On this day: August 20

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on August 20, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Five men stole a boat and deserted.
2. 1865 · Brewster: Burial of a crew member at sea.
3. 1846 · Charles Phelps: Departure delayed by crewman's illness.
4. 1865 · Brewster: Buried a crew member at sea.
5. 1827 · Rosalie: Caught a whale.
6. 1832 · Bengal: Keeper expressed sorrow in verse.
7. 1832 · Parker: Caught a sperm whale.
8. 1849 · Abigail: Caught a whale.
9. 1853 · Active: Talked with locals from the ship.
10. 1846 · Charles Phelps: William Payne reported sick with cholera.
11. 1848 · Draco: Marked one full year at sea.
12. 1853 · Fortune: Mack getting better.
13. 1893 · Beluga: Navigated through grounded ice.
14. 1832 · Bengal: Saw grampuses.
15. 1844 · Charles Phelps: Saw finbacks and jumblers.

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