Canopus-class Battleship

Pendant No. N.54 (1914). Launched 23.3.98 Chatham DY. 12,950 tons, 421(oa), 390(pp)x74x26ft. TE 13500ihp, 18kts. Armament: 4-12in, 12-6in, 12-12pdr, 4-18in tt. Armour: 6in sides, 2.5in deck, 9in guns. 7th or 9th BS, Channel Fleet at outbreak of war, then abroad. Battle Honour (and link to despatches, casualties, awards) Dardanelles 1915. Torpedoed 13.5.15 by Turkish TB MAUVENET off Cape Helles. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Joined the Channel Fleet in 1906, but reduced to nucleus crew in March 1907 after being fitted with fire control. Machinery overhauled August 1907-February 1908 and then went to Malta (en route one of her propeller shafts fractured, necessitating a 4-month repair). Joined 4th Fleet at Nore in April 1909, and then 3rd Fleet in 1913-14. Commissioned in the 8th Battle Squadron for service in the Channel in August 1914 and then went to Loch Ewe as guardship. Covered landing of marines at Ostend and in September 1914 went to East Indies. In November 1914 took part in Rufiji River operations against the Konigsberg, and then went to the Dardanelles in April 1915. Provided gunfire support at Cape Helles and was damaged on 25 April and 2 May. On the night of 13 May she was torpedoed by the Turkish torpedo-boat Muavenet and sank quickly with the loss of 570 men. (Battle honour - Dardanelles 1915). (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905 and 1906-21)

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.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS GOLIATH 1915

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

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1915

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H.M.S. "Goliath"

COPY OF LOG

Month of January 1915

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[Coal consumption measurements]

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1 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

8.00am: Navigating party of 4 officers and 74 men left ship for Cape Town

1.00pm: HMS ALBION arrived

3.00pm: Paid quarterly settlement

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2 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

9.00am: HMS ARMADALE CASTLE sailed

10.30am: Discharged one Stoker Petty Officer to hospital

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3 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

8.00am: Celebrated Holy Communion

10.00am: Landed Roman Catholics (43), Wesleyan and Presbyterian (39). Held divine service

1.300pm: Whalers STURMVOGEL and SEEADLER arrived

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4 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

6.30am: Undocked ship and secured alongside basin

9.00am: Discharged 1 Stoker to hospital

9.30am: HMS ALBION entered basin

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5 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

2.00pm: Surgeon Carruthers left ship for HMS WEYMOUTH. 3 ratings returned from hospital. One Chief Stoker, one Stoker Petty Officer, one Seaman RNR, and one Carpenter's Mate joined ship from HMS ALBION

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6 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

8.30am: Steam trawlers NORVEGIA and BARROWBY arrived

5.00pm: Read warrants numbers 33 to 39

7.00pm: One Private RMLI returned from hospital

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7 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

9.00am: Four steam whalers commissioned as tenders, with names of HMS PICKLE [ex-SEEADLER], HMS FLY [ex-STURMVOGEL], HMS ECHO [ex-BARROWBY], HMS CHILDERS [ex-NORVEGIA], under command of Lieutenants Davis, Whitburn RNR, Sub-Lieutenant Souther RAN, and Lieutenant Case RNR, respectively

12.30pm: Discharged one Engine Room Artificer to hospital

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8 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

8.30am: HMS HYACINTH entered basin

2.30pm: HMS ARMADALE CASTLE arrived

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9 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

7.30am: HMS LACONIA arrived

4.30pm: Read warrant number 40

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10 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

10.00am: Landed Roman Catholic church party (58) and Wesleyans (28). Held divine service

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11 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

7.00am: FT [?] men range party returned on board

7.30am: HMS HYACINTH left basin and anchored in bay

8.00pm: HMS ALBION undocked and secured alongside

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12 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

8.30am: HMS ALBION proceeded out of basin

8.52am: Cast off from alongside basin

9.06am: Let go port anchor

9.34am: Shipped anchor and entered dry dock

7.30pm: HMS ALBION proceeded out of harbour

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13 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

7.00am: Hoisted Commander-in-Chief’s flag

7.30am: HMS HYACINTH proceeded out of harbour

9.00am: Landed escort

7.00pm: Read warrants numbers 41 to 54

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14 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

11.00am: Patrol came on board with one prisoner from detention barracks

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15 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

1.40pm: Marines returned on board from range

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16 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

7.30am: Whalers proceeded to sea

9.30am: Whalers entered harbour. Mail received

2.30pm: Port watch employed opening boom defence

5.30pm: Tenders came into basin

9.00pm: Whalers discharged ammunition & coal

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17 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

9.00am: Hands mustered for Chrismas cards

10.00am: Landed chapel parties. Church

6.00pm: Starboard watch employed taking kedge to HMS CHILDERS

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18 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

9.00am: Range parties left ship

10.30am: 7 bags of mail came on board

12.30pm: Whalers left

4.30pm: One Stoker rating joined ship. Read warrants numbers 56, 55, 57

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19 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

4.30am: Read warrants number 58 and 59

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20 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

7.00am: Two divers to HMS ARMADALE CASTLE

2.30pm: One Able Seaman discharged to HMS TB.029

5.00pm: Read warrant number 60. HMS ARMADALE CASTLE sailed

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21 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

11.00am: Discharged Carpenter's Mate to hospital

4.30pm: Read warrant number 61

5.00pm: Tilled dock

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22 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

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23 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

7.30am: Started to fill dock

8.30am: Ship floated

2.30pm: One Chief Stoker and one Able Seaman joined ship from hospital

5.00pm: One bag of mail arrived on board

7.30pm: Lieutenant Orde and Able Seaman Upton joined ship from Zanzibar hospital

9.00pm: Petty Officer J. Field, Able Seaman Yorke Mason, Able Seaman Neil joined ship from Zanzibar hospital

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24 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

6.30am: LACONIA arrived

9.30am: Roman Catholics and Wesleyans landed

10.30am: Divine service

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25 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.191, Long 18.440

7.30am: Range party returned

10.30am: Able Seaman Upton, Chief Engine Room Artificer Cummings, one sickly boy discharged to hospital

7.00pm: Officer of Guard to Admiral's office

7.30pm: HMS ARMADALE CASTLE arrived

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26 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

9.00am: Three Able Seamen and one Petty Officer to sanatorium

10.00am: Going out of dry dock

11.00am: Made fast alongside jetty

11.30am: Discharged one Private RMLI for passage to Austria [Australia?]

1.00pm: HMS LACONIA sailed

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27 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

10.00am: J. Chand, Stoker, left ship for sanatorium

11.00am: HMS ARMADALE CASTLE proceeded into dock

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28 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

5.00pm: Read warrants numbers 62 and 63

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29 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

11.30am: Presented AC [?] medal to Private, RMLI

5.00pm: Read warrants number 64, 65, 66

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30 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

6.00pm: One Signalman joined ship from detention

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31 January 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

10.00am: Landed Roman Catholics and Wesleyans. 8 bags of mail arrived on board

11.00am: HMS ARMADALE CASTLE party for church arrived on board. Held divine service

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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1915

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H.M.S. "Goliath"

COPY OF LOG

Month of February 1915

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[Coal consumption measurements]

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1 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

8.30am: Range party returned

9.20am: Range party went to range

1.00pm: Hands received monthly payment

5.00pm: Read warrant number 67

6.00pm: One Stoker joined ship from detention barracks

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2 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

9.30am: HMS LACONIA arrived

3.00pm: HMS ARMADALE CASTLE came out of dock

5.00pm: These stores were lost from officers' bedding during hostilities at GE [?] etc. whilst serving on board HMS DUPLEX, HMS HELLMUTH, and picket boat:

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3 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

12.30pm: SS ANATOLIA arrived

4.30pm: Read warrants number 68 and 69. Discharged one Royal Marine to naval detention

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4 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

2.00pm: Gunner Greaham joined ship from hospital

7.00pm: SS ANATOLIA sailed

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5 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

8.30am: Received 23 bags of mail

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6 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

6.30am: HMS ARMADALE CASTLE left

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7 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

10.00am: Roman Catholic and Wesleyans landed

10.30am: Divine service

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8 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

3.00pm: One Private RMLI joined ship from hospital

3.30pm: Two bags of mail arrived on board

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9 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

6.30am: German collier number 30 left harbour

11.30am: HMS LACONIA sailed

4.30pm: Read warrant number 70

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10 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

11.00am: Discharged one sickly boy to hospital

5.30pm: One Stoker joined from detention

8.30pm: One Seaman RNR joined from SS COLONIA

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11 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

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12 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

4.30pm: Read warrant number 71

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13 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

7.30am: DUNVEGAN CASTLE arrived

10.30am: Starboard watch shifted over fore derrick

5.00pm: Read warrant number 72

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14 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

10.00am: Landed Wesleyans and Roman Catholics

10.30am: Divine service

12.30pm: DUNVEGAN CASTLE sailed

6.30pm: One Private RMLI joined ship from dockyard

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15 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

10.00am: Hands employed taking in ammunition and as requisite

2.00pm: Hands employed taking in ammunition and as requisite

5.00pm: Admiral’s flag hoisted ashore

7.00pm: HMS ARMADALE CASTLE dropped anchor

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16 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

9.00am: Hands employed drawing boatswain's, carpenter's, and paymaster's stores

10.30am: One Able Seaman and one Sergeant RMLI discharged to hospital

2.00pm: Hands employed provisioning ship

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17 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

6.00am: Provisioning ship

10.00am: Hands employed provisioning ship

2.00pm: Hands employed provisioning ship

5.00pm: Provisioning ship

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18 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

9.00am: Hands employed taking in ammunition, drawing stores and as requisite

10.30am: HMS LACONIA anchored

1.30pm: Hands employed drawing stores and stowing away ammunition

5.00pm: Read warrants numbers 73 and 74

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19 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

2.00pm: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite

5.00pm: Hands employed stowing away stores

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20 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

8.30am: HMS LACONIA left harbour

5.00pm: Starboard watch employed getting in stores

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21 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

7.00am: Landed Roman Catholics

8.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

10.00am: Roman Catholics and Wesleyans landed

10.30am: Divine service

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22 February 1915

Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

6.30am: Hands employed coaling ship

10.00am: Coaling ship

1.00pm: One Marine and one Stoker Petty Officer joined ship from hospital

2.00pm: Coaling ship

5.10pm: Finished coaling

6.00pm: J. Dulton joined ship from detention

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23 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

1.45pm: Cast off quay and proceeded into harbour. Picked up number 1 moorings

4.30pm: Read warrant number 75

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24 February 1915

At Simon's Town

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

10.00am: One Stoker and one Royal Marine Artillery discharged to hospital. Sub-Lieutenant Lund, RNR, joined ship from HMS TB.029

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25 February 1915

At Simon's Town and at sea to Durban

Lat -34.188, Long 18.441

8.30am: Four Engine Room Artificers joined ship

10.30am: 26 cases of wine on board for HMS WEYMOUTH. Admiral and staff came on board

11.30am: Hoisted in picket boat. Slipped moorings

Noon: Slipping moorings and proceeded, course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour

12.50pm: Passed HMS TB.025 and HMS TB.065

1.10pm: Cape Point abeam, 5 miles

2.23pm: Hangklip Point abeam

4.57pm: Danger Point abeam

8.25pm: Cape Agulhas light abeam

9.10pm: Passed RMS NORMAN

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26 February 1915

En route Simon's Town to Port Natal

Lat -34.65, Long 23.57

2.00am: Night defence stations

4.40pm: Sighted Seal Point light East

5.50pm: Seal Point light abeam, 4.5 miles

8.30pm: Cape Recife light N79°E

9.57pm: Cape Recife abeam, 6 miles

11.25pm: Bird Island light N71°E

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27 February 1915

En route Simon's Town to Port Natal

Lat -32.87, Long 28.35

12.58am: Bird Island light abeam, 5.5 miles

2.00am: Night defence stations

4.30am: Great Fish Reef light abeam

8.37am: Hood Point lighthouse N36°E

9.11am: Hood Point lighthouse N11°W

5.23pm: Bashee River beacon abeam, 3 miles

8.42pm: Cape Hermes light N44°E

11.00pm: Cape Hermes light abeam, 3¾ miles

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28 February 1915

En route Simon's Town to Port Natal and at Durban

Lat -30.00, Long 31.03

2.00am: Night defence stations

7.24am: Port Shipstone light abeam, 5 miles

9.30am: Inspection by Commander-in-Chief

10.00am: Passed HMS BALMORAL CASTLE steaming SW

10.20am: Green Point light abeam, 6½ miles

12.40pm: Pilot came on board and took charge. Course and speed as requisite for entering Port Natal

1.35pm: Secured alongside "C" shed

5.00pm: Collier CILICIA came alongside

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LOGS FOR MARCH 1915

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H.M.S. "Goliath"

COPY OF LOG

Month of March 1915

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[Coal consumption measurements]

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1 March 1915

At Port Natal and at sea to Mafia Island

Lat -29.88, Long 31.04

5.45am: Commenced coaling

10.15am: Finished coaling

9.50pm: Cast off from quay, moved engines as requisite to clear jetty, turn round, and proceeded

11.00pm: Past breakwater lights

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2 March 1915

En route Port Natal to Mafia Island

Lat -28.10, Long 33.00 [Est]

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Heavy rain

7.08am: O'Neill Peak abeam

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3 March 1915

En route Port Natal to Mafia Island

Lat -24.65, Long 35.37

8.45am: Land sighted on port bow

11.45am: Zavora lighthouse N24°W

12.17pm: Zavora lighthouse abeam

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4 March 1915

En route Port Natal to Mafia Island

Lat -20.85, Long 38.37

3.00am: Put clocks on 5 minutes

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5 March 1915

En route Durban to Mafia Island

Lat -16.78, Long 40.70

2.00am: Put clocks on 5 minutes

9.45am: Read warrants numbers 76 and 77

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6 March 1915

En route Durban to Mafia Island

Lat -12.40, Long 42.12

THE VOYAGES OF HMS GOLIATH
Operations off Mafia Island and Zanzibar

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7 March 1915

En route Durban to Mafia Island

Lat -7.73, Long 40.00

7.23am: Sighted land on port bow bearing S70°W, about 15 miles

11.26am: Moresby [Point, Ras Mkumbi] lighthouse sighted bearing N2°W

Noon: Lighthouse abeam, 5 miles

12.52pm: Course as requisite for entering anchorage

1.42pm: Came to with port bower anchor. Anchor bearings: Niororo Island N64°W, Shungumbii [Island] S87°W, Barakuni [Island] S69°W

6.00pm: Weighed and proceeded

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8 March 1915

Off Mafia Island

Lat -7.68, Long 39.84 [Est]

5.30am: Sighted land to starboard

5.34am: Sighted HMS PYRAMUS bearing ESE

8.38am: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: conspicuous white house S85°E, 1.65 miles

8.50am: Weighed and proceeded

9.00am: Send two cases containing sounding gear and one case of nuts and screws to HMS WEYMOUTH

2.40pm: BARJORA proceeded

3.45pm: Weighed

3.55pm: Proceeded

4.30pm: Course and speed as requisite to allow boat from HMS PYRAMUS to come alongside

5.40pm: Proceeded

11.42pm: Sighted a ship on starboard bow. HMS PYRAMUS sighted on starboard bow

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9 March 1915

En route Mafia Island to Zanzibar

Lat -6.16, Long 39.18

12.30am: Soundings taken every 10 minutes from 12.30am

2.10am: Made land 2 points before port beam

3.00am: Made Chumbi [Island] light N14°W

5.11am: Chumbi [Island] light abeam

6.04am: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: British Consulate flagstaff S82°E, 4½ cables

10.00am: Water tank came alongside

10.30am: Hands employed getting out gear, etc.

11.00am: Hands stand easy till cessation of rain

Noon: Rain stopped, weather much cooler

1.30pm: Hands employed getting up remainder of transport stores and stowing in lighters

3.40pm: HMS HYACINTH anchored

3.50pm: Private Warhurst discharged to HMS HYACINTH

5.22pm: HMS HYACINTH weighed and proceeded

5.55pm: Weighed and proceeded

10.30pm: Passed close to dhow Z132 having no lights

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10 March 1915

En route Zanzibar to Mombasa

Lat -4.056, Long 39.645

1.30am: Sighted Pemba [Island] light bearing N61°E

2.15am: Pemba [Island] light 4 points on bow, N79°E

3.04am: Pemba [Island] light abeam, 9½ miles

5.11am: Mombasa light N41°W

6.22am: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

6.57am: Came to with port bower anchor. Anchor bearings: Kilindini Point S30°E, 0.35 miles

9.55am: Commenced coaling

1.30pm: Hands coaling ship

3.30pm: Completed coaling

4.50pm: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour

7.15pm: Mombasa light N5°W

8.10pm: Sighted Pemba [Island] light S1°E

10.00pm: Pemba [Island] abeam

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11 March 1915

En route Mombasa to Mafia Island

Lat -7.26, Long 39.74 [Est]

5.25am: Sighted land on starboard bow

5.47am: Chwaka Head [Ras Michamvi] abeam, 5¾ miles

7.52am: South end of Zanzibar Island abeam

10.22am: Ras a Kanji [Ras Kanzi] lighthouse abeam, 8 miles

12.30pm: Moresby Point lighthouse S42°E

2.30pm: Course and speed as requisite for entering anchorage

2.40pm: Came to with port anchor

4.24pm: Weighed and proceeded

6.28pm: Al Hadjiri buoy abeam

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12 March 1915

At sea, [near Mafia Island]

Lat -8.11, Long 39.63

5.23am: Sighted land ahead

8.30am: Course and speed as requisite for entering anchorage

9.00am: Came to with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: Mange beacon N48°W, 4 miles

9.20am: Commander Bridgeman, acting Sub-Lieutenants Van de Byl and Machinist and Signal Boatswain Bragshaw came on board

11.10am: Weighed and proceeded

11.25am: HMS HYACINTH proceeded

2.27pm: Observed broken water ahead. Stopped and turned

2.34pm: Proceeded

3.25pm: Sighted Moresby Point lighthouse N3°W

5.34pm: Reduced speed and swung ship for compass correction

6.00pm: Finished swinging, increased speed

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13 March 1915

At sea near Mafia Island

Lat -7.68, Long 39.84 [Est]

8.30am: Course and speed as requite for entering anchorage

8.48am: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: North end of Niororo Island S77°E, 1.1 miles

8.50am: HMS WEYMOUTH anchored. Commander-in-Chief went on board, HMS WEYMOUTH weighed and proceeded West

10.14am: Weighed and proceeded

Noon: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: white house S82°E, 1.7 miles

12.35pm: HMS WEYMOUTH anchored. Commander-in-Chief came on board. Sounding machine and gear came on board from HMS WEYMOUTH

2.40pm: HMS WEYMOUTH weighed and proceeded

3.35pm: Weighed and proceeded

5.30pm: Course as requisite for North channel

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14 March 1915

In Mafia Channel

Lat -7.68, Long 39.84 [Est]

5.10am: Moresby Point lighthouse S88°W

6.30am: Moresby Point abeam, 4 miles

7.30am: Course as requisite for North channel

10.36am: Performed divine service

11.15am: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: white house East, 1.7 miles

3.00pm: HMS HYACINTH anchored

4.05pm: Weighed and proceeded. Course and speed as requisite for making Niororo Island anchorage

5.40pm: Came to with port anchor

5.55pm: HMS HYACINTH anchored

6.15pm: Weighed and proceeded

6.25pm: HMS WEYMOUTH weighed

6.38pm: HMS HYACINTH weighed

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15 March 1915

In Mafia Channel

Lat -7.68, Long 39.84 [Est]

6.00am: Course as requisite for rounding Niororo Island

8.30am: Shungumbili buoy abeam

10.07am: Came to with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: white house East, 1.7 miles

11.50am: HMS FLY came alongside

1.00pm: One Stoker rejoined ship from HMS WEYMOUTH

1.30pm: HMS HYACINTH weighed and proceeded. Coaled HMS FLY

2.30pm: Finished coaling

3.30pm: One stoker discharged to HMS WEYMOUTH

3.47pm: Weighed, course as requisite for North channel

4.00pm: Read warrant number 79

10.40pm: Sighted land on port bow

11.05pm: Land extremes bore N85°W, S31°W

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16 March 1915

In Mafia Channel and at Zanzibar

Lat -6.16, Long 39.18 [Est]

1.19am: Observed point N32°W

3.58am: Course and speed as requisite for anchoring, Chumbe light abeam

4.55am: Passed HMS ARMADALE CASTLE

5.10am: Came to with port bower

6.30am: KING MALCOLM, collier, came alongside

7.00am: Commenced coaling

2.00pm: Hands coaling ship

3.36pm: Finished coaling

3.50pm: Collier cast off

6.00pm: Weighed and proceeded

7.29pm: Shunglani [?] light abeam

9.25pm: Mwana [Mwana] light abeam

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17 March 1915

En route Zanzibar to Mombasa

Lat -4.059, Long 39.647

1.00am: Challenged RMS CHUNG CASTLE

1.03am: Made Pemba [Island] light N4°E

2.30am: Pemba [Island] light N80°E

2.35am: Pemba [Island] light S74°E, 4 miles

4.56am: Observed Mombasa light N3°E

5.45am: Turned 32 points to starboard on account of rain squall

6.10am: Weather cleared

6.30am: Turned two complete circles to starboard for rain squall

7.10am: Weather cleared, proceeded, course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

9.06am: Came to with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: telegraph post S47°E, lower beacon S67°W, point N26°E

3.00pm: Governor came on board

4.55pm: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour

9.15pm: Observed Pemba [Island] light S5°E

11.03pm: Pemba [Island] light abeam

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18 March 1915

En route Mombasa to Zanzibar

Lat -6.16, Long 39.18

3.28am: Observed Mwana [Mwana] light bearing S10°W

7.40am: Course and speed as requisite for entering Zanzibar harbour

8.55am: Came to with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: hospital pier S51°E, Kibandiko [Kapindiko in log] N6°E, front road mark N63°E

10.30am: Water tank came alongside

11.00am: Sent nine bags of mail to SS CHUNG CASTLE

12.30pm: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour

3.20pm: Dar es Salaam light S4°W

3.40pm: Course as requisite for examining Dar es Salaam

4.10pm: Action stations

4.35pm: Disperse

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19 March 1915

From Zanzibar on patrol near Mafia Island

Lat -7.75, Long 39.63

8.00am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage

8.23am: Came to with starboard anchor anchor. Anchor bearings: Shungumbii Island S5°E, Niororo Island S62°E, Niororo Island right side S86°E

9.20am: HMS FLY came alongside

10.34am: Weighed and proceeded

11.30am: Stopped and sent sea boat to dhow

12.10pm: Hoisted cutter and proceeded, course as requisite for anchorage

1.00pm: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: residency S13°E, white house East, point N42°E, clump S20°W

5.00pm: Weighed and proceeded

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20 March 1915

In entrance to Lindi River

Lat -9.99, Long 39.72 [Est]

11.02am: Course as requisite for entering Lindi River

12.58pm: Action stations

3.25pm: Dispersed from action stations

4.10pm: Action stations

4.26pm Opened fire. Fired 53 6-inch common and 6-inch lyddite shells

5.20pm: Ceased fire. Proceeded to sea

5.43pm: Signalled HMS PYRAMUS

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21 March 1915

En route Lindi River to Tirene

Lat -7.68, Long 39.84 [Est]

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.50am: Moresby Point light N43°W

7.10am: Moresby [Point] lighthouse abeam, 3½ miles

8.30am: Courses as requisite for North Mafia channel to Tirene

10.30am: Divine service. Stopped

10.34am: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: conspicuous white house East, 1.8 miles

1.30pm: BARJORA arrived

3.30pm: Embarked one civilian German prisoner from HMS HYACINTH

4.20pm: Weighed and proceeded as requisite for North Mafia Channel

11.00pm: Night defence stations

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22 March 1915

En route North Mafia Channel to Zanzibar and Mombasa

Lat -6.16, Long 39.18

1.15am: Chumbi light N33°W

5.00am: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

5.50am: Came to with starboard anchor

8.30am: HMS CHILDERS secured alongside

11.00am: HMS DUPLEX arrived and anchored

3.40pm: Weighed

3.50pm: Proceeded, course as requisite for North channel

10.00pm: Night defence stations

11.25pm: Ras Kegomacha light N61°E

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23 March 1915

En route Zanzibar to Mombasa

Lat -4.056, Long 39.645

12.30am: Pemba [Island] light abeam

3.20am: Mombasa light North

5.05am: Course as requisite for anchorage

6.31am: Came to with starboard anchor

7.25am: Collier REICHENFELS [RICHENFELS in log] secured alongside

8.00am: Commenced coaling

2.40pm: Finished coaling

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24 March 1915

At Mombasa, [and at sea]

Lat -4.87, Long 39.58

5.45am: Shortened in

5.50am: Weighed

6.00am: Proceeded, course as requisite for leaving harbour

4.15pm: Course and speed as requisite for cruising of off Tanga and swinging ship [for compass deviation]. Closed up upper deck 6-inch guns and control parties

6.35pm: Proceeded

10.30pm: [Ras] Nungwe light S3°E

10.45pm: Mwana [Mwana] light S14°E

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25 March 1915

En route Mombasa to Zanzibar

Lat -6.16, Long 39.18

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage

6.37am: Came to with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: pier S35°E, church grave tower N20°E

1.00pm: One Leading Seaman joined from Royal Naval barracks, discharged one Leading Seaman to Royal Naval barracks.

4.30pm: Weighed

4.36pm: Proceeded, course as requisite leaving harbour

5.50pm: Chumbe lighthouse abeam

10.00pm: Night defence stations

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26 March 1915

En route Zanzibar to Tirene anchorage

Lat -7.68, Long 39.84 [Est]

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.37am: Moresby Point light S23°E

7.00am: Course as requisite for North channel

10.00am: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: point N44°W, white house S88°E, residence S8°E

2.30pm: Weighed

2.50pm: Proceeded from anchorage

6.39pm: Moresby [Point] lighthouse abeam

7.06pm: Moresby [Point] lighthouse abeam, 5 miles

10.00pm: Night defence stations

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27 March 1915

At Tirene anchorage

Lat -7.68, Long 39.84 [Est]

2.25am: Moresby Point light N8°E

5.00am: Dispersed night defence

8.53am: Course as requisite for anchoring

9.40am: Came to starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: point N45°E, white house S89°E, clump S23°W

11.00pm: Hands employed in transferring gear to HMS HYACINTH

1.50pm: Commander-in-Chief and staff left ship

1.55pm: Struck Commander-in-Chief's flag. HMS HYACYNTH hoisted flag

2.35pm: Weighed and proceeded to sea

7.00pm: Night defence stations

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28 March 1915

En route Tirene to Mombasa

Lat -4.056, Long 39.645

2.00am: Sighted [Ras] Nungwe light N70°W

2.37am: [Ras] Nungwe light abeam, 10 miles

5.36am: Sighted Pemba [Island] light N55°E

6.50am: Pemba [Island] light abeam, 10.5 miles

8.30am: Passed HMS KINFAUNS CASTLE steering South by East

10.15am: Performed divine service

10.25am: As requisite for entering harbour

11.22am: Came to port anchor

12.05pm: Weighted and shifted berth

12.29pm: Came to port anchor anchor

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29 March 1915

At Mombasa

Lat -4.056, Long 39.645

5.40am: HMS PIONEER proceeded

6.00am: Collier alongside

6.30am: Commenced coaling

10.40am: Finished coaling

10.45am: Collier cast off

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30 March 1915

At Mombasa

Lat -4.056, Long 39.645

6.30am: HMS HYACINTH arrived

4.30pm: Landed recreation party

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31 March 1915

At Mombasa

Lat -4.056, Long 39.645

4.00pm: Read warrants numbers 82, 83 and 84

4.40pm: Weighed

4.55pm: Proceeded, course as requisite for leaving harbour

8.55pm: Pembla [Island] light S10°W

10.00pm: Night defence stations

10.55pm: Pembla [Island] light abeam, 5 miles

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LOGS FOR APRIL 1915

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H.M.S. "Goliath"

COPY OF LOG

Month of April 1915

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1 April 1915

En route Mombasa to Zanzibar

Lat -6.16, Long 39.18

2.00am: Night defence stations

3.20am: Mwana Mwana bore S17°W

6.50am: Seagull buoy abeam

7.20am: Stopped

7.24am: Came to with starboard anchor anchor

8.00am: Disembarked steam barge and two cutters

10.00am: Lieutenant Ralph, RNR, and Sub-Lieutenant Porter, RNR, joined ship

11.00am: Surgeon Morris left ship for shore hospital. Mr Phillips, Artificer Engineer, and Mr Ford, Gunner, joined ship

12.30pm: Transferred 3-pounder ammunition and grenades to shore

1.30pm: HMS PICKLE arrived and anchored

9.00pm: Lost overboard by accident: paint brushes, PN41, three in number

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2 April 1915

At Zanzibar, and en route to Aden

Lat -6.16, Long 39.18

7.00am: HMS CHILDERS arrived and anchored

8.00am: HMS HYACINTH arrived and anchored

9.00am: Discharged one Leading Telegraphist to HYACINTH

9.300am: HMS DUPLEX arrived

1.47pm: Weighed and proceeded

4.00pm: Read warrant number 85

8.55pm: Pemba [Island] light N50°E

9.35pm: Passed HMS PIONEER

10.25pm: Pemba [Island] light abeam

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3 April 1915

En route Zanzibar to Aden

Lat -3.88, Long 41.73

2.00am: Night defence stations

1.00pm: Paid quarterly settlement

10.00pm: Night defence stations

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4 April 1915

En route Zanzibar to Aden

Lat 0.98, Long 45.27

2.00am: Night defence stations

7.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

10.00am: Divine service and Holy Communion

10.00pm: Night defence stations

11.00pm: Put clocks on 10 minutes

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5 April 1915

En route Zanzibar to Aden

Lat 4.17, Long 48.47

2.00am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Put clocks on 10 minutes

11.00pm: Challenged steamer CLAN MENZIES

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6 April 1915

En route Zanzibar to Aden

Lat 8.23, Long 51.17

2.00am: Night defence stations

10.00pm: Night defence stations

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7 April 1915

En route Zanzibar to Aden

Lat 12.06, Long 50.96

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.25am: 'Abd al Kuri N24°E

5.32am: Cape Guardafui [Ras Asir] N65°W

8.42am: Cape Guardafui abeam, 12 miles

10.00am: Hands at loader competition

10.30am: Course as requisite to close SS TAHITI, HMNZT [His Majesty's New Zealand Troopship] number 18

1.20pm: Course and speed as requisite for closing two steamers

5.00pm: Finished loader competition

10.00pm: Night defence stations

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8 April 1915

En route Zanzibar to Aden

Lat 12.59, Long 46.95

2.00am: Night defence stations

12.20pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes

10.00pm: Night defence stations

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9 April 1915

En route Zanzibar to Aden and at Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.00

12.35am: Ras Marshaq N79°W

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.08am: Ras Marshaq abeam, 3 miles. Course and speed as requisite for communicating with war signal station

5.25am: Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour

6.32am: Came to with port anchor. Secured by the stern to number 3 buoy

2.20pm: HMS MINTO arrived and anchored

3.00pm: Received 780 tons of coal by native labour

5.00pm: Slipped stern wire. Stern towed round by tug, worked engines as requisite to assist

5.40pm: Weighed and proceeded, course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

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10 April 1915

En route Aden to Suez

Lat 14.07, Long 42.82

12.32am: Perim High light N60°W

2.00am: Night defence stations

2.38am: Balfe Point light N36°W

2.58am: [Perim] High light abeam, 4 miles

6.30am: Passed HMS NORTHBROOK

6.48am: Mokha lighthouse N48°E

9.22am: Hospital ship SYRIA passed

9.35am: South point Suyul Hanish [Jazarit Suyul] abeam

12.03pm: Abu Ali lighthouse abeam, ¾ mile

4.00pm: Read warrant number 68

6.27pm: Course as requisite to close steamer NOVGOROD [NOWOROD in log], Russian Volunteer Fleet

6.30pm: Centre Peak [Island] abeam, 5 miles

7.45pm: Sighted Jebel Tair [Jabel at Tayr] light

8.10pm: Passed transport AJANA

9.49pm: Jebel Tair abeam, 6½ miles

10.30pm: Night defence stations

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11 April 1915

En route Aden to Suez

Lat 17.71, Long 40.00

12.43am: Challenged SS MELBOURNE and KINDJANI

2.00am: Night defence stations

8.30am: Celebrated Holy Communion

9.00am: Put clocks back 20 minutes

10.30am: Divine service

11.00am: Passed SS ORANGE RIVER

10.00pm: Night defence stations

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12 April 1915

En route Aden to Suez

Lat 21.53, Long 37.62

2.00am: Night defence stations

9.20am: Put clocks back 11 minutes

1.55pm: Passed unknown steamer

10.00pm: Night defence stations

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13 April 1915

En route Aden to Suez

Lat 25.69, Long 35.34

12.30am: Challenged SS KILWIN [?]

4.50am: Challenged SS GARRYVALE of Glasgow

6.03am: Observed Daedalus lighthouse bearing N11W

6.40am: Passed unknown steamer

7.09am: Daedalus lighthouse N66°E, 2 miles

9.30am: Put clocks back 8 minutes

11.20am: Passed HMS DUFFERIN

1.30pm: Closed a tug towing lighter

1.37pm: Resumed original course. Passed SS SEINE [?]

2.45pm: Brothers [Al Ikhwan] lighthouse N71°W

3.37pm: Brothers lighthouse abeam, 8½ miles

10.08pm: Shadwan [Jazirat Shakir] light abeam, 4¾ miles

10.10pm: Night defence stations. Passed SS ILFORD of London

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14 April 1915

En route Aden to Suez

Lat 29.67, Long 32.52

0.25am: El Ashrafi [Ashrife in log] abeam, 2¼ miles

4.15am: Ra's Gharib [Garib in log] abeam, 4 miles

8.45am: Put clocks back 10 minutes

9.30am: Put clocks back 10 minutes

10.10am: Passed KONINGEN DER NEDERLANDEN, Amsterdam

10.30am: Proceeded. Changed steering position for [Suez] Canal

11.51am: SS DEMODOCUS passed, steering South

0.55pm: Passed SS MOLDAVIA

1.15pm: Newport Rock N15°E

1.39pm: Newport Rock abeam

2.05pm: Stopped both

2.10pm: Came to with port anchor. Anchor bearings: North beacon S64°W, 4½ cables

2.20pm: 10 bags of mail came on board

5.41pm: Weighed anchor

5.47pm: Speed and course as requisite for entering Suez Canal

6.20pm: Passed French warship DESAIX. Entered Canal

6.30pm: Switched on number 3 and 4 searchlights

8.23pm: Passed station 146

9.40pm: Passed station 133

10.00pm: Entered Little Bitter Lake

10.40pm: Entered Great Bitter Lake [Large Bitter Lake in log]

11.40pm: Re-entered Canal

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15 April 1915

En route Suez to Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

1.10am: Toussoum abeam

2.10am: Passed French man-of-war

2.15am: Entered Timsah Lake [Bitter Lakes in log]

2.25am: Passed French man-of-war at anchor in Bitter Lakes

2.35am: Changed pilots

2.50am: Entered Canal

6.27am: Passed Gare de Kantara [Kintara in log]

7.20am: Passed kilometre 39

8.15am: Passed kilometre 24

9.00am: Return ammunition

9.10am: Passed Ras el Ech [Bay-el-Egh in log] station

9.20am: Passed Royal Mail Steam Packet [Company's] MONMOUTHSHIRE

10.12am: Passed out of Canal into Port Said harbour, course and speed as requisite

10.34am: Anchored with port anchor

10.40am: Made fast to number 8 buoy with 3½-inch hawser ahead and astern

11.10am: Coal lighters came alongside

11.20am: Water tank alongside

12.30am: Hands employed striking down stores

2.45pm: Discharged Mr. Long, Gunner, to HMS PROSERPINE

3.30pm: Oil came on board

5.00pm: Stopped coaling

7.00pm: Up anchor

7.03pm: Slipped from buoys

7.07pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded

7.20pm: Passed Port Said lighthouse

7.30pm: Dropped pilot

7.59pm: Proceeded

9.38pm: Damietta light bearing N83°W

10.20pm: Damietta light bearing S65°W

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16 April 1915

At sea en route to Port Said

Lat 32.30, Long 30.83 [latitude 30°18'N in log]

11.00am: Hands employed getting up protecting plates, frapping tops, getting up Maxim's field gun

1.00pm: Hands employed fixing protecting plates and lashing hammocks round upper bridge

2.00pm: Passed Japanese ship

4.40pm: Passed SS VARDORA

5.06pm: Damietta light abeam, 7½ miles

7.20pm: Stopped to take on pilot

7.35pm: Proceeded, course and speed as requisite

7.47pm: Passed entrance buoys to Port Said

8.20pm: Port Said lighthouse abeam

8.24pm: Came to with starboard anchor

8.31pm: Made fast head and stern to buoys

9.45pm: French cruiser JEANNE D'ARC entered harbour and made fast to buoys

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17 April 1915

At Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

5.45am: Hands employed returning ammunition

6.30am: Coaling lighters came alongside

7.40am: Water tank came alongside

10.30am: Finished coaling

4.00pm: Passed 2½-inch wire to buoy and secured

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18 April 1915

At Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

6.30am: French cruiser D'ENTRECASTEAUX arrived

8.15am: HMS PHILOMEL proceeded down Canal

8.40am: Patrol landed

9.00am: Divers descended to examine port propeller

9.45am: Roman Catholics and Wesleyans landed

10.30am: Devine service held in starboard battery

2.00pm: Second cutter fetched one bag of mail from HMS PROSERPINE

9.10pm: JEANNE D'ARC proceeded out of harbour

9.35pm: D'ENTRECASTEAUX proceed out of harbour

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19 April 1915

At Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

4.10pm: Passed SS CITY OF POONA, Liverpool

6.15pm: Canteen party went ashore

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20 April 1915

At Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

6.10am: 16 bags of mail left ship for SS MONGOLIA

4.00pm: Read warrants numbers 90, 91, 87, 88, 89

6.00pm: Landed canteen party

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21 April 1915

At Port Said and at sea

Lat 31.42, Long 32.26

6.30am: Cast off wires

8.50am: Worked main derrick, in steam pinnace

9.55am: Weighed anchor, slipped forward wire

9.59am: Slipped after wire, slow ahead both, course and speed as requisite

10.09am: Stopped both. Came to with starboard anchor. Tug towed stern around

10.30am: Weighed anchor, proceeded

10.48am: Passed French warship ST LOUIS

10.53am: Passed lighthouse

12.30pm: Damietta lighthouse N81°W

1.30pm: Damietta lighthouse abeam

4.00pm: Read warrants numbers 92 and 93

5.00pm: Prepared for night defence

7.10pm: Darkened ship

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22 April 1915

En route Port Said to Tenedos

Lat 35.30, Long 28.06

9.00am: Wind shifted NNW and increasing

1.35pm: Observed Scarpanto Island [Nisi Karpathos], bearing North by West

1.48pm: Observed land ahead

2.40pm: NE point Scarpanto [Island] bearing N26°W

2.50pm: Observed Rhodes Island bearing NE by East

3.22pm: NE point Scarpanto [Island] 4 points to N51°W, at 3.53pm abeam

6.55pm: Kandelioussa [Kandaliusa in log] light abeam, 9175 yards

9.36pm: Leivtha light abeam, 5 miles

10.55pm: Cape Papas light N35°W

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23 April 1915

En route Port Said to Tenedos

Lat 39.80, Long 26.10 [Est]

12.42am: Cape Papas light abeam, 6 miles

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.55am: North end of [Chios] island abeam

11.51am: Course as requisite to communicate with destroyer flotilla

12.08pm: Course and speed as requisite for passing through Tenedos Channel

12.20pm: Sighted HMS PRINCE GEORGE, HMS ALBION, HMS MAJESTIC, and HMS SWIFTSURE

12.50pm: Slow both

12.53pm: Anchored with starboard anchor. Anchor bearings: Mount Elias S40°W 12¾ cables

2.00pm: HMS DUBLIN proceeded

3.50pm: HMS PRINCE GEORGE and HMS ALBION proceeded

4.45pm: Torpedo boat destroyers HMS OAK and HMS LAFOREY arrived

6.10pm: HMS DUBLIN arrived and anchored, HMS LORD NELSON and HMS AGAMEMNON arrived and anchored

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24 April 1915

At Tenedos

Lat 39.86, Long 26.07

6.05am: Collier came alongside

6.55am: Hands commenced coaling

10.20am: HMS TALBOT and HMS MINERVA proceeded

11.30am: Finished [coaling], taking in 510 tons

8.05pm: Weighed, proceeded

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25 April 1915

En route Tenedos to Dardanelles and off Dardanelles

Lat 40.08, Long 26.18 [longitude 25°11'E in log]

12.55am: Stopped both engines. Sent landing party in cutter to HMS SAPPHIRE

4.30am: Action stations

5.00am: Opened fire

5.30am: "Y" landing, latitude 40°4½'N, longitude 26°11¾'E [longitude 25°11¾'E in log]

6.30am: "X" landing, latitude 40°3½'N, longitude 26°11'E [longitude 25°11'E in log], heavy rifle fire

7.15am: HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH passed

9.00am: Hands remained at action stations all the forenoon. Supported "Y" force as necessary and also bombarding any shore batteries as ordered by signal

12.30pm: Expenditure of ammunition:

6.40pm: Sounded disperse from action stations

9.10pm: Came to with starboard anchor. Heavy fire from shore near "Y" beach

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26 April 1915

At Dardanelles

Lat 40.08, Long 26.18 [longitude 25°11'E in log]

Midnight: Signalled to shore "Y" beach

0.30am: Turned out cutters

0.35am: Weighed and proceeded

1.35am: Out first cutter and picket boat

1.40am: Boats left ship for transport to take ammunition ashore

2.45am: Returned to anchorage

3.10am: Boats returned

5.20am: Opened fire on ridge. Fired two salvoes. Cease fire through signal from HMS AGAMEMNON

5.40am: Reopened fire

9.00am: Hands remained at action stations all the forenoon. Supported "Y" force as necessary. Bombarded shore batteries as ordered by signal

1.30pm: During afternoon "Y" force retired to the beach and were brought off our boats, all of which were hoisted out. HMS SAPPHIRE, HMS AMETHYST and HMS DUBLIN also present. Sent boats. When all were embarked proceeded to hospital ship SICILIA. Anchored in entrance to Dardanelles. Anchor bearings: N78°E, 1.5 miles. Expenditure of ammunition:

11.15pm: Up anchor and proceeded towards transports to disembark troops

11.50pm: Anchored

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27 April 1915

At Dardanelles

Lat 40.13, Long 26.18 [longitude 25°11'E in log]

3.20am: Last boat load of troops left ship

3.45am: Hoisted in steamboats, launch, and pinnace

4.45am: Weighed and proceeded

6.30am: Stopped to take up position to support left flank of allied troops, latitude 40°1'N, longitude 25°11'E

9.00am: Hands at action stations all day, being relieved as necessary for meals. Bombarded positions and as ordered by signal

12.30pm: Expenditure of ammunition:

9.30pm: Moved engines as requisite for maintaining position

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28 April 1915

At Dardanelles

Lat 40.13, Long 26.20 [longitude 25°12'E in log]

2.00am: Heavy rifle fire from "X" beach. Moved engines as requisite to keep position

4.50am: Action [stations]

5.00am: Altered position by signal to latitude 40°8'N, longitude 25°12'E to bombard North slopes of Achi Baba

7.30am: Swung ship for compass corrections

9.00am: Hands at action stations on the engaged side

12.30pm: Expenditure of ammunition:

4.00pm: Bombarded positions as in morning or as ordered by signal. During afternoon were ordered to support left flank by 12-pounder fire. This lasted half an hour, where we returned to morning position

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep station

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29 April 1915

At Dardanelles

Lat 40.13, Long 26.20 [longitude 25°12'E in log]

4.30am: Proceeded to firing position

6.00am: Action stations all day on engaged side. Bombarded slopes of Achi Baba and Krithia [Alctepe] road as ordered by signal. Expenditure of ammunition:

4.30pm: The town of Maidos [Eceabat] seen to be on fire

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30 April 1915

En route Dardanelles to Port Said

Lat 38.15, Long 25.75

1.04am: Proceeded

2.02am: Stopped and communicated with HMS IMPLACABLE. Discharged Major, RA, and two prisoners of war

2.44am: Proceeded

4.00am: Gadaro [Ortafener Adasi] light abeam, ½ mile

7.17am: Sigri Island lighthouse abeam, 4½ miles

10.00am: Hands employed striking down ammunition

10.17am: Psara lighthouse abeam, 4 miles

12.01pm: Cape Masticho abeam, 13 miles

3.05pm: Cape Papas lighthouse abeam, 3½ miles

11.10pm: Psara light abeam, 14 miles

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Note from transcriber.

Here ends GOLIATH’s logbooks. It is the custom when the monthly log book is completed to be landed at a U.K. naval port or in the case of overseas ships, here GOLIATH, sent to the U.K. In the circumstance of GOLIATH’s loss in May, those pages were lost with the ship.

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