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- Sat May 18, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Weather history miscellany
- Replies: 293
- Views: 2523
Re: Weather history miscellany
NASA Earth Observatory https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/152000/152832/yawajaba_oli2_20240421.jpg April 21, 2024 https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/152000/152832/yawajaba_oli_20240429.jpg April 29, 2024 Montgomery Reef Revealed https://www.geonames.org/2074108/colli...
- Sat May 18, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Coast Guard miscellany
- Replies: 144
- Views: 1139
Re: Coast Guard miscellany
https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/
1920 — Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel were granted the same pay, allowances and increases as the Navy.
1920 — Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel were granted the same pay, allowances and increases as the Navy.
- Sat May 18, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Weather history miscellany
- Replies: 293
- Views: 2523
- Sat May 18, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Navy miscellany
- Replies: 148
- Views: 1128
Re: Navy miscellany
https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/may-18.html 1898 — During the Spanish-American War, boat parties from USS St.Louis and USS Wompatuck, under Capt. Caspar F. Goodrich, cut communication cables at Santiago, Cuba. 1902 — Marines and Sailors from the iron-hulled screw steamer, Ranger go as...
- Fri May 17, 2024 9:05 pm
- Forum: USS Lackawanna
- Topic: Lackawanna (1863): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1756
Re: Lackawanna (1863): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
I can only hope that their seamanship is better than their log keeping
- Fri May 17, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: Weather, sea, and ice terminology
- Topic: Weather
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10154
Re: Weather
Interesting comment in this 1855 log:
when the temperature of the water is taken below the surface, the depth in fathoms should be placed above, thus
50
40
denotes that at the depth of 50 fathoms the temperature of the water was 40°
when the temperature of the water is taken below the surface, the depth in fathoms should be placed above, thus
50
40
denotes that at the depth of 50 fathoms the temperature of the water was 40°
- Fri May 17, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: Dockside Cafe
- Topic: Word game: Last letters link
- Replies: 72
- Views: 45911
Re: Word game: Last letters link
A tea sommelier sounds very
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erudite
- Fri May 17, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Weather history miscellany
- Replies: 293
- Views: 2523
- Fri May 17, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Weather history miscellany
- Replies: 293
- Views: 2523
Re: Weather history miscellany
https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_May_17 1896: An estimated F5 tornado tracked 100 miles through northeastern Kansas and extreme southeastern Nebraska. Seneca, Oneida, Sabetha, and Reserve, Kansas sustained severe damage. While passing through Reserve, the tornado was 2 miles ...
- Fri May 17, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Coast Guard miscellany
- Replies: 144
- Views: 1139
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Navy miscellany
- Replies: 148
- Views: 1128
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: USS Kearsarge
- Topic: Kearsarge (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1080
Re: Kearsarge (1880): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
If you find something interesting and/or amusing in the log, please share it here.
- Fri May 17, 2024 3:08 am
- Forum: USS Lackawanna
- Topic: Lackawanna (1863): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1756
Re: Lackawanna (1863): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/dc-metro/rg-024/581208/2020-01/581208-lackawanna-001/581208-lackawanna-001-002.JPG They, presumably, know where they are, so why bother noting that in the log. Fortunately, the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships is a bit more helpful: https://www....
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:51 am
- Forum: USS Lackawanna
- Topic: Lackawanna (1866): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
- Replies: 76
- Views: 6977
Re: Lackawanna (1866): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...
Done!
Off to Lackawanna (1863)
Off to Lackawanna (1863)
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:22 am
- Forum: Dockside Cafe
- Topic: Not exactly Scrabble...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1483
Re: Not exactly Scrabble...
F1 across TAURUS
The other May Zodiac sign. April 21 to May 20.
The other May Zodiac sign. April 21 to May 20.
- Thu May 16, 2024 2:56 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: US National Archives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 942
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:52 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Weather history miscellany
- Replies: 293
- Views: 2523
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:37 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Weather history miscellany
- Replies: 293
- Views: 2523
Re: Weather history miscellany
https://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/5-16 1874 - The Mill Creek disaster occurred west of Northhampton MA. Dam slippage resulted in a flash flood which claimed 143 lives, and caused a million dollars property damage. (David Ludlum) https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mill-river-flood-1...
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:37 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Coast Guard miscellany
- Replies: 144
- Views: 1139
Re: Coast Guard miscellany
https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/
1846 — Eleven cutters were assigned to cooperate with Army and Navy in the Mexican War. Cutters McLane, Legare, Woodbury, Ewing, Forward, and Van Buren were assigned to the Army. Cutters Wolcott, Bibb, Morris, and Polk were assigned to the Navy.
1846 — Eleven cutters were assigned to cooperate with Army and Navy in the Mexican War. Cutters McLane, Legare, Woodbury, Ewing, Forward, and Van Buren were assigned to the Army. Cutters Wolcott, Bibb, Morris, and Polk were assigned to the Navy.
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:37 pm
- Forum: The voyages, the work, the people, the places
- Topic: Navy miscellany
- Replies: 148
- Views: 1128
Re: Navy miscellany
1802 - The First Battle of Tripoli Harbor was fought on May 16, 1802 in Tripoli Harbor between a combined force consisting of the American frigate USS Boston and two Swedish Navy frigates against several Tripolitan Barbary corsairs. 1820 - The frigate USS Congress becomes the first U.S. warship to ...