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Fleet Minesweeping Sloop, Flower-class, Arabis-type

Ordered 7.15, Acacia, Azalea and Arabis-types built on merchant ship lines, with similar warship-like appearance, Pendant Nos T.79 (1.16), T.91 (1.18). Launched 7.12.15 Irvine. 1250 tons, 268(oa), 255(pp)x33x11ft. TE 2000ihp, 16kts. Armament: 2-4.7in (or 2-4in), 2-3pdr AA. Crew: 90. Arabis-types served in Grand Fleet, at Queenstown, in North Sea, and Mediterranean. Sold 18.1.31, Ward, Inverkeithing. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Wistaria is sometimes misspelled as Wisteria.

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Notes:

1. Latitude/longitude, including for days in port, show representative decimal positions for each day, as calculated by the Old Weather project's analysis program. As such, they differ by varying amounts from the positions recorded, usually at noon, in the log pages. In addition, some latitudes/longitudes have been amended in edited logs for errors in the logs, for errors in identifying locations by the analysis program, or simply for greater accuracy. In all cases, refer to the log-page scans for the positions as originally recorded. Not all log pages contain this information and the ships' positions have therefore often been estimated.

2. Full account of any day is available by clicking on the link above that day. Groups of links refer to log book covers and introductory information; some may be blank.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS WISTARIA 1920-1923
(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)

LOG BOOK – DECEMBER 29TH 1920 TO MARCH 1ST 1921


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.00

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


To the Commander-in-Chief, Bermuda


[Page signed JP Champion, Commander, 4th March 1921]


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To

A. C. Cossor & Son

Hygrometer

29th Dec.

1st March

J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

29th Dec.

1st March

Negretti & Zambra 11351

Maximum Thermometer

29th Dec.

1st March

Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

29th Dec.

1st March


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

29th Dec.

1st March



THE VOYAGES OF HMS WISTARIA 1920-1921

JP map Wistaria 1920-21

LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1920


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29 December 1920

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

9.0am: Commissioned with Chatham Crew

11.55am: Cooks to galley

am: Sub Lt Jenks joined ship

1.10pm: Out pipes

1.15pm: Hands fall in. Employed in scrubbing and washing upper deck

3.30pm: Leave to 1st and 2nd watches 4 pm-7 am. Liberty men to clean

4.0pm: Liberty men fall in. Tea

4.15pm: Sunset

5.0pm: Liberty men fall in

6.0pm: Liberty men fall in

7.10pm: 1st Lieutenant returned from sick berth

7.15pm: Supper

8.0pm: Stand by hammocks

8.40pm: Clear off mess decks for rounds

9.0pm: Rounds

10.0pm: Pipe down

12.0pm: Rounds correct


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30 December 1920

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.0am: Called hands

6.30am: Hands fall in. Scrub & wash upper decks

7.20am: Quarters clean guns

7.50am: Secure

8.0am: Breakfast. Dress of day N°3

8.40am: Out pipes. Hands fall in

am: Hands working main derrick. 4 hands & 1 Leading Seaman working with Chief Writer with stationery

10.20am: Stand easy

10.30am: Carry on with work

11.0am: Hands getting in provisions

11.30am: Afternoon watchmen to dinner

noon: Dinner

1.15pm: Hands fall in. 1 Leading Seaman & hands with Chief Writer. 1 Leading Seaman & 2 AB Electr. Light. 3 AB with ship’s steward. 3 hands cleaning guns

3.40pm: Secure. Clear up decks

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Sunset

4.24pm: Exercised collision stations

4.30pm: Secure. Tea. Leave to 2nd & 3rd watches 5 pm to 7 am

6.0pm: Liberty men fall in

7.15pm: Supper

8.0pm: Stand by hammocks

9.0pm: Rounds

10.0pm: Pipe down


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31 December 1920

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands scrubbing & washing upper decks

8.0am: Breakfast & clean Number 3

8.45am: Hands fall in. 6 hands unrigging fore derrick. 4 hands securing wood on upper deck. 3 hands stowing stanchions below decks

10.20am: Stand easy

10.30am: Carry on

10.45am: 4 hands getting in canteen gear

11.55am: Cooks

noon: Dinner

1.15pm: Q.D. men unrigging awning stanchions, remainder securing derricks

3.40pm: Secure. Clear up decks

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

4.05pm: Tea

4.20pm: Sunset

7.10pm: Supper

8.0pm: Stand by hammocks



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1921


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1 January 1921

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.0am: Called hands

6.30am: Hands fall in. Guard and steerage

7.30am: Store party to breakfast

7.45am: Breakfast

8.15am: Store party left ship

8.45am: Hands fall in. Stowing stanchions

10.20am: Stand easy

10.30am: Carry on with work

noon: Dinner. Leave to Port watch 1 pm-7 am Monday. Leave to boys 1 pm to 6 pm

pm: Hands make and mend clothes

4.0pm: Tea. Shift into night clothing

8.0pm: Stand by hammocks


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2 January 1921

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

7.0am: Hands fall in, scrub upper deck

8.0am: Breakfast and clean Number 2s

8.45am: Clear up decks for divisions

10.0am: Divisions

4.0pm: Tea. Shift into night clothing

8.0pm: Stand by hammocks

8.30pm: Clear up mess decks and flats for rounds

8.55pm: Clear off mess decks for rounds

9.0pm: Rounds


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3 January 1921

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.15am: Hands fall in, scrub and wash upper deck

8.0am: Breakfast. Dress of day Number 3s

8.50am: Hands fall in. Stand fast cooks. Hands getting down stanchions and preparing 2nd whaler. Ship commenced basin trials

10.0am: Trial concluded

11.25am: Left dockyard for Number 5 buoy

12.05am: Hands to dinner & clean in refitting rig. Ammunition lighter alongside

1.15pm: Hands getting in ammunition

2.30pm: Lowered motor boat

3.30pm: Finished ammunitioning ship

5.0pm: Liberty men landed. Port watch store ammunition

8.40pm: Clear off mess deck for rounds


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4 January 1921

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands fall in. Securing for sea

8.15am: Forecastle men muster on Forecastle, unshackle reeve ship wire

8.45am: Slipped and proceeded. Course and speed as required for full power trial

9.15am: Breakwater Lt Ho abeam

9.20am: Course S30E

10.30am: Altered course NE and as requisite for entering sound

10.55am: Secured to No 1 buoy (Sound)

11.30am: Made fast to buoy. Tug swung ship for compasses

1.0pm: Finished swinging for compasses. Forecastle men muster on forecastle

1.15pm: Entered harbour

2.15pm: Secured alongside wall

2.20pm: Coal lighter secured alongside

2.40pm: Hands to clear in coaling rig

3.0pm: Hands coal ship

4.55pm: Finished coaling

5.20pm: Hands fall in wash down decks

6.20pm: Hands paid

8.0pm: Stand by hammocks

8.20pm: Clear up mess decks for rounds


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5 January 1921

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

6.30am: Hands fall in. Guard and steerage

8.0am: Carpenter & 4 hands employed in dockyard

8.10am: Ash lighter alongside

8.45am: Hands securing ship for sea

10.30am: Carry on. Hands to General Quarters

11.15am: Quarters clean guns

11.30am: Secure. Return rags

11.35am: Clear up decks

noon: Store party returned. Hands to dinner

1.15pm: Hands fall in. 4 hands with carpenter, 2 with steward. Remainder securing ship for sea


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6 January 1921

At Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.50am: Chief of Staff inspected ship

11.33am: Chief of Staff left ship

Ice sent. 12 cases received on board

1.15pm: Hands fall in. Getting in beef and replacing motor boats davit

2.0pm: 1 Leading Stoker discharged to hospital


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7 January 1921

From Devonport to Las Palmas and at Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

8.0am: Breakfast. Dress of day No 3’s

8.30am: 1 Lgd Sto joined ship

8.45am: Hands fall in, securing for sea

9.50am: Cooks join part of ship

10.40am: Left wharf and proceeded as requisite for sound

11.05am: Stopped

11.55am: Proceeded at 9 knots

12.01am: Breakwater light abeam. Course S44W

12.16am: Streamed patent log

1.04pm: Eddystone 4 points on Port bow

1.07pm: Eddystone abeam, dist 0.45 miles

1.51pm: Altered course S25W to avoid fishing craft

1.55pm: Resumed original course

9.40pm: Very heavy squall force up to 9 followed by heavy rain

10.58pm: Sighted Ushant Lt bearing S15W


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8 January 1921

From Plymouth to Las Palmas

Lat 48.45, Long -5.09

[Ushant Island coordinates]

12.30am: Ushant bearing S1E (4 pts)

2.50am: Ushant Lt abeam S46E

2.05pm: Clocks will be put back ¼ hour each day commencing 17.00 today

3.05pm: Slow speed from “Valerian”

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hr


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9 January 1921

From Plymouth to Las Palmas

Lat 44.65, Long -8.41

3.0am: Winding rising

10.20am: Set main topsail & staysail

3.0pm: “Valerian’s” steering gear not working correctly

pm: “Valerian” yawing to Starboard

4.30pm: Ran into thick mist

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hr

8.45pm: Fog lifted

8.49pm: Cape Villano Lt S10W, Cape Sisargasi Lt S50E

pm: “Valerian” astern of “Wistaria”

10.55pm: Fog


[Cape Sisargasi Light: perhaps Sisarga Islets Light]


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10 January 1921

From Plymouth to Las Palmas

Lat 41.4, Long -10.41

1.45am: Reset patent log

9.25am: “Valerian” ahead

Obs. Pos at 9.10am: [Lat] 41 26.7N, [Long] 9 18.7W

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hr


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11 January 1921

From Plymouth to Las Palmas

Lat 37.61, Long -11.65

6.45am: Set main Topsail & Staysail

9.30am: Divisions. Hands scraping guns and scrubbing wood work round same, scraping and redleading round Quarter Deck

noon: “Valerian” increased to 100 revs

2.0pm: American steamer “Deepwater” passed under stern on westerly course

3.45pm: Clear up decks for quarters

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

10.30pm: Wind shifting to southward. Rising slightly


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12 January 1921

From Plymouth to Las Palmas

Lat 33.78, Long -13.06

9.0am: Patent log reset

9.45am: Exercised Action Stations

11.10am: Secure. Fall out

1.30pm. Altered course to 200°. Hands rigging fore derrick with standing topping left. Scraping redleading Q.D. Re-rigging boat booms with new rope gear

3.40pm: Clear up decks for evening quarters

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.0pm: Reduced to 9 knots


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13 January 1921

From Plymouth to Las Palmas

Lat 30.3, Long -14.38

9.40am: Exercised control parties, Gunlayers, Trainers & Sightsetters

am: Hands employed forecastlemen scrubbing forecastle, topmen holystoning waist, Q.D. men scraping & redleading aft

1.15pm: Hands fall in. Forecastlemen refitting wires, etc. Topmen holystoning waist. Q.D. men scraping & redleading aft

2.30pm: Spread well deck awning

3.50pm: Sloped awning

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Furled main topsail & staysail

7.23pm: Exercised placing oil navigation lights

8.05pm: Oil lamps placed

8.30pm: Electric navigation lights replaced


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14 January 1921

From Plymouth to Las Palmas and at Las Palmas

Lat 28.15, Long -15.41

3.53am: Helm jammed. Stopped engines

3.55am: Proceeded. Course S60W, 60 revs

5.30am: Hands cleaned into rig of day. Altered course S55W

7.0am: Course & speed as requisite for picking up pilot & entering La Luz harbour

8.45am: Ship anchored and made fast astern to buoy in La Luz harbour

9.0am: Breakfast. Clean into coaling rig

9.30am: Coaling lighter alongside. Hands fall in for coaling

12.30am: Carry on coaling

2.50pm: Hands sweep & wash down upper deck. Finished coaling


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15 January 1921

At Las Palmas

Lat 28.15, Long -15.41

6.30am: Hands employed on Q.D. awning. Whalers crews scrubbing out boat

8.0am: Breakfast. Clean in No 3s

11.40am: Secure. Leave to Port watch from 1 pm to 9 pm. Chief & P.O.s till 9.30

1.0pm: Liberty men landed

9.0pm: Liberty men returned on board


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16 January 1921

At Las Palmas

Lat 28.15, Long -15.41

7.0am: Hands fall in. Scrub & wash upper deck

7.25am: Whalers crews scrub boats

8.0am: Breakfast & clean in No 1s Duty Boat No 2s

9.50am: Divisions

10.20am: Prayers

11.0am: Up spirits

noon: Leave to Starboard watch from 1.0pm – 9pm. POs till 9.30pm. Dinner

12.30pm: Negative leave to watch. Leave to POs

1.0pm: Petty Officers libertymen landed

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Hands to bathe Starboard side. Tea

5.20pm: Mail for England left ship

6.15pm: Sloped awnings


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17 January 1921

At Las Palmas

Lat 28.15, Long -15.41

6.30am: Hand fall in. Scrub & wash Upper Deck

7.20am: Quarters clean guns

8.45am: Hands fall in. Out Carley Floats. Hands scraping & red leading ship’s side

11.15am: Water lighter alongside

12.30am: Water lighter cast off

1.15pm: Hands fall in. Employed as in forenoon & scrubbing out whaler

3.0pm: Football party to clean

3.30pm: Football party landed

4.0pm: Tea. Shift into night clothing

4.45pm: Hands to bathe


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18 January 1921

From Las Palmas to St. Vincent, Cape Verde Isl. and at Las Palmas

Lat 27.99, Long -15.36

[Melenara Point coordinates]

6.30am: Hands fall in. Scrubbing deck & preparing ship for sea

7.30am: Hoisted whaler

8.0am: Breakfast & clean in No 3s

8.45am: Hands fall in. Secure for sea

9.35am: Weighed & proceeded

9.46am: Breakwater Lt abeam

9.50am: Course S16E, 9 knots. Hands cleaning out Starboard wing bunker. Making sail cover. Refitting boom gear & painting cable

10.30am: Patent log streamed

10.44am: Melenara Pt abeam

1.15pm: Hands shipping awning stanchions

3.50pm: Set Fore staysail

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour


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19 January 1921

From Las Palmas to St Vincent C.V.

Lat 25.58, Long -17.95

1.55am: Ash party hoisted out ashes

2.0am: Look outs relieved

4.0am: Watch relieved

10.30am: Reduced to 64 revs for range taking exercise

11.22am: Exercise finished

10.45am: Resumed course & speed. Took up station astern of “Valerian”

1.15pm: Forecastle men resetting fore staysail. Topmen scraping Q.D. men fitting awning stanchions

4.0pm: Exercised quarters. Exercised fire stations


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20 January 1921

From Las Palmas to St Vincent C. V.

Lat 22.31, Long -20.48

4.40am: Steering gear became defective

4.57am: Steering gear adjusted. Proceeded at 10 knots, course S75W to rejoin “Valerian”

8.0am: Hands employed variously about ship

9.20am: Altered course WSW, increased to 96 revs. Opened out on Starboard beam of “Valerian”

10.0am: Commenced range taking exercise. Control parties exercised

10.45am: Exercise finished. Closed on “Valerian”

11.05am: Took station astern of “Valerian”

1.20pm: Set fore Staysail & main Staysail & Trysail. Hands scraping & fitting awning ridge ropes

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ h

Number on sick list: 1


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21 January 1921

From Las Palmas to St Vincent C.V.

Lat 19.46, Long -23.05

2.05am: Ash party hoisted out ashes

10.0am: Hands employed refitting awning gear & holystoning decks

1.15pm: Hands fall in. Employed variously about ship

2.0pm: Hands carry on smoking

8.0pm: Burnt search lights

8.15pm: Switched off searchlights

Number on sick list: 2


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22 January 1921

From Las Palmas to St Vincent C.V. and at St Vincent C.V.

Lat 16.90, Long -25.00

7.33am: Sighted land (St Antonio)

9.12am: Sighted Highest Coast Hill, St Vincent

9.30am: Hauled in patent log

10.0am: Anchored. Monte Vides Fort F.S. N84E, Pt de Rebeira Julian N15E, Passara Island Lt Ho N12W

12.15am: Dinner. Hands make and mend clothes

Number on sick list: 2


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23 January 1921

At St Vincent

Lat 16.90, Long -25.00

6.36am: Hands scrubbed and washed upper deck

7.0am: Duty boats crews clared (?) boat out

8.0am: Breakfast. Dress Day Number 6 white hats. Duty boats crews Number 6 & helmets

8.45am: Hands fall in, respread Upper Deck awning and cleared Upper Deck for Divisions

1.0pm: Cricket team landed. Leave to Port Watch from 1 pm till 6.0pm. Mail will close PM tomorrow. Leave to Boys till 6.0pm

3.30pm: First dog Watch men to tea

9.40pm: prepared second anchor for letting go if required

Number on sick list: 2


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24 January 1921

At St Vincent

Lat 16.90, Long -25.00

4.45am: Called hands. Shift into Coaling Pier

5.15am: Hands fall in. Prepare for coaling

5.45am: Lighters alongside

7.0am: Started coaling

8.30am: Hands carry on coaling

10.30am: Water boat alongside, received fresh water

1.0pm: Hands to dinner. Finished coaling, received 80 tons

1.50pm: Hands fall in, employed cleaning ship and stowing coal gear

3.30pm: First dog watchmen to tea

4.10pm: Tea and clean

8.0pm: Hands hoisted water boat

Number on sick list: 1 + 1 La.


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25 January 1921

At St Vincent C.V.

Lat 16.90, Long -25.00

6.30am: Hands fall in. Up guard & steerage

4.20am: Quarter clean guns

8.0am: Breakfast & clean Number 5s

11.45am: Furled Q.D. awning

1.15pm: Hands securing for sea. Hands mustered for medical inspection

3.0pm: Weighed & shifted billet

3.20pm: Came to port anchor

4.45pm: Weighed & shifted billet

5.05pm: Anchored

6.0pm: Weighed & proceeded. Course NW, 9 knots

6.25pm: Streamed log

Number on sick list: 2


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26 January 1921


From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

Lat 16.41, Long -27.28

5.05am: Stopped owing to defect in engine room

9.45am: Hands employed scraping paintwork & setting awning as fore topsail

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon


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27 January 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

Lat 15.76, Long -30.66

9.30am: Divisions. Hands employed scraping, etc

1.20pm: Set main Staysail

pm: Hands employed scraping paintwork

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour


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28 January 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

Lat 15.2, Long -34.08

4.0am: Watch relieved

9.40am: Clean guns

10.0am: Hands fall in

am: Hands working scraping paintwork & painting

noon: Station on Port beam of “Valerian”

1.15pm: Hands fall in; employed scraping painting & scrubbing

3.40pm: Clear up decks

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour


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29 January 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

Lat 14.53, Long -38.91

am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

11.40am: Helm jammed. Reduced to Slow speed

11.50am: Helm in order. Increased to 124 revs

am: Lost overboard by accident: 1 Bucket, 1 Spitkid

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour


[Spitkid: A large saucer-shaped receptacle about one foot in diameter used as a cigarette ash-tray. Originally wooden spittoons, they are now made of galvanised iron]


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30 January 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

Lat 13.83, Long -43.48

6.0am: Took station on Starboard beam of “Valerian”

8.50am: Helm jammed. Reduced to Slow speed

9.10am: Resumed course. Revs 110

10.45am: Helm jammed. Speed various

11.20am: Connected up hand steering gear

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour

8.55pm: Connected up steam steering gear

9.30pm: In station astern of “Valerian”


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31 January 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

[No coordinates available]

1.10am: Stopped engines

1.18am: Slow speed

1.35am: Half speed 5 knots

6.15am: Increased to 8 knots to take station on Starboard beam of “Valerian”

7.30am: Stopped to send over Engineer Officer to “Valerian” in latter’s boat. Hauled in patent log showing 1276.8

9.0am: Going slow & stopped to keep on Starboard quarter of “Valerian”. Hands preparing to tow aft

10.30am: Stopped engines

10.50am: Slow ahead N87W. Prepared topmasts for getting up

11.05am: Stopped

11.10am: Half ahead, 60 revs to take “Valerian” in tow

11.35am: Veered grass

12.05am: Hawsers secured. Course W, speed 70 revs increased to 100 revs

1.30pm: Hands employed reeling up wires & hawsers, making sail & scraping paintwork

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1921


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1 February 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

[No coordinates available]

11.0am: Stop engines

11.10am: Slipped tow, turned 16 points to head sea & get up main topmast

11.15am: Slow speed

11.35am: Turned 16 points, Course N84W, speed 6 knots

11.45am: Speed 5 knots. Streamed patent log

12.47pm: Slow speed

1.30pm: Hands muster for monthly payment

pm: Hands working variously

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. “Valerian” abeam


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2 February 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

[No coordinates available]

am: Hands working with parts of ship, taking down shot racks, etc

2.0pm: Hands getting up windsails, removing cable nets & shot racks round guns & restowing Starboard after wing bunker


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3 February 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

Lat 11.81, Long -55.4

8.45am: Quarters clean guns

9.45am: Hands employed restowing Starboard wing bunker, refitting lower boom gear

1.0pm: Hands wash clothes

2.0pm: Altered course S87W. Canteen Committee mustered aft

3.40pm: Clear up decks

Number on sick list: 2


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4 February 1921

From St Vincent C.V. to Trinidad

Lat 10.83, Long -60.90

[Galera Point coordinates]

am: Hands chipping & scraping on forecastle and painting

2.0pm: Hands employed scraping and redleading paintwork

4.40pm: Stopped and embarked Eng. Officer

4.55pm: Proceeded

10.50pm: Took station 4 cables astern of “Valerian”

11.25pm: Sighted Galera Point Lt bearing S85W

Number on sick list: -


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5 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

2.19am: Galera Pt 4 points on Port bow

2.48am: Galera Pt abeam

3.03am: Altered course W Comp. (S87W mag)

3.18am: Galera Point 4 points abaft beam

4.0am: Sighted light S80W

7.15am: Hauled in patent log

7.0am: Course & speed as necessary for swinging ship

7.30am: Proceeded

8.30am: Course as requisite for Bocas Huevas

9.38am: Course E as requisite for anchoring

11.10am: Came to Starboard anchor 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: St Vincent Jetty Lt N59E, Red Chimney N6W, White Chimney N26E

1.40pm: Turned out & lowered motor boat

2.15pm: Leave for Starboard watch till 7.0am. Dress Number 6s & white hats

2.30pm: Clothing received from “Calcutta”

6.15pm: Watch slope awnings

Number on sick list: -


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6 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

6.30am: Hands fall in. Scrub decks

7.0am: Libertymen returned on board. Dress of day Number 6s & hats

8.0am: Breakfast

8.30am: Quarters clean guns

8.55am: Secure

9.30am: Hands to clean

9.55am: Respread awnings

11.10am: Mustered by open list before Rear Admiral Commanding 8th Light Cruiser Squadron


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7 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

9.0am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side

1.55pm: Out pipes

2.0pm: Hands fall in scraping ship’s side & refitting back stays

3.0pm: Watch keeper libertymen landed


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8 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Called hands

6.0am: Hands fall in scrub decks

7.15am: Respread awnings. Cooks

8.0am: Rig of day: Tropical Rig. Duty boats crews Number 6s reg. jumpers

8.15am: Hands fall in, employed scraping & painting ship's side & refitting back stays

9.40am: Water boat alongside


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9 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.10am: Out pipes

8.15am: Hands fall in. Scraping & painting ship's side

am: Lost overboard by accident 1 paintbrush

2.0pm: Hands fall in. scraping & painting ship’s side

Number on sick list: 2


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[Incomplete log for 10 February, crossed through]

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10 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.0am: Called hands, hands clean in coaling rig

5.30am: Hands fall in, prepare for coaling

6.30am: Up guard & steerage

7.15am: Coaling lighters alongside

7.35am: Hands fall in for coaling, 1st watch & hands working on ship side to breakfast. Remainder of hands commence coaling

1.0pm: Finished coaling, dinner

2.0pm: Hands wash down deck

Number on sick list: 1


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11 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.20am: Hands scrubbing decks

6.55am: Return rags

7.0am: Respread awnings

8.15am: Air night clothing

8.30am: Hands employed scraping ship

2.0pm: Hands fall in. Scraping ship & cleaning paint inboard

4.0pm: Evening quarters. Down night clothing. Tea

Number on sick list: 1


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12 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Hands scrub upper decks

6.20am: Scrub gun gear

6.30am: Up guard & steerage

7.30am: Clear lower deck, hoist motor boat

10.0am: “Calcutta” sailed

10.30am: Wash down & dry up upper deck

2.30pm: Water boat alongside

10.45pm: U.S. yacht “Corsair” sailed

Number on sick list: 1


[U.S. Yacht “Corsair”: perhaps U.S. yacht “Corsair III”. Built 1898 as “Corsair III”, by T. S. Marvel Shipbuilding, Newburgh, New York, she was a private steam yacht of American industrialist J. P. Morgan. Chartered during WW1 as patrol vessel USS “Corsair” (SP-159), at the end of the conflict she was returned to the owner, once again becoming the private yacht “Corsair III”]


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13 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: Breakfast & clean. Dress No 6s & white hats

7.0pm: Supper & shift into night clothing

Number on sick list: 1


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14 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Wash down upper decks

7.0am: Respread awnings

7.30am: Breakfast. Dress of day N°6, reg. jumpers. Helmets

8.15am: Hands fall in. Chipping & painting

2.0pm: Hands employed as in forenoon

Number on sick list: 2


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15 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

6.15am: Hands scrub decks

8.15am: Hands fall in. Scraping & painting ship's side & painting masts down

9.30am: Cooks and Sweepers fall in

2.0pm: Hands fall in. Employed as in forenoon

2.50pm: W.K. [Watch keeper] libertymen landed


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16 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Scrub decks

6.30am: Up guard & steerage

7.0am: Respread awnings

7.20am: Watch lower motor boat

9.0am: Hands employed on ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed on ship’s side & painting aloft

2.25pm: Pumping party fell in. Painting inboard

6.20pm: Slope awnings

7.0pm: Supper. Shift into night clothing


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17 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Scrub & wash upper deck

6.30am: Up guard & steerage

7.0am: Respread awnings

7.30am: Breakfast & clean. Received fresh provisions

8.20am: Hands painting upper deck & funnels

2.0pm: Watch keeper libertymen landed. Hands painting & scraping

Number on sick list: 1


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18 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

7.0am: Respread awnings

7.30am: Breakfast & clean in painting rig. Dress of day No 6 reg. jumpers. Libertymen returned

8.15am: Hands employed scraping & painting

8.40am: Water boat alongside

11.0am: Water boat shoved off

2.0pm: Watch keeper libertymen landed. Hands employed scraping & painting

Number on sick list: 2


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19 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Hands scrubbed upper deck

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship

pm: Seining party left ship

3.20pm: Motor boats crew to tea

Number on sick list: 1


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20 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: Breakfast & clean, No 6s Sennet Hats

4.45pm: Liberty men landed. Watch stowing away awning stanchions & furling awnings

6.20pm: Cover guns

6.25pm: Slope awnings


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21 February 1921

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

6.20am: Quarters clean guns & ship .303 rifles in 4” guns

6.30am: Up guard & steerage

7.30am: Breakfast & clean. Dress of day Tropical rig

8.15am: Hands preparing ship for firing exercises. Furled after boat deck awning

10.0am: Weighed & proceeded

10.53am: Came to Starboard anchor

10.53am Anchor Bearings: Diego Isle N36W, Signal Station F.S. N31E, St David’s Tower N 65½E

am: Exercised firing with .303 aiming rifles at target towed by motor boat

1.45pm: Weighed & proceeded N60W, 8 knots

3.0pm: Course & speed as requisite for anchoring in Chacachacare Bay

3.12pm: Came to with Starboard anchor

3.12pm Anchor bearings: Lt House N20E, Church S57E, Point S69E

5.20pm: Landed bathing party

6.0pm: Bathing party returned


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22 February 1921

At Gulf of Paria

Lat 10.38, Long -62.35

5.30am: Shortened in. Scrub & wash decks

7.0am: Special duty men to stations. Hands respread awnings

8.19am: Stopped

8.21am: Came to with Starboard anchor

8.21am Anchor Bearings: Carenage Pt N4E; Five Islands, right tangent, S70E; left tangent, Five Islands S89½ E

8.25am: Lowered motor boat to tow target for 4” aiming .303

8.45am: 4” guns crews close up. Hands chipping & scraping

11.0am: Weighed & proceeded to Chaguaramas Bay

11.25am: Let go Starboard anchor 2 cables 200° from floating dock

11.50am: Received target gear

12.30am: Target alongside

2.0pm: Forecastlemen on forecastle. Q.D. men tend target

2.15pm: Weighed & proceeded as required for Dehert Bay with target in tow, 7 knots

3.0pm: Came to with Starboard anchor

3.0pm Anchor Bearings: Pierre Pt E, South Pt S16E, Tardieu Pt N30E

4.30pm: Bathing party landed

6.0pm: Bathing party returned


[Five Islands or Las Cotorras: also known as the Quarantine Islands]

[Grand Fond Bay, also known as Dehert Bay: on the southeastern side of Mono Island]

[Pierre Point: perhaps in Pierre or Coxall Bay, in the eastern approach to Dehert Bay]

[Tardieu Point: perhaps in Tardieu Bay]


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23 February 1921

At Gulf of Paria

Lat 10.38, Long -62.35

5.30am: Hands scrub & wash decks

8.0am: Weighed & proceeded

8.30am: Veered target. Course S3W comp., S True

8.52am: “Valerian” commenced firing

10.05am: Stopped & slipped target

10.25am: Proceeded. Commenced firing

11.45am: Ceased firing. Course & speed as required for anchoring in Chacachacare Bay

12.07am: Came to with Starboard anchor 4 shackles

12.07am: Anchor Bearings: Lt Ho N23W, Church S44W, Rusts Point S64E

2.0pm: Hands fall in. Employed scraping & painting

4.30pm: Bathing party fall in

6.0pm: Bathing party returned


[Rusts Point: perhaps a point in Rusts Bay]


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24 February 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

5.30am: Weighed & took target in tow. Course SE, 6 knots

8.18am: Stopped & slipped target

8.33am: Proceeded

11.0am: Anchored in Port of Spain

pm: Hands employed painting ship inboard

6.20pm: Starboard watch furled Q.D. awning & stowed away stanchions


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25 February 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

5.30am: Clear ship for action port side. Cleaned ship

7.0am: Received fresh provisions for “Wistaria” & “Valerian”

7.25am: Weighed & proceeded

8.10am: Commenced 4” firing & fired pom pons

9.0am: Finished firing

10.25am: Slipped target & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as required to anchor in Chacachacare Bay

11.35am: Came to with Starboard anchor 3 shackles

Anchor bearings: Lt Ho N24W, Church S47W, Point N67W

am: Lost by accident 4 paint brushes

1.30pm: Painted ship


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26 February 1921

At Chacachacare Bay

Lat 10.67, Long -61.74

7.30am: Landed bathing party

am: Hands painting & cleaning ship

pm: Bathing party landed & Seining party

pm: Landed bathing party


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27 February 1921

At Chacachacare Bay

Lat 10.67, Long -61.74

am: Rig of day No 6s & hats

10.25am: Hands clean in Tropical Rig

1.30pm: Bathing party landed


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28 February 1921

At Gulf of Paria

Lat 10.38, Long -62.35

5.20am: Weighed & proceeded. Course S59W, 9 knots

6.45am: Rendezvous with “Valerian”. Umpires came on board. Carried out G. L. Test 5 rounds a gun

9.0am: Hands painting ship

8.10am: Proceeded with target

9.50am: Came to with Starboard anchor in Port of Spain

12.25pm: Weighed & proceeded

4.45pm: Slipped target. Carried out 1” aiming rifle practise

pm: Placed light by target

8.30pm: Carried out night firing

9.20pm: Anchored


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LOG BOOK – MARCH 1ST TO APRIL 30TH 1921


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.00

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


To the Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies


[Page signed JP Champion, Commander, 28th May 1921]


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To

A. C. Cossor & Son

Hygrometer

1st March

30th April

J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

1st March

30th April

Negretti & Zambra 11361

Maximum Thermometer

1st March

30th April

Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

1st March

30th April


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

1st March

30th April



LOGS FOR MARCH 1921


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1 March 1921


At Gulf of Paria [At San Fernando]

Lat 10.38, Long -62.35

5.30am: Hands repairing target & cleaning ship [Repaired target & cleaned ship]

[6.10am: Shortened in]

[6.30am: Weighed & towed target for “Valerian”. Course SE, 6 knots]

6.53am: Weighed & proceeded. Course SE, 6 knots

7.50am: Stopped. Handed in target [Transferred target]

8.0am: Slipped target

9.15am: Carried out [4”] firing

am: Hands painting inboard

11.05am: Came to with Starboard anchor 1½ shackles

Anchor bearings: Farralla Rock S4W, Chagrin Hill S82E, Pierre Point N30E

1.15pm: Paid hands [monthly payment]

2.0pm: Hands painting & cleaning [ship]

Number on sick list: -


[Farralla Rock: perhaps misspelt Farrallon Rock]

[Chagrin Hill: perhaps Mon Chagrin Hill]


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2 March 1921

At Brighton Pier

Lat 10.38, Long -62.35

8.30am: Weighed & proceeded to Brighton

9.40am: Let go Port anchor 2 shackles

10.30am: Sent provisions to “Valerian”

Lost overboard by accident: Magazine Lewis Gun: One in number; Cartr. S.A. .303 belt: 47 in number

1.15pm: Landed liberty men

6.15pm: Liberty men returned. S. P. O. Edwards brought on board dead

Number on sick list: 1.D.D.


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H.M.S “Wistaria” at Trinidad. 3rd March 1921

Return of deaths on board H.M.S. “Wistaria”


Date of death. 2nd March 1921.

Name & Surname of Deceased. William Edwards.

Sex. Male.

Age. 27 years, 1 month.

Rating. Stoker Petty Officer, Royal Navy.

Nationality. English.

Last place of Abode. H.M.S. “Wistaria”, lying off Brighton Pier, Trinidad.

Cause of Death. Shock following rupture of spleen.


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3 March 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

5.30am: Weighed & proceeded to Port of Spain. Course N19E, 10 knots

8.0am: Came to with Starboard anchor, 1 shackles

9.55am: Discharged S.P.O. Edwards to Colonial Hospital, dead

3.30pm: Funeral Party & mourners landed

4.30pm: Half masted colours

5.30pm: Re-hoisted colours

6.30pm: Funeral parties returned


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4 March 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

5.55am: Weighed & proceeded. Course & speeds as required for battle practice

7.15am: Carried out battle practice

8.0am: Took target in tow for “Valerian” battle practice

8.30am: Set course for Port of Spain N25E, 8 knots

9.30am: Hauled in target

10.0am: Anchored & prepared divers to clear wire from rudder

10.30am: Wire cleaned. Weighed & proceeded. Target Capsized

11.45am: Righted target and proceeded

12.15pm: Came to Starboard anchor, 1 shackle

2.45pm: Hands up stanchions & respread awnings

3.30pm: Coal lighter secured alongside

5.40pm: Water boat secured alongside


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5 March 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

5.30am: Hands coal ship

7.0am: Received fresh provisions

10.45am: Finished coaling. Wash down upper decks

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Read warrants 1-2-3-4

Number on sick list: 1


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6 March 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

9.45am: Divisions & prayers

Number on sick list: 1


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7 March 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

6.30am: Hoisted boat

7.24am: Weighed & proceeded. S19W, 14 knots

9.30am: Anchored off Brighton Pier

10.0am: Held Court of Inquiry on death of S.P.O Edwards

1.0pm: Weighed & proceeded to Port of Spain. Course N19E, 14 knots

3.05pm: Anchored

Number on sick list: 1


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8 March 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

7.50am: Shortened in

8.0am: Weighed & proceeded to Chaguaramas Bay at 12 knots

8.45am: Anchored

9.0am: All available seamen landed to haul up target. Sent provisions to “Valerian”

11.45am: Target party returned. Hoisted boats

noon: Weighed & proceeded to Port of Spain at 12 knots

12.30pm: Anchored

pm: Hands securing ship for sea

5.05pm: Colonel Glasgow arrived on board for passage to Jamaica

6.0pm: Weighed & proceeded at 11 knots. Course as required to pass through Bocas de Navios

7.0pm: Streamed Patent log

7.10pm: Chacachacare Lt abeam, 6 cables. Course N50W

7.47pm: Penas Point abeam


[Boca de Navios: between Huevos and Chacachacare Islands. Also here]

[Chacachacare Light: is exhibited from a white concrete tower, 30 feet high, on the northern end of the island]


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9 March 1921

From Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Curaçoa

Lat 11.36, Long -64.9

5.55am: Los Frayles Island abeam, 1 mile

6.35am: Altered course N77W. Cabo de la Isla abeam, 2 miles

am: Hands scraping & painting inboard. Boats crews working about boats

am: Turned 1st and 2nd whalers falls end for end

pm: Hands painting, turning whaler falls end for end & scraping motor boat

6.0pm: Sighted Orchilla Isles N26W

9.05pm: Sighted El Rouke Lt N10W


[Cabo de la Isla, also known as Cabo Negro]

[El Rouke Lt: perhaps misspelt El Roque Light. A light was exhibited from a lighthouse on the northeast hill of El Roque]


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10 March 1921

From Trinidad to Curaçoa and at Curaçoa

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

8.23am: Little Curaçoa Lt abeam

9.25am: Hauled in patent log

10.0am: Stopped for Port Health Officer

10.10am: Proceeded into harbour

10.24am: Let go Starboard anchor & secured alongside Juliana Pier

noon: Clocks put back to local time i.e. 4 hours 36 minutes on GMT

2.0pm: Hands employed painting & fitting screen to Starboard battery

3.45pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour

Number on sick list: 1


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11 March 1921

At Curaçoa

Lat 12.107, Long -68.935

9.0am: Governor of Curaçoa visited ship

9.35am: Hands cleaning ship & painting

1.15pm: Effects of late S.P.O. Edwards sold

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon

5.0pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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12 March 1921

At Curaçoa

Lat 12.107, Long -68.935

8.15am: Hands cleaning ship

4.30pm: Landed libertymen & patrol

5.0pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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13 March 1921

At Curaçoa

Lat 10.66, Long -61.55

9.40am: Divisions & prayers

10.10am: Pipe down

3.30pm: Football party & libertymen landed

Number on sick list: 1


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14 March 1921

At Port of Spain

Lat 12.25, Long -69.18

7.0am: Hoisted whaler & skiff

8.15am: Hands secured for sea

8.45am: Furled awnings

10.10am: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour

10.15am: Passed through entrance

10.30am: Streamed patent log

12.13pm: N Point Lt abeam

2.20pm: Sighted Aruba Island. Hands painting and holystoning decks

5.0pm: Put clocks back 24 minutes (= GMT 5)

Number on sick list: 1


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15 March 1921

From Curaçoa to Jamaica

Lat 15.08, Long -73.08

am: Hands painting ship & holystoning decks

pm: Hands scrubbing out boats, holystoning, etc

Number on sick list: 1


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16 March 1921

From Curaçoa to Jamaica and at Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.86

6.45am: Sighted Morant Cays. Altered course W

am: Hands employed scrubbing decks with sand

11.30am: Gun Cay Lt Ho in sight

12.13am: Hauled in patent log

12.30pm: Made fast alongside coaling jetty Port Royal

1.30pm: Commenced coaling

pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats

8.10pm: Finished coaling. Cast off wires & proceeded up harbour

9.40pm: Anchored off Kingston

Number on sick list: 2


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17 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

9.50am: Received provisions from HMS “Constance”

Number on sick list: 2 hospital


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18 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands spread Forecastle & Quarter Deck awnings

am: Hands employed painting

pm: Hands employed painting upper deck

6.10pm: HMS “Mutine” entered harbour


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19 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship


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20 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

10.15am: Landed church parties

2.0pm: Seining party left ship

7.40pm: Seining party returned


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21 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

9.05am: Ordinary seamen & boys to rifle exercises. Remainder scraping & painting upper decks

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning & painting ship

2.30pm: 3 cases received from R.A.O.C.

4.15pm: Water polo team landed


[R.A.O.C.: Royal Army Ordnance Corps]


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22 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed rigging 2nd whaler for diving & cleaning up decks

9.25am: Hands employed turning motor boats falls & with parts of ship

1.40pm: Diving party to dinner

2.0pm: Hands employed painting on Upper Deck

pm: Landed football parties


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23 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.0am: HMS “Mutine” proceeded out of harbour

9.0am: Hands employed getting in oil

9.45am: Oil lighter sank alongside. Rigged whaler for diving

noon: Oil lighter salved

1.55pm: 1 stoker returned from hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed unloading oil lighter


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24 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Hands rigging diving gear & cleaning ship

7.0am: Diving party to breakfast

7.45am: Divers commenced searching for oil drums

8.30am: Hands working on lighter

9.15am: Hands painting

9.45am: Lighter towed ashore

1.15pm: Diving party left ship

2.0pm: Hands working with parts of ship, painting, etc

pm: Diving party returned to ship owing to weather


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25 March 1921

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Diving party carried on diving. Hands cleaned ship

8.25am: Diving Party carried on

10.50am: Forecastle men on forecastle. Finished diving

11.05am: Weighed & proceeded to Port Royal

12.15am: Made fast alongside coaling jetty Port Royal

1.30pm: Leave to Starboard watch to 6 pm. Leave to boys to watch football match

2.15pm: Landed football party & liberty men

5.0pm: Secured boats for sea

6.55pm: Slipped & proceeded

8.0pm: Course S72E comp. Streamed patent log

10.10pm: Sighted Morant Point Lt bearing N64E

11.25pm: Morant Pt Lt bearing N20E, 3 miles

Number on sick list: 1


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26 March 1921

From Jamaica to Santiago and at Santiago, Cuba

Lat 20.01, Long -75.85

9.20am: Sighted land ahead

1.30pm: Anchored at Santiago

5.30pm: Governor of Santiago visited ship

6.30pm: Left ship. Fired salute

6.45pm: Shifted billet

Number on sick list: 1


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27 March 1921

At Santiago, Cuba

Lat 20.01, Long -75.85

8.45am: Clear up decks for divisions

9.45am: Divisions. Read articles of war

10.0am: Prayers

am: Lost by accident 2 boat crutches

Number on sick list: 1


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28 March 1921

At Santiago, Cuba

Lat 20.01, Long -75.85

9.25am: Hands employed cleaning ship & surveying cable

2.0pm: Hands employed as in forenoon

3.20pm: Football party & boys to clean


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29 March 1921

At Santiago, Cuba

Lat 20.01, Long -75.85

am: Hands employed paying down cable, painting & cleaning Q.D.

6.30pm: Bathing party returned

Number on sick list: 3


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30 March 1921

From Santiago, Cuba, to Bermuda

Lat 19.89, Long -75.16

[Windward Point coordinates]

5.30am: Hands securing ship for sea & cleaning ship

6.40am: Hoisted all boats

7.10am: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour

7.45am: Light House N, 4 cables. Course S71E

8.0am: Streamed patent log

9.30am: Exercised seamen & one watch of stokers at rifle exercises

11.52am: Windward Point Lt Ho abeam, 4 miles

12.18pm: Windward Point Lt Ho 4 points on quarter

4.0pm: Evening quarters. Furled Q.D. awning

4.52pm: Negra Light bore N48E

6.52pm: Cape Maysi Lt abeam, 3.3 miles

9.40pm: Sighted Matthew Town Lt NE

10.56pm: Mathew Town Lt 4 points on Starboard bow

11.46pm: Mathew Town Lt abeam

Number on sick list: 3


[British Admiralty Hydrographic Office map of West India Islands and Caribbean Sea Sheet 1. Comprising Florida Strait, Bahama Islands and the Greater Antilles 1876 here]


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31 March 1921

From Santiago, Cuba, to Bermuda

Lat 22.43, Long -72.35

12.35am: Matthews Town Lt on quarter

1.37am: Matthew Town Lt bearing S11W

5.07am: Sighted Little Inagua

9.15am: Divisions. Hands employed chipping & painting. Training classes to rifle drill

10.10am: Sighted land on Port beam

Number on sick list: 4



LOGS FOR APRIL 1921


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1 April 1921

From Santiago, Cuba, to Bermuda

[No coordinates available]

4.45am: Patent log carried away

9.45am: Exercised General Quarters with Collision & Fire stations & small arm companies

am: Lost overboard by accident lines, log, Patt 316a, 70 faths, one in number

am: Lost overboard by accident Patt 315c, Rotators for Patt 330 Log, Walkers “Trident” non electric, one in number

pm: Hands employed painting out whaler & painting inboard

2.50pm: Hauled in patent log on account of kelp

4.0pm: Evening quarters, exercised collision stations

5.0pm: Put on clocks 20 minutes

Number on sick list: 4


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2 April 1921

From Santiago, Cuba, to Bermuda

[No coordinates available]

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

5.0pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes

10.0pm: Unbent & stowed away fore Staysail

Number on sick list: 3


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3 April 1921

From Santiago, Cuba, to Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

4.31am: Sighted Gibbs Hill Lighthouse N19E

8.0am: Course as required for narrows

9.45am: Came to with Starboard anchor

10.55am: Hands to clean in No 1s

Anchor Bearings: Wall No 1 E; N Breakwater right tangent N10W; left tangent, S Breakwater S52W

Number on sick list: 3


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4 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.20am: Shortened in. Tug “St Abbs” came alongside

7.40am: Weighed

8.15am: Made fast alongside dockyard wall

9.15am: 41 hands employed painting inboard & stripping 3 pdr gun

10.0am: Shaw Sto. & Crocks Sto. left ship for hospital

1.0pm: Hands to monthly payment

1.30pm: Hands employed as in forenoon

Number on sick list: 1


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5 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning & painting ship, etc.

am: 12 barrels of oil discharged from ship

1.15pm: Hands employed drawing stores, painting & stripping & cleaning 3 pdr gun

Number on sick list: 2


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6 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.50am: Tug secured alongside

8.35am: Slipped & proceeded into floating dock

9.15am: Slipped tug

10.30am: “Calcutta” leaved harbour. Hands scrubbed ship’s bottom

1.15pm: Hands cleaning ship’s bottom

1.42pm: Sent 2 cases to hospital


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7 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting


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8 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.45am: Painted ship’s bottom

1.15pm: Hands painting & scraping inboard

4.0pm: Football party landed. Leave to Starboard watch


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9 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.10am: Ship left dock

8.55am: Ship secured alongside in N basin

10.0am: American submarine flotilla entered harbour

11.15am: 2 cases sent to hospital

1.15pm: Cricket party & libertymen landed


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10 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Clear up decks

10.10am: Commander in Command inspected ship


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11 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands chipping and painting inboard

9.30am: Received Bosn’s & Eng’s stores

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon

4.0pm: Football parties landed. Leave to the watch


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12 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed refitting gear and drawing stores

1.15pm: Hands chipping and painting & drawing stores


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13 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed refitting

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting ship and drawing stores


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14 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed refitting gear

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting


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15 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed refitting

9.15am: Ord. Sea. and boys range party landed

11.45am: Two seamen returned from hospital

12.15am: Range party returned. Leave to watchkeeper

3.15pm: Football party landed


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16 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship


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17 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Cleared up decks

10.30am: Landed church parties

5.10pm: Hands to bathe


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18 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Range party landed

9.25am: “Valerian” proceeded into floating dock

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting

1.20pm: Range party landed

4.0pm: Range party returned. Leave to watch

4.15pm: Landed football party & boys


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19 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting Petty Officers mess deck

8.30am: Range party landed

1.15pm: Hands employed painting

4.45pm: “Calcutta” proceeded out of harbour


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20 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting PO’s flat

8.30am: Range Party landed

noon: Dinner. Leave to Watchkeepers and Boxing party

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon

1.20pm: Range party markers landed

7.15pm: Patrol landed


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21 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

3.0am: Picket boat drew fires

8.15am: Hands employed painting PO’s flat

8.30am: Range party landed

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon. Range party landed


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22 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Furled quarter deck awning

11.30am: Range markers landed

1.30pm: Hands painting & cleaning ship

3.40pm: Respread awning


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23 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.35am: Water boat came alongside

noon: Make & mend clothes. Leave to watch. Leave to boys till 7 pm


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24 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Clear up decks for divisions

9.0am: R.C. church party landed

10.0am: Wesleyan church party landed

10.15am: Church of England church party landed


4f73ca16a2fc8ea9030009e6: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93260/0032_0.jpg)


25 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Range party landed

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting ship

1.25pm: Range party landed

4.30pm: Range party landed


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26 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting & cleaning ship. Range party landed

1.10pm: Hands employed as in forenoon. Range markers landed


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27 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed provisioning and refitting boom gear

Ordinary Seaman II joined ship for passage to HMS “Mutine”

2.0pm: Shifted ship to South Basin


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28 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.0am: HMS “Constance” entered harbour

7.30am: “Valerian” shifted into North Basin

9.0am: Shifted to coaling jetty

9.25am: Hands employed refitting

10.25am: Coal lighter secured alongside

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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29 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands prepared for coaling

7.30am: Coal ship

12.30pm: Coal ship

4.30pm: Coal ship

6.0pm: U.S. Ship “Annapolis” entered harbour

8.0pm: Finished coaling


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30 April 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.50am: Coal lighter left ship

8.15am: Cleaned ship. 8 hands drawing target

9.20am: Shifted alongside “Valerian”

12.30pm: Hands mustered for payment



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LOG BOOK – MAY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH 1921


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.0

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli [Castorelli in log] & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To

A. C. Cossor & Son

Hygrometer

1st May

30th June

J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

1st May

30th June

Negretti & Zambra 11361

Maximum Thermometer

1st May

30th June

Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

1st May

30th June


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

1st May

30th June



LOGS FOR MAY 1921


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1 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.0am: Landed church parties


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2 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.50am: “Creole” came alongside

8.15am: Hands employed shifting ammunition & cleaning paintwork

Crocker (Sto) returned from hospital. 4 ratings lent to “Malabar” returned


[“Malabar”: perhaps HMS “Malabar”, a shore establishment in Bermuda between 1919 and 1951, and 1965 and 1995]


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3 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.10am: “Tamar” arrived in basin

8.15am: Hands employed furling Q.D. awning

8.30am: Range Party landed

4.0pm: Tea. Leave to watch. Leading Stoker Tillman discharged to hospital


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4 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed in dockyard

Wright, A.B., returned from hospital

Horide, Ord. S., discharged to hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting gear


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5 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands secured ship for sea

9.10am: Left basin

10.0am: Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice

noon: Anchored off Tobacco Rock

Anchor Bearings: Tobacco Rock N81E, Fort Victoria S70E, Fort George jackstaff S19E

1.30pm: Hands employed in rigging dressing lines at 4” loader drill


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6 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Cleaned ship and secured target for towing

7.50am: Shortened in

7.55am: Rake party from “Cambrian” arrived

8.0am: Weighed & proceeded

9.0am: Carried out 1” aiming rifle firing

11.0am: Passed through narrows

11.30am: Anchored and dressed ship overall

Anchor Bearings: Tobacco Rock N80E, Fort Victoria F. S. S71E, Fort George jackstaff S20E

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship

2.20pm: “Valerian” entered harbour

5.10pm: Both watches moor target astern

6.30pm: SS “Glen Ridge” entered harbour

6.35pm: Undressed ship


[SS “Glen Ridge”: perhaps misspelt SS “Glenbridge” built 1911]


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7 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.40am: Shortened in

7.10am: Weighed and proceeded

9.20am: “St Abbs” came alongside

9.30am: Entered basin

9.45am: Made fast alongside wall

1.15pm: 7 hands employed in dockyard placing wire in tug

2.0pm: Party returned

7.15pm: Patrol landed


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8 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Clear up decks for divisions

9.0am: R.C. Church party landed

10.0am: Divisions. Church of England party landed


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9 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Furled Q.D. awning & cleaned ship

8.30am: Left basin

9.0am: Proceeded to sea for 4” full calibre exercise

11.15am: Finished firing & returned to harbour

1.15pm: Anchored off dockyard

1.40pm: “Valerian” proceeded into basin

2.40pm: Proceeded into basin

3.15pm: Secured alongside wall

6.50pm: Shifted lighter from “Valerian”

7.25pm: Coal lighter secured alongside


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10 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.0am: Hands prepared to coal ship

5.40am: Coal ship

9.30am: Finished coaling. Hands cleaned ship


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11 May 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed clearing up ship & painting outside Captain’s cabin

1.15pm: Hands employed returning main derrick to store & securing ship for sea

2.15pm: Three rating returned from hospital

2.55pm: One leading seaman joined ship from “Constance”

4.30pm: Left basin

5.0pm: Course as required for ship channel. Speed 11 knots

5.59pm: Fairway buoy abeam. Course S15E

6.0pm: Streamed patent log

7.16pm: Gibbs Hill Lt abeam, 1¾ miles


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12 May 1921

From Bermuda to Nassau

[No coordinates available]

7.30am: Log fouled by weed

7.40am: Cleared & streamed log

9.10am: Hands to divisions with night clothing

9.30am: Hands employed with parts of ship

11.25am: Hove in log on account of weed

5.0pm: Put clocks back 20 minutes


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13 May 1921

From Bermuda to Nassau

[No coordinates available]

1.15pm: Hands employed rigging fore derrick, painting inside Q.D. and preparing stream anchor for use

3.55pm: Sighted sailing ship on port beam

5.0pm: Put clocks back 20 minutes

9.0pm: Passed steamship to Starboard


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14 May 1921

From Bermuda to Nassau and at Nassau

Lat 20.57, Long -77.3

9.05am: Sighted land on Port bow. Hands employed cleaning ship

1.45pm: Stopped to drop kedge & weigh it up

2.0pm: Proceeded into harbour

2.30pm: Moored head-and-stern

Anchor bearings: Chimney S24W, Hotel Tower S7E, Library Cupola S50E


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15 May 1921

At Nassau

Lat 20.57, Long -77.3

6.15am: Cleaned ship

10.10am: Church


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16 May 1921

At Nassau

Lat 20.57, Long -77.3

5.30am: Hands employed rigging stages for painting

8.15am: Hands cleaning & painting ship

Lost by accident 1 paint brush

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon

5.0pm: Hands to bathe


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17 May 1921

[At Nassau]

[Lat 20.57, Long -77.3]

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship

2.0pm: Watchkeeper libertymen landed. Hands painting ship


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18 May 1921

At Nassau

Lat 20.57, Long -77.3

6.0am: Hoisted whaler & skiff

8.15am: Hands painting inboard & rigging main back stay

1.45pm: Water boat came alongside

2.0pm: Hands painting ship


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19 May 1921

At Nassau

Lat 20.57, Long -77.3

7.15am: Hoisted 1st whaler & lowered 2nd whaler

8.10am: Shooting team landed

8.30am: Hands employed respreading Q.D. awning & painting aloft

11.20am: Both Watches for exercise moor ship

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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20 May 1921

At Nassau

Lat 20.57, Long -77.3

8.15am: Hands employed painting

2.0pm: Hands employed painting

2.15pm: Cricket party landed


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21 May 1921

At Nassau

Lat 20.57, Long -77.3

2.40am: Mail boat “Colonia” arrived

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.0pm: Hoisted 1st & 2nd skiff & 2nd whaler


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22 May 1921

At Nassau

Lat 20.57, Long -77.3

8.0am: Clear up decks for divisions

am: Lost while surveying: anchors, skiff’s, 1 in Number

Skiff’s anchor left behind at Nassau

3.30pm: Secured ship for sea

5.30pm: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour

5.40pm: Stopped to haul in wire

5.47pm: Course N12W, speed 9 knots

6.10pm: Streamed patent log

9.05pm: Altered course N38W. Commenced sounding

10.30pm: Sighted Great Stirrup Light N58W


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23 May 1921

From Nassau to Bimini and at Bimini

Lat 25.73, Long -79.25

1.29am: Great Stirrup Cay Lt abeam, ¾ miles

3.20am: Sighted schooner on Port bow

7.36am: Great Isaac Lt abeam, 2 miles

8.50am: Sighted black spherical buoy ½ point off Port bow

10.20am: Came to with Starboard anchor in 17 fms

5.0pm: Bathing party left ship


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24 May 1921

At Bimini

Lat 25.73, Long -79.25

9.30am: Exercised collision & fire stations, abandon ship & away all boats

2.0pm: Hands employed painting

5.0pm: Bathing party landed

6.30pm: Hoisted all pulling boats


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25 May 1921

At Bimini

Lat 25.73, Long -79.25

9.0am: Cleaned ship

2.0pm: Hands employed about ship

7.0pm: Hoisted all boats


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26 May 1921

At Bimini

Lat 25.73, Long -79.25

8.15am: Hands employed painting motor boat, canteen flat, guns. Whalers crew landed to sand and canvas woodwork

2.0pm: Hands employed with parts of ship

5.15pm: Bathing party landed

9.0pm: Weighed & swung for compasses

10.10pm: Streamed patent log

10.24pm: Gun Cay Lt abeam to Port, 9 miles

11.24pm: Gun Cay Lt on Port quarter


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27 May 1921

From Bimini to Havana

Lat 24.61, Long -80.68

2.57am: Sighted Carysfort Lt bearing S72W

3.50am: Carysfort Lt bearing 4 points

5.01am: Carysfort Lt abeam 7.0 miles

8.55am: Alligator Point 4 points on Starboard bow

9.55am: Alligator Point abeam 9.0 miles

am: Hands employed painting about ship and shipping forecastle awning

11.0am: Alligator Light on starboard quarter

1.39pm: Sighted Sombrero Lt bearing N65W

2.37pm: Sombrero Lt abeam

3.44pm: Sombrero Lt N13W

pm: Hands employed shipping awning stanchions and preparing for harbour

5.0pm: Put clocks back ½ hour


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28 May 1921

From Bimini to Havana and at Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

7.30am: Turned up head to wind to measure list

7.40am: S30W & as required for entering harbour

8.10am: Saluted Cuban Republic

8.45am: Let go Port anchor & secured to buoy with Starboard anchor

10.15am: Italian cruiser “Libia” left harbour


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29 May 1921

At Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

6.0am: Cleaned ship

10.45am: Hands to Divisions & Prayers


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30 May 1921

At Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

5.30am: Cleaned ship

noon: American and Cuban warships fired 21 minute guns

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship


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31 May 1921

At Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

6.30am: Prepared for coaling

7.45am: Hands secured coal lighters alongside

10.30am: Scrubbed & washed decks

Lost by accident 1 whistle (metropolitan)

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship. 2 hands working with gunner

4.0pm: Hands received Monthly payment



LOGS FOR JUNE 1921


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1 June 1921

At Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

2.0pm: Hands employed painting inboard


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2 June 1921


At Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

1.15pm: Party visiting sugar factory landed


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3 June 1921

At Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

8.0am: Dressed ship overall

11.55am: Clear lower decks, fall in on boat deck

noon: Fired 21 guns salute

6.40pm: Undressed ship


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4 June 1921

At Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning mess deck & upper deck

1.0pm: Cricket party landed

6.30pm: Landed boxing party


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5 June 1921

At Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

9.45am: Divisions and church


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6 June 1921

From Havana to Grand Cayman and at Havana

Lat 23.13, Long -82.38

8.15am: Secured ship for sea

9.0am: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour

9.20am: San Antonio buoy abeam. Course W, 9 knots

12.40pm: Streamed patent log

pm: Hands employed scraping fore derrick, boats bottoms & refitting gear

4.0pm: Sighted Gobernado Lt S24W

4.25pm: Gobernado Lt abeam, 4.5 miles

8.30pm: Sighted Jutias Cay Lt S49½W

9.45pm: Jutias Cay Lt 4 points on Port bow

10.05pm: Jutias Cay Lt abeam, 3.6 miles

10.29pm: Light on Port quarter


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7 June 1921

From Havana to Grand Cayman

[Lat 21.86, Long -84.95]

[Cape Antonio Lt Ho coordinates]

9.25am: Sighted Cape Antonio Lt Ho on Port beam

10.40am: Hands employed scraping fore derrick, boats bottoms & refitting carley floats

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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8 June 1921

From Havana to Grand Cayman and at Grand Cayman

Lat 19.33, Long -81.21

9.50am: Sighted land ahead. Hands employed preparing ship for entering harbour

11.45am: Anchored off Georgetown

Anchor Bearings: Jackson Pt S6W, Conspicuous Shed N30E, Fort George F.S. S45E

2.0pm: Hands employed parts ship


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9 June 1921

At Grand Cayman

Lat 19.33, Long -81.21

9.30am: Hands employed refitting Carley floats, painting & scraping

One Boatswains whistle lost overboard by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

5.45pm: Governor of Grand Cayman visited ship

6.10pm: Governor left ship. Fired 15 gun salute


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10 June 1921


At Grand Cayman

Lat 19.33, Long -81.21

2.05pm: Weighed & proceeded

2.10pm: Streamed log

5.0pm: Put clocks on ½ hour


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11 June 1921

From Grand Cayman to Montego Bay and at Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

12.20am: Spread forecastle awning

7.0pm: One Sto P.O. joined ship


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12 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

9.45am: Divisions & prayers

4.30pm: Landed bathing party


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13 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

9.20am: Hands employed part of ship

am: Whaler crew drawing water from shore

2.0pm: Cleaned ship. Whalers getting water


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14 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

8.15am: Hands employed on boats gripes, scraping decks & painting

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship. Men landed to visit sugar mill


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15 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

5.30am: Cleared ship. Whaler drawing water

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

8.40am: Range party landed

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping. 2 hands refitting carley floats


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16 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

8.15am: Hands employed part of ship

8.40am: Range party landed

One thermometer broken by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed painting & scraping part of ship

5.0pm: Bathing party landed


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17 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

9.40am: Exercised action stations

10.30am: Hands fall in employed painting parts of ship. Whaler drawing stores

2.0pm: Hands employed part of ship


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18 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

8.15am: Cleaned ship

2.0pm: Bathing party landed


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19 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

9.45am: Divisions & Church

2.0pm: Bathing party landed

Number on sick list: 1


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20 June 1921

At Montego Bay & Lucea Harbour

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

5.30am: Furled awnings. Cleaned ship

8.25am: Hands employed securing ship for sea

9.0am: Weighed & proceeded. Course WNW, 8 knots

10.0am: Dropped target. Course as required for 1” aiming rifle firing

11.45am: Picked up target & proceeded S60W, 4 knots

1.0pm: Course & speed as requisite for entering Lucea harbour

1.15pm: Anchored

2.10pm: Hands employed holystoning Q.D. Forecastlemen replacing stanchions

4.40pm: Hands to bathe


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21 June 1921

From Lucea Harbour to Montego Bay and at Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

8.15am: Weighed & proceeded 8 knots

10.10am: Course & speed as required for mooring ship

10.30am: Middled

11.0am: Moored ship

11.10am: Hands employed spreading awnings, securing boat falls, etc

Anchor Bearings: Breakwater Rk N55E, Church S68E, Old Pier, right tangent, S39E

4.0pm: Tea. Leave to watch & football team


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22 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

8.0am: Dressed ship overall

8.45am: Hands employed painting & cleaning ship. Whaler drawing water

noon: Fired 21 gun salute

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning & whaler drawing water

6.51pm: Undressed ship


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23 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

8.30am: Range party landed

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship. Cricket party landed

7.0pm: Concert party landed


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24 June 1921

At Montego Bay

Lat 18.46, Long -77.91

9.30am: Hands employed painting & cleaning

2.0pm: Hands employed as in forenoon

2.30pm: Hoisted all boats, unmoored & shortened in

4.30pm: Weighed and proceeded

4.40pm: Course S89W, 104 revs

5.0pm: Streamed patent log

6.0pm: Pedro Pt S52W

7.0pm: N Negril Pt S12W

7.48pm: West Pt Lt S56E

8.50pm: Placed oil navigational lights

9.0pm: Replaced electric navigation lights


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25 June 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

7.35am: Secured alongside coaling jetty, Port Royal

8.45am: Prepared for coaling

9.20am: Coaled ship


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26 June 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.45am: Cleaned ship


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27 June 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.15am: 1 Leading Seaman & 8 hands ammunition party, remainder working part of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon

5.15pm: Bathing party landed


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28 June 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.15am: Hands employed getting in ammunition

2.0pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition

6.40pm: Concert party landed


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29 June 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.15am: Furled forecastle awning

9.0am: Left Jetty and proceeded out of harbour

9.10am: Course as requisite for eastern channel, 9 knots

10.10am: Slow. Dumped ammunition

10.20am: Proceeded at 9 knots. Course N79W & as requisite for entering harbour

11.20am: Secured alongside jetty

2.0pm: Hands employed working boom gear & cleaning paintworks


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30 June 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.15am: Hands employed rigging whaler for diving

9.30am: Relief control parties exercised. Remainder of hands chipping & scraping on boat deck & cleaning paintwork

2.0pm: Hands employed part of ship & on boom gear

8.0pm: Concert party landed


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LOG BOOK – JULY 1ST TO AUGUST 31ST 1921


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.0

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli [Castorelli in log] & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To

A. C. Cossor & Son

Hygrometer

1st July

31st August

J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

1st July

31st August

Negretti & Zambra 11361

Maximum Thermometer

1st July

31st August

Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

1st July

31st August


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

1st July




LOGS FOR JULY 1921


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1 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.15am: 1st whaler diving party. Clear up decks

9.30am: Ord. Seamen & boys muster bags. Remainder part of ship

1.45pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment

2.15pm: Diving party & side party employed. Rest part of ship


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2 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.15am: Cleaned ship

8.0pm: Concert party landed

8.45pm: Fire party landed

9.45pm: Fire party returned

10.40pm: Fire party landed


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3 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

6.30am: Cleaned ship

10.0am: Divisions

Number on sick list: 2


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4 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.15am: Hands employed on boats & part of ship

2.0pm: Embarked 6” projectiles

10.30pm: Left harbour for Morant Cays. Course & speed as requisite

11.20pm: Dumped ammunition

Number on sick list: 1


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5 July 1921

From Morant Cays-Port Royal to Port Royal-Morant Cays

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

6.20am: Sighted Morant Cays ahead

7.20am: Anchored and landed survey party

am: Hands employed part of ship. Relief control parties exercised

10.40am: Weighed & proceeded

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping & painting boat deck & squaring off upper deck

3.10pm: Sighted Plum Point on Starboard bow

4.40pm: Stopped & manoeuvred as required for ship photograph to be taken

5.15pm: Secured alongside waling jetty. Leave to watch


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6 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

9.25am: Hands employed parts of ship and six hands at small arm drill

2.0pm: Hands employed preparing ship for coaling

4.20pm: O.S. III Seabrook rejoined ship from hospital

Number on sick list: 2


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7 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

5.30am: Sanded decks

7.0am: Coaled ship with native labour

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning boats

11.20am: Finished coaling. Wash down & scrub upper deck

Number on sick list: 4


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8 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning paintwork & 3 hands about seine net

1.40pm: Starboard watch employed getting mine sweeping gear inboard

2.0pm: Port watch employed part of ship

3.0pm: Starboard watch employed part of ship

4.0pm: Tea. Ship put in quarantine

5.10pm: Surgeon McCallum left ship for military hospital

Number on sick list: 1


[Surgeon McCallum: perhaps Surgeon Archie McCallum]


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9 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

6.45am: Party left for isolation hospital to fumigate gear

11.50am: Air bedding

2.40pm: Bathing party landed

3.30pm: Bathing party returned

5.0pm: All hands vaccinated


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10 July 1921

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.83

am: Parties sent to isolation hospital for fumigation

9.0am: Hands employed clearing mess decks & clearing up decks

am: Parties sent for fumigation

1.0pm: All fumigation parties returned

5.15pm: Watch coaled picket boat

Number on sick list: 1


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11 July 1921

From Port Royal to Bermuda and at Port Royal

Lat 17.86, Long -76.63

8.15am: Furled forecastle awning

9.25am: Secured ship for sea

10.15am: Left Jetty

11.0am: Streamed patent log

11.01am: Plum Pt bearing N20E. Altered course S71E

3.15pm: Morant Pt bore N7W

3.30pm: Morant Pt bore N73W

6.45pm: Morant Pt bore S69W

9.35pm: Navassa Lt bearing S37E

10.32pm: Navassa Lt abeam

11.30pm: Navassa Lt bearing S24E

True Bearing and Distance: Plum Pt Lt 294½°, 90 miles


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12 July 1921

From Port Royal to Bermuda

Lat 20.18, Long -74.01

7.0am: Sighted Cuban mountains on Port bow

8.50am: Furled boat deck awning

9.35am: Exercised control parties, hands employed turning motor boats falls end for end, scarping & painting

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon

4.02pm: Sighted Great Inagua Lt Ho N48E

5.15pm: Course as required for re-charging telemotor system

5.38pm: Great Inagua Lt Ho abeam, 7 miles

6.30pm: N.W. Pt abeam, 1 mile

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Maysi Lt Ho 299½°, 7¼ miles


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13 July 1921

From Port Royal to Bermuda

Lat 23.13, Long -71.83

9.40am: Hands employed fitting new streaming light halliyards, scraping & cleaning part of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed scraping, painting & redleading parts of ship

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 034¼°, 672 miles


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14 July 1921

From Port Royal to Bermuda

Lat 25.91, Long -69.55

2.10am: Hauled in Patent log to clear it

2.15am: Log streamed

9.0am: Hauled in patent log

9.30am: Hands employed mustering bags & hammocks

2.0pm: Hands scrub hammocks

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised collision stations

5.0pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 034°, 452 miles


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15 July 1921

From Port Royal to Bermuda

Lat 29.03, Long -67.18

9.40am: Exercised action stations. Fired one belt of ammunition from each pom pom

10.30am: Ord. Sea & boys to school. Pom Pom’s crews working about guns, remainders chipping whaler davits

2.0pm: Ord. Sea & boys to school, remainder red-leading & painting, part of ship

5.0pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 033°, 233 miles


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16 July 1921

From Port Royal to Bermuda and at Bermuda

Lat 31.9, Long -64.96

11.35am: Sighted land bearing N31E

2.58pm: Altered course N15W and as requisite for passing through “Narrows” and proceeding to Ireland Island

4.33pm: Came to with Port anchor 3 shackles in “D” berth, Grassy Bay

Anchor bearings: Wall N51W, Tower S83W, S Breakwater Lt S54½W

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 018½°, 17.8 miles


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17 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

9.45am: Divisions

5.15pm: Hands to bathe


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18 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Hands employed chipping & scraping and two hands with armourer stripping pom pom

1 paint brush lost overboard by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping ship’s side & inboard

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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19 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Hands employed chipping & scraping

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping

4.0pm: Tea & bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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20 July 1921


At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Hands employed chipping & scraping

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping

Number on sick list: 1


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21 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning boats, decks

9.30am: Exercised putting on webbing field equipment

11.0pm: Hands employed chipping & painting

4.45pm: Hands to bathe


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22 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Hands employed chipping & scraping

1.55pm: Fired 7 gun salute to Canadian Squadron

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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23 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Cleaned ship

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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24 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

6.0am: Cleaned ship

10.20am: Pipe down

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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25 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.20am: Hands employed chipping & painting ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed painting

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 2


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26 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship side & inboard

2.0pm: Hands employed as in forenoon

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 2


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27 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Hands employed scraping & painting

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side and scraping & painting inboard

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

5.45pm: Hoisted motor boat

Number on sick list: 1


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28 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship

Number on sick list: 1


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29 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

7.0am: Hoisted all boats

8.30am: Hands employed shortening in, hoisting skiff & clearing up decks

8.40am: Health officer boarded ship & granted pratique

9.25am: Tug came alongside

10.20am: Secured alongside under sheer legs

10.30am: Hands employed painting inboard & cleaning boats

10.50am: “Mutine” secured alongside

pm: 1 Leading Stoker & 1 Leading Seaman discharged from ship

pm: 1 PO, 1 Ordinary Seaman & 1 Ordinary Seaman III returned from hospital

pm: 1 Leading Stoker rejoined ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting, parts of ship

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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30 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Cleaned ship

noon: Hands muster for monthly payment. Leave to Port watch to noon Monday

Number on sick list: 1


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31 July 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

9.50am: Wesleyan Church party landed

10.15am: Church of England church party landed

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1921


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1 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Hands employed painting & about boats

1.15pm: Hands employed as in forenoon

7.30pm: Landed cinema party


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2 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Hands employed reeving motor boats falls, hands with gunner & parts of ship

11.55am: “Valerian” left harbour

1.15pm: Hands employed as in forenoon

1.45pm: “Calcutta” entered S basin

4.45pm: Hands to bathe


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3 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship, on boats & store party drawing store

1.15pm: Hands fall in employed as forenoon

4.45pm: Hands to bathe


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4 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Hands employed refitting guard rails and painting

1.15pm: Hands employed scraping & painting inboard

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

8.0pm: Canteen party landed


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5 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning boats & provisioning ship

10.50am: Shifted ship to coal wharf

1.15pm: Provision party carried on with work

1.35pm: Hands employed part of ship

4.45pm: Hands to bathe


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6 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Cleaned ship

5.0pm: Hands to bathe


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7 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

10.0am: Wesleyan Church parties landed

10.10am: Church of England parties landed

4.45pm: Hands to bathe


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8 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

6.0am: Hands coal ship

8.30am: Coal ship

1.0pm: Coal ship

4.30pm: Coal ship

5.0pm: Finished coaling


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9 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Cleaned ship

11.0am: One stoker joined ship

1 broom lost by accident

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and painting

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 2


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10 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship & cleaning boats

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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11 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Hands employed shifting ship

9.30am: Landed Portable Wireless Set with 7 hands. Remainder of hands cleaned ship

12.50am: W/T [Wireless Telegraphy] party returned

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning boats & ship’s side

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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12 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

7.30am: Provision party landed

8.45am: Hands employed working about ship’s side & boats

2.0pm: Regatta prizes presented by Mrs Champion

2.15pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side & about boats

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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13 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship & boat

5.0pm: Hands to bathe

Number on sick list: 1


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14 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

9.50am: Wesleyan Church party landed

9.55am: R.C. church party landed

10.15am: Church of England Church party landed


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15 August 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.10am: Dental party landed

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning boats & painting inboard

pm: 1 ERA joined ship, 1 O.S. III discharged to Royal Navy Barracks

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon

1.30pm: Cricket party landed


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16 August 1921

From Bermuda to St. John’s, Newfoundland and at Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.75

8.50am: Hands employed bending on sails & securing ship for sea

11.30am: Proceeded out of harbour

12.50pm: Course as requisite for passing through “the Narrows”

pm: Hands employed parts of ship & painting Officer lobby

2.40pm: Exercised sounding party

4.0pm: Evening quarters. Exercised fire stations

5.45pm: Exercised sea boat crew

6.40pm: Streamed patent log

8.30pm: Exercised placing oil navigation lights

10.15pm: Exercised sea boat crews


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17 August 1921

From Bermuda to St. John’s, Newfoundland

Lat 35.13, Long -65.58

2.15am: Exercised sounding party

3.30am: Exercised sea boats crew

9.45am: Hands employed unshipping forecastle awning stanchions, rigging voicepipe from crow’s nest to bridge & painting lobby aft. Boys under instruction

am: Exercised control party

1.15pm: Hands employed unshipping & stowing away awning stanchions

3.30pm: Exercised sea boats crew

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised “out collision mat”

9.15pm: Exercised sounding party

11.05pm: Exercised sea boats crew

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Race Lt Ho 032°, 820 miles


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18 August 1921

From Bermuda to St. John’s, Newfoundland

Lat 38.33, Long -64.06

8.45am: Set fore staysail

9.30am: Exercised control party

am: Hands employed painting & scraping part of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship. Boys under instruction

5.0pm: Altered course N46E. Put clocks on 20 minutes

6.30pm: Altered course N66E to avoid steamer

7.50pm: Exercised placing oil navigation lights

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Race Lt Ho 032°, 585 miles


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19 August 1921

From Bermuda to St. John’s, Newfoundland

Lat 41.56, Long -57.5

9.45am: Control parties exercised. Pom Pom guns crews & supply party under instruction in Lewis gun stripping

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship cleaning paintwork

4.0pm: Exercised abandon ship stations

5.0pm: Altered course N56E. Put clocks on ¼ hour

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Race Lt Ho 032°, 365 miles


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20 August 1921

From Bermuda to St. John’s, Newfoundland

Lat 44.68, Long -54.81

1.45am: Altered course to port to pass under stern of sailing ship

1.50am: Resumed original course

3.15am: Exercised sea boats crew

3.20am: Exercised sounding party

4.55am: Ran into thick fog

6.05am: Fog cleared

1 hand scrubber lost by accident

2.56pm: Altered course N50E to pass fishing boats

3.30pm: Commenced sounding: no bottom 150 faths wire

4.0pm: Evening quarters. Sounded in 20 faths

5.0pm: Put clocks on ¼ hour

9.15pm: Exercised sea boats crew

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Race Lt Ho 032°, 143 miles


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21 August 1921

From Bermuda to St. John’s, Newfoundland and at St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

2.40am: Ran into fog

3.04am: Sighted Cape Race N20E

3.10am: Fog cleared

3.37am: Cape Race Lt abeam

3.54am: Cape Race Lt N47W

10.20am: Hauled in patent log

10.22am: Course & speeds as required for entering harbour

10.50am: Secured alongside Shea & Allans Co wharf

noon: Dinner. Leave to watch & boys. Put on clocks 1 hour


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22 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.45am: Hands employed as requisite

1.15pm: Hands employed part of ship


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23 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

5.30am: Prepared ship for coaling. Shifted ship astern

6.30am: Secured coal schooner Port side. Coal ship

8.45am: 4 hands employed painting Canteen flat

9.0am: Coaling party carried on coaling

1.0pm: Coaling party to dinner

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon

2.0pm: Coaling party carried on

2.40pm: Shifted ship ahead

Number on sick list: 1


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24 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.45am: Hands employed painting & refitting awning & fenders & as requisite

pm: More care is required in writing up the deck log and great accuracy is necessary. J P Champion Com.

Number on sick list: 1


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25 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.40am: Carried out director test. Hands employed as requisite

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite. Boys under instruction

Number on sick list: 1


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26 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

5.0am: Hands prepared ship for shoving off

5.30am: Left jetty

5.50am: Anchored in stream. 2½ shackles Port anchor

9.40am: Exercised action

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite

3.40pm: Secured boats for sea


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27 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.45am: Cleaned ship

5.04pm: Football party landed


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28 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.45am: Divisions

10.30am: Pipe down

6.25pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler


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29 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.45am: Hands employed as required

9.20am: Divisions. Exercised secondary control parties

11.30am: Water tank alongside

3.15pm: Secured sea boat for sail

7.0pm: Hoisted all boats & secured for sea

8.0pm: Weighed & proceeded out of harbour

9.45pm: Fog lifted

9.50pm: Cape Francis Lt bearing N38W. Streamed patent log

10.04pm: Cape Francis abeam, 4 miles

10.40pm: Cape Francis Lt on Port quarter

10.47pm: Sighted Baccalieu at N10E

11.30pm: Exercised sounding party. 155 fathoms wire no bottom


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30 August 1921

At St John’s Newfoundland to Hare Bay

Lat 49.23, Long -53.31

12.08am: Baccalieu Lt 4 points on bow

12.31am: Baccalieu Lt abeam

12.54am: Baccalieu Lt 4 points on quarter

2.45am: Sighted Bonavista Lt N8W

3.15am: Exercised sounding party

3.25am: Exercised sea boats crew

4.47am: Altered course N60W & as requisite for Bonavista

5.45am: Anchored off Bonavista

Anchor Bearings Bonavista: Squarry Island Lt N22W, Moses Pt N29E, Church S88E

7.45am: Weighed & proceeded

8.30am: Streamed patent log

9.45am: Hands employed part of ship

10.45am: Stinking Isles Lt N3E

1.15pm: Hands employed part of ship

2.50pm: Sighted Offer Wadham Isle N85W

4.15pm: Warrant No 5 read

7.45pm: Sighted iceberg N20E

8.20pm: Passed berg 5 miles off


[Moses Point: In succession after this [Western Head], between it and the port of Bonavista, are Red Point, Moses Point, and Swerry Head; the two last, with their surrounding rocks making the North side of Bonavista Harbour]

[Stinking Isles Lt: From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, the islands were known as the Stinking Islands because of the offensive smell produced by the mounds of guano deposited there by seabirds]


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31 August 1921

At Hare Bay (Newfoundland)

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

4.25am: Sighted light

5.24am: St Anthony Lt bearing N

7.40am: Course as requisite for Southern Arm & Ariège Bay

8.13am: Anchored

Anchor Bearings: Point of Mainland right tangent N41½ E, Devarenne Is right tangent, Charles Is right tangent S34E

10.0am: Hands employed as requisite. Boys & two Ord Sea sailing

1.15pm: Hands employed painting and unrigging awning stanchions. Boys & 2 Ord. Sea under instruction sailing


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LOG BOOK – SEPTEMBER 1ST TO NOVEMBER 2ND 1921


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.0

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli [Castorelli in log] & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To


Hygrometer

1st Sept

31st Oct 1921

J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

1st Sept

31st Oct 1921

Negretti & Zambra 11361

Maximum Thermometer

1st Sept

31st Oct 1921

Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

1st Sept

31st Oct 1921


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

1st Sept

31st Oct 1921



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1921


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1 September 1921

At Hare Bay, Newfoundland

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.0pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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2 September 1921

At Hare Bay, Newfoundland

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

8.45am: Clear up decks for divisions

9.35am: Exercise Action

10.05am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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3 September 1921

At Hare Bay, Newfoundland

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

8.45am: Cleaned ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters


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4 September 1921

At Hare Bay, Newfoundland

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers


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5 September 1921

At Hare Bay, Newfoundland

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

8.45am: Hands employed preparing for 1” aiming rifle firing & parts of ship

9.40am: Hands resumed work

10.15am: Laid out target

10.30am: Carried out 1” aiming rifle firing

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship & drawing fresh water

7.0pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler & motor boat


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6 September 1921

At Hare Bay, Newfoundland

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

9.50am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed with parts of ship painting

4.0pm: Tea. One cell prisoner released


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7 September 1921

At Hare Bay, Newfoundland

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship

9.40am: Carried out 1” aiming rifle practice

10.40am: Hands carry on with work

1.15pm: Hands employed painting parts of ship


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8 September 1921

At Hare Bay

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and painting parts of ship

9.40am: Ordinary Seamen and boys to rifle drill, remainder hands part of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning skiffs and parts of ship

Number on sick list: 2


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9 September 1921

At Hare Bay, Newfoundland

Lat 48.85, Long -54.00

8.45am: Hands employed painting and scraping

9.45am: Rifle exercises

10.30am: Carried on with work

11.0am: Brought back target

6.0pm: Hoisted and secured boats for sea

9.30pm: Hoisted 1st whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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10 September 1921

From Hare Bay to Chateau Bay

Lat 51.98, Long -55.89

5.0am: Called 1st watch

5.30am: Watch fell in. Hoisted gangway

5.45am: Weighed and proceeded as requisite, 9 knots

10.40am: Sighted iceberg North

2.0pm: Course as required for entering Pitts Harbour

2.20pm: Came to with Starboard anchor 14½ faths water, veered 3 shackles

Anchor bearings: East Point of Whale Island S6W; Point, right tangent, S72E; Islet, right tangent, S24E

Number on sick list: 1


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11 September 1921

At Pitts Harbour, Chateau Bay

Lat 51.98, Long -55.89

9.45am: Divisions

1.30pm: Libertymen landed

6.30pm: Hoisted both skiffs

8.30pm: Hoisted 1st whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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12 September 1921

At Pitts Harbour, Chateau Bay

Lat 51.98, Long -55.89

8.25am: Aft lower booms, clear up decks

8.45am: Weighed and proceeded as required for Temple Pass and Ship Cove Bay

9.30am: Came to Starboard anchor in 20 fths, 4 shackles

10.10am: Hands employed as required

Anchor Bearings: Point, right tangent, N16W; left tangent, Whale Island S69E, Whale Island, right tangent, S35E

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite

Number on sick list: 1


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13 September 1921

At Chateau Bay

Lat 51.98, Long -55.89

8.45am: Hands employed painting & scraping

10.0am: Exercised Control Parties

1.15pm: Hands employed painting & scraping

Number on sick list: 1


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14 September 1921

At Chateau Bay

Lat 51.98, Long -55.89

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship and shipping .303 aiming rifles

9.45am: Ordinary Seamen & Boys & other non guns crew seamen rating to 4” drill & .303 aiming rifle practice

1.20pm: Hands employed getting up awnings, painting and scraping

Number on sick list: 1


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15 September 1921

From Chateau Bay to Forteau Bay and at Chateau Bay and Forteau Bay

Lat 51.61, Long -56.45

7.0am: Weighed and proceeded as required for temple pass 90 revs

9.38am: Altered course N7E and as required for firing lyddite and 1” aiming rifle shots at “growler”

11.0am: Saddle Island Lt on Starboard bow

11.52am: Saddle Island Lt on Starboard quarter

2.13pm: Amour Pt Lt Ho abeam

2.18pm: Altered course N40W and as required for anchorage

2.48pm: Came to port anchor

Anchor Bearings: Admiral Pt pier, right tangent, N14W; Hawkins point, right tangent, N40E; left tangent, Coast S28W

Number on sick list: 1


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16 September 1921

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.93

9.0am: Clear up decks

9.45am: Landing party left ship

12.25am: Landing party returned

Number on sick list: 1


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17 September 1921

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.93

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

Number on sick list: 2


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18 September 1921

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.93

9.45am: Divisions. Prayers

Number on sick list: 2


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19 September 1921

From Forteau Bay to Port Saunders and at Port Saunders

Lat 50.65, Long -57.26

6.30am: Secured boats for sea. Cleaned ship

7.40am: Weighed and proceeded

9.30am: Hands employed parts of ship

10.04am: Sighted New Ferrol Pt Lt Ho S10E

10.30am: Sighted St Johns & James Island Port bow

11.10am: Exercised sounding party

11.40am: Exercised sea boats crew. Altered course S40W. Sighted Rich Point Lt Ho

1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship for action

1.40pm: Course as required for entering Port Saunders

1.50pm: Came to with Port anchor in 12 faths, 3 shackles cable

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Eastern Pier N14W; Montaignac Point S35E, Keppel Island Lt Ho N81W


[New Ferrol Pt: misspelt for New Ferolle Point]

[Montaignac Point: perhaps Montaignac Rock, which uncovers at about low water, and is situated 1 mile within the entrance and 300 yards from the southern shore. Keppel Island Lighthouse, open northward of Saunders Point, bearing 252°, leads northwestward of the rock]


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20 September 1921

At Hawke Bay

Lat 50.61, Long -57.16

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship and rigging target

8.30am: Hoisted target

8.45am: Weighed

9.45am: Dropped target and skiff

10.20am: Commenced firing. Course and speeds as required for full power trial & firing

11.45am: Course as requisite for Port Saunders 12 knots

12.25am: Anchored in 12 faths

Anchor Bearings: Eastern pier, right tangent, N54E, White Cross N39W, Keppel Island Lt Ho N81W

One broom lost overboard by accident

3.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler and 1st skiff

3.45pm: Weighed & proceeded to Hawke Bay

4.35pm: Anchored in Hawke Bay


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21 September 1921

At Hawke Bay

Lat 50.61, Long -57.16

8.45am: Hands employed painting ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship


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22 September 1921

At Hawke Bay

Lat 50.61, Long -57.16

6.30am: Painted ship

8.45am: Painted ship. Skiff drawing water

1 Paint brush lost by accident

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship. Skiff drawing water


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23 September 1921

At Hawke Bay

Lat 50.61, Long -57.16

6:30am: Scrubbed deck

8.45am: Hands employed painting skiffs, drawing water

1.30pm: Secured boats for sea

2.0pm: Weighed and proceeded to Port Saunders. Speed 9 knots. Course as requisite

3.05pm: Anchored in Port Saunders

5.0pm: Weighed and proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour, 90 revs

10.30pm: Spoke SS “Liverpool” Montreal to Hamburg


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24 September 1921

From Hawke Bay to Quebec

Lat 50.04, Long -60.96 [Latitude 52.0 in log]

5.14am: St Mary light bore N19E

8.0am: Streamed log

10.0am: Sighted land on Starboard beam

2.29pm: Natashkwan Lt abeam Starboard, 8 miles

3.22pm: Natashkwan Lt 4 points on quarter

4.45pm: Sighted Anticosti

5.0pm: Put clocks back ½ hour

9.05pm: Sighted steamer’s overtaking Lt N4E

9.15pm: Bearing N10E

9.35pm: Pirouquette Island Lt bore N30W

9.54pm: North Pt Lt N60W

10.0pm: Sounding party closed up. 65 faths water

11.57pm: North Pt 4 points on Port bow bearing S83W


[Natashkwan Light: possibly Natashquan Point Light]

[Pirouquette Island: Île aux Perroquets or Paroket Island]


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25 September 1921


From Hawke Bay to Quebec

Lat 48.41, Long -68.89

[Bicquette Light coordinates]

12.22am: North Point Lt abeam, 4 miles

12.39am: North Point Lt abeam

1.08am: North Point Lt 4 points on quarter

2.04am: Sighted West Point Lt

2.38am: West Point Lt abeam

3.12am: West Point Lt 4 points on quarter

3.30pm: Exercised sea boats crew and sounding party

5.0pm: Put clocks back ½ hour

7.15pm: Sighted Father Pt Lt S39W

8.40pm: Sighted Bicquette Lt S58W

8.50pm: Father Point Lt abeam

10.49pm: Bicquette Lt 4 points on bow

11.15pm: Bicquette Lt abeam


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26 September 1921

From Hawke Bay to Quebec

Lat 47.48, Long -70.23

[Goose Point coordinates]

12.10am: Green Island Lt bearing S58W

3.0am: Course as requisite for anchoring

3.16am: Anchored in Green Island Roads

6.30am: Weighed and proceeded N83W, 90 revs

am: White Island Reef Light Vessel abeam 8 cables

9.45am: Hands working on boats and painting

10.13½am: Cape Salmon abeam

10.40am: Cape Eagle abeam

11.50am: Sighted HMS “Raleigh” and Squadron S80W

12.06pm: Goose Pt 4 points

12.11pm: Goose Pt abeam

12.13pm: Altered course S85W and as required for Coudres to anchorage

12.55pm: Anchored

1.50pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats, scraping, scrubbing lower booms and holystoning

5.0pm: Put clocks back ½ hour

7.0pm: Weighed and proceeded, 90 revs

8.30pm: Brule Point Lt S56W

8.41pm: No 106 buoy abeam starboard

9.55pm: Cape Brule Lt abeam starboard

10.0pm: Course as required for passing through Narrows

11.56pm: Laurent pier abeam. Course and speed as required for anchoring in Patrick Hole


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27 September 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship

9.30am: Weighed and proceeded to Quebec

11.0am: Secured in tidal basin

1.15pm: Hands employed painting waterline and parts of ship


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28 September 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

8.45am: Hands employed painting boats & waterline and parts of ship

1 paint brush lost by accident

1.15pm: Hands fall in employed as forenoon


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29 September 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and painting

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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30 September 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

9.45am: Hands employed on boats and painting waterline

11.45am: Paid the hands

1.35pm: Hands employed parts of ship and painting motor boats

5.20pm: Shifted ship astern



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1921


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1 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

8.45am: Cleaned ship

11.0pm: Put clock back 20 minutes


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2 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

3.0am: Put clocks back 20 minutes

6.0am: Put clocks back 20 minutes

6.45am: Cleaned ship

9.45am: Divisions and prayers


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3 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

9.40am: Ordinary Seamen and boys to 4” gun drill. Remainder hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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4 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

9.40am: Ord. Seamen and boys to 4” stripping. Remainder lands parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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5 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

8.45am: Carried out monthly diving practice. Hands employed cleaning out boats & parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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6 October 1921

From Quebec to Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

6.15am: Secured 1st whaler for sea. Proceeded for leaving harbour

6.45am: Left basin and proceeded as required, 120 revs

10.30am: Hands employed parts of ship

Anchor Bearings: Bouchard Peninsula Front Lt S63W, Mousseau Front Lt S77E, Mousseau Rear Lt S29E

pm: Hands employed holystoning


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7 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

7.45am: Weighed and proceeded to Montreal, 120 revs

10.15am: Secured in cross berth, Victoria Pier

1.15pm: Hands employed part of ship


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8 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship


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9 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

6.45am: Cleaned ship

9.45am: Divisions

1.30pm: Libertymen landed. Ship opened to visitors


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10 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.45am: Hands employed on boats and cleaning up decks

9.40am: Starboard watch exercising assembling webbing equipment

1.15pm: Hands employed part of ship


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11 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.30am: Clear up decks

9.30am: Hands employed Port watch assembling webbing gear, remainder on boats & part of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed on boats & cleaning paintwork


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12 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

9.20am: Hands employed cleaning out store rooms

1.15pm: Cleaned ship


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13 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship and running foremost 4” gun back for examination

noon: Dinner. Make and mend clothes. Leave to boys and watch keepers


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14 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship and running back after 4” gun for examination of recoil gear

1.15pm: Hands employed part of ship


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15 October 1921

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

6.30am: Hands prepare ship for shifting berth

7.45am: Warped ship off wall and proceeded to coaling wharf

8.40am: Secured alongside coaling wharf

10.0am: Port watch coal ship

5.30pm: Finished coaling

5.50pm: Left jetty and proceeded as required

6.05pm: 90 revs. Course as requisite for Northern channel

8.30pm: Anchored in 4 fms & veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Bouchard Peninsular Front Lt S65W; Mousseau Rear Lt S10E; left tangent, North shore S84W


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16 October 1921

From Montreal to Quebec

[Lat 46.27, Long -72.66]

[Pointe du Lac coordinates]

7.45am: Weighed and proceeded as required for northern channel, 94 revs

8.08am: Lavaltrie Front Lt abeam

8.40am: Lanoraie Pier abeam

9.28am: Sorel Pointe abeam. Course as requisite for 14 ft channel

10.01am: Isle aux Sables E Lt abeam

10.48am: Lake St Peter Front Lt abeam

11.47am: Pointe du Lac Front Lt abeam

12.32am: Passed under Three Rivers overhead wires

1 Hands scrubber lost by accident

1.04pm: Magdelaine Front Lt abeam

1.46pm: Champlain upper range Front Lt abeam

2.10pm: Citrouille Lt abeam

3.0pm: Number 95 Q buoy abeam

3.44pm: Lotbiniere Front Lt abeam

4.05pm: Boulard Bar Lt abeam

4.58pm: St Croix Lt abeam

6.03pm: St Antoine E Lt abeam

7.56pm: Passed under bridge

8.30pm: Came to with port anchor in 15 fms & veered to 3 shackles

10.30pm: Weighed and shifted billet

10.45pm: Anchored in 14 fms 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Spire N4W; Chateau Frontenac, right tangent, N23W; Pt Levis N60E


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17 October 1921

From Quebec to Fraserville

[Lat 47.22, Long -70.39]

[Algernon Rock coordinates]

6.30am: Cleaned ship. Whaler sent ashore with mails

7.30am: Weighed and proceeded as required 90 revs

8.0am: Orleans West Pt Lt abeam. Course S77E

8.31½am: St Laurent Pier abeam

9.15am: Hands employed parts of ship. Ordinary Seamen & boys to instruction

10.15am: Course as requisite for Beaujeu West Narrow and South Traverse

10.37am: Crane Island Pier Lt abeam

11.45am: Algernon Rock Lt abeam

1.03pm: Lower Traverse Light Vessel abeam

2.0pm: Goose Cape Lt bore N21W. Course N62E

3.0pm: Orignaux Pt Lt abeam

4.18pm: Grande Is Lt Ho abeam

5.09pm: Long Pilgrim Island Lt abeam

6.0pm: Course as requisite for anchoring off Fraserville

6.15pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 6½ fthms & veered to 2½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: Fraserville Pier Lt S, Long Pilgrim Island S53W, Brandy Pots N73W


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18 October 1921

From Fraserville to St Etienne

Lat 48.06, Long -69.42

8.0am: Weighed and proceeded. Course N15E

8.46am: White Reef Lt ship abeam to Port

8.52am: Sighted Prince Shoal Lt ship. Altered course N

8.55am: Light ship bearing N9E

9.08am: Light ship bearing N2E

9.15am: Struck reef off Red Island

am: Hands out collision mats Starboard side engine room. Let go both anchors

12.15am: Floated off reef

1.0pm: Position: 220° 1.4 miles from Red Island Lt Ho

1.30pm: Hands employed making collision mats and clearing stores

2.0pm: Position 048°, 11¼ miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

3.0pm: Position 033°½, 7.1 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

4.0pm: Position 025°, 5.0 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

4.40pm: Proceeded Slow Ahead

4.52pm: Stopped

5.0pm: Position 022°, 4.1 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

6.0pm: Position 035°, 3.6 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

7.0pm: Position 054°, 4.3 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

7.15pm: Came to with Port anchor in 27 fathoms, 4 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Cape Dogs Lt Ho S76½W, Cape Salmon S56½W, White Island Reef Lt Vessel N87E

8.17pm: Let go Starboard anchor

Angles taken when aground: White Island Lt Vessel 95° 51’; Point Noir right tangent Port 29° 0’, Prince Shoal Lt vessel 80° 25’, Red Island Lt Vessel 11° 10’, Red Island Lt Ho 13° 50’, Red Island right tangent


[Cape Dogs Lighthouse coordinates: Lat 47 54 34N, Long 69 48 17W]


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19 October 1921

In the Lower St Lawrence

[Lat 47.76, Long -69.90]

[Cape Salmon coordinates]

1.0am: Weighed both anchors

1.20am: Positions: 049°, 5.1 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

2.0pm: Position: 060°, 3.5 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

3.0pm: Position: 091°, 2.8 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

4.0am: Position: 112°, 2.5 miles from Cape Dogs Lt Ho

4.45am: Came to with Starboard anchor in 20 fathoms & veered to 5 shackles

8.35am: Salvage tug “Lord Strathcona” secured alongside. Hands employed cleaning ship

12.30am: Weighed and proceeded in tow of tug

1.30pm: Cape Salmon bearing S73W. Course S58W comp.

pm: Starboard watch getting up ashes

3.12pm: Altered course S85W. Watch out fenders

4.25pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 13 fathoms & veered to 8 shackles


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20 October 1921

From Hare Island to Quebec and at Murray Bay

[Lat 47.22, Long -70.39]

[Algernon Rock coordinates]

4.30am: Hands prepared ship for towing astern of tug

5.0am: Weighed ad proceeded in tow of tug. Course S33W

7.0am: Goose Cape Light bore N46W. Course as required for S Traverse

8.36am: Lower Traverse L.V. abeam

9.43am: Upper Traverse Lt Ho abeam

9.35am: Divisions. Hands employed shifting coal from Starboard to Port bunkers

1.07pm: Algernon Rk Lt abeam

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon

2.15pm: Goose Island front Lt abeam

3.07pm: Crane Is Lt abeam

4.29pm: Belle Chasse Is Lt abeam

5.05pm: St Jean Pier Lt abeam

5.41pm: St Laurent Pier Lt abeam

6.12pm: West Point Lt abeam

7.0pm: Came to port anchor 18 fathoms veered to 5 shackles


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21 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

6.10am: Weighed anchor and proceeded in tow to Tidal Basin

7.10am: Secured alongside

9.0am: Hands employed clearing hawsers & cable and gear out of stores ford

1 Hand scrubber lost by accident

1.15pm: Hands employed restowing provisions


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22 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

7.45am: Hands to stations for shoving off

8.50am: Left basin in tow for Lauzon Dock Lévis

10.0am: Secured in dock. Hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed transporting coal and getting collision mats in


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23 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

6.30am: Hands employed getting cables into the dock, shifting coal and clearing out stores, etc

8.45am: Hands employed shifting coal and working in store room


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24 October 1921

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

8.0am: Hands employed shifting coal, etc

1.15pm: Hands employed getting up ammunition, shifting coal, etc


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25 October 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed in cable locker and shifting coal

8.35am: Hands employed disembarking ammunition

1.15pm: Hands employed shifting coal and scrubbing canvas gear


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26 October 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed transporting coal and clearing out store room

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon

2.15pm: Seabrook, Ordinary Seaman III, discharged to hospital


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27 October 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed shifting coal, refitting guard rails and clearing out spare bunker

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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28 October 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed shifting coal, refitting guard rails and cleaning out fore peak

pm: One PO discharged to hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon

5.0pm: Exercised fire quarters

6.0pm: Port watch employed connecting hoses from jetty to fire main


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29 October 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side, refitting guard rails and clearing store rooms

pm: One Stoker discharged to hospital


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30 October 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands scrub decks. 2 hands clearing cable lockers

10.15am: Pipe down

5.0pm: Exercised fire quarters


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31 October 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.45am: Seaman landing party landed

11.35am: Landing party returned

1.15pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping ship’s side, refitting guard rails, blacking down rigging and scraping 1st whaler



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LOG BOOK – NOVEMBER 1ST TO DECEMBER 31ST 1921


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.0

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli [Castorelli in log] & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To


Hygrometer

1st Nov

31st December

J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

1st Nov

31st December

Negretti & Zambra 11361

Maximum Thermometer

1st Nov

31st December

Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

1st Nov

31st December


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

1st Nov

31st December



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1921


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1 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

10.0am: Hands employed blacking down rigging refitting guard rails & scraping 1st whaler

1.10pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment

1.30pm: Hands employed as forenoon

5.0pm: [Exercised] fire stations


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2 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed blacking down rigging, refitting guard rails, chipping ship's side and scraping first whales

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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3 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed refitting guard rails, chipping ship’s side & scraping whaler

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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4 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed variously parts of ship

5.0pm: Exercised fire quarters


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5 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side and boats and working about storerooms


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6 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Scrubbed decks

5.0pm: Exercised fire quarters


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7 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.40am: Seaman landing party landed

12.25am: Landing party returned

1.45pm: Hands employed scraping boats & cleaning ship


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8 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning store rooms, refitting guard rails & scraping boats

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning store rooms, refitting guard rails & scraping boats


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9 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed scraping & redleading ship’s side, cleaning storerooms & scraping boats

1.15pm: Hands employed painting part of ship’s side, painting 1st whaler, scraping 2nd whaler, refitting guard rails and cleaning after store room

5.0pm: Exercised fire quarters


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10 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed refitting guard rails, scraping 2nd whaler and clearing away snow

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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11 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed scraping whaler, refitting fenders & parts of ship

11.0am: Two minutes silence in commemoration of Armistice

1.15pm: Hands employed scraping whaler, refitting fenders, scraping and redleading chutes and clearing snow


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12 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed parts of ship and scraping boats & refitting fenders


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13 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Cleaned ship

10.0am: Divisions and Prayers


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14 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed embarking ammunition and working about 2nd whaler

1.15pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition and restowing provisions


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15 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning up ship


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16 November 1921

At Lévis

Lat 46.8, Long -71.19

8.0am: Hands employed parts of ship

noon: Dinner & clean in coaling rig

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship

2.55pm: Commenced flooding dock

3.20pm: Ship became water borne. Starboard watch to tea

4.0pm: Port watch to tea

4.10pm: Shifted ship from dock to jetty outside

4.40pm: Coal lighter secured alongside

5.0pm: Hands coal ship

11.30pm: Commenced basin trials


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17 November 1921

From Quebec to Halifax

[Lat 46.93, Long -70.73]

[Belle Chasse Island coordinates]

8.15am: Left jetty and swung ship for compasses. Proceeded to Quebec to pick up pilot

10.0am: Proceeded with pilot down river, 100 revs

10.15am: Swung for adjustment off Lauzon Dock

10.20am: Proceeded. Course S81E

10.21am: West Pt abeam, increased to 120 revs

10.45am: St Laurent Pier abeam. Altered course N75E

11.10am: St Jean Pier abeam

11.15am: Let go Port anchor veered to 4 shackles

One broom lost overboard by accident

12.40pm: Weighed

12.45pm: Proceeded 120 revs

1.15pm: Belle Chasse Lt Ho abeam

2.13pm: Crane Island Pier abeam

2.26pm: Beaujeu Beacon abeam

2.35pm: Rigged sounding boom

3.44pm: Algernon Rock abeam

4.57½pm: Lower Traverse Lt Vessel abeam, course N51E

5.53pm: Anchored in 12½ fms on English Bank, 4 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Goose Island Lt N49W, Orignaux Pt S84E, [space left blank] S14½E


[“English Bank: proper extends from a position 4 miles NNW of Orignaux Point for about 10 miles SW by W¼W, to Middle ground with a width of about half a mile at its eastern point, gradually increasing to 1½ miles.” A map here]


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18 November 1921

From Quebec to Halifax

[Lat 48.41, Long -68.89]

[Bicquette Island coordinates]

6.15am: Swung on anchor for compass adjustment

7.40am: Finished swinging

7.55am: Weighed & proceeded. Course N47E, 120 revs

9.25am: Cape Salmon Lt Ho abeam, 4 cables, N50W

10.04am: Cape Dogs abeam 1 mile. Altered course NExE (mag)

10.45am: Red Island Lt Ho 4 points

10.54am: Red Is Lt Ho abeam. Altered course N70E

11.08am: Red Island Lt Ship abeam

1.0pm: Bicquette Lt 4 points on Starboard bow

1.29pm: Bicquette Lt abeam, 2½ miles

2.55pm: Reduced to 90 revs. Signalled for Pilot Boat

3.0pm: Dropped pilot, proceeded N55E, 110 revs

3.0pm: Father Point abeam

3.10pm: Streamed patent log

3.28pm: St Luce Church abeam, 2.8 miles

3.50pm: Exercised sounding party

4.38pm: Sighted Matane Lt S84E

4.54pm: Metis Lt abeam, 5 miles

5.0pm: Put clocks on ½ hour

7.16pm: Matane Lt abeam, 4.5 miles

8.15pm: Passed steamer to Port

8.35pm: Sighted Cape Chat S70E

9.38pm: Cape Chat 4 points on Starboard bow

10.0pm: Altered course S85E. Placed oil bow lights. Sighted Martin River Light S67E

10.08pm: Cape Chat abeam, 5 [miles]

11.10pm: Replaced electric Starboard bow light

11.23pm: Martin River Lt 4 points on bow

11.48pm: Martin River Lt 4 points on bow on new course


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19 November 1921

From Quebec to Halifax

Lat 48.75, Long -64.16

[Cape Gaspé coordinates]

12.21am: Martin River Lt S51W

12.38am: Sighted Cape Magdalen Lt S52E

1.10am: Cape Magdalen Lt S50E, Martin River Lt S78W

2.41am: Cape Magdalen S19E (4 pts)

3.14am: Cape Magdalen S21W (abeam), 6 miles

3.33am: Sighted Fame Pt S32E

4.15am: Fame Pt S25E, Magdalen Pt N85W

4.30am: Fame Pt S28E, Magdalen N75W

4.45am: Fame Pt S19E, Magdalen N73W

4.50am: Passed steamer going up river

5.0am: Fame Pt S13E, Magdalen N67W

5.26am: Fame Pt on bow, Magdalen N62W

6.01am: Fame Pt abeam, 7 miles

7h 31m 50s: Sun bore S26E Comp.

8.25am: Rosiers Lt Ho abeam, 7 miles

9.0am: Cape Gaspé abeam, 9 miles

10.0am: White Head abeam, 19 miles

11.30am: Ran into fog. Lookout placed in crow’s nest

1.53pm: Reduced to 100 revs. Sounding being taken every ½ hour

5.0pm: Put clocks on ½ hour

8.18pm: Slow ahead

8.22pm: Half speed

11.0pm: Fog patchy, visibility 1 mile

11.20pm: Fog, visibility low


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20 November 1921

From Quebec to Halifax

Lat 45.8, Long -61.6 [Approximate position]

2.40am: Fog. Reduced to 60 revs. Visibility ¼ mile

4.35am: Stopped

5.30am: Fog lifted

5.55am: Proceeded. Course S, 60 revs

8.0am: Sounding every ½ hour

9.10am: Sighted land from 1 point on Starboard bow to Port beam

10.27am: Cape George 1 point on Starboard bow

11.14am: Henry Island Lt Ho abeam

11.31am: Henry Island Lt Ho abeam

11.32am: Stopped sounding

1.0pm: Course as requisite for passing through Gut of Canso

1.24pm: Balache Rk abeam

1.40pm: Pt Tupper abeam

1.58pm: Ship Pt abeam

2.09pm: Bear Island Lt Ho abeam

2.21pm: Eddy Pt abeam

2.55pm: Cerberus Rk Lt buoy abeam

3.15pm: Ran into fog bank

3.55pm: Fog lifted, visibility 4 miles

8.20pm: Sighted Country Island Lt N22W

9.0pm: Country Island abeam

9.08pm: Sighted Middle Ledge Lt buoy N2W, Country Island Lt N5E

9.16pm: Country Island Lt N6E buoy N2W


[Middle Ledge light and whistle buoy coordinates: Lat 44 22 31.2N, Long 64 07 52.8W]


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21 November 1921

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

4.55am: Sighted Sambro Isle Lt N51W

6.20am: Sambro Isle abeam, 7.8 miles

6.33am: Chebucto Lt abeam, 2.5 miles

5.57am: Altered course N onto leading lights

7.06am: Mauger Beach Lt abeam. Course as required

7.45am: Secured alongside No 4 wharf

10.0am: Hands coal ship

12.45am: Coal ship

5.0pm: Stopped coaling. Leave to watch


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22 November 1921

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

7.30am: Coal ship

12.45am: Coal ship

3.0pm: Finished coaling


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23 November 1921

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship

12.30pm: Left wharf and proceeded

12.45pm: 94 revs. Course as required for leaving harbour

1.0pm: George Island abeam

1.41pm: Automatic Buoy abeam. Took over escort of submarines

1.49pm: Chebucto Head Lt Ho abeam, 1.3 miles

2.05pm: Streamed patent log

2.06pm: Sambro Head Lt Ho abeam. Altered course S25W

2.48pm: Sambro Bank Lt ship S70W

3.0pm: Sambro Bank Lt Ho abeam, 1.8 miles

9.12pm: Engines to slow owing to steering engine trouble in CH 15

9.21pm: Stopped

9.47pm: 90 revs


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24 November 1921

From Halifax to Bermuda

[No coordinates available]

9.69am: Disregard. Hauled out to front to test Director and range finder. Exercised General Quarters. 96 revs

10.26am: Secure. Course S35W to close submarines

11.11am: Resumed position, co & speed ahead of submarines

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship

9.30pm: Sighted steamer bearing S51W

9.55pm: CH 15 fired white Very’s light. Reported stopped owing to minor defect

10.0pm: Slow

10.08pm: Altered course S25W. Half ahead

10.05pm: Patent log got in and streamed at once

10.17pm: Altered course N45W. Slow

10.25pm: Altered course S25W. Half ahead


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25 November 1921

From Halifax to Bermuda

[No coordinates available]

7.30am: 60 revs. Hove to

7.48am: Proceeded S25W, 90 revs


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26 November 1921

From Halifax to Bermuda

[No coordinates available]

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

5.0pm: Put clocks back 20 minutes

5.42pm: Slow. Altered course ESE


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27 November 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

4.10am: Sighted St Davids Head Lt S46W

9.04am: Sighted Gibbs Hill Lt S60W

6.15am: Course as required for harbour

8.0am: Anchored in Grassy Bay

am: Submarine CH 14 & CH 15 parted company & went into basin

10.28am: Weighed & proceeded into basin

11.09am: Secured in North basin

pm: Discharged 2 ratings to “Calcutta”, 3 to “Malabar”

pm: 2 ratings joined ship from “Malabar”

4.30pm: Hands to bathe

5.0pm: Hoisted dinghy in bathing party


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28 November 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship and getting up ammunition

am: 3 ratings discharged to hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed as in forenoon


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29 November 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.05am: Hands employed returning ammunition

am: 1 Sick Berth Attendant joined ship

1.30pm: Hands employed returning ammunition, refitting canvas gear and scrubbing ship’s side

1.45pm: 1 rating lent to P.O.s club


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30 November 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed ranging cable, rigging dressing lines and scrubbing ship’s side

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side and parts of ship

4.45pm: Hands to bathe

5.0pm: Exercise fire quarters



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1921


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1 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Dressed ship overall

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning store room

1.15pm: Landed football party


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2 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed scraping and redleading chain locker, shipping stanchions, cleaning ship and provisioning ship


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3 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed on ship’s side, chain lockers and parts of ship

am: One stoker discharged to hospital

1.15pm: Football party landed


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4 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.20am: Church parties landed


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5 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship and drawing stores

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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6 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship. Store party

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship

5.0pm: Exercised fire quarters


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7 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed chipping ship’s side, parts of ship and drawing stores

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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8 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship. Store party


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9 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.30am: Cleaned ship. Rigged diving boat

8.45am: Carried out quarterly diving practice. Landing party landed for instruction in field exercise

am: One ERA lent to “Valerian”

pm: One stoker joined ship from hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship

3.15pm: Football party landed


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10 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning out cable locker, chipping side and refitting wires


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11 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.45am: Wesleyan Church party landed

10.15am: Church of England Church party landed


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12 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed in chain locker, refitting wires, drawing stores and refitting sailing gear. Stripping 3 pdr gun and refitting clothes lines and chipping side

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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13 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Spread Q.D. awning. Hands employed variously on ship

1.15pm: Hands employed drawing stores and parts of ship


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14 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed drawing stores, dismounting 3 pdr guns & refitting about ship

am: One stoker discharged to hospital

am: One stoker joined ship from hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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15 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed refitting. Carried out diving practices

1.15pm: Diving party carried on with work


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16 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed refitting boats falls & parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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17 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed refitting boats falls, cleaning boats & parts of ship


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18 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.0am: RC Church party landed

9.50am: Wesleyan Church party landed

10.15am: Church of England church party landed


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19 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed chipping ship’s side and refitting falls & wires

1.15pm: Hands employed dismantling after Pom Pom, chipping side & refitting boats


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20 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed refitting boats falls & wires & chipping

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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21 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed refitting boats falls & wires, chipping ship’s side & hawser reels

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship. Side party scraping ship’s side


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22 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed chipping ship side, refitting boats falls and dismantling Pom Pom


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23 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed chipping ship side, oiling wire hawser, refitting falls and parts of ship. Dismantling Pom Poms

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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24 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Cleaned ship


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25 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.50am: Wesleyan Church party landed

10.15am: Church of England church party landed


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26 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Cleaned ship

9.45am: Quarters clean guns

10.30am: Pipe down


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27 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed scraping ship side, refitting jumping ladders, scraping overhead in battery and refitting boats gear


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28 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed painting seaman’s mess deck and parts of ship

am: One stoker discharged to RN Hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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29 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed scraping & redleading ship’s side, painting out seamen’s mess deck and refitting guard rails

noon: Dinner. Leave to watch 7am. Leave part of watch to witness football match. Boys to 7pm


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30 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed chipping & painting ship’s side, dismantling Pom Poms, refitting jumping ladders and painting seamen’s mess deck

Lost by accident one fire bucket

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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31 December 1921

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed painting out mess deck and scraping ship’s side


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THE VOYAGES OF HMS WISTARIA 1922

JP map Wistaria 1922

LOG BOOK – JANUARY 1ST TO MARCH 1ST 1922


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.0

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli [Castorelli in log] & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To


Hygrometer

1st Jan

28th February

J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

1st Jan

28th February

Negretti & Zambra 11361

Maximum Thermometer

1st Jan

28th February

Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

1st Jan

28th February


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

1st Jan

28th Feb



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1922


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1 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.45am: Cleaned ship

10.45am: Church of England Church Party landed


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2 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed in seamen’s mess deck & parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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3 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed on ship’s side, seamen's mess deck, gunner party & parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon

pm: One Ldg Stoker discharged to RN Hospital

5.0pm: Read Warrant No 6


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4 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed painting mess deck & drawing provisions

1.15pm: Hands employed painting seamen's mess deck; on ship’s side; gunner party & parts of ship


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5 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed on ship’s side; painting mess decks; refitting boats falls

am: 1 Ldg Stoker returned from hospital


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6 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting mess decks, chipping and redleading ship’s side, refitting boats falls

9.0am: Range party landed

1.30pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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7 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting mess decks; side party & parts of ship

8.50am: Ord Sea, boys and stokers training class landed for field training exercises

10.30am: Shifted ship to coaling jetty

11.40am: Secured alongside


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8 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.45am: Hands mustered by open list

10.15am: Church of England Church Party landed


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9 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Prepared for docking ship

8.25am: Docking party landed. Tug “St Abbs” secured alongside

9.30am: Proceeded into dock

9.55am: Secured in dock

10.30am: Hands employed scrubbing ship’s bottom

1.15pm: Hands employed scrubbing ship’s bottom and painting mess decks

pm: 1 Stoker and 1 A.B. discharged to hospital


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10 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed on ship’s side, painting mess decks and about 4” gun for’d

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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11 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting mess decks, chipping side and refitting falls & life belts

am: One A.B. discharged to hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed lowering anchors and cables into dock & ranging cable

pm: One A.B. joined ship from hospital


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12 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed chipping ship’s side, painting mess deck & part of ship

5.0pm: Fire Quarters


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13 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting mess deck, chipping ship’s side and parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting down aloft and chipping ship’s side


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14 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed on ship’s side, painting down aloft; and on foremost 4” gun


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15 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.20am: Church of England church party landed


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16 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom

5.0pm: Exercised Fire Quarters


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17 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed stowing cable in cable lockers from dock and painting ship’s bottom

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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18 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands prepared to shift ship

9.45am: Left floating dock & secured alongside coaling wharf

10.30am: Hands employed washing down funnels & parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed washing funnels, shipping motor boats davits and parts of ship


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19 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed chipping & painting ship’s side, stripping & cleaning 4” guns and parts of ship

8.15am: RFA “Plumleaf” left basin

9.15am: CH 14 left basin

10.35: Shifted from coaling wharf to 40 ft fender in North Basin


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20 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed chipping and scraping ship’s side, about aft 4” gun and parts of ship

10.20am: Replace 2nd whaler davits. Lowered 1st whaler davits into deck

1 hand scrubber lost by accident

1.15pm: Hands employed chipping & painting ship’s side. Dismounting and cleaning 4” guns and parts of ship


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21 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed docking “Plumleaf”

9.40am: Hands painting funnels. Parts of ship


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22 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.50am: RC Church Party landed

10.0am: Wesleyans landed

10.15am: Church of England Church Party landed


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23 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands cleaning out boats, painting funnels, chipping side and stripping and cleaning 4” gun

am: One shipwright discharged to hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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24 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands scraping ship’s side and chipping and redleading overhead in battery

am: One Shipwright joined ship; lent from “Malabar”

am: One Chief Writer joined ship

1.15pm: Hands employed on boats, cleaning ship’s side, redleading wind scoops & parts of ship


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25 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands drawing stores and painting parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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26 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed on boats, chipping & painting parts of ship and drawing stores


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27 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands to muster with sun helmets

8.15am: Hands employed on boats, gunner party and carrying out monthly diving exercises

am: Chief ERA Cummings discharged to hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed on boats, drawing stores and painting


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28 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

2.30am: Called away life boats crew and D.S.B. to assist “Onyx” ashore on Stag Rocks. Switched on searchlight. Six hands detailed as crew for “Creole” if required

7.0am: “Onyx” floated off reef

7.25am: D.S.B. & whaler returned

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

5.0pm: Exercised fire quarters


[D.S.B.: Duty Steam Boat]


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29 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.0am: Wesleyan Church Party landed

10.15am: Church of England Church party landed


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30 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed on boats, chipping and painting parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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31 January 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed on boats, chipping and painting and receiving whalers falls

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1922


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1 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed chipping and painting parts of ship and drawing stores

noon: Dinner. HMS “Cambrian” secured alongside jetty

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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2 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed parts of ship and painting ship’s side


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3 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed about boats, chipping and painting ship’s side and parts of ship

pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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4 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Landed 12 hands and 1 PO for squad drill. Hands employed painting ship’s side


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5 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.50am: Wesleyan church party landed

10.15am: Church of England church party landed


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6 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and parts of ship

8.50am: HMS “Valerian” secured alongside

9.20am: Range Party landed

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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7 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed about boats, painting and parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting waterline and parts of ship


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8 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Hands provisioning ship and painting

1.15pm: Hands employed provisioning ship and painting


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9 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting ship and drawing stores


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10 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed ammunitioning ship

am: 1 AB discharged to hospital

am: Chief Writer Palmer left ship for Chatham Depot

1.15pm: Ammunitioning ship

pm: 1 Seaman & 1 Stoker lent to RN hospital for guard duties


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11 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting side and parts of ship

1 paint brush lost by accident


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12 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

12.25am: D.S.B. ran on rocks

12.45am: Motor Boat sent to her assistance

7.50am: RCs Church Party landed

10.0am: Wesleyan Church Party landed

10.15am: Church of England Church Party landed


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13 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed painting aloft and ship’s side and boats; drawing stores

1.15pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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14 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed drawing awnings, painting ship’s side and parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting boats, ship’s side and parts of ship

pm: 2 ratings joined ship from hospital


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15 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed provisioning and cleaning ship and boats

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship


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16 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.30am: Cleaned ship and secured boats for sea

8.0am: Prepared for 1” aiming rifle firing and for sea

9.45am: Divisions. Exercise action stations

10.30am: Hands employed about boats and parts of ship

3.30pm: HMS “Constance” anchored in Grassy Bay


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17 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed on boats and parts of ship

9.15am: HMS “Constance” secured alongside coaling jetty

10.15am: HMS “Cambrian” secured alongside oiling jetty

One hand scrubber lost by accident

1.15pm: Hands employed painting batteries, making sail covers and rigging side quarter deck awnings

3.20pm: Water boat secured alongside


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18 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Cleaned ship

10.30am: Spread Q.D. awning

pm: One rating joined ship from hospital


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19 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.50am: Wesleyan Church party landed

10.10am: RC Church party landed

10.15am: Church of England Church party landed

3.0pm: SS “Sorata” sailed


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20 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Furled Q.D. awning and secured boat falls

9.30am: Left fenders

10.0am: Proceeded as required for aiming rifle practice

10.50am: Dropped target. Carried out practice

11.30am: Picked up target

11.50am: Came to with port anchor in 6 fms and veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Conspicuous Cottage N57E; left tangent, Gibbet Island S7E; Conspicuous Tower S71E

1.15pm: Hands employed refitting illumination circuits; on boats and parts of ship

3.15pm: Weighed and proceeded to dockyard

4.0pm: Secured alongside coaling jetty

5.20pm: Starboard watch fell in


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21 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.30am: Hands coal ship

7.50am: Coal ship

12.0pm: Coal ship

3.15pm: Finished coaling

3.30pm: Shifted ship

3.55pm: Secured alongside HMS “Valerian”


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22 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Cleaned ship

noon: Dinner. Hands to clean in refitting rig

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning and painting ship


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23 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning paintwork in battery and side, repairing sail covers, shipping awning stanchions and spreading Q.D. awning

1.30pm: Received 30 tons of boiler water, and 21 tons drinking water


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24 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Cleaned ship

9.30am: Exercise action

10.15am: Hands employed painting parts of ship

11.20am: HMS “Raleigh” anchored in Grassy Bay

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship and cleaning out whaler


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25 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.30am: HMS “Cambrian” left harbour

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and parts of ship

9.55am: “Valerian” and “Wistaria” shifted to sheer leg jetty

noon: Dinner. HMS “Raleigh” returned from firing. Leave to watch & boys


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26 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.0am: Wesleyan Church Party landed

10.15am: Church of England Church Party landed


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27 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Clear up decks for divisions

9.20am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.20pm: Hands employed about boats and parts of ship


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28 February 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

1.0am: Patrol returned to ship with 3 prisoners belonging to HMS “Raleigh”. Escort from “Raleigh” came on board

8.0am: Dressed ship overall in honour of Princess Mary’s wedding



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LOG BOOK – MARCH 1ST TO APRIL 30TH 1922


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.0

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


Ordinary speed or consumption exceeded


Date

Number of hours exceeded

Distance run per hour – average – miles

Coal expended for all purposes per hour – average – tons

Distance run per ton of coal – average – miles

Reasons for exceeding

Remarks of Senior Officer present, stating whether he has approved or otherwise

March 2nd

8

15.2

1.975

7.7

Full power trail as ordered


March 2nd-3rd

16

13.1

1.44

9.1

3/5 power trail as ordered


March 8th

5

13.8

1.37

10.1

Taking Governor to Antigua

In accordance with

C-in-C’s sailing orders

March 10th

5

12.5

1.25

10.0

Taking Governor to Nevis

March 13th

4

11.5

0.825

14.0

Taking Governor to Antigua


[Signed] J P Champion Commander

HMS “Wistaria” 22 May 1922


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli [Castorelli in log] & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To


Hygrometer

1st March

30th April

J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

1st March

30th April

Negretti & Zambra 11361

Maximum Thermometer

1st March

30th April

Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

1st March

30th April


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

1st March

30th April



LOGS FOR MARCH 1922


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1 March 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.30am: Hands employed preparing [securing] ship for sea

1.30pm: Left fenders

2.30pm: Proceeded as required for ship channel, 110 revs

3.37pm: Fairway Buoy abeam. Course SE

4.0pm: Reduced to 96 revs. Evening Quarters

4.55pm: Exercised sea boats crew

5.09pm: Streamed patent log


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2 March 1922

From Bermuda to Nevis

Lat 28.91, Long -64.26

3.50am: Commenced working up for full power trial (8 hrs)

4.20am: Full power trial commenced

9.50am: Exercised sounding party

am: Hands employed cleaning motor boat and parts of ship

12.25am: Eased to 132 revs. 3/5th power trial

4.0pm: Quarters. Exercised fire stations

True Bearing and Distance: of Sombrero Island Lt 176°, 605 miles


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3 March 1922

[From Bermuda to Nevis]

Lat 24.03, Long -63.78

4.26am: 3/5 power trial completed, reduced to 96 revs

7.0am: Set Fore staysail

9.30am: Divisions and Prayers. Exercised action stations

10.0am: Reset fore staysail

1.0pm: Hands mustered for monthly payment

pm: Hands employed painting motor boat and parts of ship

True Bearing and Distance: Sombrero 177°, 326 miles


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4 March 1922

From Bermuda to Nevis

Lat 20.66, Long -63.4

2.0am: Tack of fore Staysail carried away, altered course West, “Slow” speed

2.15am: Resumed course and speed

10.0am: Passed steamer on Port beam

5.0pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes

6.02pm: Altered course S53W to lower fore staysail

True Bearing and Distance: Sombrero 182°½, 124 miles


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5 March 1922

From Bermuda to Nevis and at Nevis

Lat 17.0, Long -62.0

12.10am: Sighted Sombrero Island Lt S6W

1.30am: Sombrero Island Lt S17W

1.45am: Bearing S23W

2.07am: Lt 4 points on bow

2.27am: Light abeam to Starboard, 2.5 miles

2.52am: Light 4 points on quarter

6.05am: Sighted St Martin Isle

7.25am: Sighted St Eustatius S25E

8.52am: Saba Island Peak abeam

10.30am: Divisions. Sighted Nevis 1 point off Port bow

11.40am: Helden Point abeam

12.50pm: Hauled in patent log

12.55pm: Course and speed for lowering sea boat to send mails to RMSP “Caraquet” off Basse Terre

1.20pm: Proceeded. Course S33E, 96 revs

2.30pm: Anchored off Charlestown, Nevis

Anchor Bearings: Lowland Church N28E, Ward Mill S46E, Fort Charles Pt S11E

True Bearing and Distance: Basseterre Lt 283°, 8.3 miles


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6 March 1922

At Nevis

Lat 17.14, Long -62.63

10.10am: Hands employed parts of ship and side party

11.30am: Saluting guns crews to drill

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side and parts of ship

8.10pm: Hoisted whaler


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7 March 1922

At Nevis

Lat 17.14, Long -62.63

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning boats and ship

8.15am: Hands employed on boats and parts of ship

11.40am: Spread Q.D. awning


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8 March 1922

From Nevis to Anguilla

Lat 17.41, Long -62.95

5.30am: Cleaned ship and secured boats for sea

9.05am: Weighed and proceeded

10.0am: Stopped off Basse Terre

10.38am: Proceeded at 130 revs

2.50pm: Terre Basse Pt abeam, altered course N2E

3.19pm: Anguillita Pt abeam, altered course N37E

4.15pm: Came to with Port anchor in 6 fms & veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Custom Ho, right tangent, S40E; Point N43E; Flat Cap Pt N2E

6.40pm: Hoisted all boats

True Bearing and Distance: Anguillita Island 342°½, 45.5 miles


[Terre Basse Point: is the west extreme of St Martin Island]


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9 March 1922

At Anguilla

Lat 18.22, Long -63.07

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning out canteen flat and parts of ship

9.15am: Divisions and Prayers


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10 March 1922

From Anguilla to Nevis

Lat 17.6, Long -63.05

8.10am: H.E. the Governor and staff arrived on board

8.29am: Weighed and proceeded for Nevis at 120 revs. Course N83W

9.17am: Anguillita Island abeam. Altered course S5W

1.55pm: Brimstone Hill abeam 1 mile

2.35pm: Course and speed as required for anchoring

2.45pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 4 fms

4.0pm: Anchored in 5 fms

Anchor Bearings: Pier Head S72E, Fort Charles Pt S14E, Lowland Church N27E

True Bearing and Distance: Basseterre Pier Lt 133°, 27 miles


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11 March 1922

At Nevis

Lat 17.14, Long -62.63

8.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship


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12 March 1922

At Nevis

Lat 17.14, Long -62.63

6.30am: Cleaned ship

9.45am: Divisions

3.0pm: Ship opened to visitors


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13 March 1922

From Nevis to Antigua

Lat 17.08, Long -62.36

8.15am: Secured boats for sea

10.10am: Weighed and proceeded 120 revs

2.30pm: Anchored in St Johns Harbour

Anchor Bearings: Rat Island, right tangent, S85E; Fort James F.S. N7E; Week Pt S54E

True Bearing and Distance: Sandy Island Lt Ho 085°½, 25.6 miles


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14 March 1922

At Antigua

Lat 17.12, Long -61.85

8.15am: Hands employed spreading and fitting after boat deck awning and part of ship

9.25am: Carried on with work


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15 March 1922

At Antigua

Lat 17.12, Long -61.85

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

9.30am: Hands employed parts of ship


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16 March 1922

From Antigua to Montserrat and at Antigua and Montserrat

Lat 16.70, Long -62.22

7.15am: Weighed and proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour

7.43am: Shipstern Pt abeam. Course S71W, 96 revs

10.30am: NW Bluff abeam

10.51am: Old Road Bluff 4 points on bow

10.58am: Old Rd Bluff abeam, 1.3 miles

11.07am: Bransby Pt 4 points on bow

11.11am: Bransby Pt abeam, 0.75 miles

11.23am: Stopped

11.26am: Came to with Starboard anchor in 12½ fms and veered to 4 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Plymouth Pier, right tangent, S66W; Established Church N32E; Bransby Pt N38W

2.0pm: Hands employed shifting accommodation ladder to Port side

2.40pm: The Commissioner boarded the ship

3.0pm: Left ship. Fired salute of 15 guns


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17 March 1922

From Montserrat to Martinique and at Montserrat

Lat 16.70, Long -62.22

8.15am: Hands employed scraping boat deck, painting after awning room and parts of ship

9.15am: Divisions. Exercise Action

9.45am: Hands resumed work

5.45pm: Hoisted 1st and 2nd whaler

5.55pm: Weighed and proceeded 96 revs

10.08pm: Sighted Lt bearing S43E

11.04pm: Terre Basse Harbour Lts on bow S66E

11.34pm: Terre Basse Harbour Lts on bow abeam, 4.75 miles


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18 March 1922

From Montserrat to Martinique and at Martinique

Lat 14.6, Long -61.08

12.07am: Ile des Saintes, right tangent, 4 points on Port bow

12.44am: Ile des Saintes, right tangent, abeam 6 miles

12.39am: Sighted Dominica bearing S47E

5.30am: Sighted Pelée Peak, Martinique, S40E

8.50am: Altered course to avoid fishing boat

9.0am: Altered course to avoid fishing boat

9.45am: Course and speed as requisite for anchoring

10.0am: Came to with Starboard anchor in 11 fms and veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Signal Station FS N68E, Flagstaff N23W, Spire N42E

5.45pm: Sloped awnings

8.40pm: Hoisted boats


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19 March 1922

At Martinique

Lat 14.6, Long -61.08

8.45am: Respread awnings

9.45am: Divisions

10.25am: Prayers

2.25pm: Hoisted 2nd skiff


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20 March 1922

At Martinique

Lat 14.6, Long -61.08

6.50am: Respread awnings

9.20am: Hands employed parts of ship

9.30am: Guard and Saluting guns crews fall in. Governor of Martinique came aboard

10.25am: Governor and staff left the ship. Fired salute of 17 guns

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship

6.0pm: Sloped awnings

8.30pm: Hoisted boats


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21 March 1922

At Martinique

Lat 14.6, Long -61.08

9.20am: Hands mustering bags, remainder employed parts of ship. Mayor of Martinique came aboard

9.50am: Mayor left ship

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship

6.25pm: Sloped awnings

8.30pm: Hoisted boats


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22 March 1922

At Martinique

Lat 14.6, Long -61.08

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

am: Hands employed at Rifle Drill & part of ship

6.0pm: Furled awnings


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23 March 1922

From Martinique to St Lucia

Lat 14.25, Long -61.11

6.0am: Weighed & proceeded

6.20am: Course as requisite for adjusting compasses west of Negro Pt

7.50am: Finished swinging. Course S5W, 90 revs

8.39am: Cape Solomon abeam, 1.2 miles

9.12am: Diamond Rock abeam, 5 miles

10.0am: Dropped target & carried out fire with 1” AR

11.20am: Practice completed. Picked up target

1 hand scrubber lost by accident

1.40pm: Courses & speeds as requisite for entering Port Castries

1.50pm: Anchored & secured stern to Rendezvous Buoy

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Point Serafin N8W; Corner of Wharf S80E; Front leading mark S47E

True Bearing and Distance: Tapion Rock Lt Ho 158°, 15 miles


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24 March 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

5.30am: Hands painting water line & preparing to coal ship

7.0am: Slipped stern buoy, weighed & proceeded alongside coaling wharf

7.30am: Secured alongside. Coaled ship with native labour

8.45am: Hands cleaning out boats & painting water line

1.0pm: Left coaling wharf

1.15pm: Anchored in 7 fms, veered to 4 shackles, & secured to buoy astern

6.30pm: Sloped awnings


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25 March 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.15am: Hands cleaning ship

11.10am: Acting Administrator came on board

11.50am: Acting Administrator left. Fired 15 gun salute

1 hand scrubber lost by accident


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26 March 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

9.45am: Church of England clergyman came on board & held service

8.30pm: Hoisted boats


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27 March 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.15am: Spread awnings

9.0am: Landed party of 24 men under Sub Lt Jenks

9.15am: Hands painting out canteen flat, cleaning boats & parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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28 March 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

5.30am: Hands cleaning ship & boats

8.15am: Hands painting canteen flat, working about boats & parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed as in forenoon


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29 March 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

am: Hands painting canteen flat & working about boats

2.0pm: Discharged 3 stokers to RNB Chatham via “Chaleur”

pm: Hands employed as in forenoon


[SS “Chaleur”: built as SS “Gaul” for the Union SS Co in 1893. In 1900 she was transferred to Union-Castle Line. 1906 sold to Royal Mail SP Co, and renamed “Sabor”. 1908 transferred from Royal Mail SP Co to Shire Line and renamed “Carmarthenshire”. Returned to RSMP in 1913 and renamed “Chaleur”. Scrapped in 1927]


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30 March 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.15am: Hands employed restowing canteen flat, painting batteries and working about boats

2.0pm: Hands employed painting out canteen flat and batteries


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31 March 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.05am: Diving barge secured alongside Starboard side

8.15am: Slip wire astern parted. Hands employed receiving new wire

8.45am: Hands employed getting out diving gear

1.15pm: Hands employed in diving barge



LOGS FOR APRIL 1922


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1 April 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.45am: Landing party returned to ship

9.45am: Hands employed parts of ship


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2 April 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

9.45am: Divisions and Prayers


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3 April 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side and funnels and painting under bridge

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side and funnels


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4 April 1922

From Castries to Vieux Fort, St Lucia

Lat 13.76, Long -61.06

6.0am: Slipped stern buoy, weighed anchor and proceeded alongside jetty to water

6.40am: Secured alongside. Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Hoisted boats

9.40am: Left wharf and proceeded out of harbour, 96 revs

11.15am: Petit Piton abeam

1.0pm: Anchored in 8 fms and veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Noir Pt, abeam, Port S38E; Cross Hill N36E; Factory Chimney N26E

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side

8.30pm: Burnt search lights for 15 minutes


[Noir Point: should be located between Battery Point and Mathurin Point]


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5 April 1922

Vieux Fort, St Lucia

Lat 13.72, Long -60.95

5.30am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and cleaning out boats

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship

5.50pm: Hoisted boats


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6 April 1922

From Vieux Fort to Soufriere and Castries, and at St Lucia

Lat 13.85, Long -61.06

5.30am: Hoisted motor boat and prepared for sea

6.0am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour

7.20am: Altered course N33E and as required for anchoring

7.55am: Came to with Starboard anchor in 18 faths and veered to 4 shackles

8.15am: Shifted billet and anchored with 3½ shackles in 24 faths

9.0am: Landed every available man in drill order

11.40am: Landing party returned

Anchor Bearings Soufriere: Rachette Pt N61W, Church N80W, Petit Piton Pt S24W

2.45pm: Prepared for sea

3.0pm: Weighed

3.07pm: Proceeded at 96 revs

4.25pm: Course as requisite for entering Port Castries

4.45pm: Anchored and secured stern to Rendezvous buoy


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7 April 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.15am: Hands employed painting water line and holystoning decks

9.30am: Hands carried on with work

Two hand scrubbers lost by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed turning out and lowering motor boat and parts of ship


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8 April 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.15am: Hands employed painting water line and cleaning ship


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9 April 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

12.20am: One rating discharged to hospital

9.50am: Divisions and Prayers


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10 April 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.15am: Hands employed painting

One hand scrubber lost by accident

2.0pm: Cleaned ship


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11 April 1922

At Castries, St Lucia

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

8.15am: Hands employed painting and about boats


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12 April 1922

From St. Lucia to Tobago

Lat 14.01, Long -60.995

5.30am: Prepared for going alongside

6.10am: Slipped buoy. Weighed and proceeded alongside wharf for coal and water

6.45am: Secured alongside

8.15am: Hoisted motor boat and secured ship for sea

10.45am: Furled forecastle awning, cleaned ship

11.0am: Left wharf & proceeded as required at 96 revs

11.09am: Tapion Rock abeam

12.26pm: Grand Caille Point bearing S42E (4 pts on bow)

12.35pm: Grand Caille Point abeam, 1 mile

2.0pm: Hands employed part of ship


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13 April 1922

From St Lucia to Tobago

[Lat 11.18, Long -60.73]

[Scarborough, Tobago, coordinates]

8.50am: Sighted Tobago 1 pt on Port bow

9.0am: Set fore staysail

11.0am: Lowered staysail

11.23am: Crown Pt abeam to Port

1.34pm: Course as required for anchoring

1.40pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 6 fms & veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Fort George S84E; Front Beacon N12W; left tangent, Red Rock S40W


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14 April 1922

At Tobago

Lat 11.23, Long -60.68

9.45am: Divisions and Prayers. Ship’s company mustered by open list

4.0pm: Evening Quarters


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15 April 1922

At Tobago

[Lat 11.32, Long -60.56]

[Man of War Bay, Tobago, coordinates]

5.30am: Furled forecastle awning

6.0am: Weighed and proceeded out of harbour, 96 revs

8.25am: Little Tobago Island abeam 8 cables. Altered course N13W

8.50am: Melville Island abeam. Altered course N70W

9.30am: Anchored in 11 fms 4 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Point N20W; Booby Island, right tangent, S44W; Corvo Pt N82W

2.0pm: Bathing party landed

5.30pm: All bathing party returned

6.30pm: Hoisted all boats


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16 April 1922

At Tobago

[Lat 11.32, Long -60.56]

[Man of War Bay, Tobago, coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed clearing up decks for Divisions

9.45am: Divisions and Prayers

2.0pm: Bathing parties landed

5.30pm: Bathing parties returned

6.45pm: Hoisted boats


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17 April 1922

At Tobago

[Lat 11.32, Long -60.56]

[Man of War Bay, Tobago, coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

9.30am: Resumed work

pm: Usual bathing parties landed

6.45pm: Hoisted boats


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18 April 1922

From Tobago to Demerara

[Lat 11.35, Long -60.52]

[St Giles Islands, Tobago, coordinates]

8.15am: Furled awnings & secured for sea

9.56am: Weighed

10.0am: Proceeded 96 refs

10.35am: Altered course WSS, slow. Fired 4 rounds lyddite at Marble Island

11.0am: Left tangent, Giles island abeam, 5 cables

11.38am: East Pt, Little Tobago abeam

2.0pm: Exercised sounding party

10.30pm: Spoke SS “Rogers” bound for Baton Rouge


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19 April 1922

From Tobago to Demerara

Lat 8.9, Long -58.88

6.05am: Patent log streamed

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship, ordinary seamen and boys under instruction

Lost by accident:

- Rotator spare for logs Walkers patt 330, Patt 315c, 1 in number

- Governor Brass spare for ditto, patt 317, 1 in number

- One hand scrubber

1.0pm: Patent log reported carried away showing 51.9

2.0pm: Hands employed furling Q.D. awning and unshipping stanchions in wake of after 4” gun

3.0pm: Streamed patent log resect to zero. Prepared target for 1” aiming practice

4.33pm: Courses as required for firing practice. Hauled in patent log. Dropped target

5.24pm: Practice completed. Course S30E

5.30pm: Put clocks on ¼ hour

8.0pm: Took soundings, 22 fath by tube

9.0pm: Took soundings, 32 fms

10.0pm: Sounded 10½ fms

11.0pm: Sounded 14 fms

True Bearing and Distance: Demerara L V 157°, 124 miles


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20 April 1922

From Tobago to Demerara and at Georgetown, Demerara B G

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

noon: Commenced sounding every half hour

am: Sounding every 20 minutes

6.15am: Hands employed preparing target and getting up ammunition

6.26am: Sighted land bearing SW

7.15am: Came to Port anchor 1 shackle in 4 fms

8.35am: Weighed and proceeded N60W, 80 revs

9.18am: Stopped by target and lowered boat with rake party

9.20am: Exercised action. Courses and speeds as required for firing

9.41am: Opened fire

9.45am: Ceased fire, closed & hoisted boat and target. Dropped Port anchor

10.35am: Weighed & proceeded N55W, 120 revs

11.18am: Stopped by Demerara L V and picked up pilot

11.25am: Proceeded SW & as requisite for entering harbour

Lost overboard during Battle Practice: Ship rolling heavily, 4” Q.F. Cartridge Cases Fired, 3, practice projectiles 4” H, 2

12.23pm: Came to with Port anchor in 4¾ fms and veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Church S84W, Breakwater Lt N60W, Main Lt Ho N27E

2.30pm: Hands employed spreading awnings, veered cable to 4½ shackles


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21 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed painting side and cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands resumed work

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon

6.45pm: Hoisted boats


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22 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and ship’s side and painting 2nd whaler

7.45pm: Hoisted boats


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23 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.45am: Cleaned ship

9.45am: Divisions and Prayers


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24 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and painting boats & parts of ship


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25 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed painting boats and parts of ship

9.0am: Shifted billet and moored ship, 3 on each

Anchor Bearings: St Philip’s Church S43E; Chimney S51W; Best Church S88W (when middled)

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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26 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed about boats and parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning and painting parts of ship


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27 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed about boats and parts of ship

One brass boat hook lost by accident


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28 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed getting in beef and parts of ship

9.25am: Hands employed parts of ship & about boats

1 Boat hook lost by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon

9.20pm: One rating discharged to hospital


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29 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

8.15am: Hands employed working about boats and parts of ship

6.30pm: Hoisted boats


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30 April 1922

At Demerara

[Lat 6.83, Long -58.16]

[Georgetown coordinates]

9.15am: Divisions and prayers

12.50pm: Received H.E. the Governor with guard

4.45pm: His Excellency left ship. Fired 17 gun salute


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LOG BOOK – MAY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH 1922


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2.0

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 24-3-16


Ordinary speed or consumption exceeded


Date

Number of hours exceeded

Distance run per hour – average – miles

Coal expended for all purposes per hour – average – tons

Distance run per ton of coal – average – miles

Reasons for exceeding

4th-5th May

28

7½ kts

1.4

5.35

Foulness of ship’s bottom

9th May

12

8 kts

0.72

11.1

" " "

10th May

2

8½ kts

1.0

8.6

To save the tide

30th-31st May

12

8 kts

1.25

6.46

Foulness of ship’s bottom

1st June

11

9½ kts

1.5

6.4

To stern current of Orinoco, & provide sufficient steering way for safety

2nd June

3

10 kts

1.33

7.5

" " "

4th June

5

11 kts

1.33

8.3

" " "

7th June

7

11 kts

1.1

10.0

" " "

12th June

5

9.3 kts

0.93

10.0

" " "

13th June

11

10 kts

1.13

8.8

" " "

14th June

4

10 kts

0.91

11.0

" " "


[Signed] J P Champion Commander

17th July 1922


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli [Castorelli in log] & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

20 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

One hygrometer in screen after side of W/T office, one thermometer in chart house

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To


Hygrometer

1st May


J A Reynolds & Co

Thermometer

1st May


Negretti & Zambra 11361

Maximum Thermometer

1st May


Negretti & Zambra 12271

Minimum Thermometer

1st May



Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

J A Reynolds & Co.

1st May




LOGS FOR MAY 1922


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1 May 1922

At Georgetown, Demerara

Lat 6.83, Long -58.16

8.15am: Hands employed about boats, falls and parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship

6.0pm: Hoisted boats


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2 May 1922

At Georgetown, Demerara

Lat 6.83, Long -58.16

8.0am: Hands employed about boats and falls, and parts of ship


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3 May 1922

At Demerara

Lat 6.83, Long -58.16

9.15am: Divisions & Prayers. Hands employed cleaning out boats, turning skiff falls end for end and parts of ship

11.30am: One rating rejoined ship from hospital


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4 May 1922

From Demerara to Paramaribo, D.G.

Lat 6.83, Long -57.7

5.30am: Hands employed unmooring ship and scrubbing decks

8.0am: Weighed

8.10am: Proceeded N10E, 80 revs

9.10am: Streamed patent log

9.25am: Demerara River Light Ship abeam

9.30am: Commenced sounding every half hour

10.30am: Ceased sounding

5.45pm: Exercised “flare oil navigation lights”

True Bearing and Distance: Suriname L.V. 108°½, 155 miles


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5 May 1922

From Demerara to Paramaribo and at Paramaribo D.G.

Lat 5.88, Long -55.09

0.05am: Took sounding, 20 fms

1.0am: Took sounding, 19 fms

2.0am: Commenced sounding every half hour

8.40am: Sighted land 4 points on Starboard bow

9.0am: Leadsmen in cleaning

9.10am: Altered course SE. Sighted lightship

9.57am: Stopped to pick up pilot

10.12am: Proceeded S15E, 30 revs

10.14am: Suriname Lt Vessel abeam ½ mile

11.33am: Came to with port anchor in 4 fms and veered to 2 shackles

Fort Amsterdam Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Point N57E; left tangent, Point S9W; Signal Post N80E

1.0pm: Weighed and proceeded as required for Paramaribo, 130 revs

1.50am: Moored with 3 shackles on each

Paramaribo Anchor Bearings (middled): Fort Zeelandia Pt N83E; Marien Quay, right tangent, N45E; End of road N53W

2.0pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes (to shore time)

6.15pm: Hoisted boats


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6 May 1922

At Paramaribo D.G.

Lat 5.84, Long -55.11

8.0am: Dressed ship overall for Accession Day

noon: Fired 21 gun salute in honour of anniversary of the Kings Accession

6.23pm: Undressed ship

8.40pm: Burned searchlights


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7 May 1922

At Paramaribo D.G.

Lat 5.84, Long -55.11

6.0am: Cleaned ship

10.15am: Divisions


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8 May 1922

At Paramaribo D.G.

Lat 5.84, Long -55.11

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and about boats & falls

6 tons of rain water caught for drinking purposes

2.0pm: Hands employed working parts of ship

5.50pm: One rating rejoined ship from hospital


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9 May 1922

From Paramaribo to Georgetown, Demerara

Lat 6.1, Long -55.46

5.30am: Hands employed unmooring & cleaning ship

8.05am: British Consul left ship. Fired salute of 7 guns

8.18am: Weighed and proceeded 120 revs

8.56am: Fort Amsterdam Lt Ho abeam

10.11am: Stopped by L.V. & dropped pilot

10.15am: Proceeded N66W, 100 revs

10.20am: Streamed patent log

2.0pm: 3rd watch employed scraping and painting motor boat

5.0pm: Put clocks back 20 minutes

8.25pm: Exercised sounding party, 16 fms

True Bearing and Distance: Demerara L.V. 287°½, 165 miles


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10 May 1922

From Paramaribo to Georgetown, Demerara and at Georgetown

Lat 6.83, Long -58.16

2.05am: Took soundings, 11½ fms

5.0am: Took sounding 4 fms

5.31am: Sighted Demerara Lt V N46W, Georgetown Lt Ho S85W

7.05am: Sighted Georgetown Pier Hd. Course as requisite for entering harbour

7.43am: Came to with Port anchor 4 shackles in 5 faths

Anchor Bearings: Best Lt Ho N80W, Best Church S68W, Georgetown Lt Ho N33E

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning out boats & store rooms

10.25am: Weighed and proceeded alongside La Providence coaling jetty

10.48am: Secured alongside

One whaler oar lost by accident


[Best Light House: perhaps this light: “A fixed green light with red sector is shown from the end of the jetty called East Best Groin, on the west side of the river”. A map of Georgetown and Mouths of Demerara and Essequibo Rivers here]


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11 May 1922

From Demerara to Trinidad and at Georgetown, Demerara

Lat 7.61, Long -58.18

5.35am: Weighed and proceeded 96 revs

5.46am: Best Lt Ho abeam. Course N20E

6.38am: Streamed patent log

6.58am: Demerara L.V. bore S, ¼ mile

10.42am: Took soundings 16 fms

3.10am: Took soundings 15 fathoms

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour

True Bearing and Distance: Galera Point Lt Ho 320°, 250 miles


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12 May 1922

From Demerara to Trinidad

Lat 10.55, Long -60.16

am: Hands employed parts of ship and seamen under instruction

12.40pm: Took soundings. No bottom at 200 fms of wire

1.30pm: Took soundings. No bottom at 200 fms of wire

2.0pm: Took sounding. No bottom at 175 fms of wire

2.30pm: Sounding 36 fms

3.0pm: 42 fms

5.25pm: Sighted Galera Pt S40W

7.02pm: Galera Pt abeam

11.0pm: Sighted Chacachacare Lt bearing S57W

11.06pm: Took soundings 60 fms

True Bearing and Distance: Galera Point Lt Ho 292°, 47 miles


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13 May 1922

From Demerara to Trinidad and at Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

noon: Altered course NNE. Chacachacare Lt bearing S50W. Sighted steamer N64E

12.30am: Steamer altered course to Port

1.0am: Passed SS “Canadian Carrier” to Starboard

2.0am: Took sounding 75 fms. Chacachacare Lt bearing S40W

4.50am: Sighted Chacachacare Lt bearing S38W. Sighted steamer bearing ENE

5.15am: Altered course S20W. Overtaken by SS “Stuyvesant” of Amsterdam

6.50am: Course as required for Boca Mono

7.40am: Anchored in Chaguaramas Bay

Anchor Bearings: San Carlos Point S37E; left tangent, Escondido Pt S79W; Gaspar Grande Island, right tangent, S85E

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship & cleaning boats

9.30am: Weighed & proceeded as requisite

9.43am: Course S78E

10.50am: Anchored in 2½ fathoms & veered to 2½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: Red Chimney N11W, West W/T Mast N54E, East Lt Ho N70½E

6.20pm: Sloped awnings


[SS “Canadian Carrier”: built 1920 by Port Arthur SB Co., Port Arthur, Ontario. 1928 management transferred to Canadian National Steamships Ltd, 1929 renamed “Champlain”, 1932 reverted to “Canadian Carrier”, 1934 sold to Canada Caribbean SS Co., Montreal, 1934 Valdemar Skogland, Haugesund, Norway, renamed “Carrier”, 1935 Chin Kee S.N. Co., Chefoo, renamed “Kwen Lee”, 1941 Japanese Government, renamed “Konri Maru”, 1st July 1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS “Haddo” off Korea]


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14 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

9.45am: Divisions and prayers

1 whalers oar lost by accident


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15 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Quarterdeckmen employed scrubbing quarterdeck, remainder of hands scrubbing ship’s bottom

9.0am: Hands employed on ship’s side and parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping masts and parts of ship


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16 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: 6 hands under Mr Rees landed to work on ammunition

8.15am: Hands employed on ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed scraping ship’s side and red leading lower parts of ship

4.0pm: Hoisted 2nd skiff


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17 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: Landed 6 hands under Mr Rees to work on ammunition

8.15am: Hands employed scraping and redleading ship’s s side and parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon

6.45pm: Hoisted boats


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18 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: Landed ammunition party

8.15am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side and refitting fenders

6.0pm: Hoisted boats


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19 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: Landed ammunition party

8.15am: Hands employed chipping ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship

4.30pm: His Excellency the Governor came on board. Fired 17 gun salute


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20 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.15am: Hands employed chipping ship’s side, about boats and parts of ship


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21 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

9.50am: Divisions

6.0pm: Hoisted boats


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22 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.15am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side and cleaning out boats

am: One rating discharged to hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed scraping ship’s side and parts of ship


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23 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: Ammunition party landed

8.15am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side & parts of ship

am: 2 ratings rejoined ship from hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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24 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: Dressed ship for Empire Day

9.30am: Divisions. Hands exercised in rifle drill

10.30am: Hands employed parts of ship

6.23pm: Undressed ship


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25 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Hands employed preparing ship for coaling

6.30am: Coal ship

10.30am: Finished coaling, hands employed cleaning ship

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning paintwork & chipping hawser reels


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26 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.0am: Dressed ship in honour of Queen Mary’s birthday

8.15am: Hands employed rigging fore derrick, making strops and clearing out storerooms

noon: Fired 21 gun salute

1.0pm: Hands employed embarking stores and provisions

4.45pm: Port watch employed striking down stores & provisions

6.20pm: Undressed ship


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27 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.15am: Cleaned ship

pm: 1 Rating: discharged to hospital


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28 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers

6.30pm: Hoisted pulling boats


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29 May 1922

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Prepared to coal ship

6.45am: Coaled ship

8.0am: 4 ratings under Mr Rees landed to work on ammunition

10.20am: Finished coaling. Hands employed cleaning ship & getting in provisions

2.0pm: Diving party employed rigging gear to clean propeller. Hands cleaning ship’s side


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30 May 1922

From Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Punta Barima, Venzuela

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

11.38am: Weighed and proceeded

11.51am: Course S39W, 100 revs

pm: 2nd watch employed scrubbing motor boat

4.28pm: Altered course S7E & as requisite for 2nd channel, Serpent’s Mouth

4.53pm: Icacos Pt bore NE

5.0pm: Icacos Pt bore N

8.0pm: Sounding by hand lead every 10 minutes

9.0pm: Took sounding by machine, 27 fms. Took leadsman out of chains

10.30pm: Commenced sounding every half hour, 38 fms

11.0pm: 48 fms

11.30pm: 50 fms

12.0pm: 30 fms


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31 May 1922

From Trinidad to Punta Barima, Venezuela, and at Punta Barima

Lat 8.93, Long -60.36

[Soundings taken every half hour from 12.30am to 7.0am]

9.0am: Obtained sounding of 6 fms by band lead. Placed leadsman in chains

9.30am: Sighted land bearing S53W. Hands employed parts of ship

12.50pm: Sighted land ahead to 3 points on Port bow

2.26pm: Sighted Lt Ho S5W

3.40pm: Altered course as requisite to pick up pilot

3.55pm: Anchored in 2¾ fms

Anchor Bearings: Punta Barima Lt Ho S63E; Sabaneta Pt N62E; left tangent, Cangrejo Is N79W



LOGS FOR JUNE 1922


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1 June 1922

From Punta Barima to Barrancas

[Lat 8.58, Long -60.99]

[Curiapo coordinates]

6.23am: Weighed & proceeded as required for Orinoco River, 120 revs

8.50am: Cangrejito Is abeam

9.55am: Curiapo abeam

10.05am: Entered northern channel

11.58am: East end of Lorgueta Island abeam

12.35am: Pta Lanatero abeam

2.10pm: Pueblo del Toro village abeam

2.25pm Devil’s Hook Pt abeam

3.14pm: Punta Piedra abeam

4.58pm: West end of Great Portuguese Island abeam

5.0pm: Anchored in 7 fms, 1 mile above W Portuguese Island


[Cangrejito Island: perhaps misspelt Cangrejo Island]


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2 June 1922

At Barrancas

Lat 8.69, Long -62.19

8.05am: Weighed & proceeded, 120 revs

9.42am: E end of Consejo Is abeam

10.24am: Yaya Pt abeam

11.06am: Anchored off Barrancas in 7 fms 3 shackles

1 hands scrubber lost by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed washing down funnels & rigging stages for painting ship


[Yaya Island: should correspond to Isla Matamata]


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3 June 1922

At Barrancas

Lat 8.69, Long -62.19

5.30am: Hands employed painting ship

8.0am: Dressed ship in honour of His Majesty’s birthday

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship

noon: Fired 21 gun salute

6.25pm: Undressed ship


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4 June 1922

From Barrancas, to San Felix and at Barrancas and San Felix

[Lat 8.51, Long -62.40]

[Los Castillos de Guayana coordinates]

7.50am: Hoisted boats

11.0am: Weighed

11.01am: Proceeded as required 120 revs

11.14am: Streamed patent log

11.50am: Passed through Bolina Pass

12.13am: West end of Cubirana Island abeam

1.12pm: Saluted Fort Castilios, Fort replied

2.40: Aramallio Point abeam

3.31pm: San Felix abeam

3.50pm: Anchored in 6 fms


[Cubirana Island: perhaps Isla Iguana]

[Fort Castilios: Fort Los Castillos in Guayana Vieja]


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5 June 1922

At San Felix

Lat 8.37, Long -62.67

8.15am: Hands employed painting waterline & parts of ship


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6 June 1922

At San Felix

Lat 8.37, Long -62.67

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship

9.30am: Shifted billet ¼ mile SW’ward into Caroni water to fill tanks

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship & working about boats

6.0pm: Hoisted boats


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7 June 1922

From San Felix to Bolivar

Lat 8.37, Long -62.67

6.08am: Weighed and proceeded as required, 120 revs

6.39am: West end of Fajardo Is abeam

7.46am: Guarampa Hill abeam

8.15am: W end of Isabel Is abeam

9.04am: Pta Mara abeam

10.37am: Rosario Is abeam. Passed through Boca Curapa

11.19am: Small Is abeam

11.33am: Anchored in 6 fms, 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Cathedral S53W; Point, right tangent, S86W; Tower on Island N74W

2.0pm: Weighed & proceeded 120 revs

2.56pm: Mollano Rock abeam

3.20pm: Panadero Is. abeam

3.40pm: Fired 21 gun salute

3.45pm: Anchored in 7 fms, 3 shackles


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8 June 1922

At Ciudad Bolivar

Lat 8.14, Long -63.56

8.15am: Hands employed painting & cleaning ship

10.30am: The President of Bolivar visited ship. Fired 17 gun salute

2.0pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes (to approximate local time)


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9 June 1922

At Ciudad Bolivar

Lat 8.14, Long -63.56

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting & cleaning ship

7.0pm: Hoisted boats


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10 June 1922

At Ciudad Bolivar

Lat 8.14, Long -63.56

8.0am: Cleaned ship


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11 June 1922

At Ciudad Bolivar

Lat 8.14, Long -63.56

6.0am: Cleaned ship

9.45am: Divisions


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12 June 1922

From Bolivar, to San Felix and at Ciudad Bolivar

Lat 8.14, Long -63.56

10.10am: Weighed and proceeded at 100 revs

10.28am: Panadero Is. abeam

11.15am: W. end of Bongo Is. abeam

12.53am: Punta Mora abeam

1.16pm: Stopped for chubasco

1.20pm: Proceeded

1.28pm: West end of Isabel Is. abeam

2.33pm: West end of Fajardo Is. abeam

3.0pm: Anchored in 5½ fms (2 shackles) off Caroni River for water

4.45pm: Weighed & proceeded to San Felix, 100 revs

5.18pm: Anchored in 5 fms, 2½ shackles


[Bongo Island: also known as Isla Panapana]

[Punta Mora: perhaps Punta Morada]


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13 June 1922

From San Felix to Punta Barima

[Lat 8.60, Long -61.80]

[Portuguese Island coordinates]

6.07am: Weighed & proceeded, 110 revs

7.40am: Los Castilios abeam

8.21am: W. end of Cubirana Is. abeam

9.05am: Barrancas abeam

10.38am: W. end of English Is. abeam

11.01am: W. end of Portuguese Is. abeam

12.24am: W. end of Imataca Is. abeam

12.01pm: Stopped for chubasco

12.06pm: Proceeded

2.16pm: W. end of Lorgueta Is. abeam

2.43pm: Stopped for chubasco

2.46pm: Proceeded

3.48pm: Curiapo abeam

4.53pm: Anchored in 6 fms, 3 shackles, 4½ W. of Yautica Pt.

5.0pm: Put clocks on ¼ hour


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14 June 1922

From Punta Barima to Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 9.05, Long -60.04

6.04am: Weighed and proceeded, 120 revs

5.13am: Anchored in 3½ fms, 2 miles, 300° from Barima Point Lt Ho

9.12am: Weighed and proceeded 11 revs

9.17am: Course N14E. Leadsman in Starboard chains

10.19am: Streamed patent log

11.55am: Soundings 6½ fms. Laid in leads

12.25pm: Soundings 12½ fms

2.0pm: 2nd watch employed refitting boom gear

8.30pm: Soundings, no bottom at 52 fms

9.0pm: No bottom

9.20pm: Sighted glow of Galera Pt Lt Ho N53W

10.0pm: Soundings 65 fms, ceased sounding

11.58pm: Galera Pt Lt showing above horizon N70W

True Bearing and Distance: Galera Pt Light 344°, 111 miles


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15 June 1922

At Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

12.17am: Altered course N66W. Galera Pt Lt bearing N75W

1.47am: Galera Pt Lt 4 points on bow

2.12am: Galera Pt Lt abeam (S32W)

3.0am: Galera Pt Lt obscured by rain when bearing S54E

5.15am: Sighted land (N coast of Trinidad)

7.35am: Altered course as requisite for Boca de Monos

7.57am: Altered course S78E for Port of Spain

9.0am: Anchored in 3 fms (2½ shackles)

Anchor Bearings: Red Chimney N12W, West W/T Mast N54E, Lighthouse N72E

8.30pm: Hoisted boats


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16 June 1922

At Port of Spain, Trinidad

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Coaling lighters came alongside. Hands preparing for coal ship

6.45am: Coaled ship

11.30am: Finished coaling, cleaned ship

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side and parts of ship

6.30pm: Discharged one rating to hospital


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17 June 1922

From Port of Spain to Guanta, Venezuela, and at Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

10.0am: Stoker Sell discharged to “Caraquet” for passage to Bermuda

2.15pm: Weighed and proceeded 90 revs

3.30pm: Stopped off Biron Bay, Mono Is

3.45pm: Proceeded

4.13pm: Altered course NW through Boca de Navios

4.25pm: Chacachacare Lt Ho abeam, altered course N47W. Log streamed 4.29

5.15pm: La Islette abeam 2½ miles. Altered course N73W


[Biron Bay: also known as Balmoral Bay]


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18 June 1922


From Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Guanta, Venezuela

Lat 10.9, Long -64.46

5.15am: Sighted Los Frayles Rocks N45W

5.30am: Sighted Margarita Island bearing WSW

5.52am: Los Frayles Rocks abeam, 2.7 miles. Altered course N60W

6.37am: Cabo de la Isla abeam, 3 miles. Altered course S80W. Increased to 90 revs

10.02am: Morro de Robledar Pt S30W

11.0am: Placed leadsman in Starboard chains

11.12am: Laid in leads. Altered course S16W

1.30pm: Sighted high land ahead

4.30pm: Course as requisite for entering harbour

5.0pm: Anchored in 10 fms

Anchor Bearings: Islet, right tangent, S35E; left tangent, Islet N87E; left tangent, Jetty S20E

5.15pm: Put clocks back ½ hour (to Venezuelan time)

True Bearing and Distance: Tourblanche Lt Ho 191°½, 40 miles


[Cabo de la Isla: also known as Cabo Negro]

[Tourblanche: also known as Isla Pitahaya]


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19 June 1922

At Guanta

Lat 10.23, Long -64.6

8.15am: Aired bedding & night clothing

9.30am: Exercised away all boats crews

9.45am: Hands employed making boats’ gripes and painting boats

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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20 June 1922

From Guanta to La Guaira and at Guanta

Lat 10.23, Long -64.6

8.0am: Hands employed preparing to go alongside

9.0am: Weighed & proceeded alongside pier for water

1.0pm: Hands employed coaling ship

2.10pm: Finished coaling

4.55pm: Left jetty

5.05pm: Course as requisite for leaving harbour, 90 revs

5.28pm: Streamed patent log

10.15pm: Rigged sounding machine


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21 June 1922

From Guanta to La Guaira and at La Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

1.15am: Sounds no bottom with 200 fms wire

am: Passed Steam vessel to port

3.20am: Reduced to slow speed on account of heavy rain squall

5.09am: Cape Codera abeam

5.48am: Centinella Is abeam, 8 miles

6.50am: Altered course S57W, Masparro Pt abeam, 5 miles

10.15am: Sighted La Guaira

11.30am: Course & speed as required for entering La Guaira

11.45am: Let go Port anchor and made fast ahead and stern to buoys

2.20pm: Hands employed getting out hawsers to buoys

8.0pm: Hoisted boats


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22 June 1922

At Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

8.0am: Dressed ship overall (Coronation day)

8.45am: Hands employed painting & refitting fenders

noon: Divisions. Fired Salute of 21 guns

6.15pm: Undressed ship


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23 June 1922

At Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

8.15am: Hands employed turning out and lowering motor boat & parts of ship

9.20am: Hands employed parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed making boat gripes & parts of ship


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24 June 1922

At Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

8.15am: Cleaned ship


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25 June 1922

At Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers


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26 June 1922

At Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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27 June 1922

From La Guaira to Puerto Colombia and at La Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

8.13am: Hands employed reeving ship ropes and boats falls

9.30am: Hoisted & secured boats for sea

10.50am: British Consul came on board

11.45am: Slipped buoys, weighed & proceeded

11.57am: Breakwater Light abeam, 90 revs

12.24pm: Streamed patent log

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised fire stations

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour


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28 June 1922

From La Guaira to Savanilla

Lat 12.35, Long -70.26

9.0am: Sighted land (Peninsula de Paraguana) S65W

9.45am: Sighted Aruba N10E

am: Hands employed parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship, scraping & redleading

3.0pm: Sighted East Monk Rock S82W

3.23pm: Sighted North Monk Rocks N71W

4.05pm: East Monk abeam 2½ miles

4.25pm: South Monk abeam

4.30pm: North Monk abeam 4½ miles

5.0pm: Put clocks back 12 minutes, to Colombia time

True Bearing and Distance: East Monk 277°½, 36 miles


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29 June 1922

From La Guaira to Puerto Colombia

Lat 11.81, Long -73.71

3.25am: Exercised sounding party

9.40am: Divisions, air night clothing and bedding

One hand scrubber lost by accident

pm: 3rd watch employed about skiff & whitewashing vegetable lockers

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised abandon ship stations

7.52pm: Sighted glare of Isla Gomez Lt S10W

9.15pm: Furled awnings

10.08pm: Sighted Savanilla Lt S5W

11.0pm: Course & speed as required for anchoring

11.30pm: Anchored in 10 fms (3 shackles)

Anchor Bearings: Belillo Lt N2E, Cupino Lt S89E, Wreck Lt S48E


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30 June 1922

From La Guaira to Puerto Colombia and at Puerto Colombia (Savanilla)

Lat 10.98, Long -74.95

6.0am: Cleaned ship & respread quarterdeck awning

9.0am: Weighed & shifted billet

9.20am: Anchored in 5 fms (3 shackles)

9.30am: Hands employed working about seamen’s mess deck & parts of ship

Anchor Bearings: Old Pier, right tangent, S50E; Cupino Lt Ho S80E; left tangent, Ninsperal Pt N62E

2.0pm: Hands employed about mess deck & parts of ship


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LOG BOOK – JULY 1ST TO AUGUST 31ST 1922


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 1916


Ordinary speed or consumption exceeded


Date

Number of hours exceeded

Distance run per hour – average – miles

Coal expended for all purposes per hour – average – tons

Distance run per ton of coal – average – miles

Reasons for exceeding

29th-31st July

45

9.4

1.35

7.0

To make 9 kts with foul bottom


To Deputy Cashier in Charge Deptford

[Signed] J P Champion, Commander

5th October 1922


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

21 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

In screen, after side of W/T office

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To

Perkins Son & Co

Hygrometer

July 1st

August 31st

5421

Wet

July 1st

August 31st

5422

Dry

July 1st

August 31st


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

T.E. Thompson, London

July 1st

August 31st



LOGS FOR JULY 1922


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1 July 1922

At Puerto Colombia

Lat 10.98, Long -74.95

8.15am: Cleaned ship

am: One hand scrubber lost by accident

6.0pm: Hoisted boats


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2 July 1922

At Puerto Colombia

Lat 10.98, Long -74.95

9.30am: Divisions

am: One bucket & scrubber lost by accident


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3 July 1922

At Puerto Colombia

Lat 10.98, Long -74.95

9.30am: Divisions

pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side & parts of ship

6.30pm: Hoisted boats


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4 July 1922

At Puerto Colombia

Lat 10.98, Long -74.95

8.15am: Hands employed making boats gripes, parts of ship & fumigating PO’s mess deck

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship

6.35pm: Hoisted boats


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5 July 1922

At Puerto Colombia

Lat 10.98, Long -74.95

8.15am: Hands employed refitting motor boat falls and parts on ship

9.0pm: Hoisted boats


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6 July 1922

From Puerto Colombia to Colon

Lat 10.9, Long -75.86

5.53am: Weighed and proceeded, 96 revs

6.06am: Bellilo Lt Ho bore N

6.15am: N80W, Belillo Lt Ho bore N40E

8.54am: Streamed patent log

8.50am: Sounding at 200 fath wire

am: Hands employed painting motor boat, cleaning out store rooms & parts of ship

True Bearing and Distance: Pt Manzanillo Lt 251°, 230 miles


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7 July 1922

From Puerto Colombia to Colon

Lat 10.05, Long -79.31

6.30am: Hands employed scrubbing gun covers & upper deck

9.45am: Exercised action stations

10.55am: Sighted land on Port beam

Lost overboard by accident while at general quarters: Projectile, dummy, Q.F. 4” MK IV gun

2.04pm: Sighted land ahead

3.36pm: Manzanillo Lt Ho abeam 2.5 miles

4.05pm: Farallon Sucio abeam, 1 mile. Altered course S62W

4.20pm: Altered course S42W. Islotes de Duarte abeam, 1 mile

6.26pm: Course as required for entering harbour

6.36pm: E Breakwater Lt Ho abeam

6.39pm: Stopped to pick up pilot

6.50pm: Proceeded

7.07pm: Anchored in 29 ft

Anchor Bearings: E Christobal Wharf, right tangent, N53E; left tangent, Mid Christobal Wharf N35E; left tangent, W Christobal Wharf N9E

True Bearing and Distance: Pt Manzanillo 210°, 28 miles


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8 July 1922

At Colon

Lat 9.33, Long -79.9

8.0am: Saluted U.S.A. flag with 21 gun salute

8.45am: Secured alongside jetty

1.25pm: Lieut Arliss discharged to hospital


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9 July 1922

At Colon

Lat 9.33, Long -79.9

6.0am: Cleaned ship. Party of 40 men landed to visit Panama Canal

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers


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10 July 1922

At Colon

Lat 9.33, Long -79.9

8.15am: Hands employed refitting boats falls & touching up ship’s side

One tarpaulin lost by accident (8x8)


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11 July 1922

At Colon

Lat 9.33, Long -79.9

8.15am: Hands employed refitting boats falls & parts of ship


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12 July 1922

At Colon

Lat 9.33, Long -79.9

5.30am: Prepared ship for coaling

6.30am: Left No 6 pier & proceeded alongside coaling wharf

7.10am: Secured alongside coaling wharf

7.30am: Commenced coaling

8.30am: Coal ship

11.15am: Left coaling wharf & proceeded

11.50am: E Breakwater Lt Ho abeam. Course N10E. Streamed patent log


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13 July 1922

From Colon to Kingston

Lat 11.95, Long -78.88

2.10am: Furled boat deck awning

9.30am: Divisions. Hands employed overhauling boats sailing gear & oiling after 2½” wire hawser

3.47pm: Slow ahead. Unshipped forecastle awning stanchions

3.53pm: Half ahead, 96 revs

True Bearing and Distance: Plum Pt Lt Ho 018°½, 384 miles


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14 July 1922

From Colon to Kingston

Lat 14.76, Long -77.96

9.30am: Exercised control, remainder of hands employed parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed scrubbing boats sails & oiling guard rails

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised collision stations

5.15pm: Exercised sounding party

True Bearing and Distance: Plum Pt Lt Ho 018°, 202 miles


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15 July 1922

From Colon to Kingston

Lat 17.78, Long -76.83

9.50am: Sighted land ahead. Hands employed cleaning ship

1.0pm: Stopped

1.03pm: Half ahead. Altered course N6E and as required for entering harbour

1.30pm: Anchored off Port Royal

2.0pm: Weighed & proceeded

3.15pm: Secured alongside Royal Mail jetty

True Bearing and Distance: Port Royal Pt 350°, 12 miles


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16 July 1922

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

6.0am: Cleaned ship

9.45am: Divisions


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17 July 1922

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Hands employed furling quarter deck awning & rigging sheer legs

9.15am: Hands employed refitting fender & washing ship's side

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship's side


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18 July 1922

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Divers at work about rudders

8.15am: Hands employed washing down aloft & replacing divers gear

2.0pm: Hands preparing stages for painting ship & parts of ship


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19 July 1922

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

8.45am: Hands employed painting & chipping ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed painting & chipping ship’s side


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20 July 1922

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

8.45am: Hands employed painting and scraping ship's side


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21 July 1922

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

9.30am: Exercised 4” guns crews & control parties

10.10am: Hands employed painting & chipping ship’s side

1 Coir fender lost by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed painting & scraping ship’s side

2.30pm: Landed 12 ratings under Lieut Arliss to attend fire on shore

4.0pm: Landing party returned


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22 July 1922

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship


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23 July 1922

At Kingston, Jamaica

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

6.20am: Target party left ship to rig target on South Cay

9.55am: Left jetty and carried out trial of steering gear in eastern part of harbour

10.20am: Finished trial, stopped to disembark contractors

10.35am: Proceeded 140 revs

10.45am: Pond Mouth Beacon abeam

11.30am: Secured alongside Port Royal coaling wharf


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24 July 1922

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.84

6.20am: Left wharf & proceeded for full calibre firing

7.16am: Opened fire

7.18am: Ceased fire

7.31am: Opened fire

7.34am: Ceased fire. Course as requisite for entering harbour

8.25am: Secured alongside Port Royal wharf

Lost overboard by accident: Cartridges Q.F. 4” MK IV guns: cases empty, one in number

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.30pm: Left wharf

11.42pm: Proceeded 96 revs. Co. as required for leaving harbour

12.0pm: Gun Cay Lt abeam. Course S79E


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25 July 1922

From Port Royal to Port au Prince, Haiti

Lat 18.26, Long -75.36

12.15am: Streamed patent log

12.23am: Altered course S66E. Plum Pt Light abeam, ¾ miles

3.10am: Sighted Morant Point Light bearing N63E

3.14am: Morant Town Lights abeam

4.07am: Morant Light bearing NE

4.54am: Morant Light on bow N15E

5.22am: Morant Light abeam, 3.5 miles

6.0am: Passed SS “Montague

9.30am: Divisions. Hands employed cleaning paintwork & boats

10.15am: Hauled in patent log for adjusting; reading 77.4

11.40am: Spread Q.D. awning

12.25am: Streamed patent log (set to zero)

1 hammer Patt 307 lost by accident

12.35pm: Sighted Navassa Island N72E

12.45pm: Navassa Is Lt Ho N75E

2.59pm: Navassa Lt Ho N75E

3.16pm: Navassa Lt Ho S30E abeam, 2 1/6 miles

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Read warrant No 7

7.23pm: Cape Dame Marie Lt abeam, 6 miles

True Bearing and Distance: Navassa Island Lt Ho 072°, 24.5 miles


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26 July 1922

From Port Royal to Port au Prince and at Port au Prince

Lat 18.57, Long -72.36

1.33am: Sighted white light (Anse-à-Veau village) S22E

1.56am: Sighted Pyrogues Lt S68E

2.03am: Anse-à-Veau S3W

2.45am: Pyrogues Lt 4 points on Starboard bow

3.07am: Pyrogues Lt abeam, 3.4 miles

3.10am: Sighted white light on Port bow

3.11am: Light obscured by heavy cloud bank

3.20am: Sighted land on Port bow

5.45am: Sighted waterspout 5 miles South of Pt Fantasque, Gonave Island

6.0am: Waterspout subsided

6.16am: Little Gonave Is abeam, 4.3 miles

7.40am: Slow

8.03am: Half ahead 96 revs

9.10am: Altered course S70E & as requisite for anchoring

9.47am: Anchored in 9 fms. Fired 21 gun salute to Haitian flag

10.30am: Hands employed sponging out guns & working about boats & painting ship

noon: British charge d’affaires left ship; fired 13 gun salute

Anchor Bearings: left tangent, Cay N8E; Fort Island Lt Ho S88E; Cathedral South tower S71E

One hand scrubber lost by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed sponging out 3 pdr guns & parts of ship


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27 July 1922

At Port au Prince

Lat 18.57, Long -72.36

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

10.10am: American High Commissioner came on board

10.40am: Left ship. Fired 19 gun salute

noon: Make & mend clothes

2.45pm: High Representative of President of Haiti came on board. Left at 3.20

6.20pm: Hoisted boats


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28 July 1922

From Port au Prince to Bermuda

Lat 19.16, Long -73.05

5.45am: Weighed and proceeded

6.09am: Lamentino Lt Ho abeam, 1.1 mile

6.30am: Streamed patent log

8.21am: Arcadins Lt Ho abeam, 2.5 miles. Altered course N42W

9.25am: Hands to instruction in Lewis Guns

10.30am: Pt de St Marc abeam, 4¾ miles

3.45pm: Platform Point abeam, 4 miles

4.35pm: Altered course N. Entered Trade Wind (NE 4)

5.15pm: Cape Foux abeam, 3¾ miles

6.12pm: Cape St Nicholas Mole abeam, 3¼ miles

True Bearing and Distance: Platform Point 328°, 33 miles


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29 July 1922

From Port au Prince to Bermuda

Lat 21.88, Long -72.4

8.35am: Sighted West Caicos Island N48E

10.0am: Altered course N30E. SW point of W Caicos abeam, ¾ mile

10.17am: West Caicos settlement (deserted) abeam, ½ mile

10.35am: NW point abeam

12.07am: N point of Providenciales Island abeam, 4 miles

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 033°, 750 miles


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30 July 1922

From Port au Prince to Bermuda

Lat 24.98, Long -70.13

9.42am: Hauled in patent log (reading 427.7)

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 032°½, 528 miles


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31 July 1922

From Port au Prince to Bermuda

Lat 28.23, Long -67.66

3.30am: Reported telemotor gear sticking with Starboard helm to engine room

3.45am: Telemotor gear correct

9.35am: Reduced to 100 revs. Hands air night clothing

1.30pm: Furled & stowed away fore staysail

5.30pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 032°, 286 miles



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1922


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1 August 1922

From Port au Prince to Bermuda

Lat 30.9, Long -65.61

12.30am: Sighted steamer N8W

9.22am: Stop engines

9.24am: Half speed. Course as required for firing pom poms

9.55am: Resumed course N42E

9.57am: Passed target 7 cables off to Starboard

10.05am: Disconnected steam steering engine, steered by hand

11.55am: Connected up steering engine

2.0pm: Hands employed painting & shipping forecastle awning stanchions

5.0pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes

8.40am: Sighted Gibbs Hill Lt N28E

11.34pm: Sighted St David’s Lt N40E

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 027°, 91 miles


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2 August 1922

From Port au Prince to Bermuda and at Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

12.02am: Gibbs Hill Lt 4 points on Port bow

1.30am: Gibbs Hill Lt abeam N35W

2.29am: St David’s Lt bearing N15W (4 points)

3.40am: St David’s Lt N30W (abeam)

5.20am: Course as required for the “Narrows”

5.51am: St George SW flagstaff abeam

6.55am: Anchored in Grassy Bay in 7½ fms

8.15am: Weighed and proceeded into South Basin

8.30am: Secured alongside coaling wharf

Anchor Bearings: Ireland Pt N28W; Clock Tower N63W; South Breakwater, right tangent, W

am: Shipwright Brittain rejoined ship from hospital

2.30pm: 2 ratings discharged to hospital


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3 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning hammock nettings & parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting & cleaning out boats


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4 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed returning ammunition

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning 2nd whaler & painting parts of ship

5.20pm: Exercised fire stations

5.30pm: 1 rating lent to P.O. club


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5 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Cleaned ship

3 pair of clogs lost by accident

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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6 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.15am: Church of England church parties landed


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7 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed about stores & provisions

am: 2 ratings discharged to hospital

1 Broom brass lost by accident

2.0pm: Hands employed drawing & returning stores, scrubbing & oiling hawsers

4.0pm: Hoisted boats


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8 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed clearing out seamen’s mess deck for fumigating

2.0pm: Hands employed blocking down rigging, cleaning mess deck & parts of ship

pm: One A.B. discharged to hospital

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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9 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting parts of ship & blocking down

am: 2 ratings joined ship from hospital


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10 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed returning ammunition

am: 2 Ratings discharged to hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed drawing stores and preparing for coaling

3.40pm: Shifted ship to coaling jetty

pm: Exercised fire quarters


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11 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.30am: Prepared for coaling

6.0am: Commenced coaling

8.30am: Coal ship

am: One A.B. returned to ship from hospital

12.30pm: Coal ship

pm: 3 ratings: discharged to hospital

3.30pm: Finished coaling


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12 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Provisioned ship

10.30am: Shifted ship ahead from coaling wharf

am: 2 ratings discharged to hospital


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13 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.15am: Church of England church party landed

pm: One stoker discharged to HMS “Valerian”

pm: One stoker joined ship from “Valerian”

pm: 3 ratings joined ship from hospital


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14 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed blacking down rigging, clearing out mess deck & parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting guard rail and blacking down

pm: One Ldg Stoker and one Stoker joined ship from hospital

pm: Exercised Fire Quarters


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15 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed refitting guard rails, blacking down and drawing stores

am: 3 ratings discharged to hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed painting seamen’s mess deck, blacking down and drawing stores


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16 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed refitting guard rails and drawing stores

6.15pm: Starboard Watch employed rigging target


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17 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.30am: Target party left ship

8.15am: Hands employed painting mess deck and refitting guard rails

am: 5 ratings joined ship from hospital

am: 2 ratings discharged to hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed painting seamen’s mess deck, target party unrigging target


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18 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting mess deck and refitting guard rails

pm: One ERA joined ship from hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed as in forenoon


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19 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

am: 4 ratings discharged to hospital


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20 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.15am: Church of England church party fallen in


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21 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting PO’s mess deck & refitting guard rails

am: One Stoker discharged to hospital

am: 5 ratings joined ship from hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed as in forenoon


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22 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting PO’s mess deck, refitting guard rails and drawing stores

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon


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23 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting PO’s mess deck & refitting guard rails

am: 4 ratings discharged to hospital


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24 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Landed range party. Remainder of hands employed painting

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning out fore peak and boats

4.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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25 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Landed range party. Remainder of hands employed refitting wire & provisioning

am: One rating joined ship from hospital Trinidad. Discharged to RN Hospital Bermuda

pm: 5 ratings joined ship from hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting wires and provisioning ship

4.30pm: Half masted colours for funeral of American Consul

5.40pm: Rehoisted colours


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26 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Cleaned ship


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27 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.0am: Landed Wesleyan church party

10.10am: Landed Church of England church party

am: 4 ratings discharged to hospital


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28 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning out boats & refitting guys & life lines

2.0pm: Hands employed on wires & making boat covers


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29 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.20am: Hands preparing ship for docking

10.30am: Docked

10.35pm: HMS “Constance” arrived. Hands scrubbing ship’s bottom

pm: 4 ratings joined ship from hospital

2.30pm: Hands employed scrubbing ship’s bottom

4.50pm: Exercised fire stations


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30 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands cleaning ship’s bottom


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31 August 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed scraping ship's bottom, painting boats & refitting wires

am: 2 ratings discharged to hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed as forenoon

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1922


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 1916


[Signed] J P Champion Commander

8th October 1922


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

21 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

In screen, after side of W/T office

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To

Perkins Son & Co

Hygrometer

Sept 1st

Oct 31st

5421

Wet

Sept 1st

Oct 31st

5422

Dry

Sept 1st

Oct 31st


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

T.E. Thompson, London

Sept 1st

Oct 31st


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1 September 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed ranging cable for survey

Sunset 6.30

2.0pm: Hands employed scraping ship's bottom, and cleaning out cable lockers


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2 September 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side

pm: Commissioned Engineer discharged to hospital

pm: 2 ratings joined ship from hospital

5.0pm: Exercised fires stations


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3 September 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship (usual Sunday Routine)

8.0-8.45am: Hands clean up decks for Divisions

10.15am: Church of England Church party landed

6.0pm: Tested fire arrangements


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4 September 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.30am: Hands employed scraping ship's bottom

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship's bottom

2.0pm: Hands employed as in the forenoon


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5 September 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.30am: Hands employed painting ship's bottom

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship's bottom

am: HMS “Valerian” came alongside in the South Basin

am: 1 rating discharged to hospital

1.30pm: Hands employed as in forenoon


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6 September 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.40am: Hands employed painting ship's bottom

am: 1 PO & 6 Hands employed stowing cable after survey

8.15am: Hands employed restowing cable and painting ship's bottom

am: Leave to Engine room branch from 13.30-07.00 Port Watch

1 boatswains pipe lost by accident

pm: Received 20 tons of boiled water

2.0pm: Hands employed restowing cable and painting ship's bottom


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7 September 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands preparing for undocking ship

9.30am: Secured alongside by the sheerlegs

am: Hands restowed ammunition

3.45pm: Exercised collision stations


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8 September 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Divisions. Inspection of the ship by Captain the Hon. A. E. Strutt

10.10am: Hands muster by the ledger

11.0am: Cleared ship for action

pm: 6 ratings joined ship from Hospital

1.30pm: Resumed inspection of the ship by Captain the Hon A. E. Strutt

2.45pm: Secured, replace gear


[Captain the Honourable Arthur Charles Strutt]


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9 September 1922

From Bermuda to Halifax N.S., and at Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed provisioning ship

pm: 12 ratings discharged to HMS “Dartmouth”

pm: 18 ratings joined ship

pm: Received 7 tons of boiler water

2.0pm: Hands employed securing ship for sea

4.0pm: Slipped from Jetty & proceeded out

4.15pm: Stopped in Grassy Bay, and hoisted motor boat

4.30pm: Proceeded at 96 revs. Co as requisite for Ship Channel and Narrows

5.49pm: Fairway buoy abeam. Course East

6.04pm: Mills Breaker buoy abeam, 8 cables

6.19pm: Kitchen Shoals buoy abeam, 1 mile

6.35pm: Streamed log


[Mills Breaker buoy coordinates: Lat 32 23.9N, Long 64 36.9W]

[Kitchen Shoal beacon coordinates: Lat 32 26.1N, Long 64 37.6W]


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10 September 1922

From Bermuda to Halifax

Lat 35.06, Long -64.5

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers

pm: Usual Sunday Routine

4.05pm: Hauled in, cleaned & streamed patent log

5.0pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes

5.30pm: Exercised sounding party

True Bearing and Distance: Chebucto Head 004°½, 566 miles


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11 September 1922

From Bermuda to Halifax

Lat 38.88, Long -64.3

3.0am: Within strong W/T touch with “Cape Town”

5.25am: Spoke “Cape Town”

am: Divisions & Prayers, Exercised action

am: Exchanged names with British Steamer “San Valerio”, Eagle Oil Co. Lat 38 35N, Long 63 55W

10.10am: Secure

pm: Hands employed painting lower boom gear & waterways & cleaning out 2nd whaler

4.50pm: Exercised sounding party

5.0pm: Put clocks on ½ hour

10.10pm: Stopped engines, helm jammed

10.12pm: Hauled in patent log

10.35pm: Resumed Co & speed; hand wheel connected up. Course below NNE

10.45pm: Streamed patent log

True Bearing and Distance: Chebucto Head 005°, 332 miles


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12 September 1922

From Bermuda to Halifax

Lat 42.85, Long -63.81

am: Steering by hand

9.45am: Ord Seamen & Boys to 4” instruction

pm: 1 hand scrubber lost by accident

pm: 1 whalers oar lost by accident

5.0pm: Altered course N36E (steering NNE½E). Put clocks on 1/2 hour

8.15pm: Sighted Sambro Lt bearing N20E

8.40pm: Sighted Chebucto Head Lt bearing N18E

9.27pm: Sambro Lt buoy abeam, 2 miles

10.07pm: Sambro Lt abeam

10.10pm: Chebucto Lt abeam

10.20pm: Hauled in Patent log

11.20pm: Mauger Beach Lt abeam

11.52pm: Let go off No 4 wharf with 2½ shackles

True Bearing and Distance: Chebucto Head 007, 100 miles


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13 September 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

7.0am: Ship wharped alongside No 4 pier

8.0am: Hands prepare for coaling

8.45am: Hands coal ship

9.0am: Clocks put back 1 hour

12.30pm: Hands coal ship

pm: 26 tons boiler water received

2.25pm: Finished coaling


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14 September 1922

From Halifax to Bay of Isles N.F.

Lat 44.55, Long -63.48

2.15am: HMCS “Patrician” proceeded to sea

8.0am: Star watch employed taking in provisions

8.45am: Port watch employed cleaning ship

11.05am: Slipped from No 4 wharf and proceeded

11.25am: Georges Island Light abeam

11.42am: Mauger Beach Lt abeam

12.10pm: Streamed patent log

12.15pm: E Devils Lt abeam

2.18pm: Jeddore Rock abeam bearing N27E

2.57pm: Egg Lt abeam

3.08pm: Whistle buoy abeam 5 cable

4.24pm: Altered course S80E to avoid sailing vessel

5.0pm: Put clocks on ½ hour

6.15pm: Exercised sounding party

8.0pm: Sighted Berry Head Lt

8.23pm: Green Island Lt abeam bearing N2E

True Bearing and Distance: Devils Island front light 051°, 1.9 miles


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15 September 1922

From Halifax to Bay of Isles

Lat 46.35, Long -59.65

0.15am: Cranberry Island Lt bearing N57E

0.55am: Cranberry Lt bearing N44E, White Head bearing N44W

1.10am: Cranberry Lt bearing N35E (bore) 6½ miles; Cranberry Lt bearing N10W (abeam) [6½ miles]

2.05am: Sighted St Esprit Lt bearing N51E

3.44am: St Esprit Lt N35E, Green Island Lt N54W

4.32am: Esprit Lt abeam, 7.4 miles

6.24am: Guinon Island Lt abeam, 4 miles

9.22am: Hauled in patent log. Swung ship for deviation

9.54am: Scatari Lt abeam

9.50am: Streamed patent log

10.50am: Flint Lt abeam, 4.7 miles

3.15pm: Exercised sounding party. No bottom at 300 fth of wire

5.40pm: Northern summit of St Paul Island abeam, 17½ miles

7.43pm: Sighted Cape Ray bearing S68E

8.53pm: Cape Anguilla Lt bearing N85E (Bow), distance 10.5 miles

9.54pm: Cape Anguilla Lt bearing S50E, distance 10.5 miles

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Ray Lt Ho 011°, 77 miles


[Guinon Island: perhaps misspelt Guyon Island]


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16 September 1922

[From Halifax to Bay of Isles]

[Lat 49.16, Long -58.23]

[Bay of Isles coordinates]

1.0am: Took sounding 100 fthms

1.20am: Sighted Cape St Georges bearing S80E

6.30am: Shag Island abeam, 10 ¾ miles

9.13am: Frenchman’s Hd Lt abeam

10.09am: Petitpas church abeam

10.29am: Anchored in 10 fth with 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Left tangent, Pier Humber S9E; Wharf, right tangent, S43W; Point, right tangent, S43E


[Petitpas: perhaps Pettipas Cove]


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17 September 1922

From Bay of Isles to Bonne Bay

Lat 49.55, Long -57.93

6.30am: Weighed and proceeded 94 revs

7.30am: Stopped & spoke SS “Home”

7.45am: Proceeded

8.47am: Saddle Island abeam

11.0am: Course as requisite for entering Bonne Bay

12.10pm: Anchored in 12 fthms

Anchor Bearings: Left tangent, shore S74W; R.C. Curch N38W; Shores, right tangent, N43E

4.0pm: Weighed and proceeded 94 revs

4.47pm: Lobster Cove Head abeam, 6 cables

7.35pm: Cow Head Lt abeam, 6 miles

11.55pm: Sighted Rich Pt Lt bearing N80E


[SS “Home”: possibly SS “Home” (St. John's-Labrador), built 1900]


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18 September 1922

From Bonne Bay to Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.93

0.46am: Rich Lt (bow), distance 6.4 miles

1.33am: Rich Lt (abeam), distance 6.4 miles

3.0am: Sighted Ferolle Pt Lt abeam, 5 miles

7.30am: Course as requisite for entering Forteau Bay

7.45am: In patent log

7.50am: Anchored in 10½ fathoms with 4 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Admiral Pt N25W, Hawkins Pt N38E, Crow Head S68E

8.0am: Hands employed disembarking provisions

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and clearing bunker


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19 September 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.93

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.20am: “Calcutta” leaves Harbour

9.45am: Hands employed leading ship’s side and parts of ship

am: “Calcutta” returns in Harbour

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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20 September 1922

From Forteau Bay to Bay of Islands

Lat 50.85, Long -57.33

3.15am: Prepared for Sea

4.15am: Weighed and proceeded at 100 Revs. Course as requisite

5.37am: Passed a small iceberg bearing N25W, ½ mile

6.10am: Passed large berg bearing N25W, ½ mile

8.35am: Ferrole Pt Lt bearing S15W (bow), distance 3.2 miles

9.23am: Ferrole Pt Lt bearing S30E, distance 3.2 miles

9.24am: Altered course S65W. Sighted James Island bearing S15W

10.15am: Sighted Twin Island bearing S53W

12.26pm: Sighted Rich Pt Lt bearing S46W

2.0pm: Rich Pt abeam, 2 miles

4.0pm: Got in accommodation ladder. Altered course S45E

4.15pm: Altered course S70E and as requisite for Port Saunders

5.05pm: Anchored in 12 fathoms

Anchor Bearings: Two Tree Hill N23E; Montaignac Rock S56E; Saunders Point, right tangent, S84W

True Bearing and Distance: Rich Point Lt Ho 195°, 10 miles


[Two Tree Hill: (coordinates Lat 50 39 N, Long 57 18 W), a wooded hill with a double summit 246 feet high, rises over the northern side of the inlet in a position about ¾ mile northeastward of Two Hills Point]


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21 September 1922

From Port Saunders to Bay of Islands

Lat 49.68, Long -58.11

3.25am: Weighed & proceeded 94 Revs

3.36am: Keppel Island abeam. Course N80W

am: One hose lost over side by accident

am: Hands cleaning out skiff & motor boat, and refitting wire ladder to crow’s nest

2.35pm: Course as requisite for entering Bay of Islands & Humber Arm

3.40pm: Hauled in patent log

5.33pm: Anchored in 20 fthms (4 shackles)

Anchor Bearings: Pier, right tangent, S39W: Point, right tangent, S11E; Point, right tangent, S45E

True Bearing and Distance: Guernsey Island 197°½, 31 miles


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22 September 1922

From Bay of Islands to Bonne Bay & Forteau

[Lat 49.55, Long -57.93]

[Bonne Bay coordinates]

5.55am: Weighed & proceeded 90 Revs. Co as requisite for leaving Bay of Islands

7.10am: Frenchman’s Head Lt abeam

10.36am: Altered course S80E and as Requisite for Bonne Bay

11.33am: Anchored in 7 ftms 2 shackle

Anchor Bearings: Episcopal Church N63E, Gadds Point S64E, Wild Cove Head N10E

1.15pm: Hands employed preparing for sea

1.30pm: Weighed & proceeded 90 Revs. Course North

2.10pm: Lobster Cove Head Lt abeam, 1 mile. Altered course N23E

3.24pm: Streamed patent log

4.28pm: Cow Head abeam, 3 miles

5.40pm: Set fore Staysail

8.0pm: Helm jammed, eased to slow. Sighted Rich Pt Lt N70E

8.10pm: Proceeded Half Speed

9.03pm: Rich Pt bearing N90E (bow), distance 6.5 miles

9.42pm: Rich Pt bearing S45E (abeam), distance 6.5 miles

11.50pm: Sighted Ferolle Pt Lt bearing S65E


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23 September 1922

From Bonne Bay to Forteau Bay & at Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

0.16am: Ferolle Lt abeam

0.30am: Sighted Greenly Island bearing N31E

1.15am: Sighted Pt Amour Lt N58E

1.30am: Sighted Flower Ledges S82E

2.45am: Hauled in patent log

am: Course as requisite for anchoring

3.15am: Anchored in 17 fms, veered to 6 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Forteau school N17W, Job’s room S78W, Hawkins Pt N28E

6.0am: HMS “Calcutta” weighed & proceeded to Pt Amour

7.40am: “Calcutta” returned from Point Amour

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: 1 hand scrubber lost by accident


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24 September 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.30am: Hands employed in cleaning ship

9.45am: Hands to Divisions & Prayers

Sunset 6.45


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25 September 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Hands employed part of ship, party detailed off to land for working party at “Raleigh”. Shifted fore derrick to main mast

11.0am: Hoisted in “Raleigh’s” whaler at Motor Boat falls

noon: Hoisted in “Raleigh’s” galley with Derrick

1.30pm: Hands employed securing ex “Raleigh’s” boats

4.45pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler


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26 September 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side. 2nd whaler lowered


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27 September 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.0am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

8.15am: 1st Lieut with party of 1 PO and 8 hands to “Raleigh” to salve cutter. Remainder of hands employed painting ship’s side

7.0pm: “Raleigh” working party returned to ship

7.40pm: Sent mail to SS “Portia

10.0pm: SS “Portia” leave harbour


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28 September 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship and painting waterline

8.30am: Hands employed painting ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship


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29 September 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship and painting waterline

8.30am: Hands employed painting boat-deck and waterline and 4 hands detailed for “Raleigh” working party

1.50pm: Hands employed painting ship and working on well deck awning


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30 September 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.0am: Hands employed painting waterline and leaning ship

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1922


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At authorised power with natural draught:

- Distance run per hour, miles: 16.376

- Coal expended for all purposes per hour, tons: 2

- Distance run per ton of coal, miles: 8.1888

- Date when this information was obtained by actual experiment: 1916


[Signed] A G Johnston, Commander

1st November 1922


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd., AM 2312

Height of cistern above sea

21 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature

Position in Ship

In screen, after side of W/T office

Whether in screen





Date

Maker and Number

Type

From

To

Perkins Son & Co

Hygrometer

Oct 1st

Nov1st

5421

Wet

Oct 1st

Nov1st

5422

Dry

Oct 1st

Nov1st


Thermometers for Sea Temperature


Date

Maker and Number

From

To

T.E. Thompson, London

Oct 1st

Nov1st



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1922


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1 October 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions & Prayers


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2 October 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and refitting well deck awnings

9.30am: Divisions & P.T. Party of 7 PO and 1 man to “Raleigh”

1.0pm: Hands for monthly payment

1.30pm: Hands employed refitting well deck awning and painting davits, etc

6.45pm: Hoisted Motor Boat


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3 October 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and refitting well deck awning

am: New ratings to “Lewis gun” instruction

pm: 1 hand scrubber lost by accident

pm: 3 policemen received from Newfoundland in SS “Portia”

4.20pm: SS “Portia” enters harbour

4.45pm: SS “Portia” leaves


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4 October 1922

At Forteau Bay

Lat 51.46, Long -56.91

8.30am: Hands employed securing ship for sea

8.45am: Shortened in

9.0am: Weighed and proceeded to Point Amour

9.20am: Anchored in 10 fathoms

Anchor Bearings: Anse Amour Pier S65E; Amour Pt, right tangent, S4W; Cliff S11E

10.0am: Hands detailed for “Raleigh” working party

2.0pm: HMS “Raleigh” abandoned

2.15pm: 1 P.O. and 11 hands joined for passage (ex “Raleigh’s”)

3.0pm: Weighed and proceeded 90 revs

4.18pm: Greenly Island Lt Ho abeam, 7.4 miles

4.37pm: Patent log streamed

6.10pm: New Ferolle Pt abeam, 6.5 miles

7.05pm: Sighted Rich Pt bearing S42W

8.11pm: Rich Pt (bow) S15W

8.48pm: Rich Pt (Abeam), dist 5.7 miles. Altered course S52W


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5 October 1922

From Forteau Bay to Bonne Bay

Lat 49.41, Long -58.25

1.35am: Sighted Cow Head Lt bearing S9W

1.40am: Cow Head Lt bearing S7W (bow), dist 8.3 miles

2.39am: Cow Head Lt bearing S38E (abeam), dist 8.3 miles

3.25am: Sighted Lobster Head Lt bearing S15W

5.20am: Sighted Lobster Point bearing S10E

6.47am: Lobster Cove Head abeam, 1 mile

7.35am: Anchored Bonne Bay

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning after sail room & canteen flat

9.15am: Weighed & proceeded, 90 revs

1.0pm: Altered course South and as requisite for entering Humber Arm, Bay of Isles

3.34pm: Anchored in 10 faths

Anchor Bearings: Humber Mouth Pier right tangent S45W; Point, right tangent, S45E; left tangent, Hughes Brook N69E

True Bearing and Distance: Gregory Island 192°, 8 miles


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6 October 1922

From Bay of Isles to Halifax

Lat 48.88, Long -58.81

6.09am: Weighed & proceeded 90 revs. Course N76W

6.24am: Streamed patent log

7.32am: Frenchman’s Head abeam

8.55am: South Head abeam

9.35am: Little Port Pt abeam, 1 mile

10.27am: Bear Head abeam, 3½ miles

11.15am: Shag Island abeam, 7.2 miles

noon: Long Pt Lt Ho bearing S2W

12.10pm: Long Pt Lt House abeam, 6.3 miles

12.30pm: Sighted Red Island bearing S65W

1.0pm: Hauled in patent log

2.0pm: Streamed log

2.50pm: Red Island abeam, 4.5 miles

3.38pm: C. St George abeam, 5.5 miles

8.0pm: South part of C. Anguille abeam, 22½ miles

10.35pm: Sighted steamer bearing S49W

11.45pm: Sighted St Pauls Island

True Bearing and Distance: Long Pt Lt Ho 160°, 6.8 miles


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7 October 1922

From Bay of Isles to Halifax

Lat 45.85, Long -61.56

12.26am: St Pauls Island Lt abeam, 16 miles

1.06am: Sighted Cape St Lawrence Lt S32W

1.30am: Sighted Money Pt Lt bearing S9E

2.37am: Cape St Lawrence Lt abeam, 7 miles

4.10am: Turned out Starboard sounding boom & took sounding (100 fath)

4.10am: Sighted Chiticamp Pt

5.39am: Sighted Sea Wolf Island bearing S43W

6.14am: Chiticamp Pt abeam, 5.5 miles

8.07am: Sea Wolf Island abeam, 4 miles

11.03am: C Henry Lt Ho abeam, 3 miles

12.07pm: Judique shoal buoy abeam, 1 mile

1.0pm: Course as requisite for Gut of Canso

1.05pm: North Canso Lt House abeam, 1 mile

1.33pm: Balache Pt Lt Ho abeam

2.25pm: Bear Island lighthouse abeam, 0.4 miles. Course SE

4.56pm: Whistle buoy bearing S3W

4.58pm: Altered course S22W. (Put clocks back ½ hour)

4.31pm: Whistle buoy abeam

4.55pm: Cranberry Island Lt Ho abeam

5.39pm: White Rk whistle buoy abeam

6.17pm: White Head Lt abeam, 5 miles

8.18pm: Country Island Lt abeam, 7 miles

9.30pm: Humbolt Rock light buoy bearing N69W

9.39pm: Luscombe Island Lt bearing N40W

10.18pm: Luscombe Island Lt abeam, 8.5 miles

11.05pm: Sighted Beaver Island Lt bearing N65W

True Bearing and Distance: North Canso Lt Ho 158°, 10.5 miles


[Chiticamp Point: misspelt for Chéticamp Point, the southwestern point of the island]

[Luscombe Island: misspelt for Liscomb Island]


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8 October 1922

From Bay of Isles to Halifax and at Halifax

Lat 49.41, Long -58.25

0.20am: Beaver Isle abeam, 6 ¼ miles

0.59am: Roach Isle abeam, 9 miles

1.34am: Sighted Egg Island Lt bearing N64W

3.02am: Egg Island Lt abeam, 7.5 miles

3.25am: Sighted Jeddore Lt bearing N15W

5.30am: Sighted Whistle buoy bearing N60W

5.50am: Whistle buoy abeam, 1 mile

6.30am: Sighted Chebucto Head lighthouse bearing S88W

6.38am: Portuguese shoal whistle buoy abeam. Altered course North

7.08am: Manger Beach Lt abeam

7.10am: Hauled in patent log

7.45am: Secured alongside Number 4 wharf

9.0am: Hands employed cleaning up decks for divisions


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9 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

8.30am: Hands employed in getting out “Raleigh’s” boats

9.05am: HMCS “Patriot” proceeded to Sea

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side and funnels

pm: Commander A. E. Johnston took over command of ship from Commander J. P. Champion DSO

6.25pm: HMCS “Patriot” enters harbour


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10 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

9.05am: Hands to Divisions & P.T.

9.30am: HMCS “Patriot” proceeded to sea

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats and painting part of ships


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11 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

6.0am: HMCS “Patriot” proceeded to sea

6.30am: Hands employed in cleaning ship

9.15am: Division & P.T.


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12 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.15am: Hands to Divisions & P.T.

9.45am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and painting parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as in forenoon


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13 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands to cleaning quarters

10.0am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed scrubbing and oiling 2½” wire, refitting strap on mast for dressing lines, cleaning boats and part of ship and scraping spirit room

4.45pm: Hoisted 1st whaler


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14 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

8.45am: Usual Saturday Routine


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15 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

6.30am: Usual Sunday’s routine

9.45am: Divisions, Rounds and Divine prayers

am: 1 AB discharged to hospital


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16 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

6.10am: Hands prepare for and coaling ship

pm: Received 52 tons of boiler water

12.30pm: Hands resumed coaling

5.30pm: Ceased coaling. Hands cleaning ship


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17 October 1922

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

6.30am: Hands scrub Deck & shift derrick to main mast

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship and hoisting “Raleigh’s” boats

1.15pm: Hands furl Q.D. awning. Secure boats for sea

3.0pm: Slipped from wharf and proceeded

3.34pm: Georges Island Lt abeam. Course S9E

3.57pm: Manger Beach Lt abeam, 90 revs

4.31pm: Devil NW Lt abeam, 1.2 miles

4.45pm: Streamed patent log

5.24pm: Shut in Island buoy abeam

6.34pm: Jeddore Lt abeam, 4 miles

7.23pm: Egg Lt buoy abeam, 1½ cables. Altered course S81E

pm: Rigged Port sounding boom


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18 October 1922

From Halifax to St. John’s N.F.

Lat 45.11, Long -59.41

1.0am: Sighted steamer bearing S20E

1.15am: Altered course to various course to avoid steamship

1.50am: Resumed course S81E

4.28am: Obtained bearings from Chebucto Head and Canso W/T D F Stations

am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and parts of ship

10.08am: Sighted steamer on Starboard bow on opposite course

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Race Lt Ho 071°, 280 miles


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19 October 1922

From Halifax to St. John’s

Lat 46.11, Long -54.88

6.19am: Obtained bearing from Cape Race W/T D F Station

pm. One shute cover lost by accident

1.0pm: Patent log platform carried away. Hauled in patent log

4.45pm: Obtained bearing from C. Race W/T DF

5.0pm: Put clocks on ½ hour

6.40pm: Sighted C. Race Lt bearing N60E

9.58pm: C. Race 4 points, dist 5.2 miles

10.43pm: C. Race abeam, dist 5.2 miles

11.45pm: Sighted Bearcove Pt Lt bearing N18E

11.55pm: Sighted Hares Ears Pt Lt bearing N22E

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Race Lt Ho 063°½, 73 miles


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20 October 1922

From Halifax to S. John’s and at S. John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

1.39am: Bearcove Pt abeam, 6.8 miles

2.20am: Hares Ears Lt abeam, 6.5 miles

2.40am: Sighted Bull Head Lt N22E

3.22am: Sighted Spear Head Lt N33E

4.40am: Bull Head Lt abeam, 6.8 miles

6.25am: North Head abeam, 2.5 miles

7.15am: Anchored with 3 shackles

8.45am: Clean guns, lower 2nd whaler

Anchor Bearings: Front Leading mark N65W, Crow’s nest N82E, Ruby Rock S52E

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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21 October 1922

At St. John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks & shifting snow

8.15am: Lowered motor boat

10.30am: His Excellency the Governor visited the ship. A 17 gun salute was fired

11.15am: Hoisted 2nd whaler and motor boat

1.0pm: Lowered 2nd whaler


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22 October 1922

At St. John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.10am: Proceeded alongside

6.35am: Secured alongside

8.45am: Usual Sunday Routine


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23 October 1922

At St. John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.15am: Clean guns

9.35am: Hands employed about boats & parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting motor boat, cleaning 2nd whaler, rigging screws and coaling straps


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24 October 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

9.35am: Hands employed about boats & parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed stowing ammunition

pm: Exercise fire stations


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25 October 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship and cleaning boats

5.30pm: Changed billet from Lovesey Wharf to Shay’s Wharf


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26 October 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.30am: Hands employed painting funnels & 2nd whaler and working part of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting and parts of ship


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27 October 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.30am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

10.30am: Hands employed parts of ship, 2nd whaler and motor boat

1.15pm: Hands employed painting boats and part of ship


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28 October 1922

At St. John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.30am: Hands employed painting 2nd whaler and parts of ship


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29 October 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands scrub decks

7.45am: R.C. Church party to breakfast

8.0am: Hands to Breakfast

8.30am: R.C. Church party landed


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30 October 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.30am: Hands employed cleaning boats and refitting coaling whips


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31 October 1922

At St. John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

am: Hands employed parts of ship & 2nd Whaler

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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LOG BOOK – NOVEMBER 1st 1922 TO OCTOBER 21st 1923


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Name: Lieut C A G Nichols

Address: HMS “Wistaria”


LOG

of

HMS “Wistaria”

Commanded by Commander A.E. Johnston

FOR THE PERIOD

Commencing 1st of November 1922

Ending 21st October 1923


Tonnage (Displacement)

1450 tons


Extreme Length

267.5


Extreme Breadth

33.5





Engines

Manufacturer

Richardson & Westgarth Co


I.H.P.

Natural Draught 940 Forced Draught 2000


Description

Reciprocating, four cylinder, triple expansion


When Fixed on Board

March 1916




Boilers

Manufacturer

Richardson & Westgarth & Co


Description

Cylindrical, 3 furnace, return tube


When made

Jan 1916


When put in Vessel

March 1916




Screw Propeller

Manufacturer

Richardson & Westgarth & Co


Description

Solid, bronze, four blade, right hand


General State of Repair

Good


[Signed] A E Johnston, Captain



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Establishment of Ship's Company

Officers

7


Seamen

41


Boys

1


Marines

nil


Engine-room Establishment

43


Other non-executive ratings

13


Total

105


BAROMETER.

Mercurial or Aneroid

Aneroid

Name of Maker and number

Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd., No 2312

Height of cistern above sea

21 feet

Error of Mercurial Barometer

-


Thermometers for Air Temperature.

Position in Ship

In screen aft end of W/T office

Whether in screen

Yes


Maker and Number

From

To

Perkins Sons & Co

Nov 1, 1922

Oct 21, 1923

Wet, 5421



Dry, 5422




Thermometers for Sea Temperature.

Maker and Number

From

To

T.E. Thompson, London




Position of Standard Compass.

In the centre line on the fore upper bridge


Deviation of Standard Compass.

Date obtained.

Position

May 3rd 1923

Lat 32 15N, Long 64 40W

May 29th 1923

Lat 48 13N, Long 69 12W

Aug 30th 1923

Lat 18 28N, Long 64 20W


ARMAMENT.

Position

Nature and Number of Gun and Mountings

Centre line

Ordnance QF 4” MK IV guns: 2 in number

Centre line

Ordnance QF 2 pdr MK II guns: 2 in number

Quarter deck

Ordnance QF 3 pdr (Saluting only)


Torpedo Armament.

Nil


BOATS.

Number of each carried

Length and Description

One

Motor boat, length 20 ft

2

Whalers, length 27 ft

1

Skiff, dinghy, length 16 ft

1

Dinghy (Julia), length 16 ft


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.

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

Forward 12 ft 6½ in

Aft 12 ft 3 in

Load Draught

Forward 11 ft 1¼ in

Aft 11 ft 7¾ in

Number of Tons necessary to increase draught 1 inch

13

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

(a) At load draught

(b) With bunkers full 255

(c) In places other than Bunkers

Number of Tons of Fuel carried

Nil

Quantity of Water carried

Interchangeable

(a) For Boilers 32 tons

(b) For Drinking 45 tons


[Signed] A E Johnston, Captain

[Signed] F H Alderson Navigating Officer



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1922


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1 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.40am: Hands employed cleaning ship

11.45am: Monthly payment


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2 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

5.30am: 4½” Hemp hawser carried away

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship and about 2nd whaler


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3 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.15am: Hands to quarters clean guns

10.0am: Hands employed about 2nd whaler & parts of ship

1.15pm: Q.D. employed with 2½” wire, 2nd whaler & parts of ship

6.15pm: Spring of 2½” wire carried away


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4 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.30am: Hands employed part of ship, 2nd whaler, motor boat & 2½” wire

12.45pm: SS “Silvia” leaves harbour

4.30pm: Hauled ship 20 ft ahead


[SS “Silvia”: built 1909 as “Orel” for the Russian Voluntary Fleet, 1921 sold to C. T. Bowring & Co., Liverpool, renamed “Silvia”, 1929 transferred to Bermuda & West Indies SS Co., Hamilton, 1935 sold to Douglas SS Co., Hong Kong, renamed “Haitan”, 1950 scrapped. A picture of SS “Silvia” here]


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5 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

7.30pm: 1 Ld. Sto. discharged to hospital


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6 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

9.30am: Hands employed parts of ship & boats

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship & 2nd whaler


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7 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.15am: Slipped jetty and proceeded to anchorage

7.0am: Came to with Starboard anchor with 3 shackles

7.15am: SS “Digby” leaves harbour; SS “Sachem” proceeds alongside

9.40am: Hands employed about 2nd whaler, painting ship

Anchor bearings: Storm Sig FS S85E, Front mark N58W, Chimney N18E

pm: Lost by accident: one coir fender

1.15pm: Hands employed about 1st and 2nd whaler, motor boat & parts of ship, painting & repairing fenders


[SS “Digby”: built 1913. 1914 commissioned as armed merchant cruiser HMS “Digby”, 1916 renamed “Artois”, 1918 reverted to “Digby”, 1925 transferred to Bermuda & West Indies SS Co, renamed “Dominica”, 1934 sold to United Baltic Co, renamed “Baltrover”, 1939-1944 chartered from United Baltic Co, 1944 returned to owners]

[SS “Sachem”: passenger ship built 1893 built by Harland and Wolff for Geo Warren & Co and completed on 28 October 1893. 1927 scrapped.]


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8 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

9.15am: Hands employed painting parts of ship, refitting fenders, 1st whaler, motor boat, & scraping in battery

pm: 1 whalers’ oar broken

pm: SS “Sachem” left Harbour 18.00

pm: SS “Manoa” left Harbour 18.55


[Canada Steamship Lines ship “Manoa” (II): built in 1911 by Bremer Vulkan at Vegesack, Germany, and operated as a passenger-cargo ship by the Hamburg-America Line as SS “Wasgenwald”, was chartered for World War I service by the United States Army on 26 October 1917 from the Custom House, New York, and used as a depot collier with the name SS “Shoshone”. In 1920, the vessel was acquired by the American Interlake Line before the Canada Steamship Lines purchased the vessel, renamed her “Manoa” and registered her in London]


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9 November 1922

At St. John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Lowered 2nd whaler. Hands employed scrubbing decks

9.30am: Hands employed about ship's side and painting parts of ship

11.20am: Weighed & proceeded to fresh anchorage, came to with Starboard anchor, 3 shackles

pm: One coir fender lost by accident

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side and painting parts of ship

6.15pm: Hoisted 1st whaler

11.45pm: Let go Port anchor 2 shackles


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10 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

5.30am: Hands employed scrubbing decks and 1st whaler

6.10am: SS “Javary” left harbour

10.0am: Hands employed painting ship’s side & about boats

1.15pm: Hands employed painting parts of ship & working about boats

4.0pm: Hands to evening quarters, exercise fire stations


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11 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.35am: Hands to divisions. Muster Ditty Boxes & Helmet Covers

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.55am: Divisions

11.0am: Two minute silence

12.30pm: SS “Rosaline” left harbour


[SS “Rosaline”: perhaps SS “Rosaline” built 1895]


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12 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions, Prayers and Rounds


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13 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

3.30am: Let go Port anchor 2 shackles

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks & motor boats crew about boats

9.30am: Hands employed chipping & painting, and painting waterline

9.40am: Weighed Port anchor

1.15pm: Hoisted motor boat

1.30pm: Hands employed chipping and painting and [painting] waterline

pm: SS “Kriton” enters harbour

3.30pm: Lowered motor boat

7.45pm: Hoisted 1st whaler


[SS “Kriton”: perhaps Norwegian steamer “Kriton” built 1918]


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14 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

7.40am: SS “Gaute” entered harbour

10.10am: SS “Sable I” left harbour

10.20am: SS “Susu” left ship

1.15pm: Hands employed chipping & painting parts of ship


[SS “Gaute”: perhaps Norwegian steamer “Gaute”]


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15 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.30am: Hands employed chipping & parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite


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16 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

3.20am: SS “Silvia” arrived in harbour

9.30am: Hands employed painting & chipping out Quarter boom


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17 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite


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18 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.45am: Weighed Port anchor

10.15am: SS “Portia” left harbour

1.0pm: SS “Gaute” left harbour

1.10pm: SS “Silvia” left harbour


[SS “Portia”: perhaps the steamer built 1904 by Murdoch & Murray, Port Glasgow]


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19 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions, Rounds, Prayers, Pipe down

4.0pm: Evening Quarters


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20 November 1922

At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.30am: Hands preparing ship for going alongside collier. Hoisted motor boat

7.0am: Proceeded alongside collier

8.0am: Hands to breakfast & clean into coaling rig

9.30am: Starboard watch coal ship

11.30am: Port watch to dinner

noon: Port watch coal ship

1.50pm: Ceased coaling

pm: 38 tons of Boiler water received

2.20pm: Slipped collier & proceeded to anchorage

2.30pm: Came to with Port anchor 3 shackles


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21 November 1922

From St John’s N.F. to Bermuda and At St. John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.0am: Hands scrub upper deck

11.10am: Weighed and proceeded

11.20am: Fort Amherst Lt abeam. Course S33E, revs 90

noon: Streamed patent log

12.15pm: Passed SS “Manoa”

12.25pm: Sighted Motion Head bearing S85W

2.40pm: Fog cleared. Sighted land on Starboard bow

2.40pm: Hares Ears Pt bearing S59W

3.25pm: Hares Ears Lt Ho abeam

5.45pm: Cape Rice Lt bearing N6W, dist 5½ miles. Altered course S58W

11.20pm: Griped to 1 & 2 whaler


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22 November 1922

From St John’s to Bermuda

Lat 44.5, Long -55.2

1.10pm: Sighted ship on port bow

2.0pm: Griped to 2nd whaler

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Lt Ho, Bermuda, 211°, 867 miles


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23 November 1922

From St John’s to Bermuda

Lat 42.05, Long -57.11

3.0am: Griping spar of “Julia” Dinghy carried away, boat griped to rails

5.0pm: Put clocks back ¼ hour

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Lt 212°, 692 miles


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24 November 1922

From St John’s to Bermuda

Lat 39.11, Long -59.41

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.20am: Hands employed as requisite

pm: One drill Cartr. 4” QF MK IV gun lost overboard whilst at drill

9.08pm: Altered course S40W to avoid SS “Mexico”

9.40pm: Resumed course S51W

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Lt, 212°, 478 miles


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25 November 1922

From St John’s to Bermuda

Lat 37.35, Long -61.03

5.30pm: Encountered thunderstorm

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Lt, 210°, 337 miles


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26 November 1922

From St John’s to Bermuda

Lat 34.0, Long -63.06

7.40am: Station to work up for 4/5 trials

8.0am: Commenced 4/5 trials

10.05am: Altered course SSW to pass sailing ship

10.12am: Resumed course SW

8.20pm: Sighted St David’s light bearing S66W

9.40pm: St David’s Lt abeam, 6.5 miles; Gibbs Lt bearing S89W

10.34pm: Gibbs Lt abeam

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Lt, 218°, 127 miles


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27 November 1922

From St John’s to Bermuda and at Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

2.05am: Turned 16 pt. Course N49E

3.45am: Gibbs Lt sighted bearing N23E

4.45am: Sighted St David’s Head N33E

6.58am: David’s Lt abeam, 2.5 miles

6.45am: Course as required for Narrows

8.03am: Anchored in Grassy Bay

9.0am: Lowered motor boat & “Raleigh’s” whaler

9.15am: Secured alongside sheer leg jetty

9.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

Anchor Bearings: N wall, right tangent, N16W; Tower N49W; S Breakwater N81W

am: 2 ratings joined ship

10.49am: 1 Leading Stoker discharged to hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite, cleaning 4” guns, & painting, etc


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28 November 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Quarters clean guns

9.0am: Hands employed about ammunition and parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed about ammunition, painting ship, anchor, & motor boat


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29 November 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands scrub & wash upper deck

8.15am: Hands employed chipping, main derrick and placing “Raleigh’s” boats on ships

pm: 12 Tons of boiler water received also


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30 November 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed about provisions, chipping bow and rigging dressing lines

pm: Received 27 tons of boiler water

1.15pm: Hands employed chipping & redleading parts of ship



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1922


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1 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.50am: Clear up decks for Divisions

9.45am: Hands employed painting boats and canteen working part

11.45am: Hands to monthly payment

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite


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2 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.30am: Hands to stations for shifting billet


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3 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.30am: Hands wash & scrub upper deck

10.10am: Church parties landed


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4 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.15am: Hands clean into Coaling Rig

5.45am: Hands coaling ship

8.20am: Hands to coal ship

11.30am: Finish coaling ship

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Exercise Fire Quarters


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5 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed about anchor, working parties & parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed launching Patt.n VI target

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Warrants No 8 & 9 read


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6 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Left Harbour & proceeded. Course and requisite for ship channel

10.05am: Stopped & dropped target

10.08am: Proceeded & carried out 1” A.R.P. [Aiming Rifle Practice], 60 revs

11.57am: Anchored in 10 ftm

Anchor Bearings: St David’s Lt N43E, 204 ft Hill N22W, Gibbs Hill Lt S75W

8.0pm: Weighed anchor and carried out night firing, 90 revs

9.45pm: Anchored in 11 ftms, with 5 shackles

pm: St David’s Lt bearing 235°, 9 cables


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7 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands scrub and wash upper deck

9.07am: St Abbs sighted

9.30am: Weighed and proceeded

9.40am: Stopped

9.50am: Proceeded slow. Course as requisite

10.01am: Revs 140. Carried out full calibre firing

10.29am: 90 revs. Fired 2 pdr Pom-Pom

10.30am: Finished practices. Course N50E, revs 140

11.0am: Course as required for Narrows & for ship channel

11.55am: Anchored in Grassy Bay

Anchor Bearings: N Wall N1E, Clock Tower N43W, S Breakwater S49W

1.30pm: Hands preparing for going alongside

2.30pm: Alongside 40 foot fenders


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8 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed in de-ammunitioning and rigging canvas screen around galley on jetty & hauling target upon boat slip

1.15pm: Hands employed disembarking ammunition, drawing stores and rigging dock yard galley


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9 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands scrub and wash decks

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship, engineers & canteen working parties

11.15am: Quarters clean guns


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10 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Clear up decks for Divisions

9.45am: Hands to Divisions

10.10am: Church parties landed


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11 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Wash down upper deck

8.45am: Hands employed washing funnels, drawing stores, chipping ship’s side, and painting parts of ship

1.30pm: Hands employed chipping and red leading ship’s side

4.30pm: One AB joined ship from Hospital


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12 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed painting parts of ship, drawing store and painting ship’s side

am: 1 rating discharged to Hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed drawing stores, and painting ship’s side


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13 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed painting ship’s side, canteen and engineers stores working parties


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14 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning & painting ship

8.45am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and parts of ship

pm: 1 paint Brush lost by accident

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side


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15 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands clear up decks and painting ship

7.30am: HMS “Constance” arrived

8.15am: Hands employed provisioning ship, & painting masts & funnels

am: 1 stoker discharged to Hospital

1.15pm: Hands employed provisioning & painting ship

pm: Exercise Fire Quarters


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16 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Hands employed painting masts, water line, cleaning 2nd whaler

8.45am: Hands air night clothing


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17 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.20am: Church parties landed


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18 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands prepare for coaling

7.30am: Lighter secured alongside

8.0am: Hands coal ship

pm: 2 ratings discharged to HMS “Constance”, one to HMS “Calcutta”

12.30pm: Hands coal ship

4.30pm: Hands coal ship

5.30pm: Finished coaling


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19 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands scrub and wash upper deck

8.45am: Hands employed painting ship & running back 4 forward gun

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship & working on foremost 4” gun


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20 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed embarking ammunition, & meat, & painting 1st skiff

12.30pm: Port watch employed embarking meat


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21 December 1922

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed painting parts of ship & 4” after gun & Duty Steam Boat’s crew [?]

pm: 2 Stokers join ship, 1 Officer’s Steward from “Curlew” & 1 Officer’s Steward (3) join ship for passage

1.15pm: Hands employed launching 1st skiff from boat shed


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22 December 1922

From Bermuda to Kingston and at Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: “Creole” came alongside with water

8.45am: Hands employed securing ship for sea

11.45am: Slipped wharf and proceeded

12.12pm: 90 revs. Course as requisite for ship channel

12.19pm: Tide gauge abeam

pm: 51 tons of Boiler water received

1.33pm: Fairway buoy abeam. Course S20E

1.37pm: St David’s Lt abeam

1.58pm: Streamed patent log

3.40pm: Gibbs Lt abeam


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23 December 1922

From Bermuda to Kingston

Lat 30.21, Long -66.28

7.0am: Hauled in patent log to clear

7.10am: Re-streamed patent log

5.0pm: Put clocks back 20 minutes

pm: Hands sling clean hammocks


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24 December 1922


From Bermuda to Kingston

Lat 27.06, Long -68.66

2.30am: Hauled in and cleared patent log & re-streamed it

7.25am: Hauled in & cleared patent log & re-streamed it

11.15am: Set square foresail

1.0pm: Log hauled in cleared

1.10pm: Re-streamed log

8.05pm: Hauled in Patent log

True Bearing and Distance: Little Inagua 215½°, 412 miles


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25 December 1922

From Bermuda to Kingston

Lat 24.25, Long -70.76

am: Observed Xmas Day routine

5.0pm: Put clocks back 20 minutes

11.35pm: Sighted steamship 4 points on Port bow

True Bearing and Distance: Little Inagua 217°, 205 miles


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26 December 1922

From Bermuda to Kingston

Lat 21.18, Long -72.85

5.40am: Sighted Caicos Isles

9.52am: Sighted Little Aniqua [Little Inagua] S82W

9.55am: Set fore staysail

am: Hands employed cleaning out boats, painting motor boat

10.30am: Great Aniqua [Great Inagua] sighted on Starboard bow

4.08pm: Dropped life buoy and exercised sea boat crews

4.22pm: Proceeded S40W

8.38pm: Sighted Cape Maysi bearing N85W

8.30pm: Sighted ship bearing N87W

9.30pm: Cape Maysi abeam 14.5 miles

11.40pm: Spoke SS “Australier”

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Maysi Lt Ho 232°, 93 miles


[SS “Australier”: perhaps SS “Australier” (II) built 1918 as SS “War Bison”. 1919 purchased by Lloyd Royal Belge, Antwerp, from The Shipping Controller, London, renamed “Australier”. 1926 sold to Buenos Ayres Great Southern Rly Co., London, renamed “Salado”. 1935 sold to Houlder Bros, London, renamed “Royston Grange”. Nov.1939 torpedoed and sunk by U.28 in Lat 49.15N, Long 09.00W on voyage Buenos Aires to Liverpool]


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27 December 1922

From Bermuda to Kingston

Lat 18.31, Long -75.73

1.50am: Stowed foresail

2.10am: Sighted steamship 3 points on port bow

6.0am: Sighted Mountains of Haiti on Port bow

6.15am: Reset sails

8.31am: Sighted Navassa Lt S42½E

11.30am: Sighted Blue Mountains of Jamaica S55W

Noon: Alter Course to avoid ship

2.38pm: Sighted Morant Pt Lighthouse bearing S64W

4.02pm: Morant Pt Lt abeam, 2½ miles

7.50pm: Plum Pt Lt abeam, 7 cables

8.20pm: Came to with Starboard anchor with 3 shackles in 10½ ftms

Anchor Bearings: Beacon Shoal Lt S11W; left tangent, Coal wharf S87E; left tangent, Gallows Pt N51E

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Morant Pt Lt Ho 225½°, 36.5


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28 December 1922

From Port Royal to Kingston and at Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

6.30am: Prepare for entering harbour

7.0am: Weighed & proceeded to billet alongside. Course and speed for entering harbour

7.30am: Alongside Number 3 Pier

9.10am: Hands spread forecastle awning

9.50am: Hands employed cleaning ship’s side & fitting well deck awning


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29 December 1922

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

7.0am: Shifted billet from Pier 3 to RMSP wharf

7.25am: Secured alongside

9.45am: Hands employed dismantling spars, and painting 4” after gun and skiff

2.0pm: Hands painting ship’s side and working about 4” gun aft


[RMSP: Royal Mail Steam Packet Co]


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30 December 1922

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed about Number 1 & 2 Pom Poms, after 4” gun and cleaning ship

pm: 17 tons of water used for boilers


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31 December 1922

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

9.45am: Hands to Divisions

10.0am: Divine Service



THE VOYAGES OF HMS WISTARIA 1923

JP map Wistaria 1923

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1923


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1 January 1923

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed painting parts of ship and dismantling after port 3 pdr

11.45am: Paid monthly wages


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2 January 1923

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed refitting whalers’ falls and dismantling 3 pdr


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3 January 1923

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed refitting skiff & motor boat falls, painting 1st & 2nd whalers, ship’s side, and dismantling 3 pdrs

pm: 1 rating discharged to Hospital

pm: Received 50 tons of boiler water


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4 January 1923

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed refitting boats falls and life lines

9.10am: HMS “Calcutta” came to anchor

2.0pm: Starboard watch employed painting 2nd whaler, motor boat


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5 January 1923

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed about boats & parts of ship

2.0pm: Port watch employed painting waterways

2.30pm: 1 rating from Hospital returned onboard


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6 January 1923

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.05am: Air night clothing

2.0pm: Shifted billet from RMSP wharf to Number 6 wharf

8.40pm: SS “Bridgetown” arrived in harbour

10.0pm: SS “Bogota” arrived in harbour


[SS “Bridgetown”: built 1920 as “Lake Fillmore”, 1923 purchased by Colombian Steamship Company, 1933 sold to Republic of Colombia, renamed “Boyaca”]

[SS “Bogota”: perhaps SS “Bogota” (III) built 1919 and owned by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company]


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7 January 1923

At Kingston (Jamaica)

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

6.0am: Hands employed out accommodation ladder & cleaning ship

10.0am: Admiral Packenham inspects ship

pm: 2 ratings discharged to hospital


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8 January 1923

At Port Royal

Lat 17.93, Long -76.84

5.30am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

6.30am: Slipped wharf and proceeded to Port Royal

7.10am: Secured alongside jetty

8.15am: Coal ship

11.45am: Finished coaling

12.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship


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9 January 1923

From Port Royal to Savannah-la-Mar

Lat 17.76, Long -77.6

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship & preparing for sea

6.05am: Left wharf

6.22am: Proceeded 96 revs. Course as required for South Channel

7.19am: Streamed patent log

Anchor Bearings: Fifty six shoal beacon S47W; Fort, right tangent, N32W; Beacon N2W

1.0pm: Pedro Bluff abeam 3 miles

3.0pm: Hauled in Patent log

4.20pm: Course as required for South E Channel and inner anchorage

4.25pm: Slow

4.35pm: Came to with Starboard anchor 1 ¾ shackle in 3½ fathoms

True Bearing and Distance: Pedro Bluff 301°, 9.5 miles


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10 January 1923

At Savannah-la-Mar

Lat 18.21, Long -78.13

6.20am: Lowered 1st whaler for Navigators Surveying

8.15am: Hands employed preparing well deck awning and cleaning parts of ship

12.15pm: SS “Manchioneal” anchored in harbour

4.10pm: SS “Manchioneal” leaves


[SS “Manchioneal”: Norwegian steamer built 1911, chartered to United Fruit Company, 1933 sold to Iceland, renamed “Katla”]


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11 January 1923

At Savannah-la-Mar

Lat 18.21, Long -78.13

9.15am: Hands to divisions and employed refitting ridge ropes & screen


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12 January 1923

At Savannah-la-Mar

Lat 18.21, Long -78.13

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.0am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and parts of ship

2.0pm: Starboard watch cleaning ship’s side. Leave to Port watch 3.15 to 6.30pm


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13 January 1923

At Savannah-la-Mar

Lat 18.21, Long -78.13

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and painting ship’s side

11.35am: Hoisted 1st whaler & lowered 2nd whaler


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14 January 1923

From Savannah-la-Mar to Lucea and at Lucea

Lat 18.45, Long -78.16

6.0am: Hands preparing ship for sea

7.0am: Weighed, turned ship and proceeded. Course as requisite for lee passage

7.28am: Long Stag beacon abeam

9.05am: South Negril Lt Ho abeam, 15 miles. Altered course N30W

11.25am: Pedro Pt abeam. Altered course East

11.50am: Course as requires for entering Lucea Harbour

12.03pm: Anchored in 5 fathoms with 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: SW Pit Bank Beacon S78W, NE Pit Bank Beacon N82W, Flagstaff Reef N5W

1.30pm: Starboard Watch turned out motor boat and skiff


[Pit Bank Beacons: Two red pole beacons, each with a triangular topmark, indicate the edge of Pit Bank. which extends 200 yards from the shore southward of Antonio Point. The northern one lies 500 yards 73° from the courthouse; the southern 300 yards 89° from the courthouse]

[Flagstaff Reef: which breaks, runs 200 yards 126° from Point Antonio on the western side. An iron stake beacon, with a conical red topmark, marks the eastern extremity of this reef, with the fort bearing 283° distant 300 yards]


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15 January 1923

At Lucea

Lat 18.45, Long -78.16

9.25am: Hands employed painting ship’s side, cable and cleaning out boats

1.15pm: Port Watch employed cleaning paintwork and part of ship


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16 January 1923

At Lucea

Lat 18.45, Long -78.16

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship, 1st & 2nd whaler, skiff and motor boat

9.20am: Hands employed painting canteen flat and parts of ship


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17 January 1923

At Lucea

Lat 18.45, Long -78.16

5.45pm: Let go Port anchor 3½ shackle

8.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship, painting canteen flat and cleaning after sailroom store

2.0pm: Hands employed refitting jumping ladders and painting canteen flat

3.40pm: Furled boat deck awning


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18 January 1923

At Lucea

Lat 18.45, Long -78.16

8.15am: Hands employed painting canteen flat, motor boats crews working about their boats, remaining hands part of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship and canteen flat


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19 January 1923

At Lucea

Lat 18.45, Long -78.16

9.20am: Exercise Action

10.0am: Hands employed painting 1st whaler and painting parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed painting batteries, 1st whaler and cleaning paintwork

pm: Exercise fire quarters


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20 January 1923

At Lucea

Lat 18.45, Long -78.16

8.15am: Hands employed painting and cleaning ship


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21 January 1923

At Lucea

Lat 18.45, Long -78.16

9.50am: Divisions

10.0am: Prayers


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22 January 1923

From Lucea to St Ann’s Bay and at St Ann’s Bay

Lat 18.50, Long -77.41

6.0am: Weighed and proceeded

6.09am: Flagstaff Reef Beacon abeam. Course North, 90 revs

Lost overboard by accident 1 Coir bras

12.51pm: Llandovery wharf abeam

1.25pm: Altered course as requisite for entering harbour

1.35pm: Came to with Port anchor with 5½ shackles in 7 fms

Anchor Bearings: Lee Reef Beacon N51W; Prison, right tangent, S52W; Front Lt Beacon S9W

True Bearing and Distance: St Ann’s Pier 190°, 10½ miles


[Lee Reef Beacon: An iron beacon, painted red and surmounted by a triangular topmark, stands in 14 feet of water on the southeastern end of Lee Reef, the reef on the western side of the entrance]

[Front Beacon: is located on the extremity of the middle wharf]


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23 January 1923

At St Ann’s Bay

Lat 18.43, Long -77.20

am: Hands employed about boats and part of ship

pm: 1 oar broken by accident in 2nd whaler

6.30pm: Hoisted 1st whaler and skiff


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24 January 1923

At St Ann’s Bay

Lat 18.43, Long -77.20

5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Hoisted 1st skiff. Lowered 2nd whaler, 2nd skiff

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.30am: Hands employed about boats and painting parts of ship


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25 January 1923

At St Ann’s Bay

Lat 18.43, Long -77.20

8.15am: Hands employed about F.X. [forecastle] awning, sail room and cleaning paintwork

11.15am: Spread boat deck awning


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26 January 1923

At St Ann’s Bay

Lat 18.43, Long -77.20

am: Hands employed placing 2½ wire astern, stowing aft sail room and repairing F.X. awning

2.0pm: Starboard watch employed as requisite


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27 January 1923

At St Ann’s Bay

Lat 18.43, Long -77.20

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

5.30pm: Hands furled boat deck and well deck awnings. Hoisted motor boat and 2nd skiff


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28 January 1923

From St Ann’s Bay to Kingston

Lat 18.18, Long -76.35

5.15am: Prepared for sea

6.0am: Weighed & proceeded

6.05am: Entrance buoys abeam. Course N14E, 96 revs

6.26am: Roaring River abeam

8.0am: Galina Pt abeam, 2 miles. Altered course S64E

9.45am: Hands to Divisions and Divine Service

11.23am: Passed Folly Pt abeam

2.09pm: Mant Pt Lt Ho abeam. Altered course S10W

6.19pm: Plum Pt Lt abeam, 0.7 miles

6.39pm: Gun Cay Lt abeam. Course as requisite

6.51pm: Anchored in 9½ fathoms

Anchor Bearings: Beacon Shoal Bn S3W, Port Royal Lt S61E, Gallows Pt N51E

True Bearing and Distance: Morant Pt Lt Ho 151°, 18½ miles


[Mant Point Lighthouse: perhaps Morant Point lighthouse]


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29 January 1923

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Hands in accommodation ladder

6.15am: Weighed and proceeded to coaling wharf

6.30am: Secured alongside

8.0am: Commenced coaling ship

10.30am: Coaling completed

11.0am: Left coaling wharf and proceeded to Kingston, 90 revs

11.40am: Secured E side of RMSP wharf

pm: Received 9 tons of boiler water


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30 January 1923

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side


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31 January 1923

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

5.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and painting waterline

8.15pm: Hands employed painting

3.0pm: Two ratings joined ship from hospital



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1923


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1 February 1923

At Kingston

Lat 17.95, Long -76.76

8.15am: Hands employed hoisting and securing boats for sea and furling awnings

noon: Slipped jetty and proceeded out of harbour

12.13pm: Pond Mouth Beacon abeam, 90 revs

12.45pm: Rackum Cay beacon abeam. Course S78E

1.05pm: Streamed patent log

1.07pm: Plum Pt abeam, 0.75 miles. Altered course S70E

4.30pm: Paid monthly money

6.04pm: Morant Pt Lt Ho abeam, 2½ miles. Altered course N41E

8.40pm: Lost sight of Morant Pt Lt Ho


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2 February 1923

From Kingston to Bermuda

Lat 19.43, Long -74.68

9.30am: Hands employed holystoning Q.D. and scrubbing small gear

10.20am: Sighted High land of Cuba bearing N5W

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised fire stations

7.31½pm: Cape Maysi bearing S65W

8.08pm: Cape Maysi bearing S65W

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 035°, 942 miles


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3 February 1923

From Kingston to Bermuda

Lat 21.9, Long -72.86

12.20am: Sighted Great Inagua Lt bearing N54E

2.0am: Inagua Lt abeam, 9.3 miles

8.47am: Sighted Little Inagua bearing S46E

11.50am: Hauled in Patent Log to clear

noon: Re-streamed patent log

1.04pm: Hauled in patent log

1.32pm: Sighted high land on Mariguana Island bearing N10W

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 035°, 760 miles


[Mariguana Island: also known as Mayaguana Island]


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4 February 1923

From Kingston to Bermuda

Lat 24.45, Long -70.76

9.45am: Divisions & Divine Service

5.15pm: Streamed patent log

10.0pm: Hauled in patent log (fouled)

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 034°, 566 miles


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5 February 1923

From Kingston to Bermuda

Lat 27.26, Long -68.53

9.15am: Divisions and Action Stations

10.0am: Secure. Gun Vickers & Lewis .303: Shears cutting 1 pair lost overboard by accident

2.0pm: Watch employed painting 1st skiff

5.0pm: Put clocks on 20 minutes

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 033½°, 358 miles


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6 February 1923

From Kingston to Bermuda

Lat 30.16, Long -66.13

am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and paintwork

Lost by accident 1 soft haired broom

5.0pm: Put clock on 20 minutes

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 028°½, 147 miles


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7 February 1923

From Kingston to Bermuda and at Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

1.30am: Sighted Gibbs Hill Lt bearing N32E

3.23am: Sighted St David’s Lt N40E

4.35am: Gibbs Hill Lt abeam, 5 miles

5.42am: St David’s Lt abeam, 1.5 miles

6.0am: Reduced to slow speed owing to main circular pump stopping

6.25am: Proceeded 90 revs; as requisite for Narrows and Ship Channel

8.40am: Anchored in Grassy Bay

10.0am: Secured alongside “Valerian”

10.30am: Hands employed in washing paintwork and parts of ship

am: 2 ratings discharged to Hospital

pm: 2 ratings joined ship from “Malabar”


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8 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and parts of ship


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9 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

pm: Received 40 tons of boiler water


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10 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship


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11 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.10am: Church of England church parties landed


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12 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed refitting motor boats, life lines and painting ship’s side

1.30pm: Port watch employed painting ship’s side


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13 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and lifting fore 4” gun

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning out 1st whaler, painting ship’s side and about forward 4” gun


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14 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s side, aft 4” gun, motor boat and parts of ship


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15 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s side and cleaning out 2nd whaler

1.15pm: Starboard watch employed painting ship, aft 4” gun, skiff & whalers


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16 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning out Starboard wing bunker, and working on forward 4” gun

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning paintwork on ship’s side

5.0pm: Exercise fire stations


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17 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: 1 AB discharged to Hospital


4f73cb3ea2fc8ea903000d01: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93271/0060_1.jpg)


18 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.45am: Divisions & rounds


4f73cb3ea2fc8ea903000d02: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93271/0061_0.jpg)


19 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning out bunker and dismantling forward Pom-Pom

pm: Broken by accident one thermometer Patt 504

1.15pm: Hands employed about motor boat and parts of ship


4f73cb3fa2fc8ea903000d03: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93271/0061_1.jpg)


20 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning out boats and stripping after 2 Pdr Pom-Pom

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite


4f73cb3fa2fc8ea903000d04: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93271/0062_0.jpg)


21 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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22 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship, sail loft & Landed W.P. [working party]

1.15pm: Hands employed sail loft & parts of ship


4f73cb40a2fc8ea903000d06: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93271/0063_0.jpg)


23 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship

8.15am: Hands employed painting skiff & canteen working party


4f73cb40a2fc8ea903000d07: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93271/0063_1.jpg)


24 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands employed unrigging sail loft and Q.D.

pm: 2 Ratings rejoined ship from hospital

pm: 1 Rating discharged to Hospital


4f73cb41a2fc8ea903000d08: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93271/0064_0.jpg)


25 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.45am: Divisions & Rounds

10.15am: Church of England church parties landed


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26 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship and working party


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27 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

10.0am: Paid off and recommissioned

1.30pm: Hands employed as required

pm: Exercised fire stations


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28 February 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands employed cleaning upper deck

8.30am: Water boat alongside

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.35am: Water boat shovel off

1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite. Usual leave



LOGS FOR MARCH 1923


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1 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Lost by accident 1 South Wester cap


4f73cb43a2fc8ea903000d0d: (https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/oldweather/ADM53-93271/0066_1.jpg)


2 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship


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3 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Hands employed parts of ship; working party landed


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4 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

am: R.C. & Wesleyan Church party landed

10.15am: Church of England Church party landed


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5 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands employed getting up ammunition

8.0am: Landed working party

8.45am: Hands employed about boats

1.15pm: Hands employed chipping paintwork & as requisite


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6 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed getting out ammunition

1.15pm: Hands employed de-ammunitioning


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7 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed furling awning (Q.D.) & as requisite for docking

4.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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8 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.10am: “St Abbs” secured alongside

9.20am: Cast off from “Valerian” & proceeded to dock

10.15am: Secured in Dock

11.30am: Hands to dinner

12.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship bottom

2.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship

6.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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9 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Dockyard Routine

7.15am: Hands employed chipping and painting

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

7.15pm: Landed patrol


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10 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed chipping and scraping

8.0am: Landed working party

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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11 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.45am: R.C. Church party landed

8.30am: Clear up decks for Divisions

9.50am: Landed Wesleyan church party

10.15am: Landed Church of England church party

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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12 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed chipping & scraping paint

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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13 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed chipping & scraping paintwork

7.45am: “Constance” left wall & proceeded to Grassy Bay

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite. Working party sent to “Valerian”

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

7.15pm: Landed patrol


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14 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Landed canteen working party

8.15am: Working party P.O. & 8 hands to “Valerian”

10.0am: “Calcutta” entered Basin & secured alongside jetty

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship

3.20pm: Spread Quarter Deck awning

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations



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[Log page dated 14 March 1923, barred out]


At Bermuda in Dry Dock

7.15am: Hands employed stowing paint

8.0am: Landed canteen working party

8.15am: 1 P.B. & 8 hands paint bottom of “Valerian”

am: “Calcutta” entered basin & secured to wall

1.20pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping parts of ship

3.20pm: Spread Quarter Deck awning

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations Port Watch

11.0pm: HMS “Patriot” sent for Surgeon Lt of Guard


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15 March 1923

At Bermuda in Dry Dock

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.55am: HMCS “Patriot” left Wall & proceeded to sea

7.20am: Hands employed chipping parts of ship

11.30am: Hands rigging stages over ship’s side

1.20pm: Hands employed painting water line

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations Starboard Watch


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16 March 1923

At Bermuda Dry Dock

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Dockyard Routine

7.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom

10.0am: Hands lowered wireless aerials

10.30am: Hands struck after wireless yard

1.20pm: Hands employed chipping parts of ship & returning rigging to Dockyard for renewal

3.45pm: Landed Range Party

5.0pm: Port Watch exercised fire stations


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17 March 1923

At Bermuda Dry Dock

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom & returning rigging for renewal

1.15pm: Landed Football Party

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations Starboard Watch


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18 March 1923

At Bermuda Dry Dock

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.15am: Sunday Routine Dockyard

9.45am: Landed R.C. & Wesleyan church parties

10.15am: Landed Church of England church party

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

7.15pm: Landed patrol

pm: Landed Leading Seaman for duty at gate


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19 March 1923

At Bermuda Dry Dock

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed chipping and scraping parts of ship

7.45am: Landed canteen working party

10.0am: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom

1.20pm: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom

3.45pm: Landed Range party

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

pm: Landed Leading Seaman for duty at gate


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20 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.16am: Hands employed chipping & scraping parts of ship. Motor’s crew about motor boat

1.20pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping parts of ship

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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21 March 1923

At Bermuda in Dry Dock

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom with anti-fouling mixture

1.20pm: Hands employed chipping & scraping parts of ship

4.20pm: SS “Carpio” left wall & proceeded

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

9.0pm: Landed 1 Leading Seaman for duty at gate


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22 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Commenced flooding dock

8.30am: Landed 1 LS & 1 SPO, 2 hands & 8 stokers for undocking party

9.18am: “Valerian” left dock. Hands fall in for undocking ship

10.21am: Left dock towed by “St Abbs”

10.40am: Secured to jetty

11.25am: Respread Q.D. awning

1.40pm: Hands employed as requisite. Motor boats crew working about motor boat

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

7.15pm: Landed patrol 1 PO & 4 hands


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23 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed getting out cable

7.45am: Landed canteen working party

10.26am: SS “Fort Victoria” arrived in Grassy Bay

1.20pm: Hands employed moving cable from Lighter at Boat slip

3.0pm: “Constance” anchored in Grassy Bay

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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24 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed lowering Bower anchors into lighter

8.20am: Hands employed parts of ship

1.30pm: Landed football party

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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25 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Landed R.C. church party

9.45am: Landed Wesleyan church party

10.15pm: Landed Church of England church party

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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26 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

7.35am: Lighter left ship with Bower anchors

8.0am: SS “Fort St George” arrived Grassy Bay

8.15am: Hands scraping whaler & chipping cable lockers

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship

2.40pm: “Regulus” French sloop left harbour

3.50pm: 1 rating returned from Hospital

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


[More about French sloop “Regulus” here]


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27 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Clearing up decks

8.0am: Chipping cable locker & spirit room. Restowing spare bunker

8.45am: “Creole” alongside with water for boilers. Took in 43 tons

10.30am: SS “Fort St George” proceeded to sea

11.0am: “Creole” shoved off

11.30am: SS “Araguaya” sailed

1.20pm: Hands employed as requisite. Returned Q.D. awning to sail loft

7.15pm: Landed Patrol 1 PO & 4 hands


[More about SS “Araguaya” here]


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28 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed clearing up decks

7.45am: Landed canteen working party

8.15am: Hands employed in cable locker & as requisite

1.20pm: Hands employed as requisite


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29 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed clearing up decks

8.0am: Lighter & water boat secured alongside

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

8.30am: Lighter & water boat shoved off

1.20pm: Hands employed as requisite & scraping cable lockers

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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30 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.15am: Landed church parties

11.0am: SS “Fort Hamilton” left Grassy Bay. SS “Fort Victoria” arrived

noon: Pipe down


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31 March 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Scrub upper deck. Launched 1st whaler from ship

8.15am: Air night clothing. Hands employed as requisite

10.45am: SS “Fort St George” sailed

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations



LOGS FOR APRIL 1923


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1 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.50am: Landed Wesleyan church party

10.10am: Landed Church of England church party

10.20am: Landed R.C. church party

11.30am: HMS “Curlew” arrived. Landed Officer of Guard

12.45pm: Officer of Guard returned

7.20pm: Landed 1 PO & 4 hands patrol

11.0pm: Patrol returned


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2 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.40am: Landed canteen working party

8.10am: SS “Fort St George” arrived

8.20am: HMS “Capetown” proceeded to Riddles Bay

10.40am: Water boat secured alongside

12.45pm: Paid ship’s company

1.20pm: Furled Q.D. awning. Hands employed as requisite

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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3 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship & as requisite

7.40am: HMS “Constance” proceeded to Dry Dock

8.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

8.30am: HMS “Capetown” anchored in Grassy Bay

9.0am: HMS “Calcutta” alongside coaling jetty

11.30am: “Capetown” proceeded to sea for exercises

11.40am: SS “Araguaya” proceeded

1.20pm: Prepared to drift ship to Sheer Legs Jetty

2.40pm: “Valerian” came alongside

3.50pm: 1 Rating returned from Hospital

5.0pm: Respread Q.D. awning


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4 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Landed 1st whaler

7.30am: Hands employed parts of ship

8.10am: SS “Riposto” secured alongside Sheer Legs Jetty

10.0am: Took in 5 tons boiler water

11.0am: SS “Fort Hamilton” arrived

1.20pm: 1st and 2nd whaler crews away sailing. Remainder of hands parts of ship

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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5 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

9.0am: SS “Orita” arrived & anchored in Grassy Bay

9.30am: Shifted bow. SS “Riposto” left Sheer Legs Jetty

10.15am: Shifted ship from 40 ft fenders to Sheer Leg Jetty

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

9.0pm: Landed 1 Leading Hand for duty at gate


[More about SS “Orita” here]


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6 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Shifted ship to 40 ft fenders

7.40am: Secured alongside 40 ft fenders

9.0am: Landed Motor Boat. Scraped cable lockers

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship

9.0pm: Landed 1 L.S. for duty at gate


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7 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship; 2 hands working in cable locker

8.0am: Air night clothing

7.15pm: Land patrol 1 PO & 4 hands

9.0pm: 1 L.S. landed for duty at gate


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8 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.45am: Landed canteen working party

10.0am: Wesleyan church party landed

10.10am: Church of England party landed

10.20am: R.C. church party landed

9.0pm: Landed 1 L.S. for duty at gate


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9 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

8.20am: SS “Fort St George” arrived

am: HMS “Curlew” shifted dry dock & HMS “Constance” to coaling jetty

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite. Landed range party. Both whalers away sailing

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

9.0pm: Landed 1 L.S. for duty at gate


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10 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

10.50am: SS “Araguaya” sailed

11.0am: SS “Fort St George” sailed

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship & about whalers

9.0pm: Landed 1 L.S. for duty at gate


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11 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed in cable locker & clearing up decks

8.15am: Hands employed scraping & painting whaler & in cable locker

9.0am: Landed Rifle team & two hands for ordinance depot

10.45am: SS “Bedwyn” arrived in Grassy Bay

11.45am: Rifle team returned onboard

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship, as required


[SS “Bedwyn”: built 1918 built by Robert Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow, as the SS “Camperdown”, 5,038 tons, for Glen & Co, Glasgow. She was completed in 1918 and was purchased by Canadian Pacific Railway Company, London, and renamed “Montezuma”. 1923 renamed “Bedwyn”]


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12 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed in cable locker & clearing up decks

9.10am: SS “Bourbonnais” left wall for Grassy Bay

10.0am: Returned 5” hawser to dockyard

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship


[SS “Bourbonnais”: built 1914 as SS “Saint Kentigern” for MacKay & Co., Glasgow. 1916 sold to Bay SS Co., London, renamed “Baytigern”. 1921 sold to Cie Maritime des Transports Coloniaux, Marseille, renamed “Bourbonnais”]


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13 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed blacking down aloft & parts of ship

9.45am: Shifted berth from 40 ft fenders to Sheer Legs Jetty

10.15am: SS “Fort St George” arrived in Grassy Bay

Noon: Took in 30 tons boiler water

1.0pm: Landed sports competitors

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship & as requisite

7.15pm: Landed Patrol 1 PO & 4 hands

11.30pm: Patrol returned onboard


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14 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed in cable locker & parts of ship as requisite

7.40am: Landed canteen working party

8.0am: Divisions with night clothing

11.0am: Spread Q.D. awning

7.0pm: Took in 10 tons of boiler water


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15 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.45am: C in C inspected ship’s company

9.55am: C in C left ship

10.10am: Church of England church parties landed

10.20am: R.C.s church party landed

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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16 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

9.30am: HMS “Calcutta” & “Capetown” proceeded for exercises

10.0am: HMS “Valerian” proceeded for exercises

11.0am: HMS “Constance” proceeded to Grassy Bay

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship

7.0pm: Took in 14 tons of boiler water


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17 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

8.0am: HMS “Valerian” left Grassy Bay for exercises

am: Took in 10 tons of Boiler water

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship

1.40pm: Shifted ship from Sheer Legs Jetty to 40 ft fenders

3.30pm: HMS “Capetown” went alongside oilery

4.0pm: HMS “Calcutta” came to in Grassy Bay

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

7.15pm: Landed patrol

11.0pm: Patrol returned onboard


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18 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Launched 2nd whaler. Hands employed parts of ship

7.40am: Landed canteen working party

1.20pm: Hands employed drawing stores and as requisite

4.25pm: SS “Nitonian” anchored in Grassy Bay

6.35pm: HMS “Valerian” anchored in Grassy Bay


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19 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

7.20am: SS “Chaudiere” arrived

8.15am: Hands employed on cable. 2 Hands drawing stores

1.10pm: HMS “Valerian” left harbour for exercises

1.20pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

2.0pm: SS “Fort Hamilton” sailed

2.40pm: HMS “Calcutta” to dry dock

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations

5.47pm: HMS “Valerian” anchored in Grassy Bay

6.20pm: Sloped Q.D. awning


[SS “Chaudiere”: built 1899 as SS “Mandingo” by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co., Middlesbrough. 1914 sold to Elder Dempster & Co, renamed “Chaudiere”, Canada-West Indies service, scrapped 1927]


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20 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

8.0am: SS “Arana” alongside Sheer Legs Jetty

8.20am: HMS “Valerian” left Grassy Bay. Hands employed side party, store party & parts of ship

10.0am: SS “Fort Victoria” arrived in Grassy Bay

11.0am: Lighter with anchors & cable & coaling lighter came alongside

1.15pm: Hove in anchors & cables

2.20pm: HMS “Valerian” entered Grassy Bay

3.30pm: SS “Arana” left Sheer Leg Jetty. Shifted ship to Sheer Leg Jetty


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21 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed parts of ship

7.40am: HMS “Valerian” came alongside 40 ft fenders

8.15am: Side party. Remainder parts of ship

7.15pm: Landed patrol

11.0pm: Patrol returned


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22 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.45am: Divisions. Rounds. Landed Wesleyan church party

10.10am: Landed Church of England church party

4.45pm: Furled Q.D. awning. Prepared for coaling


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23 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.0am: Clear lower deck. Fall in for coaling

8.0am: Carry on with coaling

8.20am: SS “Fort St George” arrived in Grassy Bay

12.55pm: Carry on with coaling

3.0pm: Finished coaling: 164 tons

3.30pm: Hands to tea

4.0pm: Hands fall in scrub upper deck

5.0pm: Coaling lighter shifted to HMS “Valerian”


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24 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship

10.15am: Started Basin trials

11.25am: Finished Basin trials

1.20pm: Hands employed washing down ship’s side

6.0pm: Secured Q.D. awning


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25 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed provisioning ship

1.20pm: Hands employed washing down ship’s side & as requisite

2.20pm: Dropped ship astern about 20 yards


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26 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.50am: HMS “Valerian” proceeded to sea

8.0am: Dressed ship overall

am: Hands ammunitioning ship

1.20pm: Hands employed ammunitioning ship

5.0pm: Exercise fire stations

6.33pm: Undressed ship

7.15pm: Landed patrol

8.0pm: Illuminated ship

10.30pm: Patrol returned onboard

11.0pm: Switched off illumination circuits


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27 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.45am: Routine & unrigging circuits

7.15am: Shifted ship to 40 ft fenders

8.0am: Landed canteen working party

8.10am: Hands employed parts of ship

9.30am: Exercised 4” gun crews & control parties

1.15pm: Hands to General Quarters

1.40pm: Hands employed holystoning upper deck

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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28 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Divisions with night clothing. Hands employed cleaning ship

10.30am: Exercised control parties

10.45am: SS “Fort Victoria” proceeded to sea

11.50am: 1 Rating sent to hospital

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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29 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.45am: Landed Wesleyan church parties

10.10am: Landed Church of England church parties

10.20am: Landed R.C. church parties


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30 April 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.45am: Rigged stages for painting

7.15am: Painted ship’s side

10.0am: Fleet canteen representatives landed

1.20pm: Exercised 4” guns crews & Pom Poms

3.0pm: Quarters clean guns

7.15pm: Landed patrol

11.0pm: Patrol returned onboard



LOGS FOR MAY 1923


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1 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.45am: Hands employed painting funnels & cleaning boats

7.40am: Canteen working party landed

8.15am: Hands employed painting down aloft

11.40am: Canteen working party returned

12.55pm: Paid hands

1.15pm: Exercised control parties

1.50pm: Hands employed painting water line & upper deck


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2 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Drew sails for target & painted water line

8.0am: Water boat alongside. Took in 9 tons boiler water

8.16am: Launched target

8.30am: Hands employed painting upper deck

11.15am: Exercised 4” guns crews

1.20pm: Exercised control parties & drew awnings from sail loft

4.45pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler


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3 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.35, Long -64.73

5.30am: Furled Q.D. awning & prepared for sea

7.40am: Slipped from jetty & proceeded

8.0am: Stopped to hoist boats

8.40am: Came to in 6½ fathoms with Port anchor veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Conspicuous House S62E, Gov. House S33W, FS Admiralty House S70W

11.35am: Weighed & proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour

1.15pm: Dropped target. Course & speed as requisite for 1” aiming practice

2.25pm: Stopped engine

2.40pm: Proceeded at 9 knots. Carried out Lewis gun practice

3.30pm: Course & speed as requisite for adjustment of compass

5.35pm: Finished adjusting compass. Proceeded to anchorage off St Georges at 9 knots

6.30pm: Came to in 9½ fathoms with Starboard anchor, veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent, St Catherine's Pt N68W; Town Cut N86½W; St David's Lt Ho S40W

True Bearing and Distance: 0.7 miles, 351° from Conspicuous Cottage on Crawl Pt


[Inserted note: Front aspect of “Records of observation for deviations”]


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[Inserted note: Back aspect of “Records of observation for deviation” form with “Description and position of correctors”]


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4 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.33, Long -64.58

8.40am: Weighed & proceeded to carry out exercises

9.0am: Commenced exercises

am: Course & speed for gunnery exercises

am: Whilst firing 2 pdr Pom Pom 8 practice cartridges were distorted by mechanism and thrown overboard

12.15pm: Course as requisite for returning to harbour, speed 9 knots

2.03pm: Came to in D berth in Grassy Bay 9½ fathoms veered to 2½ shackles. Lowered 1 boat

2.20pm: Weighed & proceeded with tug

3.0pm: Secured alongside 40 ft fenders

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Lt Ho bearing 297°, 3.5 miles


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5 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Divisions with night clothing

8.10am: Unrigged target. Hands employed parts of ship

11.40am: Secured coaling lighter alongside


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6 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.30am: Divisions & Rounds

11.30am: Dress of day Number 2’s

4.45pm: Rigged coaling gear


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7 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.30am: Coal ship

8.0am: Finished coaling. Took in 45 tons. Dressed ship with mast head flags

8.45am: Hands employed unrigging coaling gear & cleaning ship

9.40am: HMS “Curlew” proceeded to sea

10.45am: Spread wing awnings

pm: Hands employed returning empty ammunition cases

3.0pm: Tested whalers dropping gear

3.46pm: HMS “Curlew” came to in Grassy Bay

Number on sick list: 1


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8 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.15am: Spread Q.D. awning

7.45am: HMS “Calcutta” alongside oiling jetty

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.0am: Returned 2½” target wire

5.0pm: Furled lower Q.D. awning

Number on sick list: 1


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9 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.20am: Secure water boat alongside. Took in 21 tons boiler water

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship. HMS “Curlew” left harbour

10.30am: Water boat shoved off

11.0am: Took in 3 months meat & vegetables

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite & diving party

2.50pm: 1 rating returned from hospital

4.0pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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10 May 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Routine. Furled Q.D. awning

7.0am: SS “Patuca” anchored in Grassy Bay

9.0am: Hands employed securing for sea. Hoisted 2nd skiff

10.36am: Slipped & proceeded to Grassy Bay

10.54am: Came to in 9 fathoms veered to 3 shackles

am: Hoisted Motor Boat

noon: SS “Patuca” sailed. SS “Fort St George” arrived

3.05pm: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite for leaving harbour

4.0pm: Exercised collision stations

4.25pm: Fairway pole abeam. Course N62E

4.45pm: Streamed log

5.0pm: Advanced clocks 19 minutes 20 seconds, Zone Time 4

midnight: Altered course 1° to Starboard, Var altered to 18W

Number on sick list: 1


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11 May 1923

From Bermuda to Port Hawkesbury

Lat 35.06, Long -63.86

7.10am: Hauled in & cleared patent log which was fouled by weed

am: Hands employed cleaning ship

1.30pm: Hands employed scraping boats, etc

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: St Davids Lt Ho 195°, 140 miles


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12 May 1923

From Bermuda to Port Hawkesbury

Lat 38.08, Long -62.96

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship, scraping boats, etc

8.0pm: Altered course 1° to Starboard. Variation 18W

midnight: Altered course 1° Starboard. Variation 19W

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Sable Island Lt 021°, 386


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13 May 1923

From Bermuda to Port Hawkesbury

Lat 42.33, Long -61.33

6.15am: Sunday Routine

9.30pm: Passed a fishing vessel Starboard side

True Bearing and Distance: Sable Island Lt 030°, 113


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14 May 1923

From Bermuda to Port Hawkesbury

Lat 45.61, Long -61.36

5.33am: Altered course as requisite for passing through ice

8.10am: Course as requisite for Gut of Canso. Increased to 10.7 knots

9.35am: Came to in 12.5 fathoms veered to 3 shackles. Lowered motor boat. Hands employed as requisite

Anchor Bearings: Tupper Lt S8W, Grant Pt N57E, Keaton Pt N20W

1.30pm: Hoisted second whaler

4.0pm: Hands to Evening Quarters. Physical drill


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15 May 1923

At Port Hawkesbury

Lat 45.61, Long -61.36

9.0am: Hands employed painting ship

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship

3.30pm: Hoisted skiff & changed whalers to opposite davits

6.0pm: Secured whalers for sea

8.0pm: Hoisted motor boat. In accommodation ladder

9.15pm: SS “Gullunare” anchored off quarter


[SS “Gullunare”: perhaps misspelt SS “Gulnare” built 1893. More about SS “Gulnare” here]


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16 May 1923

From Port Hawkesbury to Montreal

Lat 46.75, Long -62.08

2.0am: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots out of Gut of Canso North

4.29am: Ballache Point [Balache Point] abeam 026°, 0.2 miles

5.08am: Course N11W, North Canso Lt abeam

6.55am: Cape Henry Lt abeam 070°½, 2.5 miles

7.30am: Course as requisite for passing through ice field

am: Threw overboard 99 rounds 2 pdr ammunition Lot H2620 in accordance with S.F.O. 889/23

10.35am: East Point Prince Edward Island abeam

10.50am: Encountered field ice

am: Course as requisite passing through ice, mean course N2W

3.30pm: Furled Q.D. awning. Stopped

3.35pm: Proceeded at 100 revs

3.45pm: Clear of field ice. Course N2W

4.30-5.30pm: Passed through drift ice

6.40pm: Streamed Patent log

9.15pm: Reduced to 7 knots. “Fog”

True Bearing and Distance: East Point Prince Edward Island 164°, 18 miles


[S.F.O. = Standing Fleet Order]


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17 May 1923

From Port Hawkesbury to Montreal

Lat 49.41, Long -64.93

5.03am: Altered course to Starboard to avoid steamer

5.05am: Resumed original course

7.55am: Sighted white cliffs of Anticosti N77½E

8.55am: Sighted Fame Pt

am: Hands employed scraping boats & parts of ship

1.15pm: Watch scraping whaler, taking soundings, etc

midnight: Zone +4. Put clocks back 1 hour

midnight: Zone +5. Altered course to S79W

True Bearing and Distance: Cloridorme Pt 164°, 15 miles


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18 May 1923

From Port Hawkesbury to Montreal

Lat 47.75, Long -69.98

7.43am: Altered course S74W. Green Island bearing SE, 3 miles

8.0am: Hauled in Patent Log

9.38am: White Island abeam

1.40pm: Altered course S82½W. Goose Cape abeam, 0.5 miles

4.0pm: Cape Brulé abeam 303°½, 0.1 miles

4.12pm: Course as requisite for Narrows

5.25pm: St Jean Pier abeam 322°, 0.4 miles. Altered course N82W & as requisite for Quebec

6.25pm: Came to with Port anchor in 12 fathoms veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: End of Breakwater N22W, Levis Pt Φ Pantion [?] Pt N58E (Orleans Island)

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Eagle 351°, 1.5 miles


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


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19 May 1923

At Quebec

Lat 46.82, Long -71.2

8.30am: Hands employed parts of ship & as requisite. Lowered 2nd whaler

11.45am: Hoisted second whaler

5.38pm: Weighed & proceeded at 12 knots. Course as requisite for proceeding to Montreal


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20 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

6.15am: Secured alongside Victoria wharf Montreal

7.0am: Advanced clocks 1 hour to Summer Time

8.30am: Hands employed furling Q.D. awning & scrubbing decks

10.45am: Hands to clean in No 1’s

1.30pm: Opened ship to visitors. Took in 23 tons boiler water

5.0pm: Visitors left ship


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21 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.0am: Shifted ship with the aid of two tugs to Victoria Pier

10.0am: Landed Bayonet Party

11.30am: Bayonet Party returned

1.25-3.0pm: Bayonet Party landed


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22 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.30-10.15am: Bayonet team landed

1.30-3.30pm: Bayonet team landed


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23 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.30-10.30am: Bayonet team landed

1.45-3.15pm: Bayonet team landed


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24 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.0am: Dressed ship

8.35am: Landed party for sport at St Johns. Hands employed parts of ship

4.40pm: Rigged ship for coaling

6.0pm: Coal lighter secured alongside

8.27pm: Undressed ship


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25 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

6.30am: Hands to breakfast & clean in refitting rig

7.15am: Hands employed preparing for coaling

8.30am: Coaling ship started by means of grabs. Hands employed parts of ship

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship

3.45pm: Finished coaling. Took in 155 tons. Washed down ship


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26 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

8.0am: Dressed ship

8.50am: Respread Q.D. awning. Hands employed as requisite

9.30-11.40am: Bayonet team landed

1.20pm: Bayonet team landed

pm: Received 30 tons boiler water

5.0pm: Bayonet team returned

7.45pm: Bayonet team left ship

8.30pm: Undressed ship

11.0pm: Bayonet team returned


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27 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 45.55, Long -73.52

9.15am: Landed R.C. Church party

1.15pm: Ship open to visitors

2.0pm: Landed Church of England church party for church parade

5.0pm: Church of England party returned. Visitors left ship

8.10pm: Furled Q.D. awning


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28 May 1923

At Montreal

Lat 46.00, Long -73.18 [Longitude -72.18 in log]

9.0am: Warped from Victoria Wharf

9.07am: Proceeded at 10 knots. Course as requisite for St Lawrence

10.36am: Virchères church abeam

1.53pm: Passed Yamike Curve lake St Peter

pm: Discovered the loss of 1 Rifle. Acquainted authorities at Montreal

4.59pm: Cape à La Roche abeam

5.45pm: Richelieu Island abeam

6.37pm: St Croix abeam

8.55pm: Came to with Port anchor in 13 fathoms veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Sillery church S68W, light buoy N82W, Tower N. Var 19½W

11.10pm: Hoisted whaler

True Bearing and Distance: Lanoraie Church 215°, 3 miles


[Yamike Curve: perhaps misspelt Yamachiche Curve (Courbe de Yamachiche). “Yamachiche Bend is in the middle of Lake St. Peter. The curve is slight, only causing about 14° alteration on the course. An anchorage has been formed for the temporary accommodation of heavy-draft vessels by widening the curve”]

[Richelieu Island: “Off Pointe Deschambault and on the northwestern side of the channel are two patches of bowlders [sic], covered at high water and marked by bushes. Opposite the eastern of these two patches and on the southeastern side of the channel is Richelieu Island, a shaly bank covered with mud and strewn with bowlders and rocky patches”]


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29 May 1923

From Montreal to St John’s N.F. and at Quebec

Lat 47.63, Long -69.88

4.0am: Weighed and proceeded 10 knots. Course as requisite for proceeding down St Lawrence

5.34am: St Laurent Lt Ho abeam. Altered course N82E

7.57am: Course as requisite for Beaujeu Narrows

10.03am: Lower Traverse Lt Vessel abeam

pm: Watch canvassing whalers oars

pm: Seamanship T.C.’s to instruction

5.0pm: Stopped & proceeded as requisite for adjusting compass

7.10pm: Finished swinging and shaped course N70E, 9 knots

11.22pm: Cock Pt buoy abeam

True Bearing and Distance: Grand Island Lt bearing 064°, 1.6 miles


[Inserted note: Record of observations for deviation]

[Cock Point: St Laurence River, Rimouski; named by the French “des coques” meaning mussels, changed to the present name by the English]


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30 May 1923

From Montreal to St. John’s N.F.

Lat 49.31, Long -65.6

1.05am: Metis Lt abeam, 4 miles

3.32am: Mantane Lt abeam

4.55am: Observed sun true bearing: dev 1°E. Altered course N87E (C.)

6.52am: Cape Chat Lt Ho abeam, 6.3 miles

9.0am: Hands employed scraping paint work. T.C.’s to instruction

9.31am: Martin River abeam

1.15pm: Watch employed painting in Battery. T.C.’s to instruction. Altered course S53E. Cape Magdalen abeam

3.0pm: Streamed patent log

4.27pm: Fame Pt abeam S57W, 5 miles

True Bearing and Distance: Pleureuse Pt 194°, 3.3 miles


[Inserted page: Description and position of corrector]

[Mantane Lt: perhaps misspelt Matane Light]


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31 May 1923

From Montreal to St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.66, Long -60.05

6.05am: Sighted Brion Island bearing S½ E, 29 miles

7.15am: Sighted Bird Rocks S22E

7.65am: Brion Island Lt, 15.6 miles, abeam

9.0am: Bird Rock Lt abeam

9.50am: Hands employed scraping in battery. Seamanship T.C. to instruction

11.30am: Sighted Cape North 167°

1.15pm: Watch employed chipping paint work

5.45pm: Cape Ray abeam 017½°, 21 miles

7.30pm: Observed bearing of Sun dev 1°E

True Bearing and Distance: Cape North 173½°, 39 miles



LOGS FOR JUNE 1923


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1 June 1923

From Montreal to St John’s N.F.

Lat 46.6, Long -55.65

5.20am: Sounded in 45 fathoms

6.0am: Sighted land on Port bow

9.15am: Hands employed chipping paint work. T.C. to instruction

1.15pm: Watch employed painting in battery

8.40pm: Sighted Cape Pine

9.24pm: Cape Pine Lt abeam

9.50pm: Sighted Cape Race Lt

midnight: Put clocks on half an hour

True Bearing and Distance: Laun Islands 005°, 15.5 miles


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2 June 1923

From Montreal to St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.30am: Altered course N28½E. Sounded in 95 fathoms

6.50am: Sounded in 94 fathoms

7.30am: Sighted Cape Spear bearing S53W, 0.6 miles

7.31am: Altered course N16W & as requisite for entering St John’s

8.03am: Came to in 14¾ fathoms veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Leading Rocks in line N53W, Conspicuous chimney N23E, Clock tower N81W

8.25am: Dressed ship. Lowered boats. Hands employed parts of ship

11.0am: Fired Royal Salute

noon: Put clocks on 1 hour. Daylight Saving


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3 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

5.45am: Sunday Routine

9.30am: Divisions. Prayers


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4 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

5.45am: Hands employed preparing for going alongside

6.30am: Hoisted motor boat. Weighed & proceeded

6.50am: Came to with Port anchor veered to 3 shackles & warped alongside Harvey’s wharf

noon: Took in 48 tons boiler water

1.15pm: Hands employed washing down aloft

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Hoisted 2nd skiff

6.30pm: Landed football party


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5 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.0am: 12 Candidates for educational test

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship


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6 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.10am: Hands employed painting parts of ship & washing ship’s side

pm: Football party landed


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7 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.0am: Hands employed parts of ship & as requisite

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship & as requisite

2.30pm: Guard of Honour left ship

3.50pm: Guard returned

4.45pm: Prepared ship for coaling


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8 June 1923

At St Johns N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

5.45am: Cleared lower deck, drifted ship under coal shutes

6.20am: Hands employed coaling ship

noon: Finished coaling 90.55 tons

1.20pm: Hands employed cleaning ship


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9 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.30am: Divisions with night clothing

8.40am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Took in 15 tons boiler water


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10 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.30am: Clear lower deck. Prayers

1.0pm: Opened ship to visitors

4.30pm: Furled Q.D. awning. Visitors left ship


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11 June 1923

From St John’s N.F. to Harbour Grace and at St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.8, Long -52.71

9.10am: Hands employed preparing to leave jetty

9.40am: Fell in the guard

10.0am: H.E. the Governor of Newfoundland, Lady Allardyce & A.D.C. [Aide-de-Camp] embarked. Slipped and proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite for leaving harbour

10.20am: Passed entrance. Shaped course N55E

10.33am: Small Pt abeam 1.5 miles. Altered course N37½E

10.41am: Sugarloaf abeam. Altered course N21½E

11.01am: Tor Pt abeam. Altered course N13E

2.0pm: Course as requisite for entering Harbour Grace

2.50pm: Came to with Port anchor in 8 fathoms 4 shackles

Anchor Bearings: R.C. Cathedral N72E, Beach Point Lt Ho S89E, Patent slip S85E

3.45pm: H.E. the Governor of Newfoundland & party proceeded on shore

7.0pm: Landed football party

8.30pm: Shortened in to 3 shackles

11.0pm: H.E. the Governor came on board

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: Cape St Francis Lt Ho 271°, 2.5 miles


[Tor Point: perhaps misspelt Torbay Point]


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12 June 1923

At Harbour Grace

Lat 47.68, Long -53.25

8.30am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite. Training classes to instruction

10.30am: H.E. Governor landed

11.45am: Rove motor boats falls

12.46pm: H.E. the Governor & Lady Allardyce came onboard

2.30pm: Hoisted motor boat

2.50pm: Weighed & proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving harbour & proceeding to Carbonear Bay. Speed 9 knots

4.0pm: Came to with Port anchor veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Convent N41W, Red light on end wharf N17W, Methodist Church N44E

4.23pm: H.E. Governor & party landed

Number on sick list: 3


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13 June 1923

At Carbonear

Lat 48.18, Long -52.91

7.50am: Hoisted Motor boat

8.0am: Weighed & proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving Carbonear, 9 knots

8.20am: Carbonear Is 098°, 6 cables. Shaped course N72½E

9.30am: Hands employed painting in battery. T.C.’s to instruction

11.18am: Altered course to round Split Pt passing inside Baccalieu Is. Course N1W

11.55am: Altered course N81W to round Grates Pt

2.47pm: Altered course S3W & as requisite for Heart’s Content

3.03pm: Came to in 10 fathoms veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Church S37½E, Northern Pt N17W, Hill (265 ft) N69E

3.30pm: H.E. Governor & party landed

10.0pm: H.E. the Governor returned onboard

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: Grates Pt 225°, 1.8 miles


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14 June 1923

At Heart’s Content

Lat 47.88, Long -53.38

9.10am: Hoisted 2nd skiff. Hands employed parts of ship. Training classes to instruction

11.30am: Lady Allardyce came onboard

11.50am: Weighed and proceeded at 4 knots. Course as requisite

11.59am: Shaped course N35E

1.15pm: Hands employed painting overhead in Battery. Training classes instruction

2.30pm: Reduced to 9 knots. Course as requisite for entering Trinity harbour

2.46pm: Came to with Port anchor 3 shackles 6 fathoms

Anchor Bearings: Light Ho S3E, Tabins Pt N27W, Nuddick Pt S49W

3.15pm: H.E. the Governor & party proceeded ashore

pm: Ship visitors onboard from 16.30 till 18.30

10.03pm: H.E. the Governor returned onboard

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Heart’s Content Light House 090°, 0.2 miles


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15 June 1923

At Trinity

Lat 48.37, Long -53.39

9.10am: Hands employed painting parts of ship. Training classes to instruction

11.50am: Lady Allardyce embarked

11.55am: Hoisted motor boat

12.30pm: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite for leaving harbour

12.40pm: Shaped course S45E

3.0pm: Arrived in Catalina Harbour

3.20pm: Secured alongside Sir William Coaker’s wharf at Port Union

4.0pm: H.E. Governor & party landed

pm: Ship open to visitors from 16.30 to 18.30

Number on sick list: 2


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16 June 1923

At Port Union

Lat 48.49, Long -53.08

0.05am: H.E. Governor came onboard

9.30am: Ship open to visitors

10.0am: H.E. the Governor landed

11.25am: Out all ship visitors

11.50am: H.E. the Governor & Party embarked

11.55am: Shoved off from Wharf. Course & speed as requisite for leaving harbour

12.35pm: Shaped course N67E

2.24pm: Altered course to Gull Island S68W

2.50pm: Altered course as requisite for entering Bonavista

2.55pm: Embarked Pilot

3.15pm: Came to in 12 fathoms veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Squarry Island Lt Ho N22E, Church (Red Roof) S88E, Chapel S60E

3.45pm: H.E. Governor & party landed

4.30pm: Spread Port Wing awning

5.0pm: Evening Quarters. Ship open to visitors 17.00-18.30

11.45pm: H.E. Governor & party embarked

11.55pm: Hoisted motor boat


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17 June 1923

From Bonavista to St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.93, Long -53.71

5.55am: Weighed & proceeded

6.0am: Shaped course N, 9 knots

6.35am: Gull Island abeam N78W, 0.1 miles

2.10pm: Sugar Loaf abeam, 2 cables

2.20pm: Altered course S51W & as requisite for entering St John’s

2.45pm: Arrived in harbour

3.0pm: Secured alongside. Harvey’s wharf (Shed Co Allen line on chart)

pm: Disembarked H.E. the Governor, Lady Allardyce [&] A.D.C.

Number on sick list: 2

True Bearing and Distance: Cape St Francis Lt 198°, 8.4 miles


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18 June 1923

At St John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.10am: Hands employed parts of ship. Training class to instruction

pm: Took in 21 tons boiler water

Number on sick list: 2


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19 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.0am: Landed a Platoon for route march

11.0am: Landing party returned

11.10am: Quarters clean guns

4.0pm: 1 rating discharged to hospital


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20 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

8.30am: Lowered 1st whaler & carried out monthly diving test

11.55am: Hoisted 1st whaler

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite. Training classes to instruction


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21 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

9.10am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite. Training classes to instruction

10.15am: Shifted ship from Harvey’s Wharf to Wharf astern

pm: Took in 7 tons boiler water

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.20pm: Watch employed singling up wires & reeving ship rope

10.0pm: Slipped & proceeded out of harbour. H.E. Governor, Lady Allardyce & A.D.C. on board. Encountered fog. Course S33½E, 4 knots


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22 June 1923

From St John’s N.F. to Burin

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

7.0am: Commenced sounding

9.0am: Hands employed as requisite & painting in battery

1.40pm: Cape Race Fog Horn abeam. Taking sounding every ¼ hour

6.0pm: Hove to, furled Q.D. awning

6.08pm: Proceeded 9 knots

8.30pm: Commenced sounding

9.15pm: Sighted landed right ahead

9.30pm: Hove to. Course N65E. 50 revs. Hauled in log

pm: 1 sounding machine lead lost by accident

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Cape Pine 280°, 10.0 miles


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23 June 1923

From St John’s to Burin

Lat 47.05, Long -55.18

6.0am: Course as requisite for entering Burin

7.20am: Came to in Ship Cove

12.35pm: Let go Port anchor & veered to 1 shackle

Anchor Bearings: R.C. Church N36W, Church of England Church N72W, Methodist Church S67W

3.55pm: H.E. Governor & party landed

4.0pm: Weighed & shifted billet

5.50pm: H.E. Governor & party returned onboard

8.45pm: H.E. Governor & party landed

10.50pm: H.E. Governor & party returned onboard

11.0pm: Weighed Port anchor

Number on sick list: 1


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24 June 1923

At Burin [from Burin to Belleoram and at Belleoram]

Lat 47.05, Long -55.918

6.0am: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite for having ship rove by Southern Channel

6.34am: Little Burin Lt Ho 348°, 1.5 miles

9.30am: Division & church

3.0pm: Hauled in patent log

3.55pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 20 fms veered to 4 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Gull Pt S65W, Beach Pt Lt S10E, Church S14W

pm: Lowered motor boat

8.40pm: Hoisted motor boat

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Fortune Head 053°, 3.3 miles


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25 June 1923

At Belloran [Belleoram]

Lat 47.51, Long -55.41

8.30am: Lowered motor boat

9.55am: H.E. Governor & party landed

12.05pm: H.E. Governor & party returned onboard. Hoisted motor boat

12.17pm: Weighed & proceeded 9 knots

3.0pm: Course as requisite for entering Harbour Breton

3.10pm: Came to in 30 fms. Weighed & came to in 12 fms veered to 3 shackles. Dropped Starboard anchor under foot

Anchor Bearings: Lt Ho South; Church S36W; right tangent, Wharf S71W

5.30pm: H.E. Governor proceeded onshore

9.45pm: H.E. Governor & party returned onboard

9.50pm: Hoisted skiff & motor boat

Number on sick list: 1


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26 June 1923

At Harbour Breton & Grand Bank

Lat 47.36, Long -55.51

5.30am: Routine ¼ hour early

6.15am: Weighed Starboard anchor

9.0am: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite for leaving harbour

9.26am: Course S33E. Eastern Head bearing East, 0.4 miles

11.06am: Stopped engines. Disembarked Dr McDermott of Jacques Island

11.14am: Proceeded. Course S61E

pm: Lost by accident 1 hand scrubber

2.05pm: Came to in 10 fms veered to 3 shackles. Lowered motor boats

pm: 1 paint brush lost overboard

5.0pm: H.E. Governor & party landed

8.0pm: Landed Football party

10.0pm: Party returned

10.50pm: H.E. Governor & party embarked

10.58pm: Weighed & proceeded N30W, 9 knots. Altered course West

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Boxey Lt 305°, 3.7 miles


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27 June 1923

From Grand Bank to St John’s

Lat 46.86, Long -52.95

1.15am: Encountered fog, reduced to 6 knots

1.45am: Streamed patent log

1.50am: Altered course S42E. Commenced sounding every ¼ hour

1.15pm: Hands to make and mend cloths

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Burin Lt Ho 314°, 12 miles


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28 June 1923

From Grand Bank to St John’s

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

6.42am: Bear Cove fog horn bearing NW (approx)

11.21am: Heard Cape Spear fog signal. Course as requisite for entering St John’s

12.10pm: Came to in 12 fathoms veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Leads Rocks Φ N53W, Chimney N29E

1.0pm: Lowered Motor Boat

1.30pm: H.E. Governor of Newfoundland, Lady Allardyce & A.D.C. disembarked. Fired salute

1.40pm: Weighed & proceeded alongside Shay’s Wharf

2.0pm: Secured alongside

4.40pm: Lowered 2nd whaler employed watch diving party clearing foul propeller

6.0pm: Took in 18 tons boiler water

10.30pm: Diving party secured

11.30pm: SS “Manoa” secured alongside astern

Number on sick list: 1


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

[The return to St John’s of HE the Governor, Lady Allardyce and Major P. F. Wilberforce-Bell (Military Secretary and A.D.C.) onboard HMS “Wistaria” along with a brief account of their voyage is mentioned in St John’s Evening Telegram Saturday, June 30, 1923: page 6]


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29 June 1923


At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

7.30am: Commenced diving operations

9.25am: Hands employed cleaning out & restowing canvass room

11.30am: Diving operations finished. Propeller clear

1.15pm: Hands employed painting water line & parts of ship as requisite

2.0pm: 1 rating discharged to hospital

3.0pm: 1 Rating returned from hospital

3.45pm: Spread Q.D. awning

4.10pm: Hoisted whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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30 June 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

10.40am: Paid hands quarterly settlement

8.0pm: SS “Manoa” sailed

Number on sick list: 2



LOGS FOR JULY 1923


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1 July 1923

At St John’s N.F.

Lat 47.56, Long -52.705

11.45am: Landed Guard of Honour. Memorial Day celebrations

4.45pm: Furled Q.D. awning

7.30pm: Hands employed preparing ship for sea

8.0pm: Slipped & proceeded to sea

8.06pm: Passed Narrows. Course S25E, 9 knots

8.30pm: Altered course S45W. Cape Spear bearing W, 1.0 miles

9.09pm: Streamed patent log

9.53pm: Bull Bay Lt abeam

Number on sick list: 4


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2 July 1923

From St John’s N.F. to Sydney Cape Breton Island

Lat 46.45, Long -54.95

2.25am: Cape Race abeam, 6 miles

3.50am: Encountered fog, 6 knots

4.25am: Cape Freels fog horn bearing NW

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks

9.13am: Hands employed parts of ship, OS training classes filling up blank saluting charges for 3 pdr

11.30pm: Sight landed bearing N12W

1.15: Hands employed scraping paint work

midnight: Put clocks back 29 minutes

Number on sick list: 4

True Bearing and Distance: Chapeau Rouge 327°, 32.0 miles


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3 July 1923

From St John’s N.F. to Sydney, Cape Breton Island

Lat 46.26, Long -60.03

9.35am: Exercised General Quarters. Dropped target & carried out 1” aiming practice. Course & speed as requisite

11.55am: Hauled in patent log

1.25pm: Altered course S28W & as requisite for entering port of Sydney

1.35pm: Came to in 7 fathoms veered to 3 shackles. French sloop “Ville d’Ys” & “Regulus” in port. Officer of Guard from “Ville d’Ys” came onboard

Anchor Bearings: Fixed Red light N12E, End of Ferry Slip S84E, End of Supply Ship S12E

2.0pm: Officer of Guard visited “Ville d’Ys”. Put clocks back 1 hour Sydney time

8.30pm: Hoisted skiff

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: Flat Point 267°, 3.5 miles


[French sloop “Ville d’Ys”: built 1917 as HMS “Andromeda” by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Newcastle on Tyne. 15/08/1917 delivered to the French Navy and renamed “Ville d’Ys”]


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4 July 1923

At Sydney, Cape Breton Island

Lat 46.13, Long -60.19

8.30am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite. Two hands painting water line

10.0am: Lowered 2nd whaler

10.30am: Captain visited “Ville d’Ys”

noon: Hoisted whaler. Make & mend clothes

1.0pm: Water lighter came alongside

1.30pm: Captain of “Ville d’Ys” visited Captain. Landed libertymen

2.20pm: Water Lighter shoved off

4.45pm: Watch employed furling well deck awning, covering boats & preparing for coaling

5.20pm: “St Jeanne D’Arc” anchored ahead

6.05pm: French sloop “Regulus” weighed & proceeded

7.15pm: French sloop “Ville d’Ys” weighed & proceeded

8.30pm: Hoisted skiff

pm: Motor boats bow lamp lost overboard by accident whilst embarking libertymen


[“St Jeanne D’Arc”: perhaps French cruiser “Jeanne D’Arc” built 1899]


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5 July 1923

At Sydney, Cape Breton Island

Lat 46.13, Long -60.19

5.45am: Hands preparing ship for going alongside

6.0am: Weighed & proceeded

6.33am: Secured alongside coaling jetty

7.30am: Commenced coaling

12.45pm: Carried on coaling

1.0pm: Finished coaling: 174 tons

1.35pm: Cast off & proceeded to anchorage

2.10pm: Came to in 4 fathoms veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Yacht club F.S. N78E, End of Reserve Wharf S20E, End of Ingraham Wharf S64E

2.30pm: Hands to scrub & wash upper deck


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6 July 1923

From Sydney, Cape Breton Island, to Whycocomagh

Lat 46.26, Long -60.16

7.0am: Lowered 2nd whaler & rigged her for diving

8.30am: Diving party left ship. Hands employed cleaning ship

10.05am: Diving party returned, having failed to find lamp

10.40am: Hoisted whaler

10.55am: Hoisted motor boat

11.0am: Weighed Starboard anchor. Proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite for leaving Sydney

11.34am: SE Bar Lt abeam. Course N13E, 1½ cables

1.15pm: Watch employed scraping 2 pdr platforms

1.23pm: Altered course S52W. Course & speed as requisite for passing through Great Bras D’Or & St Patrick Channel

pm: Course & speed as requisite for St Patrick Channel

5.35pm: Passed through narrows

6.25pm: Came to with Starboard anchor in 3 fms veered to 2 shackles. Lowered motor boat, took soundings round ship

Anchor Bearings: Northern end Indian Island N72W, South end Indian Island S5E, Black Bungalow N50E

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: Cranberry Head 273°, 1.2 miles


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7 July 1923

At Whycocomagh

Lat 45.97, Long -61.11

8.30am: Hands employed washing down aloft & as requisite

1.0pm: Lowered 1st whaler

5.0pm: Cleared lower deck. Hoisted whaler

8.30pm: Hoisted skiff


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8 July 1923

At Whycocomagh

Lat 45.97, Long -61.11

6.15am: Sunday routine

9.25am: Rounds

9.30am: Pipe down

5.0pm: Evening Quarters

6.30pm: Lowered 1st skiff

9.0pm: Hoisted skiff


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9 July 1923

At Whycocomagh

Lat 45.97, Long -61.11

9.10am: Hands employed painting down aloft & parts of ship as requisite

1.15pm: Hands employed painting down aloft & washing ship’s side

4.10pm: Lowered 1st skiff

8.45pm: Hoisted 1st & 2nd skiffs


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10 July 1923

At Whycocomagh

Lat 45.97, Long -61.11

6.0am: Hands employed painting ship

8.25am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

1.15pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side & washing down funnels

3.45pm: Tea; shift into night clothing

4.30pm: Cleared lower deck


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11 July 1923

At Whycocomagh

Lat 45.97, Long -61.11

7.30am: Hands employed painting ship, funnels & upper deck

1.15pm: Lowered 1st whaler. Hands employed painting upper deck

Number on sick list: 1


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12 July 1923

At Whycocomagh

Lat 45.97, Long -61.11

8.30am: Hoisted carley float

9.10am: Hands employed painting parts of ship


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13 July 1923

At Whycocomagh

Lat 45.97, Long -61.11

9.10am: Hands employed cleaning boats

8.45pm: Hoisted all boats


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14 July 1923

From Whycocomagh to Port Hood

Lat 45.97, Long -61.11

8.30am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

10.0am: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots

am: Course as requisite for passing through Bras d’Or

1.20pm: Passed swing bridge, Grand Narrows. Course S53W

2.30pm: Altered course S10W as requisite for St Peters Inlet

3.25pm: Entered St Peters Canal

4.15pm: Entered lock. Course as requisite for Green Island through St Peters Bay

6.15pm: Green Island Lt bearing N45E, 0.7 miles. Shaped Course N78W

7.30pm: Altered course N45W & as requisite for Gut of Canso

11.08pm: Came to at Port Hood 3 fms, 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Dean Shoal Lt Ho S35E, Henry Island S80W, Portsmouth Pt S54W


[Dean Shoal: a steep sandy flat on the mainland side of the port, extending 600 yards from the sandy beach at Mill Creek. A red buoy is moored in 3 fathoms on the western edge of Dean Shoal]

[Portsmouth Point: the southern end of Port Hood Island]


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15 July 1923

At Port Hood

Lat 46.01, Long -61.53

9.45am: Mustered by open list

1.0pm: Lowered 1st skiff

1.15pm: Ship open to visitors

4.30pm: All visitors left ship

8.20pm: Weighed & proceeded 9 knots. Course as requisite for leaving Port Hood

8.42pm: Henry Island Lt abeam, 1 mile

10.10pm: Cape George Lt abeam, 2.2 miles


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16 July 1923

At Pictou

Lat 45.68, Long -62.71

1.53am: Came to in Pictou Roads with Port anchor in 7 fathoms veered 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Bear Lt S88E, Gull Island Lt N8½W, Red Leading Lt N35W

5.45am: Sea Routine till 7.15 then Harbour Routine

7.0am: Furled QD awning & spread new QD awning

7.20am: Officer of Guard HMCS “Patriot” came onboard

8.55am: Weighed & proceeded. Course & speed as requisite for entering Pictou

9.15am: Came to in 7 fathoms veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Custom Ho N35W, R.C. Spire N1E, Marine Railway Pier N40E

10.15am: Weighed & proceeded alongside Town Point Pier

pm: Took in 39 tons of boiler water

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship and as requisite

4.0pm: Officer of Guard left ship to board HMS “Calcutta”

5.45pm: French sloop “Regulus” arrived

6.0pm: USS “Reuben James” & “Converse” arrived


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17 July 1923

At Pictou

Lat 45.68, Long -62.71

8.0am: American destroyers secured alongside Macdonalds Jetty

9.10am: Hands employed parts of ship & as requisite

1.15pm: Hands employed rigging illuminating circuits

8.30pm: Illuminated ship

midnight: Switch out illuminating circuits


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18 July 1923

At Pictou

Lat 45.68, Long -62.71

9.0am: Hands employed as requisite

2.0pm: Ship open to visitors

6.0pm: Visitors left ship


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19 July 1923

At Pictou

Lat 45.68, Long -62.71

8.40am: French sloop “Regulus” sailed

9.10am: Hands employed cleaning out boats & as requisite

11.35am: Hoisted motor boat

3.30pm: Furled Q.D. awning

6.0pm: Employed watch securing boats for sea


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20 July 1923

From Pictou to Halifax

Lat 45.9, Long -61.86

8.0am: Slipped & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite

8.30am: Shaped course N88E. Logan Pt 305°, 1.3 miles. Paraded guard on passing “Calcutta”

9.15am: Exercised General Quarters 4” guns crew to drill

3.45pm: Balache Pt abeam, 0.2 miles. Course as requisite for Gut of Canso

4.0pm: HMS “Calcutta” passed

4.15pm: USS “Ruben James” & “Converse” passed Port side

5.10pm: Course as requisite for passing through Canso harbour

5.52pm: Canso Bell buoy (Northern entrance abeam). Altered course South

7.15pm: Whitehead Lt Ho abeam, 2.1 miles

midnight: Put clocks on 1 hour + 3 hours. Altered course S59W. Var 23½W

True Bearing and Distance: Cape George 203°, 1.5 miles


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21 July 1923

From Pictou to Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

2.43am: Reduced to 7 knots, fog

3.30am: Clear of fog, increased to 10 knots

8.24am: Thrum Cap bell buoy abeam. Altered course N21W

8.35am: Altered course N1W & as requisite for entering harbour

9.10am: Secured to Number 4 wharf Halifax Dockyard

10.15am: Lowered motor boat


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22 July 1923

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

5.30am: HMCS “Patriot” arrived

8.20am: R.C. Church party landed

10.20am: Church of England church party landed

5.30pm: Watch employed preparing ship for coaling


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23 July 1923

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

5.10am: “Regulus” weighed & proceeded up harbour

7.0am: Coal ship

10.10am: Finished coaling. Took in 33 tons. Hands employed cleaning ship


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24 July 1923

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

am: Spread well deck awning

7.35am: HMCS “Patriot” sailed

9.10am: Hands employed renewing boats falls & T.C. to torpedo instruction

pm: Took in 31 tons of boiler water

1.15pm: Hands employed washing ship’s side & as requisite. Torpedo class to instruction


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25 July 1923

At Halifax

Lat 44.69, Long -63.64

8.30am: Divisions. Air bedding

9.10am: Hands employed washing ship’s side & renewing whalers falls


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26 July 1923

From Halifax to Lunenburg

Lat 44.35, Long -63.96

7.30am: Hands employed securing for sea. Hoisted motor boat

8.0am: Slipped & proceeded. Course as requisite, 9 knots

9.20am: Course S33W. Chebucto Head 323°, 1 ¼ miles

1.0pm: Course as requisite for entering harbour

1.40pm: Came to in 4 fathoms veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent, Moreau Pt N36W; left tangent, Moreau Pt N87W; Battery Pt Lt Ho S23E

1.48pm: Officer of Guard came onboard from HMCS “Patriot”

4.0pm: Put clocks back 1 hour

4.30pm: Weighed & proceeded alongside

5.20pm: Secured alongside Zwicker’s wharf

True Bearing and Distance: Pearl Island Lt 292°, 3.5 miles


[Moreau Point: now Kaulback Head]


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27 July 1923

At Lunenburg

Lat 44.37, Long -64.30

9.10am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite. TC’s to instruction (torpedo)

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship. TC’s to instruction


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28 July 1923

At Lunenburg

Lat 44.37, Long -64.30

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

pm: Ship open to visitors 13.30-18.00

6.05pm: Watch employed getting out extra spring aft


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29 July 1923

At Lunenburg

Lat 44.37, Long -64.30

9.25am: Respread Q.D. awning

10.30am: Landed Church of England church party

pm: Ship open to visitors 13.30-18.00


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30 July 1923

From Lunenburg to Bermuda

Lat 43.96, Long -64.21

8.30am: Hands employed securing for sea

9.25am: Slipped & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite

10.12am: Course S23½W. Rose Pt 250°, 0.8 miles. Hands employed as requisite

10.15am: Streamed patent log

11.37am: Increased speed as requisite for carrying out Full Power Trial

12.30pm: Commenced Full Power Trial

1.15pm: Watch employed cleaning flat under paint store & parts of ship. T.C. examined in torpedo

8.30pm: Full Power Trial completed, reduced to 10 knots

True Bearing and Distance: Cross Island Lt 007°, 21 miles


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31 July 1923

From Lunenburg to Bermuda

Lat 39.15, Long -64.43

9.10am: Hands employed parts of ship. T.C. to Gunnery instruction

1.10pm: Reduced to 9 knots having completed 16 hours to 10 knots. Watch employed on boats sails. T.C.’s to instruction

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Bermuda 181°, 421 miles



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1923


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1 August 1923

From Lunenburg to Bermuda

Lat 35.93, Long -64.45

9.10am: Exercised General Quarters 4” guns crews to drill. Carried out firing with 2 pdr Pom Pom. Nosed fuzed Common shell. Hands cleaning 3” wire hawser. TC’s to Gunnery instruction

am: Threw overboard 2 Pdr cartridges distorted by mechanism

1.0pm: Hands paid monthly ad

1.50pm: Hauled in patent log, cleared it of weed & streamed it

7.45pm: Hauled in, cleared & streamed patent log

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Lt Ho 188°, 230 miles


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2 August 1923

From Lunenburg to Bermuda

Lat 32.6, Long -64.63

11.35am: Sighted St David’s Head Lt Ho bearing S20W

2.0pm: Hauled in Patent log

2.10pm: Course as requisite for entering narrows & proceeding to Grassy Bay

3.35pm: Came to in 7 fathoms veered to 2½ shackles

Anchor Bearings: S breakwater S87W, N Breakwater N75W, Clock Tower N41W

4.10pm: Weighed & proceeded alongside oiling berth

4.20pm: Put clocks back 19 minutes

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: St David’s Lt Ho 194°, 18 miles


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3 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

6.0am: Hands employed getting up ammunition

9.10am: Hands employed de-ammunitioning

pm: Spread forecastle awning


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4 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.40am: Respread Forecastle awning

8.30am: Divisions, air night clothing

9.05am: 1 hand discharged to Hospital

4.45pm: Lowered 2nd skiff


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5 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.55am: Landed R.C. church party

10.10am: Landed Church of England church party

11.25am: Church party returned


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6 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.55am: Landed docking party

8.30am: Slipped from jetty & proceeded to floating dock

10.0am: Hands employed cleaning ship’s bottom

1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship’s bottom

2.30pm: 1 Rating returned from Hospital. Dockyard pumped out

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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7 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed getting up cable & scrubbing ship’s bottom

1.15pm: Hands employed getting up cable & antifouling ship’s bottom

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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8 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed changing cable end for end & as requisite

1.15pm: Hands employed antifouling ship’s bottom


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9 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.30am: Hands employed antifouling ship’s bottom. Landed range party

9.20am: Party landed for Rifle Range

am: Range Party returned onboard

1.15pm: Landed Range Party

4.40pm: Range Party returned onboard

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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10 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed painting ship’s bottom final coating

1.15pm: Hands employed scraping water line & cleaning 1st whaler

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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11 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.30am: Hands employed sweeping down upper deck

8.25am: Commenced flooding dock

8.55am: Landed bathing party

9.25am: “Valerian” left dock & secured to coaling wharf

10.50am: Left dockyard

11.0am: Let go & weighed Starboard anchorage

11.0am: Secured alongside oiling jetty


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12 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

9.55am: R.C.s & Wesleyans fall in, church party

10.10am: Church of England church party


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13 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.45am: Range party landed

8.30am: Landed Canteen cleaning party

noon: Range party returned

1.15pm: Range party landed. Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

5.0pm: Exercised fire stations


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14 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Hands employed embarking ammunition

10.30am: Slipped from Oiling Jetty & secured alongside Sheer Legs Jetty

1.30pm: Hands employed embarking ammunition

3.0pm: Drew two hurricane wires from dockyard


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15 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Landed hospital party. Hands employed drawing stores, side party & as requisite

1.15pm: Hands employed drawing stores


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16 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Landed canteen cleaning party. Hands employed drawing stores & painting

10.05am: Water boat came alongside

pm: Took in 26 tons of boiler water

1.15pm: 6 hands drawing stores, remainder parts of ship as requisite


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17 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.0am: Hands employed provisioning ship

11.30am: 1st whaler hauled up on boat slip

pm: Took in 40 tons of boiler water

1.15pm: Hands employed as requisite. “St Abbs” alongside

pm: “St Abbs” shoved off


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18 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Hands employed cleaning boats & parts of ship as requisite

10.0am: 1 Rating discharged to hospital


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19 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.15am: Routine ¼ hour late

8.15am: Landed canteen cleaning party

9.50am: Landed R.C. & Wesleyan church party

10.10am: Landed Church of England church party

1.15pm: Landed cricket party


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20 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.45am: Range party landed. 1 Hand cleaning out whaler

10.55am: Range party returned

11.0am: Quarters clean guns

1.15pm: Land Range party. Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

3.0pm: Range party returned

4.0-4.15pm: Evening Quarters. Read Warrants Number 19-20

4.40pm: 1 ERA joined ship from “Malabar”

5.0pm: Watch employed preparing for coaling


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21 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

5.30am: Commenced coaling ship

8.15am: Carried on coaling ship

12.50pm: Carry on coaling

4.0pm: Carry on coaling

7.20pm: Completed coaling: 180 tons

7.55pm: Hands employed sweeping down decks


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22 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.45am: Coal lighter shoved off

8.45am: Landed canteen cleaning party

10.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship

5.0pm: Quarters


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23 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

8.30am: Landed canteen working party. Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

10.30am: Surg Lt Maguire discharged to hospital

11.15am: HMS “Valerian” proceeded to Grassy Bay

1.15pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

2.05pm: HMS “Valerian” weighed & proceeded to sea


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24 August 1923

At Bermuda

Lat 32.32, Long -64.8

7.30am: Hoisted first whaler

9.10am: Hands employed drawing stores & parts of ship as requisite

1.15pm: Hands employed on ship’s side, remainder parts of ship

pm: Returned hurricane wires

6.30pm: Watch employed replacing sounding machine

8.15pm: Port Watch employed hoisting carley float & 2nd skiff


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25 August 1923

From Bermuda to Tortola V.I.

Lat 31.28, Long -64.61

5.30am: Saturday Routine. Changed from Number 1 to Number 2 Boiler

7.0am: Launched 1st whaler from boat slip

7.45am: Hands employed returning hurricane hawsers to dockyard

8.45am: Hands employed preparing for sea

9.0am: Tug “St Abbs” secured alongside

9.45am: Slipped & proceeded

10.05am: Came to in Grassy Bay 7 fms veered to 2 shackles

Anchor Bearings: right tangent, S Breakwater S72W; right tangent, N Breakwater N70W; Sheer Legs N34W

10.27am: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite

11.53am: Shaped course S10½W

noon: Advanced clocks 19 minutes

12.55pm: Streamed patent log


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26 August 1923

From Bermuda to Tortola V.I.

Lat 28.76, Long -64.66

6.0am: Sunday Routine (sea)

9.20am: Divisions & Prayers

4.0pm: Evening Quarters

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Gibbs Hill Lt Ho 002½°, 209 miles


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27 August 1923

From Bermuda to Tortola V.I.

Lat 25.35, Long -64.45

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing U.D.

9.10am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite. Seamanship T.C.s to instruction

1.15pm: Watch employed scraping boats’ wood work & cleaning out 2nd whaler

4.20pm: Exercised collision stations. 1 Diver exercised with shallow water diving gear

10.0pm: Altered course S7W, deviation nil

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Eastern Pt Tortola 412 miles


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28 August 1923

From Bermuda to Tortola V.I.

Lat 21.85, Long -64.48

6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing upper deck

9.15am: Hands employed refitting & replacing crow’s nest canopy, scraping first whaler, cleaning boats, etc

1.15pm: Watch employed painting 2nd skiff & as requisite

4.20pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised fire stations

Number on sick list: Nil

True Bearing and Distance: East Pt Tortola181°, 206 miles


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29 August 1923


From Bermuda to Tortola V.I. and at Tortola

Lat 18.42, Long -64.61

5.46am: Sighted Virgin Gorda bearing S3E

6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship

9.05am: Altered course S4W & as requisite for Sir Francis Drake channel & Road Harbour

9.15am: Hands employed preparing for harbour. T.C.s to instruction

10.25am: Came to in 7 fms veered to 2½ shackles

10.45am: Captain paid official visit to Commissioner

11.30am: HM Commissioner paid official visit & was saluted with 15 guns

2.45pm: Landed cricket party

Number on sick list: 1


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30 August 1923

From Bermuda to Tortola V.I. and at Tortola

Lat 17.91, Long -64.28

5.20am: Shortened in

5.30am: Weighed Port anchor & proceeded. Course as requisite for leaving Road Harbour

5.50am: Stopped and proceeded to swing ship for compass adjustment

8.36am: Finished swinging ship. Shaped Course S77½E, 9 knots. Passed through Salt Island Passage

9.20am: Streamed Patent log. Hands employed parts of ship as requisite. T.C.s to instruction

1.15pm: Watch employed scrubbing out whaler & cleaning paintwork

4.0pm: Hauled in patent log

4.20pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised abandon ship stations

4.36pm: Dropped life buoy. Stopped, lowered sea boats

4.50pm: Resumed Course & Speed

5.25pm: Streamed patent log

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: East Pt St Croix Island 231°, 19 miles


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31 August 1923

From Tortola to Demerara

Lat 14.68, Long -62.8

9.10am: Exercised General Quarters

10.0am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

am: 4 Ord. Sea. examined in seamanship for AB

1 Broom, Bass, lost overboard by accident

1.15pm: Watch employed as requisite. 4 Ord. Sea. examined in seamanship for AB

4.20pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised Collision & Abandon Stations

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Dominica Lt 068°, 90 miles



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1923


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1 September 1923

From Tortola to Demerara

Lat 11.8, Long -61.25

4.05am: Sighted Union Island bearing S68E about 20 miles

5.15am: Diamond Island bearing 160°, 16.3 miles

7.45am: Altered course S25E, Dry Rock abeam S59W, 0.4 miles

9.10am: Hands employed cleaning ship. 4 Ord. Seamen examined in signals for AB

1.30pm: Sighted Trinidad Island Starboard bow

2.0pm: Sighted Tobago Island Port bow

4.15pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised Sig & W/T ratings at pistol firing 12 rounds each

5.35pm: Crown Pt Tobago 075°, 0.5 miles. Altered course S39E

6.30pm: Sighted Light on Galera Pt Trinidad bearing S40W

7.30pm: Galera Pt bearing S69W. Sloped awnings

10.50pm: Furled boat deck awning

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: St Catherine's Grenada 310°, 32.5 miles


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2 September 1923

From Tortola to Demerara

Lat 9.25, Long -59.31

7.20am: Altered course to West to furl forecastle awning

7.28am: Resumed course S29E

midnight: Commenced sounding. Advanced clocks 15 minutes

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Boundary Beacon 223°, 57 miles


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3 September 1923

From Tortola to Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

7.33am: Sighted Lt Vessel bearing S22E

8.20am: Altered course S45W & as requisite for crossing Demerara

9.10am: Course as requisite for entering harbour

9.40am: Secured to Bookers Wharf

10.30am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

pm: 1 rating discharged to hospital


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4 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

5.15am: Routine tropical

5.45am: Furled old Q.D. awning, spread new one. Rigged ship for coaling

7.0am: Commenced coaling by native labour

9.10am: Hands employed chipping ship side & parts of ship as requisite

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping ship side

4.30pm: Landed football party

pm: Stopped coaling for the night


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5 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

5.30am: Tropical Routine

7.0am: Commenced coaling

am: Finished coaling: 51 tons

9.10am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side & cleaning ship after coaling

11.0am: Coal lighter shoved off


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6 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

6.0am: Slipped from wharf & proceeded into stream

6.20am: Came to with Port anchor 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Market clock N85E, Church N88W, Light House N40W

6.30am: Hands employed scrubbing upper deck

7.15am: Lowered motor boat

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping & painting ship’s side & parts of ship

5.0pm: Hoisted Motor Boat

5.50pm: Weighed & proceeded alongside

6.0pm: Secured alongside Bookers Wharf

Number on sick list: 1


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7 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

5.30am: Tropical Routine

8.30am: Hands employed parts of ship

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping ship’s side

4.30pm: Landed football party


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8 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

5.30am: Saturday Routine

8.30am: Hands employed washing ship’s side & parts of ship


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9 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

8.15am: Respread Forecastle awning. Hands employed cleaning ship

8.30am: Rifle team landed

8.35am: Church of England party landed

9.20am: R.C. church party landed

10.30am: Wesleyan church party landed

11.0am: Church of England party landed

pm: Ship open to visitors from 16.00 to 18.30pm

6.30pm: Watch employed clearing up decks & sloping awnings


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10 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

5.30am: Tropical Routine

9.10am: Hands employed chipping & painting side. 1 hand in skiff

2.0pm: Hands employed chipping side


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11 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

5.30am: Tropical Routine

9.10am: Hands employed on ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed on ship’s side & painting 2nd whaler

4.30pm: Landed football party


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12 September 1923

At Demerara

Lat 6.81, Long -58.17

5.30am: Tropical routine

9.10am: Hands employed cleaning 1st & 2nd skiff & parts of ship as requisite

am: Leave till 07.30. POs & CPOs to Midnight

pm: Received 10 tons of boiler water

1.15pm: 1 rating returned from hospital

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

Number on sick list: 1


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13 September 1923

From George Town, Demerara, to Port of Spain & at Demerara

Lat 7.61, Long -58.41

6.0am: Slipped from Jetty

6.10am: Proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite for leaving harbour

7.20am: Demerara Lt Vessel abeam S45E, 0.2 miles. Shaped course N12½W

8.0am: Put clocks back 15 minutes

8.10am: Streamed patent log

9.10am: Hands employed cleaning ship as requisite

10.0am: Altered course N34W. Started sounding every hour

1.15pm: Hands employed painting on Q.D. & aft 4” gun

4.15pm: Evening Quarters. Exercised collision stations 2nd part

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Cozier Pt 253°, 15 miles


[Cozier Point coordinates: Lat 7 36N, Long 58 40W]


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14 September 1923

From George Town, Demerara, to Port of Spain

Lat 9.98, Long -61.61

0.00am: Sounding every 2 hours

6.40am: Sighted Trinidad 1 point on Starboard bow

9.45am: Hands painting Q.D. & aft 4” gun, 2 hands motor boat

1.15pm: Watch employed painting 4” gun

1.45pm: Altered course North & as requisite for Southern channel Serpents Mouth

2.06pm: Gallos Rocks Φ Gallos Pt 1.4 miles. Altered course N40E

6.15pm: Reduced speed as requisite

6.35pm: Came to in 4½ fathoms veered to 3 shackles. Lowered motor boat

Anchor Bearings: Old Lt Ho N74½E, White Chimney N30½E, Red Lt N10½W

Number on sick list: 1

True Bearing and Distance: Erin Pt 351°, 5 miles


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


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15 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.45am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite. Side party painting ship’s side

pm: Lowered 2nd whaler

8.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler


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16 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

6.30am: Lowered 1st whaler

5.0pm: Hoisted 1st whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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17 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

6.0am: Lowered 2nd whaler

8.45am: Lowered 2nd skiff

9.10am: Hands employed painting & scraping ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

3.45pm: Discharged 2 ratings to Hospital

5.0pm: Hands to Evening Quarters. Hoisted 2nd skiff

8.40pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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18 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.45am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

8.30am: Hands employed painting ship’s side

2.0pm: Hands employed painting ship’s side & parts of ship

8.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler & 2nd skiff

Number on sick list: 2


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19 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.45am: Hands employed painting funnels & scraping water line

8.35am: Hands employed scraping water line & painting ship

11.45am: Lowered 2nd whaler

8.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 2


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20 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

5.30am: Tropical Routine

8.30am: Hands employed painting parts of ship. 2 hands painting water line. Ordinary Seamen training class boat sailing

10.35am: Landed an escort

11.20am: Escort & prisoner returned onboard

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning paintwork

8.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 2


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21 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

6.0am: Lowered 2nd whaler

9.10am: 4 Hands painting water line. Reminder parts of ship. O.D. training class away boat sailing

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

8.35pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 2


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22 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.30am: Hands employed parts of ship. 4 Hands painting water line

0.30pm: Lowered 1st & 2nd whalers

1.30pm: Both whalers away sailing

3.30pm: Both whalers returned

4.40pm: Hoisted 2nd skiff

8.40pm: Hoisted 1st & 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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23 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

8.30am: Landed R.C. & nonconformist church parties

10.0am: Lowered 2nd whaler

1.0pm: Lowered 2nd skiff

5.0pm: Hoisted 2nd skiff

8.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler


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24 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

9.10am: Hands employed painting parts of ship

10.55am: Water lighter secured alongside

pm: Took in 40 tons of boiler water

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

8.30pm: Hoisted whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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25 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

am: Hands employed rigging ship for coaling

7.0am: Started coaling by native labour

9.0am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

11.25am: Finished coaling: 151 tons. Hands employed clearing up decks

11.40am: Coal lighter shoved off. Hands to dinner. Usual leave

1.15pm: Landed rifle team

1.40pm: Hands employed scrubbing decks

4.20pm: Hands employed getting out lower booms & clearing up decks

8.40pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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26 September 1923

At Port of Spain

Lat 10.66, Long -61.56

6.30am: Hands embarking provisions. Lowered 2nd whaler

8.30am: Hands employed respreading awning & washing down upper deck

9.30am: Quarters clean guns

10.0am: Hands employed about boats & cleaning ship’s side

4.45pm: 2 Ratings returned from hospital

8.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 1


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27 September 1923

At Port of Spain & at Sea

Lat 10.55, Long -62.78

5.30am: Hands employed securing for sea & scrubbing decks

9.50am: Hoisted motor boat

10.15am: Weighed & proceeded, 9 knots. Course N79½W

11.15am: Streamed patent log

1.15pm: Watch employed about boats & parts of ship

4.30pm: Exercised action station. Quarters

midnight: Put clocks back ½ hour. 24.00 (+4.30). Altered course N80W

True Bearing and Distance: Chacachacare Lt Ho 144°, 2.6 miles


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28 September 1923

From Port of Spain, Trinidad to Cumanà and at Cumanà

Lat 10.45, Long -64.20

0.25am: Cape de la Isla abeam, 2 miles

7.10am: Hauled in patent log

8.30am: Altered course N88½E. Came to in 23 fathoms veered 4 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Castle N87E, Light N74E, Moro Colorado S

10.0am: Hands employed clearing up decks & parts of ship as requisite. Lowered motor boat

noon: Fired a salute of 21 guns

Number on sick list: 2


[Cape de la Isla: also known as Cabo Negro, Isla de Margarita]


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29 September 1923

At Cumanà

Lat 10.45, Long -64.20

8.30am: Lowered 2nd skiff. Hands employed cleaning ship

11.0am: President of Cumanà paid official call. Fired 15 gun salute

pm: 13 pdr cylinder & charge thrown overboard after being in hot gun unable to withdraw charge

0.43pm: Lowered 2nd whaler

2.0pm: Lowered 1st whaler

8.30pm: Hoisted boats except motor boat

Number on sick list: 2


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30 September 1923

At Cumanà

Lat 10.45, Long -64.20

9.30am: Divisions & prayers

5.0pm: Furled Forecastle & boat deck awning. Hoisted 1st skiff

8.30pm: Hoisted all boats

Number on sick list: 2



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1923


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1 October 1923

From Cumanà to Guanta and at Guanta

Lat 10.23, Long -64.6

5.0am: Shortened in cable to 1½ shackles

5.15am: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots. Course S87W

6.07am: Stopped engines & dropped a target

6.09am: Proceeded course & speed as requisite for 1” aiming gun practice. Carried out Lewis gun practices

7.05am: Completed practices

7.14am: Picked up target. Proceeded at 9 knots. Course S78W

9.55am: Altered course & reduced as requisite for entering Guanta harbour

10.0am: Came to in 12 faths veered to 3 shackles

Anchor Bearings: Tourblanche Lt N17½W; Hill 394 S86E; left tangent, Verte Island S87W

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats

3.30pm: Lowered 2nd whaler

4.0pm: Hands to muster for quarterly settlement

8.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler

Number on sick list: 2


[Tourblanche Island: also known as Pitahaya Island]


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2 October 1923

At Guanta

Lat 10.25, Long -64.595

5.30am: Tropical Routine

8.40am: Lowered 2nd whaler & 2nd skiff. Hands employed parts of ship

11.30am: Lowered 1st whaler

2.0pm: 1st & 2nd whaler away sailing. Remainder parts of ship

8.30pm: Clear up decks. Hands to Medical Lecture

9.30pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler & 2nd skiff

Number on sick list: 4


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3 October 1923

At Guanta

Lat 10.25, Long -64.595

5.30am: Tropical Routine

8.20am: Hands wire scrubbing berthing wires & painting 2nd whaler

pm: Lowered 1st whaler

8.30pm: Hoisted 1st & 2nd whaler & 2nd skiff

Number on sick list: 4


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4 October 1923

At Guanta

Lat 10.25, Long -64.595

8.0am: Lowered 1st whaler

8.40am: Hands employed painting canteen flat, whalers davits. Remainder parts of ship

10.30am: All Seamen to signal exercise

10.55am: Carry on work

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

6.0pm: Hoisted 2nd whaler & 1st skiff

Number on sick list: 4


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5 October 1923

From Guanta to La Guaira and at Guanta

Lat 10.25, Long -64.63

6.45am: Hoisted Motor boat & 1st whaler

8.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship & painting canteen flat

10.30am: Hoisted 2nd skiff & secured all boats for sea

11.36am: Weighed & proceeded at 9 knots. Course as requisite

1.15pm: Watch employed on paintwork in battery

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: Tourblanche Lt 1.75 miles; 93°


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6 October 1923

From Guanta to La Guaira and at La Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

7.45am: Reduced to 6 knots. Fired 21 gun salute

8.0am: Course & speed as requisite for entering harbour

8.15am: Secured to buoys ahead & astern

9.40am: Lowered motor boat. Hands employed as requisite

10.30am: Captain paid official visit on shore. 1 Rating discharged to De Juan Hospital

11.30am: Hoisted skiff

Number on sick list: 2


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7 October 1923

At La Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

5.30am: Tropical Routine

6.0am: Lowered Starboard anchorage

Number on sick list: 2


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8 October 1923

At La Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

5.30am: Tropical Routine

8.40am: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

2.0pm: Hands employed cleaning ship

3.25pm: Lowered 2nd skiff

Number on sick list: 3


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9 October 1923

At La Guaira

Lat 10.605, Long -66.93

5.30am: Tropical routine

8.40am: Hands employed parts of ship

pm: Took in 12 tons for boilers

2.0pm: Hands employed painting out Canteen flat

Number on sick list: 3


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10 October 1923

At La Guaira

Lat 10.63, Long -67.08

8.40am: Hands employed reeving slip ropes & preparing for sea

10.25am: Hoisted Motor boat

10.40am: Hoisted 2nd skiff

10.54am: Slipped & proceeded

11.05am: Shaped course N62W

pm: Took in 14½ tons water for boilers

4.20pm: Sight Venezuelan sloops “Mariscal Sucre” & another in Bahia Ocumare

6.0pm: Altered course as requisite for Puerto Cabello

6.15pm: Came to in 4 fms veered to 3 shackles. Lowered Motor Boat

Anchor Bearings: Cathedral S78E, F Red Light N67E, Point Brava Lt Ho N28E

pm: Captain paid official visit ashore

Number on sick list: 4

True Bearing and Distance: Punta de la Trinchera 105°, 2.5 miles


[Punta de la Trinchera: “The coast from La Guaira trends westward for 6 miles to Punta de la Trinchera, and from thence to southwestward 4 miles to Punta de Arrecifes… The shore about Cape Blanco, which is a short distance eastward of Point Trinchera…”. Punta de la Trinchera might correspond to Punta Calera]


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11 October 1923

At Puerto Cabello

Lat 10.47, Long -68.02

8.0am: Fires a 21 gun salute

8.40am: Hands employed painting anchor & cable. Remainder parts of ship

10.0am: Lit up No 2 boiler, died out No 1

2.0pm: Hands employed scrubbing out boats

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Read Warrant No 3

8.30pm: Hoist both whalers & 2nd skiff

Number on sick list: 5


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12 October 1923

At Puerto Cabello

Lat 10.47, Long -68.02

8.0am: Clear up decks

8.40am: Lowered 2nd whaler & 2nd skiff. Side party cleaning side. Remainder as requisite

2.0pm: Holystoning upper deck

4.0pm: Evening Quarters. Hoisted 2nd skiff

8.30pm: Hoisted both whalers

Number on sick list: 5


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13 October 1923

At Puerto Cabello

Lat 10.47, Long -68.02

8.40am: Hands employed parts of ship. 2 Hands painting ship’s side

10.30am: Lowered 2nd skiff

8.30pm: Hoisted 1st & 2nd whaler & 1st skiff

Number on sick list: 7


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14 October 1923

At Puerto Cabello

Lat 10.47, Long -68.02

6.0am: Sunday Routine

9.30am: Hands to Divisions & Prayers

5.0pm: Lowered both whalers for race

8.30pm: Hoisted 1st & 2nd whalers

Number on sick list: 5


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15 October 1923

At Puerto Cabello

Lat 10.47, Long -68.02

8.40am: Got up towing hawser from spare bunker

11.0am: Respread all awnings

5.0pm: Hands employed securing for sea-going

6.45pm: Hands employed shortening in cable

7.0pm: Hoisted Motor boat

7.15pm: Weighed & proceeded, 9 knots. Course N12W

7.40pm: Streamed patent log

Number on sick list: 2


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16 October 1923

From Puerto Cabello to Curaçao and at Curaçao

Lat 12.03, Long -68.86

4.23am: Sighted glare of Little Curaçao Lt bearing N18E

8.30am: Fired 21 gun salute

8.35am: Stopped & took pilot onboard

9.0am: Secured to Juliana Jetty

9.15am: Pilot left ship

9.40am: Quarters clean guns

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship as requisite

3.0pm: British Consul paid official visit. Fired 7 gun salute

4.10pm: Governor of Curaçao paid official visit. Fired 15 gun salute

Number on sick list: 2


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17 October 1923

At Curaçao

Lat 12.107, Long -68.935

5.30am: Tropical Routine

8.40am: Hands employed parts of ship. 2 Hands filling saluting charges

5.22pm: Rifle range open for practice

Number on sick list: 2


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18 October 1923

At Curaçao

Lat 12.107, Long -68.935

8.0am: Lowered 1st whaler. Hands employed rigging whaler for diving

8.40am: Diving party away. Carried out monthly diving test. 1 Hands cleaning out skiff. Remainder parts of ship

11.40am: Replaced diving gear & derricks

2.0pm: Hands employed parts of ship. 2 Hands side party

4.22pm: Rifle range open for practices

8.30pm: Hoisted 1st whaler

Number on sick list: 2


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19 October 1923

At Curaçao

Lat 12.107, Long -68.935

5.30am: Forecastle & Q.D. scrub decks. Topmen rig for coaling

7.0am: Started coaling native labour

8.40am: Finished coaling: 45 tons. 2 Hands employed painting water line. Remainder cleaning ship

2.0pm: Hands employed as requisite. Whaler away sailing

3.50pm: Hoisted copper Punt

4.22pm: Rifle range open for practice

6.0pm: Hoisted 1 whaler & 1st skiff

Number on sick list: 2


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20 October 1923

At Curaçao

Lat 12.107, Long -68.935

5.30am: Saturday Routine

8.30am: Hands employed parts of ship

11.15am: Secured for sea

4.0pm: Hoisted Motor Boat

5.20pm: Slipped, weighed & proceeded out of harbour, 6 knots

5.48pm: Shaped course N78W, 9 knots

6.0pm: Streamed patent log

7.35pm: Sighted Cape North Lt bearing N19E

midnight (+4½): Put clocks back ½ hour

Number on sick list: 3


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21 October 1923

From Curaçao to Santa Marta

Lat 12.53, Long -71.61

11.45am: Sighted North Pt Lt of Aruba Island

2.35am: North Pt Lt dipped

5.05am: Sighted East Monk bearing 258°, about 12 miles

6.15am: Routine

9.45am: Hands to Divisions, Prayers & Rounds

10.30am: Rigged Port sounding boom

10.40am: Sounded 38 fathoms

11.35am: Sounded 38 fathoms

4.05pm: Cape La Vela abeam, 1.5 miles

Number on sick list: 3

True Bearing and Distance: P.ta de Gallinas 203°, 4.5 miles


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