Northland (1935) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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Northland (1935) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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On the weather page, please enter: date, locations, distances, courses, and all the weather data in the columns outlined in red in the spreadsheet.
It is not necessary to record Sea Conditions or Swells from.
However, ice mentioned in the weather grid should be transcribed using the magenta Sea columns.

On the events page please enter: ice, location information, and sailing information.
Aurorae and volcanic activity should also be reported.
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.
(If one transcriber does events and weather and they are in the same image, the date is only entered once.)



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Re: Northland (1935) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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ggordon wrote:Sun Dec 01, 2019 6:49 pm On January 9, 1935:

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9:30 McKinnon, Joseph J. (107-087) Cox, placed on sick list, Diagnosis (undetermined).
4:30 McKinnon, Joseph J. (107-087) Cox placed in single irons in sick bay, for safe keeping.
That seems rather extreme. They must have been concerned that he might have some sort of dangerous contagious malady and wanted to assure that he not get out spreading it to the crew.

ggordon wrote:Sun Dec 01, 2019 7:18 pm The next morning Joseph went to the U.S. Marine Hospital in San Francisco for treatment.

The logs leave so much unsaid. They often leave me speculating, sometimes with wild fantasies, as to what occurred in those gaps. :-\

ggordon wrote:Sun Dec 29, 2019 4:22 am Northland left Oakland and San Francisco Bay at 10:10AM on Apr. 15, but at 4:18PM,
found gyro compass to have 2.5 deg westerly error
The remainder of the day both pgc and true were reported for course changes. I assume they will continue that practice on subsequent log pages.

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Michael wrote:Sun Dec 29, 2019 5:01 pm Just enter the True values, there's no need for me to see both. :)

ggordon wrote:Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:10 pm Sad news out of Nome on August 2, 1935. :'(
Received information from Nome that Fernando P. Jackson (105-261) Y. 2c passed away at 9:00 AM this date.
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Surgery for appendicitis was performed on Fernando aboard ship a few days earlier while the Northland was en route from St. Lawrence Island to Nome. He was transferred to the hospital in Nome upon arrival. A Medical team from the ship stayed with him at the hospital while the Northland made the trip over to St. Michael.

ggordon wrote:Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:30 pm At Barrow, Alaska on Aug. 14:
Received 1 mastadon tusk and 6 boxes of specimens for Museum of Natural History at San Diego.
4:40 ALBERT AKSINA (insane native) aboard for transportation and delivery to U.S. Marshal at Nome, Alaska.
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Scattered ice was encountered between Wainwright and Barrow.

ggordon wrote:Sun Feb 16, 2020 8:15 pm Before Bozo the Clown, there was Bozo the motor ship. ;D

From August 29 at Teller, Alaska:
Lyman H. Cuyral, master of motor ship "Bozo" received dental treatment
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For those outside the U.S., Bozo was a very famous clown on American television for many years. :)
"Bozo" became a derogatory term applied to people who were foolish or incompetent. So I had to laugh when I came across a boat called the "Bozo".


ggordon wrote:Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:39 am Much of the crew was dealt a rather harsh punishment shortly after arrival in Unalaska on Sept. 16; including the ship's Commander.
Held general muster; read Commander, Bering Sea Patrol Force letter of 16 September 1935.
By order of the Commander, Bering Sea Patrol Force the following named officers and men are confined to the ship for a period of seven (7) days
for non compliance with Force Order #5, 14 May, 1935 (611-71-72-73) concerning the wearing of beards:
Lt. Comdr. Carl H. Hilton, Lt. (j.g.) George J. Holt, Ensign George O. Olsen, Ensign Albert E. Harned, Frank M. Smith (208-027) Sea 1/c,
Donald W. Younce (208-114) Sea 1/c, Milton F. Sather, (109-185) Mo.M.M. 1/c
Charles I. Sufczyonki (110-064) M.M 2/c, Ansel C Hulbert Jr (105-148) C Mo.M.M.
George W. Bennet (208-048) QM 1/c Daniel Sullivan (208-115) Sea 1/c
Joseph F. McKinnon (107-087) Cox Edwin M Allin (100-454) Sea 1/c
Fred M. Bloomer (208-169) Sea 1/c John E. Peterson (208-218) Sea 1/c
Carlton R. Phillips (107-599) C.Y. William L Cooper (102-295) BM 1/c
William E. Thomas (110-257) Sea 1/c Frank M Sheffer (109-412) Sea 1/c
Lester A Wesson (110-775) QM 3/c Thomas F. Ellingwood (103-256) CRM
and Roy O Parnell (208-296) Sea 2/c.
:o

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I didn't find any mention of that rule in the Coast Guard Chronology, but I did find:
https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/ wrote: Upon assuming the office of Commandant on May 30, 1986, ADM Paul Yost banned the wearing of beards by Coast Guard personnel, to be effective on June 15, 1986.

ggordon wrote:Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:55 pm As of Sept. 20 the Northland is still moored at Unalaska, but the only mention of anyone boarding or leaving the ship was for an infantry drill ashore and the pay clerk leaving the ship to distribute pay to the Chelan which was moored nearby. I'm guessing the Commander said if he can't leave the ship, then on one can.

ggordon wrote:Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:00 pm Sept. 20 at Unalaska

Oops! ::)
Made preparations for getting underway for Short Range Battle Practice.
10:50 shifted berth to north face of dock.
11:45 Chelan moored to west face of dock after having capsized target.
Short Range Battle Practice postponed indefinitely due to instability of target raft.
;D ;D ;D

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ggordon wrote:Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:05 pm On Oct. 27 the ship had to slow down en-route from Nome to Unalaska due to strong winds and heavy seas.

12:30AM
slowed to 105 rpm because of heavy seas.
Speed was further reduced through the day.

8AM to Merid
Wind blowing from south east by south with fresh gale force.
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Re: Northland (1935) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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Michael wrote:Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:47 pm The voyage for 1935 has been done, and you can see it here.

If you have Google Earth, you can see the voyage in more detail with this KML file. It does look like Google Drive does have some sort of viewer, but I haven't tried it.

Many kudos to Gordon for his faithful and accurate transcription. Lots of bearings and course changes with yet two more transits of the Inside Passage. ::)
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