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Glad it turned out alright. You don't want to be in the water with heavy clothes.

I was going through some 'miscellaneous' weather forms yesterday and came across one signed Lt. G.L. Compo, Aerography Officer, on the USS Langley (CV-1) in 1926. Turns out to be our own Gil (G.P.) Compo's granddad. And then - a sure sign of a tear in matrix - in the next minute I turned up a letter from the cable ship Edouard Jeramec, in which my grandad was at one point the cable-master.

USS Langley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Langl ... opped).jpg

CS Edouard Jeramec
https://atlantic-cable.com/Cableships/E ... /index.htm

Weird.

More about the "Land of the Soviets'" plane landing at Dutch Hbr. This time from the Chelans log. A lot more details re the weather.
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 9-0033.JPG

"Land of Soviets" Russian plane landed in Dutch Hbr in Strong SE gale and Rough sea.
The Plane anchored in Dutch Hbr but started to drag, Ran line from Cheilan's boat and dropped boats anchor but could not check plane's dragging.
The Haida's boat was made fast also and both boats succeeded in making slow progress towards planes mooring buoy.
1450hrs Chelan got underway and proceeded to vicinity of plane, anchored.
As soon as the plane rounded Rocky Pt, the gale forced the Haida's boat to one side forcing her to cast off.
A fishing vessel from North American Fisheries ran a line and progress was resumed. After turning into Unalaska Bay the boats were hit with the full force of the gale. The fishing vessels line parted and Heida's boat boat immediately ran another line.
The two motor boats then made fast to each other and proceeded slowly to the mooring buoy.
A blinding rain storm and severe southeast gale hindered greatly.
Seas shipped by both boats threatened at any time to kill both engines.
1540hrs Finally the boats and plane made the buoy and at 1600hrs the plane was made fast.
The fliers, Shistikof, Bolotor, Sterligov and Fufaev were brought to the Chelan, where they were provided with dry clothing and quarters.

What an adventure

I just watched a programme featuring the Royal National Lifeboat Inst rescuing a very valuable and rare old WW2 seaplane. It was on Loch Ness and there was a bit of a breeze. The plane's wing span was 100ft which made towing her highly precarious. How the Chelan and Co. managed in Unalaska Bay in a gale I can't imagine!

In July 1900, the McCulloch had some issues with her quartermasters:

July 1st:

2 PM: Placed E. Beodd, Quartermaster, in confinement in the brig on bread and water for refusing to perform duty and for threatening and mutinious conduct.

July 2nd:

12:10: Discharged E. Beodd, Quartermaster, summarily, for refusing to perform duty and for threatening and mutinious conduct, his presence on board being deemed undesirable.

July 3rd:

04:00: Rated John Neleon from coxswain to quartermaster

17:50: John Neleon came on board intoxicated, quarantined him until further notice.

July 5th:

At 18:30, E. Marlborough (quartermaster) returned on board 6.5 hours overtime, drunk and unfit for duty. Warned him in regard to his conduct.

July 6th:

0800: John Neleon disrated from quartermaster to coxswain.

It reminds me of the Concord...

Funny you should mention that

Oh yes - the Concord with no concord

https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 9-0017.JPG
2000hrs Commanding Officer received information from United Press agent at Unalaska, Alaska that the Bromley plane left Japan at noon
Next day at 1630hrs
Received word from St Paul Naval Radio station that the transpacific flyer Bromley had returned to Japan.

https://miss-veedol.com/en/flight-attempts/
https://dmairfield.org/people/bromley_ah/index.html

(also posted on Chelans 1930 page)

https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 9-0011.JPG
September 7th 1935

Chief PhM Kenneth K Brown assisted in the embalming of the body of Nilores Mac Scott, niece of CRM Henry A Scott attached to the Navel Radio Station at Dutch Harbor. Embalming fluid was supplied by the Chelan.

I'll second that Randi

The 1932 Dutch Harbor Naval Radio Station

Unfortunately, the photos are post-WW2 when the station was partially in ruins.