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Water/Stores Carrier, Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Pendant Nos. P.66 (9.15), X.22 (1.16), X.03 (1.19). Launched 10.5.15 Hamilton. 2343grt/4000 tons, 295(pp)x44x13ft. TE 900, 10kts. Served in Mediterranean 1915-18, water carrier until 1917, then store carrier. Renamed BACCHUS II 5.36. Sunk 15.11.38 as target off Alderney. (British Warships 1914-1919)

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Notes:

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

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

Editor’s notes:

Editorial additions are in italics throughout.

THE VOYAGES OF RFA BACCHUS 1916-1919
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

JP map overview

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

THE VOYAGES OF RFA BACCHUS
Operations in the Mediterranean

JP map RFA Bacchus Mediterranean

LOGS FOR APRIL 1916


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This is to certify that this is the original log of HMS Bacchus from 19th April to 30th April (inclusive) (Signed) W Gregory Lieut RNR


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Page to record speeds and fuel consumption, with no entries. Signed W Gregory Lieut RNR as Captain, 1st July 1916, and countersigned by H.L. Hammond Lieut Commander of HMS Blenheim on 21st July 1916.

Bacchus was commissioned as a tender ship to the depot ship Blenheim on 19th April 1916


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Instruments: Barometer – Mercurial. Name of Maker and Number – C F Cassila & Co. No 499. Height of cistern above sea – 30 feet. Error of mercurial barometer – Nil.

Thermometers for air temperature. Position in ship – Chart Room and Bridge. Whether in screen - yes


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19 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

While the port is not stated, Bacchus was this day commissioned as a tender ship to HMS Blenheim, which was serving as a depot ship at Mudros throughout 1916

6.00am – 8.00am: Hands scrubbing decks etc

7.30am: Egyptian labourers on board

9.00am: Commission pendant broken

9.00am: Hands employed in painting ship’s side

Shipwrights from Blenheim working on board all day

5.30pm: Egyptian labourers left

6.00pm: Decks swept and cleaned

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: 150 lbs bread

Fresh water: distilled 23 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 448 tons

Fuel: expended for all purposes; coal 4 tons; remaining coal 120 tons

(A sample complete day’s log, showing many of the normal activities of the day)


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20 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.10am: Egyptian labourers on board

8.30am: Gig received from SS Skerries short of oars and tiller

Shipwrights from Blenheim working on board all day

5.20pm: Egyptian labourers left.

Provisions received: 150 lbs vegetables

Fresh water: distilled 34 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 477 tons (As Bacchus was a water carrier, the records of water have been transcribed in full until the end of April)


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21 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: Egyptian labourers on board

9.00am: Church party (RC) to Blenheim (This was Good Friday)

11.40am: Church party returned

Ward Room Steward brought before CO on charge of stealing, & of having spirits in his possession. Ordered to be taken to Blenheim 9 am 22/4/16

1.00pm: Liberty party ashore

5.30pm: Egyptian labourers left

6.00pm: Liberty party returned to ship without Ward Room Steward

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 472 tons


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22 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Carpenters from Blenheim on board

9.30am: More hands from Blenheim on board

9.30am: Received visit from Engineer Commander “B” (Probably Blenheim)

1.00pm: F Dent Signalman brought before C.O. for being intoxicated and unable to perform his duties

4.00pm: Blenheim hands left

5.00pm: Lighter alongside with old wires, boats & empty drums

5.20pm: Working party from Blenheim to discharge lighter

6.30pm: F Dent Signalman taken to Blenheim

7.30pm: J Bert Signalman joined ship

7.45pm: Lighter discharged & working party left ship

10.00pm Lighter towed away by tug Azalea (This is a best guess; a ship of this name appears on March 30th 1917; it may however be Aspasia or Aspatria)

Fresh water: expended 27 tons; remaining 445 tons


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23 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

11.00am: P Zampa Steward having been absent from ship 48 hrs is hereby posted as a deserter

2.30pm: Balance of wages due to P Zampa £5 hereby forfeited. Thurs April 20th

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 440 tons


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24 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.00am: Hands fall in. Prepared to go alongside Blenheim.

6.15am: Freighted anchor & proceeded

6.40pm: Made fast alongside HMS Blenheim & commenced transferring of stores

9.00am: 4 Greek carpenters on board

9.30am: TBD Staunch alongside

10.30am: TBD Staunch left after taking 3 tons of coal

11.00am: CO and Sub Lieutenant W Norman attended court on board HMS Blenheim (F Dent tried)

2.45pm: Unmoored from Blenheim

4.50pm: Thick fog

5.30pm: Ship's Company mustered on the after deck. Warrant read in presence of cell prisoner F Dent.

5.40pm: Ship’s company dismissed and prisoner returned to HMS Blenheim

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 435 tons


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25 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.00am: Sailing pinnace from Europa for provisions

10.21am: Weighed anchor. Engines as required

11.06am: Made fast alongside collier Ikala. Supplied collier with 50 tons fresh water.

2.35pm: Unmoored from collier Ikala (This ship is spelled in various ways over the next week or two, but Ikala seems likely to be correct. There is a reference on the Clydebuilt database to a collier of this name, later called SS Planet Neptune)

2.55pm: Blenheim’s pinnace with empties

1 on sick list

Fresh water: expended 56 tons; remaining 379 tons


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26 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

2.00am: Wind freshening

9.40am: HMS Arno alongside

11.00am: Let go starboard anchor & cable to 15 fathoms veered port cable to 45 fathoms

12 noon: Supplied Arno with 12 tons water

1.15pm: HMS Arno left

1.30pm: Fore stay stranded whilst hoisting fore-derrick

7.00pm: Hoisted dinghy inboard and secured gig astern by double painter

8.00pm: Veered cables. Port to 60 fathoms. Starboard to 30 fathoms.

11.00pm: Strong gale & rough seas. Overcast (The wind increased from force 4 at 4am to force 9 by 8pm)

12 midnight: Gale continues

1 on sick list

Fresh water: expended 17 tons; remaining 362 tons


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27 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

2.30am: Heavy rain squalls

7.00pm: Heavy thunder-storm

Fresh water: distilled 9 tons; expended 11 tons; remaining 360 tons


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28 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

11.40am: Carlo Caruana Engineer’s Steward returned from Blenheim

1 on sick list

Fresh water: distilled 17 tons; expended 11 tons


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29 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

Fresh water: distilled 13 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 374 tons


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30 April 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.40am: RC Church party to Blenheim

11.50am: Church party returned

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 369 tons


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1 May 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

Page crossed out, with words: Washed out see log No. 2


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LOGS FOR MAY 1916


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This is to certify that this is the original log of H.M.S. Bacchus from 1st of May- 30 June 16. (Signed) W Gregory, Lieut RNR

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Page to record speeds and fuel consumption, with no entries. Signed W Gregory Lieut RNR as Captain, 1st July 1916

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1 May 1916

Mudros (for the first time the location is recorded in the log)

No position given but Mudros is at Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.30am: Weighed anchor. Engines as required

7.05am: Made fast alongside SS Ikala

7.35am: Commenced coaling

8.00am: Carpenters from Blenheim on board

Working party from Blenheim transferring bricks from collier into Nos 1 & 3 holds

4.10pm: Blenheim carpenters left

4.40pm: Finished coaling

5.30pm: Decks washed & cleaned etc

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: 200 lbs vegetables; 60 lbs bread

Fresh water: distilled 15 tons; expended 145 tons; remaining 241 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 4 tons; remaining coal 206 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 May 1916

Mudros (once again no location is recorded)

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.15am: Unmoored from SS Ikala

9.35am: Received visit from Engineer Commander Blenheim

4.20pm: Gun’s crew sent to Blenheim for drill

5.50pm: Enemy aircraft sighted



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3 May 1916

Mudros and at sea

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.13am: Mercantile lifeboats discharged to Blenheim

10.30am: Boats swung out and ship prepared for sea

Ship's clocks put on an hour

4.00pm: Leading Seaman Calahan discharged to Blenheim

4.05pm: Weighed anchor & proceeded. Full speed.

4.45pm: Cleared boom defences

9.40pm: Lithari Pt bearing S43W


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4 May 1916

At sea

Lat 37.2, Long 24.7

Longitude in log is 34.7E, which is certainly in error. Assumed here that it should have been 24.7

12.15am: Lithari Light abeam

2.45am: Psara Light bearing ExN1/2N

9.52am: Nata Is abeam

3.10pm: Anti Milo abeam


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5 May 1916

At sea

Lat 36.1, Long 20.5

10.30am: Passed SS Trelissick bound E


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6 May 1916

At sea

Lat 36.1, Long 15.9

9.00am: Spoke TBD Staunch bound W

1.30pm to 3.00pm: Passing large quantities of wreckage

6.30pm: Received orders to proceed to Marsa Sirocco

8.00pm: Eased engines preparatory to entering harbour

8.20pm: Entered harbour and anchored


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7 May 1916

At sea and at Malta

Location not given, but appears to be Malta, which is at Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.00am: Anchor aweigh

9.09am: Delimara Pt Light House abeam (This lighthouse is on Malta, thus confirming the location above)

10.55am: Stopped for instructions as to entering harbour

12 noon: Picked up pilot & entered harbour

1.15pm: Ship moored with bower anchor and stern moorings to wharf


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8 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6.00am: Malta labourers discharging returned empties into lighters etc


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9 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.30am: Empties being discharged into lighters etc

12.30pm: Deep tanks drained for cleaning (They had 212 tons of water to drain)

4.00pm: Winch taken inboard


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10 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.00am: Proceeded to unmoor ship

7.25am: Anchors aweigh. Proceeded towards Dockyard. Tug in assistance & Pilot in charge.

8.10am: Entered dry dock

10.30am: Vessel settled on chocks. Shored off

1.00pm: Ship’s bottom scraped & painted

2.00pm: Compasses unshipped whilst decks were being caulked

3.30pm: Dockyard men employed in various minor repairs about the ship and in caulking decks etc

9.00pm: Work continued until 9pm


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11 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

Dry dock

12 noon: Dockyard men caulking decks

2.00pm: Propellors etc being examined

9.00pm: Work continued until 9pm


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12 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

Dry Dock

11.00am: Decks being caulked fore and aft

2.00pm: Bottom being painted etc

9.00pm: Work continued until 9pm


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13 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

Dry Dock

7.00am: Dockyard men working on fittings for water closets on foc’sle head

12 noon: Caulking of decks continued

3.00pm: New cone being made for port propeller

4.00pm: Starboard cone removed to shop for pattern

9.00pm: Work continued until 9pm


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14 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

Dry Dock

7.00am: Small party of dockyard men cleaning deep tanks


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15 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Commenced to fill dock

8.30am: Vessel floated

9.10am: Towed out of dock by HMTs Sampson & Veteran

9.35am: Made fast alongside wharf by the 50 ton crane

1.00pm: Two large tanks put on board by crane & placed in No 1 hold for oil

4.00pm: Caulking of decks continued


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16 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

10.20am: Unmoored ship. Towed across dock to Parlaton’s Wharf (This is probably now called Parlatorio Wharf)

10.45am: Ship moored

2.00pm: Two flag lockers received and placed in position in wheel house on upper deck

9.00pm: Work continued until 9pm


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17 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

11.00am: Water closets in course of erection on foc’sle’s head etc

4.00pm: Labourers from dockyard employed scraping boat deck

9.00pm: Work continued until 9pm


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18 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

10.00pm: H Hogan RNRT taken away by marine escort for being found drunk and disorderly (RNRT is Royal Naval Reserve Trawler Section)


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19 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Dockyard men working on various jobs

9.00am: No 2 Winch erected & worked

12 noon: Naval Stores etc being taken in

2.00pm: Coaled ship. 200 tons received


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20 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

5.00am: Hands employed variously

8.30am: Dockyard men employed variously

12 noon: Naval stores being taken in etc

9.00pm: Rounds called


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21 May 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.30am: Stores being taken into No 2


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22 May 1916

Malta and at sea

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: 500 bags of potatoes placed on No 2 hatch for Mudros

10.00am: Gig received and placed in davit

1.00pm: Stores received for various ships

2.00pm: 12 Ratings joined ship for passage to Mudros

4.00pm: Boats swung out and lashed in position. Ship prepared for sea.

4.30pm: Pilot on board. Unmoored from wharf and proceeded.

4.50pm: Cleared harbour and proceeded at full speed. Dropped pilot. Log streamed. HMS Reindeer escorting and leading


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23 May 1916

At sea

Lat 36.0, Long 18.4

Course as required following Reindeer

Steamer rolling heavily a.m.

1.00pm: Fire & boat drill carried out. Weather not suitable for lowering boat


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24 May 1916

At sea, no position given

3.30am: Light wind. Fine clear.

8.30am: Reindeer left

8.35am: Ovo Island

4.00pm: Calm, clear weather

6.15pm: St. Georgio abeam 1.5 miles distance

8.15pm: Lea Island Light abeam distance 2 miles

10.37pm: Doro Island Light abeam distance 2.5 miles


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25 May 1916

At sea and at Mudros

No location given, but Mudros is at Lat 39.9, Long 25.24, and seems a likely destination as they have travelled north east from the last recorded location at Lithari Point Lighthouse, which is on Skyros

2.50am: Lithari Point Lighthouse abeam

4.00am: Hands scrubbing decks & making ready for entering port

9.50am: Entering port

10.15am: Anchored


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26 May 1916

No location given, but probably Mudros, which is at Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

4.00am: Hands employed variously, setting awnings etc

10.30am: Stores supplied to various small boats, & to RND W. Mudros (Royal Navy Depot)


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27 May 1916

No location given, but the presence of Blenheim confirms that they have returned to Mudros, which is at Lat 39.9, Long 25.24. Blenheim’s log also records the departure of HMS Arno

8.15am: HMS Arno alongside for stores

11.05am: HMS Arno left

2.10pm: Blenheim’s boat with mails


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28 May 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.15am: HMS Grampus alongside

8.25am: HMS Renard alongside

10.40am: HMS Renard left

11.00am: HMS Grampus left


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29 May 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.05am: Beagle alongside

8.15am: Comet alongside

10.50am: Beagle left

10.55am: Comet left

5.00pm: G Garrard Leading Stoker taken to Blenheim for medical treatment. Received 6 Maltese stokers from Blenheim

5.15pm: Discharged 3 Maltese stokers to Blenheim

1 on sick list


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30 May 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.55am: Mosquito alongside

8.05am: Harpy alongside

10.45am: Mosquito left

10.50am: Harpy left

1.30pm: Heavy rain

6.05pm: Pincher alongside


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31 May 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

5.05am: Pincher left

8.25am: Scourge alongside

8.40am: Savage alongside

11.00am: Scourge and Savage left

5.20pm: Scorpion alongside

5.50pm: Scorpion left



LOGS FOR JUNE 1916


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1 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.00am – 8.00am: Hands scrubbing decks

6.15am: HMS Wear alongside

10.15am: TB 043 alongside

11.00am: TB 043 left

12 noon: HMS Wear left

6.30pm: Foxhound alongside

8.15pm: Foxhound left

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: 30 lbs fresh meat; 50 lbs bread

Fresh water: distilled 46 tons; expended 16 tons; remaining 374 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 7 tons; remaining 158.5 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24


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3 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.40am: Wolverine alongside

10.15am: Welland alongside

11.25am: Wolverine left

2.00pm: Leading Stoker G Garrard returned to duty from sick bay Blenheim


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4 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

5.00am: Heavy thunderstorm with rain

9.30am: Sunday routine observed


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5 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.50am: Carpenters from Blenheim on board

8.00am: Fury alongside

10.45am: Fury left

12.35pm: Chelmer alongside

3.30pm: Chelmer left

4.15pm: Blenheim carpenters left


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6 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.42am: Arno alongside

9.25am: Arno left & Kennet came alongside

11.15am: Kennet left


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7 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Blenheim carpenters on board

4.00pm: Blenheim carpenters left


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8 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Blenheim carpenters on board

8.40am: Colne alongside

11.30am: Colne left

3.50pm: Blenheim carpenters left


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9 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.40am: Jed alongside

11.10am: Jed left

2.00pm: Gig away to Blenheim with RNRT men to replenish kit


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10 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

4.30pm: Renard alongside

6.00pm: Hands to bathe

8.40pm: Warren AB taken to Blenheim for medical treatment


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11 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.15am: Hands to clean and dress

9.45am: Divisions & inspection

7.20pm: SS Lena alongside for water

9.25pm: SS Lena left


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12 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.20am: Blenheim carpenters on board

11.20am: TB 070 alongside for stores

1.05pm: TB 070 left

3.50pm: Blenheim carpenters left

1 on sick list


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13 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.15am: Rattlesnake alongside

7.40am: Arno alongside

8.10am: Rattlesnake left

10.50am: Arno left

2.00pm: Weighed anchor. Engines as required.

2.30pm: Made fast to collier Lena

2.35pm: Rattlesnake alongside

3.15pm: Commenced coaling (Egyptian labour)

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

5.00pm: Hands inboard

5.30pm: Coaling finished for the day


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14 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.00am: Resumed coaling

8.00am: Blenheim working party on board

1.10pm: Shifted ship astern

4.20pm: Blenheim working party left


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15 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: Resumed coaling

8.00am: Blenheim’s working party on board

10.10am: Received visit from Engineer Commander Blenheim

12 noon: Finished coaling ship (86 tons)

1.20pm: Unmoored from collier

1.35pm: Anchored

4.00pm: Blenheim’s working party left


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16 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

5.30am: Weighed anchor. Engines as required.

5.55am: Drifted across Staunch's bows slightly damaging our port side 'midships and breaking off eye-bolt for accommodation ladder platform

6.15am: Made fast to Blenheim and proceeded with the transporting of stores

7.30pm: Unmoored from Blenheim. Engines as required.

7.46pm: Anchored


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17 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.30am: Blenheim’s working party on board

11.00am: Blenheim’s working party left

3.40pm: Arno alongside

5.40pm: Arno left


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18 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.45am: Divisions and inspection


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19 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.45am: SS Pebble alongside for stores

10.30am: SS Pebble left

12.30pm: Received visit from Engineer Commander Blenheim

12.40pm: Arno alongside

2.15pm: Staunch alongside

2.45pm: Arno left

4.00pm: Staunch left

4.10pm: Comet alongside

4.45pm: Comet left

5.10pm: Harpy alongside

6.10pm: Harpy left


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20 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00 – 8.15am: Hands to bathe

4.45 – 5.00pm: Hands to bathe


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21 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.00am: Basilisk alongside

9.00am: Basilisk left


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22 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.25am: Pincher alongside

9.50am: Pincher left

4.30pm: Three leading stokers joined ship


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23 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.15am: Grampus alongside

7.20am: Renard alongside

9.05am: Renard & Grampus left

9.50am: Monitor 29 alongside

10.45am: Monitor 29 left

5.35pm: Scourge alongside

7.55pm: Scourge left

8.40pm: Savage alongside


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24 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.15am: Mosquito alongside

7.05am: Savage left.

7.20am: Beagle alongside

8.05am: Mosquito left

9.05am: Beagle left

11.00am: Hands hoisting boats inboard


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25 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.15am: Hands to clean & dress

9.45am: Divisions & Inspection

1.00pm: TDB Ribble alongside for water

3.05pm: Ribble left


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26 June 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.25am: Weighed anchor. Engines as requisite

7.15am: Made fast to collier Mokta

7.55am: Blenheim’s working party aboard

8.15am: Commenced coaling ship (Egyptian Labour)

11.15am: Gave collier 5 tons water

2.00pm: Finished coaling

2.05pm: Unmoored from collier. Engines as requisite

2.15pm: Anchored

4.00pm: Blenheim’s working party left. Ship prepared for sea.

6.15pm: SS Price discharged to Blenheim and SSA Price joined ship (SS is probably Ship’s Steward; and SSA Ship’s Steward’s Assistant; it seems a little unlikely that two men of the same name changed places, but the writing does seem clear)

6.20pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded. Engines as requisite

6.35pm: Cleared Harbour @ full speed

8.27pm: Tripti Point abeam distance 8’


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27 June 1916

At sea

Lat 36.9, Long 24.2

12.30am: Lithari Pt abeam

6.35am: Livadhi Light House abeam

7.00am: Armenisti Light House abeam

8.20am: Nata Island Light House abeam

11.10am: Livadhi Light House abeam Dist 2.5'

7.25pm: Cape Malea abeam

9.50pm: Kitheria Island S Lt abeam Dist 5'


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28 June 1916

At sea

Lat 35.7, Long 19.9

11.30am: Passed Karapara bound east


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29 June 1916

At sea and at Malta

Lat 35.6, Long 14.9

11.00am: Calm & Fine

4.00pm: Picked up Pilot

4.10pm: Entered harbour. Stopped to await berthing orders

5.00pm: Ship moored fore & aft to Calgara (Calgara is in Malta – the entry for 11th August says entering Grand Harbour and mooring at Calgara Gate)


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30 June 1916


Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

2.00pm: Unmoored from Calgara Gate. Weighed & proceed to no 4 buoy

5.10pm: Liberty men inspected and passed ashore


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LOGS FOR JULY 1916


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This is to certify that this is the original log of HMS Bacchus period 1st July to 3rd August 1916, signed G.Membury 2nd Officer Navigating Officer

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Page to record speeds and fuel consumption, with no entries. Signed W Gregory Lieut RNR as Captain, 1st September 1916. Countersigned HL Hammond Lieut Comdr(D) of HMS Blenheim and CPR Coode Captain (D)

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Instruments: Barometer – Aneroid. Name of Maker and Number – Pastorelli & Rapkin. No 2301.

Thermometers for Air temperature. Position in ship – Navigating Bridge. Whether in screen – yes. Maker and No. Perkin Son Co Ltd London, A1568 & 1569A

Thermometer for Sea Temperature. Maker and No – S & A Calderara London


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1 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6.00am – 8.00am: Hands employed scrubbing decks etc

9.00am: Malta labourers discharging returned empties

3.00pm: Hands to make and mend

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: 30 lbs fresh meat; 200 lbs vegetables; 150 lbs bread

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 362 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 1.5 tons; remaining 104 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Flotilla stores loading at No. 1 & 4 holds

1.00pm: Leading Seaman Robinson broke out of ship

10.00pm: Leading Seaman Robinson broke into ship. Returned drunk


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3 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.00am: Cables hove out & shackles sent to dockyard to be fitted with steel pins

2.00pm: W Plowman RNRT Deck Hand found drunk


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4 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

5.30am: Leading Seaman Robinson & W Plowman Deck Hand taken to Egmont for punishment

7.00am: Robinson disrated to AB. W Plowman 10 days detention

10.00am: Engineer Sub Lieutenant Combe RNR absent from the ship without leave from 7am 3rd July until 5am 4th July

3.00pm: Stores being loaded


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5 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52


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6 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

1.00pm: Shackles returned from dockyard. Cable connected and hove inboard


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7 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Lighter alongside and commenced coaling ship (Maltese labour)

11.40am: Finished coaling. Received 200 tons.

5.00pm: Dockyard men employed in altering oil-service pipes


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8 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

5.30pm: Large case containing aeroplane placed on fore-deck


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9 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

5.00am: Hands ‘stand easy’

10.00am: Stores being loaded by labourers


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10 July 1916


Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52


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11 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.00am: Fitzpatrick RNRT taken to Egmont for punishment. Detained


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12 July 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

4.30pm: One officer and eight ratings joined ship for passage


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13 July 1916

Malta and at sea

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

5.30am: Two ratings joined ship for passage

11.00am: Unmoored ship and proceeded out of harbour

11.20am: Cleared harbour

5.00pm: Fire & boat drill


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14 July 1916

At sea

Lat 35.9, Long 18.5

7.00am: Vessel rolling heavily


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15 July 1916

At sea

Lat 36.1, Long 23.2

10.00am: Sighted small open boat. Ship turned about to await escort who examined same

11.07am: Ovo Is abeam dist 3.5’

5.55pm: Belo Pulo Is abeam dist 6'

9.20pm: San Georgio abeam dist 2'

11.20pm: Lea Is Lt abeam dist 2.5


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16 July 1916

At sea and at Mudros

Lat 39.6, Long 25.2

11.00am: Tripti Pt Strati Is abeam distance 10 miles

1.30pm: Entered boom defence Mudros harbour

1.35pm: Cleared nets and entered harbour

2.00pm: Anchored

3.45m: Ratings on passage discharged to Europa


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17 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.45am: Five stokers joined ship from Blenheim

10.00am: Comet alongside

11.00am: RNAS working party discharging gear from No. 1

12.45pm: Comet left

3.00pm: Potatoes discharged into KHM Lighter (KHM is King’s Harbour Master)

6.35pm: Harpy alongside

8.00pm: Harpy left


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18 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.15am: Kennet alongside

9.05am: Kennet left

11.50am: K lighter alongside

3.00pm: Lark Stoker joined ship

2.30pm: Redpole alongside

4.45pm: Redpole left

5.15pm: Racoon alongside.

7.00pm: K lighter left

8.00pm: One Stoker rating joined ship from Blenheim


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19 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.10am: K19 alongside for Canteen gear for fleet

10.22am: Racoon left

11.50am: Trawler no 10 alongside

1.10pm: Staunch alongside

2.10pm: K19 left

3.20pm: Staunch left

6.00pm: Fury alongside

7.00pm: Fury left


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20 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.10am: Grasshopper alongside

8.12am: K26 alongside

9.20am: K20 alongside

9.30am: Grasshopper left

9.40am: Weighed anchor

10.00am: Made fast alongside Collier Dykland to give her water

12.15pm: Unmoored from Dykland

12.25pm: Anchored

6.15pm: Basilisk alongside

6.20pm: Beagle alongside

Stoker PO Netting discharged to Blenheim for medical treatment


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21 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.35am: Basilisk left

10.40am: Beagle left

10.45am: K26 alongside

11.30am: K26 left

2.00pm: Stores discharged to various small boats

6.45pm: Rattlesnake alongside

6.50pm: Pincher alongside

7.25pm: Rattlesnake left


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22 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

5.55am: Wear alongside

8.20am: Pincher left

9.10am: Wear left

1.00pm: Sub Lieutenant A Mills RNR discharged to Osmaniel for passage to England

3.00pm: Mr J Turbill 3rd Officer joined ship

3.30pm: Sub Lieutenant H W Norman RNR took up duties of Chief Officer & Mr G Membury the duties of Second officer


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23 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

1.30pm: Liberty party inspected & passed ashore

2.30pm: Colne alongside

4.30pm: Colne left

6.30pm: Liberty party returned


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24 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.45am: Welland alongside

10.05am: Redpole alongside, 40 tons water

1.00pm: Hands rigging lines for diver to clear inlets

1.55pm: Redpole left in tow of Fury

2.05pm: Welland left

2.30pm: Port & Star cutters rigged for sailing, sent away for trial run and found correct

2.55pm: Diving party from Blenheim alongside

3.20pm: Diving party left


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25 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.00am: Stoker PO May found under the influence of liquor and in a state of collapse and was put off duty

9.20pm: Wind freshening. Veered cable to 45 fms

11.30pm: Stoker PO May under arrest


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26 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.00am: Commander 2nd Officer CFO Greet, PO Beadell and Canteen Manager & Stoker PO Davis left to attend court of enquiry on board HMS Blenheim

12.40pm: Above mentioned party returned from board of enquiry

2.00pm: 2nd Officer & Paymaster left to attend court of enquiry on Agamemnon

2.15pm: Stoker PO May again found drunk and incapable.

3.55pm: CO 2nd Officer & Paymaster returned

5.00pm: Two ratings joined ship from Europa


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27 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.00am: Commander, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer, & 3rd Officer left for Blenheim with defaulters. Stoker PO May & Swan

12.30pm: Party returned from Blenheim


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28 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24


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29 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.25am: Ermine alongside for stores

9.20am: Ermine left

11.15am: TB 070 alongside for provisions

11.40am: CO, Chief Officer, CPO Daly left for Blenheim with defaulters

12.30pm: Above Party returned from Blenheim

12.40pm: V Aguis Cooper, J Endrie (or perhaps Hendrie) Stoker, V Galea Stoker joined ship from Europa

5.00pm: Robinson AB (prisoner) brought before ships company and warrant no 2 read by CO

5.30pm: P Archer Leading Seaman & J Bell RFR joined ship

12 midnight: Heavy & violent thunder-storm


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30 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.45am: Divisions

5.45pm: Stoker Endrie (or perhaps Hendrie) discharged to Blenheim and Stoker Cossar joined ship


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31 July 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: Collier Dykland alongside

8.15am: Commenced coaling (Egyptian Labour)

1.00pm: Blenheim's working party stowing returns in No 1 hold

2.40pm: Discharged torpedo for TB 043 to Europa's pinnace

5.20pm: Ceased coaling for the day (67 tons)

6.00pm: Warrant no 3 (re Stoker PO May) read by CO in presence of Officers CPO's & PO's

9.00pm: Rounds called & collier’s moorings inspected



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1916


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1 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

2.00am: Rounds called by OOW (Officer of the Watch)

5.20am: Usk alongside

7.00am: Resumed coaling

7.05am: Blenheim working party on board

9.30am: Veered cable to 60 fathoms

9.48am: Usk left

2.30pm: Finished coaling ship.

2.45pm: Collier unmoored & left (75 tons)

4.15pm: Blenheim working party left

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: 34 lbs fresh meat; 50 lbs bread

Fresh water: distilled 10 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 507 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 4 tons; remaining 226 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.00am: Weighed anchor & proceeded alongside Blenheim.

6.45am: Made fast alongside port side and commenced transferring stores etc

11.00am: Fury & Staunch made fast alongside

2.45pm: Unmoored from Blenheim & proceeded to anchorage, towing Staunch & Fury alongside

2.55pm: Anchored

6.00pm: CPO Daly presented with DCM (This is probably CPO Owen Daley, who was awarded the DSM for services during the evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula)


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3 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

3.45am: Fury's head wire carried away. Made fast with new wire etc

6.10am: Fury & Staunch left

11.00am: General inspection by CO


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4 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.00am: Egyptian labourers on board

10.25am: Egyptian labourers left

2.20pm: Weighed anchor & proceeded

2.50pm: Made fast alongside Baron Ardrosson

4.00pm: Flag Captain Europa on board, left at 4.05

5.00pm: Commenced the transferring of empties from Baron Ardrossan

7.30pm: 5 stoker ratings joined ship from Blenheim. Six ratings discharged to Blenheim.

8.00pm: Ceased work for the day


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5 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.15am: Labourers resumed transferring of stores from Baron Ardrossan

5.00pm: Egyptian labourers ceased work. Duncan’s working party carried on at no 1

7.50pm: Work ceased for the day


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6 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: Commenced work at No 1 & 2

11.30am: Finished work at No 1 & 2

1.00pm: Moorings tended frequently

10.00pm: Two Hazel-pod fenders and two cork fenders lost overboard during night


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7 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

1.00am: Rounds called and moorings tended

7.30am: Resumed work at Nos 1, 2, & 3 Holds

2.00pm: Warrant No 5 (AB Woolmore) read in presence of ship's Company

2.25pm: Prisoner & escort left

6.30pm: Working of holds finished for the day

11.00pm: Moorings tended


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8 August 1916

Mudros and at sea

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.00 – 7.00am: Taking in mails for Malta & England

10.45am: All work in holds ceased and prepared all for sea

1.20pm: Cast off from Baron Ardrossan & anchored

3.30pm: More mails received

5.35pm: Weighed & proceeded

5.50pm: Cleared boom defence

6.15pm: Kombi Is Lt Ho abeam


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9 August 1916

At sea

Lat 37.0, Long 24.4

6.30am: Livadhi Pt Light House abeam 2'

By order from escort 6.25 South; 6.35 SSE; 6.45 SSW; 7.10 SWxW

9.00am: Vessel rolling heavily

11.15am: Livada Pt Lt House abm 3/4'

1.00pm: Anti Milo abeam distance 5 miles

2.00pm: Rounds called every hour

4.00pm: Fire hoses rigged

7.27pm: Oro Rocks abeam


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10 August 1916

At sea

Lat 35.3, Long 19.8

6.00am: Vessel rolling

10.00am: One round fired to test mounting of gun

12 noon: NW swell

5.00pm: Fire hoses rigged


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11 August 1916

At sea and at Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

The following list of stores broken and rendered useless owing to lockers giving out during heavily rolling of ship. Reported by CPO. Pat No 122 Bottles. glass 14 in number; Pat no 124 Tubes test glass 25 in number; Pat No 594 Bottles amber glass 3 in no; Pat no 249 Solution Soldering 3 in no; Pat no 114 Nitrate Silver 2 in No; Pat No 617 Shades glass no not known. B2184 B2185 Carbons no not known; 731. 732. 733. Battens Plates Glass no not known

1.00am: Directed by Escort

4.20pm: Course various

5.00pm: Received pilot

5.15pm: Entered Grand Harbour

5.30pm: Moored at Calgara Gate with both anchors & stern to quay

6.00pm: Liberty men passed ashore



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12 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Working no 1 & 4 holds

9.00am: Discharged mails

11.30am: Working no 2 hold

12 noon: Assistant Paymaster Findlay RNR discharged to Beghi Hospital

1.25pm: Dockyard Engineers working on board

4.30pm: Above party left. C ?Cutajar sent ashore sick (The spelling is different, but a Ward Room Steward of this name is recorded as sick on 12th September)

5.30pm: Liberty men landed

6.00pm: Finished holds for the day

2 on sick list


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13 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6.00am: Working 1, 2 & 4 holds

6.30am: Leading Stoker Garrard sent to Egmont for medical treatment

9.20am: RC Church party left

11.35am: RC Church party returned

5.45pm: Finished working holds for the day

6.20pm: All lighters and labour left

3 on sick list


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14 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.30am: Resumed work in holds

8.55am: Two ratings joined ship

11.00am: Stoker L Garrard returned to duty

5.50pm: Finished holds for the day

7.15pm: One rating discharged to Egmont

3 on sick list


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15 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.15am: Resumed work in holds

3.30pm: Stopped No 2 hold

5.00pm: No 4 hold cleared

5.45pm: Stopped No 1. All hatches secured for the night.

6.00pm: Labour and barges left

7.00pm: Dock fitters left


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16 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.20am: Labour on board and commenced No 1 hold

1.00pm: Finished discharging. Labour clearing holds

5.45pm: Finished at No 1 for the day


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17 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.00am: Dock fitters on board

8.00am: Ordinance party discharging empty ammunition cases etc

6.45pm: Dockyard party left


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18 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Dockyard party on board

4.50pm: Violent squall of wind accompanied by light rain and clouds of thick smoke and dust. Ship's moor broken.

5.15pm: PO's Bedell, Prout & Featherston discharged to Egmont (The final name is unclear)

5.20pm: Dockyard party left

9.00pm: Gangway moorings tended


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19 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.50am: Resumed work at No 1 hold

4.40pm: Dockyard party left


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20 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.45am: Resumed work at Nos 1 & 2 holds

10.15am: General Inspection by C.O.

4.25pm: Finished No 1 for the day

4.35pm: Finished No 2 for the day


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21 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.00am: Resumed work at No 1 hold

4.00pm: Working No 4 hold

5.40pm: Finished No 1 for the day

6.55pm: Finished No 4 for the day


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22 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

1.00am: Heavy rain squalls

9.00am: Dockyard carpenters working in No 2 hold

9.35am: One rating returned to duty from Naval Prison

4.45pm: Carpenters left

8.40pm: Finished No 4 hold


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23 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6.00am: CPO Greet off duty sick

9.00am: Resumed work at No 1 hold

9.25am: CPO Greet removed to Egmont

11.05am: Sto PO ?Nething/Netting & the 2nd Cook removed to Egmont (sick)

11.10am: CPO Greet returned

12 noon: Time ball failed to drop. Rate taken by gun (Noon was marked by the firing of a gun from the Saluting Battery)

12.05pm: One rating returned from Egmont

2.15pm: Finished No 4 hold

3 on sick list


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24 August 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.20am: Commenced bunkering

7.45am: Dockyard labourers resumed work

8.15am: One Leading Seaman to Egmont & one Maltese Stoker to hospital

10.20am: One Cook & 2 ratings received from Egmont. Ward Room Assistant Cook discharged

11.30am: Finished coaling ship (170 tons)

1.10pm: Commenced No 1 & 2 holds

6.20pm: Finished No 1 & 2 holds. All holds secured


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25 August 1916

Malta and at sea

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.05am: Commenced No 1 hold

8.15am: Commenced No 2 hold

12.40pm: Received motor-launch for ship and cutter for Angora

2.35pm: Lieutenant RNVR on board for passage to Mudros

3.00pm: Boats swung out and ship prepared for sea

4.30pm: All cargo etc received. Hatches secured & locked.

4.40pm: Singled up aft

4.45pm: Unmoored and proceeded

5.00pm: Cleared harbour

8.30pm: Arrived at Marsa Sirocco and anchored


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26 August 1916

At sea

Lat 35.4, Long 14.3

8.35am: Weighed & proceeded half-speed

8.40am: Full Speed.

8.45am: Set course S33E

6.00pm: Fine & clear weather


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27 August 1916

At sea

Lat 36.0, Long 18.7

4.00am: Calm & clear weather

6.35am: Passed TBD bound west

9.45am: French battleship Provence and Cruiser Jurien de la Graviere with convoy of two TBD's passed bearing E

10.00am: General Inspection by CO

2.30pm: Passed three vessels bound east

12 midnight: Slight NNW swell


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28 August 1916

At sea

Lat 36.2, Long 23.3 (8am position Lat 35.8, Long 22.9)

4.00am: Vessel rolling slightly

1.30pm: Cape Malea abeam

5.20pm: Belo Pulo Light House abeam 5'

9.30pm: St Giorgio Light House abeam dist 1’


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29 August 1916

At sea and at Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

1.15am: Thasco Lt House abeam 2.5'

5.00am: Skyros Is abeam

11.00am: Fine & clear weather

12.15pm: Kombi Is Lt House N38W (mag)

1.05pm: Entered Harbour

1.30pm: Anchored

3.10pm: Racoon alongside

5.48pm: Racoon left


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30 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.00am: Wilson Leading Stoker joined ship

7.30am: Delivered 1 basket fruit for Admiral Christian

9.00am: Labour party on board & commenced

9.30am: Dago alongside No 1 hold

10.15am: Commenced No 2

12 noon: Stopped at No 1

12.38pm: Finished No 2 for the day

1.30pm: Resumed at No 1

4.40pm: Stopped No 4 for the day

5.45pm: Finished No 1 for the day

6.00pm: Dago left

6.30pm: CPO Greet on sick list with injured foot

1 on Sick List


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31 August 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.50am: Working No 1 hold

9.38am: Working No 2 hold

11.50am: Finished No 2

4.45pm: Finished No 1 for the day

5.45pm: 6 ratings from Europa joined ship

1 on Sick List


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1916


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This is to certify that this is the original log of HMS Bacchus Period 1st Sept to 30th Nov 1916. G. Membury Navigating officer

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Page to record speeds and fuel consumption, with no entries. Signed W Gregory Lieut RNR as Captain, 1st November 1916. Countersigned by W A Wilson, Engineer Commander of HMS Blenheim and Captain C P R Coode(D) Fifth Destroyer Flotilla

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1 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

1.00am: Rounds called

5.00am: Hands washing decks etc

8.55am: Labour party on board and working No 1 hold

10.50am: CPO Greet to Blenheim for medical treatment

12 noon: CPO Greet returned

2.00pm: One Fire bucket lost overboard

5.00pm: Finished No 1 for the day

7.40pm: Concert party away to Blenheim

9.00pm: Rounds called

12 midnight: Concert party returned

1 on sick list

Provisions received: 44 lbs fresh meat; 56 lbs bread

Fresh water: distilled 193 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 723 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 23 tons; remaining coal 107 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: Grampus alongside.

7.45am: Renard alongside

9.50am: Renard & Grampus left

2.40pm: Racoon alongside.

5.00pm: Racoon left

1 on sick list


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3 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.15am: RC church party left

8.30am: RC church party returned

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

1.00pm: Motor Launch away with liberty party

6.30pm: Liberty party returned

1 on sick list


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4 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

1.00pm: Ships company mustered for payment

3.00pm: Sub Lieutenant Welcome RNR joined ship

4.40pm: One Stoker rating joined ship


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5 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.35am: Colne & Grasshopper alongside

9.55am: Colne & Grasshopper left


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6 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.45am: Rattlesnake alongside

12.05pm: Rattlesnake left

3.30pm: Pincher alongside

5.30pm: Pincher left


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7 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.15am: Mosquito & Foxhound alongside

9.25am: Mosquito & Foxhound left

11.00am: General Inspection by CO

5.30pm: Three paint-brushes lost overboard! (The exclamation mark is in the original log)


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8 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.05am: Beagle & Basilisk alongside

9.25am: Beagle & Basilisk left

11.00am: Received six rifles & bayonets complete from Blenheim


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9 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.05am: Redpole alongside

12.40pm: Assistant Paymaster J Findley RNR rejoined ship from sick leave

1.30pm: Redpole left

2.25pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant A Combe RNR discharged to Osmanieh for passage home (Osmanieh was a ship of the Khedivial Mail Line, and was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1916. She was sunk on 31st December 1917 at the entrance to Alexandria Harbour)

3.20pm: KHM lighter alongside for naval stores

3.45pm: Finished discharging into lighter

5.15pm: Lighter left


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10 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.00am: Sunday Divisions


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11 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.00am: TBD Kennet alongside

9.50am: Kennet left

10.00am: Seaman's kit inspection

2.50pm: Harpy & Staunch alongside

3.45pm: Harpy left

6.00pm: Staunch left


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12 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.35am: Ribble alongside

11.10am: Ribble left

7.00pm: C Cutajar, Ward Room Steward on sick list

1 on sick list


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13 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.30am: C Cutajar, Steward sent to Blenheim for Medical Treatment

10.30am: C Cutajar removed to Hospital Ship Karapara


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14 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

2.00pm: Flying Mist alongside

2.50pm: Flying Mist left

3.00pm: Wear alongside.

5.50pm: Wear left


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15 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: Assistant Paymaster J Findlay off duty (sick)


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16 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.45am: Lighter L10 alongside

10.10am: Lighter L10 left with 140 tons fresh water


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17 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.20am: Church party to Blenheim

8.15am: Church party returned

10.00am: Sunday Divisions


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18 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

11.25am: Chelmer alongside

2.00pm: Recreation party ashore

6.25pm: Recreation party returned


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19 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24


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20 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

4.00am: Hands preparing ship for going alongside Blenheim

6.20am: Weighed and proceeded

7.45am: Moored alongside Blenheim

8.00am: Fury alongside

8.30 Commenced discharging stores into Blenheim

11.00am: Finished work at No 2 hatch

4.40pm: Finished discharging

4.50pm: Unmoored and proceeded to anchorage

5.15pm: Anchored

Anchor bearings (magnetic): Kombi Light House S30E; Distilling plant S48W; Sarpi Village N6W; Ship’s head S5E


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21 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.20am: Welland alongside

9.20am: Welland left


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22 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

5.45am: Hands fell in and prepared for getting under way

5.50am: Blenheim’s cutter brought alongside by picket boat

6.45am: While proceeding to Exmoor (collier) Blenheim’s boat dropped astern fouling starboard propeller

6.55am: Made fast alongside collier

7.50am: Commenced coaling ship (Egyptian labour)

11.10am: Comet alongside

12.25pm: Comet left

5.40pm: Finished coaling for day (155 tons)


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23 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.25am: Resumed coaling

9.40am: Finished coaling received in all 200 tons

10.00am: Unmoored from collier and proceeded to anchorage

10.30am: Anchored with both anchors


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24 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

3.50pm: Arno alongside

6.05pm: Arno left


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25 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

3.00pm: RNR & RFR Seamen exercised at infantry drills with rifles. CPO Green Instructor.


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26 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.00am: Mails sent to Blenheim

9.45am: Savage alongside

12.45pm: Savage left


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27 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.20am: Hoisted Gig inboard

1.30pm: Wolverine alongside

3.20pm: Wolverine left

4.30pm: Dinghy hoisted inboard


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28 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.00am: Hammocks, bedding, blankets etc. spread on upper deck for airing

1.15pm: Hammocks lashed & stowed


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29 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

3.00pm: Crew exercised at gun drill. CPO Green Instructor (12 pdr).

1.05pm: Scourge alongside

4.20pm: Scourge left


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30 September 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.30am: Mails sent to Blenheim

1.30pm: Football party passed ashore

6.00pm: Football party returned



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1916


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1 October 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

2.00am: Rounds called

5.00am: Hands washing decks

7.20am: RC church party to Blenheim

8.25am: RC church party returned

9.45am: Sunday Divisions

1.30pm: Veered to 45 fathoms on starboard cable and let go port anchor to 30 fathoms cable

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: 74 lbs fresh meat; 60 lbs bread

Fresh water: distilled 5 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 383 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 2 tons; fuel remaining coal 195 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 October 1916

Mudros and at sea

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

5.00am: Hands fell in. Preparing ship for sea. Boats taken inboard.

10.50am: Weighed anchor & proceeded with Basilisk in tow on Starboard side

Noon: Cleared Boom Defence. Stopped and passed Basilisk astern.

12.30pm: Basilisk made fast. Towing hawser secured etc and slow ahead

10.00pm: Lithari Point Light abeam 14 miles at S3W

10.10pm: Reduced speed. Vessel steering to port and not answering helm

11.45pm: On course

Midnight: Towing hawser frequently inspected


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3 October 1916

At sea

Lat 37.7, Long 25.4

1.15am: Lithari Point Light bearing N40W

2.35am: Towing hawser carried away. Strain taken on larger tow-rope.

2.50am: Half speed. Vessel rolling heavily & steering to eight points to port

7.00am: Stopped engines

8.15am: New Towing hawser made fast. Proceeded at slow speed

8.20am: Full speed

12 noon: Vessel rolling heavily to NW swell

1.15pm: Livadi Point Light house abeam

3.35pm: Nata Island Light House abeam. Dist 1'. Bearing SE x S

8.55pm: Livadi Light abeam 3’


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4 October 1916

At sea

Lat 36.1, Long 23.0

4.00am: Fine & clear weather

8.00am: Cape Malea Light House abeam distance 9’

11.52am: Ovo Island abeam 2.25’

2.00pm: Slight showers of rain

6.00pm: Tow lines tended

12 midnight: Vessel rolling heavily


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5 October 1916

At sea

Lat 36.0, Long 19.6

2.00am: Towing lines tended

4.00am: Vessel rolling heavily

9.30am: Stopped to pay out more slack on towing hawser

9.35am: Full speed

12 noon: Vessel rolling heavily

12 midnight: Towing lines tended


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6 October 1916

At sea

Lat 36.0, Long 16.0

12 noon: Towing lines tended


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7 October 1916

At sea and at Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.15am: Arrived off the Port.

8.30am: Hove in towing hawsers. Basilisk taken in tow by tug

9.00am: Received pilot and proceeded into harbour

10.20am: Let go port anchor preparatory to mooring ship

10.40am: Ship moored at Calcara Gate with both anchors and stern moorings to quay


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8 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52


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9 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

10.00am: Leading Seaman Norcliffe returned on board at 11am having broken leave 15 hours


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10 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52


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11 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

2.00pm: All empties discharged and holds being swept and cleaned

6.00pm: Liberty men passed ashore


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12 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Dockyard men working on various repairs etc

9.00am: Dockyard men finished for the day


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13 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.00am: Dockyard men working at various jobs etc

10.00am: Naval and victualing stores being taken in

7.45pm: Dockyard men finished for the day


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14 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.00am: Dockyard men at various jobs etc

9.00am: Naval and victualling stores taken in


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15 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Taking in stores at nos. 1 and 2 holds

3.30pm: Stopped work at nos. 1 and 2 for the day


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16 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Naval and victualling stores being taken in


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17 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

2.30am: Heavy thunder-storm

7.30am: Commenced coaling ship both sides

11.00am: Stores being taken in etc

1.30pm: Finished coaling


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18 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

11.00am: Leading Seaman Norcliffe returned from Egmont disrated to AB for breaking leave


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19 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52


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20 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52


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21 October 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

11.45am: All stores loaded


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22 October 1916

Malta and at sea

Lat 35.9, Long 14.7

6.00am: AB Norcliffe & Stoker Caruana discharged to Egmont

9.15am: Hoisted and secured motor-boat. Boats swung out etc

9.45am: Pilot on board

10.20am: Commenced to unmoor

10.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded

12 noon: SE Swell. Vessel rolling

4.00pm: Slight head swell

8.00pm: Fine clear weather


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23 October 1916

At sea

Lat 36.1, Long 18.4

4.00am: SE Swell. Vessel rolling

8.00pm: Fine and clear weather


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24 October 1916

At sea

Lat 36.0, Long 22.8

10.00am: Observed Ovo Island bearing N78E

1.00pm: Ovo Island abeam W true

2.30pm: Passed Royal George bound S

7.15pm: Belo Pulo Light abeam

11.20pm: St Georgio abeam


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25 October 1916

At sea and at Mudros

Lat 39.2, Long 24.9

1.30am: Pt San Nikolo Lt abeam

3.50am: Cape Phasso Lt abeam

8.00am: Passing several vessels

8.34am: Lithari Light House abeam Dist 13'

1.25pm: Strati Island abeam 4.5 miles

4.20pm: Kombi Light House

4.45pm: Entered Boom Defence

5.10pm: Reduced speed. Engines as required for anchoring

5.15pm: Anchored. Starboard anchor 30 fms cable.

6.30pm: Discharged 10 bags mail


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26 October 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.45am: Discharging canteen stores

9.30am: Delivered 2 bags Confidential mail. Sick case set to Blenheim

10.00am: Finished discharging Canteen stores 251 Pkgs (Packages)

12 noon: Discharging Fleet Stores into K. Lighters

4.05pm: Finished discharging Fleet stores

1 on sick list


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27 October 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.50am: Princess Alberta alongside for Fleet Stores

11.00am: Ordnance stores discharged. Fleet stores discharged

5.00pm: All lighters left ship


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28 October 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.40am: Chelmer alongside.

11.50am: Chelmer left

2.00pm: Football party taken ashore

5.00pm: Five Maltese Stoker ratings joined ship from Blenheim and five were discharged to Blenheim

6.00pm: Football party returned


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29 October 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.45am: Staunch alongside

9.45am: Sunday Divisions

10.40am: Staunch left

1.00pm: Liberty men landed

6.30pm: Liberty party returned


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30 October 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.15am: Racoon & Grasshopper alongside

9.00am: Grasshopper left

9.30am: Racoon left


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31 October 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

2.00am: Heavy rain

7.20am: Mosquito alongside

9.20am: Colne alongside

11.25am: Mosquito left

1.10pm: Colne left


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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1916


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Half of cover of log book, signed Lieutenant J R Gorrie RNR

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This is to certify that this is the original log of HMS Bacchus, period November 1st 1916 to December 31st 1916 (signed) G Membury, Navigating Officer

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1 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

1.00am: Rounds called

5.00am: Hands washed decks

7.10am: Grampus alongside

7.15am: Renard alongside

9.40am: Renard & Grampus left

3.00pm: Hands employed variously

4.35pm: Mosquito alongside

5.00pm: Mosquito left

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: 38 lbs fresh meat; 60 lbs bread

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 670 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 2 tons; remaining coal 102 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.45am: Jed & Usk alongside

9.25am: Jed & Usk left

11.00am: General Inspection by C.O.

2.25pm: Trawler 1432 alongside

2.50pm: Trawler 1432 left

4.00pm: Clean hammocks slung


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3 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.50am: Wolverine & Scorpion alongside

9.30am: Wolverine & Scorpion left

9.35am: Redpole & Harpy alongside

11.00am: Redpole left

12.25pm: Harpy left


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4 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

12.30pm: Welland alongside

3.53pm: Welland left


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5 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.45am: Church party to clean

7.05am: Savage alongside

7.15am: Church party to Blenheim

8.25am: Church party returned

9.43am: Savage left

9.50am: Sunday Divisions

10.10am: Dismiss

2.00pm: Comet alongside

5.40pm: Mails onboard


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6 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.45am: J Donovan and J Bellairs AB's sent to Blenheim for medical treatment

2.00pm: Mails sent to Blenheim

4.50pm: AB Norcliffe rejoined ship

10.30pm: Darkened ship


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7 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

4.30pm: Lieutenant J R Gorrie RNR joined ship to take up duties as CO


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8 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24


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9 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Lieutenant W Gregory RNR handed over command to Lieutenant J Ross-Gorrie RNR

9.35am: General Inspection by C.O.


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10 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.15am: Weighed anchor

7.00am: Made fast alongside Blenheim

7.30am: Working all holds

4.15pm: Finished discharging into Blenheim

4.25pm: Unmoored and proceeded to anchorage

5.00pm: Anchored


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11 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

5.00pm: Lieutenant W Gregory RNR (late CO) left ship


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12 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.15am: R.C. Church party to Blenheim

8.20am: R.C. Church party returned

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

2.00pm: Football party to Blenheim

5.30pm: Football party returned


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13 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

1.55pm: Captain and 3rd officer to Europa to attend inquiry

9.50am: TB 044 alongside

12.55pm: Renard alongside

1.50pm: TB 044 left

2.15pm: Mails delivered on board

3.30pm: Renard left

3.35pm: CO and 3rd officer returned

3.55pm: CO 2nd and 3rd Officer and WO with Stoker Bishop left for Europa

5.15pm: Inquiry party returned


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14 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00pm: Heavy rain and thunder storms

9.00pm: Veered cable to 45 fathoms


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15 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

4.00am: Wind increasing. Boats passed astern from boom.

9.00am: Rattlesnake alongside

1.35pm: Rattlesnake left


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16 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

11.00am: General Inspection by CO

11.45am: Rattlesnake alongside

11.50am: Rattlesnake left

1.20pm: Football party left

2.30pm: Crew at gun drill (12 pounder) under Sergeant Instructor from Europa

5.15pm: Motor boat returned broken down

6.00pm: Football party returned

6.05pm: Motor boat reported ready for use


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17 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24


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18 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

1.00pm: Football party landed

4.15pm: Football party returned

4.25pm: Concert party away to Agamemnon

9.00pm: Concert party returned


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19 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.45am: Sunday Divisions


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20 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.00am: 3rd Officer and WO left for Agamemnon to attend court of inquiry

2.15pm: 3rd Officer and WO returned


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21 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.10am: Weighed anchor and proceeded alongside Blenheim

10.00am: Secured alongside Blenheim

11.30am: Leading Stoker Clements sent to sick bay Blenheim

12.15pm: Unmoored from Blenheim

12.45pm: Anchored


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22 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.00am: Weighed and proceeded alongside collier Somersby

8.00am: Secured alongside

8.30am: Commenced coaling. Egyptian labour. Hands assisting

12 noon: Ceased coaling for dinner

1.00pm: Resumed coaling

4.30pm: Finished coaling for the day 137 tons


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23 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Resumed coaling. Hands assisting.

11.40am: Finished coaling. Quantity received 200 tons.

12.10pm: Cast off from collier and proceeded to anchorage. Engines as required

12.35pm: Anchored

5.30pm: Chelmer alongside


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24 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.40am: Chelmer left

7.30am: Racoon and Grasshopper alongside

8.40am: K.26 alongside

9.20am: Racoon and Grasshopper left

12.26pm: K.26 left

2.00pm: Football party landed

4.55pm: Football party returned

5.00pm: Usk alongside

5.45pm: Usk left


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25 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.45am: Basilisk and Beagle alongside

8.00am: Mails despatched to Blenheim

8.30am: Basilisk and Beagle left

5.00pm: Clean hammocks slung


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26 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.50am: Foxhound alongside. RC Church party to Blenheim

7.05am: Bulldog alongside

8.25am: Church party returned

10.30am: Sunday Divisions

3.00pm: Boat-hook from motor launch lost overboard


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27 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Rattlesnake alongside

8.10am: Rattlesnake left

11.55am: Weighed anchor and proceeded to go alongside Cornwallis

12.15pm: Received orders from Blenheim to return to anchorage

12.30pm: Anchored. Starboard anchor 30 fathoms cable.


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28 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.55am: Weighed anchor and proceeded to go alongside Cornwallis

8.55am: Secured alongside

9.10am: Receiving torpedo nets into No. 2 hold

2.50pm: K2 (Lighter) alongside

5.05pm: Stopped work for the day

5.10pm: K2 left. Cast off from Cornwallis

5.30pm: Anchored. Port anchor 45 fathoms cable


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29 November 1916

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.45am: Weighed anchor and proceeded alongside Cornwallis

9.30am: Secured alongside

9.35am: K2 alongside

9.40am: Commenced loading

12.10pm: Cast off from Cornwallis

2.00pm: Loading empties, returns, etc. from lighters into Nos. 1 & 4

4.00pm: Finished loading


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30 November 1916

Mudros and at sea

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Hands employed in preparing ship for sea

10.50am: Hoisted & secured motor-boat

12 noon: All boats swung out & secured

3.12pm: Weighed anchor & proceeded alongside Ark Royal

3.45pm: Secured alongside

4.00pm: K20 alongside

4 15pm: Left

4.44pm: Cast off from Ark Royal

5.27pm: Anchored. Port anchor 45 fathoms cable. M.7 berth.

6.26pm: K14 alongside with cargo. Implacable’s working party loading into No. 4.

10.30pm: Finished loading. K14 left.

10.45pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded. Engines as required.

11.40pm: Passed boom defence. Full speed.

12 midnight: Kombi Light House abeam. Distance 2.5’



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1916


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1 December 1916

At sea

Lat 38.2, Long 24.9

1.03pm: Kaloyeri Rocks 45o

1.35pm: Kaloyeri Rocks abeam distance 5’

9.30pm: Nata Island Light abeam

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 695 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 25 tons; remaining coal 133 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 December 1916

Suda Bay (position at noon)

No position given – Suda Bay is at Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.35am: Livadhi Point Light House abeam

11.30am: Course and speed as required for entering harbour

12.30pm: Stopped

12.35pm: Passed slow between ‘sweepers’

12.45pm: Passed through boom defences

1.00pm: Full speed

1.45pm: Received boarding officer

1.50pm: Anchored.

2.35pm: Working party from Edgar discharging bread from No 4

3.20pm: Finished

Suda Fort Light bearing S73E; Conspicious Cemetery S21W


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3 December 1916

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: General Inspection by CO

1.00pm: Hands restoring broken stowage in No 4 hold


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4 December 1916

Suda Bay and at sea

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: Six army officers ex Minnewaska embarked with luggage for passage to Malta (Minnewaska, requisitioned in 1915 from the Atlantic Transport Line to serve as a troopship, hit a mine in Suda Bay, Crete on 29th November 1916 and was badly damaged)

9.30am: Boats secured and ship prepared for sea

4.00pm: Weighed and proceeded

4.55pm: Cleared boom defence

11.00pm: Heavy rain squalls


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5 December 1916

At sea

Lat 35.4, Long 21.4

4.00am: Heavy rain squalls and head sea


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6 December 1916

At sea

Lat 35.1, Long 17.2

4.00am: Fine and clear weather


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7 December 1916

At sea and at Malta

No location given, but at midday the log records ‘Arrived Malta’; Malta is at Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

11.00am: Eased engines

11.10am: Stopped and embarked pilot

11.15am: Entered harbour. Engines as required.

11.30am: Moored ship at Calcara Gate with both anchors and stern moorings to quay


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8 December 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6.30am: Lighter alongside for returned rations

7.30am: Unmoored ship and proceeded to Hamilton Wharf

8.10am: Secured up at wharf

8.15am: Leading Seaman Archer and AB Norcliffe to Egmont for medical treatment

8.20am: Discharging army rations and torpedo nets from no 2

3.15pm: Finished discharging

3.55pm: Unmoored ship and proceeded towards Calcara Gate. Pilot in charge

4.35pm: Moored ship


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9 December 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.30am: AB Bellairs to Egmont for medical treatment (Detained)

11.10am: SS Lamore fouled starboard cable

4.45pm: SS Lamore cleared and left


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10 December 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.15am: Dockyard lighter alongside working No 1 hold

9.00am: RC Church party landed

11.30am: RC Church party returned

4.30pm: Finished No 1 hold for the day


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11 December 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6.45am: Lighters alongside. Resumed work on No. 1 Hold.

7.40am: Commenced No. 3 Hold

8.15am: Leading Seaman Archer to Egmont for medical treatment. Detained

2.00pm: Mail for UK taken to Egmont. Leading Seaman Archer removed to RN Hospital


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12 December 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

12.30pm: Coal lighters alongside Commenced coaling both sides

1.00pm: Discharging No. 1 hold

3.00pm: Discharging No. 3 Hold

5.30pm: Finished coaling. 27 tons

6.00pm: Stopped work at Holds

6.30pm: AB Donovan RFR taken to and detained in Egmont as medically unfit. Commenced No. 3. (discharge)


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13 December 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

1.20am: Finished discharging No. 3 Hold

6.00am: Lighters alongside

6.15am: Working No. 1 & 2 Holds

9.40am: Tugs alongside. Unmoored, weighed anchor and proceeded to drydock.

11.0am: Ship Dry-Docked

1.00pm: Dockyard labour carrying on with work. Dock dry

9.00pm: Taking in water from Dockyard. Water tested. Test failed. Water turned off

9.45pm: Dockyard labour piped down


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14 December 1916

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6.00am: Dockyard labour started

7.00am: Flooded dock

8.00am: Vessel afloat

9.40am: Undocked and proceeded to Calcara Gate. Tugs in attendance

10.30am: Moored with both anchors

1.00pm: Three naval officers joined ship for passage to Port Said. Three ratings and wireless gear taken on board for same

2.30pm: Pilot on board

3.40pm: Unmoored. Weighed and proceeded

4.10pm: Cleared harbour and dropped pilot

4.15pm: Steaming in convoy with SS Whitehead and SS Hillpool and escort


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15 December 1916

At sea

Lat 35.4, Long 16.8

4.00am: Vessel rolling to NW swell


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16 December 1916

At sea

Lat 35.2, Long 20.4


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17 December 1916

At sea

Lat 35.7, Long 24.1

9.00am: Left escort proceeded at full speed


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18 December 1916

At sea

Lat 35.9, Long 29.1

4.00am: Vessel rolling to SW swell

12 noon: Log reset


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19 December 1916

Port Said – no location given, but at noon they are approaching Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

1.20pm: Arrived off entrance to harbour

2.00pm: Received pilot and proceeded

2.30pm: Made fast in Africa Basin with both anchors, and stern mooorings to quay

3.00pm: Water lighter alongside. Commenced taking in water. Discharging wireless gear from (cargo) No 1 hold and store fittings from No 2

11.30pm: Finished discharging No 2 hold ready for coal


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20 December 1916

Port Said and in Suez Canal

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

9.30am: Coal lighters alongside commenced coaling

12.20pm: Finished coaling. Received 594 tons.

12.30pm: Crane alongside. Took away 12 pounder gun

1.30pm: Gun returned. Placed in position.

2.00pm: Received two mooring boats and searchlight

4.35pm: Pilot on board

5.30pm: Unmoored. Weighed and proceeded down canal. Pilot on board


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21 December 1916

Suez Canal and at Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

1.00am: Made fast to bank, to allow steamer to pass

4.00am: Unmoored and proceeded

11.30am: Moored to bank

12.40pm: Unmoored and proceeded

2.30pm: Anchored in Suez Bay. Discharged pilot, searchlight etc

4.45pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded

4.55pm: Newport Rock Light House abeam

11.50pm: Raised Ras Gharib Lt bearing S16E


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22 December 1916

At sea

Lat 27.0, Long 34.5

1.53am: Ras Gharib Light abeam

4.05am: Kelly AB Taken ill at wheel. Removed to his hammock

8.40am: Shadwan Light House abeam

3.55pm: The Brothers Lt House abeam

11.15pm: Daedalus Reef Light sighted S26E


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23 December 1916

At sea

Lat 23.8, Long 36.6

2.10am: Daedalus Reef Light abeam


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24 December 1916

At sea and at Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.5, Long 38.5

10.15am: Sunday Divisions and COs Inspection

5.00pm: Stopped and received Commander RN for pilot

5.20pm: Anchored with port anchor. Picked up stern moorings and secured in position half cable east of Minerva Pier in four fathoms water


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25 December 1916

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

7.35am: Hove ship’s stern closer to shore

8.30am: AB Kelly taken to Minerva for medical treatment (detained)

9.30am: Church Party to Minerva

11.50am: Church Party returned


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26 December 1916

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

6.15am: Launched starboard cutter

7.30am: Minerva's working party running hoses ashore

10.30am: Launched port cutter, used same for mooring hoses. Tin of biscuits, comprising part of Port Cutter’s provisions, condemned and thrown overboard

3.00pm: Minerva’s working party carrying on

5.30pm: Received Gas Buoy from Minerva and made fast same astern


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27 December 1916

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

7.30am: Minerva working party on board

9.15am: HMS Imogene alongside for water

10.05am: Kelly AB returned from sick bay Minerva

11.30am: Imogene shoved off

12.30pm: Pumping fresh water into shore tanks at intervals

4.40pm: Football party landed

5.00pm: Finished pumping ashore

6.00pm: Football party returned


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28 December 1916

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

10.00am: General inspection by CO

3.30pm: Commenced pumping into shore tanks

2.00pm: Received chart of Sharm Rabigh from Minerva

4.00pm: Football party landed

4.45pm: Finished pumping

5.25pm: Football party returned


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29 December 1916

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

7.00am: Mr Smith WO on sick list

9.45am: Mails sent to Scotia

10.45am: PMO (probably Principal Medical Officer) from Minerva to see WO

12.15pm: MO left

4.25pm: Football party landed

5.30pm: Football party returned


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30 December 1916

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.55am: MO to attend Mr. Smith on board

10.30am: MO left

3.00pm: Football party landed


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31 December 1916

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

8.20am: Fishing party left

9.45am: Sunday Divisions

10.00am: Assessment of character and ability given to ship's company

3.40pm: Commenced pumping into shore tanks

4.40pm: MO from Minerva to attend Mr Smith WO

5.00pm: Stopped pumping

5.55pm: MO left

8.00pm: Fishing party returned


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Continued in Log no 5


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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1917


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Half of cover of log book, signed by J Ross Gorrie, Lieut RNR, Commanding Officer, HMS Bacchus

4ef4f970e53e0a0c91004dd1: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-34687/0002_0.jpg) This to certify that this is the original log book of HMS Bacchus (signed) G Membury, Navigating Officer

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Instruments:

Barometer – Aneroid. Name of maker and number: Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd. Height of cistern above sea: 30 feet.

Thermometers for Air Temperature: Position in ship – Navigating Bridge. Whether in screen – yes. Maker and No. Perkin Son & Co. London 1568A, 1569A

Thermometer for Sea Temperature: Maker and No. S.A. Calderara, London


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1 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

2.00am: Moorings tended

6.00am: Hands washed decks

10.00am: Hands painting ship’s side

11.30am: Captain Raikes RN HMS Minerva inspected ship

2.00pm: Four hands in dinghy attending hoses

9.00pm: Rounds checked

1 on sick list

Provisions received: 50 lbs bread

Fresh water: distilled 48 tons; expended 17 tons; remaining 833 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 5.5 tons; remaining 688.5 tons

(A sample complete day’s page)


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2 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

10.10am: Two medical officers from Minerva on board

12 noon: Medical officers left

4.05pm: Race Fisher alongside for water

5.40pm: Mails sent to Minerva

1 on sick list


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3 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

6.45am: Race Fisher left

9.00am: Mr Smith WO & Cooper Stoker PO to Minerva for medical treatment

9.40am: Engineer Sub Lieutenant Welcome RNR embarked on board Race Fisher for passage to Suez

10.05am: Mr Smith & Stoker PO Cooper returned on board

4.30pm: Football party landed

5.30pm: Football party returned

2 on sick list


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4 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

11.00am: CO's inspection

1.30pm: AB Norcliffe discharged to Minerva

5.00pm: Leading Seaman Bradbury joined ship from Minerva

1 on sick list


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5 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

4.00pm: Sub Lieutenant W Norman RNR off duty sick

5.30pm: Medical officer from Minerva attending

2 on sick list


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6 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

8.20am: Pumping into shore tanks

8.50am: Minerva's cutter alongside to get water for M31. M31's hands cleaning out cutter

9.40am: Finished pumping ashore

10.05am: MO from Minerva on board

10.20am: MO left

11.30am: Mails sent to Minerva

12 noon: Cutter towed away to M31

2.20pm: Cricket party landed

5.00pm: Cricket party returned

6.35pm: MO on board

6.50pm: MO left

2 on sick list


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7 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.45am: Sunday Divisions

10.10am: Church party to Minerva

11.40am: Church party returned


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8 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

10.00am: Commenced pumping into shore tanks

10.15am: MO on board

10.35am: MO left

11.30am: Finished pumping into shore tanks

4.30pm: Football party landed

5.30pm: Football party returned


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9 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

12 noon: HMS Minerva left harbour relieved by HMS Dufferin

3.55pm: Football party landed

5.35pm: Football party returned


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10 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

6.30am: Water boat alongside

7.40am: Water-boat filled & towed away

8.10am: Filling shore tanks

9.40am: Stopped pumping into shore tanks


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11 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

7.00am: Sub Lieutenant W Norman RNR (Chief Officer) returned to duty

10.55am: Pumping into shore tanks

11.50am: Finished pumping

1.05pm: Motor-lighter X16 alongside for water

2.30pm: Motor lighter X16 left

3.45pm: Football party landed

5.50pm: Football party returned


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12 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.10am: Filling shore tanks

9.40am: Stopped

10.00am: Received mail from Dufferin

12 noon: Received visit from MO Dufferin

4.30pm: Seamen served out with sun-helmets


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13 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.00am: Filling shore tanks

9.40am: Shore tanks filled

3.00pm: El Hadj alongside for water

3.10pm: Football party landed

4.35pm: El Hadj left

5.40pm: Football party returned


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14 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.00am: Filling shore tanks

9.35am: Tanks filled

10.15am: MO from Dufferin on board

11.10am: MO left

3.45pm: Football party landed

5.50pm: Football party returned


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15 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

7.00am: Mr Twibill 3rd officer off duty (sick)

9.10am: Filling shore tanks

9.40am: MO on board.

10.05am: Left with Stoker Walker

11.15am: Shore tanks full


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16 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.05am: MO on board

10.40am: MO left

12 noon: Mr Twibill 3rd officer off duty


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17 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

1.00am: Heavy rain

10.05am: MO on board

10.30am: MO left

12 noon: 3rd officer off-duty sick

4.00pm: Dufferin left harbour

4.05pm: WO Telegraphist & 2 ratings joined ship (temporarily)


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18 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.15am: Filling shore tanks

9.45am: Shore tanks full

11.00am: HMY North Star entered harbour

12 noon: 3rd Officer off duty

3.35pm: North Shore alongside for water

4.40pm: North Shore left

4.45pm: Received visit from Admiral Wemyss

5.00pm: Admiral Wemyss left


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19 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

7.00am: Dufferin returned to harbour and North Star left

8.00am: J Thomas AB off duty sick

9.35am: MO on board

10.30am: MO left

10.45am: Motor-boat hoisted in for repairs

12 noon: 3rd officer off duty

1.50pm: Mails sent to Dufferin


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20 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.00am: Filling shore tanks

9.40am: MO on board

10.10am: MO left

11.00am: 3rd officer off duty

11.30am: Finished pumping ashore

4.30pm: Received visit from Commander Dufferin, Engineer Commander Dufferin


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21 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

4.00am: MO from Dufferin on board. 3rd officer taken worse.

4.15am: MO left

7.15am: MO on board

7.30am: MO left

9.20am: Commenced filling shore tanks

9.45am: Sunday Divisions etc

11.10am: Shore tanks full

1.10pm: Mr Smith WO Telegraphist discharged to HMS Lunka for passage to Suez

3.30pm: 3rd Officer off duty and J. Thomas AB

6.55pm: MO on board

7.10pm: MO left


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22 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.00am: French ship El Hadj alongside for water

10.00am: Two pillows & slips. 1 bed. 1 blanket 1 sheet condemned & burnt

10.50am: Ed Hadj left

3.00pm: Hoses sent to Dufferin for repairs

5.00pm: 3rd officer & AB Thomas off duty sick


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23 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.45am: MO on board

10.05am: MO left

12 noon: 3rd officer & AB Thomas off duty sick

1.00pm: Hoses returned from Dufferin

2.00pm: Hands employed repairing pipe line to beach

4.25pm: Commenced filling shore tanks

5.25pm: Shore tanks full


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24 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.55am: MO on board

10.05am: MO left

10.30am: Commenced filling shore tanks

11.10am: Motor-boat lowered from boat deck

11.25am: Shore tanks full

12 noon: 3rd officer & AB Thomas off duty

1.00pm: Mails for UK sent to Arethusa

2.30pm: Hands employed repairing pipe-line to beach

4.30pm: Football party landed

5.50pm: Football party returned


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25 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

8.05am: Commenced filling shore tanks

9.00am: Hands repairing pontoons

10.05am: MO on board

10.20am: MO left

10.45am: Shore tanks full

12 noon: 3rd officer & AB Thomas off duty sick

4.30pm: Football party landed

5.15pm: Football party returned


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26 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.00am: Commenced filling shore tanks

10.20am: Shore tanks full

10.35am: MO on board, left at 10.50

11.00am: Hands repairing pontoons

12 noon: HMS Fox entered harbour and HMS Dufferin left

1.00pm: 3rd officer & AB Thomas off duty sick

3.00pm: Received visit from Engineer Lieutenant HMS Fox

5.10pm: Canteen party to Fox

6.15pm: Canteen party returned


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27 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.30am: Commenced filling shore tanks

10.25am: Shore tanks full

11.15am: Received visit from MO HMS Fox

11.20am: Pump discharged to sailing pinnace HMS Fox

12.30pm: 3rd officer & AB Thomas off duty (sick)

2.00pm: Received visit from Engineer Lieutenant Fox

3.25pm: Football party landed

5.40pm: Football party returned


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28 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

5.00am: Hands rigging derrick for working coal

6.30am: River Fisher alongside for coal

9.10am: Filling shore tanks

10.35am: Native working party arrived & commenced coaling

11.45am: MO from Fox on board

12.20pm: MO from Fox left

2.20pm: Finished coaling River Fisher

3.00pm: River Fisher left (24 tons)

3.30pm: One seedie boy (deserter from Minerva) left on board to be transhipped to Race Fisher

5.25pm: Mails dispatched

10.00pm: Mr Twibill 3rd officer returned to duty


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29 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.00am: Chief Engineer and working party from El Kahira on board

9.45am: Minerva's deserter sent on board Race Fisher

10.45am: MO from Fox on board

12.15pm: MO left

2.00pm: Received set of 4 Tons pulley-blocks from Fox

4.15pm: Discharged one pump to El Kahira

4.20pm: Football party landed

4.25pm: Filling shore tanks

5.40pm: Shore tanks full

5.45pm: Football party returned


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30 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.30am: Discharged distilling plant into lighter

9.40am: Filling shore tanks

9.50am: El Kahira's working party on board

10.00am: MO from Lama on board

10.20am: Shore tankers full

10.30am: MO left

2.30pm: Distilling plant taken to El Kahira with working party


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31 January 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

7.15am: Received 27 cases empty 6" shells 14 cases empty 4".7 shells from Fox for Port Said

9.15am: Filling shore tanks

10.30am: MO from Lama on board

11.20am: Shore tanks full

11.40am: MO left

12 noon: Brass truck of M. Boat's flagstaff lost overboard

12.30pm: Hands fell in for payment

3.35pm: Football party landed

5.30pm: Football party returned



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1917


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1 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

1.00am: Moorings tended

2.00am: Rounds called

5.00am: Hands washed deck

9.30am: Filling shore tanks

10.05am: MO from Lama on board

10.25am: MO left

2.30pm: Filling shore tanks

3.05pm: Shore tanks full

5.00pm: Lama’s working party erecting new pipe line to beach

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 36 lbs; bread 50 lbs

Fresh water: Put out 36 tons; distilled 96 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 821 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 14.5 tons; remaining coal 458 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

10.05am: Received mail

11.00am: MO on board

11.20am: MO left

11.45am: Filling shore tanks

1.00pm: Engineer Sub. Lieutenant Marten joined ship. Engineer Sub. Lieutenant Hayes joined ship

3.15pm: Shore tanks full

3.35pm: Football party landed

5.35pm: Football party returned


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3 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.00am: Filling shore tanks

10.00am: MO on board

10.20am: MO left

10.25am: Shore tanks full


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4 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.20am: Filling shore tanks

10.30am: Finished shore tanks

10.45am: Sunday Divisions etc

11.15am: MO on board

11.35am: MO left


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5 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

8.55am: Filling shore tanks

9.15am: X16 alongside for water

10.00am: Shore tanks full

10.30am: El Hadj alongside

11.20am: MO on board

11.45am: MO left

1.20pm: ML X16 left

2.00pm: El Hadj left

4.25pm: Football party landed

5.50pm: Football party returned

11.00pm: J Price SSA off duty sick

1 on sick list


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6 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.00am: Filling shore tanks

10.15am: Shore tanks full

10.25am: MO on board

10.40am: MO left

11.00pm: J Price SSA off duty sick

1 on sick list


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7 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.15am: Filling shore tanks

10.15am: Shore tanks full

11.10am: MO on board

11.45am: MO left

11.00pm: J Price SSA off duty sick

1 on sick list


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8 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.05am: Filling shore tanks

9.55am: MO on board

10.05am: MO left

10.10am: Shore tanks full

3.50pm: Football party landed

5.20pm: Football party returned

11.00pm: J Price SSA off duty sick


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9 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.05am: Filling shore tanks

10.10am: Shore tanks full

10.50am: MO on board

11.15am: MO left

1.10pm: Mails for UK dispatched

4.45pm: Swimming party landed

5.30pm: Swimming party returned

11.00pm: J Price SSA off duty sick

1 on sick list


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10 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

8.45am: Filling shore tanks

9.55am: Shore tanks full

10.00am: HMS Lama made fast to bow to take on water

11.20am: MO on board

12.15pm: MO left

4.00pm: Football party landed

6.00pm: Football party returned

7.00pm: J Price SSA off duty sick


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11 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

9.05am: Filling shore tanks

9.35am: Lama left

9.45am: Sunday Divisions etc

10.15am: Shore tanks full

2.10pm: Received sailing orders from SNO

4.50pm: Received mails

11.10am: MO on board

12.12pm: MO left

5.00pm: Hoisted and secured all boats

5.10pm: Filling shore tanks

6.00pm: Shore tanks full


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12 February 1917

Sharm Rabigh and at sea

Lat 22.74, Long 39.0

2.30am: Heavy rain squalls. Pipe-line carried away

5.00am: Hands preparing ship for sea

8.00am: Unmoored. Weighed and proceeded alongside El Kahira

8.50am: Finished mooring

9.20am: Commenced pumping water into El Kahira

10.30am: One Air Mechanic & Egyptian company taking passage to Suez

12.20pm: MO on board

1.30pm: MO left

1.35pm: Finished El Kahira's tanks

2.45pm: Cleared Harbour. Full speed


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13 February 1917

At sea

No position, course or speed recorded.

4.00am: Ship on passage to Naval Base

12 noon: Moderate NW swell. Log reset


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14 February 1917

At sea

No position, course or speed recorded.

4.00am: Ship on passage to Naval Base


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15 February 1917

At sea, Suez, Suez Canal and Ismalia

Lat 29.9, Long 32.5

1.06am: Stopped

1.10am: Anchored (Suez Bay)

7.45am: Weighed and proceeded into inner anchorage

8.30am: Anchored

9.10am: Landed passengers & mails

10.00am: Searchlight etc. taken on board and fixed

11.00am: Received mails

1.10pm: Pilot on board. Mooring boat taken on board

1.15pm: Weighed & proceeded into Canal pilot directing

7.20pm: Anchored at Ismalia

8.15pm: Weighed & proceeded

10.40pm: Moored to bank


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16 February 1917

Suez Canal and at Port Said

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

12.30am: Unmoored and proceeded

1.45am: Moored to bank

8.25am: Moored to Basin Sheriff (Port Said) with both anchors and stern moorings to quay

8.40am: Customs boarded

11.15am: Receiving Naval stores. Native labour scrubbing ship's side

12 noon: All stores on board

2.20pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant W Cornell RNR left ship for passage to England


4ef4f975e53e0a0c91004e03: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-34687/0027_0.jpg)


17 February 1917

Port Said and at sea

Lat 31.3, Long 32.3

7.00am: Hands preparing ship for sea

10.00am: One WT rating joined ship. Mails sent to Navy House (WT is possibly Warrant Electrician; or Wireless Telegrapher Operator, though that is properly WTO)

11.25am: Received mails

2.20pm: WT officer on board

2.30pm: WT officer left

3.25pm: Pilot on board

4.00pm: Unmoored. Weighed and proceeded

4.30pm: Discharged Pilot. Full speed. Cleared Canal


4ef4f975e53e0a0c91004e04: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-34687/0027_1.jpg)


18 February 1917

At sea

No position, course or speed recorded.

4.00am: Ship on passage to Naval Base


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19 February 1917

At sea and at Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

No position recorded. Position above is for Suda Bay at 7.40pm

4.00am: Ship on passage to naval base

6.20pm: Entered boom defence (Suda Bay)

7.40pm: Anchored


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20 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.05am: Naval Lieutenant from Theseus on board. Weighed and proceeded. Engines as requisite

9.50am: Anchored. Port anchor 100 fms cable

10.00am: Launched motor-boat

11.25am: Gazelle alongside with fleet stores

12.10pm: Gazelle left


4ef4f975e53e0a0c91004e07: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-34687/0029_0.jpg)


21 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.20am: WT rating discharged to Theseus

3.05pm: Mails sent to Theseus


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22 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.30am: S Brown AB off duty sick

9.55am: Received visit from MO

10.15am: MO left

11.00am: Captain’s Rounds

2.00pm: L5 alongside for water

2.45pm: L5 left

5.25pm: Honeysuckle's boat brought stores for Peony

5.45pm: Honeysuckle’s boat left


4ef4f975e53e0a0c91004e09: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-34687/0030_0.jpg)


23 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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24 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.30am: Discharged stores to Sentinel's cutter


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25 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.00am: Landed RC Church Party and C of E party to Theseus

10.15am: Sunday Divisions

12 noon: Church Parties returned

3.10pm: Partridge alongside for water

4.45pm: Partridge left


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26 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.20am: HMS Kennet alongside for stores

9.10am: Kennet alongside

12.15pm: Trawler 1452 alongside for fleet stores

1.25pm: Delivered three bags of mail to Theseus

1.45pm: T1452 left. Armourer from Theseus on board examining 12 pounder gun


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27 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.55am: Gazelle alongside discharging stores

10.30am: Gazelle left

4.35pm: One bag fleet mails to Theseus


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28 February 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.15am: Jed alongside for stores

10.00am: Jed left

10.35am: SS Comeric alongside discharging stores

2.50pm: SS Comeric left

3.00pm: Three bags mail delivered to Theseus


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1917


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This is to certify that this is the original log of HMS Bacchus. G. Membury, Navigating Officer

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Instruments:

Barometer – Aneroid. Name of maker and number: Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd. Height of cistern above sea: 30 feet.

Thermometers for Air Temperature: Position in ship – Navigating Bridge. Whether in screen – yes. Maker and No. Perkin Son & Co. London 1568A, 1569A

Thermometer for Sea Temperature: Maker and No. S.A. Calderara, London


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1 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

2.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands washed decks

11.00am: Hands variously employed

2.00pm: Hands variously employed

4.10pm: Football party landed

6.10pm: Football party returned

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: 36 lbs fresh meat; 20 lbs vegetables; 40 lbs bread

Fresh water: distilled 24 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 828 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 5 tons; remaining coal 122 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Leading Stoker Gerard discharged to sick bay Theseus for medical treatment

11.15am: Receiving stores from Theseus's whaler into No1 hold

12.15pm: Theseus’s whaler left


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3 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.50am: Drifters 1500 and 2116 alongside for water

8.30am: Drifter 1500 shoved off

8.50am: Drifter 2116 shoved off

9.50am: Drifter 1414 alongside for water

10.15am: Received visit from Engineer Captain

10.20am: Drifter 1414 left

10.35am: Trawler 1450 alongside

11.00am: Trawler 1450 left

1.50pm: Liberty men landed

3.15pm: Football party landed

4.25pm: Trawler 306 alongside for water

5.00pm: Trawler 306 left

6.00pm: Football party returned

6.20pm: Liberty men returned


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4 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Sunday Divisions

10.00am: RC Church Party landed. C of E Church Party to Theseus

10.35am: Trawler 304 alongside discharging stores into No. 1

12.20pm: Church parties returned

2.55pm: Trawler 304 left


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5 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.15am: HMT Tanaker alongside with stores and for water (This is quite clearly spelt Tanaker in the log, but is probably Tanager. On 30th March, while still at Suda Bay, there’s a funeral of someone from HMT Tanager)

9.45am: Senior Trawler officer on board

10.00am: Senior Trawler officer left

10.30am: Received visit from Engineer Commander Theseus

11.00am: Trawler 340 alongside for stores

11.20am: Tanaker left

11.30am: T340 left

6.05pm: Trawler 267 alongside for stores

6.55pm: Trawler 267 left


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6 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.45am: L5 alongside for water

8.20am: L5 left

10.35am: Trawler 1123 alongside (stores)

10.40am: Trawler 804 alongside (stores)

11.05am: Trawler 1123 left

11.40am: Trawler 804 left

1.45pm: Mails delivered to Theseus

3.15pm: Trawler 803 alongside for stores

3.50pm: Trawler 803 left

4.00pm: Tug Dalkeith alongside for water


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7 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.30am: Dalkeith left

8.00am: Trawler 344 alongside for water

8.50am: Trawler 344 left

10.00am: Trawlers 1450 & L5 alongside for water

10.10am: Trawler 2137 alongside for water

10.20am: 1450 & 2132 left

10.30am: 2116 alongside for water

10.50am: 2116 left

10.55am: Received mails

11.00am: 2136 alongside for water

11.25am: 2136 left

11.30am: 2122 alongside for water

12 noon: SS Eleni alongside for water

1.10pm: Trawlers 340 & 1050 alongside for water

1.30pm: Trawler 1414 left

1.40pm: Trawlers 340 & 1050 left

2.00pm: Trawler 344 alongside for water

2.30pm: SS Pysorius for water

2.40pm: Trawler 344 left

3.50pm: SS Pysorius left

3.55pm: Gazelle alongside with stores

5.30pm: Discharged piece of machinery to Gazelle

5.35pm: Gazelle left


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8 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.50am: Trawler 1133 alongside with stores

12.20pm: 1133 left

4.30pm: Leading Stoker Gerard returned from sick bay Theseus

1 on sick list


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9 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.05am: Leading Stoker Gerrard to Theseus sick bay

10.00am: Leading Stoker Gerrard returned

10.15am: Grasshopper alongside for stores

10.55am: Grasshoper left

12 noon: Leading Stoker Gerrard off duty injured

1.30pm: Trawler 267 alongside for stores

2.00pm: Trawler 267 left

3.45pm: Football party landed

4.35pm: Canteen party to Pelorus

5.10pm to 5.35pm: Trawlers, 1768, 1185, 1452, 1768 alongside for stores and water

6.30pm: All trawlers clear of ship

6.35pm: Football party returned and canteen party

8.00pm: Two trawlers alongside for water

8.40pm: Two trawlers left

1 on sick list


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10 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

12 noon: Leading Stoker Gerrard off duty injured arm

1.30pm: Colours at half-mast

1.45pm: Funeral party landed (This is likely to be the funeral of William Garner, a fireman serving on HMT Georgian, who died on 9th March. He would have originally been buried in the Suda Bay Consular Cemetery, and his remains moved to Suda Bay War Cemetery when it was established after WWII)

3.00pm: Colours hoisted close up

3.50pm: Funeral party returned.


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11 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Stoker Gerrard discharged to sick bay Theseus

9.45am: Sunday Divisions

9.55am: RC church party landed & C of E church party to Theseus

11.30am: L5 alongside for water

12 noon: Church parties returned

12.30pm: L5 left


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12 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

3.15pm: SS Hampshire alongside with stores

6.35pm: SS Hampshire left


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13 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.50am: Drifters 2122 and 2132 alongside for water

11.15am: Drifters 2122 and 2132 left

11.25am: Drifter 1450 alongside for water

11.40am: Drifter 1450 left

6.00pm: Mails delivered to Theseus


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14 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.30pm: HMT 1600 alongside for stores

1.50pm: HMT 1600 left

1.55pm: Liberty party landed

6.20pm: Liberty party returned. Three absentees.

6.50pm: Escort of 1 CPO & 1 Leading Seaman & 3 AB's landed

7.45pm: Escort returned with absentees


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15 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

12.30pm: MFA Whitehead alongside for empties

2.00pm: MFA Whitehead left

7.35pm: Delivered stores to Grasshopper's whaler


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16 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

3.45pm: Football party landed

5.40pm: Canteen party to Pelorus

6.25pm: Football and canteen parties returned

7.10pm: RC church party returned (This is a Friday, so it’s not clear why there is a mass – it may simply reflect the availability of a RC priest)

8.00pm: Rattlesnake alongside for stores

8.15pm: Rattlesnake left


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17 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.30m: Hands preparing to coal ship

8.05am: Collier Margit alongside (Margit was lost on 4th April having been attacked by a German submarine. There were no casualties)

9.15am: Commenced coaling ship

6.05pm: Finished coaling for the day (Received 153 Tons)


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18 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.00am: Hands resumed coaling

8.40am: Trawler 1133 alongside for stores

9.40am: Trawler 1133 left

12.30pm: Finished coaling ship. 97 Tons taken in. Total 250 Tons

2.30pm: Collier left

3.45pm: Despatched mails to Theseus


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19 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: L5 alongside for water

7.50am: Trawler 386 alongside for water

8.20am: Trawler 386 left

8.35am: L5 left

10.40am: Jed alongside for oil

11.30am: Rev Father Ritchie on board. RC service held on mess-deck (This is a Monday; it may be to celebrate the feast of St Joseph, or could again simply reflect the availability of a RC priest. As he is again on board the next morning, this may well be the explanation)

11.50am: Jed left

12.10pm: Rev Father Ritchie left ship

2.45pm: Colne alongside

3.25pm: Colne left

5.35pm: Trawler 803 alongside with stores

5.45pm: Rev Father Ritchie on board.

6.00pm: RC Service held on mess deck

6.15pm: Trawler 803 left

7.00pm: Rev Father Ritchie left


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20 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: Rev Father Ritchie on board. Mass held on mess deck

7.50am: Rev Father Ritchie left

3.40pm: Trawler 803 & L5 alongside for water

4.15pm: Trawler 803 and L5 left

4.20pm: Trawler 306 & 340 alongside

4.30pm: Canteen party to Pelorus

5.35pm: Trawler 306 left.

6.15pm: Trawler 340 left

6.20pm: Canteen party returned


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21 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.40am: Gazelle alongside with stores

12.10pm: Gazelle left

2.45pm: Hazel alongside for oil and water

2.50pm: Received 10 bags of mails

4.00pm: Leading Stoker Gerrard returned from sick bay Theseus


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22 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.00am: COs rounds etc

3.45pm: Football party landed

6.00pm: Football party returned


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23 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.20am: C Cutajar WR Steward to Theseus' sick bay

11.10am: L5 alongside for water

11.40am: L5 left

5.00pm: Canteen party to Theseus

5.30pm: Trawler 1185 alongside for water

5.40pm: Trawler 267 alongside for water

6.10pm: Trawler 1185 left

6.30pm: Trawler 267 left

6.40pm: Canteen party returned


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24 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.50am: Received 10 cases stores from SS Brisbane River

1.00pm: Funeral party and liberty party landed. (Probably the funeral of William Murton, of HMS Anemone, who died on 23rd March,aged 19)

6.25pm: Funeral and liberty parties returned


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25 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Sunday Divisions etc

9.50am: Church parties disembarked

10.45am: Hands manned ship during tour of the Governor of Crete. (From unification with Greece in 1912 until 1955 Crete was administered by a government appointed Governor General. From April 1915 until 1917 this was Ioannis Tsirimokos)

11.00am: Dismissed

11.30am: Church parties returned

1.30pm: Liberty party landed

3.30pm: Football party landed

6.15pm: Liberty party returned


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26 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.35am: Submarine E25 alongside for water

11.55am: E25 left

1.50pm: Mail sent to Theseus

3.50pm: Reindeer alongside for water

4.40pm: Gazelle alongside with stores

5.05pm: Reindeer left

6.30pm: Two Leading Stokers joined ship (to relieve others)

6.35pm: Gazelle left


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27 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

Evening: Officers anchor watch

6.00pm: Hands securing boat for the night

6.50pm: Let go starboard anchor to 30 fms cable and veered to 75 fathoms on port

11.00pm: Strong wind & sea (The wind rose to force 6 in the course of the evening, and the pressure was dropping steadily)


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28 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Weighed starboard anchor and shortened port cable to 60 fathoms (By 8am the wind had dropped to force 1)

2.00pm: L5 alongside for water

3.00pm: L5 left

4.20pm: Hazel alongside for water

5.50pm: Hazel left


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29 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.45am: Boilersmiths from Theseus on board

11.05am: COs rounds

11.45am: Chesterfield alongside

12.15pm: Aster alongside for stores

2.15pm: Aster left

3.30pm: Chesterfield left

4.00pm: Football party landed

6.30pm: Football party returned

8.30pm: Boilersmiths left


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30 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: Azalea alongside for stores

9.55am: Azalea left

1.30pm: Funeral party landed (Probably the funeral of James John Robertson RNR of HMT Tanager, who died on 29th March, aged 19)

3.10pm: Funeral party returned

4.30pm: Canteen party left for Pelorus

5.10pm: Canteen party returned


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31 March 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: E.25 alongside

10.30am: E.25 left

11.20am: Chesterfield alongside

12.20pm: Fell in for payment

1.35pm: Chesterfield left

3.00pm: Received visit from Captain (D)



LOGS FOR APRIL 1917


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1 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

2.00am: Rounds called

5.00am: Hands washed decks

9.45am: Sunday Divisions etc

10.00am: Church parties: RCs to shore, C of E to Theseus

12.22pm: Church parties returned

1.30pm: Football party landed. Liberty POs landed.

4.50pm: Football party returned

6.15pm: Liberty party returned

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: vegetables 40lbs; bread 30 lbs

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 853 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 1.5 tons; remaining coal 190.5 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.00am: Hands cleaning bilges in No 1 hold

10.45am: Trawler 308 alongside with stores

2.00pm: Drifter 1133 alongside with stores

2.45pm: Drifter 1133 left

3.00pm: Leading Stokers Jeffrey and Angel discharged to Peony for passage to England

6.45pm: Gazelle alongside with stores

7.35pm: Gazelle left


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3 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.00am: Hands working in No 1 hold cleaning bilges

8.55am: L5 alongside with water

10.10am: L5 left

5.30pm: Trawler 340 alongside for water

5.50pm: Trawler 340 left


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4 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Trawler 306 alongside for water

9.25am: Trawler 306 left

11.45am: L5 alongside for water

12.25pm: Tug alongside with stores

1.00pm: Tug left

1.30pm: L5 left

1.40pm: Liberty men and patrol landed

6.20pm: Liberty men and patrol returned


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5 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Gazelle alongside for water

10.30am: Trawler 1133 alongside for water

2.10pm: Mails sent to Theseus


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6 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.35am: L9 alongside for water

10.00am: Church parties C of E to Theseus, RCs to Arsenal Pier (This is Good Friday)

10.45am: L9 left. Aster alongside

11.55am: Aster left

12.15pm: Church parties returned

1.30pm: Funeral party landed (H W Gaywood, Stoker 2nd class, of Azalea is buried in Suda Cemetery. He died on 6th April, of wounds.)

4.00pm: Funeral party returned

5.30pm: Canteen party to Theseus

6.30pm: Canteen party returned


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7 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.30pm: Funeral party, patrol & liberty party landed (Percy Richings, Stoker 1st class, also of Azalea, aged 36 died on 7th April and is buried in Suda Cemetery)

6.20pm: Liberty party, funeral party and patrol returned


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8 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.45am: Church party to Theseus (This is Easter Sunday)

7.50am: Church party returned

10.00am: RC church party landed. C of E to Theseus. Sunday Divisions etc

12.15pm: Church parties returned


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9 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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10 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

4.00pm: Mails despatched to Theseus


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11 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.15am: Received 22 bags mail

4.00pm: Despatched mails to Theseus


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12 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.50am: Tug John Payne alongside for water

10.20am: Tug John Payne left

1.30pm: Football party landed

4.30pm: Football party returned


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13 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

5.00pm: Hands to bathe


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14 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

5.00pm: Hands to bathe


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15 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Two ratings to sick bay Theseus

9.00am: Tug John Payne alongside

9.45am: Church parties. RCs to pier. C of E to Theseus

10.00am: Sunday Divisions etc

12.05pm: Church parties returned and sick ratings


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16 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: L9 alongside for water. One rating to sick bay Theseus.

9.40am: E25 (submarine) alongside for water

10.30am: L9 left.

10.35am: E25 left

12.35pm: Sick rating returned from Theseus

3.45pm: Football party landed

6.50pm: Football party returned


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17 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

3.00am: Gig sprung a leak during heavy squall & filled. Rudder, oars & gratings lost, being washed away.

8.45am: Two ratings to sick bay Theseus

10.00am: Two ratings returned

11.10am: J Bell AB discharged to Theseus for medical treatment

11.40am: Tug alongside with stores

12 noon: Tug left

2.30pm: Let go Starboard anchor to 30 fms. cable. Veered to 75 on port cable.


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18 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Stoker Gambin RNR to sick bay Theseus

10.15am: Stoker Gambin RNR returned


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19 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Stoker Gambin RNR to Theseus sick bay

11.10am: Stoker Gambin RNR returned

1.45pm: Three bags mails despatched to Theseus


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20 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.15am: Chesterfield alongside with stores

9.50am: Trawler 1452 fouled Ensign staff carrying away same

11.30am: Let go Starboard anchor to 30 fms cable & veered Port Cable to 45 fms

12 noon: Heavy squall. Ship dragged anchor

12.35pm: Weighed and took up new berth Port anchor to 60 fms

1.15pm: Working party from Theseus discharging stores from Chesterfield

3.30pm: Let go starboard anchor to 30 fms cable. Veered to 75 fms on port cable

4.00pm: Chesterfield left

4.45pm: Hazel alongside for stores

6.45pm: Hazel left


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21 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.05am: French TBD alongside for water

7.00am: French TBD left.

9.15am: Stoker Gambin RNR to Theseus sick bay

11.30am: Stoker Gambin RNR returned

1.25pm: Received 8 bags mails from Theseus

6.25pm: L9 alongside for water

7.00pm: L9 left

9.10pm: L9 alongside for water


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22 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.00pm: L9 left

6.40pm: Weighed Starboard anchor and shortened Port to 60 fms

8.45am: Stoker Gambin to Theseus sick bay

9.45am: RC and C of E Church parties left ship

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

10.15am: Stoker Gambin returned

11.40am: Church parties returned

11.45am: Partridge alongside for water

2.00pm: Partridge left

4.15pm: Honeysuckle alongside for water

7.30pm: Honeysuckle left

1 on sick list


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23 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.10am: Clematis alongside for stores

8.45am: Clematis left

8.50am: Stoker Gambin to Theseus sick bay

9.20am: E25 alongside for water

10.15am: Stoker Gambin returned

11.15am: E25 left

1 on sick list


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24 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Stoker Gambin to Theseus sick bay

10.00am: CPO Daly and S Brown AB to Theseus for Gun test


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25 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Stoker Gambin to Theseus sick bay

3.10pm: K36 alongside with stores

5.30pm: Theseus working party handling stores in No.1 Hold

6.20pm: K26 left with working party

1 on sick list


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26 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

4.00am: Hands preparing to coal ship

6.15am: Weighed anchor & proceeded. Engines as required.

7.05am: Secured up alongside Clan Macpherson

8.45am: Hands coaling ship

10.00am: Delivered 6 coal-trucks to Pelorus's boat

11.45am: Beagle alongside for stores

5.15pm: L9 alongside

6.10pm: L9 left. Finished coaling for the day.


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27 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.10am: Honeysuckle alongside for oil

8.00am: Hands resumed coaling

8.55am: Honeysuckle left

5.40pm: Finished coaling for the day

1 on sick list


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28 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.45am: Hands resumed coaling

2.00pm: Finished coaling ship (Total received 256 tons)

2.10pm: Cast off from collier and proceeded to anchorage. Engines as required

2.30pm: Anchored. Port anchor 60 fms cable


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29 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: S Oliver Seaman to sick bay Theseus

9.45am: RC Church party landed. S Oliver returned from Theseus.

11.55am: RC Church party returned

1.30pm: POs 1st Class & CPOs landed

6.20pm: POs 1st Class & CPOs returned


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30 April 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Stoker Sweet to Theseus sick bay for dental treatment

10.00am: Stoker Sweet returned

3.45pm: Football party landed

6.10pm: Comet alongside with fleet stores

6.30pm: Football party returned

7.00pm: Comet left

8.30pm: Hands working stores in No.1 Hold


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LOGS FOR MAY 1917


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This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus. G Membury, Navigating Officer

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Instruments:

Barometer – Aneroid. Name of maker and number: Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd. Height of cistern above sea: 30 feet.

Thermometers for Air Temperature: Position in ship – Navigating Bridge. Whether in screen – yes. Maker and No. Perkin Son & Co. London 1568A, 1569A

Thermometer for Sea Temperature: Maker and No. S.A. Calderara, London


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1 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.00am: Rounds called

5.00am: Hands washed decks

9.10am: Gazelle alongside with stores

9.25am: Received mails

11.15am: Gazelle left

2.00pm: Hands employed variously

4.00pm: Despatched mail to Theseus

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 59 lbs; vegetables 40 lbs; bread 50 lbs

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 815 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 1.5 tons; remaining coal 270.5 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.45am: Renard alongside

12 noon: 1 Leading Seaman, 2 Seamen & 1 WT rating joined ship

12.05pm: Renard left

12.15pm: Grampus alongside

12.45pm: Received mail

1.30pm: Liberty party landed

3.00pm: Three liberty men sent back to ship by OOP (This probably means officer of patrol)

6.00pm: Liberty men and patrol returned


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3 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.15am: Hands employed returning empties to collier

12.15pm: Hands returned on board

3.40pm: Received mail


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4 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Tug John Payne alongside

9.00am: Working party to collier for stores

9.45am: Chesterfield alongside

10.00am: Working party returned on board

1.30pm: Working party from Theseus working stores from Chesterfield

4.00pm: Working party left

4.45pm: Chesterfield left

7.15pm: Concert party left

11.00pm: Concert party returned


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5 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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6 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: Motor-boat hoisted onboard for repairs to engines

9.35am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday divisions

12 noon: Church parties returned. Cleared lower deck. Presentation of Long Service Medal to CPO Owen Daly (See 2nd August 1916)

12.15pm: Hands dismissed

1.30pm: Liberty party landed

6.15pm: Liberty party returned


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7 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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8 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: One O Seaman joined ship

9.30am: Tug John Payne alongside with stores

11.00am: Tug John Payne left

12 noon: Dispatched 4 bags mail to Theseus

3.30pm: Football party landed

4.30pm: Reindeer alongside for store

5.05pm: Reindeer left

6.30pm: Football party returned


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9 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Lighter alongside with stores

10.50am: Lighter left

3.00pm: Motor boat lowered into water


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10 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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11 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

12.15pm: Received mail from Theseus

1.30pm: Trawler 306 alongside for stores

2.10pm: Trawler 306 left

3.30pm: Despatched 4 bags mail


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12 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.15am: Tug John Payne alongside.

7.30am: Tug John Payne left

10.15am: Received visit from RC chaplain

10.25am: RC chaplain left ship

7.00pm: Kennet alongside

7.10pm: Kennet left


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13 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday divisions

12 noon: Church parties returned


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14 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Hoisted and secured gig

9.40am: Leading Stoker Doherty to Theseus for patrol inquiry

10.20am: Hands exercised at boat drill. Port cutter lowered & hands exercised

10.30am: Tug alongside for stores

11.00am: Tug left

11.45am: Leading Stoker Doherty returned

1.30pm: Leading Stoker Doherty, Stoker Bishop and Lawrenson AB to Theseus

2.30pm: Leading Stoker Doherty, Stoker Bishop and Lawrenson AB returned

6.00pm: RC Chaplain on board. RC service held on mess deck

6.45pm: RC Chaplain left


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15 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: RC Chaplain on board and RC party from Partridge II. Service held on mess deck

7.45am: Church parties left

8.00am: Chaplain left


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16 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Naval Telegraphist on board from Theseus to overhaul wireless set

2.30pm: Naval Telegraphist returned to Theseus. Five bags mail despatched

4.00pm: Liberty party and patrol landed

6.50pm: Liberty men returned. (Placed on report for being drunk)

7.00pm: Patrol returned


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17 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.30am: RC Church party landed (This is Ascension Day)

8.15am: RC Church party returned

9.15am: Naval Telegraphist from Theseus on board

10.40am: Naval Telegraphist left

11.30am: Patrol to Theseus to attend inquiry


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18 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.00am: SS Aysgarth alongside with fleet canteen stores

3.45pm: Football party landed

3.55pm: J Payne brought lighter alongside. Made fast same astern.

4.00pm: Tug left

4.15pm: SS Aysgarth left. Slacked away cable to clean her propellor

6.30pm: Football party returned


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19 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.40am: Working party from Theseus to discharge oil from lighter

9.00am: Tug alongside for water

10.40am: Water lighter alongside for water. Tug left

11.45am: Lighter left


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20 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.40am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday divisions

10.30am: Four dental cases to Karapova for treatment

12 noon: Church parties and dental cases returned

5.00pm: Wireless rating discharged (lent) to Theseus


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21 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.05am: One dental case to Karapova

12 noon: One dental case returned

130pm: Dispatched mail to Theseus

5.30pm: Gazelle alongside


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22 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

4.00am: Hands employed washing decks and taking in stores from Gazelle

7.35am: K36 alongside for oil fuel

12 noon: Colne alongside for stores

4.45pm: Canteen party to Theseus


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23 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.45pm: Concert Party landed

10.45pm: Concert Party returned


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24 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.15am: Grampus alongside for stores

8.30am: Grampus left

9.00am: Gazelle alongside & discharged seaplane (In February 1917 a small seaplane base, consisting of 4 seaplanes was established at Suda Bay. They were used in anti-submarine work)

9.30am: Gazelle left

11.10am: L5 alongside for water

11.45am: L5 left

2.30pm: Kennet alongside for oil

2.45pm: Kennet left


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25 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

12.45pm: L5 alongside for water.

3.45pm: Football party landed

6.20pm: Football party returned


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26 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: Two ratings to Theseus for medical attendance

10.10am: Two ratings returned

12.20pm: L5 alongside for water

12.45pm: L5 left


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27 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.40am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Divisions & C.O.s rounds

11.30am: Chesterfield alongside

11.55am: Church parties returned

2.00pm: Mails despatched to Theseus. CPOs & POs landed for liberty

6.45pm: Liberty party returned


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28 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: Working party from Theseus handling stores ex Chesterfield

9.30am: Renard alongside

9.55am: Chesterfield left


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29 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.40am: L9 alongside for water

9.40am: L9 left

10.20am: Renard shoved off


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30 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.00am: Hands employed bending awnings

11.55am: Hazel alongside for oil

3.00pm: Hazel left

6.30am: Clematis alongside

7.20am: Clematis left


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31 May 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.15am: Chelmer alongside

8.20am: Chelmer left



LOGS FOR JUNE 1917


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1 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

3.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands washed decks

10.00am: Hands variously employed

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 30 lbs; vegetables 100 lbs; bread 50 lbs

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 856 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 2 tons; remaining coal 125 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.35am: Jed alongside for stores

8.50am: Jed left


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3 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

12 noon: Church parties returned


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4 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

2.45pm: Honeysuckle alongside

7.00pm: Honeysuckle left

8.20pm: Gazelle alongside. Received 13 bags mail


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5 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: Working party from Theseus handling stores from Gazelle

10.45am: Gazelle left


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6 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.30am: Theseus working party on board

11.45am: Trawler 803 alongside with stores

12 noon: Trawler 803 left

12.30pm: Working party left

2.00pm: Received 6 bags mail. Despatched 4 bags.

3.00pm: SS Pebble alongside & discharged seaplane

3.40pm: SS Pebble left & seaplane lowered into water

3.50pm: Working party left


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7 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.45pm: Despatched mail to Theseus


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8 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Rowan alongside for stores

10.30am: Rowan left

2.30pm: L39 alongside with stores

3.05pm: L39 left

5.15m: Grasshopper working party for stores

6.00pm: Grasshopper left


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9 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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10 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: Chelmer alongside for stores

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.25am: Chelmer left

12.10pm: Church parties returned


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11 June 1917


Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.20pm: Dispatched mail to Theseus

2.30pm: Funeral party landed in charge of Sub. Lieutenant Hayes (This is likely to be for the funeral of Albert Edward Cummings, aged 16, an apprentice of SS Corinthia of the Mercantile Marine, who died of meningitis on June 10th)

3.50pm: Funeral party returned


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12 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.00am: Gazelle alongside

9.00am: Working party from Theseus handling stores

10.55am: Gazelle left

11.00am: Working party left

3.30pm: Honeysuckle alongside

4.00pm: Honeysuckle left


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13 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

2.10pm: Chesterfield alongside

5.20pm: Hands working stores from Chesterfield

6.00pm: Hands piped down


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14 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.50am: Chesterfield left

12.10pm: Received mail from Theseus


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15 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

5.30pm: Water polo team to Theseus

7.00pm: Water polo team returned


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16 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.25am: John Payne alongside for water

10.45am: John Payne left


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17 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.45am: Church parties returned


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18 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Working party in charge of 3rd officer to collier for stores

11.20am: Working party returned stores unavailable

5.55pm: Gazelle alongside

7.45pm: Gazelle left


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19 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Leading Stoker Gerrard to Theseus for examination Stoker P.O.

10.30am: John Payne alongside

10.40am: John Payne left with working party in charge of Junior officer

11.20am: John Payne returned with working party

12.10pm: Leading Stoker Gerrard returned

2.45pm: Honeysuckle alongside

3.10pm: Honeysuckle left

4.45pm: Polo team to Pelorus

5.45pm: Polo team returned


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20 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.10am: Lighter K36 alongside for stores

1.40pm: K36 left


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21 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.45pm: Received one coil wire from Collier Melanie


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22 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.45pm: Mail despatched to Theseus


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23 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

5.00pm: Polo team to Rowan

7.00m: Polo team returned

7.15pm: Renard alongside


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24 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: G Galea, Ships cook and J Bradshaw Stoker to sick bay Theseus

10.00am: Church parties landed

10.30am: Sunday Divisions. Stoker Bradshaw returned from Theseus

11.55am: Church parties returned

12 noon: Ship's Cook returned from Theseus

2.30pm: Cricket team landed

6.10pm: Cricket team returned


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25 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: G Galea Ship's Cook to sick bay Theseus

11.30am: G Galea Ship’s Cook returned

1.40pm: Renard left

3.20pm: Jed alongside

4.30pm: Jed left

5.00pm: Polo team to Huntsend

6.30pm: Polo team returned

6.50pm: Gazelle alongside


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26 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.30am: Hands working stores from Gazelle

10.00am: Working party from Theseus to assist

10.30am: John Payne alongside

11.00am: Working party left in John Payne to discharge stores from collier

12.45pm: Working party returned in John Payne

1.15pm: Gazelle left

2.00pm: Hands discharging stores from John Payne

2.50pm: John Payne left


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27 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.30pm: Liberty men and patrol landed

7.15pm: Liberty men and patrol returned (two absentees)

7.50pm: Two absentees returned


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28 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.25am: Submarine E21 alongside for water

11.25am: E21 left

2.00pm: Dispatched mail to Theseus and 1 case to Gazelle

5.15pm: Polo team to Huntsend

6.15pm: Polo team returned


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29 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.10am: John Payne alongside with stores

11.45am: John Payne left

2.00pm: Hoisted motor-boat for painting


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30 June 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.30am: Lowered motor-boat

1.30pm: Liberty party, patrol and cricket team landed

7.20pm: Liberty party, patrol and cricket team landed (one absentee)

9.45pm: Absentee returned


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Continued in Log No.8


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LOGS FOR JULY 1917


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This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus. G Membury, Navigating Officer

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Instruments:

Barometer – Aneroid. Name of maker and number: Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd. Height of cistern above sea: 30 feet.

Thermometers for Air Temperature: Position in ship – Navigating Bridge. Whether in screen – yes. Maker and No. Perkin Son & Co. London 1568A, 1569A

Thermometer for Sea Temperature: Maker and No. S.A. Calderara, London


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1 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.00am: Rounds called

5.00am: Hands washed decks

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.50am: Church parties returned

1.30pm: Liberty party landed

2.15pm: Mail dispatched to Thesus

7.10pm: Liberty party returned

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 30 lbs; bread 40 lbs

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 765 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 2 tons; remaining 39 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: Chesterfield alongside

8.45am: J Kelly AB and Leading Seaman Bradbury to Theseus for dental treatment

10.15am: J Kelly AB and Leading Seaman Bradbury returned. Working party from Theseus working stores

11.45am: Working party left

12.15pm: Rowan alongside for stores

12.30pm: J Thomas AB taken to Theseus with injured foot. Detained for hospital

2.00pm: Rowan left

2.30pm: John Payne alongside

3.00pm: John Payne left

5.50pm: Gazelle alongside

7.15pm: Gazelle left


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3 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

4.30pm: Let go Starboard anchor to 15 fms cable


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4 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: Hove up Starboard anchor

8.45am: J Kelly AB to Theseus for medical treatment

9.10am: Trawler 332 alongside for stores

10.00am: Trawler 332 left

11.00am: J Kelly returned

12.10pm: Trawler 1101 alongside for stores

2.40pm: Trawler 1101 left


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5 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.15am: Anemone alongside for stores

9.30am: Anemone left

5.00pm: Rowan's Polo team on board

5.45pm: Rowan’s Polo team left


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6 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Leading Seaman Blackwell to Theseus for medical treatment

10.15am: Leading Seaman Blackwell returned

5.35pm: Jonquil’s Polo team on board

4.50pm: Polo team to Rowan

5.45pm: Polo team returned from Rowan

6.00pm: Jonquil’s polo team left


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7 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Jed alongside for stores

11.15am: Jed left

11.30am: Reindeer alongside for stores

11.50am: Reindeer left

5.15pm: Polo team to Basilisk

6.35pm: Polo team returned


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8 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.50am: Church parties returned

1.30pm: Liberty men and cricket team landed

7.10pm: Liberty men and cricket team returned


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9 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

3.00pm: Despatched mail to Theseus

5.00pm: Polo teams to Jed & Clematis

6.45pm: Polo teams returned

7.30pm: Folkestone alongside with stores etc


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10 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.00pm: Folkestone left


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11 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

3.00pm: Tug John Payne alongside for stores

3.15pm: Tug John Payne left


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12 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Tug alongside for stores. Working party from Theseus loading tug

10.20am: Tug and working party left


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13 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Leading Stoker Davey and AB Kelly to sick bay Theseus

11.15am: Leading Stoker Davey and AB Kelly returned

5.00pm: E14's polo team on board

6.00pm: E14’s polo team returned


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14 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Anemone alongside for stores

10.15am: Anemone left


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15 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Stoker Sweet to Theseus sick bay

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

10.15am: Stoker Sweet returned

11.50am: Church parties returned



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16 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.35pm: Lieutenant Cooper RNR joined ship as 1st Lieutenant also five ratings. Received 6 bags mail.

7.30pm: Mr Grierson YMCA and Sub Lieutenant Lanktree RNR on board temporarily


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17 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.30am: Lighter K36 alongside

3.30pm: K36 left

5.45pm: John Payne alongside for stores

6.00pm: John Payne left


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18 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.10am: Weighted anchor and proceeded

6.30am: Made fast alongside Collier Pensilva

5.30pm: Finished coaling for the day


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19 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: Resumed coaling ship

4.00pm: Finished coaling. (Received 280 tons.)

4.15pm: Unmoored from collier and proceeded to anchorage

4.50pm: Anchored. Port anchor to 45 fathoms cable


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20 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.00am: Five ratings discharged to Gazelle for passage

5.00pm: Redpole’s polo team on board

6.10pm: Redpole’s polo team left


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21 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.20am: Redpole alongside

2.00pm: Mail despatched to Theseus


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22 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Divisions

11.00am: Captain’s (Engineer) representative on board

12 noon: Church parties returned. Engineer Capt's representative left

1.40pm: Cricket XI landed

4.50pm: Greek destroyer alongside

5.55pm: Greek destroyer left

6.45pm: Cricket XI returned


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23 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.35am: One boiler maker & one stoker from Theseus on board

12 noon: One boiler-maker & one stoker from Theseus on board

6.00pm: Gazelle alongside with stores. One signal-rating & one Ordinary Seaman joined ship


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24 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Two boiler-makers on board from Theseus

10.30am: C Zarb to Theseus’ sick bay with injured arm

10.35am: Gazelle left

12 noon: Boilermakers left

5.30pm: Basilisk's polo team on board

6.00pm: Basilisk’s polo team left

8.00pm: Concert party to Theseus

11.20pm: Concert party returned


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25 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.05am: Kennet alongside

9.20am: Kennet left

10.00am: Heliotrope alongside

10.40am: Heliotrope left

11.05am: Comet alongside

11.15am: Comet left

8.00pm: Concert party to Saxon

11.20pm: Concert party returned


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26 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.00am: Lowered gig & starboard cutter into water

1.30pm: Despatched mail to Theseus


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27 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.00am: Leading Signaller Burt & S Oliver AB discharged to Gazelle for passage to England

2.00pm: Hoisted port cutter inboard

7.00pm: Lower deck cleared. Warrant No. 6 read by CO.


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28 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Officers & men as required attending Court of Inquiry on board Pelorus on Leading Stoker Lanham

12.55pm: Court of Inquiry party returned


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29 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: RC Church party left ship

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.50am: Church party returned

1.00pm: Sub Lieutenant W Norman discharged to Nemesis for passage to England


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30 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Stoker Zarb to Theseus for dental treatment

10.15am: Received 1 bag Malta mail

11.30am: Stoker Zarb returned


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31 July 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.50pm: Despatched mail to Theseus



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1917


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1 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

2.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands washing decks

10.00am: Hands as required

12.30pm: Hands mustered for payment

1.30pm: Liberty party and patrol landed

7.10pm: Liberty party and patrol returned

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 64 lbs; vegetables 100 lbs; bread 60 lbs

Fresh water expended: 5 tons; remaining 758 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 2 tons; remaining 234.5 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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3 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.30am: Working party to collier for stores

9.45am: Working party returned with stores in tug John Payne

1.00pm: John Payne returned

5.00pm: Boats’ crews at exercise


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4 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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5 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.40am: Staunch alongside for water

7.45am: Gazelle alongside with stores

9.45am: Church parties landed

11.15am: Gazelle returned

11.30am: Church parties returned

2.00pm: Staunch left


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6 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.00am: Canteen Manager & Stoker Walker to Pelorus sick bay

11.30am: Canteen Manager & Stoker Walker returned

12 noon: Chesterfield alongside

4.00pm: Chesterfield left

7.30pm: Effects of C. Zarb W.R. Std (Ward Room Steward) sent to HMHS Valdivia


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7 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Canteen manager & Stoker Walker to Theseus sick bay

11.00am: Canteen manager & Stoker Walker returned


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8 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.25am: Folkestone alongside

8.45am: Stokers Walker & Gambin to Theseus’ sick bay

10.30am: Stokers Walker & Gambin returned

4.00pm: Hands taking in aeroplanes from lighter K36

6.45pm: K36 left


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9 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Stoker Walker to Theseus sick bay

10.40am: Stoker Walker returned

11.10am: Anemone alongside

1.15pm: Japanese Destroyer K alongside

2.30pm: Japanese Destroyer K left

2.50pm: Japanese Destroyer J alongside

3.45pm: Japanese Destroyer J left


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10 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.30am: K36 alongside for aeroplane. Hands discharging same.

9.00am: K36 left with 2 aeroplanes

9.05am: Stokers Dyer & Walker to Theseus sick bay

3.20pm: Nigella alongside for the two remaining aeroplanes

6.50pm: Nigella left


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11 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Stoker Walker, Cutajar WRS & Canteen Manager to Theseus sick bay

9.50am: Stoker Walker, Cutajar WRS & Canteen Manager returned


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12 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.40am: Church parties returned


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13 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Stoker Dalli and Dyer to Pelorus sick bay

11.00am: Signalman to Theseus for examination

12.15pm: Signalman returned

8.10pm: Signalman to Theseus

9.45pm: Signalman returned


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14 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.00am: L5 alongside with water

6.50am: Folkestone alongside. Two ERA's joined ship for Paravane duties.

11.20am: L5 left

1.10pm: Folkestone left

8.10pm: Signalman to Theseus

9.45pm: Signalman returned


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15 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.30am: RC Church party landed (This is a Wednesday, so it is likely to be the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

9.00am: Stoker PO Cooper to Folkestone for medical treatment

9.40am: Stoker PO Cooper returned

3.25pm: Colne alongside for stores

4.40pm: Colne left


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16 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.15pm: Larne alongside

7.30pm: Larne left


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17 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.00am: K36 with working party from Adamant alongside for stores

6.50am: K36 left

1.00pm: Canteen Manager left ship for Malta for medical treatment


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18 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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19 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.50am: Church parties returned


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20 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.15am: Submarine E21 alongside for water

4.00pm: Lighter L5 alongside for water

5.30pm: Lighter L5 left

6.00pm: RC service held on mess deck

6.45pm: E21 left

6.50pm: Folkestone alongside


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21 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: RC service held on mess deck

9.00am: Leading Stoker Doherty to Pelorus Sick Bay

10.50am: Folkestone left

1.30pm: Dental party to Karapara

3.00pm: Dental party returned

4.00pm: Despatched mails to Theseus

5.25pm: Received mails from Theseus


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22 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: Dental party to Karapara

11.00am: Dental party returned

11.30am: Drifter 1101 alongside for water

2.30pm: Despatched mail to Theseus


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23 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Hands scaling and painting ship’s side (One paint-brush lost overboard) (An uneventful day on the Bacchus)


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24 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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25 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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26 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: RC church party landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.45am: Church party returned


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27 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: Paravane ERAs to Fury

11.45am: Paravane ERAs returned

2.50pm: L5 alongside for water

6.00pm: Folkestone alongside

7.10pm: Folkestone left


4ef4f98ae53e0a0c91004ee0: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-34690/0032_1.jpg)


28 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: K36 alongside for empties

12.20pm: K36 left


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29 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.50am: Whitehead alongside

11.30am: Whitehead left


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30 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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31 August 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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Continued in Log 9

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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1917


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This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus. G Membury, Navigating Officer

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Instruments:

Barometer – Aneroid. Name of maker and number: Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd. Height of cistern above sea: 30 feet.

Thermometers for Air Temperature: Position in ship – Navigating Bridge. Whether in screen – in screen. Maker and No. Perkin Son & Co. London 1568A, 1569A

Thermometer for Sea Temperature: Maker and No. S.A. Calderara, London


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1 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.00am: Rounds called

3.00am: Hands washed decks

7.00am: Hands as required

8.30am: ERA Gash to Theseus for medical attendance

10.30am: ERA Gash returned

12 noon: Hands to make and mend

12.30pm: Hands mustered for payment

1.30pm: Liberty men and patrol landed

7.10pm: Liberty men and patrol returned

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 36 lbs; vegetables 20 lbs; bread 50 lbs

Fresh water: expended 4 tons; remaining 629 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 2 tons; remaining 156 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: RC Church party landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.50am: Church parties returned

3.00pm: Received mail from Theseus


4ef4f98be53e0a0c91004eee: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-34691/0004_1.jpg)


3 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.45am: L9 alongside with water

1.10pm: L9 left

6.15pm: Folkestone alongside


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4 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.00am: Folkestone left

11.00am: Trawler 288 alongside for water

11.30am: K36 alongside

11.50am: K36 left and L9 came alongside

12.30pm: Rinsed out No 4 tank & pumped out discoloured water (shore spring water)

2.30pm: L9 left


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5 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.10am: Anemone alongside

9.20am: Anemone left

11.25am: Nereide alongside

1.30pm: Liberty men and patrol landed

7.10pm: Liberty men and patrol returned 1 absentee

8.30pm: 1 CPO and ERA returned from late leave

9.15pm: J Holmes absentee returned


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6 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.15am: L9 alongside

12.30pm: Nereide left

12.35pm: L5 alongside

3.45pm: Received visit from Captain of HMS Foresight

4.15pm: Captain of HMS Foresight left

6.15pm: Received further visit from Captain of Foresight

6.35pm: Captain of Foresight left


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7 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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8 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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9 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.45am: Church parties returned


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10 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.25pm: Heliotrope and Clematis alongside. Hands employed in assisting these ships to exchange guns


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11 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.00am: Hands employed as previous day


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12 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.30am: Heliotrope left

7.50am: Clematis left

11.20am: K36 alongside with stores

11.50am: K36 left


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13 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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14 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: L9 alongside for water. Two ratings to Pelorus for medical attendance

10.15am: L9 left

10.45am: Two ratings returned from Pelorus

3.20pm: Let go Starboard anchor to 30 fms cable & veered to 60 fms on Port cable

10.00pm: Weighed Star anchor & hove in to 45 fms on Port Cable


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15 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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16 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church party landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

12 noon: Church party returned


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17 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.45am: Whitehead alongside. Mr O'Donovan WO joined ship to await passage to Mudros

7.00pm: Folkestone alongside


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18 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Folkestone left

10.30am: John Payne alongside for stores

11.50am: John Payne left

12.45pm: L9 alongside with water

2.15pm: L9 left


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19 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: L9 alongside

9.15am: Working party from Foresight on board

10.00am: Working party from Foresight left

3.30pm: Trawler 344 alongside for water

4.00pm: Trawler 344 left. Foresight’s working party left

7.30pm: Concert party left for Foresight

12 midnight: Concert party returned


4ef4f98de53e0a0c91004eff: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-34691/0013_0.jpg)


22 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.45am: K36 alongside for stores

2.45pm: K36 left


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23 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church parties landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisons

11.50am: Church parties returned


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24 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: Working party on board from Foresight

11.30am: Working party left

12.20pm: K36 alongside

2.00pm: K36 left

8.00pm: Sub Lieutenant Sivewright RN joined ship temporary


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25 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.45am: Chesterfield alongside with stores

2.10pm: Foresight's working party on board to discharge Chesterfield

3.45pm: Working party left


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26 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: Sub Lieutenant Sivewright RN left for Honeysuckle

10.30am: Leading Stoker Lanham discharged to Reindeer

11.00am: Honeysuckle alongside

12.15pm: Stoker PO Croad joined ship

2.25pm: Honeysuckle left

4.45pm: Foresight’s working party on board

6.00pm: Foresight’s working party left

6.05pm: Chesterfield left


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27 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.15am: L9 alongside for stores

10.00am: L9 left

5.30pm: Two ERAs left ship for passage to Mudros

10.00pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant Manning RNR


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28 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: L9 alongside for water

9.45am: K36 alongside for water.

10.00am: L9 left

10.45am: K36 left (The log says 9.45am but this is the arrival time; 10.45am is an estimated time)


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29 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.00am: One brass crutch belonging to gig boat lost overboard

3.30pm: Engineer Sub. Lieutenant Ansell RNR discharged to Larne for passage to Malta. Engineer Sub.

Lieutenant Martin RNR discharged to Rio Pallaresa for temporary duties by order of SOI 1st Detached Squadron


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30 September 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: RC Church party landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

12.10pm: Church party returned



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1917


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1 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.00am: Rounds called

4.00am: Hands washed decks

6.30am: K36 alongside

7.15am: K36 left

8.45am: Stoker Bishop to Pelorus for medical attendance

9.00am: Hands as required

10.40am: Drifter 803 alongside with stores

11.15am: Stoker Bishop returned

11.40am: Drifter 803 left

12 noon: K36 alongside

12.40pm: Three Maltese ratings discharged to Adamant for passage to Malta

2.20pm: Submarine E12 alongside

4.00pm: K36 left

8.45pm: Ribble

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 40 lbs; vegetables 100 lbs; bread 50 lbs

Fresh water: expended 18 tons; remaining 576 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 1.5 tons; remaining coal 104.5 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

2.10am: E12 left

10.00am: K36 alongside. Foresight's and Jonquil's working party on board.

1.05pm: K36 left with working parties

5.50pm: Ribble left


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3 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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4 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.10am: Submarine E12 alongside

10.40am: L5 alongside with water

1.00pm: L5 left

7.00pm: Folkestone alongside. One Leading Stoker joined ship.


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5 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

5.30am: Folkestone left

8.45am: Two ratings to Pelorus for medical attendance

9.45am: Two ratings returned

9.50am: Trawler 344 alongside for water

10.30am: Trawler 344 left

1.20pm: K36 alongside with seaplanes’ working party

2.45pm: Trawler 1185 alongside for stores

3.30pm: K36 left

4.15pm: Trawler 1185 left


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6 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.10am: Anemone alongside

10.45am: Anemone left

10.50am: Trawler 1101 alongside

11.40am: Trawler 1101 left

1.00pm: K36 alongside

2.00pm: K36 left


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7 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church party landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

12.30pm: Church party returned

2.00pm: Stoker PO Tyler discharged to Jed for passage


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8 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

12.55pm: L5 alongside

1.20pm: L5 left

5.30pm: Received visit from RC Chaplain

5.45pm: Engineer Sub. Lieutenant Martin returned to ship

9.15pm: One skipper RNR joined ship awaiting arrival of trawler (This is probably Skipper Burnett, who is recorded as leaving the ship on October 11th)


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9 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.50am: RC Chaplain on board. Service held on mess deck (This is Tuesday,so presumably it’s simply that the Chaplain is available)

7.35am: RC Chaplain left

7.45am: Folkestone alongside

9.50am: Folkestone left


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10 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.40am: Submarine E12 left for diving practice

11.35am: Submarine E12 returned

1.35pm: Honeysuckle alongside

3.10pm: Honeysuckle left and K36 alongside


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11 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.00am: Mr Bruce WO joined ship to await arrival of Pincher

8.30pm: Skipper Burnett left ship


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12 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

5.30am: Submarine E12 left

1.45pm: K36 alongside

4.30pm: K36 left


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13 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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14 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.30am: RC Church party landed 1st Lieutenant in charge

8.15am: Church party returned

10.00am: Sunday Divisions


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15 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.10am: Chesterfield alongside

3.30pm: Chesterfield left


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16 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.05am: Folkestone alongside

9.25am: L9 alongside with water

11.45am: L9 left

1.10pm: Folkestone left

4.15pm: John Payne alongside for stores

4.55pm: John Payne left


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17 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

11.00am: K36 alongside with stores

11.45am: K36 left


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18 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.20am: Drifter 2120 alongside for water (Naval drifters are boats built along the lines of commercial fishing drifters but fitted out for the navy’s needs)

10.45am: Drifter 2120 left

12 noon: Drifter 2111 alongside for water

12.30pm: Drifter 2111 left

12.40pm: Drifter 2108 alongside for water

1.15pm: Drifter 2108 left

2.40pm: Drifter 1474 alongside for water

3.00pm: Drifter 1474 left

3.10pm: Drifter 2105 alongside for water

3.35pm: Drifter 2105 left

3.40pm: Drifter 1030 alongside for water

4.00pm: Drifter 1030 left

4.05pm: Anemone alongside for stores

5.30pm: Anemone left


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19 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.20am: Submarine E25 alongside


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20 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

4.45pm: J Bolt AB discharged to L5 for temporary duties by order of SO I


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21 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: RC Church party landed

10.00am: CO’s rounds etc

11.55am: Church party returned


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22 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.30pm: Cable fouled. Hands employed clearing same.


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23 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.00am: Folkestone alongside

10.45am: Folkestone left

2.30pm: L5 alongside

3.00pm: L5 left


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24 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.50am: Folkestone alongside

10.30am: Folkestone left

11.45am: L9 alongside

12.10pm: L9 left

3.20pm: Renard alongside

10.00pm: E25 left


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25 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

12.30pm: Renard left

7.45pm: Vessel dragging. Let go Starboard anchor, raised steam on main engines

8.00pm: Weighed anchors & proceeded to berth

10.30pm: K36 alongside with survivors from SS Euston (SS Euston while on a voyage from Malta to Mudros with a cargo of coal was sunk by German submarine UC-34, with the loss of one man)

10.40pm: K36 left


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26 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: L9 alongside with water

11.00am: L9 left


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27 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: E25 alongside


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28 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church party landed

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.50am: Church party returned


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29 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.30am: CO to Triad

10.00am: CO returned

10.15am: Mr Bruce WO discharged to Pincher

2.10pm: Engineer Lieutenant Wrate discharged to hospital

5.00pm: Submarine E25 left


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30 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.30am: Honeysuckle alongside

9.00am: Honeysuckle left

1.00pm: Survivors of SS Euston discharged to various ships for passage to Malta


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31 October 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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Continued in Log No 10

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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1917


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This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus. G Membury, Navigating Officer, J Davidson, Navigating Officer

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1 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

2.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands washed decks

10.00am: Hands as required

2.00pm: Hands as required

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 40 lbs; bread 50 lbs

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 513 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 1.5 tons; remaining 52.5 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1


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3 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

5.15am: Gazelle alongside. Hands washed decks and assisting with discharging stores.

6.35am: Gazelle left

7.30am: K36 alongside

9.25am: K36 left

1.55pm: Engineer Lieutenant Wrate rejoined ship


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4 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.00am: Stoker Sweet to Pelorus for medical treatment

9.45am: Church parties landed and Stoker Sweet returned

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

12.10pm: Church party returned


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5 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

12.20pm: L9 alongside

5.00pm: L9 left

6.15pm: Gazelle alongside

8.00pm: Concert party to Theseus

11.45pm: Concert party returned

Note: On 5th, 6th and 7th ship's double-bottom tanks being washed out and refilled (This note is written across the middle of the log page)


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6 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

10.45am: Gazelle left

10.50am: L5 alongside

2.00pm: L5 left

Old water pumped out by order of SNO & replenished by shore spring water (This note is part of the record of fresh water, and they pumped out 100 tons)


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7 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.45am: L9 alongside with water

1.00pm: L9 left

1.30pm: Liberty men and patrol landed

1.35pm: L5 alongside with water

3.40pm: L5 left

5.15pm: K36 alongside for stores

5.30pm: K36 left

6.30pm: Liberty party and patrol returned (one absentee)

Old water pumped out by order of SNO replenished by shore spring water (This note is part of the record of fresh water, and they pumped out 150 tons)


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8 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

8.40am: One absentee returned

10.30am: Hands preparing ship for coaling


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9 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

7.05am: Weighed anchor and proceeded alongside collier Kirnwood

7.15am: Made fast alongside collier Kirnwood

8.25am: Commenced coaling ship

11.30am: All hands coaling ship

5.00pm: Ceased coaling for the day. Quantity received 166 tons


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10 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.00am: Hands coaling ship

11.00am: Chesterfield alongside with stores

1.40pm: Finished coaling ship. Received 94 tons today. Total received 260 tons

5.10pm: Chesterfield left

5.20pm: Cast off from collier and proceeded to anchorage

5.50pm: Anchored


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11 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

9.45am: Church party landed. 1st Lieutenant in charge.

12.30pm: Church party returned


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12 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

12.15pm: Let go Starboard anchor to 15 fms cable veered to 75 fms on Port cable

2.30pm: Hoisted & secured all boats


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13 November 1917

Suda Bay

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

1.30am: Hove in Starboard anchor and shortened Port cable to 60 fathoms

1.45pm: Trawler alongside with buoys and anchors

3.00pm: Hands employed in taking in and storing same

3.30pm: Trawler left

4.45pm: Let go starboard anchor to 25 fathoms veered to 75 fathoms on port cable


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14 November 1917

Suda Bay and at sea

Lat 35.5, Long 24.1

6.00am: Hands securing boats and securing ship for sea

9.35am: K36 alongside with boats

11.50am: L5 alongside

1.25pm: Working party from Theseus to secure boats

1.30pm: L5 left

2.00pm: Working party left

4.00pm: L9 alongside. Hands employed getting lighter ready for towing.

5.45pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded with lighter L9 in tow

7.15pm: Cleared boom defence

7.20pm: Set course. Courses as required to Commanding officers orders.

12 midnight: Moderate WNW swell


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15 November 1917

No port or location provided

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

No reference to any place can be found in the logs until the mention of ‘Milo’ (now Milos) on 1 March 1918 (see below). The following pages assume that Bacchus was at Milo during the following months, travelling there with Theseus which arrived there on this day

4.00am: Courses as required to Commanding officers orders

7.30am: Cleared boom defence and entered harbour

8.15am: Anchored in No. 3 berth. Tow rope taken in and L9 made fast alongside

4.00pm: Honeysuckle alongside

4.45pm: Honeysuckle left


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16 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.55am: K36 alongside with working party. Discharged buoys & anchors.

9.40am: Trawler 1195 alongside for water

10.45am: Trawler 1195 left

11.00am: S Lawrenson AB to Theseus with injured hand

3.30pm: K36 left with buoys & moorings also working party

3.40pm: L9 left


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17 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.20am: L9 alongside

8.45am: Leading Seaman Bradbury to Theseus for medical treatment

10.00am: Leading Seaman Bradbury returned

2.00pm: Gazelle alongside with stores

4.10pm: Gazelle left


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18 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.00am: Trawler 306 alongside for water

7.30am: Trawler 306 left

9.20am: RC church party to Foudre (A French seaplane carrier)

9.50am: L9 left

10.00am: CO's rounds

11.30am: RC church party returned


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19 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4


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20 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4


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21 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

11.55am: L9 alongside

12.15pm: K36 alongside

12.35pm: K36 left

1.20pm: L9 left

1.35pm: K36 alongside

1.50pm: K36 left

3.00pm: Trawler 340 alongside for water

3.30pm: L9 alongside for water

4.10pm: Trawler and L9 left


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22 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.45am: K36 alongside

9.30am: K36 left

11.15am: K36 alongside

11.25am: K36 left


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23 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

12.15pm: L9 alongside for water

1.50pm: L9 left


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24 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

12.35pm: Assistant Paymaster Findlay & Stoker Bishop discharged to Jonquil for passage to Malta

4.00pm: Gazelle alongside

4.15pm: Lower deck cleared. Warrant No 6 read to ship's company re Stoker Smith-White

4.30pm: Stoker S White discharged to Theseus for cell punishment (7 days). S E Price SSA & Stoker Bradshaw discharged to Gazelle for passage to Mudros.

4.40pm: Gazelle left

Liberty party & patrol


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25 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.20am: RC church party to Foudre

10.00am: Church Divisions

10.40am: RC church party returned

Liberty party


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26 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.50am: Chesterfield alongside

8.00am: Carpenters crew joined ship from Theseus for boat repairing duties

10.00am: Trawler 48 alongside with damaged boat for repairs

1.00pm: Hands discharging empties

1.30pm: Working party from Theseus on board

4.30pm: Working party from Theseus left and Chesterfield left


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27 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

6.45am: Trawler 48 left

11.30am: L9 alongside

1.00pm: L9 left

2.45pm: Gazelle alongside with stores

4.10pm: Gazelle left


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28 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

3.00pm: Survivors of SS Jane Radcliffe on board for accommodation (Jane Radcliffe, with a cargo of coal, was sunk by a mine on this day; there were no casualties)

5.00pm: Hoisted in life-boat for repairs


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29 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.10am: Five survivors of SS Jane Radcliffe to Theseus to attend court of inquiry

12.35pm: Survivors returned from Theseus

1.15pm: L9 alongside for water

3.00pm: L9 left

10.00pm: Third Officer H S Morris RFA joined ship


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30 November 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

1.45pm: L9 alongside for water

2.25pm: Trawler 1370 alongside for water

3.00pm: L9 left

4.30pm: Survivors of Jane Radcliffe left

5.15pm: Trawler 1370 left

6.30pm: 27 survivors of Portuguese steamer Tungue on board for accommodation (Tungue was sunk by a German submarine on 27th November, while on a voyage from Karachi to Milos)



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1917


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1 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

2.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands washed decks

10.55am: Engineer Lieutenant Brown RDRNR (Reserve Decoration Royal Naval Reserve) joined ship

12 noon: Hands to make and mend

1.30pm: Liberty party and patrol landed

5.15pm: Stoker Smith-White RNR rejoined ship from cells Theseus

6.45pm: Liberty party and patrol returned

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: bread 100 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 97 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 790 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 12 tons; remaining coal 147 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.30am: Church party to Foudre

11.00am: Church party returned

12 noon: Acheron alongside for oil and water

12.30pm: Portugese survivors left ship

4.15pm: Acheron left


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3 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.30am: Jed alongside for oil

10.00am: Received visit from Gunnery Lieutenant of HMS Theseus

10.05am: Lifeboat hoisted inboard for repairs

11.55am: Jed left

1.50pm: Gazelle alongside with stores

3.10pm: Gazelle left


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4 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

4.30am: Hands preparing to coal ship

6.45am: Weighed anchor and proceeded

7.10am: Made fast alongside Collier Cimbrier

8.35am: Commenced coaling ship assisted by Greek labourers

1.30pm: Lifeboat taken away by Theseus’ picket boat

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Greek labourers left. 120 tons received.


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5 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.00am: Greek labourers on board. Resumed coaling ship

5.00pm: Ceased coaling ship for the day. Greek labourers left. Quantity received this day 176 tons


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6 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.30am: Greek labourers on board. Resumed coaling ship

9.30am: Dinghy parted painter and drifted ashore

4.00pm: Ceased coaling

4.30pm: Unmoored from collier and proceeded to anchorage

5.00pm: Anchored. Quantity coal received this day 144 tons. Total coal received from collier 440 tons


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7 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

3.35pm: Honeysuckle alongside for stores

4.15pm: Honeysuckle left

9.10pm: K36 alongside with stores


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8 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

4.00am: Hands working stores from K36

7.55am: K36 left

8.50am: Theseus’ working party on board

9.40am: SS Ventmoor alongside with stores

1.00pm: Engineer Lieutenant Wrate RNR and 3rd Officer Twibill RFA discharged to Trawler 1177 for passage to Malta

5.50pm: SS Ventmoor left


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9 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.30am: RC church party to Foudre

10.00am: Sunday Divisions

11.00am: RC church party returned

2.15pm: L9 alongside for water

3.20pm: L9 left


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10 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Hands as required (one hand-scrubber lost overboard)

1.20pm: Gazelle alongside with stores

2.10pm: Gazelle left

6.30pm: Received life-boat from Theseus


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11 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.00am: Working party to the shore to salvage dingy, lost on the 9th. inst

10.30am: Trawler 3532 alongside for water

11.00am: Dinghy towed back to ship and hoisted in for repairs

11.15am: Trawler 3532 left

1.00pm: 3 oars, 6 rollocks, 1 boat-hook, tiller and rudder, stern sheets, lost from dinghy

2.50pm: Trawler 30 alongside for stores

3.10pm: Trawler 30 left. L9 alongside for water

4.10pm: L9 left


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12 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4


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13 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

2.00pm: Seven cases ammunition sent to Honeysuckle

2.35pm: L9 for water

3.35pm: L9 left


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14 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.30am: Boilersmiths onboard from Theseus

11.30am: 2nd officer Davidson RFA joined ship. Trawler 1138 alongside for repaired boat

12 noon: Gazelle alongside

4.50pm: Gazelle left


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15 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.40am: Boilersmiths onboard from Theseus

2.35pm: L9 for water

3.35pm: L9 left


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16 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.50am: Chesterfield alongside

9.40am: Working party from Theseus commenced discharging stores from Chesterfield

1.35pm: Working party resumed work on Chesterfield

4.30pm: 2nd officer Membury left for England per SS Queen Victoria


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17 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.30am: 3 Greek carpenters on board

7.59am: Tradesmen onboard from Theseus

11.40am: L9 alongside for water

12.30pm: AB Bolt rejoined ship from L9

1.05pm: Chesterfield left

1.53pm: L9 left

2.30pm: Gazelle alongside for stores

2.45pm: Two bags mail dispatched to Theseus

5.30pm: Gazelle left


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18 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

6.30am: Tradesmen from HMS Theseus arrived on board

1.40pm: Boat from HMS Heliotrope called for stores

5.00pm: Tradesmen left


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19 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.15am: Carpenters arrived from HMS Theseus

5.00pm: Carpenters left


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20 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.15am: Carpenters arrived from HMS Theseus

8.00am: Seamen employed cleaning bilges in No 1 hold

10.00am: Received boat for repairs from HMS Theseus

3.15pm: L9 alongside for water

4.20pm: L9 left

5.00pm: Tradesmen left

5.30pm: Two bags mail despatched to HMS Theseus


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21 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.10am: Workmen from HMS Theseus arrived on board

8.30am: Motor boat under repair. Ship’s gig in use.

10.00am: Seamen employed cleaning bilges in No 1 hold

11.30am: Weather moderating. Weighed starboard anchor

12.30pm: 3 bags mail despatched to Theseus

3.55pm: Gazelle alongside for stores

4.40pm: Gazelle left

5.00pm: Theseus’ party left


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22 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.15am: Workmen arrived from HMS Theseus

4.15pm: Theseus Patrol boat took away large life boat


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23 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.00am: Stormy weather with heavy rain squalls. Let go starboard anchor and veered to 45 ft chain. All boats secured

10.00am: Sunday Divisions, general inspection of ship by Commanding Officer


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24 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.20am: 3 carpenters arrived onboard to repair boats belonging to HMS. Theseus

11.58am: TBD Jed alongside for oil and stores

2.35pm: Gazelle alongside for stores

2.40pm: Robert Bishop, Stoker Malta RNR returned from Malta leave

5.00pm: Gazelle left

5:30pm: TBD Jed left


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25 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.00am: L9 alongside for water

9.30am: RC church party landed

9.35am: L9 cast off

11.30am: RC church party returned

1.30pm: Two bags mail despatched to HMS Theseus

5.50pm: Stokers Smirthwaite and Holmes RNR returned from leave drunk and riotous

6.15pm: Escort arrived for stokers Smirthwaite and Holmes RNR

7.10pm: Escort and prisoners left


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26 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.00am: Working party from Theseus onboard and commenced discharging stores from SS Torsten

7.15am: SS Torsten alongside with stores

8.00am: Stokers Smirthwaite and Holmes returned from Theseus

10.15am: 3 bags mail despatched to Theseus

12 noon: Seamen employed assisting working party from Theseus discharging stores

3.45pm: SS Torsten cast off


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27 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

1.30pm: 5 bags mail despatched to HMS Theseus


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28 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.30am: HMS Heliotrope alongside for stores

9.40am: HMS Heliotrope cast off

10.00am: L9 alongside for water

11.00am: L9 cast off



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29 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: W Room Steward to Theseus for medical attention

9.55am: K36 alongside for oil stores

10.50am: L9 alongside for water

11.35am: K36 left

11.55am: HMS Anemone alongside for stores

12.40pm: L9 left

1.35pm: HMS Anemone cast off


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30 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4


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31 December 1917

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

3.40pm: K36 alongside with stores

3.58pm: Trawler 48 alongside for boat

4.30pm: K36 left


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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1918


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No XI. This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus. Navigating Officer J. Davidson

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1 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

4.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands commenced washing decks

9.20am: Stokers Smirthwaite and Holmes to Theseus for medical examination

10.00am: Target received from Theseus. Secured astern.

11.25am: Trawler 48 cast off

11.40am: Warrant read to crew by CO re Smirthwaite and Holmes

11.50am: Smirthwaite and Holmes dispatched to Anemone for passage to Malta

1.00pm: Hands employed chipping decks. 1 bag mail dispatched to Theseus. Gazelle alongside with stores.

2.30pm: Received 4 bags mail from Gazelle

3.05pm: L9 alongside for water

3.45pm: Gazelle left

5.20pm: L9 left

9.00am: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 126 lbs; bread 40 lbs

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; issued to ships 65 tons; remaining for use 733 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 18.7 tons; remaining 231.7 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.20am: Trawler 48 alongside


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3 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

5.00am: Target broke adrift from stern fouled by trawler

9.00am: Gig’s crew dispatched in search of target

3.10pm: Target returned by Theseus P boat and secured astern


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4 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

12.15pm: L9 alongside for water

2.35pm: L9 cast off

5.45pm: Let go starboard anchor and veered to 45 fathoms

7.00pm: Strong wind and squally (the wind speed increased from 3 to 6 between 4pm and 8pm)


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5 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.50am: K36 alongside for stores

2.00pm: K36 cast off. 3 hands dispatched as working party assist discharging same.

4.00pm: Working party returned from K36


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6 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Heliotrope’s boat called for stores

11.50am: Tug Atlas alongside for water

4.40pm: Tug Atlas left


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7 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

12.55pm: Folkestone alongside with stores

1.25pm: L9 alongside for water

2.00pm: Received 4 bags mail

3.20pm: L9 cast off


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8 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.50am: Folkestone cast off

9.00am: Wind freshening all boats secured

10.00pm: Anchor watches out (the wind had risen to force 6)


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9 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

6.30am: Dispatched one bag mail to HMS Theseus

4.00pm: Received boat from Trawler 1128 for repairs


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10 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

5.30pm: Received one bag mail from Theseus


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11 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.00am: Folkestone alongside with stores. Owing to strong wind, Folkestone, when coming alongside, dented plate on starboard side abreast with fore rigging.

8.45am: AB Bolt to Theseus for medical treatment

10.00am: Folkestone left

10.30am: AB Bolt left


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12 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.35am: L9 alongside for water

10.30am: L9 left


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13 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

11.00am: Received 2 bags mail from HMS Theseus


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14 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

6.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded towards collier Holtby

7.00am: Made fast alongside collier and prepared to coal ship

7.30am: Commenced coaling assisted by Greek labourers

2.30pm: Folkestone alongside with stores. Owing to stress of weather, HMS Folkestone when coming alongside dented plate on port bow

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Quantity coals received for the day 72 tons


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15 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

6.55am: Resumed coaling for the day

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Quantity coals received for the day 158 tons


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16 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.30am: Resumed coaling and continued throughout the day

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Quantity coals received for the day 123 tons


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17 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.30am: Resumed coaling and continued throughout the day

5.00pm: Completed coaling. Total coal received 470 tons. Quantity coals received today 117 tons.

5.30pm: Cast off and proceeded towards anchorage using engines to CO orders. While under way picket boat from HMS Theseus steamed up under ships quarter received damage to her rudder from ship's starboard propeller

6.00pm: Let go port anchor


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18 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: HMS Folkestone alongside with stores

4.30pm: Received 3 bags mail from K36

4.40pm: HMS Folkestone left


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19 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: 2nd cook Antonio de Georgio to HMS Theseus for medical attention

11.30am: Two boxes carpenters’ tools sent to Theseus for dispatch to England

12.15pm: HMS Anemone alongside for stores

2.20pm: HMS Anemone left


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20 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Divisions General inspection by CO

5.00pm: One bag mail dispatched to HMS Theseus


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21 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

11.15am: HMS Colne alongside for stores

1.00pm: HMS Colne left

2.00pm: L9 alongside for water

3.25pm: L9 left


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22 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: De Georgio 2nd Cook sent to Theseus for medical attention

11.00am: Hands employed scrapping defective parts outside of hull prior to painting ship

1.15pm: L9 alongside for water

3.15pm: L9 left


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23 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Received 3 bags mail from HMS Theseus

12 noon: Note: One paint brush lost overboard while painting ship’s side

1.00pm: Dispatched 1 bag mail to Theseus


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24 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

1.45pm: L9 alongside for water

2.30pm: K36 alongside with stores

3.00pm: L9 and K36 left

7.00pm: Received 4 officers, Survivors SS Birkhall (Birkhall was sunk on January 23rd, with the loss of 2 men, by a German submarine, while en route from Salonika to Alexandria with a cargo of military stores)


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25 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Survivors sent to Theseus

12 noon: Survivors left for passage elsewhere

2.40pm: Received two bags mail from Theseus

4.00pm: One bag mail despatched to Theseus


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26 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

2.00pm: Wind increasing. Let go starboard anchor and veered to 75 fathoms port cable and 45 fathoms starboard

4.00pm: Motor boat hoisted onboard and and secured on deck


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27 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO


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28 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

11.5am: K36 alongside for stores. L9 alongside for water.

12.40pm: L9 left

1.50pm: 4 bags mail despatched to Theseus

4.00pm: Laurenson AB returned to duty from HMS Theseus


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29 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.00am: K36 alongside with stores and depth charges. Hands employed stowing depth charges in magazine.

10.35am: K36 left

10.50am: Trawlers 1370, 673 and 362 alongside for depth charges

5.00pm: Trawlers 1370, 673 and 362 left


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30 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

11.00am: Trawler 119 alongside for depth charges


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31 January 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

11.05am: Dispatched 1 bag mail to HMS Theseus. Hands employed removing ship’s stores from No 4 hold to store locker



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1918


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1 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

4.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands resumed painting ship

7.30am: HMS Folkestone alongside for stores

10.10am: Folkestone left

10.20am: L9 alongside for water

12 noon: Ward room cook sent to trawler 1504 for passage to Malta on 7 days leave

1.30pm: Hands resumed painting ship

5.40pm: Tug Wapping alongside

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: vegetables 66 lbs; bread 60 lbs

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; water issued to ships 85 tons; water remaining for issue 641 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 3.2 tons; remaining coal 384.0 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Tug Wapping cast off

10.15am: Trawlers 1777 & 1772 alongside for depth charges

11.00am: Trawlers 1777 & 1772 cast off

11.30am: Tug Wapping alongside


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3 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

7.00pm: Tug David Gillies alongside for water


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4 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.20am: Tug David Gillies left

11.25am: HMS Jed and K36 alongside for stores

12.15pm: Trawler 1182 alongside for depth charges

1.20pm: HMS Jed left

2.20pm: Trawler 1182 left

3.10pm: HMS Folkestone alongside with stores


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5 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.50am: HMS Folkestone left

9.10am: L9 alongside for water

6.10pm: Tug Wapping left


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6 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Trawler 360 alongside for depth charges. Despatched 4 bags mail to Theseus.

2.30pm: Trawler 1772 alongside with one case in transit for Malta


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7 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.10am: Received four bags mail from HMS Theseus


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8 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.00am: Trawler 24 alongside for depth charges. HMS Folkestone alongside with stores. Ships Steward sent to Folkestone for passage to Mudros.

9.15am: Trawler 26 alongside for depth charges

10.00am: Trawler 26 left

11.30am: Trawler 24 left

1.30pm: Trawler 48 alongside

2.00pm: L9 alongside for water


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9 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

11.15am: L9 alongside for water.

11.30am: Trawler 3549 alongside for water

12.30pm: HMS Hydra alongside

1.40pm: Trawler 3549 left

5.50pm: Received 6 mails from HMS Theseus

9.15pm: Phillips (Leading Stoker) sent to Theseus for medical attendance


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10 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

11.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips returned from Theseus

11.15am: L9 alongside for water

12.10pm: HMS Hydra left

12.15pm: L9 left


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11 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to HMS Theseus for medical attendance

3.00pm: HMS Folkestone alongside with stores. Stokers Smirthwaite and Holmes rejoined ship from Malta.

5.45pm: HMS Folkestone left


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12 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

6.00am: Shortened up port cable to 45 fathoms owing to Greek steamer giving us foul berth. Greek steamer carried away brass securing band for flagstaff.

10.00am: K36 alongside for stores

10.40am: HMS Azalea alongside for 1 case machinery (The logkeeper has written Azalia, but this is likely to be Azalea, a fleet sweeping sloop)

11.00am: Trawler 1195 left

2.30pm: HMS Azalea left

4.15pm: Four bags mail despatched to Theseus


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13 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for Medical attendance


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14 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance

3.30pm: K36 alongside with stores

4.00pm: L9 alongside for water

5.00pm: Received one bag mail from HMS Theseus

6.30pm: L9 left


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15 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance

10.30am: L9 alongside for water

11.50am: L9 left

4.00pm: Trawler 1177 alongside

6.00pm: K36 alongside with stores

7.55pm: K36 left


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16 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance

4.30pm: Owing to heavy weather Picket Boat from Theseus while coming alongside damaged gangway ladder


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17 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.30am: Gazelle alongside for stores

12.50pm: Gazelle left

1.00pm: L9 alongside for water


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18 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance

11.30am: Despatched 4 bags mail to Theseus


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19 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.40am: HMS Jonquil alongside for stores

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance

10.10am: HMS Jonquil left

12.30pm: HMS Reindeer alongside for stores

1.00pm: HMS Reindeer left

2.10pm: Gazelle alongside for stores. Ship’s Steward returned from Mudros

3.30pm: Gazelle left

3.35pm: L9 alongside for water

5.15pm: L9 left


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20 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance. L9 alongside for water


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21 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker sent to Theseus for medical attendance


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22 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.40am: HMS Folkestone alongside for stores

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance. K36 alongside with stores

10.30am: HMS Folkestone left

12 noon: L9 alongside discharged 200 tons water into No1 tank

1.45pm: L9 left

2.00pm: Trawlers 1374 & 340 alongside for water


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23 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance

1.00pm: Tug Nero alongside for water

2.00pm: Tug Nero left

5.10pm: Trawler 1777 alongside

5.30pm: Trawler 1777 left

10.55pm: Wind increasing, paid out port cable to 60 fathoms


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24 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

4.00pm: Despatched one bag mail to Theseus


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25 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.30am: Owing to heavy weather Picket Boat from HMS Theseus while coming alongside damaged side ladder

5.30pm: Received 7 bags mail from HMS Theseus


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26 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.30am: K36 alongside with stores

9.00am: Trawler 340 alongside for repairs. Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical attendance.

10.30am: HMS Jed alongside for stores

2.30pm: L9 alongside for water

3.30pm: HMS Jed left


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27 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

11.00am: Received one bag mail from HMS Theseus

6.30pm: Trawler 340 left


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28 February 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

11.00am: Heliotrope alongside with stores

11.30am: Heliotrope left


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1918


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No 12 This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus. J Davidson, Navigating Officer

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1 March 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

4.00am: Hands called

6.00am: Hands employed washing decks

6.30am: HMS Folkestone alongside with various stores

9.00am: Leading Stoker Phillips sent to Theseus for medical treatment

10.15am: HMS Folkestone cast off

11.30am: Hands employed in the general duties of the ship

3.00pm: Received mail from Theseus

Provisions received: bread 60 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 36 tons; expended 3 tons; water remaining for issue 720 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 10.2 tons; remaining 136.9 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 March 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

9.00am: Mr A S Hayes 4th Engineer sent to Theseus for medical treatment


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3 March 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by C.O.

5.10pm: Trawler 1185 alongside for water

6.00pm: Trawler 1185 cast off


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4 March 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

10.30am: Sent mail to Theseus. Hands employed discharging stores from No 1 hold into Lighter K36.

1.30pm: Lighter K36 left

4.30pm: HMS Folkestone alongside with stores

5.00pm: Trawler 1767 alongside for water

5.30pm: Folkestone left

6.30pm: Trawler 1767 left


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5 March 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

7.30am: Lighter K36 alongside for stores

8.30am: Hands assisting to discharge stores from No 1 hold into K36

11.00am: Lighter K36 left

12 noon: Hands employed preparing ship for coaling

3.15pm: Collier Sterndale alongside

7.00pm: Three survivors from SS Roxburgh sent on board for accomodation by order of SNO (SS Roxburgh, a British steamer with a cargo of barley, was sunk by a German submarine, with the loss of 6 men)


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6 March 1918

Milo

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.30am: Hands coaling ship assisted by labourers. Lighter K36 alongside.

12 noon: Lighter 49 alongside for water

1.50pm: Lighter K36 left

3.08pm: Lighter 49 left

5.30pm: Coaling complete. Quantity received 54 tons.

7.00pm: Collier Sterndale left


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7 March 1918

Milo and at sea

Lat 36.7, Long 24.4

8.00am: All boats swung out and secured

10.30am: Lighter K36 alongside with stores. Lighter 49 alongside for water.

11.00am: Two survivors from SS Roxburgh sent on board for accommodation by order of SNO

12 noon: Both lighters left

12.30pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded toward boom defence

1.00pm: Passed boom defence

3.00pm: Took up position as allotted in convoy HMS Heliotrope in charge

4.00pm: Fine weather. Ship rolling slightly.


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8 March 1918

From Milo to Malta

Lat 35.6, Long 21.9

6.30pm: Received signal to cease zig zag from Heliotrope


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9 March 1918

From Milo to Malta

Lat 35.2, Long 17.9

6.00am: Received signal to commence zig zag again from Heliotrope


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10 March 1918

At sea and at Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.5

9.20am: Received signal from SO of convoy to proceed in line head formation

10.45am: Off Marsa Scirocco received orders to follow HMS Heliotrope into Valetta

12.30pm: Slowed down and received pilot

1.00pm: Passed into harbour, engines working to pilot’s orders

1.30pm: Made fast alongside SS Regent at Burmola Wharf


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11 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.30am: Dockyard workmen working on defects

12 noon: Hands preparing ship for docking (dry)

3.45pm: Received mail


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12 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Dockyard workmen working on defects

11.00am: Heavy continuous rain


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13 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.15am: Dock pilot boarded

8.30am: Cast off from SS Regent and proceeded to drydock, Tug Cracker and Tug Samson in attendance

9.00am: Entered drydock and tugs left

3.00pm: Ship took blocks and shored up


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14 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

12 noon: Port watch granted 48 hours general leave

1.00pm: Emptied double bottom and deep tanks in order to have them cleaned

2.30pm: Filled drinking water on boat deck for ship’s use whilst in drydock


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15 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52


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16 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

1.30pm: Liberty party landed, starboard watch for 48 hours general leave

2.30pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant J W Legget RNR joined ship as 3rd engineer


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17 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.00am: Mr H Morris, 3rd officer on shore without leave, it being his duty to be on board at 8am to take on duties as Officer of the day.


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18 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Mr H Morris, 3rd officer reported on board and returned to duty, having been 24 hours absent without leave. He stated that he had been sick on shore & unable to come on board. He is hereby logged for being absent from duty without leave. John Ross Gorrie, Commanding Officer

2.00pm: Filled No 2 double-bottom tank from shore port and starboard side (starboard side = boiler tank)


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19 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6:45am: Commenced flooding dock

8:20am: Ship floated

10am: Left drydock attended by two tugs

10.45am: Completed mooring alongside Burmola wharf


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20 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

2.30pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant A S Hayes RNR, 4th Engineer was this day sent sick to naval Hospital for treatment

12.30pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant C Martin 3rd Engineer discharged for passage to England by order of Admiralty


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21 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

10.00am: Commenced receiving cargo into No 4 hold from lighter

11.00am: Received 2 life boats and 27 bales, brought from Milo for NSO. Dockyard labourers commenced coaling ship

10.30pm: Completed coaling, quantity received 616 tons


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22 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

9.00am: Commenced receiving cargo into No 1 hold

10.30am: 8 Maltese Stokers MMR T124 agreement lent from HMS Egmont joined ship (Under the T124 agreement merchant seamen agreed to serve on Royal Navy ships while retaining their Merchant Navy rates of pay and other conditions)

1.00pm: Hands preparing ship for sea

2.00pm: Mr G G Lunn, assistant engineer, lent from dockyard, joined ship. Mr A Azzopardi, Maltese assistant engineer joined ship temporarily to assist in working distilling plant

6.00pm: Filled nos 1, 3 & 4 double bottom tanks with shore water and completed no 2 tank. All double bottoms now full


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23 March 1918

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.00am: Commenced receiving cargo into no 4 hold

9.30am: Hands preparing ship for sea and variously


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24 March 1918

Malta and at sea

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.00am: Porquolo Grech, stoker 1 MRNR (Malta RNR) failed to report at 7 am after night leave

10.00am: Received sailing orders

11.00am: Mr J Galea, Maltese assistant engineer joined ship temporarily to assist in distilling duties of ship

3.00pm: Pilot on board

3.30pm: Cast off from wharf and proceeded towards breakwater, engines as required, Tug Samson in attendance

3.45pm: Tug left

4.00pm: Discharged pilot and proceeded full speed attended by French escort

6.10pm: Let and streamed patent log

9.30pm: Zig zag courses


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25 March 1918

From Malta to Naval Base

Lat 37.4, Long 17.1

4.00am: Moderate wind, beam sea, ship rolling heavily

8.00am: Fresh wind and heavy beam sea, ship rolling heavily

12 noon: Similar wind and sea conditions

4.00pm: Heavy beam sea, ship rolling heavily

8.00pm: Similar wind and sea conditions

12 midnight: Gentle breeze and moderate beam sea, rolling


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26 March 1918

The only location given from now until 11th November is today’s Naval Base, but it seems most likely that Bacchus arrives in Corfu today. From now on there is no mention of Theseus; instead Bacchus seems to be linked to HMS Latona, who was in Salonika in January 1918, but in Corfu by June 1918, when Bacchus is also listed as in Corfu. The distance from Malta recorded for the journey would fit an arrival in Corfu, but not Salonika (now Thessalonica)

From Malta to Naval Base

7.00am: Hauled in patent log and proceeded into swept channel, pilot boat leading

9.00am: Passed outer boom defence

11.15am: Arrived at anchorage and let go starboard anchor 60 fathoms cable in 23 fathoms water

1.00pm: TBs 17 and 18, also Trawler 2382 alongside for water

2.00pm: TBs left

3.20pm: W. Pilley telegraphist lent to HMS Aquarius by order of SNO

5.30pm: Lighter K63 alongside for water

6.30pm: Lighter K63 left


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27 March 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

1.30pm: Lighter K23 alongside for cargo

4.20pm: K23 left


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28 March 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.40am: Received mail from HMS Latona. Lighter alongside for water.

2.45pm: Water lighter left


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29 March 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.00am: Water lighter alongside

10.00am: Water lighter left


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30 March 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.45am: Tug 119 and 132 alongside for water

11.00am: Lighter L10 alongside for water

11.30am: TB 29 alongside for water and Tugs 119 and 132 left

2.00pm: Lighter L10 left and L3 came alongside

2.30pm: TB 29 and L3 left


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31 March 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: RC church party landed

10.00am: Sent mail to HMS Latona

2.45pm: Weighed anchor and proceed to Tpsa Bay

3.45pm: Arrived at anchorage, let go starboard anchor, 45 fathoms in 9 fathoms water

Anchor bearings: Red House (conspic) S24W; Most Northerly Bridge N57W; Berth I in F line



LOGS FOR APRIL 1918


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1 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.7, Long 19.9

4.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands washing decks, latrines etc

9.30am: Hands employed variously on general duties of ship

2.00pm: Hands scraping boat deck

9.00pm: Rounds called

11.00pm: Darkened ship

Provisions received: bread 100 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 107 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining for issue 419 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 20.2 tons; remaining 538 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9


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3 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: TB 18 alongside for water

9.00am: TB 18 left

10.00am: Mr Morris 3rd Officer + 9 ratings, working party went to collier Mount Snowdon to remove stores consigned to HMS Osiris II into lighter for conveyance to No 1 hold of Bacchus for storage by order of SNO

1.30pm: Lighter L10 alongside for water

2.30pm: Lighter No 3 alongside with stores from collier

4.00pm: Lighter L10 left

4.30pm: Lighter No 3 left

4.35pm: Various drifters alongside for water

8.20pm: Drifters left



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4 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.35am: Working party sent to collier to remove stores to Bacchus

12 noon: Working party returned

1.05pm: Lighter K63 alongside with stores

4.20pm: Received all stores from lighter

4.35pm: Lighter K63 left

In accordance with orders received this day from C. in C. Mediterranean fleet Charles James Cooper RNR (temp.) Chief officer is hereby logged, for that he did on the 8th February 1918, being then under the influence of drink, use insulting language to Lieut. John Ross-Gorrie RNR (temp) his commanding officer. Signed John Ross-Gorrie, J Cooper


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5 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: Working party to collier to work stores

9.00am: Gambin Stoker MRNR sent to sick bay HMS Latona for treatment

11.50am: Working party returned

1.30pm: Lighter L3 alongside for water

2.15pm: Lighter K63 alongside with stores. Seamen discharging same into Bacchus

3.00pm: Collier Mount Snowdon alongside

3.10pm: Lighter 3 left

3.45pm: Finished working stores from lighter for the day


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6 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Commenced coaling ship assisted by working parties from HM ships in harbour

12 noon: Ceased coaling for dinner

1.30pm: Coaling continued

5.00 to 5.30pm: Ceased coaling for tea

10.00pm: Ceased coaling for the night. Quantity received for the day 201 tons


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7 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Gambin stoker MRNR returned to duty from sick bay HMS Latona

Noon: Completed coaling. Quantity received today 96 tons. Total quantity coals received from collier 297 tons.

1.00pm: Commenced taking inboard stores from collier for stowage in Bacchus by order of SNO

4.00pm: Ceased working stores for the day


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8 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

12.10am: Wind increasing and swell rising, veered to 60 fathoms on starboard cable

2.15am: Let go port anchor veered to 30 fathoms and veered on starboard cable to 75 fathoms

7.30am: Resumed working stores from collier into No 1 hold

10.00am: Various drifters came alongside for water

10.00am: General inspection by CO

12.06pm: Collier Mount Snowdon cast off and proceeded to her anchorage

2.00pm: Lighter L10 alongside for water

4.10pm: Completed stowing stores in No 1 hold

7.30pm: Hove up port anchor and shortened in starboard cable to 60 fathoms


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9 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.45am: Six coaling barrows returned to HMS Latona

During afternoon various drifters came alongside for water


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10 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

During forenoon various drifters came alongside for water


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11 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.50am: Lighter K1 came alongside


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12 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.00am: Antonio De Giorgio, Officer's Cook II placed under arrest for attempting to stab A.B. L Peach

9.00am: L Peach A.B. & Zarb stoker I MRNR sent to HMS Latona for medical treatment

2.00pm: Lighter L3 alongside for water

3.30pm: L3 left


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13 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.30am: Zarb Stoker I MRNR returned to duty from sick bay HMS Latona

2.00pm: Sub-Lieutenant G E Senior RNR joined ship as chief officer vice Lieutenant C J Cooper RNR


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14 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: RC church party sent to HMS Latona

9.15am: Lighter L10 alongside for water

10.00am: General inspection by CO

10.10am: L Peach AB returned to duty from sick bay HMS Latona

10.45am: L10 left

8.00pm: Signalled to HMS Latona for medical officer to be sent to examine Mr Morris, 3rd officer, who appeared to be insane.

8.35pm: Mr H Morris, 3rd officer sent to HMS Latona sick bay for observation


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15 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: TB17 alongside for water

11.40am: Antonio De Giorgio, Officer's Cook II sent to HMS Latona for investigation of assault on L. Peach A.B..

5.45pm: Kit belonging to Mr H. Morris sent to HMS Latona for transmission to this officer, after an inventory of contents had been taken & handed to CO


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16 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.30am: Wireless gear examined by PO Telegraphist of HMS Latona

11.30am: Drifter Pearl alongside for water

4.00pm: Cleared lower decks, warrant No 9 read. Antonio de Giorgio, officer's cook II disrated to Officer's cook III and sentenced to 14 days cells


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17 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.20am: HMS Chalkis alongside for stores from No 1 hold. Hands employed working stores (Chalkis had previously been named Azalea, and was a store carrier)

1.40pm: Engineer Lieutenant C E Wrate RNR joined ship as Chief engineer vice Engineer Lieutenant W Brown RNR

1.45pm: Working party arrived from HMS Latona to assist in discharging stores into Chalkis

3.40pm: Finished transhipping stores into Chalkis


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18 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.10am: HMS Chalkis cast off

10.55am: Lighter L10 alongside for water

12.10pm: L10 left

12.50pm: G21 alongside for stores from No 1 hold

4.30pm: Lieutenant C J Cooper RNR Late Chief officer left ship in order to proceed to England, with orders to report on arrival at Transport Department of Admiralty (Admiralty Order). He was ordered by SNO to take passage to Italy in oiler Hollyleaf


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19 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.30am: Hands employed discharging cargo from No 1 hold into G21 Transport

10.20am: Surgeon from HMS Osiris boarded ship

3.00pm: J K Riddle Leading Seaman and J Gulley SPO joined ship. P Grech stoker MRNR rejoined ship from Malta.

4.15pm: Completed transhipping all cargo into Transport G21

4.45pm: G21 cast off


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20 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.15am: Drifter Twelve alongside for stores

2.10pm: Lighter L10 alongside for water

4.30pm: L10 left


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21 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.10am: RC church party sent to HMS Latona

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

12.30pm: RC church party returned


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22 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30pm: Drifter K6 alongside for water

8.00pm: Drifter K6 left


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23 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Lighter L10 alongside for water

8.30am: L10 left

During forenoon various drifters alongside for water

4.10pm: Lighter K23 alongside with 4 lengths of chain cable for stowage. Hands employed heaving same inboard and stowing it in No 1 hold.

4.45pm: L10 alongside for water

5.10pm: K23 cast off

6.45pm: Lighter L10 cast off


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24 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

12.35pm: Lighter L10 alongside for water

2.10pm: L10 left


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25 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

2.15pm: Drifter 04 alongside for water

3.30pm: Drifter 04 left


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26 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.30am: Lighter L3 alongside for water

11.15pm: Surgeon from HMS Osiris paid official visit

1.15pm: L3 left


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27 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

1.00pm: Lighter L3 alongside for water

2.35pm: L3 left


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28 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.20am: Church parties sent to HMS Latona

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

4.30pm: TB 18 alongside


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29 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.15am: Lighter L10 alongside for water

10.00am: L10 left

3.35pm: Lighter L10 alongside for water

4.50pm: L10 left


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30 April 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.00am: Assistant Paymaster E Lane RNR took passage in TBD 03 to Italy to attend a court martial as prisoner's friend, by order of SNO. SPO Croad & Leading Seaman Bradbury discharged & sent to England, having been relieved by order of Admiralty

11.30am: Lighter L10 alongside for water

1.00pm: Lighter L10 cast off

6.10pm: Received mail from HMS Latona


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LOGS FOR MAY 1918


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Log 13. This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus. J Davidson, Navigating Officer

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1 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4.00am: Rounds called

6.00am: Hands commenced washing decks

11.00am: Dispatched 4 bags mail to HMS Latona for transmission

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

6.30pm: TB 17 alongside

9.00pm: TB 17 cast off. Rounds called

10.00pm: Darkened ship

Fresh water: issued 16 tons; distilled 144 tons; expended 4 tons; remaining 679 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 22.5 tons; remaining 401.5 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

1.45pm: L10 alongside for water

2.20pm: Received 2 bags mail from Latona

3.00pm: L10 cast off

3.30pm: Assistant Paymaster E Lane RNR returned to ship


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3 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.20am: Four rating joined ship

1.20pm: L10 alongside for water

3.00pm: L10 left

8.30pm: Received 2 bags mail from Latona


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4 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.00am: 1 bag mail dispatched to Latona for transmission

1.30pm: L3 alongside for water

3.10pm: L3 left


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5 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Church party sent to HMS Latona

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

12 noon: Church party returned

12.10pm: L10 alongside for water

12.25pm: L10 left

1.40pm: Received 1 bag mail from HMS Latona


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6 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.15am: L10 alongside for water

12.30pm: L10 left


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7 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Four wiremen rating sent to HMS Latona for instruction

4.00pm: Four wiremen returned from HMS Latona


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8 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Sent four wiremen to HMS Latona for instruction

11.00am: Sent five bags mail to HMS Latona for transmission

3.45pm: Wiremen returned


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9 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Sent four wiremen to HMS Latona for instruction

2.15pm: Let go port anchor and veered to 75 fathom starboard cable and 30 fathom port. Strong wind and heavy squalls

4.00pm: Lower deck cleared and warrant No 10 read. G Spiteri, Stoker MRNR deprived one GCB (Good Conduct Badge)

5.00pm: Stoker PO S G Gale joined ship


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10 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Sent four wiremen to Latona for instruction

10.10am: Received 4 bags mail from HMS Latona

11.20am: L10 alongside for water

1.10pm: L10 left

1.30pm: L3 alongside for water

2.30pm: L3 left

4.00pm: Wiremen returned

7.40pm: K63 alongside


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11 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.20am: Sent four wiremen to HMS Latona for instruction

9.00am: Working party from Aquarius commenced discharging spare T.B. gear from No1 hold into K63

11.00am: Completed discharging

11.20am: K63 left. Sent 1 bag mail to Latona for transmission.

12.15pm: Lower deck cleared and warrant no 11 read, J Holmes Stoker RNR awarded 10 days cells


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12 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

12 noon: L10 alongside for water

2.00pm: L10 left

4.30pm: Stoker P D Cooper discharged from ship with orders to take passage in HMS Osiris to Italy thence to England

5.10pm: Received 3 bags mail from HMS Latona


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13 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4.00pm: SS Appenine came alongside

4.30pm: Hands commenced transferring stores from SS Appenine to Bacchus, stowing same in No 1 hold. Greek working party assisting

6.00pm: Finished taking in stores for the night


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14 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.10am: L10 alongside for water

8.40am: Commenced coaling ship with assistance of Greek working party

9.25am: L10 left

5.30am: Finished coaling for the day. (Total coal received for the day 153 tons)


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15 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: Commenced coaling ship

10.30am: Completed coaling and commenced transporting torpedoes and parts from collier to Bacchus stowing same in No1 hold

12 noon: Completed taking in stores from collier

1.20pm: SS Appenine cast off

(Total coal received for the day 32 tons. Total coal received 135 tons.)


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16 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.55am: Dispatched mail to Latona for transmission

12 noon: L3 alongside for water

1.30pm: L3 left

3.30pm: K63 alongside with stores commenced receiving same and stowing same in No 4 hold

6.30pm: Completed taking in stores


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17 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.20pm: L3 alongside for water

8.10pm: L3 left


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18 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.30am: Received 2 bags mail from HMS Latona

10.50am: K63 and K46 alongside with stores. Hands employed receiving stores from K lighters stowing same in No 4 hold.

11.00am: Dispatched mail to Latona for transmission

5.30pm: Trawler D300 alongside with hydrographic stores

5.30pm: Mr Barnes (Western Telegraph Co), G J Morter PO1/c, G Piper EA joined ship for hydrographic duties (In 1898 the Western and Brazilian Telegraph Co amalgamated with the Brazilian Submarine Telegraph Co to form the Western Telegraph Co. The National Archives holds some records of the company. G J Morter later won the Meritorious Service Medal for services in the Adriatic)

6.00pm: D300 cast off


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19 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

5.15am: TB29 cast off

8.15am: Church party sent to HMS Latona

8.00am: G21 alongside for stores

8.45am: Hands commenced transferring stores from No 1 hold to G21. Working party from HMS Latona assisting.

12.10pm: Lawrenson AB left ship for hospital (This is a best guess at the name; there are several men of this name on the National Archive website, whereas Lawreson does not appear)

12.25pm: Church party returned

1.00pm: Completed discharging stores

1.25pm: G21 cast off

2.45pm: L3 came alongside for water

4.10pm: L3 left


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20 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.30am: Four wiremen discharged from ship with orders from SNO to take passage in HMS Chalkis to Malta

11.55am: L10 alongside for water

1.50pm: L10 left


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21 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.55am: J Holmes Stoker RNR discharged from cells having completed term



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22 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.15am: Dispatched mails to HMS Latona for transmission

12.20pm: L3 alongside for water

1.40pm: Received 4 bags mail from HMS Latona

1.40pm: Engineer Sub. Lieutenant Johnson joined ship for duty as 4th Engineer

2.45pm: L3 left


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23 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3.55pm: L3 alongside for water

5.40pm: L3 left


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24 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.00pm: Trawlers John Bell, William Bond and James Bentole came alongside with hydrophone stores

6.30pm: Trawlers left. Mr J H Humphreys, Electrician (Western Electric Co) joined ship


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25 May 1918


Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: L3 came alongside for water. Trawler Coltman alongside for hydrophone repairs.

10.15am: Sent 1 bag mail to Latona for transmission

2.30pm: Received 2 bags mail to Latona

5.40pm: Trawlers 1177, William Hastie and Coltman cast off


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26 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.10am: Church party sent to HMS Latona

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by C.O.

10.35pm: Trawler 300 alongside for hydrophone repairs

11.30am: Trawler 300 cast off

12.30pm: Church party returned

1.30pm: L10 came alongside for water

5.20pm: L10 left


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27 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.30am: Received hydrophone gear from L3 for repair

9.00am: Trawlers 300 and Bryson cast off

9.20am: L3 came alongside for water

1.20pm: L3 left


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28 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9


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29 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.00am: Dispatched mail to HMS Latona for transmission. G Piper EA left ship with order to take passage to Malta


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30 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: L10 came alongside for water

11.30am: L10 left

3.25pm: D Daily CPO left ship with orders to take passage in D12 to Italy thence to England on leave. Despatched mail to HMS Latona for transmission


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31 May 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.40am: L10 came alongside for water

2.10pm: L10 left

3.00pm: Received 5 bags mail from HMS Latona. Trawler War Grey came alongside for hydrophone repairs

6.15pm: Trawler War Grey left


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1918


1 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4.00am: Rounds called

7.00am: SS Magellan came alongside (Collier)

8.50am: Commenced coaling ship assisted by Maltese working party

12 noon: Stopped for dinner

1.00pm: Resumed coaling

1.50pm: L10 came alongside for water

2.30pm: Received 2 bags mail from Latona

3.00pm: Trawler Olympia came alongside for hydrophone repairs

4.30pm: L10 left

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (total received for the day 116 tons)

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Darkened ship

Provisions received: fresh meat 70 lbs; vegetables 200 lbs; bread 94 lbs

Fresh water: issued 225 tons; distilled 130 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 400 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 22 tons; remaining 170 tons, received 116 6 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

5.00am: Trawler Olympia cast off

8.30am: C of E church party sent to HMS Latona

9.50am: RC church party landed

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

11.10am: RC church party returned

12.30pm: C of E church party returned



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3 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.55am: Trawler William Bond came alongside for hydrophone repairs

8.15am: Hands commenced coaling ship assisted by Maltese labourers

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Total coals received for the day 150 tons.

5.30pm: HMS Archer came alongside to discharge hydrophone gear

5.45pm: HMS Archer left


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4 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.55am: Hands commenced transferring stores from collier to Bacchus

10.45am: L3 came alongside for water

1.00pm: Hands commenced coaling ship

1.50pm: Trawler Holmsgarth sent hydrographic gear for repair (Another best guess, and probably misspelt in the log. A Lowestoft trawler of this name was hired by the Admiralty between 1916 to 1919)

2.10pm: Completed coaling (received for the day 14 tons). (Total coals received 280 tons). Collier cast off

2.45pm: L3 cast off


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5 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.25am: Trawler William Bond left

11.45am: Sent 4 bags mail to HMS Latona for transmission

3.00pm: 3 Maltese ratings joined ship for store duties

8.30pm: Trawlers Lord Knollys and James Bentole came alongside for hydrophonic repairs


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6 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.25am: Trawler James Bentole left

7.30am: 1 leading Hand & 6 ratings sent as a working party to assist discharging stores from collier into K63

11.45am: 2 ratings joined ship for hydrophone duties

12.15pm: Two motor launches came alongside for water

12.45pm: Two motor launches left

3.00pm: Two POs joined ship for hydrophone duties

4.30pm: Recreation party landed

4.55pm: L10 came alongside for water

6.25pm: L10 left

7.45pm: Recreation party returned 4 absentees

8.00pm: L J Gully SPO RN, J H Riddle Leading Seaman RN, J Holmes Stoker RNR, Latham stoker RNR Absent without leave (The log says 7.00pm, but 8.00pm seems more likely)

10.30pm: Gully and Latham returned


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7 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

12.20am: Patrol landed for 2 absentees

5.20am: Riddle Leading Seaman returned on board also patrol

9.00am: K63 alongside for water. L10 alongside for water.

10.05am: K63 left

10.30am: L10 left

2.15pm: Trawlers Olympia & War Grey came alongside for hydrophone repairs

3.00pm: S Brown RNVR Hydrophone listener bound to Trawler William Hastie (The hydrophone is a microphone designed to be used underwater)

4.10pm: Trawler Thomas Bird came alongside for hydrophone repairs

6.35pm: Received 7 bags mails from HMS Latona

7.10pm: Trawlers Lord Knollys and James Bentole left

9.10pm: J Holmes stoker RNR returned


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8 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.05am: Five bags mails sent to HMS Latona for transmission

1.35pm: L3 alongside for water

2.15pm: Received mail from HMS Latona

3.00pm: L3 left


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9 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.20am: C of E church party sent to HMS Latona

9.25am: RC church party landed

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

1.20pm: Liberty party landed

3.15pm: L10 came alongside for water

4.30pm: George Borthwick Trawler came alongside for hydrophone repairs

6.45pm: Tpsa Bay liberty party returned

8.00pm: Corfu liberty party returned (Definitive proof that their location is indeed Corfu)


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10 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: K63 came alongside for stores

9.00am: K63 left

10.45m: Trawler George Borthwick cast off

11.40am: K63 came alongside with stores

1.50pm: L3 came alongside for water

2.45pm: K63 left

3.10pm: L3 left

5.15pm: Trawler Coltman came alongside for hydrophone repairs


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11 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.30am: TB 300’s boat came alongside for stores

3.25pm: L10 came alongside for water

4.10pm: L10 left

5.15pm: Trawler William Bond came alongside for hydrophone repairs

6.00pm: Trawler William Hastie left


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12 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.25am: Collier Magellan came alongside

7.45am: Hands commenced coaling ship assisted by Maltese working party

8.30am: G Degabriele and V Larb stokers RNR sent to HMS Latona for medical examination. G. Degabriele admitted to hospital. L Varb detained on HMS Latona (The name of the first stoker is unclear, but Degabriele is a Maltese name and there are several men of this name on the National Archives)

11.00am: J Holmes Stoker RNR sent to HMS Latona for medical examination

1.30pm: L10 alongside for water

2.45pm: L10 left

4.10pm: Lower Deck cleared. Warrant No12 read. J H Riddle Leading Seaman. Sentence. Deprived G.C. Badge & 30 days leave stopped

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (coal received for the day 111 tons)


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13 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: Hands commenced coaling ship

10.00am: Lieutenant B E Hammond RNVR joined ship for hydrophone duties

12 noon: Completed coaling. Coal received for day 70 tons. Total coal received 181 tons.

5.10pm: Collier Magellan cast off

7.00pm: Received 7 bags mail from Latona


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14 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.30am: L3 came alongside for water

8.45am: M Zarafe Stoker MRNR sent to Latona for medical attendance. M Zarafe admitted to hospital.

10.30am: L3 left

3.30pm: J Bogle EA, H L Smith, J Coppini wiremen joined ship for hydrophone duties

5.00pm: Various trawlers alongside throughout the day for hydrophone repairs


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15 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: 4 bags mails sent to HMS Latona for transmission

1.30pm: Received mail from Latona

2.00pm: 2 ERAs from Latona joined ship for hydrophone duties


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16 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.20am: RC church party landed

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

10.50am: RC church party returned

1.45pm: Received mail from HMS Latona


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17 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.35am: TBD Yarra came alongside for stores

7.25am: TBD Yarra cast off

8.45am: Working party sent from Bacchus to Chalkis

10.25am: Warrant No15 read. J Holmes stoker RNR awarded 28 days detention and forfeit 9 days pay.

10.40am: J Holmes stoker RNR sent to Chalkis for passage to Malta

1.00pm: L3 came alongside for water

4.00pm: Various trawlers alongside throughout the day for hydrophone repairs


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18 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.15am: L10 alongside for water

10.20am: L10 left

11.15am: One stoker rating sent to hospital

4.00pm: Trawlers T Bryan and J Bell alongside for hydrophone repairs (Thomas Bryan and John Bell)

4.30pm: L3 alongside for water

5.40pm: L3 left


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19 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: 6 ratings sent to hospital

10.15am: 2 ratings sent to hospital

10.30am: Ship placed under quarantine through epidemic of influenza.

12.30pm: Engineer Lieutenant Brown RNR discharged from ship with orders to take passage in TBD16 to Italy thence to England

6.15pm: 8 stoker ratings joined ship


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20 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.15am: L10 alongside for water

10.35am: L10 left

11.00am: Doctor visited ship

12 noon: One SBS. joined ship

2.00pm: L10 came alongside for water

3.30pm: L10 left


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21 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.30am: Doctor visited ship

2.30pm: L3 came alongside for water

4.50pm: L3 left


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22 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.45am: Doctor visited ship

11.05am: Dispatched 6 bags mails to HMS Latona

2.00pm: Trawler George Borthwick came alongside for hydrophone repairs

5.00pm: Collier Hillhouse came alongside


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23 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship assisted by Maltese working party

9.00am: Signalman J Simpson from Aquarius joined ship for duty

12 noon: Finished coaling for the day. Total received 36 tons.

2.30pm: L3 came alongside for water

4.00pm: One SBS joined the ship for duty

5.30pm: L3 left


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24 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the night (coal received for the day 108 tons)


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25 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship

3.00pm: Completed coaling. (Total received for the day 102 tons. Grand total received 246 tons)

3.30pm: Collier Hillhouse cast off

6.15pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded to proper anchorage, Trawler George Bothwick in attendance

7.15pm: Let go starboard anchor and veered to 60 ft cable


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26 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.30am: Trawler William Bird came alongside for hydrophone repairs. Dispatched mail to HMS Latona. L3 came alongside for water.

1.40pm: L3 left

2.45pm: SBS left ship

3.45pm: Trawlers Anida and Aurea came alongside for hydrophone repairs


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27 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.00am: Working party sent to collier for stores

11.30am: Working party returned

12.25pm: Trawler Aurea came alongside for hydrophone repairs

1.30pm: Working party resumed work on collier. Trawler William Hastie came alongside.

3.05pm: Trawlers Aurea and W Hastie left

3.45pm: Working party returned, completed with stores


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28 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

1.10pm: W R Cook sent to Latona for medical attendance (Detained on HMS Latona)

2.45pm: Hands employed disinfecting mess deck prior to ship coming out of quarantine

11.15am: L3 came alongside for water

5.30pm: One wireman joined ship for hydrophone duties

8.20pm: Doherty Leading Stoker rejoined the ship from hospital


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29 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: 3 ratings sent to HMS Latona for medical attendance (one rating detained)

10.30am: Ship declared out of quarantine


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30 June 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.00am: RC church party landed

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

10.30am: RC church party returned

11.10am: One SBS left the ship

12.20pm: Drifter Z6 alongside with hydrophone stores

1.20pm: L3 came alongside for water

3.00pm: L3 left

5.45pm: Signalman J Simpson returned to Aquarius

6.15pm: LD~ joined ship for hydrophone duties (The first word in this entry is unclear – it may be LDT for Leading Telegraphist, or possibly LDS for Leading Signalman)


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LOGS FOR JULY 1918


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Log No 14. This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus. J Davidson, Navigating Officer

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1 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4.00am: Rounds called

7.15am: Collier Hillhouse came alongside

8.10am: Hands commenced coaling ship assisted by Maltese working party

8.30am: Received motor boat from Malta (per SS Chalkis)

12 noon: Stopped coaling for lunch

12.45pm: L10 came alongside for water

1.00pm: Hands resumed coaling

3.00pm: L10 left

4.30pm: Received mail from HMS Latona

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (coal received 115 tons)

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Darkened ship

4 on sick list

Provisions received: 45 lbs fresh meat; 56 lbs bread

Fresh water: issued 110 tons; distilled 120 tons; expended 4 tons; boiler use 6 tons; remaining 154 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 21 tons; remaining 188 tons; received 115 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Hands resumed coaling ship

8.30am: Chief Stoker Gladwell joined ship for store duties

11.10am: L3 came alongside for water

12.05pm: L3 left

12.55pm: Two ratings sent to hospital

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (coal received 108 tons)

8 on sick list


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3 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: Hands resumed coaling ship

12.30pm: Received 3 bags mail. Mr Davies 3rd Officer joined ship.

12.40pm: L10 came alongside for water

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. (Coal received 127 tons).

6 on sick list


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4 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.15am: Four Maltese stokers sent to TB30 as working party

8.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship

11.30am: C in C visited ship

11.40am: C in C left

12 noon: Completed coaling (Total coal received 425)

1.30pm: Hands commenced washing decks

5.40pm: Collier Hillhouse left

8.10pm: Chief Mechanician left ship

6 on sick list


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5 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Four Maltese stokers left ship

8.15am: L10 came alongside for water

10.30am: L10 left

1.00pm: Captain, Escort and 3 prisoners went to HMS Latona

3.15pm: OC and escort returned onboard

5.10pm: L10 came alongside for water

6.40pm: L10 left

7.00pm: 4 Maltese stokers discharged to Aquarius

4 on sick list


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6 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.00am: Dispatched mail to HMS Latona for transmission

9.35pm: L3 came alongside


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7 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.15am: L3 left

9.10am: Trawler James Bentole cast off

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

5.00pm: One rating joined ship

6.00pm: Received mail from HMS Latona

4 on sick list


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8 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.40am: Three ratings sent to hospital for dental treatment

9.15am: L3 came alongside for water

10.30am: L3 left

12.10pm: Dental party returned from hospital

5.15pm: Warrants Nos 14-15-16 read. John Mompalao, William Thomas Kite, Salvatore Greich, Stokers MMNR awarded 21 days detention for refusing duty

5.40pm: Trawler G Borthwick came alongside

4 on sick list


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9 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.10am: L10 came alongside for water

9.20am: Two Maltese stokers left ship to proceed to Malta on leave

10.00am: Trawler W Bond came alongside for hydrophone repairs

1.25pm: TB30 came alongside for stores

4 on sick list


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10 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.40am: L10 came alongside for water

11.00am: Trawler W Barlow, G Borthwick cast off

11.05am: One bag mail dispatched to HMS Latona

11.50am: Drifter British Crown alongside with stores

5.00pm: Trawler W Bond cast off

7.20pm: PO Davies and Peach AB returned from hospital

5 on sick list


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11 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.10am: Carpenters from Aquarius came on board employed building 3 wood houses on deck for hydrophone officers accommodation

8.40am: Working party from HMS Latona came on board

8.55am: L10 came alongside for water

11.10am: L3 came alongside for water

11.20am: L3 left

11.55am: L10 left

4 on sick list


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12 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.10am: Carpenters from HMS Aquarius come onboard

4.20pm: L3 came alongside for water

7.00pm: Trawler William Barlow cast off

4 on sick list


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13 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.15am: Doctor from Aquarius visited ship

4 on sick list


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14 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.55am: Carpenters from HMS Aquarius came onboard

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

5.15pm: Received mail from HMS Latona

4 on sick list


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15 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: Working parties from HMS Latona and HMS Aquarius onboard

4 on sick list


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16 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.00am: Working party from HMS Aquarius commenced work building 3 cabins for hydrophone officers

10.00am: K63 came alongside with stores

11.00am: K63 left

1.15pm: CPO Gladwell discharged to American Base. (this was a base for submarine chasers)

7.30pm: Lawrenson AB joined ship

4 on sick list


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17 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3 people sick

8.10am: Working parties from HMS Latona and HMS Aquarius onboard

12.45pm: Trawler W Hastie came alongside for hydrophone repairs

1.00pm: Drifter 12 came alongside with stores

3 on sick list


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18 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

12.40pm: SPO Gulley discharged to Hospital

8.10am: Working party from HMS Aquarius came onboard

2.30pm: Trawler W Hastie cast off

3.30pm: L3 came alongside for water

3.45pm: L3 left. Mail sent to Latona for transmission.

5.30pm: L3 came alongside for water

7.15pm: L3 left

3 on sick list


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19 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.15am: 2 Ratings sent to hospital for dental treatment

12.30pm: Dental party returned

3.00pm: Trawler C Adair came alongside for hydrophone repairs (Charles Adair)

4.00pm: CPO Gladwell rejoined ship

4 on sick list


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20 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.00am: Hands sent to Collier Milton for stores

10.00am: K63 came alongside with stores

11.00am: Sent mail to HMS Latona for transmission

4 on sick list


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21 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

HMS Latona

8.10am: Carpenters from HMS Aquarius came onboard to erect accommodation for hydrophone officers

8.30am: RC church party landed

9.00am: HMS Latona’s working party onboard

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

2.00pm: Received 8 bags mail from HMS Latona

2.10pm: L10 alongside for water

3.15pm: Trawler Cogswell (It has not been possible to trace a trawler of this name at this date – it may perhaps be a misspelling of Caswell)

4.30pm: L10 left

4 on sick list


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22 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Working party from Aquarius and Latona came onboard

8.45am: 4 ratings sent to Aquarius for medical treatment

4 on sick list


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23 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4 on sick list


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24 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.50am: 2 ratings sent to Latona for medical treatment

3.15pm: Carpenter and 7 other ratings joined ship and 2 ratings returned from Malta leave

5.30pm: Received mail from HMS Latona

6.00pm: K36 when alongside dropped astern fouled starboard propeller

8.00pm: 1 Stoker rating discharged to Aquarius

4 on sick list


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25 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.30am: Collier Milton came alongside

8.10am: Hands commenced coaling ship

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (coal received 100 tons for the day)

5.15pm: Warrant ~ read. De Giorgio cook II awarded ~ (The gaps exist in the log – it looks as though the logkeeper intended to fill in the detail later but did not do so)


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26 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: Hands commenced coaling ship

9.00am: 4 ratings sent to Aquarius for medical treatment

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (coal received 125 tons for the day)


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27 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship

9.00am: 4 Ratings sent to Latona for medical treatment

3.00pm: Mail dispatched to Latona for transmission

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (coal received 155 tons for the day)


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28 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship

9.00am: Two Stoker ratings sent to HMS Latona for medical treatment

12 noon: Finished coaling ship. Coal received the day 62 tons. Total coal received 442 tons. CPO Daley returned from leave to England

12.30pm: Collier Hillhouse cast off

4 on sick list


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29 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.00am: Carpenters from Aquarius came onboard

9.00am: Two ratings sent to Latona for medical treatment

4 on sick list


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30 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

1.00pm: Trawler 63 alongside for hydrophone repairs

3.00pm: Trawler B1 cast off

4 on sick list


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31 July 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: Ratings sent to Latona for dental treatment

11.00am: Mail sent to Latona for transmission

1.00pm: Dental party returned

11.00pm: Received signal from hospital Corfu stating that Stoker Petty Officer Lewis Joseph Gulley RN No 312518 had died this day from dysentery (The log records his surname as ‘Gully’ but other records such as the War Graves Commission have him as ‘Gulley’)

3 on sick list



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1918


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1 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands commenced washing decks

9.00am: 1 stoker rating sent to Latona for medical treatment

11.00am: Hands employed in general duties of the ship

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Darkened ship

3 on sick list

Provisions received: fresh meat 40 lbs; bread 58 lbs

Fresh water: distilled 120 tons; expended 4 tons; boiler use 6 tons; remaining 586 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 21 tons; remaining 421 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.15am: Funeral party left ship

8.00am: Stoker Petty Officer Lewis Joseph Gulley RN Off No. 312518 was this day buried in British Cemetery Corfu

1.30pm: Funeral party returned. L3 alongside for water.

3.00pm: L3 cast off

3 on sick list


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3 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: 1 PO and 2 stokers sent to Corfu for the late L J Gulley's effects

12.30pm: SPO & 2 Ratings returned with SPO Gulley’s effects

12.45pm: L3 came alongside for water

2.15pm: K63 came alongside with stores

3.40pm: L3 cast off

4.30pm: K63 cast off

3 on sick list


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4 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.15am: C of E Church party landed

8.45am: Hands employed taking in stores

10.00am: K63 cast off

1.00pm: J. Bartello Carpenter's mate discharged from ship with orders to proceed to Malta

1.30pm: L10 came alongside for water

3.30pm: L10 cast off

3 on sick list


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5 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.00am: Four ratings sent to HMS Latona for medical treatment

10.00am: L10 alongside for water

11.30am: L10 cast off

3 on sick list


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6 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3.15pm: K46 alongside for stores

3 on sick list


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7 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3 on sick list


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8 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3 on sick list


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9 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.30am: Sub Lieutenant G E Senior RNR went to hospital

7.55pm: L10 came alongside for water

9.15pm: L10 cast off

4 on sick list


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10 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.00am: MFA Chalkis came alongside for empty cases

11.00am: Dispatched mail to HMS Latona

11.30am: Chalkis cast off

4 on sick list


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11 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.00am: C of E party landed

10.30am: Returned

11.30am: 3 stoker ratings returned from detention

3 on sick list


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12 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3 on sick list


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13 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: L3 alongside

11.10am: L3 cast off

3 on sick list


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14 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.30am: L10 alongside for water

10.30am: L10 cast off

12.15pm: 3 bags of mail sent aboard Latona

3.00pm: Drifter 12 alongside with hydrophone stores

3.00pm: Drifter 12 cast off

8.00pm: 1 Leading Stoker rejoined ship from hospital.

3 on sick list


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15 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3.45pm: 3 Bags of mail delivered onboard Latona

5.45pm: Collier Northumbria alongside

2 on sick list


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16 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.20am: Hands commenced coaling ship

10.00am: D W Davies 3rd officer this day took over the duties of mail officer

4.30pm: Finished coaling for the day received 146 tons

5.30pm: Received 5 bags mail from Latona

2 on sick list


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17 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.20am: Commenced coaling ship

11.00am: 3 bags of mail delivered on board Latona

11.30am: Finished coaling for the day received 120 tons

2 on sick list


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18 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.20am: Commenced coaling ship

12 noon: Ceased coaling for the day (quantity received 60 tons)

2 on sick list


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19 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.20am: Commenced coaling ship

5.00pm: Finished coaling ship quantity received today = 95 tons. Total quantity received from collier 421 tons. Collier pushed off and went to anchorage.

2 on sick list


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20 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.30am: Collier cast off

7.15am: Landed working party

7.45am: L10 alongside

10.30am: TB18 alongside

12 noon: TB18 cast off

3.50pm: Lighter alongside with stores working party returned

9.00pm: 2 Maltese Stokers reported on board for duties

2 on sick list


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21 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.00am: Leading Seaman Blackie landed

3.30pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant W B Hewitt arrived on board for duties as 2nd Engineer

7.30pm: L3 alongside for water

9.30pm: L3 cast off

2 on sick list


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22 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.30am: SD Toy alongside. Cast off 10.35.

10.35am: Cast off

3.00pm: 3 bags of mail delivered on board Latona

4.30pm: L10 alongside for water

2 on sick list


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23 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

1.30pm: Mail arrived on board.

2 on sick list


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24 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.45am: Mail delivered on board Latona

1.35pm: Leading Stoker Flight left ship for Con Camp (From the 2nd September entry this seems to be a Naval Camp, and is perhaps Convalescent Camp)

2 on sick list


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25 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.30am: RC party landed

11.30am: Engineer Sub Lieutenant Manning 2nd Engineer left ship to join RFR Reliance

2 on sick list


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26 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.10am: Lecture party proceeded to Latona

1.10pm: Lecture party returned

4.00pm: 5 Maltese ratings proceeded to Malta on leave

5.15pm: L10 alongside for water

6.30pm: L10 left

8.00pm: 6 bags of mail delivered on board

2 on sick list


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27 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

12.30pm: Trawler Relonzo for Hydrophone repairs

2.00pm: Harbour Launch alongside with stores and empties

7.30pm: Mail arrived on board

2 on sick list


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28 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

9.00am: 2 paint brushes lost accidentally

2 on sick list


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29 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.00am: Paymaster in Chief arrived on board

12 noon: Paymaster in Chief left ship

7.30pm: Sub Lieutenant Senior reported on board from hospital

2 on sick list


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30 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Boat Hook accidently lost

2.45pm: Drifter Ivy alongside with stores

4.00pm: Drifter Ivy cast off

1 on sick list


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31 August 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.30am: Hands fall in. Saturday routine.

10.45am: Mail delivered on board Latona for Transmission

2.00pm: Two Maltese ratings rejoined ship from hospital

3.00pm: Mail arrived on board

1 on sick list


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1918


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Log No 15 This is to Certify that this is the original log of H.M.S. Bacchus (signed) J Davidson Navigating Officer

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1 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands commenced washing decks

9.20am: RC church party landed on Latona

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

10.00am: RC church party returned

12 noon: Trawler Walter Burke whilst endeavouring to get alongside Trawler W Barlow (W Barlow being moored alongside on starboard side of Bacchus.) Struck starboard propeller thereby smashing turning gear on starboard engine and bending tip of propellor blade. Senior Naval officer notified and a survey on the damage requested

1.20pm: L10 alongside for water. Liberty party landed

6.50pm: Liberty party returned

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Darkened ship

2 on sick list

Provisions received: 60 lbs bread

Fresh water: issued 191 tons; distilled 78 tons; expended 4 tons; remaining 321 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 13 tons; remaining 451 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.30am: Two Stokers sent to Latona for medical attention. L10 alongside for water

6.30pm: Leading Stoker Flight rejoined ship from Naval Camp

2 on sick list


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3 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: 5 Stokers sent to Latona for medical treatment

10.00am: Diving party from HMS Latona alongside surveying starboard propeller

1.30pm: Lieutenant C H Roberts RNVR and one stoker discharged to hospital

3.00pm: Received mail from HMS Latona

3 on sick list


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4 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.00am: SS Overton alongside with stores

9.00am: Trawler D1 alongside for water

10.45am: Mail despatched to HMS Latona for transmission

3.35pm: Trawler D1 cast off

3 on sick list


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5 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: Four ratings sent to HMS Latona for medical treatment. Daly AB detained on Latona for medical treatment.

7 on sick list


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6 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7 on sick list


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7 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.00am: Dispatched mail to HMS Latona for transmission

3 on sick list


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8 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

10.15am: Received mail from HMS Latona. Mr Byng (Western Electric Company) joined ship.

2.00pm: D McCallum, J E Smith, J Cummins joined ship for duty as junior engineers

2.35pm: One AB joined ship

6.15pm: Collier Northumbria came alongside

6 on sick list


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9 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship

9.00am: Signalman Hughison RNVR joined ship

10.00am: Signalman Dymott discharged to HMS Latona

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (amount coal received 84 tons)

7.45pm: Lieutenant C H Roberts RNVR returned from hospital

2 on sick list


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10 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.45am: Hands commenced coaling ship

1.30pm: Leading Seaman Riddle discharged to Latona. L Butler joined ship for hydrophone duties (Western Electric Employee)

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Total coal received for the day 104 tons

1 on sick list


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11 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship. RFA Overton came alongside with stores

10.00am: L10 alongside for water

12 noon: RFA Overton cast off

1.00pm: Drifter Brock Head alongside with stores

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Coal received for the day 133 tons

3 on sick list


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12 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship

11.00am: Mail sent to Latona for transmission

5.00pm: Completed coaling ship. Coal received for the day 134 tons. Total coal received 455 tons

5.30pm: Collier Northumbria cast off

3 on sick list


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13 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4 on sick list


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14 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.30am: 3 ratings sent to Latona for medical treatment

11.00am: Mail sent to Latona for transmission

1.00pm: Drifter Ivy alongside for stores

4 on sick list


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15 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.15am: Three ratings sent to Latona for medical treatment

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

1.30pm: L10 alongside for water

3.30pm: Received mail from HMS Latona

12 midnight: Barnes Western Electric Company sent to hospital

3 on sick list


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16 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: Six ratings sent to Latona for medical treatment

3 on sick list


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17 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.10am: Mail sent to HMS Latona for transmission

9.00am: Received one bag mail from HMS Latona

5.30pm: Mr G G Lunn, Mr A Azzopardi, and Mr L Galea temporary assistant engineers discharged for passage to Malta

4 on sick list


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18 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Two ratings sent Corfu for dental treatment

4.10pm: Three ratings and one leading seaman sent to HMS Latona for patrol duties

7.30pm: L10 came alongside for water. Patrol returned

4 on sick list


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19 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.15am: Mr Catterson, Electrical engineer and Sub Lieutenant Scott RNVR reported on board for hydrophone duties. G Piper ERA onboard for hydrophone duties. Four Maltese stokers returned from leave

4 on sick list


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20 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

5.10pm: Johnson Stoker discharged to Naval Camp

7.45pm: Bowen, Wireman back from hospital

4 on sick list


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21 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3 on sick list


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22 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.45am: C of E church party sent to Latona

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

11.10am: Church party returned

3 on sick list


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23 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

1.30pm: Mr Bing (Engineer Western Electric Company) left the ship for Malta

4.30pm: L3 came alongside for water

6.55pm: L3 cast

3 on sick list


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24 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

2 on sick list


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25 September 1918


Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.30am: Sent mail to HMS Latona for transmission

11.00am: Received mail from HMS Latona

2.00pm: Received mail from HMS Latona

3.00pm: Sub Lieutenant Scott RNVR discharged from ship to Trawler John Bell

2 on sick list


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26 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.00am: SS Chalkis came alongside

11.30am: K? Gregory, A Degorgio, A Dalli, R Bishop, H Dyers proceeded to Malta on leave (The initial of the first man is very unclear; it may be K, or perhaps C, or something else …)

2.30pm: SS Chalkis cast off

2 on sick list


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27 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

2 on sick list


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28 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Four bags mail sent to HMS Latona for transmission

1.00pm: A. Chapman AB discharged to Hospital

6.30pm: Four wiremen and one ward room steward joined ship. Mr Byng (Engineer Western Electric Co) arrived onboard.

2 on sick list


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29 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

3 on sick list


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30 September 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

3 on sick list



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1918


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1 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands commenced washing decks

10.00am: Hands employed variously

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

2.00pm: Received two bags mail from HMS Latona

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Darkened ship

3 on sick list

Provisions received: fresh meat 45 lbs; bread 66 lbs

Fresh water: issued 28 tons; distilled 32 tons; expended 6 tons; remaining 495 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 10 tons; remaining 482 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

1.30pm: L10 came alongside for water.

2.30pm: L10 Cast off.

3 on sick list


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3 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

2.15pm: Received one bag of mail from HMS Latona

3 on sick list


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4 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Port and starboard cutters lowered in the water and secured to moorings

3 on sick list


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5 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Four bags mail despatched to HMS Latona for transmission

3 on sick list


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6 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

5.30pm: Collier War Loch came alongside

3 on sick list


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7 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (coal received 115 tons)

8.00pm: A Chapman AB returned from hospital for duty. H Hanley (Electrical Engineer Western Electric Co) reported aboard for Hydrophone duties

3 on sick list


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8 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.30am: Commenced coaling ship

8.00am: 1 stoker sent to Aquarius for medical treatment

10.15am: Mr Byng (Western Electric Company) left ship

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day (coal received 120 tons)

8.00pm: P Barnes Hydro wireman civilian reported onboard from hospital

2 on sick list


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9 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship

5.00pm: Completed coaling. Coal received for the day 92 tons. (Total coal received 327 tons)

6.00pm: Received 4 bags mail from HMS Latona. Collier War Loch cast off

1 on sick list


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10 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.00am: Whilst coming alongside Trawler Pearl in a heavy swell struck and dented one plate on stern of Bacchus

1.30pm: One stoker rating discharged to hospital. Two wiremen discharged to American Base for instructional purposes.

1 on sick list


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11 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

4.00pm: Whilst casting off from alongside Bacchus in a heavy swell trawler Princess Mary carried away cleet on forward davit of Starboard cutter

7.00pm: Two Maltese wiremen joined ship for hydrophone duties

2 on sick list


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12 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

10.00am: Mail sent to Latona for transmission.

4.30pm: J Humphry, L Butler, P Barnes. civilian wireman Western Electric Co. discharged from ship for passage to England

11.30pm: Three Electrical wiremen as above returned to ship passage to England cancelled

2 on sick list


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13 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.30am: B Humphreys, P Barnes, T Butler civilian wiremen left ship (The names of the wiremen both yesterday and today are quite clearly written, but are not exactly the same …)

2 on sick list


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14 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.00am: J Holmes stoker sent to HMS Latona under arrest

2 on sick list


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15 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

7.15am: Store party sent to Collier Sunray

11.30am: Store party returned

2 on sick list


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16 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

11.00am: Mail dispatched to Latona for transmission

6.00pm: 6 ERAs, 6 wiremen, 1 leading Stoker and 3 stokers joined ship. Received 2 bags mail.

8.15pm: 2 Leading Stokers, 2 stokers and 1 AB joined ship

2 on sick list


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17 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

2 on sick list


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18 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

2 on sick list


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19 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

6.00am: Hove up starboard anchor proceeded alongside HMS Latona using engines to order

8.45am: Commenced discharging stores from Bacchus to Latona

2.15pm: Leading Signalmen Hewison discharged to Latona. Signalman C Nash reported for duty.

6.00pm: Cast off from HMS Latona and proceeded to anchorage

8.00pm: Stoker J Holmes reported onboard under open arrest

2 on sick list


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20 October 1918

Corfu

Lat 39.6, Long 19.9

8.15am: L Peach AB, SPO Lamb, Leading Stoker Flight, Phillips and S Sweet Stoker discharged from ship for passage to England

9.15am: Hands employed taking in two boilers. J Holmes stoker discharged from ship to proceed to Malta under escort

9.30am: Hydrophone officers and ratings discharged to Naval Camp

12 noon: Hove up anchor and proceeded alongside French battleship Honneur using engines to orders

1.30pm: Made fast alongside French battleship and commenced to load two picquet boats

6.00pm: Two picquet boats secured on deck

6.15pm: Cast off and proceeded to join convoy. Draft Forward 9ft 6ins. Aft 11ft 10ins

8.00pm: Passed inner gate

10.00pm: Passed outer gate

11.10pm: Set course

11.30pm: Commenced zig zag course

2 on sick list


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21 October 1918

At sea, near Patras

Lat 38.3, Long 21.7

5.15am: C Dukato abeam distance 3’

6.40am: Atoko Light abeam distance 2’

8.40am: Cape Oxia abeam distance ½’

12.30pm: Anchored in Patras Roads 60 ft cable in 9 fathoms water

10.00pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded

10.15pm: Phsiot Light abeam

10.45pm: Drepano Light abeam

2 on sick list


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22 October 1918

At sea, off Corinth Canal

Lat 37.96, Long 22.95

7.00am: Off entrance to Canal

9.15am: Came to anchor in Corinth Bay

12 noon: Strong wind ship dragging slowly

4.00pm: Ship dragging slowly

4.40pm: Hove up and steamed to windward

5.20pm: Let go anchors in 25 fathoms water 90 ft on starboard and 60 ft on port

12 midnight: Wind moderating slightly

2 on sick list


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23 October 1918

East of Corinth Canal

Lat 37.9, Long 23.1

8.00am: Bearings unchanged. Heavy squalls.

10.40am: Hove up both anchors and proceeded towards canal. Tug in attendance.

11.05am: Entered canal

12.20pm: Cleared canal and dropped pilot

3.45pm: Picked up position in convoy

6.00pm: Took up position astern of Aquarius

6.55pm: Gorgio Id abeam (probably Agios Georgios)

12 midnight: Weather moderating

2 on sick list


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24 October 1918

Tribuki Bay (Probably Trebuki Bay, which is a bay at Port Trebuki, about 4 miles westward of Lithari Point)

Lat 38.8, Long 24.6

2.30am: Cape Phassa Light abeam

10.10am: Came to anchor in in Tribuki Bay in 26 fathoms

8.00pm: Wind falling to calm. Bearings unchanged.

11.30pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded

12 midnight: Cleared outer nets

2 on sick list


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25 October 1918

At sea and at Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

It is assumed that the relevant port here is Mudros. This is largely based on a reference to Mudros in the log scan for 15 November. There are also references to the depot ship HMS Blenheim, which appears to have been based at Mudros at least until 1917, and probably much later

11.10am: Passed outer nets. Reduced speed.

12 noon: Proceeded alongside HMS Blenheim using engines to order

2 on sick list


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26 October 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.45am: Commenced taking in stores from HMS Blenheim

11.00am: TB 29 came alongside

2.00pm: TB 29 cast off

2 on sick list


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27 October 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.15am: Hands employed discharging two picquet boats

8.30am: Completed discharging picquet boats

9.30am: Cast off from HMS Blenheim and proceeded to anchorage

3.45pm: Received 2 bags mail

2 on sick list


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28 October 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

9.30am: Water boat Phido alongside for water

10.10am: Received mail from Europa

11.45am: Ratings attached to picquet boats discharged from ship

2 on sick list


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29 October 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: Discharged one boiler belonging to Picquet boat into lighter. Osiris II came alongside for water.

8.40am: TBD Jackal alongside for boiler cleaning

9.35am: Osiris II cast off

5.30pm: S Camillieri Stoker rejoined ship from hospital

2 on sick list


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30 October 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: TBD Beaver alongside with depth charger

10.30am: Dispatched mail for transmission

5.30pm: CPO J Leonard joined ship for store duties

1 on sick list


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31 October 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.30am: Overton alongside with stores

11.15am: L3 alongside for water

1 on sick list


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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1918


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Log No 16 This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus, (Signed) J Davidson, Navigating Officer


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1 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Working party arrived onboard to complete discharging of Overton

9.00am: Hands employed in the general duties of the ship

11.00am: TBD Alarm alongside to discharge depth charges

11.20am: TBD Alarm cast off

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

6.15pm: HMAS Yarra came alongside with depth charges

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Darkened ship

1 on sick list

Provisions received: fresh meat 38 lbs; bread 60 lbs

Fresh water: issued 123 tons; distilled 161 tons; expended 5 tons; remaining 375 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 23 tons; remaining 335 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.00am: HMAS Yarra cast off

8.15am: K30 and K39 alongside for stores

10.15am: Mail dispatched

3.30pm: TBDs Yarra and Paramatta alongside for boiler cleaning

6.30pm: Jackal and Hope cast off

1 on sick list


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3 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

3.00pm: TBD Hope alongside for depth charges

4.00pm: Various TBDs alongside throughout the afternoon for depth charges

4.15pm: TBD Hope cast off

6.00pm: Water Boat Phido alongside for water

7.20pm: Phido cast off

1 on sick list


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4 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.00am: TBD Tilbury alongside with depth charges

8.00am: Three ratings sent to HMS Blenheim for medical treatment

11.00am: TBD Fury alongside for stores

12.10pm: TBD Fury cast off

2.00pm: TBD Hydra alongside with depth charges. R Bishop rejoined ship from Malta.

2.30pm: Sub Lieutenant G Senior left ship for hospital. Warrants No 20 & 21 read. Carmelo Debono (the surname is a best guess) MMR sentenced to 7 days’ cells and Francesco Gelai Stoker MRNR sentenced to be deprived of good conduct badge and 5 days cells

5.30pm: Phido alongside

6.00pm: Phido cast off

1 on sick list


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5 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

6.30am: Hove up and proceeded alongside collier Tregothnan starboard side

8.00am: Commenced coaling assisted by Turkish prisoners (The Armistice of Mudros, ending the Ottoman’s Empire participation in World War I, was signed on 30th October 1918)

8.45am: Italian TBD came alongside for water

10.00am: Italian TBD cast off

5.00pm: Ceased coaling for the day. Coal received 95 tons. Water boat Phido alongside for water

6.00pm: Phido cast off. TBD Hope alongside for depth charges

6.15pm: Cast off

1 on sick list


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6 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Commenced coaling

11.50am: Mail sent to HMS Blenheim

2.20pm: TBD Parramatta alongside for water

3.15pm: L2 alongside for water

3.45pm: L2 cast off

5.00pm: Ceased coaling. Received 106 tons

5.30pm: TBD Yarra and Parramatta cast off (These are both Australian Navy ships)

1 on sick list


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7 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Commenced coaling

9.00am: TBD Hornet alongside to discharge depth charges

10.30am: TBD Hornet cast off

11.30am: Phido alongside for water

1.15pm: Phido cast off

5.00pm: Ceased coaling for the day. Quantity coal received for the day 110 tons

1 on sick list


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8 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

8.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship

9.20am: Discharged boiler for picquet boat and three cases tubes into lighter

2.20pm: TBD Yarra alongside for water

3.00pm: TBD Parramatta alongside for water

3.15pm: L2 alongside for water

3.45pm: L2 cast off

4.30pm: Finished coaling. Coal received for the day 97 tons. Total coal received 408 tons

5.15pm: Cast off from collier and proceeded to anchorage

6.00pm: Let go port anchor veered to 60 ft cable

1 on sick list


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9 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

11.00am: TBD Nymphe alongside for water

1.00pm: TBD Alarm alongside for PV gear (paravane gear)

2.45pm: L1 alongside for water

2.50pm: Lighter alongside for provisions

4.00pm: L1 cast off

9.05pm: 4 ratings returned from Malta. 1 Seaman Rating joined ship.

1 on sick list


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10 November 1918

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.24

7.15am: Phido alongside for water

8.30am: Phido cast off

10.00am: TBD Archer alongside for water

12 noon: Lighter came alongside with PV gear

1.30pm: K39 alongside with PV gear

3.00pm: Nymphe cast off

5.00pm: K 39 and TBD Archer cast off

5.45pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded under way

6.45pm: Cleared outer nets and took up position in convoy

12 midnight: Ship rolling heavily. Sky overcast.

1 on sick list


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11 November 1918

Mudros to Ismid

Lat 40.16, Long 26.4

Position is approximate at 2.30pm, based on sighting of Chanak Light House

2.00am: Owing to ship rolling heavily paraffin casks (four) stowed on fore deck, carried away and damaged rails on port fore deck (The wind is force 6)

8.00am: Strong wind, heavy sea. Ship rolling heavily

10.00am: Passing through Dardanelles

12 noon: Strong NE’ly wind beam sea

2.30pm: Chanak Light House abeam (This is probably Cannakale Kalesi)

4.00pm: Moderate wind and sea (The wind has dropped to force 4)

4.30pm: Karakama Light House abeam (This may well be Karakova, which is about 9km southwest of Gallipoli)

5.45pm: Gallipoli Light abeam

7.00pm: Doham Aslan Light House abeam

8.00pm: Strong NE’ly wind, moderate sea

11.45pm: Khairsiz Ada Light abeam

1 on sick list


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12 November 1918

Mudros to Ismid (now Izmir; and also called Smyrna)

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

Position is for Ismid at 4.00pm.

1.20am: Fener Adasi Light abeam (The Turkish for lighthouse is Fener; Ada or Adasi is island, so this means Lighthouse Island)

4.00am: Strong wind heavy sea

8.00am: Nisahia Pt abeam. Strong wind, moderate sea

12 noon: Yelkenkaya Burnu Light abeam distance 2’

4.00pm: Arrived at Ismid; received orders to go alongside Blenheim

4.30pm: Made fast alongside Blenheim

5.30pm: TBD Beaver alongside for PO gear

1 on sick list


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13 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

1.30pm: Cast off from HMS Blenheim and proceeded to anchorage

6.30pm: Sub Lieutenant G Senior RNR returned from hospital

1 on sick list


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14 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

10.00am: Debono Stoker MMR returned to ship from cells

2.45pm: HMS Prince Edward alongside for water

3.45pm: TBD Forester alongside to discharge empties

3.00pm: J Kelly AB RFR discharged from ship to England with orders to take passage in TBD Jackal

4.30pm: TBD Forester cast off

7.15pm: TBD Hornet alongside for stores

8.30pm: TBD Hornet cast off

1 on sick list


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15 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

11.30am: Shifted anchorage

2.30pm: TBD Tribune alongside for stores

1 on sick list


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16 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

3.15pm: L2 alongside for water

3.20pm: Water boat Phido alongside for water

4.00pm: Phido cast off

1 on sick list


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17 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

10.30am: Hove up anchor and proceeded to new anchorage

11.15am: Let go starboard anchor and veered to 60 fathoms

1.40pm: Received orders to shift anchorage. Hove up anchor and proceeded to anchorage.

2.15pm: Arrived at berth. Let go port anchor 60 fathoms cable. Berth 3, C line in 14 fathoms water.

4.00pm: SS Phido alongside for water

5.30pm: SS Phido cast off

1 on sick list


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18 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

7.30am: 3 ratings sent to Blenheim for medical treatment

2.15pm: Phido alongside for water

3.05pm: Phido cast off

5.20pm: 15 ratings joined ship

2 on sick list


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19 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

11.30am: Received mail onboard

2 on sick list


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20 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

6.30am: Phido alongside for water

8.00am: Phido cast off

1.45pm: L2 alongside for water

2.45pm: L2 cast off

8.15pm: Two officers attached COD’s staff joined ship

2 on sick list


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21 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

2 on sick list


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22 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

3.00pm: Received 6 bags mail

8.00pm: Leading Seaman Johnson COD’s staff discharged to HMS Hazel

2 on sick list


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23 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

2 on sick list


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24 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

6.00pm: Carawana Stoker reported onboard from hospital

2 on sick list


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25 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

3.10pm: Collier Teesbridge came alongside

1 on sick list


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26 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

8.00am: Commenced coaling ship

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Coal received for the day 275 tons.

1 on sick list


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27 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

7.30am: Commenced coaling ship

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Quantity received 250 tons. Total quantity coal received 495 tons

1 on sick list


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28 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

10.00am: HMS Safa-El-Bahr came alongside (A yacht requisitioned for the Navy in 1915)

1 on sick list


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29 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

1.00am: HMS Safa-el-Bahr cast off

1 on sick list


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30 November 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

10.00pm: C G H Romily reported onboard from Constantinople

1 on sick list



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1918


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1 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands commenced washing decks

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO

12 noon: Hands to make and mend

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Darkened ship

0 on sick list

Provisions received: fresh meat 115 tons; vegetables 5 tons; bread 200 tons

Fresh water: distilled 81 tons; expended 5 tons; boiler use 40 tons; remaining 450 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 15 tons; remaining 630 tons

(A sample complete day’s log; as a Sunday it’s a quieter day than most weekdays)


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2 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92


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3 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

7.00am: Hove up anchor and proceeded to anchorage south of HMS Blenheim. Distance 2 cables

7.40am: Let go port anchor and veered to 60 fathoms cable in 14 fathoms water

7.30pm: R Dill and Hutton AB's joined ship for duty


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4 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92


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5 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

7.30am: HMS Huon alongside to embark COD staff

8.05am: HMS Huon cast off

10.00am: HMS Overton alongside with stores

2.00pm: HMS Overton cast off


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6 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

10.00am: TBD Rifleman alongside for stores

11.00am: TBD Rifleman cast off

1.00pm: TBD Hope alongside for stores

2.00pm: TBD Fury alongside for stores

3.50pm: TBD Fury cast off

4.10pm: TBD Hope cast off

8.00pm: TBD Yarra alongside for stores


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7 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

10.00am: TBD Yarra cast off

1.15pm: Working party from HMS Blenheim onboard to work stores

6.00pm: Working party returned to Blenheim


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8 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

9.00am: TBD Hornet alongside for stores

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

5.00pm: TBD Forester alongside for stores


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9 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

5.00pm: TBD Brisk alongside for stores

6.30pm: TBD Brisk cast off


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10 December 1918

Ismid

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

11.30am: L2 alongside for water


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11 December 1918

Ismid and at sea to Constantinople

Lat 40.75, Long 29.92

6.30am: L Lawrenson and R Daly ABs discharged from ship for passage to England

9.20am: L2 cast off

1.00pm: TBD Larne alongside for stores

2.00pm: Drifter W3 alongside for Blenheim stores

3.33pm: TBD Larne cast off

4.20pm: Drifter W3 cast off

4.30pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded under way

5.14pm: Litton Burnu Light abeam (Unable to confirm this name)

6.40pm: Passed through net defence and proceeded full speed

7.35pm: Yelkenkaya Burnu Light abeam distance 1.5 miles

9.50pm: Oxia Light abeam distance 1.5 miles (this is a best guess; it is now called Sivriade)

10.55pm: Came to anchor 60 fathoms cable port cable in 17 fathoms water

Anchor bearings: Haider Pasha Breakwater N56E True. Leander Tower bearing N4W True


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12 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

9.00am: Weighed anchor and proceeded alongside hospital ship Valdavia using engines to order

9.50am: Made fast alongside Valdavia

1.30pm: Water boat Phido alongside for water

2.00pm: Trawler Capella alongside for water

3.00pm: Phido cast off

4.30pm: Trawler Capella cast off


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13 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

8.45am: Cast off from Valadavia and proceeded to anchorage using engines to order

9.40am: Let go port anchor 60 fathoms cable in 16 fathoms water

2.15pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded to another anchorage

3.00pm: Let go port anchor

5.00pm: Various vessels alongside for water alongside for water throughout the day


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14 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

9.00am: Received stores from collier Carisbrook

7.00pm: COD’s staff joined ship


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15 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO


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16 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

3.00pm: Various drifters alongside for water throughout the day


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17 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

1.00pm: Leading Signaller on COD staff discharged from ship


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18 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0


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19 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

3.45pm: Mail dispatched to HMS Lord Nelson for transmission


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20 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

3.15pm: HMY Safa-El-Bahr cast off

7.00pm: Paymaster Lieutenant Commander Marsh left ship


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21 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

3.50pm: Mail dispatched to HMS Lord Nelson for transmission


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22 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO. COD’s staff left ship.

8.30pm: 2 signalmen of COD’s staff left ship


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23 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

9.00am: Water boat HMS Provider alongside for water

11.05am: Provider cast off


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24 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

9.00am: Chief Engineer reported that condenser shell casting on port engine was fractured. Captain of Base notified of same

2.15pm: Two trawlers alongside for water

2.55pm: Trawlers cast off


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25 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

8.20am: Drifter Young Sid alongside for water

9.30am: Drifter Young Sid cast off


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26 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0


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27 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

10.00am: Weighed anchor and proceeded to anchorage off Golden Horn assisted by Lieutenant Commander Findlay and tug Knight Errant using starboard engines as required

11.00am: Anchored, port anchor

1.20pm: HMS Tribune alongside for stores

3.36pm: HMS Tribune cast off


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28 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

9.30am: Port cutter lowered and sent to HMS Caesar for stores

11.00am: Hoisted port cutter inboard again


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29 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO


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30 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

11.15am: RFA Provider alongside for stores

11.30am: RFA Provider cast off

2.00pm: Mails dispatched to HMS Caesar for transmission to England

10.00pm: Ship’s dinghy, whilst made fast to water boat Phido, was taken away without permission by two officers


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31 December 1918

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

11.30am: General Signal re ship’s dinghy sent by Flag Ship with object of tracing same

2.00pm: Mail discharged to HMS Caesar


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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1919


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Log No 17. This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus, (Signed) J Davidson, Navigating Officer

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1 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands employed washing decks

9.00am: Hands employed in the general duties of the ship

12.30pm: Liberty party landed

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

5.00pm: Liberty party returned. One Stoker breaking leave.

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 190 lbs

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 98 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 4 tons; remaining 210 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

9.15am: Drifer Phillorth alongside for stores

9.40am: Drifer Phillorth cast off

11.00am: Mr Donald McCallum, Junior Engineer, on shore without permission


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3 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

9.30am: Mr D. MacCallum, junior Engineer returned on board from shore, having been one day and two nights away from ship without permission.


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4 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

4.00am: SS Argenfels whilst at anchor slewed round and damaged rail on starboard quarter

7.40am: Three lighters made fast on starboard side

1.20pm: TBD Larne alongside for stores

3.30pm: TBD Larne cast off


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5 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by C.O.

1.00pm: Liberty party landed

4.30pm: Liberty party returned. A B Dill absent without permission

9.00pm: Rounds called. A B Dill reported on board


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6 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

11.15 K1 alongside with stores

3.30pm: Tug Keravnes towed three barges from starboard side


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7 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

11.15am: Leading Stoker Mittens discharged to hospital (The log seems clearly to show Mittens, but the name may well be Mitten).

1 on sick list


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8 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

12.15pm: TBD North Esk alongside for stores

2.30pm: TBD North Esk cast off

1 on sick list


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9 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

4.20pm: Hove up anchor and proceed alongside Collier Carisbrook

5.00pm: Made fast alongside collier

1 on sick list


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10 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

8.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship

11.30am: Drifters Rose and Camperdown alongside with empties

2.00pm: Drifter Rose cast off

3.00pm: Drifter Camperdown cast off

5.00pm: Finished coaling (total coal received 105 tons)

6.00pm: Drifter Slasher alongside with stores

1 on sick list


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11 January 1919

Constantinople, at sea and at Ismid

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

6.30am: Hands commenced receiving empties from drifter Slasher

8.15am: Drifter Phillorth alongside with empties

8.30am: Signaller Ure discharged to HMS Caesar

9.00am: Drifter Slasher cast off

9.15am: Drifter Phillorth cast off

11.00am: Drifter alongside with stores for HMS Blenheim

11.55am: Cast off from SS Carisbrook

12 noon: Proceeded full speed Set Course S9E

12.10pm: Streamed log.

1.07pm: Plate Id. abeam dist 1'/2'

3.09pm: Yelkenkaya Burnu Light abeam distance 1’

4.00pm: Passed through net defence

6.00pm: Anchored at lsmid, port anchor 60 fathoms cable

1 on sick list


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12 January 1919

Ismid

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

7.30am: Hove up anchor and proceeded alongside Russian battleship Volya

8.00am: Made fast alongside Volya

9.00am: Working party from Blenheim commenced discharging stores from No 1 and 4 holds into Russian battleship Volya

4.05pm: TBD Hornet alongside to discharge depth charges and PV gear

5.00pm: Working party ceased work for the day

6.10pm: TBD Hornet cast off

1 on sick list


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13 January 1919

Ismid

Lat 41.0, Long 29.0

8.20am: TBD Lizard alongside with Depth Charges

8.30am: Working party from Blenheim commenced work at No 1 and 4 holds

11.30am: TBD Lizard cast off

4.30pm: Hands employed shifting ship and securing derricks

5.30pm: Received 76 bags mail from Blenheim for transmission to Constantinople

12 midnight: Cast off from Russian battleship Volya and proceeded toward Constantinople

1 on sick list


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14 January 1919

Ismid to Constantinople

Lat 40.97, Long 29.04 (position of Constantinople)

2.15am: Passed through net defence

3.05am: Yelken Kaya Burnu Lt beam

6.12am: Came to anchor off Haider Pasha

7.15am: Hove up anchor and proceeded towards Golden Horn

8.25am: Arrived inside Golden Horn

10.00am: Hove up anchor and proceeded towards Istenia Bay (Now called Istinye)

11.30am: Arrived at Istenia and made fast alongside HMS Aquarius

1.00pm: Commenced taking in empties from HMS Aquarius. Various drifters alongside to discharge guns.

4.45pm: Cast off from Aquarius and proceeded towards Constantinople

5.45pm: Arrived off Golden Horn. Let go port anchor and veered to 40 fathoms cable

1 on sick list


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15 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 40.97, Long 29.04

7.30am: Hove up anchor and proceeded alongside HMS Caesar

8.15am: Made fast alongside HMS Caesar and commenced loading guns

9.00am: Drifter Faithful alongside with empties

10.55am: Drifter Faithful cast off

1.30pm: Working party commenced work at No 1 hold

4.30pm: 3 Ratings joined ship for passage to Malta

1 on sick list


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16 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 40.97, Long 29.04

6.30am: Working party commenced work

5.30pm: Mine sweeper Abingdon alongside to discharge guns

1 on sick list


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17 January 1919

Constantinople

Lat 40.97, Long 29.04

9.30am: Mine sweeper Abingdon cast off

10.00am: Mine sweeper Pontypool alongside to discharge guns

11.15am: Mine sweeper Pontypool cast off

12.30pm: Cast off from HMS Caesar and proceeded to anchorage

6.30pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded full speed towards Mudros

6.55pm: Seraglio Pt N30W

7.50pm: St Stephano Lt N22W

1 on sick list


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18 January 1919

Constantinople to Mudros

Lat 40.16, Long 26.4

Position is approximate at 10.10am.

3.05am: Khairsiz Ada Lt abeam dist 4’

7.43am: Gallipoli Lt abeam 3/4'

10.10am: Chanak Lt abeam

4.30pm: Plaka Lt abeam dist 10.5’

1 on sick list


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19 January 1919

Constantinople to Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

12.35am: Kombi Lt abeam

12.50am: Passed outer net defences

1.50am: Arrived at anchorage

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO


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20 January 1919

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

2.25pm: K22 brought wireless stores

4.30pm: K22 cast off


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21 January 1919

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3


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22 January 1919

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

8.20am: K lighter alongside with empty oil drums

8.45am: Turkish working party commenced loading oil drums from lighter to No 2 hold

11.30am: Completed discharging lighter

1.30pm: Lighter alongside. Working party resumed work

4.00pm: Working party finished work for the day


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23 January 1919

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

8.45am: Turkish working party commenced taking in empties from lighters

3.00pm: K15 alongside with empties

4.00pm: Working party finished work for the day

1 on sick list


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24 January 1919


Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

8.45am: Working party commenced work at No 2 hold

11.30am: Completed loading at No 2 hold

2.00pm: K15 alongside with empties. Working party resumed work at No 4 hold

4.00pm: Completed discharging K15. Working party left ship and lighter K15 cast off

5.15pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded to new anchorage

5.30pm: Let go port anchor


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25 January 1919

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

7.30am: Hove up anchor and proceeded to new anchorage

11.00am: K1 alongside for water

11.45am: K1 cast off


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26 January 1919

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

9.30am: RC Church party landed

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

11.40am: L3 alongside for water

1.00pm: L3 cast off


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27 January 1919

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

10.30am: Received RAF Motor boat onboard. Flight Sergeant Stub reported onboard for passage

2.15pm: Z16 alongside

2.30pm: Z16 cast off


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28 January 1919

Mudros

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

7.15am: Hove up anchor and proceeded alongside collier Huntsgulf

8.00am: Made fast alongside collier

9.15am: Commenced coaling ship

4.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Quantity coal received 93 tons


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29 January 1919

Mudros and at sea to Malta

Lat 39.9, Long 25.3

8.00am: Commenced coaling ship

11.00am: Completed coaling. Coals received this day 47 tons. Total coal received 140 tons

11.30am: Cast off from collier and proceeded to anchorage

12.15pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded under way

1.00pm: Kombi Lt dist 1/2

4.00pm: Strong wind rough sea clear weather

4.13pm: S end of Strati Id abeam

8.00pm: Rough sea. Vivid Lightning

9.45pm: Lithari Pt abeam

12 midnight: Stormy sea. Rough wind


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30 January 1919

From Mudros to Malta

Lat 37.1, Long 24.2

4.00am: Strong wind, rough sea, heavy rain squalls

4.05am: Phasso Lt abeam

8.00am: Rough head sea

11.19am: Cyclops Head abeam

3.15pm: Phalconera Id abeam (Now called Falkonera or Gerakoulia)

8.00pm: Squally with rain. Rough sea


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31 January 1919

From Mudros to Malta

Lat 35.7, Long 22.0

4.00am: Strong wind, rough sea, squally

8.00am: Rough head sea

12 noon: Strong wind, heavy rain squalls

4.00pm: Strong wind, rough sea

8.00pm: Strong head wind, ship straining heavily

12 midnight: Strong wind, rough sea



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1919


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1 February 1919

From Mudros to Malta

Lat 35.8, Long 18.5

4.00am: Strong wind. Rough sea.

8.00am: Wind moderating. Slight sea, ship rolling

12 noon: Light breeze clear sky

4.00pm: a/c N82W. Light breeze sky overcast

8.00pm: Moderate sea showery

12 midnight: Strong wind ship rolling heavily

Course and distance made good: N86W 171 miles

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 135 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 28 tons; remaining 73 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 February 1919

From Mudros to Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52 (position is for Malta at 12.15pm)

12.20pm: Pilot onboard of entrance to Valetta

12.20pm: Passed entrance to harbour

12.40pm: Let go starboard anchor

12.45pm: Let go port anchor

2.30pm: Finished securing ship

4.00pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant S G Johnson discharged to RN Hospital


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3 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

1.30pm: 1 Leading Stoker & 1 Maltese Stoker joined ship


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4 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Shore workmen commenced discharging cargo at No 1 and No 4 hold

12 noon: 48 hours’ leave granted to starboard watch

4.30pm: Finished working cargo for the day


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5 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Shore gang commenced work at No 1 and No 4 holds

8.00am: Shore gang commenced coaling ship

1.45pm: Completed coaling ship

3.30pm: 1 Signal rating and 1 Stoker joined ship

4.00pm: Nash Signalman discharged to Egmont

4.30pm: Finished work at No 1 and 4 for the day


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6 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Shore gang commenced work at No 1 and 2 holds

12 noon: Liberty party returned

1.00pm: Liberty party landed

4.30pm: Shore party finished work for the day. Various lighters alongside throughout the day.

5.00pm: Mr G Lunn or Lunt joined ship for duty as 4th engineer


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7 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.00am: Shore gang commenced work loading cargo

2.45pm: 1 cook, 1 carpenter, 3 stewards and 19 stokers discharged from ship

3.45pm: English stoker joined ship


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8 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Shore gang on board

8.00am: Various lighters alongside discharging into No 2 hold

11.30am: General leave men returned. Mails on board.

4.00pm: Shore gang finished for the day


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9 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Lighter and shore gang alongside

8.30am: Commenced taking in cargo to No 2 hold

4.00pm: Shore gang finished for the day


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10 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded alongside dock yard wharf

8.15am: Made fast

11.00am: Commenced taking in spare propeller and crank shaft

3.00pm: Propeller and shaft aboard

4.00pm: Cast off and proceeded to berth

5.15pm: Ship made fast stern to quay


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11 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.45am: Shore gang aboard

7.50am: Commenced taking in party

4.30pm: Shore gang finished work for the day


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12 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

7.35am: Shore gang aboard

8.45am: Commenced taking in cargo to No 1

4.00pm: Shore gang finished for the day

5.45pm: Water lighter alongside

6.45pm: Water lighter alongside

8.00pm: Water lighters cast off


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13 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Shore gang aboard commenced taking in cargo in No 1

9.10am: Water lighter alongside

10.05am: Water lighter cast off

11.15am: Water lighter alongside

12 noon: Water lighter cast off

12.30pm: No 1 hold finished

1.00pm: Commenced taking in remaining cargo in No 4

4.00pm: Finished No 4 hold


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14 February 1919

Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

8.00am: Hands fall in, employed squaring up and battening No 4 hold


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15 February 1919

Malta and at sea

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

5.10pm: ATS cleared breakwater (ATS here means ‘apparent time at ship’)

7.49pm: Gozo Lt S42W

12 midnight: Sea smooth clear sky


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16 February 1919

From Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 37.1, Long 11.6

4.00am: Light breeze smooth sea fine & clear

7.00am: At daylight observed Pantellaria Is

8.00am: Sea slight

9.18am: Pantellaria Id abeam dist 2'

12 noon: Light breeze. Smooth sea. Fine and clear.

1.53pm: a/c N10E

4.00pm: Light breeze, smooth sea

8.00pm: Sea slight

12 midnight: Smooth sea. Sky Overcast


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17 February 1919

From Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 38.1, Long 8.1

4.00am: Light breeze smooth sea

8.00am: Smooth sea

8.45am: Galatea Id abeam

12 noon: Fresh breeze. Cloudy.

4.00pm: Moderate wind clear weather

8.00pm: Rising head sea

12 midnight: Strong wind. Rough sea. Engines eased down


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18 February 1919

From Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 37.4, Long 5.4

4.00am: Moderate Gale. Heavy head sea.

8.00am: Full gale heavy head sea, shipping water fore and aft

12 noon: Strong wind heavy head sea. a/c N83W.

4.00pm: Wind and sea moderating slightly. Engines opened out a little

8.00pm: Moderate Gale. High head sea

12 midnight: Moderate gale, high head sea


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19 February 1919

From Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 37.4, Long 2.4

4.00am: Moderate wind, high sea

8.00am: Sea slight

12 noon: Moderate breeze clear weather. a/c S81W

4.00pm: Gentle breeze. Slight sea

8.00pm: Wind and sea increasing

12 midnight: Strong wind occasional rain showers


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20 February 1919

From Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 36.5, Long -1.0

4.00am: Strong wind rough head sea

8.00am: Moderate gale high sea

12 noon: Full gale high sea shipping water

4.00pm: Strong gale high sea

8.00pm: Wind and sea moderating slightly

12 midnight: Wind and sea moderating


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21 February 1919

From Malta to Gibraltar

Lat 36.0, Long -3.0

4.00am: Wind and sea moderating

8.00am: Considerable head sea

11.30am: Alboran Id abeam. a/c N73W

12 noon: Fresh breeze. Moderate sea. a/c N77W

4.00pm: Moderate breeze clear sky

8.00pm: Sea smooth

11.05pm: Sighted Europa Pt (N58W)

12 midnight: Fresh breeze. Moderate sea.


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22 February 1919

At sea and at Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37 (arrived Gibraltar 2am)

1.40am: Rounded Europa Pt dist 3’

2.10am: Anchored off Detached Mole 60 fathoms cable in 23 fathoms water. Anchor bearings, North Jetty Lt (N32E mag) South Jetty Lt (S58E mag)

9.20am: Hove up anchor and proceeded alongside South Mole Berth 3 using engines to orders

9.45am: Completed making fast

11.53am: Commenced coaling ship

1.00pm: Water boat alongside with water

5.30pm: Completed coaling ship. Quantity coal received 190 tons.


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23 February 1919

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

7.00am: Liberty party returned. J Hutton absent without permission

7.55am: J Hutton AB returned

11.00am: Commenced loading spare gear belonging to submarine E35


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24 February 1919

Gibraltar and at sea

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

10.00am: Completed loading gear from E35

4.00pm: Cast off from berth

4.30pm: Cleared outer mole

6.56pm: Tarifa Light abeam distance 4’

9.28pm: Spartel Light abeam


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25 February 1919

From Gibraltar to Portsmouth

Lat 36.5, Long -8.3

4.00am: Light breeze fine and clear

8.00am: Long head swell

12 noon: Long head swell. Overcast and cloudy.

4.00pm: Moderate breeze. Long head swell

5.19pm: Cape St. Vincent Lt abeam dist 18’

6.55pm: Cape St. Vincent Lt abeam (N83E) dist 16'

8.00pm: Heavy head swell vessel pitching and straining

12 midnight: Moderate swell, heavy head swell. Ship rolling heavily


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26 February 1919

From Gibraltar to Portsmouth

Lat 39.0, Long -10.0

4.00am: Fresh breeze ship rolling heavily

8.00am: Squally occasional rain

12 noon: Fresh breeze, heavy swell, ship rolling heavily

12.27pm: a/c N27E

4.00pm: Fresh breeze ship rolling heavily

8.00pm: Head N.W. swell ship rolling and straining

12 midnight: Fresh breeze


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27 February 1919

From Gibraltar to Portsmouth

Lat 42.3, Long -10.0

4.00am: Fresh wind heavy beam sea

8.00am: High beam sea fine rain at times

12 noon: Heavy beam sea. a/c N17E

4.00pm: Heavy sea continuous rain

8.00pm: Confused sea. Ship rolling.

12 midnight: Heavy sea continuous rain


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28 February 1919

From Gibraltar to Portsmouth

Lat 45.7, Long -8.6

4.00am: Rough sea

8.00am: Rough sea. Ship rolling

12 noon: Rough sea

4.00pm: Rough sea. Ship rolling

8.00pm: Rough sea. Ship rolling heavily.

12 midnight: Rough sea. Ship rolling heavily


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1919


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Log No 18 This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, (Signed) J Davidson, Navigating Officer

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1 March 1919

From Gibraltar to Portsmouth

Lat 49.0, Long -6.7

4.00am: Moderate wind and sea

8.00am: Moderate S.E. swell

12 noon: Light breeze. Ship rolling.4.30pm: Light breeze. Moderate sea

8.00pm: Sea slight. Lizard light abeam dist 22 miles

12 midnight: Light breeze. Moderate sea

Fresh water: distilled 7 tons; expended 4 tons; remaining 480 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: Coal 26 tons; remaining 125 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 March 1919

From Gibraltar to Portsmouth

Lat 50.5, Long -1.7

1.19am: Eddystone Lt abeam dist 17’

2.53am: Start Light Pt bearing N33E

12.55pm: St Catherine Light abeam dist 1’

1.10pm: Ventnor Pier abeam dist 1.5’

3.50pm: Let go port anchor and veered to 45 fathoms cable in 6 fathoms water

8.00pm: Trawler alongside for gear belonging to submarine E35

8.30pm: 4 Ratings discharged from ship

Distance from noon position to anchorage 34 miles. Steaming time 3 hours 30 minutes


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3 March 1919

Portsmouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

6.30am: Pilot onboard

6.35am: Hove up anchor and proceeded full speed to Southampton Water

9.30am: Let go port anchor

10.30am: Discharged motor boat

1.00pm: Pilot onboard

1.45pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded under way for sea using engines to pilot’s orders

3.10pm: Passed Spit Fort

3.30pm: Discharged pilot

3.45pm: Dense fog, anchored in St Helens Roads 45 fathoms cable in 5 1/2 fathoms water

8.00pm: Light airs. Dense fog.

9.00pm: Officers and anchor watch kept

12 midnight: Lights airs. Thick fog.


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4 March 1919

From Portsmouth to Plymouth

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

4.00am: Heavy continuous rain. Officers anchor watch kept.

8.00am: Thick fog regulations attended to

10.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded to sea

12 noon: Strong wind mist and rain

12.15pm: St Catherine Lt abeam distance 1.5’

2.00pm: Thick fog. Reduced to half speed.

2.30pm: Clear weather. Proceeded full speed.

10.09pm: Start Pt Light abeam


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5 March 1919

From Portsmouth and at Plymouth

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

3.00am: Engines at reduced speed throughout the watch

7.20am: Eddystone Light House abeam

8.45am: Let go port anchor 45 fathoms cable. Anchor bearings. West end of breakwater to Fort 29. East end to Fort 31

1.15pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded alongside no.1 wharf

4.00pm: Commenced discharging cargo

5.30pm: Finished discharging cargo for the day


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6 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.00am: Workmen commenced discharging cargo

5.00pm: Finished discharging cargo for the day


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7 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.15am: Working party commenced discharging cargo

2.00pm: Seven Stokers discharged to barracks

4.00pm: Usual leave granted

5.00pm: Working party finished discharging cargo for the day


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8 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.15am: Working party recommenced discharging cargo

5.00pm: Working party finished for the day


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9 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.15am: Working party recommenced discharging cargo

4.00pm: Working party finished discharging cargo


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10 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19


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11 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

2.00pm: All coals taken out of ship landed in Dockyard.

4.00pm: Water emptied out of tanks whilst in drydock


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12 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

At South Wharf No I. Berth

11.35am: Lieutenant Davison (2nd Officer) A S Larsen (4th Engineer) left the ship on leave


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13 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

11.00am: Cast off from No 1 jetty proceeded (in tow) to coaling wharf

12.00pm: Made fast alongside coaling wharf

Ship put in Dry Dock Monday March 17th (Written in different handwriting at foot of page)


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14 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

9.45am: Part crew discharged to Naval Barracks


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15 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship in dockyard refitting

10.00am: Party of ratings left ship for long leave


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16 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

4.00am: Ship in dockyard


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17 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

5.00am: Ship put into Drydock this day.

6.00am: All water in double bottom ballast tanks and deep tanks emptied out whilst ship in drydock


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18 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard


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19 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard


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20 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard


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21 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.00am: Ship paid off this day

7.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard

9.30am: Crew sent to RN Barracks for demobilization and long leave

1.00pm: Care and maintenance party consisting of:- 1 ERA, 1 PO, 1 Stoker PO, 4 AB's, 1 Leading Stoker, 4 Stokers, sent to ship from R.N. Barracks, Devonport


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22 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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23 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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24 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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25 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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26 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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27 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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28 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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29 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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30 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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31 March 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Ship refitting in dockyard hands



LOGS FOR APRIL 1919


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1 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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3 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands


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4 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands

9.00am: 12 Kit bags 13 Hammocks 3 Beds belonging to ratings on long leave and discharged from ship; sent to RN Barracks, Devonport for custody

4.30pm: Lieutenant J R Gorrie RNR Commanding Officer, returned from leave


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5 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands

9.00am: Sub Lieutenant G E Senior RNR sent on leave this day (Chief Officer)


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6 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in Dockyard


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7 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands

6.00pm: Mr D W Davies, 3rd Officer, returned from leave


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8 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands

11.00am: Ship left drydock assisted by tug and pilot. Draft leaving drydock;- Forward 5 Ft. Aft 8 Ft. 11 in. Ship in dead light trim (no water in any ballast tank or boilers and no coal in ship)

9.00pm: Paymaster Lieutenant G. Lane R.N.R returned from leave


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9 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands

10.00am: Junior Engineer J Riley, returned from leave


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10 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands

9.00am: Dockyard hands commenced loading Naval stores into ship


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11 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores


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12 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores

2.30pm: Engineer Sub-Lieutenant A B Isaac, 4th engineer, joined ship for duty


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13 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard

5.30pm: Engineer Sub-Lieutenant J H Moss RNR 3rd Engineer, joined ship for duty


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14 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores

10.00pm: Strong gale, ship straining at moorings along wharf


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15 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores

1.00pm: All double bottom tanks and deep tanks filled up with fresh water. (Total quantity 966 tons)


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16 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores


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17 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores

10.00am: Sub-Lieutenant J Davidson RNR Second Officer, rejoined ship from leave


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18 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship in dockyard. Good Friday, no work being done by dockyard workmen this day.


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19 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores


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20 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship in dockyard

8.30am: Sub Lieutenant G E Senior RNR Chief Officer returned from leave.


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21 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores


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22 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores

10.30am: Shifted ship to coaling jetty, assisted by two tugs and pilots

2.30pm: Coaling ship by dockyard hands


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23 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting and loading Naval Stores

9.30am: Coaling ship by dockyard hands


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24 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting in dockyard hands and loading Naval Stores

9.30am: Coaling ship by dockyard hands


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25 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting loading Naval Stores

8.30am: Dockyard workmen coaling ship.

9.30am: Ship commissioned this day as Supply Squadron Ship with a MMR crew and a party of Naval ratings for charge and issue of stores, all ratings being received from RN Barracks, Devonport

1.00pm: Hands employed taken in provisioning stores etc.


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26 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

Ship refitting at dockyard

8.30am: Hands employed taken in provisioning stores and stowing same and drawing stores etc.


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27 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.30am: Major W.C. Hammond RM; Lieutenant D H Fleet RNVR; Lieutenant W Burke RM; 2nd Lieutenant E A Moreton RM; 2nd Lieutenant W E Alford RM; 2nd Lieutenant S Simpson RM Naval Stores Officers joined ship.

10.30am: Mr J T Jones, junior engineer, joined ship for duty

12 noon: Hands employed taking inboard stores, etc

2.00pm: Hands employed as forenoon and getting ship ready for sea


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28 April 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.00am: Hands employed taking inboard provisions, stores etc, and getting ship ready for sea

9.30am: Ship’s 20 foot motor boat returned to dockyard for general overhaul and another 20 ft motor boat drawn from NSO in lieu (Naval Supplies Office)



THE VOYAGES OF RFA BACCHUS
Operations to and from North Russia

JP map RFA Bacchus Russia

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29 April 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

4.00am: Draft leaving Devonport: Forward 12 ft 3 in.; Aft 13 ft 6 in

8.30am: Care and maintenance party discharged to RN Barracks

11.10am: Cast off from wharf assisted by tug and pilot, and proceeded to Plymouth Sound to adjust compasses

11.30am: Hands getting ship ready for sea

12.05pm: Made fast to No 1 buoy and proceeded to adjust compasses

2.40pm: Cast off from buoy and proceeded to sea

3.00pm: Full ahead rounding breakwater

4.05pm: Passed Eddystone Light Ho, dist. 1' and set clocks to apparent time and streamed log set at zero

8.05pm: Moderate beam sea

8.15pm: Lizard Light bore N5W log 39

10.45pm: Longships bore N73E. Mag. dist 3'. log 59

11.28pm: Pendeen Light abeam ExS 1/2 S Mag

12 midnight: Shipping heavy water forward.


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30 April 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 52.3, Long -5.7

4.00am: Shipping water forward, heavy sea

7.00am: Sea moderating

8.55am: Smalls Light House abeam S82E distance 1’

12 noon: Sea smooth, showery

4.00pm: Smooth sea

4.34pm: N Arklow abeam NW distance 1’

5.35pm: Codling Light Vessel abeam distance ½’

8.00pm: Rockabill Light Vessel N59W. Sea smooth

11.25pm: St John’s Light abeam distance 12’

12 midnight: Sea smooth


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LOGS FOR MAY 1919


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Log No 19 This is to certify that this is the original Log of HMS Bacchus, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, (Signed) J Davidson, Navigating Officer

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1 May 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 55.7, Long -6.7

12.35am: a/c N8E

2.45am: Mew Light abeam distance 5’ log 36 a/c N16W mag

3.50am: Maiden Light abeam distance 3’ (East Maiden Light, Larne) log 55 a/c N20W mag

4.00am: Moderate sea

6.05am: Tor Pt abeam distance 1’ log 76. Signalled and answered.

8.00am: Altacarry Light House abeam S87W mag distance 1.5’ log 95, NW swell

8.05am: a/c N22W mag

11.05am: Oversay Light House abeam N65E mag distance 2’

12 noon: Heavy head sea

4.00pm: Heavy head sea, shipping heavy water forward, ship labouring heavily

8.00pm: Heavy head sea, shipping heavy water forward, pitching and straining heavily

12 midnight: Heavy beam sea, rolling and straining heavily

Fresh water: expended 5 tons; remaining 420 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 24 tons; remaining 271 tons

Course and distance made good: Indirect 226 miles. Average speed 9.4 miles

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 May 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 58.3, Long -6.0

1.40am: Barra Head Light abeam distance 9’

8.40am: Glas Is Light House abeam distance 1’ (this could be Eilean Glas or Sgeir Ghlas)

9.55am: Milaid Light House abeam distance N22W (Milaid Point, on the east coast of Lewis)

12.50pm: Butt of Lewis Light House abeam distance 7’

5.00pm: North Rona Isle abeam distance 7’

Course and distance made good: 192 miles indirect. Average speed 8.2 miles


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3 May 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 61.6, Long -1.4

Course and distance made good: 245 miles indirect. Average speed 10.3 miles


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4 May 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 64.8, Long 4.8

Course and distance made good: N42E 252 miles. Average speed 10.7 miles


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5 May 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 68.1, Long 11.0

Course and distance made good: N37E 253 miles. Average speed 10.7 miles


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6 May 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 71.0, Long 19.6

8.07pm: Fruholmen Light House abeam S33E

8.47pm: Fruholmen Light House abeam S3W

12 midnight: North Cape abeam bearing South magnetic

Course and distance made good: N47E 250 miles. Average speed 10.67 miles


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7 May 1919

Devonport to Murmansk

Lat 70.5, Long 31.5

3.35am: Nord Kyn abeam distance 10.5’

4.48am: Slettnes Light House abeam distance 9’

12 noon: Skagodden Bm distance 6’ S46W

8.00pm: Hauled in log off entrance to Kola Inlet

9.50pm: Engines eased down in swept channel

10.00pm: River Pilot boarded

12 midnight: Anchored at Murmansk

Course and distance made good: indirect 250 miles. Average speed 10.7 miles


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8 May 1919

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

At entrance to Kola River Inlet

4.20pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded alongside Collier War Sky

5.20pm: Made fast alongside collier


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9 May 1919

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.30am: Commenced coaling ship assisted by working party from HMS Glory

5.00pm: Ceased coaling for the day quantity received this day 92 tons. A Martin, Greaser, MMR discharged sick to HMS Glory


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10 May 1919

Murmansk and at sea to Archangel

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.00am: Resumed coaling

7.30am: Filled after peak tank from No I double bottom ballast tank to trim ship by the stern for passage through ice

11.00am: Finished coaling quantity received today 30 tons. Total quantity received from Collier 122 tons.

11.45am: Cast off from collier and proceeded to sea

2.40pm: Cleared swept channel

4.30pm: Took up station in convoy astern of HMS Fox

6.25pm: Teribuski Light House abeam S3W (Probably Teriberskiy)


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11 May 1919

Murmansk to Archangel

Lat 67.8, Long 41.0

6.30am: Svyatoy Nos Light House bore S27W

8.20am: Hove in log and entered ice field

12 noon: In ice astern of HMS Fox

4.00pm: Making slow progress in ice

5.00pm: Received signal from ice-breaker to bank fires, stop and wait until ice slackened

8.30pm: Taken in charge of fresh icebreaker Cosma Minin (properly the Kozma Minin) & received Archangel river pilot from her

11.10pm: Commenced progress again in wake of Cosma Minin. Ship straining heavily in ice


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12 May 1919

Murmansk to Archangel

Lat 67.6, Long 41.3

3.00am: Received signal to remain stationary, from ice-breaker

4.00am: Ship making a little water in No 1 bilge and fore peak

8.00am: Ice loosening

8.30am: Proceeded again in wake of icebreakers

11.15am: Received signal to remaining stationary; ice very heavy and ship straining and bumping badly

4.00pm: Ship remained stationary throughout watch

5.00pm to 5.30pm: Under way making small progress vessel straining heavily in ice

6.30pm: Discovered rudder head to be twisted below lower gland

7.00pm: Cape Gorodetski Light House bore S65W

12 midnight: Ship remained stationary throughout watch awaiting ice to slacken


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13 May 1919

Murmansk to Archangel

Lat 67.6, Long 41.3

No position given in log, but Bacchus is largely stationary in ice.

4.00am: Ship stationary in ice throughout watch

8.00am: Ship stationary in the ice

12 noon: Ship stationary in ice throughout watch

2.00pm: Making little progress

4.00pm: Ship stationary in ice

8.00pm: Ship stationary in ice. Cape Gorodetski bore N80W

12 midnight: Ship stationary in ice


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14 May 1919

Murmansk to Archangel

Lat 67.6, Long 41.3

No position given in log, but Bacchus is largely stationary in ice.

4.00am: Ship stationary in ice

8.00am: Ship stationary in ice. Received towing wire from ice-breaker.

10.57am: Ship underway in tow of icebreaker

11.15am: Stationary in ice again

4.00pm: Ship stationary in ice

6.40pm: Under way and making slight progress in tow of ice-breaker

8.00pm: Cape Gorodetski bore N84W

10.00pm: Tow line carried away

11.00pm: Tow line made fast and proceeded again

11.55pm: Tow line again carried away



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15 May 1919

Murmansk to Archangel

Lat 67.6, Long 41.3

No position given in log, but Bacchus is largely stationary in ice, though she has at least moved away from Cape Gorodetski at last!

12 midnight: Proceeded under own steam in wake of ice-breaker

12.25am: Received signal to suspend operation until ice slackened

8.00am: Ship stationary in ice throughout the watch. Cape Gorodetski bore N84W.

8.15am: Ship underway again in tow of ice breaker

11.40am: Tow rope carried away

11.55am: Tow rope made fast again and proceeded. Ship bumping & straining heavily against ice.

2.30pm: Ship underway under own steam in wake of ice-breaker

5.05pm: Cape Orlov Light House bore S40W

6.00pm: Ship bumping and straining in ice very heavily

9.30pm: Stopped waiting for ice to slacken

11.45pm: Under way

12 midnight: Bumping and straining heavily


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16 May 1919

Murmansk to Archangel

No position given in log. Danilov Light House is at Lat 66.7, Long 41.1

In wake of ice-breaker ship bumping and straining heavily against ice.

3.30am: Ship bumping and straining heavily in ice throughout the watch

5.00am: Progressing through ice

5.30am: Ordered to stop. Danilov Light House bore S48W.

8.00am: Danilov Light House bore S35W

12 noon: Ship progressing under easy steam bumping and straining heavily against ice

2.30pm: Sosnovitz Light House abeam (Probably Sosnovetskiy)

3.10pm: Received signal to stop

8.00pm: Sosnovitz Light House bore N16W

9.00pm: No I bilge making 3.5 inches water per hour

9.30pm: Proceeded under way again

12 midnight: Bumping heavily against ice


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17 May 1919

Murmansk to Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

2.30am: Ice slackening considerably, making better progress

3.00am: Intzi Light House bore S60E (Now Intsy)

4.00am: Reduced speed

6.30am: Full speed, clear water

7.40am: Zimnegorskiy Light House abeam bearing S78E

8.00am: Smooth sea, following in wake of Cosma Minni ice-breaker

11.10am: Modusky Light Vessel abeam. Archangel river pilot took charge of navigation, ice-breaker following in wake of Bacchus

12 noon: Smooth sea

1.30pm: Entered Dvina river

3.50pm: Reduced speed

4.00pm: Stopped engines

4.08pm: Moored ship off city of Archangel

8.30pm: Warrant carpenter from HMS Cyclops boarded ship to examine rudder head

Found ship to have sustained several large dents in plating, above and below water line, on each bow, amidships and on each quarter, and several frames bent, as far as can be ascertained whilst ship is afloat, also rudder damaged and propeller blades damaged. This damage being caused by ice during passage from Murmansk to Archangel. Ship making 12 inches water in No. 1 hold. Ship making 6 inches water in forepeak


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18 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Four carpenters onboard from HMS Cyclops to repair rudder

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

1.00pm: Signalman left ship for HMS Cyclops

1 on sick list


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19 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

6.30am: Hands commenced transferring coal from No. 2 Hatch to bunkers

8.00am: Carpenters onboard from HMS Cyclops to repair damage to rudder

12 noon: Completed transferring coal from No 2 to bunkers

1.00pm: Liberty party landed

4.00pm: Cyclops working party left

10.00pm: Liberty party returned. White and Farrel Stokers MMR reported absent


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20 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

12.30am: White and Farrel Stokers MMR reported on board, 2½ hours absent without leave

8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops to repair rudder

9.30am: W Trainer Stoker MMR left ship for HMS Cyclops

12 noon: W Trainer Stoker returned from Cyclops

3.00pm: Motor Boat returned from HMS Cyclops


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21 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Shipwrights onboard from HMS Cyclops to repair rudder

9.30am: Fitted five bolts under water line on starboard side, in lieu of rivets loose & missing - to stop leak temporarily

4.00pm: Shipwrights left ship

5.00pm: Ship making less water in No I hold


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22 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Three shipwrights from HMS Cyclops repairing rudder

10.00am: Various working parties onboard discharging stores throughout the day

4.00pm: 3 carpenters left ship for HMS Cyclops


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23 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Shipwrights onboard from Cyclops to repair rudder

3.00pm: Various working parties onboard to draw stores throughout the day

4.00pm: Carpenters returned to HMS Cyclops


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24 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.15am: Shipwrights onboard from HMS Cyclops to repair rudder

11.50am: Shipwrights returned to HMS Cyclops

1 on sick list


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25 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Carpenters onboard from HMS Cyclops to repair rudder

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

4.20pm: G. White Stoker MMR sent to No 53 Stationary Hospital (Stationary Hospitals were temporary institutions set up during the war, as part of a chain of medical treatment which began with Regimental Aid Posts and ended with return to the UK)

1 on sick list


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26 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.15am: Hove up anchors and proceeded to new berth

9.50am: Anchored in No 18 Berth off Smolny

12 noon: HMS Cicala alongside for stores

2.10pm: HMS Cicala cast off

3.00pm: Officer’s Steward Bell and Stokers Davies, Farrell, Chapell, Gleed discharged from ship to RN Barracks

5.00pm: Martin Stoker rejoined ship from HMS Glory

2 on sick list


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27 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Carpenters onboard from HMS Cyclops for repairs of rudder head

3.30pm: HMS Cicala alongside for stores

4.30pm: Carpenters returned to HMS Cyclops

4.40pm: HMS Cicala cast off

6.00pm: Various working parties onboard throughout the day to draw stores

1 on sick list


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28 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Shipwrights from HMS Cyclops onboard repairing rudder

4.15pm: Shipwrights returned to HMS Cyclops

1 on sick list


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29 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Carpenters onboard to repair rudder

1.30pm: Working party onboard from Cyclops for duty with NSO (Naval Stores Office)

5.00pm: NSO’s working party also carpenters returned to HMS Cyclops

1 on sick list


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30 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: 4 shipwrights from HMS Cyclops onboard disconnecting rudder head

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

6.00pm: Various tugs alongside throughout the day to draw stores

1 on sick list


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31 May 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.15am: Shipwrights from HMS Cyclops onboard disconnecting rudder head

3.00pm: Various working parties onboard throughout the day to draw stores

1 on sick list



LOGS FOR JUNE 1919


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1 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands commenced washing decks

8.30am: Knight AB detained onboard HMS Cyclops for medical treatment

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

1.30pm: Liberty party landed

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Liberty party returned

2 on sick list

Fresh water: expended 3 tons; remaining 133 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 3 tons; remaining 121 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.15am: Shipwrights onboard from HMS Cyclops to repair rudder

4.00pm: Shipwrights returned to HMS Cyclops

5.00pm: Two paint brushes lost during the day while painting ship’s side

6.00pm: Flagg SBS, Byrne SBA joined ship for duty. Anderson MM1, Dwelly MM2 joined ship (MM means Machinist’s Mate)

2 on sick list


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3 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

6.30am: Hands fall in, preparing ship to go alongside wharf

7.30am: Weighed anchors and proceeded alongside Smolny wharf. Berth 14. Two tugs in attendance

9.00am: Completed mooring ship. Shipwrights onboard from HMS Cyclops

10.00am: Knight AB returned to ship from Hospital

4.00pm: Shipwrights returned to Cyclops

1 on sick list


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4 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.15am: Shipwrights onboard from HMS Cyclops

11.00am: Two paint brushes lost overboard whilst painting ship's side

2.30pm: G White Stoker MMR returned to ship from Hospital for duty

4.00pm: Shipwrights returned to HMS Cyclops

5.00pm: Various working parties onboard throughout the day to draw stores

1 on sick list


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5 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: J Cassidy AB detained on-board HMS Cyclops for medical treatment

8.00pm: Received mails from HMS Cyclops

2 on sick list


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6 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.15am: Shipwrights onboard from HMS Cyclops to repair rudder

2 on sick list


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7 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.30am: Dispatched mail to HMS Cyclops

9.00am: Martin Stoker MMR sent to Hospital

3 on sick list


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8 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Divisions by CO

11.30pm: Various tugs & lighters alongside throughout the day to draw stores

3 on sick list


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9 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Rudder post returned from Cyclops and placed in position

12 noon: J Cassidy AB returned from Cyclops

2.30pm: Cast off from Smolny Wharf & anchored in mid stream

4.00pm: Working party returned to Cyclops

11.30pm: Various tugs and lighters alongside throughout the day

3 on sick list


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10 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.15am: Shipwrights from Cyclops fixing rudder head

9.10am: 2 Ratings joined ship for duty on NSO staff

2.00pm: HMS Morris Dance alongside for stores

2.45pm: HMS Morris Dance cast off

3.45pm: Prepared to shift ship to berth 15. Shipwrights returned to HMS Cyclops

5.30pm: Weighed anchors and proceeded to berth 15. Two tugs in attendance

6.20pm: Let go both anchors. Received 4 bags mail from HMS Cyclops

6.30pm: HMS Sword Dance alongside for stores

7.20pm: HMS Sword Dance cast off

3 on sick list


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11 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.30am: Mail left ship. Cyclops shipwrights on board.

9.00am: HMS Fandango and Step Dance alongside for stores

11.00am: Fandango and Step Dance cast off

4.30pm: Cyclops shipwrights left ship

11.30pm: Various tugs and lighters alongside throughout day for stores

3 on sick list


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12 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Heavy fall of snow throughout the 4 hours

9.00am: Working party from Cyclops and RAF on board (The RAF had been founded only a little more than a year earlier, on 1st April 1918)

5.00pm: Cyclops’ shipwrights left ship finished repairing rudder. RAF Working Party left ship

3 on sick list


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13 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.30am: Floating crane alongside for RAF motor boat

10.00am: Motor boat hoisted and placed alongside ship

4.00pm: Lieutenant Doctor from M25 aboard to examine 2nd officer (sick)

4.30pm: Dr left ship

3 on sick list


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14 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Working party from Cyclops aboard

8.45am: 1 rating to see doctor

10.00am: Rating returned

11.00am: 1 bag mail despatched to HMS Cyclops

3 on sick list


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15 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

1.30pm: 2nd Lieutenant Morton RN discharged to hospital ship Garth Castle

1 on sick list


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16 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Working party onboard from HMS Cyclops for duty with NSO

5.10pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

10.00pm: Various craft alongside throughout the day for stores

1 on sick list


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17 June 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Despatched 1 Bag mail to Cyclops for transmission

11.30am: J Cassidy AB MMR discharged to SS Pretorian for passage to England (Invalided)

1.15pm: J Jones Junior Engineer sent to Hospital Ship Garth Castle

1.30pm: Weighed anchors and proceeded to new berth using engines to orders

2.30pm: Anchored in Berth No 18

2 on sick list


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18 June 1919

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8.30am: Working party onboard from HMS Cyclops

10.00am: M26 alongside for stores

12 noon: M26 cast off

5.00pm: Working party returned to Cyclops

10.00pm: Various tugs and lighters alongside for stores throughout the day

3 on sick list


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19 June 1919

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3 on sick list


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20 June 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops onboard

2.00pm: Two motor mechanics discharged to Smolny Barracks

5.00pm: Working party returned to Cyclops

3 on sick list


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21 June 1919

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8.00am: Cyclops working party onboard

11.00am: Tug Anactacia carried away Port Gangway (This appears to be what is written in the log, but it may well in fact be Anastasia ….)

5.00pm: Working party returned to Cyclops

8.30pm: Jewel Officers’ Steward discharged to Hospital Ship Garth Castle

11.00pm: Various tugs and small craft alongside for stores throughout the day

3 on sick list


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22 June 1919

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8.45am: Working party onboard from HMS Cyclops for duty with NSO

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

2.00pm: Kit Bags belonging to Jewel Officers’ Steward and Aplin Stoker sent to SS Garth Castle

3 on sick list


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23 June 1919

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8.15am: Working party arrived onboard from HMS Cyclops

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

3 on sick list


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24 June 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard

5.00pm: HMS Cyclops working party left ship

7.00pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

3 on sick list


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25 June 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived on board

3.30pm: Aplin Stoker MMR returned to duty from Hospital Ship Garth Castle

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

6.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day to draw stores

3 on sick list


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26 June 1919

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9.00am: One rating detained on board Garth Castle

11.00am: 2nd Lieutenant Morton R.M and Mr Jones Junior Engineer returned to duty from Hospital ship Garth Castle

3 on sick list


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27 June 1919

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8.00am: Working party onboard from HMS Cyclops for duty with NSO

11.00am: HMS M23 alongside for water

1.30pm: HMS M23 cast off

3.15pm: Byrne SBA discharged from ship to Hospital Barge Pinecat (Hospital Barges were used to ferry the wounded from inland via canals)

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

3 on sick list


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28 June 1919

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4 on sick list


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29 June 1919

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8.15am: Working party onboard from HMS Cyclops

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

5.00pm: Rose Stoker MMR sent to Hospital ship Garth Castle

4 on sick list


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30 June 1919

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3.00pm: Mails dispatched to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

5 on sick list


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LOGS FOR JULY 1919


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Log No 20. This is to certify that this is the original log of HMS Bacchus, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Signed) J Davidson Navigation Officer

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1 July 1919

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Moored in Berth No 18

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands commenced washing decks

8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO

8.45am: Hands fall in: employed in the general duties of the ship

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties. Liberty party landed.

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

3.00pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

9.00pm: Rounds called

10.00pm: Liberty party returned

5 on sick list

Provisions received: 150 lbs bread

Fresh water: expended 2 tons; issued 65 tons; remaining 137 tons

Coal: expended 2 tons; remaining 30 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 July 1919

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1.30pm: Mails sent to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

5.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

5 on sick list


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3 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived on board for duty with NSO

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

5 on sick list


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4 July 1919

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11.00am: Mails sent to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

4.30pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

5 on sick list


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5 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard

3.00pm: Martin Stoker MMR rejoined ship from Hospital

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

6.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

5 on sick list


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6 July 1919

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10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

6.00pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

4 on sick list


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7 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard

11.00am: Mail despatched to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

7.00pm: Saunders Stoker MMR sent to Hospital Ship Garth Castle

4 on sick list


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8 July 1919

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11.00am: Mail dispatched to HMS Cyclops

2.00pm: Jewell Ward Room Steward rejoined ship from Hospital

3.00pm: Robinson Leading Stoker MMR sent to Hospital Ship Garth Castle

5.00pm: Lieutenant D Fleet RNVR left ship

5 on sick list


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9 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard

2.00pm: Kit bags belonging to Robinson and Saunders sent to Hospital ship Garth Castle

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

5.30pm: Various lighters alongside for stores throughout the day

5 on sick list


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10 July 1919

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4.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

5 on sick list


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11 July 1919


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4.30pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

7.30pm: Saunders Stoker MMR rejoined ship from Hospital Ship Garth Castle

5 on sick list


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12 July 1919

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10.00am: 2nd Lieutenant Reynolds RM joined ship for duty with NSO

2.00pm: Received 2 bags mail from HMS Cyclops

4 on sick list


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13 July 1919

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1.40am: HMS Step Dance came alongside with lighters for stores

10.00am: Divisons. General Inspection by CO.

1 on sick list


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14 July 1919

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10.00am: Harrigan Stoker MMR sent to hospital ship Garth Castle

4.00pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

2 on sick list


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15 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO's staff

11.00am: HMS M26 alongside for water

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

5.30pm: Liberty party landed

6.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

10.30pm: Liberty party returned; Martin (Greaser) reported absent

2 on sick list


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16 July 1919

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10.40am: Martin (Greaser) Reported onboard. Being absent 12 hrs without leave.

11.00am: Lovesey Officers steward sent to hospital ship Garth Castle

12 noon: Robinson Fireman MMR returned to duty from hospital ship Garth Castle

2.00pm: Martin (Greaser) tried by CO this day, and awarded 4 days pay stopped and 7 days leave

5.00pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

3 on sick list


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17 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO’s staff

4.00pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

2 on sick list


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18 July 1919

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10.00am: Thomas A.B. Detained on hospital ship Garth Castle

11.00am: Miller 2nd Steward returned to duty from hospital ship Garth Castle

12 noon: Lieutenant Burke RM left ship

5.30pm: Received one bag mail from HMS Cyclops

3 on sick list


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19 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO’s staff

10.00am: CPO Rowe NSO's staff detained on hospital ship Garth Castle

4.00pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

4 on sick list


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20 July 1919

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10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

2.00pm: Leading Stoker Dunn sent to hospital ship Garth Castle

4 on sick list


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21 July 1919


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7.00am: Collier Hawthorn came alongside

8.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship assisted by Russian working party

4.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Quantity coal received 106 tons.

5 on sick list


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22 July 1919

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7.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship assisted by Russian working party

2.00pm: 2nd Lieutenant Reynolds RM NSO's staff and D Jones Junior Engineer detained onboard hospital ship Garth Castle

3.00pm: Thomas AB returned to duty from hospital ship Garth Castle

4.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Quantity coal received 91 tons

5 on sick list


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23 July 1919

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7.30am: Hands commenced coaling ship assisted by Russian working party

2.30pm: Completed coaling. Quantity received for the day 78 tons. Total quantity received 275 tons

5.00pm: Collier Hawthorn cast off

6 on sick list


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24 July 1919

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11.00am: Mail dispatched to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

4.00pm: Harrigan Stoker MMR returned to duty from Hospital Ship Garth Castle

6 on sick list


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25 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO

10.00am: Tug St Mellons came alongside for stores. Tug St Mellons while coming alongside damaged forward davit on No 2 Boat port side

2.30pm: Tug St Mellons cast off

5.00pm: Lovesey Officers’ Steward returned to duty from Garth Castle. Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

5 on sick list


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26 July 1919

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2.30pm: CPO Rowe and Dunn Stoker MMR returned to duty from hospital ship Garth Castle

5.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day to draw stores

4 on sick list


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27 July 1919

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10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

4.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

2 on sick list


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28 July 1919

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7.30am: Motor Boat hoisted inboard for overhaul

11.00am: Mail despatched to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

6.00pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

2 on sick list


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29 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party arrived onboard from HMS Cyclops for duty with NSO

11.45am: HMS Walton Belle came alongside for water

4.30pm: HMS Walton Belle cast off

5.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

2 on sick list


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30 July 1919

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7.00pm: Received mail from HMS Cyclops

2 on sick list


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31 July 1919

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8.00am: Working party arrived onboard from HMS Cyclops for duty with NSO

4.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

5.30pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

2 on sick list



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1919


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1 August 1919

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Moored in Berth No 18

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands commenced washing decks

8.00am: Breakfast

8.45am: Hands fall in: Employed variously throughout the day

10.30am: HMS London Belle alongside for stores

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

3.30pm: HMS London Belle cast off

5.00pm: Tea

6.30pm: Various lighters alongside throughout the day for stores

9.00pm: Rounds called

2 on sick list

Provisions received: fresh meat 142 tons; bread 250 tons

Fresh water: issued 21 tons; expended 1 ton; remaining 120 tons

Coal: expended 2 tons; remaining 237 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 August 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO

4.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

2 on sick list


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3 August 1919

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10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

2 on sick list


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4 August 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO

9.30am: Price AB detained onboard hospital ship Garth Castle

4.00pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

4.30pm: 1 AB joined ship for duty

5.00pm: Received mail from HMS Cyclops

4 on sick list


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5 August 1919

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11.00am: One AB joined ship for duty

2.00pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant Leggett detained onboard hospital ship Garth Castle

3.00pm: Received mail from HMS Cyclops

4.00pm: Mail sent to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

6.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

4 on sick list


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6 August 1919

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8.30am: HMS Walton Belle alongside for water

10.30am: HMS Walton Belle cast off

1.30pm: HMS Myosotis alongside for water

3.00pm: 2nd Lieutenant Reynolds RM returned from Hospital Ship Garth Castle

4.00pm: HMS Myosotis cast off

4 on sick list


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7 August 1919

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4.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

3 on sick list


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8 August 1919

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4.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

10.15pm: Deacombe Leading Seaman NSO’s staff sent to hospital

3 on sick list


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9 August 1919

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3 on sick list


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10 August 1919

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10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

6.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

3 on sick list


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11 August 1919

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2.00pm: Received mail from HMS Cyclops

7.00pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant Harding RNR reported onboard for duty

3 on sick list


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12 August 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO

4.30pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

5.30pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day to draw stores

3 on sick list


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13 August 1919

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10.00am: White Stoker MMR returned from Hospital Ship Garth Castle for duty

8.00pm: Mail sent to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

4 on sick list


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14 August 1919

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8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops reported onboard for duty with NSO

10.45am: HMS M23 came alongside for water

12 noon: HMS M23 cast off

4.30pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops. Hospital Ship Walton Belle came alongside for water

5.45pm: Hospital ship Walton Belle cast off

4 on sick list


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15 August 1919

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Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Received mail from HMS Cyclops

1.00pm: Hospital ship King Edward alongside for water (HMS King Edward whilst coming alongside damaged upper plating on our starboard quarter)

4.30pm: Hospital Ship King Edward cast off.

5.30pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

3 on sick list


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16 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived on board for duty with NSO

4.30pm: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

3 on sick list


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17 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

3 on sick list


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18 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

1.30pm: HMS Lord Morton alongside for water

2.15pm: HMS Lord Morton cast off

2.30pm: HMS Moth alongside for water and stores

4.00pm: HMS Moth cast off

3 on sick list


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19 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.00am: Major Hammond RM and Kemp Officers’ Steward left ship and proceeded up river

9.30am: Tug St Mellons alongside

10.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded alongside Smolny Wharf. Tug St Mellons in attendance

10.45am: Completed mooring alongside wharf

3 on sick list


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20 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

4.00pm: Working party loading stores throughout the day

3 on sick list


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21 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

4.30pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant Isaac discharged to SS Kalyan for passage to England

6.30pm: Working party loading stores at No 1 and 4 holds throughout the day

3 on sick list


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22 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

4.00pm: Working party loading stores throughout the day

3 on sick list


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23 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

3 on sick list


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24 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Working party from HMS Cyclops arrived onboard for duty with NSO

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

11.55am: Working party returned to HMS Cyclops

5.30pm: Major Hammond RM and Kemp Officers’ Steward rejoined ship

2 on sick list


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25 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

4.00pm: Various tugs and lighters alongside throughout the day for stores and water

2 on sick list


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26 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.00am: Whilst hoisting a coil of wire from No 1 hold it caught the Forward Tween Deck Beam causing it to unship and drop on No 1 Tank Top thereby damaging the Tank Top

8.00am: 3rd Engineer employed putting temporary repair on No 1 Tank Top

10.30am: 3rd Engineer completed repair on Tank Top

11.00am: HC1 came alongside for water (A paddle hospital carrier, until 1919 called King Edward)

2.00pm: HC1 cast off

3.35pm: Tug St Olaves came alongside for water

4.30pm: Tug St Olaves cast off

2 on sick list


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27 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

2.00pm: Cast off from Smolny Wharf and proceeded to Berth No 17. One tug in attendance.

2.30pm: Came to anchor

2 on sick list


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28 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

2 on sick list


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29 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

2 on sick list


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30 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

2 on sick list


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31 August 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Divisions. General Inspection by CO.

1 on sick list


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1919


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Log No 21 This is to certify that this is the original log of HMS Bacchus, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Signed) J Davidson Navigation Officer

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1 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

Moored in Berth No 17

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands commenced washing decks

8.00am: Breakfast

8.45am: Hands fall in: Employed variously throughout the day

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

3.00pm: Various tugs and small craft alongside throughout the day for stores and water

5.00pm: Tea

9.00pm: Rounds called

1 on sick list

Provisions received: fresh meat 134 lbs

Fresh water: issued 8 tons; expended 1 ton; remaining 121 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 2 tons; remaining 113 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

4.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

1 on sick list


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3 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

2.00pm: Trawler Coalaxe alongside for water and stores

2.40pm: Trawler Coalaxe cast off

3.10pm: Tug St Olaves and TT alongside for water

4.10pm: Tug St Olaves cast off

5.30pm: Lieutenant Paymaster Lane RNR and Lieutenant Fleet RNVR left ship for up river

1 on sick list


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4 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

12 noon: Mail sent to HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

4.00pm: Received mail from HMS Cyclops

8.30pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant J Leggett RNR sent to Hospital Ship Garth Castle

1 on sick list


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5 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

2.00pm: Engineer Sub Lieutenant J Leggett returned from hospital ship Garth Castle

3.00pm: HMS Myosotis alongside for water. Various small craft alongside throughout the day

6.30pm: HMS Myosotis whilst leaving ship's side swung her stern around and struck heavily, thereby, dented plate on our starboard bow

1 on sick list


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6 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

1 on sick list


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7 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO

3.55pm: TT 11 alongside for water (This may be a Troop Transport)

4.30pm: TT 11 cast off

1 on sick list


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8 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

3.00pm: Junior Engineer Fitzpatrick reported onboard for duty

4.00pm: Various tugs and lighters alongside throughout the day for stores and water

1 on sick list


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9 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.30am: Tug St Blazey alongside for stores

11.15am: Tug St Blazey cast off

3.30pm: Tugs Roysterer and Danube II alongside for stores

4.30pm: Tugs Roysterer and Danube II cast off

6.30pm: Collier War Karma came alongside. Hands made ready to coal ship.

1 on sick list


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10 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship

2.00pm: Tug St Mellons whilst casting off bent awning stanchon on port side aft

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day. Quantity received 110 tons.

1 on sick list


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11 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

7.15am: Hands commenced coaling ship

10.00am: HMS M24 alongside for stores

11.45am: HMS M24 cast off

5.00pm: Completed coaling. Quantity received for the day 110 tons. Total quantity received 220 tons.

6.00pm: Collier War Karma cast off

1 on sick list


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12 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.45am: Tug St Aubin alongside

4.00pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded alongside Smolny Wharf with two tugs in attendance

5.00pm: Completed mooring alongside Smolny Wharf

2 on sick list


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13 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Working party commenced loading naval stores in No 1 hold

2 on sick list


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14 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Working party commenced loading stores in No 1 hold

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

2 on sick list


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15 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.00am: Working party commenced loading naval stores in No 1 hold

3.20pm: HC4 came alongside for water (Paddle Hospital Carrier – was previously Queen Empress, a paddle minesweeper)

4.30pm: HC4 cast off

6.00pm: Various small craft alongside throughout the day for stores

1 on sick list


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16 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

8.45am: Hands fall in. Employed assisting taking in cargo.

4.30pm: Finished loading stores for the day

1 on sick list


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17 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

12.30pm: Cloker Greaser MMR sent to Cyclops under escort

2.00pm: Left Smolny wharf. Tug Wato in attendance and proceeded to Berth No 17

2.40pm: Arrived at Berth 17. Let go both anchors.

9.30pm: Clocker Greaser reported onboard from HMS Cyclops

10.00pm: Willis, Martin and Donovan Greasers MMR and Biles Stoker reported drunk and unfit for duty

1 on sick list


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18 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

4.30pm: Kian stoker reported on board

1 on sick list


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19 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.30am: Martin, Willis, Donovan, Clocker Greasers and Biles stoker sent to HMS Cyclops for trial by SNO. Martin and Clocker awarded, reduced to firemen and dismissed this ship. Donovan reduced to fireman. Willis held over and Biles three days cells

2.30pm: Martin and Clocker’s kits sent onboard Cyclops

3.00pm: TT3 alongside for water

3.40pm: TT3 cast off

8.50pm: Mail sent to HMS Cyclops for transmission


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20 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.00am: Willis Greaser sent to Cyclops for trial. Awarded reduced to fireman and dismissed the ship

11.45pm: Donovan Greaser sent onboard Hospital Ship Garth Castle

1 on sick list


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21 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Divisions. General inspection by CO.

7.30pm: Three men absent without leave

11.15pm: Two men returned


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22 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.15am: Evans Stoker reported on board being 15 hours absent without leave

11.00am: HMT Clincher came alongside for stores

11.45am: HMT Clincher cast off

12.30pm: Hands discharging stores from HMS Lord Morton (Probably Lord Morton, a paddle hospital steamer, which was demolished on 24th September 1919)

1.30pm: AB McVicker and Stoker Evans fined 2 days pay for being absent without leave

3.30pm: Lord Morton cast off

4.30pm: HMS Eddisbury Castle alongside to discharge stores

6.15pm: Eddisbury Castle cast off


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23 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.40am: K24 alongside for water

10.50am: K24 cast off

4.30pm: HC1 alongside for water

8.30pm: HC1 cast off


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24 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

6.30am: Hands taking and stowing cargo

9.00am: Michael (this is a best guess) Donovan MMR (fireman) sent to Hospital Ship Garth Castle for treatment

11.00am: Mails sent on board HMS Cyclops for transmission to England

6.00pm: Private J Dow AOC joined ship for passage to England (AOC probably means Army Ordnance Corps)

11.00pm: Various ships alongside discharging stores into No 1, 2 & 4 holds


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25 September 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

9.20am: M26 alongside for water

10.30am: M26 cast off

4.00pm: Several tugs alongside throughout the day for water

6.00pm: Completed securing cargo and aft hatches secured


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26 September 1919

From Archangel to Murmansk

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

6.30am: Hands employed battening down hatches and preparing ship for sea

11.00am: Mail sent on board HMS Fox for transmission to England

12.25pm: Hove up and proceeded under way to Pilot’s course

2.30pm: Cleared River

4.30pm: Stopped at Lightship dropped Pilot

7.05pm: Keretz Pt Light N56E

7.58pm: Zimnegorskiy Light abeam N75E

8.55pm: Veprevskiy Light abeam S78E distance 4 miles

11.35pm:Intzi Light abeam S58E (Now Intsy)


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27 September 1919

From Archangel to Murmansk

Lat 67.7, Long 41.2

2.40am: Sosnovitz Light abeam 6 miles (Probably Sosnovetskiy)

5.23am: Danilov Light N70W

8.08am: Cape Orlov S81W

12.13pm: Gorodotzki Light Light abeam S75W (Probably Mys Bol’shoy Gorodetskiy)

3.30pm: Svyatoy Nos Light abeam distance 4 miles

8.15pm: Cape Chyorny S4W



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28 September 1919

Archangel to Murmansk and at Murmansk

Lat 69.3, Long 33.6

12.30pm: Reduced speed

1.10pm: Received pilot on board and proceeded under full speed

2.10pm: Salni Light abeam (Either Ostrov Sal’nyy or Mys Sal’nyy)

2.45pm: Velihi Point abeam

4.00pm: At anchorage. Let go starboard anchor and veered to 60 fathoms cable in 11 fathoms of water


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29 September 1919

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

11.30am: Collier War Babine alongside

1.00pm: Commenced coaling ship

5.00pm: Finished coaling for the day


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30 September 1919

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

7.00am: Hands commenced coaling ship

1.10pm: Hands resumed coaling ship. Coals received this day 68 tons.

2.00pm: Completed coaling ship. Total quantity received 110 tons (from collier)

2.05pm: Collier cast off



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1919


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1 October 1919

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

4.00am: Rounds called

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Breakfast

8.45am: Hands resumed duties

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

7.10pm: X Lighter alongside. 3 army officer and 15 men joined ship for passage to England. Mails placed onboard for passage to England (X Lighters were shallow draft vessels, built as an emergency measure during the War)

9.00pm: Rounds called

Provisions received: fresh meat 358 lbs; vegetables 224 lbs

Fresh water: expended 2 tons; remaining 20 tons

Fuel expended for all purposes: coal 2 tons; remaining 284 tons

(A sample complete day’s log)


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2 October 1919

Murmansk to Lerwick

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

11.00am: Water boat alongside

1.30pm: Water boat cast off

1.50pm: Anchor up and proceeded under full speed

3.15pm: Salni Light abeam (Either Ostrov Sal’nyy or Mys Sal’nyy)

5.09pm: Syet Point Light House N81W (Mys Set’-Navolok)

7.40pm: Voronovski Point bore N87W

12 midnight: Heavy swell


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3 October 1919

From Murmansk to Lerwick

Lat 71.1, Long 28.4

4.00am: Moderate breeze, heavy swell, ship rolling

8.00am: Makeh Light House S26W (Possibly Makkaur)

9.38am: Kyolneh Light S20W (Probably Kjolnes)

12.30pm: Slaten Light abeam S22W. Heavy swell (Probably Slettnes Fyr)

12.45pm: Stopped engines to destroy derelict X lighter. Fired 40 rounds. Registered 7 direct hits. Total time stopped 2 hours 55 minutes

3.40pm: Resumed course

4.30pm: Nord Kynt South distance 1.5 (Now called Nordkinn)

8.00pm: Sea slight

8.30pm: Helnes Light south

9.13pm: North Cape abeam

12 midnight: Light breeze. Sea smooth


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4 October 1919

From Murmansk to Lerwick

Lat 70.9, Long 19.9

1.30am: Inzo Light abeam (Probably Ingoy)

4.00am: Moderate wind and sea. Showery

8.00am: Lumpy sea

12 noon: Heavy head sea

4.00pm: Moderate gale heavy head sea. Ship laboring.

8.00pm: Heavy head sea. Ship straining and pitching heavily. Shipping water forward

12 midnight: Heavy head sea laboring heavily and shipping water forward


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5 October 1919

From Murmansk to Lerwick

Lat 71.1, Long 17.6

4.00am: Heavy head sea, ship labouring heavily and shipping water forward

8.00am: Very heavy head sea ship straining and labouring heavily and shipping water forward

12 noon: Very heavy head sea ship straining and labouring heavily

1.30pm: Iron snatch block lost overboard through neglect

4.00pm: Heavy head sea ship labouring and straining heavily. Shipping water forward.

8.00pm: Wind moderating slightly, very heavy head sea and ship straining heavily. Shipping water forward.

12 midnight: Wind moderating slightly, heavy head sea, ship pitching and straining heavily

(The wind was force 10 for most of these 24 hours, moderating to force 8 at 8pm and midnight. Bacchus travelled only 53 miles, at an average speed of 2.2 miles)


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6 October 1919

From Murmansk to Lerwick

Lat 70.4, Long 15.2

4.00am: Wind moderating slightly heavy head sea ship straining heavily

8.00am: Very heavy head sea ship straining and pitching heavily

12 noon: Wind and sea increasing, ship straining and pitching heavily

4.00pm: Wind and sea moderating slightly ship rolling heavily

8.00pm: Heavy beam sea, ship rolling heavily

12 midnight: Wind and sea increasing ship rolling heavily

(The ship travelled only 66 miles in 24 hours, at an average speed of 2.75 miles per hour)


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7 October 1919

From Murmansk to Lerwick

Lat 68.0, Long 10.2

4.00am: Heavy beam sea ship rolling heavily

8.00am: Log catching ship’s side shifted to lee side. Heavy beam sea ship rolling heavily and shipping water.

12 noon: Heavy beam sea ship rolling heavily

1.00pm: Passed SS Menominee steering NE

4.00pm: Heavy beam sea ship rolling heavily

8.00pm: Heavy beam sea ship rolling heavily

12 midnight: Heavy sea ship rolling heavily

(Today’s average speed was 7.5 miles per hour)


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8 October 1919

From Murmansk to Lerwick

Lat 65.4, Long 6.1

4.00am: Wind moderating heavy sea ship rolling heavily

8.00am: Heavy confused sea ship rolling heavily

12 noon: Heavy sea ship rolling heavily

4.00pm: Heavy sea ship rolling heavily

6.15pm: Starboard engine stopped for 3 minutes

7.00pm: Latitude Altair 64 34 N

8.00pm: Heavy confused sea ship rolling heavily

12 midnight: Heavy confused sea rolling heavily

(Today’s mileage was 183 miles, at an average speed of 7.5 miles per hour)


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9 October 1919

From Murmansk to Lerwick

Lat 62.4, Long 1.8

4.00am: Strong wind confused heavy sea ship rolling heavily

8.00am: Heavy sea ship rolling heavily

8.05am: Port engine stopped for 15 minutes

12 noon: Heavy sea ship rolling heavily

4.00pm: Heavy sea ship rolling heavily

8.00pm: Heavy sea ship rolling heavily

12 midnight: Moderate wind and sea

(The wind has dropped to force 5 by the end of this day, when the mileage was 216 miles)


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10 October 1919

From Murmansk to Lerwick, and Lerwick to Devonport

Lat 60.16, Long -1.15

3.00am: Out Skerries Light abeam distance 4 miles

4.45am: Mull of Eswick Light abeam

6.00am: Rounded Bard Head

6.20am: Rounded Kirkabister Head

6.50am: Anchored in 9 fathoms

2.30pm: To Devonport. Weighed & proceeded under way

2.55pm: Kirkabister Light abeam (Kirkabister Ness on the island of Bressay)

3.00pm: Proceeded under full speed

4.40pm: Sumburgh Head Light N62W

6.35pm: Fair Isle Light S86, distance 8.5 miles (The second part of the bearing is missing in the log)

8.00pm: Confused sea

12 midnight: Following wind and sea


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11 October 1919

From Lerwick to Devonport

Lat 58.4, Long -6.7

12 15am: Noup Head abeam

2.15am: Brough of Birsay abeam

5.17am: Sule Skerry Light abeam

9.00am: Cape Wrath abeam

1.55pm: Tiumpan Head abeam

3.23pm: Kibock Head abeam

4.42pm: Glas Head abeam

7.37pm: Neist Light abeam

12 midnight: Burg Head abeam. Thick mist, occasional rain showers.


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12 October 1919

From Lerwick to Devonport

Lat 55.1, Long -5.9

12.09am: Barra Light abeam

2.20am: Skerryvore Light abeam distance 12’

4.00am: Moderate wind and sea

8.00am: High following sea

8.07am: Oversay Light abeam distance 3’

10.15am: Altcarry Light abeam distance 3’

12 noon: High following sea

12.59pm: Maiden Rock abeam distance 3’

3.02pm: Mew Light abeam distance 1.5’

4.00pm: Strong following wind and high sea

4.27pm: Skulmartin Light abeam distance 2.5’

5.24pm: South Rock abeam distance 1.5’

6.40pm: St John’s Light abeam

8.00pm: Northerly sea

12 midnight: High following sea


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13 October 1919

From Lerwick to Devonport

Lat 51.6, Long -5.8

2.30am: Codling Light Vessel abeam

4.00am: Strong wind following sea

4.30am: South Arklow Light Vessel abeam

8.00am: Rough following sea

11.20am: Smalls Light House abeam distance 5 miles

12 noon: Strong wind following sea

4.00pm: Strong wind following sea

8.00pm: Rough sea

9.50pm: Longships Light abeam distance 5’

10.45pm: Wolf Light abeam distance 2.5’



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14 October 1919

From Lerwick to Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

1.15am: Lizard Light abeam distance 6’

4.00am: Moderate wind and sea

5.52am: Eddystone Light abeam distance 2.5’

6.30am: Rounded Penlee Point

7.05am: Anchored in Plymouth Sound

2.50pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded under way towards No 13 Berth Devonport. Pilot in charge

3.10pm: Arrived at No 13 berth

4.00pm: Completed mooring


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15 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.00am: Workmen commenced discharging cargo from No 1 and 2 hatches

10.00am: Edgeworth, Cook's Mate sent to RN Hospital

3.00pm: J Harding Engineer Sub Lieutenant RNR sent to RN hospital


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16 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.00am: Workmen commenced discharging cargo

5.00pm: Workmen finished discharging for the day and covered hatches


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17 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands fall in. Employed variously throughout the day

7.00am: Commenced discharging cargo

5.00pm: Hands and workmen finished for the day


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18 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands commenced work. Variously employed throughout the day

7.00am: Commenced discharging cargo

10.00am: Fredrick Balahan Stoker MMR reported onboard under arrest

12 noon: Dinner. Finished discharging for the day

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

5.00pm: Finished for the day


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19 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.00am: No work done this day

9.15pm: F J Thomas accidentally fell between ship and wharf thereby sustaining injuries to head and was taken to RN Hospital


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20 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands fall in employed variously throughout the day

7.00am: Commenced discharging cargo

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

5.00pm: Finished working cargo for the day


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21 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands fall in employed variously throughout the day

7.00am: Commenced discharging cargo

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

5.00pm: Finished work for the day

6.00pm: Dunn Stoker MMR discharged from the ship. Engineer Sub Lieutenant T Moss discharged from ship to Immingham


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22 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands fall in. Employed variously

7.00am: Commenced discharging cargo

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Ship's carpenter 7 seamen and stokers discharged to barracks

5.00pm: Finished discharging for the day


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23 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands commenced work

7.00am: Commenced discharging at No 1 and 2 holds

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Hands resumed work

5.00pm: Finished work for the day


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24 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands commenced duties for the day

7.00am: Commenced discharging

7.25am:

7.25am: Steam Hopper DW22 when turning close to Bacchus hit ships starboard quarter, denting plating very badly on 2' line of plating below deck level (The Hopper worked with a dredger, with the silt removed by the dredger discharged into the Hopper)

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Hands resumed duties

5.00pm: Finished work for the day


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25 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands fall in. Employed variously throughout the day.

7.00am: Commenced discharging at No 1 and 2

12 noon: Finished discharging for the day. Dinner

No work done this afternoon


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26 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

No work done this day


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27 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands fall in

7.00am: Left No 13 berth and proceeded under way towards Ship Jetty using engines under pilot’s orders

8.00am: Arrived at Ship Jetty

8.30am: Completed mooring

9.00am: Commenced discharging cargo at No 1 and 2

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Hands resumed duty

5.00pm: Finished work for the day

9.00pm: Captain and 3rd Officer returned from leave


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28 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands commenced duties

7.00am: Commenced discharging Nos 1, 2 & 4 holds

9.00am: Sub Lieutenant G R Senior Chief officer proceeded on leave

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Resumed discharging

5.00pm: Finished work for the day

9.00pm: Rounds called


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29 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands commenced duties

7.00am: Commenced discharging Nos 1, 2 & 4 holds

9.00am: Lieutenant Wrate proceeded on leave

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Resumed discharging. Hands employed variously.

2.30pm: F J Thomas AB returned from hospital and reported for duty

5.00pm: Finished work for the day

9.00pm: Rounds called


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30 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands employed washing down deck

7.00am: Commenced discharging

10.00am: F J Thomas discharged from ship

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Resumed discharging. Hands employed general duties of ship

5.00pm: Finished work for the day

9.00pm: Rounds correct


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31 October 1919

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands employed variously

7.00am: Commenced discharging Nos 1, 2 & 4 holds

12 noon: Dinner

1.30pm: Work commenced

5.00pm: Finished work for the day

9.00pm: Rounds correct


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