Fleet Minesweeping Sloop, Flower-class, Acacia-type

Ordered 1.15, Acacia, Azalea and Arabis-types built on merchant ship lines, with similar warship-like appearance, Pendant Nos.M.29 (2.15), T.03 (9.15), T.12 (1.18). Launched 24.7.15 Scotts. 1200 tons, 262(oa), 250(pp)x33x11ft. TE 1800ihp, 16.5kts. Armament: 2-12pdr, 2-3pdr AA. Crew: 90. Acacia-types served in Grand Fleet, at Queenstown, and in Mediterranean. Sold 26.5.30 Cashmore. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Notes:

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

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

Editor’s notes:

The entry for each day is a précis of the log page, but occasionally a full day’s entry is recorded to convey the flavour of a quiet day in port.
The original page can always be examined by clicking on the link above the date.
The second line of each day’s entry is the position at noon in decimal format, either taken from the log or the known co-ordinates of a port.
When neither of these is available, I have deduced feasible positions from other information, with the help of the invaluable Journey Plotter, created for this project by Maikel Noordeloos, and these are marked [approx].
Other positions in the text are shown in traditional degrees and minutes.

Abbreviations used in text:
AB: Able Seaman.
Act: Acting.
A/c: Altered course.
APC: Asiatic Petroleum Co.
ASG: Acting Seaman Gunner.
Asl: Above sea level.
bg: Bearing.
BP: Battle Practice.
C: Cape, Cap, Cabo.
Cdr: Commander.
C-in-C: Commander in Chief.
C of E: Church of England.
CERA: Chief ERA.
CPO: Chief Petty Officer.
DR: Dead Reckoning.
Eng: Engineer or engineering.
ERA: Engine Room Artificer.
f: Force, as in wind speed.
F: Fahrenheit.
HBM: His Britannic Majesty.
HIJMS: His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s Ship.
HMS: His Majesty’s Ship.
i/c: In company with or in charge of.
Lat: Latitude.
Long: Longitude.
Ldg Sn: Leading Seaman.
Ldg Stoker: Leading Stoker.
Lt: Lieutenant, also Lighthouse.
Lt/Cdr: Lieutenant Commander.
LV: Light Vessel.
LVA: Leading Victualling Assistant.
Mid: Midshipman.
NUC: Not under control.
OOG: Officer of the Guard.
Ord Sn: Ordinary Seaman.
Pdr: Pounder.
PO: Petty Officer.
QD: Quarter deck.
RA: Rear Admiral.
RC: Roman Catholic.
RFA: Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
RMLI: Royal Marine Light Infantry.
RN: Royal Navy.
RNB: RN Barracks.
RNH: RN hospital.
RNR: Royal Naval Reserve.
RPO: Regulating Petty Officer.
SA: Small arms.
SBA: Sick Berth Attendant.
SBS: Sick Bay Steward.
S/Lt: Sub Lieutenant.
S/m: Submarine.
SNO: Senior Naval Officer (on station or in company).
SPO: Stoker Petty Officer.
Tel: Telegraphist.
USS: United States Ship.
VA: Vice Admiral or Victualling Assistant.
WO: Warrant officer.
W/T: Wireless Telegraphy.

The following websites have been in constant use during the editing of this log, providing background information and numerous hyperlinks. Most of them are maintained by volunteers, often at their own expense and we would like to acknowledge and thank all of them.
Wikipedia, invaluable for everything.
Scottish Built Ships, especially for ships built on the Clyde.
Tynebuilt Ships
Teesbuilt Ships
Historical RFA, for Royal Fleet Auxiliaries.
Dreadnought Project, for officers.
Geographic, for places and maps.
Navypedia, for warships of the period.
Ships List, for lists of merchant fleets.
Lighthouse Digest, lighthouses everywhere.
ARLHS, more lighthouses.
HPC Bristol, photographs of China.
Geonames, for historic names of places and maps.
Unit Histories, for RN officers.

The following all contributed a single piece of the jigsaw and incidentally provide distracting rabbit holes that we venture down at our peril!
Navy and Marine Living History Association
Ready Aye Ready
Uboat
Mapcarta
Boat Banter
Passengers in History
Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank
British Military Powerboat Team
Godfrey Dykes
Find a Grave
Wayback Machine
iTouchMap
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Marine Link
National Archives of Singapore
Malacanan Palace
Combined Fleet
Naval biographies

Apologies are due to any that I may have inadvertently missed!
To those who keep these sites going, thank you very much. We are all in your debt and salute you.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS BLUEBELL 1920-1924
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

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

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1920

[Devonport]

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Front cover January 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Fuel consumption data, signed Cdr EAB Stanley, Captain [Note that although his rank is Commander, he will be addressed as Captain Stanley by courtesy. To the crew, by immemorial naval custom, he is The Owner.]

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, Nos 10490 and 2289. Mounted on wheelhouse on bridge, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

[Note that much interesting information on Bluebell can also be found preceding October 1922.]

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15 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  9.00am: Hands joined ship and employed as requisite.

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16 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  8.30am: Hands getting in stores.

11.00am: Dockyard hands moved ship outside basin.

  2.30pm: Secured alongside coaling wharf.

  4.20pm: Commenced coaling.

  6.30pm: Secured.

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17 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  7.45am: Commenced coaling. Gunner’s party taking in ammunition.

      Noon: Finished coaling, received 140 tons.

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18 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite.

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19 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  9.00am: Left jetty and proceeded down harbour to No 2 swinging buoy. KHM swinging ship. [A swinging buoy is one where a ship can be secured and swung through 360º to adjust the compasses. KHM is the King’s Harbour Master.]

12.20pm: Slipped and proceeded for gun and steam trials.

  3.35pm: Proceeded up harbour with pilot and secured alongside HMS Lupin.

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20 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite.

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21 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  9.00am: Shifted and went alongside jetty inside HMS Lupin.

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22 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  9.30am: Working party drawing stores.

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23 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  9.30am: Exercised action stations. Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: Make and mend.

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24 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  8.00am: Shifted to No 8 buoy.

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25 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Sunday routine.

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26 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite.

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27 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  9.30am: Hands employed fitting towing wires*.

  *Bluebell is part of a flotilla going out to China which includes five gunboats. These are essentially river craft, shallow drafted and flat bottomed, so the plan is to tow them most of the way.

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28 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite.

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29 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite.

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30 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite.

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31 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Saturday routine, Clean ship in the am, make and mend in the pm, leave to watch until 7.30am.

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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1920

[Devonport, Vigo, Gibraltar, Almeria Bay and Oran]

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Front cover February 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, Nos 10490 and 2289. Mounted on wheelhouse on bridge, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

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1 February 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Sunday routine.

00.40am: Guard boat passed.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  9.45am: Captain’s rounds.

10.30am: Prayers.

11.00am: Pipe down.

  1.00pm: Landed liberty men.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

10.00pm: Pipe down.

Weather: NW’ly winds f 1-3, overcast with rain throughout the day, 42º to 52º F.

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2 February 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  8.30am: Coaled ship [Bluebell used 2.6 tons in the 24 hours to noon and has 261.8 tons remaining].

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3 February 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite.

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4 February 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite.

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5 February 1920

At sea

Lat 50.15, Long -4.35 [from Colombo’s log]

  7.40am: Slipped and proceeded down harbour to anchor in the sound.

  8.40am: HMS Moth secured alongside [off Drake's Island, vide log of Moth].

10.15am: Weighed and proceeded, course S48W.

  1.00pm: Following HMS Cockchafer.

  4.50pm: Stopped. Sent sea boat with gauge glass to Moth.

  5.05pm: Increased to 12 knots to regain station.

  5.30pm: Eased to 9 knots.

  The flotilla is on the way to China, led by HMS Colombo. The other sloops are HMS’ Foxglove, Magnolia and Hollyhock and the gunboats are HMS’ Moth, Cockchafer, Cicala, Mantis and Cricket. They are accompanied by RFA Ebonol.

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6 February 1920

At sea

Lat 46.92, Long -6.7

  5.25am: Steering gear broke down. Stopped and switched to hand steering.

  6.00am: Took station abeam of line, 1 mile to port.

  8.30am: Steering repaired.

  9.50am: Regained station.

10.00am: A/c S36W.

  4.45pm: Hauled out of line and took HMS Moth in tow. Speed averaging 6 knots.

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7 February 1920

At sea

Lat 44.29, Long -8.39

  Towing HMS Moth at 6 knots.

  9.05am: A/c S55W.

  1.45pm: A/c S49W.

  7.50pm: Sisargas I. bg S7W.

11.00pm: C Villano Lt bg S35E, Sisargas S16W.

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8 February 1920

At sea to Vigo

Lat 42.37, Long -9.05

  2.20am: A/c S9W.

  6.18am: C Finisterre abeam, 5.1 miles.

  8.15am: A/c S20E.

11.00am: A/c S34E.

11.30am: Slipped tow.

12.20pm: A/c S27E.

  2.15pm: Anchored off Vigo.

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9 February 1920

Vigo

Lat 42.25, Long -8.75

  8.30am: Hands employed scraping the side.

  4.00pm: Leave to port watch until 9.00pm.

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10 February 1920

Vigo

Lat 42.25, Long -8.75

  8.30am: Hands employed scraping and painting the side.

  4.30pm: Leave to starboard watch until 9.00pm.

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11 February 1920

Vigo and at sea toward Gibraltar

Lat 41.49, Long -9.11

  6.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.40am: Course S29W, 9 knots.

  9.30am: Hands exercised fire and collision stations.

  6.00pm: Boys exercised in chains [not quite as brutal as it sounds! The leadsman stands in the chains, a platform projecting from the side that keeps the shrouds clear of the deck and no doubt the boys are being trained in the use of the deep sea lead. Always a very wet job though].

10.42pm: Burling I. Lt [Ilhas de Berlengas] 2 pts on port bow.

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12 February 1920

At sea

Lat 37.85, Long -9.34 DR

  1.25am: A/c S3W.

  2.00am: Exercised sea boat’s crew*.

  2.03am: Burling I. Lt bg N58E. C Roca [Cabo da Roca] bg S6E.

  5.00pm: Cape St Vincent abeam, 2 miles.

  5.40pm: A/c S53E.

  *While at sea, a boat’s crew is on permanent standby, ready to respond to any emergency that requires a boat to be launched. The crew are “exercised” every four hours. Technically they should close up to their station and go through the motions of turning their boat out, but on a cold wet night a humane officer of the watch will confine himself to ensuring that they are all awake with their boots on. They are usually to be found in a nice warm cubby hole just abaft the funnel.

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13 February 1920

At sea to Gibraltar

Lat 36.01, Long -5.75 [from Colombo’s log]

  4.30am: Cadiz Lt bg N80E.

  7.00am. C Trafalgar Lt bg N84E.

10.40am: A/c S76E.

11.25am: A/c N83E, C Tarifa Lt abeam 2 miles.

  1.55pm: Secured alongside HMS Rosemary, South mole, Gibraltar.

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14 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  Hands variously employed.

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15 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

10.00am. Muster by the open list.

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16 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  8.00am: Shifted billet and secured outside HMS Mantis.

  9.30am: Hands chipping, scraping and redleading ship’s side.

  Lost overboard by accident one paint brush and one broom head. [Often, “lost overboard” is a convenient way of writing off a worn out piece of gear that otherwise has to be kept and returned to the stores office.]

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17 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

10.55am: Shifted alongside wharf and secured HMS Mantis alongside.

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18 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  9.00am: Coaled ship from lighters, received 120 tons.

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19 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  9.30am: Hands painting the side etc.

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20 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  4.00pm: HMS Mantis shoved off and HMS Cricket secured alongside.

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21 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  Saturday, clean ship and make and mend.

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22 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  4.00pm: Four Australian destroyers secured to jetty astern.

[These are, vide log of HMS Colombo, HMS’ Swordsman, Success, Tattoo and Tasmania which along with HMS Stalwart have been sold to the Australian navy and are on their way South.]

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23 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  9.30am: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite.

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24 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  9.30am: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite.

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25 February 1920

Gibraltar and at sea

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  1.00pm: Hands preparing ship for sea.

  3.00pm: Slipped jetty and proceeded, course and speed as necessary.

  4.00pm: Europa Pt bg N16W, course S84E, 9 knots.

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26 February 1920

At sea to Almeria Bay

Lat 36.5, Long -2.4 DR

  4.28am: Cabo Sacratif bg N22.5W.

10.55am: A/c N6E.

12.10pm: A/c N18E to anchor in Almeria Bay.

  2.55pm: Anchored. [The flotilla has encountered winds from ENE reaching force 7, which is far too much for the gunboats, so they have sought the shelter of Almeria Bay.]

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27 February 1920

Almeria Bay

Lat 36.8, Long -2.4

  4.02am: Weighed and proceeded, set course ESE 12 knots.

  6.37am: A/c WNW to return.

  8.15am: Came to port anchor in Almeria Bay. [The winds are still very strong from the NE and reach gale force 8 by midnight.]

11.05am: Let go starboard anchor.

10.20pm: Set anchor watch.

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28 February 1920

Almeria Bay and at sea

Lat 36.34, Long -1.82 DR [from log of HMS Colombo]

  8.10am: Weighed and proceeded, course S16E, 8 knots.

  8.45am: A/c S33E.

     Noon: A/c S62E. HMS Cricket hauled out of line NUC. [Not Under Control, signal two black balls at the masthead. Cricket has engine trouble.]

12.30pm: HMS Colombo hauled out of line.

  1.20pm: HMS Hollyhock hauled out of line.

  3.15pm: Colombo, Hollyhock, and Cricket rejoined, increased to 11.5 knots.

  8.15pm: Cap Falcon bg S34W.

  8.30pm: A/c N78E.

  8.58pm: Abuja Pt [Cap de l’Abuja] abeam.

11.00pm: Cape Ivi bg S75E.

11.59pm: Same bg S68E.

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29 February 1920

At sea to Oran

Lat 35.91, Long -0.54 [from log of HMS Colombo]

  2.00am: C Ivi bg S50E.Hauled out of line i/c with HMS Cricket. A/c N78E.

  4.00am: A/c S68W. [Wind and a heavy swell are coming from the NE, so the flotilla are essentially tacking to bring the wind and wave alternately on the bow and the quarter of the gunboats, rather than on the beam. Small ferries still do this in the Mediterranean today, so that they don’t roll dangerously.]

  4.30am: Regained station in line.

  4.47am: C Ivi bg S43E.

  8.00am: A/c N78E.

  9.00am: Cape Carbon bg S24E [this must be a mistaken identification, but I don’t know what is intended], Abuja Pt S40W.

10.00am: A/c S68W.

     Noon: Courses and speeds to enter Oran Harbour with pilot.

  3.00pm: Secured to jetty with two anchors down.

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LOGS FOR MARCH 1920

[Oran, Bizerta, Malta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez and Port Sudan]

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Front cover March 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Blank page.

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Signature of A. Stanley, Captain.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, Nos 10490 and 2289. Mounted on wheelhouse on bridge, screened.

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1 March 1920

Oran

Lat 35.72, Long -0.65

  9.15am: Divisions. Prayers.

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and scraping the side.

  1.00pm: Hands mustered for payment.

  1.30pm: Scraping and redleading.

  4.00pm: Quarters. Leave to watch.

Weather: Calm or various light breezes, rain for most of the day. 58º to 60º F.

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2 March 1920

Oran

Lat 35.72, Long -0.65

  Hands employed painting and as requisite.

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3 March 1920

Oran

Lat 35.72, Long -0.65

  9.30am: Painting port side of upper deck.

  1.30pm: Make and mend.

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4 March 1920

Oran and at sea towards Bizerta.

Lat 35.79, Long -0.58 [Colombo]

10.50am: HMS Moth shoved off.

11.00am: Slipped, weighed and proceeded, course N42E.

12.45pm: A/c N75E.

12.55pm: Abuja Pt abeam.

11.16pm: C Tenez bg S17E, 6.7miles. A/c S87E.

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5 March 1920

At sea

Lat 37.0, Long 3.89

  3.18am: Shershell [now Cherchel] Lt abeam 10 miles.

  7.00am: A/c S61 E and proceeded at full speed into Algiers for mails.

  8.25am: Picked up mails and proceeded at 14 knots to rejoin.

10.30am: Rejoined fleet.

11.50am: Cape Bengut bg S17E.

  8.00pm: Cape Carbon bg S56W.

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6 March 1920

At sea to Bizerta

Lat 37.29, Long 8.96 DR

12.30am: Cap Bougaroni abeam, 3 miles.

  4.00am: Cap de Fer abeam, 5.5 miles.

  7.00am: Cape de Garda bg S23W.

10.35am: Galite I. [Calita I. in log] bg N43E.

     Noon: Galite bg N1W, Cap Serrat [Sarratt in log] bg S63E.

  1.45pm: Fratelli Rocks bg S3E 3 miles.

  4.05pm: A/c S9W, then courses to enter Bizerta Harbour with pilot.

  5.15pm: Entered Bizerta [now Bizerte] Harbour and secured to Western side of canal. HMS Cicala [Sicala in log] secured alongside.

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7 March 1920

Bizerta and at sea towards Malta

Lat 37.25, Long 9.86 [approx]

11.45am: Slipped and proceeded to sea.

  2.30pm: Plane I. bg S18W, Zembra I. bg S68E.

  5.00pm: Stopped and took HMS Moth in tow.

  6.16pm: Cap Bon bg S17E.

  9.00pm: Same bg S85W.

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8 March 1920

At sea to Valetta

Lat 36.54, Long 13.07 DR

00.30am: Punta Spadillo bg S45W.

  2.50am: Same abeam, a/c S56E.

  5.20am: Same bg N82W.

  4.00pm: HMS Moth going ahead but still in tow.

  6.56pm: Gozo I. bg S42E.

  8.00pm: St Elmo bg S35E.

  9.20pm: Slipped Moth.

11.25pm: Secured alongside HMS Swallow in Dockyard Creek, Grand Harbour.

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9 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  8.00am: Coaled ship with dockyard labour, received 160 tons. Hands drawing stores etc.

12.30pm: Two ratings discharged to hospital.

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10 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Hands employed as requisite.

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11 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  7.00am: HMS Foxglove secured alongside.

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12 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Hands painting the side etc.

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13 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  8.15am: Slipped buoy with tugs and secured alongside gun mounting wharf.

  4.00pm: One Stoker discharged to HMS Iron Duke and one joined from same.

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14 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Sunday routine.

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15 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Hands painting etc.

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16 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Hands painting etc.

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17 March 1920

Malta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  3.00pm: HMS Cicala secured alongside.

  6.00pm: One SPO and one Stoker discharged to hospital.

10.00pm: One SPO and one Stoker joined ship.

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18 March 1920

Malta and at sea

Lat 35.82, Long 14.82 DR

  8.50am: HMS Cicala proceeded.

  9.05am: Slipped and proceeded. Took HMS Moth in tow*.

10.30am: Course S67E, 8 knots.

  *All the gunboats are being towed for this stretch, but those in tow of the sloops are also running their own engines to ease the strain on the tow and assist steering.

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19 March 1920

At sea

Lat 34.93, Long 18.68

  Course S69E or S70E all day, 8 knots.

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20 March 1920

At sea

Lat 34.0, Long 22.27

  Course S70E or S71E all day, 7.4 to 7.9 knots.

  The squadron have some fresh Westerlies behind them, but the sea is rough.

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21 March 1920

At sea

Lat 33.14, Long 25.92

11.30pm: A/c S47E.

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22 March 1920

At sea

Lat 31.57, Long 29.35

  5.30pm: Rosetta Lt [aka Ra’Shid] abeam.

  7.38pm: Same bg S44W.

10.15pm: Burullus [Brulos in log and now known as Baltim] Lt abeam S88E.

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23 March 1920

At sea to Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

  3.40am: Damietta Lt abeam 14 miles.

  6.00am: Stopped and hauled in tow.

  7.00am: Full speed to regain station.

  9.25am: Picked up pilot, course and speed to enter harbour.

10.30am: Secured by stern to Fouad I. Native labour coaling.

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24 March 1920

Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

  Hands cleaning paintwork etc.

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25 March 1920

Port Said to Ismailia

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31 [approx]

11.35am: Weighed and proceeded through the Suez Canal.

  6.05pm: Anchored off Ismailia. Away all boats and pulll round the flotilla.

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26 March 1920

Ismailia to Port Tewfik [Thewfik in log]

Lat 29.94, Long 32.56

  5.15am: Weighed and proceeded with pilot.

  8.00am: Dressed ship with masthead flags [for the birthday of the Sultan Fuad I].

10.45am: Anchored, Port Tewfik. Away all boats and pulll round the flotilla.

  4.15pm: Exercised gun crews and control parties.

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27 March 1920

Suez

Lat 29.94, Long 32.56

  Hands employed as requisite.

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28 March 1920

Suez and at sea towards Port Sudan

Lat 29.06, Long 32.79 [from log of HMS Colombo]

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded, course S1W.

  6.35am: Passed Newport Rock Lt. Stopped and took HMS Moth in tow.

11.11am: Zafarana Lt bg S22W.

     Noon: Same N15W.

  7.45pm: Ashrafi Lt bg S37E.

  9.25pm: Same bg SW, 2.5 miles.

11.59pm: A/c S30E.

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29 March 1920

At sea

Lat 26.14, Long 34.92 DR

  1.00am: Shadwan Lt bg N58W.

  7.30am: Reduced to 80 revs, HMS Moth stopped engines.

  9.55am: Brothers Lt [aka Akhaween] abeam.

  4.00pm: Moth steaming 9 knots, increased to 125 revs.

  9.06pm: Daedalus Rocks bg S76E.

10.00pm: Hands to night action stations.

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30 March 1920

At sea

Lat 22.79, Long 37.11

10.00am: Rejoined flotilla.

11.00am: Reduced to 9 knots.

10.30pm: A/c S14.5W.

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31 March 1920

At sea to Port Sudan

Lat 19.6, Long 37.25 [approx]

  3.00am: HMS Magnolia rejoined.

  7.00am: A/c S30W.

  8.30am: Sanganeb Lt bg S44W.

  9.30am: Stopped and hauled in tow.

10.00am: Proceeded for Port Sudan.

12.30pm: Entered Port Sudan Harbour and secured alongside HMS Foxglove.

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LOGS FOR APRIL 1920

[Port Sudan, at sea and return, Aden and at sea for Colombo]

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Front cover April 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, Nos 10490 and 2289. Mounted on wheelhouse on bridge, screened.

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1 April 1920

Port Sudan.

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  9.30am: Divisions. Prayers. Hands landed for rifle drill.

  1.30pm: Hands muster for payment. Make and mend.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

  4.30pm: Leave to POs 1c and CPOs.

  Sick list: 4.

Weather: Calm and dry, max temperature 81º F at noon.

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2 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Sunday routine.

  4.15pm: Slipped and proceeded to sea.

  5.00pm: Stopped and took HMS Moth in tow.

  6.00pm: Proceeded, course East, 10 knots.

10.00pm: A/c S76E.

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3 April 1920

At sea

Lat 18.1, Long 39.84

  3.00am: A/c S36E.

  6.00pm: HMS Moth increased to 10 knots.

  9.00pm: Moth reduced to 9 knots.

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4 April 1920

At sea

Lat 15.82, Long 41.69 DR

12.30am: Eased engines and furled foc’sle awning. HMS Moth reduced to 7 knots [Winds SE 5].

11.20am: Stopped, slipped Moth and proceeded West, 10 knots.

12.45pm: Standing by HMS’ Colombo and Cricket. [Cricket has been troubled by leaks ever since leaving Spain and in spite of work in the Malta dockyard is taking in a lot of water.]

  2.30pm: Wire foul of screw while taking Cricket in tow [Colombo’s cable which they have passed to Bluebell].

  6.00pm: Cricket in tow. Hauled in 5” wire from Colombo and proceeded in tow of same [at 3 knots, vide Colombo’s log].

  7.30pm: Course S19E.

11.59pm: Jebel Teir [now Jabal al-Tair] bg S15W.

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5 April 1920

At sea

Lat 15.6, Long 41.85

  By 2.00am Colombo was unable to maintain steerage way into a force 5 and steep swell, so turned to the SW to take shelter in the lee of Jebel Teir.

  7.15am: A/c SWxS.

  1.40pm: HMS Colombo stopped in lee of Jebel Teir. HMS Cricket abandoned ship to Colombo.

  3.45pm: Proceeded N34W [still in tow of Colombo and the abandoned Cricket in tow behind].

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6 April 1920

At sea

Lat 17.4, Long 40.6

  Wind and sea have abated and Colombo, Bluebell and Cricket return to Port Sudan, course N34W, speed 6 knots.

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7 April 1920

At sea

Lat 19.4, Long 38.79

  2.10pm: A/c N86W.

11.23pm: Sanganeb Lt sighted.

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8 April 1920

At sea to Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  4.00am: HMS Colombo dropped cutter. Lit HMS Cricket with searchlight as her crew returned to her.

  6.00am: Hands hauling in tow from Cricket and 10” hemp from Colombo.

  6.55am: Proceeded in tow of Colombo. Cricket in tow of tug.

  7.30am: Entered harbour and anchored.

  8.30am: Hands spreading awnings and on diving party.

11.00am: Diving party cleared screw of wire.

  5.30pm: One Stoker joined from Cricket.

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9 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Hands employed cleaning, painting and provisioning ship.

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10 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  5.30am: HMS Colombo left [to rejoin the flotilla. Bluebell waits with HMS Cricket which is up on the slip for hull repairs].

11.30am: Governor visited ship [at this time, Sudan was a British protectorate].

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11 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Sunday routine.

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12 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  6.00am: Exercised “collision” and “abandon ship” stations. Away all boats.

  4.00pm: One rating discharged to hospital.

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13 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  9.00am: Hands painting messdeck.

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14 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  7.00am: Weighed and shifted billet to anchor in 13 fathoms.

  4.00pm: Quarters. Exercised collision stations.

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15 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Hands employed as requisite.

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16 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded alongside coaling wharf.

  8.00am: Coaled ship with native labour, 194 tons.

  7.30pm: Finished coaling. Hands washing down.

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17 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  1.00pm: Slipped from jetty and proceeded to anchor.

  2.00pm: Make and mend.

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18 April 1920

Port Sudan and at sea

Lat 19.59, Long 37.25 [approx]

  6.55am: HMS Cricket secured alongside.

11.15am: Cricket left.

11.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.35am: Took Cricket in tow.

     Noon: Wingate beacon abeam 1 mile, set course S89E.

  6.00pm: A/c S53E.

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19 April 1920

At sea

Lat 17.5, Long 39.92

  2.00am: A/c S34E.

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20 April 1920

At sea

Lat 14.55, Long 42.35 [from log of HMS Cricket]

  4.00am: Jebel Teir bg East.

  5.00am: Same abeam to port, 10 miles.

  7.30am: A/c S33E.

  1.10pm: A/c S50E.

  2.40pm: High I. abeam, a/c S25E.

  3.05pm: A/c S19E.

  6.00pm: Hill on Hanish I. bg N56W, Double Peak bg N70W.

  7.30pm: Mokha Lt apparently not operating.

10.00pm: Perim I. Lt sighted.

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21 April 1920

At sea to Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

12.20am: Perim West Lt bg NE, a/c S74E.

  7.30am: Stopped and hauled in tow.

  8.00am: Swung ship for deviation.

  8.40am: Course N46E, 11.5 knots.

11.15am: Entered Aden Harbour and secured to No 4 buoy.

     Noon: Coal lighters alongside. Received 122 tons, native labour.

  3.40pm: Out kedge anchor.

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22 April 1920

Aden and at sea

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  9.35am: Weighed and proceeded alongside oiler.

10.00am: One Tel rating joined ship.

  3.00pm: Slipped and proceeded to sea.

  3.20pm: Took HMS Cricket in tow.

  4.20pm: Set course East. [The rest of the flotilla are already in Bombay, so Bluebell and Cricket set course directly for Colombo, the next stop en route.]

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23 April 1920

At sea

Lat 12.67, Long 47.35

  Easterly courses all day.

  9.30am: Ord Sn at rifle drill.

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24 April 1920

At sea

Lat 12.79, Long 50.2

  Course N86E all day.

  Hands employed as requisite.

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25 April 1920

At sea

Lat 12.8, Long 53.4

  5.45am: Sighted Sokotra on starboard bow.

  8.45am: Ras Shoab bg S42E.

11.35am: Stopped. HMS Cricket came alongside to oil, 8.5 tons.

  1.45pm: Took Cricket in tow and proceeded.

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26 April 1920

At sea

Lat 12.5, Long 56.1

  Course S79E, speed 6.5 knots all day. Cricket is not running her engines.

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27 April 1920

At sea

Lat 11.84, Long 58.62

  4.00am: Spoke SS Una, Aden to Colombo.

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28 April 1920

At sea

Lat 11.15, Long 61.34

  Course S79E, speed 6.5 knots all day.

  Hands employed as requisite.

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29 April 1920

At sea

Lat 10.64, Long 64.12

  Course S79E. Cricket lit her starboard boiler at 11.30am and the speed picked up to nearly 10 knots.

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30 April 1920

At sea

Lat 9.82, Long 67.9

  3.20am: Stopped to furl foc’sle awning [East, f 6].

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LOGS FOR MAY 1920

[Colombo, Penang, Singapore and Saigon]

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Front cover May 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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1 May 1920

At sea

Lat 8.9, Long 71.79

  In the 24 hours to noon, Bluebell makes good 240 miles and burns 26 tons of coal.

  3.00am: Exercised sea boat’s crew.

  5.30am: Exercised sea boat’s crew.

  8.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: Make and mend.

  5.00pm: Quarters.

  7.18pm: Minikoi bg S12E.

  8.00pm: Same abeam to starboard.

  9.05pm: Same bg S50W.

11.00pm: Exercised sea boat’s crew.

  Sick list: 1.

Weather: Westerly winds f 2-4 with a corresponding swell, temperatures in the low 80ºs F.

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2 May 1920

At sea

Lat 7.92, Long 75.75 [from log of HMS Cricket]

  Westerly wind slowly increasing throughout the day, WxN f 5-6 at midnight, still making 10 knots.

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3 May 1920

At sea to Colombo

Lat 6.79, Long 79.64 [from log of HMS Cricket]

11.45am: Sighted land.

12.15pm: A/c N5W, reduced to 85 revs, HMS Cricket not steaming.

  5.15pm: Slipped tow, courses as necessary for Colombo

harbour.

  5.30pm: Picked up pilot.

  6.10pm: Secured stern to buoy, both anchors down.

  The rest of the squadron are already in harbour, having arrived on the 29^th April.

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4 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  7.00am: Native labour coaling ship.

10.30am: Discharged Shipwright Lt to HMS Colombo and one Tel to HMS Cricket. Discharged Cricket’s crew to their ship.

  6.00pm: Finished coaling. Watch washing down ship.

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5 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  Hands employed as requisite.

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6 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  Hands employed as requisite.

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7 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  Hands embarking provisions and striking down same.

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8 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  Hands employed as requisite. Make and mend.

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9 May 1920

Colombo and at sea towards Penang

Lat 6.8, Long 79.8 [approx]

  Cautioned Act S/Lt J de Moleyns for returning on board from leave drunk [Signature of JAE de Moleyns].

  9.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.30am: Stopped and took HMS Cockchafer in tow, proceeded, course SxW.

11.50pm: Mount Lavinia Hotel bg N78E, a/c South.

12.40pm: A/c S16E.

  6.00pm: A/c S39E.

  6.36pm: Galle Lt bg S75E.

  7.20pm: A/c S72E.

10.10pm: Dondra Head abeam 5 miles, a/c East.

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10 May 1920

At sea

Lat 5.75, Long 82.39

  2.45am: Increased to 110 revs. Bluebell and Cockchafer are making about 8.5 knots, with Cockchafer also steaming. Winds WSW f 4 or 5 all day, moderate seas.

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11 May 1920

At sea

Lat 5.85, Long 85.8

  Bluebell and Cockchafer continue to make 8 knots, with SW winds f 3-4.

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12 May 1920

At sea

Lat 6.14, Long 89.37

  Course and distance made good in the 24 hours to noon, 220 miles. 087º.

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13 May 1920

At sea

Lat 6.1, Long 93.0

  5.30pm: A/c S79E.

11.25pm: Willemstoren Lt [on the North coast of Pulau Breueh] bg S80E.

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14 May 1920

At sea

Lat 5.75, Long 96.3.

  3.20am: Willemstoren Lt abeam.

  6.05am: Pulo Buru Lt abeam 2 miles.

  8.55pm: Diamond Pt [Tanjung Jamboaye] S25E.

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15 May 1920

At sea

Lat 5.37, Long 99.35

  6.25am: Pulau Perak bg N53E.

  7.25am: Same bg N83E.

  3.05pm: Saddle I. bg N74E.

  6.15pm: Stopped, hauled in tow. Proceeded for Penang Harbour.

  7.05pm: Anchored, Penang.

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16 May 1920

Penang

Lat 5.41, Long 100.34

  Sunday routine. Leave to watch and both watches of boys.

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17 May 1920

Penang

Lat 5.41, Long 100.34

  Hands employed cleaning the side and as requisite.

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18 May 1920

Penang

Lat 5.41, Long 100.34

  Hands employed as requisite.

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19 May 1920

Penang and at sea towards Singapore.

Lat 5.41, Long 100.34

  6.55am: HMS’ Colombo and Magnolia proceeded [Colombo for gunnery practice, Magnolia to demolish a wreck with explosives].

  2.30pm: Weighed and proceeded to leave harbour by South channel.

  4.15pm: Pulau Rimau abeam.

  4.25pm: Stopped and took HMS Moth in tow, proceeded, course S40W.

  5.30pm: A/c S30E. Courses to rejoin the flotilla.

  8.00pm: A/c S4E.

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20 May 1920

In Malacca Strait

Lat 2.75, Long 101.18 [approx]

  9.05am: Stopped, hauled in tow and proceeded, S32E, 10 knots [calm sea and no wind, so they proceed independently].

10.15am: One Fathom Bank Lt bg N50E, 2 miles. A/c S62E.

  4.45pm: Cape Rachado Lt bg N47E, 3 miles.

  6.15pm: Took HMS Moth in tow and proceeded.

  8.45pm: Malacca Lt bg N21W.

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21 May 1920

At sea to Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

12.53am: Pulau Pisang bg S68E.

  8.30am: Tree I. bg S10W.

10.15am: Hauled in tow approaching Singapore roads.

10.45am: Anchored.

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22 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  9.10am: Weighed and proceeded with pilot to coaling jetty.

  9.45am: Native labour coaling ship.

  6.15pm: Finished coaling for the night.

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23 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  8.05am: Resumed coaling.

  9.15am: Finished coaling, 221 tons.

10.00am: Cast off to anchor.

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24 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  Hands employed as requisite.

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25 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  Painting the side.

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26 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  8.00am: Dressed ship [for Queen Mary’s birthday].

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27 May 1920

Singapore and at sea towards Saigon

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  4.05pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.20pm: Course N83E.

  5.00pm: Stopped, took HMS Moth in tow and proceeded.

  7.55pm: A/c N66E.

  8.40pm: Pedra Branca abeam.

  9.55pm: A/c N16E.

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28 May 1920

At sea

Lat 3.34, Long 105.22

  7.30am: Pulo Aor [now Pulau Aur] bg S48W.

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29 May 1920

At sea

Lat 6.52, Long 106.12

  7.15pm: Course to pass HMS Colombo.

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30 May 1920

At sea

Lat 9.75, Long 107.04

  6.00am: HMS Moth stopped engines.

  4.00pm: Hauled in tow and proceeded for anchorage in Coconut Bay.

  5.15pm: Anchored.

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31 May 1920

Coconut Bay to Saigon

Lat 10.56, Long 106.74 [approx]

  9.26am: HMS Moth secured alongside.

  9.35am: Weighed and proceeded up Saigon River.

  2.10pm: Anchored.

  3.20pm: Weighed and proceeded upriver.

  4.10pm: Slipped Moth and proceeded.

  5.00pm: Secured alongside HMS Hollyhock off Saigon [now Ho-Chi-Minh] City.

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LOGS FOR JUNE 1920

[Saigon, Hong Kong and Wei-hai-wei]

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Front cover June 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, Nos 10490 and 2289. Mounted on wheelhouse on bridge, screened.

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1 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  9.00am: Divisions, prayers, physical drill.

  9.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.00pm: Quarters. Ord Sn and boys to physical drill.

  4.30pm: Special leave to watch.

  Sick list: 3.

Weather: Calm and dry, temperatures in the 80ºs F.

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2 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  Painting ship etc.

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3 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  8.00am: Dressed ship [for the King’s birthday].

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4 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  Hands employed as requisite.

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5 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  Hands employed as requisite.

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6 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  Sunday routine.

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7 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.35, Long 107.05 [approx]

  6.05am: Slipped from HMS Hollyhock.

  6.15am: Weighed and drifted up stream.

  6.20am: Anchored. HMS Moth secured alongside.

  8.05am: Weighed and proceeded downriver.

11.55am: Slipped Moth.

12.33pm: Came to anchor in Coconut Bay.

  2.45pm: Weighed and proceeded, course S6E.

  3.00pm: A/c S48E.

  3.30pm: A/c N84E. Stopped and took Moth in tow. Proceeded.

  9.45pm: Rega Pt abeam.

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8 June 1920

At sea

Lat 11.39, Long 109.32

  Courses East of North all day.

  4.54am: North peak Pulau Cecir de Mer bg N34W.

10.55am: Cap Padaran [Pedran in log] bg N67W.

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9 June 1920

At sea

Lat 14.35, Long 110.0

  Course N12.5E all day, speed about 7.5 knots.

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10 June 1920

At sea

Lat 17.84, Long 111.22

  Course and distance made good in the 24 hours to noon, 217 miles, 016º.

10.00am: A/c N31E.

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11 June 1920

At sea

Lat 20.89, Long 113.2 [log of HMS Moth]

  8.00pm: Gap Rock Lt [Wenwei Zhou] bg N22E.

10.40pm: Same abeam.

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12 June 1920

At sea to Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  5.00am: Stopped, hauled in tow and proceeded for Hong Kong.

  7.10am: Anchored off the Ninepins.

  8.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.15am: Passed through Lye Mun Pass [the Eastern entrance to Victoria Harbour].

11.15am: Secured alongside East wall outside dock, Hong Kong.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS BLUEBELL 1920-1921

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13 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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14 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  2.00pm: Dockyard hands shifted ship into dock.

  4.00pm: Payed [sic] monthly advance.

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15 June 1920

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Dockyard routine. Hands drawing stores.

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16 June 1920

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Dockyard routine. Hands drawing stores.

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17 June 1920

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Dockyard routine. Hands drawing stores.

  3.00pm: Ship left dock and secured alongside dockyard wall.

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18 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Dockyard routine. Hands employed as requisite.

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19 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Dockyard routine. Native labour coaling ship.

  2.15pm: Finished coaling ship, received 229 tons.

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20 June 1920

Hong Kong and at sea towards Wei-hai-wei

Lat 22.2, Long 114.35 [approx]

  9.15am: Slipped and proceeded through Lye Mun Pass.

10.30am: Cape Collinson abeam.

11.00am: Waglan Lt S15E.

  3.15pm: Pedro Blanco abeam.

  4.00pm: Same bg S42W.

  6.10pm: Stopped and took HMS Cockchafer in tow. Proceeded.

  9.30pm: Breaker Pt [now Shibeishan Jiao] Lt N44E.

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21 June 1920

At sea

Lat 23.79, Long 118.3

  1.40am: Sighted junk off starboard bow 0.5 cables. Stopped engines, HMS Cockchafer collided with junk. Lowered seaboat, rescued crew of four. Junk capsized.

  2.40am: Proceeded.

  4.00am: Lamock I. Lt bg N3E.

  7.47pm: Ockseu I. Lt [now Wuqiu Yu] bg N40E.

  9.07pm: Same abeam to NW.

11.59pm: Turnabout I. [Kiushan Tao] Lt bg N26W.

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22 June 1920

At sea to Matsu I.

Lat 26.15, Long 119.9

  3.45am: Turnabout I. bg S51W. Tung Kuen bg N29W.

  9.15am: Anchored in the lee of Matsu I.*

  *This stop is so that Cockchafer can oil from RFA Petroleum here, vide log of Cockchafer.

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23 June 1920

Matsu I. and at sea

Lat 26.4, Long 120.2 [approx]

10.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.15am: Took HMS Cockchafer in tow.

  1.50pm: Tung Yung Lt [on Dongyin I.] bg N55E.

11.45pm: Shroud Island bg N40W.

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24 June 1920

At sea

Lat 28.9, Long 122.44 DR

  3.25am: HMS Cockchafer stopped engines [briefly to pass through fishing fleet, vide log of Cockchafer].

  4.00pm: A/c N22E.

  7.00pm: Tongting [aka Dongtingshan] bg NW.

  7.20pm: A/c N28E.

  8.20pm: Same bg S83W.

  9.25pm: Two Brothers (now Liangxiongdi Yu) bg N12W.

10.05pm: A/c N3E.

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25 June 1920

At sea

Lat 31.3, Long 121.75 [approx]

  1.00am: Saddle I. bg N44W.

  4.00am: Same bg S70W.

  7.50am: Stopped to haul in tow.

  8.30am: Passed Fairway bell buoy and proceeded up Tungsha channel.

  9.50am: Anchored, Tungsha LV bg NW 2.25 miles [HMS Cockchafer left Bluebell here and proceeded upriver to Shanghai, vide log of Cockchafer].

  3.15pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.14pm: Fairway bell buoy abeam.

  7.00pm: Shaweishan I. bg N48W, Amherst Rocks [a dangerous ledge of submerged rock in about 31º 10’N, 122º 23’E] bg S55W.

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26 June 1920

At sea

Lat 34.1, Long 122.75

  Course N5E all day.

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27 June 1920

At sea to Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  7.30am: A/c West.

  8.35am: NE promontory bg S6W.

11.05am: Anchored, Wei-hai-wei.

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28 June 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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29 June 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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30 June 1920

Wei-hai-wei.

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands painting etc.

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LOGS FOR JULY 1920

[Wei-hai-wei, Taku, Dalny, Wei-hai-wei and Shanghai]

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Front cover July 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

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1 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.15am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.30am: Hands employed painting and as requisite.

  1.30pm: Make and mend. Special leave to the watch.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

Weather: Various breezes up to f 3, mostly cloudy, 73º to 84º F.

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2 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.48, Long 122.23 [approx]

  7.30am: Weighed and proceeded to take up target ship position in company with HMS Hollyhock. Courses as requisite for torpedo target ship, HMS’ Hawkins, Cairo and Carlisle firing.

11.30am: Anchored.

  1.30pm: Weighed and proceeded for dropping target and carrying out .303 aiming rifle firing. Returned to harbour.

  3.15pm: Anchored.

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3 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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4 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  5.15am: HMS Titania entered harbour.

  9.00am: Church party to HMS Hollyhock.

  9.30am: HMS’ Ambrose and Marazion arrived.

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5 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  7.21am: HMS Marazion under way.

  8.00am: HMS Hollyhock under way.

12.20pm: Weighed and proceeded to go alongside iron pier for coaling with native labour. Received 138 tons.

  7.45pm: Cast off to anchor.

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6 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded with HMS Hollyhock to take up positions as torpedo target ships. HMS’ Hawkins, Carlisle and Cairo firing.

11.00am: Returned to harbour.

12.35pm: Anchored and secured to S2 buoy.

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7 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

11.30am: One Ldg Stoker discharged to hospital.

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8 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

10.30am: American Admiral’s yacht entered harbour [USS General Alava and Admiral Gleaves, vide logs of HMS Carlisle]. Paraded guard.

  2.50pm: American yacht left harbour.

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9 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  7.30am: Target party left ship [probably to RFA Francol, which will be towing the target for the cruisers’ firing].

  7.50am: HMS’ Hawkins, Cairo and Carlisle proceeded.

11.55am: Hawkins returned to anchor.

  4.00pm: Cairo and Carlisle returned.

  7.30pm: Target party returned.

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10 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  6.30pm: HMS Hollyhock slipped and proceeded.

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11 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.15am: Landed church parties.

  1.20pm: Read warrants 1,2,3 and 4.

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12 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.00am: All seamen landed.

  2.00pm: One rating joined ship for HMS Hollyhock. Lost overboard by accident, one package for Hollyhock.

  4.00pm: Landing party returned.

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13 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.15am: Landing party left ship.

  8.35am: Landing party returned.

  9.30am: Hands cleaning rifles.

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14 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.10am: Seamen landed.

  4.00pm: Landing party returned.

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15 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.10am: Landed seamen.

  8.50am: HMS’ Curlew, Colombo and Marazion proceeded.

12.50pm: Marazion returned.

  1.00pm: Landing party returned.

  1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  3.30pm: Colombo and Curlew returned.

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16 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.10am: Landed seamen.

  8.45am: HMS’ Curlew, Colombo and Marazion proceeded.

11.40am: Marazion returned.

  4.00pm: Colombo and Curlew returned. Landing party returned.

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17 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei and at sea

Lat 38.05, Long 120.65 [approx]

  2.00am: Water boat alongside.

  3.00am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour Eastern entrance.

  4.45am: Chu Tao abeam to port.

  6.40am: North Rocks abeam to port.

10.30am: Ta Chu Chan bg N22W.

     Noon: Howki [now Houjidao] bg N4W.

12.15pm: A/c N63W.

11.00pm: Sha Lui Tin bg N10W.

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18 July 1920

At sea to Taku Bar [at the mouth of the Hai River]

Lat 38.97, Long 117.81 [approx]

  2.05am: Anchored off Taku LV.

  9.45am: Mustered by the open list.

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19 July 1920

Taku Bar and at sea.

Lat 38.97, Long 117.81 [approx]

  9.30am: General drill; exercised collision and fire stations and out kedge anchor.

  5.40pm: One Ldg Sn joined from HMS Hawkins and one AB discharged to same.

  8.00pm: Weighed and proceeded, course S74E.

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20 July 1920

At sea to Dalny and Wei-hai-wei

Lat 38.95, Long 121.7 [approx]

10.30am: Monument bg N46W, Ro Hau I. bg N62E.

11.30am: Ko Jima abeam 0.66 miles, a/c N64E.

  1.00pm: Entered Dalny Harbour and anchored.

  5.15pm: Weighed and proceeded, course S9E. Carried out full power trial, 14 knots.

11.59pm: Courses as requisite to enter Wei-hai-wei harbour.

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21 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

00.15am: Secured to No 1 buoy.

  6.15am: Slipped and proceeded alongside iron pier for coaling. Received 97 tons.

  4.35pm: Slipped jetty and returned to No 1 buoy.

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22 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

11.30am: Tested 1^st whaler for buoyancy.

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23 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.00am: HMS Curlew put to sea.

11.00am: Curlew returned.

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24 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

10.30am: HMS Cairo arrived.

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25 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Sunday routine.

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26 July 1920

Wei-hai-wei and at sea towards Shanghai

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  6.15am: HMS Colombo entered harbour.

  4.00pm: Seven officers and ten ratings joined ship for passage.

  6.10pm: Slipped and proceeded as necessary for leaving by East entrance, course E.

11.59pm: South promontory bg West.

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27 July 1920

At sea

Lat 34.81, Long 122.37

  1.00am: South Promontory bg N48W.

  Southerly courses all day, 10 to 12 knots.

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28 July 1920

At sea to Shanghai

Lat 31.41, Long 121.52 [approx]

  6.45am: Shaweishan bg S42W.

  9.05am: Same bg North, 6 miles. Course as requisite for proceeding up North Channel.

12.30pm: Crossed Wusung Bar.

  2.30pm: Secured to P & O buoy at Shanghai.

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29 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

10.15am: Discharged ratings taking passage.

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30 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  Hands employed as requisite.

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31 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  Usual Saturday routine.

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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1920

[Wei-hai-wei]

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Front cover August 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, 10490 and 2289.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

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1 August 1920

Shanghai and at sea

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  9.30am: Divisions and prayers.

12.10pm: Slipped and proceeded as required.

  1.30pm: Crossed Woosung Bar, course as required for proceeding by South channel, 11 knots.

  3.45pm: Kintoan LV abeam.

  4.20pm: Tungsha LV abeam.

  5.00pm: A/c N80E.

  6.45pm: A/c N6E.

  7.30pm: Shaweishan Lt bg NW.

  8.00pm: Same bg N60W.

10.00pm: Exercised sea boat’s crew.

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2 August 1920

At sea

Lat 34.1, Long 122.69

  Course East of North all day, 10 to 12 knots.

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3 August 1920

At sea to Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  6.57am: NE promontory bg N85W.

  7.27am: Same bg S67W.

  8.00am: A/c N88W.

  9.00am: Course and speed to enter harbour by Western entrance.

10.45am: Secured to No 1 buoy, Wei-hai-wei.

11.20am: One Ldg Sn joined ship.

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4 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  1.45am: One Cook joined ship.

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5 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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6 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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7 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

10.00am: Commencement of pulling regatta.

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8 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Sunday routine.

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9 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

10.00am: Pulling regatta in progress.

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10 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  1.40pm: HMS Ambrose sailed.

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11 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

10.00am: Swung ship.

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12 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.00am: Slipped No 1 buoy and anchored in S3 berth.

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13 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed cleaning the side and as requisite.

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14 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Saturday. Clean ship and make and mend in the afternoon.

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15 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

10.15am: Landed church party.

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16 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.30am: General drill. Exercised out bower and kedge anchors.

  2.15pm: Italian sloop Sebastiano Caboto entered harbour.

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17 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.15am: HMS Alacrity entered harbour.

     Noon: One Ldg Stoker joined ship.

  8.00pm: HMS Ambrose entered harbour.

10.00pm: HMS Carlisle sailed.

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18 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.30am: Three ratings joined ship.

  4.30pm: One Stoker discharged to HMS Ambrose.

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19 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  1.30pm: HMS’ Hawkins and Cairo left harbour.

  2.30pm: HMS’ Curlew and Colombo left harbour.

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20 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

10.30am: HMS Hollyhock entered harbour.

  6.20pm: HMS Ambrose weighed and proceeded.

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21 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Saturday routine.

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22 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.45am: Divisions. Landed Wesleyans and Presbyterians.

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23 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  7.20am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour.

  8.00am: Carried out inclination exercise with HMS Colombo.

10.30am: Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice and returned to harbour.

     Noon: Anchored in S3 berth.

  1.30pm: Hands painting Seamen’s mess deck.

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24 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

12.40pm: Weighed and proceeded for target line, light cruisers firing torpedoes.

  6.00pm: Anchored in S2 berth.

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25 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  7.25am: HMS Hollyhock left.

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded for 1” aiming rifle practice.

11.10am: Returned and anchored in S2.

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26 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.48, Long 122.22 [approx]

  8.00am: Proceeded with mark boats in tow.

  8.45am: Slipped mark boats, courses and speed as required for following up torpedoes fired by HMS Hawkins.

11.10am: Anchored.

  1.20pm: Hawkins’ divers diving for lost torpedo.

  2.40pm: Weighed and proceeded, lost torpedo found. Carried on firing.

  5.15pm: Returned to harbour.

  6.00pm: Anchored in S2 berth.

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27 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.25am: Weighed and proceeded, course and speed as required for carrying out full calibre firing.

12.10pm: Anchored in S2 berth.

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28 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded alongside iron pier for coaling. Received 179 tons. Returned to berth.

  6.25pm: Dropped port anchor and raised steam for slow speed [wind SxE f5 with rain; the anchorage is exposed to winds from this quarter].

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29 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Saturday harbour routine [probably a copying error, this is Sunday].

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30 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.30am: Landed range party. Remainder painting inboard.

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31 August 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  7.30am: HMS’ Curlew, Cairo, Colombo and Hawkins left harbour.

12.10pm: Weighed and proceeded for target line, Hawkins and light cruisers firing torpedoes.

  4.45pm: Returned to harbour and anchored in S2 berth.

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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1920

[Wei-hai-wei and Tientsin]

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Front cover September 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Certified a true copy of the log and signed by Cdr Stanley, 1^st October 1920.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, 10490 and 2289.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

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1 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Usual routine.

  8.30am: HMS Marazion proceeded.

  9.15am: Divisions and physical drill.

  9.30am: HMS Alacrity proceeded.

10.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

11.40am: Paid monthly advance.

  4.00pm: Quarters. Special leave to watch.

Weather: Various light breezes, cloudy, overcast in pm, 74º to 80º F.

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2 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.00am: HMS Colombo left.

  9.10am: HMS Marazion left.

11.20am: Colombo returned.

  2.15pm: Marazion returned.

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3 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

11.30am: One Stoker PO joined ship.

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4 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Saturday routine.

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5 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

11.50am: One Chief Stoker joined ship from hospital.

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6 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded for torpedo target line, HMS Hawkins firing.

12.20pm: Anchored in S3 berth.

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7 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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8 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  5.25pm: Japanese destroyer entered harbour [Udzuki, vide log of HMS Hawkins, but probably the Asakaze class Uzuki, launched 1906, struck off 1924].

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9 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  9.30am: Painting and as requisite.

  1.30pm: Make and mend.

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10 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.55, Long 122.2 [approx]

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded for target line, HMS’ Curlew and Cairo carrying out C-in-C’s firing.

11.30am: Courses to return to harbour.

  1.30pm: Anchored in S2 berth.

  2.15pm: Japanese destroyer entered harbour [Minatsuki, vide log of HMS Hawkins, but probably the Asakaze class Minasuki].

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11 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  5.00am: Submarines proceeded.

  6.00am: HMS Marazion left.

  9.05am: HMS’ Hawkins, Curlew and Cairo left.

  9.45am: Marazion and the submarines returned.

10.30am: Discharged one Stoker to hospital.

11.30am: Cruisers returned.

  1.00pm: Japanese destroyer [Minasuki] sailed.

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12 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Sunday routine.

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13 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  6.45am: HMS Hollyhock shifted berth.

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14 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

11.00am: Discharged one Stoker to hospital.

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15 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed painting.

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16 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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17 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed painting.

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18 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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19 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Sunday routine.

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20 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  7.00am: HMS Alacrity sailed.

  8.15am: HMS Curlew sailed.

  9.30am: HM Submarines sailed.

11.35am: HMS Titania sailed.

  5.00pm: One Ord Sn discharged to HMS Hawkins.

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21 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  6.30am: HMS Cairo sailed.

  9.20am: HMS Hawkins sailed.

10.00am: Two ratings rejoined from HMS Tamar.

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22 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  6.20am: HMS Colombo sailed.

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23 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.15am: Range party landed.

  4.10pm: Party returned.

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24 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  8.15am: Range party landed.

  3.25pm: Party returned.

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25 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded to iron pier for coaling. Native labour, 59 tons. [Even in harbour Bluebell keeps steam up and consumes 2-3 tons of coal every day.]

10.10am: Slipped and returned to S2 berth.

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26 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  Sunday routine.

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27 September 1920

Wei-hai-wei and at sea

Lat 37.6, Long 122.09

  8.30am: One Signalman discharged to hospital.

10.20am: Weighed and proceeded by Western entrance, course N64W.

  4.00pm: A/c N75W.

  8.30pm: Howki Lt N15E, 2 miles. A/c N62W.

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28 September 1920

At sea to Tientsin

Lat 38.97, Long 117.82 [approx]

10.35am: Taku LV bg N74W.

11.43am: Anchored, LV bg S65E, 1.5 miles.

  1.20pm: Weighed and proceeded upriver with pilot.

  6.20pm: Secured alongside Bund opposite Consulate.

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29 September 1920

Tientsin [now Tianjin]

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

  Hands employed as requisite.

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30 September 1920

Tientsin

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

  9.00am: Landing party left ship.

  1.00pm: Paid quarterly settlement.

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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1920

[Tientsin, Newchwang, Wei-hai-wei, Whenchau and Hong Kong]

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Front cover October 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, 10490 and 2289.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

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1 October 1920

Tientsin

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

  Usual routine.

  9.15am: Divisions, prayers, physical drill.

  9.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: Leave to watch.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

Weather: Calm or light airs, mostly overcast, temperatures in the 60ºs F.

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2 October 1920

Tientsin

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

  Saturday harbour routine.

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3 October 1920

Tientsin

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

  Sunday routine. Church party landed.

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4 October 1920

Tientsin

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

  9.15am: Landed party for route march.

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5 October 1920

Tientsin

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

  Hands employed as requisite.

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6 October 1920

Tientsin

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

  Hands employed as requisite.

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7 October 1920

Tientsin and at sea towards Newchwang [now Yingkou]

Lat 39.09, Long 117.245

11.50am: Pilot boarded, slipped and proceeded downriver.

  4.25pm: Anchored in Deep Hole [presumably to wait for the tide].

  7.55pm: Weighed and proceeded across the bar.

  8.35pm: Bar light buoy abeam, dropped pilot and proceeded, course S78E.

  8.50pm: Taku LV abeam 0.5 miles.

11.20pm: Sha Lui Tien bg N58E.

11.35pm: Same bg N13E, 2.5 miles.

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8 October 1920

At sea to Newchwang

Lat 40.2, Long 121.45 [approx]

00.45am: A/c N69E.

  8.00am: A/c N52E.

10.45am: Pei Chiao bg S10E.

  2.00pm: Tower Hill bg N88E.

  3.05pm: At Bar LV picked up pilot and proceeded up Daliao River.

  5.45pm: Secured to Messrs Jardine’s Ebb wharf.

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9 October 1920

Newchwang

Lat 40.71, Long 122.24

  Saturday harbour routine.

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10 October 1920

Newchwang

Lat 40.71, Long 122.24

  Sunday routine, church party landed.

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11 October 1920

Newchwang

Lat 40.71, Long 122.24

  Hands employed as requisite.

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12 October 1920

Newchwang

Lat 40.71, Long 122.24

   Hands employed as requisite.

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13 October 1920

Newchwang

Lat 40.71, Long 122.24

  Hands employed as requisite.

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14 October 1920

Newchwang and at sea towards Wei-hai-wei

Lat 40.07, Long 121.65

  6.00am: Slipped and proceeded downriver with pilot on board.

  8.40am: Dropped pilot.

  9.00am: At Newchwang LV, course S42W.

     Noon: Proboscis Peak bg S14E, Sandy Head bg East.

  2.00pm: Proboscis Peak bg S83E, Pei Chao bg S5W.

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15 October 1920

At sea to Wei-hai-wei

Lat 37.5, Long 122.17

  5.00am: Courses to avoid junks and enter harbour.

  7.25am: Anchored off Iron pier.

  9.00am: Went alongside pier for coaling, received 124 tons.

  2.00pm: Two ratings joined from hospital.

  4.20pm: Cast off to anchor.

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16 October 1920

Wei-hai-wei and at sea

Lat 37.49, Long 122.42

  9.30am: Ratings joined for passage.

10.45am: Weighed and proceeded by Eastern entrance.

  1.20pm: NE promontory bg South, a/c S31E.

  1.50pm: Same bg West, a/c S3W.

  4.00pm: SE promontory bg N26W.

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17 October 1920

At sea

Lat 33.65, Long 122.69

  Southerly courses all day.

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18 October 1920

At sea

Lat 30.17, Long 122.95

12.30am: Shaweishan bg S78W.

  3.00am: Same bg N80W.

11.50am: Two Brothers bg West, a/c S26W.

  2.40pm: Tongting I. abeam.

  6.30pm: Heishan I. Lt bg S24W.

  9.40pm: Same abeam.

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19 October 1920

At sea to Whenchau [now Whenzou]

Lat 28.02, Long 120.7 (approx]

  7.30am: Courses to enter harbour and avoid fish nets.

  8.50am: Anchored.

10.30am: Weighed and proceeded upriver.

11.30am: Passed Whenchau Pt.

  1.50pm: Anchored West of Snipe I.

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20 October 1920

Wenchau

Lat 28.02, Long 120.7

  2.00pm: Weighed and proceeded downriver.

  2.45pm: Passed Rocky Pt.

  3.20pm: Passed Whenchau Pt.

  4.20pm: Anchored.

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21 October 1920

Wenchau and at sea towards Hong Kong

Lat 26.9, Long 120.6 [approx]

  5.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.30am: Passed Split Rock 0.5 miles, a/c S3E.

11.00am: Nambi bg N3E, Castellated Rock N16W.

  4.00pm: Tung Kung bg West, 2 miles.

  7.05pm: Turnabout bg S42W.

  9.40pm: Same bg West 10 miles.

11.59pm: Same bg N19E, Ockseu bg S70W.

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22 October 1920

At sea

Lat 23.7, Long 118.14

  3.00am: Ockseu bg N9E.

  9.45am: Chapel I. [now Dongding Dao] bg N50W.

10.23pm: Breaker Point abeam 10 miles.

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23 October 1920

At sea to Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2 [approx]

  3.00am: Chilang Pt Lt [now Zhelang Yan] bg N25W, 15 miles.

  7.00am: Pedro Blanco bg N23E.

12.30pm: Secured to No 8 buoy, Hong Kong.

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24 October 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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25 October 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

12.30pm: Paid first instalment of prize money.

  4.00pm: General leave to watch until 7.00am Friday.

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26 October 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  2.00pm: HMS Tarantula arrived.

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27 October 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.30am: Coaled ship, received 40 tons.

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28 October 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands drawing stores etc.

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29 October 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  4.00pm: General leave to watch until 7.00am Tuesday.

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30 October 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

12.25pm: Japanese destroyer [HIJMS Tachibana, vide log of HMS Curlew] entered harbour.

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31 October 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.00am: Dressed ship [for the birthday of the Emperor of Japan].

  8.50am: HMS Tarantula sailed.

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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1920

[Hong Kong, Hoihow, HK, Swatow and HK]

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Front cover November 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, Navigating Officer.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, 10490 and 2289.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

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1 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.10am: Divisions, prayers and physical drill.

  9.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.00am: HMS Carlisle sailed.

11.45am: Japanese destroyer arrived.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

Weather: Calm or light Easterly breeze, dry, temperatures in the mid 70ºs F.

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2 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.10am: USS Helena sailed.

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3 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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4 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands ammunitioning ship.

  1.30pm: Make and mend.

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5 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

10.55am: Shifted berth, assisted by tugs, to West side of dockyard wall.

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6 November 1920

Hong Kong and at sea towards Hoihow

Lat 22.22, Long 114.09 [approx]

10.55am: Slipped and proceeded by Western entrance.

11.25am: Green I. bg North, course S25W.

11.50am: Wo Lo Tsui bg East, a/c S5W.

  1.00pm: A/c S52W.

  2.25pm: Gap Rock abeam.

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7 November 1920

At sea to Hoihow

Lat 20.24, Long 110.75

  8.00am: Rigged sounding boom.

     Noon: Hainan Pt bg S40W.

  2.35pm: Anchored Hoihow [now Haikou].

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8 November 1920

Hoihow

Lat 20.06, Long 110.26

  Hands employed as requisite.

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9 November 1920

Hoihow

Lat 20.04, Long 110.26

  Hands employed as requisite.

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10 November 1920

Hoihow and at sea towards Hong Kong

Lat 20.04, Long 110.26

  1.15pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  3.30pm: Hainan Bluff bg S30E, a/c N84E.

  5.00pm: A/c N59E.

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11 November 1920

At sea to Hong Kong

Lat 21.94, Long 113.97

11.00am: A/c N15W.

11.30am: Gap Rock bg East, 1 mile, a/c N30E.

  2.45pm: Green I. abeam.

  3.10pm: Secured to No 9 buoy, Hong Kong Harbour.

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12 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.00am: Coaled ship with native labour, received 160 tons. Five coal baskets lost. [Coaling in most Far East ports was done by labourers, often women, climbing bamboo ramps and ladders with baskets of coal on their heads.]

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13 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

10.30am: HMS Tarantula arrived.

11.00am: HMS Moorhen arrived.

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14 November 1920

Hong Kong and at sea towards Swatow

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Church parties landed.

  2.30pm: One SPO discharged to HMS Tamar.

  4.30pm: Slipped and proceeded by Eastern entrance.

  5.45pm: Waglan I. bg S5W, Ninepins N50E, set course N73E.

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15 November 1920

At sea to Swatow

Lat 23.02, Long 116.75

  3.00am: Shilang [aka Chilang] Lt bg North 7 miles.

  9.45am: Breaker Point bg N5E.

10.32am: Same abeam.

12.20pm: Good Hope Cape bg N3W.

  1.30pm: Picked up pilot.

  3.15pm: Moored and anchored, Swatow [now Shantou].

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16 November 1920

Swatow

Lat 23.35, Long 116.7

  9.15am: Exercised “night action”, “night defence” and “collision stations”.

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17 November 1920

Swatow

Lat 23.35, Long 116.7

  3.00pm: USS New Orleans sailed.

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18 November 1920

Swatow

Lat 23.35, Long 116.7

  Hands employed as requisite.

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19 November 1920

Swatow

Lat 23.35, Long 116.7

  Hands employed as requisite.

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20 November 1920

Swatow and at sea towards Hong Kong

Lat 23.35, Long 116.7

  2.45pm: Pilot came on board.

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.00pm: Passed Sugarloaf I.

  4.20pm: Dropped pilot.

  5.00pm: Good Hope Cape [now Biao Jiao] bg N20W, 1.5 miles, course S30W.

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21 November 1920

At sea to Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  1.00am: Chilang Pt abeam.

  8.15am: Ninepins abeam.

  8.45am: Waglan bg South, 2 miles.

  9.45am: Secured to No 13 buoy, HK.

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22 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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23 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Exercised collision and fire stations and out kedge anchor.

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24 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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25 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.15am: HMS Cicala arrived.

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26 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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27 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Saturday routine.

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28 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Church parties landed.

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29 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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30 November 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1920

[Hong Kong]

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Front cover, December 1920, signed NF Hurd-Wood, navigating officer.

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Blank pages.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, 10490 and 2289.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

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1 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.20am: HMS Hawkins sailed.

  8.00am: Dressed ship [for the birthday of Queen Alexandra, the Queen Mother].

  9.10am: Divisions, prayers.

  9.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.05pm: HMS Carlisle entered harbour.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

Weather: Easterly breezes f 1-3, overcast with some drizzle, 67º to 71º F.

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2 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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3 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.10am: HMS Hollyhock arrived.

  5.20pm: HMS Cicala arrived.

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4 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

10.30am: HMS Curlew came out of dry dock.

11.00am: Submarine L1 and HMS Moorhen entered dry dock.

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5 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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6 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  1.00pm: One Stoker joined from HMS Cairo and one discharged to same.

  5.00pm: Cairo sailed.

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7 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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8 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

10.00am: Hands employed discharging ammunition.

  2.30pm: HMS Hollyhock proceeded into basin.

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9 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed discharging ammunition.

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10 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping paintwork.

  2.30pm: Two ratings rejoined from hospital.

  3.10pm: HMS’ Titania and Marazion entered harbour.

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11 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Saturday in harbour.

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12 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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13 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and scraping and discharging ammunition lighter.

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14 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping inboard.

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15 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and scraping.

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16 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

10.10am: One rating discharged to hospital.

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17 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

11.50am: Portuguese gun boat Patria entered harbour.

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18 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  5.00pm: HMS Hawkins berthed alongside wall.

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19 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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20 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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21 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and redleading inboard.

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22 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed returning stores and as requisite.

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23 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.30am: Landed small arm party.

11.15am: HMS Moth arrived.

11.40am: Small arm party returned.

  2.25pm: Tugs came alongside. Slipped and secured alongside HMS Hollyhock alongside wall West of dock.

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24 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  2.30pm: One AB rejoined from hospital.

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25 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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26 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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27 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  1.30pm: Hands employed returning boats to dockyard.

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28 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  3.00pm: HMS Colombo arrived.

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29 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

11.00am: One Midshipman joined ship.

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30 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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31 December 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and as requisite.

  2.00pm: One rating rejoined from hospital.

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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1921

[Hong Kong]

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Front cover, January 1921, signed NF Hurd-Wood, navigating officer.

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"Forwarded." A Stanley, Commander.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, 10490 and 2289.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

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1 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Saturday routine. Make and mend in pm.

  4.00pm: Quarters. Exercised fire stations.

Weather: Calm or light airs, mostly clear and dry, 62º to 73º F.

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2 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

  1.30pm: American destroyer [USS Hart, vide log of HMS Hawkins] entered harbour.

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3 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.00am: HMS’ Colombo, Carlisle and Marazion sailed.

  9.30am: Hands chipping and releading.

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4 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.00am: Tugs shifted ship to No 9 buoy.

  8.30am: French sloop Altair entered harbour.

11.20am: Tugs secured alongside and proceeded into dock. Hands employed scraping ship’s bottom.

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5 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed drawing stores.

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6 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and redleading and as requisite.

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7 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and redleading and as requisite.

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8 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

   Hands employed as requisite.

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9 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

11.40am: Lt Roberts joined ship.

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10 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and scraping and as requisite.

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11 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  3.30pm: One rating rejoined from hospital.

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12 January 1921

Hong Kong [dry dock]

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

11.30am: Proceeded out of dock escorted by tugs and secured to No 8 buoy.

12.15pm: HMS Colombo entered dry dock.

  2.30pm: Slipped and tugs took ship alongside HMS Hollyhock under crane.

  3.00pm: Hands employed striking down cable. [Striking down: to put anything below deck. Here they are putting the anchor chains into the chain lockers.]

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13 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.30am: One stoker discharged to HMS Tamar.

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14 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.55am: Escorted by tugs to No 9 buoy.

  2.20pm: Slipped buoy and secured alongside HMS Hollyhock at NW arm.

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15 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Saturday routine, make and mend in pm.

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16 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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17 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and scraping paintwork.

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18 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

11.00am: Two ratings discharged to hospital.

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19 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.15am: Tugs secured ship to No 13 buoy.

  9.30am: Ord Sn to seamanship instruction, remainder of hands as requisite.

  2.00pm: Slipped buoy. Tugs secured ship alongside NW arm inside basin.

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20 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  6.40am: One rating discharged to hospital.

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21 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.00am: Tugs secured ship alongside HMS Hawkins.

  2.10pm: HMS Cairo entered harbour.

  2.30pm: One rating rejoined from hospital. Two ratings discharged to same.

  5.40pm: HMS Curlew sailed.

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22 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

10.10am: One SPO discharged to hospital.

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23 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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24 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.30am: HMS Carlisle sailed.

10.30am: HMS Cairo sailed.

  4.30pm: One rating discharged to HMS Tamar.

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25 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.55am: HMS Magnolia sailed.

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26 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands employed chipping and red leading.

  1.00pm: Funeral party landed [for AB Walter Thomas Fuller, J46176 Ch., late of HMS Bluebell, died after illness].

  3.00pm: Funeral party returned

  6.30pm: HMS Titania and six submarines [L2, L5, L8, L19, L20 and L33, vide Titania’s log] entered harbour.

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27 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  6.00pm: HMS Magnolia secured to buoy.

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28 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

10.00am: HMS Tarantula sailed.

  3.00pm: One rating discharged to HMS St Breock.

  4.30pm: One rating discharged to and one rating joined from HMS Titania.

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29 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Harbour Saturday routine on mess deck, make and mend in pm.

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30 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

  6.00pm: HMS Tarantula arrived.

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31 January 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.10am: Submarines L2, L19 and L20 proceeded.

10.20am: HMS’ Cairo and Carlisle proceeded.

  3.00pm: Carlisle and Cairo returned.

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LOG BOOK – 1 FEBRUARY 1921 TO 31 MARCH 1921

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Front cover, February to March 1921, signed NF Hurd-Wood, navigating officer.

Up until now the logs have been copies, with one month per book, but from now they are originals, with two months per book.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, 10490 and 2289.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

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"Forwarded." A Stanley, Commander, 15 April 1921.

LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1921

[Hong Kong]

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1 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.00am: Slipped from HMS Hawkins, tugs secured ship alongside HMS Hollyhock inside basin. Hands employed as requisite.

11.45am: Payed [sic] monthly advance.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

  4.30pm: Special leave to watch. Exercised fire stations.

Weather: Easterly breezes, dry, temperatures in the 60ºs F.

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2 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.00am: Range party landed.

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3 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.00am: Range party landed.

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4 February 1921

Hong Kong.

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.00am: Range party landed.

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5 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Harbour Saturday routine on mess deck, make and mend in pm.

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6 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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7 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.00am: Range party landed.

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8 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.15am: Range party landed.

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9 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  6.35am: HMS Moth slipped and proceeded.

  7.15am: Range party landed.

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10 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  2.20pm: One SPO rejoined from hospital.

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11 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.00am: Range party landed.

10.00am: Tugs shifted ship alongside HMS Colombo under large crane.

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12 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Harbour Saturday routine on mess deck, make and mend in pm.

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13 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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14 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  2.00pm: Slipped HMS Colombo and tugs secured ship alongside wall West of dry dock.

  5.05pm: HMS Moth entered harbour.

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15 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  5.00pm: Portuguese gunboat entered harbour [Patria, vide log of HMS Hawkins].

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16 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.00am: Tugs moved ship alongside NW arm and HMS Hollyhock secured alongside.

  1.30pm: Hands employed provisioning ship.

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17 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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18 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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19 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  2.10pm: One SPO rejoined from hospital.

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20 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

10.00am: One rating discharged to RN hospital.

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21 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

12.40pm: Mid Brown RN rejoined ship from HMS Moth.

  2.15pm: One rating joined ship from RN hospital.

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22 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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23 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

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24 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  2.00pm: One rating rejoined from hospital.

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25 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.00am: Three Japanese destroyers entered harbour [identified in Hawkins’ log as Katsura, Ume and Kayeda, but this last more probably Kaede, all Kaba class destroyers].

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26 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Saturday routine on mess decks, make and mend in pm.

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27 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

  Lost by accident, one red ensign.

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28 February 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  5.00am: HMS Carlisle sailed.

  7.00am: Japanese destroyers sailed (vide 25^th Feb).

  2.00pm: HMS Hawkins sailed.

LOGS FOR MARCH 1921

[Hong Kong, Shanghai and Chinkiang]

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1 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed as requisite.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

  4.30pm: Leave to watch. Exercised fire stations.

  Sick list: 2.

Weather: Calm or light airs, cloudy, rain at times, temperatures in the 70ºs F.

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2 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

11.30am: HMS Ambrose sailed.

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3 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: HMS Hollyhock slipped and proceeded.

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4 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  2.30pm: HMS Marazion secured alongside.

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5 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Saturday routine on mess decks, make and mend in pm.

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6 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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7 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

10.30am: HMS Foxglove entered harbour.

  1.00pm: HMS Marazion went alongside HMS Titania.

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8 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.30am: Commenced coaling.

12.05pm: Finished coaling, received 145.6 tons.

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9 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.30am: Hands ammunitioning ship etc.

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10 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  3.00am: Watch securing ammunition lighter.

  7.20am: Two Japanese battleships entered harbour [Kashima and Katori, vide Colombo’s log].

  9.10am: Carried out basin trials.

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11 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  9.35am: HMS Curlew sailed.

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12 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

11.00am: One ERA discharged to hospital.

  1.00pm: HMS Carlisle entered harbour.

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13 March 1921

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

10.00am: One AB discharged to hospital.

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14 March 1921

Hong Kong and at sea for exercise

Lat 22.2, Long 114.57 [from log of HMS Colombo]

  9.00am: Slipped and proceeded out of harbour.

  9.50am: Waglan bg South 3 miles. Course and speed as requisite for screening HMS Carlisle during submarine attacks.

     Noon: Finished submarine attacks and proceeded to torpedo target line. HMS’ Carlisle, Curlew and Colombo firing torpedoes.

  4.15pm: Proceeded for Mirs Bay. Carried out firing with 1” aiming rifle.

  5.20pm: Secured and proceeded for Long Harbour, speed 10 knots.

  6.10pm: Anchored.

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15 March 1921

Mirs Bay for exercises

Lat 22.48, Long 114.43 [approx]

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded by Middle Channel for torpedo target line.

  9.30am: Finished torpedo target line.

11.30am: Anchored, Gau Tau bg S6E, 2.5 miles.

12.30pm: Carried out bombardment at Gau Tau.

12.45pm: Weighed and proceeded for gunlayers and battle practice firing.

  3.20pm: Finished firing and proceeded for Tolo Harbour.

  4.40pm: Anchored in Plover Cove.

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16 March 1921

Mirs Bay to Victoria harbour

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.30am: Secured to No 12 buoy, HK.

  4.00pm: USS Wilmington arrived.

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17 March 1921

Hong Kong and at sea towards Shanghai

Lat 22.24, Long 114.37 [approx]

10.00am: Slipped and proceeded.

11.00am: Waglan bg South 3 miles.

11.30am: E Ninepins bg North.

  3.00pm: Pedro Blanco bg S77E, Mendoza I. bg N71W.

  4.00pm: Full power trial [14.1 knots].

  6.00pm: Chilang Pt bg N5W, 6 miles.

  9.08pm: Breaker Pt bg N48E.

11.45pm: Same bg N57W.

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18 March 1921

At sea

Lat 23.92, Long 118.42

  NE’ly courses all day.

  1.35am: Lamock bg N45E.

  7.22am: Brothers bg N79W.

  4.45pm: Exercised man overboard, sent seaboat away.

  8.00pm: Ockseu Lt bg N30W.

11.00pm: Turnabout bg N16W.

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19 March 1921

At sea

Lat 27.14, Long 121.24

  5.00am: Tung Yung bg N12W.

  9.45pm: Heishan Lt bg N7W.

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20 March 1921

At sea to Woosung

Lat 30.8, Long 122.18 [approx]

  9.10am: Hobson’s I. abeam, a/c N40W.

     Noon: Gutzlaff I. bg N62W.

  3.20pm: Passed Fairway Buoy and proceeded up Yangtse.

  5.00pm: Kin Toan LV abeam.

  6.50pm: Anchored.

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21 March 1921

Woosung to Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  9.25am: Weighed and proceeded up Whangpoo River at 10 knots.

     Noon: Moored ship in No 2 berth.

  4.30pm: Hands employed striking stores into lighter.

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22 March 1921

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  3.45pm: Coaled ship with native labour, 120.8 tons.

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23 March 1921

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  Hands employed as requisite.

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24 March 1921

Shanghai.

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  3.00pm: USS New Orleans sailed.

  Lost overboard by accident, one brass branch pipe.

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25 March 1921

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  Sunday routine [Good Friday].

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26 March 1921

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  9.30am: Hands painting the side.

  1.30pm: Make and mend.

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27 March 1921

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  Easter Sunday.

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28 March 1921

Shanghai

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  4.30pm: Two ABs discharged to hospital.

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29 March 1921

Shanghai and up Yangtse River

Lat 31.24, Long 121.495

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded downriver at 12 knots.

  4.50pm: Passed Woosung, pilot took charge and proceeded up Yangtse.

  6.25pm: Upper Doves Nest buoy abeam.

  6.40pm: Anchored in 8 fathoms.

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30 March 1921

Yangtse to Chinkiang

Lat 31.95, Long 120.28

  5.30am: Weighed and proceeded at 12 knots.

  5.40am: Passed Actaeon buoy.

  6.22am: Knuckle buoy.

  7.13am: Central buoy.

  7.35am: Pagoda buoy.

  8.55am: Portman Beacon.

  9.13am: Passed Cooper Bank LV.

  9.57am: Big Tree LV.

11.57am: Passed Kiangyin LV [now Jiangyin].

  3.05am: Passed Sinnimu Creek.

  4.20pm: Passed Silver I.

  4.55pm: Saluted flag of VA Yashoda, Japanese navy, with 15 guns.

  5.05pm: Anchored in Chinkiang [now Zhenjiang] Harbour.

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31 March 1921

Chinkiang

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

12.30pm: Fired 7 gun salute for British Consul.

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LOG BOOK – 1 APRIL1921 TO 31 MAY 1921

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Front cover signed by NF Hurd-Wood.

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Instrument page.

Aneroid barometer, J Hicks 2187, 25’ asl.

Air thermometers, Negretti and Zambra, 10490 and 2289.

Mounted on wheelhouse, screened.

Sea thermometer by Calderara.

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A Stanley, Captain, signed log 10^th June 1921.

LOGS FOR APRIL 1921

[Chinkiang and up Yangtse to Hankow]

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1 April 1921

Chinkiang

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

  9.15am: Divisions and prayers. Hands employed as requisite.

  3.45pm: Paid quarterly settlement. Leave to watch.

  Sick list: 2.

Weather: Light SE’lies, overcast, some rain, high temperature 63º at 4.00pm.

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2 April 1921

Chinkiang

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

  3.00pm: Japanese gunboat Toba arrived.

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3 April 1921

Chinkiang

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

  Sunday routine.

  9.30am: Hands mustered by the ledger.

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4 April 1921

Chinkiang

Lat 32.26, Long 119.45

  Hands employed as requisite.

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5 April 1921

Chinkiang to Wuhu

Lat 32.14, Long 118.8 [approx]

  7.15am: Japanese gunboat proceeded [presumably Toba, see 2 April].

  7.45am: Weighed and proceeded upriver.

  9.10am: Passed Bethune Pt.

  9.45am: Passed Morrison Pt.

10.50am: Passed Mud Fort beacon.

12.20pm: Passed Nanking [now Nanjing] and fired 21 gun salute.

  5.55pm: Anchored off Wuhu.

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This page is dated 6 April, but contains part of the information for 7 April and appears to have been copied from the deck log out of order.

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6 April 1921

Wuhu to Anking

Lat 31.03, Long 117.74 [approx]

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.40am: Passed Shansi Point.

  9.16am: Passed Barber I. Crossing LV.

12.30pm: Passed Buckminster I. [Buckmaster in log] LV.

  1.15pm: Passed Tatung.

  3.20pm: Passed Fitzroy I. Crossing.

  5.10pm: Passed Jocelyn I. LV.

  6.10pm: Anchored off Anking [aka Ngankin and now Anqing].

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7 April 1921

Anking to Kiukiang

Lat 29.97, Long 116.6 [approx]

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.35am: Passed Tungliu Pagoda.

11.10am: Passed Dove Point LV.

12.25pm: Passed Little Orphan [then an island rock in midstream, now Xiaogu Mt on the North bank].

  2.30pm: Passed Point Becher.

  4.25pm: Anchored off Kiukiang [now aka Jiujiang].

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8 April 1921

Kiukiang to Bouncer I.

Lat 30.05, Long 115.33 [approx]

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.50am: Passed Low Pt.

12.10pm: Passed Cock’s Head.

  3.35pm: Passed Wuchang [now Huanggang] Pagoda.

  5.15pm: Passed Willis I. cut-off.

  6.30pm: Passed Bouncer I. [appears to no longer exist].

  6.55pm: Anchored.

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9 April 1921

Bouncer I. to Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  7.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.25am: Anchored, Hankow [now Hankou, part of Wuhan].

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10 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  Sunday routine.

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11 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  9.30am: Hands employed painting inboard.

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12 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  9.30am: Hands employed painting inboard.

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13 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  9.30am: Hands employed painting ship.

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14 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  2.00pm: HMS Woodlark arrived.

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15 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  9.30am: Hands employed painting.

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16 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  3.10pm: American gunboat sailed.

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17 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  Sunday routine.

  6.15am: HMS Woodcock sailed.

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18 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  1.30pm: One rating discharged to hospital.

  4.00pm: Mr Brown, Midshipman, discharged to HMS Carlisle.

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19 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  Hands employed painting.

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20 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  7.30am: Slipped and proceeded to anchor.

11.00am: HMS Woodlark sailed.

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21 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  Hands employed painting and as requisite.

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22 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  8.00am: Range party landed.

  9.30am: Sighted anchors*.

     Noon: Range party returned.

  2.30pm: Two ratings rejoined from hospital.

  5.45pm: USS Villalobos arrived.

  * The river brings down silt in such quantities that the anchors and cables can become buried so deeply that they can’t be recovered. They have to be regularly raised and relaid to avoid this happening.

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23 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  Clean ship. Make and mend.

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24 April 1921

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3.

  Sunday routine.

12.30pm: USS Villalobos sailed.

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