January/February
Jan — SS “Kentra” from Liverpool passed through large quantities of field ice on the Banks and steamed 200m south to clear it.
Jan 26 SS “Rochambeau” 4820’N 51W passed through a great quantity of field ice.
Jan 27 SS “Rappahannock” 4802’N 4708’W entered field ice of fairly large pans; able to proceed full speed most of the time; 4716’N 4816’W cleared the ice; passed through slob ice in the vicinity of Cape Race.
Jan 29 SS “Lord Dufferin” 4904’N 4846’W to 4723’N 4904’W saw very heavy floe ice with several small bergs.
Feb — SS “Thyra” from London passed a large quantity of field ice on the Banks.
Feb 1 SS “Cornishman” 4645’N 4707’W entered a large quantity of field ice; 4640’N 4725’W cleared the ice.
Feb 10 SS “Ocean” 4602’N 4754’W to Feb 11th, 4456’N 4816’W saw heavy ice which extended to the north and west as far as could be seen.
Feb 16 SS “Chicago” 4617’N 47W entered field ice, cleared it in 4528’N 4837’W.
Feb 17 SS “St.Laurent” 4517’N 4820’W to 4515’N 4840’W steamed through a field of ice, rather heavy, reducing the ship’s speed 3 kts.
Feb 17 SS “Thyra” 4615’N 4644’W met heavy field ice running in streaks with open water between; ran south & southeasterly to 4523’N 4735’W before the last ice was seen.
Feb 18 SS “Cheruskia” at Havre from Hamburg damaged by ice.
Feb 18 St. John’s: SS “Glencoe”, 5 days overdue from Louisburg for Port au Basque was sighted Saturday by SS “Adventure” ~12m from Louisburg slowly moving through heavy ice, but apparently all right.
Feb 19-22 SS “Campanello” 4510’N 5159’W to 4445’N 5753’W passed patches of slob ice; 21st, north of Sable Is., patches of field ice.
Feb 21 SS “Howth Head” 4458’N 49W passed through a field of broken ice ~1,000′ wide, extending in a northwest and southeast direction.
Feb 22 SS “Cervona” 4420’N 4845’W to 4340’N 4930’W passed at frequent intervals through narrow ridges of field ice.
Feb 22-23 SS “Rochambeau” 4755’N 4930’W encountered a field of ice not very compact, with many leads in it; 23rd, 4620’N 5311’W cleared the ice. After passing Cape Race the ice changed in character. It was not so heavy and was very brittle.
Feb 23 SS “Frutera” left Halifax from Altona to Savannah encountered first heavy ice 250m east of Newfoundland.
Feb 24 Louisburg: SS “Cacouna” which was undergoing repairs caused by damages sustained in ice off St. Esprit, has had temporary repairs effected.
Feb 28 SS “Farley” on the banks encountered a large field of ice and was obliged to steer away to the SE for nearly 100m in order to reach clear water.
Feb 28 Issue: SS “Touraine” at New York from Havana passed through a large field of ice in 48N.
Feb 28 Issue: SS “Campanello” at New York via Halifax from Rotterdam met a large quantity of heavy field ice north of Sable Island.
March
Mar — SS “Lord Cromer” from Stokton-on-Tees encountered much field ice when 150m E of St. John’s, bent ~60[?] plates along the water line; vessel also badly strained.
Mar 8 Bahai: Brig “Rosina” from St. John’s arrived here damaged, had met with bad weather and ice, leaking.
Mar 9 SS “Tellus” 45N 49W passed through heavy field ice for 3½ hours.
Mar 10 SS “Niagara” 4443’N 4807’W passed for a few minutes through an ice field formed of large and separate pieces of ice; probably the extremity of a large ice field; too foggy to discern.
Mar 11-12 SS “Indraghiri” from Glasgow passed through immense fields of ice for 18 hours on the Banks; was obliged to go to the south to clear them.
Mar 14-15 SS “Rappahannock” 4444’N 49W saw 4 small pieces of ice; 15th, 4534’N 5112’W encountered the southern edge of a large ice field. Proceeded along the edge of the field until 4613’N 5415’W when we were able to proceed north to Cape Pine, thence along the coast to St. John’s. The coast was fairly clear to this port, with the exception of off the port, where heavy field ice was met.
Mar 15 SS “Inca” at Louisburg with ice damage.
Mar 15 SS “Aberlour” 4627’N 4750’W encountered heavy field ice. Ran S 12 W clearing the field in 4528’N 4807’W. The ice was generally close packed with lanes of open water through it. In some places it was very heavy and impossible for a vessel to get through. The field seemed to be of great extent as it reached from horizon to horizon in every direction.
Mar 16 SS “Nascopie” at seal fishery reports 3 blades off her propeller, 4th damaged; tipping ship to fit spare blades.
Mar 16-17 In 4530’N 5150’W a large berg was seen to the eastward; 17th, ~15m south of Cape Pine a large berg was seen; 5m east of Cape Pine, a long, low, flat berg; 7m east of Renewse Rocks, a large berg; north of Aquafort Harbour a large berg ashore; 4m north of St.John’s a large berg, probably ashore, and 10m east of St. John’s, a large berg. Mar 18-27 SS “Kura” from Bremerhaven to New York via St. John’s 4624’N 4711’W encountered large patches of ice; 19th, 4537’N 4937’W ice continuous and broken but more compact; 20th, 4632’N 5328’W ice continuous with occasional bergs of considerable size; 27th, 4422’N 5714’N ice continuous and much heavier with large and solid floes and dense fog and 4334’N 5714’W cleared the ice. Casualty report: “Kurn” from Bremerhaven via St. John’s Mar 26, had 25 plates forward and frames damaged by collision with field ice on Mar 28; also had propeller broken; the steamer was in field ice for 36 hours; the vessel Apr 4 was being repaired in New York where she would be detained about 1 week.
Mar 20 St. John’s: Some anxiety is felt for SS “Erna”, now 21 days out of Glasgow for St. John’s to engage in the seal fishery.
Mar 22 SS “Fogota” arrived St .John’s, first from ice fields. When fully loaded was 250m E of St. John’s. Ice was left 40m E of Cape Bonavista. (NW).
Mar 24 SS “Lucigen” 46N 46W encountered heavy pack ice with bergs. Steered south for 60m before clearing it.
Mar 25 SS “Southfield” at St. John’s lost anchors and chains in ice on the banks.
Mar 26 SS “Brinkburn” 47N 47W while on voyage from Narvik to Philadelphia encountered ice and for ~100m passed field ice and numerous small bergs.
Mar 27 SS “Romsdal” from Bergen for Halifax or Louisburg ran into ice 100m SE of Scaterie in which she damaged her bow, cracked 2 plates forward and bent and started rivets in several other plates. The ends were knocked off her propeller blades.
Mar 29 Halifax: Schooner “Annie Blanche” from Parrsboro 28th for Machiasport was crushed by drift ice below Spencer’s Island and sank.
Mar 30 SS “Newfoundland”, sealing in the icefields near the Funks lost 78 men on the ice. (JPA).
Mar 30 Schooner “Corona” from Barbados to St. John’s sunk by ice in the North Alantic (PR).
Mar 31-Apr 2 SS “Mackey-Bennet” 4452’N 5645’W saw heavy field of ice in a field 10m wide; 2nd, 47IN 31[!]03’W a large berg.
April
Apr — SS “Athinal” from Pirseus 4130’N from 40W to 51W passed a large quantity of bergs and icefields.
Apr — SS “Mesaba” from London passed a large number of bergs, field and pack ice, lying in the track of west-bound steamers.
Apr — SS Prinz Adelbert” 4203’N 4857’W and 4140’N 5015’W a field of ice and growlers (reported by radio).
Apr — 42N 49W to 50W about a dozen bergs.
Apr — Between 48N and 49N ~100 large and small bergs.
Apr — 47N 5050’W a berg 150′ high and 1,200′ long.
Apr — SS “Muirfield” from Cardiff to Sydney, NS and then back to London encountered ice on the voyages and is in graving dock West Hartlepool (May 7) with considerable damage to bows.
Apr — 41N 4853’W a berg.
Apr 1 St. John’s: SS “Bonaventure” returned here today having been obliged to give up sealing on account of broken propeller blades. She brought in the crew of schooner “Corona” which was abandoned in the ice.
Apr 3 SS “Alexandria” 4504’N 5638’W saw drifting ice and ice fields.
Apr 3 SS “Haulwen” from Brake to Louisburg 4445’N 5820’W ran into an ice field and had bow plates indented.
Apr 3 4445’N 5820’W an ice field.
Apr 5 SS “Uranium” which arrived at New York from Rotterdam via Halifax reports having received the following reports by radio: SS “Bretagne” bound E, 4148’N 4630’W passed last berg; from this position to 41N 48W numerous large bergs have been reported; also in 4135’N 4920’W to 50W, heavy field ice from 42N 48W to 45N 50W. SS “Finland” reported that in 4046’N 4635’W and in 4056’N 4734’W passed several bergs. SS “Stephen” reported that she saw ice from 4125’N 4610’W to 4040’N 47W. SS “Niagara” reported that she passed 2 bergs in 4113’N 4833’W. SS “Haverford” reported passing a small berg in 4121’N 4616’W and 2 bergs in 4119’N 4635’W.
Apr 6 SS “Strathfillan” from Newcastle to Philadelphia 49N 48W encountered ice.
Apr 7 SS “Armenian” from Liverpool to Boston 4236’N 4936’W encountered field ice which extended a distance of 70m. Also reports: 7th, 4320’N 4820’W saw several large and small bergs; 4236’N 4936’W heavy field ice. Indications are that there is an unusual quantity of heavy field and numerous small and large icebergs on the Banks east of there. The southern limit of the ice appeared on Apr 7 to extend from 4236’N 4936’W, in an ENE direction for 70m.
Apr 7 SS “Rosalind” 4510’N 5640’W ran into a strip of field ice ~3 or 4m wide, extending north and south as far as could be seen. Some very heavy pans were seen.
Apr 8 SS “Royal Edward” 4250’N 4930’W to 4230’N 5010’W passed thick and heavy loose field ice; 4248’N 4940’W a large berg.
Apr 10 SS “Excelsior” from Hamburg 4150’N 5025’W passed a large ice field in a NNE direction, a few hundred feet wide and at least 15m in extent.
Apr 10 SS “Amerika” 4127’N 5008’W passed 2 large bergs (reported by radio). Apr 11 SS “Carmania” from Liverpool to New York 4158’N 5020’W passed numerous bergs and extensive ice fields [reported by wireless].
Apr 11 4041’N 4707’W, 4 large bergs 6m to the north [same as Apr 26 ?].
Apr 11 SS “Niagara” from Havre to New York encountered heavy ice on the Newfoundland Banks and struck 2 bergs. She was cut below the water line in 2 places, causing her to leak, but her pumps kept her free.
Apr 11 French liner SS “Niagara” from Le Havre to New York collided with berg less than 10m from “Titanic’s” eventual fate, and holed. Cunard liner SS “Carmania” responded to call for help. It passed 25 bergs of monstrous size, one estimated at 500′ high. Speed reduced till engines barely turning. (JMB).
Apr 12 4137’N 5026’W, 1 medium and 2 large bergs.
Apr 12 4140’N 50W, 7 bergs and large quantities of pan ice.
Apr 12 4158’N 5020’W numerous moderate sized bergs and extensive field ice.
Apr 12-13 SS “Sachem” from Liverpool to Boston 4313’N 4849’W saw a big ice field and took 2 hours to pass it. In it, counted 14 bergs; morning of 13th, ran into more ice and went through it at reduced speed.
Apr 13 SS “Borderer” from Calais 4150’N 5001’W for 30m along the direct charted course of steamers bound to New York, passed through heavy field ice, and in that distance counted 16 bergs. The ice extended as far north and south as the eye could reach.
Apr 13 SS “Hellig Olav” from Copenhagen 4143’N 4951’W passed 3 large bergs; 4130’N 5008’W, 1 medium sized berg and field ice.
Apr 14 SS “La Bretagne” from Havre 4139’N 4921’W and 5021’W steamed through an ice field with numerous bergs, for 4 hours.
Apr 14 SS “Titanic” (new) from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg at 10 0’clock pm, Apr 14, and foundered at 2:20 o’clock am 15th in about 4116’N 5014’W. The ship’s boats with passengers, mostly women and children, and the boats’ crews, in all numbering 868 persons, have been accounted for. The loss of life has been very large and is supposed to number 1234 persons. The rescued were picked up by the Cunarder “Carpathian” which is returning to New York with them.
Apr 14 From “The Discovery of the Titanic”, R.D. Ballard:
SS “Caronia” reports bergs, growlers and field ice at 42N from 49 to 51W.
SS “Noordam” reports much ice in about the same position.
SS “Athinai” reports via SS “Baltic”, passing icebergs and large quantities of field ice in 4151’N 4952’W.
SS “Amerika” reports at 4127’N 508’W a large berg.
SS “Californian” reports 3 large bergs 3 miles to the S 423’N 499’W, stops for night at 425’N 507’W.
SS “Mesaba” 42N to 4125’N, 49W to 5030’W saw large iceberg also field ice.
RMS “Titanic” SOS est 4146’N 5014’W, actual 4144’N 4957’W.
Ice barrier ~6m wide, stretches N & S 400m (down to ~4136’N). (RDB).
Apr 14 9 am; wireless message received by Capt. Smith of the “Titanic” from SS “Caronia”, “Captain, Titanic, – west bound steamers report bergs, growlers and field ice in 42N from 49W – 51W, 12 April, compliments – Barr. “Titanic’s” position at that time would be about 4335’N 4350’W.
1:42 pm; wireless message received by Capt. Smith from SS “Baltic”: “Capt. Smith, Titanic – Greek steamer “Athenia” reports passing bergs and large quantities of field ice today in 4151’N 4952’W …”. At this time “Titanic’s” position was about 4235’N 4550’W.
1:45 pm; message from “Amerika” for Hydrographer at Washington relayed to the “Titanic”, “Amerika” passed 2 large icebergs in 4127’N 508’W on 14th.”
7:30 pm; a 4th message received, from “Californian” to “Antillian”, “6:30 pm apparent ship’s time, 423’N 499’W 3 large bergs 5 miles to southward of us. Regards, Lord.
9:40 pm; received by the “Titanic”, “from “Mesaba” to “Titanic” and all east bound ships. Ice report in 42N to 4125’N, 49W to 5030’W – saw much heavy pack ice and great number large icebergs. Also field ice. Weather good, clear.
“Californian” stopped 10:20 pm, ship’s time, when she was running into field ice which stretched as far as could be seen to the northward and southward in 425’N 507’W. (LM).
Apr 14 SS “Pisa” 4206’N 4943’W encountered extensive field of ice and saw 7 bergs of considerable size.
Apr 14 SS “Trautenfels” from Hamburg to Boston 4201’N 4953’W sighted 2 bergs fully 200′ long and 50′ high; soon after heavy field ice was encountered, which extended for a distance of 30m and made it necessary for the steamer to run in a southwesterly direction for 25m to clear it; in the field ice, counted 30 bergs, some of which were berg large; off to the northward no clear water was seen, so that the captain estimated that the ice in that direction must have extended fully 30m.
Apr 14 4150’N 4933’W a large berg.
Apr 14 4153’N 4936’W a large berg.
Apr 14 4154’N 4932’W a large berg.
Apr 14 4155’N to 4140’N and 5013’W to 5030’W heavy pack ice and 30 bergs.
Apr 14 4158’N 4936’W to 4156’N 4952’W a large field of heavy pack ice. Apr 14 4547’N 4839’W a berg.
Apr 14 4604’N 4546’W pack ice.
Apr 14 4615’N 4708’W, 25 bergs.
Apr 14 4617’N 4655’W very heavy pack ice with many bergs.
Apr 15 New York: Field ice is reported in 4206?’N 4943’W and bergs in 4127’N 5008’W.
Apr 15 42N 48W to 49W a field of broken ice and bergs. Bergs northward and southward as far as could be seen. In 4925’W field ice to 50W.
Apr 15 4104’N 5017’W encountered heavy pack ice and numerous bergs, the last berg sighted in 4203’N 4845’W.
Apr 15 4126’N 4936’W a very large field of pack ice, interspersed with ~30 bergs of various sizes. The side of the field nearest the vessel appeared to be ~17m long.
Apr 15 4152’N 4824’W, 2 small bergs ~5m apart.
Apr 16 Stations of the Canadian Signal Service report as follow: Point Marquereau, light close packed ice inshore; Point Escuminac, heavy close packed ice inshore; Cape Tormentine, no ice; Cape Ray, heavy open ice moving SE; Cape Race, 1 berg W; Money Point, heavy open ice inshore; Point Amour, heavy close packed ice everywhere moving E., 7 bergs; Belle Isle, light open ice everywhere, numerous bergs.
Apr 16 40N 4830’W, 2 large bergs and a large quantity of field ice.
Apr 16 4138’N 4720’W to 50W many bergs and much field ice.
Apr 16 4240’N 4915’W several bergs.
Apr 16 4326’N 4607’W a berg 1m to the southward.
Apr 16 4530’N 4655’W, 2 large bergs and numerous pieces of ice.
Apr 16 4615’N 4530’W loose field ice with numerous bergs extending south to 4530’N and to the westward.
Apr 17 SS “Mauretania” from Liverpool 4056’N 4841’N passed a medium sized berg, 4m to the northward.
Apr 17 4147’N 4754’W a berg ~200′ high and 600′ long.
Apr 17 4155’N 5004’W heavy field ice.
Apr 17 4425’N 4915’W several large pieces of ice.
Apr 17-18 4208’N 4750’W to 4208’N 50W field ice and bergs of various sizes.
Apr 18 4127’N 48W, 9 large bergs.
Apr 18 4152’N 4759’W to 4133’N 50W many bergs, one 110′ high.
Apr 18 4223’N 4853’W to 4231’N 5023’W, 14 large bergs.
Apr 18 4201’N 4917’W a large field of ice and more than 25 bergs.
Apr 18 4042’N 4920’W a berg ~80′ high and 400′ long.
Apr 19 SS “Bloomfield” at Norfolk from Emden 4344’N 4920’W encountered ice, which he skirted for 100m, saw 8 bergs, largest perhaps 350′ long and 150′ high. Ice was 70m further south than ever saw it before.
Apr 19 4238’N 4855’W to 4340’N 5030’W, 9 bergs and numerous pieces of ice.
Apr 19 4116’N 4810’W a large berg.
Apr 19 4118’N 4950’W a large low lying berg.
Apr 19 4055’N 4742’W a berg ~60′ high and 200′ long and small drift ice.
Apr 19 4102’N 4824’W, ~20 large and small bergs.
Apr 19 4333’N 5113’W, 14 bergs, 1 of which was at least 300 meters long and 25 meters high.
Apr 20 4003’N 4929’W, a berg 300′ long and 50′ high.
Apr 20 41N 47W, 25 bergs of various dimensions.
Apr 20 4138’N 4750’W, 2 bergs.
Apr 20 4157’N 5019’W a large berg ~100′ high and 200′ long.
Apr 20 SS “Rhein” 4920’N 50W many large pieces of ice & small ice fields sighted.
Apr 20 4158’N 5005’W a large berg ~600′ high and 200′ long.
Apr 20 4159’N 4952’W, 2 small bergs.
Apr 20 42N 4945’W, 2 small bergs.
Apr 20 4201’N 4913’W, 3 large bergs.
Apr 20 4201’N 4926’W, 2 large bergs ~35′ high and 100′ long; also 3 small bergs.
Apr 20 4202’N 4925’W, 3 large bergs.
Apr 20 4202’N 4932’W to 4157’N 50W, 2 large bergs and pack ice.
Apr 20 4206’N 4855’W a berg ~100′ high and 400′ long.
Apr 20 4208’N 4809’W a small berg.
Apr 21 4103’N 4652’W, 1 medium berg and several growlers.
Apr 21 4103’N 4658’W, 1 small berg and several growlers.
Apr 21 41N 4648’W, 1 medium berg.
Apr 21 4112’N 4615’W, 1 large berg.
Apr 21 4051’N 4708’W, 1 large berg 100′ high and 500′ long.
Apr 21 4117’N 4622’W, 1 large berg.
Apr 21 4134’N 4740’W, 3 large bergs and a number of growlers. Apr 21 4214’N 4855’W to 4217’N 4903’W, 3 bergs.
Apr 21 4219’N 4750’W a large berg.
Apr 21 4155’N 4910’W, 4 bergs.
Apr 21 42N 50W to a position 50m west, 10 bergs.
Apr 21 4205’N 4752’W to 4150’N 4745’W, 2 bergs.
Apr 21 4210’N field ice and 5 bergs were seen.
Apr 21 4610’N 5830’W a lane of drift ice extending in a NW and SE direction to the horizon.
Apr 21 4620’W to 49W field ice.
Apr 21 4328’N 4923’W a large berg.
Apr 21 4333’N 4848’W a small berg.
Apr 21 4344’N 4856’W a small low berg.
Apr 21 4346’N 4851’W a small low berg.
Apr 21 4053’N 4809’W a medium sized berg.
Apr 21-22 41N 4816’W to 4143’N 4546’W passed from 50 to 60 large & small bergs.
Apr 22 4039’N 4848’W a berg ~900′ long and 120′ high.
Apr 22 SS “Romsdal” at New York from Halifax, broken propeller blades and bent plates due to ice.
Apr 22 4150’N 48W to 4142’N 4947’W field ice and several bergs.
Apr 22 4150’N 4947’W field ice and several bergs.
Apr 22 4157’N 4537’W, 6 large bergs.
Apr 22 4035’N 4856’W a berg ~60′ high and some small pieces of ice.
Apr 22 4101’N 4639’W a small berg.
Apr 22 4107’N 4418’W passed a large berg and 7 or 8 smaller ones.
Apr 22 4118’N 4611’W a small berg.
Apr 22 4122’N 4604’W a small berg.
Apr 22 4128’N 4554’W, 12 bergs of various sizes.
Apr 22 4132’N 4554’W. several bergs.
Apr 22 4142’N 4513’W, 9 bergs of various sizes.
Apr 23 4213’N 5025’W a large berg and several small pieces close around it.
Apr 23 4235’N 48W to 4224’N 4920’W, 7 bergs, 20 medium sized bergs and a great number of small flat pieces.
Apr 23 4140’N 4841’W to 4147’N 4849’W, 2 bergs and 2 pieces of ice.
Apr 23 4215’N 4549’W to 4149’N 4641’W, 11 bergs.
Apr 23 4056’N 4715’W, 3 bergs.
Apr 23 4115’N 47W several large bergs.
Apr 24 SS “Dulwich” at Philadelphia from Narvik, bows damaged by ice.
Apr 24 4113’N 5410’W, 3 large bergs.
Apr 24 42N 47W for 5 hours, 12 bergs and 70m west of this position 3 bergs; 10m further west a large berg.
Apr 24 4245’N 4538’W a berg 20′ high and 60′ long and a small berg ~5′ high and 15′ long, ½m NW.
Apr 24 200m ENE of Cape Race from noon to midnight, 30 large bergs.
Apr 25 95m ENE of Cape Race, 1 huge berg.
Apr~25? SS “Bruce” reports very heavy ice from Port aux Basques to Flat Point, with no open water.
Apr 25 4148’N 4710’W to 4151’N 4952’W, 8 bergs.
Apr 25 4143’N 4958’W a large berg 10m distant.
Apr 25 SS “Graf Waldersee” from Hamburg between 4148’N 4710’W to 4151’N 4952’W passed a quantity of wreckage, including life buoys, chairs and pieces of wood believed to be from sunken steamer “Titanic”.
Apr 25 4045’N 47W, 2 large bergs.
Apr 25 4124’N 5118’W several small pieces of ice.
Apr 25 4131’N 4953’W, 12m south, large berg.
Apr 25 4136’N 4940’W a large berg.
Apr 25 4140’N 4642’W a berg 30′ high and 150′ long.
Apr 25 4209’N 5003’W to 4219’N 5006’W, 2 large bergs and several small pieces.
Apr 25 4732’N 4618’W a large field of pack ice.
Apr 25 4813’N 4440’W a large berg.
Apr 25 SS “Ardanmhor” 4845’N 4740’W fell in with first bergs, thence on a WSW course for 55m, passed 30 large bergs and many growlers; midway passed through a lane of field ice closely studded with growlers which took the steamer 1½ hours to force her way through.
Apr 25 4111’N 4956’W to 4133’N 4828’W, 5 bergs.
Apr 25-26 4634’N 44W and 4430’N to 4740’W, 13 large bergs.
Apr 26 4048’N 4642’W a large berg.
Apr 26 4041’N 4707’W, 4 large bergs 6m to the northward [same as Apr 11 ?].
Apr 26 4041’N 4707’W, 4 large bergs, 6m to the northward. Apr 26 4147’N 4757’W, 4 bergs bearing 8m north.
Apr 26 4054’N 4654’W a berg ~110′ high and 220′ long.
Apr 26 4102’N 4628’W, 2 bergs.
Apr 26 4104’N 4637’W a large berg ~110′ high and 220′ long.
Apr 26 4128’N 4607’W to 4058’N 4642’W, 9 bergs from 600′-1,000′ long and 140′-200′ high.
Apr 26 42N 4945’W a berg ~40′ high and 300′ long.
Apr 26 4353’N 4650’W to 4334’N 4802’W, 4 medium sized and 6 small bergs; also many broken pieces of ice.
Apr 26 4615’N 4855’W a large berg.
Apr 26 4840’N and 4622’W to 4715’N and 4817’W, 10 bergs, mostly large.
Apr 26 4147’N 4840’W a berg ~20′ high and 150′ long.
Apr 26 4148’N 4655’W a berg ~50′ high and 200′ long.
Apr 27 4104’N 4650’W a medium sized berg.
Apr 27 41N 4742’W a large berg.
Apr 27 4053’N 4638’W a medium sized berg and several growlers.
Apr 27 4110’N 4633’W a berg ~80′ high and 275′ long.
Apr 27 4110’N 50W a large berg.
Apr 27 4114’N 4944’W a very large berg and some distance to the southward, several detached pieces of ice.
Apr 27 4220’N 4931’W a small berg.
Apr 27 4619’N 4811’W a berg.
Apr 27 4730’N 46W numerous growlers and bergs.
Apr 27 4737’N 4419’W ice was seen.
Apr 27-28 4902’N 4749’W to 4828’N 4937’W on a S64W course, 39 bergs and several growlers and some slob ice. The bergs were in most part to the northward and low with flat tops.
Apr 28 4040’N 48W a large berg.
Apr 28 4050’N 4620’W a very large berg.
Apr 28 4536’N 4232’W a small berg; also 8 ice floes covering an area of 5 to 6 square miles.
Apr 28 4530’N 4227’W a small berg.
Apr 28 47N 4330’W, ~75 large and small bergs.
Apr 28 4755’N 5121’N a large high berg and a small one.
Apr 28 49N 4745’W to 48N 50W numerous large and small bergs.
Apr 28 4113’N 4634’W a very large berg.
Apr 28 4124’N 4915’W a large berg.
Apr 29 4118’N 4909’W a small berg.
Apr 29 4120’N 4843’W a medium sized berg.
Apr 29 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report as follows: Point Escuminac, heavy open ice inshore; Flat Point, heavy open ice everywhere, moving south; Cape Race, 1 berg west; Point Amour, light close packed ice stationary, 11 bergs. Belle Isle, numerous bergs.
Apr 29 4120’N 4707’W a small berg.
Apr 29 4121’N 4922’W a large berg.
Apr 29 4125’N 4843’W a berg ~150′ high; appeared as though it had been run into by a vessel.
Apr 29 4149’N a medium sized berg.
Apr 29 4421’N 4810’W bergs.
Apr 29 4427’N 4830’W a number of large bergs.
Apr 29 45N 4645’W bergs.
Apr 30 4503’N 4528’W a large berg.
Apr 30 4505’N 4556’W a large berg.
Apr 30 4507’N 4534’W a large berg.
Apr 30 4510’N 46W, 2 large bergs.
Apr 30 4512’N 4528’W a large berg.
Apr 30 4030’N 4830’W numerous bergs.
May — 4540’N 50W to 48W and from 4542’N 4704’W to 4612’N 4427’W, 15 bergs and numerous growlers.
May 1 Issue: SS “Bruce” arrived at North Sydney from Port aux Basques met ice 5m from Channel Head, passed through 25m of loose ice, none from that to Sydney.
May 1 Issue: Heavy ice in gulf, west coast and around Miquelon.
May 1 4710’N 5850’W heavy field ice, but a clear passage along coast of Newfoundland to 10m W of Cape Ray; then through 20m intermittent patches of field ice on N65W course, thence coast clear of ice.
May 1 SS “Bruce” passed through 25m closely packed ice 5m from Flat Point, some heavy, then 30m clear water and loose ice from there to within 5m of Channel Head. May 1 SS “Columbia” reports under this date received the following reports by radio: SS “Parisian” 4120’N 48W passed a berg; SS “Saturnia” between 41N 4647’W and 41N 5030’W passed numerous bergs; SS “Cameronia” between 4210’N 4321’W and 4630’N 49W passed numerous large bergs.
May 1-2 4830’N 5003’W to 4757’N 5106’W, 16 large bergs and a large number of small bergs and pieces of ice.
May 2 4254’N 4416’W a large berg in sight 5m to the north.
May 2 SS “Willehad” passed Cape Ray 5m off, from there to 30m N of St.Paul’s Is. heavy field ice; last ice seen 25m E of Bird Rocks.
May 2 4632’N 4708’W a large berg.
May 2 4636’N 4656’W a small berg and a growler.
May 2 4639’N 4644’W a large berg.
May 2 4642’N 4631’W a small growler.
May 2 4640’N 4618’W a large growler.
May 2 4652’N 4603’W a large growler.
May 2 4654’N 4550’W a large berg.
May 3 4554’N 5015’W, 2 growlers.
May 3 46N 5030’W a berg.
May 3 4632’N 4758’W to 4628’N 4816’W field ice & large & small pieces of ice.
May 3 4638’N 4720’W a berg ~50′ high & 1,000′ long and 1 ~90′ high & 300′ long.
May 3 4659’N 4750’W a large low lying growler.
May 3 4744’N 5957’W light field ice.
May 3 4757’N 4623’W to 4703’N 4741’W numerous bergs and growlers.
May 3 4602’N 4912’W a small growler.
May 3 4611’N 4852’W a large berg.
May 3 4612’N 4846’W a large berg.
May 3 4613’N 4826’W a large berg.
May 3 4614’N 4836’W a large berg.
May 3-4 4711’N 4605’W a long low lying berg; from this position to 4558’N 5058’W several bergs and innumerable small pieces of ice.
May 4 4741’N 5950’W to 4757’N 6048’W broken patches of field ice.
May 4 4249’N 4854’W, 1 very large and 4 smaller bergs.
May 4 4110’N 4939’W a berg ~50′ high, 900′ long and 700′ wide.
May 5 SS “Ultonia” from Southampton to Montreal arrived Halifax in a disabled condition having lost her port propeller in an ice field off Sable is.
May 5 4525’N 50W numerous large and small bergs and small pieces of ice.
May 7 SS “Haardt” arrived at Hamburg with ice damage [does not say where].
May 8 4535’N 4933’W to 4535’N 4714’W some bergs and numerous growlers, one being over 1,000′ long.
May 14 Schooner “Edith Emery” from Port Saunders with fishery supplies and 36 passengers was crushed in the ice 3m off Keppel Is., and sunk in 20 minutes. Crew and passengers reached shore after a trying experience.
May 15 The stations of the Canadian Signal Service report as follows: Cape Race, 5 bergs, east; Point Amour, heavy close packed ice everywhere; Belle Isle, heavy close packed ice everywhere, numerous bergs.
(See NYMR for many other May sightings of bergs, some below 39N.)
Jul 16 SS “Algerine” from Hudson Bay to St. John’s crushed by ice at Pond Inlet. (PR).