On this day: October 5
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on October 5, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1880 · Attleboro: Crewman died and was buried at sea.
- 1849 · Abigail: Baby aboard fell very sick.
- 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Boat returned without a missing man.
- 1844 · Rowena: Mr. Marquiit relieved of duty.
- 1846 · Draco: Crewman fell ill with an unknown disease.
- 1848 · Nimrod: Portuguese men-of-war floated like bubbles.
- 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Squall tore away the jib.
- 1830 · George Porter: Caught a whale.
- 1834 · Bengal: Recruited crew and took on fruit.
- 1841 · Rowena: Heavy gales brought squalls of hail.
- 1848 · Nimrod: Saw Portuguese men of war.
- 1834 · Bengal: Shipped five men.
- 1846 · Draco: Crew member taken with ague and fever.
- 1848 · Draco: Lamented a long, dull voyage.
- 1853 · Fortune: Trapped by gale and snow squalls.
- 1845 · Draco: Keeper pleaded for whales to appear.