Apia, Western Samoa to Guam, Marianas Islands--Concluded 



Date 



Noon position 



Lati- 

 tude 



Longi- 

 tude 

 east 



Day s 

 run 



Current 



Dir. 



Am t. 



Remarks 



1929 ° ' ° ' miles ° miles 



May 3 6 29 N 182 16 149 231 4 



4 8 10 N 181 07 122 258 10 



5 10 47 N 179 26 185 259 20 



7 13 31 N 177 20 205 269 26 



8 15 23 N 174 43 194 253 12 



9 16 28 N 171 49 179 232 10 



10 18 29 N 169 00 202 215 13 



11 19 19 N 166 24 156 218 7 



12 20 17 N 163 40 165 348 3 



13 20 13 N 161 08 142 244 12 



14 19 30 N 158 27 158 292 12 



15 18 39 N 156 02 145 313 12 



16 17 28 N 153 25 165 316 20 



17 16 08 N 150 52 166 297 14 



18 14 54 N 148 12 171 328 23 



19 14 02 N 145 56 142 276 8 



20 Port Apra, Guam 89 



Cloudiness 8 to 10 until late evening, then 6. Squally in morning. 

 Rain squalls at 131i 30m, 15h 32m, 20h 45m. Fresh to moderate 

 NE breeze. Moderate and choppy sea. 



Cloudiness very variable, ranging in amount from 4 to 9. Rain 

 squalls at 14h 15m, 15h 00m, and 18h 15m. Moderate to fresh 

 northeasterly breeze. Moderate sea. Hazy. 



Cloudiness 6 in early morning, thereafter 4. Squall conditions all 

 day, with rain squall at 16h 50m. Fresh to strong northeasterly 

 breeze. Choppy sea. 



Omitted, because the 180th meridian was crossed. 



Cloudiness 3 to 6. Light rain at 04h 00m. Strong ENE breeze in 

 early morning, changing during day through fresh to moderate in 

 evening. Squally in afternoon. Hazy in evening. Choppy sea. 



Cloudiness 3 to 4, chiefly on horizons, until noon, 9 in early after- 

 noon, and 4 to 5 thereafter. Rainsquall at 22h 10m. Moderate to 

 fresh NE to ENE breezes. Moderate sea. 



Cloudiness 5 to 3, chiefly on horizons. Fresh NExE and ENE 

 breezes. Choppy, moderate sea. Squally in evening, with driz- 

 zling rain at 22h 10m. Hazy. NE swells. 



Cloudiness 10 in early morning, clearing to 3 by mid-morning, 

 clouding over to 8 before noon and clearing to 3 in late afternoon. 

 Squally in early morning. Fresh to moderate NExE and ENE 

 breeze. Choppy to moderate sea. Hazy in afternoon. 



Cloudiness 2 to 4 in morning, 7 to 2 after noon, chiefly on horizons. 

 Moderate ENE breeze. Moderate sea. Sighted Wake Island at 08h 

 00m. Hazy in early morning. 



Cloudiness 3 to 10 up to noon and 6 to 3 thereafter. Moderate to 

 gentle ENE and NExE breezes. Moderate sea. Light rain at 03h 

 05m and squally during morning. 



Cloudiness 2 to 7 in morning and 4 to 2 in afternoon, chiefly on ho- 

 rizons. Moderate northeasterly breeze. Moderate sea. 



Cloudiness 3 to 5, chiefly on horizons. Gentle to fresh ExS breeze. 

 Moderate sea. 



Cloudiness 4 to 9 during morning, 3 to 5 after noon, chiefly on hori- 

 zons. Gentle to moderate ExS and SExS breezes. Moderate sea. 

 Horizons hazy in early morning. Lightning in S in early morning. 

 Rain squall at lOh 30m. 



Cloudiness 1 in early morning, thereafter 5 to 6. Moderate ExS to 

 SExS breezes. Moderate sea. Heavy rain at 23h 20m. 



Cloudiness 5 to 9 except for few hours in mid-afternoon, when 

 practically cloudless. Squally in very early morning. Moderate 

 to fresh ExS to SE breezes. Moderate sea. 



Cloudiness 2 in early morning; increasing amor.nt of thin clouds to 

 9 by noon; thereafter cloudiness 8 to 10. Moderate ExS and E 

 breezes. Moderate sea. 



Cloudiness, chiefly on horizons, 3 to 8 in morning, 3 to 5 after noon. 

 Moderate to gentle E breezes. Moderate sea. Sighted Rota Island 

 at 09h 00m and Guam at 1 7h 00m. Hazy in morning and evening. 



Cloudiness 3 in early morning. Light southeasterly breeze. Smooth 

 sea. Started engine at 05h 50m outside Port Apra. Pilot aboard 

 at 06h 00m. Moored in Port Apra at 08h 00m. 



Port Apra, Guam to Yokohama, Japan 

 Total distance, 1447 miles; time of passage, 13.2; average day's run, 109.6 miles 



1929 ° ' 

 May 25 Port Apra 



miles 



miles 



26 16 05 N 144 07 161 289 



27 18 33 N 143 59 148 262 



28 21 31 N 144 13 179 334 



29 23 26 N 144 05 115 323 



10 



Let go moorings at 13h 45m, ran one mile under own power, and 

 took departure at 14h 08m. Cloudiness 4 and 5, chiefly on hori- 

 zons. Moderate ENE breeze. Moderate sea. 



Cloudiness 2 to 5, chiefly on horizons, except in mid-afternoon, 

 when cloudless. Moderate ENE to E breezes. Moderate sea. 

 Rain at Olh 45m. 



Cloudiness 6 to 1, chiefly on horizons. Moderate E breeze. Moder- 

 ate sea. Drizzling rain at 04h 25m. 



Cloudiness 1 to 5, chiefly on horizons. Moderate to gentle easterly 

 breeze. Moderate to smooth sea. 



Cloudiness 7 in very early morning, decreasing through day to 1 in 

 late evening. Gentle to moderate E to SE breezes, until mid-aft- 

 ernoon, then southeasterly light breezes to light airs. Squally in 

 early morning with rain at OOh 05m. Light dew in evening. Run- 

 ning with engine after 19h 23m. 



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