Welcome on board the John Carver on voyage 6 May 1884 to 11 Nov 1885
The ice sections of the voyage of the John Carver from 6 May 1884 to 11 Nov 1885 have been completed. Thank you all!
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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...
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Names of the crew
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John Carver, crew and ships met
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Here is a log page that has been transcribed to help you to be familiar with the writing.
May 24th 1885 to May 28th 1885
Journal on board Bk John Carver By
1885
Sun May 24th Light airs and calm the most of the
day. Ship in the ice. 9 vessels insight
At 2 P.M. the ice slacked up a little and
we saw two Bowheads. lowered all four
boats but did n't get a chance at them
Margin text: Saw Bowheads
Mon May 25th Light air from the S.W. Ship in the ice
Several Vessels insight At 5 P.M. lowered
for a Bowhead. saw several. Struck one
and the iron drew So Ends - Lat 61.37 N
Long 178.02 E
Margin text: Bowheads
Tues May 26th Begins with a light breeze and thick weather
with snow from the S.S.E. Ship in the
ice. Six Vessels insight P.M. Saw several
Bowheads and lowered for them but threw
being so much ice we did n't get any
where near thru. No Obs -
Margin text: Bowheads
Wedns May 27th Begins with a light air from the S.
Ship in the ice. Cape Naverin bearing N.N.E.
45 miles At 12 A.M. the L. Boat struck a
Bowhead and saved him got him alongside
at 2 A.M. and commenced cutting finished at 6
A.M. and the remainder of the day watch at
work boiling. 4 Ships insight - No Obs -
Margin text: Took a Bowhead
Thurs May 28th Thick weather with snow + rain from
the S.S.E. Ship working along through the ice
towards Cape Naverin. Watch eployed boiling
One Sail insight - No Obs -
Here is a transcription of the above log page. Click on the worksheet images below to see them at full size.
Start worksheet (top section)
If you discover any metadata in the logbook please enter it on this page. Metadata means 'data about data'. 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.
Start worksheet
Primary worksheet
Weather worksheet
Remarks worksheet
Notes
- 'Civil Time' is noted, enter this on the START Sheet by 'Notes:'.
- There are remarks about the whale hunting events that are included in the remarks worksheet because they add to an understanding of the state of the ice.
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