On this day: August 29

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on August 29, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1832 · Parker: Whaleboat badly smashed during chase.
2. 1849 · Mary and Susan: Pumps worked 1,650 strokes.
3. 1852 · Fortune: Multiple crew members reported sick.
4. 1868 · Abraham Barker: Saw a tiger shark.
5. 1832 · Parker: Caught 2 whales.
6. 1846 · Dunbarton: Caught a whale.
7. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper joked about impossible whaling conditions.
8. 1851 · Fortune: Isaac was below sick.
9. 1861 · Altamaha: Saw albacore and skipjacks.
10. 1876 · E. H. Hatfield: End of the voyage.
11. 1833 · Parker: Mr. Chase sick off duty.
12. 1865 · Brewster: Gomes returned to duty from illness.

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