Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library (RG 45)
Many different types of Navy logs and logbooks are available for research in the Records of the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library (Record Group 45). This office, which began in 1800 as a small library collecting books from decommissioned U.S. Navy vessels, was later funded directly by Congress and charged with maintaining historical manuscripts, official records, and other materials, as well as collecting contemporary records that could be used for then-current studies and future use. Logs for vessels and stations not located in the main series of logbooks (Logs of U.S. Naval Ships and Stations, 1801鈥�1946, Record Group 24, Entry 118, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier ) may be found in several series in this record group. Other logbooks located in Record Group 45 include communication logs, personal journals, logs and journals of special expeditions, some U.S. and foreign merchant vessel logs, logbooks of foreign Navy vessels, and more.
All records in Record Group 45 are described in the finding aid Inventory of the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library. Please email archives1reference@nara.gov for a copy.
Please find below citations, including links to item lists, of logs and logbooks described in Record Group 45. For more information about the history of the U.S. Navy, please visit the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Logs and Logbooks in Record Group 45
Entry 232 Communications Logs and Messages of U.S. Naval Vessels, Forces, Bases, and Squadrons, 1924鈥�29
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 237 Flight Logs of the First Navy Airplanes, 1911鈥�14
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 296 Logs, Journals, and Navigation Books of German and Dutch Commercial and Naval Vessels, 1902鈥�1918
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 437 Station Log of Mare Island, 1854鈥�56 1 vol.
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 456 Station Logs of Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1834鈥�47 (with gaps) 7 vols.
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 468 Station Logs of Pensacola, 1837鈥�1875 12 vols.
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 481 Station of Logs of Portsmouth NH Navy Yard, 1840鈥�45 3 vols.
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 492 Station Log 鈥� Washington Navy Yard, 1822鈥�1830 1 vol.
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 581 Logs of British Vessels, 1775鈥�1899
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 594 Logs of German Merchant Vessel RHAETIA, 1882鈥�98
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Entry 598 Log of Spanish Naval Cruiser CRISTOBOL COLON
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 599 Log of Spanish Naval Transport MANILA
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 608 Logs and Journals Kept by U.S. Naval Officers, March 1776鈥揓une 1908
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 609 Logs and Journals of American Privateers and State Navy and Merchant Vessels, 1776鈥�1867
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 659 Logs of Confederate Privateers
威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
Entry 660 Logs and Journals of CS Navy Vessels and Battery Brooke, 1861鈥�65
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Inquiries regarding these records may be directed to archives1reference@nara.gov, or write to:
威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration
Archives 1 Reference Branch
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20408-0001