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THE UNITED STATES SHIP 
 
 GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 HISTORY OF 
 A TROOP TRANSPORT 
 
 Built in 1915, k$ the Cramp Shipbuilding Co., at Philadelphia 
 
 Length: 524 ft. Speed: 24 knots 
 
 Width: 63 ft. (Oil Burning) 
 
 Gross Tonnage: 8,244 
 
 BEFORE THE WAR 
 
 Owned b>) the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Co. 
 
 R» in Winter ! o . > San Francisco and Honolulu 
 
 un : \ . c . between \ c c J o .1 J 
 
 ^ in Summer ) (ban rrancisco and Portland 
 
 Known as the " Palace of tke Pacific " and the Fastest Passenger 
 Ship under the American Flag 
 
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 Copyright, 1919 
 BY 
 
 D. K. ROMIG 
 
 JAN -9 1919 
 ©CI.A508953 
 
DEDICATED TO 
 
 Captain W. W. Phelps, U. S. Navy 
 
 and Captain S. H. R. Doyle, U. S. Navy, under 
 
 whose able commands the ship developed and maintained a 
 
 reputation for efficiency and smartness that "will 
 
 ever he a just reason for pride to every 
 
 man that served on board 
 
.4 Resumi of the 
 Great Northern's Performances 
 
 l. rwent} trips through war ne in war-time, 
 J CompU \x ' 72,000 miU - nths. 
 
 3 \\ 01 - >und trip to Eun 
 
 4. Beat u Leviathan" ; - 3,200 mile race from 
 
 si to Ambi se < rd leg 8th trip. 
 
 5 S s numbei in th< 
 
 landed mon American ti - er 1,000 
 
 than ship, 
 
 6, v I trip 18 Noveml i 
 
 I 30,000 - e during v s* pei 
 
 \ r, 1918. 
 
Introduction 
 
 To commemorate the ten voyages this ship has made 
 to France during the war, I have compiled this daily log, 
 to record the History of the GREAT NORTHERN in 
 the Service of the United States. I hope that this volume 
 
 will help to keep Up the enthusiasm which has always 
 
 been so great on hoard this vessel, and to cement the 
 friendship and comradeship which has hcen so marked, 
 so that the dampening effects of time and failing memory 
 cannot obliterate the GREAT NORTHERN'S record 
 or cause her crew when widely scattered to forget the 
 names ol" their shipmates during the war. 
 
 There was no better ship in the Naval Transport Ser 
 vice, nor was a ship ever manned by a more congenial. 
 hard working crew . 
 
 We have read much o\ what they have done and are 
 doing at Pelham Bay and Great Lakes, in fact from many 
 oi the Training Camps and Stations. But nothing *.\o we 
 read o\ the history o\ these vessels which have hcen 
 running on ferry boat schedule from New York to 
 France, going over with masses of troops and returning 
 with wounded, sometimes Staying scarcely 48 hours in 
 
 port, always doing their best, at maximum speed. 
 
 We hope to >ee the wonderful histories ol all other 
 Navy transports in print so that the enviable records o! 
 these vessels will he available to all. 
 
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r. S. S. GREA r X OK I'll ERN 
 
 Vo the A.merican Destroyer Flotilla ( Hie Greyhounds 
 
 of the Sea) which Furnished us with escorts through the 
 w .u zone, we pa} our highest admiration and respect. It 
 they do not write their experience, we shall do all we 
 can to tell it for them, but no one. except the men who 
 have truly experienced the one and one half years of 
 pitching and tumbling on the great Atlantic, in the in- 
 cessant hum for the submarine and acting as escorts to 
 convoys can ever do justice to the most potent branch 
 of our \a\ Y during this w ,ir. 
 
 I hope that this book will aid to stir up enthusiasm 
 and bring to prim the much censored activities OJ these 
 two meat branches o\ the Naval Service, namely the 
 
 Pest rovers and the Transports. 
 
 P. K. ROMIG. 
 

 
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Entry Into War Service 
 
 On November 1, 1917, this great ship was 
 placed in commission as the U. S. S. GREAT 
 NORTH ERX in the Navy Yard at Bremerton, 
 Washington. No ceremonies marked the occa- 
 sion, for it was during' the period of vast expan- 
 sion of the Navy, and no time or thought was 
 given to aught else but to the stern prosecution 
 of the war. 
 
 The officers and men who joined the Naval 
 Service to serve on board when she was taken 
 over by the United States Government and who 
 remained on board until the cessation of hostili- 
 ties are: 
 
 Lieutenant-Commander Charles Porta, U. S. N. R. F. 
 
 Lieutenant George Grundy, U. S. N. R. F. 
 
 H. B. Donahey, C. W. T., U. S. N. R. F. 
 
 R. M. Connors, C. C. Std., U. S. N. R. F. 
 
 G. Irving, C. C. Std., U. S. N. R. F. 
 
 G. H. Saunders, Stk. 3c, U. S. N. R. F. 
 
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Period of Fitting Out 
 
 From 1st November, 1917, to 17th January. 
 1918, the ship was in the Navy Yard undergoing 
 alterations necessary to convert her from a pas- 
 senger steamship to an armed troop transport. 
 During this period, work of reconstruction went 
 on day and night, Sundays and holidays. So 
 rapid and complete were the changes made that 
 on 1st November she was a beautiful passenger 
 ship; on the 1st of December she appeared an 
 utter wreck, and on the 17th of January. 1918, 
 she steamed out oi Puget Sound a thoroughly 
 rebuilt troop transport. 
 
 A nucleus assignment of officers of the Regu- 
 lar Navy were ordered to the ship during- the 
 first months oi her commissioning, and most 
 of the other officers to complete her complement 
 were assigned from the Naval Auxiliary Reserve 
 Force, and were, for the most part, seafaring- 
 men with vast experience in the merchant ser- 
 vice. Most of the crew were assigned to the ship 
 during the months of November and December. 
 
attain \Y. W. Phelps, U.S.N., Commanding Officer of the Great 
 Northern, from 11th November, 1917, to 20th September. 1918; 
 then placed in command of the U.S.S. Leviathan 
 
TRO P I RA NSPOR I 
 
 Only about thirty men of this assignment were 
 regulars with previous sea service. These men, 
 with about twenty Naval Auxiliary Reserve men, 
 were the only men on board who had had pre- 
 vious experience at sea. Upon the shoulders of 
 this nucleus of officers and men was the stupen- 
 dous task of whipping into shape a real "Man- 
 CD- War" organization, and its accomplishment 
 speaks volumes for the efficiency of the Captain, 
 his officers and men. The majority of the crew- 
 came from the Northwestern states. And though 
 recruits at that time, they were the kind of raw- 
 material that, under the right tutorship, would 
 be a credit to any organization. 
 
 No one will forget the first few months of 
 commission, the enthusiasm and the hard work. 
 The GREAT NORTHERN'S spirit of "hit the 
 ball, and get results," was horn in the Navy Yard 
 at Bremerton, Wash., and has been the motto 
 ever since. 
 
 The GREAT NORTHERN gave a farewell 
 dance on the 28th of December, 1917, in the 
 Arcadia I Iall at Bremerton, Wash., and although 
 the committee had but a half day to arrange 
 the details, everything went splendidly, and 
 many times do the men look back to that happy 
 evening, though it marked the separation from 
 home, friends and relatives. 
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10 U. S. S. GREAT XORTHERX 
 
 From Bremerton, Washington, to 
 New York, N. Y. 
 
 On the 17th of January, 1918, at 12.40 p.m.. 
 the GREAT XORTHERX cast off lines and 
 stood out Puget Sound for a standardization run, 
 never again to return until the cessation of the 
 war, or perhaps not even then. On board was a 
 crew of about thirty-Nix officers and three hun- 
 dred men, also a draft <n 675 bluejackets for the 
 East Coast. 
 
 On the evening of the 18th <n January, 1918, 
 an entertainment was given to Captain W. W. 
 Phelps. Commanding Officer, and it was here 
 that great talent was discovered amongst the 
 draft and crew. The show that evening was 
 as good as any vaudeville west of Broadway. 
 
 On the 19th of January, 1918, the GREAT 
 \< MvTHERX completed her standardization 
 run and proceeded on her way out of the Sound, 
 San Francisco hound. Arrived at San Fran- 
 cisco on 21 January, 1918. Overnight liberty was 
 given to the crew and bluejacket draft. On 23 
 January, 1918, received an additional draft of 
 831 bluejackets from the Naval Training Camp 
 at Mare Eland, for transportation to the East 
 Coast. On 25 January, 1918, left dock and 
 anchored out in the harbor ; took aboard 445 
 alien enemies, and a guard for them of about 
 
Great Northern, Before Being Taken Over by the Navy 
 
 U. S. S. Great Northern at Sea 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 11 
 
 400 soldiers. Sailed for Panama the same date. 
 The trip to Panama was one long to be remem- 
 bered. Initial drills were rehearsed daily to fit 
 the ship for the duty it was about to enter. 
 The peaceful Pacific was a little turbulent. Per- 
 haps a thousand or more of the men on board 
 had never been to sea before and their first 
 introduction was a little too much for them. 
 Cheeks that were red and full of color from the 
 vigorous training at various training camps 
 turned ashen. Despite Hoover's food conserva- 
 tion instructions, many there were who painfully 
 and miserably gave up all they had eaten on the 
 trip. Afterwards some of them even claimed 
 that they had tasted rare morsels they had eaten 
 months before, during the aforesaid process of 
 "feeding the fishes." But it did not take long 
 for these recruits to get their sea-legs, and 
 now, after one year of enviable sea service, there 
 are many who will laugh at their first experience 
 on the way to Panama. 
 
 Arrived at Balboa on January 31, 1918; re- 
 mained there until the 2nd of February, liberty 
 being granted to everyone where practicable. 
 Never did a ship's company enjoy a few hours 
 liberty more thoroughly than there. Cocoanut 
 Grove was invaded by a thousand real "wild and 
 woolly" Westerners, where their intense and rol- 
 
12 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHER N 
 
 licking enjoyment might be expressed in two 
 words: "Everything Rough." 
 
 On the 2nd of February, 1918, at about 6.30 
 a.m., this ship commenced its trip through the 
 greatest canal in the world. Everybody off 
 watch went on deck to observe this memorable 
 passage through the Panama Canal. First 
 passed through the two chambers of the Mira- 
 flores Locks, thence to the Pedro Miguel Locks, 
 then through Galliard and Culebra Cut, and 
 then into Gatun Lake, where we anchored for 
 a short period. From there proceeded through 
 the Gatun Locks. At 5.00 p.m. the ship an- 
 chored off Colon. No one who has made a trip 
 through the Canal will ever forget it. It is a 
 colossal monument to the greatness of the United 
 States. The nations which have treated this 
 great countrv with contempt should have at least 
 taken warning and read their folly in this mag- 
 nificent undertaking and completion of a huge 
 canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In com- 
 memoration of this passage through the canal, a 
 testimonial was given to each member of the crew, 
 a facsimile of which appears on opposite page. 
 
 At 6.00 p.m. on 2nd February, 1918, the ship 
 steamed out of Colon Harbor and proceeded to 
 Charleston, S. C. Arrived at Charleston on 6th 
 February, 1918, and delivered the 445 alien ene- 
 mies whom the ship had transported from San 
 
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TROOP TRANSPORT 13 
 
 Francisco, to the Army authorities at Charles- 
 ton, S. C, for internment. 
 
 An incident which happened on board during 
 our passage from San Francisco to Charleston 
 may have been, or may not have been, significant 
 of what these aliens would have done, had they 
 had the opportunity to destroy the ship. It does, 
 however, clearly demonstrate the ability of even 
 the newly enlisted man to "use the bean" in a 
 case of emergency where no precedents had been 
 established. It was late at night and the sentry 
 who was on the forward stairway on which the 
 aliens could only make their escape from their 
 quarters, noticed a crowd of them hastening 
 towards him. He quickly forgot his dizzy sea- 
 sick feeling and ordered them to halt, which 
 command they reluctantly obeyed. One of them 
 spoke up hurriedly and said there was a fire in 
 one of the staterooms and that they would have 
 to get by or they would all be burned up. The 
 sentry leveled his rifle and ordered them back, 
 saving that as they had started it, they would 
 have to put it out or burn up in it. Needless to 
 say, the fire was hastily put out by the aliens. 
 Had this sentry allowed them to push past him 
 and clambor up the stairway, blocking all pas- 
 sage downward so that the ship's fire party could 
 not have gotten to the scene early, it might have 
 resulted in serious damage or even complete loss 
 of the ship. 
 
14 T. £. S. GREAT XORTHERX 
 
 Another incident in regard to these aliens 
 might well be recorded here, for though they 
 were treated with the greatest amount of for- 
 bearance by the officers and crew of the shin 
 
 and by the Army detachment who were sent 
 along to guard them, and despite the fact that 
 the_\- were eating from the same mess as the 
 officers arid crew, these aliens made a complaint 
 to the Swiss Minister, who was then represent- 
 ing Germany in the United States, that they 
 had not been treated well and that the accom- 
 modations and meals served them were bad. Net 
 our own Arm)- has been transported to Europe 
 under more crowded conditions, and the food has 
 been the same and has been relished by all. 
 No such complaint has been heard from these 
 soldiers, nor has any oi the crew ever been heard 
 t<> say anything except that this was the best 
 feeding ship the)- were ever on. 
 
 On 7th. February, 1 () 18. sailed for Xew York, 
 arriving at Hoboken docks at about 4:30 p.m.. 
 10 February, 1918. On 11th oi February, 1918, 
 transferred the draft oi bluejackets to the Re- 
 ceiving Ships at Philadelphia and Xew York. 
 On 12th February, 1918, left Hoboken Hocks 
 and proceeded to the Navy Yard. 
 
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 Stay in Navy Yard, New York 
 
 During sfay in Navy V^ard, all hands were 
 given five days' leave. No one failed to take 
 advantage of this opportunity to sec the sights 
 in New York, for only a few of die crew had 
 ever been there before. On 28th February, 
 L918, Mrs. Phelps and a number of members of 
 the Y. \\ . C. A. came on board, bringing com- 
 forl kits to distribute among the crew. Later 
 an entertainment was given and everyone en- 
 joyed themselves thoroughly. One cannot pass 
 by this date without thinking of, and appre- 
 ciating tlie kindness, thought fulness and thor- 
 oughness with which this noble lady, the ( Cap- 
 tain's wife, always looked out for the boys from 
 the GREAT NORTHERN, and many of the ar- 
 ticles which made life aboard ship more com- 
 fortable were directly or indirectly gotten 
 through her efforts. 
 
First Trip Across the Atlantic 
 
 On March 7, 1918, the Navy Yard com- 
 pleted work in connection with the placing of 
 four six-inch guns on board, two forward and 
 two aft. Proceeded to the docks at Hoboken 
 and took on stores and troops for our first trip. 
 
 ()// March 9 } 1918, the ship was inspected 
 by Asst. Port Inspector, Army Piers, Hoboken, 
 N. J. A letter in regard to this inspection fol- 
 lows : 
 
 "HEADQUARTERS TORT OF EMBARKATION 
 
 Hoboken, New Jersey 
 Insp. O. 
 
 333// (Great Northern) March 11, 1918. EEB/wec. 
 
 MEMORANDUM FOR: Commanding General, Port 
 of Embarkation, Hoboken, N. J. 
 
 Subject: Inspection of U. S. N. T. GREAT NORTH- 
 ERN. 
 
 1. By appointment with Commander of the ship, in- 
 spection made by Major Edward E. Britton, I. G. R. C., 
 Asst. Port Inspector, at Army Piers, Hoboken, N. J., 
 10.00 a. m., .March 9, 1918. 
 
 2. This ship originates with the GREAT NORTH- 
 ERN S. S. Co., San Francisco; built 1915; tonnage, 
 gross 8255, net 4184; fuel, oil; speed, 21 to 23 knots. 
 
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 3. Fitted for the carrying of 2695 soldiers, in 10 com- 
 partments, Decks B, C and D; and for 150 officers in 
 staterooms. 
 
 4. In addition to room in hold for troops' baggage, can 
 carry about 250 tons cargo. 
 
 5. Messing, sleeping, toilet, lavatory and exit accom- 
 modations and facilities of the very highest type. 
 
 6. Life-saving devices consist of 16 28-ft. steel boats, 
 capacity 672; life rafts, 49 nests, capacity 3400 men; 
 life-preservers, "Kapok" jackets, 3600. 
 
 7. On arriving at gang-plank, the Inspector was piped 
 over the side; joined Captain Wm. Woodward Phelps, 
 Commander of the ship; Captain A. H. Robertson, U. S. 
 N., Naval Aid, Port of Embarkation, and other officers 
 in inspection of crew assembled at quarters. Each and 
 every part of the ship was inspected. 
 
 8. The perfect battleship discipline observed, the ap- 
 pearance and fine material of the petty officers and men, 
 the remarkably good order and thorough cleanliness of 
 the ship, reflects high credit on its Commander and his 
 officers. Especially the engineroom, as well as the en- 
 tire ship, might well serve as models. 
 
 9. While free from unnecessary luxury, the material 
 and workmanship in this ship are of very high order, 
 and the arrangements in the way of convenience and ac- 
 cessibility for officers and men could not be well ex- 
 celled. 
 
 EDWARD E. BRITTON, 
 Major I. G. R. C, Asst. Port Inspector." 
 
 On 12th March, 1918, steamed out of New 
 York Harbor and the first trip across the "pond" 
 had commenced. Though it was the first trip, 
 
18 U. S. S. G REAT NORTHERN 
 
 everything- had been anticipated. The routine 
 for Muster, General Quarters and Abandon Ship 
 stations for the great mass of soldiers had been 
 worked out beforehand, and it only took one or 
 two drills on the first day at sea to perfect the 
 organization to meet any emergency. A ship 
 the size of the GREAT NORTHERN, carrying 
 about 3400 souls on board, has no spare room. 
 If the men of any one compartment were to go 
 to the wrong station at any emergency, a panic 
 might ensue, for there would be no room any- 
 where on the ship for them except that space 
 allotted to them. Every soldier as he came 
 aboard the ship was handed an instruction sheet, 
 which, in a few words, gave him an idea just 
 what he was to do and what was expected of 
 him on the trip across. Here are the troop 
 instructions reproduced : 
 
 "U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 [NSTRUCTIONS FOR TROOPS 
 
 (All Navy and Army Officers will enforce the following) 
 
 Decks are named from upper deck down: Boat, A, B, 
 C and D. Troop spaces are lettered and numbered ; the 
 letter means the deck, and the number the troop space 
 on the deck, counting from forward. Strictly forbidden 
 to open any air port. 
 
 Keep your life preserver and your filled canteen with 
 von at all times when at sea. Before disembarking make 
 the life preserver fast to your bunk where you found it, 
 as others will want it after you have left the ship. 
 
TROOP TRAN SPORT 19 
 
 Wash your face and hands in BASINS IN THE 
 WASHROOMS. Forbidden to take any food out of 
 the Mess Hall. Do not touch drinking fountains with 
 the lips. To do so may spread disease. 
 
 SMOKING—SPITTING— LIGHTS 
 
 DO NOT SPIT ON DECK. IF YOU HAVE TO 
 SPIT, USE THE SPIT KIT. 
 
 THE USE OF TOBACCO, EITHER SMOKING 
 OR CHEWING, IS PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES 
 IN BERTHING SPACES. 
 
 During daylight, smoke on open decks. Smoking 
 lamps are provided instead of matches. Lit in smoking 
 hours ; not lit out of smoking hours. 
 
 MATCHES AND FLASH LIGHTS ARE NOT AL- 
 LOWED IN THE SHIP. All private or Government 
 owned flash lights in possession of troop officers or men 
 must be collected and stored by order of troop com- 
 mander. All air ports must be securely covered at Sun- 
 set. Do not touch electric light switches or unscrew any 
 electric light bulbs. If lights are not satisfactory, report 
 facts to Troop Commander. 
 
 REMEMBER THAT AN EXPOSED LIGHT MAY 
 RESULT IN THE DISCOVERY OF THE SHIP BY 
 THE ENEMY. 
 
 RUBBISH AND GARBAGE 
 
 DO NOT THROW RUBBISH OF ANY KIND into 
 toilet or wash troughs. (This includes tobacco bags and 
 heavy paper.) Toilet paper is supplied by the ship. IT 
 IS FORBIDDEN TO THROW ANYTHING OVER- 
 BOARD. 
 
 All rubbish will be put in the rubbish cans placed about 
 the ship, and w r ith all wooden boxes and other articles 
 that will float will be sent to the incinerator, at times as 
 
20 T. S. S. G R E A T X O R T II E R X 
 
 ordered, and burned. Metal boxes and cans will be 
 punched with holes and thrown overboard only at night 
 with the garbage. Do not plaee anything- in the garbage 
 cans that will float. 
 
 THE GENERAL ALARM 
 
 When the general alarm gongs sound, all army trump- 
 eters will sound "ASSEMBLY" immediately. (If the 
 gongs go out oi business, the ship's buglers will sound 
 "ASSEMBLY." The army trumpeters will always re- 
 peat and carry along the assembly when that eall is 
 sounded by ship's buglers.) Army officers repair to the 
 plaees their units muster. 
 
 EF BETWEEN REVEILLE AND TATS, all troops 
 move on the run to the plaees assigned for muster and 
 "fall in." 
 
 IF BETWEEN TAPS AND REVEILLE, troops 
 turned in fall in at their bunks; non-coms immediately 
 begin moving their detachments up to muster plaees in 
 the order directed. 
 
 TROOPS MUST BE MAPI-: TO RUN UP THE 
 STAIRWAY A\"P HATCHES. 
 
 ABANDON SHIP 
 
 The general alarm does not mean abandon ship. It is 
 the signal to get all troops assembled on the B Peek (16 
 feet above the water). A Peek and Boat Peek, all out- 
 side the ship's enclosed spaces, all as high up as it is 
 possible to get them; to get them organized and under 
 control. Any order to abandon ship will be given by the 
 Captain. REMEMBER that in ease oi abandon ship. 
 detachments must move up to the Boat Peek in an orderly 
 succession. Bad discipline here will cause confusion and 
 possibly loss of life. There is always lots of time to 
 abandon ship. The plans issued show abandon ship as- 
 signments, and the route to such stations. 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 21 
 
 TROOP RECREATION SPACES 
 
 Troops may use the following spaces for recreation: 
 Passageways, starboard and port. C deck between frames 
 
 136 and 186. B deck, starboard and port, from frame 
 20 to 48. B deck from frame 157 to stern of ship. A 
 
 deck, starboard and port, frame (,, » to ISO. Boat deck 
 abaft officers' deck bouse. 
 
 SPACES TROOPS MAY NOT ENTER 
 
 Troops must not enter officers' quarters except on 
 duty. 
 
 Troops are forbidden the following places at all times 
 except when on duty : 
 
 1. Crew's space on A deck, frame 46 to frame 99. 
 
 2. A deck from frame 180 aft. 
 
 3. B deck from frame 48 to frame 113. (Army of 
 ficers' staterooms. Army officers' messroom and pantry. ) 
 
 4. Engine rooms and tire rooms, C deck from frame 
 L35 to frame 159, officers' staterooms and log" room, en- 
 gineers' berthing space. 
 
 5. Steering engine room. 
 
 6. Cargo spaces and hatch trunks. 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT XORTHERX 
 
 S A FETV RE G U L A T I O X S 
 
 IX FORCE AT ALL TIMES 
 
 Troop Space Bunk No 
 
 Abandon Ship Unit 
 
 Nothing to be thrown overboard. 
 Nothing to be thrown in the latrines. 
 
22 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 All refuse to receptacles provided. Dumped 
 only as ordered. 
 
 Don't spit on the deck. 
 
 ADDITIONAL IN FORCE ALWAYS 
 WHEN AT SEA: 
 
 Every man should keep a sharp lookout for Sub- 
 marines. 
 
 Screen lights at sunset. 
 
 After sunset, no smoking on weather decks — 
 no matches, no lights. 
 
 The ship carries very little fresh water. Use it 
 sparingly. 
 
 All water-tight doors to be kept closed, except 
 for access. 
 
 Do not open air ports. 
 
 Ship's company berth only as assigned. 
 
 ADDITIONAL IX FORCE IN SUBMARINE 
 ZONE: 
 
 Do not take off any clothing. 
 
 Keep warmly clad. 
 
 Keep your life jacket and filled canteen on day 
 
 and night, at all times. 
 No hammocks for ship's company. 
 Ship's company camp out nearest to stations as 
 
 ordered. 
 
The Two Atlantic Tort- the Great Northern Ran Between 
 (New York and Brest. Franco) 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 23 
 
 WARNING! 
 Failure to comply: Court-martial charges. 
 
 The messing arrangements alone required the 
 greatest amount of attention, for it was neces- 
 sary to allow each man only twenty minutes from 
 the time he entered the mess hall until he fin- 
 ished his meal and left. As soon as one group 
 finished, another group would enter the mess 
 hall. In one and one-half hours the entire Army 
 personnel on hoard was fed, and the work of 
 cleaning up and preparing for the next meal 
 commenced. Cooks and bakers worked night 
 and day to keep the soldiers fed well and 
 promptly at the scheduled time. 
 
 Ship's Organization 
 
 The ship's company was divided up into six 
 departments : 
 
 The Gunnery: composed of gun crews and 
 deck force. 
 
 The Navigation', composed of men connected 
 with the navigation of the ship. 
 
 The Engineers: composed of men in connection 
 with the propulsion of the ship. 
 
24 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 The Supply: composed of men who handle the 
 requisitioning, accounting for, and distributing 
 o\ supplies, including cooks and bakers. 
 
 The Medical: composed of men who take care 
 of the sick and sanitation of the ship. 
 
 The Construction and Repair: composed of 
 artificers who make repairs and alterations. 
 
 In time o\ peace, one or two men are all that 
 are required to man a lookout station. In this 
 war, owing to the low visibility o\ a submarine's 
 periscope, every man available was used as a 
 lookout. 
 
 Forward on the foremast was a lookout sta 
 tion known as the high lookout. Jn the war 
 zone this lookout was manned by one officer and 
 two men. 
 
 Directly over the bridge was a lookout sta- 
 tion, known as the Circle of Lookouts. In the 
 war zone this circle was occupied by one or more 
 officers and twelve men, each man having a sec- 
 tor of 30 degrees. Each man would keep his 
 glasses continuously glued on his own sector and 
 thus the complete circle, or the water all around 
 the ship, was always being scanned, and noth- 
 ing could escape for long if everyone was on 
 the job and the dav was clear. 
 
The Chateau ui Brest, France, I 
 
 \ View of Brest, France 
 
First Trip Across the Atlantic 
 
 12 March, 1918, at 8.00 p.m. steamed down 
 Ambrose Channel and al 11.00 p.m. passed Am- 
 brose lightship, standard speed about 1 () knots. 
 
 13 March., 1918, at sea. At 9.30 a.m. held 
 quarters Un- muster; at 9.4S drill call sounded, 
 gun crews at sighting and lire control; at 10.40 
 Assembly for troops to Familiarize them with 
 their assembly stations, and at 1 1.10 Retreat from 
 General Quarters. At 3.00 p.m. General Alarm 
 and Assembly sounded; at 3.10 Abandon Ship 
 sounded; at 1.21 Secured from All Drills; at 
 5.43, Sunset, Screen all exposed lights. At 0.15 
 p.m. sounded General Alarm and had Abandon 
 Ship Drill; at 0.40 Retreat sounded from Aban- 
 don Ship drill. 
 
 14 March. 1918, 9.35 General Quarters sound 
 ed. 11.20 to 12.00 noon, Captain gave instruc- 
 tions on defense from submarine attack and 
 demonstrated zigzag course. At 3.33 submarine 
 target lowered into water preparatory to having 
 target practice; at 3.34 General Alarm sounded, 
 crew at battle stations; at 3.53 sounded Cease 
 Firing. 
 
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26 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 15th March, 1918, Drills as on previous day. 
 
 16 March, 1918, 10.11 a.m. fired one round 
 of all guns of 6-inch battery; at 10.20 ceased 
 firing; at 10.22 Quarters for Commanding Of- 
 ficer's inspection; at 11.34 Retreat from Com- 
 manding Officer's Inspection. 
 
 17 March, 1918. Had usual drills. 
 
 18 March, 1918. Entered war zone, received 
 submarine warning. All hands put on life pre- 
 servers and canteens. All drills carried out. 
 Special precautions for submarines taken. Crew 
 stood watch of four hours on and four hours 
 off night and day until reaching port. All 
 watches were doubled and everyone slept with 
 clothes on. Ship began her zig-zag course. 
 Everyone was on the alert expecting to see a 
 submarine at any moment. 
 
 19th March, 1918. Steaming through war 
 zone, 19 knots standard speed. Held drills. Met 
 two trawlers sweeping for mines. Joined by 
 destroyer escort, which was sent to convoy the 
 ship into port. 
 
 20th March, 1918. Arrived at Brest, France. 
 Commenced unloading cargo and troops imme- 
 diately. Liberty party sent ashore. The star- 
 board watch, as usual, made the first liberty 
 from 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Had a great time 
 in that short period, most of the time being 
 occupied in purchasing souvenirs. 
 
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 21st March, 1918. Brest Harbor, continued 
 discharging troops. Sent liberty party ashore 
 early, port watch. Some came back too late. 
 For L. T. Smith, Daffin, Hendricks, Nowy and 
 Weeks, this page will always be a war diary of 
 the "Battle of Brest," in which they will have 
 to record their ignoble capture. The "sheriff" 
 alone made his perilous escape by dashing for a 
 hay wagon and camouflaging himself as a I lulu 
 Hulu girl, then jumping in the bay, swam to 
 safety. 
 
 22nd March, 1918. Completed unloading of 
 troops and cargo. Starboard watch sent ashore 
 on liberty. In the evening the Y. M. C. A. gave 
 an entertainment. 
 
 23 March, 1918, Underway at 4.45 and pro- 
 ceeded to sea, escorted by the Destroyers Wads- 
 worth and Nicholson. 
 
 24th March, 1918. At Sea in War Zone. 
 
 25 March, 1918. At Sea in War Zone. Heavy 
 weather commenced. 
 
 26th March. 1918. Out of war zone; returned 
 from double watches to one section watches. 
 Once more turned into hammocks and bunks 
 with clothes off. 
 
 27th March, 1918. Steaming through heavy 
 sea, taking seas oyer the bow. James E. Boyle, 
 C. B. M., was knocked down by a wave and 
 received a lacerated wound on the scalp and left 
 
28 r. \. \. GRIiJT X0RTII1 : R X 
 
 side of the back. Ship slowed down to rescue 
 him from the forecastle, and he was then taken 
 to the sick haw 
 
 28th March., 1918. At sea. fair weather. Nat 
 Goodwin was able to be about again after three 
 days' confinement to his hunk. 
 
 29th March, 1918. At sea, steaming at 21 
 knots, nothing unusual. 
 
 30th March. 1918. Arrived at 1 lohoken 
 Docks and completed first round trip. 
 
 /•><>/// March 31 to April 3, 1918. Remained 
 at 1 lohoken, \. ]., and all hands had liberty. 
 I lad Admiral's inspection. Extract ^\ report 
 follows; 
 
 "Appearance of ship : 
 (i\) Inside. Excellent. 
 [h) Outside. Excellent. 
 
 Appearance ami bearing o\ 
 
 (a) ( )fficers, Very ( rood. 
 
 [b) Crew, \ ery ( rood. 
 
 [mpression of junior officers ami crow with regard to 
 neatness, alertness, military bearing and discipline. 
 
 This is a new ship, in excellent condition as to mate 
 rial ami cleanliness. The cleanest ami smartest transport 
 that I ha\ e seen. 
 
 i Signed ) A. 1 1. Robertson, 
 
 Approved: The Force Commander inspected this ship 1 
 April. L918, and found her in excellent condition." 
 
"Gun's Crews" on Dut\ in the Submarine Zone 
 
 'Gun's Crews" on Duty in the S 
 
Second Voyage 
 
 I April, 1918. Left New York; proceeded to 
 Newport News, \ a. 
 
 < irrived 5th < Ipril, 1918. In going up through 
 Hampton Roads, passed by some of our newly 
 built super-dreadnoughts and everyone was im- 
 pressed by these huge floating forts. 
 
 5th and 6th April, 1918. Having completed 
 loading of troops, got underway and proceeded 
 through Hampton Roads on second trip across. 
 
 7 April, 1918. At sea, usual drills, no excite- 
 ment. 
 
 8 April, 1918. At sea, joined by the U.S.S. 
 AMERICA. 
 
 9 and 10 April, 1918. At sea, accompanied 
 by U.S.S. AMERICA. 
 
 // April, 1918. At sea, with U.S.S. AMER- 
 ICA. At 5.40 a.m. object was sighted which 
 looked like a periscope, bearing almost dead 
 ahead. General Quarters was sounded. Sub- 
 marine Warning Signal was hoisted. At 5.56 
 object was made out to be a floating gas buoy 
 flashing a white light. This was the first real 
 excitement and everyone had hastened to their 
 
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30 L '. .V. .V. G R E A T X O R T HER N 
 
 battle stations. It was with more disappoint- 
 ment than relief, to find that this mysterious 
 object was only an inoffensive gas buoy wan- 
 dering around the world. 
 
 12 April, 1 () 1S. At sea, accompanied by the 
 U.S.S. AMERICA. At 9.30 a.m. AMERICA 
 broke "man overboard" signal and sheered o\'( 
 and retraced her wake. The GREAT NORTH- 
 ERN maneuvered to stand by the AMERICA 
 in ease o\ emergency. At 10.00 a.m. AMER- 
 KWS life boat picked up man that had fallen 
 overboard. Both ships then proceeded on their 
 course. In the afternoon joined by U.S.S, AGA- 
 MEMNON. 
 
 13 April, 1918. Entered war /one, accompa- 
 nied by the U.S.S. AMERICA and U.S.S. AGA- 
 \1KM\( )\. 
 
 14 April. 1918. At sea in war zone, joined 
 by destroyer escort. 
 
 15 April, 1918. Arrived at Brest, France; 
 commenced unloading troops and cargo. 
 
 16 ami 17 April, l () JS. Brest, France. Sent 
 liberty party ashore from 11 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
 Continued unloading troops and cargo. 
 
 18 April, 1918. The court martial board 
 which had been meeting for the last three days 
 to decide the degree (^ culpability of some of 
 the members oi the crew in their last liberty 
 in Brest, adjourned. 
 

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 ift^w 
 
 ff^f^xt $ f I 
 
 Second Division 
 
 Navigation Division 
 
TROOP TR ANSPORT 31 
 
 19 April 1918. Brest, France. Took on 
 board a number of persons, including three 
 Army Nurses, for passage to the United States. 
 Got underway at 3 :00 p.m. and proceeded to 
 sea with U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON 
 and U.S.S. AGAMEMNON and destroyer es- 
 corts. 
 
 20 and 21 April, 191 8. At sea in war zone, 
 with escorts and two transports as mentioned 
 before. 
 
 22 April, 1918. At sea, out of war zone. 
 GREAT NORTHERN and AGAMEMNON 
 held target practice. GEORGE WASHING- 
 TON passed by, heading Westward. After com- 
 pleting target practice this ship was compelled 
 to stop for over an hour in order to haul in 
 target she was towing for AGAMEMNON to 
 fire at. The AGAMEMNON, known as a 
 pretty fast ship, sent a signal to the GREAT 
 NORTHERN saying "Good-bye, wish you a 
 pleasant voyage." Then she pushed right on 
 ahead of this ship and was soon on the horizon. 
 However, as soon as the target was secured 
 on board, this ship put on speed and soon over- 
 came the lead the AGAMEMNON had on her 
 and then passed on by, notwithstanding the fact 
 that a heavy sea was running, which necessi- 
 tated this ship to run considerably less than full 
 speed. 
 
32 r. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 23 April 1918. At sea, caught up to and 
 passed by the GEORGE WASHINGTON. 
 
 24 and 25 April, 1918. At sea, standard 
 speed about 21 knots, nothing unusual. 
 
 26 April, 1918. Arrived at New York. 
 Docked at lloboken, X. J. 
 
 27, 28 } 29 and 30 April, HAS. 48-hours lib- 
 erty granted to crew. 
 
 1 May, 1918. Completed taking on troops 
 and stores. 
 
Unloading Troops at Brest, Fran< 
 
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 mw & 
 
 Prisoners of War in Brest, France 
 
Third Voyage 
 
 2 May, 1918. Left New York on third voy- 
 age aeross. 
 
 3 May, 1918. At sea. Sighted ean buoy, 
 opened fire with one-pounder. 
 
 / and 5 May, 1918. At sea. Everything "to- 
 matoes." 
 
 6 May, 1918. Submarine Defense Drill, fired 
 6-inch guns. 
 
 7 May, 1918. Entered War Zone. Crew took 
 submarine /one stations. 
 
 8 May, 1918. In War Zone. 
 
 9 May, 1918, In War Zone. Destroyer es- 
 cort joined ship. 
 
 10 May. 1918. Arrived at Brest, France. 
 Unloaded troops and cargo. 
 
 // May. 1918. Sailed from Brest, France, on 
 return trip accompanied by Destroyer Escort. 
 
 12 and 13 May, 1918. In War Zone, making 
 good speed for the U. S. 
 
 //, 15, 16 and 17 May, 1918. At sea. 
 
 18 May, 1918. Arrived at New York, having 
 completed a round trip in sixteen days. 
 
 19, 20 and 21 May. 1918. In port, loading 
 troops and cargo. 
 
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Fourth Voyage 
 
 22 Maw 1918. Left New York, accompanied 
 by sister ship the U.S.S. NORTHERN PA- 
 CIFIC. This was the one ship that the GREAT 
 NORTHERN and her crew would like to keep 
 company with. She was the same build and oi 
 about the same speed as this ship. Her crew- 
 was gotten together at the Navy Yard at Puget 
 Sound at the same time as the GREAT 
 N< )RTI 1 ERN was fitting out there. Both crews 
 were well acquainted and were for the most part 
 residents of the same states. 
 
 23 May, 1 {) 1S. Held target practice with 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC. 
 
 24 Maw 1918. At sea. accompanied by 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC; choppy sea. 
 
 25 Maw 1918. At sea. Sighted smoke on the 
 horizon, dead ahead. Six-inch battery manned. 
 Made out to he a British freighter. 
 
 26 and 27 Maw 1918. At sea with NORTH- 
 ERN PACIFIC. 
 
 28 and 2° Maw 1918. In war zone with 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC and destroyer convoy. 
 No excitement. 
 
 30 May. 1918. Arrived at Brest, France. 
 
 / Tune, 1918. Brest Harbor, France. 
 
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TROOP TRA NSPOR T 
 
 35 
 
 2 June, 1918. I'.S.S. WARRINGTON 
 brought in and delivered to this ship, the sur- 
 vivors of the Troop Transport, I'.S.S. PRES- 
 [DENT LINCOLN, which ship had been tor 
 pedoed and sunk about 500 miles out of Brest. 
 This ship met the PRESIDENT LINCOLN 
 going out from Brest on 30 May, L918. A 
 short narrative o\ the sinking o\ the PRES] 
 DENT LINCOLN as told by Chaplain (i. C. 
 Whimsett, L. S, Navy, one o\ the survivors, 
 and later Chaplain on hoard this vessel up to 
 the cessation o\ hostilities, follows: 
 
 The Story of the Sinking of the 
 President Lincoln 
 
 On the morning oi May 30th, 1918, the 
 PRESIDENT LINCOLN, on her fifth return 
 trip, was steaming at full speed in company with 
 the RYNDAM, SUSQUEHANNA and ANTI- 
 GONE, At about 8.57 a.m., when we were 
 commencing to zigzag, a torpedo wake was 
 sighted about 600 yards to the port beam, by 
 persons on the port side of the ship, several o\ 
 whom called to the bridge. The order "Hard 
 right rudder" was given. Before the ship could 
 respond to the motion o\ the steersman, an ex- 
 plosion took plaee. which shook and raised the 
 ship out oi the water. Before the concussion 
 
36 I '. .V. X. c; R /• ■ / T X O R T II E R X 
 
 oi the explosion was over, another took place. 
 seemingly in the same pan oi the ship. 
 
 General Alarm sounded throughout the ship 
 and all hastened to their Abandon Ship stations 
 Before most oi them could get there, however, 
 still a third explosion took place, well aft oi the 
 first two and on the port side. It was after 
 wards learned that the first two torpedoes had 
 hit the ship just aft of the bridge, one about on 
 the level oi the water and the other about IS 
 feet below, both hitting in the coal bunkers, at 
 which place men were engaged at the time in 
 shifting coal from one bunker to another. The 
 third explosion hit just aft oi the engine room. 
 
 Immediately following these explosions, the 
 ship took a heavy list to port. All guns began 
 firing, for the purpose oi keeping the subma- 
 rine below, although no periscope was sighted. 
 The other three ships which accompanied us 
 speeded away, soon disappearing over the hori- 
 zon. 
 
 Slowly the ship righted herself on an even 
 keel, though gradually sinking, and it was 
 thought for a time that she might he saved. 
 Therefore, word was not passed to abandon the 
 ship, but to stand by prepared. 
 
 In the meantime, all safety valves had been 
 opened; working parties had gone throughout 
 the ship to estimate the damage; men wounded 
 in the explosions had been brought to the sick 
 bay atul given what treatment was possible; 
 
T R O OP TRANSPORT 37 
 
 and the Army sick, of whom we had 120, were 
 prepared for the open boats. At 9.10 the Cap 
 tain, by a motion of his hand, signalled all to 
 
 abandon ship. 
 
 Hie ship was equipped with fourteen lifeboats, 
 two of which were destroyed in the explosion, 
 and two were smashed in lowering. The other 
 ten were safely lowered and shoved off, taking 
 with them all sick and all Army passengers. 
 The next step was the throwing over of the life- 
 rafts, which was hurriedly done, then the jump- 
 ing into the water of the men who remained 
 on board. This was all accomplished within 
 five or six minutes at the most. All the time 
 the forward guns kept up an incessant firing, 
 the after guns by this time being under water. 
 
 At 9.15 the ship gave a sudden lurch and 
 sank', stern first, just 18 minutes after she was 
 first hit. 
 
 The men who had jumped in the water 
 climbed on rafts and the boats took on their full 
 capacity. At about 10 o'clock, when eveiy one 
 was feeling more or less comfortable and wait- 
 ing for someone to come and pick us up, we 
 sighted what was thought to be a sail on the 
 horizon. We watched it, as it came closer, and 
 finally made it out to be a submarine, h was 
 hard to express the feeling that existed upon 
 discovering this submarine. Every one had set- 
 tled back, feeling that the worst was over, and 
 
38 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 tranquilly waiting to be rescued. To have this 
 "sea-louse" come upon us, to add to our misery, 
 was enough to "get anyone's goat." As the 
 submarine came closer, we saw that she had on 
 her bow a large gun, trained on us. There was 
 also a smaller gun on her stern. These guns 
 were variously estimated to be of 6 and 4-inch 
 caliber, respectively. The submarine circled us 
 several times, with the guns trained on us, 
 and the gun crews were continuously chang- 
 ing the loads, as if to tantalize and intimi- 
 date us. The Submarine Commander called 
 out, in plain English, for our Captain, but for- 
 tunately the Captain and other officers had re- 
 moved their blouses and substituted sailors' 
 jumpers, the officers in the boats taking oars. 
 The answer was given back that the Captain 
 had been last seen on the ship. 
 
 For two long, anxious hours the submarine 
 remained with us, continuously searching for 
 the Captain, perhaps with the object of sinking 
 another ship which might come to our aid. 
 
 At about 12 o'clock the submarine took aboard 
 two of the sailors, leading them both below. 
 These men later stated that they had been given 
 coffee, and one of them said that he had seen 
 on the submarine's bulkhead a list of five ships, 
 namely : The LEVIATHAN, AGAMEMNON, 
 MOUNT VERNON, PRESIDENT GRANT 
 and PRESIDENT LINCOLN, all ex-German 
 
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 passenger liners. As he was looking at this 
 list, a German sailor scratched off the name of 
 the PRESIDENT LINCOLN and said, "Now 
 we have but four more to get/ 5 Needless to 
 say, that list was never changed. 
 
 After the return of these men, Lieut. Isaacs 
 was taken aboard the submarine and retained 
 as a prisoner. This being done, the submarine 
 left ns, remaining on the surface, as she pro- 
 ceeded on her way. At about 3.30 in the after- 
 noon, she paid us another unsociable visit, re- 
 peating her maneuvers of circling and loading 
 and training guns on us until 5.30, when she 
 left us for good. 
 
 As dusk came, it was seen that the rafts and 
 boats were by this time widely scattered, and it 
 was evident that if something were not done by 
 morning, they would be completely separated. 
 Therefore, the Executive Officer of the ship took 
 charge of the ten lifeboats, tied all rafts to- 
 gether, and they in turn were tied to the life- 
 boats. This task was not completed until about 
 o'clock. The leading boat lit a kerosene lamp, 
 and all stood by and patiently waited. 
 
 At 11 o'clock rockets were sighted in the dis- 
 tance, and then a message was Hashed from the 
 destroyer — for such it proved to be — to extin- 
 guish all our lights. Coming closer, we saw 
 it to be a destroyer, the U.S.S. WARRING- 
 TON. After about fourteen long hours, which 
 
40 I ". S. 5". GREAT X O R T II E R N 
 
 seemed weeks, of tumbling and floating' around 
 in the vast ocean, the sight oi this destroyer 
 was enough to make us want to rise up from 
 our cramped-up positions and give one long, tre- 
 mendous, heart-rending, gladsome cheer, but 
 such a demonstration would have interfered 
 with the signalling and conversation with the 
 destroyer. It signalled us that it would take 
 aboard our sick, and within the next hour 550 
 of the more than 700 survivors were transferred 
 to the WARRINGTON. Those who remained 
 waited patiently until 3 o'clock in the morning, 
 when the second destroyer, the U.S.S. SMITH, 
 arrived and took us all aboard. Both destroy- 
 ers waited until morning to see if any occu- 
 pants oi rafts or boats had been overlooked, and 
 finding none, at daybreak proceeded to Brest, 
 arriving there shortly after noon on June 2nd. 
 Here the entire crew and officers were placed 
 on board the U.S.S. GREAT NORTHERN and 
 returned to the States, there to be refitted and 
 returned again to sea. 
 
 Four officers and twenty-three men were lost 
 when the PRESIDENT LINCOLN was torpe- 
 doed and sunk. 
 
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 \ Destroyer Coming 3 ie Greyhound of the Sei 
 
Fourth Voyage — Westbound 
 
 3rd and tth June, 1918. At anchor, Brest, 
 France. Liberty granted to crew. Survivors of 
 PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S crew on board, and 
 fitted out with clothing necessary for their 
 health and comfort. 
 
 5th June, 1918. NORTHERN PACJFIC and 
 GREAT NORTHERN put to sea on return 
 voyage. 
 
 6th June, 1918. At sea in war zone, NORTH- 
 ERN PACIFIC ran down a whale, which fouled 
 across her bow. She had to slow down to 
 clear it. 
 
 7th June, 1 ( >1S. Ran out of war zone. 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC left formation and 
 proceeded independently. Although this shin 
 hoped to beat her in to port, she was handi- 
 capped by not having sufficient oil to run at full 
 speed. So the race was unequal, the advantage 
 being with the NORTHERN PACIFIC, which 
 ship had sufficient oil to make her best speed. 
 
 It might be well to state here that this ship 
 made the remarkable engineering feat of com- 
 pleting' a round trip without taking additional fuel 
 or water on board in France and maintaining an 
 
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42 r. S. :>. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 average speed oi nineteen knots per hour through- 
 out the voyage. 
 
 8th June, 1918. Weather changed from 
 smooth to choppy; had to slow down. NORTH- 
 ERN PACIFIC nowhere in sight. 
 
 ( HJi and 10th June, 1918. At sea, making 
 good headway. 
 
 11th June. 1918. Very smooth sea, making 
 good speed. 
 
 12th June. 1918. 7.30 a.m. passed Ambrose 
 Lightship. Tied up to Hoboken Docks at 10 30 
 a.m.. the NORTHERN PACIFIC having ar- 
 rived early that morning. 
 
 13th June, 1918. Survivors of the U.S.S. 
 PRESIDENT LINCOLN crew disembarked. 
 1 ahertv Party sent ashore. 
 
 14th, 15th, loth, 17th, 18th June. 1918. 
 Docked at Hoboken, New Jersey, 72 hours lib- 
 erty granted. Loading stores and troops. 
 

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 "^ - ■-* 
 
 
 Our first real scare on Sunday, June 2o. 1918. The object in 
 
 the circle was first sighted at 15,000 yards and reported as a 
 periscope. Its appearance at that distance indicated that it was 
 a sub. We commenced firing immediately, heading for it at full 
 speed. 
 
 The picture here shows us. with two destroyers of our escort, 
 heading for the sub. Our forward guns hit the object several 
 times, but did not sink it. As we neared the object, it proved 
 to be a drifting gas buoy. This happened in the sub. zone, 
 three days out of Brest, eastbound, with troops on board. 
 
Fifth Voyage 
 
 19th June, 1918. Left New York, accompa- 
 nied by NORTHERN PACIFIC and destroyer 
 escort. 
 
 20th June, 1918. At sea, with NORTHERN 
 PACIFIC. 
 
 21st June, 1918. Held target practice with 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC 
 
 22nd June, 1918. At sea. 
 
 23rd June, 1918. Held Divine Services on 
 board. Steaming- in line with the NORTHERN 
 PACIFIC. At 1.27 p.m. submarine reported 
 bearing dead ahead on the horizon; sounded 
 general alarm. Crew took battle stations; 
 troops went to their emergency stations. Made 
 all speed ahead. Forward battery commenced 
 firing, firing about 13 rounds. Made out object 
 reported to be a submarine to be a gas buoy. 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC commenced firing 
 shortly after this ship opened fire. As ship 
 passed by the buoy, one-pounders were fired. 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC continued to fire at 
 the buoy after it had passed this ship's stern. 
 Everyone, except perhaps those who were on the 
 
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44 T. S. .v GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 bridge, thought that at last the ship had en- 
 countered a submarine and interest was keen, 
 to say the least. Again there was that feeling 
 of disappointment for some and relief for others. 
 as it was pronounced a harmless buoy. 
 
 24th June, 1918, In war .-one. semi-monthly 
 pay day, and no place to go. 
 
 25th June, 1918, In war zone with NORTH- 
 ERN PACIFIC; met destroyer convoy, 
 
 N Arrived at Brest, France; 
 commenced discharging troops and cargo, 
 
 1918, Left Brest, 1- ranee, with 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC and destroyer escort, 
 
 28th 1911 At sea. in war rone. A: 
 
 7.43 a.m. sighted steamer ig gging across our 
 how about 3000 yards away the steamer failed 
 to make colors; 8:35 Destroyer WINSLOW 
 hauled about and headed for steamer; 8.40 ship 
 turned about and went full speed ahead toward 
 steamer. General alarm sounded; 8,47 tired 
 two round- over steamer's how. as a signal for 
 her to haul about. After second shot, steamer 
 answered signal satisfactorily. Escort left in 
 afternoon. 
 
 ' 18, At sea, NORTHERN PA 
 CIFIC proceeded independently, taking her usual 
 course southwestward. Here was an opportu- 
 nity for a race on equal terms between the two 
 fastest troop transports of the U, S, Navy. 
 Everyone was interested, and, a feeling ox con 
 
TROOP T R A NSPORT 45 
 
 fidence that the GREAT NORTHERN would 
 beat her sister ship was felt by the majority. 
 
 30th June, 1918. At sea, making 22 knots 
 and feeling sure we had the NORTHERN PA- 
 CIFIC "on the hump/ 5 although she was no- 
 where in sight. 
 
 1st July, 1918. Still steaming at 22 knots. 
 Keen interest in the race between the two ships 
 was felt by every one. 
 
 2nd July. 1918. At sea, still hitting her up 
 at 22 knots. 
 
 3rd July, 1918. Arrived at Ambrose lightship 
 at 9.45 p.m. about six hours ahead of the 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC, having made a rec- 
 ord round trip, including the discharging of 
 troops and cargo in France in 14 days and four 
 and one-half hours, for which performance the 
 following letters in connection therewith were 
 received : 
 
 "FLAGSHIP 0/ ; CRUISER AND TRANSPORT 
 
 FORCE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET 
 In reply refer to No. P-16-6. 
 Mail and telegraph address Steneck Bldg., Hoboken, N. J. 
 
 Telephone, Hoboken 3O)0 
 
 8th July, 1918 
 
 From: Commander Cruiser and Transport Force. 
 
 To: Commanding Officer, U. S. S. GREAT NORTH- 
 ERN. 
 Subject: Performance of vessel. 
 
4o r. .V y. uKEAT XORTHERX 
 
 _ 1. The performance of the GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 since joining the Transport Force, particularly her most 
 recent voyage, completed in fourteen days, four and one- 
 half hours, at the end of which she arrived in readiness 
 for immediate service, is a source of gratification to the 
 Force Commander. It indicates a commendable spirit of 
 complete co-operation on board the vessel, which is the 
 basis of success. 
 
 2. The Engineer's Department merits special com- 
 mendation. 
 
 ALBERT GLEAVES 
 Copies to : 
 
 Chief of Naval Operations. 
 
 Commander in Chief (U.S. Atlantic Fleet) 
 
 Copies oi the above lot tor were furnished to 
 each officer and man iti the Engineering Depart- 
 ment who made this fast voyage. Also the above 
 men were furnished a letter from the Command- 
 ing Officer reading as follows: 
 
 "U.S.S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 4 July. 1918 
 From : Commanding Officer. 
 
 To: Officers and men ot the Engineering Department. 
 U.S.S. GREAT NORTHERN. 
 
 1. hast night, at 9.45 P. M.. the ship completed a 
 record round voyage from Ambrose lightship to Brest to 
 Ambrose lightship in 14 days. 4 l j hours. All boilers are 
 found to be in excellent steaming condition ; no tubes 
 leaking, all auxiliaries running 100$ efficiency, the main 
 engines and main bearings in 100$ perfect condition. 
 and this after the ship has been running the last four 
 days with the engine telegraphs at 'full' and the main 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 47 
 
 turbines making every revolution that could be got out 
 of them ; namely, from 330 to 335 revolutions per minute ; 
 and furthermore, the Engineering Department is t His 
 morning ready, after changing waters in the boilers, to 
 start out again for the sixth voyage to the Coast of 
 France. 
 
 2. The Commanding Officer feels that it is hut a small 
 recognition for faithful performance o\ duty to express 
 his appreciation ^\ this splendid performance, and takes 
 pleasure in furnishing a copy o\ this letter to each officer 
 and man of the Engineering Department of the U.S.S. 
 GREAT NORTHERN, all o\ whom have contributed to 
 this result by skillful attention to duty and loyalty to 
 seniors and to each other. 
 
 3. This copy for W. W. PHELPS, Captain, U. S. 
 Navy, Commanding, with best wishes. 
 
 "Copy for all bulletin boards." 
 
 The following telegram was also received: 
 
 "Department is gratified with the recent rapid round 
 trip oi the GREAT NORTHERN. 
 
 Comcrufor. G.N. 13031." 
 
 7 July, 1918. Proceeded from anchorage at 
 Tompkinsville to Hoboken Docks. Shoved off 
 
 liberty party. 
 
 5 July, 1918. Transferred forty men to the 
 Receiving Shi]) for further transfer to vessels 
 fitting ottt. Manx- a ^no ( \ shipmate left the ship 
 in this draft. 
 
 o. 7, cV. 9 y 10, 11, 12, 13 July, 1918. 3 days 
 leave granted. Various minor repairs on ship 
 completed. 
 
 14 July, 1918. Completed taking on of stores 
 and commenced taking- on troops. 
 
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48 r. 5". >-. GREAT X ORTH ERX 
 
 ENGINEERING DATA 
 
 Eastbouni Voi VGE No 5 Brest) 
 
 ces — 
 
 (a) Left dock, Hoboken, G.M.T June 19, 6 :48 p m 
 
 (b) Arrived anchorage, Brest, G.M.T June 26, 5 :20 p.m. 
 
 (c) Si w saving dock to arrival anch rage (166.53 hrs.) 
 
 6 days 2 ■ - . 32 min. 
 
 (d) Distance 211 ~ 
 
 s x - res — 
 
 (a) Left Ambrose, G M T rune 19, 9:13 
 
 UO Arrived Pierres Noires G.M.T June 26, 4:10 pm 
 
 (c) Running time (162.88 - 
 
 (d) Total distai - 3188.7 miles 
 
 (e) Vveragt - - 1° 45 miles 
 
 (f) Total distance 3110.2 miles 
 
 (g) \\ 1 1 age hourlj aj) 19 0! 
 
 (h) Average R.P M 312 31 R P M 
 
 • ' — 
 
 (a) Fuel bunkered. Hoboken 1S.S50 barrels 
 
 U^ r irture Hoboken 21,140 
 
 (c) Total fuel, Hoboken to Brest 10,410 " 
 
 ( d ) Fu< per 24 hours 1.500 24 
 
 (e) Fuel average per hour 62.51 
 
 (f) Fuel on arrival Brest 10,730 
 
 10730 
 
 (g) Percentage titj = 50.49% 
 
 21250 
 
 Data — 
 
 (a) Total fuel, Ambros< rres N res 10,271 barrels 
 
 (b) Werag* for 24 hours 1,5132 " 
 
 (c) Ave:.- n< 63.05 
 
 (d) Average R.P.M 312.31 R.P.M. 
 
 (e) Average mean draft foi passag -'5 
 
 10271 
 
 (f) Barrels per kno listanc< 5t< tmed =324 barrels 
 
 3168 
 vc> Kadms at 312.31 R.P.M (21,000 barrels) 
 
 21000 
 = k481 as knots 
 
 3 24 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 49 
 
 1 10 Barrels per knot of distance made "' . ,,-,-, , , 
 
 v , l = 3J02 barrels 
 
 8° od 3110.2 
 
 5. Watei da 
 
 I a) Departure 867.86 tons 
 
 (h) Total feed, Hoboken to Brest 149.03 tons 
 
 (c) Average feed per 24 hours 18.626 tons 
 
 ^n Tubes leaking None 
 
 (e) Total evaporated None 
 
 (f) Hours evaporators were run None 
 
 (g) Total domestic use, dock to anchorage 195,79 tons 
 
 (h) Average domestic use per 24 hours 24.47 tons 
 
 (i) Personnel 3,385 
 
 (j) Average gallons per head per day 1.97 gallons 
 
 vk> Water on arrival Brest 515.64 tons 
 
 515.64 
 
 (,0 Percentage o\ capacit) on arrival = 59.4196 
 
 867.86 
 
 \\ E \ THFR and SE \ . Fine — partly cloudy— smooth. 
 Westbound Voyage No. 5 (to Xi \\ York) 
 
 ces — 
 
 (a) Left anchorage, Brest G.M.T June 27, 7:17 p.m. 
 
 (b) Arrived anchorage, Gravesend Hay July 4, 10:34 
 
 (c) Since leaving anchorage to arrival anchorage (151.88 hrs.) 
 
 6 days. 7 hrs.. .88 min. 
 
 (d) Distance 3181.7 miles 
 
 , ■■ es Voii es to Ambrose — 
 
 (a) Left Pierres Noires, G.M.T June 27, 8:36 p.m 
 
 (b) Arrived Ambrose, G.M.T July 3, 13:45 
 
 (c) Running ^ 149.15) 6 days. 5 hrs.. l ^> min. 
 
 (d) Total distance steamed 3,147.7 miles 
 
 Werage steaming speed 21.1 miles per hr, 
 
 t, f) Total distance made good 3,078 2 miles 
 
 vc"* Werage hourly advance (including zig) ... .20.64 miles hr. 
 00 Average R.P.M ' 325.28 R P M 
 
 . ; :.' — 
 
 ( a) Fuel hunkered. Brest 2,500 barrels 
 
 (b) Total fuel on departure Brest 31.140 
 
 (c) Total fuel. Brest to Hoboken 10,773 
 
 (d) Fuel per 24 hrs. (151.88 hrs.) 1,702.32 " 
 
 (e) Fuel per hour 70.93 " 
 
50 U. S. S. G R EAT NORTHER X 
 
 ( f ) Fuel on arrival Hobokcn 2,367 barrels 
 
 2367 
 
 (g) Percentage of capacity on arrival = 8.97% 
 
 21250 
 
 4. Fuel data — 
 
 (a) Total fuel Pierres Noires to Ambrose 10,581 barrels 
 
 (b) Average for 24 hours 1,702.56" 
 
 (c) Average for one hour 70.94 " 
 
 (d) Average R.P.M 325.28 R.P.M. 
 
 (e) Average mean draft for passage 22' 1" 
 
 10581 
 
 (f) Bbls. per knot of distance steamed = 3.336 barrels 
 
 3147.7 
 21000 
 
 (g) Radius at 325.28 R.P.M. (21,000 bbls.) = 6,250 knots 
 
 3.36 
 10581 
 
 (h) Bbls. per knot of distance made good = 3.43 barrels 
 
 3078.2 
 
 5. Water data — 
 
 (z) Water taken in Brest None 
 
 (x) Water distilled lying in Brest None 
 
 (a) Departure 472.63 tons 
 
 (b) Total feed, Brest to Hoboken 137.75 tons 
 
 (c) Average feed per 24 hours 21.16 tons 
 
 (d) Tubes leaking None 
 
 (e) Total evaporated, Brest to Hoboken 26.96 tons 
 
 ( f) Hours evaporators were run 19 hours 
 
 (g) Percentage of time evaporators were run 12.5% 
 
 (h) Average evaporated per 24 hrs. of evaporation. .33.84 tons 
 
 (i) Average evaporated per 24 hours of passage.... 5.34 tons 
 (j) Total domestic use, anchorage to anchorage. . .168.77 tons 
 
 (k) Average domestic use per 24 hrs 24.11 tons 
 
 (1) Personnel 710 
 
 (m) Average gallons per head per day 9.25 gals. 
 
 (n) Water on arrival Hoboken 179.19 tons 
 
 179.19 
 
 (o) Percentage of capacity on arrival = 20.67% 
 
 867 
 WEATHER and SEA: Fine weather. 
 
 B. F. TILLEY. Lt.-Comdr. U. S. Navy, 
 
 Senior Engineer Officer. 
 

 \ i 
 
 View of Boat Deck, Loaded with Troops Bound for France 
 
 A Friendly Boxing Bout Between a Soldier and Sailor 
 
Sixth Voyage 
 
 15 July, 1918. Got underway for sixth voy- 
 age. Joined by NORTHERN PACIFIC. 
 
 16 July. 1918. At sea, with NORTHERN 
 PACIFIC. 
 
 17 July, 1918. At sea. 
 
 18 July. 1918. Held target practice with 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC. 
 
 19th July, 1918. At sea with NORTHERN 
 PACIFIC. 
 
 20, 21 July, 1918. Entered War Zone. 
 Formed smoke screen to enable destroyer escort 
 to pick us up; joined by escort. 
 
 22 July, 1918. Arrived at Brest, France. 
 Discharged troops and cargo. 
 
 23 July, 1918. At Brest, France. Took 
 aboard nucleus crews for Destroyers building 
 in the United States. 
 
 24 July, 1918. Left Brest, France, in com- 
 pany with the NORTHERN PACIFIC. 
 
 25 July, 1918. At sea in War Zone, parted 
 company with NORTHERN PACIFIC. 
 
 26 July, 1918. At sea; NORTHERN PA- 
 CIFIC reported that she had sighted a subma- 
 rine. 
 
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52 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 27, 28 July, 1918. At sea. 
 
 29 July, 1918. At 9:37 a.m. sighted barque, 
 South West by South on the horizon. At 9:47 
 headed for barque at full speed all guns manned. 
 Sounded General Quarters. Signalled for 
 barque to heave to. Barque hove to, while cir- 
 cling around her at full speed, keeping her on 
 our starboard bow, it was noticed she had two 
 propellers. Spoke to her. Looked suspicious 
 as her number in Lloyds Register did not agree 
 with her name. And as German submarines were 
 known to have ships of this sort accompanying 
 them as supply ships. The Captain of the 
 GREAT NORTHERN would not pass her by 
 until assured that she was not an enemy supply 
 ship. After having circled around her several 
 times and speaking to her in Norwegian thru 
 the megaphone as we passed close to her, the 
 Captain was satisfied with her identity and at 
 10:56 a.m. proceeded on course bound for New 
 York. 
 
 30 July, 1918. At sea, making average speed 
 of about 20 knots. 
 
 31 July, 1918. Arrived at New York. Docked 
 at Hoboken. 
 
 1. 2 August, 1918. Loaded troops and cargo, 
 granted liberty, transferred nucleus crews. 
 
The U. S. S. Leviathan (Formerly the Vaterland), Largest 
 Ship in the Transport Service 
 
 The La France, a Large French Troop Transport 
 

 
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 Our Life Boat Locking for Man Who Fell Overboard in 
 Mid-Ocean 
 
Seventh Voyage 
 
 3 August, 1918. Proceeded on Seventh voy- 
 age with the U.S.S. LEVIATHAN and 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC accompanied by De- 
 stroyer and Dirigible and seaplane escort. 
 
 4 August, 1918. At sea, with the U.S.S. 
 LEVIATHAN (formerly the German Liner 
 "VATERLAND") and the NORTHERN PA- 
 CIFIC. 
 
 5 August, 1918. Steaming as before with 
 LEVIATHAN in middle. GREAT NORTH- 
 ERN and NORTHERN PACIFIC. 
 
 6, 7 August, 1918. At sea with ships stated 
 before. 
 
 8 August, 1918. NORTHERN PACIFIC 
 hoisted man overboard signal. Retraced her 
 wake; at 11:30 a.m. NORTHERN PACIFIC 
 hauled down man overboard signal. 
 
 9 August, 1918. In war zone, sighted suspi- 
 cious sailboat, made all speed towards it, to in- 
 vestigate; found to be a two-masted topsail 
 schooner bound south. 
 
 10 August, 1^18. At sea in War Zone with 
 
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54 U. S. S. GREAT XORTHERN 
 
 LEVIATHAN and NORTHERN PACIFIC 
 and large escort. 
 
 11 August, 19 IS. Arrived at Brest, France. 
 Liberty party sent ashore. 
 
 12 . lugust, 1918. Continued unloading- troops 
 and cargo: took on board Army wounded. 
 
 13 August, 1918. Tut to sea with LEVIA- 
 THAN and XORTHFRX PACIFIC and de- 
 stroyer escort. 
 
 14, 15 August j 1918. In war zone, no excite- 
 ment ; on 15th left LEVIATHAN and XORTH- 
 FRX PACIFIC and proceeded independently. 
 Great interest was again shown in the ensuing 
 race; however, this ship was unable to make full 
 speed all the way across on account of insuffi- 
 cient oil. 
 
 16 August, 1918. At sea, making fine speed. 
 
 17 August, 1918. At 5:22 a.m. suspicious 
 wake reported on starboard side; went back to 
 investigate; found it to be nothing suspicious. 
 7:20 a.m. Man overboard, let go life buoy, en- 
 gines stopped, sounded General Quarters. Low- 
 ered lifeboat. Thomas McAndrews, private, was 
 found to be the man that went overboard. Life- 
 boat could not locate him. Picked up life buoy 
 and lifeboat being secured proceeded on course. 
 
 18 August, 1918. Field Divine Service. 
 
 19 August, 1918. Pay day; making 21 knots, 
 still retain hopes of beating the LEVIATHAN 
 and NORTHERN PACIFIC. 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 55 
 
 20 .lit gust, 1918. Arrived in New York, dock- 
 ing about two hours after the LEVIATHAN 
 and NORTHERN PACIFIC 
 
 21 to 30 August, 1918. Docked at Hoboken. 
 Seventy-two hours leave granted. 
 
Eighth Voyage 
 
 31 August, 1918. Proceeded out of New York 
 in company with the LEVIATHAN and 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC and escorts. 
 
 1 September, 1918. At sea, accompanied as 
 before. 
 
 2 September, 1918. Another day of excite- 
 ment: 10:30 a.m. sighted floating* spar on star- 
 board bow, first reported as a periscope; fired 
 one round from 6-inch gun. General quarters 
 sounded. At 10:33 a.m. sounded retreat from 
 general quarters. 
 
 3, 4, 5 September, 1918. Nothing new except 
 pay day on the 5 th. 
 
 6 September. 1918. At sea in War Zone. 
 
 7 September, 1918. Arrived at Brest, France, 
 at 7:35 p.m. 
 
 8, 9, 10, 11 September, 1918. Brest, France. 
 At anchor. Discharged troops and cargo. 
 
 12 September, 1918. Put to sea in company 
 with LEVIATHAN and NORTHERN PACIF- 
 IC and escort. Flad on board Army wounded 
 and two stowaway wives, the Airs. Elsie Carner 
 and Mrs. Mildred Jones, who stowed away on 
 the U.S.S. WESTBRIDGE when she was bound 
 
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TROOP TRANSPORT 57 
 
 from the United States to France. The WEST- 
 BRIDGE was torpedoed and the identity of the 
 two women was discovered when they aban- 
 doned ship and got into the lifeboats. They 
 were landed in France and sent home on the 
 GREAT NORTHERN. 
 
 13 September, 1918. In the War Zone, Fri- 
 day and the 13th and the two Jonahs mentioned 
 above on board. 
 
 14 September, 1918. At 7:00 p.m. parted com- 
 pany with the LEVIATHAN and NORTH- 
 ERN PACIFIC and proceeded independently. 
 Great interest was felt in the coming race be- 
 tween the three fast ships. 
 
 15 September, 1918. Ran into a gale, had to 
 slow down looked like the LEVIATHAN would 
 beat us as she could maintain her speed in most 
 any weather. 
 
 16 September, 1918. Run out of gale and 
 making 21 knots for the day. 
 
 17 September, 1918. Still making 21 knots 
 per hour. 
 
 18 September, 1918. Making 22 knots all day. 
 
 19 September, 1918. 4:00 a.m. arrived at 
 Ambrose Light Ship, fully three hours ahead of 
 the LEVIATHAN and about nine hours in the 
 lead of the NORTHERN PACIFIC. Docked 
 at Hoboken, transferred wounded and passen- 
 gers. Crew received semi-monthly pay. Liberty 
 party shoved off. 
 
58 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 20 September, 1918. Held quarters for mus- 
 ter and inspection. Crew and ship inspected by 
 Captain W. W. Phelps and S. H. R. Doyle. 
 This inspection was preparatory to Captain 
 S. H. R. Doyle taking over command of the 
 ship. Upon completion of the inspection, all 
 hands were mustered on the starboard side of 
 A deck. Captain W. W. Phelps published his 
 orders which detached him from command of the 
 GREAT NORTHERN and ordered him to the 
 U.S.S. LEVIATHAN as commanding officer. 
 He then spoke to the officers and men, eulogiz- 
 ing the past performances of the ship and thank- 
 ing all for their co-operation and hard work 
 which made this performance possible. He spoke 
 with regret at being detached from such a fine 
 ship, and spoke highly of the admiration he had 
 for the hard application and efficiency the offi- 
 cers and men under his command had main- 
 tained. All hands truly regretted the loss of 
 this able Captain, who had always been recog- 
 nized as a very efficient Captain with great or- 
 ganizing ability. He had also endeared himself 
 to the crew by his constant interest and encour- 
 agement in the social happiness and welfare of 
 his men. All felt great satisfaction, however, 
 in his being ordered to command the LEVIA- 
 THAN, which showed his ability had been rec- 
 ognized and he was to have the enviable com- 
 mand of the largest troop transport afloat. 
 
Captain S. H. R. Doyle, U. S. Navy, Commanding the U. S. S. 
 Great Northern Since September 20, 1918 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 59 
 
 Captain S. II. R. Doyle, U. S. Navy, then pub- 
 lished his orders and took over the command of 
 the ship. lie made a very short and remarkably 
 impressive address, in which he stated that he 
 had long heard of the GREAT NORTHERN 
 and her record, and was glad to be the captain 
 of such a ship, that, tho he was starting with a 
 99 per cent, efficient ship, he hoped to make it 
 a 100 per cent, ship, and enjoined all to work 
 to that end. 
 
 21, 22, 23 September, 1918. In port. Load- 
 ing- carg;o. 
 
 24 September, 1918. .Ship was inspected by 
 board of officers appointed by the Force Com- 
 mander. The following general remarks were 
 embodied in the report of this inspection : 
 
 "This ship is kept up to the highest standard of ef- 
 ficiency in regard to cleanliness, sanitation and discipline. 
 This ship is a model transport in every respect. 
 
 /s/ C. B. MORGAN, 
 Captain U.S. Navy, Senior member of Board." 
 
 Also the following letter was received from the 
 Commander, Cruiser and Transport Force in re- 
 gard to this Inspection : 
 
 FLAGSHIP OF CRUISER AXD TRANSPORT 
 FORCE, UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET 
 
 26 September, 1918. 
 From : Commander Cruiser and Transport Force. 
 To: Commanding Officer, U.S.S. GREAT NORTH- 
 ERN. 
 
60 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Subject: Inspection Report. 
 
 Enclosure: Copy of report of Board of Inspection. 
 
 1. There is enclosed herewith a copy of report of 
 Board of Inspection that inspected your vessel on 24 
 September, 1918. 
 
 2. Report indicates that your vessel is in a very high 
 state of cleanliness, sanitation, and discipline, and it is 
 assigned a mark of 3.9 for "Smartness." 
 
 3. It is noted that the answers to questions 45, 47, 
 and 85 are not satisfactory, but that proper official steps 
 have been taken to correct these deficiencies. 
 
 ALBERT GLEAVES. 
 
 The Commanding Officer's letter on this inspec- 
 tion follows: 
 
 U.S.S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 25 October, 1918. 
 From : Commanding Officer. 
 To : Officers and men. 
 
 Subject: Last Inspection by Commander Cruiser and 
 Transport Force, etc. 
 
 1. The recent inspection of this ship was reported to 
 be in a very high state of cleanliness, sanitation and dis- 
 cipline, and was assigned a mark of 3.9 for "smartness." 
 
 2. While 3.9 is a very good mark, on a scale of 4, 
 according to GREAT NORTHERN principles we must 
 strive to get a mark of "perfect" in the future. A con- 
 tinuance of the hearty co-operation of all officers and 
 men is enjoined to that end. 
 
 3. Congratulations to every officer and man aboard 
 ship for the good showing made ; but let's get together 
 and do a little better next time. 
 
 S. H. R. DOYLE. 
 
 24 , 25 September, 1918. Completed loading 
 troops and cargo. 
 
Lieutenant Commander Benjamin F. Tilley, 
 
 U. S. Navy Executive Officer — Senior Engineer Officer 
 
 When GREAT NORTHERN Made World's 
 
 Record Round Trip to France 
 
Ninth Voyage 
 
 26 September, 1918. Got underway, steamed 
 out of New York on ninth voyage with the 
 French Troop Ship LA FRANCE and the 
 NORTHERN PACIFIC. 
 
 27, 28, 29 September, 1918. Steaming as be- 
 fore, nothing exciting. 
 
 30 September, 1918. Just outside of war zone. 
 It was reported that the TICONDEROGA was 
 torpedoed. The GREAT NORTHERN was 
 about 20 miles from the TICONDEROGA when 
 she was sunk. As the ships in our convoy were 
 all loaded down with troops it would have been 
 courting disaster to have gone to the TICON- 
 DEROGA'S rescue. Tt was later learned that 
 250 men were lost in the sinking of that ship. 
 1, 2 October, 1918. Entered War Zone. 
 3 October, 1918. At about 2:40 a.m. this ship 
 was rammed by the British ship RRINKBURN. 
 The night was very dark and no lights were ex- 
 posed on the ship while running in the war zone. 
 All the troops, at the time of the collision, had 
 turned in, and the crew, except those on watch, 
 were asleep. All had their clothes and life pre- 
 servers on as the ship was in the war zone. 
 
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62 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Everyone was suddenly awakened by a heavy 
 jar of the ship, followed by another quiver. 
 The General Alarm gongs sounded throughout 
 the ship. All hurried to their various stations. 
 The first feeling that came to everyone that had 
 been awakened by the crash was that the ship 
 had been torpedoed, though it was soon learned, 
 from the bridge, that she had been rammed. 
 The awakened crew were at their battle stations 
 in less than a minute, and the troops silently 
 and hurriedly took their open deck stations. 
 Everything was dark outside, a face could not 
 be distinguished two feet away. Xo one knew 
 how seriously the ship had been damaged and 
 yet in less than three minutes from the time of 
 the collision every Department, including the 
 Troop Commander, had made their reports to 
 the Executive Officer on the bridge that all their 
 men were at their stations. The Executive Offi- 
 cer's letter to the Commanding Officer gives the 
 story of what happened immediately after the 
 collision. 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 5 October, 1918. 
 From : Executive Officer. 
 
 To : Commanding Officer. 
 
 Subject: Report of behavior of subordinates in collision 
 with British Steamer RRINKBURN in the early 
 morning of 4th October, 1918. 
 
The Damage Done to This Ship in Its Collision with the British 
 Ship "Brinkburn/ j i»n Ninth Voyage 
 
 The bow of the Brinkburn Broke Off in Our Side at the 
 Collision 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 63 
 
 1. After receiving reports on the bridge that all hands 
 were at their stations, I proceeded aft, under orders from 
 the Captain, to locate, examine and report the extent of 
 damage done to this ship after we had been rammed by 
 the British Steamer BRINKBURN, at 2:40 A. M., 3rd 
 October, 1918. On my way aft, I noted that the troops 
 were in an orderly formation, at their muster stations. 
 There was no sign of panic or confusion. The Army 
 Officers were in complete charge of their troops and 
 calmly issuing orders or instructions. 
 
 2. On arrival aft, on B deck, I saw the general loca- 
 tion of the collision, then proceeded to 15-C troop com- 
 partment on starboard quarter of ship. This compart- 
 ment had been filled with sixty-nine (69) non-commis- 
 sioned officers on departure from New York. On my 
 arrival at this location (Troop compartment 15-C), it 
 was evident that considerable damage had been done to 
 this ship. The side of the ship had been ripped open, 
 and I could see the water beyond through a space of 
 about fifteen feet. All lights were out, as the collision 
 had cut the electric light wires. The bunks and troop 
 equipment was in a mass of confusion, bunks being tele- 
 scoped, with dead and injured Army men amongst the 
 wreckage. 
 
 3. I immediately took charge of the rescue work al- 
 ready under way by the Navy personnel. By means of 
 flash lights the injured men, totalling eleven, were all 
 located as quickly as possible and quickly removed by the 
 Navy personnel to the ship's sick bay. The bodies of 
 dead men were then removed from this compartment. 
 Several of the dead were badly mutilated. 
 
 4. In carrying out this work on a dark deck covered 
 with a mass of jumbled wreckage, where footing was 
 uncertain, I feel that certain officers and men who were 
 working there deserve commendation for their loyal and 
 excellent service in their efficient performance of duty in 
 an emergency. 
 
 5. Those who co-operated to the greatest extent and 
 8 
 
64 I 7 . S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 whom the Executive Officer personally observed and 
 witnessed performing this excellent service were as fol- 
 lows: 
 
 Surgeon — A. E. Lee, U. S. Navy 
 
 Asst. Surgeon — J. I. Callanan, U. S. Navy 
 
 Lieutenant (J.G.)— W. A. Dougan, U. S. N. R. F. 
 
 Machinist (T)— C. N. Van der Heuel, U. S. Navy 
 
 Samuel Thomas, P. M. lc, U. S. N. R. F. 
 
 Hugh H. Ward, P.M. 2c, U. S. N. 
 
 Michael P. Brennan, Stk. 3c, U. S. N. R. F. 
 
 All the hospital corps, in addition, deserve praise, and 
 many engineers also assisted in the rescue work. 
 
 6. In the meantime the repair parties had immediately 
 entered 16-D compartment, which was below compart- 
 ment 15-C. This compartment was taking water on star- 
 board side. The repair party proceeded at once to shore 
 up starboard side with efficient shoring and to stop all 
 leaks with hammocks, bedding and life preservers. When 
 I first entered this compartment, water was about a foot 
 deep on deck, but in a short time this compartment was 
 freed of water by quick work of a bucket line extending 
 to the C deck passageway above. It was only a short 
 interval before temporary repairs were completed and I 
 was able to report to the Captain that everything was 
 readv aft for going ahead twenty knots. Lieutenant 
 (J.G.) W. R. McFarlane, U. S. Navy, and Chief Car- 
 penter's Mate George S. Wert, Fleet Naval Reserve, de- 
 serve commendation for excellent work and for making 
 quick emergency repairs to the ship's side at water line. 
 
 7. Trimming ship to a port list by the transfer of 
 fuel oil and transfer fuel oil from the two after double 
 bottoms (Nos. 9 and 10) to the forward No. 1 Tank to 
 give more freeboard aft, was automatically done from 
 aft, as soon as the extent of damage was located, report 
 being made to the bridge later. We had also made prep- 
 aration for dropping the water to fresh water tanks im- 
 mediately below and thence to shaft alley bilges for 
 
Meeting a Convoy at Sea 
 
 One of the six-inch Guns of the GREAT NORTHERN 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 65 
 
 pumping overboard in case it was found necessary. How- 
 ever, it was found unnecessary to do this. 
 
 8. The Executive Officer heartily commends the ef- 
 ficient loyal work and quick response of the Medical De- 
 partment, Construction and Repair Department, and En- 
 gineer Department, and recommends the officers and 
 men listed above for the special commendation of higher 
 authority, subject to the approval of the Commanding 
 Officer. 
 
 B. F. TILLEY. 
 
 The ship slowed down as soon as it was 
 rammed and finally stopped to ascertain the 
 amount of damage done. The LA FRANCE 
 and the NORTHERN PACIFIC kept on their 
 course. Signals were exchanged with the 
 BRINKBURN, which ship had also stopped, and 
 it was learned that one man had been killed 
 and one man injured in the collision, on that 
 ship. In reply to this ship's question as to 
 whether she could make port under her own 
 steam, she said she thought she could but re- 
 quested that this ship remain around her until 
 morning so that she could ascertain the extent 
 of her damages, and for the purpose of aiding 
 her if necessary. This was deemed unadvisable 
 as we were in the war zone and as she had a 
 wireless to use in case she needed assistance. 
 The ship after about two hours delay proceeded 
 at full speed on her wav to Brest. The LA 
 FRANCE and the NORTHERN PACIFIC 
 had turned back to meet this ship and joined 
 
66 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 by the destroyer escort the three ships proceeded 
 to Brest, France. 
 
 4 October, 1918. Board of inquiry met in re- 
 gard to the disappearance and deaths of men 
 in the collision. 
 
 5 October, 1918. Arrived at Brest, France, 
 discharged troops and cargo and commenced re- 
 pairs to ship. 
 
 6 October, 1918. Received large number of 
 Army wounded on board for quartering. The 
 "Never to be forgotten" Paris leave party left 
 the ship for a twenty-four hour stay in Paris. 
 About half the ship's officers and seventy en- 
 listed men made this trip. 
 
 7 October, 1918. At Brest, undergoing re- 
 pairs. 
 
 8 October, 1918. Paris leave party returned 
 at midnight, loaded down with war souvenirs and 
 many could hardly restrain their stories until 
 the morning, of the wonderful time they had 
 had, and the marked courtesy that the French 
 rendered them in their short stay in the Metrop- 
 olis. Great excitement was manifested in the 
 lottery the next morning to see who were the 
 lucky ones to draw a trip to Paris on the second 
 party. 
 
 9 October, 1918. The second Paris leave party 
 was sent off, consisting of the officers that had 
 not gone in the first party and about seventy 
 lucky enlisted men. 
 
First Paris Leave Part 1 
 
 Second Paris Leave Party in Paris 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 67 
 
 10 October, 1918. At Brest. 
 
 11 October. 1918. Second Paris Leave Party 
 returned to the ship. These two trips to Paris 
 were perhaps the most broadening and interest- 
 ing visits any of the crew had ever had. The 
 daily conversation for months afterwards was 
 about these trips and the cordial welcome the 
 boys received from the French throughout their 
 trip. No organization esteems the French more 
 or would rather fight by their side, than the 
 American Navy. And incidentally, France, by 
 her great-heartedness, has become sacred to the 
 boys from the GREAT NORTHERN and none 
 of us will ever neglect to pay tribute to her of 
 our esteem and appreciation of her human kind- 
 ness and great courtesy. 
 
 12, 13, 14, 15 October, 1918. In Brest, 
 France, completed temporary repairs, took on 
 wounded and Congressional party. 
 
 16 October, 1918. Left Brest, France, with 
 the following transports: DeKALB, GEORGE 
 WASHINGTON, PATRIA, ORIZABA, SIB- 
 ONEY and Eastern Escort. 
 
 17 October, 1918. At sea with slow convoy 
 as before. 
 
 18 October, 1918. Left convoy and proceeded 
 independentlv. 
 
 19, 20, 21,22, 23 October, 1918. At sea. 
 24 October, 1918. Arrived at New York. 
 Docked at Hoboken on 25 October, 1918. 
 
Tenth Voyage 
 
 25th, 26th. 27 th October, 1918. At Hoboken. 
 Court of Inquiry met in regard to this ship be- 
 ing- rammed by the British ship BRINKBURN. 
 
 28th, 29th. 30th October, 1918. Loaded troops 
 and cargo — took on Naval draft of 500 men 
 for further transfer to Naval bases in France. 
 
 31st October, 1918. Steamed out of New 
 York in company with the U.S.S. GEORGE 
 WASHINGTON (which was later chosen to 
 take the President to the Peace Conference). 
 
 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Novem- 
 ber, 1918. Rough weather. No. 15 lifeboat 
 carried away; rolling heavily; forward lifeboat 
 smashed in. 
 
 8th November, 1918. Steaming as before with 
 GEORGE WASHINGTON. 
 
 9th November, 1918. Arrived in Brest, 
 France. 
 
 9th and 10th November, 1918. Transferred 
 the 500 Naval men to shore bases. Learned 
 that a premature celebration of the signing of 
 the Armistice had taken place in Brest on the 
 7th of November, 1918. Mr. Roy W. Howard, 
 President of the United Press Association (who 
 
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 had cabled the rumor of the signing of the 
 Armistice to the United States and which caused 
 a similar premature celebration in the States) 
 came aboard for passage. Also received on 
 board a Nucleus Crew, No. 93, for the U.S.S. 
 BELKNAP. We took back, in addition, a 
 French Opera troupe, and several hundred 
 French sailors. Sailed out of Brest accompa- 
 nied only by two destroyers. 
 
 11th November, 1918. On this historical day 
 this ship was in the war zone, homeward bound. 
 At 1.45 p.m. the Captain released the following 
 radiogram : 
 
 "U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 11 November, 1918. 
 GIBRALTAR. 
 
 Direct. 
 
 Broadcast. All Allied Men of War. 
 
 Armistice has been signed with enemy and all hostili- 
 ties should be forthwith suspended. All precautions 
 against attack from submarines are still to be maintained 
 by men-of-war whilst in harbour and at sea. Enemy 
 submarines on the surface should be treated as peaceful 
 unless hostile action is obvious." 
 
 No one will ever forget the intense interest 
 and excitement this news caused. At night an 
 entertainment was given, and with the aid of 
 the French Opera troupe on board, a very en- 
 joyable evening was spent. After the entertain- 
 ment the Captain gave an address to commemo 
 
70 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 rate the occasion, and dwelt particularly on the 
 urgent necessity of maintaining a large Navy 
 to protect and insure our country from foreign 
 aggression. He especially requested the officers 
 and men who, after this war, were returning to 
 civil life, to always remember the necessity for 
 a great Navy and to let no opportunity slip by 
 in which they could impress others with these 
 same views, for he felt that people in the in- 
 terior were apt to forget or not realize this par- 
 ticular need of the country. 
 
 12th November, 1918. Armistice terms re- 
 ceived by radio and posted on all bulletins. They 
 are reproduced below: 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 At Sea, November 12, 1918. 
 NEW BRUNSWICK PRESS. 
 
 A rmistice Terms 
 
 Section One 
 
 Military Clauses, Western Front. 
 
 One. — Cessation of operations by land and in six 
 hours after the signature of the Armistice. 
 
 Two — Immediate evacution of invaded countries : 
 Belgium, France, Alsace-Lorraine, Luxemburg; so or- 
 dered as to be completed within fourteen days from the 
 signature of the Armstice. German troops which have 
 not left the above-mentioned territories within the period 
 fixed will become prisoners of war. Occupation by the 
 
Inside the Breakwater, Brest, France 
 
 Scene on A Deck on Return Voyage, Tenth Trip 
 
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 allied and United States forces jointly will keep pace 
 with the evacuation in these areas. All movements of 
 evacuation and occupation will be regulated in accord- 
 ance with a note annexed to the stated terms. 
 
 Three. — Repatriation beginning at once and to be com- 
 pleted within fourteen days of all inhabitants of the 
 countries above mentioned including hostages and per- 
 sons under trial or convicted. 
 
 Four.- — Surrender in good condition by the German 
 Armies of the following equipment : five thousand guns 
 (two thousand heavy, two thousand five hundred field), 
 thirty thousand aeroplanes (fighters, bombers, firstly 
 seventy-three and night bombing machines). Above to 
 be delivered in to the allied and the United States 
 troops, in accordance with the detailed conditions laid 
 down in the annexed note. 
 
 Five. — Evacuation by the German Armies of the 
 countries on the left bank of the Rhine. These coun- 
 tries on the left bank of the Rhine shall be admin- 
 istered by the local authorities under the control of 
 the allied and the United States armies of occupation. 
 The occupation of the territories will be determined 
 by allied and United States garrisons holding the prin- 
 cipal crossings of the Rhine, Mayence and Coblenz and 
 Cologne, together with the bridgeheads at these points 
 in thirty kilometers radius on the right bank, and by 
 garrisons similarly holding the strategic points of the 
 regions. The neutral zone shall be reserved on the 
 right bank of the Rhine between the stream and a line 
 drawn parallel to it forty kilometers to the east from 
 the frontier of Holland to the parallel of Gernsheim 
 and as far as practicable a distance of thirty kilometers 
 of stream from this parallel up on Swiss frontier. 
 Evacuation by the enemy of the Rhineland shall be 
 ordered so as to be completed within a further period 
 of eleven days, in all nineteen days after the signature 
 of armistice. All movements of evacuation and occu- 
 pation will be regulated according to note and annex. 
 
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72 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Six. — In all territory evacuated by the enemy, there 
 shall be no evacuation of inhabitants. No damage or 
 harm shall be done to the persons or property of the 
 inhabitants. No damage or destruction of any kind to 
 be committed. Military establishments of all kinds shall 
 be delivered intact as well as military stores, food, 
 munitions, not removed during period of evacuation. 
 Stores of food and all kinds of civilian population and 
 cattle shall be left. Industrial establishments shall not 
 be impaired in any way and their personnel shall not 
 be moved. Roads and means of communication of every 
 kind, railroads, waterways, main roads, bridges, tele- 
 graphs and telephones shall in no manner be impaired. 
 
 Seven.— All civilian and military personnel at present 
 employed on them shall remain. Five thousand loco- 
 motives and fifty thousand cars, and ten thousand 
 wagons, and ten thousand motor lorries in good work- 
 ing order with all necessary spare parts and fittings, 
 shall be delivered to the associated powers within the 
 period fixed for the evacuation of Belgium and Luxem- 
 burg. The railways of Alsace-Lorraine shall be handed 
 over within the same period together with all pre-war 
 material and personnel. Further material necessary 
 for the working of railways in the country on the left 
 bank of the Rhine shall be left /';/ situ. All stores of 
 coal and material for the upkeep of permanent ways, 
 signals and repair shops left entire in situ and kept 
 in an efficient state by Germany during the whole 
 period of the armistice. 
 
 Eight. — The German command shall be responsible 
 for revealing all mines on territory evacuated by the 
 German trcops and shall assist in their discovery and 
 destruction. The German command shall also reveal 
 all destructive measures that may have been taken 
 (such as poisoning or polluting all springs, wells, etc.) 
 under penalty of reprisals. 
 
 Nine. — The right of requisition shall be exercised by 
 the allied and the United States armies in all occupied 
 
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 territory. The upkeep of the troops of occupation in 
 the Rhineland (excluding Alsace-Lorraine) shall be 
 charged to the German Government. 
 
 Ten.- — An immediate repatriation without reciprocity, 
 according to detailed conditions which shall be fixed, 
 of all allied and United States prisoners of war. 
 The allied powers and the United States shall be able 
 of these prisoners as they wish. 
 
 Eleven. — Sick and wounded who cannot be removed 
 from evacuated territory will be cared for by American 
 personnel, who will be left on the spot with the material 
 required. 
 
 Section Two 
 
 Disposition Relative to Eastern Frontiers of 
 Germany. 
 
 Twelve. — All German troops at present in any terri- 
 tory, which before the war belonged to Russia, Rou- 
 mania or Turkey, shall withdraw within the frontiers 
 of Germany as they existed on August first, nineteen 
 fourteen. 
 
 Thirteen. — Evacuation by German troops to begin at 
 once and all German instructors, prisoners and civilians 
 as well as military agents now in the territory of Russia 
 as defined before 1914 to be recalled. 
 
 Fourteen. — German troops to cease at once all requisi- 
 tions and seizures and any other undertaking with a 
 view to obtaining supplies intended for Germany, in 
 Roumania and Russia as defined on August first, 1914. 
 
 Fifteen. — Abandonment of the treaties of Bucharest 
 and Brest-Litovsk and of the supplementary treaties. 
 
 Sixteen. — The allies shall have free access to the 
 territories evacuated by the Germans on their eastern 
 frontier either through Danaig or by the Vistula in order 
 to convey supplies to the population of these territories 
 or for any other purpose. 
 
74 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Seventeen. — Unconditional capitulation of all German 
 forces operating in East Africa within one montn. 
 
 Section Three 
 
 General Clauses. 
 
 Eighteen. — Repatriation without reciprocity within a 
 maximum period of one month in accordance with 
 detailed conditions hereafter to be fixed of all civilians 
 interned or deported who may be citizens of other allied 
 or associated states than those mentioned in clause three, 
 paragraph nineteen, with the reservation that any future 
 claims and demands of the allies and the United States 
 of America remain unaffected. 
 
 Nineteen. — The following financial conditions are re- 
 quired: Reparation for damage done. While the armis- 
 tice lasts, no public securities shall be removed by the 
 enemy which can serve as a pledge to the allies for the 
 recovery or repatriation of war losses. Immediate resti- 
 tution of the cash deposit in the National Bank of 
 Belgium, and in general immediate return of all docu- 
 ments, specie, stocks, shares, paper money, together 
 with plant for the issue thereof touching public or 
 private interests in the invaded countries. Restitution 
 of the Russian and Roumanian gold yielded to Germany 
 or taken over by that power. This gold to be delivered 
 in trust to the allies until the signature of peace. 
 
 Section Four 
 
 Naval Conditions. 
 
 Twenty. — Immediate cessation of all hostilities at sea 
 and definite information to be given as to the location 
 and movements of all German ships. Notification to 
 be given to neutrals that freedom of navigation in all 
 territorial waters to be given to the naval and mercan- 
 tile marines of the allied and associated powers all 
 questions of neutrality being waived. 
 
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 Section Five 
 
 Time Limit for Reply. 
 
 Twenty-one. — All naval and mercantile marine prison- 
 ers of war of the allied and associated powers in Ger- 
 man hands to be returned without reciprocity. 
 
 Tzventy-tzvo. — Surrender to the allies and the United 
 States of America of one hundred and sixty German 
 submarines, including all submarine cruisers and mine 
 laying submarines, with their complete armament and 
 equipment, in ports which will be specified by the allies 
 and the United States of America. All other subma- 
 rines to be paid ofr and completely disarmed and placed 
 under the supervision of the allies and the United 
 States of America. 
 
 Twenty-three. — The following German surface war- 
 ships which shall be designated by the allied and the 
 United States of America shall be forthwith disarmed 
 and thereafter interned in neutral ports, or for the want 
 of them, in allied ports, to be designated by the allied 
 and the United States of America, caretaker being left 
 on board, namely : six battle cruisers, ten battleships, 
 eight light cruisers, including two mine layers, fifty de- 
 stroyers of the most modern type. All other surface 
 warships, including river craft, are to be concentrated 
 in German naval bases to be designated by the allies 
 and the United States of America, and are to be paid 
 orT and completely disarmed and placed under the 
 supervision of the allies and the United States of 
 America. All vessels of the auxiliary type fleet, trawl- 
 ers, motor vessels, etc., are to he disarmed. 
 
 Twenty-four. — The allies and United States of Amer- 
 ica shall have the right to sweep up all mine fields and 
 obstructions laid by Germany outside German terri- 
 torial waters and the positions of these are to be indi- 
 cated. 
 
76 V. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Twenty-five. — Freedom of access to and from the 
 Baltic to be given to the naval and mercantile marine 
 of the allied and associated powers. To secure this, 
 the allies and the United States of America shall be 
 empowered to sweep up all mines and obstructions 
 within and without German territorial waters, to occupy 
 all German forts, fortifications, batteries and defense 
 works, without any question of neutrality being raised 
 and the positions of all mines and obstructions are to 
 be indicated. 
 
 Twenty-six. — The existing blockade conditions set up 
 by the allies and associated powers are to remain 
 unchanged and all German merchant ships found at 
 sea are to remain liable to capture. 
 
 Twenty-seven. — All naval aircraft are to be concen- 
 trated and immobilized in German bases to be specified 
 by the allies and the United States of America. 
 
 Twenty-eight.- In evacuating the Belgian coast and 
 ports, Germany shall abandon all merchant vessels, tugs, 
 lighters, cranes and all other materials, all materials for 
 inland navigation, all aircraft and all material and 
 stores, all arms and armament, and all stores and ap- 
 paratus of all kinds. 
 
 Twenty-nine. — All Black Sea ports are to be evacuated 
 by Germany; all Russian war vessels of all descriptions 
 seized by Germany in the Black Sea are to be handed 
 over to the allies and United States of America. All 
 neutral merchant vessels seized are to be released ; all 
 warlike and other materials of all kinds seized in those 
 ports are to be returned and German materials as spe- 
 cified in clause twenty-eight are to be abandoned. 
 
 Thirty. — All merchant vessels in German hands be- 
 longing to the allies and associated powers are to be 
 restored in ports to be specified by the allies and the 
 United States of America, without reciprocity. 
 
 Thirty-one. — No destruction of ships or material to 
 be permitted before evacuation, surrender or restoration. 
 
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 Thirty-two. — The German Government shall formally 
 notify the neutral governments of the world, and par- 
 ticularly the governments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark 
 and Holland that all restrictions placed on the trading 
 of their vessels with the allies and associate countries, 
 whether by the German Government or by private Ger- 
 man interests, and whether in return for specific con- 
 cessions such as the export of shipbuilding materials or 
 not, are immediately cancelled. 
 
 Thirty-three. — No transfers of German merchant ship- 
 ping of any description to any neutral flags are to take 
 place after signature of the armistice. 
 
 Section Six 
 
 Duration of Armistice. 
 
 Thirty-four. — The duration of the armistice is to be 
 thirty days with option to extend. During this per- 
 iod, on failure of execution of any of the above 
 clauses, the armistice may be denounced by one of 
 the contracting parties, on forty-eight hours' previous 
 notice. 
 
 Section Seven 
 
 Time Limit for Reply. 
 
 Thirty-five. — This armistice to be accepted or re- 
 fused by Germany within seventy-tw T o hours of notifi- 
 cation. 
 
 Published for the information of this command. 
 S. H. R. DOYLE, 
 Captain, U. S. Navy, Commanding. 
 
78 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 13th November. 1918. For the first time since 
 entering war all lights were lit, and many for 
 the first time realized the pleasure of traveling 
 on the mighty ocean without the constant vigi- 
 lant lookout and watch for the deadly subma- 
 rine. 
 
 14th and 15th November, 1918. Rough weath- 
 er encountered. Slowed down to from 15 to S 
 knots. 
 
 16th November, 1918. Ran out of gale and 
 increased speed. Pay day today. 
 
 17th November. Arrived at Gravesend Bay, 
 and anchored for the night. The 300 or more 
 wounded soldiers on board were particularly de- 
 lighted to see the good old U. S. A. again. 
 
 18th November, 1918. Docked at Hoboken, 
 completing our tenth trip and our last trip dur- 
 ing hostilities. Have traveled over 72,000 miles, 
 from January 17th, 1918, to November 18, 1918. 
 Moved into Fletcher's Shipyard for repairs, 
 which, it is expected, will take about 45 days to 
 complete, at the end of which time the ship will 
 continue making trips across the Atlantic, bring- 
 ing back wounded soldiers and troops to be de- 
 mobilized in the States. 
 
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 79 
 
 Total of Distances 
 
 Bremerton to San Francisco, including speed and 
 
 post repair and swinging ship 1533.2 
 
 San Francisco to Panama 3268.4 
 
 Panama to Colon Breakwater 40. 5 
 
 Colon Breakwater to Charleston, including swing 
 
 ship "1639.0 
 
 Charleston to Gravesend Bay, New York 629. 1 
 
 New York to Brest, including maneuvres and 
 
 swinging of ship, Voyage No. 1 3-147.0 
 
 Brest to New York, including swinging ship, 
 
 Voyage No. 1 3151 .7 
 
 New- York to Newport News, Voyage No. 2. . . . 291.2 
 
 Newport News to Brest, Voyage No. 2 3356.4 
 
 Brest to New York, Voyage No. 2 .3179.5 
 
 New York to Brest, Voyage No. 3 3191 .3 
 
 Brest to New York, Voyage No. 3 3187.2 
 
 New York to Brest, Voyage No. 4 3224.9 
 
 Brest to New York, Voyage No. 4 3203.7 
 
 New York to Brest, Voyage No. 5 3168.7 
 
 Brest to New York, Voyage No. 5 3181 .7 
 
 New York to Brest, Voyage No. 6 3274.8 
 
 Brest to New York, Voyage No. 6. . . . .3157.1 
 
 New York to Brest, Voyage No. 7 3448.6 
 
 Brest to New York, Voyage No. 7 3229.2 
 
 New York to Brest, Voyage No. 8 3199.3 
 
 Brest to New York, Voyage No. 8 3196.4 
 
 New York to Brest, Voyage No. 9 3335.4 
 
 Brest to New York, Vovage No. 9 3321 . 1 
 
 New York to Brest, Voyage No. 10 3192.3 
 
 Brest to New York, Voyage No. 10 3123.9 
 
 TOTAL 72171.6 
 
80 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Officers on Board on Trip to 
 East Coast 
 
 Captain W. W. Phelps, U. S. Navy, Commanding. 
 Lieut. -Commander E. A. Lofquist, U. S. Navy, Execu- 
 tive Officer. 
 Surgeon A. E. Lee, U. S. Navy, Medical Officer. 
 Lieutenant D. T. Hunter, U. S. Navy, Gunnery Officer. 
 Lieutenant B. F. Tilley, U. S. Navy, Engineer Officer. 
 P. A. Paymaster C. V. McCartv, U. S. Navy, Supply 
 
 Officer. 
 Lieutenant M. C. Partello, U. S. Navy, Asst. Gunnery 
 
 Officer. 
 Lieutenant C. Wall, U. S. N. R. F., Navigator. 
 Lieutenant T. E. Russell, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Engineer. 
 Asst. Surgeon J. I. Callanan, U. S. N., Asst. Medical 
 
 Officer. 
 Asst. Surgeon J. A. Owen, L T . S. X., Asst. Medical 
 
 Officer. 
 Lieutenant (jg) A. W. Anderson, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. 
 
 Engineer Officer. 
 Lieutenant (jg) G. Grundy, U. S. N. R. F., Division 
 
 Officer. 
 Lieutenant (jg) J. B. Walters, U. S. N. R. F., Engineer 
 
 Department. 
 Ensign W. R. McFarlane, U. S. N., Watch Officer. 
 Ensign G. Kleinsmith, U. S. N., Watch Officer and 
 
 Gunnery Department. 
 Ensign C. H. Dougherty, U. S. X., Engineers Depart- 
 ment. 
 Ensign R. A. Helm, U. S. N., Engineers Department. 
 Ensign H. C. Anderson, U. S. N. R. F., Watch and 
 
 Division Officer. 
 Ensign C. H. Porta, L T . S. N. R. F., Asst. Navigator. 
 Ensign R. Killman, U. S. N. R. F., Watch and Division 
 
 Officer. 
 Ensign A. C. Carpy, U. S. N. R. F., Watch and Division 
 
 Officer. 
 
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 Ensign H. C. Kelsall, U. S. N. R. F., Engineers Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 Ensign E. D. Richards. U. S. N. R. F.. Watch and 
 Division Officer. 
 
 Ensign J. P. Jackson, U. S. N. R. F., Deck Duties. 
 
 Ensign R. F. Bradley, U. S. N. R. F., Engineers Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 Ensign W. A. Dougan, U. S. N. R. F., Engineers De- 
 partment. 
 
 Ensign H. F. Holm, U. S. N. R. F., Engineers Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 Ensign J. O. Downey, U. S. N. R. F., Engineers Duty. 
 
 Ensign R. G. DelaMare, U. S. N. R. F., Deck Duties. 
 
 A. Pay Clerk C. W. Seitz, U. S. N., Supply Department. 
 
 Machinist H. A. Mewshaw, U. S. N., Engineers Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 Machinist A. B. Provost, U. S. N., Engineers Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 Carpenter L. C. Penny, U. S. N., Construction Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 Pharmacist Q. C. Tucker, U. S. N., Medical Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 Boatswain J. Cullinan, U. S. N. R. F., Deck Duties. 
 
 Officers on Board on Date of Cessation 
 of Hostilities and their Duties 
 
 Captain S. R. H. Doyle, U. S. Navy, Commanding. 
 
 Lieut. -Commander B. F. Tilley, U. S. Navy, Executive 
 Officer. 
 
 Lieut. -Commander A. E. Lee, M. C, U. S. Navy, Senior 
 Medical Officer. 
 
 Lieut.-Commander C. H. Porta, U. S. N. R. F., Navi- 
 gator. 
 
 Lieutenant M. C. Partello, U. S. Navy, Gunnery Officer. 
 
 Lieutenant George Grundy, U. S. N. R. F., Watch 
 Officer. 
 
 10 
 
£2 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Lieutenant H. C. Andersen, U. S. N. R. F., Watch 
 Officer. 
 
 Lieutenant J. I. Callanan, M. C, U. S. Navy, Asst. 
 Medical Officer. 
 
 Lieutenant J. A. Owen, M. C, U. S. Navy, Asst. 
 Medical Officer. 
 
 Lieutenant J. S. Cronin, M. C, U. S. Navy, Asst. Medi- 
 cal Officer. 
 
 Lieutenant C. G. Warfield, P. C, U. S. Navy, Supply 
 Officer. 
 
 Lieutenant W. A. Dougan, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Engi- 
 neer Officer. 
 
 Lieutenant F. B. Mullen, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Engi- 
 neer Officer. 
 
 Lieutenant (jg) W. R. McFarlane, U. S. Navy, 1st 
 Lieutenant. 
 
 Lieutenant (jg) C. H. Dougherty, U. S. Navy, Asst. 
 Engineer Officer. 
 
 Asst. Chaplain G. C. Whimsett, U. S. Navy, Chaplain. 
 
 Lieutenant (jg) Max Cohen, U. S. N. R. F., Dentist. 
 
 Ensign, R. P. Helm, U. S. Navy, Engineer Officer. 
 
 Ensign A. B. Provost, U. S. Navy, Asst. Engineer 
 Officer. 
 
 Ensign A. C. Carpy, U. S. N. R. F., Watch Officer. 
 
 Ensign E. D. Richards, R. F., Division and Watch 
 Officer. 
 
 Ensign E. A. Clare, U. S. N. R. F., Division and Watch 
 Officer. 
 
 Ensign J. T. Fairgrieve, U. S. N. R. F., Communication 
 Officer. 
 
 Ensign W. L. Clark, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Communi- 
 cation Officer. 
 
 Ensign D. G. Smith, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Gunnery 
 Officer. 
 
 Ensign H. H. Dadmun, U. S. N. R. F.. Watch Officer. 
 
 Ensign W. S. Aylsworth, U. S. N. R. F., Watch Officer. 
 
 Ensign W. G. Dow, U. S. N. R. F., Watch Officer. 
 
 Ensign A. T. Douglas, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Gunnery 
 Officer, 
 
Pay Clerk Walter H. Barowski, U. S. Navy— His good reputa- 
 tion as a Commissary Steward was established long before 
 he came to the Great Northern. He was largely re- 
 sponsible for sensitive mothers complaining that their boys 
 no longer appreciated their home cooking. 
 
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 Ensign Ii. F. Holm, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Engineer 
 
 Officer. 
 Ensign S. Cox, U. S. N. R. F., Deck Officer. 
 Ensign R. B. Fuller, U. S. Navy, Deck Officer. 
 Ensign Gerald Dumars, U. S. Navy, Deck Officer. 
 Ensign H. T. Collins, U. S. Navy, Asst. to Executive 
 
 Officer. 
 Ensign E. W. Christie, U. S. Navy, Deck Officer. 
 Ensign R. W. Clarke, U. S. Navy, Deck Officer. 
 Ensign J. G. Coffin, U. S. Navy, Deck Officer. 
 Ensign G. C. Deny, U. S. Navy, Engineer Department. 
 Ensign H. S. Davis, U. S. Navy, Engineer Department. 
 Ensign R. F. H. Crawford, P. C, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. 
 
 Supply Officer. 
 Ensign L. F. Root. P. C, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Supply 
 
 Officer. 
 Ensign E. F. Shinn, P. C, U. S: N. R. F., Asst. Supply 
 
 Officer. 
 Ensign J. F. Sinclair, P. C, U. S. N. R. F., Asst. Supply 
 
 Officer. 
 Pay Clerk W. H. Barowski, U. S. Navy, Commissary 
 
 Department. 
 Machinist C. N. Van der Heuel, U. S. Navy Engineers 
 
 Department. 
 Machinist A. J. Ayer, U. S. Navy, Engineers Depart- 
 ment. 
 Pharmacist L. W. Kurtzman, U. S. N. R. F., Medical 
 
 Department. 
 Boatswain Paul Paulsen, U. S. N. R. F., Boatswain. 
 
 On Board Since Leaving West Coast 
 to the Cessation of Hostilities 
 
 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS: 
 
 Anderson, Wilson D CMM USNRF 
 
 Boyle, James E CBM USNRF 
 
 Bradeen, Norris S CMM USNRF 
 
 Chamberlain, Samuel A CWT USN 
 
 Conners, Ralph M CCS USNRF 
 
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 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Davis, Peter CBM 
 
 DeRosier, William CS 
 
 Donahey, Henry B CWT 
 
 Early, Roy J CBM 
 
 Eder, Albin R CMM 
 
 Fall, Fritz J CE 
 
 Folliard, John C CY 
 
 Fox, Walter F CCM 
 
 Harlan, James B CPM 
 
 Heacock, Charlie F CE 
 
 Heinold, Theodore A CGM 
 
 Irving, George CCS 
 
 Johnson, Karl W CY 
 
 McGlynn, Charles C CMM 
 
 Marzolf , William A CY 
 
 Moore, Rufus I CWT 
 
 Nelson, Oscar M CQM 
 
 Nichols, George CMM 
 
 O'Hara, Edward J CY 
 
 Orchard, Tesla K CS 
 
 Phoenix, Charles F CSK 
 
 Romig, Donald K CY 
 
 Smith, Leland T CY 
 
 Thomas, Samuel CPM 
 
 Titus, Robert E CWT 
 
 Weeks, Donald CWT 
 
 Whelchel, Edwin L CWT 
 
 Wilson, Robert M CMM 
 
 PETTY OFFICERS, FIRST CLASS. 
 
 Ballheim, Harry M MMlc. 
 
 Beever, Newton J WT 
 
 Bird, Ira C WT 
 
 Callahan, Clarence SClc. 
 
 Collier, Leonard T Elc. 
 
 Coon, Frank L PMlc. 
 
 Decker, Thomas M QMlc. 
 
 Dirocco, Frank J MMlc. 
 
 Draper, Earl R Bkrlc. 
 
 Enneking, Clarence W BMlc. 
 
 Gardiner, Mervel L Bkrlc. 
 
 Gibson, Frederick L PMlc. 
 
 Gibson, William W PMlc. 
 
 Gilligan, Cornelius D WT 
 
 Girdwood. David R Ylc. 
 
 Herstrom, Arthur C ....MMlc. 
 
 Kean, Lineham SClc. 
 
 Knowles, John C Englc. 
 
 USNRF 
 
 USN 
 
 USNRF 
 
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TROOP TRANSPORT 
 
 85 
 
 Lewis, Owen C MMlc. 
 
 Lower, Albert B MMlc. 
 
 Lufsky, Paul S GMlc. 
 
 McDonald, Frank Bsmth 
 
 Moore, Idus L WT 
 
 Morrissey, John V Bmkr 
 
 North, Wiley I Bmkr 
 
 Nyland, Joseph S Englc. 
 
 Osborn, Leonard SFlc. 
 
 Patterson, William E Englc. 
 
 Peirson, Thomas A WT 
 
 Perry, Flatten C Brklc. 
 
 Portis, James A Ptrlc. 
 
 Shoemaker, Maynard E SFlc. 
 
 Simpson, Perry H Ssmth 
 
 Southwick, Claude W SMM 
 
 Stewart, Earl R Elc. 
 
 Stewart, Fred D WT 
 
 Stewart, Ray MMlc. 
 
 Talley, Forest L Bmkr. 
 
 Wall, Edward E CMlc. 
 
 Walthers, Harry V MMlc. 
 
 Whipple, Delos BMlc. 
 
 PETTY OFFICERS, SECOND CLASS. 
 
 Amsberry, Boyd H SC2c. 
 
 Austin, Alvin O Y2c. 
 
 Brennan, Michael P Stk.2c 
 
 Brennan, Thomas C Y2c. 
 
 Brill, Rush H BM2c. 
 
 Christian, Eugene j PM2c. 
 
 Churchill, David S Eng2c. 
 
 Coleman, Ralph W PM2c. 
 
 Conrad, Carl A SC2c. 
 
 Demick, William J Eng2c. 
 
 Dinneen. William J PM2c. 
 
 Dustin, Curtis W MM2c. 
 
 Hall, Austin S BM2c. 
 
 Hendricks, John P Csm.2c. 
 
 Hubbcll, Jay H SC2c. 
 
 Hudson, John A E2c. 
 
 Johnson, Claude S E2c. 
 
 Kimble, Daniel C Eng2c. 
 
 Manuel. Clarence D QM?c. 
 
 Mann, Melvin E MM2c. 
 
 Perry, Robert D Y2c. 
 
 Reinhart, Lloyd J Eng2c. 
 
 Saunders, Gordon H Stk2c. 
 
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86 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Stone, Lee L PM2c. 
 
 Stults, John W SC2c. 
 
 Terry, Paul SC2c. 
 
 Tveit, Harold N MM2c. 
 
 Ward, Hugh H Y3c. 
 
 PETTY OFFICERS, THIRD CLASS. 
 
 Boalch, Theodore A PM2c. 
 
 Burno, Wilbur G Bugler 
 
 Carter, Glenn Cox. 
 
 Costigan, John T QM3c. 
 
 Den, William Cox. 
 
 Emerv, \\ T i 1 1 E Cox. 
 
 Helander, Walter N QM3c. 
 
 Howland, Warren E E3c. 
 
 Johnson, Lea P Y3c. 
 
 Jordan, Gene D QM3c. 
 
 Kimmell, Rex QM3c. 
 
 Karges, Caryl L Cox. 
 
 Mortell, Daniel P Y3c. 
 
 O'Connell, James P Cox. 
 
 Rabb, William H Cox. 
 
 Stiverson, George W Y3c. 
 
 Tebeay, Lawrence W Cox. 
 
 Tissot, Albert R GM3c. 
 
 SEAMEN, FIREMEN, ETC. 
 
 Alston, Alexandra M Sea. 
 
 Balkwell, William R Sea. 
 
 Barnum, William E Sea. 
 
 Bartlett, Eddy Flc. 
 
 Bergman, Edward C Sea. 
 
 Bolles. Harry A Sea. 
 
 Browning, Robert H Sea. 
 
 Bryan, Walter M SC3c. 
 
 Burcham, Clyde T Sea. 
 
 Charlton, Trafford Sea. 
 
 Chon, Julius Sea. 
 
 Claiborne, Thomas C Sea. 
 
 Cox, Fred G Sea. 
 
 Cox, Henry J Sea. 
 
 Dankworth, Albert R Sea. 
 
 Darling, Ray O Sea. 
 
 Davis, Ross E Flc. 
 
 Dunham, Leland B Sea 
 
 Dunkin. James C Sea. 
 
 Faver, George Sea. 
 
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"Carpenters' Gang," Brest in the Background 
 
 Medical Department 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 
 
 87 
 
 Fisher, Theodore J Sea. 
 
 Furley, Alfred W Sea. 
 
 Green, Earl J Flc. 
 
 Hansen, Martin C Flc. 
 
 Harms, Walter E Flc. 
 
 Hymer, John Flc. 
 
 Jones, Edwood G Sea. 
 
 Kenny, George Sea. 
 
 Kiple, Jesse Sea. 
 
 Larson, Raymond E Sea. 
 
 Laudenback, Leonard R Sea. 
 
 Listman, Charles Sea. 
 
 Livingston, Marion Sea. 
 
 Looney, Oran E Sea. 
 
 McCarty, Ray S Sea. 
 
 McClernon, James R Sea. 
 
 McKee, Harry E HAlc. 
 
 Martini, Armand Sea. 
 
 Miller, Raymond P Sea. 
 
 Moebus, Frank Sea. 
 
 Neely, William E Sea. 
 
 Nelson, Harry R Sea. 
 
 Nowy, Charles R SC3c. 
 
 Peasner, Joseph R Sea. 
 
 Peterson, Carl V Sea. 
 
 Petrie, Fred A Flc. 
 
 Pewtherer, Mace Sea. 
 
 Pitchforth, Samuel E Sea. 
 
 Porst, Herbert J Sea. 
 
 Price, Harold E Sea. 
 
 Proctor, Walter P Bkr2c. 
 
 Rabb, James W Sea. 
 
 Smith, Leslie Sea. 
 
 Stewart, Kennedy R Sea. 
 
 Strain, David F., Jr Sea. 
 
 Vancuren, Paul E Bkr2c. 
 
 Venne, Gilbert Flc. 
 
 Vcsely, Fred E Sea. 
 
 Williams, Millard M Sea. 
 
 Wilkowski, Tony F Sea. 
 
 Winkle, Andrew B Sea. 
 
 Wraith, Edwin O Sea. 
 
 Wright, Arthur D Sea. 
 
 Yost, Chester W Flc. 
 
 SEAMEN, FIREMEN, ETC. 
 
 Bemis, Roy E F2c. 
 
 Browne, Karl M S2c. 
 
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88 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Coleman, Ira M S2c. USN 
 
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 Coulter, Charles S S2c. USN 
 
 Downey, Acel S2c. USN 
 
 Linstedt, Arthur C S2c. USNRF 
 
 Messner, Frederick W S2c. USN 
 
 Gurkowski, Joseph F2c. USN 
 
 Jones, Benjamin J F2c. USN 
 
 King, Will C F2c. USN 
 
 Mills, August F2c. USN 
 
 Pratt, Llovd A F2c. USN 
 
 Young, Joseph I F2c. USNRF 
 
 MESSMEN BRANCH. 
 
 Abad, Francisco Matt2c. USN 
 
 Aborque, Andres Matt2c. USN 
 
 Acierto, Paul J Matt2c. USN 
 
 Acman, Elenterio Matt2c. USN 
 
 Agbayani, Manuel Matt2c. USN 
 
 Alvarez, Antonio Matt3c. USN 
 
 Amata, Simplicio Matt2c. USN 
 
 Apostol, Quintin Mattlc. USN 
 
 Aquino, Guillinno Matt2c. USN 
 
 Aquitania, Jose Mattlc. USN 
 
 Banal, Nisario Matt3c. USN 
 
 Bellarosa, Cristobal F Matt3c. USN 
 
 Buendia, Pedro Matt2c. USN 
 
 Bulebar, Daniel Matt3c. USN 
 
 Cristobal, Andres WOCk. USN 
 
 Coyme, Ignacio Matt3c. USN 
 
 Ela'gan, Cezar Matt2c. USN 
 
 Estandarte, Paustino Mattlc. USN 
 
 Gonzales, Pedro Matt3c. USN 
 
 Guerta, Gabino Matt2c. USN 
 
 Hulaton, Leon B Matt2c. USN 
 
 McReynolds, Calvin WRCk. USN 
 
 Majubay, Eugene Matt2c. USN 
 
 Martinez, Orpriano Matt3c. USN 
 
 Monhe, Rufino C Matt3c. USN 
 
 Negre, Matio Matt2c. USN 
 
 Nesbitt, John Mattlc. USN 
 
 Salveron, Custodio Mattlc. USN 
 
 San Gabriel, Sebastian Mattlc. USN 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 89 
 
 Members of the Ship's Company on 
 the Trip fro?n the West Coast 
 
 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS. 
 
 Barowski, Walter H CCStd. Appointed 
 
 Pay Clerk. 
 
 Blankenheim, Anton CBM Transferred. 
 
 Browne, George G CWT USNRF 
 
 Died May 10, 1918 
 Cullinane, George H CY USNRF 
 
 Transferred. 
 Dunn, Arthur O CMM USNRF 
 
 Transferred 
 
 Fitzmaurice, Garrett P CCM USN 
 
 Appointed Carpenter. 
 Goodwin, Charles H CY USN 
 
 Transferred. 
 Hall, Alfred F CY USN 
 
 Transferred. 
 Hall, John A CY USN 
 
 Transferred. 
 Jensen, Viggo E CBM USNRF 
 
 Transferred 
 Johnson, Louis CQM FNR 
 
 Transferred. 
 
 Justice, Russel W CE USN 
 
 Appointed Gunner. 
 Lawton, Oliver B COP USNRF 
 
 Transferred. 
 Lohry, Walter E CY USN 
 
 Transferred 
 McEachern, Earl W CWT USNRF 
 
 Transferred. 
 Mahurin, James A CPM USN 
 
 Transferred. 
 Palko, Julius F CWT USN 
 
 Transferred 
 
 Paulson, Paul CBM USNRF 
 
 Appointed Boatswain 
 Prater. Terrence T CQM USN 
 
 Transferred. 
 
 Shinn, Elbert F CY USNRF 
 
 Appointed Paymaster. 
 
 Sinclair, James CY USNRF 
 
 Appointed Paymaster. 
 
90 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Stern, Joseph I CY USNRF 
 
 Transferred. 
 
 Van Der Heuel, C. N CMM USN _ 
 
 Appointed Machinist. 
 
 Walls, Bert T CStd. USN 
 
 Transferred 
 
 Weimer, Karl K CY USN 
 
 Appointed Pav Clerk. 
 
 Whitley, George XV CWT USN 
 
 Transferred. 
 PETTY OFFICERS, FIRST CLASS 
 
 (All transferred.) 
 
 Dalton, Mervyn E MMlc. USNRF 
 
 Daughertv, Claud Englc. USN 
 
 Granto, Hector J WT USN 
 
 Guest, Howard E Englc. USNRF 
 
 Hyatt, John T SClc. USN 
 
 Johns, Henrv SClc. USN 
 
 Lowe, Dan C Englc. USNRF 
 
 McCauley, George C CMlc. USN 
 
 Mead. John C Elc. USNRF 
 
 Miller, John E Englc. USNRF 
 
 Morris, Emery R MMlc. USNRF 
 
 Pedersen, Edward A Elc. USN 
 
 Pinn, Frederick E Elc. USNRF 
 
 Scott, Howard W Elc. USNRF 
 
 Swartz, George W Elc. USN 
 
 Van Loo, Frank SFlc. USN 
 
 PETTY OFFICERS, SECOND CLASS. 
 
 Bratt. Lars J Eng2c. USNRF 
 
 Brewer, Charles C SK2c. USNRF 
 
 Eddy, Richard B Y2c. USN 
 
 Everett, Lester H Eng2c. USNRF 
 
 Groshong, Clarence V PM2c. USNRF 
 
 Lampert, William Y2c. USN 
 
 Mason, Tesse SC2c. USN 
 
 Mason, Earl L. Eng2c. USN 
 
 Mickle. Tohn L Oiler USNRF 
 
 Murphy, Raymond C PM2c. USN 
 
 Nicholson, William I MM2c. USN 
 
 Roberts. Toy T BM2c. USN 
 
 Rowe. Merwin MM2c. USN 
 
 Summons, Vernon I Cox. USN 
 
 Van Wye, Charles A MM2c. USN 
 
 Von Bargen, Frederick H. G Eng2c. USNRF 
 
 Walker, Tohn V BM2c. USNRF 
 
 Wellington. Arthur D Y2c. USNRF 
 
 Wilbert, Jack Henry SC2c. USN 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 
 
 91 
 
 PETTY OFFICERS, THIRD CLASS. 
 
 Dabney, Elmer L Cox. 
 
 Murphy, Clyde F PM3c. 
 
 Pruner, William H E3c. 
 
 Sinclair, Louis G Cox. 
 
 SEAMEN, FIREMEN, ETC. 
 
 Anderson, Oscar A Flc. 
 
 Averill, James P Sea. 
 
 Bloker, Harold G Sea. 
 
 Boike, Herman C Sea. 
 
 Boyes, Gordon M Sea. 
 
 Chase, Lewis F Sea. 
 
 Chambers, Hugh H Bkr2c. 
 
 Disley, Robert M Sea. 
 
 Dunne, John A. T Sea. 
 
 Fannin, Casper SC3c. 
 
 Givenetti, Fred Sea. 
 
 Henry, Leo G Sea. 
 
 Holmes, Wallace D Bkr2c. 
 
 Hough, Cyril W Sea. 
 
 Jory, Henry A SC3c. 
 
 Judd, Elmer P Flc. 
 
 Keithly, Ruben Sea. 
 
 Keuhey, W'illiam J Flc. 
 
 Laenger, Ernest, Jr Sea. 
 
 Long, Joseph SC3c. 
 
 Meyers, Nicholas J Sea. 
 
 Moore, John W Sea. 
 
 Morris, Jesse S Sea. 
 
 Munson, Arthur L Sea. 
 
 Natoli, Joe Sea. 
 
 Nixon, Jesse A F2c. 
 
 Parker, Charles A Flc. 
 
 Ryals, Kenneth M Sea. 
 
 Thatcher, Hugh F Flc. 
 
 Britton, Babe F2c. 
 
 Bufifington, Bryan B F3c. 
 
 Denny, Albert O F2c. 
 
 Faust, Leonard A S2c. 
 
 Fox, Joseph R F2c. 
 
 Harvill, Frank S2c. 
 
 Lawvere, Robert H S2c. 
 
 Marsh, Stewart L Sea. 
 
 Morgan, Virgil D F2c. 
 
 Nicodemus, Conrad R S2c. 
 
 Ormsby, Joseph M SC4c. 
 
 Race, Alfred R .F2c. 
 
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92 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Reidy, James M S2c. 
 
 Reinier, Edgar E S2c. 
 
 Reinkens, Jacob J F2c. 
 
 Ross, Winf red B F2c. 
 
 Shaw, Angus R S2c. 
 
 Seeley, Glen F2c. 
 
 Sprouffske, Frank SC4c. 
 
 Messmen Branch 
 
 Antonio, Arcenio Matt3c. 
 
 Capas, Alejardo Matt2c. 
 
 Castaneda, Numeriano WRStd. 
 
 Castillo, Damaso WOStd. 
 
 Genuino, Alejandro WRCk. 
 
 Goles, Alfred Matt3c. 
 
 Hunt, James Matt3c. 
 
 Rosero, Modesto C WOCk. 
 
 Vicente, Leon B WOStd. 
 
 Villacampa, Toni Matt3c. 
 
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 Men on Board After the Arrival of 
 this Ship from the West Coast 
 
 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS. 
 
 Casey, Joseph A CQM USN 
 
 Frisco, Leonard COM USN 
 
 Hodges, Joseph T CY USNRF 
 
 Merwin, Joseph K (Cadet) .CBM USNRF 
 
 Mullin, Ignatius I CY USNRF 
 
 Reid, Herbert P (Cadet). CBM USNRF 
 
 Scannell, Thomas F (Cadet). CBM USNRF 
 
 Sherman, Essleck S (Cadet) .CBM USNRF 
 
 Sodemann, Corwin J CY USN 
 
 Wert, George S CCM FNR 
 
 PETTY OFFICERS, FIRST CLASS. 
 
 Amy, Jesse L WT USN 
 
 Boehnisch, Paul Win Ylc. USNRF 
 
 Carfagna, Henry E3c. USN 
 
 Cox, Jay George . . . QMlc. USNRF 
 
 Fackenthall, Austin S Bkrlc. USN 
 
 Hungerford, Fred O Bkrlc. USNRF 
 
 Long, William S SClc. • USNRF 
 
 McDuffie, Daniel G WT USN 
 
11 
 
TROOP TRANSPORT 
 
 93 
 
 Morrissey, Floyd H WT 
 
 Thomas, Harry R Bkrlc. 
 
 Trachsler, Edwin Elc. 
 
 PETTY OFFICERS, SECOND CLASS. 
 
 Carramante, Francisco SC2c. 
 
 Crowl, Amos T E2c. 
 
 Edlund, Oscar C E2c. 
 
 Fountain, Robert L SC2c. 
 
 Goodman, Shirley H E2c. 
 
 Haigh, George BM2c. 
 
 Hall, Cowan McL Y2c. 
 
 Hendricks, Howard R SC2c. 
 
 Jones, William J SF2c. 
 
 King, Dave SC2c, 
 
 Kinkele, Fred A E2c. 
 
 Lakin, Earl R E2c. 
 
 McKinney, James J SC2c. 
 
 Newmyer, William R SC2c. 
 
 O'Connell, Charles M MM2c. 
 
 Pyles, Ross C CM2c. 
 
 Rogers, Edward W. ..... CM2c. 
 
 Shea, Leo J E2c. 
 
 Sheehan, Eugene P Eng2c. 
 
 Stead, Frank W Stk2c. 
 
 Walint, Louis Joe, Jr MM2c. 
 
 Ware, Joe B Y2c. 
 
 Jacobs, Theodore F Eng2c. 
 
 PETTY OFFICERS, THIRD CLASS 
 
 Allen, William S PM3c. 
 
 Baber, Floyd E E3c. 
 
 Butler, Hardv R E3c. 
 
 Duffy, John H QM3c. 
 
 Duree, Cecil M E3c. 
 
 House, Walter R PM3c. 
 
 John, David M .'.'..".'.. .'.".'. PM3c. 
 
 Kendall. Oral F Cox. 
 
 Peterson, Elof H Y"3c. 
 
 Robinson, Adam J Y3c. 
 
 Robinson, Leroy P E3c. 
 
 Rosenberg, John QM3c. 
 
 Sencenbaugh, Rex W E3c. 
 
 Sherry, W T illiam E3c. 
 
 Treff, Clarence E3c. 
 
 Yacovone, John B .^ ... . CM3c. 
 
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94 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 SEAMEN, FIREMEN, ETC. 
 
 Angelo, William F3c. 
 
 Aubin, Henry L F3c. 
 
 Bader, Raymond W S2c. 
 
 Bamerlin, James W S2c. 
 
 Barber, Eric C F2c. 
 
 Barrett, Arthur A S2c. 
 
 Berthiaume, Gaspard S2c. 
 
 Binzer, Henry H Bkr2c. 
 
 Blackman, Max SC3c. 
 
 Blair, Turner F2c. 
 
 Boyce, John A S2c. 
 
 Buckly, Alonzo E F3c. 
 
 Buonora, Anthony F F3c. 
 
 Bush, Paul S HAlc. 
 
 Canny, Daniel J Se,3c. 
 
 Campbell, Glenn F2c. 
 
 Carroll, Charles V F2c. 
 
 Carlson, Clarence F3c. 
 
 Clark, Wiley S2c. 
 
 Clyne, Charles SC3c. 
 
 Costello, Mortimer J F2c. 
 
 Coulter. Tames E F3c. 
 
 Colvin, Allan B HAlc. 
 
 Condit, Walter Flc. 
 
 Condra, Edward L Sea. 
 
 Craig, Norman E F3c. 
 
 Crowlev, Edward B F3c. 
 
 Cryster, Charles E F3c. 
 
 Cummins, Ben M S2c. 
 
 Cunningham, Edgar L S2c. 
 
 Davis, Frank SC3c. 
 
 Dailv, Thomas W F3c. 
 
 Donahey, Emmett N F3c. 
 
 Defelice, John J F3c. 
 
 DeHaven, Wm. F F3c 
 
 Dobbie, William G F3c. 
 
 Doelfel, William P F3c. 
 
 Dolan, John F F3c. 
 
 Donahue, Floyd F F3c. 
 
 Donahue, Walter J F3c. 
 
 Dortch, William T F3c. 
 
 Dortch, Harvey G F2c. 
 
 Elliott, R. A Flc. 
 
 Engel, George F3c 
 
 Farley, Francis J SC4c. 
 
 Friend, Ralph W SC3c. 
 
 Gimber, Don H Sea. 
 
 Goodman, Frank SC~c. 
 
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TROOP TRANSPORT 
 
 95 
 
 Gould, Clifton J S2c. USN 
 
 Graham, William F Sea. USN 
 
 Graves, Charles H SC3c. USN 
 
 Gross, Albert A S2c. USNRF 
 
 Griffin, Harold SC4c. USNRt 
 
 Gulan, Walter S Sea. USN 
 
 Gunther, Raymond C SC3c. USN 
 
 Guffin, Fred A S2c. USNRF 
 
 Gust, Fred E F3c. USNRF 
 
 Gwartnev, Frank W S2c. USN 
 
 Hagan, Thomas P S2c. USNRF 
 
 Hale, Charles J S2c. USNRF 
 
 Hanna, Joseph E SC4c. USNRF 
 
 Harding, Elmer G S2c. USNRF 
 
 Harris, Ralph M Flc. USN 
 
 Herbst, Charles P S2c. USNRF 
 
 Hill, George A SC3c. USNRF 
 
 Howard, Thomas F3c. USNRF 
 
 Hronek, Rudolph Bkr2c. USN 
 
 Hughes, Charles Bkr2c. USN 
 
 Isele, Walter S HAlc. USN 
 
 Jakey, LeRoy Flc. USNRF 
 
 Jones, Benjamin H Sea. USN 
 
 Jones, Boyd E S2c. USN 
 
 Tones, Wilson F AS USNRF 
 
 Johnson, Charles M S2c. USNRF 
 
 Johnson, William S2c. USNRF 
 
 Karlstad, Clarence O AS USNRF 
 
 Kelsall, Howard C AS USN 
 
 Kellv, Micheal A S2c. USN 
 
 Kendel, Robert M S2c. USNRF 
 
 Kendel, Robert M S2c. USNRF 
 
 Kimbrough, Claud L S2c. USN 
 
 Kisner, William J S2c. USNRF 
 
 Kohn, Clyde F S2c. USNRF 
 
 Kreiner, Charles J S2c. USNRF 
 
 Kresse, Julius C AS USNRF 
 
 Knickerbocker, Leslie F Sea. USN 
 
 Knott, Earle J Sea. USN 
 
 Kunde, Kurt C AS USNRF 
 
 Kunde, Emil J Flc. USNRF 
 
 Langford, Letcher L HAlc. USN 
 
 Lapraith, George T Flc. USN 
 
 Laederach, Julius S2c. USNRF 
 
 Lail, Thomas H S2c. USNRF 
 
 Laing, Walter A S2c. USNRF 
 
 Lamb, Earrald C AS USNRF 
 
 Larkin, Arthur J F2c. USN 
 
 Larsen, Leroy R AS USN 
 
% 
 
 U. S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 
 
 Larson, Victor A S2c. USNRF 
 
 Lawson, Chester A S2c. USNRF 
 
 Lewandowski, Stanley H AS USNRF 
 
 Liebl, Joseph A S2c. USNRF 
 
 Lohrey, William O S2c. USN 
 
 Lott, Harry W S2c. USNRF 
 
 Lund, Hans AS USNRF 
 
 Luberger, William SC3c. USNRF 
 
 Luzader, Harry B Sea. USN 
 
 Mantle, Lewis C S2c. USNRF 
 
 Marguart, John E S2c. USNRF 
 
 Mattern, George SC2c. USNRF 
 
 Madigan, William C Bkr2c. USN 
 
 Mathews, John J SC3c. USNRF 
 
 McCandless, Lee R Flc. USN 
 
 McClary, Kelly W Sea. USNRF 
 
 McCracken, Thomas C Sea. USN 
 
 McKeon, William Sea. USN 
 
 McNutt. Walter E Sea. USN 
 
 McDonnell, Joseph AS USNRF 
 
 McLachlin, Albert L S2c. USN 
 
 Mericle, Howard W Sea. USN 
 
 Michalski, Tony AS USN 
 
 Miller, Ralph W S2c. USNRF 
 
 Murphv, Floyd V S2c. USNRF 
 
 Nelson, Henry AS USN 
 
 Newbill, Carl V SC3c. USN 
 
 Nickerson, Harry I SC4c. USNRF 
 
 Norris, Harrv L S2c. USNRF 
 
 O'Brien, Charlie Sea. USN 
 
 O'Brien, Edward SC4c USN 
 
 Oberhauser, Charles E F3c. USNRF 
 
 O'Connell, Peter J S2c. USN 
 
 O'Connor, Joseph P HAlc USNRF 
 
 O'Hearn, Leo C S2c. USN 
 
 Oliver, Chester V SC4c. USNRF 
 
 Oliver, Shirley K SC4c. USNRF 
 
 Olson, Walter S2c. USN 
 
 Parr, Roy E S2c. USNRF 
 
 Perkins, James E S2c. USN 
 
 Peters, Arthur J Sea2c. USNRF 
 
 Peterson, Albin W S2c. USNRF 
 
 Petri, Leonard C AS USNRF 
 
 Peters, Arthur J Bkr2c. USN 
 
 Podraza, John S2c. USNRF 
 
 Pratten, Norman L AS USNRF 
 
 Prince, Abe S2c. USNRF 
 
 Pritts, Curtis E S2c. USN 
 
 Prv, Earl J Sea. USNRF 
 
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 Ray, Paul L Flc. USNRF 
 
 Reid, Carl K S2c. USN 
 
 Reisman, Maurice E S2c. USNRF 
 
 Reynolds, Michael H S2c. USN 
 
 Rebmann, Frederick C Bkr2c. USN 
 
 Reichert, Albert H HAlc. USNRF 
 
 Richardson, Henry H S2c. USNRF 
 
 Riddle, Clarence L S2c. USNRF 
 
 Rinderneck, Harris S S2c. USN 
 
 Rishar, Anthonv A S2c. USNRF 
 
 Ritchie, Arthur J S2c. USNRF 
 
 Rice, James M SC3c. USNRF 
 
 Robinson. LeRoy E S2c. USNRF 
 
 Romano, Thomas A S2c. USN 
 
 Ryekman, Flovd J. S S2c. USN 
 
 Rust, Howard A Sea. USNRF 
 
 Slane, Daniel F Flc. USN 
 
 Smith, James SC3c. USNRF 
 
 Stowe, Earsal Flc. USN 
 
 Swope, John R Bkr2c. USN 
 
 Salak, James S2c. USN 
 
 Samuelson, Carl A AS USN 
 
 Sanker, Harry D AS USNRF 
 
 Schomer, William S2c. USN 
 
 Schwartz, David D SC3c. USNRF 
 
 Silveira, Lawrence J S2c. USN 
 
 Singleton, Arthur L S2c. USN 
 
 Snyder, Peter P F3c. USN 
 
 Spencer, William T F3c. USNRF 
 
 Sperier, Alphonse J F3c. USN 
 
 Sroka, Joseph F F3c. USN 
 
 Stafford. Joseph F3c. USN 
 
 Steinruck, Henry John L S2c. USNRF 
 
 Stockwell, Wallace E S2c. USNRF 
 
 Tamaskovics, Mike, Jr S2c. USNRF 
 
 Taylor, Ollie F2c. USN 
 
 Throm, Thomas H S2c. USN 
 
 Toler, Floyd N F2c. USN 
 
 Ullsperger, Ermil W F3c. USNRF 
 
 Vagoun, Frank Flc. USN 
 
 Van Meter, William J F3c. USN 
 
 Voegelein, Edward J S?c. USN 
 
 Wall, Sylvester SC3c. USNRF 
 
 Watkins, Harry A.. Jr Sea. USN 
 
 Whealy, Chester Van Flc. USN 
 
 Willis, Robert E Flc. USN 
 
 Wakevainen, Aros F F3c. USNRF 
 
 Walt, Forest E F3c. USNRF 
 
 Whitson, Ray G Flc. USN 
 
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 Wilgus, Horace E S2c. 
 
 Wiley, Amos E F3c. 
 
 Will, Edward C , F3c. 
 
 Winzell, Edwin F3c. 
 
 Wright. William G .'...' S2c. 
 
 Young, James M Bkr2c. 
 
 Zeller, Howard W SC4c. 
 
 Zern, Widriey F F3c. 
 
 Zuick, Harold M F3c. 
 
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 Byrne, Eugene J Matt3c. 
 
 Caracci, Frank P Mattic. 
 
 Chambers, Walter Matt3c. 
 
 Coles, Cornelius R Mattlc. 
 
 Collins, Charles L C.Std. 
 
 Edwards, James A Matt3c. 
 
 Farnell, Henrv C.Ck. 
 
 Fielding, William WOStd. 
 
 Flanagan, T. P. L WRStd. 
 
 Gardner, Chester F Matt3c. 
 
 Grant, Raleigh G Matt2c. 
 
 Heade, Ambrose M Matt3c. 
 
 Henrv, Thomas Matt3c. 
 
 Hill, "Paul B Mattlc. 
 
 Hinezey, Jack Mattlc. 
 
 Hunter, Emirett E Matt3c. 
 
 Hyman, James A Mati3c. 
 
 Irving, Paul Matt3c. 
 
 Ingraham, Richard Matt3c. 
 
 James, Benjamin L Mattlc. 
 
 Jones, Shirley S Matt3c. 
 
 Kisner, Isaac Matt2c. 
 
 Kistner, Rudolph Matt3c. 
 
 Lacaze, Joseph F Matt2c. 
 
 Lyles, Harrv E Matt3c. 
 
 Munro, Tohn A WRStd. 
 
 Oliver, William F Matt3c. 
 
 Steward, Thomas H Matt2c. 
 
 Texada", Kilbainy WRStd. 
 
 Thomas, Theodore T Matt3c. 
 
 Zavattaro, Frank WRStd. 
 
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