8-2-41
- At 10:45 A.M. the President left the White House,
motored to Union Station and departed Washington,
D.C. at 11:00 a.m. via the Pennsyvania Railroad. At
7:45 P.M. the President arrived at Submarine Base,
New London, Conn. where he detrained and embarked on
the U.S.S.Potomac. At 7:36
the Potomac was underway
and at 11:47 P.M. anchored at Point of Refuge, Point
Judith, R.I.
8-4-41
- Midnight to 6:40 A.M. the U.S.S.Potomac,
with the President aboard, remained at anchor at
Point of Refuge, Point Judith, R.I.; at 6:40 AM the Potomac
got underway and at 9:55 a.m. came to anchor in
Apponagansett Bay, At 10:50 a.m. the Potomac
lifted anchor and cruised back and forth in Buzzard
Bay until 7:30 P.M. when she dropped anchor off Negro
Lodge in Buzzards Bay.
At
7:50 P.M. the President left the Potomac
at the wheel of a Kris Kraft speedboat and cruised to
the Yacht Club Landing, South Dartmouth, Mass. At
8:15 P.M., the President returned to the Potomac;
the Potomac got underway
and at 10:23 P.M. anchored in Menemsha Bight,
Vineyard Sound, Mass. where she remained at anchor.
8-5-41
- Midnight to 5:30 A.M. the USS Potomac
remained at anchor in Menemsha Bight, Vineyard Sound,
Mass. At 5:30 A.11. the Potomac
got underway and went alongside, the USS
Augusta where at 6:17 A.M. the
President left the Potomac
and embarked on the Augusta.
At 6:40 a.m. the Augusta
got underway and at midnight was steaming for Ship
Harbor, Newfoundland convoyed by the following US
ships - Tuscaloosa, Madison,
Moffett, Sampson,
Winslow and McDougal.
8-6-41
- Midnight to Midnight the USS Augusta.,
with the President aboard, was steaming for Ship
Harbor, Newfoundland.
8-7-41
- Midnight to 9:24 A.M., the USS Augusta,
with the President aboard, was steaming to Ship
Harbor, Newfoundland. At 9:24 am. she dropped anchor
there. At 1:35 P.M. the President left the USS
Augusta in a motor whaleboat and fished
in Ship Harbor, Newfoundland until 5:00 P.M at which
time he again boarded the USS Augusta,
which was still at anchor at midnight.
8-8-41
- From midnight to midnight the President stayed
aboard the USS Augusta,
which remained at anchor in Ships Harbor,
Newfoundland during this time.
8-9-41
- From midnight to midnight the President remained on
board the USS Augusta which
was at anchor in Ships Harbor, Newfoundland.
8-10-41
- From midnight to 10:30 A.M. the President remained
aboard the USS Augusta in Ship
Harbor, Newfoundland. At 10:30 AM the President
transferred to the USS Mayrant
and at 11:00 AM boarded the HMS Prince of
Wales, where he attended Divine
Services on board, received the Officers of the Ship
and attended a luncheon in his honor given by the
Honorable Winston Churchill Prime Minister of Great
Britain. At 5:35 P.M. the President returned to the USS
Augusta and remained aboard until
midnight.
8-11-41 -
From midnight to midnight the President remained
aboard the USS Augusta
which was at anchor in Ships Harbor, Newfoundland.
8-12-41 -
Midnight to 5:10 P.M. the USS Augusta
with the President aboard remained at anchor in Ships
Harbor, Newfoundland. At 5:10 P.M.the USS
Augusta got underway and was enroute to
Blue Hill Bay, Placentice Island, Maine at midnight.
8-13-41 -
Midnight to Midnight the USS Augusta
with the President aboard was route from Ships
Harbor, Newfoundland to Blue Hill Bay, Placentice
Island.
8-14-41 -
From midnight to 11:00 a.m. the USS
Augusta with the President aboard, was
enroute from Ships Harbor, Newfoundland to Placentice
Is. Me. At 11:00 A.M. the USS Augusta
dropped anchor in Blue Hill Bay near Placentice
Island the USS Potomac came
alongside and at 2:13 PM the President left the Augusta
embarked on the USS Potomac.
At 2:20 PM the USS
Potomac with the President aboard got
underway and steamed past Deer Island, Me to
Eggmoggin Beach, Me where the Potomac
dropped anchor at 7:10 PM and remained at anchor
until midnight.
8-15-41 From midnight to
10:28 A.M. the USS Potomac
with the President aboard remained at anchor in
Eggmoggin Reach. At 10:28 A.M. the Potomac
got underway, cruised near Deer Island during the day
and at 4:30 P.M. anchored in Pulpit Harbor, Me and
was still at anchor at midnight.
8-16-41 -
From midnight to 12:30 MM P.M. the USS
Potomac with the President remained at
anchor In Pulpit Harbor, Me. At 12:30 P.M. the Potomac
got underway, cruised to Rockland, Me where at 2:00
P.M. the President disembarked from the USS
Potomac at Rockland, Me., boarded his
special train and at 3:35 P.M. left Rockland for
Washington, being enroute at midnight.
8-16-41 -
Midnight to 10:30 a m. the President was enroute from
Rockland, Me to Washington, DC. At 10:30 a.m.the
President arrived at Union Station, Washington,
detrained and motored to the White House where he
remained until midnight.
