On this day: March 22

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

1. 1905 · Karluk: Four sled dogs froze to death.
2. 1833 · Bengal: Heard news of an English whaler's lost boat.
3. 1834 · Bengal: Crew visited Charles Island settlement.
4. 1833 · Bengal: Met a ship with hogs from the Marquesas.
5. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 4 pilot whales.
6. 1843 · Jefferson: Caught a whale.
7. 1834 · Bengal: Keeper complained of rugged tortoise hunting.
8. 1853 · Active: Cooper lent to Captain Smith.
9. 1876 · E. H. Hatfield: Six men joined the ship.
10. 1834 · Bengal: Captured Galápagos tortoises on Charles Island.
11. 1834 · Bengal: Observed lizards on Charles Island.
12. 1846 · Draco: Saw porpoises.

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