A guide to the A.H. Sorensen logbook and pamphlets, 1878-1933
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A Guide to the A.H. Sorensen logbook and pamphlets
HDC0057
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2013, National Park Service
Title: A.H. Sorensen logbook and pamphlets
Date: 1878-1933
Date (bulk): 1925-1933
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0057 (SAFR 14267)
Physical Description:
11 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: A.H. Sorensen Logbook and pamphlets (SAFR 14267, HDC 57) consists of one logbook and ten Notices to Mariners pamphlets dating
between 1978-1933. The logbook records the exercises Sorensen did to practice navigation calculations. The pamphlets give
the correction of sailing directions, light lists, and charts. It is published by the Hydrographic Office under the authority
of the Secretary of the Navy. This collection has been processed to the collection level and is open for use without restrictions.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
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A.H. Sorensen Logbook and pamphlets (SAFR 14267, HDC 57) consists of one logbook and ten Notices to Mariners pamphlets dating
between 1978-1933. The logbook records the exercises Sorensen did to practice navigation calculations. The pamphlets give
the correction of sailing directions, light lists, and charts. It is published by the Hydrographic Office under the authority
of the Secretary of the Navy. This collection has been processed to the collection level and is open for use without restrictions.
The logbook records the exercises Sorensen did to practice navigation calculations. In the first section, each page is headed
by "exercise," a number and a heading such as amplitude, mercators sailing, azimuth, chronometerand latitude by meridian.
The second part consists of notes on board and timber measurements, clubhauling, boxhauling, finding circumference, and contents
of cisterns. The last part, headed by "examples," begins on March 15, 1982 and ends January 1, 1924. This section mentions
a vessel and its voyage at the bottom of each page.
This collection is arranged by form of material in three folders.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Logbooks
Navigation
Sorensen, A.H.