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Apr.12, forenoon, [[underlined]]Saturday.[[/underlined]] [[numbers in summation format with line under 111]] 157 111[[/numbers in summation format with line under 111]][[in triangle]]1 [[/triangle]]

Transferred over to sub.#46, Capt.Lynch, steamed over to Conway Bay from alongside of Mallard where ^[[2 of]] subs including Lynch's had been tied up alongside.// These subs rub & brush against Mallard quite sharply at times; enough to feel it in your sleep at times.

Subs are great craft, very compact no space to waste.  Men aboard get quite used to it.  Some bunks are just 18 below those above; One get quite clever at stepping through (like hurdle racer almost) little 4 foot high 2 foot wide doors; some are couple of steps up or down as deck levels are not same in all compartments

The toilet is quite a mechanical contrivance.  All inlets from sea [[?]] flush water have two valves, air also has two ^ [[also discharge opening.]] Seems very complicated at first but very logical and simple after you get hang of it.  After using, one opens two flush valves one after other, before water