During the season there were no disasters due to colHsion of ships 

 with ice. One vessel, however was caught in an ice field for two days 

 in the early part of April. She received no serious injury. 



The patrol was discontinued on July 2, 1932. 



The section in this Bulletin dealing with the oceanographic work of 

 the General Greene was prepared by Mr. Olav Mosby, senior physical 

 oceanographer. The remainder of the report was prepared by Lieut. 

 R. M. Hoyle, United States Coast Guard, ice observation officer. 



CRUISE REPORTS 



OBSERVATION CRUISES— " GENERAL GREENE," MARCH 4-APRIL 3, 



1932 



The General Greene sailed from Boston at 1.10 p. m., March 4, 1932, 

 to make ice observation cruises in the ice-patrol area. Her mission 

 was to scout the area most likely to be infested by icebergs at this 

 season, to locate the southernmost bergs, to determine their set and 

 drifts, and to notify Coast Guard headquarters when ice would prob- 

 ably become a menace to the shipping lanes in order that the regular 

 ice patrol might be inaugurated. 



The General Greene put into Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 7 on 

 account of a storm. She sailed for St. John's, Newfoundland, the 

 following day. En route she passed through patches of St. Lawrence 

 pack ice. The General Greene again encountered field ice east of Cape 

 Race on March 9. On March 10 the General Greene arrived at St. 

 John's at 11 a. m. 



On March 15 the ice observation vessel sailed from St. John's and 

 stood due east. Strong easterly gales shifting to the southwest with 

 heavy snowfall were encountered. The vessel became heavily iced and 

 her radio was temporarily put out of commission. Heavy pack ice 

 was found 60 miles southeast of Cape Spear. On the following day the 

 General Greene stood back into St. John's to await more favorable 

 weather conditions. 



The General Greene departed St. John's on March 21, and during 

 the next few days she scouted along the northern and eastern slope 

 on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. On March 23 the wind blew 

 a whole gale from the west. The General Greene again became heavily 

 iced. On March 26 the General Greene arrived in St. John's. During 

 this cruise no ice was sighted or reported east of Cape Race. Strong 

 gales and heavy seas made it impossible to cruise the area planned. 

 An attempt was made on March 25 to take oceanographic stations. 

 As the water samples froze immediately on striking the air this pro- 

 cedure was abandoned. 



The General Greene sailed from St. Johns on March 31 and stood to 

 the southeast. On April 1 she stood across the Banks in latitude 



