Usual Sunday Routine. Church in forenoon. Head down in afternoon.
Category Archives: A Diary of War
May 5th 1917
Carried on with Motor Boat first thing. Gave her another coat. Did not join up with Painting Party in afternoon but got
head down instead.
May 4th 1917
Finished painting Chief of Staffs Cabin before breakfast. Action Stations in forenoon. Painted outside of C (?) C.’s Motor
Boat in afternoon. Did not finish until 5.30. Duty part.
May 3rd 1917
Got under way about 7.30 for sub-clibre practising with paravanes in forenoon and then carried on painting Chief of Staffs
cabin. Dropped hook about 12.45. Painting again in afternoon.
May 2nd 1917
Spotting table all forenoon. Make & mend in afternoon. Played chess with Colin.
May 1st 1917
Captain spun yarn to ship’s co re munitions, etc. New system started. Every man to make 4 sets a day. Saturday Routine.
Spotting table in forenoon. (Officers from destroyers). Painting in afternoon. Hands paid in dog watches. Pictures in
evening.
April 30th 1917
Had Middle Watch. Arrived Rosyth about 7.0 A.M. Started coaling about 8.30. Took in 1200 tons from Agnes Duncan. Finished
about 12.0 p.m. Cleaned ship in afternoon.
April 29th 1917
Hands called at 3.15 AM. Actin Stations at 4.0 AM. At Action Stations until 4.0 p.m. Pretty windy and ship rolling a good
deal. Passed several (?)
April 28th 1917
Holy stoned decks before breakfast. Carried on paiting in forenoon and got under way about 12.30. 2nd part Starboard on
fos’cle. Head down in afternoon. Control Stations from 5 to 6 p.m. Buzz we are out to support Air Raid.
April 27th 1917
Painting under fore-shelter deck all day. Control Stations & Spotting table in forenoon. Pictures in evening.