MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE CREW OF THE MARITIME MUSEUM OF VOLUME 7 NO. 65 SEPTEMBER 2012 Festival of Sail CPOs Get Concludes the Hands-on With Summer Fun Tradition Holderman

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Courtesy selectees aboard the Robert Sharp during The annual Festival of Sail was held over the naval heritage training at the MMSD. Labor Day Weekend. Read Inside for details. For the second straight year, the Maritime Museum of San Diego hosted 30 Chief Petty 30 Chief Petty Officer selectees. The all-day event held on September 27 saw the selectees participating in a On the ‘Tween number of dockside activities which included time on the water crewing the Robert Sharp. • Swift Boat Ceremony The program was developed as a west coast • Festival of Sail alternative to training that occurs aboard the USS Constitution and USS Missouri which can only • The Block Locker accomodate 250 selectees a year. Naval heritage and • Knots redux leadership are an important aspect of the induction process. The importance of naval history has seen

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“In issuing this number of our bantling to the Euterpe public, we assure our friends that our pages will ever be open to open and fair criticism whether of ourselves, our friends or of these few who do not come within the latter category.” - Stead Ellis, 1879

1 the USS Missouri’s CPO Legacy Acendemy to expand to the USS Midway Museum, The Euterpe Times was first launched which aboard the Euterpe by passengers has run voyaging to New Zealand. Ressurected concurrently in 2007, the Euterpe Times continues to Holderman to the document the shipboard life and events Brad of the fleet of vessels, its staff and many of training at volunteers of the Maritime Museum of the Maritime San Diego. Museum of Courtesy San Diego. CPO selectees squeezed their way through Editor While the B-39 . Brad Holderman aboard the [email protected] vessels at the Maritime Museum of San Diego, the aspects of naval tradition through the centuries, 19th century seamanship skills, leadership. The B-39 and USS Dolphin enabled the selectees to compare and contrast the 20th century sailor. The sailors began their day by bracing around the , which many a volunteer here knows that it is by no means a simple task. Other elements of the museum included touring the bilge of the Star of India and training on the Maritime Museum of San Diego traditional guns and cannons on the barge. A sail aboard the 1492 N. Harbor Drive following day was cancelled. San Diego, CA 92101 As the Phone: 619-234-9153 legacy and Fax: 619-234-8345 immense Website: www.sdmaritime.org history of the US Navy The mission of the Maritime Museum continues to be of San Diego is to serve as the community memory of our seafaring of importance experience by collecting, preserving, to the training and presenting our rich and diverse of up and maritime heritage and historic coming connections with the Pacific world. Holderman leaders, the Brad

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Courtesy at the San Diego Commission for Arts and Maritime Culture, the County of San Diego, and Docent Don Mathiowetz discusses the uique the Unified Port of San Diego histoy of the USS Dolphin. Museum of San Diego will certainly become an annual event.

2 Swift Boat Arrives Newest Addition Promises a New Facet to the Crown Jewel of the West hand experiences aboard her and the many other swift boat veterans that served in the conflict.

That historical memory is not just the one that the history books paint as a god awful affair, but the hands-on experiences of bravery and comraderie while in a combat environment. While the worst in man during the Vietnam War is oftentimes placed under the microsope of historical analysis, the swift boat Holderman reminds us of the opposite end of the bell curve, the Brad

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Courtesy swift boats from 1965 to 1973. PCF-816 as she arrived at Shelter Island on August 29, 1012. Any mention of the Vietname War can at times ressurrect an wide array of feelings both good and bad. From a superficial stndpoint, the war is viewed as a terrible period of American history both on the ground and here in the States on the homefront. Unlike the Star of India were the men and women who sailed aboard or her are no longer around, the deep-seeded and relatively recent emotions of the Vietnam War Holderman are palapable as the Maritime Museum officially Brad

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welcomed the sift boat PCF 816 to its fleet. Like the USS Dolphin, PCF 816 brings with a wealth of first Courtesy At Koehler Kraft Boatyard, PCF-816 went thru a frantic 3-week sprucing up. That comraderie, the testament to this core group of today’s surviving veteran’s came to light and on the world’s staged in the recent presendntial election campaign of John Kerry in 20?? It was a brief time were criticsms were harsh and emotions ran high, but the sense of “we are the few,” could not be avoided.

That same cohesion raised it’s head again as the Armed Forces of Malta inaugurated the donation back to the United States of one of two swift boats that had been donated soon after the conlcusion to the Vietnam War. This time, however, as Mark Gallant and Ray Angela Deegan Ashley of the MMSD and Virg Irwin of the Swift Art Pryor Boat Verterans Association pursued the aquisition, enthusiasm and hope were the cause of the day. Star of India 3 As the staff and volunteers of the Maritime expressed to a reporter from KGTV channel 10 news, the arrival of the swift boat ended a three-year effort to aquire the swift baot from the Armed Forces of Malta. Known in Malta as P24, the original designation of the swift boat was P816 and served as a training vessel for the US Navy here in San Diego during the Vietnam War. AT the end of the war, P816 along with a second swift boat were donated to the Armed Forces of Malta, Maritime Squadron. Holderman

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The swift boat, or more properly, the Patrol Craft Fast (PCF) were all-aluminum, 50-foot long, shallow- Courtesy vessels used extensively for in the interior Swift Boat veteran and museum volunteer, waterways of Vietnam. Tony Snesko was part of the brigade of The veterans on hand were full of smailes, veterans that joined the effort. Museum of San Diego were hurriedly putting together the immense affair that is the Festival of Sail, Mark Gallant, Director of Operations received a most welcomed phone call. On the other end, the truck driver who for the past several weeks has been cautiously carrying the newly aquired swift boat across the country from the eastern seaboard, he had arrived. Holderman

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In 3 short weeks at the boatyard of Koehler Kraft, of PCF-816 was readied for her grand entrance into the

Courtesy MMSD family. Koehler Kraft employees, swift boat The swift boat’s two engines proved the one veterans and museum staff and volunteers spent the hurdle that was not overtaken in time for the interim and frantic time to cosmetically prepare the official arrival.. elder craft to a state of readiness. However, as old boatrs do, they throw many issues at their masters and Suffice it to say, the journey didn’t end amist PCF-816 was no exception. parking lot closres, roped off venues and a scurrying mass of staff, volunteers and vendors. The low-key With three days remaining, the engines had but exciting arrival occured on August 29 over on continued to refuse to start. Eventually it was SHelter Island in a large parking lot in the shadows of concluded that the arrival of the swift boat to the the Koehler Kraft Boatyard. museum would not be under her own power, but towed. Mark Gallant, Ray Ashley were joined by Virg Irwin and other swift boat veterans. As Mark Gallant Still sporting her Maltese designation 4 Swift Boat sailors who served as crew or support personnel from 1965 to 1973.”

Fair Winds will see a fully restored vessel as the focal point of the Swift Boat Sailor’s Association annual reunion to be held at the Maritime Museum of San Diego in May 2013.

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of P24, the swift boat arrived at the museum under The occasion reminds one of the most important tow on Septemeber 18 before a crowd of veterans, aspects of maritime history. While specifications, dignarities, including San DIego Mayor Jerry Sanders, preservation and tradition are a focal point to maritime a naval band, and museum staff and volunteers. history, in reality it’s about the people. Standing next to Virg Irwin is not much different than standing next With the tops’l Californian in escort, to Stead Ellis, a passenger abaord the Euterpe in 1879. harbor fire boats literally spouting the announcement Unlike Stead Ellis, we still have the chance to ask of her arrival, and even the visiting Robert Seamens at questions and gain insight into life aboard a swift boat. attention, PCF-816 carrying a full compliment of swift Its in the crackling voices of the veteran staring up at boat veterans arrived to desreved fanfare. an old friend who has, in the long run, been rescued from time that betrays the very root of maritime preservation. It is the human experience. Holderman

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Courtesy San DIego Mayor Jerry Sanders was part of the notable list of dignataries on hand to pay tribute in welcoming PCF-816 officially into the museum fleet.

“Malta’s Minister of Defense donated the swift boat with our promise to preserve her history and to pay tribute to all swift boat sailors from both countries,” Ray Ashley, CEO of the Maritime Museum was quoted as saying. “This 5 event honors the approximately 3,500 Festival of Sail Completes the Summer

The 2012 Festival of Sail was held this weekend at The festival bagan with the tradional Parade of Sail the Maritime Museum of San Diego. The waterfront on Thursday. Delayed, the Ocean Institute’s Pilgrim was a full of traditional between August 31 was unable to attend the opening salvo, but the and Septmeber 3 maintaining itself as one of the remaining attendee list was more than eager to make a premier Labor Day events in southern California. remarkable display to sightseers along the waterfront. Over the four-day event, visitors were able to get a first-hand glance at the maritime heritage that is part The Festival of Sail officially opened the next of the country’s history. day, the ships now opene and available for tourists to step aboard and into the past. In 2011, Scott Peters, Nearly all of the traditional vessles in the southern Chairman of the Board of Port Commissioners stated, Californian region were on hand at the museum “One of the missions of the Port is to activate the over the 4-day event. Joining the Museum’s own waterfront. We hope residents from all across San vessels were the Spirit of Dana Point and Pilgrim of Diego County come to experience the Festival of the Ocean Insititute, Jada, Curlew, the Los Angeles Sail.” Maritime Institute’s Exy Johnson and Irving Johnson and the Bill of Rights, a tradionally rigged Gouchester Pilot was readied for the Festival just in the schooner. Over the weekend, nearly all vessels nick of time after mechanical issues participated in gun battle, a visitor . waylard her on the hard just prior to the weekend. Pilot is consistenly the most 6 active and accessible vessel at the museum during a Calculated, close-hand engagements with the gun normal day, routinely taking visitors on a 45-minute battery at the end of the barge made each canvas laden cruise on the bay up to five times a day. This capacity battle a close-up explosive episode of shock and awe. makes her an invaluable asset during the busy Festival of Sail and the 2013 fest was no different. Being a staff member of the Maritime Museum, this editor gained a unique perspective of the festival In addition to the tallships, the parking strip in by working overnight security. As the sunset and front of the museum was host to a vast sea of vendors crowds dispersed, the crews of the visiting ships offering anything from foods to finally had the chance to gain some souvenirs. rest. For one walking the waterfront

Uncle Ray after dark, he or she would have In pairs, the tallships disembarked been treated to another historical from their moorings to participate in seaman tradition, the chantey. gun battles, a crowd Acommpanied by occoasional favorite, from both laghter, the traditional verses of life 7 on board and from the waterfront. under sail through song could be heard across the quiet Festival of Sail Highlights bay. Personally, its an aspect of the festival that nearly everyone, save a few, and me, were honored to hear.

8 9 10 11 12 BAYSHOTS PIC O’THE MONTH From the Block Locker You may have noticed that the 20” block making up part of the burton tackle on the foc’sl of the Star of The Star of Russia was one of the first two ship India has a five pointed star purchases of Alaska for its pin cover. The block Packers in 1901 and was is not original to the Star of the flagship of the fleet. India, but is a replacement She was an iron hulled for the previous blocks British vessel with a which were 15” blocks. displacement of 1981 tons, I wondered where it originally built in 1874. came from. The pin In 1886-1887 she was cover itself appears to be registered in to J.P. manufactured. Recently Correy & Company. She another 10” triple block was sold by the Alaska arrived in a shipment of Packers and sailed away in blocks which came from 1926. She was essentially Alameda. It had the same intact when she sank off star and it was apparent New Caledonia and is now that it had never had a dive wreck. Most of her another pin cover. What blocks probably went down ship did they come from? with her. All of the Alaska Packers fleet were named “star of I don’t know much of something” but did any of the fate of the Star of Italy. them have “Star” in their She was an iron hulled ship original names? A check of 1844 Tons by J.P. Correy with the library may have & Co. in 1877. Only a revealed that answer. The few photos exist. She was only five members of the purchased in 1905 and sold “Star” line owned by the in 1927. Last seen she was Alaska Packers which had “Star” in their original a floating hulk in Buenaventura, Columbia. names, were the Star of Russia, Star of France, Star of Italy, the Star of Poland and Star of Bengal. Those The most likely candidate for being the source of five vessels were all commissioned by James P. Correy & Co. and were built by Workman & Co. in Belfast. They may all have had star pin plates. The other 14 ships were launched with a different names and were renamed “Star” by the Alaska Packers.

The Star of Poland was lost in a wreck in 1908. Her blocks would probably not have made it to Alameda.

The Star of Bengal was likewise lost in a storm in 1918 with 36 crew and 110 fishermen aboard. 110 died in the wreck. The “Russia”, the “Italy” and the “France” were all sequestered at Alameda in the 1920s. 14 our “star” blocks is the Star of France. Built in 1877 in Belfast by J.P. Correy A Few More Knots: & Co, she was purchased by the AP in The Marlingspike Hitch 1902 and sold at Alameda in 1932. The Star of France had a displacement of In addition to the basic knots that Maritime Museum sailors are 1844 Tons. Prior to being sold in 1932 required to know (bowline, figure she was “stripped of all her useful gear” eight knot, square knot, clove hitch, and converted to a fish barge. That might two half hitches, stopper hitch and explain the blocks found at Alameda. becket hitch), there are others that are Interestingly too, she is not far away. very useful aboard ship. She sank just off the harbor entrance in How do you pull on a piece of Los Angeles in 30 fathoms of water after string? A marlingspike (or being rammed by a Japanese in “marlinespike”) hitch allows you to September 1940. pull on line that is too small to grip hard with your hands. It’s used to tighten seizings and lashings tied in ~ Dr. John Kerley, MMSD Volunteer marline, seine twine or other small stuff. This is ancient technology and it’s still the best tool for the job. It was used to lash boats together long before the invention of metal fasten- ers.

To tie, follow the instructions in the figures. With a little practice, it can be tied quickly in one continuous motion. To untie, simply pull the spike out and the hitch will vanish.

This hitch is only suitable for pulling in one direction. If you pull the other way, it will slip and you’ll see that the marlingspike hitch is actually a slipknot drawn up against the spike.

Take a moment to notice that the enormous forces on the masts of our ships are controlled by the clever application of leverage to set up the standing rigging. The shrouds are tensioned by the lanyards, which are made off above the upper deadeyes by cow hitches, which are in turn secured by throat seizings that are hove taut with ... marlingspike hitches. So the last link in the chain of leverage that keeps the masts up is completed by one person pulling on a bit of twine with a spike!

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15 The next day in the morning they Voyage of the entered further within the port, which is large, with the boat, and brought San Salvador away two boys, who understood The Thursday following they nothing by signs; and they gave them proceeded about 6 leagues by a both shirt’S and immediately sent coast running north-northwest and them away. discovered a port inclosed and very And the following day in the good, to which they gave the name morning there came to the ship three of San Miguel. It is in 34 1/3 large Indians; and by sigus they degrees; and after anchoring in it said that there were traveling in the they went on shore, which had people, interior men like us, with beards, three of whom remained and all the and clothed and armed like those of others fled. To these they gave some the ships; and they made signs that presents; and they said by signs that they carried crossbows and swords, in the interior had passed people and made gestures with the right like the Spaniards. They manifested arm as if they were throwing lances, much fear. This same day at night and went running in a posture as if they went on shore from the ships to riding on horseback, and made signs fish with a net; and it appears that that they killed many of the native there were here some Indians, and Indians, and that for this they were afraid. This people are well disposed and advanced; they go covered with the skins of animals. Being in this port there passed a very great tempest; but on account of the port’s being good they suffered nothing. It was a violent storm from the west-southwest and south-southwest. This is the first storm which they have experienced. They were in this they began to discharge arrows and port until the following Tuesday. Here Christians wounded three men. 16 improvement. Our Medicines being run Log of the Lawrence out boarded the Dutch Ship “Dodrecht,” to try and procure some and finding Monday Septr. 1st 1851 that there was a Medical Man on board Commences with light airs from the he was asked to come and see our sick S.W. and clear. and prescribe for them to which he at Recd on once consented. board one ton of Saw this Man coal; and prescribed & Boat’s crew for him. The employed medicines lifting chain which he belonging to the gave us were large anchor; exhausted a paymaster on the 12th came on board Septr. 1866. from the Custom still there was House (sic) no visible and paid off improvement. the Officers & Tried to make Crew for the the Island Months of July and August; discharged of St. Helena to procure Medicines for Thos Cahill & Wm Parker seamen; shipped him and rest of the Sick but passed it, Francis Madden & Wm__. Stewart in owing to thick hazy W;; and having their places, rated Wm Davis (seaman) as no observation, for Several days, bore Gunner. away for Ascension which we reached Ends light S.W. airs and cloudy; on the 13th September 1866 at 7 PM N.B. omitted to insert in the Transcript Boarded H. M. S. “Floral” and procured for the month of August the discharges of some Medicines viz. Chalk Mixture, Dr Lee & Actg Lieut Wilson of the 31st of Dovers Powders & Laudunum, also that month; 3rd Lieut Richmond has not yet Medical advice, from the Surgeon who reported for duty his leave of absence having came on board and seen (sic) them, he expired. still continued ill our Medicines again Served 29 Rations. being exhausted we were boarded from Henry Wilkinson 3rd Lieut. the Ship “Walmer(?) Castle” in Lat. 9-l4 N Long. 20-56’ W. and procured some. The Doctor came on board and seen (sic) him and pronounced him very ill & did not Medical Log, 1866 Log Ship Euterpe from Calcutta toward London

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A. Lopez has continued 17 ill up to this date with no An inquest was held at the Morgue, Wellington, on the 21st inst., before the City Coroner, Dr Johnson, on the body of the man which was found in the Bay on Sunday. The first witness called was the man who discovered the body. He stated that it was in the water,but exposed,and he pulled it out and then gave information to the police. The third officer of the Euterpe identified the deceased by his clothing, &c, to be Archibald Sinclair, late quartermaster on the Euterpe. The steward of the ship deposed that he last saw the deceased on Saturday, the 5th inst., about 7 p.m., when he met him on the wharf, and Sinclair said he was going on shore to get a nobbler; he was then under the influence of drink. The jury returned a verdict of found drowned. The deceased was a native of Scotland, forty-eight years of age, and married. The captain of the ship was present at the inquest, and at the close of the proceedings remarked on the insufficient lighting on the wharf.

Courtesy of the Grey River Argus Sunday, September 26, 1874

1879, Burying the Dead Horse

Tuesday 2nd. wind in favour and the weather very fine. The sailors month was up to day, and the dead horse was made it was made about the size of a donkey but very like a goat, only it had a long tail, it was taken to the middle of the ship and put up for sale, which they collected about fifteen shillings. One of the sailors was dressed like an old man with a long white coat and a long beard, made of tarred rope, when the rope was put through a pulley on the lower yard on 18 the main and tied to the man and horse as he was on its back, they were then drawn over the side of the ship and swung about for awhile. the rider then loosed the horse from under him and it fell into the sea, he was then lowered down, and then all sorts of amusements was carried on with until very late.

~ George Lister, On his passage from England to New Zealand In the Year 1879

IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION FEARLESS SAVED RETURNS. SHIP We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr J. R. Mac- donnell, immigration officer at Port Chalmer for the Towed Euterpe Safe To following returns for the month ending August 31, by which it appears that 428 persons have arrived Honolulu. at and one person sailed from Port Chalmers during that period. Of these 419 persons were from Great RESCUED FROM THE REEF Britain —viz., 176 males and 243 females. Of these the ship Euterpe brought 28, the s.a. Tongariro 165, Alone and Unaided the Spreckels’ Tug the s.s. Florida 187, and the ship Nelson 39:— Accomplishes a Difficult Task. Courtesy of the Otago Daily Times Friday, September 5, 1884 (From Thursday’s Dally.)

The ship Euterpe is off the reef! Spreckels’ powerful tug Fearless did it! Captain Brokaw of the Fearless is now Ship Euterpe. having his horoscope cast. He wants London, September 8. to know how many more ships he will The ship Euterpe which left Port Chalmers yank off the coral which fringes on April 13 for London and for the safety of which these glorious islands in the next few fears were entertained was spoken on Aug 6 in Lat months. He pulled the Dunreggan of the 28N, Long. 39 W. Diamond Head reef last month and early She reported all well. yesterday morning he made the Euterpe jump her rocky bed near Kahului. Courtesy of the Nelson Evening Mail In the Dunreggan case the Iroquois and Saturday, September 9, 1893 Eleu assisted the Fearless. In the present instance the Fearless did all the work herself and saved a valuable vessel with a big cargo of coal by her own unaided efforts. While there was talk of sending the Eleu and several Island steamers to 19 the rescue of the Euterpe at Kahului, the Fearless skipped off to the scene of the hour. The Mokolli was by no means trouble and saved the day. powerful enough however, to make any Last night about 6 o’clock the Fearless impression, and at 2 o’clcok she started came into this harbor with the Euterpe for Honolulu with the Euterpe’s first in tow and left her at anchor, safe and mate to get assistance. Before she left comparatively sound, in the stream. she saw to it that the Euterpe was held About an hour before this the Eleu from drifting any farther inshore by heard that the Euterpe was coming and leaving one of the steamers anchors out hurried out of the harbor to bring her in. with a five-inch line attached. After getting out as far as the bell buoy, Capatain Saxe also ran out ninenty however, she saw the Fearless coming fatoms of wire attached to the largest along with the Euterpe at the end of a kedge he had aboard. To this he attached line and so put back into the harbor. an eight inch line. But when the breeze A rumor got around the water front sparang up later the lines parted and the that the Fearless was returning. Many Euterpe went further onto the reef. people, not acquainted with the great The Mokolli arrived in Honolulu about power of the tug and the stick-to- 4 o’clcok Monday morning. The first itiveness of Captain Brokaw thaought mate of the Euterpe went at once to the

at first that the Fearless had given up captain of the Fealess. The Fearless first the job or that the Euterpe had drifted towed the ship Great Admiral into the ashore near Kahului and gone to pieces. harbor from where she had been lying They were much surprised when they outside and then she was ready to hasten found that, although the Fearless was to the rescue of the stranded vessel from indeed returning, she was bringing the Newcastle. Euterpe with her. She left Honolulu about 9 o’clock The Euterpe went ashore about 9 o’clock Monday morning with the Euterpe’s on Sunday morning. SHe had al sail set mate abaord and arrived at the scene when she struck and, as far as Captain of the trouble at about 5 o’clock in the Saxe was able to observe, it was all clear afternoon of the same day. Half an sailing. The steamer Mokolli was at hour later the Fearless had a brand new Kahului at the time of the accident and fourteen inch Manila line attached to immediately went to the ship’s assitance. the Euterpe and commenced tugging About 1 o’clock Sunday afternon the away with all her great Mokolli got a line on the Euterpe and strength. The Fearless did tugged away bravely for about an not pull steadily but pulled 20 at intervals with a sudden jerk, with of the Hawaiian Islands are very the intention of jerking or jumping the imperfect. Captain Saxe blames the vessel off the coral reef. charts entirely. When the Fearless Unlike the Dunreggan case, there was reached the Euterpe that vessel was no preliminary argument concerning hard and fast amidship. Her headwater- terms, the Euterpe needed help and draft is twenty-two feet. She was then needed it very badly and the Fearless one and a half feet out of the water and simply handed her a line and pulled. two and a half feet in the coral. She is When the tug began pulling the an iron vessel and was pounding on the Euterpe’s reef with great force. Every time she crew began to jettison her cargo. They thumped on the hard bottom her masts commenced to throw the coal from the would shake and tremble violently starboard side overboard first so as to while her rigging rattled ominously. give the vessel a list to port. Brokaw Captain Saxe did not sleep while his thought that in this manner it would be vessel was on the reef, he passed to and easier to get her afloat again. fro between the Euterpe and the Fearless All Monday night the Fearless kept up in one of the ship’s boats. He thought at her jerking and at first that it five minutes after would be necessary 3 o’clcok yesterday to jettison the morning her efforts greater part of the proved successful vessel’s cargo. 1700 and the iron ship tons of coal. He was floated in deep not acquanited at water. At 5 o’clock that time, however, the Euterpe set sail with the capabilities and, in tow of the of the Fearless. The Fearless, started Euterpe was about for Honolulu. The a mile and a half off Fearless pulled her shore and was in along at an easy momentary danger speed, the ship’s of going ashore and canvas serving to leaving her bones The tug Fearless is seen here in 1902 steady the vessel there before the tug escorting the freighter Alaskan. and ease the strain got of her. A on the hawser. At dusk last night the strong Euterpe was safe at anchor, leaking only northeast wind was blowing at the time. a little, and the Fearless was alongside After the vessol struck all sail was her wharf while Captain Brokaw was quickly taken in. The Euterpe left figuring in a note-book concerning Newcastle on July 10 and was bound salvage: Dunreggan $20,000? - Euterpe for Kahului when she went aground. $20,000? - Wela ka Hao! She was towed into Honolulu harbor to Captain Suxe of the Euterpe came be looked after should she have received ashore about 7 o’clock last night. He told any serious damage. Divers will his story to an Advertiser reporter. He examine her bottom to-day out in the is not well acquainted with the coast stream. of these Islands and, besides, the charts Captain Saxe’s wife is in Honolulu. show no reef or shallow The captain did not know where she water where the Euterpe wns staying when he came ashore last 21 struck. The present chart night. A friend of the family had been entrusted with the address to give to The weather was nearly perfect. In the the captain, had made a note of it on his early morning a haze hung over the bay and cuff, but had, by some strange chance, shore, but about the time the party started changed his shirt nnd sent the soiled out the sun dispelled this. As the boat one to the laundry and had forgotten the pulled out from her slip the band aboard address. playing patriotic airs the last trace of fog Captain Brokaw of the Fearless was in disappeared. high spirits last night. “When I got to The boat first headed for the Golden the Euterpe,” he said, “she was shipping Gate and from its decks the excursionists sprays in great shape, and doing her had a splendid view of the water front and best to shake the masts out of her. I got residences on the hillsides. Passing Angel a new Manila line onto her, however, and Alcatraz islands and the frowning forts and about 3 o’clock in the morning I at Black Point and the Presidio, the guests yanked her out of the clutch of the coral. looked out through the Golden Gate and saw The Fearless didn’t have any Iroquois before them the broad expanse of the Pacific, or Eleu to help her either. She did it by calm and peaceful as its name implies. herself and saved the Euterpe before Turning back, the steamer headed for she had Jettisoned fifty tons of coal. O! Mare Island, where the guests aboard her The Fearless is the boss tug all right and had an excellent view of the vessel whose she’s got the tools to work with.” unexpected arrival in this harbor. caused speculation and comment on two continents — the Russian cruiser Lena, now stripped of Courtesy of the Hawaiian Gazette her fighting apparatus. Sept 21 1900 A stop of three hours was made at Mare Island and the members of the party were taken through the workshops. Many of them are from the interior and found the visit to the navy yard a liberal education. While the party was inspecting the shops the band EXCURSION ON THE which accompanied it gave a concert of patriotic airs. BAY. Every possible courtesy was shown the visitors. Admiral McCalla entertained the Visiting Odd Fellows Enjoy Trip to members of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at Navy Yard at Mare Island. lunch. It was with regret that the visitors again boarded the to return to this One of the pleasantest features of the city. encampment of the Odd Fellows and one that The homeward trip was without incident. will perhaps linger longest in the memories The sun shone brightly from a cloudless sky of those fortunate enough to enjoy it was and there was just sufficient breeze blowing the bay excursion yesterday on the big ferry- to make it comfortable’ aboard the boat. The boat Berkeley. At 9 o’clock a. m. the boat party passed close enough to Goat Island to pulled out, bearing at least 800 persons get a good view of the naval training, station looking forward to a day of enjoyment. At there. A visit was also made to the Union 5 o’clock last evening as happy a group of Iron Works. excursionists as ever stepped from steamer’s The affair was managed by a joint deck to shore was landed. committee of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Not an accident or unpleasant incident made up as follows: Captain marred the pleasure of the day. Jones, who had charge of the vessel: E.R. Moss, H. R. Wolff, 22 R.C. Stahle; E. Quintero. Mrs. G. Gress, Miss E. Franklin and Mrs. Michaels.

Courtesy of The San Francisco Call Thursday, September 22, 1904

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THIS MONTH September 1899, September 1 - The full- rigged ship Euterpe, under Hawaiian Registry arrives at , WA. 1849, September 2 - On her initial voyage, the Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence sights the “island of Owyhee.” 1849, September 3 - The Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence enters the harbor at Diamond Head, island of Oahu. 1923, September 6 - The Sea Queen tows the Star of India to Alameda after arriving at San Francisco on August 30. The voyage to Alaska of 1923 would be her last sail as a working vessel. 1920, September 9 - The Star of India enters San Francisco on September 9, three days ahead of the Star of France after an unofficial race is provoked by Captain Marzan of the Star of France as the two barks cleared Unimak Pass, Alaska. 1975, September 9 - Final installation of the replacement silver- zinc main storage battery was completed on the U.S.S. Dolphin, pier side at the Naval Undersea Center, San Diego. This was the first time a silver- zinc battery replacement had been accomplished outside of a shipyard environment. 1970, September 10 - The U.S.S. Dolphin departs Portsmouth, New Hampshire for San Diego, CA. 1879, September 13 - Aboard the full-rigged ship Euterpe, passengers Stead Ellis and Joshua Charlesworth publish the first issue of the Euterpe Times. 2008, September 15 - The replica full-rigged ship HMS Surprise departs the Maritime Museum of San Diego for her first out-of area sail after becoming a part of the museum fleet. 1779, September 19 - The frigate HMS Rose is scuttled in the Tybee River in an attempt to block the French ships from aiding American forces in their attack on the British held Savannah, GA. 1799, September 20 - The British 28-gun frigate HMS Surprise, ex-L’Unite is dispatched from Port Royal Jamaica to intercept the Spanish frigate Hermione. 1873, September 24 - After departing New Zealand, the full-rigged ship Euterpe enters San Francisco Bay and is placed under the consignment of Dickerson, Wolf & Co. in order to obtain cargo. 1992, September 24 - To celebrate the landing of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the Maritime Museum of San Diego launch the shallop Chalupa. 1940, September 25 - The steam yacht Medea is acquired by the British Ministry of War Transport and is reallocated for use at Peterhead, Scotland. 1850, September 27 - The Revenue Bark Polk arrives in San Francisco, freeing up the Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence for coastal survey and patrol. 1989, September 27 - The U.S.S. Dolphin departs San Diego to conduct Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) Gravity experiment. This experiment was unique in that the data collected could possibly change the way the scientific community looks at gravity. Also this at-sea period was a benchmark for Dolphin being the longest independent at- sea operation in Dolphin history. 1849, September 28 - The Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence departs the Sandwich Islands to report to her assigned duty station, San Francisco, CA. 1542, September 29 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo aboard the San Salvador enters the bay of San Diego, landing at 23 Ballast Point ‑naming it San Miguel.