P.O.D.

Fleet Plan of the Day

Artifact Quest - Looking for Watchbills!

USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) - Forward Inport Duty Section Watchbill - 17 NOV 1986
USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) - Forward Inport Duty Section Watchbill - 17 NOV 1986

We are always looking to beef up our Logroom Archives at www.coldwarboats.org. This week, the specific artifact quest is watchbills.

A watchbill specified both section assignments and watch stations. As a result, each watchbill is a unique list of names; a snapshot in time of crew composition and assignments. 

These are the kind of documents that would typically get discarded as they were replaced, so they seem to be relatively rare. If you are one of the dedicated hoarders that has held onto a watchbill spirited away during your time on board Cold War commands, we’d gladly help you join the ranks of contributors here at Cold War Boats by adding it to the Legroom Archives for a specific boat, ship, or shore facility.

To submit a digital image of your watchbill, simply email a large, unedited, hi-resolution file (the bigger the better), to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Your contribution will be acknowledged and you will be award the coveted ‘Contributor’ badge on your profile. 

If you have no digital image of your watchbill or need help capturing the image, please contact us at the same address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

My comments Subscribe RSS
Show comment form
Share the good stuff, shipmate!
0
Shares

OPSEC Policy

The Cold War Boats Association prohibits the posting of Classified material on the the coldwarboats.org website.

Any documents, photographs, audio or video recordings, or artifacts that are currently considered Classified are not permitted, and will be removed.

Any information that could compromise the operational security of active duty personnel, commissioned ships, or their missions is not permitted, and will be removed.

Access to personally identifiable information (PII) of active-duty service members or information related to the crews of submarines currently in full or limited commission is restricted to administrators only.

Full details of the Cold War Boats Association's Security Policy can be found at: www.coldwarboats.org/security.

Questions and concerns should be directed to the Security Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Copyright Information

 
 
© 2024 Brad Williamson
and/or the
Cold War Boats Association
or respective image owners
 
All Rights Reserved
 
Permission is granted for not-for-profit reproduction
of text and images under the condition that
all attribution as to owner and source is included,
and additionally, when republished electronically, a link to is provided.
 
 

Privacy Policy

The Cold War Boats Association is committed to protecting your personally identifiable information (PII). 

This information, your PII,  includes your email, your street address, your phone number(s), your personal records (such as a DD-214) and various other related information.

Your PII will never be shared, given, sold, or rented. It will not be accessible by others, except by administrators or moderators of the www.coldwarboats.org website as necessary in the performance of their duties.

Your use of the www.coldwarboats.org website is your acknowledgement that these limitations are understood.

Full details of the Cold War Boats Association's Privacy Policy can be found at: www.coldwarboats.org/privacy.

Questions and concerns should be directed to the Privacy Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

0
Shares