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HMS Cornwall22 July 1914
From Weymouth Bay to Sea or at Sea
Lat 50.2, Long -2.8
4.33am: Shortened in to 3 shackles.
4.40am: Weighed. 4.50am: Proceeded 14 knots. Course S25E. Took station 2.5 cables astern of Cumberland.
7.20am: Assumed 5th Organisation.
8.35am: Course W0.5N, 3 miles on Port beam of “Shannon”.
9.0am: Prayers. Divisions. Course and speed as requisite for PZ exercise.
10.0am: Cleared ship for action. Exercised General Quarters.
11.43am: Finished PZ3. 11.45am: Stopped.
0.10pm: Assumed 6th organization. Courses and speeds as requisite for PZ4 exercise.
3.5pm: Exercised Action. 3.15pm: Finished PZ. 3.35pm: Stopped.
4.15pm: Course N15W, 11 knots.
6.30pm: Course and speed as requisite for anchorage in Lyme Bay.
6.40pm: Stopped. Let go Port anchor in 17 fathoms, veered to 6 shackles.
[Anchorage Bearings: Orcombe Point N62.5W, Salcombe Church N8W, Bere Head Semaphore N25E]
9.0pm: Burnt Searchlights.
9.5pm: Exercised Night Defence stations.
10.15pm: Secured.
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