White crews fired 1″ first thing. Burnt Searchlights. Told off to see Captain in forenoon. Showed us letter from Admiralty saying we were not fitted for commissions except as A.P. and so all wash out. Captain told us the we might be able to get transferred to Army and we all decided to do so. Not much doing in afternoon. Went back to anchorage at 1.30.p.m.

December 12th 1916