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Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:10 pm
by Hanibal94
Haida, July 1st 1924, 20:00:
Held "Bering Sea Follies and Minstrels of 1924" on berth deck for entertainment of officers and crew.
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 7-0005.JPG
Pity this was long before smartphones or video cameras - I would love to see that!
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:02 pm
by Randi
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:02 pm
by Michael
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:08 am
by studentforever
Unusual detail of offence given by USS Jamestown
8am, 4 Aug 1849
Called all hands to witness punishment. Punished Peter Clark (seaman) 12 lashes with the cats for insolence to the Boatswain & saying that the Officer of the Deck might kiss his arse
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/ ... _188_1.jpg
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:34 pm
by Randi
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:39 pm
by Hanibal94
Haida, June 4th 1926 at 02:15:
Eight cells, comprising the power plant of the short wave radio transmitter, blew up and were demolished. Battery had been on charge until a short time before the explosion. Explosion occurred when radio operator on watch, John Manuel, threw switch to draw power from battery.
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 6-0009.JPG
Sounds like John Manuel was lucky not to get hurt!
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:56 pm
by Randi
Sounds pretty dramatic!
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:59 pm
by Michael
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 10:01 pm
by pommystuart
Received from authorities ashore 2 whale skeletons for national Museum.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 1_0056.JPG
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 10:17 pm
by AvastMH
That's impressive - given that most whale skeletons at that time would have been chopped up for bone/return to the ocean deep
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 1:34 am
by pommystuart
We tried to pick them up a few weeks ago but bad weather stopped us from landing.
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:39 pm
by AvastMH
Belvedere (ODHS222 tape)
11th August 1898
Clearly the crew of the Belvedere have a sugar addiction of a high order...
"got 2 bbls molasses from A Knowles let them have Whale Boat set of Oars & Boat Sail"
I've got a tin of black treacle somewhere...I wonder what I could get for it? Jib boom? Spanker sail?
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:04 pm
by Michael
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:24 am
by pommystuart
Haida, 17 Aug 1929
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 8-0023.JPG
1600 Received radio message from St Paul Island stating Calibration had been postponed indefinitely due to flight of Zeppelin.
[It may have been this flight, "Graf Zeppelin’s Historic 1929 Flight Around the World"]
There was some 5-6 basically SW winds that day.
More to follow if noted.
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:00 pm
by Randi
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 8:45 pm
by AvastMH
History as it happened - marvellous
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 5:58 am
by pommystuart
Haida 24th Aug 1929 00-04hrs. Off Cape Clear. (Montague Is)
Radio reception of Graf Zeppelin's messages heard throughout watch.
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 12:10 pm
by AvastMH
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 3:29 pm
by Michael
Re: Interesting Log Entries
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 5:48 pm
by Randi
