152 



Ocean Magnetic Observations, 1905-16 



Post Ltttelton to Caliao. 



Date 



190S 

 Jan. 17 



18 

 18 

 19 

 20 



21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 



30 

 31 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 



Noon position 



Lat. 



Feb. 



Lyttelton 



43 20 S. 



43 01 S. 



42 45 S. 



42 46 S. 



Mar. 



10 

 11 



12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 



18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 



29 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



08 S. 

 42 S. 

 36 S. 



12 S. 

 04 S. 

 02 S. 

 51 S. 



13 S. 

 36 S. 



20 S. 

 07 S. 



42 08 S. 



42 29 S. 



43 17 S. 

 45 07 S. 



44 43 S. 

 44 09 S. 

 43 22 S. 



43 12 S. 



9 42 12 S. 



41 

 41 



38 

 36 

 36 

 37 

 37 

 36 



36 

 35 

 34 

 33 

 33 

 32 

 31 

 28 

 26 

 25 

 24 



11 S. 

 09 S. 



48 S. 

 58 S. 

 26 S. 

 09 S. 

 39 S. 



55 S. 



46 S. 

 14 S. 

 06 S. 

 38 S. 

 06 S. 



38 S. 

 03 S. 



39 S. 

 61 S. 



56 S. 

 29 S. 



22 26 S. 



37 S. 

 14 S. 

 51 S. 

 36 S. 

 05 S. 

 22 S. 



16 16 S. 

 15 13 S. 

 13 48 S. 

 Callao . . . 



Long. 

 E. of Gr. 



Day's 

 run 



'u7es 



Remarks 



177 37 



180 13 



182 03 



186 48 



192 32 



196 23 



200 57 



205 39 



208 21 



209 26 

 211 22 

 213 18 

 217 46 



222 28 



224 31 



224 47 



225 37 



226 48 



227 58 

 229 32 

 232 16 

 237 03 



241 48 



240 11 



248 42 



252 13 



253 46 



255 30 



256 18 



257 54 

 259 19 

 259 05 



259 10 



261 08 



262 40 



263 49 



264 53 



265 21 



266 39 



267 59 



268 00 

 268 19 



268 42 



269 54 



271 11 



272 15 



272 56 



273 52 

 275 26 



277 02 



278 35 

 280 03 

 282 12 



209 



116 



82 



209 



257 



174 



205 



213 



120 



48 



99 



88 



200 



209 

 92 



12 



43 



71 



121 



71 



122 



212 



208 



202 



128 

 160 



158 

 137 

 50 

 88 

 74 

 45 



10 



133 



102 



64 



62 



37 



116 



160 



108 



58 



89 



140 



130 



102 



45 



55 



94 



101 



111 

 105 

 151 

 105 



9'' 30" a. m. left Port Lyttelton under tow, from breakwater and halfway down 



channel. Sailed out with good SW. breeze. 

 Moderate S. wind. Squally. Sea rough. Showers. Ship yawing. 

 Calm. Partly cloudy. Crossed 180th meridian about 1 a. m. 

 Light SW. breeze, increasing. Partly cloudy. 

 Stiff wind from NNW. Squally. Tackle on main boom gave away, with 



damage to boom. Starboard log carried away. 

 Fresh S. breeze. Partly cloudy. Rough sea. 



Moderate NW. breeze. Overcast. Ship rolling and yawing badly. 

 Moderate NW. breeze. Overcast and drizzling. Sea rough. 

 Gentle NW. breeze. Mostly clear. 

 Calm. Partly cloudy. 

 Calm. Overcast and foggy. 



Light N. by E. breeze. Overcast and foggy. Swung ship both helms. 

 Light variable airs, to gentle SSE. breeze. Overcast. 

 Moderate gale, abating, from SSE. Overcast and threatening. Sea 



rough; p. m. partly cloudy. 

 Moderate S. to SSW. breeze. Overcast. 

 Cahn. Overcast. Attempt to swing by launch abandoned on account of 



hea^-y swell. 

 Calm. Overcast. 



Calm. Overcast, breaking at sunset. 



Calm a. m. Moderate NE. breeze later. Overcast and hazy. 

 Light breeze from E. Overcast and hazy. 

 Gentle breeze SE. to S. by W. Partly cloudy. Swung ship. 

 Light breeze, increasing SW. to N. by W. Partly cloudy. 

 Stiff to fresh northerly wind. Sea rough. Overcast. Barometer falUng and 



wind rising. •viT.nv 



Barometer continued to faU steadily. Heavy gale at 3 a. m. from N WW. 

 At 5 p. m. lower topsail c.T,rried away. Gale continued to midnight. 

 Scudding before wind at 10 knots under bare poles. 



Gale abated somewhat at 4 a. m. Partly cloudy. Mountainous seas through- 

 out day. 



Gentle NW. breeze. Overcast. Long swells. Ship rolling and yawing. 



Storm from NNW. All sails made fast, except storm staysail. Abated about 

 10 a. m. Overcast. Choppy sea. 



Gentle SW. breeze. Overcast and squally. 



Light breeze SE. to ENE. Overcast, breaking p. m. 



Gentle northerly breezes to calm. Overcast, breaking at nightfall. 



Light northeasterly breezes. Mostly overcast. 



Calm. Partly cloudy. 



Light E. to NE. breezes. Partly cloudy. Swung ship at sunrise for declina- 

 tion. Swung later for intensity. 



Calm. Cloudy. 



Light airs WNW. Partly cloudy. 



Light airs WNW. Partly cloudy. 



Light airs northwesterly. Partly cloudy. 



Calm. Partly cloudy. 



Light airs S. and SE. Partly cloudy. 



Light breezes SE. to NNE. Partly cloudy. 



Stiff breeze E. by N. Squally. Rough sea. Ship yawing badly. 



Light NE. breeze. Overcast and squally. 



Gentle easterly breezes. Overcast and squally. 



Shifting winds WNW. to E. Could not hold heading long enough for 

 observations. Mostly overcast. . . 



Gentle breezes ESE. to E. Overcast, breaking towards evening, permitting 

 observations. 



Gentle breezes from E. by S. Overcast, with squalls a. m. 



Calm. Overcast and squally. 



Calm. Cloudy. 



Light airs from SE. by E. Cloudy. 



Light airs, mostly SE. Partly cloudy. Sea smooth. , , ,. • 



Light airs from ESE. Partly cloudy. Swung ship at sunrise for declination, 



later for intensity, both helms. 

 Light airs from ESE. Overcast. 

 Light airs generally ESE. Partly cloudy. 

 Moderate breeze ESE. and E. by S. Partly cloudy. 



Sighted land at dawn. SaUed in with light winds. Dropped anchor in 

 Callao Harbor at 4'' SO" p. m. 



Total distance, 6,301 miles. Time of passage, 54.3 days. Average day's run, 116.0 mUes. 



