27 November 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
0045 - Hailed guardboat
0600 - Discharged 7 ratings to RNB
0700 - Slipped
0817 - Course 165° , 8 Knots, HMS Dehli and HMS Dragon in company
0900 - Altered course 209° , 10 knots, HMS Repulse joined flag
0927 - Eddystone abeam 4'.0
1100 - Hands cleaning ship
Position at noon - 49° 46’N, 4° 30’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 45.3 miles
Hands cleaning ship
Exercised sea boat crews
28 November 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
0300 - Exercised sea boat crew
0600 - Exercised sea boat crew
Cleaning ship throughout
Position at 0800 - 46° 46’N, 7° 23’W.
Position at noon - 46° 22.5’N, 7° 37’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 240 miles
Cleaning ship throughout
745 - put clocks back 30 minutes
1845 - put clocks back 30 minutes
Position at 2000 - 44° 58’N, 8° 45’W.
Average speed during day - 10 knots
29 November 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
Exercised sea boat crew
Cleaning ship throughout
Position at 0800 - 43° 12.8’N, 10° 16’W.
Position at noon - 42° 33’N, 10° 29’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 250 miles
1700 - Exercised collision quarters
2000 - Exercised sea boat crews
2300 - Exercised sea boat crews
Position at 2000 - 44° 58’N, 8° 45’W.
Average speed during day - 10 knots
30 November 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
0300 - Exercised sea boat crew
0600 - Cleaning ship throughout
Position at 0800 - 39° 04’N, 11° 44’W.
0800 - HMS Danae and HMD Dauntless joined flag
0930 - Exercised Action Stations
Position at noon - 38° 27.3’N, 11° 53.4’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 240 miles
1300 - Paid fortnightly advance to ship's company
1500 - Hands painting ship
1700 - Exercised collision quarters
1900 - Exercised sea boat crews
Position at 2.00 - 37° 20’N, 12° 28’W.
2300 - Exercised sea boat crews
Average speed during day - 10 knots
1 December 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
0300 - Exercised sea boat crew
0600 - Exercised sea boat crew
Position at 0800 - 34° 57’N, 13° 14’W.
0800 - Dressed ships with Westhead flags in honour of Queen Alexandra's Birthday
Position at noon - 34° 42’N, 13° 20.4’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 243.7 miles
Position at 2000 - 33° 42’N, 13° 44’W.
2 December 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
0200 - Exercised sea boat crew
0500 - Exercised sea boat crew
0600 - Cleaning ship
Position at 0800 - 31° 39’N, 14° 00’W.
Position at noon - 31° 03.5’N, 14° 17’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 220 miles
1515 - Stopped Fleet - Course and speed as requisite for adjustment of compasses
Position at 2000 - 30° 02’N, 14° 45’W.
3 December 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
0400 - sighted Tenerife Light 224° 41'
0500 - Exercised sea boat crew
Position at 0800 - 28° 31.5’N, 15° 59.2’W.
Position at noon - 27° 52’N, 15° 59’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 224.6 miles
1320 - stopped Squadron under lee of Grand Canary. Ships communicated by boat.
1428 - Proceeded course 204° 11 knots. Divisions in line ahead, disposed starboard beam
1600 - served out tropical clothing
Position at 2000 - 26° 47’N, 16° 14’W.
4 December 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
Exercised sea boat crew
Cleaning ship
Cleaning paintwork
Position at 0800 - 24° 36’N, 17° 24’W.
Psition at noon - 23° 58’N, 17° 46’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 249 miles
Position at 2000 - 22° 23’N, 18° 02’W.
5 December 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
0730 - HMS Danae and HMS Dragon stationed 15,000 yards on port and starboard beam respectively
Position at 0800 - 20° 08’N, 18° 08’W
1100 - Carried out director sight test on Light Cruisers
Position at noon - 19° 21’N, 18° 20’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 267.3 miles
1400 - HMS Danae and HMS Dragon rejoined
Position at 2000 - 17° 38’N, 18° 38’W.
6 December 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
Position at 0800 - 15° 08’N, 18° 17’W
1000 - Closed to 3 cables
Position at noon - 14° 21’N, 18° 09’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 295.2 miles
1315 - Squadron stopped - all ships sent boats to Hood
1410 - Proceeded 174° , 12.3 knots. Division in line abreat, abeam to starboard.
1740 - open columns to 7 cables apart
Position at 2000 - 12° 47’N, 17° 56’W.
7 December 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
Exercised sea boat crews
Cleaning ship
Painting ship and airing
Position at 0800 - 10° 16’N, 17° 26’W
Position at noon - 9° 48’N, 16° 41’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 294 miles
1900 - started sounding every half hour
Position at 2000 - 9° 16’N, 15° 18’W.
8 December 1923 (from Devonport to Sierra Leone)
0200 - Sounding every 30 minutes
0540 - sighted Sierra Leone at 122°
0545 - altered course 138°
0700 - course and speed as requisite for anchorage
0745 - stopped
0800 - came to in 9 fathoms
Fired 7 gun salute
Found here HMS Lowestoft, HMS Birmingham, HMS Endeavour
0900 - Oiler alongside
Tested life buoys - correct
Distance steamed to noon - 235.5 miles
1400 - His Excellency the Governor of Sierra Leone visited Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Field
Fired salute of 19 guns
1600 - leave to starboard watch to 18.00
2000 - oiler cast off - received 2053 tons of oil fuel
9 December 1923 (at Sierra Leone)
0900 - Landed Presbetyrian and Weslyan Church parties
1300 - leave to 2nd part of Port Watch and boys to 18.30
1600 - HMS Lowestoft and HMS Birmingham sailed
10 December 1923 (at Sierra Leone)
1st Light Cruiser Squadron weighed and shifted berths
0930 - worked main derrick
1100 - carried out gunnery programme
Took aboard - 3,940 lbs fresh meat and 8,000 lbs fresh vegetables
1300 - leave to 1st part of Port Watch to 18.00
2100 - burned searchlights
11 December 1923 (at Sierra Leone)
0600 - 7 artisans to "?War Brahami?" (oiler) to repair damage
1100 - Carried out gunnery programme
1300 - leave to 1st part of Port Watch to 18.30
1400 - ship open to visitors
1700 - worked main derrick
2100 - burned searchlights
12 December 1923 (at Sierra Leone)
0600 - sailed "?War Brahami?" (oiler)
1000 - Carried out gunnery programme
Took aboard - 4,000 lbs fresh meat and 8,286 lbs fresh vegetables
1300 - leave to 1st part of Port Watch to 18.00
2100 - burned searchlights
13 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
0100 - Exercised sea boat crews and fire party
0700 - worked main derrick
0900 - hands preparing for sea
1110 - weighed
1115 - proceeded as requisite, 12 knots. HMS Repulse and 1st Light Cruisers in company
1140 - Sierra Leaone abeam, 0'.4
Noon - altered course 270° , 16 knots
Position at noon - 8° 32’N, 13° 23’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 9 miles
1740 - altered course 147° - Squadron in divisions in line ahead disposed to port
Position at 2000 - 7° 15’N, 14° 04’W.
14 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
Position at 0800 - 4° 37’N, 12° 21’W.
0900 - furled awnings
Exercised Action Stations, carried out TS endurance tests
1040 - secured
Paid fortnightly advance to ships company at noon
Position at noon - 3° 46’N, 11° 43’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 384 miles
1500 - HMS Dehli, HMS Dauntless and HMS Dragon opened to 3.5 on port beam
1615 - Commenced daylight searchlight exercise - steered 10° zig zag
1715 - finished exercise, course 141° - Divisions disposed to port.
Position at 2000 - 1° 55’N, 10° 28’W.
2050 - 10 knots
2058 - Ship hailed by King Neptune
2100 - Squadron stopped. King Neptune and Court boarded ship,
2102 - proceeded at 16 knots
Speed generally throughout day - 16 knots
15 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
Position at 0800 - 0° 15’S, 8° 41’W.
0900 - piped down
1000 - tested lifebuoys - correct
Position at noon - 1° 08.4’S, 8° 03’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 382 miles
1700 - furled awnings
1925 - Spoke SS Bendigo
Position at 2000 - 2° 47’S, 6° 48’W.
Speed generally throughout day - 16 knots
16 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
0100 - HMS Danae dropped astern on account of defective condenser
0130 - Advanced clocks 1 hour
Position at 0800 - 5° 16’S, 4° 50’W
0800 - Spoke to SS Texas bound Las Palmas
1100 - HMS Danae rejoined
Position at noon - 5° 53’S, 4° 19’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 368 miles
Position at 2000 - 7° 34’S, 3° 00’W.
17 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
Position at 0800 - 10° 08’S, 1° 01’W
1000 - carried out gunnery programme
Position at noon - 10° 59’S, 0° 21’W.
Distance steamed to noon - 384 miles
Position at 2000 - 12° 43’S, 1° 00’E.
Speed generally throughout day - 16 knots
18 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
Position at 0800 - 15° 10’S, 3° 00’E
0800 - 15 knots. Stationed 1st Light Cruiser Squadron 2' ahead, HMS Repulse 3' on starboard beam
0930 - courses as required for 15" sub-calibre throw off firing
1030 - commenced gunnery programme
Position at noon - 15° 58’S, 3° 34’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 380.5 miles
1900 - Exercised Action Stations, burned search lights
Position at 2000 - 17° 44’S, 5° 00’E.
Speed generally throughout day - 16 knots
19 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
0130 - Advanced clocks 1 hour
Position at 08.00 - 20° 2’S, 6° 35’E
0800 - Disposed Squadron for HA firing practice
0930 - streamed PVs
1000 - carried out gunnery programme
Position at noon - 20° 49’S, 7° 14’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 365.3 miles
1330 - streamed PVs
1825 - Spoke SS ?Granvuma? bound London from Cape Town
Position at 2000 - 22° 22’S, 8° 35’E.
2205 - HMS Dragon hauled out to repair condenser defect
Speed generally throughout day - 16 knots
20 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
0145 - HMS Dragon rejoined
Position at 0800 - 24° 49’S, 18° 35’E
Position at noon - 25° 55’S, 11° 16’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 373.5 miles
1400 - carried out gunnery programme
2000 - Exercised Night Action Stations, burned search lights
Position at 2000 - 27° 27’S, 12° 35’E.
2100 - secured
Speed generally throughout day - 14 knots
21 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
Position at 0800 - 29° 40’S, 14° 32’E
Position at noon - 30° 28’S, 15° 07’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 336 miles
1400 - Advanced clocks 1 hour
Position at 2000 - 31° 52’S, 16° 31’E.
Speed generally throughout day - 14 knots
22 December 1923 (from Sierra Leone to Cape Town)
0300 - thick rain squalls
0557 - sighted land ahead, 8 knots, altered course 017°
0630 - sighted Green Point Light House
Course as required for anchorage
0725 - Stopped
0730 - came to with port anchor in 10 fathoms
0800 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron secured in Victoria Basin
0800 - C in C Africa saluted Rear Admiral Commanding Special Service Squadron with 15 guns
Hood returned salute with 13 guns
Hood saluted General Officer Commanding with 11 guns
Found here - HMS Verbena, flying the flag of C in C, Africa
0930 - carried out gunnery practice
1000 - tested life buoys - correct
Distance steamed to noon - 270.3 miles
1300 - Hood saluted Acting High Commissioner with 17 guns
Hood saluted Acting Governor General with 19 guns
His Excellency the Acting Governor General arrived on board
1400 - leave to starboard watch to 22.00
23 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
1300 - leave to port watch to 23.00; Boys to 19.00
1400 - ship open to visitors
24 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
During day took aboard - 2,000lbs fresh meat; 8,000lbs vegetables.
0800 - landed small arms complement from Royal Marines for ceremonial march in Capetown.
0900 - oiler British Lantern secured alongside
Sailed - HMS Dragon
Noon - landing party returned
1500 - ship open to visitors.
1600 - oiler British Lantern cast off on account of swell - oil received - 1,890 tons
25 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
1300 - leave to port watch to 23.00; boys to 19.00
1800 - sent all boats to harbour for shelter
26 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
0930 - worked main derrick
Discharged 1 rating to RNH Simonstown
1000 - carried out gunnery programme
Took aboard 1,000 lbs fresh meat
1300 - leave to starboard watch to 23.00; landed patrol
1400 - ship open to visitors
2000 - Squadron ball
27 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
0930 - carried out gunnery programme
Hands painting ship
Took aboard 1,000lbs fresh meat
1300 - leave to port watch to 23.00
1630 - sailed - oiler British Lantern
2000 - sent boats to harbour for shelter
28 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
0630 - cleaning ship
1000 - carried out gunnery programme
1200 - paid fortnightly advance to ship's company at noon
Took aboard 1,000lbs fresh meat
1300 - ship open to visitors
Worked main derrick
1400 - carried out gunnery practice
1600 - read warrant number 17
1700 - leave to watch to 23.00
29 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
0600 - cleaning ship
1000 - carried out gunnery programme
1100 - teated life buoys - correct
Took aboard - 2,000lbs fresh meat; 6,4000lbs vegetables
1300 - ship open to visitors; leave to port watch to 07.00
1430 - make and mend clothes
1600 - worked main derrick
1900 - sailed - HMS Dehli, HMS Dauntless, HMS Danae
30 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
0600 - cleaning ship
Landed Church parties
1100 - divine service
1300 - leave to starboard watch to 23.00; boys to 19.00
Ship open to visitors
31 December 1923 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
0630 - cleaning ship
Worked main derrick
Took aboard - 10,300lbs fresh meat; 13,000lbs vegetables
1300 - ship open to visitors
1400 - make and mend clothes
1600 - leave to port watch to 23.00
1 January 1924 (at Cape Town, Table Bay)
0900 - OOG visited SS Gloucester Castle
1000 - Carried out Gunnery Programme
Took aboard - 10,320 lbs. fresh meat, 13,000 lbs. vegetables
1300 - leave to starboard watch to 23.00
Ship open to visitors
1400 - Worked Main Derrick
2000 - Worked Main Derrick
2 January 1924 (at Table Bay and at sea)
0700 - cleaning ship
0730 - worked main derrick
0900 - prepared for sea
1000 - worked main derrick
11.15 - weighed, proceeded 282° , 10 knots, HMS Repulse in company
altered course 272° , 14 knots
Position at noon - 33° 52.5’S, 18° 15’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 9.5 miles
1208 - HMS Repulse took station 1.0 astern
1230 - commenced sounding
1324 - altered course 165° , 14 knots, HMS Repulse stationed astern3.5 cables
1426 - ?Slangkop? Lighthouse abeam 3'.5
Carried out gunnery programme
1543 - Cape Point abeam 4.3
1600 - Warrant number 16 read
1845 - altered course 108°
Position at 2000 - 34° 52’S, 19° 28’E
2200 - Aghulas Light abeam 10'.3, altered course 076°
2300 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew.
3 January 1924 (at sea and Mossel Bay)
0200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crews
0630 - cleaning ship
0845 - stopped
0851 - Came to with starboard anchor in 14 fathoms
0930 - ship open to visitors
Carried out gunnery programme
Distance steamed to noon - 251.6 miles
1400 - cutters exercised under sail
1600 - weighed, proceeded 097° , 10 knots, HMS Repulse in company
1605 - 14 knots
1900 - altered course 027°
Position at 2000 - 34° 11.5’S, 23° 13’E.
2100 - Burnt searchlights for exercise
4 January 1924 (at sea to East London)
0045 - sea point light 057°
0300 - sea Point light abeam
0330 - spoke to British SS John C Meikle
0520 - thick fog shut down, streamed fog buoy
0545 - commenced sounding
0630 - cleaning ship
Position at 0800 - 34° 10.5’S, 25° 57’E.
0930 - turret crews at Divisional drills
Position at noon - 34° 08’S, 26° 07’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 257.8 miles
1300 - carried out gunnery programme
1955 - sighted Great Fish Point Light at 009°
Position at 2000 - 34° 47’S, 27° 03’E
2300 - exercised sea boat crews
5 January 1924 (at sea to East London)
0115 - ?Hood Point light 027° , 24'.6
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0430 - altered course 320°
0515 - altered course 019°
0548 - stopped
0555 - came to with starboard anchor in 22 fathoms
0700 - Cleaning Ship
0730 - Captain of Port visited ship
1000 - cleaning ship throughout
Distance steamed to noon - 167.2 miles
1400 - Hands Make and Mend clothes
1617 - weighed, proceeded 070° , 12 knots, HMS Repulse in company
1625 - 17 knots
Position at 2000 - 32° 34’S, 28° 49’E.
2130 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
6 January 1924 (at sea to Durban)
0300 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0600 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0600 - Cleaning Ship
0645 - altered course 025°
Position at 0800 - 30° 31’S, 30° 48’E
1000 - altered course 018°
1020 - altered course 338° , 12 knots
1030 - 8 knots
1035 - stopped
1040 - came to with starboard anchor in 10.5 fathoms
Distance steamed to noon - 306.7 miles
Temperature 74°
1806 - weighed
1827 - proceeded 053° , 12 knots, HMS Repulse in company
1837 - 14 knots
19.30 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 20.00 - 29° 40’S, 31° 23’E.
22.00 - sounded in 48 fathoms
2215 - sounded in 52 fathoms
2230 - sounded in 50 fathoms
2300 - no bottom at 100 fathoms
2316 - Port ?Duruford light? 330° , 23'
7 January 1924 (from Durban to Zanzibar)
0055 - St Lucia light 357°
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0328 - St. Lucia dipped (40 feet)
0530 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 27° 58’S, 33° 50’E
0924 - formed single line abreast HMS Repulse guide of Fleet. Exercised towing forward and aft.
Position at noon - 27° 45’S, 34° 36’E
Distance steamed to noon - 241.2 miles
Temperature - 76°
1400 - Carried out Gunnery Programme
1550 - formed single line ahead
1600 - altered course 031°
1700 - Exercised Collision Stations
1900 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 2000 - 26° 32’S, 35° 40’E
2100 - Burnt Search lights
2230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
8 January 1924 (from Durban to Zanzibar)
0200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0700 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 24° 02’S, 37° 11’E
0900 - 12 knots, HMS Repulse took station 3' on starboard beam, carried out 2 transmitting? Stations tests
0935 - 14 knots, carried out daylight searchlight exercise, control parties at drill, Carried out Gunnery Programme
1140 - HMS Repulse took station on starboard beam at 3.5 cables
1145 - 14 knots
Position at Noon - 23° 16’S, 37° 42’E
Distance steamed to noon - 332 miles
Temperature 73°
1526 - Formed single line ahead
Position at 2000 - 21° 40’S, 38° 39.6’E
2230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
9 January 1924 (From Durban to Zanzibar)
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 19° 16’S, 40° 40’E
0845 - altered course 020° , ships open to 11 miles. Exercised Action
1000 - Inclination exercise
1045 - HMS Repulse took station 3.5 cables on starboard bow
Position at Noon - 18° 34’S, 41° 00’E
Distance steamed to noon - 307.8 miles
Temperature 81°
1400 - Make and Mend clothes
1540 - Formed single line ahead
1602 - Formed single line abreast
1610 - Formed single line ahead
Exercised Main Derrick, Right Hand Capstan, worked stump derrick by hand
Position at 2000 - 17° 04’S, 44° 19’E
2030 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
2300 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
10 January 1924 (From Durban to Zanzibar)
0130 - Advanced clocks 30 minutes
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0530 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 14° 40’S, 42° 36’E
0915 - Single line ahead, exercised small arms parties
Position at Noon - 13° 32.6’S, 42° 45’E
Distance steamed to noon - 299 miles
Temperature 79°
1430 - Course and speed as requisite for OON manoeuvres
1550 - Dropped both life buoys by signal, stopped
1630 - proceeded 337° , 10 knots. HMS Repulse took station astern 1.5' on port beam
Position at 2000 - 12° 14’S, 42° 38’E
2100 - commenced searchlight exercise with HMS Repulse
2150 - finished exercise
2330 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
11 January 1924 (From Durban to Zanzibar)
0100 - spoke SS Sunhabea bound Durban
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0500 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 10° 00’S, 41° 26’E
1000 - Cleaning Ship
1030 - commenced OOW manoeuvres
Position at Noon - 09° 22.6’S, 41° 11’E
Distance steamed to noon - 267.1 miles
Temperature 78°
1859 - put clocks back 15 minutes
Position at 2000 - 08° 05’S, 40° 22’E
2030 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
12 January 1924 (From Durban to Zanzibar)
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0250 - Ras Kauzi Light abeam 6'.5
0540 - altered course 316° , passed HMS Danae steering SE'd
0756 - Stopped
0800 - came to with starboard anchor in 13 fathoms
Found here USS Concord, RF oiler "War Bharaata"
Saluted His Highness the Sultan's Flag with 21 guns
Returned USS Concord's salute, 15 guns
Dressed ship overall
Hands working main derrick as required
1100 - British resident paid official visit on Vice-Admiral
Distance steamed to noon - 201.7 miles
Temperature 81°
1300 - leave to port watch to 21.30
1700 - ship open to visitors
Exercised Main Derrick
Undressed ship
13 January 1924 (at Zanzibar)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0645 - oiler War Bharata secured alongside
0900 - landed Church Parties of all denominations
noon - temperature 87°
1300 - leave to starboard watch to 21.30, boys to 19.00
1600 - ship open to visitors
1800 - finished oiling received 2637 tons, War Bharata cast off
14 January 1924 (at Zanzibar)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0700 - USS Concord sailed
Landed small arms companies, Royal Marines and field guns for ceremonial March Past
0830 - Worked Main Derrick
1000 - landing parties returned
Noon - temperature - 82°
Took on board - 5,000 lbs. fresh meat, 9,000lbs vegetables
1300 - leave to port watch to 21.00
1430 - Make and Mend clothes
15 January 1924 (at Zanzibar)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0900 - Worked Main Derrick
Noon - temperature - 86°
1630 - leave to starboard watch to 2330, boys to 19.00
ship open to visitors
21.00 - burned search lights
16 January 1924 (at Zanzibar)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0930 - non swimmers under instruction
Carried out Gunnery Programme
Noon - temperature - 80°
Received aboard - Fresh meat 4,500lbs; vegetables 8,600lbs
1300 - His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar visited ship, fired 21 guns
Boats exercised under sail.
1445 - His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar left ship, fired 21 gun salute
1600 - read warrant number 19
Leave to port watch to 21.00
17 January 1924 (Zanzibar and at sea)
0630 - Cleaning Ship and preparing for sea
0700 - Worked Main Derrick
0930 - Worked Main Derrick
1115 - weighed, proceeded 10 knots, HMS Repulse in company.
Course and speed as requisite through Southern Pass.
His Highness the Sultan's yacht preceded Squadron.
1145 - fired 21 Gun Salute, 14.5 knots
Position at noon - 6° 19’S, 39° 08’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 9.2 miles
Noon - temperature - 81°
1300 - advanced clocks 15 minutes
1350 - HMS Danae joined Flag and took station astern.
1400 - altered course to 067° formed single line abreast, HMS Repulse guide of Fleet
1730 - formed single line ahead
1900 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 2000 - 5° 59.4’S, 40° 50’E.
2200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
18 January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0200 - Advanced clocks 30 minutes
0300 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0600 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0700 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 4° 59’S, 43° 12’E
0940 - HMS Delhi, HMS Dauntless and HMS Dragon joined Flag
No. 2 cruising order
Carried out Gunnery Programme
1052 - stopped and Worked Main Derrick
Squadron communicated by boat
1135 - proceeded 067° , 14.5 knots
Position at noon - 4° 32’S, 43° 51.2’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 327 miles
Noon - temperature - 84°
1330 - Carried out Gunnery Programme
1435 - stopped Worked Main Derrick
ships communicated by boat
1523 - proceeded 067° , 14.5 knots
1900 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 2000 - 3° 49’S, 45° 50’E.
2300 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
19th January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0600 - Cleaning Ship
0700 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 0800 - 2° 40’S, 48° 13’E
1030 - tested life buoys, correct
Position at noon - 2° 20’S, 49° 08’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 337.1 miles
Noon temperature - 87°
Noon - detached 1st Light Cruiser Squadron to take station 50' ahead
1400 - Make and Mend clothes
1500 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
1630 - read Warrants 20 and 21
1900 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 2000 - 1° 38’S, 51° 04’E.
2230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
20th January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0129 - advanced clocks 1 hour
0130 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0500 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 0° 37’S, 53° 16’E
Position at noon - 0° 07.6’S, 54° 12.6’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 335.5 miles
Noon temperature - 90°
1400 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
1730 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
1900 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 2000 - 0° 35’N, 56° 07’E.
2300 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
21st January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0500 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 1° 38’N, 58° 30’E
0900 - Carried out Gunnery Programme
1000 - cleaning down aloft as required
Position at noon - 2° 04.3’N, 59° 22.6’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 348 miles
Noon Temperature - 77°
1600 - Exercise physical drill
1900 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 2000 - 2° 40’N, 60° 56’E.
2230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
22nd January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0600 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0700 - Stationed HMS Repulse 7' on starboard beam
0900 - returned stations
0900 - 20 knots
0910 - altered course 070°
Carried out 5.5" full calibre throw off firing at HMS Dauntless and HMD Delhi
1035 - HMS Repulse carried out full calibre throw off firing at HMS Hood
1050 - formed single line ahead 067° , 14.5 knots
Position at noon - 4° 35’N, 64° 34.7’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 366 miles
Noon Temperature - 81°
1300 - altered course 072°
1430 - Carried out Gunnery Programme
1730 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 20.00 - 5° 17’N, 66° 33’E.
2200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
23rd January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0129 - advanced clocks 1 hour
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0600 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0700 - HMS Repulse took station 9.5' on starboard beam
Position at 0800 - 6° 16’N, 08° 50’E.
0900 - exercised Action
20knots course as required for 15" full calibre 3/4 charge throw off practice at HMS Repulse
0930 - cease fire, course as requisite as target ship for HMS Repulse 15" full calibre firing
1100 - single line abreast to starboard. Course 072° , 14.5 knots
Position at noon - 6° 39.6’N, 69° 58.4’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 340.5 miles
Noon Temperature - 90°
1400 - Make and Mend clothes
1st Light Cruiser Squadron took station on starboard beam
1607 - Squadron stopped, dropped both life buoys
1656 - proceeded 072° , 13.5 knots
1830 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 20.00 - 7° 09’N, 71° 32’E.
2100 - Divisions formed on line of bearing 202°
2230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
24 January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0220 - spoke to SS ?Radix? (Singapore to Suez)
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0300 - altered course 112°
0530 - Cleaning Ship
0630 - Sighted HMS Dunedin 210°
Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0700 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron took station 7.5' on starboard beam
Position at 0800 - 7° 23’N, 74° 07’E.
0900 - 15 knots, course as required for divisional torpedo firing
0940 - fired 3 torpedoes starboard side
1000 - stopped, picked up torpedoes
1100 - HMS Dunedin joined Flag. Distributed correspondence
1145 - proceeded 12 knots spread on line of bearing 240° , 0.6 apart to look for torpedo
Position at noon - 7° 03’N, 74° 27’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 299.5 miles
Noon Temperature - 82°
1300 - proceeded 106° , 14 knots
Detached 1st Light Cruiser Squadron for practices
Position at 2000 - 6° 36’N, 76° 03’E.
2230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
25 January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0300 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0530 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 6° 00’N, 78° 32’E.
1000 - 13 knots
Paid monthly advance to ship's company at noon
Position at noon - 5° 41.8’N, 79° 23'E.
Distance steamed to noon - 326 miles
Noon Temperature - 79°
1830 - Spoke to SS Mulbaron
Position at 2000 - 5° 53’N, 81° 07’E.
2259 - Great Basses abeam 6.5'
26 January 1924 (from Zanzibar to Trincomali)
0052 - Little Basses Light abeam 8.5', altered course 030°
0129 - advanced clicks 30 minutes
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0500 - altered course 353°
0600 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0635 - 14 knots
0745 - altered course 330°
0800 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron took station on starboard beam
Position at 0800 - 7° 32.5’N, 82° 05.5’E.
1000 - tested life buoys, correct
1130 - 13 knots
Position at noon - 8° 15’N, 81° 35.7’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 307.6 miles
Noon Temperature - 77°
1312 - 12 knots
1330 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron proceeded into harbour
1457 - stopped
1501 - came to with starboard anchor in 13 fathoms.
Moored ship 6 shackles on each line of anchor
1600 - Worked Main Derrick
27 January 1924 (at Trincomali)
0600 - Cleaning Ship
0900 - Provisioning ship
Distance steamed to noon - 36.9 miles
Noon Temperature - 80°
1300 - Leave to starboard watch and boys to 21.00
1400 - ship open to visitors
28 January 1924 (at Trincomali)
0600 - Cleaning Ship
0700 - Discharged 2 ratings to Columbo Hospital
0930 - Cleaning side and preparing for painting ship
Took aboard - Fresh meat 5,000 lbs., Vegetables 8,500 lbs.
Noon Temperature - 80°
1300 - ship open to visitors
1400 - hands painting ship
1600 - leave to 2nd part of port watch to 21.00
1700 - painting ship
29 January 1924 (at Trincomali)
0630 - Worked Main Derrick
0700 - Cleaning Ship
0930 - Hands painting ship
1000 - Divers exercises - monthly dip
Noon Temperature - 79°
Took aboard - Vegetables - 6,400 lbs.
1300 - Ship open to visitors
1400 - Hands painting ship
1600 - Leave to 2nd part of starboard watch to 20.30
1700 - Worked Main Derrick
30 January 1924 (at Trincomali)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0750 - oiler "War Sudra" secured alongside
0930 - half masted colours
Hands painting ship
1030 - Worked Main Derrick
Noon Temperature - 80°
Took aboard - Fresh meat - 4,296 lbs., Vegetables - 2,100 lbs.
1300 - leave to 1st part of Port Watch to 21.00
Ship open to visitors
1530 - Squadron "at home"
Worked Main Derrick
1630 - "War Sudra" cast off - received 2,700 tons oil fuel
Discharged 1 rating to HMS Dauntless, 1 more joined from HMS Dauntless.
Discharged Mr. ?Warford? to HMD Danae
31 January 1924 (from Trincomali to Port Swettenham)
0600 - Cleaning Ship
0700 - Worked Main Derrick
0700 - unmoored, weighed starboard anchor, shortened to 3 shackles on port anchor.
0800 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron proceeded out of harbour
0858 - weighed
0913 - proceeded 12 knots course as requisite, HMS Repulse in company
0945 - course 054°
1000 - course 096° formed cruising order No. 12
1100 - Carried out Gunnery Programme
Position at noon - 8° 31’N, 81° 45’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 36 miles
Noon Temperature - 81°
1400 - Make and Mend clothes
Position at 2000 - 8° 20’N, 83° 25’E.
2200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
1 February 1924 (from Trincomali to Port Swettenham)
0129 - Advanced clocks 30 minutes
0300 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0700 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 7° 55’N, 85° 51'E.
1000 - Carried out Gunnery Programme
Position at noon - 7° 50.2’N, 86° 45’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 306.5 miles
Noon Temperature - 81°
1300 - Excercised torpedo control parties
Carried out Gunnery Programme
1730 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 2000 - 7° 37’N, 88° 31’E
2130 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
2 February 1924 (from Trincomali to Port Swettenham)
0200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0500 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0640 - altered course 112°
0700 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 08.00 - 7° 09’N, 90° 57’E
0917 - 12 knots
1000 - Cleaning Ship throughout
1100 - tested life buoys - correct
Position at noon - 6° 57’N, 91° 52’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 309 miles
Noon Temperature - 82°
1400 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew,
Make and Mend clothes
1930 - altered course 104°
Position at 2000 - 6° 23’N, 93° 11.5’E
2200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
3 February 1924 (Trincomali to Port Swettenham)
0200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0350 - Port Bras Light 110°
0415 - altered course 085°
0430 - 13 knots
0500 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0605 - altered course 095°
0630 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 5° 57.3’N, 95° 23.4’E
0815 - altered course 097°
Position at noon - 5° 54.3’N, 96° 10.2’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 296 miles
Noon Temperature - 79°
1530 - 8 knots
1600 - stopped
Communicated by boat with Dehli. Detached 1st Light Cruiser Squadron to Penang.
1620 - Proceeded 121° , 13 knots
1900 - 13.5 knots, Exercised Sea Boat Crew
Position at 2000 - 5° 22’N, 97° 38’E
4 February, 1924 (Trincomali to Port Swettenham)
0129 - advanced clocks 1 hour
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0740 - altered course137° , 12 knots
Position at 0800 - 4° 07.5’N, 99° 50’E
100 - altered course 121°
1030 - Carried out Gunnery Programme
1100 - altered course 125°
Position at noon - 3° 41’N, 100° 27’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 293.3 miles
Noon Temperature - 82°
1300 - Spoke to SS "Ethiopia" Penang to Singapore
1325 - 10 knots
1400 - 8 knots
1510 - Angra L'bt 135° 2.0'
Course and speed as required for Klang Strait
1812 - Stopped, came to with starboard anchor in 13 fathoms, moored ship on 6 shackles on each line of anchor 006° and 186°
2000 - Worked Main Derrick
5 February, 1924 (at Port Swettenham)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0900 - Ship open to visitors
Carried out Gunnery Programme
Distance steamed to noon - 69 miles
Noon Temperature - 85°
Taken aboard - 5,506lbs Fresh meat, 8,624lbs vegetables
1300 - Ship open to visitors
Died on board - AB Walter Benger, Official number J17941 (dd)
1500 - Hands Make and Mend clothes
1600 - Quarters
6 February, 1924 (at Port Swettenham)
0530 - sent funeral and firing party to Kuala Lumpur for internment of AB Walter Benger
Cleaning Ship
0800 - Landed 200 men for Kuala Lumpur excursion.
Ship open to visitors
Noon Temperature - 80°
1230 - Fired 17 gun salute for Sultan of Perak
Fired 17 gun salute for Sultan of Pahang
Fired 17 gun salute for Sultan of Negri Sembilan
1400 - Ship open to visitors
1500 - Hands Make and Mend clothes
1600 - Quarters
7 February, 1924 (at Port Swettenham)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0800 - Landed 200 men for Kuala Lumpur excursion
Ship open to visitors
Noon Temperature - 88°
13.00 - Squadron "at home"
8 February, 1924 (at Port Swettenham)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0800 - Ship open to visitors
Worked Main Derrick
1300 - Ship open to visitors
1730 - Worked Main Derrick
9 February, 1924 (from Port Swettenham to Singapore)
0500 - Worked Main Derrick
0600 - Unmoored, weighed starboard anchor, shortened to 3 shackles
0730 - Weighed, proceeded 12 knots, course and speed as required. HMS Repulse in company.
1016 - Angra Lbt 180° 2.0', 260° , 10 knots
Paid fortnightly advance to ship's company at Noon
Position at noon - 3° 19’N, 100° 43’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 47.5 miles
Noon Temperature - 82°
1300 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron joined Flag
Formed cruising order No. 2
1315 - Course 140°
1445 - altered course 120°
1615 - altered course 140°
1635 - altered course 120°
1706 - One fathom Bt Lt abeam 3.0'
1800 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron took station astern
Position at 20.00 - 2° 32’N, 101° 28’E.
2130 - altered course 125°
2212 - C Richards abm 5.3'
10 February, 1924 (from Port Swettenham to Singapore)
0122 - Pt ?Lindon? Lt abeam 6'0
0230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0430 - altered course 123° 9 knots
0600 - Cleaning Ship
Position at 0800 - 1° 25’N, 103° 09’E
0800 - altered course 132°
0821 - Pt ?Pisang? Lt abm 6.7'
0930 - altered course 122° , 8 knots
1010 - Brothers Lt abm 10'.0
1100 - altered course 132°
Position at noon - 1° 05’N, 103° 34’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 230 miles
Noon Temperature - 88°
12.15 - altered course 350°
13.08 - altered course 098°
13.37 - altered course 120°
1417 - altered course 068° , 12 knots Raffles Lt abm 0'7
1545 - altered course 273°
1600 - 10 knots
1625 - stopped
1630 - Came to with port anchor in 13 fathoms, 6 shackles
Found here HMS Hawkins, HMS Carlisle, HMS Bluebell, HMS Petersfield
1800 - Worked Main Derrick
11 February, 1924 (at Singapore)
0530 - Worked Main Derrick
Cleaning Ship
Saluted Admiral Sir AL Lebeson's Flag with 17 guns
1000 - Saluted His Excellency the Governor of Singapore with 17 guns and Major General Sir N Malcolm with 15 guns
Distance steamed to noon - 41.8 miles
Noon Temperature - 83°
1300 - Leave to 1st part of port watch to 22.30
Ship open to visitors
1400 - Make and Mend clothes
2100 - Burned Search light
12 February 1924 (at Singapore)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
Took aboard - 1,400lbs vegetables
Noon Temperature - 80°
1300 - Leave to 1st part Starboard watch to to 22.30
Ship open to visitors
1500 - Make and Mend clothes
13 February 1924 (at Singapore)
0600 - Worked Main Derrick
Cleaning Ship
0730 - RFA War Hundos secured alongside
0930 - landed non swimmers
Noon Temperature - 77°
Took aboard - Fresh Meat 1,200lbs; Vegetables - 16,000lbs
1300 - Leave to 2nd part port watch to 22.30, boys to 19.00
Ship open to visitors
1420 - War Hundos cast off
14 February 1924 (at Singapore)
0600 - Cleaning Ship
Noon Temperature - 77°
Took aboard - 8,000lbs Fresh meat
1300 - Discharged 1 rating to General Hospital
Leave to 2nd part starboard watch to 22.30
1600 - Read Warrant No. 23
Squadron "at home"
15 February 1924 (at Singapore)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0730 - Landed small arms Company, Royal Marines, Field and Machine Gun sections for ceremonial route march
1000 - Landing parties returned
Noon Temperature - 77°
Took aboard - 7,000lbs fresh meat; 12,600lbs vegetables
1300 - Discharged M Babstock Wordoff to General Hospital
Leave to 1st part port watch to 22.00
Ship open to visitors
1400 - Make and Mend clothes
2100 - Burned searchlights
16 February 1924 (at Singapore)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
1000 - Cleaning Ship throughout
Discharged 1 rating to Repulse
Tested Lifeboats - correct
Noon Temperature - 84°
1300 - Leave to 1st part starboard watch to 22.00
Ship open to visitors
Make and Mend clothes
1730 - Worked Main Derrick
17 February 1924 (from Singapore to Freemantle)
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0900 - Worked Main Derrick
1040 - weighed
1110 - Proceeded 090° , 12 knots, HMS Repulse and 1st Light Cruiser Squadron less HMS Dragon in company
1142 - altered course 103°
Position at noon - 1° 15’N, 104° 03’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 10 miles
Noon Temperature - 78°
1300 - altered course 195°
1303 - Pan Reef abeam 1.4'
1346 - altered course 184°
1402 - altered course 134°
1447 - altered course 156°
1514 - altered course 146°
1525 - altered course 142°
1536 - Little Caras Lt abm 0.8'
1542 - altered course 180°
1607 - altered course 118°
Position at 2000 - 0° 07’N, 105° 00’E.
2030 - Spoke to SS Rembrandt
18 February 1924 (from Singapore to Freemantle)
0200 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew
0215 - altered course 180° , 10.5 knots
0450 - Sighted Blair Lt 162'
0456 - altered course 117° , 8 knots
0630 - Cleaning Ship
0640 - 10 knots
0644 - altered course 180° , 12 knots
0714 - altered course 121°
0740 - altered course 128°
Position at 0800 - 0° 12.5’S, 105° 11.5’E
0820 - altered course 110°
0843 - altered course 101°
0925 - altered course 105°
Carried out concentration exercise
1003 - altered course 138°
1051 - altered course 166°
1119 - altered course169°
1137 - altered course152°
Position at noon - 2° 46’S, 105° 51’E.
Distance steamed to noon - 273.9 miles
Noon Temperature - 82°
1231 - altered course 110°
1252 - altered course 116°
Spoke to MS Kangaroo, Freemantle to Singapore
1325 - Buaka Pt Lt abm 2.5' altered course 123°
1342 - 8 knots
1404 - altered course 136°
Commenced sounding
1426 - altered course 176°
1433 - altered course 136°
1536 - altered course 212°
1600 - altered course 170°
1613 altered course 145° 9 knots
Position at 2000 - 3° 48.6’S, 106° 46’E.
2130 - altered course 196°
2230 - Exercised Sea Boat Crew