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River Monitor, Humber-class

Listed by RN as gunboat, Pendant Nos P.62 (1914), M.1A (9.15), M.10 (1.18). Launched 1.10.13 Vickers. Ex-Brazilian MADEIRA (sometimes wrongly listed as MADURA), taken over 4.8.14. 1260 tons, 266(oa), 261(pp)x49x5ft. TE 1450ihp,12kts. Armament: 2-6in, 2-4.7in howitzers (3-6in after 1915). Crew: 140. Dover 1914, East Africa 1915-18, then Mediterranean. Battle Honours (and links to despatches, casualties, awards) Belgian Coast 1914/15, single ship action with SEVERN v KONIGSBERG, 11 Jul 1915. Sold 9.5.21 Ward, Morecambe, BU 1923. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Ex-Madeira, built by Vickers, laid 24/8/12, launched 30/9/13, comp 2/14, sold for BU 5/21. Commissioned in August 1914 and served on Belgian coast operations until November 1914. Refitted at Chatham and then towed to Malta March-April 1915. Diverted with Sevem to deal with Koenigsberg in East Africa. Refitted at Durham March 1916 and towed back to Mediterranean by liner Trent, March-May 1918. Sent to Mudros in October 1918 and then to Black Sea and Danube after Armistice. On her return to Devonport in May 1919 was paid off into C&M. Moved to Queenstown in July 1919 and sold in 1921. (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21)

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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:

Each day’s entry is a précis of the original page, with routine entries omitted for brevity.
However a full record is shown on the first day of each month to convey an idea of life aboard.
The original page can be viewed by clicking on the hyperlink for that day.
The second line of each entry is the noon position for that day, in the modern decimal format.
This is taken from the log, or it is the position at a known location.
Sometimes this has had to be estimated from other information, with the help of the invaluable Journey Plotter program and these positions are marked [approx].
Other positions in the log are shown in the original degrees and minutes format.

The following websites, run by volunteers and often at their own expense, have proved invaluable in researching this log and providing hyperlinks for men, ships and places. In no particular order…

http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/
https://www.clydeships.co.uk
http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk
http://www.tynetugs.co.uk
http://www.thamestugs.co.uk
http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk
http://sunderlandships.com
http://www.roll-of-honour.com
https://alh-research.tripod.com
http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org
http://www.geographic.org
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://navypedia.org
http://www.theshipslist.com
http://mapcarta.com
http://www.unithistories.com
http://www.theyard.info/

Those of us who follow ships that no longer leave a wake and the men who have downed their last tot are greatly in your debt for the information that you preserve. Thank you all. “Man and cheer ship”.

Useful abbreviations:

AB: Able Seaman.
A/c: Altered course.
AR: Aiming Rifle.
ASC: Army Service Corps.
bg: Bearing.
C-in-C: Commander in Chief.
Cdr: Commander.
CERA: Chief ERA.
CPO: Chief Petty Officer.
CS: Cable Ship.
DMG: Distance Made Good.
Eng: Engineer(ing).
ERA: Engine Room Artificer.
FA: Fleet Auxiliary.
FFO: Furnace fuel oil.
Flt Lt: Flight Lieutenant.
Flt S/Lt: Flight Sub-Lieutenant.
GOC: General Officer Commanding.
Grt: Gross registered tonnage.
HMAS: His Majesty’s Australian Ship.
HMAT: His Majesty’s Australian Transport.
HMHS: His Majesty’s Hospital Ship.
HMS: His Majesty’s Ship.
HMT: His Majesty’s Transport.
HMW: His Majesty’s Whaler.
KAR: King’s African Rifles.
Lat: Latitude.
Long: Longitude.
Ldg Sn: Leading Seaman.
Lt: Lieutenant, also Lighthouse.
Lt/Cdr: Lieutenant Commander.
LW: Low water.
MAA: Master At Arms.
MG: Machine Gun.
Mid: Midshipman.
MTO: Marine Transport Office(r).
(N): Navigating.
NO: Navigating Officer.
NDO: Naval Ordnance Dock (or Department).
NTO: Naval Transport Office.
OOG: Officer of the Guard.
Ord Sn: Ordinary Seaman/men.
Pdr: Pounder.
PO: Petty Officer.
Pos: Position.
Pte: Private.
RA: Rear Admiral.
RC: Roman Catholic.
RE: Royal Engineers.
RFR: Royal Fleet Reserve.
RMA: Royal Marine Artillery.
RMLI: Royal Marine Light Infantry.
RMS: Royal Mail Steamer.
RN: Royal Navy.
RNAS: Royal Naval Air Service.
RNB: RN Barracks.
RNR: Royal Naval Reserve.
RNVR: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
S/Lt: Sub Lieutenant.
SMS: Seiner Majestät Schiff (a German warship).
SNO: Senior Naval Officer (on station or in company).
SS: Screw Steamer.
SSA: Ship’s Steward’s Assistant.
VA: Vice Admiral and also Victualling Assistant.
WIR: West Indian Regiment.
WO: Warrant Officer.
W/T: Wireless Telegraphy.
ZAR: Zuid Afrikaanse Rifles.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS MERSEY 1915-1917
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

JP map overview

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

THE VOYAGES OF HMS MERSEY
Operations in UK waters

JP map Mersey UK waters

LOGS FOR MARCH 1915

[Sheerness]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49162

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Stamped 30th June 1915, C-in-C The Nore.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks 2072, 30’ asl

Thermometers for air temperatures: CF Casella No 702; Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: Kelvin and White


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1 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  7.00am: Clean ship.

  9.15am: Divisions and prayers.

10.00am: Exercised fire and collision stations and general evolutions.

10.20am: Secure. Hands employed as requisite.

  3.45pm: Evening quarters. Monthly payment.

  Sick list: 2.

Weather: NW winds up to f 4, cloudy with some snow in the afternoon watch, 38° to 44° F.


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2 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  4.10pm: Water tank alongside.


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3 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  Hands employed as requisite.

  7.00pm: One Stoker joined from RNB.


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4 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  9.30am: Gun drill.

  1.00pm: Make and mend.


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5 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  Dockyard party aboard to shore up mess decks and wardroom. [This is to reinforce Mersey for an ocean voyage for which she is not designed. Intended for smooth river waters, her hull flexes dangerously in any sort of sea.]

  1.30pm: Slipped and proceeded into dock. Hands accommodated in RN depôt.


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6 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  Dockyard workers preparing ship for ocean voyage.


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7 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  Dockyard workers preparing ship for ocean voyage.

  4.45pm: Oil tank came alongside. Took on 20.25 tons of FFO.

  [Mersey can burn coal and oil. She bunkers 187 tons of coal and about 76 tons of oil.]


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8 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  Dockyard workers preparing ship for ocean voyage in tow.

  8.40am: Coal lighter alongside. Hands coaling [17 tons of Welsh coal] and bringing up ammunition.

  1.15pm: Working party left for Chatham to draw stores. Working party of one PO and 16 men from depòt employed as requisite.

  1.45pm: Finished coaling.

  3.00pm: Ammunition lighter alongside.

  4.00pm: Hands discharging ammunition.

10.45pm: Completed ammunition.


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9 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  8.30am: Working party from sub-depôt on board and employed as requisite.

  9.15am: One Private RMLI discharged to barracks.

  1.30pm: Hands lashing guns and all movable deck gear.

  6.30pm: One Stoker joined from RNB.


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10 March 1915

Sheerness.

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  Hands employed battening down hatches etc.

  4.00pm: Admiral visited ship.

  8.00pm: Proceeded out of dock with tugs and made fast to buoy.


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11 March 1915

Sheerness

Lat 51.44, Long 0.74

  Crew accomodated at RN Barracks.

  5.00pm: Monitors Severn, Humber and Mersey taken in tow by tugs Blackcock, Revenger*, Sarah Jolliffe, TA Jolliffe, Southampton and Danube. Proceeded to sea with large destroyer escort. [Rufiji tow, for a detailed account of the tow.]

  * A Dutch built tug, formerly the Maas, owned by Elliott Steam Tug Co.


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12 March 1915

At sea towards Devonport in tow.

Lat 50.9, Long 1.2 [approx]

  Crew accommodated at RN Barracks.


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13 March 1915

At sea in tow.

Lat 50.4, Long -2.3 [approx]

11.00am: Crew entrained in “special” from Sheerness dockyard station to Plymouth.

  8.30pm: Arrived in Plymouth, accommodated in RN Barracks.


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14 March 1915

Devonport.

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

10.00am: Crews of Severn, Humber and Mersey mustered in dockyard.

12.30pm: Crews embarked on HMS Trent.



APRIL to MAY 1915 not included



THE VOYAGES OF HMS MERSEY
Operations in East African waters 1915

JP map Mersey 1915

LOGS FOR JUNE 1915

[Mafia Island]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49163, signed by Lt (N) Leonard G Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, Short and Mason No 2047

Thermometers stored in Trent


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3 June 1915

At sea to Mafia I. in tow.

Lat -7.5, Long 39.7 [approx]

  6.00am: [1st of June]. Sarah Jolliffe towing Mersey went aground off Pemba I. Blackcock towed Mersey clear, not having touched. Sarah Jolliffe towed off by Revenger on the morning tide.

  6.00pm: HMS Trent with tugs and Severn and Mersey arrived Mafia I., Northern anchorage.


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4 June 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Hands employed breaking away woodwork supports in mess decks and wardroom and the breakwater on the foc’sle head.

10.00am: Working party from HMS Hyacinth arrived.


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5 June 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Hands hoisting out timber onto HMS Trent.

  2.00pm: Gunner’s party clearing away and overhauling guns. Remainder transhipping armour plates and gear from Trent.


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6 June 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Bosun’s party pumping out chain locker and surveying cable. Gunner’s party overhauling and mounting guns. Remainder erecting armour plates on boat deck.


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7 June 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Bosun’s party pumping out chain locker and surveying cable. Gunner’s party overhauling and mounting guns. Remainder erecting armour plates on boat deck.


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8 June 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  7.00am: Tug Blackcock came alongside with armour plates. Hands working at guns and armour plating.


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9 June 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.15am: Hands turned to and all boarded Mersey.

  5.45am: Tug Blackcock hauled ship off and anchored.

  6.00am: HMS Trent left for Tirene Bay.

  6.30am: Hands clearing after hold and provision rooms and erecting plates.

  5.45pm: Blackcock alongside.

  6.15pm: Weighed anchor.

  6.20pm: Trent anchored and Mersey moored up alongside her.


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10 June 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Hands employed erecting armour plate, getting out cabin furniture and transhipping provisions.


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11 June 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Hands ammunitioning ship from HMS Trent.


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12 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Hands employed at armour plate.

  1.30pm: All hands accommodated on Mersey from pm today.

  2.00pm: Hoisting in steel plates from tug TA Jolliffe. Gunner’s party rigging voice pipes.

  5.00pm: HMS Severn on steam trials and at 6.15pm went alongside collier [SS Kendal Castle]


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13 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  7.30am: Tug TA Jolliffe alongside with steel plates.

  8.10am: TA Jolliffe cast off.

  2.00pm: Hands employed at steel plates and preparing ship for battle.

  Page signed by the Captain, Lt/Cdr RA Wilson.


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14 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Hands employed at steel plates and preparing ship for battle.

  5.45am: HMS Severn cast off from [collier] Kendal Castle and anchored.


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15 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  8.15am: HMS Hyacinth anchored.

10.30am: HMS Severn weighed.

11.15am: VA Herbert King-Hall and staff boarded.

12.20pm: Admiral left ship.

  4.30pm: Cast off from HMS Trent and proceeded. Adjusted starboard rudder, found to be out of line. Adjusted compasses.

  6.30pm: Made fast alongside collier Kendal Castle.

  8.00pm: One Painter joined ship. Discharging oil to Kendal Castle.


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16 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Preparing ship for battle. Boatswain’s party rigging relieving tackles for helm.

  1.45pm: Cast off from HMS Trent, proceeded to exercise turns and manoeuvres, anchoring bow and stern.

  4.00pm: Swung ship for deviation.

  4.30pm: Tug Sarah Jolliffe laid out target. Fired four rounds from each gun.

  5.45pm: HMS Hyacinth arrived and anchored.

  6.00pm: Made fast to SS Kendal Castle. Discharged oil for storage, leaving 13 tons on board.

  6.30pm: One diver and one diver’s assistant joined from Trent.


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17 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Cast off from collier and took up position, moored bow and stern for calibration firing.

  7.00am: HMS Severn commenced firing.

  8.00am: HMAS Pioneer and HMS Weymouth arrived.

  9.00am. Commenced firing.

11.00am: Pioneer left.

11.30am: Finished calibration, weighed and proceeded to anchorage.

  3.40pm: Weymouth left.

  7.00pm: Three Shipwrights joined from HMS Trent.

  8.00pm: Diver and assistant discharged to HMS Hyacinth for Trent.


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18 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.40am: HMS Hyacinth left. Tug TA Jolliffe alongside with plates.

11.50am: Weighed and proceeded to collier.

12.30pm: Fast to collier, discharging paraffin.

  5.50pm: Cast off and anchored.

  6.15pm: Hyacinth returned.


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19 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  9.15am: HMS Hyacinth left.

  2.30pm: Weighed and proceeded to anchor between Barakuni I. and Shungumbili I. for 1” target practice*.

  6.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.30pm: Anchored.

  *To save wear and tear on gun barrels and to save the cost of full-calibre ammunition, they practise with a small calibre Aiming Rifle attached to the gun barrel.


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20 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  3.18pm: HMS Duplex [formerly Nentwater] came alongside and discharged 3,000 empty kerosene tins. [These are for stowing below, to provide buoyancy in the event of being holed.]


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21 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.45am: HMS’ Hyacinth and Duplex weighed and proceeded. Hyacinth’s Shipwrights boarded.

  9.00am: HMS Trent arrived from Tirene.

  4.00pm: Made fast to Trent, discharging woodwork, gratings etc.

  6.00pm: Hyacinth anchored and Hyacinth’s Shipwrights left.

  8.00pm: Pumped overboard 5¼ tons of paraffin and 3 tons of fuel oil, necessitated by leaky tanks and ordered by C-in-C.


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22 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  4.00am: One Shipwright discharged to HMS Severn.

  5.45am: HMS Hyacinth’s working party and Shipwrights boarded, Hyacinth weighed and proceeded.

  8.45am: Severn weighed.

10.35am: Tug TA Jolliffe alongside to discharge 1,000 empty kerosene tins.

11.00am: Lt Heanley RNR joined ship.

     Noon: Cast off from HMS Trent.

12.20pm: Anchored for firing practice.

  5.40pm: Returned to anchorage.


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23 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.00am: Lt/Cdr Barton RNR left ship.

  6.00am: HMS Hyacinth sent working party aboard and weighed.

  8.00am: HMS Duplex arrived and secured alongside collier.

  2.00pm: Shifted anchorage for firing practice.

  5.30pm: Returned to anchorage.

  7.00pm: Duplex weighed and proceeded.


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24 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  4.40am: HMS Hyacinth weighed and proceeded. HMS Severn went alongside collier [Kendal Castle].

  9.15am: Weighed and shifted anchorage in company with Severn for firing practice.

  6.20pm: Weighed and proceeded astern of Severn to practice manoeuvre with boats sweeping ahead in darkness.

  7.40pm: Anchored.


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25 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am. HMS Hyacinth weighed.

  6.40am: Weighed and proceeded with HMS Severn to anchor for firing practice.

  5.20pm: Hyacinth anchored.

  6.20pm: Shifted to usual anchorage.

  7.10pm: One Painter discharged to Hyacinth.


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26 June 1915

Mafia I., North anchorage.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: HMS’ Laurentic and Hyacinth left.

  6.45am: Shifted anchorage for firing practice with HMS Severn.

  7.00am: Armed motor boat and one Stoker left for HMS Laconia.

11.25am: Shifted to usual anchorage.

  5.00pm: Hyacinth returned. Hyacinth’s working party left ship.

  6.30pm: Tug Sarah Jolliffe alongside with stores.

  7.00pm: Three Shipwrights discharged to Hyacinth.


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27 June 1915

N anchorage to Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  2.00pm: HMS Trent left for Tirene Bay.

  5.40pm: Weighed and proceeded in company with HMS Severn.

  8.05pm: Made fast alongside Trent in Tirene Bay.


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28 June 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.10am: Gun crews and control parties carried out signalling exercise with aeroplanes.

  7.50am: HMS Weymouth arrived.

  8.00am: HMS Hyacinth arrived.

     Noon: Tug Blackcock alongside.

  3.45pm: Weymouth left.

  4.30pm: Signalling exercise with aeroplane.


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29 June 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.30am: Cast off from HMS Trent and proceeded with HMS Severn for indirect firing with aeroplanes spotting. Conditions unfavourable, returned.

  8.25am: Made fast alongside Trent

  4.50pm: HMS Pyramus left.

  5.00pm: Carried out signal exercise with aeroplane.


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30 June 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.00am: Cast off and went alongside collier Cliftonhall [Clifton Hall in log]. Hands coaling ship.

  7.00am: HMS’ Hyacinth and Pioneer arrived.

  8.40am: Tug TA Jolliffe alongside with 2 dhows.

11.45am: Finished coaling (70 tons) and cast off from collier.

12.30pm: Made fast alongside HMS Laconia for water.

  2.00pm: Left Laconia and anchored.

  2.15pm: HMS Laurentic left.

  4.00pm: Pioneer and Hyacinth left.



LOGS FOR JULY 1915

[Mafia Island, the Rufiji River action and Zanzibar]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49164, signed by Lt Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, Short and Mason

Thermometers for air temperatures: 17th to 31st July, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809


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1 July 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.30am: Prepare for sea.

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded to firing position off Barakuni I.

  7.00am: General quarters.

  7.30am: Secure.

  8.30am: Gunner’s party stripping and cleaning guns, remainder employed as requisite.

11.20am: 6” gun crews to divisional drill.

12.40pm: Interpreter joined ship.

  1.15pm: Payment muster.

  1.45pm: 6” gun crews and control party to divisional drill. Remainder lashing drums and as requisite.

  2.00pm: Aneroid barometer damaged by gun fire.

  4.00pm: Exercises for gun crews with aeroplanes.

  4.50pm: HMS Hyacinth left.

  5.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.30pm: Anchored.

  6.10pm: Darken ship.

  8.00pm: Set gun watch.

  Sick list: 3.

Weather: Light breezes S or SE, cloudy but dry.


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2 July 1915

Mafia I.

Lat -7.73, Long 39.75

  5.35am: Weighed and proceeded for firing practice with full charge, aeroplane spotting.

10.05am: Dhows alongside with 1,200 sand bags.

11.00am: Tug Sarah Jolliffe alongside with petrol tins.

  4.30pm: Full charge firing practice with HMS Severn, aeroplane spotting.

  5.50pm: Weighed and proceeded alongside HMS Trent.


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3 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.00am: HMS’ Hyacinth, Pioneer, Pyramus and Weymouth arrived.

11.00am: One AB joined from Hyacinth.

  1.30pm: Three ABs joined from Pioneer and three ABs joined from Pyramus.

  2.00pm: Pioneer left.


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4 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.10am: Flagship [HMS Hyacinth] anchored.

  6.30am: Hands employed on sandbags and hawsers.

  9.10am: Machine gun crews at firing exercise.

  2.00pm: Gunner’s party on ammunition, remainder placing sand bags and passing spare gear to HMS Trent.

  4.00pm: HMS Duplex arrived.

  4.50pm: Hyacinth left.

  7.15pm: Working party on board Duplex discharging tins into tug Blackcock for HMS’ Severn and Mersey.


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5 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I. and at sea to Rufiji delta.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.30am: Tug Sarah Jolliffe alongside discharging cans and plates, hands employed stowing same.

  7.00am: HMS’ Hyacinth and Pioneer arrived.

  8.00am: Gunner’s party working ammunition and rigging voice pipes. Remainder stowing petrol tins.

11.00am: One Maxim received from Hyacinth in lieu of one returned.

  1.00pm: HMS Laconia left.

  2.00pm: Discharging all mess tables and stools to HMS Trent.

  4.30pm: Hyacinth and Pioneer left.

  6.40pm: HMS Severn left.

  7.05pm: Cast off from Trent and proceeded, course N37W.

  9.05pm: Passed HMW Fly [an armed whaler, the ex-German Sturmvogel] at anchor.

10.10pm: A/c N49W.

11.05pm: Anchored ESE of Severn SxW, 6.5’ from Koma I.


S.M.S. Königsberg in the Rufiji Delta

S.M.S. Königsberg in the Rufiji Delta

Full account of the Königsberg action.

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6 July 1915

Rufiji River

Lat -7.8, Long 39.27 [approx]

  4.00am: Weighed and proceeded with HMS Severn to Rufiji Delta, Kikunja entrance.

  5.00am: General Quarters.

  5.30am: Enemy opened fire from Kikmiguni Pt with field guns.

  5.45am: Opened fire on enemy positions and on banks of river, enemy replied with Maxims and rifle fire which were silenced by our guns.

  6.00am: Sank dhow.

  6.10am: Sighted aeroplane.

  6.14am: Sank cutter in creek.

  6.20am: Severn moored in position for firing.

  6.25am: Moored head and stern in 2.5 fathoms.

  7.00am: SMS Königsberg opened fire with 5 guns and fired salvoes.

  7.35am: Salvoes falling dangerously close, within 2-3 ft.

  7.37am: Hit close aft port quarter and again further for’d, reduced motor boat to sinking condition, destroyed engine and she sank.

  7.40am: Slipped stern anchor, hit by 4.1” shell on fore 6” gun shield, killed four, wounded five. Weighed bower and shifted position.

  7.55am: Moored.

  8.50am: Re-opened fire.

  9.00am: Severn altered position, all shells still falling extremely close.

11.00am: Königsberg ceased fire.

11.30am: Shifted position reducing range, aeroplane wireless signals not being received.

  2.45pm: Königsberg opened fire again, salvoes falling 200 yds ahead but correct for range.

  3.25pm: Ceased fire.

  3.30pm: Weighed and proceeded out of river astern of Severn.

  4.05pm: Field guns from Kikmiguni Pt opened fire and hit sounding boom, starboard side, all shots falling very close.

  6.00pm: Made fast alongside HMS Trent and discharged wounded.

  6.30pm: Cast off.

  6.40pm: Stopped to bury dead.

  7.20pm: Returned and berthed alongside Trent [off Koma I.].


Killed in action:

John George Ransom, CPO, ON 155151 [155141 nh].

Colin Macdonald, AB, ON 228314, RFR.

John Osmond, AB, ON 198849, RFR.

Henry George Haines, AB, ON 215246.


Severely wounded:

Alexander William Henderson, AB, ON 164842 (since died).

Reginald John Rolls, SBS, ON 350785 (since died).

Henry Joyce, PO 1, ON 132956.


Slightly wounded:

Stovold, AB.

Lt Heanley, RNR.


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7 July 1915

Koma I. to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.75, Long 39.55 [from HMS Severn’s log]

  7.30am: Hands cleaning ship and rigging tackles to hoist in submerged motor boat.

10.10am: Slipped from HMS Trent and proceeded with Severn.

  1.50pm: Made fast alongside Trent in Tirene Bay.

  3.50pm: Transferred three wounded from Trent to tug Revenger for SS Barjora.

  6.00am: Ammunitioning ship. Gunner’s party stripping fore 6”.


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8 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.45am: Tug Blackcock came alongside and embarked officers and burial party for burial of AB Henderson (died of wounds).

  6.00am: HMAS Pyramus and SS Barjora left.

  6.45am: Working parties of Carpenters, Blacksmiths, Shipwrights and Plumbers boarded.

  7.10am: HMS’ Weymouth and Pioneer anchored.

  7.30am: HMS Duplex left.

  2.15pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  4.00pm: Native pilot discharged.

  5.20pm: Weymouth left.

  6.15pm: HMS Hyacinth working party left ship.


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9 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.45am: HMAS Pioneer left.

  6.15am: Working party arrived from HMS Hyacinth.

  7.10am: HMS Weymouth arrived.

  7.45am: Cast off from HMS Trent and proceeded alongside collier [Kendal Castle]. Hands coaling ship.

  9.30am: Sick Berth Attendant joined from Hyacinth.

  2.15pm: Cast off from collier and made fast alongside Trent.

  3.30pm: HMS Laurentic weighed and proceeded.

  3.45pm: One PO and four ABs joined from Hyacinth. Lt Usher and Lt Burgess-Watson joined temporarily.


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10 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.00am: Tug came alongside to tow out target (dhow) for calibrating and left with NO.

  6.45am: Working party from HMS Hyacinth arrived.

  7.10am: HMS Weymouth arrived.

  8.20am: Received motor boat from HMS Severn on loan.

  8.50am: HMS Pyramus anchored.

  8.30am: Cast off from HMS Trent and proceeded to position for calibrating.

  9.25am: Moored head and stern.

10.40am: Commenced firing, calibrating guns, fired 7 rounds from each gun.

11.00am: Finished calibrating.

11.45am: Made fast alongside Trent.

  4.00pm: Hands employed on sand bags and as requisite. Gunner’s party working ammunition.

  9.45pm: Hyacinth’s working party left ship.


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11 July 1915

Tirene Bay to Rufiji River and return.

Lat -7.72, Long 39.32 [approx]

  8.00am: Cast off from HMS Trent and proceeded in company of HMS Severn towards Rufiji Delta. Tug Revenger took ship in tow to assist speed.

10.30am: Slipped tug.

11.35am: Enemy opened fire and scored 2 hits aft wounding three men.

11.50pm: Entered Kikunja mouth and opened fire on enemy’s positions on banks. Severn firing on boat crossing river.

12.15pm: Opened fire on SMS Köningsberg from position near inlet. Keeping under weigh, Königsberg’s salvoes passing over.

12.23pm: Severn moored and opened fire and shortly scored hits. Königsberg’s shells falling very close to Severn.

12.50pm: Received message from aeroplane, ‘we are hit, send boat’.

12.52pm: Aeroplane down and sent boat, rescued pilot and observer.

12.54pm: Enormous explosion on Königsberg.

  1.00pm: Königsberg ceased fire

  1.16pm: Huge explosions on board Königsberg at intervals and dense smoke rising. Proceeded to position 7,200 yds from Königsberg.

  1.50pm: Severn to Flag. “Königsberg has ceased firing. Am convinced she is total wreck, five enormous explosions, she is burning hard now.”

  2.08pm: Opened fire scoring hits after 2nd round.

  2.30pm: Orders received to retire.

  2.35pm: Weighed and proceeded to rejoin Severn.

  3.45pm: Passed out of river and rejoined flag and proceeded to Tirene.

  8.30pm: Made fast alongside Trent.


Wounded:

Joseph Thorpe, AB, ON SS2739 RFR.

Lewis Williams, AB, ON J 14192.

Carter.


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12 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.50am: HMS Pyramus arrived.

  7.30am: Three Seamen discharged to Pyramus.

12.20pm: Maxim returned to Pyramus.

  2.10pm: Cast off, made fast to collier [Kendal Castle]. Hands discharging sandbags.

  3.00pm: Pyramus left.


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13 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.00am: Tug Revenger came alongside and left immediately with NO and party to salve target dhow.

  6.45am: Working party arrived from HMS Challenger. Hands discharging sandbags and petrol tins.


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14 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.00am: Hands coaling ship.

  8.00am: Carpenter ratings discharged to HMAS Pioneer.

     Noon: Finished coaling (120 tons).

12.25pm: HMS Severn left collier.

  1.15pm: Both watches discharging empty tins.

  2.05pm: Cast off from collier and made fast alongside HMS Trent.


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15 July 1915

Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.00am: Diving party examining ship’s bottom.

  8.00am: HMS Hyacinth arrived.

  8.45am: HMS Pyramus left.

  9.30am: HMS Duplex left.

  1.30pm: Hands employed getting down protection plates, getting up topmast and passing out 14” hawser to tug Blackcock.

  3.10pm: Hyacinth left.


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16 July 1915

Tirene Bay to Niororo I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  1.50pm: Weighed and proceeded in company with HMS Severn, HMS Trent, tugs and collier.

  4.15pm: Anchored off Niororo I.


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17 July 1915

Niororo I. to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.65, Long 39.388

  4.40am: Weighed and proceeded in company, N9E.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 08.6S, 39° 38’E. Ras Kanzi Lt bg N22W, 9 miles.

  9.20am: A/c N24W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 61 miles.

  2.52pm: Chumbe I. abeam, ENE, 1.5 miles.

  4.20pm: Anchored in Zanzibar harbour.


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18 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.30am: AB Ferguson discharged to hospital.

  9.50am: Admiral boarded.

  1.15pm: HMS Weymouth left.


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19 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.50am: Dockyard party removing plates etc.

  9.30am: Gunner’s party boarded HMS Laconia to receive ammunition. Working party sent to HMS Trent.

12.10pm: Tug Blackcock came alongside with ammunition.


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20 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.50pm: Eight native carpenters boarded.

  9.00am: Working party sent to HMS Trent to draw paint and get out motor boat.

10.20am: Two ABs joined from hospital via Trent.

10.30am: HMS Challenger (Flag) left.


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21 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.40am: HMS Laconia left.

  8.45am: Ship’s company fell in for quinine.

  4.00pm: Landed patrol, Lt Bowles Evans, one Ldg Sn and three ABs.


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22 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.25am: HMS Challenger arrived.


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23 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.00am: Five native carpenters came aboard.

  7.30am: Beef and bread boat came alongside.


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24 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Native carpenters and blacksmiths came on board.

  7.45am: Beef and bread boat alongside.

  9.00am: Sent working party to HMS Trent.

  4.45pm: Weighed stern anchor.

  5.30pm: HMS Challenger left.


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25 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.40am: HMS Pyramus left.

  7.30am: Ten carpenters and five blacksmiths arrived from shore.


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26 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Shore working party, seven carpenters and four blacksmiths arrived.

  9.45am: Lighter alongside with shrapnel shell, discharged same.

  1.30pm: Engineer’s working party drawing stores from HMS Trent.


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27 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  2.45am: Called the hands, steamer swung foul at buoy.

  7.30am: Ten carpenters, five boilermakers arrived from shore.

  8.45am: Hands mustered for quinine.

  9.00am: Working party left for HMS Trent.

  9.30am: Watering ship from water tank alongside.


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28 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.35am: HMS Laconia arrived.


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29 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: Working party to HMS Trent.

  7.30am: 10 carpenters and five boilermakers onboard.


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30 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: 10 carpenters and five boilermakers onboard.

  8.45am: Hands mustered for quinine.

  9.00am: Working parties sent to HMS Trent and HMS Laconia for stores etc.


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31 July 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: 10 carpenters and five boilermakers onboard.

  8.40am: Water tank came alongside.

  8.45am: Sent working party to HMS Trent.

10.15am: Weighed anchor and shifted berth 120 yds further inshore to clear government steamer at buoy.



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1915

[Zanzibar]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49165, Leonard G Garbett, Lt, signed log book as Navigating Officer.

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Instruments: as July plus Kelvin and White sea thermometer.


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1 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.20am: Shifted berth.

  6.30am: Flagship [HMS Challenger] arrived and anchored.

  7.00am: Lowered motorboat.

10.30am: Divisions, prayers.

  3.30pm: Leave to watch till 6.00pm.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  Sick list: 1.

Weather: Light Southerly breezes, dry, 74° to 79° F.


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2 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: Sent working party to HMS Trent.

  7.30am: Five boiler makers and one French polisher arrived on board.


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3 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.30am: HMS Challenger (flag) left.

  6.00am: Sent working party to HMS Trent.


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4 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Two carpenters and one polisher arrived on board.

  9.30am: Exercised landing parties.


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5 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  4.00pm: One AB returned from hospital.


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6 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.00am: Two carpenters and three boilermakers arrived from shore.

  3.00pm: Water tank alongside.

  8.00pm: HMS Challenger (flag) arrived.


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7 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.25pm: HMS Challenger left.


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8 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.25am: HMS Laconia arrived.

  1.30pm: HMS Severn weighed and proceeded to go up on Malindi Spit for examination of bottom.


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9 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Two Carpenters from RNB and three boilermakers onboard.


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10 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.30am: HMS Laconia arrived.

  7.30am: HMS Challenger (flag) arrived.

  8.30pm: Challenger left.

  2.30pm: HMS Severn came off spit.

  5.00pm: Laconia left.


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11 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.45am: Sent working party to HMS Trent.

  5.00pm: HMS Severn returned to anchorage.

  7.00pm: HMS Challenger arrived.


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12 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Carpenters and caulkers arrived onboard. Caulking bridges.

  8.45am: Hands employed getting ammunition out of HMS Trent into lighters.


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13 August 1915

[July in log]

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.00am: Dressed ship with masthead flags in honour of Mahonade festival, celebrated by Sultan of Zanzibar.

  9.10am: HMS Challenger left.

10.00am: HMS Trent left.

11.45am: Challenger returned.


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14 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Carpenters and caulkers from shore arrived, caulking bridge and boat deck,

  9.30am: Officers attending Sultan’s levée left.

  3.45pm: HMS Challenger left.


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15 August 1915

Zanizibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.20am: RC party landed.

  7.30am: Carpenters and caulkers from shore arrived.


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16 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: HMS Severn weighed and proceeded.

  9.10am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  9.45am: One PO returned from hospital.

11.25am: Severn returned and anchored.


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17 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.30am: HMS Challenger left.

  9.30am: Gunner’s party unshipping starboard 4.7” to transfer to HMS Severn.

  4.35pm: Hoisted in 4.7” returned from Severn.


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18 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.30am: HMS Challenger and whalers left.

  7.40am: HMS Severn with tugs Revenger and Sarah Jolliffe left.

  8.30am: Escort to HMS Trent for discharged prisoner.


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19 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  4.52pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  7.40pm: HMS Severn arrived.


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20 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  Cleaning, painting and drill. [The staples of a sailor’s life in harbour].


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21 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

     Noon: Wireless operator discharged to RNB (temporary).


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22 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  Shore carpenters and caulkers working, ship’s company at church and liberty for Port watch in pm.


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23 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  2.30pm: Weighed and proceeded to go up on Malindi Spit [a tidal mud flat].

  3.00pm; Let go stern anchor and took in head moorings.

  3.23pm: Secured in position for taking ground.

  5.20pm: Ship took ground.


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24 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.15, Long 39.2

  6.30am: Hands cleaning and painting ship’s bottom.

  8.30pm: HMS Challenger arrived.


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25 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.15, Long 39.2

  5.00pm: Flagship left.


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26 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.15, Long 39.2

  Carpenters and caulkers working onboard.


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27 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.15, Long 39.2

  9.30am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  3.30pm: Weighed and proceeded off spit.

  4.05pm: Made fast alongside collier Kendal Castle

  5.00pm: HMS Challenger left.


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28 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  2.40am: HMAS Pioneer arrived.

  6.30am: Coaling ship.

  2.25pm: Finished coaling, received 170 tons.

  3.20pm: Left collier and anchored.

  5.30pm: 13 ratings joined from SS Galway Castle.


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29 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.50am: HMS Laconia arrived.

  1.00pm: One PO 1c and one PO sent to hospital.


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30 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.00am: Armourer’s crew sent to lighter to examine plating.

  3.30pm: Liberty men landed, also one PO for duty at Institute.

  4.10pm: One Stoker joined from hospital.

  4.15pm: HMS Laconia left.


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31 August 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.45am: Collier Kendal Castle left.

  9.20am: One AB and two stokers joined from HMW Childers [an armed whaler* purchased in Durban, ex-Norvegia].

10.00am: Gun drill.

     Noon: HMAS Pioneer left.

  5.00pm: Read warrant No 25.

  *The whalers operated from Durban in peace time, catching whales on their migratory passages along the East African coast. With the harpoon gun removed and replaced with a 12 pdr, they made ideal transports and messengers for the fleet.


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1915

[Zanzibar, Kokotone and patrolling]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49166, signed by Lt Garbett.

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Instruments: no changes.


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1 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.30am: Clean ship.

  7.15am: Carpenters, caulkers and boilermakers arrived.

  9.10am: Hospital ship Ebani anchored. Officer of Guard boarded her.

  9.15am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: Paid monthly money.

  3.30pm: Landed liberty men.

  3.45pm: HMS Trent arrived, boarded by OOG.

  4.30pm: Ebani left.

  5.15pm: Trent left.

  6.15pm: Liberty men returned.

10.30pm: Darken ship.

  Sick list: 3.

Weather: Various light airs, some cloud, 72° to 81° F.


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2 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  9.30am. Gunner’s party cleaning magazines, remainder scraping decks, reeving boats falls and as requisite.

  4.00pm: Warrant No 26 read.

  4.10pm: Four prisoners and 13 ratings discharged to Challenger.


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3 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.10am: HMS Trent anchored.

11.30am: One Stoker joined from HMS Challenger.

     Noon: Challenger left.

  3.15pm: French mail SS Ispahan arrived. Officer of Guard boarded.

  5.30pm: One rating discharged to RNB.

  5.45pm: HMS Laconia arrived.


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4 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.20am: Lighter with coal and labour alongside.

  6.30am: Commenced coaling.

  6.50am: Lighter with plates came alongside.

  8.50am: Working party sent to HMS Laconia to draw stores, remainder erecting iron plates.

     Noon: Finished coaling, 21 tons received.

  3.50pm: Working party sent to HMS Trent.


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5 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Landed RC church party.

  8.15am: Working party to HMS Trent.


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6 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship and replacing stern anchor.

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded to swing ship for adjusting compasses.

  9.00am: Proceeded on 2 hour speed trial to South.

11.35am: Anchored in Zanzibar harbour.

  2.00pm: Watch erecting bridge plates.


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7 September 1915

Zanzibar and Kokotoni

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.40am: HMS Challenger arrived.

12.30pm: Weighed and proceeded North.

  3.25pm: Anchored in Kokotoni [now Mkokotoni] harbour.

  4.25pm: Shifted anchorage 2 cables astern.


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8 September 1915

Kokotoni and at sea.

Lat -5.3, Long 39.217

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded from harbour, course N22E.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 43’S, 39° 16’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 51 miles.

  3.17pm: Stopped and communicated with whalers at pos Y.

  3.35pm: Proceeded slow, N10E

  5.30pm: Sighted into Moa Bay and returned to South.

  6.45pm: Observed shore light on slopes of Kilulu.

  7.00pm: Anchored.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 55’S, 39° 16’E.


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9 September 1915

On patrol

Lat -4.7, Long 39.408

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, various Northerly courses.

  7.55am: Kisiti I. [now Kisite or Ksite] bg S66E, 6 miles.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 43’S, 39° 22’E.

  8.25am: Anchored off Kisiti I.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 55 miles.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 42’S, 39° 24.5’E.


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10 September 1915

On patrol

Lat -4.45, Long 39.521

  7.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.45am: Stopped to communicate with fishing craft.

  7.55am: Proceeded through Pungutiachi Passage.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 42’S, 39° 24.5’E.

  8.10am: Stopped, communicated with fishing boat and proceeded.

10.40am: Anchored in Gaze Bay in 1.75 fathoms.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 21 miles.

12.45pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.45pm: Various courses through Wasin Channel.

  5.20pm: Anchored off Kisiti I.

  8.00pm: Port engine reported out of action.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 43’S, 39° 22.5E.


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11 September 1915

Kisiti I. to Chaki Chaki, Pemba I.

Lat -4.708, Long 39.375

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 42.5’S, 39° 22.5’E.

11.50am: Observed HMS Trent.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 36 miles. Weighed and proceeded seaward to join Trent with starboard engine.

  1.20pm: Closed Trent and took 5.5” wire.

  1.40pm: Proceeded in tow of Trent using starboard engine.

  6.00pm: Entered Chaki Chaki Bay [on Pemba I.], slipped cable and anchored.

  8.00pm: Pos. 5° 18’S, 39° 36.5’E.


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12 September 1915

Pemba I. to Zanzibar.

Lat -5.829, Long 39.183

  6.00am: Weighed and closed HMS Trent to take tow wire, proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 26.5’S, 39° 28.5’E

  8.22am: Starboard engine half speed to ease tow rope.

  9.00am: Observed HMS Challenger (flag), proceeding North, also tug Sarah Jolliffe sent to our assistance.

  9.30am: Parted towing cable inboard. Sarah Jolliffe took us in tow.

10.00am: Proceeded with starboard engine and in tow of Sarah Jolliffe.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 76 miles.

  1.00pm: Mungopani Lt bg S50E, 1.1 miles, stopped engine.

  3.45pm: Anchored, Zanzibar harbour.


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13 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  Hands variously employed.


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14 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

10.00am: Working party sent to HMS Trent for stores, remainder of hands about plates.


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15 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.00am: Officer of Guard boarded SS Purnea.

  9.10am: HMS Trent left.

  5.00pm: HMS Challenger left and proceeded South.

  5.30pm: Officer of Guard boarded dhow Rampassa.


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16 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.00am: HMS Laconia arrived.


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17 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.30am: Officer of Guard boarded SS Barjora.

  4.15pm: HMS Hyacinth arrived.


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18 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: HMS Laconia left.

  3.40pm: HMS Challenger (flag) arrived.


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19 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.50am. HMS Trent arrived.


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20 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Coal lighter and labour came alongside and commenced coaling.

  8.45am: Working party sent to HMS Trent.

10.30am: Officer of Guard boarded RMS Dilwara.

11.00am: Flag transferred to HMS Hyacinth.

  5.00pm: Hyacinth left.

  5.50pm: Finished coaling, received 100 tons.


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21 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  4.15pm: HMS Challenger left.

  9.20am: Working party sent to HMS Trent, remainder of hands cleaning ship.


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22 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  Painting ship.


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23 September 1915

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.00am: Working party sent to HMS Trent. Water tank alongside.

12.25pm: Tug Sarah Jolliffe came alongside with stores from Trent.

  2.25pm: HMS Hyacinth (flag) arrived.

  3.45pm: One rating returned from hospital.

  4.50pm: Hyacinth left.

  6.20pm: HMS Laconia arrived.


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24 September 1915

Zanzibar, at sea and return.

Lat -6.283, Long 39.171

  9.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.12am: Came to with starboard anchor for Engineer’s purposes.

10.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.45am: Came to with starboard anchor in 13 fathoms for Engineer’s purposes.

     Noon: Weighed and proceeded North.

12.30pm: Passed Mtwana Buoy close.

  1.02pm: Anchored at Zanzibar.

  9.00pm: Motor boat left to seize dhow entering harbour.


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25 September 1915

Zanzibar, at sea and return.

Lat -6.233, Long 39.167

  8.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.00am: Stopped starboard engine for Engineer’s purposes.

10.12am: Proceeded both engines.

     Noon: Passed Mtwana Buoy.

12.33pm: Anchored Zanzibar.


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26 September 1915

Zanzibar, at sea and return.

Lat -6.288, Long 39.167

  8.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  1.05pm: Anchored Zanzibar.

  3.30pm: HMS Laconia left.


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27 September 1915

Zanzibar to Kokotone.

Lat -6.1, Long 39.171

  6.45am: Coaling from lighter.

  9.00am: One hand joined ship for passage to HMS Challenger.

  9.30am: One PO 2c sent to hospital.

  9.45am: Lt Bowles Evans RNVR lent to Zanzibar Govt.

10.00am: Finished coaling.

11.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.50am: Passed thro’ French Passage.

  1.32am: Observed HMS Hyacinth approaching from North.

  2.10pm; Communicated with Hyacinth. Stopped engines

  2.30pm: Captain boarded flag.

  2.50pm: Captain returned.

  4.00pm: Came to with port anchor in Kokotone Harbour.


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28 September 1915

Kokotone Harbour to Kisiti I.

Lat -5.229, Long 39.3 [approx, Long not recorded in log]

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 45’S, 39° 16’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 61 miles.

  1.20pm: Ulenge I. Lt bg N67W, 6 miles, a/c N38E.

  4.50pm: Came to with port anchor in 9 fathoms off Kisiti I.


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29 September 1915

Kisiti I to Wasin I., S. anchorage.

Lat -4.667, Long 39.308

  6.00am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  6.30am: HM Whalers Childers and Charon [an armed whaler purchased in Durban, ex-Éclair] left.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 42.5’S, 39° 22’E.

10.10am: Challenger left.

10.20am: Weighed and proceeded as requisite for passing round reefs to Wasin Channel.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 42 miles.

12.40pm: Came to with port anchor in Wasin Channel.

  4.00pm: Weighed and proceeded, course as requisite for passing through Wasin and Pungutiayu channels to anchorage.

  5.12pm: Anchored South of Wasin I.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 41.25’S, 39° 23.5’E.


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30 September 1915

Wasin I. to Mwamba Shundo anchorage.

Lat -4.687, Long 39.392

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 41.25’S, 39° 23.5’E.

  8.30am: HM Whalers Childers and Charon arrived.

  9.20am: Childers and Charon left for Mombasa.

  3.05pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.40pm: HM Whaler Styx [an armed whaler purchased in Durban, ex-Etoile] closed. Sent boat for provisions.

  6.10pm: Anchored, Mwamba Shundo anchorage.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 54’5’S, 39° 17’E.



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1915

[Patrolling off German East Africa]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49167, signed by Lt Garbett.

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Instruments: no change except apparently no sea thermometer.


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1 October 1915

Mwamba Shundo anchorage to Kisiti anchorage.

Lat -4.65, Long 39.4

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, various courses on patrol.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 01.5’S, 39° 11’E.

  8.10am: Ulenge Lt abeam, 1.2 miles.

     Noon: Anchored in Wasin channel. Courses & DMG, various, 56 miles.

  3.45pm: HMW Styx left.

  4.00pm: Weighed and proceeded. Course as requisite for passing through Wasin and Pungutiayu Channels to Kisiti anchorage.

  5.20pm: Came to with port anchor in Kisiti anchorage.

  6.15pm: Darken ship, set gun watch.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 42.75’S, 39° 22.5’E.

Weather: Light Southerly airs, dry, temperatures in the high 70°s F.


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2 October 1915

Kisiti, on patrol and return.

Lat -4.942, Long 39.2

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, various courses for patrol.

  8.00am: Pos.4° 52.5’S, 39° 17’E.

  8.00am: Stopped, lowered boat. Navigator left to swing HMW Styx. [A regular procedure where the ship is swung through 360° and the deviation of the compass noted for each heading.]

10.00am: Proceeded.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 31 miles.

12.37pm: Anchored in 10 fathoms.

  4.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.30pm: Communicated with Styx.

  6.30pm: Anchored, Kisiti.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 41.75’S, 39° 24.5’E.


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3 October 1915

Kisiti I. to Pungutiayu anchorage.

Lat -4.483, Long 39.508

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 07’S, 39° 27’E.

  9.00am: Stopped and anchored off Chale Reef, HMS Hyacinth arrived.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 32 miles.

  3.00pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  3.50pm: Hyacinth left.

  5.00pm: Shifted to anchorage in Gaze Bay.

  5.25pm: Challenger left.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 28.5’S, 39° 30.5’E.


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4 October 1915

Gaze Bay to Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.40am: Set course N28E.

11.45am: Anchored, Kilindini Harbour.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 37 miles.

12.30pm: Coaling from lighter, took in 100 tons on the 4th and 5th.


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5 October 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  2.00pm: Finished coaling.


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6 October 1915

Kilindini to Wasin.I

Lat -4.333, Long 39.617

  9.00am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour.

11.00am: A/c S28W. Observed HMS Challenger proceeding North with tug Sarah Jolliffe.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 19 miles. Communicated with Challenger. Sarah Jolliffe took up station astern.

  4.45pm: Anchored in Wasin channel. HMW Styx arrived.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 39.5’S, 39° 23.5’E.


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7 October 1915

Wasin I., on patrol to Mwamba Shundo anchorage.

Lat -4.817, Long 39.383

  5.40am: HMW Styx left.

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, tug Sarah Jolliffe in company, SW’ly courses.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 44’S, 39° 29.5’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 56 miles.

12.40pm: A/c S20W.

  3.20pm: A/c South.

  4.00pm; Came to with port anchor in 10 fathoms.

  5.45pm: Weighed and proceeded as requisite to NW end of Mwamba Shundo as mark for Styx to pass through reefs to seaward. Turned and proceeded to anchorage.

  6.45pm: Anchored to West of Mwamba Shundo.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 54.5’S, 39° 17’E.


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8 October 1915

Mwamba Shundo anchorage, on patrol and return.

Lat -4.983, Long 39.192

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded S51W with tug Sarah Jolliffe in company, then various patrol courses.

  7.53am. Observed whalers Childers and Charon.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 53’S, 39° 15.5’E.

  8.00am: Cruising up and down coast from Ulenge Lt Ho to Mansa Bay during the sweeping operations by Childers and Charon in ship channel and Kwale channel.

     Noon: Proceeded to N, whalers left for Kokotone.

  5.30pm: Anchored to North of Pungutiayu I. [now Mpunguti Ya Juu, Kenya]

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 41.5’S, 39° 24’E.


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9 October 1915

On patrol and at Pungutiayu anchorage.

Lat -4.692, Long 39.283

  6.35am: HMS Challenger arrived, sent boat for provisions.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 41.5’S, 39° 24.5’E.

  8.55am: Weighed and proceeded, tug Sarah Jolliffe in company, various courses into Wasin Channel.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 60 miles.

12.50pm: Came to with port anchor off Wasin Village.

  3.45pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.50pm: Anchored, Pungutiayu anchorage. HMS Challenger arrived.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 42’S, 39° 24.5’E.


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10 October 1915

Pungutiayu Islet to Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.692, Long 39.417

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 42’S, 39° 24.5’E.

10.00am: Church party sent to HMS Challenger.

11.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 12 miles.

  2.15pm: Anchored in Gaze Bay.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 27’S, 39° 31’E.


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11 October 1915

Gaze Bay to Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.05am: Weighed and proceeded, tug Sarah Jolliffe in company.

  7.45am: Stopped starboard engine for Engineer’s purposes.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 29’S, 39° 33’E. Sarah Jolliffe took ship in tow.

  8.15am: Proceeded half speed both engines.

11.30am: Cast off from Sarah Jolliffe and proceeded into harbour.

     Noon: Anchored, Kilindini Harbour. Courses & DMG, various, 12 miles.

  2.00pm: One AB from Sarah Jolliffe joined for sick quarters.

  3.30pm: HMS Hyacinth (flag) arrived.

  5.30pm: One PO 1c joined from Hyacinth.


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12 October 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.00am: Coaling ship from lighter with local labour.

  4.55pm: Two ratings joined from HMS Hyacinth.

  5.00pm: Completed coaling, took in 85 tons.


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13 October 1915

Kilindini to Wasin Ch. anchorage.

Lat -4.333, Long 39.583 [Longitude 29° in log]

  6.00am: One AB returned to tug Sarah Jolliffe from sick quarters.

  7.30am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour, Sarah Jolliffe in company.

  8.20am: Course S26W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 26 miles.

  1.00pm: HMW Styx closed and took station astern.

  3.14pm: Anchored in Wasin channel.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 39.5’S, 39° 23.5’E


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14 October 1915

Wasin channel anchorage, patrolling and at Kisiti I.

Lat -4.983, Long 39.196

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded, tug Sarah Jolliffe in company, various Southerly courses.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 46.5’S, 39° 34.5’E.

11.30am: Ulenge Lt bg N21W, 1.1 miles. A/c to Northwards.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 57 miles.

  1.10pm: Observed into Moa Bay.

  3.45pm: Anchored, North of Kisiti I.


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15 October 1915

Kisiti I., on patrol and at Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.708, Long 39.292

  5.30am: HMW Styx weighed and proceeded.

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, tug Sarah Jolliffe in company.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 49’S, 39° 16.5’E.

10.55am: Came to with port anchor in 6 fathoms.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 50 miles.

  3.10pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.07pm: Anchored off Kisiti I.

  4.20pm: Weighed and proceeded to Gaze Bay, wireless received from C-in-C, enemy attacking there in force.

  6.45pm: Anchored in Gaze Bay.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 28’S, 39° 31’E.

11.00pm: Landed Lt Moncrieffe to communicate with camp.


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16 October 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.467, Long 39.517

  3.50am: Lt Moncrieffe returned from camp.

  5.00am: Observed HMS’ Challenger and Hyacinth. Hands to action stations.

  6.00am: Hyacinth and Challenger anchored.

  7.50am: Fired 1 round of 6” (fore gun) near Gaze Camp.

12.15pm: Hyacinth weighed and proceeded.

  5.30pm: Signal rating joined from Challenger.


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17 October 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.467, Long 39.517

  7.15am: HMS Challenger left.

  8.00am: Navigator commenced surveying harbour.


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18 October 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.467, Long 39.517

  8.00am: HMS Challenger arrived.

10.00am: 6” guns’ crews to drill.

11.30am: 4.7” guns’ crews to drill.

  4.10pm: Challenger left.


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19 October 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.467, Long 39.517

  9.35am: Both 6” guns’ crews at divisional drill.

  4.30pm: Signal rating returned to HMS Challenger.


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20 October 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.467, Long 39.517

10.15am: Guns’ crews at drill. Fired 1 round 6” and 1 round 4.7” for ranging purposes.

  2.35pm: Signal rating returned to ship from camp.


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21 October 1915

Gaze Bay to Wasin I. and to Kisiti I.

Lat -4.65, Long 39.4

  9.40am: Weighed and proceeded, tug Sarah Jolliffe in company.

10.00am: Both batteries at divisional drill.

12.12pm: Came to with port anchor off Wasin I.

  2.15pm: Weighed and proceeded to Kisiti.

  3.20pm: Anchored off Kisiti I. HMWs Echo [an armed whaler purchased in Durban, ex-Barrowby) and Styx joined up.

  5.00pm: Echo and Styx left.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 42’S, 39° 22.5’E.


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22 October 1915

Kisiti I. to Kilindini.

Lat -4.133, Long 39.7

  7.30am. Weighed and proceeded, N45E.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 40’S, 39° 25’E.

  9.00am: A/c N33E.

     Noon: Entered harbour. Courses & DMG, various, 53 miles.

  1.05pm: Made fast alongside [collier] Kendal Castle.

  1.30pm: Hands coaling ship.

  3.00pm: Tug Sarah Jolliffe left.

  6.15pm: Finished coaling, received 95 tons.

  7.15pm: Cast off, proceeded to anchorage.


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23 October 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  80° F in the shade, spreading awnings, cleaning, watering, liberty men: a typical quiet day at anchor in a tropical port.


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24 October 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  1.15pm: HMW Styx arrived.


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25 October 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  4.20pm: HMS Hyacinth left.


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26 October 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  Hands variously employed.


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27 October 1915

Kilindini to Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.333, Long 39.6 [approx]

  6.45am: One Seedie boy discharged to shore.

  7.35am. Weighed and proceeded, tug Sarah Jolliffe in company.

  8.18am: Set course, S24W.

10.30am: HMW Rattler [an armed whaler purchased in Durban, formerly Splint and later renamed Prattler] joined.

11.50am: Observed HMS Challenger.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 21 miles.

12.15pm: A/c S15W and closed Challenger.

  1.00pm: Stopped, Challenger sent boat for provisions.

  1.20pm: Proceeded S18W. Challenger and Rattler proceeded S.

  4.35pm: Came to with port anchor in Gaze Bay.


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28 October 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.45, Long 39.52

  5.30am: HM tug Sarah Jolliffe left.

  4.15pm: Sarah Jolliffe returned and left again.


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29 October 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.45, Long 39.52

  Hands employed painting ship and repairing awnings etc.


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30 October 1915

Gaze Bay to Wasin and Kisiti.

Lat -4.617, Long 39.433

  9.10am: Weighed and proceeded slow, took up position to run line of soundings outward.

11.15am: Finished soundings and proceeded to Wasin.

12.48pm: Came to with port anchor off Wasin village.

  1.53pm: Weighed and proceeded to Kisiti I.

  2.50pm: Came to with port anchor, Kisiti I.

  3.00pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  4.00pm: Challenger left.


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31 October 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.37

  5.10am: Whalers Salamander [an armed whaler purchased in Durban, ex-Krabben] and Rattler left.

  3.45pm: Salamander returned and made fast alongside Mersey. Rattler returned.

  6.15pm: Salamander cast off and anchored.

  8.40pm: Light observed in NW’ly direction. Salamander and Rattler proceeded to investigate same, returned at 9.30pm.



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1915

[Kisiti I., Kilindini and Gaze Bay]


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Cover, Adm. 53/ 49168, signed by Lt Garbett.

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Instruments: no change.


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1 November 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  4.00am: HMWs Salamander and Rattler left.

  6.45am: Hands clean ship.

  9.15am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.30am: Gunners at divisional drill, remainder repairing hoses and cleaning double bottom.

  4.00pm: Payment muster.

  6.10pm: Darken ship, set gun watch.

  Sick list: 2.

Weather: Light Southerly airs, overcast, 75° to 79° F.


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2 November 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  4.00am: HMWs Salamander and Rattler left.

10.00am: Salamander and Rattler returned.

10.15am: After 6”and Starboard battery at divisional drill.


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3 November 1915

Kisiti I. to Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375 [approx]

  3.30am: HMWs Salamander and Rattler left.

  6.25am: Tug Sarah Jolliffe arrived. Chart Folio No 58 turned over to her for passage thro’ Red Sea. Navigator swung Sarah Jolliffe for deviation.

  7.25am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  7.35am: Weighed and proceeded alongside Challenger. Both watches getting in provisions and stores.

  1.00pm: Cast off from Challenger and proceeded to Gaze Bay.

  3.30pm: Came to with port anchor in Gaze Bay.


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4 November 1915

Gaze Bay to Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  8.10am: Weighed and proceeded from Gaze Bay.

  9.00am: Chale I. bg S55W, 5 miles, a/c N25E.

11.53am: Came to with port anchor in Kilindini Harbour.

  4.00pm: Water tank alongside. Sent 264 lbs beef to Salamander for HMS Challenger.

  5.50pm: HMWs Salamander and Rattler left


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5 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.50am: Hands employed furling awnings and preparing for coaling.

  7.00am: Coal lighter and labour came alongside.

  7.15am: Commenced coaling.

  3.30pm: Finished coaling, 95 tons received.

  4.00pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and spreading awnings.


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6 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  8.40am: Officer of Guard boarded SS Pundua.

  1.30pm: Officer of Guard boarded Italian Mail steamer.

  4.34pm: HMS Hyacinth (flag) arrived.


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7 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

10.10am: Church party sent to HMS Hyacinth.

  1.00pm: SS Tuna arrived.

  3.30pm: SS Kasenga left.

  5.00pm: SS Pundua left.


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8 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  9.30am: Divisions. C-in-C came aboard and inspected divisions and walked around ship.

10.00am: Weighed anchor and proceeded alongside HMS Hyacinth to take on water.

  1.00pm: Discharged one ERA to Hyacinth and one AB to Hyacinth for passage to hospital. One ERA joined from Hyacinth.

  3.20pm: Cast off from Hyacinth and anchored.

  3.50pm: Whalers Salamander and Rattler anchored. SS Tuna weighed and proceeded.

  4.10pm: Hyacinth weighed and proceeded.


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9 November 1915

Kilindini To Kisiti I.

Lat -4.45, Long 39.6 [approx]

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.20am: Boys and Ord Sn at signalling instruction, 6” guns’ crews, supply party and starboard battery to divisional drill.

     Noon: Courses and DMG, various, 27 miles. Chale I. bg N32W, 2 miles, a/c S37W.

  3.05pm: Anchored, Kisiti anchorage. HMS Challenger at anchorage.

  3.40pm: Whalers Salamander and Rattler arrived.

  4.25pm: Challenger left.


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10 November 1915

Kisiti I. to ship channel and return.

Lat -5.0, Long 39.183

  4.00am: Whalers Salamander and Rattler left.

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded. Set course S40W.

10.00am: 3 pdrs, 4.72 howitzers and machine gun crews at divisional drill.

11.00am: Reduced speed. Salamander and Rattler closed and took up position ahead for sweeping thro’ ship channel (Tanga).

11.15am: Commenced sweeping.

     Noon: Courses and DMG, various, 40 miles.

  1.00pm: Completed sweep, stopped and communicated with Salamander. Proceeded N35E.

  4.15pm: Came to with port anchor, North of Kisiti I.

  4.30pm: Salamander and Rattler arrived.


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11 November 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  4.05am: HMWs Salamander and Rattler left.

10.00am: Training class of Boys and Ord Sn employed dismounting after 6” gun.

  1.30pm: Boys and Ord Sn remounting after 6” gun.

  2.00pm: Salamander and Rattler returned.


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12 November 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  4.30am: HMWs Salamander and Rattler left.

11.20am: Salamander and Rattler returned.

  2.50pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  5.00pm: Challenger left.


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13 November 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  4.00am: HMWs Salamander and Rattler left.


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14 November 1915

Kisiti I. to Kilindini.

Lat -4.317, Long 39.633

  6.45am: HM Whalers Fly and Pickle [an armed whaler, the ex-German Seeadler] arrived.

  7.20am. HMS Challenger arrived.

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded, N67E, HMW Rattler in company. HMW Salamander proceeded independently.

  8.54am: Ras Rashid bg N41W, 3.6 miles, a/c N33E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 30 miles.

  1.10pm: Signalled SS Africa* from Kilindini to Zanzibar.

  2.15pm: Came to with port anchor in Kilindini harbour. Ships at Kilindini on arrival: SS Barjora (British Transport), SS Manafos [?] (Norwegian), SS Arratoon Apcar [formerly Hyson], SS Porto di Adalia (Italian), HM Whalers Salamander and Rattler.

  *Not a certain attribution, but possible.


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15 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  8.00am: Commenced coaling from lighter, local labour.

10.00am: Watch employed dismantling fore 6” gun.

10.20am: Italian SS Porto di Adalia left.

  1.30pm: Watch employed mounting 6” gun.

  2.50pm: Finished coaling, 55 tons received.

  4.00pm: One hair mattress (officer’s) condemned and destroyed.


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16 November 1915

Kilindini to Kisiti I.

Lat -4.5, Long 39.533

  6.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.40am: Joined HMS Challenger, set course S28W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 31 miles.

  2.45pm: Anchored off Kisiti I. Ships at Kisiti: HMS Challenger, HM Whalers Fly and Pickle.

  5.00pm: Pickle and Fly left.

  6.05pm: Challenger left.


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17 November 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  9.30am: Hands clearing and cleaning out sail room and as requisite. 4.7” guns’ crews at divisional drill,

     Noon: HMS Challenger arrived.

  6.10pm: Challenger left.


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18 November 1915

Kisiti I. and on patrol.

Lat -4.917, Long 39.267

  8.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 19.5 miles.

12.35pm: Anchored.

  4.30pm: Weighed and proceeded at 6 kts, course N48W.

  6.30pm: Anchored off S end of Mwamba Shundo shoal.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 55’S, 39° 17’E.


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19 November 1915

On patrol and at Kisiti I.

Lat -4.658, Long 39.367

  6.20am: Weighed and proceeded, S70W, through Kwale Channel.

  7.30am: Ulenge Lt bg S87W, 2.7 miles. Observed Whalers Pickle and Fly.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 58’S, 39° 14’E.

  8.45am: Stopped to communicate with Pickle.

  9.00am: Proceeded N4W.

10.15am: Courses to pass through Wasin Channel.

11.00am: 3 pdr batteries at divisional drill.

11.55am: Anchored off Wasin village. At anchor on arrival, Pickle and Fly.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 33 miles.

  1.20pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.40pm: Anchored off Kisiti I.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters, Pickle and Fly left.


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20 November 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  2.45pm: HM Whaler Pickle arrived.


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21 November 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  3.30pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  5.30pm: Four Seedie boys joined ship from Challenger.

  6.00pm: Challenger left.


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22 November 1915

Kisiti I. to Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.43, Long 39.52

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded 6 kts, courses as requisite.

10.30am: Starboard 3 pdrs at divisional drill.

11.00am: Came to with Port anchor in Gaze Bay.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 18 miles.


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23 November 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.43, Long 39.52

  9.30am: Hands reeving new falls for 1st gig and over-hauling all blocks, shackles etc on boats’ falls and as requisite. After 6” guns crew to divisional drill

  2.00pm: HMS Hyacinth observed bound North.


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24 November 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.43, Long 39.52

  9.30am: Hands to clean and paint storerooms and as requisite.

11.00am: Port 4.7” guns’ crews at divisional drill.


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25 November 1915

Gaze Bay To Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.15am: Chale I. bg N64W, 1.7 miles, set course N28E.

11.50am: Came to with port anchor in Kilindini harbour. Ships in harbour on arrival: HMS Hyacinth, HMW Pickle, HMS Thistle, Transport Barjora, SS Dilwara, SS Matiana, SS Purnea.

  3.15pm: SS Dilwara sailed.

  5.15pm: Hyacinth weighed.


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26 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.30am: Commenced coaling from lighter, local labour.

  7.55am: SS Africa arrived.

  9.10am: HMW Pickle alongside.

  2.00pm: Pickle cast off and anchored.

  2.15pm: HMS Thistle shifted billet.

  3.30pm: SS Africa sailed.

  5.05pm: Completed coaling, received 85 tons.

  5.30pm: Pickle left.


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27 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

12.30pm: Warrant No 27 read.

  4.50pm: Transport Sutlej arrived.


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28 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  Hands employed as requisite.


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29 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.40am: MM SS Crimée arrived.

  1.45pm: MM SS Crimée left.

  3.00pm: HMS Thistle left.

  4.30pm: Transport Barjora left.


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30 November 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.15am: SS Diana arrived,

  9.10am: HMWs Pickle and Fly arrived.

  5.30pm: Pickle and Fly left.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1915

[German East Africa patrols]


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Cover, Adm. 53/ 49169, signed Lt Garbett.

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Instruments: no change.


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1 December 1915

Kilindini to Mwamba Shundo.

Lat -4.504, Long 39.533

  6.35am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.20am: Joined HMS Challenger. Set course S26W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 31 miles.

  1.00pm: Ras Kanda bg N63W, 2.6 miles. A/c S37W.

  2.00pm: Challenger parted company.

  5.00pm: Anchored off Mwamba Shundo shoal. HMWs Pickle and Fly joined.

  5.20pm: Fly left for Zanzibar.


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2 December 1915

Mwamba Shundo, on patrol and at Kisiti I.

Lat -4.775, Long 39.217

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, S60W.

  6.38am: A/c S32W.

  7.10am: Sighted into Tanga.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 59’S, 39° 11’E.

11.30am: Sighting into Moa Bay.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 34 miles.

  1.50pm: Rounded Bunjuni Shoal, a/c N67E..

  2.10pm: Anchored off Kisiti I. HMS Challenger at anchor.

  5.50pm: Challenger proceeded.

  8.00pm: Pos. 4° 42.5’S, 39° 23’E.


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3 December 1915

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

10.50am: Weighed and shifted billet.


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4 December 1915

Kisiti I., Wasin Village and Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.658, Long 39.367

  9.30am: Weighed and proceeded through Pungutiayu channel.

10.40am: Anchored off Wasin village.

  1.15pm: Weighed and proceeded. Observed HMS Hyacinth, bound North.

  2.30pm: Anchored Pungutiayu I.


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5 December 1915

Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

12.30pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  2.15pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  3.35pm: Fly left.

  6.00pm: Challenger left.


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6 December 1915

Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

10.50am: Whalers Childers and Charon arrived.

  3.45pm: Childers left.


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7 December 1915

Pungutiayu I. to Kilindini.

Lat -4.083, Long 39.7

  5.45am: HMW Charon weighed and proceeded.

  6.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 33’S, 39° 31.5’E.

10.50am: Charon parted company, HMS Challenger escorted Mersey to mouth of Kilindini harbour, then parted company.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 48 miles.

12.27pm: Anchored Kilindini. Ships in harbour: HMS Hyacinth, SS Diana, SS Barjora, SS Wissmann [formerly Minnie Hinde], SS Kathiawar [formerly Buluwayo].

  3.00pm: Discharged one Stoker to Hyacinth.

  4.10pm: Hyacinth (flag) and SS Diana left.


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8 December 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.50am: SS Pundua and SS Unda arrived.

  8.00am: Coaling from lighter, local labour.

  3.00pm: Finished coaling, received 80 tons.

  5.30pm: Pundua left.


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9 December 1915

Kilindini to Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.55, Long 39.558

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.50am: Joined HMS Challenger, set course S27W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 35 miles.

  1.00pm: Challenger parted company.

  2.10pm: Anchored off Pungutiayu I., whalers Childers and Charon at anchor.

  2.15pm: Challenger arrived.

  3.00pm: Charon and Childers left.

  4.00pm: Read warrant No 28.

  5.10pm: One Stoker discharged to Challenger for cell punishment.

  6.00pm: Challenger left.


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10 December 1915

Pungatiayu I and on patrol to Mwamba Shundo.

Lat -5.05, Long 39.208

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 47’S, 39° 21’E.

  9.50am: Stopped and stood by whalers sweeping ship channel.

10.00am: Proceeded slow thro’ ship channel.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 47 miles.

12.40pm: Whalers’ sweep carried away.

  2.25pm: Anchored, Mwamba Shundo anchorage.


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11 December 1915

Mwamba Shundo, on patrol and return.

Lat -4.942, Long 39.2

  5.10am: Weighed and proceeded with whalers.

  6.10am: Slowed and joined HMS Challenger off Moa Bay. SS Barjora arrived.

  6.50am: Entered Moa Bay, HMW Childers following.

  7.10am: Stopped, Mgosene I., bg West ½ mile.

  7.15am; Opened fire, 10 rounds from fore 6” gun.

  7.55am: Ceased fire.

  8.00am: Pos. 41° 47’S, 39° 12’E.

  8.10am: Left bay, Challenger opened fire.

  8.50am: Closed Challenger to communicate.

10.25am: Proceeded S10W.

11.15am: Ras Mkadini bg N35W, 1 mile, a/c S23W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 38 miles.

12.45pm: Ulenge Lt bg West, 1 mile.

  1.50pm: Anchored, Mwamba Shundo.


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12 December 1915

Mwamba Wamba and on patrol.

Lat -4.933, Long 39.267

  5.45am: Weighed and proceeded South.

  6.35am: Swung ship for deviation.

  8.00am: Proceeded West thro’ northern Nyana passage.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 59’S, 39° 19’E.

10.15am: Observed HMS Challenger,

11.17am: Joined Challenger and proceeded South.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 38 miles. Anchored.

  4.30pm: Challenger left.

  6.10pm: Shifted anchorage under lee of Mwamba Shundo.


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13 December 1915

Mwamba Shundo and on patrol to Pungatiayu I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.283

  7.45am: HMWs Childers and Charon arrived.

  9.40am: Weighed and proceeded, N45W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 17.5 miles.

12.50pm: Anchored.

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.00pm: Anchored, Pungutiayu I.


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14 December 1915

Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

  9.30am: Hands employed in double bottoms, making awnings and as requisite, 4.7” gun crews at divisional drill.

  7.30pm: HMW Charon arrived.


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15 December 1915

Pungutiayu I., on patrol and return.

Lat -4.9, Long 39.28

12.40am: HMW Charon left.

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded, S41W.

10.40am: Anchored, Mwamba Shundo anchorage. HMW Childers at anchor.

  1.30pm: Weighed and proceeded, N45E.

  2.20pm: Communicated with Charon.

  4.45pm: Anchored off Pungutiayu I.

  6.30pm: Charon arrived.


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16 December 1915

Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

  2.30pm. HMW Charon left.


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17 December 1915

Pungutiayu I. to Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  5.35am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.30am: Ras Rashid bg N73W, 4.2 miles, set course N25E.

  8.00am. Pos. 4° 28’S, 39° 34’E.

11.10am: Mombasa Lt bg N10W, 4 miles.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 48 miles, a/c N10E.

12.15pm: Anchored in Kilindini harbour. Ships in harbour: HMS Challenger, SS’ Clan MacKellar, Pundua, Barpeta, Africa, Wissmann [Weissmann in log] and Berwick Castle.

  3.40pm: SS Isle of Mull [formerly Belle of Ireland] anchored.

  4.00pm: Africa left.

  4.45pm: Challenger left.


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18 December 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.30am: SS Barjora arrived.

  8.00am: Coaling from lighter, local labour.

  2.25pm: Finished coaling, 108 tons received.

  5.00pm: SS Berwick Castle left.


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19 December 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.10am: HMWs Childers and Charon arrived.

10.15am: SS Wissmann arrived.

  5.45pm: Childers and Charon left.


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20 December 1915

Kilindini to Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.221, Long 39.667

  8.00am: SS Wissmann left.

10.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.00am: Course S25W.

11.30am: Took station abeam of HMS Challenger.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 13 miles.

  3.38pm: Anchored in Gaze Bay. In harbour, Challenger, Wissmann.

  4.00pm: One Stoker joined from Challenger. One AB and two POs to Challenger for hospital.

  5.00pm: Challenger left.


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21 December 1915

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.43, Long 39.52

  5.40am: SS Wissmann left.

  7.35am: General Quarters, fired one round 6” and two rounds 4.7”.

10.30am: 3 pdr guns crews at exercise fired 2 rounds from each port 3 pdr.

  1.00pm: One AB put under arrest refusing duty.

  5.15pm: Boys and Ord Sn under instruction, boat sailing.


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22 December 1915

Gaze Bay to Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 26’S, 39° 27’E.

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.05am: Anchored, Pungutiayu I.

11.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.30am: Steering gear broke down, returned to anchorage to make good defect.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 19 miles.


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23 December 1915

Pungutiayu I., on patrol and return.

Lat -4.992, Long 39.225

  3.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.30am: Kisiti I. bg N4W, a/c S46W. Various courses up and down the coast on patrol.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 51’S, 39° 18’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 50 miles.

  4.15pm: Anchored, Pungatiayu I.

  5.35pm: HMWs Childers and Charon arrived.


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24 December 1915

Pungutiayu I. to Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

  2.20pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.55pm: Anchored in Gaze Bay.


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25 December 1915

Gaze Bay to Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  5.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.00am: Chale Pt bg N75W, 1 mile, a/c N30E.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° °5’S, 39° 40’E.

10.00am: Anchored in Kilindini harbour. Vessels in harbour: SS’ Barjora, Trent, Gaika, St Egbert, Isle of Mull, Purnea, Clan MacKellar.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 50 miles.

12.45pm: SS Purnea left.

  6.35pm: Weighed and proceeded up harbour and took up position at buoy for covering approaches to bridge.


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26 December 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.00am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  7.50am: Shifted anchorage.

  4.15pm: Challenger left.

  5.00pm: SS St Egbert left.

  5.30pm: SS Barjora left.


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27 December 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.30am: Coaling from lighter, local labour. Working party sent to HMS Trent.

12.30pm: Working party returned from Trent with lighter of stores.

  1.10pm: Finished coaling, 85 tons.

  3.30pm: MM SS Océanien arrived.

  5.15pm: Trent left.


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28 December 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

10.45am: SS Clan Campbell arrived, transport.

  4.30pm: MM SS Océanien left.

  4.45pm: SS Clan MacKellar left.

  5.05pm: SS Gaika left.


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29 December 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.45am: HMAS Pioneer arrived.

  7.00am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  8.30am: Diver examining ship’s bottom fore and aft.

  8.40am: SS Tandil arrived.

  9.00am: One Seedie boy joined ship. Warrant No 29 read.

11.25am: SS Africa arrived. Two Seedie boys discharged to shore.

  3.10pm: One Signal rating and one Pte RMLI discharged to Challenger for hospital.

  4.15pm: Challenger left.


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30 December 1915

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.30am: MM SS Ispahan arrived.

  6.45am: HMS Armadale Castle arrived.

  8.00am: SS Barjora arrived.

  3.45pm: SS Africa left.

  4.15pm: One Chief Armourer and one Signal rating discharged to Armadale Castle.

  4.50pm: SS Clan Campbell and Ispahan left.


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31 December 1915

Kilindini to Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.55, Long 39.517

  6.35am: Weighed and proceeded. Course S25W.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 10’S, 39° 40’E.

  9.00am: Observed HMS Challenger bound North.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 34 miles.

  2.18pm: Anchored, Pungutiayu I.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS MERSEY 1916

JP map Mersey 1916

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1916

[Patrolling, Kilindini, Kisiti and Zanzibar]


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Cover Adm. 53/49170, signed by Lt (N) Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, Short and Mason No 2047

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No name or maker.


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1 January 1916

Pungutiayu I. to Mwamba Shundo on patrol.

Lat -4.842, Long 39.292

  6.20am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  8.10am: HM Whalers Echo and Styx arrived.

10.15am: Weighed and proceeded, S43W.

     Noon: Course & DMG, S44W, 23 miles.

  1.00pm: Anchored.

  6.38pm: Shifted to anchorage off Mwamba Shundo.


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2 January 1916

Mwamba Shundo to Pungutiayu I. on patrol.

Lat -4.933, Long 39.267

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded, through Kwale Channel.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 59’S, 39° 16’E.

10.50am: Anchored off Mwamba Wamba I.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 34 miles.

  1.30pm: Weighed and proceeded, observed whalers Echo and Styx.

  2.45pm: Stopped to communicate with whalers.

  4.50pm: Anchored off Pungutiayu I.


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3 January 1916

Pungutiayu I., on patrol and return.

Lat -5.0, Long 39.208

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.00am: Joined whalers and stood by whilst they swept outward through ship channel.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 40 miles.

     Noon: Stopped off Fungu Nyama, sent boat to abandoned stranded dhow 2607C on reef – found impossible to salve same – laden with cement.

12.45pm: Proceeded.

  3.00pm: Communicated with HMW Echo.

  5.15pm: Anchored off Pungutiayu I.


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4 January 1916

Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

  5.45pm: HM Whaler Styx arrived.


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5 January 1916

Pungutiayu I. and Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

  1.20am: HM Whaler Styx left.

  4.20pm: Styx returned.

  5.00pm: S/Lt JW Balls RNR and Mid. A Brownlee RNR joined temporarily. [These officers transferred to HMS Laconia on 16th January 1916, vide log of same.]

  5.30pm: Two native spies arrived from Mombasa to be landed near German coast.

  5.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.50pm: Anchored off Kisiti I.


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6 January 1916

Kisiti I. to Wasin I and Pungutiayu I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  4.20pm: Weighed and proceeded through Pungutiayu channel.

  6.20pm: Anchored off Wasin village, landed native spies at dark on main land.

  6.55pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.05pm: Anchored off Pungutiayu I.


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7 January 1916

Pungutiayu I. to Kilindini.

Lat -4.167, Long 39.7

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.50am: A/c N33E.

11.00am: A/c N28E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 52 miles.

  1.15pm: Anchored in Kilindini harbour. Ships in harbour: HMS Challenger, SS Mombassa, SS Africa, SS Atjos Norge [Athos].

  3.30pm: Discharged to Challenger, one Pte RMLI for hospital.

  3.30pm: Africa left

  4.55pm: Challenger left.

  5.00pm: Mombassa left.

  5.30pm: Atjos Norge left.


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8 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.00am: Transport Bandra arrived.

  7.50am: SS Barjora arrived.

  8.00am: Commenced coaling from lighter, local labour.

12.10pm: Took in 3 pdr ammunition.

  1.40pm: Transport Arankola arrived.

  2.15pm: Whalers Echo and Styx arrived.

  2.45pm: Finished coaling, received 100 tons.

  3.00pm: SS Wissmann left.


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9 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  8.05am: Transport Professor Woermann arrived.


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10 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  3.40pm: SS Barjora left.


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11 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.20am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  2.30pm: Challenger left.

  3.45pm: SS Barjora arrived.

  3.50pm: Divers discharged to SS Arankola for passage to Zanzibar.

  4.00pm: Arankola left.

  5.40pm: Transport Montrose arrived.


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12 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.15am: SS Palamcotta arrived.

  9.05am: SS Shirala arrived.

  3.20pm: SS Professor Woermann left.

  4.25pm: SS Bandra left.

  4.40pm: Palamcotta left.


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13 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  Hands variously employed.


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14 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.00am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  7.45am: Transport Barpeta arrived.

  5.00pm: Challenger left. SS Montrose left.

  6.40pm: HMS Laconia arrived.


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15 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  8.10am: HMS Hyacinth arrived.

  9.00am: SS Clan Campbell arrived.

10.00am: One Stoker PO joined ship from Hyacinth. Received 16’ dinghy and gear from Hyacinth.

  2.40pm: SS Queda arrived.


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16 January 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.30am: Sent working party to HMS Laconia for stores.

  8.00am: SS Mombassa arrived.

11.45am: SS Wissmann arrived.

  5.00pm: Laconia left.


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17 January 1916

Kilindini to Kisiti I.

Lat -4.533, Long 39.533

  6.15am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.15am: Mombassa Lt bg N29W, 3.5 miles, set course S25W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 33 miles. A/c S30W.

  2.40pm: Anchored off Kisiti I. HMS Severn at anchor.


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18 January 1916

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  6.00am: SS Africa passed Northbound.


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19 January 1916

Kisiti I. to Zanzibar.

Lat -5.7, Long 39.217

  3.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.00am: Pemba I. bg S70E, a/c S14W.

  7.00am: Ulenge Lt bg N60W.

  8.00am: A/c S17W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 60 miles.

12.23pm: Mwana Mwana Lt abeam, 0.9 miles.

  1.45pm: Mungopani Lt bg S55E, 1.5 miles, a/c South.

  3.00pm: Passing through French Passage.

  4.00pm: Anchored, Zanzibar. Ships in harbour: HMS’ Hyacinth, Challenger, Styx and Echo, SS Kendal Castle and Shirala.

  5.00pm: Challenger left.

  5.15pm: One Signal rating joined from Hyacinth.


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20 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.15am: Patrol boat fired 2 shots at a dhow and took her in tow.

  5.30am: HMS Hyacinth left.

  8.00am: HMW Salamander arrived.

  8.30am: SS Barjora arrived.

  9.00am: Shipwrights and ERAs arrived on board. Gunner’s party dismounting 3 pdr guns. Forecastle men clearing chain locker.

  3.05pm: Cable ship Sherard Osborn arrived.

  3.50pm: One Signal rating discharged to Salamander.

  6.15pm: Collier Tandil and Salamander left.


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21 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.40am: HMS Thistle arrived.


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22 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.40am: SS West Wales arrived.

  9.30am: Divers inspecting ship’s bottom.

  1.00pm: HMW Fly left.

  4.00pm: SS Barjora left.


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23 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.00am: Caulkers and shipwrights onboard, diver at work.

  4.30pm: SS Shirala left.

  5.45pm: HM Whalers Charon and Childers arrived.

  9.50pm: HMS Hyacinth arrived.


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24 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.00am: Dockyard men onboard, diver at work.

  9.30am: Gunner’s party stripping foremost port 3 pdr. Diver at work.

  5.00pm: Collier West Wales left.


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25 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.00am: Dockyard men onboard, diver at work.

  9.00am: SS Orator arrived.


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26 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: HMWs Salamander and Pickle arrived.

  8.00am: HMS Armadale Castle and MM SS Caledonien arrived.

  9.30am: Italian cruiser yacht Giuliana [formerly Maria] arrived.

  2.05pm: Caledonien left.

  4.50pm: Four ABs discharged to Salamander for MTO Mombasa.

  4.10pm: Pickle left.

  4.30pm: Armadale Castle left.

11.00pm: Salamander left.


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27 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

12.15am: HMS Thistle left.

  8.00am: Diver at work.


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28 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.05am: Whaler Fly arrived.

  8.00am: Diver at work.

  5.30pm: Fly left.

  7.45pm: Landing party fell in for equipment.


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29 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

12.15am to 5.15am: Landing parties away exercising attack on Zanzibar.

  6.10am: SS West Wales arrived.

  8.00am: SS Dilwara arrived.

  5.10pm: Dilwara left.

  5.40pm: Italian RM Giuliana left.


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30 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  3.30pm: HMW Pickle arrived.

  4.00pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  4.20pm: SS Kendal Castle left.

  5.10pm: HMW Childers left.


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31 January 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

11.30am: HMW Fly arrived.



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1916

[Zanzibar, on patrol and Kilindini]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49171, signed by Lt (N) Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, Short and Mason No 2047

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No name or number


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1 February 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.30am: Clean ship.

  8.00am: SS Kendal Castle arrived.

  8.05am: Dockyard workmen arrived.

  9.15am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.25am: Gunner’s party getting up common shell. Took in shrapnel shell from HMS Challenger, common supplied to her in lieu.

  1.30pm: Muster for monthly payment.

  3.00pm: Leave to starboard watch until 6.00pm.

  4.10pm: Evening quarters.

  4.20pm: Watch working ammunition.

Weather: NE’ly breezes up to f 3, some cloud, 78° to 85° F.


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2 February 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: HMS Challenger left.

  8.20am: SS Barjora arrived.

  8.35am: SS Professor Woermann arrived.

  4.45pm: Barjora left.

  Gunner’s stores. Lost 1 pair binoculars Patt. 343.


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3 February 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

12.35am: Discharged Lt/Cdr Selby (invalided) for passage to Cape by SS Professor Woermann.

  5.15am: Whaler Charon left.

  6.10am: Professor Woermann left.

  9.50am: Collier Kendal Castle arrived.


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4 February 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  3.00am: Very heavy squalls, wind and rain.

  6.50am: HMW Childers arrived.

  8.35am: SS Barjora arrived.

10.30am: 4.7” gun layers at aiming rifle (towing target).

  1.45pm: Childers left.

  4.15pm: Warrant No 30 read.


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5 February 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.00am: Coaling from lighter, local labour, received 125 tons.

  4.30pm: One Ldg Seaman and one AB, temporarily discharged to HMW Pickle. One Ldg Stoker ditto to HMW Fly.

  6.15pm: MM SS Louqsor* arrived.

10.20pm: SS Barjora left.

10.35pm: Pickle and Fly left.

  *Blank in the log; name from the log of HMS Hyacinth, probably a hospital ship at this time.


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6 February 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.283, Long 39.15

10.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.40am: Stopped off Chumbe Lt and communicated with shore.

11.49am: Tested helm hard over both ways.

  1.00pm: Proceeded back to harbour.

  3.20pm: Anchored.

  5.30pm: Collier West Wales alongside HMS Hyacinth.


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7 February 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.20am: HMW Salamander arrived.

  9.15am: HMS Challenger arrived.

10.00am: SS Africa arrived.

  4.55pm: Collier Kendal Castle left.

11.15pm: Weighed and proceeded.

11.50pm: Rounded English Passage buoy, course N7W.


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8 February 1916

At sea and at Kokotone.

Lat -5.867, Long 39.233

  2.40am: Heavy rain and considerable sea rising, weather becoming dirty.

  4.15am: Mwana Mwana Lt bg N70E, 1 mile.

  6.30am: Anchored.

  6.45am: SS Cupid passed.

11.25am: Weighed and proceeded over bar into Kokotone Harbour.

12.45pm: Anchored.


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9 February 1916

Kokotone.

Lat -5.75, Long 39.253

  9.40am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.20am: Returned to harbour [even f 4 is too much for Mersey].

12.21pm: Anchored.

  6.00pm: HMS Challenger arrived. Six Ptes RMLI discharged to Challenger for passage to Mombasa.

  6.40pm: Challenger left.


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10 February 1916

Kokotone to Kisiti I.

Lat -4.767, Long 39.367

12.20am: Weighed and proceeded, course N2E.

  1.10am: Ras Nungwi Lt abeam, 2.2 miles.

  7.30am: Ulenge Lt bg N36W, 9 miles, a/c N35W.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 06’S, 39° 15’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 72 miles.

12.40pm: Anchored off Pungutiayu I. Ships at anchor: HMS Severn and HMW Fly.

  1.30pm: Fly left.


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11 February 1916

Kisiti I. to Mwamba Shundo.

Lat -4.783, Long 39.35

  5.30am: HMS Severn left.

  7.35am: Observed HMW Pickle, bound North.

11.10am: Weighed and proceeded, S40W.

  1.30pm: A/c S16W.

  2.05pm: Communicated with Pickle.

  4.00pm: Anchored, Mwamba Shundo.


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12 February 1916

Mwamba Shundo to Kisiti I. on patrol.

Lat -4.733, Long 39.275

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded S55W.

  7.30am: HMW Pickle communicated.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 44’S, 39° 16.5’E.

11.20am: Observed HMW Fly and communicated with her.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 51 miles.

  1.00pm: Stopped to obtain fresh provisions from Fly.

  2.10pm: Anchored, Pungutiayu anchorage.


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13 February 1916

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

  3.50pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  6.00pm: Challenger left.


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14 February 1916

Kisiti I. to Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.4

  6.25am: Collier Kendal Castle arrived. Coaling, received 71 tons.

12.30pm: Cast off and proceeded.

  3.30pm: Anchored in Gaze Bay, Chale I. bg N63E, 1.2 miles.


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15 February 1916

Gaze Bay.

Lat -4.45, Long 39.52

  8.30am: HMS Trent stopped outside entrance, sent boat for provisions and stores.


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16 February 1916

Gaze Bay to Kisiti I. and return.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  8.15am: Weighed and proceeded. S28W.

11.15am: Anchored off Kisiti I.

     Noon: Weighed and proceeded, N30E.

  3.35pm. Anchored in Gaze Bay.


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17 February 1916

Gaze Bay to Kisiti I.

Lat -4.508, Long 39.5

  6.15am: SS Wissmann left.

  9.50am: Weighed.

11.15am: Proceeded, S30W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 22 miles.

  1.55pm: Stopped and despatched boat to inspect dhow off Wasin I.

  2.30pm: Boat returned, dhow correct (G267), proceeded.

  5.00pm: Anchored off Kisiti I.


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18 February 1916

Kisiti I. to Mwamba Shundo.

Lat -4.867, Long 39.283

  6.40am: HMS Challenger communicated and proceeded North.

  8.10am: HMW Fly communicated and proceeded North.

  9.40am: Weighed and proceeded, S40W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 42 miles. HMW Pickle took station astern.

12.30pm: Anchored, Mwamba Shundo.


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19 February 1916

Mwamba Shundo, on patrol and at Kisiti I.

Lat -4.767, Long 39.283

  5.20am: HMW Pickle left.

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 57’S, 39° 12’E.

  9.30am: Pickle joined.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 36 miles.

  1.05pm: Stopped to communicate with HMW Fly.

  2.20pm: Anchored off Kisiti I.


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20 February 1916

Kisiti I, on patrol and return.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  1.00pm: Large fire observed in Tanga direction. Weighed and proceeded Southward.

  1.45pm: Turned 16 pts.

  3.35pm: Anchored off Kisiti I.


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21 February 1916

Kisiti I. to Mwamba Shundo.

Lat -4.725, Long 39.3834

11.50am: Weighed and proceeded S31W.

  2.30pm: Anchored off Mwamba Shundo.


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22 February 1916

Mwamba Shundo to Kisiti I.

Lat -4.9, Long 39.3 [approx]

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.15am: Anchored off North end of Mwamba Shundo shoal.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 33 miles.

12.45pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  1.50pm. Stopped, communicated with HMWs Fly and Pickle, received mail and provisions.

  5.00pm: Anchored off Kisiti I.


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23 February 1916

Kisiti I.

Lat -4.7, Long 39.375

  3.15pm: HMS Severn arrived.


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24 February 1916

Kisiti I. to Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  5.30am: Weighed and proceeded, N41E.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 30.5’S, 39° 32’E. Chale I. beacon bg North, 3.5 miles, a/c N29E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 52 miles.

12.45pm: Anchored, Kilindini harbour. In harbour on arrival: HMS’ Vengeance, Pioneer and Laconia. SS’ Comrie Castle, Wissmann, West Wales, Montrose, Rajput and Barjora.

  4.15pm: Pioneer left.

  5.30pm: Montrose left.

  6.00pm: Eleven ratings joined ship from Vengeance.


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25 February 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.00am: Coaling with native labour, received 118 tons of Welsh coal.

  8.15am: Sent working party to HMS Laconia to draw stores.


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26 February 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  4.00pm: Read warrant No 31.

  4.15pm: One Stoker joined ship from HMS Vengeance, one discharged to same.

  4.30pm: HMS Laconia left.


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27 February 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  9.30am: HMS Thistle arrived.

10.00am: C-in-C came on board and hoisted his flag, presented DSMs. [The medals were for the action against the Königsberg and were awarded to Commander RA Wilson, the Mersey’s captain, who received the DSO, and Chief Yeoman of Signals EW Pettingale, AB HJ Carter, AB William Corry and Stoker (2nd Class) Richard Thompson, all of whom received the DSM.]

10.45am: C-in-C left ship.

  3.30pm: Collier Kendal Castle arrived.

  3.35pm: Collier Comrie Castle left.


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28 February 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.40am: HMS Thistle left.

  8.45am: Discharged three ratings to HMS Vengeance for hospital.

11.05am: Vengeance left.

  2.30pm: SS Rajput left.

  4.20pm: Collier West Wales left. [South Wales in log.]


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29 February 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  1.55pm: SS Africa arrived.

  2.35pm: Africa left.

  5.45pm: Collier St Egbert arrived.



LOGS FOR MARCH 1916

[Kilindini, patrolling, Zanzibar and on tow towards Durban]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49172, signed Lt (N) Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, Short and Mason No 2047

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809


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1 March 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.30am: Clean ship.

  7.25am: SS Clan Ogilvy arrived.

  9.15am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.30am: Gunner’s party at guns, remainder employed as requisite.

  1.15pm: Monthly payment.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  3.30pm: Leave to port watch until 6.00pm.

  4.15pm: Watch employed scraping and painting.

  Sick list: 4.

Weather: Various light breezes, dry, 79° to 83° F.


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2 March 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.30am: SS Wissmann arrived.

  9.30am: HMS Laconia arrived.

  5.20pm: Laconia left.


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3 March 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

10.15am: SS City of Chester arrived (transport).

  4.10pm: SS Isle of Mull left.


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4 March 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  8.00am: Commenced coaling from lighter, local labour.

  1.15pm: Finished coaling, received 24 tons Welsh coal.

  1.30pm: HM Whalers Echo and Childers arrived.

  4.20pm: Transport St Egbert left.

  5.05pm: Transport Barjora left.


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5 March 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  6.00am: HMS’ Vengeance and Armadale Castle arrived.

  7.10am: Whaler Childers left.

10.30am: HMW Echo left.

11.00am: Two ratings joined ship from Armadale Castle, one rating joined for passage to HMS Severn.

  3.00pm: HMS Thistle arrived.

  4.15pm: Collier Kendal Castle left.

  4.30pm: One Stoker rating joined from hospital for passage to Severn.


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6 March 1916

Kilindini to Kisiti I.

Lat -4.43, Long 39.52

  5.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.05am: Anchored off Gaze, discharged two ratings to HMS Severn.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 32 miles.

12.20pm: Severn left.

  1.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.00pm: Anchored off Pungutiayu I.

  5.30pm: HMS Hyacinth left.


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7 March 1916

Kisiti I. to Zanzibar.

Lat -5.583, Long 39.217

  4.10am: Weighed and proceeded South.

  7.00am: Observed HMS Hyacinth and two whalers.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 07’S, 39° 20’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 56 miles. A/c S12W.

  2.46pm. Mungopani Lt abeam, 0.5 miles.

  4.30pm: Anchored, Zanzibar. Ships in harbour: HMS Trent, HM Whalers Salamander and Rattler, Transports SS’ Barjora, Comrie Castle, Africa, Khalifa.


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8 March 1916

Zanzibar and on patrol.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.30am: SS Barjora left, HMW Styx arrived.

11.15am: Collier Lord Roberts arrived.

12.30pm: Diver examining bottom.

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.00pm: Quarters. Exercised fire and collision and preparing to take ship in tow.

  7.20pm: Anchored in Merai Bay.

10.30pm: Weighed and proceeded, S26E.


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9 March 1916

On patrol and at Zanzibar.

Lat -6.567, Long 39.263

  Various courses as requisite for patrol.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 52’S, 39° 30’E.

  8.16am: General quarters, closed Ras Ndege to ¼ mile to observe suspicious object, proceeded.

  9.50am: Makatumbe Is Lt bg N35E, 1 mile. Course N12W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 100 miles.

  3.40pm: Anchored, Zanzibar.


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10 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.00am: Coaling from lighter.

10.00am: Working party sent to HMS Trent.

  5.50pm: Finished coaling, received 75 tons Welsh coal.


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11 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: Whaler Charon arrived.

  7.55am: HMS Armadale Castle arrived.

10.00am: One rating discharged to HMW Salamander.

  2.30pm: Charon left.

  3.00pm: Working party sent to HMS Trent.


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12 March 1916

Zanzibar to Pungume Patch.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.25am: HMW Charon arrived.

  7.00am: HMWs Salamander and Rattler left.

  9.30am: HMW Styx arrived.

10.30am: Discharged one rating to hospital.

12.25pm: HMS Severn passed thro’ harbour, weighed and took station astern of her, Southerly courses.

  5.30pm: Anchored off S. end of Pungume I.


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13 March 1916

Pungume Patch to Zanzibar and at sea.

Lat -6.667, Long 39.417

  4.00am: Weighed and proceeded with HMS Severn, S7E.

  5.30am: Observed HMS Vengeance and HMW Rattler.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 46’S, 39° 28’E.

  8.45am: General quarters, proceeded up coast, looked into Mboamaji Bay and Dar-es-salaam.

11.00am: Communicated with Severn and took station on her starboard beam.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 62 miles.

12.01pm: Joined Flag, formed single line ahead.

  2.00pm: Parted company from Flag and proceeded to Zanzibar.

  5.30pm: Anchored, Zanzibar.

  8.00pm: Weighed and proceeded, N8W.


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14 March 1916

At sea and at Kilindini.

Lat -4.483, Long 39.55

12.15am: Mwana Mwana Lt abeam, 1 mile.

  7.55am: Stopped and communicated with HMS Thistle.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 55’S, 39° 17’E. Course N5E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 147 miles. A/c N28E.

12.07pm: Chale I. beacon abeam, bg N60W, 2 miles.

  3.25pm: Anchored in Kilindini harbour. Ships in harbour: HMS’ Hyacinth, Vengeance, HMHS Ebani, SS’ Clan Ogilvy, Clan Buchanan, Barjora, Montrose.

  4.40pm: Hyacinth left.

  5.30pm: Transport Iberian [?] arrived.


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15 March 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.45am: SS Barjora left.

  8.00am: Coaling.

12.30pm: Whaler Echo arrived.

  1.00pm: Finished coaling, received 65 tons.


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16 March 1916

Kilindini.

Lat -4.07, Long 39.65

  7.20am: Whaler Echo left, SS Wissmann arrived.

  5.20pm: SS Clan MacPherson left.

  5.30pm: SS Khalifa left.

  6.20pm: SS Barjora arrived.


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17 March 1916

Kilindini and at sea.

Lat -4.608, Long 39.6

  5.50am: Weighed and proceeded, S17W.

  8.00am: Pos. 4° 15’S, 39° 40’E.

  9.30am: Hands employed unshipping plates and unfuzing shell.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 36 miles.

  3.00pm: Ras Kegomacha Lt bg S62E, 8.5 miles.

  8.00pm: Pos. 5° 19’S, 39° 21’E.

  9.00pm: Signalled SS Professor Woermannn steering North.

10.05pm: Ras Nungwi Lt bg S4E, a/c S5W.


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18 March 1916

Kokotone anchorage and at sea to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.008, Long 39.175

12.25am: Anchored Kokotone outer anchorage.

  5.50am: Weighed and proceeded, S80W.

  7.30am: Met HMS Severn and proceeded North in company.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 52’S, 39° 10’E.

  9.45am: Parted company with Severn, a/c S12W.

11.30am: Mungopani Lt abeam, ½ mile, a/c S5W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 129 miles.

  1.30pm: Anchored, Zanzibar.

  2.35pm: Weighed and proceeded alongside HMS Trent, hands transhipping shell to same.


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19 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  Hands transferring ammunition to HMS Trent.

  3.30pm: HMS Vengeance arrived.


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20 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.40am: HMW Childers arrived.

  8.00am: Hands employed getting up plates and shifting gear into HMS Trent. Dockyard shipwrights shoring up decks.

11.00am: SS Castilian [formerly Umbilo] arrived.

11.30am: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  1.30pm: Hands dismounting guns and plates.

  2.30pm: Cast off from Trent and proceeded to anchorage off Hospital Steps.

  6.20pm: SS Clan Macintosh left.


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21 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.15am: Surveying party left for Tumba.

  6.15am: HMWs Childers and Echo left.

  6.45am: HMS Vengeance left.

  8.00am: Splicing party about towing hawsers.

  4.30pm: SS Africa left.

  4.50pm: HMW Rattler arrived.


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22 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  2.00am: HMW Rattler left.

  5.20am: Surveying party left.

  8.00am: Splicing party on hawsers, dockyard workers shoring up decks.

  3.20pm: HMW Salamander arrived.

  4.15pm: SS Wissmann and HMHS Ebani left.

  5.20pm: HMWs Childers and Echo arrived.


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23 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.15am: Surveying party away.

  6.30am: HMW Salamander arrived.

  7.10am: SS Palamcotta arrived, Salamander left.

  8.00am: Hands preparing ship for towing.

  2.00pm: One Ldg Stoker rejoined from HMW Childers.

  3.00pm: MAA joined from hospital.

  6.15pm: Weighed and proceeded alongside HMS Trent.

11.00pm: HMS Hyacinth arrived.


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24 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.45am: SS Palamcotta left.

  8.00am: Hands moving stores and gear to HMS Trent.

  7.15am: HMS Vengeance arrived.

11.00am: C-in-C visited.

  4.30pm: Warrant No 32 read.

  6.00pm: One Seaman rating discharged to HMS Hyacinth.


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25 March 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.30am: Hands battening down.

  7.00am: One Seaman rating received from HMS Hyacinth.

11.00am: Ship battened down ready to be taken in tow.

  1.00pm: All hands moved to HMS Trent.

  3.25pm: Ship moved astern of Trent and hawsers secured.

  4.00pm: Trent proceeded with Mersey in tow.

  6.15pm: Stopped. Working party returned from Mersey, hoisted all boats and proceeded South. [Mersey is being towed dead, ie not under power or steerage.]


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26 March 1916

At sea.

Lat -8.117, Long 40.267

  HMS Mersey in tow of Trent on passage from Zanzibar to Durban. [All the information for the period 26th to 31st March is on this page.]

Weather: Fine and calm. Run 141 miles.


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27 March 1916

At sea, on tow.

Lat -11.567, Long 40.9

Weather: Fine, light Southerly breeze, Sent party on board all correct.

Run 211 miles.


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28 March 1916

At sea, on tow.

Lat -14.967, Long 40.867

Weather: Overcast, some rain squalls, moderate SW breeze, Southerly swell. Run 208 miles.


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29 March 1916

At sea, on tow.

Lat -17.9, Long 39.2

Weather: Moderate breezes and sea, mostly overcast. Run 206 miles.


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30 March 1916

At sea, on tow.

Lat -19.983, Long 36.717

Weather: Wind SSE force 5, considerable sea and swell. Mersey shipping seas and tumbling about considerably. Run 190 miles.


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31 March 1916

At sea, on tow.

Lat -21.617, Long 35.567

Weather: Fresh breeze throughout the night moderating after daylight.

  7.00am: Stopped under lee of Cape Bazaruto and sent boat to Mersey and found she had made only a small amount of water.

10.00am: Proceeded to Southward. Moderate breeze (3). Run 134 miles.



LOGS FOR APRIL 1916

[Durban for refit]


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Cover, Adm. 53/ 49173, signed by Lt (N) Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, Short and Mason Ltd No 2047

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No name or number


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1 April 1916

At sea, in tow.

Lat -24.783, Long 35.117

Weather: Moderate breeze and heavy SE’ly swell, moderating to slight at daylight. Run 202 miles.


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2 April 1916

At sea, in tow.

Lat -27.9, Long 32.867

Weather: Fine and light breeze, slight swell, freshening at daylight, sea increasing. Run 223 miles, 156 miles remaining to Durban.


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3 April 1916

At sea on tow and at Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Stopped at daylight, sent boat to Mersey with working parties, raised steam.

  9.00am: Pilot boarded, shortened in tow. Slipped Starboard cable for HMS Trent to heave in. Hawser parted and cable lost.

10.00am: Proceeded under own steam with tugs and pilot into Durban harbour.

11.30am: Made fast alongside Congella Wharf.

  1.30pm: Commenced moving all gear from Trent.


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4 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Removing all stores and gear from HMS Trent to Mersey.


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5 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Removing all gear and ammunition from HMS Trent.


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6 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  6.30am: HMS Trent left.

  8.30am: Shifted berth. Hands employed loading lighters and passing ammunition into magazines.

  1.30pm: Hands mounting guns and sending up topmast.


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7 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  6.50am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  8.00am: Hands mounting guns.

     Noon: One Signal rating joined from Challenger.


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8 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  4.30pm: One Chief ERA discharged to Simonstown hospital.


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9 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

11.00am: Two absentees from HMS Challenger reported on board.


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10 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  7.20am: One Stoker (absentee from HMS Challenger) discharged for passage to rejoin ship.


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11 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Shore workmen employed in engine room.


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12 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  7.00am: Proceeded to floating dock.

  7.30am: Entered dock and made fast. Hands cleaning bottom and lowering cables into dock.


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13 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Hands cleaning and scraping bottom and chipping cable.


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14 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Hands cleaning sides and water tank, working on cables.


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15 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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16 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Sunday routine.

12.01am: Acting Mate* Hooper left ship for passage to England by SS Saxon.

* Mate was a rating revived in 1913 for the accelerated promotion of promising ratings. Mates ranked with Sub-lieutenants but messed separately. In 1931 the title was abandoned again, and mates were re-mustered as sub-lieutenants.


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17 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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18 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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19 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work, scraping sides, cleaning double bottoms and fresh water tanks.

  Working party sent to rail station to draw stores arriving from Simonstown.


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20 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  7.00am: One rating joined from shore.

  Dry dock work.

  Officer from NOD inspecting 6” and 4.7” guns.


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21 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Church parties and leave. (Good Friday)


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22 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.

  Leave to port watch until 7.00am Tuesday.


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23 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Easter Sunday.


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24 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work, one electrician rating joined ship.


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25 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work, one rating joined from Balmoral Castle.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff4b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49173/ADM 53-49173-016_0.jpg)


26 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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27 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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28 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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29 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  8.00am: Dry dock work.

  1.30pm: Make and mend and weekend leave.


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30 April 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Church parties and leave.



LOGS FOR MAY 1916

[Durban for refit]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49174, signed by Lt (N) Garbett.

4caf885acadfd3419701ff59: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-003_0.jpg)


Barometer: Aneroid, Short and Mason No 2047

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No name or number


4caf885acadfd3419701ff5a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-003_1.jpg)


1 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  6.30am: Clean ship.

  9.00am: Gunner’s party at 6” guns, remainder cleaning out tanks, painting the side etc.

  1.00pm: Monthly payment.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch until 7.00am.

Weather: Strong SW winds with rain squalls, moderating later, 66° to 70° F.


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2 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.

  Class of RNVR aboard for drills.


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3 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff5d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-005_0.jpg)


4 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.

  Survey on cable completed, studs etc made good. One shackle condemned and sent to Simons Town. [A shackle, here meaning a length of chain of 12.5 fathoms, 75 feet.]


4caf885acadfd3419701ff5e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-005_1.jpg)


5 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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6 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work in am, make and mend in pm.


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7 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Sunday routine.


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8 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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9 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work.


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10 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Dry dock work. Foc’sle men stowing cable.

  1.30pm: One Seedie boy discharged to hospital.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff64: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-008_1.jpg)


11 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  7.15am: Floated out of dock assisted by tug and made fast alongside D shed. Work continuing in double bottoms and tanks.

  1.30pm: Make and mend.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff65: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-009_0.jpg)


12 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Hands employed as requisite.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff66: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-009_1.jpg)


13 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Saturday routine.

  2.00pm: One Pte RMLI discharged to RMS Norman for passage to Simons Town.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff67: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-010_0.jpg)


14 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Sunday routine.


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15 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  7.00am: HMS Trent arrived.

10.00am: One Signal rating joined from Trent.

  3.00pm: MAA discharged to hospital.


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16 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  8.30am: Working party sent to HMS Trent.

     Noon: Hands victualled in Trent.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff6a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-011_1.jpg)


17 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  8.00am: Gunner’s party dismounting 3 pdrs and mounting same in HMS Trent. Remainder of hands working on towing hawsers. Coaling ship, received 68 tons.

  5.00pm: One Signal rating discharged to HMS Laconia.


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18 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Getting up ammunition, painting.


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19 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Painting ship and stowing ammunition in Trent.


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20 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Saturday routine.


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21 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Sunday routine.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff6f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-014_0.jpg)


22 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  9.30am: Hands painting mess deck.

  3.30pm: SS Professor Woermann left.

  6.00pm: HMS Armadale Castle left.


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23 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Painting out mess decks, cleaning ship.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff71: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-015_0.jpg)


24 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.767, Long 31.117

  9.20am: Proceeded out of harbour for hull trial.

10.00am: Fired two rounds from after 6”.

10.20am: Fired two rounds from fore 6”.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 21 miles.

  1.20pm: Made fast alongside A shed. Trial satisfactory.

  7.30pm: Three ratings joined for passage to HMS Talbot.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff72: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-015_1.jpg)


25 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Painting mess decks, scraping and chipping davits and dismantling wireless.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff73: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-016_0.jpg)


26 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Hands painting mess decks and wardroom, dismantling ship for towing and housing topmast.


4caf885acadfd3419701ff74: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49174/ADM 53-49174-016_1.jpg)


27 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Painting and preparing ship for towing.

  6.00pm: Discharged one AB RNR to Kenilworth Castle for hospital.


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28 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Sunday routine.


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29 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Painting and dockyard men shoring up decks.


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30 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Hands battening down, preparing towing hawsers and preparing ship for sea. Dockyard party shoring up decks.


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31 May 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Preparing for sea.



LOGS FOR JUNE 1916

[In tow from Durban to Mafia Island, in action at Kilwa Kivinje and Mafia Island.]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49175, signed by Lt (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, Short and Mason Ltd No 2047

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometers for sea temperature: No mark


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1 June 1916

Durban.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02

  Securing for sea, weather instruments stowed away.


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2 June 1916

Durban and at sea in tow of HMS Trent.

Lat -29.87, Long 31.02 [approx]

  7.00am: Hands preparing ship for sea, sealed up ship.

  9.00am: Trent and Mersey cast off from jetty assisted by tugs.

10.00am: Connected up tow and proceeded out of harbour in tow of Trent and assisted by tug.

     Noon: Veered out hawsers. Working party returned from Mersey. Proceeding in tow of Trent. Light NE’ly breeze fine and calm.


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3 June 1916

At sea in tow of HMS Trent.

Lat -28.267, Long 33.0

  Distance run 142 miles.

  Trent developed engine room defect – proceeding to Delagoa Bay.


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4 June 1916

At sea in tow of HMS Trent and in Lourenco Marques harbour.

Lat -25.908, Long 32.967

11.00am: Rounded C Inhaca, shortened in tow.

     Noon: Entered Delagoa Bay. Distance run 142 miles.

  2.45pm: Sent working party to Mersey and hove in cables. Tug alongside Mersey.

  4.20pm: Trent anchored in Lourenco Marques [now Maputo] harbour and Mersey secured alongside. Opened up Mersey and sounded wells, all correct.


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5 June 1916

Lourenco Marques.

Lat -25.98, Long 32.56

  Strong SWly wind. Steamer entering reported gale.

  Distance run from yesterday 25 miles.


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6 June 1916

Lourenco Marques and at sea in tow.

Lat -25.925, Long 32.958

  7.20am: Connected up tow and proceeded out of harbour.

  Light breeze (1-2), considerable S’ly swell, fine clear weather.


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7 June 1916

At sea in tow.

Lat -24.333, Long 35.933

  Light breeze (1-2) and fine, moderate S’ly swell.

  Course N38E, distance run 190 miles.


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8 June 1916

At sea in tow.

Lat -21.7, Long 37.45

  Light airs and fine calm weather, very slight S’ly swell.

  Day’s run 179 miles, course N28E.


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9 June 1916

At sea in tow.

Lat -19.05, Long 39.367

  Light rain and calm fine weather.

  Run 193 miles. Distance to Zanzibar, 841 miles.


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10 June 1916

At sea in tow.

Lat -16.167, Long 41.083

  Light S’ly breeze (1-2), fine calm weather.

  Run 196 miles. Distance to Zanzibar, 645 miles.

  Received orders by wireless to proceed to Mafia I.


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11 June 1916

At sea in tow.

Lat -13.4, Long 41.85

  Light breeze 2-3 Southerly, fine and clear.

  Run 175 miles. To Tirene Bay, 404 miles.


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12 June 1916

At sea in tow.

Lat -10.067, Long 41.067

  Moderate S’ly breeze (4), fine clear weather.

  Run 207 miles. To Moresby Pt, 158 miles.


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13 June 1916

At sea in tow and at Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65 [approx]

  7.00am: Shortened in tow and rounded Moresby Pt [aka Ras Mkumbi].

10.40am: Observed HMS Severn.

11.45am: Sent party on board Mersey, hove in cables.

12.20pm: HMS Trent anchored.

12.55pm: Made fast alongside Trent.

  1.00pm: Severn anchored.

  2.00pm: Opening up ship and removing breakwaters and shores.


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14 June 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Moving gear from HMS Trent and generally preparing ship for sea, fuzing shell etc.


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15 June 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Moving gear from HMS Trent and generally preparing ship for sea, fuzing shell etc.


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16 June 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Moving gear from HMS Trent and generally preparing ship for sea, fuzing shell etc.


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17 June 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.30am: Received from HMS Vengeance, 2 x 77mm Mitrailleurs, 17 boxes machine gun ammunition, 5 MGs in boxes – mountings spare parts etc.

10.00am: HMS Hyacinth arrived.

  1.20pm: Cast off from HMS Trent and went alongside collier Virent. Coaling, native labour.

  3.30pm: Hyacinth sailed.

  6.20pm: Completed coaling, received 100 tons.

  7.15pm: Cast off and anchored.


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18 June 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.40am: SS Wissmann arrived.

10.00am: HMS Severn left.

  2.30pm: Collier Virent left.

  4.00pm: HMS Trent and Wissmann left.


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19 June 1916

Tirene Bay, at sea and return

Lat -8.208, Long 39.483

  6.45am: Weighed and proceeded to adjust compasses, considerable sea, abandoned adjustment and swung ship.

  8.25am: Completed swinging, proceeded to Southward.

  9.23am: Ras Kisimani bg S32E, 1 mile.

12.20pm: Anchored off Simaya I.

  1.20pm: Weighed and proceeded. Exchanged one Stoker with HMW Fly.

  5.50pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.


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20 June 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Hands variously employed.


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21 June 1916

Tirene Bay to Songa Songa I.

Lat -7.933, Long 39.583

11.00am: Weighed and proceeded, courses Southward.

  1.15pm: Mange Reef beacon bg S66E, 9 cables, a/c S24W.

  5.55pm: Anchored in Songa Songa [now Songo Songo] harbour.


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22 June 1916

Songa Songa I.

Lat -8.517, Long 39.483

  7.15pm: Despatched dhow with two spies to mainland.


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23 June 1916

Songa Songa I. and on patrol to Tirene Bay.

Lat -8.225, Long 39.45

  8.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.30am: Slowed, examined discoloured water, 1.8 miles S of small reef to South of Chocha.

11.00am: Ras Pombwe bg N10W, 2.5 miles, a/c to pass round Okambara Spit.

  3.00pm: W end of Boydu I. bg S4W, 2.7 miles, passed North of Al Hadjiri reef.

  4.35pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.


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24 June 1916

Tirene Bay to Koma and return.

Lat -7.817, Long 39.617

  9.45am: Whaler Pickle alongside for water.

11.00am: Pickle left.

11.35am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour, N32W.

  3.00pm: Stopped off Koma I., lowered motor boat and communicated with Mafia dhow.

  3.40pm: Boat returned, proceeded, S32E.

  7.30pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay. At anchor: HMS Trent, HMWs Pickle and Fly.


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25 June 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.00am: Whaler Fly left.

  3.45pm: HMAS Pioneer and HMS Trent left.


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26 June 1916

Tirene Bay to Koma I. and return.

Lat -7.617, Long 39.433

  6.35am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 45’S, 39° 44’E.

10.20am: Off Koma I., sent boat to tow Mafia dhow alongside and took dhow in tow.

10.50am: Proceeded, S35E.

  3.45pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.


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27 June 1916

Mafia I. to Songa Songa I.

Lat -7.983, Long 39.583

10.20am: Major Brook and ten Askaris boarded.

10.25am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.35am: Ras Kisimani beacon bg East, 3 cables, set course S5W.

12.45pm: Mange Reef beacon bg East, 1 mile, a/c S35W.

  3.00pm: Simaya I. bg SW, 4.1 miles, a/c S15W.

  5.55pm: Anchored off Songa Songa I.


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28 June 1916

Songa Songa I., on patrol and return.

Lat -8.667, Long 39.417

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.55am: Sighted HMS Pickle.

  7.40am: Stopped under lee of Jewe Reef to await Flag with Pickle.

  8.00am: Sighted HMS’ Vengeance (Flag) and Manica.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 38’S, 39° 26’E.

  9.15am: General quarters.

  9.40am: Vengeance and Manica anchored.

10.35am: Opened fire on Gingwera camp (Kilwa Kivinje).

10.40am: Ceased fire, closed Flag,

11.17am: Aeroplane rose to spot. Vengeance opened fire.

11.20am: Took up firing position, opening and ceasing fire as ordered by C-in-C.

12.30pm: Ceased fire, closed Flag and communicated.

  2.20pm: Proceeded.

  2.52pm: Fired loaded guns.

  5.15pm: Anchored in Songa Songa harbour.


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29 June 1916

Songa Songa I. to Tirene Bay, Mafia I.

Lat -7.95, Long 39.583

  6.35am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.50am: Pumbavu I. bg S74E, 5 cables, set course N27W.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 22’S, 39° 27’E.

  8.17am: Simaya I. bg N2W, 3 miles, a/c N30E.

11.20am: Mange Reef beacon bg S41E, 1.3 miles, a/c N10E.

12.55pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay


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30 June 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

10.10am: Collier Virent anchored, Mersey went alongside, commenced coaling.

  7.55pm: Finished coaling, 155 tons Welsh coal, cast off and anchored.



LOGS FOR JULY 1916

[Mafia I. and patrolling, in action at Dar-es-salaam, Tanga, Sadani and Bagamoyo, then to Zanzibar.]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49176, signed by Lt (N) LG Garbett.

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Instruments as per June 1916.


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1 July 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.00am: Clean ship.

  8.00am: HMAS Pioneer arrived.

  1.15pm: HMW Pickle arrived.

  1.30pm: Leave to watch until 6.00pm.

  2.15pm: Pickle left.

  4.15pm: Evening quarters.

  8.30pm: Set gun watch.

  Sick list: 1.

Weather: SE winds, f 4 at times, dry, 76° to 77° F.


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2 July 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.30am: Supplied fresh beef to HMAS Pioneer and SS Virent.

12.50pm: HMW Childers arrived.

  2.00pm: Childers left.

  3.00pm: Collier Virent left.

  4.55pm: HMW Fly anchored.

  5.10pm: Fly left.


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3 July 1916

Tirene Bay, on patrol and anchored off Kwale I.

Lat -7.417, Long 39.617

  5.40am: HMAS Pioneer left.

  6.35am: Weighed and proceeded, N9W.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 45’S, 39° 38’E.

  9.15am: Anchored North of Niororo I., HMW Pickle alongside for water.

10.08am: Pickle left. Weighed and proceeded, N12W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 30 miles.

  2.15pm: Ras Mwambamku bg N2W, 2 miles, a/cS40W.

  2.40pm: Sighted into Shungu Bay.

  4.00pm: Passed West of North Fanjove I.

  6.25pm: Anchored off Kwale I.*

  *There are two Kwale Islands; this is the more Southerly of the two.


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4 July 1916

Kwale I., on patrol and Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.75, Long 39.533

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded, S45E, then various Southerly courses down the coast for patrol.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 01’S, 39° 27’E.

10.00am: Ras Simba Uranga bg S40W, 4.5 miles.

10.40am: Simba Uranga mouth bg S36W, 7.2 miles, a/c S40E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 68 miles.

  2.05pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.


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5 July 1916

Tirene Bay to Simaya I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.633

  8.30am: SS Wissmann anchored.

  9.55am: Four ratings joined for passage to HMS’ Challenger and Pioneer.

11.40am: Three native spies joined ship. Weighed and proceeded.

12.53pm: Ras Kisimani bg S80E, 3 cables, course S6W.

  4.45pm: Anchored off Simaya I.


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6 July 1916

Simaya I. and on patrol to Songa Songa I.

Lat -8.617, Long 39.45

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded, S10W.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 26’S, 39° 26’E.

  9.55am: Made fast to HMS Himalaya under lee of Jewe Reef. Also at anchor, HMW Echo. Discharged four ratings to Himalaya for passage.

11.20am: HMW Childers alongside.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 51 miles.

12.30pm: Childers left.

12.35pm: Cast off and proceeded, N25E, Echo in company.

  2.00pm: Anchored in Songa Songa harbour, Echo made fast alongside. Discharged three native spies to Echo.

  4.35pm: Echo left.

  8.40pm: Echo returned.


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7 July 1916

Songa Songa I. to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.967, Long 39.583

  6.45am: HMW Echo left.

  6.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.05am: Pumbavu I. bg East, 3 cables, set course N27W.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 24’S, 39° 26’E.

  9.00am: Simaya I. bg S75W, 1.2 miles, a/c N39E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 44 miles.

  1.17pm: Made fast to collier Virent in Tirene Bay.

  2.00pm: Four Seedie boys joined.

  2.45pm: HMW Childers arrived.

  3.20pm: Cast off to anchor.


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8 July 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.30am: HMW Childers left.

  1.00pm: HMW Echo arrived.

  4.00pm: SS Virent left.


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9 July 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.20am: HMW Echo left.


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10 July 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  9.30am: Exercised general evolutions.

10.30am: Laid out stern kedge for calibration purposes.

  4.00pm: Calibrating guns.

  5.00pm: Respread awnings.


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11 July 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Hands employed as requisite.


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12 July 1916

Tirene Bay and on patrol to Koma I.

Lat -7.6, Long 39.383

  7.00am: Native spies boarded.

  7.55am: Weighed and proceeded, N39W.

11.05am: Simba Uranga Pt bg S84W, 4 miles, a/c N40E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 27 miles.

12.30pm: A/c N60E.

  2.45pm: N Fanjove I. bg N83E, 1.8 miles, a/c S5E.

  4.48pm: Anchored under lee of Koma I.

  6.20pm: Native spies left ship.


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13 July 1916

Koma I. to Shungumbili I. and to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.7, Long 39.67

  6.40am: Weighed and proceeded through Koma I. inshore channel.

  7.30am: Course S34E.

  9.00am: Shungumbili I. bg S84E, Niororo I. bg N72E, a/c N70E.

11.50am: Anchored off Shungumbili I.

  2.40pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.06pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.


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14 July 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.50am: HMAS Pioneer anchored.

  9.00am: Weighed and proceeded alongside SS Virent. Commenced coaling.

11.00am: Returned 17 cases of machine gun ammunition to Pioneer.

12.45pm: HMWs Echo and Childers arrived.

  4.56pm: Finished coaling, received 146 tons.


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15 July 1916

Tirene Bay to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.992, Long 39.592

  5.10am: Weighed and proceeded, N7E.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 30’S, 39° 39’E.

11.10am: Ras Kanzi Lt bg N86W, 7.5 miles, a/c N30W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 55 miles.

  6.30pm: Anchored in Zanzibar Harbour. In harbour. HMS’ Vengeance (flag), Salamander, Prattler*, Trent, CS Sherard Osborn, IM SS Arratoon Apcar.

  *Formerly Rattler, renamed about this time, because the RN already had an HMS Rattler, an ancient wooden sloop on harbour duties in Scotland.


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16 July 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.15am: Collier Virent arrived.

12.15pm: Whalers Pickle, Charon and Styx arrived.

  1.30pm: SS Berwick Castle arrived. Pickle left.

  4.20pm: French mail steamer left.


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17 July 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.45am: SS Arratoon Apcar left.

10.00am: Received from HMS Vengeance 1 Maxim complete, 7 boxes belts.

  3.00pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  4.15pm: Read Warrant No 33, one Ord. Sn discharged to Vengeance to undergo cell punishment.

  5.40pm: One rating joined from Vengeance.


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18 July 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.25pm: SS Berwick Castle left.

  8.35am: Transport Professor [formerly Professor Woermann] arrived.

  9.50am: HMS Trent left.

11.00am: One rating left ship for hospital.

  3.35am: HMW Salamander arrived.


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19 July 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.45am: Transport Professor left.

  6.05am: HMW Salamander left.

  7.00am: Proceeded alongside SS Virent, coaling, received 35 tons.

  5.00pm: Discharged one Seaman rating to hospital.


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20 July 1916

Zanzibar to Kwale I.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

11.00am: One Seedie boy (Serang*) discharged to RNB.

  1.00pm: One SSA joined from HMS Vengeance.

  2.00pm: Vengeance and HMS Challenger left.

  2.30pm: Two Air Mechanics arrived on board for duty with seaplane.

  3.30pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.00pm: Cleared for action and exercised general quarters.

  6.35pm: Anchored, Kwale I.

  * A Seedie petty officer.


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21 July 1916

Kwale I. to Dar-es-salaam area

Lat -6.8, Long 39.358

12.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.15am: Closed whalers Pickle and Fly on Kankadya Patch.

  6.05am: Whalers weighed and proceeded, Fly in company.

  6.15am: HMS’ Vengeance and Challenger anchored to NW of Makatumbe Lt.

  6.39am: Proceeded as per orders, general quarters.

  6.50am: Taking up firing position in Sinda Bay. Seaplane observed, came down with engine and wireless trouble.

  7.17am: Seaplane made fast alongside.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 50’S, 39° 23’E.

  8.40am: Seaplane left ship.

  9.15am: Opened fire on steamer Feldmarschall* [Field Marshal in log, which she became when captured] at head of Dar-es-salaam Bay, spotting corrections from aeroplane not satisfactory.

10.00am: HMS Manica arrived, aeroplane went back to Zanzibar.

10.20am: Balloon went up from Manica.

10.30am: Anchored.

11.35am: Ceased fire and proceeded.

12.15pm: Stopped to communicate with Manica.

  1.15pm: Closed HMS Vengeance, sent boat for Flag Commander.

  2.00pm: Proceeded to close Ras Upanga.

  2.50pm: Closed Flag, Flag Commander left, proceeded South.

  4.35pm: Anchored off Sinda I., Pickle and Fly anchored close.

  5.00pm: Pickle left.

  7.20pm: Weighed and proceeded slow, keeping in touch with Sinda I.

  8.00pm: Pos. 6° 48’S, 39° 24.5’E.

11.30pm: Proceeded to firing position off Makatumbe Lt.

  * 1903, 6,142 grt, German East Africa Line


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22 July 1916

Dar-es-salaam to Kokotone via Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  1.45am: Fired 6 rounds lyddite from after 6” gun into Ras Upanga.

  1.52am: Ceased fire, proceeded slow to Zanzibar, Fly in company.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 18’S, 39° 10’E.

10.05am: Anchored in Zanzibar harbour. HMS Manica left.

  1.05pm. Weighed and proceeded via French Pass.

  4.18pm: Anchored in Kokotone harbour.


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23 July 1916

Kokotone to Pangani and Tanga.

Lat -5.43, Long 39.0

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 39’S, 39° 12’E.

  8.15am: Observed HMS Talbot and squadron in Pangani Bay.

10.22am: Anchored in Pangani outer anchorage. At anchor: HMS Talbot and SS Barjora.

10.30am: HMW Salamander arrived.

12.55pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.30pm: Anchored in Tanga Harbour. At anchor: HMS Severn and HMW Prattler. One Seedie boy left for Severn.


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24 July 1916

Tanga.

Lat -5.06, Long 39.1

  8.30am: Landed two machine guns, crews and ammunition to assist in defence of the town.

10.10am: HMS Severn left.

  2.00pm: Fourteen porters from shore assisting to erect iron plates.

  4.30pm: HMS Trent anchored.

  6.30pm: Transport Barjora anchored in outer anchorage.


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25 July 1916

Tanga and at sea to Sadani.

Lat -5.06, Long 39.1

  6.00am: SS Barjora shifted to inner anchorage.

  6.20am: HMS Trent left.

  9.15am: HMW Prattler left.

  5.00pm: Barjora left.

  6.05pm: Weighed and proceeded out of bay.

  6.45pm: A/c S37W.

  7.00pm: Ulenge Lt bg N35W, 4.6 miles, a/c South.

11.40pm: Ras Nungwi Lt bg S16W.


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26 July 1916

At sea and off Sadani.

Lat -5.975, Long 38.821 [Longs on this page 39°, incorrectly]

  5.20am: Observed HMS Manica and closed her.

  5.40am: Proceeded to firing position 3½ miles E of Sadani* village.

  6.16am: Opened fire on Sadani.

  6.45am: Ceased fire.

  7.30am. Balloon went up from Manica.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 02’S, 38° 30’E

  8.25am: Aeroplane went up, balloon hauled down.

  8.45am: Seaplane dropping bombs and reported being fired on by Maxims from Sadani village.

  9.00am: Proceeded along coast, Manica in company, aeroplane reconnoitring to North.

  9.21am: Opened fire.

  9.40am: Ceased fire.

  9.45am: Observed HMS Talbot to Northward.

10.25am: Turned to South, seaplane returning.

10.42am: Seaplane down.

11.12am: Anchored.

11.34am: Manica anchored.

11.40am: Opened fire on Buini Vilage.

12.09pm: Ceased fire.

12.10pm: Proceeded to Southward.

12.45pm: Anchored.

  4.26pm. Opened fire on Sadani village.

  4.45pm: Ceased fire. Weighed and proceeded.

  7.10pm: Anchored.

  8.00pm: Pos. 6° 05’S, 38° 07’E.

  *Saadani in log. I have used the modern spelling to avoid confusion with Saadani in Kenya.


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27 July 1916

Anchorage to Sadani.

Lat -6.067, Long 38.833 [Longs on this page 39°, incorrectly]

  2.30am: Two fishing dhows drifted past ship, lowered skiff and examined same.

  4.55am. Weighed and proceeded.

  5.50am: Observed HMS Manica.

  7.00am: Proceeded to close Sadani village, seaplane went up.

  7.30am: Opened fire with 6” and 4.7” guns on Sadani village.

  7.52am: Ceased fire.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 01’S, 38° 50’E.

  8.00am: Aeroplane reports troops in village who fired on her.

  8.15am: Aeroplane spotting, opened fire on village, range 7,500 yds.

  8.20am: Ceased fire, aeroplane down, stopped engines.

10.15am: Proceeded along coast to South.

11.05am: Anchored.

  6.00pm: Opened fire on village with after 6” and Std. 4.7”.

  6.25pm: Ceased fire.

  8.00pm: Pos. 6° 04’S, 38° 50’E.

10.30pm: Opened fire on Sadani Village with after 6”.

10.40pm: Ceased fire.


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28 July 1916

Sadani to Bagamayo and Zanzibar.

Lat -6.375, Long 38.917

  7.16am: Seaplane went up.

  7.27am: Opened fire with fore 6” on Sadani village.

  7.50am: Balloon went up.

  7.55am: Weighed anchor, aeroplane came down.

  8.00am: Ceased fire.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 04’S, 38° 50’E [Longitude corrected].

  8.30am: Aeroplane alongside, anchored and sent boat for pilot.

  9.00am: Weighed and proceeded South.

11.45am: Stopped engines off Bagamoyo.

12.15pm: Anchored.

  2.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  3.00pm: Took up station astern of HMS Talbot and both anchored.

  5.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.45pm. Anchored in Zanzibar harbour. At anchor: HMS Trent, HMWs Echo and Childers, colliers Queen Alexandra [formerly Elfland] and Virent.


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29 July 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  Alongside HMS Trent discharging ammunition [link broken, information from Trent’s log].


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30 July 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.15am: HMW Salamander left.

  9.20am: Cast off from HMS Trent and anchored.

  3.45pm: HMS’ Vengeance, Hyacinth, Pioneer, Fly and Pickle arrived.

  4.50pm: HMS Manica arrived.

  5.00pm: Lt Harrison RNR joined from Vengeance.

  6.00pm: Fly left.


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31 July 1916

Zanzibar to Kokotone and Sadani.

Lat -5.742, Long 39.258

  6.00am: HMW Fly arrived.

  6.45am: One Sergeant RMLI and 50 Askaris ZAR arrived on board for passage to Sadani.

  6.50am: Weighed and proceeded through French Pass.

  8.00am. Lat 6° 02.5’S, 39° 10’E.

11.05am: Anchored at Kokotone. At anchor: HMS Talbot and Severn.

11.20am: HMS Vengeance anchored.

     Noon: Courses and DMG, various, 28 miles.

  1.50pm: HMS Talbot left.

  2.50pm: 20 Askaris ZAR left for Severn.

  2.55pm: Weighed and proceeded, formed single line ahead on Severn.

  3.30pm: Mwana Lt bg S45E, 1 mile, a/c S27W.

  5.45pm: Mangopani Lt bg S74E, 3¼ miles, a/c S70W.

  8.00pm: Pos. 6° 02.5’S, 38° 48’E.

  9.55pm: Anchored off Sadani Village, at anchor HMS’ Talbot and Manica.



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1916

[In action at Sadani, Zanzibar, Pangani and in action at Bagamoyo]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49177, signed by Lt (N) LG Garbett.

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Instruments as per June 1916.


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1 August 1916

Sadani to Kipumbwe.

Lat -6.133, Long 38.85 [approx]

  5.05am: Boats left ships with Marines, Seamen and native landing parties to occupy Sadani Village.

  5.40am: Proceeded Southward.

  5.45am: Opened fire from all guns (starboard battery) at a range of 6,000 yds to cover landing.

  6.13am: Ceased fire.

  6.35am: Anchored.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 02’S, 38° 48’E.

  8.35am: HMS’ Manica and Talbot left.

10.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.55am: Closed Ras Utondwe and sent motor boat to investigate dhow in creek.

12.05pm: Anchored.

  2.50pm: Motor boat returned, reported dhow empty.

  2.55pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.15pm: Anchored, Sange I. bg N49W, 2.6 miles.

  8.00pm: Pos. 5° 45’S, 38° 56’E.


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2 August 1916

Kipumbwe to Pangani.

Lat -5.683, Long 38.917

  7.10am: Weighed and proceeded, communicated with HMS Thistle, set course N5E.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 41’S, 38° 55’E.

  8.20am: Sighted seaplane and anchored.

  8.40am: Seaplane came down alongside, then returned to Sadani.

11.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.50am: Course East.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 35 miles.

12.15pm: Kipumbwe Pt ng N61W, 3 miles, a/c N38E.

  1.28pm: Anchored off Maziwi I.

  4.15pm: Weighed and proceeded, N10W.

  5.15pm: Anchored off Pangani town.


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3 August 1916

Pangani, at sea and return.

Lat -5.508, Long 39.067

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, various courses.

  7.30am: Maziwi I. bg S20E, awaiting arrival of SS Barjora.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 30’S, 39° 02.5’E.

11.20am: Met SS Barjora and made fast alongside. Receiving military stores.

  4.20pm: Cast off and proceeded.

  5.25pm: Anchored off Pangani town.


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4 August 1916

Pangani to Sadani.

Lat -5.887, Long 38.9

  5.45am: Captain Dickson, five officers, 75 native scouts and 120 porters with baggage embarked.

  7.25am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour, then S5E.

  8.00am: Pos. 5° 26’S, 39° 01’E.

10.52am: A/c S26W.

11.52am: Sighted HMS’ Vengeance and Severn. A/c S48W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 39 miles.

  1.35pm: Anchored off Sadani Village. At anchor, Vengeance and Severn.

  3.00pm: All boats employed landing scouts and stores.

  9.30pm: One officer, German prisoner of war, arrived on board.


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5 August 1916

Sadani.

Lat -6.05, Long 38.79

  7.00am: Received one SSA from HMS Severn, deserter.

  7.25am: Severn left.

  9.45am: HMS Thistle arrived.

10.10am: Thistle left.

  3.25pm: HMS Talbot anchored.


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6 August 1916

Sadani.

Lat -6.05, Long 38.79

10.00am: SS Barjora arrived with West Indian Regt. All boats, with assistance from HMS Vengeance, disembarking troops and stores from Barjora to shore.


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7 August 1916

Sadani.

Lat -6.05, Long 38.79

  9.05am: HMS Trent anchored.

10.00am: Discharged one German prisoner of war to SS Barjora.

11.00am: One PO joined from shore for sick bay treatment.

11.50am: HMS Vengeance and Trent left.

  4.00pm: Transport Barjora left.


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8 August 1916

Sadani.

Lat -6.05, Long 38.79

  3.25pm: HMS Thistle arrived. Discharged one PO to Thistle for HMS Talbot. Boats assisting to land porters from Thistle.


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9 August 1916


Sadani to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded S75E.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 06’S, 39° 02’E.

  9.40am: Made fast alongside collier Indiana in Zanzibar harbour. Coaling, received 95 tons. At anchor: HMS’ Vengeance, Challenger, Himalaya, Severn, Rinaldo, Salamander, Echo, Prattler, colliers Queen Alexandra and Indiana.

  3.15pm: Echo left.

  3.20pm: Cast off and anchored.

  4.10pm: Challenger left.


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10 August 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.25am: HMS Himalaya left.

  6.15am: HMW Echo left.

  8.07am: Hospital ship Ebani arrived.

  9.50am: HMS Severn left.

11.15am: Discharged one AB to Ebani for passage.

12.15pm: Ebani left.

  2.00pm: Collier Woodville arrived and HMS Himalaya returned.

  4.55pm: HMS Rinaldo left.

  8.30pm: BI SS Arratoon Apcar arrived.


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11 August 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.45am: HMW Childers arrived.

10.50am: Childers left.

  8.30pm: HMAS Pioneer arrived.


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12 August 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.30am: SS Professor arrived.

  7.15am: Whalers Salamander and Prattler left.

10.00am: Lt Harrison RNR discharged to HMS Vengeance. Lt Chapman RN joined ship.

  1.45pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  4.20pm: Professor and Challenger left.


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13 August 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.40am: SS Arratoon Apcar left.

  6.00am: HMS Himalaya left.

  8.30am: Lt Ward RNVR (Intelligence officer) joined ship with six native spies.

  1.15pm: SS Trafford Hall arrived.

  4.15pm: HMS Himalaya returned.

  5.25pm: One rating joined from hospital for HMS Severn, one Seedie boy ditto for HMS Challenger.

  8.07pm: HMS Thistle arrived.

11.45pm: One Pte KAR joined.


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14 August 1916

Zanzibar to Sadani and at sea.

Lat -6.05, Long 38.79

  5.15am: HMWs Styx and Charon arrived.

  5.45am: HMS Thistle left.

  7.15am: One Sergeant and 23 Marines on board from HMS Vengeance.

  7.20am: Weighed and proceeded N50W.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 07’S, 39° 07.25E.

10.34am: Anchored at Sadani.

10.45am: One rating left for HMS Severn.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 23 miles.

  2.05pm: HMW Childers arrived. 11 Marines from HMS Challenger arrived on board.

  3.15pm: Childers left. Exercised Lewis guns’ crews.

  5.00pm: Capt. Dickson, scouts and carriers arrived.

  6.45pm: Weighed and proceeded, Severn in company.

11.30pm: Passed Childers.


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15 August 1916

At sea to Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  1.00am: HMS Severn proceeded in execution of previous orders.

  2.10am: Anchored West of NW end of Mbwakuni.

  3.30am: Weighed and proceeded to close shore, HMS’ Vengeance, Challenger and Manica passed and anchored.

  4.00am: Anchored.

  5.00am: Boats from ships with landing parties assembled alongside.

  5.30am: Boats left for shore. Weighed.

  5.45am: Opened fire, enemy replied with 4.1” gun, pom-pom, Maxims and rifles.

  5.55am: HMS’ Vengeance and Challenger opened fire.

  6.50am: Balloon and aeroplane went up.

  7.15am: Landing party occupied Fort and Government House and hoisted Union Jack, reported capture of 11 prisoners and 4.1” Königsberg gun. [This gun is probably the one that was taken to the UK after the war; see pictures.] Boats from fleet bringing off wounded and five German prisoners.

  7.20am: Closed shore. Opened and ceased fire as requisite.

  8.00am: Anchored.

10.30am: C-in-C came on board.

11.00am: HMS Vengeance proceeded to sea to bury remains of Capt. Thomas RMLI, killed in action.

  1.30pm: German prisoners boarded.

  2.45pm: Severn weighed.

  3.30pm: Discharged German prisoners, with exception of one, to Vengeance and Challenger.

  6.30pm: Two natives (suspected spies) brought on board.

  9.00pm: Tug Helmuth made fast alongside.


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16 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

12.30am: HMS’ Vengeance and Severn left.

  6.00am: Seaplane went up. Boats of fleet landing stores and water.

  1.00pm: HMS’ Vengeance, Manica, whalers Charon and Styx arrived.

  4.00pm: HMS Severn arrived.

  5.00pm: Guns’ crews to stations, aeroplane up. Received 80 rounds of 4.1” ammunition (German).


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17 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  6.30am: Discharged German 4.1” ammunition to HMWs Styx and Charon.

  7.00am: HMS Challenger left.

  8.00am: Discharged six natives (Dickson’s Scouts) to shore.

  9.25am: Charon cast off and proceeded.

11.20am: Styx proceeded with German women and children brought from shore.

     Noon: HMS Manica left.

12.05pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

12.30pm: Working party sent ashore to transport 4.1” gun from shore to lighter.

  3.30pm: Lighter alongside with gun alongside, lifted same into lighter.

  4.20pm: Working party on shore to transport 4.1” carriage. Remains of pom-pom gun and cradle brought on board.

  8.48pm: Lt Ward RNVR and three scouts left for HMW Childers.

  9.40pm: Childers left.


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18 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  6.00am: HMWs Styx, Charon and Childers arrived [log says left; clear error].Charon alongside to tranship field guns and ammunition from Zanzibar, sent same on shore.

10.00am: Working party landed to transport 4.1” gun carriage.

11.00am: Childers left.

  1.00pm: Received from Charon and Styx, 50 rounds of 12 pdr shrapnel and two boxes of fuzes.

  1.25pm: HMS Thistle arrived with detachment of WIR and Dickson’s scouts. The same landed at once with boats from Vengeance and Challenger.

  2.40pm: HMS Trent arrived.

  3.20pm: Lighter alongside with 4.1” gun carriage. Lifted same into lighter, transhipped pom-pom and parts.

  4.05pm. Styx alongside, took lighter in tow and anchored.

  4.55pm: HMS’ Thistle and Severn left.

  6.45pm: One PO came on board from shore (prisoner).

  7.40pm: One PO discharged to Severn.


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19 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  6.30am: Whalers Charon and Styx left with lighter in tow.

11.30am: Fired one round from after 6” with one-third charge.

  1.00pm: Whaler Echo arrived.

  3.00pm: Echo left, SS Barjora arrived with WI Regt. Boats of fleet landing troops.

  5.15pm: Lt Chapman left ship for temporary duties ashore.

  5.40pm: One German prisoner left for SS Barjora.


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20 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  5.30am: Troops and stores being landed from SS Barjora.

  6.30am: HMS Trent arrived.

  8.30am: Troops and stores being landed from Trent.

11.00am: One AB left for shore, machine gun crew.

  1.35pm: Barjora left.

  4.50pm: Trent left.


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21 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  1.55pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  2.00pm: Boats transferring Marines from shore to Challenger.

  3.50pm: HMS Severn arrived.

  4.45pm: Severn left.

  5.48pm: Challenger left.


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22 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  3.00pm: HMW Childers arrived. Two Germans received on board with orderlies.

  3.40pm: Childers sailed.

  4.20pm: HMS Challenger anchored.

  8.00pm: Received 48 rifles, accoutrements and 12 boxes of ammunition from Challenger.


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23 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  7.00am: HMS Challenger left.

10.00am: Sent on shore 48 rifles, accoutrements and ammunition.


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24 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  7.25am: HMS Vengeance arrived.

  9.30am: Gunner’s party embarking 12 pdr gun from shore.


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25 August 1916

Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  Carpenter landed to repair boats. Gunner’s party working on 3 pdrs.


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26 August 1916

Bagamoyo to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  9.25am: HMS Vengeance arrived.

10.25am: One wounded native brought on board. Boats of fleet transporting troops.

11.00am: HMS Severn arrived.

  1.00am: Weighed and proceeded, N34E.

  5.25pm: Made fast alongside collier Queen Alexandra in Zanzibar harbour.


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27 August 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: Coaling, 110 tons.

11.20am: Cast off from collier and anchored off hospital pier.

12.40pm: HMW Styx and SS Karoa left.

  9.10pm: HMS Himalaya left.


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28 August 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.20am: HMS Trent and HMW Styx arrived.

10.30am: Working party to Trent for ammunition.

11.35am: HMS’ Vengeance and Manica arrived.

12.30pm: Whalers Charon and Styx left.

  1.10pm: SS Africa arrived.

  3.00pm: HMS’ Hyacinth and Trent left.

  3.00pm: Lt Harrison RNR joined temporarily from Vengeance. Two Signal ratings joined from Hyacinth.

  3.15pm: HMS Challenger arrived.


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29 August 1916

Zanzibar to Bagamoyo.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  7.25am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.40am: Anchored, Bagamoyo anchorage. Ships at anchor. HMS Severn, SS’ Barjora, Rajput and Comrie Castle.

12.30pm: One Wireless rating joined from Severn.

  6.00pm: HMS Hyacinth arrived.


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30 August 1916

Bagamoyo

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  6.50am. HMS Vengeance arrived.

  7.00am: SS Buchanan left [probably Clan Buchanan is intended].

  9.30am: Boats of fleet landing troops and stores. Received 12 boxes of 3 pdr ammunition from Vengeance. One Signal rating joined from Vengeance.

  1.00pm: SS Barjora left.

  1.15pm: HMS Thistle arrived.

  3.15pm: HMS Hyacinth arrived.

  6.15pm: SS Comrie Castle left.

  7.00pm: Received 1 box smoke bombs and Very’s pistol from Vengeance.


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31 August 1916

Bagamoyo

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  6.30am: HMS Trent arrived.

11.00am: Two signalmen discharged to shore.

  1.00pm: HMS’ Vengeance, Challenger and Manica arrived.

  2.00pm: HMS’ Severn and Manica left.

  3.30pm: C-in-C and Colonel Price visited ship.

  4.15pm: Trent left.

  5.00pm: Ship dragging, veered cable to 3 shackles.


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Issues of clothing during month of August on 17th and 31st. Gratuitous issues 12 yds brown jean (canvas) to Engineer Lt. To ship’s company by order of C.O., sugar 247 lbs, chocolate 105 lbs, lime juice 142 lbs, oranges 4,160 lbs, bread 4 lbs, salmon 4 lbs.



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1916

[In action at Konduchi, Masasani Bay, Dar-es-salaam and Kilwa Kivinje, then Zanzibar and Dar-es-salaam]


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Cover, Ad. 53/49178, signed by Lt (N) LG Garbett.

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Instruments as per June 1916.


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1 September 1916

Bagamoyo to Konduchi.

Lat -6.44, Long 38.91

  7.00am: 42 boxes of .303 ammunition sent to HMS Thistle.

  8.15am: HMS Talbot arrived.

10.15am: Thistle left.

11.00am: Party of ID scouts arrived on board.

  1.10pm: Weighed and proceeded with GOC coast forces and staff on board for operations on Dar-es-salaam.

  1.30pm: Stopped close to Flagship, Flag Commander boarded.

  1.50pm: Flag Commander left. Proceeded to SE.

  5.05pm: Fungu Yasin bg N76E, 2.25 miles, a/c South.

  5.55pm: Ras Kiromoni bg W, 0.75 miles, a/c S30E.

  6.10pm: Anchored.

  8.00pm: Troops occupied Konduchi.


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2 September 1916

Konduchi and vicinity.

Lat -6.683, Long 39.233

  5.40am: Weighed and proceeded North along coast.

  6.40am. Anchored, Ras Kiromoni bg S49E, 4 cables.

  6.45am: Seaplane arrived.

  8.00am. Lat 6° 37.5’S, 39° 11.5’E.

  8.25am: Shifted anchorage.

  9.10am: Received communication from shore. “Occupied hill 600 and established wireless station. B column moving forward.”

10.00am: Transports Trent, Barjora, Montrose, Rajput, tugs etc arrived and anchored in allotted billets west of Fungu Mkadya. Boats landing stores from Trent and Barjora. HMS Severn proceeded South.

     Noon: C column occupied Mbezi.

  1.45pm: Shifted anchorage, S Pangani I. bg N81E, 3½ cables.

  8.00pm: Pos. 6° 40.5’S, 39° 14’E.


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3 September 1916

Konduchi to Msasani Bay.

Lat -6.742, Long 39.258

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded to firing position.

  6.15am: Fleet opened fire, sea plane and balloon went up.

  6.40am: HMS’ Mersey and Severn opened fire.

  7.00am: All ships ceased fire.

  7.20am. Proceeded to Northward to lead transports to Msasani Bay.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 42’S, 39° 14.5’E.

  8.30am: Transports weighed, proceeded in line ahead. Msasani occupied by A column.

  9.55am: Stopped, transports anchored in allotted billets.

10.40am: Anchored, Kankadya Pt bg N57E, 1 mile.

11.00am: Column B occupied gun position A and erecting wireless station.

     Noon: Shifted anchorage, Ras Kankadya bg N64E, 1.1 miles.

12.30pm: Boats of fleet landing troops, stores, cattle and guns.

  8.00pm: Lat 6° 44.5’S, 39° 15.5’E,


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4 September 1916

Masasani Bay to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.8, Long 39.32

  5.30am: HMS’ Vengeance, Challenger, Echo, Childers, Fly and Pickle left. Motor boats towing lighters to shore.

  9.00am: Dar-es-salaam surrendered to C-in-C and GOC coast forces. Columns marching on town from Masasani. Weighed and proceeded to Dar-es-salaam Bay, HMS Severn in company.

10.15am: Stopped and communicated with Flag.

11.20am: Anchored off Dar-es-Salaam harbour, near boom defences and Ferry Pt.

12.30pm: Party with charges severing boom defence. NO and party examining channel and buoying same and erecting beacon on floating dock. Boats sweeping harbour.

  3.30pm: Harbour clear and reported to C-in-C.

  4.00pm: Weighed and proceeded into harbour, anchored off Custom House.

  5.15pm: Severn arrived.


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5 September 1916

Dar-es-salaam to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.1, Long 39.6

  6.00am: Brig-General Price and Cdr Headlam (SMTO) left.

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded, stopping off HMS Vengeance for letters.

  7.33am: Makatumbe Lt bg N51E, 3 cables, a/c S60E.

  8.00am: Lat 6° 48.5’S, 39° 24’E.

10.20am: Ras Kanzi bg S14W, 1.2 miles, a/c S40E.

  3.30pm: Stopped off Niororo I, natives communicated.

  4.30pm: Stopped off Shungumbili I., sent boats to shore. Swung ship for compass deviation.

  7.55pm: Anchored, Tirene Bay. Ships at anchor, HMS’ Rinaldo and Salamander.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 53’S, 39° 39’E.


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6 September 1916

Tirene Bay to Songa Songa I.

Lat -7.883, Long 39.65

  7.30am: HMS’ Talbot, Thistle, Trent, Manica and transport Barjora arrived.

  8.52am: HMS Vengeance arrived.

  9.45am: One Sgt and 103 ZARs and 25 porters arrived on board from Trent. Major Brook CO of ZAR and Capt. Deakin arrived on board.

11.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

12.30pm: Rounded Ras Kisimani, a/c S20W.

  3.00pm: Simaya I. bg S35W, 8.5 miles, a/c S20W.

  5.12pm: SW edge of Machangi Reef bg East, 6 cables, a/c S21E.

  6.00pm: Anchored, Pumbavu I. bg N51E, 5 cables.

  7.20pm: Weighed and proceeded, Thistle in company.

  7.45pm: Altered course to close HMS Rinaldo.

  8.55pm: Anchored. Gigs left ship to embark MARs from Thistle to land at Gingwera*.

  *The Mto Gingwera river forms a bay here, with the town of Kilwa Kivinje on its shore.


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7 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

  7.20am: Weighed and proceeded full speed towards shore.

  8.00am: HMS’ Vengeance and Trent arrived.

  8.05am: Received signal from shore, closed Flag.

  8.15am: Lowered boats; landing parties assembled alongside Mersey.

  8.50am: Vengeance opened fire with 12”.

  9.00am: Ceased fire, white flag hoisted in town of Kilwa Kivinje. HMS Manica arrived.

  9.15am: Closed shore to receive surrender.

  9.30am: Aeroplane went up.

10.30am: Union Jack hoisted on Government House. Landing parties landed.

  1.00pm: Both watches left to salve Thistle’s cutter. HMS’ Rinaldo and Manica left.


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8 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje and Jewe.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 44.5’S, 39° 25.5’E.

  2.55pm: Weighed and proceeded to Jewe Reef.

  4.05pm: Made fast alongside collier Indiana under lee of Jewe reef. Coaling, received 130 tons.

  8.00pm: Pos. 8° 38’S, 39° 26’E.


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9 September 1916

Jewe and Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 38’S, 39° 26’E.

  8.00am: Cast off from collier and proceeded to Kilwa Kivinje.

  8.45am: HMS Himalaya arrived.

  9.15am: Anchored.

  9.30am: Boats of fleet transporting troops from Himalaya.

12.30pm: Boats transporting troops from shore to Himalaya and HMS Trent.

  4.15pm: SS St Egbert arrived.

  5.00pm: St Egbert left.

  5.45pm: HMS Talbot arrived.

  8.00pm: Pos. 8° 44’S, 39° 25’E.


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10 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

  5.30am: Motor boat left to attend on seaplane.

     Noon: HMW Prattler arrived.


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11 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje to Mohoro Bay and return.

Lat -8.583, Long 39.417

  5.30am: Weighed and proceeded Northward in company with HMS Himalaya.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 27’S, 39° 22’E.

  8.40am: Himalaya opened fire.

  8.45am: Opened fire on Samanga Fungu look-out station.

  8.55am: Ceased fire and proceeded into Mohoro Bay.

  9.20am: Altered course to Southward.

12.50pm: Anchored.

  2.40pm: HMS Thistle arrived.

  4.05pm: HMS Manica arrived.

  4.35pm: Whalers Salamander, Echo, Childers and Pickle arrived. One Signal rating discharged to Echo, one Signal rating joined from same.

  8.00pm: Pos. 8° 43’S, 39° 26’E.


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12 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

  7.55am: Armed motor boat and crew lent temporarily to HMS Himalaya.

  8.00am: HMS Hyacinth arrived.

  9.00am: One Signal rating lent to shore.

  9.15am: Hands employed transhipping stores from Hyacinth for shore. Boats employed landing troops

11.00am: SS Barjora arrived.

     Noon: HMS Manica left.

  3.30pm: HMS’ Vengeance, Hyacinth, Talbot, Himalaya, Trent, and SS Barjora left.

  6.25pm: Collier Indiana anchored.


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13 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

11.00am: HMW Prattler and SS Indiana left.


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14 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

10.00am: Chief TI* and one hand on shore rigging telephone.

  *Probably Torpedo Instructor; at this time the Torpedo branch was responsible for all electrical work.


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15 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

10.00am: Chief TI and one hand on shore rigging telephone.


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16 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

10.20am: HMWs Charon and Childers arrived, Childers alongside for water.

11.15am: Charon left.

12.55pm: Childers left.


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17 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

10.00am: Landed 3 pdr gun crew for Mpara.

 4.00pm: One officer and seven men, 12 pdr gun crew, landed for Red Hill.

  7.00pm: One WO, two POs and 10 ratings joined for HMS Vengeance.


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18 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

  7.40am: Gun crews from shore sent to HMS Vengeance. Lt Harrison, RNR, discharged to Vengeance.

  8.15am: Shifted berth, anchored near Vengeance.

  8.30am: HMS’ Mersey and Severn’s Lewis gun crews arrived on board.

11.00am: Weighed and proceeded inshore, anchored in 3.5 fms.

  1.45pm: Whaler Fly arrived.

  2.00pm: One Ldg Sn, one AB and two Ord Sn rejoined from shore.

  3.30pm: Flag Commander arrived on board for passage.

  4.20pm: Whaler Fly transporting troops to HMS Trent.

  4.45pm: Officer and eight ratings, 12 pdr gun crew, rejoined from shore. One AB put under arrest, drunk and disorderly.

  6.00pm: HMS Trent left.


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19 September 1916

Kilwa Kivinje, Sefo reef and Simba Uranga.

Lat -8.3, Long 39.433

  7.55am: Weighed and proceeded, N4W.

11.17am: A/c N44E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 28 miles.

12.10pm: A/c N11E.

  2.25pm: A/c N22E.

  4.00pm: Anchored off Sefo Reef, HMS Manica arrived.

  6.00pm: HMS Severn arrived, Severn’s Lewis gun crews returned to their ship.

  6.50pm: Motor boat and crew arrived from HMS Manica, lent for tomorrow’s operations.

  7.25pm: Weighed and proceeded N33W, Severn in company.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 47’S, 39° 32’E.

  9.30pm: A/c West.

  9.45pm: Anchored off Simba Uranga entrance.


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20 September 1916

Sefo Reef up Rufiji Delta and return.

Lat -7.85, Long 39.325 [approx]

  5.30am: Weighed and proceeded towards Simba Uranga, HMS Severn in company.

  7.00am: Passed Newbridge [a collier sunk in the channel as a block ship during operations against the Königsberg].

  7.55am: Passed Salale.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 51’S, 39° 19.5’E.

  8.10am: Anchored, NO away in boat sounding.

  8.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.10am: Passed wreck of Somali*.

  9.25am: Anchored. Armed motor boats with Flag Commander and NO left to examine Königsberg.

10.10am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

10.45am: Joined HMS Severn and anchored.

12.10pm: Motor boats returned.

12.50pm: Weighed and proceeded down river, Severn in company.

  2.53pm: Ras Simba Uranga bg S73W, 4.5 miles, a/c S55E.

  3.25pm: A/c S38E.

  5.00pm: Anchored, Sefo beacon bg S42W, 6 cables.

  5.30pm: One Signal rating joined from HMS Manica for passage to Zanzibar.

  6.30pm: One Ship’s Cook and two Seedie boys joined from Severn for passage to Zanzibar.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 49.5’S, 39° 34’E.

* SMS Königsberg’s supply ship,1890, 2,532 grt, formerly Osiris, German East Africa Line, sunk here by HMS Chatham in 1914.


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21 September 1916

Sefo Reef to Tirene and Niororo I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.642

  5.40am: HMS Severn left.

  6.30am: HMS Manica left.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 49’S, 39° 35’E.

  8.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.20am: Anchored in Tirene Bay.

  1.10pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  3.30pm: Anchored off Shungumbili.

  6.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.05pm: Anchored off N end of Niororo I.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 36.5’S, 39° 40.5’E.

11.00pm: Weighed and proceeded, course N12E.


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22 September 1916

Niororo I. to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  4.05am: A/c N32W.

  7.00am: Ras Kizimkazi bg N7E.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 34.5’S, 39° 24’E.

10.30am: A/c N38W.

     Noon: Anchored, Zanzibar. Ships in port: HMS’ Vengeance, Hyacinth, Himalaya, Thistle, Trent, whalers Salamander and Prattler, collier Tremorvah.

  2.00pm: Motor boat returned to ship from Himalaya.

  2.30pm: Two Seamen joined from Hyacinth, three Stokers joined from Vengeance. One Signalman and one Cook’s Mate left for Vengeance.

  7.00pm: Whaler Styx arrived.

11.00pm: Whaler Salamander left.


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23 September 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.30am: Court of Enquiry held on board. Court from HMS Vengeance arrived.

  1.20pm: HMW Styx left.

  1.35pm: HMW Charon arrived.

  2.10pm: Charon left.

  3.45pm: One Seedie boy discharged to hospital.


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24 September 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.00am: Collier Valentia arrived.

10.30am: SS Ingoma arrived.

  1.10pm: Whalers Styx and Charon arrived.

  5.00pm: One rating discharged to HMS Hyacinth.


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25 September 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.00am: Coaling from SS Tremorvah, received 160 tons.

11.30am: HMS Thistle left.

  1.30pm: Hospital ship Gascon arrived.

  3.50pm: Flag transferred from HMS Vengeance to HMS Hyacinth.

  4.45pm: Hyacinth left.

  5.00pm: Evening Quarters. Read Warrant No 34.

  5.20pm: One prisoner left ship to HMS Himalaya for cell punishment.

  5.25pm: HMW Styx left.

  6.10pm: HMW Charon left.


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26 September 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.20am: SS Arratoon Apcar arrived.

  8.45am: HMS’ Manica and Salamander arrived, also collier Persier [formerly Daventry].

  8.30pm: HMS’ Himalaya and Salamander left.


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27 September 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: Hospital ship Gascon left.

  8.00am: Captain and Navigator left to attend Court of Enquiry on board HMS Manica.

  3.15pm: HMS Vengeance left.

  5.00pm: Two ratings discharged to RNB.


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28 September 1916

Zanzibar to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.8, Long 39.32

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.20am: Chumbe Lt bg East, 5 cables, a/c S11E.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 21’S, 39° 11’E.

11.30am: Anchored, Dar-es-salaam outer anchorage.

  3.30pm: Proceeded into inner harbour.

  4.00pm: Anchored. Ships in harbour: SS’ Khosrou [formerly Leopoldville], Ingoma, Rajput, Trafford Hall, Khalifa. In outer harbour, HMS’ Challenger, Salamander, Prattler, HMHS Gascon.

  4.30pm: Landed working party for NOC, night duty.


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29 September 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

11.00am: SS Rajput left.

  4.20pm: SS Khalifa left.

  5.20pm: HMHS Gascon entered harbour.

  6.00pm: SS Valentia entered harbour.


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30 September 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

     Noon: HMHS Gascon left.

  4.55pm: SS Ingoma left.

  6.00pm: HMS Challenger arrived.


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Gratuitous Issues during September by orders of C.O., sugar 198 lbs 10.5oz; chocolate 62 lbs 11.5oz; lime juice 135 lbs 14 oz; biscuits 8 lbs; oranges 4210; salmon 5 lbs



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1916

[Mafia Island and patrolling off Rufiji Delta]


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Cover, Adm. 53/ 49179, signed by Lt (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 October 1916

Dar-es-salaam to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.117, Long 39.642

  5.30am: Night working party returned.

  6.15am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.00am: Makatumbe Lt bg S16E, 1.2 miles, set course S66E.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 49’S, 39° 27’E.

  8.53am: Ras Ndege bg S61W, 3 miles. A/c S37E.

  9.30am: Divisions and prayers.

10.00am: A/c S19E.

11.00am: Kanzi Lt bg N80W, 5 miles, a/c South.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 35 miles. A/c S5E.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  4.45pm: Increased speed to 220 revs [7 knots].

  5.05pm: Passed Shungumbili I. buoy.

  6.46pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay. Ships in harbour. HMS Thistle and HMW Fly. Supplied Thistle with 127 lbs of fresh beef.

  Sick list: 2.

Weather: Overcast with SW winds f4, rain and heavy Southerly swell during the run from Dar-es-salaam, SE f2 anchored under the lee of the island.


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2 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.10am: HMS Trent with Flag [of RA EFB Charlton, the C-in-C] arrived.

10.05am: Trent and HMS Thistle left.

  2.10pm: HMW Fly left.


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3 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.00am: HMW Fly arrived.

  8.30am: Native spies and dugouts arrived from Fly.

  8.35am: Fly left.

  5.20pm: Collier Tremorvah arrived.

  5.25pm: Fly returned


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4 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.45am: Weighed to go alongside collier [Tremorvah].

  6.35am: Coaling, received 65 tons.

11.15am: Cast off to anchor.

  2.20pm: Collier left.


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5 October 1916

Tirene Bay to Kwale I.

Lat -7.613, Long 39.454

  6.30am: Major Brook boarded for passage.

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded, N15W.

10.00am: A/c N32W.

11.30am: A/c N10W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 24 miles.

  1.50pm: Anchored off Kwale I.


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6 October 1916

Kwale I. to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.792, Long 39.558

  6.30am: One NCO and 12 Askaris arrived on board.

  7.15am: Weighed and proceeded, S7W.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 28.75’S, 39° 22’E.

  9.00am: A/c S34E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 36 miles.

  1.38pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay. Major Brook, one NCO and 12 Askaris disembarked.

  4.30pm: HMW Fly left.


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7 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.30am: HMW Echo arrived.

10.30am: One Seaman rating left ship for Echo.

10.45am: Echo left.


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8 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.30am: HMS Trent arrived.

10.10am: Trent left.


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9 October 1916

Tirene Bay to Rufiji Delta.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.00am: HMS Manica arrived.

  3.05pm: Weighed and proceeded, N51W.

  6.22pm: Anchored off Koma I.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 35’S, 39° 23’E.


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10 October 1916

Rufji Delta to Sefo reef and at Bueni.

Lat -7.783, Long 39.633

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded South.

  6.45am: A/c S26E.

  9.25am: Anchored North of Sefo Reef.

  9.55am: HMS Manica and HMW Echo arrived.

10.00am: HMS Rinaldo communicated and proceeded.

10.15am: Four Marines with 2 Lewis guns and 1 Maxim left for Manica for passage South.

11.00am: Weighed and proceeded. N72E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 23 miles.

  1.00pm: A/c N44E.

  1.20pm: Barakuni I. bg N44E, a/c N72E.

  2.50pm: Anchored off Bueni.


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11 October 1916

Bueni to Kirongwe (Mafia I.).

Lat -7.775, Long 39.725

  9.30am. Weighed and proceeded.

11.15am: Anchored in Kirongwe Bay.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 30 miles.


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12 October 1916

Kirongwe to Tirene Bay

Lat -7.775, Long 39.725

  1.10pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.48pm: Anchored, Tirene Bay. At anchor: HMS’ Manica and Duplex.

  3.50pm: Manica left.

  4.05pm: Duplex left.


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13 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  9.30am: HMW Echo arrived.

10.30am: Collier Tremorvah arrived. Weighed and proceeded alongside same and coaled ship, received 85 tons.

  3.30pm: Cast off to anchor.

  3.50pm: Tremorvah left.


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14 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.00am: HMS Trent arrived. Lt/Cdr Barton RNR and two ratings joined from Trent.

10.00am: Trent and HMW Echo left.


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15 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.00am: HMS Manica passed, Southbound.

  8.50am: SS Barjora arrived.

  4.00pm: Barjora left.


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16 October 1916

Tirene Bay to Kwale I.

Lat -7.483, Long 39.367

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded N8W.

  6.30am: A/c N43W.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 45’S, 39° 33’E.

  8.30am: Closed HMS Manica and HMW Echo, stopped and communicated with Echo.

  9.30am: One CPO left for Manica. Proceeded N41W.

11.00am: Koma I. bg N14E, a/c N29W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 35 miles.

12.45pm: Anchored off Kwale I.

  4.20pm: Stores and water sent on shore to IO station.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 25’S, 39° 22’E.


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17 October 1916

Kwale I. to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.85, Long 39.483

  5.30am. Seven native prisoners came on board from Kwale I.

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, through Kwale and N Fanjove channels.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 17.5’S, 39° 32’E. A/c N30E.

  9.18am: Ras Mwambamku bg N55W, 2.2 miles, a/c North.

10.15am: Ras Kanzi bg N68W, 1.5 miles, a/c N22W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 42 miles. Ras Ndege bg S41W, 7 cables, a/c N48W.

  1.45pm: SS Professor sighted leaving harbour.

  2.15pm: Anchored, Dar-es-salaam. In harbour: HMS’ Challenger, Pickle and Prattler. SS’ Windsor Hall, Castor*, Ingoma, Trafford Hall, St Egbert and Field Marshal.

  * Probably SS Castor, 1904, 1,409 grt, Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.


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18 October 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  7.50am: Landed prisoners.

  5.00pm: Three ratings left ship for HMS Challenger for hospital.


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19 October 1916

Dar-es-salaam to Kwale I. and Rufiji Delta.

Lat -7.075, Long 39.6

  6.15am: HMW Fly arrived.

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 47’S, 39° 21’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 30 miles.

  3.50pm: Anchored off Kwale I.

  4.00pm: Two ratings joined from HMW Echo.

  4.30pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.00pm: Pemba Juu I. bg West, 0.7 miles, a/c S24E.

  6.43pm: Anchored.

  8.00pm. Lat 7° 35’S, 39° 28’E.


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20 October 1916

Rufiji Delta to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded. HMS Hyacinth passed, Northbound.

  6.50am: A/c S24E.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 42’S, 39° 35’E.

10.10am: Anchored, Tirene Bay.

11.00am: Whaler Echo alongside for water.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 42 miles.


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21 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Saturday routine.


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22 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.10am: HMW Echo left.

  1.45pm: Echo returned.

  2.15pm: Echo left.


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23 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  1.45pm: HMS Manica arrived.

  9.30am: Crew engaged on training, exercises and the usual round of cleaning, painting and refitting.


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24 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

10.40am: Whaler Echo arrived.

11.30am: Echo left.

  3.10pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  4.20pm: Warrant No 35 read. One prisoner left ship for Challenger for cell punishment.


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25 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.35am: HMS Challenger left.

  5.50am: Seaplane went up.

  5.55am: HMS Manica left.

  9.40am: HMW Echo arrived.

11.05am: Echo left.


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26 October 1916

Tirene Bay to Kwale I. and return.

Lat -7.425, Long 39.367

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, N16W.

 8.00am: Pos. 7° 45’S, 39° 33’E.

  8.15am: Passed HMS Manica at anchor.

  9.00am: Shungumbili I. bg S76E, a/c N31W.

10.30am: Koma I. bg N69E, 1.5 miles, a/c N7E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 34.5 miles.

     Noon: Anchored off Kwale I., communicated with HMW Fly and shore.

12.35pm: Weighed and proceeded S7E.

  3.30pm: Passed Manica at anchor.

  4.00pm: A/c S29E.

  6.15pm: Anchored, Tirene Bay.


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27 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.00am: Collier SS Persier arrived. Went alongside same and received 145 tons.

  4.40pm: Cast off to anchor.


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28 October 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

10.15am: HMS Manica arrived.

12.07pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  3.40pm: Fly left.

  5.00pm: SS Khalifa left.


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29 October 1916

Tirene Bay to Rufiji Delta.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.50am: Collier Persier left.

  7.50am: HMS Trent arrived.

  8.30am: Two ratings joined from Trent, with first motor boat returned from Zanzibar.

10.00am: Trent left.

  1.40pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  3.32pm: Anchored off Sefo Rf. HMW Styx arrived.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 43’S, 39° 28’E.

  8.50pm: Weighed and proceeded.

10.25pm: Anchored.


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30 October 1916

Rufiji Delta to Kwale I.

Lat -7.533, Long 39.367

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 42’S, 39° 29.5’E.

  9.30am: Weighed and proceeded, N42W.

11.38am: Koma I. bg N40E, 1.8 miles, a/c N2W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 29 miles.

  1.15pm: Anchored off Kwale I. HMW Styx at anchor. Supplied Kwale I. garrison with provisions and water.

  4.30pm: Styx left.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 25’S, 39° 22.5’E.


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31 October 1916

Kwale I.

Lat -7.43, Long 39.37

  6.30am: Seaplane arrived, made fast astern.

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded, seaplane making reconnaissance.

  7.10am: General quarters.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 27’S, 39° 21.5’E.

  8.00am: Seaplane down, communicated and returned to HMS Manica. Weather too hazy for seaplane to spot. Proceeded.

  8.40am: Anchored off Kwale I.

  4.30pm: Seaplane making reconnaissance.

  5.00pm: Seaplane returned to Manica.

  5.50pm: Manica and Styx left.


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Gratuitous Issues during October, sugar 185 lbs, lime juice 139 lbs, chocolate 45 lbs, oranges 4471 (No), biscuit 7 lbs, milk 1lb, rabbit 4 lbs.

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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1916

[In action at Kwale Island, variously in the Mafia Island area, then further action at Kwale Island]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49180, signed by Lt (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 November 1916

Kwale I.

Lat -7.43, Long 39.37

  8.05am: Opened fire with after 6” gun, fired 10 Lyddite and 2 shrapnel at range of 7,000 yds at German camp on mainland.

  8.30am: Ceased fire.

  9.00am: HMW Styx arrived.

  9.30am: Landing party with three machine guns left ship under Lt Chapman RN for mainland.

  5.45pm: Landing party returned.

  7.50pm: One Seedie boy put under arrest.


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2 November 1916

Kwale I. to Sefo Reef.

Lat -7.45, Long 39.367

10.30am: 16 native prisoners brought on board for passage to Mafia.

11.25am: HMW Styx arrived.

11.35am: Weighed and proceeded South.

12.10pm: Closed HMS Manica, stopped and communicated.

  4.40pm: Anchored off Sefo Reef.

  Received by wireless: Ord Sn Griffith Batin, J52871 age 25, nationality Welsh, died of dysentery at Kilwa Kivinje whilst on duty with gun’s crew.


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3 November 1916

Sefo to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  9.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.00am: Anchored in Tirene Bay.

  2.30pm: Sent 16 native prisoners on shore.


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4 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  9.20am: HMS Hyacinth arrived.

  9.30am: Court of Enquiry assembled on board.

10.00am: Received mail, provisions and stores from Hyacinth.


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5 November 1916

Tirene Bay to Kwale I.

Lat -7.842, Long 39.633

  5.15am: HMS Hyacinth left.

  9.45am: Native prisoners arrived on board for passage to Dar-es-salaam.

11.15am: Weighed and proceeded, N36W.

  5.45pm: Anchored off Kwale I.


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6 November 1916

Kwale I. to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.883, Long 39.517

  5.30am: Weighed and proceeded thro’ Kwale Ch.

  7.00am: A/c N82E.

  7.30am: N Fanjove I. bg S60W, 3 miles, a/c N25E.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 13’S, 39° 33’E.

10.30am: Ras Kanzi bg S78W, 2 miles, a/c N23W.

     Noon: Ras Ndege bg N68W, 2.1 miles, a/c N48W.

  2.35pm: Anchored in Dar-es-salaam harbour. Ships in harbour: HMS Severn, SS’ St Egbert, Ingoma, Windsor Hall, Tuna, Field Marshal and CS Sherard Osborn.


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7 November 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

10.30am: 16 German native prisoners discharged to shore.

  1.30pm: HMW Childers arrived.

  3.00pm: Two Privates, military wireless section, joined for passage to Mafia.


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8 November 1916

Dar-es-salaam to Kwale I.

Lat -6.975, Long 39.608

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour.

  8.40am: Set course S58E.

10.00am: Ras Ndege bg S83W, 1.3 miles, a/c S35E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 25 miles.

12.35pm: A/c S10W.

  3.40pm: N Fanjove I. bg S52E, 1 mile, a/c S60W.

  4.55pm: Anchored off Kwale I. Landed supplies for garrison.


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9 November 1916

Kwale I. to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.65, Long 39.5

  8.00am: One Askari arrived on board for hospital.

  8.20am: Weighed and proceeded slow due to temporary engine room defect.

  9.15am: Slowed to communicate with HMS Manica.

  9.35am: Hatambura I. bg S15W, 1.8 miles, proceeded S24E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 48 miles. A/c S31E.

  2.50pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.

  3.00pm: Discharged to Military [?] ratings and one Askari.


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10 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.20am: HMW Styx left.

  Drill and training classes.


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11 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Saturday routine.


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12 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Sunday routine.


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13 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Training classes etc.


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14 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

10.55am: Collier Glendene arrived.

11.00am: One Lieutenant RNVR and one PO 2c joined.

11.15am: Went alongside collier. Coaling, received 170 tons.

12.30pm: SS Cupid arrived.

  3.30pm: HMS Manica arrived.


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15 November 1916

Tirene Bay to Kirongwe Bay (both Mafia I.).

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.45am: Embarked one officer and 20 Askaris from SS Cupid.

  7.00am: Cupid left.

10.00am: Two officers and 20 Askaris left for HMS Manica for passage to Kwale.

11.40am: Manica left.

12.10pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.55pm: Anchored.


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16 November 1916

Kirongwe Bay to Niororo I.

Lat -7.596, Long 39.675

  9.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

11.55am: Anchored off Niororo I.

  2.30pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  3.30pm: One rating joined from Challenger.

  5.30pm: Challenger left.


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17 November 1916

Niororo I. to Kwale I.

Lat -7.43, Long 39.37

  6.35am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 35.5’S, 39° 33’E.

10.10am: Stopped, communicated with HMS Manica.

11.35am: Anchored off Kwale I.

  1.35pm: HMW Styx left. Supplied Kwale I. with fresh water and provisions.

  5.00pm: Manica left.


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18 November 1916

Kwale I. To Niororo I.

Lat -7.43, Long 39.37

  9.00am: HMS Manica arrived.

12.40pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.00pm: Anchored off Niororo I. At anchor: HMS Manica and SS Cupid.


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19 November 1916

Niororo I. to Kisingani.

Lat -7.683, Long 39.65

  5.00am: HMS Manica and SS Cupid left.

  6.40am: HMWs Salamander and Prattler arrived. Received 100 rounds of 12pdr ammunition from Salamander for Kilwa Kivinje.

  8.00am: Salamander and Prattler left.

11.12am: Weighed and proceeded, S19W.

  1.00pm: A/c S22W.

  3.05pm: Anchored, Ras Kisingani anchorage.


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20 November 1916

Kisingani to Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.375, Long 39.363

  6.40am: Weighed and proceeded, S9W.

  7.30am: Mange Reef beacon bg S38E, 1.3 miles, a/c S25W.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 04.5’S, 39° 34’E.

11.50am: A/c S5E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 47.5 miles.

  3.35pm: Anchored off Kilwa Kivinje.


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21 November 1916

Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.733, Long 39.417

  27 boxes of 12 pdr ammunition sent on shore.


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22 November 1916

Kilwa Kivinje to Tirene Bay.

Lat -8.233, Long 39.475

  6.40am: Weighed and proceeded, N4W.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 30.5’S, 39° 24’E.

10.15am: Miza Reef bg S52E, ¼ mile, a/c N50E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 32 miles.

  2.10pm: Mange beacon, bg East ¾ mile, a/c N5E.

  3.00pm: Ras Kisimani bg N32E, 7 cables.

  4.07pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.

  5.00pm: HMW Prattler left.

  5.45pm: HMW Childers arrived with provisions and stores.


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23 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.00am: HMW Childers left.


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24 November 1916

Tirene Bay to Kwale I. and Hatambura anchorage.

Lat -7.717, Long 39.542

  7.35am: HMW Childers arrived.

  8.00am: Childers left.

  8.40am: HMW Prattler arrived and alongside for water.

  9.40am: Weighed and proceeded, N29W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 13 miles.

  1.22pm: Cleared for action.

  2.00pm: Salamander closed.

  2.12pm: Pemba Juu I. bg S47W, 1 mile, a/c, N32W.

  2.19pm: Opened fire on Kissidyu Village at maximum range, village being burnt by enemy who attacked post with strong force, causing garrison to retire to Kwale I.

  2.30pm: Opened fire with all guns port side.

  3.14pm: Ceased fire

  3.20pm: Anchored 1 mile off Kwale I.

  4.15pm: Seaplane sighted making reconnaissance.

  4.40pm: Seaplane down, made fast astern.

  5.00pm: Seaplane went up to spot on enemy camp.

  5.30pm: Opened fire at 9,000 yds with after 6”.

  5.55pm: Ceased fire. Seaplane returned to HMS Manica.

  6.10pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.00pm: Anchored close to Manica off Hatambura I.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 28’S, 39° 23.5’E.


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25 November 1916

Hatambura to Kwale I., return and to N Fanjove I.

Lat -7.43, Long 39.37

  5.40am: Seaplane went up. Lt Smith joined from HMS Manica.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 28’S, 39° 23.5’E.

  8.10am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.30am: Seaplane up making reconnaissance.

  9.00am: Anchored off Kwale I. One Pte RE came on board for medical treatment from Kwale I.

     Noon: HMW Salamander left.

  1.10pm: Weighed and proceeded South.

  2.00pm: Made fast alongside Manica off Hatanmbura I. to coal, received 20 tons.

  4.45pm: Cast off and proceeded, N10W.

  7.45pm: Anchored West of N. Fanjove I.


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26 November 1916

N. Fanjove I. to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.43, Long 39.37

  7.00am: HMS Challenger arrived and anchored, shifted anchorage close to her.

  9.50am: Challenger left.

  9.55am: Weighed and proceeded S57W.

11.35am: Anchored off Kwale I. Dispatched boat to shore. Two Askaris and one political prisoner came aboard for passage to Mafia I.

12.45pm: Weighed and proceeded, S32E.

  2.10pm: Pemba Juu I. bg S74W, 0.8 miles, a/c S23E.

  3.45pm: Passed HMS Manica at anchor off the delta.

  7.10pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay. Two Askaris left for shore.


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27 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.30am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  8.00am: HMS Manica arrived.

12.30pm: Discharged one political prisoner (native) to Mafia under escort.

  4.40pm: Manica left.


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28 November 1916

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.30am: HMW Prattler left.

  5.30pm: HMW Salamander arrived.


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29 November 1916

Tirene Bay to Niororo and at sea

Lat -7.6, Long 39.625

  4.55am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.00am: Course N12E.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 37’S, 39° 40’E.

  8.15am: Anchored off Niororo I., HMS Severn at anchor.

  1.30pm: Severn left.

  2.40pm: HMW Charon arrived and proceeded to Tirene Bay.

  7.00pm: Weighed and proceeded, N14E.

  8.00pm: Pos. 7° 30.5’S, 39° 41’E.


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30 November 1916

At sea and at Zanzibar.

Lat -6.337, Long 39.208

  1.15am: A/c N32W.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 35.5’S, 39° 25.5’E.

10.00am: S end of Pungume I. bg N9E, 1.5 miles, a/c N41W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 80miles.

  1.00pm: Chumbe I. bg N46E, 7 cables, a/c N8E.

  2.50pm: Anchored in Zanzibar harbour. In harbour: SS’ Glendene, Windsor Hall, whalers Echo and Childers.

  4.00pm: Received one barrel of rum.


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Gratuitous Issues during November, by order of CO: sugar 225 lbs 5 oz, lime juice 135 lbs 3 oz, chocolate 79 lbs 2 oz, oranges No. 3327.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1916

[Zanzibar and in Dar-es-salaam with boiler trouble]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49181, signed by Lt (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 December 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

10.00am: SS Montrose arrived.

11.00am: SS Huntscliff arrived.

11.15am: Landed six men for dental treatment.

11.30am: Coaling from lighter, received 20 tons.

12.20pm: HMW Styx left.

  3.40pm: SS Cupid arrived.

  4.45pm: SS Windsor Hall left.

  5.00pm: HMS Himalaya arrived.


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2 December 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  4.45am: HMW Childers left.

  5.45am: HMS Himalaya and Echo left.

  8.00am: One native baker joined ship.

  9.30am: Hands getting up cable, discharging condemned stores and empties (for Simonstown), scraping and painting.

  4.00pm: Five ratings discharged to hospital.

  4.35pm: SS Huntscliff left.


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3 December 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  2.00pm: Lent one CPO to Zanzibar wireless station.

  2.05pm: SS Pemba* and whaler Charon arrived.

  5.00pm: SS Montrose left.

  * 1910, 533 grt, formerly the French SS Robert-Suzanne.


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4 December 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

12.10am: HMW Charon left.

  6.05am: HMS Himalaya arrived.

10.00am: HMWs Fly and Pickle arrived. Himalaya left.

  3.50pm: One rating joined from hospital.

  4.45pm: CS Sherard Osborn arrived.

  7.00pm: Collier Burnholme arrived.


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5 December 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: MM SS Caledonien arrived.

11.17am: HMS Himalaya arrived, HMW Styx left.

  3.30pm: Made fast alongside collier Glendene.

  4.00pm: Caledonien left.


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6 December 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.30am: Coaling, received 170 tons.

  8.15am: SS Knowsley Hall passed thro’ harbour.

  9.00am: Discharged native interpreter to shore.

  1.00pm: SS Bechuana [formerly Strathtay] arrived.

  3.50pm: One rating left ship for hospital.


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7 December 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

     Noon: SS Cressington Court arrived.

  4.00pm: HMS Talbot arrived.

  5.45pm: One Stoker joined from Talbot.

  9.00pm: One rating left ship for hospital.


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8 December 1916

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.00am: Two Seedie boys joined from shore.

  1.00pm: Two ratings joined from hospital, one rating joined from shore for passage to Dar-es-salaam.

  2.00pm: SS Cupid arrived.

  6.00pm: Two ratings joined from shore.

  6.45pm: HMS Talbot left.

  9.30pm: One military officer and one Commander RN, with servants, joined for passage to Dar-es-salaam.


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9 December 1916

Zanzibar to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.8, Long 39.317

  4.45am: One military officer joined for passage to Dar-es-salaam.

  5.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 26.5’S, 39° 13’E.

     Noon: Anchored.

  1.00pm: HMHS Vita arrived.

  3.25pm: SS Jeddah [formerly Palawan] left.

  3.35pm: Weighed and proceeded into harbour.

  4.06pm: Anchored. Ships in outer harbour: HMAT Seang Bee, SS’ Kwarra, Montrose, Tuna, HMHS Vita, whaler Styx.

  Ships in inner harbour: HMW Charon, SS Hilwada [possibly Havildar is intended], HMHS Devanha, SS’ Sikh, Rajput, Pemba.

  5.00pm: SS Montrose arrived.

  6.00pm: One rating with stores left for SS Field Marshal.


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10 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  3.40pm: HMHS Devanha left.

  5.10pm: SS Seang Bee arrived.


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11 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  9.20am: Taking in RNAS stores from lighter, including 20 cases of bombs.

10.55am: SS Berwick Castle arrived.

11.05am: HMW Styx arrived. Flight S/Lt Smethurst and four RNAS ratings joined for passage.

  2.00pm: HMW Charon left.

  4.30pm: HMHS Vita arrived.


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12 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

12.20pm: SS Montrose left.

  5.30pm: HMHS Vita sailed.

  6.00pm: Flight Lt Dunn and two RNAS ratings joined for passage.

  8.00pm: Flag Commander joined for passage to Kilwa.

  9.00pm: One RNAS rating left ship for hospital.


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13 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam, at sea and return.

Lat -7.017, Long 39.6

  5.45am: One officer and two servants for Kwale arrived. Weighed and proceeded.

  6.30am: Rounded Makatumbe Reefs, a/c S60E.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 50’S, 39° 27’E.

  8.43am: Ras Ndege bg N86W, 2 miles, a/c S30E.

10.00am: Stopped engines owing to leaky tubes in one boiler. HMW Charon closed, HMS Severn sighted.

10.20am: Transferred Flag Commander, Flt Lt Dunn, one officer, two askaris and two native servants to Charon, Charon proceeded.

11.05am: Lowered all boats and transferred Flt Lt Smethurst and all RNAS stores and ratings to Severn. Lt Heanley RNR left in lieu of Lt/Cdr Barton RNR.

12.10pm: Proceeded with one boiler and wirelessed for tug.

  5.20pm: Taken in tow of Sir David Hunter.

  6.40pm: Slipped tug.

  6.55pm: Anchored in Dar-es-salaam outer anchorage.


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14 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  7.30am: Shifted anchorage to inner harbour, assisted by tug.


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15 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  9.10am: HMW Styx left.

11.00am: Two RNR Lieutenants joined temporarily.

12.45pm: Styx returned.

  7.00pm: HMW Charon arrived. One RNR Midshipman joined temporarily.


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16 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  7.30am: SS Seang Bee left.

  7.45am: SS Field Marshal left in tow.

  9.20am: Eng Cdr and boiler maker from HMS Challenger came on board for boiler inspection.

10.00am: Two RNR lieutenants left for Challenger. 15 ratings joined from Challenger for service on shore.

10.30am: Supplied tug Golden Crown with fresh provisions.

11.00am: SS Trafford Hall arrived.

  1.48pm: HMW Styx arrived.

  5.45pm: HMW Charon left.


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17 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  8.45am: SS Nile left.

10.57am: HMWs Prattler and Salamander arrived.

  1.00pm: HMW Styx left.

  3.40pm: SS Havildar left.

  5.00pm: SS Glencluny left.


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18 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

10.30am: HMHS Oxfordshire arrived.

12.45pm: HMW Salamander left.


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19 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

11.00am: HMHS Oxfordshire left. Transport Mendi arrived.

  2.00pm: SS Cupid arrived.

  3.00pm: HMW Prattler left.

  4.45pm: Prattler returned.

  5.40pm: HMW Salamander arrived.


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20 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

11.00am: One PO 2c left for HMW Prattler, one PO 2c joined from same.

12.30pm: Prattler left.


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21 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  8.30am: SS Pemba arrived.

10.30am: SS Cupid left.

11.50am: SS Mendi left.

  1.00pm: River transport party, one Midshipman and five ratings, left ship.

  5.00pm: HMW Prattler arrived.


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22 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

10.00am: One RNR Eng S/Lt joined for river transport.

12.30pm: HMW Prattler left.

  4.55pm: HMW Salamander arrived.

  5.00pm: One Lt RNR, one WO and one rating joined for river transport.


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23 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  2.00pm: SS Malakuta arrived.

  4.15pm: Read warrant No 36.

  5.45pm: SS Cupid arrived.

  5.55pm: HMW Prattler arrived.

  6.30pm: Four ratings joined from Prattler (temp).


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24 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.00am: HMW Salamander left.

  9.30am: SS Cupid left.

  2.00pm: Lt/Cdr Barton RNR and party of hands left ship to proceed up country.


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25 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

10.30am: HMHS Guildford Castle arrived. HMW Salamander left.

12.15pm: SS Tuna arrived.

12.30pm: HMW Prattler left.


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26 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  7.45am: SS Pemba left.

  8.30am: Armourers stripping HMW Salamander’s 12 pdr.

12.40pm: Salamander left.

  2.00pm: Salamander returned.

  4.15pm: HMT Clan MacPhee left.

  4.40pm: SS Cressington Court left.

  6.05pm: SS Ferndene arrived.

  6.30pm: HMW Prattler arrived.


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27 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.45am: Discharged ERA to HMW Prattler for passage.

  7.10am: Prattler left.

11.15am: HMHS Ebani arrived.


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28 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.30am: SS Knowsley Hall left.

12.45pm: HMHS Ebani left.

  2.00pm: HMW Salamander left.

  2.10pm: SS Cupid arrived.

  3.30pm: Weighed and made fast alongside SS Ferndene.


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29 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  5.45am: Coaling, took in 145 tons.

  8.25am: HMW Salamander arrived.

10.00am: Two officers landed to conduct Naval Court, one Marine Sergeant and two Marines as escort.

10.15am: SS Cupid left.

12.30pm: Military stores for Mafia taken on board. Two officers left ship for river flotilla.

  5.30pm: SS Mafia* arrived.

  6.45pm: HMW Prattler arrived.

  9.00pm: Lt Adamson RNR discharged to shore for river flotilla.

  * 1910, French built, 531grt, formerly Rio Sao Matheus.


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30 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  7.35am: Cast off and left harbour.

  8.15am: Came to in outer anchorage. Navigator and Paymaster left to attend Naval Court.

  9.20am: Weighed and proceeded on trial.

10.35am: Came to in outer anchorage. Boiler tubes again leaking.

12.30pm: Returned to inner harbour.

  3.00pm: Collier Ferndene left.


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31 December 1916

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  7.30am: HMW Prattler and SS Malakuta left.

  4.40pm: HMW Salamander arrived, one ERA joined ship.


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Gratuitous Issues: sugar 176 lbs, chocolate 23 lbs, lime juice 183 lbs, oranges 3461 No., pineapples 300 No., bananas 600 No., mangoes 300, spirit 12 pts.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS MERSEY 1917

JP map Mersey 1917

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1917

[Dar-es-salaam, Zanzibar and supporting actions in the Rufiji delta]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49182, signed by Lt/Cdr (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 January 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.15am: Clean ship.

  9.15am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.20am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.45am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  1.00pm: Salamander left. Boilermaker from Challenger arrived to inspect boilers.

  3.15pm: Leave to port watch until 6.00pm.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  4.05pm: SS Tuna left.

  Sick list: 4.

Weather: Light NE’ly breezes, rain at noon, 80° to 82°F.


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2 January 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.40am: Gunner’s party drawing ammunition from [tug] Sir David Hunter.

11.20am: SS Pemba arrived.

  5.00pm: HMW Salamander arrived. Eng Cdr Gay and one Boilermaker joined temporarily. Lt Heanley RNR rejoined from HMS Severn.

  7.00am: Discharged stores and provisions for Mafia to Salamander.


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3 January 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.20am: SS Clan MacPhee left.

  6.35am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  7.00am: HMW Salamander left.

11.00am: HMS Challenger left.

12.20pm: HMHS Devanha arrived.


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4 January 1917

Dar-es-salaam, at sea and return.

Lat -6.779, Long 39.325

  9.25am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour.

11.00am: Ras Kankadya bg S68W, 4 miles, a/c S16W.

12.40pm: Passed Fairway buoy.

  1.00pm: Anchored.


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5 January 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  8.15am: HMHS Devanha left.

10.45am: SS Pemba left.

  3.20pm: Transport Clan Graham arrived.

  5.00pm: SS Khalifa and HMW Salamander arrived. One Stoker rating and one W/T rating joined for passage to Zanzibar.


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6 January 1917

Dar-es-salaam to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.55, Long 39.275

  7.40am: Five ratings left with first motor boat to join HMS Manica.

  8.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

  9.30am: A/c North.

12.50pm: Taken in tow by tug Sir David Hunter, course N18W.

  2.40pm: Slipped tug.

  3.45pm: Made fast alongside HMS Trent in Zanzibar harbour. Ships in harbour: HMS’ Princess, Trent, Severn, Pickle and Salamander.

  4.30pm: Discharged one Stoker and one W/T rating to hospital.


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7 January 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.15am: HMW Pickle left.

  5.00pm: HMS Himalaya arrived.

  7.30pm: HMS Princess left.


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8 January 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.00am: HMS Manica arrived.

10.45am: HMW Salamander arrived.

10.50am: SS Cupid left.

  1.30pm: HMW Fly left.

  6.20pm: HMW Pickle arrived.


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9 January 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

10.00am: Italian SS Porto de Savona [listed here] arrived.

11.00am: First motor boat’s crew and one Pte RMLI rejoined from HMS Manica.

  5.45pm: Collier Cressington Court left.


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10 January 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  1.30pm: SS Khalifa arrived.

  2.00pm: One Pte RMLI discharged to hospital.

  2.15pm: SS Arratoon Apcar arrived.

  5.40pm: SS Mafia arrived.

  8.40pm: HMS Himalaya left.


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11 January 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.10am: Cast off from HMS Trent and moved to anchorage, assisted by motor boats and launch.

  6.15am: First motor boat’s crew left for HMS Manica.

  6.30am: Trent left with HMS Severn in tow [for a refit in Durban].

  7.05am: SS Pemba left.

  7.30am: Manica and HMW Prattler left.

10.00am: Tug Sir David Hunter arrived.

  1.07pm: Italian cruiser Calabria arrived.

  1.15pm: OOG boarded same.

  3.50pm: SS Mafia left.

  7.50pm: Manica returned.


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12 January 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.45am: SS’ Cressington Court and Pemba arrived.

  7.05am: HMS Challenger arrived.

10.00am: Captain of Italian cruiser boarded.

10.15am: HMS Manica left.

  1.15pm: SS Berwick Castle arrived.

  3.40pm: SS Cupid arrived.

  4.45pm: SS Cupid left.

  8.30pm: OOG left ship and boarded steamer anchored off Chumbe, IWT yacht Ivy.


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13 January 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.10am: SS Pemba left.

  7.55am: HMW Salamander left.

  8.00am: WO yacht Ivy arrived.

  9.45am: Collier Polvena* arrived.

10.50am: HMS Himalaya arrived.

  4.30pm: SS Arratoon Apcar left.

  4.55pm: SS Porto di Savona left.

  6.00pm: One rating left for HMS Challenger.

  *formerly SS Trifels, Hansa Line, 1904, 4,174 grt.


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14 January 1917

Zanzibar, at sea and return.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.30am: HMW Prattler left.

  9.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.30am: Returned to harbour.

11.45am: Made fast alongside collier Cressington Court. Took in 80 tons of coal.

12.30pm: SS Montrose arrived.

  2.40pm: SS Dilwara arrived.

  5.00pm: HMS Challenger left.


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15 January 1917

Zanzibar to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.633, Long 39.283

  3.00am: HMW Styx arrived.

  6.35am. Cast off from collier, hoisted boats and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 16.5’S, 39° 10’E.

  9.00am: Passed tug Sir David Hunter with lighter in tow, steering for Zanzibar.

  2.10pm: Anchored in Dar-es-salaam harbour. Received stores from HMS Challenger and fresh beef from SS Professor.


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16 January 1917

Dar-es-salaam to Kwale I.

Lat -7.117, Long 39.608

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.00am: Makatumbe Lt bg bg S6W, 1 mile, a/c S56E.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 49’S, 39° 25.5’E.

10.30am: Transport Huntscliff passed Southbound.

11.00am: Ras Kanzi Lt bg N48W, 4.5 miles, a/c S18W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 27 miles.

  4.23pm: Anchored North of Kwale I.

  4.35pm: HMS Thistle arrived.

  5.15pm: Four prisoners and 14 Askaris boarded, then left for Kwale I.


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17 January 1917

Kwale I. to Koma I.

Lat -7.433, Long 39.37

  5.30am: HMS Thistle left.

  8.10am: SS Barjora arrived to land stores.

10.10am: Barjora left.

11.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.00pm: Made fast alongside HMS Manica, receiving ammunition.

  2.30pm: HMW Childers left.

  3.10pm: Proceeded, S37E.

  6.30pm: Communicated with HMW Pickle.

  7.10pm: Anchored off Koma I.


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18 January 1917

Off Koma I. to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.10am: Weighed and swung ship for compass deviation.

  8.30am: Proceeded to Tirene Bay.

10.18am: Anchored, Tirene Bay.


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19 January 1917

Tirene Bay to Sefo.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.45am: HMW Fly arrived.

  6.30pm: Three natives arrived on board.

  8.12pm: Weighed and proceeded, N17W.

10.52pm: Anchored off Rufiji Delta (Kiomboni entrance).


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20 January 1917

Rufiji Delta to Kwale I. and return.

Lat -7.43, Long 39.37

  5.30am. Weighed and proceeded, N34W.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 33.75’S, 39° 22.5’E.

  9.40am: Anchored off Kwale I.

11.00am: Four natives arrived on board. HMS’ Manica and Pickle arrived.

  1.30pm: Weighed and proceeded South.

  1.45pm: A/c S22E.

  3.00pm: Pemba Juu I. bg S76W, 1.25 miles, a/c S11E.

  7.15pm: Anchored


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21 January 1917

Rufiji Delta to Simaya I.

Lat -8.25, Long 39.45 [approx]

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded, S14W.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 55’S, 39° 30’E.

  1.05pm: Anchored, Simaya I. bg N45E, 0.5 miles. At anchor: HMS’ Challenger and Pickle.

  2.20pm: Pickle left.

  4.30pm: Pickle returned, then left for Dar-es-salaam.

  4.40pm: Challenger left.


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22 January 1917

Simaya I. to Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.33, Long 39.28

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.35am: Anchored.

  9.00am: Boats with surveying party surveying river and rigging up tide pole.

  1.30pm: Surveying party sounding river.


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23 January 1917

Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.33, Long 39.28

  3.30am: Veered cable in heavy squall.

  8.30am: Surveying party away all day.

  5.45pm: Supplied beef to HMW Pickle.

  6.00pm: Surveying party returned.


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24 January 1917

Mohoro Bay to Mafia I.

Lat -8.33, Long 39.28 [noon position in log possibly for 8.00pm]

  8.15am: Lt/Cdr (N), Lt RNR, five Seamen and two native pilots discharged to whaler Pickle (surveying party).

  1.40pm: Weighed and proceeded, S80E.

  2.56pm: Simaya I. abeam, 0.5 miles, a/c N43E, then various NE’ly courses for Tirene Bay.

  7.29pm: Anchored.


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25 January 1917

Mafia I.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

11.35am: Weighed and secured alongside collier Polvena, took in 140 tons.

  4.38pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  7.35pm: Cast off to anchor.


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26 January 1917

Mafia I. to Kwale I.

Lat -7.517, Long 39.433

  6.34am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.58am: Lt/Cdr (N) came on board from whaler.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 48’S, 39° 35.5’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 32 miles.

  1.00pm: Made fast alongside HMS Challenger off Kwale I. Embarking military stores.

  1.40pm: HMW Charon alongside, embarking troops.

  2.20pm: Proceeded to anchorage off Kissidyu.

  2.30pm: Challenger left.

  3.10pm: Anchored, HMW Styx closed. HMS Manica’s boats alongside with stores from shore. All boats embarking troops and stores from Kissidyu.

  7.30pm: Completed evacuation of Kissidyu.

  9.20pm: Weighed and proceeded.

11.35pm: Anchored 2 miles South of Koma I.


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27 January 1917

Koma I. to Nymesati and Sefo Reef.

Lat -7.788, Long 39.292

  1.00am: HMS’ Manica and Styx anchored close.

  6.20am: Weighed, made fast to Manica, embarked 150 porters. HMWs Charon and Styx embarking Arab rifles.

  6.45am: Proceeded to Kikunja Entrance [the Northernmost entrance to the Rufiji] with Charon and Styx astern.

10.30am: Anchored up river off Nymesati. All boats disembarked troops and stores from Mersey and whalers.

  1.00pm: Completed disembarkation.

  1.25pm: Weighed and proceeded with Styx in company out of river.

  3.25pm: Passed over bar.

  3.45pm: Stopped, transferred captain of Manica to Styx, parted company.

  4.00pm: HMS Challenger sighted to NE.

  6.50pm: Anchored on South side of Sefo Reef. Styx anchored.


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28 January 1917

Sefo Reef to Mohoro Bay.

Lat -7.933, Long 39.483

  5.45am: HMW Styx left.

  9.40am: Styx returned with boats, received boats from same.

10.05am: Proceeded with boats in tow.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 33 miles.

  3.05pm: Stopped to bale out boats.

  3.45pm: Heavy squall, one boat destroyed.

  5.30pm: Communicated with HMW Pickle.

  6.43pm: Anchored, Mohoro Bay anchorage. At anchor: SS Mafia, HMW Echo.


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29 January 1917

Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.32, Long 39.28

  6.30am: Surveying party left ship.

  6.45am: Lt/Cdr (N) went on board HMW Echo and proceeded up river, steam pinnace and five loaded boats following astern.

  7.13am: Weighed and proceeded. Discharged two W/T ratings to Echo and shifted anchorage.

  7.30am: Anchored.

  1.45pm: HMW Styx anchored near outer bar buoy.

  6.30pm: Echo came down river and anchored close.


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30 January 1917

Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.32, Long 39.28

  6.40am: HMW Styx left. Two wireless ratings rejoined from HMW Echo.

  6.50am: Echo left.

  7.30am: Transport Mafia arrived and proceeded up river with Lt/Cdr (N) I/C.

  9.30am: Steam pinnace and motor boats employed towing boats loaded from Mafia up river.


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31 January 1917

Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.32, Long 39.28

  2.35pm: HMW Charon arrived.

  3.50pm: Charon left.

  6.22pm: Charon returned.


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Gratuitous Issues during January: spirits 1⅝th pints, sugar 222 lbs, coffee 19 lbs, chocolate 65 lbs, lime juice 147 lbs, oranges 850, pineapples 440, mangoes 600.



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1917

[Supporting surveying parties, Rufiji delta]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49183, signed by Lt/Cdr (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 February 1917

Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.32, Long 39.28

  5.45am: HMW Charon left.

  6.30am: Clean ship.

  9.15am: Divisions, prayers.

  9.30am: Steam pinnace and motor boats transporting stores from SS Mafia up river to Ndundi [now Ndundu].

10.00am: Hands employed as requisite. 4.7” gun crews at divisional drill.

  1.30pm: Charon returned with eight dhows in tow. Received stores and vegetables from same.

  4.00pm: Pinnace and first motor boat returned to tow dhows upstream.

  Sick list: 6.


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2 February 1917

Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.32, Long 39.28

  6.00am: HMWs Charon and Styx left, communicated with HMW Childers.

  9.30am: Pinnace and motor boats in river transporting stores.

  1.25pm: Charon returned. Gun crews receiving timber from same.


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3 February 1917

Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.32, Long 39.28

  8.30am: Pinnace and motor boats in river transporting stores from SS Mafia to Ndundi.

  1.20pm: HMW Echo alongside, HMW Charon moved to outer anchorage.


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4 February 1917

Mohoro Bay.

Lat -8.32, Long 39.28

  5.20am: HMW Charon left.

  8.30am: Pinnace and motor boats in river transporting stores from SS Mafia to Ndundi.

  4.15pm: SS Mafia left river and proceeded.


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5 February 1917

Mohoro Bay to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.95, Long 39.55

  6.00am: Steam pinnace, third motor boat and crews under Lt Heanley RNR, temporarily discharged to HMW Echo for continuation of work in Mohoro river.

  6.10am. Weighed and proceeded, various NE’ly courses.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 18’S, 39° 27.5’E.

11.00am: Mange Reef beacon bg East, 1 mile, a/c N9E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 33 miles.

  1.22pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.


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6 February 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.30am: One native left ship for shore.


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7 February 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.00am: HMS Talbot arrived.

10.00am: HMW Styx arrived.

  2.00pm: One Ldg Telegraphist discharged to Talbot, one ditto received from same.

  3.00pm: Cdr Wilson left in Talbot for Dar-es-salaam.

  4.15pm: Talbot left.

  4.25pm: HMW Childers arrived.


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8 February 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.00am: HMW Childers left.

  9.45am: Collier Polvena arrived. Received provisions from same.


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9 February 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.00am: Coaling from SS Polvena, received 135 tons.

  8.00am: HMS Talbot arrived.

  8.30am: HMW Childers arrived.

  9.15am: Childers left. One interpreter joined ship.

  4.10pm: Talbot left.

  5.10pm: HMW Echo left.


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10 February 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

10.25am: HMW Echo arrived.

  4.10pm: SS Polvena left.

  4.15pm: HMW Styx arrived with pinnace and motor boat in tow.

  5.15pm: Styx left.


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11 February 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  2.35pm: HMW Pickle arrived.

  5.30pm: Pickle left.


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12 February 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.05am: Lt/Cdr (N) left in Echo for Mohoro Bay to pilot SS Mafia up the river.

  9.30am: Working party beached steam pinnace for repairs.

  2.35pm: Steam pinnace floated.


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13 February 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded with steam pinnace in tow, course N5W.

  4.35pm: Anchored [probably off Sefo Reef].

  5.15pm: Echo arrived and anchored.


HMS Mersey now enters the Rufiji River for survey purposes. Natural silting means that the channels in 1916 differ from those of today, as do the locations of towns. Positions in the delta are my best guess of where Mersey was during these days.


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14 February 1917

Mafia I. to Rufiji Delta.

Lat -7.75, Long 39.35 [approx]

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded, N36W.

  8.35am: Anchored. Provisions supplied to HMWs Salamander, Prattler and Pickle.

  9.00am: Working party preparing Bajune for surveying Rufiji River.

  9.50am: One officer and 15 Askaris boarded. Prattler sailed.

     Noon: Pickle and Echo sailed.

12.30pm: Bajune cast off to anchor.

12.40pm: Weighed and proceeded into Simba Uranga.

  2.05pm: Anchored.

  6.00pm: Weighed and proceeded out of river, course N39E.

  7.45pm: Anchored.


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15 February 1917

Anchorage off Simba Uranga.

Lat -7.75, Long 39.35 [approx]

  9.15am: HMW Salamander arrived.

  9.20am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  9.30am: Hands employed painting and fitting mark buoys.

10.40am: HMS Talbot arrived. SS Bajune proceeded alongside Talbot.

     Noon: HMWs Echo and Pickle left.

12.40pm: Bajune proceeded to anchorage.

  3.20pm: Salamander left.

  4.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.05pm: Anchored, Simba Uranga bg S31W.

  6.10pm: Prattler left river and anchored.

  7.10pm: Echo left river and anchored.


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16 February 1917

Rufiji Delta.

Lat -7.85, Long 39.325

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded up river, followed by HMWs Echo, Prattler, and SS Bajune.

  8.45am: Anchored off Salale. Hands employed sounding, painting buoys and fitting out Bajune.


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17 February 1917

Salale to Simba Uranga Bar.

Lat -7.8, Long 39.35[approx]

  7.45am: HMWs Echo and Prattler left.

11.15am: Bajune proceeded up river with Lt/Cdr (N) and surveying party.

11.20am: Weighed and proceeded down Simba Uranga estuary.

  3.05pm. Anchored off Simba Uranga.

  4.12pm: HMS Talbot left.


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18 February 1917

Simba Uranga to Niororo I.

Lat -7.61, Long 39.68

  7.00am: Hands preparing for coaling and preparing to take in tow.

  8.31am: Weighed and proceeded, course East.

  9.30am: HMW Styx took station astern.

10.05am: Closed collier Polvena, aground to North of Shungu pass.

11.10am: Collier proceeded to Niororo after clearing reef.

12.30pm: Collier anchored off Niororo I. Made fast alongside. Coaling.

  1.30pm: HMWs Echo and Prattler made fast alongside collier. Two stokers joined from Echo.

  5.00pm: HMS Minerva arrived.

  5.25pm: Finished coaling, 80 tons received.


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19 February 1917

Niororo I. to Salale.

Lat -7.65, Long 39.55 [approx]

  6.30am: HMW Salamander arrived with lighter.

  7.40am: HMS Talbot arrived.

  8.05am: HMS Thistle arrived. One military officer joined for service with surveying party.

10.10am: Weighed and proceeded, course S80W.

  2.05pm: Proceeded up Simba Uranga estuary.

  3.30pm: Anchored off Salale.


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20 February 1917

Salale.

Lat -7.85, Long 39.325

12.10pm: HMW Salamander arrived with lighter.

  3.00pm: SS Bajune arrived.


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21 February 1917

Salale to Batya.

Lat -7.85, Long 39.325

10.45am: HMW Echo arrived.

  2.30pm: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  4.30pm: Anchored off Bamba.

  5.35pm: Dropped Starboard anchor under foot.


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22 February 1917

Batya, Rufiji river.

Lat -7.915, Long 39.275 [approx]

  9.30am: Surveying party working in river.

  9.45am: Three ratings discharged for passage to hospital. Dispatched three bags of mails.


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23 February 1917

Batya,Rufiji river.

Lat -7.915, Long 39.275 [approx]

  6.20am: SS Bajune proceeded up river with motor boats in tow and surveying party.


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24 February 1917

Batya (Bumba) to Beta, Rufiji river.

Lat -8.025, Long 39.25 [Long in log 38°, clearly incorrect]

  5.55am: Steam pinnace to HMW Echo for stores.

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  8.40am: Anchored off Sumnia Village.

10.00am: Weighed and proceeded up river, SS Bajune following astern.

10.40am: Bajune grounded.

11.40am: Came to with both anchors off Beta.

  1.00pm: 1st and 2nd gigs away with crews and stern anchor and cable to assist in hauling off Bajune.

  3.00pm: Bajune off bank and proceeded to anchorage.


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25 February 1917

Beta, Rufiji River.

Lat -8.025, Long 39.25

  Sunday routine.

  7.50pm: Askari guard left ship.


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26 February 1917

Beta, Rufiji River.

Lat -8.025, Long 39.25

  5.45am: Night guard returned to ship.


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27 February 1917

Beta, Rufiji River.

Lat -8.025, Long 39.25

  6.00am: SS Bajune proceeded up river with motor boats in tow.

  6.45am: Steam pinnace proceeded down river to HMW Childers for stores.


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28 February 1917

Beta, Rufiji River.

Lat -8.025, Long 39.25

  Cleaning, instruction classes and drill.


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Gratuitous issues: sugar 179 lbs, choc 70 lbs, lime juice 134 lbs, pineapples 450 No., oranges 3170 No., tea 5 lbs.



LOGS FOR MARCH 1917

[Rufiji River, Dar-es-salaam, Tirene Bay and Zanzibar]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49184, signed by Lt/Cdr (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 March 1917

Beta to Msomene, Rufiji River.

Lat -8.025, Long 39.25

  6.30am: Clean ship.

  9.10am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.20am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.00am: SS Bajune arrived and made fast alongside.

12.50pm: Weighed and proceeded up river, Bajune following.

  1.55pm: Anchored, Msomeni.

  4.15pm: Evening quarters.

  4.25pm: Hands employed as requisite. Ord Sn training class to instruction.

  Sick list: 4.

Weather: Overcast in the am with rain, clearing a little and dry in the afternoon, 75° to 90° F.


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2 March 1917

Msomeni.

Lat -8.045, Long 39.25

  6.15am: Steam pinnace proceeded to HMW Echo with provisions and mail.


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3 March 1917

Rufiji River.

Lat -8.045, Long 39.25

  7.30pm: Askari guard left ship [a night guard, they return every morning].


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4 March 1917

Rufiji River.

Lat -8.045, Long 39.25

  Sunday routine.


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5 March 1917

Rufiji River.

Lat -8.045, Long 39.25

  3.45pm: SS Bajune arrived and made fast alongside.


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6 March 1917

Msombe to Simba Uranga Outer Bar.

Lat -7.95, Long 39.25 [approx]

  8.30am: Survey parties returned.

10.10am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

     Noon: Grounded on Kissurti bar, port side. Engine full speed astern, cleared bank and proceeded down.

12.30pm: Anchored off Mesala* entrance.

  3.08pm: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  4.45pm: Anchored off Salale.

  5.35pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.55pm: Anchored inside Simba Uranga bar.

  *I believe this refers to a channel to the sea that no longer exists.


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7 March 1917

Simba Uranga to Niororo I. and at sea.

Lat -7.61, Long 39.68

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded, N32E.

10.05am: Anchored off Niororo I. near HMS Talbot.

  3.10pm: HMW Styx proceeded South.

  3.20pm: HMW Childers arrived.

  9.10pm: Log streamed and set course N12E.


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8 March 1917

At sea and at Dar-es-Salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  3.10am: A/c N39W.

  8.00am: A/c N67W.

  9.25am: Anchored, Dar-es-salaam. In harbour: HMS’ Minerva, Charon and Manica, SS’ Clan MacPhee, Kaiser Wilhelm [possibly Kaisar-I-Hind], Cressington Court and Huntscliff.

  1.30pm: HMS Severn’s motor boat sent to dockyard for repairs.

  2.30pm: HMW Charon alongside.

  4.30pm: SS Tuna anchored.

  6.00pm: Charon left.

  7.30pm: One Seaman rating joined from hospital.


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9 March 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  4.00pm: HMS Minerva left.

  4.15pm: SS Tuna left.

  4.30pm: SS Umtata left.

  5.40pm: HMW Charon left, SS Barjora arrived.


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10 March 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.20am: HMW Childers arrived.

  8.00am: Coaling from lighters, received 20 tons.

  8.10am: Childers left.

  4.00pm: Three bags of mail sent to SS Huntscliff; Huntscliff and Charon left.

  4.30pm: Navigating officer and party left for SS Mafia to pilot her to Utete.


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11 March 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  5.45am: SS Mafia left.

  7.15am: HMW Charon arrived.

  4.40pm: SS Clan MacPhee left.

  6.15pm: HMHS Guildford Castle arrived.

  6.40pm: HMW Prattler left.


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12 March 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.25am: HMW Prattler arrived.

11.12am: HMHS Gascon arrived.

  2.00pm: Coal lighters alongside, received 10 tons.

  4.10pm: Read warrant No 37.

  5.00pm: HMHS Guildford Castle left.

  5.40pm: One rating left ship for HMS Manica.

  5.50pm: HMHS Loyalty arrived.


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13 March 1917

Dar-es-salaam to Niororo I.

Lat -7.467, Long 39.917

  1.25am: Heavy squall from NE force 7-8 with heavy rain, ship dragged anchor.

  1.30am: Let go second anchor.

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.05am: Stopped starboard engine for repairs.

  8.30am: Repair completed. Set course S65E.

11.30am: A/c S5E.

  5.10pm: Secured alongside collier off Niororo I.


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14 March 1917

Niororo I. to Rufiji Delta.

Lat -7.61, Long 39.68

  4.30am: Coaling, received 180 tons.

  9.30am: HMW Childers arrived and made fast alongside.

  2.55pm: Cast off from collier and proceeded, course S27W.

  3.50pm: Stopped, sent boat to HMW Prattler for provisions, one officer joined for passage.

  5.12pm: A/c N84W.

  7.07pm: Anchored off Simba Uranga.


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15 March 1917

Outer Bar Simba Uranga to Salale, Rufiji river.

Lat -7.85, Long 39.325

  7.08am: Weighed and proceeded up Simba Uranga estuary.

  9.00am: Anchored above Salale.

11.00am: Discharged stores, provisions and letters to HMW Echo. One officer discharged to shore.

  1.30pm: Court of Enquiry assembled on board.

  2.00pm: One sick man joined from Golden Star [probably the tug Golden Crown is intended] for treatment.


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16 March 1917

Salale to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.683, Long 39.467

  6.30am: Supplied HMW Echo with bread and beef.

  9.35am: Weighed and proceeded down Simba Uranga Estuary.

10.10am: Slowed, HMW Echo sent boat with letters.

12.30pm: A/c S44E.

  2.25pm: A/c S18E.

  2.57pm: Anchored, Tirene Bay.


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17 March 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Saturday routine. Clean ship, then leave to the watch in the afternoon.


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18 March 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  1.00pm: HMW Styx arrived.

  1.35pm: Styx left.


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19 March 1917

Tirene Bay to Salale and Outer Bar.

Lat -7.85, Long 39.325

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded, N18W.

  6.40am: A/c N39W.

  9.05am: Intercepted dhow and sent boat to same.

10.40am: Proceeded up Simba Uranga estuary.

11.30am: Anchored, Salale. Courses & DMG, various, 31 miles.

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded down estuary.

  3.55pm: Took dhow in tow.

  4.10pm: Anchored, outer bar.


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20 March 1917

Outer Bar to Salale and return.

Lat -7.76, Long 39.36 [approx]

  1.10pm: Tug Golden Crown left river, proceeded North.

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded up estuary.

  3.45pm: SS Mafia came down river, Mersey turned and took station astern.

  5.00pm: Lt/Cdr Garbett returned from SS Mafia.

  6.30pm: Anchored, Simba Uranga.


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21 March 1917

Outer Bar to Salale and Sefo Reef.

Lat -7.817, Long 39.345 [approx]

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded up estuary.

  9.55am: Anchored off Salale. Received all stores and surveying gear from SS Bajune.

11.25am: Weighed and proceeded out of river.

  1.50pm: A/c S63E.

  4.00pm: Anchored off Sefo Reef.

  7.00pm: HMW Styx arrived and anchored.


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22 March 1917

Sefo Reef to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.30am: HMW Styx left.

  9.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.40am: Anchored in Tirene Bay.


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23 March 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.00am: HMW Salamander arrived.


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24 March 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Saturday routine.


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25 March 1917

Tirene Bay to Simba Uranga via Salim Bank.

Lat -7.87, Long 39.6 [approx]

  8.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.00am: Anchored off Salim Bank Buoy. HMW Fly closed, supplied her with beef and bread.

11.35am: Weighed and picked up Salim Bank buoy.

12.35pm: Relaid buoy on Northern end of bank.

  3.10pm: Anchored off Simba Uranga Mouth.

  4.00pm: SS Bajune arrived. Lt Heanley and one AB transferred to Bajune (temp).

  5.30pm: HMW Styx arrived and supplied her with beef and bread.


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26 March 1917

Rufiji Delta to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.76, Long 39.36 [approx]

  5.25am: HMW Styx weighed and proceeded.

12.40pm: Weighed and proceeded S60E.

  2.30pm: A/c S41E.

  4.50pm: Anchored.


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27 March 1917

Tirene Bay and at sea.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

10.35am: HMS Talbot arrived.

11.30am: HMW Styx alongside. Lt/Cdr (N) and motor boat’s crew left in Styx to join SS Mafia.

12.15pm: HMW Charon arrived and went alongside Talbot.

  1.17pm: HMS Rinaldo arrived.

  3.00pm: Three ratings joined ship from Talbot.

  3.15pm: Weighed and proceeded, N14W.


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28 March 1917

At sea to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

12.15am: A/c N30W.

  5.00am: A/c West.

  5.40am: A/c N30W, TVCFA.

  9.35am: Secured alongside HMS Trent in Zanzibar harbour. Courses & DMG, various, 115 miles.

12.30pm: Cast off and went alongside collier Oceano.

  4.15pm: Three ratings joined from HMS Talbot.


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29 March 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  4.45am: Coaled ship, received 180 tons.

  7.00am: HMW Charon arrived.

11.50am: Cast off to anchor. Ships in harbour: HMS Talbot, SS Royal George [formerly Heliopolis], HMS Trent, HMWs Pickle and Charon.


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30 March 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.00am: HMS Trent left.

  7.00am: Two SSAs left ship for HMS Talbot.

10.10am: Talbot left.

  5.27pm: One Seedie boy joined for passage.


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31 March 1917

Zanzibar to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.425, Long 39.225

  8.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

10.05am: Chumbe Lt bg East, 1 mile, set course S20E.

  4.15pm: Anchored, Dar-es-salaam. In harbour: HMS Trent, HMW Salamander, SS’ Barjora and Nile.



LOGS FOR APRIL 1917

[Dar-es-salaam, Rufiji river, Mafia I.]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49185, signed by Lt/Cdr (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.00am: SS’ Pemba and Tuna sailed.

  7.30am: HMW Salamander arrived.

  9.30am: Divisions.

10.30am: Divine service.

11.00am: Salamander left.

12.45pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  1.30pm: Leave to watch until 6.30pm.

  4.15pm: Evening quarters.

  5.30pm: Hands to bathe.

  6.10pm: Fly left.

  Sick list: 7.

Weather: Light breezes, SW or S, dry some cloud, 74° to 83°F.


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2 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  7.30am: HMW Fly arrived.

  8.20am. HMS Rinaldo arrived.

  9.10am: Fly left.

11.15am: SS Clan MacPhee arrived.

  6.00pm: HMW Prattler left.


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3 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

11.45am: One RN surgeon [Surgeon Bostock, vide log of Himalaya] joined from HMS Himalaya.

11.50am: HMW Prattler arrived.

12.25pm: HMHS Devanha left.

  1.53pm: HMHS Delta arrived.

  4.00pm: Read warrant No 38.

  4.00pm: HMS Rinaldo left.

  6.15pm: Prattler left.


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4 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  5.20am: HMW Fly left.

  7.30am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  8.00am: Coaling from lighter, native labour, received 45 tons.

10.00am: SS Clan MacPhee and Prattler left.

11.00am: SS Huntscliff arrived.

12.25pm: HMHS Gascon arrived.

  5.00pm: HMW Pickle arrived.

  5.45pm: Pickle left.


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5 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam to North Fanjove I.

Lat -6.917, Long 39.55

  7.15am: Received buoy and moorings from dockyard.

  8.00am: Discharged Surgeon Shaw to HMS Trent for passage.

  8.10am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.55am: Set course East.

10.00am: A/c S50E.

11.52am: A/c S30E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 19 miles.

  1.05pm: Ras Kanzi bg S75W, a/c South.

  2.25pm: Ras Mwambamku bg West, a/c S22W.

  4.00pm: A/c S40W, then various courses for anchorage.

  5.10pm: Anchored off N. Fanjove I.


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6 April 1917

N. Fanjove I. to Niororo I.

Lat -7.61, Long 39.68

  6.40am: Weighed and proceeded, S65E.

     Noon: Anchored off Niororo I.

12.45pm: HMW Styx left.

  4.00pm: HMS Rinaldo left.

  4.15pm: Supplied HMW Prattler with beef and bread.

  4.30pm: Tug Golden Crown and HMW Fly arrived.


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7 April 1917

Niororo I.

Lat -7.61, Long 39.68

  2.05am: HMW Fly left.

  5.35am: Tug Golden Crown left.

10.30am: SS Mafia arrived. Lt/Cdr (N) and party rejoined. One AB discharged to hospital.

11.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.15pm: Laid Shungu Mbili passage buoy.

  3.35pm: Anchored off Niororo I.

  3.40pm: HMW Prattler arrived.

  5.07pm: Prattler left.

  5.50pm: HMW Styx arrived.

  5.57pm: SS Mafia left.


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8 April 1917

Niororo I.

Lat -7.61, Long 39.68

  5.30am: HMW Styx left.

  7.00am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  8.00am: HMW Salamander arrived.

  4.10pm: Salamander left.

  6.00pm: Prattler left.


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9 April 1917

Niororo I. to Sefo Rf.

Lat -7.617, Long 39.675

  7.25am: HMW Salamander arrived.

10.20am: HMW Charon arrived.

11.30am: Salamander left.

11.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.40pm: Anchored off Sefo Reef.

  7.00pm: Salamander arrived.


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10 April 1917

Sefo Reef to Niororo I. and Bueni I.

Lat -7.61, Long 39.68

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 7° 40’S, 39° 40’E.

  8.17am: Anchored off Niororo I.

  9.30am: HMS Talbot arrived.

11.30am: Talbot left.

12.35pm: Weighed and proceeded S17W.

  2.00pm: Barakuni I. bg S15E, 3.4 miles, a/c S84E.

  3.30pm: Anchored NW of Bueni I.

  7.05pm: HMW Charon arrived.

  8.30pm: Charon left.


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11 April 1917

Bueni to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.717, Long 39.783

  7.05am: Weighed and proceeded S65W.

  8.05am: Anchored in Monitor Bay, heavy rain, all objects observed.

11.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.40pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.

  5.10pm: HMW Pickle arrived.


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12 April 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  7.00am: HMW Salamander left.

  Cleaning, small arms drill, training classes.


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13 April 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  8.00am: HMW Pickle arrived.

  9.00am: Pickle left.


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14 April 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Saturday routine.


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15 April 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

11.13am: HMS Talbot arrived.

  1.35pm: HMS Rinaldo arrived.

  2.20pm: HMW Charon arrived.

  2.25pm: Irish Monarch (collier) arrived. Weighed and went alongside same.

  3.00pm: Discharged one CERA to Talbot for hospital.

  3.30pm: Talbot left.

  6.10pm: HMW Styx arrived.


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16 April 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.15am: Coaling, received 100 tons.

  7.15am: HMW Styx left.

10.30am: HMW Charon left.

10.45am: Cast off to anchor.

  4.40pm: Supplied HMS Rinaldo with fresh beef.


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17 April 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  Cleaning and painting.


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18 April 1917

Tirene Bay to Salale, Niororo I and at sea.

Lat -7.783, Long 39.367

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.45am: Set course N39W.

  9.10am: A/c West, observed HMW Styx off the delta.

11.20am: Courses to enter the river.

12.45pm: Anchored off Salale.

  1.30pm: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  2.45pm: Anchored in Simba Uranga mouth.

  3.30pm: Surgeon’s party landed.

  4.15pm: Surgeon’s party returned and the remains of the late Flag Commander Bridgeman brought on board for conveyance to Zanzibar. Paraded Officers’ Guard.


The following taken from Cross and Cockade International Journal, an article by Peter Dye.

Early in 1917, tragedy struck when Flight Lieutenant ER Moon, RNAS, and Flag Commander the Hon. Richard Bridgeman undertook a reconnaissance of the Rufiji Delta in Short 8254, operating from HMS Himalaya. On their way back to Himalaya the engine failed and the seaplane made a forced landing in a creek. The engine could not be restarted and with Germans in the vicinity, it was decided to burn the seaplane. Moon and Bridgeman spent the next three days walking and swimming towards the mouth of the river. Sadly, Bridgeman died after a raft they had made was swept out to sea. There is a memorial plaque in Zanzibar Anglican Cathedral.


  4.20pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.45pm: Anchored off Niororo I.

10.35pm: Weighed and proceeded North.


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19 April 1917

At sea to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.433, Long 39.283 [Lat. in log clearly incorrect]

  5.30am: A/c N34W.

11.00am: Pungume beacon bg N8W, 4.4 miles, a/c N35W.

  1.40pm: Chumbe Lt bg East, ½ mile.

  3.35pm: Anchored off hospital pier, Zanzibar. Ships in harbour: HMS’ Talbot, Manica, Pickle, Echo and Childers,

  4.10pm: Landed firing party.


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20 April 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.50am: Landed firing and funeral parties.

  7.30am: Remains of the late Flag Commander Bridgeman removed to shore for burial.

  9.30am: Funeral party returned.

11.00am: Lt/Cdr (N), one Ldg Sn and one Seedie boy left for HMW Pickle.

  2.30pm: One Ord Sn discharged to hospital. Four Seedie boy stokers joined.

  5.00pm: One RNR officer discharged to hospital.


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21 April 1917

Zanzibar to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.492, Long 39.221

  5.20am: SS Gaika left.

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded, S15W.

12.20pm: A/c S22E, then various courses for anchorage.

  3.30pm: Stopped to allow SS Polvena to leave harbour.

  4.20pm: Anchored off naval pier in Dar-es-salaam harbour. In harbour: HMW Echo, SS Oceano.

  5.00pm: Echo left.


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22 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  4.45pm: Stork (tug boat), HMS Talbot and SS Cressington Court arrived.


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23 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

10.00am: SS Pemba arrived.

  5.15pm: HMT Princess arrived.

  5.50pm: HMW Charon left.


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24 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.15am: HMW Charon arrived. Lt/Cdr (N) and four ratings returned from Rufiji river.

12.05pm: SS Palamcotta arrived.

  4.15pm: Read warrant No 39.

  4.45pm: HMS Talbot left.

  5.30pm: HMHS Assaye arrived.


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25 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  7.00am: HMW Styx arrived.

12.25pm: Made fast to collier Oceano.

  4.30pm: HMHS Assaye sailed.


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26 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  5.25am: Coaling, received 100 tons.

10.30am: SS Pemba left.

  5.15pm: SS Huntsgreen arrived.

  5.45pm: HMS Manica arrived, HMW Styx left.


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27 April 1917

Dar-es-salaam to N. Fanjove I.

Lat -6.942, Long 39.554

  6.20am: Lt Smith EAMR and two Askaris left ship

  7.10am: HMW Charon left.

  7.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 47’S, 39° 19’E.

  8.20am: Course S57E.

10.25am: Ras Ndege bg S65W, 2 miles, a/c S25E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 22 miles.

  1.00pm: SS Mafia passed bound North.

  3.12pm: A/c S25W.

  5.17pm: Anchored off N. Fanjove I.


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28 April 1917

N. Fanjove I. to Shungumbili I.

Lat -7.35, Long 39.8

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded S75E.

10.15am: Made rendezvous with HMS’ Talbot and Rinaldo. Talbot sent boat with letters.

11.05am: Proceeded S11E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 42 miles.

  1.00pm: Niororo I. abeam, a/c S10W.

  3.43pm: Anchored off Shungumbili I.

  7.25pm: HMW Childers arrived.


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29 April 1917

Shungumbili I.

Lat -7.7, Long 39.68

  7.05am: HMW Childers left.

  9.00am: HMWs Pickle and Fly arrived.

  9.20am: Childers returned.

10.00am: Childers, Pickle and Fly left.

11.30am: Heavy squalls, let go second anchor and veered both cables.


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30 April 1917

Shungumbili I.

Lat -7.7, Long 39.68

  Physical drill, training classes, 4.7” divisional drill, cleaned fresh water tanks.


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Extra issues during April: sugar 173 lbs, chocolate 75 lbs, lime juice 135 lbs



LOGS FOR MAY 1917

[Mafia Island, supporting action at Kilwa Kisiwani and area, Zanzibar]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49186, signed by Lt/Cdr (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 May 1917

Shungumbili I. to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.792, Long 39.65

  6.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.10am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.30am: Weighed starboard.

10.45am: Weighed and proceeded, S45W, motor boat in tow.

12.17pm: A/c into Tirene Bay.

  1.35pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.

  3.15pm: HMW Fly left.

  3.30pm: Leave to watch until 6.00pm.

  Sick list: 4.


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2 May 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  3.15pm: Made fast alongside collier Irish Monarch.


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3 May 1917

Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.40am: Coaling, received 70 tons.

  8.00am: HMW Fly arrived.

10.00am: HMW Pickle arrived.

11.20am: Cast off to anchor.

  2.30pm: Pickle left.

  2.50pm: SS Irish Monarch left.


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4 May 1917

Tirene Bay to Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.167, Long 39.5

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded, S50W.

  8.40am: A/c S3E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 23 miles. A/c S15W.

  1.20pm: Simaya I. bg West, 2.25 miles.

  3.34pm: Poiasi Reef abeam, ½ mile, a/c S5E.

  6.00pm: Anchored, Kilwa Kivinje.

  6.45pm: HMHS Gascon arrived.


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5 May 1917

Kilwa Kivinje to Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.8, Long 39.55 [Longitude incorrectly entered in log as West]

  7.25am: All boats transferring sick from shore to SS Gascon.

  8.00am: Boats recalled, ship ordered to Kisiwani.

10.15am: Weighed and proceeded, S81E.

10.50am: Ras Miramba bg S80W, 3.75 miles, a/c S40E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 10 miles. Ras Tikwiri bg S80W, 3 miles, a/c S43E.

12.30pm: Courses to cross Rukyira bar.

  2.55pm: Anchored, Kilwa Kisiwani. Ships in harbour: SS’ Palamcotta, Huntscliff, Indore, Umtata, whalers Echo and Childers and collier Berwen [formerly Beethoven].

  8.20pm: All boats away transporting troops across harbour.

  9.00pm: HMW Childers left.


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6 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  1.40am: Boats returned from landing troops.

  6.00am: HMW Echo left.

10.05am: HMS Lunka arrived.

  2.00pm: First motor boat, Lt Chapman, sent on patrol off Vangai.

  2.45pm: Lunka left.

  4.10pm: Transport Huntscliff left.

  7.40pm: Patrol returned.


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7 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  8.00am: Motor boat, Lt Chapman, patrolling Vangai district.

  9.15am: SS Purnea arrived.

  9.18am: HMW Echo arrived.

11.30am: Echo left.

  4.10pm: Collier Berwen left.


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8 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  2.15am: Patrol returned.

  8.25am: Landed Signalman for day duty on shore.

11.15am: SS Indore left.


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9 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.35am: SS Palamcotta left.

  8.30am: SS Purnea left, SS Barjora arrived.

12.40pm: HMW Prattler arrived. Supplied her with 14lbs of beef.

  1.22pm: Prattler left.


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10 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.50pm: SS Montrose arrived.


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11 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.45am: HMS Talbot arrived with GO C-in-C on board [presumably Major-General Reginald Hoskins].

  8.30am: SS Clan MacPhee arrived. One Ord Sn joined from Talbot.

  9.25am: Talbot left.

  2.35pm: SS Montrose left.

  5.15pm: Clan MacPhee left.


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12 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

11.30am: HMW Childers arrived.

  2.10pm: Childers left.


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13 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.00am: SS Huntscliff arrived.


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14 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.45am: HMS Talbot arrived.

10.45am: HMW Prattler arrived. Supplied her with 14lbs of beef.

  1.35pm: Prattler left.

  3.15pm: Supplied Talbot with 230lbs of beef.

  5.00pm: Talbot left.


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15 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  2.00pm: Motor boat with Lt/Cdr (N) examining up reaches, Kilwa Kisiwani heads, Port Beaver etc.

  4.10pm: Read warrant No 40.


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16 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.00am: SS Huntscliff left.

  9.20am: HMS Talbot arrived.

  5.00pm: Talbot left.


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17 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

11.00am: Motor boats employed transporting troops.

  3.00pm: SS Umtata left.


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18 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.00am: HMHS Gascon arrived.

10.50am: SS Montrose arrived.

  1.30pm: Re-embarked troops from Vungwi and landed them at Kikome.

  3.00pm: Montrose left.


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19 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.25am: Collier arrived, went alongside, received 120 tons.

  3.35pm: Cast off to anchor.

  4.45pm: HMW Prattler arrived.


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20 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.00am: HMW Prattler left.

  6.30am: SS Pemba arrived.

  6.45am: Rifle and machine gun fire heard in direction of Vungwi camp.

  7.15am: HMS Hyacinth (Flag) arrived.

  7.40am: SS Clan MacPhee arrived.

  9.40am: SS Rockpool arrived.

  1.45pm: Two Stokers joined from Hyacinth.

  3.50pm: Hyacinth left.

  5.10pm: Clan MacPhee left.


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21 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.05am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  9.55am: HMS Lunka arrived. Received stores and provisions.

11.45am: Lunka and Prattler left.

  3.15pm: Received Paymaster’s stores from SS Rockpool.


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22 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  1.25pm: Rio Preto [formerly Birmingham] arrived.

  2.50pm: SS Palamcotta arrived.

  4.45pm: Palamcotta left.

  6.00pm: HMS Rinaldo arrived.


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23 May 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani to Simaya I.

Lat -8.617, Long 39.425

  6.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.48am: Cape Kilwa bg N5E, set course East.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 52’S, 39° 38’E.

  9.00am: Mpara Hill bg S68W, a/c N29W.

11.18am: West edge of Jewe Reef abeam, 6 cables, a/c N8W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 34 miles.

  2.00pm: A/c N20E.

  3.25pm: Anchored, NW of Simaya I.


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24 May 1917

Simaya I. to Tirene Bay.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded N40E.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 11’S, 39° 29’E.

  9.40am: Mange beacon abeam, 1 mile.

10.40am: Ras Kisimani bg S75E, ½ mile.

11.55am: Anchored in Tirene Bay. Courses & DMG, various, 51 miles.

12.05pm: HMW Childers left. Ships in harbour: HMS Severn and SS Pemba.

  1.00pm: Hands employed getting up ammunition and transferring it to Severn.

  8.25pm: One rating joined for passage to Zanzibar hospital.


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25 May 1917

Tirene Bay to Niororo I. and at sea.

Lat -7.9, Long 39.65

  5.45am: SS Pemba left.

11.45am: Lt Irving joined for passage to Zanzibar.

12.05pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  3.25pm: Anchored off Niororo I.

  8.05pm: Weighed and proceeded N11E.


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26 May 1917

At sea to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.229, Long 39.179

  2.00am: A/c N32W.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 37.5’S, 39° 23.5’E.

  9.00am: Passed HMHS Guildford Castle and HMW Fly, bound for Dar-es-salaam.

10.00am: Passed SS Tuna Southbound.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 108 miles.

  1.26pm: Anchored off hospital pier, Zanzibar. In harbour, HMS Talbot, Fly and HMS Trent.

  3.00pm: Three ratings discharged to hospital.

  4.25pm: Fly left.

  4.30pm: SS Khalifa arrived.


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27 May 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.45am: Receiving fresh beef and ammunition from HMS Trent.

  5.50pm: MM SS Natal arrived.


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28 May 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.05am: HMS Trent left.

  9.05am: HMW Salamander arrived.

10.15am: HMW Prattler arrived.

10.30am: HMS Talbot left.

  1.45pm: Collier Rockpool arrived.

  4.05pm: SS Khalifa left.


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29 May 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.15am: Collier Irish Monarch left.

  8.40am: SS Montrose arrived.

12.15pm: HMW Styx arrived.

  2.00pm: Two ratings discharged to hospital.

  3.15pm: Montrose left.

  5.10pm: Styx left.


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30 May 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.50am: MM SS Natal left.

     Noon: HMS Minerva arrived.

  2.35pm: HMHS Gascon arrived.

  3.00pm: SS Umtata arrived.

  5.00pm: SS Tuna passed thro’ harbour, Northbound.

  5.15pm: HMS Duplex arrived.


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31 May 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: HMHS Gascon left.

  7.40am: SS Oceano arrived.

  9.30am: Dockyard fitters carrying out repairs, hands cleaning fresh water tanks, restowing Gunner’s storerooms, divers examining ship’s bottom.

11.05am: SS Barjora arrived.

11.30am: SS Hong Wan I arrived.

  4.30pm: One Seedie boy discharged to shore.


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1917

[Zanzibar and at Kilwa Kivinje and Kilwa Kisiwani supporting shore action]


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Cover, Adm.53/49186, signed by Lt/Cdr (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.30am: Hands cleaning ship and FW tanks.

  7.10am: SS Umtata left. Class to physical drill and dockyard party carrying out repairs.

  8.00am: One ERA landed for duty.

  8.20am: Water tanker alongside.

  9.30am: HMS Minerva left and collier SS Strathspey arrived [possibly the vessel in the hyperlink, but it is recorded as being renamed in 1916].

10.40am: Tug Stork and SS Taroba arrived.

11.00am: SS Pemba and SS Bechuana [formerly Strathtay] arrived.

  1.00pm: One rating discharged to hospital. Muster for payment.

  3.30pm: Leave to watch until 6.00pm.

  4.00pm: SS Barjora left.

  5.25pm: HMS Talbot arrived. Supplied her with beef.

  Sick list: 1.

Weather: Light Southerly breezes, overcast all day with rain, 75° F.


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2 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.20am: HMS Minerva left.

  6.50am: [Tug] Stork left.

  9.00am: SS Khalifa arrived.

  9.45am: HMW Salamander left. SS Pundua arrived.

11.25am: HMHS Oxfordshire arrived.

12.30pm: HMS Talbot left.

  4.35pm: HMW Prattler left.


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3 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.35am: SS Taroba left.

  6.10am: SS Bechuana arrived.

  7.45am: SS Rio Preto arrived.

  8.00am: HMHS Oxfordshire left.

  9.50am: HMS Lunka arrived.

10.45am: SS Barjora arrived.

10.55am: HMW Charon arrived.


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4 June 1917

Zanzibar

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.00am: Transhipping coal from bunkers to lighter.

  9.00am: SS Tuna passed thro’ harbour.

  9.45am: SS Barjora left.

10.00am: Dressed ship with masthead flags [to mark the King’s birthday on the 3rd of June. That fell on a Sunday, when the RN does not dress ship].

11.45am: Hands placing kedges in gigs.

  1.30pm: Hands laying out kedges on Malindi Spit*, preparatory to beaching.

  2.15pm: Two ratings discharged to hospital.

  4.45pm: HMS Duplex left.

  *A tidal flat where flat bottomed craft can be worked on in between tides.


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5 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.40am: SS Pemba left.

  7.15am: HMS Lunka left.

10.20am: HMS Hyacinth arrived.

11.10am: SS Hong Wang left.

  1.30pm: Hands transferring ammunition and plates to lighter.


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6 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.15am: Weighed and proceeded, but insufficient water to beach on Malindi Spit, so returned to anchorage.

  9.20am: HMHS Neuralia arrived. HMAT Boonah [A36] arrived.

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded to Malindi Spit.

  3.45pm: Secured in position for beaching.

  4.00pm: Hands placing shores to support armour in position.

  5.30pm: 11 Ord Sn and Stokers joined from HMS Hyacinth.

  6.45pm: Ship took ground.

  7.30pm: Hands scrubbing ship’s side.


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7 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.15, Long 39.2

  8.30am: Motor boat with four ratings and two machine guns lent to HMS Hyacinth.

10.00am: Hyacinth left.

  2.00pm: One rating discharged to hospital.

  9.30pm: Hands painting ship’s bottom.


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8 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.15, Long 39.2

  7.10am: Two absentees returned with escort.

12.30pm: HMW Pickle arrived.

  3.20pm: Ship floated, proceeded to anchor off hospital pier.

11.00pm: Pickle left.


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9 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.00am: HMW Charon left.

  8.20am: SS Huntscliff arrived.

11.00am: SS Montrose and Huntscliff left.

  2.00pm: One Stoker and one W/T rating discharged to hospital.

  5.00pm: HMW Styx left.


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10 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: HMHS Neuralia left.

  3.25pm: SS Berwick Castle arrived.


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11 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.00am: HMW Childers arrived.

11.25am: SS Polvena arrived.

  2.30pm: One rating discharged to hospital.

  4.35pm: SS Tuna passed thro’ harbour.


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12 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.30am: SS Cupid left.

  6.00am: SS Pundua and SS Polvena left.

  1.35pm: One AB rejoined from hospital.

  6.10pm: SS Huntscliff arrived.


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13 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.10am: SS Umtata and HMW Echo arrived.

10.10am: HMHS Gascon passed through harbour Southbound.

12.25pm: SS Umtata left.

  1.15pm: SS Huntscliff left with GOC-in-C aboard.

  1.45pm: One Seaman rating rejoined from hospital.

  2.30pm: SS Boonah arrived.


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14 June 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.30am: Coaling from SS Rockpool, received 165 tons.

11.20am: SS Boonah left.

  2.45pm: Five ratings discharged to hospital. One AB rejoined from hospital.


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15 June 1917

Zanzibar to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.675, Long 39.317

  5.50am: SS Berwick Castle left.

  6.00am: Surgeon Woolaston joined for passage to Dar-es-salaam.

  6.35am: Weighed and proceeded, S15E.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 18’S, 39° 11’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 33 miles.

  1.46pm: Anchored, Dar-es-salaam. In harbour: HMW Fly, tug Golden Crown, HMHS Gascon, SS’ Rio Preto, Umtata, Bajune and Clan MacPhee.

  3.35pm: SS Pemba and whaler Pickle arrived.

  6.05pm: HMW Fly arrived.


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16 June 1917

Dar-es-salaam to Salim Bank anchorage.

Lat -7.142, Long 39.608

  6.35am: Weighed and left harbour. Fly arrived.

  7.15am: Set course S58E.

  8.00am: Pos. 6° 49’S, 39° 25’E.

  9.00am: Ras Ndege bg N81E, 2 miles, a/c S28E.

10.15am: Ras Kanzi bg S44W, 2.5 miles, a/c S3E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 44 miles.

  4.40pm: Passed Niororo buoy.

  5.25pm: A/c S27W.

  7.00pm: Anchored off Salim Bank Buoy.


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17 June 1917

Salim Bank anchorage to Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.379, Long 39.433

  5.35am: Weighed and proceeded, S23W.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 00.5’S, 39° 35’E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 78 miles. A/c S14W.

  3.40pm: Anchored off Kilwa Kivinje.

  5.45pm: HMW Salamander arrived.


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18 June 1917

Kilwa Kivinje to Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.50am: HMW Salamander left.

  7.05am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 8° 45’S, 39° 30’E.

11.40am: Anchored, Kilwa Kisiwani harbour. In harbour: SS Bathampton, HMS Rinaldo, HMHS Neuralia and HMHS Dongola.

  4.30pm: SS Braunfels arrived.

  5.00pm: HMS Rinaldo left.


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19 June 1917


Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.05am: HMS Hyacinth arrived, first motor boat’s crew returned to ship.

  8.00am: MAA and Cook’s Mate joined.

  1.00pm: One rating left for Hyacinth, one joined from same.

  3.30pm: SS Mafia arrived.

  4.55pm: Discharged one Stoker to Hyacinth, Hyacinth left.


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20 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.25am: SS Indore arrived.

  9.35am: One Ord Sn joined.

11.45am: SS Anchises arrived.

  2.50pm: SS Bechuana arrived.

  3.40pm: SS Dongola left.

  4.05pm: SS’ Mafia and Indore left.


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21 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.45am: Coaling [probably from SS Bathampton], received 80 tons.

10.00am: Cast off to anchor.

12.35pm: SS Ingoma arrived.


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22 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  4.35pm: SS’ Ingoma, Anchises and Bathampton left.


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23 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.10am: HMS Minerva and SS Empress of Britain arrived.

10.55am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  2.35pm: Prattler left.


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24 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.30am: HMS Minerva left.

11.10am: Transport Salamis arrived.

  1.40pm: SS Empress of Britain left.

  6.00pm: HMHS Gascon arrived.


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25 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

10.00am: HMW Echo arrived and alongside for water.

11.25am: Transport Umtata arrived.

  1.10pm: Echo left.

  1.45pm: One Stoker left behind by Echo and temporarily transferred to Mersey.

  4.25pm: SS Salamis left.


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26 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  3.50pm: HMHS Gascon left.


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27 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

12.45pm: SS Montrose left.


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28 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  8.30am: SS Barjora arrived.

10.45am: Motor boats landing troops at Vungwi.

  2.00pm: SS Barjora left.

  4.00pm: One native servant discharged to shore.

  5.15pm: SS Bechuana left.


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29 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  8.55am: SS Gryfevale arrived.

  9.00am: Rationed observation post on Mpara Hill, one officer, eight men, for seven days.


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30 June 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

10.30am: HMW Childers arrived.

  5.15pm: SS Montrose left.


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Extra issues during June: sugar 173 lbs, chocoate 75lbs, lime juice 135lbs



LOGS FOR JULY 1917

[Kilwa Kisiwani and Lindi]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49188, signed by Lt/Cdr (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.40am: Supplied HMW Childers with bread.

  6.10am: Childers left.

  6.30am: Hands clean ship.

  7.00am: Church parties sent to HMHS Neuralia.

  8.55am: SS Salamis arrived.

  9.30am: Divisions.

11.00am: Divine service, military chaplain from Neuralia officiating.

  1.15pm: SS Huntscliff arrived.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch until 6.00pm.

  4.15pm: Evening quarters.

  5.00pm: Huntscliff left.

  5.50pm: C of E party sent to Neuralia.

  6.40pm: Set gun watch.

  Sick list: 5.

Weather: Light Southerly breezes, dry, 68° to 77°F.


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2 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.35am: SS Barjora arrived.

  8.20am: Supplied HMW Childers with water, beef and bread.

  9.35am: Childers left. HMHS Dongola and whaler Echo arrived.

     Noon: Discharged one Stoker to Echo.

  1.00pm: Motor boats transporting troops from Kisiwani to Vungwi.

  5.30pm: Echo left.

  6.00pm: SS Barjora left.


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3 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.30am: Motor boats transporting troops from Kisiwani to Vungwi.

10.50am: HMHS Gascon arrived.

  3.15pm: Exercised W/T signals and visual with aeroplane.


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4 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.30am: Lt Chapman landed for NTO duties for the day.

11.50am: One Pte ASC joined.


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5 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.15am: HMHS Dongola left.

  1.45pm: HMHS Gascon left.

  4.45pm: SS Gryfevale [Greywale in log] left.

  6.10pm: SS Kintail arrived.


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6 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  8.30am: Rationed observation post on Mpara Hill, one officer, eight men, for seven days.

11.20am: HMW Childers arrived.

12.30pm: Childers left.

  1.00pm: SS Tuna with GOC-in-C arrived.


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7 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.30am: First motor boat towing boats with porters to Vungwi.

10.10am: HMW Echo arrived.

  5.30pm: Echo left.


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8 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  8.00am: SS Clan MacPhee arrived.

11.30am: Two ratings joined from HMHS Neuralia for passage to HMS Rinaldo.

  3.35pm: SS Barjora arrived.

  4.30pm: HMHS Neuralia left.

  5.15pm: SS Tuna left.


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9 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.50am: HMHS Gascon arrived.

  8.40am: HMS Hyacinth sighted, bound South.

10.00am: HMW Prattler arrived and alongside for water, bread and beef. Two ratings left to Prattler for passage to HMS Rinaldo. Seven ratings joined from Prattler.

12.30pm: Prattler left.

  4.45pm: SS’ Umtata and Kintail left.


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10 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.35am. SS Barjora left.

  5.15pm: SS Clan MacPhee left.


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11 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.20am: Collier Carlow Castle arrived.

  7.50am: Weighed and went alongside collier, received 105 tons.

  9.50am: SS Huntscliff arrived.

  5.40pm: Carlow Castle left.


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12 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  Hands employed as requisite.


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13 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.20am: HMHS Gascon left.

  7.30am. Provisioned observation post on Mpara Hill, one officer, eight men, for seven days.

  8.30am: One rating left ship.


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14 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.25am: HMS Minerva arrived.

12.10pm: HMW Salamander arrived. Mid. Collins RNR joined ship.

  3.05pm: SS Huntscliff left.

  4.20pm: SS Salamis left.


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15 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.30am: HMW Salamander left.

  6.30am: SS Hong Wan I left.

  7.30am: SS Carlow Castle arrived.

  7.50am: Sent motor boat to Orero to transport Mpara observation party to HMS Minerva.

10.20am: HMW Prattler arrived.

10.25am: Mid. Collins RNR discharged to Minerva.

11.20am: Minerva left.

12.30pm: Prattler left.

  4.30pm: Sent fleet mails, 10 bags, to SS Ingoma.

  5.00pm: Ingoma left.


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16 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.00am: Ord Sn classes to PT and boat pulling.

  9.20am: General drill, abandon ship, etc.

  9.30am: Training classes to instruction.

  9.45am: HMW Salamander and SS Bajune arrived.

     Noon: Salamander left.


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17 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.00am: Focsle men on cable [chipping rust off the chain], Seedie boys cleaning out chain locker [a horrid job]. Ord Sn PT, boat pulling, training classes. Divisional drill for gunners and supply party.


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18 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.45am: SS Salamis arrived.

10.00am: Salamis left.

11.00am: HMHS Neuralia arrived.

  5.00pm: SS Barjora arrived.


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19 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  4.45pm: SS Barjora left.


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20 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  2.30pm: SS Braunfels left.


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21 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

10.55am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  3.15pm: Prattler left.


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22 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  1.50pm: SS Hong Wan I arrived.


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23 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

10.00am: HMWs Echo and Childers arrived.

  1.05pm: SS Clan MacPhee arrived.

  2.00pm: Childers left.

  3.25pm: HMHS Gascon arrived.


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24 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.45am: HMW Echo left.

11.00am: SS Clan MacPhee left.

  5.00pm: HMS Rinaldo arrived.


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25 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  8.00am: Coaling from Carlow Castle, received 70 tons.

  4.30pm: HMS Hyacinth arrived.


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26 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.00am: SS Anglo-Egyptian [HMAT A25] arrived. SS Hong Wan I left.

  3.40pm: SS Anamba* arrived.

  4.20pm: HMHS Neuralia and Anamba left.

  *1902, 1,835 grt, built in Denmark and owned by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.


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27 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.00am: Armed motor boat sent to Songa Manara I.

12.15pm: SS Umtata arrived.

  3.05pm: SS Bechuana arrived.

  4.00pm: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  8.15pm: Discharged one Pte ASC to shore.


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28 July 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani to Lindi

Lat -9.417, Long 39.75

  5.40am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.25am: Set course S40E.

  7.00am: HMS Hyacinth joined company.

  8.00am: Pos. 9° 03’S, 39° 40’E. Kivurugu Islets bg S76W, a/c S14E.

  8.35am: Passed HMW Echo, northbound.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 35 miles.

  4.00pm: A/c South, then various courses for anchorage.

  6.05pm: Anchored in Lindi Harbour. Ships in harbour: HMS’ Hyacinth (at outer bar), Thistle, Severn, SS Anamba, SS Camellia [formerly Tyneholme].


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29 July 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.40am: SS Salamis arrived.

11.00am: HMS Hyacinth entered inner harbour.

12.25pm: Salamis left.

  2.45pm: SS Umtata arrived.


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30 July 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.30am: Transport Royal George arrived.

  9.20am: SS’ Umtata and Royal George left.

11.25am: Lt/Cdr (N) and party surveying river.

  7.15pm: Surveying party returned.


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31 July 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  8.00am: Surveying party left.

  8.30am: HMW Prattler arrived.

  9.20am: SS Camellia sailed [in log, SS Camular arrived, corrected by log of Hyacinth].

  5.00pm: Discharged one Carpenter’s Crew and one AB to HMS Hyacinth, received one AB from same.


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Extra issues during July: sugar 206 lbs, tea 18 lbs, chocolate 43 lbs, lime juice 159 lbs.



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1917

[In action up Lindi River, Lindi, Sudi Bay and Mikindani Bay]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49189, signed by Lt/Cdr (N) LG Garbett.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: No mark


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1 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.30am: SS Montrose arrived.

  7.00am: Physical drill.

  8.15am: Clean ship.

  9.10am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.20am: Training classes to instruction. Remainder employed as requisite.

  3.30pm: Leave to port watch until 6.00pm.

  4.15pm: Evening quarters.

  4.20pm: Ord Sn to instruction. Remainder as requisite and placing kedge on quarterdeck.

  4.55pm: HMW Echo arrived.

  5.45pm: Housed topmast. [Mersey has two part masts like a sailing ship and the topmast is brought down with the butt on the deck and lashed to the mainmast.]

  Sick list: 2.

Weather: Various breezes f 2-3, dry, 68° to 79°F.


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2 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.45am: RNAS aeroplane up testing W/T with monitors.

  9.40am: HMS Lunka arrived, outer anchorage.

  3.00pm: SS Montrose left.

  4.55pm: Lunka left.

  9.00pm: Weighed and proceeded up Lindi [now Lukuledi] River, HMS Severn in company.

10.00pm: Severn parted company off Gala I. [Gaya I. in log].

10.15pm: Anchored to W’d. of Popo I.


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3 August 1917

Off Popo I., Lindi River.

Lat -10.05, Long 39.685 [approx]

  5.40am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  6.15am: Moored across river bow and stern in 8 feet near SW end of Popo I.

  6.18am: General Quarters. Aeroplane sighted. C-in-C and staff arrived on board, hoisted Flag.

  8.15am: Opened fire with fore 6”, aeroplane spotting on enemy’s trenches, range 13,000 yds (fired 26 rounds).

  9.07am: Ceased fire, aeroplane returned to Lindi.

  9.20am: Opened fire. Three rounds and ceased.

10.10am: Weighed stern anchor and laid out kedge down river, weighed bower and swung to kedge (flood).

  5.00pm: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  5.45pm: Anchored W side of Popo I.


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4 August 1917

Lindi River.

Lat -10.04, Long 39.7 [approx]

  5.40am: Lt Chapman left for Mingoyo for information re operations.

  5.45am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  6.05am: Anchored.

  8.00am: First motor boat towing boats with wounded to Lindi.

  9.45am: Took ground at LW, laid out kedge.

11.30am: Floated, hauled out into mid stream and rode to kedge.

  2.30pm: Engines and anchors as requisite to swing across stream into firing position.

  4.35pm: HMS Severn opened fire.

  5.25pm: Severn ceased fire.

  5.20pm: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  6.00pm: Anchored.


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5 August 1917

Lindi River.

Lat -10.02, Long 39.72 [approx]

  Sunday routine.


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6 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.04am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  6.55am: Anchored, Lindi.

  8.00am: HMS Challenger arrived outside bar.

  9.35am: SS Hong Wan I arrived.

10.00am: One AB joined from Challenger.

  2.30pm: SS Salamis arrived.

  3.45pm: HMHS Ebani left.

  4.00pm: Challenger left.

  4.45pm: HMW Prattler arrived.


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7 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.50am: SS Montrose arrived.

  8.30am: HMS Severn arrived from up river.

  9.05am: HMW Salamander arrived.

11.00am: HMW Prattler left.

  3.15pm: SS Hong Wan I left.

  4.24pm: SS Salamis moved to outer anchorage.


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8 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.50am: HMS Lunka arrived in outer anchorage.

11.00am: Lunka left.


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9 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.10am: HMS Thistle left.

  1.50pm: HMS Minerva arrived in outer anchorage.

  3.55pm: HMW Salamander arrived.


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10 August 1917

Lindi River.

Lat -10.035, Long 39.7 [approx]

  5.15am: HMS Severn left for up river.

  5.40am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  6.53am: Moored bow and stern across river.

  6.59am: Severn opened fire.

  7.10am: Opened fire, firing one shell from each 6” gun for ranging, aeroplane spotting.

  7.30am: C-in-C came on board.

  8.04am: Opened fire with both 6” guns.

  8.17am: Ceased fire, aeroplane returned to aerodrome.

12.20pm: Opened fire.

  1.03pm: Ceased fire.


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11 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.01, Long 39.72 [approx]

10.00am: Hoisted topmast.

10.40am: Weighed both anchors.

11.00am: Proceeded down river. Captain Atkinson RMLI and one Pte joined ship.

12.40pm: Anchored off Lindi town.


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12 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  Sunday routine.


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13 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  9.00am: HMW Childers arrived.

  9.35am: Exercised “Abandon ship” and “Pulled round fleet”.

  3.00pm: Childers left.


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14 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  8.40am: Collier Carlow Castle arrived in outer anchorage.

  9.40am: HMW Prattler arrived.

11.00am: Carlow Castle moved to inner anchorage.

12.39pm: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  1.00pm: SS Chun Ho [possibly Chow Tai is intended] left.


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15 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  Raining all day, heavy at times.

  5.25am: Coaling from Carlow Castle, received 145 tons Welsh coal.

  8.30am: Discharged into lighter cordite for survey, empties and returned stores for HMS Trent.

11.04am: Moved alongside Trent, provisioning and ammunitioning, received Paymaster’s and Engineer’s stores etc.

  2.00pm: Cast off and anchored.

  4.30pm: Trent left.

  5.25pm: HMW Childers arrived.

  5.40pm: HMS Rinaldo arrived.


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16 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.10am: Captain Atkinson and one Pte RMLI left for HMS Severn for passage to HMS Hyacinth.

  5.40am: Severn left.

  3.40pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  4.00pm: HMW Childers left.

  5.50pm: Challenger left.


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17 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  9.15am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  9.35am: HMW Prattler arrived.

11.50am: HMHS Ebani left.

12.05pm: Prattler left.

  1.00pm: HMS Rinaldo left.

  4.10pm: Read warrant No 41. Discharged one rating to Challenger for cell punishment.

  4.45pm: Challenger left.


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18 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  9.15am: HMS Challenger arrived.


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19 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

     Noon: HMS Minerva arrived.


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20 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

12.05pm: HMW Childers left.


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21 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.40am: HMW Echo arrived.

  1.35pm: Echo left.

  4.30pm: HMS Challenger and SS Carlow Castle left.


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22 August 1917

Lindi to Sudi Bay

Lat -10.067, Long 40.0

  8.00am: SS Manica arrived.

  8.10am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.56am: Ras Nongerungo bg S3W, ¾ mile. A/c East.

     Noon: Courses and DMG, various, 18 miles. A/c S25E.

12.55pm: Passed Nymphe shoal, courses to anchor in the bay.

  1.06pm: Anchored off Sudi Village.


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23 August 1917

Sudi Bay.

Lat -10.1, Long 39.96

  Hands employed as requisite.


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24 August 1917

Sudi Bay to Mikindani harbour.

Lat -10.25, Long 40.15

  7.45am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.25am: Madjovi Rocks bg S50W, set course N60E.

  9.00am: A/c S57E.

10.22am: Ras Sangamku bg S47W, a/c S34E.

11.40am: Communicated with HMW Echo.

     Noon: Courses and DMG, various, 20 miles.

12.45pm: Anchored in Mikindani harbour.


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25 August 1917

Mikindani Harbour.

Lat -10.27, Long 40.12

  Hands employed as requisite. Supplied 18 lbs of bread to the military.


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26 August 1917

Mikindani Harbour.

Lat -10.27, Long 40.12

  Sunday routine.


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27 August 1917

Mikindani Harbour to Sudi Bay.

Lat -10.1, Long 40.083

  6.50am: Weighed and proceeded to swing ship for compasses and carry out 1” AR practice..

10.35am: Set course N17W.

     Noon: Courses and DMG, various, 27 miles.

12.30pm: A/c course to pass to East of Nymphe shoal.

  1.40pm: Anchored in Sudi Bay. One Sgt WIR and servant joined for passage to hospital.

  5.00pm: Supplied HMW Echo with beef and bread.


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28 August 1917

Sudi Bay to Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.00am: HMW Echo left.

  6.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.00am: Pos. 10° 03’S, 39° 58’E.

11.18am: Anchored, Lindi harbour.

12.10pm: HMWs Echo and Salamander left.

12.30pm: One Sergeant WIR and servant discharged to hospital.

  2.15pm: HMW Pickle arrived.

  5.40pm: Pickle and HMS Minerva left.


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29 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

10.05am: SS Montrose arrived.

  3.40pm: HMW Fly arrived.


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30 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.00am: HMS Thistle arrived with mails and left immediately.

10.50am: SS Kintail left.


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31 August 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  2.00am: HMW Fly left.

10.10am: SS Montrose left.

  3.30am: HMW Salamander arrived.

  4.50pm: Fly returned.


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Extra issues during August: sugar 196 lbs, chocolate 64 lbs, oranges 4000.



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1917

[Lindi, Zanzibar, Kilwa and Lindi]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49190, signed by Lt (N) TW Heanley, RNR.


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1 September 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.15am: Clean ship.

  7.00am: Supplied HMWs Salamander and Fly with beef.

  8.50am: Divisions.

12.30pm: Salamander left.

  1.00pm: Paid monthly money and made issues [soap, tobacco etc].

  3.30pm: Leave to watch until 6.00pm.

  3.50pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  4.10pm: Evening quarters.

  4.20pm: SS Chow Tai left.

  4.50pm: One rating joined from Challenger.

  5.00pm: Issued clothing.

  8.00pm: Set gun watch.

  Sick list: 3.

Weather: Various light breezes, dry, 75° to 81°F.


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2 September 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

10.10am: Church party attended service on HMS Challenger.

  4.00pm: HMW Salamander arrived.

  7.00pm: HMS Severn arrived.


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3 September 1917

Lndi to Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -9.267, Long 39.717

  5.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.45am: Passed outer buoy, set course N60E.

  7.00am: A/c N6W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 45 miles.

12.30pm: Spoke HMW Charon, Southbound.

  2.20pm: HMS Manica passed, Southbound.

  2.25pm: A/c N40W.

  4.00pm: SS Barjora passed, leaving harbour.

  4.10pm: Made fast to collier Lord Ormonde in Kilwa Kisiwani harbour. Other ships in harbour: HMS’ Thistle and Lunka, HMHS’ Neuralia and Ebani, SS’ Clan MacPhee, Montrose and Camellia.

  5.45pm: Lunka left.


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4 September 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.10am: Coaling, received 155 tons.

10.45am: Cast off to anchor.

11.00am: Gigs employed drawing fresh water from SS Montrose.

  5.25pm: SS Clan MacPhee left.

  8.30pm: Supplied HMS Thistle with 54 lbs of beef and received 150 lbs of potatoes.


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5 September 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani to Tirene Bay.

Lat -8.275, Long 39.633

  5.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.46am: Rounded Balozi Spit beacon, set course S69E.

  6.30am: A/c N60E.

  6.48am: Rukyira Spit bg N29W, 1.8 miles, a/c N9E.

  9.50am: N Fanjove I. Lt bg West, 3 miles.

11.50am: A/c N32E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 43 miles.

12.20pm: Okusa I. bg East, 2.5 miles.

  3.22pm: Ras Kisimani bg N72E, ½ mile.

  5.30pm: Swung ship for compasses.

  6.40pm: Anchored in Tirene Bay.


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6 September 1917

Tirene Bay to Niororo I. and at sea.

Lat -7.733, Long 39.642

  7.40am: One Sgt Mechanic SASEMT joined for medical treatment.

10.20am: Weighed and proceeded, Northerly courses.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 38 miles.

  1.35pm: Anchored off Niororo I.

  4.35pm: Hands attending lecture on hygiene by Surgeon.

  8.40pm: Weighed and proceeded, N11E.


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7 September 1917

At sea to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  2.30am: A/c N36W.

  5.30am: Ras Ndege, bg N67W, 4.5 miles, a/c N48E.

10.20am: Anchored, Dar-es-salaam. Courses & DMG, various, 76 miles.

  4.15pm: One rating joined for passage to Zanzibar.

  6.05pm: SS Pemba arrived.

  6.10pm: HMW Pickle left.


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8 September 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  6.30am: HMW Pickle arrived.

  8.10am: HMHS Wandilla left.

10.00am: SS Barjora arrived.

12.15pm: SS Tuna left.

  2.10pm: SS Salamis left.

  3.10pm: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  3.25pm: HMW Echo arrived. Discharged one Sgt Mechanic to Echo for passage to Mafia I.

  5.50pm: Echo left.

  6.10pm: Pickle left.


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9 September 1917

Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.82, Long 39.29

  8.05am: HMW Pickle arrived. SS Chun-tai [probably Chow Tai is intended] left.

  8.50am: Clan Macphee left.

  2.00pm: HMHS Ebani left.

  6.00pm: Pickle left.


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10 September 1917

Dar-es-salaam to Zanzibar

Lat -6.167, Long 39.175

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 36 miles.

12.55pm: Anchored off hospital pier, Zanzibar. Ships in harbour: HMS’ Hyacinth, Minerva, HMW Childers, HMHS Dongola, SS’ Royal George, SS Bretanier [formerly Chulmleigh], Khalifa, Hong Wan I, Ellaline.

  2.10pm: Hyacinth left.

  4.00pm: One rating left ship for hospital.

  5.40pm: HMW Fly arrived.


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11 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.55am: SS Royal George left.

  9.30am: Received Engineer’s, Gunner’s, Paymaster’s and Carpenter’s stores from RN depôt.

12.20pm: HMW Fly left.

  2.00pm: Discharged one AB, one Pte RMLI and two Ord Sn to European hospital.

  2.30pm: Discharged 14 cases of cordite to depôt for survey.

  3.30pm: SS Lord Ormonde arrived.


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12 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

12.50pm: SS Thysa [formerly Craigmore] arrived.

  2.05pm: HMW Pickle arrived.


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13 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

12.30pm: SS Chun Tai [probably Chow Tai] left.

  3.30pm: SS Thysa left.


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14 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.20am: SS Hong Wan I left.

  8.20am: HMHS Wandilla arrived.

  8.25am: SS Korea [more probably Karoa] arrived.

  4.25pm: SS Khalifa arrived.


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15 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.15am; SS Huntscliff and HMHS Ebani arrived.

10.20am: SS Montrose arrived, HMW Childers left.

11.10am: SS Barjora arrived.

  4.10pm: Ebani left.

  5.05pm: Huntscliff left.


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16 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  9.27am: SS Pera arrived.

11.25am: HMHS Dongola left collier and proceeded.

  1.25pm: One ERA discharged to hospital.

 2.04pm: SS Ellaline left.

  2.10pm: HMW Fly arrived towing lighter.

  3.00pm: HMW Pickle went up on Malindi Spit.

  4.00pm: Went alongside collier Bretanier.

  4.45pm: Fly left with lighter.

  5.10pm: SS Tuna arrived.


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17 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.35am: Coaling, received 100 tons.

  7.20am: HMS Minerva left.

10.30am: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  1.00pm: SS Pera sailed.

  2.00pm: Discharged one AB to SS Karoa.

  2.15pm: Sent 13 cases of 4.7” ammunition and stores to depôt for survey.

  3.00pm: Commander Wilson, DSO left ship. Acting Commander Garbett assumed command. Cheered ship.

  3.55pm: Karoa left.

  4.00pm: Discharged to shore one native cook and discharged two Seedie boys to barracks under escort.

  6.00pm: Received from contractor 1000 lbs of beef.

  6.15pm: One CPO Telegraphist joined for passage to HMS Severn.

  6.55pm: HMW Salamander anchored.

  7.25pm: Received one bag of mail for NOC Dar-es-salaam.


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18 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.00am: Two natives joined ship.

  9.35am: HMHS Neuralia arrived.

10.30am: Mail for NOC Dar-es-salaam sent to HMW Salamander.

12.05pm: Salamander left.


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19 September 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  8.00am: SS Montrose left.

  9.55am: SS Taroba arrived.

  2.20pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  4.00pm: HMW Salamander passed with lighter in tow.


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20 September 1917

Zanzibar to Dar-es-salaam.

Lat -6.642, Long 39.308

  6.06am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.13am: Ras Shangani abeam, 2 cables. Set course S6W.

  6.48am: A/c S43W.

  7.34am: Chumbe Lt abeam, 4 cables, a/c S16E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 31 miles.

12.18pm: A/c S14W.

  2.17pm: Anchored [off Dar-es-salaam].

  4.15pm: Read warrants Nos 42-44.

  4.17pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.05pm: Anchored, Dar-es-salaam. Ships in harbour: HMHS Dunluce Castle, SS Seang Bee.

  5.15pm: Dunluce Castle left.

  6.06pm: SS Barjora arrived.

  6.30pm: One rating joined for passage to HMS Hyacinth. Div MTO and one Colonel joined for passage to Kilwa.


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21 September 1917

Dar-es-salaam to Niororo I..

Lat -7.025, Long 39.6

  5.40am: HMHS Dunluce Castle left outer anchorage.

  6.03am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.00am: Set course S57E.

  8.15am: A/c S41E.

  8.50am: Sighted SS Cressington Court, North.

11.00am: Ras Kanzi Lt abeam, 4 miles, a/c S5E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 41 miles.

  3.06pm: Fanjove I. abeam.

  6.55pm: Anchored off Niororo I.


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22 September 1917

Niororo I. to Kilwa Kivinje.

Lat -8.15, Long 39.533

  5.34am: Weighed and proceeded, S27W.

  9.30am: Ras Kisimani abeam, ½ mile.

10.30am: A/c S27W.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 71 miles.

  1.50pm: Simaya I. abeam, 1.5 miles.

  3.02pm: Machangi Reef abeam, 6 cables, a/c S30W.

  5.40pm: Passed Jewe Reef, 6 cables.

  6.29pm: Anchored, Kilwa Kivinje.

  Page signed by Lt/Cdr LG Garbett.


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23 September 1917

Kilwa Kivinje to Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.32am: Weighed and proceeded, S75E.

10.45am: Anchored, Kilwa Kisiwani. In harbour, HMS’ Hyacinth, Thistle and Charon, HMHS Wandilla, SS’ Montrose, Princess, Dailwen [formerly Mozart], Chow Tai and Hong Wan I.

11.00am: HMW Charon left.

11.15am: Div MTO left ship.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 62 miles.

12.25pm: Hong Wan I left.

  3.30pm: Dailwen left.

  4.00pm: SS Anglo-Eygptian left.

  4.15pm: Discharged one rating to Hyacinth and 17 cases of 4” ammunition to Thistle,

  5.00pm: Wandilla and Chow Tai left.


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24 September 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani to Kiswere

Lat -9.3, Long 39.717

  5.35am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.22am: Set course S50E.

  7.55am: Kivurugu I. abeam, 2.5 miles.

10.05am: Shipping seas over forecastle.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 28 miles.

  1.48pm: Anchored, Kiswere.

  5.25pm: One rating joined from HMW Echo for passage to HMS Hyacinth, one rating discharged to Echo.

  5.55pm: HMW Pickle arrived.


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25 September 1917

Kiswere to Lindi.

Lat -9.767, Long 39.85

  5.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 29 miles.

  3.37pm: Came alongside collier Dailwen in Lindi harbour. In harbour: HMS’ Minerva and Severn, HMHS Ebani.

  4.05pm: One rating left for Severn and one for Minerva.

  5.30pm: Ebani sailed.


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26 September 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.10am: Coaling, received 120 tons.

  5.50am: Tug Golden Crown arrived.

  6.30am: SS Montrose arrived.

  8.25am: One Colonel and three native servants discharged to shore.

  9.10am: Cast off to anchor.

11.15am: One RNAS rating joined from air station.

  4.15am: Discharged one rating to shore for duty on Kitulo Hill.

  4.35pm: SS Dailwen left.

  5.45pm: HMW Childers arrived.

  6.00pm: Discharged one rating to Childers and one RNAS rating to HMS Severn.


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27 September 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.10am: Tug Golden Crown left.

  6.20am: SS Kintail arrived.

  7.55am: Weighed and proceeded to outer anchorage, made fast alongside HMS Trent. Hands taking in ammunition, stores and frozen meat, also discharging awnings and torpedo nets.

  9.50am: One rating joined from Trent, one rating discharged to HMS Minerva.

11.35am: HMS Severn left.

12.35pm: Trent left.

  4.00pm: SS Montrose left.


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28 September 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  1.15pm: HMW Pickle arrived, SS Kintail left.


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29 September 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

10.50am: HMW Pickle left.

12.40pm: HMW Childers left.


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30 September 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  3.05pm: Tug Golden Crown arrived.

  9.05pm: SS Chow Tai arrived.



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1917

[Lindi and Zanzibar]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49191, signed by Lt (N) TW Heanley.

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Barometer: Aneroid, J Hicks No 2072

Thermometers for air temperatures: on Fore Bridge in screen, CF Casella No 702, Negretti and Zambra No 809

Thermometer for sea temperature: Admiralty Pat No 63A


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1 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.40am: SS Chow Tai arrived and anchored. OOG boarded.

  9.10am: Divisions and prayers. Articles of War* read by Captain.

  9.35am: Training classes to instruction, remainder employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: Paid monthly money and issued soap and tobacco.

  2.00pm: Two hands employed in double bottoms.

  3.30pm: Landed liberty men.

  4.15pm: Evening quarters.

  6.00pm: Liberty men returned.

  Sick list: 3.

Weather: Various breezes, f3 at times, dry, 71° to 81°F.

  *The regulations governing the conduct of every member of the Royal Navy, required by Admiralty Instructions to be read to the ship’s company once a month.


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2 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.30am: HMW Fly arrived with mail, confidential books and provisions for Mersey, HMW Pickle and RNAS.

  9.20am: Received from HMS Minerva mails for HMS Lunka.

10.00am: Fly left.

10.15am: Tug Golden Crown shifted berth.

  2.40pm: HMHS Ebani arrived and anchored, outer anchorage..

  4.30pm: Discharged mails and provisions to Pickle.

  4.45pm: Ebani entered harbour.


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3 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.45am: SS Kintail arrived.

  7.30am: Provisions to HMW Pickle.

  4.40pm: HMHS Ebani sailed.

12.30pm: Two bags of mails sent to Kintail.

  4.40pm: Ebani sailed.


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4 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.15am: Tug Golden Crown left.

10.00am: Received a Maxim gun from HMW Pickle for stripping.


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5 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.40am: Tug Golden Crown and SS Montrose arrived.

  9.15am: HMS Minerva arrived.

10.15am: Minerva left.

11.00am: Provisions to HMW Pickle.

  2.40pm: Pickle went alongside Montrose.

  3.45pm: HMW Fly arrived.


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6 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  9.15am: HMW Fly weighed and went alongside SS Montrose.

10.25am: Tug Golden Crown left.

10.30am: Supplied RNAS with stores and tobacco.

11.25am: Mails for HMS Lunka, C-in-C, NOC Zanzibar and HMS Challenger sent to HMW Pickle.

     Noon: Pickle sailed.

  2.15pm: Fly sailed.

  4.15pm: One rating discharged to shore for signal tower duty.


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7 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.0, Long 39.72

  7.30am: Mersey detailed for guard and medical guard duty.

  8.03am: HMS Minerva arrived. OOG boarded.

  4.05pm: SS Montrose left.


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8 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.0, Long 39.72

  7.15am: HMW Pickle arrived.

  9.15am: General drill. Exercised collision and fire stations, abandon ship and out bower anchor.

  4.50pm: SS Chow Tai shifted to outer anchorage.

  5.50pm: Discharged one native interpreter to Pickle for passage.

  6.40pm: HMW Salamander arrived with mails, local letters and fresh provisions.


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9 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.20am: HMS Thistle arrived.

  8.05am: HMW Salamander arrived.

  8.30am: Supplied Salamander and Fly with bread.

  9.00am: OOG boarded SS Salamis.

  9.05am: Thistle sailed.


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10 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

12.05pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  6.00pm: Two ratings joined from signal tower.


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11 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.00am: Supplied HMW Fly with bread and meat.

  2.00pm: HMS Hyacinth arrived. Discharged two ratings to Hyacinth. One rating joined from same.

  5.50pm: HMHS Ebani arrived and anchored in the bay.


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12 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.40am: Supplied HMW Fly with bread and meat.

  9.35am: HMHS Ebani weighed and proceeded.

11.40am: Fly went alongside HMS Minerva.

  1.00pm: SS Salamis sailed.

  1.15pm: Discharged two ratings and sent two bags of mails to HMS Hyacinth. One rating joined from same.

  2.00pm: HMW Salamander arrived. Hyacinth sailed.


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13 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.10am: SS Barjora arrived.

  7.00am: Mails and provisions sent to Fly.

  8.00am: HMW Fly sailed.

10.10am: Barjora and HMHS Ebani left.

  1.10pm: OOG boarded two dhows, L16 and L28/77.


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14 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  8.30am: SS Pemba arrived.

10.00am: Divine service.

  6.20pm: Two military officers and two native servants joined.


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15 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.25am: SS Montrose arrived.

  7.50am: Discharged two officers and their servants to HMW Salamander.

  8.00am: Salamander sailed.

  2.35pm: HMS Minerva sailed.


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16 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.05am: SS Tuna with lighter in tow and HMS Challenger arrived.

  7.10am: HMW Charon arrived.

11.10am: Challenger left.

11.15am: One rating joined ship.

  3.05pm: HMW Salamander arrived.

  3.15pm: SS Pemba left.

10.00pm: Tuna left.


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17 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.15am: Supplied HMWs Charon and Salamander with provisions.

  7.30am: Salamander left.

  5.20pm: SS Montrose left.

  5.40pm: SS Chow Tai arrived.


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18 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.15am: Supplied HMW Charon with provisions.

  9.30am: Charon proceeded on trial…

10.45am: … and returned.


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19 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.40am: Supplied HMW Charon with provisions.

  8.50am: Charon cast off to dredge for SS Kintail’s anchor.

  1.55pm: HMW Salamander arrived.


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20 October 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.30am: HMS Challenger arrived.

  6.50am: Challenger sailed.

  8.00am: HMW Salamander left.

10.40am: HMW Charon weighed and proceeded to sweep in outer anchorage.


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21 October 1917

Lindi to Kiswere.

Lat -9.7, Long 39.808

  7.05am: HMS Thistle arrived.

  8.09am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.30am: Ras Runghi bg SSE, 3 cables, a/c N62E.

10.25am: A/c N8W.

11.30am: SS Salamis passed Southward.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 20.5 miles.

  1.30pm: A/c N22W.

  4.10pm: Anchored, Kiswere.


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22 October 1917

Kiswere to Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.52

  5.32am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.50am: HMW Echo passed Southward.

  8.55am: SS Barjora with lighter in tow passed Southward.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 58 miles.

12.28pm: Came alongside collier Dailwen and made fast. Other ships in harbour: HMS’ Challenger, Severn, SS’ Hymettus [A1] and City of York .

  1.30pm: Sent land compass and tripod to Challenger, received mails, provisions and Engineer’s stores. Six boxes of 4.7” ammunition sent to Severn.

  3.00pm: Severn and City of York left.

  4.20pm: Discharged one rating to Challenger.


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23 October 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.35am: SS Salamis arrived. Received mails from her.

  8.35am: HMS Minerva arrived.

  1.05pm: HMW Salamander left.

  4.45pm: SS Hymettus left.


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24 October 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani to Samaya I.

Lat -8.817, Long 39.65

  5.08am: HMS Minerva cast off from collier and proceeded.

  5.20am: Weighed and proceeded alongside SS Dailwen.

  6.05am: Coaling from Dailwen, received 49 tons.

  7.07am: SS Pemba arrived.

  9.05am: SS Ingoma arrived.

  9.14am: Cast off and proceeded.

11.00am: Set course N27E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 14 miles.

12.10pm: A/c N36W.

12.45pm: SS Tuna passed South.

  1.25pm: HMW Salamander passed South.

  5.10pm: A/c N19E, then various courses for anchorage.

  6.50pm: Anchored off Samaya I.


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25 October 1917

Samaya I. to Niororo I. and at sea.

Lat -7.817, Long 39.583

  5.30am: Weighed and proceeded N44E.

  9.00am: A/c N22E.

10.30am: Ras Kisimani abeam, ½ mile.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 67 miles.

  1.35pm: Shungumbili I. abeam, 1.75 miles, a/c N16E.

  2.48pm: Anchored off Niororo I.

  6.40pm: Weighed and proceeded, N13.5E.


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26 October 1917

At sea to Zanzibar.

Lat -6.25, Long 39.167

  3.25am: A/c N31W.

  8.45am: A/c N34W.

10.00am: Tug Stork passed steering North.

11.35am: Chumbe Lt abeam, 1 mile.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 105 miles.

  1.03pm: Anchored, Zanzibar. Ships in harbour: HMWs Pickle and Childers, SS’ Dailwen, Manica [renamed Huntball August 1917], Stork, Khalifa, Thysa, Tau Sang [?] and Havre.

  2.50pm: HMHS Dunluce Castle arrived.

  3.00pm: Received 8 tons of coal from lighter.


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27 October 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.30am: SS Tau Sang left, HMW Fly arrived.

10.10am: Childers and Fly left.

12.15pm: Tug Stork sailed.

12.35pm: Collier Erlesburgh arrived.

  1.15pm: SS Dailwen sailed.


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28 October 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.50am: HMW Fly arrived.

  9.00am: SS Dailwen arrived.

11.05am: Fly left towing lighter.

  2.00pm: One rating joined from hospital.

  3.50pm: SS Manica left.

11.00pm: Coal lighter alongside.


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29 October 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  5.00am: Coaling ship from lighters both sides, native labour, received 180 tons.

  5.40am: SS Dailwen left.

  7.45am: HMHS Herefordshire arrived.

  9.55am: HMHS Dongola arrived.

12.45pm: SS Rajput arrived.

  1.45pm: SS Eastern arrived. HMHS Ebani passed North.

  1.55pm: Tug Stork arrived.

  2.00pm: Dongola sailed.

  6.40pm: HMW Salamander arrived.


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30 October 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.00am: SS Pemba arrived.

  8.00am: Tug Stork left with lighter.

  9.15am: SS Crimée arrived.

10.55am: HMW Salamander sailed.

11.15am: SS Erlesburgh sailed.

11.40am: SS Clan Maclaren arrived.

  1.10pm: HMS Thistle arrived.

  5.50pm: CS Sherard Osborn arrived.

  6.00pm: SS Montrose sailed.

10.55pm: Pemba left.


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31 October 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.20am: SS Eastern left. HMHS Ebani arrived.

  9.30am: SS Taroba arrived.

  1.40pm: Ebani left.

  2.25pm: French mail SS Crimée left.

  3.10pm: HMW Fly arrived. Received 25 cases wine.

  5.30pm: SS Cupid arrived.



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1917

[Zanzibar, Kilwa and Lindi]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49192, signed Lt Heanley and Cdr LG Garbett.


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1 November 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.15am: Clean ship.

  7.00am: PT class to drill.

  9.15am: Divisions, prayers.

  9.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.00am: HMS Minerva arrived, OOG boarded.

  1.00pm: Monthly payment.

  1.30pm: Discharged two Seedie boys to shore.

  1.50pm: Tug Stork arrived with lighter.

  2.00pm: Lt/Cdr Moncrieffe left on leave.

  3.00pm: Received from Minerva one case of firebricks, two cases of medical stores, six iron plates and one case of comforts.

  3.30pm: Landed large patrol with officer in charge.

  3.30pm: SS Rajput sailed.

  3.35pm: HMW Fly left spit and anchored.

  4.45pm: One rating discharged to Minerva.

  6.30pm: Semi-darken ship.

  9.50pm: Stork left.

  Sick list: 2.

Weather: Calm or light airs, dry, 73° to 80° F.


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2 November 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  6.30am: HMW Salamander passed through from South to North.

  9.00am: Naval Court commenced sitting.

  9.20am: Received one case of spirits.

     Noon: Court adjourned.

12.50pm: SS Barjora arrived.

  1.15pm: Court resumed.

  4.00pm: Received stores for HMS’ Lunka and Severn.

  8.00pm: Two officers and one Marine joined from HMS Minerva for passage*.

  *The officers, named in Minerva’s log, are joining to take part in the Naval Court; Minerva is sailing in the morning. The Court of Enquiry is into the stranding of SS Ellerslie on a reef off Mozambique on the 20th October. Minerva assisted in salving stores etc from the wreck.


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3 November 1917

Zanzibar.

Lat -6.155, Long 39.19

  7.30am: HMS Minerva left with SS Havre in tow.

10.05am: HMHS Herefordshire left.

10.15am: Naval Court resumed sitting.

10.30am: HMW Pickle sailed.

     Noon: Court adjourned.

  1.15pm: Tug Stork arrived with lighter.

  1.45pm: Court resumed.

  2.30pm: Naval Court dispersed.

  3.20pm: HMHS Dongola arrived.

  3.30pm: CS Sherard Osborn left.

  4.05pm: SS Clan Maclaren left.

  4.45pm: One Seedie boy discharged to RNB, two joined from shore.

  5.10pm: HMW Salamander arrived.


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4 November 1917

Zanzibar and at sea.

Lat -6.633, Long 39.35

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  7.32am: Chumbe Lt bg East, 7 cables, set course S26E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 31 miles. A/c S33E.

12.15pm: SS Montrose passed bound South.

  3.00pm: A/c S48E.

  5.15pm: A/c S9E.

  8.30pm: Commenced sounding.

  9.20pm: A/c S4W.


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5 November 1917

At sea.

Lat -8.3, Long 39.467

12.15am: In soundings, various Southerly courses.

  1.00am: Niororo I. bg S53E.

  4.08am: Anchored.

  5.00am: Weighed and proceeded S8W.

11.59am: Simaya I. abeam, 1.5 miles.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 108 miles.

12.01pm: Various Southerly courses.

  4.15pm: Read warrant No 45.

  5.55pm: Anchored, Mpovi Reef bg S14E.


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6 November 1917

At sea to Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  4.57am: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.42am: Mpovi Reef abeam, ¾ mile, a/c S35E.

  8.50am: A/c S35W.

10.18am: Rounded Balozi Spit.

10.57am: Made fast to SS Erlesburgh at Kilwa Kisiwani. Also in harbour: HMS’ Minerva, Echo and Lunka, SS’ Salamis, Hong Wan I, Havre and Bechuana.

11.15am: Received mails from Lunka, two officers left ship. OOG boarded.

  1.40pm: Coaling, received 90 tons.

  5.30pm: Cast off to anchor.


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7 November 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  2.11pm: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  4.45pm: Ebani sailed.

  4.55pm: HMS Lunka sailed.


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8 November 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani to Kiswere.

Lat -9.267, Long 39.683

  5.57am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.45am: Set course S45E.

  7.00am: SS Salamis passed South.

10.30am: Ras Ngumbe Sukani abeam, 8 cables, a/c S10E.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 28.9 miles.

  1.30pm: Kegundwa I. abeam, 1.25 miles, a/c S28W.

  3.00pm: Anchored.


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9 November 1917

Kiswere.

Lat -9.4, Long 39.58

  1.45pm: SS Salamis passed to the North.


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10 November 1917

Kiswere to Lindi.

Lat -9.767, Long 39.817

  5.28am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.13am: A/c S44E.

  9.16am: A/c S20E.

10.34am: Stopped and sent boat to HMW Childers. SS Salamis passed South. Proceeded S22E.

11.20am: HMHS Vita passed South.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 27 miles.

  1.00pm: A/c S22W.

  1.30pm: Observed HMS Lunka and a whaler [Pickle] to SSE.

  3.52pm: Anchored, Lindi. In harbour: HMS’ Severn, Lunka, HMHS Vita, SS Pemba.

  4.40pm: Lt Peters RNR joined ship.

  8.00pm: Lunka left.


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11 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.40am: HMS Severn sailed.

  9.45am: SS Tuna left.

11.20am: SS Salamis sailed.

12.15pm: HMHS Vita [Bita in log] sailed.


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12 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.00am: Shifted berth.


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13 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.00am: HMHS Ebani [Albani in log] arrived.

  6.50am: SS Cyrena arrived in outer anchorage.

  8.10am: HMW Fly arrived.

10.00am: Fly left.

12.15pm: Cyrena moved to inner anchorage, piloted by Lt (N).

  1.15pm: HMS Lunka arrived.

  1.32pm: Lunka sailed.

  3.50pm: HMW Pickle arrived.


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14 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.50am: SS Mafia arrived.

  8.25am: HMW Pickle sailed.

  8.45am: HMS Minerva arrived.

  9.45am: HMHS Vita arrived.


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15 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.15am: SS Pemba arrived.

  4.30pm: SS Kintail arrived.

  4.35pm: HMW Pickle arrived.

  6.00pm: SS Barjora arrived.


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16 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.15am: HMS Lunka arrived.

  9.30am: Lunka sailed.

  4.10pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  8.45pm: Surgeon and armed guard sent to SS Mafia at Master’s request.

  9.00pm: Guard returned with two men under arrest.


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17 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  8.00am: HMW Pickle sailed.

11.00am: One Stoker discharged to HMW Fly.

12.05pm: Fly left.

  4.00pm: SS Tuna arrived.

  4.25pm: SS Mafia sailed.


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18 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.05pm: SS Chow Tai arrived.


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19 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  8.40am: SS Hymettus arrived.

12.06pm: HMS Thistle arrived.

  2.00pm: SS Montrose arrived, anchored and grounded on sand bank.

  4.10pm: HMW Salamander arrived.

  5.00pm: 13 bags of mail received from Hymettus for the SNO, sent to SS Pemba.

  6.00pm: Montrose swung clear and shifted berth.


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20 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.00am: SS Kintail left.

  7.30am: HMHS Vita arrived.

10.00am: HMW Salamander left.

10.10am: HMS Thistle left.

  4.40pm: HMS Minerva arrived.

  5.10pm: SS Tuna sailed.


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21 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.40am: HMHS Vita sailed.

  6.10am: HMS Minerva left.

11.15am: SS Salamis arrived.

  2.40pm: SS Bechuana arrived.

  5.15pm: SS Montrose proceeded.


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22 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.25am: SS Fook Sang arrived.

  8.00am: SS Tuna arrived. SS Salamis left.

  4.50pm: HMW Fly arrived.


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23 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  8.00am: SS Tuna left.

  8.10pm: SS Kintail arrived.

  8.50am: SS Fook Sang left.

  3.30pm: One Ldg Seaman discharged to NTO Lindi. One rating joined ship.

  3.50pm: HMW Salamander arrived.

  6.05pm: Discharged Lt Peters to hospital.


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24 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.10am: SS Barjora left.

  8.00am: One rating joined ship.

  8.00am: HMW Fly left.

  8.45am: SS Bechuana proceeded up river.

     Noon: HMW Salamander left.

12.30pm: HMHS Vita arrived.

  1.15pm: HMS Minerva arrived and anchored, outer anchorage.

  5.10pm: Discharged one Ldg Seaman to Minerva.

  7.30pm: HMHS Ebani arrived, outer anchorage.


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25 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

12.30am: SS Salamis arrived.

  6.40am: HMS Minerva left.

10.45am: HMHS Vita left.

11.10am: Salamis and HMHS Ebani shifted to inner anchorage.

  5.45pm: Lent one 4.7” Passaba* brush to RMA battery.

  *A brush with very stiff bristles to clean cordite residue from the inside of gun barrels.


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26 November 1917

Lindi and at sea.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.50am: SS Montrose arrived.

11.25am: HMHS Ebani left.

  1.40pm: HMS Challenger arrived. Received mails from same.

  6.02pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.36pm: Set course N70E.

  9.00pm: Passed SS Pemba steering South. A/c N2W.


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27 November 1917

At sea to Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  8.00am: A/c N55W, then various courses for anchorage.

  9.25am: Came alongside collier Sutton Hall and made fast. Also in harbour: HMS Severn, SS’ Clan MacPhee and Fook Sang.

11.10am: HMW Fly left.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 76 miles.


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28 November 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani and at sea.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  4.45am: Coaling from SS Sutton Hall, received 175 tons

  6.30am: SS Kintail arrived.

  7.00am: SS Cressington Court arrived.

  8.35am: SS Pemba arrived.

10.30am: SS Clan MacPhee sailed.

  1.05pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  2.15pm: Cressington Court left.

  6.16pm: Cast off and proceeded.

  7.00pm: Set course S55E.

  9.00pm: A/c S14E.


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29 November 1917

At sea to Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.00am: A/c S23W.

11.15am: Anchored in F berth, Lindi.

  1.20pm: One rating joined from Simonstown hospital, two from HMS Challenger. Received confidential books from HMS Thistle.

     Noon: Courses & DMG, various, 75 miles.

  2.25pm: Challenger left.

  3.45pm: SS Salamis left.

  5.45pm: HMW Salamander arrived.


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30 November 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.40am: HMS Thistle left.

  6.05am: HMW Salamander sailed.

  7.40am: SS Kintail arrived.

  9.35am: HMHS Ebani arrived and anchored, outer anchorage.

10.30am: Commenced survey of harbour, Captain and party erecting marks.

  1.40pm: SS Montrose left.

  9.35am: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  2.10pm: Ebani shifted to inner anchorage.

  3.40pm: HMW Charon arrived.

  5.00pm: Mid. Evans, sick, joined from Charon.



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1917

[Surveying Lindi harbour and bay and Kilwa Kisiwani]


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Cover, Adm. 53/49193, signed by by Cdr LG Garbett.


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1 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.15am: HMHS Ebani sailed.

  5.30am: SS Pemba sailed.

  6.00am: HMW Charon left.

  6.00am: Captain and party measuring base for survey.

  6.15am: SS Cyrena left.

  6.20am: HMS Lunka arrived.

  8.00am: HMHS Dongola and Charon arrived.

  8.00am: HMW Salamander sailed.

  8.20am: One rating discharged to Lunka.

  3.15pm: SS Hymettus sailed.

  4.00pm: Lunka left.

  5.35pm: HMHS Vita arrived.

  8.00pm: Landed concert party.

10.30pm: Concert party returned.


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2 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.15am: Clean ship.

  8.55am: HMW Charon shifted berth.

  9.30am: Divisions and rounds.

10.00am: Divine service on quarterdeck.

  3.30pm: Landed libertymen.

  4.10pm: Evening quarters.

  6.00pm: Libertymen returned.

  Sick list: 5.

Weather: SW breeze with rain in the middle watch, then NE winds up to f4 the rest of the day. 77° to 82°F.


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3 December 1917

[incorrectly November in log]

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

12.10am: HMHS Dongola sailed.

  5.30am: HMHS Vita left.

  8.40am: Received mails for Durban and England from SS Kintail.

  8.45am: Supplied HMW Charon with beef and bread.

  7.30am: Captain and party triangulating.

  2.30pm: HMW Echo and tug Ulundi arrived. Received from Echo mails, 3 cases of wine, confidential letters, assorted timbers and 3 bundles of washing.

  4.00pm: SS Kintail left.


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4 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.55am: SS Salamis arrived.

  7.30am: Captain and party triangulating.

  9.15am: HMW Charon sailed.

10.10am: HMW Echo left.

  2.10pm: SS Chow Tai left.

  2.35pm: SS Umtata anchored in outer anchorage.

  5.00pm: Umtata shifted to inner anchorage.


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5 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  1.40pm: HMW Charon arrived.

  2.20pm: SS Pemba arrived.


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6 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.15am: Captain and party sounding harbour.

  7.00am: SS Tuna and SS Kintail arrived.

  7.05am: Supplied beef to HMW Charon.

  9.25am: SS Hymettus arrived.

  2.45pm: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  3.40pm: Discharged to hospital Staff Paymaster Goodman and Surgeon Bostock.

  5.20pm: SS Pemba sailed.


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7 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.50am: SS Umtata sailed.

  7.00am: Captain and party sounding harbour for survey.

  7.55am: HMS Challenger arrived. One rating discharged to Challenger, one joined from same.

  2.30pm: HMS Echo arived.

  4.30pm: Challenger sailed.

  5.23pm: SS Barjora arrived.

  5.30pm: SS Tuna sailed,

  6.10pm: HMHS Ebani left.


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8 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.15am: Two ABs discharged to HMW Echo.

  7.50am: Lt Chapman left ship for HMW Charon.

  7.00am: HMS Lunka arrived.

  7.30am: Echo sailed.

  8.00am: Captain and party sounding harbour for survey.

  8.05am: Charon left.

  8.45am: Lunka sailed.

  2.15pm: Echo returned.


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9 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  9.00am: SS Salamis sailed.

11.00am: SS Hymettus left.


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10 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.30am: Captain and party sounding harbour for survey.

  7.50am: HMHS Dongola arrived.

10.05am: SS Kintail and HMHS Vita left.

10.20am: Dongola left.

12.30pm: SS Salamis arrived.

  3.30pm: SS Huntscliff arrived.

  4.30pm: HMW Childers arrived.

  4.35pm: Staff Paymaster Goodman and Surgeon Bostock rejoined from hospital.

  5.15pm: Huntscliff left.

  6.25pm: Two ratings rejoined from HMW Echo.


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11 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.00am: Motor boat away with survey party.

  7.15am: Received from HMW Childers for HMS Thistle, two bundles of washing. Supplied HMW Echo with bread and beef.

  2.05pm: SS Salamis sailed.


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12 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  8.30am: HMS Lunka arrived.

  8.50am: SS Montrose arrived.

  9.35am: One bag of mails sent to Lunka per SS Bajune

12.40pm: HMS Challenger arrived.

  2.20pm: SS Chow Tai arrived.


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13 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.45am: HMW Charon arrived.

  7.25am: HMW Echo sailed.

  8.35am: HMS Challenger left.

  1.12pm: SS Barjora sailed.

  1.15pm: SS Bechuana arrived from up river.

  3.00pm: SS Tuna arrived

  4.05pm: HMHS Vita arrived.

  4.30pm: Echo came down river and anchored. One rating joined ship.


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14 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  9.15am: Mid. Evans discharged to HMW Charon.

  9.20am: Charon left.

  9.30am: Captain and party surveying Ekopapa anchorage [a small bay on the north side of Lindi Bay].

  4.20pm: HMHS Vita sailed.

  4.07pm: HMW Echo arrived.

  7.25pm: HMW Charon arrived.


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15 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  6.25am: HMW Charon sailed.

  9.25am: HMHS Ebani arrived.

  3.00pm: HMW Echo left.

  3.40pm: SS Tuna sailed.

  5.05pm: SS Montrose sailed.

  7.45pm: Echo returned.


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16 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.20am: HMW Echo sailed.

  5.25am: HMHS Ebani left.

  2.53pm: SS Barjora arrived.

  3.10pm: SS Chow Tai left.


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17 December 1917

Lindi.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  5.45am: SS Barjora sailed.

  5.45am: HMW Charon arrived.

  6.30am: Motor boat and survey party away.

  6.50am: HMHS Dongola arrived.

  8.10am: HMW Pickle arrived.

10.20am: Dongola left.

11.00am: One rating joined ship.

11.05am: Charon went alongside SS Bechuana.

12.30pm: Pickle left.

  6.30pm: One rating discharged to Charon.

  8.15pm: Charon proceeded.


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18 December 1917

Lindi and at sea.

Lat -10.00, Long 39.72

  7.30am: HMS Severn arrived.

  2.04pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  2.46pm: Set course N62E.

  3.40am: A/c N32E.

  5.00am: A/c N2.5E.


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19 December 1917

At sea to and at Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  4.50am: A/c NW, then various courses for anchorage.

  7.45am: Made fast alongside collier Sutton Hall. Coaling, received 105 tons.

11.35am: Cast off to anchor.

  4.30pm: Lt Chapman returned on board.

  Lost overboard by accident; Belts, life, cork, duck covered, 2 in No. [One hopes that they didn’t sink]


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20 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  4.45pm: HMS Lunka arrived.


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21 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  2.15pm: SS Mafia arrived.

  2.30pm: HMS Thistle arrived and went alongside collier [Sutton Hall].


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22 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  7.10am: SS Salamis arrived.

  8.15am: Salamis sailed.

12.20pm: HMS Lunka left.

  5.05pm: HMS Thistle left.


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23 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  9.05am: SS Sutton Hall sailed.

10.40am: SS Montrose arrived.

  4.20pm: HMW Fly arrived.

  5.10pm: Fly and Montrose sailed.


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24 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.03pm: SS Clan MacPhee arrived.


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25 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  5.10am: SS Mafia sailed.

  5.50am: SS Cressington Court left with lighter in tow.

  8.45am: SS Barjora arrived.

  4.15pm: SS Clan MacPhee sailed.


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26 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  4.10pm: Read warrant No 46.

  6.25pm: HMW Charon arrived.

  7.30pm: Landed concert party.

  8.00pm: One rating left for Charon, one joined from same.

10.00pm: Charon left.

11.00pm: Concert party returned.


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27 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

11.12am: SS Barjora sailed.


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28 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  Hands employed as requisite.


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29 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

11.02am: SS Clan MacPhee arrived.

  1.40pm: Clan MacPhee sailed.


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30 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  6.55am: HMS Severn arrived.

  4.30pm: HMW Salamander arrived.

  5.00pm: One rating discharged to hospital.

  8.55pm: Salamander sailed.


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31 December 1917

Kilwa Kisiwani.

Lat -8.95, Long 39.5

  8.45am: HMT Ingoma arrived.

  9.50am: Officers and petty officers of relief crew joined ship.

10.50am: Made fast alongside Ingoma and commenced embarking relief crew.

11.00am: Recommissioned ship.

  2.45pm: SS Bechuana arrived.