ABSTRACT OF LOG 



Date 



Noon position 



Lati- 

 tude 



Longi- 

 tude 

 east 



Day s 

 run 



Current 



Dir. Am t. 



Remarks 



1928 



May 



June 



11 37 15 N 286 09 134 244 



12 38 17 N 291 56 282 



61 



Washington, D. C. to Plymouth, England 



Total distance, 3669; time of passage, 29.3 days; average day's run, 125.2 miles 



" ' miles ° miles 



Left Colonial Beach Steamboat Co. pier under tow at 09h 00m. 



Anchored at entrance St. Mary's River, Chesapeake Bay, at OOh 



20m off Kitts Point. Swung ship for declination-observations 



and deviation. Clear. Light variable breeze. 



Atmospheric -electric observations. Clear. Light NW air. 



Atmospheric-electric observations. Clear. Calm. 



Atmospheric -electric observations. Clear. Calm. Under way 20h 



30m with pilot. 



Anchored at OBh 30m. Overcast. Fresh northerly breeze. 



In drydock of Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. at lOh 



10m. Cloudy to clear. Fresh northerly breeze. 



In drydock. Overcast. Rain. Strong NE breeze. 



In drydock. Overcast. Rain. Calm. 



Under way at 13h 15m with pilot. Took departure from Cape Henry 



at 18h 20m. Gentle SE breeze. Partly cloudy. 

 7.5 Clear to cloudy. Smooth to moderate sea. Moderate southerly 



breeze. 

 6.4 Cloudy to overcast. Moderate to choppy sea. Moderate to fresh 



breeze, S in a.m., NE in p.m. 

 69.0 Partly cloudy. Moderate sea and northerly wind. 

 44.8 Overcast, rain. Gentle to fresh northerly breeze. Moderate sea. 

 30.0 Overcast, rain. Fresh northerly breeze. Choppy sea. 



18.3 Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh NW breeze. Moderate and broken 

 and choppy sea. 



27.6 Partly cloudy. Moderate sea. Rain squalls. Moderate breeze, NW 

 in a.m., SW in p.m. 



19.8 Cloudy, rain. Strong southerly breeze to moderate gale. Rough sea. 



19.4 Partly cloudy. Fresh southerly breeze. Rough to choppy sea, squalls. 



15.3 Cloudy. Fresh southerly breeze. Moderate choppy sea. Squalls. 



9.2 Cloudy. Moderate southerly breeze. Moderate sea. 



11.5 Cloudy. Moderate sea. Moderate to gentle SE breeze. 

 27.2 Overcast. Rain. Moderate to strong NE breeze. Moderate to 



rough sea. 



10.2 Overcast. Heavy rain. Strong NE breeze to fresh gale. Rough sea. 



31.5 Cloudy. Fresh NE breeze. Moderate sea, broken, and choppy. 



15.4 Cloudy. Fresh northerly breeze. Moderate sea. 



13.3 Cloudy. Fresh NW and SW breezes. Moderate to rough sea. 



14.7 Overcast. Strong northerly breeze to moderate gale. Choppy sea. 



12.4 Clear in p.m. Moderate sea. Moderate southerly breeze. 



4.7 Overcast. Fog. Rain. Moderate southerly breeze and sea. 

 2.9 Overcast. Fog. Rain. Moderate sea. Gentle SE breeze. 

 3.9 Cloudy to overcast. Misty. Moderate sea. Moderate E to SE breeze. 



10.2 Cloudy. Fresh to strong easterly breeze. Moderate to rough sea. 



5.0 Cloudy to overcast. Fog. Rain. Strong to light SE breeze. Choppy 

 sea. 



16.6 Cloudy to overcast. Fog. Rain. Gentle to strong easterly breeze. 

 Choppy sea. 



3.8 Cloudy to overcast. Moderate easterly breeze. Moderate sea. 

 Southerly swell. 



3.1 Cloudy. Squalls. Light to fresh SE breeze. Moderate sea. 



6.3 Cloudy to overcast. Gentle southerly breeze. Rain. Moderate sea. 

 1.7 Slightly cloudy in a.m., overcast in p.m. W to SW light winds in 



a.m. Moderate sea. Rain and strong v/ind in p.m. 

 Anchored in Plymouth harbor at 20h 30m. 



Plymouth, England to Hamburg, Germany 

 Total distance, 614 miles; time of passage, 4.1 days; average day's run, 149.8 miles 



Took departure from Plymouth Breakwater at 16h 38m. Cloudy. 

 Moderate sea. Gentle W to SW and S breeze. 



Overcast. Gentle to moderate SW to W breeze. Smooth to moder- 

 ate sea. 



Partly cloudy. Moderate W to NW breeze. Moderate sea. 



Partly cloudy. Moderate northerly breeze in morning. Gentle 

 southerly breeze in afternoon. Moderate sea. 



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