Fine day. Action crews closed up all forenoon. Nothing doing. Light Cruiser attacked by aeroplane in Heligoland Bight but no damage done. Forts also spewed fire. Gave them another opportunity to meet us by cruising round all night but nothing doing again.

November 23rd 1914 A

November 23rd 1914 B

Sunday routine. Church in forenoon. Pipe down afterwards. Put to sea at 4:30 p.m. Whole Battle Fleet with us also Light Cruisers and Destroyers. 

November 22nd 1914

Got nets aft but did not furl them. (?) Got in torpedoes. 4″ day action crews fired .303 at target. Returned to Long Hope Bay in 1st dog watch. Rained hard. 

November 21st 1914

Arrived Long Hope Bay (Scapa). Coaled ship 900 tons. Single derrick collier and so slow work. Left off coaling at noon to provision ship. Went to ‘Gourka” for meat and spuds.

Editor’s Note: Gourka is actually the S.S. Ghourko, as described in the comment below. In the link above, information is on page 86 of the PDF that it leads to. 

November 20th 1914

Exercise Submarine Attack. 4″ gun’s crews to drill.

November 19th 1914

“Tiger” joined up with Fleet at sea. Nothing doing. 

November 18th 1914

Usual Routine. Went to sea at 9.30.p.m. Had 1st Watch. 

Coaled ship 180 tons. Finished at 10.30. Cleaned ship. 

Turned out at 6.30. Scrubbed decks. Church in forenoon. Went ashore in afternoon for march. 

Had first snow. Usual Routine.