At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.96 inches rising to 29.97 at noon and finishing at 29.98 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0600. Received 114 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus 175 lbs of bread.  100. Divisions and prayers. Read Warrant number 50. Exercised General Quarters. Discharged two men to SQ. (Sick Quarters) Employed as requisite. Special leave to starboard watch. 2000. Wind N by W force 1 with overcast sky with thunder and lightning. Port lifebuoy damaged by wire hawser. Man and arm ship. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.89 inches rising to 29. 94 at 0800before finishing at 29.92 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0400. Received 114 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus 197 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed field gun crews for quarterly practice.  Lost overboard by accident one fender-cork. Carried out quarterly pistol practice. One Petty Officer electrical returned from Sick Quarters. . 1000. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite. Discharged one rating to Sick quarters. 1700. Quarters. Special leave to port watch.  Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 2 to 3 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.93 inches rising to 29.96 at 0600 before finishing at 29.95 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0600. Marines landed for drill.  Received 108 lbs of meat and 54 lbs of vegetables plus 150 lbs of bread. 0800. Divisions and prayers. 1000. Carried out Quarterly (?) Unable to read handwriting. Employed as requisite 1700. Quarters. Gave special leave to starboard watch. 2015. Raised steam in number one boiler. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.91 inches rising to 29.94 at 0600 before finishing at 29.94 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 89F. 0400. Received 114 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus 170 lbs of bread. Distilling. Carried out (?) practice. Unable to read handwriting. 0800. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite. Discharged one Stoker to Sick Quarters. 1400. Provisioned ship. 1700. Quarters. General leave to port watch. Coal expended 4 tons 18 cwt Number on sick list 5.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.94 inches rising to 29.96 at noon before finishing at 29.95 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0400. Received 11 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. Distilling. 0800. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite 1230. Issued slops. Make and mend clothes. General leave to starboard watch. Tripped stream anchor. B- (?) search lights. Unable to read handwriting. 1945. Let go stream anchor. Midnight. Drew fires in number one boiler. Coal expended 4 tons 10 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.93 inches rising to 29.98 at 0600before finishing at 29.94 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0400. Received 112 lbs of fresh beef and 56 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0800. Divisions and prayers.  One Stoker returned from Sick Quarters. Discharged CC and one marine to Sick quarters. . Carried out Quarterly harbour torpedo practice. Made four runs. Employed as requisite. 1700 Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 3 to 5 with broken cloud and squalls becoming force 2 later. Barometer 29.91 inches rising to 29.93 at 0600 and finishing at 29.93 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 04000. Received 110 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus190 lbs of bread. 0800. Exercised Fire Quarters.

Discharged one Able Seaman to Sick quarters. Dinghy filled and sank whilst sailing. Cleaning ship. 1400. Employed sweeping for dinghy. 1700. Quarters. Special leave to starboard watch.  Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 3 to 4 with broken cloud becoming force 5 with squalls later. Barometer 29.86 inches remaining steady and finishing at 29.84 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0400. Received 103 lbs of fresh beef and 58 lbs of vegetables plus 165 lbs of bread. 0400. Raised steam in cutter. 0600Sent all boats away sweeping for dinghy. 0900. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite. 1400. Divers down looking for dinghy. Employed as requisite. 1700 quarters. Special leave for starboard watch. 1900. Drew fires in cutter. Watch man and arm ship.  Coal expended 9 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 3 to 4 with broken cloud increasing at midday to force 5 with squalls before reducing to 2 to 3. Barometer 29.84 inches rising to 29.87 at 0600  before falling to 29.85 at 1600 and finishing at 29.90 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0400. Received 112 ls of fresh beef and 56 lbs of vegetables plus 185 lbs of bread. . 0400. Boats away sweeping and creeping for dinghy. 0800. Divisions and prayers. 0900. Raised steam in cutter. 1440. Coal lighter came alongside.  Veered to 5 shackles. 1700. Quarters. Drew fires in cutter. Coal expended 8 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 3 to 5 with broken cloud and squalls easing to force 2 to 3 later. Barometer 29.86 inches rising to 29.89 at 1300 and finishing at 29.95 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 89F.  0400. Received 114 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus 195 lbs of bread. 0600. Boats away sweeping for dinghy. 0645. Commenced coaling. Raised steam in cutter.1000. Boats away sweeping. Rove new running gear. 1400. Coaling.1700. Finished coaling received 179 tons. Cleaning ship. General leave to starboard watch. 1945. Drew fires in cutter.  Coal expended 9 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 1 to 2 with broken cloud increasing to force 4 at noon before falling back to force 2. Barometer 29.90 inches rising to 29.98 at noon and finishing at 29.96 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. 0415. Raised steam in cutter. Received 114 ls of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus 175 lbs of bread.  Lost by accident one 12 foot dinghy. Cleaning ship.  General leave to starboard watch and duty watch of Boys.  1700. Quarters. 1900. Drew fires in cutter. Coal expended 9 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 2 to 5 with broken cloud easing to force 1 at midnight. Barometer 29.91 inches rising to 29.96 at 0600 before falling to 29.89 at 1600 and finishing at 29.96 at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0400. Received 114 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0600. One private returned from Sick Quarters. 0800. Divisions and prayers.  Exercised General Quarters. . Noon. Tested lifebuoy- correct.  Employed as requisite. 1700. Quarters. . Port watch at cutlass drill. Special leave to port watch. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 29.86 inches rising to 29.91 at 0800 before falling to 29.84 at 1600 and finishing at 29.96 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F.  0200. Received 190 lbs of bread. 0730. Sent church parties ashore. 0900. Divisions. Performed Divine Service. 1530. Special leave to starboard watch. 1700. Quavers. Prepared or sea. 200. Raised steam in number 1 and 4 boilers. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind SW force 2 to 5 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.89 inches rising to 29.97 at noon and remaining steady until midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0600. Received 116 lbs of fresh beef and 58 lbs of vegetables plus 238 lbs of bread. Draught 14 feet 6 inches forward. 16 feet. Aft. 0600. Shortened in. Lit fires in cutter.0700. Weighed stream anchor. 0730. Took Prize firing target and cutter in tow.  Weighed and proceeded as requisite for Back Bay.

1000. Lowered steam cutter. 1040. Slipped target and moored it in 3 fathoms. 1100. Laid down buoys for prize firing. Prize firing in the Navy is, and must essentially be, a competition between guns of the same nature in individual ships – Hansard. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with smooth sea. 1230. Exercised General Quarters. Ran torpedoes. Firing cannon tube. 1500. Lost by accident 1 hand lead and 12 fathoms of line. 1700. Finished running torpedoes – 6 runs. Moored target head and stern. Proceeded as requisite to anchor in Back Bay. 1745. Came to with 3 shackles. Anchor bearings. Flag staff S26E. Lighthouse S51E. Paid monthly money to Ship’s Company. Issued soap and tobacco. Coal expended 10 tons 16 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

Anchored in Back Bay Trincomalee for prize firing. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud with a slight sea. Barometer 29.84 inches rising to 29.98 at 0800 before falling to 29.93 at 1600 and finishing at 30.01 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0120. Drew fires in cutter. 0500. Received 114 lbs of fresh beef and 57 lbs of vegetables plus220 lbs of bread. .0530. Lowered all boats and moored them. 0630. Weighed and proceeded as requisite. 0730. Carried out prize firing procedure 6 inch breech loading.  0900. Exercised General Quarters. 100. Finished firing. Unmoored target. Took target in the lifeboats. Proceeded as requisite to Trincomalee Harbour. 100. Lost one lead and 12 fathoms of line by accident. . Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud.  1400. Came to in sandy bottom in 16 fathoms and veered to 4 shackles. Bent sails. Banked fires in number 4 boiler. Distilling.  L— to CPO (?) Unable to read handwriting. 1700. Quarters. Lit fires in number 3 boiler. Coal expended 11 tons 3 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

Trincomalee to Colombo.  Wind SW force 2 increasing to 6 with broken cloud with squalls and lightning later. Barometer 29.47 inches rising to 30.04 at noon before dropping to 29.93 at 1600 and finishing at 29.97 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F.  0500. Weighed and proceeded as requisite. 0520. 85 revolutions. 0610. Course S67E. P.log over side. 0635. Altered course to S26E at 4.5 knots. 100. Employed as requisite. Noon. Positions 7.50 N. 81.45E. Wind SSE force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. 1330. Make and mend clothes. 1530. Altered course to SSW. Wind south force 5 with heavy sea. 1700. Altered course to S19W. 1715. Quarters. 1915. Sounded in 60 fathoms by wire.  1945. Sounded in 71 fathoms by wire. 2015. Sounded in 27 fathoms (?) by wire. Wind SSW force 4 to 6 with squalls and lightning. 2045.  Sounded in 60 fathoms by wire. 2245. Little D—(?) abeam. Unable to read handwriting. Altered course to S51W. 2300. Exercised Close watertight doors. Exercised sea boats crews. Speed 9 knots. Coal expended 21 tons 7 cwt. Number on sick list 4.