Should have gone into basin but delayed 24 hours. Control Stations & Spotting Table in forenoon. Played Foretop men in
afternoon. Won 2-0. Rotten game as wind was so strong kept ball on one wing the whole time.
March 6th 1917
Should have gone out firing but delayed owing to weather. Very cold. Control Stations & Spotting Table in forenoon. Holy
stoned out corners on upper deck in afternoon.
March 5th 1917
Ordinary Sunday Routine. Seamen went to Second Church. Played chess with Colin all the afternoon. Turned very cold & windy
in afternoon. Evening Service at 6.30.
March 4th 1917
Holy stoned decks. Down in Flats in forenoon. Spotting table at 10.30. Landed in afternoon. As Reserve for Ship’s team v
“Crescent”. Went to Y.M.C.A. Duty Sub.
March 3rd 1917
Started coaling about 6.30. Took in 400 tons from Agnes Duncan. Finished before breakfast. Cleaned ship in forenoon. Make
& mend in afternoon.
March 2nd 1917
Action Stations in forenoon. Spotting table afterwards. No make & mend. Hands Holy stoned decks. Landed in afternoon & saw
“Princess Royal” beat “Indomitable” 3-1 after very good game. Hands paid in dog watches.
March 1st 1917
Working on pinnace in forenoon. Spotting table at 10.30. Part of ship in afternoon. German Submarine supposed to be on side of May Island in afternoon. Seaplanes and destroyers went out to investigate.
February 28th 1917
Hands called at 5.30. Breakfast at 7 o’clock. Got under way about 7 o’clock. Control Stations at 8 o’clock. Sub Calibre firing 4 runs in forenoon. At Rangefinder for first time. Anchored outside bridge about 1 o’clock. Training classes fired .303 in afternoon. Returned to buy about 4.30. Cleaned out pinnace in afternoon.
February 26th 1917
February 26th 1917 B
Ordinary Sunday Routine. Divisions & Church in forenoon. Played chess with Colin in afternoon.
February 25th 1917
Diving party in forenoon. Paint ship. Spotting table at 11 o’clock. Cleaned into painting rig in afternoon & carried on painting. Duty Sub. Meat & spuds at 4.0 p.m.
February 23rd 1917