On this day: October 26

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on October 26, 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: Whale tore copper sheathing off hull.
2. 1851 · Fortune: Cook cut off his great toe.
3. 1852 · Fortune: Mate and harpooner discharged.
4. 1852 · Fortune: Crew member sent to the hospital.
5. 1864 · Brewster: Passed dangerously close to Wolf Rock.
6. 1832 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
7. 1846 · Draco: Caught a whale.
8. 1848 · Nimrod: Disappointed at missing a chance to mail letters.
9. 1833 · Parker: Crew caught a porpoise.
10. 1846 · Dunbarton: Endured heavy gales and rough seas.
11. 1844 · Draco: Caught a porpoise.

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