Wednesday 1941-01-01 At: Scapa 07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick. 07:50 - "Arethusa" and "Aurora" left harbour. 09:30 - Divisions and Prayers. "Birmingham" sailed. 10:15 - Waterboat "Cremyll" secured alongside starboard side forward. 11:10 - Waterboat "Cremyll" cast off. 12:00 - Hands to make and mend clothes. 12:30 - 2nd Starboard and Blue H.A. Watch on leave until 1800 hours. 12:40 - "Manchester" and "Nigeria" entered harbour. 16:00 - Evening quarters. 17:05 - "Birmingham" entered harbour. 17:15 - Port Watch employed working main derrick. 21:00 - Rounds.
Thursday 1941-01-02 At: Scapa 07:25 - Hands employed working main derrick. 09:20 - "Edinburgh" and "Naiad" sailed. 09:30 - Divisions and Prayers. 12:30 - "King George V" left harbour. 13:15 - Hands employed preparing for sea. 14:45 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen. 15:12 - Weighed. Courses and speeds as requisite for leaving harbour. 15:57 - Passed Nevy Sherry Boom. 16:04 - Passed Hoxa Gate. Co 180°. Speed 9 knots. "Echo", "Electra", "Sikh" and "Eskimo" in company. 16:19 - Altered course to 245°. 16:28 - Streamed paravanes. 16:30 - Speed increased to 15 knots. 16:50 - Speed increased to 18 knots. 16:58 - Altered course to 271°. 17:15 - Zig zag no. 15. 17:20 - Action stations. 17:50 - Closed up in 3rd Degree of Readiness. 17:58 - Sighted Cape Wrath Light bearing 252°. 19:03 - Negative zig zag. 19:10 - Commenced zig zag no. 15. 19:40 - Cape Wrath Light abeam to port. 20:00 - Position 58° 44’ N 005° 11’ W (fix). 20:46 - Sighted Butt of Lewis Light bearing 240°. 21:00 - Rounds. 22:05 - Butt of Lewis Light abeam to port. 22:25 - Stopped zig zag. 22:38 - Altered course to 327°. Reduced speed to 17 knots. 22:56 - Zig zag no. 15.
Friday 1941-01-03 At: Sea 05:20 - Negative zig zag. Altered course to 000°. 05:40 - Zig zag no. 15. 08:00 - Position 60° 53’ N 008° 28.5’ W (estimated) 08:55 - Negative zig zag. 09:00 - Action Stations. 09:06 - Altered course to 01°. 09:15 - Zig zag no.15. 10:00 - Negative zig zag. 10:08 - Altered course to 040°. 10:10 - Closed up in 3rd Degree of Readiness 11:00 - Altered course to 000°. 11:18 - Sighted 1st Minelaying Squadron bearing 350°, distance 10’. 11:35 - Sighted Sunderland aircraft 11:50 - Gunfire sighted ahead. Action stations. Increased speed to 20 knots. 12:00 - Position 61° 55.5’ N 007° 57.5’ W (fix). Reduced speed to 17 knots. "Edinburgh" reported carrying o 12:02 - Sighted Myggenaes bearing 018°. 12:20 - Reduced speed to 15 knots. 12:45 - Mine reported to port of minelayers. 12:54 - Altered course to 050°. Reduced speed to 12 knots. 13:12 - Altered course to 070°. Speed increased to 15 knots. 13:23 - Altered course to 030°. 13:36 - Altered course to 060°. 13:45 - Speed increased to 18 knots. 13:54 - Altered course to 080°. 14:04 - Altered course to 030°. 14:20 - Altered course to 070°. Reduced speed to 15 knots. 14:51 - Altered course to 150°. Reduced speed to 13 knots. 15:01 - Altered course to 230°. 15:37 - Altered course to 316°. 15:42 - Increased speed to 15 knots. 16:02 - Altered course to 310°. 16:45 - Destroyers took station astern. 16:47 - Altered course to 295°. Increased speed to 17 knots. 16:57 - Reduced speed to 15 knots. 17:03 - Altered course to 310°. 17:04 - Reduced speed to 13 knots. 17:48 - Altered course to 290°. Reduced speed to 12 knots. 19:05 - Altered course to 270°. 19:08 - Reduced speed to 10 knots. 20:00 - Position 62° 45’ N 007° 23’ W (based on earlier data) 21:00 - Rounds. 22:17 - Altered course to 154°.
Saturday 1941-01-04 At: Sea 02:20 - Sighted Myggenaes Light Light bearing 122°. 03:40 - Increased speed to 12 knots. 08:00 - Position 61° 35’ N 007° 25’ W (estimated) 08:21 - Sighted 1st Minelaying Squadron bearing 145°, distance 2 miles. 08:25 - Action Stations. 08:27 - Altered course to 270°. 08:35 - Altered course to 200°. 08:51 - Altered course to 159°. 09:05 - Reduced speed to 10 knots. Closed up in 3rd Degree. 09:30 - Altered course to 170°. 09:40 - Altered course to 090°. 10:14 - Altered course to 100°. 10:24 - Reduced speed to 8 knots. 10:40 - Altered course to 340°. 11:28 - Altered course to 150°. 11:56 - Muchen [entry illegible] bearing 070°; Sumbo bearing 048°. 12:00 - Position 61° 17’ N 006° 52.5’ W (fix). 12:05 - Altered course to 145°. 12:07 - Altered course to 170°. 12:37 - Altered course to 180°. 13:16 - Reduced speed to 8 knots. 14:20 - Increased speed to 98 knots. 16:35 - Altered course to 147°. 20:00 - Position 60° 18’ N 006° 16.5’ W (estimated). 21:00 - Rounds. 22:29 - Altered course to 155°.
Sunday 1941-01-05 At: Sea 00:00 - Waterboat "Cremyll" cast off. 02:50 - Destroyers took up screening diagram No 4A. 03:55 - Sighted Sule Skerry Light bearing 166°. 04:20 - Altered course to 130°. Increased speed to 11 knots. 06:00 - Increased speed to 13 knots. 06:20 - Sighted Dunnet Head Light bearing 141°. 06:34 - Altered course to 146°. 06:35 - Main and secondary armaments secured. 07:31 - Sighted Torness Light bearing 126°. 08:00 - Position 58° 47’ N 003° 26.5’ W (Fix). 08:23 - Altered course to 030°. 08:25 - Dunnet Head Light abeam. 08:45 - Torness Light abeam. 08:50 - Reduced speed to 9 knots. Closed up Special Sea Boatsmen. 09:07 - Port paravane reported foul of mine mooring. 09:10 - Mine mooring cut. In paravanes. 09:12 - Increased speed to 15 knots. 09:21 - Altered course to 000°. 09:35 - Passed Hoxa Gate. Course and speeds as requisite for entering harbour. 10:15 - Let go port anchor in B5 berth. 10:32 - Came to port anchor with 9 shackles in 21 fathoms. 10:45 - Oiler "War Pindari" secured alongside starboard side. 12:20 - Waterboat "Cremyll" secured alongside port side aft. 13:00 - 2nd Part of Starboard Watch and Red H.A. Watch granted leave until 1800 hours. 16:00 - Evening Quarters. 16:05 - Oiler "War Pindari" cast off. 16:10 - ‘King George V’ entered harbour. 17:10 - 2nd Part of Port Watch employed working main derrick. 21:00 - Rounds.
Monday 1941-01-06 At: Scapa 00:15 - "Douglas" and "Keppel" entered harbour. 03:00 - "Bedouin" and "Electra" entered harbour. 03:30 - "Repulse" and "Manchester" left harbour. 07:25 - Hands employed working main derrick and preparing to shift berth. 08:00 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen. 09:20 - Weighed. Courses and speeds as requisite for [illegible] coming to E. buoy. 10:22 - Secured to east buoy with two bridles. 11:30 - Waterboat "Cremyll" secured alongside port side aft. 11:35 - 2 Stoker Petty Officers, 5 Stokers, 1 Able Seaman drafted to R.N.B. Portsmouth. 12:15 - Petrol Lighter "Guidesman" secured alongside port side forward. 13:10 - Waterboat "Cremyll" cast off. 13:30 - 2nd Port Watch and White H.A. Watch granted leave until 1800 hours. 14:25 - Petrol Lighter "Guidesman" cast off. 16:00 - Evening Quarters. 16:50 - 1st Part of Starboard [Watch] employed working main derrick. 17:40 - Midshipman F.L. Jones RCN, Midshipman W.C. Dundas, R.N., and Midshipman C.J. Norman, R.C.N. joined t 21:00 - Rounds.
Tuesday 1941-01-07 At: Scapa 06:45 - "Tartar" entered harbour. 07:25 - Hands employed working main derrick. 09:25 - "Mauritius" arrived. 12:15 - Hands employed painting ship.| 13:30 - 1st Starboard Watch and Blue H.A. Watch granted leave until 1800 hours. 14:50 - Waterboat "Cremyll" secured alongside port side aft. 15:50 - "Edinburgh" and "Manchester" entered harbour. 15:55 - Waterboat "Cremyll" cast off. 18:00 - 1st part of Port Watch employed working main derrick. 21:00 - Rounds.
Wednesday 1941-01-08 At: Scapa 07:35 - Hands employed preparing for sea. 09:00 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen. 09:30 - Slipped. Courses and speeds as requisite for carrying out torpedo firing exercises. 10:27 - Fired two torpedoes starboard side. 10:35 - Slipped both whalers 10:50 - Recovered both torpedoes and whalers. Courses and speeds as requisite for change over steering exer 11:58 - Came to port anchor with 8 shackles in 14 fathoms in D berth. 13:45 - Commenced 4" H.A. firing practice. 15:00 - Practice completed. 15:10 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen. 15:38 - Weighed. Courses and speeds as requisite for entering harbour. 16:21 - Secured to E. buoy with two bridles. 18:00 - 2nd Part of Starboard Watch employed working main derrick. 21:00 - Rounds.
Thursday 1941-01-09 At: Scapa 07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick. 09:30 - Divisions and Prayers. 10:55 - Waterboat "Cremyll" secured alongside port side aft. 11:35 - Cleared lower deck for Ship’s Company Photograph. 11:40 - Waterboat "Cremyll" cast off. 12:30 - 2nd Starboard and White H.A. Watch granted leave until 1800 hours. 15:00 - Ammunition lighter "Ardgantock" secured alongside port side aft. 16:05 - Ammunition lighter "Ardgantock" cast off. 21:00 - Rounds.
Friday 1941-01-10 At: Scapa 07:35 - Hands employed working main derrick. 09:30 - Divisions and Prayers. 10:20 - "Edinburgh" and "Jackall" sailed. 12:50 - Waterboat "Cremyll" secured alongside port side aft. 13:30 - 2nd Port and White H.A. Watches on leave until 1800 hours. 13:40 - Waterboat "Cremyll" cast off. 14:30 - "Legion" entered harbour. 14:45 - "Edinburgh" entered harbour. 16:00 - Evening Quarters. 18:00 - 1st part of Starboard hoisted boats. 19:20 - Went to 2 hours notice for steam. 19:20 - Closed up Special Sea Duty men. 22:30 - Hands employed preparing for sea.
Saturday 1941-01-11 At: Sea 00:10 - Slipped. Courses and speeds as requisite for leaving harbour. 00:39 - Barrel of Butter abeam to port. 01:00 - Passed Nevi Sherry Boom 01:08 - Passed Hoxa Gate. Course 180°, Speed 15 knots. 01:15 - Reduced speed to 9 knots. 01:18 - Altered course to 245°. 01:30 - Streamed paravanes. Increased speed to 15 knots. 01:32 - Increased speed to 21 knots. 01:49 - Altered course to 272°. 02:15 - Started Zig Zag no. 10. 03:25 - Sighted Cape Wrath Light bearing 262°. 04:12 - Cape Wrath Light abeam. 04:20 - Sighted two destroyers bearing 187°. 04:30 - Negative Zig Zag. 04:45 - Altered course to 281°. 05:00 - Commenced Zig Zag no. 10. 05:42 - Sighted Butt of Lewis light bearing 212°. 06:02 - Butt of Lewis light abeam. 07:30 - Negative Zig Zag. 07:43 - Altered course to 300°. 08:00 - Commenced Zig Zag no. 10. Position 58° 57 N 007° 23’ W (estimated). 08:40 - Action Stations. 09:45 - Closed up in 3rd Degree of Readiness. 10:00 - Negative Zig Zag. 10:05 - Sighted smoke bearing 335°. 10:07 - Altered course to 270°. 10:20 - Altered course to 340°. 10:22 - Increased speed to 25 knots°. 10:40 - Closed up at Action Stations. 10:42 - Altered course to 300°. 10:50 - 4 destroyers bearing 340°. Identified as friendly. 11:00 - Closed up in 3rd Degree. Passed small quantities of wreckage in position 54° 30’ N 9° 01’ W. 11:10 - "Edinburgh" took station 330°, 10’, "Birmingham" took station 150°, 10’ 12:00 - Position 59° 31’ N 009° 35’ W (estimated). 15:25 - Commenced short range weapons practice. 15:55 - Practice completed. 16:30 - Commenced [illegible] exercise on "Edinburgh". 16:55 - Negative zig zag. Cruisers closed. 17:01 - Altered course to 300°. Reduced speed to 17 knots. 17:20 - Cruisers took station astern, close order. 17:30 - Zig zag no. 10. 20:00 - Position 59° 55’ N 014° 33’ W (Observed position). 23:48 - Negative zig zag.
Sunday 1941-01-12 At: Sea 00:01 - Altered course to 110°. Reduced speed to 18.5 knots. 00:20 - Zig zag no. 15. 08:00 - Position 59° 36’ N 011° 50’ W (estimated position). 09:05 - Action Stations. 09:40 - Assumed 3rd Degree of Readiness. 09:44 - "Eskimo" detached to investigate fishing vessel bearing 110°, distance 4 miles.| 10:20 - "Eclipse" took station 170°, distance 6 miles. 10:55 - Negative zig zag. 11:23 - Commenced 4" practice throw off shoot on "Eclipse" 11:35 - Practice completed. 11:50 - Zig zag no. 15. 12:00 - Position 59° 13’ N 009° 40’ W (Observed position). 16:50 - Negative zig zag. 16:52 - Sighted land bearing 201° 16:56 - Altered course to 092°. 17:15 - Commenced zig zag no 15 17:27 - Sighted Butt of Lewis Light, bearing 181°. 18:19 - Butt of Lewis Light abeam. 18:40 - Sighted Cape Wrath Light bearing 102° 20:00 - Position 58° 42’ N 007° 53’ W (Fix). 20:27 - Negative zig zag. 20:31 - Cape Wrath Light abeam. 20:32 - Reduced speed to 17 knots. 20:40 - Zig zag no. 15. 21:25 - Reduced speed to 16 knots. 22:34 - Reduced speed to 15 knots.| 23:05 - Negative zig zag. 23:22 - Reduced speed to 13 knots. 23:45 - "Hood" proceeded independently. "Keppel", "Echo", "Electra" joined company.
Monday 1941-01-13 At: Sea 00:12 - Destroyers in Screening Diagram No. 3A. 00:38 - Altered course to 146° 00:51 - Duncansby Light abeam. 00:55 - Increased speed to 16½ knots. 01:05 - Commenced zig zag no. 15. 02:45 - Sighted "Curacao" bearing 136°. 04:32 - Sighted Kinnairds Head Light bearing 179°. 05:02 - Sighted Rattray Head Light bearing 165°. 05:33 - Sighted Buchan Ness Light bearing 181°. 06:08 - Negative zig zag. 06:19 - Altered course to 200°. 06:30 - Commenced zig zag no. 15. 08:00 - Position 57° 17.3’ N 001° 55.2’ W (fix). 08:13 - Negative zig zag. 08:30 - New sub contact. 08:33 - "Keppel" reported contact on starboard side. Altered course to 150° [difficult to discern]. 08:34 - Altered course to 200°. 08:45 - Zig zag no. 15. 10:45 - Negative zig zag. 11:00 - Altered course to 195°. 11:05 - Commenced zig zag no. 15. 11:18 - Sighted Bell Rock bearing 224°. 11:28 - Increased speed to 17 knots. 11:48 - Bell Rock abeam. 11:51 - Negative zig zag. 12:00 - Position 56° 12.6’ N 002° 23.3’ W (fix). 12:05 - Zig zag no. 15. 12:30 - Negative zig zag. 12:40 - Altered course to 250°. 12:41 - Reduced speed to 14 knots. 12:45 - Ran into heavy mist. Reduced speed to 8 knots. 13:20 - Courses and speeds as requisite until identified by [illegible] May Island. 13:25 - In plus. 13:36 - Identification passed to May Island. 14:45 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen. 14:59 - Passed Inchkeith Boom. 15:01 - Increased speed to 17 knots. 15:15 - Reduced speed to 12 knots. 15:22 - Passed Oxcar Gate. Courses and speeds as requisite for entering harbour. 15:40 - Passed under Forth Bridge. 16:00 - Secured to No. 14 buoy with 2 bridles. 16:10 - "Rodney" sailed. 17:30 - Oiler "War Afridi" secured alongside starboard side. 21:00 - Rounds.
Tuesday 1941-01-14 At: Rosyth 07:15 - Oiler "War Afridi" cast off. 07:25 - 5 ammunition lighters secured alongside. 07:35 - Hands employed de-ammunitioning ship. 10:40 - Waterboat "Zest" secured alongside port side aft. 11:20 - Waterboat "Zest" cast off. 12:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch on leave until 1300 hours, 15 January. Canteen leave until 1900 hours. 12:25 - Ammunition lighter "Lught" cast off. 13:15 - Hands employed de-ammunitioning. 18:10 - Ammunition lighter "Tartar" cast off. 19:30 - Ammunition lighters "Inca" and "Elia" [difficult to discern] cast off. 19:50 - Ammunition lighter "John Evelyn" cast off. 21:00 - Rounds.
Wednesday 1941-01-15 At: Rosyth 07:20 - Ammunition lighter "J. Evelyn", "Inch", "Lythe", "Plover" secured alongside. 07:25 - Hands employed de-ammunitioning ship. 11:00 - Midshipman W.V.A. Leslie, R.C.N., Midshipman D.C. Rutherford, R.C.N., Midshipman M. Fahim, R.I.N. an 13:15 - 1st Starboard Watch on leave until 1200, 16 January. 13:20 - Midshipman S.S. Brooks, R.N., Midshipman R.A.C. Owen, R.N., Midshipman C. Stokes, R.N. left the ship 15:40 - Ammunition lighter "Elizabeth Bromby" secured alongside starboad side aft. 17:30 - Ammunition lighter "Inch" cast off. 18:35 - Ammunition lighters "J. Evelyn" and "Plover" cast off. 19:05 - Ammunition lighter "Plover" cast off. 21:00 - Rounds.
Thursday 1941-01-16 At: Rosyth 07:25 - Hands employed working main derrick. 08:00 - Hands employed part of ship. 13:15 - Hands employed preparing to shift berth. 14:00 - Closed up Special Sea Dutymen. 14:30 - H.M.T. "Impetus" secured alongside. 14:35 - Slipped. 14:36 - H.M.T. "Frisco" secured alongside. 14:42 - Slipped both tugs. Courses and speeds as requisite for entering Rosyth Dockyard. 15:10 - H.M.T. "Impetus" and "Frisco" secured [illegible] forward. 15:48 - Entered dockyard basin. 16:20 - Tugs cast off 16:40 - Secured alongside W. wall. 18:00 - Second Starboard Watch on leave until 0745 hours, 17 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Friday 1941-01-17 At: Rosyth 07:35 - Hands employed cleaning ship. 13:15 - Hands employed cleaning ship. 15:40 - 2nd Part of Starboard Watch exercised alarm to Arms stations. 16:15 - 1st Part Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 18 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Saturday 1941-01-18 At: Rosyth 08:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship. 12:00 - Hands to make and mend clothes. 13:00 - 2nd Starboard Watch on leave until 0800 hours, 19 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Sunday 1941-01-19 At: Rosyth 07:35 - Hands employed washing down deck. 09:30 - Church in the Port Battery. 11:00 - 1st Starboard Watch on leave until 0730 hours, 20 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Monday 1941-01-20 At: Rosyth 08:05 - Hands employed cleaning ship. 10:00 - Officers assembled on board for Court Martial. 13:30 - Court Martia dispersed. 18:45 - 2nd Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 21 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Tuesday 1941-01-21 At: Rosyth 09:00 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 11:30 - One A.B. discharged to H.M. Prison, Edinburgh. 13:45 - Received blue forth west. 13:50 - Sounded off "Alarm to Arms". 14:15 - Secured. 21:00 - Rounds.
Wednesday 1941-01-22 At: Rosyth 09:00 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 11:30 - Midshipman V.M. Kelsey [difficult to discern], R.N. joined the ship. 13:15 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 15:40 - Exercised Alarm to Arms stations. 16:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 23 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Thursday 1941-01-23 At: Rosyth 08:00 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 11:00 - "Zulu" left basin. 12:00 - 1st Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 24 January. 13:15 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 13:55 - Midshipman A.M. Power, R.N. joined the ship. 15:40 - Exercised Alarm to Arms stations. 21:00 - Rounds.
Friday 1941-01-24 At: Rosyth 09:00 - Hands employed part of ship. 13:15 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 14:30 - Blue Forth East and West received. Closed up H.A. armament. 15:24 - Negative Blue Forth East and West. 16:15 - 2nd Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 25 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Saturday 1941-01-25 At: Rosyth 09:25 - Hands employed cleaning ship. 12:00 - Hands to make and mend clothes. 13:15 - 1st Part Starboard Watch on leave until 0830 hours, 26 January. 14:55 - Blue Forth West received. H.A. armament closed up. 14:59 - Air Raid Warning Red. Alarm to Arms. 15:15 - Negative Blue Forth West. Secured. 21:00 - Rounds.
Sunday 1941-01-26 At: Rosyth 07:25 - Hands employed cleaning ship. 09:23 - Prayers in Starboard battery. 11:00 - 2nd Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 27 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Monday 1941-01-27 At: Rosyth 09:30 - Ship shifted 5 feet astern. Hands employed according to refitting routine. 13:15 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 16:00 - 1st Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 28 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Tuesday 1941-01-28 At: Rosyth 09:00 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 11:20 - Blue Forth East received. 11:45 - Blue Forth East negative. 13:15 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 16:00 - 2nd Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 29 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Wednesday 1941-01-29 At: Rosyth 08:15 - Hands prepared to shift berth. 10:35 - Slipped from south wall. 11:32 - Secured alongside west wall. 13:15 - Hands employed according to dockyard routine. 16:00 - 1st Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 30 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Thursday 1941-01-30 At: Rosyth 09:00 - Hands employed according to refitting routine. 11:53 - Blue Forth West received. H.A. armament closed up. 12:19 - Negative Blue Forth West secured. 13:30 - Hands employed area scraping paintwork. 16:00 - 2nd Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 31 January. 21:00 - Rounds.
Friday 1941-01-31 At: Rosyth 09:00 - Hands employed scraping paintwork. 13:15 - Hands employed painting ship. 14:15 - Midshipman A.L. Maclean, R.N. and Midshipman R.B. Mackenzie, R.N. joined ship. 16:00 - 1st Starboard Watch on leave until 0750 hours, 01 February. 21:00 - Rounds.
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