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Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2023 9:00 pm
by ggordon
June 24 at Buenos Aires:
H.B.M.S Garnet made signal, "Hostilities has ceased for twelve hours" from last night which gives hopes of peace, but all hands below 60 are called to arms.
This was the first mention in the log of any sort of conflict, so I did a little research. I could not find a single source that tied things together, but here's what I found based on pieces of information from several sources.
Argentina became independent from Spain in 1810 and was in a civil war from then until 1880, fighting over what form of government Argentina should have. A battle was fought in Buenos Aires in June, 1880 that ended on June 23 with the result that Buenos Aires became the capitol of Argentina.
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:11 pm
by Michael
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:55 am
by ggordon
June is complete.
After the brief trip from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, the ship is just sitting in port again.
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:40 pm
by Randi
At least the
table shows that you have a trip to Brazil coming up....
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:58 pm
by ggordon
Buenos Ayres, Argentina
Celebrated July 4th on July 5th.
Maybe because July 4th was a Sunday?
Sunrise
dressed ship with the US Ensign at the fore. Main and peak and Jack forward in celebration of the anniversary of the 4th July 1776.
Noon
fired a salute of 21 guns in honor of the anniversary of American independence, and H.M.S Garnet and German Corvette "Ariadne" did the same.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 30-118.JPG
I was wondering why the log consistently used the spelling, "Buenos Ayres". According to this site, "Though the common spelling of the city’s name is “Buenos Aires,” Joyce’s alternate spelling draws attention to the etymology of the name, which is derived from Our Lady of Buen Ayre (“fair winds”), which would guide the sailors coming and going from this port city."
https://mappingdubliners.org/buenos-ayres/
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2023 1:47 am
by Randi
Great find!
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:55 pm
by Michael
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:42 am
by ggordon
July 21 at Buenos Ayres
During rain squalls and winds of force 6 - 7:
12:05AM
Steam Cutter parted the hawser at the boom and drifted astern and then riding by the stern hawser. Got a guy on the hawser so as to have the cutter ride directly astern in the smoother water, but being so water logged and risking life to order men in to bail her out. She continued to ship the heavy seas and at about 12.15 she entirely filled and sank. Double bouyed the hawser. Ship heading at 12.15 ExS Bearing of the cutter as she disappeared WxN1/2N distant from ship about ten (10) fathoms. Marion bore from Cutter when sinking W1/2N. Depth of water five (5) fathoms. First bouy was placed on the hawser about ten (10) fathoms from cutter and the second on the end of the hawser.
Marion is the USS Marion which has also been at Buenos Aires for the past few weeks.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 30-134.JPG
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:42 am
by ggordon
July 22
Success!
4PM to 8PM
Engaged with all hands in raising the Steam Cutter.
Recovered the Steam Cutter
8PM to Mid
Hoisted Steam Cutter and hove in to 105 fathoms on bower chain.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 30-135.JPG
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:51 am
by Randi
Good work, Gordon and company!
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:19 pm
by Michael
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 1:36 am
by ggordon
July is complete.
The ship made the short trip down the river from Buenos Aires back to Montevideo.
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 1:04 pm
by Michael
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:32 pm
by ggordon
August is complete.
Two weeks sailing from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro, where I'm guessing the ship will remain until the end of the year.
Such a boring log. Event pages have been quite sparse. Disciplinary actions quite rare.
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:34 am
by Randi
ggordon wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:32 pm
Disciplinary actions quite rare.
Well, I sometimes get the impression that the crew reflects the captain
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:07 pm
by ggordon
A little excitement on Sept. 19 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
5:15AM
James Grady (2nd Class Fireman) fell overboard from the swinging boom, picked him up with the dingy astern. Wm Morse (sea) jumped overboard from starboard gangway and rendered assistance to the man. Also John Smith (sea) jumped from the poop to give aid.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 30-194.JPG
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 11:31 pm
by Michael
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:54 pm
by ggordon
September is complete. At Rio de Janiero, Brazil the entire month.
Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 12:21 am
by pommystuart
There are worse places to get stuck in.
Our Captain printed the monthly punishment lists in the log.
See example
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Re: Shenandoah (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 9:15 pm
by ggordon
Log ended on October 7. Starting a new log on October 8.
