On this day: April 11

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on April 11, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1833 · Bengal: Steward fatally shot in cabin accident.
2. 1905 · Karluk: Crew member kept in irons.
3. 1823 · Packet: Boats went ashore for provisions.
4. 1827 · Rosalie: Anchor cable found badly chafed.
5. 1854 · Fortune: Boat smashed and ship struck bottom.
6. 1834 · Parker: Caught 4 whales.
7. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Stocked fresh provisions and water.
8. 1832 · Bengal: Keeper complained about a clumsy crewman.
9. 1845 · Draco: Caught a dolphin.
10. 1851 · Fortune: Boatsteerer Brown laid up with sore legs.
11. 1864 · Brewster: Keeper complained about the oppressive heat.
12. 1905 · Karluk: Getting ice.

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