Iles war diary, 1914-1919 / G. H. Iles - Page 218
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July 25th During forenoon torpedo firing exercise was carried out, also 1"electric aiming
July 26th the same exercises at yesterday
July 27th During forenoon, we again proceeded outside to Pentland Firth to carry out 2/3 calibre firing long range after which we returned to harbour, and the afternoon was spent coaling ship
July 30th This was regatta day for our squadron (each squadron had its own day for regattas) – the usual races were gone thru and sorry to say "Melbourne" was just no good at all Birmingham gaining 1st place, but still it was a very exciting day and the weather very nice indeed.
July 31st Day and night firing and torpedo running was carried out.
Aug 1st Same as yesterday
Aug 2nd During the morning we proceeded out to Pentland Firth to carry out
torpedo firing at full speed, after which we returned to our anchorage
Aug 3rd We coaled ship