|
Date |
At |
|
|
1/8/39 |
Portland |
At sea,
minesweeping exercises. |
|
2/8/39 |
Portland |
At sea,
minesweeping exercises (with ‘Hazard’) |
|
3/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
ship. |
|
4/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
ship. Dress ship for HM Queen’s Birthday |
|
5/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
and paint ship. Make & mend. |
|
6/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
ship |
|
7/8/39 |
Portland |
Paint
ship |
|
8/8/39 |
Portland |
Proceeded to Weymouth Bay
13.30
Clear lower deck for manning and cheering ships rehearsal.
16.10
HM Yacht ‘Victoria and Albert’ entered harbour. |
|
Royal
Inspection - Reserve Fleet Review at Portland. |
|
9/8/39 |
Portland |
Weymouth Bay 08.00 Dressed ship in honour of HM the King’s
visit.
10.00
Hands to Divisions. HM the King arrived on board ‘Victoria and
Albert’
12.00
Royal Guard mustered for passing of Royal Barge
14.20
Lower deck cleared for cheering ship.
14.43
Cheered ship as HM the King passed in Royal Barge.
16.15
Cleared lower deck for passing of Royal Barge.
17.30
Spliced Main Brace in accordance with HM the Kings signal. |
|
10/8/39 |
Weymouth Bay |
At sea
for minesweeping exercises off Portland Bill (with ‘Niger’)
Return
to Portland. Secured alongside ‘Bramble’. |
|
11/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
ship. Concentration parties to drill. |
|
12/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
ship. Make & mend |
|
13/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
ship. Mr C H Harris Commissioned Engineer joined ship |
|
14/8/39 |
Portland |
Depart
Portland. At sea (off Sevenstones light vessel) |
|
15/8/39 |
At sea |
01.18
Exercise sea boat’s crews and lowerers.
07.00
Exercise ‘ARX’ Phase 1 commenced. Zigzagging at 13 knots
09.00
Hands to Divisions and physical drill.
09.30
Gun crews to drill. Submarine lookouts closed up. |
|
16/8/39 |
At sea |
|
|
17/8/39 |
At sea |
05.25
Off Bishop’s Rock. 18.00 Exercise ‘ARX’ completed. |
|
18/8/39 |
At sea |
00.58
Anchored in Weymouth Bay.
07.10
Entered Portland. Secured alongside ‘Bramble’. |
|
19/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
ship. Make & mend |
|
20/8/39 |
Portland |
Clean
ship. |
|
21/8/39 |
Portland |
Moved
in harbour from alongside ‘Bramble’ to ‘Hazard’.
Embark
sweeping stores. |
|
22/8/39 |
Portland |
Embark
provisions. Depart for Scapa Flow (with ‘Bramble’) |
|
23/8/39 |
At sea |
05.25
Through Straits of Dover
08.30
Hands employed at gun drill, control parties and cruising
stations.
10.24
Stopped both engines. Whaler lowered and sent inshore for mails.
14.00
Hands to General Quarters
15.15
Secured from General Quarters
21.30
Hands to night action stations
22.20
Secured from night action stations. |
|
24/8/39 |
At sea |
03.00
Exercised sea boat’s crews and lowerers
09.00 A
Guns crew to drill.
09.30 B
Guns crews to drill.
10.40
Concentration parties to drill
10.55
Took station 5 cables on Port Beam of Bramble.
11.00
.5 MG’s crew to firing practice.
21.45
Exercised night action stations. Crash darken ship.
22.40
Secured from night action stations |
|
25/8/39 |
At Sea |
09.15
Secured to No 6 buoy Long Hope.
16.00
Departed
18.00
Secured alongside Scrabster pier.
23.30
First draft for Fleet distribution arrived on board. |
|
26/8/39 |
Scrabster |
04.05
Second draft of ratings for Fleet distribution arrived on board.
06.06
Slipped, left harbour.
06.50
Encountered fog.
08.03
Came to anchor, Thurso Bay.
10.03
Fog lifted. Proceeded.
12.21
Secured alongside ‘Nelson’ to disembark drafts. Proceeded to Long
Hope.
18.30
‘Speedy’ entered harbour. |
|
27/8/39 |
Scapa |
11.17
Proceeded to Ark Royal
12.15
Commenced embarking FAA stores and draft.
13.19
Slipped, sailed to Thurso Bay to await berth.
16.20
Secured at Scrabster, embarked draft and stores for Fleet
distribution.
22.03
Secured alongside ‘Iron Duke’ to disembark draft and stores. |
|
28/8/39 |
Scapa |
Moved
to Long Hope. Clean ship.
Cadet G
C Yorke RN joined ship
13.45
‘HMS Britomart’ entered harbour.
20.50
Darken ship. |
|
29/8/39 |
Scapa |
05.40
Slipped and proceeded to sea. Carried out sweeps with ‘Hazard’.
20.40
Darken ship. |
|
30/8/39 |
Scapa |
07.06
Slipped and proceeded to sea. Carried out sweeps with ‘Hazard’. |
|
31/8/39 |
Scapa |
07.05
Slipped and proceeded to sea. Carried out sweeps with ‘Hazard’.
16.10
Secured to RFA Montenol for oiling
17.45
Patrolled area east of Swona |
