On this day: November 28

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 28, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1848 · Abigail: Three crewmen deserted and four were caught.
2. 1849 · Abigail: Crew deserted and third mate left behind.
3. 1847 · Mary and Susan: Whale smashed a boat.
4. 1847 · Mary and Susan: Caught 2 sperm whales.
5. 1850 · Fortune: Sickness spread to the log keeper.
6. 1853 · Fortune: Cook and Peter jailed in the fort.
7. 1853 · Fortune: Mate sent to the hospital.
8. 1827 · Galatea: Caught a whale.
9. 1830 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
10. 1844 · Indian Chief: Caught a whale.
11. 1848 · Abigail: Mrs. Young came aboard.
12. 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Caught 3 whales.
13. 1832 · Bengal: Keeper lamented their hard luck.
14. 1834 · Bengal: Noted fine weather near Cape Horn.
15. 1847 · Dunbarton: Caught a porpoise.
16. 1851 · Pacific: Keeper mocked the mate's pomposity.
17. 1904 · Karluk: Brought in ice amidst snow drifts.
18. 1852 · Fortune: Saw large sea birds.

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