l. troman , seaman , hms victorious in wine , women and war two days in in an effort to keep occupied those brides whose initial excitement might have given way to homesickness , hms victoria offered , on the second full day of the voyage , the following activities - neatly documented in the inaugural issue of the daily ship news : 1000 hrs protestant devotions ( e deck ) 1300 hrs recorded music 1430 hrs deck games ( flight deck ) 1600 hrs knitting corner ( 4oz of pink or white wool and two pairs of needles per girl to be provided by the red cross ) 1700 hrs lecture : 'marriage and family life ' , to be given by the ship 's chaplain 1830 hrs bingo party ( recreation area , main deck ) 1930 hrs roman catholic mass of these , the deck games and the bingo party looked to be the most popular , and the lecture the least .