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

Noting doing. Training class etc.

December 27th to 28th 1915

Usual Sunday Routine.

December 26th 1915

Christmas Day. Church in forenoon. Cook of Mess. Admiral’s rounds. Spent afternoon in Canteen’s Managers Cabin listening to gramophone, sing-song and quenching thirst. 

December 25th 1915

Went out on “Prince Charlie” with Acting S.G. & G.L.2 class firing. Left about 7.30. “Prince Charlie” Submaring Decoy ship. Had 1 12 pdr and 26 pdr guns. Very heavy swell on when we got under bridge. Went out as far as May Island. Ship rolling horribly. Nearly all hands sick, including self. S.G. class did not fire as too rough. Got back to ship about 2.0 p.m. Hands had to make & mend. Got Christmas dinner ready.

December 24th 1915

Ammunition Ship. 

December 23rd 1915