Rio Negro

This is a diary with reference to SS Rio Negro. Could this be the same ship? any comment appreciated thanks Reg Reid ********************************************** Pte James McCann 62408 ‘Transcribed from a handwritten diary/letter found after the death Hilda McCann. She must have kept this from her mother in law, Helen McCann nee McDade. The diary belongs to James McCann, Helen’s son, Hilda’s Uncle’ 1919 Diary starts on 31st Nov Pte James McCann 62408 *C Coy 2nd R S F **SS Rio Negro Dec 1st left Tilbury had a rough passage Felt very sick. 2nd stopped at Southampton for stores. 3rd Smooth passage. 4th passed Cape Finnistirre (sic) Lighth ouse and entered the Bay same day 5 Ship rolling very bad got paid out at 11.30. I passed a food 6th Left the Bay of Biscayne 1.20 am and entered the Strait’s of Gibralter 7th came by Portugal good Weather. 8th Lovely weather Just of the coast of sai n had a big inspection by the ships captain stopped at Gibralter for about two hours then moved off. 9th Weather fairly rough saw a mine explode of the coast of Morroco. 10th Fairly calm passed the Coast of ******&* Very warm and Calm Off the N W Coast of Africa. 12th Good Weather Passed Siscily (sic) and Malta got paid 22/ 13 Sat weather all right no land in sight 14 Sun passed Portugese(sic) Archipe ligo in the afternoon passed The Greek Coast 15 Entered the Dardanelles Passed Suvla Bay Cape Helles Anzac Cove 16 Passed through the sea of Marmora and Picked up two stranded Sailors in a barge We arrived at Constantinop le about 12am *C Coy 2nd R S F ‘C’ Company Royal Scots Fusiliers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Scots_Fusiliers#First_World_War