Thursday 1940-02-01
At: Greenock 07:00 - 1 shipwright left ship on draught
07:35 - No. 4 Platoon to drill
08:15 - Ammunition lighter alongside
09:05 - Both watches of the hands employed as requisite
09:45 - "Diana", "Inglelfield" and "Brilliant"??? left harbour
11:20 - Work main derrick hoist out boats
11:45 - Warrants 189 and 190 read
12:30 - Port Watch granted leave until 0800, 02 Feb 1940. Watch of Boys granted leave until 1700 hours (no restrictions on Glasgow leave)
12:35 - "Kipling" entered harbour
13:45 - "Flying Spray" secured alongside, embarked 4 oxygen cylinders
14:20 - "Ascania" proceeded. 2 ratings to civil detention.
15:30 - "Berwick" entered harbour
16:15 - "Inglefield", "Diana", "Kingston", "Kelvin" and "Transylvania" entered harbour
16:45 - Duty part work main derrick
Friday 1940-02-02
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands clean ship, work main derrick
08:50 - "Flying Spray" secured alongside embarked 13 stages
09:20 - "Flying Spray" cast off
11:20 - Clear lower deck. Fortnightly payments
12:30 - Starboard Watch granted leave until 0800, 03 Feb 1940. Watch of Boys granted leave until 1700 hours (no restrictions on Glasgow leave)
13:00 - Both watches of the hands as requisite, work main derrick.
13:30 - "Devonshire" entered harbour
16:30 - 1st part port store ship
18:30 - Dockyard workmen left ship
Saturday 1940-02-03
At: Greenock 06:45 - Mail party landed
07:35 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
08:20 - Dockyard workmen arrived on board
11:50 - Warrant 192 read
12:30 - 2nd Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours.
13:15 - 2nd part of starboard store provisions
15:45 - Both watches of the hands clean up decks
17:15 - 1st Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours.
Sunday 1940-02-04
At: Greenock 07:50 - Both watches of the hands, clean ship, work main derrick
08:50 - Dockyard workmen arrived on board
09:15 - Church parties left ship
09:20 - "Rodney" and "Repulse" church parties arrived on board
09:40 - Hands to church
10:40 - "Repulse" and "Rodney" church parties left ship
11:25 - Church parties returned on board
11:40 - 2nd part starboard watch work main derrick
12:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours.
12:40 - 2nd part port watch fall in work main derrick
14:30 - Port watch of hands fall in, place electric cable round ship
16:30 - Hands to tea
17:00 - Port watch continue placing cable round ship
17:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours.
Monday 1940-02-05
At: Greenock 07:30 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
08:15 - 6 ratings left ship to see ophthalmic specialist. Dockyard workmen arrived on board. Signal ratings and 2 mechanicians arrived on board for examination.
09:05 - Both watches of the hands employed as requisite
11:45 - Warrant 195 read.
12:30 - 1st Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours.
13:00 - Both watches of the hands employed as requisite
14:45 - Tug "Flying Spray" secured alongside
15:00 - "Flying Spray" left
16:17 - "Repulse" left harbour
17:15 - 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours.
18:15 - Part of the watch work main derrick. Hoist in boats
Tuesday 1940-02-06
At: Greenock 07:15 - Drifter patrol landed
07:35 - Both watches of the hands employed as requisite
08:15 - Dockyard men arrived on board
08:35 - 2nd part starboard watch work main derrick
08:40 - Tug "Flying Spray" alongside
08:43 - Left ship
11:45 - Warrant 194 read
12:30 - 2nd Part Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours. Quarterdeckmen & Topmen of 1st part employed working with dockyard men.
13:15 - Both watches of the hands employed painting funnels and assisting dockyard.
16:10 - Focslemen and Topmen of 1st part port work with dockyard.
16:45 - Quarterdeckmen and Royal Marines work with dockyard.
17:15 - 1st Part Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours.
20:00 - Focslemen of 1st part work with dockyard.
Wednesday 1940-02-07
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands employed as requisite. 1st port employed with dockyard.
08:15 - Dockyardmen reliefs arrived on board
08:40 - "Malaya" and convoy entered harbour.
12:30 - 2nd Port Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours.
13:15 - Both watches of the hands employed painting funnels and helping dockyard.
13:25 - Draft of 2 Able Seamen ??? joined ship from "Devonshire"
13:50 - Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Phillips returned from sick leave.
14:05 - Surgeon Lieutenant Collins joined ship.
14:50 - "Logan"secured alongside, discharged provisions
15:10 - "Logan"left ship.
17:00 - "Valiant" entered harbour
17:10 - Convoy entered harbour
17:15 - 1st Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours.
17:20 - "Berwick" and "Devonshire" left harbour.
Thursday 1940-02-08
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands employed as requisite
09:05 - "Flying Scotsman" (tug) secured alongside. Both watches of the hands work main derrick.
10:45 - "Flying Scotsman" left ship.
12:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours.
13:15 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick
15:20 - Dockyardmen left ship
15:30 - 3 Royal Marines joined ship
17:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours.
19:00 - 2nd part port watch work main derrick.
Friday 1940-02-09
From: Greenock
At: Sea 07:35 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick, clean messdecks and flats, prepare ship for sea
09:00 - GR3's exam
09:05 - Divisions and prayers
09:40 - Both watches of the hands prepare for sea
09:55 - 1 supply rating joined ship
10:00 - Cable party muster on forecastle. Special sea dutymen.
10:50 - Weighed
10:55 - Pointed
11:18 - Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour
11:45 - Passed gate
11:48 - Assumed 4th degree of L.A. and H.A. readiness
11:52 - Passed minefield marking buoys. Course 200°, speed 9 knots
11:57 - Stream paravanes
12:00 - Position: 55° 54½'N 004° 55½'W (shore fix)
12:03 - Speed 15 knots
12:13 - Toward Point abeam to starboard, 0.7'
12:19 - Altered course to 180°
12:45 - peed 18 knots
12:46 - Little Cumbrae Lighthouse abeam to port, 0.8'
12:47 - "Forenight" steering gear out of action
12:55 - Zig zag 15
13:30 - Emergency turn to 065°
13:40 - Altered course to 180°
13:46 - Pladda bearing 235°, Holy Isle bearing 290°
14:09 - Altered course to 236°
14:10 - Passed Irish steamer "Glenville"???. Failed to dip colours.
14:20 - Zig zag 15
14:22 - Pladda Lighthouse bearing 331°, Ailsa Craig lighthouse bearing 206°
15:21 - Negative zig zag
15:30 - Altered course to 270°
15:35 - Zig zag 15
15:49 - Sanda abeam to port, Mull of Kintyre bearing 1550°
15:50 - Negative zig zag
15:59 - Altered course to 320°
16:45 - Altered course to 290°
16:50 - Zig zag 15
17:24 - Altacarry Lighthouse bearing 123½°, Oronsay Lighthouse bearing 013°
17:45 - Exercise night action stations
18:22 - Negative zig zag
18:36 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness
19:02 - Inishtrahull Lighthouse abeam to port
20:00 - Position 55°41'N 007°35'W (shore fix)
23:15 - Crossed 100 fathoms line
Saturday 1940-02-10
At: Sea 03:30 - Altered course to 360°
07:45 - Exercise action stations
08:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness. Position: 57°55'N 011°17'W (estimated)
08:15 - Zig zag No. 15
10:45 - Sighted "Corfu"
11:00 - Negative zig zag
11:05 - Altered course to 050°
12:00 - Posiiton: 58°57'N 010°55'W (estimated)
14:40 - Zig zag No. 15
16:45 - Negative zig zag
16:48 - Altered course to 030°
16:55 - Zig zag No. 15
17:45 - Exercise night action stations
18:00 - Position: 60°03'N 008°31'W
18:20 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
18:57 - Negative zig zag
19:00 - Detached "Fame" and "Forester" to Sullan Voe
20:00 - Position: 60°32'N 007°57'W (estimated)
20:29 - Altered course to 060°
22:40 - Sighted Loom Akraberg Lighthouse bearing 011°. Depth 100 fathoms.
23:37 - Akraberg Lighthouse abeam to port.
Sunday 1940-02-11
At: Sea 07:45 - Exercise night action stations
08:00 - Speeed 16 knots Position: 62°18'N 001°49W (estimated)
08:03 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
08:10 - Zig zag No. 15.
09:15 - Negative zig zag
09:27 - Altered course to 260°
09:30 - Clear lower deck for church in the battery
09:35 - Speed 9 knots.
09:40 - In paravanes
10:17 - Speed 16 knots
10:19 - Altered course to 080°
10:35 - Zig zag No. 15
12:00 - osition: 62°20'N 000°35'E (estimated)
13:45 - Position: 62°22'N 000°16E
16:37 - Negative zig zag
16:55 - Zig zag No. 15
17:00 - Position: 62°30'N 001°46'E (observation)
17:45 - Exercise action stations
17:55 - Negative zig zag, speed 14 knots
18:03 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
20:00 - Position: 63°06'N 001°00'E (estimated)
21:00 - Altered course to 024"
Monday 1940-02-12
At: Sea 01:02 - Altered course to 150°. Speed 13 knots
05:30 - "Fame" and "Forester" rejoined
05:59 - Altered course to 080°
08:00 - Position: 62°02'N 000°57E (estimated)
11:00 - peed 12 knots
11:12 - Exercise completed
11:13 - Speed 16 knots
11:47 - Negative zig zag.
11:56 - Altered course to 200°
12:00 - Position: 62°12'N 002°50'E (estimated)
12:05 - Zig cag 15
12:53 - Altered course to 320° (contact)
13:01 - Altered course to 200°
13:10 - Zig zag No. 15
13:43 - Negative Zig zag
13:50 - Altered course to 340°
14:00 - Zig zag No. 15
17:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness. Position: 62°33'N 000%59E (observation)
17:33 - Negative Zig zag
17:40 - Speed 14 knots
17:45 - Exercise action stations
18:08 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness.
20:00 - 63°12.5'N 001°27'W
Tuesday 1940-02-13
At: Sea 02:31 - Altered course to 200°
07:15 - Zig zag No. 15
07:19 - Speed 16 knots.
07:45 - Exercise night action stations
08:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness. Position: 63°27'N 000°46'W (estimated)
09:20 - Negative zig zag
09:30 - Altered course to 230°. Open for inclination exercise. Course as requisite for inclination exercise
11:15 - Position: 62°45.5'N, 001°20'W (observation)
11:40 - Zig zag No. 15
11:41 - Altered course to 120° ("Firedrake" contact)
11:49 - Altered course to 200°
11:55 - Zig zag No. 15
12:00 - Position: 62°35.5'N 001°23'W (estimated)
12:30 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
13:32 - Formed single line ahead
13:52 - 15" and 5.5" sub-calibre shoot on splash target
14:27 - Sighted "Faulknor", "Fortune" and "Foxhound" bearing 207°
14:33 - Sighted merchant ship bearing 190°
14:57 - Negative zig zag
15:02 - Ceased firing
15:07 - "Fury", "Foresight" and "Firedrake" proceeded to refuel
15:20 - Altered course to 330°
15:30 - Zig zag No. 15
17:20 - Position: 62°20.5'N, 002°19'W (observation)
17:30 - "Forester" detached
17:55 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness.
18:45 - Negative zig zag
18:52 - Speed 14 knots
20:00 - Position: 62°53'N 993°05'W (estimated)
Wednesday 1940-02-14
At: Sea 07:30 - Position: 65°01'N 005°47'W (observation)
07:35 - Speed 16 knots
07:40 - Zig zag No. 15
07:45 - Exercise action stations
08:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness. . Position: 65°08'N 006°00'W (based on 0730 fix)
08:55 - Negative zig zag
09:00 - Altered course to 280°
09:30 - Altered course to 250° for inclination exercises with "Warspite"
10:02 - Inclination exercises with "Warspite" commence. Courses as requisite.
10:45 - Exercise repel aircraft
11:08 - Exercise finished. Altered course to 280°. "Warspite" astern.
11:20 - Zig zag No. 15
11:34 - Altered course to 360° ("Fortune" contact)
11:41 - Altered course to 280°
11:45 - Zig zag No. 15
12:00 - Position: 65°23'N 007°53'W (estimated)
13:10 - Position: 65°28'N 008°35'W (observation)
16:15 - Sighted Iceland bearing 249°
17:18 - Negative zig zag
17:28 - Altered course to 135°
17:40 - Zig zag No. 15
18:43 - Negative zig zag, speed 14 knots
20:00 - Position: 65°15'N 010°00'W (estimated)
21:25 - Sighted GWR light 270°. "Fame" closed to investigate unsuccessfully
Thursday 1940-02-15
At: Sea 01:00 - "Fortune" detached to board merchantman
05:00 - "Fortune" rejoined
06:56 - Speed 16 knots
07:00 - Zig zag No. 15
07:40 - Position: 63°12'N 005°37'W (observation)
07:45 - Exercise action stations
08:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness. Position: 63°09'N 005°21'W (based on 0740 observation)
09:00 - Sighted destroyers "Fury", "Foresight" and "Firedrake" bearing 180°
09:15 - Negative zig zag
09:26 - Altered course to 290°
09:28 - Speed 17 knots
10:00 - Zig zag No. 15
10:15 - 4" H.A. firing at smoke target.
10:28 - Kalso bearing 226°
11:25 - H.A. practice completed
12:00 - Position:63°08'N 006°15'W (estimated)
12:02 - Negative zig zag
12:14 - Myggeneas Lighthouse bearing 207°
12:20 - Zig zag No. 15
12:53 - Position: 63°03.5'N 006°40'W (observation)
13:40 - Fuglo bearing 150°, Kalso bearing 170°, Streymoy? bearing 187½, Myggenaes bearing 197½°
15:23 - Negative zig zag.
15:30 - Altered course to 200°
15:35 - Zig Zag No. 15
16:07 - Kalso bearing 110°, Vaago bearing 152° and Myggenaes bearing 162°
16:19 - Speed 13 knots
16:23 - Speed 10 knots
16:27 - Stream paravanes
16:32 - Speed 13 knots
16:35 - Speed 17 knots
18:37 - Myggenaes Lighthouse bearing 072½°
19:07 - Myggenaes Lighthouse bearing 060°
20:00 - Position: 61°39'N 008°39'W (shore fix)
20:37 - Negative zig zag
20:48 - Speed 15 knots
Friday 1940-02-16
At: Sea 07:40 - Speed 17 knots
07:45 - Position: 58°59'N 010°50'W (observation)
08:00 - Position: 58°55'N 010°53'W (based on 0745 observation)
10:00 - Altered course to 175°, speed 15 knots
10:47 - Speed 13 knots
12:00 - Position: 58°03'N 011°13'W (estimated)
12:50 - Speed 11 knots
18:35 - Altered course to 047°
20:00 - Position: 57°11'N 010°53'W (estimated)
21:19 - Speed 12 knots
21:54 - Speed 13 knots
22:58 - Speed 9 knots. Destroyers take up screening diagram No. 4
23:52 - Speed 15 knots
Saturday 1940-02-17
At: Sea 00:39 - Speed 16 knots
04:50 - Speed 14 knots
05:20 - Altered course to 258°
05:46 - Altered course to 270°, speed 18 knots
07:10 - Position: 58°27N 009°14'W (observation)
07:45 - Zig zag No. 15
08:00 - Position: 58°26'N 009°44'W (based on 0710 observation)
09:10 - Negative zig zag.
09:19 - Altered course to 180°
09:30 - Speed 14 knots
09:36 - Speed 10 knots
09:41 - In paravanes
10:20 - Speed 14 knots
10:23 - Speed 10 knots
10:49 - Speed 14 knots
10:55 - Zig zag No. 15 (starboard)
11:34 - Speed 18 knots
12:00 - Position: 57°54'N 010°28'W (estimated)
17:21 - Speed 14 knots
17:25 - Speed 10 knots
17:28 - Out paravanes
17:30 - Speed 14 knots
17:33 - Speed 18 knots
18:12 - Negative zig zag.
18:20 - Altered course to 110°. Position: 56°13'N 010°33'W (observation)
18:30 - Zig zag No. 15
19:13 - Altered course to 030° (contact)
19:24 - Altered course to 110°. Negative zig zag, speed 16 knots
20:00 - Position: 56°05'N 009°50'W (estimated)
21:23 - Depth 100 fathoms
Sunday 1940-02-18
To: Greenock
At: Sea 00:55 - Sighted Inishtrahull bearing 135°
01:51 - Inishtrahull Lighthouse abeam to starboard
03:30 - Altered course to 100°
04:08 - Altered course to 140°
04:56 - Altered course to 090°
04:58 - Mull of Kintyre bearing 358°, Sanda Lighthouse bearing 042°
05:30 - Altered course to 055°
06:25 - Altered course to 050°
06:27 - Pladda Lightouse bearing 346°, Ailsa Lighthouse bearing 196°
06:52 - Altered course to 360°
07:00 - Holy Isle bearing 338½°, Pladda bearing 290°
07:49 - Altered course to 350°
08:00 - Position: 55°30.5'N 004°59'W (shore fix)
08:05 - Cable party close up
08:12 - Cumbrae Lighthouse abeam to starboard, 0.4'
08:24 - Special sea dutymen
08:25 - Course 357°, speed 15 knots
08:26 - Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour
08:34 - In paravanes
08:50 - Toward Point abeam to port, 1.0'
09:08 - Passed swept channel buoys
09:16 - Passed gate
09:45 - Stop
09:51 - Came to port anchor in 17 fathoms. Secured to 8 shackles
10:15 - Oiler alongside
12:30 - 2 Able Seamen rejoin ship from prison. 1 Able Seaman, ??? joined ship
13:50 - Provisions and Canteen stores arrived on board
14:15 - 2 Ordinary Seamen, 1 Boy, 1 Able Seaman, 1 stoker and 1 Engine Artificer to hospital ship "Aba"
15:45 - Both watches of the hands clean up decks
18:10 - 14 Stokers, 7 Signal Boys, 5 Boy Telegraphists, 1 Ordinary Signalman and 1 Ordinary Seaman joined ship
19:10 - Oiler "War Sudra" proceeded to anchorage
19:55 - 1st Port work main derrick
Monday 1940-02-19
From: Greenock
At: Sea 07:55 - Both watches of the hands clean ship. Numbers 2 and 7 platoons to drill
09:05 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
09:30 - 5.5" GCT crew to spotting table
11:00 - Both watches of the hands prepare for sea
12:45 - 2nd part starboard work main derrick
13:05 - Cable party close up
13:45 - Shortened into 3 shackles
14:02 - Weighed and pointed
14:34 - Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour. Astern of "Rodney"
15:02 - Passed gate, course 200°, speed 12 knots
15:04 - Speed 9 knots
15:10 - Streamed paravanes. Passed minefield marking buoys
15:13 - Speed 15 knots
15:27 - Toward Point abeam to starboard, 0.7'
15:31 - Altered course to 177°
15:44 - Altered course to 189°
16:00 - Little Cumbrae abeam to port 0.5'
16:05 - Altered course to 175°
16:11 - Speed 17 knots
16:29 - Altered course to 148° to avoid steamer
16:30 - Zig zag No. 15
16:32 - Altered course to 178°
17:00 - Negative zig zag
17:23 - Altered course to 235°
17:43 - Ailsa Craig abeam to starboard, 20', ??? Craig bearing 212°. Zig zag 15.
18:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness
18:17 - Speed 15 knots
18:43 - Altered course to 270°
19:25 - Altered course to 322°
19:59 - Sighted Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse bearing 042°
20:00 - Position 55°16'N 005°53'W (shore fix)
20:56 - Altered course to 300°
22:14 - Crossed 17 fathom patch off Oversay
23:52 - Altered course to 355°
Tuesday 1940-02-20
At: Sea 00:05 - Speed 14 knots
00:07 - Crossed 50 fathom line
01:37 - Altered course 017°
05:43 - Sighted Ushenish Lighthouse bearing 295°. Speed 12 knots
06:15 - Neist Point Lighthouse bearing 049°
06:23 - Speed 14 knots
07:20 - Altered course to port to avoid nets
07:22 - Altered course to 066°
07:31 - Vaternish Point Lighthouse bearing 106½°
07:45 - Exercise action stations
07:54 - Altered course to 070°
07:58 - Yesker bearing 089°, Vaternish bearing 199°
08:00 - Assume 4th degree of L.A. readiness. Position 57°41'N 006°34'W (shore fix)
08:36 - Altered course 060°
08:43 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 16 knots
08:53 - Altered course 350° (contact)
08:58 - Altered course 060°
09:00 - Zig zag No. 15
09:30 - Zig zag No. 15
09:33 - Altered course 017°
12:00 - Position 58°24'N 005°41'W (shore fix)
12:05 - Handa Island bearing 102°, Ru Stoer bearing 139°
13:32 - Opened fire sleeve target with short range weapons. Shot away sleeve.
14:40 - "Eine Jail" (Norway) passed to port
16:42 - Altered course to 095° (investigating contact)
16:48 - Altered course to 017°
16:52 - "Fortune" investigating contact
17:00 - Zig zag No. 15
17:45 - Exercise action stations
18:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
18:15 - Negative zig zag, speed 14 knots
20:00 - Position 60°13'N 004°35'W (estimated)
22:02 - Altered course to 058°
Wednesday 1940-02-21
At: Sea 02:15 - Zig zag No. 15
02:20 - Speed 16 knots
06:45 - Exercise action stations
07:15 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. and H.A. readiness
07:45 - Negative zig zag
08:00 - Position 61°56'N 000°58'w (estimated)
08:02 - Altered course to 155°, speed 14 knots
08:30 - Zig zag No. 15
12:00 - Position 61°16'N 000°37'E (estimated)
12:07 - Altered course to 200°
12:12 - Altered course to 230°
12:16 - Altered course to 155°
12:30 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 15 knots
13:35 - Altered course to 175° (investigating contact)
13:39 - Altered course to 155°
13:45 - Zig zag No. 15
14:00 - Negative zig zag. Thick fog.
14:16 - Altered course to 090°
14:32 - Altered course to 020°
16:15 - Altered course to 100°
16:17 - Speed 17 knots
16:20 - "Hardy" attacked with depth charges
16:28 - Altered course to 020°, speed 15 knots
17:00 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 16 knots
17:24 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness only
17:30 - Position 61°32'N 001°55'E (observation)
17:45 - Exercise action stations
18:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
20:00 - Position 62°06'N 002°20'E (based on 1730 observation)
21:30 - Negative zig zag
21:38 - Speed 14 knots
23:42 - Altered course to 200° (to port)
Thursday 1940-02-22
At: Sea 06:45 - Exercise action stations
07:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. readiness
07:32 - Altered course to 090°
08:00 - Position 61°16'N 001°53'E (estimated)
09:32 - Altered course to 280°
11:07 - Altered course to 330° (emergency turn)
11:17 - Altered course to 280°
11:30 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 16 knots
12:00 - Position 61°25'N 010°33'E (estimated)
12:19 - Negative zig zag, speed 14 knots
14:46 - Passed Danish fishery protection vessel
15:00 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 16 knots
16:35 - Negative zig zag
16:36 - Speed 14 knots
18:02 - Altered course to 240°
20:00 - Position 61°27'N 002°14'W (estimated)
21:08 - Altered course to 300° ("Firedrake" investigates, drops depth charges)
21:17 - Altered course to 240°
Friday 1940-02-23
At: Sea 05:02 - Altered course to 180°
05:30 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 16 knots
06:00 - Negative zig zag, speed 14 knots
06:30 - Zig zag No. 15
06:32 - Speed 16 knots
07:50 - "Firedrake" rejoined
08:00 - Assume 3rd degree of L.A. and H.A. readiness. Position 59°47'N 005°53'W (DF bearings)
08:50 - Sighted Rona bearing 187°
09:18 - North Rona bearing 184°, Sighted Suliske? Bearing 212°
09:47 - "Hardy" rejoins
10:00 - Altered course to 140°
10:16 - Altered course to 160°
10:25 - Altered course to 180°
10:30 - Zig zag No. 15
10:40 - "Hood" and "Rodney" H.A. firing
11:16 - Speed 17 knots
11:25 - Cease firing
11:32 - "Fury" detached
12:00 - Position 58°46'N 005°37'W (estimated)
13:40 - South Ear Lighthouse, bearing 136°, Ru Stoer bearing 123°
14:02 - Speed 12 knots, negative zig zag
14:13 - Speed 10 knots
14:36 - Altered course to 220°
14:39 - Speed 15 knots
15:08 - Speed 10 knots
15:12 - Streamed paravanes
15:14 - Speed 17 knots
15:20 - Escorting flying boat joined
16:16 - Altered course to 240°. Negative zig zag
16:24 - Altered course to 250°
16:51 - Altered course to 240°. Trodday Lighthouse abeam to port, 1.0'
17:15 - Zig zag No. 15
17:50 - Vaternish Lighthouse bearing 103½°, Melia Veg Head ??? bearing 195°
18:15 - Negative zig zag
18:17 - Altered course to 180°
18:30 - Zig zag No. 15
19:30 - Negative zig zag
19:35 - Altered course to 200°
19:45 - Zig zag No. 15
20:00 - Negative zig zag. Position 57°08.5'N 006°55'W (shore fix)
20:23 - Speed 15 knots
21:00 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 17 knots
21:51 - Over 100 fathoms (2151-2209)
22:00 - Changed to Zig zag No. 15 to starboard.
22:05 - Speed 15 knots
22:50 - ghted Skerryvore Lighthouse bearing 130°
23:32 - Altered course to 160°
23:45 - Sounded 50 fathoms bank
Saturday 1940-02-24
To: Greenock
At: Sea 01:30 - Inishtrahull Lighthouse bearing 184½°, 24'
03:07 - ltered course to 110°
03:30 - Zig zag No. 15, speed 17 knots
04:04 - Oversay Lighthouse bearing 019°, Altacarry Lighthouse bearing 120°
04:30 - Negative zig zag
05:30 - Altered course to 142°
06:17 - Altered course to 090°
06:20 - "Rodney's" steering gear failed
06:40 - "Hood" entered harbour independently ("Faulknor", Foresight" and "Fortune" ???)
06:40 - Speed 17 knots, course 090°
06:47 - Speed 20 knots, Maidens Lighthouse bearing 195°
07:00 - Altered course to 055°
07:35 - Altered course to 045°
08:00 - Position: 55°21'N 005°01'W
08:06 - Altered course to 358°
08:30 - Zig zag No. 15
09:02 - Negative zig zag
09:05 - Speed 17 knots
09:10 - Altered course to 009°, speed 15 knots
09:13 - Little Cumbrae Lighthouse abeam to starboard, 0.7'
09:29 - Altered course to 357°
09:31 - Speed 10 knots
09:34 - In paravanes
09:38 - Speed 15 knots
09:45 - Altered course to 020°
09:47 - Toward Point Lighthouse abeam to port, 0.8'
09:50 - Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour
10:00 - Passed boom
10:02 - Passed minefield marking buoys
10:37 - Stop both
10:42 - Came to port anchor, 8 shackles, 17 fathoms.
12:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
12:45 - "War Bharata" occurred alongside port side
14:10 - Sub Lieutenant McCosh, RNVR plus 1 Petty Officer?, 1 Ordinary Seamane, 1? Left ship for "Aba"
17:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
18:35 - 2nd part starboard work main derrick
Sunday 1940-02-25
At: Greenock 02:00 - Clocks set to British Standard Time (BST)
07:40 - "War Bharata" departed
07:50 - Both watches of the hands clean ship, hoist boats
09:05 - Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist and United Board Denomination church parties left ship
09:40 - Divisions
10:00 - Provision party fall in
10:20 - Church on quarterdeck
11:10 - Pipe down
11:45 - Church parties returned
12:30 - 1st Port Watch and watch of boys granted leave until 1630 hours
14:10 - Puffer "Sogai" secured alongside
14:15 - Duty hands embark provisions
15:45 - Both watches of the hands, clean up decks
16:00 - Evening quarters
17:15 - 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
Monday 1940-02-26
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
08:10 - Royal Marine landing parties left ship
09:05 - Divisions and prayers
10:00 - Ship's company weighed
11:20 - Drifter secured alongside, embarked stores
11:35 - Royal Marine landing party returned
12:30 - 2nd Starboard Watch and watch of boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:10 - Football teams landed
13:15 - Both watches of the hands wash ship's side
13:45 - Boys running teams landed
16:00 - Evening quarters
17:15 - 1st Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
18:20 - 1st part Port, work main derrick
Tuesday 1940-02-27
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick
09:00 - Jail working party landed
09:05 - Both watches of the hands employed washing ship's side and bridge
11:45 - Warrant 202 read
11:50 - "Malaya" left harbour.
12:20 - Town patrol landed
12:30 - 2nd Port Watch and Boys of Port Watch granted leave until 1630 hours
13:15 - Both watches of the hands
16:15 - Clear lower deck. Hands fall in on quarterdeck
16:51 - Cheered ship for His Majesty The King
17:15 - 1st Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
20:30 - Duty part work main derrick
Wednesday 1940-02-28
At: Greenock 07:35 - Both watches of the hands work main derrick
09:00 - Landing parties landed
11:40 - Landing party returned to the ship
12:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and Watch of Boys granted leave until 1630 hours
13:15 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
16:00 - Evening quarters
17:00 - Drifter alongside with service stores
17:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
18:00 - 2nd part Port Watch work main derrick. Hoist in boats.
Thursday 1940-02-29
At: Greenock 07:35 - Hands fall in, work main derrick
09:05 - Both watches of the hands clean ship
09:07 - "Norfolk" entered harbour
10:00 - Relief H.A. gun crews to drill
10:40 - 15" GCT crews to drill
11:15 - 5.5" GCT crews to drill
12:30 - 1st Port Watch fall in, granted leave until 1630 hours
13:15 - Both watches of the hands employed as required
16:00 - Evening quarters
17:15 - 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 2115 hours
18:30 - Duty part work main derrick
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