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Frank Read's diary of life aboard H.M.S. Lion

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April 15th 1917

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Frank Read
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Usual Sunday Routine. Seamen’s 1st church. Head down until 3.15 when hands went to tea. Shifted into look lock about 4 o’clock. “Tiger” shifted into our old billet. Evening Service.

April 15th 1917

April 15th 1917

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April 14th 1917

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Frank Read
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Mess deck painting party. Make & mend in afternoon. Played chess.

April 14th 1917

April 14th 1917

 

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April 13th 1917

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Frank Read
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Seamen landed. Went for march towards Dumfermline. Landed with part of watch in afternoon. Went to Y.M.C.A. with Bill
Pacy. Had yarn with Miss Wrathall.

April 13th 1917

April 13th 1917

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April 12th 1917

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Frank Read
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Seamen should have landed but postponed. Mess deck painting party all day. Spotting table in forenoon. No make & mend.
Duty part. Saw doctor again re knee.

April 12th 1917

April 12th 1917

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April 11th 1917

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Frank Read
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Mess deck painting party all day.

April 11th 1917

April 11th 1917

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April 10th 1917

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Frank Read
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Shifted into basin again at 7.45 AM. as Short Watch had expired. Painted ship. Over side all day. Went to pictures in
evening. “Tiger” came into lock. 

April 10th 1917

April 10th 1917

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April 9th 1917

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Frank Read
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Painting ship all day. Screws etc. Left leg had been troublesome and so went to see doctor about it. Had it massaged.
Hands pain in dog watches. Under short notice all day. Watched pictures for short time after supper.

April 9th 1917

April 9th 1917

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April 8th 1917 (Easter Sunday)

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Frank Read
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Scrubbed decks. Divisions and church in forenoon. Wnet to Communion in “A” Turret Lobby, after church. Went under short
notice about 1 o’clock. Had to shift ship into Lock. Started about 2.0 p.m. and finished about 4.0 p.m. Raining hard the
whole time and so rotten job. Went to Evening Service. 

April 8th 1917 (Easter Sunday)

April 8th 1917 (Easter Sunday)

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April 7th 1917

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Frank Read
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Arrived Rosyth in Morning Watch. Hands called at 6.15. Started coaling about 4.30. Took in 500 tons from “Agnes Duncan”.
Finished about 9.0 AM. Cleaned ship in forenoon. Went into basin about 2.0 p.m. and tied up in old Billet. Cook of Mess

April 7th 1917 A

April 7th 1917 A

April 7th 1917 B

April 7th 1917 B

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April 6th 1917

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Frank Read
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Sunday Routine in forenoon. Church. Got under way about 2.0 p.m. for Rosyth. “Queen Lizzie” came down with us. Had first
watch. Book of Rook. (?)

April 6th 1917

April 6th 1917

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