R.100 and R.101 Mooring times at the Cardington Mast

The following document from the AHT archives outlines the time taken for mooring both the R.100 and R.101 on the Cardington marst. These details have been reproduced from a Royal Airship Works (RAW) document produced on 12th May 1931 titled Mooring R.100 and R.101 at Cardington for the period commencing 12th October 1929 and ending 2nd October 1930

R101 on mast 2nd October 1929
R.100 on the Cardington mast, January 1930
ShipDateTime HoursDuration / Time of OperationRemarks
R.10112th October 192905:50 amLeft Shed
07:32 am1hr 42 minutesSecured to Tower
R.10113th October 192916:00 pmEased up on wires (mooring practice)
17:00 pm1 hourShip Secure
R.10114th October 192911:19 amShip slipped
16:11 pmMain wire coupled
16:57 pm46 minutesShips’ wire dropped in adjacent field. Hedges made it difficult to recover
R.10117th October 192915:09 pm to 16:00 pmMooring practice.
R.10118th October 192916:43 pmMain wires coupled
17:50 pm1hr 7 minutes
R.10121st October 192917:10 pmShip eased out on main wire
20:00 pmShip housed in shed.
R.1011st November 1929Ship left Shed
07:36 amShip secured to Tower
R.1011st November 192915:56 pmShips’s wire coupled up.
16:55pm56 minutesShip secured to Tower
R.1012nd November 192920:12 pmShip slipped
3rd November 192909:12 amMain wire coupled.
10:14 am1hr 2 minsShip secured
R.1016th November 192911:20 amEased ship up on main mooring wire.
11:45 am25 minsShip secured (mooring practice)
R.1016th November 192915:00 pmEased ship up on main mooring wire.
15:17 pm17 minutesShip secured (mooring practice)
R.1018th November 192913:44 pmShip slipped
16:08 pmMain wire coupled
16:51 pm43 minutesShip secured
R.10114th November 192913:34 pmShip slipped
15:44 pmMain wires coupled
16:43 pm59 minutesChanged Yaws
R.10118th November 192916:27 pm Main wire coupled
17:14 pm47 minutesShip secured
R.10130th November 192916:50 pmShip eased up on wire.
17:25 pmUnder control of handling party.
R.10016th December 192912:54 pmMain wire coupled
13:21 pmPort yaw guy coupled
13:26 pmStarboard yaw guy coupled
13:40 pm46 minutesShip secured
R.10017th December 192909:50 amShip slipped
15:44 pmMain wire coupled
16:00 pmPort yaw guy coupled
16:07 pmStarboard yaw guy coupled
16:19 pm35 minutesShip secured
R.10015th December 192914:29 pmShip let up on wire
14:55 pmMoving off
15:28 pm59 minutesShip housed in shed
R.10016th January 193009:00 amShip left shed
22:02 pmMain wire coupled
22:04 pmHeaving in main
22:19 pmPort yaw guy coupled
22:31 pmStarboard yaw guy coupled
22:40pm38 minutesShip locked
R.10020th January 193009:11 amShip slipped
15:50 pmMain wire coupled
15:52 pmHeaving in main wire
16:07 pmPort yaw guy coupled
16:10 pmStarboard yaw guy coupled
16:13 pmPort wire taught
16:15 pmStarboard wire taught
16:18 pmBoth yaws down to mark
16:29 pm39 minutesShip secure
R.10027th January 193009:38 amShip slipped
14:52 pmMain wire coupled
14:53 pmHeaving in main wire
15:07 pmPort yaw guy coupled
15:08 pmStarboard yaw guy coupled
15:25 pmBoth yaws down to mark
15:30 pm38 minutesShip secure
R.10030th January 193011:19 amShip let up on wire
12:05 pmMoving off
12:30 pmShip housed
R.10024th April 193013:30 pmShip left shed
13:50 pmMain wire coupled
14:21 pm51 minutesShip secured
R.10027th April 193006:29 amShip eased up on main wires
05:50 amShip moving off
07:18 am47 minutesShip housed in shed
R.10021st May 193004:40 amShip left shed
06:05 am75 minutesShip secured to Tower
R.10021st May 193018:57 pmShip slipped
R.10022nd May 193016:45 pmMain wire coupled
17:06 pmPort yaw wire coupled
17:07 pmStarboard yaw wire coupled
17:57 pm72 minutesShip secure.
R.10026th May 193010:48 amShip eased up on main wire for shed
R.10123rd June 193005:54 amShip secured to tower from Shed
R.10126th June 193016:51 pmShip slipped
20:48 pmMain wire coupled
20:50 pmHeaving in main
21:09 pmPort yaw wire coupled
21:14 pmStarboard yaw wire coupled
21:26 pm38 minutesShip secured
R.10127th June 193008:22 amShip slipped
20:16 pmMain wire coupled
20:35 pmPort yaw wire coupled
29:55 pm39 minutesStarboard wire coupled
R.10128th June 193020:15 pmMain wire coupled
20:32 pmStarboard yaw coupled
20:37 pmPort yaw coupled
20:50 pm35 minutesShip secured
R.10129th June 193004:22 amShip eased up on main wire for shed.
R.10025th June 193010:50 amShip let up on wire from shed.
11:23 am33 minutesShip secured
R.10026th July 193019:39 pmMain wire coupled
19:59 pmPort yaw coupled
20:01 pmStarboard yaw coupled
20:18 pm39 minutesShip secured
R.10029th July 193003:45 amShip slipped
R.10016th August 193011:33 amMain wire secured
12:05 pm32 minutesShip secured
R.10017th August 193003:58 amShip eased off Tower for shed
R.1011st October 193005:58 amMain wire coupled
06:02 amPort yaw guy coupled
06:05 amStarboard yaw guy coupled
06:34 am36 minutesShip secured
R.1012nd October 193008:31 amMain wire coupled
09:06 amPort yaw coupled
09:08 amStarboard yaw coupled
09:27 am56 minutesShip secured
R.1014th October 193019:36 pmShip slipped
R.A.W 12.05.1931
Note: Time on 2 flights on Montreal Mast 27 minutes and 55 minutes.
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