Long Refit on Clydebank continued through the first three months of 1945 with a gradual increase of numbers in the ship's company.

APRIL 1945
 
As April began the 'heartbeat' of the ship was increasing with more and more people, stores and equipment being taken aboard. The forecast Refit Completion Date that had previously been fluid was now solidly fixed and rapidly approaching. There was everything to do now from running machinery to testing equipments, facilities and familiarities within the modernised ship. Visually the most significant change had been the removal of 'X' turret.  Now, as long as no major defects came to light the temporary, but for wartime lengthy, nine-month association with the Clyde and Glasgow was about to end.

Wednesday 11th: Sailed from the Clyde
Thursday 12th: Arrived Scapa Flow
Friday 13th: Work-up, training, drills and evolutions
Saturday 14th: Work-up, training, drills and evolutions
Sunday 15th: Church and continuing training
 
Monday 16th: Harbour/Sea training, drills and evolutions
Tuesday 17th: Harbour/Sea training, drills and evolutions

Wednesday 18th: Harbour/Sea training, drills and evolutions
Thursday 19th: Harbour/Sea training, drills and evolutions
Friday 20th: Harbour/Sea training, drills and evolutions  
Saturday 21st: Harbour/Sea training, drills and evolutions
Sunday 22nd: Church 
 
Monday 23rd: Work-up with SUSSEX
Tuesday 24th: Work-up with CLEOPATRA
Wednesday 25th: Work-up with CLEOPATRA 
Thursday 26th: Work-up with CLEOPATRA
Friday 27th: Work-up with CLEOPATRA
Saturday 28th: Work-up with CLEOPATRA
Sunday 29th: Work-up with CLEOPATRA

Monday 30th: Work-up with CLEOPATRA
Distance in April - Not known) 

MAY 1945 
Tuesday 1st: Gun drills and training continued in SSW F5 winds and 40F temperatures in Scapa Flow, 1100 DIADEM and NORFOLK out
Wednesday 2nd: All departments training, 1525 OBDURATE in 1725 DEVONSHIRE in
Thursday 3rd: 0550 RFA ROBERT DUNDAS alongside - Store ship to 1115, 1000 RODNEY out, 1230 Cable Party on Focsle, 1300 Underway to sea, 2300 Zigzag 12 overnight CLEOPATRA and others in company
Friday 4th: Dawn Action Stations and Fleet manoeuvres and training
Saturday 5th: Noon position 550 nm W of Lands End
Sunday 6th: On passage
 
Monday 7th: Starshell fired for Close Range weapons training and some 100nm W of Cape St Vincent at midday
Tuesday 8th: 0520 Tarifa Light abeam as BERMUDA moved eastwards through the Straits of Gibraltar, 1900 'Splice the Mainbrace' (an extra issue of rum) was ordered to celebrate VE (Victory in Europe) Day
Wednesday 9th: Passage east
Thursday 10th: Approaching Gozo and Malta, 1055 4" Opened fire on a sleeve target to 1150
1300 Special Sea Dutymen closed-up, 1427 Secured on Buoys 9/9A in Malta's Grand Harbour
Leave 1630 1st Stbd - 0700, 2nd Stbd -2300
Friday 11th: Washing paintwork and maintenance, Leave 1630 Port Watch - 0700
Saturday 12th: AM DUKE OF YORK out, VENGEANCE in, 1350 ANSON in, 1415 CLEOPATRA in, 1700 Duty Part of Watch painting Main and Fore masts in Calm weather and Temp 80F
Sunday 13th: 0945 Divisions followed by Church at 1015, 1505 AVONVALE in, 1800 TYRIAN and TUSKAN in

Monday 14th: Paintship
Tuesday 15th: Paintship, 0730 CLEOPATRA out
Wednesday 16th: 0700 SUSSEX out, 0820 LOOKOUT out, 0930 Court Martial convened onboard to 1030, S/Lt admonished: "I have today had occasion to admonish Temporary Sub Lieutenant A R C Bartlett RNVR of HMS Bermuda in that he did disobey the lawful command of Commander H T Powell RN Executive Officer of HMS Bermuda after having been detailed by him as officer in charge of Roman Catholic Church Party on Sunday 13th May he did had over charge of this Church Party at the Church to a Junior Officer and then absented himself without authority"
Thursday 17th: 0530 Prepare for sea, 0748 Underway out to 6" Shoot and Dive Bombing attacks
Until 1145, 1200 Stopped for Hands to Bathe, 1320 Gun programme resumed including Close Range 1430, 1600 4" Anti-aircraft firings, 1635 Anti-submarine exercise, 1842 Anchored Marsaxlokk
Friday 18th: 0550 Underway, 0800 Exercises with submarine, 1015 Oil transfer to Destroyer, 1240 Passed TYRIAN and TUSKAN, 1325 Cleared Lower Deck for Damage Control exercises, Officer of the Watch manoeuvres, 1754 To anchor Marsaxlokk, 2030 DUKE OF YORK to sea
Saturday 19th: 0100-0145 TYRIAN TUSKAN and BELVOIR in, 0655 BELVIOR out, 0755 Underway for Air-Direction exercise, 1001 Depth Charge fired (boat away to salvage fish!), 1400 RIX (transfer at sea) to 1455, 1530 Radar range comparisons with ANSON, 1815 Anchored Marsaxlokk
Sunday 20th: 0825 TYRIAN out, 0903 TUSKAN out, 0945 Divisions and Church, 1145 Hands to Bathe, 1535 LUDA in
 
Monday 21st: 0755 To sea, 1010 BERMUDA target for 3° aim-off shoot by DUKE OF YORK, 1123 Action Stations, 1135 6" Shoot to 1150, 1230 Massed air attack, 1426 Entered Grand Harbour
Tuesday 22nd: 0630 Hands painting ship's side, 0740 DUKE OF YORK in, 0830 Royal Marine detachment landed - returned 1130, 1350 NELSON out
Wednesday 23rd: Painting side, Provisions and Canteen Stores
Thursday 24th: Store ship, 1520 S/Lt Bartlett left ship, 1935 DUKE OF YORK in
Friday 25th: 1058 Underway, Shoot, 1542 anchor St Paul's Bay
Saturday 26th: 0655 To sea, 0800 Massed air attack, 1000 6" Firing tests, 1700 To anchor Marsaxlokk
Sunday 27th: 0722 Underway, 0947 6" Shoot to 1047, 1138 4" Sleeve firing to 1213, 1317 Anchored Marsaxlokk, 1700 Swim, 1954 Returned to sea and Night exercises 
 
Monday 28th: Mock E Boat attacks, 0700 Fall out Action Stations, 1040 Measured Mile trials to 1140, 1200 Passed Breakwater, 1235 Petty Officer Robert Weldon D/JX135234 injured on Focsle losing both legs below the knee, 1245 PO Weldon taken by boat to RN Hospital (Bighi), 1250 Secured on 12 Berth Grand Harbour, 1325 METEOR and NELSON out, Leave Starboard Watch (1st and 2nd Parts) 1630-0700
Tuesday 29th: 0640 CLEOPATRA out, 0800 BELVOIR out, Hands cleaning and storing, 1110 S/Lt P L Button joined ship, Leave Port Watch 1630-0700
Wednesday 30th: Cleaning, Storing, maintaining, 1630-0700 Replenishing (some with the aid of a rubber - that's a monetary loan if you were wondering) from the Bars of Strait Street (aka The Gut) topped off with an egg banjo or three perhaps
Thursday 31st: As 30th with the other half of the ship's company 'replenishing' and celebrating in the newly found Peace.
(Distance in May - 4785nm)

JUNE 1945 
Friday 1st: 0640 BEAUFORT in, 1400 Reported to Officer of the Watch: The death of one officer (1)   Date of Death: 1 June 1945, (2) Name: John Maurice Brocklebank (3)  Sex: Male, (4) Age: 27 years, (5)  Rank/Profession: In Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant (S) RNVR, As a Civilian Chartered Accountant, (6) Nationality: English, (7) Last Place of Abode: No. 31 War Grave Officers Church of England Section Royal Navy Cemetery Capuccini Malta GC,
(8) Cause of Death: Drowning
Saturday 2nd: ANSON out, DUKE OF YORK + Destroyer in
Sunday 3rd: 0800 Submarine TOTEM out, 0950 Divisions, 1010 Visit by Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, KCB VA Malta and FO Central Mediterranean, 1215 Admiral ashore, 1345 Landed Funeral Party and Pall Bearers - Returned 1500
 
Monday 4th: Ammunitioning and storing ship, 2120 Staff of Rear Admiral Commanding 2nd Cruiser Squadron (CS2) joined ship, 2255 CLEOPATRA out
Tuesday 5th: Admirals staff joining, Preparing for sea, Embarking stores and equipments
Wednesday 6th: 0945 Underway, 1042 Passed ANSON, 1200 Anti-submarine attack - exercise completed 1337, 1315 Action Stations, 1427 Massed air attack to 1452, 1500 Secured Action Stations
Thursday 7th: 0915 4" Guns (S2/P2) firing to 0938, Noon position 100nm NE of Benghazi
Friday 8th: 0912 'X' and 'Y' 6" Turrets bombardment shoots to 1100, 1106 'B' Turret firings to 1235, 1410 'A' Turret to 1520, 1635 Ship stopped for Hands to Bathe
Saturday 9th: 0655 Secured on B2 Berth Alexandria, 0735 GLORIA into Floating Dock, Leave 1300-0700
Sunday 10th: CATTERICK, KELVIN and CLEOPATRA in
 
Monday 11th: 0800 Storing and cleaning, 1315 Divers monthly exercise dip to 1450, 1653 Underway to sea 1800 4" Guns HA firings at Sleeve target to 1925
Tuesday 12th: 0400 Course and speed for entering Port Said and Canal, 0635 Into Canal, 0756 El Timel, 0833 Le Cap, 0907 El Quantara, 0945 Ballah, 1032 El Firdan, 1115 Anchored Lake Timsah - Hands to Bathe, 1207 Resumed Transit, 1250 Toussoum, 1338 Le Deversior, 1429 Kabrit, 1510 Geneifa, 1557 Chalouf, 1640 Port Tewfik, 1701 Anchored
Wednesday 13th: 0505 Underway, 0616 Fired practice torpedo and recovered it 0650, 0825 Massed Air attack, Course 158
Thursday 14th: Passed Hospital Ship OPIR and Empire Trumpet, 1515 Into ZigZag (8) to 2100
Friday 15th: Sea routine
Saturday 16th: 0855 Secured to No9 Buoy Aden Inner Harbour, 1600 Lt Cdr Jones left ship
Sunday 17th: 0920 Slipped, 1125 Dummy torpedo attacks

Monday 18th: 1200 51nm NW of Socotra Is
Tuesday 19th: Action Stations exercised and Zigzags during passage
Wednesday 20th: As 19th
Thursday 21st: As 19th
Friday 22nd: 0927 Secured in Colombo, RAIDER secured on Stbd side, PLUCKY and DEACON underway
Saturday 23rd: PHOEBE AND ROSEBAY underway, 1215 CinC East Indies visited ship, PM Vengeance in
Sunday 24th: 1359 Underway, 1517 Close range Sleeve shoot to 1615, 2100 Semi-darkened ship
 
Monday 25th: Sea routine and training, Noon position 500nm SE Colombo
Tuesday 26th: 0315 Course and speed as required for Appendix operation, 0600 Surgery completed resume track, 0740 met CHALLENGER, 0805 Course and speed for Crossing the Line Ceremony
Wednesday 27th: Noon position 180nm N of Cocos Is.
Thursday 28th: Action and Defence Stations, Repel aircraft exercises
Friday 29th: As 28th
Saturday 30th: Noon 230nm WNW Perth
(Distance in June - 9263 - To arrival Freemantle 010943 Jly)

HMS COWDRAY (1941-1951), USS ALASKA (1944-1960), HMS TUMULT (1942-1965)

JULY 1945
Sunday 1st: 0943 Secured at Freemantle, Leave 1300-2300 (Boys 1300-1900)
 
Monday 2nd: 1030 Secure for sea, 1100 Dummy air attack, 1125 Crossed 100 fathom line, 1615 Escorting aircraft left, 1644 Cape Naturalista passed
Tuesday 3rd: On passage training
Wednesday 4th: On passage training
Thursday 5th: On passage training
Friday 6th: 0110 Cape Otway Bearing 082, 1535 passed HMSL 708
Saturday 7th: 1150 secured No 1 Buoy Sydney
Sunday 8th: 1100 Visit of Sir Bruce Fraser CinC - Left 1245, ACTIVITY, KEMPENFELT, KEPPEL HMAS BATAAN underway 
 
Monday 9th: Harbour routine and Leave
Tuesday 10th: Harbour routine and Leave
Wednesday 11th: Harbour routine and Leave
Thursday 12th: 1538 HMAS CESSNOCK in
Friday 13th: Harbour routine and Leave
Saturday 14th: Harbour routine and Leave
Sunday 15th: 1215 Their Royal Highnesses the Governor General and Duchess of Gloucester onboard - Left 1430

Monday 16th: 0905 Admiral's (CS2) Left ship - Flag struck, 1124 Underway to Jervis Bay, 1700 Secured on C1
Tuesday 17th: 0740 To sea, Replenishment exercise, Target indication and Radar calibration, Bofors firing, Officer of the Watch manoeuvres, 1730 Night Action Stations and 6" Guns Throw-off shoot with DUKE OF YORK, 2105 Anchored Jervis Bay
Wednesday 18th: 0800 Underway, Throw-off shoots and Target indication exercises, 1348 Returned to anchor Jervis Bay
Thursday 19th: Harbour training and shift berth
Friday 20th: 0705 Underway, 6" Shoot, Suicide Dive Bombing practice, 4" firings on winged target, 1800 6" shoot on Battle Practice Target, 2046 Anchored Jervis Bay
Saturday 21st: Harbour training
Sunday 22nd: AM VENGEANCE COLOSSUS WAGER and WHELP in
 
Monday 23rd: VENGEANCE etc out, 1315 Underway, Paravanes, 4" and 6" shoots, 1730 Anchored Jervis Bay
Tuesday 24th: 0759 Underway, 0845 Bombardment exercise to 1235, 1430 Joined ANSON, Massed air attacks, 1615 Replenishment exercise, 1900 Starshell on ANSON, Overnight exercises continued
Wednesday 25th: Action and air attacks and submarine exercises including WHELP, VORACIOUS BIRDIKIN? and GUARDIAN, 2002 Anchored Jervis Bay
Thursday 26th: Harbour training
Friday 27th: 0950 Underway with ANSON to continue exercises, 1600 Stopped for Whaler race, 1830 Massed air attack to 2000, O/N exercises
Saturday 28th: Exercises, 1425 Anchored Jervis Bay
Sunday 29th: Quiet Day, 2320 Underway to sea
 
Monday 30th: 0713 Secured to No2 Buoy Sydney, 0855 DUKE OF YORK out of Drydock
Tuesday 31st: 0800 Ammunition ship to 1900
(Distance in July - 4197)

AUGUST 1945
Wednesday 1st: Painting ship, Leave Port watch 1530-1030 - 1st Starboard 1730-0730
Thursday 2nd: Draft left ship
Friday 3rd: Painting ship
Saturday 4th: Make and Mend Recreation and Leave
Sunday 5th: Open to Visitors, WHIRLWIND AND DEVONSHIRE underway
 
Monday 6th: [(0815 US dropped  atomic bomb on Hiroshima)]
Tuesday 7th: Painting, maintenance, cleaning and preparation
Wednesday 8th: As 7th
Thursday 9th: [(1100 US dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki)]
Friday 10th: As 7th
Saturday 11th: As 7th
Sunday 12th: Church
 
Monday 13th: Storing and fuelling
Tuesday 14th: Preparing for sea
Wednesday 15th: [(Emporer Hirohito broadcast surrender of Japan)], 1307 Task Force 111.2.7 BERMUDA (CS2) VENGEANCE COLOSSUS TUSKAN TYRIAN and TUMULT underway to sea
Thursday 16th: Heading north carrying out Flying/Defence/Screening exercises, Lead changes and Zigzags
Friday 17th: As 16th
Saturday 18th: Passed STRIKER ARBITER NORMAN AND SEA NYMPH
Sunday 19th: As 16th

Monday 20th: 0637 Passed Boom, 0655 Anchored Manus, Fuelled and Captains Conference onboard, 1732 Underway to sea
Tuesday 21st: Liferaft investigated by ARGONAUT
Wednesday 22nd: On passage
Thursday 23rd: 1800 Passed VENERABLE, 2000 Secured on US Oiler ABORENDA 91 Berth Leyte Philippines
Friday 24th: Harbour routine
Saturday 25th: Dental Parties onboard from ARGONAUT and TUMULT, BURNIE, USK and ANSON underway
Sunday 26th: Harbour routine and exchanges
 
Monday 27th: Maintenance and planning
Tuesday 28th: 1045 Rear Admiral Buckmaster USN, Commander West Carolines onboard to 1140
Wednesday 29th: Maintenance and preparation
Thursday 30th: Maintenance and preparation
Friday 31st: Maintenance and preparation
(Distance in August - 4089)

SEPTEMBER 1945
Saturday 1st: Harbour routine - Cleanship
Sunday 2nd: [(Formal Japanese Surrender Documents signed onboard USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay)]
Monday 3rd: 0640 Underway, 0820 4" firings on Drove target, Admiral in and out of ship to others including US Fleet Flagship, 1550 Secured on Tanker, 1743 Slipped and to Berth 405 Leyte
Tuesday 4th: 1200 Underway, 1220 ARGONAUT detached, 1400 Stores transfers
Wednesday 5th: On passage North through Philippine Sea, 1520 Ops Orders passed to TUMULT for distribution to other ships
Thursday 6th: 1410 Passed Breakwater, 1435 Secured alongside in Kiirun Formosa, (Chuling Taiwan) 140 Royal Marines landed to take over Sentry Duties, 1545 Four US Destroyers left with Prisoners of War 1600 Japanese Officers onboard
Friday 7th: 0345 Pilot Boat took off Lt MacFarlane RN (Japanese Interpreter) and Escort, 1340 RM's and No2 Platoon left ship for Prisoner of War Camp, 1905 16 POW's arrived onboard           (Thanks to Frank La Touche for this cutting)
Saturday 8th: RFA San Amado
Sunday 9th: Hospital Ship MANGANUIE arrived, 1630 RM's and No2 Platoon returned to ship 
  
Monday 10th: 0517 Lt MacFarlane and Escort left to meet BELFAST arrival at 0950, 1400 Admiral and Staff left on transfer to BELFAST - Flag struck
Tuesday 11th: 1515 Underway station astern of BELFAST with ARGONAUT, PLYMOUTH, URSA
Wednesday 12th:  At sea, 1200 Approx position 200nm from Kiirun/Wenzhou China/Okinawa  Japan, Action/Defence Stations as required for aircraft, submarine and mine sightings etc
Thursday 13th: As 12th, Noon position 200nm SE of Shanghai
Friday 14th: East China Sea, Fuelling and transfers between accompanying ships including USS NASHVILLE, GEORGE J JOHNSON, ROCKY MOUNT, WALLER, CONY EATON
Saturday 15th: Continuing Action/Defence Stations as required 
Sunday 16th: As15th

Extracts from the Report of Captain A J S Crockett RM which includes submissions by Lt Richmond RM and Corporal J Malcolm. (Held in National Archives, Kew).

Monday 17th: As 14th
Tuesday 18th: 1357 Anchored Woosung Flats Shanghai
Wednesday 19th: 0910 Underway to Tsingtao accompanied by TUSKAN 
Thursday 20th: 1014 Stoker 1st Class Snow placed under close-arrest, 1503 Anchored Tsingtao with USS LOUISVILLE, NEW ORLEANS, STEPHENS
Friday 21st: 0640 Into Commercial Harbour No2 Wharf
Saturday 22nd: 0900 Two Japanese warships entered harbour, 1045 Admiral Shek Chinese Navy onboard
Sunday 23rd: 1115 Picnic Party 1st Stbd Watch ashore.

Weihsein Internees
 
The following extracts are from Captain Bethell's (CO HMS Bermuda) 'Diary of Events' at Tsingtao, China in September/October 1945.
 
"19th September 1945.
 
0900 Proceeded (from Shanghai) in HMS "Bermuda" with HMS "Tuscan" in company in accordance with C.T.G 112.3's 181620/Sept."
 
"20th September 1945.
 
1500 Anchored in Tsingtao roads, 11/2 Miles SW Yunuisan Light.
 
…The city is in an extremely dirty and insanitary condition.
…There are a number of foreign residents at liberty estimated at:
Germans - 1200, Japanese 30,000. also a fair number of White Russians
"The behaviour of the Japanese soldiers and sailors appears quiet and satisfactory. They are reported to be very badly off and even resorting to selling their swords.
 
"1700. The Captain proceeded ashore with Adm Settle (USN Commander Task Gp 71.4 in USS Louisville and Senior Officer (Allies)) and Captain Erck (USS New Orleans) to the Admiral's Office in Edgewater Hotel to contact Colonel Weinberg who is the U.S. Army Officer in charge of the internee camp and supply and evacuation arrangements.
 
Internee Situation
 
There are about 1500 internees at Weishein (sic) about 100 miles inland. There are men, women and children but no Prisoners of War. All are reported to be in good health and reasonably comfortable. U.S Air Force has dropped 125 tons of food etc., and "Bermuda's" offers of medical stores have been politely refused.
 
Arrangements for evacuating them appear obscure and the A.P.A expected for the 24th, September has apparently been postponed. This appears unfortunate as there is not supposed to be sufficient accommodation in the city to house the whole 1500, while the railway is unreliable and liable to damage by bandits."
 
 
"Friday, 21st, September 1945
 
…Admiral Settle, Captain Erck and Captain Bethell called on Rear Admiral Sheh (Chinese Navy). The latter expressed especial delight at the arrival of the White Ensign (he had served in HMS Hibernia in 1908 and RNC Greenwich and was very proud of his RN association and training) …and stated he was waiting for General Lee Yen Yen to come and take over the official surrender of the city.
 
He had, or could give, no idea of this date but it would not be until the General had first received the surrender of Tainan, the capital of Shantung.
He stated that he had enough sailors under arms to maintain order in the city and harbour, but was worried that the Communists might invest (sic) and sack the city, in which case he had insufficient force to prevent it."
 
"Sunday, 23rd, September 1945
 
AM and PM - Investigated the possibility of extra accommodation in the town for all the internees, the Captain and Captain Erck U.S.N. drove round the town and several possibilities were explored.
 
…Full arrangements for reception of RAPWI (Returning Allied Prisoners of War and Internees), tomorrow, Monday, were effected. The Captain was further convinced that the presence of a British cruiser in a good position in the Inner Harbour was having a quietening effect on the local situation.
Chinese and Japanese soldiers in the streets appeared to be in full collaboration and quite good friends.
 
0707 Lt. Chalk, R.N.V.R., Sub-Lt. Godwin R.N.V.R. (Official Photographer) and two seaman guards left…..for station with 28 cases of stores for Weishien (sic) Camp."
 
"Monday, 24th September 1945
 
Arrival of RAPWI postponed for 24 hours owing to the heavy rains up country and consequent dislocation to road and rail transport."
 
"Tuesday, 25th September 1945
 
1400 The Captain proceeded to the railway station with S.O.P.A and Captain Erck U.S.N. to witness the arrival of the first 500 RAPWI. Tremendous enthusiasm by all including local Chinese. R.M. Band, sentries and working parties assisted there and at the Hotel. The R.M. Band delighted the large number of internee children. The whole operation went very smoothly.
 
Enormous crowds were outside the station with flags and banners, and even a Chinese Band. The crowd clapped and yelled with delight when our troops drove through.
 
1800 The Captain and 19 officers including the Captain and 3 from Tuskan attended an official dinner given by the Mayor and Corporation to welcome the White Ensign back to China."
 
"Wednesday, 26th September 1945
 
……Captain R.M. to stay at the Hotel during the next few days to keep in close touch with the returning ex-internees and U.S. authorities.
Later he was besieged by requests from British people wanting preferential treatment and again had to explain that this could not be arranged.
 
0600. Sailed "Tuskan" with official, service and internee mail for Shanghai in accordance with "Bermuda's" 251820z.
 
In the ensuing days to 8th October when HMS Bermuda sailed from Tsingtao for Shanghai the transfer of internees from Weihsein continued, interrupted a couple of times by railway damage caused by bandits. Various 'diplomatic' exchanges, included visits to and from the ship including 'Chinese Opera' entertainment ashore for ship's companies.
At the Edgewater Hotel and Mansions increasing numbers of ex-internees arrived to be cared for and two US transport ships began their repatriation.
 
For anyone interested in discovering more about Weihsein Camp these sites (in 2009)  will be of interest: http://www.weihsien-paintings.org/index.htm      http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/sancton/

Monday 24th: Harbour routine and picnic party
Tuesday 25th: 1000 Mayor of Tsingtao and French Consul visited ship
Wednesday 26th: Cleanship
Thursday 27th: USS BURNS and CONNOR in, Captain USS ALASKA visited ship
Friday 28th: Warrant No's 155 & 6 read
Saturday 29th: 1500 Ex-Internees visited ship
Sunday 30th: Church and Internee visitors
(Distance in September - 3320)
(NB: The 'Internees' in Tsingtao though held in confinement were civilians and therefore relatively well and cared for)

OCTOBER 1945
Monday 1st: Visits by Internees continue
Tuesday 2nd: Cleaning and painting, Internees visit ship
Wednesday 3rd: As 2nd
Thursday 4th: As 2nd
Friday 5th: Stoker Snow returned to ship ex Cells
Saturday 6th: Painting superstructure
Sunday 7th: Church, USS GENEVA WALTON and ROLF in, 2220 Heavy gunfire heard on starboard quarter, 2330 Last salvo heard
 
Monday 8th: 0945 1 + 7 Royal Marines returned onboard from Edgewater Hotel (Internees residence), 1635 Slipped and aided round by 2 Landing Craft
Tuesday 9th: Floating mine disposed of by Bren Guns, 1440 Arrived Shanghai, Fuelled from BROWN RANGER, Leave to 2300, 2350 Shore Patrol returned - 4 Libertymen adrift
Wednesday 10th: Leave etc as 9th
Thursday 11th: As 10th
Friday 12th: 1800 RM Band and Cinema Reception Party landed, 1940 Cinema Party ashore
Saturday 13th: Lt Allen to Hospital Ship REPOSE - Appendicitis
Sunday 14th: Divisions and prayers, RM Band ashore to play at Dance, Union Jack Club Working Party landed

Monday 15th: Cleaning, painting and maintenance, Leave and recreation
Tuesday 16th: As 15th
Wednesday 17th: As 15th
Thursday 18th: As 15th
Friday 19th: Captain Leake British Naval Attache visited ship
Saturday 20th: Captain Servaes and HE Ambassador visited ship
Sunday 21st: Church and Pipe down
 
Monday 22nd: Storing and cleaning
Tuesday 23rd: Storing and cleaning, APOLLO in, Reverend Longden RNVR joined
Wednesday 24th: Officer admonished: 'I have this day caused to be recorded in this Log the fact that Temporary Lieutenant Arthur Kekewitch RNVR did take insufficient care of a firearm and did not ensure that its ammunition was returned to the Gunner - Signed (Bethell/Kekewitch)
Thursday 25th: Surgeon Lt Routledge Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve left ship for passage to Canada 
Friday 26th:Exchange visits with US Ships, Football v French teams, Water polo matches, RM Band ashore etc
Saturday 27th: As 26th, Concert Party at UJC
Sunday 28th: As 26th
 
Monday 29th: Cleaning maintenance storing
Tuesday 30th: Lt Allen returned to ship ex Appendix operation
(Distance in October - 350nm) 

NOVEMBER 1945
Thursday 1st: Beer and Dental Party left ship, Exchange visit to USS DIXIE
Friday 2nd: 0900 AMETHYST in, 1400 100 Ratings visit to USS DIXIE
Saturday 3rd: USS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN sailed (Note: In 2008 the ship remains serviceable though classed a 'Museum' ship in San Francisco)
Sunday 4th: RFA FORT ROSALIE underway, UJC Working Party ashore + football teams
 
Monday 5th: Harbour routine, Maintenance, Leave and recreation
Tuesday 6th: As 5th
Wednesday 7th: Warrants 163 & 4 read, 1335 ARIADNE out
Thursday 8th: As 5th
Friday 9th: 1730 Captain's Cocktail Party to 2010, 2035 Fire Party called out to fire in Landing Craft (A)
Saturday 10th: As 5th
Sunday 11th: 1020 Armistice Day Service Divisions, 1100 Two minutes silence, 1110 Pipe-down
 
Monday 12th: RFA FORT PROVIDENT and HMS TENACIOUS in
Tuesday 13th: Store-ship, Training and Gun Drills
Wednesday 14th: As 13th
Thursday 15th: PT and Prayers, JEREMIAH O'BRIEN passed
Friday 16th: Harbour routine, Maintenance
Saturday 17th: Harbour routine
Sunday 18th: Church
 
Monday 19th: As 16th
Tuesday 20th: Training classes, 1400 AB Smith returned from BELFAST punishment cells, 1510 AB Allen left for BELFAST punishment cells
Wednesday 21st: BLACK PRINCE in
Thursday 22nd: 1157 Underway to sea
Friday 23rd: No's 1 to 4 Seaman Platoons to Training throughout day
Saturday 24th: Passage through Formosa Strait
Sunday 25th: Transfer with TROUBRIDGE, 1044 Anchored in Hong Kong Harbour, Leave 1300-2300 (It was a good time to arrive in HK as the China Fleet Club was just beginning to function again giving ship's companies a 'Club' in which to meet, eat, drink and exchange Dits - not necessarily in that order. They also sent working parties there as had been done in Shanghai UJC)   
 
Monday 26th: Stores, Maintenance, Leave and recreation
Tuesday 27th: As 26th
Wednesday 28th: 0730 TERMAGANT out, 1310 HM Troopship LANCASHIRE out
Thursday 29th: 0705 TERPSICHORE out
Friday 30th: TIRELESS, TERPSICHORE and VENGEANCE in, PIONEER and ALACRITY out
(Distance in November - 1100)

DECEMBER 1945
Saturday 1st: Football match v ADAMANT, Leave
Sunday 2nd: Church Parties landed
 
Monday 3rd: 0800 Submarines TURPIN, TIRELESS, TRUMPET, TAPIR, TRUNCHEON out,
LOTHIAN, CEASER and COWDRAY out, 0840 Sub. Depot Ship ADAMANT out, 0850 ARBITER and AMETHYST in, 0915 COURIER, HARE, WELCOME in, 0920 TERPSICHORE, TERMAGANT and ARIADNE out
Tuesday 4th: Harbour Routine
Wednesday 5th: Commodore Fleet Train visited Captain
Thursday 6th: Harbour Routine
Friday 7th: Warrants 165 and 6 read, MANXMAN Captain visited ship
Saturday 8th: HM South African Ship SALVESTOR and HM Tug ADVANTAGE in
Sunday 9th: Harbour Routine
 
Monday 10th: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 11th: Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt CB CBE CinC Hong Kong plus General Lo Chinese Army visited ship
Wednesday 12th: 0745 Slipped to sea for Anti-Submarine exercises, 1612 Anchored Long Harbour
Thursday 13th: 1200 and 1640 Hands to bathe
Friday 14th: To Sea for more A/S Exercises then anchor in Tolo Harbour 1554
Saturday 15th: Harbour routine
Sunday 16th: Church and Pipe-down
 
Monday 17th: 1145 Anti-submarine exercise, 1342 Anchored Hong Kong Harbour
Tuesday 18th: Harbour Routine
Wednesday 19th: As 18th
Thursday 20th: As 18th
Friday 21st: Moved to Junk Bay to make way for arrival of DUKE OF YORK
Saturday 22nd: As 18th
Sunday 23rd: As 18th
 
Monday 24th: As 18th
Tuesday 25th: 0620 Called the Hands, 0645 Both watches sweep down Upper Deck and Clean Ship, 0845 Church Parties landed, 0900 Secure, 0920 Duty Hands employed in Cinema/Getting up Beer, 1100 Secured Waterboat alongside, 1110 Captain's Messdeck Rounds, 1600 Land Shore Patrols
Wednesday 26th: Harbour Routine
Thursday 27th: 0810 Warrant 170 read
Friday 28th: 1100 CinC BPF (Sir Bertram Fraser) visited ship to 1215
Saturday 29th: Warrant No 163 read
Sunday 30th: 1005 Underway to sea
 
Monday 31st: At sea
(Distance in December - 1290)