Did 8.15. trip while crew got their breakfast. Stand off until 12.30. 4″ gun drill in forenoon. Got back to old number of sightsetter. Drizzling
the majority of afternoon. Kept pretty busy all the time. Got ready for going to sea after supper. Had trip to “Tiger” and then waited for
orders. Got them about midnight. Sea wash out. Had to sleep in boat in case they wanted to hoist us in.

October 18th 1916