On this day: October 17

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on October 17, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1826 · Rosalie: Three crewmen deserted with a boat.
2. 1834 · Bengal: Met ship that carried letters home.
3. 1860 · Jireh Perry: Sent a passenger ashore.
4. 1860 · Jireh Perry: Landed a passenger ashore.
5. 1832 · Bengal: Keeper despaired over Pacific whaling grounds.
6. 1850 · Fortune: Keeper marked the start of the voyage.
7. 1893 · Beluga: Ice blocked the passage.
8. 1831 · Parker: Saw grampuses.
9. 1833 · Bengal: Two crew members off duty.

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