Dark Blue Cloth, Gold lettering, Spine Gold lettering

    Navy seal, THE BLUEJACKET’S MANUAL, 1940

    THE BLUEJACKET’S MANUAL, 1940, UNITED STATES NAVALL INSTUTITE ANNAPOLIS MD

none listed

1938 1939, 1940 by U.S. Naval Institute Annapolis, Maryland

this group of 5 printings, all in 1940 assumed to be the original printer with 4 re-orders

1^st-May, 1940;  2^nd-July, 1940;  3^rd-August, 1940;  4^th-October, 1940;  5^th-December, 1940

this group of 5 printings, assumed to be an added printer with with some minor changes

1^st-June, 1940  {section order; forwards, contents, flag prints, National Anthem, text}
2^nd-December, 1942;  3^rd-February, 1943;  4^th-June, 1943;  5^th-June, 1943
{section order; forwards, National Anthem, flag prints, text}

{date codes provided by mine and other collectors manuals, listed reverse side of title page}

5-42-1-50=May, 1942;   8-42-1-75=August, 1942;  9-42-1-50=September, 1942;  9-42-3-OPCO 50=September, 1942;  
11-3-42-50=November, 1942;  11-4-42-50=November, 1942;  12-1-42-50 OPC=December, 1942;  
12-2-42-50 OPC=December, 1942;  12-3-42-50=December, 1942;  8-43-1-50=August, 1943;  1-2-43-50=January, 1943

{assumptions on reading the date codes}

June, 1940 = no code, just month and year
12-4-42-50 OPC = December 1942, starting day-4th, 50,000 copies, OPC is the printer
8-43-1-50 = August 1943, 50,000 copies, 1 is the printer

U.S. Naval Institute

U.S. Naval Institute

7½” x 5¼” x 1½”

$.90 postpaid

784 pages {includes table of contents and 7 page color plate appendix}

59 chapters in 7 parts

note the printing dates, due to WWII this manual is very common