Had morning Watch but fell out practically as soon as we closed up. Got head down on Mess Decks for about an hour. Scrubbed decks and Mess
Decks before breakfast. Cleaning quarters after breakfast. Action Station sounded off about 10.0 AM. Supposed to be dead cert (?) that we
would go into action at 12.30. Heard enemy’s Battle Cruisers had bombarded Lowestoft & Yarmouth. Dinner at 11 o’cloock. Closed up at Action
Stations again directly afterwards. “Secure” sounded about 1.0 o’clock & so nothing doing after all. Everyone very fed up. Steaming pretty
hard all day. Got head down after secure.

April 25th 1916

April 25th B 1916