Example of Ships' Routine's

The following were provided by Robin Allum (BRAMBLE). See Acknowledgements for sources.

Daily Harbour Routine

(Times marked * to be reported to the Commander)

Time	Pipe
0505	Call men under punishment
0515	Call duty R.P.O., disciplinary P.O. and bugler.
0530	Call the hands; lash up and stow hammocks; men under punishment to muster.
0535	Cooks to the galley for cocoa.
*0550	"G".
0600	Hands fall in; clean ship and lower boats; duty boats' crews scrub out and fuel boats; off boat ropes.
0630	Up guard and steerage hammocks.
*0650	Cooks to the galley; uncover guns; respread awnings.
0700	Hands to breakfast and clean; clean messdeck brightwork.
0745	Guard and band summer.
0750	Out pipes; duty boys of the forenoon watch to muster.
0800	Colours (Summer); both watches for exercise, stand fast cooks and sweepers; hands to brightwork stations; clean messdecks and flats.
0820	Commander's requestmen and defaulters.
0835	Quarters; clean guns.
0845	Guard and band (Winter).
*0855	"G", return rags; morning watchmen out pipes.
0900	Colours (Winter); both watches of the hands, or Divisions
1030	Stand easy.
1040	Out pipes, hands carry on with work.
1115	Up spirits.
1130	Afternoon watchmen and relief boats' crews to dinner.
*1150	Cooks to the galley; grog call.
1200	Hands to dinner; pipe leave and any general orders.
1220	Duty boys of afternoon watch to muster.
1230	Men under punishment to muster (1315 on make-and-mend days).
*1305	"G".
1310	Out pipes.
1315	Both watches of the hands fall in.
1420	Stand easy.
1430	Out pipes, hands carry on with work.
1530	First dog-watchmen to tea, (make-and-mend days, men under punishment secure.
1540	Clear up decks (make-and-mend days, both watches fall in.
*1550	Cooks to the galley;emergency party to muster.
1600	Hands to tea, or evening quarters; clean into night clothing; libertymen to clean (libertymen "fall in" in accordance with boat routines).
1630	Men uder punishment to muster.
1700	Engine-room department to evening quarters; duty hands fall in - up fresh provisions (in dockyard – emergency party to muster; exercise Fire Stations).
1800	Duty part of the watch fall in; hoist boats; rig boat ropes and sterns fasts; rig cinema; cover guns (at Sunset if earlier).
1830	Hands to supper; men under punishment secure; duty boats’ crew clean into night clothing..
2015	Cooks and sweepers clear up mess decks and flats; duty part of the watch of the hands fall in, clear up decks, slope awnings, close water tight openings.
*2040	First post; duty hands, night boats’ crew, and men under punishment and stoppage of leave to muster.
2045	Rounds; boys turn in.
2100	Last post.
2145	Duty hands fall in, unrig cinema.
2200	Pipe down.
2230	Chief and Petty Officers pipe down

Daily Sea Routine

(Times marked * to be reported to the Commander)

Time	Pipe
0340	Call morning watchmen.
0350	Morning watchmen to muster.
0505	Call men under punishment.
0515	Call duty R.P.O., disciplinary P.O. and bugler.
0530	Call the hands (stand fast middle watchmen); lash up and stow hammocks; men under punishment to muster.
0535	Cooks to the galley for cocoa.
0545	Morning watchmen to muster; sweep down decks, place washdeck gear.
*0550	"G".
0555	Out pipes.
0600	Hands fall in; clean ship.
0630	Up guard and steerage hammocks; open water-tight opeenings (as ordered by O.O.W.).
0650	Cooks to the galley; watchkeepers of forenoon watch to breakfast and clean.
0700	Hands to breakfast and clean; clean messdeck brightwork.
0735	Out pipes; seaboat's crew and lowerers of forenoon watch to muster.
0800	Both watches for exercise, stand fast cooks and sweepers; hands to brightwork stations; clean messdecks and flats.
0820	Commander's requestmen and defaulters.
0835	Quarters; clean guns.
*0855	"G", return rags; morning watchmen out pipes.
0900	Both watches of the hands, or Divisions
1030	Stand easy.
1040	Out pipes, hands carry on with work.
1100	Up spirits.
1130	Watchkeepers of the afternoon watch to dinner.
1140	Afternoon watchmen and relief boats' crews to dinner.
*1150	Cooks to the galley; grog call.
1200	Hands to dinner.
1225	Seaboat's crew and lowerers of the afternoon watch to muster.
1230	Men under punishment to muster (1315 on make-and-mend days).
*1305	"G".
1310	Out pipes.
1315	Both watches of the hands fall in; stand fast watchkeepers of the forenoon watch.
1345	Watchkeepers of the forenoon watch to muster.
1430	Stand easy.
1440	Out pipes, hands carry on with work.
1530	First dog-watchmen to tea, (make-and-mend days, men under punishment secure.
*1540	Clear up decks (make-and-mend days, men under punishment secure).
1600	Hands to tea, or evening quarters; clean into night clothing.
1630	Men under punishment to muster.
1820	Cooks to the alley.
1830	Hands to supper; men under punishment secure.
1950	First watchmen to muster.
2015	Watch fall in; duty part clear up decks, non-duty part close water-tight openings; cookes and sweepers clear up messdecks and flats for rounds.
*2040	Men under punishment to muster.
2045	Rounds; boys turn in.
2130	Pipe down; seaboat's crew and lowerers unrig cinema.
2200	Chief and Petty Officers pipe down
2340	Call middlewatchmen.
2350	Middle watchmen to muster.

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