On this day: August 17

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on August 17, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1865 · Brewster: Crewman died of cholera.
2. 1844 · Draco: Four deserters captured far away.
3. 1846 · Charles Phelps: Crewmen discharged, one for misconduct.
4. 1831 · George Porter: Caught a right whale.
5. 1853 · Fortune: Caught a whale.
6. 1822 · Packet: Frustrated keeper fumed over losing a whale.
7. 1825 · Rosalie: Whole-voyage tally notes 104 whale sightings.
8. 1832 · Bengal: Gale blew up after departure and tore sails.
9. 1833 · Bengal: Crew spent the day doing nothing.
10. 1844 · Draco: Nine men joined the ship.
11. 1853 · Active: Erratic winds near Bima Bay.
12. 1862 · Hopeton: Saw grampuses breaching in Gulf weed.
13. 1865 · Brewster: Pilot left the ship.
14. 1865 · Brewster: Six men sick with cholera and dysentery.
15. 1893 · Beluga: Navigated through ice in shallow coastal water.
16. 1834 · Parker: Saw jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
17. 1844 · Solon: Saw grampuses.

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