On this day: October 13

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on October 13, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1906 · Karluk: Landed native crew members at the station.
2. 1893 · Beluga: Lost a boat in a gale.
3. 1822 · Packet: Caught a whale.
4. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Caught a right whale.
5. 1849 · Abigail: Mrs. Young and child reported more comfortable.
6. 1832 · Bengal: Passed sheer rock surrounded by sharks.
7. 1844 · Draco: Keeper developed a lame back on lookout.
8. 1844 · Draco: Keeper suffered a lame back.
9. 1846 · Draco: Keeper lamented being far from home.
10. 1850 · Draco: Cast message bottles into the sea.
11. 1832 · Bengal: Saw porpoises.
12. 1832 · George Porter: Saw several birds.
13. 1834 · Bengal: Keeper lamented dull times.

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