USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Friday, 27 June 1879

At anchor San Francisco Cal.

Entry Index: 2
Position: 37.8, -122.4
Date by Position: 27 June 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: People/Ships 
Ship lying between wind and tide
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 2 tons 1270 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 137 tons 810 lbs

Com. and until 4am
Overcast and foggy. Moderate breeze from W.S.W. At 12.10 anchored off San Francisco in 9 fathoms. 
Ebb tide running. Veered to 45 fathoms. Goat Island Light [Editor's note: Yerba Buena Island] bore N.E. 
1/2 E. (p.s.). Alcatraz Lt. bore W.N.W. 1/4 W. (p.s.). Hauled fires. At 1 swung to flood. U.S.S. Alaska at 
anchor near us. 
[signed] Alfred Sweetman

4 to 8am 
Overcast and foggy. Gentle breeze from W. Swung to ebb at 5.30
[signed] William Dunbar
 
8am to meridian 
Overcast and foggy. At 10.30 shifted berth under fore and aft sail. Came to with starboard anchor in 9 
fathoms and veered to 30 fathoms starboard chain. Ship's head S.E. by E. (p.s.). Goat Island Light 
bearing N.E. 3/4 E. (p.s.) and Alcatraz W. by N. (p.s.). Ship's draught aft 13' 4 1/2 " for'd 10' 11". Comd'g 
Officer made official visit to "Alaska".
[signed] John Cole 

Meridian to 4pm 
Overcast and foggy. Moderate breeze from S.W. Ship swung to flood at 12.30
[signed] William Nindemann

4 to 6pm 
Overcast and foggy. Moderate breeze from S.W.
[signed] Alfred Sweetman

6 to 8pm 
Overcast and foggy. Moderate breeze from S.W. At 6.20 ship swung to ebb.
[signed] William Dunbar

8pm to midnight 
Overcast and foggy. Moderate breeze from S.W.
[signed] John Cole

Moon 13° S.
First quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 sw 30.02 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
2 wsw 30.04 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
3 wsw 30.06 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
4 wsw 30.06 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
5 w 30.03 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
6 w 30.03 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
7 w 30.03 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
8 w 30.0 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
9 w 30.0 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 of
10 w 30.0 65.0 65.0 62.0 64.0 of
11 w 30.0 65.0 65.0 62.0 64.0 of
12 w 30.0 65.0 65.0 62.0 64.0 of
13 w 30.0 62.0 60.0 60.0 62.0 of
14 w 30.0 62.0 60.0 60.0 62.0 of
15 w 30.0 62.0 60.0 60.0 62.0 of
16 sw 30.02 56.0 56.0 57.0 60.0 of
17 sw 30.01 55.0 55.0 56.0 59.0 of
18 sw 30.0 55.0 55.0 56.0 59.0 of
19 sw 30.0 55.0 55.0 56.0 59.0 of
20 sw 30.0 55.0 55.0 56.0 59.0 of
21 sw 30.0 55.0 53.0 54.0 59.0 of
22 sw 30.0 54.0 53.0 54.0 59.0 of
23 sw 30.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 56.0 of
24 sw 30.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 59.0 of
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