Had anchor watch from 2-3 a.m. under fore-shelter deck and rom 3-4 am on fos’cle. Then turned in again. Very nearly overslept and did not go into mess deck until nearly 7.0.am. Not feeling up to much, slight sore throat. Scrubbed decks and after breakfast sleaned up Body Room. Throat rotten. Could eat no dinner. Told off for cement party in afternoon. Had ist dog watch and do got head down in afternoon. Worked during first dog or made pretence to. Ought to have worked during middle but got permission to have all night in. 

February 4th 1915

Scrubbed decks. Carred on with 1st Lieutenant’s party. Got 2 more torpedoes out. Cleaned paintwork in submerged flat in afternoon. 3rd Sub (?), duty Sub (or book?). Very windy night and so 2nd part of Starboard Watch told off for anchor watches. Told off from 2.am to 

4.am. Had to sleep under fore shelter deck starboard side. Very rotten as cements bags were on the deck and wind was blowing in (it?) all about.

February 3rd 1915

Scrubbed decks. Carried on with 1st Lieutenant’s party. Cleaned up fac’sle in forenoon. Got torpedoes out in afternoon and first dog. Got dam out for divers. 

February 2nd 1915

Scrubbed decks. Told off for 1st Lieutenant’s party for cleaning Body Room. Got torpedoes out of submerged flat and sent them away in trailers to be repaired. Pay day. 

February 1st 1915

Coaling finished (thank goodness). Scrubbed decks with sand. Fell out for cook & helped Bill Pacy clean up. Told off for Hospital Party to take Midshipmen Turner to Hospital. Left ship at 12.30.pm. Finished by 1 o’clock. 3 Volunteers and two others in Party. Went to Navy House, South Queens ferry. Had yarn with “swatties” there and as much beer as we wanted. Went with Selous and had tea in village. Went back to Navy House afterwards and had sing-song with “swatties”. Returned quite sober (more than 3 of our party could say). Left shore at 6.30.

January 31st 1915

Had morning Watch. Mustered damaged clothing before Paymaster in forenoon. Washed clothes in afternoon. Had last dog coaling. 

January 30th 1915

Still coaling party. Had forenoon. Head down in afternoon. Tigers dead buried. Had last dog.

January 29th 1915

Carpenter’s party in forenoon. Mustered bag before Lieut. Glencross in forenoon. Told off for coaling party to shift coal from Bunkers into ditch. Carried on Coaling Party in afternoon. Working in three Watches. Had first Watch. 

January 28th 1915

Ship full of visiting officers. “Assistance” came alongside and started working on upper deck immediately. Nothing doing all forenoon. Told off for diving party in afternoon. Attached bottom line. Carried on again in last dog down in diving boat. Large hole after enough to 

hide two vivers. One armoured plate missing altogether and another buckled in. Discovered my kit-bag had been stowed in Body-room. Large hole burnt in side all all (ed. ‘and all’) gear saturated with salt water. Strong buzz about leave.

January 27th 1915 (a)

January 27th 1915 (b)

Arrived outside Forth Bridge in first watch. Has all night in. Very misty. Scrubbed dekcs. Salvage tugs alongside. Towed under bridge about 10 o’clock. Great reception by swatties* and other ships. Getting in cable for the rest of forenoon. Down in mess deck in afternoon.

January 26th 1915

*While we are fairly sure that the word is ‘swatties’, we’d love to know what it means. Let us know, if you know. Thanks!