On this day: February 17
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on February 17, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1846 · Charles Phelps: A crewman failed to return from liberty.
- 1851 · Fortune: Heavy sea smashed a whaleboat.
- 1851 · Pacific: Ran aground on the Fort Flat.
- 1853 · Active: Cook and crewman punished for fighting.
- 1862 · Mary: Weathered hurricane conditions after leaving Australia.
- 1828 · Galatea: Caught a whale.
- 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Caught a pilot whale.
- 1844 · Rowena: Caught a pilot whale.
- 1850 · Draco: Keeper prayed for 500 barrels.
- 1862 · Mary: Caught 2 sperm whales.
- 1835 · Bengal: Anticipated reaching the American coast.
- 1845 · Edward: Keeper lamented dull times.
- 1846 · Draco: Keeper hoped to avoid a gale.
- 1850 · Draco: Discharged Charles Urnwick.
- 1850 · Draco: Shipped Benjamin F Gilman.
- 1851 · Pacific: Crew and officers came on board.
- 1906 · Karluk: Obtained bears from McKenses.
- 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Sent boat after fish and caught some.
- 1842 · Rowena: Blacksmith remained sick off duty.
- 1862 · Mary: Got fish at Amsterdam Island.