Usual Saturday Routine. Scrubbed out mess in forenoon. Make & mend in afternoon. Got head down. “Lion” lost to “Indomitable” (3-2) but protested on last goal. 

March 18th 1916

Exercise Action in forenoon and then cleaned outside of pinnace. Went ashore in afternoon and watch Rugby Match. “Lion” v “Nottingham” (Draw 2 tries each). Night defence at 6.30. White Watch forward. Burnt Searchlights. Slung clean hammocks.

March 17th 1916

Cleaned out enamel stone in forenoon. Making munitions in foretopmens (?) in afternoon. Duty part. Raining hard all day. 

March 16th 1916

Diving Party all day. Cook of Mess. Band on upper deck after tea. Had jig round.

March 15th 1916

Cook of Mess. Painting out Bathroom all day.

March 14th 1916

Cleaning down screens all forenoon. Not quite so cold. Landed with 2nd part of starboard in afternoon. Marched as far as football field and then turned loose to graze for about an hour. Running nearly the whole time and so on the whole a very exciting afternoon. Finished up at canteen.

March 13th 1916

Hands called at 4.30.a.m. 2nd part of starboard worked main derrick. Very cold day. Blowing & snowing. Started coaling about 6.0. A.M. Took in 340 tons from Agnes Duncan. Finished about 8.0 AM. Hands bathed in breakfast hour. Cleaned ship in forenoon and piped down in afternoon. Got head to bear. Duty part.

March 12th 1916

Saturday Routine. Holy stoned decks. Prepared for Sea in forenoon. Got under way about 12 o’clock (noon). Head down in afternoon. On way back, coaling on arrival. No night defence. Arrived Rosyth about 8.16. Quite a blizzard on when we arrived. Hands cleaned into Coaling Rig before arrival. Picking up rope carried away when ship was being hauled up to it. Very difficult job seeing another. Went out with four hands in picket boat to reeve 4 4 1/2″ hauser through buoy. Duty had football gear on and got soaked & chilled through. Took us about 1/2 hour to get it on. Could not bring ship up where had it reevedand about 12 o’clock hands turned in leaving coaling until tomorrow. Finally got ship secured about 1.0.A.M. 2nd picket boat had collision with tug and Ivan Lovell broke his leg.

March 11th 1916

Exercise Action in forenoon. Sand Party in afternoon. Night defence in evening. Red Watch forward.

March 10th 1916

Frequent snow showers again. Grafting Man rope in forenoon. Down in Flats in afternoon.

March 9th 1916