Halcyon Class Minesweepers HMS Bramble
Ship's Log August 1939
(National Archives ADM53/107826)
 
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Date Location Time  
1.8.39 Liverpool   Captain R O Fitzroy joined from HMS Hebe (Lt Commander Vickers to Hebe)

Pay Lt R D Sterndale Bennett and Lt P J Norton joined from Hebe (Sub Lt E J P Foster to Hebe)

1625 Embarked 10 cwt potatoes

2.8.39 Liverpool 1001 Slipped. Hebe took station astern
    1317 Stopped off area of Thetis to transfer mails to Tedworth
    1400 Thetis wreck buoy
    2000 Closed down second boiler
3.8.39 Liverpool to Portland    
4.8.39 Portland 0655 Secured alongside Seagull
5.8.39 Portland   Reserve fleet arrived in harbour
6.8.39 Portland   (Sunday)
7.8.39 Portland 0930 Guard to drill on loading jetty
8.8.39 Portland 0925 Slipped and proceeded to Review berth
    1600 Ch Stoker and SBA discharged to Sharpshooter
9.7.39 Portland/ Weymouth Bay   Dressed ship in honour of Review of Reserve Fleet by HM the King
    1330 Splice the mainbrace
    1535 Hands fall in for cheering ship
    1545 HM passed in Royal Barge
    1550 Disperse
10.8.39 Portland 0825 Weighed. Minesweeping exercise
11.8.39 Portland    
12.8.39 Portland    
13.8.39 Portland   (Sunday)
14.8.39 Portland 0810 Sharpshooter and Niger put to sea
15.8.39 Portland   A Gun's crews exercised
16.8.39 Portland   X Gun's crews exercised
17.8.39 Portland   0710 HMS Sharpshooter secured alongside
18.8.39 Portland    
19.8.39 Portland    
20.8.39 Portland   (Sunday)
21.8.39 Portland 0830 Hazard slipped
    0835 Sharpshooter slipped
    0840 Bramble slipped, then anchored
    1510 Secured to Salamander. Stored
22.8.39 Portland   Provisioning ship. Captain Fitzroy returned from 14 days leave
    1625 Slipped. Proceeded to Orkney (eastabouts)
23.8.39 At sea    
24.8.39 At sea    
25.8.39 Scapa Flow 0915 Secured to No. 15 buoy
    1730 Seagull and Hazard slipped and proceeded
26.8.39 Scapa Flow 11.38 Hazard returned to buoy
    1325 Seagull returned to buoy
    1500 Sharpshooter returned to buoy
    1655 'Ulster Coast' secured alongside with Depth Charges
    1910 Sharpshooter's boat alongside for Depth Charges
    1920 Seagull and Hazard's boats alongside for Depth Charges
27.8.39 Scapa 0020 Hebe entered harbour
    0815 13 ratings and Sub Lt to Iron Duke
    1115 Seagull slipped and proceeded to sea
    1125 Hebe's boat took off Depth Charges. Sharpshooter proceeded to sea
    2300 Seagull secured to buoy
28.8.39 Scapa 0020 Sharpshooter secured alongside Iron Duke
    0905 Sharpshooter proceeded and secured to buoy
29.8.39 Scapa 0115 Hebe's whaler alongside
    0535 Slipped and proceeded to sea
    0655 Lead Flotilla to sea
    0743 Dispersed Flotilla
    0845 Secured to No. 15 buoy
    1530 Seagull and Speedy enter harbour
    2335 Britomart entered harbour
30.8.39 Scapa 0742 To sea for sweeping
    1804 Secured to No. 15 buoy
31.8.39 Scapa 0705 Sharpshooter and Hazard to sea
    0715 Britomart to sea
    0900 Slipped and proceeded to sea for sweeping
    1610 Secure to No. 15 buoy
    1655 Slipped. To sea for submarine patrols in Inner Sound
    1959 Secured to No. 15 buoy

 

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