Item 01: William Henry Nanson naval diary, 2 August 1914-4 April 1916 - Page 5

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Left Halifax, 10th November in a blizzard. Cruising off New York,
Bumped something, Thursday 19th [November]
Arrived Halifax, 21st November.
Coaled, 1150 tons Left Halifax, 24 November
Plenty of snow, wind, rain. Chasing craft around New York. .
Arrived Halifax 19th December. Blizzard. Coaled ship next day [20 December] Had to clear away snow to find collier.
Left Halifax 17th December
Cruising around New York , Xmas Eve ...? target for Suffok,.? firing; capsized target. Snowing all afternoon, evening. Dog watches prepare for Xmas .Got First watch. Freezing hard.
17 degrees below freezing Xmas day.

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