Items Relating to Captain Charles Round-Turner and Empire Cruise in HMS Dauntless
Object numberRNM 2015/175/4
Object categorydocuments
Object namescrapbook
TitleItems Relating to Captain Charles Round-Turner and Empire Cruise in HMS Dauntless
DescriptionScrapbook 'Letters written by Charles (Round-Turner) to his wife Jan during voyage round the world in HMS Dauntless 1923 - 1924'
Pages
1/ Navy Week 1938 pamphlet, Chatham, Portsmouth, Plymouth.
Nov 27th Off Ushant. Describes formation of fleet, Dauntless, Hood, Delhi, Repulse, Danae, Dragon. Voyage to Sierra Leone, arrives Dec 8th. Snowed under with visits and invitations.
Dec 9th Good description of local natives.
Dec 10th Drifting oiler, causing most of fleet to drop and lose anchors. Much effort to recover them.
Dec 12th 'Devil Dance'
Dec 14th Interesting account of medical trial, locking up 21 men in Transmitting Station at 104 degrees to test battle conditions
Crossing the Line ceremony
Xmas day in Capetown
Jan 3rd m Native Zulu War dance, 300 Zulus.
Jan 9th Trip with Director of Railways in Vauxhall kitted out with railway wheels
Jan 7th Mozambique channel, 102 degrees
Jan 9th Went fishing.....with depth charges. Not good catch.
Jan 12th, Mombasa, trip to Nairobi, excellent description of the trip.
Jan 25th Ceylon
Penang
Singapore
In pages for Feb 13th, photo HMS Durban leaving harbour Dec 23rd 1926, and various newspaper clippings
Java, Sumatra, Christmas Island
Sat Feb 24th...done 16,000 miles, 3 months out of ten
Freemantle, Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne
Talk of 'Melba' singing on HMS Hood
Hobart
Thursday 3rd April....went to assist SOS from 'Honolulu Mar', a Japanese ship. Stood by all day to assist.
Sydney
Brisbane
Dunedin
Auckland...welcomed by Maori chief/Hakka etc
Suva, Fiji, Samoa
Thursday May 29th....talk of desertions, 76 from Battle Cruisers, 12 each from Light Cruisers.
Honolulu, Esquimalt
San Francisco
Galapagos Islands, Calleo, Columbo, Talcahuano, Falkland Islands
Rio de Janeiro
Associated subjectHMS Dauntless (1918-1946)
Special Service Squadron (1923-1924)
HMS Repulse (1916-1941)
Special Service Squadron (1923-1924)
HMS Repulse (1916-1941)
Associated date1923 - 1924
Associated PersonRound-Turner, Charles, Captain RN