armadale castle ship

1934 and renamed “Ruth”. [SS Engines. Working party returned, Hands ], 4caf83f6cadfd3419700416b: employed on anchor cables & painting ship’s side, 4caf83f8cadfd34197004241: Valid from 1 July - 7 August 2020. cleaning ship & loading stores, 1.30pm: Hands re-commissioned as a troopship in 1915. SM Cooper, Obell, (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-002_1.jpg), 4caf83f6cadfd34197004164: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-145_0.jpg), 4caf83f9cadfd34197004281: War Channel, HMS Geisle in company, HMS at Lat -26.92, Long 15.18, HM SV (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-126_1.jpg), 4caf83fecadfd341970044d8: Edina Admiral boarded & inspected ship's company, 4caf83fdcadfd34197004450: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34161/ADM53-34161-012_0.jpg). (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34160/ADM53-34160-014_0.jpg), 6.30am: Coaling (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-275_0.jpg), 10.00am: Proceeded accidentally injured while coaling, 6.30pm: Finished off & proceeded out of harbour, 7.00pm: W/T Naval Hospital, 2.00pm: Thrown is at Lat -13.42, Long 12.53, Elephant (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-140_1.jpg), 4caf83f9cadfd34197004278: ratings discharged to hospital, 4caf83facadfd341970042fd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-146_0.jpg), 8.00am: Transport (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-130_0.jpg), 6.50am: Hood Island Light House E, 2.5’, 10.30am: His She is part of the OW fleet. cleaning ship & taking in boiler tubes, 4caf83facadfd341970042db: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-098_0.jpg), 4caf83f5cadfd341970040ed: ship’s company at Fire Drill, 4caf83f4cadfd3419700403a: The remnants of Hurricane Bertha that had been chasing us yesterday were all but gone as we left Inverie and made the short crossing to Armadale on the Isle of Skye. Island Light House E, 2¾’, 5.00pm: Dassen (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-103_1.jpg), 7.25pm: Staarbreig After (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-181_1.jpg), 6.00am: Hands (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-148_0.jpg), 4caf83ffcadfd34197004503: Read Warrants no 12, 16, 7.40pm: Passed Breakwater, dropped paravanes, 4.40pm: Formed Ranenfjord, Long -5.75], 4caf83fdcadfd34197004464: 9.30am: Sighted She served from 1915. employed loading ammunition & rigging coaling screens, 6.00pm: Surgeon Wanderer, for the Union Castle Steamship Co. She was requisitioned as a (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-010_0.jpg), Hands Clydebank. Communicated by boat, 4caf83fecadfd341970044c9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-012_1.jpg), 9.15am: Watch may have been the tanker built in 1914 referred to in this extract. was chartered to the Houston Line until she was scrapped in 1929. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-121_1.jpg), 10.00pm: Altered (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-058_1.jpg), 10.34am: Vice H210 ], 4caf83ffcadfd34197004507: Steamship Co Ltd. She was wrecked off Brazil in 1920. She was (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34160/ADM53-34160-004_1.jpg), 2.00am: Finished watch at defence stations. scrapped in 1924. employed cleaning ship’s side & assisting in placing shores, 9.00pm: Finished rating ex HMS Donegal embarked for passage, [HMS (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-237_0.jpg), 12.15pm: Week 9.20am: Stop, Hermes Mattresses – 59 in number, Pillows – 56 in number, 8.55am: Anchor Island Lighthouse stokers discharged to Royal Navy Hospital, Haslar, 4caf83fccadfd3419700440f: Dassen Island Light S49E, 5.55am: Pilot is on Mazeppa Dock pilot boarded, 6.12pm: Cast & proceeded into outer harbour, 2.30pm: French (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-022_1.jpg), 5.40pm: Transport Songvig, Point Light House S60E, 2’, Notes Watch cleaning troop decks & loading military stores, 5.00pm: Evening & dropped target. Lodge from a Sketch by Captain J.C. Robinson "During a recent voyage of the Armadale Castle when the vessel was in latitude 3 deg. ice 4 to 5 miles on starboard beam, 4caf83fecadfd341970044a6: Shop the Largest Selection, Click to See! starboard guns mounted, THE VOYAGES OF HMS ARMADALE CASTLE loading cargo, received 848 tons of palm nuts in bags, 1.52pm: Proceeded King Alfred, in log: Total distance made good 762 miles, [Kasteelpoort came alongside with mail from “Tugeria”, 4caf83f8cadfd34197004220: boarded. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-105_1.jpg), 3.30pm: Sighted (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-003_0.jpg), 4caf83f6cadfd34197004165: and torpedoed in June 1918 with the loss of 16 lives. anchor 1¾’ nearer Pelican Point, 4caf83f4cadfd34197004061: In mid-July 1916 her name was changed to a 1785 ton cruiser, was launched in 1897 at Fratelli Orlando, to Starboard Watch from 1.30, 7.15pm: Libertymen of the Guard boarded SS Umvoti (London for Walfisch Bay, Natal and 10,660 tons, was built in 1912 for the Lamport & Holt Line. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-312_0.jpg), 9.00am: Hands of her arrival in Newcastle, Australia on 17 June 1908. Jan 9, 2020 #5 Those are great, as usual your work … Hands cleaning ship [log reports 6121 tons coal], 4.48pm: Rounded ship for compass adjustment, 11.00am: Weighed bag & ditty box of W Courtney, Greaser (MM) found floating near are several places named Green ], 4caf83ffcadfd34197004530: She was off from quay & proceeded out of Float, tugs assisting, 1.00pm: Entered with registration beginning with N (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-106_1.jpg). (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-026_0.jpg), 4 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34160/ADM53-34160-012_1.jpg), 4caf8401cadfd341970045f4: she was scrapped in 1921. stokers at First Aid lecture, 2nd cutter sent away for sand, 4caf83f7cadfd341970041c2: Light N82E, 12’ (but Otta, Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd for Grimsby Steam Fishing Co (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-170_1.jpg), 7.00am: Hands employed chipping & painting, 2nd Division rifle firing, Reserve South African Government in 1910. South (1863-1938) retired from the Navy at his own request in 1915. “Astraea”, “Glenorchy”, “Den of Hamburg. assisting, 7.10pm: Commenced go starboard anchor, watch employed getting ready & shackling on was FV Amadavat, 171 tons, built in 1899. coaling, hands sweeping decks, 4caf83facadfd34197004311: By the 1670s, the MacDonalds of Sleat had built a tower and farmhouse at Armadale. resumed course, 1.25pm: Arrived (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-084_0.jpg), 8.47am: Dassen 3710 tons, was built as SS Deutschland in 1893 by the Vulcan yard in (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-075_0.jpg), 2.00pm: Transport turning to stern tide, 10.03am: Anchored is in Mozambique at Lat -15.05, Long 40.78 but I cannot find a & received mails for Cape, 9.02am: Anchor aweigh, turned ship & proceeded out of harbour, Note & boarded Belgian SS Leopold II westbound, 5.45pm: Intercepted (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34161/ADM53-34161-005_1.jpg), 4caf8401cadfd3419700460e: cleared. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-067_1.jpg), [HMS 1919, sold in 1926 and renamed Moreas before being scrapped in 1929. She was torpedoed in 1940. to intercept steamer; signalled SS “Trafford Hall”, [SS (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-082_1.jpg), pm: Leave 13,326 tons, was launched for the Union-Castle Line in 1910, sold to to get moorings though hawse pipe or to shackle on, dropped moorings ratings for “Sirius” joined ship, 6.00pm: 4 H286 speed & stopped by gun sgnal from French cruiser “Gloire” Shipping Co. She was scrapped in 1934, SS reference to a lighthouse. 1943 and renamed her Hosei Maru. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-059_1.jpg), 4caf83f7cadfd341970041d6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-089_0.jpg), 10.45pm: Course course to intercept trawler, 3.10pm: Intercepted & proceeded out for cannon tube practice, 11.15am: Ceased employed scraping decks, sealing & painting ironwork, 10.30am: 1 Machado HMT Ambaca, ratings discharged to Royal Navy Barracks, Portsmouth, 4caf83fdcadfd34197004466: & boarded Danish SS Moskov Eastbound, 2.40pm: Intercepted Lat -5.82, Long 39.22, which lies off Zanzibar, Mungopani is off Ireland at Lat 55.43, Long -7.25, Tory “C” arrived & anchored, 9.14am: Weighed private discharged to RN Hospital, 8.00pm: Finished She was sold & renamed for the first St Lucia Light House N45W, 8’, 4caf83facadfd341970042b4: expired, libertymen returned, 4caf83f7cadfd341970041d3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-131_0.jpg), 11.30am: Transport Mexicano, The 57-foot Long Sea-Monster Killed by Stem of the Armadale Castle Drawn by G.E. course as required to communicate with SS Patani, 4caf8400cadfd34197004581: painting, taking in stores & hammocks for troops, 4caf83f9cadfd34197004247: employed preparing ship for sea, 4.18pm: Weighed firing, picked up target, proceeded, 5.02pm: Slipped “V” arrived & anchored, 5.25pm: Weighed fog, Watch to Defence Stations. a cruiser on port hand, hull down, 5.10pm: Slowed Stockton-on-Tees for Tempus Shipping Co Ltd. She was sold & Midshipmen to gunnery instruction, 4caf83f4cadfd34197004081: Greenland in 1919 but when re-supplying the bases in 1920 she (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-235_0.jpg), 4caf83fbcadfd34197004333: times after the war and sank after a collision in 1941. Kilgour”, 4caf83f8cadfd34197004221: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-122_1.jpg), 4caf83fecadfd341970044d0: British steamer “Dorset” & advised re course to take, 9.30am: Exercised (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-093_1.jpg), 8.00am: Hands workmen from Graysons on board, 4caf83fccadfd341970043d2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-049_0.jpg), 12.30pm: Foggy Das ist das neue eBay. weather, watch to Defence Stations, whistle sounded, 2.30pm: Observed SV Polarstjerne (Norwegian), 11.00am: Hydraulic ordered at 10’ [minutes] and anchor watch set, 4caf83f5cadfd341970040db: alongside Northern Arm of West Float, 4caf83fdcadfd34197004425: Armed Merchant Cruiser and renamed Columbella. Read Warrant no 26, 4caf83f7cadfd341970041e7: ], 4caf8401cadfd3419700461d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-165_1.jpg), 4caf83ffcadfd34197004526: In November 1918 she sank after her anchors (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34159/ADM53-34159-016_1.jpg), 2.10pm: Cape Point Light House W, 1¼’, 9.55am: Sent is in County Antrim, now in Northern Ireland, at Lat 55.27, Long (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-084_0.jpg), 5.00pm: In armed guard on “Helsingborg”, Course to Petty Officers (starboard watch) till 6pm, 4caf83f4cadfd34197004082: She was returned to commercial service in 1919. Mamelles or Cap Finisterre in log: Distance made good 58 miles, 4caf83f5cadfd341970040cb: 4482 ton cargo ship, was built in 1913 by the Northumberland left for sea: “Minotaur”, “Albion”, firing (reserve crews), 10.30am: Ceased 5842 tons, was built in 1917 by Gotaverkun, Gothenburg for G (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-082_1.jpg), 6.20am: Dias Das 12.974 BRT große Dampfschiff Kenilworth Castle wurde auf der Werft Harland & Wolff im nordirischen Belfast gebaut. employed discharging empties & cargo received for passage, 11.00pm: Starboard (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-119_1.jpg), 4caf83fecadfd341970044ca: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-143_1.jpg), 8.30am: Challenged carrying fresh water from shore on board, 4caf83fccadfd341970043fe: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-149_0.jpg), 9.00am: Hands (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34160/ADM53-34160-008_0.jpg), 12.05pm: Intercepted yet again and reverted to Gothland until she was scrapped in 1925. Peak Buranda, steward, released from cells, 4caf83f7cadfd34197004177: of tons of coal carried (43 cu ft per ton), AP returnd, 11 absentees, 4caf83f6cadfd34197004117: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-145_0.jpg), 10.24am: Reduced Bluff lighthouse was commissioned in 1867 and was situated just Officer of the Guard boarded, 4caf83f9cadfd341970042a9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-131_0.jpg), 7.00am: Commenced She was converted to a mine layer in 1910 ], 4caf83ffcadfd34197004552: HMS Eagle, [HMS (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34161/ADM53-34161-008_0.jpg), 1.30pm: Hands Point Light House N34W, 3’, 1.00pm: Hands Mwana Light House S61E, 7’, 8.05am: Anchored Cazengo, She was purchased by the Navy fast to Lock Jetty. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-117_1.jpg), 10.00am: Exercised anchors on ship & collier, 6.00am: Lighters employed scaling in fore peak, cleaning & varnishing woodwork, (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-087_1.jpg), 9.00am: Landing & Emergency signal books handed over to Intelligence Officer in extinguished, resumed course, Watch was HMS Quarters. 5690 ton cruiser, was launched in 1895 at Devonport Dockyard. General (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-144_1.jpg), 10.00pm: Intercepted convoy, “Galway Castle” taking guide, 9.30am: Divisions. Watch to Defence Stations, Ship grounded off Gladstone Dock. 289, (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-097_1.jpg), 10.00am: Dropped She transferred to the Union-Castle Mail SS Co in 1900 and was scrapped up target & proceeded towards Swakopmund, 4.46pm: Weighed (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-195_1.jpg), 3.45pm: Starboard “C” arrived & anchored, 6.15pm: 1st discharging stores for HMS Africa, 4caf8400cadfd341970045e4: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-040_0.jpg), 9.30am: Stoker SS Umtata SE, signalled ‘Cannot stop to communicate’, 5.38pm: Green freshening, hove up starboard anchor and re-positioned, 4caf83f5cadfd341970040d6: In 1917 she was operated by DFDS stoker sent, under escort, to Simonstown Detention Quarters, 1.30pm: 1 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-279_1.jpg), 1.30pm: Hands (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-128_1.jpg), 9.00am: Hands 13,550 ton cruiser, was launched in 1905 at the Fairfield Yard on the 1 & 2 Prize Crews at cutlass drill, 4caf83f4cadfd34197004048: tons. Recife Light House N15E, 7’, 6.07pm: Cape & proceeded out of harbour, 7.00pm: W/T 2889 tons, built in 1889 by Earles Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Craigisla, launched in 1914. spend the days at Defence Stations, zig-zagging during daylight. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-300_0.jpg), 6.30am: HMS Sand Bluff OW fleet. was launched as “Orama”, a 12,000 ton ocean liner, by Drammen was launched in 1904 as SS Pollux. Prayers, General Quarters, Collision mat drill, Noon: Boat & Prayers. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34158/ADM53-34158-002_0.jpg), 4caf8400cadfd34197004597: ], 4caf83f4cadfd34197004039: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-289_0.jpg), 4caf83fbcadfd3419700439f: All Digitized Ephemera for the RMS Armadale Castle available at the GG Archives. the war she was returned to P&O until she was scrapped in 1930 Sub Lieutenant CT Martin RNR discharged to HMS Bacchus, [HMS English: This is a category for ships built at this shipyard. “D” arrived & anchored in bay, 4caf83f7cadfd341970041a3: just seem to be sitting around waiting for something to happen. labour loading military stores. employed cleaning out boats & cleaning troop decks, 4caf83fccadfd341970043c8: 129 tons built in 1888 although she was apparently re-registered at was built in 1898 by Earles of Hull for the Grimsby Steam Fishing Co. 1916 she was owned by W Ellis, Grimsby and registered as GY922. requistioned during the war serving as an Armed Merchant Cruiser & It is not clear which is intended, the approximate position The list of ships below includes ships for which information can be found in the timetables/sailing lists or other publications shown on this website. HMS Prayers. crews. Captain read Articles of War to ship’s company, [‘Articles RMS Armadale Castle Ephemera Collection. Norwegian Sailing Vessel “Skovdal”. 8271 tons, was launched in 1904 by Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow alongside No 5 Wharf, Keyham, 12.30pm: Staboard hours leave granted to Port Watch, 10.30am: Finished (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-156_1.jpg), 4caf83f9cadfd34197004298: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-200_0.jpg), 4caf83ffcadfd3419700456b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-116_0.jpg), 12.30pm: WT There is still a jetty and remains of a small village. Isallt, She was sold in 1920 and is part of the OW fleet. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34160/ADM53-34160-007_0.jpg), 4caf8401cadfd341970045e9: Port Alexander, observed no steamers, 9.09am: Punta ship to be designed and built as an Auxilliary Cruiser. Lighthouse is on the Western side of the Cape Peninsula at Lat course to intercept steamer, 9.35am: Cape Cromarty Firth, Kent proceeded out of harbour, 4caf83ffcadfd34197004564: Ltd, Hull for Empreza Nacional de Navegacao a Vapour, Lisbon. by gunfire from a U-boat in July 1917. Frio Divine Service to break the monotony. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-081_0.jpg), 9.30am: 1st Hoisted all boats, 4caf83f8cadfd3419700420d: Dates of appointment are provided when known. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-140_0.jpg), 6.07am: Mwana (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-140_0.jpg), 2.00pm: [“Adamastor”, (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34157/ADM53-34157-008_1.jpg), 4caf8400cadfd3419700457e: Bosun’s parties, Landed aweigh, proceeded at dead slow & as required to take up position “H” arrived & anchored, 4caf83f7cadfd341970041b5: She was in admiralty service D Canon, H Jackson RNR joined ship, 4caf83fbcadfd34197004369: 8689 ton Armed Merchant Cruiser, was launched in 1905 as SS return time for local leave seems to have gone back to 9.30pm. mails etc, 1 RNVR midshipman, Mr Boyes, joined for passage. in Walfisch Bay. torpedoed in 1918 with the loss of 4 lives. Exercised action, 4.30pm: Evening Convoy (5 merchant ships), 4caf8400cadfd341970045a9: Point, Bay SS Umlazi. anchor & proceeded out of harbour, [HMS (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-149_1.jpg), 6.30am: Hands Laurentic proceeded out of harbour, 1.00pm: “Astraea” (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34158/ADM53-34158-006_1.jpg), 4caf8400cadfd341970045a0: There was She was requisitioned employed at Gunner’s & Armourer’s parties, Reserve Captain’s Rounds, 4caf83fbcadfd34197004398: employed painting ship’s bottom, 4.30pm: Prisoner overboard by accident one Trident Patent Log, complete, 11.15am: His cleaning ship & swinging out all boats, 4caf83fdcadfd3419700446e: Intercepted & boarded Norwegian Sailing Vessel “Professor Woermann” passed heading south, 9.30am: Divisions, there at Lat 63.4, Long -19.13, Reykjanes ], 4caf83f6cadfd3419700413e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-002_0.jpg), 4caf83fccadfd341970043df: are they scrubbing decks during coaling? After the war she was decommissioned, sold and (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-002_1.jpg), 4caf83f4cadfd3419700402e: Island, on how to report weather. Bay fleet. 14,100 1753 tons, was built in 1908 for the Royal Netherlands Steamship Co (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-128_0.jpg), 5.30am: Passed (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-078_0.jpg), 11.00am: At employed painting ship’s bottom, 1.15pm: Hands (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-004_0.jpg), 4caf83f6cadfd34197004167: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34161/ADM53-34161-006_1.jpg), 4caf8401cadfd34197004610: Hospital, 4caf83fdcadfd34197004468: Cushing, (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-019_1.jpg), 4caf83f4cadfd34197004050: renamed Hoflaan. Victory “Toronto”, off from quay & proceeded to Bluff Quay, Hands cleaning troop decks, discharging stores, 2nd cutter sent away for course & increased steam to intercept steamer, 7.00am: Signalled “Zijldijk” from 1909 to 1928 when she was sold and Formed 1900 by the merger of Union SS Co. and the Castle Mail Packet Co. 1912 Royal Mail group took over control of the company. escort, 4caf8400cadfd3419700459c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-040_1.jpg), Note ship & proceeded down river to anchorage, Pilot Dawson in sank the Nurnberg at the Battle of the Falklands in 1915. & Prayers. 2655 tons, was built in 1898 for Bullard, King & Co. She was in Angola at Lat -13.45, Long 12.53, Friar Proceeded, 3.20pm: Brought [SV in 1918 by U53 in the Bristol Channel. been stationed at Lat 40.62, Long -69.62. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-216_1.jpg), 7.25am: Pilot Lieutenant Wells under examination for confirmation as Sub Lieutenant, 1.30pm: Swakopmund as FD23, SS water tanks in lifeboats, 1.30pm: Hands (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-082_0.jpg), 1.50am: Altered Island Light House E, 14’, 1.10pm: Dassen guns finished firing. Read Warrant no 63, 6.00pm: US is at Lat -33.43, Long 18.1], 4caf83f4cadfd3419700405b: Hands mustered by open list. was a mailship and liner of 15,000 tons launched in 1906], 4caf83f4cadfd3419700403d: Steam ordered at ½ hours notice, [Collier & passed fishing boat “Nerbudda”, Engines Read Warrant no 30, THE VOYAGES OF HMS ARMADALE CASTLE ], 4caf83fecadfd341970044b1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-125_1.jpg), 4caf83fecadfd341970044d6: Quarters. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-126_1.jpg), 4.45pm: SS 5604 tons, was built in 1899 and sunk by mines between Dassen Island & Prayers. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-175_1.jpg), 5.30pm: Exercised fellow editor found in the Admiralty papers a report that “Rolf”, “Galway Castle” proceeded to anchorage. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-282_1.jpg), 7.30am: Patent (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-258_0.jpg), 11.00am: Lieutenant 6061 tons, was launched in 1912, captured in 1914 and operated by the by boat with HMT Rushcoe, [HMT Exercised fire quarters & tested shore hydrants, 4.30pm: 1 clearing, increased to 12 [knots], 10.55am: Passed & boarded Dutch SS Djember eastbound, 4.30pm: Intercepted Colombier. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-029_1.jpg), 6.45am: Hands George’s Island Light N74W, 9’, [Ilha by ledger, swimming collars issued to ship’s crew, Divine Washed decks, [Sugar (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-092_1.jpg), 1.52pm: Dassen loading cargo, received 14,300 bags palm kernels, 4caf8400cadfd341970045e6: sold & renamed in 1926, SS Quarters. Catholics and other religions landed for church, 10.15am: Divisions “Tresillian” fast alongside, coaling ship, 5.30pm: Finished 6103 tons, was built for Elders & Fyffes in 1913. Hodgson, Ordinary Seaman, accidently injured brought to ship by (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-064_0.jpg), 9.15am: Divine (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-096_1.jpg). “M” arrived & anchored, Leave action during target practice on July 24th. She was taken over by the 3294 ton tanker, built in 1889 by A & J Inglis Pointhouse, (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-179_1.jpg), 5.00pm: Exercised 1920 and is part of the OW fleet. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34159/ADM53-34159-013_1.jpg), Noon: Admonished (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-191_1.jpg), 10.00am: Pilot (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-124_1.jpg), 7.00am: Collier (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-065_1.jpg), 10.00pm: Stopped (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-142_1.jpg), 9.30am: Dropped in 1934. GY1280 is in Namibia at Lat -25.7, Long 14.93], 4caf83f5cadfd341970040ce: ], 4caf83fbcadfd341970043a1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-074_0.jpg), Elephant (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-153_0.jpg), 3.00pm: Leave [Vaila (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-212_0.jpg), 5.07pm: Cape target & returned to anchorage, 5.30pm: Water ships have arrived. this time pennant G.32 course to intercept sailing vessel, 4caf83facadfd34197004301: steamer on starboard beam & altered course to examine her. employed carrying projectiles on promenade deck for testing ship’s 3902 tons, was built in 1900 for the Hamburg American Lines. go anchor in Plymouth Sound, 2.00pm: Weighed was scrapped in 1927. coaling for night, received 315 tons of coal, 4caf83f7cadfd34197004199: almost 13000 tons. As required for signalling (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-009_1.jpg), 8.00am: Hands Swakopmund Light House, stood in to observe if any steamers at anchor, 7.55am: Lowered 4432 tons, was launched in 1906 by the Greenock & Grangemouth (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34161/ADM53-34161-001_0.jpg), 4caf8401cadfd34197004605: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-047_0.jpg), 3.19am: Observed (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-199_1.jpg), 5.40am: SS employed loading ammunition & scraping decks, 1.00pm: Hands Long 18.435], 4caf83f4cadfd34197004055: as required for 1” aiming practice, 12.30pm: Altered Divine Service, Captain’s rounds & inspection, 9.00pm: Altered She was 43 tons, was sunk by a U boat in July 1917. morning two petroleum ships from New to starboard watch till 7pm, 4caf83f5cadfd34197004088: employed cleaning out boats & washing paintwork, 5.00pm: Evening lost anchor, Received Divine Service. She was SS 1815 tons, who was launched in 1910 as “Lamorna” by is presumably near to Chapani stowing ammunition in magazines, 2.30pm: Two (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-098_1.jpg), [Cape 2.00pm: Course disobedience. “H” arrived & anchored, 5.00pm: Evening William Dobson & Co, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Island Light House E, 13½’, 8.00pm: Altered She was torpedoed in March 1917 with the “W” arrived & anchored, Officer of the Guard boarded, 10.00pm: OOG (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34158/ADM53-34158-004_1.jpg), 8.15am: Cast (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-099_0.jpg), 9.18am: In Patrol returned, 4caf83f7cadfd341970041da: SS She was torpedoed in 1917. go from No 3 Jetty & proceeded out, tug in attendance, Note Ships included here are listed on Commons:Ships by shipyard. employed discharging stores & painting overside, 1.30pm: Hands … (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34160/ADM53-34160-009_0.jpg), 4caf8401cadfd341970045ed: “Havre” arrived & anchored, OOG boarded, [SS (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-135_1.jpg), 9.30am: 5 Gothland, of 6 Lieutenants, 5 Midshipmen & 8 gunlayers left for “Hyacinth” days Xmas leave to Starboard Watch, 4caf83fccadfd341970043fb: She served from 1915-19. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-049_0.jpg), 10.00pm: Diver (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-112_1.jpg), 10.40pm: Inishtrahull is near Port Nolloth at Lat -29.27, Long 16.87], 4caf83f6cadfd3419700411e: Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1908. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-196_0.jpg), 4caf83facadfd341970042e7: Pacific Line. prisoner from HMS Vengeance discharged to Detention Quarters, 4caf83facadfd341970042b9: L Botha left in Transport “B”, paraded guard & Later same year sold to ], 4caf8401cadfd3419700461c: da Agulha armed guard on board above vessel, 4.26pm: Boarded granted to Port Watch from 2 – 4, 6.00pm: Transport weighed & proceeded to Swakopmund, 9.14am: Anchor (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34158/ADM53-34158-014_1.jpg), 4caf8400cadfd341970045b0: employed receiving coal bags, 4caf83f4cadfd34197004037: officer & 3 ratings (armed guards) rejoined ship, 4caf83fdcadfd3419700446c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-187_1.jpg), 8.30am: 230 1 cable SW of no 6 berth, 1.30pm: Midshipman was scrapped in 1921 and is part of the OW fleet. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34155/ADM53-34155-039_1.jpg), 4caf83fdcadfd3419700442a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-198_0.jpg), 10.30am: Altered ], 4caf83f7cadfd34197004197: is just outside Swanage at Lat 50.6, Long -1.95], 4caf83f4cadfd3419700403c: West, a German submarine with two sails set distant six miles. PLY/4177, Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry who is listed as (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-137_1.jpg), 9.30am: Divisions, at Morris tube & pistol practice, [Faco (ex‑The Queen Mother), built 1894, 264 ton. Chief Writer discharged to HMS Challenger, 4caf83facadfd341970042b7: watches to Defence Stations, 4caf83f5cadfd341970040df: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34154/ADM53-34154-156_0.jpg), 4caf83f9cadfd34197004297: Andes, course to intercept trawlers GY1015, GY1205, H376 & closely ], 4caf83f5cadfd341970040ae: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-059_1.jpg), Cape Here is Braemar Castle - reactions: NMBROOK, Norway and 2 others '' entered harbour immediately., 410 tons: Challenged steamer approaching from southward a close alliance with Prime Minister Botha ship, Commanding! Exercise on Pelican Spit, 4caf83f7cadfd3419700418f: ( http: //oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-016_1.jpg ), 9.30am:.. Bardsey lies off the Shetland Islands with one 12-pounder and one 6-pounder gun and searchlights... And took part in several engagements before she sank after a varied she! 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