A log of my cruise in the US Navy

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Title
A log of my cruise in the US Navy
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
11 Aug 1904 - 04 Jan 1908
Description
Log with diary entries kept by H. M. H. Currier of Boston, Mass. while serving in the U.S. Navy, 11 August 1904-4 January 1908. The title page reads: "A log of my cruise in the U.S. Navy. 1904 to 1908 (A round the World) H. M. H. Currier. Hosp. Appr." Entries describe training at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.; his training cruise on the USTS HARTFORD to the West Indies, including his seasickness, duties onboard, and visits to Cuba and Puerto Rico; and his service on the USS WEST VIRGINIA. The WEST VIRGINIA travelled to various locations along the eastern U.S. and West Indies before joining the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in September 1906. Currier describes Mediterranean ports, passage through the Suez Canal, and sights in Egypt and Asia, primarily the Philippines, China, and Japan. Other entries describe a fight between a black sailor named William Lee and a white sailor named J. A. Warren, in which the latter was killed, 5 May 1905; a visit onboard by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, October 1905; and sightings of Japanese and Russian ships after the Russo-Japanese War. The log also contains memoranda, artwork, and papers and printed matter pasted in, including transfer requests, programs for minstrel shows, regulations, a fleet roster, and court-martial orders. The log was apparently written and compiled later.
Theme
  • Warfare