On this day: January 29

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on January 29, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1833 · Bengal: Two boats rescued a dog.
2. 1852 · Fortune: Cook deserted and locked up.
3. 1849 · Mary and Susan: Traded ashore for yams.
4. 1825 · Victory: Caught a whale.
5. 1832 · Parker: Passenger transferred to another ship.
6. 1835 · Addison: Caught a sperm whale.
7. 1844 · Rowena: Caught a sperm whale.
8. 1854 · Elizabeth: Caught 2 whales.
9. 1905 · Karluk: Crew spent the day playing ball.
10. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper wished for pets.
11. 1834 · Bengal: Saw nothing break the ocean's surface.
12. 1835 · Bengal: Distilled fresh water from sea water.
13. 1843 · Rowena: Shipped three men including a boatsteerer.
14. 1843 · Rowena: Shipped four men.

January 28 · January 30

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