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Library => The voyages, the work, the people, the places => Topic started by: Bunting Tosser on 29 August 2011, 08:26:51
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Devonport Christmas Day 1917
We have just welcomed aboard Lieut Els, who (once again) has joined ship to speed us to the end of our voyage.
When I began to notice pages missing, I suspected that it was you who had pitched in.
Ta, Els. ;D
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I couldn't resist it.
I'll race you to the end ! ;) ;D
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HMS Armadale Castle 29 Dec. 1917 Devonport
When in Sierra Leone, we loaded "848 tons of palm nuts, in bags". We have just "Landed 848 tons of palm oil kernels".
Seems like we may have been reading up on the subject.
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I couldn't resist it.
I'll race you to the end ! ;) ;D
At a guess, that will be end of April.
I've been pondering the % indicator. It seems
to click over at the start of the % point; i.e. when it begins to show
98% we have to transcribe all of 98, 99 & 100%. But it's a puzzle.
When I say "we", I don't mean to imply that you, personally, should feel any obligation. I mean "we - the community".
<phew>
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26 Oct 1917 Sierra Leone
"2 P.O.s & 24 men landed for loading specie at Law Court Vault.
18 men landed on jetty.
12.10 Lighter with specie alongside.
Working party returned on board.
2.0 Rec'd 600 boxes of specie. "
2 Mar 1918 Sierra Leone
"Working party (22) landed for bullion at Law Courts.
10.0 Working party returned.
Rec'd 176 boxes of bullion"
OK, Els,
Did you land that small change at Devonport while my back was turned? Because I certainly didn't.
Can you be trusted with this bullion?
If not, I want half of it. That's 88 boxes; I'll hire a lorry.
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Okay, no problem. So that's 88 boxes of bullion and 300 boxes of specie coming right up!
Better get a big lorry ! ;) ;D
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Ta.
I'll bring some local labour.
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19 Mar 1918 Devonport
"During the absence on sick leave of
Eng L Comm R. Steele RNR all Engineers were promoted up one place from
15th Febr until his return. "
How very far-sighted.
A good example from which many concerns could learn good practice, even today.
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20 Mar 1918 Devonport
"Landed 176 boxes of bullion"
Heheheheh!
Mine, all mine!
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23 Mar 1918 Devonport
"Hands cleaning out after lazarette"
At last! The term has not fallen into disuse.
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Too late, Tastiger!
I got the gold.
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Too late, Tastiger!
I got the gold.
Oh, you noticed I jumped on board! ;D
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Too late, Tastiger!
I got the gold.
Hm. It's still giving pages... ???
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O ye of little faith.
Did you not believe The Prophecy?
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=1974.msg25360#msg25360
"At a guess, that will be end of April."
;D
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And the prophecy has been fulfilled ! ;D
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A believer!
Thanks Els, tastiger.
"Finished with engines."
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tastiger,
I didn't encounter a completed "instrument spec." page in my transcriptions.
I had a quick flick through the "completed" pages but got fed up and decided to leave it to an expert.
Do you know one? ;D ;)
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A believer!
Thanks Els, tastiger.
"Finished with engines."
;D
I'll get the barometric reading right away!
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It's on a non-standard page, far left, near top. Here's one:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-005_1.jpg
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It's on a non-standard page, far left, near top. Here's one:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34153/ADM53-34153-005_1.jpg
It's the only one I could find. All the other pages were left unfilled.
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I take it you do know an expert. ;D
That was quick.
I spent ages on it.
Moral: leave it to an expert.
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I take it you do know an expert. ;D
That was quick.
I spent ages on it.
Moral: leave it to an expert.
;D
Well, here's my reasoning, if your curious.
If
a logbook begins with that kind of page, there aren't any other
barometric pages in that logbook (to double check, I check around the
date when the first month is don, with is usually somewhere between 17_0
and 22_0). I take up 4_1 and 5_1 of this said logbook (because of the
information on the page before). These are usually year-long
books.
If a logbook begins with a "normal" page (i.e., this (not from
HMS Armadale Castle):
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-32689/ADM53-32689-269_0.jpg ),
there will be a barometric page around 3_0 (usually one on the left side
of the logbook) and, if the book continues on past 22_0 (i.e., not a
month-long log book), one every 17-18 numbers (i.e., the next one after
the 3_0 would be either 20_0 or 21_0 (usually)).
Once you learn the rules, it's really more of a hunt-and-peck game. ;D
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Mm, I know the rules of the game. I just can't shuffle and deal as fast as some.
(Note to self - don't play cards with him.) ;D
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Mm, I know the rules of the game. I just can't shuffle and deal as fast as some.
(Note to self - don't play cards with him.) ;D
;D
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He is indeed very good, Bunts!
Tastiger, I put Armadale Castle in the barometer list. ;D
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He is indeed very good, Bunts!
Thanks! It's nice feeling important. ;D