Iles war diary, 1914-1919 / G. H. Iles - Page 267
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[Page 267]
to carry out day and night firing and on
May 19th [1918] At 4.30 am we wended our way up harbour to our anchorage
May 21st At 6.30 am we coaled ship
May 25th at 10 am we the "Melbourne" and two attendant destroyers proceeded to sea on special duty, we anchored in Largo Bay pro tem awaiting to relieve the ships on patrol
May 26th At 5 PM. we weighed anchor and in company with our destroyers we proceeded on patrol outside the Firth
May 27th At 9 PM. we were relieved by the "Sydney" and her destroyers, and we then shaped our course homeward after dodging and sinking a few floating mines, and a very nice trip
May 28th At 3.30 am we passed through the outer gates of our base and proceeded to our anchorage off Charlestown and where we arrived at 5 am. – At 8.30 we secured collier alongside and quickly commenced to coal ship