On this day: May 20

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on May 20, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1843 · Jefferson: Crewman fell from rigging and drowned.
2. 1853 · Active: Second mate threw monkey overboard.
3. 1837 · Addison: Traded ashore for pigs and bananas.
4. 1905 · Karluk: Nugent put back on full rations.
5. 1844 · Solon: Caught 2 pilot whales.
6. 1845 · Indian Chief: Caught a whale.
7. 1846 · Draco: Caught a whale.
8. 1847 · Dunbarton: Struck into dark water.
9. 1853 · Active: Captain lamented critics of shipmasters.
10. 1893 · Beluga: Worked through the ice with other vessels.
11. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Saw plenty of ducks.

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