Diary, 1917-1919.

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Diary, 1917-1919.

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Typescript of a diary kept by Quinn while on duty on the U.S.S. Surveyor, based at Gibraltar during World War I, describing daily life on board; the ship's officers; war experiences; convoy duty in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean; liberty experiences in various ports; the progress of the war; submarines; the port of Gibraltar; the U.S.S. Prometheus, Parker, Sardinia, Venetia, San Diego, Gregory, Whipple, and Shearwater; operations off the Spanish and French coasts; the sinking of the French ship Susette Fraissenette; torpedoing celebration at the end of the war; the return trip across the Atlantic and demobilization in Virginia. Included also are copies of papers concerning Quinn's discharge.

1 v. (179 p.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6993825

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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