On this day: May 13
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on May 13, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1833 · Bengal: Two crewmen deserted on shore.
- 1832 · Bengal: Harpooned a shark from the stern.
- 1857 · Daniel Wood: Shared home news with Captain Fisher.
- 1832 · Parker: Keeper wrote a poem to sperm whales.
- 1833 · Bengal: Preachers delivered a beautiful sermon aboard.
- 1837 · Addison: Landed on uninhabited Palmerstons Island.
- 1876 · Golden City: Caught a sperm whale.
- 1904 · Karluk: Obtained boots and sealskins at South Head.
- 1823 · Packet: Observed green water.
- 1848 · Mary and Susan: Sighted a field of ice.
- 1857 · Daniel Wood: Fog cleared to reveal snow-covered island.
- 1906 · Karluk: Hunter returned with deer meat.
- 1834 · Parker: Saw bonefish.
- 1837 · Addison: Boats returned with fish.