This is a continuation of the Mid-Watch in Verse series. A Deck Log from a US Navy vessel chronicles exacting administrative detail regarding the status of the ship, its location, speed, etc. However, for a four hour period at the … Continue reading →
This post is a continuation of the Mid-Watch in Verse series. Past posts focused on deck logs from the USS Maryland and USS Huse. Given that this month is Black History Month, I decided to honor an almost unique ship … Continue reading →
This is my second installment of the Mid-Watch in Verse series. In this series of posts, I hope to highlight examples of the old Navy tradition of allowing the Mid-Watch (midnight to 4:00am) Deck Log entry on January 1 to … Continue reading →
This is the first in a series of posts about a curious tradition in the US Navy. Anyone who has ever seen a Deck Log from a US Navy vessel knows that it is typically a place for exacting administrative … Continue reading →
This is my second installment of my series, “In Their Own Words” wherein I use quotes from WWII submarine reports to highlight themes of commanders that I find interesting. My introductory post in this series focused on a couple of … Continue reading →