On this day: May 25

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on May 25, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1843 · Rowena: Crew member whipped at the rigging.
2. 1864 · Brewster: Desertion attempt thwarted and crewman put in irons.
3. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Captain badly injured and forced return.
4. 1864 · Brewster: Crew member put in irons after attempted desertion.
5. 1867 · Abraham Barker: Consul and doctor visited and drank heavily.
6. 1844 · Draco: Caught 2 whales.
7. 1846 · Indian Chief: Caught a whale.
8. 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Caught a whale.
9. 1906 · Karluk: Sleds arrived and mate hunted on mainland.
10. 1833 · Bengal: Pursued by an unknown ship.
11. 1851 · Pacific: Crew salvaged drifting pine timber and caught fish.
12. 1853 · Fortune: Sailed among plenty of ice.
13. 1854 · Active: Ice coated the rigging and sails.
14. 1865 · Brewster: Deck crowded with provisions.
15. 1878 · E. H. Hatfield: Crew killed a pig.
16. 1893 · Beluga: Encountered thick ice five miles wide.
17. 1905 · Karluk: Frank came in today.

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