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Identifier: historyofusslevi00levi (find matches)
Title: History of the U. S. S. Leviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Leviathan (Steamsip)
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Publisher: (Brooklyn, Brooklyn eagle press)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Fe-male; Base Hospital, No. 34, 82nd Brigade Hdqts., 163rd Inf.,164th Inf.; Commanding Officer, Brig. General Edward Vell-ruth, 82nd Brigade. The morning was rather raw, with the snow fallingheavily, but nothing could dampen the ardor of the 7,254troops and 2,000 sailors on board. We were about to crossthe ocean, most of us for the first time, and the hazard of theperils of the submarine, whose operations were more activeat this period of the war than at any other time, and theexcitement of the adventure, if nothing else, was sufficientreason for everyone to keep his spirit up. Passing through Ambrose Channel, the ship headed forthe open sea with the compass pointing due east and thepropellers revolving at the rate of 158 revolutions per minute,which is equivalent to 21 knots. Until sundown this samenight, a zig-zag course was maintained, not because of thedanger of submarines, for none were reported off the Atlanticcoast at this time, but in order to give the officers and men ( 56 )
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At Sea THE U. S. S. LEVIATHAN on the bridge an opportunity to become thoroughly acquaintedwith this method so as to be familiar with it when in thedanger zone. Abandon ship drills were held this day, all memberson board falling in at their respective boats and rafts in aquite orderly fashion and lowering the boats in a remarkablyshort time. At 2.00 A. M. the next day, December 16th, lights ofwestern-bound ships were sighted off the port bow. The skywas completely overcast, with a rough northwest sea, accom-panied with fresh strong breezes. Our speed averaged 20knots this day, all 46 boilers in the fireroom being in com-mission. The clocks were advanced 47 minutes. The next day a moderate gale was blowing and we passedthrough heavy rain squalls. Due to the heavy sea our speedwas reduced. The sky remained overcast with the barometerdropping steadily giving little hope of the weather moderating.The customary drills of abandon ship and fire alarm were gonethrough. The water-tight doors, s

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