Got under way about 7.30. Went out into bay and dropped hook. 4″ day action gun crews fired 1″ aiming in forenoon & afternoon. Got under way again about 4.0 p.m. for Sub Calibre firing. Night defence exercised in dog Watches. White Watch stand fast. Dropped hook again about 7.0 p.m.

October 2nd 1916

Had Middle Watch. Seemed very long. Turned in for an hour afterwards. Hands called at 5.0.AM and shifter into coaling rig straight away. Arrived Scapa about 6 o’clock. Went to breakfast at 7.0 A.M. Started coaling about 8.0 AM. Took in 750 tons. Finished just before 11.0 AM. and then cleaned ship. Finished about 2.0 AM (PM?) and then got head down for about an hour. Went to evening service at 6.0 p.m. Zepp reported to be on the way over.

October 1st 1916

Usual Saturday Routine. Holy stoned decks before breakfast. Scrubbed out mess in forenoon. Aired night clothing. (?) party in afternoon when had submarine watch from 3-4. Clocks put back 1.2 hour during watch and so really got 1 1/2 hours. Put other 1/2 hour back in dog watches. 

September 30th 1916

September 30th 1916 B

Painting party in forenoon and before breakfast. Make & mend in afternoon. Read majority of time. Duty part.

September 28th 1916

Painting under 4″ deck all forenoon. Told off for trainer of gun. Gun drill in forenoon. Mr. Harrison saw Colin and myself re commission, telling us what to suit (?) up.

September 27th 1916

Holy stoned decks. Painting under foreshelter deck all day. Burghhersh asked me if I had any previous experience in small craft and so commission business going along alright.

September 26th 1916

Hands called at 3.0.A.M. Started ammunitioning at 3.45. In (?) getting in shell. Finished about 2.30. Cleaned into coaling rig directly after. Cinema (?) man on board taking photos. Started coaling about 4.0 p.m. Took in 8.50 tons. Finished about 4 o’clock. Swept down decks afterward.

September 24th 1916