Beatiful morning – A great sight this A.M. when I came on deck, our fleet of 23 ships was surrounded by 6 English destroyers and pretty soon 4 *********** came along – at about 9 o’clock two more English boats. A kind of destroyer came and asked if we were the Culgoa then told us […]
Teusday At Sea, Everyone on ship ordered to wear life belts. Most of the officers slept with out clothes on. We are having beautiful moon. I am standing a deck watch while we **i*(?) through the danger zone. If we are hit with a torpedo, we will destroy every ship in this fleet, and also […]
Monday
This trip is getting on everyone’s nerves. No one seems to know when or where we will meet the destroyers.
28.81 Long, 47.02 Lat, Distance 201
[See May 20, 1918]33.25 Long, 45 Lat, Dist 204
[See May 20, 1918]38.05 Long, 43.56 Lat, Dist 206
[See May 20, 1918]42.30 Long, 42.12 Lat, Distance 216
[See May 20, 1989]Since the 16th we have been in a terrific storm untill Sunday night. We could not eat a meal at table, had to get what ever we could and eat hanging on to chairs lashed to the tables and bulkheads. No one could sleep, it was dangerous to try to lay in our bunks. Some […]
Wednesday, at sea This AM had general quarters and other drills. During the day two large ships have passed homeward bound. We had wireless this morning that 8 ‘subs’ were sighted yesteday, some are directly in our path. The Tacoma stpped today and we left her. *** Everyone thought she was going back but she […]
General Quarters, fire drill, abandon ship,, also collision drill this AM. During thr drills lookout reported “shots dropping on starboard quarter”, but the shots proved to be a whale spouting. Five larger ships have passed us today bound for the states. I had some fun shooting 22 cal. rifle this afternoon and later we put […]
Monday, at sea. Long 55.14, Lat 40.08, Dist 226 miles. We dragged target for ocoma to shoot at target only 300 yards astern. She fired 5″ shells and schrapnell. Some of the shots fell close to the ship and one whistled over our heads. He Capt. signaled to them and they didn’t shoot any more […]
Sunday, at sea. Long. 59.36, Lat 40.06 Dist 230 miles. At quarters this morning I read the orders(?) from the states to the men in regard to today being “Mother’s Day” and wanted each of them to write a note or letter to his mother. Sighted another ship early this AM and went back for […]
Saturday, at sea. 64.20 Long, 40.15 Lat. Dist 248 miles. Heavy fog this morning and ship rolling to beat the band. Had General Quarters, Abandon Ship, Fire Drill and Submarine Attack. The weather is fine only the heavy sea running make thigns bad. A ship came in sight astern and we left the convoy and […]
Friday. at sea. 69.20 Long, 40.10 Lat. About 212 miles.Heavy fog had to almost stop and just *** our way with all those ships around us, if they were navy ships and you knew what the other fellow was going to do, we would be all O.K. Ship rolling to beat the band, heavy sea […]
