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wove t)cciipied. At sunrise colors were half-masted and at 11 a. m. 

 (sixtieth meridian time) tlie vessel was stopped over the grave of 

 the Titanie. which sank after colliding with an iceberg April 14, 

 1912, and brief memorial services were held, including a memorial 

 address by Lieut. Commander Chalker, prayer by Past Asst. Surg. 

 Shipp, three volleys, and taps. Colors were then mastheaded and 

 the vessel resumed her patrol duties. At 3.40 p. m. the French bark- 

 eutine Raymonde asked for and was furnished his position. Winds 

 were XW. to NXE., force 6 to 2, dropping to light ESE. airs at the 

 close; clear to cloudy; barometer rising slowly, reading 29.96 at 

 midnight. jNIany dovekies and a few murres were noted as the 

 vessel approached cold water. At 8 p. m. the patrol was in 42° 30' 

 north latitude, 50° 13' west longitude. 



Special ice information was given the steamships Canadian 

 Freighter and Galtyiiwre. The latter inquired about a berg broad- 

 casted from Ste'. Pierre, giving its location on April 6. This was 

 the same berg that the patrol followed until it vanished on the 11th. 

 Ste. Pierre was advised that Ave were in close touch with conditions 

 around the Tail of the Banks and requested to leave broadcasting 

 of ice information in this vicinity to the patrol. 



At 7.45 a. m. of the 14th, oceanographic station No. 393, on the 

 Tail of the Banks, w^as occupied, after which the patrol scouted to 

 the northward at 14 knots speed about 10 miles to the eastward of 

 the eastern 100-fathom curve of the Banks, lookout aloft, visibility 

 excellent. Any bergs drifting to the southward w^ould have come 

 within the range of visibility from the vessel's crows nest. No ice 

 was seen. At 5.20 p. m. oceanographic station No. 394 was occu- 

 pied. Temperatures indicated a narrow band of Arctic water down 

 the east side of the Banks as far as the Tail at least. There was no 

 appreciable current from the north noted in our run up the east 

 side of the Banks today. 



In reply to the patrol's protest of yesterday, Ste. Pierre sent this 

 message : 



Following your svc date, any ice information we may receive from ships at 

 sea will be forwarded to you. 



Weather was clear, with calms to light airs and breezes from east- 

 ward: barometer falling slowly and reading 29.71 at midnight. 

 Several sailing vessels, presumably French fishermen, many murres, 

 a few fulmars, a school of whales, and one seal close aboard w^ere 

 sighted during the chiy. At 8.40 p. m. the vessel was anchored on 

 tlie Banks in 44° 01' north latitude, 49° 19' west longitude. At 

 7.40 p. m. we sounded in 43° 59' north, 49° 16' 30" west, this posi- 

 tion being accuratelv determined by moon sight, sun sights, and 



