New York (State)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Newport Schoolship Logbooks, 1920-1931
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0004
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the logbooks from the U.S.S Newport, one of the schoolships used by the New York 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 various...
Dates:
1920 - 1931
St. Mary's Schoolship Records, 1853-1958
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0001
Scope and Contents
The schoolship St. Mary's, a square-rigged sloop-of war was used by the New York Nautical School from 1874-1908 to train young men for careers in the Merchant Marines and the Naval Reserves. Materials in the collection include letters and documents regarding the creation of the New York Nautical School and the transfer of the St. Mary's to the New York City Board of Education. Also included are administrative documents regarding the running of the school; cruise itineraries; student log...
Dates:
1853 - 1958