On this day: November 15

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 15, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1834 · Parker: Whale stove and overturned a boat.
2. 1847 · Draco: Cook lashed for cutting a crewman.
3. 1833 · Bengal: Heavy leaking in a northeast gale.
4. 1850 · Fortune: Multiple crew members were sick.
5. 1852 · Fortune: Ship found taking on water.
6. 1832 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
7. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Caught a whale.
8. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 4 pilot whales.
9. 1846 · Charles Phelps: Obtained provisions from the Robin Hood.
10. 1832 · Bengal: Wanted sperm whales, not pilot whales.
11. 1833 · Bengal: Captain gave up heading for Oahu.
12. 1845 · Draco: Keeper lamented missing an evening whale.
13. 1847 · Draco: Man cut by the cook.
14. 1848 · Draco: Keeper despaired over the lack of oil.
15. 1822 · Packet: Saw porpoises.

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