ABSTRACT OF LOG 



57 



Papeete, Tahiti to Pago Pago, Sainoa--Concluded 



Date 



Noon position 



Lati- 

 tude 



Longi- 

 tude 

 east 



Day s 

 run 



Current 



Dir. 



Am t. 



Remarks 

 (Local mean time used throughout) 



1929 



miles 



miles 



Mar. 29 15 16 S 196 40 79 270 



30 14 42 S 194 20 139 341 



31 14 41 S 192 07 129 294 



Apr. 1 14 26 S 189 58 125 233 



1 Pago Pago 40 



Cloudiness 2 to 4, chiefly on horizons. Calm to light variable airs. 

 Smooth sea. Engine running. 



Cloudiness 3 to 6, with rain squalls in afternoon. Calm, or light 

 variable airs. Smooth sea. Engine running. 



Cloudiness 5 to 8 until late evening, then cloudiness 2. Rain squalls 

 in early evening. Calm in early morning, changing to light and 

 gentle northerly breezes in forenoon and, in afternoon, to light 

 westerly breezes. Smooth sea. Engine running. 



Sighted Manua Islands at 03h 00m. Cloudiness 3 to 6. Light to gen- 

 tle northwesterly breezes. Smooth sea. Engine running. 



At anchor in Pago Pago harbor at 19h 33m. 



1929 ° ' 

 Apr. 5 Pago Pago 



6 Apia 



Pago Pago, Samoa to Apia, Western Samoa 

 miles ° miles 



80 



Left Pago Pago harbor under own power at 14h 10m. Light SW to W 

 breezes until evening, then calm. Moderate to smooth sea. Cloud- 

 iness 3 to 4, chiefly on horizons. Engine running. 



Cloudiness 3. Hazy. Light W airs, to calm. Smooth sea. Engine 

 running. At anchor in Apia harbor at 08h 15m. 



Apia, Western Samoa to Guam, Marianas Islands 

 Total distance, 3914 miles; time of passage, 28.8 days; average day's run, 135.9 miles 



1929 " ' 

 Apr. 20 Apia 



miles 



miles 



21 13 07 S 188 12 42 312 8 



22 12 44 S 188 23 25 260 9 



23 11 20 S 188 24 83 254 10 



24 8 40S 188 57 164 321 21 



25 7 39 S 188 11 76 272 16 



26 6 44 S 187 35 65 244 17 



27 5 08 S 187 37 96 194 11 



28 3 47 S 187 19 83 260 14 



29 1 46 S 186 31 130 272 16 



30 22 N 185 58 135 283 12 

 May 1 2 30 N 184 54 144 336 10 



2 4 22 N 183 37 136 166 6 



Let go moorings in Apia harbor at llh 25m. Took departure at llh 

 35m. Shut down engine at 13h 13m. Cloudiness 6 to 4. Light 

 northwesterly breeze in early afternoon, changing through calm 

 to light northeasterly airs and breezes in late afternoon and even- 

 ing. Smooth sea. 



Cloudiness 4 to 6. Gentle easterly breeze. Smooth to moderate sea. 

 Found two stowaways on board at 08h 00m. Returned to Apia and 

 transferred stowaways to harbor tug at 18h 45m. 



Cloudiness 3 in very early morning on horizons, increasing to 8 by 

 noon. Overcast in afternoon and until late evening. Gentle to mod- 

 erate easterly breeze until mid-afternoon, then varying between 

 moderate breeze and calm. Rain squalls in afternoon and evening. 

 Hazy in late evening. 



Cloudiness 5 to 7 in morning, 4 in afternoon, chiefly on horizons. 

 Moderate to fresh E to SE breezes. Moderate sea. 



Cloudiness 4 to 7 in morning, 2 to 5 in afternoon. Easterly breeze, 

 moderate in morning, gentle to light in afternoon. Moderate sea 

 until late evening, then smooth with easterly swells. Rain squalls 

 at llh 30m and 14h 00m. 



Cloudiness 8 to 9 in morning, with occasional rain squalls before 

 06h30m. Cloudiness 6 to 4 in afternoon and 10 in late evening, 

 with rain squall at 21h 45m. Light northerly airs to calm in morn- 

 ing; light NE breeze in afternoon. Smooth sea. Easterly swells. 

 Hazy and misty during day. Engine running. 



Cloudiness 8 and 9 in morning and evening, 4 to 6 during day. Light 

 northerly airs to calm. Smooth sea. Easterly swells. Squally in 

 evening. Engine running. 



Cloudiness 3 in early morning, 5 and 6 during day, 8 in evening. Calm 

 in morning, light NW airs and breezes in afternoon, calm in even- 

 ing. Smooth sea. Squally and hazy in mid-afternoon. Engine running. 



Cloudless and calm until 05h 00m, thereafter cloudiness 4 and 3 

 and northeasterly breeze, increasing through day from light, in 

 early morning, to moderate in evening. Smooth to moderate sea. 

 Engine running. 



Cloudiness 3 and 4, only on horizons, until noon, increasing after 

 noon to 9 in late evening. Gentle to moderate E to NE breezes. 

 Moderate sea. Rain squalls at 22h 50m and 23h 40m. 



Cloudiness 4 in early morning, decreasing to cloudless in mid-aft- 

 ernoon, then increasing to overcast in late evening. Fresh to 

 moderate E to NE breezes. Moderate sea. 



Cloudiness 5 to 8 in morning, 4 thereafter. Gentle to moderate to 

 fresh northeasterly breezes. Moderate to choppy sea. Rain 

 squalls at intervals from early morning to late evening. 



Cloudiness 4 in early morning, thereafter 8 to 10, with rain squalls 

 during morning and heavy showers between 16h 00m and 18h 30m. 

 Hazy all day. Fresh to moderate northeasterly breezes. Choppy sea. 



