At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NNE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.01 inches falling to 30.01 at 0800 before rising to 30.04 at noon, then falling to 29.95 at 1600 before finishing at 30.02 inches at midnight. Temperature at non 85F. 0400. Received 116 lbs of fresh beef and 58 lbs of vegetables. 0730. HMS Gannet relieved the Guard. 0800. The French sloop Beautemps-Beaupre’ sailed. 0820. German cruiser Spuber sailed. 0900 cleaning ship. Loosed fore and aft sails.1100. Weighed and shifted berth Anchorage bearings – clock tower S75E. Ras Shangani S18E magnetic. 1330. Make and mend clothes. 1400. Special leave to watch. 1700. Washed clothes. 1750. German cruiser Spuber arrived. Coal expended 3 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NNE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.02 inches rising to 30.06 at 0800 before falling to 29.93 at 1600 and finishing at 30.00 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 88F. 0400. Received 112 lbs of fresh beef and 56 lbs of vegetables. 0550. Observed squadron to the south.0840. Squadron anchored. 0930. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. Exercised at General Quarters. Man and arm ship, Boarders etc. 1100. Employed painting ship and as requisite. 1235. HMS Reindeer arrived. 1300. Steam up in cutter. 1400. Painting ship and as requisite. Coal expended 3 tons 1 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NNE force 2 with broken cloud and lightning. Barometer 39.99 inches rising to 30.05 at 0800 before falling to 29.96 at 1600 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. 0400. Received 112 lbs of fresh beef and 56 lbs of vegetables. 0430. Steam up in cutter. 0730. Took the Guard. 0800. Exercised Fire Stations. 0810. HMS Algerine arrived. 0900. Cleaning ship throughout. 1010. HMS Conquest arrived. (See 15 February 1890). 1330. Cleaning and painting ship. 1700. Mustered at Quarters. 1600. Lost overboard by accident two brushes – painter’s tools number 4. Received 14 to 18 January 1890. Fresh water for boilers – 56 tons. For ship 14 tons. Coal expended 3 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.10 at noon before falling to 29.95 at 1600 and finishing at 30.07 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 80F. 0430. Steam up in cutter. Received 112 lbs of fresh beef and 56 lbs of fresh vegetables. 0620 HMS Algerine sailed. 0730. HMS Reindeer relieved the Guard. Sent Roman Catholics to Chapel. 0945. Mustered by Divisions. 1000. Sent Church Party to HMS Gannet. 1120. German cruiser Spuber sailed. 1303. Special leave to watch.1715. Mustered at Quarters. Coal expended 3 tons 5 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NNE force 2 and overcast. Barometer 30.02 inches rising to 30.08 at noon before falling to 29.94 at 1600 and finishing at 30.04 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0430. Steam up in cutter. Received 112 lbs of fresh beef and 56 lbs of vegetables. 0600. Torpedo guns crews testing torpedoes. 0915. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. 0900. Employed as requisite. 100. Torpedo men running Whitehead torpedoes at target. 1300. Employed variously. 1715. Mustered at Quarters. Issued soap and tobacco to Ship’s Company. Washed clothes. Coal expended 3 tons 9 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind N by E force 1 with broken cloud, thunder and lightning. Barometer 30.05 inches falling to 29.99 at 0800 then rising to 30.10 at noon before falling to 30.00 at 1600 and finishing at 30.01 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 84F. 0400. Steam up in cutter. 0530. Received 112lbs of fresh beef and 56 lbs of vegetables. 0600. Let fires die out. 0915. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. 1000. Employed painting ship and as requisite. Noon. Wind NNE force 1 with broken cloud. 1340. German cruiser Spuber arrived. 1400. Painting ship and as requisite. 1700. Issued slops to Ship’s Company. Lost overboard by accident – 1 x stave, 1 x iron boat hook, 1 x stave flag. Lt G.F. Glennie later decided the lost was due to neglect and Able seamen Tomas Rendall and Humann Guafe were charged against their wages. Coal expended 19 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NNE force 2 with broken cloud and lightning. Barometer 30.11 inches rising to 30.14 at noon before falling to 30.04 at 1600 and finishing at 30.12 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0400. Steam up in cutter. Received 112 lbs of fresh beef and 56 lbs of vegetables.0915. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. Mustered small arms companies. 1000. Painting ship and as requisite. Noon. Wind north force 2. 1300. As in forenoon. 1530. German cruiser Schwalbe arrived. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NNE force 1 with broken cloud and lightning. Barometer 30.12 inches rising to 30.18 at noon before falling to 30.08 at 1600 and finishing at 30.16 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0430. Steam up in cutter. Received 114 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables. 0600. Loosed fore and aft sails. 0945. Mustered by the Open List. Read characters.1000. Marines at drill. 1100. Employed as requisite. Noon Wind W by N with broken cloud. 1300. Privileged leave to watch. 1400. Make and mend clothes. 1500. HMS Algerine arrived. 1700. Mustered at Quarters. Washed clothes. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud Barometer 30.12 inches rising to 30.16 at noon before falling to 30.07 at 1600 and finishing at 30.12 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0400. Steam up in cutter. Received 114 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables. 0600. Loosed fore and aft sails. 0915. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. 0945. Musters at General Quarters Manned and armed ship’s boats etc. 1100. Employed variously. Noon. Wind north force 2. 1300. Make and mend clothes. 1715. Mustered at Quarters. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.12 inches rising to 30.14 at noon before falling to 30.04 at 1600 and finishing at 30.10 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. 040000. Steam up in cutter. Received 116 lbs of fresh beef and 58 lbs of vegetables. 0645. Loosed sails. 0800. Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind N by W force 3. 1400. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Lit fires and raised steam in one boiler for distilling. Coal expended 1 ton 6 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.10 inches rising to 30.12 at 0800 before falling to 29.95 at 2000 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0400. Steam up in cutter. Received 116 lbs of fresh beef and 58 lbs of vegetables. 0730. Sent Roman Catholics to chapel. 0810. German cruiser Schwalbe weighed. 0930. Mustered by Divisions. Sent Church party to HMS Gannet. 1100. German cruiser Schwalbe proceed to starboard. Noon. Wind north force 3. 1300. Special leave to watch. 1715 Mustered at Quarters. 1800. Received supplies from BI Steamer. Coal expended 2 tons 2 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and lightning. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.09 at 0800 before falling to 29.98 at 1600 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0400. Steam up in cutter. Received 116 lbs of fresh beef \and 58 lbs of vegetables. 0600. Landed 7 pounder field gun and limber. 0800. Dressed ship in honour of the birthday of his Majesty the Emperor of Germany. 0930. Mustered by divisions and read prayers. 1000. Mustered small arms companies. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind NNW force 3 with broken cloud.

Squadron fired Royal Salute. 1300. Employed ass requisite. 1600. Landed field gun crews for drill. 1715. Mustered at Quarters. 1830. Sunset. Undressed ship. 2000. Lost overboard by neglect by AB William Derrick and AB J. Lurell (?) and charged to their wages. One x 2 ½ inch drag rope 18 feet in length. Coal expended 3 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NE force 2 with blue sky. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.10 at noon before falling to 30.02 at 1600 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. 0300. Steam up in cutter. 0330. Received 116 lbs of fresh bee and 58 lbs of vegetables. 0450. Landed Field Guns crews and Marines. 0500. HMS Pigeon weighed. 0515. Small arms men left ship to take part in show fight and Review before HH the Sultan of Zanzibar. 0645. Observed boats landing under cover of fire from Squadron. 0800. Let fires die out. 0830. Small arms men returned to ships. 1000. Field gun crews and marines returned. 100. Employed as requisite. Discharged Mr S. Rambling Assistant Chief Engineer to HMS Kingfisher. Noon. Wind NNW force 3. 1300. Employed as requisite 1715. Mustered at Quarters. Washed clothes. Expended at Review 12 x cartridges SC filled 12 oz 7 pounder. Coal expended 1 ton. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NE by N force 2 with broken cloud and lightning. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.10 at 0800 before falling to 30.02 at 1600 and finishing at 30.10 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. 0400. Received 116 lbs of fresh beef and 58 lbs of vegetables. 0730. Li fires and raised steam in 3 boilers. 0820. HMS Raleigh and HMS Curacoa sailed. 0915. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. 1000. Marines at Gun Drill. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind NNE force 3. Draught of water forwards 13 feet 9 inches. Aft 15 feet 10 inches. 1310. SOMALI sailed. 1350. Weighed in company with Squadron. Proceeded by English Pass. Single columns line ahead. 1445. Formed columns of Divisions Line ahead.1520. Changing lanes. Working engines as requisite. Employed variously. 1620. Course NNE at 6.8 knots. 1715. Mustered at Quarters. 1845. Altered course to ESE. 1910. Course as required for anchorage. 1940. Stopped and came to in Kokatoni/Kilindoni (?) anchorage with sandy bottom in 12 fathoms, floated free. 2000. Let go in in broken bottom in 11 fathoms and veered to 3 ½ shackles. Banked fires. Anchorage bearings M.M light N 72 West. Ras Nungwi N48E. Coal expended 9 tons 1 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor in Zanzibar Harbour. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and lightning. Barometer 30.09 inches rising to 30.15 inches at noon before falling to 30.02 at 1600 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0630. Squadron weighed and proceeded. Divers down to recover Bower anchor and cable. 0700. Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes. 0930. Weighed and shifted berth. 1000. Employed as requisite. 1300. Weighed port anchor. 1330. Employed variously. 1520. Weighed starboard anchor. Proceeded at 85 revolutions. 1600. Shaped course to NE by ½ N at 8.2 knots. 1700. Observed Pemba Island on starboard bow. 1715. Mustered at Quarters. 1910. Altered course to N by E ½ E. 2330. Altered course to NE ½ N at 4 knots. Coal expended 12 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At sea between Zanzibar and Mozambique. Course NE by ½ N at 8.2 knots. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud. Barometer 20.18 inches falling to 30.14 at 0800 before rising to 30.15 at noon then falling to 30.04 at 1600 and finishing at 30.07 inches at midnight 0200. Altered course to NNE. Reduced to 40 revolutions.

0400. Altered course to East
0500. Altered course to West a 3.8 knots.
0530. Observed land ahead.
0600. Altered course to SW by S.
0740. Observed HMS Brisk to starboard.
0850. Increased to 85 revolutions and altered course to SW.
0910. Observed Squadron to starboard. Course as required.
0915. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers.
1000. Exercised at General Quarters. Passed up shell.
1050. Stopped and communicated with flag.
1130. First division proceeded into Mozambique. Noon. Wind NE force 3. HMS Pigeon proceed in.
1245. Second Division proceeded in . 1310. Proceeded in to Port Reitz.

1450. Stopped and came to with broken bottom in 16 fathoms and veered to 3 shackles. Let fires die out in 3 boilers. Distilling with one boiler. Anchorage bearings Flora Point S46E. Tchung-ZA House N51E. Magnetic.

Expended during month 200 x MH ball cartridges. 800 x Morris tube cartridges. Coal expended 9 tons 17 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At anchor in Port Reitz, Mombasa. Wind west force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.08 inches rising to 30.16 at 0800 before falling to 30.05 at 1600 and finishing at 30.10 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0600. HMS Pigeon sailed. 0700. Received 116 lbs of fresh beef and 58 lbs of vegetables. 0800. Exercised Fire Quarters. 1000. Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind ENE force. 1300. Paid monthly wages to Ship’s Company. 14 30. HMS Boadicea (Flag) sailed. 1500. Cleaning ship. 1715. Musters at Quarters. Coal expended 3 tons 1 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At anchor in Port Reitz, Mombasa. Wind ENE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.04 inches rising to 30.08 at 0800 before falling to 30.06 at 1600 and finishing at 30.12 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0545. Manned and armed boats. 0600. Received 122 lbs of fresh beef and 51 lbs of vegetables. 0930. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. 1000. Employed as requisite. Torpedo crews filling mines. Noon. Wind NE force 3. 1300. As in the forenoon. 1715. Mustered at quarters. 1800. Washed clothes. Coal expended 3 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At anchor in Port Reitz, Mombasa. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.10 inches falling to 30.06 at 0800 and rising to 30.16 at noon before falling 30.05 at 1600 and finishing at 30.12 inches at mid night. Temperature at noon 84F. 0500. Received 122 lbs of fresh beef and 61 lbs of vegetables. 0915. Mustered by Divisions and read prayers. Port watch at gun drill. Starboard watch employed variously. 1115. HMS Boadicea (Flag) arrived. Noon. Wind ENE force 2. 1400 Employed as requisite. 1715. Mustered at Quarters. Coal expended 3 cwt. Number on sick list 5.