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New Year's Day Deck Log Poems on US Navy Ships

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Midwatch in Verse is now shipping

Midwatch in Verse Posted on February 16, 2023 by Dave and GaryFebruary 16, 2023

Greetings! Just a note to let you know that the softcover version of Midwatch in Verse is now shipping from the publisher, McFarland Books. An e-book version will eventually be available, but at this time we do not know the … Continue reading →

Posted in Midwatch in Verse, Midwatch Poetry, Naval History, Navy Traditions, New Year's Day Traditions, US Navy | Tagged David E Johnson, Gary Guinn, Midwatch in Verse, Navy Traditions, US Navy Deck Logs, US Navy Poetry | Leave a reply

What is a “typical” deck log?

Midwatch in Verse Posted on August 16, 2022 by DaveAugust 22, 2022

According to the Naval History & Heritage Command (NHHC): A Navy ship’s deck log is a daily chronology of certain events for administrative and legal purposes. Preparation of logs is governed by the current edition of Office of the Chief … Continue reading →

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Oldest Midwatch Poem [to date]

Midwatch in Verse Posted on May 25, 2022 by Dave and GaryJune 14, 2022

This post is an example of what we do with the ships and deck logs in each chapter of Midwatch in Verse. Each chapter of the book is divided into three parts—a history of the ship, a brief discussion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Midwatch in Verse, Midwatch Poetry, Naval History, Navy Traditions, New Year's Day Traditions, US Navy | Tagged Corporal K.S. Cameron, Edward V Dockweiler, Japanese POW Camp, Midwatch in Verse, Navy Traditions, Robert W. McNitt, San Pedro Harbor, Staff Sergeant Charles Albert Clark, US Navy Deck Logs, US Navy Poetry, USS Idaho | Leave a reply

The Origins of the New Year’s Deck Log Poetry Tradition

Midwatch in Verse Posted on May 15, 2022 by GaryJanuary 26, 2023

  More than sixty years ago, in the January 1959 issue of the US Naval Institute Proceedings, Captain Robert W. McNitt, USN, wrote an article describing the unusual Navy tradition of writing the New Year’s deck log on US ships … Continue reading →

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