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OCEAN ATMOSPHERIC-ELECTRIC RESULTS 



Plymouth, England to Hamburg, Germany- -Concluded 



Date 



Noon position 



Lati- 

 tude 



Longi- 

 tude 

 east 



Day's 

 run 



Current 



Dir. Am't. 



Remarks 

 (Local mean time used throughout) 



1928 ° ' ^ ' miles ° miles 



June 22 Mouth of Elbe River, Germany 



137 18 



6.3 



22 Hamburg 



77 



Arrived at Elbe lightship no. 1 at lOh 12m. Overcast. Moderate 

 southerly breeze. Moderate sea. 



Picked up pilot at Elbe lightship no. 1. Picked up tug at Altenbruck. 

 Towed 54 miles to Hamburg Harbor, Jonas Dock, Vorsetzen. An- 

 chored at 20h OOm. 



Hamburg, Germany to Reykjavik, Iceland 

 Total distance, 1329 miles; time of passage, 13.0 days; average day's run, 102.3 miles 



Left Hamburg Harbor at 07h OOm. Under tow from Harbor to 

 Helgoland. Took departure from Helgoland at 08h 35m July 8. 

 Partly cloudy. Gentle westerly breeze. Moderate sea. Tow dis- 

 tance 96 miles. 



Partly cloudy. Gentle westerly breeze. Moderate sea> 



Partly cloudy. Fresh to light WSW breeze. Moderate to smooth sea. 



Cloudy in morning. Overcast and drizzling in afternoon. Fresh W 

 to SSW breeze. Moderate to choppy sea. 



Overcast and misty. Fresh W to SW breeze. Moderate to choppy sea. 



Partly cloudy. Strong SW breeze. Moderate to choppy sea. 



Partly cloudy. Strong SW breeze. Choppy, rough sea. 



Cloudy to overcast. Squalls. Strong SW breeze in morning. Very 

 light NE air in afternoon. Rough sea to moderate. 



Partly cloudy. Light easterly air in morning. Gentle to moderate 

 SW breeze in afternoon. Smooth to moderate sea. 



Partly cloudy. Moderate westerly breeze. Moderate to choppy sea. 



Overcast in morning. Rain. Cloudy in afternoon. Moderate west- 

 erly and fresh NW breeze. Moderate choppy to rough sea. 



Cloudy in morning. Overcast and misty in afternoon. Moderate W 

 to ^fW breeze. Moderate, choppy sea. 



Overcast. Misty to drizzling. Moderate NW breeze. Moderate sea. 

 Squally. 



Overcast and drizzling. Gentle westerly breeze. Smooth sea. At 

 anchor in Reykjavik harbor at 08h OOm. 



Reykjavik, Iceland to Barbados, B.W.I, 

 miles; time of passage 51.8 days; average day's run, 110.3 miles 



Total distance, 5715 



1928 ° ' ° ' miles ° 

 July 27 Reykjavik 



28 62 31 N 333 42 156 154 



miles 



29 60 40 N 328 45 180 



30 59 17 N 325 45 122 



31 57 54 N 325 50 83 

 Aug. 1 58 15 N 324 10 57 



2 58 16N 321 18 91 



3 57 52N 314 27 219 



4 54 30N 310 59 233 



5 51 38 N 310 28 174 



6 48 26 N 311 51 199 



7 45 54 N 312 07 153 



8 43 14 N 313 06 165 



9 42 10 N 312 39 67 



10 39 48 N 311 11 156 



11 38 38 N 311 14 70 



144 

 180 



72 

 359 

 153 

 324 

 292 

 244 

 137 

 172 



77 



14 

 14 



6 



15 



2 



4 



15 



14 



12 



5 



9 



139 2 



343 25 



91 15 



Left at 12h OOm with own power. Partly cloudy. Moderate sea and 

 moderate NE to N breeze. 



Cloudy in early morning and evening. Clear during day. Moderate 

 sea. Moderate northwesterly breeze. 



Cloudy to overcast. Moderate sea. Moderate north breeze. 



Overcast in morning. Cloudy in afternoon. Light to moderate N to 

 W breezes. Smooth to choppy sea. 



Cloudy to overcast. Moderate to gentle NW to SW breezes. Moder- 

 ate sea. 



Fog, mist, and drizzling rain. Overcast. Gentle SW to NW breezes. 

 Moderate sea. 



Overcast and misty. Calm to fresh E and NE breezes. Moderate 

 to choppy sea. Squalls. 



Aurora borealis in early hours. Cloudy until evening then overcast 

 and misty. Strong NE to E breezes. Choppy to rough sea. 



Aurora borealis in late evening. Overcast in morning. Cloudy in 

 afternoon. Strong E to NE breezes. Rough sea. Squalls. 



Clouds on horizons. Moderate NE to NW breezes. Moderate sea. 

 Iceberg abeam at 19h 35m. 



Cloudy. Moderate WNW breeze. Moderate sea. Aurora borealis 

 in late evening. 



Clear during day. Few clouds on horizons in early evening. Mod- 

 erate to fresh NW to W breeze. Moderate sea. 



Cloudy, but principally on horizons. Moderate NW breeze in morn- 

 ing and moderate sea. Gentle NE breeze in afternoon and smooth 

 sea. 



Cloudy. Light NE breeze in morning and smooth sea. Moderate to 

 fresh SE breeze and moderate sea in afternoon. 



Cloudy to overcast. Rain and mist in middle of day. Fresh to strong 

 SE breeze and rough sea in morning, gentle breeze in afternoon. 



Cloudy. Calm to gentle W breeze. Moderate sea. 



