On this day: November 16

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 16, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Boat blocked by breaking surf.
2. 1852 · Fortune: Stowaway discovered on board.
3. 1824 · Victory: Caught a whale.
4. 1831 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
5. 1831 · Parker: Caught 3 whales.
6. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Caught a whale.
7. 1905 · Karluk: Peterson arrived from the Narwhal.
8. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper complained about teaching the new steward.
9. 1844 · Edward: Caught a porpoise.
10. 1848 · Nimrod: Crossed the Equator without seeing Neptune.
11. 1850 · Fortune: Crew members recovering and ill.

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