On this day: March 13

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on March 13, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1876 · Golden City: Four crewmen deserted on shore.
2. 1845 · Draco: Two crewmen deserted.
3. 1922 · Gaspé: Discovered two stowaways aboard.
4. 1833 · Bengal: Boat pulled over by a line.
5. 1851 · Fortune: Lovett's injured hand showed no improvement.
6. 1852 · Elizabeth: Foreyard rigging broke.
7. 1853 · Active: Steward demoted for drunkenness.
8. 1833 · Bengal: Caught 3 whales.
9. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Caught a pilot whale.
10. 1836 · Addison: Chart found to be inaccurate.
11. 1845 · Draco: Keeper glad to leave harbor.
12. 1846 · Indian Chief: Two crew members joined the ship.
13. 1849 · Mary and Susan: Sailed past snow-covered mountains and thick snow.
14. 1853 · Active: Shipped three Manilla men.
15. 1878 · E. H. Hatfield: Caught a porpoise.
16. 1851 · Pacific: Saw grampuses.

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