|
Date |
At |
|
|
1/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
sweeps Firth of Clyde |
|
2/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
sweeps Firth of Clyde |
|
3/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
sweeps Firth of Clyde |
|
4/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
sweeps Firth of Clyde.
Secured
alongside RFA Bacchus |
|
5/12/39 |
Greenock |
12.00
Commander J Peterson DSC RN left ship.
14.00
Carry out sweeps through boom.
17.10
Secure alongside HMS Speedy |
|
6/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
channel sweeps in Firth of Clyde.
Secure
alongside Speedy |
|
7/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
channel sweeps in Firth of Clyde.
Secure
alongside Speedy |
|
8/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
channel sweeps in Firth of Clyde |
|
9/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
channel sweeps in Firth of Clyde |
|
10/12/39 |
Greenock |
Special
channel sweeps in Firth of Clyde.
Secure
alongside HMS Britomart |
|
11/12/39 |
Greenock |
Hands
clean ship. Secure to Speedy |
|
12/12/39 |
Greenock |
10.55
Divers from Hood to examine screws.
Lt P S
Douglas joins ship.
17.20
Mining party returned aboard |
|
13/12/39 |
Greenock |
09.00
Bramble and Hebe slipped.
Mining
party left ship.
11.35
Yellow warning.
12.05
All clear.
15.00
Bramble alongside.
16.20
Mine working party returned |
|
14/12/39 |
Greenock |
9.30
Mine working party left ship.
14.30
Ensign half-mast.
16.10
Bramble alongside.
17.00
Mine working party returned. |
|
15/12/39 |
Greenock |
9.40
Mine working party left ship.
Commenced winding new sweep wire.
18.00
Mine working party returned. |
|
16/12/39 |
Greenock |
At sea.
10.00
Starboard cutter lost.
13.45
Anchored off Dunoon.
14.10
Weighed and proceeded.
15.00
Port cutter lost.
16.30
Secure alongside Speedy.
18.00
Watch turn out to repair starboard wire.
19.15
Cdt Yorke RN left ship |
|
17/12/39 |
Greenock |
01.00
Port watch finished reeling up Port sweep wire.
06.15
Proceed – special sweeps in Firth of Clyde.
13.30
Canteen Committee meeting.
16.05
Secured alongside Hebe. |
|
18/12/39 |
Greenock |
07.03
Proceed – special sweeps in Firth of Clyde |
|
19/12/39 |
Greenock |
13.17
Proceed – special sweeps in Firth of Clyde |
|
20/12/39 |
Greenock |
07.07
Proceed – special sweeps in Firth of Clyde |
|
21/12/39 |
Greenock |
07.23
Proceed – special sweeps in Firth of Clyde.
10.15
Set course for Loch Ewe. |
|
22/12/39 |
At sea |
11.30
Channel sweeps in Loch Ewe.
Anchor
Loch Ewe. |
|
Commanding Officer was told on 23 December 1939 that 'if
necessary' his ship would join the cruiser DORSETSHIRE in the hunt
for the German Pocket battleship ADMIRAL SCHEER who was ravaging
merchant shipping. |
|
23/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
Out
sweeps Loch Ewe.
Sent
guard to Isle of Jersey |
|
24/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
Sweeping |
|
25/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
07.00
Sailing orders cancelled |
|
26/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
Sweeping |
|
27/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
Sweeping |
|
28/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
Sweeping |
|
29/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
Sweeping.
17.00
Clear Lower deck. Warrant No.3 read |
|
30/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
07.45
Prisoner and escort left ship.
Sweeping |
|
31/12/39 |
Loch
Ewe |
Sweeping and oiling |
