US Maritime Service Training Manual

Gift of Alfred Johnson, 2002.086.002

This US Maritime Service Training Manual was issued to Alfred J. Johnson. The manual covers the basics of life on a merchant ship, with specific attention given to lifeboat operation. The manual cautions merchant mariners from allowing their ships' engines from producing too much smoke, as it would attract German U-boats. After finishing his training, Alfred Johnson circumnavigated the globe as a mariner aboard the SS Richard M. Johnson.