Hands called at 3.45.a.m. Shifted into coaling gear straight away and started coaling at 4.30. Took in 4.50 tons from Agnes Duncan. One chap in forecastle hold got flaked out by block carrying from the top of derrick. Taken in board in dangerous condition. Breakfast at 7.o’clock. Finished coaling about 8.45. cleaned ship all forenoon. Told off for getting in meat & spuds in afternoon.
April 24th 1915 a
April 24th 1915 b
Had middle Watch 1.30 till 3.0 AM. Fine night and quite warm. Turned in at 3.20. Scrubbed decks before breakfast. Cook of Mess. Cleaned mess deck. Went to Divisions and Exercise Action in forenoon. Pipe down in afternoon. Got Coaling Gear ready in evening. Coaling tomorrow. White Searchlight crews placed fenders when we moored at Rosyth at 11.0.pm. Turned in at 12.a.m.
April 23rd 1915
Hands called at 6 o’clock. Scrubbed decks before breakfast. Cook of Mess with Foot. Scrubbed out mess after breakfast. Went to 4″ drill at 10 o’clock. Pipe down in afternoon. Got head down. Evening quarters at 4 o’clock.
April 22nd 1915
Scrubbed decks and cleaned flats before breakfast. Told off for Mess Deck painting party. Searchlight drill from 11 to 11:30. Painted overhead in after mess deck in forenoon and afternoon. Got in accomodation (sic) ladder and boats at 8.15. Put out to sea at 10.30. White Watch had all night in.
April 21st 1915
Had Middle Watch. 10.30 to 12.30. Hands called at 4 o’clock. Cleaned into coaling rig and started coaling at 6 o’clock. Breakfast 7.30. Took in 8.50 tons from Agnes Duncan. Finished at 9.30. Cleaned ship and piped down in afternoon.
April 20th 1915
Had morning Watch 1.30 till daybreak (3.30). Turned in again at 3.45. Scrubbed decks and went to cleaning quarters before breakfast. Cleaned mess deck and went to Divisions. 4 in drill. (twice on aim). Pipe down in afternoon. Got head down. Nothing doing in German line. Evening Quarters at 4 o’clock. Coal ship tomorrow.
April 19th 1915
Told off to get 6 pdr. ammunition out of picket boat into small arms magazine before breakfast. Cleaned during breakfast hour. Cleaned up decks. Divisons & church in forenoon. Pipe down in afternoon. Nice day. Expect there may be something doing tomorrow.
April 18th 1915
Dried all bedding on upper deck. Holy stoned decks before breakfast. Cleaned mess deck, washed down & dried up upper deck, and then went to cleaning quarters. Make and mend in afternoon. Starboard watch unmoored ship, got in boats and accomodation (sic) ladder at 8 o’clock. Put to sea at 10.15. Had first watch.
April 17th 1915 a
April 17th 1915 b
Scrubbed decks with sand before breakfast. Shackled towing penant (sic) on in forenoon, then go out cutter’s covers, and went to cleaning quarters. Scrubbed out starboard casemate in afternoon.
April 16th 1915
Packed up watch at 2.30. Hands called at 4 o’clock and started coaling at 5 o’clock. Had lay in till 6.45 as was on Sick List. Saw Doctor at 8.30 who gave me medicine and told me to carry on part of ship although I could not speak above a whisper. Shifted into coaling rig and carried on about 9.30. Coaling finished about 10.30. Took in 1350 tons from Agnes Duncan. Scrubbed decks before dinner. Took in sand in afternoon. Duty sub. Had the shakes during night watches.
April 15th 1915