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Wells Cont'd Aboard Ship Describe Pacific Crossing
The journal notes a three high gale crossing from Seattle toward Yokohama with only five feet of sea, freight damage, and a small water intake. Three passengers share a captain’s deck stateroom, enjoy meals with officers, and pass time with scrabble and cribbage. The crew totals 53, and a date line crossing yields a calendar shift to December 28.
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India
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Aleutian
San Francisco
Seven Seas
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South China Sea
Equator
Saigon
Singapore