South-westerly force 1 to 3. Temperature 86F. Barometer 29.91 rising to 30.00 inches.

0015 Tom. Peter Kroomen died.  Mustered by Divisions. Performed Divine worship.

PM Gave special leave to both watches and privileged leave to watch.

1700 Sent a funeral party to inter the remains of the deceased.

At anchor. Calm with temperatures reaching 84F.

AM Sent Dockyard party ashore. Down main Topsail yard.

0800. Loosed sails to Dockyard. Mustered at Quarters. Employed making and refitting head gear.

1400 Out stream and kedge anchor. Complete with cables.. launch away with diving party. Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes.

Wind North- easterly force 0 to 2. AM. Sent Dockyard party ashore. Swung ship for deviation of compass. Carpenters repairing Mizzen Top sail yards. Sailmakers fitting boat awnings.

PM . Restoring stream and kedge anchors.

1715. Quarters. Inspected clean hammocks. Unbent upper sails.

Wind South -westerly force 1.

0800. Loosed sails. Exercised at General Quarters. Employed reeling up hawsers.

PM. Cleaned boats. Making up and storing away small sails.

1615 Furled sails an up boats.

Wind south-westerly force 1 to 2.

AM. Sent Dockyard party ashore.

0800 Loosed sails. Quarters. Read prayers followed by the Articles of War. Carpenters working on the Bowsprit.

1130 Furled sails.

PM Gave special leave to both watches and privileged leave to watch. Making and mending clothes. Mustered at Quarters. Coal lighter came alongside.

Wind South-westerly switching to WSW PM. Force2 increasing to 4 before decreasing to 2.

AM Sent dockyard party ashore. Coaled ship receiving 24 tons.  Cleaned ship.

PM Watch employed making sennets and scraping jib boom. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

Wind South-westerly force 2 to 4 degreasing to 3.

AM. Employed cleaning ship throughout. Party ashore clothing Bowsprit. Carpenters repairing boats.

1715. Quarters

Wind SW force 2. Temperature 83F. Barometer 29.23 inches..

0945 Mustered by the Open List. Performed Divine Service..

PM Gave special leave to and privilege leave to Starboard watch.

1715 Mustered at Quarters.

Wind WSW force 2 to 3 changing to South-westerly force 1 to 2. Temperature 84F.

0800. Received new Bowsprit.

0830. In Bowsprit.  Down derrick. Launched pinnace and cutter.

PM Employed gammoning Bowsprit. Seven or eight turns of a rope lashing passed alternatively over the Bowsprit and through the large hole in the cut-water the better to support the stays of the foremast, after all the turns are drawn as firm as possible  the two opposite are braced together under the bowsprit by a frapping. I…

Wind South-westerly force1 to 2. Overcast becoming broken cloud

.AM. Completed gammoning of Bowsprit. Setting up Bobstays. Ropes used to confine the Bowsprit downwards. Sent launch away for target practice.

PM. Employed setting up fore rigging and striking down provisions. Up fore topmast. Out Jib and and flying boom with gear and dolphin striker.

Wind south-westerly force1 to 2 increasing to 3 later.

0900 Exercised at General and Fire Quarters.

1130 Up screw. Boys sailing in pinnace.

1400. Down screw. Exercised cutter firing rockets. Pinnace away firing shot at mark. Scrubbed and washed clothes

Wind South-westerly force1 to 2.

0800 Up top gallant masts. Quarters. Prayers. Read return of Court Martial. Carpenters repairing nettings.

1130 Furled sails.

PM Gave special leave. Employed making and mending clothes. Quarters. Bent on head sails.

Wind South-westerly changing to WSW at noon. Force 2 to 4 decreasing to 3.before changing back to South-westerly.

0800. Crossed Top gallant and Royal yards.

0915 quarters and read prayers. Employed making sennets and scrapping blocks.

PM. Carpenters planning Spanker boom remainder continued to make sennets and scrape blocks.

1645 Mustered at Quarters. Took in boats. Bent Stud sails on and rove anchor gear. Sent up out rigger.

Wind South –westerly force 3 to 4 increasing to 5until 1600 when it decreased to 3from WSW.

0800 Employed cleaning ship throughout. Watered ship.

0930 lit fire in two boilers.

1115 weighed and proceeded under steam.

1400 made plain sail save Royals and Forward jib. Course SSE.

1500 Stopped steaming.

1555 In Mizzen and Top gallant sail.

1645 Quarters. In first reef of Top sails.

2145.Sounded in 50 fathoms ( sand and shell)

2359. Land on starboard beam

Latitude. 7.12 N. longitude 82.19E Equator 85E. S21E 414 miles. Course ENE until 0400 then SSE ½ S. Wind SSW force 1 increasing through the day to 5.

0015 Shortened sail. Furled the after sails. Sounded in 46 fathoms ( gravel) .

0147 Commenced steaming.

0200 sounded in 60 fathoms.

0600 made sail to single reef Topsail Courses and Top gallant sails.

0622 Stopped steaming. Daylight showed land on the starboard beam.

0900 Trimmed. 0945. Divisions and Divine Service.

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Latitude 5.32 N. longitude 83.42 E. course SSE. Wind SW by W force 5 to 6 decreasing to 4 to 5. Maximum speed through the water 6 knots.

0100 In second reef of Top sail. On preventer to Top sail braces.

0545 Out second reef of main Top sail.

0910. Mustered at Quarters..

0930 Out 2^nd reef of Fore and  Main topsail. Set jib and main Top gallant sail. Employed scraping blocks and making swabs.

1215. In Main top gallant sails and Jib.. Employed fitting boats awnings. Trained men at gunnery instruct…

Longitude 3.20N 84.17E. Course S ¾ E Wind SW by S changing to WSW. Force 3 to 4.

0015 Set main Top gallant sail and jib.

0149, out second reef of Topsail and se forward Top gallant sail.

0900. Mustered ay Quarters. Prayers.. Trined men of watch at drill. Employed clearing and cleaning bread room.

PM. Training men of watch at rifle and cutlass drill. Boys at seamanship.

1645 Divisions. Inspected clean hammocks. In second reef of Topsails. Employed storing Bread Room.

1820. Out second reefs.

Latitude 1.27N Longitude 85.00 E. Course south-easterly. Wind WSW force 2 to 3 decreasing to 2 until noon and then increasing to 4 before decreasing to 2.

0545 Out reef of Topsails. Set Mizzen top gallant sail.

0745. Trimmed.

0900 Prayers. Exercised at General Quarters. Observed a waterspout on starboard bow. Set starboard topsail stud sail.

PM. Passed two ships standing to the North.

14.40 In stud sail.

1645 mustered at Quarters. In first reef of Topsails.

Latitude.0.18S. Longitude 85.3E. Course south-westerly. Wind WNW force 2 to 3.

0545 Altered course to S by W.

0550 Out reef of Topsails.

0720 Set Topsails and top gallant stud sails. Divisions and prayers.

0930 In stud sails. Trimmed.

PM making and mending clothes

1600 Trimmed sails. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

1855. Shortened sail to Topsails.

Latitude 0.53S. Longitude 85.10E. Course South-westerly. Diego Garcia bearing S62W 852 miles. Wind started with light airs from the east before becoming south west force 4 and then  south-easterly 1 to 2.

0200 Lowered Topsails. Down Jib.

0230. Set courses.

0300 Set Topsails .

0500 Up mainsail. Furled courses.

0730 Shortened and furled sails. Lit fire in one boiler

0900 Exercised at General Quarters firing shot and shell at a target. Proceeded under steam at 5 knots. Set fore and aft sails as we…