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Armed Merchant Cruiser, hired merchantman One of some 69 armed merchant cruisers commissioned in World War 1, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, launched 11 November 1905, completed by May 1906, 14, 189grt, 488ft long, 18kts, owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, taken into naval service August 1914, armed with 8-4.7in, returned to civilian service May 1915 and employed as troop transport. Later, as Montroyal, sold for breaking-up in 1930. (British Warships 1914-1919/Wikipedia) |
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Notes: 1. Latitude/longitude, including for days in port, show representative decimal positions for each day, as calculated by the Old Weather project's analysis program. As such, they differ by varying amounts from the positions recorded, usually at noon, in the log pages. In addition, some latitudes/longitudes have been amended in edited logs for errors in the logs, for errors in identifying locations by the analysis program, or simply for greater accuracy. In all cases, refer to the log-page scans for the positions as originally recorded. Not all log pages contain this information and the ships' positions have therefore often been estimated. 2. Full account of any day is available by clicking on the link above that day. Groups of links refer to log book covers and introductory information; some may be blank. Editor’s notes: Statements occur several times during most days listing 'Rounds correct' or 'Rounds made,' 'Darken ship,' 'sounding of secure,' and 'Wireless Signal Book correct.' This refers to a 'round' of inspection of the ship especially prior to night. The 'Darken ship' refers to wartime footing and the fact that a ship did NOT want to be in open water with all lights blazing which would make them a visible target for enemy ships. Warships normally ran at night with no lights showing. Sounding 'secure' indicates to crew that 'all is well' and they can 'relax' from whatever duty station they had been called to. The Radio Logs would be periodically checked to see that they were being kept up to date and that any and all signals would be recorded and/or forwarded to the Captain or Watch Officer. I have only listed these when they directly affect the action of the day. 'Log reset' – refers to the Patent Log – a rotored/propellered instrument towed behind the ship to measure distance travelled. Its 'rotations' are frequently mentioned in the Logs as a means of determining speed. It would be read and reset at intervals to determine how far the ship had travelled during a period of time. |
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THE VOYAGES OF HMS EMPRESS OF BRITAIN 1914-1915
(Maps prepared using Journey Plotter, developed by Maikel. The Plots can only be approximate. They are made by joining-up positions on successive days, and sometimes positions are not given. There will therefore be occasions when the ship appears to have travelled overland) LOGS FOR AUGUST 1914 4caf8672cadfd34197015ff5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0001_0.jpg) Log Title Page 9 August 1914 Antonio Island 8 March 1915 4caf8672cadfd34197015ff6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0001_1.jpg) Log Title Page 9 August 1914 Antonio Island 8 March 1915 4caf8672cadfd34197015ff7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0002_0.jpg) Log Page – Blank 4caf8672cadfd34197015ff8: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0002_1.jpg) Log Page – Blank 4caf8672cadfd34197015ff9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0003_0.jpg) Log Page - Blank 4caf8672cadfd34197015ffa: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0003_1.jpg) Log Page - Blank 4caf8672cadfd34197015ffb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0004_0.jpg) Log Page – Blank 4caf8672cadfd34197015ffc: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0004_1.jpg) Log Page – Ship Specifications - Commanded by Charles Edward Whatley Pyddoke - Royal Navy 4caf8672cadfd34197015ffd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0005_0.jpg) Log Page – Direction for filling in Log – Wind – State of Weather – Scale of Fog – Sea Disturbance 4caf8672cadfd34197015ffe: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0005_1.jpg) Log Page – Specifications for Instruments - Compass Deviation – Thermometers – Barometers – Armament – Boats – Miscellaneous data. 4caf8672cadfd34197015fff: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0006_0.jpg) 19 August 1914 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 6:00am: Crew arrived aboard 7:00am: Vessel being prepared for Sea by Dockyard hands and assisted by ship’s company 12:00pm: Preparing ship for Sea 10:00pm: Rounds correct 4caf8672cadfd34197016000: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0006_1.jpg) 20 August 1914 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 4:30am: Coaling ship - Crew taking in stores - Preparing ship for Sea 7:30am: Hands variously employed 12:00pm: Coaling ship. Crew taking in stores - Preparing ship for Sea 4:00pm: Leave to Watch until 10:00pm 10:00pm: Rounds correct and crew aboard 4caf8672cadfd34197016001: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0007_0.jpg) 21 August 1914 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 2:00am: Rounds all correct 5:30am: Coaling and storing - Preparing ship for Sea. 7:30am: Hands employed getting in shells. 1:15pm: Hands employed getting in stores and ammunition 1:30pm: Coaling and preparing ship for Sea 4:45pm Hands taking in ammunition 5:55pm: All ammunition on board - Special Leave for 1st and 3rd watch. 9:00pm: Rounds correct 10:15pm: Stopped coaling ship 11:05pm: Resumed coaling ship. 4caf8672cadfd34197016002: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0007_1.jpg) 22 August 1914 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 2:00am: Rounds correct 4:45am: Knocked off coaling 7:00am: Liberty men returned 7:30am: Resumed coaling and preparing ship for Sea 10:30am: Ceased coaling 1:00pm: Coaling and taking in stores – preparing ship for Sea 2:00pm: Chronometers on board and duly tested. 3:00pm: Coaling and storing vessel all afternoon 4:00pm: Captain Superintendent inspected vessel 5:00pm: Leave to Watch until 10:00pm 10:00pm: Hands aboard – darkened ship 11:00pm: Rounds correct 4caf8672cadfd34197016003: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0008_0.jpg) 23 August 1914 Place: Off Great Ormes Head Lat 53.4, Long -4.0 1:30am: Rounds correct 8:50am: Divisions and Prayers 9:20am: Muster of Crew and Articles of War read by Captain 11:30am: Let go from Sandon Dock and proceeded into River attended by tugs 12:34pm: Rock Light 1:37pm: Bar Light abeam – proceeded to adjust compass 3:20pm: Completed adjusting compass 3:45pm: Discharged pilot 4:10pm: Commenced firing to test gun mountings 5:35pm: Completed firing 6:00pm: Returned to Bar vessel 6:20pm: Landed gunnery staff 7:12pm: Departure taken – streamed and set Log 11:30pm: South Hack S 40 E at 3 miles– Log 53 reset counters taken 4caf8673cadfd34197016004: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0008_1.jpg) 24 August 1914 Place: From Liverpool – at Sea Lat 50.8, Long -7.4 12:31am: Carnarvon Bay Light Vessel 5:08am: Tusker Rock bore North 40 West 5:34am: Speed and course varied to examine a vessel 8:00am: Weather cleared 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: HMS VENUS in company – clock retarded 31 minutes 10:40pm: Crew employed with various tasks – hauled in Patent Log 12:00pm: Log streamed - set at noon 1:00pm: Routine work by Watch as required 4:15pm: Exercised crew at general Quarters and Gun Control 8:00pm: Rounds made – darkened ship 4caf8673cadfd34197016005: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0009_0.jpg) 25 August 1914 Place: From Liverpool – at Sea Lat 45.8, Long -11.0 1:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 4:00am: Spoke French Barque E 5:00am: Spoke French Barque W 6:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers - Exercised crew at general Quarters and Gun Control 10:00am: Clock retarded 14 minutes 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Routine work by Watch as necessary 4:15pm: Quarters – exercised hands at Abandon Ship Stations 9:00pm: Rounds made – darken ship 4caf8673cadfd34197016006: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0009_1.jpg) 26 August 1914 Place: From Liverpool – at Sea Lat 41.1, Long -14.0 1:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 3:05am: Stopped to overhaul steering gear 5:00am: Steering gear repaired 6:30am: Called hands – streamed Log 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:00am: Quarters clean guns 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 9:30am: Exercised crew General Quarters and Fire Control 10:00am: Clock retarded 12 minutes 1:45pm: Passed Shaw Savill steamer WISNIERA headed North 2:30pm: Routine work during afternoon 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised General Quarters and Gun Control 9:00pm: Rounds made – darken ship 4caf8673cadfd34197016007: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0010_0.jpg) 27 August 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 36.1, Long -16.5 12:32am: Reduced speed to overhaul steering gear 12:42am: Resumed speed 6:30am: Called hands 7:00am: Hands turned to – washdown and routine work 9:14am: Hands to General Quarters – rang Full Speed - Met: Steamer PIERA RUBITO 10:00am: Clocks retarded 12 minutes 11:00am: Sounded secure – hands turned to work required 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Routine work by Watch as required 4:15pm: Evening General Quarters – exercised Gun Control and collision Stations 5:30pm: Sounded secure 9:00pm: Rounds made – darkened ship 4caf8673cadfd34197016008: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0010_1.jpg) 28 August 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 31.1, Long -19.5 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:30am: Hands called 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:15am: Division and Prayers – exercised General Quarters and Gun Control 9:28am: Engines stopped 10:00am: Clock retarded 9 minutes 11:45am: Port engine ahead at 56 revolutions 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Routine work by Watch 4:15pm: Evening Quarters and Gun Control – exercised Fire Stations 9:00pm: Darken ship – rounds made 4caf8673cadfd34197016009: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0011_0.jpg) 29 August 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 23.9, Long -22.4 [The position given here is for 8pm; the noon position as written in the log is probably incorrect] 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:30am: Hands called 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:15am: Prayers – exercised General Quarters and Gun Control 10:00am: Sighted ABOSSO 10:00am: Clock retarded 8 minutes 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Divisions 5:15pm: Proceeded full speed – working up to 64 revolutions 7:00pm: Darken ship 8:30pm: Exercised General Quarters and Gun Control 9:00pm: Secure sounded – rounds made 4caf8673cadfd3419701600a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0011_1.jpg) 30 August 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 20.1, Long -23.8 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:30am: Hands called 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Hands exercised General Quarters and Gun Control – clock retarded 10 minutes 10:30am: Reduced speed to 48 revolutions 11:00am: Watch rigged accommodation ladder 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – hands to work and prepare fenders and rig guest warps – hands getting up derricks 7:00pm: Darkened ship 9:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd3419701600b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0012_0.jpg) 31 August 1914 Place: Porto Grande – Cape Verde Lat 17.0, Long -25.0 2:10am: Observed Bull Rock Light 2:30am: Hauled in Log 5:10am: Engines to slow – then half speed – courses for manoeuvring 6:33am: Anchored 9:30am: Hands preparing ship for coaling 9:45am: Captain went ashore 10:00am: Commenced coaling – water boat alongside 10:30am: Port captain visited ship 12:30pm: Captain returned onboard 3:30pm: Coaling ship 4:15pm: Evening Quarters 5:15pm: Landed mails and Paymaster 5:30pm: Water boat left ship 10:00pm: Rounds made LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1914 Usual Log pages for beginning of month not available. Log keeper begins to make regular notice of ‘Wireless Books correct.’ I have only indicated it where it becomes essential to the day’s activity. All times can be found by reading each day’s Log page. 4caf8673cadfd3419701600c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0012_1.jpg) 1 September 1914 Place: Porto Grande St. Vincent Lat 17.0, Long -25.0 1:00am: Coaling ship 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 5:00am: Watch employed clearing fore holds for transferring coal 8:00am: Watch coaling ship 9:30am: Lieutenant Commander Thoytes sent ashore to hospital [Thoytes, Robert E, Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy] 11:00am: Hands employed coaling ship and attending lighters 12:40pm: Resumed taking in water 1:00pm: Watches coaling ship 5:45pm: Finished coaling ship 6:00pm: Hands to Port Stations 6:23pm: ‘Stand by’ rung to Engine Room 6:33pm: Anchor aweigh – slow ahead 6:40pm: ‘Half Speed’ rung 7:30pm: Machado Light sighted 9:07pm: Stopped and turned ship’s head Northward 9:10pm: Dead slow – stopped – hauled in Patent Log 11:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd3419701600d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0013_0.jpg) 2 September 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 16.9, Long -25.1 1:45am: Point Machado Light - half speed ahead 2:00am: Sighted SS CAPENOR of London 2:05 – 6:00am: Courses and speeds altered as required 6:00am: Captain left to board HMS MACEDONIA – course and speeds varies – Compass errors found 7:15am: Captain returned on board from HMS MACEDONIA 9:15am: Signalled SS AYMERIC 9:42am: Proceeded toward Porto Grande 10:32am: Point Machado Light abeam 11:10am: Approaching Porto Grande 11:30am: Engines stopped 12:55pm: Orders to proceed into harbour 1:16pm: Passero Isle Light abeam 1:29pm: Anchored 4:00pm: Commanded to embark German Prisoners of War from HMS MACEDONIA 5:00pm: Captain returned to ship 5:50pm: SS ORIANA: arrived in Port - Clocks advanced to GMT (1h 40 min) 9:18pm: Hoisted Cutter and hove short 9:34pm: Anchor aweigh – proceeded to Sea – course and speed as required 10:00pm: Passero Isle abeam 10:25pm: Darkened ship – Log streamed – rounds made 11:14pm: Bull Rock Light abeam – Log reset 4caf8673cadfd3419701600e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0013_1.jpg) 3 September 1914 Place: St Vincent to Las Palmas Place: Las Palmas Lat 18.7, Long -23.4 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 9:30am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Exercise Gun Control 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised Gun Control 7:30pm: Darkened ship at sunset 9:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd3419701600f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0014_0.jpg) 4 September 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 21.9, Long -20.9 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:30am: Hands called 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – exercised Gun Control 12:00pm: Speed reduced - Log reset 3:00pm: Increased speed to 42 revolutions 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised fire drill 7:40pm: Reduced speed 8:00pm: Darkened ship at sunset 9:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd34197016010: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0014_1.jpg) 5 September 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 21.9, Long -20.9 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 4:40am: Log hauled in – reading 110.6 4:40am: Signalled HMS CANOPES 5:20am: Stopped 5:25am: Cutter sent to CANOPES 5:48am: Received Ratings from CANPOES 6:15am: Proceeded at 25 revolutions – reset Log 6:30am: Hands called 7:00am: Hands turned to – routine work and wash down 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – exercised Gun Control 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised collision stations 7:00pm: Darkened ship at sunset 7:30pm: Log lighted and found clear 11:30pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd34197016011: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0015_0.jpg) 6 September 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 25.7, Long -17.5 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 8:38am: Sighted: Steamer OSCAR FREERICH of Stockholm 9:17am: Stopped to visit steamer Lat. 25.7 N Long 175W Vessel sighted by Lieutenant T.M. Winslow Royal Navy Reserve and Lieutenant A.H. Notley R.N.R. Her papers being carefully examined opened all compartments. Report made to Captain Pyddoke and vessel allowed to resume her voyage. (Thomas M Winslow, Charles Edward Whatley Pyddoke) 10:18am: Slow ahead 10:30am: Prayers by Quarters – exercised Gun Control 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters - Exercised crew and prisoners at abandon ship stations 7:30pm: Darkened ship at sunset 9:40pm: Increased speed 10:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd34197016012: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0015_1.jpg) 7 September 1914 [Log date is written as ‘August’ but checking position and duties for the day it is evident that the Logkeeper erred and this IS the correct data and should read 7 September 1914] Place: At Sea Lat 27.1, Long -16.2 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 7:45am: HMS CARNARVON - bearing N 45 E – hauled in Log - Continuously exchanging signals with Flag Ship – stopped engines 8:20am: Sighted Spanish steamer SS BARCELONA steering NE. bearing SW by S 8:50am: Sighted Grand Canaria Island 8:26am: Course and speed various to visit SS BARCELONA. Hands to General Quarters 9:10am: Lowered Cutter and boarded SS BARCELONA of Cadiz and Examined Vessel's Papers and Questioned the Master. All papers were found correct and agreed with the Master's statements. Four (4) German subjects were found amongst the Passengers and detained as Prisoners of War. Removed on board of this Vessel. The SS BARCELONA was thus allowed to proceed. [signed] T.M. Winslow Lieutenant Royal Navy Reserve 11:47am: Engines stopped - Cutter left with Captain for Flag Ship 12:25pm: Cutter returned 2:32pm: Cutter left with mails 2:55pm: Cutter returned 3:15pm: Course and speeds varied as required 4:15pm: Evening Quarters 5:30pm: Engines stopped - HMS CARNARVON hull down [moving away] 7:30pm: Engines dead slow – wireless signal book correct 8:00pm: Darkened ship at sunset 9:15pm: Exercised General Quarters and Gun Control 11:00pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Wireless signal books correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016013: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0016_0.jpg) 8 September 1914 Place: At Sea Lat 26.0, Long -16.8 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:00am: Stopped – dead slow ahead – stopped 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 9:30am: Hands to General Quarters stations – exercised Gun Control 11:53am: Sighted: HMS ALBION: N 60 E – engines slow ahead both 12:00pm: Exchanged signals with ALBION – speed and course as required 1:00pm: Finished signalling to ALBION 2:00pm: Rounds made 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – guns cleared away for the night 6:45pm: Darkened ship 10:00pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Wireless signal books correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016014: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0016_1.jpg) 9 September 1914 Place: At Sea Place: From Cape Verde Isles Lat 28.0, Long -16.0 2:00am: Half speed - proceeded to turn ship 4:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:00am: Dismissed after gun’s crews 7:10am: Observed HMS EUROPA bearing N 60 E 8:20am: EUROPA’S Cutter with ammunition and mails for HMS MARMORA alongside 9:35am: Sighted: Belgian Steamer GOVERNOR DE LAUTSHIRE of Antwerp – manoeuvre accordingly 11:29am: Manoeuvre to visit SS PORT PIRIE steering NNE 4:15pm: General Quarters – exercised Gun Control 6:45pm: Darkened ship 8:15pm: Michael Driscoll, Able Seaman, Royal Navy Reserve, aged 49 died of ruptured aneurysm 8:49pm: Abona Light abeam 9:25pm: Eased speed to dead slow 10:00pm: Rounds made 10:35pm: Stopped 10:45pm: Abona Light S 51 W and Santa Cruz N 24 W 11:00pm: Wireless signal book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016015: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0017_0.jpg) 10 September 1914 Place: At Sea Place: From Cape Verde Isles Lat 28.0, Long -16.3 1:20am: Sighted small steamer headed North by east 4:00am: Engines dead slow 5:15am: Sighted HMS VICTORIAN 5:29am: Stopped 9:15am: Prayers and General Quarters 11:15am: Stopped engines to bury the body of Able Seaman Driscoll [DRISCOLL, Michael, Seaman, RNR, C 2320, Empress of Britain, 9 September 1914, illness] 4:15pm: General Quarters – exercised Gun Control 6:45pm: Darkened ship 8:30pm: Sighted steamer 11:00pm: Rounds made – signal book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016016: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0017_1.jpg) 11 September 1914 Place: At Sea Place: From Teneriffe Isle Lat 28.1, Long -16.3 12:59am: Stopped – Santa Cruz Lights N 12 W 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 7:10am: Stopped head to wind off Abona Light 10:10am: Sighted steamer bearing N 10 E. – manoeuvre as required 2:41pm: Abona Light abeam 4:15pm: Evening Quarters - exercised Gun Control 4:24pm: Rosea Light abeam 5:30pm: Sighted steamer to starboard heading N by W 6:45pm: Darkened ship 11:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd34197016017: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0018_0.jpg) 12 September 1914 Place: At Sea Place: From Canary Isles to Cape Verde Isles Lat 25.7, Long -18.3 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:00am: Called watch 7:00am: Watch turned to 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – general exercises and routine work 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – Gun Control exercised 6:05pm: Log hauled in 6:08pm: Sighted steamer bearing West 6:45pm: Darkened ship 7:03pm: Log streamed 8:00pm: Starboard engine stopped – Port engine speed increased 10:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd34197016018: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0018_1.jpg) 13 September 1914 Place: At Sea Place: From Teneriffe Isle to Cape Verde Isles Lat 22.7, Long -20.8 12:25am: Starboard engine started – 33 revolutions 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:30am: Called hands 7:00am: Hands turned to and washed down decks 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 9:30am: Inspection of crew 10:30am: Gun’s crews mustered 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – guns cleared away for the night 6:45pm: Darkened ship 10:00pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016019: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0019_0.jpg) 14 September 1914 Place: At Sea to Cape Verde Isles Lat 20.0, Long -22.9 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:30am: Called hands 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – Exercised General Quarters and Gun Control 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercise Gun Control 6:45pm: Darkened ship 10:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd3419701601a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0019_1.jpg) 15 September 1914 Place: At Sea to Cape Verde Isles Lat 17.0, Long -25.0 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 7:47am: Observed land – San Antonio Island on starboard bow 9:00am: Hauled in Patent Log 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – General exercises and routine work 11:34am: Bull Rock Light abeam 12:05pm: Observed sailing ship – increased speed to 15 knots 1:06pm: Stopped – signalled Barque ELGINSHIRE 1:20pm: Cutter away to visit barque 2:00pm: Cutter returned 2:10pm: Proceeded toward St. Vincent – manoeuvring as required 3:15pm: Stopped and anchored 4:10pm: British Consul came aboard 4:42pm: HMS ALBION: to starboard 5:10pm: Captain visited Portuguese Man of War S. CARLOS 5:19pm: ALBION anchored 5:23pm: Captain visited ALBION 6:00pm: Captain returned - HMS MARMORA’S mail sent to ALBION 6:19pm: Stand by rung – hove up anchor, Cutter, and gangway 6:30pm: Anchor atrip 6:40pm: HMS ALBION hove up anchor - in company to starboard 7:00pm: Darkened ship 9:45pm: Set and streamed Log 10:00pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd3419701601b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0020_0.jpg) 16 September 1914 Place: At Sea to Cape Verde Isles Lat 15.3, Long -24.7 3:50am: Hauled in Patent Log 4:00am: Stopped – manoeuvring as required 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – General Quarters and Gun Control 1:00pm: Observed Brava Isle 2:30pm: Observed 2 masted schooner to SE 4:15am: General Quarters – exercised Collision Stations 4:35pm: Observed sailing vessel S 68 E. 5:45pm: Stopped and visited vessel which proved to be French barque GUETHARY of Rouen 1929 tons Capt. L.E. Pedron bound from New Caledonia to Glasgow with a cargo of nickel ore. Crew 22 all told and no passengers. On boarding the Captain produced all his papers which were found to be correct and in accordance with his verbal statements, accordingly the vessel was allowed to proceed. [Signed] T.M. Winslow Lieutenant Royal Navy Reserve 7:00pm: Cruising around Fogo Isle 12:00mid: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd3419701601c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0020_1.jpg) 17 September 1914 Place: At Sea to Cape Verde Isles Lat 13.3, Long -22.0 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:30am: Hands called 7:00am: Hands turned to 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 9:30am: General Quarters stations – exercised Gun Control 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised ship’s company in Fire Drill 7:00pm: Darkened ship at sunset 10:00pm: Rounds made 12:00pm: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd3419701601d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0021_0.jpg) 18 September 1914 Place: At Sea to Cape Verde Isles Lat 11.0, Long -18.5 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch 6:30am: Hands called 7:00am: Hands turned to 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – general exercises and routine work 12:00pm: Log reset 4:12pm: Reduced speed to 8 knots 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised ship’s company in Fire Stations and Gun Control 7:00pm: Darkened ship at sunset 10:00pm: Rounds made 12:00pm: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd3419701601e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0021_1.jpg) 19 September 1914 Place: At Sea to Cape Verde Isles Lat 9.5, Long -15.2 2:00am: Rounds made by Officer of Watch – sounded depth 70 fathoms 8:15am: Sighted SS MAKARINE of London – speed and course adjusted as required 9:18am: Steamer observed SS BADIGIRE Liverpool 12:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised ship’s company in Abandon Ship Stations 10:00pm: Rounds made 10:35pm: Observed flash of Searchlight S 47 E 11:10pm: Sounded depth 17 fathoms 12:00pm: Wireless Signal Book correct - depth 15 fathoms
THE VOYAGES OF HMS EMPRESS OF BRITAIN
4caf8673cadfd3419701601f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0022_0.jpg) 20 September 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 2:00am: Rounds made – manoeuvring and soundings 4:30am: Sighted 2 steamers to starboard as required 5:45am: Challenged by HMS MARMORA 6:15am: Transferred ammunition to MARMORA 7:20am: Hoisted Cutter – ‘Stand By’ rung down 7:25am: Manoeuvring as required 10:00am: Heavy showers – hands preparing ship for coaling and for collier alongside 1:25pm: SS LUNDY made fast alongside 1:30pm: Piped Dinner 2:30pm: Hands turned to 3:15pm: Commenced coaling 6:15pm: 1st Watch to supper 6:50pm: 2nd Watch to supper – 1st Watch at coaling 8:45pm: Called away Cutter 9:00pm: Cutter to shore with Orderly 9:35pm: Cutter returned 10:30pm: Cutter moored astern 11:00pm: Watch coaling relieved 12:00pm: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016020: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0022_1.jpg) 21 September 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:30am: Water boat alongside – filling No. 8 1:00am: Coaling stopped owing to heavy rain 2:15am: Resumed coaling 3:00am: Exchanged coaling party 4:30am: Ship swung to Flood tide – 2nd Water Tank alongside 5:00am: Boat emptied – cast off 6:00am: Cutter left with Orderly 6:40am: 1st Watch to breakfast 7:30am: 2nd Watch to breakfast – 1st Watch relieved 8:00am: Watch coaling 9:00am: Cutter away to shore 10:00am: Cutter returned 10:20am: Ship swung to Ebb tide 11:00am: Coal lighters came alongside 11:05am: Collier shoved off 11:15am: Cutter away 11:50am: 3rd Fresh Water boat alongside 12:05pm: Cutter returned 12:20pm: Lighter with Engine Room stores alongside 1:35pm: Cutter landed officers 1:50pm: Finished Fresh Water Tank at No. 3 2:30pm: Cutter returned - Receiving distillery plant 4:45pm: Fresh Water Tanks left ship – ship swung to Flood tide 5:30pm: Cutter landed for Officers 6:10pm: Cutter returned with Officers 7:30pm: Ceased coaling – Cutter hoisted 8:00pm: Rounds made 11:05pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 12:00mid: Wireless signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016021: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0023_0.jpg) 22 September 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:25am: Rounds made 2:00am: Cutter to shore 2:40am: Cutter returned 5:00am: Ship swung to Flood tide 6:30am: Cutter left with coal checking party – Hands called 6:50am: Hands employed cleaning ship 7:00am: Piped breakfast 8:15am: Lighters alongside – commenced coaling from 4 lighters 9:30am: Fresh Water boat alongside – sent one hand to Hospital 10:50am: Ship swung to Ebb tide 12:00pm: Dinner piped 12:30pm: 3rd Watch employed cleaning provision boat – Watches coaling 3:00pm: Taking in provisions 3:30pm: Handed over 29 German Prisoners of War, (officers) to the Military Authorities 4:15pm: Evening Quarters 5:45pm: Swung to Flood tide 6:15pm: Officers Leave party aboard 7:00pm: Captain addressed all hands regarding security and waste 8:00pm: Hands coaling ship 10:00pm: Ceased watering 11:15pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 12:00mid: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016022: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0023_1.jpg) 23 September 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:05am: Ceased coaling – lighters cast off 12:25am: Rounds made 6:00am: Ship swung to Flood tide 7:00am: Called hands 7:15am: Coal-checking party sent to SS LUNDY 9:00am: Resumed coaling 11:30am: Ship swung to Ebb tide 12:45pm: 1st Watch employed getting in stores 3:45pm: Ceased watering 4:15pm: Evening Quarters 6:30pm: Ship swung to Flood tide 7:10pm: Cutter hoisted 7:30pm: Coal-checking party returned 7:50pm: Ceased coaling 10:15pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016023: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0024_0.jpg) 24 September 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:15am: Rounds made – ship swung to Ebb tide 6:30am: Hands called 6:40am: Ship swung to Flood tide 7:30am: Hands turned to – clean ship - Coal-checking party boarded SS LUNDY 7:50am: Fresh Water boats resumed filling 8:20am: Resumed coaling 9:20am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Handed over 43 German Prisoners of War to the Military Authorities 12:30pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 1:00pm: Hands coal ship 4:15pm: HMS MACEDONIA arrived and anchored 4:50pm: Capt. visited MACEDONIA 5:00pm: Evening Quarters 6:30pm: Piped supper 7:15pm: Finished coaling – 3rd guns to drill 8:00pm: Swung to Flood tide 10:15pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016024: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0024_1.jpg) 25 September 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:30am: Rounds made 12:50am: Ship swung to Ebb tide 6:30am: Hands called 7:00am: Hands cleaning ship 7:40am: Ship swung to Flood tide 8:30am: Resumed coaling 9:20am: Divisions and Prayers 9:30am: Hands variously employed 11:30am: Piped dinner 12:30pm: Hands coal ship - Hands sent to coal HMS MACEDONIA 1:00pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 4:00pm: Hands employed coaling 5:30pm: Beef-boat and provisions alongside 6:40pm: Made sunset 10:15pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016025: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0025_0.jpg) 26 September 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 1:40am: Ship swung to Ebb tide 2:00am: Rounds made 7:00am: Hands called 7:45am: Ship swung to Flood tide 8:00am: Hands coal ship 10:14am: HMS CARNARVON arrived and anchored 1:30pm: Hands coaling ship 2:00pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 2:30pm: Finished watering 6:20pm: Finished coaling 8:30pm: Swung to Flood tide 10:15pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Wireless Signal Book correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016026: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0025_1.jpg) 27 September 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 2:15am: Ship swung to Ebb tide 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – hands preparing ship for Sea 10:00am: Ship swung to Flood tide 11:20am: Anchor hove short 11:30am: Anchor aweigh 11:40am: Anchor up – proceeded down harbour 12:04pm: Sierra Light abeam – set course West – 8 knots 12:29pm: Log reset – speed 35 revolutions 4:30pm: Exercised crew at general Quarters 9:00pm: Passed a steamer bound South 4caf8673cadfd34197016027: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0026_0.jpg) 28 September 1914 Place: At Sea – Sierra Leone to St. Vincent Lat 9.8, Long -16.4 1:00am: Rounds made and all found well 2:30am: Frequent tide rips met with 8:00am: Hands employed at repair work – cleaning ship - Divisional Drill and Lectures on Spotting 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: Tide rip much less frequent - Log reset at noon 3:00pm: Saw a Steamship 15-20 miles distant apparently bound North-East 4:00pm: Hands exercised at General Quarters 6:00pm: No Tide rips visible from now on. 8:00pm: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 10:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016028: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0026_1.jpg) 29 September 1914 Place: At Sea – Sierra Leone to St. Vincent Lat 11.3, Long -18.9 1:00am: Rounds made and all found well 3:30am: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers 9:15am: Crew at General Quarters followed by Divisional Drill and Rifle Drill – hands employed cleaning ship and rigging gaff on Main Mast 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Hands employed during afternoon cleaning ship and doing general repair work 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Collision Stations – Collision mat place and all watertight doors closed 8:00pm: Ship’s position fixed by stellar observation – Commencement of NE Trades 9:00pm: Rounds made 11:00pm: gentle NE swells at midnight 4caf8673cadfd34197016029: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0027_0.jpg) 30 September 1914 Place: At Sea – Sierra Leone to St. Vincent Lat 13.3, Long -21.5 1:00am: Rounds made 6:25am: Altered course and speed to visit if necessary a steamer sighted bearing ESE and steering Southwesterly - Found to be Portuguese. – LAUGE of Lisboa 7:16am: Returned original speed and continued 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 9:35am: General Quarters – Exercised Fire Control followed by Divisional Drill and Spotting Actions – hands also employed cleaning and repainting as required 11:20am: Altered course and speed to speak Italian SS REINA ELENA bound SW from Genoa 12:00pm: Resumed course and speed – Log reset 2:00pm: Hands employed afternoon cleaning and painting on Mess decks and doing general repair work around decks 8:30pm: Exercised crew at Night Stations 10:00pm: Rounds made LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1914
4caf8673cadfd3419701602a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0027_1.jpg) 1 October 1914 Place: At Sea – Sierra Leone to St. Vincent Lat 14.9, Long -24.5 1:00am: Rounds made and all well 4:30am: hauled in patent Log – fouled with weed 5:10am: Observed high land of Togo Island 7:30am: Vessel position frequently checked by bearings whilst rounding Tongon Island 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 9:20am: Hands employed at Divisional Drill and general cleaning and repairing – Angles of Tongon crater frequently taken for position. 11:00am: Course and speed varied - Saw a small Portuguese Steamship off San Fillipe 12:00pm: Various course and speed while rounding south end of Brava Island 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Abandon Ship Stations 8:30pm: Exercised hands at Night Quarters and Fire Control 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well 4caf8673cadfd3419701602b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0028_0.jpg) 2 October 1914 Place: At Sea – Sierra Leone to St. Vincent – arrived St. Vincent Lat 16.9, Long -25.3 1:35am: Observed Cape Machado Light 1:50am: Rounds made – hauled in Patent Log 2:55am: Altered course and speed as required to close SS BAGDALE of Whitby bound St Vincent. 6:50am: Stopped engines with Passero Island bearing East by South 7:00am: Experienced drift 3/4 mile hourly NE against Trade Wind 7:15am: Observed HMS ALBION bearing NE and steering Southwesterly off Bull Rock Light 7:25am: Altered course and speed towards HMS ALBION and exchanged signals 11:10am: Course and speed varied while rounding South end of Antonio Island Island 1:00pm: Stopped both engines 2:00pm: Crew employed cleaning ship all afternoon 4:00pm: Increased speed to speak SS AIRDALE bearing NNW and Steering SW 8:30pm: Exercised hands at Night Quarters 11:00pm: Round made 4caf8673cadfd3419701602c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0028_1.jpg) 3 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde Lat 16.8, Long -25.0 1:50am: Observed SS RIO COLORADO of London – altered course and speed to meet her 3:45am: Cutter left ship to board above ship 3:30am(GMT): Boarded above SS from Glasgow to Rio Janiero and finding vessels papers all correct she was allowed to proceed [signed] T.M. Winslow Lieutenant RNR 4:25am: Cutter returned 6:45am: Stopped engines off Passero Island – met HMS ALBION and EDINBURG CASTLE 7:15am: All 3 vessels proceeded into port 8:00am: Stopped engines 8:30am: Hands transporting coal from No. 2 and 3 hold - Lieutenant Stokes Royal Navy and 20 boys joined ship from HMS EDINBURG CASTLE 10:00am: Hands employed at coaling and transferring stores all forenoon 11:00am: Captain went on board HMS ALBION - Captain of HMS EDINBURG CASTLE came on board. 12:00pm: Hands employed all afternoon coaling from No. 2 hold 1:00pm: No. 1 and 2 Cutters employed all afternoon in shipping stores from EDINBURG CASTLE 7:00pm: Raising steam 7:30pm: Last Cutter returned with stores 7:40pm: Cutter cleaned and hoisted 7:55pm: Shortened anchor to 30 fathoms – stand by engines 8:05pm: Anchor up and proceeded out of harbour 8:18pm: Engines dead slow – streamed Log and set course West by North 9:00pm: Exercised Gun Crews at Night Control 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8673cadfd3419701602d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0029_0.jpg) 4 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -26.7 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 4:15am: Closed a sailing vessel steering SW by S and Bearing North at Lat 16.7 Long -26.0 5:45am: Signalled sailing vessel 6:30am: Hands cleaned in coaling rig and commenced transporting coal from No. 2 hold to main No. 1 bunker 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Hands employed at Divisional drill – cleaning ship and shifting coal 12:00pm: Log reset 4:20pm: Hands exercised at General Quarters 11:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd3419701602e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0029_1.jpg) 5 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -27.0 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 3:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew and also Night gun crews 8:15am: Commenced shifting coal from No. 2 to No. 3 hold 9:50am: Altered course and speed to speak to steamship bearing SE and steering SSW 10:00am: Called away No. 1 Cutter and ceased shifting coal 10:45am: Boarded SS ALFALFA of London from Newport to Blauca finding her papers all correct allowed her to proceed [signed] T.M. Winslow Lieutenant Royal Navy Reserve 11:28am: Cutter returned and hoisted 12:00pm: Proceeded course South of East – Log reset 3:30pm Observed steamship bearing N 30 E bound South 3:52pm: Cutter away with boarding Officers 4:00pm: Boarded SS WENTWORTH of Newcastle – Captain McClellain from Glascow - Papers in order Captain and crew. No passengers. Allowed to proceed. 4:30pm: Cutter hoisted in davits 5:00pm: Hands employed in transporting coal and also at Divisional Drill 9:00pm: Rounds made 9:10pm: Reduced speed to 26 revolutions 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8673cadfd3419701602f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0030_0.jpg) 6 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -25.8 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 3:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew and also Night gun crews 5:15am: Observed Antonio Island Light 6:20am: Hands rigging coaling gear 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Hands transporting coal from No. 2 to No. 3 hold – Divisional Drills being carried out and Boys under Instruction 12:00pm: Log Reset 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 3:00pm: Hands employed as above 4:15pm: Secured hands at General Quarters 10:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crew – closed up Night Gun Crews 11:00pm: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd34197016030: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0030_1.jpg) 7 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -27.8 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 3:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew – closed up Night gun crews and exercised passing Ranges 9:00am: Hands employed transporting coal from No. 2 to No. 3 hold 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Divisional Drill being carried out – Boys under Instruction 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Increased speed 1:20pm: Hauled in Patent Log – found rotator fouled 2:00pm: Hands employed transporting coal – Control Practice being carried out – Boys under Instruction 8:30pm: Reduced speed 10:00pm: Guns crew closed up 11:00pm: Rounds made 11:30pm: Exercised Sea boats crew 4caf8673cadfd34197016031: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0031_0.jpg) 8 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.0, Long -25.2 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 3:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew and Night gun crews closed up 5:50am: Signalled HMS ALBION 9:20am: Stopped off Tarrafal Bay. Flag ship at anchor coaling from Collier WITHERSEA 9:50am: Working engines as requisite – hands preparing for coaling ship – Captain aboard Flag Ship 10:45am: Captain returned – received 1 boatsflashing lamp from Flag 10:50am: Under weigh proceeding toward St. Vincent 12:00Pm: Speed and course as required – Log reset 1:50pm: Stopped engines and anchored - Portuguese Cruiser SAN GABRIEL and small gunboat mentioned 1:59pm: Boys to Instruction – lowered Cutter and Captain went onshore 4:18pm: Cutter returned from shore with Captain – Cutter hoisted aboard 4:20pm: Hove short 4:28pm: Anchor aweigh – put to Sea 4:40pm: Off Passero Island – turned ship and proceeded into harbour 5:10pm: Cutter ashore 6:00pm: Cutter returned – proceeded to Sea 8:15pm: SS AROSA of London/Cardiff all correct 9:50pm: Boarded SS CARAMATA on Admiralty Charter and papers checked. All correct. Both boardings Signed off by Lieutenant Cecil Shiel Royal Navy Reserve 10:25pm: Cutter returned – hoisted aboard 10:30pm: Set off at speed – Log streamed 11:10pm: Bull Point Light abeam – Log reset 11:30pm: Closed up gun’s crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016032: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0031_1.jpg) 9 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.8, Long -24.3 12:30am: Exercised Sea boats crew and Night gun crews closed up 7:00am: Hands employed transporting coal from No. 2 to No. 3 hold 8:00am: Hauled in Patent Log – stopped engines 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – remainder of hands at Guns drill and Divisional Drill 12:15pm: Turned ship – altered course and speed to speak to a steamship bearing SW. 1:45pm: Stopped ship - Cutter away with boarding Officers – Boarded RMS ALCANTARA from Pernambusco had on board 395 passengers – all correct 2:24pm: Cutter returned and under weigh to speak another steamship bearing ESE and steaming NE 3:11pm: Stopped and Cutter away with 13 Officers - Boarded SS HELMSTOCH of Cardiff with cargo of ore – All correct 4:20pm: Observed land – Antonio Island Island bearing S 88 W 6:10pm: Bull Island bearing S 71 W – streamed Log 9:40pm: Exercised Guns crews at Passing Ranges 10:55pm: Altered course to speak vessel – rounds made – all correct 11:30pm: Flag Ship passes NE – course and speed various while passing Flag – SS ORTEGA passed bound NE 12:00mid: Sea boats crews exercised 4caf8673cadfd34197016033: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0032_0.jpg) 10 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -25.7 12:55am: Observed steamship bearing SW steering NE altered course and speed to intercept 1:00am: Stopped engines – away Cutter with Boarding Officers - Booth Steamship Company - SS CRISPIN 1:50am: Cutter returned 5:40am: Machado Light observed 6:30am: Sighted HMS ALBION 8:25am: Stopped both engines 10:10am: Observed sailing vessel bearing W 11:10am: Stopped – away No. 2 Cutter – boarded Italian Barque ERA from New York cargo oil – all correct 12:00pm: Hands employed all forenoon shifting coal from No. 2 to No. 3 hold and also at Divisional Drill 1:00pm: Course and speed to speak steamship bearing N 2:45pm: Stopped engines and away No. 2 Cutter - Boarded SS PLUTARCH of Liverpool for Bahia, Rio and Santos - General Cargo - Crew 42 no Passengers. Cutter returned for Medical Officer to attend sick Fireman – papers being all correct she was allowed to proceed. 3:50pm: Cutter returned 4:40pm: Met Steamship HIGHLAND PRIDE – ordered to stop and then others allowed to proceed 9:00pm: Rounds made 9:25pm: Stopped engines 11:00pm: Closed up Sea boats crew and Guns Crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016034: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0032_1.jpg) 11 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -28.0 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Night gun crews closed up 6:00am: Stopped engines - Hauled in Patent Log 10:30am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: Captain inspected ship 1:15pm: Streamed Log 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised crew at Action Stations 4:30pm: Stopped engines 7:30pm: Closed up Guns crews 9:00pm: Rounds made 10:00pm: Exercised Sea boats Crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016035: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0033_0.jpg) 12 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.3, Long -25.5 12:30am: Exercised Sea boats crew and Night gun crews 4:00am: Boat’s flashing lamp lost overboard when boarding 5:30am: Altered course and speed 6:30am: Stopped engines – away Cutter to board Norwegian Whaling Factory SS BENGALA. all correct [signed] JM Driscoll Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy Reserve and Lieut. Cecil Shiel 7:15am: Cutter returned 8:00am: Course and speed altered to speak steamship bearing NW 8:44am: Stopped – cutter away 8:57am: Boarded British SS ANTONIO ISLAND of London – found all correct 9:26am: Cutter returned – hoisted – Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Hands transferring coal from No. 2 to No. 3 hold – remainder at Division Drills 3:30pm: Hands continue to shift coal – and at Gun Control Exercise – Boys at Instruction 8:30pm: Observed steamship – altered to intercept – SS BELLVUE of Glascow 9:00pm: Clock advanced 50 minutes 10:00pm: Exercised Guns crew – closed up Guns crew at intervals 11:20pm: Set course for Bull Rock 12:00mid: Rounds made 4caf8673cadfd34197016036: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0033_1.jpg) 13 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.5, Long -25.0 12:30am: Exercised Sea boats crew and Night gun crews 1:00am: Clocks advanced 50 minutes from Greenwich Mean Time – vessel on patrol line North of Bull Light 7:20am: Sighted schooner – steered for her 8:30am: Boarded US Schooner PEDRO VERDE of New Bedford bound for whaling 8:50am: Cutter returned 10:20am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed all forenoon transporting coal – no general work – day being Friday, Captain inspected ship after Divine Service. 10:00am: Stopped port engine for overhaul 11:50am: Observed barque bearing WNW 12:00pm: Altered course and speed to speak ship 1:00pm: Boarded Norwegian Barque STORESAND – all correct 1:50pm: Cutter returned – streamed Log 4:00pm: Hands employed as requisite 7:20pm: Hauled in Patent Log 8:20pm: Altered course and speed to intercept steamship bearing WNW 8:40pm: Stopped engines - Cutter away with boarding Officers 8:50pm: Boarded SS CLIVEGROVE – all correct 10:00pm: Streamed Log 11:29pm: Log reset 4caf8673cadfd34197016037: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0034_0.jpg) 14 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.2, Long -25.3 1:30am: Rounds made 2:00am: Guns crews closed up 8:00am: Hands employed transporting coal No. 2 to No. 3 hold 10:00am: Divisional Drills being carried out 11:40am: Course and Speed as required to intercept steamship bearing N 78 E 12:00pm: Boys at Instruction and Physical Drill during morning 12:25pm: Engines stopped - Cutter away with boarding Officers – Danish STEAMSHIP NORDSTJERN of Copenhagen 1:00pm: Cutter returned 3:50pm: Hands at General Quarters – Boys at Instruction – course and speed altered as required 9:55pm: Machado Light S 58 E 10:25pm: Hauled in Log – observed steamship 11:15pm: Exercised Sea boats crew and closed up Guns Crew 4caf8673cadfd34197016038: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0034_1.jpg) 15 October 1914 Place: St. Vincent Lat 16.9, Long -25.3 12:30am: Stopped to speak steamship ARLINGTON COURT 1:20am: Exercised Sea boats Crew and Guns Crew 7:20am: Machado Point abeam 8:58am: Passero Island – reduced speed 9:12am: Anchored – HMS CARNARVON in port – also Portuguese Cruiser SAN GABRIEL and small gun boat 10:00am: Hands employed coaling – Cutters employed transporting stores from SS CLIFTON HILL 11:00am: Boys at Instruction and general repairs and cleaning work all forenoon 12:00pm: Hands to Dinner – Cutters employed transporting stores from CLIFTON HILL 4:00pm: Chaplain of Flagship came on board and held Holy Communion 5:00pm: Prepared ship for Sea 6:00pm: Shortened cable 6:27pm: Anchor aweigh – proceeded out of port 6:35pm: Passero Island – turned vessel on signal from Flag [Ship} and proceeded Northward 10:00pm: Exercised Sea boats Crew 12:00mid: Closed up Guns Crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016039: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0035_0.jpg) 16 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.3, Long -26.7 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew and Guns crews closed up 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – hands transporting coal from No. 2 to No. 3 hold – remainder of hands at Gun drill – Marines at musket exercises – Boys at Instruction. 10:00am: Breech Loaders and Sight Setters exercised at taking Ranges 4:00pm: Boys under Instruction 5:00pm: Hands exercised at General Quarters and Controls 9:00pm: Rounds made 12:00mid: Exercised Sea Boat’s Crews and Guns crews closed up. 4caf8673cadfd3419701603a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0035_1.jpg) 17 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.4, Long -24.7 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats Crew - Guns crews closed up 7:00pm: Hands employed transporting coal from No. 2 to No. 3 hold – Divisional drills being carried out – Marines at Rifle Drill 9:00am: Breech Loaders and Sight Setters at Range taking exercises 10:00am: Boys at Instruction 11:00am: Carpenters variously employed during day 2:00pm: Hands employed as above stated all afternoon 6:00pm: Increased speed to meet steamship steering NW 6:55pm: Stopped engines – away No. 1 Cutter with boarding Officers 7:00pm: Boarded French SS CARROL Rosario to Barry. All correct 7:20pm: Cutter returned 12:00mid: Exercised Sea boats crew and closed up Guns crews 4caf8673cadfd3419701603b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0036_0.jpg) 18 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.2, Long -25.4 1:21am: Course and speed varied to speak steamship bearing NE. 1:50am: Stopped – away Cutter with boarding Officers – boarded SS NUSHOLONI – found all correct 2:27am: Cutter returned 3:30am: Bull Light N 69 W 7:50am: Turned ship East to speak SS MONARCO 8:40am: Boarded SS BENIN – all correct 10:20am: Divisions and Divine Service – General Inspections by Captain 11:00am: No general work this day being the Sabbath 4:00pm: Exercised crew at General Quarters 4:45pm: Altered course to meet steamship bearing S 85 W 5:10pm: Stopped engines – away Cutter 5:30pm: Cutter recalled and hoisted 5:40pm: Set off to speak steamship 6:06pm: Stopped – away Cutter 7:30pm: Boarded SS ANNIE JONSUS (Swedish) – found all correct 7:40pm: Cutter returned 9:31pm: Machado Light bore S 68 W 4caf8673cadfd3419701603c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0036_1.jpg) 19 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.1, Long -24.8 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats Crew - Guns crews closed up and exercised at passing Ranges 7:10am: Stopped engines – hands employed coaling from No. 2 to No. 3 hatch 9:00am: Communication with HMS KENT 10:00am: Hands employed at Divisional Drill – Boys under Instruction 11:00am: Marines secured at Rifle Drill 12:00pm: Course and speed to speak steamship 12:40pm: Stopped - Away Cutter – boarded SS AMAZON (British – Liverpool/South America) found all correct 1:30pm: Crews as above during afternoon 4:00pm: General Quarters – exercised Guns Control 6:47pm: Course and speed as required to speak steamship bound NE 7:20pm: Boarded BARGER of CHRISTIAN – Buenos Ares to Las Palmas – found all correct 7:55pm: Cutter returned 10:00pm: Closed up Guns Crews and Sea boats crews 10:40pm: Stopped engines 4caf8673cadfd3419701603d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0037_0.jpg) 20 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde Lat 17.4, Long -24.7 12:01am: Proceeded on course N 70 W. 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats Crew - Guns crews 6:10am: Observed HMS DEFENCE entering St. Vincent 10:20am: Off Passero Island awaiting orders – Hands cleaned in coaling rig 11:00am: Entering harbour – hands employed rigging coaling gear 11:49am: Anchored 11:58am: Portuguese war vessel SAN GABRIEL in port also HMS DEFENCE and HMS KENT 1:35pm: Lighter came alongside and commenced coaling at two side ports – Cutters going to landing place as required – hands standing by for coaling 3:30pm: HMS ASTREA arrived with two Army Transports 5:20pm: Hands fallen in to coal ship – coal lighters at No. 2 and No. 3 Hatches – hands coaling ship in two Watches 7:10pm: Water Tank ship alongside – commenced taking in fresh water 7:30pm: HMS KENT put to lea with transports – HMS ASTREA anchored 8:00pm: Coaling proceeded all night 12:00mid: Light rain and sky became cloudy 4caf8673cadfd3419701603e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0037_1.jpg) 21 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde Lat 17.4, Long -24.7 1200am: Changed Watches – recommenced coaling with ship’s company at No. 3 hatch and local labour at bunker hatches and side ports 4:00am: Changed Watches for coaling 5:00am: Stopped work at No. 3 hatch and commenced at No. 2 hatch 7:30am: HMS Defence put to Sea 8:00am: Ceased coaling – hands prepared vessel for Sea 9:00am: Hands fell in – hoisted and secured both Cutters 10:00am: Hove [anchor] short – Rung ‘Stand By’ 10:22am: Anchor aweigh – proceeded 12:00pm: Positions of vessel checked whilst rounding South Point 1:00pm: Various course and speed approach and rounding Tarrafal Bay awaiting Water Tanker 1:14pm: Stopped engines off south Point 2:25pm: Water boat alongside – pumping fresh water 5:52pm: Cast off Water Tank 5:55pm: Manoeuvring and adjusting course and speed 9:00pm: Manoeuvring off Passero Island as required – vessel’s position frequently checked and plotted 10:03pm: Stopped engines 4caf8673cadfd3419701603f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0038_0.jpg) 22 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde Lat 17.4, Long -24.7 12:00am: Engines as required to maintain position 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew – closed up Guns crews 6:58am: Steered towards Machado Point 7:37am: Machado Point bore S 60 E at 3.25 miles – stopped engines 8:00am: Hands employed at general work cleaning ship – Sight Setters and Gun Layers practiced at taking Ranges 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers and General Quarters 9:22am: Left for St. Vincent 10:00am: Observed HMS HIGHFLYER bearing NE 10:30am: Stopped engines and anchored 11:00am: HMS HIGHFLYER entered harbour 3:00pm: Water Tanker came alongside and commenced watering 3:30pm: Coal lighters alongside at No. 1, 2, 3 port and starboard – commenced bunkering ship by local labour 4:10pm: Stores arrived from shore – hands employed taking stores aboard 6:35pm: Water Tanker left vessel 9:00pm: HMS MARMORA and ANDROSSAN ABBY arrived in port – Cutter and working party away for stores and provisions – Hands employed rigging gear for taking in stores 8:00pm: Coaling ship proceeding 10:00pm: HMS HIGHFLYER put to Sea 11:00pm: Portuguese Cruiser SAO GABRIEL in Port 12:00mid: Hands standing by to relieve party on ANDROSSAN CASTLE 4caf8673cadfd34197016040: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0038_1.jpg) 23 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde Lat 17.4, Long -24.7 12:00am: Anchor bearings frequently checked – coaling ship proceeding 1:00am: Cutters employed going to HMS ANDROSSAN as required 2:00am: Working parties relieved 2:15am: Two provision lighters from store vessel alongside – hands employed in discharging and striking below 8:00am: Completed coaling 9:10am: Cutter sent ashore with mails received from store ship for HMS CAMAROON 10:00am: Hands employed all forenoon provisioning ship 11:00am: All coal ports closed and secured for Sea. 12:00pm: Hands employed provisioning ship 1:00pm: Cutter away to store ship 3:15pm: Hoisted No. 2 Cutter 3:20pm: Hove short – anchor aweigh 3:33pm: Shifted berth to outer anchorage 4:05pm: Anchored – hands resting 7:20pm: Cast off – Water Tank and prepared for Sea 7:40pm: Up anchor – turned ship 7:50pm: Stopped to hoist No. 1 Cutter – HMS HIGHFLYER left harbour 8:00pm: Rounded Passero Island 8:30pm: Stopped engines 9:00pm: Rounds made 10:50pm: Engines as required to maintain position during night 11:30pm: Vessel’s position carefully checked – Guns crews closed up and boat crew exercised during watch 4caf8673cadfd34197016041: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0039_0.jpg) 24 October 1914 Place: Mochado Point Lat 16.8, Long -25.1 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats Crew – closed up Guns crews 2:00am: Engines as required to maintain position on patrol lines 4:00am: Vessel position frequently checked 8:30am: Course and speed to speak steamship bearing SW 8:58am: Stopped engines – away Cutter with boarding Officers – boarded British Whaler SS CORONADO – all correct 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers – Saturday routine carried out. 10:32am: Engines to dead slow 11:55am: Observed steamship bearing NE – made speed to intercept 12:28pm: Stopped engines 1:00pm: Away Cutter with boarding Officers – boarded SS HIGHLAND SCOT (Monte Video to London) – all correct 1:48pm: Cutter returned 1:50pm: Manoeuvring as required 8:45pm: Course and speed to intercept steamship steering NE 9:00pm: Rounds made 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews – closed up Guns crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016042: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0039_1.jpg) 25 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.7, Long -25.1 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats Crew and Guns crews 5:10am: Proceeded slow ahead to rejoin position 10:00am: Divisions and Divine Service 11:00am: Altered course and speed to intercept steamship headed East 1:30pm: Stopped – away Cutter 1:40pm: Boarded Steamship Don Arturo from Buenos Ayres/Cardiff. All correct 2:05pm: Cutter returned 2:20pm: HMS HIGHFLYER met and signalled – various course and speeds throughout day 4:00pm: General Quarters exercised 10:20pm: Passero light bore South 11:00pm: Turned vessel about and proceeded slowly 4caf8673cadfd34197016043: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0040_0.jpg) 26 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -25.5 3:00am: Exercised Sea boats Crew - Guns crews closed up 4:00am: Course and speed altered as required 10:25am: Machado Point Light abeam 11:10am: Hands exercised at general Quarters and Division Drill 11:12am: Stopped engines and anchored 11:22am: 1st Cutter away with Captain – 2nd Cutter away to HMS CLIFTON HALL for stores and returned 1:40pm: Hands preparing ship for Sea 2:20pm: Hove anchor and proceeded 3:00pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and at Divisional drill – Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Evening Quarters and General Quarters – course and speed as required 9:45pm: Course and speed to close Norwegian Whaler 12:00mid: Exercise Sea boats Crew and Guns Crew 4caf8673cadfd34197016044: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0040_1.jpg) 26 October 1914 [Log is DATED 26 October however it appears the Logkeeper erred as it looks to be data for the 27th and it IS followed by the 28th] Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.1, Long -24.8 1:48am: Increased to 30 revolutions to close Steamship BLUE JACKET of Cardiff 2:30am: Manoeuvring continues 8:15am: Machado Light bore N 64 E 8:40am: Increased speed to speak steamship bound NE 9:05am: Boarded Steamship SS JORSDAL of Jonberg Buenos Ares 10:00am: Recalled Cutter 10:10am: Proceeded as required 2:45pm: Hands employed at General Repairs and Class Drills – Boys under Instruction – vessel position frequently fixed 4:30pm: Hands exercised under General Quarters – Boys at Physical Drill 9:00pm: Rounds made 11:30pm: Course and speed to speak steamship bearing North 11:45pm: Stopped engines 4caf8673cadfd34197016045: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0041_0.jpg) 28 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.7, Long -25.2 12:01am: Away Cutter with boarding Officers – boarded SS THISTLEDEN – found all correct 12:37am: Cutter returned – turned ship dead north 1:45am: Course and speed to meet steamship bearing West by South 4:40am: Stopped engines - away Cutter 5:00am: Boarded SS CANBERRA KING 5:40am: Cutter returned – course and speed to meet two other vessels 7:35am: Observed large 3 funnelled steamship bearing SW. Immediately gave chase – engines working full speed - Guns crews closed up for action 8:40am: Found strange steamship to be a French mail steamship. Turned toward land with French ship following – stopped Machado Light and exchanged signals 12:00pm: Hands employed washing ship down in Quarters and general repair work. Classes of Instruction being carried out – guns secured at loader and Boys at Instruction 9:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crew – Guns crew closed up – Rounds made – all secure 4caf8673cadfd34197016046: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0041_1.jpg) 29 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.1, Long -24.8 1:00am: Hands exercised at General Quarters 2:00am: Sea boats crews exercised – closed up Guns crews 7:10am: Increased speed to close steamship bearing ESE 8:54am: Stopped engines – away Cutter 9:00am: Boarded SS KELVINHEAD – found all correct 9:18am: Cutter returned 11:00am: Divisional Drill Classes of Instruction being carried out during forenoon – Gun Layers and Sight Setters exercised at passing and taking ranges 12:20pm: Various course and speed to round point of Antonio Island Island – hands employed at Make and Mend during afternoon 4:15pm: Exercised hands at ‘Out All Boats’ also ‘Action.’ – ship’s position frequently plotted while rounding South of island 9:00pm: Rounds made – exercised Guns crews 9:40pm: Course and speed as required to meet steamship bound SW – found to be ST. PATRICK of Gottenburg Sweden – did not board 11:40pm: On patrol line 4caf8673cadfd34197016047: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0042_0.jpg) 30 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -25.1 12:15am: On Patrol line – closed up night Guns crews at intervals – position frequently plotted 6:00am: Manoeuvring off Machado Light 7:46am: Headed for St. Vincent 8:23am: Machado Point bore East 3 miles 9:21am: Passero Island NE 0.5 miles 9:26am: Reduced speed – stopped - anchored 9:45am: Cutter away ashore with Lieutenant Colonel Stockerell and Postman 11:40am: Cutter returning from shore 12:00pm: Cutter hoisted – prepared for Sea 12:50pm: Raising steam – anchor hove short 1:15pm: Passed mail ship NEPRESSA bound into St. Vincent 1:30pm: Hands employed at classes and general repair and cleaning ship – Boys under Instruction 9:00pm: Rounds made 11:15pm: Exercised night Guns crews and Sea boats crew 4caf8673cadfd34197016048: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0042_1.jpg) 31 October 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.1, Long -25.1 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew and Guns crew during Watch 7:30am: Hands preparing target for guns practice 8:20am: Stopped engines 9:20am: Dropped target – target capsized – away Cutter to get target 10:30am: Hoisted Cutter and target 11:30am: Launched target – target capsized 11:40am: Target aboard – hands engaged variously during forenoon and at classes of Rifle Drill – also at making new target 2:00pm: Hands making new target 4:35pm: Exercised hands at general Quarters 9:00pm: Rounds made 10:00pm: Observed land on Port beam - bearings taken for position 12:00mid: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boats crews during Watch LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1914 4caf8673cadfd34197016049: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0043_0.jpg) 1 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -23.3 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew and Guns crew during Watch 6:15am: Land on Port beam 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Altered course and speed – proceeding toward St. Nicolas Island 3:00pm: Approaching St. Nicolas 4:00pm: Evening quarters – exercised hands at ‘Action’ 5:30pm: Various course and speed to round island 6:30pm: Skirting SW coast of Nicolas Island 7:00pm: reduced speed – heavy rains over head at times 9:00pm: Rounds made – vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 11:00pm: Guns Crews exercised 4caf8673cadfd3419701604a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0043_1.jpg) 2 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 17.1, Long -24.7 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew and Guns crew during Watch 3:40am: Machado Light N 6 E 18 miles 5:20am: Machado Light N 80 E 2.75 miles 7:00am: Bull Point Light NNW 3.75 miles – reduced speed 11:00am: Hands employed at Spotting Sections and Rifle Drill. Gun Layers, Sight Setters, and Control Officers at taking ranges – also general routine work 1:28pm: Stopped port engine 3:30pm: Approaching Island of St. Nicolas 4:20pm: Skirting north coast of island – employed during afternoon in various ways – hands exercised at Action Stations 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boat crew and closed up Guns crew at intervals during Watch 4caf8673cadfd3419701604b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0044_0.jpg) 3 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 15.7, Long -24.8 1:00am: Ship position frequently plotted 3:00am: Exercised Guns crew during Watch 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers – Guns crews exercised at loader and also Rifle Drill. Classes in Spotting and Laying also held – remainder of hands at general work 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction during afternoon – other work being carried out as stated above 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews during Watch – Vessel’s position plotted frequently 4caf8673cadfd3419701604c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0044_1.jpg) 4 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.0, Long -24.8 1:00am: Exercised Guns crew and Sea boats crew during Watch 4:00am: Ship’s position fixed by stellar observation 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – Class of Instruction being held on gun laying – parties employed practising with Morris tubes and Rifle drill. 1:00pm: Hands employed as above – Boys at Instruction 2:00pm: Course and speed as required whilst on Patrol. Vessel position fixed at each end of Patrol line. 8:00pm: Course and speed to meet steamship bearing NE 8:30pm: Stopped engines - away Cutter – boarded SS LANE of London – all correct 9:00pm: Cutter returned – hoisted aboard and proceeded on Patrol 10:30pm: Turned ship Eastward 4caf8673cadfd3419701604d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0045_0.jpg) 5 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.2, Long -25.1 1:00am: Exercised Guns crew and Sea boats crew 6:00am: Course and speed to speak steamship bearing South 7:05am: Stopped engines – away No. 2 Cutter 7:20am: Boarded SS HARPATHIAN and found all correct 7:45am: Cutter returned 11:00am: Hands employed in Morris tube practise, gun layers and Rifle drill 1:00pm: Hands employed preparing target for towing – Boys under Instruction 3:45pm: Stopped engines and launched target 4:10pm: Commenced firing with starboard tubes then turned shop and fired with port tubes. Range 4000 – 4300 yards. 5:50pm: Picked up target 6:00pm: Hands cleaning guns 7:30pm: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 9:00pm: Rounds made - all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8673cadfd3419701604e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0045_1.jpg) 6 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.0, Long -24.8 1:00am: Exercised Guns crew and Sea boats crew during Watch 4:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 6:00am: Hands employed at Divisional Drill – Morris tube practise. Rifle Drill and general repair work – Boys under Instruction 10:00am: Passed small Portuguese sailing schooner bound SE 4:20pm: Course and speed to meet steamship N 60 W 5:30pm: Stopped engines – away Cutter – boarded SS NEWQUAY – all correct 6:05pm: Up Cutter and proceeded toward steamship bearing NE – found to be Naval Collier 408. 9:00pm: Rounds made 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8673cadfd3419701604f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0046_0.jpg) 7 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -26.0 1:00am: Exercised Guns crew and Sea boats crew during Watch 8:10am: Stopped both engines to intercept steamship 8:35am: Speeds as required to meet steamship bearing S by W 9:25am: Stopped and away Cutter – boarded SS CENTENARIO of Buenos Ayres (horses and maize cargo) – all correct 9:50am: Cutter returned – Saturday routine followed 1:00pm: Make and Mend during afternoon 4:20pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Stations 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8673cadfd34197016050: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0046_1.jpg) 8 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -24.3 1:00am: Exercised Guns crew and Sea boats crew during Watch 6:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 8:00am: Cross bearings taken of the Islands of Branco, St. Nicolas, and Raza 10:00am: Divisions and Divine Service – general inspection of ship by Captain 10:02am: Mount Martinez (St Nicolas Island) sighted N 52 E at 12 miles 2:00pm: West Point Light bore N 80 E at 2.5 miles – wind variable off land 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations 6:06pm: Mount St. Vincent to East 8:00pm: Passero Island to West 9:00pm: Rounds made 11:00pm: Boat crews and gun crews exercised during the night 4caf8673cadfd34197016051: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0047_0.jpg) 9 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.7, Long -26.7 2:00am: Altered course and speed to speak steamship – found to be Fleet Collier No. 399 4:00am: Vessel position fixed by stellar observation 7:45am: Course and speed as required to speak steamship bearing S 80 W – ship now appearing very foul with heavy barnacles and shells hanging from sides 10:00am: Stopped engines boarded SS EDENMORE – all correct 10:39am: Hands employed at Divisional Drill, Lectures, etc. – general work of ship during forenoon 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations 7:20pm: Course and speed to meet steamship bearing NE – found to be Norwegian whaler – did not board 9:00pm: Rounds made 10:30pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews and closed all watertight door in bunk rooms 4caf8673cadfd34197016052: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0047_1.jpg) 10 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde Lat 16.5, Long -25.0 2:00am: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews 9:15am: Course and speed as required to enter harbour 9:55am: Machado Island S 51 E at 2.5 miles 10:29am: Passero Island NE at 1 mile 10:29am: Reduced speed – stopped 10:33am: Anchored – No. 2 Cutter away with Intelligence Officer – hands employed at drills, lectures, and routine work – Boys under Instruction 11:00am: Portuguese cruiser SAN GABRIEL and also Argentine naval tug in harbour 12:00pm: SAN GABRIEL put to Sea 1:00pm: Water Tank alongside pumping fresh water on board – Cutter no. 2 hoisted 2:15pm: Hove anchor 2:29pm: Anchor aweigh – proceeded out of harbour – course and speed as required 4:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised Action Stations and Fire Quarters 6:30pm: SAN GABRIEL anchored in San Pedro Bay – vessels position fixed by bearings and stellar observations 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well 11:00pm: Exercised Gun crews and Sea boat crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016053: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0048_0.jpg) 11 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -23.4 2:00am: Altered course and speed as required 8:00am: Hands employed at Divisional Drill, Morris Tube firing, Gun Layers and Sight Setters practice, and Lectures on same in addition to routine work 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers observed land of Sal Island right ahead 2:50pm: Proceeded toward St. Fogo Island – Boys at Instruction 4:15pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Stations 9:00pm: Rounds made 10:30pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016054: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0048_1.jpg) 12 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 15.2, Long -24.2 2:00am: Gun crews exercised and Sea boat crews ditto 7:15am: Observed land on port bow – St. Fogo Island 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed at Divisional Drill, Rifle Drill, Morris Tube and Gun Layer Sight Setter practice – Boys at Physical Training 1:00pm: Boys at Instruction in the afternoon 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – hands exercised at Action Stations 4:20pm: Course and speed as required to skirt Fogo island 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 10:30pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016055: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0049_0.jpg) 13 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 14.8, Long -23.8 2:00am: Gun crews exercised and Sea boat crews during Watch 4:00am: Vessel’s position frequently fixed by land bearings 7:40am: Streamed Patent Log 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers 9:30am: Hands employed at Rifle Drill, Morris Tube aiming and gun layer sight setter practice 1:00pm: Boys at Instruction in the afternoon – Make and Mend for all hands 4:20pm: Hands exercised at General Quarters 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 10:00pm: Exercised closing all watertight doors 10:30pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews during Watch 4caf8673cadfd34197016056: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0049_1.jpg) 14 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 14.2 , Long -23.0 1:00am: Gun crews exercised and Sea boat crews during Watch 4:00am: Streamed Patent Log 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers – Saturday routine carried out 11:00am: Morris Tube firing for Officers and Boys 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 4:15pm: Hands exercised at Fire Control and Action Stations 4:20pm: Course and speed various awaiting orders 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 10:30pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews during Watch 4caf8673cadfd34197016057: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0050_0.jpg) 15 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -25.0 3:00am: Gun crews exercised 8:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by land bearings 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers – St. Nicolas island bore N 58 E at 37.7 miles 10:30am: Captain inspected ship 11:46am: Handed Patent Log 1:45pm: Course and speed various approaching Machado Point 2:43pm: Passero Island NE 5 miles – reduced speed 2:45pm: Stopped – anchored 2:58pm: Cutter away 3:00pm: Water Tank and lighter with stores alongside – Portuguese Cruiser SAN GABRIEL in port 4:45pm: Cutter returned – lighter of stores discharged empty 5:40pm: Cast off Water Tank – hove short – engines rung ‘Stand By’ 5:54pm: Anchor away – proceeded out of harbour 6:55pm: Machado Light bore East at 8 miles 7:00pm: Log streamed and set 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 10:30pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews during Watch 4caf8673cadfd34197016058: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0050_1.jpg) 16 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde – Cruising to Sierra Leone Lat 14.7, Long -23.3 2:00am: Gun crews exercised and Sea boat crews during Watch 3:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 7:50am: Aired bedding 8:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by land bearings of Fogo and Jago Islands 9:00am: Gun Layers and Sight Setters at Aiming Drill 10:20am: Temerosa Light – Jago Island N 50 E at 6.75 miles. – Log reset 11:00am: Hands employed at Rifle Drill, Morris Tube Target practice, Guns drill and general work of ship – Boys under Physical Training 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Routine work during afternoon 4:20pm: Hands exercised at General Quarters and Fire Drill 5:00pm: Boys exercised at Physical Training and Signals 6:30pm: Vessel’s position fixed by observation 8:00pm: Stellar observation taken 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 10:30pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews during Watch 4caf8673cadfd34197016059: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0051_0.jpg) 17 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde – Cruising to Sierra Leone Lat 12.3, Long -19.8 1:00am: Gun crews exercised and Sea boat crews during Watch 4:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 7:30am: Clocks retarded 25 minutes 9:00am: Aiming Drill by Gun Layers and Sight Setters 9:30am: Control Drill by Guns Crew and Control Party and Loaders – Boys at Signals 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 1:00pm: Boys at Instruction in the afternoon 4:15pm: Evening Quarters - Hands exercised at Action Stations 4:20pm: Patent Log reset and again reset allowing for distance run 6:00pm: Vessels position fixed by stellar observation 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 10:30pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boat crews during Watch 4caf8673cadfd3419701605a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0051_1.jpg) 18 November 1914 Place: St Vincent Cape Verde - Cruising Lat 9.0, Long -16.0 2:00am: Gun crews exercised and Sea boat crews during Watch 4:00am: Observation taken for position 6:00am: Observation taken for position 7:30am: Clock retarded 25 minutes 8:25am: Observed large 2 funnelled steamer bearing SE – closed up Guns crews – sounded Action – Hauled in Patent Log and measured to 12 knots 9:10am: Stopped engines – away Cutter to board SS BRITON 12:30pm: Course and speed to close HMS HIGHFLYER 1:11pm: Stopped – transferred stores to HIGHFLYER – Captain also repaired on board 1:45pm: Cutter returned with Captain – set course and speed for Sierra Leone – Log heaved and reset 4:00pm: Evening Quarters and this was followed by General Quarters – Boys at Physical Training under Sergeant Major 7:00pm: Position fixed by stellar observation 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 11:20pm: Observed Search lights at work on Sierra Leone 52 miles distant 4caf8673cadfd3419701605b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0052_0.jpg) 19 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 1:30am: Gun crews exercised – lead kept going every hour from midnight (depth sounding) 5:28am: Made Sierra Leone Light – course and speed as required to make port – handed Patent Log 7:15am: Stopped – anchored 7:45am: Hands employed scraping ship’s bottom 8:10am: Coal lighter alongside 9:10am: Ship swung to Ebb tide – ceased scrapping ship’s bottom – hands prepared to coal from collier 10:15am: Collier TREVENCE alongside – commenced coaling at No. 3 hold 10:20am: Water Tank alongside – HMS MACEDONIA in port (Senior Naval Officer) 1:00pm: HMS MACEDONIA arrived from sea – hands employed all afternoon coaling from collier 2:00pm: Finished with Water Tank – local labour working coal from lighter 3:40pm: Ship swung to Flood tide 6:00pm: Ceased coaling from lighters 7:00pm: Coaling from collier proceeding all night 9:00pm: Rounds made during night and coal ports carefully watched 10:20pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 4caf8673cadfd3419701605c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0052_1.jpg) 20 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 1:00am: Hands employed coaling through out night 4:30am: Ship swung to Flood tide 5:45am: Collier TREVENCE hauled off to anchorage 7:05am: Coal lighters came alongside – native labour employed working from same 9:15am: Routine work being carried on – Petty Officer Bastin discharged to hospital [John Bastin 182571] 10:10am: Ship swung to Ebb tide – Water Tank alongside but was then ordered to HMS DONEGAL 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon – coaling from lighters proceeding 4:45pm: Ship swung to Flood tide 5:30pm: Local labour ceased working coal – hands employed finishing coal lighters which were all completed at 11:15pm 8:00pm: Cargo and coal ports carefully watched during the night 10:50pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 11:40pm: All lighters left ship for shore 4caf8673cadfd3419701605d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0053_0.jpg) 21 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 5:45am: Vessel swung to Flood tide 7:30am: 2 coal lighters came off – local labour being employed in coaling 10:00am: Hands employed in cleaning ship and in general work – landing lighters etc. 11:00am: Coal lighters coming off during forenoon 12:00pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 1:00pm: Coaling proceeded all afternoon 3:15pm: Warrant Engineer Mr. Brandon joined ship 5:00pm: Hands cleaned into Coaling Rig 5:20pm: HMS MACEDONIA weighed and proceeded to Sea 5:45pm: Ship swung to Flood tide 5:50pm: Collier TEREVENCE came alongside and made fast – finished coaling from lighters for the day – hands employed coaling from collier all night 8:30pm: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping 10:00pm: Rounds made – all found well – Light and Coal ports and chain carefully tended during the night 11:50pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 4caf8673cadfd3419701605e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0053_1.jpg) 22 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 1:15am: Completed watering from Water Tank – hands coaling ship from collier 2:00am: Rounds made at frequent intervals 6:00am: Collier TREVENCE left ship and coal lighters came alongside – hands resting except for those required for routine work 6:30am: Ship swung to Flood tide 9:00am: 2 Water Tanks came alongside 10:00am: Divine Service held on board – received 1 Log and Rotator from HMS DONEGAL 11:00am: HMS HIGHFLYER arrived 11:40am: Ship swung to Ebb tide 12:00pm: HMS DONEGAL put to Sea 3:00pm: Service held for Roman Catholics on board by Catholic priest from shore 4:10pm: Hands resumed coaling ship from lighters 6:30pm: Vessel swung to Flood tide 7:15pm: Hands finished coaling from lighters 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8673cadfd3419701605f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0054_0.jpg) 23 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:15am: Vessel swung to Ebb tide 1:00am: Rounds made during Watch at different intervals 6:20am: Hands turned to 7:55am: Coal lighter coming off at intervals – coal being worked on by local labour 8:00am: Hands employed at general work – Midshipmen at Pistol practice 9:00am: Boys at Physical Training 10:00am: Water Tank alongside and commenced pumping 12:30pm: Ship swung to Ebb 1:10pm: HMS VICTORIAN arrived and anchored 2:45pm: Landed Liberty men – Petty Officer and Leading Seamen 3:45pm: Senior Naval Officer shifted berth 5:00pm: Cutter ashore for Liberty men and Officers 6:45pm: Ship swung to Flood tide – Liberty men returned – ceased coaling for day 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping fresh water 4caf8673cadfd34197016060: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0054_1.jpg) 24 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 1:00am: Vessel swung to Ebb tide 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:30am: Completed emptying Water Tank 7:20am: 2 coal lighters came alongside 7:50am: Water Tank left from alongside 8:10am: Hands employed cleaning and painting ship – coal lighters coming off at intervals and being worked by local labour 8:30am: Officer of the Guard left ship to board HMS NIGERIA 8:45am: Vessel swung Flood tide 9:30am: Discharged 1 Leading Seaman to hospital 10:00am: Water Tank alongside and commenced pumping (714 tons) 2:00pm: Ship swung Ebb tide 3:00pm: Water Tank left vessel – general work during afternoon 4:00pm: Leave for Petty Officers and Leading Seamen from 4:00 – 9:00pm 4:40pm: Discharged Mr. Brandon to HMS VICTORIAN 5:45pm: Landed Patrol (1 Petty Officer – 4 men) 6:00pm: Liberty men returned 6:30pm: Beef boat came alongside – ceased coaling for the day 8:15pm: Ship swung to Flood tide 9:30pm: Remaining Liberty men returned 10:00pm: Rounds made and all well 4caf8673cadfd34197016061: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0055_0.jpg) 25 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:30am: Vessel swung to Ebb tide 6:30am: Coal lighters arriving 7:10am: Resumed bunkering by native labour 8:00am: Hands variously employed all forenoon 8:25am: Water Tank arrived alongside 9:30am: Vessel swung to Flood tide 10:25am: Stores arrived alongside 11:00am: Took on 2000 cartons fresh beef from HMS HIGHFLYER – Water Party cleaning out fresh water filter tanks and pressure tanks 1:30pm: HMS OTRANTO arrived and anchored 2:00pm: French Cruiser BRINSE arrived and anchored 3:10pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 3:20pm: Water Tank left vessel 3:40pm: OTRANTO shifted berth – routine work during afternoon – Boys at Physical Training and Signalling 4:00pm: Leave to Petty Officers and Starboard Watch to 9:00pm: - Boys to 6:00pm 6:30pm: Liberty Boys from shore 6:40pm: Ceased coaling for the day 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:30pm: Liberty men returned from Leave 10:00pm: Ship swung to Flood tide 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8673cadfd34197016062: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0055_1.jpg) 26 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:45am: Vessel swung to Ebb tide 6:20am 1 Absentee returned 7:10am: Lighters of coal coming alongside – resumed and continued coaling all day – unshipping derricks fore and aft 10:20am: Ship swung to Flood tide 10:40am: 2 invalided men from HMS VICTORIAN joined up 11:00am: Water Party employed all forenoon cleaning filter tanks and pressure tanks – completed same by noon 2:00pm: HMS VICTORIAN weighed and proceeded to Sea - (Senior Naval Officer HMS HIGHFLYER) 2:25pm: Water Tank alongside pumping fresh water as required – hands employed unshipping derricks – Boys under Instruction 3:20pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 4:00pm: Landed Liberty men and Boys - 1 Warrant read for 3 days cells 5:40pm: Ceased coaling for the day 6:30pm: Boys returned on board - Light tornado passed over ship 7:20pm: Completed Water Tank 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 9:30pm: Liberty men returned 10:50pm: Vessel swung to Flood tide 1:00pm: Rounds frequently made during Watch and cells visited Other: 4caf8673cadfd34197016063: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0056_0.jpg) 27 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone - Anchored Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 12:30am: Rounds made and all correct 4:15am: Vessel swung to Ebb tide 6:15am: Slacked cable 15 fathoms to 90 in all 7:20am: Coal lighters coming alongside – resumed bunkering 8:00am: Hands employed striking remainder of derricks and securing and cleaning ship 10:45am: Vessel swung to Flood tide 11:40am: Water boat alongside 1:40pm: Received stores from SS SAPDE 2:20pm: Leave for 2nd Watch and Petty Officers from 4:00 – 9:00pm 3:00pm: HMS HIGHFLYER proceeded to Sea 3:40pm: Completed filling from Water Tank 4:00pm: Landed Liberty men 5:00pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 5:45pm: Landed patrol – 1 Seaman Rating rejoined from HMS MARMORA 5:50pm: Ceased coaling for the day 7:30pm: Party to MARMORA for concert 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 9:45pm: Liberty men returned 11:00pm: Party from MARMORA returned 11:45pm: Cutter returned with remainder of Liberty men, Patrol and HMS OTRANTO Patrol 12:00mid: Vessel swung to Flood tide – Rounds made and cells visited 4caf8673cadfd34197016064: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0056_1.jpg) 28 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone - Anchored Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 2:00am: Rounds made and cells visited 4:45am: Rounds made and cells visited 4:55am: Vessel swung to Ebb tide 6:00am: Hands turned to and followed Saturday routine 6:50am: Water Tank alongside – no coal alongside this forenoon coaling being all completed 7:00am: Lit fires to raise steam 8:15am: French Cruiser BRINSE prepared for sea 9:20am: HMS MAMORA shifted berth 11:20am: Ship swung to Flood tide – Water Tank alongside 12:00pm: BRINSE put to Sea 1:00pm: Assembled ship’s company and Articles of War read by Captain 1:45pm: Cleaning ship as required during afternoon – completed No. 1 Water Tank 3:50pm: Completed No. 2 Water Tank – Leave granted Chief Petty Officer to 9:00pm 5:20pm: Landed patrol 1 Warrant Officer, 3 Chief Petty Officers, 9 men 6:00pm: Ship swung to Flood tide – Petty Officer Bastin joined ship from hospital 9:00pm: Rounds made – cells visited – all well 9:40pm: Liberty men returned from shore 11:00pm: Cells Visited during watch. No complaints 4caf8673cadfd34197016065: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0057_0.jpg) 29 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone - Anchored Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 2:00am: Rounds made and cells visited - No complaints and all well 2:15am: Vessel swung to Flood tide 6:10am: Vessel swung to Ebb 6:35am: Land Roman Catholic Church party 7:46am: Water Tank alongside 8:00am: Guard and Water Tank Guard 8:40am: Roman Catholic party returned 10:00am: Divisions 10:20am: HMS HIGHFLYER arrived from sea and anchored 10:30am: Divine Services 11:40am: French Cruiser BRINSE put to sea 12:00pm: Raising steam 12:30pm: Ship swung to Flood 2:30pm: Water Tank left vessel 4:00pm: Landed Liberty men 5:45pm: Landed 1 Petty Officer and Patrol 6:30pm: Vessel swung to Ebb 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well – cells visited – let stern go back 9:45pm: Liberty men returned from Leave 10:00pm: Guard boat with Officers left ship 10:50pm: Guard Officer returned 11:00pm: Rounds made and cells visited 4caf8673cadfd34197016066: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0057_1.jpg) 30 November 1914 Place: Sierra Leone - Anchored Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 1:15am: Ship swung to Flood tide 6:30am: Ship swung to Ebb – hands turned to work 7:45am: Landed 6 men and their effects for duty ashore 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed striking derricks and storing away – cleaning ship – Boys at Drill - Midshipmen at Pistol Exercise 10:50am: Water Tank came alongside 12:00pm: Raising steam 1:00pm: Ship swung to Flood 2:00pm: Hands employed as required during Watch and preparing ship for Court-martial 4:00pm: Leaves for Petty Officers until 9:00pm 4:12pm: Court-martial Prisoner temporarily transferred to HMS HIGHFLYER under escort 6:05pm: Warrants 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 read. – hands assembled 6:30pm: Water Tank left ship 7:45pm: Portion of Liberty men returned on board 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited and no complaints made 9:45pm: Remainder of Liberty men returned from Leave 11:00pm: Rounds made frequently and cells visited LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1914 4caf8673cadfd34197016067: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0058_0.jpg) 1 December 1914 Place: Sierra Leone - Anchored Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 2:00am: Ship swung to Flood tide – rounds made – cells visited 6:30am: Hands cleaning decks 7:10am: Ship swung to Ebb 8:00am: Court-martial gun fired - Received from HMS HIGHFLYER 2 casks of Rum and returned 2000 pounds Beef 9:10am: Prisoner of Court-martial arrived on board with escort 9:30am: Officer of Court-martial on board 9:50am:
Court-martial sitting 12:20pm: Court-martial finished - Hauled down Flag 12:45pm: Ship swung to Flood tide 2:25pm: Discharged 1 Prisoner to Military Detention Barracks 3:48pm: Hove short - HMS HIGHFLYER put to Sea 4:05pm: Hoisted Cutter 4:25pm: Anchor aweigh – proceeded to sea – engines as required 5:38pm: Taking up station off HIGHFLYER – Log reset 9:00pm: Rounds made and cells visited 12:00mid: Exercised Sea boats Crews and Guns Crews 4caf8673cadfd34197016068: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0058_1.jpg) 2 December 1914 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 9.0, Long -15.7 12:50am: Reduced speed 6:47am: Speeds varied in company with HMS HIGHFLYER – closed HMS HIGHFLYER 8:18am: Course and speeds varied under orders from HIGHFLYER 9:00am: Hands employed variously all morning – Parties at loaders – Gun Layers and Sight Setters practice Boys at Physical Training and Midshipmen at Range Taking 12:00pm: HIGHFLYER bore east about 12.5 miles – Log reset 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction – course and speeds varied as required 4:10pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Drill 6:00pm: Course and speeds as required to set position for night 6:30pm: HIGHFLYER S 68 E about 5 miles 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 10:00pm: Course and speed to keep station 12:00mid: Sea boat crews and Gun Crews Exercised 4caf8673cadfd34197016069: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0059_0.jpg) 3 December 1914 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 11.3, Long -17.8 12:30am: Soundings taken – exercised Sea boat and Guns crews 2:30am: Sounded – Rounds made and cells visited 4:30am: Soundings taken 6:15am: Hauled in Patent Log – altered course to close HMS HIGHFLYER 7:15am: Course and speed to close a steamship 7:35am: Stopped – Away Cutter – boarded SS BURWICK CASTLE – all correct 8:28am: Cutter returned 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers – Fire Drill by Stokehold hands 10:00am: Hands variously employed – Gun Layers and Sight Setter at Range Finding Classes – parties at Small Arms Drill – Midshipmen at Rifle Exercise 11:18am: Reduced speed to close HIGHFLYER 1:00pm: Various course and speed to keep station on HIGHFLYER 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:20pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Full stations – vessel position fixed by observation 5:50pm: Light haze on horizon at times 8:00pm: HIGHFLYER bore S 32 W at 5. miles 8:30pm: Haze more pronounced 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well 10:00pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boats crews 4caf8673cadfd3419701606a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0059_1.jpg) 4 December 1914 Place: Sierra Leone Cruising Lat 13.1, Long -20.8 1:00am: Rounds made and cells visited – all well 6:30am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 7:30am: Course and speed altered as required 8:15am: NE Trades found in this position 10:05am Observed HMS HIGHFLYER bearing N 53 W at 5 miles – hands variously employed at Divisional Drill, etc. Midshipmen at Rifle exercises – Stokers secured at Fire Quarters 10:53am: Position for observation taken from lower deck 11:35am: Very thick haze at times - Visibility limited to about 3/4 mile 12:00pm: Lieutenant Nunn, Royal Navy on sick list 2:00pm: Boys under Instructions during afternoon – thick haze 4:15pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Drill 5:00pm: Took station astern of HIGHFLYER 7:35pm: Closed watertight doors – course and speed to keep station 9:00pm: Rounds made and cells visited – all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sae boats crews 4caf8673cadfd3419701606b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0060_0.jpg) 5 December 1914 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 15.1, Long -24.0 1:00am: Revolutions as required to keep station 2:00am: Sea boats crew and Guns crew exercised - Rounds made and cells visited 6:30am: Hands turned to Saturday routine work 7:15am: Stopped – observed Temerosa Point Light N 28 W about 3.2 miles 9:00am: Hands employed cleaning ship – haze very thick at intervals 1:00pm: Hands to Make and Mend during afternoon 4:15pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Drill 9:00pm: Rounds made and cells visited – all well 11:00pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boats crews during watch 4caf8673cadfd3419701606c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0060_1.jpg) 6 December 1914 Place: Sierra Leone to St Vincent Lat 17.0, Long -25.5 1:00am: Rounds made and cells visited – all well 2:55am Stopped engines also HMS HIGHFLYER - handed Patent Log – vessel drifting to South West 6:00am: Haze on land very thick at times 6:50am: Observed high land of Antonio Island Island bearing N by E 7:00am: HMS HIGHFLYER proceeded to St Vincent 8:00am Speed 6 knots - Vessel’s position fixed by angles – course and speed various rounding S.W. coast of island 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:33am: Tarrafal Bay bore East 3.7 miles 12:00pm: Noon position fixed by angles 2:00pm: Less haze over land 4:00pm: Evening Quarters 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crew – wind increasing throughout Watch 4caf8674cadfd3419701606d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0061_0.jpg) 7 December 1914 Place: From Sierra Leone to and at St Vincent Lat 16.8, Long -25.7 1:00am: Rounds made – all well 6:50am: Observed Machado Light bearing S 68 E 7:41am: Passero Island bore ENE 9:14am: Reduced speed – anchored 10:00am: 2 Cutters ashore for mail and with Captain – hands variously employed 10:50am: Cutters returned – hoisted same and prepared for Sea – Portuguese gunboat EBO in port 12:00pm: Captain returned – up Cutter 1:00pm: Hove short – engines to ‘Stand By’ 1:21pm: Anchor aweigh and proceeded out of harbour 1:35pm: Passero Island N at 3 miles 2:40pm: Point Machado S 17 E at 4 miles 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire stations 6:00pm: Position fixed by angles 9:00pm: Rounds made – all well – no prisoners in cells 4caf8674cadfd3419701606e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0061_1.jpg) 8 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent Lat 16.8, Long -25.2 2:00am: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boats crews 6:12am: Set course and speed as required to make St. Vincent 7:45am: Machado Point S 5 W at 6 miles 8:18am: Passero Island N at 2 miles 8:20am: Reduced speed – stopped engines 8:28am: Anchored – Ring ‘Off Engines’ – 4 coal lighters came alongside and coaling by local labour commenced immediately - Portuguese Gun boat EBO in Port – hands variously employed all day long - Sea and wind gradually rising and making it difficult to coal 10:00am: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping fresh water – lighter lines occasionally carrying away – several hands standing by to secure same 1:40pm: Stopped coaling on Port Side - Rough Seas 2:15pm: Paymaster’s stores came alongside 2:20pm: Water Tank left ship having emptied – hands variously employed during afternoon 4:35pm: Hoisted Cutters – Carpenters and hands closing coaling ports 5:00pm: Ceased coaling - Closed all Ports 5:40pm: Rung ‘Stand By’ and hove short 5:51pm: Anchor aweigh and proceeded to sea 6:03pm: Passero Island bore N at 3 miles 6:55pm: Machado Light S at 3 miles 7:25pm: Signalling to HMS HIGHFLYER by Signal Light 9:00pm: Rounds made – all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boats crews 4caf8674cadfd3419701606f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0062_0.jpg) 9 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent to Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -25.3 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 3:00am: Position fixed frequently by cross bearings of North Point Light and Bull Point Light 8:20am: Altered course to make St. Vincent – hands employed preparing to coal ship 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers 9:55am: Passero Island S 6 E at 2.3 miles 10:11am: Hands at Loader Drill 1:00pm: South Point bore N at 3 miles – Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Quarters 4:18pm: Stopped engines 5:00pm: Warrant for 7 days cells read to Stokers 8:00pm: Position fixed by observation 9:00pm: Rounds made and cells visited – all correct 11:00pm: Sea boats crews and Guns crews exercised 12:00mid: Rounds made – all correct 4caf8674cadfd34197016070: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0062_1.jpg) 10 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent to Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -25.3 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – Rounds made – cells visited and all correct 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:20am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed at Loader and Spotting classes – Divisional Drill, etc. Midshipmen at Rifle exercises 10:00am: Course and speed various approaching St. Vincent 10:58am: Arrived off Passero Island 11:00am: Manoeuvring in harbour for safe berth 11:40am Anchored 11:52am: Cutter away with Intelligence Officer 12:00pm Portuguese Cruiser SAN GABRIEL, Gun boat EBO and transports PENNINSULAR and AMBACA in Port 1:15pm: Coal lighters came alongside – hands employed in securing and attending same 2:00pm: Coaling of vessel being done by native labour 5:00pm: General work ceased for day – coaling still proceeding 8:00pm: Coaling proceeding 9:00pm: Rounds made – cells visited – all well 11:00pm: Rounds made – cells visited and all well 12:00mid: Closed No. 2 and 3 coaling doors on port side due to swell 4caf8674cadfd34197016071: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0063_0.jpg) 11 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent Lat 16.8, Long -25.2 1:00am: Rounds made – cells visited and all found well 2:00am: Natives still employed coaling ship 7:30am: Hands fallen in to coal at No. 3 Hold 9:00am: Coaling at No. 3 and also at coal ports 10:00am: Portuguese transports PENNINSULAR and AMBACA sailed under escort of Portuguese Cruiser SAN GABRIEL 11:00am: Ceased coaling on port side due to swell – HMS HIGHFLYER arrived from sea 12:00pm: Resumed coaling on port side 2:30pm: Finished coaling on port side – closed all port doors 3:00pm: Hands coaling at No. 3 hold over all – native labour employed at starboard doors – hands employed at general duties and coaling 4:00pm: Ceased all coaling and prepared ship for sea and washing decks 5:50pm: Hove short – ‘Stand By’ 6:07pm: Weigh and proceed out of harbour 6:13pm: Passero island abeam at 3 miles 8:00pm: Position fixed by cross bearings 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells also visited 12:00mid: Exercised Sea boats and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd34197016072: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0063_1.jpg) 12 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 17.1, Long -25.3 12:20am Stopped engines 1:00am: Exercised Guns crews and Sea boats crews 2:00am: Rounds made – cells visited 5:00am: Dead slow ahead 8:30am: Hands turned to routine work 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 9:50am: Various course and speed rounding Antonio Island Island 10:00am: Hands employed at Divisional Drill, Loader Drill, Rifle Drill, Gun Laying and Sight Setting classes – Boys at Seamanship 11:00am: Coasting along San Antonio Island Island all forenoon 3:30pm: Port de Sol Light S at 3.75 miles 4:15pm: Exercised ship company at Action Stations and Firemen at Fire Quarters 5:00pm: Position of vessel frequently fixed by cross bearings of land 5:43pm: Bull Point S 2 E at 5.25 miles 8:00pm: Position fixed by observation and bearings 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited and no complaints 12:00mid: Exercised Guns crews at closing up and also Sea boats crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016073: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0064_0.jpg) 13 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 16.6, Long -24.0 12:05am: Stopped engines 1:00am: Rounds made – cells visited 3:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew 4:00am: Closing on Island of St. Nicolas 10:00am: Divisions – Inspection of ship by Captain and Muster by open list 11:00am: Divine Service held 11:55am: Reduced revolutions to 28 1:00pm: Course and speed various whilst skirting coast of St. Nicolas Island 4:25pm: Sights taken for time at this point - Chronometer apparently showing GMT 7:40pm: Brauca Island S 48 W - Raya Island S 86 W 9:00pm: Rounds made and cells visited – all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd34197016074: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0064_1.jpg) 14 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -24.5 1:00am: Rounds made – cells visited 7:45am: Hands preparing targets for gun practise 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:17am Stopped to drop target 5 miles off coast 10:35am Commenced target practise – Course and speed various as required – remainder of hands at Loader and general Quarters 11:50am: Ceased firing - took targets aboard - Boys under instruction in forenoon 12:00pm: Position frequently checked by cross bearings 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction all afternoon 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 5:20pm: Observed HMS VENGENCE off Bull Point 7:40pm: Position fixed by cross bearings of Bull Point and North Point and Passero Island 9:20pm: North Point West 8 miles 9:45pm: Altered course and speed as required to close 2 steamships off St. Vincent Island 10:00pm: Rounds made – cells visited – all correct 10:55pm: Examined steamship by searchlight - all well 12:00mid: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during watch 4caf8674cadfd34197016075: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0065_0.jpg) 15 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 17.0, Long -25.4 2:00am: Position frequently fixed whilst coasting off San Antonio Island Island 3:00am: Rounds made – cells visited 6:30am: Hands preparing for target practice 8:00am: Various course ands speed to get in smooth water 9:45am: Stopped 10:24am: Manoeuvring ship 10:35am: Dropped target 10:50am: Commenced firing port guns 11:55am: Ceased firing took target aboard 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 3:57pm: Course and speed to close steamship bearing ENE 4:00pm: Divisional Drill by hands 4:45pm: Stopped engines 4:50pm: Away Cutter 5:10pm: Cutter returned – hoisted 5:30pm: Boarded SS LUICADIA – all correct 5:48 to 8:00pm: engines stopped 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016076: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0065_1.jpg) 16 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -24.5 2:00am: Rounds made – cells visited 4:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 8:20am: Reduced speed – hands employed variously 9:50am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed at Divisional Drills, Loader, etc. and general work – Boys at Physical Training and Seamanship – Midshipmen at Taking Range and Gunnery 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon – Boys at Loaders and under Instruction 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations – course and speeds to close steamship steering SW – RMS AMAZON allowed to proceed 5:30pm: Position verified frequently by cross bearings 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm Course and speed varied to close steamship steering NE Signalled her name as COMITA from – Rio to Bergen - cargo of maize - shown searchlight on vessel - allowed to proceed 12:00Mmid: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd34197016077: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0066_0.jpg) 17 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 17.4, Long -25.3 1:00am: Rounds made – all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 8:15am: Hands preparing targets 9:30am: Divisions and Prayers 10:12am: Stopped to drop targets 10:40am Commenced target practice – hands employed at target practise and Loader Action 11:50am: Ceased firing 11:55am: Took target aboard 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction and also at Loader 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations 8:00pm: Decisive change in Weather 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016078: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0066_1.jpg) 18 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 2:00am: Rounds made – all correct 9:15am: Control Exercise and Range Passing Exercise 10:15am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Exercised hands Abandon Ship – hands employed clearing Fore Peak and No. 2 hold – Divisional Drill and classes of Instruction – Boys at Physical Training 11:00am: Marines at Field Exercise 1:00pm: Hands at Make and Mend in afternoon 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Hands exercised Action Stations and Fire Quarters 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016079: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0067_0.jpg) 19 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 17.3, Long -25.3 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 2:00am: Rounds made – all correct 7:00am: Hands turned to and followed usual Saturday routine 8:00am: Position fixed by cross bearings 10:00am: Hands employed cleaning up all forenoon 11:00am: Aiming exercises carried out 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 2:00pm: Vessel position frequently fixed and checked 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations and Fire Quarters 7:40pm: Checked position by cross bearings 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd3419701607a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0067_1.jpg) 20 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 17.1, Long -25.7 1:00am: Rounds made – all correct 2:00am: Exercised Guns crews during Watch 5:00am: Usual morning routine 10:00am: Divisions – Inspection of ship by captain and Heads of Staff 11:00am: Divine Service held on board – also Service for Roman Catholics 11:30am: Vessel position frequently fixed by cross bearings 2:00pm: Vessel position frequently fixed by cross bearings 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations and Fire Quarters 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 12:00mid: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd3419701607b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0068_0.jpg) 21 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 17.3, Long -25.3 12:05am: Observed STEAMSHIP bearing N 30 W – manoeuvred to intercept – found to be NETHERPARK of Glascow - closed up Guns crews for exercise – Rounds made and all correct 9:40am: Divisions and Prayers – Aiming Drills , Divisional Drills, and Spotting classes being held – Boys at Seamanship 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction – Vessel position frequently fixed by cross bearings 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Quarters 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:10pm: Bull Point S 10 W at 5 miles 11:30pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd3419701607c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0068_1.jpg) 22 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising and at St. Vincent Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 2:00am: Rounds made – and Guns crews exercised 6:20am: North Point Light S 20 W at 3 miles 8:00am: Course and speed varied to round Bull Point and to make St. Vincent 9:00am: Hands preparing ship for storing and coaling 10:10am: Passero Island N at 2 miles 10:12am: Reduced speed 10:17am: Stopped 10:27am: Anchored - Cutter away ashore for orders and mail – coal lighter came off and went away again – Berth not suitable - Portuguese Gun Boat EBO in port - Also HMS VENGEANCE 1:30pm: Hove short and moved to another berth – finding none reanchored in same spot as forenoon 2:12pm: Hands preparing for coaling etc. and later for preparing ship for Sea – Captain visited HMS VENGEANCE 6:40pm: Hove short 7:04pm: Anchor aweigh 7:18pm: Passero Island 3 miles – proceeded out of harbour – course and speed as requisite 8:00pm: Vessel position frequently fixed by cross bearings – Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Bull Light bore N 33 W at 3 miles 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 12:00pm: Rounds made during Watch 4caf8674cadfd3419701607d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0069_0.jpg) 23 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising and at St. Vincent Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 2:00am: Rounds made – and Guns crews and Sea boats crews exercised 7:00am: Signalled HMS HIGHFLYER 7:37am: Stopped approaching harbour – followed HIGHFLYER into port 8:13am: Anchored - HMS VENGEANCE, HIGHFLYER and Portuguese Gun Boat EBO in Port – coal lighter came off – hands securing same 8:40am: HMS LACONIA arriving from sea – Cutter away to her to see about stores – Water Tank came alongside 11:00am: Hands rigging derricks for provisioning ship 1:00pm: HMS MARMORA arrived 2:10pm: Water Tank left – coaling proceeded all afternoon - Heavy swell into harbour making lighter range heavily and bump alongside 4:40pm: Received stores from HMS LACONIA – hands employed taking same aboard – remainder of hands landing coal lighter and 1 party away to LACONIA as working party - Lighters raising heavily with swell 7:50pm: Ceased coaling for night – closed coal door 11:00pm: Rounds made and all well 4caf8674cadfd3419701607e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0069_1.jpg) 24 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising at and St. Vincent Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 1:00am: Watch employed drawing stores from HMS LACONIA and taking same aboard 2:00am: Rounds made and all well 7:25am: Hove short and shifted berth to more sheltered position 7:53am: Anchored with starboard anchor – coal lighters came alongside and resumed coaling with native labour - Lighters bumping heavily all forenoon alongside vessel and breaking lines 11:00am: Hands employed drawing and receiving stores from LACONIA 1:00pm: Hands employed all afternoon provisioning ship 3:45pm: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping fresh water 4:25pm: 3 Naval Ratings on board from LACONIA – passage to HMS CHALLENGER 5:10pm: Lighter with ammunition and Paymaster’s and Carpenter’s stores came alongside 6:45pm: Water Tank left ship 6:50pm: Ceased coaling for day – 1 coal door badly strained – closed doors 9:00 Hands employed provisioning ship as requisite during night 11:00pm: Rounds made and all well 4caf8674cadfd3419701607f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0070_0.jpg) 25 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising and at St. Vincent Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 1:00am: Hands employed drawing stores from HMS LACONIA and taking same aboard as lighters arrived – Rounds made at Intervals and all well 8:00am: Coal lighters alongside – resumed bunkering by native labour 9:45am: Beef boat arrives alongside 11:40am: Water Tank alongside 12:00pm: Issue of rum to be made at noon - Anchor bearings unchanged 1:00pm: Hands employed taking stores from LACONIA 3:00pm: Hands resting except those taking stores aboard 4:45pm: Water Tank left ship 7:30pm: HMS HIGHFLYER put to Sea 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well 10:00pm: All stores aboard 11:50pm: Ceased coaling for night – closed all coal doors and scuttles 4caf8674cadfd34197016080: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0070_1.jpg) Place: St. Vincent – Cruising and at St. Vincent Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 2:00am: Rounds made and all well 8:45am: Hove up anchor and shifted berth to clearer water 9:11am: Anchored – rung ‘Off Engines’ 10:00am: Daily routine being carried out – vessel being cleaned down 11:00am: No coal alongside today 1:00pm: Hands Make and Mend during afternoon 7:00pm: Concert held on board for ship’s Company 10:15pm: HMS LACONIA sailed 11:00pm: Concert finished 12:00mid: Rounds made and all well 4caf8674cadfd34197016081: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0071_0.jpg) 27 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising and at St. Vincent Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 1:00am: Anchor bearings as before 4:00am: Rounds made and all well 7:50am: Coal lighters coming off – hands told off to secure and tend same 8:05am: HMS MARMORA put to sea – Senior Naval Officer now HMS VENGEANCE 8:10am: Resumed bunkering 10:30am: Captain inspected ship 1:00pm: Coaling proceeded all afternoon 2:00pm: Hands employed as requisite to tend lighters 4:30pm: Landed mails and Postman 7:30pm: Finished coaling for day – closed all ports 12:00mid: Rounds made and all well 4caf8674cadfd34197016082: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0071_1.jpg) 28 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising and at St. Vincent Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 1:00am: Rounds made and all well 4:00am: Hands preparing ship for sea 8:00am: Coal lighters came off – loading complete 9:30am: Water Tank alongside 10:00am: Hands washing down 10:30am: Completed coaling on starboard side 12:00pm: Portuguese mail SS LOURDES arrived from the North 12:15am: Finished all coaling – closed all doors and ports 1:30pm: Completed all watering – received 390 tons leaving 758 tons at St. Vincent 2:50pm: Hoisted Cutters 3:53pm: Hove short 4:10pm: Proceeded to Sea 4:25pm: Passero Island NE at 2.5 miles 5:40pm: Course and speed varied rounding Machado Point 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well 10:30pm: Spoke SS LOURDES bound SE 11:30pm: Rounds made and all well - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016083: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0072_0.jpg) 29 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising and at St. Vincent Lat 17.3, Long -25.0 1:00am: Rounds made and all well 4:00am: Hands turned to routine work 8:00am: Parties at Aiming practice 8:50am: Increased speed 10:00am: Exercised hands at Action Stations, Divisional Drill, and Loader Drill 12:00pm: Log reset 1:45pm: Rang 45 revolutions on port engine for steering purposes 3:00pm: Boys under Instruction for afternoon – exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 4:25pm: Observed Fogo Island Crater: S 89 W 8:00pm: Position observed by angles 900pm: Stopped engines – Rounds made and all well 10:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd34197016084: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0072_1.jpg) 30 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising Lat 14.8, Long -24.5 1:00am: Rounds made and all well 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 8:30am: Course and speed for skirting Island of Fogo 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Exercised ship’s company at Abandon Ship stations and firemen at Fire Quarters – swung life boats 11:00am: Hands at Loader Divisional Drill, etc. 12:40pm: Course and speed various skirting the Island of Brava - Boys under Instruction 4:00pm: Exercised hands at Action stations 6:00pm: Turned ship – steered S 3 E 7:20pm: Rounding South end Brava Island 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well 11:30pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016085: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0073_0.jpg) 31 December 1914 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising Lat 14.8, Long -23.7 1:30am: Observed Timerosa Point Light: ENE 2:30am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 6:25am: Timerosa Point: N 35 E 4.5miles 8:00am: Patrolling off South Coast of St Fogo Island 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: Muster by open list for payment 11:30am: Hands exercised at Divisional Drill – Loader and Spotting exercises also 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 4:48pm: Stopped engines off SW point of St Fogo Island - distance 7 miles 7:40pm: Stopped and manoeuvred to keep position off Point Timerosa light 9:00pm: Rounds made and all well 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews LOGS FOR JANUARY 1914 [Frequent mention begins of a ‘Harmattan Haze’ – this is a West African Trade Wind which blows South from the Sahara Desert carrying fine dust particles. Temperatures can be as low as 3ºC with humidity less than 15%.] 4caf8674cadfd34197016086: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0073_1.jpg) 1 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising Lat 14.8, Long -23.7 1:55am: Stopped to speak steamship BOLAMA of Lisbon 2:00am: Away Cutter with boarding officers 2:15am: Boarded Portuguese steamship BOLAMA – found all correct 2:26am: Cutter returned and hoisted 2:30am: Turned ship and steered for Point Timerosa 6:40am: Stopped 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work – observation taken for time 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers – exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 10:30am: Altered course to speak steamship bearing N 79 W 11:02am: Stopped – Cutter away 11:15am: Boarded SS COYA of London. Found all correct 2:00pm: All hands to Make and Mend 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd34197016087: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0074_0.jpg) 2 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -25.1 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to 7:30am: Observed land on Starboard bow – St. Vincent Island 8:00am: Position fixed by cross bearings – observed HMS HIGHFLYER – Hands employed at general work and Saturday routine 9:57am: Machado Point bore N at 2 miles - Stopped engines close to HMS HIGHFLYER - Captain away in Cutter to visit HIGHFLYER 12:00pm: Captain returned. Hoisted and secured Cutter 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:30pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd34197016088: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0074_1.jpg) 3 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -25.5 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 10:00am: Inspection of ship by Captain 10:30am: Divine Service on board 1:00pm: Observed HMS MARMORA and HMS HIGHFLYER 2:35pm: Stopped close to MARMORA and HIGHFLYER 3:07pm: Cutter away with Captain to HIGHFLYER 4:41pm: Cutter returned with Captain and Captain Buller (Henry Tritton Buller) 5:00pm: Captain’s gig of HIGHFLYER alongside 5:55pm: Captain Buller returned to HIGHFLYER - Capt Pyddoke on sick list (Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke) 6:10pm: Position fixed by cross bearings 8:00pm: Position fixed by cross bearings 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd34197016089: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0075_0.jpg) 4 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising Lat 16.8, Long -25.5 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 3:15am: Position fixed by cross bearings St. Nicolas Island – Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 6:00am: Position fixed by cross bearings St. Nicolas Island 7:00am: Hands turned to - prepared for target practice 8:00am: Stopped engines - Position fixed 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers 9:30am: Hands at Aiming Drill and Loader and general work - Capt. Pyddoke on sick list 10:00am: Position fixed 10:30am: Commenced firing starboard guns - 1 inch Aiming 11:15am: Ceased firing 11:30am: Picked up target 12:00pm: Stopped engines 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction during afternoon 3:15pm: Proceeded East 4:00pm: Stopped engines 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations 5:30pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:42pm: Stopped engines 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – cloudy over land 4caf8674cadfd3419701608a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0075_1.jpg) 5 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent – Cruising Lat 16.5, Long -24.4 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4:00am: Captain Pyddoke on sick list 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 8:30am: Aiming practise carried out – hands preparing for target practise and doing general work 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Dropped target and commenced Target Practice - 1 inch Aiming port guns – very cloudy over land 11:15am: Ceased firing - took target aboard 12:45pm: Increased to 65 revolutions – proceeding toward st. Vincent 3:00pm: Course and speed approaching Machado 5:28pm: Passero Island East at 1.5 miles – reduced speed 5:37pm: Stopped engines – anchored 5:59pm: Cutter away ashore – Medical Inquiry Board held 6:55pm: Weighed anchor to shift berth 7:15pm: Anchored by port anchor – warships in port: HMS INVINCIBLE (Flag), HIGHFLYER, VENGEANCE, MARMORA and Portuguese EBO 7:30pm: Mail came on board 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:30pm: Anchor bearings checked at midnight and throughout night 4caf8674cadfd3419701608b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0076_0.jpg) 6 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent Lat 16.5, Long -24.4 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Anchor bearings checked 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:00am: Aiming Drill and general work – Boys at Physical Training – Guns crews at Loaders and Spotting classes 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers - Captain Pyddoke still on Sick list 10:30am: Capt Buller HMS HIGHFLYER aboard 11:00am: Admiral Sturdee visited vessel (Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee) 11:40am: Admiral Sturdee left ship with Captain of HIGHFLYER 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction in afternoon 2:00pm: General work proceeding all afternoon 4:00pm: HMS INVINCIBLE put to sea 5:00pm: Ceased work for the day 10:00pm: Anchor bearings checked and found correct 11:00pm: Rounds made during watch 4caf8674cadfd3419701608c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0076_1.jpg) 7 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent Lat 16.5, Long -24.4 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Anchor bearings checked during watch 7:20am: HMS INFLEXIBLE arrived from Sea – hands to routine work – Captain Pyddoke on sick list 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Hands employed at Divisional Drill, Aiming Exercise and Loader etc. – Marines employed at Field Instruction – Midshipmen at Rifle Drill – Captain Farie – HMS MARMORA and Captain of HIGHFLYER aboard during forenoon (James Ughtred Farie) 1:00 Hands employed as above stated 2:00pm: Cutter away with Boys for exercise during afternoon 3:00pm: Captain E. Wigram Royal Navy visited ship (Ernest Wigram RN) 4:00pm: Ceased work for the day 7:30pm: Anchor bearings checked and found correct 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct and anchor bearings checked during Watch 4caf8674cadfd3419701608d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0077_0.jpg) 8 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent Lat 16.5, Long -24.4 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Anchor bearings checked during watch 4:00am: Captain Pyddoke on sick list 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 9:00am: Aiming Drill being carried out 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Capt Pyddoke, Royal Navy left vessel this for passage in HMS INFLEXIBLE 11:00am: Capt E. Wigram, Royal Navy joined Ship as Captain 12:00pm: Received 62 tons fresh water from Engine Room Department 1:00pm: Boys away in Cutter for exercise 3:57pm: HMS MARMORA put to Sea 6:00pm: HMS INFLEXIBLE put to Sea 7:00pm: Paymaster’s stores alongside – taking same aboard 8:00pm: Made preparations to shift berth in morning to coal and water 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Anchor bearings checked during each Watch 4caf8674cadfd3419701608e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0077_1.jpg) 9 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent Lat 16.5, Long -24.4 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Anchor bearings checked and all correct 6:35am: Hands turned to and prepared ship for coaling 7:15am: Hove up anchor and shifted berth 8:30am: Anchored 9:15am: Coal lighters came alongside - commenced coaling with local labour - Hands employed tending lighters - Parties at Loader Aiming Exercise and general work 10:20am: HMS HIGHFLYER shifted berth 1:00pm: Coaling from lighters all afternoon 3:00pm: Boys under instruction during afternoon 7:30pm: Portuguese Cruiser ALMISAUNDI REIS arrived from sea 8:00pm: All coal lighters left ship - closed all coal doors and ports 9:00pm: Rounds made and anchor bearing checked and all correct 11:30pm: Water Tank arrived alongside and commenced pumping water 4caf8674cadfd3419701608f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0078_0.jpg) 10 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent Lat 16.5, Long -24.4 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Anchor bearings checked 2:00am: Orders received to prepare for sea and sail at noon 4:40am: Water Tank left ship having pumped 150 tons fresh water on board 6:30am: Hands turned to and got ship ready for sea 7:50am: Coal lighters alongside and coaling into No. 3 hold – ship’s company and native labour into bunkers 10:00am: Officer of Guard visited Portuguese Cruiser 11:50am: Ceased all coaling – closed all doors and ports – Portuguese Cruiser ALMISAUDI REIS shifted berth 11:55am: Rung ‘Stand by’ on engines and commenced weighing anchor 12:09pm: Anchor aweigh and proceeded out of harbour 1:10pm: Machado Point S 79 E at 0.5 miles – streamed Log – met HMS MARMORA 2:30pm: Course and speed as requisite to take up station on HMS HIGHFLYER 4:45pm: Evening Quarters and Action Exercises – Course and speed various for station keeping 7:30pm: Closed HIGHFLYER and MARMORA 8:00pm: Moderate haze from Harmattan 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Haze much more 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016090: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0078_1.jpg) 11 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 12.8, Long -24.3 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct – Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 8:30am: Hands fell in to Aiming Drill – Loader and general work 8:40am: Reduced speed and turned to SW and SE to pick up HIGHFLYER and MARMORA – observed for latitude and time Moon, Sun, and Venus 10:30am: Marines exercised at Gun and Rifle Drill – Boys at Seamanship 11:30am: Observed HIGHFLYER and MARMORA – haze from Harmattan all forenoon 1:40pm: Ship’s noon Log reset 2:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 5:00pm: Observations taken for time 7:00pm: Harmattan causing more haze as sunset approached 8:00pm: HIGHFLYER bore N 42 E at 12000 yards – MARMORA not in sight 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016091: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0079_0.jpg) 12 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 8.7, Long -23.2 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct – Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 6:00am: Slight haze from Harmattan and clear at times 7:11am: Course and speed varied to open out from HMS HIGHLFYER – HMS MARMORA not in sight 8:00am: Position fixed by observation of Sun, Venus, and Moon 9:00am: Hands at cleaning ship, Aiming Drill and general work 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: Observed MARMORA East at 9 miles – hands at Loader and Small Arms Drill. Aiming Drill and Spotting classes. Boys at Physical Training 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction during afternoon 4:30pm: Hands exercised at Action stations – ship steered by after wheel and steering platform - all found correct 6:44pm: Turned ship to 3 points starboard and then 4 points port and again varied course and speed 7:30pm: Closed on HIGHFLYER 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016092: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0079_1.jpg) 13 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 4.7, Long -21.5 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 8:00am: HMS HIGHFLYER and HMS MARMORA N 65 E at 4 miles and N 85 E at 7 miles respectively 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers – Hands at Loader Aiming Drill and general work 11:00am: Heavy rain squalls at intervals 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Encountered SE Trades 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction for afternoon 4:20pm: Altered Course and speed to close HIGHFLYER 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 7:50pm: HIGHFLYER and MARMORA bore N 60 E at 8 miles and E at 12 miles respectively 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd34197016093: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0080_0.jpg) 14 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 1.1, Long -20.0 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 6:50am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 7:12am: Turned 16 points to meet HMS HIGHFLYER 7:50am: Altered course and speed – HIGHFLYER N 50 E on horizon 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers – hands at Divisional Drill – Guns crews at Loader and Small Arms Drill 12:00pm: Log Reset 2:00pm: Course and speed varied to get into new formation 3:00pm: Boys under Instruction during afternoon 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 6:30pm: Closed HIGHFLYER 8:00pm: HIGHFLYER N 46 E at 4.5 miles 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016094: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0080_1.jpg) 15 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 2.0, Long -23.1 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 7:30am: Observed HMS HIGHFLYER N 71 E at 15 miles 8:55am: Closed HIGHFLYER 9:00am: Hands at Aiming Drill 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Divisional drill. Hands at Loader – Rifle Drill and general work 11:00am: HMS MARMORA N at 16 miles 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Hands resting in afternoon 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – Exercised hands at Action Stations 6:00pm: Signalled Senior Naval Officer 6:45pm: Course and speed as requisite to close HIGHFLYER. Patent Log in 8:24pm: Stopped engines 9:00 Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016095: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0081_0.jpg) 16 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 1.2, Long -25.3 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 7:30am: HMS HIGHFLYER NE at 5 miles – HMS MARMORA N at 6 miles 8:30am: Course and speed various to Westward to regain station 10:00am: Hands employed cleaning ship and Saturday routine – also Guns crews at Aiming Drill 11:00am: Streamed Patent Log 12:00pm: Hands to Make and Mend in afternoon 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 6:30pm: Closed HIGHFLYER 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd34197016096: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0081_1.jpg) 17 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 2.4, Long -26.0 1:00am: Reduced to 26 revolutions 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work – Course and speed various to SE to close HMS HIGHFLYER and take station 8:10am: HIGHFLYER N 10 W at 7 miles 10:30am: Divisions and Prayers - Captain inspected ship 12:00pm: HIGHFLYER bore N 10 W distance 14 miles – Log reset 3:48pm: Turned vessel about to gain station 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 9:00pm: Handed Log – closed HIGHFLYER 8:00pm: Stopped engines 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd34197016097: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0082_0.jpg) 18 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 2.3, Long -24.4 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 8:12am: Course and speed varied to regain station 8:30am: Hands employed general work – Guns crews at Loader and Spotting Exercises – Boys at Small Arms Drill 10:30am: Divisions and Prayers - HMS HIGHFLYER N 10 W at 14miles 12:00pm: Streamed and set Patent Log. 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction during afternoon 4:15pm: Crew at General Quarters – and Abandon Ship – Closed Watertight doors 6:30pm: Course and speed varied to close HIGHFLYER 8:00pm: HIGHFLYER and MARMORA close starboard 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:30pm: Course and speed varied to speak steamship ILDERTON 10:45pm: Stopped and boarded steamship – found all correct 11:45pm: Cutter returned and hoisted 12:00mid: Closed up Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd34197016098: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0082_1.jpg) 19 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 2.4, Long -21.6 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 6:30am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 7:20am: HMS HIGHFLYER N 34 W at 12 miles – Course and speed various to regain station 9:00am: Hands at general work – Aiming Drill and Spotting Lecture 10:30am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: Divisional Drill – Guns crews at Loader – Boys at Seamanship 12:00pm: Log streamed and set 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Hands at action stations 5:40pm: Course and speed to close HIGHFLYER 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and closed up Guns crews 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd34197016099: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0083_0.jpg) 20 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 2.3, Long -18.8 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 6:30am: Hands turned to routine work 6:40 – 8:00am: Course and speed varied to open from HMS HIGHFLYER 7:30am: HIGHFLYER bore N 15 W at 12 miles 9:00am: Guns crews at Aiming Drill 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Divisional Drill Lectures and Guns crews at Loader 2:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon – Boys under Instruction 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Stations 8:00pm: HIGHFLYER bore N 70 W at 5 miles and MARMORA N 47 W at 9 miles 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd3419701609a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0083_1.jpg) 21 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent - Cruising Lat 5.2, Long -16.2 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and closed up Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 7:30am: HMS HIGHFLYER N 60 W at 8 miles – HMS MARMORA N 45 W at 13 miles 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:30am: Aiming Drill – Small arms Drill – Loader Exercise and general work carried out 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction during afternoon 3:30pm: Observation taken for Time 4:15pm: Hands exercised at Action and Fire Stations after Evening Quarters 5:00pm: Observations taken for Time 6:30pm: Altered Course and speed to close HIGHFLYER 8:00pm: HIGHFLYER N 70 W at 5 miles 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Slight Harmattan haze 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd3419701609b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0084_0.jpg) 22 January 1915 Place: St. Vincent – to Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -13.8 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work – commenced sounding at 7:40am and half hourly until noon – no observations obtained 7:30am: HMS HIGHFLYER N 70 W at 7 miles 9:00am: Clock retarded 1 hour from GMT 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers – Station astern of HIGHFLYER at 5 cables, MARMORA took station 5 cables ahead – hands variously employed – Boys practiced at Loading Machine – observed for Latitude at noon 11:00am: Thick Harmattan haze – Log reset at noon 12:05pm: Misty haze all afternoon – visibility at best 2.5 miles – hand lead in addition to patent Log lead for soundings [Listing of Soundings available on Log page] 4:25pm: Stopped engines 4:35pm: Anchored with starboard anchor in 8 – 9 fathoms – 45 fathoms of cable out – HMS HIGHFLYER and HMS MARMORA N 70 E at 11 miles and 5 miles respectively 5:00pm: Sounded all around vessel and found least depth 7.5 fathoms on port quarter – remainder of soundings 8 – 8.5 fathoms – 28 soundings taken – no land in sight – thick haze from Harmattan 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Vessel’s anchor carefully tended during night 4caf8674cadfd3419701609c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0084_1.jpg) 23 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -13.8 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 5:50am: Moderate haze from Harmattan 6:00am: HMS HIGHFLYER and HMS MARMORA proceeded to port 7:49am: Arrived port - signals - proceeded into harbour 8:26am: Stopped and anchored 9:30am: Shifted berth – hands employed preparing ship for coaling 9:50am: Ship swung to Flood tide 10:20am: Coal lighters came alongside 10:30am: Commenced coaling at coal ports with native labour 12:00pm: Steam allowed to go down in Main Engine 1:00pm: Coaling proceeding all afternoon 2:00pm: Vessel swung to Ebb tide 4:30pm: Hands cleaned into coaling rig 6:00pm: Hands coaling ship 8:15pm: Vessel swung to Flood 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Watch coaling ship 11:00pm: Anchor and lights carefully attended 4caf8674cadfd3419701609d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0085_0.jpg) 24 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -13.8 1:15am: Vessel swung to Ebb tide 2:00am: Watch coaling – Rounds made and all correct - Anchor bearings checked during Watch 6:30am: Hands ceased coaling 7:00am: Coal lighters alongside – resumed coaling native labour 8:00am: Hands fell in - general work of vessel being conducted during forenoon 10:10am: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping fresh water – Ship swung to Flood 11:30am: Quarters clean guns 1:00pm: General work during afternoon 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 2:20pm: Vessel swung to Ebb 3:30pm: Water Tank emptied – 130 tons 4:15pm: Landed Liberty men 5:20pm: Water Tank left vessel 5:00pm: Landed Patrol 7:00pm: Anchor bearings carefully checked 8:00pm: Ceased coaling for the day – closed all ports and doors 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:20pm: Liberty men returned – 2 absentees 9:30pm: Vessel swung to Flood 10:00pm: Patrol returned and aboard 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd3419701609e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0085_1.jpg) 25 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -13.8 1:45am: Vessel swung to Ebb tide - Anchor bearings checked during Watch 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 7:00am: Hands returned to cleaning ship ‘til breakfast time 7:20am: Coal lighters came off 7:40am: Resumed bunkering – native labour 9:30am: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping fresh water 10:00am: Hands variously employed during day 10:10am: Court-martial held on HMS MARMORA. Capt. E. Wigram and Lieutenant Commander Stokes members of Court 10:30am: Ship swung to Flood tide 11:00am: Anchor bearings checked during forenoon 12:00pm: Hands to dinner 1:00pm: Native labour coaling all afternoon 2:00pm: Officers landed on Leave 3:00pm: Water Tank emptied (90 tons – 220 total) – hands variously employed during afternoon – Boys under Instruction 4:00pm: Landed Liberty men and Boys 4:20pm: Ship swung to Ebb 6:50pm: Boys returned from Leave 7:00pm: Ceased coaling ship for day – closed and covered ports and doors – Artificer Engineer, Royal Navy Reserve joined ship from HMS HIGHFLYER for passage 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:30pm: Liberty men returned from Leave 28 absentees 11:00pm: Ship swung to Flood 11:45pm: Landed Patrol and 1 Sergeant 4caf8674cadfd3419701609f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0086_0.jpg) 26 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -13.8 1:30am: Marine Patrol returned on board with 28 absentees 2:30am: Rounds made and all correct 4:00am: Vessel swung to Ebb - Anchor bearings carefully checked after swinging 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work – lighters came off – coaling being carried on by native labour 10:30am: Hands employed discharging ammunition, provisions and mails for HMS CHALLENGER and HMS DWARF – discharged R. Brown Seaman Royal Navy Reserve to hospital – Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping fresh water 11:00am: Vessel Guard and Wireless Guard – anchor bearings checked at noon 12:30pm: Vessel swung to to Ebb – coaling ship with native labour all afternoon – general work during afternoon 3:50pm: Leave to Petty Officers from 4:00 to 9:00pm 4:35pm: Water Tank emptied (130 tons – total 350 tons) 5:25pm: Landed 1 Officer, 1 Petty Officer, and 4 man Patrol 6:00pm: Ceased coaling for the night – closed all doors and ports – Vessel swung to Ebb 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – Anchor bearings checked 9:45pm: Liberty men returned on board 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160a0: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0086_1.jpg) 27 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -13.8 12:05am: Ship swung to Flood tide 2:30am: Rounds made and all correct 3:00am: Anchor bearings checked 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work – coal lighters came off – coaling commenced for day with native labour 8:00am: Hands variously employed covering machine booms (Splinter nets) 10:00am: Discharging ammunition for HMS CHALLENGER and HMS DWARF 11:00am: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping fresh water 12:00pm: Raising steam – main engines 1:00pm: General work during afternoon 2:10pm: Water Tank emptied – received 739 tons 3:30pm: Leave to Petty Officers until 9:00pm – Portuguese Cruiser VASCO DE GAMA arrived from Sea – salute of 21 guns tendered and returned 4:05pm: Water Tank left ship 4:30pm: Received 2 cell prisoners from HMS MARMORA 6:00pm: Ship swung Ebb 7:30pm: Coal lighter left ship 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 9:15pm: Liberty men returned – all correct 10:00pm: Anchor bearings checked 11:30pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 4caf8674cadfd341970160a1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0087_0.jpg) 28 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -13.8 1:00am: Ship swung to Flood tide 2:30am: Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands turned to preparing ship for Sea 8:00am: Discharged 1 Sick Bay Steward to hospital – (cut case) 8:18am: 18 Kroo Boys joined ship for Stoke Hole [Kroo Boys] 10:19am: Hove short – anchor aweigh – Course and speed as requisite to turn ship and proceed out of harbour 11:15am: Sierra Leone Light House S by W at 12 miles – position frequently plotted until clear of shoal water 12:00pm: Streamed Patent Log – keeping station with HMS HIGHFLYER and MARMORA 1:00pm: Clock advanced 1 hour to GMT 2:45pm: Met steamship EGORI 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – hands at General Quarters and Fire Drill 6:15pm: Course and speed altered to keep station on HIGHFLYER – Vessel position fixed by observation 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited – HIGHFLYER N at 6 miles distance 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – cells visited – all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160a2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0087_1.jpg) 29 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 5.7, Long -16.2 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited – no complaints 6:00am: HMS HIGHFLYER bore N by E at 7 miles 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 10:15am: Divisions and Prayers and general drill etc. – hands at Loader Aiming Drill – Boys at Physical Training and Small Arms Drill 11:00am: Warrants for cells read before ship's company – Course and speed altered as requisite for purposes of keeping station 12:00pm: Log reset 3:00pm: Reduced speed to 46 revolutions 4:15pm: Exercised hands at Action and Fire Quarters 8:00pm: HIGHFLYER bore N 50 E at 5 miles 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct and cells visited 11:00pm: Rounds made – cells visited – all well – Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd341970160a3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0088_0.jpg) 30 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 3.9, Long -19.5 1:00am: Rounds made – cells visited and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews- Very overcast to Southward 3:00am: Observation taken for Time 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work (Saturday) 9:00am: HMS HIGHFLYER bore N 49 E at 9 miles 11:00am: Hands cleaning ship all forenoon – parties at Loader and Aiming Drill – Observations taken for Latitude 12:00pm: Log Reset 4:00pm: Evening Quarters and Divisional Drill 5:40pm: Course and speed altered to close HIGHFLYER 7:30pm: HIGHFLYER N 51 E at 5 miles – MARMORA N 10 E at 11 miles 9:00pm: Cells visited and rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd341970160a4: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0088_1.jpg) 31 January 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 3.7, Long -23.4 1:00am: Rounds made Cells visited. No complaints - all well 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 10:15am: Divisions and Divine Service 11:40am: Course and speed various to SW as necessary to chase steamship 1:30pm: Course and speed as required to close steamship bearing SW by W - Fired 2 rounds of blanks at stranger 3:15pm: Stopped engines – found steamship to be Pyman Brothers SS RUNSWICK of Cardiff - boarding officers sent – cargo coal 3:55pm: Cutter returned 4:20pm: Log streamed – HMS HIGHFLYER N 20 E at 7 miles – sights taken for position 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 11:30pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – Rounds made and all correct – cells visited and no complaints LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1914 4caf8674cadfd341970160a5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0089_0.jpg) 1 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 2.1, Long -26.4 1:00am: Rounds made cells visited - all well 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 8:10am: Course and speed altered to close HMS HIGHFLYER 9:55am: Hands employed at general work – Parties at Loader – Boys at Physical Training – Guns crews at Aiming Drill – Midshipmen at Morris Tube Practise 10:30am: Altered Course and speed to speak steamship – HIGHFLYER following to speak British brigantine 12:00pm: Handed Log 12:33pm: Stopped to board Norwegian Barque MIEFIELD 1:07pm: Cutter returned 1:55pm: Streamed Log and reset it 4:15pm: Evening Quarters and General Quarters 4:35pm: Closed HIGHFLYER 6:26pm: Reduced speed – HIGHFLYER N 23 E at 4 miles 9:00pm: Rounds made and cells visited – all well 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – Heavy rain 4caf8674cadfd341970160a6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0089_1.jpg) 2 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 1.3, Long -28.7 1:00am: Rounds made Cells visited - all well 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch – almost continuous Heavy Rain 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 10:15am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: Hands employed cleaning ship and general work – continuous heavy rain 12:00pm: Log reset 4:30pm: St. Paul’s Rocks observed bearing West by North at approximately 10 miles – General Quarters exercised 5:30pm: Turned ship to SE ‘til St. Paul’s bore NW at 10 miles whilst HIGHFLYER examined Rocks 6:10pm: Observed HMS MARMORA 6:30pm: Stopped engines awaiting HIGHFLYER 7:30pm: Proceeded Slow Ahead – HIGHFLYER and MARMORA in Company 7:40pm: Streamed and set Log 7:55pm: St. Paul’s Rocks bore N 63 W at 13 miles 8:06pm: Increased speed to 39 revolutions 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – passed 1 sailing vessel steering East 11:00pm: Gentle cross swell SE to NNW – Rounds made and cells visited – all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160a7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0090_0.jpg) 3 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 0.8, Long -27.5 1:00am: Rounds made all correct - Smoke coming from No. 3 Ventilator where heat has shown for some time 8:30am: Hands employed digging away coal in No. 3 hold - Hoses being run as necessary 9:00am: Parties at Loader Aiming Drill, Cutlass Exercises, etc. 10:16am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: Parties employed all forenoon at No 3. Hold digging out coal - 3 hands overcome by fumes – Recovered 1:00pm: Parties working at heated coal at No. 3 hatch all afternoon 3:06pm: Stopped engines in order to gain new position and bearing 3:54pm: Proceeded at 41 revolutions – streamed Log 4:30pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters- parties told off to attend heated coal 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Sub Lieutenant Dowton overcome by fumes from heated coal – Recovered 4caf8674cadfd341970160a8: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0090_1.jpg) 4 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 1.3, Long -24.3 1:00am: Rounds made Cells visited - all well 2:00am: Heated coal now in more satisfactory condition 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 7:30am: HMS HIGHFLYER S 52 E at 6 miles – MARMORA boarded a STEAMSHIP 8:00am: Hands employed at General Drill – Loader Aiming Drill – Rifle exercises and general work 9:40am: Course and speed altered as required 12:00pm: Log reset 1:30pm: Hands resting during afternoon 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – General Quarters – Fire Drill 7:00pm: Altered course and speed to close HIGHFLYER 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 4caf8674cadfd341970160a9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0091_0.jpg) 5 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 1.3, Long -21.0 1:00am: Rounds made cells visited - all well 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 8:00am: HMS HIGHFLYER S 48 W at 9 miles – MARMORA at S 24 W at 15 miles 8:50am: Loader Exercise, Aiming Drill, Rifle Exercise being carried out 10:15am: Divisions and Prayers 12:00pm: Log Reset 2:00pm: Reduced speed to 25 revolutions 3:00pm: Stopped engines whilst HIGHFLYER got on new bearing – handed Patent Log 3:55pm: Proceeded Slow Ahead – streamed Log 4:15pm: Evening Quarters – exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Drill 7:00pm: Altered Course and speed to close HIGHFLYER 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd341970160aa: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0091_1.jpg) 6 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 1.2, Long -19.3 1:00am: Rounds made cells visited - all well - Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 6:15am: Increased speed to 48 revolutions 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work following Saturday routine 7:30am: HMS HIGHFLYER S 16E at 7 miles – HMS MARMORA S 40 E at 11 miles 10:00am: Hands employed cleaning ship – Parties at loader exercises and Aiming Drill 11:36am: Dead Slow whilst MARMORA closed HIGHFLYER to speak her 12:15pm: Stopped – handed Log 1:35pm: Slow Ahead – resumed course and speed and streamed Log 4:25pm: General Quarters after Evening Quarters 7:00pm: Altered course and speed to close HIGHFLYER 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd341970160ab: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0092_0.jpg) 7 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 4.0, Long -17.3 1:00am: Rounds made cells visited - all well 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 5:00am: Revolutions as required for Station Keeping 7:00am: Hands turned to Sunday routine 7:30am: HMS HIGHFLYER S 13 E at 10 miles 10:10am: Divisions and Prayers – Captain Inspected ship 12:00pm: Log reset 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd341970160ac: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0092_1.jpg) 8 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 6.8, Long -15.3 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 2:00am: Rounds made - all well 6:45am: HMS HIGHFLYER bore S 22 E at 7 miles 7:30am: Hands turned to general work 8:53am: Guns crews at Loader Aiming Drill and general work – Boys at Physical Training and Cutlass Drill 10:10am: Divisions and Prayers 12:00pm: Revolutions variable to keep Station 1:00pm: Boys under Instruction during afternoon 4:15pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Drill 6:30pm: Altered course to open from HIGHFLYER – vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:07pm: Slowed engines 10:12pm: Stopped engines for the night 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd341970160ad: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0093_0.jpg) 9 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone - Cruising Lat 8.2, Long -14.0 1:00am: Rounds made - all well – Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews - Soundings taken every hour (no bottom observed) 7:40am: Slow Ahead – manoeuvred ship to take station astern of HMS MARMORA 8:00am: Position obtained from Moon and Venus - Hands employed as required 10:10am: Divisions and Prayers – Divisional Drill and muster of Boys for Inspection 12:00pm: Log reset 2:00pm: Hands preparing ship to enter Port 2:45pm: Sierra Leone Light House observed bearing N 88 E – Course and speed as requisite to allow for tide 4:07pm: Reduced speed 4:19pm: Stopped 4:47pm: Anchored – port anchor 4:56pm: Rang off engines – clock retarded 1 hour 5:10pm: Captain and Engineering Commander went aboard Senior Naval Officer 5:50pm: Water Tank alongside – landed 18 Kroo Boys for Liberty - Discharged 2 men to HMS MARMORA (cell prisoners) 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – Water Tank left ship 10:00pm: Steam allowed to go down and main fires drawn 11:45pm: Ship swung to Flood tide 4caf8674cadfd341970160ae: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0093_1.jpg) 10 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 1:00am: Rounds made - all well 2:00am: Harmattan Haze observed 4:00am: Ship swung to Ebb tide – anchor bearings checked 4:40am: Hands turned to and prepared to coal ship 6:00am: Collier BIDEFORD alongside (port) 6:30am: Commenced coaling at No. 2 Hatch (by crew) 8:00am: Crew Boys returned from Leave 10:50am: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping 11:35am: Ship swung to Flood tide 12:00pm: Dinner 1:15pm: Resumed bunkering from Collier 4:10pm: Completed coaling at No. 2 hold – hands employed cleaning ship – Water Tank left ship 5:40pm: Landed Patrol and Liberty men – also Kroo Boys for Liberty 6:00pm: Ship swung to Ebb tide 6:15pm: Beef boat came alongside 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:50pm: Liberty men returned from Leave and Patrol returned on board 11:30pm: Ship swung on Flood 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160af: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0094_0.jpg) 11 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 4:00am: Rounds made - all correct - Collier BIDEFORD when heaving off carried away the after boat davits on Port side 6:15am: Collier BIDEFORD left ship and anchored in stream – ship swung to Ebb tide 6:40am: Kroo Boys returned from Leave 7:05am: Officer of Guard boarded steamship 8:20am: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping fresh water 9:00amm: Hands employed cleaning ship fore and aft and general work - Aiming Drill and Loader Exercise being carried out. 12:50pm: Vessel swung to Flood 2:00pm: Hands at general work during afternoon 6:00pm: Landed Kroo Boys for Liberty – also Petty Officers 7:00pm: Vessel swung to Ebb 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:50pm: Liberty men returned from Leave all correct 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160b0: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0094_1.jpg) 12 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 1:00am: Ship swung to Flood tide 2:00am: Rounds made - all correct 6:0am: Hands turned to cleaning ship 6:30am: Kroo Boys Returned from Leave 7:15am: Coal lighters came off – bunkering continued by natives 9:00am: Water Tank came alongside – hands variously employed during day 10:10am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: General work – Boys at Boat Practice 12:00pm: Coaling from lighters all afternoon by native labour 2:50pm: More coal lighters alongside 4:00pm: Liberty men and Kroo Boys on Leave 4:15pm: Evening quarters 5:50pm: Ceased coaling for day – closed all coal ports 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:50pm: Liberty men returned from Leave 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160b1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0095_0.jpg) 13 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 2:40am: Ship swung to Flood tide - Rounds made - all correct - Anchor bearings checked when vessel swung 6:30am: Kroo Boys returned from Leave – coal lighters came off 7:20am: Commenced bunkering (native labour) – hands variously employed as per Saturday routine 8:55am: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping 11:00am: General work – Boys at Boat Drill 12:00pm: Orders to raise steam on main boilers 1:00pm: Natives coaling ship all afternoon 2:10pm: HMS MARMORA weighed and proceeded to Sea – 3 ratings joined up from HIGHFLYER for passage 2:30pm: Vessel swung to Flood 4:30pm: Landed Kroo Boys, Liberty men – Patrol also landed with Officers 5:30pm: Coal lighters came alongside 6:30pm: Ceased coaling – closed ports 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – Ship swung to Ebb 9:50pm: Liberty men returned OK 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – anchor bearings checked 4caf8674cadfd341970160b2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0095_1.jpg) 14 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone Lat 8.5, Long -11.5 2:20am: Ship swung to Ebb tide - Rounds made - all correct – anchor bearings checked 6:50am: Coal lighters came alongside – hands tending lines and securing lighters 7:20am: Commenced bunkering (native labour) - Officer of Guard left ship to Board STEAMSHIP BATAUGA - hands employed preparing ship for sea – others standing by 10:00am: Water Tank came alongside and commenced pumping 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 2:10pm: Water Tank left ship 3:00pm: Vessel swung to Flood 5:00pm: Ceased all coaling – closed all coal doors and ports – fenders taken aboard and ship prepared for Sea 6:10pm: Cutters hoisted 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160b3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0096_0.jpg) 15 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Lat 8.6, Long -13.9 3:45am: Ship swung to Flood – Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands prepared ship for sea 7:47am: Anchor aweigh 7:55am: Proceeded out of harbour – Course and speed as required 8:28am: Sierra Leone Light House SSW at 5 miles 9:00am: Streamed and set Log 10:00am: Hands employed at general work, Loading Exercise, Aiming Drill and Small Arms parties exercised - Boys at Seamanship and Leads 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 3:55pm: Spoke Norwegian steamship VELIERO 4:15pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Stations – closed watertight doors 5:00pm: Vessel’s Position found by observation 7:00pm: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation – no current experienced 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during watch 4caf8674cadfd341970160b4: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0096_1.jpg) 16 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Lat 10.7, Long -17.3 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – Rounds made and all correct 3:30am: Clock advanced 1 hour making GMT 4:30am: Clock advanced 1 hour making GMT 5:00am: Gentle swell rising on Starboard Bow 6:50am: Hands turned to routine work – Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 8:00am: Hands variously employed – Classes on Gun Laying by 1st Lieutenant 10:10am: Divisions and Prayers – Aiming Drill, Loader exercises, etc. being carried out – Boys at Physical Training 10:30am: Sudden drop in sea water temperature 12:00pm: Log reset 1:25pm: Vessel’s position fixed approximately noon – routine work during afternoon 4:15pm: Hands exercised at General Quarters and Fire Quarters 4:30pm: Boys at Physical Training - also Midshipmen 7:30pm: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd341970160b5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0097_0.jpg) 17 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Lat 14.8, Long -18.1 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 8:00am: Midshipmen at practice of Clock and Divergence 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers – hands variously employed classes of Spotting, Loader Aiming Drill, etc. 11:00am: Guns crews drilled by Divisional Officers 11:30am: Boys at Seamanship 12:00pm: Log reset 1:30pm: Passed and spoke British steamship QUEEN ELIZABETH from Cardiff to Capetown 4:30pm: Exercised hands at Action Stations and Casualties – also Fire Quarters – Boys at Physical Training 5:00pm: Vessel’s position fixed by solar and stellar observations 6:00pm: Slight misty haze on horizon - stellar observation taken 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews during Watch 4caf8674cadfd341970160b6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0097_1.jpg) 18 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Lat 19.2, Long -18.2 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – watertight doors closed 3:00am: Slight misty haze on horizon 5:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast - stellar observation taken and found to tally with DR [Deduced Reckoning] position 7:00am: Passed steamship bound South 9:00am: Hands at general work – Guns crews at Loader and Aiming Drill – Midshipmen at Small Arms Drill and Range Clocks – Marines at Field Exercise Training – Boys at Signals and Physical Training 11:00am: Slight misty haze on horizon – Vessel’s position checked by measuring angle of Venus and path of sun 12:00pm: Log reset 2:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 3:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Exercised Action Stations and Fire Quarters - Misty haze more pronounced – Visibility about 6 miles at 60 feet [Likely the Observer’s height on deck above the water] 7:00pm: Stellar observation taken at Twilight – mist much less than heretofore 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews – Soundings taken Other: 4caf8674cadfd341970160b7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0098_0.jpg) 19 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Lat 23.4, Long -17.0 1:00am: Soundings taken 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 3:00am: Found soundings 68 fathoms (Fine Grained Siliceous) 4:00am: Rounds made and all correct 5:00am: Soundings gave 57 fathoms FGS 6:00am: Soundings gave 67 fathoms FGS 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work to breakfast time 10:15am: Divisions and Prayers – position found by Venus and sun 11:00am: Hands employed at general work – Marines at Small Arms Drill – Guns Crews at Loader and Spotter – Midshipmen at Range Clocks and Divisional Drill and Field Exercise 12:00pm: Log reset 12:30pm: Vessel entered Temperate Zone 1:00pm: Lieutenant Hardin Royal Navy Reserve on Sick List 2:20pm: In company with HMS MARMORA 2:50pm: Set Course and speed astern of MARMORA 3:00pm: Log reset 4:15pm: Evening Quarters followed by Action Stations and Fire Quarters 6:00pm: Observation for Time by sun 7:00pm: Position found by stellar observation 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Further observation for position and compass error 11:00pm: Course and speed as required to keep astern of MARMORA 11:30pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd341970160b8: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0098_1.jpg) 20 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Lat 27.0, Long -17.0 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 5:00am: No observations obtainable due to clouds 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:50am: Observation of Venus for Latitude and sun for Time – Lieutenant Hardin still on Sick list - Hands employed as per Saturday routine 12:00pm: HMS MARMORA ahead 3 miles – Log reset 1:00pm: 2 Fore Gun Crews closed up during afternoon (Submarine attack) 4:15pm: Evening Quarters 6:00pm: Observed land on Port Beam - Lanzarote Island 2.5 miles 7:00pm: Position fixed by stellar observation 8:00pm: MARMORA ahead by 2 miles 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd341970160b9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0099_0.jpg) 21 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Lat 30.2, Long -11.8 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 2:00am: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 8:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 9:00am: Hands preparing for Divisions 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers – Captain inspected ship 1:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by frequent observation 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: Hands resting during afternoon 2:00pm: Solar observation taken for time 4:00pm: Evening quarters 7:00pm: Stellar observation taken for position 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Light banks of fog at frequent intervals 4caf8674cadfd341970160ba: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0099_1.jpg) 22 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar Lat 33.7, Long -8.50 1:40am: Lost 1 lead, 1 sheath tube and 40 fathoms of sounding wire whilst taking cast 2:00am: Frequent fog banks – [many soundings taken and Logged] 7:00am: Hands turned to routine work 9:00am: Hands employed general work preparing ship to enter port 10:00am: Guns Crews at Loader and Aiming Drill – Boys at Physical Training – Midshipmen at Range Clocks and Small Arms drill 12:00pm: Log reset 1:00pm: General work as requisite during afternoon 4:15pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and closed watertight doors 6:00pm: HMS MARMORA 1 mile ahead 7:00pm: Stellar observation taken for position 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:00pm: Exercised Sea boats crews and Guns crews 4caf8674cadfd341970160bb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0100_0.jpg) 23 February 1915 Place: Sierra Leone to Gibraltar – at Gibraltar Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 1:06am: Observed Cap Spartel Light bearing N 61E 1:50am: Course and speed altered – handed Log 3:30am: Cap spartel S 50 E at 6 miles 4:15am: Reduced to 40 revolutions and as required 5:52am: Tarifia Point Light abeam at 2.5 miles 7:07am: Received orders to follow HMS MARMORA into harbour 7:30am: HMS CAESAR passed to Sea 7:55am: Entered between North and South breakwall 8:05am: Off No. 4 Shed South Mole 8:40am: Vessel all fast [Tied securely] 9:00am: Breakfast 9:30am: Hands cleaning ship and general work as required 11:00am: Masts etc. being painted and parties getting bosun [boatswain] and general stores on board 1:15pm: Hands cleaning and painting ship – taking general stores aboard 4:00pm: Evening quarters 4:15pm: Leave to 1 and 2 Watches 5:00 – 10:00pm 5:00pm: Landed Liberty men 5:45pm: Landed Patrol – 1 Petty Officer, 1 Sergeant, 8 men 5:55pm: HMS CESAR and PELORUS arrived from Sea 6:20pm: HMS PELORUS sailed 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Liberty men returned and aboard 10:45pm: Patrol returned 4caf8674cadfd341970160bc: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0100_1.jpg) 24 February 1915 Place: Gibraltar– No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 6:00am: Hands turned to cleaning ship ‘til breakfast time 6:45am: HMS CAESAR weighed and proceeded to Sea 8:10am: Landed a patrol (1 Petty Officer and 2 Seamen) 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Hands employed cleaning, painting, and refitting ship 10:30am: Discharged 3 ratings to Hospital 11:50am: Patrol returned – HMS PELORUS arrived – Boys at Physical Training in forenoon 1:00pm: Hands employed cleaning, painting, refitting as requisite 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Evening Quarters 5:00pm: Special Leave to 2 Watches 5:00 – 10:00pm 5:30pm: Landed patrol 2 Petty Officers and 8 Men – Lieutenant Hardin for Patrol Officer 6:45pm: CAESAR arrived and PELORUS sailed 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Liberty men returned – 27 absentees 10:30pm: Patrol returned aboard 11:00pm: Capt E. Wigram left ship and Capt C. Young to ship over in Command 4caf8674cadfd341970160bd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0101_0.jpg) 25 February 1915 Place: Gibraltar– No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 1:10am: 2 absentees returned 1:20am: 2 absentees returned 4:20am: 3 absentees returned 6:0am: hands turned to cleaning ship as necessary 6:40am: HMS CAESAR slipped moorings and put to Sea 7:00am: 1 absentee returned 7:30am: HMS MARMORA went in dry dock 7:45am: Discharged 14 ratings to HMS YORK 8:00am: Landed patrol – hands employed cleaning, painting, and refitting ship – P and O RMS MOREA put to Sea [P and O is Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company and is partly ‘responsible’ for the term ‘POSH’ – On the trip London/Bombay to avoid being overheated the more wealthy passengers would request Port Out / Starboard Home] 11:00am: Capt Wigram Royal Navy aboard as Passenger 11:50am: Patrol returned 1:30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and general refitting work – landed patrol of 2 Seamen and 1 Petty Officer 4:15pm: Leave to 2 watches to 6:30pm 4:20pm: Patrol returned aboard 4:50pm: Landed Liberty men 5:30pm: Landed patrol 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Some Liberty men returned 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160be: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0101_1.jpg) 26 February 1915 Place: Gibraltar– No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 12:30am: Patrol returned on board 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:00am: Hands turned to cleaning ship 6:45am: HMS CAESAR proceeded out of Harbour 7:00am: 4 Torpedo boats proceeded out of Harbour 7:20am: 12 Dockyard employees working on watertight doors on board 8:00am: Hands told off cleaning ship and general work - Refitting etc. 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: Marines and Gunner’s parties drawing stores at Dockyard 11:00am: Landed patrol – parties employed scraping ship boot topping 1:30pm: Hands employed as above stated 2:30pm: Patrol returned 2:45pm: CAESAR returned from Sea 4:30pm: Dockyard employees left ship – Special Leave to 2 Watches to 6:30am 5:00pm: Read Warrant #13 for cells (7days) – landed Liberty men 5:30pm: Landed patrol – 2 Petty Officers and 8 men 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:40pm: Some Liberty men returned 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160bf: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0102_0.jpg) 27 February 1915 Place: Gibraltar– No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 12:30am: Patrol returned on board 4:00am: Rounds made and all correct 5:50am: Remainder of hands on board 6:55am: Landed Funeral Party – hands clearing ship and preparing for coaling 8:00am: Landed patrol – 1 Petty Officer and 2 Seamen 8:45am: Commenced coaling– local labour – also watering ship 9:00am: Coaling ship on port side from lighters 10:00am: Funeral Party returned - 8 Shipwrights, 1 Chargeman from Dockyard at Coal Doors 12:00pm: Ceased coaling for day – Patrol returned aboard and coal lighters left ship 12:30pm: Completed watering ship for the day 1:00pm: Boys landed on Leave 1:30 pm: Took 1000 pounds Beef aboard 3:15pm: Watch employed landing broken Davit and 2 coaling doors – Landed Liberty men ‘til 6:30am 4:00pm: Evening Quarters 7:00pm: Boys returned from Leave 9:00pm: Shipwrights ceased working at coal doors 10:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:30pm: Some Liberty men returned from Leave 4caf8674cadfd341970160c0: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0102_1.jpg) 28 February 1915 Place: Gibraltar– No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 4:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands returned aboard – 3 absentees 7:00am: Turned to cleaning ship 7:15am: 15 Dockyard men on board working at coal ports etc. 8:30am: Landed patrol 8:55am: Landed Roman Catholics – 53 men and 2 Officers 10:30am: Read Prayers 10:50am: Roman Catholics returned 10:56am: Divisions 11:10am: Delivered HM Rum and King’s Christmas Cards to Ship’s Company 12:00pm: Patrol returned 1:15am: Leave to 2 Watches ‘til 6:60am – Boys to 7:00pm 2:00pm: Dockyard labourers at coal doors 4:10pm: Evening Quarters 5:00pm: Landed Liberty men 5:48pm: Landed patrol – 2 Petty Officers and 8 men 7:00pm: Boys returned from Leave 8:00pm: Dockyard labourers still at coal doors 8:15pm: HMS CAESAR arrived from Sea 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – 2 absentees returned 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct LOGS FOR MARCH 1914 4caf8674cadfd341970160c1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0103_0.jpg) 1 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar– No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 12:30am: Patrol returned 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands turned to cleaning ship – remainder of hands returned from Leave 7:10am: 41 Dockyard labourers aboard working at watertight doors and Stoke hole 9:00am: HMS VICTORIAN arrived from sea 9:10am: Divisions and Prayers 9:15am: Hands employed refitting, general work, etc. – Parties drawing gunners’ stores 12:00pm: Resumed watering ship 1:15pm: Muster by open list for Monthly Payment 2:00pm: General work – Boys under Instruction 4:00pm: HMS PELORUS and HMS CAESAR shifted berth 4:40pm: Ceased watering ship (100 tons) 5:00pm: Landed Liberty men to 6:30am 5:15pm: Landed patrol – 2 Petty Officers and 8 Seamen 8:50pm: Dockyard Shipwrights ceased working 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:50pm: Some Liberty men returned from Leave 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160c2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0103_1.jpg) 2 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar – No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 12:25am: Patrol returned on board 12:45am: Rounds made and all correct 6:00am: Hands employed cleaning ship 7:15am: 26 Dockyard labourers on board cleaning boilers – 2 Shipwrights and 1 labourer on coal doors – French Cruiser DUPERAU put to Sea 8:00am: Landed a patrol – 1 Petty Officer and 2 Seamen 9:00am: Divisions and Prayers – hands employed cleaning ship and refitting as requisite 10:00am: HMS GRANGEMOUTH and MARMORA came out of Graving Dock – Dockyard scraping boot topping 12:00pm: Patrol returned aboard 1:00pm: Served out Slop Soap and Tobacco 2:00pm: Gunner and 62 Seamen returning ammunition to Dockyard – Landed patrol – Shipwrights employed at coaling ports and Dockyard labourers scraping ship boot topping 2:20pm: Landed Boys for Leave – Gunners’ party and Patrol returned 4:20pm: Dockyard employees ceased work 5:00pm: Leave to 2 Watches to 6:30am 5:40pm: Landed Officers of Patrol – 2 Petty Officers and 8 men 6:30pm: Boys returned from Leave 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:30pm: Some Liberty men returned 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160c3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0104_0.jpg) 3 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar – No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 12:25am: Patrol returned on board and also Officer of Patrol 1:00am: 2 absentees returned 1:30am: 1 absentee returned 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:40am: Hands turned to (33 absentees) - employed cleaning ship to breakfast time 7:00am: HMS GRANGEMOUTH proceeded to sea 7:15am: Contractor’s Ash party arrived 7:20am: HMS GLOUSTER and HMS LIVERPOOL entering harbour from Westward 8:00am: Landed patrol – 1 Petty Officer and 2 Seamen 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 9:35am: Hands refitting, cleaning, and painting vessel – Gunners’ Party at Dockyard 11:00am: Dockyard hands working on ship as requisite 12:00pm: Hands to Dinner 12:35pm: Landed Marine Picket 1 sergeant and 4 men 1:45pm: Landed Patrol of 7 Petty Officers, 27 Seamen, 1 Sergeant and 11 Marines. In charge of Lieutenant Notley Royal Navy Reserve to apprehend 32 absentees. Shortly afterwards various absentees brought on board by Pickets as they were arrested 5:00pm: Read Warrant #14 for cells before Ship’s Company 5:10pm: Ash party left ship 6:45pm: Marine patrol returned on board 7:55pm: 2 Petty Officers and 7 men ashore as Relief Patrol 8:15pm: All Special Patrols from afternoon on board 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:10pm: Dockyard hands left ship – Special sentries observing absentees 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160c4: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0104_1.jpg) 4 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar – Dry Dock #1 Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 12:5am: Patrol and also Officer of Patrol returned on board 1:00am: Absentees at this time - 6 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:00am: Hands turned to preparing to Dry Dock Vessel 7:00am: Landed Patrol 1 Petty Officer and 6 Seamen 7:05am: Hauled away from Dock Wall and assisted by Tugs(3) and main engine - entered No. 1 Drydock. 8:13am: In Drydock – Rang ‘Off Engines’ 9:30am: Vessel took chocks – shores [additional supports] set up 9:45am: 1 absentee brought on board 10:40am: Second tier of shores set up – hands employed cleaning ship 10:20am: 1 sailor (from Liberty change) fit and redrawn for Duty 12:00pm: Hands to Dinner – patrol returned on board – Dockyard hands scraping sides 12:10pm: 2 Absentees came on board 1:40pm: Dock dry – hands employed cleaning ship’s bottom as requisite – received fresh water (60 tons) – landed patrol 1 Petty Officer and 4 Seamen 2:00pm: 1 Petty Officer, 2 Leading Seamen and 10 men returned from HMS YORK 4:15pm: Patrol returned on board 4:50pm: Landed patrol – 1 Petty Officer and 4 Seamen – Dockyard hands working at ship as requisite – Completed scraping ship’s bottom 8:20pm: Flooded dock 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:35pm: 3 absentees returned 10:40pm: Dockyard hands left ship 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160c5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0105_0.jpg) 5 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar – Dry Dock #1 Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 12:50am: Patrol returned on board 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:00am: Hands turned to preparing to undock 8:00am: Raising steam to undock vessel 9:10am: Divisions and Prayers 10:00am: General work of cleaning and refitting proceeding all forenoon 12:00pm: Commenced watering ship 1:00pm: HMS CALGARIAN arrived from Sea 3:00pm: Flooding dock to float ship 4:53pm: Vessel afloat 5:40pm: Hauled vessel out of dock and assisted by Tugs and main engines – proceeded to No. 4 Shed, South Mole 6:45pm: All fast South Mole - Rang Off Engines 7:50pm: Leave to Chief and 1 Petty Officer – 5 hands returned from HMS YORK 8:45pm: Mr. Caup (Gunner) left ship to join HMS MARMORA – Mr. Huxley from MARMORA replaced him as Gunner 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 12:00mid: Finished watering ship – total fresh water received at Gibraltar 510 tons 4caf8674cadfd341970160c6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0105_1.jpg) 6 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar – No. 4 Shed South Mole Lat 36.1, Long -5.3 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 5:00am: Hands turned to and prepared to coal ship 7:55am: Coaling from shore side 8:30am: Coaling from port side from lighters mostly native labour – other hands general cleaning lower decks and preparing ship for Sea 9:15am: Divisions and Prayers 11:00am: No. 2 Watch coaling on port side at No. 3 1:00pm: Hands coaling ship in Watches assisted by local labour – also taking in engine stores 4:30pm: Completed all coaling – closed all coal ports and doors 5:25pm: HMS VICTORIA put to Sea 6:08pm: Rang Stand By 6:19pm: Clear of Quay - turned ship aided by tugs (8) 6:48pm: Clear of breakwall 6:55pm: Dropped pilot 7:15pm: Streamed Log 8:39pm: Tarifa Point N 13 W at 2.75 miles 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 11:02pm: Trafalgar Light N 31 E distance 12 miles 12:00mid: Cells visited 4caf8674cadfd341970160c7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0106_0.jpg) 7 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar to Liverpool Lat 36.4, Long -9.5 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct - Gentle cross swell from WNW and SW 6:00am: Stellar observation for position 6:30am: Hands turned to and made Saturday routine cleaning and painting ship 7:00am: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 9:00am: Stellar and solar observation taken for position 11:00am: Total fresh water received at Gibraltar 570 tons – 370 given to Engine Room and 137 for deck 12:00pm: Log reset 4:30pm: Divine Service held on board – also for Roman Catholics 7:00pm: Stellar observation made for position 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160c8: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0106_1.jpg) 8 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar to Liverpool Lat 41.4, Long -12.0 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:00am: Hands turned to cleaning ship - Stellar observation for position 7:00am: Hands employed at general work - Gunlayers and crews at Loader and Aiming Drill – Marines at Field Training – Boys at Physical Training – Midshipmen at Range Finding and Range Passing 12:00pm: Log reset 2:00pm: Boys under Instruction 4:15pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Quarters - also Firemen 7:00pm: Vessel’s position fixed by stellar observation 4caf8674cadfd341970160c9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0107_0.jpg) 9 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar to Liverpool Lat 46.5, Long -10.3 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:00am: Stellar observation for position obtained 6:30am: Hands turned to cleaning ship 9:00am: Hands at general work cleaning and repairing – Guns crews at Loader and Aiming Drill – Divisions and Prayers – Boys and Midshipmen at Small Arms Drill 10:00am: RMS TUNISIAN passed South 12:00pm: Log handed in and Channel Log streamed 1:00pm: Reduced to 48 revolutions and Log reset – Boys under Instruction and Physical Training during afternoon 4:00pm: Exercised hands at General Quarters and Fire Stations 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 9:45pm: Cast lead – 86 fathoms 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160ca: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0107_1.jpg) 10 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar to Liverpool Lat 50.9, Long -7.5 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands turned to cleaning ship 9:30am: Signalled HMS VICTORIAN bound NE 10:00am: Hands employed general work and preparing for entering port 10:20am: Increased to 62 revolutions – Sights obtained for position 1:00pm: Guns manned during afternoon for Submarine defence – Boys under Instruction during afternoon 4:15pm: Evening Quarters 9:02pm: Bardsey Island Light S 46 E at 7.5 miles 10:19pm: Carnarvon Bay Light S 44 E 10:39pm: Skerries Light in sight 11:30pm: Position fixed by cross bearings 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160cb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0108_0.jpg) 11 March 1915 Place: Gibraltar to Liverpool Lat 46.5, Long -10.3 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 1:40am: Point Lynus Light bore S 25 E and Skerries Light bore S 10 W 3:10am: Reduced speed to 40 revolutions 3:33am: Passed Bar Light Vessel 3:56am: Stopped at Formley Light Vessel and took on pilot 5:16am: Rock Light abeam – and then awaited to be docked 7:00am: Entered dock gates 7:25am: Fast in London Docks Basin 10:30am: Proceeded in Sandon Dock 11:48am: All fast in Sandon Dock – Rang ‘Off Engines’ – work of refit commenced and hands also employed in cleaning ship 12:00pm: Chronometers taken on shore on arrival and handed to Bruce and Company opticians 1:00pm: Hands employed cleaning and repairing as necessary’ 2:00pm: Leave to 2 Watches from 4:00pm – 6:00am and Boys to 7:00pm – shore workmen on board during refit work in Engine Room 5:00pm: Ceased all work for the day 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 10:00pm: Moorings carefully tended during Watch 11:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160cc: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0108_1.jpg) 12 March 1915 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands turned to cleaning ship 7:00am: 18 men from shore staff arrived for work in Engine Room 7:30am: Liberty men returned – Quarters clean guns etc. 7:55am: Hands to breakfast 8:50am: Hands cleaning ship and general repair work 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 10:15am: Hands employed as required – Gunners’ party returning stores 11:00am: 5 Compasses, 60 used Sounding tubes, and Barograph to Optician 12:00pm: Hands to Dinner 1:00pm: Shore staff to dinner 1:30pm: Hands employed at general work and taking aboard Paymaster’s Stores 2:00pm: 18 men of shore staff returned 3:30pm: Liberty men to clean and piped ‘Tea’ – Leave to 1st Watch until 7:30am Saturday and leave to 2nd Watch until 7:30am Monday 4:00pm: Hands employed taking aboard Paymaster’s Stores 7:00pm: 21 shore staff aboard for Engine Room work 8:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160cd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0109_0.jpg) 13 March 1915 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands turned to cleaning ship 7:00am: 4 Absentees 7:55am: Hands to breakfast 8:00am: 35 Shore Engine Room Party and 43 Stokehold hands employed 8:45am: Hands cleaning ship and taking aboard Paymaster’s stores 10:00am: HMS VIRGINIAN entered dock 12:00pm: Leave granted to 1st Watch until 7:30am and Boys until 6:00pm 1:00pm: Gave Leave to 3rd Watch until Monday 2:00pm: Saturday routine carried out 4:15pm: Evening Quarters 5:10pm: 1 Absentee returned aboard 6:00pm: Rounds made and all correct and cells visited 6:50pm: Landed Escort for prisoner - 1 Petty Officer and 1 Seaman 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct – cells visited and no complaints 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160ce: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0109_1.jpg) 14 March 1915 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 1:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:00am: Hands called 6:30am: Hands turned to routine work and cleaning ship, etc. 7:30am: 67 Shore Staff on board for Engine Room work 8:45am: Hands to clean ship etc. – Sunday routine 10:00am: Divisions and Prayers 12:00pm: Hands to Dinner 1:00pm: Landed Liberty men and Boys until 7:30am and 6:00pm 2:30pm: Steamship INDRALEMA secured alongside 6:00pm: Shore staff from Engine Room left ship 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160cf: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0110_0.jpg) 15 March 1915 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 6:30am: Hands turned to cleaning ship 7:00am: 80 men employed in Engine Room 7:30am: Liberty men returned. One absentee 8:00am: Hands to breakfast 8:45am: Hands to cleaning ship 9:15am: Capt returned on board – hands employed as requisite and preparing to land ammunition 12:00pm: Piped dinner 1:00pm: Drydock workmen returned 1:15pm: Hands employed getting out ammunition 4:00pm: Hands employed getting out ammunition - Read Warrants No. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 5:00pm: 1 Absentee returned aboard 6:00pm: Leave for 2 Watches until 7:30am: 7:50pm: Ammunition party returned on board 8:00pm: Fitters working in Engine Room 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160d0: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0110_1.jpg) 16 March 1915 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 5:30am: Hands called 6:00am: Hands turned to cleaning ship and returning ammunition to shore magazine 7:10am: Coal heavers discharging coal from No. 2 hatch 7:30am: Liberty men returned - 1 Stoker absentee 10:00am: Hands employed returning ammunition all forenoon 11:00am: 90 Shore stokers employed in Stokehold 1:00pm: Workmen employed on board all over ship refitting 1:15pm: Crew employed taking ammunition to Ordinance depot and cleaning ship and working coal from No. 2 Hatch 4:00pm: All ammunition out of ship 4:25pm: Ammunition party returned 5:00pm: Landed Liberty men until 7:30am 6:00pm: Shore party working aboard 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160d1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0111_0.jpg) 17 March 1915 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct 5:30am: Hands called 6:00am: Hands turned to cleaning ship and routine work 7:00am: Shore coaling party discharging No. 2 Hatch 7:15am: 4 shore staff repairing boats and 10 chipping vessel 8:00am: 80 shore staff in Engine Room – 8 hands and 1 Chief Petty Officer returning ammunition 1:30pm: 2 Shipwrights working on boats – 8 men working on ammunition ashore 2:00pm: Hands employed as requisite cleaning ship etc. 3:00pm: Lieutenant Harding Royal Navy Reserve left ship for Medical Survey in London 4:30pm: Leave granted to Petty Officers until 11:30pm 9:00pm: Rounds made and all correct 12:00mid: Rounds made and all correct 4caf8674cadfd341970160d2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0111_1.jpg) 18 March 1915 Place: Liverpool – Sandon Dock Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 2:00am: Rounds made and all correct – snow fell 4:40am: All hands called and prepared to leave ship - Care and Maintenance Party assisting 6:00am: Lander alongside 6:30am: Breakfast 7:00am: Draft passing Bags and Hammocks to tender also Confidential Books and Medical Stores 8:30am: Draft left vessel in tender – Care and Maintenance Party remaining on board 11:00am: Work of refit proceeding as requisite 12:00pm: Care and Maintenance cleaning ship up in general 4caf8674cadfd341970160d3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0112_0.jpg) Log page - Blank 4caf8674cadfd341970160d4: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-40808/0112_1.jpg) Log page - 'END' |
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