On this day: February 20

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on February 20, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1853 · Fortune: Harpooner and recruit deserted in port.
2. 1846 · Charles Phelps: Captain was ashore sick with pneumonia.
3. 1845 · Indian Chief: Crew engaged in trading.
4. 1853 · Fortune: McDonah deserted before shipping.
5. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 4 pilot whales.
6. 1833 · Bengal: Peace among the crew noted.
7. 1835 · Parker: Noted Gulf weed in the stream.
8. 1849 · Mary and Susan: Sighted junks and fishing boats.
9. 1849 · Nimrod: Logkeeper noted the same old story.
10. 1853 · Fortune: Seven shipped men came aboard.
11. 1847 · Dunbarton: Caught a finfish.
12. 1847 · Dunbarton: Saw grampoises.

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