Sat 1st April - from Gibraltar to Gibraltar (During Springtrain)
01:08 Ops control CASEX began
01:29 Bridge control
01:47 346 airborne duration 2 hours
02:13 346 secure on deck
02:14 346 launched
02:21 346 secure on deck
02:22 346 launched
02:24 Fire in port tyne module
02:42 346 secure on deck
02:44 346 launched
02:52 For exersice 346 has gyro and radio failure and is low on fuel
02:55 346 secure on deck
02:56 346 launched
03:13 346 secure on deck & shutdown
03:39 Fire alarm in port tyne proved to be false alarm engine back at emmediate
notice
CASEX carried out with Oracle
05:25 guide A/C 180 speed 13
05:51 COMEX 35 20M 009 32W Sub position
05:45 Guide A/C 110 speed 13
06:34 CASEX complete 35,18N 009, 28W Sub position
07:40 346 airborne
09:42 Lynx airborne
10:24 Lynx returned
14:00 A/C 215 sp20 to intercept Coventry high seas group
16:13 Sheffields Lynx landed on carrying out SOOTAX 3 person landed
16:16 Sheffield Lynx flew off
16:37 Coventrys Lynx landed on SOOTAX 3 persons landed
16:44 Coventrys Lynx flew off
17:18 Coventry Lynx landed on SOOTAX 4 persons landed
17:21 Coventrys Lynx flew off
18:03 Lynx landed on SOOTAX 2 persons landed
18:05 Lynx flew off
19:30 Lynx airborne
19:51 Lynx on deck shur down
20:56 Start port Olympus A/C 000 to close HMS Brilliant
23:04 Brilliant Lynx landed on
23:25 Lynx lkaunched to Brilliant
Sun 2nd April From Springtrain To Gibraltar
04:58 establish radio contact with HMS Plymouth
06:15 CO called Plymouth
06:26 sp10 ready to recieve gemeni
06:40 Stepped in water
06:47 gemeni transfer complete, ship underway
08:40 Hands to harbour stations
Mon 3rd April Gibraltar
10:00 Ships company divisions
11:00 Flaf Officer Gibraltar arrived onboard
11:35 Flag Officer Gibraltar departed
18:45 Patrol landed
Tue 4th April Gibraltar
02:40 Patrol returned onboard
19:25 Patrol landed
Wed 5th April from Gibralter to Naples
00:53 Patrol R.O.B
09:20 Proceed Naples screening Plumbleaf, Yarmouth in company
11:28 Lynx returns engauged and launchedf
12:26 Lynx landed on shut down
13:11 Seaking focsle transfer
13:16 Transfer complete
13:17 Commence delaying machinery breakdown drills
14:26 Lynx take off
14:44 Lynx land on
14:55 machinery drills complete
15:05 Lynx take off
15:15 land on
15:31 launch
15:32 Stearing breakdown failure drill
15:41 Land on Lynx
16:08 Lynx airborne
16:10 main electrical failure
16:15 power restored
16:30 Lynx returned
19:45 SCREENEX copmplete
21:30 Yarmouth detatched
22:52 Ordereds to return to Gibraltar. Both Olympus started and selected,
reversed course
Thu 6th April from Gibraltar To Gibraltar
06:40 Hands to harbour stations
07:13 Secured alongside
Fri 7th April Gibraltar
05:50 Patrol returned onboard
10:30 HMS Oracle piped to sea
19:30 Patrol one L/H landed
Sat 8th April Gibraltar
00:55 HMS Oracle anchored in bay
01:05 Patrol returned
16:10 Slipped and proceded.
16:30 Proceeding Yarmouth astern
Sun 9th April
19:48 Began RAS with HMS Intrepid
20:23 Light Jackstay with Fearless complete
23:51 Commencing approach
Mon 10th April From Gibraltar To Assencian Island
00:05 Gunline passed
00:23 Start pumping
01:00 All clear
01:30 SP 13 with Pearleaf
06:20 Took up station 3 cables on RFA SIR Geraints port side
06:58 Commence vertrep
08:49 Vertrep complete
11:34 Vertrep from HMS Yarmouth to Forcastle
12:01 Vertrep complete
Tue 11th April From Gibraltar To Ascensian Island
00:01 Proceeding in sector Yarmouth in company and guide. Ships darkened and
silent.
13:05 AGI spotted on starboard side
14:45 RFA Olmeda visual
16:05 First line across to Olmeda for RAS(L)
17:04 Disengaged
Wed 12th April From Gibraltar To Ascensian
Island
00:01 Continuing screenex Olmeda guide
09:36 145 to investigate passenger liner
10:08 HDS with Seaking winching onto flight deck
11:45 Transfer Captain to Hermes
13:48 40mm Gun shooting
15:12 Yarmouth wasp landed on
15:13 Yarmouth Wasp airborne
17:43 Vertrep on focsle
18:45 Rybatskaya Slave Russian fish factory passed down port side
Thu 13th April From Gibraltar To Ascensian
Island
08:45 For exersise B'sword Yarmouth detach SAG
10:02 3" Rocket test firings
15:01 Transfer with helo from Hermes
15:09 Goalkeeping exersise with Hermes
16:32 Goalkeeping complete
Fri 14th April From Gibraltar To Ascensian
Island
00:01 Commenced squadex with Olmeda guide
07:50 end of goalkeeping with Invincible
12:00 Approach for RAS with Olmeda
16:01 In sector on Hermes Alactity and Yarmouth in company
19:15 Change station - Goalkeeping on Hermes
20:40 Goalkeeping complete
Sat 15th April From Gibraltar To Ascensian Island
07:05 On station on Hermes
08:10 Stream 182 Sonar
08:55 182 recovered checks correct
14:13 Stream 182
14:20 In company with Hermes, Yarmouth , Alacrity, Glamorgan joined
14:52 recover 182
15:04 Arming runs performed on 346 Skua
19:25 40/60 Gun firings
19:47 cease firing
Sun 16th April From Gibraltar To Ascensian
Island
00:01 station on Hermes
06:40 Hermes flyex
12:30 Anchored 3 cables off Creek
Mon 17th April Ascensian Island
08:45 Whaler away
10:00 Cheverton away
11:45 Cheverton returned
11:50 Whaler returned
Tue 18th April Ascensian Island
06:44 weigh anchor clear of water proceed
07:50 Proceeding in sector Alacrity, yarmouth, Invincible, Glamorgan Olmeda in
company
12:56 RAS with Olmeda
14:02 Break away
15:22 Possible sonar contact. Classified non sub
23:01 possible sub contact, Alacrity prosecuted sub
23:35 Classified non sub
Wed 19th April Ascensian Island To Sea
12:20 Captain to Hermes
13:05 HDS to focsle MAIL
13:15 Goalkeeping exersise Hermes
14:10 End of ex
14:34 Captain returned
20:10 Begin of night landing exersises
Thu 20th April Ascensian Island To Sea
07:10 Yarmouth sonar contact and joining him
07:12 Yarmouth classified non sub re joining Hermes
09:15 First line across for RAS with Resource
09:19 jackstay connected
11:19 Disengaged
13:02 Recommence zig zag
15:15 RAS approach
16:02 Disengage from RFA Resource
19:00 Invincibles Lynx launched to return to Invincible
Fri 21st April Ascensian Island To Sea
00:01 On circle 5 from Hermes
01:33 Closed Hermes to 7.5c for sail pass.
02:30 Patrolling sector 7 miles west of RFA Resource
02:35 New sector circle 4 on HMS Invincible
03:40 Alacrity sonar contact
09:45 40/60 shoot
10:28 GPMG shoot
16:19 RAS with Olmeda
17:41 RAS complete
19:22 Sonar contact classified bottom echo NON SUB
21:15 Patroling circle 5 on HMS Hermes
Sat 22nd April Ascensian Island To Sea
02:00 Port defence watch close up
02:08 Assume NBCD state 2 Y
02:30 Recover 182
02:45 182 recovery complete
08:01 Maintaining circle 5 on HMS Hermes
15:00 Hercules air drops 4 loads to HMS Hermes
16:18 182 streamed
19:15 Commence 182 recovery
19:23 Investigate sonar contact
20:30 Glamorgan, Yarmouth detach as SAG to investigate sonar contact. British
merchantman
Sun 23rd April Ascensian Island To Sea
00:01 on circle 5 HMS Hermes
03;00 Seaking attempted to investigate venus
06:51 Sonar contact red 60 2½ miles
07:45 Lost sub contact
08:25 Streaming 182
10:35 Air raid warning yellow
11:25 Air raid warning white
18:22 In waiting station stbd side Olmeda
19:02 First line to Olmeda
19:16 start pumping Avcat
19:45 Stop Avcat
19:53 Stop Dieso
20:04 Disengaged all clear
20:55 Sonar contact investigating. Classified NON SUB
21:14 3 flares RED. Aircraft in the water. 182 sonar inboard at the rush
21:45 1 man recovered
22:06 Seaboat away
22:09 Seaboat in water to visit both floatation bags
22;26 Orange object sighted green 90, close investigating. Identified as
overturned liferaft. Helo overhead.
22:38 Helo recovers empty liferaft
22:42 From CTG turn search over to Yarmouth and return to ME. Seaboat + one
floatation bag being recovered with part of aircraft attached.
22:58 Manouvering to rejoin CTG
23:26 Resource reports flare on port side
23:46 Resource reports passing through assorted wreckage, tail rotor identified.
Mon 24th April Ascensian Island To Sea
01:15 on circle 5 Hermes
04:00 Base Co 250 ZigZag plan 5 starting time 0401
06:35 Base Co 220 SP 20
09:28 Stream 182
09:36 Abandon streaming cable defect
14:05 347 to Invincible
14:55 infra red Lynx from Invincible secure on deck
16:05 Begin goalkeeping exercise with HMS Hermes
16:36 completion of exercise returning to circle 5
17:34 182 streaming long stay
18:40 stowed 348
Tue 25th April Ascensian Island To Sea
06:10 Unidentified aircraft closing, present bearing 220 range 180 miles
06:30 Identified friendly
10:46 Submarine contact
10:48 Classified NON SUB
13:09 347 airborn
13:24 347 Recovered
13:37 347 Airborn
14:52 347 recovered
17:49 RAS (L) Appleleaf
17:49 Gunline fired
17:57 Started pumping
18:20 Commenced 10 degree steps A/C to 120
18:31 Seaking attack on submarine contact. One MK 46 torpedo and depth charges
18:48 Stop pumping A/C 10 degree steps to port to 90 degree
18:52 Disengage A/C to close Hermes
19:00 Start both Tynes 18 knots
21:25 Air surface threat white
23:30 R/V with HMS Yarmouth and RFA Olmeda & Resource
24:00 cruising in company with Hermes, Invincible, Glamorgan and Alacrity. R/V
with Yarmouth and RFS's
Wed 26th April Ascensian Island To Sea
00:20 Detached with Alacrity (SAG)
00:41 Marchantman classified neutral returning to screen
01:30 Took up station on Hermes during Hermes RAS
01:52 light spotted in water, no action taken, plot marked - green distance line
marker
05:30 HMS Hermes completed RAS returning to sector. Broadsword remains on circle
4
08:00 ZigZag plan 5
09:20 182 recovered
09:30 Sonar contact reported from Invincible from NW. Took position on Hermes
10:00 Sonar contact now stale - returned to sector on Hermes
12:00 ZigZag plan 98
15:45 began goalkeeping exercise with Hermes
16:20 Completed
19:00 348 Airbourne
19:50 348 recovered
21:00 Invincible stops RAS - Too rough
21:30 OTC cancells all RAS
Thu 27th April Ascensian Island To Sea
02:30 Unidentified aircraft closing from NW 100 miles
02:26 Identified as an ASW Neptune
02:40 Re identified as a civil airliner
09:05 348 airborn
09:55 348 returning, mad bird streamed problems with recovering bird
10:09 348 secured on deck, shut down , stowed
10:57 Lynx from Alacrity secured on deck
12:37 Alacrity man over board
12:55 man recovered returning to station
13:33 Alacrity Lynx airborn
15:40 commence RAS approach
15:48 Gunline passed
14:01 Start pumping
14:48 pumping complete
1652 RAS complete
19:40 3" Rocket fired by error from ops Room
Fri
28th April Ascensian Island To Sea
00:15 In station circle 5 on Hermes
03:17 Guides speed 12 due to heavy weather
10:42 347 launched for 910 calibrations
10:50 Glasgows Lynx recovered
12:15 347 recovered
13:50 182 streamed
15:30 Goalkeeping for Hermes
16:05 347 airborn
16:55 Glasgows Lynx departs
17:03 347 secured on deck
17:30 347 carrying out con wash and ppi
21:35 Ordered to take station on circle 4 on HMS Invincible
23:25 HMS Invincible having problems with her forrard RAS rig our RAS(L) delayed
45 mins
Sat 29th April Ascensian Island To Sea
00:46 Approach Olmeda for RAS(L)
00:49 First line accross
01:12 Start pumping deiso
01:29 started pumping Lub oil
01:48 stopped pumping Lub oil, leak in hose none recieved
01:56 stopped pumping dieso
02:05 Disengaged RAS complete
02:20 On circle 4000 Hermes
04:32 Seaking returning to Hermes with engine problem
04:35 Seaking landed on Hermes
08:25 Sonar contact
08:27 Hands to Action stations
08:50 Classified NON SUB
09:01 resuming station on Hermes
09:18 Invincible reports sonar contact 6,000 yards
09:27 Invincible lost contact
09:54 Fall out from Action stations
12:15 On station circ 4 on Hermes
14:35 Approach Olmeda for RAS
15:05 Commenced RAS RFA Olmeda
16:00 Stopped pumping
16:05 Disengaged RAS complete
20:55 returning to station 4 on Hermes
23:15 Possible S/M contact 290 4m
23:17 Lost contact
23:20 Classified NON SUB
Sun 30th April Ascensian Island To Sea [Edge of
TEZ]
06:38 Olmeda becomes guide 320deg 10m
09:18 hands to action stations
09:54 Brilliants lynx recovered
10:06 Brilliants Lynx airborne
10:16 First line passed
10;29 start pumping
10:35 Fall out from Action stations
10:55 Stop pumpiing
11:01 All lines clear
14:00 348 airborne
14:16 348 recovered
16:40 347 Airborne
17:15 347 secured on deck unload sea skua
17:30 347 airborne
17:44 347 secure on deck