Volume 1

Scope and Contents

In July of 1931 both the U.S.S. Empire State and the U.S.S. Newport were docked next to each other at Bremerton Navy Yard to facilitate the transfer of equipment onto the Empire State. The logbook was kept for both ships at this time. The Empire State left Bremerton on Aug. 1, 1931 and from that point on the logbook is only for the Empire State.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of the logbooks from the U.S.S Empire State one of the training ships used by the New York State Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College) to train young men for the merchant marines and the naval reserves. A ship’s logbook is a daily record of the ship’s course, speed and location. Navigational, piloting and other notable events occurring in and around the ship are also recorded in a ship’s logbook. Logbooks serve as a reminder to the officers of the deck of their...