LOGS FOR JANUARY 1944
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1 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Maneuvering to break ice around dock then standing down
Tunugdlairfix Fjord breaking ice approx 20 to 24 in in thickness.
Then return to dock.
Top of Page: Moored at US Navy Base BW#1, Greenland. .
Bluie West One
1305 underway.
Revesed course.
20.00: Tunugdlierfik Fjord.
2131 Entered Narsarsuaq Reach.
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2 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
00.00: standing in solid ice
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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3 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Maneuvering to break ice around dock.
Top of Page: Moored at US Navy Base BW#1, Greenland. .
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4 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
12.00: Fjord completely frozen in, open water visible.
1600-2400: standing in solid ice
Noon: US Army dock BW1.
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5 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
08.00: Maneuvering to free vessles from solid ice.
00.00: Fjord completely frozen in
12.22: standing down Narsarssuak Reach breaking ice.
1600-2400: Fjord completely frozen over ice, ranges up to 30 inches,
very solid
23.31: Narsarssuak Reach completely frozen,ice increasing in
thickness.
08.00: US Army base BW1. 0806 underway.
1222 Stainding down Narsursuaq Reach.
Entering Tunugdlierfik Fjord. His noon position in two days gives a
hint as to where the edge of open water may be.
2020 reversed course
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6 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.97, Long -45.63
00.00: Breaking ice.
15.05: approaching open waters in fjord. Detached and stood down
fjord to vessel completely frozen in.
Entering Narsarssuaq reach
I show no motion as she is trying to break two vessels out of the
ice, getting nowhere.
Stuck in ice. Waiting for daylight.
0808 underway, breaking ice around vessels.
0959 underway down fjord.
Noon: Tunugdlairfik Fjord.
Using guess as to where open water starts.
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7 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.68, Long -46.5
00.00: Ice if Fjord up to 30in thick
04.00: open water visible 1/2mile south of fjord.
17.45: encountered ice approx 16in thick
Off the fjord leading to Gamatron.
Noon: Skovfjord Enterance.
Adjusting position in fjord
1542 underway up Skov Fjord.
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8 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.75, Long -46.44
00.00: standing in solid ice, just inside edge of ice.
12.45: ice berg.
1600-2400: Lying to in ice Tunugdliarfik fjord.
0814 underway down the fjord
0906 entered Skov Fjord
1050 lying to.
Noon: Skovfjord.
1315 underway up Skov Fjord
Narsaq (town) (3) brg 330 degs. True 1.7 miles at 1528.
1558 entered solid ice
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9 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.84, Long -46.15
13.30: breaking ice in fjord
00.00: ice in fjord
07.58: standing down Tunugdlairfik fjord open water 500yds ahead
Using 70% of logged distance in fjord and no ice, and 40% in ice.
0750 underway.
1120 reversed course
Noon: Skovfjord.
1305. Narsaq Reach abeam to port.
1604 Stopped
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10 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.73, Long -46.47
00.00: lying to in ice.
07.37: breaking ice near edge of solid ice in Tunugdlairfik fjord
0737 underway
0904 Entered Skov Fjord
Lying to. Transferring supplies to FP 19.
Noon: Skovfjord.
1322 underway up Skov Fjord
1615 stopped in ice
By bearings
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11 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.8, Long -46.32
09.20: Standing into Matheous Haven. ice 6in
00.00: underway laying to in ice in Tunugdlairfix fjord.
23.30: Haven harbor completely frozen over
Light E to port
Noon: Matheous Havn.
While remaining in Mathaeus Havn he occasionally has to nose into ice
because he drifts around.
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12 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.8, Long -46.32
00.00: laying to in ice.
20.00: shifting location in ice
Noon: Matheous Haven.
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13 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.92, Long -45.93
08.00: underway laying to in ice
12.25: entered ice
20.00: breaking ice
08.00: Mateaus Haven.
1045 underway, out of Mathaeus Havn
Entered Skov Fjord
1207 Light E abeam to starboard.
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14 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.96, Long -45.83
12.00: standing down fjord breaking ice
00.00: stopped in ice in Tunugdlairfix Fjord
1600-2400: heavy ice
23.42: heavy ice in fjord
1232 underway standing down fjord
1300 standing up Fjord
Light F brg 130 degs. True 1000 yards at 1730.
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15 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
00.00: Tunugdlairfix fyord, underway in very heavy ice 24 to 30in
thickness
12.00: breaking ice around Army dock.
20.00: Fyord completely frozen ice 24 to 30 in thick, no open water
visible.
Artillery Point brg 310 degs. True 2 miles
Narsarsuaq. Breaking ice in dock area.
0759 Reversed course to FP-19
0915 FP-19 free from ice
1005 Arluk free from ice.
1156 breaking ice around dock area
Noon: Narsarssuak Reach.
20.00: Us Army dock BW1.
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16 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Dock BW1.
Broke ice down Fjord to USS Laurel and returned with her.
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17 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
00.00: Fyord completely covered over ice surges to 30in thickness
16.04: stopped in ice.
20.00: laying to in ice.
1202 underway
1257 entered Tunugdliarfik Fjord. Speed of advance approx. 3 knots.
Light F brg 150 degs. True 1000 yards at 1437.
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18 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.7, Long -46.11
09.52: entered open water
07.42: Underway.
09.20: Entered Akuliarusek ? passage through ice
00.00: Laying to in ice.
10.05: Entered Julianehaab fjord passed through ice.
10.29: entered open water
21.50: rammed large strip of field ice.
15.40: During watch encountered considerable amount of scattered ice
bergs and growlers
23.05: Numerous ice bergs, growlers and bite of field ice in vacinity
Light E brg 150 degs. True 1000 yards
Entered Julianhaab Fjord
Noon: Julianehaab .
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19 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.48, Long -48.55
04.00: small ice bergs and growlers
12.00: passing through numerous ice bergs, growlers and field ice
during watch..
00.00: Lying to among slab ice, growlers and bergs. Encountered many
small bergs and growlers theough watch.
10.04: encountered numerous growlers and ice bergs
18.10: entering Kunquast Bay, 1845 stopped in ice
20.26: heading into ice Kunenat Bay.
Umanak Island brg 7 degs. True 10 miles
1810 Entering Kungnait bay.
20.00: Kungnat Bay, Greenland.
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20 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
12.00: bashing ice in Arsuk Fjord off Gronnedal.
14.16: Gronnedal fuel depot
00.00: Kungnat Bay. Standing in solid ice. 0745 backed out of ice.
10.58: Entered (?) harbor commecnce bashing ice towards dock,
thickness about one foot.
20.00: standing in ice
00.00: 0745 backed out of ice.
0804 Entered into Torssukatak Fjord
Noon: Arsuk Fjord.
14.16: Moored Gronnedal fuel depot.
20.00: Grannedal.
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21 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
11.49: ice
10:25 Breaking ice in fjord.
bay covered with ice ranging from 6 inches to 2 feet in thickness.
16.00: Underway, standng out into fjord. 1624 Moored to dock.
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22 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
22.00: Ice
1600-2400: fjord frozen in vacinity of dock
00.00: Moored in open water surrounded by ice.
10:25 Breaking ice in fjord.
bay covered with ice ranging from 6 inches to 2 feet in thickness.
16.00: Underway, standng out into fjord. 1624 Moored to dock.
0840 moored to dock.
Noon: Grunnedal.
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23 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
05.00: Fjord frozen in vacinity of dock.
Noon: Gronnedal.
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24 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.21, Long -48.17
10.00: underway
Noon: Ivigtut.
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25 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.21, Long -48.17
Noon: Iviktut.
1607 underway. 1630 Moored at Gronnedal dock.
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26 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
00.00: standing in ice
1600-2400: light ice covers bay
Noon: Grunnedal.
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27 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
08.58: breaking ice around dock
20.00: Fjord covered with ice of two or three inches in thickness in
vacinity of dock.
Noon: Grunndal.
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28 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.88, Long -48.78
08.24: ice
08.01: Underway to United States
00.00: Bay covered with broken ice
10.24: Cleared Cusak fjord, maneuvering to avoid ice bergs
08.00: encountered numerous large ice bergs and patches of field ice.
12.00: Ice bergs and growlers
15.00: approached dence field of ice bergs and growlers 1523, ice
bergs thinning out. 1600, outer edge of of field of ice bergs and
growlers reached
Umanak Island brg N True 1 mile at 1024.
15.00: 1523, ice bergs thinning out. 15.00: 1600, outer edge of of
field of ice bergs and growlers reached.
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29 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 56.47, Long -49.67
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30 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 52.42, Long -50.03
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31 January 1944
At/From ???
Lat 48.38, Long -50.97
13.30: entered into ice field.
16.55: ran through scattered patches of light field ice
20.00: On first hour of watch smal drift ice was encountered.
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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1944
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1 February 1944
At/From ???
Lat 47.57, Long -52.53
1120 Reversed course
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2 February 1944
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.98
1120 Reversed course
Noon: Fleet docks, Argentia, NFLD.
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3 February 1944
At/From ???
Lat 47.22, Long -54.22
08.57:
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4 February 1944
At/From ???
Lat 46.37, Long -56.05
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5 February 1944
At/From ???
Lat 45.68, Long -59.72
11.55: Passed through fields of light ice during watch.
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6 February 1944
At/From ???
Lat 44.23, Long -63.08
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7 February 1944
At/From ???
Lat 43.15, Long -66.55
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8 February 1944
At/From ???
Lat 42.37, Long -71.05
Boston Navy Yard
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LOGS FOR MARCH 1944
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6 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 42.37, Long -71.05
16.25: Underway.
Noon: Boston, Navy Yd.
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7 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 42.82, Long -66.93
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8 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 43.98, Long -62.63
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9 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 44.87, Long -57.32
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10 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.98
Noon: Argentia, NFLD.
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11 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.98
08.00: Argentia.
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12 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.98
08.00: Argentia.
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13 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 46.65, Long -51.3
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14 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 48.3, Long -48.58
03.12: field ice only a few in thick.
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15 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 50.97, Long -48.42
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16 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 53.25, Long -48.55
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17 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 55.92, Long -48.53
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18 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 58.55, Long -48.2
19.25: Radar contact bearing 039T, dist 10 miles. Radar contact
identified as being iceburg.
19.25: Radar contact identified as being iceburg.
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19 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.9, Long -45.91
15.20: Moored US Army Base BW1
08.00: encountering numerous iceburgs and growlers.
11.57: Entered fjord and commenced breaking ice.
Noon: Tunugdlairfik Fiord, Greenland.
20.00: US Army base BW1.
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20 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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21 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
Shifted position on dock.
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22 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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23 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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24 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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25 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1 (Narsarssuak).
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26 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
08.50: Passed out of ice at Fjord (Tunugdlairfik) entrance
05.56: Stopped of Artillery Point. Placed 40 drums of oil on ice.
0501 underway.
0703 underway
08.00: Tunugdliarfix fjord.
Light E brg 150 degs. True 1/2 mile at 0920.
1010 passed out of Narsak Reach.
12.07: Leaving Brede Fjord.
17.48: Standing up Arsuk Fjord.
Kajartalik brg N True 3500 yards
Gronnedal
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27 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
Noon: Gronnedal.
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28 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
Noon: Gronnedal.
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29 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.58, Long -47.95
18.26: Commenced breaking ice in Tunugdlairfik Fjord off Nunasarnuk
Point. Ice in fjord approx two feet thick.
Simiutak Station brg NW True 3 miles
Bearings off Lights E and F.
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30 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
08.00: Breaking up se approx twenty four to twenty eight in thick in
fjord.
10.37: entered open water in fjord
0800 underway
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
Noon: US Army dock. Narsarssuak.
31 March 1944
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
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LOGS FOR APRIL 1944
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1 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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2 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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3 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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4 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
14.00: Entered Nsrsarssuak Reach, breaking ice about 20 in thick
16.00: Standing down Tunugdliarfik Fjord breaking ice. 1950 stopped,
laying to in ice
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
1400 underway
1530 Light F abeam 1400 yards
By bearings off lights E and F.
Shifting position in ice.
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5 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.93, Long -45.81
00.00: drifting with ice pack down fjord
08.00: bashing ice in Tungdliarfik Fjord
By bearings
BY bearings
0800 underway
Noon: Tungdlierfik Fjord.
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6 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.07, Long -45.48
08.40: Standing up Stov Fjord proceeding through four mile stratch of
broken pan ice, breaking large pans.
00.00: Breaking ice 20 to 30in thick, Tungdliarfik Fjord
0722 Entering and standing down Skovfjord.
0820 Nearing entrance to fjord, reversed base courses and stood up
Skov Fjord at various courses and speeds.
Gates Hole
0950 Narsak passage to port.
Noon: Narsarssuak Fjord.
US Dock, Narsarsuaq
20.00: US Army Base BW1.
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7 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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8 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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9 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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10 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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11 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
21.30: Laying to in ice 2345 stood out of ice and towards dock.
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
2022 Underway, standing into Narsarssuak Reach.
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12 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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13 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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14 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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15 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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16 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
Shifted out of dock and back in so other ships could leave.
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17 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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18 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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19 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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20 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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21 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
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22 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
22.14: Standing down Naksarssuak fjord.
Noon: Us Army Base BW1.
2322 Entered Tunulliarfik Fjord.
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23 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.67, Long -47.28
05.00: reversed course
03.30: entered ice field
07.43: entered Narsak passage
0800-1200: passed large scattered ice bergs during latter part of
watch.
Light F brg 150 degs. True 2700 yards at 0026.
0136 Light E abeam 1000 yards to port
Light E brg 170 degs. True 1000 yards at 0126.
Light D brg 150 degs. True 600 yards at 0325.
Light D brg 330 degs. True 600 yards at 0615.
08.00: Brede fiord.
Inugsugtut Island brg 160 degs. True 3000 yards at 1012.
Kekertat Island brg 340 degs. True 3 miles at 1345.
1610 Standing into Brede Fjord
Karmak Island brg 160 degs. True 300 yards at 1641. Reverses course
Karmak Island
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24 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.72, Long -47.03
14.08: Numerous scattered bergs
1600-2000: numerous scattered bergs
0031 reversed course down Brede Fjord
Karmak Island brg 160 degs. True 1 mile at 0515.
Abeam Kap Thorvaldson. Reversed course.
1210 reversed course
Kap Thorvaldsen brg 340 degs. True 2 miles at 1523.
20.00: Brede fjord.
Artillery Point brg 310 degs. True 1 mile at 2315.
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25 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored at US Army Base BW1.
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26 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored at US Army Base BW1.
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27 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored at US Army Base BW1.
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28 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored at US Army Base BW1.
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29 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
18.48: Underway
18.48: Breaking ice of 15 to 20 in thickness
20.00: breaking ice from 12 to twenty in thick
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30 April 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored at US Army Base BW1
18.48: Underway
20.00: Narssarsuak Reach
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LOGS FOR MAY 1944
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1 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.62, Long -48.03
15.00: heavy storis ice
12.26: entering heavy storis ice
18.45: moored fuel dock BW7, Trondal.
23.06: standing up and down arsun fjord.
0045 Moored to Army Dock
0258 underway.
0320 Entered Tunugdliarq Fjord
04.58:Light E brg 160 degs. True 1200 yards
Entering Brede Fjord
08.00: Brede Fjord.
Inugsuatsiak brg 160 degs. True 3 miles at 0846.
20.00: Gronnedal .
23.06: standing up and down Arsuk fjord. 2346 reversed course,
returned to dock
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2 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Gronnedal.
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3 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Gronnedal.
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4 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Gronnedal.
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5 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Gronnedal.
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6 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Gronnedal.
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7 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Moored to buoy
Noon: Arsuk Fjord.
Moored to dock
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8 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Grondal.
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9 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
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10 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
1425 underway. 1456 moored to buoy at Ivittuut
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11 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.21, Long -48.17
08.00: Ivigtut.
1505 underway. 1532 moored at Gronnedal.
20.00: Grondal.
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12 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Moved to buoy.
Noon: Grondal.
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13 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Grondal.
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14 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Arsuk Fjord, Grondal.
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15 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Arsuk Fjord, Grondal.
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16 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Keeping bow close to buoy
Noon: Grondal.
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17 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Grondal.
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18 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Grondal.
2157 underway.
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19 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.82, Long -46.71
Kajartalik brg 340 degs. True 31/2 miles at 0127.
Torstein Islands brg 16 degs. True 10000 yards at 0415.
Takisoq (2) brg 330 degs. True 12 miles
Noon: Brede Fjord.
Light E brg 140 degs. True 400 yards at 1420.
Light F brg 170 degs. True 400 yards at 1515.
Narsarssuaq Reach
20.00: US Navy Base BW1.
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20 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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21 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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22 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: US Army Base BW1.
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23 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
1254 underway
Light F brg 135 degs. True 800 yards
1554 Entering Brede Fjord
Karmak Island brg 135 degs. True 4 miles at 1814. Reversed course.
His position by bearing makes little sense. Putting it at the mouth
of the Brede Fjord.
20.00: Brede Fjord.
2300 reversed course.
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24 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.77, Long -46.87
0346 Karmak Beacon close abeam. 0352 reversed course.
0540 reversed course.
Karmak beacon close abeam
Reversed course
0956 reversed course
1215 reversed course. Standing down fjord.
1440 reversed course. Standing down fjord
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25 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.72, Long -47.02
07.40: Approached storis ice at entrance of fjord
0615 Reversed course
1010 Reversed course. Standing down fjord.
1255 Reversed course. Standing up fjord.
1420 Reversed course. Standing down fjord.
Re-setting his position to be at the entrance of the fjord.
Reversed course
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26 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.71, Long -47.05
2352 Reversed course. Standing up.
0150 reversed course. Standing down.
0347 Reversed course. Standing up fjord.
0530 reversed course. Standing down fjord.
0808 Reversed course. Standing up fjord.
1000 reversed course. Standing down fjord.
Noon: Underway Brede fjord.
1415 Reversed course. Standing down fjord.
1602 Reversed course. Standing up fjord.
1802 Reversed course. Standing down fjord.
2045 Reversed course. Standing up fjord.
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27 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.77, Long -46.87
07.28: standing up Brede fjord ice above Karmak Is.
0025 Reversed course. Standing down fjord.
This is our first bearing for hours. He could not end up here afer
steaming down for seven hours. Perhaps he neglected a couple of
course reversals. Otherwise, his 00 position would have been at the
entrance of Narsak Reach.
0940 Reversed. Down
1050 Reversed up.
1146 Reversed down
1300 Reversed up.
1510 Reversed down.
1728 Reversed up.
1930 Reversed down.
2040 Reversed up.
2250 Reversed down.
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28 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.88, Long -46.51
0710 and 1530: standing up Brede fjord storis ice packed solidly from
Karmak Is to Apakatok Is.
0005 Up
0215 Down
0410 Up
0618 Down
0710 Up
0921 Down
1040 Up
Noon: Underway Brede Fjord.
1315 Down
1550 Up
1810 Down
1956 Up
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29 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.88, Long -46.51
2011 & 2100: 2011 entered area of scattered ice. 2100 approached
edge of heavy storis ice extending across entrance of fjord.
00.00: Brede fjord entrance closed by heavy storis ice.
07.50: Ice packed solidly across fjord from Eastern ends of Karmak Is
to Apokatak Is.
0010 Down
0410 Up
0540 Down
0750 Up
1001 Down
1145 Up
1326 Down
1534 Up
1635 Down
2100 Up
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30 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.85, Long -46.6
15.46: Approached edge of pack ice in Brede Fjord ice barrier had
moved 500 yds seaward during watch with no leads visible.
0135 Down
0405 Up
0548 Down
0745 Up
Noon: Underway Brede Fjord.
1455 Down
1546 Up
1850 Down
2031 Up
2233 Down
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31 May 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.96, Long -46.22
22.30: approached heavy storis ice in fjord 10 miles above entrance
In force 10 winds from the NNE, he makes little headway up and rapid
headway down.
0530 Down
0736 Up
0824 Down. 0849 Up
Noon: Underwat Brede Fjord.
1644 Down
1902 Up
2020 Down
2230 Up
2333 Down
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LOGS FOR JUNE 1944
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1 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.84, Long -46.66
04.00: maneuvering to avoid ice invacinity of Tugtutok Island.
14.35: laying to in heavy storis ice at entance to fjord.
15.30: standing down Brede fjord through heavy storis ice reaching a
point below Karmak beacon. inpenetrable heavy storis extending
across entrance to fjord from Karmak Is. to Upernivik Is (transcriber
cannot find this location in vacininty of Brede Fjord) blocking
entrance.
0914 Down
Karmak Island brg 150 degs. True 2500 yards at 1415.
1530 Up
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2 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.87, Long -46.54
Going down. No reference as to when.
0627 reversed course. Up
0825 reversed course, standing down Brede Fjord.
0916 Reversed course. Up.
Can find no reference to this island.
Inugsuatsiak brg 150 degs. True 11/2 miles
2137 Karmak Beacon abeam to starboard range 2,000 yards. Standing up
Brede Fjord.
2231 Reversed course.
2305 Reversed course. Standing down Brede Fjord. 2333 reversed
course. Standing up Brede Fjord.
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3 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.73, Long -47.04
13.12: Reached point outside entrance to Brede Fjord approximatly
three miles distant from Inugsugtut Island. Impassable ice conditions
seaward of this point.
12.00: Underway as before maneuvering through heavy storis ice at
entrance to brede Fjord. 1202 Inugsutut Beacon abeam to port.
2000-2400: maneuvering to avoid ice in lower reaches of Brede Fjord
throughout watch.
08.00: Underway Brede Fjord.
Karmak Island brg 150 degs. True 3000 yards at 1016.
12.00: 1202 Inugsutut Beacon abeam to port. .
Inugsugtut Island brg 150 degs. True 3000 yards
Karmak Island brg 150 degs. True 2000 yards at 1730.
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4 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.76, Long -46.9
0000-0400: Observing ice condition in lower reaches of Brede Fjord.
04.00: underway as before through scattered heavt storis ice
20-2400: maneuvering through scattered storis ice in Brede Fjord.
1600-2000: observing ice conditions in vacinity of Kanertek Is.
08.00: Underway Brede Fjord.
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5 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.73, Long -47.02
00.00: observing ice conditions in Brede Fjord.
12.00: Proceeding to Skofjord to search for ? boat enroute Gamatron
Is to Marsarssuak. 1300 Discontinued search.
14.52: 1452 Karmak Beacon abeam to Port. 1512 Inugsugtut Is Beacon
abeam to port 1530 standing up Brede Fjord.
08.00: Brede Fjord.
14.52: 1452 Karmak Beacon abeam to Port. 1512 Inugsugtut Is Beacon
abeam to port 14.52: 1530 standing up Brede Fjord.
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6 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.78, Long -46.86
00.00: onserving ice at entrance Brede Fjord.
07.25: Approaching edge of ice pack extending from Inugsughtut Is. to
Takisok Is.
16-20: bnserving ice in vacinity of entrance to Brede fjord.
12.00: Maneuvering to avoid ice throughout watch
20-2400: observing ice conditions at entrance Brede Fjord seaward of
Inugsustut Is. 2045 Avatolek Is approaching edge of ice pack.
20-24.00: 2045 Avatolek Is approaching edge of ice pack.
Karmak Island brg 150 degs. True 2000 yards at 0340.
Karmak Island abeam to starboard.
08.00: Brede Fjord.
1040 Karmak beacon abeam to port, range 3000 yards.
11.15: Inugsugtut beacon abeam to port range 3000 yards.
Inugsugtut beacon to port 1700 yards at 1720.
2225 Inugsugtut Island abeam to starboard. Reversed course.
2305 Standing up fjord. 2340 standing down.
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7 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.73, Long -47.08
12.35: 1235 Takisok Beacon abeam to stbd brg 332, 4000yds. 1307
Takisok beacon brg 000, dist 4000yds
04-08: observing ice conditions outside entrance to Brede Fjord.
12-16: manouvering survid (?) ice outside Brede Fjord entrance
20-24: manouvering to avoid ice at entrance to Brede Fjord.
1150 standing out Brede Fjord.
1235 Takisok Beacon abeam to stbd brg 332, 4000yds.
1307 Takisok beacon brg 000, dist 4000yds. 1350 Reversed course
standing up Brede Fjord.
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8 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.68, Long -47.25
00.00: observing ice conditions in Brede Fjord.
20-24: 2000 manouvering through heavy storis ice off entrance to
Brede Fjord. 2225 Reversed course standing down Brede Fjord;
commenced manouvering through storis ice at enterance to fjord.
16.30: standing towards Cape Thowaedsen
Inugsugtut Island brg 150 degs. True 2000 yards at 0127.
08.00: Brede Fjord.
1315 Reversed course. Standing into Brede Fjord.
1515 Takisok Beacon abeam, distance 3,000 yeards.
16.30: standing towards Cape Thorvaldsen.
Takisoq (2) brg 360 degs. True 2 miles at 2032.
Inugsugtut Island brg 150 degs. True 1 mile at 2136.
Karmak Island brg 150 degs. True 1 mile at 2220.
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9 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.65, Long -47.4
00.00: observing ice conditions in and aroung entrance Brede Fjord.
14.10: Reached position in heavy storis ice approx eighteen miles
from entrance to Brede Fjord, Malenefjeld Mountain brg 320 dist
eight miles, Kekertat Is brg 212T dist two and one half miles.
20-24: Manuvering to avoid ice in lower portion of Brede Fjord.
09.12: Kekertat Is sighted bearing 233T dist 8 miles.
0110 Inugsugtut beacon abeam to port, distance 3000 yds.
0230 Takisok beacaon abeam to starboard distance 5000 yards.
Kekertat Island brg 233 degs. True 8 miles
1410 Reached position in heavy storis ice approximately eightenn (18)
miles from entrance to Brede Fjord, Malenefjeld Mountain bearing 320,
distant eight miles, Kekertat Island bearing 212 t., distant two (2)
and one half (1/2) miles.
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10 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.58, Long -47.7
01.41: Takisok Beacon abeam to stb dist 4 Mile
04-08: Observing ice conditions approx ten to twelve miles outside
entrance Brede Fjord.
12-16: standing in vacinity of Cape Thorvaldien (?) observing ice
conditions.
16-20: 1938 Cape Desolation abeam to Stb, dist sixteen miles. 1800
Engine stopped drifting in ice on following brg Cape Desolation 000T
dist twelve miles.
20-24: underway as beforwe laying to in scattered storis ice, Cape
Desolation brg 000T dist twelve miles.
20-24: During watch scattered heavy storis ice, growlers and ice
drifting past thi svessel generally in an E to W direction
0110 Inugsugtut beacon abeam to port, distance 3000 yds.
0230 Takisok beacaon abeam to starboard distance 5000 yards.
Kekertat Island brg 233 degs. True 8 miles
1410 Reached position in heavy storis ice approximately eightenn (18)
miles from entrance to Brede Fjord, Malenefjeld Mountain bearing 320,
distant eight miles, Kekertat Island bearing 212 t., distant two (2)
and one half (1/2) miles.
1638 Cape Desolation abeam to Stb, dist sixteen miles.
1800 Engine stopped drifting in ice on following brg Cape Desolation
000T dist twelve miles.
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11 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.52, Long -48.48
04-08: Underway as before, stopped in heavy storis ice. 0705 underway
avoiding ice.
00.00: Laying to in storis ice twelve miles off Cape Desolation.
General drift of ice observed to be from the SE.
08.55: drifting in ice.
12-16: Laying to in scattered storis ice twelve miles of Cape
Desolation.
20-24: Stopped and drifting, seven miles to SW of Torstein Is and
twelve miles WSW of cape Desolation.
20 - 24 Underway as before, stopped and drifting, seven (7) miles to
the Southwest of Torstein Island and twelve (12) miles West South
West of Cape Desolation.
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12 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.77, Long -48.78
00-04: Observing ice conditions off Cape Desolation
02.44: Drifting in ice.
04-08: Laying to in scattered storis ice nineteen miles SWS of cape
Desolation.
12-16: Manuvering through heavy storis ice, standing towards Brede
Fjord.
07.45: Torstien Is group brg 065 to 070T, dist 13 mile. Proceeding in
direction of Torstein Is group.
20-24: Maneuvering through scattered heavy storis ice while
proceeding towards Brede Fjord. 2308 stopped engine, laying to in
scattered heavy storis ice, Cape Desolation 9miles dist brg 046T.
whilst laying to preceeded ahead and astern occasionally to avoid
heavy storis ice and ice bergs.
18.15: Set SW courses to observe ice seaward. 1815 Storis ice belt
viewed as impassable set course for Brede Fjord.
20-24: 2308 stopped engine, laying to in scattered heavy storis ice,
Cape Desolation 9miles dist brg 046T. 20-24: whilst laying to
preceeded ahead and astern occasionally to avoid heavy storis ice and
ice bergs.
07.45: Torstien Is group brg 065 to 070T, dist 13 mile. 07.45:
Proceeding in direction of Torstein Is group.
Noon: Davis St.
18.15: 1815 Storis ice belt viewed as impassable set course for Brede
Fjord.
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13 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.8, Long -48.73
00-04: Observing ice conditions from a position 9 miles off Cape
Desolation which is Brg 055T. Manuvered twice to avoid ice bergs.
04-08: Manouvering in ice in area S to SW of Torstein Is.
08.37: Torstein Is. abeam to Stb, dist 7 miles.
10.00: Stopped, engine off line, drifting in ice.
12-16: Underway in heavy storis ice.
1600 & 1750: 1600 - 6 1/2 miles off Storo Is. brg 037T 1750 -
Umanarssuk brg 147T dist 3 1/2miles. Commenced stearing 090T standing
in Arsuk Fjord.
00-04: Manuvered twice to avoid ice bergs.
Noon: Davis Straits.
Storo Island brg 37 degs. True 61/2 miles
1750 - Umanarssuk brg 147T dist 3 1/2miles. Commenced stearing 090T
standing in Arsuk Fjord.
Uummannaarsuk brg 147 degs. True 31/2 miles
20.00: Arsuk Fjord.
Ivigtut brg e True 600 yards
Off Gronnedal
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14 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.1, Long -48.55
09.50: Standing down Arsuk Fjord and at 1105 entered fog bank
16-20: Observing ice conditions in vacinity of Arsuk Fjord.
20-24: Underway in direction of Torstein Is.
08.00: Arsuk Fjord.
Noon: Arsuk Fjord.
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15 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.73, Long -48.72
00-04: Manouvering through scattered storis ice proceeding to station
off Torstein Is. encountered widely scattered storis ice during
watch.
04-08: Occasional growler and berg observed drifting from S to E
00-04: encountered widely scattered storis ice during watch.
0345 lying to.
Position 8 miles 260 degs. True of Torstein Islands
1020 underway. Swinging ship.
Noon: At sea Davis St.
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16 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.02, Long -48.78
00-04: Observing ice conditions in vacinity of Torstein Is which
bears 097T dist 8 miles.
17.27: Moored Arsuk Fjord.
08.34: Proceeding in northerly dir to position off Storo Is.
Torstein Islands brg 97 degs. True 8 miles
20.00: Moored Grunnedal.
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17 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.22, Long -48.13
22.15: Standing down Arsuk Fjord enroute Stn "C", base
course 247T
08.00: G3 mooring buoy, Gronnedal.
Noon: G3 mooring buoy, Gronnedal.
22.15: Standing down Arsuk Fjord enroute Stn ""C"",
base course 247T.
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18 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.48, Long -50.67
01.51: Kajartalik on Stb bean dist 7000yds. Set base course 270T
04-08: 0422 running through thin edge of scattered ice steering in a
NW direction to skirt ice.
0900 - 1100: 0900 - Approached field of storis ice extending in a
northerly and southerly direction. Stearing in a northerly dir in
order to skirt edge of ice field. 0945 - Steering westerly courses to
proceed around northern edge of field of storis ice. 1115 Reached
outer edge of ice field.
Kajartalik brg 340 degs. True 7000 yards
0900 - 11.00: Stearing in a northerly dir in order to skirt edge of
ice field. 0945 - Steering westerly courses to proceed around
northern edge of field of storis ice. 0900 - 11.00: 1115 Reached
outer edge of ice field.
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19 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 59.77, Long -48.82
17.33: Sighted land brg 050T dist app rox70 miles, identified as
Sumersok.
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20 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 58.43, Long -42.5
20.00: Relieved USCG Mohawk on weather Station "C".
01.30: At position Charlie. 58 43N, 44 35W, changed course to 100T
Noon: At sea, Davis St.
20.00: Relieved USCG Mohawk on weather Station ""C"".
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21 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 58.83, Long -39.25
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22 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 57.5, Long -39.35
Noon: Denmark Strait.
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23 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 59.15, Long -36.12
Noon: Denmark St.
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24 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 58.17, Long -39.83
Noon: Denmark St.
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25 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 57.97, Long -40.17
Noon: Weather Stn C, Denmark St.
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26 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 58.68, Long -40.27
03.45: Relieved on station "Charlie" by USCG Commanche,
proceeding to BW1.
03.45: Relieved on station ""Charlie"" by USCG
Commanche, proceeding to BW1.
Noon: Denmark St.
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27 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 59.28, Long -48.6
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28 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.1, Long -48.62
09.15: Entered open water beyond ice field. Steering in direction of
Arsuk Fjord.
08.20: Commenced entering field of heavy storis,
12-16: Manouvering through ice field in vacinity of Storo Is.
14.51: Moored at Gronnedal
Noon: Arsuk Fjord.
20.00: Moored Gronnedal.
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29 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
Noon: Gronnedal fuel dock.
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30 June 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
Noon: Gronnedal fuel dock.
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LOGS FOR JULY 1944
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1 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.11
Noon: Fuel dock, Grunnedal.
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2 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.07, Long -48.78
10.00: Standing down Arsuk Fjord.
11.10: Mavitsok beacon abeam to Stb dist 2500ydsStanding down Arsuk
Fjord manouvering to avoid ice.
15.11: Umanarsuk Brg 100T range 5500yds. Manouvering to avoid ice
16-20: 1625 entered open water. 1754 approached field of heavy
storis.
16.25: Entered open water.
20-24: Manouvering through heavy storis ice.
16-20: 1754 approached field of heavy storis.
08.00: Fuel dock, Grunnedal.
Maniitsoq Island brg 015 degs. True 5 miles at 0030.
Noon: Arsuk Fjord.
Uummannaarsuk brg 100 degs. True 5500 yards
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3 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.62, Long -47.62
00-04: Heavy storis ice.
08-12: Heavy storis. 1127 entered open water 1149 entered heavy
storis.
14.55: Entered and standing up Brede Fjord
20.30: Entering Narsak Passage. 2220 entering open water.
Torstein Islands brg 015 degs. True 5 miles at 0030.
Kap Desolation brg 25 degs. True 6 miles at 0430.
Tugdlerunat brg 330 degs. True 2000 yards
Light F brg 150 degs. True 1500 yards at 2326.
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4 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
00.32: Moored BW1
Noon: BW1.
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5 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: BW1.
Shifted position on dock
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6 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: BW1.
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7 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: BW1.
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8 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: BW1.
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9 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: BW1.
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10 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.94, Long -45.72
10.30: Underway, standing down Narsarssuak Reach. 1020 entered and
standing down Tunuglairfix Fjord.
16-24: Manouvering through heavy storis ice.
16.03: Standing out of Skovfjord commenced stearing base 225T
08.00: BW1.
Noon: Tonugdlairfix Fjord.
Light E brg 150 degs. True 1000 yards at 1234.
Siniutak Island brg 330 degs. True 5000 yards at 1540.
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11 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 59.83, Long -47.33
00-04: Heavy storis ice
08.30: Clear of ice in open water.
15.05: 1505 Entered field ice. 1610 entered open water.
20.40: entered field of storis ice.
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12 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.12, Long -41.9
00-04: 0000 Heavy storis ice 0020 Clear of ice.
04-08: 0540 entered scattered ice field. 0714 leaving ice field.
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13 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 63.22, Long -38.73
Noon: Denmark St.
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14 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 63.87, Long -30.68
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15 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.17, Long -22.05
13.25: Moored Reykjavik
14.00: Clocks set to Greenwich zone time.
Noon: In channel Reykjavik.
20.00: Moored Inner harbor Reykjavik. Iceland.
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16 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: In channel Reykjavik.
13.25: Moored Reykjavik.
14.00: Clocks set to Greenwich zone time.
20.00: Moored Inner harbor Reykjavik. Iceland.
Noon: Reykjavik.
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17 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik.
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18 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik.
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19 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.12, Long -22.93
09.30: Underway
23.05: Land sighted Brg 110T dist 5 miles identified as Syssel area
of Iceland.
0730 underway
08.00: Reykjavik.
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20 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 67.55, Long -19.55
01.30: Crossed Artic Circle at 66 30N, 22 56W.
Noon: Denmark St.
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21 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 70.05, Long -11.4
18.55: Mountain Paek Jam Mayen abaem to Stb dist 40miles.
15.00: Sighted land. Brg 050T, dist 40 miles. identified as Jan
Mayen
Noon: Greenland Sea.
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22 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 73.72, Long -13.5
12-16: Sighted ice in distance 12 miles extending from 300T to 040T.
13.00: Entered ice field. 1315 entered open water. 1418 sighted heavy
pack ice dist 12 miles extending from 335 to 350T. 1505 entered
field of scattered storis.
18.37: Entered heavy storis.
20-24: Maneuvoring through heavy storis
Noon: Greenland sea.
13.00: 1315 entered open water. 1418 sighted heavy pack ice dist 12
miles extending from 335 to 350T. 1505 entered field of scattered
storis.
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23 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.8, Long -13.17
00.00: Underway base course 330T thru heavy storis.
04-08: Laying to as before in scattered storis.
20.00: Proceeding through heavy storis.
12.30: Entered open water.
1155 Underway.
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24 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.13, Long -19.97
00.00: Stopped and drifting in position 5 miles S of Cape Phillip
Broke, Shannon Is.
05.20: Underway, course 215T.
12-16: Manouvering through ice standing into Gael Hamkes Bay
04-08: Stopped and drifting as before.
09.20: Entering Gael Hamkes Bay.
05.45: Encountered ice field of scattered storis. Steering base
course 215T manouvering through ice.
Kap Philip Broke brg 320 degs. True 6 miles
Dahl's Rock brg 335 degs. True 11/4 miles
Dead Man's Bay
20.00: Anchored Dead Mans Bay, Greenland.
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25 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.11, Long -20.88
Noon: Dead Mans Bay, Clavering Is. Greenland.
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26 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.11, Long -20.88
Noon: Dead Mans Bay, Clavering Is. Greenland.
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27 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.28, Long -20.32
06.42: Entered open water in sound.
19.22: Anchored in Young Sound
06.20: Commenced breaking heavy ice in (Younes) sound.
07.00: Entered heavy ice in sound approaching Sandodden Hunting
Station.
10.47: Engines stopped, laying to in Young Sound
17.47: Underway
17.47: Breaking ice in Young Sound.
0345 Underway
Kap Breusing brg S True 1 mile
08.00: Underway Youngs Sound. Greenland.
Lying off Sandoden Station.
20.00: Anchored Youngs Sound by bearings.
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28 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.29, Long -20.27
15.42: Anchored 500yds from beach near Sandodden Hunting Lodge. Point
"A" 001T Mt Brisbane 163T Sandodden Cairn 074Y
18.40: Underway at slow speed to clear ice
08.35: Onserved ice floe moving rapidly down fjord.
09.06: Breaking ice in Young Sound.
12.45: Drifting in Young Sound.
08.00: Anchored Young Sound.
15.42: Anchored 500yds from beach near Sandodden Hunting Lodge. Point
""A"" 001T Mt Brisbane 163T Sandodden Cairn 074T.
20.00: Anchored Young Sound.
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29 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.23
00.01: Ice
18.00: Ice
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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30 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.23
21.36: Underway breaking heavy ice in Young Sound
08.00: Ice
24.00: Ice
Noon: Anchored Youngs Sound.
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31 July 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.23
01.26: Stopped
00.00: Breaking ice in young sound
04.00: Moored to ice berg taking on fresh water from ice berg. 1412
unmoored from ice berg after taking on 5900 gallons fresh water.
00.00: Ice
24.00: Ice
0434 anchored
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1944
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1 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.23
00.26: Going ahead to clear ship of large ice pack.
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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2 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.96, Long -18.36
01.10: Underway, enroute Shannon Is.
04.33: Manouvering through storis ice.
08.23: Anchored in Freedom Bay, Shannon Is.
01.17: Underway, enroute Shannon Is.
Kap Breusing brg S True 1 mile
08.23: Anchored in Freeden Bay, Shannon Is.
Noon: Anchored Freeden Bay.
20.00: Anchored Freeden Bay.
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3 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.96, Long -18.36
Noon: Freeden Bay.
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4 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.96, Long -18.36
18.40: Entered open water
15.55: Entered field of storis
13.35: underway to Young Sound.
17.53: Laying to alongside ice pan to test water in pan. Found water
salty
19.57: Young Sound. Right tangent, Basset Is, 311T. Point "A"
008T, Cairn 080T
Noon: Freeden Bay.
Bass Rock brg 235 degs. True 3 miles
Walrus Island brg 335 degs. True 3 miles
1808. Underway. Found water salty.
Kap Breusing brg s True 3000 miles at 1915.
1957. Anchored. By bearings.
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5 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.31, Long -20.27
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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6 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.31, Long -20.27
22.38: Dead Mans Bay. Breivick Point 241T, Left tangent Great Finsch
Is. 160T. Point A 099T
15.15: Grappelled to floating ice to take fresh water from ice.
17.06: Completed taking on 1600 gallons fresh water.
18.34: Underway to Gael Hawkes Bay.
08.00: Anchored Young Sound.
Noon: Anchored Young Sound, Greenland.
Cape Mary brg 335 degs. True 1200 miles at 1935.
20.00: Underway Gael Hawkes Bay.
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7 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.12, Long -20.89
Noon: Dead Mans Bay.
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8 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.12, Long -20.89
Noon: Dead Mans Bay.
1510 Underway.
Dahl's Rock brg 343 degs. True 11/4 miles
1728 anchored.
20.00: Anchored Young Sound.
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9 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.31, Long -20.25
14.07: Standing out Young Sound to avoid heavy ice.
15.02: Anchored in Young Sound.
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
By bearings
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10 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
02.37: No3 boat hoisted clear of ice
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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11 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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12 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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13 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
16.05: Ice Fast to beach and solid to 15 miles off shore from Jackson
Island to Cape Broer Ruys and thence 20 miles wide and fast to
beach from Mackenzie Bay to Bontehol island. Large heavy ice pans at
mouth of Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord.
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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14 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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15 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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16 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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17 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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18 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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19 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.27, Long -20.19
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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20 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 73.45, Long -21.47
03.02: Underway, proceeding to Hold With Hope.
06.31: 0631 Entered ice field, manouvering through ice. 0654 Entered
open water.
08.20: Changed speed to various avoiding ice in Foster Bay.
10.02: Standing into Mackenzie Bay. 1055 anchored.
12.30: Underway, standing out of Mackenzie Bay.
12.30: Standing out of Mackenzie Bay avoiding ice.
13.11: Standing into Forster Bay.
19.05: Underway standing up Franz Joseph Fjord.
20.55: Anchored Musk Ok Fjord
17.29: Approaching Hunters Hut and anchored.
03.02: Underway, proceeding to Cape Hold With Hope.
10.02: Standing into Mackenzie Bay. 10.02: 1055 anchored.
Position 3 miles 290 degs. True of Kap Kolthoff
2355 anchored. His bearings are too vague to get an exact position.
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21 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 73.56, Long -22.58
14.02: Underway standing down Musk Ox Fjord.
22.29: Anchored
00.00: Anchored, Sharp Peak 063T. Snow Peak 128T. Left Tangent point
239T.
Top of Page: Cape ""A"" - 186T. Cape ""B""
350T. Mountain Peak 265T.
08.00: Anchored Musk Ox Fjord.
Noon: Anchored Musk Ox Fjord.
Entering North Fjord
1909 Standing into Franz Joseph Fjord
20.00: Underway Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord.
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22 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 72.86, Long -25.15
15.45: Entering Segelsallsnapet Fjord.
00.00: Anchored in Blomster Bay, Franz Joseph Fjord.
07.20: Underway standing down Franz Joseph Fjord.
08.36: Cape Mohn abeam steering various courses to avoid ice .
4AM to 8AM: Laying to off Ella Is.
14.01: Entering King Oscars Fjord, course 168T.
8PM: Underway out of Solitary Bay. 1322 standing up Kemps Fjord.
22.55: Anchored off Havna Hunting Station. King Oscar Fjord.
Ella Island Station
Noon: Solitary Bay Ella Island. Greenland.
1308 underway
Kap Maechel brg S True 1000 miles at 1714. 1745 Underway.
Entered King Oscar Fjord.
Kap Petersens
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23 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 73.03, Long -24.06
08.17: Stopped 1500yds offshore of King Castle Hunting Hut southern
end of King Castle range.
09.10: Underway, standing up King Oscar's fjord.
11.54: Sofia Fjord
12.10: Set course 080T
14.21: Stopped laying to off Cape Humboldt dist 1500yds
05.52: Standing up Hing Oscar's Fjord.
21.50: Manouvering through storis ice.
05.52: Standing up King Oscar's Fjord.
Cape Humboldt brg 344 degs. True 1500 miles at 1421.
Cape Wijkander brg 333 degs. True 3 miles at 1531.
2333 Entering into Yound Sound
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24 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.29, Long -20.21
0023 anchored
By bearings
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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25 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.29, Long -20.21
00.00: Anchored off Sandodden Hunting Stn, Young Sound.
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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26 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.29, Long -20.21
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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27 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.29, Long -20.21
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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28 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.29, Long -20.21
15.45: Ships airplane returned from Ice survey.
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
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29 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.29, Long -20.21
1600-2400: Manouvering through heavy ice in to Gael Hamkes Bay.
17.45: Leaving Gael Hamkes Bay course 094T avoiding heavy storis on
course.
21.06: Stopped in vacinity of ice floe prepairing to take on fresh
water. Water determined to be salty. Underway manouverin through
ice.
13.36: Standing down Young Sound.
14.44: Entered and manouvering in heavy ice.
Noon: Anchored Young Sound.
1404 underway.
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30 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 73.82, Long -18.17
04.00: Underway steering easterly and westerly courses between heavy
storis approximatly 25 to 30 miles East of Jackson Island.
06.00: Reached eastern limit of storis pack in this area. Reversed
course in an easterly direction
11.50: various courses approaching ice pack.
22.20: Reached southerly extremity of storis tongue.
0000-0100: Patrolling and observing ice conditions at southern end of
main ice pack in vacinity 30 miles east of Home Forland,
12.10: Made fast port side to ice pan to take on water.
16.15: Completed taking on 1070 gals of fresh water
20.00: Underway easterly and westerly directions between heavy storis
packs approximatly 25 to 30 miles east of Jackson Island.
21.09: 2109 Proceeding eastwards to investigate ice observed on
horizon. 2138 Reached tongue of storis extending north and south.
Changed course 180T proceeding down
Noon: Greenland Sea.
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31 August 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74, Long -18.02
14.07: Commenced firing on ice berg.
00.00: Underway easterly and westerly courses observing ice
conditions south of main pack 25 to 30 miles easterly of Jackson Is.
16.16: Flight to observe ice in Gael Hamkes Bay east of Hold With
Hope and east of Wollaston Forland.
Noon: East coast Greenland.
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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1944
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1 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.4, Long -15.88
00.00: Observing ice conditions 30 miles to eastward of Clovering
Island.
04.13: manouvering between packs of heavy storis
09.10: Steering various courses north-easterly skirting ice.
19.02: Entered field of scattered ice.
19.03: Sighted unidentified object 345T at 14 miles. 1922 onject
identified as iceberg.
20.00: Proceeding through heavy pack storis.
22.10: Commenced patrolling and manouvering through heavy packs of
storis in easterly and westerly directions
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2 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.97, Long -16.07
00.00: Steering easterly and westerly directions patrolling 30 to 50
miles east of Great Koldewey Island with USCG Northland.
12.00: Underway as before through heavy storis.
1200-1600: Throughout watch encountered heavy storis.
17.54: Four prisoners (German) of war transferred to this ship from
USCG Northland. (Transcribers note, no mention where they came from
or as yet where they are going.)
18.30: Underway through scattered storis.
Comment: ers note, no mention where they came from or as yet where
they are going.).
Noon: Greenland sea.
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3 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.97, Long -15.77
00.00: Underway as before manouvering in storis in area 30 - 40 miles
east of Great Koldewey Island.
11.50: Stopped, drifting in heavy storis. 1158. Underway, patrolling
through storis.
20-24: Patrolling through heavy storis ice in a northerly direction.
22.40: Moored to large icepan.
23.15: Unmoored from Icepan. Laying to as before.
0617 Ship's airplane air-borne.
Noon: Greenland Sea.
22.03: Laying to ice berg.
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4 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 76.27, Long -15.93
00.00: Laying to drifting in heavy storis 41 miles east of Great
Kologwey Island.
04.00: Laying to and drifting as before.
12.00: Lating to as before in heavy storis.
15.37: Stopped laying to in ice.
19.10: Stopped engine, laying to drifting
21.20: Underway.
10.55: Laying to in ice.
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5 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.8, Long -15.23
01.27: Ahead manouvering through ice. 0135 stopped, laying to in
heavy ice.
04-08: Laying to in heavy storis ice
08.20: stopped, laying to drifting in heavy storis
12-16: Laying to as before in heavy storis ice. Moored to large ice
pan to take on water.
16.38: Ahead through ice in a northerly direction.
18.24: Stopped and laying to in ice.
20-24: Laying to as before, used engine occasionally to shift
position in ice.
Noon: At sea, Greenland sea.
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6 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.88, Long -15.53
00.00: Laying to in heavy storis 48 miles east of Great Koldeway Is.
20-24: laying to as before.
07.22: Laying to in heavy ice.
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7 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.93, Long -15.93
00.00: Laying to drifting in storis, 43 miles east of Great Koldewey
Is. 0001 Ahead radar contact, 015T at 6 miles.
01.01: Radar contact identified as icebergs.
02.37: Stopped , laying to in storis.
12.04: Manouvering through heavy ice.
13.51: Laying to.
15.25: Proceeding to investigate contact. Reported brg 250T dist 5
miles.
16.20: Contact probably ice.
21.04: Moored to large ice pan to take on water.
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8 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.87, Long -16.17
00.00: Laying to alongside large ice pan 45 miles east of Great
Koldewey Is.
15.23: Laying to as before in ice.
20.03: Laying to in ice.
08.23: Manouvering through ice.
08.55: Stopped, laying to in ice.
Noon: Greenland sea.
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9 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.72, Long -16.52
00.00: Laying to in storis ice.
Noon: Greenland Sea.
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10 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.83, Long -16.9
0000-0400: Laying to in storis, 31 miles NE of Cape Borgen.
04-0950: Laying to and drifting as before.
20.30: Heading into heavy ice pack.
0950- 1505: Underway northerly heading.
15.05: Approached eastern limits of ice. Chnage course , proceeding
in a NW dir.
04-09.50: Laying to and drifting as before.
0950- 15.05: Underway northerly heading.
Noon: Greenland sea.
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11 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 76.18, Long -16.65
00.00: Underway as before using engine to keep position against ice
pack in area 30 miles e of Great Koldewey Is.
01.30: Stopped, and laying to in storis.
11.53: Stopped, laying to drifting in storis.
20-24: laying to as before.
00.05: Northerly direction
04.18: proceeding in southerly courses around heavy ice pack.
06.40: Reached SW edge of heavy ice pack; commenced steering westerly
courses in dir of Great Koldewey Island
08.40: Steering easterly courses 11 miles east of Mt St Petersburg,
Great Koldewey Is.
Noon: Greenland sea.
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12 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 76.15, Long -16.37
0000-2400: Laying to in Storis 30 miles east of My St Petersberg,
Great Koldewey Is. Manouvering accasionaly to keep station in ice.
Noon: Greenland sea.
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13 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 76, Long -16.47
Noon: Greenland sea.
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14 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.98, Long -17.05
00.00: Moored to CGC Eastwind 35 miles east of Cape Alf Trolle, Great
Koldewey Is.
13.00: Onserving ice conditions.
21.12: Ungrappled from ice pan.
05.00: Underway. 0558 set base course 189T enroute to Station Patrol.
15.32: Stopped laying to, surveying ice condition.
16.45: Stopped, moored alongside ice floe preparing to take on water.
05.00: Underway. 05.00: 0558 set base course 189T enroute to Station
Patrol. .
Noon: Greenland sea.
22.55: Cape Philips Broke abeam to port, dist 7 miles, came about
steering various coursesin a southerly direction.
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15 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.78, Long -17.37
00-04: Patrolling area from Cape Philip Broke, Shannon Island to Cape
Nyun, Wollaston Forland.
13.50: Stopped and laying to in heavy ice, 6 miles SSE of Cape Philip
Broke.
20.55: Ahead to investigate object sighten 248 pgc approximatly 12
miles.
00-04: manouvering through heavy storis ice.
10.50: Plane on ice recon flight.
13.15: Recon plane back onboard
21.53: Object identified as growler.
23.15: Stopped, laying to in ice, Cape Philip Broke, Shannon Is, brg
340T, dist 5 miles.
Noon: Greenland sea.
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16 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.78, Long -17.77
00-04: Laying to drifting instoris 5 miles south of Cape Philip
Broke.
20.15: Underway.
04.26: 1426 Underway. 0450 Sighted unidentified object. 0455
identified as German life rast. Position 74 51.4N, 17 29W.
11.07: 1107 Ahead manouvering through sacttered ice in SW courses.
1135 entered new winter ice. 1150 Commenced steering various westerly
courses onserving ice conditions in vacinity of Bass Rock. New
winter ice of 6 to 12 inches thickness was observed extending
southward from area 9 miles northwest of Bass Rock
12-16: Stearing westerly and south westerly courses observing ice
conditions. 1234 Reached Heavy pack of storis four miles North of
Bass Rock.
13.40: Steering easterly courses proceeding seaward through Bituum
(?) ice packs, skirting ice pack to northward.
15.00: Reached point 18 miles ESE of Cape Philip Broke in lead
between ice packs. Open water visible seaward. Proceeded courses
steering NW towards Cape Philip Broke. Lead investigated during
watch extending eastwards and south eastward from Cape Philip Broke
and is 6 to 8 miles wide.
16.22: Stopped, laying to in storis 5 miles SE of Cape Philip Broke.
14.20: Steering south easterly courses following bend in lead.
04.26: 1426 Underway. 0450 Sighted unidentified object. 04.26: 0455
identified as German life rast. Position 74 51.4N, 17 29W. .
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17 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.12, Long -16.82
06.00: Commenced steering base course to take station between Great
Koldewey Is and Northern end of Shannon Is.
00.00: Underway steering base course 030T manouvering through storis
ice.
02.05: Stopped, laying to in storis ice 7 miles SW of Cape Philip
Broke.
07.25: Radar contact visible in fog as a large ice berg. 0726
Steering base course 000T occasionally altering course to avoid ice.
16.08: Commenced steering southwesterly courses enroute to Freedom
Bay.
Noon: Greenland sea.
Cape Philip Broke brg N True 4 miles
20.00: Hachstetters Bay approximatly four miles south of Cape David
Grey, Shannon Island.
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18 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.92, Long -18.35
07.46: Radar contact identified as iceburgs.
09.20: Hove to in Hochstetters Bay, 4 miles south east of Cape David
Grey, Shannon Is..
20.10: Steering base course 355T.
00.00: Hove to in Hochstetters Bay, 4 miles south of Cape David Grey.
Noon: Hostetters Bay.
Position 3 miles se True of Cape Pansch
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19 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.85, Long -18.53
8 Ice, 18 ice, 19 ice, 20 ice
00.00: Underway course 355T, patrolling on station from Great
Koldewey Is extending to Shannon Is., Northeast Greenland.
07.25: Encountered belt of heavy storis approx 7 miles from Great
Koldewey Is.
23.26: Entered scattered ice.
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20 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 76.07, Long -17.93
5 ICE to 24 ICE
00-04: Underway varoius courses through heavy storis extending from
Great Koldewey Is south to Shannon Is.
00.12: Stopped, laying to to maintain position in ice 9 miles East of
Cape Arendts, Great Koldewey Is.
06.15: Investigation dark object brg 215T. 0627 Object identified as
dirty ice.
08.20: Manouvering through ice in northerly courses.
09.07: laying to in storis
12-16: Laying to in heavy storis
13.50: Investigating large ice flow.
Position 9 miles E True of Cape Arendts
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21 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 76.13, Long -19.2
01 ICE to 08 ICE
00-04: laying to 12 1/2 miles east southeast of Cape Arendts, in
heavy storis ice.
05.50: Laying to in ice.
10.08: Standing up Dove Bay.
14.02: Radar contact brg 184T dist 1000yds. 1410 Contact identified
as ice.
15.30: Stood up Dove Bay, proceeding to Danmark harbor.
18.15: Danmark Harbor abeam to Stbd.
23.42: Stopped, underway as before on the line approaching ice field.
07.45: Proceeding in direction of Dove Bay.
Position 121/2 miles ESE True of Cape Arendts
Noon: Greenland sea.
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22 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.7, Long -18.75
21.00: ice
20-24: Underway as before, through heavy storis ice.
12.45: Approached Shannon Sound, completely blocked by heavy storis,
commenced steering easterly to skirt ice.
00.00: Standing down Dove Bay.
Noon: Greenland sea.
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23 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.87, Long -18.35
11.34: Underway in southerly dir towards bass Rock.
00.00: Freeden Bay, Shannon Is. 04-08: Hove to in Hochstetters Bay.
Noon: Underway as before, patrolling in Hochstetters Bay.
15.08: Cape Buchanan, Pendulum Is, abeam to port, dist 1000yds,
entered and standing down Pendulum Strait.
21.30: Patrolling southern approaches to Clavering and Pendulum
Starits.
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24 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.68, Long -18.63
14.00: 14 ICE
14.02: Approached ice field approx 5 miles south of Cape David Grey.
Commenced steering easterly courses towards Cape Philip Broke.
13.00: Searching for open water sufficient for ships plane to take
off. 1340 discontinued search for open water.
15.03: Reached point approx 4 miles SW of cape Philip Broke, Open
water eastward to seaward, heavy ice flow to south and south east
extending towards Little Pendulum Is. Changed course to south and
southwesterly proceeding along inside edge of ice flow towards Little
Pendulum Is.
20.38: Arora Borialis shone brightly during early part of watch
00.00: Patrolling approaches to Clavering and Pendulum Straits.
11.25: Entering and standing up Pendulum Strait on course 344T.
Position 5 miles S True of Cape David Gray
Position 4 miles SW True of Cape Philip Broke
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25 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.87, Long -17.45
18.00: 18 ICE
14.28: Enmcountering heavy storis, reversed course and steered in
direction of Cape Philip Brooke .
00-04: Patrolling on easterly and westerly headings on Hochstetter
Bay.
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26 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.77, Long -17.92
13.37: Entered open water
00-04: Patrolling on northerly and southerly courses in Hochstetters
bay.
Position 21/2 miles NW True of Cape Philip Broke
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27 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.92, Long -18.42
00-04: Underway patrolling on northerly and southerly courses in
Hochstetters bay.
Position 3 miles SSE True of Cape David Gray
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28 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.94, Long -17.78
07.14: Hove to with Cape Philip Broke brg 084T, dist 5500yds.
By bearings
Noon: Anchored in Freeden bay.
20.00: Anchored in Freedom bay.
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29 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.94, Long -17.78
15 ICE 16 ICE
14.50: Cape Philip Broke abeam to port, dist 8 miles, entering heavy
ice packs, steering in general easterly dir.
16.15: Out of ice in open water, proceeding on northerly heading.
19.43: commenced patrolling on base course 214T
23.40: Steering various courses at edge of ice pack.
08.00: Anchored in Freedom bay.
Noon: Anchored in Freedom bay.
1333 underway.
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30 September 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.47, Long -17.98
00-04: Underway, working through heavy storis pack ice.
1 ICE 2 ICE 13 ICE 14 ICE 20 ICE 21 ICE 23 ICE 24 ICE
14.12: Stopped in drifting ice
00.58: laying to in heavy storis ice, 12 miles east of Bass Rock.
03.00: Northerly and southerly directions
08.20: patrolling in easterly and westerly headings.
12.32: Steering westerly courses through heavy storis towards Walrus
Is.
21.20: Entered open water.
18.37: Proceeding through Eastwind's wake through heavy ice.
20.00: Proceeding through heavy ice.
22.26: Entered heavy ice pack 26 miles due east of Pendulum Is.
23.45: Re entered open water.
Position 12 miles E True of Bass Rock
Position 5 miles E True of Walrus Island
1818 unmoored from Eastwind
Position 26 miles E True of Pendulum Island
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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1944
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1 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 73, Long -14.87
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2 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 69.38, Long -15.72
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3 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 67.08, Long -21.18
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4 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 66, Long -24.02
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5 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
1120 moored.
Noon: Reykjavik, Iceland.
Shifted quays.
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6 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.38, Long -21.66
8 AM: Reykjavik, Iceland. 0849 underway.
1112 moored.
Hvalfjordur
1819 underway
8 PM: Reykjavik, Iceland.
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7 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik, Iceland.
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8 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.12, Long -22.97
8 AM: Reykjavik, Iceland.
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9 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 66.6, Long -22.53
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10 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 68.1, Long -18.08
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11 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 70.65, Long -16.08
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12 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 73.13, Long -16.83
16.00: Secured zigzagging, due to scattered ice.
18.20: Charged speed to various, due to heavy ice.
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13 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 74.73, Long -18.12
Mid to 4AM: Underway maneuvering through heavy ice on base course
335° pgc, 340° True at various speeds
Position 12 miles SE True of Bass Rock
0647 underway
His 0740 bearing off Bass Rock is 23 miles NW of his 0800 logged
position.
Position 15 miles N True of Pendulum Island
8 PM: Moored Hochstetters Bay, N.E. Greenland.
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14 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 75.02, Long -18.42
18.13: Changed speed to various, proceeding through heavy scattered
ice
18.26: Standing through scattered ice, changed course to various.
21.05: Entered scattered ice, maneuvering on base course and speed.
Moored to Eastwind. Eastwind hoists anchor and drifts.
Eastwind anchors. Tellplatte brg 345 degs. True 900 miles
Noon: Freeden Bay, N.E. Greenland.
1502 unmoored.
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15 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 71.67, Long -17.07
Mid to 4AM: Underway, maneuvering through ice on base course 170°
PGC, 180° True, at various speeds.
03.11: Entered open water, commenced steering base course,
occasionaly altering course to avoid growlers.
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16 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 67.53, Long -19.48
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17 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.17, Long -22.83
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18 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik, Iceland.
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19 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik, Iceland.
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20 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 64.13, Long -22.49
0827 Underway
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21 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 63.58, Long -25.58
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22 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 62.92, Long -29.05
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23 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.97, Long -33.67
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24 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.47, Long -36.55
The voyage for the next 32 hours is speculative. His Lat/Longs and
distances make no sense, and his courses are given only, for the most
part, as VAR. Made my best guess.
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25 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 62.63, Long -35.58
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26 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.93, Long -34.92
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27 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.87, Long -39.25
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28 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.3, Long -40.88
Estimated speed of advance 2 knots.
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29 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 59.47, Long -42.88
0150-0305: 0150 Radar contact bearing 216°T range ten and a
quarter miles. 0305 Radar contact identified as iceberg.
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30 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.37, Long -46.32
Mid to 4AM: moderate storis and berg ice encountered throughout
watch.
1914 passed beacon D abeam to port distance 900 yards.
8 PM: Skovfjord, Greenland.
2152 Narsak Passage abeam to port
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31 October 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.15, Long -45.45
0156 Light F abeam to starboard, range 1000 yards.
Noon: Narsarsuaq (Bluie West 1), Greenland.
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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1944
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1 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.15, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored US Army dock, BW1 Greenland.
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2 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.15, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored US Army dock, BW1 Greenland.
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3 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.15, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored US Army dock, BW1 Greenland.
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4 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.15, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored US Army dock, BW1 Greenland.
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5 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 61.15, Long -45.45
Noon: Moored US Army dock, BW1 Greenland.
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6 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 60.88, Long -46.04
08 Ice 09 ice 10 ice 11 ice 12 ice
06.45: Standing into fjord and Narsarssuak Reach.
08.00: Vommenced breaking ice.
08.00: Underway Narsarssuak Reach.
Narsak Passage abeam to starboard.
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7 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 59.05, Long -49.62
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8 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 57.05, Long -52.62
Noon: Davis St.
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9 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 54.25, Long -52.22
Noon: Davis St.
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10 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 51.53, Long -51.87
Noon: Davis St.
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11 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 48.78, Long -52.17
Noon: Davis St.
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12 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 46.58, Long -52.8
05.26: Sighted Ferreyland Head light brg 239T dist 21 miles.
Noon: North Atlantic.
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13 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 46.05, Long -57.5
Noon: North Atlantic.
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14 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 44.5, Long -62.4
00.05: St Esprit Is Light, brg 285T, range 15 miles.
02.39: Cranberry Is. light brg 273T, range 14 miles. 02.41: Green Is
light brg 311t, range 17 miles.
Noon: North Atlantic.
22.51: Cape Roseway light, brg 288T range 19 miles. Gull Rock light
brg 307T range 13 1/2 miles.
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15 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 43.12, Long -67.35
Noon: North Atlantic.
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16 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 43.08, Long -70.74
Boon Island brg 297 degs. True 19 miles
08.00: Swept Channel Portsmouth NH.
Portsmouth Harbor.
Noon: Lower harbor, Portsmouth NH.
20.00: Berth #6, Portsmouth NH.
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17 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
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18 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat 42.75, Long -70.55
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19 November 1944
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1944
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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1945
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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1945
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2 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.34, Long -70.76
10.08: underway, three (3) engines on the line bridge control at
various courses and speeds standing out BOSTON HARBOR.
Top of Page: Boston, Massachusetts
8 AM: Lewis Wharf, Boston, Mass.
11.53: Passed BOSTON lightship abeam to port close aboard
Noon: Boston Lightship, Boston, Mass.
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3 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.83, Long -64.95
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4 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 44.92, Long -59.88
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5 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 45.95, Long -54
17.56: SightedCAPE RACE LIGHT bearing 325 true distance thirty-five
(35) miles.
21.28: Sighted light bearing 288 true, distance 15 miles, identified
as Terryland head light.
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6 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 49.47, Long -51.37
07.30: Sighted iceberg bearing 065T distance 6.5 miles.
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7 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 53.3, Long -50.33
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8 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 55.88, Long -49.37
17.30: Reduced speed to 86 rpm (6.9 knots) to ease laboring of vessel
and reduce formation of ice.
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9 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 56.67, Long -49.5
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10 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 59.53, Long -48.18
13.03: Commenced steering various courses through scattered ice on
base course 342 pgc, 349 True
19.15: Changed base course to 353 p.g.c. 000T steering various
courses maneuvering ~ scattered ice
23.44: Moored port side to ~ side of U.S. Coast Guard Fuel Docks
Grondal, Greenland.
Storo brg 180 degs. True .5 mile at 2133.
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11 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Top of Page: Grondal Greenland
Noon: USCG Fuel Dock, Grondal, Greenland
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12 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.6, Long -48.15
06.24: unmoored and underway three (3) engines on the line bridge
control standing down ARSUK FJORD.
18.20: Entered ice field.
20.32: moored port side to south side of U.S. Army Dock, NARSARSSUAK
GREENLAND
Top of Page: Grondal Greenland
08.37: UNAMAK bearing 010(T) course was changed to 174 (P.G.C.) 179
(TRUE) at 158 r.p.m. (11.8 knots) 8 AM: ARSUK FJORD
14.53: Set various courses and speeds standing into Brede Fjord.
17.03: Entered Namsok Passage 17.45: Munargo Point abeam to port
distance one mile; entered Tungdliar fik Fjord
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13 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Top of Page: NARSARSSUAK, GREENLAND
Noon: US ARMY DOCK, NARSARSSUAK, GREENLAND
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14 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Top of Page: NARSARSSUAK, GREENLAND
Noon: US Army DOck, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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15 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Top of Page: NARSARSSUAK Greenland
Noon: US Army Dock, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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16 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Top of Page: BWI NARSARSSUAK GREENLAND
Noon: US Army Dock, Narsarssauk, Greenland
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17 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Top of Page: NARSARSSUAK, GREENLAND
Noon: US Army Dock, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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18 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Top of Page: NARSARSSUAK, GREENLAND
Noon: US Army Dock, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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19 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Top of Page: NARSARSSUAK, GREENLAND
Noon: US Army Dock, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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20 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.94, Long -46.31
01.55: Unmoored and underway standing down NARSARSSUAK reach at
various courses and speeds with three (3) engines on the line bridge
control.
02.52: Stopped, engines off line, laying to in ice in Tunugdliarfik
Fjord.
04.10: Underway, three engines on the line, bridge control on various
courses and at various speeds in ice field.
A.M. 1 2 ICE 3 " 4 " 5 ICE 6 " 7 " 8 " 9
Ice 10 Ice 11 Ice 12 Ice PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
06.35: Laying to in ice unable to make headway
0725 underway
8 AM: Tunugdliarfik Fjord
Light E brg 150 degs. True 2000 yards at 1033.
Noon: Brede Fjord Greenland
Kekertat Island brg 160 degs. True 4 miles at 1522.
Storo brg 310 degs. True 5000 yards at 2039.
2301 moored at Gronnedal
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21 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Top of Page: U.S.C.G. FUEL DOCK, GRONDAL, GREENLAND
Noon: USCG Fuel Dock, Grondal, Greenland
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22 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
23.56: Unmoored and underway standing out Arsuk Fjord on various
courses and speeds.
Top of Page: n.s.c.g. Fuel Dock Grondal Greenland
Noon: USCG FUEL DOCK, GRONDAL, GREENLAND
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23 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.89, Long -46.02
AM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ICE PM 1 ICE 2 ICE 3 ICE 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12
14.35: Moored port side to east side of U.S. ARMY DOCKS BWI
GREENLAND.
Top of Page: ARSUK FJORD, GREENLAND
Karmak Island brg 150 degs. True 1300 yards
Noon: TUNUGDLIARFIK FJORD, GREENLAND
8 PM: US ARMY DOCK NARSARSSUAK
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24 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Army dock, Narsarsuaq
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26 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
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27 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.73, Long -48.7
00.01: Underway.
00.18: Stopped to clear ice from strainers.
00.22: Underway as before maneuvering and breaking ice near dock.
0035 Maneuvering through ice in tow of C.G. Eastwind.
04.09: Stood out of Narsak Passage. Entered and standing down Brede
Fjord.
07.14: Stood out of Brede Fjord
14.20: Standing into Arsuk Fjord.
1600-2400: Standing up Arsuk Fjord.
16.40: Moored.
Inugsuatsiak brg 150 degs. True 1 mile at 0620.
8 PM: USCG Fuel Dock Gronnedal
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28 February 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
14.20: Commenced backing down Port anchor to free same of ice.
Noon: Gronnedal
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LOGS FOR MARCH 1945
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1 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Grondal, Greenland
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2 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Grondal, Greenland
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3 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
Noon: Grondal, Greenland
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4 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.1, Long -48.73
09.53: Unmoored and underway
8 AM: Grondal, Greenland
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5 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 56.93, Long -49.52
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6 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 52.73, Long -49.5
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7 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 49.83, Long -47.97
21.12: USCGC Commache reported they had entered ice field.
21.30: changed course to 348° PGC and True to avoid ice.
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8 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 48, Long -48.7
Mid to 4AM: Standing off and on Course 348° T and 168° T to
avoid ice field until daybreak
07.30: entering field ice.
Noon to 4PM: maneuvering thru ice on base course 344 pgc 247 Time
13.40: Out of ice field in open water
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9 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 46.53, Long -53.93
18.49: moored
8 PM: NOB Argentia
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10 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.97
Noon: NOB Argentia
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11 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 46.72, Long -54.87
07.43: Unmoored and underway
8 AM: Swept Channel, Argentia
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12 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 43.7, Long -59
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13 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 43.17, Long -64.97
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14 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.34, Long -70.97
12.22: Moored
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16 March 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.38, Long -70.7
16.12: Moored
10.02: Unmoored and underway
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LOGS FOR APRIL 1945
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LOGS FOR MAY 1945
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2 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.37, Long -71.05
16.39: Unmoored ship and standing out
Noon: Boston, Massachusetts
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3 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.85, Long -67.17
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4 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 43.67, Long -63.68
She remains in the same area for drills.
His lat is 44 not 42.
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5 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 44.83, Long -60.62
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6 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 45.8, Long -57.32
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7 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.97
09.36: Moored
8 AM: Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Noon: Argentia, Newfoundland
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8 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.97
Noon: Argentia, Newfoundland
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9 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.97
17.38: Unmoored and underway
Noon: Argentia, Newfoundland
She sits off the harbor on guard duty. Not showing much motion.
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10 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.35, Long -54.07
17.32: moored
8 PM: Argentia, Newfoundland
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11 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.97
18.33: Unmoored and underway
Noon: Argentia, Newfoundland
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12 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 46.53, Long -53.07
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13 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 49.97, Long -49.53
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14 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 54.12, Long -49.45
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15 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 58.03, Long -49.45
16.45: proceeding ahead of convoy to investigate ice.
21.45: Radar contact bearing 005° True, range 19500 yards.
21.55: Sighted iceberg, radar contact identified as iceberg.
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16 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.68, Long -48.5
8AM to Noon: Underway as before, steering various courses at various
speeds through scattered ice
00.35: Contacted edge of Storis ice pack, maneuvering on various
courses and speeds
01.16: Convoy changed to various courses and speeds to skirt edge of
ice pack.
8PM to Mid: Underway as before at various courses and speeds,
proceeding through storis ice toward Bred Fjord, Greenland
No courses given from here on. Running straight lines.
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17 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.93, Long -45.88
Mid to 4AM: Leading column through Storis pack ice at various speeds
on base course 055° pgc 060° T proceeding towards entrance to
BREDE FJORD.
06.47: Making lead for MODOC thru ice to Brede Fjord.
8AM to Noon: Underway on various courses and speeds in moderately
heavy storis ice
08.30: Clear of storis ice
13.58: Moored
0515 Inugsuatsiak Beacon abeam.
8 AM: Brede Fjord
1048 Niakornak Light abeam.
Light E abeam.
8 PM: BW
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18 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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19 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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20 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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21 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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22 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.08, Long -45.42
11.20: Underway
13.05: standing into storis, maneuvering as necessary.
8 AM: Narsarssuak, Greenland
1430 Standing into Narsak Pass.
1800 Inugsugtut abeam to port.
2013 reversed course
2250 Karmak beacon abeam to starboard.
Inugsuatsiak brg 160 degs. True 1 mile at 2241.
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23 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.15, Long -45.45
11.39: moored
Mid to 4AM: Underway proceeding up BREDE FJORD on various courses and
speeds, escorting USS LARAMIE through Storis ice.
0135 entered Narsak Pass
0415 Entered Tunulliarfik Fjord
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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24 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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25 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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26 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
2343 underway
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27 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.78, Long -46.8
Mid to 4AM: Underway at various courses and speeds standing out of
Tunugdliarfik Fjord, Greenland, from Narsarssuak to Brede Fjord to
observe ice condition
14.00: At entrance to BREDE FJORD, maneuvering to observe ice
condition off-shore.
0247 Entering Narsak Pass
1340 Karmak light abeam to port 1 mile
1642 reversed course
1847 entering Brede Fjord
1925 Karmak beacon abeam
2015 stopped engines. Ship adrift.
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28 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.58, Long -48.13
Mid to 4AM: Underway at various courses and speeds up and down BREDE
fjord, Greenland, maintaining position near mouth of fjord observing
ice conditions
09.45: commenced drifting in Storis ice in vicinity of Cape
Desolation.
0538 standing out of Brede Fjord
0608 Karmak beacon abeam to port 1800 yeards. 0620 Inugsugtut Beacon
abeam to starboard.
His longitude should be 47 not 46.
1905 reversed course out of Brede Fjord
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29 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.47, Long -48.5
Mid to 4AM: standing through storis ice and clearing way for USCGC
MODOC, U.S.S. LARAMIE and S.S. BELLE ISLE
09.01: Skirting ice steering various westerly courses
07.40: Cleared storis ice pack.
14.15: Standing into ice field, set various courses and speeds
1242 Detached from convoy, heading east.
2337 entered Narsak Passage
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30 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
04.06: Moored
0030 entered Tunulliarfik Fjord
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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31 May 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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LOGS FOR JUNE 1945
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1 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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2 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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3 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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4 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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5 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.88, Long -46.03
08.20: Unmoored and underway
13.06: Commenced maneuvering through heavy storis ice in direction of
BREDE FJORD.
16.23: Conducted target practice on iceberg, using main battery.
20.16: Anchored in Narsak Pass
23.13: Anchor's aweigh underway
1058 Entering Narsak Pass
1208 Standing down Skovfjord
1500 Reversed course. (I thnk his 1300 is 1500, 3 o'clock.)
He heads for Brede and comes back.
1925 turned into Narsak Pass
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6 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
01.47: moored
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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7 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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8 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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9 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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10 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.62, Long -47.68
04.10: Unmoored, underway
19.15: Moored
0510 Entered Narsak Pass
8 PM: Grondal, Greenland
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11 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.1, Long -48.47
10.17: Unmoored, underway
8 AM: Grondal, Greenland
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12 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.62, Long -53.37
8 PM: Sondrestrom Fjord Entrance
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13 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.94, Long -50.98
04.27: anchored
His bearing on Point Brennan must be 24.9 not 249.
Noon: Anchored, Head of Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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14 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.94, Long -50.98
Noon: Anchored, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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15 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.94, Long -50.98
Noon: Anchored, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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16 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.94, Long -50.98
Noon: Anchored, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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17 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.94, Long -50.98
Noon: Anchored, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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18 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.94, Long -50.98
Noon: Anchored, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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19 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.94, Long -50.98
Noon: Anchored, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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20 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.94, Long -50.98
Noon: Anchored, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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21 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.9, Long -51.09
11.54: Anchor aweigh, underway
Noon: Anchored, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
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22 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.32, Long -52.25
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23 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.9, Long -45.99
15.58: Anchored in GANNET BAY, TUNUGLIARFIK FJORD, GREENLAND
Karmak Island brg 155 degs. True 1900 yards
1110 Entering Narsak Passage
11.50: Tunugdliarfik Fjord, Greenland
8 PM: Anchored, Gannet Bay, Narsarssuak
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24 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.46
Noon: Gannet Bay, Narsarssuak Reach, Greenland
Morred to army dock.
8 PM: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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25 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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26 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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27 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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28 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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29 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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30 June 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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LOGS FOR JULY 1945
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1 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.46
8 AM: Narsarssuak, Greenland
1119 Mooring buoy
Noon: Gannet Bay, Narsarssuak
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2 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.46
Noon: Gannet Bay, Narsarssuak
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3 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.46
Noon: Gannet Bay, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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4 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.46
16.11: Underway
20.30: steering various courses and speeds through ice.
Noon: Gannet Bay, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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5 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 59.92, Long -47.35
Mid to 4AM: steering various courses avoiding scattered Storis ice on
base course 194° p.g.c. 199T at various speeds.
Noon to 4PM: steering various courses and speeds in
east-south-easterly direction to skirt ice field.
14.22: Vessel traversing heavy storis ice fields
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6 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.15, Long -40.92
03.15: maneuvering through small ice field
4AM to 8AM: proceeding in water clear of ice.
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7 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.18, Long -35.83
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8 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 62.78, Long -29.5
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9 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
09.06: Moored
Gardskagi brg 180 degs. True 4 miles
8 AM: Swedt Channel, Reykjavik
Noon: Reykjavik
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10 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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11 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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12 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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13 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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14 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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15 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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16 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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17 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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18 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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19 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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20 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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21 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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22 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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23 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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24 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.39, Long -21.47
11.04: Anchored in head of Hvalfjord
06.46: Unmoored and underway
20.50: Unmoored
23.40: Anchored
Noon: Hvalfjord Head, Iceland
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25 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.94
Noon: Reykjavik
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26 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.12, Long -22.12
10.50: Anchor Aweigh, standing out
8 AM: Reykjavik
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27 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 66.53, Long -23.03
13.41: Changed to various courses to skirt edge of ice field.
21.25: USAT Belle Isle 2000 yards astern; standing out of ice field.
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28 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 69.02, Long -17.63
08.45: Commenced steering various Easterly courses at various speeds
skirting ice field.
Noon to 4PM: steering various courses in northeasterly direction;
skirting ice pack.
18.17: Laying to awaiting planes return from ice reconnaissance in
general direction of Scoresby Sound.
20.45: Underway at various speeds on various courses proceeding
through ice field in generally westerly direction towards Scoresby
Sound.
His 8 AM position was inconsistent with his voyage data.
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29 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.2, Long -21.53
16.31: Anchored
17.55: Anchor aweigh
18.14: Anchored
Mid to 4AM: steering courses in a westerly and northwesterly
direction through storis at various speeds
8 PM: Anchored, Walrus Bay, Greenland
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30 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.48, Long -22.04
15.30: Ship dragging her anchor due to press of heavy ice pack
15.58: Anchor aweigh
16.06: Anchored
17.20: ship being dragged by heavy pack ice
17.36: Anchor aweigh
18.15: Anchored
All day: Working parties busy twenty-four hours a day unloading BELLE
ISLE, greatly hampered by heavy ice.
Noon: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound
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31 July 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
All day: Working parties working 24 hours a day unloading NSAT Belle
Isle hampered by ice
Noon: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound
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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1945
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Log Instructions
Officer list
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Logbook instructions
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1 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Noon: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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2 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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3 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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4 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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5 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound
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6 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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7 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
1600-2400: two(2) engines on line, clearing ice floe
1600-2400: two (2) engines on line bridge control manoeuvering around
ice
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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8 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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9 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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10 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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11 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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12 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
Top of Page: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
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13 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 70.45, Long -22.06
20.47: Changed to various courses to skirt icefield.
Noon: Walrus Bay, Scoresby Sound, Greenland
1718 underway
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14 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.92, Long -25.42
2000-2400: Underway steering various courses and speeds skirting ice
field in direction of Kungudluzenak.
06.25: Ship's plane waterborne to make observation flight for leads
through ice pack. Vessel adrift in edge of ice field off entrance to
Barklay Bay.
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15 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.16, Long -31.42
0000-0400: proceeding thru scattered ice in direction of
KANGERDLUGSUAK, GReeNLAND
1117 anchored
Noon: Mikis Fjord, Greenland
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16 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.73
06.47: Cape HAMMER aBeam to starboard, distance 600 yards, commenced
maneuvring through heavy ice.
0557 underway
06.47: Cape HAMMER
Kap Hammer brg 120 degs. True 600 yards at 0647.
8 AM: KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
1102 anchored
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, GREENLAND
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17 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.15, Long -31.51
1700-2000: 1708 No4 boat departed in charge of Lieut R.Cunningham
U.SCG with three (3) gunners mate to set demolition charges in ice
bergs. 1755 set off first demolition charge on ice berg. 1918 Set
off second set of demolition charges on second ice berg. Expended
five (5) 54 pound Navy wrecking mines and five (5) electric
detonators on ice bergs blocking narrows to UTTENTALS SOUND.
0614 underway
8 AM: UTTENTALS SOUND, GREENLAND
10.40: KANGERDLUGSUAK FJORD
12.06: Mikis Fjord Noon: CAPE HAMMER, GREENLAND
1345 underway
1624 anchored
2030 moving closer to shore.
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18 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
0000-09.00: UTTENTALS SOUND, Greenland
Noon: KRAMER'S ISLAND, GREENLAND
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19 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
0855 shifting anchorage
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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20 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREEN.
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21 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTAL'S SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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22 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, KANGERDLUGSUAK, GREENLAND
1511 shifting anchorage
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23 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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24 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTAL SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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25 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, KANGERDLUGSUAK, GREENLAND
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26 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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27 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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28 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTALS SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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29 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTAL'S SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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30 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTAL'S SOUND, KANGERDLUGSSUAK, GREENLAND
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31 August 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
Noon: UTTENTAL'S SOUND
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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1945
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1 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
All day: Working parties working 24 hours a day unloading NSAT Belle
Isle hampered by ice
Noon: Uttental's Sound, Kangerdlugssuak, Greenland
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2 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
All day: Working parties working 24 hours a day unloading NSAT Belle
Isle hampered by ice
Noon: Uttental's Sound, Kangerdlugssuak, Greenland
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3 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 68.17, Long -31.75
18.10: Underway
23.00: Anchored
All day: Working parties working 24 hours a day unloading NSAT Belle
Isle hampered by ice
Noon: Uttental's Sound, Kangerdlugssuak, Greenland
8 PM: Kangerdlugssuak, Greenland
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4 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 67.38, Long -30.32
05.01: Anchor aweigh, underway
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5 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.65, Long -25.55
22.31: Moored
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6 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.93
Noon: Reykjavik
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7 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.39, Long -21.47
10.46: moored
16.49: Moored
08.27: Unmoored and underway
14.06: unmoored
0827 underway
Noon: Hvalfjord, Iceland
14.06: underway
8 PM: Reykjavik
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8 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.93
Noon: Reykjavik
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9 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.93
Noon: Reykjavik
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10 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.93
Noon: Reykjavik
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11 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.15, Long -21.93
Noon: Reykjavik
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12 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.08, Long -24.03
05.18: Unmoored and underway
His longitude is 29 not 24.
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13 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.65, Long -32.12
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14 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.3, Long -40.22
19.09: Anchored
He investigates ice in fjord and then leaves. He says 14/15 but I
think he means 4 and 5 PM.
8 PM: Caroline Amalie Harbor, Greenland
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15 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, East Greenland
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16 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, East Greenland
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17 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, Skjoldungen District, East
Greenland
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18 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, Skjoldungen District, East
Greenland
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19 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, Skjoldungen District, East
Greenland
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20 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, Skjoldungen District, East
Greenland
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21 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, Skjoldungen District, East
Greenland
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22 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, Skjoldungen District, East
Greenland
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24 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, Skjoldungen District, East
Greenland
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25 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.18, Long -41.33
4PM to 8PM: Expended this date seven fifty-four pound Navy Wrecking
Mines and eight Tetryl Electric Blasting Caps in mining ice in
entrance to Caroline Amalie Harbor.
16.39: Anchor aweigh, underway
Noon: Caroline Amalie Harbor, South Fjord, Skjoldungen District, East
Greenland
He moves into the fjord and hoists boats.
8 PM: S�r Fjord
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26 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.98, Long -39.78
08.15: various courses and speeds through storis
08.40: Through storis at course 015° p.g.c., 018° true.
17.15: changed course to various standing thru heavy ice.
21.26: Stopped, lying to in ice
21.26: Stopped
8 PM: Kjoge Bay, Greenland
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27 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 65.07, Long -40.34
Mid to 4AM: vessel laying to, using engines as necessary to maintain
position and keep clear of ice bergs. Kjoge Bay in heavy ice
condition.
0435 standing for Comanche Bay.
0716 anchored
Noon: Commanche Bay, East Greenland
1613 shifts anchorage
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28 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 65.07, Long -40.34
Noon: Commanche Bay, East Greenland
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29 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.78, Long -38.85
05.38: Anchor aweigh
14.10: steering various northwesterly courses toward COMANCHE BAY at
various speeds through STORIS
1707 anchored
8 PM: Commanche Bay, East Greenland
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30 September 1945
At/From ???
Lat 65.07, Long -40.34
Noon: Commanche Bay, East Greenland
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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1945
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1 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 65.07, Long -40.34
04.53: Anchor aweigh
Maintaining position with engines in hurricane force winds.
8 AM: Commanche Bay, Greenland
Noon: Commanche Bay, Greenland
1647 Standing down Comanche Bay.
1745 Standing off Comanche Bay.
Aqitseq brg 70 degs. True 3 miles
Maintaining position.
8 PM: Kjoge Bay, Greenland
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2 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.93, Long -40.22
06.37: Anchored
09.18: Standing down
0530 standing in to Comanche Bay.
8 AM: Commanche Bay, Greenland
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3 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.5, Long -41.63
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4 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.47
12.47: Unmoored, standing down
09.50: Moored
Entering Skovfjord
8 AM: Tunugdliarfik Fjord
Narsarsuaq Mooring B
2158 entrance to Brede Fjord.
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5 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.62, Long -47.35
Karmak Island brg 135 degs. True 800 yards at 2334.
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6 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.43
09.19: Moored
0356 Entering Narsak Pass
0501 entering Tunugliarfik Fjord
Light E brg 160 degs. True 400 yards
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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7 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.43
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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8 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.43
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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9 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.02, Long -48.72
00.09: Underway
14.50: Moored
0305 entering Narsak Pass
0430 passed into Brede Fjord
8 PM: Grondal, Greenland
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10 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.23, Long -48.12
12.13: Underway
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11 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 64.17, Long -51.72
11.50: Anchored
20.45: Anchor aweigh
In the harbor with force 7-9 winds moving about in the harbor.
Noon: Godthaab Fjord, Greenland
Maintaining position off Skibshavn.
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12 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.67, Long -52.18
02.10: Anchored
16.27: Anchored in
07.50: Weighed anchor, standing out
8 AM: Godthaab Fjord
8 PM: Marrak, Greenland
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13 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.45, Long -51.19
Noon: Marrak, Greenland
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14 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 63.45, Long -51.19
15.40: Anchor aweigh, underway
Noon: Marrak, Greenland
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15 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.78, Long -48.72
23.45: Moored
1810 turned into Brede Fjord.
8 PM: Brede Fjord
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16 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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17 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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18 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.65, Long -46.51
20.30: Let go starboard anchor
06.07: Unmoored and underway
0825 entered Skovfjord
Noon: Kioke Island, Greenland
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19 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.47, Long -46.3
17.22: Moored
06.24: Anchor away, underway
8 AM: Kitsigut Islands
1307 Entering Skovfjord
8 PM: Narsarssuak, Greenland
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20 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
20.30: unmoored, underway
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21 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 58.63, Long -48.6
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22 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 54.38, Long -52.5
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23 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 49.55, Long -52.38
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24 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.29, Long -54.08
12.37: Argentia, Newfoundland
1408 underway
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25 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 45.17, Long -59.68
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26 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.83, Long -65.57
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27 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.39, Long -71.03
10.31: Moored
8 AM: Boston Lightship
Boston Lightship brg 160 degs. True 300 yards at 0925.
Noon: Chelsea, Massachusetts
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28 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
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29 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
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30 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
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31 October 1945
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
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LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1945
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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1945
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Front of log book
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Inside front title page
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Officer list page (blank) and log instructions
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log instructions
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1 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
00.00: Moored
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2 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat ???, Long ???
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3 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.39, Long -71.03
18.55: Unmoored and standing out of Boston Harbor on various courses
and speeds.
Noon: Pier 4, Navy Annex, Chelsea, Mass.
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4 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 42.53, Long -66.95
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5 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 44.47, Long -61.87
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6 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 46.03, Long -55.87
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7 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.97
0725 moored.
Swinging ship
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8 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 47.3, Long -53.97
Noon: Berth E Argentia, Newfoundland
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9 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 46.75, Long -54.62
07.04: Unmoored and underway
0704 underway
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10 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 49.9, Long -52.48
23.55: Stopped while electricians put new bulbsin Port light.
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11 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 52.25, Long -55.5
08.44: Entered False Harbor, dropped anchor
11.48: Anchor away, proceeding out of False Harbor
0844 anchored False Harbour Labrador
1143 underway
He's reversed his lat and long
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12 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 55.67, Long -53.43
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13 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 58.83, Long -49.28
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14 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.94, Long -45.73
14.26: Moored starboard side to Berth 2, U.S. Army Dock, Nanarssuak,
Greenland
He's reversed his lat and long again.
0905 standing into Skovfjord
1426 Moored to dock Narsarsuaq
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15 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
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16 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: B.W.#1 Narsarssuak, Greenland
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17 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: B.W.#1, Narsarssuak, greenland
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18 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: B.W.#1, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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19 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.68, Long -46.6
04.30: 0430 c/c to various standing through heavy ice
11.30: Let go starboard anchor
16.45: Anchors aweigh, standing out fjord
10.02: Dropped starboard anchor in nine (9) fathoms of water at
U.S.Army Radio Landing, Simutak Island.
00.00: Unmoored and away on various courses and speeds, standing out
Tunugdliarfik Fjord
06.00: 0600 clear of ice field
11.25: Weighed anchor, standing out of Simiutak Fjord at slow speed
to better anchorage as anchors were dragging.
Noon: fjord, Simutak Island, Greenland - Army Radio Landing
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20 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.2, Long -48.24
08.35: Moored Port side to U.S. Navy Fuel Dock.
Noon: Grondal, C.B.Base, Greenland
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21 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.2, Long -48.24
20.03: Unmoored and underway
Noon: C.G.Base, Grondal, Greenland
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22 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.68, Long -46.6
21.30: Anchors aweigh
09.50: Dropped starboard anchor
21.45: Weighed Port anchor
Noon: Simiutak Army Radio Base, Greenland
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23 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
03.10: Ship docked at berth No.2, US Army dock, Narsarssuak,
Greenland.
Noon: B.W.1, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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24 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: B.W.#1, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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25 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: B.W.#1, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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26 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
Noon: B.W.#1, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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27 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
20.45: 2020 Steering engines failed, rudder jammed hard left. 2029
started to pay out chain on starboard anchor. 2045 anchored
20.11: Unmoored and underway
He anchors 1/2 mile west.
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28 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
03.40: Moored starboard side to dock
02.45: Anchors Aweigh
Noon: B.W.#1, Narsarssuak, Greenland
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29 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 61.16, Long -45.45
10.42: Unmoored and standing out
11.15: Returning to dock
1120Unmoored standing down fjord:
8 AM: B.W.#1, Narsarssuak, Greenland
2010 underway
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30 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60, Long -44.67
21.19: proceeded to drop starboard anchor
09.05: Dropped port anchor
Noon: Frederiksdal, Greenland
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31 December 1945
At/From ???
Lat 60.03, Long -43.15
07.00: Anchor aweigh
08.59: Let go Port anchor
14.27: Anchor aweigh, underway
19.55:
Noon: Natsik Cove, Greenland
8 PM: Kangititsok Fjord, Greenland
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