On this day: November 29

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 29, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1849 · Abigail: Tobacco plant burned down.
2. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Caught a whale.
3. 1833 · Bengal: Two crew members reported sick.
4. 1834 · Bengal: Keeper grumbled about calm weather.
5. 1844 · Edward: Large schools of fish and porpoises seen.
6. 1848 · Abigail: Bade farewell to Honolulu.
7. 1851 · Elizabeth: Moulton caught smoking in his bunk.
8. 1851 · Fortune: Returned with a mess of fish.
9. 1852 · Fortune: Saw some porpoises.

November 28 · November 30

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