At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.14 inches rising to 30.16 at noon and then falling to 30.06 at 1600 before rising to 30.18 at 2000 and finishing at 30.13 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. Received 130 lbs of beef and 65 lbs of vegetables plus 192 lbs of bread. 0600. Commenced coaling. Party in dockyard surveying Warrant Officer Stores.  0800. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and passing rain. Noon. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and passing rain. 1400. Coaling ship. Both watches empoyed as requisite. 1730. Finished coaling. Received 270 tons. Draught before loading. Forward 11 feet 0 inches. Aft 15 feet 0 inches. After loading.  Forward 13 feet 8 inches. Aft 15 feet 7 inches. Coal expended 2 tons 19 cwt. Number on sick list 19.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.18 inches falling to 30.09 at 0800 and rising to 30.10 at noon before falling to 30.03 at 1600 and to 30.10  inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F.  Received 188 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 219 lbs of bread. 0600. Exercised Fire Quarters. Dockyard artificers making good. Employed cleaning ship. 0800. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Employed as requisite. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 20.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.10 at 0800 and then falling to 30.07 at noon before rising to 30.10 at 1600 and finishing at 30.05 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 86F. Received 128 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of veetables plus 201 lbs of bread.  0600. Divisiosn. Divine Service. 0800. Wind NE force 2 with brokend cloud andd rain. Noon. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. 1600. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Quarters. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 20.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.03 inches rising to 30.15 at 0800 and then falling to 30.10 at noon and 30.00 at 1600 before rising to 30.05 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 80F. Received 128 lbs of bread and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 219 lbs of bread. 0400. Exercised at General Quarters – Out collision mat. 0800. Wind NE force 1. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Employed stowing Warrant Officer stores and as requisite. 1600. Wind NE force 1. 1700. Sent down fore topmast.  Washed clothes. Usual leave. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 20.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NNE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.00 rising to 30.10 at 0800 and then falling to 30.08 at noon and to 29.94 at 1600 before rising to 30.00 at 2000 and finishing at 30.09 inches at midnight. Received 124 lbs of meat and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 186 lbs of bread. 0600. Emplopyed  drawing stores and provisioning ship. 0800. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. On the night of the 23 November Mr Smith – Gunner (T) slept out of ship without permission in contravention of Article 686.Queens Regualtions. Noon. Wind NE force 2 with blue sky and haze.  Employed as requisite and drawing ordnance stores.  1600. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Hands Manned and armed ship. Coal expended 6 cwt.. Number on sick list 19.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.04 inches falling to 30.00 at 0800 and then rising to 30.02 at noon before falling to 29.94 at 1600 and then rising to 29.99 at 2000 before finishing at 30.01 at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F.  Received 126 lbs of beef and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 210 lbs of bread. 0730. HMS Marathon sailed. Re stowed magazines and shell room. 0800. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and passing rain. Divisions. Inspected arms. Marines and Training class at drill. Ordinary seamen passing for higher rating. Noon. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud. Training class at field exercise. Unbent sails. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind NE force 2 with blue sky. 1700. Quarters.  Coal expended 1 ton 14 cwt.    Number on sick list 19.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 30.00 inches falling to 29.92 at 1600 and finishing at 30.00 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F.  Received 128 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 225 lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions and prayers. Training class at field training. Exercised firing Whitehead torpedos at target. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. 1400. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 1 ton  8 cwt. Number on sick list 19.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 3 to 6 with overcast sky squalls and rain. Barometer 29.94 inches rising to 30.00 at 0800 before falling to 29.94 at 1600 and then rising to 30.02 at 2000 and finishing at midnight at 30.05 inches. Temperature at noon 80F. Received 126 lbs of beef and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 235 lbs of bread.. 0800. Wind NE force 1 with overcast sky and rain. 0900. HMS Bonaventure sailed. Class at rifle practice. Exercised firing Whitehead torpedoes. Employed as requisite. Tested steam cutter. Noon. Wind NE force 3 with overcast sky and rain.  Training class at rifle exercise. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind NE force 2 to 3 with overcast sky and rain. 1700. Quarters. Washed clothes.      Coal expended 2 tons 14 cwt. Number on sick list 19.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.02 inches rising to 30.07 at 0800 and then falling to 30.05 at noon before rising to 30.10 at 2000 and finsishing at midnight at 30.07 inches. Received 120 ls of meat and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 180 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Roman Catholics and  Weslyeans for chapel. 0800. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Divisons. Divine Service.   Noon. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and passing rain. 1600. Quarters. Coal expended 7cwt. Number on sick list 21.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 2 with overcast sky and rain. Barometer 30.04 inches dropping to 30.00 at 0800 andd then rising to 30.05 at noon befoe dropping to 24.97 at 1600 and then rising to 30.08 at 2000 before finishing at 30.04 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 75F. Received 120 lbs of meat and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 183 lbs of bread. 0600. Training class at field instruction. 0800. SW force 1 with overcast sky and rain. Employed painting and as requisite.  Noon. Wind calm with overcast sky and rain.  Employed as in forenoon. Party in 6” Breech loading magazine. 1700. Quarters. Scrubbed hammocks and clothes. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 21.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 2 to 5 with overcast sky, squalls, rain and lightning. Barometer 29.97 inches rising to 30.09 at 0800 and to 30.10 at noon and then falling to 30.04 at 2000 before finishing at 30.09 inches at midnight.  Temperature at noon 79F. Received 118 lbs of beef and 69 lbs of vegetables plus 201 lbs of bread.  0600. Employed as requisite Cleaning ship. 0800. Wind calm with broken cloud. Noon. Wind NE force 1 with overcast sky and rain. Paid monthly money. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 2 tons 13 cwt. Number on sick list 21.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind west force 1 with broken cloud and rain. Barometer 30.00 inches rising to 30.10 at 0800 and then falling 30.05 at noon and to 29.97 at 1600 before rising to 30.05 inches at 2000   Where it finished at midnight. Received 120 lbs of meat and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 208 lbs of bread. 0400. Landed Small Arms Company, Marines and field gun crews. 0600. Training class at drill. Torpedo men at drill. 0800. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Employed as in forenoon. 1600. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Bent on fore and aft sails. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 2 tons 2 cwt. Number on sick list 21.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.00 inches rising to 30.12 at 0800 and then falling to 30.10 at noon and to 30.05 at 1600 before rising to 30.07 at 2000 and finishing at 30.13 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 80F. Received 118 lbs of beef and 59 lbs of vegetables plus 234 lbs of bread. 0800. Wind WNW force 1 with broken cloud. 0920. Weighed and proccede as requisite for torpedo exercise. Employed firing Whitehead torpedoes at target. Noon. Wind force 1 with broken cloud. 1220. Stopped and came to on sandy bottom in 10 fathoms and veered to 3 shackles. Banked fires. Fiddled foretop. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Read Warrant number 67. General leave to watch. Coal expended 2 tons 9 cwt. Number on sick list 20.

At single anchor at Trincomalee. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.04 inches rising to 30.10 at 0800 and falling to 30.09 at noon and to 30.07 at 1600 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight.  Temperature at noon 78F. Received 130 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 264 lbs of bread.  0600. Landed Small Arms Company, Marines and field gun crews. 0800. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud.  Fires banked. Draught forward. 13 feet 6 inches. Aft. 15 feet 7 inches. 1400. Make and mend clothes. 1600. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and rain. 1700. Weighed and proceeded at 85 revolutions as requisite out of harbour. 1900. Shaped to course S29E. 2100. Exercised Closing of watertight doors. Coal expended 8 tons 11 cwt.  Number on sick list 20

At sea Trincomalee to Columbo. Course S29E at 9 knots. Wind east force 2 with overcast sky. Barometer 30.05 inches rising to 30.08 at 0800 and then falling to 30.03 at noon before rising to 30.10 at 1600 and then falling to 30.05 at 2000 before finishing at 30.07 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 81F. Sea temperature 81F. 0200. Exercised sea boats crew. 0400. Wind east force 2 with broken cloud.  Course S22W.  0620. False Head W by N ¾ N. 0800. Wind westerly force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. 0820. Course S48W. Divisions and prayers. 1000. Course S67W. Sighted St Baras Light House.  Exercised at General Quarters. Noon. Wind west force 2 with broken cloud. Course S67W at 9.8 knots – 83 revolutions. Position 6.06N 81.24E.  Course S73W. Employed as requisite.  1600. Wind west force 1 with broken cloud. 1645. Dasdra Head N1E . 1700. Quarters. Let go both life buoys. Lowered life boats and picked up both life buoys. 1730. Proceeded at 62 revolutions. Read Warrant number 68. 2000. Wind West force 1 with overcast sky and rain.  Galle Light N5W. 2200. Course N18W. coal expended 17 tons 6 cwt.  Number on sick list 18.

Moored at Columbo. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.12 at 0800 and then falling to 30.07 at noon and 30.01 at 1600 before rising to 30.06 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon. 81F. Sea temperature 79F. Received 130 lbs of beef and 65 lbs of vegetables plus 212 lbs of bread. 0700. Read Warrant  numbers 63, 65 and 66. 0800. Wind north force 1 with broken cloud. 0925. Weighed and proceeded at 85 revolutions. 0945. Shaped to S66W for Mali. Put Patent log over the side. 1000. Training class at field training. Signal and seamanship class at instruction.  Noon. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Course S66W at 10 knots – 85 revolutions. Position 6.56N. 79.27E. 1300. Employed as requisite. training class at drill. 1600. Wind north force 4 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. Inspected bags. 2000. Wind northd force 4 with broken cloud. 2100. Exercised sea boat crew. Coal expended 14 ton 7 cwt.  Number on sick list 24.

At sea Columbo to Mali. Course  S66W at 10 knots. Wind north force 2 with broken cloud and a smooth sea. Barometer 30.05 inches falling to 30.04 at 0800 and to 30.02 at noon and to 30.01 at 1600 before rising to 30.04 at 2000 and finishing at 30.02 inches at midnight. Temperaure at noon 85F. Sea temperature 81F. 0200. Exercised sea boat crew. 0800. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud. 0930. Divisions. Inspected arms. Prayers. Exercised at General Quarters. 1000. Training class at heavy gun instruction. Employed as requisite.. Noon. Wind NE force 2 wth broken cloud. Course S66W at 10 knots – 85 revolutions. Position 5.22N. 74.43E. Eased to 60 revolutions. 1230. Course S50W. 1400.  Eased to 67 revolutions . Training and seamanship classes at drill. 1500. Eased to 54 revolutions.1600. Wind north force 1 with broken cloud. Compass deviaton 0.0. 1700. Quarters. Exercised at Grounding stations. 1800. Increased to 65 revolutions. 2000. Wind calm. Exercised 3 pounder and 6”.  Rifle aiming at target.  Small arms men firing rifle.  2100. Latitude 4.47N. Longitude by Orion 74.52S. 2200. Course S28E. Eased to 40 revolutions. Coal expended 16 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 26.

At sea Columbo to Mali. Course  S21E at 3.5 knots. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.94 inches rising to 30.05 at 0800 and 30.24 at noon and then falling to 29.95 at 1600 before rising to 30.00 inches at 2000  where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. Sea temperature 82F. 0200. Exercised sea boat crew. 0400. Wind calm with broken cloud. Course S33E. 0440. Increased to 85 revolutions. 0800. Wind calm with broken cloud. 0900. Divisions. Inspected arms. 1000. Training class at instruction.  Able seamen and Seamen gunners at drill. Noon. Wind calm with broken cloud. 1440 Stoppped. Came to in 22 fathoms and veerd to four shackles. Draught 13 feet o inches forward. 15 feet 06 inches aft. 1600. Wind calm with broken cloud. 1600. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and rain. 2100. Exercised Man and arm ship. Coal expended  12 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 24.