USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Monday, 6 October 1879

Beset in the pack to the N.W. of Herald Island


Entry Index: 103
Position: 71.85, no longitude
Date by Position: 6 October 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1

Events & Observations

Latitude by observation at noon 71° 51' 10" N.

Snow used for water 
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 70 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 109 tons 493 lbs

Com. and until 4am
Cloudy weather and calm.
[signed] Hans Erichsen

4 to 8am
Overcast, calm, snowing. Light airs from eastward last hour.
[signed] Ed Star
 
8am to meridian
Overcast. Snowing at times. Light and variable airs from S.E. to N.W. At 12 sounded in 24 fathoms. Blue 
mud. Trend of line indicating small drift to S. by E. (true). Ship heeling 5° to starboard.
[signed] Luis P. Noros

Meridian to 4pm
First part overcast and cloudy then clear with light breeze from S.W. by S.
[signed] John Cole

4 to 6pm
Cloudy weather and snowing at times. Light variable airs.
[signed] Hans Erichsen

6 to 8pm
First hour cloudy and pleasant. Second hour overcast and snowing. Light N.E. breeze.
[signed] Ed Star

8pm to midnight
Fine weather and rising wind until 11, then light fall of snow and variable winds from N.E. to E. by N.
[signed] Luis P. Noros

Soundings 24 fathoms
At 23 fathoms = 30° - Salinometer 1.023850 at 54.5° - Hydrometer reading = 1.02425 at 54.5° 
At 9 fathoms = 31° - Salinometer 1.023650 at 53.3° - Hydrometer reading = 1.0240 at 53.3°

Moon 25° N. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 sw 30.06 54.0 15.0 32.0 bc
2 calm 30.07 53.0 13.0 32.0 bc
3 calm 30.05 51.0 13.0 32.0 bc
4 calm 30.05 44.0 14.0 32.0 bc
5 calm 30.03 46.0 13.0 32.0 bc
6 calm 30.0 45.0 14.0 32.0 o
7 ene 30.0 45.0 14.0 32.0 os
8 e 29.99 49.0 15.0 32.0 os
9 se 29.97 50.0 16.0 32.0 os
10 se 29.94 52.0 17.0 32.0 os
11 s 29.94 52.0 18.0 32.0 os
12 nw 29.92 51.0 16.0 32.0 bcs
13 swxs 29.91 52.0 14.0 32.0 oc
14 swxs 29.9 51.0 13.0 32.0 oc
15 swxs 29.88 51.0 12.0 32.0 bc
16 swxs 29.88 52.0 11.0 32.0 bc
17 wxn 29.85 51.0 9.0 32.0 bc
18 nnw 29.81 51.0 10.0 32.0 bc
19 ne 29.79 52.0 8.0 32.0 bc
20 ne 29.77 53.0 9.0 32.0 os
21 ne 29.73 53.0 9.0 32.0 bc
22 nexe 29.68 53.0 9.0 32.0 bc
23 ene 29.63 54.0 9.0 32.0 s
24 exn 29.6 54.0 9.0 32.0 s