On this day: February 12

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

1. 1849 · Abigail: Caught 2 whales.
2. 1827 · Rosalie: Caught 3 whales.
3. 1833 · Bengal: Caught a whale.
4. 1834 · Bengal: Received newspapers from the Franklin.
5. 1843 · Rowena: Caught 3 pilot whales.
6. 1879 · Draco: Caught a sperm whale.
7. 1839 · Edward Quesnel: Began the journey home.
8. 1842 · Rowena: Spotted albatrosses at sea.
9. 1845 · Draco: Porpoise tail nailed to jib-boom for luck.
10. 1865 · Brewster: Saw nothing moving, not even a skipjack.
11. 1906 · Karluk: A blizzard struck in the afternoon.

February 11 · February 13

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