Armed Merchant Cruiser, mercantile conversion

Pendant No. M.56 (on coming into service, cancelled 9.15). Built 1891, 5940grt, 16.5kts. Armament: 8-4.7in. In service 13.8.14-27.10.15. Of over 60 commissioned AMC's employed on patrol and later convoy protection, 33 served with 10th CS on Northern Patrol. (British Warships 1914-1919)

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:

Significant changes and additions to the log entries are marked in italic.
Spelling variations for the names of ports and other landmarks are included with the first mention of the name.
Decimal latitudes/longitudes are direct conversions of the noon position, where given, and are expanded where necessary to 'keep the ship afloat'.
Unidentified vessels and other dubious entries are marked with [?].
Generally, rounds, quarters, leave & routine cleaning are not included.
At least one weather report is included for each day.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS EMPRESS OF JAPAN 1915
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

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

THE VOYAGES OF HMS EMPRESS OF JAPAN
Operations in the Red and Arabian Seas

LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1915

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1 February 1915

Colombo [dry dock]

Lat 6.95, Long 79.855

Sample of a full day’s entries

  2.00am: Rounds correct

  4.00am: Light airs, fine

  7.00am: Hands to am routine; exercised landing party

  9.00am: Hands cleaning guns etc

     Noon: Light airs, fine

  1.30pm: Leave to watch

  4.00pm: Light airs; fine

  5.00pm: Evening quarters; exercised fire stations

  8.00pm: Light airs, fine

10.00pm: Rounds correct

Midnight: Light airs, fine

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2 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  3.30pm: Read warrants numbers 5, 6 & 7

  4.00pm: Light winds, fine & clear

  4.30pm: 26 Chinese sent to jail

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3 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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4 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  4.00pm: Light wind, clear

10.00pm: Fumigating crew's quarters

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5 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

11.30am: French party landed for firing at range

  4.00pm: Light winds, fine; range party returned

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6 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine

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7 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  9.00am: Landed church party

11.30am: Church party returned

  4.00pm: Light wind, cloudy & fine

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8 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  6.30am: French sailors landed for target practice

11.45am: Dray, sick bay attendant, discharged to hospital; French party returned

  4.00pm: Light wind, clear

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9 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine

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10 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  9.00am: Chinese firemen sent away for passage to Singapore

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

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11 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  6.30am: Hands employed shifting ammunition from aft forward

11.05am: Received 1 prisoner

  2.00pm: All plugs in ship's bottom replaced

  3.20pm: Commenced to flood dock

  3.56pm: Stopped; 16 ft of water in dock

  4.00pm: Light wind, clear

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12 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  6.30am: Flooding dock

  7.00am: Ship floated

  8.35am: Commenced to move

  8.45am: Outside dry dock

  9.13am: Let go port anchor & moored to buoys

10.30am: Commenced coaling

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

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13 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  6.30am: Read warrant 8; Wood ERA sent to prison

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine

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14 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

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15 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  3.30pm: Finished coaling

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

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16 February 1915

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

     Noon: 144 ratings (Indian) joined the ship

  3.00pm: 70 Chinese ratings discharged to shore

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, clear

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17 February 1915

Colombo to Aden

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  2.30am: Finished taking in provisions

10.30am: Turned engines & tried telegraphs & steering gear

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  4.20pm: Engines on stand-by & cast off from buoy; proceeded

  5.00pm: Evening quarters; exercised action; darkened ship; night defences

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18 February 1915

Colombo to Aden

Lat 7.9, Long 75.7

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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19 February 1915

Colombo to Aden

Lat 8.8, Long 70.6

12.07am: Minicoy Lighthouse S12W 11 miles

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

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20 February 1915

Colombo to Aden

Lat 10.3, Long 65.4

  3.37pm: Slow; swung ship for deviation

  3.50pm: Full ahead

  4.00pm: Moderate sea & wind, fine

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21 February 1915

Colombo to Aden

Lat 11.6, Long 60.2

  6.05am: Slow; swung ship for deviation

  6.27am: Full ahead

  4.00pm: Moderate sea & wind, clear

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22 February 1915

Colombo to Aden

Lat 12.8, Long 54.5

11.43am: Ras Radressa S12W 7 miles

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  4.21pm: Slow; swung ship for deviation

  4.50pm: Full ahead

  5.49pm: Jazīrat Sabuniya S 10 miles

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23 February 1915

Colombo to Aden

Lat 12.8, Long 49.1

10.00am: Guns crews exercised at loader; drill cartridge 1 in number lost overboard by accident

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

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24 February 1915

Colombo to Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.48am: Ras Marshag 1.7 miles

  7.19am: Fairway buoy

  7.32am: Stop for pilot

  7.40pm: Pilot boarded; proceeded

  8.01am: Let go starboard anchor

  8.10am: Let go port anchor

  8.20am: Moored ship; rung off

  8.30am: Commenced coaling

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine

  7.00pm: Finished coaling

  8.30pm: Cast off coal lighters

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25 February 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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26 February 1915

Aden to Red Sea

Lat 12.6, Long 45.6

  9.40am: Weighed anchor & proceeded

  9.47am: Full ahead

10.21am: Jezirat Salil abeam 1 mile

12.33pm: Jebel Birka abeam 8 miles

  4.40pm: Fresh wind, moderate sea, clear

  4.35pm: Cleared Straits Bab-el-Mandeb [Babel Mandeb in log]

  5.43pm: Zi Hill N61E

  7.09pm: Spoke SS Admiral Dinx [?]

11.27pm: Abu Ail abeam

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27 February 1915

Aden to Red Sea

Lat 15.2, Long 42.5

  3.00am: Spoke SS Candia

  8.45am: Centre Island abeam 4¾ miles

11.30am: Stop & anchored 30/8 off Risha Island

     Noon: Spoke HMS Minto [RIM]; strong wind

12.40pm: HMS Minto's boat alongside for provisions

  1.08pm: Weighed anchor & proceeded

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, rough sea

  6.03pm: Jebel Teir [Jabal al-Tair] abeam 2 miles

11.35pm: Full ahead; turned ship, following Dutch SS Willis

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28 February 1915

Aden to Red Sea

Lat 14.3, Long 42.6

  4.08am: Jebel Teir N64E

  7.15am: Centre Island N75E

10.30am: Spoke SS Goentoer (Dutch), SS Bloemfontein (British)

12.57pm: High Island abeam

  2.07pm: Little Hanish abeam

  2.47pm: Quoin Island 7 miles

  4.00pm: Moderate gale, rough sea

  5.17pm: Mokha Lighthouse abeam

  6.45pm: Perim Lighthouse S30E; turned & proceeded N22W

10.30pm: Full ahead; turned ship; spoke French mail

10.58pm: Spoke SS Orontes, SS Knight of the Thistle

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LOGS FOR MARCH 1915

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1 March 1915

Aden to Red Sea

Lat 14.4, Long 42.4

12.35am: Quoin Lighthouse N21W

  1.05am: Little Hanish abeam

  2.20am: Turned ship to follow Dutch SS Madioen

  7.00am: Turned ship

  9.38am: Abu Ail Lighthouse abeam 1 mile

  9.47am: High Island abeam 1½ miles

11.52am: Reduced speed to follow SS Timor (Dutch)

  1.20pm: In company with SS Timor

  4.00pm: Strong wind, rough sea

  4.36pm: Quoin Island abeam 1 mile

10.30pm: Signalled SS Sicilian, SS Colombo

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2 March 1915

Aden to Perim

Lat 12.65, Long 43.41

  3.30am: Spoke SS Stockwell

  4.57am: Balfe Point N65E

  6.35am: Turned ship

  7.30am: Anchored Perim Harbour 30/7½

  3.45pm: Received stores for Jebel Teir Lighthouse

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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3 March 1915

Perim to sea, to Risha Island

Lat 12.9, Long 43.2

  7.55am: Anchor up & proceeded

  8.14am: Perim Lighthouse abeam ½ mile

10.32am: Stop & boarded SS Seishan

10.52am: Proceeded; drill cartridge lost overboard by accident

  2.12pm: Balfe Point abeam 1 mile

  2.28pm: Rounded Pirie Point & buoy

  2.40pm: Stop; anchored Perim Harbour 30/7½

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  5.58pm: Weighed anchor & proceeded

11.25pm: Great Hanish abeam

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4 March 1915

Perim to Risha Island

Lat 15.6, Long 42.0

12.36am: Abu Ail abeam 1 mile

  2.00am: Spoke HMS Empress of Asia

  5.28am: Centre Peak N51E

  8.07am: Slowed down off Jebel Teir

  8.30am: Lifeboat left the ship to land stores for lighthouse

  9.44am: Boat returned & hoisted; proceeded

11.40am: Boarded dhow

11.55am: Boat returned & proceeded

  1.15pm: Stop & boarded dhow

  1.44pm: Boat returned & proceeded

  3.42pm: Anchored off Risha Island 70/6½

  8.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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5 March 1915

Risha Island to Perim, to Abu Ail

Lat 13.6, Long 43.0

  4.50am: Weighed anchor

  5.05am: Full ahead

  6.13am: Centre Peak N76W 19½ miles

  9.58am: Quoin Island 1 mile

10.45am: Little Hanish abeam 5 miles

11.28am: Double Island abeam 10 miles

  1.30pm: Mokha Lighthouse abeam 6½ miles

  4.00pm: Moderate gale, fine & clear

  4.23pm: Balfe Point abeam; engines on stand by

  5.21pm: Stop; anchored 7/15 Perim

  6.35pm: Doctor arrived from HMS Empress of Russia

  9.23pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  9.55pm: Closed with HMS Empress of Russia & sent doctor on board

10.23pm: Proceeded

11.23pm: Perim Lighthouse abeam 1¾ miles

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6 March 1915

Perim to Aden, to Abu Ail

Lat 12.7, Long 44.9

  8.11am: Stop

  8.19am: Anchored 6/30

  9.15am: Sent sailor (Chinese) to hospital

11.00am: Boats returned & hoisted

11.32am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

12.04pm: Ras Abu Qiyama abeam ¾ mile

  2.30pm: Spoke SS Inveric

  4.00pm: Moderate wind & sea, clear

  6.53pm: Lighthouse Perim abeam ½ mile

10.30pm: Spoke SS Kingsgate

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7 March 1915

Aden to Abu Ail, to sea

Lat 14.1, Long 42.8

  2.30am: Spoke SS Rembrandt (Dutch), SS Clan Lindsay (British)

  4.45am: Turned ship

  6.15am: Turned ship

  8.30am: Anchored 35/19½

  1.00pm: Hands employed taking water ashore for the lighthouse

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  5.10pm: Boats returned

  5.20pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  6.54pm: Little Hanish abeam 6 miles

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8 March 1915

Abu Ail to sea

Lat 14.5, Long 42.6

  9.00am: Stop; Quoin Island N28W 3.4 miles

  9.20am: Sent boat to HMS Empress of Asia

  9.30am: Boat returned

  9.40am: Full ahead

  1.40pm: Stopped to deliver mails to HMS Minto

  2.32pm: Proceeded

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  4.50pm: Centre Peak Lighthouse [Jazā'ir az Zubayr] S39W 9 miles

  5.38pm: Quoin Island abeam 4 miles

  7.10pm: Jebel Teir abeam 2 miles

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9 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.6, Long 41.9

  1.29am: Stop off HMS Empress of Russia

  1.50am: Delivered Russia's mail

  2.42am: Proceeded

  7.34am: Stop off Jebel Teir Lighthouse

  8.05am: Slow & proceeded round the island

  2.40pm: Stop & boarded 2 dhows

  3.58pm: Stopped off Jebel Teir

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, smooth; lowered steamboat & lifeboats; commenced watering the lighthouse

  6.55pm: All boats hoisted & proceeded

  7.15pm: Signalled SS Karoo (transport)

  9.16pm: Centre Peak abeam 3 miles; spoke Montcalm, French cruiser

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10 March 1915

Cruising, to Perim

Lat 13.2, Long 43.1

  2.23am: Quoin Island abeam 1¼ miles

  2.50am: Signalled Hymettus [? HMAT] (transport)

  6.38am: Mokha Lighthouse N70E 6½ miles

12.10pm: Stop & spoke fishing dhow

12.12pm: Proceeded

  4.25pm: Fresh wind, moderate sea, clear

  6.00pm: Stop & boarded SS Caboto

  6.30pm: Proceeded

  7.10pm: Stop & anchored 17/00 [off Perim]

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11 March 1915

Perim, to cruising

Lat 12.9, Long 43.3

  7.00am: Spoke Loyalty (hospital)

  9.32am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

10.53am: Perim Lighthouse S74E 4½ miles

  2.48pm: Mokha Lighthouse abeam 6 miles

  4.00pm: Strong wind, moderate sea

10.00pm: Spoke HMAT Armadale (transport)

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12 March 1915

Cruising, to Perim, to cruising

Lat 12.65, Long 43.41

  8.20am: Rounded Pirie Point

  8.24am: Anchored 8/30

10.00am: Commenced coaling

     Noon: Strong wind, rough sea

  6.10pm: Finished coaling

10.49pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded slow

11.09pm: Rung off

11.13pm: Balfe Point abeam 1½ miles

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13 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 12.7, Long 43.3

12.20am: Half speed

12.50am: Slow; spoke SS Rodenfels [possibly Rotenfels]

  6.00am: Spoke HMS Empress of Asia

  1.24pm: Balfe Point abeam ½ mile; signalling Perim

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, moderate sea, clear

  6.21pm: Mokha Lighthouse abeam 6 miles

11.55pm: Turned ship

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14 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 12.9, Long 43.3

  2.40am: Abu Ail Lighthouse dipped

  8.08am: Strong wind, rough sea

11.45am: Signalled Transport A52 [probably HMAT Surada]

12.19pm: Turned ship

  3.30pm: Mokha Lighthouse abeam 7¾ miles

  4.00pm: Moderate gale, rough sea, clear

  9.56pm: Quoin Island Lighthouse abeam 1 mile

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15 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 13.7, Long 43.0

  9.03am: Abu Ail abeam 1¼ miles

11.43am: Double Island abeam 12 miles

  2.54pm: Mokha Island abeam 6 miles

  4.00pm: Strong wind, fine & clear

  7.05pm: Perim Small Lighthouse abeam 1 mile

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16 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Perim

Lat 12.9, Long 43.3

  3.20am: Turned ship

  7.46am: Mokha Lighthouse N69E 8 miles

11.00am: Drill cartridge 1 in number lost overboard by accident

  1.50pm: Turned ship & stopped off Perim

  3.08pm: Sent boat to HMS Empress of Russia

  3.34pm: Boat returned with mails & ammunition; full ahead

  4.15pm: Fresh wind, moderate sea

  4.20pm: Anchored 8/30 [Perim]

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17 March 1915

Perim

Lat 12.65, Long 43.41

12.15pm: SS Islandia (transport) passed

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, fine & clear

  9.55pm: SS Itria passed

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18 March 1915

Perim to Aden

Lat 12.7, Long 43.4

  9.24am: Anchor up & proceeded

  9.30am: Rounded Pirie Point

  9.44am: Balfe Point abeam

12.24pm: Anchored 8/30 off Perim

  1.20pm: Anchor up & proceeded

  2.35pm: Middle Island abeam

  4.00pm: Strong wind, fine & clear

  6.15pm: Ras Kaau abeam 4 miles

  8.45pm: Anchored 6¾/45 [off Aden]

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19 March 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.40am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  7.25am: Anchored

  8.07am: Moored to No 4 buoy; coal lighters alongside & commenced coaling

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  9.00pm: Finished coaling

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20 March 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  2.00pm: All boats hoisted & secured

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, clear

  5.30pm: HMS Northbrook arrived

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21 March 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.30am: Transport A21 arrived

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, clear

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22 March 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  4.00pm: Moderate wind & sea

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23 March 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.30am: Landing party left ship for route march

  8.15am: Landing party returned

  3.50pm: HMS Northbrook left

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

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24 March 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

11.20pm: HMS Empress of Russia left

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25 March 1915

Aden to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  1.30am: Tunisian (transport) arrived

  9.00am: All French ratings left

10.00am: 1 sub lieutenant RNR & 42 various ratings joined

  2.44pm: Anchor aweigh

  2.50pm: Full ahead

  3.15pm: Jezirat Salil abeam

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, clear

  5.44pm: Jebel Birka abeam 7 miles

10.30pm: Perim Small Lighthouse abeam 1 mile

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26 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.1, Long 42.0

  3.00am: Passed HMS Northbrook

  5.14am: Abu Ail Lighthouse N76E 1 mile

  6 33am: Stop & boarded dhow

  6.54am: Full ahead

  8.03am: Stop to speak dhow; full ahead

  8.49am: Stop & boarded dhow; full ahead

11.32am: Centre Peak abeam 5 miles

  2.17pm: Jebel Teir Lighthouse abeam 3.5 miles

  4.15pm: Light airs, smooth sea

  7.12pm: Stop

  7.15pm: Boat left to examine dhow

  7.28pm: Boat returned; full ahead

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27 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.7, Long 41.7

12.50am: Turned ship

10.00am: Hands employed spreading awnings etc

  1.02pm: Stop off Jebel Teir

  2.15pm: Proceeded

  2.30pm: Stop

  2.45pm: Sent boat to HMS Empress of Russia with maxims

  3.50pm: Boats hoisted & proceeded

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

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28 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 19.1, Long 39.0

  1.50pm: Turned ship

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

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29 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 16.2, Long 41.4

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, moderate sea

  4.09pm: Jebel Teir abeam 1 mile

  6.14pm: Read warrant number 10

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30 March 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Kamaran Bay

Lat 14.9, Long 42.5

  3.39am: Centre Peak abeam 3½ miles

10.00am: Off Hodeida

  1.35pm: Risha Island beacon abeam ¾ mile

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  4.30pm: Stop & anchored 12/45 fathoms [Kamaran Bay]

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31 March 1915

Kamaran Bay to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.6, Long 42.3

  7.42am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  8.44am: Turned ship off Kamaran

  1.00pm: Stop off Okban ['Uqbān] Island

  2.15pm: Nuhr el Bahr [Noor el-Bahr] (Egyptian gunboat) arrived

  3.23pm: Proceeded

  4.00pm: Calm, fine & clear

  5.34pm: Haycock abeam W 11 miles

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LOGS FOR APRIL 1915

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1 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 16.0, Long 41.8

  3.56am: Centre Peak abeam 8 miles

  8.35am: Jebel Teir abeam 2¼ miles

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  4.45pm: Jebel Teir abeam 1¼ miles

10.05pm: Centre Peak abeam 1¾ miles

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2 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 14.7, Long 42.3

  9.56am: Stop & boarded dhow

10.15am: Proceeded

12.17pm: Stopped to speak dhow

12.23pm: Proceeded; full speed.

  2.34pm: Centre Peak abeam 2.9 miles

  3.42pm: Quoin Island abeam ½ mile

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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3 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 16.8, Long 40.7

  9.00am: Tested lifebuoys

  4.00pm: Moderate wind & sea, clear

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4 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  8.50am: Sanganeb Lighthouse N1E 6 miles

  9.22am: Wingate Reef beacon abeam

  9.40am: Pilot boarded

10.18am: Alongside; rung off; health officer boarded

10.35am: Health officer left

10.45am: Commenced filling fresh water

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine

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5 April 1915

Port Sudan to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  6.30am: Finished watering ship

12.02pm: Cast off from wharf

12.20pm: Turned ship; proceeded

  1.15pm: Sanganeb Lighthouse abeam

  3.44pm: Peshwa Reef abeam 4 miles

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  4.49pm: Barra Musa Kebir abeam 5¾ miles

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6 April 1915

Port Sudan to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 17.2, Long 40.8

  8.00pm: Light winds, fine & clear

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7 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 20.8, Long 38.8

  8.10am: Turned ship; 6 miles from Jeddah, no vessels in port

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, clear

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8 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 17.1, Long 40.9

  3.32pm: Stopped

  3.35pm: Sent boat to HMS Empress of Asia

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  4.17pm: Boat returned & hoisted; proceeded full speed

  9.34pm: Jebel Teir abeam 2 miles

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9 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Aden

Lat 12.99, Long 43.23

12.34am: Centre Island Lighthouse abeam 3 miles

  6.45am: Sent boat to HMS Northbrook for mail

  7.03am: Received mail & proceeded

  7.09am: Abu Ail abeam 1¼ miles

10.43am: Mokha Lighthouse abeam 7 miles

  1.29pm: Perim Lighthouse abeam 1 mile

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, clear

  5.15pm: Jubal Simmana [possibly Jabal Zumāmīyah] 7¾ miles

  5.35pm: Ras Kaau abeam

  8.05pm: Pilot boarded

  8.38pm: Stop; anchored 50 fathoms cable & moored to no 8 buoy

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10 April 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.00am: Coal lighters alongside

  6.20am: Commenced coaling

  1.00pm: Read warrants 11 & 12; prisoners Stark & Compton left for military prison

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Finished coaling; grapnel 1 in no lost overboard by accident due to defective shackle

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11 April 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  1.30pm: Working party left the ship to assist unloading ammunition from transport Varsova

  2.50pm: Ammunition alongside

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

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12 April 1915

Aden to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

12.45pm: Cast off from buoy

12.50pm: Anchor aweigh & turned ship

  1.17pm: Full ahead

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, clear

  9.15pm: Perim High Lighthouse abeam

  9.27pm: Perim Small Lighthouse abeam

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13 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 14.6, Long 42.3

  7.05am: Abu Ail N54E 1 mile

  3.21pm: Stopped & sent boat to HMS Northbrook.

  4.00pm: Light airs & calms

  4.03pm: Boat returned & hoisted

  4.04pm: Full ahead

  4.39pm: Risha Island beacon abeam 3½ miles

  9.02pm: Jebel Teir abeam 1¾ miles

11.55pm: Turned ship

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14 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 14.9, Long 42.2

  4.35am: Jebel Teir N59E 4 miles

10.36am: Centre Peak abeam 2.2 miles

  4.40pm: Strong winds, rough sea

  7.00pm: Turned ship off Abu Ail

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15 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 16.0, Long 41.5

  2.58am: Centre Peak abeam 4½ miles

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  5.10pm: Jebel Teir abeam beam 2½ miles

10.26pm: Centre Peak abeam 4 miles; turned ship

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16 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 16.8, Long 40.9

  2.56am: Jebel Teir abeam 5.2 miles

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  6.25pm: Stop

  6.27pm: Observed HMS Himalaya & proceeded to her

  6.59pm: Stop

  7.05pm: HMS Himalaya's boat alongside

  7.10pm: Boat left & proceeded

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17 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.0, Long 42.1

  9.11am: Jebel Teir abeam 3 miles

12.14pm: Centre Peak abeam 3 miles

  4.00pm: Strong wind, rough sea

  5.45pm: Abu Ail abeam 1½ miles

  6.44pm: Little Hanish peak abeam

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18 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 14.6, Long 42.8

  2.02am: Balfe Point N74E 2½ miles

  4.00am: Strong wind, rough sea

  9.25am: Abu Ail abeam 7 miles

  3.43pm: Risha Beacon abeam 3 miles

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  5.46pm: Quoin Island abeam 4½ miles

  6.35pm: Jebel Teir N20W 15 miles.

10.25pm: Centre Peak abeam 3¼ miles.

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19 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 14.3, Long 42.5

  7.07am: Stop

  7.20am: Anchored 20/60

  7.30am: Mail boat left for HMS Northbrook

  7.44am: Anchor up & proceeded to pick up mailboat

  8.15am: Hoisted mailboat

  8.30am: Anchored

10.00am: Received mails from HMS Northbrook

10.22am: Anchor up & proceeded

  1.41pm: Stop & spoke Dutch tug De Jongh with lighter in tow

  1.45pm: Full ahead

  3.55pm: Stop

  4.00pm: Strong wind, fine & clear

  4.17pm: Proceeded

  4.53pm: Stop & anchored 7/30 [between Zebayir & Saba Islands]

  5.10pm: Boat left to examine dhows

  6.13pm: Boat returned & hoisted

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20 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.4, Long 41.9

  9.38am: Anchor up & proceeded

10.43am: Quoin Island abeam 2 miles

  1.00pm: Jebel Teir Lighthouse abeam 1 mile

  3.20pm: Kotama Island N39E 4½ miles

  4.00pm: Stop; gentle wind, fine & clear

  4.30pm: Boarded dhow

  5.20pm: Boat returned & hoisted; turned ship & proceeded

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21 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Beilul Bay

Lat 13.8, Long 42.7

12.12am: Centre Peak abeam 5½ miles

  9.45am: High Island abeam ½ mile

11.00am: Shark Island N70E ½ mile

11.31am: Tongue Island abeam ½ mile

  2.43pm: High Island abeam 2 miles

  3.32pm: Sayal Island 3 miles

  4.00pm: Moderate gale, fine & clear

  4.28pm: Stop

  4.30pm: Anchored 9/60 in Beilul Bay

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22 April 1915

Bielul Bay to cruising, Red Sea, to Aden

Lat 12.6, Long 43.6

  5.35am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  5.58am: Ras B~~~ [?] abeam

  9.00am: Spoke fishing dhow

  9.41am: Stop & spoke (Egyptian) Nuhr el Bahr

  9.43am: Full ahead

  3.50pm: Ras Kaau N12W 6 miles

  4.53pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  6.44pm: Let go starboard anchor

  7.35pm: Moored [No 4 berth, Aden]

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23 April 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  5.45am: Water boat alongside

  6.10am: Coal lighter alongside

  6.30am: Landing party left ship

  8.15am: Landing party returned; coaling ship

  2.00pm: Taking stores on board

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  6.30pm: Finished coaling

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24 April 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

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25 April 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.45am: Water boat alongside

  8.15am: Coal lighters alongside; commenced taking in coal

12.30pm: Finished coaling

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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26 April 1915

Aden to Perim, to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 12.7, Long 44.9

11.14am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  2.00pm: Ras Kaau abeam 7 miles

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  6.34pm: Entered Perim Harbour

  6.37pm: Anchored 10/30 & lowered steamboat

  7.20pm: Hoisted steamboat

  7.35pm: Anchor up & left Perim

  7.48pm: Balfe Point abeam; spoke SS Nuhr el Bahr

  9.15pm: Zi Hill abeam 9 miles

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27 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Kamaran

Lat 15.2, Long 42.6 [Risha Island]

  3.11am: Abu Ail N67E

  9.56am: Stop

10.00am: Anchored 13/45 [Risha beacon S32W, 7½ cables]

11.00am: Delivered mails to HMSs Minto & Northbrook

12.15pm: HMS Northbrook left

  1.50pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  2.20pm: Entered Kamaran passage

  2.25pm: Anchored 22/60

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, cloudy & fine

4f9626bfa2fc8e2def0048e7: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40811/ADM 53-40811-015a_1.jpg)

28 April 1915

Kamaran to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.4,Long 42.6 [Kamaran Island]

  6.55am: HMS Minto came alongside; coaling HMS Minto

12.30pm: Finished coaling HMS Minto

  2.30pm: HMS Minto left

  2.54pm: Anchor up & proceeded to turn

  3.56pm: Risha Beacon S43E 1½ miles

  5.54pm: Centre Peak S11W 15 miles

  8.40pm: Jebel Teir abeam N29E 1½ miles; gentle wind, fine

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29 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 17.7, Long 40.4

12.13pm: Turned ship

  4.00pm: Light wind; fine & clear

4f9626c0a2fc8e2def0048e9: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40811/ADM 53-40811-017_1.jpg)

30 April 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 14.6, Long 42.4

  4.50am: Jebel Teir N59E 6½ miles

  8.46am: Centre Peak N58E 3½ miles

  3.39pm: High Island abeam 1¼ miles

  3.50pm: Abu Ail abeam 1 mile

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  6.30pm: Branch pipe 1 in No lost overboard by accident

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LOGS FOR MAY 1915

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1 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 13.5, Long 43.0

  2.47am: Balfe Point Lighthouse abeam 3 miles

  4.10am: Turned ship

  5.50am: Balfe Island N69E 1 mile

10.27am: Mokha Lighthouse N69E 7.3 miles

  3.58pm: Abu Ail abeam 1 mile

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  4.13pm: Perim High Lighthouse abeam 1½ miles

11.20pm: Centre Peak N55E 6½ miles

4f9626c3a2fc8e2def0048f2: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-003_0.jpg)

2 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.5, Long 41.9

  3.26am: Jebel Teir abeam 4¼ miles

  7.00am: Turned ship

11.17am: Jebel Teir abeam 7 miles

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  4.12pm: Centre Peak abeam 2 miles

11.40pm: Centre Peak abeam 3½ miles

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3 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.0, Long 42.2

  4.40am: Turned ship

  9.54am: Centre Peak Lighthouse N70E 2½ miles

10.25am: Stopped to examine 2 dhows

10.57am: Boat returned & hoisted

11.00am: Full ahead

     Noon: Stopped to board dhow

12.40pm: Stop to board SS Dungeness

  1.15pm: Boat returned & proceeded

  1.34pm: Centre Peak Lighthouse N56E 1.3 miles

  3.16pm: Quoin Island N55E 1½ miles

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  5.38pm: Jebel Teir abeam 3½ miles

4f9626c4a2fc8e2def0048f4: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-004_0.jpg)

4 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.1, Long 42.1

  3.15am: Jebel Teir N61E 7 miles

  7.43am: Engines stopped

  8.58am: Full speed

10.35am: Stop & sent boat to HMS Northbrook for mails; Centre Peak N40W 2½ miles

10.52am: Proceeded

11.42am: Stop & sent boat to examine dhow

11.55am: Boat returned & proceeded

  1.00pm: Quoin Island abeam 3 miles

  4.00pm: Calm, clear

11.30pm: Jebel Teir N60E 4.8 miles

4f9626c4a2fc8e2def0048f5: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-004_1.jpg)

5 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 14.8, Long 42.2

  1.03am: Stop to examine dhow

  3.23am: Quoin Island abeam 4½ miles

  5.00am: Centre Peak N62E 4 miles

  9.35am: Turned ship

  4.00pm: Light wind, clear

  4.10pm: Jebel Teir abeam 14 miles

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6 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 16.9, Long 40.1

  5.15am: Turned ship; Lat 17 27½ N Long 40 5½ E

  9.30am: Turned ship

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, clear

  6.53pm: N Bluff beacon N81W 11 miles

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7 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 17.3, Long 39.0

11.02am: Stop to examine dhow

11.43am: Boat returned & proceeded

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

4f9626c5a2fc8e2def0048f8: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-006_0.jpg)

8 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.6, Long 41.5

  6.05am: Stop & boarded dhow

  6.27am: Proceeded

  7.18am: Stop & boarded dhow

  7.40am: Proceeded

  8.20am: Stop & boarded dhow

  8.43am: Proceeded.

10.40am: Stop to board dhow

10.55am: Proceeded

11.07am: Stop to board dhow

11.25am: Full ahead

12.55pm: Jebel Teir N48E 13.3 miles

  3.52pm: Centre Peak N53E

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  8.33pm: Abu Ail abeam 1½ miles

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9 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  3.55am: Perim Lighthouse N55E

  8.58am: Ras Kaau abeam 10 miles

11.11am: Jezirat Salil abeam

11.45am: Stop & engines as required

11.49am: Anchored

12.35pm: Fast to No 8 buoy

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, fine & clear

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10 May 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.00am: Coal lighters alongside

  6.30am: Commenced coaling

  4.20pm: Finished coaling

  4.50pm: Lighters left

  8.00pm: Calm, fine & clear

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11 May 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  9.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, clear

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12 May 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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13 May 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.00am: Turned out Nos 2 & 4 lifeboats

  6.30am: Landing party left ship for route march

  8.00am: Landing party returned

  9.30am: Hoisted boats

     Noon: HMS Empress of Russia arrived

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, clear

  5.00pm: HMS Northbrook arrived

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14 May 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  9.20am: HMS Northbrook left

12.50pm: Rice lighter alongside; taking in stores

  3.30pm: Rice lighter left

  8.00pm: Light airs, clear

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15 May 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  2.00pm: Crutch GM Patt 73c, 1 in No, lost overboard by accident

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, clear

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16 May 1915

Aden to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 12.7, Long 44.8

  7.30am: Received from police 1 Turkish prisoner

  9.45am: HMS Cornwall arrived

10.35am: Weighed anchor & proceeded

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

4f9626c8a2fc8e2def004901: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-010_1.jpg)

17 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.5, Long 41.8

  2.30am: Abu Ail abeam 2 miles

  2.41am: High Island abeam

  8.27am: Centre Island abeam

  9.50am: Quoin Island abeam 2.4 miles

12.18pm: Jebel Teir abeam 2miles

  1.20pm: Stop to examine dhow

  1.42pm: Boat returned & proceeded

  2.27pm: Stop to examine dhow

  2.47pm: Boat returned & proceeded

  3.53pm: Stop to examine dhow

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  4.09pm: Boat returned & proceeded

  6.05pm: Stop to examine dhow

  6.56pm: Boat returned & proceeded

  8.25pm: Stop to examine dhow

  9.40pm: Boat returned & proceeded

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18 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 18.1, Long 40.1

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, moderate sea, clear

4f9626c9a2fc8e2def004903: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-011_1.jpg)

19 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 21.2, Long 38.8

  6.03am: Stopped

12.30pm: Full ahead

  2.55pm: Turned ship to S78W; Jeddah S55E 9 miles

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  8.00pm: Stopped

4f9626c9a2fc8e2def004904: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-012_0.jpg)

20 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 21.5, Long 38.8

  5.15am: Lat 21 15N, Long 38 25E

  6.00am: Proceeded

10.05am: Stop

10.10am: Landed Turkish prisoner in dhow

10.15am: Proceeded

10.25am: Stop and spoke French cruiser Montcalm off Jeddah

10.30am: Proceeded

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, clear

4f9626c9a2fc8e2def004905: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-012_1.jpg)

21 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 18.7, Long 40.0

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

4f9626caa2fc8e2def004906: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-013_0.jpg)

22 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 15.3, Long 42.4

  5.10am: Lat 16 4N, Long 41 26½E

  6.15am: HMS Chatham passed N

  8.45am: Jebel Teir S38W 6 miles

12.41pm: Stop

  1.05pm: Set course S14W; Risha Island S57E 1¾ miles; received mails from HMS Empress of Russia

  2.24pm: Centre Peak N77W 19½ miles approximately

  4.20pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  7.44pm: Abu Ail abeam 1½ miles

4f9626caa2fc8e2def004907: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-013_1.jpg)

23 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Aden, to cruising

Lat 12.7, Long 44.7

  4.19am: Balfe Point abeam 2 miles

  4.44am: Perim Point abeam 2 miles

  4.45am: Perim Lighthouse

  1.34pm: Anchored outside Aden in 6 fathoms water, 30 fathoms cable

  1.43pm: Sent steamboat whaler in; Lieutenant Murchey RNR joined & assistant paymaster & 5 marines joined for HMS Northbrook

  3.55pm: Boats returned & hoisted; anchor aweigh & proceeded

  4.25pm: Jezirat Salil abeam

  8.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

4f9626caa2fc8e2def004908: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-014_0.jpg)

24 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 13.7, Long 42.9

12.25am: Perim Lighthouse abeam 3 miles

12.35am: Balfe Point N69E 2 miles

  3.58am: Turned ship & proceeded

  6.24am: Stopped & boarded SS Pyrrhus

  7.00am: Proceeded

  9.36am: Mokha Lighthouse abeam N70E 6¼ miles

11.24am: Stop & transferred assistant paymaster & 5 marines to HMS Northbrook

11.50am: Proceeded

  1.56pm: Abu Ail abeam 1 mile

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  7.00pm: Set in sand storm

11.00pm: Jebel Teir Lighthouse N45E 10 miles; stop

4f9626cba2fc8e2def004909: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-014_1.jpg)

25 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 17.0, Long 40.6

12.50am: HMS Minto alongside & gave her mails

  1.11am: Full ahead

  2.11am: Jebel Teir N61E 2 miles

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  7.00pm: Stopped [17 34N, 39 28E; position appears on the following page]

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26 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 17.3, Long 39.7

  2.00am: Proceeded

  5.21am: Stop

  5.40am: Proceeded

  6.14am: Stop

  7.46am: Full speed

  8.10am: Stop

  8.15am: Boat alongside from HMS Empress of Russia

  8.29am: Proceeded

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

4f9626cba2fc8e2def00490b: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-015_1.jpg)

27 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 18.5, Long 39.4

  5.19am; Lat 17 38N, Long 40 08E

  3.04pm: Ed Dom esh Sheikh Island S31W 9¾ miles

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  5.30pm: Exercised man overboard; time from full astern to boat hoisted 11 minutes

  5.46pm: Ande Seli abeam 6 miles

4f9626cca2fc8e2def00490c: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-016_0.jpg)

28 May 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  3.38am: Sanganeb Lighthouse N3W 7miles

  5.14am: Pilot on board

  5.30am: Alongside wharf

  7.00am: Commenced taking in water

  7.50am: Commenced coaling

  1.30pm: Ceased watering

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  9.00pm: Coal coolies ceased work

4f9626cca2fc8e2def00490d: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-016_1.jpg)

29 May 1915

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  6.00am: Continued coaling

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  5.00pm: Finished coaling

4f9626cca2fc8e2def00490e: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-017_0.jpg)

30 May 1915

Port Sudan to Massawa

Lat 19.5, Long 37.7

  3.00am: Taking in water

  9.10am: Cast off from wharf

  9.30am: Turned ship & proceeded

  9.37am: Port Sudan Lighthouse abeam

10.29am: Sanganeb Reef beacon N11E 9 miles

12.55pm: Hind Kadam S11W 6 miles

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  6.02pm: Masa Maha [possibly Masamarhu] Island S49W 8 miles

4f9626cda2fc8e2def00490f: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40812/ADM 53-40812-017_1.jpg)

31 May 1915

Port Sudan to Massawa, to cruising

Lat 16.2, Long 39.3

  7.40am: Victoria Peak S70W

  8.30am: All speed possible

10.02am: Difnein Island abeam 3 miles

10.29am: Enteantor Island abeam 1½ miles

  1.22am: Dahul Badul N63E 5 miles

12.46pm: Sheikh el Abu N13E 5 miles

  2.48pm: Stop

  2.50pm: Anchored 13/45 [Massawa]

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  6.25pm: Anchor up & proceeded

  7.56pm: Madote Lighthouse abeam 2½ miles

  9.13pm: Shumma Island Lighthouse abeam 1 mile

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LOGS FOR JUNE 1915

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1 June 1915

Massawa to cruising, Red Sea, to Perim

Lat 13.9, Long 42.4

  4.46am: Shab Shakhs Lighthouse S22W 10 miles

  2.03pm: SW Haycock Island abeam 1 mile

  4.54pm: Mokha Lighthouse abeam 14 miles

  6.20pm: Spoke HMS Northbrook

  7.44pm: Anchored 45/10 fathoms; Perim High Lighthouse S38E, Mokha Lighthouse abeam 14 miles

4f9626d0a2fc8e2def004918: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40813/ADM 53-40813-004_0.jpg)

2 June 1915

Perim and cruising

Lat 13.1, Long 43.2

  9.22am: Anchor aweigh

  1.00pm: Turned ship

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  4.52pm: Anchored 9½/30 fathoms; Perim High Lighthouse S42E, signal station S7W

  5.45pm: Sent boat to HMS Empress of Russia

  6.07pm: Boat returned; anchor aweigh & proceeded

  6.53pm: Anchored in Perim Harbour

  8.07pm: Anchor aweigh

  8.10pm: Turned ship & proceeded

  8.32pm: Balfe Point abeam 1¼ miles

4f9626d0a2fc8e2def004919: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40813/ADM 53-40813-004_1.jpg)

3 June 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 13.1, Long 43.2

  6.00am: Turned ship

10.34am: Mokha Lighthouse abeam 7¾ miles; hands employed variously and at bayonet exercise

  1.35pm: Turned ship

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, fine & clear

  4.04pm: Mokha Lighthouse N71E 6¾ miles

  5.22pm: Stop & hailed dhow

4f9626d1a2fc8e2def00491a: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40813/ADM 53-40813-005_0.jpg)

4 June 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 13.2, Long 43.2

  8.30am: Perim Lighthouse S58½E 7 miles

12.48pm: Mokha Lighthouse N70E 6 miles

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, clear

  7.02pm: Turned ship; Abu Ail N21W 3 miles

4f9626d1a2fc8e2def00491b: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40813/ADM 53-40813-005_1.jpg)

5 June 1915

Cruising, Red Sea

Lat 13.2, Long 43.2

  8.00am: Perim Lighthouse S67E 5½miles

11.15am: Spoke HMS Empress of Russia

  1.00pm: Mokha Lighthouse 18° 5½ miles

  3.00pm: Heavy thunder

  6.00pm: Turned ship & proceeded

  9.45pm: Abu Ail abeam 1 mile

4f9626d1a2fc8e2def00491c: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40813/ADM 53-40813-006_0.jpg)

6 June 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Kamaran Passage

Lat 15.3, Long 42.6

12.40am: Abu Ail S47E

10.07am: Stop & anchored 17/45 fathoms [Kamaran Passage]

10.37am: Survey party left the ship to lay buoys

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  5.00pm: Boats returned & hoisted

4f9626d2a2fc8e2def00491d: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40813/ADM 53-40813-006_1.jpg)

7 June 1915

Kamaran Passage

Lat 15.3, Long 42.6

  6.05am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  7.20am: Stop

  7.25am: Anchored 8/30 fathoms [Kamaran Bay]; examined dhow

  3.40pm: Hoisted boats

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear; weighed anchor, various speeds

  5.07pm: Stop & anchored 10/45

4f9626d2a2fc8e2def00491e: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40813/ADM 53-40813-007_0.jpg)

8 June 1915

Kamaran to Isa Bay

Lat 15.3, Long 42.6

  7.45am: Prepared ship for battle

  8.06am: Anchor up & proceeded full speed.

  9.45am: Anchored N of Kamaran Island 14/30; landing party preparing accoutrements

12.25pm: Signalled HMS Minto

  2.15pm: HMS Minto anchored close

  3.35pm: Anchor aweigh

  3.38pm: Proceeded

  4.44pm: Risha Island abeam 2 miles

  5.15pm: Stop

  5.40pm: Anchored 8/45 fathoms [Isa Bay]; Ras Isa Point S69W, Jebel Mahasin N22½W, Centre Peak S70W

  8.00pm: Calm, fine & clear

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9 June 1915

Isa Bay, Kamaran Passage and Saliff [As-Salif]

Lat 15.3, Long 42.6

  4.45am: Boats left with landing party to cut telegraph wires

  9.35am: First boat of landing party returned

10.25am: Remainder arrived

10.55am: Anchor aweigh; full ahead, courses various rounding Ras Isa

12.08pm: Kamaran Passage

12.25pm: Stop; engines as required; spoke HMS Empress of Russia.

  1.40pm: Opened fire on Jebel Mahasin

  2.36pm: Anchored off Saliff, firing at intervals

  4.05pm: Ceased firing

  4.14pm: Hove up anchor & proceeded

  4.45pm: Anchored at Kamaran

  8.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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10 June 1915

Kamaran

Lat 15.3, Long 42.6

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

  6.35pm: 8 prisoners arrived on board from HMS Minto, 7 Turkish officials & 1 man

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11 June 1915

Kamaran to cruising, Red Sea

Lat 14.9, Long 42.5

  9.06am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  9.42am: Cleared Kamaran Passage

10.53am: Centre Peak Lighthouse

11.23am: Stop for engineer’s purposes

11.42am: Proceeded

  3.52pm: Abu Ail abeam

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

10.00pm: Spoke HMS Northbrook.

11.42pm: Balfe Point abeam 2 miles

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12 June 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Perim, to cruising

Lat 12.65, Long 43.41

12.17am: Perim High Lighthouse N22E

  4.09am: Turned ship

  8.07am: Anchored 8/30 fathoms [Perim]

10.30am: Coal lighter alongside & commenced coaling

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine & clear

  5.30pm: Finished coaling

  6.43pm: Anchor up & proceeded

  6.57pm: Stop; spoke HMS Northbrook

  7.23pm: Proceeded

  7.32pm: Balfe Point abeam 2 miles

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13 June 1915

Cruising, Red Sea, to Perim

Lat 13.0, Long 43.2

  5.20am: Turned ship

10.24am: Mokha Lighthouse N69E 7 miles

  2.00pm: Balfe Point abeam 1 mile

  2.15pm: Anchored off Perim 16/45 fathoms

  2.30pm: Sounded action & cleared ship for battle

  3.40pm: Proceeded

  4.35pm: Fired first shot to bombard Bab-el-Mandeb*

  5.30pm: Secure & proceeded towards Perim

  6.53pm: Anchored 20/60 fathoms

  8.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

Defence of Perim Island*

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14 June 1915

Perim

Lat 12.65, Long 43.41

  7.30am: Bab-el-Mandeb bombarding Perim

  8.22am: Anchor aweigh & full ahead

  8.39am: Opened fire on Bab-el-Mandeb

10.04am: Ceased firing & proceeded towards Perim

11.00am: Anchored in Perim 9/30 fathoms

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

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15 June 1915

Perim

Lat 12.65, Long 43.41

  2.40am: Enemy firing & landing on Perim Island

  3.00am: Anchor up & proceeded

  3.10am: Enemy attacking No 8 picket

  3.12am: Pirie Point abeam; full ahead; action sounded;

                steamed round the N of island & through the small strait & back; searchlights used continuous [sic]

  6.00am: Secure

  7.13am: Stop. Action.

  7.30am: Commenced firing off Mandali

  7.55am: Secure

  9.50am: Opened fire on 3 dhows

10.30am: Sent away steamboat & party to examine dhows

12.05pm: Secure.

12.25pm: Boats returned & hoisted; full ahead

  3.42pm: Reduced speed entering Perim

  3.53pm: Anchored 7½/30

  4.53pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  4.55pm: Anchor aweigh

  5.03pm: Cleared harbour; courses & speeds to Commander’s orders

  5.50pm: Commenced firing

  6.13pm: Ceased firing

  6.20pm: Proceeded towards anchorage

  6.42pm: Anchored 17/75 fathoms off Perim; Balfe Point S16W, Perim Lighthouse S51E

*This newspaper report supplied by Trove.nla.gov.au contains an account of the attempted Turkish seizure of Perim Island on June 14-15, 1915.

Perim Island website also refers to these events.

A summary of HMS Empress of Japan’s involvement in defending Perim is given in this account, the source of which is no longer available online:

“In retaliation for the Turks firing over 200 shells at the lighthouse, the Empress of Japan ... shelled Turkish gun positions and the next day sank two dhows off Khor Gorrera, the inlet northwest of Sheikh Syed. Two days later, in the early hours of the morning, the Turks attempted a landing on the North coast of Perim and the Empress of Japan sailed round from the harbour to try to intercept the vessels carrying the assault troops back to Sheikh Syed.”

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16 June 1915

Perim

Lat 12.65, Long 43.41

  3.00am: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  4.00am: Proceeding to & fro in the small straits of Bab-el-Mandeb

  4.59am: Stop

  5.30am: Secure

  6.31am: Stop & spoke dhow

  6.54am: Full speed

  7.25am: Anchored Perim 7¼/45 fathoms

  8.00am: Coal lighter alongside; commenced coaling

  4.00pm: Light airs & calms

  5.07pm: Finished coaling

  6.32pm: Anchor up & proceeded

  6.45pm: Full ahead; Pirie Point abeam

  7.06pm: Balfe Point 1 mile

  7.30pm: Turned ship

  8.45pm: Stop; Lloyds Station signalled they were attacked

10.24pm: Action & proceeded through the small straits with searchlights

11.13pm: Perim Lighthouse abeam

11.50pm: Stopped

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17 June 1915

Perim

Lat 12.65, Long 43.41

  3.13am: Proceeded

  3.25am: Stop

  4.14am: Proceeded full speed

  4.38am: Old lighthouse abeam

  4.45am: Passed through straits & turned ship

  5.26am: Commenced firing

  6.05am: Finished firing & full ahead

  6.19am: Action

  6.34am: Lighthouse abeam; passed through straits; secure

  6.53am: Stop

  6.55am: Anchored Perim; Perim Lighthouse N55E, Lloyds Station N68W

  2.00pm: Anchor up & proceeded

  2.10pm: Full ahead; left Perim

  2.40pm: Action

  3.06pm: Commenced firing

  3.32pm: Ceased firing & proceeded towards Perim

  4.44pm: Anchored 7/30 Perim Harbour; moderate wind, clear

  6.05pm: HMS Northbrook arrived

  6.45pm: Anchor up & proceeded to turn ship

  6.55pm: Full ahead

  7.50pm: Perim High Lighthouse S55W

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18 June 1915

Perim to Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.57am: Slow; engines as required

  7.15am: Anchored

  8.00am: Fast to No 4 buoy; steam on steamboat

  9.00am: Spread all awnings & washed down

11.00am: Taking in stores & water

  2.00pm: Paid crew monthly pay

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, clear

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19 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

10.20am: Read warrant No 12; Goanese boy sent to jail

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, fine & clear

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20 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear; leave to watch

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21 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.00am: HMS Empress of Russia arrived

  2.00pm: Marine sent to hospital; HMS Empress of Russia left

  4.00pm: Light wind, fine

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22 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.30am: Sent lifeboat for sand

  8.30am: Boat returned with sand

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

  5.00pm: Received stores for HMS Minto from SS Aronda

  9.50pm: Transport Aronda sailed

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23 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  8.20am: HMS Minto arrived

10.30am: Transhipped ammunition to HMS Minto

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine

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24 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

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25 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.30am: HMS Empress of Russia arrived

  4.00pm: Fresh wind, fine & clear

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26 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  2.20pm: ABs Gardner & Read transferred to HMS Empress of Russia

  3.00pm: AB Kerr invalided home; Lieutenant McKenzie RN left for England

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, fine & clear

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27 June 1915

Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

10.15am: Tried steering gear

  6.00pm: HMS Empress of Russia arrived

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, clear

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28 June 1915

Aden to Colombo

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  2.10pm: Hoisted steamboat

  2.28pm: Anchor aweigh & proceeded

  2.40pm: Fairway buoy abeam

  3.18pm: Ras Marshag N1W 1½ miles

  4.00pm: Moderate wind, hazy

  9.00pm: Passed HMS Empress of Asia bound W

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29 June 1915

Aden to Colombo

Lat 12.8, Long 49.4

  4.00pm: Gentle wind, fine & clear

Midnight: Fresh wind; rough sea

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30 June 1915

Aden to Colombo

Lat 13.0, Long 53.9

  4.00pm: Moderate gale; rough sea

Midnight: Fresh gale; high sea spraying

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No logs for July 1^st to August 20^th 1915

THE VOYAGES OF HMS EMPRESS OF JAPAN
Operations at China Station

LOG BOOK – 21^ST AUGUST TO 20^TH SEPTEMBER 1915

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LOG

of

HMS Empress of Japan

Commanded by W Dixon Hopcraft

FOR THE PERIOD

Commencing 21^st of August 1915

Ending 20^th September 1915

ENGINES

IHP ... 10 000   Manufacturer Barrow Armament Co

Description ... Triple expansion

When fixed on board ... 1891

When last thoroughly repaired ... 1915

General state of repair ... —

BOILERS

Iron or steel ... Steel    Manufacturer Barrow Armament Co

Tubes, brass or iron ... Iron

When made ... 1891

When put in vessel ... 1891

When last thoroughly repaired ... Nos 1 & 2 1911; Nos 3 & 4 1914

PADDLEWHEEL OR SCREW PROPELLER

Description ... Twin screw    Manufacturer [blank]

General state of repair ... Good

Quantity of coals that can be stowed

in the coal bunkers ... 2130

elsewhere ... [blank]

[Signed] W Dixon Hopcraft

Acting Commander RNR

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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1915

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21 August 1915

Bombay [Alexandra Dock, Mumbai]

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  7.30am: All Chinese sailors and boys left ship for Hong Kong

  4.00pm: Light breeze, clear & cloudy

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22 August 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Fine, cloudy with showers

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23 August 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Light airs with rain

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24 August 1915

Bombay [Alexandra Dock to Hughes Dry Dock]

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  9.40am: Let go from dock, tugs Ready & Handy

10.12am: Entered dock

10.30am: In dock

11.35am: Caisson in position

12.35pm: Ship took blocks

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine passing clouds with squalls; scrubbing & scraping ship

  5.00pm: Dock dry

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25 August 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  9.00am: Commenced painting, continuous heavy rain; paint put on under difficulties

11.45am: Commenced second coat

  6.30pm: Very heavy continuous rain; ceased painting

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26 August 1915

Bombay [Hughes Dry Dock to Alexandra Dock]

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  7.30am: Touching up ship’s sides

     Noon: Finished painting

  1.30pm: Started to flood dock

  2.15pm: Ship floated

  3.20pm: Caisson lifted

  3.45pm: Proceeded, tugs Ready & Handy

  4.00pm: Light breeze, squally

  4.20pm: Alongside No 16 berth

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27 August 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

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28 August 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Fine, cloudy weather

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29 August 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine weather

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30 August 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Light breeze & overcast

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31 August 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  7.30am: Commenced coaling

  4.30pm: Light breeze, fine & cloudy

  6.30pm: Ceased coaling

LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1915

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1 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  7.40am: Continuous coaling

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

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2 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  7.40am: Continued coaling

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  8.30pm: Finished coaling

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3 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy & fine

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4 September 1915

Bombay [Alexandra Dock to South Transport Buoy]

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  9.00am: Engines, telegraphs, steering gear & whistles tested & found correct

  3.00pm: Cast off & proceeded, tugs Ready & Handy

  3.42pm: Entered lock, pilot Mr Ryder

  4.00pm: Passed out of lock, pilot Mr Hooper; light breeze, fine & cloudy

  4.20pm: Arrived at buoy

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5 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Fine & showery

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6 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Light airs, cloudy & fine

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7 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  9.00am: Commenced taking in furniture

  3.00pm: Finished taking in furniture

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & cloudy

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8 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  8.10am: Loading ship's fittings

  4.00pm: Fresh breeze, overcast with rain

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9 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  8.00am: Light breeze, heavy squalls, continuous heavy rain

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10 September 1915

Bombay

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & cloudy

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11 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 19.0, Long 72.8

  1.00pm: Commander Hopcraft RNR taken to hospital

  1.25pm: Pilot Mr Hart boarded

  1.37pm: Cast off from buoy & proceeded

  2.17pm: Stopped & discharged pilot

  2.18pm: Full speed

  2.40pm: Bombay Lighthouse abeam

  3.42pm: Kundari Lighthouse N78E 10 miles

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze & fine

10.22pm: Jaigarh Lighthouse N77½E 12½ miles

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12 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 14.5, Long 73.9

  4.49am: Burnt Islands [Vengurla Rocks] Lighthouse abeam 8.4 miles

  7.40am: St George Island N79E

10.42am: Oyster Island Lighthouse abeam 13 miles

  2.33pm: Pigeon [Netrani] Island Lighthouse abeam 4¾ miles

  4.00pm: Light airs, cloudy & fine

  6.30pm: Cahp [probably Kaup] Lighthouse abeam

  8.13pm: Mangalore [Mangalaru] Lighthouse abeam

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13 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 9.5, Long 76.0

  3.24pm: Quilon [Kollam] Lighthouse N51E 3½ miles

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  7.52pm: Muthem [probably Muttom] Lighthouse abeam 12¼ miles

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14 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 6.0, Long 80.0

12.24pm: Point de Galle N2E

  2.09pm: Dondra Head Lighthouse N2E 3 miles

  4.00pm: Moderate breeze & sea, fine, clear

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15 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 6.0, Long 85.5

Sick list 11

  4.00pm: Moderate breeze, fine clear weather

  5.00pm: Ship’s company exercised at boat stations

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16 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 6.0, Long 91.1

Sick list 10

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze; overcast, fine

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17 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 5.9, Long 96.2

Sick list 11

  7.15am: Po [Pulau] Rondo abeam 3 miles

  7.53am: Ujung Bahu abeam 6½ miles

  8.27am: Tapagaya Lighthouse abeam 5 miles

  3.20pm: Passed through very heavy rain squall

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18 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 3.5, Long 100.5

12.48am: Perak Island N5E 6 miles

  9.08am: Po Jarak abeam 3 miles

  3.10pm: One Fathom Bank Lighthouse N53E 2 miles

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  7.26pm: Cape Rachado abeam 3.7 miles

  9.33pm: Malacca Lighthouse abeam 6½ miles

10.15pm: Po Undan abeam 2½ miles

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19 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 1.8, Long 104.7

Sick list 12

  1.33am: Shulo [possibly Sialu] Lighthouse abeam 9 miles

  3.37am: Pisang Lighthouse abeam N55E 6½ miles

  4.45am: Brothers Lighthouse abeam 3½ miles

  6.00am: Tree Island abeam 1/3 mile

  6.24am: Raffles [Pulau Satumu] Lighthouse N 1 mile

  7.06am: Batu Berhanti Lighthouse abeam 3/4 mile

  9.36am: Horsburgh Lighthouse abeam 3/4 mile

  1.57pm: Pulo Aur abeam N58W 35 miles

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.35pm: Anamba Lighthouse S74E 9 miles

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20 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 6.4, Long 107.6

  4.00pm: Airs, overcast, squally

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LOG BOOK – 21^ST SEPTEMBER TO 21^ST OCTOBER 1915

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LOG

of

HMS Empress of Japan

Commanded by Acting Commander AJ Holland

FOR THE PERIOD

Commencing 21^st of September 1915

Ending 21^st of October 1915

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21 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 11.2, Long 110.6

  6.10am: Ship swung for deviation

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  5.00pm: Ship’s company exercised at boats stations

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22 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 16.4, Long 113.3

  4.00pm: Moderate breeze, passing showers

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23 September 1915

Bombay to Hong Kong

Lat 21.9, Long 113.9

11.46am: Gap Rock S74W 4 miles

  2.09pm: Waglan N33W 1 mile

  2.44pm: Cape Collinson abeam

  3.20pm: Arrived at Triumph’s buoy

  3.38pm: Fast to buoy; rang off engines

  8.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

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24 September 1915

Hong Kong [Triumph buoy to RN Dockyard]

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  2.00pm: Deck boy Richards sent ashore to hospital

  3.28pm: Let go from buoy & proceeded for RN Dockyard assisted by HM Tug Atlas

  3.45pm: Entered dock

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  4.11pm: Fast to East End of dockyard

  5.30pm: QM Davis taken to HMS Tamar by armed escort

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25 September 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  1.00pm: PO Davis sent to detention barracks 14 days

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine and clear

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26 September 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Cloudy, passing showers

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27 September 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  7.00am: Guard ship for the day

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy, fine

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28 September 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  5.00pm: Shore fire connection & gear ready

10.00pm: Shore workmen ceased work

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29 September 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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30 September 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  7.00am: Guard ship for the day

  4.00pm: Cloudy, fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1915

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1 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, overcast

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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2 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy, fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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3 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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4 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Airs, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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5 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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6 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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7 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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8 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  2.30pm: PO Davis returned from detention barracks; no complaints

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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9 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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10 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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11 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  7.30am: Guard ship for day

  2.30pm: HMS Virago alongside

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy, fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire gear & connection ready

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12 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy, fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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13 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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14 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy, fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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15 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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16 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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17 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, overcast, heavy rain

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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18 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light airs, overcast, rain

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

4f9626f5a2fc8e2def004984: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40815/ADM 53-40815-018_0.jpg)

19 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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20 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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21 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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LOG BOOK – 22^ND OCTOBER TO 15^TH NOVEMBER 1915

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LOG

of

HMS Empress of Japan

Commanded by W Dixon Hopcraft

FOR THE PERIOD

Commencing 22^nd of October 1915

Ending 15^th November 1915

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22 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  7.30am: All Indian crew left ship for Bombay on SS Malta

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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23 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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24 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light airs, cloudy, fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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25 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

10.00am: Red typhoon signal hoisted

  1.00pm: Additional moorings put out fore & aft

  4.00pm: Light airs, fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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26 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  6.30am: Typhoon signal changed to black

10.40am: Typhoon signal hauled down

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze, cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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27 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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28 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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29 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze, fine & clear

  5.00pm: Red typhoon signal hoisted

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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30 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

12.15pm: Typhoon signal changed to red drum

  4.00pm: Fresh breeze, overcast

  6.45pm: Typhoon signal red green red

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31 October 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  6.30am: Typhoon signals hauled down

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze, cloudy, overcast

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1915

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1 November 1915

Hong Kong [RN Dockyard to Triumph buoy]

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  9.30am: Steering gear tested; all correct

10.35am: Hove away from wharf

10.53am: Cleared dock & proceeded to Triumph buoy assisted by tugs Atlas, Cherub & David Gillies

11.20am: Fast to buoy

  4.00pm: Light breeze, cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Shore fire connection ready

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2 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Calm, overcast

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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3 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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4 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

11.00am: Red typhoon signal hoisted

  4.00pm: Light breeze, overcast

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

  7.30pm: Rove big wire through buoy

11.00pm: Typhoon signal changed to green red green

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5 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  6.30am: Typhoon signal changed to black cone

11.50am: Paid out cable to 15 fathoms

  4.00pm: Moderate gale, overcast, squally

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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6 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  6.30am: Typhoon signal changed to black ball

  9.00am: Typhoon signal hauled down

  2.20pm: HMS Empress of Asia arrived

  4.00pm: Moderate breeze, cloudy, fine

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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7 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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8 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  7.30am: Coal lighters alongside

  8.30am: Commenced coaling

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze, cloudy & fine

  5.00pm: Finished coaling

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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9 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light airs, cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

4f9626ffa2fc8e2def0049a3: (http://s3.amazonaws.com/oldweather/ADM53-40816/ADM 53-40816-014_1.jpg)

10 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  8.00am: Dressed ship

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze, cloudy & fine

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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11 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, fine & clear

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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12 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  8.00am: Mr Chalmers Assistant Engineer RNR is hereby logged for being absent from the ship and his duty without leave from midnight on 11th to 9 PM on the 12th. This is this officer's second logging

[signed] W Dixon Hopcraft RNR, J Chalmers

  4.00pm: Light breeze, overcast

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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13 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  4.00pm: Light breeze, overcast, rain

  4.15pm: Finished coaling [?]

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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14 November 1915

Hong Kong

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

  8.00am: Dressed ship

  4.00pm: Gentle breeze, cloudy, showery

  6.00pm: Fire gear connected

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15 November 1915

Hong Kong [Triumph buoy to Kowloon dock]

Lat 22.3, Long 114.2

10.00am: Ship passed inspection by RN Dockyard officials & Mr Richardson

  3.52pm: Cast off from Triumph buoy & proceeded to Kowloon dock assisted by tugs David Gillies & Edith

  4.00pm: Fresh breeze, overcast

  4.30pm: Shackled on to Kowloon No 2 buoy

  5.50pm: Cast off from buoy & proceeded to Kowloon dock wall assisted by tugs David Gillies & Edith

  6.45pm: Fast alongside Kowloon Dock wall

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