Usual Saturday Routine. Scrubbed out mess in forenoon. 

October 28th 1916

Ordinary Sunday Routine. Divisions & church in forenoon. Took over boat in afternoon. Hoisted in about 7 o’clock.

October 22nd 1916

Trafalgar Day. Hoisted boat out first thing. Had pretty slack time in forenoon. Landed in afternoon & played 1st Div. Stokers. Won 4-1. Good
game.

October 21st 1916

Hands called at 4.45 a.m. and coaled ship 540 tons. Stood off, being duty boat. Had pretty good time in forenoon. Relieved at 12.30. “Iron Duke”
came in before breakfast. Got head down in afternoon. Under short notice all day.

October 19th 1916

Stand off in forenoon. Carried on in boat at 12.30. Nice day for running. Kept pretty busy until 11.30 p.m. fetching off officers etc. 

October 16th 1916

Stood off until 12.30. Had trip to Hawes Pier at 1 o’clock and another on return. Kept pretty busy until about 7 o’clock when we started to come
in. Very strong wind and tide and had the dickens of a job to get hooked on, managed it at last after we had broken three heaving lines, lost a
cowl and broken skylight and hand rail.

October 14th 1916

Hands called at 5.0 AM. Started coaling at 6.30 from “Fordcastle”. Finished about 10.30. Took in 580 tons but seemed much more. Cleaned ship
afterwards. Bathed and went to dinner at 11.30. Got under way about 12.30. 4″ day action crews fired 6 rounds per gun, each battery. Had to train
gun in port battery as well. Also fired sub calibre. Torpedo attack after tea. One hit us and another the “P.R.” Gun crews closed up during
attack. Remainder of crew scrubbed deck as Admiral had dinner party on board. Dropped hook again about 6.0 pm. 

October 6th 1916

Got under way about 7.30. Hands went to breakfast then. Dropped hook when we got out into bay. Should have calibrated but target capsized and so
washed out. Painted ships side all day. Got under way again about 4.0 p.m. and ran torpedoes. Dropped hook about 5.30. Cable parted when about 8
shackles were out. Night defence at 8.15 p.m. White Watch forward. 1″ aiming rifle.

October 3rd 1916

October 3rd 1916 B

Painting party before breakfast. Action stations in forenoon. Cleaned to see Captain afterwards but did not see him. Try again to-morrow. Landed with part of Watch in afternoon. Went to Canteen. Night defence at 7.45 p.m.

September 29th 1916

Saturday Routine. Scrubbed upper deck with sand. Paintwork etc. in forenoon and gun quarters. Make & mend in afternoon. Got head down.

September 25th 1916