Sidney D. Light's WWI Diary, Postcards & Letters, 329th Battery Book Accounts

Pulled away from the dock at 10:30 a.m. and joined the rest of the transport fleet in N.Y. Harbor. Passed the Statue of Liberty about 11:15 a.m. This ship’s capacity is 2400 and there is 2700 on board so it is pretty crowded (329th F.A., 310 Truck Co. & about 260 artillery casuals).

There are about 20 ships in our fleet including a couple of destroyers. Two hydoairplanes are flying around us and one of the cruisers is floating an observation above us. There is a rumor that submarines are in the neighborhood.

[This] boat is a British transport and has been carrying New Zealand and Australians. This is her first trip with Yanks.

Tried to write letters today but gave it up because the boat was rolling too much.