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Survey Vessel, ex-Fleet Sweeping Sloop, 24-class

Originally "double-ended" decoy appearance with straight stem and stern, and symmetrical superstructure, class ordered between 12.16 and 4.17, Pendant No. T.N2 (10.18). Launched 24.8.18 Barclay Curle. 1320 tons, 267(oa), 258(pp)x35x10ft. TE2500ihp, 17kts. Armament: 2-4in, 39 depth charges. Survey vessel 1922. Handed over 28.6.37 Ward, Briton Ferry. (British Warships 1914-1919)

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THE VOYAGES OF HMS IROQUOIS 1922-1923
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

JP map overview

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

LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1922


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Log of HMS “Iroquois”


Commanded by Commander C.W. Tinson O.B.E.


For the period

Commencing 30th November of 1922

Ending 24th November of 1923


Tonnage (Displacement): 1320

Extreme Length: 267’ 6”

Extreme Breadth: 34’ 5”


Engines:

Manufacturer: Messrs Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow

I.H.P. Not Known; Natural Draught 27 00; Forced Draught [blank]

Description:4 cylinder triple expansion vertical

When Fixed on Board: September 1918


Boilers:

Manufacturer: Messrs Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow

Description: Single Scottish Multitubular, 4 furnace, Howden’s Patent Forced Draught

When made: August 1918

When put in vessel: August 1918


Screw propeller:

Manufacturer: Manganese Bronze Co. Ltd. London

Description: One Solid, 4 blade, right hand Manganese Bronze Propeller

General State of repair: good

[Signed] C. W. Tinson, Commander


[Commander Charles Wills Tinson, O.B.E]


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Establishment of ship’s company:

Officers: 11

Seamen: 59

Boys: nil

Marines: 5

Engine-room establishment: 41

Other non-executive ratings: 17

Total: 133


Barometer:

Mercurial & Aneroid:

A M 792; A M 3775

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zambra; J Hicks London

Height of cistern above sea: 7 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: –


Thermometers for Air Temperature:

Position on ship: On Quarter Deck on Bulk head

Whether in screen: Yes


Maker and N°: Negretti & Zambra A M 25085 & 25086 – From Dec 1st 1922 to –


Thermometer for Sea Temperature:

Maker and N°:

Thompson from Dec 1st 1922 to Jan 27th 1923

T. A. Reynolds from Jan 27th 1923 to Jan 6th 1923

Negretti & Zambra A M 25037 from Jan 6th 1923 to April 17th 1923

Cassens [?] from April 17th


Position of Standard Compass:

On Bridge (fore upper)


Deviation of Standard Compass

Date obtained – Position

8th December 1922 – Lat 50 20N, Long 4 09W

4th January 1923 – Lat 29 49N, Long 32 32E

26th January 1923 – Lat 8 01N, Long 73 56E

13th February 1923 – Lat 3 40N, Long 99 42E


Armament:

Position Nature and Number of Guns and Mountings

Forecastle One 3 pdr Hotchkiss QF MK I N° 2607 MK I mounting


Torpedo Armaments

Nil


Boats:

Number of each carried Length and Description

Two 28 ft Motor survey cutters

One 20 ft Motor boat

One 30 ft Sailing cutter

Three 27 ft Whalers

Two Julia type 16 ft skiffs

One Skiff Dinghy (deep keel)


Miscellaneous information:

Draught of water with Bunkers full, and complete with Provisions, Stores and Water: Forward 13 ft 7 in; Aft 16 ft 8 in


Load draught: Forward 13ft 5in


Number of Tons necessary to increase draught 1 inch: 14.8


Number of tons of coal carried (43 cubic feet per ton):

(a) At load draught: 280

(b) With Bunkers full:

(c) In places other than bunkers: nil


Number of Tons of Oil Fuel carried: 4


Quantity of Water carried:

(a) For Boilers: 33 tons

(b) For Drinking: 23 tons


[Signed] C. W. Tinson, Captain

[Signed] G. A. R. Leslie, Navigating Officer


[Lieut George Alexander Ranken Johnston Leslie]


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30 November 1922

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

9.0am: Ship commissioned by Commander C W Tinson, O.B.E.

am: Working party from Royal Navy Barracks employed as required on board

pm: Hands onboard & R.N. Barracks working party employed as requisite

pm: 1 Stoker rejoined from hospital

5.0pm: 61 ratings joined ship from R.N. Barracks Portsmouth

Number on sick list: Nil



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1922


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1 December 1922

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.0am: Exercised fire stations

9.30am: Secured. Hands employed as requisite

1.45pm: Slipped from basin & proceeded by “Tug power” to slip jetty South Yard

3.45pm: Exercised collision stations

4.0pm: Secured

pm: Leave to Port Watch & 2nd part Starboard 17.30 to 07.00

Number on sick list: Nil


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2 December 1922

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.30am: Fire stations

7.40am: Secured

am: Paid Monthly Money

pm: 1st part of Port employed pumping out spirit room

pm: 1 Petty Officer & 1 Stoker Petty Officer & 1 AB joined ship

Number on sick list: -


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3 December 1922

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

9.45am: Hands mustered by the ledger

10.15am: Church

10.30am: Piped down

Number on sick list: -


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4 December 1922

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

am: Temperley Lighter secured Starboard side

9.0am: Commence coaling

am: Coaled ship

noon: Hands to dinner

12.35pm: Recommenced coaling

pm: One rating discharged to hospital

2.45pm: Finished coaling

3.10pm: Lighter shoved off

Number on sick list: -


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5 December 1922

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands employed as requisite

pm: Leave to Watch & part till 7.0am

Number on sick list: -


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6 December 1922

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed ammunitioning ship & as requisite

pm: Shifted billet by tug to N° 6 buoy

4.0pm: Exercised action station

Number on sick list: -


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7 December 1922

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions

am: Ship inspected by Capt Cameron, RN

pm: Hands employed as requisite & stowing ship

pm: 1 AB joined ship for passage to “Durban”

pm: Mr Eylen, Mate, Mid Garnett, Mr Rowland Warrant Shipwright & Chief Gunner Sullivan joined ship for passage only

pm: 2 absentees returned onboard

Number on sick list: -


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8 December 1922

From Devonport to Falmouth and at Devonport & Falmouth

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

am: Hands employed as requisite cleaning ship

am: Prepared for sea

9.40am: Slipped, proceeded to N° 1 buoy sound

am: Swung ship for deviation by tug

1.05pm: Slipped & proceeded out of harbour. Course & speed as requisite

1.23pm: Shaped course 203°

1.26pm: Streamed log

1.27pm: Draystone buoy abeam (Starboard) 2 cables

1.50pm: Started 3/5th steam trial

1.50pm: Altered course 350 (N45°W)

1.52pm: Started Forbes log

2.50pm: Reduced speed 110 revs

3.0pm: Hauled in logs

3.08pm: Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour

3.27pm: Let go Starboard anchor in 8 fms veered to 1½ shackles

Anchor Bearings Plymouth: Beacon (E) Breakwater S10E, Light House (W) Breakwater S60W, Anchoring Obelisk S71E

4.34pm: Shortened in to 1 shackle

4.39pm: Weighed & proceeded

4.0pm: Hydrographer Rear Admiral Learmonth came onboard

4.47pm: Increased 9 knots. Breakwater Lt abeam (Port) 1/12 cable

5.0pm: Shaped course S86W. Streamed logs

7.05pm: Eddystone Lt S77E

8.12pm: Sounded 29 fms

7.16pm: Eddystone S79E

8.15pm: Altered course N60W

8.55pm: Hauled in logs

8.58pm: Stopped

9.0pm: Came to (Starboard) anchor in 13½ fms veered to 4 shackles in Falmouth Bay

Anchor Bearings Falmouth Bay: St Anthony Lt N67E, Pendennis Castle N25E, C.G. [Coast Guard] Station N16E

Number on sick list: -


[Attached to this log page is a Deviation Table, 8th December, Lat 50 20N, Long 4 09W]


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9 December 1922

From Falmouth to Gibraltar and at Falmouth

Lat 50.16, Long -5.05

9.0am: Divisions. Mustered by open list

10.50am: Shortened in to 2 shackles

11.05am: Weighed (Starboard) anchor & proceeded

11.09am: Increased 100 revs. Shaped course S35E

11.30am: Stopped. Rigged deep sea anchor

12.15pm: Let go deep sea anchor veered 70 fms in 31 fms

1.25pm: Weighed deep sea anchor

1.32pm: Proceeded. Course & speed as requisite for entering Falmouth harbour

2.08pm: Black Rock abeam (Port)

2.14pm: Stopped

2.18pm: Came to with (Port) anchor in 16 fms veered to 2½ shackles

2.30pm: Carried out trials with motor boat “Alert”

3.15pm: Hydrographer left ship

4.10pm: Hoisted “Alert”

4.25pm: Weighed & proceeded. Course & speed as requisite for leaving Falmouth harbour

4.35pm: Increased to 110 revs

4.40pm: Shaped course S34W (mag)

5.25pm: Sighted: Lizard Lt bearing S79W, Manacles N26½W, St Anthony N13W

9.0pm: Rounds

11.0pm: Exercised seaboats crew

Number on sick list: -


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10 December 1922

From Falmouth to Gibraltar and at Sea

Lat 47.33, Long -6.69

3.28am: Altered course S44W (Comp)

3.33am: Resumed S35W (Comp)

8.0am: Passed Bibby liner to port

9.0am: Passed Union Castle liner to port

5.0pm: Evening quarters

11.0pm: Exercised seaboats crew & Watch water tight doors

Number on sick list: Nil

True Bearing and Distance: Rendezvous “A” 206°, 275 miles


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11 December 1922

From Falmouth to Gibraltar and at Sea

Lat 44.22, Long -9.03

10.30am: Patent foul. Cleared. Restarted at zero 11.40

am: Hands employed as requisite

4.30pm: Quarters. Collision stations exercised (2)

6.10pm: Hauled in patent log

6.20pm: Streamed patent log, reset zero

9.21pm: Villano Lt N78E (Comp)

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: Position of altered course 5 miles North of Rendezvous “A” 70 miles 204°


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12 December 1922

From Falmouth to Gibraltar and at Sea

Lat 40.74, Long -9.80

3.15am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch water tight doors

am: Hands employed as requisite

12.10pm: Increased 120 revs

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Hands exercised at Fire Stations

5.45pm: Sighted Burling Island Lt S18E

7.30pm: Burling Island Lt S64E

7.45pm: Burling Island Lt abeam (Port)

9.13pm: Burling Island Lt N59E, C. Roca Lt S16E

10.0pm: Burling Island Lt N 41½E, Roca Lt S25½E

11.32pm: Altered course S2W, C. Roca Lt abeam (P)

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: position 10 miles West of Burling Island Light 78°, 81 miles


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13 December 1922

From Falmouth to Gibraltar and at Sea

Lat 36.99, Long -8.80

0.10am: Cape Espichel Lt S43½E, Cape Roca Lt N77E

2.13 am: Cape Espichel Lt abeam (Port), Cape Roca N32E

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.30am: Sighted land bearing S40E

9.20am: St Vincent S30E

10.10am: St Vincent 4 points (Port) bow

10.40am: St Vincent Lt Ho N83E

11.19am: Cape Sagres Point abeam (Port)

1.48pm: Piedade Lt bearing N15E, Baleeira Lt Ho bearing N45E

6.55pm: Altered course S42E to avoid steamer

7.05pm: Resumed course

10.22pm: Sighted glow of Cadiz Lt bearing N80E

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: Gibraltar 179 miles


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14 December 1922

From Falmouth to Gibraltar and at Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

1.02am: Cadiz Lt N41E

1.40am: Cadiz Lt N32E

2.40am: Cape Spartel Lt S49E, Cape Trafalgar N61E, Cadiz N15E

3.03am: Exercised seaboats crew

3.03am: Cape Spartel S47E, Trafalgar N51E, Cadiz N10E

5.37am: Altered course N88E, Malabata Lt abeam (Starboard)

6.22pm: Tarifa abeam (Port)

7.32pm: Carnero Point abeam (Port). Altered course N38E

7.40am: Hauled in patent log. Course and speed as requisite for entering Gibraltar harbour south entrance & securing to N° 2 billet South Mole

9.05am: Started coaling

noon: Finished coaling

1.26pm: Shifted billet by tug to wall under 30 tons crane

5.0pm: Port watch exercised fire stations

Number on sick list: -


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15 December 1922

At Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Saturday routine

pm: Leave to watch till 7.0am. Canteen leave to part

Number on sick list: -


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16 December 1922

At Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: 1 AB discharged to hospital

11.30am: Rounds

pm: Hands make and mend

3.40pm: 1 Leading Seaman joined ship for passage to Hong Kong

Number on sick list: -


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17 December 1922

At Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

9.30am: Divisions

9.45am: Landed church parties

am: 1 Marine discharged to hospital

am: Piped down

Number on sick list: -


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18 December 1922

At Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Hands employed as requisite

pm: Hands employed preparing ship for sea

2.45pm: Received 4 bags of mails

3.30pm: Slipped & proceeded out of harbour

3.51pm: Shaped course S85E

4.03pm: Streamed log

4.05pm: Europa Point abeam (Port)

4.15pm: Forbes log started

Deviation by shore transits & Sun Azimuth 2°E

Number on sick list: -


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19 December 1922

From Gibraltar to Malta and at Sea

Lat 36.42, Long -1.15

1.20am: Altered course 2 points (S) to avoid steamer

1.30am: Resumed course

2.0am: Put clocks on ¼ hour

8.0am: Altered course S87E to allow change of variation

9.10am: Warrant No 1 read

2.0pm: Sighted land bearing S12E – S2W

pm: Exercised collision stations

5.22pm: Cape Ivi Lt bearing S12E

6.0pm: Cape Ivi Lt abeam (Starboard) 25.5 miles. Altered course S88E (mag)

6.30pm: Cape Ivi S15W

7.0pm: Cape Ivi S26W

7.30pm: Cape Ivi S36W

8.30pm: Cape Tenez bearing S74E

9.0pm: Cape Tenez bearing S70E

9.30pm: Cape Tenez bearing S65E

10.0pm: Cape Tenez bearing S51E. Stopped engines. Hauled in patent log 303.8

10.07pm: Started engines, 120 revs. Streamed patent log reset zero

10.20pm: Cape Tenez S45E

10.45pm: Increased 130 revs

11.05pm: Cape Tenez abeam (S)

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: Tenez Lt Ho 087°, 118 miles


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20 December 1922

From Gibraltar to Malta and at Sea

Lat 37.10, Long 4.32

0.30am: Cape Tenez S59W

1.0am: Cape Tenez S64W

1.05am: Hauled in & cleared patent log

1.20am: Reset zero & streamed patent log

2.0am: Altered course S82E to avoid steamer

2.05am: Resumed course

2.25am: Cape Shershel abeam

3.0am: Put clocks on 15 minutes

5.28am: Cape Caxine 4 points on (Starboard) bow

5.40am: Sighted Cape Matifou S58E

6.07am: Cape Caxine abeam (Starboard) 8.75 miles

7.10am: Cape Matifou abeam (Starboard) 11.4 miles

9.40am: Cape Corbelin S64E, Cape Bengut S60½E, Eastern Bank of Wadi Zeitun S1E

11.30am: Passed SS “Roumanie”

12.15pm: Altered course 2 pts (Port) to avoid tunny nets

12.22pm: Resumed course

1.20pm: Altered course 2 pts (Port) to avoid tunny nets

1.25pm: Resumed course

6.0pm: Sighted Cape Bougaroni S61E

6.30pm: Cape Bougaroni S53E

8.06pm: Cape Bougaroni abeam (Starboard)

9.05pm: Cap de Fer S48½E, Bougaroni S55W

10.0pm: Bougaroni S68½W, Cap de Fer S40½E

midnight: Cap de Garde S45E, Cap de Fer S45W

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: Malta 510 miles


[Cap de Fer = Ras-el-hadid]


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21 December 1922

From Gibraltar to Malta and at Sea

Lat 37.35, Long 10.08

1.45am: Cap Rosa Lt bearing S50E

3.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

4.28[?]am: Sighted Galiton Lt bearing N54E

4.15am: Sighted Tabarka Lt bearing S60E, C Rosa Lt S28W, Cap de Garde S78W

5.0am: Sighted C. Serrat Lt bearing S88E

9.40am: Ras Engela Lt Ho bearing S61E

10.12am: Ras Engela Lt Ho S22E. Altered course S62E

10.59am: Sighted Cani Rocks S73E

am: Hands employed painting ship

1.0pm: Deviation by transit Plane Island Φ Cani Rocks N

pm: Hands employed painting ship

2.30pm: Zembretta Island S50E

3.06pm: Zembretta Island abeam S19W

4.05pm: C Bon Lt Ho abeam (Starboard) 4 miles. Altered course S66E

pm: Lost overboard by accident 1 Starboard accommodation ladder

7.0pm: Sighted Spadillo Lt S52E

7.45pm: Sighted Pantelleria Lt S30E

8.40pm: Altered course S61E, C Spadillo Lt abeam (Starboard)

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: Malta, 232 miles


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22 December 1922

From Gibraltar to Malta and at Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

0.20am: Put clocks on 15 minutes to zone -1 time

2.35am: Altered course 1 pt to Starboard to avoid steamer

2.50am: Resumed course

4.50am: Sighted Gozo Lt bearing S59E

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.10am: Hauled in patent log

9.30am: Courses as requisite for entering Grand Harbour Valletta

10.15am: Secured to 1 & 1A buoys Ropewalk Trot

11.0am: Transferred mail bags to “Egmont”. Hands preparing for coaling

1.50pm: Coaled ship with shore labour

3.0pm: Discharged to S.B.A’s to “Egmont”, Mid Garnett discharged to “Ajax”

3.15pm: Mid Rowlands shipwright discharged to “Egmont”

4.30pm: Finished coaling

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Leave Starboard watch 6.15 to 7.0am. Part of Port Canteen leave

Number on sick list: -


[According to The Naval Review of January 1978, the Ropewalk Trot are two berths, with bow and stern buoys, lying just inside Isola Point at the entrance to French Creek, i.e. just south of the tip of Senglea.]


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23 December 1922

At Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

6.15am: Hailed Guard boat

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Iron Duke”, “Marlborough”, “Concord”, “Caradoc” & “Argus” arrived in Grand Harbour

pm: Hands make and mend

2.05pm: Read Warrant No 2. Discharged 1 AB to Detention Barracks Corradino

pm: Canteen leave 6.30-10.30pm

5.0pm: Quarters

Number on sick list: Nil


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24 December 1922

At Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions. Landed all church parties

11.0am: Church parties returned

pm: Leave watch 1.30-7.0am

pm: Canteen leave part of watch 6.30-10.30pm

5.0pm: Quarters

Number on sick list: -


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25 December 1922

At Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions. Landed church parties

11.0am: Church parties returned

am: Rounds

pm: Leave watch 1.30-7.0am

pm: Canteen leave part 6.45-10.30pm

Number on sick list: -


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26 December 1922

At Malta

Lat 35.9, Long 14.52

am: Hands cleaning ship & as requisite

pm: Hands make & mend

pm: Leave Starboard watch 1.30-7.0am

pm: Canteen leave part 6.30-10.30pm

2.0pm: 1 AB joined ship from “Iron Duke” [?] Harris AB

4.0pm: “Argus” sailed for England

5.0pm: Quarters

Number on sick list: -


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27 December 1922

From Malta to Port Said and at Sea

Lat 35.73, Long 15.26

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: 1 Sig discharged to “Egmont”

am: 1 rating (Private R.E.) joined for passage to Hong Kong

am: Hands employed as requisite

11.30am: Received 8 bags of mails for shipment

pm: Hands preparing ship for sea

pm: 1 Stoker joined ship for passage

3.30pm: Slipped & proceeded out of Grand Harbour. Course & speed as requisite

3.50pm: Stopped

3.53pm: Proceeded. Tested Taut wire gear. Course S68E

4.15pm: Streamed patent log

4.25pm: Delimara Pt Lt Ho S52W, Fort ta Silc Signal Station S62½W, left tangent Breakwater Lt Ho N76W

5.0pm: Started Forbes log

5.25pm: Delimara Lt Ho N89W (mag)

5.0pm: Deviation by shore transit 1°E

pm: Exercised seaboats crew and watch Water Tight doors

Number on sick list: -


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28 December 1922

From Malta to Port Said and at Sea

Lat 34.99, Long 17.93

4.45am: Exercised seaboats crew. Course S68E (mag)

am: Deviation by Sun Azimuth 2°E

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Divisions

am: Passed SS “Banffshire” Glasgow

pm: Hands employed as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Dropped life boat. Stopped engines. Exercised seaboats crew picking up buoy

4.20pm: Stopped for deep sea sounding

4.0pm: Hauled in patent log 402.8

5.40pm: Proceeded S68E (mag), 100 revs

5.45pm: Streamed patent log

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Damietta Lt Ho 107°, 720 miles


[SS “Banffshire”: Completed in January 1912 as SS “Clan Macrae”, 1921 transferred to Scottish Shire Line and renamed “Banffshire”]


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29 December 1922

From Malta to Port Said and at Sea

Lat 34.00, Long 21.73

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

2.30am: Exercised seaboats crew

3.20am: Exercised watch Water Tight doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

7.0am: Forbes log electrical defect

am: Deviation Sun Azimuth 2° E

8.0am: Forbes log correct

8.30am: Altered course S69E (mag) to allow change of variation

12.57pm: Increased 105 revs

pm: Watch painting ship

3.10pm: Forbes log stopped

3.43pm: Forbes log restarted

pm: Read Station Abandon ship

pm: Exercised Station Abandon ship only

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Damietta 106°, 520 miles


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30 December 1922

From Malta to Port Said and at Sea

Lat 32.89, Long 25.78

1.30am: Exercised seaboats crew

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

3.0am: Exercised watch close Water Tight doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Deviation 2° E by Sun Azimuth

8.0am: Altered course S70E mag

8.30am: Reduced 100 revs

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.0am: Altered course S74E (mag)

pm: Hands make & mend

3.05pm: Reduced 80 revs. Course as requisite for swinging ship for deviation by Sun Azimuth

4.36pm: Increased 100 revs. Resumed course S76E (Comp)

Number on sick list: Nil

True Bearing and Distance: Damietta Lt 105°, 316 miles


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31 December 1922

From Malta to Port Said and at Sea

Lat 32.05, Long 29.68

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

4.50am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch Water Tight doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions & prayers

4.40pm: Deviation by Sun Azimuth 3° E

5.0pm: Quarters

5.15pm: Paid monthly payment (quarterly settlement)

7.20pm: Sighted Cape Brulos Lt bearing S33E (Comp)

7.35pm: C Brulos Lt S30E

8.0pm: C Brulos Lt S20E, 23½ fms

8.0pm: Decreased 100 revs

9.0pm: C Brulos Lt S11W, 27 fms

10.0pm: C Brulos Lt S41W, 28 fms

11.0pm: 26 fms

11.15pm: Altered course 1 point to (Starboard) to avoid steamer

11.35pm: Altered course 2 points (Port)

11.35pm: Resumed original course

Number on sick list: Nil

True Bearing and Distance: Damietta Lt 106°, 115 miles



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1923


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1 January 1923

From Malta to Port Said and at Port Said

Lat 31.27, Long 32.35

12.25am: Damietta Lt S33E (mag)

1.0am: 22 fms

1.33am: Damietta Lt S12W, 9.1 miles

2.0am: Damietta Lt S34W (mag), 14 fms

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

2.55am: Damietta Lt S57W mag

3.0am: 12 fms

3.03am: Altered course S42E (mag)

3.50am: Altered course S42E (mag). Port Said Lt S13E, Damietta S82E. 13 fms

5.30am: Port Said High Lt S31W. Altered course S31W. Reduced 50 revs

6.0am: In Patent Log and Forbes log. Course as requisite for entering Port Said harbour

6.30am: Stopped & took on board pilot

7.30am: Let go both anchors in 7 fms & secured stern by hawsers to Navy House quay

8.30am: Coaled ship shore labour

10.15am: Officer Guard French sloop “Baccarat” visited ship

10.20am: Officer visited French sloop (return)

10.30am: Finished coaling

10.50am: Disembarked mail

3.45pm: French Captain of “Baccarat” visited ship

Number on sick list: 1


[French sloop “Baccarat”: built 1922 by Chantiers et Ateliers de Provence, Port-de-Bouc. “Arras”-class aviso]


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2 January 1923

From Port Said to Ismailieh and at Port Said & Ismailieh

Lat 30.58, Long 32.27

6.50am: Took on board canal pilot. Hands cleaning ship

7.08am: Weighed both anchors & slipped wires

7.10am: Proceeded down canal. Course & speed as requisite for canal

8.15am: Gated up No 1 station

8.55am: Proceeded

am: Hands painting & cleaning ship

1.51pm: Anchor (Starboard) in 4 fms veered to 2 shackles (3/8 miles N40W Custom House) in Ismailieh Bay

4.0pm: Quarters. French sloop “Algol” anchored in bay

Number on sick list: 1


[More about French sloop “Algol” here]


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3 January 1923

From Ismailieh to Suez and at Suez

Lat 30.22, Long 32.54

[Small Bitter Lake coordinates]

am: Hands cleaning ship

6.30am: Took on board pilot

6.35am: “Algol” proceeded

7.0am: Weighed & proceeded down canal

am: Hands employed painting ship

9.16am: Let go Starboard anchor in 6½ fms under foot. Stopped at entrance of Small (N) Bitter Lake

8.45am: Proceeded

11.20am: [?] up

noon: Proceeded. Course as requisite

pm: Lost overboard by accident 1 brass broom

2.0pm: Came to Starboard anchor in 7 fms veered 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Breakwater N03E; Guard F.S. N55E; Lt Beacon S82W

3.0pm: Visited by French Officer of Guard (“Algol”)

4.0pm: Returned visit by Officer of Guard

6.05pm: “Algol” left harbour

Number on sick list: Nil


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4 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Suez

Lat 29.95, Long 32.55

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands painting ship & exercising crew sounding in surveying motor boat

1.30pm: Discharged Mate Eglin to await “Cornflower”

pm: Hands prepared for sea & painting ship

2.0pm: Weighed anchor & proceeded. Course as requisite. Started Forbes log

2.25pm: Newport Rock Lt abeam (Port)

2.45pm: Course as requisite for carrying swing for compass correction by shore transit

3.30pm: Course S15W

3.45pm: Swinging ship for deviation by Sun Azimuth

4.0pm: Quarters

4.30pm: Proceeded S4E, 120 revs

pm: Newport Lt N44E, Pier N41E, Hill S78W

4.45pm: Streamed patent log

7.45pm: Sighted Zafarana Lt South

9.23pm: Zafarana Lt abeam (Starboard)

Number on sick list: Nil


[Inserted note: 4th January, Lat 29 49N, Long 32 32E. Deviation table]


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5 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 27.40, Long 34.17

1.15am: Sounding 33 fms. Sighted Ras Gharib Lt S18E

1.30am: 35 fms

1.45am: 36 fms

2.0am: 35 fms

2.15am: Ras Gharib S14E

2.43am: Ras Gharib Lt 4 points (Starboard)

2.56am: Ras Gharib (Starboard) about 9 miles

6.10am: Sighted Ashrafi Lt S36E, W Prah S40W, Hill N85W

am: Hands cleaning ship

7.48am: Ashrafi Lt 4 points (Starboard)

8.0am: Ashrafi Lt abeam (Starboard) 1.6 miles, Jubal Island S22E. Altered course S48E

am: Hands employed as requisite

10.44am: Shadwan Lt Ho S9W

11.16am: Shadwan Lt Ho S56W, abeam (Starboard) 4.15 miles

1.15pm: Watch employed painting ship

4.0pm: Quarters

6.0pm: Sighted Brothers Lt S16E

7.52pm: Brothers Lt S11W

8.26pm: Brothers Lt abeam (Starboard) 5.0 miles. Altered course S31E (mag)

8.0pm: Rounds

9.30pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch Water Tight doors

Number on sick list: Nil

True Bearing and Distance: Brothers Lt 151°, 74 miles


[W Prah: perhaps misspelt Wadi Darah]


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6 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 24.72, Long 36.17

2.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

3.0am: Exercised seaboats crew

3.30am: Watch close Water Tight doors

3.50am: Altered course 1 point (Port)

3.55am: Resumed course

4.45am: Altered course avoid steamer

4.50am: Resumed course

7.25am: Daedalus Lt bearing S26E. Hands cleaning ship

7.40am: Exercised fire stations

8.26am: Daedalus Lt abeam, dist 0.85 miles

9.0am: Forbes log broken down

9.15am: Forbes log started 302.6

am: Lost overboard by accident 1 brass broom

pm: Hands to make and mend

5.0pm: Quarters

5.07pm: Sunset by compass S66W. Deviation ¾° W

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: St Johns Island 180°, 54 miles


[St Johns Island = Jazīrat Zabarjad]


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7 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 21.57, Long 38.08

2.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

3.35am: Exercised seaboats crew and watch Water Tight doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

8.0am: Altered course S28E mag & true

9.45am: Hands muster by ledger. Prayers

10.0am: Piped down

5.0pm: Quarters

5.15pm: Sunset by compass S65 ¾W. Deviation: Nil

10.30pm: Watch close Water Tight doors

11.05pm: Exercised seaboats crew

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: 64 fms Patch 152½°, 333 miles


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8 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 18.52, Long 39.78

2.0am: Clocks advanced 10 minutes

4.20am: Wind veered to East

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & rigging sounding gear

6.30am: Sun rose by S66E. Dev ¾ W

8.45am: Hands preparing for sounding & as requisite

am: Lost overboard by accident 2 sun helmets

11.0am: Altered course S29E. Reduced 90 revs

4.0pm: Quarters

4.05pm: Watch employed as requisite

7.35pm: Reduced 80 revs

9.15pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch exercised close Water Tight doors

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Rendezvous (64) 155°, 122.5 miles


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9 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 16.63, Long 40.75

2.10am: Exercised sea boats crew

3.25am: Watch exercised close Water Tight doors

4.10am: Increased 100 revs

5.30am: Stopped. Hauled in patent log

am: Course & speed as requisite for surveying

am: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

am: Course & speed as requisite

pm: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

8.0pm: Course S63E, 90 revs

9.25pm: Course & speed as requisite for sounding

10.30pm: Finished sounding. Course S60E, 40 revs

11.30pm: Exercised seaboats crew & exercised watch close W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 1


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10 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 16.63, Long 40.75

2.30am: Altered course N60W (mag)

3.15am: Dev. by Sirius Azimuth 3°W

3.40am: Dev. by Polaris Azimuth 2½°W

am: Watch close W.T. doors

5.30am: Exercised seaboats crew. Course & speed as requisite for surveying

am: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

am: Lost overboard by accident 1 sun helmet

am: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

am: Course & speed as requisite for surveying

pm: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

4.55pm: Increased 100 revs

5.55pm: Finished sounding

6.03pm: Set course S43E, 90 revs

6.32pm: Streamed patent log

Number on sick list: 1


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11 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 15.67, Long 41.83

3.20am: Sighted Jebel Teir Lt S43E

5.55am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch close W.T. doors

6.0am: Jebel Teir Lt S52E, dist 10 miles

6.45am: Altered course N45E

7.05am: Altered course N41E, dev 3½E

7.15am: In Patent Log

8.0am: Course & speed as requisite for surveying

am: Lost overboard 1 helmet by accident. Hands employed surveying & as requisite

pm: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

pm: Course & speed as requisite for surveying

4.0pm: Quarters

5.30pm: Dropped dan buoy

6.15pm: Came to Starboard anchor in 37 fms veered to 5 shackles Jebel Teir S26½W (37 fms by Chart)

Number on sick list: 1


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12 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 15.67, Long 41.83

6.15am: Weighed & proceeded

am: Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

7.23am: Let go dan buoy

8.45am: Hands employed sounding

am: Course and speed as requisite for surveying

am: 1 helmet lost overboard by accident

pm: Courses & speed as requisite for surveying

3.35pm: Finished sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

pm: Lost overboard by accident 3/8” swivel pieces 6 in number, 1 Vanduigh [?] spanner 8”

4.35pm: Stopped. Weighed N dan buoy

4.40pm: Proceeded

5.15pm: Weighed S Dan buoy. Stopped

5.20pm: Proceeded. Course S30W, 110 revs

pm: Ran Taut wire gear

5.37pm: Sunset by compass S67 ¾W. Dev½ W

6.25pm: Sighted Jebel Teir Lt S22E

7.29pm: Finished Taut wire dist. Red 100 revs

743pm: Altered course S30E Jebel Teir Lt East (mag)

7.50pm: Streamed patent log

8.14pm: Jebel Teir N15E

8.30pm: Altered course 2 points (Port) to avoid steamer

8.40pm: Resumed course

8.47pm: Sighted Zebaijar Lt (Centre Peak) S34½E

9.25pm: Altered course S28E

10.0pm: Centre Peak Lt S38E

10.0pm: Exercised seaboats crew & Watch W.T. doors

10.16pm: Altered course S26E

Number on sick list: 2


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13 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Sea

Lat 13.96, Long 42.85

12.57am: Centre Peak 4 points (Port bow)

1.05am: Centre Peak abeam (Port) N64E, 3.2 miles

2.20am: Centre Peak N7W. Altered course S32E

2.50am: Centre Peak N17W

3.0am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch exercised close W.T. doors

7.15am: Forbes log stopped

7.50am: Forbes log started

am: Hands cleaning ship

7.40am: Sighted land by S35E Jabel Zukar Island

11.20am: Altered course S21E. Pile Island Lt bearing N22E

pm: Hands make and mend

1.30pm: Mushejera abeam (Starboard). Altered course S20E

5.0pm: Quarters

7.0pm: Altered course S22E (mag)

7.30pm: Sighted Perim Harbour Lt S30E

10.0pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Perim Lt S22E, 85 miles


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14 January 1923

From Suez to Aden and at Aden

Lat 12.46, Long 44.53

12.10am: Perim Harbour Light abeam (Port)

1.0am: Perim Harbour Lt N21W

1.30am: Perim Harbour Lt N50W

2.0am: Perim Harbour Lt N58W

2.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

2.23am: Exercised seaboats crew

4.55am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

6.22½am: Deviation by Sun Azimuth 2 ¼ E

6.28am: Reduced 90 revs

7.20am: Altered course South. Hauled in Patent log

7.50am: Stopped. Course & speed as requisite for swinging ship for deviation

am: Divisions

am: Prayers

9.45am: Proceeded N62E (mag), 100 revs

10.10am: Streamed log

11.0am: Altered course N55E. Increased 110 revs

3.0pm: Reduced 100 revs

3.40pm: Hauled in Patent log 48.6 & Forbes log. Course & speed as requisite for entering Aden Harbour

4.0pm: Let go Port anchor in 4 fms veered 3 shackles

4.05pm: Let go Starboard anchor in 4 fms veered to 1 ¼ shackles. Secured stern (by tug) to No 2 buoy

Anchor Bearings: Port anchor 155°, Roman Catholic Church & 92° East pier; Starboard anchor 169°, Roman Catholic Church & 97½ East pier; Forebridge 160° Roman Catholic Church & 97 East Pier, 200 P.O. Pier

4.30pm: RIM [Royal Indian Marine] “Northbrook” Officer of Guard boarded

4.50pm: Officer of Guard boarded from Italian Gunboat “Misurata

5.30pm: Discharged two stoker ratings to Hospital. Leave to watch (Port) till 9.30pm

6.0pm: Returned Italian Officer of Guard call

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Steamer Pt 057°E, 32 miles


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15 January 1923

At Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

am: Coal lighters secured both sides 6.15. Started coaling by shore labour

am: Hands employed as requisite

am: Lost overboard whilst coaling [?] 3 [?] x 7/8”, patt 51

am: Hands cleaning ship

11.05am: Captain of “Northbrook” arrived on board

11.20am: Captain of “Northbrook” left ship

pm: Hands cleaning ship

pm: Leave Starboard watch 4.30-9pm

pm: RIM “Northbrook” sailed

Number on sick list: Nil


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16 January 1923

At Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

am: Hands cleaning ship

10.35am: Captain paid official visit to Italian Gunboat “Misurata”

pm: Hands employed as requisite

pm: Leave watch till 9.0pm

Number on sick list: 1


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17 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea & Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands employed as requisite

am: 1 stoker rejoined ship from Military Hospital

pm: Hands employed securing for sea

3.15pm: Weighed Port anchor

3.20pm: Weighed Starboard anchor & proceeded. Course & speed as requisite for leaving harbour

3.55pm: Streamed Patent log & started Forbes log

3.58pm: Elephants Back Lt abeam (Port)

pm: Deviation 3°E by shore transit. Course S5E (mag) 7 cables

5.48pm: Courses as requisite for finding deviation of Standard Compass

5.58pm: Resumed original course

6.40pm: Deviation by Sirius 2½° E

7.45pm: Lost sight of Ras Marshag bearing N82W (Comp)

11.17pm: Exercised seaboats crew & exercised watch close W.T. doors

Number on sick list: Nil


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18 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 12.47, Long 47.62

1.25am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch exercised close Water Tight doors

2.0am: Clocks advanced 10 minutes. Deviation by Sirius Azimuth 3°E

am: Deviation by Azimuth Alpha Centauri & Polaris 3¼ E & 2½ E

am: Hands cleaning ship

8.0am: Altered course S86E Compass. Deviation 3°E

8.30am: Deviation by Sun’s Azimuth 3°E

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.40am: Hauled in & cleared patent log

12.22pm: Altered course S81E Mag.

pm: Watch employed as requisite

pm: Exercised collision stations & abandon ship stations

6.20pm: Deviation by Sirius Azimuth 3°E

7.30pm: Altered course S89E Mag. Variation 1°E, Dev 3°E

pm: Rounds

9.55pm: Deviation by Polaris Azimuth 2½ E

10.05pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch close W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Ras El Fui 102½°, 180 miles


[Ras El-Fui: perhaps Raas Felug or Cape Guardafui]


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19 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 12.14, Long 51.20

am: Deviation by Polaris 3½° E

1.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

1.45am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

5.45am: Sighted land on Starboard bow, distance 30 miles

am: Deviation by Sun Azimuth 3½° E

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands air bedding

7.40am: Altered course S83E Comp.

am: Divisions. Prayers

9.05am: Sighted Cape Guardafui

am: Lost overboard by accident 1 hand scrubber

am: Hands employed as requisite

12.48pm: Cape Guardafui abeam (Starboard)

2.20pm: Aba-dul-Kuri [Abd al Kuri] bearing N83E

pm: Hands employed watch duty as requisite

4.0pm: Hauled in Patent log

4.04pm: Dropped life buoy. Engines stopped & used as requisite

pm: Exercised seaboats crew to pick up lifebuoy but failed to find it

pm: Lost 1 patt .304 buoy life, 1 in number

4.20pm: Proceeded. Course S83E Comp.

8.30pm: Rounds

11.05pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Minikoi 100½°, 1310 miles


[Cape Guardafui = Ras Asir]


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20 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 11.50, Long 54.34

12.15am: Deviation by Polaris 3°E

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

3.0am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

6.30am: Sun rose by Compass S72.5E. Deviation 2¼° E

6.0am: Latitude by Polaris 11° 38.3’N

6.40am: Sighted Jez Darsa Island abeam Port N36E (true)

6.45am: Sighted Sokotra Island bearing North

am: Hands cleaning ship

8.30am: Altered course S80E (true) 3°E, deviation variation 1°E

pm: Hands make & mend

5.0pm: Quarters

10.25pm: Deviation by Polaris 3°E

11.0pm: Exercised seaboats crew & W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Minikoi 100½°, 1118 miles


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21 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 10.88, Long 57.13

2.0am: Clocks advanced 10 minutes

2.10am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Deviation by Sun Azimuth 2½° E

am: Division & Prayers. Read Articles of War

pm: Quarters

pm: Deviation by Procyon 2½° E

pm: Deviation by Polaris 2 ¾° E

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Minikoi 100°, 945 miles


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22 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 10.29, Long 60.37

1.0am: Deviation by Polaris Azimuth 3° E. Advanced clock 10 minutes

1.40am: Exercised seaboats crew

3.30am: Exercised watch close W.T. doors

am: Deviation by Polaris Azimuth 3° E

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Hands cleaning ship & as requisite

1.12pm: Increased to 105 revs

pm: Watch employed painting

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Rounds

11.05pm: Exercised seaboats crew & Watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Minikoi 100°, 760 miles


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23 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 9.77, Long 63.63

12.10am: Deviation by Polaris Azimuth 3° E

1.30am: Exercised seaboats crew

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

4.55am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Deviation by Sun Azimuth 2 ¼ E

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Lost overboard by accident 3 sun helmets & 1 softhead hand scrubber

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

10.0am: Hauled in Patent Log to clear, read 691

10.27am: Streamed Patent Log reset zero

pm: Watch employed painting & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters. Exercised Fire Stations

pm: Rounds

10.30pm: Deviation by Polaris 2½° E

11.15pm: Exercised seaboats crew & Watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Minikoi 099°, 560 miles


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24 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 9.17, Long 66.97

am: Exercised seaboats crew & Watch W.T. doors

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

5.10am: (Stopped) Forbes log

6.25am: Restarted Forbes log

am: Deviation by Polaris 2 ¾° E

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

pm: Watch employed cleaning ship & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Deviation by Sun Azimuth sunset 3° E

8.15pm: Deviation by Azimuth Polaris 3° E. Rounds

9.50pm: Exercised seaboats crew & Watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Minikoi 098½°, 360 miles


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25 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 8.65, Long 70.40

am: Advanced 15 minutes at 1.0am

1.25am: Deviation by Polaris Azimuth 2° E. Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

am: Lost overboard by accident 1 sun helmet

pm: Watch employed painting & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters. Exercised action stations

6.0pm: Deviation by Sunset Azimuth 3½° E

7.20pm: Altered course S75E (Comp)

pm: Rounds

10.15pm: Polaris Azimuth dev 3° E

11.15pm: Exercised seaboats crew &Watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Minikoi 100°, 156 miles


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26 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 8.07, Long 73.48

am: Exercised seaboats crew

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

am: Dev by Azimuth Polaris 2°E

6.40am: Sighted Minikoi Lt Ho N83E Comp. Altered course S80E (True)

7.30am: Sighted Minikoi Lt Ho N33E

8.0am: Sighted Minikoi Lt Ho N57E

8.30am: Sighted Minikoi Lt Ho N35E

8.51½am: Sighted Minikoi Lt Ho abeam (Port)

9.0am: Sighted Minikoi N3½W

9.0am: Divisions & Prayers

10.0am: Sighted Minikoi Lt Ho N45.5W

10.30am: Sighted Minikoi Lt Ho N54W

10.50am: Sighted Minikoi Lt Ho N58W lost sight of light

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

2.0pm: Watch employed cleaning woodwork & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters. Reduced 90 revs. Courses & speed as requisite for swinging ship for correction of compass

5.36pm: Resumed course S77E Comp, 105 revs

6.20pm: Deviation by Sirius 1°W, by Polaris ½°W

pm: Rounds

pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Colombo S79½E, 390 miles


[Inserted note: 26th January, Lat 8 01N, Long 73 56E. Deviation table]


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27 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Sea

Lat 7.51, Long 76.6

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

2.20am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

4.45am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

10.50am: Reduced to 60 revs. Furled Forecastle awning

10.55am: Increased 105 revs

pm: Hands make and mend

pm: Quarters

pm: Sunset by Compass S74½W. Deviation 1°W

8.45pm: Sloped Quarter Deck awning

10.08pm: Reduced 80 revs. Sloped aft Forecastle awning

10.22pm: Increased 105 revs

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Colombo S80E, 197 miles


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28 January 1923

From Aden to Colombo and at Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

2.35am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

8.0am: Altered course S83E Compass, S85E True

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Lost overboard by accident 1 sun helmet

10.40am: Sighted land ahead. Preparing ship for entering harbour

11.0am: Altered course N79E, Comp

11.30am: Altered course N64E Comp

11.53am: Mount Lavinia S49E, Clock Tower N80E, Breakwater Lt Ho (North) N65E: all Compass bearings

noon: Courses & speed as requisite for entering Colombo harbour

12.30pm: Stopped engines. Hauled in Patent Log & embarked pilot

1.0pm: Let go both anchors & veered 3 shackles. Secured stern W No 23 buoy

1.20pm: Pilot left ship. Prepared for coaling

pm: Leave part watch 3.30-10pm

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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29 January 1923

At Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

6.45am: Coal lighters secured alongside. Hands cleaning ship below decks

7.0am: Commenced coaling

am: Coaled ship by shore labour

am: Hands employed about rigging & as requisite

pm: 1 Stoker Petty Officer discharged ashore to Matara Wireless Telegraph Station

1.10pm: Finished coaling. Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Leave watch 4.30-7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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30 January 1923

At Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

am: Hands cleaning ship & painting ship

am: Hands painting ship

pm: Hands painting ship

pm: Leave watch 4.30-7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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31 January 1923

At Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

am: Hands painting ship & as requisite

am: Hands painting ship

pm: Hands employed painting ship & as requisite

pm: Leave watch 4.30-7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1923


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1 February 1923

At Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

am: Hands cleaning ship

pm: General leave to Port watch 12.30pm 1st February to 7.0am 3rd February

pm: Hands cleaning ship

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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2 February 1923

At Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

pm: Hands employed refitting whalers falls & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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3 February 1923

At Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

pm: Hands make & mend

pm: General leave Starboard watch 1.15pm-7.0am 5th February

5.0pm: Quarters

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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4 February 1923

At Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Piped down

5.0pm: Quarters

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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5 February 1923

From Colombo to Singapore and at Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Secured for sea

am: 1 P.O. discharged HMS “Cyclamen” to await “Colombo”

11.10am: Weighed (Starboard) anchor

11.15am: Weighed (Port) anchor & proceeded. Courses & speed as requisite for leaving harbour

11.45am: Streamed Patent Log

noon: Starboard Forbes Log: G.F.H. N87½E, Clock tower N67E, Breakwater Lt Ho N48½E, M.T L.H. S35E

2.0pm: Starboard watch employed cleaning ship & as requisite

3.37pm: Altered course S27E Mag. & Comp.

4.0pm: Quarters

5.48pm: Altered course S48E (Mag). Haycock N49E (Mag)

7.0pm: Altered course S72E, Galle Lt N31E Mag.

7.30pm: Dondra Lt bearing S89E

pm: Rounds

9.0pm: Altered course wind (?) Starboard

9.05pm: Resumed course

9.45pm: Altered course East true, variation 3°E, deviation nil

11.20pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: off Colombo 3 miles


[G.F.H.: Galle Face Hotel]


[M.T.L.H.: Mount Lavinia Hotel]


[Haycock is a mountain in Southern Sri Lanka. The elevation above sea level is 660 metres. Also known as Hiniduma Kanda. Latitude: 6° 19’ 59.02”, Longitude: 80° 18’ 0.01”]


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6 February 1923

From Colombo to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 5.62, Long 82.30

12.24am: Dondra Head Lt N67W

1.25am: Exercised seaboats crew

2.50am: Compass Error by Polaris Azimuth 3°E

4.50am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch close W.T. doors

6.20am: Sun rose by Compass S70¼E. Deviation ½° W. Hands cleaning ship

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Fore part employed mustering bags & hammocks. Aft part as requisite

12.25pm: Altered course S88E Comp. & Mag.; N89E true

pm: Watch employed refitting & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Exercised abandon ship stations

6.05pm: Sunset by Compass S76¾W. Deviation ¼ E

pm: Rounds

9.30pm: Deviation by Azimuth of Polaris ¼° W

11.30pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: NW Islet 089½, 766 miles


[Northwest Islet: “bearing 295°, distant about 6 miles from Willemstoren Lighthouse, is a small, rocky, overgrown islet 46 feet (14 m) high and fringed by a narrow reef of rocks.”]


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7 February 1923

From Colombo to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 5.66, Long 85.27

1.20am: Exercised seaboats crews & watch W.T. doors

2.0am: Advanced clocks 15 minutes

am: Deviation by Azimuth Polaris Nil

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Aft part muster bags & hammocks, remainder as requisite

pm: Watch cleaning ship & as requisite

6.0pm: Sunset by Compass S76¼W. Dev ¾° E

pm: Rounds

9.35pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

10.15pm: Dev by Polaris Azimuth½° W

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: NW Islet 89°, 587 miles


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8 February 1923

From Colombo to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 5.54, Long 88.27

12.20am: Sloped awnings

1.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

3.15am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Hands employed scrubbing coaling screens & cleaning ship

8.30am: Altered course S89E Mag. & Comp. to allow 1° E change in variation

9.0am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

12.45pm: Altered course N89E Mag. & Comp.

pm: Port watch employed cleaning ship & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

7.0pm: Deviation by Azimuth Canopus ½° W

pm: Rounds

8.35pm: Increased 105 revs

11.20pm: Exercised seaboats crews & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: NW Islet 088°, 405 miles


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9 February 1923

From Colombo to Penang and at Sea

Lat 5.75, Long 91.43

am: Exercised seaboats crew

2.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

am: Deviation by Polaris Azimuth 1°W

4.10am: Heavy rain squall 7-8

6.20am: Sun rose by Compass S77½E. Deviation ½ W

am: Hands cleaning ship

8.18am: Increased 120 revs

am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Hands employed scrapping paint work & as requisite

10.37am: Decreased 105 revs

pm: Hands employed (watch only) cleaning ship & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

4.21pm: Increased 130 revs

7.45pm: Deviation by Azimuth Polaris ¼ E

pm: Rounds

8.40pm: Increased 140 revs

8.45pm: Deviation by Polaris Azimuth Nil

10.30pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: NW Islet 090°, 214 miles


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10 February 1923

From Colombo to Penang and at Sea

Lat 5.94, Long 95.26

2.0am: Clocks advanced 20 minutes

am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

6.27am: Sunrise by Compass S74½E. Deviation ¾ W

8.38am: Pulo Bras S66E

9.05am: Pulo Bras S67E

9.10am: Sighted Northern End of Pulo Weh bearing N86½E

9.18am: Altered course N80E true

10.25am: Northwest Islet S6E, Pulo Bras Lt S33E, abeam Starboard Pulo Weh N98¾E, Rondo N42E (all Comp & Mag)

12.40pm: Forbes log broken down

1.10pm: Forbes log restarted

5.0pm: Quarters

7.45pm: Altered course S82E true

8.20pm: Deviation by Polaris Azimuth Nil

8.30pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Penang 095°, 307 miles


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11 February 1923

From Colombo to Penang and at Penang

Lat 5.48, Long 99.88

1.0am: Advanced clocks 20 minutes

2.0am: Exercised seaboats crew

am: Dev by azimuth Polaris ¾° E

6.05am: Sighted Pulo Perak bearing N55E

6.30am: Altered course S87E (Mag)

6.50am: Dev by Sun Azimuth ½°E

7.03am: Pulo Perak abeam (Port), dist 9.5 miles

8.0am: Pulo Perak N45E

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers

10.10am: Prepared for entering harbour

am: Sighted Pulo Penang ahead bearing E by S

1.0pm: Altered course East

1.48pm: Hauled in Patent log & stopped Forbes log

1.25pm: Courses & speed as requisite for entering Penang harbour North channel

2.25pm: Reduced 100 revs

2.35pm: Let go Starboard anchor in 15 fms veered 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Pier S31½E; right tangent, Pier S49E; Lt Ho S63E; Harbour Mark N77E; Tikus Island Lt Ho N46E

2.50pm: Advanced clocks 15 minutes to zone -7 hour time

3.10pm: Discharged 1 sea rating AB Norris to Penang Hospital

pm: Leave Port watch 4.0pm -10pm

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Penang anchorage 33 miles


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12 February 1923

From Penang to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 5.43, Long 100.34

[Penang Man of War anchorage coordinates, based on this map]

am: Anchored in Penang Man ‘o War anchorage

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: “Ready” left with Lieuts Brant & Leslie for surveying duties

am: Coaled ship

am: Lost overboard by accident: sheaf pin 476a block

am: Started coaling 7.30am

am: Finished coaling 11.0am

am: Hands cleaning ship

12.25pm: “Ready” returned

2.55pm: Weighed & proceeded. Courses & speed as requisite for leaving Penang harbour by South Channel

4.23pm: Started Forbes log

4.30pm: Streamed Patent log

4.45pm: Prepared for surveying. Hands employed

4.32pm: Course S32W (mag), speed 105 revs

5.0pm: Reduced 100 revs. Pulo Rimau Lt abeam (Starboard) 2.2 cables

5.10pm: Altered course S18½W (Mag) summit [?] Pulo Kendi N67W

7.45pm: Lost sight of Muka Lt N9½E

8.0pm: Reduced 95 revs

pm: Rounds

11.0pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: -


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13 February 1923

From Penang to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 3.44, Long 100.06

am: Exercised seaboats crew

am: Dev by Moon [?] Azimuth ¼ W

4.35am: Sounding Wire 75 Tube 34

4.50am: Sounding Wire 63, Tube 35

5.0am: Slow ahead

5.05am: Sounding Wire 39, Tube 25

5.20am: Altered course 16 points

6.0am: Altered course 16 points (Starboard) S18½W

6.10am: Sighted Pulo Berhala N64W

6.40am: Courses as requisite for swinging ship on Islands Brothers, Berhala & Sun

8.44am: Set course S60E

8.50am: Increased 100 revs

9.0am: Divisions & Prayers

9.10am: Streamed patent log

11.05am: Sloped awnings

am: Hands employed preparing for swinging & as requisite

12.15am: Altered course N72E to examine floating object

pm: Watch employed cleaning ship & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

5.35pm: Hauled in Patent log

5.37pm: Stopped

5.52pm: Dropped Dan buoy on Kyber shoal (approx.)

pm: Course as requisite for surveying

6.49pm: Finished sounding. Proceeded, course N80E 7 knots, 90 revs

7.10pm: Stopped

7.14pm: Let go Starboard anchor in 12 fms veered to 3½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: 1 Fathom Bank Lt S43E, Aroa Lt S51¼W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Kyber shoal S60W, 48 miles


[Inserted note: 13 February, [Lat] 3 40N, [Long] 99 42E. Deviation table]


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14 February 1923

From Penang to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 3.03, Long 100.63

Anchored near Kyber shoal

5.45am: One Fathom Bank S42 ¾E, Aroa Lt S52½W

6.30am: Weighed & Proceeded 100 revs

6.45am: Started Forbes log

7.0am: Arrived [?] at Dan buoy. Course & speed as requisite for surveying Kyber shoal

7.40am: Lowered skiff for surveying duties

am: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

pm: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

6.50pm: Finished sounding, hoisted skiff

7.0pm: Lift Dan buoy. Proceeded to anchorage. Course N85E 100 revs

7.32pm: Let go Starboard anchor in 12 fms veered to 3½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: 1 Fathom Bank S42E, Aroa Lt S51½W

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


[Aroa Light should correspond to the light on Pulo Jemur (Long Aroa). “A light is exhibited from a light grey iron structure 75 feet (22.9 m) high on Pulo Jemur Island.”]


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15 February 1923

From Penang to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 3.03, Long 100.63

Anchored near Kyber shoal

am: Lost overboard by accident during surveying: 1 Dan buoy Patt 305, one 1¾ cwt sinker Patt 247, one 20 lbs boats anchor wire stock-end, 90 fms 2” hemp

6.19am: Shortened in 1 shackle

6.25am: Weighed & Proceeded

6.32am: Course 265°, 100 revs

7.0am: Course and speed as requisite for surveying

am: Hands employed sounding, rigging beacons & as requisite

11.20am: Dropped beacon

pm: Hands employed sounding, rigging beacon & as requisite

3.20pm: Hoisted skiff

3.29pm: Increased 100 revs

3.49pm: Reduced 80 revs

5.05pm: Dropped 2nd Beacon

6.56pm: Let go Port anchor in 41 fms veered to 5½ shackles. Approx Position: [Lat] 3 02.5N, [Long] 100 38.2E

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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16 February 1923

From Penang to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 3.03, Long 100.68

[Pekin shoal approximate position]

Anchored near Pekin shoal

6.30am: Weighed & Proceeded. Course & speed as requisite for surveying

7.0am: Lowered skiff

am: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

9.0am: Steering gear broken down. Stopped

am: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

10.45am: Steering gear correct. Proceeded

pm: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

4.40pm: Hoisted skiff

5.20pm: Weighed Beacon & buoy

5.40pm: Taut wire course for Khyber Beacon

6.47pm: Khyber Beacon abeam. Finished Taut wire. Course as requisite for anchoring

7.0pm: Came to Port anchor 11½ fms; veered 3½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: 1 Fathom Bank S44½E, Aroa Lt S50W

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


[Pekin shoal: “A patch, with 3½ fathoms water over it, lies about 8 miles Southwestward on the opposite side of the fairway, and another, with depths of from 8 to 8½ fathoms, over sand and shells, was reported (SS. “Pekin”, &c., 1895) N.W. by W.½ W., distant 20 miles from the lighthouse.

Light: An iron screw-pile light tower, 60 feet in height, and painted in band of red and slate colour, is situated near the eastern edge of One Fathom Bank, and exhibits, at an elevation of 50 feet above high water, a white revolving light with a period of revolution of one minute.” China Sea Directory, 1906, Chapter III: page 204]


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17 February 1923

From Penang to Singapore and at Sea

Lat 2.88, Long 100.98

[One Fathom Bank Lighthouse coordinates]

6.20am: Shortened in

6.22am: Weighed & proceeded

7.05am: Commenced Taut wire run

7.17am: Finished Taut-wire run

8.0am: Lowered skiff

am: Hands employed sounding & as requisite

am: Lost by accident during sounding operations: 1 sinker 1¾ cwt Patt 297; 1 coil bolt rope 122 fms 2½”

11.45am: Hoisted skiff

pm: Watch employed weighing skiffs moorings & as requisite

2.20pm: Lowered & moored skiff

2.25pm: Steering Gear broken down

4.0pm: Steering gear correct

pm: Hoisted skiff & moorings

5.10pm: Proceeded to weigh beacon

5.45pm: Beacon weighed

5.48pm: Proceeded 100 revs. Course S40½E Comp, S41E True

6.0pm: Streamed patent log

6.15pm: Increased 110 revs

7.29pm: One Fathom Bank Lt abeam (Port). Altered course S85E

8.30-9.45pm: Passed fishing vessels both sides

9.40pm: Stopped Gyro

10.35pm: Sighted C Richado Lt bearing S69E

Number on sick list: 3


[C. Richado Light: misspelt for Cape Rachado Light]


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18 February 1923

From Penang to Singapore and at Singapore

Lat 1.31, Long 103.29

12.45am: Cape Richado Lt 4 points (Port) bow

1.23am: Cape Richado Lt abeam (Port) 8 miles. Altered course S36E

1.30am: Exercised seaboats crew &watch W.T. doors

2.50am: Sighted Malacca S85E, Pulo Undan S65E, Cape Richado N33E

4.23am: Malacca abeam 6.3 miles

am: Cape Richado Lt dipped bearing N46E

4.55am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

5.27am: Pulo Undan Lt abeam (Port) 4.2 miles

5.52am: Malacca Lt dipped bearing N24W

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Lost overboard by accident 1 sun helmet

11.22am: Pulo Pisang Lt abeam (Port) 5.8 miles

1.05pm: Altered course N85E (true)

2.20pm: Sultan Shoal Lt abeam (Port)

2.25pm: Altered course N76E. Ajax buoy abeam (Port)

pm: Cyrene Shoal abeam (Port) 3.0 fms. Altered course N73E. Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour, Keppel Channel entrance

3.05pm: Hauled in patent log

3.10pm: Stopped Forbes log

3.15pm: Took on board Pilot

4.15pm: Secured alongside N° 34 & 35 Godown Wharf Empire Dock Tanjong Pagar

4.30pm: Disembarked pilot

pm: Leave watch & part till 10.0pm

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: Sultan Lt Ho 24 miles


THE VOYAGES OF HMS IROQUOIS
Operations off Singapore

JP map Iroquois Singapore

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19 February 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock, N° 34-35 Godown

am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

7.13am: Coaled ship

12.0am: Finished coaling. Received 190 tons coal

am: Hands employed refitting & as requisite

pm: Hands cleaning ship

pm: Leave watch & part till 7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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20 February 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock, N° 34-35 Godown

am: Hands employed painting ship

am: Hands employed painting & as requisite

pm: Hands painting ship & as requisite

4.05pm: Shifted ship to 31-32 Godown

pm: Leave watch & part 4.30-7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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21 February 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock, N° 31-32 Godown

am: Hands employed painting ship & as requisite

am: Hands employed painting & as requisite

pm: Hands employed painting ship & as requisite

pm: Leave watch & part 07.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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22 February 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock, N° 31-32 Godown

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

pm: Hands make & mend

pm: Leave watch & part 1.30-7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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23 February 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock, N° 31-32 Godown

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands preparing for sea & as requisite

am: Aired bedding on Forecastle

1.45pm: Pilot embarked

1.52pm: Slipped & proceeded assisted by tug of dock

2.0pm: Course & speed as requisite for leaving harbour Middle Channel

2.28pm: Stopped & dropped pilot

2.30pm: Proceeded, course N84E, 105 revs. Breakwater Lt abeam (Port) 2 cables

2.30pm: Started Forbes log & streamed patent log

4.0pm: Quarters. Altered course N83E

6.30pm: Altered course N84E (mag). Deviation by Φ 2 Lights Horsburgh & N Point 1°E, variation ½ E

7.0pm: Deviation by Regulus Azimuth 1¼° E

7.30pm: Altered course N80E to allow for Moonsoon (NE) set

8.30pm: Rounds

9.0pm: Tanjong Lt (N Pt) S54W Mag

9.30pm: Tanjong Lt (N Pt) S54½W Mag

9.40pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 2


[Φ (Phi): average or mean position of sighting multiple or elongated objects, or aligned with]


[Tanjong Light: perhaps Tanjong Berakit (Brakit) Light: Lat 1 14N, Long 104 34E]


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24 February 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 1.57, Long 106.92

1.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

2.30am: Forbes log broken down

3.0am: Watch close W.T. doors

3.10am: Exercised seaboats crew

3.25am: Forbes log restarted 7466.1

4.35am: Exercised seaboats crew

4.30am: Deviation by Azimuth Altair 1°E

5.50am: Sighted Victory Island N48E

6.15am: Altered course N77E Comp

7.0am: Sighted Barren Island N56E (Comp), Victory Island N21E (Comp)

7.10am: Altered course N75E Comp

8.10am: Altered course N73E (Mag)

am: Hands cleaning ship

10.52am: Altered course N81E (Mag)

11.30am: Rounds

pm: Hands make & mend

4.20pm: Altered course N78E Comp

5.0pm: Quarters

5.30pm: Streamed submarine sentry set 8 fms

7.0pm: Comp Error by Azimuth Regulus 3°E, variation 1½ E

10.05pm: Exercised seaboats crew

10.14pm: Sighted St Pierre Lt bearing N45E

11.50pm: Altered course N55E (True)

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: St Pierre Lt Ho 079½°, 108 miles


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25 February 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 2.44, Long 109.94

12.30am: St Pierre Lt bearing N8½E (Mag)

2.0am: St Pierre Lt bearing N38W (Mag)

2.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

am: Lost overboard lead Kelvin 1.24 lbs, Tubes brass guard 1, swivel piece & 60 fms special 7 stranded sounding wire

am: Exercised seaboats crew

5.12am: St Pierre Lt S81W (Mag) 16 fms sounding

am: Sighted Api Pt bearing SE & Merundung Island N20E

am: Hands cleaning ship

8.0am: Altered course N65E

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions. Prayers

am: Piped down

11.45am: Tanjong Datu dipped S30W (Comp)

pm: Quarters

7.0pm: Dev by Sunset Azimuth 2° E (Comp Error 3¾ E)

8.30pm: Rounds

10.20pm: Altered course N52E (Mag) 23 fms sounding

10.30pm: In submarine sentry

10.40pm: Deviation by Azimuth of Saturn 1¼ E (Comp Error 3°E). Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 6

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Sirik 076½°, 88 miles


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26 February 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 4.10, Long 112.63

1.40am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

2.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

5.08am: Exercised seaboats crew

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning coaling screens & as requisite

12.10pm: Increased 108 revs

pm: Watch employed cleaning ship & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

6.0pm: Sloped awnings

6.30pm: Deviation by Sun Azimuth 2¼ E (Error 4° E)

7.0pm: Deviation by Regulus Azimuth 1¾ E (Error 3½ E)

pm: Rounds

9.40pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

11.45pm: Altered course N35E (mag). Deviation by Azimuth Mizar ¾ E (Error 2½ E)

Number on sick list: 5

True Bearing and Distance: Barram Pt 069°, 90 miles


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27 February 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 6.40, Long 114.92

12.50am: Deviation by Antares Azimuth ¾° E (Error 2½ E)

1.0am: Clocks advanced 10 minutes

3.10am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

4.25am: Red 105 revs

4.55am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Hands employed furling & scrubbing awnings

8.30am: Altered course N38½E (true)

am: Hands employed respreading awning & as requisite

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers

am: Lost overboard by accident 2 sun helmets

pm: Watch employed cleaning ship & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

4.10pm: Exercised fire stations

7.0pm: Deviation by Regulus Azimuth ¾° E (Error 2½ E)

7.50pm: Altered course N45E (true). Deviation by Polaris 1½ E (Error 3¼ E)

pm: Rounds

11.30pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 8

True Bearing and Distance: Murex shoal 043°, 173 miles


[“The S.S. “Murex” is reported to have struck, in 1901, on a reef from which Balabac Peak bears 167° (165° mag.) distant 34 miles. It is plotted in latitude 9° 28’ 30” N., longitude 116° 56’ E., position doubtful. No sounding was obtained on the reef but the depth nearby was 7 fathoms (12.8m). As far as known this is the southernmost of the outer dangers off the west coast of Palawan.”

United States Coast Pilot: Palawan, Mindanao, and Sulu Archipelago. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940: page 132


Murex shoal,... on which the S.S. “Murex” is reported to have struck on 13th August 1901, is apparently a reef of small extent, lying about 3 miles within the edge of the bank and in the northern approach to the North Balabac strait. It is situated, approximately, with Balabac peak bearing about S15°E, distant 34 miles; this shoal is the southernmost of the outer dangers off the coast of Palawan.”

The China Sea Directory, Volume 2. Great Britain. Hydrographic Department, John Phillips (Capt). Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, By Eyre and Spottiswoode, printers to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1906: page 240]


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28 February 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 8.75, Long 116.75

12.30am: Deviation β Scorpii 1½ E (Error 3° E)

2.0am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

am: Sounding 50 fms

3.08am: 90 fms

am: Lost overboard by accident: Gear (Lost) lead 24 lbs, Tube brass guard, Swivel piece 40 fms

4.10am: Hauled in Patent log

4.20am: Cleared & streamed Patent Log

5.0am: 52 fathoms sounding. Deviation by Polaris Azimuth 1½ E (Error 3° E)

am: Hands cleaning ship

7.25am: Altered course N38E (true)

7.40am: Deviation by Sun Azimuth ½° E (Error 2° E)

9.0am: Divisions. Prayers

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

10.20am: Sighted Mt Mantalingahan bearing N70E

12.40pm: Altered course N39E (true)

pm: Watch employed cleaning ship & as requisite

6.0pm: Furled forecastle awning

6.10pm: Reduced 70 revs

6.25pm: Increased 105 revs

pm: Deviation by Sun set Azimuth 1½ E (Error 3° E)

7.55pm: Altered course N42E (true). Error 3° E

10.45pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 6

True Bearing and Distance: Bombay shoal N15E, 42 miles


[Bombay Shoal coordinates: Lat 9°24’ 22N, Long 116°59’ 02E]



LOGS FOR MARCH 1923


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1 March 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 11.36, Long 118.53

1.30am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

1.55am: Advanced clocks 10 minutes

4.50am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.06am: Altered course N22½E (Mag)

8.27am: Altered course N12½E (Mag)

9.0am: Divisions. Prayers

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

12.12pm: Altered course N10½W (Mag)

pm: Watch cleaning boats & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Exercised collision stations

6.12pm: Sunset by Compass S79½W (Error 2½ E)

7.50pm: Altered course N15W (Comp)

8.20pm: Deviation by Azimuth Polaris ¼° E

pm: Rounds 8.30

Number on sick list: 7

True Bearing and Distance: Scarborough Reef 350°, 230 miles


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2 March 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 14.62, Long 117.67

am: Deviation by Azimuth of Polaris ¼° E

am: Exercised seaboats & watch W.T. doors

5.10am: Exercised seaboats crew

am: Deviation by Azimuth Polaris½° E (Error 1 ¾ E)

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.19am: Altered course N12W

am: Lost overboard by accident 2 sun helmets

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

10.12am: Hauled in & cleared Patent Log 471.6

10.15am: Streamed & reset zero

pm: Watch cleaning ship & as requisite

3.20pm: Sighted Scarborough Reef bearing East

4.0pm: Quarters

5.0pm: Hauled in Patent log 62.0. Stopped ship. Commenced sounding

5.20pm: Wire parted

5.25pm: Proceeded same course & speed

5.25pm: Streamed patent log

6.15pm: Sun set by Compass S81W. Error 1 ¼ E. Deviation ¼° E

pm: Rounds

11.10pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 10

True Bearing and Distance: Scarborough shoal West entrance 004°, 27 miles


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3 March 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 18.07, Long 116.85

am: Deviation by Azimuth of Polaris ½° E (Error 1½ E)

2.05am: Exercised seaboats crew

am: Exercised seaboats crew & Watch W.T. doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

7.15am: Altered course N25E (true)

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Rounds

noon: Reduced 100 revs

pm: Hands make & mend

pm: Quarters

6.18pm: Sunset by Compass S81½W. Error 1° E. Deviation ½ E

8.20pm: Deviation by Azimuth Polaris ½° E. Compass Error 1°E

8.30pm: Rounds

9.40pm: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

Number on sick list: 9

True Bearing and Distance: Hong Kong Lt Ho (Waglan) 330°, 285 miles


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4 March 1923

From Singapore to Hong Kong and at Sea

Lat 20.98, Long 114.98

12.09am: Hauled in Patent Log 263. Log fouled by waste

12.15am: Streamed log

2.10am: Exercised seaboats crew & watch W.T. doors

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions. Prayers

am: Piped down

noon: Sounding 59 fms

12.15pm: Altered course N24W (true)

4.0pm: Altered course N23W (true)

pm: Quarters

7.0pm: Sunset by Compass S82W (¾° E Error). Deviation ½° E

7.15pm: Forbes log stopped

7.35pm: Restarted Forbes log

6.55pm: Sighted Waglan Lt N28W

7.30pm: Waglan Lt N27½W

8.40pm: Altered course N76W (true)

pm: Deviation shore transit nil. Ship’s Head N76W

10.05pm: Hauled in patent Log

11.10pm: Came to Starboard anchor in 12 fms veered 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent Stonecutters Island N70E, NW Lt Ho N50W, Sulphur Pass Lt S73E

Number on sick list: 7

True Bearing and Distance: Waglan Lt Ho 332°, 81 miles


[Sulphur Pass: perhaps Sulphur Channel]


THE VOYAGES OF HMS IROQUOIS
Operations off Hong Kong

JP map Iroquois Hong Kong

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5 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.20am: Weighed

6.30am: Proceeded. Course & speed as requisite for proceeding Central Fairway up harbour

7.15am: Secured to No 5 buoy

9.05am: 1 Leading Seaman, 1 Chief Writer discharged to HMS “Titania” & “Durban”

9.30am: Captain left ship for court martial in HMS “Titania”. Discharged Comm.d Gunner Sullivan to “Hawkins”. 1 AB, 1 Cooks Mate & 1 Stoker discharged to HMS “Hawkins”

noon: 1 rating discharged to hospital

12.15pm: Captain returned from court martial

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

2.0pm: 1 signalman joined ship from “Dispatch”

2.25pm: Portuguese sloop arrived

pm: Paid monthly payment

pm: Leave watch 5pm-7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


[“Dispatch”: perhaps HMS “Despatch” built 1919]


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6 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship & as requisite

9.30am: Lieuts Addis & Lucy joined ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting & as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Leave watch till 7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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7 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands employed disembarking ammunition & as requisite

8.0am: “Hawkins” shifted & “Petersfield” to buoy & returned at 11.30am to Dock Wall

pm: Hands employed cleaning & as requisite

pm: 1 Chief Petty Officer returned from hospital

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Leave to watch till 7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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8 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands employed scrubbing out boats & as requisite

pm: Hands employed scrubbing canvass gear & as requisite

pm: Leave watch 4.30-7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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9 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.20am: “Petersfield” secured to No 6 buoy

am: Hands employed drawing stores & cleaning ship

11.05am: Provision store lighters secured alongside. Provisioned ship

11.45am: Finished provisioning ship

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship &as requisite

4.0pm: Quarters

pm: Leave watch 4.30-7.0am

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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10 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

am: Hands cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Rounds

11.50am: HMS “Bluebell” left

pm: Make & mend [clothes]

pm: Leave watch 1.15-7.0am

pm: 1 Stoker rejoined from hospital

5.0pm: Quarters

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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11 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

am: Hands cleaning ship

9.15am: Divisions. Landed Church parties

noon: Church parties returned

pm: Quarters. Furled Quarter Deck awnings & lowered boats

pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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12 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

am: Hands preparing ship for docking

am: Hands employed preparing for docking

10.40am: Tug secured alongside

10.45am: Slipped and proceeded into dock

11.15am: Ship secured in dock

11.45am: Commenced pumping out dock

pm: Hands employed scraping ship’s bottom

2.0pm: Ship resting on blocks, commenced shoring up

1.20pm: One able seaman discharged to RN hospital

2.0pm: One Leading Seaman rejoined from RN hospital

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7 am

5.30pm: Exercised fire stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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13 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed lowering anchors into dock

am: Hands employed ranging cable on deck bed and drawing stores

1.15pm: Hands employed ranging cable on dock bed and drawing stores

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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14 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed drawing and returning stores and refitting gear

10.15am: One rating discharged to RN Hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed drawing stores and refitting

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.20pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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15 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed refitting

10.30am: Two ratings discharged to RN Hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting and drawing stores

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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16 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed restowing cable and cleaning ship

9.0am: Hands employed restowing cable and refitting

1.15pm: Hands employed drawing stores & refitting

2.0pm: Two Officers Stewards discharged to HMS “Tamar”

4.0pm: Leave granted to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds


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17 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship and refitting gear

10.30am: One rating discharged to RN Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds


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18 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions

9.30am: Landed Church Parties

10.0am: One rating discharged to RN Hospital

11.45am: Church Parties returned

1.15pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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19 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed refitting boats falls and cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed refitting boats falls and painting ship

10.30am: One rating discharged to RN Hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed painting and refitting ship

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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20 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning fresh water tank and generally refitting

11.44am: One rating discharged to RN Hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed scraping decks and refitting ship

1.30pm: One rating rejoined from RN Hospital

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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21 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed preparing for undocking

8.45am: Commenced to flood dock

9.30am: Ship afloat

10.03am: Proceeded out of dock in tow

10.35am: Secured alongside North Wall under 100 ton crane

11.0am: HMS “Marazion” secured alongside

1.15pm: Hands employed drawing and striking down stores

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds


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22 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed refitting boats and drawing stores

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting boats and drawing stores

1.30pm: HMS “Hawkins” flying flag of Commander in Chief. HMS “Durban” and “Diomede” sailed

2.10pm: Two ratings rejoined from RN Hospital

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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23 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed refitting boats and gear

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting boats and drawing stores

2.0pm: One rating rejoined from RN Hospital

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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24 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Hands to make and mend clothes

1.15pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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25 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.15am: Divisions

9.30am: Landed church party

10.30am: Landed church party

11.45am: Church parties returned

1.15pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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26 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Working party of 15 hands left ship for victualling yard Kowloon

am: Hands employed refitting ship

9.40am: HMS “Moth” sailed

9.45am: HMS “Marazion” slipped from alongside and berthed astern

11.25am: Provision lighter secured alongside. Hands employed provisioning ship

1.15pm: Hands employed provisioning ship

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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27 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed provisioning ship

8.15am: Hands employed provisioning ship

1.15pm: Hands employed scraping upper deck and refitting boats

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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28 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed scraping upper deck

8.15am: Hands employed scraping upper deck and scrubbing awnings

9.15am: Working party left ship (4 hands) for RN Hospital

10.25am: Working party returned

1.15pm: Hands employed scraping decks and cleaning ship

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

5.50pm: One rating rejoined from Aden Hospital

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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29 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and refitting surveying gear

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning and painting ship

10.15am: Hands employed spreading forecastle awning

1.15pm: Hands employed drawing stores and refitting ship

3.40pm: HMS “Despatch” sailed

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

4.10pm: HMS “Tarantula” slipped from alongside and proceeded into basin

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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30 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Landed church party

9.15am: Divisions

11.15am: Church Party returned

am: Hands to make and mend clothes

1.15pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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31 March 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: USS “Sacramento” arrived and saluted the country with 21 guns and the broad pennant of Commodore Hong Kong with 11 guns. Black Rock and HMS “Tamar” returned salutes

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.15am: Paid quarterly settlement

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

1.15pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -



LOGS FOR APRIL 1923


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1 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions

9.40am: Landed church parties

11.0am: Church parties returned

1.15pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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2 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

Lost by accident through axle of dockyard cart breaking: Patt No 536 Paint White lbs 336, Patt 501 Paint Black lbs 224, Patt 512 Paint Spar Claw [?] lbs 112

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning and painting ship

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning and painting ship and drawing stores

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

1.15pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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3 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning and painting ship and returning stores

10.05am: Two ratings discharged to RN Hospital

1.15pm: One rating rejoined from RN Hospital. Hands employed refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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4 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and fitting

8.30am: Lieuts Hardy and Lucy in “Alert” and skiff left ship

8.30am: Tugs secured alongside and shifted ship to East End of North Wall. Hands employed refitting ship and gear

10.0am: Submarines L 7 and L 13 secured alongside

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning and refitting ship

2.0pm: L 13 proceeded into basin

2.30pm: L 4 secured alongside L 7

3.15pm: “Alert” and skiff returned

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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5 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

Alongside North Wall

Lost overboard by accident 1 temperature Glass Patt No A 25087

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and boats

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship and drawing stores

8.30am: “Alert” and skiff with Lieuts Brent and Addis left ship

8.35am: L 4 left

9.25am: L 7 left

9.30am: One rating discharged to RN Hospital

11.0am: Tested magazine flooding arrangements and found correct

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting ship and drawing stores

2.0pm: L 5 secured alongside

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.05pm: Exercised fire stations

7.10pm: “Alert” and skiff returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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6 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

Alongside North Wall

5.45am: Hands employed letting go wires of HMS “Titania” and cleaning ship

8.0am: Hands employed painting and cleaning ship

8.0am: Lieuts Hardy & Lucy with tramping party left

11.0am: Surg Lieut P.C. Homer discharged to RN Hospital

11.30am: Lieuts Hardy and Lucy and tramping party returned

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting ship and drawing stores

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port watch till 7am. Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Exercised Fires Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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7 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

6.0pm: HMS “Moorhen” arrived

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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8 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.15am: Divisions

9.30am: Landed church parties

11.0am: Church parties returned

pm: Granted leave to Port watch till 7am

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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9 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.0am: Working party of four hands for Kowloon

7.30am: Submarines L 4, 5 & 7 sailed

8.0am: HMS “Ambrose” sailed

8.30am: HMS “Magnolia” sailed

am: Hands employed refitting ship

1.10pm: Read warrants No 3 & 4

1.20pm: Hands employed preparing for coaling

2.0pm: One rating rejoined from RN Hospital

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am. Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Stations

5.20pm: Working party returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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10 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

7.05am: Coal lighters secured alongside

8.30am: Commenced coaling

11.10am: HMS “Tarantula” sailed

pm: Hands employed coaling ship

3.35pm: Finished coaling. Received 220 tons. Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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11 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed painting ship

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship

1.0pm: Hands employed cleaning and painting ship

4.30pm: Two able seamen discharged to HMS “Tamar” under arrest

pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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12 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

Alongside North Wall

Lost overboard by accident from “Alert”: One electric combination bow light Patt No 14 and fittings

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Magazine flooding arrangement tested and found correct

9.0am: HMS “Moorhen” sailed

10.0-11.0am: Carried out basin trial

11.15am: Slipped from North Wall

11.30am: Secured to No 8 buoy

1.15pm: Hands employed hoisting boats

1.45pm: HMS “Tarantula” arrived

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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13 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.05am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.0am: Typhoon Signal No 1 hoisted

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.15am: Read warrants No 5 & 6. Two ratings discharged to Hong Kong Detention Barracks

1.15pm: Hands employed ammunitioning ship

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am. Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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14 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: French cruiser “Victor Hugo” and “Jules Michelet” arrived and saluted country with 21 guns. Black Rock returned salute. HMS “Tamar” and USS “Sacramento” saluted flag of V.A. “Victor Hugo” with 13 guns. “Victor Hugo” returned salute

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Two ratings discharged to RN Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

1.15pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.50pm: French sloop “Altair” arrived

Number on sick list: -


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15 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions

9.30am: Landed church parties

11.15am: Church parties returned

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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16 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.44, Long 114.19

[Tolo Harbour coordinates]

N° 8 buoy

Lost overboard by accident while undocking from buoy:

- Trimmers steel 2 lbs No 2

- Punches 1¼” for cable No 3

- Locking Pins No 6

- Cold Chisel No 1

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and securing for sea

8.05am: Slipped and proceeded out of harbour. Course & speeds as requisite

9.10am: Started Forbes log and streamed patent log

9.15am: Divisions

am: Hands employed preparing for surveying

9.0am: Hak Kok Tau N70W, left tangent Futau Chau N9E; right tangent Slope Island S87E. Course S23E Comp. 155 True. 100 revs

9.15am: Altered course S71E

9.20am: Altered course N85E

11.22am: Course & speeds as requisite for entering Tolo harbour Hemp Middle Channel

12.45pm: Hands employed preparing for surveying

1.10pm: Came to anchor in 4/4 fms in Three Fathom Cove, Mirs Bay, veered to two shackles

pm: Hands employed lowering boats

1.40pm: “Alert” and skiff with Lieuts Brent and Addis, 1st whaler with Lt Commander Lockhart

2.15pm: Skiff with Lieut Leslie, “Herald” with Lieut Lucy, and skiff with Captain left ship

Anchor Bearings: left tangent 108 ft summit N10E, Datum Rock N67E, right tangent Land S48E

5.30-6.15pm: All boats returned to ship

5.40pm: Hands to bathe

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


[Hakkok Tau: also known as Cape Collision]


[Futau Chau: also known as Junk Island]


[Slope Island: also known as Jan Chau]


[Datum Rock: is located “on the eastern side of the entrance to Jones Cove ... This rock dries 7 feet,...”. Hydrographic Office publication 1951, volume 124: page 340]


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17 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.42, Long 114.27

Three Fathoms Cove, Mirs Bay

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.30am: Landed tide watcher

9.0am: “Alert” with Lieut Brent & Addis, “Herald” with Lieuts Leslie and Lucy left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

10.45am: “Herald” returned

11.05am: Tide watcher returned

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

3.0pm: “Alert” returned

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.30pm: “Herald” and “Alert” left ship

5.0pm: Hands to bathe

5.50pm: “Herald” & “Alert” returned

6.45am: Surveying boats crews employed remaking lead lines

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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18 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.42, Long 114.27

Three Fathoms Cove, Mirs Bay

6.15am: Hands employed painting ship

7.50am: Landed tide watcher

8.0am: “Alert” with Lieuts Brent and Addis, “Herald” with Lieuts Leslie & Lucy and skiff with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

11.45am: Lieut Hardy returned

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship

5.0pm: “Alert” and “Herald” returned

5.0pm: Hands to bathe

6.0pm: Landed non-swimmers for instruction

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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19 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.42, Long 114.27

Three Fathoms Cove, Mirs Bay

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: “Alert” and skiff with Lieut Addis and 2nd whaler with Lieut Lucy left ship

8.40am: 2nd whaler returned. Hands employed painting ship

9.0am: Magazine flooding arrangement tested and found correct

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

1.0pm: Recreation parties left ship

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.05pm: Hands to bathe

6.0pm: All recreation parties returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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20 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

Three Fathoms Cove, Mirs Bay

6.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded. Course & speeds as requisite for leaving Tolo Harbour

6.25am: Streamed Patent log

6.44am: Ocean Point N13E; left tangent, Port Island N58E, Bluff Point S50E. Course N80E, 105 revs

6.57am: Altered course S60E

7.04am: Altered course S40E. Right tangent Port Island Φ left tangent Round Island

7.24am: Altered course S11E

7.41am: Altered course S10W

8.30am: Left tangent, East Ninepin S45W; North Rock S74W; Steepcliff Head N46W

8.42am: Altered course S35W

9.0am: Divisions

9.45am: Altered course S62W

10.0am: In patent log

10.30am: Stopped engines. Course & speed as requisite for surveying

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

4.15pm: Passed through Sulphur Channel and entered Hong Kong from Westward

4.55pm: Secured No 8 Buoy. Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: One rating joined ship from HMS “Tamar”

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -

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21 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.15am: USS “Helena” sailed

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.20am: One rating discharged to RN Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

2.30pm: Three ratings rejoined from RN Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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22 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.20am: HMS “Moth” arrived

9.0am: Divisions

9.05am: Three Chinese Stokers joined ship

9.30am: Landed church parties

11.0am: HMS “Moth” sailed

11.30am: Church parties returned

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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23 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.19, Long 113.99

[Patung coordinates]

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.30am: One telegraphist rating discharged to “Titania” for W/T duties

8.0am: Slipped and proceeded out of harbour to the westward

8.30am: Passed through Sulphur Channel. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying operations

10.10am: “Alert” and skiff with Lieuts Brent and Addis, “Herald” and skiff with Lieut Leslie and 1st whaler with Lieut Lucy left ship

11.10am: 2nd whaler with Lieutenant Lockhart left ship

noon: Came to anchor in 8 fms at Patung Island, veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Patung Island N80E, right tangent Patung Island N25W

1.15pm: Hands employed shipping test wire down

1.0pm: Skiff with Lieut Hardy left ship

3.45pm: Skiff returned

4.0pm: Weighed and proceeded. Course & speeds as requisite for picking up boats

5.10pm: 2nd whaler returned

6.30pm: 1st whaler returned

7.0pm: Came to anchor in 12 fms to SW of Ling Ting Island

Anchor Bearings: Left tangent, Ling Ting Island N42E, right tangent, Ling Ting Island N75E, left tangent, Hong Kong Chau S19W

7.05pm: “Alert” and skiff and 8.05 [pm] “Herald” and skiff returned


[Hong Kong Chau: perhaps misspelt Hengang Dao]


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24 April 1923

At Ling Ting Island, Hong Kong

Lat 22.08, Long 114.04

At anchor off Ling Ting Island

Lost overboard by accident: paint brush Patt No 5, 1 in number; Sun helmet, 1 in number

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: “Alert” and skiff with Lieuts Brent & Addis and “Herald” and skiff with Lieut Lucy left ship

8.25am: Weighed anchor. Course and speeds as requisite for surveying. Hands employed refitting surveying gear

9.45am: 2nd whaler with RO watch left ship

10.45am: 1st whaler with Lieut Leslie left ship

11.0am: Came to anchor in 15 fms in Joss House Bay Tamkan, veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Waglan Lt Ho N6E; left tangent, Tamkan N62E; Joss House S83E

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

2.25pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

3.0pm: 1st whaler returned

3.50pm: 2nd whaler returned

5.56pm: Came to anchor in 7fms in Repulse Bay. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent, Tung Bo Chau N20W; left tangent, Tung Bo Chau N75W; Ngan Chau S20E

6.0pm: “Alert” and skiff and “Herald” and skiff returned to ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


[Lema Islands include, besides Tamkan, Iroquois Rock, a pinnacle lying 1800 yards south-westward of Ichau Head. Iroquois Rock is also known as Danuei Jao]


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25 April 1923

At Hong Kong. Repulse Bay

Lat 22.23, Long 114.18

Repulse Bay anchorage

6.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded. Course & speeds as requisite. Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: Came to anchor in 6 fms in Hami Wan, Lamma Island. Veered to 2½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: Wo lo tsui N42W, 443 ft summit N23E, Hamitsui South

9.0am: Divisions and Prayers

am: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

9.45am: 2nd whaler with Lieuts Brent and Addis left ship

12.55pm: 2nd whaler returned

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Hands to bathe

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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26 April 1923

At Lamma Island, Hong Kong

Lat 22.13, Long 114.06

At anchor Lamma Island

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Dressed ship with mast head flags in honour of the marriage of H.R.H. the Duke of York

8.0pm: Weighed anchor. Course and speeds as requisite for surveying operations

8.45am: Hands employed refitting gear

10.0am: Magazine flooding valve tested and found correct

pm: Hands employed refitting gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.52pm: Undressed ship

7.0pm: Let go anchor in 5½ fms in Hami Wan, Lamma Island. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Wo lo tsui N45W, 443 ft summit N22E, Hamitsui S2W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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27 April 1923

At Lamma Island, Hong Kong

Lat 22.13, Long 114.06

At anchor Lamma Island

6.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying operations

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed refitting gear

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship & preparing for entering harbour

4.15pm: Passed through Sulphur Channel

5.0pm: Secured to No 8 Buoy

5.10pm: One rating joined ship from HMS “Tamar”

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

6.15pm: One telegraphist rating rejoined from HMS “Titania”

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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28 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

N° 8 buoy

Lost overboard by accident: One hand scrubber Patt No 459

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.30am: One rating discharged to HMS “Titania”

8.45am: One E.R. rating joined from HMS “Titania”. Hands employed cleaning ship

10.30am: One rating discharged to RN Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port watch till 7am

4.15pm: HMS “Moth” arrived

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.05pm: Hands to bathe

9.0pm: Rounds


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29 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions

9.15am: Landed church parties

11.50am: Church parties returned

pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening quarters

5.05pm: Hands to bathe

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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30 April 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed drawing stores and provisioning ship

10.05am: Provision lighter secured alongside

11.30am: Finished provisioning ship

11.45am: French Gunboat “Moqueuse” arrived

am: Paid monthly money

1.15pm: Hands employed preparing for coaling

2.30pm: HMS “Moth” sailed

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

4.30pm: One rating discharged to “Marazion”

5.0pm: One rating joined ship from HMS “Marazion”

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


[French Gunboat “Moqueuse”: built 1916 by Arsenal de Lorient]



LOGS FOR MAY 1923


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1 May 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

7.0am: Coal lighter secured alongside

7.30am: HMS “Marazion”, L 4 and L 5 left

8.0am: Commenced coaling

12.20pm: Finished coaling: 110 tons

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

1.0pm: French Gunboat “Moqueuse” sailed

pm: Granted leave to Starboard watch till 10pm

9.0pm: Rounds


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2 May 1923

At Hong Kong

Lat 21.70, Long 113.71

Lost overboard by accident:

- Submarine sentry kite complete

- Shackles Patt 2000, 2 in number

- Swivel 7/16”, 1 in number

- Swivel metal small, Patt 167.H, 1 in number

6.10am: Slipped. Course & speeds as requisite for leaving Harbour to westward

6.50am: Streamed patent log zero

6.50am: Wo lo tsui S1E, Pakoka S30E, left tangent Hong Kong Island N58E. 100 revs. Course 187° S7½W

8.25am: Patent Log 12.2. Altered course S42¾W, right tangent Lingting N30W

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.30pm: Streamed submarine sentry at 10 fms

5.40pm: Submarine sentry carried away

5.45-6.30pm: Forbes log broken down

6.45pm: Obtained deviation on SW by Sun azimuth ½° E

8.30pm: Rounds

11.45pm: Exercised sea boats crew; closed W.T. doors

Number on sick list: -

True Bearing and Distance: Tai Chau 225½°, 260 miles


[Pakoka: perhaps Pakok, or Boulder Point, the northern point of Lamma Island]


[Tai Chau: possibly the Amphitrite Group (Ts’i Tcheou) in the Paracel Islands]


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3 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Paracel Islands

Lat 19.19, Long 111.42

Lost overboard by accident:

-Submarine sentry, kite complete

- Shackles Patt 2000, 2 in number

- Swivel 7/16”, 1 in number

- Swivel metal small, Patt 167.H, 1 in number

3.30am: Exercised sea boats crew

6.0am: Streamed submarine sentry 10 fms

am: Hands employed cleaning

8.55am: Submarine sentry carried away

9.10am: Divisions & Prayers

10.0am: Altered course S1E, 180° true

11.15am: Magazine flooding valves tested & found correct

1.15pm: Hands employed respreading awning

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised collision and abandon ship stations

5.0pm: Put clock back 15 minutes

6.45pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes

8.05pm: Decreased to 70 revs

10.0pm: Increased to 75 revs

11.0pm: Exercised sea boats crew

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: North Reef Paracel Islands 179°, 126 miles


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4 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Paracel Islands

Lat 16.75, Long 111.52

1.05am: Exercised sea boats crew. Close W/T doors

3.40am: Increased to 100 revs

4.45am: Altered course East. Patent log 340.2

5.0am: Sighted North Reef Paracels bearing 370° E. Course & speeds as requisite for preparing for taut wire run

6.0am: Started taut wire run: left tangent, Reef N67E; Double Rock S61½E. Course S11E, 110 revs

7.0am: Double Rock bearing N7½E (True)

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.43am: Sighted Pattle Island S27E

9.55am: Cut taut wire 33.6. Course & speeds as requisite

Left tangent, Pattle Island N85E; right tangent, Robert Island S45E; right tangent, Money Island S30W

11.0am: Streamed Patent Log and submarine sentry 10 fms. Course N10W, 100 revs

12.10pm: Hauled in patent log reading 9.5 miles

12.20pm: Altered course S85W & commenced search for Hotspur Shoal

12.48pm: Altered course North

12.57pm: Altered course S85E

1.37pm: Altered course North

1.46pm: Altered course S85W

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

2.26pm: Altered course North

2.35pm: Altered course S85E

3.15pm: Altered course North

3.24pm: Altered course S85W

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.04pm: Altered course North

4.15pm: Altered course S85E

4.34pm: Altered course WSW

5.0pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes

6.0pm: Course & speeds as requisite for fixing North Reef

6.40pm: Set course S49W, 60 revs

6.42pm: Streamed P.L. zero

6.45pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes

8.30pm: Rounds

10.20pm: Exercised sea boats crews

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: North Reef Paracels Islands 351°, 19 miles


[“Hotspur Shoal on which an American ship of this name was said to have been wrecked in 1860, is charted in 16 50N, 111 30E; it was probably the North Reef that this vessel struck upon. It was not seen by the British naval vessel “Linnet” when here in 1893. In 1923 it was unsuccessfully searched for by the British Naval Vessel “Iroquois””. Asiatic pilot. Published by the Hydrographic Office under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Washington: G.P.O., 1925; volume 4: page 138]


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5 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Singapore and at Paracel Islands

Lat 16.88, Long 112.10

1.30am: Altered course N45E, Patent Log 27.9

2.43am: Exercised sea boats crews

4.13am: Increased to 100 revs

5.10am: Sun rose bearing N72½°E

5.45am: Altered course N35E

6.15am: Altered course N10E

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.0am: Course & speeds as requisite for preparing for Taut wire

7.15am: Hauled in Patent Log

7.20am: Lowered Taut Wire weights

7.25am: Course S75E, 60 revs

7.30am: 110 revs

8.0am: Left tangent N Reef N53W, Boulder N43W, right tangent [space left blank] N36E

8.0am: Taut Wire 074848

8.45am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Taut Wire 083870

10.0am: Taut Wire 032470

11.0am: Taut Wire 101120

noon: Taut Wire 109340

11.55am: Sighted Tree Island N61E

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

12.10pm: Sighted Woody Island bearing S81E

1.30pm: Stopped and cut taut wire 121924

1.45pm: Course SSW, 100 revs

1.50pm: Streamed Patent Log zero

2.0pm: Set submarine sentry 10 fms

1.50pm: right tangent Woody Island N58E, left tangent Woody Island N35E, left tangent North Island N1½E

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

8.0pm: Altered course S19W

8.10pm: Hauled in submarine sentry

8.15pm: Compass error by Azimuth of Sirius S60½W, Nil

8.30pm: Rounds

11.40pm: Exercised sea boats crew

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Woody Island 102°, 13.7 miles


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6 May 1923

From Paracel Islands to Singapore

Lat 14.15, Long 111.58

1.10am: Exercised sea boats crew

6.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions

9.55am: Divine Service

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

8.30pm: Rounds

9.45pm: Exercised sea boats crew and closed W/T doors

Number on sick list: 6

True Bearing and Distance: Kiev Bank 200°, 266 miles


[Kiev Bank: “The Commander of the steamer “Kiev”, of the Russian volunteer fleet, reported in 1908 as having sounded on a bank with about 39 fathoms (71.3m), apparently in 10° 15’ 45”N, 110° 13’ 15”E, and also in the year 1901, obtaining a sounding of 34 fathoms (62.2m) in about Lat 10 10N, 110 10E.” Asiatic pilot. Published by the Hydrographic Office under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Washington: G.P.O., 1925; volume 4: page 132]


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7 May 1923

From Paracel Islands to Singapore

Lat 11.33, Long 110.58

1.40am: Exercised sea boats crew

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions and Prayers

am: Hands employed rigging sounding gear

noon: Reset Patent Log to zero

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

2.0pm: Streamed Submarine sentry set at 40 fms

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Altered course S37W (Comp)

8.30pm: Rounds

10.0pm: Altered course S75W (Comp)

11.15pm: Exercised sea boats crew and closed W/T doors

Number on sick list: 5

True Bearing and Distance: Kiev Bank 203°, 57 miles


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8 May 1923

From Paracel Islands to Singapore

Lat 10.08, Long 109.0

1.20am: Exercised sea boats crew. Close W/T doors

2.25am: Reduced to 85 revs

4.10am: Increased to 100 revs

5.15am: Sighted Pulo Sapatu bearing N80W

5.30am: Altered course N70W

5.50am: Altered course N60W

6.0am: Hands employed rigging sounding gear and cleaning ship

6.50am: Sighted Volcanic Islands N39W

7.40am: Altered course N25W

8.40am: Hauled in patent log 140.1

9.15am: Course and speeds as requisite for sounding in vicinity of Volcanic Islands

pm: Hands employed ship sounding. Courses and speeds as requisite

3.35pm: Finished sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.08pm: Pulo Sapatu, Pyramid Island, Round Island. Course S45E, 100 revs

4.55pm: Streamed Patent Log

5.30pm: Hauled in Patent Log

5.39pm: Streamed Patent Log at zero

6.0pm: Streamed submarine sentry set to 40 fms

6.45pm: Pulo Sapatu bearing N88W

7.53pm: Altered course S40E

8.0pm: In communication with HMS “Ambrose” on passage to Hong Kong

8.40pm: Altered course N78E

8.30pm: Rounds

11.15pm: Exercised sea boats crew

Number on sick list: 3


[Volcanic Islands: Two small islands formed during the eruption at Ile des Cendres, a group of submarine volcanoes off the SE coast of Vietnam. The eruption was witnessed by the Japanese steamer “Wakasa Maru” on March 2nd, 1923. On March 8th, HMS “Carlisle” on her passage to Mirs Bay made a closer examination of the volcanic phenomenon. When HMS “Iroquois” visited the spot, she found that two islands had been formed. In July 1923, P&O steamer “Malwa” on passing in the neighbourhood of the volcanic islands area found that the islands had disappeared. Pictures of the volcanic eruption at Ile des Cendres were published in the article “Two New Volcanic Islands in the China Sea”. The Geographical Journal 1923, vol. 62, no. 1: pp. 35–38]


[More about The Pyramid (Little Catwick) and Round Island (Great Catwick) here]


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9 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Singapore and at Kiev Bank

Lat 10.11, Long 110.26

2.17am: Exercised sea boats crew

4.50am: Altered course N84½W, 275°

5.55am: Hauled in Patent Log and Submarine sentry

6.22am: Commenced deep sea sounding, 794 fms

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and sounding

9.0am: Divisions and prayers

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and deep sea sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.05pm: Finished sounding. Course N88W, 272°, 80 revs. Streamed submarine sentry at 40 fms

8.0pm: Altered course S1½E

8.10pm: Altered course N88½E

8.14pm: Altered course 32 points to Starboard

8.24pm: Stopped engines

8.35pm: Rounds

8.30pm: Proceeded 80 revs. Course N88½E

8.45pm: Compass Error by Polaris 1½° E

9.50pm: Altered course S1½E

10.0pm: Altered course S89W

10.10pm: Compass error by Polaris ¼° E

11.30pm: Altered course S1½E

11.40pm: Altered course N88½E

Number on sick list: 3


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10 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Singapore and at Kiev Bank

Lat 10.22, Long 110.32

1.35am: Exercised sea boats crew

4.30am: Altered course N19E. Increased to 100 revs

6.0am: Hauled in submarine sentry and commenced sounding 939 fms

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and sounding

9.45am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Finished sounding

6.30pm: Course N30E, 80 revs. Streamed submarine sentry set to 40 fms

9.30pm: Rounds

9.45pm: Exercised seaboats crew

Number on sick list: 4


Lost overboard by accident while sounding:

1 Baillie sounding rod

6 Baillie sinkers

3 Rings 3” iron

4 28 lb leads, Patt 2269


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11 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Singapore and at Kiev Bank

Lat 10.02, Long 109.88

2.0am: Exercised sea boats crew

3.0am: Compass Error by Polaris 1¼ E

4.25am: Exercised seaboats crew

6.0am: Stopped engines and commenced sounding. Hauled in submarine sentry

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.25pm: Finished sounding. Course S34½W, 105 revs. Streamed Patent Log 0

8.30pm: Rounds

11.10pm: Exercised sea boats crew

Number on sick list: 3


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12 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Singapore

Lat 7.78, Long 108.31

1.55am: Exercised seaboats crew

5.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship and unrigging sounding gear

8.45am: Divisions. Aired night clothing

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.50pm: Exercised searchlight’s crew. Burned searchlight

8.30pm: Rounds

11.10pm: Exercised sea boats crews

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Pulo Manki 210°, 330 miles


[More about Pulo Manki here]


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13 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Singapore

Lat 4.90, Long 106.10

Lost overboard by accident: One sun helmet

2.10am: Exercised sea boats crew

4.30am: Exercised sea boats crew

6.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

noon: Reset Patent Log to zero

12.23pm: Altered course S24½W. Patent Log 3.1

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Increased to 110 revs

7.0pm: Forbes log stopped

7.30pm: Restarted

8.30pm: Rounds

9.45pm: Sighted Pulo Manki Lt S3W

11.38pm: Pulo Manki S10½E (True)

11.40pm: Exercised sea boats crew

midnight: Pulo Manki S19E (True)

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Pulo Manki 196°, 112.5 miles


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14 May 1923

From Hong Kong to Singapore

Lat 1.77, Long 104.65

1.0am: Pulo Manki S48E

1.50am: Exercised sea boats crew

2.0am: Pulo Manki East

3.0am: Pulo Manki N65E

4.0am: Pulo Manki N52½E

5.10am: Sighted Pulo Domar N72E

5.40am: Sighted Pulo Aor S72W

6.0am: Altered course S30W (Comp)

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions and prayers. Hands employed cleaning ship

1.40pm: Sighted Horsburgh Lt Ho S29W. Hands employed preparing for coaling

2.22pm: Barbukit S79W, Horsburgh Lt S28W. Altered course S51W

3.15pm: Horsburgh abeam (Port) 3.4 miles

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Pulo Sijahat N44½W, Pengerang N11½W, Barbukit N43E

5.45pm: Altered course S87W

6.0pm: Hauled in Patent log

6.30pm: Stopped and picked up pilot. Course and speeds as requisite for entering Empire Dock

7.15pm: Secured alongside 34 Godown Empire Dock

8.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Horsburgh Lt 203°, 30.5 miles


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15 May 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

N°34 Godown Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

7.05am: Commenced coaling ship

8.0am: Hands employed coaling ship and cleaning out fresh water tank

10.30am: Finished coaling. Received 200 tons. Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Pumped overboard while cleaning tanks 5½ tons fresh water

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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16 May 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

N°34 Godown, Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Hands employed painting ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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17 May 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed painting ship

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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18 May 1923

At Singapore [and at Johore Bahru]

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for sea

7.40am: Slipped from jetty and proceeded out of harbour to eastward

8.15am: Course N82E, 100 revs. Man of War buoy North 3 cables. Hands employed painting ship

10.05am: Asbestos Point bearing N48W. Altered course N48W

10.30am: Course & speeds as requisite for proceeded up Singapore Old Strait

12.55pm: Came to anchor in 3½ fms off Johore Bahru, veered to 3 shackles

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm

9.0pm: Rounds

Anchor bearings: right tangent, Johore N42E; left tangent, Johore S74E; Train Ferry Pier N70W

Number on sick list: -


[Asbestos Point: the south-eastern point of Pulo Ubin, eastern entrance to Johore Straits. (Lat 1° 24’N, Long 103° 59’E approx.) Present name Tanjong Chek Jawa]


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19 May 1923

At Johore Bahru

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Divisions. Aired night clothing

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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20 May 1923

At Johore Bahru

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.15am: Divisions

9.30am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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21 May 1923

At Johore Bahru

Lat 1.52, Long 104.00

[Pulo Juling coordinates]

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and preparing for sea

7.30am: “Alert” with Lieut Addis left ship

7.30am: Weighed anchor. Course and speeds as requisite to proceeded to eastward through Old Strait and up the Johore River

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed preparing for surveying and ship sounding

11.0am: Came to anchor in 5 fms North of Pulo Juling, veered to two shackles

1.25pm: “Alert” returned

1.40pm: “Herald” and skiff with Lieuts Leslie and Lucy, whaler with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart and “Ready” and skiff with Lieut Brent left ship

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.45-6.0pm: “Herald” & skiff, “Ready” and skiff and 2nd whaler returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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22 May 1923

At Johore River

Lat 1.46, Long 104.02

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and preparing boats for surveying

7.55am: 1st whaler with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, “Ready” with Lieut Brent, “Herald” with Lieuts Leslie and Lucy and 8.45 “Alert” with Captain and Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.40-6.0pm: “Alert”, “Herald”, “Ready” and 1st whaler returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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23 May 1923

At Johore River

Lat 1.46, Long 104.02

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and preparing boats for surveying

8.0am: “Alert” with Lieuts Brent and Addis, “Herald” with Lieut Leslie, whaler with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart and “Ready” and whaler with Lieut Hardy left ship

8.15am: Shifted anchorage

8.45am: Anchored in 4½ fms. Hands employed painting ship

Anchor Bearings: Runtoh triangulation point 136°, Pier (FLAT) 114°, Pier 345°

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

2.30pm: “Ready” returned

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and whalers returned to ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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24 May 1923

At Johore River

Lat 1.46, Long 104.02

Lost overboard by accident: 1 Bill Hook

6.0am: “Ready” and skiff left ship with Lieuts Hardy and Lucy. Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: “Alert” with Lieut Brent, “Herald” with Lieut Leslie and whaler with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart left ship. Hands employed painting ship

9.30am: Magazine flooding valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

3.30pm: Whaler returned

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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25 May 1923

At Johore River

Lat 1.46, Long 104.02

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship and preparing boats for surveying

8.0am: “Herald” with Lieut Brent, “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis, whaler Lieut Comd.r Lockhart and skiff with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

11.45am: “Herald”, “Alert” and skiff returned

1.0pm: Whaler returned. Hands employed preparing for sea

2.20pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Johore Bahru through Nenas Channel

5.50pm: Came to anchor in 8 fms off Johore Bahru. Veered to 2½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Johore 255°; End Railway pier 337°; right tangent, Large Bungalow 27°

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 10pm

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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26 May 1923

At Johore Bahru

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Dressed ship overall in honour of H.M. Queen Mary’s birthday

8.45am: Divisions. Aired night clothing. Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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27 May 1923

At Johore Bahru

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At anchor off Johore Bahru

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

9.50am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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28 May 1923

At Johore Bahru

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At anchor Johore Bahru

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for sea

6.30am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding up Johore River

am: Hands employed preparing boats for survey

9.50am: Came to anchor in 6½ fms veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Runtoh triangulation 136°, Pier (FLAT) 111°, Pier 339°

10.15am: “Herald” & skiff with Lieuts Leslie & Lucy, “Alert” and skiff with Lieuts Brent and Addis and whaler with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

1.35pm: “Ready” with Lieut Hardy left ship

pm: Hands employed painting ship

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and whaler returned

6.40pm: “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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29 May 1923

At Johore River

Lat 1.46, Long 104.02

At anchor in Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.50am: “Alert” and skiff with Lieut Brent, “Herald” and skiff with Lieuts Leslie and Lucy, “Ready” and skiff with Lieut Hardy and whaler with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart left ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30-6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert”, “Ready” and whaler returned

6.30pm: Auctioned effects of the late A.B. Victor Norris

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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30 May 1923

At Johore River

Lat 1.46, Long 104.02

At anchor Johore River

6.15am: “Ready” with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart left ship. Hands cleaning ship

8.0am: “Herald” with Lieuts Leslie and Lucy and “Alert” with Lieut Brent left ship. Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.45am: “Alert”, “Herald” and “Ready” returned

pm: Hands employed preparing for sea and cleaning ship

2.05pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for passing down Johore River and proceeding to Singapore

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage, Singapore, veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: S End Breakwater 222°, Guthrie’s Tower 293°, N End Breakwater 325°

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


[A picture of Guthrie’s Tower here]


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31 May 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Man of War anchorage

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.40am: “Angler” with Lieuts Brent and Addis left ship

6.56am: Weighed anchor & proceeded out of harbour. Course & speeds as requisite for entering Kuala Johore

9.20am: Came to anchorage in 12 fms off Changi, veered to 4 shackles. Hands employed painting boats

Anchor Bearings: right tangent Pulo Ubin 338°, left tangent Pulo Sijahat 79°, South Kapala Rock 106°, Double triangulation 228°

10.15am: Magazine flooding valves tested and found correct

11.45am: Paid monthly money

pm: Hands employed painting boats

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


[“Kapala Rocks: appear to be three rocky heads awash, the outer one lying 163° distant 1.3 miles from the southern point of Pulo Tekong Kechil; the shoal, with depths under 3 fathoms (5.5m) extends 1200 yards southeastward of that rock”]



LOGS FOR JUNE 1923


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1 June 1923

At Changi, Singapore, Old Strait

Lat 1.39, Long 103.99

[Tanjong Changi coordinates]

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded into Singapore Main Strait. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

2.56pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage Singapore. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: S End Breakwater 236°, N End Breakwater 315°, Guthrie’s Tower 297°

3.05pm: “Angler” returned

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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2 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

Lost overboard by accident: Patt No 5 Paint Brush, 1 in number

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Dressed ship overall in honour of the birthday of HM King George V

noon: HMS “Magnolia” fired 21 gun salute in honour of HM King George V’s birthday

pm: Gave leave to Starboard watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.07pm: Undressed ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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3 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

1.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 6.45am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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4 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

Lost overboard by accident Motor Boat “Ready’s” rudder and fittings complete

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: “Angler” with Lieut Hardy, “Alert” with Lieut Brent, “Herald” with Lieut Leslie and 1st whaler with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart and Lieut Lucy left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.40am: 1st whaler returned

1.0pm: “Alert” and 1.30 “Angler” returned

2.0pm: Hands employed reeving boats falls and cleaning ship

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

4.30pm: “Herald” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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5 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and rigging sounding gear

7.50am: “Herald” & skiff with Lieut Leslie left ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding in Main Strait

9.10am: Divisions

9.20am: Hands employed painting ship and ship sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed painting and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: N End breakwater 317°, S End breakwater 245°, Guthrie’s Tower 302°

5.30pm: “Herald” returned. Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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6 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.43, Long 103.88

[Seletar coordinates]

Man of War anchorage

Lost overboard by accident: Swivel Piece 5/8”, 1 in number; Swivel Metal small (H) stores

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.50am: “Angler” with Lieuts Brent & Pay Lieut Commander Drayson left ship

9.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite

9.10am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding into Singapore Old Strait

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.0pm: Came to anchor in 11 fms off Seletar. Veered to 3 shackles. Commenced current observations

Anchor Bearings: Hut on Stakes 52°, Beacon 94°, Seletar Pier 161°

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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7 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.43, Long 103.88

At anchor off Seletar, Old Strait

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions and prayers. Hands employed refitting sounding and current gear

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting sounding and current gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised Fire Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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8 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.43, Long 103.88

At anchor off Seletar, Old Strait

5.0am: Weighed anchor and shifted billet

6.20am: Came to anchor in 14 fms off Changi. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent, Asbestos Point 342°; left tangent, Sijahat 77°; Martin Rock 302°

7.45am: “Alert” and skiff with Lt Commander Lockhart left ship

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions & prayers. Hands employed refitting surveying gear

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

3.0pm: “Alert” returned

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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9 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.39, Long 103.99

At anchor off Changi, Old Strait

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.35am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Singapore

8.50am: Came to anchorage in 4½ fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

10.0am: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

noon: Hands to make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

1.10pm: FMS [Federated Malay States] Yacht “Sea Belle” flying flag of HE the Governor of S.S. [Straits Settlements] sailed

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


[Yacht “Sea Belle”: perhaps yacht “Sea Belle” built 1874 by John Harvey, Wivenhoe. Gross tonnage 142]


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10 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

9.50am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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11 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

Lost overboard by accident: 2 sun helmets

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

9.10am: Divisions

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.20pm: Came to anchor in 6 fms in Quarantine Anchorage. Veered to 2½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: No 17 Beacon N84W; right tangent, St John Island S42W; left tangent, Peak Island S12W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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12 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.24, Long 103.89

At anchor Quarantine anchorage

Lost overboard by accident: Patt 3 Bosn’s Pipe 1 in number, Sun helmet 1 in number

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” with Lieut Brent and “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie & Lucy left ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for swinging

9.10am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

Lost overboard by accident: Small metal swivel (H) stores

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting surveying gear and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Came to anchor in 10 fms in Outer Roads. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Canning Lt N66W, Blakang Mati triangulation S84W, St Johns Lt S44W

6.45pm: “Alert” and “Herald” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


[“The Quarantine anchorage for the port of Singapore is northward of East St John Island (Sakijang Pelepah). During the northeast monsoon the quarantine anchorage is on the southeast side of Blakang Mati Island”. Asiatic Pilot 1932, volume IV: page 264]


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13 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.88

Outer Roads

Lost overboard by accident: Cable Runner – Motor Boats, one

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie & Lucy and “Herald” with Lieut Brent left ship

8.55am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying. Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

Lost overboard by accident: Coston Gun Projectiles – 2 in number; Coston Gun Lines – 1 in number

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting surveying gear and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

pm: Tested Coston Life saving gear and found correct

5.45pm: Came to anchor in Man of Wat anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor bearings: S End Breakwater S65W, N End Breakwater N45W, Guthrie’s Tower N62W

6.10pm: “Alert” and “Herald” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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14 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

5.45am: “Angler” with Lieuts Brent and Lucy left ship for current observations

5.55am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding up Old Strait from Eastward

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.10am: Came to anchor off Seletar in 11 fms Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Hut on stakes N51E, Beacon S86E, Seletar Pier End S17E

10.07am: Commenced current observations

10.35am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning and painting ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised Collision Stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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15 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.43, Long 103.88

At anchor off Seletar

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.30am: “Alert” with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions

9.10am: Finished current observations

9.15am: Weighed anchor and shifted billet

10.35am: Came to anchor in 15½ fms off Changi. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Martin Rock N61W, right tangent Asbestos Pt N15E, left tangent Sijahat Island N80E

10.48am: Commenced current observations

pm: Hands to make and mend clothes

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.20pm: “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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16 June 1923

At Changi Old Strait

Lat 1.39, Long 103.99

At anchor off Changi

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Divisions with night clothing

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.48am: Finished current observations

11.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Singapore

1.15pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: N End Breakwater N40W, S end Breakwater S36W, Guthrie’s Tower N67W

1.25pm: “Angler” returned

1.30pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

4.45pm: Six ratings rejoined from HMS “Diomede”

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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17 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Landed Church parties

9.30am: Divisions

9.50am: Divine Service

10.30am: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

pm: Granted leave to port watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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18 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Lost overboard by accident: 1- swivel piece; 1- 24 lbs lead; 1- stay line; 1- tube brass guard; 120 fms 7 stranded Kelvin S.M. wire

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy and “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie & Addis left ship

8.15am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite. Hands employed ship sounding & refitting surveying gear

pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.05pm: Came to anchor in fms in Outer Anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Batu Beranti Lt 44° 52’ St John Lt 71 04 Mt Faber Flag Staff

6.20pm: “Herald” & “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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19 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy and “Alert” with Lieuts Addis & Leslie left ship. Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

am: Hands employed ship sounding and cleaning ship

2.0pm: Hands employed ship sounding and cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.05pm: Let go in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: N End Breakwater 312°, S End Breakwater 246°

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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20 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

5.55am: HMS “Diomede” sailed

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: “Angler” with Lieuts Brent and Lucy left ship

8.0am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy and “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis left ship. Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

9.05am: Divisions. Hands employed ship sounding

pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.10pm: Came to anchor in10 fms in Outer Anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Canning N45W, Blakang Mati S84W, St John S41W

6.30pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded in search of “Herald”

7.10pm: Came to anchor in 11 fms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Padang S42W, Batu Beranti S65W, St John N84W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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21 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Lost by accident: 1 metal swivel small; 1 – 28 lbs lead Patt 2269

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy and “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie & Addis left ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor & proceeded as requisite for surveying

9.05am: Divisions

am: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting surveying gear

10.30am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.10pm: Came to anchor in 11 fms in Outer Anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles. “Herald” & “Alert” returned

Anchor Bearings: Batu Beranti Lt South, St John Lt S42W, Fort Canning N45W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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22 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.50am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy and “Alert” with Lieut Addis & Leslie left ship

8.0am: Dressed ship with mast head flags in honour of H.M. the King’s coronation

9.10am: Divisions

am: Hands employed ship sounding and cleaning ship

2.0pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.12pm: Came to anchorage in 4½ fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent Breakwater N42W, left tangent Breakwater S37W, Fort Canning N53W

6.20pm: “Alert” and “Herald” returned. Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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23 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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24 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

2.30pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

4.0pm: Two ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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25 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding through Keppel Harbour and Selat Sambulan

9.10am: Divisions

10.10am: Came to anchor in 12 fms in Selat Sambulan. Veered to 2 shackles. “Angler” returned

Anchor Bearings: No 26 Beacon N57E; left tangent, Tanjong Gul N81W; No 23 Beacon S17W

am: Hands employed watering and provisioning “Angler”

1.0pm: “Angler” with Lieuts Brent & Lucy left ship

1.40pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for sweeping over 4 ¾ fms patch

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and tending sweep

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Came to anchor in 10½ fms in Selat Sambulan. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: No 26 Beacon N30E, No 23 Beacon N55E, No 2 Beacon S62E

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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26 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.29, Long 103.69

Selat Sambulan

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for sweeping over 4¾ fms patch

9.05am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and tending sweep

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting surveying gear and tending sweep

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Unrigged sweep

5.0-6.0pm: Ran taut wire distance between Sultan Shoal Lt Ho and Raffles Lt Ho

6.35pm: Came to anchor in 12 fms near Pulo Sebarok. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Pulo Jong N14W; left tangent, Pulo Sebarok N20E; right tangent, N60E

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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27 June 1923

[At Singapore]

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Main Strait Singapore

Lost overboard by accident: Patt 2269 20 lbs lead, 2 in number; Small metal swivels, 2 in number; Elliptical steel float, 1 in number

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.50am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy and “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis left ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

9.15am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.55pm: Came to anchor in 12 fms off Pulo Sebarok. Veered to 3½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: Selegi N57½W; Pulo Jong N85W; right tangent, South Sister East

6.15pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


[Selegi: perhaps Terumbu Sileger, a coral reef 1400 yards from the North Sister islet]


[More about The Sisters here]


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28 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

[At anchor in] Main Strait

Lost overboard by accident 1 sun helmet

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.35am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

8.50am: Divisions

am: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting sounding gear

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting sounding gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

3.20-4.05pm: Ran taut wire distance between Raffles Lt Ho and Sultan Shoal Lt Ho

5.10pm: Came to anchor in 10 fms in Selat Sambulan. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: No 26 Beacon N81W; No 23 Beacon S23W; right tangent Pulo Pesek S10E

5.15pm: “Angler” returned

6.05pm: “Angler” with Lieuts Brent and Lucy left ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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29 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.29, Long 103.69

[At anchor] Selat Sembulan

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.30am: “Alert” with Lieut Addis left ship

6.40am: Weighed anchor and proceeded. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

9.10am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.53pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles. “Alert” returned

Anchor Bearings: N End Breakwater N37W, S End Breakwater S36W, Guthrie’s Tower N67W

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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30 June 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Granted general leave to Starboard Watch till 7am July 2nd

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.40am: Payed monthly money

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -



LOGS FOR JULY 1923


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1 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

4.0pm: Hands employed preparing for coaling

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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2 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for picking up pilot and proceeding into Empire Dock

7.50am: Secured alongside No 32 & 33 Godowns Empire Dock

8.30am: Commenced coaling

am: Hands employed coaling ship

9.0am: Granted general leave to Port Watch till 7.30am July 4th

11.0am: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

pm: Hands employed coaling ship and embarking stores

3.30pm: Finished coaling – received 232 tons. Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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3 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Hands employed embarking stores

1.25pm: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

2.05pm: One rating rejoined from Singapore General Hospital. Hands employed striking down stores

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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4 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

Lost overboard by accident:

Elliptical Steel Float, 1 in number

Swivel Piece (H) stores, 1 in number

Patt 2269 Leads sounding 2 in number

Patt 1311 Swivels 2 in number

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” & skiff with Lieut Hardy left ship

8.0am: Let go from wall and proceeded to sea to eastward. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying. Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

9.05am: “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis left ship

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.45pm: Came to in 10½ fms to westward of Pulo Sebarok. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Pulo Sebarok N21E; right tangent, Pulo Sebarok N66E; Beacon S81E

6.10pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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5 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

At anchor Main Strait

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” & skiff with Lieut Hardy and “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis left ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

9.15am: Came to anchor in 12 fms. Veered to 2 shackles

10.45am: Magazine Flood Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying. Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Came to anchor in 6 fms in Outer Anchorage. Veered to 2½ shackles. “Herald” and “Alert” returned

Number on sick list: 3


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6 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Outer Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: “Alert” left ship. Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

am: Hands employed cleaning boat deck and ship sounding

10.15am: Stopped & lowered “Herald”. “Herald” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis left ship

10.30am: Continued sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.05pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent, Breakwater N37W; left tangent Breakwater S36W; Guthrie’s Tower N67W

6.10pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned. Granted leave to Starboard watch till 7am

9.0pm: Round

Number on sick list: 3


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7 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.55am: HMS “Magnolia” arrived

10.30am: Surg Lieut P.C.H. Homer and one rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

10.55am: Dutch TBD “Bulhond” arrived

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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8 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.40am: Dutch TBD “Bulhond” sailed

8.30am: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.30am: Divisions

9.50am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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9 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

Lost overboard by accident:

- 1 swivel Patt No 1131

- 1 28 lbs Lead 2268

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.30am: HMS “Magnolia” sailed

8.0am: “Herald” with Lieut Brent, “Alert” with Lieut Lucy & Leslie and “Ready” with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Weighed anchor and proceeded. Course & speeds as requisite for sounding

am: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting surveying gear

pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.05pm: Came to anchor in 7 fms in Outer Anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: St John Lt Ho S30W, Mt Serapong N85W, right tangent Breakwater N13½W

6.10-30pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Round

Number on sick list: -


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10 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.24, Long 103.89

Quarantine anchorage

Lost overboard by accident 1 swivel 5/8”

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.35am: “Herald” with Lieut Brent and Lucy, “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis and “Ready” with Lieut Hardy left ship

8.50am: Weighed anchor and proceeded. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed ship sounding and cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Came to anchor in 9/1 fathoms in Quarantine anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Breakwater N29W, Mt Serapong N85W, St John Lt S31W

6.15pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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11 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.24, Long 103.89

Quarantine anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: “Herald” with Lieuts Brent and Addis, “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Lucy and “Ready” with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Weighed anchor. Course and speeds as requisite for ship sounding

am: Hands employed ship sounding and cleaning ship

pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting sounding gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.50pm: Came to anchor in 6½ fms in Quarantine Anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: St John Lt Ho S29W, Mt Serapong N85W, Fort Canning N26W

6.15pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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12 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.24, Long 103.89

Quarantine anchorage

Lost overboard by accident:

- 1 3/8” swivel

- 1 Hammer hand 1¾ lb

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Ready” with Lieut Hardy, “Herald” with Lieuts Brent and Lucy, and “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis left ship

8.55am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

am: Hands employed ship sounding and cleaning ship

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting sounding gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Came to anchor in 7½ fms in Quarantine Anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Fort Canning Lt N26W, Mt Serapong N86W, St John Lt Ho N30W

pm: “Ready”, “Alert” and “Herald” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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13 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.24, Long 103.89

Quarantine anchorage

6.13am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: “Herald” with Lieuts Brent and Lucy, “Alert” with Lieuts Leslie and Addis, and “Ready” with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for sounding

am: Hands employed ship sounding and cleaning ship

2.15pm: Came to anchor in 8 fms in Quarantine Anchorage. Veered to 1 shackle. “Ready, “Alert” and “Herald” returned. Hands employed hoisting boats

2.50pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding up Eastern side of Old Strait to Johore Bahru

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.55pm: Came to anchor in 9 fms off Johore Bahru. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent, Land N49E; right tangent, Railway Pier N18W; left tangent, Johore Bahru S80W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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14 July 1923

At Johore Bahru

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At anchor off Johore Bahru

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch to 10pm and special leave to 20 men till 10pm Sunday

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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15 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At anchor Johore Bahru

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm

1.45pm: Surg Lieut Homer returned from Singapore General Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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16 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At anchor Johore Bahru

6.30am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding into Johore River. Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Came to anchor in 6½ fms off Pulo Juling, Johore River. Veered to 3 shackles. Hands employed cleaning ship

Anchor Bearings: Pier N28W, Johore Lama Pier N25E, Runtoh triangulation S57E

10.0am: “Angler”, “Ready” & skiff with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, “Alert” with Lt Addis & Lucy, “Herald” with Lieut Brent, “Triton” & skiff with Lieut Lucy and whaler with Lieut Hardy left ship

pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Alert”, “Herald”, “Triton” and whaler returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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17 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.60, Long 103.97

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Herald” with Lieut Brent, “Alert” with Lieuts Lucy and Addis, “Triton” and skiff with Lieut Leslie and whaler with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert”, “Triton” and whaler returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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18 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lieuts Lucy and Addis, “Herald” with Lieut Brent, and “Triton” and skiff with Lieut Leslie left ship

8.05am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding down Johore River to Singapore

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.35am: Came to anchor in 3 5/8 fms in Man of War anchorage, Singapore. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Breakwater S63W; right tangent, Breakwater N45W; Guthrie’s Tower N63W

12.30pm: Surg Lieut P.C.H. Homer and three ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital. Hands employed painting and cleaning ship

1.45pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for returning to anchorage in Johore River

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Came to anchor in 5 4/6 fms in Johore River. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Johore Lama Pier N30E; left tangent, Pulo Juling S58W, Runtoh triangulation S51E

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert”, “Triton” & skiff returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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19 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: “Alert” with Lieuts Lucy and Addis, “Herald” with Lieut Brent, “Triton” & skiff with Lieut Hardy and whaler with Lieut Leslie left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert”, “Triton” and whaler returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 6


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20 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.31am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: “Herald” with Lieuts Brent, “Alert” with Lieuts Lucy and Addis, “Triton” with Lieuts Hardy and whaler with Lieut Leslie left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

noon: “Herald”, “Alert” and whaler returned

1.30pm: “Triton” returned. Hands employed hoisting boats

2.25pm: “Angler”, “Ready” and skiff returned

2.45pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Johore Bahru

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.55pm: Came to anchor in 8 4/6 fms off Johore Bahru. Veered to 3 shackles. Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Johore Bahru S79W; right tangent, Railway Pier N16W; right tangent, Land N45E

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 7


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21 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At Johore Bahru

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm and to 20 men till 10pm July 22nd

3.0pm: Four ratings rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

4.20pm: Lieut R.H. Lucy discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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22 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

Johore Bahru

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: One rating discharged to Johore Hospital

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 6


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23 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At Johore Bahru

6.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded into Johore River. Course & speeds as requisite

9.30am: Stopped engines and lowered boats

9.45am: “Herald” with Lieut Brent, “Triton” & skiff with Lt Hardy and “Angler” and “Ready” with Lt Comd.r Lockhart left ship

10.05am: Proceeded

10.27am: Came to anchor in 6 fms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor: Yak 60° 37’ Rat 58° 10’ Pan

1.45pm: “Alert” with Lt Addis, and whaler with Lt Leslie left ship. Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert”, “Triton” and whaler returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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24 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

Lost overboard by accident: 1 Sun helmet

6.15am: Hands employed painting ship

am: “Herald” with Lieut Brent, “Alert” with Lieut Addis, whaler with Lieut Leslie and skiff with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

pm: Hands employed painting ship

5.50pm: “Herald”, “Alert”, whaler and skiff returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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25 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Herald” with Lt Brent, “Alert” with Lt Addis, whaler with Lt Leslie and skiff with Lt Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

10.30am: Skiff with Captain left ship

pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Skiff with Captain returned

4.05pm: “Alert” returned

6.0pm: “Herald”, whaler and skiff returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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26 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

1.30pm: “Herald” with Lt Brent, “Alert” with Lt Addis and skiff with Lt Hardy left ship

pm: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and skiff returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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27 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

3.30am: Skiff with Lt Leslie left ship

5.0am: Skiff returned

6.15am: Hands employed painting ship

am: “Herald” with Lt Brent, “Alert” with Lt Addis and skiff with Lt Hardy left ship. Hands employed painting ship

11.45am: “Herald”, “Alert” and skiff returned

1.25pm: “Angler” and “Ready” returned. Hands employed hoisting boats and preparing for sea

2.10pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded to Singapore. Course & speeds as requisite

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War Anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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28 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

2.0pm: Lt R.H. Lucy rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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29 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War Anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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30 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and rigging sounding gear

8.0am: Lt Brent in “Herald” and Lt Addis in “Alert” left ship. Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

am: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting sounding gear

2.0pm: Hands employed ship sounding & refitting sounding gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.35pm: Came to anchor in 4/5 fms in Outer Anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Canning Lt N25W, Serapong triangulation N88W, St John Lt S26W

6.0pm: “Alert” & “Herald” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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31 July 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Outer anchorage

Lost overboard by accident:

- 1 Screw driver medium

- 1 Sheave block Patt 474

- One Coston Gun Projectile

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Johore River

9.0am: Divisions. Hands employed preparing boats for surveying

9.40am: Came to anchor in 5/3 fms in Johore River South of Pulo Layang. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor fix: Pier 88° 49’ Kate 67° 25’ Con

10.0am: “Alert” with Lt Addis, “Herald” with Lt Lucy, 1st skiff with Lt Hardy, 2nd skiff with Lt Leslie and “Triton” & whaler with Lt Comd.r Lockhart left ship

pm: Hands employed painting ship

2.45pm: Coston Gun tested and found correct

5.0pm: Paid monthly money

6.0pm: All surveying boats returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1923


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1 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed painting ship

am: “Triton” & skiff with Lt Hardy, “Alert” with Lt Addis, “Herald” with Lt Lucy and “Ready” with Lt Comd.r Lockhart left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

pm: Hands employed painting ship

6.0pm: All surveying boats returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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2 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Herald” with Lt Lucy, “Alert” with Lt Brent, “Triton” & skiff with Lt Hardy, “Ready” & skiff with Lt Comd.r Lockhart left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

6.0pm: All surveying boats returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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3 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Herald” with Lt Addis, “Alert” with Lt Brent, “Ready” with Lt Leslie and “Triton” with Lt Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.30am: All surveying boats returned

1.30pm: Hands employed hoisting boats and preparing for sea

2.25pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Singapore

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.55pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent, Breakwater N40W; left tangent, Breakwater S36W; Guthrie’s Tower N68W

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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4 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.45am: Surg. Lieut P.C.H. Homer rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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5 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War Anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Three ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Surg Lieut P.C.H. Homer discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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6 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.58, Long 103.98

[Pulo Laying coordinates]

Man of War Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.35am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding into Johore River

9.0am: Came to anchor in 5/3 fms south of Pulo Laying. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor fix: Pier 92° 27’ Kate 52° 21’ Ene

11.30am: “Ready” with Lt Comd.r Lockhart and Lt Addis left ship

1.45pm: “Herald” with Lt Brent, “Alert” with Lt Lucy, “Triton” with Lt Leslie and skiff with Lt Hardy left ship. Hands employed painting ship

6.0pm: All surveying boats returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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7 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: “Herald” with Lt Brent, “Triton” & skiff with Lt Leslie, “Alert” with Lt Lucy & dinghy with Captain left ship

8.45am: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

9.30am: “Angler” and “Ready” & skiff with Lt Comd.r Lockhart & Lt Addis left ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

3.30pm: Dinghy returned

5.30-6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and “Triton” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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8 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: “Triton” & skiff with Lt Leslie, “Herald” with Lt Hardy, “Alert” with Lt Lucy and dinghy with Captain left ship

8.45am: Hands employed painting ship

1.20pm: Dinghy returned

2.18pm: Weighed anchor and shifted berth

2.30pm: Came to anchor in 6 fms. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor fix: Yak 40° 21’ Rat 76° 42’ Bar

6.0pm: Surveying Boats returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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9 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.50am: “Herald’s” skiff with Lt Brent, “Triton’s” dinghy with Lt Leslie and “Alert” with Lt Lucy left ship

8.45am: Hands employed refitting gear and painting ship

11.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

2.20pm: Weighed anchor and shifted berth

2.35pm: Came to anchor in 5/4 fms, veered to 2 shackles

Anchor fix: Girl 85° 08’ Con 97° 13’ Yak

6.0pm: Surveying Boats returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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10 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Johore River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.40am: “Herald” with Lt Brent, “Alert” with Lt Lucy, “Triton” with Lt Leslie and dinghy with Lt Hardy left ship

8.0am: Broke American ensign half mast at main in mourning for the late President Harding. Hoisted ensign at half mast

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Surveying boats returned

1.30pm: “Angler”, “Ready” & skiff returned. Hands employed hoisting boats and preparing for sea

2.35pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Singapore

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.50pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Breakwater S50W, right tangent Breakwater N45W, Guthrie’s Tower N65W

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

6.15pm: Hauled down American ensign

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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11 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.0am: One rating rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

1.15pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am. One rating rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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12 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.30am: One rating rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

2.30pm: Lieut R.H. Lucy discharged to Singapore General Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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13 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship and preparing for sea

7.30am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding into Johore River

8.0am: Hands employed preparing boats for surveying

9.30am: “Herald” and whaler with Lieut Hardy left ship

10.45am: Came to anchor in 5/1 fms in entrance to Leban River. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Tanjung Buai N53W, left tangent Point N24E, Surat Pier S20W

am: “Angler”, “Ready” & skiff with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart & Lieut Addis, “Alert” with Lieut Brent and “Triton” with Lt Leslie left ship

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.30pm: “Herald” whaler, “Triton” and “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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14 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.49, Long 104.05

Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” and skiff with Captain, “Alert” with Lieut Leslie and “Triton” with Lieut Brent left ship

am: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning and refitting ship

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and “Triton” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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15 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.49, Long 104.05

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” with Captain, “Alert” with Lt Leslie and “Triton” with Lieut Brent left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning and refitting ship

pm: Hands employed refitting gear

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Triton” and “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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16 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.49, Long 104.05

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Alert” with Lieut Brent, “Herald” with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning and refitting boats and gear

10.50am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

pm: Hands employed cleaning & refitting ship

6.0pm: “Alert” and “Herald” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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17 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.49, Long 104.05

Leban River

Lost by accident 1 Bill Hook

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” with Lieut Brent and “Alert” with Lieut Leslie left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: “Herald” returned

2.0pm: “Herald” with Lt Hardy left ship. Hands employed cleaning ship

5.20pm: “Angler”, “Ready” and skiff returned

6.0pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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18 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Leban River

Lost by accident 1 Sun Helmet

6.20am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Singapore. Hands employed cleaning ship

9.35am: Stopped engines and embarked pilot. Course & speeds as requisite for entering Empire Dock

10.20am: Secured alongside No 33 Godown

11.0am: Discharged two ratings to Singapore General Hospital

11.30am: One rating returned from Singapore General Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 9am

3.0pm: One Chief Stoker and Stoker P.O. joined ship from Royal Navy Barracks Portsmouth

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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19 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.25am: Six ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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20 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

7.30am: Commenced coaling

8.15am: Hands employed coaling ship and chipping boat deck

10.10am: Finished coaling. Received 218 tons

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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21 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for provisioning ship

7.10am: Provision lighter secured alongside

7.30am: “Angler” and two skiffs with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart and Lieut Addis left ship

8.0am: “Herald” with Lt Hardy left ship

8.30am: Hands employed provisioning ship

1.45pm: One rating rejoined from Singapore General Hospital. Hands employed striking down provisions

4.0pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

4.50pm: “Herald” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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22 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.30am: Lieut Leslie left ship for surveying duties

7.55am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship. Seven ratings discharged to Tanglin Military Hospital

pm: “Herald” returned

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


[An article about Tanglin Medical Hospital may be found here]


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23 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.55am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy and “Alert” with Lieut Leslie left ship

8.30am: Slipped from wall and proceeded out of harbour. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

am: Hands employed refitting sounding gear

11.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested & found correct

11.05am: Came to anchor in 12 fms off Siglap. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Katong N88W, Red Cliff N23W, right tangent Changi Pt N26W

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

2.25pm: Weighed anchor and continued ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.45pm: Came to anchor in 5¾ fms in Outer Anchorage. Veered to 2¾ shackles

Anchor Bearings: Canning Lt N25½W, Mount Serapong S89W, St John Lt S21W

6.0pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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24 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Outer Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.45am: “Alert” with Lt Leslie and “Herald” left ship

8.05am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

am: Hands employed sounding and cleaning ship

pm: Hands employed ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.40pm: Came to anchor in 4 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles. “Angler”, “Herald” and 2 skiffs returned

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Breakwater N30W, right tangent [space left blank] S36W, Guthrie’s Tower N65W

6.0pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

6.30pm: “Alert” returned. One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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25 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Two ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

11.0am: Four ratings rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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26 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Lost overboard by accident: 1 Sun helmet

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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27 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.30am: “Angler” and two skiffs with Lt Comd.r Lockhart and Lieut Addis left ship

8.0am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy left ship. Hands employed refitting surveying gear

1.0pm: “Alert” and skiff with Captain and Lieut Leslie left ship. Hands employed refitting surveying gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned

6.0pm: Two ratings rejoined from Tanglin Military Hospital. Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 10pm

8.0pm: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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28 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship & preparing for sea

6.23am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding into Leban River

9.20am: Came to anchor in 4/5 fms in Leban River. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Surat Pier S18½W, left tangent Tg Buai N58W, left tangent Leban River N32E

10.0am: “Herald” with Lt Leslie and “Alert” with Lieut Brent left ship. Hands employed refitting gear

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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29 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.49, Long 104.05

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lt Brent, “Herald” with Lieut Leslie and 9.30 “Ready” & skiff with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship below

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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30 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.49, Long 104.05

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Herald” with Lieut Leslie and “Alert” with Lieut Brent left ship

am. Hands employed painting ship below & refitting surveying gear

10.15am: Magazine Flooding Arrangements tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship & refitting surveying gear

5.45pm: “Herald” and “Alert” left ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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31 August 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.49, Long 104.05

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lieut Brent and “Herald” with Lieut Leslie left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: “Herald” and “Alert” returned

2.0pm: Hands employed hoisting boats & preparing for sea

3.15pm: “Angler” and 2 skiffs returned. Two ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

3.25pm: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Johore Bahru

4.30pm: Paid monthly money

6.05pm: Came to anchor in 8/3 fms at Johore Bahru. Veered to 3 shackles. Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 10pm

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Johore Bahru S78W, right tangent Lock N82W, right tangent Railway Pier N11W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1923


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1 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At Johore Bahru

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make & mend clothes

2.0pm: Granted leave to Port watch until 10pm and to 20 men until 10pm Sunday

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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2 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At Johore Bahru

Lost by accident: Patt No 848 Small adjustable spanner 1 in number

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

9.45am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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3 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At Johore Bahru

6.30am: Weighed anchor and proceeded. Course & speeds as requisite for entering Leban River

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Came to anchor in 7/7 fms in Leban River. Veered to 2 shackles

am: Glove 39° 18’ Run 93° 33’ Pop. Pier N84E

am: “Herald” with Lieut Leslie, “Alert” with Lieut Brent and “Ready” with Lieut Hardy left ship

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Herald”, “Alert” and “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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4 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lieut Brent, “Herald” with Lt Addis and “Ready” with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning paintwork and wire hawsers

11.45am: “Herald” returned

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning wire hawsers and chipping paintwork

2.45am: “Herald” with Captain left ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.50pm: “Herald” returned

6.0pm: “Alert” and “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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5 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Herald” with Lieut Addis, “Alert” with Lieut Brent, “Ready” with Lieut Hardy, and dinghy with Captain left ship

9.0am: Hands employed painting ship

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning wire hawsers

2.50pm: Dinghy returned

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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6 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lt Brent, “Herald” with Lt Addis, “Ready” with Lt Hardy and dinghy with Captain left ship

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning wire hawsers and painting ship

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

1.50pm: Dinghy returned

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship below

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Herald” and “Alert” returned. Hands employed hoisting boats and preparing for sea

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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7 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Singapore

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Divisions

9.34am: Came to anchor in Man of War anchorage in 4 fms. Veered to shackles. Hands employed cleaning ship

Anchor Bearings: Time Ball F.S. N63½W, left tangent Breakwater S35W, Victoria Tower S89½W

1.15pm: 5 Ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

3.0pm: “Herald” returned

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.45pm: “Angler” and skiff returned. Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

6.13pm: HMS “Magnolia” arrived

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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8 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.30am: Two ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

11.45am: Three ratings rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

4.30pm: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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9 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

11.30am: Lieut Lucy rejoined ship from Singapore Military Hospital

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

2.30pm: Three ratings rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: -


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10 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

Lost overboard by accident: Swivel 3/8”, 1 in number

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and hoisting boats

7.30am: “Angler” and “Ready” and skiff with Lieuts Brent and Lucy left ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

9.45am: Whaler with Lieut Hardy left ship. Hands employed ship sounding

pm: Hands employed refitting sounding gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.05pm: Came to anchor in 8 fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Tanjong Lamun S8W, left tangent Tanjong Burong N86E, left tangent Pulo Nongsa N62E

6.15pm: Whaler returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


[Bulang Bay: also known as Tering Bay]


[Tanjung Burong (Babi or Nongsa) (Lat 1 12N, Long 104 06E): is the northernmost point of Pulo Batam]


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11 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

At anchor Bulang Bay

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.20am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to surveying ground

7.05am: Commenced ship’s sounding

8.0am: Hands employed ship sounding

9.0am: Divisions

10.35am: Came to anchor in 12/3 fms. Veered to 3½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Sekuang Pt S88½E, right tangent Tanjong Pingi S27½W, right tangent Little Sambu S68½W

11.30am: Weighed anchor and continued sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Exercised seaboats’ crew to assist swamped sampan

6.50pm: Came to anchor in 8/3 fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Tanjong Lamun S5W, left tangent Pulo Nongsa N61E, Tanjong Beta N89E

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


[Tanjong Pingi: perhaps Tanjung Pinggir]


[Little Sambu: now Pulau Anaksambu]


[Tanjong Beta: perhaps Tanjong Batubelah]


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12 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

At anchor Bulang Bay

Lost overboard by accident Swivel 3/8”, 1 in number

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to surveying ground

8.0am: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting sounding gear

9.0am: Divisions

pm: Hands employed ship sounding and refitting gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.12am: Came to anchor in 6/4 fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Tanjong Lamun S5W, left tangent Pulo Nongsa N61E, Tanjong Sengkuwang S86W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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13 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

At anchor Bulang Bay

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.0am: Skiff with Lieut Hardy left ship. Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for surveying

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed ship and refitting sounding gear

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

pm: Hands employed ship sounding

6.0pm: Came to anchor in 6/5 fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Nongsa N63E, right tangent Tanjong Sembau S17E, right tangent Sengkuwang

pm: Skiff returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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14 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

At anchor Bulang Bay

6.20am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed ship sounding and cleaning ship

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.05pm: Came to anchor in 3/2 fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Breakwater S52W, right tangent Breakwater Φ St Andrews Church N44W

pm: “Angler”, “Ready” and skiff returned

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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15 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Returned steam whaler “Triton” to Singapore Harbour Board

am: Two ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: 5 ratings returned from Singapore General Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.30pm: One rating rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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16 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Three ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

noon: One rating rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


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17 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.33, Long 104.40

[Horsburgh light coordinates]

Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and preparing for sea

7.30am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to eastward

7.55am: Man of War Buoy S80W, Ft Canning Lt N74W, Obelisk N11W. Course N83E, 110 revs. Streamed patent log

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed refitting sounding gear

10.08am: Sighted Horsburgh Lt N85E

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.20pm: Hauled in Patent Log 64.6

4.35pm: Came to anchor in 4/2 fms at entrance to Sedili Besar. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Scylla Pt S1W, Merlin Hill S40W, Rock N56W

4.50pm: Dinghy with Captain & Lieut Hardy left ship

7.0pm: Dinghy returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


[Merlin Hill: Lat 1 46N, 104 03E]


[Map of the east coast of Johore here]


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18 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.93, Long 104.11

[Kuala Sedili coordinates]

Johore East Coast, at anchor Kuala Sedili

6.15am: Hands employed hoisting out boats

am: “Ready” & skiff with Lt Comd.r Lockhart & Lieut Addis, “Herald” with Lt Hardy and “Alert” with Lt Brent left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: “Herald” returned

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

2.05pm: Weighed anchor and shifted billet

2.26pm: Came to anchor in 4/4 fms. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Rock N11W, Merlin Hill S34W, Scylla Point S32E

5.0pm: “Alert” returned

6.0pm: “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 7


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19 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.93, Long 104.11

[Kuala Sedili coordinates]

Johore East Coast, at anchor Kuala Sedili

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Herald” with Lieut Hardy & Lucy, “Alert” with Lieuts Brent and Leslie, and “Ready” with Lt Comd.r Lockhart & Lt Addis left ship

am: Hands employed refitting ship

noon: “Alert” returned

1.35pm: Herald returned. Hands employed cleaning and refitting ship

5.45pm: “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 6


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20 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.93, Long 104.11

[Kuala Sedili coordinates]

Johore East Coast. At anchor Kuala Sedili Besar

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Herald” with Lt Hardy and Lucy

am: “Alert” with Lt Leslie and “Ready” with Lt Comd.r Lockhart and Lt Addis left ship

am: Hands employed mustering camping gear

9.0am: Whaler with Lt Brent left ship

9.50am: Whaler returned

10.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

1.0pm: Violent squall and heavy rain

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting sounding gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Alert”, “Herald” and “Ready” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 7


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21 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.93, Long 104.11

[Kuala Sedili coordinates]

Johore East Coast. At anchor Kuala Sedili Besar

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lt Leslie, “Herald” with Lieuts Hardy and Lucy, “Ready” whaler and skiff with Lt Comd.r Lockhart, Lt Addis and camping party left ship

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning work

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

3.03pm: Dinghy with Captain and Lt Brent left ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Alert”, “Herald” and Dinghy returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 7


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22 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.93, Long 104.11

[Kuala Sedili coordinates]

Johore East Coast. At anchor Kuala Sedili Besar

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lt Leslie and “Herald” with Lieuts Hardy and Lucy left ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

3.10pm: Dinghy with Captain and Lieut Brent left ship

6.0pm: “Alert”, “Herald” and dinghy returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 8


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23 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.93, Long 104.11

[Kuala Sedili coordinates]

Johore East Coast. At anchor Kuala Sedili Besar

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 8


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24 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.93, Long 104.11

[Kuala Sedili coordinates]

Johore East Coast. At anchor Sedili River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lt Leslie and “Herald” with Lieut Hardy left ship

am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for running taut wire distance between Scylla and Charybdis Points

am: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

10.46am: Came to anchor in 4/2 fms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor [fix]: Dill 79° 22’ Zar 56° 17’ Buzz

11.45am: “Alert” returned

pm: Hands employed refitting hawsers

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.10pm: HMS “Magnolia” arrived

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 8


[Charybdis Point: corresponds to Tanjong Lembu. Lat 1 55N, Long 104 08E]


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25 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.93, Long 104.11

[Kuala Sedili coordinates]

Johore East Coast. At anchor Kuala Sedili Besar

Lost during surveying operations:

- Sinkers 1¾ cwt Patt 247: 4 in number

- Elliptical Floats Metal: 1 in number

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.50am: “Herald” and dinghy with Captain left ship

7.45am: “Alert” and skiff with Lieut Brent left ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning wire hawsers

11.30am: “Ready” 1st whaler and skiff returned with Lieut Addis and camping party

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning wire hawsers

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.30pm: “Herald” and dinghy returned

6.0pm: “Alert” and skiff returned

pm: Hands employed hoisting boats. “Herald’s” after fall parted

Lost overboard by accident from “Herald”:

- Buckets wood Patt 9: 1 in number

- Scrubbers Hand Patt 44: 1 in number

- Boatswain bag

- Saucepan (pint): 1 in number

- Spike hands 9”: 1 in number

- Spike hands 12”: 1 in number

- Boat hook Patt 3444: 1 in number

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 7


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26 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.33, Long 104.40

[Horsburgh Lighthouse coordinates]

Johore East Coast. At anchor Kuala Sedili Besar

6.20am: Weighed anchor. Course S61E, 110 revs

6.37am: Streamed patent log 0

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Balau Pt S4½W, Kelesom Pt S37W, Scylla Pt N63W

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning boats

noon: Barbukit N36W, Peak Rock N49E, Horsburgh Lt N95E

2.0pm: Hands employed preparing to enter harbour

2.0pm: Pengarang N44W, right tangent Changi Pt N5W, left tangent Katong N85W

3.08pm: Hauled in Patent log 65.5. Course & speeds as requisite for entering Keppel Harbour

4.0pm: Secured alongside No 1 & 2 Godowns West Wharf Tanjong Pagar

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

5.30pm: Three ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

9.0pom: Rounds

Number on sick list: 8


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27 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

Tanjong Pagar No 1 Godown

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

7.0am: Commenced coaling

8.50am: Finished coaling: 166 tons

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: 1 rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital

11.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

noon: Three ratings returned from Singapore General Hospital

pm: Granted general leave to Port Watch till 7am Saturday

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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28 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

West Wharf Tanjong Pagar

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed painting ship

9.10am: Two ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

noon: Hands employed make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to 2nd part of Starboard Watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 5


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29 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

West Wharf Tanjong Pagar

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make & mend clothes

pm: Granted general leave to Starboard watch till 7am Monday and to 2nd part of Port watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

7.0pm: Surgeon Lieutenant A.A. Pomfret, RN, joined ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4


[Arnold Ashworth Pomfret: some biographical information can be found here]


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30 September 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

West Wharf Tanjong Pagar

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.35am: Divisions

9.45am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave to 1st part of Port Watch till 10pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 4



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1923


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1 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

West wharf Tanjong Parang

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.30am: Cast off from wharf. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding into Leban River

am: Hands employed refitting surveying gear

9.0am: Divisions

11.30am: Came to anchor in 8 fms in Leban River. Veered to 2 shackles

[Anchor Bearings:] Earl N10W, Run S67E, Duke West

12.30pm: “Angler”, “Ready” and skiff with Lieuts Brent and Lucy left ship

2.0pm: “Alert” with Lieut Leslie, dinghy with Lieut Hardy and “Herald” with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart & Lt Addis left ship. Hands employed reeving boats falls

6.0pm: “Alert”, “Herald” and dinghy returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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2 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: “Alert” with Lieut Leslie, dinghy with Lt Hardy and “Herald” with Lieut Addis left ship

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side

3.40pm: “Herald” returned

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Alert” and dinghy returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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3 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

At anchor Leban River

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.30am: “Herald” with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart and Lieut Addis left ship

7.45am: “Alert” with Lieut Leslie left ship

8.40am: “Herald” returned. Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: “Herald” with Lieut Addis left ship

2.0pm: Hands employed rigging sounding gear

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.30pm: “Herald” returned

6.0pm: “Alert” returned. Hands employed preparing for sea

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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4 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

At anchor Leban River

6.20am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding into Singapore Main Strait

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Commenced sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed ship sounding

11.15am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

3.45am: Finished sounding. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Singapore

5.10pm: Came to anchor in 4/2 fms in Man of War anchorage, veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Breakwater S53W, right tangent Breakwater N47W, Guthrie’s Tower N79W

5.30pm: Two ratings discharged to Singapore General Hospital

7.0pm: Two ratings rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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5 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War Anchorage

Lost overboard by accident: One dinghy bottom board

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.25am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for ship sounding

7.45am: Commenced sounding

am: Hands employed ship sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

2.0pm: Hands employed ship sounding

2.30pm: Finished sounding. Course & speeds as requisite for proceeding to Johore Bahru

4.0pm: Stopped off Pulo Ubin. “Angler”, “Ready” & skiff returned

4.30pm: Proceeded

6.25pm: Came to anchor in 9 fms off Johore Bahru. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Johore Bahru S80W, right tangent Lock N75W, right tangent Railway Pier N10W

pm: Granted leave [?] Watch till 10pm

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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6 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At anchor Johore Bahru

Lost overboard by accident: 1 Sun helmet

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to 20 men from 1pm to 10pm Sunday and to Starboard Watch till 10pm

1.30pm: One rating rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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7 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At anchor Johore Bahru

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

9.55am: Divine Service

10.10am: Medical Inspection

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 10pm

3.0pm: One rating discharged to Singapore General Hospital and two to Royal Navy Barracks Portsmouth

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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8 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.45, Long 103.76

At anchor Johore Bahru

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.20am: Weighed anchor and proceeded to eastward. Course & speeds as requisite

8.40am: Stopped engines off Changi Point. “Angler”, “Ready” and two skiffs with Lieuts Brent & Lucy left ship

9.0am: Proceeded into Singapore Main Strait

am: Hands employed chipping paintwork

11.0am: Commenced sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping paintwork and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Finished sounding. Proceeded to Bulang Bay

6.15pm: Came to anchor in 9 fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Pulo Nongsa N60E, Tanjong Lamun S7W, Tanjong Sengkuwang S81W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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9 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

At anchor Bulang Bay

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.20am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for reaching surveying ground

7.0am: Commenced ship sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

pm: Hands employed painting ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.45pm: Finished sounding. Proceeded to Bulang Bay

6.15pm: Came to anchor in 7½ fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Pulo Nongsa N52E, Tanjong Lamun S70W, Tanjong Sengkuwang West

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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10 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

At anchor Bulang Bay

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.20am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for reaching surveying ground

7.10am: Commenced sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands refitting surveying gear & ship sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting surveying gear and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.25pm: Finished sounding. Proceeded to Bulang Bay

6.07pm: Came to anchor in 7 fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Pulo Nongsa N51E, Tanjong Lamun S9W, Tanjong Sengkuwang N89W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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11 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

At anchor Bulang Bay

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for reaching surveying ground

9.0am: Divisions

9.15am: Commenced sounding

am: Hands employed painting ship and ship sounding

11.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.50pm: Finished sounding. Proceeded to Bulang Bay

6.30pm: Came to anchor in 7 fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Pulo Nongsa N52E, Tanjong Burong N78E, Tanjong Sengkuwang West

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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12 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

At anchor Bulang Bay

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.20am: Weighed anchor. Course & speeds as requisite for reaching surveying ground

7.40am: Commenced sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

3.45pm: Finished sounding & proceeded to Singapore

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Came to anchor in 3½ fms in Man of War anchorage. Veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: S End Breakwater S52W, N End Breakwater N45W

pm: “Angler”, “Ready” and two skiffs returned

pm: Two ratings rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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13 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

At anchor Man of War anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.30am: Two ratings rejoined from Singapore General Hospital

noon: Hands to make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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14 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service

pm: Granted leave Starboard Watch till 7am

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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15 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.90

Man of War anchorage

Lost by accident:

- One elliptical steel float

- Baillie Sinkers (25 lb) 2 in Number (H stores)

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.30am: “Angler” and 2 skiffs with Lieuts Brent and Leslie left ship

7.55am: “Alert” with Lt Addis left ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor & proceeded to surveying ground

9.15am: Divisions

9.15am: Commenced sounding

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

pm: Hands employed cleaning wire hawsers and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.35pm: Finished sounding and proceeded to Quarantine Anchorage

6.15pm: Came to anchor in 6 fms in Quarantine Anchorage. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Mt Serapong N86W, Canning Lt N27E, St John Lt S32W

pm: “Alert” returned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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16 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.24, Long 103.89

Quarantine Anchorage

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.0am: Weighed anchor & proceeded to surveying ground

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship sounding

9.15am: Commenced sounding

pm: Hands employed cleaning wire hawsers and ship sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.38pm: Finished sounding and proceeded to Bulang Bay

6.18pm: Came to anchor in 6/3 fms in Bulang Bay. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: left tangent Pulo Nongsa N50E, Tanjong Lamun S7W, Tanjong Sengkuwang N88W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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17 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.17, Long 104.05

Bulang Bay

Lost overboard by accident:

- 1 Kelvin Lead

- 1 Metal swivel

- 1 Guard brass for glass tube

- Wire G.S. Kelvin sounding 200 fms

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.20am: Weighed anchor and proceeded to surveying ground

6.55am: Commenced sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed preparing for coaling and ship sounding

2.0pm: Hands employed unrigging sounding gear and working Kelvin Machine

3.0pm: Finished sounding & proceeded to Singapore

4.45pm: Made fast alongside wall in Empire Dock 32-33 Godown

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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18 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

7.10am: Commenced coaling

10.15am: Finished coaling. Received 124 tons. Hands employed cleaning ship

11.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested and found correct

pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7am

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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19 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed embarking stores

11.50am: Three ratings returned from Singapore General Hospital

11.55am: “Angler” & 2 skiffs returned from surveying duties

pm: Hands make and mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7.00 & to 1st part Starboard Watch till 22.00

2.50pm: Two ratings returned from Military Hospital Tanglin

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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20 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch till 7.00 & to 2nd part Port Watch till 22.00

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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21 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.27, Long 103.83

Empire Dock

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers

pm: Make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch till 7.00 & to 2nd part of Starboard Watch till 22.00

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Discharged Lieut N A C Hardy, RN, to Royal Navy Barracks Chatham

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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22 October 1923

At Singapore

Lat 1.35, Long 104.37

Empire Dock

6.15am: Hands employed securing ship for sea

7.40am: Shipped from wall in tow of tug

7.55am: Slipped tug. Course & speed as requisite for proceeding out of East Entrance Keppel Harbour

8.07am: Set Course N83E (084°), 110 revs

8.12pm: Streamed Patent Log

8.15am: Canning Flag Staff N25W, Lt on Sunken Hulks S81W, left tangent Blakang Mati S54W

am: Hands employed painting Upper Deck

11.20am: Horsburgh Lt Ho bearing N84E

noon: False Barbukit N40W, Barbukit N72W, Tanjong Batus S86W

2.0pm: Port Watch employed painting Upper Deck

2.30pm: Barbukit N87W, W Summit Bintang Great Hill S42½W, (354 ft) Pulo Mapur S11E

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised seaboats crew

pm: W Summit Bintang Great Hill S57½W, Kijang S31½W, (354 ft) Pulo Mapur S21½W, left tangent Pulo Mapur S12W

8.30pm: Rounds

9.30pm: Compass error by Azimuth of Capella 1°E

11.30pm: Exercised seaboats crew & closed W/T doors

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Horsburgh Lt Ho 116°, 2.4 miles


[Tanjong Batus: perhaps Tanjong Batu Sow on Pulo Bintang]


[More about Kijang here]


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23 October 1923

From Singapore to Miri and at Sea

Lat 1.52, Long 107.67

1.50am: Exercised seaboats crew

3.15am: Clocks put on 15 minutes

4.55am: Sighted land bearing S55E. Stopped engines

5.0am: Proceeded at 110 revs. Mendarik 86°, Dumdum 131°

5.45am: Dumdum abeam to Starboard, 8.3 miles

6.10am: Compass error by Azimuth of Sun 2 ¼°E. Gyro error by Sun Azimuth 1° low

7.02am: Mendarik abeam to Starboard, 3.2 miles

8.0am: Left tangent Summit Tambelan S48½E, Tokong Uwi S17½E, left tangent Mendarik S54W

8.50am: Reduced to 105 revs

am: Hands employed painting Port battery

11.27am: Reduced to 100 revs

2.0pm: Starboard Watch employed painting Upper Deck

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised seaboats crew

4.55pm: Sighted St Pierre Lt Ho by N74E

6.0pm: St Pierre Lt Ho bearing N71½E

7.30pm: St Pierre Lt Ho bearing N41½E, ster 0° 34’, dist 6.1 miles

8.0pm: St Pierre Lt Ho abeam to Port, ster 41’ 75”, dist 4.5 miles

8.30pm: St Pierre Lt Ho bearing N41W, ster 33’.25”, dist 6.3 miles

9.0pm: Rounds. St Pierre Lt Ho bearing N68W, ster 22’.30”, dist 8.5 miles

9.15pm: Altered course N58½E (061°). St Pierre Lt Ho bearing N66½W

11.25pm: Sighted Merundung bearing N30E

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: St Pierre Lt Ho 067½°, 63 miles


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24 October 1923

From Singapore to Miri and at Sea

Lat 2.67, Long 110.42

2.0am: Put clocks on 15 minutes

3.20am: Exercised seaboats crew

5.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

6.45am: Hands employed painting Starboard battery

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Hands to Evening Quarters

10.12am: Compass error by Azimuth of Rigel 3¼°E (Deviation 1½°E)

11.15am: Exercised seaboats crew

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Sirik Lt Ho 83½°, 58 miles


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25 October 1923

From Singapore to Miri and at Sea

Lat 3.95, Long 113.00

2.10am: Clocks put on 10 minutes

3.05am: Exercised seaboats crew

5.45am: Sounded 22 fms

6.0am: Sounded 20 fms. Sighted land bearing S42E

6.15am: Sounded 18 fms. Hands employed cleaning ship

6.30am: Sounded 17 fms

6.45am: Sounded 20 fms

7.0am: Sounded 23 fms

7.15am: Sounded 26 fms

7.30am: Sounded 22 fms

7.45am: Sounded 26 fms

8.0am: Sounded 25 fms

8.15am: Sounded 21 fms

8.30am: Sounded 21 fms

8.45am: Sounded 21 fms. Hands employed painting Upper Deck

9.0am: Sounded 29 fms

9.15am: Sounded 32 fms

9.30am: Sounded 28 fms

9.45am: Sounded 21 fms

10.0am: Sounded 30 fms

11.30am: Tested Magazine Flooding Valves arrangements. Found correct

2.0pm: Clocks put on 10 minutes. Hands employed painting ship. Mt Subis bearing 117°, Mount Lambier bearing 081°

3.0pm: Mt Subis bearing 121°, Mt Lambier 083°

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.28pm: Mt Lambier bearing N88½E. Left tangent Mt Subis S40E, right tangent Mt Subis S35½E

5.50pm: Cleared away anchors & cables

6.05pm: Sun Set bearing S74½W. Compass error 3½°E

6.20pm: Sighted Lobang Light

8.23pm: Hauled in patent log

8.30pm: Reduced to 60 revs. Course as requisite for coming to anchorage off Miri

8.45pm: Stopped engines

8.47pm: Came to with port anchor in 6 fathoms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Barram Point N3E, right tangent Lutong N44E, right tangent Miri tanks S52E, Lobang Light Ho S14½E

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: Lobang Light House 66½°, 62 miles


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26 October 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Lowered “Alert” & 1st whaler. Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.0am: Captain, Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Brent, Addis, Lucy, left ship with “Alert” & 1st whaler for surveying duties

am: Hands employed painting Upper Deck

pm: Hands employed painting Upper Deck

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.20pm: 1st whaler returned

5.25pm: Hoisted 1st whaler

6.30pm: “Alert” retuned

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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27 October 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.0am: Captain in “Alert”, Lt Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Brent, Leslie, Addis & Lucy left ship for surveying duties

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.25am: Captain with “Alert” returned

11.45am: Hoisted “Alert”

pm: Hands make & mend clothes. Granted leave to Port Watch from 1.30 to 10.0pm

12.40pm: Lt Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Brent, Leslie, Addis & Lucy returned from surveying duties

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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28 October 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.30am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.15am: Hands to clean for divisions

9.30am: Divisions & Rounds

10.0am: Prayers

pm: Make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch from 1.30 to 10.0pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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29 October 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Lowered “Alert”. Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.0am: Lt Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Brent, Leslie, Addis & Lucy left ship for surveying duties

8.15am: Captain with “Alert” left ship

8.45am: Hands employed painting mess decks

11.15am: Captain with “Alert” returned to the ship

1.0pm: Lt Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Brent, Leslie, Addis & Lucy returned from surveying duties

2.0pm: Hoisted “Alert”. Hands employed painting mess decks

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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30 October 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed lowering “Herald”, “Alert” & “Ready”

8.0am: Lt Comd.r Lockhart in “Ready”, Lieut Lucy in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald”, Lieut Brent in “Marian” left ship on surveying duties

am: Hands employed painting mess decks

2.0pm: Hands employed painting mess decks

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.15pm: “Ready” returned to the ship

5.50pm: Hoisted “Ready”

6.0pm: “Alert” & “Herald” returned to the ship. Lieut Brent returned to the ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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31 October 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed lowering “Ready” & scrubbing decks

8.45am: Hands employed painting stokers’ mess deck

10.25am: Lieut Brent & 3 ABs left ship for surveying duties ashore

10.35am: Hoisted “Ready”

1.30pm: Lieut Lucy in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

2.0pm: Lowered “Ready”

2.15pm: Lt Comd.r Lockhart in “Ready” left ship on surveying duties

pm: Hands employed painting mess decks

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Alert” & “Herald” returned to ship

6.40pm: “Ready” returned to ship. Hoisted “Ready”

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1923


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1 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.0am: “Ready” with Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, “Alert” with Lieut Lucy, “Herald” with Lieut Addis left ship for surveying duties

8.45am: Hands employed painting mess decks

9.30am: Lieut G.A. Gould, RAN, joined ship

11.30am: Tested magazine flooding arrangements. Found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed painting mess decks

6.15am: “Ready”, “Alert” & “Herald” returned from surveying duties. Hoisted “Ready”

9.0pm: Rounds. Hoisted “Alert” & “Herald”

Number on sick list: 3


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2 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing mess decks

8.45am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

1.30pm: Lowered “Alert” & “Herald”

1.45pm: Lieut Addis in “Herald”, Lieut Leslie in “Alert” left ship on surveying duties

2.0pm: Lieut Comd.r Lockhart & Lieut Gould landed for surveying duties

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Alert” & “Herald” returned to the ship. Lieut Comd.r Lockhart & Lieut Gould returned to ship

6.30pm: Hoisted “Alert” & “Herald”

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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3 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed lowering “Alert” & “Herald”, & scrubbing decks

8.0am: Lieut Lucy in “Herald”, Lieut Leslie in “Alert”, Lieut Comd.r Lockhart left ship on surveying duties

11.30am: “Herald” returned to ship. Hoisted “Herald”

noon: “Alert” retuned to ship. Hoisted “Alert”

pm: Hands make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch from 1.30pm to 10.0pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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4 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.30am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Division & Prayers

10.05am: Piped down

pm: Make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch from 1.30 till 10.0pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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5 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed rigging ship’s sounding gear. Lowered “Alert”, “Ready”, “Herald” & 1st skiff

8.0am: Lieut Leslie in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald”, Lieut Lucy in “Ready” left ship on surveying duties

am: 1st skiff towed to Miri for service with shore surveying party

am: Weighed. Course & speed as requisite for ship’s sounding

am: Hands employed ship’s sounding & painting mess deck

2.0pm: Hands employed painting mess deck & ship’s sounding

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Finished sounding

5.50pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 5½ fathoms. Veered to 3 shackles WW Hut 41° 28,’ N° 4 Tank 81° 42’, Lobang Lt S21E

6.0pm: “Alert” [perhaps “Ready”], “Herald” & “Alert” returned to ship

6.15pm: Hoisted “Ready”, “Herald” & “Alert”

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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6 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

Lost overboard by accident: one sun helmet

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.45am: Hands employed painting mess deck

11.30am: Hands to dinner

1.30pm: Hands employed painting mess deck

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Cleared lower deck. Exercised fire stations

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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7 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.45am: Hands employed painting mess deck

9.30am: Lowered “Herald” & “Alert”

am: Lieut Leslie in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

10.0am: Weighed. Course & speeds as requisite for ship’s sounding

11.50am: “Herald” returned to ship & hoisted & turned in

12.25pm: “Alert” retuned to ship & hoisted & turned in

2.50pm: Hands employed painting mess deck

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.15pm: Finished ship’s sounding

5.45pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 6 fms. Veered to 3 shackles. Tong 36 50, Gee 92 10 Let (S14E)

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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8 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed turning out “Alert” & “Herald”

7.30am: Lowered “Alert” & “Herald”

8.0am: Lieut Leslie in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

am: Ship weighed. Course & speeds as requisite for ship’s sounding

am: Hands employed cleaning & painting mess decks

11.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested & found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Finished ship’s sounding

6.03pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 6½ fms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Lobang Lt S22½E, No 4 Tank S64E, Lutong Tank N40½E

6.30pm: “Alert” & “Herald” returned to ship & hoisted

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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9 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

7.30am: Lowered “Alert” & “Herald”

8.0am: Lieut Leslie in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

8.20am: Weighed. Course & speed as requisite for ship’s sounding

9.0am: Hands employed scrubbing boat deck & painting mess deck

2.0pm: Hands employed painting mess deck

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.45pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 5 fms. Veered to 3 shackles. “Alert” returned & hoisted

[Anchor fix]: Gee 35 22 Ape 81 42 Lobang Lt

6.30pm: “Herald” returned & hoisted

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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10 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

7.10am: Turned in “Alert” & “Herald”

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Make & mend clothes. Granted leave to Port Watch from 1.30 to 11.0pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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11 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.30am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning up decks for divisions

9.30am: Divisions & Prayers

11.0am: Half masted colours

11.02am: Rehoisted colours

pm: Make & mend clothes. Granted leave to Starboard Watch from 1.30 till 10.0pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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12 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks & lowering “Alert” & “Herald”

7.0am: Lieut Comd.r Lockhart left ship in “Marian” on surveying duties

8.0am: Lieut Leslie in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

8.45am: Hands employed painting mess decks & flats

9.20am: “Alert” returned & hoisted

9.40am: “Herald” returned & hoisted

11.30am: Hands to dinner

1.30pm: Lowered “Alert” & “Herald”

pm: Lieut Leslie in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

pm: Hands employed painting mess deck & Wardroom Flat

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Alert”, “Herald” & Lieut Comd.r Lockhart returned to ship. Hoisted “Alert” & “Herald”

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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13 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

Lost overboard by accident: 2 sun helmets

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks. Lowered “Alert” & “Herald”

7.0am: Hoisted “Alert” & “Herald”

9.0am: Lowered “Alert” & “Herald”

9.15am: Lieut Leslie in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

am: Weighed. Course & speed as requisite for ship sounding. Hands employed painting mess deck

11.45am: Hoisted “Alert” & “Herald”

2.15pm: Hands employed painting mess deck

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Finished sounding

6.05pm: Came to with Port anchor in 7 fms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Tong 57 36 Gee 61 08 Lobang Lt Ho 35 46 No 4 Tank

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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14 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

7.0am: Lieut Comd.r Lockhart & Lieut Gould in “Marian” landed on surveying duties

7.30am: Lowered “Alert”, “Herald” & “Ready”

8.0am: Lieut Leslie in “Ready”, Lieut Lucy in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

8.45am: Hands employed painting mess decks & refitting motor boats falls

2.0pm: Hands employed painting mess decks & receiving motor boats falls

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Lieut Comd.r Lockhart & Lieut Gould returned to ship

pm: “Herald”, “Alert” & “Ready” returned to ship & hoisted

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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15 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

7.30am: Lowered “Alert”, “Herald” & “Ready”

8.0am: Lieut Leslie in “Ready”, Lieut Lucy in “Alert”, Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

8.45am: Hands employed painting mess decks

11.05am: Magazine flooding valves tested & found correct

2.0pm: Hands employed painting mess decks

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: “Alert”, “Herald” & “Ready” returned to ship & hoisted

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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16 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

7.30am: Lowered “Herald”

8.0am: Lieut Addis in “Herald” left ship on surveying duties

am: Weighed. Course & speed as requisite for ship’s sounding

9.0am: Divisions

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

5.30pm: Finished ship’s sounding

6.03pm: Came to with Port anchor in 5½ fms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Hut 90 32 No 4 47 37 Lobang S10½E

6.10pm: “Herald” & 1st skiff returned to ship & hoisted

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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17 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Starboard Watch from 1.30 till 10.0pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 2


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18 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions & prayers

10.0am: Piped down

pm: Make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch from 1.30 till 10.0pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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19 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed furling forecastle awning & preparing beacons

7.30am: Lieuts Brent, Leslie & Addis left ship on surveying duties

8.0am: Weighed. Course & speed as requisite for surveying

8.55am: Let go No 1 beacon

10.0am: Let go No 2 beacon

10.50am: Let go No 3 beacon

2.30pm: Weighed No 1 beacon

4.0pm: Weighed No 2 beacon

5.30pm: Finished surveying & proceeded to anchorage

6.14pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 5½ fms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Tong 94° 56’ No 4 Tank 45° 00’ Lobang Lt bearing S10½E

6.30pm: Lieut Brent, Leslie & Addis returned to ship

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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20 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

7.30am: Captain, Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Leslie & Lucy left ship on surveying duties

8.45am: Hands employed painting boat deck & cabin flat

11.30am: Captain, Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Leslie & Lucy returned to ship from surveying duties

1.0pm: Captain, Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Leslie & Lucy left ship on surveying duties

2.0pm: Hands employed painting boat deck & cabin flat

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.15pm: Captain, Lt Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Leslie & Lucy returned to ship

5.0pm: Captain, Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Leslie & Lucy left ship on surveying duties

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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21 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

5.45am: Captain, Lieut Comd.r Lockhart, Lieuts Lucy & Leslie returned to ship from surveying duties

6.15am: Hands employed painting boat deck & cabin flat

1.50pm: Lieut Comd.r Lockhart & Lieut Addis landed on surveying duties

2.0pm: Weighed. Course & speed as requisite for ship’s sounding. Hands employed painting cabin flat

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.35pm: Finished sounding

5.0pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 5 fms, veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Tong 62° 24’ Ape 81° 16’ Lobang Lt S9½E

6.30pm: Lieut Comd.r Lockhart & Lieut Addis returned from surveying duties

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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22 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.40, Long 113.985

Anchorage off Miri

Lost overboard by accident: 2 sun helmets

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing boat deck

8.0am: Lieuts Brent & Addis landed on surveying duties

8.45am: Hands employed scrubbing upper deck & cleaning ship

11.0am: Magazine Flooding Valves tested & found correct

11.15am: Lieuts Brent & Addis returned from surveying duties

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.35pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3


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23 November 1923

At Miri

Lat 4.97, Long 114.32

Anchorage off Miri

Lost overboard by accident:

-1 50 fms (cod line) current line

-1 log ship current 10 lb

6.15am: Hands employed rigging fore derrick to weigh beacon

6.25am: Weighed. Set course N18W, 100 revs

6.40am: Deviation by Azimuth of Sun Nil

8.50am: Stopped & weighed beacon

9.05am: Proceeded at 120 revs. Set course N42E (050½). Streamed patent log

am: Hands employed unrigging beacon & replacing fore derrick

pm: Make & mend clothes

2.45pm: Mt Pisang bearing S74E (071°)

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.05pm: Sighted Kuraman Island bearing N77E (080°)

6.0pm: Left tangent Kuraman Island N17E, Mt Pisang S14½W, right tangent Daat Island N59E, Rusukan Besar N44 4/2E. Barat Banks Buoy abeam to Port 7 cables

6.16pm: Altered course N48E (051°) Pappan Lt Ho bearing N47E

7.0pm: Pappan Lt Ho N46E, Kuraman Lt Ho bearing N81W, Burong Island N44W

7.20pm: Altered course N24W. Enoe Island bearing N60W

7.45pm: Course & speed as requisite for coming to anchorage. Hauled in patent log

7.32pm: Stopped engines

7.35pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 6 fms. Veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Ramsay Point N78E, Pappan Lt Ho S57½E, Red Lt Labuan N22W

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: Kuraman Lt Ho 072½°, 51 miles


[Enoe Island: was located 1300 yards south of Enoe Beacon. “Pulau Enoe (5°15'N, 115°14'E), once an island, is now connected to the shore by reclaimed land which forms a peninsula extending 0.9 mile SSE Tanjong Rancha Rancha.

A flour mill, which is prominent and from whose highest point an obstruction light is shown, stands on the SE point of the peninsula”. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara Enroute, 2005 (9th edition); Sector 11. Borneo - NorthWest Coast: page 333.

Reclamation work at Rancha-Rancha was commenced in October and also at Pulau Enoe in November, 1972.” Annual Report of the Marine Department, Sabah. Marine Dept. Marine Department, 1968: page 8]


[Red Light Labuan: might correspond to the red fix light 250 yards 186°from the Government flagstaff in Victoria Harbour]


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24 November 1923

At Labuan

Lat 5.26, Long 115.24

Anchorage off Labuan

Lost overboard by accident

-1 log line (65 fms)

-1 lye brass (as supplied with Neptune log)

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks. Lowered “Herald”

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Hands make & mend clothes

pm: Granted leave to Port Watch from 1.30 till 8.0pm

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

9.0pm: Rounds

Number on sick list: 1


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