hands employed coaling ship.

4.10pm: Finished coaling.


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2 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

7.20am: Ammunition lighter alongside.

am&pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

4.00pm: Embarked airplane.

5.00pm: Liberty men landed.


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3 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.25pm: Hoisted in airplane.


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4 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and funnels.

2.00pm: Lighter alongside with mess traps, hands employed clearing.


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5 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.30am: Proceeded in charge of tugs and pilot to No. 81 buoy.

4.00pm: Hoisted out airplane.


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6 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: Proceeded alongside Southern arm in charge of tugs and pilot.

10.15am: Secured.


4edebe8214d0450578002731: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0128_1.jpg)


7 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


4edebe8214d0450578002732: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0129_0.jpg)


8 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

pm: Gave leave to Blue watch till 8.30am.


4edebe8214d0450578002733: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0129_1.jpg)


9 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


4edebe8314d0450578002734: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0130_0.jpg)


10 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.10am: Sent 2 ratings to hospital.


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11 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.30pm: Closed C doors.


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12 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.15am: Ship proceeded to No. 17 buoy in charge of tug and pilots.

11.50am: Dockyard parties returned.

3.30pm: Proceeded to dockyard in charge of tug and pilots.

4.10pm: Secured to Southern arm.


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13 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Scrubbed ditty boxes.


4edebe8314d0450578002738: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0132_0.jpg)


14 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


4edebe8314d0450578002739: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0132_1.jpg)


15 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

8.10am: Discharged 1 rating to hospital.

11.50am: HMS Phaeton proceeding.


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16 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Ship’s company proceeded on ten day’s leave.


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17 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


[From 17th Sept to 8th Oct at 5pm most days: Exercised Fire stations/Fire stations correct]


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18 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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19 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.30pm: Proceeded into lock in charge of tug & pilot.

4.00pm: Secured alongside HMS Neptune in basin.


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20 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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21 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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22 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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23 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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24 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


4edebe8414d0450578002743: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0137_1.jpg)


25 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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26 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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27 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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28 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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29 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


4edebe8514d0450578002748: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0140_0.jpg)


30 September 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1919


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1 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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2 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

6.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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3 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


4edebe8514d045057800274c: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-42347/0142_0.jpg)


4 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

am: Scrubbed ditty boxes.

12.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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5 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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6 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

1.15pm: Paid quarterly settlement to ship’s company.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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7 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45


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8 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

10.30am: Hands employed coaling ship.


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9 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Cast off HMS Neptune. Proceeded to lock.

9.55am: Proceeded from lock to No. 17 buoy.

10.25am: Secured to 17 buoy.

11.00am: Oiler RFA Trefoil secured alongside.

1.00pm: Finished oiling. Oiler cast off.


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10 October 1919

Rosyth

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.30am: Exercised Action.

11.00am: Secured.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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11 October 1919

Rosyth to Copenhagen

Lat 56.02, Long -3.45

9.00am: Divisions with night clothing.

2.00pm: Hands employed preparing for sea.

3.30pm: 2 officers & 3 ratings joined for passage.

5.00pm: Slipped and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

6.00pm: At Outer Channel Light Buoy. Out Paravanes.

7.00pm: May Island abeam to Port 1¼ miles.


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12 October 1919

Rosyth to Copenhagen

Lat 57.4, Long 3.5 [DR]

2.00am: Exercised sea boats crew.

8.00am: Lat 57°5’N, Long 2°0’E

5.20pm: Altered course to avoid steamer.

8.00pm: Lat 57°40.5’N, Long 6°46’E

9.00pm: Ryvingen Light abeam.

10.20pm: Lost overboard, sinkers 24lb, 1


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13 October 1919

Rosyth to Copenhagen & Copenhagen to Libau

Lat 56.3, Long 12.2 [Estimate using location at 1pm and course and distance run from noon]

0.57am: Sighted Rudjerg Knude Light & Hirshals [Hirtshals] Light.

2.00am: Put clocks on 30 minutes.

3.30am: Sighted Hojen Light bearing 93°. [From Lighthouse Directory replaced by Skagen Vest in 1956]

5.00am: Put clocks on 30 mins.

5.35am: At Skaw [Skagen] Light Vessel.

6.00am: In Paravanes.

6,47am: Hirsholm [Hirstholm] abeam.

7.40am: At Laeso Rende Light vessel.

8.27am: Ostre Flak Light vessel abeam.

9.30am: Out Paravanes.

12.15pm: In Paravanes.

1.00pm: At Lappe Grund Light Vessel. [Lappegrund]

1.35pm: Came to in Lynette Lob [Copenhagen], discharged rating for passage to HMS Sandhurst, also boxes of star shell.

3.40pm: Weighed & proceeded.

pm: At Drogden Light Vessel.

5.20pm: Out Paravanes.

8.09pm: Port Paravane hunting[?].

9.30pm: Port Paravane correct.


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14 October 1919

Copenhagen to Libau & at Libau

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96 [Location at 1.35pm]

0.58am: Utklippan Light abeam 6 miles.

2.45am: At Olands Rev Light Vessel.

6.30am: Hoburg Light bearing 23°.

11.35am: Sighted Libau.

12.15pm: In Paravanes. Stopped to clear Paravanes.

1.00pm: Course as requisite for harbour.

1.35pm: Came to in No. 7 berth.

2.45pm: RFA Mixol alongside.

6.00pm: Let go 2nd anchor & set anchor watch.

8.00pm: Closed up Fore 6” & searchlight’s crews, always kept manned at Libau.


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15 October 1919

Libau

Lat 56.53, Long 20.96

am: All gun’s crews to drill.

11.55pm: HMS Viceroy arrived & anchored.


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16 October 1919

Libau to patrol line

Lat 56.5, Long 20.8 [Obs]

am: Hands employed cleaning mess deck & weighing Starboard anchor. Prepared for sea.

11.05am: Weighed & proceeded.

11.35am: Out Paravanes.

1.20pm: Altered course to examine sail.

3.55pm: In Paravanes. Examined steamer.

4.20pm: Out Paravanes.

7.15pm: Memel Light 36°; Nidden Light 152°

10.50pm: Bruster Ort abeam 6.3 miles.


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17 October 1919

At C

Lat 54.9, Long 17.7 [Estimate of location at 6.10am]

3.50am: Rixhoft [Rozewie] Light abeam 7 miles.

6.10am: Stilo Light abeam 7.5 miles.

7.35am: Course & speed as requisite to intercept 2 steamers.

5.30pm: Altered course to examine sailing ship Anna of Lysekil.

7.10pm: In Paravanes.

7.30pm: Stopped communicated by boat with HMS Voyager.

7.50pm: Hoisted whaler.

8.20pm: Out Paravanes.

11.30pm: Examined steamers.


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18 October 1919

At C

Lat 55.2, Long 13.6 [Obs]

1.45am: As requisite to examine steamers.

2.40am: As requisite to examine steamer.

3.10am: Sandhammaren Light 310° 2.6 miles.

6.30am: As requisite for examining steamers.

am: As requisite for patrol.

8.00am: Lat 55°20’N, Long 14°13’E

8.00-10.30am: Courses as requisite for patrol off Sandhammar point.

10.55am: Sandhammar Point bearing 24° 9.5 miles.

11.42am: Examined steamer.

12.05pm: In Paravanes.

12.35pm: Sent boarding officer & armed guard to German schooner Frida of Sonderborg, captured & sent to Libau.

1.40pm: Out Paravanes.

2.00pm: Put clocks back 30 minutes.

2.00pm: Passed HMS Cleopatra.

2.30pm: Course & speed as requisite to examine several sailing ships.

4.00pm: Smygehuk Light 55° 5.5 miles. As requisite for examining steamer.

4.30pm: Put clocks back 30 minutes.

5.00pm: Smygehuk Light 47° 6 miles

6.00pm: Smygehuk Light 133° 10.5 miles

8.00pm: Lat 55°15’N, Long 14°8’E

8.00pm: As requisite to examine steamer

9.12pm: Sandhammaren Light bearing 286° 8 miles.

10.10pm: Hammer Odde Light 141° 2 miles.

11.34pm: Christianso Light abeam 4.6 [miles?].


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19 October 1919

At C

Lat 55.9, Long 15.0 [Obs]

2.10am: As requisite to examine steamer.

2.45am: Due Odde Light 300° 8.5 miles.

5.28am: Jershoft [Jaroslawiec] Light bearing 112°.

8.00am: Lat 54°42.5’N, Long 15°56’E

3.35pm: Courses as requisite for examining steamers.

4.35pm: In Paravanes.

4.40pm: Captured German schooner Johan of Sonderborg, sent to Libau under armed guard. Pos 55°9’N 14°4’E.

6.30pm: Sandhammar Light bearing 342° 6 miles.

6.50pm: Out Paravanes.

8.00pm: Lat 55°11’N, Long 14°7’E

8.30pm: Sandhammar Light bearing 327° 4.5 miles. Courses & speeds as requisite for examining ships between Sandhammar & Bornholm.


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20 October 1919

At C

Lat 55.3, Long 14.3 [Obs]

am: Course & speed as requisite to examine steamers. Exercised searchlight’s crew.

3.20am: Sandhammar Light 321°, Hammeren Light 90°.

am: Courses & speeds as requisite for examining steamers between Sandhammar & Bornholm.

8.00am: Lat 55°15’N, Long 14°8’E

am: Exercised Fire Stations.

10.10am: Hammer Odde Light abeam 2 miles.

10.45am: In Paravanes.

10.50am: Stopped. Communicated by boat with HMS Whitley & HMS Winchester, 11 ratings joined ship.

11.50am: Proceeded as requisite.

1.00pm: Stopped both communicated by boat with HMS Voyager.

2.00pm: Out Paravanes. Proceeded in company with Voyager.

7.00pm: Voyager parted company.

8.00pm: Lat 54°35’N, Long 15°23’E

11.45pm: Jershoft Light bearing 155° 4.2 miles.


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21 October 1919

Patrol to Copenhagen

Lat 55.6, Long 15.9 [DR]

0.30am: Examined SS [RFA] Mixol.

2.15am: Scholpin [Czolpino] Light abeam 6 miles.

8.00am: Lat 55°31’N, Long 16°55’E

8.50am: Captured German schooner Neptune in position 55°37’N, 16°55’E

1.20pm: Out Paravanes.

6.17pm: Course & speed to intercept steamer.

11.55pm: At Light Ship. Course as requisite for entering harbour.


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22 October 1919

Copenhagen

Lat 55.7, Long 12.65

0.45am: Came to in Lynette Lob.

6.45am: Weighed & proceeded alongside oiler.

7.30am: Secured alongside SS Petroleum.

8.30am: 2 ratings joined ship.

11.20am: Cast off oiler & proceeded as requisite to inner harbour.

Noon: Secured alongside Langelini[e] Mole.

1.00pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.


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23 October 1919

Copenhagen

Lat 55.7, Long 12.65

am: Hands employed coaling ship and as requisite.

1.20pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.

pm: Divers employed examining Port propeller.


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24 October 1919

Copenhagen

Lat 55.7, Long 12.65

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship & working about stores.

1.00pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.


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25 October 1919

Copenhagen

Lat 55.7, Long 12.65

7.20am: Sailed HMS Venomous & HMS Wolsey.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship throughout & working about stores.

1.30pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.

4.00pm: Read warrants 96 & 97.


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26 October 1919

Copenhagen

Lat 55.7, Long 12.65

1.30pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.


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27 October 1919

Copenhagen to Reval or at Copenhagen

Lat 55.5, Long 12.7 [Estimate from location of Drogden Lighthouse, from Lighthouse Directory same location as light ship]

9.45am: General Haking & staff arrived. [Sir Richard Haking]

10.30am: Slipped & proceeded as requisite.

11.28am: At Light Ship Drogden.

12.20pm: At Light buoy. Out Paravanes.

12.35pm: Passed HMS Abdiel & 3 destroyers.

6.33pm: Utklippan Light abeam 6.2 miles.

8.05pm: At Olands Rev Light Ship.

8.30pm: Blue watch to night defence stations.

11.40pm: Sighted Stora Karlso Light Bearing 46°.


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28 October 1919

Copenhagen to Reval & at Reval

Lat 59.2, Long 22.8 [Estimate from location at 1.45pm and course and distance run from noon]

2.00am: Put clocks on 30 mins.

2.48am: Stenkyhuk [Stenkyrkehuk?] Light abeam 7 miles.

4.45am: Put clocks on 30 mins.

7.10am: Closed up submarine gun’s crews.

9.40am: Exercised Action.

11.53am: At Libau Reserve Light vessel.

1.45pm: Odensholm [Osmussaar] Light 86° 2 miles.

4.00pm: Courses & speed as requisite for entering Reval & proceeding alongside oiler.


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29 October 1919

Reval to Helsingfors & at Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

0.23am: Arrived HMS Walpole.

6.40am: Slipped oiler & proceeded. Out Paravanes.

8.30am: At Light Ship. Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour. [Helsingfors]

8.30am: In Paravanes.

9.30am: Came to.

4.30pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.0pm.


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30 October 1919

Helsingfors to Bjorko & at Bjorko [Beryozovye]

Lat 60.0, Long 27.4 [Estimate from location at 11am and course and distance run to noon]

6.45am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

7.25am: Out Paravanes.

7.45am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

11.00am: Rodsher [Rodskar/Ruuskeri] Light House abeam.

2.35pm: In Paravanes.

3.30pm: Came to in B4 berth. Hoisted out airplane.


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31 October 1919

Bjorko to Narva & at Reval

Lat 59.5, Long 28.0 [Estimate from noon bearings]

am: Submarine gun’s crew & searchlights closed up.

7.10am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

7.35am: Out Paravanes.

9.30am: In Paravanes.

9.45am: Out Paravanes.

11.40am: In Paravanes.

Noon: Came to. Gungeberg Light 131° 1.3 miles. [Gungerberg/Hungerberg/Narva-Joesuu]

1.40pm: Weighed & proceeded.

3.25pm: Great Tyters [Bolshoy Tyuters] abeam 9.5 miles.

5.35pm: Ekholm [Mohni] Light abeam.

5.55pm: Sighted Kokscar [Keri] Light.

8.15pm: In Paravanes.

8.48pm: Secured alongside oiler SS War Master. [At Reval]

10.55pm: Finished oiling.



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1919


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1 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

9.35am: Slipped oiler & proceeded alongside detached mole.

10.10am: Secured alongside mole.

2.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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2 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

2.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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3 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

7.55am: HMS Wolsey secured alongside.

pm: Hands employed cleaning boats & working about stores.


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4 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

6.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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5 November 1919

Reval to Helsingfors or at Helsingfors

Lat 60.16, Long 24.96

7.45am: HMS Wolsey shifted.

9.45am: Slipped jetty & proceeded.

10.00am: Out Paravanes.

10.30am: Zig zag 20°.

11.25am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel.

11.45am: In Paravanes. Fired salute 21 guns.

12.02pm: Came to.

pm: Landed liberty men.


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6 November 1919

Helsingfors to Reval or at Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

9.30am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite.

9.50am: Submarine gun’s crews & lookouts placed.

10.00am: Out Paravanes.

10.05am: At Aransgrund Light Vessel. Zig zag 15°.

11.30am: In Paravanes.

12.15pm: Secured alongside oiler RFA Slavol at detached mole.

1.10pm: HMS Wolsey arrived.


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7 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

am&pm: Hands employed painting mess decks, mustering bags & as requisite.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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8 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

am: Scrubbed ditty boxes & lockers.

1.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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9 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

1.10pm: Landed liberty men.


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10 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

5.15pm: Landed liberty men & patrol.


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11 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

11.00am: Sounded Still. Two minutes silence in memory of those fallen in Great War.

5.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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12 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

am&pm: Hands employed surveying cable and as requisite.

1.15pm: Read warrants Nos. 98 & 99.

5.00pm: Red watch working about cable. Landed liberty men.


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13 November 1919

Reval

Lat 59.46, Long 24.73

am: Hands employed surveying cable & as requisite.

pm: Hands employed surveying cable, painting boats & as requisite.

5.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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14 November 1919

Reval to Libau

Lat 59.1, Long 22.5 [DR]

7.00am: Slipped jetty. Proceeded as requisite.

7.30am: Out Paravanes.

9.45am: Exercised Action.

10.15am: Secured.

10.48am: Exercised sounding party.

12.20pm: At Reserve Light ship.

1.52pm: Starboard Paravane came in; eased to 8 knots.

2.03pm: Starboard Paravane correct. 22 knots.

2.54pm: At Nekmangrund Light ship.

8.30pm: Sounded 17½ fathoms.

9.45pm: Sighted Libau Light bearing 40°.

10.10pm: Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour.

10.40pm: Came to in No. 7 berth. [Libau]

pm: Hands employed disembarking ammunition.


[Ships at Libau had been running short of ammunition see item 61 - Admiral Cowan’s Dispatches]


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15 November 1919

Libau to Copenhagen or at Libau

Lat 55.3, Long 14.3 [Estimate of location at 3.48pm]

am: Hands employed disembarking ammunition.

1.05pm: HMS Valorous slipped & proceeded.

4.00am: Weighed & proceeded.

4.30am: Out Paravanes.

8.55am: Hoburg Light House abeam 10 miles.

1.15pm: Put clocks back 30 minutes.

3.48pm: Sandhammar bearing 328° 2 miles.

5.00pm: Put clocks back 30 minutes.

5.40pm: In Paravanes.

6.40pm: At Drogden Light Vessel.

8.00pm: Secured alongside oiler SS Petroleum. [At Copenhagen]


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16 November 1919

Copenhagen to Chatham

Lat 57.9, Long 10.8 [Estimate]

2.00am: Slipped oiler & proceeded as requisite.

3.50am: At Lappe Grund Light vessel.

4.00am: Out Paravanes.

4.40am: Gilleleje Light Ship abeam.

5.53am: Lyse Grund Light abeam.

7.50am: In Paravanes.

9.08am: At Oestre Flak Light Ship.

10.05am: At Laeso Rende Light Ship.

10.30am: Put clocks back 30 minutes.

10.37am: Hirsholm [Hirstholm] abeam.

11.52am: At Skaw [Skagen] Light Vessel.

1.00pm: Clocks back 30 mins.

1.08pm: Hirshals [Hirtshals] abem 5 miles.

4.27pm: Hantsholm abesm 7.5 miles.


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17 November 1919

Copenhagen to Chatham

Lat 54.8, Long 4.0 [Estimate of location at 11.20am]

1.40am: N. Dogger Light Vessel abeam .5 mile.

7.45am: S. Dogger Light Vessel abeam 1 mile.

9.35am: Exercised Collision Stations.

9.50am: Returned gear. At S. Dogger Light Vessel.

10.00-11.00am: Course & speed as requisite for sinking mine.

11.20am: At S. Dogger Light Vessel.

8.30pm: Fell in with fishing fleet. Courses & speeds as requisite to avoid nets.

10.00pm: Smith's Knoll Light ship abeam.

11.00pm: Clear of fishing fleet.


[Location of Doggersbank Zuid Light from KNMI (Dutch Met Office) report – see page 14]


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18 November 1919

Copenhagen to Chatham & at Chatham [actually Sheerness & Sheerness to Spithead]

Lat 51.5, Long 1.0 [Estimate from location of Oaze Bank]

1.30am: Orfordness Light abeam.

2.50am: In both Paravanes.

3.11am: Sunk Light ship abeam.

3.55am: Turned 16 points to enter by Barrow Deep.

5.11am: Barrow Deep Light Vessel abeam. Courses & speeds as requisite for Sheerness through [?]

7.00am: At Sheerness Bar.

7.35am: Secured to No. 22 buoy.

9.00am: General Haking left ship.

10.30am: Discharged 1 marine to hospital.

11.00am: Slipped & proceeded.

11.52am: Nore[?] Light Vessel abeam.

11.58am: East Oaze buoy abeam.

12.09pm: Knob bell buoy abeam.

12.45pm: Tongue Light Vessel abeam.

1.45pm: At Gull Light Vessel.

2.00pm: Out Paravanes.

2.10pm: S. Goodwin abeam.

3.27pm: Dungeness Light abeam 4 miles.

5.41pm: Beachy Head Light abeam.

8.05pm: At Owers Light.

8.46pm: At Nab Light Vessel.

9.16pm: Came to in No. 9 berth Spithead.


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19 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

9.00am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite for entering harbour.

10.30am: Secured to No. 4 buoy.

pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.30am.


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20 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

10.40pm: Hailed Guard boat.


[From 21st Nov to end of log at 5pm most days: Exercised Fire stations/Fire stations correct]


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21 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

1.00pm: Blue watch proceeded on 9 days Baltic leave.

5.30pm: Escort left ship for Durham.

10.10pm: Hailed Guard boat.


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22 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

11.20am HMS Caledon sailed.

pm: Make & mend clothes. Landed liberty men & boys.


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23 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

7.10am: Escort returned with prisoner.

9.10am: Hoisted motor boat for repair.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men & boys.

pm: Gave leave to part of watch.


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24 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

2.10am: Hailed Guard boat.

pm: Gave leave to part of watch.

11.40pm: Hailed Guard boat.


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25 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

pm: Leave to non duty part.


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26 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

8.40am: Oiler secured alongside.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Gave leave to non duty part and both watches boys.

3.40pm: Oiler left ship.


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27 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

3.30am: Hailed Guard boat.

7.40am: Prisoner left ship under escort.

8.10am: Shifted berth to No. 9 Buoy.

8.15am: Read warrant No. [blank]

am: HMS Champion proceeded.

2.30pm: HMS St. Vincent shifted berth.

pm: Gave leave to non duty part.


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28 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

am: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite.

10.40am: HMS St. Vincent sailed.

1.00pm: Arrived HMS Princess Margaret.

3.50pm: 5 marines joined ship.

pm: Gave leave to non duty part.

11.20pm: Hailed Guard boat.


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29 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

8.50am: 1 AB joined ship from RN Barracks.

1.00pm: Gave leave to non duty part until 7.0am Monday [it’s Saturday].


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30 November 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

11.50pm: Hailed Guard boat.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1919


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1 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

7.00am: Blue watch returned from long leave.

8.00am: Fired salute, dressed ship.

10.55am: Fired salute.

Noon: Fired salute.

12.50pm: Leave to Red watch till 7.0am 11th Dec.

2.45pm: Died in Special Military Surgical Hospital, Edmonton London of Tubercule of Lung Frederick William Peters OS of 160 Brettenham Rd Edmonton. [From CWGC aged 18, son of William John and Rose Peters]

3.51pm: Undressed ship.

10.50pm: Hailed Guard boat.


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2 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

8.20am: Read warrant No. 101.

8.30am: Discharged offender to RN Barracks for detention.

am&pm: Hands employed painted boats & clearing fore provision rooms.

4.05pm: Sailed HMS Danae.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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3 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

am: Hands employed about provision rooms & as requisite.

8.00pm: Sailed HMS Terror.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes.

4.30pm: Terror arrived & secured.

4.45pm: Landed liberty men.

10.35pm: Hailed Guard boat.


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4 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

am&pm: Hands employed painting funnels and as requisite.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.

10.30pm: Hailed Guard boat.


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5 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

7.30am: Ammunition lighters alongside.

am&pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition.

10.15am: Unshackled bridles.

10.30am: Slipped & proceeded in charge of tugs & pilot to N Railway jetty.

11.30am: Secured.

2.17pm: HMS Royalist secured alongside.

3.50pm: Ammunition lighters cast off.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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6 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

am: Hands employed embarking ammunition & as requisite.

11.30am: Ammunition lighters cast off.

1.00pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Gave leave to non duty party till 7.0am Monday. [It’s Saturday]

1.30pm: 2 Stoker Petty Officers & 2 Stokers joined ship from RN Barracks.

11.00pm: Hailed guard boat.


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7 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

12.40pm: Landed liberty men.

10.50pm: Hailed guard boat.


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8 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

9.20am: Funeral party of 4 hands left ship.

am: Hands employed about provision rooms & painting Upper Deck & as requisite.

11.56pm: Hailed guard boat.


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9 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

am&pm: Hands employed painting ship & restowing fore provision rooms.

pm: 1 Yeoman Signals, 1 Leading Signalman & 1 Private RMLI joined ship.

pm: Embarked 10 Lewis guns & 1 Maxim.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.

10.35pm: Hailed guard boat.


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10 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11


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11 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

7.00am: Red watch returned from long leave.

8.15am: Read warrant No. 102.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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12 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

7.45am: HMS Royalist cast off.

8.10am: Cast off jetty & proceeded in charge of tugs & pilot to No. 4 buoy.

8.30am: Secured to buoy.

am: Hands employed restowing fore provision rooms & as requisite.

pm: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.

10.35pm: Hailed guard boat.


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13 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

pm: Gave leave to non duty party till 7.0am Monday. [It’s Saturday]


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14 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

5.00am: Hailed guard boat.

1.00pm: Landed liberty men.


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15 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

am&pm: Hands employed embarking Victualling stores.

4.45pm: Landed liberty men.


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16 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

1.45am: Hailed guard boat.

6.15am: Hands employed embarking cable & preparing to go alongside.

7.30am: Proceeded in charge of tug & pilot alongside HMS Royal Sovereign at South Railway Jetty.

4.30pm: Landed liberty men.


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17 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

1.30am: Hailed guard boat.

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Gave leave to non duty watch till 7.0am. Boys to 7.0pm.


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18 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

7.30am: Read warrant No. 103.


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19 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

9.30am: Exercised General Quarters.

10.25am: Secured.

pm: Slung clean hammocks.


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20 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

2.00am: Hailed guard boat.

pm: Gave leave to non duty watch till 7.0am Monday & to non duty part till 7.0am Sunday. [It’s Saturday]


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21 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

6.05am: Hailed guard boat.

pm: Gave leave to non duty part of watch till 7.0am.


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22 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

8.10pm: 1 rating joined ship from Detention Barracks.


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23 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

1.00am: Hailed guard boat.

8.00am: Hands employed shifting ship 50 feet.

am: Lieut. Edwards & party left ship to navigate [Admiralty] trawler Flat Calm from Portland.

pm: Gave leave to non duty watch till 7.0am.


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24 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

pm: Gave leave to watch & part till 7.0am. Hands make & mend clothes.


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25 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

0.10am: Hailed guard boat.

3.00am: Hailed guard boat.

am: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.

11.50pm: Hailed guard boat.


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26 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

8.00am: Gave leave to watch till 7.0am.

10.30am: Gave leave to non duty part.

5.00pm: Hoisted copper punt.


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27 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

pm: Gave leave to watch & part till 7.0am. Hands make & mend clothes.

pm: 1 Rating joined ship from Whale Island.

11.00pm: Hailed guard boat.


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28 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

1.00am: Hailed guard boat.

1.45pm: Gave leave to non duty part till 7.0am.

11.50pm: Hailed guard boat.


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29 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

8.50am: 1 Seaman rating joined ship from RN Barracks.

2.30pm: Discharged Paymaster Sub Lieut. Bradshaw to hospital.

6.00pm: Landed liberty men.

7.30pm: Trawler Flat Calm arrived from Portland. Lieut. Edwards & party rejoined ship.

10.40pm: Hailed guard boat.


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30 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

10.40pm: Landed liberty men. [?]


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31 December 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

2.15am: Hailed guard boat.

am&pm: Hands employed working about fenders & then as requisite.

11.15am: Discharged 1 Chief Ward Room Cook to hospital.

[Signed] EVR Dugmore Captain 2.1.1920


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