Cruising Log of the USS Denebola, Enroute from Philadelphia to Constantinople, Turkey 1922

E-261. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Self-published. 1922. Unpaginated. Hand-written manuscript. Bound in cloth boards. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the front pastedown and the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. USS Denebola (AD-12) was an Altair-class destroyer tender named for Denebola, the second-brightest star in the constellation Leo. Originally built in 1919 as SS Edgewood by Skinner and Eddy of Seattle, Washington, then transferred from the Shipping Board on 4 November 1921 and converted for naval use at Philadelphia Navy Yard. She was commissioned as USS Denebola (AD-12) on 28 November 1921 with Commander J. F. Daniels in command. Denebola served on the Atlantic Coast until 21 November 1922 when she cleared Philadelphia for the Mediterranean and duty as tender and repair ship to the U. S. Naval Detachment in Turkish waters. She got underway from Constantinople 18 November 1923 and called at Bizerte and Tunis, Tunisia; Gibraltar; and the Azores on her way to New York, where she arrived 23 December. Denebola joined in winter maneuvers in the Caribbean in 1924. She was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia on 9 August. E-261; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .