Box 19

Bound Typescript of LT Charles Kimball Cummings' voyages in USS Mount Vemon (Str. T.) during World War I and after, with watercolor illustrations of the ship, exterior and interior, and ship formations. Log dates from 11 October 1917-9 September 1918,with commentary on operations and voyages after the armistice. Diary entries tell of the weather, wind, navigation, port visits to Brest, France, London, England, convoying operations, German sub sightings, and torpedo attack on the vessel 5 September 1918. After the war ended, Mount Vernon transported troops back to the United States.