USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Monday, 27 October 1879

Beset in the pack


Entry Index: 124
Position: No position
Date by Position: 27 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: 315 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 107 tons 473 lbs

Com. and until 4am
Clear. Light breeze from W.N.W. 
[signed] John Cole

4 to 8am
Clear. Fine snow falling at times.
[signed] Hans Erichsen

8am to meridian
Clear weather. Light variable airs or calms. Sounded in 23 fathoms. Blue mud. No drift. Ship heeling 4° 
to starboard.
[signed] Ed Star

Meridian to 4pm
Overcast and hazy. Light airs from N'd & W'd. 
[signed] Luis P. Noros

4 to 6pm
Hazy. Light snow and light airs from N.W. 
[signed] John Cole

6 to 8pm
Clear weather and calm. Hazy at times.
[signed] Hans Erichsen

8pm to midnight
Blue sky and cloudy. Hazy at times. Light airs from W'd or calms.
[signed] Ed Star

Soundings 23 fathoms
At 22 fathoms = 30.75° - Salinometer reading 1.02 - Hydrometer reading 1.02 
At 8 fathoms = 30° - Salinometer reading 1.02 - Hydrometer reading 1.02

Moon 11° N. 
First quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 wnw 30.13 5.0 -14.0 32.0 bcz
2 wnw 30.13 5.0 -14.0 32.0 bcz
3 wnw 30.13 6.0 -12.0 32.0 bcz
4 wnw 30.13 6.0 -12.0 32.0 bcz
5 wnw 30.13 45.0 -8.5 32.0 bcz
6 calm 30.13 45.0 -8.5 32.0 bcz
7 calm 30.12 5.0 -8.5 32.0 bcz
8 calm 30.13 9.0 -9.5 32.0 bcz
9 calm 30.13 11.0 -11.5 32.0 bc
10 wnw 30.13 10.0 -12.0 32.0 bc
11 nwxw 30.13 11.0 -8.0 32.0 bc
12 nwxn 30.14 20.0 -6.5 32.0 bc
13 nwxn 30.14 23.0 -6.0 32.0 oz
14 nwxn 30.14 20.0 -5.0 32.0 oz
15 nwxn 30.14 25.0 -4.0 32.0 o
16 nwxw 30.13 22.0 -4.0 32.0 cz
17 nwxw 30.14 29.0 -4.0 32.0 os
18 nwxw 30.14 25.0 -4.0 32.0 ozs
19 calm 30.12 22.0 -3.5 32.0 bcz
20 calm 30.12 18.0 -6.5 32.0 bcz
21 calm 30.11 19.0 -5.5 32.0 bcz
22 calm 30.1 15.0 -5.5 32.0 bcz
23 calm 30.1 13.0 -5.5 32.0 bc
24 calm 30.09 12.0 -4.5 32.0 bc