Transcription of the Log of H.M.S. Hood
Sunday 1st December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:15 - "Curacoa" entered harbour
07:55 - Both watches employed working main derrick
09:30 - Divisions and Prayers
10:30 - Church in Starboard Battery
13:00 - 2nd Part Port Watch and White H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
15:45 - Both watches employed working screen derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 2nd December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - "Naiad" Left harbour
07:35 - Both watches employed working main derrick
09:05 - Hands employed painting ship
10:00 - "Norolf" sailed
10:50 - "Naiad" entered harbour
11:40 - Sub Lieut J ?McCosh? Left the ship
12:50 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside starboard side aft
12:55 - Store ship "Drumlough" secured alongside post side amidships
13:00 - "Sikh", "Bedouin" entered harbour
13:15 - Hands employed embarking stores
13:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and Blue H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
14:15 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
15:10 - Storeship "Drumlough" cast off
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:40 - "Norfolk" entered harbour
17:20 - 1st Part of Port Watch worked main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 3rd December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick
09:05 - Divisions, Prayers, and P.T. on the Quarter Deck
09:25 - Hands employed cleaning ship
10:10 - "Repulse" left harbour
10:30 - "Aurora" and "Arethusa" sailed
11:50 - "Norfolk" left harbour
13:30 - 1st Part of Port Watch and Red H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - Waterboat ""Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
17:00 - 2nd Part of Starboard worked main derrick
17:30 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
18:00 - Pay Sub Lieut V. Watkinson R.N. and Mid K.G. Warden R.N.R. joined the ship
18:35 - "Repulse", "Sikh", "Electra", "Piorun" entered harbour
19:00 - "Norfolk" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
23:20 - "Curacoa" entered harbour
Wednesday 4th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:35 - "Nelson" entered harbour
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick, and preparing to shift berth
08:10 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
08:35 - Slipped. Courses and Speeds as requisite for coming to B1 Berth
09:30 - Came to port anchor with 8 shackles in 17 fathoms
10:30 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside, por side aft
12:45 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
13:15 - Hands employed laying out stream anchor
13:25 - "Arethusa" and "Aurora" entered harbour
13:30 - Starboard and White H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
15:05 - "King George V" entered harbour
15:15 - "Brilliant", "Escapade", "Beagle" arrived
17:40 - 2 A.Bs, 4 Supply Assistants joined the ship
17:45 - 2nd Part of Port Watch employed working main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 5th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:35 - Hands employed preparing for exercises in the Flow
08:30 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
08:49 - Weighed. Courses and Speeds as Requisite for Leaving Harbour
09:14 - Barrel of Butter abeam to port. Courses and Speeds as Requisite for close range firing
09:40 - Fired 1 torpedo port side
09:42 - Opened fire on torpedo with close range weapons
09:50 - Ceased firing
10:00 - Courses and Speeds as requisite for recovering torpedo and for carrying out 15" sub calibre shoot
10:20 - Hoisted 2nd whaler and torpedo
11:45 - Opened fire with 15" sub calibre on Path VI target
12:14 - Ceased firing after 6 runs
12:25 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
12:55 - Came to Starboard anchor with 8 shackled in 14 fathoms
14:00 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
14:22 - Weighed. Courses and Speeds as requisite for coming to B1 berth
14:46 - Passed Easter end of A/T baffle
15:01 - Came to port anchor with 8 shackles in 17 fathoms
15:35 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port aft
16:45 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
16:55 - "Repulse", "Mashona", "Somali", "Eskimo", "Bedouin" left harbour
17:00 - 1st Part of Starboard employed working main derrick.
Friday 6th December 1940
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Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
03:40 - Anchor Watch fell out
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick
09:00 - Reverted to hours notice for steam for slow speeds
09:30 - Divisions and Prayers
10:50 - Exercised "Alaem to Arms" Stations
11:45 - Secured from "Alarm to Arms" Stations
12:10 - Midshipman M.J. Nall R.N. lef the ship
13:00 - 1st Starboard Watch and Red H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
13:15 - Hands employed painting ship
14:40 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
15:30 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
17:15 - 1st Part of Port Watch worked main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 7th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:35 - Both Watches employed working main derrick
09:45 - Oiler "Prestol" secured alongside starboard side
10:30 - "King George V" left harbour
10:35 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
11:15 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
12:20 - Oiler "prestol" cast off
16:30 - 2nd Part of Starboard Watch employed working main derrick
17:30 - "King George V" entered harbour
17:55 - Let go starboard anchor and veered to 2½ shackles
18:05 - Raised steam for slow speeds
20:25 - Set Anchor Watch
21:00 - Rounds
21:30 - Oiling tender broke adrift from starboard side
Sunday 8th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Anchor Watch secured
08:05 - Both Watches employed working main derrick
08:50 - "king George V" left harbour
08:55 - "Norfolk" left harbour
09:30 - Divisions
10:30 - Church in the starboard battery
11:15 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
13:20 - 2nd Starboard and Blue H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:45 - "King George V" entered harbour
18:50 - "Norfolk" entered harbour
19:45 - Port Watch employed working main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 9th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:35 - Both Watches employed working main derrick
09:05 - Hands employed painting ship
10:25 - "Aurora" left harbour
11:40 - "Naiad" left harbour
13:00 - 2nd Port Watch and Red H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
13:10 - "Kenya" left harbour
13:15 - Hands employed painting ship
15:30 - Waterboat "Fountain" secured alongside Port side forward
16:30 - 1st Part of Starboard watch worked main derrick
16:45 - "Naiad" entered harbour
17:00 - "King George V" left harbour
17:20 - Waterboat "Fountain" secured alongside port side aft
21:00 - Rounds
21:10 - "Kenya" and "Aurora" entered harbour
Tuesday 10th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick
09:30 - General Quarters
10:25 - Secured. Hands employed cleaning ship
13:15 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
13:20 - "Arethusa" entered harbour
13:30 - 1st Starboard and White H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
14:45 - "Repulse", "Somali", "Bedouin", "Mashona", "Eskomo" entered harbour
15:15 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
16:30 - Ammunition lighter "Firydail" secured alongside port side aft
16:35 - "Kenya" sailed
17:10 - Ammunition lighter "Firydail" cast off
19:05 - 1st part Port Watch employed working main derrick
19:25 - "King George V" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 11th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:25 - Hands employed working main derrick
08:45 - Hands employed preparing to come to E buoy
08:55 - "Naiad" left harbour
09:20 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
09:45 - Weighed. Courses and Speeds as requisite for coming to E buoy
10:26 - Secured to E buoy with one bridle
11:15 - Divisions
11:30 - C in C Home Fleet Inspected ship's company
13:30 - Hands employed painting ship
13:30 - 1st Port and Blue H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
13:45 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside starboard side forward
14:30 - Wterboat "Crenyll" cast off
14:30 - Secured second bridle to E buoy
15:00 - "Naiad" entered harbour
15:45 - "Norfolk" entered harbour
17:40 - Lieut. Commdr. H.D. Wellings, U.S.N. joined the ship
18:00 - 2nd part of Starboard Watch worked main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 12th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick
08:45 - Hands employed painting ship
09:15 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
10:30 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
13:30 - 2nd Starboard and Red H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
13:30 - "Nigeria" entered harbour
13:40 - "Eskimo" entered harbour
14:40 - "Formibable", "Keppel", "Vimy" entered harbour
16:30 - Port Watch worked main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
22:10 - "Edinburgh" arrived
Friday 13th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
03:50 - "Manchester" arrived
07:35 - Both Watches employed preparing for sea
08:10 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
08:44 - Slipped. Courses and Speeds as requisite for leaving harbour
09:06 - Barrel of Butter abeam to port
09:32 - Passed Nevi Skerri Boom
09:37 - Passed Hoxa Gate. Speed 9 knts. Co 180°
09:43 - Streamed p/vs
09:46 - Inc 15 kts
09:49 - a/c 245°
09:51 - Inc 20 kts
10:02 - Inc 23 kts
10:05 - a/c 270°
10:12 - Redc 20 kts
10:20 - a/c 290°
10:26 - a/c 270°
10:38 - Redc 15 kts
10:45 - Commenced 4" H.A. shoot
11:29 - a/c 260°
11:34 - a/c 090°
12:00 - Position: Lat 58° 53.2'N Long 3° 31.7'W (Fix)
12:09 - a/c 270°
12:20 - 4" H.A. shoot completed
12:23 - a/c 090°
13:30 - a/c 100°
13:43 - a/c 090°
13:46 - a/c 070° Redc 9kts
13:50 - a/c 060°
13:52 - a/c 055°
14:00 - In p/vs
14:02 - Inc 15 kts. Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
14:06 - Inc 16 kts
14:16 - a/c 000°
14:23 - Passed Hoxa Gate. Courses and speeds as requistite for entering harbour
15:05 - Came up to E buoy
15:15 - "Formidable" left harbour
15:50 - Courses and Speeds as requisite for coming to B1 berth
16:20 - Came to with starboard anchor with 9 shackles in 17 fathoms
18:30 - "King George V" entered harbour
18:55 - "Formidable" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 14th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
03:50 - Raised steam for slow speed to ensure safety
04:30 - Emergency party employed letting go port anchor
04:40 - Veered port anchor to 2 shackles
05:15 - Anchor watch closed up
06:45 - "King George V" left harbour
07:35 - Hands employed cleaning ship
10:05 - Received Air Raid Warning Red. Sounded Alarm to Arms
10:20 - Received Air raid Warning message White
11:15 - "Formidable" entered harbour
11:35 - Reverted to 2 hours notice for steam
12:35 - Anchor Watch secured
17:50 - "King George V" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Sunday 15th December 1940
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At: Scapa Flow
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
03:00 - "Dido", "Eclipse" entered harbour
07:25 - Hands employed working main derrick
09:14 - Weighed. Courses and Speeds as requisite for coming to E buoy
10:56 - Secured to "E" buoy with two bridles
12:00 - Petrol lighter "Aptity" secured alongside port side amidships.
12:10 - Oiler "Prestol" secured alongside starboard side
13:05 - Petrol lighter "Aptity" cast off
13:10 - Waterboat "Cranyll" secured alongside, port side aft
13:30 - 1st Part of Port Watch and Red H.A. Watch granted leve to 18:00
13:40 - "Rodney" arrived
14:30 - Oiler "Prestol" cast off
19:00 - "Nigeria" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 16th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
02:15 - "Sikh" and "Cossack" left harbour
07:25 - "Formidable" left harbour
07:35 - Both Watches employed working main derrick
09:30 - Divisions and Prayers
11:30 - Waterboat "Crenyll"secured alongside port side aft
12:50 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
13:10 - Hands to make and mend clothes
13:30 - 2nd Starboard Watch and White H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
14:00 - "Edinburgh" entered harbour
16:00 - Evening Quarters
17:15 - ?2nd? Part of Port Watch employed working main derrick
19:55 - "Formidable" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
23:16 - "Rodney" left harbour
Tuesday 17th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
03:30 - "Dido" left harbour
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick
09:35 - Divisions and Prayers
09:50 - "Nigeria" left harbour
10:00 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
10:15 - Mid E.F. Archdale, R.N., Mid L.B. Jenson, R.N., Mid. T.S. Clements, R.N. joined the ship
11:10 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
13:15 - Hands employed cleaning ship
13:30 - 2nd Port Watch and Blue H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:45 - "Edinburgh" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 18th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:15 - Hands employed preparing for sea
08:00 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
08:18 - Slipped. Courses and Speeds as requisite for leaving harbour
09:14 - Passed Nevi Skerri Boom
09:23 - Passed Hoxa Gate Co. 180° Speed 9 kts
09:30 - Streamed p/vs
09:34 - a/c 245°
09:40 - Inc. 18 kts
09:50 - Inc 20 kts
09:57 - a/c 270°
10:00 - 4" armament closed up
10:23 - a/c 326°. Course and speeds as requisite for carrying out 4" shoots
11:59 - Practices completed. Co. 326° Speed 12kt
12:00 - Position: 58° 50.4'N, 3° 35.0'W Fix
12:15 - a/c 146°
13:07 - a/c 326°. Inc 15 kts
13:15 - a/c270°
13:23 - Port lifebuoy shipped and lost overboard
13:40 - Zig zag No. 10
14:06 - Neg Zig zag. Courses and speeds as requisite for carrying out 4" H.A. shoot
15:50 - Practices completed. Co. 090° Speed 12kt
16:07 - Took station on "Nelson", 4 cables astern
16:30 - a/c 270° Inc 15kts
17:00 - Commenced Zig zag No. 10
17:32 - Inc 17 kts
17:57 - Sighted Cape Wrath Light bg 258°
18:00 - Hands to Night Action Stations
18:20 - Opened fire with starshell, and burned searchlights
18:40 - Exercise completed
19:24 - Redc 15 kts
20:00 - Position: 58° 44.0' N, 5° 01.3 W Fix
20:00 - Negative zig zag
20:10 - a/c 282°
20:15 - Commenced zig zag No. 10
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 19th December 1940
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At: Sea
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:15 - a/c 290°
08:00 - Position: 59° 33'N, 10° 07'W Obs pos
08:02 - Neg. zig zag
08:06 - a/c 270° Inc 17 kts
08:15 - Zig zag No. 10
09:00 - Action Stations
09:50 - Assumed 3rd Degree of readiness
10:00 - Negative zig zag
10:15 - Commenced zig zag No. 15
10:21 - Sighted one friendly aircraft bg 251°
11:15 - Took up loose formation. Courses and speedds as requisite for avoiding ?during? Aircraft attack
11:55 - Pactice completed. Co. 270° Speed 17 kts. Close formation
12:00 - Position: 59° 34'M, 12° 08' W E.P.
12:17 - a/c 290°
12:29 - a/c 111°
12:45 - Redc 16 kts. Commenced zig zag No. 15
14:00 - Commenced range and inclination exercise on "Arethusa" and "Aurora"
15:00 - Inclination exercise complete
17:37 - a/c 072° Negative zig zag
17:42 - a/c 111°
18:45 - Action Stations
19:00 - "Repulse" carried out night encounter exercise with 2nd C.S.
20:00 - Position: 59° 06'N, 10° 01'W Obs pos
23:50 - Sighted Flannan Island Lt. bg 181°
Friday 20th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: Marked as Friday 19th
00:05 - Neg Zig zag
00:12 - a/c 090°
00:15 - Commenced zig zag No. 15
00:16 - Inc 18 kts
01:13 - Sighted Butt of Lewis Light bg 123°
03:03 - Sighted Cape Wrath Light bg 101°
04:54 - Cape Wrath light abeam to starboard
08:00 - Position: 58° 48.1'N, 3° 24.1'W (Fix)
08:14 - Dunnet head Light abeam to starboard
08:25 - Torness Lt abeam to port
08:35 - a/c 055°
08:45 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
08:50 - Redc 9 kts
08:55 - In p/vs
09:07 - Inc 14 kts
09:11 - a/c 000°
09:23 - Passed Hoxa Gate
09:30 - Passed Nevi Skerri Boom. Courses and speeds as requisite for coming to E Buoy
10:20 - Secured to E buoy with two bridles
10:50 - Oiler "War Pindari" secured alongside, starboard side
11:50 - Waterboat "Fountain" secured alongside port side aft
11:55 - "Nigeria" entered harbour
13:00 - Hands to make and mend clothes
13:15 - Waterboat "Fountain" cast off
13:30 - 2nd Starboard and Blue H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
15:30 - Oiler "War Pindari" cast off
20:00 - 2nd Part of Port Watch worked main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 21st December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:25 - Hands empployed working main derrick
10:45 - Exercised Alarm to Arms stations
11:00 - Secured
11:40 - "Phoebe" arrived
12:45 - "Tartar" and "Kelly" entered harbour
13:30 - 2nd Port and Rec H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
14:10 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
16:05 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
19:30 - 1st Part of Starboard Watch employed working main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Sunday 22nd December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:50 - Hands employed working main derrick
09:30 - Divisions
10:20 - Prayers in Starboard Battery
13:30 - 1st Starboard and White H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
17:20 - 2 A.Bs joined the ship
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 23rd December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:25 - Hands employed working main derrick
11:30 - 7 A.Bs and 2 Signalmen left the ship
12:20 - Provision ship "Drumlough" secured alongside port side aft
13:15 - Hands employed provisioning ship and painting ship
13:30 - 1st Port and Red H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
14:20 - Provisioning ship "Drumlough" cast off
14:30 - "Nigeria" and "Manchester" left harbour
16:25 - "Phoebe" entered harbour
18:00 - "Edinburgh", "Manchester", "Nigeria" entered harbour
19:30 - 2nd Starboard employed working main derrick
20:10 - "King George V" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 24th December 1940
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At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick
09:30 - Divisions and Prayers
10:30 - Ammunition Lighter "Tirydale" secured alongside port side aft. Hands employed ammunitioning
12:15 - Ammunition Lighter "Tirydale" cast off
15:00 - Hands employed working main derrick
16:35 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
17:17 - Slipped. Courses and Speeds as requisite for leaving harbour
17:34 - Passed Nevi Skerri Boom
17:41 - Passed Hoxa Gate . Co. 180° Speed 9 kts
17:50 - Streamed p/vs
17:54 - a/c 250°
18:00 - Increased 18 kts. Ships in company "Edinburgh", "Cossack", "Echo", "Electra", "Escapade"
18:20 - a/c 270°
18:47 - a/c 326°
18:57 - Inc 19 kts
20:00 - Position: 59° 05'N, 3° 53'W E.P.
20:35 - Neg Zig Zag
20:44 - a/c 000°
20:50 - Started zig zag No 15
21:35 - Sighted fishing fleet bg 050°
Wednesday 25th December 1940
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At: Sea
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:39 - Negative zig zag. Redc 17 kts
08:00 - Position: 62° 22'N, 4° 00'W E.P.
08:55 - Action Stations
09:23 - Redc 15 kts
09:30 - Started zig zag No 15
09:45 - Neg zig zag
09:49 - Cossack Reported Contact, port side
09:50 - a/c 090°
09:52 - Non sub contact
09:56 - a/c 000°
10:12 - Redc 13 kts
10:16 - a/c 336°
10:20 - Assumed 3rd Degree of L.A. and H.A. readiness
12:00 - Position: 63° 23'N, 4° 16'W E.P.
12:50 - Started zig zag No 10
12:54 - Inc 14 kts
14:55 - Neg zig zag
15:00 - Redc 13 kts
17:00 - a/c 273°
20:00 - Position: 64° 30'N, 6° 42'W E.P.
20:30 - Ran into thick fog. Destroyers took station astern
20:40 - Burned Upper Fog ?Group?
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 26th December 1940
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At: Sea
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
01:15 - Switched on P3 searchlight
01:30 - a/c 034°
04:07 - Searcchlight switched off
05:40 - Destroyers took up screening diagram No. 42
08:00 - Position: 65° 37'N, 7° 37'W 06s Pos
09:25 - a/c 270°
10:22 - Inc 17 kts
10:40 - Assumed 3rd Degree of H.A. and L.A. readiness
11:40 - Raised steam for full speed
11:52 - a/c 220°
12:00 - Position: 65° 59'N, 8° 06'W 06s E.P.
12:05 - Inc 20 kts
12:12 - Inc 24 Kts
12:18 - Inc 25 kts
13:05 - Destroyers took station ahead on a line bg 310° to 130°
16:30 - Action Stations
17:53 - a/c 083° Redc 18 kts. Destroyers took up screening Diag No. 4
18:00 - Assumed 3rd Degree of H.A. and L.A. readiness
19:00 - Reverted to 1 hours notice for full steam
19:09 - a/c 079°
20:00 - Position: 64° 09'N, 10° 31'W 06s Pos
21:00 - Rounds
Friday 27th December 1940
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At: Sea
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Position: 64° 48'N, 2° 08'W E.P.
09:00 - Action Stations
09:50 - Sighted "Edinburgh" bg 310° dist 4 miles (approx). Replied to challenge.
10:08 - Redc 15 kts
10:15 - Assumed 3rd Degree of readiness
10:25 - "Edinburgh" took station astern, close order
10:55 - "Edinburgh" proceeded independently, as ordered
11:00 - Sighted "Sunderland aircraft" bg 180°, distant 10'
11:01 - a/c 000°
11:03 - Redc 12 kts
12:00 - Position: 65° 11'N, 0° 06'W E.P.
16:58 - a/c 213°
19:14 - a/c 215°
20:00 - Position: 65° 40.5'N, 0° 40'W E.P.
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 28th December 1940
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At: Sea
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Position: 63° 49'N, 3° 23'W 06s Pos
09:00 - Action Stations
10:10 - Assumed 3rd Degree of readiness
10:11 - a/c 180°
10:50 - Sighted "Edinburgh" bg 020 4 miles
10:59 - a/c 020°
11:03 - Inc 14 kts
11:15 - "Edinburgh" in station astern, close order
11:30 - Started zig zag No. 15
12:00 - Position: 63° 30'N, 3° 51'W E.P.
12:47 - Neg zig zag
12:55 - a/c 260°
13:01 - Inc 16 kts
13:10 - Started zig zag No. 10
14:57 - Neg zig zag
15:00 - a/c 180° "Edinburgh" proceeded independently
15:11 - Inc 17 kts
15:15 - Started zig zag No. 10
19:15 - Neg zig zag
20:00 - Position: 62° 07'N, 4° 46'W 06s Pos
21:00 - Rounds
Sunday 29th December 1940
From: -
To: -
At: Sea
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:50 - Started zig zag No. 10
04:20 - Neg zig zag
04:28 - a/c 146°
04:40 - Started zig zag No. 10
05:32 - Sighted Sule Skerry Light bg 178°
06:00 - Reverted to 4th Degree of readiness
06:38 - Sule Skerry Light abeam to starboard
07:25 - Sighted Torness Lt bg 138°
07:34 - Sighted Dunnet Head Lt bg 144°
07:55 - Neg zig zag
08:00 - Position: 58° 59'N, 3° 29'W Fix
08:41 - Torness Lt abeam to port
08:45 - a/c 065°
08:47 - Dunnet Head Lt abeam
08:47 - Redc 15 kts
09:11 - a/c 050° Redc 9 kts
09:15 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
09:17 - In p/vs
09:26 - a/c 000°
09:30 - Destroyers proceeded independently
09:39 - Passed Hoxa Gate. Courses and speeds as requisite for entering harbour
10:06 - Came up to A buoy
10:55 - Secured to A buoy with one bridle. Reverted to 4 hours notice for steam
11:30 - Oiler "War Pindari" secured alongside, starboard side
13:00 - Waterboat "Frank M" secured alongside port side aft
13:30 - 2nd Port and Blue H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
15:05 - Waterboat "Frank mM" cast off
15:59 - Sounded off "Alarm to Arms"
16:13 - Secured
18:15 - 1st Part of Starboard employed working main derrick.
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 30th December 1940
From: -
To: -
At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick
08:30 - Landed shore working parties
09:10 - "War Pindari" cast off.
09:15 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongside port side aft
13:00 - Hands to make and mend clothes
13:15 - 1st Starboard Watch and Red H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
13:20 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
19:00 - 1st Part of Port Watch employed working main derrick
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 31st December 1940
From: -
To: -
At: Scapa
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:00 - "Repulse" entered harbour
06:10 - "Somali" and "Matabele" entered harbour
07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick
09:30 - Hands employed preparing to shift berth
10:00 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen
10:24 - Slipped. Courses and Speeds as requisite for coming to B3 berth
10:40 - Carried away mark buoy on "A" moorings
11:04 - Let go port anchor in B3 berth
11:09 - Came to port anchor with 8 shackles in 17 fathoms. Reverted to 4 hours notice for steam
11:30 - Cleared lower deck for payment
12:32 - Waterboat "Crenyll" secured alongisde, port side aft
12:35 - "Nelson", "Bedouin", "Sihk" entered harbour
13:30 - 1st Part of Port Watch and White H.A. Watch granted leave to 18:00
13:30 - Hands employed port of ship
14:05 - Waterboat "Crenyll" cast off
16:00 - Evening Quarters
17:00 - Hands employed working main derrick
21:00 - Rounds