On this day: February 15

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on February 15, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1832 · George Porter: Crew threw the try-works overboard.
2. 1869 · Abraham Barker: Main topsail blown to pieces in squall.
3. 1870 · Abraham Barker: Studdingsail booms carried away.
4. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 2 pilot whales.
5. 1876 · E. H. Hatfield: Caught 2 pilot whales.
6. 1879 · Draco: Caught 2 whales.
7. 1835 · Bengal: Keeper yearned for home after years abroad.
8. 1845 · Indian Chief: Smoked the ship to kill rats.
9. 1847 · Draco: Keeper lamented heading home without full cargo.
10. 1849 · Draco: Shipped one man.
11. 1849 · Abigail: Saw porpoises.

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