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Visualize journeys of Royal Navy vessels of the World War 1-era, or Arctic voyages of United States vessels from the mid 19th century onwards.

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Journey Plotter @journeyplotter.nl · Sep 1
Journey Plotter is a free Windows application for visualizing journeys of #RoyalNavy vessels of the World War 1-era, or Arctic voyages of United States vessels from the mid 19th century onwards.

More: www.journeyplotter.nl

#NavalHistory #CitizenScience #Ancestry #USNavy #USCoastGuard #NOAA #WW1
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#OTD 11 November 1918

The #WW1 #Armistice isn't always mentioned in the log-books of #RoyalNavy ships.
HMS Rinaldo did, though.

1.30pm: Guns fired from batteries denoting signing of armistice. Dressed ship overall

The inset shows part of the actual log page.

#NavalHistory #ArmisticeDay #History
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1916-1919 journey of HMS Rinaldo, and the events recorded in her log-book for 11 November 1918, overlain with a snippet of the original log-book page and the Poppy Appeal logo. 6.30am: Hands employed as requisite 8.00am: Hands employed surveying Port cable 10.30am: Hands employed clearing store rooms 1.30pm: Guns fired from batteries denoting signing of armistice. Dressed ship overall 3.30pm: Leave to 1st Part Port watch until 8am 4.00pm: Patrol landed 7.25pm: undressed ship 10.20pm: Patrol returned on board Provisions received: 58 lbs fresh meat; 250 lbs vegetables; 70 lbs bread; 4 gallons milk 2 on sick list
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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#OTD 7 November 1915

HMS Albermarle was struck by a storm on her way from Rosyth to Scapa Flow.
She was heavily damaged, lost 2 men overboard, including Commander Nixon, suffered another casualty on board, and 3 officers and 16 men were seriously injured.

#NavalHistory #History #WW1 #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1915-1916 journey of HMS Albemarle, and the events recorded in her log-book for 7 November 1915. 2.27am: Ship struck by two heavy seas in quick succession wrecking fore bridge & chart house & shifting roof of conning tower; large quantities of water entered fore turret, mess decks & flats. Commander George Russell Nixon, Royal Navy, Able Seaman George Edward Bracey Stroud Off No. 221919 were lost overboard; Chief Petty Officer William James Aiken, Off No. 161866, was killed & three officers and sixteen men seriously injured by wreckage. 2.45am: Eased engines to dead slow. Shifted to after conning tower steering position. 4.15am: Stopped. 5.35am: Working engines as requisite to keep head to sea. 6.30am: HMS Hibernia closed. 6.45am: Took station astern of HMS Hibernia. Shifted to fore conning tower steering position. Courses as requisite for Hoxa Sound, speed 10 knots. 7.45am: 7 knots. Courses as requisite for anchorage. 8.10am: Stopped. 8.12am: Came to in C6 berth. 10.00am: Hands employed clearing up wreckage from fore bridge. 10.30am: Hospital boat came alongside. Discharged injured 21 cot cases and Lieut. Commander McLeod RN, Lieut Fletcher RNR, Midshipman Eliott RN to hospital ship Plassey. 10.20am: Hospital boat left. 1.35pm: DD Chief Petty Officer Aiken to Plassey. 2.35pm: Red watch employed clearing wreckage and getting water from flats. 4.00pm: HMS Hibernia and HMS Zealandia proceeded out of harbour. 8.00pm: Mustered both anchor watches.
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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#OTD 1 November 1914: #WW1 Battle of Coronel.

HMS Glasgow and HMS Otranto participated in the battle, in which HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth were lost.
The images show what HMS Glasgow and HMS Otranto recorded in their log-books during the day.

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1914-1918 journey of HMS Glasgow, and the events recorded in her log-book for 1 November 1914. 10.20am: Weighed & proceeded, 240 revs 1.00pm: Sighted squadron on starboard bow. 1.05pm: As requisite closing flagship 2.00pm: Stopped. Sent telegrams to “Good Hope” by towing cask across her bow 2.55pm: N17E, 300 revs spreading from flag 4.30pm: Sighted smoke on starboard bow 4.40pm: Sighted enemy: 2 Armoured Cruisers & 1 Light Cruiser 5.00pm: Lit fires in A3&4 to B3&4 boilers 5.47pm: Formed single line ahead, “Otranto” standing away to westward Proceeded as requisite into action, closing enemy 7.02pm: Enemy opened fire 7.06pm: Opened fire at 3rd ship in enemy’s line 7.40pm: “Good Hope” drew out of line 7.50pm: “Good Hope”, who was badly on fire, blew up 8.10pm: Ceased firing. Proceeded full speed out of action with “Monmouth” to westward 8.50pm: Lost sight of “Monmouth” to NE 9.25pm: Observed enemy using searchlight & firing, presumably at “Monmouth” Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1914-1916 journey of HMS Otranto, and the events recorded in her log-book for 1 November 1914. 1.15am: Challenged and replied to HMS “Monmouth”. 4.0am: Fresh to strong wind, rough sea, fine and clear. 4.45am: General quarters. 5.15am: Altered course N25W. 8.0am: Strong wind, rough sea. Overcast and fine. 9.15am: Altered course N69E. Revs 48. 10.20am: Observed [HMS] Good Hope, altered course S30E. 10.35am: Altered course S41E. 11.16am: Increased 52 Revs. 11.20am: Observed “Monmouth”. Courses various keeping position. Noon: Strong wind, rough sea. Fine and clear. Altered course N80E. 0.10pm: Altered course S79E. Revs 48. Courses and speeds altered as required during manoeuvres including flag. 3.3pm: Set Course N10E, Revs 69. Log streamed and Set. 3.15pm: Altered course N12E. 3.30pm: Revs 72. 4.0pm: Fresh wind, rough Sea and fine clear weather. 4.43pm: Altered course S60E. Revs increased. 5.0pm: Full speed. 5.20pm: Altered course S67W. 5.25pm: Altered course WEST. 5.35pm: Altered course S75W. 5.50pm: Altered course West. 5.55pm: Revs 58. 6.0pm: Revs 48. 6.5pm. Altered course South. Average Revs 84. 7.12pm: Enemy opened fire and other ships replied. 7.53pm: Ceased fire. 8.0pm: Strong wind and rough sea. Overcast and occasional showers. Midnight: Strong wind and rough Sea. Overcast and fine.
November 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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#OTD 19 October 1917
HMS Orama was torpedoed by German submarine U-62 and sank.

From her log-book:
5.55pm: Ship torpedoed in number 3 hold
8.00pm: Hands abandon ship in boats
9.50pm: Navigator and Captain left ship
9.55pm: Ship sunk

#NavalHistory #History #WW1 #RoyalNavy #UBoat
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1914-1917 journey of HMS Orama, and the events recorded in her log-book for 19 October 1917.
October 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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October 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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The arrival of the first Australian Fleet into Sydney Harbour. HMAS Sydney following HMAS Melbourne into the harbour.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1008876
October 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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#OTD 4 October 1913: HMAS Sydney arrived at Sydney, #Australia.
The following week or so she was open to visitors.

#NavalHistory #History #RAN
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1913-1914 journey of HMAS Sydney, and the events recorded in her log-book for 4 October 1913.
October 4, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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1/2 #OTD 7 September 1919: 200 men and officers of HMS New Zealand were landed at Lyttleton, #NewZealand, and the Admiral of the Fleet presented flag to Christchurch cathedral.

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1919-1920 journey of HMS New Zealand, and the events recorded in her log-book for 7 September 1919. Landed 200 men and officers. The Admiral of the Fleet presented flag to Christchurch Cathedral. Landed usual church parties, granted usual leave. 23,952 visitors.
September 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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#OTD 1 September 1919: HMS New Zealand arrives at Lyttleton, #NewZealand.
In two weeks she received 74050 visitors on board according to her log.

@nationallibrarynz.bsky.social has a newspaper article detailing her visit:
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/C...

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the journey of HMS New Zealand, in particular her time visiting New Zealand, and the events recorded in her log-book for 1 September 1919.
September 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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#OTD 28 August 1914: #WW1 Battle of the Helgioland Bight.

HMS Invincible took part in the battle.
She first recorded activities of HMS Lion and HMS New Zealand in her log-book, and then she engaged and sank a German light cruiser herself.

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing part of the 1914-1915 journey of HMS Invincible, and the events recorded in her log-book for 28 August 1914. 3.59am: Sighted first Battle Cruiser Squadron. 4.45am: Took station on starboard beam of HMS Lion, 17 knots. 8.15am: a/c S1/4 E Course and speed as requisite for bringing enemies vessel to action Noon: Firing heard to eastward. 12.50pm: Lion opened fire, passed cruisers out of action, nationality not known. 1.00pm: New Zealand observed to open fire at German cruiser visible on port Bow. 1.10pm: Opened fire engaged German light cruiser Lat. 54-7N, 7-10E. 1.25pm: Ceased fire. 1.30pm: German observed to be sinking. [This was probably the Ariadne, or possibly the Köln.] 2.20pm: Closed Lion. 4.35pm: a/c S45W parted company from Lion.
August 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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#OTD 20 August 1919: As part of Admiral Jellicoe's world tour, HMS New Zealand arrives at Wellington, New Zealand.
In the next week and a half thousands upon thousands visitors came on board to see her; 94,476 in all according to her log-book.

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the New Zealand part of the 1919-1920 journey of HMS New Zealand, and the events recorded in her log-book for 20 August 1919. Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1919-1920 journey of HMS New Zealand, the world tour of Admiral Jellicoe, and the events recorded in her log-book for 20 August 1919.
August 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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This month's Journey Plotter update:
New is the 1884 journey of USS Thetis.
Together with USS Bear she took part in the Greely Arctic Expedition rescue mission.

#NavalHistory #CitizenScience #USNavy #Arctic #Ancestry
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1884 journey of USS Thetis, and the events recorded in her log-book for 31 July 1884. Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1884 journey of USS Bear, and the events recorded in her log-book for 31 July 1884.
July 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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1/2 #OTD 6 July 1915: HMSs Mersey, Severn and Weymouth were in one way or another involved in the action against SMS Königsberg in eastern Africa.
Some had more to record in their logs than others.

#NavalHistory #History #WW1 #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1915 journey of HMS Mersey, and the events recorded in her log-book for 6 July 1915. Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1915 journey of HMS Severn, and the events recorded in her log-book for 6 July 1915. Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1915 journey of HMS Weymouth, and the events recorded in her log-book for 6 July 1915.
July 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Under the command of Captain Schley, conning her from the crow's nest while searching for gaps in the ice, the rescue expedition led by Thetis managed to rescue 7 of the 25 members of Greely expedition and get back 6 of them in the United States.

A really awesome piece of #navalhistory
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The edited 1884 logs of USS Thetis, concerning the Greely Rescue Mission, have been published with one @journeyplotter.nl map.
Many thanks to editor Matteo. ⚓🌎
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Thetis...
#navalhistoy
Map showing the 1884 voyages of USS Thetis, as part of the Greely Rescue Mission to Greenland and the Canadian Arctic.
July 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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The edited 1884 logs of USS Thetis, concerning the Greely Rescue Mission, have been published with one @journeyplotter.nl map.
Many thanks to editor Matteo. ⚓🌎
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Thetis...
#navalhistoy
Map showing the 1884 voyages of USS Thetis, as part of the Greely Rescue Mission to Greenland and the Canadian Arctic.
July 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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No update to report this month, but today is an important #OnThisDay.

#OTD 31 May 1916: The Battle of Jutland commenced.
One of the participants in the Battle of Jutland, HMS Fearless, is available in Journey Plotter.

#NavalHistory #History #WW1 #RoyalNavy #BattleOfJutland
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1916-1917 journey of HMS Fearless, and the events recorded in her log-book for 31 May 1916. Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1916-1917 journey of HMS Fearless, and the events recorded in her log-book for 1 June 1916.
May 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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#OTD 25 May 1919: HMS M.33 left Lerwick for North Russia as part of the North Russian Expeditionary Force.

This veteran of #WW1 is still around.
You can visit her at the National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth.
www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/por...

#NavalHistory #History
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1919 journey of HMS M.33, and the events recorded in her log-book for 25 May 1919.
May 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Monthly Journey Plotter update:
USS Yorktown (PG-1) years 1908-09 have been added.
Operations along the west coast of all the Americas, survey work at Galapagos Islands, and became part of the Nicaraguan Expeditionary Squadron.

In all her journeys now cover 1889-1909.

#NavalHistory #CitizenScience
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1908-1909 journey of USS Yorktown, and the events recorded in her log-book for 30 April 1908. Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1889-1909 journey of USS Yorktown.
April 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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#OTD 23 April 1918: As part of the #WW1 Zeebrugge Raid outer patrol, HMS Attentive picked up an Engineering Lieutenant and 11 men from HMS Sirius at 6.20am.
HMS Sirius was sunk as blockship.

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1917-1918 journey of HMS Attentive, and the events recorded in her log-book for 23 April 1918.
April 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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#OTD 22 April 1918: HMS Attentive left Dover for the #WW1 Zeebrugge Raid as part of the outer patrol off Zeebrugge.

#NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1917-1918 journey of HMS Attentive, and the events recorded in her log-book for 22 April 1918.
April 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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The edited logs of USS Yorktown, 1908-1909, with four @journeyplotter.bsky.social maps, have been published. Yorktown travelled the west coast of the Americas from Alaska in the north to Chile in the south. Thanks to editor and publisher Maikel. 🌎⚓
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Yorkto...
This is a map of the voyages of USS Yorktown in 1908-1909, when she travelled along the west coast of the Americas from Alaska to Chile.
April 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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This month's Journey Plotter update:
New is the 1884 journey of USS Bear, the Greely Arctic Expedition rescue mission.

Also, hundreds non-noon positions were added to the #WW1 journey (1914-1915) of hired yacht HMS Thistle (2).

#NavalHistory #CitizenScience #Ancestry
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1884 journey of USS Bear, and the events recorded in her log-book for 31 March 1884. Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1914-1915 journey of hired yacht HMS Thistle, and the events recorded in her log-book for 28 December 1914.
March 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Hundreds of non-noon positions have been added to the 1914-1915 journey of #RoyalNavy's hired yacht HMS Thistle (2).
They add more detail to her #WW1 operations in British waters.
The positions have been calculated from bearings to landmarks mentioned in the log-books.

#NavalHistory #CitizenScience
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1914-1915 journey of hired yacht HMS Thistle (2), noon positions only, and the events recorded in her log-book for 18 November 1914. Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1914-1915 journey of hired yacht HMS Thistle (2), with the additional positions, and the events recorded in her log-book for 3 December 1914.
March 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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#OTD 16 March 1917: HMSs Achilles and Dundee sank German raider SMS Leopard.
All Achilles recorded in her log: '4.33pm: Sank Raider.'

Mentioned Captain's report, which includes Dundee's boarding party that was on board Leopard when she sank: www.naval-history.net/WW1Battle170...

#NavalHistory #WW1
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1916-1918 journey of HMS Achilles and the events noted in her log-book for 16 March 1917.
March 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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The edited logs of USS Bear, March to October 1884, have been published with one @journeyplotter.bsky.social map.
Bear travelled from New York to Greenland and back, as part of the Greely Arctic Expedition rescue mission.
Our thanks to new editor, Ellen. ⚓🌎
www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Bear/U...
Map showing a plot of the 1884 voyage of USS Bear from New York to Greenland to rescue the survivors of the Greely Expedition
March 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM