On this day: December 12

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on December 12, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1869 · Abraham Barker: Partner ship capsized a whaleboat.
2. 1824 · Victory: Cracked a yard.
3. 1822 · Packet: Schooner collided and broke the jib boom.
4. 1833 · Bengal: Ship leaked heavily in squally weather.
5. 1853 · Fortune: Discharged several crew members and the second mate.
6. 1833 · Parker: Caught a whale.
7. 1869 · Abraham Barker: Caught a sperm whale.
8. 1904 · Karluk: Went after ice.

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