|
Date |
At |
|
|
1/2/39 |
Portland |
At sea.
Minesweeping exercises off Portland Bill with ‘Hebe’
12.00
Sent M.O. to ‘Salamander’. |
|
2/2/39 |
" |
At sea.
Minesweeping exercises. |
|
3/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Gunlayers to exercise at spotting table |
|
4/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Make & Mend Clothes |
|
5/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship |
|
6/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship.
09.00
Exercised General Quarters.
09.30
Exercised Red, White and Blue watches at defence stations in turn.
11.20
Exercised ‘Prepare to abandon ship’
13.15
Exercised Anti Gas organisation. |
|
7/2/39 |
" |
At sea.
Minesweeping exercises. Secured to ‘Hebe’
Non
swimmers landed for instruction |
|
8/2/39 |
" |
At sea.
Minesweeping exercises. |
|
9/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. T.S.crew to drill in ‘Hebe’. Non swimmers landed for
instruction. Exercised general drills. |
|
10/2/39 |
" |
At sea.
Minesweeping exercises |
|
11/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Make & Mend Clothes |
|
12/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship |
|
13/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship
09.15
Hands to Divisions
09.25
Lifebelt lost by accident
09.30
S.O. 1st Minesweeper Flotilla arrived on board for
Annual Inspection
Inspected Divisions, mess decks, Flats, upper deck. Left ship
11.25.
12.55
Prepared for general drill and General Quarters.
13.05
Hands to General Quarters.
13.25
S.O. 1st MSF arrived. Inspected ship at General
Quarters and General Drill. Left ship 14.30. |
|
14/2/39 |
" |
At sea.
Minesweeping exercises and picking up life buoy exercise. |
|
15/2/39 |
" |
At sea.
Minesweeping exercises. Both whalers exercised with Boys crews.
Stopped
and exercised being taken in tow by ‘Salamander’.
Signalling exercises. |
|
16/2/39 |
" |
At sea.
Minesweeping and gunnery exercises |
|
17/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Make & Mend Clothes. Lt L A Hill RNVR left ship. |
|
18/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship |
|
19/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship |
|
20/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Landed platoon of Boys. |
|
21/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Landed swimming party and range party. |
|
22/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Embarked provisions. |
|
23/2/39 |
" |
Painted
ship’s sides. Exercised ‘Repel Aircraft’. Exercised TS crew.
Exercised swimming party. |
|
24/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Hands to muster for six monthly weighing. |
|
25/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Make & Mend clothes |
|
26/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship |
|
27/2/39 |
" |
Clean
ship. Landed ceremonial platoon. Embarked 7 tons coke, 4 tons
coal. |
|
28/2/39 |
" |
At sea.
Minesweeping exercises. Exercised whaler’s crew. |
