Deck Log Resources
The National Archives has several resources that may assist researchers with researching Navy Deck Logs. Provided below are links to additional resources divided into categories such as veterans research, genealogy research, and historical research. We encourage researchers to explore the links below and discover more ways to research Navy Deck Logs.
Log Books of the U.S. Navy and Other Vessels
Navy Ship Deck Logs: Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog
Navy Ship Deck Logs: Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives
Navy Ship Deck Logs: Catalog Links to Logs Through 1940
Navy Ship Deck Logs: Old Weather
Navy Ship Deck Logs: USS Jeannette
Navy Ship Deck Logs: Special List 44 - Named Vessels
Vessel and Station Logs: Vessel and Station Log Books at the National Archives
Navy and Maritime Records: Navy/Maritime Records in Washington, DC
Veterans Resources
Veterans Research: Military and Veterans Research and Resources at The National Archives
Veterans Research: Records for Veterans Presentation
Reference Information Paper: Military Service Records
Know Your Records: Veterans Handout Revised
Military Research: Vietnam War: In Country
Military Research: Brown Water Vessels to be Scanned as Part of the Vietnam War Deck Log Digitization Pilot Project
Congressional Affairs: Frequently Asked Questions
Citizen Archivist: Honoring Our Veterans
Genealogical Research
Genealogy Fair: World War 1 Navy and Marine Corps Records Research
Genealogy Fair: Navy and Marine Corps Records Research Handout
Genealogy Fair: National Archives Hosts Virtual Genealogy Fair
Genealogy Fair: National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair Videos 2019
Genealogy Fair: National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair Videos 2013
Genealogy Fair: Genealogy Through Deck Logs
Genealogy: National Archives Catalog Guide for Genealogists and Family Historians
Prologue Magazine: Civil War and Later Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives, 1861-1924
Prologue Magazine: An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service
Resources for Genealogists: Frequently Asked Questions
Military Research: Finding Information on Personnel Participation in World War 2
History
Prologue Magazine: Reports from the Front
Prologue Magazine: The War of 1812: Stoking the Fires
Prologue Magazine: KAMIKAZES! When Japanese Planes Attacked the U.S. Submarine Devilfish
Prologue Magazine: The United States Armed Forces and the Mexican Punitive Expedition: Part 2
Prologue Magazine: U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion
Prologue Magazine: BAKUHATAI: The Reconnaissance Mission of the USS Burrfish and the Fate of Three American POWs
Pieces of History: New Year’s poems from Navy Deck logs
Archives Library Information Center: Military Resources: World War II
Vietnam War: Post-Conflict Events
Speeches & Writing: Welcome Remarks for "Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History"
Military Research: Treasures from World War II US Navy Command Files
National Archives News: Records Relating to Amelia Earhart
National Archives News: Records Help Tell Story of USS Juneau, Sullivan Brothers
Reference Information Paper: Record Relating To The Korean War
Pearl Harbor
Prologue Magazine: Remembering Pearl Harbor . . . 70 years later
Prologue Magazine: Winter 2011
Prologue Magazine: The Day of Infamy
Press Release: New National Archives Video Short Gives Fresh Look at Pearl Harbor Attack
National Archives News: Remembering Pearl Harbor
Citizen Archivist: Remembering Pearl Harbor
Pacific Currents: Pearl Harbor: In Their Own Words
Around the National Archives
Awards: Welcome Remarks for the Archivist’s Awards Ceremony
Genealogy: Genealogy Fair 2018
Volunteers: Remarks for Volunteer Appreciation Day
Recovered Items: Recovered Lost and Stolen Documents
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act Requests-Full Report FY2020
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act Requests-Full Report FY2016
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act Requests- Full Report FY2014
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act Requests-Full Report FY2013
Digitization Partnerships
Press Release: Digitization Partnership Supports Veteran Claims, Access to Records
Press Release: National Archives and NOAA Announce Historic Navy Deck Log Digitization Partnership
Press Release: Innovative project uses citizen scientists to transcribe historic Arctic weather data
Press Release: Grant Allows Digitization of 19th Century Navy Deck Logs
National Archives: Researcher News, Autumn 2012
Notice: Scanning of Vietnam-era Deck Logs
News Article: Students Create Tool Using Records to Help Navy Vietnam Veterans Get Benefits