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The North African Convoy Run the Daybook Volume 6 Issue 1 Fall1999 in This Issue I . I\ • I eDaybook , Volume 6 Issue 1 Fall 1999 • Breaching the Westwall: The North African Convoy Run The Daybook Volume 6 Issue 1 Fall1999 In This Issue ... Museum Events for the Year 2000, Page 3 HTTP://WWW.HRNM.NAVY.MIL, Page 4 Breaching the W estwall: The North Africa Convoy Run, Page 6 Features The Director's Column- L o < "l History. Wo r I J Even t s. On to the New Year .............................. 2 About The Daybook HRNM Staff The Daybook is an authorized publication ofthe Hampton Director Book Reviews .................................... 10 Roads Naval Museum (HRNM). Its contents do not Becky Poulliot necessarily reflect the official view of the U.S. Government, The USS Essex and the Birth of the the Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy or the U.S. Curator American Navy by Frances Diane Robotti Marine Corps and do not imply endorsement thereof. Book Joe Judge reviews are solely the opinion of the reviewer. Education Specialist & James Vescovi. Reviewed by Joe The HRNM is operated and funded by Commander Bob Matteson Mosier Navy Region Mid-Atlantic. The museum is dedicated to the study of 225 years of naval history in the Hampton Exhibits Specialist Roads region. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to Marta Nelson Better Than Good: A Black Sailor's War 5 p.m. Admission is free. The Dayboo/(s purpose is to Museum Tech./Librarian by Adolph W. Newton with Winston educate and inform readers on historical topics and museum Ofelia Elbo related events . It is written by the staff and volunteers of Eldridge. Reviewed by Jack Robertson the museum. HRNMLPO Questions or comments can be directed to the Hampton EMJ(SWIAW) David Frye Roads Naval Museum editor. The Daybook can be reached Editor of The Daybook at (757) 322-2993, by fax at (757) 445-1867, e-mail at Gordon Calhoun [email protected], or write The Daybook, . · -~ The Museum Sage looks at Hampton Roads Naval Museum, One Waterside Drive, Special Events · ' ~ the War of 1812 and useful Suite 248, Norfolk, VA 23510-1607. The museum Helene Tisdale web sites for the study of can be found on the World Wide Web at Director, HRNHF ~ http://www.hrnm.navy.mil Maj.Gen.Dennis Murphy, maritime and naval The Day Book is published quarterly with a circulation of I ,500. Contact the editor for a free subscription. USMC (Ret) history ................. .......... 12 Cover Photograph: The crew of the Type X U-118 is caught and attacked by Avenger torpedo-bombers. The aircraft operated from the Norfolk-based escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE-6) and were part of a new "hunter­ killer" ASW squadron. Using data from the super secret ULTRA project, Bogue's air squadron and her Rear Adm. Christopher W. Cole destroyers cleared the way for the huge 84-ship convoy Commander Navy Region Mid-Atlantic UGS-1 I which had left Hampton Roads a few days eariler bound for North Africa. 1 The Daybook Fall 1999 On to the New Year The Director's Column by Becky Poulliot am certain that all of you have become She will be our largest artifact, and saturated with millenium madness, but our greatest challenge to date. The I as an historian, I have to admit that it successful interpretation of this ship I has been good for business. So, please bear will require all the stamina and with me for a few minutes as we recap the creativity we can muster and I look course of the Hampton Roads Naval forward to increased interest and Museum during its first score of existence. support for the Hampton Roads The Museum opened in 1979 in Norfolk Naval Museum when she arrives Naval Base's Pennsylvania House, a 1907 sometime during Winter, 2000. Jamestown Exposition State House located New volunteers are a must. Five on Admiral's Row. During the course of new recruits just completed the the facility 's history, this two-third' s size required docent training course: replica oflndependence Hall served several Wyndham Curies, Jim Curtin, Ed functions, its most popular being the Hipps, Bill Reidel, and Brent Streit. Officer's Club. If the museum had only They are remarkable in their received a dollar donation for every time we enthusiasm for naval history and heard about the Friday Night Seafood Buffet their promotion of the local region. during the good old days, we would be on Wyndham Curies, an Army Mr. Edward W. Wolcott our way to a healthy endowment. veteran, worked for the Paxton During its early years, the museum Company in Norfolk for 43 years. He has In this overview of the Hampton Roads experienced good attendance (up to 80,000/ served on numerous committees to promote Naval Museum, one name stands out - year) yet paradoxically was little known. the City of Norfolk and is interested in the Edward W. Wolcott. It was he who drew The Base bus tour dropped off hundreds of USS Wisconsin project. Wyndham's area up the papers to incorporate the non-profit visitors per day during the summer. Yet, if of expertise is the Modern Navy. Jim museum support group, the Hampton a visitor wanted to drive to the museum a Curtin served in the Coast Guard. A Roads Naval Historical Foundation in pass had to be obtained, something many railroad buff, he worked for N&P and later 1983. He served as counsel, vice president, people found daunting. By 1989, the Roadway Express, and today serves as and immediate past president of this museum had first-rate permanent exhibits, chapter president of the National Railway organization. a growing collection in ship models and Historical Society, Tidewater Chapter. He It was Mr. Wolcott who tirelessly artwork, yet lacked educational programs hopes to share his interest in the Civil War brought museum issues to the forefront and promotional materials, to include a and local history with museum visitors. Ed both to the Naval and civilian communities. brochure. In that year, the Navy finalized Hippes, a former Naval Academy He would not rest until critical museum the agreement to relocate the museum to professor, is a retired Naval Aviator. A life issues, whether space, signage, or exhibitry Nauticus. member in the Retired Officer Association questions were resolved in our favor. Mr. Today, I think it is fair to say that the and the Virginia PTA, he is also known for Wolcott died on September 6. Not a week Hampton Roads Naval Museum is a his sense of humor. His historical period goes by that our staff does not miss him, completely different organization in terms of interest is the early Navy, its formation, his razor-sharp wit and especially the of what it offers its visitors. Certainly, custom and traditions. Bill Reidel, our kindness and generosity of time that he attendance and public awareness have fourth addition, is so knowledgeable about freely gave to us . We have indeed lost a grown incrementally with the relocation. the Civil War that he started his own friend, and one of the greatest supporters But a more fundamental shift has occurred organization called the Blue & Gray this Museum will ever have. This issue is in what we bring to Hampton Roads as the Education Society. Brent Streit's practice dedicated to his memory. Navy's educational outreach center in the tour, a docent course requirement, unnerved region : hands-on school programs, a his classmates due to its thoroughness. He traveling luncheon lecture series, a is an accomplished teacher, and worked at speakers' bureau, a naval enthusiast's club, Princess Anne High School teaching and of course the core ofthe museum- the chemistry and physics, after a distinguished permanent and temporary exhibits career as a Naval aviator. He enjoys the interpreted by a great volunteer staff. The Revolutionary and Federalist period, and USS Wisconsin is our first order of business has done extensive research on his 18'h in the year 2000. century British tar ancestors. 2 The Daybook Fall 1999 t's In Store for the Year 2000 ~~NA:VAL*MuSEUM ExhibitS Local History. World Events. AlOO Years of Silence Battle of the Atlantic online Exhbits The Secretary of the Navy has In June, the With the new museum's web page up announced 2000 to be the hundredth museum will and running, we are bringing back anniversary of the submarine force. re-open its ~ some of more popular temporary To mark this occasion, the museum Battle of the exhibits in a new format. Starting in is teaming up with Submarine Force Atlantic January, The Sailors ' Best Friend: Atlantic and Nauticus and will open exhibit. This permanent display will Animals in the US. Navy and Cuba a new exhibit on the history of the have interactive exhibits, artifacts, and Libre!: The Spanish-American War U.S. Submarine Force. Exhibit information on one ofthe most crucial can both be found at opens March 6. campaigns of World War II. www.hrnm.navy.mil. Speaker Programs at the Museum Series Dunderfunk-J oin us for an informal afternoon of food Robert Browning-Coast Guard historian and author of the naval history. On the Civil War history From Cape Charles to Cape Fear: The North fourth Thursday of Atlantic Blockade Squadron. March 9. every other month, the museum sponsors this luncheon lecture Jeffrey Bolster-Professor at the University BLACK gathering. Lunch to be JACKS of New Hampshire and author of Black held at the Painted Jacks: African Seamen in the Age of Sail. Lady. Call 322-2992 June 19. for details and reservations. Melanie Wiggins-Author of U-boat Adventure: First Hand Accounts from World Education Programs-The museum offers programs for all ...,_~--~--- ··~-..........,..,.
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