11 March 1922 (at Malaga)
Captain Mackworth corrected Paymaster Lieutenant HV Evans RN for incurring charges for wine in both the Gun Room and the Ward Room used simultaneously and for making a false statement to the Captain on the matter.
Sailing race held for Squadron Cup
12 March 1922 (at Malaga)
13 March 1922 (at Malaga)
14 March 1922 (from Malaga to Gibraltar)
Weighed anchor at 0245am. Carried out a night exercise with H.M.S. Renown using starshell.
Lieutenant Graham Watson joined from hospital. Sub-lieutenant Agnew joined the ship.
Distance steamed 92.2 miles.
15 March 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Discharged Lieutenant Langley to hospital.
Distance steamed 3 miles
16 March 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Landed small arms parties and machine gun crew for drill.
17th March 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Landed Marine detachment for drill. Carried out gunnery programme.
18 March 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Tested the life buoys
19 March 1922 (at Gibraltar)
20 March 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Embarked ammunitions and provisions
21 March 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Carried out physical drill and gunnery programme.
Lieutenant Langley and one rating joined from hospital.
22 March 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Landed small arms party for drill.
1600 slipped. Proceeded in company with H.M.S. Repulse.
23rd March 1922 (from Gibraltar to Vigo)
Carried out inclination exercises with 1 Battle Squadron. H.M.S. Warspite and H.M.S. Valiant joined Battle Cruisers for WT screening trials.
Position at noon: 37° 19'N, 9° 15'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 253.4 miles
pm H.M.S. Repulse took up station astern and H.M.S. Valiant and H.M.S. Warspite parted company.
24 March 1922 (from Gibraltar to Vigo)
Squadron torpedo practice. 1126 fired 2 torpedos at 1st Division, 1st Battle Squadron. Noon: observed 1 torpedo sink.
Position at noon: 41° 33'N, 9° 17'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 296.2 miles
1215: recovered 2 torpedo. 1230: searching for H.M.S. Repulse's torpedo.
1745: came to in 16 fathoms at Vigo. Saluted Spanish flag with 21 guns.
25 March 1922 (at Vigo)
Fired 13 gun salute.
Tested life buoys
Distance steamed by noon 65 miles.
1400: fired 15 gun salute.
5th Flotilla arrived.
26 March (at Vigo)
Position at noon: 42° 35'N, 9° 31'W.
Distance steamed by noon: 47 miles
1245: Lost overboard by accident: 1 anchor, light; 2 breakwater doors;
2 bottom plate turret doors; 128lb mail; 1 wooden bucket.
27th March 1922 (at Vigo)
0758: Came to at Vigo.
Distance steamed to noon: 224.1 miles
28 March 1922 (at Vigo)
H.M.S. Repulse sailed
29 March 1922 (at Vigo)
Carried out gunnery programme.
Hands employed making and mending clothes.
30 March 1922 (at Vigo)
0845: Weighed anchor. Left with 5 destroyers
in company. Carried out physical drill.
Position at noon: 41° 58'N, 9° 26'W.
Distance steamed by noon: 37.5 miles.
1212: sighted 1st Division, 1st Battle Squadron bearing 354°. Course
and speed as requsite for engaging enemy.
1230: sighted 2 Division, 1st Battle Squadron bearing 195°. Negative
exercise.
1340: destroyers parted company
1630: came to at Vigo.
1730: 1st Division, 1st Battle Squadron arrived.
1800: 2 Division, 1st Battle Squadron arrived.
31 March 1922 (at Vigo)
Distance steamed by noon: 69 miles
1 April 1922 (at Vigo)
Tested life buoys
2 April 1922 (at Vigo)
3rd April 1922 (at Vigo)
0900 H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth and H.M.S. Argus
arrived.
Physical drill
4 April 1922 (at Vigo)
Carried out gunnery practice.
5 April 1922 (at Vigo)
Divers away, monthly dip.
Hands make and mend clothes.
6 April 1922 (at Vigo)
Carried out gunnery practice.
2nd Light Cruiser Squadron arrived.
7th April 1922 (at Vigo)
8.00 fired Court Martial Gun
9.30 Court-Martial assembled on board.
1140 Court-Martial dispersed.
Made quarterly settlement.
Carried out gunnery practice.
H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth sailed.
8 April 1922 (from Vigo to Plymouth)
0545 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron sailed.
0730 H.M.S. Argus sailed.
0745 2 Division, 1st Battle Squadron sailed.
0815 1st Division, 1st Battle Squadron sailed.
0845 Weighed anchor.
Position at noon: 42° 41'N, 9° 27'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 45 miles
1430 Working up for full power trial.
1450 Exercised action.
1512 Course as requisite for 15" full calibre throw off firing.
1530 Commenced 2 hours full power trial.
1532 Opened fire at warship 1st Division, 1st Battle Squadron.
1600 Ceased fire.
1730 Ceased full power trial.
9 April 1922 (from Vigo to Plymouth)
Sighted 1st Battle Squadron and 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron
Position at noon: 46° 51'N, 6° 38'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 329.2 miles
10 April 1922 (from Vigo to Plymouth)
2nd Flotilla took up anti-submarine screen
0715 entered submarine area.
7.32 Hit by torpedo port side
7.54 Hit by torpedo port side
8.55 Parted company with Atlantic Fleet
1129 Came to No. 4 berth Cawsand Bay
Distance steamed to noon: 277.7 miles
1300 H.M.S. Warspite, H.M.S. Valiant and
H.M.S. Resolution arrived
Discharged 9 ratings to hospital
11th April 1922 (at Plymouth)
Disembarked ammunition
Discharged 1 rating to RNB
12th April 1922 (at Plymouth)
Lieutenant Commander Morgan left ship
Hands making and mending clothes
13th April 1922 (at Plymouth)
H.M.S. Capetown arrived
Major Lane, Gunner RM joined
14 April 1922 (at Plymouth)
Weighed anchor at 2100
15 April 1922 (from Plymouth to Rosyth)
Cruise to Eddystone area
0805 embarked libertymen from tug.
0950 Weighed anchor
Position at noon: 50° 10'N, 3° 39'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 82.2 miles
Lost overboard by accident from starboard
seaboat: 1 quarterbox; 9 boat's oars; 4 life belts; 1 boat's compass.
Hands making and mending clothes.
16 April 1922 (from Plymouth to Rosyth)
0042 Passed Dungeness
Position at noon: 53° 33'N, 2° 35'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 361 miles
17th April 1922 (at Rosyth)
0745 passed Forth Bridge
0755 stopped
Discharged 1 rating to hospital
Revd. Ryan, Chaplain, left ship.
18 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
19 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
0822 Slipped No. 14 buoy. Proceed for entering
No. 2 dock
1018 Secured No. 2 dock.
Northcountrymen proceeded on 14 days' leave.
Hands employed scrubbing ship's bottom.
Paymaster Commander Salter and Lieutenant Bowman left ship.
Exercised fire stations
20 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
Hands scrubbing ship's bottom, rigging stages
and painting.
Lieutenant Wynne and Major Sambell, Gunner joined.
Hands sweeping dock and working on ship's side.
21 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
Hands scraping ship's bottom.
22 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
Paymaster Lieutenant Evans left ship.
23rd April 1922 (at Rosyth)
24 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
25 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
Hands scraping ship's bottom and cleaning out bilges
26 April (at Rosyth)
Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Phropett joined ship.
27th April 1922 (at Rosyth)
Sub-Lieutenant Gerrard joined ship.
28 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
Lieutenant Commander Quinton joined ship.
29 April 1922 (at Rosyth)
Hands employed sponging out guns
Lieutenant Cadell joined ship.
30 April 1922 (at Vigo)
Lieutenant Gough left ship.
1 May 1922 (at Rosyth)
Provisioning and coaling ship
Received culinary coal and 1973lbs of meat
2 May 1922 (at Rosyth)
3rd May 1922 (at Rosyth)
4 May 1922 (at Rosyth)
Painting ship and cleaning dock.
Hoisted stern anchor.
Disconnected flooding connections.
1400 commenced flooding dock
5 May 1922 (at Rosyth)
9.00 carried out tilt test
6 May 1922 (at Rosyth)
0800 dressed ship with masthead flags. Prepared
to undock.
0900 commenced undocking.
1000 resecured in No. 2 dock.
Read warrants 262 to 266
7th May 1922 (at Rosyth)
8 May 1922 (from Rosyth to Plymouth)
Hands employed preparing ship for undocking
1130 commenced undocking
1323 Secured to No. 14 buoy
Embarked ammunition
1844 Slipped
9 May 1922 (from Rosyth to Plymouth)
Exercised sea boat crew.
Position at noon: 53° 225'N, 2° 42'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 277.7 miles
10 May 1922 (from Rosyth to Plymouth)
0150 Patent log recorder defective
0310 Patent log recorder repaired
Position at noon: 50° 165'N, 2° 1.5'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 345.1 miles
1230 Commenced sounding
1415 Finished sounding
1820 Secured alongside No.s 5 and 6 wharves, Devonport dockyard.
11th May 1922 (at Devonport)
Disembarked ammunition
12th May 1922 (at Devonport)
Received 1931 lbs meat, 3000 lbs vegetables
13th May 1922 (at Devonport)
Cleaning ship, chipping paintwork.
14th May 1922 (at Devonport)
Read warrant 267
15 May 1922 (at Devonport)
16 May 1922 (at Devonport)
17th May 1922 (at Devonport)
Sunset 2058 struck flag of RAQ
18 May 1922 (at Devonport)
19 May 1922 (at Devonport)
Engineer Commander Goodwin joined ship
20 May 1922 (at Devonport)
21 May 1922 (at Devonport)
22 May 1922 (at Devonport)
12 shipwrights joined from depot
23rd May 1922 (at Devonport)
24 May 1922 (at Devonport)
Read warrant 261
One boy discharged to depot for imprisonment
25 May 1922 (at Devonport)
Oiler alongside
26 May (at Devonport)
Read warrant 269
27th May 1922 (at Devonport)
First watch returned from 14 days' leave. Second watch to 14 days' leave.
28 May 1922 (at Devonport)
29 May 1922 (at Devonport)
Rehoisted flag of Rear Admiral, Battle Cruiser Squadron
30 May 1922 (at Devonport)
31 May 1922 (at Devonport)
1 June 1922 (at Devonport)
Lieutenant Fisher Joined
2 June 1922 (at Devonport)
3rd June 1922 (at Devonport)
4 June 1922 (at Devonport)
5 June 1922 (at Devonport)
Lieutenant Burgess RMLI joined
6 June 1922 (at Devonport)
Warrants 270 and 271 read.
7th June 1922 (at Devonport)
8 June 1922 (at Devonport)
Warrant 272 read
9 June 1922 (at Devonport)
10 June 1922 (at Devonport)
11th June 1922 (at Devonport)
One prisoner brought on board under arrest
12th June 1922 (at Devonport)
13th June 1922 (at Devonport)
Lieutenant Gilling RAN left
14th June 1922 (at Devonport)
H.M.S. Valiant, H.M.S. Revenge, H.M.S. Resolution and H.M.S. Warspite left harbour
15 June 1922 (at Devonport)
Oilers alongside
16 June 1922 (at Devonport)
17th June 1922 (at Devonport)
18 June 1922 (at Devonport)
19 June 1922 (at Devonport)
Ammunition lighter alongside
20 June 1922 (at Devonport)
Ammunitioning ship
2023 fired Royal salute
Manned and cleared ship for HRH Prince of Wales
H.M.S. Renown berthed at No.s 6 and 7 berths
21 June 1922 (at Devonport)
1010 fired Royal Salute
Cheered ship for HRH Prince of Wales
Lieutenant WS Green joined
Ammunitioning ship
22 June 1922 (at Devonport)
Ammunitioning ship
Preparing for sea
Warrant 275 read
Lieutenant Garvey left
1605 slipped
2100 submarine attack exercise commenced
Zig-zagging as required.
2200 Portland Light house abeam
2230 came to by Nothe Fort
23rd June 1922 (at Weymouth)
Distance since noon previous day: 84 miles
1500 picked up torpedo fired by H.M.S. Barham
Torpedoes returned to H.M.S. Barham
24 June 1922 (at Weymouth)
Captain Mackworth corrected Lieutenant AR Cadell for allowing HM drifter Halo to come alongside under circumstances involving great risk of damage and against the spirit of orders issued by me the previous night.
25 June 1922 (at Weymouth)
26 June (From Weymouth to Swanage and at sea)
0810 weighed anchor
0829 submarine attack exercise
0920 exercise completed
Sub calibre practice
1140 stopped
Position at noon: 50° 34'N, 1° 54'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 37.8 miles
27th June 1922 (at Devonport)
Proceeded to inclination exercise with 1
Division of the 1st Battle Squadron
1000 exercise completed
Position at noon: 50° 32'N, 1° 50'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 69.5 miles
1300 sub calibre and torpedo firing
1500 exercise completed
1600 anchored at Swanage Bay
28 June 1922 (Swanage to Portland)
1014 weighed anchor
Prepared for sub calibre and 5.5" firing
Position at noon: 50° 32'N, 1° 45'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 49 miles
Abandoned at 1725
29 June 1922 (at Portland)
Position at noon: 50° 32'N, 1° 50'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 73.4 miles
Lost overboard by accident – shells dummy common 15" BL320lbs
Warrant 276 read
30 June 1922 (from Portland to Weymouth and at sea)
0806 weighed anchor
1005 opened fire with 15"
1023 practice completed
1106 stopped and picked up torpedo
Distance steamed to noon: 55 miles
1213 stopped Weymouth Bay
1 July 1922 (from Weymouth to Torbay)
1112 weighed anchor
Warrant 272 read
1140 in station 11 cables astern of H.M.S. Barham
Distance steamed to noon: 127 miles
1600inclination exercises
1630 exercise completed
1738 stopped
2 July 1922 (at Torbay)
2nd Light Cruiser Squadron arrived
H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth and 1st Division of the 1st Battle Squadron arrived
(except H.M.S. Ramillies)
1000 exercise drill for HM the King's inspection
Distance steamed to noon: 65.2 miles
3rd July 1922 (at Torbay)
4th Flotilla proceeded and returned
4 July 1922 (at Torbay and at sea)
1324 weighed anchor
Took up station 11 cables astern of H.M.S. Barham
1513 sighted Royal Yacht
1525 fired Royal Salute of 21 guns, cheered ship
1740 came to
5 July 1922 (at Torbay)
1125 HM the King came aboard and inspected
ship's companies
Noon HM the King left ship
Distance steamed to noon: 55.5 miles
6 July 1922 (from Torbay to Weymouth and at sea)
1240 weighed anchor
1707 took station astern of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
1805 came to at Weymouth
1830 Paymaster Liuetenant Wareham left
7th July 1922 (from Weymouth to Devonport and at sea)
0709 weighed anchor
0830 "Nurnberg" firing
0900 exercised action
0954 opened fire
1005 preactice completed
1035 "Nurnberg" sunk
Distance steamed to noon: 71.9 miles
1235 secured
H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth passed between columns
1340 fired Royal salute
1720 H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth passed between columns
Cheered ship, fired Commander in Chief's salute of 17 guns
1735 H.M.S. Repulse detached
8 July 1922 (from Weymouth to Devonport)
Distance steamed to noon: 135.8 miles
0625 secured alongside No.s 5 and 6 wharves, Devonport
9 July 1922 (at Devonport)
Captain Mackworth "corrected Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Edwards DSC RN for refusing to leave my cabin when asked by me to do so"
10 July 1922 (at Devonport)
Warrant 276 read
11th July 1922 (at Devonport)
12th July 1922 (at Devonport)
Ammunitioning ship
Replacing ammunition derriks
13th July 1922 (at Devonport)
14th July 1922
(at Devonport)
15 July 1922 (at Devonport)
16 July 1922 (at Devonport)
17th July 1922 (at Devonport)
18 July 1922 (at Devonport)
19 July 1922 (at Devonport)
20 July 1922 (at Devonport)
21 July 1922 (at Devonport)
22 July 1922 (at Devonport)
Hoisted out boats for sailing race
Landed funeral party
1100 funeral party returned
23rd July 1922 (at Devonport)
24 July 1922 (at Devonport)
25 July 1922 (at Devonport)
26 July 1922 (at Devonport)
27th July 1922 (at Devonport)
28 July 1922 (at Devonport)
29 July 1922 (at Devonport)
30 July 1922 (at Devonport)
31 July 1922 (at Devonport)
1 August 1922 (at Devonport)
2 August 1922 (at Devonport)
Read warrants 181 and 182
3rd August 1922 (at Devonport)
Embarking ammunition
4 August 1922 (at Devonport)
5 August 1922 (at Devonport)
6 August 1922 (at Devonport)
7th August 1922 (at Devonport)
8 August 1922 (at Devonport)
9 August 1922 (at Devonport)
Captain Mackworth "corrected Engineer
Lieutenant John W Phillips for being absent without leave from 0900
on 8 August to 1100 on 8 August"
10 August 1922 (at Devonport)
11th August 1922 (at Devonport)
Warrant 287 read
12th August 1922 (at Devonport)
13th August 1922 (at Devonport)
14th August 1922 (from Devonport to Gibraltar)
0930 slipped
H.M.S. took station 3.5 cables astern
Position at noon: 50° 3.5'N, 4° 195'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 234 miles
15 August 1922 (from Devonport to Gibraltar)
Read warrant 288
Position at noon: 44° 25'N, 8° 36'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 368 miles
16 August 1922 (from Devonport to Gibraltar)
Position at noon: 38° 31'N, 9° 31'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 376 miles
17th August 1922 (from Devonport to Gibraltar)
0930 Secured
Position at noon: 53° 225'N, 2° 42'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 289.5 miles
18 August 1922 (at Gibraltar)
H.M.S. Centruion and H.M.S. Vindictive arrived
Landed shooting and athletic parties
19 August 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Provisioned ship (8623lbs meat, 10,300lbs vegetables)
20 August 1922 (from Gibraltar to St Vincent)
Position at noon: 35° 56'N, 5° 55'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 37 miles
21 August 1922 (from Gibraltar to St Vincent)
Position at noon: 31° 135'N, 12° 03'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 4142 miles
22 August 1922 (from Gibraltar to St Vincent)
1000 inclination exercise
Position at noon: 27° 31'N, 16° 37'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 336 miles
2100 Carried out search for boy Field ex sea boat crew, reported missing. Field, Alfred George Male 17 years, 11 months. Boy 1 class, English. Presumed fallen overboard and drowned.
23rd August 1922 (from Gibraltar to St Vincent)
0900 opened for 5.5" throw off firing
1000 Commenced exercise
1031 ceased fire
H.M.S. Repulse fired
1056 Practice complete
Position at noon: 22° 26.5'N, 20° 33'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 360 miles
1600 carried out WT exercise with H.M.S. Repulse
1625 Exercise complete
H.M.S. Repulse too station astern
24 August 1922 (from Gibraltar to St Vincent)
Position at noon: 17° 04'N, 24° 27'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 367.8 miles
1607 came to
Fired 21 gun salute
1615 fired 15 gun salute
Hoisted out boats
25 August 1922 (at St Vincent)
0930 held Court of Enquiry on boy Field
Distance steamed to noon: 59.4 miles
1300 to 1600 oiler alongside
26 August (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
1118 weighed anchor
H.M.S. Repluse too station 3.5 cables astern
Distance steamed to noon: 7 miles
27 August 1922 (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
Position at noon: 11° 24'N, 27° 00'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 348 miles
28 August 1922 (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
1000 practice 5.5" throw off firing with H.M.S. Repulse
Captain Mackworth "corrected Lieutenant Francis Babington Proudfoot RN for not putting under arrest a stoker who was under the influence of drink on his return from leave on 25 August 1922 during his (Lieutenant Proudfoot's) watch.
Read warrant 292
Distance steamed to noon: 349 miles
29 August 1922 (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
Captain Mackworth "interviewed Executive Officers and pointed out the necessity for more careful attention to their duties during general exercises etc."
0945 HA exercises
Captain Mackworth "corrected Sub Lieutenant Alan Irvine Harris for not personally mustering his Division on 22 August 1922 and for failing to ensure that his duty Petty Officer, Rupert Gregory ONJ 2249, made him a correct and definite report on this matter"
At divisions, Captain Mackworth "pointed out to all Executive Officers and all Petty Officers the necessity for more care in seeing that men who returned from leave drunk or under the influence of drink were put under the sentry's charge"
He also "cautioned the Ship's company generally on the dangers of drinking to excess in hot weather"
Position at noon: 0° 45'N, 30° 05'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 347.4 miles
2100 stopped for crossing the line ceremony.
30 August 1922 (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
Position at noon: 4° 30'S, 32° 12'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 347 miles
31 August 1922 (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
H.M.S. Repulse took station 8' on starboard quarter in preparation for torpedo firing exercise
0955 exercise postponed
Position at noon: 9° 40'S, 34° 28'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 348 miles
1400 torpedo firing exercise with H.M.S. Repulse
1 September 1922 (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
1000 15" throw off firing with H.M.S. Repulse
Position at noon: 14° 18'S, 36° 30'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 305 miles
2 September 1922 (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
Position at noon: 19° 58'S, 38° 45'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 372.5 miles
3rd September 1922 (St Vincent to Rio de Janeiro)
Position at noon: 23° 04'S, 4° 42.44'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 298.2 miles
1457 came to
Fired 21 and 15 gun salutes
Returned Portugese and Mexican salutes of 13 guns
1830 weighed and shifted berth
4 September 1922 (at Rio)
Oiler alongside
Distance steamed to noon: 31 miles
5 September 1922 (at Rio)
Read articles of war
Read warrant 291
USS Maryland and Nevada entered harbour
Fired 13 gun salute
6 September 1922 (at Rio)
Saluted US Admiral with 17 guns
Answered Argentine salute with 13 guns
Fired 21 gun salute to Brazilian Republic
7th September 1922 (at Rio)
0600 fired 21 gun salute
Landed small arm parties
Dressed ship
Noon fired 21 gun salute
1700 undressed ship, fired 21 gun salute
1900 illuminated ship
8 September 1922 (at Rio)
Athletic and working parties ashore
1300 15 gun salute
1500 13 gun salute
9 September 1922 (at Rio)
Captain Mackworth "lectured all Executive Officers on their duties and deportment at general drill"
1300 Dressed ship, fired 21 gun salute.
President of Brazil afloat for review, fired 21 gun salute, cheered ship
1500 undressed ship, fired 21 gun salute
10 September 1922 (at Rio)
11th September 1922 (at Rio)
0900 landed athletic party
12th September 1922 (at Rio)
Preparing for dance
13th September 1922 (at Rio)
Oiler alongside, received 419 tons fuel
14 September 1922 (from Rio to Santos)
0630 landed shooting party
1520 weighed
Answered 17 gun salute from Brazilian destroyers
Warrant 298 read
15 September 1922 (from Rio to Santos)
0622 came to
Fired 7 gun salute for Consul
Lost overboard - shackle ring (pattern E)
Distance steamed to noon: 224.2 miles
16 September 1922 (at Santos)
Fired 15 gun salute for President of state of Sao Paulo
17th September 1922 (at Santos)
18 September 1922 (at Santos)
Landed seamen and Marine parties
Provisioned ship
19 September 1922 (at Santos)
20 September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
0838 weighed
Position at noon: 24° 11'S, 45° 36'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 39 miles
Captain Mackworth "corrected Surgeon Lieutenant Commander DPH Pearson, Lieutenant FB Proudfoot and Acting Sub-Lieutenant EL Armstrong for being absent without leave in the forenoon of 19 September"
21 September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
1000 carried out 15" concentration exercise with H.M.S. Repulse
Read warrant 299
Position at noon: 22° 38'S, 41° 06'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 3096 miles
1800 to 1915 - searchlight exercise
Lost overboard while sounding at night: 1 sinker, 1 brass guard, 1 stayline, 70 fathoms wire
22 September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
0850 opened for inclination exercise with H.M.S. Repulse
Commenced exercise
1057 exercise complete
Position at noon: 18° 00'S, 38° 05'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 3158 miles
1800 darkened ship, exercised night action
1857 opened fire with startshell
1915 ceased fire
23rd September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
Position at noon: 13° 34'S, 36° 25'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 3117 miles
24 September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
Position at noon: 8° 52'S, 34° 44'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 324 miles
25 September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
0600 Exercise tow forward
Position at noon: 4° 20'S, 35° 51'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 324.5 miles
1202 commenced working outer and inner shafts
at unequal revs
1830 to 1918 starshell exercise
26 September (from Santos to Trinidad)
0945 to 1015 inclination exercise with H.M.S. Repluse
Position at noon: 1° 20'S, 41° 00'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 343 miles
27th September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
Gunnery drills
Watch "Right hand capstan" and "work stamp derrick by
hand"
Position at noon: 2° 00'N, 45° 50'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 328.4 miles
1845 to 1930 gunnery exercise
28 September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
0728 station 3000 yards on 30° on port
bow of H.M.S. Repulse
HA practice
Position at noon: 5° 65'N, 51° 25'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 339 miles
29 September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
Exercise "prepare to tow aft"
Opened on H.M.S. Repulse
1000 carried out 5.5" throw off firing
Position at noon: 8° 56'N, 56° 42'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 362.5 miles
1800 Exercised night action: 5.5" throw
off with H.M.S. Repulse
1856 completed - H.M.S. Repulse took station astern
30 September 1922 (from Santos to Trinidad)
1015 torpedo exercise with H.M.S. Repluse
1130 stopped to pick up 2 torpedoes
Carried out sweeping for 1 torpedo sunk
Distance steamed to noon: 364.3 miles
1815 came to
1 October 1922 (at Trinidad)
Distance steamed to noon: 17 miles
2 October 1922 (at Trinidad)
Exercise "Send away stern anchor"
Shorten anchor by hand
Oiler alongside
Fired 17 gun salute to Governor
3rd October 1922 (at Trinidad)
Aired bedding
Physical drill
4 October 1922 (at Trinidad)
1000 Held Court of Inquiry into loss of torpedo
5 October 1922 (at Trinidad)
6 October 1922 (at Trinidad)
Cleaning ship
Physical drill
Exercised fire control parties
7th October 1922 (at Trinidad)
8 October 1922 (at Trinidad)
9 October 1922 (at Rio)
Exercise "tow aft", "away diving party" and "away all boats"
10 October 1922 (from Trinidad to Barbados)
0858 weighed
Torpedo exercise in Gulf of °Paria°
Distance steamed to noon: 36.5 miles
1817 parted company with H.M.S. Repulse
11th October 1922 (from Trinidad to Barbados)
0819 came to
Distance steamed to noon: 261.8 miles
12th October 1922 (at Barbados)
1110 fired 17 gun salute for governor
Read warrants 302, 303, 304 and 305
13th October 1922 (at Barbados)
Painting ship
14 October 1922 (at Barbados)
Fired 17 gun salute for Governor
15 October 1922 (at Barbados)
16 October 1922 (at Barbados)
Exercised General drill, out all boats, away all boats. Let go short anchor, provide submersible pump, clear gas from inflammable store, place collision mat
2350 weighed
17th October 1922 (at St. Lucia)
0800 came to
Diving/surveying
Oiler alongside
Noon: Saluted Governor of St. Lucia with 15 guns
18 October 1922 (at St. Lucia)
Gunnery programme
Captain Mackworth "corrected Major James F Widger Gunner RN, for neglect of duty when landed an officer of the patrol in that he permitted one of the patrol to get drunk"
19 October 1922 (at St. Lucia)
20 October 1922 (at St. Lucia)
H.M.S. Repulse arrived
2000 weighed
Proceeded as requisite for torpedo exercise
2220 exercise complete, searching for Repulse's torpedo
21 October 1922 (at sea)
Stopped at °Roseau Dominica°
Position at noon: 15° 04'N, 61° 21'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 1031 miles
1543 Intercepted Mail steamer - lowered boat.
22 October 1922 (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
0608 closed to H.M.S. Repulse to transfer mail
Position at noon: 15° 115'N, 57° 55'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 299.5 miles
23rd October 1922 (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
1000 sub calibre firing with H.M.S. Repulse
1032 exercise complete
Position at noon: 16° 45'N, 52° 50'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 3105 miles
24 October 1922 (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
1000 HA practice with H.M.S. Repulse
1045 exercise complete
Position at noon: 18° 19'N, 47° 35'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 3215 miles
25 October 1922 (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
1000 5.5" throw off firing with H.M.S. Repulse
Position at noon: 20° 05'N, 42° 25'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 324 miles
26 October (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
Position at noon: 21° 27'N, 37° 30'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 3074 miles
1.30 Torpedo and RF exercise
27th October 1922 (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
0930 15" throw off shoot with H.M.S. Repulse
1025 exercise complete
Position at noon: 23° 06'N, 32° 07'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 331.2 miles
28 October 1922 (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
Position at noon: 24° 46'N, 26° 38'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 324.0 miles
29 October 1922 (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
0931 stopped and held memorial service for boy Field
0945 proceeded
Position at noon: 26° 25'N, 21° 14'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 309 miles
30 October 1922 (from St. Lucia to Las Palmas)
0735 sighted Tenerife peak.
0740 sighted Gran Canaria
Position at noon: 27° 44'N, 14° 23'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 3236 miles
1416 came to
1500 fired 21 gun salute
Fired 7 gun Consul's salute
31 October 1922 (at Las Palmas)
Distance steamed to noon: 285 miles
Aired bedding
Oiler alongside
1 November 1922 (at Las Palmas)
17 gun salute for Captain General
2 November 1922 (from Las Palmas to Gibraltar)
1232 weighed
1248 commenced working up for full power trial
1400 commenced full power trial
Gunnery exercise
1600 finished full power trial
1630 commenced 20 knot trial
3rd November 1922 (from Las Palmas to Gibraltar)
0930 inclination exercise
1015 exercise completed, station ahead of H.M.S. Repulse
Position at noon: 32° 53'N, 9° 35'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 451 miles
4 November 1922 (from Las Palmas to Gibraltar)
0856 stopped, 15 gun salute
0955 secured alongside detached mole
Discharged one prisoner to detention
5 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Cleaning ship
6 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Oiler alongside
1000 fired salute for Vice-Admiral Long USN
7th November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Viscol (oiler) alongside
8 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Viscol alongside
1300 Viscol cast off
9 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
10 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Cleaning ship
2100 received one prisoner from sepoy for cells
11th November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
1100 dropped time ball, 2 minutes silence
12th November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
13th November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
14 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Aired bedding
Read warrant 311
15 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Squadron Regatta
16 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Squadron Regatta
17th November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Divisions
Presented Regatta Cup
Read Warrants 312 and 313
18 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Cleaning ship
19 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
0900 Vice-Admiral Gibraltar and His Excellency
the Governor came on board.
Divisions
March past
1100 Vice Admiral and His Excellency left
109 ratings discharged to H.M.S. Repulse for passage to UK.
20 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Landed working parties
Worked main derrick
21 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Read Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet memo
number 167/13, Nov. 2nd, 1922 to all Executive Officers
5 ratings discharged to hospital
22 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Escort and 3 prisoners returned aboard
Landed range party A and B and band
23rd November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Exercised watch drill
Right hand capstan for'd and aft
Read warrant 315
24 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Captain Mackworth "corrected Lieutenants TC Wynne and AR Cadell for being in the wardroom whilst officers of the watch"
Read warrant 314
One prisoner discharged to detention quarters
25 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Painting out boats
26 November (at Gibraltar)
27th November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Exercised General Drill, away all boats, crews pull around mole, out stern anchor, right hand capstan for'd
Discharged one case to hospital
28 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
Aired bedding
Boys and Ordinary Seamen to rifle drill
H.M.S. Thunderer sailed
29 November 1922 (at Gibraltar)
A and B companies returned
Lost overboard by accident Magazine lewis gun
30 November 1922 (from Gibraltar to Devonport)
Mjr Clarke RM and 5 ratings returned from hospital
15 ratings joined for passage
2000 one military prisoner received for passage
2140 slipped
1 December 1922 (from Gibraltar to Plymouth)
0800 dressed ship
Read warrant 316
Position at noon: 37° 30'N, 9° 11'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 226 miles
2 December 1922 (from Gibraltar to Devonport)
Position at noon: 44° 04'N, 8° 51'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 226 miles
3rd December 1922 (from Gibraltar to Devonport)
Position at noon: 50° 34'N, 4° 35'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 394 miles
Captain Mackworth "corrected acting Sub-Lieutenant °° (sorry Frank missed the name on this one!) for sitting in the Captain's shelter when on duty as second officer of the watch."
1503 stopped, Cawsand Bay
1700 secured alongside No.s 5 and 6 wharfs
4 December 1922 (at Devonport)
0800 provisions lighter alongside
Distance steamed to noon: 45.5 miles
Discharged 35 ratings to RN hospital
5 December 1922 (at Devonport)
Cleaning ship
1100 discharged 1 military prisoner to RNB
14 days' Christmas leave
6 December 1922 (at Devonport)
Exercised fire stations
7th December 1922 (at Devonport)
Discharged 1 rating to hospital
8 December 1922 (at Devonport)
Ammunitioned ship
9 December 1922 (at Devonport)
10 December 1922 (at Devonport)
Exercised fire stations
11th December 1922 (at Devonport)
Provisioning and cleaning ship
12th December 1922 (at Devonport)
Provisioning and cleaning ship
13th December 1922 (at Devonport)
Commander Gunner Hamlyn joined
14 December 1922 (at Devonport)
Read warrant 317
15 December 1922 (at Devonport)
16 December 1922 (at Devonport)
17th December 1922 (at Devonport)
H.M.S. Thunderer sailed
18 December 1922 (at Devonport)
19 December 1922 (at Devonport)
20 December 1922 (at Devonport)
1 watch returned, 2 watch - 14 days' leave
1 rating discharged to hospital
21 December 1922 (at Devonport)
22 December 1922 (at Devonport)
23rd December 1922 (at Devonport)
Read warrant 318
24 December 1922 (at Devonport)
25 December 1922 (at Devonport)
26 December 1922 (at Devonport)
27th December 1922 (at Devonport)
28 December 1922 (at Devonport)
29 December 1922 (at Devonport)
30 December 1922 (at Devonport)
31 December 1922 (at Devonport)
1 January 1923 (at Devonport)
2 January 1923 (at Devonport)
3rd January 1923 (at Devonport)
4 January 1923 (at Devonport)
5 January 1923 (at Devonport)
6 January 1923 (from Devonport to Portland)
0700 slipped anchor
1015 exercised action stations
Carried out inclination exercises with H.M.S. Resolution
1100 practice complete
1127 3 gun salute in reply to Dutch cruiser
Position at noon: 50° 10'N, 3° 4.5'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 60 miles
1608 came to at Portland
7th January 1923 (at Portland)
Distance steamed to noon: 45.8 miles
8 January 1923 (at Portland)
9 January 1923 (at Portland)
1815 H.M.S. Warspite arrived
10 January 1923 (from Portland to Gibraltar)
1300 Atlantic Fleet sailed
1525 weighed anchor
11th January 1923 (from Portland to Gibraltar)
Position at noon: 47° 42'N, 4° 31'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 237.5 miles
12th January 1923 (from Portland to Gibraltar)
Position at noon: 45° 19'N, 7° 35'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 261.2 miles
1210 sighted enemy battleships 245°
1214 altered course 175°
1218 Altered course 165°
1229 altered course 155°
1239 altered course 140° and as requisite for keeping out of range of
enemy
Exercised action - made smoke screens and opened fire as requisite
1821 finished exercise
13th January 1923 (from Portland to Gibraltar)
1055 sighted enemy light cruiser
Engaged enemy light cruiser
Position at noon: 41° 38'N, 10° 19'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 3081 miles
1312 Sighted H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
Altered course 300
Course as requsite for chasing and engaging H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
1350 sighted submarine on surface
1420 3 submarines attacked. Hits by torpedoes
1449 Negative exercise
Took station on starboard beam of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
1726 took station astern of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
14 January 1923 (from Portland to Gibraltar)
Position at noon: 37° 56'N, 9° 27'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 296.7 miles
15 January 1923 (from Portland to Gibraltar)
9.10 ship secured to detached mole
Lost overboard by accident: 1 brass headed boat hook
Distance steamed to noon: 257.4 miles
16 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
Physical drill, gunnery programmes
1600 H.M.S. Repulse arrived and secured astern of Hood
17th January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
0900 cast off
1000 firing and recovery of 6 torpedoes
1200 completed torpedo practice
Distance steamed to noon: 25.2 miles
1302 came to
1755 weighed - proceeded to East of Gibraltar
1830 stopped and dropped target
1840 night sub calibre practice
1930 practice complete
2035 came to
18 January 1923 (at Devonport)
0900 weighed
Proceeded to Calalan Bay
Concentration exercise with H.M.S. Repulse
1020 stopped and dropped target
Firing and recovery of 5 torpedoes
1200 Practice complete
Distance steamed to noon: 65.5 miles
1415 inclination exercise with H.M.S. Repulse
1530 finished exercise
Proceeded for night practice
1815 dropped target
Target capsized
1900 picked up target
H.M.S. Repulse carried out night firing and proceeded to Gibraltar independantly
2000 dropped target
2010 carried out night sub-calibre and star shell practice buring searchlights
as required
2045 practice completed
2100 proceeded to Gibraltar
2200 came to
19 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
0900 weighed
Proceeded with H.M.S. Repulse in company
1000 two sub-calibre concentration exercises with H.M.S. Repulse
1100 Completed Practice
Distance steamed to noon: 1103 miles
1300 Secured alongside mole
20 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
Cleaning ship
Tested life buoys - correct
Distance steamed to noon: 158 miles
21 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
22 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
Exercises: General drill; out stern anchor, kedge anchor and sailing pinnace by hand; replace stern anchor, kedge anchor and steam pinnace by hand
Read warrant 329
1700 H.M.S. Vindictive sailed
23rd January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
1350 cast off
1500 carried out 5.5" sub-calibre runs with H.M.S. Repulse
1600 inclination exercise with H.M.S. Repulse
1845 carried out 3 runs of sub-calibre night firing: fired star shell,
burned searchlights
2020 came to
24 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
9.30 weighed
1100 torpedo practice with H.M.S. Repulse - fired 3 torpedoes
Distance steamed to noon: 131.5 miles
1330 torpedoes recovered
1530 two 5.5" sub-calibre runs with H.M.S. Repulse
1632 came to
25 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
0750 weighed
0800 H.M.S. Snapdragon with BP target
0820 proceeded with H.M.S. Repulse
0930 carried out 5.5" MAC concentration firing with H.M.S. Repulse
(run 1)
1000 run 2
Distance steamed to noon: 94.8 miles
1238 came to
26 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
Distance steamed to noon: 6.0 miles
1345 weighed
1430 5.5" full calibre firing
1445 H.M.S. Repulse 5.5" full calibre practice
1530 H.M.S. Repulse 15" full calibre practice
1600 Closing on H.M.S. Snapdragon for night firing
1930 Carried out 15" full calibre and 5.5" night firing, fired
star shells burned search lights, fired 2 torpedoes
1935 practice completed
Recovered torpedoes
2129 came to
27th January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
0800 weighed
0915 secured
Distance steamed to noon: 86.1 miles
28 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
29 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
Landed small arm companies
Painting ship
30 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
Oiler "Viscol" alongside
31 January 1923 (at Gibraltar)
1100 Discharged dead PO Thomas Martin Broad
alias Coombis off No. 229 152 - acute haemorage of the pancreas
1425 cast off
1502 came to
1920 H.M.S. Resolution and H.M.S. Royal Sovereign sailed
1 February 1923 (from Gibraltar to Malaga)
0845 Weighed
1045 Concentration and RF exercise
1100 Submarine exercise - Sighted submarine port side. Torpedo passed
ahead of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
1121 H.M.S. Repulse hit by Torpedo starboard side
Position at noon: 36° 14'N, 4° 53'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 31.3 miles
1213 Hood hit by two torpedoes 9 feet abaft
115 station and midway between 154 and 175 station - fired by K12
1230 Finished exercise, Parted company with H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
1634 Came to
Read Warrants 332, 333, 335 and 336
2 February 1923 (at Malaga)
1100 9 gun salute
Noon: 11 gun salute
Read Warrant 337
Distance steamed to noon: 43.1 miles
3rd February 1923 (at Malaga)
Cleaned ship
Aired night clothing
4 February 1923 (at Malaga)
5 February 1923 (at Malaga)
Away all boats, crews pull and sail around
H.M.S. Repulse
Hoisted launch and pinnace by hand
1600 Squadron at Home to residents of Malaga
Read warrant 334
6 February 1923 (at Malaga)
Gunnery programme
Aired and inspected bedding
2045 weighed, H.M.S. Repulse astern
7th February 1923 (from Malaga to Cartagena)
0830 WT trials with H.M.S. Repulse
Position at noon: 37° 03'N, 1° 30'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 195 miles
1315 trials complete
1609 came to
Saluted Spain with 21 guns
Saluted Spanish Vice Admiral with 17 guns
Saluted Spanish Vice Admiral with 15 guns
Read warrant 339
8 February 1923 (from Cartagena to Valencia)
0940 weighed, H.M.S. Repulse astern
Position at noon: 37° 32'N, 0° 46'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 542 miles
2349 came to
9 February 1923 (at Valencia)
Distance steamed to noon: 135.2 miles
10 February 1923 (at Valencia)
Tested life buoys - correct
Cleaning ship
11th February 1923 (at Valencia)
12th February 1923 (at Valencia)
Let go sheet anchor, stern anchor weighed
by hand, out all boats, make fast astern
All boats sailed round squadron
13th February 1923 (at Valencia)
1500 17 gun salute
14 February 1923 (at Valencia)
Squadron at home to residents of Valencia
15 February 1923 (at Valencia)
Read Articles of War to ship's company
16 February 1923 (from Valencia to Gibraltar)
0545 weighed, H.M.S. Repulse in company
Position at noon: 36° 16'N, 0° 3.5'W.
Distance steamed to noon: 83.5 miles
Noon: H.M.S. Repulse opening to 12,000 yards.
1300 5.5" full charge throw off firing at H.M.S. Repulse
1400 Complete - H.M.S. Repulse took station astern
17th February 1923 (from Valencia to Gibraltar)
0810 9 Division Destroyers formed submarine
screen
0900 commenced submarine exercise
4 submarines attacked.
Squadron hit by 4 torpedoes
1030 Exercise complete
1130 secured to detached mole
Distance steamed to noon: 326 miles
18 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
Ship's companies of Hood and Repulse marched past Rear Admiral, Battle Cruiser Squadron
19 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
H.M.S. Coventry and 5 flotilla sailed
1 rating discharged to hospital
Read Warrants 340 and 341
20 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
0800 H.M.S. Valiant sailed
1400 1st Battle Squadron sailed
21 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
Cleaning ship
22 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
0930 H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth arrived
23rd February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
1140 Read Warrant 343
Discharged 1 offender to 60 days military detention
24 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
25 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
1000 Ship's Companies of H.M.S. Hood and H.M.S. Repulse marched past Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
26 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
27th February 1923 (at Gibraltar)
28 February 1923 (at Gibraltar)