Here you will find an example transcription of details
This is also a place to ask questions and request help with oddities in the log
You can bring the ship to life by sharing interesting finds from the log pages and other information about the ship
General help with marking and transcribing whaling logs
Weather and ice records from the whaling ships of the USA which contains the following 'must read' topics...
- START HERE. General outline, the project and how to help
- Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
- Transcribing: managing your recording workbook
Treasure trove of information in the Library
Over the years this forum has accumulated a broad spectrum of detailed information which is kept in the Library
Please do take time to visit the Library because it will afford you a great deal of help. However, do feel welcome to ask questions at any time.
Help with images
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Names of the crew
Names of the crew and notes of other ships mentioned or visited can also be recorded. Crews and Ships Met.
To find the shipyard pages for other whalers
Link: Find your ship, & the full list of ships logbooks for OWW
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Here is a log page that has been transcribed to help you to be familiar with the writing.
February 25th to and including March 1st, 1885
You can check for more help with reading the text in the topic Handwriting Help and Spelling
Here is a transcription of the above log page.
| Simple transcription | Phrases of text bracketed |
|---|---|
| Lat 35. Wednesday Feb 25th 1885 Long 127. 34 W Moderate breeze from S.S.W. Ship on P.tack by the wind heading W by N empployed in fitting Side bords + Boats leaking so that it take 80 minutes out of 24 hours to free her so ends | [Lat 35.] [Wednesday Feb 25th 1885] [Long 127. 34 W] [Moderate breeze from S.S.W.] [Ship on P.tack by the wind] [heading W by N] [empployed in fitting Side bords + Boats leaking so that it take 80 minutes out of 24 hours to free her so ends] |
| Thursday Feb 26th blowing fresh the N course W by S 1/2 S at 2 oclock P.m luffed to on S.tack under close reefed Main topsail blowing a gale from the N ship heading N.W by W at 1 oclock p.m one of the green hands fell on deack strikeing his sholder against a spar Breaking his shoulder Blade took + sett it | [Thursday Feb 26th] [blowing fresh the N] [course W by S 1/2 S] [at 2 oclock P.m luffed to on S.tack under close reefed Main topsail] [blowing a gale from the N] [ship heading N.W by W] [at 1 oclock p.m one of the green hands fell on deack strikeing his sholder against a spar Breaking his shoulder Blade took + sett it] |
| Lat 35.15 N Friday Feb 27th Long 132 W Strong breezes course W by S. Wind N.E Saw several humpbacks leak about the same on hour out of 24 to free her with one pump empployed in riggin Boats + over hawling cutting gear latter part saw several Humpbacks |
[Lat 35.15 N] [Friday Feb 27th] [Long 132 W] [Strong breezes] [course W by S.] [Wind N.E] [Saw several humpbacks leak about the same on hour out of 24 to free her with one pump empployed in riggin Boats + over hawling cutting gear] [latter part saw several Humpbacks] |
| Lat 35.00 N Saturday Feb 28th Long 133.18 W light air from the W.S.W. Ship on S tack by the wind headding S empployed in ships duties middle + latter the same |
[Lat 35.00 N] [Saturday Feb 28th] [Long 133.18 W] [light air from the W.S.W.] [Ship on S tack by the wind headding S] [empployed in ships duties] [middle + latter the same] |
| Longitude 135.52 W Lat 34.50 N Sunday Mar 1st 1885 Strong breezes from the N course W latter part wind E course W wind hawling to S.E middle + latter Saw leake about the same Saw finbacks + Porposes |
[Longitude 135.52 W Lat 34.50 N] [Sunday Mar 1st 1885] [Strong breezes from the N] [course W] [latter part wind E] [course W wind hawling to S.E] [middle + latter Saw leake about the same Saw finbacks + Porposes] |
Notes:
This ship works on civil time.
Start worksheet (top section)
If you discover any metadata in the logbook please enter it on this page. Metadata means 'data about data', barometer readings or temperature readings. See under 'Weather' at rows 32 and 33. For example, if you see that the temperature is in Celsius or Centigrade, that fact should be transcribed as metadata.
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Primary worksheet
Weather worksheet
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Remarks worksheet
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