At anchor at Berera. Wind SW force 4 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.93 inches falling to 29.90 at 0800 and to 29.86 at noon and to 29.80 at 1600 before rising to 29.81 at 2000 and finishing at 29.90 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 96F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 243 lbs of bread. 0800. Wind SW force 6 to 7 with broken cloud. Divisions and prayers. Exercised at General Quarters. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 5 with broken cloud. 1230. Weighed and proceed at 70 revolutions. 1300. Put Patent log over the side. Course N79W. 1400. Tested lifebuoy. Found correct. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind NW force 1 to 2 with blue sky and haze.1700. Quarters. Washed clothes. 1800. Course N26W. 2000. Wind NNW forc2 with broken cloud and lightning. . Exercised man and arm ship. Exercised closing of watertight doors. Midnight. Eased to 65 revolutions. Coal expended 9 tons. Number on sick list 9.

At sea. Course N26W at 6.5 knots on course for Obok (Now called Djibouti)

Obok (Also spelt Obock or Obock is a coastal town in Dijibouti on the north shore of the Gulf of Tajura). Wind SW force 4 to 5 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 29.82 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 before falling to 29.72 at 1600 and then rising to 29.85 at 2000 and finishing at 29.92 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 93F. Sea temperature 85F. 0200. Exercised sea boat crew and the closing of watertight doors. 0400. Wind SW force 2 to 3 with broken cloud and squalls. Sounded in 50 fathoms. 0500. Course S71W sounded in 75 fathoms. 0530. Sounded in 70 fathoms. 0540. Increased to 70 revolutions. 0600. Increased to 75 revolutions. 0600. Sounded in 70 fathoms. 0615. Sounded in 70 fathoms. Sighted Aibut Bision (?) and buoy. Course as requisite for entering harbour. Exercised at Fire Quarters. 0800. Wind variable with broken cloud. 0855. Stopped and came to on pebble bottom in 5 ½ fathoms. Employed cleaning ship. Noon. Wind variable with broken cloud. Weighed and proceeded at 85 revolutions.1320. Course north. 1400. Course N30W. Employed cleaning ship. 1600. Wind NW force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. Obok ahead – 9E.1700. Quarters. 1720. Stopped. Came to on pebble bottom.  Anchorage bearings. Consulate south. Can buoy NE ½ E.

Coal expended 12 tons 18cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor at Obok. Wind SW force 2 with lightning and passing rain. Barometer 29,.85 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and then falling to 29.88 at noon and to 29.79 at 1600 and to 29.75 at 2000 before finishing at 29.74 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0800. Wind SW force 4 with broken cloud. 0930. Weighed and proceed as requisite. 1015. Course N66E at 65 revolutions. Put Patent log over the side. 1035. Ras Bri lighthouse N24W at 1.5 miles. Prayers. Noon. Wind SW force 4 with broken cloud. Steaming at 65 revolutions. Position by bearings 12.1 ½ N. 43.31E. 1600. Wind SW force 3 to 4 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. Turned out boats. 1800. Compass set. N75W. Deviation 3 ½ E. 2000. Wind SW force 3 to 4 with broken cloud.

2100. Exercised sea boat crew and the closing of watertight doors. Coal expended 10 tons. Number on sick list 12.

At sea. Obok to Aden. Course S66E at 4 knots. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.72 inches rising to 29.77 at 0800 and to 29.82 at noon and then dropping to 29.65 at 1600 before rising to 29.74 at 2000 and finishing at 29.76 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. Sea Temperature 74F. 0200. Sighted light. 0220. Course N17E. 0300. Sighted lightship. Course north. 0400. Wind calm with broken cloud and smooth sea. 0530. Stopped and came to on sandy bottom. Secured to number 2 buoy. Draught forward 11 feet 2 inches. Aft 15 feet 5 inches.  0800. Training class at torpedo instruction.0900. Wind east force 2 with broken cloud. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Training class at torpedo and ammunition instruction. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind south force 3 to 5 with broken cloud and squalls.1700. Quarters. Washed clothes. Coal expended 3 tons 4 cwt. Number on sick list. 12.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind south force 3 with broken cloud and haze. Barometer 29.70 inches rising to 29.78 at 0800 and to 29.79 at noon and falling to 29.74 at 1600 before finishing at 29.75 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 243 lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions. Inspected arms. Prayers. 0800. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and haze. Training class at torpedo instruction. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and haze.1600. Wind SW force1 with broken cloud and haze. Prepared for coaling.1700. Quarters. Coal expended 12 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.77 at 0800 and to 29.83 at noon and then falling to 29.66 at 1600 before rising to 29.75 at 2000 and finishing at 29.74 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 210 lbs of bread. 0600. Employed coaling ship. Training class under instruction. Noon. Wind SE force 3 with broken cloud and haze. 1300. Finished coaling. Received 144 tons. Draught before coaling. Forward 11 feet 4 inches Aft 15 feet 5 inches. Draught after coaling. Forward 12 feet 4 inches. Aft 15 feet 6 inches. Employed cleaning ship.1700. Washed clothes. Coal expended 14 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind east force 3 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.72 inches rising to 29.75 at 0800 and then rising to 29.82 at noon before falling to 29.73 at 1600 and 29.72 at 2000 and finishing at 29.77 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 201 lbs of bread. . 0600. Employed as requisite. 0800. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and haze. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Make and mend clothes. General leave to watch. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Calm. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and haze. Barometer 29.77 inches rising to 29.80 at 0800 and to 29.85 at noon before falling to 29.70 at 1600 and then rising to 29.75 at 2000 and finishing at 29.80 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 80F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 201 lbs of bread. 0600. Employed provisioning ship. Tested water bottles.0800. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud. Tested life buoy. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud. Washed clothes. 2000. Received Stores. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind south force 2 with broken cloud and haze. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.89 at 0800 and then falling to 29.75 at noon before rising again to 29.77 at 2000 and finishing at midnight at 29.79 inches. Temperature at noon 81F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 183 lbs of bread.  0600. Exercised at Fire Quarters.  Employed cleaning ship. 0800. Wind south force 4 with broken cloud and haze. Lost overboard from steam cutter by accident one furnace door. Noon. Wind south force 4 with broken cloud and haze. 1600. Wind south force 4 with broken cloud and haze. 1700. Quarters.  Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 2 to 3 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 29.82 inches rising to 29.85 at 0800 and to 29.88 at noon and then falling to 29.73 at 1600 before rising to 29.80 at 2000 and finishing at midnight at 29.79 inches. Temperature at noon 79F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 179 lbs of bread. 0400. Landed Roman Catholics and Wesleyans for chapel. 0600. Divisions. Divine Service. 0800. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and haze. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud.1600. Wind SW force 2 to 5 with broken cloud. Quarters. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.72 inches rising to 29.80 at 0800 and 29.81 at noon before falling to 29.74 at 1600 and to 29.68 at 2000 and finishing at 29.71 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 122 lbs of bread. 0400. Manned and armed boats. Fired ½ quarters ammunition from .45 guns. 0800. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and haze. Divisions. Inspected arms. Ordinary seamen under instruction. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and haze. Ordinary seamen under instruction for higher rating. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. Washed clothes.  2000. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind south force 1 with broken cloud and haze. Barometer 29.73 inches rising to 29.78 at 0800 and 29.80 at noon and dropping to 29.67 at 1600 before rising to 29.75 inches at 2000 and finishing at 29.74 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 204 lbs of bread. 0600. Employed as requisite. Ordinary seamen passing for Able Seamen. 0800. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind SW force 3 to 4 with broken cloud and passing rain. As in forenoon. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and haze. Quarters. Exercise – Out sheet anchor and cable. 2055. Watch – Man and Arm ship. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.73 inches rising to 29.78at 0800 and to 29.80 at noon and then falling to 29.78 at 1600 and 29.75 at 2000 before finishing at 29.78 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 192 lbs of bread. 0400. Diver employed diving for steam cutter furnace door. 0600. Employed as requisite.0800. Wind south force 1 with broken cloud.  Ordinary seamen passing for Able seamen. Noon. Wind south force 3 with broken cloud. Employed as in the forenoon. 1600. Wind south force 3 with broken cloud. Quarters. Read Warrant number 54. 1700. Washed clothes. 2000. Wind south force 3 with broken cloud. 2100. RIMs Dalhousil sailed. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.80 inches rising to 29.85 at 0800 and to 29.89 at noon before falling to 29.76 at 16000 and then rising to 29.85 at 2000 and finishing at 29.84 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 201 lbs of bread. 0600. Lit fires in all boilers. Ordinary seaman at seamanship. Tested life buoy. Found correct. Lost overboard by accident one rifle sling. 0800. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and haze. Employed as requisite. Ordinary seamen at seamanship. 1700. Quarters. Washed clothes. Coal expended.3 tons 15 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind ENE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.81 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and falling to 29.86 at noon and to 29.85 at 1600 and to 29 .79 at 2000 before finishing at 29.80 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 201 lbs of bread. 0600. Ordinary seamen at seamanship. Employed as requisite painting ship. Lost overboard by accident one tool and 6 brushes. 0800. Wind SW with broken cloud and haze. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Ordinary seamen at seamanship. Employed painting ship. 1600. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and haze. 1700. Washed clothes. 2000. Wind ENE force 1 with broken cloud and haze. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind south force 11 with broken cloud and haze. Barometer 29.80 inches rising to 29.87 at noon before falling to 29.76 inches at 1600 and the rising to 29.80 at 2000 and finishing at 29.86 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 199 lbs of bread. 0600. Employed painting ship. 0800. Wind east force 2 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and haze. Employed as requisite. 1530. Japanese man of war (Tstuhima) arrived. Captain boarded her and asked for proclamation of neutrality. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 12. (In 1894, Japan and China engaged in the First Sino-Japanese War.)

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.83 inches rising to 29.94 at 0800 and then falling to 29.90 at noon and to 29.85 at 1600 before rising to 29.90 at 2000 and finishing at 29.88 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 89F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 183 lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions. Divine Service. 0800. Wind east force 2 with broken cloud and haze. Noon. Wind east force 3 with broken cloud and haze. 1600. Wind NE force 3. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind calm with broken cloud and haze. Barometer 29.84 inches rising to 29.98 at 0800 and to 29.99 at noon and then falling to 29.87 at 1600 before rising to 29.95 and finishing at 29.96 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F.Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 177 lbs of bread.0400. Landed field gun crew. Marines at ammunition instruction. 0600. Employed as requisite. 0800. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and haze. Noon. Wind north force 1 with broken cloud and haze. Employed getting in Warrant Officers stores. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and haze. By request of the President. Detained and took charge of, by placing an armed guard onboard the Japanese (Tstuhima). Coal expended 9 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind south force 4 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.88 inches rising to 29.99 at 0800 and then dropping to 29.95 at noon and to 29.88 at1600 and to 29.87 at 2000 before finishing at 29.88 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 150 lbs of bread. 0600. Employed as requisite. 0800. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Employed as requisite. 1600 Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. Washed clothes. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

At Aden with single anchor and moored to number 2 buoy. Wind South force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.89 inches rising to 29.92 at noon and then falling to 29.75 at 1600 before rising to 29.86 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 189 lbs of bread. 0800. Wind ENE force 2 with broken cloud. 0810. RIMS Dalhousil arrived. Marine training class at instruction. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Employed getting in stores. Marine training class at instruction. 1600 Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 7