On this day: November 1

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 1, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1835 · Addison: Whale stove a boat.
2. 1827 · Galatea: Lost the whale's head after gear broke.
3. 1845 · Charles Phelps: Yard broke because of dry rot.
4. 1850 · Fortune: Sick crew members slowly recovered.
5. 1852 · Fortune: Several crew members were discharged in port.
6. 1835 · Addison: Caught a sperm whale.
7. 1843 · Jefferson: Caught a right whale.
8. 1844 · Indian Chief: Caught a whale.
9. 1847 · Abigail: Entire crew struck down by seasickness.
10. 1848 · Draco: Caught a pilot whale.
11. 1847 · Abigail: All hands sea sick.
12. 1848 · Draco: Keeper despaired over meager catch.
13. 1849 · Abigail: Failed landing dubbed the Owyhee Scrape.
14. 1851 · Fortune: Sick and injured crew improved.
15. 1853 · Fortune: Two crewmen remained unwell.
16. 1904 · Karluk: Crew cut 300 cakes of ice.

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