| YEAR | BERGS SOUTH OF 48°N |
DURATION OF
ICE SEASON |
DURATION
OF PATROL SEASON |
PATROL VESSELS |
STANDBY PATROL VESSEL |
ICE
OBSERVATION VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT |
DURATION
OF OBSERVATION SEASON |
COMMANDER INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL |
ICE PATROL OFFICER |
VESSELS COOPERATING |
NATIONS REPRESENTED |
ICE REPORTS
RECEIVED |
SST'S RECEIVED |
SPECIAL REQUESTS ANSWERED |
ICE
OBSERVATION FLIGHTS |
FLIGHT DAYS |
TOTAL MILES
FLOWN |
OCEANOGRAPHIC VESSELS |
OCEAN
STATIONS OCCUPIED |
MAXIMUM DEPTH OF OBSERVATIONS IN METERS |
DURATION
OF OCEANOGRAPHIC FIELD SEASON |
NUMBER OF SOUNDINGS OBTAINED |
SENIOR
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHER |
ASSISTANT
OCEANOGRAPHER/S |
NOTES ON
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS, PROGRESS, ETC. |
MISCELLANY | YEAR | ||
| 1912 | 1019 | "THROUGHOUT
DANGER PERIOD" |
BIRMINGHAM CHESTER |
PATROL | RMS
TITANIC STRUCK AN ICEBERG AT 2330, 14 APRIL AT POSITION 4146N 5014W AND SANK AT 0230, 15 APRIL WITH A LOSS OF OVER 1500 LIVES. |
1912 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | 550 | 1 APRIL - 1 JULY | MIAMI SENECA |
PATROL | 12
NOVEMBER - SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA CONVENTION TAKES PLACE IN LONDON, ENGLAND. |
1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 | 731 | 1 APRIL - 1 JULY | MIAMI SENECA |
PATROL | 19
FEBRUARY - 28 JULY |
CAPT J. H. QUINAN |
SEVERAL | SEVERAL | SENECA | 77 | 500 | 4
APRIL - 26 JULY |
MR A. L. THURAS | MR B. M. PATTEN | PATROL
MAINTAINED RECORD OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. FIRST REQUEST FOR SHIPS TRANSITING AREA TO REPORT SIGHTINGS TO THE ICE PATROL. |
20 JAN - THE SOLAS CONVENTION SIGNED AN AGREEMENT CREATING THE INTERNATIONAL ICE OBSERVATION AND ICE PATROL SERVICE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. | 1914 | ||||||||||||
| 1915 | 468 | 1 APRIL - 30 JUNE | MIAMI SENECA |
PATROL | 15
FEBRUARY - 1 APRIL |
CAPT F. A. LEVIS |
MANY | MANY | SENECA | 30 | 500 | 1
APRIL - 22 MAY |
MR A. L. THURAS | MR P. V. WELLS | EKMAN CURRENT METER EMPLOYED. STUDIED WINDS, FOG, BIRDS, AND PLANKTON. EXPERIMENTED WITH MICRO THERMOMETER FOR DETECTION OF ICEBERGS. | 28 JAN - THE REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE AND THE LIFESAVING SERVICE MERGED TO FORM THE COAST GUARD. | 1915 | ||||||||||||
| 1916 | 54 | 5 APRIL - 5 JULY | SENECA TAMPA (EX. MIAMI) |
PATROL | 19
FEBRUARY - 5 APRIL |
CAPT F. A. LEVIS |
FEW | FEW | CONDUCTED BERG-DEMOLITION EXPERIMENTS WITH GUN FIRE. | CGC
MIAMI RENAMED CGC TAMPA. EUROPE AT WAR. |
1916 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1917 | 38 | PATROL | INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS PREVENT A FORMAL ICE PATROL. | 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1918 | 199 | PATROL | UNITED
STATES AT WAR. CGC TAMPA LOST WITH ALL HANDS DUE TO ENEMY ACTION. |
1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919 | 317 | 28 MARCH - 30 JUNE | ANDROSCOGGIN TALLAPOOSA |
CAPT H. G. FISHER |
93 | AERIAL
ICE OBSERVATION FIRST RECOMMENDED |
PATROL | 72 | 600 | 6
APRIL - 15 JUNE |
MR A. L. THURAS | TESTED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY METHOD OF MEASURING SALINITY. PATROL RECOMMENDS USE OF RADIO TELEPHONE, RADIO COMPASS, AND AERIAL ICE RECON. | AERIAL ICE OBSERVATION FIRST RECOMMENDED. | 1919 | |||||||||||||||
| 1920 | 445 | 3 APRIL - 20 JUNE | ANDROSCOGGIN OSSIPEE SENECA |
LCDR O. F. A. DE OTTE |
196 | 196 | 90 | PATROL | 62 | 1100 | 4
APRIL - 15 JUNE |
MR A. L. THURAS | PATROL RECOMMENDS SHIPS BE INSTRUCTED TO REPORT ALL ICE POSITION, TIME, DRIFT, COURSE, SPEED, SEA TEMP, AND WEATHER EVERY FOUR HOURS IN THE IIP AREA OF OPERATIONS. | 1920 | |||||||||||||||
| 1921 | 746 | 2 APRIL - 30 JUNE | SENECA YAMACRAW |
OSSIPEE | PATROL | 18
FEBRUARY - 2 APRIL |
CDR
A. L. GAMBE |
LTJG
ED. H. SMITH |
978 | 2699 | 69 | PATROL | 47 | 750 | 24
FEBRUARY - 18 JUNE |
LTJG
ED. H. SMITH |
MR E. F. FRIES | SALINITY BRIDGE FIRST TESTED AT SEA. | 1921 | ||||||||||
| 1922 | 523 | 20 MARCH - 14 JULY | MODOC SENECA TAMPA |
SENECA | 8
FEBRUARY - 26 FEBRUARY |
LCDR
B. M. CHISWELL |
LTJG
ED. H. SMITH |
254 | 3431 | 108 | PATROL | 80 | 750 | 8
FEBRUARY - 10 JULY |
LTJG
ED. H. SMITH |
MR. E. F. FRIES | NEW VESSELS TAMPA AND MODOC JOIN THE PATROL | 1922 | |||||||||||
| 1923 | 236 | 8 MARCH - 12 JULY | MODOC TAMPA |
SENECA | 17
OCTOBER - 26 OCTOBER |
CDR
B. M. CHISWELL |
LTJG
ED. H. SMITH |
416 | 8490 | 256 | PATROL | 129 | 750 | 8
MARCH - 26 OCTOBER |
LTJG
ED. H. SMITH |
CONDUCTED BERG-DEMOLITION EXPERIMENTS WITH 150 LB GUNCOTTON WRECKING MINES. | 1923 | ||||||||||||
| 1924 | 11 | 18 MARCH - 30 JUNE | MODOC TAMPA |
OSSIPEE | CDR
W. J. WHEELER |
LTJG
ED. H. SMITH |
453 | 52 | 4794 | 107 | PATROL | 121 | 750 | 20
MARCH - 30 JUNE |
LTJG
ED. H. SMITH |
CONTINUED BERG-MINING EXPERIMENTS. FIRST USE OF CW TRANSMISSION IN LIEU OF SPARK FOR BROADCAST OF ICE BULLETIN. | NIDK ASSIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL CALL SIGN OF ICE PATROL VESSELS. | 1924 | |||||||||||
| 1925 | 109 | 23 MARCH - 12 JULY | MODOC TAMPA |
SENECA | CDR
H. G. FISHER |
LCDR
F. A. ZEUSLER |
524 | 582 | 6369 | 237 | PATROL | 56 | 750 | 24
MARCH - 24 JUNE |
173 | LCDR
F. A. ZEUSLER |
ENS
W. R. RICHARDS |
FIRST FULL SEASON USE OF CW. SOME ICE BULLETINS BROADCAST IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES, FIRST USE OF RADIO COMPASS. A SONIC DEPTH FINDER WAS TESTED. MINE AND GUN FIRE DEMOLITION EXPERIMENTS CONTINUED. | FIRST USE OF FORMAL TITLE OF "COMMANDER, INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL" | 1925 | |||||||||
| 1926 | 345 | 25 MARCH - 30 JUNE | MODOC TAMPA |
MOJAVE | CDR
H. G. FISHER |
LCDR
ED. H. SMITH |
586 | 5488 | 215 | PATROL | 76 | 750 | 28
MARCH - 29 JUNE |
465 | LCDR
ED. H. SMITH |
SECOND SALINITY BRIDGE IN OPERATION. THE FIRST CURRENT CHART PRODUCED. SONIC DEPTH FINDER STILL IN USE. | LCDR ED. H. SMITH RETURNED FROM OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ABROAD. | 1926 | |||||||||||
| 1927 | 389 | 22 MARCH - 25 JUNE | MODOC TAMPA |
MOJAVE | CDR
W. H. MUNTER |
LCDR
ED. H. SMITH |
450 | 487 | 5548 | 154 | PATROL | 208 | 750 | 6
APRIL - 25 JUNE |
435 | LCDR
ED. H. SMITH |
FIRST USE OF THERMOGRAPH. | 1927 | |||||||||||
| 1928 | 515 | 21 MARCH - 22 JUNE | MODOC TAMPA |
TAMPA | MARION | 19
JULY - 11 SEPTEMBER |
CDR
W. H. MUNTER |
LCDR
N. G. RICKETTS |
489 | 644 | 6534 | 113 | MARION
& PATROL |
95 | 3100 | 26
MARCH - 11 SEPTEMBER |
OVER
1700 |
LCDR
N. G. RICKETTS |
BOTH PATROL VESSELS EQUIPPED WITH "CONTINUOUS-OPERATION" FATHOMETERS. GLACIER FRONTS PHOTOGRAPHED. | CPR
VESSEL S.S. MONTROSE STRUCK AN ICEBERG NEAR BELLE ISLAND. TWO DEAD FROM ICE FALLING ON DECK. |
1928 | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1322 | 1 APRIL - 3 AUGUST | MODOC TAMPA |
MOJAVE | CDR
T. M. MOLLOY |
LCDR
N. G. RICKETTS |
539 | 2255 | 7225 | PATROL | 69 | 1700 | 11
APRIL - 2 AUGUST |
191 | LCDR
N. G. RICKETTS |
HEAVIEST BERG YEAR IN ICE PATROL HISTORY. (METHOD OF COUNTING IS SOMEWHAT IN DOUBT) PROF. H. T. BARNES EXPERIMENTS WITH THERMITE. | VESSEL VIMERIA STRUCK AN ICEBERG OFF THE COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND, NO LIVES LOST. | 1929 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | 475 | 11 FEBRUARY - 3 JUNE | MODOC MOJAVE TAMPA |
CAPT
C. M. GABBETT |
LCDR
N. G. RICKETTS |
441 | 539 | 6097 | PATROL | 67 | 1000 | 2
MARCH - 31 MAY |
SEVERAL HUNDRED | LCDR
N. G. RICKETTS |
FIRST REFERENCE TO "ZONE" TIME IN LIEU OF "MERIDIAN" TIME. | 1930 | |||||||||||||
| 1931 | 13 | MOJAVE PONTCHARTRAIN |
GENERAL GREENE | 18
MARCH - 12 AUGUST |
LCDR
N. G. RICKETTS |
LCDR
N. G. RICKETTS |
43 | 1184 | GENERAL
GREENE |
182 | 2000 | 1
APRIL - 12 AUGUST |
1800 | MR OLAV MOSBY | ACCURACY OF TEMPERATURES OBTAINED, INCREASED BY USE OF MAGNIFYING GLASS TO READ THERMOMETERS. GLACIER FRONT PHOTOGRAPHED. | LCDR ED. H. SMITH REPRESENTS U.S. COAST GUARD ON ARCTIC EXPLORATION TRIP OF THE GRAF ZEPPELIN. | 1931 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | 514 | 1 APRIL - 2 JULY | PONTCHARTRAIN TAMPA |
MOJAVE | PATROL | 4
MARCH - 1 APRIL |
CAPT
W. T. STROMBERG |
LT
R. M. HOYLE |
722 | 5699 | 59 | GENERAL
GREENE |
120 | 1600 | 2
APRIL - 19 JUNE |
MR OLAV MOSBY | 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | 216 | CHAMPLAIN GENERAL GREENE |
2
MARCH - 27 JULY |
LT
R. M. HOYLE |
LT
R. M. HOYLE |
GENERAL
GREENE |
137 | 2500 | 8
MAY - 27 JULY |
SEVERAL HUNDRED | MR F. M. SOULE | GLACIER FRONTS PHOTOGRAPHED | 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | 576 | 17 APRIL - 29 JUNE | MENDOTA PONTCHARTRAIN |
GENERAL GREENE | 2
APRIL - 17 APRIL |
CDR
W. J. KEESTER |
LT
R. M. HOYLE |
1586 | 4389 | 45 | CHAMPLAIN GENERAL GREENE |
172 | 4000 | 19
APRIL - 16 SEPTEMBER |
500 | MR F. M. SOULE | PRESENT SALINITY BRIDGE PLACED IN FIELD OPERATION. FIRST USE OF SECTIONS OF ANOMALY SPECIFIC VOLUME. | FIRST OBSERVED USE OF LEROY LETTERING IN BULLETIN ILLUSTRATIONS OF CURRENT CHARTS. ICE CHART LETTERING REMAINS FREE-HAND. | 1934 | ||||||||||
| 1935 | 875 | 14 MARCH - 9 JULY | MENDOTA PONTCHARTRAIN |
CDR
E. D. JONES |
LT
G. VAN A. GRAVES |
833 | 8787 | 90 | GENERAL
GREENE |
263 |
|
28
MARCH - 4 AUGUST |
2036 | MR F. M. SOULE | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
| 1936 | 22 | 23 MARCH - 13 JUNE | MENDOTA PONTCHARTRAIN |
CDR
R. L. LUCAS |
LT
G. VAN A. GRAVES |
138 | 4957 | 71 | GENERAL
GREENE |
217 | 31
MARCH - 10 JULY |
295 | MR F. M. SOULE | 1936 | |||||||||||||||
| 1937 | 470 | 3 FEBRUARY - 16 JUNE | CAYUGA CHAMPLAIN MENDOTA |
CDR
G. W. MAC LANE |
LT
G. VAN A. GRAVES |
732 | 9020 | 97 | GENERAL
GREENE |
276 | 25
MARCH - 25 JULY |
843 | MR F. M. SOULE | FIRST USE OF AUTOMATIC KEYING HEAD FOR BROADCAST OF LENGTHY ICE BULLETINS. GLACIER FRONTS PHOTOGRAPHED. | 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| 1938 | 664 | 12 FEBRUARY - 26 JULY | PONTCHARTRAIN TAHOE |
CDR
C. H. DENCH |
LT
G. VAN A. GRAVES |
1434 | 11593 | 171 | GENERAL
GREENE |
307 | 23
MARCH - 17 AUGUST |
451 | MR F. M. SOULE | RADIOTELEGRAPHY NOW CONSIDERED SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED THAT POSITIONS ARE NOW REPORTED BY NUMERAL GROUPS INSTEAD OF WORDS. | 1938 | ||||||||||||||
| 1939 | 850 | 9 MARCH - 26 AUGUST | CDR
ED. H. SMITH |
LT
W. P. HAWLEY |
1090 | 11139 | 182 | GENERAL
GREENE |
226 | 21
MARCH - 20 JULY |
MR F. M. SOULE | FIRST ICE PATROL USE OF RADIOMETEOROGRAPH (RADIOSONDE). MIXED WATER OF GRAND BANKS RECOGNIZED AS AN INDIVIDUAL WATER MASS. | 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1940 | 2 | CHELAN NORTHLAND |
12
MAY - 2 JUNE 5 SEPTEMBER - 21 SEPTEMBER |
CDR ED. H. SMITH |
LT
W. P. HAWLEY |
6 | 0 | 72 | 4 | GENERAL
GREENE NORTHLAND |
269 | 21
MARCH - 4 JULY |
MR F. M. SOULE | DR C. A. BARNES | FIRST BAFFIN BAY ICEBERG CENSUS. 3,289 BERGS SIGHTED | 1940 | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | 2 | CDR
P. K. PERRY BMC C. L. JORDAN |
LT
W. P. HAWLEY |
GENERAL
GREENE |
231 | 21
MARCH - 4 AUGUST |
MR F. M. SOULE | DR C. A. BARNES | COMMENCED BATHYTHERMOGRAPH USE. STUDIED OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF BERG. | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1942 | 30 | 17
FEBRUARY - 29 NOVEMBER |
LCDR
C. A. BARNES |
FIRST USE OF
AIRCRAFT FOR ICE OBSERVATION, BUT STATISTICS WERE NOT RECORDED FOR REASONS OF MILITARY SECURITY. |
UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II ------- DECEMBER 7, 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 | 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943 | 840 | 30
DECEMBER (42') - 20 OCTOBER |
LCDR
C. A. BARNES |
FIRST USE OF LORAN AND RADAR | TRAINED ICE OBSERVERS FIRST ASSIGNED TO AIRCRAFT. | 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | 700 | 18
JANUARY - 31 OCTOBER |
LT
E. R. CHALLENDER |
1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 1087 | 7
FEBRUARY - 28 SEPTEMBER |
1
JULY - 27 AUGUST |
(NOT NAMED) | LT
E. R. CHALLENDER |
5372 | ONE OF THE LAST CONVOYS RAN INTO AN ICE ISLAND OFF GRAND BANKS. 21 VESSELS DAMAGED. | 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 430 | 1
MARCH - 28 JULY |
23
MARCH - 28 JULY |
MODOC TAMPA |
MOJAVE
& AIRCRAFT |
6
FEBRUARY - 1 AUGUST |
COMMODORE L. W. PERKINS |
CDR
F. M. SOULE |
532 | 6463 | 206 | 71 | 44 | 77000 | MOJAVE CONDUCTED FIRST RADAR ICE DETECTION PROGRAM. (LCDR C. A. BARNES AND LT G. H. READ) | BERG DISTRIBUTION ABNORMALLY EASTERLY. PORTUGUESE FISHING VESSEL HIT BERG AND SANK, NO LIVES LOST. | 1946 | ||||||||||||
| 1947 | 63 | 17
MARCH - 23 JULY |
14
MAY - 23 JULY |
MENDOTA SPENCER |
MOJAVE | COMMODORE L. W. PERKINS |
CDR
F. M. SOULE |
178 | 2091 | 72 | 76 | 52 | 83100 | FIRST OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO OCEANOGRAPHIC PG TRAINING (POST WWII). | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
| 1948 | 523 | 15
MARCH - 7 JULY |
26
APRIL - 3 JULY |
MACOMA MENDOTA |
INGHAM
& AIRCRAFT |
11
JULY - 30 JULY |
CAPT
D. G. JACOBS |
LT
E. R. CHALLENDER |
572 | 21 | 338 | 2542 | 128 | 84 | 64 | 95610 | EVERGREEN | 171 | 5
APRIL - 9 AUGUST |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
L. A. CHENEY LTJG H. H. CARTER |
SECOND
BAFFIN BAY ICEBERG CENSUS SIGHTED 12,128 BERGS. FIRST OCCUPATION OF BONAVISTA TRIANGLE. FIRST USE OF GEOMAGNETIC ELECTROKINETOGRAPH |
DANISH FISHING VESSEL STRUCK AN ICEBERG OFF BACCALIEU ISLAND, MADE PORT SAFELY. | 1948 | |||||
| 1949 | 47 | 18
MARCH - 15 JUNE |
ACUSHNET MACOMA |
WINNEBAGO
& AIRCRAFT |
28
FEBRUARY - 14 AUGUST |
CAPT
J. F. JACOT |
LT
L. A. CHEENY |
125 | 16 | 134 | 481 | 24 | 59 | 42 | 68000 | EVERGREEN | 552 | 1
APRIL - 30 JULY |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
H. H. CARTER |
THIRD BAFFIN BAY ICEBERG CENSUS WITH AID OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY COUNTED 40,232 IN LIEU OF 17,500 REPORTED VISUALLY PRESENT. WINCHES INSTALLED ON EVERGREEN. | 1949 | |||||||
| 1950 | 460 | 6
MARCH - 26 JUNE |
27
MARCH - 24 AUGUST |
ACUSHNET EVERGREEN TAMPA |
EVERGREEN SORREL & AIRCRAFT |
21
JANUARY - 28 DECEMBER |
CAPT
J. A. GLYNN |
LT
W. J. ZINCK LTJG S. PISICCHIO |
296 | 18 | 793 | 1778 | 152 | 75 | 88440 | EVERGREEN | 307 | 1
APRIL - 11 AUGUST |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
L. A. CHENEY |
1950 | ||||||||
| 1951 | 6 | 13
MARCH - 18 MAY |
ACUSHNET ANDROSCOGGIN |
PBIG
B-17 AIRCRAFT |
23
JANUARY - 19 MAY |
CAPT
G. VAN A. GRAVES |
LTJG
S. PISICCHIO |
176 | 18 | 64 | 1779 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 29808 | EVERGREEN | 307 | 29
MARCH - 01 AUGUST |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
P. S. BRANSON LTJG R. P. DINSMORE |
1951 | ||||||||
| 1952 | 14 | 5
MARCH - 16 JUNE |
ACUSHNET ANDROSCOGGIN |
PBIG
B-17 AIRCRAFT |
17
JANUARY - 9 SEPTEMBER |
CAPT
G. VAN A. GRAVES |
LT
P. S. BRANSON |
302 | 21 | 118 | 2285 | 84 | 39 | 39739 | EVERGREEN | 381 | 26
MARCH - 27 JULY |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
R .E. LENCZYK LT J. H. BRAMSON |
EVERGREEN LABORATORY INSULATED AND AIR CONDITIONED. | 1952 | ||||||||
| 1953 | 56 | 14
MARCH - 6 JUNE |
ACUSHNET TAMPA |
EVERGREEN
& PBIG B-17 |
10
FEBRUARY - 20 JULY |
CAPT
G. VAN A. GRAVES |
LT
R. E. LENCZYK |
401 | 24 | 244 | 4438 | 56 | 45 | 38 | 45060 | EVERGREEN | 306 | 26
MARCH - 27 JULY |
MR F. M. SOULE | LCDR
A. J. BUSH LT J. E. MURRAY |
TESTED THE TD-A DEEP ELECTRONIC BT. PIONEERED TESTING RHICHARDSON AND VON ARK RADIATION BOLOMETER FOR DETECTION OF ICEBERGS. | 1953 | |||||||
| 1954 | 312 | 17
FEBRUARY - 16 JULY |
ACUSHNET ANDROSCOGGIN |
PBIG
B-17 AIRCRAFT |
15
JANUARY - 7 SEPTEMBER |
CAPT
G. VAN A. GRAVES |
LCDR
A. J. BUSH |
569 | 24 | 1266 | 8898 | 54 | 84 | 68 | 99962 | EVERGREEN | 440 | 25
MARCH - 12 SEPTEMBER |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
J. E. MURRAY |
1954 | ||||||||
| 1955 | 61 | 7
MARCH - 15 JULY |
ACUSHNET ANDROSCOGGIN |
PBIG
B-17 AIRCRAFT |
22
FEBRUARY - 18 AUGUST |
CAPT
K. S. DAVIS |
LCDR
A. J. BUSH |
490 | 26 | 507 | 7297 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 56513 | EVERGREEN | 296 | 25
MARCH - 25 JULY |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
J. E. MURRAY |
USED A HOSE TO DEPTHS OF 150 METERS TO COLLECT 40 GALLON SAMPLES. | 1955 | |||||||
| 1956 | 80 | 5
MARCH - 13 JULY |
ACUSHNET | PBIG
B-17 AIRCRAFT |
21
FEBRUARY - 10 SEPTEMBER |
CAPT
K. S. DAVIS |
LCDR
A. J. BUSH |
485 | 29 | 460 | 7028 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 69688 | EVERGREEN | 299 | 25
MARCH - 27 JULY |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
J. E. MURRAY |
1956 | ||||||||
| 1957 | 931 | 15
FEBRUARY - 13 AUGUST |
5
MARCH - 10 AUGUST |
ACUSHNET EVERGREEN |
PBIG
B-17 AIRCRAFT |
27
DECEMBER (56') - 30 AUGUST |
CAPT
K. S. DAVIS |
LCDR
A. J. BUSH LT R. P. DINSMORE |
619 | 28 | 2504 | 12030 | 204 | 105 | 93 | 106889 | EVERGREEN | 237 | 28
MARCH - 7 AUGUST |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
J. E. MURRAY LT R. M. MORSE |
LIMITED
RADAR ICE DETECTION PROGRAM. FIRST
EXPERIMENTS WITH SLAR GEAR, A HIGH-RESOLUTION SIDE LOOKING AIRBORNE RADAR. |
HEAVIEST
CONCENTRATION OF FIELD ICE OFF NEWFOUNDLAND COAST SINCE 1904. |
1957 | |||||
| 1958 | 1 | 25
MARCH - 16 JUNE |
ACUSHNET TAMAROA |
PBIG
B-17 AIRCRAFT |
14
JANUARY - 28 JULY |
CAPT
K. S. DAVIS |
LCDR
R. P. DINSMORE |
428 | 27 | 245 | 5998 | 84 | 30 | 28 | 30002 | EVERGREEN | 317 | 28
MARCH - 13 JULY |
MR F. M. SOULE | LT
R. M. MORSE |
LIGHTEST BERG YEAR IN ICE PATROL HISTORY. | 1958 | |||||||
| 1959 | 693 | 5
MARCH - 17 JULY |
17
APRIL - 14 JULY |
ACUSHNET ANDROSCOGGIN |
R5D AIRCRAFT | 27
DECEMBER (58') - 8 SEPTEMBER |
CAPT
V. F. TYDLACKA |
LCDR
R. P. DINSMORE |
676 | 34 | 2452 | 12097 | 206 | 61 | 57 | 68587 | EVERGREEN | 394 | 30
MARCH - 22 AUGUST |
MR
F. M. SOULE MR R. M. MORSE |
LT
R. M. MORSE LT P. A. MORRILL |
FULL-SCALE SHIPBOARD RADAR ICE DETECTION PROGRAM (LTJG T. F. BUDINGER). BERG DEMOLITION EXPERIMENTS WITH 1000 LB AERIAL THERMITE BOMBS. | 22ND RUNNING OF THE SOUTH WOLF ISLAND TO CAPE FAREWELL SECTION. 21ST RUNNING OF THE BONAVISTA TRIANGLE. | 1959 | |||||
| 1960 | 253 | 11 MARCH - 30 JUNE | ACUSHNET GENTIAN |
R5D AIRCRAFT | 28
DECEMBER (59') - 16 SEPTEMBER |
CAPT
R. P. BULLARD |
LCDR
R. P. DINSMORE |
550 | 26 | 1008 | 7436 | 188 | 41 | 36 | 46310 | EVERGREEN | 305 | 25
MARCH - 19 JULY |
LT
P. A. MORRILL |
LTJG
T. F. BUDINGER MR A. P. FRANCESHETTI |
BERG
DEMOLITION EXPERIMENTS CONTINUED.
USED THERMITE AND HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMBS CONCLUDED UNSUCCESSFUL. CARBON BLACK USED. BERG DRIFT FROM WIND EFFECT EXPERIMENT VERIFIED EXISTING RELATIONSHIP. |
1960 | |||||||
| 1961 | 117 | 17
FEBRUARY - 28 JUNE |
24
FEBRUARY - 28 JUNE |
ACUSHNET TAMAROA |
R5D AIRCRAFT | 10
DECEMBER (60') - 29 OCTOBER |
CAPT
R. P. BULLARD |
LT
P. A. MORRILL |
551 | 29 | 928 | 8342 | 162 | 52 | 46 | 56323 | EVERGREEN | 361 | 25
MARCH - 19 JULY |
MR
A. P. FRANCESHETTI |
LT
R. M. O'HAGEN |
FIRST
FACSIMILE ICE BROADCAST. MOORED
CURRENT METER PROJECT BEGUN WITH THREE STATIONS. (RICHARDSON CURRENT METER) |
PACK
ICE PERSISTED AROUND AVALON PENINSULA SOUTH TO 45°N, WEST TO 54°W, AND EAST
TO 52°W UNTIL EARLY MAY. RAPID RETREAT FOLLOWED. |
1961 | |||||