Naval History and Heritage Command

The winning submissions for the 2024 NHHC New Year's Deck Log Entry Contest have been selected.  Contest submissions were reviewed by a committee of archivists and sailors and judged on coherence, imagery, originality, and how they reflect the sailor experience. After reviewing based on these criteria, the committee recommended their top choices to Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven, who then selected the winners.

Thank you to everyone that submitted entries for this year's contest.  We enjoyed reading all of them and are already looking forward to reading your 2025 entries!

First Place: USS FARRAGUT (DDG-99)

Second Place: USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78)

Third Place: USS LENAH H. SUTCLIFFE HIGBEE (DDG-123)

For general information on the contest, please visit our NHHC New Year's Deck Log Entry Contest main page.

Notes on Redactions and Citations:

Certain information has been redacted for security purposes.

These deck logs are currently held by the NHHC Archives.  Any use of these reproductions should include proper citations:

USS [SHIP NAME] deck log, 1 January 2024, Archives Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington, D.C.

Winning Submissions

First Place: USS FARRAGUT (DDG-99)

USS FARRAGUT (DDG-99) 2024 New Year's Deck Log Entry (PDF, 3 MB)

USS FARRAGUT (DDG-99) 2024 New Year's Deck Log Entry Transcription (PDF, 229 KB)

Second Place: USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78)

USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) 2024 New Year's Deck Log Entry (PDF, 426 KB)

USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) 2024 New Year's Deck Log Entry Transcription (PDF, 229KB)

Third Place: USS LENAH H. SUTCLIFFE HIGBEE (DDG-123)

USS LENAH H. SUTCLIFFE HIGBEE (DDG-123) 2024 New Year's Deck Log Entry (PDF, 1.2 MB)

USS LENAH H. SUTCLIFFE HIGBEE (DDG-123) 2024 New Year's Deck Log Entry Transcription (PDF, 222 KB)