about nine
o'clock
It was the gun and gunnery control cables that were the weak spots . So I had L.T.O. 's posted in the spotting top , the conning tower , the transmission room , the four turrets , and at the side batteries . Every few minutes they put through tests which would have shown up at once any wires that had been tampered with . After the shore party had cleared out about nine o'clock on the Thursday , no officer or man was allowed to leave the ship without a special permit from the Commander . This was all dead against the sanitary regulations of the harbour , but I had the Admiral 's authority to break any rules I pleased . By the way , you two ought never to have been allowed on board yesterday afternoon -- I saw you , though you did n't see me ; it was contrary to my orders . I spoke to the Admiral pretty sharp last night .