Oct. 16th — Glorious day

“Left Harbour at 6 a.m. the
“Minotaur” then the “Ibuki”
leading. Then followed the
‘Psyche’. Manganui HawkesBay,
Star of India, Limerick, Tahiti
then ‘Philomel’ Arawa
Athenic Orari Ruapehu Waimana
On clearing the straits the
Minotaur took the lead
the Ibuki the right flank page 3 the Psyche the rear and
the Philomel the left flank.

The transports then formed
two lines in the order stated,
the Arawa leading the port
line and the Maunganui the
starboard, at 8 cable lengths apart
Friday was a perfect day
with a smooth sea and
the sight was magnificent.
All except sidelights were
darkened at night and the
warships were in total
darkness