On this day: May 14
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on May 14, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1833 · Bengal: Runaway caught and put in irons.
- 1833 · Bengal: Accomplice flogged and both put in irons.
- 1834 · Bengal: Water casks found rotted out.
- 1867 · Abraham Barker: Boat rowed around to hear fiddle music.
- 1833 · Bengal: Three Kanakas recruited.
- 1836 · Addison: Heavy swell and reefs prevented landing.
- 1842 · Rowena: Caught 2 sperm whales.
- 1845 · Draco: Keeper prayed for more whales.
- 1849 · Abigail: Ended two-month whaling partnership.
- 1853 · Active: Captain retreated after suspecting an ambush.
- 1854 · Active: Sighted mysterious humped whales.
- 1832 · Bengal: Keeper noted sweltering heat.
- 1833 · Parker: Water teemed with diverse sea life.
- 1837 · Addison: Boats gathered wood with great difficulty.
- 1849 · Draco: Keeper lamented their bad luck.
- 1851 · Fortune: Stephen was below with sour ear.
- 1852 · Fortune: Captain was more quiet.
- 1865 · Brewster: Crew loafed around resting on Sunday.
- 1893 · Beluga: Hoped for a whale tomorrow.
- 1836 · Addison: Caught a few fish.
- 1844 · Solon: Saw fish.
- 1847 · Dunbarton: Saw porpoises.
- 1848 · Mary and Susan: Boy Henry was sick off duty.
- 1878 · E. H. Hatfield: Saw grampuses.