Monday 1940-01-01
At: Sea 03:07 - Speed 14 knots
03:10 - Zig zag No. 15
04:13 - Negative zig zag
04:24 - Altered course to 080°
04:40 - Zig zag No. 15
07:45 - Exercise night action stations
08:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness. Position: 62°26'N 001°15'E (estimated)
09:00 - Assume 4th degree of H.A. readiness .
11:10 - Underwater damage control exercise
11:45 - Negative zig zag
11:50 - Altered course to 190°
12:00 - Position: 62°32'N 002°57'E (estimated)
12:10 - Zig zag No. 15
13:40 - Negative zig zag
13:49 - Altered course to 325°
14:00 - Zig zag No. 15
14:50 - "Ilex" detached
16:56 - Speed 14 knots
17:32 - Negative zig zag, speed 12 knots
17:45 - Exercise night action stations
18:05 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
18:14 - Altered course to 200°
18:33 - Speed 14 knots
20:00 - Position: 62°38'N 001°18'E (estimated)
22:59 - Altered course to 295°
Tuesday 1940-01-02
At: Sea 05:29 - Altered course to 180°
05:35 - Speed 13 knots
06:18 - Nolso wireless transmission 259° (1st class)
07:45 - Exercise night action stations
08:00 - Zig zag 15, speed 15 knots. Position: 62°02'N 002°04'W (estimated)
08:05 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
09:33 - Negative zig zag
09:35 - Altered course to 270°
09:38 - Speed 14 knots
09:39 - Answered "Afridi's" challenge
09:55 - Altered course to 230°
10:02 - Altered course to 270°
10:05 - "Imperial" and "Afridi" joined, "Maori" detached
10:16 - Altered course to 090°
10:20 - Hands to general quarters
10:30 - Zig zag No. 15
11:30 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. and H.A. readiness
11:32 - Negative zig zag
11:33 - Altered course to 020°
11:40 - Speed 12 knots
12:00 - Position: 62°49'N 001°32'W (estimated)
12:20 - Altered course to 040°
13:15 - "Nubian" detached from screen for 15" and 5.5" inclination exercise
14:30 - "Nubian" ordered to rejoin
15:55 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
18:01 - Altered course to 285°
20:00 - Position: 62°43'N 000°46'W (estimated)
20:30 - Stopped forward compass for cleaning
Wednesday 1940-01-03
At: Sea 04:00 - Forward compass in action
04:24 - Altered course to 250°, speed 15 knots ("Nubian" contact)
04:32 - Altered course to 285°, speed 12 knots
05:00 - Altered course to 125°
05:05 - Speed 14 knots
05:10 - Zig zag No. 15
06:50 - Altered course to 210°, speed 15 knots ("Nubian" contact)
06:59 - "Nubian" carried out depth charge attack
07:01 - Altered course to 125°, speed 14 knots
07:10 - "Afridi", "Nubian", "Maori" stationed ahead
07:45 - Exercise action stations
08:00 - Altered course to 150°, speed 18 knots ("Imperial" contact). Position: 62°43'N 003°06'W (estimated)
08:09 - Altered course to 065°
08:12 - Altered course to 125°, speed 14 knots
08:15 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
08:40 - Zig zag No. 15
09:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness
09:10 - Position: 62°35'N 002°40'W (observation)
10:30 - Inclination 15" and 5.5" exercise on "Imperial"
11:00 - 5.5" and 4" antiaircraft practice barrage shoot. CTCES QF 3? SUB CAL DESTROYED MNER ??? 40/B; GTGES QF 4" Mk XVI PRACTICE – 2 DESTROYED MNER ARI? 40/B
12:00 - Position: 62°16'N 001°34'W (estimated)
12:26 - Negative zig zag
12:30 - Altered course to 230°
12:45 - Zig zag No. 15
13:30 - "Maori" rejoined
13:45 - Speed 17 knots
16:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
16:15 - Position: 61°316'N 002°48'W (observation)
17:19 - Altered course to 290° ("Imperial" contact)
17:22 - Altered course to 230°
17:30 - Zig zag No. 15
17:45 - Exercise action stations
18:00 - "Nubian" investigates steamer
18:05 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
20:00 - Position: 60°56'N 004°16'W (estimated)
22:02 - Negative zig zag, speed 15 knots
Thursday 1940-01-04
At: Sea 08:00 - Position: 59°03'N 008°44'W (estimated)
08:20 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 17 knots
09:52 - Negative zig zag
09:55 - Altered course to 200°, speed 18 knots
10:00 - Zig zag No. 21
11:25 - Exercise damage control
11:30 - Warrants 163, 164 and 165 read
12:00 - Position: 58°17'N 009°46'W (estimated)
12:52 - Negative zig zag
13:00 - Altered course to 144°
13:10 - Zig zag No. 21
15:51 - Crossed 100 fathom line
16:25 - Speed 15 knots
16:47 - Speed 12 knots
17:02 - Negative zig zag
17:04 - Streamed paravanes
17:09 - Speed 17 knots
17:10 - Zig zag No. 15
18:15 - Negative zig zag, speed 15 knots
19:57 - Sighted Barra head Lighthouse bearing 093°
20:00 - Position: 56°47'N 008°16'W (estimated)
20:49 - Barra Head Lighthouse abeam to port
21:25 - Destroyers take station astern
Friday 1940-01-05
At: Sea 01:15 - Sighted Oronsay Lighthouse bearing 117°. Depth 26 fathoms.
02:07 - Oronsay Lighthouse abeam to port, 6.0'
02:15 - Altered course to 125°
03:36 - Sighted Altacarry Lighthouse bearing 202°
04:00 - Altered course to 140°
04:13 - Kintyre Lighthouse abeam to port
04:40 - Altered course 060°
06:05 - Pladda Lighthouse bearing 025°, Ailsa Craig Lighthouse bearing 147°
06:40 - Altered course to 360°
07:20 - Fog. Destroyers astern.
07:43 - Altered course to 355°
08:00 - Position: 55°43'N 004°58.5'W (shore fix)
08:02 - Cumbrae Lighthouse abeam to starboard, 0.3'
08:28 - Speed 10 knots
08:35 - Speed 14 knots
08:46 - Speed 12 knots
08:50 - Speed 10 knots
08:54 - Speed 12 knots
08:57 - Passed minefield marking buoys
08:58 - Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour
09:06 - Passed gate, course 020°, speed 10 knots
09:36 - Stopped both engines
09:42 - Let go port anchor, 8 shackles, depth 17 fathoms.
11:45 - Warrants 166, 167, 168 and 169 read.
11:50 - One rating joined from hospital
12:30 - 2nd Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:00 - 1 cot case to hospital
13:45 - 4 ratings left ship for imprisonment
17:00 - 1st part Port work main derrick
17:15 - 1st Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
Saturday 1940-01-06
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick
08:25 - "Tedworth" sailed
09:05 - Divisions. PT.
11:35 - "War Sudra" secured alongside
12:30 - 2nd Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
14:00 - "Chitral" left harbour
14:05 - Draft left ship for Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth
16:15 - "Kittawake" entered harbour
17:15 - 1st Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
19:30 - 2nd part Starboard work main derrick
Sunday 1940-01-07
At: Greenock 04:00 - "Nubian" left harbour
06:50 - "Nubian" entered harbour
07:50 - Both watches of the hands hoist out boats
09:10 - Presbyterian and Methodist church parties landed
09:15 - Clear lower deck. Church in port battery.
09:45 - "War Sudra" proceeded
12:00 - "Scotstoun" entered harbour
12:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1730 hours
16:00 - Evening quarters
17:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 2130 hours
20:30 - "Afridi" proceeded to sea
Monday 1940-01-08
At: Greenock 02:15 - Thick fog. Placed fog bell sentries.
07:40 - Both watches of the hands clean ship and work main derrick
08:00 - Royal Marines landing party landed
09:05 - Clear Divisions and prayers
09:25 - Both watches of the hands employed in washing ship's sides and paintwork
09:50 - 2 cot cases left ship for hospital. "Speedy" and "Seagull" left harbour.
11:00 - Sub Lieutenant MacCosh, RNVR, rejoined ship
12:30 - 1st Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:15 - Both watches of the hands wash ship
15:25 - "Norfolk" proceeded to sea
17:00 - 1st part of Starboard Watch work main derrick
17:15 - 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
19:45 - Provisions arrived. Duty hands to provisions
Tuesday 1940-01-09
At: Greenock 06:50 - Ratings for Royal Navy Hospital Aberdeen left ship
07:35 - Both watches of the hands clean ship, work main derrick
09:05 - Divisions, prayers, PT exercises
09:45 - "Somali" proceeded
10:00 - H.A. transmitting station crews close up for drill
12:30 - 2nd part of Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
12:40 - 1st part of Port work main derrick
13:15 - Both watches of the hands employed cleaning ship
14:20 - Warrant No. 171 read
14:40 - One rating left ship for civil imprisonment
15:30 - "Seagull" and "Speedy" entered harbour
17:15 - 1st part of Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
18:30 - 1st part of Port work main derrick
Wednesday 1940-01-10
At: Greenock 06:50 - Mail party landed
07:35 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick, clean ship
08:00 - Fog
08:50 - "Tedworth" left harbour
09:00 - Divisions, prayers
09:15 - Clear lower deck. Fall in for general drill (Dress No. 5 and jersey)
10:30 - Both watches of the hands replace gear
12:30 - 2nd part of Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:25 - Both watches of the hands detailed for work. Training classes to instruction.
14:15 - Draft of 56 ratings joined ship from Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth
15:00 - Hoist all pulling boats
16:30 - Mail party landed
17:15 - 2nd part Starboard work main derrick, hoist boats. 1st part of Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours. "Repulse" entered harbour.
17:30 - "Rodney" entered harbour with the C in C
Thursday 1940-01-11
At: Greenock 06:45 - Draft landed
07:35 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
08:15 - Landed Royal Marine landing party
08:35 - Quarters clean guns
09:05 - Divisions, prayers
09:22 - Both watches of the hands
09:30 - Exercise alarm to arms and gas
10:25 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
11:40 - Warrants 172 and 173 read
12:10 - "Fortune" entered harbour
12:15 - Landing party returned
12:30 - "Duncan", "Imperial" and "Suffolk" left harbour. 1st Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours.
15:05 - Warrant 174 read. 1 prisoner landed.
16:30 - Work main derrick, hoist in boats
17:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
18:00 - "Sikh", "Fortune" and "Forester" left harbour
19:25 - "Fury" left harbour
Friday 1940-01-12
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands clean ship, work main derrick
08:15 - Fort Matilda working party left ship
08:15 - "Seagull", "Speedy" and "Bramble" left harbour
09:05 - Divisions, prayers
09:45 - General quarters. Stand fast engine room departure
11:20 - Both watches of the hands clean up decks
12:30 - 1st Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours.
13:15 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
17:00 - "Kimberly" entered harbour
17:15 - 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
18:30 - 1st Starboard work main derrick
Saturday 1940-01-13
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick, clean up messdecks and flats
08:00 - "Fury", "Forester", "Firedrake" and "Fame" entered harbour
08:15 - Fort Matilda working party left ship
08:15 - "Seagull", "Speedy" and "Bramble" left harbour
11:40 - Fire parties exercised
13:15 - Royal Marine draft left ship
15:45 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
18:00 - 1st part of Port work main derrick, hoist in boats
Sunday 1940-01-14
At: Greenock 07:20 - 15" trainers and armoured director crews close up
07:35 - Both watches of the hands clean ship, work main derrick
09:20 - Divisions
10:20 - Church in starboard battery
10:55 - "Sikh" entered harbour
11:20 - "Khartoum" entering harbour, "Eskimo" leaving harbour
11:22 - Clear lower deck, fall in on forecastle
11:50 - "Faulknor" entered harbour
12:20 - Lt Esman ? left ship
12:30 - 2nd Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
14:00 - "War Sudra" alongside
14:05 - "Sikh" entered harbour
14:25 - "Foxhound" entered harbour
15:45 - Both watches of the hands clean up decks
16:10 - "War Sudra" departed
16:35 - 1 Leading Seaman on draft to "Faulknor"
17:15 - 1st Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
17:50 - 1 Leading Seaman joined from "Faulknor"
21:05 - 2nd Starboard work main derrick
Monday 1940-01-15
At: Sea 07:35 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick, prepare for sea
08:00 - Cable party muster on forecastle
08:35 - Special sea dutymen
08:50 - Shortened in to 3 shackles
09:00 - Weighed and pointed
09:18 - Course and speed as required
09:25 - Assumed 4th degree of L.A. readiness
09:47 - Passed gate, course 200°, speed 10 knots
09:57 - Passed minefield marking buoys
10:01 - Streamed paravanes
10:07 - Speed 13 knots
10:13 - Speed 16 knots
10:17 - Toward Point abeam to starboard, 0.9'
10:23 - Altered course to 182°
10:52 - Altered course to 180° (Screening diagram 6a)
10:55 - Speed 18 knots
11:00 - Zig zag No. 15. Cumbrae bearing 012°, R??? bearing 350°, Sanda Point bearing 288°
11:33 - Holy Isle Lighthouse abeam to starboard, 2.5'
11:55 - "Fortune" contact port side – "Firedrake" ???
12:00 - Negative zig zag. Position: 55°24'N 004°59'W (shore fix)
12:01 - "Fortune" dropped depth charges
12:08 - Altered course to 236°
12:13 - Pladda Lighthouse abeam to starboard, 6.1'
12:15 - Zig zag No. 15
12:18 - Holy Isle Lighthouse bearing 358½°, Pladda Lighthouse bearing 338° and Sanda Lighthouse bearing 260°
13:00 - Passed through fishing fleet
13:16 - Negative zig zag
13:22 - Altered course to 270°
13:25 - Zig zag No. 15. Mull of Kintyre bearing 306°, Sanda bearing 332° and ??? bearing 355°
13:56 - Negative zig zag.
14:00 - Altered course to 320°
14:05 - Zig zag No. 15
15:05 - Negative zig zag. Altacarry Lighthouse bearing 318°, Lock Point bearing 341°
15:14 - Altered course to 305°
15:20 - Zig zag No. 15
16:23 - Oronsay Lighthouse bearing 033°, The Ho bearing 094°
16:52 - Negative zig zag
16:58 - Altered course to 325°
17:10 - Zig zag No. 15
17:45 - Exercise night action stations
17:57 - Orsay Lighthouse bearing 127°, Dubh Artach bearing 055½°
18:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness
18:12 - Negative zig zag.
18:16 - Sighted Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 015°
18:59 - Altered course to 014°
19:30 - Barra Lighthouse bearing 345°, Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 089°
20:00 - Position: 56°26'N 007°22'W (estimated)
20:30 - Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 163°, Barra Head Lighthouse bearing 311½°
22:13 - Oigh Sgeir Lighthouse bearing 094°, Barra Head Lighthouse bearing 342½°
22:30 - Thick snow squall
23:00 - Speed 12 knots. ??? Lighthouse bearing 256°, Neist Point Lighthouse bearing 049°
23:25 - Destroyers take station astern of "Warspite"
Tuesday 1940-01-16
At: Sea 00:26 - Altered course to 065°
01:00 - Trodday Lighthouse bearing 069°, Vaternish Lighthouse bearing 139° and Ardmore bearing 166°
02:18 - Trodday Lighthouse abeam to starboard, 0.8'
03:30 - South Rona Lighthouse bearing 173°, ??? bearing 285°
04:20 - Altered course to 015°
05:20 - Speed 10 knots. Sighted South Ear Lighthouse bearing 056°
07:23 - Cape Wrath Lighthouse bearing 051°, South Ear Lighthouse bearing 132°
07:45 - Exercise action stations
08:00 - Assume 4th degree L.A. and H.A. readiness. Destroyers assume screening diagram 8A. Position: 58°25.5'N 005°36'W (estimated)
10:22 - Cape Wrath Lighthouse bearing 113½°, Handa Island Lighthouse bearing 135°
10:30 - Altered course to 360°
11:02 - Sighted North Rona, bearing 330°
12:00 - Position: 58°57'N 005°29'W (shore fix)
12:09 - Sighted Sulaske bearing 289½°
13:50 - Speed 12 knots
14:00 - Rona bearing 227°, Rona bearing 231°
17:17 - Speed 14 knots
17:45 - Exercise night actions stations
18:02 - Altered course to 020°
18:10 - Assume 3rd degree of LA readiness
20:00 - Position: 60°26'N 005°18'W (estimated)
Wednesday 1940-01-17
At: Sea 07:45 - Zig zag No. 15. Exercise night action stations
08:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. & H.A. readiness. Position: 63°00'N 003°24'W (estimated)
08:15 - Position: 63°02'N 003°19'W (observation)
08:20 - Negative zig zag. Course 350° (heavy snow squall)
08:56 - Altered course to 020°. Screening diagram No 4 assumed
10:05 - Altered course to 230°
10:22 - Speed 12 knots
10:35 - In paravanes
10:40 - 15" and 5.5" inclination exercise on "Foxhound"
11:35 - Speed 14 knots
11:39 - Altered course to 320°
12:00 - Position: 63°15'N 004°23'W (estimated)
16:00 - Position: 63°54'N 005°28'W (observation)
16:40 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
17:45 - Exercise night action stations
18:15 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
19:08 - Altered course to 130°
20:00 - Position: 64°20'N 006°07'W (estimated)
Thursday 1940-01-18
At: Sea 07:45 - Exercise night action stations
08:00 - Position: 62°28'N 001°40'W (estimated)
08:02 - Altered course to 190°
08:05 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
08:40 - Zig zag No. 15
10:12 - Negative zig zag.
10:18 - Altered course to 340°
10:30 - Zig zag No. 15
10:40 - 15" range and inclination exercise on "Fury"
10:50 - Exercise ‘repel aircraft' 5.5" firing exercise carried out
12:00 - Position: 62°19'N 002°05'W (estimated)
12:30 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness
13:58 - Position: 62°25'N 002°14'W (observation)
14:00 - Negative zig zag.
14:45 - Zig zag No. 15
15:57 - Altered course to 050° ("Fury" contact)
16:00 - Position: 62°59'N 002°38'W (observation)
16:06 - Altered course to 340°
16:10 - Zig zag No. 15
16:30 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
17:12 - Negative zig zag
17:45 - Exercise night action stations
18:15 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
20:00 - Position: 63°47.5'N 003°18'W (estimated)
20:29 - Altered course to 140°
Friday 1940-01-19
At: Sea 07:40 - Altered course to 085°
08:00 - Position: 61°56.5'N 000°17'E (estimated)
08:30 - "Foresight" rejoined
08:45 - "Fortune", "Foresight" and "Forester" rejoined
09:00 - Zig zag No. 15
09:55 - "Fearless" and "Foxhound" detached
10:00 - Hands to general quarters
11:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness and 4th degree of H.A. readiness
11:02 - Negative zig zag. Course 085°
12:00 - Position: 62°02'N 002°02'E (estimated)
14:20 - Destroyers astern
14:38 - Altered course to 350°, speed 12 knots
17:45 - Exercise night action stations
20:00 - Position: 63°10'N 002°50'E (estimated)
20:33 - Altered course 265°
Saturday 1940-01-20
At: Sea 00:36 - Altered course to 200°
04:50 - SOS intercepted from SS "Niche", position 62°42'N 000°43'E
06:00 - "Forester" sent to investigate SOS
06:26 - Altered course to 250° ("Fury" contact)
06:38 - Altered course to 200°
07:30 - Position: 62°00'N 000°07'E (observation)
07:45 - Exercise night action stations
08:00 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 14 knots. Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness. Position: 61°54'N 000°030'E (estimated).
08:45 - Negative zig zag
09:58 - Altered course to 340° for inclination exercise with "Warspite"
10:32 - Altered course to 310°
10:43 - Altered course to 295°
10:45 - Heavy snow squall
10:57 - Altered course to 315°
11:05 - Altered course to 335°
11:10 - Altered course to 300°
11:20 - Altered course to 340°
11:24 - Altered course to 310°
11:27 - Altered course to 280°
11:30 - 5.5" full calibre antiaircraft barrage shoot
11:48 - Altered course to 310°
12:00 - "Warspite" in station astern. Position: 62°09.5'N 001°10'W (estimated).
13:00 - "Firedrake" detached to examine merchantman
13:36 - Speed 14 knots
13:40 - Altered course to 300° ("Forester" contact)
13:52 - Altered course to 310°
14:00 - Zig zag No. 15
16:00 - Position: 62°46'N 002°29'W (observation)
16:30 - Altered course to 050° ("Firedrake" contact)
16:36 - Altered course to 310°
16:45 - Zig zag No. 15
17:37 - Altered course to 220° ("Fury" contact)
17:45 - Altered course to 310°
18:00 - Zig zag No. 15
20:00 - Position: 63°17'N 003°42'W (estimated)
20:02 - Altered course 360° ("Firedrake" contact)
20:08 - Altered course to 310°
20:26 - Altered course to 220° ("Fearless" contact)
20:32 - Altered course 310°
21:00 - Zig zag No. 15
23:34 - Negative zig zag
Sunday 1940-01-21
At: Sea 00:28 - Altered course to 140°
01:00 - Zig zag No. 15
06:00 - Negative zig zag
07:45 - Exercise night action stations
08:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness. Position: 62°41'N 002°58'W (estimated)
08:15 - Position: 62°38.5'N 002°53'W (observation)
08:20 - Zig zag No. 15
10:00 - Clear lower deck, fall in for church
12:00 - Position: 62°04'N 001°49'W (estimated)
12:10 - Negative zig zag
12:20 - Sighted aircraft
12:26 - Altered course to 240°
12:40 - Zig zag No. 15
12:43 - Sighted "Fame" and "Fury" bearing 200°
12:55 - Sighted "Foxhound" bearing 120°
13:19 - "Forester" despatched to examine merchant ship
14:14 - Altered course to 180° ("Firedrake" contact)
14:22 - Altered course to 240°
14:40 - Zig zag No. 15
15:30 - "Forester" rejoined
16:15 - Position: 61°33'N 003°06'W (observation)
16:24 - Speed 12 knots
16:33 - Paravanes streamed
16:42 - Speed 14 knots
17:45 - Exercise action stations
18:05 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
20:00 - 61°11'N 004°30'W (estimated)
22:30 - "Foresight" detached to investigate merchantman
Monday 1940-01-22
At: Sea 00:12 - Negative zig zag.
00:25 - Altered course to 150°
00:32 - Speed 17 knots
00:45 - Zig zag No. 15
04:22 - Crossed 100 fathom line
06:42 - Crossed 50 fathom line
07:05 - Sighted Sule Skerry bearing 171°
07:10 - Negative zig zag
07:24 - Altered course to 120°
07:28 - Stack Skerry bearing 212°, Sule Skerry bearing 200°, Kane of Hoy bearing 112°
07:30 - Zig zag No. 15
08:00 - Position: 59°03.6'N 004°07'W (shore fix)
08:10 - Altered course to 180° ("Forester" contact)
08:15 - Altered course to 120°
08:20 - Zig zag No. 15
09:00 - Negative zig zag
09:09 - Altered course to 030°
09:19 - Speed 19 knots
09:20 - Hands to action stations
09:32 - Altered course 300°, speed 22 knots. Course and speed as requisite for firing.
09:51 - 15" open fire on practice target
09:56 - Cease fire
10:28 - ??? Memorial bearing 077°, Kane of Hoy bearing 112°, Dunnet Head bearing 142°
10:30 - Starboard 5.5" opened fire
10:34 - Starboard 5.5" cease fire
10:45 - Port 5.5" open fire
10:49 - Port 5.5" cease fire
11:09 - Sule Skerry bearing 274°, Stack Skerry bearing 275°
11:21 - Altered course to 090°, speed 17 knots
11:35 - Zig zag No. 15
11:55 - Altered course to 300°. ??? QF 4" MkXVI practice fired. Destroyed CAFO 2379/39 (4). BL 5.5" Fld cordite ??, ??ART 35/1
11:59 - Negative zig zag
12:00 - Position: 59°10'N 003°55'W (shore fix)
12:05 - Zig zag 15
12:29 - Altered course to 180°
12:55 - Antiaircraft practice shoot commenced
13:11 - Altered course to 360°
13:45 - Anti-aircraft shoot ended
14:07 - Altered course to 315°
14:10 - Zig zag No. 15
14:40 - Sule Skerry bearing 180°, 13'
16:23 - Altered course to 030° ("Forester" contact)
16:31 - Altered course to 315°
16:40 - Zig zag 15. Position 59°40'N 005°03'W (observation)
19:11 - Negative zig zag
19:25 - Altered course to 230°
19:35 - Zig zag No. 15
20:00 - Position: 60°04'N 006°15'W (estimated)
Tuesday 1940-01-23
At: Sea 03:26 - Negative zig zag (to avoid merchant ship)
03:28 - "Forester" detached to investigate merchantman
04:00 - Zig zag No. 15
06:45 - Negative zig zag
06:48 - Speed 15 knots
07:42 - Speed 13 knots
08:00 - Position: 58°13.5'N 010°42'W (estimated)
08:20 - Altered course to 160°
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
10:05 - Sighted Belgian trawler "Edward Ansella"
12:00 - Position: 57°31'N 010°18'W (estimated)
16:40 - 0.5" machine guns fired for practice
17:29 - Altered course to 125°
17:40 - Speed 15 knots
18:25 - Crossed 100 fathom line
20:00 - Position: 56°08'N 008°37'W (estimated)
22:40 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 17 knots
23:01 - Sighted Inishtrahull Lighthouse bearing 166°, 24'
Wednesday 1940-01-24
To: Greenock
At: Sea 00:37 - Oversay bearing 075°, Inishtrahull bearing 225°
02:05 - Speed 14½ knots
02:20 - Rathlin West Lighthouse bearing 164°, Altacarry Lighthouse bearing 142°
02:30 - Altered course to 115°
03:10 - Altered course to 140°
03:28 - Altered course to 130° to avoid steamer
04:32 - Altered course to 090°
04:35 - Altacarry Lighthouse bearing 301½°, Sanda bearing 031°
05:03 - Altered course to 055°
06:04 - Speed 13 knots
06:25 - Pladda Lighthouse abeam to port, 5.4'
06:37 - Altered course to 355°
07:33 - Holy Isle bearing 211½°, Cumbrae bearing 005½°
07:40 - Altered course to 360°
07:58 - Altered course to 009°
08:00 - Position: 55°42'N 004°59'W (shore fix)
08:08 - Cumbrae Lighthouse abeam to starboard 0.5'
08:17 - Altered course to 357°
08:25 - Speed 9 knots
08:29 - In paravanes
08:38 - Speed 14 knots. Special sea dutymen
08:40 - Altered course to 020°
08:47 - Toward Point abeam to port, 0.75'
08:56 - Speed 12 knots
09:04 - Passed minefield marking buoys
09:12 - Speed 10 knots. Course and speed as requisite. Passed gate.
09:46 - Stopped both
09:51 - Let go port anchor, 8 shackles, depth 17 fathoms
10:45 - Waste paper taken ashore
11:40 - "War Pinari" alongside. Make and men clothes
12:30 - 1st Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
14:00 - Lt Midie joined ship
15:30 - Sub-Lieutenant Canhan joined ship
16:00 - Evening quarters
16:03 - A.M.C. "Chitral" left harbour
16:50 - "Pentecule"? left harbour
17:00 - Midshipmen LeNieve?, Timbrell and Skelton joined ship
17:15 - 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 2130 hours
18:15 - 1st Starboard work main derrick
22:00 - "Faulknor" and "Kingston" left harbour
Thursday 1940-01-25
At: Greenock 07:35 - 1st part Starboard work main derrick
08:05 - Both watches of the hands paint ship
09:15 - Oiler "War Pindari" proceeded
10:15 - Canteen fresh provisions embarked
10:20 - "Suffolk" entered harbour
12:30 - 2nd Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:15 - Both watches of the hands paint side
14:30 - 10 ratings left ship on draft
14:50 - "Faulknor" entered harbour
16:30 - "Kingston" and "Kimberly" entered harbour
17:15 - 1st part Port Watch work main derrick. 1st Starboard Watch granted leave until 2130 hours
Friday 1940-01-26
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands employed provisioning, ammunitioning and painting ship's side. 2nd Starboard work main derrick.
11:45 - Work main derrick
12:30 - 2nd Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:15 - Both watches of the hands employed ammunitioning and painting ship's side
14:30 - 1 officer discharged to Greenock Hospital
17:15 - 1st Port Watch granted leave until 2130 hours
19:00 - "Black Swan" under weigh
Saturday 1940-01-27
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
07:50 - Submarine "Detrois"? left harbour
09:55 - Ammunition lighter alongside. Embarked ammunition.
11:00 - "Rodney", "Repulse" and 8th Destroyer Flotilla left harbour
12:00 - Special turret ammunition parties, ammunition ship
12:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:00 - 2nd Port work main derrick, provision ship
15:00 - "Corfu" and "Scoutstoun" entered harbour
16:30 - 2nd Port to tea
17:15 - 2nd Port provision ship. 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
Sunday 1940-01-28
At: Greenock 09:10 - Hands to clean. Dress No. 2.
09:45 - Church of quarterdeckmen mess deck
10:20 - 2nd part Port unrig church. Pipe down
11:00 - 2nd part Port work main derrick
12:30 - Lighter "Raylight" alongside. 1st Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:00 - Hands detailed employed disembarking ammunition cases
15:15 - Lighter proceeded
15:40 - "Norfolk" left harbour
17:00 - 2nd leave cancelled owing to weather
Monday 1940-01-29
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands employed work main derrick. Special parties as required.
08:45 - Quarters clean guns
09:05 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
10:27 - Air raid warning ‘yellow'
10:36 - Air raid warning ‘green'
10:40 - Dockyard workmen arrived on board
12:30 - 2nd Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:15 - Both watches of the hands paint ship. Part port work main derrick.
17:15 - Dockyard workmen left ship. 1st Starboard Watch granted leave until 2130 hours
Tuesday 1940-01-30
At: Greenock 06:45 - Mail party landed
07:15 - 1 officer and 5 ratings left ship for hospital
07:35 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick
08:00 - Jetty clearing party and canteen store party landed
08:15 - Dockyard workmen arrived onboard
08:20 - 1st Port work main derrick
09:20 - "Forester" entered harbour. "Bandit" left harbour.
11:45 - Warrants 185, 186 and 187 read
12:30 - 2nd Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:15 - Hands employed as requisite
16:05 - "Inglefield" entered harbour
16:30 - Tug "Flying Kite" secured alongside
16:40 - Part of Watch provision ship
17:15 - 1st Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
22:00 - 1 Ordinary Seaman joined ship
Wednesday 1940-01-31
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands fall in. Employed as requisite. No. 1 forecastle platoon to drill
07:50 - "Maori" proceeded
08:10 - Dockyard workmen arrived on board
12:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:00 - 8th Destroyer Flotilla entered harbour. "Rodney" and "Repulse" entered harbour
13:15 - Both watches of the hands employed as required
15:30 - 1 Boy joined ship from "Kingston". ! Boy left ship for "Kingston"
15:45 - Warrant No. 188 read
16:15 - 2nd part Port Watch fall in to work with dockyard workmen
17:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
19:30 - 2nd part Port Watch work main derrick
22:00 - 3 ratings from "Inglefield" slept on board
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