On this day: November 2

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 2, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Two crew members deserted on consecutive nights.
2. 1834 · Bengal: Heavy wave smashed bulwarks and sheathing.
3. 1851 · Fortune: Sickness affected several crew members.
4. 1869 · Abraham Barker: Captain hurt by the point of a file.
5. 1879 · Draco: Ship leaked 200 pump strokes daily.
6. 1843 · Jefferson: Caught a right whale.
7. 1847 · Draco: Keeper prayed for a short voyage.
8. 1852 · Fortune: Sent former captain's belongings home.
9. 1905 · Karluk: Sleds transported caribou meat.
10. 1832 · Bengal: Keeper eager to find sperm whales.
11. 1834 · Bengal: Left rolling in a dreadful calm sea.
12. 1852 · Fortune: Two boatsteerers joined the ship.
13. 1834 · Addison: Saw porpoises.
14. 1879 · Draco: Saw 13 fish.

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