Bear (1916) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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Bear (1916) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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Michael has done Ice Hunting for this year, but at that time the science team only wanted 8am, noon, and 8pm locations.
The science team now wants the hourly distances and courses.
Since this year was not transcribed during OW3, the science team would also like to have all the weather.

On the weather page, please enter: date, locations, distances, courses, and all the weather data in the columns outlined in red in the spreadsheet.
(The weather data requested here is the same as it was during OW3.)
One weather transcription (Stream 1 in the Tracker and highlighted in orange) is sufficient.

On the events page please enter: date, location information and sailing information.
Other events are optional. Since Michael has already done the ice, mentions of ice are optional.

One person can do both weather and events, but the system allows one person to do the weather page (Stream 1) and a second person to do the events page (Ice hunting and/or Stream 3).

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: Bear (1916) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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Hurlock wrote:Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:32 am 18th March 1916 San Diego
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 58_096.jpg

12:00*, Full dressed ship in recognition of reopening of Pannama Califonia International Exposition.

Randi wrote:Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:33 pm 8)
https://clickamericana.com/topics/trave ... color-1916

Hurlock wrote:Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:14 am May 13th 1916 Seattle
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H.C.Fassett, Agent and Caretaker of St.Paul Island, came aboard for transportation to St.Paul Island.

Harry Clifford Fassett was the resident naturalist on the research vessel USFC Albatross, the first ship I started transcribing on OW. He had a wide range of skills from photography (glass plates then) to cartography and also seemed to be gifted at getting good publicity for the science work the vessel was doing and getting the science and naval personell working together. Here he will be working for the fisheries dept. and concerned with the Fur Seal rookeries on St.Pauls and neighbouring islands.

Hurlock wrote:Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:50 am May 17th North Pacific Ocean
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Drain pipe from Crews' washroom leaking; damaging general mess stores, uniform clothing, and wetting mail.

Ew!

Hurlock wrote:Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:14 am May 29th Unalaska
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03:00, SS. "Dora" cast off. 03:05, SS. "Dora" ran aground.

Crew variously employed making preparations to float "Dora" for which reason sailing hour was postponed.

11:45 ran line to "Dora" and hove in on windlass. 13:15 Unalga ran line to "Dora". 13:20 Dora floated.

Randi wrote:Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:03 pm
An inglorious start for Dora with the Coast Guard to the rescue!
I think I meet her a number of times.

Here is Unalga's entry: http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?t ... 1#msg85441

Hurlock wrote:Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:42 am June 22nd Village, King Island
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Received on board 15 natives of King Island, sick and destitute for transportation to Nome. Issued them 10 rations.

at Nome
Mr L.V.Godsure and Wife, Otizokok, and Rev. Lafortune and 15 destitute natives left the vessel.

From Wikipaedia

In the mid-1900s the Bureau of Indian Affairs closed the school on Ukivok, forcefully taking the children of Ukivok to go to school on mainland Alaska, leaving the elders and adults to gather the needed food for winter. Because the children were not on the island to help gather food, the adults and elders had no choice but to move to mainland Alaska to make their living. By 1970, all King Island people had moved to mainland Alaska year-round.
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Re: Bear (1916) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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Hurlock wrote:Fri May 03, 2019 4:59 am 13th July 1916 St.Michael
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J.Kalununin, boy 2nd class, placed in brig for three days on bread & water by order of the Commanding Officer, Offence:- insubordination to assistant master at arms.

After a very long day coaling the ship.

Hurlock wrote:Mon May 13, 2019 9:24 pm August 15th 1916 Wainwright
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Four destitute native seaman came on board for transportation to their homes. Billy Chickloo, Barney Omitawock, & Hank Okoolyah for Pt. Hope & Euuk for St. Lawrence Island. Issued four rations for them. Received aboard whalebone & furs for transportation to Nome at the request by radiogram of the owner's representative.

Joe Perrin and Charley Johnson, destitute Seamen from the "Polar Bear", Came aboard for transportation to Nome; Issued 2 rations to them.

The Polar Bear was part of the Canadian Arctic expedition.

Hurlock wrote:Wed May 22, 2019 6:46 am September 14th 1916 Nome
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Mr S.Wittenberg, owner of the gas sch. Sea.Wolf came on board and requested assistance for his vessel, reported ashore in 8 feet of water below Schismareff Inlet. As it is impossible for this vessel to approach within reasonable distance of the wreck and the coal supply on board and ashore short, he was advised that in as much as no lives were endangered, the only assistance that could be rendered is the loan of anchor and line to assist in floating the vessel.

Hurlock wrote:Thu May 23, 2019 6:48 am 18th September 1916, Nome
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King Is. eskimos started coming aboard with their effects.

Natives from King Island coming aboard with boats and baggage

91 Natives of King Island and 3 Natives of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island came aboard for transportation to their homes; 4 Oomiaks. At request of District Superintendent of Education issued 3 rations to Gambell natives. Mr and Mrs Jean Dupertius, school teachers, came aboard for trasnsportation to Gambell.


Standing room only?

Randi wrote:Thu May 23, 2019 1:33 pm ;D

Looks like the passengers outnumber the ship's complement:
Officers: 9
P.O.: 4
Crew: 56

https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 58_004.jpg

Hurlock wrote:Mon May 27, 2019 6:16 am 28th September 1916 Unalaska
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J.Winther, Seaman, Confined in brig for 3 days on bread and water for striking Quartermaster, M.Standart

More disciplinary issues while coaling the ship. Not a popular job.

Randi wrote:Mon May 27, 2019 1:21 pm Michael pointed out that bread and water remained as a punishment until December 2018.
Michael wrote:Wed Dec 26, 2018 3:54 pm The US Navy makes a big change.

Michael's link doesn't seem to work any more, but here is another.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/no ... ar-BBRr3s6

Hurlock wrote:Mon May 27, 2019 6:18 pm 29th September 1916 Unalaska
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Issued life boat man certificates to nine of the crew of the S.S. "Dora".

Received from the Alas ka Commercial Co. 325 230/2240 tons coal. 183 tons on contract at $12.75 per ton & 142 230/2240 at $18.50 per ton

There has been mention in the log of coal shortages and also of steaming at economical speed. I wonder if the war in Europe is effecting supplies or coal prices.

Hurlock wrote:Fri May 31, 2019 8:38 am 15th October 1916 Pinnacle Island
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Made out wreck of "Great Bear" on West side of Pinnacle Island.

Sent whale boat ashore with officers to examine wreck, who reported same entirely broken up, engine broken out and lying on beach, boats, fittings and evidences of cargo gone.

The run per log between Pinnacle Id. and Cape Upright showed 5.0 knots more than the distance as measured on the chart.

Randi wrote:Fri May 31, 2019 1:17 pm Thanks for posting this!

https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks- ... pwrecks-g/

Wonder if that relates to the seeming chart error?

Michael wrote:Fri May 31, 2019 3:30 pm It could be. The distance covered is 17 nautical miles, so an error of 5 knots is considerable.

Hurlock wrote:Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:27 am November 24th 1916 Ladysmith B.C. Coaling ship.
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T.Reed, destitute, left the ship without permission evidently with intent to get out of work.

12:15, T.Reed, destitute, returned on board; put him & T. O'Neil, destitute, in the brig for refusing duty and dis obedience to orders.

Hurlock wrote:Sun Jun 23, 2019 6:54 am December 16th 1916 Mare Island Navy Yard
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12:15 Confined J.Peters, fireman in brig for safe keeping and released him at 12:45 on account impure air due to fresh paint between decks.
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Re: Bear (1916) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

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Michael wrote: The voyage for 1916 has been plotted and you can see it here.

Splendid work by Hurlock, who had to transcribe one extra day, 1916 being a leap year. ;D

This voyage pushes us over the 300,000 calculated positions mark. :) :) :)
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