On this day: February 7

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on February 7, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1853 · Fortune: First mate and passengers discharged while one crewman stayed ashore.
2. 1835 · Parker: Crew threw try-works overboard, ending whaling.
3. 1845 · Charles Phelps: Boom lost while avoiding lee shore.
4. 1845 · Edward: Whaleboat torn off supports and smashed.
5. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Gales stripped copper plating from the hull.
6. 1825 · Victory: Caught a whale.
7. 1827 · Rosalie: Caught 3 whales.
8. 1906 · Karluk: Sleds brought meat to the ship.
9. 1828 · Galatea: Observed change to green water.
10. 1844 · Jefferson: Recovered lost oar after weeks.
11. 1853 · Fortune: One man failed to return aboard.
12. 1834 · Bengal: Saw porpoises.
13. 1834 · Bengal: Saw skipjacks.

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