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T hese deck logs were
submitted courtesy of our shipmate, Leonard
"Doug" Horne, RD3, 1968-1970.
Doug says, "The ones I have start in February
1969 and go through August 3, 1970. I do not
have every deck log during that period. Only
ones that referred to a combat mission or other
important event, such as Korea and Amchitka.
July 1970 was certainly a busy time for us all
on the gunline."
This space will
be reserved for any additional deck logs
that we obtain in the future.
October
01-03, 1969
October
04-06, 1969
October
07-09, 1969
April 01-03,
1970
April 04-06,
1970
July 19-21, 1970
July 22-24, 1970
July 25-27, 1970
July 28-30, 1970
July 31-August 02, 1970
August 03-05, 1970
For those
looking for additional Ernest G. Small deck
logs for a specific period of time they can
be obtained by contacting Michael Constandy
of Westmoreland Research. His business
card and contact informaiton are displayed
below.
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A Navy ship's deck log is a daily chronology
of certain events for administrative and legal
purposes. Preparation of logs is governed by the
current edition of Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations Instruction 3100.7 (OPNAVINST 3100.7)
series. This specifies the kinds of events to be
entered:
- Absentees
- Accidents [material]
- Accidents/Injuries [personnel]
- Actions [combat]
- Appearances of Sea/Atmosphere/Unusual
Objects
- Arrests/Suspensions
- Arrival/Departure of Commanding Officer
- Bearings [navigational]
- Cable/Anchor Chain Strain
- Collisions/Groundings
- Courts-Martial/Captain's Masts
- Deaths
- Honors/Ceremonies/Visits
- Incidents at Sea
- Inspections
- Meteorological Phenomena
- Movement Orders
- Movements [getting underway; course,
speed changes; mooring, anchoring]
- Passengers
- Prisoners [crew members captured by
hostile forces]
- Propulsion Plant Status changes
- Ship's Behavior [under different
weather/sea conditions]
- Sightings [other ships; landfall;
dangers to navigation]
- Soundings [depth of water]
- Speed Changes
- Tactical Formation
- Time of Evolutions/Exercises/Other
Services Performed
A deck log identifies a ship's location and
movements daily. If the ship is underway, its
latitude and longitude are to be entered three
times each day in blocks provided for the
purpose. Deck logs are not narratives, and do
not describe or explain a ship's operations.
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