On this day: April 24
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on April 24, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1832 · Parker: Another crewman deserted.
- 1851 · Fortune: Crew member put in irons after refusing duty.
- 1851 · Fortune: Two crew members deserted.
- 1837 · Edward Quesnel: A crew member ran away.
- 1845 · Draco: Whale smashed a boat.
- 1845 · Charles Phelps: Collision with the Minerva.
- 1851 · Pacific: Passing ship burned blue signal lights.
- 1832 · Bengal: Carried two Portuguese passengers.
- 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 3 pilot whales.
- 1845 · Draco: Logkeeper prayed for a whale.
- 1849 · Draco: Bought a new boat for $100.
- 1849 · Abigail: Caught a whale.
- 1852 · Elizabeth: Caught 2 pilot whales.
- 1864 · Brewster: Caught a whale.
- 1832 · Bengal: Two Portuguese passengers aboard.
- 1833 · Bengal: Keeper lamented the steady loss of livestock.
- 1849 · Nimrod: Noticed houses like corn cribs on Maui.
- 1851 · Fortune: Men brought aboard from fort.
- 1851 · Fortune: Two boatsteerers and one man joined.
- 1865 · Brewster: Complained about working in the heat.
- 1906 · Karluk: Brought aboard loads of ice.
- 1848 · Dunbarton: Saw and took two porpoises.