| 01 Dec 1850-Departed Gibraltar. At night, struck and sank British merchant brig CONFIDENCE; all but Captain rescued. 1917-In order that a new battlecruiser could be given the name, the sailing frigate was officially renamed USS OLD CONSTITUTION. 1931-Arrived at Charleston, SC. 02 Dec 1799-Arrived at Mole St. Nicholas, Haiti. 1840-Departed Callao, Peru. 1842-Arrived at Norfolk, VA. 1844-A man given 12 lashes for going through other mens' clothes. 1845-Departed Honolulu, Hawaii. 1932-A Seaman AWOL 3 hours. 1990-Ms. Jennifer Cook of Belfast, Maine, became 1 millionth visitor of the year, the second consecutive year in which that number was exceeded. Total for 1990 was 1,011,184. 03 Dec 04 Dec 1853-Departed St. Helena I. 05 Dec 1812-Three men given 12 lashes each, another 7, and another 6 for unspecified offenses; one man confined in irons for desertion; and three were excused from the unspecified charges against them. 1822-Departed Gibraltar. 1825-Daniel Todd Patterson detached as Captain. 1827-Arrived at Tunis, Tunisia. 1853-While at St. Helena Island, learned of Perry's success in opening Japan to American trade; crew gave three cheers. 06 Dec 1837-One man given 18 lashes for intoxication. 1931-Departed Charleston, SC. 07 Dec 1803-One man given 36 lashes for desertion, drunkenness, and neglect of duty; 3 received 24 each for drunkenness and neglect of duty; and 1 got 6 for drunkenness. 1827-Departed Tunis, Tunisia. 1931-Arrived at Savannah, GA. 1932-Seaman AWOL. 08 Dec 1799-Departed Mole St. Nicholas, Haiti. 1807-Hugh George Campbell placed ship in ordinary in New York. 1931-One man AWOL 9 hours; subsequently given a warning at mast. 1932-Departed Washington, DC. 09 Dec 1803-One man returned to duty after three weeks in irons for attempted desertion. 1806-Departed Lisbon, Portugal. 1812-A Marine given 50 lashes per court martial order of 26 Nov and released from confinement. 1823-Seaman Thomas Kelly was discharged at his own request and sent aboard HMS TRIBUNE, frigate. 1848-Departed Boston, MA. 10 Dec 1845-Jesse Duncan Elliott, Captain 1835-8, died in Philadelphia, PA. 1854-Arrived at Funchal, Madeira I. 1932-Mast gave a Petty Officer 3rd Class extra duty for insolence and the same to a Seaman for being out of uniform. 11 Dec 1810-Two Marines flogged for drunkenness and a sailor for theft. 1824-Arrived at Tunis, Tunisia. 1837-Three men given 12 lashes each for leaving the Port Mahon Navy Yard without permission, and another 6 for intoxication and riotous conduct. 1879-Departed Hampton Roads, VA. 1931-Departed Savannah, GA. 1972-Thomas Coyne relieved John David McKinnon as Captain. 12 Dec 1931-Arrived at Brunswick, GA. 1932-Mast gave 3 extra mid-watches each to a Marine and a Seaman for improper watch relief during last port call. 13 Dec 1827-Seaman Owen Sullivan died "of debility" and was buried at sea. (Also reported as having occurred on the 11th.) 1931-Marine AWOL 7 hours. 14 Dec 1811-Acting Sailmaker Lewis Crofford died and was buried ashore in Cherbourg, France, the next day. 1881-Edwin Malcolm Shepard decommissioned ship at New York City. 1931-A Marine given a warning and a sailor 2 weeks restriction, both for improper performance of duty. 1932-Mast gave insolent Marine 3 days bread and water and 27 hours in solitary confinement. Arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 1935-Edward Joseph Melanson, Jr., Captain 1959-60, born in Stoneham, MA. 1964-Clarence Earl McBride, Captain 1941-5, died. 15 Dec 1824-Departed Tunis, Tunisia. 1827-Arrived at Port Mahon, Minorca. 1848-Two men flogged, one for "carelessly leaving an iron loose in the top." 1931-Departed Brunswick, GA. Deck court gave AWOL Marine 10 days in brig and $5 fine. 16 Dec 1803-Two men given 24 lashes each for drunkenness and neglect of duty; another given 24 for neglect of duty and leaving a boat; and a Marine was punished for sleeping on post. 1931-Arrived at Jacksonville, FL. 17 Dec 1800-Departed Boston, MA. 1803-Departed Syracuse, Sicily. 1803-A Marine was given 24 lashes for embezzlement and sale of stolen property. 1814-Departed Boston, MA. 18 Dec 1806-Arrived at Gibraltar. 1821-Departed Gibraltar. 1824-Ordinary Seaman John Foreman died; buried at sea the next day. 1836-Departed Port Mahon, Minorca. 19 Dec 1811-Two men flogged for smuggling rum on board. 1824-Seaman John C. Norman, a Black, died of consumption and was buried at sea. 1853-Arrived at Monrovia, Liberia. 1932-Departed Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 1993-Ian Toye, son of crewman Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Andrew J. Toye, baptized on board. 20 Dec 1811-Midshipman William C. Pierpoint and Boy Abraham Harding died and were buried ashore in Cherbourg, France. 1822-Arrived at Port Mahon, Minorca. 1844-Seaman John Weston died of consumption and was buried at sea. 1933-Lieutenant (junior grade) David W. Tolson married Miss Helen Lee Turner in the Wardroom, Lieutenant Commander (Chaplain) Clinton A. Neyman, officiating. 1939-Joseph Clark Grew, Captain 1965-7, born in Lawrence, NY. 21 Dec 1821-Arrived at Port Mahon, Minorca. 1824-Arrived at Syracuse, Sicily. 1853-Departed Monrovia, Liberia. 1931-Departed Jacksonville, FL. 22 Dec 1806-Departed Gibraltar. 1844-Seaman Christian Fisher died of ulcers and was buried at sea. 1848-Flogged 4 men for unspecified offenses. 1849-Six men flogged for unspecified offenses. 1852-John Rudd recommissioned ship at New York City. 1932-Arrived at Cristobal, Panama. 23 Dec 1783-Thomas Macdonough, Captain 1824-5, born in The Trap, DE. 1848-One man flogged for an unspecified offense. 1931-Arrived at Miami, FL. 24 Dec 1814-Captured British brig LORD NELSON. 1879-Arrived at Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe I. 1963-Hermann Pierce Knickerbocker, Captain 1940-1, died in Jacksonville, FL. 25 Dec 1822-Boatswain's Mate Daniel Campbell died; buried ashore at Port Mahon, Minorca, the next day. 1850-Seaman Joseph Bryson stabbed Captain of the Mizzen Top Peter Wilson with a knife; placed in double irons. Dishonorably discharged upon arrival in port. 1879-Departed Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe I. 26 Dec 1810-Seaman Nathaniel Erburus (sp?) died. 1837-George Dewey, Captain 1867-70, born in Montpelier, VT. 1849-Nine men flogged for unspecified offenses. 27 Dec 1799-Three men flogged for neglect of duty. 1811-Seaman James Lornson (sp?) died and was buried ashore in Cherbourg, France, the next day. 1848-One man flogged for an unspecified offense. 1879-Arrived at Fort de France, Martinique I. 1932-Transitted the Panama Canal from Cristobal to Balboa. 28 Dec 1798-Departed Boston, MA. 1804-Arrived Lisbon, Portugal. 1811-Samuel Nicholson, Sr., Captain 1798-9, died in Charlestown, MA. 1836-Arrvied at Cadiz, Spain. 29 Dec 1803-Arrived at Syracuse, Sicily. 1806-Arrived at Algiers, Algeria. 1812-William Bainbridge commanded ship in victory over HMS JAVA (38 guns) off Sao Salvador (Bahia), Brazil. The Americans suffered 9 killed and 15 wounded, including Commodore Bainbridge and Lieutenant John C. Aylwin, who later died along with 4 others of the wounded. 1848-Four men flogged for unspecified offenses. 1932-Petty Officer 1st Class and Seaman made prisoners-at-large for unspecified offenses. 1933-One man AWOL 4 hours; later awarded 3 days restriction. 30 Dec 1931-Departed Miami, FL. 1932-Petty Officer 1st Class made prisoner-at-large for intoxication. 31 Dec 1813-Departed Boston, MA. 1827-Lieutenant George B. McCulloch died "of disease" and was buried ashore in Port Mahon, Minorca, the next day. 1836-Departed Cadiz, Spain. 1840-Arrived at Valparaiso, Chile. 1914-Henry Lycurgis Howison, Captain 1870-1, died in Yonkers, NY. 1931-Arrived at Key West, FL. |