On this day: April 18

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on April 18, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1849 · Draco: Hurricane smashed boats and broke main yard.
2. 1832 · Parker: Two inexperienced crewmen swam ashore to desert.
3. 1851 · Fortune: Sick crewman carried ashore.
4. 1827 · Rosalie: Steward caught and confined.
5. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Boat smashed while gathering tortoises.
6. 1864 · Brewster: Crew returned from shore liberty drunk.
7. 1833 · Bengal: Caught 3 whales.
8. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 5 pilot whales.
9. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Crew captured 45 tortoises.
10. 1862 · Jireh Perry: Caught a whale.
11. 1845 · Draco: Keeper despaired over poor luck.
12. 1848 · Draco: Caught a dolphin.
13. 1849 · Draco: Keeper gave thanks the ship survived.
14. 1852 · Fortune: Heavy gales and thick snowstorm hit.
15. 1848 · Dunbarton: Saw a great number of birds.

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