Had Morning Watch. Weather been heavy all the trip. Uncomfortable Roll. Had 1st dog. Got into Rosyth about 11.0 p.m.

January 8th 1916

4″ firing in forenoon. 8 rounds per gun. Firing very satisfactory especially Starboard after Battery (our battery). Heard King Eddy* had been torpedoed. Had last dog.

January 7th 1916

* H.M.S. Edward VII hit a mine, it wasn’t torpedoed. Here is a link to the Wiki on the ship: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_King_Edward_VII

Had Middle Watch. Overslept and was 1/2 adrift. Action Stations all day. Very fed up as there seemed to be no object in it. Did not even close up but had to remain in Battery. Don’t like playing at Sailors.

January 6th 1916

Out nets in forenoon. Put out to see at 3.30. Had 1st dog. 

January 5th 1916

Submarine Attack Stations. Training Class. 

January 4th 1916

General Quarters. Training Class. 

January 3rd 1916

Sunday Routine. Had turkey for dinner.

January 2nd 1916

Usual Saturday Routine. Finish Duty Sub for this month. Blowing hard all day.

January 1st 1916

Nothing doing. Buzzes about going out on 31st. Duty Sub New Year’s Eve and slept New Year in under fore shelter deck.

December 30th – 31st 1915

Coaled ship 450 tons from “Agnes Duncan”. Had long dinner hour. 

December 29th 1915