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Randi wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 5:48 pm https://www.upi.com/Archives/1929/08/24 ... 124381158/

Nice find Randi,

USS Jamestown is in Rio de Janeiro in October 1851. On 27th the crew have emptied out and restowed the hold and the following footnote was appended to that day's log
'Broke out the hold and restowed provisions: found 81 barrels beef and 29 barrels pork
The Purser’s account of the same being 48 barrels beef and 77 barrels of pork
Signed CM Fauntleroy, Acting Master'

Vacancy: stock control operative - maybe
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 67_071.jpg

This is very serious. There may be too little horseradish sauce for their beef stocks. However, too much apple sauce for the pork can be turned into pudding. I'm glad that I'm not the cook

So, if they are that far off counting provisions, how accurate is the weather log??? It's not like someone stole some.

Although they have 15 fewer barrels on hand than indicated:

• On hand, 81+29 = 110
• On account, 48 + 77 = 125.

Michael wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:15 pm Although they have 15 fewer barrels on hand than indicated:

• On hand, 81+29 = 110
• On account, 48 + 77 = 125.

So is it poor accounting, or did someone 'liberate' the missing barrels?

Well, the earliest volume of Jamestown specified all sorts of provisions, as time went on the identifications got fewer and in vol 6 there was no entry detailing any purser's stores until shortly after this report. She has now started to account for beef and pork, interestingly she still doesn't account for water but that may be because she's anchored in Rio harbour. I'll keep you posted if she starts to include other stores when she sets sail.

Morgan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:36 pm So, if they are that far off counting provisions, how accurate is the weather log??? It's not like someone stole some.

I guess that depends to what "Degree" of accuracy you are looking for.

Haida was called back from Cordova to reach Unalaska 'as soon as possible'. When we get there all we are doing is target practice and building a Tennis court ashore. Big deal.

10 days later they finished the court. Well I assume they did as they left port, or maybe it was because of the job they did they had to leave.

Haida 24th September 1929 and a few days after.
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 9-0037.JPG

24th Sept
1400 Russian aeroplane arrived in Dutch Hbr.
Motor launch shored off with party to assist plane in securing.
25th Sept
Assisted Russian flyers to fuel plane.
26th Sept
Assisting Russian flyers.
27th Sept
Russian plane "Land of the Soviets" underway, manoeuvred in harbor and at 0650 took off, circled harbor and stood to the Eastward.
29th Sept
1100 Interrupted message from Cordova navy radio Stn that the Russian plane "Land of the Soviets" was in distress.
1240 Received orders to proceed to assistance of Russian aeroplane Land of Soviets at approx 140W 58 30N.
1505 Received report that aeroplane had arrived safely in Sitka.

See also https://www.vsvny.org/vertical/Sites/%7 ... s/1987.pdf (Pages 2 & 4 ) for their report on this unique flight and Even pages 6 onward for an interesting history of Curtis Airport.

Neat!

PommyStuart wrote:

I guess that depends to what "Degree" of accuracy you are looking for.

Stuart is very punny!

Yes, wasn't it just .

Haida, 12 Feb 1940
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 2-0017.JPG

15:50: "Forward toilet bowl in crew's head accidentally broken"

Now how exactly did THAT happen?