Transcription of the Log of H.M.S. Hood
Saturday 1st October 1938
From: Sea
To: Gibraltar
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - At sea to Gibraltar
06:06 - Sighted Spartel Lt: bg. 110°
06:16 - a/co 085°
06:35 - Inc to 14kn
07:00 - Hands employed scrubbing decks
07:52 - a/co 080°
08:00 - Exercised Destroyers at manoevres
08:08 - C. Spartel Lt Ho abeam starboard @ 7m
09:00 - Formed Destroyers into For1
09:12 - Tarifa Lt Ho abeam port @ 3m
09:30 - a/co 065°
09:50 - a/co 000°
10:00 - a/co 345° red to 13kn to enter Gibraltar Bay
10:13 - a/co 330° Destroyers proceeded independently
10:26 - a/co 000° red to 10kn
10:39 - a/co 120° to approach Nr Entrance
10:57 - Entered Gibraltar Harbour by Nr Channel
11:04 - Stopped engines
11:23 - Secured in No. 47 Berth starb side to
12:15 - Piped make and mend clothes
13:00 - PW leave 1300-2330
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Lerave 1830-2330
Sunday 2nd October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
00:00 - Retarded clocks 1 hr to GMT
06:30 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:30 - Sunday routine
09:00 - Divisions
10:00 - Divine Service
10:30 - Lt (E) Sporner and Mr Walter Lt Engineer joined the ship
12:30 - Lt Freeman RNR joined ship
13:00 - SW leave 1300-2330
13:00 - 15 boys joined ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Monday 3rd October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
06:30 - Cmdr A.G.V. Hubbach and Lt Col M.E. Welch discharged to UK
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
13:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - PW leave 1625-2330
17:30 - Discharged 107 supernumery ratings to SS Mintcalum(?) for passage to UK
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Tuesday 4th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:30 - Diving party employed examining bottom of ship port side aft
09:30 - Board of Enquiry assembled on board to investigate circumstances of grounding 20th Sept.
11:30 - Hands employed cleaning ship
14:00 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - SW leave 1625-2330
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Wednesday 5th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers
09:30 - Hands employed washing down and painting aloft and cleaning ship
13:00 - PW leave 1300-2330
13:30 - Starboard Watch employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:30 - Hoisted 2nd colour
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Thursday 6th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers
10:30 - Hands employed at gunnery duties and cleaning and painting ship
13:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - SW leave 1625-2330
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Friday 7th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers
09:30 - 'A' and 'X' turret crews to drill
10:00 - "HMS London" sailed for Tangier
11:00 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
13:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
14:30 - Target Party rigging B.P.T.
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - PW leave 1625-2330
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Saturday 8th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
03:00 - Wrapped awnings
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
07:30 - Discharged 1 Rating to shore signalling station
08:00 - Saturday routine
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship betwen decks
10:45 - Captain's Mess Deck Rounds
13:00 - SW leave 1300-2330
16:00 - Evening Quarters. Read Warrant No.80
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Sunday 9th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks, rigging church and striking down 6" shell
07:00 - "HMS Mowhawk" arrived from UK
08:30 - Sunday routine
09:00 - Divisions. Captain's Upper Deck Rounds
10:00 - Divine Service
10:45 - Piped down
12:30 - PW Leave 1230-2330
15:40 - Furled AX Awning
16:00 - Evening Quarters
17:00 - Discharged 1 Rating to "Mowhawk" for passage to Malta
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Monday 10th October 1938
From: Gibraltar Harbour
To: Sea for exercises
At: Gibraltar Bay
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Gibraltar to sea for Exercises and to Gibraltar Bay
06:00 - Hands employed furling awnings and preparing for sea
08:10 - Hoisted boats. Singled up wires
08:43 - Cast off and proceed astern to South Entrance
08:57 - Left harbour by South Entrance
09:12 - Proceed ahead co. 190° at 13kn. 3rd D.F. in company
09:17 - Europe Lt Ho abeam port @ 1.5m
09:25 - a/co. 100°
09:45 - Carried out inclination with 'flex' co. And sp. As required
10:15 - Sub Cal 15" and 5.5" firing practice at pat VI targets towed by Tug "Energetic" in area X co. And sp. As reqd
11:45 - SC Firing completed
11:55 - Set co. 160°at 13kn
13:15 - Carried out torpedo firing practice at Destroyer targets in area H. Co. And sp. As req'd. Fired two torpedos each side
14:00 - Stopped engines recovered all torpedos
14:35 - Proceed co. As req'd to exercise alternative steering positions. Sp 10kn
15:15 - Stopped engines. Received mails from "Icarus" using Port sea boat
15:37 - Dep posn. 120°. Europa 26'
15:52 - Proceed co. 220° @ 12kn. Exercised Destroyer marksmen.
16:00 - Alter co. As req'd
17:11 - Changed to secondary steering posn.
17:30 - Manoevres completed. Stopped engines in posn. 142° Europa 25'
17:55 - Proceed co. 095° working up to 20kn for night exercises with Destroyers. Darkended ship.
18:10 - a/co. As req'd. (mean co. 090°)
19:35 - Red to 13kn
19:55 - a/co. To Westward inc to 20kn
21:15 - Exercise completed. Red to 15kn. Set co. 290°
22:00 - Inc to 16kn
22:55 - Europa Lt bore 302° at 7.3
23:20 - Europa Lt abeam starboard @ 1.4'
23:28 - a/co. As req'd to approached anchorage in Gibraltar Bay
23:40 - Stopped engines. Wired 1 sh on starboard cable
23:43 - Came to with starboard anchor in 25 fm. Wired 8 sh
Tuesday 11th October 1938
From: Gibraltar Bay
To: Sea for exercises
At: Gibraltar Bay
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Gibraltar Bay to sea for Exercises and to Gibraltar Bay
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
07:00 - Discharged 1 Rating to "London"
08:30 - Shortened in cable
08:45 - Weighed starboard anchor pointed to 190°
09:00 - Proceed ahead co.190°@ 13kn. 3rd DF in company
09:05 - Europa Pt abeam port at 1.7'
09:14 - a/co. 120°
10:15 - Exercised Destroyer Depth Charge attack. a/co. As req'd
10:30 - Co as req'd for Day Destroyer Torpedo attack exercise
11:15 - Red to 6kn securing ship for adjustment of magnetic compass
12:00 - Commenced listing ship 5° to starboard for 6" firing practice
12:45 - Inc to 12kn, co. as req'd to clear B.P. Target
13:00 - Inc to 13kn
13:15 - Worked up to 20kn
13:30 - Carried out 5.5" F.C. Firing practice at B.P. target towed by Tug "Rollicker" Area H. Co. and Sp. As req'd
14:00 - Posn. 121°. Europa 32'. Set co. 297° at 15kn
16:00 - RFA "Acquitania" approaching Gibraltar from Eastward
16:23 - a/co. 280°. Red to 11kn
16:30 - Europa Pt abeam starboard at 1.2'
16:35 - Co, and Sp. As req'd to approach anchorage in Gibraltar Bay
16:47 - Stopped engines raised 1sh on port cable
16:54 - Came to with port anchor in 35fm. Raised 8sh.
18:00 - PW Leave 1800 to 23:30
20:30 - 80 Ratings and 39 RM joined ship from "Acquitania"
21:40 - Target and Marking party returned on board
Wednesday 12th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands employed preparing to enter harbour
06:55 - Shortened in Port Cable
07:10 - Weighed Port anchor and proceed as req'd to approach North Entrance
07:50 - Entered Gibraltar Harbour by North Entrance
07:56 - Stopped engines
08:17 - Secured starboard side to in No. 47 Berth
09:00 - Spread awnings. Hoisted out boats.
09:30 - Hands employed washing ship's sides.
13:00 - SW leave 1300-2330
13:30 - Port Watch employed washing ship's sides, rigging AX for 'at home' and as req'd
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
18:30 - Officers 'at home' on AX
Thursday 13th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Furled FX Awning
06:30 - Hands scrubbing decks
09:00 - Hands employed unfusing shells and striking down to shell rooms
12:45 - Read Warrant No.81
13:30 - Hands employed painting starboard side
16:25 - PW leave 1625-2330
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Friday 14th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands preparing to paint port side
08:30 - Hands painting port side, and embarking ammunition
11:30 - German Cruiser "Deutschland" arrived from Westward
13:00 - RA Commanding BC's and Captain of German Cruiser "Deutschland" exchanged official calls
15:00 - Hands employed painting as req'd
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - SW leave 1625-2330
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Saturday 15th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks with sand
08:00 - Saturday routine
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning MD and flats
10:30 - Captain's Mess Deck Rounds
12:00 - Piped make and mend clothes
13:00 - PW leave 1300-2330
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:00 - Canteen Leave 1800-2330
Sunday 16th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Gibraltar
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Gibraltar
06:00 - Hands employed scrubbing decks and rigging church
08:00 - Sunday routine
09:00 - Divisions. Captain's inspection of upper deck
10:00 - Divine Service
10:40 - Piped down
13:00 - SW leave 1300-2330
13:00 - Discharged 36 Rmand 7 Ratings to "Cormorant"
15:50 - Furled awnings
18:45 - Canteen Leave 1845-2330
Monday 17th October 1938
From: Gibraltar
To: Sea
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Gibraltar to Sea
06:00 - Singled up wires, hoisted boats and secured for sea
06:30 - Discharged 2 ratings (cell punishment) to "Impulsive"
07:16 - Cast off and proceed astern to Southern entrance. Tug "Rollicker" aft
07:28 - Left harbour by Southern Entrance
07:38 - Proceed ahead co. 170°. 15kn
07:46 - Europa Pt abeam port @ 1m
07:47 - a/co. 084° inc to 15.5kn
09:30 - Exercised 15" control parties
10:00 - Remainder of hands cleaning ship
13:15 - Hands employed cleaning ship
13:55 - Spoke British SS "Mardinian"
16:00 - Evening Quarters. Hands doubled round.
17:15 - Spoke British SS "Nileus"
20:00 - a/co. 050°
22:15 - Spoke British SS "Latimer"
Tuesday 18th October 1938
From: Sea
To: ?Gandia? And Sea
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Sea to Gandia and Sea
00:50 - Spoke British SS "Chittral"
02:32 - a/co. 010°
05:30 - Prepared P.V.'s for running
05:40 - C Nasbone 340°
05:45 - Iviza Is bore 044°
06:00 - Red speed to stream P.V.'s
06:15 - Speed 8kn, streamed P.V.'s
06:22 - Inc to 13kn
07:06 - C Nas Lt Ho 280½°. CS Antonio Lt Ho 295°
07:31 - a/co. 317°
08:30 - a/co. 285°
09:23 - a/co. To starboard to avoid fishing vessels
09:35 - Co. 303°
09:50 - a/co. 290°
10:00 - a/co. 240°. Red speed to recover P.V.'s
10:10 - Sp 10kn
10:18 - Recovered both P.V.'s
10:26 - Stopped engines
10:31 - Came to with port anchor in 10fm vessel 6sh. O/t Gandia. At anchor HMS "Inglefield". Hoisted out 1st P.B.
13:30 - Hands employed cleaning ship
14:00 - Landed stores for British Consul
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:40 - "Inglefield" proceeded to Palma
17:10 - Starboard Watch employed preparing ship for sea
17:35 - Weighed and proceeded co. 065° sp 9kn
17:41 - Streamed both P.V.'s
17:44 - Inc to 11¼kn
23:26 - a/co. 095°
Wednesday 19th October 1938
From: Sea
To: Palma, Majorca
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Sea to Palma, Majorca
02:55 - Sighted Dragonera Is by 045°
03:15 - a/co. 105°
03:25 - Sounded 66fm (echo)
03:32 - ?? Dragonera Is bore 015°
05:30 - a/co. 340°
06:00 - Hands preparing to enter harbour
06:15 - a/co. 005°
06:34 - a/co. 010° red to 8kn
06:44 - a/co. 330° to approach anchorage in Palma Bay
06:46 - Recovered both P.V.'s
06:53 - Stopped engines
06:59 - Came to starboard anchor in 10fm raised to 6sh. At anchor HMS "Inglefield"
08:00 - Spanish Nationalist Warships
08:30 - "Hasty" and "Hyperion" arrived from Malta
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning ship and as req'd
12:45 - PW leave 1245-2200
12:45 - Boys 1245-1830
13:00 - Starboard Watch employed cleaning ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
17:00 - "Hasty" and "Hyperion" sailed for Gibraltar
18:00 - Darkened ship.
Thursday 20th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Palma, Majorca
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour Palma, Majorca
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:50 - Divisions
09:00 - Training classes to instruction
09:30 - Remainder of crew cleaning ship and as req'd
12:00 - "Intrepid" and "Icarus" arrived from Gibraltar
13:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:30 - SW leave 1630-2200
17:00 - "Inglefield" and "Ivanhoe" sailed for Malta. "Icarus" sailed to E Spain
17:30 - Darkened ship.
Friday 21st October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Palma, Majorca
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour Palma, Majorca
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers
09:00 - Training classes to instruction
09:30 - Remainder of hands cleaning and painting ship
14:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:30 - PW leave 1630-2200
18:00 - Darkened ship.
Saturday 22nd October 1938
From: Palma
To: Sea
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Palma to Sea
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Saturday routine
09:00 - Hands cleaning ship between decks
10:45 - Captain's Mess Deck Rounds
12:00 - Piped make and mend clothes
16:20 - Hands hoisting boats and preparing for sea
17:05 - Shortened in starboard cable
17:16 - Weighed starboard anchor proceed ahead co. 215°, sp 8kn
17:25 - Streamed P.V.'s inc to 11½kn
18:28 - a/co. 270°
19:02 - a/co. 310°
20:36 - Sounded 100fm (echo)
21:12 - a/co. 010°
Sunday 23rd October 1938
From: Sea
To: Caldetas
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Sea to Caldetes and Sea
00:37 - Visibility reduced to ½ mile in rain squall, red to 8kn, commenced sisea
00:40 - Vis improved. Inc to 11kn. Stopped sysea
05:25 - Sighted highland near Barcelona by 320°
05:49 - Montjutic Castle 284°, Barcelona Gasometer 306°. Sounded 55fm.
05:50 - a/co. 073°
06:30 - Hands employed preparing to enter harbour
07:08 - a/co. 330°
07:53 - Red to 8kn, co. As req to approach anchorage off Caldetas
07:56 - Recovered P.V.'s
08:06 - Stopped engines
08:13 - Came to with starboard anchor in 15fm. Wired 6sh
09:00 - At anchor French Cruiser "Valery"
09:30 - Divisions and Prayers. Piped down.
10:00 - Landed stores for British Consulate.
15:40 - Hands preparing ship for sea
17:00 - French Cruiser "Valery" to sea
17:24 - Weighed starboard anchor and proceeded co. 150°, sp 8kn
17:35 - Streamed P.V.'s
17:38 - Inc to 11kn
17:53 - Inc to 13kn
18:22 - a/co. 090°
18:25 - Red to 8kn to recover P.V.'s
19:00 - Inc to 10kn
19:20 - Inc to 13kn, a/co. 080°
21:42 - a/co. 035°
Monday 24th October 1938
From: Sea
To: Marseilles Road
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Sea to Marseilles Road
06:17 - a/co. 040°
07:00 - Sighted land ahead
07:13 - a/co. 047°
07:20 - Sighted Planier Is Lt Ho by 078°
07:21 - a/co. 060°
08:17 - a/co. 074°
08:18 - Planier Is Lt Ho bore 109°. C Couronne Lt Ho bore 000°
08:48 - Planier Lt Ho abeam starboard at 5m
09:09 - Co. and Sp. As required to approach anchorage in Marseilles Road
09:20 - Stopped engines. Veered 1sh of port cable
09:26 - Came to with Port anchor in 19fm, veered 7sh
10:00 - In harbour "Icarus" and French Cruiser "le Chevalier Paul"
11:00 - Hands employed washing down aloft
13:00 - SW leave 1300-0800
13:00 - Boys 1300-1900
13:30 - Port Watch employed washing down aloft and as req'd
16:00 - Piped tea
Tuesday 25th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Marseilles Roads
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Anchored in Marseiles Road
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - French Cruiser "Le Chevalier Paul" sailed, exchanged 13 gun salute
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning ship
13:00 - Port Watch 1300-0800
13:00 - Boys 1300-1900
13:30 - Starboard Watch employed cleaning ship
16:00 - Piped tea
17:00 - "Icarus" sailed to Palma
Wednesday 26th October 1938
From: Marseilles Roads
To: Sea
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Marseilles Road to Sea
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
09:30 - Hands furling awnings and preparing for sea
13:30 - Shortened in Port Cable
13:38 - Weighed Port anchor and pointed to 260°
13:47 - Proceed co. 260°at 12kn
14:00 - a/co. 213° inc to 13kn
16:00 - Evening Quarters. Read Warrant No.82
16:30 - Exercised Fire Quarters. Hands doubled round uper deck
19:00 - Passed and spoke French Tug "le Borieux"
20:37 - a/co. 123° to close position of vessel reported in distress
21:52 - a/co. 218° inc to 15kn. Abandoned search for SS "Thamese"
Thursday 27th October 1938
From: Sea
To: Palma Bay, Majorca
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Sea to Palma Bay, Majorca
05:45 - Sighted high land by 130°
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
06:40 - C Formantor bore 115°
08:00 - Red sp to stream P.V.'s
08:06 - Sp 8kn
08:08 - Streamed P.V.'s
08:15 - Inc to 15kn
09:00 - Exercised Gen Quarters
09:16 - a/co. 180°
09:31 - C Leibeitx Lt Ho abeam port at 5m
09:43 - a/co. 130°
10:22 - C Figuera Lt Ho 066° at 7m, a/co. 084°
10:50 - a/co. 040°
11:10 - Red sp as req to recover P.V.'s and approach anchorage in Palma Bay
11:17 - Recovered P.V.'s
11:29 - Stopped engines
11:34 - Came to with port anchor in 15fm veered 6sh
12:00 - At anchor "Intrepid" and "Icarus" and 2 Italian Destroyers
13:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
13:30 - Board of Enquiry met on board to investigate possibility of torpedo attack on "HMS Intrepid"
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:35 - PW leave 1635-2200
17:00 - "Intrepid" and "Icarus" to sea
Friday 28th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Palma Bay
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - At anchor in Palma Bay
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Dressed ship ... Italian Ensign at March occasion - 16th Anniversary of March on Rome
09:30 - Starboard Watch exercised general drill
10:00 - Port Watch of hands employed painting funnels and cleaning ship
14:00 - Hands employed painting aloft and cleaning ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:35 - SW leave 1635-2200
17:15 - Darkened ship.
Saturday 29th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Palma Bay
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - At anchor in Palma Bay
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Saturday routine
08:30 - Hands employed cleaning ship betwen decks
09:40 - "Icarus" arrived from Caldetas
11:00 - Captain's Mess Deck Rounds
11:55 - "Hasty" arrived from Gibraltar and secured Starboard side
12:00 - Piped make and mend clothes
12:30 - Discharged 125ltr of oil fuel to "Hasty"
12:45 - PW leave 1245-2200
12:45 - Boys 1245-1830
13:45 - "Hasty" cast off and ....
16:00 - Evening Quarters. Read Warrant No. 85
17:00 - "Icarus" sailed
17:15 - Darkened ship.
Sunday 30th October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Palma Bay
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - At anchor in Palma Bay
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Sunday routine
09:00 - Divisions
09:30 - Captain's upper Deck Rounds
10:00 - Divine Service on the AX
10:40 - Piped down
12:45 - SW leave 1245-2200
12:45 - Boys 1245-1830
16:00 - Evening Quarters
17:15 - Darkened ship.
Monday 31st October 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Palma Bay
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - At anchor in Palma Bay
06:00 - Hands employed scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions
09:00 - "Icarus" and "Intrepid" arrived from Marseilles Road
09:00 - Rigged boats for sailing. Divers employed examining damage to starboard rubbing strake and propellor blades
11:30 - Paid monthly allowance
13:15 - "Hyperion" arrived from Gibraltar
13:30 - All boats away under sail
14:00 - Hands employed painting superstructures and cleaning ship
16:00 - "Intrepid" and "Icarus" sailed for Malta
16:35 - PW leave 1635-2200
17:00 - "Hyperion" sailed for East Coast