On this day: April 25

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on April 25, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1833 · Parker: Cook discharged and native crew recruited.
2. 1833 · Bengal: Scurvy broke out among the crew.
3. 1881 · Pedro Varela: Spotted a capsized wreck.
4. 1845 · Draco: Caught a whale.
5. 1849 · Abigail: Caught a whale.
6. 1827 · Rosalie: Crew in good spirits.
7. 1834 · Bengal: Struck by a white squall.
8. 1842 · Rowena: Heavy gale blew away sails near land.
9. 1845 · Draco: Crew struggled with cutting blubber.
10. 1849 · Nimrod: Arrived after a long and tedious passage.
11. 1853 · Active: Encountered large amounts of driftwood.
12. 1846 · Draco: Saw jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
13. 1863 · Mary: Porpoises seen.

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