Hand-written diary by an unknown sailor, HMAS Sydney (I) - Part 5

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42 Titoory Misl Bis. e 0. Watono. araccone M Movrile Ly moman one ner mon caunengs Foenerd toheo bela ON OFCARTORES Endig Ce Pic w 522 A TS SA 42 Lrinidad Ocb 24th. at Post of Spnine took in (8. Lono 2 £0m lighters Wheghed & proceided into n hais Oct 26 for target practice. 3.30 fm finished larget proctios I anchored. 8.0 pm weighed and carried out right firning 8. 40 fm. Confileted night fireing & uunchored. Oct 27th 5.0 am weighed + carried our Furger praaticr 1030 am finished larget practias + set cousess for port of Spain 12.0 noon stopped off port of Spain & picked up absentee from polici. boat. 13.15 fim proceeded to sulf of fraia. 1. 15 fin anchooid. 5.0 fm Weighed I curried but hight fircing 9.0 pm Frnished fireing & picked we Target. 9. 15 frm. Let course for St Lusia 3.0 fm arrived at post bastrin Oct 28 L Licis and secured to Jetty Oct 28t 6.0 am commenced coabing 3.30 fim Finished coaling (vo5 Lone. 9.0 am slipped + proceeded out for Fartid Oct 30 on passage to Kingston Jamaica Nov 2 11. 0 am arrived at Fringston & Lecur to fetty Nov 5 Lydney gave patriotic bonsert 4.45 am proceeded out of ford parget. Nor 12 fardour fractics 12. 30 fm heturned, to harkont 2 odenved fetty look in (50 Sons of bil Luct From Luderna Look in $400 Lons of boal from S.S Brookbet hoe 1 Srif. Engineer Leuit Dennis Keft Ju
43 L Sat b Fishing Villase OMAHN SA tion Gardens WRt howbo Cate rn eran Travelers Paim 43 4.30 fm Melbonone arrived and securia to fetty Nod 14 Eng: Commander rejoined Ship 9. I am slipped + processted to Sea 8.0 frm Stoppeet Nov 15 & Transferred Mails French arar (conds) 8.15 proceeded. On passage to progresso (Medico) Thot 16 2.0 am arrived at progresse + anchored. Hsis Nov 18 + U.S. S. Kentucky at anshor. 10.30 am Isis sailed. P.A. Texlandin 11. 0 am. Shipted billets neaver flying American flag the evow moath composed of Germun + ships had contrrband of War. (Rosin) hoard. U.S.S. Kentucky placed prize fevew Noe 26 for Chaxican S.S. Fenlandia (Kunning. confrabund Rebels) 11.0 am Weighed & proceeded. 7.0 am arrived & unchored at Beliy 3. Hundures) Noe 22 Weighed I proceeded to Sea. Nod 24 On passage to Robile & henacok. Nod 25 10.45 am. passed. Hondurian S.H. Quinstan 6.50 um prassed American S. Mechis. Nov 26 1.0 pm passed American &S. Francis Hanfy &.15 fim. passed S.S. Michanisan New Breans to Liverpool on Government Lrgias. 8.0 am Land Island abear (of Mobittentrancs hod 27 11.30 am off pensucola. enCrance S.. Brusser of Maryland class. in pensacola Hay Sir Acroplanes flying over Bay. hoon. Let course for. Havring Siffa, Nov 24th. 6.30 am arrived off Huvana & examined harbour 7.30 wm. Let course for Wassand Behnmas
44 Malecon de Sanie VeracFur 44 4.45 pm. Spoke oil S.S. Lustonian 6.30 am Spoke oil S.S. basfield Not 30 10.30 am arrived + anchored at bussan. Boy Scouts visited ship Garden fiarty given to Dec Ships company by Govenor concert by Ships Theatrical party held on shore in aid of ked. bross fund. 3.0 fm weighed and proceeded to Sea. Dec 2 On. passage to Kingston Jamarca Dec 3 9.0 am. Spoke S.S. Clothilde burco. T. Wedgedeck, both Norwegian, 10. 0 am. Spoke S.S. bolumbia of Massan. 7.0 frm Lwitched searchlights on S Rundwill 10. 0 fm. Switched searchlights fr bhristobel of. New York. Dec 2th 4.0 pm. arrived at Fringator 2 unchored NM.r. Leveathan in harbour. Took in (949 Housfof To coal from Kung David & 220 Lons bit full from The Lucerna F.0 am Melbousne arrieed and secured. Dec 13 to peir 2.0 pm. Lydney weighed & proceeded to Te Dec 13 Dec 14th. On passage to progresss. 6. I am Spoke American SR Mexieg Dec 16 6.30 am arrived at progoesso. 54e Del. 8. 0 Lm. Lwitched Searchlights of Bergen. 8.0 am arrived pucts Maxicure entrance Dec 173 Spoke S.S. Lan Recardo. 5. 30 fim passed Vera buing t S.. Sevatickly & Hersage at anchor off Hera Kruicz As Lily of 10.0 um. Spoke Korvegian Dec. 15 Samfreco. Lamtiace extrancs. 1.0 fin one mile.
45 Vista de Santa Marta. Colombia. View of Santa Marta. Colombia. 5 FTOM DATE OF CORMYSSIONING 26. JUvE, 1913. ETILL DECEMBER 191 No of Days in Commission 918 at Sea 507 in Tropics 410 Total Distance Steamed 10C. OA1 VMSS Distance run per day since Commissioning at sea. 216 75,571. sleamed during the War. pun perday 147 sisca 216.5. Total Coal taken in 58,508 ToNS burnt 38777 Tolal Cit Fisel burni 3.149 Average fuel burnt per day since Commissioning 47 during the War 55 Water distilled for Ship 8,505 Boilers 7.684 Total Water distilled 16, 189 Revolutions run by each shaft 1251 MICDTS 45 iloersean. Spoke S.S. Matincock Seda to Lamfiis 1.15 fim proceeded. On passage to Galveston Dec 19 8. I am arrived off Galveston City Dec 20 10.0 am set bourse for Harana. On passage to Havana. Dec 2 5.0 pm arrived off Havana. Dec 22 5.30 fim Let course for. Aassan 8. 30 pm. arrived + anchored at Mussan Dee2. Amas Day at Nassau. Dec 25 11.0 am weighed and proceeded to Lex. Dec 28 On passage to Kingston Jamaca Dec 29 2.20 pm. arrived at Kingston I secuved to Dec 30 fuer French couser boude in tharbour receives 222 Lons bil Fuel from RS Luverna. Dec 31 Jan 1 1910 At Kingston 8.30 am commenced coaling Jan3 4.50 frm. Levialhan arrived ared unchored. 6.30 frm Finished coaling (935 Lons) Jan 4 2sd W.J. Regiment Sailed +.0 fine. Jan 7 Took in (179 tons of coat) Jun 10 2.0 fim cast off und proceeded Lop Londs Jan 11 sailed for Brest. On passage to bolor. Jan 12 10.30 am off bolon. 10.40 fan proceeded. Jan 13 harfou 12.30 pm. Examined porto Bello passed (Boco bhico) Jan 14 9.30 am off bartagena hax hour Herman 4.30 pm Examined Lavanalla S. S. Bringe Augustas Willewn Lnaii 5.30 fom proceeded. 5.0 am. Lighted Sunta Marti Jan 15 Lanta Shaato Tuadow. 7. 0 am (Lighted) examined
46 St Mnte aanty An M S SE S Greetings from Venemels. 46 7.30 am proceeded. On passage to (La Guayra) barocas. Jan 16 10.0 am passed. Bruka Island. 7.I am examined (La Guayra) Jan 17 8. I am Let course for Grenada. 10.30 am arrived and anchored at Brnadd. Jan 16 Jan 20 8.0 fm. weighed I proceeded. fea. 7.30 am. Arrived and anchored aot Kiigston (o fineen Jan 21 Lt Vincent 4.0 pm weighed & proceeded. on passage to Kingston Jamuica Jan 25 1.0 pm. passed Kussian Setidoner & Kedwood. Jan 23 2.30 frm. arrived at Fringston and anchoved. Jan 24th 3.0 fm bollier Salamanca. secuved adnguide. 3.30 bil S.S. Lucerna secured iclongene Received (182 Lons Oil Lucl) J.30 frm Lucerna shored off. Jan 25th 2.20 pm Leviathere arrived + anchored 3.35. fm Satamania Shoved off (54.0 Lows font) Jan 27th 8.0 am weighed + proceeded to Lea. Jan 28 On passage to Burrruida. passed American SS. Bon Dincere 8. 5 pm. Jan 29 8.0 am arrived I unchoved at Burmuda. Jan 31 Mebousns 10.30 am entered flaating Dock beaser in Harbour. katings arrived from Austrelia Jer N. Chaleur. Feb1 7.30 am Isis arrived & anchored. Feb 2 8.0 am bumberland arrived I anahoved. Feb 3 7. 0 am Discharged Natings to. bhabeur. Feb 5 5.0 am. Levialtian arrived I anchored. Feb 8 2.15. am. Left Froating Dock. & service alongaids. breakwater 3.30 fim Dutch bruiser Pustonads furrived. Feb 9
47 Feb2 14 15 10 14 18 19th 20 21 Feb 22 5:15 frm. Lanarvon arrived + unchoved 11. 30 am. Lumberland sailed 10 30 am Isis arrived and anchored. 3.0 fm. Shah secured alongaids Received 636 Sons of coal from Thah Eng: Com: A. C. boleman left Ship 11. I am bast off + anchored in grassey Bay V. 30 fm. Weigned & proceeded. 11.20 am Spoke S. S. Shathalbon 12.30 fim Lighted. U. L. Ballisns Lf Krnsy Corons blass &. 40 fm. Spoke French SS. Lovisiana 3.0 fom. Lighted Seviathan. 3 45 fm Communicated by boat wriith HRr. Leviathan arrived on hatrol grounds fat entrance to Shuapeake bay S.s. Bepam insids in charge of Ferman krize ever. Patrolling off Chesaficake Bay. 5.0 fm. Passed LS. Granta Mondi 6. 15 fom Spoke So. Habladon ff New Yosk. 10 40 frm. Spoke SS. Liaia of Keweasthe 2. 20 fm. Stopped + boarded) SH. Penkee of Falmouth. 5. 30 frm Spohe Stutan. S. Fedea & Ardans 2.0 am Switched searchlichos on Snamer Elyng Stalian flag. p. 15 Jome Spoke So. Angls fason. fot poveate # 45 am 11 Standard bis bod. Lot. Standard. 11 45 am Belgian Lt. Heraanhanal Jos Newpost. 4. 40 frm." Noowrgian Sip Ludat Nowicket 7.0 from Dutch Sr. Moordky Bothodam 12.50 an British SS. Caysato Buod bast. Feb. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9 47 & d m Srohe Spanish St. Luga hant. aerson torid Statian SS. Juro Inward pound. 8.45 pm. Dutch SS. Roudih of Notterane 1. 30 pm . Horwrgian Lt. Bernha f Husberg. 1.40 um in Norwegian SS. Prolfos Cooes o Batin 10.H0 am Stalian SS. Pasmanin Lig harr 12.58 from. British SS. Hupert 1.5 fom American SS. Conmanian H.M.S. Isis 45 fom B. 15 frm British S. Tharty af Hartiran 3 45 from British LS. Whondanth of London 4 40 fim . Norweguan. SS. Cjousford " " British SS. Hlowick Souge. 5. 30 fin. Brilish. SS. Lifton p. 30 fom. Belgian SS. Geohold d. 30 fim Let course for Jamaica 2. 20 frm. Spoke American So John D. Lockfalson 4 50 fim Spoke American Sanooner Rgusous 1. Snow of Boston bn passage to famaica Via Bondeavous $3.00 miler S.E. of Busmuda. 12. 40 frm. Bridge & Foremosk Struck lighting no damage done Heavy Leas prdes am Lost Libebony + pap ore dara Staunchcon's bent by heavy seas. Sea. easeing 10. 30 am sighitid pporedanteat Iataved. 5. 45 pm Lighted buba. 1. 30 frmm Passed iteamer who swyhifed on hes searchlights) steaming lights for about then then switched off again 10.0 am arrived at Kingsti Secura of fetty
48 an ren e e March. 13 14 15 sork in 20 Lone of tach from o. Satenana. 5.0 am. Admisalty Transfiort Verdald arrrived 4.10 fim. D. B. Fordon died on board Crenisting w2 5.0 fin Gent Body to Monstnday 2.45 fin Landed Funiral fiarty 2 buviie Body D. B. Gordon at Naval Burial Ground Aad Augusta 8. 50 am bask ofe from fricr 10 I am stopped off frort Rogal hoisted of am. Brat 10. 10 am procested to sea cosicat oed au due Fun foractics St. Salumanca Lowing farect. benising of Jamaica & Haiti 2.0 am Ocamined Navassa Island. 10. f5 am passed American Scnoover Richard. Sentilicum of New York at anchoo 5. 4.5 fm. arrived & Kingston and anchored 12.20 frmm Inquest neld on boird to inquire. into the death of Sts D.B. Lovdon Perdick death by Misadventure with a rider That is blame attributable to A. B Leaky. received 203 Lons of boad from Lalimania 10.30 am. Weighed & proceeded on escont dutice Through Full of Flovidea excording wendi 40 Miles astern 10. 30 am passed British Schooner To D. Mavis of Grorgetown t te fim pased S.. Fetenmount if Thato. & 40 fim passed knssian Bargueting Ullia of Krign. 10 am passed Americari Stran Gackt Kemark. 8. 30 passed Stalian Bargye. Fanta Mariane 2.0 fom passed SS. Harmalria 10 fim passed So. Baanian
AAN Wance wo Me Pay. 49 Manch f 20 a Lumpset Perdata sedad oresaking no I1 0 an Lit course for Nassan & passed Fereala. 10.0 fr observed fires in Fiicinity of Smiti kock Settlement 17th I.0 am passed British SS. Howth Bad. Fah fates to New Orleans) 7.0 arrived + anchored at Massade 10. 40 am weighed, + proceeded at 16 knots) to Jucatan bhannel to Intercept Amisalty follier Salamanca Jamaica So Galveston 5.0 pm passed American SS. Moani 19 9. 0 am unable to get Lalananca Lit cousst for Havana. 20 On passage. 21 passed SS. Standard 9.30 am passed SS. Valentia 22 7. 10 am arrived I in Havana hantouns and secured to bony fired sabuts gies which was returned by Lort 23 7. 0 am. Slipped from buoy + fordeceded. 110 am passed. SS. Tuiderdif of Rothodam 3.40 frm. SS. Santa Shevesd. 8. 30 pm. 24 Lo. Reging of Havana. 110 fomm. U.S.A. Sebandnn 25 12.5 am Lunboat Disbugus 7. 30 an examined Lt Nicholas To 4. 3o fm examined Jevenue Ffour. I farhour I Steameds aground. I. I am arrived I anchored at Finestin bonde in harbour. Look in 120 Lons orl Fuet from FS. Lowris. 9.30 am. French bruiser - bonds saiked fou 3 ratings for passage to H.M.R.S. the abris.
50 e B STEAE BECOR CRON CATEO-CONMISSIONINC, 26°WUNE, 1313 -FILL 31MARSH, 191S. Ne of Days in Commission 1009 at Sea 558 " in Tropics 466 Total Distance Steamed 118,130 MILES Disfance run per day since Commissioning 117 at Sea. 211.7 steamed during the War 37.000 run per day i 144 aT Sea 217 Total Coal Taken in 42,334 TONS Byrnt 42,137 Oil Fue! burnt 3.565 Average Fuel burnt per day since Commissioning 467 during the War 52.5 Water distilled for Ship 9258 Boilers 8292 Total Water distitled 17550 Hevolutions run BXeach Shaft 128M 50 tharch dot henond 1010 sons of hord hom fot fanid. April Dth 5. 45 an H.M.S. Seviathen arrived o anchored. 6.0 fm Weighed + proceeded out of Harboud. 6.0 am arrived at Stavon But Bay kunning Pospedoes. 5 11.30 am Left Stavor Gut Bay for Kingston 6.0 frn arrived at Prigstors & anchored H M. S. Sevithan in harbour. Look in 100 Lons of boat ffrom SS. Locca bourt Martial held on board. 10 Surgeon Lodd. K.A. N. discharged to S. Savina for passage to Australia Via -England 6.0 fm Weighed + proceeded to fea. 11 On passage to Belizs Brotisfi. Hondusas. 13 7.0 an arrived at Belize I anchored. 15 10.10 am weighed + proceeded out of harboud. 11. 0 fim passed American L.S. Durnans 16 5.10 am parsed Norwrgian LS. Poot Fauis on passage to puerto Precic 17 12.30 passed frogresss Wm. passed Hamficche. 18 6. 0 am Examined harbour puer to feaico ho Ships in harboud. 5. 20 am passed Pexican LS. Sobernadir 4.0 prm-Examined harboud ff Fera terulz. found in harboud U.S. Lupty Ship of fheet bollier & 1 Batthestrip & 3 Mexican LLunboats. 19 3.25 am blosed on a ship thorse Linels unintelligable 9. I am Examined Luexfaor X. 50 fm. Spohe Amexican Lo batinec for Lumpico 8.0 fim barried out night picing practies with Jaiing rifle 20 6.0 frm passed Aransas.
50 Fhrund 100 sor of hond o H.. Dnit. March April Dt 5. 45 ane H.M.S. Leviathen arrived o anchored. 5. 0 fm Weighed + proceeded out of harboud. 65.0 an arrived at Stavon But hay Kunining Sospedoes. 1. 30 an Left Staves Tut Ba hor cingston 5. 0 fine arrived at Puigstors & anchored H M. S. Sevithan in harboud. Look in 100 Lons of boat from S. Seca bourt Cartial held on board. 10 Surgeon Lodd. K.A. N. discharged to S. Savina for passage to Australia Via -England 6.0 fim Weighed + proceeded ) to Lea. On passage to Belize Bratish. Honduas. 7.0 am arrived at Belize I anchored. 10.10 am weighed + proceeded out of harbour. 11. 0 fim passed American HS. urnams 5.10 am prarsed Norwrgian LS. Rovo Laus on passage to puerto Phexic 5.30 passed progrease dm passed Hampeche. 6.0 am Examined harbour of fuer to Mexico no Ships in harboud. Tobernadir 6.20 am passed Mexican Ld. 4.0 prm-Examined harboud ff "Fera brug. pound in harbond U.S. Lubpty Ship Fheet bollier & 1 Battlestrip & 3 Prexican lunboats 3.ss am blosed on a ship thouse Linnels unintelligable 9. O am - Examined Lrixpaor X. 50 fm. Lroke Amexican Lobalanee for Lumpics 8.O fine barried out night fincing fpracties with aiming riple 6.0 frm passed Aransas. 19 20

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Trinidad
Oct 24th At Port of Spain took in (85 tons of Oil) from.
lighters
Oct 26th Weighed & proceeded into Gulf of paria for.
target practice
3.30 pm finished target practice & anchored.

8.0 pm weighed and carried out night firing
8.40 pm Completed night firing & anchored.
Oct 27th 6.0 am weighed & carried out Target practice
10. 30 am finished target practice & set course
for Port of Spain
12.0 noon Stopped of Port of Spain & picked
up absentee from police boat.
12.15 pm proceeded to Gulf of paria
1.15 pm anchored.
8.0 pm Weighed & carried out night firing
9.0 pm Finished firing & picked up Target.
9.15 pm Set course for St Lucia.
Oct 28th 3.0 pm arrived at port Castries St Lucia
and secured to jetty
Oct 29th 6.0 am commenced coaling
3.30 pm Finished coaling (755 tons)
Oct 30th 9.0 am slipped & proceeded out of harbour.
on passage to Kingston Jamaica.
Nov 2nd 11.0 am arrived at Kingston & secured to
Jetty
Nov 5th 11. 0 am Sydney gave patriotic Concert.
Nov 12th 7.45 am proceeded out of harbour for target
practice
12. 30 pm Returned to harbour & secured to
Jetty took in (50 tons of Oil) Fuel from Lucctna
Nov 15th Took in (408 tons) of Coal from S.S Brooklet
Engineer Leiut Dennis left the Ship.

 

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Nov 14th 4.30 pm Melbourne arrived and secured to Jetty
Eng: Commander rejoined ship.
Nov 15th 9.0 am Slipped & proceeded to Sea. 8.0 pm Stopped
& Transferred Mails to French cruiser (Conde)
8. 15 proceeded.
Nov 16th On passage to progresso (Mexico)
Nov 18th 2.0 am arrived at progresso & anchored. Isis
& U.S.S. Kentucky at anchor.
10.30 am Isis sailed.
11.0 am. Shifted billets nearer S.S. Zealandia
flying American flag the crew mostly composed.
of German & ships had contraband of War.
(Kosin)
Nov 20th U.S.S. Kentucky placed prize crew on board.
S.S. Zealandia (running contraband for Mexican
rebels)
11.0 am Weighed & proceeded.
Nov 22nd 7.0 am arrived & anchored at Belize (B. Honduras)
Nov 24th Weighed & proceeded to Sea.
Nov 25th On passage to Mobile & penacola.
10.45 am. passed Honduran S.S. Quinstan
Nov 26th 6.50 am passed American S.S. Neches.
1.0 pm passed American S.S. Francis Hanify
4.15 pm. passed S.S. Mechanisian New Orleans.
to Liverpool on Government Service.
Nov 27th 8.0 am Sand Island abeam (off Mobil entrances
11.30 am off pensacola. entrance U.S.S. Cruiser
of Maryland class. in pensacola bay. Six
Aeroplanes flying over Bay.
Noon. Set course for Havana (Cuba)
Nov 29th 6.30 am arrived off Havana & examined
harbour
7. 30 am. Set course for Nassau (Bahamas)

 

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4.45 pm. Spoke oil S.S. Luctonian
Nov 30th 6.30 am Spoke oil S.S. Casfield
10.30 am arrived & anchored at Nassau.
Dec 1st Boy Scouts visited ship Garden party given to
Ships company by Govenor. concert by Ships
Theatrical party held on shore in aid of Red.
Cross. fund.
Dec 2nd 3.0 pm weighed and proceeded to Sea.
Dec 3rd On. passage to Kingston Jamaica
9.0 am. Spoke S.S. Clothilde Curco. S.S.
Wedgedeck, both Norwegian.
10.0 am. Spoke S.S. Columbia of Nassau.
7.0 pm Switched searchlights on SS. Mandeville
10.0 pm. Switched searchlights on Christobel of.
New York.
Dec 4th To The Dec 13th 4.0 pm. arrived at Kingston & anchored. H.M.S.
Leviathan in harbour. Took in (949 Tons) of
coal from King David & 220 tons Oil fuel from
Lucerna 7.0 am Melbourne arrived and secured.
to peir
Dec 13th 2.0 pm. Sydney weighed & proceeded to Sea.
Dec 14th On passage to Progresso.
Dec 16th 6.0 am Spoke American SS. Mexico.
6.30 am arrived at progresso.
8.0 pm. Switched Searchlights on SS. Lyell
of Bergen.
Dec 17th 8. \0 am arrived Pueto Mexican entrance
Spoke S.S. San Recardo.
5.30 pm passed Vera Cruez U.S.S. Kentucky
& Kersage at anchor off Vera Cruez
Dec 18th 10.0 am. Spoke Norwegian S.S. City of
Tamfrico.
1. 0 pm one mile  [[?]] Lampico entrance.
 

 

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- FROM -
DATE OF COMMISSIONING 26TH JUNE, 1913.
- TILL -
31ST DECEMBER, 1915.
No of Days in Commission 918
  "    "     "      at Sea                  507
  "     "     "     in Tropics            410
Total Distance Steamed      106,641 MILES
Distance run per day since Commissioning 116  "
    "     "      "     "        at sea    "     "      "                   216  "
    "  steamed during the War.                       75,571  "
  "  run per day       "      "     "                                 147  "
  "     "     "      "  at sea      "    "                                 216.5  "
Total Coal taken in                                             38,508 TONS
     "          "  burnt                                                  38,777  "
Total Oil Fuel burnt                                               3,149  "
Average fuel burnt per day since Commissioning 47  "
  "                 "         "       "        "  during the War             55  "
Water distilled for Ship                                             8,505  "
    "            "           "  Boilers                                          7,684  "
Total Water distilled                                                  16,189  "
Revolutions run by each shaft                                  125.1 MILLIONS
 

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Spoke S.S. Matincock Seda to Lampico American
1. 15 pm proceeded.
Dec 19th On passage to Galveston
Dec 20th 8. 0 I am arrived off Galveston City
10. 0 am set course for Havana.
Dec 21st On passage to Havana.
Dec 22nd 5. 0 pm arrived off Havana.
5. 30 pm Set course for Nassau.
Dec 23rd 8. 30 pm. arrived & anchored at Nassau.
Dec 25th Xmas Day at Nassau.
Dec 28th 11. 0 am weighed and proceeded to Sea.
Dec 29th On passage to Kingston Jamaica
Dec 30th 2.20 pm. arrived at Kingston & secured to
pier French cruiser Coude in harbour
Dec 31st Receives 222 Tons Oil Fuel from S.S. Lucerna.
Jan 1st 1916 At Kingston
Jan 3rd 6. 30 am commenced coaling
4.50 pm. Leviathan arrived and anchored.
Jan 4th 6. 30 pm Finished coaling (935 tons)
Jan 7th  2nd W.I. Regiment Sailed 5. 0 pm.
Jan 10th Took in (179 tons of coal)
Jan 11th 2. 0 pm cast off and proceeded to Sea. Conde
sailed for Brest.
Jan 12th On passage to Colon.
Jan 13th 10. 30 am off Colon. 10. 40 am proceeded.
12. 30 pm. Examined "porto bello" harbour
Jan 14th passed (Boco Chico)
9. 30 am off Cartagena
4.30 pm Examined Savanilla harbour German
S. S. Prinze Augustus Wilhelm Inside
5. 30 pm proceeded.
Jan 15th 5. 0 am. Sighted Santa Marta
7. 0 am (Sighted) examined Santa Marta harbour.
 

 

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7. 30 am proceeded.
Jan 16th On passage to (La Guayra) Carocas.
10. 0 am passed. Oruka Island.
Jan 17th 7. 0 am examined (La Guayra)
8. 0 am Set course for Grenada.
Jan 18th 10.30 am arrived and anchored at Grenada.
Jan 20th 8. 0 pm. weighed & proceeded to Sea.
Jan 21st 7. 30 am. Arrived and anchored at Kingston (St Vincen
St Vincent
4. 0 pm weighed & proceeded.
Jan 22nd on passage to Kingston Jamaica
Jan 23rd 1. 0 pm. passed Russian Schooner Wedwood.
Jan 24th 2. 30 pm. arrived at Kingston and anchored.
3. 0 pm Collier Salamanca. secured alongside.
3. 30 Oil S.S. Lucerna. secured alongside Received
(182 Tons Oil Fuel)
7. 30 pm Lucerna shoved off.
Jan 25th 2. 20 pm Leviathan arrived & anchored
3. 35 pm Salamanca Shoved off (540 Tons Coal)
Jan 27th 8. 0 am weighed & proceeded to Sea.
Jan 28th On passage to Burmuda.
Jan 29th passed American SS. Bori queen 6. 15 pm.
Jan 31st 8. 0 am arrived & anchored at Burmuda.
10. 30 am entered floating Dock. Melbourne
beaser in Harbour.
Feb 1st Ratings arrived from Australia per SS. Chaleur.
Feb 2nd 7. 30 am Isis arrived & anchored.
Feb 3rd 8. 0 am Cumberland arrived & anchored.
Feb 5th 7. 0 am Discharged ratings to Chaleur.
8. 0 am. Leviathan arrived & anchored.
Feb 8th  9. 15. am. Left Floating Dock. & secured alongside.
breakwater
Feb 9th 3. 30 pm Dutch Cruiser Hustonades arrived.
 

 

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Feb 9th 5. 15 pm. Canarvon arrived & anchored
11th 11. 30 am. Cumberland sailed
13th 10 30 am Isis arrived and anchored.
14th 3. 0 pm. Shah secured alongside
15th Received 636 tons of coal from "Shah"
16th Eng: Com: A. C. Coleman left ship
11. 0 am Cast off & anchored in grassey Bay
1. 30 pm. Weighed & proceeded.
17th 11. 20 am Spoke S. S. Shathalbyn
18th 12. 30 pm Sighted. U.S. Battleship of "Pennsylvania"
Class
2. 40 pm. Spoke French SS. Louisiana
3. 0 pm. Sighted Leviathan.
3 40 pm Communicated by boat with HMS.
Leviathan arrived on patrol grounds at
entrance to Chesapeake Bay S.S. Appam
inside in charge of German prize crew.
19th Patrolling off Chesapeake Bay.
5. 0 pm. Passed SS. Granta Mendi
6. 15 pm Spoke SS. Kaltadin of New York.
10 40 pm. Spoke SS. Liaia of Newcastle
20th 2. 20 pm. Stopped & boarded SS. Penlee of
Falmouth.
5. 30 pm Spoke Italian. SS. berea & Uranus
21st 2. 0 am Switched searchlights on Steamer
flying Italian flag.
6. 15 pm. Spoke S.S. Anglo Saxon. for Bordeau
4 45 am  "  Standard Oil Coy. SS. Standard
11 45 am  "  Belgian SS. Graanhandel for
Newport.
4. 40 pm.  "  Norwegian SS. J Tudor Nowickel
7. 0 pm  "  Dutch SS. Mourdky Rotterdam
Feb 22nd 12. 50 am  "  British SS. Cayosoto bound East.
 

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Feb. 22nd 4. 0 am Spoke Spanish SS. Eretza Mondi Outward bound
  "  "  Italian SS. Juno Inward bound.
8. 45 pm.  "  Dutch SS. Moerdyk of Rotterdam
11. 30 pm  "  Norwegian SS. Bercha of Lonsberg.
23rd 1. 40 am  "  Norwegian SS. Trolfos Azores to Baltimore
10. 40 am  "  Italian SS. Tasmanian of [[?]]
12. 58 pm  "  british SS. Hupert
1. 5 pm  "  American SS. Loumanian
1  45  pm  "  H.M.S. Isis
3. 15 pm  "  British SS. Maltby ff Hartlepool
3 45 pm  "  British SS. Rhondanthe of London
4 40 pm  "  Norwegian. SS. Bjourfjord
  "  "  British SS. Elswick Lodge.
5. 30pm  "  British. SS. Hifton
10. 30 pm. Belgian SS. Leopold II
9. 30 pm Set course for Jamaica
24th 2. 25 pm. Spoke American SS John D. Rockfellor
4 50 pm Spoke American Schooner Augustus W.
Snow of Boston
25th On passage to Jamaica Via Rendezvous 200 miles
S.E. of Burmuda.
12. 40 pm. Bridge & Foremast struck by lighting
no damage done
26th Heavy Seas.
5 45 am Lost Lifebouy & raft overboard &
Stauncheon's bent by heavy seas.
27th Sea. easeing
28th 10. 30 am Sighted providential Island.
5. 45 pm Sighted Cuba.
11. 30 pm Passed steamer who switched on her
(searchlights) steaming lights for about 5 Min
then switched off again
29th 10. 0 am arrived at Kingston & secured to Jetty
 

 

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 March 1st Took in 915 Tons of coal from SS. Salamanca.
4th 6. 0 am. Admiralty Transport Verdala arrrived
4.10 pm. D. B. Gordon died on board (resisting a [[?]]
5.0 pm Sent body to Mortuary
5th 2.45 pm. Landed Funeral party & buried body of
D. B. Gordon at Naval Burial Ground Fort
Augusta
6th 8. 50 am cast off from pier
10 .0 am stopped off port Royal & hoisted [[?]]
boat
10. 10 am proceeded to sea carried out six [[?]]
Gun practice SS. Salamanca towing target.
7th Cruising of Jamaica & Haiti
9. 0 am Examined Navassa Island.
10. 45 am passed American Schooner Richard
Sentilicum of New York at anchor.
8th 6. 45 pm. arrived & Kingston and anchored.
10th 12. 20 pm. Inquest held on board to inquire
into the death of Lt D.B. Gordon Verdict
death by Misadventure with a rider That no
blame attributable to A. B Leahy.
received 203 tons of coal from Salamanca.
11th 10. 30 am. Weighed & proceeded on escort duties
Through Gulf of Florida escorting Verdala
40 Miles astern
13th 10. 30 am passed British Schooner L A. Marie
of Georgetown
14th  1. 40 pm passed S.S. Glenmount of Montreal.
5. 40 pm passed russian Barquetine Ultia of Riga.
15th 1. 0 am passed American Steam Yacht kenihok
8. 30  "   passed Italian Barque Santa Mariane
2. 0 pm passed SS. Harmatria
3. 10 pm passed SS. Osanian

 

 

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March 16th 9. 0 am. transport Verdala sighted overtaking us
11 0 am Set course for Nassau & passed Verdala.
10. 0 pm Observed fires in Vicinity of Semili
Rock Settlement
17th 1. 0 am passed British .SS. Howth Head. (Port Talbot
to New Orleans)
7. 0 arrived & anchored at Nassau
10. 40 am weighed & proceeded at 16 knots to
Yucatan Channel to Intercept Admiralty Collier
Salamanca Jamaica to Galveston
5. 0 pm passed American SS. Miami
19th 9. 0 am unable to get Salamanca Set course
for Havana.
20th On passage.
21st passed SS. Standard
9. 30 am passed SS. Valentia
22nd 7. 10 am arrived & in Havana harbour and
secured to bouy fired salate 21 guns which was
returned by Port
23rd 7. 0 am. Slipped from buoy & proceeded.
11. 0 am passed. SS. Zuiderdijk of Rotterdam
3. 40 pm.  "  SS. Santa Theresa.
24th 8. 30 pm.  "  SS. Regina of Havana.
11. 0 pm.  "  U S A Lebanon
25th 12. 5 am  "  "  Gunboat Dubugne
7. 30 am examined Lt Nicholas Nole
4. 30 pm examined Jerenaic Town & harbour
2 Steamers aground..
26th 9. 0 am arrived & anchored at  Kingston.
Conde in harbour.
th Took in 126 Tons oil Fuel from SS. Cowrie.
th 9. 30 am. French Cruiser - Conde sailed took
3 ratings for passage to H.M.A.S. Melbourne
 

 

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STEAMING H.M.A.S SYDNEY RECORD
FROM
DATE OF COMMISSIONING, 26TH JUNE, 1913.
TILL
31ST MARCH, 1915.
No of Days in Commission 1009
   "    "      "       "  at Sea              558
   "     "     "        "   in Tropics     466
Total Distance Steamed    118,130 MILES
Distance run per day since Commissioning 117
    "               "      "       "  at Sea    "     "                   211.7
    "        steamed during the War               87,060
    "            run per day  "  "  "                               144
    "             "        "      "     at sea  "  "  "                  217
Total Coal Taken in                                       42,934 TONS
     "        "    Burnt                                            42,197
     "  Oil Fuel burnt                                          3,565
Average Fuel burnt per day since Commissioning 46.7
    "              "           "         "   "      during the War            52.5
Water distilled for Ship                                               9258
    "            "             "  Boilers                                          8292
Total Water distilled                                                   17,550
Revolutions run by each Shaft                                     138.4 Million
 

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March 30th received 1010 tons of coal from SS. Ariel.
April 3rd 5. 45 am H.M.S. Leviathan arrived & anchored.
6. 0 pm Weighed & proceeded out of harbour.
4th 6. 0 am arrived at Starve Gut Bay running
torpedoes.
5th 11.30 am Left Starve Gut Bay for Kingston
6. 0 pm arrived at Kingston & anchored
H M. S. Levithan in harbour.
6th Took in 180 tons of coal from SS. Lorca.
8th Court Martial held on board.
10th Surgeon Todd. R.A.N. discharged to SS. Cavina
for passage to Australia Via England
6. 0 pm Weighed & proceeded to Sea.
11th On passage to Belize British Honduras.
13th 7. 0 am arrived at Belize & anchored.
15th 10. 15 am weighed & proceeded out of harbour.
11. 0 pm passed American SS. "Suriname"
16th 5. 10 am passed Norwegian SS. Fort Ganis
on passage to puerto Mexico
17th 12. 30 passed progresso Am. passed Campeche.
18th 6. 0 am Examined harbour of puerto Mexico No
Ships in harbour.
6. 20 am passed Mexican SS. Gobernadir
4. 0 pm Examined harbour of "Vera Cruz".
found in harbour U.S. Supply Ship & fleet
Collier & 1 Battleship & 3 Mexican Gunboats.
19th 3. 25 am closed on a ship Morse Signals
unintelligable
9. 0 am Examined Luxpan
4. 50 pm. Spoke American SS. Catanic for Lampies
8. 0 pm Carried out night firing practice with
1" aiming rifle
20th 6. 0 pm passed Aransas.
 

 

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March 30th received 1010 tons of coal from SS. Ariel.
April 3rd 5. 45 am H.M.S. Leviathan arrived & anchored.
6. 0 pm Weighed & proceeded out of harbour.
4th 6. 0 am arrived at Starve Gut Bay running
torpedoes.
5th 11.30 am Left Starve Gut Bay for Kingston
6. 0 pm arrived at Kingston & anchored
H M. S. Levithan in harbour.
6th Took in 180 tons of coal from SS. Lorca.
8th Court Martial held on board.
10th Surgeon Todd. R.A.N. discharged to SS. Cavina
for passage to Australia Via England
6. 0 pm Weighed & proceeded to Sea.
11th On passage to Belize British Honduras.
13th 7. 0 am arrived at Belize & anchored.
15th 10. 15 am weighed & proceeded out of harbour.
11. 0 pm passed American SS. "Suriname"
16th 5. 10 am passed Norwegian SS. Fort Ganis
on passage to puerto Mexico
17th 12. 30 passed progresso Am. passed Campeche.
18th 6. 0 am Examined harbour of puerto Mexico No
Ships in harbour.
6. 20 am passed Mexican SS. Gobernadir
4. 0 pm Examined harbour of "Vera Cruz".
found in harbour U.S. Supply Ship & fleet
Collier & 1 Battleship & 3 Mexican Gunboats.
19th 3. 25 am closed on a ship Morse Signals
unintelligable
9. 0 am Examined Luxpan
4. 50 pm. Spoke American SS. Catanic for Lampies
8. 0 pm Carried out night firing practice with
1" aiming rifle
20th 6. 0 pm passed Aransas.
 

 
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