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Close sister to WOODLARK. Built in sections 1897 Thornycroft, relaunched in China 8.4.98. 150 tons, 148(oa), 145(pp)x24x2ft. Compound 550ihp, 13kts. Armament: 2-6pdr, 4 MG. China Station, paid off 12.14. Sold 3.28 at Hong Kong. (British Warships 1914-1919)

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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:

Depths of water are given either in feet and inches (eg five feet, eight inches, abbreviated 5’ 8”) or fathoms (one fathom = six feet). Six feet = 1.83 metres. Cable (ie anchor chain) was measured in shackles, one shackle being 12.5 fathoms.

I would like to acknowledge and thank the many web pages that I have linked to in this edit. http://en.wikipedia.org is of course invaluable and very strong on American naval vessels. http://www.geographic.org is extremely good for locations and maps. http://www.theshipslist.com is an excellent source for details of merchant ships and shipping lines. http://www.clydesite.co.uk is as its name suggests the prime source for ships built on that river, likewise http://jpnships.g.dgdg.jp for Japanese steamers and http://navypedia.org for long-forgotten warships. http://www.wrecksite.eu provides valuable information on ships that didn’t complete their last journey. http://hpc.vcea.net is the place for photos of the Yangtse in those days (hard to avoid spending hours browsing here) and that warning also applies to http://www.photoship.co.uk. http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org has a lot on naval officers, as does http://uboat.net. Some sites only provided a single link, but as each of these illuminated some aspect of the Yangtse in those days, they are particularly interesting, and http://www.xiangya.com, http://www.geografi.nu, http://www.readyayeready.com, http://www.negrettiandzambra.co.uk and http://www.radiomuseum.org all fall into this category.

All these sites depend on volunteers to maintain them and those of us fascinated by ships that no longer leave a wake and the seamen who have downed their last tot are greatly in your debt. We salute and thank you.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS WOODCOCK 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 VOYAGES OF HMS WOODCOCK 1917-1918

JP map Woodcock 1917-1918

LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1917

[Shanghai and up river towards Hankow]


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Front cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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17 December 1917

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Crew arrived from Hong Kong in SS Shang Tung.

Commissioned ship.

Hands taking on ammunition for HMS Snipe and Woodcock.

Crew living at Hanbury Institute.


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18 December 1917

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands provisioning ship and preparing for sea.

Trial run of engines at buoy, found correct.


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19 December 1917

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands stowing hold and preparing for sea.


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20 December 1917

Shanghai and up river towards Chinkiang.

Lat 31.41, Long 121.55 [approx]

9.0am: Mr Fairbairn [Fairburn in log], Pilot, came aboard.

10.0am: Turned and proceeded for Ching Kiang [aka Chinkiang, the spelling used henceforth here].

10.30am: Crossed Wusang [aka Wusung, the spelling used henceforth here] bar* and set course.

It appears that Woodcock went down stream a little way before turning at the quarantine buoy and proceeding up river.

11.55am: Quarantine buoy. A/c NW by W.

Hands preparing guns.

In pm: Passed West Spit buoy, SE Spit buoy, Lower Dove buoy, Upper Dove buoy, Centaur buoy, Upper Centaur buoy, Plover Pt buoy, Upper Plover Pt buoy, Myrtle Bank buoy and Langshan buoy.

5.20pm: Anchored.

Hands sponging out guns, so they must have had some firing practice on the way.

Distance run, 62 miles. Average speed, 8.4 knots.

*The bar is the area of shallow water at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited. Wusung is at the mouth of the Whangpoo river, where it meets the Yangtse.


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21 December 1917

Up river towards Chinkiang.

Lat 32.03, Long 120.45 [approx]

7.05am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

In am: Passed Vine Pt buoy, Watermans Bank buoy, Lower crossing buoy, Upper crossing buoy, Pagoda buoy, NT buoy, Hulks and Coopers Bank.

1.55pm: Kiang Yin LV abeam.

5.17pm: Anchored, Beaver I. Lt bg N35W, I mile.


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22 December 1917

Up river to Chinkiang [now Zhenjiang].

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45.

6.35am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

12.07pm: Anchored at Chinkiang.

Distance run, 34 miles, average 6 knots.


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23 December 1917

Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45.

Hands employed dismounting fore 6 pdr.

Coaled ship with native labour. 40 tons taken on board, 20 tons stowed on upper deck.


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24 December 1917

Chinkiang and up river.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45.

In am: Difficulty in starting engines.

12 noon: Weighed and proceeded. Draught for’d 3’ 6”, aft 2’ 11”.

2.12pm: Passed Bethune Pt.

Hands employed surveying cable, all shackles found wrong way. Steaming badly on account of inferior coal.

5.30pm: Anchored.

Distance run, 26 miles, average 5 knots.


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25 December 1917

Up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 31.9, Long 118.58 [approx]

Windlass frozen. Weighed by hand.

7.30am: Passed Mud Fort.

8.55am: Passed Nanking.

12 noon: Observed Kai Keven ashore, motor launch.

3.45pm: Passed May Queen LV.

5.15pm: Anchored Suinguelann [?] Creek.

Distance run, 59 miles, average 5.6 knots.

Very bad steaming due to clinkering coal. Decided to coal at Wuhu.


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26 December 1917

Up river to Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

6.30am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

9.25am: Anchored.

4.10pm: Coaled ship, 15 tons in bags, upper deck stowage @ $19 per ton.


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27 December 1917

Wuhu and up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 31.18, Long 118.02 [approx]

7.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.20am: Passed Middle Ground LV.

3.30pm: Anchored in Yu Tung channel.

Distance run, 62 miles, average 6 knots.

Slight fire in starboard bunker. Hands played water into bunker. Bunker hatches left off during night and inspected regularly during watches.


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28 December 1917

Up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.62, Long 117.22 [approx]

6.35am: Weighed and proceeded.

Bunkers inspected hourly.

11.0am: Passed Low I. LV.

12.30pm: Passed Taizeal [probably Taitzechi is intended] Rock.

3.30pm: Passed Anking [now Anqing].

Both watches in stokehold [probably to keep warm!].

5.40pm: Anchored.

Distance run, 60 miles, average 5.5 knots.


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29 December 1917

Up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 29.98, Long 116.61 [approx]

6.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

7.05am: Passed Christmas I. beacon.

10.05am: Passed Spencer I. LV.

Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Off watch Stokers to Maxim drill.

5.0pm: Passed Becher Pt.

6.0pm: Anchored.

Distance run, 66 miles, average 5.8 knots.


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30 December 1917

Up river to Kiukiang [now Jiujiang].

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

6.35am: Weighed and proceeded.

9.30am: Moored to Butterfield’s [Butterfield & Swires] hulk at Kiukiang.

Coaled ship, 27 tons, 14 tons on upper deck.


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31 December 1917

Kukiang and up river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.84, Long 115.52 [approx]

6.45am: Slipped and proceeded up river.

6.0pm: Anchored.

Distance run, 62 miles, average 5.5 knots.

Total distance for month, 531 miles in 89 steaming hours.


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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1918

[Hankow, Chenglin, Ichang, Chenglin and up river towards Ichang.

Woodcock is in action several times against troops on shore while escorting merchant steamers

between Ichang and Chenglin]

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Front cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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1 January 1918

Up river towards Hankow.

Lat 30.62, Long 114.8 [approx]

6.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

7.45am: Cocks Head abeam.

Experienced 3.5 knot current in winter channel.

10.35am: N Winter channel LV abeam.

11.25am: Boulder Rock abeam.

6.0pm: Anchored.

Distance run, 65 miles, average 5.8 knots.


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2 January 1918

Up river to Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3 [approx]

6.45am: Weighed and proceeded, steaming very slow.

11.30am: Secured alongside HMS Snipe at Hankow [now Hankou, part of Wuhan].

Hands employed transporting Snipe's ammunition.

In pm: Repairs to port main steam pipe being carried out ashore.

Distance run, 21 miles, average 5 knots.


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3 January 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Armourer employed mounting after 6 pdr.

Coaled ship, 17 tons including 9 tons on the upper deck.

4.45pm: Landed every available man and one Maxim gun [HMS Snipe also put a landing party ashore at this time, so perhaps some unrest was anticipated. Just the sight of a body of powerful armed seamen marching stolidly through the street is often enough to deter those inclined to riotous behaviour].

7.0pm: Landing party returned on board.


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4 January 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.35am: HMS Snipe sailed up river. Woodcock secured to pontoon.

9.0pm: Engine room repairs complete.


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5 January 1918

Hankow and up river towards Chenglin.

Lat 30.3, Long 113.96 [approx]

6.45am: Slipped and proceeded up river, pilot Hung Yung Sung aboard.

10.0am: Eased down through fire bars dropping.

11.40am: Mei Tau Chui beacon abeam.

3.0pm: Pac Chu beacon abeam.

4.50pm: Hau Chin Kwang abeam.

5.20pm: Anchored. ERA repairing air pump.

Distance run, 65 miles, average 6.2 knots.


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6 January 1918

Up river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.79, Long 113.46 [approx]

6.20am: Weighing anchor, large raft drifted across our bow before anchor was away, no damage done to ship. Proceeded.

10.0am [approx]: Passed US gunboat Monocacy bound down Informed us that HMS Snipe was 15 miles ahead.

4.05pm: Passed HMS Snipe bound the same way.

6.0pm: Passed Sung Kiang Pagoda.

7.45pm: Anchored at Chenglin [now part of Yueyang].

Distance run, 65 miles, average 5 knots.


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7 January 1918

Chenglin.

Lat 29.41, Long 113.12

8.0am: Chinese gunboat arrived.

8.30am: SS Kiang Wo* arrived and anchored.

9.0am: Officer of Guard** from Chinese cruiser Chang Yin [?] visited. 9.10am: Chang Yin weighed and proceeded.

11.35am: HMS Snipe entered harbour and anchored.

Hands employed filling Maxim belts and as requisite.

In pm: Coaled from lighters alongside, 5 tons in bunkers, 9 on UD from Kiang Wo. (Sanderson and Co.)

* Kiang Wo, Jardine & Matheson, 1901, 2,175 tons.

**These ceremonial visits, complete with sword and cocked hat, were required by courtesy and custom, but they served a useful purpose as naval captains on station in those days had a great deal of autonomy. The establishment of good relations and the exchange of local information were very important. Gunboat diplomacy in action.


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8 January 1918

Chenglin and up river towards Shasi.

Lat 29.5, Long 113.0 [approx]

6.25am: Weighed and proceeded up river in company with SS Kiang Wo. All guns cleared away.

10.45am: Fanchi Pt abeam.

Fore 6 pdr gun’s crew closed up. Maxim crews filling belts and as requisite.

Very strong tide against ship (current)

1.35pm: Low Pt abeam.

5.45pm: Anchored.

Ship steaming very slow owing to strong current and unsuitable coal.

Distance run, 41 miles at 3.7 knots.


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9 January 1918

Up river towards Shasi.

Lat 29.73, Long 112.74 [approx]

7.10am: Weighed and proceeded in tow of SS Kiang Wo.

9.15am: Action stations, sharp lookout for soldiers.

10.30am: Observed large party of uniformed men at Kieu See, apparently soldiers.

11.10am: Kiang Wo was fired on by uniformed men on starboard side. HMS Woodcock slipped her tow and engaged the uniformed men, giving them a broadside with two 6 pounders and two Maxims, scattering the enemy in all directions, no casualties.

Observed men returned after 20 minutes waiting. No more shots were fired and no one came off to explain matters.

12 noon: Proceeded.

12.30pm: Taken in tow by Kiang Wo.

6.0pm: Slipped tow to anchor.

6.25pm: Anchored in Salamus Channel. Starboard anchor and 2 shackles, very strong tide running (current).

Distance run, 47 miles at 5 knots while on tow.


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10 January 1918

Up river towards Shasi.

Lat 29.77, Long 112.54 [approx]

7.30am: Weighed and proceeded in tow of SS Kiang Wo.

10.0am: Exchanged signals with SS Kian*.

10.40am: Passed SS Tahung Maru**

Exercised general quarters and fire stations and left all guns cleared for action.

1.10pm: Slipped tow, observed soldiers on shore.

1.30pm: Temple Hill abeam.

2.10pm: Picked up tow astern of Kiang Wo.

2.20pm: Skippers Pt abeam.

5.30pm: Anchored.

Distance run, 42 miles at 4.3 knots average.

* Kian, China Navigation Co., 1907, 1,195 tons.

** Tahung Maru, 1905, 1,759 grt, Nisshin Kisen KK.


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11 January 1918

Up river to Shasi [or Sharze as in log, now Shashi, part of Jingzhou].

Lat 30.24, Long 112.28 [approx]

7.0am: Weighed and proceeded and picked up tow from SS Kiang Wo.

11.20am: Slipped tow rope.

1.0pm: Anchored at Shasi.

Informed that there was likely trouble close up river. Interviewed Chinese Naval Commander and Staff Captain and informed them that their people evidently were the men that had fired on us at Kieu See.

Decided to leave for Ichang next morning.

Received 5 tons of coal from Kiang Wo.

Distance run, 29 miles at 5 mph average.


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12 January 1918

Shasi and up river towards Ichang.

Lat 30.4, Long 111.9 [approx]

7.15am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

8.50am: Got in tow of SS Kiang Wo.

11.40am: Kiang Kau abeam.

3.30pm: Passed American motor vessel Mei Hung* bound the same way.

4.20pm: Chekiang [probably now Zhicheng] city abeam, observed a few soldiers.

5.35pm: Slipped towrope.

5.45pm: Anchored.

Distance run, 59 miles at 5 knots average.

* A Standard Oil tanker.


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13 January 1918

Up river to Ichang [now Yichang].

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

7.10am: Got in tow of SS Kiang Wo and proceeded.

7.45am: At Itu observed red cross flag flying.

10.55am: Let go tow rope.

11.10am: Anchored at Ichang.


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14 January 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

Cleaning port boiler. Overhauling steering gear. Repairing port air pump. Cleaning store rooms.


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15 January 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

2.40pm: Coal lighters alongside. Received 17 tons in bunkers and 3 tons upper deck stowage. Kiang Wo Coal Co. Lung Wang Yung at 20 dollars per ton. Paid bill.


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16 January 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

Hands employed painting ship's side.


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17 January 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

Steam raised in port boiler for test. Engine room defects being completed.

12.35pm: Passenger steamer arrived (Japanese).


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18 January 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27


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19 January 1918

Ichang to Shasi.

Lat 30.4, Long 111.72 [approx]

7.0am: Weighed and proceeded with SS Kiang Wo.

8.20am: Cleared for action.

8.30am: Observed large company of Northern soldiers on left bank and in junks coming down river in the vicinity of Hung Hwa Yan.

9.10am: Heard rifle fire and machine guns. Kiang Wo anchored.

HMS Woodcock proceeded, fighting observed on right bank.

9.30am: Off Itu turned ship about and proceeded back to escort Kiang Wo.

10.15am: Passed Itu without trouble.

10.30am: Large company of Northern soldiers off Peh Yang.

11.25am: Off Yang Chi, Kiang Wo was fired on by Southern soldiers. HMS Woodcock returned fire and waited till 12.30pm. Boarded by Chinese from French Mission, who informed me that the soldiers had run away, but could not give any further information.

1.30pm: Stopped and boarded by CO HMS Snipe. [Snipe, vide her log, is proceeding up river escorting SS Kian. Her Captain, the intrepid Lt Hall, has just “proceeded on shore to interview the CO of the troops”.]

2.10pm: Proceeded.

5.45pm: Arrived at Shasi and secured.

Distance run, 90 miles at average speed 8.7.


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20 January 1918

Shasi and down river towards Chenglin.

Lat 29.89, Long 112.41 [approx]

7.05am: Cast off from SS Kiang Wo and proceeded.

10.50am: Kiang Wo went aground. Turned HMS Woodcock round and went back to Sunday crossing.

12 noon: Anchored ahead of Kiang Wo.

1.45pm: Weighed anchor and dropped it on the beam of SS Kiang Wo and towed her off at 2.25pm:

3.55pm: Temple Hill abeam.

5.45pm: Anchored off Kwai yings.


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21 January 1918

Shasi and down river towards Chenglin.

Lat 29.73, Long 112.75 [approx]

7.05am: Weighed anchor and waited for SS Kiang Wo who went aground whilst turning round.

10.0am: Farmer Pt abeam.

10.10am: Kiang Wo went aground and when coming off collided with a junk which sunk after five minutes, all hands saved. Woodcock stopped and turned around to render assistance.

11.0am: Proceeded.

11.40am: Observed village below Sin Ho Kow burnt down.

12.10pm: Observed large number of soldiers on left bank (Northern soldiers) off Kieu Li. Action stations.

12.20pm: Kiang Wo anchored by orders of Northern troops with sanction of CO of Woodcock.

CO Woodcock met officers of Northern troops aboard Kiang Wo. Explanation satisfactory.

1.30pm: Proceeded. Dispersed gun crews.

1.40pm: Passed Japanese gunboat Fushimi escorting Japanese SS Tayuen.

2.0pm: Kiang Wo aground.

2.40pm: Kiang Wo proceeded.

4.40pm: Low Pt beacon abeam.

5.40pm: Fanchi Pt abeam.

6.25pm: Anchored in 4 fathoms, very strong tide (current) running.


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22 January 1918

Down river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.41, Long 113.12

9.0am: Weighed and proceeded escorting SS Kiang Wo.

10.05am: Anchored off Chenglin. Kiang Wo proceeded for Hankow.

1.55pm: Weighed and proceeded for Hankow.

6.45pm: Anchored off Lung Kau.


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23 January 1918

Down river to Hankow.

Lat 30.22, Long 114.04 [approx]

7.0am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

In am: Passed Haw Ching Kwang, Pae-chui and Mei Tan Chui.

3.20pm: Made fast alongside pontoon Hankow. Five tons of coal taken on board.


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24 January 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Coaled ship, 35 tons from Sanderson and Co.


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25 January 1918

Hankow and up river towards Chenglin.

Lat 30.3, Long 113.97 [approx]

7.0am: Slipped and proceeded up river. Pilot Hung Tung Lung.

10.40am: Passed Mei Tan Chui. Took cutting on left side.

1.10pm: Pae chu abeam.

6.25pm: Anchored at Poo Yar Cheng.

6.45pm: HMS Snipe and passenger steamer SS Kian arrived and anchored.

Average speed 6.6.


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26 January 1918

Up river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.62, Long 113.3 [approx]

7.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

10.10am: Sing Ti abeam.

2.50pm: Anchored at Chenglin.

Average speed 6.5.


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27 January 1918

Chenglin.

Lat 29.41, Long 113.12

2.0am: Firing heard on shore.

3.0am: Numerous soldiers observed on shore.

4.0am: Soldiers appear to be evacuating. Sent message ashore to Europeans to come off. Boat returned, but Europeans wished to remain at their post.

6.30am: Five men and officer landed from ship and interviewed Commissioner and Europeans ashore. Prevented customs launch being taken away by Northern soldiers.

7.0am: Chinese gunboat left.

7.30am: Second Chinese gunboat left.

7.45am: Five men and CO returned on board.

7.50am: Third Chinese gunboat left with junk in tow.

8.0am: Fourth and fifth Chinese gunboats left.

12 noon: Firing all round HMS Woodcock commandeering junks etc.

12.30pm: SS Chang Wo* arrived.

3.0pm: Interviewed Commissioner and considered all safe ashore.

3.15pm: Weighed and proceeded alongside Chang Wo for tow and to escort her. Filled bunkers from same.

6.15pm: Chang Wo anchored for the night.

6.33pm: Chang Wo hove up and proceeded owing to bad anchorage, Woodcock in tow.

8.35pm: Chang Wo anchored, Woodcock alongside for the night.

* Jardine, Matheson & Co, 1891, 1,065.


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28 January 1918

Up river towards Shasi.

Lat 29.55, Long 112.93 [approx]

6.30am: SS Chang Wo proceeded with Woodcock moored alongside and working her engines.

6.50am: Fanchi Pt abeam. Thick fog, reduced speed.

7.40am: Anchored due to fog.

8.45am: Chang Wo weighed and proceeded, Woodcock alongside, fog cleared.

9.05am: Passed Japanese SS Tai Yuen.

11.45am: Low Pt beacon abeam.

6.45pm: Off Kien Li. Landed passengers from Chang Wo. Observed companies of Northern soldiers. Filled bunkers from Chang Wo.

7.45pm: Anchored, Woodcock alongside.

Average speed 4.6 miles.


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29 January 1918

Up river toward Shasi.

Lat 29.9, Long 112.41 [approx]

5.30am: SS Chang Wo weighed and proceeded, Woodcock alongside working her engines.

In am: Passed Sin Ho Kaw, Li Ki Kaw and Tian Kien Kaw.

1.15pm: Passed Kwai Yingo.

4.20pm: At Temple Hill soldiers suddenly appeared on bank and commenced firing at Chang Wo. A heavy engagement was kept up till 5.30pm, the enemy retiring farther off. Woodcock and Chang Wo being hit several times by rifle bullets. Several soldiers were observed in a steam launch moored to the bank and several 6 pdr shells were fired into her, destroying the launch.

5.30pm: Proceeded after Chang Wo.

6.0pm: Moored to port side of Chang Wo.

Average speed, 5.1 miles.


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30 January 1918

Up river to Shasi.

Lat 30.11, Long 112.21 [approx]

6.0am: SS Chang Wo weighed and proceeded, Woodcock alongside.

7.20am: Slowed for Sunday crossing.

8.35am: Shallow water, Chang Wo could not pass bank.

9.30am: Cast off from Chang Wo.

10.0am: Proceeded.

11.0am: Ho Hia abeam.

11.20am: Steamed alongside Chang Wo and proceeded.

Received balance of 25 tons of coal from Chang Wo.

2.25pm: Chang Wo took sand bank, causing Woodcock to go ahead. Carried away one starboard after bollard.

4.25pm: Moored alongside Chang Wo at Shasi.


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31 January 1918

Shasi and up river towards Ichang.

Lat 30.41, Long 111.82 [approx]

6.10am: Cast off and proceeded up river.

9.40am: Tree Point. Observed soldiers in junks and walking downwards on right bank.

9.55am: Made fast alongside SS Chang Wo and proceeded.

11.0am: Passed SS Ta Hung.

3.15pm: Itu abeam.

6.05pm: Chang Wo anchored, Woodcock alongside.


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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1918

[Ichang, engaged Chinese forces while escorting a merchantman to Hankow, Sing Ti and Hankow]


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Front cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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1 February 1918

Up river to Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

7.0am: Proceeded up river with SS Chang Wo

9.30am: Arrived at Ichang. Cast off Chang Wo and anchored.

Cleaning starboard boiler and overhauling machinery.


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2 February 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

Coaled ship form Kiang Wo Coal Co., 30 tons.


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3 February 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27


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4 February 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

Cleaning starboard boiler and overhauling machinery.


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5 February 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

Lit starboard boiler, all correct.


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6 February 1918

Ichang to Shasi.

Lat 30.3, Long 111.52 [approx]

7.05am: Weighed and proceeded down river escorting SS Chang Wo.

9.15am: Itu abeam.

10.30am: Passed Tayuen, Japanese passenger steamer.

10.40am: Yang Chi abeam.

1.30pm: Passed Japanese gunboat.

4.50pm: Moored alongside Chang Wo at Shasi.

Average speed 9 mph.


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7 February 1918

Shasi and down river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.89, Long 112.41 [approx]

6.30am: Slipped and proceeded down river escorting SS Chang Wo.

10.15am: Anchored in Hsing Chang channel to find proper channel, all flags away. Stopped for 2 hours, 11 minutes.

12.25am: Weighed and proceeded.

12.50pm: Sunday I. village abeam.

1.45pm: Temple Hill abeam.

4.40pm: Yiau Kieu Kaw abeam

6.10pm: Moored alongside SS Chang Wo.

Average speed, 9.5 mph.


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8 February 1918

Down river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.43, Long 113.09 [approx]

6.45am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

Passed Sin Ho Kaw and Kien Li.

11.20am: Stopped for 30 minutes and exchanged signals with HMS Snipe [Snipe’s Captain boarded Woodcock according to Snipe’s log].

11.55am: Fanchi Point abeam.

1.15pm: Passed Chenglin.

1.50pm: Mopanshih Rock abeam.

Woodcock and SS Chang Wo got fired on heavy [sic]. Woodcock returned the fire, scattering the enemy in all directions.

2.45pm: Heavy firing off Ling Hiang on both vessels, which was returned. Several windows were broken by gun fire.

4.05pm: Stopped engines off Sin Ti.

5.0pm: SS Chang Wo ran aground.

5.20pm: Moored alongside Chang Wo, as her steering gear was broken down.

10.20pm: Observed Chinese gunboat playing searchlights.

96 rounds of 6 pdr fired in these two actions. One 12 pdr enemy gun knocked out by us. Gunfire broke barometer.


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9 February 1918

Down river to Hankow.

Lat 30.23, Long 113.89 [approx]

7.0am: SS Chang Wo weighed and proceeded with her own speed and steered by Woodcock.

7.45am: Chang Wo went aground causing starboard after stanchions to be carried away off Woodcock. Woodcock anchored.

8.40am: Decided to proceed to Hankow to get assistance.

8.55am: Stopped off Li Dan Kwan and explained to Northern officer that Chang Wo was left behind.

10.20am: Lung Kau abeam.

12 noon: Hau Chen Kwang abeam.

5.50pm: Arrived Hankow and moored alongside Butterfield’s pontoon.

Average speed today, 10 mph.

Ichang to Hankow, 386 miles, steaming time 41 hours, 21 minutes.


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10 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.30am: SS Chang Wo arrived safely.

Took in 21 tons of coal from lighter, Sanderson & Co.


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11 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.0am: Dressed ship overall. [The occasion here is to honour the anniversary of the foundation of the Japanese Empire, Kigensetsu or Empire Day.]


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12 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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13 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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14 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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15 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Received from HMS Kinsha two GG* chamber Maxim guns, Nos 1000 and 5499. Placed on board Kinsha, guns Nos 6246 and 6248.

*GG stands for Gardner-Gatling, a particular type of ammunition already in use by the RN, so their .45 Maxims were chambered for that round.


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16 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.45pm: Large fire observed over Wuchang.


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17 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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18 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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19 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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20 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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21 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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22 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.0am: Dressed ship overall for Washington’s birthday.


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23 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Coaled ship, 10 tons.

Received 17 cases of 6 pdr and 13 cases of .45 for Maxim from SS Tuck Wo.

9.10pm: Chinese pilot joined ship.


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24 February 1918

Hankow and up river.

Lat 30.23, Long 114.03 [approx]

Admiralty pilot Hu Yu Foo.

6.20am: Slipped and proceeded.

9.30am: Observed HMS Kinsha astern.

1.0pm: Pac Hau abeam.

4.50pm: Stopped and waited for HMS Kinsha to pass ahead.

5.05pm: Proceeded.

6.40pm: Anchored off Po Ya Chau (note that Kinsha calls this Pau-tse-kau. It may be what is now Panjiawanzhen). Distance run, 76 miles.

8.15pm: Chinese pilot Youn Ching came aboard from Kinsha.


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25 February 1918

Up river to Sing Ti.

Lat 29.81, Long 113.49

6.40am: Proceeded with HMS Kinsha.

9.05am: Took sand bank, got off in five minutes.

10.05am: Anchored at Sing Ti [now Honghu]. Thick with sand and everything covered with it. Waiting for HMS Kinsha.

British Consul arranging peace proposals with Northern and Southern forces, with regards to firing on British vessels etc.

Captain of HMS Kinsha returning calls of Chinese gunboats etc.

Five to six knot current running.

4.30pm: Sand cleared away.


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26 February 1918

Sing Ti.

Lat 29.81, Long 113.49

9.30am: British Consul left for up river in motor launch Arrow.

3.30pm: Arrow returned with British Consul having been fired on.


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27 February 1918

Sing Ti to Hankow.

Lat 30.24, Long 113.89 [approx]

6.50am: Weighed and proceeded slow.

9.05am: Anchored at Pan Ta Chau.

9.25am: Weighed and proceeded following HMS Kinsha.

3.15pm: Passed Me Ta Chu beacon.

Weighed and proceeded after HMS Kinsha

5.55pm: Arrived Hankow and moored alongside hulk.


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28 February 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.45am: Hands clearing decks of snow.

Total steaming time for month, 67 hours, 20 minutes, distance 580 miles, average per hour 8.7 miles.


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1918

[Hankow, convoy to Ichang and Hankow]


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Front cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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1 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Coaled ship with 25 tons from Saunders & Co.


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2 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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3 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.

6.0am: Called hands.

6.45am: Hands clean ship.

8.0am: Breakfast.

8.45am: Clear up deck for divisions.

9.30am: Divisions.

10.15am: Landed church party.

12.10pm: Church party returned.

12.15pm: Dinner.

3.15pm: Four native labourers working on starboard after bollards and stokehold.


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4 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Shifted berth ahead.

Received 39 packages of Paymaster’s stores.

Hands provisioning ship.


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5 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands cleaning port boiler and spreading awnings.


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6 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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7 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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8 March 1918

Hankow and up river towards Singti

Lat 30.3, Long 113.95 [approx]

Pilot Hu Yu Too joined ship.

6.30am: Slipped and proceeded up river.

8.45am: Cleared for action.

10.20am: Passed Mei ta Chau beacon, in company with SS Kiang Wo.

12 noon: HMS Kinsha passed ahead.

1.0pm: Pac Chu abeam.

3.35pm: Japanese SS Tayuin escorted by Japanese gunboat Fushimi [Fushuni in log] passed ahead.

6.25pm: Anchored at Poo Ta Chau.

Distance covered, 76 miles in 11 hours, 55 minutes.


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9 March 1918

Up river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.7, Long 113.38 [approx]

6.30am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

6.45am: Exchanged signals with HMS Snipe bound down river.

7.40am: Passed SS Kian going down river.

9.30am: Arrived at Singti and anchored.

10.30am: Hove up and proceeded with HMS Kinsha and convoy [SS Kiang Wo, vide Kinsha’s log].

12 noon: Action stations.

3.20pm: Arrived Chenglin.

3.45pm: Made fast alongside Kiang Wo. Coaled from her, 300 bags, 15 tons.

Distance for the day, 49 miles.


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10 March 1918

Chenglin and up river towards Shasi.

Lat 29.52, Long 113.03 [approx]

Pilot Hung Tung Lung.

6.30am: Unmoored and proceeded up river with SS Kiang Wo and SS Shasi [Shasze in log].

10.40am: Fanchi Pt abeam. Gun crews closed up.

2.0pm: Low Pt beacon abeam.

2.30pm: Passed Japanese SS Tahung Maru.

4.25pm: At Shang Chai Wau heard rifle fire.

6.0pm: Moored alongside Kiang Wo in Brine Bend, Shasi anchored ahead.

Distance run, 48 miles at 4.2 mph.


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11 March 1918

Up river towards Shasi.

Lat 29.78, Long 112.48 [approx]

6.30am: Slipped and proceeded.

9.30am: Passed Kien Li.

11.13am: Sin Hau Kau abeam.

5.40pm: Moored alongside SS Kiang Wo at Kwai Yings.

Distance run, 50 miles at 4.6 mph.


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12 March 1918

Up river to Shasi.

Lat 30.05, Long 112.39 [approx]

6.30am: Unmoored and proceeded with convoy. Reduced speed on account of SS Kiang Wo.

9.50am: Passed Temple Hill and observed Southern soldiers suddenly appearing after ship passed same.

12.05pm: Hsing Chang 8 feet on crossing.

6.30pm: Moored alongside SS Kiang Wo at Shasi.

Distance run, 61 miles at 5.1 mph.

Decided to be towed when possible owing to coal getting short.


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13 March 1918

Shasi and up river towards Ichang.

Lat 30.41, Long 111.82 [approx]

6.30am: Unmoored from SS Kiang Wo and proceeded up river.

8.15am: Slowed down astern of Kiang Wo, picked up tow and proceeded.

10.0am: Tree Pt abeam.

10.50am: Tow rope parted.

11.0am: Proceeded with new rope.

11.0am: Kiang Kau abeam.

3.25pm: Passed Chekiang City and observed Northern soldiers advancing.

5.15pm: Itu abeam.

6.15pm: Moored alongside Kiang Wo.

Distance for the day, 68 miles at average 6 mph.


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14 March 1918

Up river to Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

6.25am: Japanese steamer passed down river.

6.40am: Proceeded moored alonside SS Kiang Wo.

7.45am: Passed through Tiger’s Teeth Gorge.

9.15am: Arrived Ichang, slipped from Kiang Wo and moored head and stern.

Distance for the day, 16 miles at average 6 mph.


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15 March 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

Coaled ship, 40 tons, contractor Lung Wang Tung at 20 dollars a ton.


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16 March 1918

Ichang.

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

5.0am: SS Shasi left.


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17 March 1918

Ichang to Shasi.

Lat 30.41, Long 111.8 [approx]

6.30am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

11.15am: Passed SS Tahung Maru bound upstream.

12 noon: Kiang Kau creek abeam.

3.0pm: Anchored at Shasi.

SS Tung Wo* arrived and anchored.

3.30 pm: SS Kiang Wo proceeded down river.

5.0pm: Tung Wo proceeded up river.

5.25pm: SS Siangtan proceeded down river.

*Tung Wo, Jardine Matheson & Co., 1914, 1,315 grt.


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18 March 1918

Shasi and down river towards Chenglin.

Lat 29.86, Long 112.4 [approx]

7.0am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

11.0am: Passed Sunday I. village.

11.30am: Action stations.

12 noon: Temple Hill abeam.

12.30pm: Secured (from action stations).

3.40pm: Kien Li abeam.

6.30pm: Anchored 9 miles below Kien Li.

6.45pm: American ship Mei Kiang* passed up river and anchored.

8.20pm: Mei Kiang shifted billets and anchored astern of HMS Woodcock.

* A Standard Oil tanker.


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19 March 1918

Shasi to Chenglin.

Lat 29.41, Long 113.12

6.30am: Mei Kiang passed up river.

7.0am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

9.45am: Fanchi Pt abeam.

11.30am: Anchored at Chenglin.

Chenglin in the hands of the Northerners. All quiet ashore.

In pm: Northern soldiers proceeding in junks and steam launches to Yo Chau [South of Chenglin on the Xiang River]

Ship swinging violently. Let go second anchor.

8.0pm. Raised steam.


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20 March 1918

Chenglin and down river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.93, Long 113.82 [approx]

6.40am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

9.45am: Sing Ti abeam.

11.45am: Poo Ta Chau abeam.

12.05pm: Lung Kau abeam.

2.15pm: Passed SS Kiang Maru bound up river.

3.35pm: Pac Chu abeam.

5.20pm: Anchored at Me Ta Chu.


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21 March 1918

Down river to Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.0am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

9.45am: Arrived Hankow and moored alongside HMS Snipe.


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22 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

10.0am: Shifted to inside berth. Cleaned starboard boiler.

Engineer examined funnel and decided that inner funnel was to be renewed.


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23 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

2.15pm: Surgeon MacArthur arrived on board.


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24 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.

In pm: Native engineers removed funnel for repairs.


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25 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands overhauling cable and cleaning cable lockers.


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26 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.45am: HMS Snipe slipped and proceeded.

Hands scrubbing cable and stowing cable lockers.


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27 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands refitting boats’ falls.


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28 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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29 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.30am: Ship’s company read parchments. [Each rating has a service certificate, known as his parchment, because until the 20th century parchment was used for it. A parchment records his service and remarks by his CO; it is produced at intervals for the man to see what is written about him.]

Church party landed at St. John's church (for Good Friday).


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30 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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31 March 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Church party landed at St. John's church.

Distance over ground for month, 736 miles. Steaming time 108 hours 48 minutes. Average speed over ground 7 knots.

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LOGS FOR APRIL 1918

[Hankow]


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Cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin RNR

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1 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.0am: Called hands.

6.45am: Hands painting ship.

8.0am: Breakfast.

8.45am: Painting continues.

12 noon: Dinner.

1.45pm: Painting.

4.0pm: Tea.

4.30pm: Leave until 11.0pm.

9.0pm: Rounds correct.


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2 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Exercised small arms companies.


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3 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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4 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

1.40pm: HMS Woodlark arrived and secured to hulk* astern of HMS Kinsha.

* B & S hulk Ameer © 1912


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5 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.30am: HMS Kinsha left for Shanghai.


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6 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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7 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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8 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Lit one boiler to distil water for drinking and culinary purposes.


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9 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.0am: All men dressed as seamen in full marching order. Exercised SA companies.


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10 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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11 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.30am: HMS Woodlark left for No 2 section [down river, vide her log].

1.15pm: HMS Snipe arrived and secured to the B & S hulk.


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12 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

12 noon: Japanese cruiser arrived.


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13 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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14 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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15 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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16 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Raised steam for distilling water for drinking tanks and culinary purposes.

6.20pm: USS Samar arrived.


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17 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

10.0am: CO called on USS Samar.


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18 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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19 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Coaled from lighters with native labour, 20 tons from Messrs Sandersons & Co.


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20 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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21 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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22 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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23 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.0am: One 1st Writer rating joined ship for HMS Widgeon.

3.30pm: Japanese cruiser arrived from down river.


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24 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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25 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.0am: Landed every available man for field exercise.

11.15am: Landing party returned. Clean arms.

3.15pm: Japanese admiral paid official call.


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26 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.30am: 9.0am: Landed every available man for field exercise with HMS Snipe and company drill.

11.0am: Landing party returned. Clean arms.


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27 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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28 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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29 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.25am: USS Samar left for up river.

2.0pm: Japanese gunboat Tabga [?] arrived from up river.


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30 April 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.0am: USS Quiros left for up river.

8.15am: USS Villalobos left for down river.


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LOGS FOR MAY 1918

[Hankow and Changsha]


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Front cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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1 May 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.0am: Called hands.

6.30am: Hands clean ship.

7.40am: Quarters. Clean guns.

8.0am: Breakfast.

8.45am: Clear up decks.

9.0am: Divisions. Prayers.

9.15am: Physical drill.

9.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

12 noon: Dinner.

12.45pm: HMS Kinsha arrived from down river (Shanghai).

4.0pm: Evening quarters. Exercised fire stations.

4.40pm: Tea.

5.0pm: Leave until 11.0pm.

5.15pm: Coal lighter alongside, commenced coaling.

7.30pm: Finished coaling, 15 tons from Messrs Sanderson & coal [sic]. Washed down upper deck.

9.0pm: Rounds correct.


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2 May 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

12.35am: Put extra moorings on for’d.

8.0am: Ship’s Steward discharged to HMS Kinsha for HMS Widgeon.


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3 May 1918

Hankow and up river towards Changsha.

Lat 30.23, Long 114.03 [approx]

6.0am: Slipped and proceeded up river, pilot Chour Ching Son.

9.30am: Steam steering gear developed slight defect. Put into hand gear.

11.0am: Mei Ta Chau beacon abeam.

2.15pm: Pac Chu abeam.

4.20pm: Han Chin Kwang abeam.

7.15pm: Kuchi Rocks abeam.

8.0pm: Anchored off Lung Kaw.

Distance run, 74 miles at 5.3 knots per hour over ground.


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4 May 1918

Up river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.56, Long 113.24 [approx]

6.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

10.30am: Passed SS Chang Wo (who reported all quiet at Changsha).

11.10am: Kiu Lo Shan abeam.

1.0pm: Passed Mopanshi Rocks.

2.15pm. Anchored at Chenglin.

Distance run, 51 miles over ground.


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5 May 1918

Chenglin and up Xiang River towards Changsha.

Lat 28.83, Long 112.89 [approx]

6.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

6.40am: Passed Yo Chau.

10.45am: Passed Chin Chi Wan.

11.20am: Passed SS Wooling Maru.

1.50pm: Siang Yin abeam.

4.0pm: Cha Kao Kau beacons abeam.

6.15pm: Anchored off Shan Tu Chau.

Days run, 111 miles.


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6 May 1918

Up river to Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

7.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

8.45am: Anchored at Changsha.

Distance run, 9 miles. 245 miles from Hankow.


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7 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97


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8 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

8.15am: Japanese gunboat Sumida left.

10.0am: SS Chang Wo arrived.


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9 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

4.0am: SS Yuen Kiang Maru [Yuan K M in log] left down river.

9.15am: Exercised every available man fall in in full marching order.

In pm: Coaled ship, 20 tons.

4.40pm: SS Wooling Maru arrived.

11.30pm: SS Chang Wo left for down river.


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10 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

4.15am: American gunboat Samar left for Hankow.

3.0pm: Japanese gunboat Sumida [Simmada in log] arrived from up river.


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11 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.45pm: SS Siang Kiang Maru arrived from down river.


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12 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

5.40am: SS Wooling Maru, one tug and two lighters left down river.


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13 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

9.0am: Weighed and proceeded further up river and moored opposite foreign concessions.

11.0am: Chinese gunboat went down to lower anchorage.

12.15am: SS Kian left for up river.


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14 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.0am: SS Siang Kiang Maru left down river.

8.0am: SS Kian arrived from up river.

8.15am: Chinese gunboat Chung Ching left up river.

1.0pm: SS Yuen Kiang Maru left up river.


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15 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

4.45am: SS Kian left down river.

7.15am: SS Chang Wo arrived.


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16 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

5.30am: SS Yuen Kiang Maru left down river.

5.45am: SS Chang Wo left up river.

2.15pm: Japanese cruiser arrived.

4.45pm: SS Wooling Maru arrived from up river.


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17 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

11.45pm: SS Chang Wo left.


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18 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.0am: Japanese gunboat Sumida left down river.

7.30am: SS Wooling Maru arrived from up river.

7.50pm: SS Yuen Kiang Maru arrived from Hankow.


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19 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

4.50am: SS Wooling Maru left down river.

10.45am: SS Kian arrived.


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20 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

11.0am: SS Kian left up river.


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21 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97


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22 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

7.30am: SS Chang Wo arrived.

10.30am: SS Yuen Kiang Maru arrived from up river.

5.15pm: Japanese cruiser went up river to upper anchorage.


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23 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

7.15am: SS Chang Wo went up river.

5.0pm: USS Samar arrived from Hankow.

SS Wooling Maru arrived from down river.

SS Chang Wo arrived from up river.


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24 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Exercised Chinese supply parties pass up ammunition.

All guns’ crews to drill.

11.30am: SS Wooling Maru went up river.

12.15pm: USS Quiros arrived.


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25 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

2.15am: SS Chang Wo left down river.


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26 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

2.30am: SS Wooling Maru arrived from down river.

5.30pm: SS Kian arrived from down river.


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27 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

3.45am: US gunboat Samar left for Hankow.

6.0am: USS Quiros left for Hankow.

9.10am: Shifted berth closer in to concession.

5.0pm: Japanese cruiser shifted anchorage.


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28 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

5.30am: SS Wooling Maru arrived from up river.


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29 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

4.30am: SS Kian left for Hankow.

2.30pm: SS Chang Wo arrived.

4.35pm: HMS Scarab arrived.


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30 May 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

5.15am: SS Yuen Kiang Maru left for Hankow.

7.25am: SS Chang Wo arrived from upstream.

In pm: Coaled ship, 15 tons.


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31 May 1918

Changsha to Siang-Tan [now Xiangtan].

Lat 28.01, Long 112.96 [approx]

8.10am: Weighed and proceeded up river in company with motor launch Siang Hu and pilot (Hung Chuan Chiao) and Mr JF Drysdale from the Asiatic Petroleum Co as interpreter and two intelligence officers.

1.20pm: Made fast alongside Messrs Jardines’ pontoon at Siang Tan.

2.0pm: Commanding Officer and party from HMS Woodcock collecting abused English ensigns from Chinese on shore.

3.40pm: SS Wooling Maru arrived from Changsha.

4.15pm: Commanding Officer and party returned on board.

Water mark 32 feet.


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1918

[Xiang river to Henge-Chau, Changsha, Chenglin, through Dongting Lake to Changteh, Chenglin and Hankow]


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Front cover, signed Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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1 June 1918

Siang-Tan and up Xiang river.

Lat 27.48, Long 113.11 [approx]

5.50am: Proceeded up river with motor vessel Siang Hu with Bishop Bannister on board.

9.20am: Passed Chu Chan [probably now Zhuzhou] absolutely destroyed by Northern soldiers.

11.25am: Passed Su Kow.

2.10pm: Passed Kwan Tien.

5.15pm: Wan Se Ho I. abeam.

7.25pm: Anchored 80 miles above Siang-Tan.


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2 June 1918

Up river to Henge-chau.

Lat 27.02, Long 112.76

5.35am: Weighed and proceeded up river with ML Siang Hu towing alongside.

10.55am: Passed Chuan Chan [probably now Hengshan] mostly in ruins.

3.45pm: Anchored at Henge-Chau [now Hengyang].


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3 June 1918

Henge-chau.

Lat 26.89, Long 112.62

In pm: River rising rapidly. Commanding Officer HMS Woodcock called on Chinese General Wu Peifu [Wu Peh Foo in log] commanding 3rd Northern Division.

Foreigners preparing to leave Henge-Chau.


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4 June 1918

Henge-Chau and down river.

Lat 26.89, Long 112.62

9.15am: Cleared for action, ammunition to all guns.

12 noon: Weighed and proceeded down river with ML Siang Hu towing two junks full of foreigners.

2.15pm: Chuan Chan abeam. Reduced speed to suit convoy.

3.45pm: Turned around at Hung-Shan to land Chinese Mission people.

4.15pm: Proceeded down river.

7.30pm: Kwang Ying, anchored.

Day’s run, 95 miles.


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5 June 1918

Down river to Changsha.

Lat 28.0, Long 112.97 [approx]

5.15am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

6.35am: Anchored at Su Kiang.

7.50am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

10.40am: Moored to Jardines’ pontoon at Siang Tan, water gauge 35’ 6”.

11.40am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

2.20pm: Moored to Butterfield’s pontoon at Changsha. Taking in oil and stores.


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6 June 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

5.30am: SS Yuen Kiang Maru left for Hankow.

7.20am: SS Chang Wo arrived from Siang Tan.

10.0am: Unmoored from Butterfield’s pontoon to anchor.

3.15pm: SS Wooling Maru arrived from Hankow.


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7 June 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

10.55am: HMS Kinsha arrived.

Coaled from lighters, received 30 tons.


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8 June 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

This page, although dated 8th June, has the events of 9th June.


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9 June 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

5.0am: SS Siangtan left down river.

5.03am: SS Wooling Maru left down river.

10.0am: HMS Scarab left down river [for W/T trials, vide log of HMS Kinsha].

11.30am: Scarab returned.

4.15pm: SS Kian arrived from Hankow.


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10 June 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

1.0pm: SS Kian went up river.

7.45pm: Japanese steamer Yuen Kiang Maru arrived from Hankow.


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11 June 1918

Changsha to Yo Chow.

Lat 28.79, Long 112.89 [approx]

7.30am: Weighed and proceeded down river in company with HMS Kinsha SNO.

In am: Passed Sha Hir Kan buoys, Shin Kan, Chin Kan, Chao Kao.

11.50am: Passed Siang Yin.

5.20pm: Passed SS Chang Wo.

5.35pm: Passed US gunboat Samar.

5.45pm: Anchored at Yo Chow.

7.45pm: SS Shang Tung left for Hankow.


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12 June 1918

Yo Chow to Chenglin.

Lat 29.41, Long 113.12

8.55am: Weighed and proceeded.

9.30am: Anchored at Chenglin.

4.0pm: SS Kian arrived from up river.

4.30pm: Kian left for Hankow.

8.15pm: Chinese pilot boarded.


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13 June 1918

Chenglin.

Lat 29.41, Long 113.12

6.45am: Coaled from lighter.

8.0am: HMS Kinsha left for Ichang.

ER department working on starboard feed pump.

4.30pm: SS Kiang Wo left for Ichang.


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14 June 1918

Chenglin and through Dongting Lake towards Changteh.

Lat 28.9, Long 112.84 [approx]

Note that Dongting Lake is a flood plain for the Yangtse and varies in extent from season to season and year to year. The noon position above is very approximate.

5.0am: Weighed and proceeded full speed with Jardine’s pilot Chen Chuen Shan.

6.0am: Passed Yo Chow.

Passed Teui red buoy, various black buoys, So Cha Chau, Shin Wa Kao, Yan Kao Hao.

7.30pm: Anchored at Hgau Yan Nu.


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15 June 1918

Dongting Lake and Yuan River to Changteh.

Lat 29.02, Long 111.7

6.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

7.55am: Sung Yang abeam.

12.20pm: When just arriving off Changteh city [now Changde], a rifle shot crossed the Woodcock's bows, a small party of soldiers were observed on the beach with rifles, ship’s company went to action stations, the soldiers were informed that if another shot was fired it would be returned by Woodcock.

12.45pm: Anchored.

Commanding officer of Woodcock calling on Northern Officer Col. Chang Chih Chiang for an explanation.


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16 June 1918

Changteh.

Lat 29.02, Long 111.7

1.30pm: Japanese steamer came up river.


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17 June 1918

Changteh.

Lat 29.02, Long 111.7


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18 June 1918

Changteh.

Lat 29.02, Long 111.7

3.40am: Japanese steamer left for down river.


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19 June 1918

Changteh.

Lat 29.02, Long 111.7


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20 June 1918

Changteh and down river towards Chenglin.

Lat 29.02, Long 111.7

10.0am: General Feng Hsiang 16th Northern Division paid official call on Captain of Woodcock.

12 noon: Weighed and proceeded.

6.15pm: Yan Konao crossing, least water 6 feet.

7.0pm: Anchored at Po Sha Tan.


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21 June 1918

Down river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.35, Long 113.08

5.0am: Weighed and proceeded.

8.15am: Course NE.

Passed various bouys. Ship rolling heavily to SE by sea.

12 noon: Yo Chow abeam.

12.35pm: Anchored at Chenglin.

4.30pm: American motor boat SS Mei Yung went down river.


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22 June 1918

Chenglin to Hankow.

Lat 30.17, Long 114.01 [approx]

Amiralty [sic] Chang-sha Pilot aboard.

5.0am: Weighed and proceeded at full speed.

5.45am: Mopanshih Rocks abeam.

7.40am: Sing Ti abeam.

9.50am: Passed SS Kian passed off Kuchi Rocks.

12.35pm: Pac Chui abeam.

2.15pm: Mei tan Chui abeam.

4.45pm: Moored alongside Butterfield’s Wharf at Hankow.


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23 June 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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24 June 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Exercised collision stations.

Hands employed painting Chinese mess deck and dismounting after 6 pdr.

Exercised physical drill.


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25 June 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed painting Chinese mess deck.

1.30pm: US gunboat Villalobos (Villalobus in log) arrived from up river.


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26 June 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.0am: HMS Bee left Butterfield’s hulk and anchored in stream.

Received Paymaster’s stores from Hong-Kong. Hands employed stowing same.

2.35pm: HMS Kinsha arrived from up river.

Exercised collision stations.


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27 June 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed preparing for coaling and getting port cable on jetty for survey.

Coaled ship from lighters, 30 tons.

Cleaned and tested port cable.


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28 June 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed restowing port cable and getting starboard cable on jetty.

Hands employed cleaning and testing starboard cable.

Exercised fire stations.


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29 June 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.0am: US gunboat Quiros left for up river.


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30 June 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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LOGS FOR JULY 1918

[Hankow and Kiukiang]


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Front cover signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti and Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under way, upper deck in port, by AC Cossor and Son for whole month

Sea temperature thermometer, by AC Cossor for whole month.


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1 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

2.0am: Lit No 1 boiler for distilling drinking water and for culinary purposes.

5.0am: Chinese cruiser left for up river.

6.0am: Called hands.

7.30am: Clean guns.

8.0am: Breakfast.

8.45am: Clear up decks.

9.0am: Divisions and prayers.

9.40am: HMS Bee left for Ichang.

Hands employed cleaning and restowing port cable.

12 noon: Dinner.

Hands employed as in forenoon.

4.0pm: Quarters. Paid monthly money. Tea.

Levae from 4.30pm to 7.0am.

9.0pm: Rounds corect.


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2 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed refitting wire ropes and painting fore bridge.


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3 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.10am: Hands fall in on pontoon for physical drill.

Hands cleaning out after hold.

1.30pm: Hands employed returning empty drums, cases etc to HMS Kinsha.

Hands prepared for dressing ship, rove whips.

One stoker rating discharged to HMS Kinsha for detention (passage to Hong Kong).


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4 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Officer of Japanese gunboat Chiroda paid official visit

5.15am: HMS Kinsha left with HMS Snipe in tow for Shanghai.

8.0am: Dressed ship [for American Independence Day].

2.0pm: Officer of Japanese gunboat Chiyoda [Chiroda in log] paid official visit.

7.34pm: Sunset. Undressed ship.


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5 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

5.45am: Japanese cruiser Chiyoda left for down river.


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6 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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7 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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8 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

2.30am: Lit fires in No 2 boiler for distilling purposes.

7.0pm: Drew fires in No 2 boiler. 400 gallons of fresh water distilled.


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9 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.15am: Japanese cruiser passed going up river.


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10 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed painting after part and fitting awning curtains.


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11 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Every available man in full marching order fall in on pontoon for landing party. Exercised small arm drill.

Clean arms and return leather gear.

Hands employed fitting awning curtains.


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12 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Exercised general quarters. Exercised Chinese ammunition supply parties supply ammunition.

Hands to drill at all guns.


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13 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.15am: US gunboat Samar left for Changsha.


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14 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed getting in two six pounder guns and two Maxims and parts from SS Poyang* from Hong-Kong.

*The first of four China Navigation Co ships with that name, 1891, 2,551 tons.


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15 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Dismounted 1486 and 1487 6 pdrs, 6244 and 6247 .45 Maxims. Mounted 1536 and 1472 6 Pdrs, 6246 and 6248 .45 Maxims.


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16 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed returning two 6 pdrs and two .45 Maxims per SS Poyang.


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17 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed scraping 6 pdr guns and scrubbing aft hold.

9.55am: US gunboat Quiros arrived from Changsha.


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18 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Every available man fall in on pontoon in full-marching order for emergency landing party.

Exercised small arm and squad drill.

11.15am: Secure. Clean arms and return leather gear.


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19 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Guns crews to drill at 6 pdr guns.

Hands employed refitting sampan's falls and cleaning paintwork.


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20 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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21 July 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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22 July 1918

Hankow and down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.6, Long 114.32 [approx]

9.15am: HMS Gnat arrived and secured to pontoon.

Hands employed preparing ship for sea

One SPO discharged to Gnat, one SPO joined ship from same.

11.10am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

4.0pm: Anchored off Kwang Chan [probably the modern Huanggang].

Distance run, 50 miles.


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23 July 1918

Kwang Chan.

Lat 30.45, Long 114.85 [approx]

Lit fires in 1 and 2 boilers for distilling purposes.

Hands employed fitting side awnings and reffiting berthing rails.


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24 July 1918

Kwang Chan to Wusueh.

Lat 30.21, Long 115.16 [approx]

9.0am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

10.10am: Yan Ki Point passed.

11.50am: Cocks Head passed.

3.05pm: Anchored at Wusueh.


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25 July 1918

Wusueh [now Wuxue].

Lat 29.84, Long 115.55.

Hands employed reversing, cleaning and restowing port cable.


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26 July 1918

Wusueh to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Lit fires in 1 and 2 Boilers: Prepared ship for sea

8.20am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

10.50am: Arrived Kiukiang, secured alongside bund.

2.0pm: Japanese gunboat Fushimi arrived.


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27 July 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

9.15am: Japanese gunboat Fushimi (Fushumi in log) left for up river.

Water mark 37' 8”.


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28 July 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98


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29 July 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Received from Yue Ching & Co 14 tons of Shantung coal, paid for by Naval Agent Shanghai. Received from Yue Ching & Co 5 tons of Shangtung Coal paid for by Woodcock at 25 dollars per ton.


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30 July 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Hands employed cleaning storerooms, rifles and leather gear.


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31 July 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Hands employed sponging out guns, cleaning rifles and pistols.


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1918

[Kiukiang, Anking, Wuhu, Chinkiang, Shanghai and Chinkiang]


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Cover signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under way, lower deck in port, by AC Cossor & Son, 974 dry, 975 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, SA Calder [although S & A Calderara is almost certainly intended].


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1 August 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

9.15am: Every available man fall in on bund in drill order for route march.

11.0am: Landing party returned, cleaned arms and leather gear.

Four Chinese stokers discharged on shore.

1.50pm: HMS Teal arrived.

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2 August 1918

Kiukiang and down river towards Ngnankin [aka Anking].

Lat 29.87, Long 116.42 [approx]

9.50am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

Passed Oliphant I. LV and Otter I. beacon.

12.35pm: NE Crossing LV abeam to port.

1.35pm: Little Orphan water mark 38 feet [Little Orphan was then an island in mid-stream, now on the North bank it is called Xiaogu Mt].

2.55pm: Anchored off Kwang Yuen Ching [probably the modern Huayangzhen].

Distance run, 52 miles.


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3 August 1918

Down river to Anking.

Lat 30.4, Long 116.89 [approx]

9.45am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

12.50pm: Anchored at Anking.

Distance run, 35 miles.


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4 August 1918

Anking.

Lat 30.5, Long 117.06

11.0am: Chinese gunboat passed going down river.


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5 August 1918

Anking and down river.

Lat 30.65, Long 117.26 [approx]

9.45am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

Passed Jocelyn beacon, South Hen Pt LV and North Hen Pt LV.

11.55am: Anchored off Taitzechi beacon owing to port boiler pump breaking down.

Distance run, 18 miles.


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6 August 1918

Down river to Tatung.

Lat 30.8, Long 117.71

8.45am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

10.35am: Fitzroy beacon abeam. Passed Chinese gunboat Han-Chuen at anchor

12.15pm: Anchored at Tatung.

Distance run, 33 miles.


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7 August 1918

Tatung to Wuhu.

Lat 31.11, Long 118.0 (CS)

8.30am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

Passed Buckminster beacon and Hoseshoe Bend LV.

12 noon: Panski pagoda abeam.

Passed Barker I. LV and Haines Pt beacon.

Port feed pump broke down, stopped engines. Proceeded on one boiler.

3.50pm: Anchored at Wuhu. Chinese gunboat Kian Wea and one Chinese TB at anchor here.

4.50pm: Weighed anchor to anchor abreast and inside of Ning Po hulk.

6.0pm: HMS Scarab arrived and anchored in mid-stream.

Distance run, 64 miles.


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8 August 1918

Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

2.30pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded on trial.

3.20pm: Returned and anchored.


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9 August 1918

Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

5.30am: HMS Scarab proceeded down river.

Hands employed refitting fenders and cleaning out and restowing magazine.

Coaled ship from lighters.

1.30pm: Japanese cruiser Chiyoda [Chiroda in log] passed going up river.


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10 August 1918

Wuhu to Nanking.

Lat 32.12, Long 118.76

6.50am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

Passed Pillars, May Queen I. LV, Rosina LV, Hea Sanshan bluff.

12.20pm: Anchored in Nanking [now Nanjing] cut off.

Distance run, 52 miles.


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11 August 1918

Nanking to Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

6.50am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

7.45am: Left cut off.

9.40am: Bethune Pt beacon abeam.

10.50am: Anchored at Chinkiang. Saw HMS Scarab proceeding down river.

11.40am: Shifted berth closer to shore.

4.10pm: Chinese gunboat passed going up river.

6.0pm: Chinese gunboat passed going up river.

Distance run, 47 miles.


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12 August 1918

Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

Coaled ship, received 16 tons.


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13 August 1918

Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45


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14 August 1918

Chinkiang and down river towards Shanghai.

Lat 32.16, Long 119.9 [approx]

6.50am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

10.25am: Beaver I. beacon abeam.

12.10pm: Bate Pt abeam.

1.50pm: Anchored off Kiang Ying Forts. Bad anchorage, weighed and proceeded.

2.50pm: Anchored four miles below Kiang Ying Forts.

Distance run, 69 miles.


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15 August 1918

Down river towards Shanghai.

Lat 31.85, Long 120.85 [approx]

8.50am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

Passed Tung Lu Tu beacon and Tung Lu Tu LV.

11.30am: Cooper Bank E LV abeam.

Experiencing choppy sea.

1.10pm: Anchored 0.5 miles North of Vine Pt.

Ship rolling heavily during night caused by sea and current.

Distance run, 38 miles.


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16 August 1918

Down river to Shanghai.

Lat 31.48, Long 121.45 [approx]

6.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

12 noon: SE Spit buoy abeam.

1.30pm: Wusung LV abeam.

3.50pm: Moored alongside HMS Scarab at Shanghai.

Distance run, 72 miles.


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17 August 1918

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Provisioned ship.

Chinese engineers aboard taking out feed pumps for repairs.


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18 August 1918

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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19 August 1918

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed fitting wire slings for sampans.

1.30pm: Leave to watch until noon, 21st August.

5.30pm: Chinese gunboat Jury Chin proceeded out of harbour.


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20 August 1918

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Three Chinese Stoker ratings joined ship.

Hands employed cleaning out after hold.


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21 August 1918

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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22 August 1918

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

One Chinese Stoker joined ship.


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23 August 1918

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

7.30am: Chinese armed liner Chincan arrived.

11.0am: HMS Scarab slipped buoy and proceeded out of harbour. Woodcock secured to buoy with port cable.

Received 20 tons of Kishima lump coal from Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Ltd.


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24 August 1918

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

One Chinese Stoker joined ship and one discharged.

11.20am: Slipped buoy and proceeded up river for pump trials.

12 noon: Moored ship to buoy.


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25 August 1918

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

One ERA and one Stoker discharged to HMS Kinsha, one ERA and one Stoker joined ship from same.


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26 August 1918

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

In pm: Sailing junk No 25123 collided with Woodcock and damaged port quarter berthing rails and stanchions.


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27 August 1918

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

5.30am: Chinese armed liner [variously Chincan or Chingan or Ching An in different logs] proceeded out of harbour.


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28 August 1918

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

One Stoker joined ship from Hong Kong.

One stoker rating discharged to HMS Kinsha.


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29 August 1918

Shanghai and up river towards Chinkiang.

Lat 31.67, Long 121.25 [approx]

4.55am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

6.55am: Passed Wusung LV.

6.55pm: Anchored 3 miles to the Southward of Tungshaw [now Nantong].

Distance run, 78 miles.


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30 August 1918

Up river towards Chinkiang.

Lat 31.93, Long 120.17 [approx]

5.50am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded up river.

7.20am: Chinese gunboat Kan Chuen passed steaming down river.

8.0am: Signalled SS Irene ashore off Pitman King Island point International Code FGC [Can I assist?], Irene reply CO [Can you assist?], Woodcock XYQ [I cannot take you in tow but will report you and send immediate assistance].

8.10am: Irene apparently afloat.

11.20am: Kiang Yin Pt abeam.

2.25pm: Bate Pt abeam.

6.40pm: Anchored Kiying Island.

Distance run, 63 miles.


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31 August 1918

Up river to Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

5.45am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

7.35am: Passed Sinnimu [Simmins in log] Creek. Observed Chinese SS Ta Shun standing by capsized junk evidently been in collision, signalled the same by international Code, but got no reply.

11.35am: Arrived Chinkiang and anchored near light ship, no other billet available.

Coaled ship, 24 tons of Japanese coal.

5.20pm: HMS Widgeon arrived from up river.

Distance run, 30 miles.


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1918

[Chinkiang, Wuching, Nanchang, Kiukiang and Hankow]


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Cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under way, lower deck in port, by Negretti & Zambra*, 974 dry, 975 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, SA Calderara.

* A clerical error, AC Cossor is intended, see previous and following month’s pages.


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1 September 1918

Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

4.15am: HMS Widgeon left for down river.


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2 September 1918

Chinkiang to Nanking.

Lat 32.18, Long 118.94 [approx]

5.25am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

12 noon: Nanking cut-off entered.

2.15pm: Anchored to Southward of Nanking.

Distance run, 47 miles.


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3 September 1918

Nanking to Wuhu.

Lat 31.81, Long 118.49 [approx]

5.25am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

8.10am: Heasanshan bluff abeam.

12 noon: Wade I. beacon abeam.

5.30pm: Anchored at Wuhu.

Distance run, 52 miles.


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4 September 1918

Wuhu and up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

Hands employed making new jackets for big fenders.

Coaled ship, 26 tons.

2.05pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

7.10pm: Anchored off Barker I. LV.

Distance run, 22 miles.


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5 September 1918

Up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.8, Long 117.71 [approx]

5.20am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

12 noon: Tatung Pagoda abeam.

2.55pm: Fitzroy beacon abeam.

7.25pm: Anchored to South of Hens Pt.

Distance run, 74 miles.


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6 September 1918

Up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.22, Long 116.9 [approx]

4.50am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

5.25am: Passed HMS Bee at anchor.

12.15pm: Passed Tungliu beacon.

3.20pm: Dove Pt LV abeam.

5.30pm: Little Orphan abeam, Watermark 41' 9”.

7.20pm: Anchored to the North of NE Crossing LV.

Distance run, 74 miles.


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7 September 1918

Up river to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

4.55am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

10.35am: Arrived at Kiukiang and secured alongside Bund.

Watermark 41' 5”.

Coaled ship, 29 tons.

Distance run, 27 miles.


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8 September 1918

Kiukiang to Poyang Lake.

Lat 29.76, Long 116.2 [approx]

Poyang Lake pilot Tuen Fa Yuen joined ship.

11.0am: Let go moorings and proceeded down river.

11.35am: Passed Oliphant SW LV.

12.35pm: Entered Poyang Lake. [Note that the geography of Poyang Lake is now very much different to 1919.]

1.15pm: Passed Big Orphan 0.5 miles to port.

3.0pm: Passed Nankang. [I don’t know where Nankang is or was, but it is not the well-known Nanchang which is much further South on the Gan river.]

5.10pm: Moored at Wuching [probably what is now Whuchengzhen].

Distance run, 65 miles.


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9 September 1918

Wuching.

Lat 29.19, Long 116.02

In am: Exercised out kedge anchor.

In pm: Hands to bathe.


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10 September 1918

Wuching to Nanchang.

Lat 28.67, Long 115.87

5.25am: Weighed both anchors and proceeded.

10.30am: Stopped off Nanchang.

Moored alongside raft with starboard anchor, being too much wind and sea elsewhere.

Distance run, 49 miles.


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11 September 1918

Nanchang.

Lat 28.67, Long 115.87

Captain made official call on Chinese Civil Governor.


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12 September 1918

Nanchang to Kiukiang

Lat 29.5, Long 116.1 [approx]

5.30am: Unmoored, weighed and proceeded.

9.55am: Passed Wuching.

1.40pm: Big Orphan abeam.

2.35pm: Hukau [now Hukou] Forts abeam.

5.10pm: Secured alongside Bund at Kiukiang to B & S hulk.

Water mark 41’ 1”.

Distance run 114 miles.


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13 September 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Coaled ship from lighters.

Water mark 41’ 1”.


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14 September 1918

Kiukiang and up river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.84, Long 115.55

5.40am: Slipped and proceeded up river.

8.0am: Trees Pt abeam.

10.20am: Hunter Flat LV abeam to port.

11.45am: Anchored at Wusueh owing to stokehold fans breaking down.

2.05pm: Weighed and proceeded.

6.15pm: Ruined Fort beacon abeam.

6.45pm: Ship ran on bank rounding Kickau to anchor. Engines going slow and both leads in use getting no bottom at 10.5 fathoms last cast's aground in 2’, depth aft on starboard quarter 5’. Deep water on port side. Laid out stream anchor astern, afterwards shifted anchor to port quarter

Forward magazine cleared and ammunition passed aft. Upper deck cargo of coal in bags shifted aft. Bunkers trimmed from forward to aft, all hands working up to midnight trying to get ship off with no success.


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15 September 1918

Up river towards Hankow.

Lat 30.05, Long 115.32 [approx]

6.0am: Hands employed digging round bows of ship and all weights shifted to port quarter.

10.0am: Trying to get ship off without success, using engines and capstan as required.

11.20am: Signalled to China Merchant SS Ning Shao for assistance.

11.40am: 3” wire made fast through hawse pipe forward on port bollards on HMS Woodcock, received from Ning Shao.

Ning Shao steamed slow ahead with bow anchor down, tow wire tautened but broke not being a very new one.

12 noon: Received newer wire from Ning Shao which tautened out gradually and ship appeared to move off at once. Woodcocks' engines working throughout morning.

12.09pm: Ship towed off by Ning Shao.

12.20pm: Proceeded at full speed. Hands employed replacing gear, reeling up wires etc.

3.45pm: Passed Cocks Head [Cox's Head in log]

6.45pm: Anchored 3 miles below Yang Ki Pt.

Distance run 31 miles.


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16 September 1918

Up river to Hankow.

Lat 30.58, Long 114.69 [approx]

5.30am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded up river.

8.40am: Squeeze I. abeam.

11.55am: Porpoise Bluff abeam.

2.0pm: Yanglo beacon abeam.

6.0pm: Moored to pontoon at Hankow.

Distance run 64 miles.


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17 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.30am: HMS Scarab left for up river.

Furled, scrubbed and refitted awnings.


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18 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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19 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Water mark, 45’ 8”.


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20 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Provisioned ship.

Water mark, 45’ 8”.


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21 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Water mark, 45’ 4.5”.


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22 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Water Mark 45' 6''.


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23 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands fall in on pontoon for physical drill.

Hands employed cleaning out fresh water tanks.

Water Mark 44' 7''.


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24 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed cleaning down aloft, setting up rigging etc.

Water Mark 45'.


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25 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed cleaning out fresh water tanks and scrubbing deck cloths.

Water Mark 44' 10''.


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26 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Coaled ship, 20.5 tons from Messrs Sanderson and Co.

Water Mark 44' 11''.


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27 September 1918

Hankow to Wuchang and return.

Lat 30.56, Long 114.3

Changsha Admiralty pilot on board (Chang Chin Shan).

10.0am: HBM Consul General, Mr EC Wilton, on board.

10.05am: Slipped and proceeded to Wuchang and anchored.

CO of Woodcock and the Consul General called on General Wang.

12 noon: Weighed anchor and returned to Hankow.

12.45pm: HBM Consul General left ship.

Water Mark 44' 6''.


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28 September 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

10.0am: HMS Scarab arrived from Ichang.


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29 September 1918

Hankow and up river towards Changsha.

Lat 30.3, Long 114.09 [approx]

Chinese Pilot (Chang Chin Shan) on board.

6.0am: Unmoored from pontoon and proceeded up river.

10.35am: Mei Tan Chui beacon.

2.0pm: Paichu abeam.

4.20pm: Anchored at Lung Kaw.

Distance run, 74 miles.


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30 September 1918

Up river towards Changsha.

Lat 29.67, Long 113.35 [approx]

5.45am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

9.0am: Passed Sin Ti.

12.45pm: Mopanshi beacon abeam.

2.0pm: Chenglin abeam.

2.45pm: Yochau abeam.

4.0pm: Anchored at Po Wei Chi.

Distance run, 92 miles.


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1918

[Changsha]


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Cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR Retired (!).


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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under way, upper deck in port, by Negretti & Zambra*, 974 dry, 975 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, S & A Calderara.


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1 October 1918

Up river towards Changsha.

Lat 28.37, Long 112.85 [approx]

5.50am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

1.15pm: Arrived Changsha and moored.

Discharged two boxes of 6 pdr to HMS Gnat for heat test.

Distance run, 50 miles.


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2 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.0am: HMS Gnat weighed and proceeded down river.

Paid quarterly settlement

Seamen to signal exercises.

Water mark 16’ 5”.


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3 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

9.10am: Every available man fall in, heavy marching order for emergency landing party.

10.15am: Clean arms and leather gear and return same.

In pm: Coaled ship, 25 tons.

Water mark 16’ 7”.


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4 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 16’ 8”.


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5 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

9.0am: Captain came on board from HIJMS Sumida [Summida in log].

10.20am: Captain from Chinese cruiser Chu Tung came on board.

Water mark 16’ 8”.


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6 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 16’ 5”.


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7 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 16’ 2”.


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8 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 15’ 9”.


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9 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Let go port anchor to ½ shackle and veered out ½ shackle on starboard.

Water mark 15’ 6”.


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10 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

8.0am: Dressed ship [for Double Ten day, China’s national day].

9.15am: All men dressed as seamen landed on island in drill order. Exercised small arm drill.

11.0am: Landing party returned. Cleaned arms and leather gear.

Returned arms.

12.15pm: One Petty Officer discharged to Yale Hospital (Changsha).

2.40pm: Japanese gunboat Fushimi [Fushima in log] arrived from down river.

Water mark 15’ 7”.


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11 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

9.15am: Officer from Chinese cruiser Chu Tung paid visit.

9.45am: Captain came on board from HIJMS Sumida .

Water mark 14’ 7”.


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12 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.0am: Japanese gunboat Sumida left for down river.

10.15am: Captain of Japanese gunboat Fushimi visited.

Water mark 14’.


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13 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 13’ 3”.


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14 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

10.50am: HIJMS Fushimi shifted anchorage.

2.0pm: One Petty Officer joined ship from Hunan Yale hospital, Changsha.

Water mark 12’ 8”.


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15 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 12’ 2”.


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16 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

3.0pm: Chinese gunboat arrived from down river.

Hands cleaning, painting and airing magazines.

Water mark 11’ 6”.


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17 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.10am: Aired bedding.

6.30am: Chinese gunboat left for down river.

Exercised emergency landing party.

11.30am: Lash up and stow hammocks.

3.15pm: Chinese gunboats Kiang Kung [aka Chiang Kung] and Chien Chung arrived from up river.

Water mark 10’ 11”.


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18 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Guns’ crews to drill at 6 pdr guns.

Water mark 10’ 5”.


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19 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

7.15am: Chinese cruiser Chu Tung and gunboat Kiang Kung proceeded down river

Water mark 10’ 0”.


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20 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 8’ 11”.


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21 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed whitewashing magazines and cleaning out sail room.

Water mark 8’ 4”.


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22 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands cleaning out canvas bins and fitting warming bogies in messes.

Water mark 8’ 6”.


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23 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed overhauling Maxim guns and cleaning out holds.

Water mark 7’ 3”.


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24 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Lit fires in port boiler for distilling.

Aired bedding.

Hands employed cleaning small arms and leather gear, also oiling and cleaning cartridges in chargers in bandoliers.

11.30am: Lash up and stow hammocks.

Water mark 6’ 9”.


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25 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Exercised Chinese ammunition supply parties supply ammunition to all guns.

Water mark 6’ 3”.


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26 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 5’ 3”.


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27 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

1.0pm: Observed large fire in Jardine's godown.

1.15pm: Kedged ship into deeper water owing to river dropping.

1.30pm: CO and fire party landed.

3.45pm: Fire party returned.

4.30pm: APC motor launch Li Nan towed ship into three fathoms of water.

Water mark 4’ 7”.


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28 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed scrubbing deckcloths and sponging out guns.

Water mark 4’ 1”.


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29 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Drilling at 6 pdr guns.

Water mark 3’ 9”.


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30 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

3.0pm: Japanese gunboat Fushima shifted anchorage down river.

exercised searchlight control

Water mark 3’ 5”.


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31 October 1918

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

8.0am: Dressed ship [for the birthday of the Emperor of Japan].

9.15am: Exercised every available man fall in, heavy marching order for emergency landing party.

2.55pm: Two Chinese gunboats left for down river.

6.30pm: HMS Woodlark arrived from Hankow. Five ratings joined ship. Received five cases of stores.

Water mark 2’ 9”.


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LOG FOR NOVEMBER 1918

[Changsha, Hankow, Kiukiang, Anking and Kiukiang]


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Cover, signed by Lt/Cdr ARP Martin, RNR Retired.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under way, upper deck in port, by AC Cosser [sic] & Sons, 974 dry, 975 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, S & A Calderara.


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1 November 1918

Changsha and down river towards Chenglin.

Lat 28.56, Long 112.8

8.0am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

10.15am: Passed Chinese gunboats anchored below Ching Kong.

2.55pm: Pu Wei Chi Pagoda abeam.

5.35pm: Anchored off Lo Ko.

Distance run, 77 miles.


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2 November 1918

Down river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.41, Long 113.12

6.20am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

8.30am: Passed Yo Chow. Observed two Chinese gunboats and one river gunboat.

9.0am: Anchored at Chenglin.

5.0pm: Japanese gunboat Toba arrived from Chungking.

Water mark at Chenglin, 26’ 5”.


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3 November 1918

Chenglin to Hankow

Lat 29.93, Long 113.83 [approx]

5.55am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

9.0am: Passed Sin Ti.

2.15pm: Passed Pae Chu.

7.15pm: Moored alongside HMS Scarab at Hankow.

10.0pm: Junk fouled ship carrying away jack staff.

Distance run, 126 miles.


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4 November 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

In pm: Shifted ship to inside hulk by wires.

7.45pm: Three ratings discharged to SS Tatung [Ta Tung in log] for passage to Hong Kong.


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5 November 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.15am: USS Palos left for up river.

Hands employed cleaning out and scrubbing aft store rooms.


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6 November 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

One Chinese stoker discharged ashore.

Commenced coaling from lighter Taikoo No 9, ( 5.75 tons MB Kaisha)

1.50pm: Junk alongside with 20 tons of Mitsui Bussan Kaisha coal.

2.15pm: Japanese Flagship [HIJMS Suma vide log of HMS Scarab] arrived from down river.

Sent main steam pipe to Yuchang and Co for repairs.

One rating discharged to hospital.


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7 November 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Exercised every available man fall in on pontoon in heavy marching order for landing. Exercised small arm drill.

One rating joined ship from Catholic hospital Hankow.


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8 November 1918

Hankow and down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.41, Long 114.94 [approx]

7.30am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

10.0am: Porpoise Bluff abeam.

11.45am: Passed Kwang Chan.

12.40pm: Yangki Point abeam.

2.15pm: Cox's Head abeam. Exchanged signals with HMS Bee bound up river.

3.45pm: Anchored 1 mile below Ruined Fort beacon.

Distance run, 99 miles.


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9 November 1918

Down river to Kuikiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

7.45am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded down river.

9.25am: Wusueh abeam.

11.30am: Arrived off Kiukiang.

Anchored inside of hulks with starboard anchor, stern wires to B & S hulk and ashore to bollards.

Water mark 30’ 8”.


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10 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 30’ 1”.


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11 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 30’ 0”.

One ERA discharged to HMS Tamar.

2.45pm: HMS Scarab arrived from Hankow.


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12 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 29’ 11”.

6.30am: HMS Scarab left for down river.

2.40pm: Japanese cruiser Fuji arrived.

4.40pm: Chinese gunboat passed going down river.

6.25pm: SS Wuchang* arrived from down river.

* The second of two China Navigation Co. ships of this name, 1914, 3,204 tons, served as a RN submarine depot ship in WW2.


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13 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 29’ 8”.

Hands at instruction at Maxims and 6 pdr guns.

Seamen to signal exercise.


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14 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 29’ 4”.

Exercised every available man fall in on bund in heavy marching order for emergency landing party. Exercised small arm drill.

9.30am: Captain paid official visit to Japanese gunboat Toba.

10.45am: Toba left for down river.

Shifted ship further into mid-stream.


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15 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

3.30pm: Hands to tea and clean into No 2s to attend church, for thanksgiving service for Armistice in British concession, Kiukiang.


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16 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 28’ 7”.


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17 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

11.30am: US gunboat Samar arrived.


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18 November 1918

Kiukiang and downriver towards Anking.

Lat 29.83, Long 116.34 [approx]

Water mark 27’ 10”.

9.45am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

11.30am: Becher Point passed.

1.20pm: Little Orphan abeam, water mark 29’.

2.40pm: Anchored off Wang Kiang.

Distance run, 52 miles.


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19 November 1918

Down river to Anking.

Lat 30.5, Long 117.06

7.15am: Chinese gunboat passed going up river.

8.50am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

11.40am: Anchored at Anking.

Hands employed painting and refitting lanyards to fenders.

Distance run, 35 miles.


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20 November 1918

Anking

Lat 30.5, Long 117.06


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21 November 1918

Anking and up river towards Kuikiang.

Lat 30.11, Long 116.81 [approx]

6.40am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded up river.

8.10am: Christmas Island beacon abeam.

1.05pm: Passed Dove Pt LV.

3.0pm: Little Orphan water mark, 28’.

4.40pm: Anchored one mile South West of NE crossing LV.


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22 November 1918

Up river to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

6.30am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

11.0am: Arrived off Kiukiang and moored fore and aft inside of Jardine's and B & S's hulks.

Coaled from lighters, 30 tons.

Distance run, 25 miles.


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23 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

6.0am: US gunboat Samar left for Hankow.

Water mark 26’ 8”.


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24 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Sunday routine.

Water mark 26’ 5”.


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25 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 26’ 0”.

Hands employed refitting fenders etc.


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26 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 25’ 9”.

Hands employed refitting sampan falls etc.

Extra fresh water expended through cleaning out fresh water tanks forward.


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27 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 25’ 1”.


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28 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 24’ 6”.


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29 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 24’ 0”.

12.20pm: Japanese cruiser* Uji arrived from Hankow.

4.0pm: CO Woodcock paid official visit to Japanese cruiser.

* Uji is a sea-going gunboat, identical to the British Bramble class, but the word cruiser was used for a variety of craft in those days.


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30 November 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 23’ 6”.

8.0am: Dressed ship. (This is probably for the birthday of Queen Alexandra, the Queen Mother. Her birthday is actually on the 1st of December, but that is a Sunday and the Navy does not usually dress ship on a Sunday.)

9.15am: Japanese Captain paid official visit.


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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1918

[Kiukiang, Hankow, Kiukiang, Hankow and Kiukiang]


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Cover, signed by Acting Commander ARP Martin, RNR.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under way, upper deck in port, by AC Cossor & Sons, 974 dry, 975 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, S & A Caldera [sic].


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1 December 1918

Kiukiang and up river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.84, Long 115.55

8.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

12 noon: Passed Wusueh.

3.05pm: Ruined Fort beacon abeam, water mark 23’.

4.35pm: Anchored in entrance of Hires [sic] Creek [more usually known as Hores Creek].

Distance run, 53 miles.


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2 December 1918

Up river towards Hankow.

Lat 30.29, Long 115.09 [approx]

10.0am: Weather cleared slightly [heavy drizzle]. Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

11.20am: Cox [sic] Head abeam [more usually known as Cock’s Head].

2.05pm: Yangki Pt abeam.

5.40pm: Anchored off Willes [Willis] Island.

Distance run, 52 miles.


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3 December 1918

Up river to Hankow.

Lat 30.61, Long 114.86 [approx]

8.0am: Commenced to weigh starboard anchor. Experienced great difficulty in heaving anchor up. [Quite common on the Yangtse for the anchor and its chain to be buried several deep in silt overnight].

9.45am: Anchor aweigh after using tackles, helm and engines etc.

Weather thick with snow squalls.

10.20am: Anchored off Upper Willis Island LV (weather very thick).

12 noon: Weather cleared a little. Weighed and proceeded up river.

3.0pm: Yanglo beacon abeam.

6.05pm: Secured alonside B & S's pontoon at Hankow.

Distance run, 40 miles.


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4 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Received 13 tons of coal.

3.0pm: HMS Scarab arrived.


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5 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

11.0am: HMS Bee left for Ichang.

11.15am: HMS Scarab made fast alongside pontoon.


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6 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

2.0pm: Chinese gunboat passed going upriver.


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7 December 1918

Hankow and down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.6, Long 114.88 [approx]

8.20am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

11.05am: Anchored Eastward of Bouncer Island owing to fire bars falling our of furnace.

12 noon: Weighed and proceeded down river.

4.15pm: Anchored off Shi-Hui-Yao.

Distance run, 77 miles.


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8 December 1918

Down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 29.98, Long 115.38 [approx]

9.50am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

11.35am: Ruined Fort beacon water mark 17’.

1.25pm: Anchored at Wusueh.

4.0pm: Ship rolling heavily to beam sea.

Distance run, 41 miles.


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9 December 1918

Down river to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

4.0am: Ship rolling heavily to rough sea and strong wind.

7.55am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

10.15am: Arrived off Kiukiang and waited for junks to clear away from berth.

11.15am: Moored inside of Jardine’s and B and S’s hulks at Kiukiang. Water mark, 17’.

Received 25 tons of Shanghai nuts coal.

Distance run, 27 miles.


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10 December 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark, 16’ 9”.


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11 December 1918

Kiukiang and up river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.84, Long 115.56

8.0am: Slipped and proceeded up river.

12 noon: Wusueh passed.

3.05pm: Ruined Fort beacon water mark 16’ 6”.

4.15pm: Anchored in Hines [aka Hores] Creek lower entrance.

Distance run, 55 miles.


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12 December 1918

Up river towards Hankow.

Lat 30.39, Long 115.05 [approx]

7.55am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

11.50am: Yang Ki Point abeam.

Anchored off Bouren Island. [Probably Bouncer I. is intended.]

Distance run, 66 miles.


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13 December 1918

Up river to Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.55am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded up river.

9.20am: Yanglo beacon abeam.

12 noon: Moored alongside B & S's pontoon at Hankow.

4.0pm: HMS Scarab arrived from down river.

Distance run, 66 miles.


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14 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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15 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Landed church parties.


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16 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Received Boatswain’s, Carpenter’s, and Engineer’s stores.

Hands employed stowing same.

5.15pm: One Seaman rating discharged to Catholic Mission Hospital, Hankow.


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17 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.30am: US gunboat Samar left for down river.

5.0pm: One Seaman rating joined ship for HMS Bee.


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18 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

5.30pm: One Seaman rating joined ship from Catholic Mission Hospital, Hankow.


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19 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands getting in Paymaster’s stores.

5.30am: HMS Bee arrived from Ichang. Discharged one Seaman rating to same.


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20 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.40am: HMS Bee left for oiling station.

6.0pm: Bee secured to pontoon.


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21 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

1.15pm: HMS Scarab arrived.


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22 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

5.0am: Snowing heavily with high winds.

Negative church parties. Divisions and prayers on mess deck.

8.0pm: Ship rolling heavily on moorings owing to high gusts of wind.

11.59pm: Ship rolling on moorings but longer intervals between gusts of wind.


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23 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

4.0am: Ship rolling owing to gusty winds.

7.0am: Hands employed clearing away snow.


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24 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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25 December 1918

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Landed church parties.


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26 December 1918

Hankow and down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.59, Long 114.58 [approx]

9.50pm: Unmoored ship and cleared from pontoon to proceed down river.

11.20am: Yanglo beacon abeam.

2.0pm: Anchored North of Squeeze Island owing to thick snow.

Distance run 46 miles.


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27 December 1918

Down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 29.92, Long 115.41 [approx]

7.50am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

10.40am: Cox's Head abeam.

12.10pm: Ruined Fort beacon, water mark 18’.

2.0pm: Wusueh abeam.

3.0pm Anchored in Hunter Island creek.

Distance run 80 miles.


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28 December 1918

Down river to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

7.55am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded down river.

9.45am: Moored head and stern inside Jardine’s and Butterfield’s pontoons.

11.50am: HMS Bee arrived from Hankow.

Coaled from lighters with 40 tons of Shanghai nuts coal from Mitsui Bassam Kaisha Ltd.

11.30pm: HMS Bee left hulk and anchored in mid-stream owing to gale rising.

11.59pm: Ship rolling heavily causing several breakages.


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29 December 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

2.40am: HMS Gnat shifted moorings owing to anchors dragging.

8.45am: HMS Bee left for up river.

3.40pm: Chinese torpedo boat passed going down river.

6.0pm: Hauled taut bow and stern wires.


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30 December 1918

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

9.20am: HMS Gnat returned to anchorage.

Hands employed repairing flags.

Seamen to signal exercises.

Water mark 19’ 1”.


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31 December 1918

Kiukiang and down river towards Wuhu.

Lat 29.94, Long 116.56 [approx]

8.0am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

11.50am: Little Orphan water mark 19’.

Hands employed scrubbing out storerooms.

4.25pm: Nganking passed.

5.35pm: Anchored 2 miles to Northward of Jocelyn beacon.

Distance run, 99 miles.


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THE VOYAGES OF HMS WOODCOCK 1919

JP map Woodcock 1919

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1919

[Down river to Shanghai for refit]


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Cover, signed by Acting Commander ARP Martin, RNR.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under way, upper deck in port, by AC Cossor & Sons, 974 dry, 975 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, S & A Caldera [sic].


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1 January 1919

Down river towards Wuhu.

Lat 30.91, Long 117.74 [approx]

6.0am: Called hands.

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for sea.

7.30am: Clean guns.

8.0am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

8.15am: Breakfast.

8.40am: Taitzechi beacon abeam. Water mark 16’.

9.0am: Clear up decks.

9.15am: Divisions and prayers. Hands to physical drill

10.20am: Fitzroy beacon abeam.

11.35am: Tatung Pagoda abeam.

12 noon: Dinner.

1.40pm: Anchored in Horseshoe Bend, due to thick weather.

4.0pm: Evening quarters. Read ship’s company’s parchments*.

4.20pm: Tea.

9.0pm: Rounds correct.

Distance run, 59 miles.

* Each rating has a service certificate, known as his parchment, because until the 20th century (and possibly still at this time) parchment was used for it. The parchment records his service and remarks by his CO and it is produced at intervals for the man to see what is written about him.


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2 January 1919

Down river to Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

7.50am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded down river.

8.55am: Panski Pagoda abeam.

11.20am: Arrived off Wuhu and anchored.

11.50am: Hove anchor close up and proceeded outside of hulks owing to very bad chow water*. Anchored.

Received 24 tons of Changleng nuts from MBK Wuhu.

Distance run, 39 miles.

* Chow or chow-chow water, the name given to very strong eddies, usually in narrow channels where the bottom is irregular.


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3 January 1919

Wuhu and down river towards Chinkiang.

Lat 31.76, Long 118.46 [approx]

9.20am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

11.45am: Passed Wade I. beacon.

3.0pm: Passed Nanking.

5.25pm: Anchored off Morrison Point.

Distance run, 80 miles.


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4 January 1919

Down river to Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

8.20am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

9.55am: Anchored at Chinkiang.

8.0pm: Chinese torpedo boat passed going up river.

Distance run, 19 miles.


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5 January 1919

Chinkiang and down river towards Shanghai.

Lat 32.19, Long 119.58 [approx]

In am: Port stokehold fan under repairs.

11.0am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded down river.

2.25pm: Beaver I. beacon abeam.

4.35pm: Anchored off Kiang Ying LV.

Distance run, 58 miles.


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6 January 1919

Down river towards Shanghai.

Lat 32.02, Long 120.5 [approx]

9.50am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

Hands mustering and packing stores for refit.

11.45am: Rounded Pitman West buoy.

12.50pm: Anchored off Pitman King I.

Distance run, 24 miles.


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7 January 1919

Down river to Shanghai.

Lat 31.63, Long 121.29 [approx]

5.50am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded.

11.50am: Lower Doves Nest buoy abeam.

1.45pm: Arrived off Wusung.

3.25pm: Arrived at Shanghai and moored to French buoy.

Distance run, 88 miles.


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8 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed mustering and packing stores for refit.


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9 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed packing stores.


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10 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

In am: Exercised general quarters, returned all ready use ammunition to magazines.

Hands employed scrubbing small gear and packing stores.


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11 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

10.05am: HMS Bee arrived from up river and secured to same buoy as Woodcock.

3.10pm: Cast off from HMS Bee and proceeded alongside Poo Tung pontoon in charge of three tugs.


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12 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Sunday routine.


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13 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

9.20am: Slipped from Poo Tung pontoon and proceeded to dry dock.

Hands employed clearing ship of stores to godown.

One AB discharged to general hospital.

12 noon: All ratings left ship for Hanbury Institute during refit.

In pm: Ship placed in position on chocks in dry dock.


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14 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands living at Hanbury Institute during refit.


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15 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed dismounting Maxim guns, stowing same in magazines and refitting funnel guys.


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16 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed refitting etc.


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17 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed refitting etc.


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18 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed refitting etc.


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19 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Church parties left Hanbury Institute for bund to meet church parties from HMS’ Kinsha and Bee.


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20 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed refitting etc.


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21 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed refitting and returning Paymaster’s stores from godown.


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22 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed returning stores from godown and refitting berthing rails.


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23 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed returning Engineer’s stores from godown and refitting.

One Leading Seaman and one Stoker rating discharged to hospital.


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24 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Commenced to flood dock. Inspected all compartments.

Hands employed preparing for leaving dock and getting in anchor cables.

5.0pm: Left Old Dock in tow of three tugs and secured alongside Poo Tung jetty.


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25 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed stowing stores and preparing for shifting ship.

10.40am: Left Poo Tung for Old Dock side and secured alongside Chinese Custom ship.


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26 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed cleaning seamen’s mess deck and refitting.

Negative church parties.


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27 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands returned from Hanbury Institute to mess on board.

Hands employed mounting Maxim guns and restowing stores.

10.0am: Cast off from Chinese Custom's ship in tow of three tugs and made fast alongside Japanese cruiser Saga.


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28 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed respreading awnings and refitting etc.

11.0am: Shifted ship to No 1 buoy.

11.40am: Slipped buoy and secured alongside HIJMS Saga.


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29 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed stowing anchor cable and refitting.

In pm: One Leading Seaman joined ship from HMS Bee, one AB and one Stoker rating joined ship from HMS Kinsha.


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30 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Coal lighters secured alongside, received 30 tons of Kishima lump coal.

Ran steam trial moored alongside Japanese cruiser Saga, testing all machinery.


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31 January 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

8.45am: Ammunition lighter secured alongside. Discharged ammunition (56 boxes of 6 pdr QF).

Cleaned magazine.

In pm: Hands employed getting in 60 boxes of 6 pdr ammunition.


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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1919

[Shanghai, Chinkiang, Kiukiang, Hankow and Changsha]


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Cover, signed by ARP Martin.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under weigh, upper deck in port, by AC Cossor & Sons, 974 dry, 975 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, S & A Caldera [sic].


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1 February 1919

Shanghai and up river towards Chinkiang.

Lat 31.67, Long 121.22 [approx]

7.0am: Unmoored from Japanese cruiser Saga and proceeded at full speed.

8.35am: Off Wusung. Set course N50W.

11.50am: Passed Actaeon buoy.

2.45pm: Vine Pt abeam.

3.40pm: Anchored off Tung-Chau.

Distance run, 79 miles.


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2 February 1919

Up river towards Chinkiang.

Lat 32.01, Long 120.4 [approx]

8.10am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

12.30pm: Passed Kiang Ying Forts.

4.40pm: Anchored off Cruizer Point.

Distance run, 59 miles.


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3 February 1919

Up river to Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.5 [approx]

8.0am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

12.35pm: Anchored off Light Vessel at Chinkiang.

Distance run 37 miles.


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4 February 1919

Chinkiang.

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

Hands employed cleaning roof and paintwork on upper works.


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5 February 1919

Chinkiang and up river towards Wuhu.

Lat 32.17, Long 118.86 [approx]

7.55am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

9.50am: Bethune Point abeam.

1.15pm: Passed Nanking City.

Anchored to the South of Wade I. LV.

Distance run 81 miles.


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6 February 1919

Up river to Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

7.50am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river. Thick with snow.

10.55am: Anchored off Wuhu.

11.35am: Chinese OOG boarded.

12.35pm: Chinese torpedo boat left for down river.

Received 25 tons of Chang Tung Nuts coal.

Distance run 18 miles.


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7 February 1919

Wuhu and up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 31.15, Long 118.0

7.55am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded up river.

4.0pm: Passed Tatung Pagoda.

6.0pm: Anchored to Southward of Fitzroy Island.

Hands employed striking down coal from upper deck.

Distance run 77 miles.


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8 February 1919

Up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.5, Long 117.11 [approx]

7.50am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

10.20am: Taitzechi beacon abeam, water mark 9’ 6”.

12.45pm: Passed Anking.

4.20pm: Tungliu beacon abeam.

6.20pm: Anchored in Dove Creek to shelter from strong NE Wind and rough sea.

Distance run 75 miles.


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9 February 1919

Up river to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.87, Long 116.42 [approx]

8.0am: Weather very foggy and snowing hard.

9.0am: Weather cleared a little. Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

10.45am: Little Orphan water mark 10’ 6”.

12 noon: NE Crossing LV abeam.

4.0pm: Kiukiang, moored inside of hulks.

Japanese and Chinese Guard officers boarded.

Distance run 49 miles.


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10 February 1919

Kuikiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Received 22 tons of Shantung Nuts Coal


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11 February 1919

Kuikiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Dressed ship overall at the request of CO Japanese gunboat, celebrating the foundation of the Japanese Empire.

Water mark 11’ 0”.


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12 February 1919

Kuikiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 11’ 6”.


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13 February 1919

Kiukiang and up river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.85, Long 115.68 [approx]

9.30am: Cleared pontoons and proceeded up river.

9.40am: Exchanged signals with Japanese gunboat Uji [Ugi in log].

1.0pm: Wusueh abeam.

3.30pm: Ruined Fort beacon water mark 10’ 0”.

4.40pm: Anchored off Hores Creek.

Distance run 56 miles.


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14 February 1919

Up river towards Hankow.

Lat 30.26, Long 115.08 [approx]

9.25am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded up river.

11.30am: Wong-shi-Kong [now Huangshigang] abeam.

2.0pm: Yangki Pt abeam.

6.0pm: Anchored two miles Eastward of Porpoise Bluff.

Distance run 61 miles.


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15 February 1919

Up river to Hankow.

Lat 30.59, Long 114.31 [approx]

7.55am: Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded up river.

11.25am: Passed Seven Mile Creek.

12.25pm: Arrived at Hankow and secured to pontoon.

Distance run 28 miles.


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16 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.

Discharged one AB and one Stoker to HMS Scarab for passage to HMS Kinsha.

11.0am: Scarab slipped and proceeded down river.


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17 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed taking down and scrubbing all awnings.


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18 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Refitted and respread all awnings.


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19 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands fall in on pontoon for physical drill.


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20 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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21 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

In am: American Officer of Guard visited.


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22 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Dressed ship [for George Washington’s birthday].


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23 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Landed church parties.

American Officer of Guard visited.


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24 February 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

10.30am: HBM Consul General visited [at this time Mr EC Wilton].

10.45am: Lit up all round [ie both boilers] on account of riot at the Yangtse Engineers Works. Exercised general quarters. Ship under 20 minutes notice [for steam].

1.45pm: Drew fires and coal lighter came alongside.

2.0pm: HMS Bee arrived.

2.10pm: Finished coaling

One Petty Officer discharged to hospital.

Pilot joined ship.


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25 February 1919

Hankow and up river towards Changsha.

Lat 30.22, Long 114.05 [approx]

6.55am: Unmoored and proceeded up river.

11.0am: Mei Ta chu beacon abeam.

1.30pm: Pae chu abeam.

6.20pm: Lung Kau abeam.

6.50pm: Anchored at Pat-a chau.


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26 February 1919

Up river towards Changsha.

Lat 29.61, Long 113.29 [approx]

6.30am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

9.40am: Sin Ti abeam.

12.50pm: Mopanshih Rocks abeam.

1.55pm: Passed Chenglin.

2.45pm: Yochau Pagoda abeam.

7.25pm: Anchored off Chin Cha.


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27 February 1919

Up river to Changsha.

Lat 28.54, Long 112.77 [approx]

6.30am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

9.30am: Wan Mai Tau, water mark 16’ 0”.

3.15pm: Anchored at Changsha.

3.30pm: Japanese Officer of Guard visited.


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28 February 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.15am: HMS Woodlark proceeded down river to Hankow.

12.30pm: Two Chinese gunboats Yin An and Kiang Li arrived.

1.15pm: American gunboat Palos left for down river.

Water mark, 12’ 2”.


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1919

[Changsha]


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Cover, signed by Act. Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under weigh, upper deck in port, by AC Cossor & Sons, 974 dry, 975 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, S & A Caldera [sic].


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1 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Saturday in port.

6.0am: Called hands.

6.30am: Hands clean ship.

7.30am: Scrub gun gear.

8.0am: Breakfast and clean.

8.45am: Hands at Saturday routine.

10.45am: Quarters. Clean guns.

11.30am: Secure.

11.35am: Disperse.

11.40am: Clear up decks.

11.50am: Payed monthly money.

12 noon: Dinner. Water mark 10’ 11”.

In pm: Make and mend. Leave to watch, 1.30pm to 9.0pm.

3.45pm: Clear up decks.

4.0pm: Evening quarters.

4.20pm: Tea.

9.0pm: Rounds correct.

10.0pm: Pipe down.


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2 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Sunday routine.

Water mark 11’ 4”.


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3 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands cleaning out No 9 section.


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4 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 14’ 1”.


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5 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Lit up both boilers for distilling purposes and shifting ship.

9.15am: Weighed and re-anchored in four fathoms.

Water mark 14’ 8”.


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6 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 14’ 1”.


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7 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Coaled from lighters, 26 tons.

Water mark 12’ 11”.


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8 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

7.10pm: Let go port anchor with ½ shackle of cable [NW’ly force 5].

Water mark 11’ 9”.


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9 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Gales up to storm force 10 in am, dying away to force 4 in pm.

2.15am: Veered ½ shackle port cable.

3.30am: Called watch of Stokers, lit 1 and 2 boilers.

3.45am: Ship rolling heavily.

Water mark 10’ 11”.


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10 March 1919

11 March in log

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands to signal instruction.

Water mark 10’ 1”.


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11 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 9’ 10”.


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12 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Exercised small arm parties.

Water mark 12’ 4”.


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13 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands to physical drill.

Water mark 15’ 2”.


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14 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands to physical drill

In pm: One Petty Officer returned from Hospital Hankow per S Tug Chingko.

Water mark 16’ 11”.


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15 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 16’ 8”.


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16 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

All Chinese ratings passed medical inspection.

Water mark 16’ 11”.


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17 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Quartermaster off watch to signal exercise.

One rating returned to HMS Bee per S Tug Chingko.

Water mark 16’ 6”.


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18 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 16’ 6”.


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19 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Lit 1 and 2 boilers for distilling.

9.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded nearer inshore to anchor.

Water mark 19’ 0”.


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20 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 19’ 11”.


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21 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

In pm: Chinese gunboat arrived from Shanghai [late SMS Vaterland and now Li Sui].

3.0pm: Captain paid an official visit to Chinese gunboat.

Water mark 19’ 1”.


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22 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

8.10am: Officer of Guard from Chinese gunboat paid official visit.

10.30am: Officer of Guard from Japanese gunboat paid official visit.

Water mark 17’ 11”.


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23 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.40am: HIJMS Fushima [Fumhisa in log] left for Hankow.

Water mark 13’ 7”.


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24 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 14’ 4”.


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25 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 13’ 3”.


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26 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 12’ 4”.


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27 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands to signal exercises.

Hands to physical drill.

Water mark 12’ 4”.


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28 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Lit No 2 boiler for distilling water.

9.30am: Weighed starboard anchor and moored open hawse with 1 shackle on each anchor.

Water mark 12’ 8”.


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29 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 13’ 4”.


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30 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 13’ 1”.


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31 March 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands to Maxim gun drill.

Water mark 12’ 8”.


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LOGS FOR APRIL 1919

[Changsha, Hangkow, Kiukiang and Hankow]


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Cover, signed by Act. Cdr ARP Martin, RNR.

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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on bridge when under weigh, upper deck in port, 600029 dry, 600030 wet.

Sea temperature thermometer, AC Cossor.


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1 April 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.0am: Called hands.

6.30am: Hands clean ship.

7.30am: Clean guns.

8.0am: Breakfast. Water mark 12’ 0”.

8.45am: Clear up decks.

9.0am: Divisions, prayers.

Hands employed as requisite.

12 noon: Dinner.

4.0pm: Hands muster for quarterly settlement. Water mark 11’ 9”.

4.30pm: Leave granted until 8.0pm and 9.0pm.

9.0pm: Rounds correct.


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2 April 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

3.25pm: HMS Scarab arrived from Hankow.

CO of Scarab paid official visit.

One Stoker 1c joined ship from general hospital Shanghai, passage taken in Scarab.

Chinese pilot Chang-Chin-Shan joined ship from Scarab.


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3 April 1919

Changsha and down river towards Hankow.

Lat 28.57, Long 112.81 [approx]

6.50am: Weighed and proceeded down river in foggy weather.

8.0am: Anchored due to defects in port engine pump.

10.20am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

11.35am: Chao Kao water mark 12’ 9”.

6.0pm: Passed Chenglin.

8.25pm: Anchored at Sin Ti.

Distance run, 124 miles.


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4 April 1919

Down river to Hankow.

Lat 30.3, Long 114.1 [approx]

5.50am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

12 noon: Mei Ta Chu beacon abeam.

2.30pm: Arrived Hankow and secured alongside pontoon.

Distance run, 97 miles.


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5 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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6 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

12 noon: HMS Bee left for Ichang.


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7 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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8 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Coal lighters alongside. Received 22 tons of MBK coal.


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9 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

In am: Landed small arm party in drill order. Return arms.

Maxim guns crews to battery drill. Fore 6 pdr crew to drill and stripping.

In pm: Hands employed cleaning out sanpans [sic].


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10 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.30am: Hands mustered bags and hammocks for Captain’s inspection.


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11 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Lit fires in 1 and 2 boilers for distilling purposes.

Exercised Chinese supply parties to supply ammunition to all guns.

3.0pm: HMS Scarab arrived from Changsha.


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12 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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13 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

5.0am: Landed fire party.

5.30am: Fire party returned.

9.30am: Divisions. Mustered by the ledger*.

8.30pm: Got out extra bow and stern wires.

* The entire ship’s company is drawn up on deck and each hand in turn steps up, salutes the Captain and states his rating, qualifications and good conduct badges. The muster roll and ship’s disciplinary record are checked and the man salutes again and returns to his division. The main purpose of this is to allow the Captain to put a name to the face, as even in a small ship there will be some hands that he just never sees in the normal run of things.


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14 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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15 April 1919

Hankow and down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

11.55am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

Passed Seven Mile Creek (12.30), Yanglo beacon (1.30), Porpoise Bluff (2.20), Wuchang Kien (4.30, wm 12’), Yangki Pt (5.10) and through Collinson cut-off with 13’ of water.

6.20pm: Anchored off Wong-Shik-Kong [probably now Huangshikang].

Distance run, 75 miles.


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16 April 1919

Down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 29.92, Long 115.41 [approx]

9.50am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

10.15am: Cox head abeam.

11.45am: Ruined Fort beacon abeam, wm 14’.

1.30pm: Passed Wusueh.

2.30pm: Anchored in Hunter Creek.

Distance run, 54 miles.


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17 April 1919

Down river to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

5.45am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

7.10am: Arrived at Kiukiang and moored inside B & S hulks.

5.30pm: HMS Woodlark arrived from down river.

Distance run, 17 miles. Water mark on arrival, 14’ 5”.


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18 April 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Good Friday.


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19 April 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark 15’ 5”.


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20 April 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark, 16’ 4”.


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21 April 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Coaled from lighters. Received 13 tons of Chang Tung nuts and 8.5 tons of Anthracite.

Water mark, 14’ 5”.


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22 April 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

2.10pm: HMS Gnat arrived from Shanghai.

Water mark, 18’ 0”.


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23 April 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

6.0am: HMS’ Gnat and Woodlark left for Hankow.

Water mark, 20’ 0”.


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24 April 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Exercised emergency landing party.

Hands employed cleaning out fresh water tanks.

Water mark 21' 2”.


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25 April 1919

Kiukiang and up river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.84, Long 115.6 [approx]

8.50am: Cleared hulks and proceeded up river at full speed.

Hands employed reeling up wires and stowing fenders.

12.35pm: Passed Wusueh.

6.10pm: Anchored at Wong-Shik-Kong.

Distance run, 69 miles.


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26 April 1919

Up river towards Hankow.

Lat 30.44, Long 114.85 [approx]

8.45am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

11.05am: Yang Ki Point abeam.

3.50pm: Anchored off Bouncer Island.

Distance run, 52 miles.


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27 April 1919

Up river to Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.50am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

9.10am: Yang Lo beacon abeam.

10.0am: Passed HMS Bee going down river.

12 noon: Moored alongside HMS Scarab at Hankow.

9.10am: Yang Lo beacon abeam.

Distance run, 24 miles.


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28 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands at painting Seamen’s mess deck.


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29 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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30 April 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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LOGS FOR MAY 1919

[Hankow, Kiukiang, Wuhu and Shanghai]


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Barometer: Aneroid by Negretti & Zambra 1007.

Air temperature thermometer: on upper deck. J Hicks, 600039.

Sea temperature thermometer, AC Cossor & Sons.


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1 May 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

10.50am: French gunboat Doudart de Lagrée* left for down river.

11.0am: Hands mustered by the ledger and paid monthly money.

9.30pm: Cdr Martin RNR left ship.

10.35pm: Placed extra wires and fenders, as heavy squalls causing ship to roll heavily. (North gale force 8-9 and heavy rain)

9.30pm: Cdr Martin RNR left ship.

*Superb photo.


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2 May 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Northerly storm force 9-10 at 4.0am, moderating to 3-4 at 8.0am.

9.0am: HMS Woodlark left for up river.

Hands employed turning sampan falls.


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3 May 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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4 May 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Sunday routine.


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5 May 1919

Hankow and down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.1, Long 115.31 [approx]

5.05am: Slipped and proceeded.

9.51am: Yangki Point abeam.

11.15am: Passed Wong-Shi-Kong. Water mark 25’.

1.45pm: Split Hill abeam.

4.45pm: Stopped and let go anchor and secured inside hulks at Kiukiang.

6.40pm: Chinese OOG paid official visit.

10.20pm: Observed large fire on shore and called hands to stand by to land if required.

11.59pm: Assistance not required, pipe down.

Distance run, 140 miles.


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6 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

7.20am: Japanese gunboat left for up river.

10.30am: CO Woodcock returned visit to Chinese gunboat.

Coaled ship, 28 tons.


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7 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark, 28’ 0”.


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8 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Lit fire in No 1 boiler for distilling purposes.

8.0am: Water mark, 28’ 3”.

Hands employed fitting new waist awnings.


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9 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

8.0am: Water mark, 28’ 1”.

Laid out extra wires forward and aft starboard side.


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10 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

12.15am: Laid out extra wires.

12.45am: Lit both boilers and prepared for sea.

1.0am: Winds various 12-13. Thunder, lightning and heavy rain.

2.30am: Drew fires.

4.0am: Various, gale force 7-8.

8.0am: Water mark, 28’ 0”.


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11 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark, 27' 10”.

5.0pm: Chinese gunboat arrived from down river.


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12 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

7.30am: Chinese gunboat left for up river.

Water mark, 27' 3”.


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13 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

3.40pm: HMS’ Gnat and Scarab arrived from up river.

Water mark, 27' 0”.


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14 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

11.0am: HMS’ Gnat and Scarab left for down river.

1.15pm: Japanese gunboat [Fushimi, vide log of Kinsha] arrived from up river.

1.45pm: US gunboat Palos arrived from down river.

2.30pm: CO Woodcock paid official visits to American and Japanese gunboats.

3.30pm: American Officer of Guard paid official visit.

4.15pm: HMS Kinsha flying Vice Admiral’s flag arrived. [The flag is that of VA Sir Frederick Tudor, C-in-C China at this time.]

HMS’ Gnat, Scarab and Cadmus arrived.

5.30pm: One Ldg Seaman joined ship from Kinsha.

Water mark, 26' 6”.


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15 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

9.30am: Vice Admiral arrived and inspected ship’s company and ship’s books. [The Admiral’s staff includes Paymaster Cdr F Banbury.]

2.0pm: American gunboat [USS Elcano, vide Kinsha’s log] arrived from down river.

Water mark, 25' 10”.


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16 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

5.30am: HMS’ Kinsha, Cadmus, Gnat and Scarab left for Hankow.

Coal lighters arrived alongside. Received 10 tons.

Water mark, 25' 6”.


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17 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

8.45am: Japanese gunboat shifted anchorage.

Water mark, 25' 0”.

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18 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

9.0am: Weighed starboard anchor by hand and shifted berth.

5.10pm: USS Villalobos arrived from down river.

Water mark, 24' 4”.


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19 May 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

11.20am: Warped ship further toward mid-stream.

5.50am: USS Samar arrived from Hankow.

Water mark, 23' 6”.


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20 May 1919

Kiukiang and down river towards Wuhu.

Lat 29.87, Long 116.42 [approx]

5.45am: US gunboat Samar left for down river.

8.0am: Water mark at Kiukiang, 22' 10”.

9.15am: Admiralty pilot Mr Fairbairn arrived on board.

9.30am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

Hands employed reeling up wires and stowing fenders.

12.05pm: NE Crossing LV abeam.

12.51pm: Little Orphan wm 24’ 6”.

2.15pm: Let go port anchor 4 miles to NW of Dove Point.

Distance run 52 miles.

2.5 knot current with ship, strong head wind and sea. (NE f6 at 4.0pm.)


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21 May 1919

Down river to Wuhu.

Lat 29.9, Long 116.54 [approx]

Strong NE’ly winds in am, up to f7.

3.50pm: Weighed anchors and proceeded down river.

6.30pm: Anchored.

Distance run 31 miles


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22 May 1919

Down river to Wuhu.

Lat 31.15, Long 118.0 [approx]

4.30am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

Passed Red Bluff (4.54am), Ngangkin Pagoda (5.36am), Jocelyn beacon (6.28am), Taizechi beacon (7.10am, wm 20’), Fitzroy beacon (8.42am), Tatung pagoda (9.47am), Buckminster beacon (10.47am), Two Fathom creek beacon (11.50am), Panski pagoda (12.34pm) and Shanski Pt (2.13pm).

2.45pm: Achored off Wuhu. Chinese OOG visited.

3.40pm: HMS Teal arrived from Hankow and went alongside coal wharf.

Coaled ship from lighters, 28 tons from Yo Chow Coal Co.

Distance run, 120 miles.


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23 May 1919

Wuhu and down river towards Shanghai.

Lat 32.22, Long 119.24 [approx]

4.30am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

11.50am: Bethune beacon abeam.

2.33pm: Sinimiu Creek abeam.

3.25pm: Anchored 1 mile SE of Kizing Station.

5.20pm: HMS Teal passed going down river.

Distance run, 120 miles.


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24 May 1919

Down river to Shanghai.

Lat 31.85, Long 120.85 [approx]

4.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

5.49am: Bate Point abeam.

12.52pm: Upper Centaur buoy abeam.

3.30pm: Set clock to Shanghai summer time.

4.37pm: Entered Wusung River

6.45pm: Secured to naval buoy at Shanghai.

Distance run, 140 miles.


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25 May 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Landed church parties.

1.30pm: Leave to watch, 1.30pm to 7.0am Wednesday.


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26 May 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

11.0am: Officer from USS Wilmington paid official visit.

2.20pm: Slipped and proceeded alongside dock.


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27 May 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed receiving and stowing stores.


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28 May 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed refitting.

Leave to watch from noon until 7.0am on the 31st.


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29 May 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

8.30am: Shifted ship by tugs to Poo Tung Wharf.


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30 May 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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31 May 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed taking in stores.

4.0pm: Left Poo-Tung Wharf and secured to Old Docks.


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1919

[Shanghai, Kiukiang, Nanchang, Kiukiang and Hankow]


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Barometer: Aneroid by T Wheeler 3964 from 4th June.

Air temperature thermometers: on fore bridge. J Hicks, 600029 and 600030.

Sea temperature thermometer, AC Cossor & Sons No 86.


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1 June 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Harbour Sunday.

6.0am: Called hands.

6.30am: Hands clean ship.

7.30am: Clean guns.

8.0am: Breakfast.

9.0am: Clear up decks.

9.30am: Divisions.

10.0am: Pipe down. Negative church parties.

12 noon: Dinner.

1.30pm: Leave granted to 7.0am.

4.0pm: Evening quarters. Tea.

9.0pm: Rounds correct.


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2 June 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed reeling up new wires.


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3 June 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Coaled ship from lighters.


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4 June 1919

Shanghai and up river for Kiukiang.

Lat 31.65, Long 121.27 [approx]

6.25am: Slipped from Old Dock Wharf and proceeded down river.

Hands employed reeling up wires.

8.26am: Passed Wusung bar bouy.

11.58am: Actaeon buoy abeam.

3.15pm: Bend Buoy.

6.26pm: Anchored SSW of Tungchow Customs clock tower.

Distance run, 82 miles.


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5 June 1919

Up river for Kiukiang.

Lat 32.07, Long 119.94 [approx]

4.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

7.25am: Pitman King Upper crossing buoy abeam.

10.35am: Bate Point abeam.

12.29pm: Beaver I. beacon abeam.

6.45pm: Let go anchor in Deer I. North channel.

Distance run, 105 miles.


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6 June 1919

Up river to Wuhu.

Lat 31.82, Long 118.5 [approx]

4.40am: Weighed anchors and proceeded up river.

9.35am: Passed Nanking.

11.42am: Heasanshan Bluff abeam.

2.30pm: Wade I. beacon abeam.

5.55pm: Let go anchor ahead of No 1 hulk at Wuhu.

10.0pm: Coal lighter alongside, commenced coaling.

Distance run, 85 miles.


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7 June 1919

Wuhu and up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 31.22, Long 118.11 [approx]

1.20am: Finished coaling, received 30 tons.

9.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

11.30am: Haines Point abeam.

6.05pm: Let go anchor ½ mile West of Buckminster Island.

Distance run, 55 miles.


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8 June 1919

Up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.53, Long 117.2 [approx]

4.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

5.20am: Passed Tatung Pagoda.

10.03am: Taitzechi beacon abeam, wm 20’.

1.09pm: Passed Ngankin Pagoda.

3.25pm: Let go anchor 3 cables NNE from Christmas I. LV.

Distance run, 66 miles.


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9 June 1919

Up river to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.87, Long 116.42 [approx]

4.05am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

10.25am: Little Orphan abeam, wm 26’.

11.53am: Passed NE Crossing LV.

2.32pm: Oliphant I. beacon abeam.

4.14pm: Anchored at Kiukiang.

5.0pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded to moor inside of B & S’s hulks.

Distance run, 77 miles.


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10 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Coaled ship from lighters.

Water mark, 24’ 3”.


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11 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

2.20pm: Chinese torpedo boat passed going up river.

Water mark, 24’ 5”.


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12 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark, 24’ 8”.


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13 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

9.50am: Landing party standing by to land, owing to trouble ashore.

10.30am: Returned arms. Hands employed painting boats’ davits.

2.0pm: HMS Kinsha with VA [Sir Frederick Tudor] and HMS Cadmus arrived from Hankow.

2.05pm: CO Woodcock paid official visit to Kinsha.

Water mark, 24’ 6”.


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14 June 1919

Kiukiang to Nankang.

Lat 29.5, Long 116.12 (very approx)

5.55pm: Proceeded down river in company with HMS’ Kinsha and Woodlark.

7.15am: Entered Poyang Lake.

10.10am: Stopped and sounded proposed anchorage.

10.45am: Let go anchor at Nankang.

Distance run 39 miles.


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15 June 1919

Nankang to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.65, Long 116.18 [approx]

9.30am: Weighed and proceeded to Kiukiang.

2.0pm: Secured head and stern inside hulks at Kiukiang.

2.20pm: HMS Woodlark secured alongside.

Distance run, 39 miles.


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16 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark, 24’ 9”.


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17 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

5.0am: HMS Kinsha’ and Cadmus left for Shanghai.

Water mark, 24’ 8”.


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18 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

5.50am: US gunboat Villalobos left for Shanghai.

Water mark, 24’ 7”.


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19 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Coaled from lighters,15 tons.

5.40pm: Japanese destroyer [HIJMS Matsukaze*, vide log of HMS Woodlark] passed going up river.

Water mark, 24’ 9”.

* An Asakaze [aka Kamikazi] class destroyer completed in 1907 and sunk as a target in 1926.


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20 June 1919

Kiukiang and into Poyang Lake to Wu-Ching.

Lat 29.49, Long 116.13 [approx]

8.25am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

9.50am: Entered Poyang Lakes.

12.30pm: Passed Widow Rock.

4.15pm: Let go anchor off Wu-Ching* in the Kan River.

Distance run, 64 miles.

* Probably what is now Wuchengzhen on the Ganjiang river and referred to by HMS Kinsha as Wushing.


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21 June 1919

Wu-Ching to Nan-Chang.

Lat 28.92, Long 116.02 [approx]

9.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up the Kan River.

3.50pm: Anchored off Nan-Chang.

Distance run, 35 miles.


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22 June 1919

Nanchang and down river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 29.1, Long 116.0 [approx]

9.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

12.04pm: Teal I. lower beacon abeam.

12.23pm: Passed Wu-Chin

1.40pm: Let go anchor off Lao Yeh Miau point.

Distance run, 57 miles.


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23 June 1919

To Kiukiang.

Lat 29.72, Long 116.19

10.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

10.33am: Nan Kan abeam.

12.15pm: Passed Hukan Forts.

3.0pm: Secured inside hulks at Kiukiang.

Distance run, 45 miles.


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24 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Coaled ship, 20 tons.

5.0pm: HMS Bee arrived from Shanghai.


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25 June 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

Water mark, 31’ 2”.


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26 June 1919

Kiukiang and up river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.84, Long 115.62 [approx]

Water mark, 31’ 2”.

8.15am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

1.19pm: Wusueh abeam.

3.25pm: Split Hill abeam.

5.04pm: Let go anchor 2 miles SW of Ruined Fort.

Distance run, 45 miles.


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27 June 1919

Up river towards Hankow.

Lat 30.37, Long 115.07 [approx]

6.04am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

6.25am: Ruined Fort water mark 35’ 6”.

10.20am: Wong-She-Kong abeam.

12.38pm: Yanki Point abeam.

4.35pm: Let go anchor in Willes I. cut-off.

Distance run, 58 miles.


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28 June 1919

Up river to Hankow.

Lat 30.67, Long 114.53 [approx]

8.07am: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river.

11.47am: Yanglo beacon abeam.

3.20pm: Secured inside Blue Funnel* hulk at Hankow.

Distance run, 36 miles.

* The “Blue Funnel” line refers to A Holt & Co and their hulk was the old ship Laestrygon.


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29 June 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.15am: Shifted ship outside of HMS Scarab.

8.25am: HMS Bee secured outside Blue Funnel hulk.

Negative church parties [it is raining very heavily].


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30 June 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.0am: Dressed ship [to mark the Treaty of Versailles].

Hands employed getting out and surveying port cable.

In am: Received Paymaster’s stores.

In pm: Coaled ship, 13 tons.


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LOGS FOR JULY 1919

[Hankow, Chenglin, Changsha, Chenglin and Hankow]


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Barometer: Aneroid by T Wheeler 3964.

Air temperature thermometers: on fore bridge. J Hicks, 600029 (dry) and 600030 (wet).

Sea temperature thermometer, AC Cossor & Sons, No 86.


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1 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

6.30am: Hands clean ship.

9.0am: Divisions and prayers. Hands employed as requisite.

11.0am: Paid monthly money.

11.45am: Clear up decks.

1.30pm: HMS Bee sailed [down river to the APC oil installation, vide her log].

2.0pm: Discharged one rating to HMS Tamar and one rating joined ship.

2.30pm: HMS Scarab sailed.

4.0pm: Quarters.

6.0pm: HMS Bee returned and secured alongside hulk.

9.0pm: Rounds correct.


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2 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

5.0am: HMS Bee sailed.

Hands employed ranging and surveying cable.


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3 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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4 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.0am: Dressed ship for American Independence Day.

9.15am: Landed libertymen to attend sports.


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5 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Engineer’s stores arrived alongside.


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6 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

7.20am: HIJMS Sumida sailed.

Landed RC, C of E and Union church parties.


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7 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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8 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed scrubbing canvas gear.

Paid Chinese ratings’ victualling allowances.


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9 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Shifted ship further astern.

Hands employed reeling up wires.

Shifted ship ahead.


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10 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Lit fires in boilers for distilling purposes.


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11 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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12 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Coaled ship, 12 tons.

7.50pm: HMS Bee arrived.


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13 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Landed RC, C of E and Wesleyan church parties.

11.30am: HMS Bee shifted berth alongside hulk.


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14 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.0am: USS Monocacy arrived.


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15 July 1919

Hankow and up river towards Chenglin.

Lat 30.28, Long 114.0 [approx]

5.50am: HMS Bee shifted berth to mid stream.

6.10am: Slipped and proceeded up river.

10.40am: Mei-Tan-Chui abeam.

1.15pm: Pae-Chu abeam.

6.20pm: Passed Lung Kau.

7.50pm: Let go anchor 1 mile below Turning Point.


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16 July 1919

Up river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.79, Long 113.46 [approx]

10.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

11.48am: Passed Sin-Ti Customs House.

3.10pm: Passed Mopanshih beacon.

4.15pm: Let go anchor off Chenglin village.


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17 July 1919

Chenglin and up river towards Changsha.

Lat 29.19, Long 113.01 [approx]

9.05am: Weighed and proceeded up Xiang river.

Hands employed rigging target.

Course and speed as requisite for sub-calibre and Maxim gun practice.

11.25am: Completed practice and proceeded up river.

5.0pm: Let go anchor 2 miles above Siang Yin.

Distance run 65 miles.


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18 July 1919

Up river to Changsha.

Lat 28.50, Long 112.76 [approx]

10.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

11.35am: Chao-Kao beacons abeam, wm 22’.

2.30pm: Anchored.

6.05pm: Force 7 squalls, dropped port anchor.

8.30pm: Weighed port anchor.

Distance run, 35 miles.


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19 July 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

8.0am: Dressed ship for peace celebrations.

Coaled ship, 29 tons.

Water mark, 14’ 0”.


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20 July 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 14’ 6”.


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21 July 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 15’ 3”.


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22 July 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 16’ 0”.


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23 July 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed refitting mooring wires.

Water mark, 16’ 7”.


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24 July 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Coaled ship, 10 tons.

Water mark, 17’ 7”.


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25 July 1919

Changsha and down river.

Lat 28.77, Long 112.87 [approx]

5.40am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

8.15am: Chinese gunboat Wang Yan passed.

10.10am: Siang Yin abeam.

5.40pm: Let go anchor below Nin-Chau-Tao

Distance made good, 95 miles.


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26 July 1919

Dongting Lake and up river to Chang Teh.

Lat 28.91, Long 112.11 [approx]

7.04am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.05am: Stopped due to raft blocking channel.

12 noon: Reduced speed to replace fire bars.

12.05pm: Yu-Shan-Tan abeam.

4.45pm: Shi-Ma-Pu abeam.

5.40pm: Let go anchor at Chang Teh.

Distance made good, 78 miles.


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27 July 1919

Chang Teh and down river towards Chenglin.

Lat 28.99, Long 111.99 [approx]

10.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

4.05pm: Let go anchor off Tsen-Pu.

Distance made good, 61 miles.


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28 July 1919

Down river to Chenglin.

Lat 29.0, Long 112.9 [approx]

9.05am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

11.46am: Sho-Pa-Chien abeam.

3.0pm: Passed Yo-Chau.

3.25pm: Let go anchor off Chenglin.

Distance made good, 65 miles.


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29 July 1919

Chenglin to Hankow.

Lat 29.92, Long 113.77 [approx]

6.10am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

8.22am: Sing Ti Customs House abeam.

8.58am: Reduced to 4 knots owing to hot cross head.

9.15am: Let go port anchor.

10.55am: Weighed port anchor and proceeded.

1.15pm: Hau-chin-kwang abeam.

5.30pm: Secured alongside Laestrygon hulk at Hankow.

Distance made good, 117 miles.


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30 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.15am: HMS Teal sailed.

11.20am: HMS Bee arrived.

5.0pm: HMS Bee sailed.


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31 July 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

1.30am: HMS Scarab arrived.

Coaled ship, 20 tons.


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1919

[Hankow, Changsha, Hung-chau-fu, Changsha, Tsing-Shih, Yo-chau, Hankow and Kiukiang]


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Cover, signed by Lt/Cdr AR Halfhide RN.

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Barometer: Aneroid by T Wheeler [Whales in log] 3964.

Air temperature thermometers: on fore bridge. J Hicks, 600029 (dry) and 600030 (wet).

Sea temperature thermometer, AC Cossor & Sons, No 66.



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1 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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2 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3


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3 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

12 noon: HMS Scarab sailed.


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4 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.30am: USS General Alava arrived.


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5 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed renewing sampan's falls.


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6 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Coaled ship, received 20 tons of MBK coal.

Hands employed cleaning ship and preparing for sea.


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7 August 1919

Hankow and up river towards Changsha.

Lat 30.29, Long 113.94 [approx]

6.0am: Slipped and proceeded up river.

Hands employed reeling up wires and stowing fenders.

10.32am: Mei-tan-chui beacon abeam.

1.10pm: Pae-chu abeam.

4.10pm: Let go anchor 2 miles below Si-ko-min village.

Distance run, 65 miles.


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8 August 1919

En route towards Changsha.

Lat 29.81, Long 113.48 [approx]

8.0am: Weighed and proceeded.

12.26pm: Passed Sing-Ti Customs House.

4.0pm: Passed Mopanshih beacon.

5.05pm: Chenglin passed.

6.05pm: Let go anchor in Lan-Tsing-Kau creek.

Distance run, 66 miles.


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9 August 1919

Up river towards Changsha.

Lat 28.89, Long 112.88 [approx]

9.0am: Weighed and proceeded.

2.35pm: Siang-Yin abeam.

2.50pm: Let go anchor 1 mile below Pin-Tan-Cha.

Distance run, 50 miles.


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10 August 1919

Up river to Changsha.

Lat 28.32, Long 112.92 [approx]

9.0am: Weighed and proceeded.

1.20pm: Let go anchor at Changsha.

Distance run, 32 miles.


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11 August 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

3.30pm: USS General Alava grounded.

5.50pm: General Alava refloated and sailed.

Water mark, 15’ 0”.


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12 August 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.30am: USS Quiros sailed.

Steering gear examined and adjusted.

Water mark, 14’ 6”.


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13 August 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 14’ 7”.


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14 August 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 15’ 9”.


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15 August 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 16’ 10”.


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16 August 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 16’ 3”.

Coaled ship, 7 tons.


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17 August 1919

Changsha to Hung-chau-fu.

Lat 27.70, Long 113.13 [approx]

6.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

9.25am: Siang Tan abeam.

11.25am: Passed Ma-cha-ho.

12.35pm: Chu-chau abeam.

1.09pm: Sounded, least water 9’.

3.15pm: Reduced speed to 4 knots, least water by sounding 6’.

6.30pm: Hwang-shih-kwang abeam.

7.05pm: Let go anchor [probably somewhere near Hengshan on the map].

Set up a river guage [sic].

8.30pm: Raft collided with ship.

Distance run, 90 miles.


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18 August 1919

Hung-chau-fu to Changsha.

Lat 27.84, Long 112.89

5.0am: River gauge showed 6” drop.

5.40am: Weighed anchor proceeded down river.

In am: Slowed to take soundings twice, least water 4.5 to 5 feet.

9.0am: Passed Lu-Kau.

12 noon: Passed Siang-Tan.

2.45pm: Let go anchor at Changsha. Water mark 14’ 3”.

Distance run, 90 miles.


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19 August 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark 13’ 9”.

Coaled ship.


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20 August 1919

Changsha and down river.

Lat 28.82, Long 112.89 [approx]

7.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

9.37am: Chao Kao beacon water mark 21’ 6”.

11.43am: Lin-Tsu-Ko abeam.

1.25pm: Anchored.

2.15pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

7.35pm: Anchored at Tseu-Pa.

Distance run, 80 miles.


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21 August 1919

Dongting Lake and Lishui river.

Lat 29.3, Long 112.06 (very approximate)

6.38am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

1.15pm: Ngau Siang abeam.

5.10pm: Let go anchor at Tsing Shih [possibly now Jinshi on the Lishui River].

Distance run, 60 miles.


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22 August 1919

Tsing Shih [or Jinshi].

Lat 29.62, Long 111.88


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23 August 1919

Tsing Shih and down river to Tseu Pa.

Lat 29.4, Long 112.03 [approx]

9.05am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

11.47am: Yin Ko abeam

12.14pm: Ngai Siang abeam.

4.35pm: Anchored at Tseu-Pa.

Distance run, 60 miles.


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24 August 1919

Tseu Pa to Chenglin.

Lat 28.93, Long 112.88 [approx]

9.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

3.25pm: Let go anchor at Yo-Chau.

Distance run, 60 miles.


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25 August 1919

Yo Chau to Hankow.

Lat 30.06, Long 114.01 [approx]

6.10am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

6.18am: Passed Chenglin.

9.07am: Sing-Ti abeam.

1.45pm: Ashby Island abeam.

5.30pm: Secured alongside Jardine’s lower hulk at Hankow.

6.0pm: Shifted berth alongside hulk Han-Yang. Six ratings joined ship.

Distance run, 120 miles.


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26 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

5.0pm: HMS Bee sailed.


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27 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Lit fires in No 1 boiler for distilling purposes.

Hands exercised at signals.

7.30pm: Six ratings left ship for Shanghai.


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28 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands employed cleaning mast.

Coaled ship.

4.45pm: HMS Bee arrived.


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29 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Lit fires in Nos 1 and 2 Boiler

6.30am: Shifted berth to secure alongside hulk Laestrygon.

Coaled ship.


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30 August 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

9.10am: HIJM gunboat Fushima sailed.


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31 August 1919

Hankow to Kiukiang.

Lat 30.21, Long 115.16 [approx]

6.0am: Slipped and proceeded down river.

In am: Passed Yanglo beacon (7.25), Porpoise Bluff (8.05), Kwang Chau (9.52), Yanki Point (10.38), Wongshi-Kong (11.35) and Cocks Head (12 noon).

In pm: Passed Ruined Fort beacon (1.17), Split Hill (2.10) and Wusueh (2.55).

5.15pm: Secured inside hulk at Kiukiang.

Distance run, 140 miles.


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1919

[Kiukiang, Wuhu and Shanghai for refit]


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Barometer: Aneroid by T Wheeler London No 3964.

Air temperature thermometers: on fore bridge. J Hicks, Hatton Garden, London. 600029 (dry) and 600030 (wet).

Sea temperature thermometer, AC Cossor & Son, London, No 66.


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1 September 1919

Kiukiang.

Lat 29.73, Long 115.98

2.45pm: HMS Bee arrived.


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2 September 1919

Kiukiang and down river towards Wuhu.

Lat 30.41, Long 116.89 [approx]

Lit fires in Nos 1 and 2 Boilers

6.10am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

In am: Passed Becher Point (7.30), NE Crossing LV (8.25), Little Orphan Rock (9.10), Dove Pt LV (10.08) and Tungliu beacon (11.22).

In pm: Passed Christmas I. beacon (12.21), Ngankin [Anqing] pagoda (1.13), Jocelyn Island (2.02) and Taitzechi beacon (2.42).

3.45pm: Let go anchor in south channel. Fitzroy Island.

Distance run 114 miles.


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3 September 1919

Doen river to Wuhu.

Lat 31.13, Long 118.0 [approx]

8.05am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

In am: Passed Fitzroy I. beacon (8.32), Tatung beacon (9.30), Buckminster I. beacon (10.22), USS Samar (10.55) and Two Fathom creek LV (11.18).

In pm: Passed Haines Pt (12.59), Shansi Pt (1.29) and anchored at Wuhu (2.05).

3.30pm: USS Elcano arrived.

9.10pm: HMS’ Bee and Gnat arrived.

Distance run, 82 miles.


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4 September 1919

Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

Hands painting ship.


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5 September 1919

Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

Hands employed cleaning ship’s sides and scrubbing small gear.


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6 September 1919

Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

Saturday routine.

In pm: Make and mend.


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7 September 1919

Wuhu.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

9.30am: HMS Bee shifted berth.

10.30am: HMS Gnat secured alongside Bee.

5.40pm: HMS Scarab arrived.

6.50pm: Secured alongside Scarab for exchange of ratings’ reliefs.

8.40pm: Anchored inside hulks.


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8 September 1919

Wuhu and down river towards Shanghai.

Lat 31.33, Long 118.35

5.0am: HMS’ Bee and Gnat sailed.

6.0am: HMS Scarab sailed.

10.0am: Coaled ship.

12.35pm: Weighed and proceeded down river.

Passed The Pillars (1.20), Wade I. beacon (2.15), Rosina LV (2.50), Hea-san-shan Bluff (3.40), Nankin (4.40) and Mud Fort beacon (5.50).

7.0pm: Let go anchor 3 miles below Morrison Point.

Distance run, 80 miles.


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9 September 1919

Down river towards Shanghai.

Lat 32.0, Long 119.98 [approx]

5.45am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

In am: Passed Bethune Pt beacon (6.15), Chinkiang (7.10), Tantu beacon (8.02), Sinnimu Creek (8.53), Beaver I. beacon (10.05) and Bate Point (11.16).

3.0pm: Passed Kinshan Pt beacon.

3.45pm: Let go anchor at Tungchau.

Distance run, 117 miles.


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10 September 1919

Down river to Shanghai.

Lat 31.44, Long 121.5 [approx]

6.30am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

In am: Passed Vine Pt beacon (7.09), Reach buoy (8.03) and Spit buoy (10.17).

12.20pm: Off Wusung.

2.30pm: Secured alongside HMS Woodlark at Shanghai.


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11 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed scrubbing out after storerooms.

12.30pm: HMS Scarab secured alongside central wharfs [sic].


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12 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed scrubbing out fore storerooms and small gear.

6.45am: HMS Colombo sailed.


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13 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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14 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Landed church parties.


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15 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Lit fire in No 1 boiler for distilling purposes.

6.10am: HMS Woodlark sailed.

Hands employed refitting fenders.


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16 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed furling and stowing awnings.


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17 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

In am: Hands employed lifting out port boat davits.

In pm: Hands employed cleaning canvas lockers.

4.10pm: USS Villalobos sailed


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18 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed replacing davits and scraping same.


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19 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting davits and scrubbing small gear.

3.35pm: HMS Cadmus proceeded down river.


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20 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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21 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Negative church parties.


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22 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed refitting fenders.


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23 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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24 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Cleaning and painting storerooms.


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25 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed mustering ammunition and taking in stores.


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26 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

7.20am: USS Monocacy arrived.

9.30am: HMS Scarab sailed.

10.0am: HMS Kinsha sailed.


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27 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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28 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

3.25pm: Chinese gunboat sailed.


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29 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

6.0pm: HMS Bee arrived.


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30 September 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands scraping ship’s side.


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1919

[Shanghai]


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Cover, signed by Lt/Cdr AR Halfhide RN, CO.

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1 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed refitting fenders.


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2 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

9.05am: Japanese destroyer arrived.


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3 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

12.50pm: US gunboat Monocacy sailed.

Fresh water tanks emptied for repairs. Water discharged overboard.


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4 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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5 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Sunday routine.


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6 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed red leading* ship’s side.

* Now outlawed due to its high toxicity for marine life, but a very effective primer for steel and wood.


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7 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed scraping and red leading around foc’sle.


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8 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting the ship’s side.


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9 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting the ship’s side.

In pm: Make and mend.


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10 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting the ship’s side.


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11 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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12 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Landed church parties.


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13 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting the PO’s mess.


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14 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting the PO’s mess.


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15 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed filling Maxim belts.


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16 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed cleaning out small arms cupboard and cleaning small arms.


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17 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting out heads.


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18 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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19 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

1.45pm: Chinese torpedo boat passed.


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20 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting recognition screens and Seamen’s mess deck.


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21 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting Seamen’s mess deck.


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22 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed painting Seamen’s mess deck and refitting cork fenders.


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23 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed furling awnings.


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24 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed furling awnings and cleaning upper deck paintwork.


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25 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495


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26 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Landed church party.


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27 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed spreading clean awnings.


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28 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed coaling ship.


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29 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands employed cleaning out sampans.


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30 October 1919

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

Hands prepare for sea.


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31 October 1919

Shanghai and up river

Lat 31.67, Long 121.22 [approx]

6.0am: Slipped and proceeded.

7.45am: Passed Wusung.

12.12pm: Actaeon buoy abeam.

4.20pm: Sighted HMS Kinsha.

4.55pm: Let go anchor off Vine Point.

5.15pm: Weighed and closed Kinsha, anchored.

Distance run, 76 miles.


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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1919

[Up river to Hankow and Changsha]


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Cover, signed by Lt/Cdr AR Halfhide RN, CO.

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Barometer: Aneroid by T Wheeler London No 3964.

Air temperature thermometers: on port side of quarter deck. J Hicks, London. 600029 (dry) and 600030 (wet).

Sea temperature thermometer, AC Cossor & Son. No 66.


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1 November 1919

Up river towards Wuhu.

Lat 32.0, Long 119.99 [approx]

5.50am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

10.50am: Kiang yin Point abeam.

12.50pm: Bate Point abeam.

3.10pm: Passed Beaver I. beacon.

3.55pm: Let go anchor off Kiying Station.

Distance run, 65 miles.


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2 November 1919

Up river towards Wuhu.

Lat 32.22, Long 119.25 [approx]

5.45am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

7.16am: Passed Sinnimu Creek.

10.15am: Passed Chinkiang.

12.20pm: Bethune beacon abeam.

3.30pm: Mud Fort beacon abeam.

4.50pm: Let go anchor at Nanking.

Distance run, 73 miles.


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3 November 1919

Up river to Wuhu.

Lat 31.75, Long 118.45 [approx]

6.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

8.22am: Hea san shan Bluff abeam.

Hands employed making beckets* for sounding rods.

11.12am: Wade I. beacon abeam.

1.12pm: The Pillars abeam.

Hands employed cleaning 6 pdr spare parts.

3.15pm: Let go anchor at Wuhu.

Coaled ship.

Distance run, 55 miles.

* A becket is a rope handle, probably with a loop to slip round the wrist. The sounding rods are more handy than a lead line when sounding from a small boat in very shallow water.


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4 November 1919

Wuhu and up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 31.1, Long 118.0 [approx]

6.15am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

8.22am: Haines Point abeam.

9.30am: Anchored. Hands employed cleaning bilges, No 11 section.

10.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.34am: Pantski Pagoda abeam.

2.52pm: Buckminster I. beacon abeam.

4.45pm: Passed Tatung Pagoda.

5.05pm: Let go anchor off Tatung Island.

Distance run, 65 miles.


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5 November 1919

Up river towards Kiukiang.

Lat 30.52, Long 117.18 [approx]

6.10am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

7.55am: Passed Fitzroy beacon.

11.35am: Passed Jocelyn beacon.

Hands employed at Maxim gun drill.

1.12pm: Ngankin Pagoda abeam.

Hands employed remarking sounding rods.

7.0pm: Let go anchor off Dove Pt LV.

Distance run, 85 miles.


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6 November 1919

Up river to Kiukiang.

Lat 29.87, Long 116.43 [approx]

9.0am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

Hands employed at Maxim drill.

10.50am: Passed Little Orphan, wm 24 feet.

Hands employed cleaning out canvas bin.

1.55pm: Becher Point abeam.

4.30pm: Secured inside hulks at Kiukiang.

Coaled ship.

Distance run, 46 miles.


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7 November 1919

Kiukiang and up river towards Hankow.

Lat 29.84, Long 115.52 [approx]

8.15am. Weighed and slipped from hulks, proceeded.

Hands employed making rope ladder.

11.50am: Passed Wusueh.

2.35pm: Ruined Fort abeam.

5.30pm: Let go anchor off Wang shih kang.

Distance run, 68 miles.


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8 November 1919

Up river to Hankow.

Lat 30.61, Long 114.77 [approx]

6.15am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

10.17am: Passed Gravener I.

1.50pm: Yanglo beacon abeam.

4.20pm: Secured alongside the Laestrygon hulk at Hankow.

Distance run, 70 miles.


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9 November 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

In am: Landed church parties.

In pm: Coaled ship.


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10 November 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

Hands painting upper works.


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11 November 1919

Hankow.

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

8.0am: Dressed ship over all.


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12 November 1919

Hankow and up river towards Changsha.

Lat 30.3, Long 113.96 [approx]

6.40am: Slipped and proceeded up river.

Hands cleaning out paint locker.

10.48am: Passed Mei tan chui beacon.

1.57pm: Pae-chu abeam.

6.10pm: Let go anchor 2 miles below Lung Kau.

Distance run 80 miles.


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13 November 1919

Up river towards Changsha.

Lat 29.79, Long 113.46 [approx]

7.03am: Weighed and proceeded.

In am: Hands at Maxim drill.

In pm: Hands employed making semaphore hand flags.

2.35pm: Mopanshih Bluff abeam.

3.37pm: Chenglin wm, 16’ 9”.

6.15pm: Let go anchor above No 7 buoy.

Distance run, 65 miles.


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14 November 1919

Up river to Changsha.

Lat 28.77, Long 112.87 [approx]

6.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.24am: Passed Siang Yin.

Sounded at various points, least water found varied between 6.5’ and 8.5’.

5.30pm: Let go anchor at Changsha.

Distance run, 75 miles.


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15 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.20am: HMS Woodlark weighed and proceeded.


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16 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97


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17 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed at semaphore exercises on board. Shifted billet opposite British Consulate and laid out two anchors astern.


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18 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

QMs at semaphore exercise.

Hands painting bridge and after cabins.


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19 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

QMs at semaphore exercises.

Hands at painting.


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20 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97


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21 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Exercised general quarters.

Coaled ship.


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22 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97


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23 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

9.30am: Divisions. Read Articles of War [The regulations that governed the conduct of every member of the Royal Navy. They were required by Admiralty Instructions to be read to the ship’s company once a month.]


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24 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97


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25 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed turning sampan falls end for end [A regular piece of preventive maintenance, turning the falls used to hoist and lower the boats end for end, to even out wear where they pass through the blocks] and cleaning sampans for painting.


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26 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands painting No 1 sampan and scrubbing hatchway covers.


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27 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

9.30am: Church party landed to attend service in Yale Chapel.


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28 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed painting bogie* funnels with yellow wash.

* A bogie, a small stove to heat mess decks.


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29 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97


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30 November 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97


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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1919

[Changsha]


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Barometer: Aneroid by T Wheeler London No 3964.

Air temperature thermometers: on port side of quarter deck. J Hicks, London. 600029 (dry) and 600030 (wet).

Sea temperature thermometer, AC Cossor & Son. No 66.


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1 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

6.0am: Lit up No 1 boiler.

6.30am: Clean ship.

9.0am: Divisions and prayers.

Hands employed refitting guard rails.

3.20pm: Died out No 1 boiler.

4.0pm: Evening quarters.

9.0pm: Rounds correct.

Water mark, 3”.


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2 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed painting sampans.

Water mark, 2”.


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3 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed painting sampans.

Water mark, 2”.


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4 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 1”.


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5 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Exercised General Quarters.

Water mark, 1”.


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6 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 1”.


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7 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 1”.


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8 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 1”.


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9 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 2”.


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10 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands paint bottom line.

Water mark, 3”.


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11 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed making boats’ fenders

Water mark, 5”.


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12 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Exercised emergency landing party.

Hands employed scraping anchor beds.

Water mark, 5”.


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13 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 5”.


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14 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 5”.


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15 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed scraping and varnishing gun parts.

Water mark, 4”.


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16 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Exercised fire and collision stations.

Hands varnishing gun parts.

Hands employed making covers for collision mat.

Water mark, 4”.


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17 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed cleaning out canvas bin.

Water mark, 3”.


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18 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed cleaning bilges of storerooms in No 4 section.

Water mark, 3”.


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19 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Exercised General Quarters.

Water mark, 3”.


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20 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Commanding Officer read Admiralty Orders.

Water mark, 3”.


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21 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Muster by the open list.

Water mark, 2”.


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22 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands cleaning cable locker and restowing cable.

Water mark, 2”.


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23 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 2”.


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24 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 2”.


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25 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Sunday routine.


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26 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed mustering flags and cleaning paint work.

Water mark, 3”.


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27 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 4”.


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28 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Water mark, 2”.


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29 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands making deck cloths.

Water mark, 5”.


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30 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed on a quarterly stock taking of ammunition.

Water mark, 5”.


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31 December 1919

Changsha.

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

Hands employed ranging cable for surveying.

Water mark, 5”.


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