On this day: December 23
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on December 23, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1861 · Jireh Perry: A whaleboat was stove.
- 1831 · Parker: Crewman badly scalded by hot oil.
- 1833 · Bengal: Crew went ashore and watched lassoing.
- 1834 · Bengal: Spars carried away under all sail.
- 1843 · Draco: Waist boat smashed and lost in gale.
- 1862 · Jireh Perry: Squall damaged sails and rigging.
- 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 2 whales.
- 1844 · Draco: Keeper prayed for whales and guidance.
- 1863 · Solon: Sailed through a thick snowstorm.
- 1867 · Abraham Barker: Caught 3 whales.
- 1827 · Galatea: Salvaged baleen from a spoiled whale.
- 1833 · Parker: Keeper despaired over finding whales.
- 1846 · Draco: Keeper lamented the lack of whales.
- 1847 · Draco: Hoped for clear weather to find whales.
- 1848 · Abigail: Sighted low, bird-covered Jarvis Island.
- 1851 · Fortune: Trimble off duty sick.