Woke up some time during Middle. Sea coming through hatch onto Mess Deck. Had Morning Watch. Sea still very rough. Cable Lockers flooded and ate
fore part. “Negro” sunk during night. Broke her back. Rotten Watch. Scrubbed out Mess in forenoon. Hands bailing out forward all day. Submarine
Watch 12.30 – 2. Arrived Queensferry about 2 o’clock. Coaled ship

December 21st 1916

1000 tons from “Agnes Duncan”. Started about 2 o’clock and finished about
7.30. Cleaned ship afterwards. Finished about 9.30 p.m.