New Mexico Mess Sees Navy Chow Described in Detail
A feature on the New Mexico battleship reveals daily gobs meals and the shipboard kitchen. Commissary steward M. Van Kirk explains rations, storage, and cost planning while Admiral Rodman and Captain Willard inspect standards.
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M. van Kirk
New Mexico
Oklahoma
van Kirk
Navy
Newport
R. 1
Admiral Rodman
Capt. Willard
Caveney
Com
J. P. Helm
Willard
Helm
Tattooing Habit In Navy Highlights A Sailor Expert
Article profiles J H Taylor a veteran Navy tattoo expert who stayed in Washington rather than Seattle while the fleet was visiting. It traces tattoo origins and common designs among sailors noting birds stars and eagles and recalls beliefs about warding off danger at sea.
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Seattle
Navy
Washington
Taylor
Ives
Navy Enlisted Routines Onboard New Mexico Ship
A historical schedule shows a full day for crew aboard the New Mexico flagship under Commander J I Lannon. Morning starts at 6 with drills and ship maintenance, meals at 7:30, muster at 9:15, then gunnery runs and ship work, with shore leave and dances noted separately.
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New Mexico
J. I. Lannon
Boys Aboard Warships Playing in Great Game
A vivid portrait of Navy ships as floating schools for young crews. The Wyoming and other vessels house mostly 18 and 19 year olds, with seasoned captains supervising a boisterous, hard working youth. Some boys as young as 14 have served, but the Navy enforces age rules and mustered out those under minimum age.
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Wyoming
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Rodman Keeps Wagging Companions Aboard
On the New Mexico and Arkansas ships, dogs accompany the crew and admiral. Admiral Rodman has two dogs that follow him on every voyage. One mottled dog, possibly a Spitz, resembles a mop after soot and coal cover him. A Illinois boy brought the dog aboard, and it serves the crew as well as its master.
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Admiral Rodman
New Mexico
Arkansas
Illinois
Navy manning ships to handle vast flow of sailors
A fragment notes efforts to manage thousands of sailors moving to and from ships. The text emphasizes logistical coordination, transport, and stationing to maintain vessel operations and crew flow. No individual names or dates are provided in the surviving lines.
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America
Woodrow Wilson
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United States of America
Josephus Daniels
Pacific Fleet
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Naval Magazine
Navy Yard
Olympic Mountains
Kitsap County
Charleston Commercial Club
D. A. Wentworth, Pres
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