MARION 



EXPEDITION TO DAVIS STPvAIT AND BAFFIN BAY 



were available bein<i: swun<>: in hamniocks in the crew's mess room. 

 The enlisted men were distributed amon<i- the followin<; ratings: 



Chief boatswain's mate 1 



Chit't' motor macliinist'.s mates 2 



K(!atswalii's mate, lir.st class 1 



Quarteiinaster. tii'st class 1 



Radiomen, tirst class 2 



Motor machinist's mates, lirst class 2 



Yeoman, second class 1 



Motor machinist's mates, second class 2 



Pharmacist's mate, second class 1 



Seamen, tirst class 4 



Seamen, second class 6 



UNITED STATES COAST GUARD PATROL BOAT MARION 



FiccRE 4. — The Marion departed from Boston, Mass., for Davis Strait and Baffin Bay 

 oil July 11, 1028. Wlieu slie left Sydney. Nova Scotia, the last port wliere regular 

 supplies could be obtained, she carried 78 drums of fuel oil and gasoline on deck in 

 addition to her full capacity of tanks below. She was equipped with spare parts for 

 practically every piece of machinery on board. 



NARRATI^^; of the EXPEDITION 



After leaving New London, Conn., on July 7, 1928, the Marion 

 called at Vineyard Haven, Mass., and Boston, Mass. Final prepara- 

 tions for the cruise were made at the Boston Navy Yard during a 

 .spell of extremely hot weather. At 6.30 p. m. July 11. 1928, the 

 Marion departed from the United States, heading toward Halifax, 

 Nova Scotia. Immediate relief from the heat was had upon leaving 

 Boston Harbor. On the foggy run eastward across the Gulf of 

 Maine all oceanographic equipment was tested and the personnel was 

 given practice and instruction in the special duties connected with 

 the expedition's woi'k. 



Halifax was reached at 8.30 p. m. on July 13, 1928. Several Brit- 

 ish Admiralty charts and a few last items of equipment were pur- 

 chased on the following day. A number of persons exjierienced in 

 the waters of the Canadian Arctic gave, on request, valuable advice 



