On this day: April 12

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on April 12, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1828 · Galatea: William Simons died and was buried.
2. 1906 · Karluk: Negwent refused to work and deserted.
3. 1823 · Packet: Boats gathered fruit ashore.
4. 1853 · Lark: Strong trade winds made the ship leak badly.
5. 1876 · E. H. Hatfield: Caught 6 pilot whales.
6. 1893 · Beluga: Gale blew away lower foretopsail.
7. 1850 · Abigail: Caught a whale.
8. 1853 · Fortune: Caught a sperm whale.
9. 1864 · Mary: Caught 6 whales.
10. 1865 · Brewster: Caught a whale.
11. 1828 · Rosalie: Keeper took advantage of good painting weather.
12. 1833 · Parker: Deputy pilot came on board.
13. 1834 · Bengal: Stuck in place after three days.
14. 1865 · Brewster: Captain boasted before whale pulled boat down.
15. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Dy Diett off duty.

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