Old Weather Forum

I assume you mean 1pm and 5pm?

Yes.
Sorry, my entry grid is one row above the line so I counted 2.

I don't know, maybe h and w as you say. I can't think of anything better.

After a 4 day 'Breaking in' cruise from Boston to New York we have spent 13 days getting things fixed and painting the ship.

We have also given one seaman a dishonorable discharge and another 15 days solitary on bread and water.

I hope to have the vessel in ship shape for Sleepyowl to take over next year.

h is still being used for Haze not Hail.
Please inform the boffins.

They should have read the instructions for keeping the ship's log!

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Why????

Instructions are meant just for people who know what they're doing.

5th May 1866

2 PM, Bremen Bark ? "Reinhard" while in to of steamer "R.C.Smith" ran into us, striking the Starboard Paddle box.

Did a lot of damage, see log page.

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I think "Bark" is correct - it's an alternate spelling of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barque
"Bremen" presumably refers to the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, which was a sovereign state until 1867.

Sounds like quite the accident!

Bark Reinhard — Bremen, Germany to New York, New York — 22 November 1866

30 May 1966

Mr G. V. Fox, Assistant Secretary US Navy and Captain Bythesed (? spelling) of the British Royal Navy came aboard for passage to St Johns, Newfoundland.

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Probably https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bythesea

Thanks.
Looks close enough to me (now)
The log keepers a and d look similar

Bythesea what a name for a captain.

Please delete this incorrect entry

6th May 1866

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Proceeded to sea in charge of Pilot.
For particulars of collision ? report of Luit Comd Hatfield & Acting Ensign Thomas Maser [Previous three pages 72 - 74]
The Jack Staff was carried away by the collision ? this ship escaped ?

The link takes me to 4 June

Gee a month flies past quickly. June it was.

Lets start again.
Page 73 through to page 77 inc

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Proceeded to sea in charge of Pilot.
For particulars of collision ? report of Leut Comd Hatfield & Acting Ensign Thomas Maser [Previous three pages 73 - 77]
The Jack Staff was carried away by the collision ? this ship escaped ?

The Jack Staff was carried away by the collision otherwise this ship escaped all injury ?

Gee Randy, your good at reading those logs.
Once again thanks.

I do find it hard to read some words especially the ones where only half shows in the fold of the pages.