Wednesday 1939-11-01
At: Greenock 07:20 - "Hazard", "Seagull" and "Sharpshooter" left harbour
08:30 - HMS "Ivanhoe" secured alongside
08:40 - Oiler "Birchol" secured alongside
09:00 - Provision Party left ship for "Bramble"
09:30 - Discharged to "Isle of Jersey", 2 cot cases.
10:50 - Ward room store party landed
11:40 - Clear lower deck. Captain addressed ship's company
13:00 - Port Watch, Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 1800 hours. Boys granted leave until 1730 hours
16:20 - Duty hands unload potatoes
17:35 - "Hebe"and "Sharpshooter" entered harbour
20:55 - Special patrol landed
23:20 - Lowered 2nd whaler. Night boats crew, clear port heads pipe.
Thursday 1939-11-02
From: Greenock
To: Sea
At: Sea 00:50 - "Leeward" secured alongside
01:00 - "Cloud" secured alongside
01:10 - "Leeward" proceeded
05:30 - Duty part work main derrick. Hoist boats
06:30 - "Ivanhoe" slipped from port side
08:00 - Cable party of Starboard Watch muster on forecastle
08:00 - Discharged to "Intrepid", 1 signal rating.
08:37 - Shortened in to 3 shackles.
09:00 - Weighed
09:05 - Pointed to 275°
09:22 - Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.
09:50 - Passed gate.
09:57 - Course 189°, speed 9 knots. Out paravanes
10:06 - Speed 15 knots
10:11 - Close order, assumed 4th degree of readiness
10:17 - Toward Point abeam to starboard, 1.3'
10:50 - Cumbrae Lighthouse abeam to port 0.5'
10:52 - Altered course to 180°
11:00 - Little Cumbrae bearing 037°, Cumbrae Lighthouse bearing 018°, speed 17 knots
11:00 - Commenced Zig zag No. 15 to starboard
11:19 - Negative zig zag
11:24 - Altered course to 150°
11:35 - Altered course to 180°
11:36 - Emergency altered course to 120°
11:43 - Resumed course 180°
11:52 - Emergency altered course to 130°
11:57 - Resumed course 180°
12:08 - Altered course to 240°. Commence Zig zag No. 15
12:16 - Negative zig zag
12:19 - Ailsa Craig bearing 216°, Pladda Lighthouse bearing 301°
12:28 - Altered course to 270°
12:30 - Emergency altered course to 240°
12:34 - Altered course to 190°
12:38 - Altered course to 240°
12:46 - Altered course to 250°
12:50 - Commence Zig zag No. 15
14:10 - Negative zig zag
14:12 - Sanda Lighthouse bearing 028°, Kintyre bearing 335°
14:20 - Altered course to 322
14:30 - Commence Zig zag No. 15
15:15 - Negative zig zag
15:23 - Altered course to 290°
15:30 - Kintyre bearing 119˝°, Altacarry Lighthouse bearing 211°, Zig zag No. 15
16:20 - Negative zig zag
16:25 - Altered course to 325°
16:30 - Zig zag No. 15
17:33 - Oversay bearing 121°, Hill bearing 111˝ °
18:00 - Night action stations
18:55 - Assumed 3rd degree L.A. readiness
19:10 - Negative zig zag
19:24 - Sighted Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 039˝ °
19:44 - Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 074°
21:00 - Barra Head Lighthouse bearing 018°
21:52 - Barra Head Lighthouse bearing 091°
22:02 - Altered course to 000°
22:14 - Barra Head Lighthouse bearing 113˝ °
22:37 - Barra Head Lighthouse bearing 132°
23:37 - Sighted Monarch Island Lighthouse bearing 038˝ °
Friday 1939-11-03
At: Sea 02:00 - Sighted Flannan Island Lighthouse bearing 040°
02:17 - Flannan Island Lighthouse bearing 047°
02:45 - Commenced Zig zag No. 15
03:18 - Flannan Island Lighthouse bearing 099˝°, 15'
07:00 - Night action stations
07:30 - Assumed 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
08:00 - Position: 59°30'N 008°06'W (Shore fix)
08:30 - Ceased zig zag
08:35 - Altered course to 060°
08:45 - Commenced Zig zag No. 15
09:00 - Assumed 4th degree of L.A. readiness
09:50 - Negative zig zag, speed 15 knots
11:00 - Underwater damage exercise
11:35 - "Imperial" and "Punjabi" detached to hunt submarine
12:00 - Position: 60° 06'N 006° 36'W (estimated)
12:25 - 2nd part starboard close up in 4th degree L.A. & H.A. readiness
14:14 - Speed 12 knots
18:00 - Night action stations
18:35 - Assumed 3rd degree L.A. readiness
20:00 - Position: 61°00'N 003°43'W
Saturday 1939-11-04
At: Sea 07:00 - Action stations
07:35 - Assumed 3rd degree L.A. readiness
08:00 - Position: 62°15'N 000°25'E (estimated)
08:40 - Altered course to 040°
09:30 - Both watches of hands clean ship
12:00 - Position: 62°52'N 001°40'E (estimated)
14:30 - Commence Zig zag No. 21, speed 14 knots
16:00 - Hauled up point of paravane tow – adjusted backhauls. Port paravane carried away.
16:00 - Negative zig zag
16:03 - Altered course to 260°
16:15 - Speed 9 knots, commenced Zig zag No. 21
16:45 - Negative zig zag
16:45 - Recovered paravanes and shoe
17:00 - Speed 13 knots, Zig zag No. 15
17:30 - Night action stations
18:15 - Negative zig zag. Assumed 3rd degree of readiness
19:04 - Altered course to 220°
20:00 - Position: 63°17'N 001°15'E (estimated)
Sunday 1939-11-05
At: Sea 03:05 - Altered course to 285°
07:45 - Night action stations
08:00 - Position: 62°24'N 003°09'W (estimated)
08:17 - Assumed 3rd degree L.A. readiness
08:50 - Assumed 4th degree L.A. readiness
10:00 - Altered course to 180°
10:04 - Speed 12 knots
12:00 - Position: 62°08'N 004°09'W (estimated)
17:45 - Night action stations
18:15 - Assumed 3rd degree L.A. readiness
19:33 - Altered course to 060°. D8 & 2 parted company
20:00 - Position: 60°08'N 004°03'W (estimated)
Monday 1939-11-06
At: Sea 01:00 - Speed 10 knots
03:55 - Port Watch close up in 3rd degree of readiness
06:33 - Altered course to 240°
07:40 - Night action stations
08:00 - Position: 61°37'N 001°04'W (estimated)
08:05 - Assumed 3rd degree L.A. readiness
08:35 - Sighted "Fearless" & 3 to port
09:08 - Assumed 4th degree H.A. readiness
09:30 - Speed 12 knots
10:35 - Altered course to 270°
11:05 - Exercised damage by bomb on boat deck and torpedomen's messdeck
11:25 - Secure
12:00 - Position: 61°22'N 002°36'W (estimated)
13:09 - (point) 184 ˝ T.B. 183 Error 1 ˝ High
13:30 - Nine 5.5" full charges thrown overboard due to drenching with salt water.
13:55 - 1st Part Starboard close up in 4th degree L.A. and H.A. readiness
16:30 - Warrants Nos. 109, 110, 111 and 112 read.
17:05 - Altered course to 096°
17:45 - Night action stations
18:12 - Nolso D/F bearing 288° (sunset)
18:15 - Assumed 3rd degree of readiness
19:10 - Nolso D/F bearing 293°
20:00 - Position: 61° 19'N 003°37'W( estimated)
21:15 - Nolso D/F bearing 278°
23:55 - Port Watch close up in 3rd degree L.A. readiness
Tuesday 1939-11-07
At: Sea 03:00 - (0300 to 0345) Sounded 104 – 107 fathoms
03:55 - Starboard Watch close up in 3rd degree of readiness
06:20 - Sounded 100 fathoms
06:35 - Altered course to 276°
06:55 - Sounded 100 fathoms
07:45 - Night action stations
08:00 - Position: 61° 30'N 00° 29'E (observation))
08:03 - Assumed 3rd degree L.A. readiness
08:50 - S. Rise 126 1/3 ° T.B. 125 1/3 ° Error 1° High
09:55 - Negative zig zag
10:08 - Altered course to 090°
10:15 - Zig zag No. 15
11:00 - For Exercise, refuel aircraft
11:20 - Secure
11:30 - Warrants 113 to 121 inclusive read
11:45 - Negative zig zag
11:49 - Altered course to 060°
12:00 - Position: 61° 35.5'N 00° 22'E (estimated)
12:00 - Altered course to open 18' from ‘"Nelson"' (Fearless, Foxhound, Kingston as screen)
12:05 - Zig zag No. 15. Sounded 110 fathoms
13:25 - Negative zig zag
13:30 - Altered course to 060°, Zig zag No. 15
14:00 - Negative zig za, course 100°, speed 20 knots
14:12 - Speed 22 knots
15:03 - Altered course to 070°
15:05 - Speed 18 knots
15:06 - Altered course to 130° to rejoin C-in-C
15:12 - Altered course to 125°
15:20 - In station astern of "Rodney"
15:25 - Commenced Zig zag No. 15
15:52 - Negative zig zag
16:04 - Altered course to 040°
16:27 - Speed 9 knots
16:40 - Out paravanes
16:56 - Speed 12 knots
17:45 - Night action stations
18:09 - Assumed 3rd degree L.A. readiness
18:15 - Altered course to 090°, speed 14 knots
19:55 - Port Watch close up in 3rd degree L.A. readiness
20:00 - Position: 62° 28'N 03° 13'E (estimated)
21:04 - Course 220°
23:55 - Starboard Watch close up in 3rd degree L.A. readiness
Wednesday 1939-11-08
At: Sea 03:55 - Port Watch Close up in 3rd degree L.A. readiness
07:30 - Altered course to 180°
07:30 - Zig zag No. 15 – 16 Kn
07:30 - Action stations
07:55 - Assumed 3rd degree of readiness
08:00 - Position: 60° 56'N 00° 49'E (estimated)
08:03 - 14 knots
08:15 - Negative zig zag
08:20 - 12 knots
09:05 - 14 knots
09:20 - 15 knots
09:38 - Altered course to 190°, speed 14 ˝ knots
10:15 - Fog
11:00 - Visibility 3-4'
11:00 - For Exercise ‘Repel Aircraft'
12:00 - Position: 60°01'N 000°35'E (estimated)
12:30 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 16˝ knots
13:40 - Assumed 1st degree H.A. readiness
15:23 - (point) 219 T.B. 218 ˝ Error – ˝ ° High
15:48 - Negative zig zag. Altered course to 250°. Parted coy with C-in-C
15:50 - Speed 15 knots
16:00 - Commenced Zig zag No. 15
17:20 - H.A. Guns crews and control parties secure
17:30 - Position: 59°03'N 000°24'W (observation)
17:45 - Night action stations
18:14 - Assumed 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
18:33 - Negative zig zag, speed 13 knots
20:00 - Position: 68°52'N 001°23'W
22:33 - Sighted Copinsay Lighthouse bearing 315°
22:43 - Sighted Skerries Lighthouse bearing 276°, Copinsay Lighthouse bearing 320°
23:19 - Copinsay bearing 346°, Skerries bearing 292°, Noss Head bearing 245°
23:57 - Skerries Lighthouse bearing 328°, Noss Head bearing 238°
23:59 - Altered course to 328°
Thursday 1939-11-09
At: Sea 00:09 - Stroma Lighthouse bearing 309°, Skerries Lighthouse bearing 340°, "Fearless" challenged and reply made.
00:34 - Skerries Lighthouse abeam to starboard 1.3 cables
00:38 - Altered course to 290°
00:49 - Stroma Lighthouse abeam to port 2.8 cables
00:55 - Altered course to 270°
00:58 - Tor Ness bearing 313°, Dunnet Head bearing 237°
01:39 - Dunnet Head bearing 122°, Tor Ness bearing 074°
01:55 - Dunnet Head bearing 110˝°, Tor Ness bearing 078˝°
05:40 - Land 165°
06:15 - Altered course to 200°
07:04 - Sighted Sth Ear Lighthouse bearing 163˝°, Butt Lighthouse bearing 257°
07:33 - Butt Lighthouse bearing 273°, Tiumpan Head bearing 226°, Sth Ear bearing 153°
07:55 - Assumed 4th degree L.A. and H.A. readiness
08:00 - Position: 58° 24.5'N 05° 43' E (Shore fix)
08:52 - Sth Ear bearing 088°, Rhu Coigach bearing 122°, Tanera Beg bearing 138°
09:00 - Starboard Watch to wash clothes
09:25 - Slanach Hd. bearing 242°, Chicken Head bearing 289°
10:04 - Eilean Troddy bearing 211°, Shiant Island bearing 240°
10:05 - Sighted friendly aircraft
10:40 - Eilean Flodigarry bearing 202°, Gearrnan Island bearing 236°
10:50 - Negative zig zag
10:55 - Altered course to 245°
11:24 - Eilean Troddy Lighthouse abeam to port 1.1'
11:40 - Eilean Troddy bearing 089, Iasgair Island bearing 179°
11:45 - Commence Zig zag No. 15 (to starboard)
12:00 - Position: 57° 42'N 06° 36'W (Shore fix)
12:31 - Vaternish Point bearing 083°, Neist Point bearing 188°. Negative zig zag
12:40 - Altered course to 195°
12:45 - Zig zag No. 15 (to starboard.)
13:18 - Dunvegan Head bearing 052˝°, Neist Lighthouse bearing 108°
14:02 - Ruvaal bearing 219°, Ushenish Lighthouse bearing 277°
14:48 - Hostmeal bearing 253°, Ushenish Lighthouse bearing 337°
15:48 - (point) 217 ˝ T.B. 217 ˝ Error nil
16:17 - Barra Lighthouse bearing 268°, Saundeay? bearing 296°, Finay bearing 334°
17:07 - Emergency Altered course to 275° ("Ivanhoe" – contact)
17:11 - Altered course to 195°, speed 15 knots
17:15 - Commenced Zig zag No. 15
17:42 - Emergency altered course to 260°, speed 18 knots ("Ivanhoe" – contact)
17:49 - Altered course to 195°, speed 15 knots
17:53 - Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 139°, Ben Heynish bearing 102°
18:00 - Night action stations
18:07 - Altered course to 160°
18:35 - Assumed 4th degree L.A.
18:46 - Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 093°, Ben Hough bearing 061°
19:12 - Skerryvore bearing 047˝°
19:43 - Skerryvore bearing 016°, Artach Lighthouse bearing 057°
20:00 - Position: 56°04'N 007°13'W (shore fix)
20:27 - Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 357°, Artach Lighthouse bearing 057°
20:30 - Negative zig zag, speed 13 knots
20:35 - One damaged 4" high explosive projectile lowered over the side.
22:02 - Oronsay Lighthouse bearing 073°, Inishtrahull bearing 231°
22:20 - Altered course to 110°
22:28 - Oronsay Lighthouse bearing 046°, Rathlin East Lighthouse bearing 124˝ °
23:35 - Rathlin Island East bearing 145°, Kintyre Lighthouse bearing 115°
Friday 1939-11-10
At: Sea 00:07 - Rathlin West Lighthouse bearing 202°, Rathlin East Lighthouse bearing 175°, Kintyre bearing 118°
00:20 - Altered course to 145°
00:40 - Rathlin East Lighthouse bearing 227°, Kintyre Lighthouse bearing 111 ˝°
02:50 - Sighted Corsewall Lighthouse bearing 103°, Marmens??? bearing 187°
03:40 - Mew Island Lighthouse bearing 177°, Maine??? Lighthouse bearing 240°, Maidens bearing 263°
04:54 - Skulmartin Lakes 204˝°, Mew Island Lighthouse bearing 254°
05:23 - Altered course to 180°
05:29 - Crammag Head bearing 075°, Galway Lighthouse bearing 092°, Skulmartin Lighthouse bearing 239°
06:44 - St John's Point Lighthouse bearing 250°, Sth Rk Lighthouse bearing Vessel 295°
07:45 - 17 knots Commenced Zig zag No. 21
08:00 - Position: 54° 02'N 05° 10'W (shore fix)
09:30 - Altered course to 270°
09:36 - Altered course to 180°
09:45 - Zig zag No. 21
10:40 - Holyhead Hill 127˝° , Skerries Lighthouse bearing 103˝°
11:40 - Sth Stack Lighthouse bearing 075°, Avelevay??? bearing 156˝°
11:45 - Sighted convoy
12:00 - Position: 53° 10.5'N 04° 59'W (shore fix)
12:20 - Negative zig zag Altered course to 180° to avoid convoy
12:30 - Altered course to 205°
12:33 - Bardsey Island bearing 153°, Carmnadry?? bearing 116°
12:35 - Commenced Zig zag No. 21
13:30 - Bardsey Lighthouse bearing 100°, Anelwog?? bearing 085°
16:00 - Evening quarters. Warrants 123 and 124 Read
16:06 - Sighted Ramsay Island bearing 154°
16:19 - (point) 225.9 T.B. 226.2 Error 1/3 Low
17:04 - Sighted Smalls Lighthouse bearing 152°, Ramsay Island bearing 108°
18:00 - Smalls Lighthouse bearing 095°, Ramsay Island bearing 068°
18:26 - Negative zig zag
18:30 - Smalls Lighthouse bearing 073°
18:32 - Altered course to 180°, speed 16 knots
18:40 - Zig zag No. 21
19:35 - Negative zig zag
19:45 - Zig zag No. 15 – 15 knots
20:00 - 51° 20'N 06° 00'W (shore fix)
20:20 - Passed through fishing fleet
23:45 - Negative zig zag
Saturday 1939-11-11
At: Sea 00:01 - Speed 13 knots, sounded 44 fathoms
00:38 - Longships Lighthouse bearing 144°. Sounded 40 fathoms
00:53 - Seven Stones Lighthouse bearing 191°, Longships Lighthouse bearing 141°
01:09 - Rendern bearing 100°, Longships bearing 130 ˝°, Wolf Rock bearing 153°
01:20 - Altered course to 160°
02:11 - Longships abeam to port 6.8'
02:20 - Wolf bearing 120°, Longships bearing 041°
02:41 - Wolf Rock abeam to port 1.9'
02:50 - Altered course to 105°
03:33 - Wolf 298°, Longships 336°
04:32 - Lizard Lighthouse bearing 020°
04:44 - Lizard Lighthouse bearing 360°. Altered course to 080°
04:59 - Lizard Lighthouse bearing 325°
06:25 - Eddystone Lighthouse bearing 038°. Altered course to 030°
06:57 - Eddystone Lighthouse bearing 035˝ °
07:00 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 14 knots
07:30 - Eddystone Lighthouse bearing 042°
07:50 - Eddystone Lighthouse bearing 360° 1'. Altered course to 120°, speed 16 knots
07:57 - Altered course to 300°
08:00 - Position: 50° 08.5'N 04° 13'W (shore fix)
08:17 - Altered course to 030°
08:25 - Answered challenged from "Rowe"
08:26 - Eddystone Lighthouse bearing To SNS 1.0'
08:26 - Speed 10 knots
08:30 - Recovered paravanes (port) (starboard recovery wire failed)
08:35 - Speed 13 knots
08:39 - 10 knots
08:41 - In paravanes
09:00 - Special sea duty men
09:11 - Perlee Point to port 5.8 cables. Altered course to 360°
09:11 - Course and speed as required for entering harbour
09:19 - Passed breakwater
09:29 - Stop
10:40 - Picking up rope secured
11:20 - Drifter "Cascade" alongside
11:50 - Oiler "Hickand" secured alongside
12:00 - "Atheltan" alongside
16:40 - Special sea dutymen
17:20 - Slipped, pointed
17:30 - Tug "Retort" secured ahead
17:35 - Course and speed as required for going up harbour
18:25 - Stop. Point as required for coming alongside No. 6 wharf
19:35 - Ship secured. Sub Lieutenant Pratt-Johnson joined the ship
20:00 - Leave to port Watch 2000 to 1100 Sunday
22:30 - Draft from Royal Navy Barracks arrived on board
Sunday 1939-11-12
At: Plymouth 06:15 - Emergency party scrub decks
07:25 - Quarters clean guns
08:30 - "Encounter", "Escapade", "Ilex", "Isis" and "Brazen" entered harbour
12:30 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Starboard Watch granted leave until 1100, Monday
13:00 - Hands fall in. Employed embarking stores
13:25 - "Devonshire" entered harbour
13:45 - "Norfolk" entered harbour
15:45 - Hands fall in. Embark stores
20:45 - Emergency party close X and Y doors
Monday 1939-11-13
At: Plymouth 07:30 - Quarters clean guns
08:05 - Provision and store ship
11:30 - Libertymen proceeded on weeks first leave (1st Starboard and Port Watch)
13:15 - Cleared lower deck of seamen and marines
16:30 - Leave to Blue Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning
Tuesday 1939-11-14
At: Plymouth 07:35 - Quarters clean guns
08:00 - Hands fall in special parties detailed
12:55 - Ammunition party fall in
13:15 - Hands fall in embark stores and provisions
16:30 - Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Red Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
16:45 - Blue Watch fall in. Ammunition ship
16:50 - "Electra" entered harbour
17:05 - "Escort" entered Harbour
17:40 - Draft of 1 Petty Officer and 40 ratings from Royal Navy Barracks
18:15 - Darken ship
18:30 - Ammunition party secure
Wednesday 1939-11-15
At: Plymouth 07:35 - Hands fall in. Special working and storing parties detailed
07:55 - H.A. ratings detailed for training left ship for gunnery school
08:05 - Provision ship. Lt VE Cutlack R.N.R. joined the ship
09:10 - Royal Marine recruits arrived on board for instruction
11:30 - Warrants No. 130 and 131 read
12:15 - Hands to make and mend clothes
13:00 - Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Boys granted leave until 2000 hours.
13:00 - Blue Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
16:30 - Red Watch clear up decks. Lt Audrey joined ship
17:30 - Work main derrick. Hoist Captain's motor boat and launch
Thursday 1939-11-16
At: Plymouth 06:15 - Emergency party fall in. Scrub decks
07:35 - Quarters clean guns
08:05 - Store ship
09:00 - Tilt Test on Port 5.5" Battery
11:20 - "Aberdeen" proceeded to sea
13:15 - Hands fall in, wash ship's side
13:40 - "Encounter" entered harbour
16:00 - Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Boys granted leave until 2000 hours.
16:00 - Red Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
Friday 1939-11-17
At: Plymouth 07:35 - Quarters clean guns
08:05 - Hands fall in Starboard Battery.
09:20 - "Norfolk" left harbour
09:30 - "Resolution" left harbour
10:00 - 32 boys from Royal Navy Barracks joined
13:15 - Hands fall in work as required. H.A. directors and relief guns crews to drill.
14:40 - Hands fall in sponge out guns
15:00 - One Ordinary Seaman placed in safe custody
16:30 - Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Blue Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
17:00 - Exercised fire stations
Saturday 1939-11-18
At: Plymouth 07:35 - Quarters clear guns
08:00 - Clear lower deck of seamen, detailed for work
09:05 - One rating discharged to Royal Naval Hospital for consultation
09:50 - 9 Boys from H.M.S. Ganges
11:55 - Exercised fire stations
12:00 - Hands to make and mend clothes
12:30 - Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Boys granted leave until 1800.
12:30 - Red Watch and E.R. ratings lent from Royal Navy Barracks granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
15:40 - Clear lower deck of seamen
Sunday 1939-11-19
At: Plymouth 03:00 - Put back clocks one hour to Greenwich Mean Time
07:25 - Quarters clean guns
07:50 - Clear lower deck of seamen. Clean ship
09:05 - Hands to clean
09:30 - Divisions, prayers
09:47 - Piped down
10:30 - Boys granted leave until 1800 hours. Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Blue Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
11:40 - Exercised fire parties
15:45 - Clear lower deck of seamen – Clear up decks
16:00 - Evening quarters
20:30 - Duty watch fall in. Clear up mess decks and flats. Hoist starboard gangway
Monday 1939-11-20
At: Plymouth 06:15 - Emergency party fall in. Scrub decks
07:45 - Clear lower deck of seamen. Warrants No. 132 and 133 read
08:30 - Clear Lower Deck – Payment
09:05 - Hands fall in: detailed for work
11:20 - Hands for 2nd leave proceed
13:15 - Both watches fall in
14:45 - H.A. guns crews and control parties fall in
15:45 - Both Watches fall in Warrants 134 to 137 read
16:30 - en under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Red Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
17:00 - Fire parties exercised
Tuesday 1939-11-21
At: Plymouth 06:15 - Emergency party fall in. Scrub decks
07:35 - Quarters clean guns
08:05 - Both watches fall in. Paint ship's side and funnels
13:15 - Both watches fall in. Continue painting ship's side and funnels
16:30 - Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Blue Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
17:00 - Exercised fire party
Wednesday 1939-11-22
At: Plymouth 06:15 - Emergency party fall in
07:35 - Quarters clean guns. Undarken ship
07:55 - Gunlayers and trainers of pom-poms fall in on quarterdeck
08:05 - Both watches fall in. Paint ship's side
09:45 - After directors crew and H.A.C.P. special crew to drill
13:15 - Both watches fall in. Paint ship
16:30 - Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Port Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
17:00 - Exercise fire party
Thursday 1939-11-23
At: Plymouth 07:35 - Quarters clean guns
07:40 - Close range gun layers and trainers detailed landed
08:05 - Both watches fall in
08:30 - Director layers and trainers to gunnery school. Captain (E) S.J. Herbert joined the ship
09:25 - "Witch" entered harbour
13:15 - Both Watches of hands fall in. Paint ship's structure
16:30 - Seaman's engine room working party fall in
16:30 - Men under 20 granted leave until 2300 hours. Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Port Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
17:00 - Exercised fire party
Friday 1939-11-24
At: Plymouth 07:30 - Quarters clean guns
07:40 - K.M. gun layers and trainers of close range weapons fall in on quarter deck
08:05 - Both watches of the hands paint ship
08:30 - One Petty Officer and all anti-aircraft 1 and anti-aircraft 2's to gunnery school
08:30 - "Echo" entered harbour
09:25 - Trawler "IT8" entered harbour
10:40 - Messmen to quarters clean guns
11:45 - ‘Ardent' entered harbour
13:15 - Both Watches of hands fall in
13:30 - Warrants 138 to 144 (inclusive) read. 3 ratings transferred to Royal Navy Barracks cells
13:35 - "Acheron" proceeded to sea
14:35 - Cable party of both watches muster on forecastle
14:45 - Both Watches fall in
14:50 - Special sea dutymen
15:30 - "Viscount" proceeded out of harbour
15:40 - Secure
16:30 - Red Watch, Men under 20, and Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 2300 hours. Boys granted leave until 2000 hours.
16:30 - Blue Watch get in stores
17:40 - Blue Watch work main derrick, stand fast hands storing
20:10 - Blue Watch fall in. In N.A.A.F.I. stores
20:15 - Draft of 47 Boys joined from Royal Navy Barracks
Saturday 1939-11-25
From: Leaving Plymouth
To: Sea
At: Sea 03:00 - Hands fall in
03:10 - Special Sea dutymen, cable party
03:35 - Tug secured aft
03:40 - Obey telegraphs
03:40 - Slipped forward and aft
05:12 - Slipped tug
05:16 - Slipped cutter
05:20 - Picking up rope on
05:54 - Secured by port bridle to No. 3 buoy. Finished with engines
07:30 - Both watches prepare ship for sea
08:25 - Cable party of both watches fall in on forecastle. Lt Cmdr Wright and Lt Gregg joined the ship (borne for victuals only)
10:07 - Special sea dutymen
10:20 - Obey telegraphs
10:22 - Slipped, pointed
10:25 - Course and speed as required for leaving harbour
10:30 - Port Watch 4th degree of L.A. readiness
10:32 - Passed breakwater
10:40 - Penlee Point abeam to starboard, 0.7'. Course 210°, speed 15 knots. Sea dutymen close up
10:50 - Mewstone bearing 073˝,° Penlee Point bearing 072˝°, Rance? Church bearing 330°
11:00 - Started log
11:18 - Eddystone Lighthouse abeam to port, 1.4'
11:21 - Increased speed to 20 knots
11:27 - Increased speed to 25 knots
11:36 - Eddystone Lighthouse bearing 051°, Polperro bearing 331°
12:00 - Position: 49°58.3'N 004°31°W (estimated)
12:15 - Altered course to 252°
12:20 - Zig zag No. 11
12:24 - Lizard Lighthouse bearing 287°, Penare Head bearing 335°
12:27 - Increased speed to 26˝ knots
13:00 - Rill Head 327°, Lizard Lighthouse 330 ˝ °, ?Manaley? Land? 355°
13:24 - Mulbon Point bearing 360°, Lizard Lighthouse bearing 011˝ °, Black Head bearing 023˝ °
14:10 - Hands to action stations
14:29 - "Dunkerque" screen 10' - 246° (aircraft report)
15:10 - Negative zig zag. Reduced speed to 25 knots
15:13 - Altered course to 252°
15:31 - Reduced speed to 20 knots
15:37 - Secure
15:40 - Altered course to 252°
15:45 - Reduced speed to 15 knots Altered course to 000°
16:00 - Sighted "Dunkerque" bearing 020° 5 miles
16:03 - Altered course to 310°. Increased speed to 20 knots
16:08 - Altered course to 330°, speed 22 knots
16:20 - Altered course to 300°, speed 20 knots. In station 2' astern of "Dunkerque"
16:25 - Reduced speed to 16 knots
19:30 - Reduced speed to 14 knots
20:00 - Position: 50° 08'N 07° 51'W (estimated)
20:00 - Port Watch 3rd degree of L.A.
23:55 - Starboard Watch close up 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
Sunday 1939-11-26
At: Sea 04:40 - Crossed 70 fathom line
07:45 - Hands to night action stations. Increased speed to take station 5 cables astern of "Dunkerque"
08:00 - Position: 51° 08'N 010° 41'W (estimated)
08:00 - Commenced Zig zag No. 19
08:08 - Secure. Starboard Watch 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
10:00 - 100 fathom line, reduced speed to 10 knots
10:45 - Ceased zig zag. Altered course to 340° ("Dunkerque" repairing damage)
11:20 - Altered course to 330°, speed 12 knots. Formed astern of "Dunkerque"
11:30 - Zig zag No. 19
12:00 - Position: 51°35'N 011°17'W (estimated)
13:30 - Ceased zig zag
14:05 - Reduced 10 knots
14:52 - (point) 215° T.B. 213° Error 2° High
15:00 - To "Dunkerque" 51° 54'N 011° 34'W. D's Bsn 51° 56'N 011° 30'W
17:10 - Altered course to 090°
17:45 - Hands to night action stations
18:20 - Secure
18:40 - Altered course to 325°
20:00 - Position: 52°18'N 011°25'W (estimated)
21:27 - Increased speed to 12 knots
Monday 1939-11-27
At: Sea 03:55 - Starboard Watch to 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
07:45 - Hands to action stations
08:00 - Altered course to 360°. Increased speed to 14 knots. French position 53°56'N 013°01'W
08:00 - Position: 53°58'N 012°58'W (observation)
08:14 - Secure. Port Watch 3rd degree L.A. readiness
08:24 - Altered course to 330°
09:48 - Reduced speed to 12 knots
12:00 - Position: 54°38'N 013°26'W (estimated)
13:30 - Increased speed to 14 knots
13:45 - Position: 54°53.5N 013°40.0W
14:02 - (Point) 199, TB 199 Error nil
15:00 - Altered course to 315°
16:00 - Zig Zag No.19
16:10 - Increased speed to 16 knots
16:18 - (pint) 229, TB 228.7 Error Nil
17:00 - Position: 55°29'N 014°23'W (observation)
17:20 - Ceased zig zag
17:45 - Hands to night action stations
18:15 - Secure Starboard Watch 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
20:00 - Position: 56°00'N 015°21'W (estimated)
20:00 - Port Watch 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
24:00 - Starboard Watch 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
Tuesday 1939-11-28
At: Sea 03:50 - Port 3rd degree low angle watch close up
07:45 - Hands to action stations
08:00 - Position: 58° 4'N 019°28'W (estimated)
08:15 - Alarm sounded
08:34 - Altered course to 180°
08:45 - Altered course to 135°
09:00 - Secure starboard 3rd degree low angle watch close up
09:13 - Altered course to 225°
09:29 - Altered course to 325°
10:00 - Started Zig zag No. 19
12:00 - Position: 58°41'N 020°21'W (estimated)
12:42 - Ceased zig zag
12:45 - Altered course to 360°, speed 18 knots
13:00 - Started Zig zag No. 19
15:17 - Negative zig zag
17:00 - Reduced speed to 16 knots. Altered course to 060° (at 5° per minute)
17:45 - Hands to night action stations
18:20 - Secure. Port Watch close up 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
18:40 - Reduced speed to 14 knots
19:10 - Speed 12 knots
20:00 - Position: 60°25'N 019°20'W (estimated)
20:00 - Starboard Watch 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
22:00 - Altered course to 240° (to port at 5° per minute)
22:50 - Steady on 240°
24:00 - Port Watch 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
Wednesday 1939-11-29
At: Sea 02:45 - Sighted merchant ship to port
04:00 - Port 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
08:00 - Position: 59°49'N 021°38'W (estimated)
08:36 - Increased 14 knots
08:38 - Altered course to 060°
08:40 - Position: 59°45'N 021°51'W (observation)
08:52 - Steady on 060°
09:00 - Altered course to 030°, increased to 16 knots
09:00 - Action stations
09:34 - Altered course to 060°
09:45 - Secure Starboard Watch 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
10:00 - Zig zag No. 19, speed 18 knots. Altered course to 080° to gain visibility distance with "Dunkerque"
10:45 - Altered course to 060°
11:35 - Altered course to 090°. Ceased zig zag
11:41 - Speed 22 knots to take station on "Dunkerque"
11:52 - Speed 19 knots, altered course to 160°
11:59 - Altered course to 090°
12:00 - Position: 60°02'N 020°25'W (estimated)
12:00 - Zig zag No. 19
13:00 - Speed 18 knots
13:20 - Mean course 085°
13:40 - 15" control parties close up for ranging exercise
15:00 - (point) 205 ˝ T.B. 207 Error 1 ˝ low
15:35 - Negative zig zag. Altered course to 120°
15:55 - Altered course to 135, 16 knots
16:00 - Speed 18 knots Course 120°
16:05 - Altered course to 090°
17:00 - Position: 60°04'N 017°36'W (observation)
17:45 - Night action stations
18:15 - Starboard 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
20:00 - Position: 60°05'N 015°46'W
20:00 - Port 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
20:00 - Zig zag No. 19
24:00 - Starboard 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
Thursday 1939-11-30
At: Sea 04:00 - Port 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
07:45 - Action stations
08:00 - Position: 60°04'N 009°17'W (observation)
08:17 - Secure starboard 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
08:25 - Reduced speed to 16 knots
08:46 - Altered course to 180° Ceased Zig zag
09:15 - Altered course to 090°
09:29 - Altered course to 000°
09:45 - Zig zag 19
09:51 - (Point) 144 ˝ TB 146 Error 1 ˝ low
12:00 - Position: 60° 28'N 008° 37'W (estimated)
12:30 - Port 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
13:30 - Reduced speed to 14 knots. D6 ""Mashona"" and "Punjabi" joined
13:35 - Sounded 100 fathoms Faroe Bank
14:03 - Ceased zig zag. Altered course 360° to port
14:21 - Steady
14:30 - Zig zag 19
14:47 - Ceased zig zag. Course 000°, speed 12 knots
15:47 - Increased speed to 14 knots
15:48 - Altered course to 190°
16:00 - Position: 61°08'N 008°30'W (observation)
16:00 - Starboard 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
17:45 - Night action stations
18:00 - Aldebaran 072 ˝ ° Error 2 ˝ Low
20:00 - Position: 60° 13.5'N 008° 46'W
20:00 - Starboard 3rd degree L.A. watch close up
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