Papers 1918, 1983 April 1918 - October 1918.

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Papers 1918, 1983 April 1918 - October 1918.

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Journal of Ensign Jay S. Rogers kept during his service aboard the U.S.S. Olympia, April 28, 1918 - October 30, 1918 with 30 photopostcards. Journal entries begin with a description of Olympia's departure from the Charleston (S.C.) Navy Yard. The bulk of the entries date from May 1918, when the ship was docked at Murmansk, Russia. The photopostcards, including ten taken around Murmansk, illustrate many of the places and things described in the journal. The collection also includes one photograph of Rogers taken in 1983.

1 v. (26 p.) ; 15 x 22 cm. + 30 photopostcards.

Independence Seaport Museum

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Independence Seaport Museum

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Rogers, Jay S.

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The U.S.S Olympia, the flagship of the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish-American War. The Olympia was commissioned on February 5, 1895 and sailed from Mare Island to take its position as flagship of the Asiatic Squadron on August 25, 1895, under the command of Captain John J. Read. In 1895-1897, the Olympia visited ports in China, Japan, and the Philippines, spending the winter of 1897 in Hong Kong Harbor. On Jan. 3, George Dewey, the new Squadron commander arrived onboard of the Olympia. Whe...