Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.20 inches rising to 30.26 at noon then falling to 30.23 at 1600 before rising to 30.28 at 2000 and finishing at 30.30 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 76F.  0600. Cleaning ship. 0800. Wind calm with broken cloud.  Exercised watch – Out diving gear. Diver employed about valves. Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind calm. Finished diving. 1300. Cleaning ship. 1600. Wind SSE force 1 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Wind SE force 1 with broke cloud. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 0.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.28 inches rising to 30.30 at noon and then falling to 30.26 at 1600 before rising to 30.33 at 2000 and finishing at 30.32 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 79F.  0600. Cleaning ship. 0730. Exercised Fire Stations. 0800. Wind calm with broken cloud. Tested life buoys. Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind ESE force 1 to 3 with broken cloud. 1300. As requisite. 1600. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 0.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind ESE force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.35 inches falling to 30.33 at 0800 and then rising to 30.40 at noon before falling again to 30.35 at 1600 and then rising to 40.40 at 2000 before finishing at 30.42 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 75F. 0700. Landed Roman Catholics. 0800. Wind SE force 2 to 3. 0930. Divisions. 0935. Roman Catholics returned.  1015. Sent Church party to HMS Highflyer.  1130. Church party returned. Noon. Wind ESE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud and passing rain. 1600. Wind ESE force 3 to 5 with broken cloud, squalls and passing rain.  1700. Quarters. 2000. Wind SE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud.  Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 3 to 6 with broken cloud, squalls and passing rain. Barometer 30.42 inches rising to 30.44 at noon and then falling to 30.42 at 1600 and to 30.40 at 2000 before finishing at 30.41 inches at midnight.  Received beef, vegetables and bread but quantities not given . 0800. Wind SE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud. 0900. General leave to port watch. Painting ship. Noon. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud.  1300. Painting ship. 1600. Wind SE force2 with broken cloud. 1900. Landed patrol.   2000. Wind SE force 3 with broken cloud. 2315. Patrol returned.  Cao expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 30.40 inches falling to 30.34 at 0800 and to 30.38 at noon and to 30.30 at 1600 before rising to 30.34 at 2000 and finishing at 30.35 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F. 0200. Received 124 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 250 lbs of bread. 0800. Wind SE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. Painting ship. Noon. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 1300. Painting ship. 1600. Wind SE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. Read Warrant number 39. Landed patrol. 2000. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 2300. Patrol returned. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 2.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.30 inches rising to 30.32 at 0800 and to 30.35 at noon before dropping to 30.30 at 1600 and finishing at 30.35 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F.  0200. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0800. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 0900. General leave to watch. Painting ship. Noon. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 1300. Painting ship. 1600. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 1845. Landed patrol 2000. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 2300. Patrol returned. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 2.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud Barometer 30.30 inches falling to 30.29 at 0800 and then rising to 30.33 at noon before falling again to 30.27 and rising to 30.30 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 76F.  0200. Received 130 lbs of beef and 65 lbs of vegetables plus 300 lbs of bread.. 0600. Painting ship 0800. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind SE by E force 3 to 4 with broken cloud. 1300. Painting ship. 1600. Wins SE force 2 to3 with broken cloud. Quarters 1700. Landed patrol. 2000. Wind SE force 2 to3. 2300. Patrol returned. Coal expended 3 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 3 to 5 with broken cloud, passing rain and squalls. Barometer 30.24 inches rising to 30.25 at 0800 and t 30.30 at noon before falling to 30.25 at 1600 and to 3024 at2000 and finishing at 30.25 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 75f. 0200. Received 134 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 300 lbs of bread. 0600. Liberty men returned. 0800. Wind SE force 2 with overcast sky and rain. 0800. Fired Court Martial gun in Flagship. GHMS Highflyer shifted berths. Employed as requisite. 1100. Hauled down Court martial flag in flagship. Noon. Wind ESE force 1 with broken cloud. 1300. Paid monthly money. Painting ship. 1600. Wind ESE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud.1615. Quarters. 200. Distilling. Coal expended 4 tons. Number on sick list 3.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SSE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.26 inches falling to 30.24 at 0800 and to 30.18 at 1600 before rising to 30.22 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 73F.  0200. Received 124 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 500 lbs of bread. . 0600. Exercised Fire Stations. 0800 Wind SSE force 1 with overcast sky. Tested life buoys.  Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind Calm with rain.  1300. Employed as requisite.1600. Wind SE force to with rain. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Wind calm with rain. Coal expended 2 tons 2 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind calm with overcast sky. Barometer 30.20 inches falling to 30.17 at 0800 and then rising to 30.20 at noon before falling to 30.14 at 1600 and then rising to 30.21 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. 07`5. Landed Roman Catholics for church. 0800. Wind calm with broken cloud. 0930. Divisions. 0945. Roman Catholics returned. 1030. Sent Church party to HMS Highflyer.1130. Church Party returned. Noon. Wind SE force 3 with broken cloud. 1500. OPHIR sighted.

In 1901, as HMS Ophir, she took the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V and Queen Mary) on their tour of the British Empire. The visit was scheduled to open the new Federal Parliament in Melbourne, Australia,[4] but the royal party also visited Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and Colony of Newfoundland.[5] The Admiralty provided crew for the tour, while the engine-room staff came from the Orient Company´s own engineers.

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Dressed ship.
1600. Wind SSE force 2 with broken cloud.
1630. Saluted HRH Duke of Cornwall and York with 21 guns. 1730. JUNO moored. 1830.

In 1901, she was one of two escort ships for HMS Ophir, which carried the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) during their tour of the British Empire.

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18.30. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. HMS St George moored.In 1901, she was one of two escort ships for the royal yacht Ophir, which carried the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) during their tour of the British Empire.

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Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SSE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.16 inches  rising to 30.18 at noon and then dropping to 30.15 at 16000 before rising to 30.18 at 2000 and finishing at 30.20 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 73F.  0330. Lit fires in steamboat. Received 124 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 270 lbs of bread. 0800. Wind SSE force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. Dressed Ship. 0915. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite. Noon. SE force 1 with broken cloud.  1500. Manned ship and fired salute of 21 guns. 1600. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Quarters. Lt Carpendale is this day noted in the log for disobedience by making service signals to the Flagship without the sanction of the Commanding Officer (G. Carpendale appended his signature). 2000. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Coal expended 10 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

5 August 1901. Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.17 inches rising to 30.21 at noon and then falling to 30.15 at 1600 before rising to 30.18 at 2000 and finishing at 30.21 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 76F. 0200. Received 100 lbs of beef and 50 lbs of vegetables plus 280 lbs of bread. 0400. Lit fires in steamboat. 0645 Sent coaling party to HMS Ophis. 0800. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Employed as requisite Noon. Wind SSE force 1 with broken cloud and passing rain. Half – masted ensign and hoisted German Ensign half-mast for death of Empress Frederick. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SSE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud. 200. Wind SSE force 2 with broken cloud. Drew fires from steamboat. Distilling. Coal expended 4 tons 1 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

5 August 1901. Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.20 inches rising to 30.24 at noon and then falling to 30.22 at 1600 before rising to 30.26 and finishing at 30.25 at mind night. Temperature at noon 78F.

0200. Received 124 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 183 lbs of bread.
0400. Distilling. 0415. Lit fires in steamboat.
0800 Wind SSE force 1 with broken cloud. Fired gun and hoisted Court Martial flag in HMS Highflyer. Employed as requisite.
Noon. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. HIGHFLYER hauled down Court Martial flag.
1545. Coaling party returned from OPHIR.
1600. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud.
1700. Quarters. Gave General leave to watch. Read Warrant number 40.
1800. Landed patrol.
2000. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Illuminated ship.2300. Finished illuminating ship. Patrol returned. Midnight. Drew fires from steamboat.

Coal expended 4 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 2.

5 August 1901. Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SSE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.24 inches falling to 30.22 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon79F. 0200. Received 160 lbs of beef and 50 lbs of vegetables plus 160 lbs of bread.  0730. Discharged four Seamen, one Petty Officer and two Court Martial prisoners to HMD St George. Discharged to OPHIS four Stoker Ratings. 0915. Divisions and prayers. HMS Juno weighed and proceeded.  1015 HMS St George proceeded. Noon. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 1240. Manned ship. 1250. Saluted with 21 guns. 1515. OPHIR fires saluting gun, weighs and proceeded. Undressed ship. Drew fires in steamboat. 1600. Wind SSE force 1 with broken cloud. 1615. Quarters. 1710. General leave to watch. 1900. Landed patrol. 2000. Wind Se force 1 with broken cloud. 2330. Patrol returned. Coal expended 4 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 1.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.22 inches falling to 30.17 at 0800 and then rising to 30.20 at noon before falling to 30.15 at 1600 followed by a rise to 30.20 at 2000 and finishing at30.29 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 73F. 0200. Received 90 lbs of beef and 50 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of beef.  0800. Wind calm with broken cloud.  0920. Divisions and prayers. 0930. Exercised General Quarters. 1020. Exercised all boats crews at pulling. 2045. Employed as requisite. Noon Wind WNW force 2 with broken cloud. 1300. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SE force 2. 1700. Quarters. Special leave to watch. 2000. Wind calm with broken cloud. Coal expended 2 tons 4 cwt. Number on sick list 1.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer  30.20 inches rising to 40.24 at 0800 and to 30.25 at noon before falling to 30.20 at 1600 followed by a rise to 30.30 at 2000 and finishing at 30.33 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 72F.  0200. Beef, vegetables and bread received but no quantity given. 0730. Exercised Fire Quarters.  0800. Wind south force 1 with broken cloud.  Tested life buoys. Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind SSE force 3 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. 1400. Read Warrant number 41. Discharged one prisoner to HMS Highflyer. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SSE force 2 with broken cloud and squalls. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 1.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SSE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 30.35 inches falling to 30.34 at 0800 before rising to 30.38 at noon and then falling to 30.25 at 1600 before rising to 30.36 at 2000 and finishing at 30.30 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 71F. 0200. Received 120 ls of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables (No bread mentioned). 0715. Landed Roman Catholics. 0800. Wind SSE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud.  0930. Divisions. 0945. Roman Catholics returned. 1015. Sent Church Party to HMS Highflyer. 1130. Church Party returned. Noon. Wind SE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. 1600. Wind SE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 1.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.35 inches rising to 30.38 at 0800 and then dropping to 30.25 at noon and then to 30.2 at 1600 before rising to 30 .30 at 2000 and finishing at 30.38 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 72F. 0200. Received 130 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 450 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Small Arms Company and Marines. 0715. Small Arms Company and marines returned. 0800. Wind SE force 2 to 3 with broken sky. Divisions. Exercised – Out fire engine for shore service. Employed as requisite. Training class at instruction. Noon. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. 1300. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 2045. Exercised – Man and arm ship.  Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 1.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.38 inches falling to 30.35 at 0800 and then rising to 30.37 at noon before falling to 30.30 at 1600 and again rising to 30.37 at 2000 and finishing at 30.38 inches at midnight.. Temperature at noon 75F.  0200. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 251 lbs of bread. 0800. Wind SE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud. 0915. Divisions and prayers. Landed marines for drill. Training Class at instruction. Port watch Small Arms drill. Ordinary Seamen at seamanship. 1000. Marines returned. Noon. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 1300. Training class instruction. Ordinary Seamen at seamanship. Remainder as requisite. 1543. Commenced firing guns. 1600. Wind SE force 3 with broken cloud. 1642. Finished firing. 1700. Quarters. Exercised watch- Out fire engine. 2000. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 2045. Exercised watch – man and arm ship. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 2.

Moored at Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squall. Barometer 30.40 inches falling to 30.39 at 0800 and to 30.38 at noon and to 30.33 at 1600 and to 30.30 at 2000 before finishing at 30.38 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 76F.  0200. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 250 lbs of bread.0600. Landed Small Arms Company 0715. Small Arms Company returned. 0800. Wind SSE force 2 with broken cloud. 0915 Divisions and prayers. Training class at instruction. Ordinary Seamen at seamanship. Remainder as requisite. Tested Steamboat. Noon wind SSE force 2 with broken cloud. 1300. Training class at instruction. Ordinary Seamen at seamanship. Remainder as requisite. 1600. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Exercised all boat crews at pulling.1700. Gave general leave to watch.1900. Landed patrol. “000. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. 2315. Patrol returned. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 2.