On this day: October 21

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on October 21, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1831 · Parker: Heavy gale nearly wrecked boats and masts.
2. 1853 · Fortune: Heavy seas snapped masts and booms.
3. 1904 · Karluk: Hunters returned with a bear and deer.
4. 1834 · Bengal: Companion ship sought Easter Island crew.
5. 1904 · Karluk: Brought in a bear.
6. 1849 · Abigail: Relief at family's recovery.
7. 1850 · Draco: Keeper complained of slow progress.
8. 1850 · Fortune: Men recovering from seasickness.
9. 1832 · Bengal: Saw flying fish.
10. 1844 · Draco: Saw grampuses.
11. 1847 · Dunbarton: Saw birds.
12. 1904 · Karluk: Got a boat of ice.

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