FRIDAY LECTURE
Day's Work
At sea, November 28th, 1918. Departure taken at noon in Latitude 20° 50' N, Longitude 73° 15' 20" W. Log at noon registered 34. Sailed on course p.s.c. 73°, Deviation 3° E, Variation 1° W until twilight when log registered 152.
Changed course to E ¾ N p.s.c. and observed altitude of Star Aldebaran, East of meridian 37° 10' 10" and bearing by compass N 89° E, Variation 2° W. WT 8h 10m 16s. C-W 4h. 51m 30s. CC 4m 08s slow. IE 1' 10" off the arc. HE 38 ft.
Ship steamed on this course, in heavy fog and rain, until 2:30 A.M. when log registered 200. Ship changed course to E ½ N (true) and steamed at 8 knots per hour until 6:30 A.M. when weather cleared and observed altitude Star Polaris 21° 04' 20" N. WT 6h 35m 47s A.M. C-W 4h 51m 30s. Same IE, HE and CC.
Ship continued on same course and speed until about 9:30 A.M. when observed altitude of
38° 45' 20". WT 9h 39m 10s A.M. C-W 4h 51m 30s. Same IE, HE and CC.
Ship then steamed a true course of 93° at a rate of 10 knots per hour until noon when log registered 294 and observed meridian altitude