Lackawanna (1884): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...

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On the weather page, please enter: date, locations, distances (nautical miles and tenths), courses, and all the weather data in the columns outlined in red in the spreadsheet.
It is not necessary to record State of the Sea.
However, ice mentioned in the weather grid should be transcribed using the magenta Sea column.

On the events page please enter: ice, location information, and sailing information.
Aurorae, volcanic, and seismic activity should be reported in the forum.
The names of US Navy and Coast Guard ships met should be noted. This gives the science team a chance to compare weather readings. You can include all ships mentioned in a single entry without a time or any additional data.
Other events are optional.

One person can do both weather and events (Stream 1), but the system also allows one person to do the weather page (Stream 1) and a second person to do the events page (Stream 3).
Unlike in OW3, where three transcriptions were required for each page, we are doing only one transcription per page.

Every transcriber needs to enter the date.
The date is used to organize the pages.



See Lackawanna: general for some general background and discussion.
See Lackawanna: examples for a quick introduction to transcribing or a refresher.

See Transcribing Guide to learn how to transcribe the data.
Post in Ask Questions Here or this topic if you have questions.

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Reserving Lackawanna - Jan 1884
Ship is anchored in Valparaiso, Chile.
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:D :D :D
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Question - in the Course Steered column, the log is replaced by "Ship's Head". They are at anchor at the moment. Should I follow the 'type what you see' rule or can I skip this? It took me awhile to catch on to what they were doing so several of my saved logs already have the direction the ship's head was facing at anchor.
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You can skip that - but no harm if you have transcribed it.

If they are not moving you don't need to enter the ship's orientation.
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January 1884 is complete. I have signed up for February 1884.
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:D :D :D
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February 1884 was a leap year... and it's now all uploaded.

Onwards to March 1884.
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:D :D :D
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I've completed March 1884 and moved on to April 1884. When the ships don't move, transcription is a lot easier. Less interesting though.
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:D :D :D

You're the second person to note that being in port is less interesting. Mark me down as lazy, I prefer it when they're not moving. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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EShane wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:47 am I've completed March 1884 and moved on to April 1884. When the ships don't move, transcription is a lot easier. Less interesting though.
Agreed!
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Just after midnight on April 23, 1884, the Lackawanna, at anchor off Callao, Peru, felt two distinct shocks of earthquake about two minutes apart.
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8-) 8-) 8-)
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April done. I'm a week into May 1884. This ship isn't merely anchored, it seems to have grown roots.
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I know the feeling. I am stuck in Honolulu. I have never been there in real life and I never had a great desire to go there.
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I was stuck in Callao on the Shenandoah for a little over 5 months in 1885. It was cloudy and drizzling almost the entire time and no shore leave because the city was quarantined.

My entry upon finally leaving Callao:
viewtopic.php?p=35088#p35088
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Still hanging out in Callao. May is complete. I've signed up for June and July but expect to go through the end of the year.

Logs are just about training new recruits, being granted liberty leave, returning to ship late & drunk and then ending up in iron on reduced rations. Same ol' same ol'. :D
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