On this day: July 29

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

1. 1841 · Rowena: Crew member absconded ashore.
2. 1862 · Jireh Perry: Whale stove a boat.
3. 1866 · Abraham Barker: Sailor caught sleeping on watch.
4. 1844 · Solon: Caught 3 whales.
5. 1845 · Edward: Seven guns fired for a local holiday.
6. 1868 · Abraham Barker: Left the captain behind.
7. 1837 · Addison: Caught 3 sperm whales.
8. 1846 · Indian Chief: Caught a whale.
9. 1853 · Fortune: Caught a whale.
10. 1862 · Jireh Perry: Caught a whale.
11. 1863 · Mary: Caught a sperm whale.
12. 1865 · Brewster: English bark arrived for livestock.
13. 1837 · Addison: Keeper grumbled over lost whaling gear.
14. 1841 · Rowena: Shipped six Portuguese crew members.
15. 1841 · Rowena: Shipped one additional man.
16. 1893 · Beluga: Trapped in a small hole in ice.

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