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ship Manchester, growlers, 46° 22', 53° 29'; small berg, 46° 21', 

 63^^25'; June 20, steamship West Quechee, small ber|, 41° 30', 50° 42'; 

 steamship Opelike, part of wooden vessel, 150 leet long, awash, 

 covered with marine growth, 43° 36', 41° 35'; June 21, steamship 

 Mount Clay, red buoy, base about 8 feet in diameter, 44° 12', 41° 38 ; 

 June 22, Battle Harbor, numerous bergs; Fogo, numerous bergs and 

 growlers; intercepted, berg, 48° 50', 48° 12'; June 23, Fogo, numerous 

 bergs and growlers; steamship Anfora, one big and two little bergs, 

 42° 45', 50° 52'; steamship Rapidan, large berg and four growlers, 

 43° 05', 50° 39'; steamship Ardantza Mendiez, large berg, 42° 43', 

 50° 40'; "MJN," large berg, 48° 37', 48° 26'; June 24, Battle Harbor, 

 numerous bergs; Fogo, numerous bergs and growlers; Bonavista, no 

 ice; steamship Epsom Blade, buoy, 40° 30', 49° 54'; steamship 

 Calleda, perpendicular mast, 8 feet out of water, burnt black, danger- 

 ous to navigation, attached to submerged wreckage, visible 2 mues, 

 41° 36', 47° 45'; June 25, steamship SMensfjord, berg, 42° 36', 

 49° 29'; steamship Gloria de Larrinaga, large berg, 42° 28', 51° 07'; 

 steamship Genesee, two bergs and growlers, 41° 46', 49° 49'; steam- 

 ship Chicago City, small berg, 41° 28', 49° 59'; steamship Kock- 

 fermacJc, growlers, 48° 06', 48° 23'; large berg, 48° 04', 48° 30'; June 



26, Battle Harbor, numerous bergs; Fogo, numerous bergs; June 



27, Battle Harbor, numerous bergs; Fogo, numerous bergs; steam- 

 ship Sunoco, berg, 43° 23', 50° 37'; berg, 43° 08', 50° 50'; berg, 43° 

 18', 50° 53'; motorship Hamlet, large berg, 42° 01', 51° 08'; June 28, 

 Battle Harbor, numerous bergs; Fogo, numerous bergs; steamship 

 Argus, small berg, 42° 33', 47° 40'; berg, 42° 35' 50° 16'; steamship 

 Alchiha, large berg, 41° 36', 51° 37'; June ^9, Battle Harbor, 

 numerous bergs; Fogo, numerous bergs; steamship Manoa, small 

 bergs, 46° 45', 52° 52 ; two bergs, close inshore, Renewse Rock. 



Coast Guard Cutter "Tampa," Lieut. Commander W. J. Wheeler, 

 Ice Patrol, Fourth Cruise, June 28 to July 14, 1922. 



The Tampa sailed from Ha,lifax, Nova Scotia, at 8 p. m., June 28, 

 to relieve the Modoc on ice patrol, and relieved that vessel at 3.05 

 p. m., June 30, in lat. 42° 20' N.,long. 53° 00' W.. the oceanographic 

 and scientific observers being transferred from the Modoc to the 

 Tampa. Upon assuming the duties of the patrol the Tampa set 

 course for tne position of the southernmost berg, in lat. 41° 57' N., 

 long. 50° 50' W. Light and gentle SW. breezes were experienced 

 from June 28 to 30. 



July 1. Gentle to moderate SW. to W^SW. winds, with slight haze; 

 slight to moderate SW. swell. At 3.15 a. m. stopped at reported 

 position of southernmost berg. At 5.05 a. m., there being no berg in 

 sight, started rectangular search to the southward and eastward for 

 the berg. At 8.55 p. m. stopped and lay to for the night, the berg 

 not having been located. A few petrels followed the vessel during 

 the day. 



Broadcasted the following ice warning: ''Ice patrol Tampa, 42 00, 

 50 45, near southernmost berg. Eleven bergs with growlers around 

 Tail of Bank and soutliwestward." 



July 2. Gentle WSW. to light W. winds; mostly clear; hazy and 

 light fog at intervals. Fog appeared at 3 a. m. and cleared at 8.35 

 a. m., search for the berg last seen on June 29 being resumed at the 



