Charts 1911

January/February

Feb 8 SS “Huelva” when 50m E of Cape Race encountered large fields of pack ice; cleared the ice 100m farther east in 4730’N. The ice appeared to be from 4″-6″ thick.
Feb 13 SS “Manchester Importer” 48N to 4730’N 48W passed through field ice for ~6 hours.
Feb 13 SS “Astrakham” 4817’N 4324’W entered field ice 2″ or 3″ thick; cleared it in 4744’N 4915’W.
Feb 13 SS(?) “Sardinian” 4625’N 5315’W, 4657’N 5140’W, 4731’N 4935’W and on Feb 14th, 4758’N 4753’W passed fields of slab ice.
Feb 15 4640’N 4730’W heavy field ice was encountered which extended northwards.
Feb 16 SS “Espagne” 4630’N 4715’W a large icefield to the northward.
Feb 16 Cable Steamer “Contre Amiral Caubert” arrived Halifax leaking badly after contact with ice south of St. Pierre.
Feb 16-17 SS “Tabasco” from St. John’s to Liverpool, ice ~4m off the coast of Newfoundland down as far as Cape Race and extending 30m or 40m off shore; 17th, field ice and 3 bergs of moderate size met with between 4630’N 4740’W and 4634’N 47W. Ice very heavy in places with numerous small bergs just awash.
Feb 18 SS “Niagara” 4610’N 4649’W entered field ice and cleared it in 4552’N 4740’W.
Feb 18 SS “United States” 4614’N 4641’W entered field ice and cleared it in 4546’N 4726’W.
Feb 24 4725’N 4635’W to 47N 4635’W, 4 bergs and a large quantity of field ice; one of the bergs was ~100′ high and 200′ in diameter.
Feb 25 SS “Corsican” 4411’N 6208’W slush ice and pans of new ice.
Feb 25 SS “Empress of Britain” from Halifax to 25m to the eastward on a S 67E course saw a quantity of slob ice.

March

Mar 9 Canadian Signal Service stations reported ice in the St. Lawrence River and Gulf; also heavy close packed ice everywhere at Point Amour and Belle Isle.
Mar 11 SS “Lord Downshire” 4556’N 4825’W saw field ice extending in a NNE and SSW direction.
Mar 12-14 SS “Geestemunde” from New York to Hamburg 46N 53W to 4750’N 44W encountered fields of ice 2′-4′ thick. In 4714’N 5026’W a south-westerly course had to be held in order to clear the field ice. The ice floes extended M as far as could be seen. On 14th, she passed 3 bergs, the last one being in 4524’N 4755’W.
Mar 13 Canadian Signal Service reports heavy open ice distant off Cape Ray.
Mar 15 SS “Columbia” 4520’N 47W to 4350’N 49W passed large quantities of field ice and several bergs.
Mar 16 SS “Furnessia” encountered fields of ice [heavy packed ice extending to the northwards] studded with numerous hummocks and 5 bergs. The latter were 10m north of us 4524’N 4837’W cleared all in 4519’N 4722’W.
Mar 16 SS “Oriflamme” 4355’N 4906’W saw field ice extending ~10m in an east west direction; also, as far as the eye could see from aloft, in a NE and NW direction. This appeared to be the southern apex of the ice as none was seen before or afterward.
Mar 17 SS “Mount Temple” 4416’N 4835’W, 8:10 am. encountered field ice and saw a large berg; noon, passed 2 growlers, & at 12:30 pm. lost sight of ice in 4348’N 4902’W.
Mar 18 SS “Estonia” from Liban 43N 49W passed a large berg and field ice extending 7m from SW to NE.
Mar 19 SS “Caroline” from Havre 4403’N 4850’W passed a large ice field 22m long in which were 3 large bergs.
Mar 19 SS “Manchester Corporation” 4338’N 4849’W saw a large berg; 4339’N 4850’W closely packed ice extending in a northerly direction as far as could be seen, and to the westward for ~15m.
Mar 19-21 SS “Venango” 4708’N 4650’W to 4320’N 49W saw a large ice pack; also several bergs and several small packs lying off the main floe.
Mar 20 SS “Jeseric” from Hull to New York 4439’N 6735’W in dense fog ran into a field of ice and cleared it 6½ hours later. When fog lifted sighted several small bergs.
Mar 20 SS “Turcoman” 4215’N 5015’W passed a small berg and a large piece of ice.
Mar 21 SS “La Campine” 4354’N 4828’W passed 2 large bergs, 1 ~250′ high and 700′ long, the other 100′ high and 500′ long; 4350’N 4843’W a large ice field ~6m long and well broken up and a medium sized berg, ~60′ high and 200′ long.
Mar 22 SS “Pennsylvania” at Boston from Copenhagen encountered ice east of the Grand Banks and passed through it for 12m.
Mar 22-24 SS “Jacona” 4750’N 46W encountered pack ice. Skirted the ice until 24th in 4450’N 4850’W when the last of it was passed; 23rd, 4610’N 4705’W saw a large berg surrounded by pack ice.
Mar 23 SS “Sagamore” at Boston from Liverpool 44N 48W encountered heavy field ice and was obliged to steam 20m south to clear it.
Mar 23 SS “Campania” from Liverpool 4215’N 4925’W sighted a berg.
Mar 24 SS “Paul Paix” from Hull 42N 50W sighted several small bergs.
Mar 25 SS “Brilliant” from Shields 4630’N 4630’W passed 3 large fields of broken ice and 12 bergs, the southernmost being the largest, 500′ long and 100′ high. Mar 26 SS “Camillo” 4430’N 4750’W to 4425’N 4847’W saw 5 large bergs to the southward and 3 to the northward, in addition to some small ones, The largest berg was ~1,000′ long and 500′ high.
Mar 27 SS “Manchester Engineer” 4602’N 4650’W saw 2 large bergs; 4526’N 4706’W a small berg; 4523’N 4722’W a large berg; 4520’N 4738’W a large berg; 4616’N 4629’W large quantities of field ice.
Mar 27 SS “Florida” from Naples to New York 4056’N 5520’W passed 2 bergs.
Mar 27 SS “Paula” 4327’N 4758’W to 4301’N 4920’W passed 2 large and 6 medium sized bergs.
Mar 28 SS “Nordkap” arrived St. John’s damaged by ice.
Mar 28 SS “Yearly” at Leith from Portland encountered considerable quantities of ice south of Cape Race and sustained damage.
Mar 28 SS “Florida” 4037’N 6922’W passed some pieces of field ice.
Mar 30 SS “Baltic” from Liverpool 4151’N 4916’W passed a berg.
Mar 31 SS “Tellus” from Narvik to Philadelphia 45N 43W passed 4 small and 2 very large bergs; also several scattered pieces of field ice.

April

Apr — SS “Bremen” 42ΕN 48W passed a berg.
Apr — SS “Furnessia” from Glasgow from 4526’N 4634’W to 4426’N 4908’W sighted 12 large bergs and numerous pieces of ice.
Apr 4 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report ice in the St. Lawrence Gulf; also heavy close packed ice everywhere moving SE of Cape Ray; heavy close packed ice everywhere moving E of Point Amour, and heavy packed ice everywhere at Belle Isle.
Apr 4 SS “Kotonia” 4351’N 4713’W saw a large berg; 4332’N 4830’W a small berg.
Apr 4 SS “Ripon” 45N 42W passed a small berg ~30′ long and 5′ or 6′ high.
Apr 5 SS “Virginian” 4228’N 4808’W passed a large berg.
Apr 5 SS “La Provence” 4241’N 4850’W saw a berg ~900′ long and 180′ high.
Apr 6 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report ice in the St. Lawrence Gulf; also heavy open ice everywhere moving NW at Cape Ray; no ice at Cape Race.
Apr 6 SS “Ripon” 45N 4130’W passed 2 small low and flat bergs.
Apr 7 SS “Rotterdam” to New York 42N 48W passed several small pieces of ice.
Apr 7 SS “Hesperian” 4222’N 4921’W passed a medium sized berg.
Apr 7 SS “Devonia” 4205’N 4817’W saw a large berg, ~100′ high and 2,000′ long.
Apr 7 SS “Cadillac” from Barlow to New York 4343’N 4740’W passed a small berg ~50′ high.
Apr 7 SS “Harlaw” abandoned in sinking condition near St. Paul’s Is. (NW).
Apr 8 SS “Oceania” 4010’N 4801’W passed a large berg and several small pieces.
Apr 8 SS “Conrad Mohr” 4213’N 4804’W passed a berg ~700′ long and 70′ high.
Apr 8 SS “Prinz Oskar” from Hamburg to Philadelphia 4153’N 4802’W passed a large berg.
Apr 9 SS “Exeter City” 4536’N 4634’W passed 8 large bergs; 4531’N 4653’W, 4 small bergs and several pieces of ice; 4512’N 4813’W, 3 large bergs.
Apr 9 SS “Trabboch” 4144’N 4820’W passed 2 very large bergs.
Apr 9 SS “Kaiser Wilhelm II” 42N 4845’W passed several small bergs.
Apr 10 SS “Adriatic” from Southampton 4206’N 4929’W passed a small berg.
Apr 11-12 SS “Iroquois” 4603’N 4420’W passed a large berg ~40′ high and 300′ long; 12th, 4349’N 4803’W passed a small berg ~50′ long.
Apr 12 SS “Empress of Britain” 43N 4914’W passed a berg.
Apr 12 SS “Lackawanna” 4339’N 4825’W passed a berg ~10′ high and 100′ long.
Apr 13 SS “Lituania” from Libau to New York from 45N to 46N, 46W to 49W passed 20 bergs, several being of gigantic proportions.
Apr 13 SS “La Touraine” from Havre to New York 4225’N 4714’W passed a large berg.
Apr 13 SS “Lapland” 4245’N 4916’W passed a berg.
Apr 13 SS “Laurentic” 4229’N 4836’W passed a large berg.
Apr 13 SS “Welshman” 4223’N 4733’W passed a large berg; 4255’N 4916’W a medium sized berg.
Apr 14 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report ice in the St. Lawrence Gulf; also no ice at Cape Ray or Cape Race.
Apr 14-15 SS “Oscar II” 4630’N 4235’W passed a berg; 4623’N 4235’W another; 4337’N 4633’W another.
Apr 15 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report ice in the St. Lawrence Gulf; also no ice at Cape Race; heavy close packed ice everywhere at Point Amour. SS “Earl Grey” reports Northumberland Strait full of heavy ice.
Apr 16 SS “Carthaginian” 4330’N 4848’W passed a large berg.
Apr 17 Schooner “A K McLean” from Louisburg to St. John’s crushed by ice off Cape Esprit, Cape Breton and abandoned.
Apr 17 SS “Wells City” 4342’N 4535’W passed a large berg.
Apr 17 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report ice in the St. Lawrence Gulf; heavy close packed ice everywhere at Point Amour. Apr 18 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report ice in the St. Lawrence Gulf; heavy close packed ice everywhere at Point Amour and heavy close packed ice distant at Cape Ray.
Apr 19 SS “La Savoie” 4259’N 4810’W saw a berg ~45′ high.
Apr 19 SS “Victorian” 4339’N 49W saw a large piece of ice; 4345’N 4915’W a large berg.
Apr 20 SS “Caledonia” 4357’N 49W passed a large berg.
Apr 20 Ice in the St. Lawrence Gulf; also light close packed ice inshore at Point Amour. SS “Earl Grey” reports ice still on island shore from Wood Is. to Point Prim; also considerable heavy ice on Nova Scotia shore owing to northerly winds.
Apr 20 SS “Roma” from Marseilles 4215’N 4840’W passed a large berg.
Apr 21 SS “Hesperian” 4225’N 4817’W passed a medium sized berg.
Apr 21-22 SS “Potsdam” 4208’N 4438’W passed bergs; 22nd, 4212’N 4552’W passed a berg.
Apr 22 SS “Romanic” from Genoa to Boston 4318’N 4239’W passed a berg and a quantity of detached ice; 4220’N 4845’W passed a berg 150′ high and several small pieces of ice.
Apr 22 SS “Delaware” 4226’N 4848’W passed a large berg and several detached pieces of ice.
Apr 22 SS “Lucigen” from Shields 4510’N 4715’W passed 2 very large bergs.
Apr 23 Fishing schooner “Stranger” sunk at the Grand Banks after collision with ice; crew landed at St. Pierre.
Apr 23 SS “Kronprinzessin Cecille” 4235’N 4834’W passed a large berg.
Apr 24 SS “Bethania” 4252’N 4805’W saw a berg ~300′ long and 40′ high.
Apr 25 Crews of the fishing schooner “Stranger” of Gloucester, and the French brig “Bettina”, landed at St. Pierre being sunk on the Grand Banks after collision with ice.
Apr 25-27 SS “Corsican” 4615’N 4755’W saw a large berg; 26th, 4535’N 5232’W to 4546’N 5548’W saw 5 large and 2 small bergs and numerous growlers; 27th, 4752’N 6008’W saw a field of ice extending as far to the NW as could be seen.
Apr 26 Cape Race: 10 bergs in sight drifting south.
Apr 26 SS “Welshman” 45N 4902’W to 46N 48W saw 1 large, 2 small and 5 medium sized bergs.
Apr 27 Halifax: There are good prospects now for the early opening of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Government str. “Montcalm” reports the ice off the east coast to be moving under the influences of a light westerly wind and that several others sections of the gulf coast are now clear of ice.
Apr 27 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report as follows: Cape Traverse, very little ice; Cape Tormentine, heavy open ice distant; Cape Bear, loose ice on Nova Scotia shore; Cheticamp, strip of light ice moving east; Magdalen Is, light close packed ice inshore; Money Point, light open ice distant moving east; St. Paul’s Is, light open ice moving south; Flat Point, heavy close packed ice distant, heavy open ice inshore; Cape Race, icebergs everywhere; Point Amour, heavy open ice everywhere with icebergs.
Apr 27 SS “Empress of Ireland” 4720’N 6240’W body of light field ice.
Apr 28 SS “Pennoil” 4515’N 4558’W saw 2 large bergs; 44N 47W several large bergs and small pieces of ice.
Apr 29 SS “Fremona” 4537’N 5832’W encountered field ice and continued in the ice to Louisburg.
Apr 30-May 1 SS “Tritonia” 5047’N 5215’W passed through heavy fields of ice and saw some large bergs.

May 1 SS “Cassandra” 4753’N 6003’W entered field ice; cleared it in 4756’N 6008’W; 4808’N 60-‘W entered field ice; cleared it in 4812’N 6043’W.
May 3 SS “Lusitania” 4213’N 5010’W passed a berg.
May 4 Cape Race: Several bergs to the eastward.
May 4 SS “Parisian” 4755’N 5002’W saw a small berg and several pieces of ice; 4748’N 5015’W a large berg; 4741’N 5019’W a large berg; 4730’N 5030’W a small berg; 27m E of Cape Race a small berg; 16m E of Cape Race a small berg; 35m W of Cape Race a small berg.
May 4 SS “Virginian” 4704’N 52W passed a large berg; 4658’N 5225’W a large berg; 4654’N 5242’W a large berg and growler; 4635’N 5311’W a large and 4 small bergs; 3m E of Cape Pine a large berg.
May 5 SS “Wiliehad” 4614’N 5123’W to 4624’N 5327’W, 9 small bergs.
May 6 SS “Corinthian” between Cape Spear and Cape Race, saw a number of bergs inshore.
May 6 SS “Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm” from Bremen 4158’N 4818’W passed a large berg.
May 7 SS “Standard” 4150’N 49W passed 2 large pieces of ice.
May 8 SS “Idaho” from Hull to Boston, a number of bergs sighted as far south as 4158’N.
May 10 Issue: SS “Earl Grey” reports eastern and Northumberland Straits full of drift ice extending 8m W of Gull rock and across straits.
May 11 Canadian Signal Service stations report as follows: Cape Race, 7 bergs; Point Amour, light open ice everywhere; Belle Isle, light open ice inshore, with bergs.

Aug 2 SS “Columbia” struck a berg off Cape Race during the night. Bow pushed back 10 feet and a few injuries.