On this day: December 26
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on December 26, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1852 · Lark: Gave passage to two deserters from the Pacific.
- 1856 · Daniel Wood: Crewman fell overboard and drowned.
- 1832 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
- 1833 · Bengal: Fresh milk had aboard for first time.
- 1864 · Brewster: Spotted a Malay prau.
- 1825 · Rosalie: Sea rising.
- 1863 · Solon: Crew salvaged floating barrel of turpentine.
- 1904 · Karluk: Got one load of ice.