Told off for Munition Party. Holy stoned decks before breakfast. Munition party went to breakfast at 7 o’clock and landed at 8 o’clock. Spent forenoon counting & packing 18 pds base plates over in dockyeard. Stowing Oil in afternoon.
April 12th 1916
April 12th B 1916
Evaluations again. “Out nets’ and “Away lower anchor” in forenoon. In pinnace for last item taking 6 1/2 wire hawser. All got soaked through with spray. Part of ship in afternoon. Cook of Mess & Duty Sub. Spent dinner hour dropping buoy to mark box which had been dropped over the side.
April 11th 1916
Rig of Day No 5’s. “Out (?)” for evaluation in forenoon. Got there in & out 3 times. Part ashore in afternoon.
April 10th 1916
Ordinary Sunday Routine. Head down in afternoon. Nice day.
April 9th 1916
Holy stoned decks before breakfast. Rig of Day No 5’s. Aired night cloting and up all bags. Got in meat & spuds in forenoon & cleaned to watch “Lion” play “Indomitable”. Lion lost 2-0 after good game.
April 8th 1916
Exercise Action in forenoon. Red leading out Store Room under submerged flat in afternoon. Night defence in evening. White Watch ammunition supply. Duty Sub. Slept under fore shelter deck.
April 7th 1916
Seamen landed in forenoon & marched to Canteen Field for Battalion drill. Quite nice for a change. Make & mend in afternoon instead of Saturday, New Routine.
April 6th 1916
Coaled ship 375 tons from Agnes Duncan. Finished before breakfast. Cleaned ship in forenoon. Make & mend in afternoon. Nice day.
April 5th 1916
Diving party all day. Went away from ship & divers went down in 8 fathoms of water (monthly dip) another zepp buzz but nothing doing.
April 4th 1916
Painted ship all day. Duty Sub. Still nice weather.
April 3rd 1916