Quartermaster 3rd Class Luke Farley writes the New Year deck log entry on the bridge of the guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville in 2019. (Navy) A Navy ship’s deck log is generally a dry and rote ...

The Navy is seeking entries for the 2024 New Year's Deck Log Poem Contest. Last year's first place winner was Lt. Artem Sherbinin, who wrote the deck log poem of the USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) between ...

The New Year's deck log poem is a long Navy tradition. Here, a boatswain's mate aboard the Navy destroyer Mason writes in the ship's log in April while deployed in the Red Sea. (Navy) The New Year’s ...

Navy ship deck logs tend to be bland and eye-glazing entries on the day's activities, even in times of war, but there is a New Year's Day exception, in which sailors are encouraged to take poetic ...