Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud becoming calm at midnight. Barometer 29.97 inches rising to 30.01 at 0800 before falling to 29.95 at 1600 and finishing at 30.02 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 90F. 0400. Received 200 lbs of bread. 0600. Joined one SAS and two cl. (Not sure of their rating or specialisation. The first might be to do with the Small Arms Company – could be a Small Arms Sargent and two Corporals). Sent church parties ashore. 0800. Sent church party to MELPOMENE. 100. Divisions. 1400. Special leave to starboard watch and starboard watch Boys.  1700. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud decreasing to calm at 2000. Barometer 29.94 inches rising to 30.03 at 0800. Before falling to 29.95 1600 and finishing at 30.01 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 98F. 0400. Received 118 lbs of beef and 59 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0600. Exercised – Out sheet anchor. Lit fires in steam cutter. 0800. Flag ship hoisted Court Martial Jack and fired a gun.  100. Divisions and prayers. Court Marshal witnesses onboard Flag. Mining party away. Afternoon as Forenoon. 1845 Drew fires in cutter. Special leave to port watch. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind calm with broken cloud becoming westerly then north-easterly force 1. Passing showers at midnight. Barometer 30.01 inches rising to 30.10 at 1000. Before falling to 30.09 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F.  0400. Received 116 lbs of beef and 58 lbs of vegetables plus 170 lbs of bread. Landed Marines for drill. 0800. Divisions and prayers. Mining party away. Party drawing ammunition. Court martial witnesses onboard Flagship. Afternoon as Forenoon. 1600. Special leave to starboard watch. 1700. Quarters.  Exercise – Out kedge anchor.  Exercise man and arm ship. Lost overboard by accident – oars one. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind light airs and calm all day with broken cloud. Barometer 30.00 inches rising to 30.11 at noon and finishing at 30.09 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 80F. 0400. Received 118 lbs of beef and 59 lbs of vegetables plus 192 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Small Arms Company for drill.  Court martial witnesses’ onboard flagship. Mining party away. 0800. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite. 1400. Exercising boats under oars and sails. 1700. Quarters. General to port watch. 2000. Landed patrol. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind calm increasing to force 1 from varying directions with broken cloud. Barometer 30.05 inches rising to 30.07 at 0800 before finishing 30.02 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 83F. 0400. Received 118 lbs of beef and 59 lbs of vegetables plus 202 lbs of bread. Court martial witnesses onboard Flagship. 0800. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite. 1400. General leave to starboard watch and starboard watch Boys.  Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. 1800. Landed patrol. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind SW force 1 becoming ENE later with broken cloud. Barometer 29.99 inches rising to 30.06 at 0800 before falling to 30.00 1600 and finishing at 30.09 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 89F. 0400. Received 118 lbs of beef and 59 lbs of vegetables plus 204 lbs of bread. 0800. Divisions and prayers. Court martial witnesses aboard Flagship. Exercised General Quarters – Boarding. Employed as requisite. 1700. Quarters. Special leave to port watch. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at signals. Discharged two stokers to Sick Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind from varying directions force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.03 inches rising to 30.09 at noon before falling to 30.00 1600 and finishing at 30.09 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. 0400. Received 116 lbs of beef and 58 lbs of vegetables plus 198 lbs of bread.  0600. Exercised Fire Quarters. Court martial witnesses onboard Flag ship. Cleaning ship. 1400. Employed as requisite. 1600. Special leave to starboard watch. 1700. Quarters. 2200 Lit fires in number one boiler. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind SW force 1 to 2 broken cloud becoming WSW force and then calm. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.10 at 0800 before falling to 30.03 at 1600 and finishing at 30.10 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 89F.

Received 193 lbs of bread. 0600. Sent church parties ashore. Distilling. Sent Church party to MELPOMENE. Mustered by the Open List. Noon. Special leave to port watch and starboard watch Boys. 1700. Quarters. Bent Fore and Aft sails. 2200. Distilling. Coal expended 3 tons 1 cwt.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind NW force 1 occasionally 2 from the north with broken cloud. Barometer 30.03 inches rising to 30.08 at 0800 before falling to 30.02 at 1600 and finishing at 40.08 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 89F. 0130. Lit fires in numbers 3 and 4 boilers. 0400. Received 118 lbs of beef and 59 lbs of vegetables plus 487 lbs of bread. 0600. Exercised man and arm boats. Prepared for sea. Court martial witnesses onboard Flagship. 100. Divisions and prayers. Drought forward 14 feet 6 inches Aft 16 feet 4 inches. 1030. Flagship hauled down Court martial jack. Joined W.H. Pibworth – Fleet engineer from hospital for passage. Joined two Privates. One ships steward boy rejoined from Flagship. 1405. Departed this life Lieutenant Sydney Travers Armitage from gunshot wounds self-inflicted whilst of unsound mind. Government Agent held an inquest onboard. 1900. Government agent left. Quarters. ECLIPSE shifted berth. Removed the body of the late Lt. Armitage to the mortuary. Banked fire in 3 and 4 boilers. Distilling with number one boiler. 2330. Lit fires in number two boiler. Coal expended 4 tons 12 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

Moored in Trincomalee Harbour.  Wind NE 1 force with broken cloud increasing to 2 from varying direction during the day. Barometer 30.02 inches increasing to 30.05 at 0800 before dropping to 29.97 at 1600 and finishing at 30.03 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0215. Raised steam in cutter. Distilling. 0600. Sent funeral party ashore to attend the funeral of the late Lt.  S. T. Armitage. 0700. Spread fires in all boilers. 0815. Funeral party returned. Unmoored.  HMS Eclipse proceeded out of harbour. 1040. Weighed and proceeded out of harbour. 1100. Proceeded at 2/5 horsepower. Over P. log. Connected hand wheel. Noon. Course S28E at 10.4 knots in a smooth sea. Light airs. 1700. Quarters. Paid monthly money to Ship’s Company. 1840. Altered course to S3W. 200. Wind S by E force 2 to 3 with lightning, thunder and passing showers. 2045. Altered course to S14W. 2100. Sounded in 140 fathoms – wire. Exercised Seaboat crews. Exercised close watertight doors. 2300. Altered course to SSW at 9 knots. Midnight.  Sighted Little Basses Light NNW. Coal expended 17 tons 13 c wt. Number on sick list 7.

At sea. Trincomalee to Colombo. Midnight Course SSW at 3 knots with slight sea. Wind northerly force 3 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.05 inches rising to 30.14 0400 before falling 30.04 at 2000 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 81F. 0020. Altered course to SW by W. 0130. Eased and sounded in 100 fathoms. Proceeded. 0145. Altered course to WSW. 0230. Sighted G Passes. 0245. Altered course to S72W. Exercised sea boats crews and exercised close watertight doors. 0600. Altered course to west (?) (Difficult to read). 0700. Experienced heavy squalls from west with rain. 0730. Altered course to W by SW (?). 0740. Ran into thick fog. 0745. Eased to 40 revolutions. Altered course to W by S. 0800. Wind W by SW force 3 to 7.  0940. Altered course to west. 0945. Fog cleared. 0950. Increased to 95 revolutions – 7 knots. 1010. Altered course to W by SW. 1050. Altered course NW. 1100. Increased to 3/5 power – 106 revolutions – 10.8 knots. 1145. Altered course to NW by N. Noon. Wind NW force 3 to 7 with broken cloud and squalls with passing showers. Position 6.24N. 80.17E. 1255. Altered course to NW by (?). Galle abeam. Lost overboard by accident – patent log, cherub and line. 1345. Altered course to N20W. Passed French cruiser SURPRISE. 1545. Altered course to N by W (?).  1620. (?) abeam (Pencilled hand writing very difficult to read).  Preparing to coming to. Connected steam winch. Colombo light N by E. Altered course to N by W. 1915. Altered course as requisite for the harbour. Speed as requisite – 45 revolutions. 1945. Stopped and embarked pilot. Proceeded into harbour in charge of pilot. 2010.  Came to in pebbles and sand in 5 ½ fathoms. Secured stern to buoy – two shackles. 2300. Let fires die out. Coal expended 19 tons 13 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

Moored in Colombo harbour. Wind NE 1 to 2 increasing to force 3 at 1600. Barometer 30.00 inches rising to 30.05 at 0600 before falling to 29.97 at noon and finishing at 30.02 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. Draught forward 13 feet 10 inches. Aft 16 feet. 1400. Received 230 lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite. Discharged one Private Riu—(unable to read handwriting) to P & O. Discharged Mr W. H. Pibworth Fleet engineer to P & O for passage to England. Joined Messer’s Burt, Hamilton Ridder, Niuds from P & O for passage to Flagship. General leave to port watch and starboard watch of Boys. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 7

Moored in Colombo Harbour.  Wind NE force 3 easing to north force 2 at noon before increasing to force 3 to 4 at midnight. Barometer 29.97 inches rising to 30.03 at 0400 before falling to 30.01 at noon; rising to 30.05 t 1600 and finishing at 30.00 inches at midnight. 0200. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 234 lbs of bread.  0600. Divisions and prayers. Exercised General Quarters – Boarding and out collision mat. Employed as requisite.  PM. Prepared for sea. General leave to Starboard Watch. 1700. Quarters. 2130. Lit fires in all boilers. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

Wind NE force 3 to 4 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.95 inches rising to 29.99 at 0800 before falling to 29.95 at 1600 and finishing at 29.96 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 81F. 0200. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 466 lbs of bread.  0600. Preparing for sea. 0830. Weighed. Wind NNE force 1 to 2. Proceeded out of harbour. 0855. Working up to 75 HP. 0900. Proceeded at 95 revolutions – 10 knots. Connected hand wheel. 0905. Course S ½ E. Patent Log put over. Cleaning ship.11.54. Barberyn Light abeam.  Noon. Position 6.26N. 79.52E at 10.9 knots. Wind NNW force 3 to 5 – squally.  1230 Altered course to S16E. 1330. Altered course to S35E. 1530. Altered course to SE. Set staysail and for and main trysails. 1600. Wind NNW force 3. 1615. Galle Point Light abeam. Altered course to S70E. Trimmed sails.  1700. Quarters. In fore and aft sails. 1920. Don— (?) Light abeam. Altered course to N75E. 2200. Exercised close watertight doors. Exercised Seaboat’s crews. Midnight. Wind NE force 3. Coal expended 21 tons 10 cwt. Number on sick list 8

Barberyn Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Barberyn Island. Barberyn Island a 3.25 ha island situated 0.8 km offshore from the town of Beruwala on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka, 56 km south of Colombo.The lighthouse is a 34 m high round white conical granite tower.  Height: 34 m

Range: 50,004 m  First lit: November 1889  NGA number: 27288  Year first constructed: 1888  Admiralty number: F0826 Wikipedia

At sea. Colombo to Trincomalee. Course N75E at 9.7 knots. Wind NNE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud and a slight sea. Barometer 29.93 inches falling to 29.91 at 0800 before rising to 29.95 at noon and finishing at 29.93 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 90F. 0112. Gt. Bass N70E. 0150. Altered course to N42E. Exercised Close watertight doors. Exercised sea boats crews. O355. Little Bass N by E. 0405. Increased to 106 revolutions – 11.2 knots. 0525. Altered course to N10E. 0610. Little Bass abeam. 0800. Wind N force 2.  Divisions. 0930. Altered course to N6W. 0940. Increased revolutions to 109. 100. Performed Divine Service. Noon. Position 7.19N 81.55E. 11.4 knots. Wind N by W force 3. 1230. Altered course to N18W. 1435. Altered course to N29W. 1545. Batticaloa Light abeam. 1700. Quarters. 1715. Eased to 45 revolutions. Altered course to N13W. 1801. Increased to 60 revolutions – 6 knots. 1200. Wind NW force 3 to 4 with squalls and passing rain.

Batticaloa Lighthouse,

2200. Sounded -150 fathoms. 1025. Altered course to N17W. 2300. Sounded in 150 fathoms. 1105. Altered course to N20W. Midnight. Sounded in 150 fathoms. Exercised close watertight doors. Exercised sea boats crews. Coal expended 23 tons 18 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At sea. Colombo to Trincomalee. Course N20W at 5.9 knots. Wind NW 3 with overcast sky and a slight swell. Barometer 29.94 inches rising to 30.05 at 0800before falling to 29.95 at 1600 and finishing at 29.97 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 80F. 0100. Altered course to NNW. Sounded in 150 fathoms. Increased to 65 revolutions. 0200Eased to 40 Revolutions. Sounded in 170 fathoms. 0230. Eased to 35 revolutions. Altered course to NW by N. 0300. Sounded in 180 fathoms.  Exercised close watertight doors. Exercised sea boats crews. 0400. Sounded in 150 fathoms. 0500. Sounded in 150 fathoms.  0530. Altered course to W by N. Increased to 85 revolutions – 9 knots. 0715 altered course to N20W. Increased to 90 revolutions. 0800. Wind NNW force 2 with passing rain. 0836. Foul Point Light House N51W.

906. altered course to NW. Divisions and prayers. 0945. Altered course to S61W. 1000. Proceeded as requisite in to harbour. 1045. Came to over sandy bottom at 20 fathoms. Veered to 5 shackles on single anchor. Flag, MELPOMENE and REBREAST in harbour. 1130. Banked fire in 1, 3 and 4 boilers. Noon. Wind NNW force 1 with broken cloud. 1300. Running harbour torpedoes. Made four runs. 1400. Preparing for coaling. 1500 Distilling with number 2 boiler. 1700. Quarters. Let fires die out in all boilers. 1800. Special leave to port watch. Coal expended 8 tons 9 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.97 inches rising to 30.07 at noon before falling to 30.03 at 1600 and finishing at 30.08 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 90F.  0500. Coal lighter came alongside. 0715. Commenced coaling. 0800. Landed Marines for drill. 0900. Drew stores from Yard. 1300. Drawing stores.1430. Finished coaling. Received 117 tons.  Cleaning ship. 1700. Special leave to starboard watch.  One stoker returned from Sick Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.00 inches rising to 30.02 at noon and finishing at 30.03 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0400. Received 118 lbs of beef and 59 lbs of vegetables plus 214 lbs of bread.  1000. Employed as requisite. Two invalids and four prisoners joined for passage to Bombay.  Cleaning ship. 1600. Flagship shifted berth. General leave to port watch. 1700. Quarters. Unbent jib and trysail.  Swinging ship to adjust compasses. Joined Lt Dawson from flag. Landed patrol. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.93 inches rising to 30.00 at 0800 before finishing at 29.97 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0400. Received 130 lbs of beef and 68 lbs of vegetables plus 234 lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions and prayers.  Provisioning ship. Read Warrant number 54. 1000.  Ordnance officials taking impressions of 7/02 —- (?) (Unable to read handwriting). Flagship proceeded out of harbour. General leave to starboard watch and Boys. Make and mend clothes1700. Quarters. Preparing for sea. One prisoner and two invalids joined for passage. Landed patrol. 2200. Raised steam in number 1, 3 and 4 boilers. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At single anchor in Trincomalee Harbour. Light airs with broken cloud. Barometer 29.95 inches rising to 30.02 at 0800and finishing at 29.99 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F.  0300. Received 132 lbs of beef and 66 lbs of vegetables plus 519 lbs of bread. Draught 15 feet forward and 16 feet 5 inches aft. 0600. Raised steam in number 2 boiler.  0700. Shortened in to 2 shackles. 0730 Weighed and proceeded out of harbour. 0752. Proceeded at 85 revolutions. Lost overboard by accident one hand lead. Connected hand wheel. 0920. Shaped to S27E. 1006. Patent log put overside. . Divisions and prayers.  Exercised General quarters. Employed as requisite. 1142. Altered course to S18E. Noon. Position 8.7 ½ N 81.40E at 2.4 knots. 1400. Watch employed as requisite. 1600. Wind East force 1 to 2. 1615. Altered course to S3W. 1700. Quarters. Exercised at fire Quarters.1940. Little Bass Light SW ½ S.2000. Wind SW force 3. 2150. Altered course to S46W. Little Bass Light abeam. Exercised Seaboat crews. Exercised close watertight doors. 2300. Great Bass Light W ½ S. Midnight. Wind N by S force 2 to 3. Coal expended 19 tons 18 cwt. Number on sick list 6.