Courtesy of Robert Ward
Aire Voyage 109: Goole to Hamburg
Detailed Log
| Saturday October 27th 1934 | |
| 8:05 pm | Left Goole 10ft 8in |
| 9:10 pm | Blacktoft 14ft 6in |
| 10:35 pm | New Holland |
| 11:55 pm | Bull (Sig) |
| Sunday October 28th 1934 | |
| 0.10 am | Chequer S log over and set course ExS½S Strong SW Visibility good |
| 0.40 am | Humber Light Vessel log 6 |
| 2.30 am | Outer Dowsing @ 1' off log 28 Altered Course E½S WSW gale and heavy following sea |
| 4.00 am | Log 46 |
| 7.40 am | Passed SS Blyth 2'N (HB) |
| 8.00 am | Log 94 (Noon) 140 High sea running |
| 4.00 pm | Log 192 |
| 5.30 pm | Borkum @ 8' off log 210 E½S |
| 8.00 pm | Log 240 |
| 9.00 pm | Norderney @ 1½' off log 252 E¼S |
| 11.50 pm | Elbe I log 286 |
| Monday October 29th 1934 | |
| 0.30 am | Pilot boarded at No 3 |
| 1.20 am | Cuxhaven (Sig) |
| 2.25 am | Exchange pilots B'Buttle |
| 5.00 am | Finkenwarder |
| 5.20 am | Cattle Wharf |
| 5.50 am | Moored No. 9 |
| Wednesday October 31st 1934 | |
| 6.00 am | Shifted to Altona 657 Tons Raferty & Watson |
| 6.35 pm | Finished discharge |
| 7.50 pm | Left Altona, had to wait for tugs |
| 9.00 pm | Moored at No. 8 |
Timing and Other Details
| Saturday October 27th 1934 | ||
| Goole to New Holland | 2:30 | 2:30 |
| New Holland - Bull | 1:20 | 3:50 |
| Bull - Chequer | 0:15 | 4:05 |
| Chequer - Humber Light Vessel | 0:30 | 4:35 |
| Humber Light Vessel - Outer Dowsing | 1:50 | 6:25 |
| Outer Dowsing - Borkum | 15:00 | 21:25 |
| Borkum - Norderney | 3:30 | 24:55 |
| Norderney - Elbe I | 2:50 | 27:45 |
| Elbe I - Cuxhaven inc pilot | 1:30 | 29:15 |
| Cuxhaven - B'Buttle | 1:05 | 30:20 |
| B'Buttle - Finkenwarder | 2:35 | 32:55 |
| Finkenwarder - Cattle Wharf | 0:20 | 33:15 |
Description
Left Goole second ship, first from Victoria Lock. Strong Westerly wind. Visibility good between showers. Strong Westerly wind increased to gale at day light.
Steered ExS½S and passed 1' off Dowsing, then E½S passed 8' off Borkum. E½S passed 1½' off Norderney then E¼S made Elbe I right ahead.
A very heavy high following sea all the way across. Thick with rain in squalls.
Four elephants. One horse and one dog. Also 3 saloon and 3 deck passengers.
Return Voyage
Fine clear run down the river, some slight snow showers, winds light and variable.
Reduced speed to 10 knots at Elbe I.
W¼N to Borkum then W½N for 11 hours then W¼N. Made Outer Dowsing bearing West. Altered course W½N and passed 1' off. Fresh SE choppy sea, clear. Altered course W-N and made Light Vessel right ahead.
Vessels for Goole was held up by fog this Sunday morning tide, including Dearne. But we had it clear. Fine clear run from Hull to Goole 2¾ hours from RSQ to being moored in West Dock.
287 Tons Total
Pilot C Milhagen G.P. (Good Pilot)
One alien passenger