On this day: October 27

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on October 27, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1843 · Rowena: Caught 3 pilot whales.
2. 1848 · Nimrod: First catch stirred excitement aboard.
3. 1851 · Fortune: Discharged four crewmen and third mate.
4. 1832 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
5. 1842 · Rowena: Caught 2 whales.
6. 1844 · Charles Phelps: Caught a whale.
7. 1848 · Nimrod: Caught a pilot whale.
8. 1849 · Draco: Keeper felt homesick with no whales found.
9. 1905 · Karluk: Sleds arrived with wild sheep and moose.
10. 1822 · Packet: Tornado hit the schooner.
11. 1831 · Parker: Keeper longed to see sperm whales.
12. 1834 · Bengal: Frustrated by three weeks of no progress.
13. 1845 · Draco: Keeper prayed for oil.
14. 1850 · Draco: Keeper wondered about missing trade winds.
15. 1851 · Fortune: Discharged several crew members.
16. 1851 · Fortune: Boatsteerer joined the ship.
17. 1852 · Active: Heavy thunder and torrential rain struck.
18. 1904 · Karluk: Crew gathered loads of ice.
19. 1906 · Karluk: Heavy gale forced crew to deploy oil bags.

October 26 · October 28

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