Hands called at 6.0 AM. Scrubbed upper deck and cleaned paintwork before breakfast and in forenoon. Very windy day & so
very cold job. Long dinner hour until 2.30. Went to gun quarters then. Started rationing on board. No repayment gear in
future.
March 26th 1917
Had Middle Watch. Arrived Scapa about 3.30. Hands called at 6.0 AM. Cleaned into coaling rig first thing.
Very windy day. Collier did not come alongsige until about 11.0 AM. Went to dinner at 6 bells and started coaling about
noon. Rotten collier. Chocked full and so we could hardly move to start with. Very dusty. Took in 1350 tons. Finished
about 7.30. Swept down upper deck but did not scrub.
March 25th 1917
Had Morning Watch. Control & Action Stations in forenoon. Manouvres with Grand Fleet. Control Stations again from 2-4.45.
Very misty and so could no(t) do much in Rangefinding line.
March 24th 1917
Hands called at 4.45. Shifted into stream and got under way about 8.AM. Cleaned away for night defence after divisions.
Control Stations afterwards. Head down in afternoon. High Angle firing.
March 23rd 1917
4.0 AM. Hands called at 3.0 AM. and started coaling 376 tons. Ammunitioning party excused coaling and so got head down on
Mess Stool. until about 7.0 AM. Stocking down Cordite all forenoon. Got head down in afternoon.
March 22nd 1917
Got up anchors first thing and then did direction test. On telephone down in fore. (?) Working party from Crescent came on
board in afternoon. Shifted out of dock alongside Wall. Started getting cordite in after tea. Lads came back in evening.
Carried ammunition until (Ed: Continued on March 22nd 1917)
March 21st 1917
Went to breakfast first thing and started on Cable at 7.30 AM. Finished about noon. Got new anchor down into dock and
returned one which was broker while getting it out. Flooded dock about 1.30pm. Painted ships side in afternoon. Red Watch
leave cancelled. Got down davits and rigged stump derrick for ammunitioning.
March 20th 1917
March 20th 1917 B
Getting in Cable all day. Got in sheets & part lower finishing at 7.30. Red Watch should have had leave but postponed
owing to work. Rotten day. Raining on & off the whole time.
March 19th 1917
Enamelled out after Mess Deck in forenoon. Pipe down after dinner. Blue Watch had leave from 1.0 pm. Head down in
afternoon.
March 18th 1917
Got shake at 5.30. Arrived on board in time. Painting after Mess Deck all day. White Watch had leave from 12.30.
March 17th 1917