USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Saturday, 18 October 1879

Beset in the pack

Entry Index: 115
Position: No position
Date by Position: 18 October 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1

Events & Observations

Latitude by observation at noon: no observation 
Longitude by chronometer from forenoon observations: no observation 

Snow used for water 
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 70 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 108 tons 283 lbs

Com. and until 4am
Overcast and hazy. Light airs from E.S.E.
[signed] Hans Erichsen

4 to 8am
Overcast and cloudy. Light airs or calm.
[signed] Ed Star

8am to meridian
Cloudy and pleasant. Light airs from N.N.E. to N.N.W. At 12 sounded in 23 1/2 fathoms. Blue mud. Drift 
to S.S.W. (true). Ship listing 4° to starboard.
[signed] Luis P. Noros

Meridian to 4pm
Clear. Light N.N.W. wind.
[signed] John Cole

4 to 6pm
Cloudy. Light airs from N.W. 
[signed] Hans Erichsen

6 to 8pm
Overcast and cloudy. Light airs from N.W. 
[signed] Ed Star

8pm to midnight
Overcast and cloudy. Rising breeze from N.N.W. Hazy at times.
[signed] Luis P. Noros

Soundings 23 1/2 fathoms
At 22 1/2 fathoms = 31° - Salinometer 1.02445 at 56° - Hydrometer 1.02445 at 56° 
At 8 1/2 fathoms = 29.4° - Salinometer 1.02350 at 56.5° - Hydrometer 1.02370 at 56.5°

Moon 26° S. 
New moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 ese 29.66 67.0 25.0 — 32.0 oz
2 ese 29.64 67.0 24.0 — 32.0 oz
3 ese 29.64 67.0 25.0 — 32.0 oz
4 ese 29.6 66.0 26.0 — 32.0 oz
5 ne 29.66 59.0 25.0 — 32.0 oz
6 nxe 29.65 60.0 26.0 — 32.0 bc
7 calm 29.65 61.0 26.0 — 32.0 bc
8 nxe 29.64 58.0 26.0 — 32.0 bc
9 nne 29.64 58.0 26.0 — 32.0 bc
10 nnw 29.65 58.0 25.0 — 32.0 bc
11 nwxn 29.65 57.0 25.0 — 32.0 bc
12 nnw 29.68 54.0 25.0 — 32.0 bc
13 nnw 29.65 56.0 25.0 — 32.0 bc
14 nnw 29.65 56.0 25.0 — 32.0 oc
15 nnw 29.66 59.0 23.0 — 32.0 bc
16 nnw 29.66 59.0 23.0 — 32.0 bc
17 nw 29.67 55.0 21.0 — 32.0 bc
18 nw 29.68 54.0 21.0 — 32.0 bc
19 nw 29.69 55.0 21.0 — 32.0 bc
20 nw 29.71 56.0 21.0 — 32.0 bc
21 nwxn 29.72 56.0 21.0 — 32.0 bcz
22 nnw1/2w 29.74 56.0 20.0 — 32.0 bcz
23 nnw1/2w 29.75 56.0 20.0 — 32.0 bc
24 nnw1/2w 29.76 60.0 19.0 — 32.0 oz
Beaufort Weather Codes

b: clear blue sky, c: cloudy weather, d: drizzling or light rain, e: wet air without rain, f: foggy, g: gloomy or stormy, h: hail, l: lightning, m: misty or hazy, o: overcast, p: passing showers or rain, q: squally, r: continuous rain, s: snow, t: thunder, u: ugly appearances of threatening weather, v: variable weather, w: wet or heavy dew, z: hazy