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tilde 45°50' W. The run from Cape Farewell to South Wolf Island 

 was marked by the passage of two disturbances of marked intensity. 

 The first storm, which occurred on August 20, must have formed well 

 oif the coast for it was unreported by Belle Isle, Battle Harbour, or 

 Cartwright, Labrador. The approach of the rapidly occluding 

 cyclone was accompanied by a rapidly falling barometer, the usual 

 drizzling rain and its intensity was first indicated at 0800 by a sud- 

 den shift of wind from south-southw^est to south-southeast and a drop 

 of ten one-hundredths between 0800 and 0900. The wand began to 

 increase rapidly in force at 0800 and reached gale force at noon, 

 backing slowly until at 1630 it was blowing force 9, a strong gale, 

 from the east-northeast and the barometer had fallen to its low 

 point, 28.99 inches. At 1930 while running before a fresh east- 

 northeast gale the wdnd suddenly dropped momentarily, and the 

 already very rough seas became confused and mountainous. At this 

 time the vessel rolled heavily to starboard and a large following sea 

 completely swamped the after deck and rolled the starboard boat 

 (which was swung out) entirely beneath the sea. The boat itself 

 was severely damaged and the bed plates supporting the davits so 

 badly strained that considerable water entered the crew's messroom 

 and wardroom. It was necessary to omit one oceanographic station 

 because of the severe conditions of wind and sea. The next storm 

 on August 22 Avas less intense but the wind was force 8, fresh gale, 

 for 5 hours and the seas were rough. At 2125, August 23, the last 

 oceanograi^hic station for the season was completed 5 miles off South 

 Wolf Island, Labrador, and the General Crreene set course for St. 

 John's, Newfoundland, arriving there at 0053, August 26, without 

 further incident except for the gales which accompanied the tropical 

 disturbance which passed over Newfoundland on August 25. While 

 approaching the Labrador coast on August 23, 14 bergs in widely 

 scattered positions were sighted and between South Wolf Island and 

 latitude 52°17' N., longitude 54°30' W., 9 bergs were sighted. No 

 other ice was seen. 



The scientific program pursued during this cruise is discussed in 

 detail under Oceanography (p. 83) and ice conditions for July and 

 August are discussed under Ice Conditions, North Atlantic, 1935 

 (p. 13). 



At 1011, August 28, 1935, the Greene^ having completed the ocean- 

 ographic and ice-observation work for the year 1935 and being in 

 all respects ready for sea, sailed from St. John's, Newfoundland, for 

 Boston, Mass., arriving there at 1105, September 2, 1935. The trip 

 w^as uneventful. 



During the period of the post-season cruise, July 9 to September 

 2, 1935, the General Greene cruised 6,217.4 miles and was under way 

 1,072 hours and 57 minutes. 



