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Map showing the voyages of USRC Thetis in US West Coast, Bering Sea and Alaskan Waters, in 1905-1906.

The edited logs of USRC Thetis, January 1905 to December 1906, US West Coast, Bering Sea and Alaskan Waters, have been published today with three @journeyplotter.nl maps.
Many thanks to editor Matteo. ⚓🌎
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Thetis...
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Map showing the 1946-47 plotted voyages of USCGC Unalga II.

The edited logs of USCGC Unalga II, 1946-47, US Pacific Coast, Alaskan Waters, have been published, with three @journeyplotter.nl maps.
Thanks to editor John.
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Unalga...
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Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1916-1923 journey of HMS Renown, and the events recorded in her log-book for 12 April 1922. 0.05am: Sighted Kuzoshima Point [Kozu-shima island?] bearing 110°. 0.50am: Niijima bearing 095°. 1.00am: Clocks on 15 minutes. 1.45am: Mikomoto Light abeam to Port 3¾ miles. 3.53am: Oshima [Light] abeam to Starboard 3 miles. 4.30am: Suno Saki Light 81½°. 7.45am: HMS Durban saluted Japanese Flag. 21 guns. 7.52am: Japanese Fleet saluted HRH. 21 guns. 8.00am: Passed breakwater. 8.15am: Secured to buoy No. 10. 8.35am: Japanese Commander in Chief visited ship. 8.45am: Japanese Ambassador visited ship. 9.10am: HRH Prince Higoshi Fushimi visited ship. [Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito?] 9.30am: HRH left ship. 9.30am: All ships saluted HRH. 21 guns. 9.35am: Renown saluted Japanese Admiral. 17 guns. 9.51am: All ships saluted HRH. 21 guns. 11.05am: Slipped. 11.10am: Proceeded as req. to anchor in bay. 11.46am: Stopped. Came to. Anchor bearings: South Breakwater Light 279°; Treaty Point [Southern point of Yokohama Bay] 179°; Time Ball 235°. pm: Gave leave to watch 1300 to 0700. 6.30pm: One Ordinary Seaman sent to Japanese Hospital (street accident).

Here's what HMS Renown recorded in her log-book when she arrived at Yokohama on 12 April 1922.
Text also added in Alt section.

#NavalHistory #CitizenScience #RoyalNavy

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1894-1895 journey of USRC Bear, and the events recorded in her log-book for 28 February 1894.

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1886-1895 journey of USRC Bear, and the events recorded in her log-book for 28 February 1895.

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.

#NavalHistory #CitizenScience

Came across them quite often when transcribing #WW1-era #RoyalNavy log-books.
The Abbreviations page in the Research Resources section lists encountered symbols.
Scroll to the SYMBOLS tab to see them.
www.journeyplotter.nl/rl/abbr

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Journey Plotter Journey Plotter is an application for visualizing journeys of Royal Navy vessels of the World War 1-era, or Arctic voyages of United States vessels from the mid 19th century onwards.

Journey Plotter 2.7 has been released today. ⚓🌍

Some bug fixes to the period selection in the Ship Selection pane.
Also, some small visual changes.

JP is available from the download page, which also lists all changes in detail.
www.journeyplotter.nl/jp/download....

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Map showing the plotted voyages of USRC Bear, January 1894 to November 1895, US West Coast and Alaskan Waters

The edited logs of USRC Bear, January 1894 to November 1895, US West Coast and Alaskan Waters, have been published, with 3 @journeyplotter.nl maps.
Our thanks to editor Janet.
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Bear/U...
#navalhistory

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1910-1911 journey of USS Yorktown, and the events recorded in her log-book for 31 January 1910.

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1903-1904 journey of USRC Thetis, and the events recorded in her log-book for 31 January 1904.

It's been a while, but 2 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.

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USRC Thetis 1906 logs are full of surprises.

In August, after reaching Point Barrow, she met the Norwegian sloop Gjøa, led by Roald Amundsen and a crew of six, who had just managed to pass for the first time through the Northwest passage!

#NavalHistory #OldWeather

Journey Plotter, or an Old Weather addiction story [This post is from Maikel, who has come up with a new way of using and viewing the information we are collecting]. Having been active as an Old Weather transcriber and in editing the transcribed lo…

I know the sentiment.
For this exact reason I started Journey Plotter back in the day.
While transcribing #WW1 logs for #OldWeather I wanted to see and understand where #RoyalNavy ships had been.

oldweather.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/j...

JP link: www.journeyplotter.nl

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The edited logs of USRC Thetis, 1903-04, US West Coast, Bering Sea, Alaskan, Russian and Hawaiian Waters, have been published, with three @journeyplotter.nl maps.
Many thanks to editor Matteo. 🌎️⚓️
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Thetis...

It's always fascinating when logs contain details of scientific relevance.

On 10th July 1906, USRC Thetis perform a reconnaissance of Bogoslof Island(s) after a major geological event. The hand drawn sketch is awesome.

1905-06 logs will appear soon on naval-history.net

#OldWeather #NavalHistory

Map showing the plotted journeys of USS Yorktown, 1910 to 1911, along the western coast of the Americas, during which she took part in the effort to rescue survivors of the wrecked SS Taboga off Panama.

Happy new year to all!
To kick off 2026, we have the edited logs of USS Yorktown, 1910-1911, published today with three @journeyplotter.nl maps.
Our thanks to editor, mapmaker and publisher, Maikel. ⚓🌎
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Yorkto...

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1919-1923 journey of HMS Constance, and the events recorded in her log-book for 15 December 1921. 1.30am: Exercised sea boats crew 3.20am: Heald Bank lightvessel 270° 4.15am: Put clock back 10 minutes 4.40am: Heald lightvessel 45° 0.4 miles 4.45am: Sighted Galveston South Jetty light 302° 6.30am: Course and speed as requisite for approaching Galveston entrance 6.40am: Stopped. Embarked pilot 7.00am: Proceed as requisite into harbour, pilot in charge 7.55am: Stopped. Let go starboard anchor in 7 fathoms, [veered to] 2 shackles. Anchor bearings: South Jetty light 105°, Bolivar light 347°, Fort Point 235° 8.30am: Obtained pratique. Weighted. Proceeded, course and speed as requisite, up harbour 9.10am: Stopped. Secured alongside Pier 21, bows south-west 11.00am: Steam for auxiliary purposes only 11.30am: Fired salute 7 guns for His British Majesties Consul Noon: Signal books correct 1.00pm: Training classes at instruction. Remainder hands employed surveying port cable, cleaning out cable lockers and as requisite 4.00pm: Quarters 4.30pm: Leave to watch till 7.00am 5.00pm: Exercised fire stations

According to her log she arrived at Galveston 15 December.

7.55am: Stopped. Anchor bearings: South Jetty light 105°, Bolivar light 347°, Fort Point 235°
8.30am: Obtained pratique. Weighted. Proceeded up harbour
9.10am: Stopped. Secured alongside Pier 21, bows south-west

#NavalHistory #RoyalNavy

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1891-1892 journey of USS Yorktown, and the events recorded in her log-book for 1 January 1892. Midnight to 4am: Clear, calm and pleasant. 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. 4am to 8am: Fine weather, warm. Calm. 8am to meridian: Clear, NE and Southerly airs. Absent without leave: Thomas Brady, Private Marine. Received visit of Captain of "Duchaffault". Meridian to 4pm: Clear, warm and pleasant. Gentle to moderate breeze from SSW. 4pm to 8pm: Clear, with light breeze to light airs from South. 8pm to midnight: Clear, cool and pleasant. Light airs from South first hour, afterwards calm.

#OTD 1 January 1892:
USS Yorktown (PG-1), 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🎆

#NavalHistory #USNavy

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1923-1925 journey of HMS Hood, and the events recorded in her log-book for 23 July 1924. 1:00am: Exercised Sea boats crew 2:17am: Altered course 009º 11 knots 5:08am: 9 knots 6:15am: Altered course 330º 6:40am: Altered course 320º 10 knots 6:50am: 12 knots - Cleaning ship 7:20am: Stopped 7:25am: Came to with starboard anchor in 13 fathoms veered 6 shackles 8:00am: Hands provisioning ship - Fired salute 15 guns 9:30am: Weighed proceeded Course & speed as requisite for Panama Canal – pilot in charge – passed Outer Channel Buoy - Hands as requisite 10:55am: Entered Miraflores Lock 12:06pm: Left Miraflores Lock – proceeded as requisite 12:50pm: Entered Pedro Miguel Lock 1:30pm: Left lock & secured to centre wall 2:40pm: REPULSE secured in Pedro Miguel lock - Hands as requisite 3:00pm: Ship open to visitors 4:00pm: Leave to Starboard & 2nd part Port Watch to 6:30pm

As found in her log-book, 23 July 1924:
10:55am: Entered Miraflores Lock
12:06pm: Left Miraflores Lock - proceeded as requisite

All log-book entries are also available in the Alt text.

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Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1879-1881 journey of USS Jeannette, and the events recorded in her log-book for Christmas Day 1880. The pumping forward is done by hand at the spar deck bilge pump, and such water as filters aft, through and under the bulkhead, into the fire room, is pumped out by hand at the bilge pump attached to the main engine. The steam cutter's boiler is used for distilling. Sounded in 29 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A rapid drift to N.W. being indicated by the lead line. Light breezes from N'd veering to S.S.E. by noon, and thereafter variable and very light until midnight. Falling barometer and pleasant temperature. Low red dawn at 9am & bright starlight. At 9pm auroral streaks in N.W. radiating like a fan; at midnight an auroral arch extended from N.W. through zenith to S.E. Captain’s Journal (vol. 2 p. 496): The day was made as acceptable as possible fore and aft, by the providing of a good dinner from our resources. And I think we may refer to our bills of fare with pardonable pride. Our mince pies were a work of art; though they were made from pemmican and flavored by a bottle of brandy, they were as delicate to the taste as if compounded from beef fresh from market. Hot whiskey punch in the evening fore and aft brought an agreeable close to our second Christmas in the pack. CHRISTMAS DINNER, 1880 CABIN: The usual Saturday Soup Roast Seal, Apple Jelly Tongue Macaroni Tomatoes Mince Pies Plum Pudding Figs Raisins Dates Nuts Candy Chocolate and Coffee BERTH DECK: Soup Roast Seal, Apple Jelly Bacon (broiled) Macaroni Tomatoes Mince Pies Figs Raisins Dates Nuts Candy Chocolate or Coffee

#OTD 25 December 1880:
USS Jeannette is beset in ice for the second Christmas in a row.

Day's events also show part of 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"

#NavalHistory #USNavy

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1891-1892 journey of USS Yorktown, and the events recorded in her log-book for 5 February 1891.

If interested, many deck logs of USS Yorktown (PG-1) are available in Journey Plotter.
Image shows her 1891-92 journey and the events for 5 February 1891, the day of the article.

The logs are also published at naval-history.net:
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Yorkto...

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#OTD in 1914. Six out of eight German ships are destroyed, trying to raid Port Stanley on the Falkland Islands. Possibly lured towards the British naval force. #WW1 #HISTORY

#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.

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1914-1919 journey of HMS Changuinola and the events recorded in the log-book for 6 December 1917. 7.00am: Hands fall in to clean holds for receiving cargo 8.00am: No 1 Hopper made fast alongside 8.15am: Coaling party arrived alongside 8.30am: Commenced coaling 8.50am: Explosion in Docks followed by fires 9.05am: Hands fall in 9.15am: Cutters away with officers & men to help ashore 9.50am: Stretcher Party to shore 11.45am: Hands to Dinner 1.00pm: Landed 18 Marines. Gig called away 1.45pm: Gig returned 2.30pm: Shore party returned for dinner 2.40pm: Cutter left for shore. Trawler CD15 came alongside 3.40pm: Trawler left 3 Boats axes lost ashore by rescue party & one hammer 5.40pm: Gig sent to OLD COLONY with stores for survivors 7.40pm: Landed Officers in Gig 9.00pm: Boat left for shore 9.45pm: Boat returned 11.00pm: Boat left for shore 11.35pm: Boat returned Sick list 2

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1917-1918 journey of HMS Knight Templar and the events recorded in the log-book for 6 December 1917. 9.15 am: Heavy explosion in harbour causing ship to shear about badly, eventually pulled posts out of wharf – adrift Ran lines to other posts and heaved back alongside 10.00 am: Landed party ashore to render assistance Sub Lieut Mackie returned to duty from hospital MO and SBA ashore rendering assistance to wounded Carpenter fell down hatch, severely bruising himself

#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.
Text also available in Alt description.

#NavalHistory #History #WW1 #CitizenScience

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1913-1915 journey of HMS Canopus, and the events recorded in her log-book for 8 December 1914. 04.30am: Patrol boat returned. 06.20am: Naval yard party left. 07.30am: Unknown warships sighted to Southward. 08.30am: Action. Cruisers verified as German squadron. 09.19am: Opened fire fore & aft 12" turrets on "Gneisenau" & "Nürnberg". 09.30am: Ceased fire. Enemy retreated. 10.00am: Fleet put to sea. 10.00am: Ammunition expended 12" Pointed common & full charges 5 in number. Noon: Water distilled 19 tons, water expended 15 tons, water remaining 102 tons, fuel expended for all purposes 31 tons, fuel remaining 1179.8 tons. 01.10pm: Dockyard party returned. 02.30pm: Hands at Action stations. 05.30pm: 2 seamen, 1 stoker & 1 Marine joined from hospital. 06.30pm: W/T. signal "Scharnhorst & Gneisenau" sunk. 08.30pm: Patrol boat left. 09.30pm: Night defence stations.

From her log:
7.30am: Unknown warships sighted to Southward.
8.30am: Action. Cruisers verified as German squadron.
9.19am: Opened fire fore & aft 12" turrets on "Gneisenau" & "Nürnberg".
9.30am: Ceased fire. Enemy retreated.
...
6.30pm: W/T. signal "Scharnhorst & Gneisenau" sunk.

#NavalHistory #WW1

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1919-1922 journey of HMS Caroline, and the events recorded in her log-book for 29 September 1919. 8.15am: Hands arrived on board, employed scraping, painting & refitting 11.0am: Training classes at instruction, paid monthly money 12.45pm: Hands left ship 5.30pm: Part of ship's company proceeded to Deolali camp [Deolali was an army transit camp in India, used as a sailors' home. It is the source of the phrase "gone doolally" meaning to lose one's mind] Number on sick list = 11

HMS Caroline's 1919-1922 deck logs are available in Journey Plotter.
See where she went and learn more about daily activities and the people on board, complemented by editor's notes.

#NavalHistory #CitizenScience #Ancestry

Screenshot of Journey Plotter, showing part of the journey of HMS Highflyer and the events recorded in the log-book for 6 December 1917

Not USS logs, of course, but there are #RoyalNavy logs available.
E.g. HMS Highflyer witnessed the #HalifaxExplosion, was damaged and suffered casualties.

Available in Journey Plotter and at naval-history.net, including links to the log pages.
www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-...

#NavalHistory

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1916-1919 journey of HMS Rinaldo, and the events recorded in her log-book for 11 November 1918, overlain with a snippet of the original log-book page and the Poppy Appeal logo. 6.30am: Hands employed as requisite 8.00am: Hands employed surveying Port cable 10.30am: Hands employed clearing store rooms 1.30pm: Guns fired from batteries denoting signing of armistice. Dressed ship overall 3.30pm: Leave to 1st Part Port watch until 8am 4.00pm: Patrol landed 7.25pm: undressed ship 10.20pm: Patrol returned on board Provisions received: 58 lbs fresh meat; 250 lbs vegetables; 70 lbs bread; 4 gallons milk 2 on sick list

#OTD 11 November 1918

The #WW1 #Armistice isn't always mentioned in the log-books of #RoyalNavy ships.
HMS Rinaldo did, though.

1.30pm: Guns fired from batteries denoting signing of armistice. Dressed ship overall

The inset shows part of the actual log page.

#NavalHistory #ArmisticeDay #History

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1915-1916 journey of HMS Albemarle, and the events recorded in her log-book for 7 November 1915. 2.27am: Ship struck by two heavy seas in quick succession wrecking fore bridge & chart house & shifting roof of conning tower; large quantities of water entered fore turret, mess decks & flats. Commander George Russell Nixon, Royal Navy, Able Seaman George Edward Bracey Stroud Off No. 221919 were lost overboard; Chief Petty Officer William James Aiken, Off No. 161866, was killed & three officers and sixteen men seriously injured by wreckage. 2.45am: Eased engines to dead slow. Shifted to after conning tower steering position. 4.15am: Stopped. 5.35am: Working engines as requisite to keep head to sea. 6.30am: HMS Hibernia closed. 6.45am: Took station astern of HMS Hibernia. Shifted to fore conning tower steering position. Courses as requisite for Hoxa Sound, speed 10 knots. 7.45am: 7 knots. Courses as requisite for anchorage. 8.10am: Stopped. 8.12am: Came to in C6 berth. 10.00am: Hands employed clearing up wreckage from fore bridge. 10.30am: Hospital boat came alongside. Discharged injured 21 cot cases and Lieut. Commander McLeod RN, Lieut Fletcher RNR, Midshipman Eliott RN to hospital ship Plassey. 10.20am: Hospital boat left. 1.35pm: DD Chief Petty Officer Aiken to Plassey. 2.35pm: Red watch employed clearing wreckage and getting water from flats. 4.00pm: HMS Hibernia and HMS Zealandia proceeded out of harbour. 8.00pm: Mustered both anchor watches.

#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.

#NavalHistory #History #WW1 #RoyalNavy

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1914-1918 journey of HMS Glasgow, and the events recorded in her log-book for 1 November 1914. 10.20am: Weighed & proceeded, 240 revs 1.00pm: Sighted squadron on starboard bow. 1.05pm: As requisite closing flagship 2.00pm: Stopped. Sent telegrams to “Good Hope” by towing cask across her bow 2.55pm: N17E, 300 revs spreading from flag 4.30pm: Sighted smoke on starboard bow 4.40pm: Sighted enemy: 2 Armoured Cruisers & 1 Light Cruiser 5.00pm: Lit fires in A3&4 to B3&4 boilers 5.47pm: Formed single line ahead, “Otranto” standing away to westward Proceeded as requisite into action, closing enemy 7.02pm: Enemy opened fire 7.06pm: Opened fire at 3rd ship in enemy’s line 7.40pm: “Good Hope” drew out of line 7.50pm: “Good Hope”, who was badly on fire, blew up 8.10pm: Ceased firing. Proceeded full speed out of action with “Monmouth” to westward 8.50pm: Lost sight of “Monmouth” to NE 9.25pm: Observed enemy using searchlight & firing, presumably at “Monmouth”

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1914-1916 journey of HMS Otranto, and the events recorded in her log-book for 1 November 1914. 1.15am: Challenged and replied to HMS “Monmouth”. 4.0am: Fresh to strong wind, rough sea, fine and clear. 4.45am: General quarters. 5.15am: Altered course N25W. 8.0am: Strong wind, rough sea. Overcast and fine. 9.15am: Altered course N69E. Revs 48. 10.20am: Observed [HMS] Good Hope, altered course S30E. 10.35am: Altered course S41E. 11.16am: Increased 52 Revs. 11.20am: Observed “Monmouth”. Courses various keeping position. Noon: Strong wind, rough sea. Fine and clear. Altered course N80E. 0.10pm: Altered course S79E. Revs 48. Courses and speeds altered as required during manoeuvres including flag. 3.3pm: Set Course N10E, Revs 69. Log streamed and Set. 3.15pm: Altered course N12E. 3.30pm: Revs 72. 4.0pm: Fresh wind, rough Sea and fine clear weather. 4.43pm: Altered course S60E. Revs increased. 5.0pm: Full speed. 5.20pm: Altered course S67W. 5.25pm: Altered course WEST. 5.35pm: Altered course S75W. 5.50pm: Altered course West. 5.55pm: Revs 58. 6.0pm: Revs 48. 6.5pm. Altered course South. Average Revs 84. 7.12pm: Enemy opened fire and other ships replied. 7.53pm: Ceased fire. 8.0pm: Strong wind and rough sea. Overcast and occasional showers. Midnight: Strong wind and rough Sea. Overcast and fine.

#OTD 1 November 1914: #WW1 Battle of Coronel.

HMS Glasgow and HMS Otranto participated in the battle, in which HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth were lost.
The images show what HMS Glasgow and HMS Otranto recorded in their log-books during the day.

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy

Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1914-1917 journey of HMS Orama, and the events recorded in her log-book for 19 October 1917.

#OTD 19 October 1917
HMS Orama was torpedoed by German submarine U-62 and sank.

From her log-book:
5.55pm: Ship torpedoed in number 3 hold
8.00pm: Hands abandon ship in boats
9.50pm: Navigator and Captain left ship
9.55pm: Ship sunk

#NavalHistory #History #WW1 #RoyalNavy #UBoat

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The arrival of the first Australian Fleet into Sydney Harbour. HMAS Sydney following HMAS Melbourne into the harbour.