On this day: July 22

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

1. 1842 · Rowena: William Oster deserted the ship.
2. 1906 · Karluk: Sailor broke his arm during ball game.
3. 1833 · Parker: Caught a sperm whale.
4. 1846 · Indian Chief: Caught a whale.
5. 1861 · Mary: Ship apparently passed over a whale.
6. 1862 · Jireh Perry: Brought off yams and hogs from shore.
7. 1834 · Bengal: Keeper read a biography.
8. 1844 · Solon: Saw flying squid and jumping fish.
9. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw every sea creature except whales.
10. 1853 · Fortune: Sailed through thick fog and ice.
11. 1893 · Beluga: Worked through ice in thick fog.
12. 1905 · Karluk: Saw nothing but ice rounding Baley Island.

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