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Requested weather reports from #8 and #9 at this time and received prompt answers.  At 15:00 exchanged a message between our captain and Captain Simpson of #7.

Worked #4 for a test as we passed #8 at 15:16.

At 15:30 a weather report was secured from #11 in 5 minutes, and at 15:45 a report from #12 in 7 minutes.  We passed #9 at 16:18.

There was no destroyer #10 for some reason.  #9 had been moved 17 miles to the eastward and #11, 17 miles to the westward.

At 16:46 received a weather report from #14 and worked #4.  Both said signals loud.

Called the Shawmut at Lisbon at 17:00 but she did not answer.

We passed #11 at 17:05.  She had been audible for 25 minutes on the radio compass, approximately 40 miles.

At 17:20 another test communication with #4 was carried out.  She advised that she had left her station for Ponta Delgada at 14:00.  Her signals were still good on 756, but weak on 1500.

The Rochester at Lisbon then called us and said that Admiral Plunkett was on board.  The Admiral then sent a message saying: "Fine work. Come along".

At 17:50 I exchanged signals with the Shawmut at Lisbon and at 18:05 we passed #12.

I then worked #4 again.  Wiseman said he was only using 4-K.W. and that they would arrive Ponta Delgada about 10 P.M.  This indicated that she was about at station #2, making the distance worked something like 520 miles.  I promised him to call him at 18:30 but was busy with the Rochester for about a half hour and forgot about the Wilkes.  The Rochester inquired when we expected to arrive, to which our Navigator replied: "Expect to arrive about eight oclock G.M.T.  Please have search light on water trained into wind.  Shall I land to north or south of Shawmut?"  After a reply had been received I called the Wilkes at 18:47 but didn't hear a reply.

We had passed #13 at 18:35.  At 19:00 #14 bore 328[[degree symbol] or 32[[degree symbol] to the left and we passed to the right of him at 19:16.  #14 then passed this information along the line for the Melville.  Many Portugese stations were heard working.  Cadiz (EBY) near Gibraltar was very loud and clear.

At 19:47, just as the sun was getting low we entered the Tagus River, landing at Lisbon, at 20:01.