HMS BERMUDA 1946
Australia, Hong Kong, China and Japan all see the ship as she continues post-war duties as part of the British Pacific Fleet.
Australia, Hong Kong, China and Japan all see the ship as she continues post-war duties as part of the British Pacific Fleet.
HMS BERMUDA at Hong Kong 1945-6. (Pic. thanks to Steve Prigmore (Oct 2011) (See also SINGAPORE - A E Prigmore section)
JANUARY 1946
Tuesday 1st: 1900 Special Sea Dutymen Closed-up for transit of Basilan Strait
Wednesday 2nd: Passage
Thursday 3rd: Passage
Friday 4th: 1842 Secured alongside Timber Wharf Darwin for refuelling
Saturday 5th: 1100 Underway to sea
Sunday 6th: Sea routine
Monday 7th: Passage
Tuesday 8th: Passage
Wednesday 9th: 1340 Passed Aircraft Carrier VINDEX, 1936 Increased to 23 knots for Brisbane - seriously ill cot case
Thursday 10th: 1437 Picked-up Pilot, 1641 Patient transferred to Motor Launch, Ship returned to sea, 2046 Passed VENGEANCE
Friday 11th: 1200 East of Coffs Harbour
Saturday 12th: 0630 Passed Outer Head Sydney Harbour, 0715 Secured on No1 Buoy Farm Cove, 1035 VENGEANCE in
Sunday 13th: 0930 Divisions and Church, Pipe down
Monday 14th: Passing ships including VICTORIOUS, ARMADA, GLORY, CAMBELTOWN
Tuesday 15th: 1030 Vice Admiral Sir Phillip Vian KCB DSO visited ship to 1050, 1340 Shifting up harbour to Woolwich Dock, 1740 Resting on Blocks
Wednesday 16th: Bottom clean and paint and fittings check
Thursday 17th: Bottom clean and paint and fittings check
Friday 18th: 0814 Undocking and return to Farm Cove 0929
Saturday 19th: Cleanship, Libertymen
Sunday 20th: Church, Libertymen
Monday 21st: Cleaning and maintenance
Tuesday 22nd: Cleaning and maintenance, Starboard Watch proceeded on Leave
Wednesday 23rd:Preparation for paintship
Thursday 24th: Paintship and maintenance
Friday 25th: Paintship, Surgeon Lt (D) Page joined ship
Saturday 26th: Paintship, Libertymen, SWIFTSURE and UNDINE underway
Sunday 27th: Church and Libertymen
Monday 28th: Painting, Storing, Cleaning etc
Tuesday 29th: Painting, Storing, Cleaning etc
Wednesday 30th: Painting, Storing, Cleaning etc
Thursday 31st: Explosion in Aircraft Lighter alongside PERSEUS
(Distance in January - 4100nm)
FEBRUARY 1946
Friday 1st: Preparing for sea
Saturday 2nd: Clean hammocks, Privilege Leave 1300-0700 Ship under Sailing Orders
Sunday 3rd: 0930 Underway to anchor Jervis Bay 1044
Monday 4th: 0630 Hoist out boats, 0810 Exercise Dress ship, 0900 Lower Whalers, 1300 Regatta practice
Tuesday 5th: Air bedding, Extra Side Party clean ship's side, 1557 Underway Night exercise and transfers
Wednesday 6th: 1210 Sale of Late Stoker Tate's personal effects (Proceeds to next of kin), 1220 Station 5 cables astern of ANSON Course 194 Speed 15.5kts, 1315 Boys to instruction
Thursday 7th: 0505 Call the Hands except Middle Watchmen prepare for entering Hobart, 0737 Secured Port side to on Kings Pier, 0800 Regatta practice, Make and Mend, Leave 1300-0730
Friday 8th: 0810 Regatta practice, 1400 Open to Visitors Sentries 2nd Port, 1545 Sentries 1st Starboard, 1700 Closed to Visitors
Saturday 9th: 0800 Wind NxE 1 Temp. 79F, 0900 Regatta Programme, 0945 Communications Branch Whaler, 1030 Swimming Events to 1130, 1040 Messdeck Rounds, 1100 Stokers Whaler, 1330 Open to Visitors to 1700
Sunday 10th: Divine Service onboard conducted by Dean of Hobart, 1400 Open to Visitors, Racing Whaler Crew practice
Monday 11th: Regatta practice and Open to Visitors as 10th
Tuesday 12th: Moved to mid-stream position - Regatta Flagship, 0930-1000 Down Gangways, Out Booms, Dress Ship. 1430-1630 Motor Boat and Cutter ferrying Ship's Company guests and visitors to and from Murray Steps, 1730 His Excellency The Governor of Tasmania, Admiral Sir Hugh Binney, KCB, DSO and Mrs Binney arrived onboard, 1812 Underway flying the Governors Flag to go alongside Queens Pier
Wednesday 13th: 1330 Scenic bus trip for Port Watch (60 Ratings), 1500 Brewery visit Party to Cascade Brewery, 1800 'At Home' Cocktail Party on Quarterdeck, 2050 Unrig Quarterdeck, 2210 Rough Deck Log reported taken from Quarterdeck (Subsequent Report from Captain HMS Bermuda to Rear Admiral Commanding 2nd Cruiser Squadron 'At the time of loss the Officer of the Watch and Staff were occupied on the Starboard side with a Defaulter case and a civilian who was making a nuisance of himself on the brough(sic). Disciplinary action as regards the Officer of the Watch for not taking better charge of his Watch has been taken')
Thursday 14th: 0815 6 Raings Drafted to ANSON for Leading Seaman Board, 0954 Underway to lying-off awaiting ANSON, 1100 Proceeding in company with ANSON flying the Flag of HRH Duke of Gloucester
Friday 15th: Passage
Saturday 16th: 0820 on No3 Buoy Port Jackson Sydney
Sunday 17th: 1030 Captain C D Howard-Johnston DSC DSO took command of HMS BERMUDA, 1300 Captain J S Bethell CBE left the ship on relinquishing command
Monday 18th: Harbour routine with Leave
Tuesday 19th: CS2 (RA Servaes) visited ship
Wednesday 20th: 0956 Underway to sea
Thursday 21st: 1030 Met with HMAS BONAVENTURE, 1033 Increased to 20kts proceeding Brisbane to land sick rating (Diabetes Mellitus), 1248 Increased to 27kts, 1757 Anchored Mud Island, 1805 Air Sea Rescue Launch alongside to take off patient
Friday 22nd: 0806 Underway, 0900 Prepare to tow aft using own wires, 1030 Gunnery Drills
Saturday 23rd: 1200 Make and Mend
Sunday 24th: Captain spoke to the Ship's Company (SRE)
Monday 25th: 0450 Oil Navigation and Steaming Lights placed for exercise, AM Tow forward evolutions
Tuesday 26th: Gun Drills and Pom Pom firing during transit Torres Strait
Wednesday 27th: 0811 Pitometer Log U/S at 2436.4nms until Noon, 2155 ASDIC sweeps
Thursday 28th: 1400 Anchored Berth A2 Darwin, Libertymen
(Distance in February - 4175nm)
Tuesday 1st: 1900 Special Sea Dutymen Closed-up for transit of Basilan Strait
Wednesday 2nd: Passage
Thursday 3rd: Passage
Friday 4th: 1842 Secured alongside Timber Wharf Darwin for refuelling
Saturday 5th: 1100 Underway to sea
Sunday 6th: Sea routine
Monday 7th: Passage
Tuesday 8th: Passage
Wednesday 9th: 1340 Passed Aircraft Carrier VINDEX, 1936 Increased to 23 knots for Brisbane - seriously ill cot case
Thursday 10th: 1437 Picked-up Pilot, 1641 Patient transferred to Motor Launch, Ship returned to sea, 2046 Passed VENGEANCE
Friday 11th: 1200 East of Coffs Harbour
Saturday 12th: 0630 Passed Outer Head Sydney Harbour, 0715 Secured on No1 Buoy Farm Cove, 1035 VENGEANCE in
Sunday 13th: 0930 Divisions and Church, Pipe down
Monday 14th: Passing ships including VICTORIOUS, ARMADA, GLORY, CAMBELTOWN
Tuesday 15th: 1030 Vice Admiral Sir Phillip Vian KCB DSO visited ship to 1050, 1340 Shifting up harbour to Woolwich Dock, 1740 Resting on Blocks
Wednesday 16th: Bottom clean and paint and fittings check
Thursday 17th: Bottom clean and paint and fittings check
Friday 18th: 0814 Undocking and return to Farm Cove 0929
Saturday 19th: Cleanship, Libertymen
Sunday 20th: Church, Libertymen
Monday 21st: Cleaning and maintenance
Tuesday 22nd: Cleaning and maintenance, Starboard Watch proceeded on Leave
Wednesday 23rd:Preparation for paintship
Thursday 24th: Paintship and maintenance
Friday 25th: Paintship, Surgeon Lt (D) Page joined ship
Saturday 26th: Paintship, Libertymen, SWIFTSURE and UNDINE underway
Sunday 27th: Church and Libertymen
Monday 28th: Painting, Storing, Cleaning etc
Tuesday 29th: Painting, Storing, Cleaning etc
Wednesday 30th: Painting, Storing, Cleaning etc
Thursday 31st: Explosion in Aircraft Lighter alongside PERSEUS
(Distance in January - 4100nm)
FEBRUARY 1946
Friday 1st: Preparing for sea
Saturday 2nd: Clean hammocks, Privilege Leave 1300-0700 Ship under Sailing Orders
Sunday 3rd: 0930 Underway to anchor Jervis Bay 1044
Monday 4th: 0630 Hoist out boats, 0810 Exercise Dress ship, 0900 Lower Whalers, 1300 Regatta practice
Tuesday 5th: Air bedding, Extra Side Party clean ship's side, 1557 Underway Night exercise and transfers
Wednesday 6th: 1210 Sale of Late Stoker Tate's personal effects (Proceeds to next of kin), 1220 Station 5 cables astern of ANSON Course 194 Speed 15.5kts, 1315 Boys to instruction
Thursday 7th: 0505 Call the Hands except Middle Watchmen prepare for entering Hobart, 0737 Secured Port side to on Kings Pier, 0800 Regatta practice, Make and Mend, Leave 1300-0730
Friday 8th: 0810 Regatta practice, 1400 Open to Visitors Sentries 2nd Port, 1545 Sentries 1st Starboard, 1700 Closed to Visitors
Saturday 9th: 0800 Wind NxE 1 Temp. 79F, 0900 Regatta Programme, 0945 Communications Branch Whaler, 1030 Swimming Events to 1130, 1040 Messdeck Rounds, 1100 Stokers Whaler, 1330 Open to Visitors to 1700
Sunday 10th: Divine Service onboard conducted by Dean of Hobart, 1400 Open to Visitors, Racing Whaler Crew practice
Monday 11th: Regatta practice and Open to Visitors as 10th
Tuesday 12th: Moved to mid-stream position - Regatta Flagship, 0930-1000 Down Gangways, Out Booms, Dress Ship. 1430-1630 Motor Boat and Cutter ferrying Ship's Company guests and visitors to and from Murray Steps, 1730 His Excellency The Governor of Tasmania, Admiral Sir Hugh Binney, KCB, DSO and Mrs Binney arrived onboard, 1812 Underway flying the Governors Flag to go alongside Queens Pier
Wednesday 13th: 1330 Scenic bus trip for Port Watch (60 Ratings), 1500 Brewery visit Party to Cascade Brewery, 1800 'At Home' Cocktail Party on Quarterdeck, 2050 Unrig Quarterdeck, 2210 Rough Deck Log reported taken from Quarterdeck (Subsequent Report from Captain HMS Bermuda to Rear Admiral Commanding 2nd Cruiser Squadron 'At the time of loss the Officer of the Watch and Staff were occupied on the Starboard side with a Defaulter case and a civilian who was making a nuisance of himself on the brough(sic). Disciplinary action as regards the Officer of the Watch for not taking better charge of his Watch has been taken')
Thursday 14th: 0815 6 Raings Drafted to ANSON for Leading Seaman Board, 0954 Underway to lying-off awaiting ANSON, 1100 Proceeding in company with ANSON flying the Flag of HRH Duke of Gloucester
Friday 15th: Passage
Saturday 16th: 0820 on No3 Buoy Port Jackson Sydney
Sunday 17th: 1030 Captain C D Howard-Johnston DSC DSO took command of HMS BERMUDA, 1300 Captain J S Bethell CBE left the ship on relinquishing command
Monday 18th: Harbour routine with Leave
Tuesday 19th: CS2 (RA Servaes) visited ship
Wednesday 20th: 0956 Underway to sea
Thursday 21st: 1030 Met with HMAS BONAVENTURE, 1033 Increased to 20kts proceeding Brisbane to land sick rating (Diabetes Mellitus), 1248 Increased to 27kts, 1757 Anchored Mud Island, 1805 Air Sea Rescue Launch alongside to take off patient
Friday 22nd: 0806 Underway, 0900 Prepare to tow aft using own wires, 1030 Gunnery Drills
Saturday 23rd: 1200 Make and Mend
Sunday 24th: Captain spoke to the Ship's Company (SRE)
Monday 25th: 0450 Oil Navigation and Steaming Lights placed for exercise, AM Tow forward evolutions
Tuesday 26th: Gun Drills and Pom Pom firing during transit Torres Strait
Wednesday 27th: 0811 Pitometer Log U/S at 2436.4nms until Noon, 2155 ASDIC sweeps
Thursday 28th: 1400 Anchored Berth A2 Darwin, Libertymen
(Distance in February - 4175nm)
MARCH 1946
Friday 1st: Fuelling, 1130 Clear Lower Deck for Monthly payment, 1435 Underway, 1604 Secured High Speed Battle Practice Target (BPT) astern and let out both wires to 30 fathoms
Saturday 2nd: 1200 position 200nm N of Darwin
Sunday 3rd: 1200 position 100nm S of Indonesian Island of Ambon
Monday 4th: 1200 position 70nm W of Pulau Kasruta
Tuesday 5th: 1200 position 90nm N of Manado
Wednesday 6th: 1200 position 40nm E of Jolo Island crossing from Celebes to Sulu Sea
Thursday 7th: 1200 position 20nm S of Mindoro Island
Friday 8th: 1200 position 70nm W of Manila
Saturday 9th: 1200 position 230nm NW of Manila
Sunday 10th: 1200 position 150nm SE of Hong Kong
Monday 11th: 0840 Anchored Junk Bay Hong Kong, 0930 Tug took target tow, 1530 Instructor Lt Perthen joined ship, Midshipmen Hart and Murray left ship
Tuesday 12th: De-ammunition ship, Leave 1630-2230,
Ships on the move during week included REDPOLE, CONTEST, HOGUE, FINISTERRE, BIGBURY BAY, EURYALUS, ARIADNE, APOLLO, LCT 172, JEWEL, WELCOME, COCKETTE, TRAFALGAR, RAME HEAD, RAJAH, CRANE, BYMS 2017 and 2064, TALLY HO, RFA FORT CONSTANTINE, RFA BROOMDALE
Wednesday 13th: Moved to Dockyard NE Wall
Thursday 14th: Harbour Routine
Friday 15th: Harbour Routine
Saturday 16th: Harbour Routine
Sunday 17th: Harbour Routine
Monday 18th: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 19th: 1210 Lord Knollys (HE Governor of Bermuda) and Lady Knollys visited ship to 1315
Wednesday 20th: 1100 Constructor Captain and Commander onboard for Conference to 1240
Thursday 21st: 1205 Explosion heard to the East, 1315 Emergency Medical Team left for Lei-u-Mun (explosion area) - Recalled 1530
Friday 22nd: Harbour Routine
Saturday 23rd: 1330 Picnic Party to Repulse Bay - 1730
Sunday 24th: 1250 Picnic Party as 23rd, Stonecutters Range Parties landed
Monday 25th: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 26th: Harbour Routine
Wednesday 27th: 2200 Captain visited Cells forward - Temperature 80F
Thursday 28th: Harbour Routine
Friday 29th: Court Martial convened on board Captain C Howard Johnstone President
Saturday 30th: 0840 1 Cell offender discharged to HMS COCKADE, 1830 ENSA Concert Party onboard to 2100
Sunday 31st: Harbour Routine
(Distance in March - 2257nm)
APRIL 1946
(Ship in Maintenance with Local Assistance throughout April - Only significant dates/events shown. Leave, Sport and Recreation continued throughout the month
Monday 1st: Ensign Half-masted for the Late Telegraphist Salmon, Imminent Typhoon Warning received - Wind remained SE2-3
Friday 19th: Gift Cigarettes from the people of the Colony of Bermuda arrived onboard
Sunday 21st: Leave Parties - 45 to Repulse Bay - 50 to Stanley Camp
Monday 22nd: Ship into Taikoo Dock, PM Camping Parties landed
Tuesday 23rd: 1600 Ensign to Half Mast for Interment of the Late Stoker Hussain - 1630
Saturday 27th: Repulse Bay Leave Party returned
Sunday 28th: Stanley Bay Leave Party returned, 1st Junk Bay Leave Party returned, 2nd JB Party landed
Tuesday 30th: Maintenance continuing
(Distance in April - Zero)
MAY 1946
Wednesday 1st: Maintenance continuing
Thursday 2nd: Hull and fittings check
Friday 3rd: Preparations for undocking
Saturday 4th: Leave Parties returned to ship
Sunday 5th: 1145 Small fire in Admirals Quarters extinguished 1205
Monday 6th: 1135 Dock flooding commenced, 1210 Making water at Condenser Inlet, 1225 Commenced Pumping out Dock, 2045 Commenced Dock Flooding, 2125 Flooding completed to 16 feet
Tuesday 7th: 0600 Flood up and floated out to secure on No6 Buoy. (Un-docking Draught Marks: Fwd 19' 0", Aft 19' 3")
Wednesday 8th: 0825 Ammunitioning ship to 1820
Thursday 9th: 0630 Port Watch ammunitioning, PM Naval Stores embarking
Friday 10th: 0800 Seaman mustered to form new watches, Storing - Naval and Victualling Stores
Saturday 11th: Storing continued, 1255 Fire Parties called to assist in fire at Admiralty House to 1455, 1800 Hoisted Flag of Vice Admiral Edelsten, KCB, CBE, Deputy CinC British Pacific Fleet
Sunday 12th: Church and Pipe down
Monday 13th: Cleaning and painting and preparing for sea
Tuesday 14th: As 13th
Wednesday 15th: As 13th
Thursday 16th: 0800 VA Edelsten Flag struck, 1115 Slipped for Exercises and to Mirs Bay. (Draught Marks after re-storing Fwd 20' 4", Aft 20' 11")
Friday 17th: Gun Drills and Exercises to Long Harbour
Saturday 18th: Harbour Training and Radar Trials with MFV, 1320 Picnic Parties landed, Hands to Bathe
Sunday 19th: Church and Clean ship, Pipe down
Monday 20th: : 0849 Gunnery Training, Man overboard exercise, Radar Calibration, Range and Inclination Checks with LAGOS, 1636 Anchor Long Harbour
Tuesday 21st: Underway for exercises and evolutions, 1152 Commenced ammunition trainsfer trials at sea from HICKORY GLEN, 1825 Anchored Mirs Bay, Lt Wood and Lt(S) Marshall joined
Wednesday 22nd: 0750 Weighed anchor, fuelling at sea exercises with COCKADE and COSSACK, Full Power trial, Hands to Bathe (Swim), Submarine attacks with ALLEGIANCE then Night Encounter Exercise (NEX)
Thursday 23rd: 6" gun bombardment practice, 1709 Anchored Tolo Channel
Friday 24th: Empire Day masthead flags, 0900 Sailed for MFDF Calibration, 1016 anchor Mirs Bay, 1635 TYNE out
Saturday 25th: 0705 Stoker Cairns placed under close arrest, 0806 Underway, 1105 Secured on WAVE SOVEREIGN in Hong Kong Harbour to oil then to M1 Buoy
Sunday 26th: Dressed overall for Birthday of Queen Mary, Church and Leave
Monday 27th: 0900 To sea, 1000 6" Control training, 1025 Transfer with CONTEST to 1130, 1300 Turning trials to Starboard and Astern, 1630 Air Direction training, 1640 6" Director Control Tower and Transmitting Station training, 1819 Anchor Tolo Ch.
Tuesday 28th: 0834 To sea, 0915 6" Gun Bombardment of Gan Tan Is with aircraft spotting fall of shot, PM 4" High Angle firings with aircraft, 2000 Night Encounter Exercise with BIGBURY BAY to 2338
Wednesday 29th: 0030 Anchored Junk Bay, 0725 Swim, 0910 Damage Control Exercise to 1040, 1235 Underway, PM Fighter Direction Exercise, 2015 6" Shoot to 2130, 2317 Anchor Mirs Bay
Thursday 30th: 0735 Underway to sea, 0847 6" Full Calibre shoot on Battle Practice Target at 10 knots, 1315 Secured on WAVE SOVEREIGN, 1630 to No6, Reverend Hamilton, S/Lt Atkinson RNVR, Midshipmen (RNR) Saul, Cox, Whitehouse + 1 joined ship
Friday 31st: Harbour routine, storing and cleaning etc.
(Distance in May - 996)
JUNE 1946
Saturday 1st: Leave
Sunday 2nd: Church and Leave
Monday 3rd: 0910 CinC entered harbour in NEWFOUNDLAND, 1420 Lt Cdr RAE, S/Lt Tomlinson and Rev. Longden left ship
Tuesday 4th: 1030 Ammunition ship to 1505, 1525 Colonel Foster joined for passage, 1625 Underway to sea
Wednesday 5th: 0855 Exercise with Sunderland aircraft to 1430, Man overboard exercises with lifebuoy and barrel
Thursday 6th: On passage, 2330 North Saddle Light sighted
Friday 7th: 0405 Courses as required for entering Yangtse-Kiang, 0730 Anchored Woosung, 1600 Underway up to Shanghai, 1903 Secured to buoys
Saturday 8th: 1100 Volunteers landed for Childrens Party, 1320 Ceremonial Guard landed
Sunday 9th: 0835 Underway, 1045 Entered Yangtse-Kiang
Monday 10th: Noon W of Kagoshima,
Tuesday 11th: 1305 Helm Indicator defective - changed to After Steering Position, 1425 Secured alongside ANSON in Kure, 1500 Admiral Survaes (CS2) embarked, 1705 Moved to No.10 buoys, 2000 Landed 17 bags of Confidential Books
Wednesday 12th: CS2 Flag hoisted, 1125 Disembarked mail for RAF
Thursday 13th: Dressed overall for King's Official Birthday, 1305 Admiral and Officers ashore for picnic to 1835, PM Stores, ammunition and 642T of oil taken on
Friday 14th: 0826 Underway, 1000 Exercise with aircraft to 1030, 1630 Mine sighted to starboard and sunk 1642 resumed course. Night Man overboard exercise carried out
Saturday 15th: Noon 40nm West of Kagoshima, 2100 Dense Fog to 2204 Fog siren ceased
Sunday 16th: Noon Passing west of Quelpart Is.
Monday 17th: 1000 Anchored Tsingtao, Admiral (CS2) to US Ships and official visits
Tuesday 18th: Senior Officers visits in and out
Wednesday 19th: ditto
Thursday 20th: ditto
Friday 21st: ditto including Admiral Kirk Commander US 7th Fleet onboard
Saturday 22nd: 0856 Underway, Logged "I have today severely admonished Sub Lieutenant B L C Kean, Royal Navy for, when Officer of the Middle Watch on June 2nd 1946; (a) being drunk on his watch, (b) disobeying the lawful command and (c) behaving with contempt to Lieutenant Commander Greig, Royal Navy".
Sunday 23rd: 0911 Anchored at Chemulpho, 1110 US Colonel and Staff called on CS2 to 1212
Monday 24th: Stores Party to TYNE
Tuesday 25th: Lt Cdr Hicks RNVR left to TYNE, S/Lt (Sp) R H Atkinson joined ship, 1235 Rear Admiral (Destroyers) visited from TYNE, 1520 Leave 1300 to 1800
Wednesday 26th: 0900 Seoul Party landed to 1720, 1530 Ship's Company hosted visit of 50 US soldiers
Thursday 27th: 0825 Hoisted in Admiral's Barge, 1619 Underway, 1735 Anchored Fukuoka
Friday 28th: 0900 Damage Control exercise to 1020
Saturday 29th: 1100 Action Stations exercise (Seaman and Royal Marines), 1109 Underway to sea, 1155 Action Stations secured, 1717 Returned to anchor Fukuoka, 1800 BARFLEUR in
Sunday 30th: Church and Pipe Down
(Distance in June 1894nm)
Friday 1st: Fuelling, 1130 Clear Lower Deck for Monthly payment, 1435 Underway, 1604 Secured High Speed Battle Practice Target (BPT) astern and let out both wires to 30 fathoms
Saturday 2nd: 1200 position 200nm N of Darwin
Sunday 3rd: 1200 position 100nm S of Indonesian Island of Ambon
Monday 4th: 1200 position 70nm W of Pulau Kasruta
Tuesday 5th: 1200 position 90nm N of Manado
Wednesday 6th: 1200 position 40nm E of Jolo Island crossing from Celebes to Sulu Sea
Thursday 7th: 1200 position 20nm S of Mindoro Island
Friday 8th: 1200 position 70nm W of Manila
Saturday 9th: 1200 position 230nm NW of Manila
Sunday 10th: 1200 position 150nm SE of Hong Kong
Monday 11th: 0840 Anchored Junk Bay Hong Kong, 0930 Tug took target tow, 1530 Instructor Lt Perthen joined ship, Midshipmen Hart and Murray left ship
Tuesday 12th: De-ammunition ship, Leave 1630-2230,
Ships on the move during week included REDPOLE, CONTEST, HOGUE, FINISTERRE, BIGBURY BAY, EURYALUS, ARIADNE, APOLLO, LCT 172, JEWEL, WELCOME, COCKETTE, TRAFALGAR, RAME HEAD, RAJAH, CRANE, BYMS 2017 and 2064, TALLY HO, RFA FORT CONSTANTINE, RFA BROOMDALE
Wednesday 13th: Moved to Dockyard NE Wall
Thursday 14th: Harbour Routine
Friday 15th: Harbour Routine
Saturday 16th: Harbour Routine
Sunday 17th: Harbour Routine
Monday 18th: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 19th: 1210 Lord Knollys (HE Governor of Bermuda) and Lady Knollys visited ship to 1315
Wednesday 20th: 1100 Constructor Captain and Commander onboard for Conference to 1240
Thursday 21st: 1205 Explosion heard to the East, 1315 Emergency Medical Team left for Lei-u-Mun (explosion area) - Recalled 1530
Friday 22nd: Harbour Routine
Saturday 23rd: 1330 Picnic Party to Repulse Bay - 1730
Sunday 24th: 1250 Picnic Party as 23rd, Stonecutters Range Parties landed
Monday 25th: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 26th: Harbour Routine
Wednesday 27th: 2200 Captain visited Cells forward - Temperature 80F
Thursday 28th: Harbour Routine
Friday 29th: Court Martial convened on board Captain C Howard Johnstone President
Saturday 30th: 0840 1 Cell offender discharged to HMS COCKADE, 1830 ENSA Concert Party onboard to 2100
Sunday 31st: Harbour Routine
(Distance in March - 2257nm)
APRIL 1946
(Ship in Maintenance with Local Assistance throughout April - Only significant dates/events shown. Leave, Sport and Recreation continued throughout the month
Monday 1st: Ensign Half-masted for the Late Telegraphist Salmon, Imminent Typhoon Warning received - Wind remained SE2-3
Friday 19th: Gift Cigarettes from the people of the Colony of Bermuda arrived onboard
Sunday 21st: Leave Parties - 45 to Repulse Bay - 50 to Stanley Camp
Monday 22nd: Ship into Taikoo Dock, PM Camping Parties landed
Tuesday 23rd: 1600 Ensign to Half Mast for Interment of the Late Stoker Hussain - 1630
Saturday 27th: Repulse Bay Leave Party returned
Sunday 28th: Stanley Bay Leave Party returned, 1st Junk Bay Leave Party returned, 2nd JB Party landed
Tuesday 30th: Maintenance continuing
(Distance in April - Zero)
MAY 1946
Wednesday 1st: Maintenance continuing
Thursday 2nd: Hull and fittings check
Friday 3rd: Preparations for undocking
Saturday 4th: Leave Parties returned to ship
Sunday 5th: 1145 Small fire in Admirals Quarters extinguished 1205
Monday 6th: 1135 Dock flooding commenced, 1210 Making water at Condenser Inlet, 1225 Commenced Pumping out Dock, 2045 Commenced Dock Flooding, 2125 Flooding completed to 16 feet
Tuesday 7th: 0600 Flood up and floated out to secure on No6 Buoy. (Un-docking Draught Marks: Fwd 19' 0", Aft 19' 3")
Wednesday 8th: 0825 Ammunitioning ship to 1820
Thursday 9th: 0630 Port Watch ammunitioning, PM Naval Stores embarking
Friday 10th: 0800 Seaman mustered to form new watches, Storing - Naval and Victualling Stores
Saturday 11th: Storing continued, 1255 Fire Parties called to assist in fire at Admiralty House to 1455, 1800 Hoisted Flag of Vice Admiral Edelsten, KCB, CBE, Deputy CinC British Pacific Fleet
Sunday 12th: Church and Pipe down
Monday 13th: Cleaning and painting and preparing for sea
Tuesday 14th: As 13th
Wednesday 15th: As 13th
Thursday 16th: 0800 VA Edelsten Flag struck, 1115 Slipped for Exercises and to Mirs Bay. (Draught Marks after re-storing Fwd 20' 4", Aft 20' 11")
Friday 17th: Gun Drills and Exercises to Long Harbour
Saturday 18th: Harbour Training and Radar Trials with MFV, 1320 Picnic Parties landed, Hands to Bathe
Sunday 19th: Church and Clean ship, Pipe down
Monday 20th: : 0849 Gunnery Training, Man overboard exercise, Radar Calibration, Range and Inclination Checks with LAGOS, 1636 Anchor Long Harbour
Tuesday 21st: Underway for exercises and evolutions, 1152 Commenced ammunition trainsfer trials at sea from HICKORY GLEN, 1825 Anchored Mirs Bay, Lt Wood and Lt(S) Marshall joined
Wednesday 22nd: 0750 Weighed anchor, fuelling at sea exercises with COCKADE and COSSACK, Full Power trial, Hands to Bathe (Swim), Submarine attacks with ALLEGIANCE then Night Encounter Exercise (NEX)
Thursday 23rd: 6" gun bombardment practice, 1709 Anchored Tolo Channel
Friday 24th: Empire Day masthead flags, 0900 Sailed for MFDF Calibration, 1016 anchor Mirs Bay, 1635 TYNE out
Saturday 25th: 0705 Stoker Cairns placed under close arrest, 0806 Underway, 1105 Secured on WAVE SOVEREIGN in Hong Kong Harbour to oil then to M1 Buoy
Sunday 26th: Dressed overall for Birthday of Queen Mary, Church and Leave
Monday 27th: 0900 To sea, 1000 6" Control training, 1025 Transfer with CONTEST to 1130, 1300 Turning trials to Starboard and Astern, 1630 Air Direction training, 1640 6" Director Control Tower and Transmitting Station training, 1819 Anchor Tolo Ch.
Tuesday 28th: 0834 To sea, 0915 6" Gun Bombardment of Gan Tan Is with aircraft spotting fall of shot, PM 4" High Angle firings with aircraft, 2000 Night Encounter Exercise with BIGBURY BAY to 2338
Wednesday 29th: 0030 Anchored Junk Bay, 0725 Swim, 0910 Damage Control Exercise to 1040, 1235 Underway, PM Fighter Direction Exercise, 2015 6" Shoot to 2130, 2317 Anchor Mirs Bay
Thursday 30th: 0735 Underway to sea, 0847 6" Full Calibre shoot on Battle Practice Target at 10 knots, 1315 Secured on WAVE SOVEREIGN, 1630 to No6, Reverend Hamilton, S/Lt Atkinson RNVR, Midshipmen (RNR) Saul, Cox, Whitehouse + 1 joined ship
Friday 31st: Harbour routine, storing and cleaning etc.
(Distance in May - 996)
JUNE 1946
Saturday 1st: Leave
Sunday 2nd: Church and Leave
Monday 3rd: 0910 CinC entered harbour in NEWFOUNDLAND, 1420 Lt Cdr RAE, S/Lt Tomlinson and Rev. Longden left ship
Tuesday 4th: 1030 Ammunition ship to 1505, 1525 Colonel Foster joined for passage, 1625 Underway to sea
Wednesday 5th: 0855 Exercise with Sunderland aircraft to 1430, Man overboard exercises with lifebuoy and barrel
Thursday 6th: On passage, 2330 North Saddle Light sighted
Friday 7th: 0405 Courses as required for entering Yangtse-Kiang, 0730 Anchored Woosung, 1600 Underway up to Shanghai, 1903 Secured to buoys
Saturday 8th: 1100 Volunteers landed for Childrens Party, 1320 Ceremonial Guard landed
Sunday 9th: 0835 Underway, 1045 Entered Yangtse-Kiang
Monday 10th: Noon W of Kagoshima,
Tuesday 11th: 1305 Helm Indicator defective - changed to After Steering Position, 1425 Secured alongside ANSON in Kure, 1500 Admiral Survaes (CS2) embarked, 1705 Moved to No.10 buoys, 2000 Landed 17 bags of Confidential Books
Wednesday 12th: CS2 Flag hoisted, 1125 Disembarked mail for RAF
Thursday 13th: Dressed overall for King's Official Birthday, 1305 Admiral and Officers ashore for picnic to 1835, PM Stores, ammunition and 642T of oil taken on
Friday 14th: 0826 Underway, 1000 Exercise with aircraft to 1030, 1630 Mine sighted to starboard and sunk 1642 resumed course. Night Man overboard exercise carried out
Saturday 15th: Noon 40nm West of Kagoshima, 2100 Dense Fog to 2204 Fog siren ceased
Sunday 16th: Noon Passing west of Quelpart Is.
Monday 17th: 1000 Anchored Tsingtao, Admiral (CS2) to US Ships and official visits
Tuesday 18th: Senior Officers visits in and out
Wednesday 19th: ditto
Thursday 20th: ditto
Friday 21st: ditto including Admiral Kirk Commander US 7th Fleet onboard
Saturday 22nd: 0856 Underway, Logged "I have today severely admonished Sub Lieutenant B L C Kean, Royal Navy for, when Officer of the Middle Watch on June 2nd 1946; (a) being drunk on his watch, (b) disobeying the lawful command and (c) behaving with contempt to Lieutenant Commander Greig, Royal Navy".
Sunday 23rd: 0911 Anchored at Chemulpho, 1110 US Colonel and Staff called on CS2 to 1212
Monday 24th: Stores Party to TYNE
Tuesday 25th: Lt Cdr Hicks RNVR left to TYNE, S/Lt (Sp) R H Atkinson joined ship, 1235 Rear Admiral (Destroyers) visited from TYNE, 1520 Leave 1300 to 1800
Wednesday 26th: 0900 Seoul Party landed to 1720, 1530 Ship's Company hosted visit of 50 US soldiers
Thursday 27th: 0825 Hoisted in Admiral's Barge, 1619 Underway, 1735 Anchored Fukuoka
Friday 28th: 0900 Damage Control exercise to 1020
Saturday 29th: 1100 Action Stations exercise (Seaman and Royal Marines), 1109 Underway to sea, 1155 Action Stations secured, 1717 Returned to anchor Fukuoka, 1800 BARFLEUR in
Sunday 30th: Church and Pipe Down
(Distance in June 1894nm)
JULY 1946
Monday 1st: Clear Lower Deck for Payment, Leave 1300-2030 2nd Part of Port watch
Tuesday 2nd: 07810 Underway in company BARFLEUR, 1205 Met with Japanese destroyer MASTINGI, 1830 Secured on jetty at Nagasaki
Wednesday 3rd: Leave 1300-2100, Patrol landed
Thursday 4th: 0800 Dressed overall for US Independence day, US soldiers visit ship, 1615 Patrol and Beach Party ashore
Friday 5th: Inspection Party to inspect Japanese ships
Saturday 6th: Leave
Sunday 7th: 0945 Divisions and Church
Monday 8th: 1015 Admirals car hoisted in, 1400 Slipped, 1645 Zigzag to 1900
Tuesday 9th: Zz, Stores transfer with HMAS QUICKMATCH and BARFLEUR, OOW Night Manoeuvres
Wednesday 10th: 0900 BARFLEUR towing exercise to 1100, 1340 QUICKMATCH on port side for fuelling to 1400, 1943 Arrived Yokohama, 2 Japanese Merchant vessels (V031 & 034) fouling berth towed clear of harbour by midnight
Thursday 11th: Warrant No. 195 read, 1630 QUICKMATCH and QUIBERON in - Out 2230
Friday 12th: Cleanship, 1405 RFA FORT BEAUHARNOIS in
Saturday 13th: 1300 White Ensign Club Party landed
Sunday 14th: Bastille Day - ship dressed, 0945 Divisions and Church, 1925 Tokio Excursion Party returned
Monday 15th: Tokio Excursion Party landed (Excursions also laid-on 16th and 17th)
Tuesday 16th: 0915 Court Martial in TYNE - BERMUDA Captain and Commander witnesses, 1330 Court in ship to inspect Flats
Wednesday 17th: Surgeon Lt Robart joined, 1930 TYNE left harbour
Thursday 18th: Japanese ships inspections
Friday 19th: 0650 Nikko Excursion Party ashore - returned 200120
Saturday 20th: 1010 RFA FORT ROSALIE in
Sunday 21st: Divisions and Church, Leave
Monday 22nd: 0659 Underway
Tuesday 23rd: On passage, Warrants 196,7,8 read
Wednesday 24th: On passage
Thursday 25th: Anti-Piracy Boarding Parties exercised, 1720 Agincourt Island Bearing 193°
Friday 26th: On passage
Saturday 27th: Secured No.6 Buoys Hong Kong
Sunday 28th: CinC British Pacific Fleet (BPF) Vice Admiral Sir Denis Boyd CBE, CB, KCB onboard, Leave 1630-2359
Monday 29th: Cleanship
Tuesday 30th: 1312 Moved to alongside NEWFOUNDLAND to take on Admiral's (CS2) Staff and baggage, 1722 Returned to No6
Wednesday 31st: 1700 NEWFOUNDLAND out.
Distance in July 2589nm
AUGUST 1946
Thursday 1st: Storing
Friday 2nd: Preparation for sea
Saturday 3rd: 1600 Sailed after Drafts from other ships joined for passage to Sydney
Sunday 4th: AM Met EURYALUS and transferred in S/Lt Ransome by boat, 1315 Oil pipe burst in No3 Boiler Room
Monday 5th: 1000 Luzon Island 065° 60nm
Tuesday 6th: On passage (Training Classes, Gun Testing and various Drills during passage)
Wednesday 7th: On passage
Thursday 8th: On passage
Friday 9th: 1130 Wardroom Wine Store flooded to 2½ft - Burst Freshwater pipe in Tank Space, Adjacent Medical Store flooded 1inch
Saturday 10th: On passage
Sunday 11th: On passage
Monday 12th: Asdic closed-up for passage Torres Channel - Prince of Wales Channel
Tuesday 13th: 0631 Entered Basilisk Channel, 0655 On Jetty for fuelling, 1355 Underway to leave Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Wednesday 14th: On passage
Thursday 15th: 1115 Captain's Address and General Quarters
Friday 16th: General Payment, Captain's Rounds Damage Control HQ
Saturday 17th: 1953 Tacking Point Light 263° 7nm, 2254 Sugar Loaf Point 220-11
Sunday 18th: 0930 Arrived Sydney No3 Wharf Woolamaloo
Monday 19th: Cleanship
Tuesday 20th: Clean and Paintship, Long Leave Port Watch to 26th
Wednesday 21st: Prepare ship's side for painting
Thursday 22nd: Paint side and aloft
Friday 23rd: Paintship continued, Training Classes, 2235 Fire in Master at Arms Office - out 2245
Saturday 24th: Commodore Collins Cdre Commanding Australian Squadron onboard, Leave 1230-0730, 1330 Open to visitors to 1830
Sunday 25th: Leave 1230-0730, 1330 Open to visitors to 1830
Monday 26th: 0925 Warrant No203 read, 0930 Offender to Long Bay Penitentiary, Payment, New Governor New South Wales (Lt General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB) onboard to 1540, Port Watch returned from Leave
Tuesday 27th: 1030 Starboard Watch to Long Leave to 1/9
Wednesday 28th: Embarking Fresh Vegetable/Wardroom/Timber and Medical Stores
Thursday 29th: Cleaning and storing
Friday 30th: Cleaning and storing
Saturday 31st: Warrant 205 read, 1330-1815 Open to visitors, 1600 'Food for Britain Club' onboard to 1640
(Distance in August 4482nm)
SEPTEMBER 1946
Sunday 1st: Church and Leave
Monday 2nd: Ships Dance at the Grace Auditorium
Tuesday 3rd: 1602 Underway to sea with Passengers V V Nathan Esq. and Colonel D A Storey onboard
Wednesday 4th: On passage
Thursday 5th: 1009 Secured alongside Prince's Pier Melbourne. One cot case landed, 1904 Marine D W McNish Ply/X 1765 died in Heidelberg Military Hospital Melbourne
Friday 6th: Courtesies, Open to Visitors and Children's Party
Saturday 7th: Open to Visitors
Sunday 8th: Open to Visitors
Monday 9th: AM Funeral of Marine McNish, 1530 Slipped, Warrant 208 read when clear of harbour
Tuesday 10th: On passage
Wednesday 11th: 0940 secured No1 Berth Port Adelaide, 1330 Open to Visitors to 1700, Rugby Team ashore to play Pt Adelaide team and Football to play South Australia State team
Thursday 12th: Leave and Visitors
Friday 13th: Excursion laid on by Returned Servicemen's League, 1400 Open to Visitors to 1700
Saturday 14th: 0805 The Mayor of Port Adelaide embarked with Pilot, 0839 Underway with tug assistance, 0946 Mayor and Pilot disembarked
Sunday 15th: On passage
Monday 16th: 0723 Secured No3 Woollamaloo, Sydney
Tuesday 17th: Cleanship and storing, Australian Navy personnel embarked for passage
Wednesday: 18th: 1535 HRH Prince William onboard, 1700 HRH Duke of Gloucester onboard, 1710 Both left the ship
Thursday 19th: Harbour Routine -Training Classes
Friday 20th: 0900 Commander Sorrell relieves Cdr Powell as Executive Officer, 1000 1 ERA, 1 Stoker Petty Officer, and 3 Ratings Drafted for Demob.
Saturday 21st: Open to Visitors
Sunday 22nd: Open to Ship's Company guests
Monday 23rd: Warrants 210 and 211 read
Tuesday 24th: Warrants 212 (Offender to detention) and 213 read, 1104 Underway, 1146 Cleared Outer North Head, 1228 Increased speed to 17kts
Wednesday 25th: On passage
Thursday 26th: 1300 Entering Frederick Reef, 1425 Landing Party ashore in Cutter/Whaler/Skiff, 1615 Fishing and Shark Party returned, 1719 Underway
Friday 27th: On passage
Saturday 28th: 1100 Captain's Messdeck Rounds, Commenced Zig-Zag No.10
Sunday 29th: 0845 Secured on Oiling Wharf Port Moresby, HE The Administrator Port Moresby visited ship, 1215 HE left ship with a 15 gun salute, RAN passengers landed, 1532 Underway to sea
Monday 30th: On passage
(Distance in September 2723nm)
Monday 1st: Clear Lower Deck for Payment, Leave 1300-2030 2nd Part of Port watch
Tuesday 2nd: 07810 Underway in company BARFLEUR, 1205 Met with Japanese destroyer MASTINGI, 1830 Secured on jetty at Nagasaki
Wednesday 3rd: Leave 1300-2100, Patrol landed
Thursday 4th: 0800 Dressed overall for US Independence day, US soldiers visit ship, 1615 Patrol and Beach Party ashore
Friday 5th: Inspection Party to inspect Japanese ships
Saturday 6th: Leave
Sunday 7th: 0945 Divisions and Church
Monday 8th: 1015 Admirals car hoisted in, 1400 Slipped, 1645 Zigzag to 1900
Tuesday 9th: Zz, Stores transfer with HMAS QUICKMATCH and BARFLEUR, OOW Night Manoeuvres
Wednesday 10th: 0900 BARFLEUR towing exercise to 1100, 1340 QUICKMATCH on port side for fuelling to 1400, 1943 Arrived Yokohama, 2 Japanese Merchant vessels (V031 & 034) fouling berth towed clear of harbour by midnight
Thursday 11th: Warrant No. 195 read, 1630 QUICKMATCH and QUIBERON in - Out 2230
Friday 12th: Cleanship, 1405 RFA FORT BEAUHARNOIS in
Saturday 13th: 1300 White Ensign Club Party landed
Sunday 14th: Bastille Day - ship dressed, 0945 Divisions and Church, 1925 Tokio Excursion Party returned
Monday 15th: Tokio Excursion Party landed (Excursions also laid-on 16th and 17th)
Tuesday 16th: 0915 Court Martial in TYNE - BERMUDA Captain and Commander witnesses, 1330 Court in ship to inspect Flats
Wednesday 17th: Surgeon Lt Robart joined, 1930 TYNE left harbour
Thursday 18th: Japanese ships inspections
Friday 19th: 0650 Nikko Excursion Party ashore - returned 200120
Saturday 20th: 1010 RFA FORT ROSALIE in
Sunday 21st: Divisions and Church, Leave
Monday 22nd: 0659 Underway
Tuesday 23rd: On passage, Warrants 196,7,8 read
Wednesday 24th: On passage
Thursday 25th: Anti-Piracy Boarding Parties exercised, 1720 Agincourt Island Bearing 193°
Friday 26th: On passage
Saturday 27th: Secured No.6 Buoys Hong Kong
Sunday 28th: CinC British Pacific Fleet (BPF) Vice Admiral Sir Denis Boyd CBE, CB, KCB onboard, Leave 1630-2359
Monday 29th: Cleanship
Tuesday 30th: 1312 Moved to alongside NEWFOUNDLAND to take on Admiral's (CS2) Staff and baggage, 1722 Returned to No6
Wednesday 31st: 1700 NEWFOUNDLAND out.
Distance in July 2589nm
AUGUST 1946
Thursday 1st: Storing
Friday 2nd: Preparation for sea
Saturday 3rd: 1600 Sailed after Drafts from other ships joined for passage to Sydney
Sunday 4th: AM Met EURYALUS and transferred in S/Lt Ransome by boat, 1315 Oil pipe burst in No3 Boiler Room
Monday 5th: 1000 Luzon Island 065° 60nm
Tuesday 6th: On passage (Training Classes, Gun Testing and various Drills during passage)
Wednesday 7th: On passage
Thursday 8th: On passage
Friday 9th: 1130 Wardroom Wine Store flooded to 2½ft - Burst Freshwater pipe in Tank Space, Adjacent Medical Store flooded 1inch
Saturday 10th: On passage
Sunday 11th: On passage
Monday 12th: Asdic closed-up for passage Torres Channel - Prince of Wales Channel
Tuesday 13th: 0631 Entered Basilisk Channel, 0655 On Jetty for fuelling, 1355 Underway to leave Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Wednesday 14th: On passage
Thursday 15th: 1115 Captain's Address and General Quarters
Friday 16th: General Payment, Captain's Rounds Damage Control HQ
Saturday 17th: 1953 Tacking Point Light 263° 7nm, 2254 Sugar Loaf Point 220-11
Sunday 18th: 0930 Arrived Sydney No3 Wharf Woolamaloo
Monday 19th: Cleanship
Tuesday 20th: Clean and Paintship, Long Leave Port Watch to 26th
Wednesday 21st: Prepare ship's side for painting
Thursday 22nd: Paint side and aloft
Friday 23rd: Paintship continued, Training Classes, 2235 Fire in Master at Arms Office - out 2245
Saturday 24th: Commodore Collins Cdre Commanding Australian Squadron onboard, Leave 1230-0730, 1330 Open to visitors to 1830
Sunday 25th: Leave 1230-0730, 1330 Open to visitors to 1830
Monday 26th: 0925 Warrant No203 read, 0930 Offender to Long Bay Penitentiary, Payment, New Governor New South Wales (Lt General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB) onboard to 1540, Port Watch returned from Leave
Tuesday 27th: 1030 Starboard Watch to Long Leave to 1/9
Wednesday 28th: Embarking Fresh Vegetable/Wardroom/Timber and Medical Stores
Thursday 29th: Cleaning and storing
Friday 30th: Cleaning and storing
Saturday 31st: Warrant 205 read, 1330-1815 Open to visitors, 1600 'Food for Britain Club' onboard to 1640
(Distance in August 4482nm)
SEPTEMBER 1946
Sunday 1st: Church and Leave
Monday 2nd: Ships Dance at the Grace Auditorium
Tuesday 3rd: 1602 Underway to sea with Passengers V V Nathan Esq. and Colonel D A Storey onboard
Wednesday 4th: On passage
Thursday 5th: 1009 Secured alongside Prince's Pier Melbourne. One cot case landed, 1904 Marine D W McNish Ply/X 1765 died in Heidelberg Military Hospital Melbourne
Friday 6th: Courtesies, Open to Visitors and Children's Party
Saturday 7th: Open to Visitors
Sunday 8th: Open to Visitors
Monday 9th: AM Funeral of Marine McNish, 1530 Slipped, Warrant 208 read when clear of harbour
Tuesday 10th: On passage
Wednesday 11th: 0940 secured No1 Berth Port Adelaide, 1330 Open to Visitors to 1700, Rugby Team ashore to play Pt Adelaide team and Football to play South Australia State team
Thursday 12th: Leave and Visitors
Friday 13th: Excursion laid on by Returned Servicemen's League, 1400 Open to Visitors to 1700
Saturday 14th: 0805 The Mayor of Port Adelaide embarked with Pilot, 0839 Underway with tug assistance, 0946 Mayor and Pilot disembarked
Sunday 15th: On passage
Monday 16th: 0723 Secured No3 Woollamaloo, Sydney
Tuesday 17th: Cleanship and storing, Australian Navy personnel embarked for passage
Wednesday: 18th: 1535 HRH Prince William onboard, 1700 HRH Duke of Gloucester onboard, 1710 Both left the ship
Thursday 19th: Harbour Routine -Training Classes
Friday 20th: 0900 Commander Sorrell relieves Cdr Powell as Executive Officer, 1000 1 ERA, 1 Stoker Petty Officer, and 3 Ratings Drafted for Demob.
Saturday 21st: Open to Visitors
Sunday 22nd: Open to Ship's Company guests
Monday 23rd: Warrants 210 and 211 read
Tuesday 24th: Warrants 212 (Offender to detention) and 213 read, 1104 Underway, 1146 Cleared Outer North Head, 1228 Increased speed to 17kts
Wednesday 25th: On passage
Thursday 26th: 1300 Entering Frederick Reef, 1425 Landing Party ashore in Cutter/Whaler/Skiff, 1615 Fishing and Shark Party returned, 1719 Underway
Friday 27th: On passage
Saturday 28th: 1100 Captain's Messdeck Rounds, Commenced Zig-Zag No.10
Sunday 29th: 0845 Secured on Oiling Wharf Port Moresby, HE The Administrator Port Moresby visited ship, 1215 HE left ship with a 15 gun salute, RAN passengers landed, 1532 Underway to sea
Monday 30th: On passage
(Distance in September 2723nm)
OCTOBER 1946
Tuesday 1st: On passage
Wednesday 2nd: On passage
Thursday 3rd: 1253 E Point Mangoli Island Bearing 255, N Pt Lifumatola Island 235
Friday 4th: 0955 4" Shoot on Starshell to 1031
Saturday 5th: 0732 Anchored off Zamboanga, 0937 Underway
Sunday 6th: 0945 Divisions and Church, 1015 Captain's Address, 1035 Captain's Upper Deck Rounds
Monday 7th: 1140 Captain's Address
Tuesday 8th: 0735 Secured alongside NEWFOUNDLAND on A9 Buoy Hong Kong, Transfer Baggage of CS 5 (R Adm Woodhouse) Staff, On completion moved to No5 Buoys
Wednesday 9th: CS5 Staff joined
Thursday 10th: Flagship CS5
Friday 11th: 0800 Court Martial Gun fired, 0830 Royal Marine Detachment 1 Officer, 5 NCO's and 24 Marines landed for duties in New Territories, 0910 Court Martial assembling onboard, 0950 French warship Croix de Lorraine in
Saturday 12th: Harbour Routine and Leave
Sunday 13th: Harbour Routine and Leave, 2000 All boats hoisted in and ship secured for possible typhoon, 2350 1st Part of Port Watch mustered (Typhoon never came)
Monday 14th: Logged: I have today had occasion to admonish Temporary Lieutenant (Supply) C M Johnson Royal Naval Reserve for being drunk onboard HMS Bermuda between 2230 and 2300 on 14 October 1946, 2330 Medical Aid required onboard RFA CELEROL
Tuesday 15th: AM attempt to move ship by tugs failed in strong tideway so secured to No8 Buoy, 1330 3 Tugs ahead and on beams moved ship into No 1 Dock by 1358
Wednesday 16th: Ship docked down to 28th
Thursday 17th: Fire in Generator Flat - extinguished by 2015
Friday 18th: Naval Stores Party landed
Saturday 19th: 17 Royal Marine Bandsmen joined ship
Sunday 20th: Harbour Routine
Monday 21st: { Rifle shooting, Sports and Recreation
Tuesday 22nd: { (Football Team beating ADAMANT 6-5,
Wednesday 23rd: { and Rugby win 3-0 against BELFAST)
Thursday 24th: { interspersed refit and maintenance work
Friday 25th: { throughout the week.
Saturday 26th: { During Refit period the Starboard Forward
Sunday 27th: {HP Turbine had to be lifted
Monday 28th: CinC's Band to Beat Retreat in GLORY
Tuesday 29th: 0802 Began Undock Tugs ROCK-PIDGEON, -LAMB, -GLEN, -FOREST in strong wire-parting tideway moved ship to A1 Berth and North Arm. Refit continuing
Wednesday 30th: Storing ship
Thursday 31st: Dressed Ship General Chang Kai Skek's Birthday, Provisioning continuing (Distance in October 3086nm)
Tuesday 1st: On passage
Wednesday 2nd: On passage
Thursday 3rd: 1253 E Point Mangoli Island Bearing 255, N Pt Lifumatola Island 235
Friday 4th: 0955 4" Shoot on Starshell to 1031
Saturday 5th: 0732 Anchored off Zamboanga, 0937 Underway
Sunday 6th: 0945 Divisions and Church, 1015 Captain's Address, 1035 Captain's Upper Deck Rounds
Monday 7th: 1140 Captain's Address
Tuesday 8th: 0735 Secured alongside NEWFOUNDLAND on A9 Buoy Hong Kong, Transfer Baggage of CS 5 (R Adm Woodhouse) Staff, On completion moved to No5 Buoys
Wednesday 9th: CS5 Staff joined
Thursday 10th: Flagship CS5
Friday 11th: 0800 Court Martial Gun fired, 0830 Royal Marine Detachment 1 Officer, 5 NCO's and 24 Marines landed for duties in New Territories, 0910 Court Martial assembling onboard, 0950 French warship Croix de Lorraine in
Saturday 12th: Harbour Routine and Leave
Sunday 13th: Harbour Routine and Leave, 2000 All boats hoisted in and ship secured for possible typhoon, 2350 1st Part of Port Watch mustered (Typhoon never came)
Monday 14th: Logged: I have today had occasion to admonish Temporary Lieutenant (Supply) C M Johnson Royal Naval Reserve for being drunk onboard HMS Bermuda between 2230 and 2300 on 14 October 1946, 2330 Medical Aid required onboard RFA CELEROL
Tuesday 15th: AM attempt to move ship by tugs failed in strong tideway so secured to No8 Buoy, 1330 3 Tugs ahead and on beams moved ship into No 1 Dock by 1358
Wednesday 16th: Ship docked down to 28th
Thursday 17th: Fire in Generator Flat - extinguished by 2015
Friday 18th: Naval Stores Party landed
Saturday 19th: 17 Royal Marine Bandsmen joined ship
Sunday 20th: Harbour Routine
Monday 21st: { Rifle shooting, Sports and Recreation
Tuesday 22nd: { (Football Team beating ADAMANT 6-5,
Wednesday 23rd: { and Rugby win 3-0 against BELFAST)
Thursday 24th: { interspersed refit and maintenance work
Friday 25th: { throughout the week.
Saturday 26th: { During Refit period the Starboard Forward
Sunday 27th: {HP Turbine had to be lifted
Monday 28th: CinC's Band to Beat Retreat in GLORY
Tuesday 29th: 0802 Began Undock Tugs ROCK-PIDGEON, -LAMB, -GLEN, -FOREST in strong wire-parting tideway moved ship to A1 Berth and North Arm. Refit continuing
Wednesday 30th: Storing ship
Thursday 31st: Dressed Ship General Chang Kai Skek's Birthday, Provisioning continuing (Distance in October 3086nm)
NOVEMBER 1946
Friday 1st: {Refit continuing as October 21st - 27th
Saturday: 2nd: { as October 21st - 27th
Sunday 3rd: { as October 21st - 27th
Monday 4th: { as October 21st - 27th
Tuesday 5th: { as October 21st - 27th
Wednesday 6th: { as October 21st - 27th
Thursday 7th: { as October 21st - 27th
Friday 8th: { as October 21st - 27th
Saturday 9th:
Sunday 10th:
Monday 11th: 0830 Leading Stoker J R Anderson D/KX 97554 found dead in Starboard Cable Passage
Tuesday 12th: Harbour Routine
Wednesday 13th: 1000 Board of Enquiry into Death of L/Stkr Anderson onboard, 1120 Cdr. The Honourable E Edwards joined ship for passage, Japanese Yen embarked and stored in Spirit Room, 1400 Funeral Party landed, 1500 Ensign half-masted to 1530
Thursday 14th: 1328 Slipped
Friday 15th: 0955 Met EURYALUS exchanged Gun salutes
Saturday 16th: 0925 Engine Trial commenced to 20kts and back to 14kts
Sunday 17th: Divisions and Church
Monday 18th: On passage
Tuesday 19th: 0909 Passed Outer Breakwater Yokohama, 0912 Anchored, Oiler RFA WAR BHARATA alongside, 1530 Cleared Lower Deck for Commander's Address, Leave 1630 to 2230
Wednesday 20th: Local Military and Civil exchanges, conferences and planning
Thursday 21st: 0745 White Ensign Club Working Party landed, 0945 50 Japanese Working Party* onboard cleaning and storing ship
* Japanese Working Parties (JWP) were to come onboard on a daily basis in harbour.
Friday 22nd: Harbour Routine
Saturday 23rd: Harbour Routine
Sunday 24th: Party sent to inspect Japanese Ship V07
Monday 25th: 0954 Underway with QUADRANT, 1300 Radar range tests including darkened ship until 2300
Tuesday 26th: 0905 6" Guns Control Exercise, 1112 Oil transfer to QUADRANT, 1830 Night Action Exercise to 2030
Wednesday 27th: 1342 Secured on No 6 Buoy Kure, 1630 Captain AMETHYST visited Captain, Leave 1630 - 2300
Thursday 28th: (JWP) Freed-up personnel for repatriation work
Friday 29th: Repatriation work
Saturday 30th: Repatriation work
(Distance in November 1919nm)
DECEMBER 1946
Sunday 1st: 1300 C&PO Excursion Party to Hiroshima - returned 1545
Monday 2nd: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 3rd: The Japanese Yen - the subject of daily security checks since Hong Kong - landed, Warrants 221,2,3 read, PM Damage Control Lecture, 1430 Clear Lower Deck of Royal Marines for Briefing, RM Lt Rickman plus 25 Marines laded to take up duties at Kochi Shikoku
Intership Sports including Shooting and Physical training
Wednesday 4th: 0820 Candidates for promotion to PO and Leading Seaman onboard
Thursday 5th: Sports continued
Friday 6th: 0920 Divisions, Prayers and PT on Quarterdeck, 0935 Exercised Collision Stations, 1005 Prepare to tow Aft, 1045 Complete - Return gear
Saturday 7th: Harbour Routine
Sunday 8th: Harbour Routine
Monday 9th: 1400 RM Band landed to play at local hospital - returned 2300
Tuesday 10th: RM Band to play at Kure Indian Hospital
Wednesday 11th: Dressed Overall for King's Accession Day, 1412 Underway, 1635 Pistol Shooting in Port Waist, 2107 Tracking exercise with HM Indian Ship GODVARI to 2300
Thursday 12th: 0729 Arrived Kochi, 1010 RM Lt Rickman Party returned onboard, Captain Terry plus 25 Other Ranks of Royal Dorset Regiment landed to take over duties, 1230 Prepare for sea, 1312 Underway
Friday 13th: 1512 Anchored Yokohama, Leave 1630 - 2230
Saturday14th: Harbour Routine
Sunday 15th: 0930 Clear Lower Deck for Captain's Address followed by Commander's Address to Chinese Ratings
Monday 16th: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 17th: 1140 Commander's Address, 1601 Underway, 2230 Night Exercises with BIGBURY BAY
Wednesday 18th: On passage
Thursday 19th: On passage
Friday 20th: On passage
Saturday 21st: On passage
Sunday 22nd: 0846 Secured No5 Buoy Hong Kong
Monday 23rd: 1540 Clear Lower Deck Commander's Address, Leave 1630 to 0030, 1730 Libertymen recalled, 1900 Prepare for sea, 1740 Signal Received "After embarking additional towing gear sail and stand-by Constance in approximate position 17 11N 110 10E taking over tow of SS Rosebank to Hong Kong or act as you consider circumstances necessitate" 1956 Underway to stand-by HMS CONSTANCE (that is) in company with ALACRITY and KING SALVOR and tow, SS ROSEBANK
Tuesday 24th: 1000 Increased to 20kts then 25kts, 1500 Radar contact with CONSTANCE Bearing 220-22mls, 1730 Approaching CONSTANCE to transfer towing gear
CHRISTMAS DAY: 0745 Replacement wires transfer to CONSTANCE, Fuelled CONSTANCE TO 1052 - 120Tons, Take station 1 mile on CONSTANCE starboard beam
Thursday 26th: 1545 Departed from CONSTANCE/ROSEBANK tow
Friday 27th: 0929 Secured No5 Hong Kong, 1005 Libertymen left ashore returned to ship, 1530 Racing Whaler Crews ashore for Christmas Regatta Heats, 1720 Crews returned - Midshipmen, Stokers, Royal Marines through to Semi-Finals; Seaman failed to qualify!)
Saturday 28th: 0930 Midshipmen Crew through and in afternoon's Finals came 6/10
Sunday 29th: 1030 Beer up for Christmas Dinner, Regatta - RN, Merchant Navy and Royal HK Yacht Club - completed
Monday 30th: Ship's Football Competition - CPO's 3 - Quarterdeck 2; Forecastle 1 - Engine Room CPO's 0
Tuesday 31st: Leave and recreation
(Distance in December 3028nm)
Friday 1st: {Refit continuing as October 21st - 27th
Saturday: 2nd: { as October 21st - 27th
Sunday 3rd: { as October 21st - 27th
Monday 4th: { as October 21st - 27th
Tuesday 5th: { as October 21st - 27th
Wednesday 6th: { as October 21st - 27th
Thursday 7th: { as October 21st - 27th
Friday 8th: { as October 21st - 27th
Saturday 9th:
Sunday 10th:
Monday 11th: 0830 Leading Stoker J R Anderson D/KX 97554 found dead in Starboard Cable Passage
Tuesday 12th: Harbour Routine
Wednesday 13th: 1000 Board of Enquiry into Death of L/Stkr Anderson onboard, 1120 Cdr. The Honourable E Edwards joined ship for passage, Japanese Yen embarked and stored in Spirit Room, 1400 Funeral Party landed, 1500 Ensign half-masted to 1530
Thursday 14th: 1328 Slipped
Friday 15th: 0955 Met EURYALUS exchanged Gun salutes
Saturday 16th: 0925 Engine Trial commenced to 20kts and back to 14kts
Sunday 17th: Divisions and Church
Monday 18th: On passage
Tuesday 19th: 0909 Passed Outer Breakwater Yokohama, 0912 Anchored, Oiler RFA WAR BHARATA alongside, 1530 Cleared Lower Deck for Commander's Address, Leave 1630 to 2230
Wednesday 20th: Local Military and Civil exchanges, conferences and planning
Thursday 21st: 0745 White Ensign Club Working Party landed, 0945 50 Japanese Working Party* onboard cleaning and storing ship
* Japanese Working Parties (JWP) were to come onboard on a daily basis in harbour.
Friday 22nd: Harbour Routine
Saturday 23rd: Harbour Routine
Sunday 24th: Party sent to inspect Japanese Ship V07
Monday 25th: 0954 Underway with QUADRANT, 1300 Radar range tests including darkened ship until 2300
Tuesday 26th: 0905 6" Guns Control Exercise, 1112 Oil transfer to QUADRANT, 1830 Night Action Exercise to 2030
Wednesday 27th: 1342 Secured on No 6 Buoy Kure, 1630 Captain AMETHYST visited Captain, Leave 1630 - 2300
Thursday 28th: (JWP) Freed-up personnel for repatriation work
Friday 29th: Repatriation work
Saturday 30th: Repatriation work
(Distance in November 1919nm)
DECEMBER 1946
Sunday 1st: 1300 C&PO Excursion Party to Hiroshima - returned 1545
Monday 2nd: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 3rd: The Japanese Yen - the subject of daily security checks since Hong Kong - landed, Warrants 221,2,3 read, PM Damage Control Lecture, 1430 Clear Lower Deck of Royal Marines for Briefing, RM Lt Rickman plus 25 Marines laded to take up duties at Kochi Shikoku
Intership Sports including Shooting and Physical training
Wednesday 4th: 0820 Candidates for promotion to PO and Leading Seaman onboard
Thursday 5th: Sports continued
Friday 6th: 0920 Divisions, Prayers and PT on Quarterdeck, 0935 Exercised Collision Stations, 1005 Prepare to tow Aft, 1045 Complete - Return gear
Saturday 7th: Harbour Routine
Sunday 8th: Harbour Routine
Monday 9th: 1400 RM Band landed to play at local hospital - returned 2300
Tuesday 10th: RM Band to play at Kure Indian Hospital
Wednesday 11th: Dressed Overall for King's Accession Day, 1412 Underway, 1635 Pistol Shooting in Port Waist, 2107 Tracking exercise with HM Indian Ship GODVARI to 2300
Thursday 12th: 0729 Arrived Kochi, 1010 RM Lt Rickman Party returned onboard, Captain Terry plus 25 Other Ranks of Royal Dorset Regiment landed to take over duties, 1230 Prepare for sea, 1312 Underway
Friday 13th: 1512 Anchored Yokohama, Leave 1630 - 2230
Saturday14th: Harbour Routine
Sunday 15th: 0930 Clear Lower Deck for Captain's Address followed by Commander's Address to Chinese Ratings
Monday 16th: Harbour Routine
Tuesday 17th: 1140 Commander's Address, 1601 Underway, 2230 Night Exercises with BIGBURY BAY
Wednesday 18th: On passage
Thursday 19th: On passage
Friday 20th: On passage
Saturday 21st: On passage
Sunday 22nd: 0846 Secured No5 Buoy Hong Kong
Monday 23rd: 1540 Clear Lower Deck Commander's Address, Leave 1630 to 0030, 1730 Libertymen recalled, 1900 Prepare for sea, 1740 Signal Received "After embarking additional towing gear sail and stand-by Constance in approximate position 17 11N 110 10E taking over tow of SS Rosebank to Hong Kong or act as you consider circumstances necessitate" 1956 Underway to stand-by HMS CONSTANCE (that is) in company with ALACRITY and KING SALVOR and tow, SS ROSEBANK
Tuesday 24th: 1000 Increased to 20kts then 25kts, 1500 Radar contact with CONSTANCE Bearing 220-22mls, 1730 Approaching CONSTANCE to transfer towing gear
CHRISTMAS DAY: 0745 Replacement wires transfer to CONSTANCE, Fuelled CONSTANCE TO 1052 - 120Tons, Take station 1 mile on CONSTANCE starboard beam
Thursday 26th: 1545 Departed from CONSTANCE/ROSEBANK tow
Friday 27th: 0929 Secured No5 Hong Kong, 1005 Libertymen left ashore returned to ship, 1530 Racing Whaler Crews ashore for Christmas Regatta Heats, 1720 Crews returned - Midshipmen, Stokers, Royal Marines through to Semi-Finals; Seaman failed to qualify!)
Saturday 28th: 0930 Midshipmen Crew through and in afternoon's Finals came 6/10
Sunday 29th: 1030 Beer up for Christmas Dinner, Regatta - RN, Merchant Navy and Royal HK Yacht Club - completed
Monday 30th: Ship's Football Competition - CPO's 3 - Quarterdeck 2; Forecastle 1 - Engine Room CPO's 0
Tuesday 31st: Leave and recreation
(Distance in December 3028nm)
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This HMS BERMUDA 1946 section first published online 2009 and since revised.