On this day: November 24

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 24, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1832 · George Porter: Met ship reporting the loss of its mate.
2. 1827 · Rosalie: Ship took on water in rough seas.
3. 1850 · Fortune: Sickness spread among the crew.
4. 1867 · Abraham Barker: Battened hatches in lightning and gale.
5. 1825 · Rosalie: Battered by heavy squalls of hail and snow.
6. 1830 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
7. 1843 · Jefferson: Caught a whale.
8. 1844 · Draco: Keeper offered a heartfelt prayer.
9. 1827 · Galatea: Gale brought squalls of hail.
10. 1834 · Parker: Keeper blamed officers for storm damage.
11. 1834 · Bengal: Four men needed at the helm.
12. 1848 · Draco: Keeper despaired over bad luck.
13. 1904 · Karluk: Freezing weather at 27 below zero.
14. 1844 · Edward: Caught fish.

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