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The Cruise of the U. S. S. Sacramento TPMFI im ^yVVVVVVVVVV^P,fV^/S^WWV^AAA;^AAAAAAAAAA/V^AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA^/^/^7T77:^ ^\\ To Our present and former Commanding Officers WILLIAM WINTON GALBRAITH, Commander, U. S. Navy THOMAS TINGEY CRAVEN, Captain, U. S. Navy I: q-- m^ inn9l9 2 iszss ' 'y.'(^!yy.)^.'^^!^.''^''^'^'^^^ ^:ny, ^n^^.y^^^''^.^'' )CI.A5.13907 y\/'^/\/\y\A7'\?\/\^'\fS^<7v \7'<7Xj^'j'\/'</\./'\y'\j w -^ y^iv^\^'<r'\^' I' I! /•;/•'. I r !: 111,'- In present i tliis liook to the Crew of the U. S. S. Sacraiiienlo, we have striven to make it an everhisting m souvenir nf facts. It is liopeil that in years to eoine you will look over its pages with very pleasant iiieiiKu-ies of having done your bit for Old Glory in the world war, on one of T'ncic Sam's hajipiest and most effit-ient gunboats. Com \i I ri'i:i-: Represeii I In '/ Pirixions C. ].. Hover J. Dombrowski \V. il. Cook C. C. Furcron Data Compiled by G. C. Hall A. J. Shantum R. J. Mill hill C. F. Haircn .1. !:. Pi,T>nl CJl-Z^Jl. --v--^..-'_._ DATA Built by Cramp's Ship3'ard, Philadelphia, Pa. Keel laid July 8, 1912." Commissioned. April 36, 1914. Length, 226 ft., 2 inches. Beam, 40 ft., 10 3-8 inches. Speed, 14 knots (12.5 miles). Steaming radius, 7,000 miles. Displacement, 1431.47 tons. Engine, Vertical type, 3-cylinder, triple expansion. Boilers, Two Babcock & Wilcox ; coal burning. Battery : i-:^^; Three guns, 4 in., 50 caliber, B. L. B. 3 Two guns, pounder. :f -3 Two guns, 1 pounder Machine gims, 8 Colt's, 2 Lewis, 2 Bennett-Mercier. Complement r/3 12 Officers 182 Men m •M XOTK Altliouirh the matter is of partieular interest only to those on board the U. S. S. Sacramento, tlie following is noted : This vessel, the first of the American Xavv to arrive in these waters after the entrance of the United States into this war. has been also the first to penetrate into the Mediterranean, and to operate along tlio coast of the Barbary States since the time of the conflict of the Fnited States with the pirates of the region, during which many of the traditions of our service was given birth. /VVS^VV^^VVy^A^^^^^VVV^^V^/V^AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/^AAAAAAAAAAAy ^/.AA/^^AAAA/V C ^ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/vAAAAAAAAA/VAAy.'^.^V^.'V^^^^^-^' persoxxp:l. From April 6, 1917. to December 2, 1918 Attach '^M mw. IPWRfP "^•V^/S^/^/V'/y^^A7'C,^^A/' A7^AyVA'7V7rA-7^'7-.7^ " > Q 8 yvyyV^/Ad^^^Z^£^^^'^^AA>'~/y^/^AAA/v^/^/'^A;.A yv^AAAAA^^AAAA,^AAAAA7^7V':7<^ 11 If . fTT^TVAA /V^/\/\ AA/\/\AA AA /'\ A/\/\/\ y'k/V A/'./S A/W--\ A/\ A/ V\/\yv - PERSONNEL. Received Men Rate Transferred Jan. 29, 1918 Demille, Earl J. F. Ic. Nov. 29, 1918 Apr. 3, 1917 Dibos, Kenneth St. J. Sea. Apr. 26, 1914 Dombrowski, James C. B. M. Aug. 20, 1915 Donnelly, Clement J. Eng. 2c. June 9, 1917 Donovan, Matthew P. Ic. Nov. 17, 1914 Doolittle, Carlos J. c. y. Apr. 14, 1917 Sept. 10, 1918 Durgin, Chester E. Sea. 2c. May 21, 1918 Douge, Leland R. Sea. 2c. July 2, 1918 Apr. 10, 1916 Dowel, Leroy A. C. E.-r Feb. 14, 1918 Mar. 23, 1917 Dupre, Eldridge C. Sea. 2c. July 4, 1917 Oct. 21, 1914 Duszynski, John J. P. Ic. July 20, 1917 Sept. 10, 1918 Early, Harold P. Sea. 2c. July 19, 1917 Eldridge, Lloyd Sea. Feb. 10, 1916 Ellis, Carl R. BM 2c. Sept. 26, 1918 Apr. 11, 1916 Bnos, William J. F. 3c. June 9, 1917 Apr. 6, 1917 Fahning, Joseph C. GM Ic. Mar. 25, 1917 Faigelman, Philip C. P. M. Sept. 10, 1918 Fagan, Daniel F. Sea. 2c. Oct. 12, 1918 Faulknor, Francis W. Sea. 2c. Feb. 4, 1918 Fitzsimmons, Stephen G. Sea. 2c. Oct. 30, 1918 Fleming, James A. Sea. 2c. Feb. 14, 1916 Flowers, Robert M. Cox July 12, 1917 Flynn, Joseph L. MM 2c. Nov. 17, 1917 Nov. 6, 1916 B'oley, Joseph A. Oiler July 20, 1917 Aug. 11, 1916 Foley, William J. C. B. M. Aug. 7, 1914 Ford, Samuel S. PM 2c. July 19, 1917 Fowler, Oscar L. P. Ic. Jan. 31, 1918 Mar. 13, 1916 Pox, Alexander C. M. M. Jan. 29, 1918 Franck, Arthur M. P. Ic. Dec. 23, 1915 Freeman, Frederick E. Stg. Ck Nov. 15, 1918 June 27, 1917 Froewiss, Robert A. Sea. 2c. July 19, 1917 Furcron, Charles C. GM Ic. June 9, 1917 Gardiner, George A. Eng. 2c. July 24, 1915 Garrity, Sylvester J. Sea. June 8, 1918 July 19, 1917 Garvey, Leslie A. Sea. July 19, 1917 Gehringer, Joseph GM 3c. July 12, 1917 Gerlach, Louis P. SP Ic. July 9, 1917 Gillen, Arthur Sea. Mar. 25, 1917 Gingrich, Earl P. MM 2c. Sept Apr. 9, 1917 Giovanna, Emile C. J. Sea. Mar. 12, 1917 Glenn, Taylor T. BM 2c. July 19, 1917 Goebel, John R. Cox Apr. 12, 1917 Goebel, Malcolm A. A. S. Feb. 10, 1917 Gordon, Thomas P. C. M. M Sept. 10, 1918 Grass, James H. MM 2c. Apr. 5, 1916 Griggs, Fred I. F. Ic. Sept. 19, 1918 Grimm, Frank SC 4c. Apr. 30, 1917 Gruebel, Joseph J. Sea. 2c. Mar. 23, 1916 Hagan, Edward H. BM 2c. Mar. 28, 1917 Hagen, Charles P. Y. Ic. Jan. 29, 1918 Haigwood, Rufus B. Sea. Mar. 19, 1917 Hall, George C. CY June 9, 1917 HaU, Clarence P. Bugler Jan. 29, 1918 Hall, Neil M. Sea. 2c. Sept. 10, 1918 Hallis, Alex MM 2c. Mar. 29, 1916 Halvorsen, Olaf C. Q. M. Mar. 5, 1917 Hammond, Stacy Y. QM 2c (S) Mar. 14, 1916 Hartwig, Victor P. Ic. June 21, 1917 Hawkins, Henry M., Jr. MAtt 3c Apr. 5, 1916 Hazard, John W. Sea. Apr. 11, 1916 Hennessy, Joseph B. Cox. June 12, 1917 Heyburn, Frank H. C. Std 10 PERSONNEL. PERSONNEL. ^ZSE/V^A/vr^VVVA>^AA/'V^AAyVAAAAy^AAA A/'SAAAAAA/v'vAAAAA/v\AAy^/VAAAAAA A/vA.-V7^7V7\AAA.-T7:7^--T7r/----?./-^0-s/A/ V/vAA7^ PERSONNEL. Received 11 i!ll|l||l||lllill||l|!|H: WAR LOG. APRIL, 1917. On April (5, whilt- moored to the tloek in the Naval Station at Algiers, La., a hoanhiig party in eharge ol' Lieutenant (J.(r.) II. R. Borchardt left the ship at 3:1.5 A. ^I., in eonipany with I'. S. Coast Guard Cutter Davey and the tug Samson, with orders to take charge of interned German steamers. Breslau and Andromeda, following a declaration of war hetween the United States and Crermany. This dutj" was performed, and the party returned aboard at 5:10 A. M. At 1 :.50 P. jM. a general mu.ster was held, and the Bureau of Navigation's radio message No. 13100, declaring that a state of war existed between the United States and the Imperial (German Govern- ment, was pul)lished. On Ajjril 12 we took on hoard 273 tons of coal, and on xipril 15, at 9:33 A. jNL, we got under way, drojjjjing down the ^lississippi to anchorage off the Quarantine Station, where various drills were held. At 8:21 P. jNJ., of the same day radio message No. 2001.3 was received from New Orleans, ordering the Sacramento to proceed to the vicin- ity of New])ort, and there report to the U. S. S. Hirmingham for duty. We got under way at 9 o'clock, and darkened ship at 10:4!0. folloA\ing day the crew were exercised at drills of all kinds, ( On the the 17th we held target practice. We passed numerous steam ^^ and on r -[? and sailing vessels, among which was the S. S. Royal Arrow, which • t-:--i we overhauled, at 10:15 A. M., of the 18th. Sea watches were placed as ordered and the crew was drilled continually until, without fur- ther incident, we went into Newport Harlior on April 22d. From there we proceeded to the coaling dock at ^Melville, R. 1., where we took on board 104 tons of coal. On the 23d ^\e proceeded to anchorage off Goat Island, got under way again shortly, and stood out to sea. On the 24th we stopped the Dutch S. S. iMaartendyk and the British S. S. Kalomo; both were allowed to proceed after an examination, and on the following day the Norwegian S. S. Ramsiiolm was examined and passed. During the day the crew was instructed in. various matters, and the ship sM'ung for compass correction. Signals were exchanged with the U. S. S. Avlwin and the U. S. S. Kearsarge. On the 20th the Danish S. S. Frisia, and on the 27th the Dutch S. S. Mizar and INIercurius were spoken and allowed to proceed. During the day the ci-ew exercised at all genei-al drills. 16 m m 1 1 ' y^A/^y^A/^/^^A/^yv\AAA>\AA/^>^/'^y^/^^ ' AAA-^AAA/^A^^A/ vv\A/^;vv^/^A;^/^A/^/ ^AA^^/^/^AAA<'^/^A/'^A ^v'vv/^/^/v^A/^/vv\/^AAA ;, On the 28th a steamer was sighted which disregarded all signals to stop, and put on full speed ahead. We gave chase, firing two 4-inch shells, and ordered the U. S. S. Terrj^ which was near, to give chase also. The Terry overhauled the steamer, which turned out to be the Dutch S. S. Hector, at 7:20 A. ]M., and permitted her to pro- ceed after an examination. Later in the day the Dutch S. S. Oost- dijk and the Noordijk were spoken and jiassed. On the 29th we intercepted the Norwegian S.
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