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Jan 1. Came back from Malta with convoy. Arrived in Alexandria during the dogs. Leave piped to the port watch. Stopped aboard.

Jan 2. In harbour. Stbd watch. Went ashore at 1-15 until 2200. All night in.

Jan 3. Went on patrol in evening. Came in during the morning watch. Duty destroyer for 48 hrs no leave.

Jan 4. Went on patrol weather very bad, hove too for several hrs. Came in during morning.

Jan 5. In harbour went ashore at 1-15. Went to Fr Donoughue鈥檚 house. Went to the pictures. Came aboard at 10pm.

Jan 6. In harbour. Usual work stbd watch. Ashore at 1-15 until 10pm.

Jan 7. Sailed for Malta very bad weather. Kept afternoon, last dog and middle.

Jan 8. At sea. Kept forenoon, first morning very bad weather. Passed Mersa Matruh.

Jan 9. Off Tobruk at dusk was attacked by aircraft no damage done. Kept afternoon middle.

Jan 10. Kept forenoon first dog. First and morning. Went to dusk action stations. Convoy was bombed off Benghazi Snapdragon was hit and sunk.

Jan 11. At sea. Arrived in Malta at 8-30pm. All night in.

Jan 12. In harbour usual work unloading stores weather very cold.

Jan 13. In harbour. Left at 5pm. Very bad weather. Kept first and morning. Went to dusk action stations.

Jan 14. U-boat sighted on surface Destroyers attacked with gunfire, and sunk it. Survivors picked up. Kept afternoon and middle. Went to dusk action stations.

Jan 15. Passed Benghazi during dogs. Kept first and morning. No air activity. Went to dusk action stations all quiet.

Jan 16. Sighted land at 4-30pm. Passed Tobruk at 1130am. All quiet sea calm. Went to dusk action stations. Kept afternoon middle.

Jan 17. Passed Mersa Matruh at 3am. Sea rising to a gale, no air activity. Off Alex at 4pm. Broke into cruising stations at 4-10. Carried on with convoy to Port Said. Kept first watch.

Jan 18. Arrived Port Said at 8-30. Sentry on jetty. Kept afternoon first and morning. Astern to Navy House. Stbd watch went ashore at 1-15 until midnight.

Jan 19. Came off sentry at 0800 forenoon and afternoon off. Went to sea with convoy of four ships at 6pm. To Alex. Kept morning watch. Sea rough.
Jan 20. Kept morning done smoke screen exercises at 0430. Arrived in Alex at 1-30pm. Stbd watch went ashore at 4-15 until 2200. All night in.

Jan 21. Proceeded to sea at 1030am with five ships, also oiler, destination Tripoli. Kept forenoon first dog first and morning. Weather slightly rough.

Jan 22. Kept morning. Passed Mersa at 0600. Off Sollum at 3pm. Weather calm. Went to dusk action stations all quiet.

Jan 23. Kept middle. Arrived in Tobruk at 2-30am. Turned in at 0245 until 0700. Went to sea at 2pm with convoy. Kept first dog. Went to dusk action stations.

Jan 24. Kept morning. Tripoli fell at 0500. Off Derna at 0230 weather fairly calm. Passed Benghazi at 6pm. Went to dusk action stations. All quiet kept middle.

Jan 25. On way to Tripoli but undecided as harbour is mined. Weather is lovely. First and morning. Convoy split up at 10pm five ships and six hunts carried on to Tripoli. Orion, us and 4 more carried on to Malta.

Jan 26. Arrived in Malta at 9-15am. Leave piped to the stbd watch until 2300. Aldenham came alongside us. All quiet over the island.

Jan 27. Harbour routine. Went and saw the Kingston bombed in dock at 1200. Left Malta at 5-30pm. Hunts and Fleet destroyers also a cruiser, the Cleo.

Jan 28. Weather calm. No air activity. Went to dusk action stations.

Jan 29. Sea rising slightly. Clocks went on an hour at 5-30. Went to dusk action stations. Cruiser and Fleet Destroyers left us at dusk proceeded to Alex. Six hunts kept with the convoy.

Jan 30. All well passed Tobruk at 5pm. Sea got very heavy at midnight.

Jan 31. Very bad weather passed Mersa at 8am. Aldenham and us left convoy at 4pm speed 20 kts. Stern sea caught us an went over to stbd. Arrived in Alex at 6pm. Went alongside. No leave piped.

Feb 1. Stbd watch went on 36 hrs leave at 1315 until 0700 Wednesday. Started scraping ships side. Went ashore at 4-15 until 0700 Tuesday. Went to pictures.

Feb 2. Boiler cleaning. Scraping the ships side on foc鈥檚le. Duty part. Sentry on quarterdeck from six until eight pm. All night in.

Feb 3. Working over the side during the forenoon. Went on 36 hrs leave at 1-15 got ashore about 2pm. Booked for the pictures and saw Song of the Islands. Met O鈥橩eefe at the club.

Feb 4. Done some shopping during the forenoon. Had dinner at the club. Went over to Fr Donoughues house at 2pm waited for Ahern until 2-30 but he didn鈥檛 come. I went to see Gone With The Wind at the Royal.

Feb 5. Came back from 36hrs leave at 0700. Painted ships side. Turned too in the afternoon. Finished the side at 3-30. Stbd watch went ashore at 4-15 until 2200.

Feb 6. Left Alex at 9am with convoy of 12 ships escort of 14 destroyers. Weather lovely. Kept first and morning. Convoy will probably be split up into two, some to Malta and Tripoli.

Feb 7. Passed Mersa at 4am sea flat. Fighter support at dawn. Passed Sidi Barrani at 10am. All quiet during afternoon very close to coast. Passed Tobruk at 7pm went to dusk action stations. All quiet. Kept middle.

Feb 8. Off Derna at 0400 sea like glass. Kept forenoon watch. Passed Bomba at 0900. All quiet. Weather lovely. Kept first dog. Clocks put back 1hr at 4-15. Went to dusk action stations at 5-30. Kept first and morning.

Feb 9. Kept morning. Eurylus and two destroyers joined us at 0730. Fighter support at dawn. All quiet. Kept afternoon last dog and middle. Very showery weather. Convoy split up at 1900 half gone to Tripoli, half to Malta.

Feb 10. Arrived in Malta at 2-30pm with three merchant ships and one troop ship. Weather very dull. Leave piped to the port watch from 4-15 until 2300.

Feb11. Left Malta with four Hunts at 6pm speed 22 kts very heavy swell. Kept middle watch. Took RAF passengers.

Feb 12. Kept forenoon very bad weather raining all day. Alert at 9-30 nothing happened. Sighted land at 1200. Kept first dog first and morning. Passed Derna at midnight.

Feb 13. Kept afternoon. Weather clearing up swell gone down. Arrived in Alex at 5pm. Went to RN oiler at 6pm. Tied up stern to wall. Finished at 8pm. Had supper. No leave piped.

Feb 14. Went to Mass at 0900 in Alex. Came back at 1200. No leave. Went to sea at about 6pm destination Tobruk speed 22 kts. Kept first and morning. Weather calm.

Feb 15. Kept morning. Submarine reported 10 miles ahead, dropped a pattern of depth charges. No luck. Arrived in Tobruk at 1-15 oiled and anchored later. Weighed and proceeded to sea at 10pm for convoy. Kept middle.

Feb 16. Picked up convoy at 7am. Two tankers one troopship, also three Hunts. Steamed about 10 kts. Passed Derna at 4pm. Weather lovely. Kept first dog first and morning. Passed Tobruk at midnight all well.

Feb 17. Kept morning, sea lovely and calm, kept afternoon, last dog. Passed Mersa about 6pm. Kept middle. Weather lovely. Passed convoy of 20 ships bound for Tripoli and Malta.

Feb 18. Left convoy at 0700 went and joined another coming from Tripoli. Three merchant ships. Escort four destroyers. Steamed for Alex. Arrived at 6-30. Leave from 8 until 10pm.

Feb 19. In harbour usual routine, finished at 12 noon. Stbd watch went ashore at 1-30 until 2200. Got paid at 1-15. Kept sentry on (G?) deck from 12pm until 2am, very windy.

Feb 20. In harbour. Working part of ship. Went ashore at 1-15. Went to the pictures at 3-30 saw How Green Was My Valley. Slept ashore until 0600. Saw Fr Donoughue at the CC.

Feb 21. Sunday routine. Went to Mass at 0900 to St. Francis. Arrived onboard at 1130 had dinner. Went ashore again at 1200. Went to the club also to Stanley Bay. Walked along the front. Went to the strand. Slept at the canal.

Feb 22. Harbour routine. Worked until 12 noon. Done washing in the afternoon. Went ashore at 4-15. Went to see Invisible Agent. Came aboard at 2200. Very bad weather. Kept anchor watches.

Feb 23. Daily harbour duty part routine. Working during the forenoon. Very bad weather, went to fetch whaler in afternoon. Leave to stbd watch at 4-15. kept sentry from 6am until 6.

Feb 24. In harbour. Duty destroyer went outside breakwater at 5pm. Anchored all night. Kept morning watch, all quiet.

Feb 25. Arrived in harbour at 0700. went alongside jetty. Slipped again at 5-30. went to Port Said with Dulverton. Kept last dog. All night in. Weather fair.

Feb 26. Arrived Port Said at 0700 went stern to the wall. Slipped again at 1130. Took convoy to Alex. Five ships. Kept first. Cruising stations. Weather fine.

Feb 27. Worked duty part of ship during forenoon. Kept afternoon until 3pm fell out. Arrived in Alex at 3-30 oiled. Left again at 4-30. Went stern to the wall. Leave piped to the stbd watch until 2200.

Feb 28. In harbour. Went to mass at 9am. Went alongside Woolwich at 10am. Went ashore at 1-15. Went to the pictures at 6-30 went to club after. Came aboard at 2200.

March 1. Port watch turned out at 0530, let go wires from the Woolwich. Proceeded to sea with convoy to Tripoli and Malta 14 ships. Kept afternoon last dog and middle. All quiet. Sea slightly rough.

March 2. Kept forenoon sea much calmer should be off Tobruk at about last dog. Passed Tobruk at 1830. Kept first and morning very stormy during the first, lightening very near. All quiet.

March 3. Kept morning, weather clearing up. Very close to land. Kept afternoon weather lovely. Kept last dog. Went to dusk action stations until 8pm. Made smoke screen. Kept middle.

March 4. Kept forenoon, out of sight of land. Kept first dog first and morning. Weather lovely. Clocks went back at 5pm one hour. All quiet during the night.

March 5. Kept morning. Sighted land at 6am. Weather beautiful. Very close to Tripolitanion coast. Convoy split up at 9-30. Some gone to Malta. 9 ships to Tripoli. Three destroyers entered Tripoli at 2pm.

March 6. Stopped in harbour over night. Proceeded to sea at 0700 with Exmoor and Tetcott, speed 22 kts, destination known so far is Tobruk. Kept forenoon, first dog and first. Weather rough.

March 7. Kept morning. Duty part. Weather eased down. Very close to coast. Passed Benghazi during middle. Passed Derna during forenoon. Kept afternoon until 2pm. Arrived in Tobruk at 2pm. Oiled. Stayed all night. All quiet.

March 8. Called stbd watch at 0410. Proceeded to sea at 4-30 with Exmoor Tetcott and convoy of two ships. Kept forenoon. Exmoor dropped depth charges at 4pm. Kept first and morning.

March 9. Weather calmed down during morning. Kept afternoon. Convoy of two ships and 3 Asdic trawlers joined us at 1330, speed 7kts. Kept last dog and middle. Sea became very rough during middle.

March 10. Kept forenoon watch, swell still on. Kept first and morning. Very heavy dew during night. Sighted land at 0430. Entered swept channel at 8-30, line ahead. Arrived at 1-30. Duty whaler crew. Paid at 2000. Heavy flak.

March 11. Entered swept channel at 8-30. Arrived in harbour at 1-30. Duty whalers crew, air raid started at 8pm. Lasted for half an hr. Very heavy barrage. Kept sentry on GD. from 4 till 6am.

March 12. Worked part of the ship during forenoon. Went ashore at 1-15 until 6-30 had a good walk, visited the Cathedral. Not very much ashore. Turned in at 9pm. All quiet during night.

March 13. In harbour worked part of ship during forenoon. Rounds at 1100. Non-duty part. Done washing in afternoon. All night. Stbd watch went ashore at 1-15 until 1830. No raids during night.

March 14. Sunday routine. Cleaned for church at 0800. Landed at 0830 in Exmoor鈥檚 boat. Arrived in Cathedral at 9. Church was crowded. Back aboard at 1050. Went ashore at1-15 until 5-30. All quiet during night.

March 15. Worked part of ship during forenoon till 1130. Went to dinner and cleaned. Proceeded to sea at 1-15 with convoy of emptys to Alex, clocks went on 1hr at 1pm. Kept afternoon last dog and middle. Other convoy attacked first.

March 16. Kept forenoon. All quiet. Three merchant ships. First dog first and morning. A lot of rain during the first. All quiet during the night.

March 17. Kept morning, had forenoon off. Done ironing. Exmoor dropped about 5 patterns of depth charges. Got nothing. Kept afternoon. Last dog and middle. All quiet. Weather very rough.
March 18. Kept forenoon. 1 merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk at 9-45. Another damaged. M.L. picked up survivors. Action stations until 1130. Kept first and morning. Weather very rough.

March 19. Weather very bad, still doing a sweep with Tetcott, heading for Tobruk. Kept afternoon, last dog. Entered Tobruk at 8pm. Went alongside jetty but pipe broke. Went to anchor. Heavy swell on. Duty part. All night in.

March 20. Still in harbour at anchor. Swell to heavy for oiling. Weather very windy and showery. All night in. all quiet during the night.

March 21. Weighed anchor at 7-15 and tried to go alongside oiling jetty but swell was to heavy and had to drop anchor again. Pipe down at 1000. Wind rose again at first, all night in.

March 22. Fell in at 0700, going to oil but weather still unfit. Fell in at 0800 got kedge ready and 3陆 went alongside jetty at 1000. Oil pipe broke, cast off, went again and oiled. Left at 3-30 full speed. Kept first.

March 23. Arrived in Alex at 0700 tied up ship to oiler. Went to a buoy at 0930. Got a lot of stores in for remainder of forenoon.

March 24. Fell in at 8am. Worked part of ship during forenoon. 1st Lieu left ship at 1-15 gave him 3 cheers. Went ashore until 0700 done shopping. Went to the pictures. Went up the C.C. Slept in canal.

March 25. Worked part of ship. Hoisted whaler at 0900. Went to sea at 1230. Kept afternoon watch, also last dog and middle. Very rough weather, 10 ships in convoy, destination Tripoli and Malta.

March 26. Kept forenoon watch, sea is much calmer. Kept first dog. Went to dusk action stations at 6-40 until 7-30. Kept first and morning, weather lovely, sea like glass. All quiet during the night.

March 27. Kept morning, sea lovely and calm, kept afternoon. Wrote some letters, ship was torpedoed at 1715, four hits, sank immediately. Oil was blazing for many hrs, smoke rose to 4000ft. Dropped 30 depth charges. Sub believed sunk. Joined convoy at about 2000.

March 28. Kept middle, also forenoon. All quiet. Convoy turned around at 1200 to pick up another tanker also two French sub chasers. Turned around again at 3pm heading for Tripoli. Kept first and morning.

March 29. Kept morning, weather very dull. Kept afternoon, last dog. Went to dusk action stations at 6-30, fell out at 7-30. Closed up to defence until 8pm. Kept middle. All quiet during the night.

March 30. Entered channel at 0700. Kept forenoon until 1030. Cleaned into rig of the day. Fell out from defence at 1045. Prepared for entering harbour. Entered at 1230. Went alongside oiler. Left at 5pm anchored. All night in.

March 31. Worked part duty part of ship. Got paid at 1145. Turned two at 1-15 until 3-30. Got 26 depth charges in at 5pm finished at 7. Cleared up for rounds. All night in. No raids.

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