Block Island

11 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Block Island, which their keepers wrote as “Block Island”, “Block-Island”, “Pbloch Island”, “Block Island Channel”.

Visits

1. Galatea, 1827–28: June 8, 1827, off, 1 day.
2. Parker, 1831–35: October 10, 1831, off, 1 day.
3. Addison, 1834–37: June 11, 1834, off, 1 day.
4. Parker, 1831–35: February 23, 1835, off, 1 day.
5. Edward Quesnel, 1836–39: May 23, 1836, off, 2 days.
6. Addison, 1834–37: December 20, 1837, off, 1 day.
7. Rowena, 1841–43: July 2, 1841, off, 1 day.
8. Rowena, 1843–46: October 13, 1843, off, 1 day.
9. Charles Phelps, 1844–47: April 13, 1847, off, 1 day.
10. Draco, 1847–50: November 28, 1850, off, 1 day.
11. Fortune, 1850–54: May 17, 1854, off, 1 day.
12. Altamaha, 1861: September 24, 1861, off, 1 day.
13. Pedro Varela, 1917: July 31, 1917, off, 1 day.

What the logs record there

1. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Captain badly injured and forced return.
2. 1835 · Parker: Keeper promised news about the pilot.
3. 1861 · Altamaha: Got newspapers from a pilot boat.
4. 1837 · Addison: Deck covered in ice near Block Island.
5. 1854 · Fortune: Pilot taken on board.

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