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Date of Arrival |
Place |
Date of Departure |
Orders, Remarks etc (ADM 199/2554) |
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Controllers list
15.10.36: To be built by contract under the 1936 New Construction
Programme at Troon by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Completes 8.2.38 |
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Controllers list 12/1:
Laid down 17.12.36. To be launched 8.9.37. |
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17.12.36 |
Ailsa (Troon) |
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Laid down |
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22.12.37 |
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Launched |
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Ship adopted by Spilsby, Lincs |
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1938 |
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Greenock |
17.8.38 |
Cont list 10/12:
Completes 14.6.38 |
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Completes 6.8.38
Cont list 10.5.38: Completes
17.8.38
Delayed in
acceptance trial through leaving contractors in Clyde instead of Troon
(Ship's Log ADM53/103460)
Leaves Troon 17.8.38 for
acceptance trial.
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Results
(Ship's Log ADM53/103460) |
Distance run |
Fuel
expended
per hour |
Distance per ton |
| At authorised full
power |
16.66 |
.98 |
17 |
| With all despatch =
4/5 |
15.55 |
.84 |
18.5 |
| With despatch = 3/5 |
14.25 |
.71 |
20.7 |
| With moderate speed
= 2/5 |
12.45 |
.57 |
21.8 |
| At ordinary speed =
1/5 |
9.9 |
.44 |
22.5 |
17.8.38
16.15 Completed acceptance trials. Hoisted white ensign
After completion of
trials at Portland to survey (1) NW of Goodwin Sands, (2) Thames Estuary
? to be arranged so that
you return to Chatham about 18/11 to refit etc
Leaves Troon for Chatham
17/8 |
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18.8.38 |
At sea |
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0300 exercised seaboat crews
Hands employed cleaning ship. |
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19.8.38 |
Portland |
19.8.38 |
0943 Arrived
1107 Weighed and carried out echo trials in harbour 1423 Weighed
and sailed for Chatham |
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20.8.38 |
Chatham |
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20/8 - 30/8 On trials
FRANKLIN commissioned on 17/8 with a Chatham crew for acceptance trial
and subsequent service as surveying ship in home waters. She will
complete to full complement on 22/8.
Pennant Number N84 (J84) Her first Captain was Lt Commander C W
Sabine.
(Information from Daniel Stocking, Great Grandson
of Walter Colley)
Leave to starboard watch
and first part of port watch. |
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21.8.38 |
Chatham |
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22.8.38 |
Chatham |
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Hands scrubbing decks and storing
ship. Leave to port watch and first part of starboard watch |
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23.8.38 |
Chatham |
29.8.38 |
Hands employed cleaning ship.
25/8 embarked ammunition |
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30.8.38 |
Margate Roads |
31.8.38 |
0800 Slipped from
South Lock. Sailed for Margate
1058 Stopped engines
11.00 Lowered 1st and 2nd motorboats for echo and minesweeping trials |
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31.8.38 |
Margate/Chatham |
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0600 Prepared ship for sea.
Lowered 1st and 2nd motorboats
0700 1st and 2nd motorboats (Lt Irving and Lt Bill) left for trials
0745 Hands stowed sweeping gear
1000 Motorboats returned to ship
1525 Arrived Chatham |
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1.9.38 |
Chatham |
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Hands employed painting
superstructure. Hands paid fortnightly payment. |
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2.9.38 |
Chatham |
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Hands employed painting upper
deck |
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3.9.38 |
Chatham |
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0900 Oil lighter secured
alongside. Received 79 tons of oil fuel.
1045 Embarkation of timber
11.30 Oil lighter cast off |
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4.9.38 |
Chatham |
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5.9.38 |
Chatham |
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To survey off Deal
0840 Slipped
1200 Course and speeds as required for running taut wire and laying
beacons |
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5.9.38 |
Chatham |
13.9.38 |
Survey off
Deal. Hands employed as required for survey and cleaning ship |
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Principal Surveys 1938 |
England, South Coast |
Dover Strait (minelaying
operations); The Downs; Yarmouth and Lowestoft Roads.
Commander: C W Sabine |
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13.9.38 |
Chatham |
20.9.38 |
Sailed for
Chatham |
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14.9.38 |
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Hands employed painting
and storing ship
Medical Dept inspected by C in C's representative
Hands paid
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15.9.38 |
Chatham |
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Engine Room Department inspected
by C in C's representative |
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16.9.38 |
Chatham |
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1000 C in C Nore arrived onboard
and carried out inspection of ship
1048 C in C left ship |
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17.9.38 |
Chatham |
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Sub Lt G P D Hall RN joined ship |
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18.9.38 |
Chatham |
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19.9.38 |
Chatham |
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Hands employed cleaning ship |
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20.9.38 |
Chatham |
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Sailed to surveying ground
(Goodwin Sands) |
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21.9.38 |
Goodwin Sands |
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0730
Lt Cdr Dickinson (1st motorboat) and Lt Bill (2nd motorboat) left ship
for surveying. Returned 1830 |
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22.9.38 |
Goodwin Sands to Ramsgate |
23.9.38 |
1600 Weighed
and proceeded
1700 Raised Fog Beacon |
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23.9.38 |
Ramsgate to Sheerness |
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0730 1st MB
(PO Blunt) and 2nd MB (Lt Bill) left ship for survey, returned 1300
1352 Weighed and proceeded
1803 Secured No.27 Buoy Sheerness Harbour |
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24.9.38 |
Sheerness |
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1835 Received 20 tons fresh water |
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25.9.38 |
Sheerness |
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0945 to 1225 Oiled ship, 82 tons
received |
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26.9.38 |
Sheerness to Dover |
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1007 Slipped
1605 Secured Dover Harbour
2100 Exercised darkening ship |
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27.9.38 |
Dover Harbour |
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Hands painted ship
0730 1st and 2nd MB's (Lts Irving and Bill) left for survey, returned
1700 |
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28.9.38 |
Dover Harbour |
30.9.38 |
Survey. Cleaning and painting
ship |
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1.10.38 |
Dover Harbour |
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Cleaning and painting ship
1500 Embarked demolition stores |
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2.10.38 |
Dover Harbour |
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3.10.38 |
Dover to Margate |
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0927 Slipped
1045 Came to port anchor. 1st and 2nd MB's (Irving and Blunt) to
survey |
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4.10.38 |
Margate |
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Hands employed cleaning paintwork
between decks |
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5.10.38 |
Margate |
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6.10.38 |
Margate to Ramsgate |
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0805 Weighed and proceeded
0910 1st MB (Lt Bill and S/W Hall) left ship for survey, returning at
1745 |
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7.10.38 |
Ramsgate to Sheerness |
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0745 Weighed
1042 Outer bar
1100 Slow both
1105 1st skiff capsized on lowering, two men overboard. Away lifeboats
1107 Lowered 1st whaler
1108 Stopped. Came to in 12 fathoms
1110 Both men recovered
1132 Skiff righted and taken in tow by HL232. Whaler proceeded to
harbour.
1207 Secured to No.26 buoy |
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8.10.38 |
Sheerness |
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0840 Embarked 400 gallons petrol,
3 1/2 tons coal, 32 tons fresh water and provisions |
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9.10.38 |
Sheerness |
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Hands employed cleaning ship |
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10.10.38 |
Sheerness to Ramsgate |
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1000 Slipped
1330 1st and 2nd MB's (Lt Cdr Dickinson and Lt Irving) left for
survey, returning 1800 |
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11.10.38 |
Ramsgate to Lowestoft |
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0557 Weighed
0800 Hands employed painting in boat deck and painting boats
1000 Exercised hand steering
1110 Exercised firing rocket
1410 Arrive North Roads |
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12.10.38 |
Lowestoft |
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0600 Hands employed unshipping
A/S dome
1000 Weighed and proceeded Lowestoft harbour |
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13.10.38 |
Lowestoft |
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1000 1st and 2nd MB's (Lts Bill
and Irving) left for survey, returning 1630 |
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14.10.38 |
Lowestoft |
22.10.38 |
Survey |
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22.10.38 |
Lowestoft |
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0800 German gunboat Weser entered
harbour
0825 HMS Leda entered harbour (left at 0910 on 23.10.38) |
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14.10.38 |
Lowestoft |
31.10.38 |
Survey
31/10 From FRANKLIN:
Hydrographic Instruction No 5 completed FRANKLIN sailed for Downs
1403 Slipped
1951 Came to in Margate Roads |
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1.11.38 |
Margate Road to Ramsgate |
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Survey |
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2.11.38 |
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3.11.38 |
Survey off Ramsgate |
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4.11.38 |
Ramsgate to Sheerness |
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Came to 1448. Secured No.27 buoy |
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5.11.38 |
Sheerness |
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Embarked 4 tons culinary coal,
400 gallons fresh water and 23 tons fresh water |
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6.11.38 |
Sheerness |
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7.11.38 |
Sheerness to Ramsgate |
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1000 Slipped
1353 Came to off Ramsgate |
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8.11.38 |
Ramsgate |
11.11.38 |
Survey |
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11.11.38 |
Ramsgate to Sheerness |
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1425 Secured
No. 26 buoy |
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12.11.38 |
Sheerness |
13.11.38 |
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14.11.38 |
Sheerness - Ramsgate |
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0945 Slipped.
Arrived off Ramsgate for survey |
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15.11.38 |
Ramsgate |
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Fog Watch |
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16.11.38 |
Ramsgate |
17.11.38 |
off Ramsgate for survey |
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18.11.38 |
Ramsgate to Great Nore |
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1200 to 1400 Drift sweep
For survey Edinburgh
Channel |
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19.11.38 |
Great Nore to Chatham |
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As a special case it has been approved the FRANKLIN is to be retained
in full commission throughout the coming winter months instead of
reducing to winter complement early in December 1938. The additional
personnel will however be subject to immediate withdrawal if required
for draft to authorised commitments elsewhere during the period to end
of Feb 1939 |
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20.11.38 |
Chatham |
10.12.38 |
Hands employed embarking
coal, discharging petrol, cleaning ship etc |
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11.12.38 |
Chatham |
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0900 Dressed ship
in honour of His Majesty's accession |
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12.12.38 |
Chatham |
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1200 21 gun salute fired from
shore battery |
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15.12.38 |
Chatham |
31.12.38 |
14/12 From A S Chatham: Taken in hand for defects in ?? and Electric
Capstan. Completes 24/12 approx. Work in hand prevents vessel sailing
at 24 hours notice. |
