On this day: November 5

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on November 5, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1843 · Jefferson: Whale smashed two boats and injured crew.
2. 1844 · Draco: Main topgallant mast found cracked.
3. 1846 · Dunbarton: Crew repaired damage and cleared decks.
4. 1860 · Jireh Perry: Caught 5 pilot whales.
5. 1866 · Abraham Barker: Spanker gaff broke.
6. 1826 · Rosalie: Caught a whale.
7. 1827 · Galatea: Caught a whale.
8. 1830 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
9. 1831 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
10. 1836 · Addison: Caught a sperm whale.
11. 1840 · Volant: Caught a whale.
12. 1843 · Jefferson: Caught a right whale.
13. 1853 · Active: Caught a sperm whale.
14. 1881 · Pedro Varela: Caught 3 pilot whales.
15. 1904 · Karluk: A sled arrived with mountain sheep.
16. 1841 · Rowena: Crew caught a porpoise.
17. 1846 · Draco: New sail was mysteriously rotten.
18. 1847 · Mary and Susan: Troublesome rough seas washed over ship.
19. 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Two men joined the ship.
20. 1905 · Karluk: Freezing cold at 23 below.
21. 1851 · Fortune: Saw porpoises.

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