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NHN OW team @navalhistorynet.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

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... #navalhistory

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

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

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

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NHN OW team @navalhistorynet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

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...

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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

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Journey Plotter @journeyplotter.nl · 25/12/2025

#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 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

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

USRC Thetis logkeeper struggling with the Russian name of a seaman (should be Constantine Yakovlev - Яковлев in his language). After Jokoflef, Jokofleff and Jkofliff he gives up and write just Constantine 😄 Luckily I could link all these names, sometimes it can be tricky #NavalHistory #OldWeather

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Under the command of Captain Schley, conning her from the crow's nest while searching for gaps in the ice, the rescue expedition led by Thetis managed to rescue 7 of the 25 members of Greely expedition and get back 6 of them in the United States. A really awesome piece of #navalhistory

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Just in time for the new year, the edited logs of USRC Thetis 1901-02 have been published: www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Thetis... Beside De Windt expedition and Mike Healy command, the logs are full, as always, of big and small fascinating details #NavalHistory #OldWeather

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USRC Thetis 1901-1902 Log Books

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Journey Plotter @journeyplotter.nl · 08/12/2024

#OTD 8 December 1914: #WW1 Battle of the Falklands: SMS Sharnhorst was sank. HMS Inflexible's reports it in her logs, spread over 3 images included. Includes after action report on the encounter with enemy, all ships involved, sinking of Sharnhorst, and a crew member killed in action. #NavalHistory

Screenshot of Journey Plotter, showing part of the journey of HMS Inflexible and the events recorded in the log-book for 8 December 1914 - part 1/3

Screenshot of Journey Plotter, showing part of the journey of HMS Inflexible and the events recorded in the log-book for 8 December 1914 - part 2/3

Screenshot of Journey Plotter, showing part of the journey of HMS Inflexible and the events recorded in the log-book for 8 December 1914 - part 3/3

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

While editing USRC Thetis I was quite surprised by the huge number of desertions in 1902 (55, against the 15 of 1901). Then I realized that in April command had been taken by rehabilitated Captain "Hell Roaring Mike" Healy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...), not an easy guy for sure! #NavalHistory

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Michael A. Healy - Wikipedia

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Journey Plotter @journeyplotter.nl · 24/11/2024

Not only the German dreadnought fleet surrendered after #WW1 #Armistice. #OTD 24-11-1918: HMS Centaur reports arrival of next wave of German submarines at Harwich. '7.11am: Sighted Transport "Alexander Woermann" and 28 German submarines arriving to surrender.' #NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy

Screenshot of Journey Plotter, showing part of the journey of HMS Centaur and the events recorded in the log-book for 24 November 1918

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Journey Plotter @journeyplotter.nl · 19/11/2024

1/2 So many new followers, thank you!, time to reintroduce. Journey Plotter is a free Windows application for visualizing journeys of vessels of #WW1 era, or #Arctic voyages of US vessels from the mid-19th century onwards. More: www.journeyplotter.nl #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #CitizenScience

Screen capture of Journey Plotter, showing part of the 1914-1916 journey of HMS Ark Royal, including her time at the Dardanelles.

Screen capture of Journey Plotter, showing the 1879-1881 journey of USS Jamestown, which includes the Sitka Hurricane of 1880.

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The first part of de Windt article about his expedition is readable in five chapters on archive.org: bit.ly/3OdT3dd (first chapter) bit.ly/4eDeteH (second chapter) bit.ly/4fJ5YQk (third chapter) bit.ly/4hSo6J4 (fourth chapter) bit.ly/4eA83gb (fifth chapter, with 2 awesome pictures of USRC Thetis)

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Every batch of logs has its awesome moments In June 1902 USRC Thetis help RGS Fellow Harry de Windt and his team to cross Bering Strait and continue their overland Paris-New York expedition Edited logs of Thetis 1901-02 will be available soon on naval-history.net website #NavalHistory #OldWeather

Harry de Windt article about his Paris-New York overland expedition in October 1902 issue of The World Wide Magazine

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

That should indeed be the PT-139 "Zebra" in her awesome dazzle camouflage, picture was taken around 1942: www.navsource.org/archives/12/...

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PT-139

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Matteo Gramigni @matteogramigni.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

In order to celebrate my move on Bluesky i'd like to share the current state of our #OldWeather database of obscure placenames, which has reached the quite impressive amount of 36000 (and counting) unique names. Lists and maps are freely available in the files section of owtools.scienceontheweb.net

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