Neighbors,
As I’m sure many of you know, one of the few records of the prior expedition left easily accessible in the library is the notes of their Harbormaster, with the arrival and departure of various ships marked. I was inspired by this to believe it may be helpful for someone among us to keep similar track, and and focused on doing so in the time between the Festival of the Dawning and the Fire Festival.
I believe the following list is all the major ships that arrived or left during our first months. There were some smaller fishing vessels that I did not take note of, and several ships that passed the settlement without making landfall.
I intend to try and create a similar list between now and the next Festival. I am curious, however, if others find this useful information to gather. If the town does not feel it is an important contribution, I will perhaps move on to other things after the Fall.
Frederick, Comptess Northmarch
| Date of Arrival | Date of departure | Vessel name | Captain | Home Port | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Spring 45 | Late Spring 7 | HMS Venture | Sir Robert Stanton | Yokkaichi | Yokkaichi | Lead ship of our expedition. Left under the command of Lieutenant Stefan Inge Hertzfeld |
| Early Spring 45 | Late Spring 7 | SS Marigold | Amelia Burgess | Suur | Wreathburn | Carrying supplies and additional colonists. |
| Early Spring 45 | Late Spring 7 | SS Gustav’s Profit | Cedric Brumin | Yokkaichi | Suur | Gustav, Gustav, and Gustav ship. Dropped off Anton Gustav and plentiful supplies. |
| Late Spring 17 | Late Spring 19 | SS Lillian’s Favour | Dominika Török | Kholodno Harbor | Unknown | Crew showed signs of plague. Docking not allowed; ship anchored offshore. Crew sought resupply of fresh water and meat. Dock workers went out twice in a dinghy: retreiving barrels, returning those barrels with water and meat. Payment received on Stanton’s behalf. |
| Late Spring 24 | Late Spring 29 | SS Chiyo Maru | Beatrice Stewart Campbell | Wreathburn | Suur | Brought a number of farmers, miners, tradespersons, and assorted laborers for the colony. |
| Early Summer 8 | Early summer 15 | SS Loxodrome | Adelajda Luzenska | Yokkaichi | Headed West | Survey craft seeking better maps of the area. Intends to continue its mapmaking in the area for some time, then return to Yokkaichi. |
| Early Summer 17 | Early Summer 24 | HMS Osprey | Edwina Eaglethorpe | Yokkaichi | Yokkaichi | Conveying government equipment for funded public works, e.g. printing press and sewer. |
| Early Summer 40 | SS Bluebird | Akinye Berhane Lureen | Suur | Blue River Trading ship, carrying trade goods. | ||
| Early Summer 42 | SS Gustav’s Pride | Dame Ricardo D’Agostino | Yokkaichi | Carrying trade goods. | ||
| Early Summer 45 | HMS Venture | Stefan Inge Hertzfeld | Yokkaichi | Carrying new colonists and supplies. Only two ships can use the dock at a time, so HMS Venture must anchor elsewhere, and the new colonists must disembark by boat and trek to the colony. |