On this day: November 3

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 3, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Killed whale sank before recovery.
2. 1849 · Abigail: Captain and his wife went ashore.
3. 1833 · Parker: Saw two dead whale carcasses.
4. 1834 · Bengal: Ship leaked heavily in calm seas.
5. 1846 · Dunbarton: Heavy wave smashed galley and spars.
6. 1852 · Fortune: Traded a whaleboat and oil for provisions.
7. 1827 · Galatea: Caught a whale.
8. 1832 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
9. 1844 · Charles Phelps: Caught a whale.
10. 1845 · Draco: Caught a whale.
11. 1834 · Bengal: Log keeper despaired of reaching home.
12. 1905 · Karluk: Got two loads of ice.

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