Journal kept by Robert R. Lahue while he served on the U. S. S. Ringgold. The front half of the journal contains technical information relating to the boiler system fo the U.S.S. Ringgold. The journal also includes ten pages of Lahue's "Personal Diary" covering the dates January 1, 1943 through August 25, 1945, containing terse entries describing the movements of the ship. A souvenir pamphlet dated October 27, 1945, listing the personnel and giving details of the history of the ship in the Pacific.