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2/2 - The journey of revenue cutter USRC Thetis has been amended with the years 1905-1906; US West Coast, Bering Sea and Alaskan Waters.
Her journey as revenue cutter now covers 1899 to 1906.
The journey of USS Burton Island has been amended with 1949; Alaskan Waters, Bering Sea.
Her journey now covers 1946 to 1949 and 1955.
1/2 - This month's Journey Plotter update:
New is the journey of U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Unalga (II), formerly USS Triton.
Her journey covers 1946-1947; US Pacific Coast and Alaskan waters.
See next post for two amended journeys: USRC Thetis and USS Burton Island.
This month's Journey Plotter update:
The journey of USRC Bear is amended with the years 1894-1895; US West Coast and Alaskan Waters.
Her journey now covers 1886 to 1895.
It's been a while, but two Journey Plotter updates this month.
USS Yorktown (PG-1) 1910-1911, west coast of all Americas, added to her journey starting in 1889.
USRC Thetis 1903-1904, US west coast, Bering Sea, Alaskan, Russian and Hawaiian waters, added to her journey starting in 1899.
#OTD 1 January 1892:
USS Yorktown (PG-1), at anchor off Valparaiso, Chili.
From midnight until 12.30am the New Year was celebrated by the ringing of bells, the firing of guns and rockets and the burning of lights from the town, the forts and Chilean war vessels in harbor.
🎇 Happy New Year 🎆
#OTD 25 December 1880:
USS Jeannette is beset in ice northward of Wrangell Island for the second Christmas in a row.
The day's events also show part of the Captain's journal, listing their Christmas menu.
"Our mince pies were a work of art; though they were made from pemmican and flavored by a bottle of brandy"
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#OTD 8 December 1914: #WW1 Battle of the Falklands
HMS Bristol was the last ship to leave harbour to join the fleet.
She sunk Santa Isabel, a German collier, after letting her crew transfer to HMS Macedonia.
The image shows the events she recorded in her deck log.
#OTD in #NavalHistory, 6 December 1917: HMSs Changuinola and Knight Templar witnessed the #HalifaxExplosion.
The images show how they reported it in their deck logs.
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#OTD 11 November 1918
The #WW1 #Armistice isn't always mentioned in the log-books of #RoyalNavy ships.
HMS Rinaldo, at anchor off Simonstown, South Africa, did, though.
1.30pm: Guns fired from batteries denoting signing of armistice. Dressed ship overall
The inset shows part of the actual log-book page.
#OTD 7 November 1915
HMS Albermarle was struck by a storm on her way from Rosyth to Scapa Flow.
She was heavily damaged, lost 2 men overboard, including Commander Nixon, suffered another casualty on board, and 3 officers and 16 men were seriously injured by wreckage.
