Lackawanna (1867): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...

[Randi]

August 22

8pm to Mid
Log chip foul of the propeller.


Chip log

[Michael]

[Randi]

August 28

At noon Captain Reynolds took possession of Brooks Islands [Midway Atoll] for the United States; fired a salute of 21 guns on hoisting the flag; and left the flag flying on the staff which was put up for that purpose.

[Michael]

[Randi]

August 31

For 8am to noon the state of the weather be symbols appears to be rs.
Given the location and the mention of rain squalls on the events page, the code should probably be rq.

I Typed What I Saw and added a Transcriber Comment.

[Michael]

I've seen that on occasion.

[Randi]

September 1

The Board of survey condemed 3 Bbls of rice (823 lbs) as unfit for issue as part of the Navy ration it being full of Maggots and much eaten by them, it also had a very sour and mouldy smell. Probable cause of deterioration, age. We recommend, that it be turned over to the ship to be used in White wash. Inspected by D Bradford New York 1865.

[Michael]

Never heard of that before!

[Randi]

Another new one:

September 3

8am to Merid
Stranded the Starboard M. T. Gallt sheet, clewed up the sail and repaired the sheet.

The Sailor's Word-Book:
STRANDED. A rope is stranded when one of its strands is broken by chafing, or by a strain.

http://www.centpourcentanglais.com/html ... -sa-sh.htm:
Sheet (rope used to control the shape of a sail and its angle to the wind)

[Michael]

[Randi]

September 9 (30 40 26 N, 168 42 45 W)
En-route to Hawaii from Midway Atoll.

At 10.30 passed a small stick of wood.

[Michael]

WOW!!! I'll get right onto getting that exact position! This could be a game-changer in climate change research!!!

[Randi]

Or in pollution research.
It would be interesting to know if there is a plastic patch in that area today.

[Randi]

September 11

Merid to 4pm
Board of survey reported on the condition of the following articles as follows: Twenty (20) hammocks, Eighteen (18) cloths bags, one (1) smoke sail and one (1) Windsail: The bags and smokesail are totally unfit for any further use, being completely worn out and would recommend that they be thrown overboard. The hammocks and windsail are too much worn to be repaired. Would recommend that they be turned over to the Boatswain to be used as parcelling.


SAILOR'S WORD-BOOK
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/26000/2 ... 6000-h.htm

SMOKE-SAIL. A small sail hoisted against the fore-mast when a ship rides head to wind, to give the smoke of the galley an opportunity of rising, and to prevent its being blown aft on to the quarter-deck.

WIND-SAIL. A funnel of canvas employed to ventilate a ship by conveying a stream of fresh air down to the lower decks. It is suspended by a whip through the hatchways, and kept open by means of hoops; the upper part is also open on one side, and guyed to the wind. Ships of war in hot climates have generally three or four of these wind-sails.

PARCEL, To. To wind tarred canvas round a rope.

[Randi]

September 25 (30 11 30 N, 148 7 30 W)
En-route to Hawaii from Midway Atoll.

Merid to 4pm
At 1.30 passed a log, it had appearantly been a long time in the water. Threw overboard by order of Board of Survey, 1 can preserved meat, 2 of tomatoes and 96 lb of Bread dust.

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SAILOR'S WORD-BOOK: DUST. The refuse of biscuit in the bread-room.

[Randi]

October 8, Honolulu

8am to Merid
Rec'd on board in Paymasters Department. 13 Kegs of Pickles + 2 bags of flour.

[Michael]

[Randi]

October 9, Honolulu

Dry bulb of 80 and wet bulb of 100.


That is a record. Normally the wet bulb is 'only' about 10 degrees higher than the wet bulb.

[Randi]

October 9, Honolulu

8am to Merid
At 11.20 Wm G. Hance Chief Gunner's Mate died.

Muster Roll

[Michael]

October 9, Honolulu

Dry bulb of 80 and wet bulb of 100.


That is a record. Normally the wet bulb is 'only' about 10 degrees higher than the wet bulb.