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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/167186234 May (8-31)
June
July
August
September
October
November (1-19)
California
Japan
China
Hong Kong
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/169755016 November (20-30)
December
Hong Kong
Singapore
Malaysia
India


Muster Rolls of U.S.S. Lackawanna, 1872-1873




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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Sleepyowl has claimed November and December ;)

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I will try my hand at May. If all goes well, I'll claim the remainder of the unclaimed months. If Sleepyowl hasn't gotten through Nov/Dec, then I can claim the whole year.
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SleepyOwl is busy with USS Ashuelot so, as far as I'm concerned, you can have the whole year.
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I checked with Sleepyowl.
She says November and December are all yours :D
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Hi Erica,

I've marked all the rest of 1872 as reserved (for you). :) :) :)
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Meteors observed on multiple nights in late July, early Aug. Best guess is a witnessing of the Perseids meteor shower. From google search: "They peak on warm August nights as seen from the northern hemisphere. The Perseids are active from July 17 to August 24. They reach a strong maximum on August 12 or 13, depending on the year."
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August 25, 1872 was quite the day. Large storm (gale) with high winds and noticeable, rapid shifts in barometric pressure. Also from August 24 - August 25 watched the PMS America go up in flames, before being towed to shore where it would sink. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_America_(1869)
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8-) 8-) 8-)
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:cry: :cry: :cry:
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I'm nearing the end of 1872. What would be helpful next?

Jan 1873 is reserved but not by me. The rest of 1873 is available.
Info is missing for years prior to 1872 but those are listed as reserved - reserved by who?

I know I've been slowing down in my entries but I can continue if the pace is ok for you. What do you recommend?
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Feel free to go on to Jan 1873.
Sleepyowl had hoped to do all months for ships in Singapore (where she lives), but she does not currently have the time, so I have marked it as available.

I have claimed the years prior to 1872 :D

Your pace is fine!
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Lackawanna 1872 should be complete. Please let me know if any files are missing. Onwards to 1873.
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:D :D :D

I will get to processing it after I finished Lackawanna 1866, Yantic 1876 and Yantic 1877. :shock:
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The voyage for 1872 has been completed, with many thanks to EShane who did a fantastic job. You can see a plot of the voyage here and, for more detail, you can download the KML file and view it with Google Earth.

These are the weather statistics for this voyage:

Weather ElementRecords
DirT
5,553
Kts
5,533
Baro
5,421
Attd
5,409
Dry
5,249
Wet
1,975
Water
2,043
Weather
5,549
Clouds
5,524
Clear
5,471
Total
47,727

Lackawanna travelled a total of 11,168 miles.
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Super job
EShane and Michael !
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