Painted ship all day. Over side in morning & afternoon. Dockyard maties came on board.
October 27th 1915
October 27th 1915
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October 26th 1915
Painted ship in forenoon. Landed in afternoon and played v Daymen. Won 3-0. Daymen had one man short the whole game.
October 26th 1915
October 25th 1915
Got out nets in forenoon. Landed with 2nd part of Starboard in afternoon & watched football.
October 25th 1915
October 24th 1915
Sunday Routine. Head down in afternoon. Under short notice.
October 24th 1915
October 23rd 1915
Saturday Routine. Landed in afternoon & played for Reserves v 3rd Division of Stokers. Won 3-1. Raining hard all the time and got soaked.
October 23rd 1915
October 22nd 1915
Had Middle Watch. Arrived Rosyth about 7 o’clock. Coaled ship 850 tons. Very good coaling. Average 380 tons. Cleaned ship in afternoon.
October 22nd 1915
October 21st 1915
Put out to sea about 7.0 A.M. Steamed down to Cromarty Firth and carried out 13.5 firing. Told off for recording variation in course. Commander-in-Chief Admiral Jellicoe watching firing from destroyer. Not very good firing. “Queen Mary” left us afterwards and returned to Scapa. We carried on back Rosyth. Had first dog.
October 21st 1915
October 20th 1915
Had morning Watch. Arrived Scapa Flow about 7.0 AM. Coaled ship, 900 tons.
October 20th 1915
October 19th 1915
Steaming all day. Part of ship in forenoon. Pipe down in afternoon.
October 19th 1915
October 18th 1915
Raining all day. Working with gunner putting new servings on cordite slings. Should have played 3rd Div Stokers but cancelled owing to rain. Put to sea about 4.30. Had 1st Watch.
October 18th 1915