On this day: November 18
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 18, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1832 · Bengal: Crew of spoken ship complained of starvation.
- 1853 · Fortune: Stolen clothes sparked an unsuccessful search.
- 1845 · Charles Phelps: Two crewmen failed to return from liberty.
- 1848 · Mary and Susan: Crew members went missing and turned abusive.
- 1852 · Fortune: Cook hurt in fall down ladder.
- 1830 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
- 1831 · George Porter: Caught 2 whales.
- 1832 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
- 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 2 sperm whales.
- 1845 · Draco: Caught 2 sperm whales.
- 1845 · Indian Chief: Caught a right whale.
- 1851 · Pacific: Caught a right whale.
- 1869 · Abraham Barker: Caught a sperm whale.
- 1831 · Parker: Struggled against a strong current.
- 1833 · Bengal: Keeper denounced captain as incompetent rascal.
- 1848 · Mary and Susan: Two crewmen returned on board.
- 1845 · Charles Phelps: Charles Austin off duty sick.
- 1852 · Fortune: Fay remained sick.
- 1852 · Fortune: Thomas off duty sick.
- 1853 · Fortune: Invalids reported no better.