Northwind (1955) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

[Michael]

[Michael]

Wednesday, 23 February 1955
Underway through Queen Charlotte Sound

0125 Dr Oishi performed an appendectomy on Briscoe, Thomas (307-155) FN.
...
0515 Appendectomy on Briscoe Thomas (307-1550) FN completed.

At least it was relatively calm, with a sea state of only one. It can get very rough there at that time of year. I don't even want to imagine having surgery with the ship bouncing about with a sea state of seven or eight.

[Randi]

Given they started in the middle of the night and the duration, it must have been pretty serious.

FN is Fireman
https://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/docs/abbrevi ... s_Navy.pdf

[Hanibal94]

How about the Antarctic doctor who performed an appendectomy on himself?

Content warning: Slightly graphic medical images.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/leonid-rogozov

[Michael]

WOW!!!

[Randi]

Warning heeded!

[Michael]

Friday, 16 December
Pier 91, Seattle

1732 Fire in compartment C-203-2AL.
1735 Set off base alarm.
1736 Naval Supply Depot fire department aboard. City of Seattle fire department called in.
1745 Fire extinguished by ship's force. Fire confined to compartment C-203-2AL. No casualties. Paint, cork insulation and stored gear damaged. Estimated damage - $4,000.00.
1810 City of Seattle fire department departed.
1830 Naval fire department departed. Investigation consisting of LT JG Ralph W. Tudd (5341) and ENS Henry (n) Haugen (5511) appointed by verbal order of Commanding Officer to investigate foregoing.
2235 All dangerous cork insulation removed from compartment C-202-2AL. Fire watch assigned.

[Randi]

[pommystuart]

Doing only the weather I missed all those bits.

[Michael]

No worries. You were only following orders, so there will be no reduction in your pay.

[Michael]

The voyage for 1955 has been completed. Many thanks to Stuart who did a great job. The voyage plot can be seen here, and the KML file can be downloaded and viewed in Google Earth. The KML file shows the voyage and ice data for each hour.

[pommystuart]

We covered a few miles that year.

[Randi]

Stuart & Michael