Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 110
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[Page 110]
Wednesday Oct 7
We made a bad start on Tuesday night we broke down - A tube in the condenser broke – shivered itself & we had to stop & signal the Encounter - We got orders to return to Ribaul & transfer to the Aorangi our stores & reserve crew - We turned back & proceded slowly for about an hour while the engine room people fixed up the condenser - At the end of that time back came the Destroyer Warrego & signaled as to how we were – Captain reported we were all right again & could get to Suva - Presently we were directed to turn round & rejoin the fleet - We turned round & we 3 – Aorangi Upolu & Warrego steamed ahead -
Monday was a rotten day - Half a gale from the SE & a big rolling sea - Our screw was out of water a lot & we had to get along somehow trusting to the great Architect that nothing wd go wrong - Nothing did luckily & on Tuesday both wind & sea fell - In the aftn we saw smoke ahead &