International Ice Patrol 

 1995 Annual Report 



DEC 1 8 1996 



Contents 



Introduction 3 



Summary of Operations, 1995 5 



Iceberg Reconnaissance and Communications 9 



Discussion of Ice and Environmental Conditions 11 



Acknowledgements 33 



Appendix A: Nations Currently Supporting International Ice Patrol, 35 



Appendix B: Ship Reports 36 



Appendix C: Analysis of Limit-Setting Icebergs 45 



Appendix D: Product User Survey 55 



Appendix E: IIP Iceberg Limits Climatology 59 



Cover: U. S. Re\'enue Cutter SENECA (1908-1942) 



Length: 240 feet 

 Top Speed: 12 knots 

 Armament: Two 6-pounder guns (largest carried by the Revenue Cutter Service in peacetime) 



The first Revenue Cutter assigned to Ice Patrol on the Grand Banks. 



SENECA was constructed in 1908, specifically for the purpose of dealing with derelict vessels abandoned at sea. 

 In 1913. SENECA was detailed as the first Ice Patrol vessel for the Revenue Cutter Service (now the U.S. Coast 

 Guard). The U.S. Navy performed the Ice Patrol starting immediately after the TITANIC disaster in 1912, and 

 the International Ice Patrol was officially established in early 1914. 



