2nd Anniversary of declaration of War. Holy stoned decks before breakfast. Told off for Docky and Working Party. Went to breakfast at 6:45. Left ship at 8 o’clock. Went over to dry dock and scraped “Indomitables” bottom. Stopped there until 4 o’clock. Not much of a job. Preparded for sea at 8 o’clock 7 got under way about 10.0 p.pm Had first Watch. Pretty windy.

August 5th 1916