Lackawanna (1873): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...

[Randi]

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NARA URL	JPG Link	General area(s)
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/169755016	January February March April May June (1-5)	India Malaysia Singapore Thailand Chochin China (Vietnam) Philippines Hong Kong China Hong Kong Japan
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/169755285	June (6-9)	Japan
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/183328442 †	June (10-30) July August September October November December (1-14)	Japan China Japan Russia Japan
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/169755285	December (15-22)	Japan
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/167186460	December (23-31)	Japan

^† NARA lists this as the Smooth Log. However the log itself says Rough Log and watches are signed by
the log keepers. To avoid possible copy errors, we are using this one. If you have trouble reading
it, refer to the corresponding day in https://catalog.archives.gov/id/169755285


Muster Rolls of U.S.S. Lackawanna, 1872-1873

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On the weather page, please enter: date, locations, distances (nautical miles and tenths), courses, and all the weather data in the columns outlined in red in the spreadsheet.
It is not necessary to record State of the Sea.
However, ice mentioned in the weather grid should be transcribed using the magenta Sea column.

On the events page please enter: ice, location information, and sailing information.
Aurorae, volcanic, and seismic activity should be reported in the forum.
The names of US Navy and Coast Guard ships met should be noted. This gives the science team a chance to compare weather readings. You can include all ships mentioned in a single entry without a time or any additional data.
Other events are optional.

One person can do both weather and events (Stream 1), but the system also allows one person to do the weather page (Stream 1) and a second person to do the events page (Stream 3).
Unlike in OW3, where three transcriptions were required for each page, we are doing only one transcription per page.

Every transcriber needs to enter the date.
The date is used to organize the pages.

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See Lackawanna: general for some general background and discussion.
See Lackawanna: examples for a quick introduction to transcribing or a refresher.

See Transcribing Guide to learn how to transcribe the data.
Post in Ask Questions Here or this topic if you have questions.

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[EShane]

Please reserve Jan and February 1873 for me.

[Michael]

DOne.

[BillNoise]

I was thinking along the lines of transcribing March of 1873, but I'm having a rough time reading the handwriting and I'm not confident that I'll get every thing. Is this to be expected or should I just stick with the typed entries for the time being?

[Michael]

It is to be expected. Handwriting can be difficult but, after a while with the same log-keeper it will get easier to read. We're always glad to help decipher things but, if you're more comfortable working on typed logs, just let Randi find you a good batch.

[Randi]

The transition to older, handwritten logs is a bit of a shock, but I think they are a lot more interesting once you get used to them.

Feel free to do another month or so of Sacramento.

Or, since March 1 is a bit confusing due to the inserts, start with March 2: https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 13-136.JPG
At the top At Sea, Making passage to "Hongkong" is an example of the long S (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s).
I have transcribed the first watch to help you get familiar with the writing, but there is nothing there that actually needs to be transcribed.
Commences + until 4 A.M.
At 3.00 hauled up Foresail + down Main Topmast staysail, at 3.40
took in fore + aft sail. Weather clear + mild. Sea smooth, swell from NE'd.
Breeze at first from NE'd. Calm at end of watch. Steam 19 lbs, Revolutions
41. Temp of Bunkers 90°.

Also, I will be happy to work with you via PMs or email (moderatorcaro@gmail.com)

[BillNoise]

Okay, I'll give Lackawanna March, 1873 a try and see how it goes. Could you reserve it for me, or is that something the transcribers normally do?

[Randi]

Just put your name in the Tracker for March.
You fill in the ✓ column when you have uploaded the page.