On this day: March 31

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on March 31, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1854 · Active: Three crew members deserted the ship.
2. 1832 · Bengal: Heavy wave caused severe deck damage.
3. 1842 · Rowena: Captured whale lost during gale.
4. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Carpenter discharged into consul's custody.
5. 1852 · Fortune: Illness spread through the crew and officers.
6. 1854 · Active: Three crewmen deserted.
7. 1850 · Draco: Keeper prayed for oil and longed for home.
8. 1827 · Rosalie: Struggled against the sea to make harbor.
9. 1832 · Bengal: Keeper lamented a disastrous day.
10. 1833 · Bengal: Rain poured down "like butterguts".
11. 1833 · Bengal: Ocean almost covered with birds.
12. 1844 · Draco: Keeper lamented a dull passage.
13. 1851 · Fortune: Hill remained unwell.
14. 1852 · Elizabeth: Crew caught a porpoise.
15. 1853 · Active: Island noted as misplaced on charts.
16. 1854 · Active: Got four turtles.

March 30 · April 1

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