On this day: July 21
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on July 21, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1844 · Rowena: Whale stove a boat.
- 1833 · Bengal: Whale smashed a boat with its jaw.
- 1834 · Bengal: Keeper cursed third mate for losing whale.
- 1862 · Jireh Perry: Traded ashore for yams.
- 1826 · Rosalie: Caught a whale.
- 1833 · Bengal: Caught a sperm whale.
- 1834 · Bengal: Caught a whale.
- 1843 · Jefferson: Caught 2 whales.
- 1845 · Draco: Homesick keeper prayed for oil and home.
- 1851 · Fortune: Met ship carrying crew from the America.
- 1824 · Victory: Discharged the pilot.
- 1833 · Bengal: Killed a pig to save its life.
- 1833 · Bengal: Observed white water off weather beam.
- 1834 · Parker: Keeper feared missing one last whale.
- 1834 · Bengal: Keeper relieved from pain but stiff and lame.
- 1842 · Rowena: Cooper was sick on shore.
- 1845 · Draco: Saw a four-foot water snake.
- 1846 · Draco: Keeper suspected the barometer was broken.
- 1852 · Pacific: Noted crew members' good health in jest.
- 1853 · Fortune: Sailed past ice in bays and gulfs.
- 1861 · Altamaha: Empty-handed after two months.
- 1832 · Bengal: Saw many marglets.
- 1861 · Altamaha: Saw one dolphin.