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Pendant No. M.53 (on coming into service). Built 1905, 19687grt, 18kts. Armament: 8-4.7 in. In service 2.8.14-22.9.16. Of over 60 commissioned AMC's employed on patrol and later convoy protection, 33 served with 10th CS on Northern Patrol. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Eleanor Williams, one of the original transcribers, has a personal interest in HMS Caronia – "My great-grandfather was chef aboard Caronia, during both her military and civil years. He went on to be chef aboard most of Cunard's 'big name' liners, and was awarded the OBE for his work on the two Queens during the Second World War. He finished his career as executive chef of the line – so the crew of Caronia were definitely getting some good grub while they were on board! I have quite a lot of photographs of her and her crew (following) that he took."

See Harry Russell and his service on HMS Caronia, 1914-16.

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THE VOYAGES OF HMS CARONIA 1914-1915
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(Maps prepared using Journey Plotter, developed by Maikel. The Plots can only be approximate. They are made by joining-up positions on successive days, and sometimes positions are not given. There will therefore be occasions when the ship appears to have travelled overland)

LOGS FOR AUGUST 1914


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LOG

of

H.M.S. "Caronia"

Commanded by Captain F. Shirley Litchfield


FOR THE PERIOD

Commencing 8th of August 1914

Ending 8th of August 1915


Tonnage (Displacement)

19,593 (31,500 actual at full load)


Extreme Length

676 feet


Extreme Breadth

72.5 feet


Engines

Manufacturer

John Brown


I.H.P.

20,000 Natural Draught


Description

Quadruple expansion, surface condensing


When Fixed on Board

1905




Boilers

Manufacturer

John Brown


Description

Multi-tubular


When made

1905


When put in Vessel

1905




Paddle Wheels

or

Screw Propeller

Manufacturer

John Brown


Description

4 bladed, manganese bronze, steel boss


General State of Repair

Good


[Signed by] Reginald A. Norton, Captain.


The Dreadnought Project lists Captain Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer.

The Dreadnought Project lists Captain Reginald Arthur Norton.


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Establishment of Ship's Company

Officers

26


Seamen

139


Boys

1


Marines

37


Engine-room Establishment

161


Other non-executive ratings

29


Total

393


BAROMETER.

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Maker

Sewill, Liverpool

Height of cistern above sea

75 feet


Thermometers for Air Temperature.

Position in Ship

Bridge

Whether in screen

Yes

Maker and Number

Sewill, Liverpool


Thermometer for Sea Temperature.

Maker and Number

Sewill, Liverpool


Position of Standard Compass.

Above bridge


Deviation of Standard Compass.

Date obtained.

Position

August 10th 1914

River Mersey

August 27th 1914

River Mersey

January 14th 1915

Latitude 40°30'N, Longitude 73°40'W

January 29th 1915

Latitude 40°30'N, Longitude 73°30'W


ARMAMENT.

Position

Nature and Number of Gun and Mountings

Forecastle

P1, S1

B deck forward

P2, S2

4 7-inch guns, P IV mounting

B deck aft

P3, S3

Poop

P4, S4


Torpedo Armament.

nil


BOATS.

Number of each carried

Length and Description

16

Clinker build boats, fitted with copper air tanks.

Board of Trade.

28.0 × 8.7 × 3.6 feet.

Capacity 838 persons.


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.

Draught of water with Bunkers full and complete with Provisions, Stores and Water...

Forward 29 feet 11 inches

Aft 31 feet 7 inches

Number of Tons of Coal Carried (43 cubic feet per ton)

(a) At load draught 3180

(b) With bunkers full 2550

(c) In places other than Bunkers 3180

Number of Tons of Fuel carried

nil

Quantity of Water carried

Interchangeable

(a) For Boilers 3348 tons

(b) For Drinking 250 tons


[Signed by] Charles Smith, Navigating Officer


The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Charles Smith is Commander R.N.R. Charles A. Smith, R.D.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS CARONIA
Operations off Ireland on West Atlantic patrol duties

JP map Caronia Ireland

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8 August 1914

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

8.00am: Ship commissioned in Huskisson Dock, Liverpool. Captain Litchfield Royal Navy

10.30am: Hands employed generally stowing away arms and ammunitions and assisting to mount guns

11.30am: Coaling carried on continuously

4.00pm: Exercised crew at fire stations

6.30pm: Duty watch employed mounting guns

9.00pm: Rounds

10.00pm: Coaling carried on continuously

Midnight: Moderate breeze and showery


The Dreadnought Project lists Captain Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer.


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9 August 1914

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

1.30am: Duty watch employed mounting guns

4.00am: Coaling continuously

6.00am: Hands employed clearing decks and stowing away shell boxes. Armourers shipping sight-brackets and filling recoil cylinders

9.00am: Muster by Board of Trade Officials of mercantile engineers, firemen and stewards

10.30am: Gunners party rigging ammunition whips

1.30pm: Hands testing gun circuits, also clearing up decks

3.30pm: Coaling continuously

5.00pm: General muster and inspection of ship's company by captain

5.20pm: Exercised general quarters

6.00pm: Sounded secure

9.00pm: Rounds correct


[10th and 11th August 1914 have been scanned twice because of an inserted note.]


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10 August 1914

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

1.30am: Coaling carried on continuously

2.30am: Hands employed returning empties, receiving stores and clearing decks

6.30am: Hands employed preparing for sea

8.00am: All guns crews to gun drill

9.30am: Tried main engines, whistles, telegraphs, steering gear and lights

11.00am: Midshipmen Messrs Wadsworth and Collier joined ship

12.30pm: Stations for leaving harbour

12.40pm: Left berth

1.15pm: Entered Sandon Basin

1.40pm: Backed into river

1.55pm: Commenced to swing for deviation

3.10pm: Proceeded down river, engines as required by pilot

3.18pm: [Perch] Rock lighthouse abeam

3.29pm: C8 buoy abeam

3.38pm: C5 buoy abeam

3.43pm: C3 buoy abeam

3.53pm: Q5 buoy abeam

4.05pm: Bar [light]ship. Set course north-west for 6-inch [firing]. Fired one round from each gun to test mounting. Expended 8 rounds

4.50pm: Dropped target, carried out target practice. Expended 16 rounds

5.45pm: Finished. Tender came alongside to land shore party

6.10pm: Proceeded

7.14pm: Great Ormes Head abeam 13¾ miles

8.00pm: Night defence stations. Exercised searchlights

8.14pm: Point Lynas abeam 6½ miles

9.00pm: Skerries abeam 4¾ miles

10.03pm: South Stack abeam 4¾ miles

11.00pm: Carnarvon Bay lightvessel abeam 8 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


August 10th 1914. Swung for deviation by Messrs Bassnett and Company, adjusters in river Mersey


Ship's Head

Deviation

Ship's Head

Deviation

North

3°15'W

South

6°00'E

N by E

3°30'W

S by W

6°00'E

NNE

4°00'W

SSW

6°00'E

NE by N

4°00'W

SW by S

6°00'E

NE

4°00'W

SW

7°00'E

NE by E

3°00'W

SW by W

6°00'E

ENE

2°00'W

WSW

5°00'E

E by N

1°00'W

W by S

3°30'E

East

Nil

West

2°00'E

E by S

1°00'E

W by N

1°00'E

ESE

1°45'E

WNW

Nil

SE by E

2°45'E

NW by W

0°30'W

SE

3°00'E

NW

1°00'W

SE by S

3°45'E

NW by N

1°30'W

SSE

5°00'E

NNW

2°00'W

S by E

6°00'E

N by W

3°00'W

South

6°00'E

North

3°15'W


The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Midshipman Wadsworth is Midshipman R.N.R. Henry Wadsworth.

The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Midshipman Collier is Midshipman R.N.R. Edward des F. Collier.


Perch Rock lighthouse is also known as New Brighton lighthouse.


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11 August 1914

From Liverpool to Longitude 40°W, Track 15

Lat 51.43, Long -9.15

12.22am: Bardsey Island abeam 20 miles

2.10am: Exercised sea boat's crew

2.17am: South Arklow lightvessel abeam

3.58am: Tuskar lighthouse abeam 7 miles

4.42am: Barrels [Rocks] abeam 4 miles

5.22am: Coningbeg [Rock] abeam 4 miles

6.00am: Exercised sea boat's crew. Hands cleaning ship

8.45am: Ballycottin lighthouse abeam 12 miles

9.00am: Prayers

9.07am: Sighted four funnelled steamer. Altered course to catch her. Identified her as R.M.S. "Lusitania". Crew at general quarters

9.25am: Secured guns, resumed course

9.38am: Daunt's [Rock] lightvessel abeam approx 6 miles

10.24am: Kinsale abeam 2 miles

11.25am: Galley Head abeam 6 miles

Noon: Signal books correct

12.10pm: Stag Rocks abeam

1.00pm: Fastnet [Rock] abeam 1½ miles

2.30pm: Guns crews of third watch at gun drill

4.15pm: Sighted three cruisers bearing S48°W

4.20pm: General quarters. Engines as required

5.00pm: Stopped of flagship H.M.S. "Doris"

5.12pm: Captain boarded H.M.S. "Doris"

7.11pm: Captain returned on board

7.12pm: Proceeded. Streamed patent log

8.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Clocks put back 1 hour. Signal books correct


Read more about the unfortunate fate of R.M.S. "Lusitania" at The Lusitania Resource.


Ballycottin is also known as Ballycotton.


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12 August 1914

From Liverpool to Rendezvous 44°00'N, 40°00'W

Lat 50.33, Long -17.35

1.00am: Stopped and signalled S.S. "Nessian" of Liverpool, course and speeds various making examination of steamer

2.05am: Signalled S.S. "Ben Brakie" [The log-keeper most likely made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Ben Bhrackie"]

2.52am: Proceeded

3.00am: Exercised sea boats crew

4.30am: Crew cleaning ship, securing boats

5.30am: Armourers making rate instrument and fitting deflection teacher

7.00am: Second watch at gun drill

9.00am: Ship's company mustered for prayers

Noon: Clock back 14 minutes to apparent noon. Signal books correct

3.15pm: Sighted barquentine "Ragenheld" of Timmenaben, stopped to examine her [The log-keeper most likely made a spelling mistake and meant "Ragnhild" of Timmernabben]

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.39pm: Proceeded full speed as per wireless instruction

5.45pm: Exercised fire control stations

7.55pm: Set night defence stations

11.30pm: Clock advanced 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Nessian".

Aberdeen Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Ben Bhrackie".

Maritim og Historisk Information lists a probable reference to "Ragnhild".


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13 August 1914

From 50°05'N, 18°45'W to 51°16'N, 10°16'W

Lat 51.23, Long -10.20

3.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship, also swinging out life boats

8.20am: Fog set in, knighthead lookout and all precautions taken

8.30am: Guns crews at night defence stations

9.00am: Divisions and prayers

9.45am: Commenced sounding continuously

10.30am: First watch to gun drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Guns crews at night defence stations

1.40pm: Fastnet Rock abeam distance 1 mile

2.49pm: Stag Rock abeam distance 1¼ miles

3.36pm: Galley Head abeam 2½ miles

4.00pm: Quarters

5.20pm: Arrived at north end of beat

6.20pm: Exercised crew at fire control stations

8.00pm: Advanced clock 44 minutes

11.30pm: Signal books correct


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14 August 1914

From Liverpool to position S31°E of Daunt's [Rock] lightvessel

Lat 51.58, Long -8.12

1.30am: Crew at night defence stations

4.30am: Hands cleaning ship

5.30am: Guns crews drilled at loader

9.00am: Divisions and prayers

9.45am: Exercised abandon ship. All boats swung outboard

10.15am: Exercised fire stations forward magazine

11.30am: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Guns crews drilled at loader and deflection teacher

5.00pm: Evening quarters, exercised fire control

8.00pm: Night defence stations. Position checked by cross bearings

8.53pm: Sighted ship without lights off port bow. Prepared for action

9.05pm: Resumed watch night defence station

11.30pm: Signal books correct


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15 August 1914

From position S31°E of Daunt's [Rock] lightvessel to South and North

Lat 51.58, Long -8.12

1.30am: Crew at night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.40am: Sighted large four funnelled steamer (two masts) steering to eastward

9.00am: Divisions and prayers

10.30am: Guns crews drilled at loader and deflection teacher. Hands covering aft magazine with steel plates

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Guns crews drilling at loader and dotter

3.40pm: H.M.S. "Aquitania" passed 8 miles North steering East

3.50pm: Signalled Norwegian barque "Maryetta" bound South

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Exercised fire control and magazine parties

6.10pm: Signalled Norwegian barque "Gaapara" of Porsgruna bound South [The log-keeper most probably made spelling mistakes and meant "Gaa Paa" of Porsgrunn]

8.30pm: Guns crews at night defence stations

11.30pm: Signal books correct


Wikipedia has an article on R.M.S. "Aquitania".

The Wreck Site lists a probable reference to barque "Maryetta".

Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to barque "Gaa Paa".


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16 August 1914


From position S31°E of Daunt's [Rock] lightvessel to South and North

Lat 51.58, Long -8.12

1.30am: Night defence stations

4.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.45am: Signalled S.S. "Campania" bound West

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Inspection of ship's company by captain

11.00am: Exercised fire control and magazine parties

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Gunlayers of second watch to deflection teacher

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Exercised after magazine party and fire control

8.00pm: Night defence stations


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Campania".


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17 August 1914

From position S31°E of Daunt's [Rock] lightvessel to South and North

Lat 51.58, Long -8.12

2.00am: Night defence stations

4.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.00am: Duty watch at physical drill

7.00am: Carpenters rigging motor for magazine hoists

9.30am: Exercised fire and local control, officers of quarters at drill

11.00am: Guns crews at dotter and loader

12.30pm: Hands painting ship. Gunlayers at deflection teacher, ammunition supply parties at 4.7-inch gun drill

3.30pm: Sighted two torpedo boats bearing NNW distance 6 miles. Sounded alarm and action

3.50pm: Secure

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Watch to physical drill

8.00pm: Night defence stations


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18 August 1914

From 50°47'N, 7°20'W to Rendezvous R.V.15

Lat 50.78, Long -7.33

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.20am: Received message to join flagship

6.30am: Passed H.M.S. "Minerva". Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Passed H.M.S. "Venus"

9.45am: Sighed H.M.S. "Doris" S15°E

10.00am: Exercised fire control, guns crews at deflection teacher, ammunition supply party at 4.7-inch gun drill

10.45am: Stopped of H.M.S. "Doris" and carried out aiming rifle practice with all gunlayers and officers of quarters

11.45am: Sent away port sea boat with stores to H.M.S. "Doris"

12.30pm: Hoisted port sea boat

12.35pm: Took station 1 mile on starboard beam of H.M.S. "Doris"

2.15pm: Parted company with H.M.S. "Doris"

3.20pm: H.M.S. "Doris" dipped below horizon bearing S34°E. Hands painting ship

3.30pm: Guns crews of second watch to loader drill. Gunlayers of second and third watches to deflection teacher

5.00pm: Evening quarters, read censor-regulations to ship's company

7.45pm: Observed steamer's smoke N10°W. Altered course and made towards her, increased speed as necessary

8.50pm: Identified her as steam-trawler and resumed course

9.30pm: Night defence stations


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19 August 1914

From 49°52'N, 11°33'W to [Castletown] Berehaven

Lat 49.87, Long -11.55

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.45am: Stopped to examine French barquentine "St. Simon"

6.15am: Proceeded

6.45am: Stopped to examine French barquentine "St. Hubert Fechamp" [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant St. Hubert Fécamp]

7.00am: Proceeded

7.52am: Stopped and boarded German barque "Odessa", Mexillones to Queenstown for orders, cargo, nitrate, registered in Hamburg. Signalled flagship H.M.S. "Doris" by wireless for permission to take her in tow, received permission to proceed with her to [Castletown] Berehaven. Transferred prize crew of two officers and 15 men and passed two hawsers on board [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant Mejillones]

Noon: "Odessa" in tow ready to proceed

12.10pm: Hoisted sea boat

12.40pm: Proceeded

2.00pm: Guns crews of second watch at deflection teacher. Hands employed at guns and watch on hawsers

5.00pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

10.52pm: Made Bull [Rock] light bearing N21°E distance approximate 25 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


Crew List Index Project lists a possible reference to barquentine "St. Simon".

The Wreck Site lists a possible reference to barque "St. Hubert Fécamp".

Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to barque "Odessa".


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20 August 1914

From 49°52N, 11°33W to Bantry Bay and to Rendezvous 6 (51°02'N, 11°10'W)

Lat 51.68, Long -9.47

2.00am: Bull Rock abeam distance 6 miles

2.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Turned ship and tow around towards Bantry Bay

4.43am: Bull [Rock] light abeam 4 miles

5.59am: Black Ball Head abeam 2½ miles

6.10am: Signalled off Martello Tower

6.35am: Examination steamer hailed

6.45am: Sheep's Head abeam. Engines worked as required by captain. Shortening in hawser

8.15am: Anchored prize

8.20am: Anchored in 27 fathoms. Veered to 60 fathoms port cable

8.25am: Rang off engines steam at one hour's notice

9.00am: Lieutenant-commander Sharp boarded from H.M.S. "Argus"

9.25am: Prize crew returned from "Odessa"

10.00am: Customs officer boarded and took over prize

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands employed building conning tower of sand

3.45pm: Tender arrived with mail, heaving up anchor

4.07pm: Anchor aweigh, proceeded

4.32pm: Sheep's Head abeam 2½ miles. Set log

5.18pm: Bull Rock abeam 8 miles

5.25pm: Exercised watertight bulkhead doors

8.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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21 August 1914

From Rendezvous 6 to 48°30'N, 12°58'W, and back

Lat 50.38, Long -11.58

2.00am: Guns crews at night defence stations

4.00am: Hands cleaning ship

5.35am: Sighted flagship North-East, altered course toward her

6.30am: Stopped near flagship

4.10am: Proceeded

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, read articles of war to ship's company

10.00am: Exercised general quarters

10.30am: Gunlayers of third watch to deflection teacher. Hands painting boats

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands employed painting boats and cleaning ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Read warrant number 1

6.00pm: Exercised general quarters

10.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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22 August 1914

From 50°23'N, 11°35'W to Rendezvous 5, thence Rendezvous 14

Lat 50.42, Long -12.23

2.00am: Night defence stations

4.30am: Hands cleaning ship

4.50am: Reduced speed to slow

6.13am: Turned ship to southward

7.00am: Stopped

8.15am: Proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

3.00pm: Exercised general quarters

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Turned 8 points to port

6.25pm: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors system

10.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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23 August 1914

From 4¾ miles East of Fastnet [Rock] to Liverpool

Lat 51.38, Long -9.73

3.55am: Set course for position 5 miles South of Fastnet [Rock], reset log. Increased to full speed

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.50am: Divisions

10.15am: Divine service

10.30am: Continuous soundings taken

11.30am: Observed Brow Head N18°E. Stopped. Hauled in patent log

11.40am: Sighted H.M.S. "Doris". Closed flagship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Streamed log. Took stations 1 mile on starboard beam of flagship. Engine and course as requisite in company with flagship searching for H.M.S. "Aquitania"

1.14pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Aquitania"

1.20pm: Sighted Fastnet [Rock] bearing N24°E

1.42pm: Fastnet [Rock] abeam, reset patent log

1.50pm: Proceeded in company with H.M.S. "Aquitania"

3.35pm: Galley Head abeam 2¼ miles

4.25pm: Sighted H.M.S "Pelorus" steering East

4.40pm: Kinsale abeam 1¼ miles

5.29pm: Daunt's Rock lightvessel abeam

8.00pm: Signal books correct

10.10pm: Coningbeg [Rock] lightvessel abeam 1½ miles

10.57pm: Barrels [Rocks] lightvessel abeam 2½ miles

11.26pm: Tuskar lighthouse abeam 2½ miles


Wikipedia has an article on R.M.S. "Aquitania".


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24 August 1914

From 4¾ miles East of Fastnet [Rock] to Liverpool

Lat 53.45, Long -3.04 [Approximate position]

12.15am: Lucifer [Shoals] lightvessel abeam 6 miles

1.08am: Blackwater lightvessel abeam 8 miles

2.05am: South Arklow abeam 9 miles

3.08am: North Arklow abeam 12 miles

4.00am: Night defence stations

6.55am: South Stack abeam 3¾ miles

7.00am: Hands preparing ship for docking

7.25am: Rounded Skerries 2½ miles off

8.17am: Lynas abeam 4½ miles. Stopped for pilot

9.02am: Pilot boarded. Proceeded, speed and course as requisite

9.52am: Great Ormes Head abeam 8 miles (S4°W)

10.13am: Parted from H.M.S. "Aquitania"

10.45am: Northwestern lightvessel abeam

11.17am: Stopped off Bar lightvessel to receive letter from examination steamer

11.28am: Proceeded up river

12.35pm: Arrived [Perch] Rock lighthouse

12.50pm: Turned

1.12pm: Entered Sandon Basin

1.35pm: Entered Huskisson Dock

2.00pm: In berth, rang off engines

4.00pm: Hands employed preparing for coaling and taking in stores

7.00pm: Commenced coaling


Perch Rock lighthouse is also known as New Brighton lighthouse.


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25 August 1914

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

1.30am: Ship coaling

5.30am: Hands employed as requisite, receiving stores, etcetera

7.00am: Lieutenant Park joined ship

9.00am: Divisions

9.30am: One fireman and one R.N.R. seaman discharged to Northern Hospital

1.00pm: Suspended coaling and shifted ship to allow S.S. "Saxonia" to berth

2.10pm: In berth

3.15pm: Resumed coaling

3.30pm: Hands employed as requisite

4.00pm: Lieutenant Howson joined ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters


The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Lieutenant Park is Lieutenant R.N.R. Robert T. Park.

The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Lieutenant Howson is Lieutenant-commander R.N.R. J. Howson.


Wikipedia has an article on R.M.S. "Saxonia".


[26th and 27th August 1914 have been scanned twice because of an inserted note.]


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26 August 1914

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

1.00am: Coaling continuous

6.00am: Hands employed as required

1.00pm: Coaling continuous

5.00pm: Received in Liverpool: 2214 tons coal, 200 gallons oil, 1701 tons water

10.00pm: Hands preparing for leaving harbour

Midnight: Finished coaling, received 2214 tons


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27 August 1914

At Liverpool

Lat 53.50, Long -3.10 [Approximate position]

12.45am: Tried engines, steering gear, telegraphs, lights and whistles

1.00am: Unmoored

1.50am: Left berth

2.18am: Entered Sandon Basin

2.40am: Backed into river

2.55am: Anchored in 15 fathoms and veered to 90 fathoms. Port cable. Anchor bearings: New Brighton tower N22°W, north dock wall N20°E, ship's head North

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.10am: Commenced to heave up anchor

8.35am: Anchor aweigh. Swung ship for [compass] deviation, tug assisting

10.30am: Ship swung. Proceeded down river

11.10am: Passed [Perch] Rock lighthouse

12.24pm: Stopped off Bar lightvessel to land pilot

12.30pm: Proceeded. Streamed log

1.08pm: Northwestern lightvessel abeam distance 1 mile

2.03pm: Great Ormes Head abeam abeam 9½ miles

3.00pm: Lynas abeam

3.40pm: Skerries abeam 3 miles

4.15pm: South Stack abeam 4 miles

5.00pm: Carnarvon Bay lightvessel abeam 9 miles. Evening quarters. Exercised fire control and ammunition parties

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.24pm: Tuskar light abeam 4 miles

10.07pm: Barrels [Rocks] lightvessel abeam 2¾ miles

10.49pm: Coningbeg lightvessel abeam 2½ miles. Clock back 29 minutes to mean time ship


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


Compass swung and adjusted in River Mersey by Messrs Bassnett and Company, adjusters August 27th, 1914


Ship's Head

Deviation

Ship's Head

Deviation

North

1°00'E

South

Nil

N by E

1°00'E

S by W

Nil

NNE

1°00'E

SSW

Nil

NE by N

1°00'E

SW by S

Nil

NE

1°00'E

SW

Nil

NE by E

1°00'E

SW by W

Nil

ENE

Nil

WSW

Nil

E by N

Nil

W by S

Nil

East

Nil

West

Nil

E by S

Nil

W by N

Nil

ESE

Nil

WNW

Nil

SE by E

Nil

NW by W

Nil

SE

Nil

NW

1°00'E

SE by S

Nil

NW by N

1°00'E

SSE

Nil

NNW

1°00'E

S by E

Nil

N by W

1°00'E

South

Nil

North

1°00'E


Perch Rock lighthouse is also known as New Brighton lighthouse.


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28 August 1914

From Liverpool to Rendezvous 6 – Rendezvous 12

Lat 50.55, Long -11.63

12.31am: Mine Head abeam 12.5 miles

1.39am: Ballycottin abeam 8.5 miles

2.23am: Daunt's [Rock] lightvessel abeam 6 miles

3.08am: Kinsale abeam 2½ miles

3.30am: Night defence stations

4.10am: Galley Head abeam 4 miles

5.00am: Clock back 10 minutes to mean time ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

11.00am: Clock back 7 minutes to mean time ship

12.30pm: Marines of number 2 watch at field exercise, number 3 watch at gun drill

2.16pm: Stopped of Rendezvous 12

2.30pm: Hands cleaning sleeping quarters

3.55pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Doris" accompanied by battleship and cruiser, bearing E by N

4.27pm: Stopped off flagship

4.41pm: Sent boat away

5.33pm: Boat returned

5.41pm: Proceeded

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Clocks back 11 minutes to mean time ship


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29 August 1914

From 50°33'N, 11°38'W to 50°N, 20°W

Lat 50.03, Long -17.53

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship and supplying practice ammunition

6.30am: Carpenters rigged target

10.00am: Clock back 10 minutes to mean time ship. Action. Stopped

10.15am: Dropped target

10.27am: Proceeded, helm to order

10.50am: Commenced firing starboard guns

11.00am: Finished starboard guns

11.10am: Commenced port guns

11.20am: Finished port guns. Fired 5 rounds per gun, 6 rounds number 2 starboard

Noon: Signal books correct. Proceeded

1.03pm: Sighted steamer bearing N10°W, increased speed and set course to intercept her

2.52pm: Stopped and signalled Spanish steamer S.S. "Gracia"

3.47pm: Proceeded. Hands stowing defective shackle of cable down number 1 hold

4.43pm: Altered course to intercept steamer

5.00pm: Evening quarters, exercised collision stations

5.25pm: Stopped and exchanged signals with British steamer S.S. "Alston" of West Hartlepool

5.47pm: Proceeded

9.00pm: Night defence stations


Tyne Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Gracia".

Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Alston".


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30 August 1914

From 50°02'N, 17°33'W to 50°N, 20°W

Lat 52.02, Long -19.23

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.30am: Sighted steamer on starboard bow heading West

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Divisions. Clocks ahead 4 minutes to mean time ship

10.50am: Divine service

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

6.50pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Ocean" bearing S74°W

8.05pm: Altered course. Took station 5 cables on port beam of H.M.S. "Ocean"

9.00pm: Clocks ahead 8 minutes to mean time ship


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31 August 1914

From 52°01'N, 19°14'W to Rendezvous 17 52°N, 17°W

Lat 50.32, Long -17.07

1.00am: Fire stations. Fire reported from engine room

1.10am: Dismissed fire stations, fire out, all electric lights out

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.40am: Sighted top-sail schooner, three masts, bearing S5°E. Altered course towards her

7.00am: Stopped and exchanged signals with schooner "Valkyrien" of Marstal

7.13am: Proceeded

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.15am: Exercised action station. Exercised fire control. Gunlayers of second watch to deflection teacher, seamen at field exercise

9.34am: Stopped

10.47am: Proceeded

12.30pm: Guns crews at loader. Gunlayers at deflection teacher, hands refilling boats water-breakers. Engines as required to keep station on H.M.S. "Ocean"

5.00pm: Evening quarter, read warrants numbers 2 to 11

5.54pm: Stopped engines. Clocks advanced 34 minutes

7.13pm: Sighted steamer on starboard quarters steering East. Proceeded to examine her

8.00pm: Clocks advanced 34 minutes to Greenwich Mean Time

8.40pm: Lowered port sea boat and boarded S.S. "Corinthian" of Glasgow, Montreal to London

9.30pm: Ordered S.S. "Corinthian" to proceed

10.00pm: Hoisted sea boat

10.30pm: Proceeded


The Wreck Site lists a probable reference to S.S. "Corinthian".



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1914


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1 September 1914

From 50°19'N, 17°04'W to 49°50'N, 17°00'W

Lat 49.83, Long -17.00

1.05am: Set in foggy

2.00am: Night defence stations

3.30am: Fog lifted

4.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Number 1 watch to squad drill

8.37am: Stopped

9.00am: Gunlayers of all watches exercised at gunlaying, marines at rifle practice

19.30am: Officers at pistol practice

10.00am: Marines practising mine sinking. Second watch at field exercise

11.55am: Proceeded

1.00pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Ocean" S25°W 2 miles

1.30pm: Set course and took up station 7 cables on port beam of H.M.S. "Ocean"

2.00pm: Guns crews of first watch at loader. Gunlayers of first watch at deflection teacher. Hands painting ship and rigging gaffs

4.23pm: Exercised control stations and carried out .303 aiming practice, H.M.S. "Ocean" towing target. Courses and speed as requisite, all gunlayers firing. One run

6.10pm: Cease firing

6.30pm: Took station 7 cables on starboard beam of H.M.S. "Ocean"

9.00pm: Night defence stations

11.05pm: Thick fog

11.55pm: Fog lifted


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2 September 1914

From 49°50'N, 17°00'W to 50°36'N, 17°00'W

Lat 50.60, Long -17.12

12.15am: Thick fog

2.30am: Night defence stations

3.30am: Fog lifted

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship. Number 2 watch at squad drill

7.13am to 7.17am: Stopped port engine for engineers

8.40am: Took station on H.M.S. "Ocean" 3 miles to southward

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, guns crews at loader, hands painting funnels, officers at signal instruction

9.15am: Proceeded

11.56am: Took station on starboard beam of H.M.S. "Ocean"

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews of second watch at loader. Gunlayers of second watch at deflection teacher

3.20pm: Passed large number of cases apparently containing lard and so marked

3.30pm: Hands employed cleaning and painting

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Hands mustered for monthly pay

9.00pm: Night defence stations

10.30pm: Station on starboard beam of H.M.S. "Ocean"

Midnight: Signal books correct


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3 September 1914

From 50°36'N, 17°07'W to Rendezvous 6

Lat 50.83, Long -11.15

12.30am: Station on starboard beam of H.M.S. "Ocean"

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Third watch at squad drill. Hands cleaning ship

8.17am: Sighted H.M.S. "Doris". Altered course

9.15am: Stopped in company with H.M.S. "Doris", H.M.S. "Venus", H.M.S. "Juno" and H.M.S. "Ocean"

9.30am: Boat alongside with mail from H.M.S. "Doris"

10.10am: Manoeuvred on starboard side of H.M.S. "Doris"

10.27am: Proceeded

11.00am: First watch rigging collision mat, guns crews at loader.

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews of watch at Morris tube. Gunlayers at deflection teacher

4.20pm: Altered course to starboard, took station 2½ cables on port beam of H.M.S. "Doris"

4.42pm: Stopped

4.50pm: Sent boat to H.M.S. "Doris" with mail

5.35pm: Proceeded. Midshipmen at pistol practice

9.00pm: Parted company with H.M.S. "Doris"

10.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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4 September 1914

From Rendezvous 6 to Rendezvous 12 and 15

Lat 49.37, Long -12.38

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: H.M.S. "Venus" on station on starboard beam of H.M.S. "Caronia"

6.20am: H.M.S. "Venus" took station on port beam of H.M.S. "Caronia"

7.00am: First watch at squad drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised fire control, manoeuvred ship as required

10.20am: Secure fire control. Guns crews at loader, gunlayers at deflection teacher

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Gunlayers at deflection teacher, guns crews of watch at loader drill

2.00pm to 3.00pm: Signalmen exercised at signals

4.25pm: Sighted steamer steering West. H.M.S. "Venus" ordered to investigate

4.53pm: Stopped

5.00pm: Evening quarters, exercised collision stations

5.05pm: Proceeded

7.00pm: Parted company with H.M.S. "Venus"

Midnight: Signal books correct. Cast of lead no bottom 90 fathoms


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5 September 1914

From 50°10'N, 12°23'W to [Castletown] Berehaven, and at [Castletown] Berehaven

Lat 51.65, Long -9.91

2.45am: Made Bull [Rock] light N60°E

3.30am: Bull [Rock] light abeam distance 6 miles

4.48am: Black Ball Head abeam. Engines used as requisite awaiting daylight

5.40am: Proceeded

6.05am: Ardnakinna tower abeam

6.20am: Received permission to enter

6.39am: Roancarrig abeam

7.00am: Came to on port anchor, veered to 75 fathoms in 9 fathoms water

7.25am: Anchor dragging. Hove up and shifted billet

7.55am: Anchored in 9 fathoms. Port anchor veered to 75 fathoms.

8.10am: Brought up, rang off engines

11.00am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

2.40pm: Messrs Griffith and Bolton (m.p. men) and Mr Ward-Smith (clerk) joined ship

4.00pm: Hoisted flag of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby

4.20pm: Rear-Admiral R.S. Phipps Hornby and staff embarked

4.55pm: Shortened in cable to 45 fathoms

5.20pm: Anchor aweigh, proceeded

5.35pm: Rounded Roancarrig Island

6.00pm: Signal tower abeam

6.10pm: Sheep's Head abeam

6.32pm: Black Ball Head abeam

6.40pm: Read warrants numbers 12 to 21

7.04pm: Bull Rock North (magnetic) 4 miles

10.00pm: Night defence stations

11.30pm: Sighted steamer bearing north-west and made toward her

11.55pm: Stopped to examine her

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Dreadnought Project has an article on Rear-Admiral Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby.


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6 September 1914

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 51.17, Long -16.73

12.20am: Steamer proved to be S.S. "Oceana" of Stockholm bound to South Africa with timber

12.26am: S.S. "Oceana" allowed to proceed. H.M.S. "Caronia" proceeded

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.05am: Set in foggy

5.20am: Fog lifted

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.50am: Divisions. Inspection of ship by admiral

10.45am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.42pm: Clock back 44 minutes

6.45pm: Clock back 48 minutes

9.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Oceana".


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7 September 1914

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 50.00, Long -25.90

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: First watch at squad drill. Carpenters making target

6.30am: Cleaning ship

8.30am: Signalmen exercising signals

9.23am: Dropped target

9.35am: Action, carried out .303 target practice

10.47am: Picked up target

10.48am: Proceeded. Streamed log

11.00am: Clocks back 15 minutes

Noon: Signal books correct

12.15pm: Sighted steamer on starboard bow. Gave chase

2.45pm: Sounded action

2 50pm: Fired blank

2.54pm: Fired two shots across bows of S.S. "Noordam"

3.00pm: Stopped engines and boat with Lieutenant McConkey to board

4.00pm: Night defence stations

4.45pm: Boat returned from S.S. "Noordam"

5.30pm: Send armed guard of twelve marines under Lieutenants Howson and Park to S.S. "Noordam"

6.15pm: Boat returned with boarding officers. Hoisted boat

6.27pm: Proceeded, keeping station 5 cables on S.S. "Noordam's" quarter. Streamed patent log

9.35pm: Clock ahead 15 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Lieutenant McConkey is Lieutenant R.N.R. H. McConkey.

The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Lieutenant Park is Lieutenant R.N.R. Robert T. Park.

The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Lieutenant Howson is Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. J. Howson.


Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a possible reference to S.S. "Noordam".


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8 September 1914

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 50.50, Long -18.35

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Station on starboard quarter of S.S. "Noordam"

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Second watch to field exercise

9.00am: Divisions. Prayers

9.15am: Exercised fire control

10.00am: Guns crews of first watch at loader. Gunlayers of first watch at deflection teacher. Hands cleaning ship and overhauling fore rigging. Time advanced 17 minutes

12.30pm: Hands cleaning ship and overhauling rigging, third watch at rifle exercise, gunlayers at deflection teacher, remainder of guns crews at loader. Midshipman Collier training

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.10pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Doris" bearing ESE

6.22pm: Reduced speed

6.30pm: Stopped

7.05pm: Sent boat to S.S. "Noordam" for boarding party

7.30pm: Boat returned

8.03pm: Hoisted same

8.15pm: Proceeded. Set patent log

8.25pm: Stopped to secure sea boat

8.50pm: Proceeded. H.M.S. "Doris" proceeding East with S.S. "Noordam"

9.30pm: Clock ahead 4 minutes

Midnight: Spraying heavily forward. Signal books correct


The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Midshipman Collier is Midshipman R.N.R. Edward des F. Collier.


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9 September 1914

[Incorrectly noted as August]

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 50.20, Long -21.53

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Spraying forward

5.00am: Number 3 watch at rifle exercise. Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Signalmen at signals. Midshipman Collier training

9.13am: Exercised fire control. Clock back 17 minutes. Guns crews at loader and dotter and rifle drill. Hands stowing number 1 hold

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews at loader and rifle drill. Gunlayers at deflection teacher

2.00pm: Second watch employed stowing stores

5.00pm: Quarters. Hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Banks of fog, lookouts doubled

10.00pm: Clock back 18 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


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10 September 1914

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 49.15, Long -31.07

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: First watch at rifle drill. Hands cleaning ship.

8.35am: Sighted S.S. "New York" bearing S40°W

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.10am: Sighted French schooner bearing N68°W

9.30am: Exercised fire, collision and abandon ship stations. Tried Stone-Lloyd system for closing watertight doors

11.00am: Clock back 19 minutes

11.30am: Guns crews at loader and rifle exercise. Second watch cleaning number 1 hold

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Issued slops. First watch at rifle drill. Gunlayers to deflection teacher. Hands shifting provisions

2.50pm: Sighted steamer bearing N60°W

3.30pm: Altered course 7 points to starboard and signalled the S.S. "Saxonia" (oil tanker) who reported ice in latitude 45°N, longitude 60°W [The log-keeper most likely made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Saxonian"]

4.00pm: Resumed course

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Clock back 18 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "New York".

Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Saxonian".


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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11 September 1914

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 47.25, Long -39.60

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.45am: Passed S.S. "Lord Downshire" bound Manchester to Galveston

4.20am: Set in fog. Lookouts doubled

6.00am: Second watch at squad drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Signalmen exercised. First watch guns crews at loader drill. Third watch at field exercise. Gunlayers at Morris tube practice

10.38am: Clock back 15 minutes

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Watch stowing stores and painting ship. Number 2 watch at rifle drill. Guns crews at loader, Midshipman Collier training

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Clock back 16 minutes

10.00pm: Lookouts warned regarding ice

11.00pm: Tried Stone-Lloyd system of watertight doors

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Midshipman Collier is Midshipman R.N.R. Edward des F. Collier.


Crew List Index Project lists a probable reference to S.S. "Lord Downshire".


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12 September 1914

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 45.33, Long -47.52

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.27am: Reduced revolutions, thick fog

8.15am: Resumed speed

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.30am: Guns crews at night defence stations. Clock back 14 minutes

Noon: Signal books correct

12.27pm: Latitude 45°16'N, longitude 47°38'W. Sighted small iceberg, bearing West 8 miles

3.00pm: Cast of lead, no bottom 100 fathoms

3.15pm: Cast of lead, no bottom 100 fathoms

3.45pm: Cast of lead, no bottom 100 fathoms

4.00pm: Cast of lead, no bottom 100 fathoms

4.30pm: Cast of lead, no bottom 100 fathoms

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Hands to physical drill. Cast of lead, no bottom 100 fathoms

5.30pm: Cast of lead, no bottom 100 fathoms

5.40pm: Latitude 44°18'N, longitude 49°00'W. Sighted iceberg, bearing S27°W 8 miles

6.00pm: Cast of lead, no bottom 100 fathoms

6.50pm: Altered course. Passed several fishermen at anchor

7.05pm: Soundings in 28 fathoms sand

8.30pm: Night defence stations

10.15pm: Clock back 11 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


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13 September 1914

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 43.60, Long -55.13

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.55am: Signalled S.S. "Eagle Point" bound East

9.00am: Clock back 16 minutes

9.45am: Divisions

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

12.45pm: Sighted steamer S75°W bound East

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Carpenters securing plates on coal ports

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Clock back 19½ minutes to 60th meridian time

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Eagle Point".


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14 September 1914

From [Castletown] Berehaven to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

12.16am: Eastern light Sable Island abeam

1.20am: Western light Sable Island abeam

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands preparing for harbour and clearing away hatches for coal and ballast

9.42am: Made Sambro lighthouse N44°W, Chebucto Head N32°W

9.50am: Hauled in log

10.26am: Sambro buoy bearing S66°W 1 mile

10.35am: Stopped. Received permission to proceed

11.07am: Proceeded into harbour, courses as per captain's order

11.43am: Chebucto Head abeam

11.50am: Automatic buoy abeam

12.15pm: Maugher Beach lighthouse abeam

12.30pm: Stopped

12.45pm: Anchored in 12 fathoms, veered to 60 fathoms port cable. Anchor bearings: citadel flagstaff S60°W, exhibition building North, Presbyterian church N42°E, ship's head SSE

3.00pm: Water boats arrived alongside

3.30pm: Hands preparing for coaling

5.10pm: Coal lighters arrived

7.00pm: Leave granted to petty officers

7.20pm: Commenced coaling on starboard side

10.10pm: Liberty men returned

10.30pm: Anchor bearings watched.



THE VOYAGES OF HMS CARONIA
Operations off North America

JP map Caronia North America

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15 September 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night. Anchor bearings carefully watched

7.00am: Coaling resumed

7.30am: Commenced taking in ballast at number 2, and shipping and shifting steel plates

1.00pm: Coaling and ballasting continues

5.00pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed seamen and marines patrol, Lieutenant Tongue R.N.R. in charge

7.00pm: Stopped taking in ballast for the night

9.00pm: Tug employed shifting ballast lighter

10.50pm: Liberty men returned, also patrol


The Monthly Navy List of September 1914 shows Lieutenant Tongue is Lieutenant R.N.R. F. Tongue.


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16 September 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

12.30am: Coal elevator finished and left ship. Stopped coaling for the night

5.30am: Hands taking in ballast and shifting steel plates

9.55am: Resumed coaling

1.00pm: Coaling and ballasting continues

6.30pm: Landed liberty men, and seamen and marines patrol, Lieutenant Bisset in charge

7.00pm: Stopped taking in ballast for the night. Total received pig iron 250 tons

8.30pm: Coaling continues


Wikipedia has an article on Lieutenant James Gordon Partridge Bisset.


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17 September 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Ceased coaling for the night

5.00am: Third watch stowing ballast. Second watch placing armour plates around after wheel house

7.00am: Resumed coaling

9.30am: Hands receiving stores and landing spare woodwork

1.00pm: Coaling continues

2.00pm: Hands receiving stores

5.00pm: Landed liberty men, that is petty officers and watchkeepers

6.30pm: Discharged admirals stores to H.M.S. "Glory"

8.40pm: Sent steam barge away to rescue capsized boat of S.S. "Penare", rescued one man, second man not found

10.45pm: Liberty men returned


Tees Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Penare".


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18 September 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Ceased coaling for the night

7.30am: Resumed coaling. Hands placing armour plates and cleaning up decks and hatches

9.10am: Landed working party

10.10am: Working party returned

12.30pm: Landed working party

2.15pm: Working party returned

3.00pm: Hands shifting iron plates.

5.00pm: Landed liberty men, that is petty officers and watchkeepers

6.30pm: Coaling continues

10.00pm: Liberty men returned


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19 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Coaling continues

5.00am: Hands employed variously preparing for sea

7.50am: Twelve ratings left for H.M.S. "Glory"

9.00am: Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby and staff disembarked to H.M.S. "Glory"

1.00pm: Hands preparing for sea

3.50pm: Finished coaling

Coal leaving

Protective: 988 tons, bunker: 3718 tons, ballast 250 tons

Coal received

3300 tons, including 250 tons of ballast coal

Consumed in Halifax

440 tons

Water leaving

3116 tons

Water received

2900 tons

4.30pm: Commenced to heave up anchor

4.42pm: Anchor aweigh

4.58pm: Turned and proceeded. Engines as requisite leaving harbour. Draught leaving Halifax: forward 30 feet 4 inches, aft 31 feet 8 inches

5.08pm: Georges Island abeam

5.21pm: Maugher Beach abeam

5.31pm: Mars Rock

5.53pm: Chebucto Head

6.40pm: Sambro buoy abeam. Streamed patent log

8.00pm: Night defence stations

10.03pm: Little Hope [Island] light abeam

10.30pm: Clock back 22 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Dreadnought Project has an article on Rear-Admiral Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby.


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20 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 41.17, Long -67.67

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.20am: Exchanged signals with government collier S.S. "Boukadra" number 36

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.15am: Observed steamer bearing S60°W, steering north-east. Made towards her

8.50am: Fired blank charge

8.58am: Stopped engines and signalled S.S. "Bermudian" (Quebec Steamship Company)

9.05am: Proceeded. Clocks back 7½ minutes

9.20am: Sighted S.S. "St. Paul" bound West

10.52am: Manoeuvred to signal S.S. "Exeter City" of Bristol bound East

11.25am: Proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

2.40pm: Sighted steamship bearing West and made towards her. Signalled S.S. "Orriflame" of London [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Oriflamme"]

4.00pm: Signal books correct

5.00pm: Hands painting funnel

6.45pm: Made Nantucket lightvessel bearing N70°W

7.58pm: Nantucket Shoal lightvessel abeam 3 miles. Reset patent log

10.00pm: Clocks back 11 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


Tees Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Boukadra".

Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Bermudian".

About Blyth lists a probable reference to S.S. "Exeter City".

The Great Ocean Liners site lists a possible reference to S.S. "St. Paul".

Tyne Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Oriflamme".


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21 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.75

12.35am: Made Block Island N25°W

1.00am: Made Montauk Point N55°W

1.51am: Block Island abeam 11 miles

2.17am: Stopped

4.15am: Proceeded

8.33am: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 1.9 miles

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.45am: Exercised fire control

10.15am: Stopped off H.M.S. "Suffolk". Lowered sea-boats for captain to board. Clock back 11 minutes. Guns crews at loader and deflection teacher

Noon: Signal books correct

12.15pm: Clocks ahead 26 minutes

2.00pm: Boat from H.M.S. "Suffolk" arrived for stores and mail

2.15pm: Boat left

2.30pm: H.M.S. "Caronia" on patrol. Courses as requisite patrolling between Ambrose lightvessel between bearings S50°W through West to N53°W, speed as required

3.04pm: Signalled S.S. "Honolulu" of New York

5.00pm: Hands cleaning ship. Guns crews at loader. Gunlayers at sight-setting

7.00pm: Night defence stations

8.50pm: Signalled S.S. "Zeeland"

9.18pm: Signalled S.S. "Menominee"

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Zeeland".

Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Menominee", originally launched as S.S. "Alexandria".


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22 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.52, Long -73.78

12.18am: Signalled S.S. "Bjornefjors" of Bergen [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Bjørnefjord"]

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Signalled S.S. "Desola" and boarded same

9.20am: Divisions. Exercised collisions stations and tried Stone-Lloyd watertight door system

11.00am: Guns crews at loader. Gunlayers at swinging target

Noon: Signal books correct

1.08pm: Boarded S.S. "Potsdam" of Rotterdam and found all in order

2.38pm: Sea boat with boarding party returned

5.55pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Lancaster"

6.25pm: H.M.S. "Lancaster's" boat alongside

6.35pm: H.M.S. "Lancaster's" boat left

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Cruising of harbour entrance

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Bjørnefjord".

The Wreck Site lists a possible reference to S.S. "Desola".

Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a probable reference to S.S. "Potsdam".


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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23 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.78

1.30am: Night defence stations. Leadsmen in chains

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship, also securing boats

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Marines and third watch at rifle exercise. Officers at signal instruction

10.30am: Officers at plotting table

Noon: Signal books correct

1.15pm: Signalled S.S. "Lynton Grange"

3.25pm: Sent boarding party to Italian ship S.S. "Caserta"

4.35pm: Boat returned

5.20pm: Boarding Danish S.S. "Frederick VIII" [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Frederik VIII"]

6.22pm: Boat returned

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Tyne Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Lynton Grange".

Agenzia Bozzo lists a probable reference to S.S. "Caserta".

Maritim Og Historisk Information lists a probable reference to S.S. "Frederik VIII".


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24 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.81

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands washing down and overhauling lifebelts in boats

9.00am: Signalled S.S. "Beacon Light"

9.45am: Lecture by Captain Litchfield to gunlayers and officers of quarters

10.30am: Guns crews at loader. Gunlayers and sight-setters at deflection teacher

Noon: Signal books correct

12.45pm: Signalled S.S. "Patrie", Marseilles [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Patria"]

2.00pm: Gunlayers at swinging target. Guns crews at loader. Hands rigging conning tower and cleaning ship

5.00pm: Divisions

5.15pm: Carried out aiming practice. Exercised local control and firing from both sides of ship

8.55pm: Signalled S.S. "Christen Knudsen", Norwegian steamer

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Dreadnought Project lists Captain Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer.


The Historical RFA site lists S.S. "Beacon Light".

Wikipedia lists a probable reference to S.S. "Patria".

Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Christen Knudsen".


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25 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.79

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship and placing lifebelts around bridge and conning tower

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.15am: Exercised general quarters and fire control

9.57am: Sighted British S.S. "Matoppo"

11.00am: Sighted British S.S. "Adriatic"

11.10am: Sighted British S.S. "Eastern Prince"

11.30am: Guns crews at loader and deflection teacher

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands building protection around upper and lower bridge and wheelhouse

5.30pm: Boarded Norwegian S.S. "Leander"

6.35pm: Boarding party returned

7.00pm: Night defence stations

8.20pm: Signalled S.S. "Principello" of London

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Matoppo".

Wikipedia has an article on R.M.S. "Adriatic".

Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Eastern Prince".

Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Leander".

Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Principello".


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26 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.78

1.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.45am: Signalled S.S. "Arcadian" of London

9.12am: Boarded Dutch S.S. "American"

9.55am: Boarding party returned

Noon: Signal books correct

12.40pm: Sighted British S.S. "Olympic"

3.00pm: Sighted British S.S. "Cameronia"

3.40pm: Sighted British S.S. "Minnewaska"

4.10pm: Sent boarding party to Italian S.S. "America"

4.40pm: Boarding party returned

6.30pm: Officers at plotting table

7.30pm: Night defence stations


Wikipedia has an article on S.S. "Arcadian".

Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a probable reference to S.S. "American".

Wikipedia has an article on R.M.S. "Olympic".

Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Cameronia".

The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Minnewaska".

Agenzia Bozzo lists a probable reference to S.S. "America".


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27 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.77

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions

10.20am: Signalled Spanish S.S. "Emilia S. de Perez"

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

3.07pm: Signalled British S.S. "Cedric"

4.23pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Lancaster" and sent boat

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Boat returned from H.M.S. "Lancaster"

7.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Vida Maritima lists a probable reference to S.S. "Emilia S. de Perez".

The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Cedric", which also served as H.M.S. "Cedric" (December 1914 to January 1916 log-books).


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28 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.82

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship. First watch at physical drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.30am: Signalled S.S. "Kristianiafjord" of Kristiania. Ship's position S20°W 1 mile from Ambrose lightvessel. Ordered steamer to stop and boarded her. Position of S.S. "Kristianiafjord" when boarded S64°W 1½ miles from Ambrose lightvessel

11.15am: Boarding party returned

11.30am: Signalled British S.S. "Minnehaha"

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands cleaning lifeboats

4.25pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Niobe" bearing East

5.40pm: H.M.S. "Niobe's" cutter alongside with captain

7.00pm: H.M.S. "Niobe" left to take up patrol

7.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Kristianiafjord".

The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Minnehaha".


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29 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.73

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Second watch at squad drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Hands at physical drill

9.40am: Signalled S.S. "Indian Transport"

10.30am: Exercised fire control, also local control, carried out .303 aiming rifle. Stokers exercised at general quarters and squad drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Gunlayers and sight-setters at deflection teacher, guns crews at loader drill

2.30pm: Painting ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters.

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Tyne Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Indian Transport".


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30 September 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.77

12.30am: Night defence stations

1.05am: Signalled Holland S.S. "New Amsterdam" New York to Rotterdam [The log-keeper most probably meant S.S. "Nieuw Amsterdam", where nieuw is Dutch for new]

3.40am: Signalled S.S. "Mauretania"

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Third watch at squad drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Officers at spotting table. Gunlayers and sight-setters at deflection teacher, hands at physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

2.25pm: Communicated by boat with British S.S. "Cameona" [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Cameronia"]

2.30pm: Second watch at gun-drill, hands scraping and painting deck

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Sea boats crews instructed in boats signals

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines used to keep ship on station

Midnight: Signal books correct


Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a probable reference to S.S. "Nieuw Amsterdam".

Tyne Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Mauretania".

Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Cameronia".



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1914


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1 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.65

1.00am: Engines used to keep ship in position

2.00am: Night defence stations

4.30am: Took up position S83°E 7½ miles from Ambrose lightvessel

6.30am: First watch at physical drill. Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Divisions, prayers. Hands at physical drill

9.35am: Sighted United States battleship of "Utah" class, also one destroyer and four torpedo boats off Ambrose Channel lightvessel

10.30am: Dropped three targets and exercised fire control also carried out .303 aiming rifle practice

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Engines used to keep ship in position

2.00pm: First watch fitting boat gripes. Third watch at gun drill. Gunlayers at deflection teacher. Guns crews at loader drill

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.35pm: Proceeded to position East 5 miles off Ambrose Channel lightvessel

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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2 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.42, Long -73.68

12.30am: Engines used to keep ship in position

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.25am: Manoeuvred to position off Ambrose lightvessel S35°W 7 miles

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship. Second watch at squad drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.03am: Closed on H.M.S. "Niobe". Exercised general quarters. Carried out ranging exercise with H.M.S. "Niobe". Guns crews at loader. Gunlayers at deflection teacher. Hands overhauling boats gear

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews at loader drill

1.30pm: Hands scaling and painting

2.30pm: Carpenters removing woodwork

3.30pm: Engines used to keep position

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Monthly money paid

6.30pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Engines as requisite examining outward bound steamers

11.35pm: Stopped off Ambrose Channel lightvessel S72°W 5 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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3 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.35, Long -73.85

12.30am: Engines used to keep ship in position

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Manoeuvred to position S83°W 5 miles off Ambrose Channel lightvessel

7.00am: Sent mail to H.M.S. "Niobe"

7.25am: Sent letter to H.M.S. "Suffolk"

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Proceeded to beat off South Channel

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.30am: Midshipmen instructed in ammunition

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Sighted United States battleship of "Utah" class bearing South by West. Manoeuvred to close H.M.S. "Suffolk"

1.48pm: Returned to beat

1.51pm: Closed on S.S. "Trinidad"

2.42pm: Stopped and communicated with S.S. "Trinidad" by boat

3.20pm: Boat returned

5.00pm: Engines as required to keep position

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Navesink lighthouse N78°W 6 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Trinidad".


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4 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.40, Long -73.83

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as required to keep position

6.00am: Cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions, captain's inspection

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Engines as required to keep position

3.15pm: Closed H.M.S. "Suffolk" to communicate

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.10pm: Returned to position on beat

6.35pm: Took up position SSE 5 miles of Scotland lightvessel

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as required

Midnight: Signal books correct


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5 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.37, Long -73.87

1.00am: Stopped on station

5.30am: Engines used as required to maintain position. Hands cleaning ship. First watch at rifle exercise

8.30am: Sighted strange warship SSW 8 miles. Proceeded full speed, course NE, to close H.M.S. "Suffolk"

8.45am: Warship identified as United States battleship of "Connecticut" class

8.50am: Stopped

9.15am: Proceeded to resume station. Visibility 2 miles

11.30am: Stopped. Ambrose Channel lightvessel bearing NNE 6 miles. Midshipmen, stokers and marines at rifle drill. Guns crews at loader

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Hands getting up stores and chipping iron. Gunlayers at deflection teacher. Guns crews at loader drill

2.30pm: Spare hands cleaning number 1 hold

4.00pm: Visibility 3 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Engines as required to close S.S. "Colon"

7.00pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Proceeded to station. Ambrose Channel lightvessel S34°W 5½ miles

8.00pm: Visibility 8 miles

9.30pm: Engines used as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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6 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.41, Long -73.81

1.00am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

3.00am: Night defence stations

4.00am: Visibility 4 miles

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Third watch at rifle drill

6.28am: Sighted U.S.S. "Wyoming" flying flag of rear-admiral

8.00am: Visibility 1½ miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Steamed toward Ambrose Channel lightvessel

9.20am: Took departure from Ambrose lightvessel bearing N22°W 3 miles. Patrolling on 4 mile beats, ENE and WSW

11.00am: Midshipmen at 4.7 gun drill

Noon: Signal books correct. Visibility 5½ miles

1.20pm: Sent medical assistance to British S.S. "Kent" (Federal line)

1.25pm: Boat returned

1.30pm: Hands clearing number 1 hold and throwing overboard dunnage

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Hands dumping dunnage and getting up stores

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as required to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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7 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.62

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.00am: Third watch at rifle drill

7.00am: Ambrose Channel lightvessel bearing N9°E, Navesink lighthouse N36°W

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Hands to physical drill. Midshipmen at squad drill, second watch scaling and painting and restowing number 1 hold

10.30am: Exercised general quarters, fire control and range finding with H.M.S. "Suffolk"

11.32am: Finished exercises and closed H.M.S. "Suffolk"

Noon: Signal books correct

12.10pm: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Suffolk"

12.32pm: Boat returned

12.38pm: Proceeded to beat

2.30pm: Hands clearing number 1 hold. Gunlayers at deflection teacher. Guns crews at loader

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Position: Scotland lightvessel N18°W, Navesink lighthouse N51°W

5.40pm: Communicated by boat with American S.S. "Santa Marta"

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as required to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Ellis Island Ships List lists a probable reference to S.S. "Santa Marta".


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8 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.42, Long -73.79

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as required to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship. First watch number one hold, second watch preparing to paint funnels

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands painting funnels and upper work

9.40am: Sighted H.M.S. "Niobe" and closed

10.14am: Stopped and sent boat for 22 bags mail. Guns crews at loader

11.45am: Proceeded towards beat. Course and speed as requisite

Noon: Signal books correct. Visibility 4 miles

1.00pm: Hands painting ship

2.00pm: Engines as required to keep position

4.00pm: Visibility 4½ miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.23pm: Stopped and boarded Danish S.S. "United States", Ambrose lightvessel bearing N68°W 5 miles

6.00pm: Sighted suspicious steamship bearing N85°W 9 miles Made toward here

6.10pm: Received on board three German prisoners from S.S. "United States" by H.M.S. "Niobe's" boat

7.10pm: Fired blank charge. Steamship found to be S.S. "Amolco" of Boston, Ambrose Channel lightvessel bearing West 4 miles

7.30pm: Proceeded to rendezvous

8.40pm: Sent H.M.S. "Niobe's" boat back and proceeded to beat

9.50pm: Stopped off Ambrose Channel lightvessel bearing N33°E distance 5½ miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "United States".

The Wreck Site lists a probable reference to S.S. "Amolco".


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9 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.22, Long -73.78

1.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands painting ship. Third watch at rifle drill

6.25am: Observed United States destroyer of "Columbia" class steering West distance 7 miles

8.30am: Hands painting ship

9.30am: Midshipmen at rifle instruction. Gunlayers at swinging target

11.20am: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Chelston", British

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Hands painting ship, also on D deck

3.47pm: Proceeded to rendezvous SE 8 miles off Ambrose lightvessel

4.00pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Niobe" N60°E

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.05pm: Captain left ship to board H.M.S. "Niobe"

6.10pm: Captain returned, proceeded

7.05pm: Stopped off Navesink lighthouse N56°W 5 miles

8.30pm: Night defence stations

10.00pm: Engines as required to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Chelston".


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10 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.32, Long -73.85

12.30am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as required to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.35am: Navesink lighthouse N42°W 7½ miles

8.00am: Visibility 4 miles

9.30am: Midshipmen at ammunition

Noon: Signal books correct. Visibility 4½ miles

1.21pm: Sighted cruiser bearing East by South. Sounded "action" and made towards her. Cruiser identified as H.M.S. "Niobe"

2.30pm: Investigated S.S. "Creole". Engines used as necessary to manoeuvre

4.50pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Orotava"

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Officers at pistol practice

5.15pm: Boat returned, proceeded to position off Ambrose Channel lightvessel S34°W 6 miles

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Engines used to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


The book "A History Of Shipbuilding At Fore River", available at the Thomas Crane Public Library, lists a probable reference to S.S. "Creole".

S.S. "Orotava" was later this year drawn into service by the Admiralty as H.M.S. "Orotava".


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11 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.35, Long -73.88

1.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship

5.30am: Closed on Ambrose Channel lightvessel bearing North 12 miles

7.45am: Closed on strange steamer bound West, identified same as Italian S.S. "Duca di Genova"

8.00am: Visibility 4½ miles

8.03am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel N24°E, Scotland lightvessel N46°W

9.30am: Divisions

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct. Visibility 7 miles

1.00pm: Engines used to keep position

1.30pm: Visibility 3½ miles

4.00pm: Visibility 6 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Agenzia Bozzo lists a probable reference to S.S. "Duca di Genova".


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12 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.40, Long -73.80

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as required to maintain position

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship and painting and scaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.50am: Carried out .303 aiming and exercised fire control

11.00am: Ceased firing and picked up targets. Spare hands painting

Noon: Signal books correct. Commenced patrol WSW and ENE for ½ an hour on each course. Ambrose lightvessel N20°W 4 miles at end of beat. Visibility 4½ miles

2.30pm: Hands painting ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.45pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Roumanian Prince"

6.45pm: H.M.S. "Niobe" closed and sent boat with mail

7.38pm: Resumed beat

9.00pm: Night defence stations

10.00pm: Continued beat between bearings Ambrose lightvessel N28°W, Navesink N60°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


Tyne Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Roumanian Prince".


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13 October 1914

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.47, Long -71.78

12.30am: On patrol off New York

1.00am: Night defence stations

1.12am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel N25°E, Navesink N77°W

2.30am: Engines as required to keep position

4.54am: Closed H.M.S. "Suffolk" and received bags of mail

5.35am: Proceeded

7.37am: Fire Island lightvessel abeam, distance 5 miles. Hands cleaning ship. First watch at rifle drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

8.45am: Action stations, approaching steamer. Identified as S.S. "Pannonia"

10.07am: Guns crews at loader drill and sight-setting. Officers at spotting table. Second watch overhauling boats provisions

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: First watch of guns crews at loader. Gunlayers at deflection teacher

2.30pm: Hands make and mend [clothes]

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.11pm: Nantucket lightvessel abeam ¾ miles

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.40pm: Received orders to return to New York, turned through 16 points to starboard

9.56pm: Worked to full speed

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Pannonia".


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14 October 1914

From Halifax (passage to) to position off New York

Lat 40.49, Long -73.37

12.30am: Night defence stations

1.00am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 1¼ miles

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Second watch at rifle drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Officers at spotting table

10.02am: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 3 miles

10.50am: Closed on H.M.S. "Suffolk" and prize tank S.S. "Brindilla". Stopped engines. Third watch preparing towing hawsers. Midshipmen and sentries at squad drill

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Hands slipping winches and preparing to tow. Engines and helm as required to keep in vicinity of prize

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Took over prize from H.M.S. "Suffolk"

6.30pm: Night defence stations. Engines and helm as requisite

9.49pm: Proceeded. Prize S.S. "Brindilla" in company ½ mile on port quarter, revolutions as necessary to keep station

Midnight: Signal books correct


Auke Visser's International Esso Tankers site lists a probable reference to S.S. "Brindilla".


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15 October 1914

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.48, Long -72.02

12.14am: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 2 miles. Reset log. Night defence stations

12.47am: Stopped to close prize

1.00am: Proceeded, speed as necessary to suit speed of prize

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Helm and speed various to keep touch with prize

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.56am: Stopped to tow S.S. "Brindilla"

11.00am: Sent boat with provisions and tow line. Midshipmen at loader drill. Hands preparing to tow

Noon: Tow line reported fast on S.S. "Brindilla". Signal books correct. Proceeded slow

12.40pm: Tow line parted. Stopped and took in tow line

2.06pm: Proceeded. Hands preparing tow line

3.30pm: Stopped and manoeuvred to pick up S.S. "Brindilla"

4.05pm: Sent Engineer Lieutenant Boothby, one engine room artificer and five stokers to S.S. "Brindilla" and tow line

6.40pm: Tow line fast, proceeded slow

Midnight: Signal books correct


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16 October 1914

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.88, Long -68.60

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Prize in tow

6.40am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 2 miles

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship, first watch to squad drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.15am: Hazy weather, started whistle

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship, officers at spotting table

11.30am: Night defence stations

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Tried Stone-Lloyd system of watertight doors

2.20pm: Fog lifted

3.30pm: Hands cleaning bright work

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Intermittent patches of fog (all precautions taken)

7.30pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Weather cleared.

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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17 October 1914

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 43.03, Long -65.20

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: S.S. "Brindilla" in tow

5.35am: Parted sounding wire

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for coaling

11.12am: Stopped and slipped prize. Communicated by boat with S.S. "Brindilla" and received on board the master, mate and chief engineer

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Taking on board hawser

3.11pm: Hawser on board. Proceeded. Streamed log

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: S.S. "Brindilla" stationed 3 cables astern

10.30pm: Engines as required to keep prize in station

11.50pm: Magnetic influence observed on all compasses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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18 October 1914

From position off New York, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Shut in thick [fog], sounded whistle and all precautions taken

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.10am: Made Sambro buoy fog signal bearing approximately North-East. Approached same with caution. Engines as requisite

8.00am: Thick fog

8.22am: Stopped off Sambro buoy bearing North ½ cable

9.10am: Closed watertight doors

9.15am: Proceeded and streamed fog buoy

9.40am: Fog lifted

9.56am: Entered swept channel

10.34am: Chebucto Head abeam

10.41am: Portuguese Shoals buoy abeam

10.50am: Cleared channel. Never-fail buoy abeam

11.05am: Maugher Beach

11.19am: Middle ground buoy

11.40am: Stopped and anchored in 11 fathoms, veered to 75 fathoms port cable. Anchor bearings: Presbyterian church N31°E, citadel tower S60°W, Georges Island S6°W, ship's head N15°E

11.51am: Bowsed to and rang off engines

Noon: Signal books correct

1.10pm: Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby and staff embarked from H.M.S. "Lancaster"

2.00pm: Engineer Lieutenant Booth, one engine room artificer and five stokers returned from prize

4.00pm: Three German prisoners sent on shore in charge of military authorities

4.35pm: Landed liberty men

5.00pm: Collier S.S. "Calcutta" and S.S. "Boukadra" moored alongside

6.30pm: Landed patrol of seamen and marines. Lieutenant Walley in charge

10.15pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Moored up steamboat for the night


The Dreadnought Project has an article on Rear-Admiral Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby.

The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Engineer Lieutenant Booth is Engineer R.N.R. William Booth.

The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Lieutenant Walley is Lieutenant R.N.R. Rupert W. Walley.


Tees Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Calcutta".

Tees Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Boukadra".


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19 October 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.50am: Hands fell in, preparing for coaling and working stores

11.15am: Landed five bags of mail

1.05pm: One fireman returned from hospital

2.30pm: Hands scraping ship's side and preparing to coal

5.00pm: Landed liberty party

6.30pm: Landed patrol of seamen and marines, Lieutenant Tongue in charge

9.00pm: Coaling continued

11.00pm: Liberty men returned on board

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night


The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Lieutenant Tongue is Lieutenant R.N.R. F. Tongue.


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20 October 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.20am: Resumed coaling, both sides

7.30am: Hands rigging for receiving and landing stores. First watch scrubbing bottom

9.30am: Landing and receiving stores. Coaling and watering ship

1.00pm: Received party of dockyard coal trimmers

2.00pm: Coaling and watering continues

4.00pm: Read warrants numbers 23, 24, 25, 26

5.00pm: Landed liberty men

6.00pm: Landed seamen's and marines patrol, Lieutenant Walley in charge

6.50pm: Admiral's barge drew fires

10.00pm: One absentee returned on board

10.30pm: Liberty men returned on board

11.15pm: Patrol returned, drew fires in steamboat

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night


The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Lieutenant Walley is Lieutenant R.N.R. Rupert W. Walley.


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21 October 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

2.00am: Trimmers at work trimming coal below

5.30am: Hands receiving stores and scrubbing bottom

7.00am: Resumed coaling and watering

11.00am: Landed one engine room artificer for hospital

1.30pm: Hands scrubbing bottom and taking in stores

5.00pm: Leave to petty officers and watchkeepers

7.00pm: Coaling watering throughout

11.00pm: Petty officers returned on board

11.15pm: Drew fires in steamboat

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night


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22 October 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.00am: Hands getting up ship's stores

7.00am: Resumed coaling

9.10am: Ship dragging. Let go starboard anchor under foot and raised steam for slow speed. Anchor watches set. Anchor bearings: Presbyterian church N85°E, citadel tower S76°W, Georges Island S7°W, ship's head N15°W

10.00am: First watch stowing stores and scrubbing over side. Second watch receiving stores. Third watch in dockyard drawing stores

1.00pm: Coaling and watering continues

2.30pm: Hands working stores

4.45pm: Leave to petty officers

5.00pm: Read warrant number 27

5.15pm: Landed Lieutenant Williams R.N.R. for hospital

5.20pm: H.M.C.S. "Niobe" proceeded to sea

10.15pm: Petty officers returned

11.15pm: Drew fires in steamboat

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night


The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Lieutenant Williams is Lieutenant R.N.R. R. Paddington-Williams.


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23 October 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.00am: Resumed coaling and watering and shifted starboard collier aft. Hands employed working stores

8.15am: Landed second watch at dockyard to bring in engine room stores

10.30am: Hands working stores

1.30pm: Coaling and watering continues

3.00pm: Hands receiving stores

6.00pm: Hands receiving stores and preparing for sea

9.30pm: Coaling ship throughout


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24 October 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia, and towards New York

Lat 44.05, Long -63.92

12.30am: Steamboat drew fires and moored up for the night

2.00am: Coaling continuously and receiving water

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for sea

6.30am: Finished coaling and trimmers left ship

7.00am: Cast off colliers

8.45am: Weighed and proceeded

9.18am: Georges Island

9.25am: Ives Knoll buoy

9.38am: Maugher Beach

9.41am: Mars Rock buoy

9.50am: Entered swept channel

9.55am: Whistling buoy abeam

10.00am: Chebucto Head abeam. Clock back 33 minutes

10.15am: Sambro buoy abeam. Streamed patent log. Exercised general quarters and fire control

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

5.00pm: General quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Ives Knoll is also known as Ives Point.


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25 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.51, Long -70.10

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions. Divine service

10.00am: Made Nantucket lightvessel N40°W

10.38am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 6 miles

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Suffolk" bearing West by North

2.15pm: Stopped. H.M.S. "Suffolk" communicated by boat. Transferred Mr. Collins (gunner)

2.37pm: Proceeded

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

8.25pm: Made Fire Island light N47°W

8.34pm: Made Fire Island lightvessel N72½°W

9.35pm: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 2 miles

10.53pm: Made Ambrose lightvessel N85°W, reduced speed

11.31pm: Commenced patrol

Midnight: Signal books correct


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26 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.42, Long -73.79

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Patrolling New York harbour entrance

3.48am: Ambrose Channel lightvessel S78°W distance 4 miles

5.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.10am: Closed on H.M.S. "Lancaster"

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill, midshipmen to rifle exercise

10.15am: Sent boat to H.M.S. "Lancaster" with provisions

10.53am: Returned to beat. Engines and course as requisite

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Repaired temporary defect in telemotor gear. Gunlayers at deflection teacher. Gun crews at loader drill

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose Channel lightvessel S81°W 4 miles

9.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

10.30pm: Patrolling east and west at ½ hour

11.40pm: Stopped. Ambrose Channel lightvessel S80°W 4½ miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


A telemotor is a hydraulic device to transfer to movements of the wheel on the ship's bridge to the steering gear at the stern.


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27 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.58

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions. Prayers. Hands to physical drill. Gunlayers at deflection teacher, guns crews at loader, officer at spotting table, midshipmen at gun drill, sight-setters at sight-setting

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Gunlayers of third watch at deflection teacher. Guns crew at loader drill. Sight-setters at sight-setting. Hands stowing coaling screen and cleaning boats

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.55pm: Tried telemotor steering gear.

6.00pm: Night defence stations

6.25pm: Manoeuvred to investigate S.S. "Maraval" of Glasgow

8.10pm: Fired one blank charge to stop S.S. "Britannia" of Marseilles

10.00pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Maraval", originally launched as S.S. "Irrawaddy".

The French Pages 14-18 Forum has a probable reference to S.S. "Britannia".


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28 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.50, Long -73.73

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.35am: Manoeuvred to board outward bound steamship

2.45am: Sent boarding party and Lieutenant McConkey to S.S. "Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson" of Norway

5.47am: Boat returned and secured

6.00am: Resumed patrol

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Hands to physical drill. Lieutenants at spotting table, midshipmen at rifle drill. Gunlayers of watch at deflection teacher. Guns crews at loader. Hands rigging new funnel halyards

11.30am: Engines as requisite to keep positions

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews exercised at loader and deflection teacher

2.00pm: Hands chipping iron rust and washing paintwork

3.45pm: Sent away sea boat to pick up papers from S.S. "Adriatic"

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

9.15pm: Manoeuvred to examine S.S. "Barmston" of Norway

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Lieutenant McConkey is Lieutenant R.N.R. H. McConkey.


Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson".

The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Adriatic".

Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Barmston".


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29 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.63

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as requisite to keep position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.15am: Exercised action stations and fire parties. Dropped targets (three) and carried out .303 aiming rifle

11.15am: Picked up targets

12.30pm: Hands cleaning ship

1.30pm: Guns crews of second watch at loader. Gunlayers at deflection teacher

3.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Darkened ship, night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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30 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.68

1.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters, fire control and abandon ship stations

11.00am: Hands cleaning ship and putting snow covers on boat falls

Noon: Signal books correct

1.45pm: Navesink lighthouse SE distance 7 miles

3.30pm: H.M.S. "Lancaster" communicated by boat

4.00pm: Guns crews of third watch at loader drill. Gunlayers at deflection teacher. Sight-setters exercised at setting sights

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines used as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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31 October 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.72

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N85°W distance 9 miles

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship

11.00am: Midshipmen instructed in ammunition

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Brush, paisaba, lost overboard from 4.7-inch gun by accident

1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

2.00pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

3.55pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Columbia"

5.10pm: Evening quarters

5.28pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Frederick VIII" [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Frederik VIII"]

6.10pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Caserta". Ships company paid monthly advance

8.20pm: Boats returned and hoisted

8.30pm: Proceeded to Halifax. Streamed log. Ambrose lightvessel bearing N69°W 10 miles

9.30pm: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 2 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


Maritim Og Historisk Information lists a probable reference to S.S. "Frederik VIII".

Agenzia Bozzo lists a probable reference to S.S. "Caserta".



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1914


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1 November 1914

From New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 41.20, Long -67.75

12.30am: Patent log carried away

1.00am: Streamed new log

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.58am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 1½ miles

9.30am: Divisions, divine service

10.00am: Captain's inspection

Noon: Signal books correct

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Hands preparing for coaling

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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2 November 1914

From New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Night defence stations

3.50am: Made Sambro light buoy N10°W

4.10am: Sambro buoy abeam. Course and speed as required entering harbour

4.56am: Chebucto Head abeam

5.25am: Maugher Beach

5.36am: Georges Island

5.56am: Anchored in 11½ fathoms, port anchor. Veered to 75 fathoms cable

6.10am: Received 26 bags mail, clock on 30 minutes to local time

9.40am: Commenced coaling

10.00am: Hands receiving stores

11.15am: Shifted billet, anchor dragging

1.00pm: Coaling continues

3.00pm: Midshipmen Spurrel and Steele joined ship [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant Midshipman Spurrell]

3.30pm: Admiral Phipps Hornby and staff transferred to H.M.S. "Glory"

5.00pm: Hands receiving stores

6.30pm: Received 34 bags of mail for H.M.S. "Suffolk"

9.00pm: Coaling and watering ship


The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Midshipman Spurrell is Midshipman R.N.R. W.J. Spurrell.

The Monthly Navy List of November 1914 shows Midshipman Steele is Midshipman R.N.R. A.D. Steele.

The Dreadnought Project has an article on Rear-Admiral Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby.


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3 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 44.10, Long -63.83

1.30am: Coaling both sides throughout watch

5.00am: Coaling and taking in water

7.00am: Hands preparing for sea

8.15am: Ceased coaling, lighters left

8.40am: Tried engines, steering gear, etcetera

9.15am: Weighed and proceeded. Course and speed as necessary

9.35am: Georges Island abeam

10.03am: Neverfail Shoal buoy

10.06am: Entered swept channel

10.44am: Cleared same

11.00am: Sambro buoy abeam. Altered course. Streamed log. Retarded clock 30 minutes

11.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Guns crews of first watch at loader drill. Sight-setters at sight-setting

3.00pm: Hands cleaning ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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4 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.50, Long -69.78

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Overhauled fire extinguishers

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Action stations. Exercised fire control, magazine and fire parties. Midshipmen exercised at squad drill, guns crews at loader and rifle drill. Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Gunlayers of second watch at deflection teacher. Guns crews at loader drill

2.00pm: First watch at rifle drill

5.00pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.32pm: Fire Island lightvessel abeam

10.57pm: Made Ambrose lightvessel N56°W

11.08pm: Reduced speed

11.40pm: Stopped. Fairway buoy West 6 miles


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5 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.62

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.45am: Closed on H.M.S. "Suffolk" and delivered 34 sacks of mail

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Carried out .303 aiming rifle [practice] and exercised fire control. Engines and helm as required for same

11.50am: Took in target

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Guns crews of third watch at deflection and loader drill. Sight-setters sight-setting

2.30pm: Hands cleaning boats, etcetera

3.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.50pm: Closed on S.S. "Patria" of Marseilles

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wikipedia lists a probable reference to S.S. "Patria".


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6 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.60

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as required to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 5 miles

9.00am: Divisions. Prayers

9.30am: Lowered targets into water. Rifle firing by seamen, marines and officers

11.45am: Communicated by boat with Swedish S.S. "Kiruna"

Noon: Signal books correct

2.05pm: Officers returned from S.S. "Kiruna"

2.30pm: Gunlayers of first watch at deflection teacher. Guns crews at loader

3.00pm: Engines as required

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Kiruna".


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7 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.67

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as requisite

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Midshipmen at physical drill. Individual firing .303 aiming rifle by gunlayers and officers of quarters

Noon: Signal books correct

12.15pm: Received H.M.S. "Suffolk's" mail by boat

2.15pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Minnetonka" and turned over 5 bags of mail

3.30pm: Engines as required

4.15pm: Communicated by boat with Italian S.S. "America"

5.00pm: Boat returned. Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Minnetonka".

Agenzia Bozzo lists a probable reference to S.S. "America".


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8 November 1914

[Mistakenly noted as 8 October]

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.70

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Visibility 3 to 4 miles

8.15am: Ambrose Channel lightvessel West 3½ miles

10.00am: Divisions. Captain's inspection

10.20am: Divine service

11.30am: Boarded Greek S.S. "Crios"

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Canopic"

1.55pm: Boat returned from S.S. "Crios"

3.00pm: Visibility 1½ to 3 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: On patrol, courses ENE and WSW every ½ hour

6.30pm: Visibility increased to 10 miles, took station off Ambrose lightvessel West 4 miles

9.30pm: Engines as required to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Crios".

Wikipedia lists a probable reference to S.S. "Canopic".


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9 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.62

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: First watch at physical drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action and fire control, fire party exercised at running hose

10.00am: Midshipmen at physical drill

11.00am: Lieutenants 4.7-inch spare parts

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews of first watch exercised at loader, deflection teacher and sight-setting

2.00pm: Hands cleaning boats

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Closed on S.S. "Saxoline" and S.S. "Russian Prince" [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Saxoleine"]

6.30pm: Night defence stations

10.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Tyne Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Saxoleine".

Tyne Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Russian Prince".


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10 November 1914

[Log-keeper mistakenly noted 10 October]

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.58

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.45am: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Orduña"

9.00am: Divisions. Prayers. Hands to physical drill. Lieutenants instructed in stripping breech block. Midshipmen at physical and 4.7-inch gun drill. Third watch at rifle firing. Hands painting boats

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews of third watch at deflection teacher, loader and sight-setting

2.30pm: Hands chipping iron-rust

3.30pm: Boarded S.S. "Potsdam"

4.30pm: Boarding party returned from S.S. "Potsdam"

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.45pm: Boarded S.S. "Kristianiafjord"

9.10pm: Boarding party returned from S.S. "Kristianiafjord"

11.00pm: Engines worked as required for manoeuvring

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Orduña".

Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a probable reference to S.S. "Potsdam".

Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Kristianiafjord".


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11 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.58

1.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship. Third watch to squad drill

9.00am: Divisions. Prayers. Hands to physical drill. First watch rifle firing

10.30am: Exercised fire control, also .303 aiming rifle. Engines as requisite for same

1.40pm: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Suffolk". Landed two bags mail

2.20pm: Closed barque "Inverlogie" of Aberdeen

3.30pm: Third watch at gun drill. Hands at rifle exercise

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to barque "Inverlogie", originally launched as "Chelmsford".


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12 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.40, Long -73.83

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Third watch at rifle drill

7.50am: Closed on barque "Lalla Rooke" [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant "Lalla Rookh"]

9.00am: Divisions. Prayers. Hands to physical drill. Lieutenants at gunnery instruction. Midshipmen at loader. Gunlayers of third watch at deflection teacher. Hands covering boats

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Hands holystoning decks

1.30pm: Guns crews of first watch at deflection teacher, sight-setting and loader

4.50pm: Closed on S.S. "Belloraba" of Glasgow [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Bellorado"]

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.07pm: Fired blank charge

5.25pm: Returned to beat

9.00pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a possible reference to barque "Lalla Rookh".

Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Bellorado".


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13 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.32, Long -73.78

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.00am: Second watch to rifle drill

7.17am: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory"

7.56am: Sent boat for mail

8.20am: Returned to beat

9.00am: Divisions. Prayers. Hands to physical drill. Lieutenants to ammunition instruction. Midshipmen to rifle exercise

10.18am: Fired blank

11.00am: Boarded S.S. "Meldeskin" [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Melderskin"]

Noon: Signal books correct

1.15pm: Boarding party returned from S.S. "Meldeskin"

1.45pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory"

2.00pm: Hands holystoning decks. Guns crews of watch at deflection teacher, sight-setting and loader drill

4.27pm: Returned to beat

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Patrolling between positions Navesink NW and Ambrose lightvessel N10°E

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Continued patrol

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Melderskin".


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14 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.76

12.30am: Continued patrol of southern entrance

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Stopped off Navesink N45°W 8 miles

9.30am: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel

10.00am: Midshipmen at physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

12.45pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Orduña". Discharged A. McLean, barkeeper, sick, also one bag mail

1.20pm: Boat returned from S.S. "Orduña"

3.00pm: Carpenters stripping woodwork

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

11.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N5°E, Navesink lighthouse N80°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Orduña".


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15 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.23, Long -73.83

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.40am: Commenced patrolling on course South by West and North by East in one hour beats. Nominal speed 40 revolutions

10.00am: Divisions

10.20am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: On patrol North and South of Ambrose lightvessel

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Proceeded at 45 revolutions

Midnight: Signal books correct


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16 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.37, Long -73.67

1.00am: On patrol North and South of Ambrose lightvessel, turning every hour

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory"

10.05am: Exercised action and fire stations. Carried out range-finding and time-keeping exercises. Midshipmen at physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

12.40pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory" and sent boat for letters

2.08pm: Boat returned, proceeded to position Ambrose lightvessel N20°E distance 8 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Night defence stations

6.30pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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17 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.30, Long -73.85

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship. Third watch to squad drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Petty officers of first watch and marines at first aid. Officers at spotting table, midshipmen at physical and loader drill. Hands dumping wood. Carpenters clearing woodwork out of ship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Hands dumping wood. Guns crews of third watch drilled at deflection teacher, sight-setting and loader. Watchkeepers at rifle exercise

2.45pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory"

3.40pm: Sent boat with mail to H.M.S. "Glory"

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.10pm: Closed on S.S. "Washingtonian"

6.05pm: Closed on S.S. "El Sud"

7.30pm: Engines as necessary

9.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Wreck Site lists a possible reference to S.S. "Washingtonian".

The Shipbuilding History site lists a probable reference to S.S. "El Sud" (hull # 22).


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18 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.37, Long -73.85

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

5.30am: First watch to squad drill

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers hands to physical drill. Took up position Ambrose lightvessel North 5 miles

10.15am: Exercised fire control and carried out .303 aiming rifle at drifting target. Hands chipping paint and clearing wood overboard

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: First watch at deflection teacher, sight-setting and loader drill. Watchkeepers exercised at rifle drill

3.00pm: Hands chipping paint and dumping wood

4.25pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Baltic"

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.15pm: Closed on S.S. "Isle of Mona"

10.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wikipedia has an article on R.M.S. "Baltic".


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19 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.37, Long -73.84

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.55am: Sighted H.M.S "Suffolk" N81°E and closed on her

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.50am: Boat from H.M.S. "Suffolk" arrived with mail

10.22am: Returned to beat and patrolled on course S30°W and N30°E every ½ hour from position South by East 3 miles from Ambrose lightvessel

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Patrolling on courses N30°E and S30°W altering half hourly from position from Ambrose lightvessel bearing South by East 3 miles

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

5.00pm: Evening quarters, night defence stations

6.00pm: Departure from Ambrose N10°E 5 miles. Patrolling ½ hourly on S10°W and N10°E

Midnight: Signal books correct


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20 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.30, Long -73.79

12.30am: On patrol every ½ hour N10°E and W10°S. Departure point Ambrose N10°E distance 5 miles

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Third watch at squad drill

7.25am: Stopped with Navesink N79°W 7 miles, Ambrose N10°E 6 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill

9.30am: Exercised fire stations, tried Stone-Lloyd watertight door system

10.25am: Exercised fire control and .303 aiming rifle at drifting target

11.30am: Hands covering boats

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews of third watch exercised at deflection teacher, loading and sight-setting

2.30pm: Hands chipping paint and dumping wood

5.00pm: Evening quarters, physical drill

5.03pm: Fired blank charge. Norwegian S.S. "Breidablik" and closed on same

5.45pm: Stopped off position Ambrose lightvessel N38°E 5½ miles

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.

Sjøhistorie lists a possible reference to S.S. "Breidablik".


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21 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.37, Long -73.83

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: First and third watch at physical drill

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Midshipmen at physical drill

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Engines as requisite

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.13pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Trent"

5.50pm: Closed on unknown steamer and fired blank charges (2). S.S. "Yaguez of Wilmington U.S.A.

6.53pm: Returned to beat

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Trent".

The Wreck Site lists a probable reference to S.S. "Yaguez".


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22 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.85

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

6.50am: Closed SSW of Ambrose lightvessel, 10 miles

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.50am: Divisions

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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23 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.73

1.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Third watch to squad drill

8.30am: Midshipmen at physical drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.20am: Exercised action and fire stations. Carried out range finding exercises. Exercised fire control

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Guns crews of third watch exercised at deflection teacher, sight-setting and loading

2.30pm: Hands chipping paint

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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24 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.68

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.00am: First watch at gun drill

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.40am: Closed on H.M.S. "Suffolk"

9.15am: Exercised at collision stations and placed mat. Tried watertight doors system

10.00am: Exercised fire control and range finding with H.M.S. "Suffolk"

11.45am: Received eight bags mail from H.M.S. "Suffolk"

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position. Guns crew of third watch at deflection teacher and loading drill. Hands scaling paint and clearing mail-room of wood

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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25 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.36, Long -73.87

1.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill

10.00am: Exercised fire control and .303 [aiming rifle] target practice

11.00am: Picked up target. Midshipmen at torpedo instruction

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crew of second watch at deflection teacher and gun drill. Watchkeepers at rifle exercise

2.30pm: Hands scaling iron and dumping wood

3.15pm: Commenced patrol on ½ hourly courses of N20°E and S20°W

4.00pm: Visibility 2½ to 3 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

8.00pm: Visibility 4 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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26 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.42, Long -73.85

1.00am: Patrolling on N20°E and S20°W

2.30am: Fired blank charge to stop Dutch S.S. "Nickerie"

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Visibility 4 miles

9.35am: Closed on barque "Rendova" of Liverpool

10.15am: Stopped off Ambrose Channel lightvessel

10.30am: Midshipmen to physical and torpedo instruction. Hands chipping and overhauling davits.

Noon: Signal books correct. Visibility 5 miles

12.30pm: Guns crews of first watch at deflection teacher, loader and sight-setting

2.00pm: Hands clearing number 1 hold, hawsers and scaling paint

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.52pm: Commenced patrolling on courses NE and SW every ½ hour

6.30pm: Night defence stations

10.10pm: Stopped on southern beat

Midnight: Signal books correct


Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a probable reference to S.S. "Nickerie".

Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to barque "Rendova".


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27 November 1914

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.43

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised fire stations and tried watertight doors system

10.00am: Closed on H.M.S. "Suffolk" and received two bags mail

11.00am: Proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

12.35pm: Fire Island lightvessel abeam ¾ miles

1.30pm: Guns crews of first watch exercised at loader and deflection teacher. Hands chipping paint and covering boats

4.00pm: Visibility 2 miles

4.21pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Glory" bearing East

4.25pm: Stopped and captain boarded H.M.S. "Glory"

5.25pm: Captain returned. Proceeded

7.00pm: Night defence stations

11.52pm: Made Nantucket lightvessel N84°E

Midnight: Signal books correct


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28 November 1914

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 41.57, Long -66.82

12.50am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam distance 3 miles

2.00am: Night defence stations

4.00am: Signal books correct

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.45am: Passed large spar 30 feet long, apparently lower mast of sailing ship

11.30am: Hands cleaning ship

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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29 November 1914

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.30am: Night defence stations

4.55am: Reduced speed, course as necessary for going up harbour

6.35am: Sambro buoy abeam

6.49am: Entered swept channel

7.17am: Chebucto Head abeam

7.45am: Maugher Beach lighthouse

8.00am: Georges Island

8.03am: Stopped

8.12am: Anchored in 10 fathoms port anchor, veered to 75 fathoms cable. Clocks ahead 30 minutes to local time

9.30am: Hands preparing to moor alongside jetties

11.00am: Received fresh water

2.40pm: Hove short

2.50pm: Anchor aweigh, helm and engines as requisite for mooring at quay

3.03pm: Anchored and sent ropes ashore. Ship moored, two anchors and stern anchor

6.20pm: Landed liberty party

10.30pm: Liberty party returned


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30 November 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Receiving water

5.30am: Hands preparing for coaling

8.00am: Hands parcelling hawsers and scaling

8.30am: Commenced coaling

9.30am: Gunners party dismounting and examining guns

10.20am: One Cunard rating joined

1.30pm: Coaling continues

2.30pm: Hands scraping ship's side and gunners party examining ball racers

5.30pm: Landed liberty men

6.45pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Patrol returned



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1914


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1 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Ceased coaling for the night

6.20am: H.M.S. "Princess Royal" left harbour

7.30am: Resumed coaling

8.00am: Hands transferring coal

9.00am: Hands employed taking in Cunard stores and drawing stores from dockyard. Gunners dismounting and examining guns

1.00pm: Hands working stores and painting ship and drawing stores from dockyard

3.30pm: Paid monthly advance

5.00pm: Landed liberty men

5.45pm: Told off thirds watch for fire stations

9.50pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

Midnight: Ceased coaling


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2 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Ceased coaling for the night

6.00am: Hands receiving stores

7.30am: Resumed coaling

10.00am: First watch painting overside. Second and third watch taking in Cunard stores. Gunners party removing and lubricating springs of guns

1.30pm: Hands receiving stores and painting overside

3.30pm: Exercised first watch at fire stations

5.00pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed patrol

9.00pm: Ceased coaling

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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3 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship and rigging gear for receiving ballast

9.30am: Hands taking in ballast and cleaning ship, laid out additional wire hawsers on starboard beam. Gunners party stripping guns

1.15pm: Landed watchkeeper liberty men

1.30pm: Laid out dockyard anchor off starboard bow

2.30pm: Hands landing ship's fittings and taking in ballast and returning empties

4.00pm: Evening quarters. Exercised second watch at fire stations

4.45pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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4 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Hands employed drawing stores and working ballast

10.30am: Resumed coaling on port side

1.30pm: Hands receiving stores and taking in ballast

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Landed liberty men

9.45pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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5 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.30am: Landed third watch to tend H.M.S. "Niobe's" hawser. Hands to physical drill

7.20am: H.M.S. "Niobe" sailed

7.30am: Landed signalmen for dockyard duty

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

2.00pm: Landed liberty men

4.00pm: Evening quarters, read warrants numbers 28, 29, 30, 31

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.30pm: Patrol returned


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6 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.20am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.30am: Divisions and inspection

10.30am: Landed church party

1.15pm: Landed liberty men

4.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol

7.30pm: Liberty men returned

8.00pm: Patrol returned


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7 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands to physical drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Landed B company number 2 watch for exercise at skirmishing

10.30am: Hands shifting stores and returning empties to dockyard. Gunner party striking down ammunition

12.30pm: Gunners party cleaning magazines and shell rooms

1.30pm: Hands covering boats falls and landing empties

4.30pm: Landed liberty men

6.40pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Patrol returned


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8 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.00am: Hands to physical drill and cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Landed marines and first watch for field exercises

10.30am: Number 2 and 3 watches chipping paint

1.00pm: Hands putting out extra moorings

2.00pm: Funeral party at exercise

4.45pm: Evening quarters, read warrants numbers 32 and 33

5.15pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Patrol returned


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9 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.00am: Hands to physical drill and cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Landed second watch for field training

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship and chipping paint

1.00pm: Landed funeral party

2.00pm: Hands chipping iron

3.45pm: Funeral party returned

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.40pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed patrol

8.00pm: Drew fires in steamboat

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Patrol returned


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10 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.00am: Hands to physical drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.15am: Landed seamen, marines and officer for attack and defence practice

10.32am: H.M.S. "Essex" anchored

11.30am: Landing party returned

1.00pm: Hands chipping paint

4.30pm: Evening quarters


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11 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands clearing snow off deck

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Sub-Lieutenant Barr joined ship

10.00am: Hands clearing snow off decks. First watch at gun drill

1.00pm: Hands chipping iron work

2.00pm: Coaling in port bunkers

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.20pm: Landed liberty men

7.00pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Patrol returned


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12 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.00am: Hands to physical drill and exercised fire stations

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

12.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

1.30pm: Special leave to first watch and first part of number 3 watch

6.00pm: Landed Roman Catholic church party

8.35pm: Church party returned

9.40pm: Patrol landed

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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13 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.00am: Hands to physical drill

9.30am: Divisions and muster by open list

10.00am: Landed church parties

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.30pm: Landed liberty men

6.50pm: Landed patrol

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

10.30pm: Patrol returned


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14 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.00am: Hands re-mooring ship and generally securing pontoons, etcetera

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

2.00pm: Weather moderating. Hands re-mooring ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Landed liberty men

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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15 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Second watch hauling up and baling out sunken barge

9.00am: Divisions, prayers and physical drill

10.30am: Midshipmen at loader drill. Hands parcelling hawsers and scaling paint. First watch at gun drill

1.00pm: Hands scaling iron work

2.00pm: First watch and marines at rifle drill

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.40pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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16 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions. Prayers Received court martial prisoner

9.40am: Opened court martial

10.30am: Second watch at 4.7-inch gun drill, hands cleaning ship, scaling iron and working davits

11.45am: Court adjourned

1.30pm: Court closed

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.45pm: Landed liberty men

9.30pm: Landed dockyard patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.40pm: Patrol returned


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17 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands to physical drill

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Third watch at company drill. Officers at spotting table. Hands scaling and holystoning

1.00pm: Landed 70 sacks flour for H.M.S. "Suffolk"

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Landed liberty men

9.45pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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18 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands to physical drill and cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Officer at rifle exercise. Hands oiling and working davits, holystoning and scaling iron. Gunners party cleaning out guns

11.30am: Received two sacks mail

2.00pm: Hands cleaning ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Landed liberty men

7.00pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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19 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Landed first and third watches for physical exercise. Second watch exercised at fire stations

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

1.30pm: Hand make and mend clothes

4.45pm: Landed liberty men

5.15pm: Telegraphist boarded from H.M.S. "Suffolk"

9.30pm: Landed patrol

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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20 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.30am: Divisions

10.30am: Landed church party

1.30pm: Landed liberty men

3.30pm: H.M.S. "Niobe" anchored

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.45pm: Discharged telegraphist to H.M.S. "Niobe"

4.50pm: Landed liberty men

6.45pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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21 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.00am: Landed second and third watches for route march

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Received seven bags mail

9.30am: Thirds watch at gun drill. Hands scaling iron and stowing decks

11.00am: Gunners party examining recoil mounting of all guns

1.00pm: Sight-setters exercised at sight-setting

2.00pm: Hands scaling iron and cleaning out number 5 hold

7.00pm: Ordered steam on main engines

9.35pm: Patrol landed

10.00pm: Set anchor and cable watches [wind increased from force 3 to 6]

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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22 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands clearing snow from decks

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: First watch at loader drill. Midshipmen at loader drill. Hands scaling iron and receiving stores from dockyard. Received two sacks mail

12.30pm: First watch dismounting guns. Second watch at rifle exercise. Third watch scaling iron

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.30pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.00pm: Patrol returned


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23 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Landed first and second watches for route march

6.30am: Third watch cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Second watch at loader drill. Hands stripping guns and chipping paint

1.00pm: Hands testing hand fire pumps, examining guns and scaling paint

2.30pm: Third watch at rifle drill

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.40pm: Landed liberty men

5.20pm: H.M.S. "Princess Royal" anchored

6.35pm: Read warrant number 34

8.45pm: Received court martial prisoner

9.45pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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24 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands to physical drill and cleaning ship and rigging court for court martial

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Hands cleaning ship

9.40am: Court martial opened

11.10am: Court martial closed

1.30pm: Hands sponging guns and unrigging court, also baling out dockyard lighter

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.45pm: Landed liberty men

9.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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25 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

8.15am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

10.00am: Ship's company mustered in armoury

10.30am: Landed church party. H.M.S. "Princess Royal" sailed

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.45pm: Landed liberty men

10.00pm: Landed patrol

11.00pm: Liberty men returned

11.15pm: Patrol returned


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26 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship and rigging gear for receiving stores

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: S.S. "Glamorgan" arrived alongside

10.30am: Commenced working stores from S.S. "Glamorgan"

1.30pm: Hands receiving and stowing away stores

6.00pm: Hands employed receiving stores

9.35pm: Finished stores


Clyde Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Glamorgan".


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27 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.00am: Divisions. Inspection

10.30am: Landed church party

1.30pm: Landed liberty men

3.30pm: Evening quarters

4.15pm: Landed liberty men

9.30pm: Landed patrol

10.00pm: Liberty men returned

10.15pm: Patrol returned


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28 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands clearing snow from decks and cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands receiving stores and overhauling guns

2.00pm: Hands receiving and stowing stores

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.45pm: Landed liberty men

6.50pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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29 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands landing flour and stowing stores in number 5 hold

1.00pm: Discharged one case of books to H.M.S. "Glory"

2.30pm: Hands receiving and stowing stores. Second watch discharging flour from number 4 hold to lighter

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.45pm: Landed liberty men

9.00pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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30 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship and shifting lighters

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands receiving and stowing stores

11.00am: Midshipmen at cutlass drill

1.00pm: Receiving and stowing stores

2.00pm: Landed court martial prisoner to military detention authorities

4.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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31 December 1914

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands receiving stores and painting ship

11.20am: Ambulance arrived for seaman Briggs

1.30pm: Hands painting ship and receiving stores

2.30pm: Gunners party stripping breech blocks

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.45pm: Landed liberty men

9.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1915


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1 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.00am: Hands to physical drill and cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands chipping paint. Boatswain's party receiving new boat's falls. Third watch holystoning

1.00pm: Quarterly payment to ship's company

2.00pm: Landed liberty men

3.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Landed liberty men

9.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.45pm: Patrol returned


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2 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands to physical drill and cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands chipping iron rust, cleaning ship, reeving boat's falls

11.00am: Spare hands of second and third watches preparing after anchor wires for slipping

1.15pm: Read warrant number 35

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

3.45pm: Lieutenant Marx embarked

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.45pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.35pm: Patrol returned


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3 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.45am: Divisions. Inspection

10.30am: Landed church party

1.30pm: Landed liberty men

4.00pm: Evening quarters

9.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.40pm: Patrol returned


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4 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands shovelling snow off decks

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands clearing snow off decks, midshipmen at rifle exercise

1.00pm: Hands singling in hawsers and clearing snow from decks, also rigging derricks

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Landed liberty men

9.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

10.40pm: Patrol returned


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5 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands to physical drill

8.00am: Hands clearing snow off decks, scaling iron and clearing hawsers

8.45am: Divisions, prayers

11.00am: Stand by engines

11.35am: Left wharf and proceeded to East berth. Engines as requisite

12.40pm: Anchored in 11 fathoms port anchor, veered to 75 fathoms cable. Anchor bearings: Georges Island S4°W, Furness pier S63°W, exhibition N3°W

2.00pm: Hands employed stowing away hawsers

3.00pm: Coal elevator arrived, commenced coaling

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.15pm: Landed liberty men

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Patrol and liberty men returned

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night


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6 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands stowing derricks

8.30am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship, stowing derricks and drawing stores from dockyard

1.00pm: Coaling continues

2.00pm: Hands stowing hawsers and returning dockyard hawsers

4.00pm: Evening quarters, read warrants numbers 36, 37, 38, 39

5.20pm: Received three bags of mail, two for H.M.S. "Suffolk"

8.45pm: Received two bags mail

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night


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7 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Set in foggy. Extra watch set and regulation for fog carried out

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands chipping paintwork. Gunlayers and sight-setters at drill

11.45am: H.M.S. "Glory" proceeded out of harbour

12.20pm: Received six bags mail

2.00pm: Hands working stores, stowing hawsers, shifting ammunition and chipping paintwork

4.30pm: Evening quarters

4.45pm: Gave special leave to petty officers to 10.15pm

6.30pm: H.M.S. "Glory" anchored

Midnight: Ceased coaling


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8 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands chipping paint and replacing derricks. Officers at spotting table. Sight-setters exercised at sight-setting

12.30pm: Hands chipping paintwork

1.30pm: Gunners party cleaning small arms and magazines

3.00pm: Received thirty-one sacks mail for H.M.S. "Suffolk"

4.30pm: Evening quarters

4.45pm: Gave special leave to petty officers

9.30pm: Coaling continues


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9 January 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

2.00am: Coaling continues

6.00am: Finished coaling

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for sea

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

2.00pm: Special leave to petty officers of second watch, marines and stewards

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Supplied ammunition to all guns

6.30pm: Landed patrol

8.00pm: Received ten bags mail for H.M.S. "Essex"

10.30pm: Patrol returned


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10 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 43.95, Long -64.00

6.00am: Hands preparing for leaving harbour

8.11am: Stand by engines

8.29am: Weighed and proceeded

8.53am: Georges Island abeam

9.08am: Maugher Beach abeam

9.26am: Chebucto Head abeam

9.31am: Passed H.M.S. "Niobe"

9.43am: Sambro lighthouse abeam

9.45am: Divisions, prayers

9.46am: Passed channel outer buoy. Put clocks back 30 minutes [Log-keeper noted 9.56am]

9.56am: Halifax lightvessel abeam. Set patent log [Log-keeper noted 9.46am]

10.05am: Exercised action and fire stations

Noon: Signal books correct

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Darkened ship, night defence stations

5.30pm: Exercised searchlight crews

Midnight: Signal books correct


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11 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.58, Long -70.41

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.15am: Exercised collision stations and placed mat on port bow. Tried Stone-Lloyd system of watertight doors. Exercised fires stations and worked hand Downton pumps. Exercised abandon ship stations

11.00am: Hands to physical drill and chipping paint. Gunlayers exercised at gunlaying

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews of first watch exercised at loader. Gunlayers exercised at deflection teacher

2.00pm: Hands securing boats and chipping iron

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.10pm: Exercised action

5.00pm: Night defence stations

6.38pm: Made Fire Island light N51°W

7.58pm: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 2 miles

8.36pm: Made Ambrose lightvessel N75°W and steered towards it

8.58pm: Reduced speed

9.45pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Suffolk". Transferred Lieutenant Marx, thirty-one sacks of mail and four bags of confidential books

10.45pm: Proceeded to northern patrol

11.10pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel West 6½ miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.

Wikipedia has an article on the Downton pump.


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12 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.70

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Hands cleaning ship

9.13am: Dropped target and exercised gunlayers with .303 aiming rifle. Midshipmen to physical drill. Officers at spotting table

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands restowing number 5 hold. Gunners party cleaning 4.7-inch cartridge cases. Guns crews second watch at loader drill

4.00pm: Evening quarters. Visibility 3 miles

4.50pm: Night defence stations

5.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N78°W 6½ miles

6.30pm: Engines used as requisite to maintain positions

8.00pm: Visibility 3 miles

11.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel West 4½ miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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13 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.73

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position approximately 6 to 7 miles East of Ambrose lightvessel

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Midshipmen to physical drill and pistol exercise. Lieutenants at spotting table

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship and boats

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Guns crews of third watch at loader. Gunners party cleaning magazines

2.30pm: Hands chipping paint

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

6.56pm: Closed on S.S. "Venezia"

9.15pm: Ambrose [lightvessel] W½°N 8 miles

10.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain positions

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists two possible reference to S.S. "Venezia", one originally launched as S.S. "Norna", and one originally launched as S.S. "Kingfisher"; Tyne Built Ships also lists a possible reference to S.S. "Venezia".


[14th and 15th January 1915 have been scanned twice because of an inserted note.]


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14 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.67

1.00am: Night defence stations. Engines as requisite to maintain position

3.50am: Closed on steamer and fired blank

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised abandon ship, swung out and cleared away all boats

10.00am: Exercised fire control and carried out .303 aiming rifle practice. Hands reeving boat falls and examining boats breakers

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews of first watch at loader and deflection teacher. Hands chipping paint, working davits and overhauling boats

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.05pm: Closed and boarded Greek S.S. "Machaline"

7.30pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel West by North 10 miles

9.27pm: Stopped and boarded S.S. "Kronprins Frederic" of Denmark

10.20pm: Stopped and boarded Danish S.S. "Stalheim"

Midnight: Signal books correct


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


14th January 1915 off New York, 40°30'N, 73°40'W


Ship's Head

Deviation

Ship's Head

Deviation

North

2°00'E

South

1°30'W

N10°E

1°15'E

S10°W

1°00'W

N20°E

1°00'E

S20°W

1°00'W

N30°E

1°00'E

S30°W

0°45'W

N40°E

0°45'E

S40°W

0°45'W

N50°E

0°30'E

S50°W

0°45'W

N60°E

0°30'E

S60°W

0°45'W

N70°E

0°30'E

S70°W

0°30'W

N80°E

Nil

S80°W

Nil

East

Nil

West

Nil

S80°E

Nil

N80°W

Nil

S70°E

0°30'W

N70°W

0°30'E

S60°E

0°45'W

N60°W

0°45'E

S50°E

1°00'W

N50°W

1°00'E

S40°E

1°15'W

N40°W

1°00'E

S30°E

2°00'W

N30°W

1°15'E

S20°E

2°00'W

N20°W

1°15'E

S10°E

2°00'W

N10°W

1°45'E

South

1°30'W

North

2°00'E


Maritim og Historisk Information lists a probable reference to S.S. "Kronprins Frederik".

No reference to a Danish, but Sjøhistorie lists a possible reference to a Norwegian S.S. "Stalheim".


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15 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.50, Long -73.67

1.00am: Night defence stations

3.30am: Engines as necessary to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.05am: Set in foggy. Whistle sounded and all precautions taken

8.15am: Anchored in 13 fathoms, veered to 45 fathoms port cable

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Midshipmen at physical drill. Thirds watch refilling boats water breakers

Noon: Signal books correct

1.06pm: Stand by engines, weather clearing

1.27pm: Weighed and closed on Ambrose lightvessel

1.57pm: Made Ambrose lightvessel West by North 3 miles

2.00pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Suffolk" and received mails and returned to beat

3.30pm: Hands cleaning ship

4.00pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel West by North distance 10 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.30pm: Night defence stations

6.00pm: Closed on and boarded S.S. "Gorredijk"

7.25pm: Closed on Ambrose West by South 7 miles

9.00pm: Engines used to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a probable reference to S.S. "Gorredijk".


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16 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.62

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Midshipmen at physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Sent three bags mail to S.S. "Orduña"

3.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Boarded S.S. "Nieuw Amsterdam". Ambrose lightvessel West by North 10 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

8.15pm: Boarded S.S. "Zijldijk"

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Orduña".

Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a probable reference to S.S. "Nieuw Amsterdam".

Maritiem-Historische Databank lists a probable reference to S.S. "Zijldijk".


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17 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.68

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines used as necessary to maintain position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.40am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 4½ miles

9.30am: Divisions, prayers

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Night defence stations

6.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel WNW 11½ miles

11.10pm: Thick fog set in. Closed on Ambrose lightvessel

11.40pm: "Fixed position" ½ mile East by South of Ambrose

Midnight: Signal books correct


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18 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.49, Long -73.68

1.30am: Fog cleared (visibility 3 miles)

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.45am: Set in thick with fog and rain

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.12am: Parted starboard cable. Anchored in 15 fathoms port anchor, veered to 45 fathoms cable

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.30am: Night defence stations. Hands clearing and getting out spare anchor

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands putting spare anchor outboard

2.30pm: Night defence stations

5.00pm: Evening quarters, veered to 75 fathoms port cable

5.45pm: Veered to 90 fathoms port cable

9.30pm: Hands keeping anchor watch

Midnight: Signal books correct


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19 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.49, Long -73.68

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Anchor watches

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, issued name plates to seamen and marines

9.30am: Fog cleared, dropped buoy marking lost cable. Ambrose lightvessel N83°W, tower on Long Island N29°E

10.05am: Weighed and swept for anchor

10.50am: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Glory" and H.M.S. "Suffolk"

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Engines as necessary working ship to sweep for anchor

2.30pm: Hands sweeping for anchor

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Dropped second marking buoy and set night defence stations

5.45pm: Took up position S84°E of Ambrose lightvessel 7 miles

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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20 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.67

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

7.00am: Commenced sweeping for anchor

9.00am: Hands employed getting out kedge and dragging for anchor. Engines as requisite

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Engines as requisite

2.00pm: Hands sweeping for anchor

5.40pm: Placed mark buoys and resumed patrol

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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21 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.67

12.30am: Night defence stations

1.10am: Ambrose lightvessel WNW 7 miles

2.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

6.00am: Hands clearing snow off decks and preparing to sweep for anchor

8.40am: Resumed sweeping

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.05am: Fouled telegraph cable with sweeping anchor. Dropped port anchor and cleared sweep

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Sweeping for anchor by sea boat

2.30pm: Hands replacing kedge and hawsers

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill. Night defence stations

6.20pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory"

7.22pm: Returned to beat

8.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel WNW 8 miles

9.00pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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22 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.57

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary to keep position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing to pick up marking buoys

7.00am: Manoeuvred to sight buoys

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill

9.20am: Exercised action and fire parties. Carried out .303 aiming rifle at target towed by H.M.S. "Glory"

10.30am: Proceeded to position 4 miles from H.M.S. "Glory" for ranging exercises

11.00am: Annulled ranging exercise and closed on and boarded S.S. "Delaware". Hands examining life boats

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

2.30pm: Engines as necessary for searching for marking buoys

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel WNW 7 miles

9.20pm: Fired blank charge and closed on S.S. "Skinfax" of Denmark [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Skinfaxe"]

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Delaware".

Maritim og Historisk Information lists a probable reference to S.S. "Skinfaxe".


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23 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.75

1.00am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N65°W 8 miles

9.00am: Received two sacks mail from H.M.S. "Glory"

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.20pm: Communicated by sea boat with S.S. "Transylvania" and landed three sacks mail

2.30pm: Hands renewing water in boat's breakers, also rigging target

5.00pm: Evening quarters, read warrant number 40. Night defence stations.

5.10pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Essex" and delivered mail

5.40pm: Returned to beat

9.00pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

10.20pm: Wind shifted to NW during heavy squall of rain

11.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel WNW 6½ miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wikipedia lists a probable reference to S.S. "Transylvania".


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24 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.68

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N71°W 9 miles

10.00am: Divisions, inspection

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

2.15pm: Fired blank and signalled S.S. "Dageid" of Norway

3.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 8 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Night defence stations

6.30pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Dageid".


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25 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.50, Long -73.76

1.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 8 miles

2.00am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: First watch to squad drill. Hands chipping paint and securing boats

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Proceeded to position 6 miles East by South of Ambrose lightvessel

2.00pm: Guns crews exercised at deflection teacher and loader. Gunners party cleaning small arms

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

9.15pm: Stopped and boarded S.S. "El Siglo". Ambrose lightvessel N71°W 11 miles

10.55pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel 6 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


Naval History and Heritage Command lists a probable reference to S.S. "El Siglo", converted to minelayer U.S.S. "Canandaigua II" in 1917.


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26 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.77

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary to keep position

5.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 6½ miles

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill

10.00am: Exercised action and fire stations. Carried out range finding exercises with H.M.S. "Essex". Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Took up position "Ambrose" N74°W 6 miles. Third watch at rifle drill. First watch guns crew at deflection teacher and loader drill. Hands cleaning ship

3.40pm: Exercised fire control and carried out rate and range finding exercises with H.M.S. "Essex"

5.45pm: Proceeded to position "Ambrose" N80°W 8 miles. Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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27 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.67

1.00am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Proceeded to rendezvous S52°E 20 miles from Ambrose lightvessel

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Arrived at rendezvous

9.33am: Received signal from H.M.S. "Essex" negative firing. Set course for position off Ambrose lightvessel

11.40am: Stopped off Ambrose N82°W 7 miles. Hands chipping paint

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands chipping paint. First watch at rifle drill. Guns crew of second watch at deflection teacher and loader. Marines cleaning small arms

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill. Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


[28th and 29th January 1915 have been scanned twice because of an inserted note.]


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28 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.49

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.54am: Proceeded to rendezvous S52°E 20 miles from Ambrose lightvessel

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.10am: Stopped at rendezvous

9.30am: Exercised action

10.10am: Commenced run and carried out firing at target in tow of H.M.S. "Essex"

10.40am: Preparing to tow target for H.M.S. "Essex"

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Veered target, proceeded. Engines and helm as requisite towing target. H.M.S. "Essex" carried out officer of quarters firing, 6 runs

1.54pm: Practice completed, sent target back to H.M.S. "Essex"

2.43pm: Proceeded to beat

4.40pm: Stopped in patrol position Ambrose N80°W 7 miles

5.05pm: Closed on United States cable ship S.S. "Relay" and received cable chart

7.00pm: Night defence stations. Engines as necessary to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Relay".


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29 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.39, Long -73.57

1.00am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N75°W 8 miles

8.30am: Swung ship for [compass] deviation

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill

10.30am: Hands restowing ammunition and renewing derrick falls

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands restowing ammunition and chipping paint

2.50pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel N78°W 8 miles

4.08pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Essex" and received mail

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.05pm: Returned to beat

5.40pm: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 7 miles. Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


29th January 1915 off Ambrose lightvessel, 40°30'N, 73°30'W


Ship's Head

Deviation

Ship's Head

Deviation

North

1°30'E

South

1°30'W

N10°E

1°15'E

S10°W

1°20'W

N20°E

1°10'E

S20°W

1°10'W

N30°E

1°00'E

S30°W

0°45'W

N40°E

0°50'E

S40°W

0°30'W

N50°E

0°45'E

S50°W

Nil

N60°E

0°30'E

S60°W

Nil

N70°E

0°30'E

S70°W

Nil

N80°E

0°30'E

S80°W

Nil

East

0°15'E

West

Nil

S80°E

Nil

N80°W

Nil

S70°E

Nil

N70°W

0°20'E

S60°E

Nil

N60°W

0°30'E

S50°E

0°20'W

N50°W

0°45'E

S40°E

0°30'W

N40°W

1°00'E

S30°E

0°45'W

N30°W

1°00'E

S20°E

1°00'W

N20°W

1°10'E

S10°E

1°15'W

N10°W

1°15'E

South

1°30'W

North

1°30'E


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30 January 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York, and towards Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.55, Long -70.18

2.00am: Set course for Fire Island lightvessel and proceeded

3.08am: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 1 mile. Set patent log

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Midshipmen at physical drill

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.45pm: Discovered and extinguished small fire on number 4 orlop deck

1.44pm: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 2 miles. Altered course to East. First watch clearing coal dust from number 4 orlop deck

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


An orlop deck is the lowest deck in a ship.


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31 January 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 43.92, Long -63.88

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Divisions, inspection

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

1.13pm: Made Halifax lightvessel N40°E, altered course towards it

1.54pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1 mile

2.12pm: Entered buoyed channel, courses as necessary

2.35pm: Chebucto Head abeam

2.57pm: Maugher Beach abeam, reduced speed

3.12pm: Georges Island abeam

3.15pm: Stopped

3.23pm: Anchored in 12 fathoms, veered to 75 fathoms port cable. Anchor bearings: exhibition tower N6½°E, citadel flagstaff S49°W, grain elevator chimney N84°W, ship's head N6°E

4.05pm: Drew fires, received twenty-two sacks mail from dockyard

5.00pm: Evening quarters. First and second watches turning in boats

6.30pm: Gave special leave to third watch to 10.00pm



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1915


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1 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands clearing snow off decks

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.30am: Commenced coaling. Hands clearing snow, covering boat falls and chipping iron

1.30pm: Hands rigging derricks, chipping iron and cleaning small arms

3.00pm: Gunners party restowing ammunition

4.00pm: Evening quarters, read warrant 47

5.10pm: Gave special leave to first watch and petty officers of third watch to 10.00pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

9.00pm: Coaling continues

10.30pm: Patrol returned


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2 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

12.30am: Ceased coaling for the night

5.30am: Hands cleaning decks

8.00am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands scaling iron, receiving stores and landing empties and repairs

12.15pm: Received one sack mail

1.00pm: Hands receiving stores and oiling guns

2.30pm: Landed two ratings for hospital

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Ceased coaling for the night

6.30pm: Gave leave to second watch and petty officers of second part of first watch to 10.00pm


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3 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands to squad drill

8.00am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Gunners party landing empty cartridge cases. Hands cleaning ship

1.30pm: Hands chipping paint and clearing decks of snow

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Ceased coaling for the night, gave leave to third watch

6.30pm: Landed patrol

9.10pm: Engineer Lieutenant Mackenzie R.N.R. joined ship

11.10pm: Relief crew embarked

11.50pm: Liberty men and patrol returned


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4 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.30am: Hands to physical drill

8.00am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Discharged three marines to barracks

10.30am: Hands drawing stores from dockyard, rigging derricks and clearing snow

11.30am: Received five sacks of mail

1.30pm: Hands receiving and taking in stores

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Gave leave to first watch and petty officers of second part of third watch

6.30pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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5 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands clearing snow off decks

8.00am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands drawing and receiving stores and clearing decks of snow

1.25pm: Read warrant number 42

2.00pm: Hands stowing cable and clearing decks of snow

4.00pm: Evening quarters. Gave special leave to second watch and petty officers of first part of first watch

5.30pm: Ceased coaling for the night

6.30pm: Landed patrol

7.00pm: Discharged one rating to H.M.S. "Glory" and received one rating from H.M.S. "Glory"

10.30pm: Patrol returned


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6 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Continued coaling

9.50am: H.M.S. "Glory" left harbour

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

12.30pm: Gave special leave to third watch and petty officers of first part of second watch 1.30pm till 10.00pm

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

3.00pm: Landed relieved crew's baggage

4.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol


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7 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.50am: Divisions, inspection

10.15am: Divine service

10.45am: Landed four ratings for hospital

11.45am: Received four sacks mail for H.M.S. "Glory"

1.30pm: Gave leave to petty officers of first watch and second part of third watch. Landed patrol

2.40pm: One trimmer returned from hospital

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Landed three firemen

8.30pm: [In red ink] Mr. Archibald Thomson and Mr. William Clark, assistant engineers R.N.R., slept out of the ship without permission on the night of 6th instante mense, and remained absent without leave until 2.00pm on 7th instante mense. Circumstances and action taken are recorded in memorandum addressed to these officers dated 8th February 1915. [Signed by] Captain F. Shirley Litchfield


The Dreadnought Project lists Captain Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer.


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8 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 44.39, Long -63.48 [The log-keeper most probably made a mistake by writing a longitude of 66°28½'W]

6.30am: Landed one engineer lieutenant and 127 ratings. Hands preparing for leaving harbour, and cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.23am: Shortened in to 2 shackles

9.47am: Weighed and proceeded

9.55am: Georges Island abeam, set in thick

10.01am: Anchored in 15 fathoms, and veered to 60 fathoms, port cable

10.30am: Exercised general quarters

10.58am: Fog lifted, weighed and proceeded

11.31am: Maugher Beach abeam

11.57am: Chebucto Head abeam

Noon: Clocks back 30 minutes. Signal books correct

12.09pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam 2 miles

2.00pm: Hands securing boats and clearing coal dust from number 4 hold. Guns crews of second watch at loader drill

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations


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9 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.68, Long -69.07

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised abandon ship stations, tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors system. Midshipmen at physical drill. Hands chipping iron. Second watch guns crews at gun drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.50pm: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 4 miles

2.00pm: Gunners party restowing ammunition

2.30pm: Hands scrubbing coaling screens and chipping paintwork. Guns crews of third watch at gun drill

4.37pm: Passed H.M.S. "Niobe" bearing East

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Read warrants numbers 33 and 34

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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10 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.49, Long -73.59

12.34am: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 1½ miles

1.15am: Made Ambrose lightvessel N74°W

2.10am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel East by South 10 miles

5.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

6.30am: Hands to physical drill

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N79°W 10 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill. Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Glory" and delivered four sacks mail. Hands restowing magazines and chipping paint

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands scrubbing coaling screens

3.12pm: Communicate by boat with S.S. "Adriatic"

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Adriatic".


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11 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.63

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as necessary to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Division, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Carried out .303 aiming rifle

11.00am: Hands cleaning number 4 hold and overhauling hawsers

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: First watch at rifle exercise. Guns crews at gun drill. Hands scaling paint

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.00pm: Engines as necessary to keep position


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12 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.40, Long -73.75

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as necessary to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Division, prayers

9.15am: Exercised fire stations. Hands scaling iron

10.17am: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory"

11.45am: Returned to beat

Noon: Signal books correct

12.10pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory". Sent boat and received one wireless telegraphy rating and sack mail

2.30pm: Returned to beat. Ambrose lightvessel N65°W 7 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

6.10pm: Closed on S.S. "Enrichetta"

6.50pm: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel N70°W 5 miles

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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13 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.62

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary to keep position

6.30am: Reverse gear of port engine reported broken down

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.10am: Ambrose lightvessel N81°W 10 miles

9.30am: Midshipmen to physical drill

10.00am: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Glory" and received two bags mail

11.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

3.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.39pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory"

6.00pm: Returned to beat

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.35pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Orduña" and delivered three sacks mail

9.15pm: Ambrose lightvessel N65°W 10 miles

10.22pm: Reverse gear of port engine reported temporarily repaired

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Yards lists a probable reference to S.S. "Orduña".


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14 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.58

1.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory" and sent letter

9.24am: Returned to beat

10.10am: Divisions, inspection

10.50am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Engines as necessary

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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15 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.73

1.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Instructed sight-setters as fire control

11.00am: Lieutenants at 4.7-inch gun drill. Hands scaling iron

Noon: Signal books correct

1.20pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory" and communicated by boat

1.30pm: Guns crews of third watch at loader

2.57pm: Proceeded to southern beat

3.00pm: Hands chipping iron

3.55pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel South by West 10 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.00pm: All precautions taken with regard to fog

11.47pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel

Midnight: Signal books correct


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16 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.82

12.10am: Stopped 1½ miles SSW of Ambrose lightvessel, turned

2.00am: Stopped 18 miles SSE off Ambrose lightvessel

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Fog turned to heavy rain

7.54am: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.57am: Stopped and turned to SW and proceeded

10.30am: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel S7°W 5 miles. Hands cleaning 3 and 4 holds, and cleaning ship. Third watch chipping iron

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Proceeded to rendezvous 6 miles SE of Ambrose lightvessel

1.30pm: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Niobe" and received nine sacks mail

2.25pm: Returned to beat S10°E 11 miles from Ambrose lightvessel

3.30pm: Hands scaling iron

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

7.33pm: Ambrose lightvessel North by East 6 miles

9.00pm: Engines as necessary to investigate outward bound steamers

Midnight: Signal books correct


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17 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.22, Long -73.38

1.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing target

7.35am: Proceeded to rendezvous S45°E 20 miles from Ambrose lightvessel

9.00am: Stopped. Divisions, prayers

9.55am: Veered target, engines as necessary. Carrying out towing for sub-calibre salvo firing for H.M.S. "Niobe"

11.00am: Hands scaling iron

11.50am: Ceased firing

Noon: Signal books correct

12.12pm: Hoisted target on board and proceeded to beat

1.48pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel N50°E 6 miles. Hands chipping iron and cementing water tanks

4.00pm: Stopped and boarded Norwegian S.S. "Strinda". Ocean beach wireless telegraphy station W½N 7½ miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.20pm: Ambrose lightvessel N11°E 7 miles. Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Strinda".


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18 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.25, Long -73.55

1.00am: Engines as requisite to keep position

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.25am: Proceeded to rendezvous for firing

8.57am: Stopped at rendezvous. Ambrose lightvessel S45°E 20 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill

9.55am: Exercised action and fire stations

10.20am: Commenced officer of quarters firing. Number 1, port, commencing, engines as requisite for same

10.50am: During run for number 3, port, target carried away. Ceased firing and sounded secure

10.58am: Returned to beat

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews of third watch exercised at loader, deflection teacher and sight-setting

2.00pm: Hands chipping iron

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Closed on H.M.S. "Niobe" for signalling

6.23pm: Returned to beat. Ambrose lightvessel North 7 miles. Night defence stations

9.20pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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19 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.37, Long -73.83

1.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position. Night defence stations

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands chipping paint and unshipping winches. Officers at spotting table

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

5.00pm: Evening quarters. First watch to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations. Engines as requisite to maintain position

8.25pm: Closed on and signalled S.S. "Benguela"

Midnight: Signal books correct


Tyne Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Benguela".


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20 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.23, Long -73.33

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as requisite to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.15am: Proceeded to rendezvous for firing

8.45am: Stopped

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.35am: Commenced officer of guard firing. Courses and speeds as requisite for same

10.30am: Towing wire of target carried away

11.58am: Resumed firing

Noon: Signal books correct

12.22pm: Finished firing

12.55pm: Received one rating for passage and two bags mail

1.00pm: Proceeded to beat

3.00pm: Increased revolutions to close steamship

3.30pm: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel West by North 12 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters. First watch to physical drill

6.05pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Tuscania" and landed two sacks mail

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Tuscania".


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21 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.68

1.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 10 miles

9.40am: Divisions, inspection

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

4.25pm: Proceeded to southern beat

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel N10°E 8 miles

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.15pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel N11°E 5 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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22 February 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.74

1.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N15°E 6 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters, fire and fire control system

10.30am: Midshipmen at physical drill. Hands cleaning number 2 hold

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands chipping iron and blacking down rigging. First watch exercised at gun drill, loader and deflection teacher

4.15pm: Closed on and communicated with H.M.S. "Niobe", discharged one wireless telegraphy rating for transfer

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

6.30pm: Proceeded

7.46pm: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 1¾ miles

9.50pm: Shinnecock light abeam

Midnight: Signal books correct


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23 February 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.93, Long -67.83

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.21am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 1¼ miles

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised collision and abandon ship stations, tried Stone-Lloyd system of watertight doors

11.00am: Hands chipping iron and cleaning out number 2 hold

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: First and second watches chipping paint. Sweepers and sentries of watch at rifle exercise. Spare hands rigging boom for deflection teacher

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.10pm: Position by stars: latitude 41°49'N, longitude 66°21'W

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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24 February 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.25am: Passed H.M.S. "Glory" bound South

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.45am: Made Sambro Island light N54°E

6.20am: Log in

7.05am: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1 mile

7.22am: Entered swept channel

7.43am: Chebucto Head abeam

8.05am: Maugher Beach

8.20am: Georges Island abeam

9.00am: Anchored in 11 fathoms, port anchor, and veered to 5 shackles. Clock ahead 30 minutes to local time. Anchor bearings: grain elevator chimney N84°W, exhibition building tower N7°E, ship's head N12°E

9.40am: Discharged master-at-arms to H.M.S. "Diana" and received ten bags mail. Preparing to coal

11.00am: Commenced coaling

12.10pm: Landed one signal rating for dockyard duties

2.30pm: Landed one rating for hospital

3.00pm: Hands chipping iron and landing empties at dockyard

4.45pm: Gave leave to third watch and petty officers of second watch

7.00pm: Coaling continues

10.00pm: Liberty men returned


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25 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

12.30am: Ceased coaling for the night

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands chipping iron and taking in stores

12.30pm: Coaling continues

2.00pm: Hands chipping iron and taking in stores

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Gave leave to first watch to 10.00pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

7.30pm: Raised steam


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26 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.30am: Regulations for fog carried out

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands chipping iron and cleaning ship. Dockyard party receiving stores

1.30pm: Discharged one rating to hospital

2.30pm: Hands chipping iron and receiving stores

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Gave leave to third watch and petty officers of first watch to 10.00pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.00pm: Liberty men returned


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27 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

2.00am: Regulations for fog carried out

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

11.00am: H.M.S. "Niobe" anchored

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes. Gave leave to second watch

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.15pm: One rating returned from hospital

7.30pm: Received three sacks mail for H.M.S. "Glory"

10.00pm: Liberty men returned


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28 February 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.30am: Divisions. Inspection

10.30am: Divine service

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Gave leave to petty officers

10.00pm: One signal rating returned from dockyard



LOGS FOR MARCH 1915


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1 March 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia, and to position off New York

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands unshipping winches and preparing for sea

11.00am: Doctor P. Brown discharged to H.M.S. "Niobe" temporarily

11.30am: Received one bag confidential letters

1.00pm: Hands preparing ship for sea

2.48pm: Weighed and proceeded

2.50pm: Georges Island abeam

2.58pm: Maugher Beach abeam

3.25pm: Entered swept channel

3.35pm: Chebucto Head abeam

4.00pm: Left channel. Put clock back 30 minutes

3.45pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam (starboard) 1 mile departed. Set patent log

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Read warrant 45

4.40pm: Exercised general quarters and fire control

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Doctor P. Brown is Temporary Surgeon D. Peebles Brown.


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2 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.81, Long -68.10

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: First watch stowing stores. Second watch overhauling collision mat. Guns crews exercised at loader. Officers at spotting table

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Paid monthly advance to ship's company. Third watch guns crew exercised at 4.7-inch gun drill. Hands washing paintwork. Gunners party cleaning small arms

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

6.34pm: Position by stars: latitude 40°22½'N, longitude 70°10'W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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3 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.63

1.00am: Night defence stations

3.10am: Made Fire Island lightvessel N47°W

4.05am: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 5½ miles

5.30am: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel N61°W 12½ miles

6.15am: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory" and landed fourteen sacks mail

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Closed on H.M.S. "Berwick" and received practice ammunition and discharged one sack mails

10.40am: Returned to beat. Hands cleaning ship and stowing ammunition

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands cleaning ship

2.30pm: Guns crews at loader drill

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill. Sent mail to S.S. "Baltic"

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wikipedia has an article on R.M.S. "Baltic".


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4 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.61

1.00am: Engines as requisite

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N74°W 10 miles

8.45am: Sighted H.M.S. "Niobe" East

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands to physical drill. Hand chipping iron and to rifle exercise. Officers instructed in ammunition

10.40am: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Niobe"

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands chipping iron and cleaning ship. Guns crews at deflection teacher

2.30pm: Gunners party sponging guns

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

8.05pm: Closed on and investigated Norwegian S.S. "Korsfjord" and S.S. "Sark"

10.30pm: Engines used to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Korsfjord".

Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Sark".


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5 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.73

1.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.10am: Proceeded for rendezvous South-East 3 miles from Ambrose lightvessel

8.35am: Stopped

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.15am: Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Carried out ranging exercise with H.M.S. "Niobe"

11.15am: Returned to beat

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Gunners party cleaning magazines and shell rooms

2.30pm: Hands scrubbing paint and coaling screens. Gunlayers at deflection teacher

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations. Engines as requisite to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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6 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.64

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

11.15am: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel by submarine bell

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Engines and courses as requisite patrolling East and West of Ambrose lightvessel

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.20pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel West by North 9 miles

9.00pm: Visibility 2 miles. Patrolling East and West of Ambrose

Midnight: Stopped. Ambrose West by North 13 miles. Signal books correct


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7 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.65

1.00am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

2.00am: Weather clearing

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Hands clearing snow from boats and decks

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N76°W 7½ miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

11.00am: Closed on S.S. "Harpylace" [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant S.S. "Harpalyce"]

11.17am: Returned to beat

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Tees Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Harpalyce".


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8 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.68

1.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Ambrose lightvessel West by North 10 miles

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Officers at rate of change instruction, midshipmen physical drill. Hands getting up cable for 6-monthly examination

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel N76°W 11 miles

1.30pm: Guns crews at loader, hands scaling port chain locker and overhauling port cable

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

11.45pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel to West 3½ miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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9 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.77

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines used to keep position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.00am: Proceeded to position off Ambrose lightvessel West by North 10 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.40am: Carried out ranging exercise with H.M.S. "Niobe". Exercised fire control parties. Hands stowing and examining port cable

11.25am: Returned to beat

Noon: Signal books correct

12.42pm: Stopped off Ambrose N80°W 10 miles

1.30pm: Hands cleaning ship and examining starboard cable. Guns crews of first watch exercised at loading, gun drill and sight-setting

4.00pm: Gunners party cleaning small arms

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Engines to maintain position

10.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel West by North 5 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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10 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.64

1.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Moved out to Ambrose N80°W 10 miles. Hands cleaning ship

8.35am: Received one sack of mail from H.M.S. "Niobe"

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Searchlight crews exercised. Hands scaling iron, cleaning and painting starboard chain locker and examining cable

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands chipping iron and stowing starboard cable

2.30pm: Guns crews second watch at 4.7-inch gun drill. Gunners party cleaning small arms

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.20pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel West by North 6 miles

10.00pm: Engines as necessary for patrol


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11 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.59

12.40am: Commenced patrolling on SE and NW courses

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel West by North 10 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Midshipmen to rifle drill. Lieutenants instructed in rate of change. Second watch guns crews at deflection teacher and loader. First watch at company drill. Hands chipping iron

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Guns crews at 4.7-inch gun drill

2.30pm: Hands chipping iron

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.30pm: Night defence stations

6.00pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 6 miles

9.30pm: Engines used to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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12 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.68

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as requisite to keep position

6.50am: Moved out to position Ambrose lightvessel West by North 10 miles

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.10am: Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Exercised fire control. Guns crews at loader and deflection teacher. Hands shifting stores and chipping

Noon: Moved out to Ambrose N80°W 8 miles

2.00pm: Hands chipping iron and shifting stores

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.31pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel to West 4 miles

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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13 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.63

1.00am: Engines as necessary to keep position

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 8 miles

9.00am: Midshipmen to physical drill

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

2.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 7 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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14 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.72

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as necessary to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N74°W 8 miles

10.00am: Divisions. Inspection. Ship's company mustered by ledger

10.40am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

4.40pm: Closed on and communicated with H.M.S. "Niobe" and discharged two sacks mail

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Returned to beat. Night defence stations

7.12pm: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel West by North 7 miles

10.00pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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15 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.70

1.30am: Engines used as necessary to maintain position

3.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 8 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire stations

10.00am: Hands chipping iron. Guns crews at loader and deflection teacher

11.20am: Closed on H.M.S. "Niobe". Surgeon D.P. Brown re-embarked. Discharged surgeon Barron-Clough to H.M.S. "Niobe" for sick quarters

Noon: Signal books correct

12.07pm: Returned to beat

12.40pm: Stopped off Ambrose West by North 9 miles

2.00pm: Hands cleaning and painting waterways and cleaning out number 2 refrigerator

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Engines as requisite for patrol. Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Surgeon D.P. Brown is Temporary Surgeon D. Peebles Brown.

The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Surgeon Barron-Clough is Temporary Surgeon John P. Barron-Clough.


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16 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.36, Long -73.83

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

3.00am: H.M.S. "Niobe" left

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N45°W 6 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Carried out .303 aiming practice at stationary target. Engines as requisite for same. Hands examining boats and cleaning number 2 refrigerator

11.13am: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands cleaning number 1 and 2 refrigerators. Second watch guns crews at loader drill. Sea boats crews examining sea boats

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.52pm: Commenced patrolling on ENE and WSW courses, turning every 45 minutes, 48 revolutions

Midnight: Signal books correct


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17 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.39, Long -73.69

12.30am: Patrolling on ENE and WSW courses at 48 revolutions, turning every 45 minutes

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.45am: Stopped 7 miles South off Ambrose

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Officers at spotting table. Hands cleaning out 1 and 2 refrigerators and chipping iron

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

3.15pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Arabic" and sent one sack mail

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 5 miles

10.35pm: Commenced patrolling hourly on ENE and WSW courses at 48 revolutions

11.38pm: Increased to overhaul outward [bound] steamship

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wikipedia lists a probable reference to S.S. "Arabic".


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18 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.77

12.35am: Resumed patrol on beat

1.30am: Patrol off Ambrose lightvessel

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N10°W 5 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands chipping iron, and rigging netting around fore deck island. Marines and second division at company drill. Midshipmen at physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands chipping iron

3.00pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 7 miles

10.00pm: Patrolling [on courses] ENE and WSW

Midnight: Signal books correct


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19 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.40, Long -73.78

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Patrolling approaches to New York harbour

6.00am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel N26°W 5 miles

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Third watch and midshipmen at firing and rifle exercise. First watch guns crews at deflection teacher and load. Hands chipping iron

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Guns crews at 4.7-inch gun drill

1.30pm: Hands chipping iron and snaking netting on fore deck house

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.18pm: Ambrose lightvessel N22°E 6 miles

9.30pm: Patrolling on ENE and WSW courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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20 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.74

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 6 miles

9.30am: Midshipmen at physical drill

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Niobe" and received twenty-three sacks mail

3.00pm: Proceeded, streamed patent log. Departed Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 10 miles. Hands make and mend clothes

4.16pm: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 1½ miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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21 March 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 41.47, Long -66.77

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.40am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam distance 1½ miles

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Divisions, inspection

10.30am: Divine service

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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22 March 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

12.30am: Night defence stations

3.02am: West Ironbound Island abeam 15 miles

3.30am: Cross Island abeam 14 miles

3.45am: Hauled in log

4.08am: Reduced speed

5.07am: Halifax lightvessel abeam 2 miles

5.30am: Entered buoyed channel

5.56am: Chebucto Head abeam

6.25am: Maugher Beach abeam

6.35am: Georges Island abeam

6.51am: Anchored in 11 fathoms, veered to 75 fathoms, starboard cable. Clock on 30 minutes to local time

9.15am: Exercised abandon ship. Sent away all boats to pull around the ship

11.30am: Hands securing boats

1.30pm: Hove up starboard anchor and let go port and veered to 75 fathoms cable

3.00pm: Hands rigging stages for painting overside

4.30pm: Discharged Senior Engineer Brown to hospital. Gave leave to second watch to 7.00am


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Senior Engineer Brown is Senior Engineer R.N.R. Robert Brown.


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23 March 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands rigging gear for painting overside

8.20am: Peter Donnelly, fireman aged 35, died 8.20am of fractured skull, result of fall from Jacob's ladder into ship's boat at 10.20am 22nd March when boats crew were embarking H.M.S. "Caronia" after exercise "Abandon Ship"

1.30pm: Hands scrubbing and painting overside

2.20pm: H.M.S. "Cumberland" sailed

4.00pm: Gave leave to third watch from 4.30pm to 7.30am

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol

11.00pm: Patrol returned


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24 March 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Landed one rating for hospital

10.00am: Commenced coaling and opened court of inquiry into death of P. Donnelly (fireman). Hands painting ship and rigging coaling screens.

1.55pm: Landed funeral party

2.00pm: Hands painting ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to first watch 5.00pm till 7.30am

5.55pm: Funeral party returned


The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists Peter Donnelly, buried at Halifax Mount Olivet Cemetery.


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25 March 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

12.30am: Ceased coaling

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship and rigging numbers 2 and 6 derricks for taking in stores

7.30am: H.M.S. "Calgarian" sailed

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, resumed coaling. Hands receiving stores and painting ship. Gunners party getting in ammunition and cleaning small arms

1.30pm: Warrant officer Donnelly left ship. Hands receiving stores and painting ship. Third watch working ammunition

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Gave leave to second watch to 10.00pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol


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26 March 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship, working stores and painting funnels

8.00am: Continued coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Hands painting ship and transferring stores to dockyard

10.45am: Landed four ratings for hospital

1.30pm: Hands stowing lyddite shells in shell room and painting ship

5.00pm: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for sea

7.00pm: Coaling continues


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27 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 44.32, Long -63.38

1.00am: Finished coaling

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for sea

9.22am: Weighed and proceeded, engines and helm as requisite

9.46am: Georges Island abeam

10.05am: Maugher Beach abeam

10.10am: Mars Rock buoy

10.20am: Chebucto Head abeam

10.56am: Cleared swept channel. Set course for Halifax lightvessel. Put clock back 30 minutes

10.56am: Halifax lightvessel abeam. Stopped. Steering gear out of order. Connecting up auxiliary gear [log-keeper noted the same time twice]

1.11pm: Auxiliary steering gear connected. Streamed log and proceeded

1.28pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1¾ miles. Log reset

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

5.00pm: Evening quarters

7.30pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Read warrants numbers 46 and 47

Midnight: Signal books correct


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28 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.60, Long -67.88

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.52am: Reduced speed to secure number 1 hatch

7.00am: Increased speed. Hands cleaning ship

9.58am: Divisions

11.00am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.18pm: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 4½ miles

6.12pm: Increased to full speed

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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29 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.68

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.42am: Fire Island light abeam 1 mile

5.21am: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 5 miles

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Closed on H.M.S. "Niobe" and discharged twelve sacks mail

10.50am: Resumed station on beat

11.00am: Guns crews at loader. Hands dismounting steering quadrant. Gunners party fuzing lyddite

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands dismounting steering quadrant and cleaning ship

3.30pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Niobe" and put on board broken steering gear

5.00pm: Evening quarters

5.20pm: Returned to beat

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel West 5 miles

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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30 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.64

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.37am: Closed on rendezvous Ambrose lightvessel N45°W 8 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action and fire control, carried out ranging and rate keeping exercise with H.M.S. "Niobe"

11.10am: Returned to beat. Hands chipping iron and stowing stores

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands cleaning number 4 hold and chipping iron

2.30pm: First watch guns crews at loader drill

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.50pm: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel West 5 miles

9.30pm: Engines used as necessary to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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31 March 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.62

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines used as necessary to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands painting ship and chipping iron

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Gunners party fuzing lyddite shell. Hands chipping and painting ship

3.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel North 6 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

6.10pm: Closed on and signalled S.S. "Jacques Fraissinet"

10.00pm: Patrolling channel entrances

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Wreck Site lists a probable reference to S.S. "Jacques Fraissinet".



LOGS FOR APRIL 1915


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1 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.79

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary patrolling channel entrances

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel North 7 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire control and carried out .303 aiming rifle practice. Hands painting ship and chipping iron

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands chipping iron and painting ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Made quarterly payment to ship's company

7.00pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N27°E 6 miles

9.30pm: Patrolling channel entrances

Midnight: Signal books correct


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2 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.34, Long -73.68

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Patrolling channel entrances

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions and divine service

10.30am: Engines as necessary to keep position

12.10pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Havraise" of Le Havre

2.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.45pm: Commenced patrolling channel entrances, course ENE and WSW 10 miles

9.30pm: Patrolling channel entrances

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Havraise".


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3 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.35, Long -73.83

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Patrolling across channel entrances

5.00am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel North 7 miles

6.45am: Sighted United States cruiser of "North Carolina" class bound to New York

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.20am: Set in heavy snow

9.40am: Closed on Ambrose lightvessel. Hands cleaning ship

10.19am: Made Ambrose lightvessel N½W distance 1 mile. Proceeded East 5 miles

10.50am: Commenced patrolling SW and NE for 10 miles. Heavy snow

Noon: Signal books correct. Set course NE, turning slowly between NE and SW

12.30pm: Barometer dropped suddenly to 29.52 [inch], pumping heavily. Wind force 9

3.00pm: Hands make and mend

4.30pm: Night defence stations

6.15pm: Stopped. Assumed position at 5 miles East by South of Ambrose lightvessel

6.40pm: Set course SSE and proceeded

7.00pm: Increased to 70 revolutions port engine, shipping seas fore and aft. Streamed patent log


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4 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.71

12.30am: Night defence stations

2.05am: Weather clearing

2.50am: Navesink light N22°W, Sea Girt light S82°W

3.25am: Hauled in patent log

5.40am: Resumed patrol off channel entrance

6.20am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel N67°W 7 miles

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.50am: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Lusitania" and landed one sack mail

10.00am: Divisions and inspection

11.00am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel NNE 5 miles

10.30pm: Patrolling channel entrances

Midnight: Signal books correct


Read more about the unfortunate fate of R.M.S. "Lusitania" at The Lusitania Resource.


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5 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.42, Long -73.74

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Patrolling channel entrances

5.42am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel North 7 miles

7.30am: Hazy. Closed on Ambrose lightvessel to N20°W 3 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands painting ship. Midshipmen to physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

3.00pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel North by West 6 miles

9.30pm: Patrolling channel entrances

Midnight: Signal books correct


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6 April 1915

[Log-keeper mistakenly noted 6 March]

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.41, Long -73.81

1.00am: Patrolling channel entrances

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel NW 7 miles

7.00am: Hands rigging stages for painting overside

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Lieutenants at spotting table. Midshipmen at physical and loader drill

11.00am: Hands whitewashing and shipping ironwork

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Calgarian" and communicated by sea boat

4.19pm: Closed on H.M.S. "Glory"

4.30pm: Time put back 30 minutes to New York time. Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Glory"

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.06pm: Ambrose lightvessel N75°W 7 miles

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to keep position


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7 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.49, Long -73.72

12.30am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as requisite to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel West 4 miles

9.30am: Hands painting overside. Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Glory". Midshipmen at rifle exercise. One leading seaman joined from H.M.S. "Glory"

11.00am: Tried Stone-Lloyd system of watertight doors

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting ship

2.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.10pm: Increased speed, closed on and signalled S.S. "Napoli" of Genoa

7.00pm: Night defence stations

7.15pm: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel S81°W 8 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Napoli", originally launched as S.S. "San Giorgio".


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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8 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.73

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

5.30am: Hands cleaning and painting ship

6.30am: Ambrose lightvessel West by North 8 miles

9.00am: Midshipmen physical drill. Hands painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: H.M.S. "Glory" closed and rear-admiral boarded to inspect proposed position for guns

2.00pm: Hands chipping iron and painting ship

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel West 5 miles

9.20pm: Closed on and signalled S.S. "Locksley" of Norway

10.00pm: Returned to beat

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a possible reference to S.S. "Locksley", though it might have been renamed by this time.


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9 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.37, Long -72.73

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel West by North 8 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Commander Norton, Royal Navy, joined from H.M.S. "Glory"

10.30am: Hands chipping iron and painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Carried out quarterly firing at target towed by H.M.S. "Calgarian"

2.00pm: Ceased firing and closed on H.M.S. "Calgarian"

2.35pm: Resumed position on beat. Ambrose lightvessel N55°W 3½ miles

4.10pm: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Glory"

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations. Ambrose lightvessel N60°W 6 miles

7.00pm: Clocks ahead 30 minutes

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Dreadnought Project lists Captain Reginald Arthur Norton.


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10 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.48, Long -73.75

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose West by North 7 miles

9.30am: Midshipmen to physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

2.45pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Transylvania" and landed Captain Litchfield for passage to England

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

9.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N65°W 5 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Dreadnought Project lists Captain Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer.


Wikipedia lists a probable reference to S.S. "Transylvania".


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11 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.70

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 5 miles

4.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N65°W 3 miles

10.00am: Divisions, inspection

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.40pm: Ambrose lightvessel N70°W 6 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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12 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.67

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.00am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

3.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 7 miles

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Visibility ½ mile

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised collision and abandon ship stations, swung out all boats, tried Stone-Lloyd watertight door system

10.30am: Exercised fire stations

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands chipping iron and overhauling sea boats

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N77°W 6 miles

10.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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13 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.65

1.00am: Night defence stations

3.30am: Closed on Italian S.S. "Lampo"

4.15am: Returned to beat

4.37am: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 8 miles

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire control stations. Closed on French barque "Marie"

11.00am: Hands chipping iron and painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands scaling and painting ship

2.30pm: Patrolling northern beat

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 8 miles

8.53pm: Ship was run into abreast number II funnel, port side, by 6-masted schooner "Edward B. Winslow" of Portland, Maine. Damage to both vessels slight

Midnight: Signal books correct


Clyde Built Ships lists a possible reference to S.S. "Lampo".

The Wreck Site lists a probable reference to schooner "Edward B. Winslow".


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14 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.56

12.30am: Night defence stations

1.48am: Closed on and signalled S.S. "Taormina"

2.17am: Returned to beat

3.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 6½ miles

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.15am: Exercised fire control. Guns crews exercised at loader and deflection teacher

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting ship

3.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel West by North 10 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to maintain position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wikipedia lists a probable reference to S.S. "Taormina".


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15 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.65

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to maintain position

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N77°W 6½ miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.16am: Exercised general quarters and carried out .303 aiming rifle practice at target

11.00am: Ceased firing and took in target

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Communicated by boat with S.S. "Arabic" and sent one sack mail

2.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N65°W 10 miles

9.30pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wikipedia lists a probable reference to S.S. "Arabic".


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16 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.50

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Engines as requisite to keep position

4.30am: Ambrose N77°W 9 miles. Set in foggy, all precautions taken

5.00am: Proceeded

5.30am: Stopped. Ambrose lightvessel assumed WNW 14 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.40pm: Proceeded to close Ambrose lightvessel

1.40pm: Made Ambrose lightvessel N50°W 4 miles and proceeded to beat

2.05pm: Stopped. Ambrose N65°W 8 miles

3.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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17 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.47, Long -73.61

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Ambrose N80°W 5 miles

5.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Boatswain's party rigging tackle on foremast

10.00am: Closed on and signalled British barque "Gwydyr Castle"

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Ambrose N80°W 8 miles

10.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


The State Library of South Australia lists a probable reference to barque "Gwydyr Castle".


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18 April 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.48, Long -70.48

12.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Challenged H.M.S. "Niobe"

2.35am: Proceeded, streamed patent log

4.03am: Fire Island abeam 2¼ miles. Reset log

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Divisions, divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

2.45pm: Made Nantucket lightvessel bearing NE

3.05pm: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 1½ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

11.45pm: Clock ahead 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


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19 April 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 43.17, Long -64.63

1.00am: Spraying heavily forward

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Set in misty (all precautions taken)

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Increased to full speed, weather clearing. Hands preparing to coal

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands rigging gear for taking guns and preparing for harbour

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam, close. Courses and speed various as requisite going into harbour

6.20pm: Entered buoyed channel

6.46pm: Chebucto Head abeam

7.10pm: Maugher Beach

7.22pm: Georges Island

7.29pm: Anchored in 12 fathoms, port anchor, veered to 75 fathoms cable. Commercial wharf S76°W, exhibition tower N4°W, asylum chimney S59°E, ship's head N5°W

9.20pm: Received thirty-two sacks mail


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20 April 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands preparing for coaling and taking guns on board

8.30am: Commenced coaling. Hands taking in 6-inch guns and mountings

11.00am: Discharged two ratings to hospital. Engineer Lieutenant Brown returned from hospital

1.30pm: Hands securing 6-inch guns and mountings, and taking in stores and ammunition

3.30pm: Coaling continues

5.00pm: Gave special leave to first watch

10.15pm: Liberty men returned

11.30pm: H.M.S. "Cumberland" sailed


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Engineer Lieutenant Brown is Senior Engineer R.N.R. Robert Brown.


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21 April 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands taking in ammunition and stores

9.30am: Court of inquiry opened

10.00am: Hands receiving stores from dockyard and working same

2.00pm: Hands storing ship

3.00pm: Coaling continues

5.00pm: Gave leave to second watch to 10.00pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

11.00pm: Patrol returned


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22 April 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.00am: Ceased coaling for the night

5.30am: Hands working stores

8.30am: Resumed coaling

9.30am: Hands storing ship and painting overside

11.00am: H.M.S. "Suffolk" sailed

2.00pm: Hands taking in stores

3.00pm: Coaling continues

5.00pm: Gave leave to third watch to 10.00pm


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23 April 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

12.30am: Ceased coaling for the night

5.30am: Hands taking in stores

8.30am: Resumed coaling

10.00am: Hands taking in stores and cleaning ship

1.30pm: Hands taking in stores and coaling ship

4.45pm: Read warrants numbers 48 and 49

5.00pm: Gave leave to first watch to 10.00pm. H.M.S. "Glory" sailed

5.30pm: Landed patrol


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24 April 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship and painting overside

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for sea

12.30pm: Received 4840 gallons engine oil

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

8.30pm: Tried main engines, steering gear, lights and telegraphs

11.25pm: Received mail for H.M.S. "Glory" and H.M.S. "Calgarian"

11.26pm: Anchor aweigh. Turned

11.35pm: Proceeded


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25 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 42.18, Long -65.80

Midnight: Night defence stations

12.15am: Georges Island abeam

12.18am: Maugher Beach abeam

12.52am: Chebucto Head abeam

1.30am: Halifax lightvessel abeam. Set log

3.30am: Heavy snow, all precautions taken

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Clocks back 30 minutes

9.30am: Divisions, inspection

10.00am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

4.30pm: Evening quarters

8.40pm: Latitude by Polaris 40°46'N


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26 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.45, Long -73.23

12.30am: Night defence stations

1.32am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 5 miles

4.50am: Set in thick fog, all precautions taken

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

11.55am: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 1/3 mile

Noon: Signal books correct

12.55pm: Sighted flagship West and made towards her

1.45pm: Communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Glory" and H.M.S. "Calgarian" and transferred mail

2.00pm: Stopped off Ambrose Channel lightvessel N70°W 8½ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N65°W 5 miles

10.00pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


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27 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.62

2.00am: Engines as necessary to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N70°W 8 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised general quarters and carried out .303 aiming rifle practice at stationary target. Hands cleaning and painting boats and unrigging con

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting boats and unrigging con

3.00pm: Engines as necessary to keep position

5.00pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N70°W 7 miles

9.30pm: Vivid lightning and thunder with heavy rain

Midnight: Signal books correct


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28 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.68

1.30am: Engines as necessary to maintain position

3.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N75°W 8 miles

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised abandon ship stations

10.30am: Hands painting boats, cleaning ship and re-rigging con

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting boats and rigging con

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

8.10pm: Weather hazy. Set course ESE

11.50pm: Turned and set course WNW

Midnight: Fire Island lightvessel abeam 3 miles. Signal books correct


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29 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.68

1.00am: Night defence stations

1.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N70°W 13 miles

3.00am: Engines as requisite to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.20am: Set in fog, all precautions taken

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands making life-savers and rigging con

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Foggy, all precautions taken

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

11.00pm: Fog cleared. Ambrose lightvessel N71°W 8 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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30 April 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.46, Long -73.68

1.30am: Engines as necessary to keep position

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N72°W 8 miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised general quarters

10.30am: Hands cleaning holds and scaling iron

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Second watch cleaning steering gear. Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 10 miles

10.00pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct



On May 8th 1915 the current log-book was discontinued and a new log-book was started.

The first eight days were copied to the new log-book.

For readability these days have not been typed;

instead the link to the page has been moved to the corresponding dates in this log-book.



LOGS FOR MAY 1915


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1 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.42, Long -73.57

1.00am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Engines as necessary to keep position

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N80°W 10 miles

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

11.00am: Received one sack of mail from H.M.S. "Glory"

11.15am: Lowered and veered target for H.M.S. "Glory". Course and speed as requisite

Noon: Signal books correct

12.18pm: Finished towing and hauled in target

1.03pm: Stopped off Ambrose lightvessel N70°W 8 miles

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

3.15pm: Communicated with R.M.S. "Lusitania"

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N65°W 9 miles

9.30pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

Midnight: Signal books correct


Read more about the unfortunate fate of R.M.S. "Lusitania" at The Lusitania Resource.


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2 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.68

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Set in fog, all precautions taken. Ambrose lightvessel N56°W 7 miles

9.00am: Fog cleared

10.00am: Divisions, inspection

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Engines as requisite to keep position

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N69°W 8 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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3 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -73.58

1.30am: Engines as requisite

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.10am: Exercised action, collision and fire stations

11.20am: Communicated with H.M.S. "Niobe" and received three sacks mail

Noon: Signal books correct

12.23pm: Proceeded

1.39pm: Stopped off Fire Island lightvessel and swung ship [for compass deviation]

3.16pm: Proceeded. Fire Island lightvessel North 3½ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.15pm: Latitude 40°29'N, longitude 71°53'W. Passed H.M.S. "Queen Mary"

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


Off Fire Island lightvessel Latitude 40°29'N, 73°11'W


Ship's Head

Deviation

Ship's Head

Deviation

North

0°30'E

South

1°30'W

N10°E

0°30'E

S10°W

1°30'W

N20°E

0°30'E

S20°W

1°30'W

N30°E

0°30'E

S30°W

1°30'W

N40°E

0°30'E

S40°W

1°30'W

N50°E

0°45'E

S50°W

1°30'W

N60°E

0°45'E

S60°W

1°45'W

N70°E

0°55'E

S70°W

1°45'W

N80°E

1°00'E

S80°W

1°45'W

East

1°00'E

West

1°45'W

S80°E

0°30'E

N80°W

1°30'W

S70°E

Nil

N70°W

1°15'W

S60°E

0°30'W

N60°W

1°00'W

S50°E

0°45'W

N50°W

0°45'W

S40°E

1°00'W

N40°W

0°25'W

S30°E

1°15'W

N30°W

Nil

S20°E

1°15'W

N20°W

0°25'E

S10°E

1°30'W

N10°W

0°30'E

South

1°30'W

North

0°30'E


Ship swung May 3rd 1915.


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4 May 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 41.50, Long -66.55

12.55am: Made Nantucket lightvessel S34°E

1.57am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 1 mile

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Second watch guns crew at loader. Hands getting up stores and cleaning spirit room

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands cleaning ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.55pm: Little Hope Island light N21°W

11.30pm: Clocks advanced 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


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5 May 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.25am: Made Sambro Island light N45°E, reduced speed

1.50am: Made Halifax lightvessel N39°E

3.38am: Stopped off Halifax lightvessel North 3 miles

4.00am: Proceeded into harbour

4.28am: Entered war channel

4.54am: Chebucto Head abeam

5.24am: Maugher Beach abeam

5.36am: Georges Island abeam

5.47am: Anchored in 12 fathoms, veered to 60 fathoms, port cable. Anchor bearings: exhibition tower N6°E, flagstaff S50°W, grain elevator chimney N87°W, ship's head N4°E

8.10am: Received ten sacks mail

9.35am: H.M.S. "Calgarian" sailed

10.30am: Hands employed shifting stores and stowing life belts

1.30pm: Hands scaling iron and cleaning holds

3.00pm: H.M.S. "Glory"anchored

4.00pm: Evening quarters. Gave leave to numbers 1 and 3 watches 4.00pm to 10.00pm


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6 May 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands rigging derricks for working stores

8.30am: Commenced coaling

9.30am: Hands receiving stores and working same at dockyard

2.00pm: Hands receiving stores which had been landed at dockyard

4.00pm: Gave leave to second watch 4.00pm to 10.00pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Patrol returned

11.30pm: Ceased coaling


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7 May 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands storing derricks, securing boats and preparing for sea

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Court martial opened

10.30am: Court adjourned

1.30pm: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for sea

5.30pm: Two ratings rejoined ship from hospital

10.30pm: Received one sack mail from H.M.S. "Glory"


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8 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool

Lat 44.63, Long -61.02

4.11am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour

4.22am: Georges Island abeam

4.34am: Maugher Beach abeam

4.58am: Chebucto Head abeam

5.30am: Halifax Harbour occulting buoy abeam 1 mile. Set log

7.05am: Egg Island buoy abeam 5 miles

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship and battening holds

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Continued in monthly log books. [Signed by] Reginald Norton, Acting Captain, 23/6/15

2.00pm: Hands battening hatches

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

11.30pm: Time advanced 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal book correct


The Dreadnought Project lists Captain Reginald Arthur Norton.


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H.M.S. "Caronia"

COPY OF LOG

FOR

Month of May 1915


I certify that this is a complete copy of the original Log. [Signed by] Charles A. Smith, Navigating Officer


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Charles Smith is Commander R.N.R. Charles A. Smith, R.D.


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Sewill, Liverpool

Height of cistern above sea

70 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

No mercurial barometer on board


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

Bridge

Whether in screen

Yes


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

Two of same type in use

May 1st

May 31st


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

May 1st

May 31st



The pages for May 1st to May 8th 1915 were copies of the same dates in the previous log-book.

The links to those pages have been moved to the corresponding dates in the previous log-book.



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9 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool

Lat 45.25, Long -52.67

1.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Divisions, inspection

10.30am: Divine service

11.00am: Time advanced 3 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal book correct

4.30pm: Evening quarters

4.49pm: Latitude 45°21½'N, longitude 50°57'W and latitude 45°22'N, longitude 50°41½'W: Passed three small trawlers

7.30pm: Night defence stations

10.00pm: Lookouts doubled

11.30pm: Time advanced 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal book correct


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10 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool

Lat 46.97, Long -44.52

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.18am: Misty, reduced speed

8.08am: Increased to full speed

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands getting up life belts and overhauling collision mats

10.30am: Time advanced 2½ minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal book correct

1.00pm: Hands securing spare iron plates

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.30pm: Light fog. Whistle sounded

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.40pm: Weather cleared

11.30pm: Time advanced 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal book correct


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11 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool

Lat 49.37, Long -35.45

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised abandon ship

10.00am: Exercised general quarters

11.00am: Time advanced 6 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal book correct

1.30pm: Guns crews of first watch at loader, hands striking casks flour below

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

11.30pm: Time advanced 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal book correct


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12 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool

Lat 50.42, Long -26.00

1.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands arranging life belts on boat deck and cleaning number 3 hold. Intermittent patches of fog

11.00am: Time advance 7 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal book correct

2.00pm: Hands working at boats

3.00pm: Vessel pitching to heavy north-eastern swell

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

10.02pm: Stopped for engine room

10.14pm: Proceeded

11.30pm: Time advanced 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal book correct


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13 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool

Lat 50.60, Long -18.15

6.00am: Night defence stations

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire control

9.12am: Stopped for engine room

10.30am: Time advanced 7 minutes to apparent time at ship

11.00am: Proceeded full speed

Noon: Signal book correct

5.00pm: Evening quarters. Exercised collision stations. Closed Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

6.00pm: Night defence stations. Latitude 50°29'N, longitude 15°34'W by observation

11.00pm: Time advanced 30 minutes

Midnight: Signal book correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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14 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool

Lat 50.00, Long -8.97

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.30am: Commenced zigzag courses altering course 30° every 10 minutes

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action stations

11.00am: Time advanced 7 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal book correct

1.30pm: Altering course 30° every 10 minutes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

9.10pm: Proceeded straight

10.25pm: Smalls light abeam 13½ miles

11.19pm: Tuskar light abeam 16½ miles

11.30pm: Time advanced 32½ minutes to Greenwich Mean Time


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15 May 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to, and at Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

1.54am: Made Bardsey Island light N82°E

3.05am: Bardsey Island abeam

3.40am: Resumed zigzag course of 30°

5.55am: South Stack abeam 7 miles, hauled in patent log

6.35am: Skerries abeam 7 miles

7.00am: Hands preparing for going into harbour

8.15am: Great Ormes Head abeam 12 miles

9.20am: Bar lightvessel abeam

9.23am: Stopped of number 2 buoy for pilot

9.40am: Proceeded

9.43am: Formby [light]ship. Speed as requisite going up Mersey

10.33am: [Perch] Rock light abeam

11.00am: Stopped awaiting docking

11.15am: Entered basin assisted by tugs

12.30pm: Moored in Sandon basin

3.00pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of third watch

5.00pm: Evening quarters, told off hands for fire stations


Perch Rock lighthouse is also known as New Brighton lighthouse.


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16 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.30am: Divisions, prayers

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations


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17 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.35am: Discharged two invalids to depot (Devonport). Gave long leave to first half of ship's company

1.00pm: Landed liberty men

5.00pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations


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18 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

7.00am: Liberty men returned. Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands unfusing Lyddite and working stores

2.00pm: Hands getting up 6-inch shells and landing linen

3.00pm: Assistant Engineers Messrs Taylor and Tindal joined

4.00pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations

4.30pm: Gave leave to first watch to 7.00am


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19 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Liberty men returned

9.30am: Hands clearing magazines and unfusing shells

2.00pm: Hands unfusing shells and stowing ammunition

4.00pm: Evening quarters, read warrant number 50, told off hands to fire stations

4.30pm: Gave leave to second watch

5.00pm: Warrant Engineers Messrs Lewis and Morris discharged to depot


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20 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands scaling and painting A deck. Party with gunnery instructor landing riffles and ammunition

1.00pm: Landed liberty men watchkeepers

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to second part and third subdivision of watch

8.05pm: Landed marine patrol


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21 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

12.25am: Marine patrol returned

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Liberty men returned

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands cleaning 6-inch guns and mounting and clearing up magazines. Marine working party scaling on A deck

1.30pm: Hands cleaning small arms and stowing ammunition

5.00pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to first part and fourth subdivision of watch to 7.00am


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22 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Liberty men returned

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship

12.45pm: Gave leave to first part of second and thirds part of third watches

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations


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23 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.30am: Divisions, prayers

12.45pm: Gave leave to second part of second and fourth subdivision of third watch

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations


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24 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands cleaning fresh water tank and unreeving boats falls. Marines scaling and painting A deck

1.30pm: Hands cleaning fresh water tank, unreeving boats falls and unlashing 6-inch guns

3.30pm: Fresh water tank passed by doctor

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to first part second and third subdivision third watch to 7.00am


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25 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: Liberty men returned

9.00am: Hands assisting landing 6-inch guns for overhaul, cleaning fresh water tanks and small arms

11.00am: Marines scaling iron

1.30pm: Hands cleaning fresh water tanks and scaling iron

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to second part of second watch and fourth subdivision of third watch to 7.00am


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26 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship and landing ammunition

10.00am: Hands landing ammunition

2.30pm: Hands landing ammunition

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to first part second watch and third subdivision of third


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27 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands cleaning guns and gunners store, marines scaling iron

2.00pm: Hands preparing guns for dismounting

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to second part of second watch and third subdivision of third


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28 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands preparing to land guns

7.00am: Liberty men returned

9.00am: Hands landing guns and cleaning fresh water tanks

1.00pm: Gunners party landing guns and ammunition

5.00pm: Mustered ships company for payment

6.00pm: Gave leave to numbers 2 and 3 watches


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29 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

9.00am: Number 2 watch proceeded on long leave

10.30am: Hands preparing to shift ship

12.55pm: Let go

1.06pm: Entered Huskisson [Dock]

1.22pm: Entered Canada Dock

2.40pm: Entered Brocklebank Dock

3.30pm: Fast in graving dock

5.00pm: Finished shoring

6.00pm: Water service tested

10.30pm: Dry dock pumped dry


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30 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

9.00am: Divisions and prayers

2.00pm: 45 shore hands repairing engine room telegraphs

5.00pm: Liberty men landed


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31 May 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

6.00am: Hands bringing up ammunition from number 2 hatch

8.30am: 200 labourers repairing engines, 40 scalers scaling boiler, 20 dockers battalion landing ammunition

11.00am: Hands getting up ammunition

2.00pm: Hands discharging ammunition

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: One naval rating: discharged to hospital



LOGS FOR JUNE 1915


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1 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

7.00am: Hands employed getting up ammunition

9.00am: 200 tradesmen and labourers repairing engines and boilers

11.00am: Hands clearing aft magazine

1.00pm: Hands employed landing ammunition

2.00pm: Dockers battalion landing gunner's stores

5.00pm: Special leave to number 2 watch

10.00pm: Rounds correct


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2 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

6.00am: Dockers battalion landing gun mountings

9.00am: 230 labourers and tradesmen repairing engines and boilers and preparing mountings for 6-inch gun

12.30pm: Hands employed painting masts and derricks

3.35pm: Bowman, leading seaman, fell from derrick down number 2 hatch

4.00pm: Discharged to hospital

7.00pm: Two marines joined ship from Stonehouse


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3 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

7.00am: Hands employed painting

9.00am: 200 tradesmen and boilermakers repairing engines and boilers and preparing deck for gun mountings

11.00am: Hands employed painting on boat deck

2.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Read number 49 warrant


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H.M.S. "Caronia"

COPY OF LOG

FOR

Month of June 1915


I certify that this is a complete copy of the original Log. [Signed by] C.A. Smith, Navigating Officer


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Charles Smith is Commander R.N.R. Charles A. Smith, R.D.


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Sewill, Liverpool

Height of cistern above sea

70 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

No mercurial barometer on board


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

Bridge

Whether in screen

Yes


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

Two of same type in use

June 1st

June 30th


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

June 1st

June 30th


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4 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

6.00am: Hands clearing up decks

9.00am: Hands painting ship and scraping iron work

11.00am: Signed on thirty engine room ratings

1.00pm: Hands painting and scraping iron on A deck

2.30pm: 200 tradesmen and labourers repairing engines and boilers and preparing deck for gun mountings

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Gave leave to number 1 watch


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5 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

6.00am: Hands pumice-stoning A deck

8.15am: Twenty-four seaman ratings and two sick bay attendants joined ship from Devonport

9.30am: 160 engine room tradesmen repairing boilers, 40 joiners preparing deck for gun mountings. Hands painting on A deck

1.00pm: Gave leave to number 2 and 3 watches

2.00pm: Hands to make and mend [clothes]

4.30pm: Evening quarters


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6 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

7.00am: 85 boilermakers (riveters) preparing deck for gun mountings

8.30am: Roman Catholic church party landed

9.40am: Divisions and prayers

10.15am: Roman Catholic church party returned

2.00pm: Gave leave to number 1 and number 2 watches


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7 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

5.30am: 40 caulkers on boat deck, 160 boilermakers repairing engines and boilers, 95 riveters repairing deck for gun mountings and repairing funnel casing, 30 joiners building fore and aft magazines

9.00am: Hands employed returning gunner's stores. Painting and scraping iron on A deck

1.00pm: Hands employed taking in gunner's stores. Scraping and painting iron on A deck

5.00pm: Gave leave to number 1 and number 2 watches

6.00pm: Edwards, seaman R.N.R., discharged to Devonport


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8 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

5.00am: 160 boilermakers repairing engines and boilers, 100 riveters preparing deck for gun mounting and repairing funnel casing, 35 joiners building fore and aft magazines, 30 caulkers caulking boat deck and on B deck

9.00am: Hands employed painting and scraping iron on A deck. Bring boat davits on board. Taking grummets off ammunition

1.30pm: Hands employed painting and scraping iron on A deck

5.00pm: Gave leave to number 2 and 3 watches

6.00pm: Surgeon Lynd Royal Navy joined ship


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9 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.443, Long -3.004

5.00am: 160 boilermakers repairing engines, 60 joiners building magazines, 90 riveters preparing deck for guns, 30 caulkers on boat deck

9.00am: Number 1 watch painting and scraping A deck. Number 2 watch embarking and disembarking ammunition and removing grummets from shells

12.10pm: Ship afloat

12.20pm: Proceeded out of dry dock

12.57pm: Clear of dry dock

1.12pm: Entered Canada Dock

2.15pm: Turned and entered Huskisson Dock

2.40pm: Entered Sandon Basin

3.05pm: Made fast

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Read warrant number 50

6.00pm: Gave special leave to number 1 and 3 watches


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10 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.00am: 160 boilermakers repairing boilers and telegraph, 95 riveters preparing deck for guns, 55 joiners building magazines and saloon, 40 caulkers caulking boat deck

9.00am: Second leave men returned

10.00am: Number 1 and number 3 watches discharge empties, number 2 watch painting on A deck

1.00pm: Hands painting and scraping iron on A deck

2.00pm: Removing grummets from shells

2.30pm: Hospital party returned with one rating from sick quarters

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Gave leave to number 1 and 2 watches


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11 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.00am: 160 engine room labourers repairing engines, 90 boilermakers preparing deck for guns, 30 joiners building magazines, 40 caulkers caulking boat deck

9.00am: Hands employed painting and scraping iron on A deck. Gunners party removing grummets from shells and discharging empties

11.30am: Discharged one stoker rating to military

1.00pm: Discharged twenty-eight stoker ratings

2.00pm: Hands painting on A deck and bringing boatswain's stores on board

5.00pm: Gave leave to number 2 and 3 watches


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12 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.00am: 160 engine room labourers repairing engines, 90 boilermakers preparing deck for guns, 30 joiners building magazines

9.00am: Hands employed painting and scraping iron on A deck

1.30pm: Hands to make and mend clothes

2.30pm: Gave leave to number 1 and 3 watches


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13 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: 90 boilermakers preparing decks for guns, 10 Joiners building magazines

8.30am: Roman Catholic [church] party landed

9.00am: Divisions

9.30am: Divine service

10.15am: Roman Catholic party returned

4.30pm: Evening quarters


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14 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

8.30am: Hands painting A deck and taking on board 6-inch shell

1.00pm: Hands taking in 6-inch shell and returning old rope

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Gave leave to numbers 2 and 3 watches to 7.00am


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15 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands unstrapping ammunition and unrigging number 2 derrick for repair

9.00am: Hands unrigging number 2 derrick, unstrapping shells, overhauling boats and gear, and painting and scaling

1.30pm: Hands employed as above

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to [numbers] 1 and 3 watches to 7.00am


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16 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning mess deck and sleeping quarters, and holystoning boat deck

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands cleaning magazines, holystoning decks and painting funnels

1.30pm: Hands rigging main and topmast stays, holystoning boat deck and cleaning magazines

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to second and third watches to 7.00am


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17 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands cleaning mess deck, unrigging number 2 derrick, painting firemen's quarters

9.00am: Divisions, prayers, hands blacking down, holystoning decks, cleaning magazines

1.00pm: Hands employed as above

2.00pm: One seaman and five firemen ratings landed, paid off

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to [numbers] 1 and 2 watches to 7.00am


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18 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands landing lifebelts, holystoning decks and cleaning sleeping quarters

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands holystoning decks, stowing spare gear down number 5 [hold] and cleaning magazine

1.30pm: Hands employed as above and replacing number 10 boat davits

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to numbers 1 and 3 watches to 7.00am. Read warrant number 50


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19 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands holystoning deck, scaling iron, stowing magazines

8.30am: Sub-Lieutenant Hebblethwaite R.N.R. joined

9.30am: Hands stowing shell and clearing decks

11.45am: Discharged one rating to hospital

1.00pm: Gave leave to first watch to 11.00am Sunday, second watch till 7.00am Monday

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations. Gave leave to watchkeepers


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20 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.20am: Divine Service

4.30pm: Evening quarters, told off hands to fire stations


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21 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands working shells, holystoning deck and scaling paint

9.30am: Hands taking on board steward's and boatswain's stores, also working shells

1.00pm: Hands employed as above

2.00pm: Two stoker ratings discharged from ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Gave leave to numbers 1 and 3 watches to 7.00am


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22 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship and returning empty cases

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands taking in stores

2.00pm: Hands taking in stores

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Leave to [numbers] 2 and 3 watches. Four seaman ratings joined ship


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23 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands taking on board ballast for stability test

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands employed as above

2.00pm: Hands employed as necessary at ballast

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Gave leave to [numbers] 1 and 2 watches to 7.00am


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24 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands taking on board ammunition

9.30am: Hands taking in ammunition and landing ballast

1.30pm: Hands employed as above

4.30pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to [numbers] 1 and 3 watches to 7.00am


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25 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands painting firemen's quarters, landing ballast, and painting and scaling iron

2.00pm: Hands landing rubbish and painting firemen's quarters

5.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to numbers 2 and 3 watches


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26 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

1.00pm: Gave leave to second watch to 7.00am, third watch to 7.00am Sunday

4.30pm: Evening quarters


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27 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.30am: Divisions

10.00am: Divine service

1.00pm: Gave leave to first watch to 7.00am

5.00pm: Evening quarters


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28 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands employed clearing out magazines and chipping B deck

1.00pm: Hands working at magazines and preparing boats for sea

5.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to numbers 1 and 2 watches to 7.00am


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29 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands clearing up decks and magazines, and painting firemen's quarters

1.00pm: Hands receiving stores and breasting ship to take guns on board

5.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to [numbers] 1 and 3 watches to 7.00am


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30 June 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.00am: Received during June 5357 tons. Consumed during June 4208 tons. Fresh water mains used in dry dock for all purposes and cooling refrigerating engine

9.00am: Hands painting and sealing, and fitting sights, etcetera, to guns

1.30pm: Hands painting overside and receiving ammunition

4.30pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to [numbers] 1 and 3 watches to 7.00am. Tried engine room telegraphs

6.26pm: Discharged two ratings to Royal Naval Barracks Devonport.



LOGS FOR JULY 1915


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H.M.S. "Caronia"

COPY OF LOG

FOR

Month of July 1915


I certify that this is a complete copy of the original Log. [Signed by] Henry Annall, Navigating Officer


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Sewill, Liverpool

Height of cistern above sea

70 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

None on board


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

Bridge

Whether in screen

Yes


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

Two of same type in use

July 1st

July 31st


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

July 1st

July 31st


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1 July 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

6.00am: Hands taking in stores

10.00am: Two ratings joined from Royal Naval Barracks Devonport

11.00am: Hands taking in stores

2.15pm: Lieutenants Roden and Bisset discharged from ship

3.00pm: Seven midshipmen joined from Royal Naval Barracks Devonport

5.00pm: Hands taking in stores

8.50pm: Finished coaling. One engine room artificer joined, also an electrician (Cunard). Total bunker coal received at Liverpool 3760 tons


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Lieutenant Roden is Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Edward C. Roden.

Wikipedia has an article on Lieutenant James Gordon Partridge Bisset.


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2 July 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

5.30am: Hands taking in stores

9.30am: Hands taking in stores and ammunition

2.00pm: Hands taking in stores

5.00pm: Lieutenant Tongue, Sub-Lieutenants More and Collier discharged to Royal Naval Barracks Devonport


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Lieutenant Tongue is Lieutenant R.N.R. F. Tongue.

The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Sub-Lieutenant More is Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. Francis E. More.

The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Sub-Lieutenant Collier is Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. Edward des F. Collier.


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3 July 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

2.00am: Tried main engines, telegraphs, lights, whistles

2.30am: Cast off and proceeded out of dock, four tugs assisting

2.45am: Backed into river, swung ship for [compass] deviation

4.30am: Proceeded to anchorage

4.55am: Anchored in 12 fathoms, veered to 75 fathoms, port cable

9.00am: Divisions. Exercised abandon ship stations, swung out and secured boats

10.00am: Exercised general quarters, fire control, guns crews at 6-inch gun drill

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.02pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded

6.26pm: [Perch] Rock light abeam

7.15pm: Landed pilot

7.18pm: Bar lightvessel abeam. Streamed patent log. Proceeded full speed on zigzag alterations of 30°

8.28pm: Latitude 53°37'N, longitude 3°47'W. Fired six shots at what was observed as a submarine

9.50pm: Skerries light abeam 19½ miles

11.06pm: Chicken Rock light abeam 11 miles


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


Ship's Head

Deviation

North

Nil

N by E

0°15'W

NNE

0°15'W

NE by N

0°15'W

NE

0°30'W

NE by E

1°00'W

EBE

0°30'W

E by N

0°30'W

East

Nil

E by S

Nil

ESE

Nil

SE by E

Nil

SE

Nil

SE by S

0°30'W

SSE

0°30'W

S by E

Nil

South

Nil

S by W

0°30'E

SSW

1°00'E

SW by S

1°00'E

SW

1°15'E

SW by W

1°15'E

WSW

1°15'E

W by S

1°00'E

West

0°30'E

W by N

Nil

WNW

Nil

NW by W

Nil

NW

0°15'E

NW by N

0°15'E

NNW

0°15'E

N by W

Nil


Perch Rock lighthouse is also known as New Brighton lighthouse.


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4 July 1915

From Liverpool to Bermuda

Lat 56.70, Long -7.89

1.17am: South Rock lightvessel abeam 6 miles

1.54am: Skulmartin lightvessel abeam 6½ miles

2.33am: Mew Island light abeam 4½ miles

2.57am: Black Head abeam 8 miles

3.33am: Maidens light abeam 4 miles

4.50am: Through Rathlin Sound

5.19am: Sheep Head Island abeam 2 miles [the log-keeper most probably meant Sheep Island, off Ballintoy]

5.55am: Observed submarine latitude 56°18'N, longitude 6°30'W

6.50am: 10 miles East of Instrahull

9.30am: Observed Skerryvore lightvessel N62°E

Noon: Signal books correct

12.08pm: Barra Head abeam 8½ miles

12.20pm: Barra Head bearing S69°E

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Clock back 42 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


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5 July 1915

From Liverpool to Bermuda

Lat 54.80, Long -19.0

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised action stations. Second and third watches at 6-inch gun drill

10.30am: Time back 35 minutes

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands cleaning ship, also cleaning numbers 1 and 2 holds

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations


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6 July 1915

From Liverpool to Bermuda

Lat 51.42, Long -28.43

1.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised action stations and fire control. Guns crews of all watches at 6-inch gun drill. Hands cleaning ship. Time back 36 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands painting and cleaning ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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7 July 1915

From Liverpool to Bermuda

Lat 47.58, Long -36.12

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action and fire control stations. All guns crews drilled at gun and loader. Hands painting ship and clearing boat falls. Time back 31 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands employed painting ship and chipping iron

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations


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8 July 1915

From Liverpool to Bermuda

Lat 43.62, Long -42.72

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.30am: Fog ([scale] 2) whistle sounded, all precautions taken

5.15am: Stopped whistle, fog lifting

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action and fire control [stations], all guns crews at gun drill, midshipmen at 6-inch gun drill and physical drill. Tried ship under steam auxiliary steering gear. Hands cleaning and painting ship. Clock back 26 minutes to apparent time at ship

1.30pm: Hands cleaning and painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


A scale 2 fog is a moderate fog: lights, passing vessels, and landmarks generally indistinct under a mile.


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9 July 1915

From Liverpool to Bermuda

Lat 39.53, Long -48.52

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters, fire and local control. Guns crews at 6-inch gun drill, also midshipmen and sub-lieutenants

11.30am: Hands cleaning and painting ship. Time back 24 minutes to apparent time at ship

2.00pm: Hands holystoning decks, and cleaning and painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

Midnight: Signal books correct


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10 July 1915

From Liverpool to Bermuda

Lat 36.40, Long -54.93

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship. Midshipmen and sub-lieutenants to physical drill, signals and navigation

11.30am: Time back 26 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal books correct. Fired at and sunk portion of derelict awash

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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11 July 1915

From Liverpool to Bermuda

Lat 33.73, Long -61.45

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Divisions, inspection

10.30am: Divine service. Time back 27 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal books correct

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

11.45pm: Observed loom of Gibbs Hill light bearing S80°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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12 July 1915

From Liverpool to, and at Bermuda

Lat 32.38, Long -64.67

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.40am: Made St. David's Head light S88°W

3.15am: Altered courses as requisite to anchorage. Hauled in patent log

4.35am: Stopped

5.00am: Anchored in 11 fathoms, veered to 60 fathoms, port cable

6.00am: Hands rigging derrick to land ammunition

7.45am: Tug "Creole" alongside for ratings and Sub-Lieutenant Hill

9.00am: Commenced landing ammunition into dockyard tugs and lighters, dockyard party assisting

11.45am: Received 187 ratings from dockyard

2.00pm: Hands discharging ammunition

4.30pm: All ammunition landed

5.00pm: Lieutenant Boles, Royal Navy, and nine ratings for sick quarters

6.15pm: Commenced landing ammunition from tug "Powerful"

7.55pm: Finished, weighed anchor and Proceeded

8.49pm: North Rock light N59°W, St. David's S88°W

10.30pm: Night defence stations


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13 July 1915

[Log-keeper mistakenly noted 12 July]

From Bermuda to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 36.52, Long -64.62

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised abandon ship, general quarters and fire control. Midshipmen and guns crews at 6-inch gun drill and loader

11.30am: Time back 5 minutes to apparent time at ship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: George Mullholland, male, English, trimmer, 18, of 36 Brook Road, Bootle, England: congestion of brain and heart failure due to heat [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant George Mulholland]

3.30pm: Hands cleaning ship

5.05pm: Committed to the deep the body of George Mullholland (trimmer)

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists George Mulholland, commemorated at the Portsmouth Naval memorial.


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14 July 1915

From Bermuda to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 43.15, Long -64.50

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised action stations and fire control, midshipmen and guns crews drilled at 6-inch guns

11.30am: Hands preparing for harbour, and cleaning and painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct. Sounded, no bottom 75 fathoms

2.30pm: Hands preparing for harbour

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.17pm: Made Halifax lightvessel N50°E

5.35pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam (close)

5.49pm: Entered war channel

6.10pm: Chebucto Head abeam

6.32pm: Maugher Beach abeam

6.45pm: Georges Island abeam. Stopped.

6.53pm: Anchored in 12 fathoms, veered to 65 fathoms, port cable. Anchor bearings: exhibition building N6°W, citadel flagstaff S52°W, ship's head North


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15 July 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.30am: Fog. Sound signals attended to

5.30am: Hands rigging purchase to lift anchor. [Holy-] Stoning decks and cleaning ship

7.30am: Landed one signal rating for dockyard duties

8.30am: Commenced coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Read warrants 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58

10.00am: Hands cleaning and overhauling boats gear, [holy-] stoning decks and scaling iron

11.15am: Eleven ratings for Halifax landed

1.00pm: Hands overhauling boats gear, taking in stores and painting overside

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Gave leave to second watch to 7.00am, and first part of first watch to 10.15pm. Read warrant number 59

6.30pm: Landed patrol

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night


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16 July 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands [holy-] stoning decks, painting overside and landing ammunition

1.30pm: Hands [holy-] stoning decks, painting overside and discharging ammunition

4.30pm: Shifted to E berth. Anchor bearings: exhibition building S69°W, citadel flagstaff N°W, ship's head N10°W

5.00pm: Gave leave to [numbers] 1 and 3 watches to 7.00am

6.30pm: Landed patrol

11.30pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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17 July 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

2.00am: Sound signals attended to

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship, taking in steward's stores, also taking in spare anchor and 5 lengths of cable

11.00am: H.M.S. "Niobe" arrived

1.30pm: Gave leave to second watch to 10.00pm. Hands make and mend clothes

6.30pm: Landed patrol

Midnight: Ceased coaling for the night


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18 July 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions, inspection

9.45am: Divine service

1.15pm: Gave leave to number 1 watch and second part of third [watch] to 10.00pm

4.30pm: Evening quarters


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19 July 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands discharging cargo from numbers 4 and 5 holds

9.30am: Hands discharging cargo, also taking in stores

1.30pm: Hands working cargo and stores

3.53pm: H.M.S. "Leviathan" anchored

4.16pm: H.M.S. "Carnarvon" anchored

5.00pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part of second [watch] to 10.00pm

6.00pm: Discharged four ratings to H.M.S. "Leviathan" also six parcels

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Patrol returned


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20 July 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Hands taking in stores, painting overside, cleaning holds

10.30am: Landed Lieutenant Boles, Royal Navy, and 141 ratings for passage in S.S. "Corsican". Discharged 51 ratings and eight sick to H.M.S. "Carnarvon"

1.30pm: Hands cleaning and painting ship, and preparing for sea

5.00pm: Gave special leave to petty officers to 10.00pm


Clyde Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Corsican".


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21 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 43.88, Long -64.08

5.30am: Hands preparing for sea

7.55am: Weighed anchor and proceeded

8.02am: Georges Island abeam

8.13am: Maugher Beach abeam

8.25am: Entered war channel

8.37am: Chebucto Head abeam

9.00am: Left war channel. Streamed patent log

9.19am: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1 mile. Passed H.M.S. "Cumberland"

9.20am: Exercised abandon ship stations

11.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands scrubbing canvas and painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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22 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.21, Long -70.82

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.15am: Altered course for Nantucket lightvessel

8.05am: Sighted Nantucket lightvessel N32°W

8.20am: Nantucket lightvessel N21°W 7½ miles

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action and fire control stations, also officer of quarters drilling 6-inch guns crews

11.00am: Time back to 4½ hours slow of Greenwich Mean Time 32 minutes

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands painting ship

1.25pm: Altered course for rendezvous at latitude 40°30'N, longitude 72°24'W

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.50pm: Passed H.M.S. "Berwick" on rendezvous

6.00pm: Commenced to zigzag on patrol in area A

7.15pm: Made Fire Island lightvessel N82°W 20 miles

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Fire Island lightvessel N33°E, Fire Island lighthouse N13°E. Altering course 2 points every 10 minutes


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23 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.50, Long -73.22

1.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.50am: Sighted H.M.S. "Isis" and exchanged patrol areas

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire control and divisional drill. Midshipmen to physical drill. Hands overhauling boats and painting ship

1.30pm: Hands cleaning ship

2.30pm: Zigzagging in area B

4.30pm: Evening quarters

4.50pm: Swung ship for [compass] deviation. Latitude 39°30'N, longitude 73°50'W, variation 10.0°W

5.20pm: Resumed course

7.30pm: Night defence stations


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


Ship's Head

Deviation

North

1°00'W

N by E

0°30'W

NNE

Nil

NE by N

0°30'E

NE

0°30'E

NE by E

1°00'E

EBE

1°30'E

E by N

2°30'E

East

3°00'E

E by S

3°00'E

ESE

3°00'E

SE by E

3°00'E

SE

3°00'E

SE by S

3°00'E

SSE

3°00'E

S by E

3°00'E

South

3°00'E

S by W

3°00'E

SSW

3°00'E

SW by S

3°00'E

SW

3°00'E

SW by W

2°30'E

WSW

2°00'E

W by S

1°30'E

West

1°30'E

W by N

Nil

WNW

0°30'W

NW by W

1°00'W

NW

1°00'W

NW by N

1°00'W

NNW

1°15'W

N by W

1°00'W


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24 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.76

1.42am: Navesink light N19°W, Barnegat light S69°W

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

11.30am: Made Ambrose lightvessel N23°W distance 11 miles

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hand make and mend clothes

1.34pm: Reduced speed

3.30pm: Zigzagging throughout

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.30pm: Guns crews exercised at control. Night defence stations

9.00pm: Barnegat light N5°W, Tucker Beach N61°W, Absecon light West


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25 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.41, Long -73.93

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Zigzag courses throughout

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Divisions, inspection

10.15am: Divine service

11.00am: Tucker Beach lighthouse N44°W, Atlantic City lighthouse N88°W

Noon: Signal books correct

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.17pm: Turned 16 points to investigate steamer

6.30pm: Exercised fire control

7.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Barnegat N3°E, Tucker Beach N49°W, Atlantic City N86°W


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26 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.77, Long -73.70

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.25am: Dropped target and carried out .303 aiming practice

10.57am: Ceased firing

Noon: Signal books correct

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Misty patches

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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27 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.23, Long -73.12

2.00am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Misty patches

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Dropped target and carried out .303 aiming practice

10.55am: Ceased firing, and closed on S.S. "Chasehill" of London

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands scrubbing and painting canvas screens

3.30pm: Closed on steamers S.S. "Jolandia" and S.S. "Finland"

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Stopped and sounded

5.35pm: Tucker Beach lighthouse N52°W 8 miles

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Wear Built Ships lists a probable reference to S.S. "Chasehill", originally launched as S.S. "Hawkes Bay".

The Wreck Site lists a possible reference to S.S. "Finland".


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28 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.66, Long -73.68

2.30am: Night defence stations

3.30am: Zigzagging throughout

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.27am: Dropped target and carried out officer of guard firing with 1-inch aiming rifle

11.30am: Hands [holy-] stoning decks and making fenders on griping spars

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands sponging guns and fitting racers

3.43pm: Fired blank

3.57pm: Fired second charge

3.59pm: Communicated by boat with Norwegian S.S. "Thule". Engines at 40 revolutions during examination. Courses as requisite turning

5.50pm: S.S. "Thule" proceeded on SSW course

6.00pm: Hoisted sea boat

6.11pm: Navesink N63°W, Scotland lightvessel N22°W

9.00pm: Kept steady course

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a possible reference to S.S. "Thule", though it might have been renamed by this time.


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29 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.68, Long -72.98

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Resumed zigzagging

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship and preparing for quarter's firing

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Carried out quarterly firing

11.00am: Ceased firing

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands chipping iron and painting

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Tucker Beach N45°W, Atlantic City buoy S88°W. Stopped zigzagging

Midnight: Signal books correct


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30 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.78

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Resumed zigzagging

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action and fire control stations. Guns crews at 6-inch gun drill. Sub-lieutenants and midshipmen at physical drill. Hands scaling and painting

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting B deck

4.30pm: Evening quarters

8.35pm: Tucker Beach N62°W, Atlantic City S82°W. Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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31 July 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.45, Long -73.75

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Commenced zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

Noon: Signal books correct

12.53pm: Reset patent log. Latitude 39°26½'N, longitude 73°56½'W

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: [Fog] Sound signals attended to

9.36pm: Stopped engines

9.44pm: Proceeded

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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[Only morning data for August 1st has been entered; the same information appears in the next log-book.]


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[Handwritten] H.M.S. Caronia 3/8/15



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1915


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H.M.S. "Caronia"

COPY OF LOG

FOR

Month of August 1915


I certify that this is a complete copy of the original Log. [Signed by] Henry Annall, Navigating Officer


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Sewill, Liverpool

Height of cistern above sea

70 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

None on board


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

Bridge

Whether in screen

Yes


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

[August 1st]

[August 31st]


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

[August 1st]

[August 31st]


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1 August 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.80, Long -67.37

Midnight: Fog lifted, increased speed

2.35am: Thick fog, reduced speed, all precautions taken

3.15am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam, approximate by ship's fog bell

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.35am: Stopped and altered course 4 points to port passing steamer

8.45am: Resumed speed

8.50am: Resumed course

10.00am: Divisions, divine service

Noon: Signal book correct

12.55pm: Stopped and passed H.M.S. "Berwick"

2.30pm: Intermittent patches of dense fog, speed as per log

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.15pm: Stopped for passing steamer

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal book correct


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2 August 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 43.43, Long -63.45

1.10am: Stopped passing steamer

2.35am: Stopped passing steamer

3.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Intermittent patches of dense fog. Speed accordingly

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

11.10am: Made Halifax lightvessel by horn 2 points on starboard bow

11.27am: Halifax lightvessel abeam ¼ mile

11.50am: Entered war channel

Noon: Signal book correct

12.25pm: Chebucto Head abeam (fog signal)

1.07pm: Maugher Beach abeam

1.29pm: Georges Island abeam

1.37pm: Anchored in 12½ fathoms, port anchor. Veered to 60 fathoms cable. Anchor bearings: exhibition tower N3°W, flagstaff (citadel) S70°W, ship's head N3°W

3.00pm: Hands preparing to coal and scrubbing overside

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.00pm

6.30pm: Commenced coaling

7.00pm: Night defence stations.

11.00pm: Ceased coaling


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3 August 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

1.30am: Night defence stations

4.55am: Weighed and proceeded into Bedford Basin. Anchor bearings: point of land S70°E, point of land N58°E, ship's head S48°E

6.45am: Anchored in 16 fathoms, starboard anchor. Veered to 70 fathoms cable

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Resumed coaling, divisions, prayers

10.30am: Hands scraping overside and overhauling derrick spans

11.15am: Landed one rating for hospital

1.30pm: First watch overhauling guns, etcetera, remainder stowing stores in mail-room

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

11.30pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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4 August 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship and overhauling spans

8.10am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.30am: Hands scrubbing overside and overhauling derrick spans

2.00pm: Hands cleaning ship, also cleaning out store room

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

11.45pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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5 August 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning and painting ship

8.30am: Resumed coaling

10.00am: Hands painting ship and taking in stores

1.30pm: Hands overhauling boats and boats gear, taking in provisions and painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters. Read warrant 60

4.55pm: Finished coaling

7.30pm: Night defence stations


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6 August 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship and painting overside

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands painting overside, [holy-] stoning decks and refitting voice pipe control

1.00pm: Gave leave to petty officers to 7.00pm

2.30pm: Hands painting overside and [holy-] stoning decks

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.50pm: H.M.S. "Northwich" [?] sailed

9.00pm: Night defence stations


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7 August 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia, and to position off New York

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship

11.00am: Inspection of ship by commander-in-chief

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.43pm: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour

8.00pm: Richmond Narrows

8.17pm: Georges Island abeam

8.30pm: Maugher Beach abeam

8.55pm: Chebucto Head abeam ¾ miles

9.20pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam 2½ miles (S7°E). Streamed log

9.55pm: Halifax lightvessel East

10.00pm: Sambro lighthouse N49°E

11.55pm: Set in foggy. Reduced speed

Midnight: Signal books correct


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8 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 42.01, Long -65.98

12.30am: Night defence stations

1.30am: Fog lifted, increased speed

2.10am: Fog, reduced speed

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions, divine service

10.52am: Fog lifting, increased speed

11.20am: Fog, reduced speed

11.30am: Signal books correct

12.09pm to 12.22pm: Proceeded slow passing steamer

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.12pm: Time back 30 minutes

9.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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9 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.60, Long -72.38

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action

9.22am: Dropped targets and carried out .303 aiming

10.42am: Proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: Commenced to zigzag

1.30pm: Hands shifting paymaster's stores and overhauling boats falls

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Tucker Beach light N43°W, Atlantic City N82°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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10 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.15, Long -74.10

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.20am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.51am: Northeast [End] lightvessel N78°W 1.5 miles

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters

10.00am: Dropped target and carried out 1-inch .303 aiming practice

11.10am: Proceeded. Hands chipping

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands chipping and painting iron

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

8.20pm: Atlantic City lighthouse S79°W, Tucker Beach N53°W. Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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11 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.70, Long -73.63

1.00am: Night defence stations

4.30am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.15am: Absecon buoy N70°W 1.5 miles

9.30am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised control stations. Officers to spotting table, midshipmen to physical drill, guns crews at loader, sight-setters instructed at sight-setting

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands cleaning numbers 3 and 4 holds and chipping iron on fore deck

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.10pm: Ambrose lightvessel N22°E, Navesink N72°W

7.30pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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12 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.51, Long -74.12

12.30am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised abandon ship (all boats gear overhauled). Exercised collision stations. Closed all watertight doors. Exercised fire control

11.30am: Barnegat lighthouse N9°E 13 miles

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands chipping waterways

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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13 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.18, Long -73.53

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.10am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.10am: Fog

9.00am: Fog lifted

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters. Guns crews drilled at 6-inch gun drill

11.00am: Hands chipping waterways

Noon: Signal books correct

2.03pm: Made Ambrose by ship's fog bell N36°W distance 3 miles

2.15pm: Ambrose lightvessel N48°W 2½ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

8.10pm: Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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14 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.70, Long -72.92

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.50am: Resumed zigzag courses

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Sub-lieutenants and midshipmen to physical drill and signalling

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Tucker Beach N44°W, Absecon buoy S69°W. Stopped zigzag courses

8.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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15 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.77

1.30am: Night defence stations

4.50am: Resumed zigzag courses

9.45am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Divine service

10.30am: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

11.05am: Made Ambrose lightvessel by ship's fog bell

11.35am: Ambrose lightvessel N36°W 1 mile

Noon: Signal books correct

3.50pm: Set in foggy. Started whistle

4.30pm: Evening quarters

4.45pm: Fog lifted

7.00pm: Night defence stations

8.10pm: Stopped zigzag courses

8.43pm: Made Barnegat light N44°W

10.00pm: Barnegat N30°W, Tucker Beach N84°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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16 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.55, Long -73.62

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.00am: Set in foggy, started whistle

5.30am: Fog lifted

5.40am: Resumed zigzag courses

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire control and carried out .303 aiming practice

11.00am: Hands painting on A deck

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting on A and D decks

3.55pm: Absecon buoy abeam 1 mile

4.20pm: Absecon buoy N54°E, Absecon lighthouse N61°W 5 miles

6.30pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Barnegat lighthouse N69°E 11 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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17 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.33, Long -73.82

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Resumed zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire control

10.00am: Hands cleaning number 4 hold and painting A deck

11.22am: Ambrose N25°W 2 miles

11.28am: Scotland lightvessel N72°W, Ambrose lightvessel N14°W

11.45am: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

Noon: Signal books correct

2.30pm: Hands painting A deck and cleaning number 4 hold

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

8.25pm: Made Barnegat light N65°W

9.15pm: Barnegat light abeam 18½ miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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18 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.18, Long -74.06

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.20am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers, carried out 1-inch and .303 aiming practice at floating target

11.00am: Hands painting on A deck

Noon: Signal books correct

2.40pm: Absecon buoy abeam 2½ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.42pm: Barnegat lighthouse N68°W 5½ miles

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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19 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.90, Long -73.93

1.00am: Night defence stations

2.33am: Altered course to investigate steamer

2.48am: Resumed course

4.50am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.53am: Absecon buoy N58°W 5 miles

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire control stations

10.50am: Barnegat whistle buoy abeam 1½ miles

11.06am: Barnegat lighthouse N87°W 3¾ miles. Hands painting and scaling

2.55pm: Ambrose lightvessel N39°E 4½ miles, Scotland lightvessel N32°W

3.00pm: Hands painting on A deck

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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20 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.43, Long -73.41

2.00am: Night defence stations

4.40am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.10am: Exercised action and general quarters

10.30am: Hands painting ship and cleaning out numbers 3 and 4 holds

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands painting on A and B decks

5.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Stopped zigzag courses

11.00pm: Atlantic City lighthouse S87°W, Tucker Beach N58°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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21 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.02, Long -73.33

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.10am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship. Midshipmen to physical drill

1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

2.53pm: Ambrose lightvessel N10°E 3 miles

5.00pm: Stopped zigzag courses

6.54pm: Barnegat lighthouse abeam 5½ miles

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.30pm: Absecon buoy abeam distance 8 miles

9.55pm: Absecon lighthouse abeam distance 15 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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22 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.65, Long -74.03

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Resumed zigzag courses. Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions, inspection

10.15am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

12.05pm: Barnegat lighthouse N75°W 5 miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

10.35pm: Atlantic City S89°W, Tucker Beach N55°W, Barnegat N4°E

Midnight: Signal books correct


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23 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.05, Long -73.93

1.00am: Night defence stations

3.56am: Stopped zigzag

4.50am: Resumed zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.20am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised action, fire and abandon ship stations

10.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N20°E 3½ miles

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Barnegat lighthouse S81°W, Barnegat buoy S60°W

2.30pm: Hands painting on B deck

3.52pm: Absecon buoy S84°W 3 miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

10.30pm: Zigzag courses


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24 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.58, Long -73.95

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Zigzag courses

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.37am: Absecon buoy S84°W 3 miles

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.28am: Dropped target. Carried out .303 aiming at target

10.39am: Proceeded closing steamer

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting boats

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.40pm: Tucker Beach N54°W, Absecon buoy S75°W

11.00pm: Zigzag courses


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25 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.19, Long -73.79

1.00am: Night defence stations

1.30am: Zigzag courses

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship and securing boats

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire control stations

10.30am: Ambrose N38°W ½ mile

10.52am: Ambrose lightvessel N22°W 5½ miles

Noon: Signal books correct

2.30pm: Hands painting boats, also B deck

3.30pm: Zigzag courses

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

10.12pm: Barnegat N18°E, Tucker Beach S75°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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26 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.30, Long -74.35

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised control stations. Spare hands painting B deck

10.30am: Hands painting boats

11.28am: Atlantic City lighthouse N6°E 5¼ miles

Noon: Signal books correct

12.36pm: Absecon buoy abeam 2¼ miles

2.30pm: Hands painting on B deck

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Zigzag courses

8.42pm: Absecon buoy N22°W 7½ miles


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27 August 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.83, Long -73.97

1.30am: Night defence stations

2.30am: Zigzag courses

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters

11.00am: Hands chipping waterways and getting up stores

11.32am: Barnegat lighthouse N75°W 6 miles

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands painting waterways, boats, etcetera

2.53pm: Ambrose lightvessel N5°W 6 miles

3.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N5°W 4¾ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.40pm: Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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28 August 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.25, Long -70.56

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

3.40pm: Nantucket lightvessel abeam ¾ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

11.35pm: Clock ahead 20 minutes


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29 August 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 42.52, Long -65.87

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions and divine service

11.35am: Thick fog, started whistle

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: All precautions taken

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations


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30 August 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

12.55am: Fog lifted

5.25am: Made Halifax lightvessel by horn ahead

5.34am: Halifax lightvessel abeam ¼ mile

6.00am: Entered war channel

6.18am: Chebucto Head

6.40am: Maugher Beach

6.52am: Georges Island

7.30am: Entered Bedford basin

8.20am: Anchored in 16 fathoms, veered to 75 fathoms cable, starboard anchor. Received twenty-five bags mail

8.30am: Hands swing in boats, scrubbing overside and painting, also preparing for coaling

9.30am: Commenced coaling

2.00pm: Hands cleaning and painting ship

4.30pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 7.00pm

6.00pm: Received four sacks mail


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31 August 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

12.45am: Stopped coaling for the night

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship and scraping overside

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Guns crews instructed in gun stripping

1.30pm: Gave leave to second and first part of third watch to 7.00pm

2.30pm: Landed 2% 6-inch quick fire charges for examination. Hands scraping overside

4.30pm: Evening quarters


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[Handwritten] Copy of Log H.M.S. Caronia August 1915



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1915


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H.M.S. "Caronia"

COPY OF LOG

FOR

Month of September 1915


I certify that this is a complete copy of the original Log. [Signed by] Henry Annall, Navigating Officer


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Sewill, Liverpool

Height of cistern above sea

65 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

Fore bridge

Whether in screen

Yes


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

Crosser and Sons

September 1st

September 30th

Dry 652



Wet 653



Exchanged September 1st 1915




[The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant Cossor and Sons.]


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls

September 1st

September 30th


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1 September 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship and painting overside

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

11.45am: Gave leave to third watch and first part of third watch

1.00pm: Hands painting overside

3.00pm: Hands commenced coaling ship

10.15pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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2 September 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.15am: Hands resumed coaling

10.00am: Hands coaling ship

2.00pm: Hands coaling ship

11.00pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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3 September 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Resumed coaling

9.30am: Hands coaling and painting ship

2.00pm: Hands coaling and painting ship

6.15pm: H.M.S. "Carnarvon" sailed

11.55pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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4 September 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Resumed coaling

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship

1.30pm: Gave leave to first watch and second part of number 2 watch

3.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.50pm: Landed patrol

6.55pm: Finished coaling. Received 3230 tons


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5 September 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.00am: Divisions. Divine service

1.00pm: Gave leave to second watch to 7.00pm

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.10pm: H.M.S. "Berwick" sailed


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6 September 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

5.30am: H.M.S. "Argyll" anchored

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Hands painting ship, taking in stores and preparing for sea

2.00pm: Hands painting ship and taking in stores

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Read warrants 61 and 62. Gave leave to second watch and first part of first watch to 7.00pm. Landed patrol.

10.55pm: Collision reported to officer of watch. Called away motor boat and port sea boat


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7 September 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: H.M.S. "Sydney" anchored

6.30am: Hands painting overside and cleaning ship

10.00am: Hands painting ship and stowing derricks

12.30pm: Recovered remains of chief steward brought on board

3.05pm: One carpenter discharged from hospital

4.00pm: Discharged three ratings to H.M.C.S. "Diana"

4.30pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 7.00am


Midshipman E. Day, R.N.R., age 19, British, last place of abode H.M.S. "Caronia" missing, probable cause of death drowning, body not yet recovered.

Return of Death. Robert Cook, male, age 33, rank chief steward, British, last place of abode H.M.S. "Caronia", cause of death drowning. [The log-keeper most probably made a spelling mistake and meant Robert E. Cooke]


The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists Elystan Tidmarsh Day, commemorated at the Portsmouth Naval memorial, and Robert M. Cooke, buried at Halifax St. John's Cemetery.


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8 September 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Hands [holy-] stoning decks

8.30am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands [holy-] stoning decks and painting ship

1.00pm: Landed funeral party

2.30pm: Funeral party returned

3.00pm: Hands [holy-] stoning decks and painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.25pm: Weighed and proceeded

6.45pm: Through [Richmond] Narrows

7.01pm: Georges Island

7.12pm: Maugher Beach

7.30pm: Entered war channel

7.47pm: Chebucto Head

8.16pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam ½ mile

9.20pm: Set in foggy, reduced speed. All precautions taken

Midnight: Signal books correct


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9 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 42.22, Long -64.30

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Exercised action and fire control. Closed watertight bulkhead doors. Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.07pm: Increased speed. Stopped whistle

2.30pm: Hands cleaning ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations

10.10pm: Fog. Started whistle. Reduced speed

11.50pm: Fog cleared. Stopped whistle. Increased speed


[10th and 11th September 1915 have been scanned twice because of an inserted note.]


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10 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.97, Long -69.83

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters

10.30am: Hands chipping iron

11.30am: Time back 15 minutes

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands chipping and painting

3.00pm: Time back 15 minutes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Hands night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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11 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.51, Long -73.32

1.30am: Night defence stations

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.25pm: Swung ship for [compass] deviations

6.00pm: Barnegat lighthouse N65°W 4½ miles

7.00pm: Stopped zigzag courses

8.45pm: Atlantic City lighthouse N71°W, Tucker Beach lighthouse N39°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


Ship's Head

Deviation

Ship's Head

Deviation

North

2°00'W

South

4°00'E

N10°E

2°00'W

S10°W

4°00'E

N20°E

1°30'W

S20°W

4°00'E

N30°E

1°15'W

S30°W

3°30'E

N40°E

0°45'W

S40°W

3°30'E

N50°E

0°45'E

S50°W

3°00'E

N60°E

0°15'E

S60°W

2°30'E

N70°E

1°00'E

S70°W

2°00'E

N80°E

1°00'E

S80°W

1°00'E

East

1°15'E

West

0°30'E

S80°E

1°15'E

N80°W

0°15'W

S70°E

1°45'E

N70°W

0°30'W

S60°E

2°00'E

N60°W

0°45'W

S50°E

2°15'E

N50°W

1°00'W

S40°E

2°45'E

N40°W

1°00'W

S30°E

3°00'E

N30°W

1°00'W

S20°E

3°30'E

N20°W

1°30'W

S10°E

4°00'E

N10°W

2°00'W

South

4°00'E

North

2°00'W


Latitude 39°35'N, longitude 73°55'W, variation 10°00'W.


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12 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.23, Long -73.70

5.20am: Commenced zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.20am: Divisions. Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N10°W 4 miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.26pm: Stopped zigzag courses

7.30pm: Night defence stations

10.20pm: Barnegat lighthouse N52°W 21 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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13 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.43, Long -73.95

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.10am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.25am: Dropped target. Carried out 1-inch aiming at target

11.10am: Resumed course

Noon: Signal books correct

12.50pm: Absecon buoy N84°W 4 miles

2.00pm: Carried out series of turning experiments

3.35pm: Proceeded

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.10pm: Night defence stations, stopped zigzag courses

8.30pm: Absecon buoy N85°W, Tucker Beach N45°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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14 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.07, Long -73.50

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.15am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Fog. Sounded whistle

8.11am: Stopped

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised abandon ship, fire and collision stations

10.00am: Proceeded

11.30am: Hands painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting boat deck

2.10pm: Ambrose lightvessel N22°E 3 miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

7.20pm: Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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15 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.43, Long -73.75

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.20am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.22am: Dropped target and carried out 1-inch aiming rifle practice

10.55am: Proceeded

11.00am: Hands chipping and painting

Noon: Signal books correct

2.25pm: Absecon buoy S72°W 3½ miles, Tucker Beach N35°W

3.00pm: Hands overhauling towing hawsers and chipping iron rust

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

4.34pm: Barnegat buoy abeam 1¼ miles

7.10pm: Tucker Beach N40°W, Atlantic City N86°W. Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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16 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.97, Long -73.71

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Divisional drills

10.30am: Hands chipping and painting

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting boat deck and forecastle

2.45pm: Ambrose lightvessel N28°E 1¾ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.25pm: Found ship set 6° East of course

6.55pm: Barnegat buoy abeam ½ mile. Stopped zigzag courses

8.30pm: Tucker Beach abeam 9 miles

9.00pm: Atlantic City N88°W, Tucker Beach N44°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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17 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.40, Long -74.03

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.20am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Exercised general quarters, and fire control. Connected up after steering gear and steered from tiller compartment

10.40am: Reconnected bridge steering gear

11.15am: Tucker Beach N53°W, Atlantic City lighthouse N81°W

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands scaling and painting

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Stopped zigzag courses

9.50pm: Tucker Beach N40°W, Absecon buoy N70°W, Atlantic City N81°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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18 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.42, Long -73.80

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.20am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship

11.00am to noon: Courses various inspecting shipping

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Barnegat lighthouse N59°W 4¾ miles

6.53pm: Stopped zigzag courses

7.00pm: Atlantic City N82°W, Tucker Beach N51°W

7.17pm: Altered course South to close steamer, worked up to full speed

7.45pm: Reduced speed and signalled S.S. "Momus" of New York

8.18pm: Atlantic City lighthouse N72°W 19 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


S.S. "Momus" was built by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company for the Southern Pacific Steamship Company.


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19 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.55, Long -73.70

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Commenced zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Absecon buoy N56°W, Atlantic City lighthouse N82°W

10.00am: Mustered ship's company by open list

10.30am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.00pm: Night defence stations. Stopped zigzag courses

8.05pm: Atlantic City N88°W, Tucker Beach N50°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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20 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.14, Long -73.67

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.15am: Commenced zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Dropped target and carried out 1-inch aiming practice for starboard guns

10.55am: Resumed course

11.30am: Hands chipping and painting

Noon: Signal books correct

2.23pm: Ambrose lightvessel N32°E 2½ miles

3.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.00pm: Stopped zigzag courses

10.47pm: Tucker Beach N80°W, Absecon buoy S72°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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21 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.42, Long -74.06

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.23am: Commenced zigzag courses

5.58am: Proceeded East to signal tank steamer

7.00am: Resumed course

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers, hands to rifle drill. Stokers to squad drill

11.55am: Wind shifted to North-West during heavy squall

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands scraping and painting

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.30pm: Stopped zigzag courses

7.00pm: Night defence stations

9.00pm: Tucker Beach N55°W, Atlantic City West

Midnight: Stopped starboard engine. Signal books correct


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22 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.29, Long -73.78

1.00am: Proceeding on port engine

2.00am: Night defence stations

3.00am: Proceeded both engines

5.20am: Commenced zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.35am: Stopped to centre telemotor gear

8.55am: Proceeded

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised fire control stations

Noon: Signal books correct

1.10pm: Ambrose lightvessel N8°E, Scotland lightvessel N30½°E, Navesink N62°W

3.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

4.58pm: Barnegat buoy abeam ½ miles

6.55pm: Barnegat lighthouse N4°E, Tucker Beach N57½°W

7.00pm: Night defence stations. Stopped zigzag courses

8.00pm: Atlantic City N65°W, Absecon buoy N40°W


A telemotor is a hydraulic device to transfer to movements of the wheel on the ship's bridge to the steering gear at the stern.


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23 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.18, Long -73.58

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Dropped target and carried out quarters firing, four rounds per gun

10.55am: Picked up target

11.12am: Proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands painting boats

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.55pm: Barnegat N4°W

7.52pm: Tucker Beach N61°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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24 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.25, Long -73.74

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.40am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised closed watertight doors. Ship's company exercised at rifle and squad drill

11.04am: Ambrose lightvessel N29°W, Scotland lightvessel N68°W, Navesink lighthouse N89°W

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

6.30pm: Stopped zigzag courses

6.50pm: Tucker Beach N51°W, Atlantic City S87°W, Barnegat N4°E

Midnight: Signal books correct


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25 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.25, Long -73.92

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Commenced zigzag courses

9.00am: Hands cleaning ship

11.15am: Shrewsbury Rock buoy S41°W, Navesink N70°W, Scotland lightvessel N1°W, Ambrose lightvessel N42°E

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

2.30pm: Barnegat buoy S47°W 6 miles

3.06pm: Barnegat buoy abeam 3 miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations. Stopped zigzag courses

8.00pm: Atlantic City N50°W, Tucker Beach N3°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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26 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.48, Long -73.82

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.40am: Tucker Beach lighthouse N72°W 7½ miles

10.12am: Absecon buoy S70°W, Tucker Beach N47°W

Noon: Signal books correct

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Night defence stations. Stopped zigzag courses

8.00pm: Barnegat N18°W, Tucker Beach N80°W

9.30pm: Barnegat N12°W, Tucker Beach N82°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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27 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.23, Long -73.49

1.00am: Night defence stations

5.40am: Commenced zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Exercised general quarters and fire control

9.24am: Dropped target and carried out 1-inch aiming practice from port guns. Exercised watertight doors

10.50am: Stopped and picked up target

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands painting ship

3.20pm: Passed a white conical buoy with pole and two blue flags, apparently adrift. Latitude 39°35'N, longitude 73°55'W

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

4.25pm: Barnegat N45°W, Barnegat buoy N5°W

6.20pm: Atlantic City N89°W, Tucker Beach N35°W

7.30pm: Night defence stations. Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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28 September 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.35, Long -73.08

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

6.00am: Commenced zigzag courses

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised abandon ship and collision stations. Closed watertight doors

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

7.00pm: Night defence stations

10.42pm: Made Nantucket lightvessel N62°E

11.00pm: Time advanced 20 minutes

Midnight: Signal books correct


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29 September 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 41.70, Long -66.25

12.05am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam

2.30am: Night defence stations

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers, exercised fire control. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight door system

11.00am: Hands painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.41pm: Passed H.M.S. "Carnarvon" heading South-West

3.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

8.30pm: Time advanced 22 minutes to Halifax time

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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30 September 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

12.32am: Made West Ironbound Island N9°W

2.39am: West Ironbound Island abeam 14 miles

3.00am: Cross Island N62°W, Sambro Island N68°E. Commenced zigzag courses

4.20am: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1½ miles

4.40am: Entered war channel

5.01am: Chebucto Head abeam

5.23am: Maugher Beach abeam

5.35am: Georges Island abeam

5.50am: In [Richmond] Narrows

6.07am: Anchored on flag[ship] in 16 fathoms, veered to 75 fathoms, starboard cable. Anchor bearings: Navy Island N51°E, point at narrows S74°E, point in basin N38°W, ship's head N15°E

6.25am: Drew fires, received twenty-one sacks mail

8.45am: Commenced coaling. Hands surveying cable and preparing for coaling

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands surveying cable, painting masts and funnels and scraping overside

4.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to second part of third and second watches to 7.00am

11.25pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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[Handwritten] Copy of Log H.M.S. Caronia September 1915



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1915


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H.M.S. "Caronia"

COPY OF LOG

FOR

Month of October 1915


I certify that this is a complete copy of the original Log. [Signed by] Henry Annall, Navigating Officer


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Sewill, Liverpool

Height of cistern above sea

65 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

Fore bridge

Whether in screen

Yes


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

Cossor and Sons, no number

October 1st

October 31st


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls, no number

October 1st

October 31st


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1 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.15am: H.M.S. "Devonshire" arrived

7.30am: Liberty men returned

7.45am: Resumed coaling

9.30am: Hands painting masts and funnels, and scraping overside

1.00pm: Coaling continues

2.30pm: Hands painting ship and surveying cables

4.30pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 7.00am

11.30pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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2 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Liberty men returned

7.55am: Resumed coaling

9.30am: Hands cleaning ship and painting overside

1.00pm: Gave leave to second watch and first part of first watch to 6.30pm

3.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

7.00pm: Liberty men returned

9.50pm: Finished coaling


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3 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.05am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.15am: Divisions. Divine service

9.30am: Cautioned Mr. Brown, chief engineer, for, that he on the morning of Thursday September 30th 1915, did consume six glasses of gin

1.00pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 6.30pm

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.30pm: Liberty men returned


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Chief Engineer Brown is Senior Engineer R.N.R. Robert Brown.


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4 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands scraping and painting ship's side, and taking in stores

1.30pm: Hands scraping and painting ship's side, and taking in stores

2.30pm: W. McKay seaman R.N.R. transferred to H.M.S. "Devonshire"

3.00pm: Gave leave to petty officers to 6.30pm

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.50pm: H.M.S. "Devonshire" sailed

7.30pm: Received seven sacks mail


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5 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands taking in stores, scraping quarter deck and painting overside

1.00pm: Hands taking in stores and painting ship's side

2.00pm: Gave special leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 7.00am

4.30pm: Evening quarters, read warrants numbers 65, 66, 67, 68

5.15pm: H.M.S. "Cumberland" sailed


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6 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Liberty men returned

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.30am: Hands [holy-] stoning decks. Gunners party from H.M.S. "Leviathan" fitting director fire control

1.30pm: Hands taking in stores and [holy-] stoning decks

3.00pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 7.00am

4.30pm: Evening quarters


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7 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.20am: H.M.S. "Carnarvon" anchored

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.55am: Liberty men returned

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands [holy-] stoning boat-deck, and scraping and cleaning paintwork. Gunners party from H.M.S. "Leviathan" fitting director fire control

1.30pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 6.30pm

2.30pm: Hands scraping and painting ship, and taking in stores

4.30pm: Evening quarters, read warrant number 69

5.00pm: One rating joined ship

7.00pm: Liberty men returned


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8 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands painting ship. Gunnery party from H.M.S. "Leviathan" fitting director firing

1.30pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 6.30pm

3.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters

7.10pm: Liberty men returned


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9 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia, and to position off New York

Lat 44.68, Long -63.63

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.35am: H.M.S. "Melbourne" anchored

9.15am: Exercised fire control and fired tubes by director control

11.00am: Hands cleaning ship

12.30pm: Received two sacks mail

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters, read warrant number 71

5.32pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded out of harbour

5.47pm: Passed through [Richmond] Narrows

6.05pm: Georges Island abeam

6.18pm: Maugher Beach

6.53pm: Chebucto Head abeam

7.38pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam

8.30pm: Night defence stations

8.50pm: Sambro Island N75°E, Pearl Island N37°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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10 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 41.73, Long -66.13

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions. Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

4.00pm: Evening quarters

6.25pm: Position by stars: latitude 40°47'N, longitude 67°38'W

7.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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11 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.85, Long -72.48

1.25am: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 4 miles

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Exercised action and fire stations and fire control. Divisional drills and spotting table

10.05am: Time back 30 minutes

11.30am: Hands chipping and painting

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands rigging screens on bridge and painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

4.30pm: Swung ship for [compass] deviation

6.25pm: Position by stars: latitude 39°24'N, longitude 73°49'W

8.30pm: Atlantic City S70°W, Barnegat N3°E

10.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


[12th and 13th October 1915 have been scanned twice because of an inserted note.]


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12 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.33, Long -73.63

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.24am: Dropped target and carried out 1-inch firing exercising control and director firing

11.00am: Picked up target and proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

2.45pm: Made Absecon buoy S82°W

2.55pm: Barnegat lighthouse N6°E 15 miles

3.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.25pm: Stopped to take position of mark buoys

4.35pm: Proceeded

6.30pm: Night defence stations

6.55pm: Barnegat lighthouse N6°E, Tucker Beach N51°W

8.00pm: Signal books correct

Midnight: Signal books correct


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13 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.12, Long -73.55

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.15am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Squad and rifle drill, and spotting table

11.00am: Hands painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct

2.48pm: Scotland lightvessel N51°W, Ambrose lightvessel N7°E

3.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill. Swung ship for [compass] deviation

4.50pm: Proceeded. Stopped zigzag courses

6.45pm: Barnegat lighthouse S64°W, Sea Girt lighthouse N46°W, Navesink lighthouse N19°W

9.15pm: Barnegat lighthouse N56°W 24 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


Ship's Head

Deviation

Ship's Head

Deviation

North

1°00'W

South

5°00'E

N10°E

1°00'W

S10°W

5°00'E

N20°E

1°00'W

S20°W

4°30'E

N30°E

1°00'W

S30°W

4°00'E

N40°E

0°30'W

S40°W

4°00'E

N50°E

Nil

S50°W

4°00'E

N60°E

1°00'E

S60°W

3°00'E

N70°E

2°00'E

S70°W

2°30'E

N80°E

2°00'E

S80°W

2°00'E

East

2°00'E

West

1°00'E

S80°E

2°30'E

N80°W

Nil

S70°E

3°00'E

N70°W

0°30'W

S60°E

3°00'E

N60°W

1°00'W

S50°E

3°30'E

N50°W

1°00'W

S40°E

3°30'E

N40°W

1°00'W

S30°E

3°30'E

N30°W

1°00'W

S20°E

3°30'E

N20°W

1°00'W

S10°E

4°00'E

N10°W

1°00'W

South

5°00'E

North

1°00'W


Latitude 40°10'N, longitude 73°48'W, variation 10°20'W.


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14 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.43, Long -74.05

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.20am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Control stations, dropped target, increased speed and carried out 1-inch aiming practice. Exercising director and fire control

10.40am: Ceased fire and picked up target

11.00am: Proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

1.15pm: Courses various

3.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Stopped zigzag courses

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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15 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.02, Long -73.57

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.10am: Hands cleaning ship

8.20am: Intermittent patches of fog. Whistle sounded as requisite, revolutions reduced during fog

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters. Carried out control fire, boat and officer of quarters drill

11.00am: Hands scaling and painting, also cleaning number 3 hold

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Patches of fog. Whistle sounded during same. Hands painting on A and B decks

3.45pm: Ambrose lightvessel N63°W 2½ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.10pm: Night defence stations, stopped zigzag courses

9.25pm: Fog. Sounded whistle

10.10pm: Fog lifted

Midnight: Signal books correct


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16 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.34, Long -74.24

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.10am: Commenced zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.15am: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight door systems

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

11.37am: Altered course for Absecon buoy

Noon: Atlantic City N71½°W, Absecon buoy N5°E 3½ miles. Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.20pm: Night defence stations, stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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17 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.43, Long -74.10

1.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.40am: Divisions, inspection

10.00am: Divine service

11.20am: Absecon buoy S54°W 3 miles

Noon: Signal books correct

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations, stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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18 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.17, Long -73.61

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.15am: Set in fog. Whistle sounded, all precautions taken

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.00am: Stopped and sounded

8.30am: Stopped and sounded

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tested watertight doors. Officers at spotting table. Junior officers at physical drill. Stokers at squad drill. Hands scraping waterways and cleaning number 3 hold

Noon: Signal books correct

1.05pm: Made Ambrose by ship's fog bell and fog horn

1.07pm: Ambrose lightvessel N57°W ¼ mile

3.00pm: Hands cleaning paint on A deck

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.10pm: Fire Island lightvessel N75°E by horn and ship's fog bell

5.30pm: Fog lifted. Stopped whistle.

7.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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19 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.75, Long -72.47

1.00am: Night defence stations

6.15am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Carried out 1-inch aiming rifle practice at target, director firing

10.45am: Picked up target

10.50am: Proceeded

11.30am: Hands scraping waterways and cleaning paint

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Stopped zigzag courses

3.00pm: Hands scraping waterways B deck

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.50pm: Fire Island lightvessel N34°W 2½ miles

6.05pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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20 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.33, Long -72.59

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.25am: Made Fire Island lightvessel by ship's fog bell

8.10am: Fog ([scale] 5). Sounded whistle

8.44am: Fire Island lightvessel N40°W 1½ miles by horn

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Hands cleaning ship. First watch at divisional drill. Officers at spotting table. Sub-lieutenants and midshipmen to physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Zigzag courses

2.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters, physical drill

4.05pm: Made Shinnecock light N6°E

4.40pm: Shinnecock lighthouse N6°E 5½ miles

5.10pm: Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


A scale 5 fog is a thick fog; ships' lights and vessels invisible at ¼ mile or less.


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21 October 1915

[Log-keeper mistakenly noted 21 October]

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.44, Long -72.83

12.40am: Set in foggy, sounded whistle

2.30am: Night defence stations

4.06am: Stopped engines, thick fog

6.00am: Proceeded

7.55am: Weather clearing

8.05am: Reduced speed, fog ([scale] 4)

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tried watertight doors

10.00am: Hands painting and cleaning bright work

10.40am: Fog

11.05am: Stopped engines dense fog

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Stopped within sound of Fire Island lightvessel, dense fog

3.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.11pm: Fire Island lightvessel N61°W 2½ miles by horn

6.15pm: Night defence stations

6.20pm: Fog cleared, stopped whistle

Midnight: Signal books correct


A scale 4 fog is a thick fog; ships' lights and vessels invisible at ¼ mile or less.


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22 October 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.76, Long -72.47

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.20am: Commenced zigzag courses

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Exercised general quarters

9.24am: Dropped target and carried out 1-inch aiming rifle practice

9.35am: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors. Exercised fire stations

10.45am: Picked up target

10.55am: Proceeded. Hands painting ship

Noon: Shinnecock lighthouse N5°W 6¾ miles. Signal books correct

2.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.50pm: Stopped zigzag courses

6.50pm: Made Fire Island light N46°W

8.20pm: Fire Island N22°W, Fire Island lightvessel N57°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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23 October 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 40.70, Long -72.52

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.20am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.30am: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

Noon: Signal books correct

12.15pm: Shinnecock light abeam 9 miles

12.45pm: Increased speed

3.00pm: Make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.20pm: Position by stars: latitude 40°43'N, longitude 70°41'W

7.00pm: Night defence stations

8.20pm: Made Nantucket lightvessel S79°E

9.15pm: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 1½ miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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24 October 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 42.15, Long -65.87

1.00am: Time advanced 30 minutes to Halifax time

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.40am: Divisions, inspection

10.00am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

2.50pm: Reduced speed, engine room requirement

3.20pm: Increased speed, engine room requirement

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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25 October 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.10am: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1½ miles

6.55am: Chebucto Head abeam. Entered war channel

7.20am: Maugher Beach abeam

7.33am: Georges Island abeam

7.38am: Anchored in 10 fathoms, starboard anchor, veered to 60 fathoms. Anchor bearings: Mount Hope chimney S62°W, Georges Island S6°W, exhibition tower N2°W, ship's head NNW N2°W

8.30am: Drew fires

10.00am: Received seventeen sacks mail, landed one rating for hospital

11.30am: Hands cleaning ship and painting overside

1.00pm: Hands scraping and painting overside, stripping and cleaning guns

4.30pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to second watch to 10.00pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Patrol and liberty men returned


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26 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.05am: Fire discovered in number 2 hold. Piped hands to fire stations

5.50am: Fire extinguished

6.30am: Hands employed [holy-] stoning boat deck, cleaning mail room and scraping overside

9.30am: Hands scraping and painting overside, carrying out half-yearly examination of guns

1.30pm: Hands scraping and painting ship

2.30pm: Examining guns

4.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to thirds watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm

4.15pm: H.M.S. "Cumberland" sailed

5.00pm: H.M.S. "Carmania" sailed

7.00pm: Received two sacks mail

8.45pm: Darkened ship


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27 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Commenced coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.30am: Hands painting overside and examining guns

1.30pm: Hands painting overside, cleaning mail room and [holy-] stoning quarterdeck

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.15pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.15pm

4.45pm: Received ten sacks mail

5.15pm: Two marine and one seaman ratings joined ship

5.45pm: Stopped coaling for the night

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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28 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.20am: Resumed coaling

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

9.30am: Hands working stores, overhauling guns and painting ship

11.30am: Received one sack mail

1.30pm: Hands [holy-] stoning decks, landing empty oil casks, overhauling guns and receiving stores

4.30pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.45pm: Liberty men and patrol returned

11.45pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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29 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.00am: H.M.S. "Melbourne" arrived

7.30am: Resumed coaling

9.30am: Hands taking in stores and overhauling guns

2.00pm: Hands taking in stores and overhauling guns

4.30pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.15pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

8.30pm: Finished coaling 2180 tons

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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30 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

10.30am: Court of inquiry into fire opened

11.00am: Hands cleaning ship

1.30pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm

3.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol


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31 October 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions, divine service

9.45am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

1.20pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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[Handwritten] Copy of Log H.M.S. Caronia Month of October 1915



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1915


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H.M.S. "Caronia"

COPY OF LOG

FOR

Month of November 1915


I certify that this is a complete copy of the original Log. [Signed by] Henry Annall, Navigating Officer


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Sewill, Liverpool, no number

Height of cistern above sea

65 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

Fore bridge

Whether in screen

Yes


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

Cossor and Sons, no number

November 1st

November 30th


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls, no number

November 1st

November 30th


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1 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship and securing boats for sea

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.10am: Hands preparing for sea, cleaning number 4 hold

1.00pm: Received two sacks mail

1.30pm: Paid monthly payments

2.30pm: Hands scrubbing coal screens and preparing for sea

4.00pm: Evening quarters. Received seven sacks mail

4.15pm: H.M.S. "Carnarvon" sailed


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2 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia, and to position off New York

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.00am: Hands cleaning number 4 hold and cleaning and painting ship

2.00pm: Hands preparing for sea

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.30pm: Weighed and proceeded

4.40pm: Georges Island abeam

4.52pm: Maugher Beach abeam

5.06pm: Entered war channel

5.15pm: Chebucto Head abeam

5.30pm: Cleared war channel

6.04pm: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1 mile

9.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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3 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 41.75, Long -65.20

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.15am: Position by stars: latitude 42°16'N, longitude 64°15'W

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors. Exercised action and fires stations. Sub-lieutenants and midshipmen to physical drill. Lieutenants spotting table

11.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands getting up stores

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Read warrant number 71

5.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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4 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.82, Long -71.68

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.15am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Ship's company to rifle and squad drill. Tried Stone-Lloyd [watertight] doors

11.00am: Clocks back 15 minutes

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands cleaning ship

2.59pm: H.M.S. "Calgarian" bound East

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations


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5 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.18, Long -73.53

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Position by stars: latitude 39°36'N, longitude 72°45¾'W

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Exercised general quarters, fire control and fire stations. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors. Sub-lieutenants and midshipmen to physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Zigzag courses

2.35pm: Ambrose lightvessel abeam 1 mile

3.10pm: Stopped zigzag courses

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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6 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.47, Long -73.92

2.00am: Night defence stations

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.41pm: Made Atlantic City lighthouse N88°W

1.00pm: Atlantic City West, Tucker Beach N44°W

1.45pm: Made Barnegat N9°E. Tested patent log: distance by log 21.0, distance over ground 21.4

3.26pm: Barnegat buoy abeam ½ mile

3.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.45pm: Atlantic City N86°W

7.30pm: Night defence stations


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7 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.95, Long -73.62

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.15am: Position by stars: latitude 39°28½'N, longitude 72°51'W

6.30am: Commenced zigzag courses. Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions. Inspection

10.00am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

2.30pm: Zigzag courses

3.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N8°E 3 miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

4.34pm: Swung ship for [compass] deviation

5.50pm: Night defence stations. Stopped zigzag courses

Midnight: Signal books correct


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8 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.35, Long -73.97

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Position by stars: latitude 39°19'N, longitude 73°09'W

7.45am: Commenced zigzag courses

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations

9.22am: Dropped target and carried out 1-inch aiming rifle practice. Tested watertight doors

10.47am: Picked up target. Hand cleaning and painting ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.20pm: Absecon buoy N49°W 4¼ miles

3.00pm: Hands painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.25pm: Position by stars: latitude 39°45'N, longitude 73°28'W

5.37pm: Stopped zigzag courses

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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9 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.41, Long -73.83

2.30am: Night defence stations

5.40am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised abandon ship, swung out all boats. Closed watertight doors. Hands painting ship

11.15am: Made Ambrose lightvessel by ship's fog bell

11.45am: Ambrose lightvessel N23°E 2¼ miles

2.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.10pm: Stopped zigzag courses

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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10 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.78, Long -74.01

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.26am: Position by stars: latitude 39°16'N, longitude 73°26'W

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.45am: Commenced zigzag courses

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Hands to small arms and squad drill. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

11.10am: Barnegat buoy abeam ½ mile. Sighted S.S. "Vinland" steering West by South

11.20am: Signalled S.S. "Vinland" steering S40°W inside 3 mile limit

Noon: Barnegat lighthouse S87°W 4½ miles. S.S. "Vinland" N87°W 2¾ miles. Ship's head S27°W. Escorting S.S. "Vinland"

1.00pm: Escorting S.S. "Vinland"

2.00pm: Streamed patent log

2.30pm: Absecon buoy abeam 2¼ miles

3.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.45pm: Northeast End lightvessel abeam ¼ mile

6.30pm: Five Fathom Bank lightvessel abeam ½ mile

7.08pm: Returned to beat

7.45pm: Five Fathom Bank lightvessel abeam ½ mile

9.00pm: Northeast End lightvessel N59°W, Five Fathom Bank lightvessel S75°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


Sjøhistorie lists a probable reference to S.S. "Vinland".


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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11 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.81, Long -73.99

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.40am: Commenced zigzag courses

9.00am: Atlantic City N82°W, Absecon buoy N56°W

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors. Hands to rifle and squad drill. Hands painting, cleaning number 3 hold and getting up stores

10.00am: Stopped zigzag course

11.30am: Barnegat buoy abeam ¾ mile

Noon: Signal books correct

1.55pm: Sea Girt lighthouse abeam 5 ½ miles

3.00pm: Commenced zigzag courses

3.45pm: Ambrose lightvessel N5°E 2¼ miles. Hands painting ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.27pm: Stopped zigzag courses

6.30pm: Night defence stations

6.35pm: Sea Girt N68°W, Navesink N28°W

8.08pm: Barnegat abeam 25 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


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12 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.53, Long -73.48

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Commenced zigzag courses. Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire control. Carried out 1-inch aiming rifle at target

9.21am: Target over

10.20am: Picked up target

10.35am: Proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

2.13pm: Sighted and closed H.M.S. "Suffolk"

2.30pm: Stopped and communicated by boat with H.M.S. "Suffolk"

3.10pm: Proceeded

3.20pm: Zigzag courses

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.30pm: Night defence stations, stopped zigzag courses

11.30pm: Set in foggy, whistle sounded

Midnight: Signal books correct


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13 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.10, Long -73.47

12.05am: Fog lifted, stopped whistle

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.30am: Position by stars: latitude 39°38'N, longitude 72°47'W

6.40am: Commenced zigzag courses

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.15am: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

11.00am: Sub-lieutenants and midshipmen at physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

2.05pm: As requisite rounding Ambrose lightvessel

3.20pm: Ambrose lightvessel N54°W 3¼ miles

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.36pm: Stopped zigzag courses

5.55pm: Increased speed to close tank S.S. "Suffolk"

6.30pm: Proceeded

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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14 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.40, Long -73.83

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.00am: Commenced zigzag courses

9.30am: Divisions. Inspection

10.00am: Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

1.50pm: Absecon buoy N45°W 3½ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Stopped zigzag courses

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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15 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.81, Long -73.425

1.30am: Night defence stations

3.05am: Fog ([scale] 3), whistle sounded

3.30am: Fog lifted

5.20am: Fog ([scale] 3), whistle sounded

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Fog lifted

7.00am: Commenced zigzag courses

9.10am: Divisions, prayers, dropped target. Exercised action, courses and speed as requisite

10.30am: Stopped and picked up target on account of heavy rain

10.40am: Proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands cleaning boats

3.30pm: Courses various approaching Ambrose lightvessel

4.00pm: Evening quarters, physical drill

4.35pm: Ambrose lightvessel N60°W 3¼ miles

6.00pm: Sea Girt S53°W, Navesink N13°W

8.00pm: Barnegat lighthouse S59°W, Barnegat buoy S37°W

9.50pm: Barnegat lighthouse abeam 5 miles

10.35pm: Atlantic City lighthouse S72°W, Barnegat lighthouse N2°E

Midnight: Signal books correct


A scale 3 fog is a moderate fog; lights, passing vessels, and landmarks generally indistinct under a mile.


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16 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.62, Long -72.65

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

10.30am: Hands cleaning store rooms and boats. Midshipmen and sub-lieutenants physical drill

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands varnishing boat's gunwales

2.20pm: Increased speed. Proceeded towards Halifax

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

11.30pm: Time advanced 30 minutes


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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17 November 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 41.37, Long -66.77

1.00am: Made Nantucket lightvessel S65°E

1.55am: Nantucket abeam 1¼ miles

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors. Hands small arms and squad drill

11.30am: Hands taking up stores

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands rigging derricks

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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18 November 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Made Sambro Island N42°E

5.35am: Zigzag courses approaching Halifax lightvessel

6.13am: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1 mile

6.38am: Entered war channel

6.51am: Chebucto Head abeam

7.04am: Maugher Beach abeam

7.25am: Georges Island abeam

7.32am: Anchored in 11½ fathoms, veered to 75 fathoms cable port anchor. Anchor bearings: clock tower S70°W, exhibition tower N2°W, Furness Wharf S87°W, ship's head N2°W, deviation 1°W

9.00am: Received twenty-eight sacks mail

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.40am: Landed two ratings for hospital

11.00am: Commenced coaling. Landed 43 cases cordite for examination

1.50pm: Three ratings joined ship

2.45pm: Five fitters to work from dockyard

3.30pm: Hands painting overside

4.30pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

Midnight: Ceased coaling


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19 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hand cleaning and painting ship

7.20am: Resumed coaling

10.00am: Hands painting overside

1.00pm: Hands painting overside and taking in stores

4.00pm: Evening quarters, read warrant number 72. Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.15pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

11.30pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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20 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Five fitters from dockyard employed

1.00pm: Resumed coaling

1.15pm: Gave leave to third [watch] and first part of first watch to 10.15pm

2.30pm: Make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol

11.55pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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21 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

8.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

9.45am: Divisions. Divine service

1.00pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.15pm

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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22 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.45am: Resumed coaling

7.00am: Hands painting overside

10.45am: Received 59 cases ammunition from dockyard

11.45am: Finished coaling

2.00pm: Hands painting overside

4.30pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm. Read warrant number 73

6.30pm: Landed patrol


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23 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands painting ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands painting ship and taking in stores

1.00pm: Hands painting ship and taking in stores

1.30pm: H.M.S. "Cumberland" anchored

4.30pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.15pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol


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24 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands taking in stores and painting overside

10.30am: Two stewards joined ship

12.15pm: Received one sack mail

2.00pm: Hands painting ship and receiving stores

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm


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25 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands taking in stores and cleaning ship

1.30pm: Received three sacks mail

2.00pm: Hands cleaning and painting ship and taking in stores

4.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.15pm

5.00pm: Landed four ratings to sick quarters and three ratings to trawler section

9.20pm: Landed patrol

10.25pm: Liberty men and patrol returned


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26 November 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands painting overside and preparing for sea

1.30pm: Hands preparing for sea

3.30pm: Landed effects of three absentee. Read warrant number 74

4.10pm: Weighed proceeded out of harbour

4.30pm: Georges Island abeam

4.40pm: Maugher Beach

4.57pm: Entered war channel

5.05pm: Chebucto Head

6.00pm: Streamed log. Sambro Island N7°E 9 miles. Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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27 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 41.57, Long -66.23

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Exercised action and fire control, tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors. Hands cleaning ship. Junior officers to physical drill

11.00am: Time back 15 minutes

2.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters, read warrants numbers 75, 76 and 77

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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28 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.75, Long -72.58

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions. Divine service

11.00am: Time back 15 minutes

11.30am: Sighted and closed H.M.S. "Calgarian"

11.45am: Resumed course

Noon: Signal books correct

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.36pm: Made Barnegat N43°W. Night defence stations

6.58pm: Barnegat N6°W, Tucker Beach N83°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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29 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.27, Long -73.87

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Exercised abandon ship, swung out and manned all boats. Exercised fire and collision station. Closed watertight doors

Noon: Signal books correct

1.22pm: Ambrose lightvessel N34°W 3 miles

3.00pm: Hands [holy-] stoning bright-wood

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Barnegat light N88°W, buoy S78°W

8.40pm: Atlantic City S88°W, Tucker Beach N49°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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30 November 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.07, Long -73.32

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Exercised action and fire control, fire and collision stations, closed watertight doors

11.30am: Hands painting D deck

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands painting and cleaning ship

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Barnegat buoy abeam ½ mile

8.00pm: Atlantic City S75°W, Tucker Beach N73°W

8.30pm: Atlantic City N75°W, Tucker Beach N50°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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[Handwritten] Copy of Log H.M.S. Caronia Month of November 1915



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1915


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H.M.S. "Caronia"

COPY OF LOG

FOR

Month of December 1915


I certify that this is a complete copy of the original Log. [Signed by] Henry Annall, Navigating Officer


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Sewill, Liverpool, no number

Height of cistern above sea

65 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer



Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

Fore bridge

Whether in screen

Yes


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J. Hicks

December 1st

December 31st

656453 dry



656454 wet




Thermometers for Air Temperature

Maker and Number

From

To

Douglass and Walls, no number

December 1st

December 31st


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1 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.38, Long -73.86

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Hands to small arm and squad drill

10.45am: Courses various off Ambrose lightvessel

11.25am: Proceeded. Ambrose N18°E 1¾ miles

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands cleaning ship

3.55pm: Barnegat buoy S72°W 1½ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.25pm: Sea Girt light abeam 4 miles

6.55pm: Navesink N8°W, Sea Gird S68°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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2 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.01, Long -73.58

6.40am: Made Navesink N28°W

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers, dropped target, lowered sea boat, proceeded as requisite for firing, carried out director firing

11.00am: Picked up target and proceeded. Hands cleaning guns and securing target

Noon: Signal books correct

2.12pm: Stopped, intercepted and boarded S.S. "Zent" (British). Barnegat lighthouse S48°W 18½ miles

2.50pm: Hoisted sea boat and proceeded

3.30pm: Hands painting on B deck

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.05pm: Made Navesink light N31°W

5.32pm: Ambrose lightvessel N30°E, Navesink lighthouse N78°W

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


Crew List Index Project lists a probable reference to S.S. "Zent".


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3 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.32, Long -73.63

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers, closed Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

10.20am: Made Ambrose lightvessel N29°E

10.45am: Ambrose lightvessel N10°W 1¾ miles

11.30am: Hands stowing gratings and cleaning number 5 hold

Noon: Signal books correct

3.00pm: Hands painting C deck

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.23pm: Barnegat N43°W, Sea Girt N18°W

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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4 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 39.92, Long -73.97

3.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

6.45am: Made Navesink light N45°W

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

12.35pm: Made Barnegat S52°W

1.00pm: Barnegat S80°W, Barnegat buoy S47°W

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

5.13pm: Navesink N61°W, Ambrose lightvessel N1°W

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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5 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.20, Long -73.57

3.00am: Night defence stations

7.05am: Made Navesink light N31°W

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.35am: Increased speed and closed Greek S.S. "Constantinos". Divisions. Divine service

10.00am: Ambrose lightvessel N30°W 2¾ miles

Noon: Signal books correct

4.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Wreck Site lists a possible reference to S.S. "Constantinos".


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6 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.09, Long -73.63

1.00am: Night defence stations

4.00am: Made Barnegat N78°W

6.05am: Navesink N15°W 25 miles

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.05am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Tried fire control systems. Closed Stone-Lloyd watertight doors. Officers spotting table and physical drill. Hands cleaning numbers 4 and 5 holds and getting up flour

Noon: Signal books correct

12.57pm: Made Navesink N37°W

3.25pm: Sea Girt N48°W 5¾ miles

4.30pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.10pm: Ambrose N16°E, Navesink N86°W

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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7 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.32, Long -73.87

2.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Navesink N22°W, Sea Girt N85°W

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers, tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

9.27am: Sighted H.M.S. "Cumberland"

11.14am: Ambrose lightvessel N33°E, Scotland lightvessel N71°W

11.30am: Hands shifting stores, junior officers to small arms

Noon: Signal books correct

2.30pm: Hands painting ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

4.10pm: Navesink N25°W 11 miles

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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8 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.21, Long -73.70

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

8.52am: Sighted H.M.S. "Cumberland"

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

9.21am: Dropped target and carried out .303 aiming rifle practice

11.25am: Picked [up] target and proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

1.36pm: Shrewsbury Rock buoy N85°W 3½ miles

3.00pm: Hands cleaning paintwork

5.00pm: Evening quarters, physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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9 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.20, Long -73.87

1.00am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tried watertight doors. Hands small arm and squad drill

10.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N36°W 2¾ miles

11.30am: Hands chipping and cleaning store room

Noon: Signal books correct

4.00pm: Evening quarters, physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

7.00pm: Navesink N55°W, Ambrose N21°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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10 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia, to position off New York

Lat 40.11, Long -72.86

1.00am: Night defence stations

7.00am: Position by starts: latitude 40°08½'N, longitude 73°33'W

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

11.05am: H.M.S. "Calgarian" bound West

Noon: Signal books correct

12.30pm: This is to certify that we have surveyed the following provisions and found some mouldy and infected by weevils and unfit for consumption. These provisions have been destroyed

100 pounds cocoa

200 pounds sugar

80 pounds oatmeal

280 pounds flour

260 pounds biscuits

1 pound mustard

80 pounds tobacco leaf

[Signed by] J. Howson, Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R., McConkey Lieutenant R.N.R.

3.30pm: Hands securing boats

4.00pm: Evening quarters, physical drill

5.30pm: Night defence stations

9.39pm: Nantucket lightvessel abeam 4 miles

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Lieutenant McConkey is Lieutenant R.N.R. H. McConkey.

The Monthly Navy List of December 1914 shows Lieutenant-Commander Howson is Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. J. Howson.


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11 December 1915

From position off New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 41.73, Long -66.17

1.00am: Time advanced 15 minutes

1.30am: Night defence stations

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Tried watertight doors

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations


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12 December 1915

From position off New York to, and at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

12.30am: Time advanced 15 minutes

6.21am: Made Sambro Island N30°E

7.36am: Halifax lightvessel abeam 1 mile

8.00am: Entered war channel

8.15am: Chebucto Head abeam

8.38am: Maugher Beach

8.50am: Georges Island

8.58am: Anchored in 12 fathoms, veered to 90 fathoms starboard cable

10.30am: Divisions. Divine service

11.00am: Received twenty-eight sacks mail

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.00pm

4.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.15pm: Liberty men returned


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13 December 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands rigging derricks and cleaning mess decks

8.50am: Commenced coaling

10.00am: Hands scraping overside and landing stores

1.40pm: Discharged one rating to shore. Five fitters at work from dockyard. One rating joined from H.M.S. "Suffolk"

3.50pm: Sub-Lieutenant Mitchell joined ship. H.M.S. "Suffolk" sailed

4.00pm: Received nine sacks mail. Evening quarters, gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.50pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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14 December 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.30am: Hands working stores

8.30am: Resumed coaling

9.10am: Landed party for working stores at dockyard

1.00pm: Landed working party for dockyard

4.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to second part of first watch and second watch to 10.15pm

5.30pm: Received four sacks mail

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.40pm: Liberty men returned

11.30pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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15 December 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

7.40am: Resumed coaling, hands cleaning ship

8.50am: Landed dockyard working party

9.30am: H.M.S. "Orbita" anchored

11.00am: Hands cleaning bright-wood and number 1 hold

1.30pm: Hands taking in and landing stores.

4.30pm: Evening quarters, read warrant number 78, gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned

11.50pm: Ceased coaling for the night


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16 December 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.30am: Hands at dockyard and taking in stores

2.30pm: Hands receiving stores

4.00pm: Evening quarters, gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.15pm

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.50pm: Liberty men returned


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17 December 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.05am: Sent five officers and marine guard to H.M.S. "Orbita"

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.15am: H.M.S. "Carnarvon" entered harbour. Landed dockyard working party. Hands receiving stores

2.00pm: Hands taking in stores

4.30pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part of first watch to 10.15pm

5.00pm: Discharged one seaman to H.M.S. "Carnarvon"

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.30pm: Liberty men returned


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18 December 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.20am: Landed escort and party for dockyard

10.30am: Hands cleaning ship

1.15pm: Gave leave to second watch and second part of first watch to 10.15pm

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.30pm: Evening quarters. Read warrant number 79

6.30pm: Landed patrol

10.40pm: Liberty men returned


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19 December 1915

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lat 44.65, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

7.30am: Landed Roman Catholic church party

8.30am: Divisions. Divine service

1.15pm: Gave leave to third watch and first part [of] first watch to 6.15pm

3.00pm: Received three sacks mail

4.00pm: Evening quarters

4.15pm: Landed patrol

6.15pm: Liberty men returned


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20 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 44.31, Long -63.57

6.00am: Hands preparing for sea

9.00am: Divisions, prayers

10.05am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour

10.20am: Georges Island abeam

10.33am: Maugher Beach

10.45am: Entered buoyed channel

10.55am: Chebucto Head abeam. Exercised action and fire control

11.44am: Halifax lightvessel abeam. Streamed log

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands securing boats

4.00pm: Evening quarters, read warrants numbers 80, 81, 82, 83, 84

5.30pm: Night defence stations


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21 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.56, Long -68.50

2.00am: Night defence stations

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tried watertight doors

10.30am: Gunlayers at spotting table

11.30am: Hands cleaning ship and shifting stores. Time back 30 minutes

12.30pm: Cautioned Mr. A. Tindal, assistant engineer (temporary) R.N.R. for conduct on shore unbecoming to an officer and gentleman [signed by] A. Tindal

4.00pm: Evening quarters

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


[22nd and 23th December 1915 have been scanned twice because of an inserted note.]


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22 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.43, Long -73.23

1.53am: Made Fire Island lightvessel

1.57am: Sighted H.M.S. "Calgarian" bound East

2.05am: Course as requisite. Signalling H.M.S. "Calgarian" and closing Fire Island lightvessel

3.00am: Fired Island North, Fire Island lightvessel N47°W

6.30am: Hands cleaning ship

8.52am: Fire Island lightvessel N2°W 3 miles

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Closed watertight doors

9.25am: Dropped target and carried out .303 aiming rifle. Exercised fire control

10.48am: Proceeded, picked up target

11.00am: Fire Island lightvessel N47°W 2 miles

Noon: Signal books correct

2.30pm: Hands cleaning ship

2.50pm: Swung ship for [compass] deviation

4.00pm: Evening quarters, physical drill

4.07pm: Closed on submerged wreckage and fired three rounds

6.30pm: Night defence stations

6.57pm: Ambrose N20°E, Navesink N27°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


[Inserted note for compass deviations]


Latitude 40°10'N, longitude 73°42'W, variation 10°25'W.


Ship's Head

Deviation

Ship's Head

Deviation

North

1°15'W

South

3°15'E

N10°E

1°15'W

S10°W

3°15'E

N20°E

1°15'W

S20°W

3°00'E

N30°E

1°00'W

S30°W

3°00'E

N40°E

1°00'W

S40°W

2°45'E

N50°E

Nil

S50°W

2°00'E

N60°E

0°45'E

S60°W

2°00'E

N70°E

1°30'E

S70°W

2°00'E

N80°E

2°00'E

S80°W

1°15'E

East

2°30'E

West

0°30'E

S80°E

2°45'E

N80°W

0°30'W

S70°E

3°00'E

N70°W

1°00'W

S60°E

3°00'E

N60°W

1°15'W

S50°E

3°00'E

N50°W

1°30'W

S40°E

3°00'E

N40°W

1°30'W

S30°E

3°00'E

N30°W

1°30'W

S20°E

3°00'E

N20°W

1°15'W

S10°E

3°15'E

N10°W

1°15'W

South

3°15'E

North

1°15'W


December 22nd 1915.


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23 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.18, Long -73.93

1.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.20am: Exercised abandon ship and collision stations

10.00am: Made Ambrose lightvessel N25°E. Exercised action and fire control

10.30am: Ambrose lightvessel N25°E 3½ miles

Noon: Signal books correct

2.52pm: Barnegat lighthouse N85°W, Barnegat buoy S55°W

3.00pm: Hands cleaning ship

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

5.10pm: Passed 1½ [no unit of measurement given] starboard of wreckage

6.30pm: Night defence stations

7.30pm: Ambrose lightvessel N23°W

8.10pm: Ambrose lightvessel N30°W, Navesink N61°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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24 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.11, Long -73.88

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.10am: Position by stars: latitude 40°07'N, longitude 73°17'W

9.20am: Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

10.00am: Hands cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

2.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.30pm: Night defence stations

6.20pm: Ambrose lightvessel N23°W, Navesink N61°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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25 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.02, Long -73.77

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.15am: Position by stars: latitude 40°03½'N, longitude 73°19'W

9.30am: Divisions, divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

3.20pm: Fog. Sounded whistle

3.25pm: Made Ambrose close

3.50pm: Sighted Ambrose N68°W 3 miles

5.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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26 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.28, Long -73.78

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.40am: Made Navesink N42°W

9.45am: Divisions. Divine service

Noon: Signal books correct

4.00pm: Evening quarters

5.00pm: Made Ambrose lightvessel N4°W 10 miles

5.35pm: Ambrose lightvessel N2°W, Navesink N54°W

7.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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27 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.32, Long -73.89

2.00am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.10am: Position by stars: latitude 40°16'N, longitude 73°36½'W

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations, closed watertight doors

10.30am: Made Ambrose N25°W

11.23am: Navesink S83°W, Scotland N40°W

Noon: Signal books correct

1.30pm: Hands cleaning ship

3.12pm: Barnegat S63°W, Barnegat buoy S40°W

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

8.37pm: Ambrose N35°W, Navesink N64°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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28 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.10, Long -73.91

1.30am: Night defence stations

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship

7.20am: Ambrose N43°W, Navesink N61°W, latitude by stars 40°19'N

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Tried Stone-Lloyd watertight doors

9.23am: Dropped target and carried out .303 aiming rifle practice, starboard guns

10.20am: Picked up target and proceeded

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands chipping number 3 hold

4.00pm: Evening quarters, hands to physical drill

6.30pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


The Stone-Lloyd system allows closing of watertight doors hydraulically from the bridge.


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29 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.2, Long -73.88

2.00am: Night defence stations

7.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

10.00am: Hands chipping and painting number 3 [hold]

11.45am: Made Scotland lightvessel N3°W 2 miles

Noon: Signal books correct

2.00pm: Hands securing boats and [holy-] stoning A deck

4.00pm: Evening quarters

6.00pm: Night defence stations

8.35pm: Navesink N30°W, Sea Girt N85°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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30 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.03, Long -73.74

2.30am: Night defence stations

6.00am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers

9.11am: Exercised abandon ship stations, swung out and manned all boats

9.45am: Sea Girt lighthouse N75°W 4½ miles

11.00am: Hands chipping number 3 hold, also cleaning ship

Noon: Signal books correct

1.00pm: Hands [holy-] stoning A deck

2.00pm: Sighted H.M.S. "Carnarvon" steering South-East

4.00pm: Evening quarters, physical drill

5.00pm: Navesink North, Sea Girt N85°W

6.00pm: Night defence stations

6.40pm: Ambrose lightvessel N11°E, Navesink N46°W, Sea Girt S47°W

Midnight: Signal books correct


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31 December 1915

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to position off New York

Lat 40.03, Long -73.46

3.00am: Night defence stations

7.15am: Position by stars: latitude 40°03'N, longitude 73°26'W

7.30am: Hands cleaning ship

9.10am: Divisions, prayers. Exercised general quarters and fire stations, closed watertight doors

9.22am: Dropped target and carried out .303 aiming practice, port guns

10.12am: Picked up target and proceeded. Hands scaling number 3 hold

Noon: Signal books correct

3.00pm: Hands painting bridge screen

4.00pm: Ambrose lightvessel N17°E 2½ miles. Evening quarters, physical drill

6.00pm: Night defence stations

Midnight: Signal books correct


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[Handwritten] Copy of Log H.M.S. Caronia Month December 1915