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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.

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Unlike in OW3, where three transcriptions were required for each page, we are doing only one transcription per page.

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The date is used to organize the pages.



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December is reserved for Sleepyowl ;)
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December has been completed. :owl:
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:D :D :D
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
30 April
Boatswain's Mate J. Connell lost his "call" overboard in rescuing T. F. Campbell (Lds) who had fallen overboard opposite Ship House No. 3 Navy Yard.
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Given the circumstances, I hope he will not be charged for it.
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I don't know. They seemed more concerned about the call than the man who fell overboard.
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18 May
Off Portsmouth, N. H.

Rather embarrassing for her first trip after two years in the Naval Yards. I love the idea of the crew running from side to side and jumping up and down to get an idea of where she was stuck. I don't imagine it would work on a nuclear powered aircraft carrier. :lol: :lol: :lol:

1810
Word having been sent to the Chief Engineer that the ship would soon come to anchor, fires had been allowed to run down and speed slackened to about 4 knots. At 6:20, without any perceptible shock and with no warning from the leads in the chains, the ship was found to be aground. The Engines were reversed at once and orders given to get up fires. The crew were sent aft and called from side to side. Perceptible list to port. Crew were then sent aft and ordered to jump up and down. The motion of the ship indicated her to be aground about abaft the main mast. Hand leads forwd gave a quarter less three and aft three fathoms. A boat with officer was dispatched to the light house to make inquiries concerning tides etc. Another boat with officer was sent to sound about the ship. Deep water was found astern and off the starboard quarter. Stream Anchor was got up from the fore hold, 1st Cutter and Sailing launch lowered and Stream anchor planted with Seven inch Hemp hawser about a ship's length off the starboard quarter in 17 fathoms of water. Report from shore was that the tide was falling, low water about 8. Ship listed considerably to port. Stopped engines owing to danger of getting sand through injection valve. Hoisted stay and peak lights, got up and secured all boats except the Sailing Launch and awaited rise of tide.
At 10:05 tide having risen about 41/2feet, hove ship out to Stream Anchor. Hove Stream Anchor up to quarter, and backed ship into deeper water. At 10:25 let go port anchor in 15 fathoms water, veering to 60 fathoms chain. Long Island Lt brg NW1/2N. Hoisted Sailing Launch. Heavy banked fires.
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23 July 1885
Brooklyn Navy Yard
At 8:00 half masted colors, as token of respect to the memory of the late General U. S. Grant U.S.A. (retired)
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August 7th
New York

We meet a few ships: USS Powhatan, USS Alliance and USS Swatara.

Here's Swatara rigged for mourning General Grant.
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We have logs for Swatara, and she travels to lots of interesting places. We also have a few early years for Powhatan.
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12 August
At 9:45 Called All Hands up anchor for China!
They seem quite excited to get underway after sitting around New York for the past four months or so.
:D :D :D
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Michael wrote: Thu Nov 03, 2022 9:59 pm Here's Swatara rigged for mourning General Grant.
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COCK-BILL.
To put the yards a-cockbill is to top them up by one lift to an angle with the deck. The symbol of mourning.
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8-) 8-) 8-)
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22 August
Noon : Lat 42° 11' 18"N, Long 39° 13' 30"W
At 12:45 ran down to a Norwegian Barque which was making signals of distress, her colors being half masted and inverted. On nearing her, a boat came alongside and reported her Captain to be sick and in need of medical attendance. At 1:15 lowered 1st whale boat and sent Junior Surgeon on board of bark. On his return he reported her to be the St. Olof of Christiansund bound from Martinique with a cargo of sugar and rum to Bordeaux. Her Captain was found to be suffering from Yellow fever. Medicine was sent on board and at 1:30 started on our course again.
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Naples, Italy
29 August


Noon
Discovered that the 7 in hemp hawser that constituted the Starboard stem fast lead had been cut, and a section about one fathom in length removed. Brought in the end of the hawser and secured the remainder.
:shock: :shock: :shock:
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Someone needed six feet of hemp. :D
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14 November
8 AM : Lat 15° 01' 00"N, Long 73° 37' 00"E
At 6:20 discovered light smoke and evidences of fire, in the vicinity of the fire-room hatch. At 6:40 stopped the ship, covered Engine room hatches, and brailed up main trysail. On investigation, the fire was apparently due to the heat of the after starboard boilers, melting the pitch form a pitch pine beam overhead, the pitch dropping on the boiler and igniting. Turned the hose on top of boiler. t 7:30 started ahead and set prt trysail.
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Good work!
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