1.12.1935 North Atlantic 49°25’N, 40°37’W 91st day at sea
The work was completed in 2 days and the ship immediately set sail for the Denmark Strait. Meteorological reports from operations said that clear weather was to be expected in the strait. The Kommandant decided to proceed to the ice limit near Greenland to await for more favorable weather for the breakthrough into the North Atlantic.
Schiff 30 arrived at the ice limit on 14.11. and stopped until more favorable weather reports were received. It was not until the 19th that bad weather began to develop and soon the ship was steaming at 12 knots for the Denmark Strait. As the ship headed southeast the weather became worse. On the 22nd the breakthrough began at 09:06 hrs. speed was increased to 18 knots. At noon her 9 cylinder MAN diesel engines were put to the test; speed was increased to her actual top speed of 25 knots for the remainder of the breakthrough.
At 12:15 hrs. a shadow was sighted in the rain bearing 214°T, Schiff 30 steered a new course 258°T the rest of the cruise through the strait was uneventful. On 24.11. at midnight the breakthrough was successfully carried out and now Schiff 30 was loose in the North Atlantic.
The ship is to carryout the first task of her expedition, survey of the Labrador Sea for suitable areas to build weather stations. This is to be completed by the end of the year.
