APPENDIX I 
Callao, Peru to Papeete, Tahiti--Concluded 
Noon position »_| Current 
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Day 
Lati- pout “| run a 
tude east Amt. 
1929 al! ° ' miles ° miles 
Feb. 28 1452S 23350 143 282 10 Cloudiness 3 to 9. Moderate easterly breeze. Moderate sea. 
Mar. 1 1633S 23156 149 303 5 Cloudiness 1 to 4, chiefly on horizons. Moderate to gentle easterly 
breeze. Moderate sea. 
2 1701S 23013 102 108 Clear to cloudiness 1 to 4. Gentle easterly breeze. Moderate sea. 
3 1707S 22818 111 141 Cloudiness 1 to 2, on horizons. Gentle easterly breeze. Moderate 
: sea. Easterly swells. 
5 
6 
3 
5 
1712S 226 39 94 122 8 Cloudiness 1 to 5, chiefly on horizons. Gentle E to SE breezes. 
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Remarks 


Moderate sea. 
Cloudiness 2 to 4, chiefly on horizons. Gentle ESE to ENE breezes, 
Moderate sea. Northeasterly swells. 
Cloudiness 1 to 4, chiefly on horizons, except in early evening, then 
cloudiness 9. Light northeasterly breezes to airs in morning; 
calm in afternoon. Started engine at noon. Smooth sea. Rain 
squall at 0ih 30m. 
i 1724S 22107 129 195 5 Sighted Tatakoto Island at 05h 30m. Cloudiness 2 to 6, chiefly on 
horizons. Calm until late afternoon, then light SSE airs. Smooth 
sea. Hazy. Engine running. 
SLU 4SiS. 219 0 TS es) cae Sighted Amanu Island at 05h 15m. Cloudiness 1 to 6, chieily on ho- 
rizons. Light SE airs in morning. Light ESE breeze in afternoon. 
Smooth sea. Ship hove -to from 08h 30m until 16h 00m while scien- 
5 tific staff ashore. Running with engine, until 17h 10m. 
9 1736S 21758 (ipl eects eT Cloudiness 2 to 5 until noon, 8 to 9 after noon. Gentle to light east- 
1705S 22437 117 335 
1713S 22322 72 199 
erly breezes. Smooth sea. Started engine at 20h 00m. Hazy in 
evening. 
10 1802S 21555 119 167 4 Cloudiness i to 10; overcast and squally in afternoon. Rain from 
18h 00m to-20k 00m. Variable NE to SE breezes. Smooth to mod- 
erate sea. Stopped engine at 07h 10m. 
11 1805S 214 20 90 189 1 Cloudiness 8 to 10; squally. Rain squalls in mid-afternoon. Gentle 
northwesterly breezes until 20h 00m, then calm. Running engine 
after 15h 47m. Smooth to moderate sea. 
LAAT SS 201559) 135. 270 1 Cloudiness 6 to 10; squally. Lightning in SE in early morning. 
Light showers before 05h 00m. Mehetia Island abeam and distant 
2 miles at noon. Gentle northwesterly breezes. Smooth to moder- 
ate sea. Heavy rain squalls during evening. Engine running. 
13 Papeete OE cee” coe Cloudiness 10; squally. Light NW airs to calm to light E airs. 
A Smooth sea. At anchor in Papeete harbor at 09h 55m. 
Note: cloud amounts expressed in scale from 0 for cloudless to 10 for overcast. 
Papeete, Tahiti to Pago Pago, Samoa 
Total distance, 1274 miles; time of passage, 12.2; average day’s run, 104.4 miles 
1929 gd ° *' miles ° miles 
Mar.20 Papeete Bone) Sk0S. ecu Left anchorage in Papeete harbor under own power at 03h 35m. 
Ran 3 miles, then took departure at 04h 33m. Cloudiness 8 and 9. 
Rain squalls in evening. Moderate to gentle easterly breeze. Mod- 
erate sea. Southeasterly swells. 
21 1646S 209 16 HAS) Base Once Cloudiness 2 in very early morning; thereaiter 6 to 9, with rain 
squalls in late afternoon. Gentle to light northerly and westerly 
breezes. Southeasterly swells. Started engine at 05h 55m, stopped 
at 08h 00m. 
22 1736S 20815 77 «136 6 Cloudiness 7 to 9 with rain squails during morning, otherwise cloud- 
iness 2 to 4, chiefly on horizons. Moderate northwesterly breezes 
in morning; light westerly airs in afternoon. Moderate, choppy 
sea. Started engine at 20h 00m. 
23 1710S 20719 60 26 2 Cloudiness 1 to 3, on horizons. Light westerly to easterly airs, to 
calm. Stopped engine at 08h 00m, started at 12h 37m, stopped at 
15h 45m. Smooth sea. 
24 1654S 206 20 59 329 7. Cloudiness 2 to 5 before noon, 5 to 8 after noon. Rain squalls in 
late evening. Light, to gentle, to moderate easterly breeze. 
Smooth sea until evening, then moderate. 
25 1632S 20359 137 252 7 Cloudiness 7 to 10 with lightning in NE and NW in early morning 
and in evening. Moderate to gentle easterly breeze. Rain squalls 
in evening. Moderate sea. 
26 1608S 20138 138 157 9 Cloudiness 5 to 9, with rain squalls at intervals throughout 24 hours. 
Moderate E and ExN breeze. Moderate sea. Thunder in morning. 
27 1542S 19926 129 240 2 Cloudiness 5 to 10, with rain squalls in very early hours and threat- 
ening all day. Variable light to moderate E to N breezes. Moder- 
ate to broken sea. 
28 1532S 19800 84 180 7 Overcast in morning, with rain squalls very early. Cloudiness 5 to 7 
in afternoon, 4 to 2 inevening. Gentle to light E breezes until even- 
ing, thencalm. Moderate to smooth sea. Started engine at 21h12m. 

