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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...

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.

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 ...

Feel free to go on to Jan 1873.
Sleepyowl had hoped to do all months for ships in Singapore (where she lives), but she does not currently have the time, so I have marked it as available.

I have claimed the years prior to 1872

Your pace is fine!

Up to you!

I find the handwritten logs more interesting, but the writing can be a challenge.

Thanks for posting!

THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S RESPONSE
TO THE 1923 KANTO EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN
Sacramento is listed as being present.

Lots of pictures at https://www.history.navy.mil/content/hi ... earthquake

https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_May_15 1896: An estimated F5 tornado struck Sherman, Texas, killing 73 people; 60 of them in downtown. Tornado victims were found as far as 400 yards away from their original location. A trunk lid was carried 35 miles by the twister. 1968: Als...

https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/ 1820 — Congress declared the foreign slave trade to be piracy and instituted the death penalty for any U.S. citizen engaged in the slave trade. 1862 — USRC Naugatuck participated in bombardment of Drewry's Bluff (James River) after accompanying USS M...

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/may-15.html 1800 — The frigate USS Essex, commanded by Capt. Edward Preble, arrives in Batavia, Java, to escort United States merchant ships. During her journey, she is the first U.S. Navy warship to cross the Equator and the first U.S. man-of-war to do...

P2 across LILY OF THE VALLEY

The other May birth flower.
https://www.almanac.com/content/may-birth-flowers

They grow here in Pittsburgh and had started to bloom by May 1. Usually they don't start till the second week of May.

Yo-ho-ho! We are excited to announce the launch of The Living Sailor! Living Sailors, also called by-the-wind sailors (or Velella velella), travel the world's oceans. These beautiful and strange jellies float at the surface and harness the wind with a fleshy sail that points either left or right. Ov...

Hi there, Please help us test a possible new Zooniverse project - Penguins From Above. From the team: "The Erect-crested penguin is the least known of all penguin species. It only breeds on two island groups - the Bounty and Antipodes Islands - in New Zealand's sub-antarcic region. To date, we ...

https://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/5-14 1896 - The mercury plunged to 10 degrees below zero at Climax, CO. It was the lowest reading of record for the U.S. during the month of May. (David Ludlum) 1898 - A severe thunderstorm, with some hailstones up to 9.5 inches in circumference, pounde...

https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/

1908 — An Act of Congress (35 Stat. L., 160, 162) delegated to the Lighthouse Board the duty of caring for and maintaining the anchorage buoys previously placed by the United States in the harbors of New York and Philadelphia.

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/may-14.html 1836 — Congress authorizes the U.S. Exploring Expedition to conduct an exploration of the Pacific Ocean and South Seas, making the first major US scientific expedition overseas. Lt. Charles Wilkes, USN, leads the expedition to survey South A...

December 27 — Valparaiso 6 to 8 pm. Received the following stores; Engineers Dept, ..., 2 Log slates , 1 Doz Bottles Ink, 2 Doz Pencils, 100 Slate pencils; We had a discussion of 'logs' from wood to slate to paper at https://www.oldweatherforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=436&hilit=log+slate&start=...