Did not get boat out until 11.30, relieved at 12.30. Got head down in afternoon. Lord Burghersh mustered 2nd Division to say “good-bye” to them
as he was leaving the ship tomorrow.

October 15th 1916

Paint Ship. Painted from Director Tower down before breakfast and in forenoon. Ammunitioned ship but was not told off this time. Landed in
afternoon and watched “Lion” play “Inflexible” in leave. Good game, draw 3-3. Told off to take over 2nd packet boat tomorrow.

October 13th 1916

Very windy and wet day. Should have ammunitioned ship but washed out. Down in Flats in forenoon. Make & mend in afternoon. Down in transmitting
room swatting up semaphore with Colin until about 3.0.p.m. “Canada” came in in afternoon. Duty Searchlight. Slept forward.

October 12th 1916

Started painting ships first thing but rained hard and so packed it up at breakfast time. Cleaning paintwork in forenoon under fore shelter deck.
Landed in afternoon and went to concert at Y.M.C.A. Very good.

October 11th 1916

Cleaning screens before breakfast. Canteen party in forenoon. Swept out P.D’s Canteen. Cleaning paintwork in afternoon. Rotten day. Raining off
and on the whole time. Lieut Watson gave us sub up in navigation in 1st dog in Chart House.

October 10th 1916

Hands called at 4.0 AM and changed (?) into coaling rig straight away. Worked main derreck, out ladders etc when hands fell in and started
coaling about 6.0 AM. Took in 980 tons from “Frances Duncan”. Finished about 10.30. Cleaned ship etc. afterwards. Rotten wind blowing, rianing &
very cold. Make & mend in afternoon. Went to see Lieut. Harrison re Motor Boat Reserves.

October 9th 1916

October 9th 1916 B

Scrubbed decks and cleaned guns before breakfast. Submarine crew from 9 to 10. Church in forenoon. Got head down in afternoon. Submarine crew
from 4-5. Cook of Mess. Had last dog from 6.15 to 8.0 p.m. Been round coast of Norway to-day but did not sight land.

October 8th 1916

Ordinary Routine before breakfast. Got under way about 9.0. a,m, Wnt to Divisions and Action Stations directly afterwards. Fired 13.5 3/4 charge.
6 rounds per gun. Kept YAW Record in lower conning tower. Returned to anchorage about 11.30. Had to scrub decks again as hook was dropped as C in
C was coming on board in the afternoon. Make & mend in afternoon. Got head down. Got under way about 6.30 for Return trip. Had first Watch. 

October 7th 1916

Got under way about 8 o’clock and dropped hook about 8.45. 4″ day action crews did 1″ aiming in forenoon. Saw Captain re: Motor Boat Reserve. Not
very cheering news as they want men who have had a certain amount of experience. Said he’ll write again to Admiralty and recommend us for
consideration. Painting in 4″ Flat in afternoon. Starboard Watch on fos’cle from 4.30 until 6.45 working cable, although watch below. Got under
way about 4.30. Sub Caibre firing. Night defence at 6.30. White Watch stand fast. Fired 4 rounds per gun, 2 runs.

October 5th 1916

Diving party for cable first thing. Got gear in boat before breakfast. Got under way about 7.45 and went to calibrating ground. Washed out of
diving party after breakfast. Told off to see Captain in forenoon but nothing doing owing to calibration. Calibrating 13.5’s in forenoon and part
of afternoon. Working over side painting all day. Got under way about 3.0 p.m. and went over to place where we had dropped anchor. Diving party
had found same and shackled on 4″wire. 2nd part of Starboard on fos’cle after tea to get anchor in, but wire was not large enough and so dropped
buoy until the morning. Went back to anchorage about 6.0 p.m.

October 4th 1916