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United States of America.
On November at $50 pm. Mrs.
Hartman. our United States Min
lister to Norway, came aboard, a
very fine old lady. She thanked us
all for the way we conducted our
selves during the time the prize
crew was with us and said our State
Department was grateful for the
way we conducted ourselves and
that we would not be allowed to go
ashore for several more days. She
asked us to please carry on until
our State Department settled this
affair.
At this time I was badly in need
of a haircut and so were the rest
of the crew, so we asked for a
barber. We all looked like wild men.
On November 10 we were notified
by our State Department that the
situation was somewhat eased and
we were granted shore liberty. That
was a happy moment for our crew.
On November 13 all of us officers
were invited to a dinner and dance
by the American Club of Bergen.
We had a nice dinner and all of
us enjoyed ourselves. Nearly every
body spoke English, as most OF those
at the dinner had been in the
United States of America.
On November % the American
Consul. Mr.. Dunlap, had Mr.. Kebler,
Mr.. Ellis, Mr.. Codoner and myself
to a Thanksgiving dinner at his
home. Here I met the Consul Gen.
eral, Mr.. Beck, from Oslo. After
drinking all of Mr.. Dunlap's cider
we played rummy for several hours,
then returned to ship. From then
on up to November ~ we were waltz
ing for orders as to where 70 30 q
Whist To do, with our cargo.
Visitors At Haugesund.
On November Is we received orders
to proceed to Haugesund to dis
charge. We sailed from Bergen ut
II am. November ~ andarrived IT
Haugesund at pm. the same day
and tied up ship at Garpiskyar Dock.
On November 20 we started dis
charging our cargo. We examined
our apples and found quite q few
barrels rotted, due to their long stay
in the ship, but the other cargo
seemed to be in very good condition.
On Sunday, December 3, we had
visiting day from to 3 pm. and
what crowd it seemed! Every per-
son in Haugesund wanted to come
aboard just to say they had been
aboard the City of Flint-all very
sociable people and lots of them
spoke very good English. After dis
charging our cargo at Haugesund,
we sailed from that port December
20 at $3.50 am. and arrived at Ber-
gen at 6 pm. the same day and be-
gan taking fuel aboard.
We finished taking fuel December
21 at Z am. and shifted to anchor
age. Due to heavy snowfall, we
were not able to sail.
On December IS, the snowstorm
let up, so we heaved up anchor and
sailed for Narvik at 8 pm.
While ceeding westward
through the fjords we had strong
gales and heavy snowstorm and had
to find shelter and anchor several
times. During all this time, from
Bergen to Narvik, we were escorted
by Norwegian patrol boats.
On December % at 4::30 pm. we
anchored at Narvik. The weather
at this port was way below freezing
The temperature was sometimes
down to 6 degrees.
While lying at anchor in Narvik
we again had strong gales and heavy
snow. The people who live there
told us it was the worst snowstorm
they had in 20 years.
Damaged by English Ship.
On December 80 we heaved up an
chor and moved to dock to load ore
for Baltimore.
On January l another gale was
blowing, with heavy snowfall, and
during the afternoon an English
ship, the S. S. Baron BlytheWood
dragged from her anchorage during
the gale and hit our ship on the
front side of No. l hatch with her
stern and cracked one of our plates
broke five bulWark stanchions and
bent four others. She put dent in
our No. 2 lifeboat and also bent the
railing forward of the lifeboat.
On January we finished loading
ore and shifted out to anchorage al
3 pm.
On January we called for 9
survey by Lloyds to estimate what
damage was done to our ship. After
careful examination they decided tt
patch up the damage.
On January 6 the shore repairmar
finished with our repair work at {
pm, We put hose test on the fore.
deck to test repair work and founc
all in good condition.
On January 7 we heaved up an.
chor at 8 am. and sailed for Balti.
more. After getting out to sea w
had strong southwest gales until w
got clear Of Iceland.
On January IL at 3 pm. we were
intercepted by q British auxiliary
cruiser, who asked us by blinke,
where we were from and where W.
were bound. We answered him anc
he told us to proceed
On January 81 we passed q Brit.
ish convoy $50 miles northeast o.
Sable Island.
On January 26 at 7:30 am. VI
arrived at Cape Henry and tool
aboard q Baltimore pilot. It surely
was good to see the old U. S. A. coas1
again.
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