On this day: February 22

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on February 22, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1853 · Fortune: Whaleboat stove on its cranes.
2. 1844 · Jefferson: Ship sprang a substantial leak.
3. 1845 · Indian Chief: Condemned the Jane & Eliza and hired crewman.
4. 1853 · Elizabeth: Caught 2 whales.
5. 1864 · Brewster: Saw two Malay proas.
6. 1905 · Karluk: Crew observed a holiday.
7. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper spotted a lonely finback.

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