USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Wednesday, 5 May 1880

Beset in the pack to the N'd & W'd of Herald Island


Entry Index: 315
Position: 73.19, 179.63
Date by Position: 6 May 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subjects: Animals Sea Ice
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 11' 24"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 179° 37' 30"
Variation of the compass by azimuth Sun observed at 6pm E. 20° 27'

Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons
Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 400 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 63 tons 973 lbs 

Maximum temperature indicated by B.B. in vacuo = 80.5° at noon

The pumping and distilling are done by the Baxter engine and boiler. 
Water in the ship to day

at 8am
at 4pm
at midnight 

4 inches
14 inches
0 inches

Sounded at noon in 30 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to south being indicated by the lead line.
Weather gloomy and unpleasant in the forenoon, clearing toward evening. Light northerly winds, rising 
barometer, and low temperature with rapid decrease after 6pm.
A shooting party going out to the "open water" 3 miles S.E. of the ship brought back 3 common 
guillemots.
Crew engaged in general work about the ship and engineer's force occupied in forging new crank shaft 
for wind-mill.

The ship is found to be west of the 180th meridian by todays observations, but the date is not changed at 
present lest she should within a few days drift to the eastward of said meridian and require a second 
change. Until the date is changed however, the correct local day will be written in red ink under the 
usual heading of the log pages.

Moon 10° 41' N. 
Last quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 nw 29.71 12.0 ocfs
2 nwxn 29.72 11.2 oczs
3 nwxn 29.71 10.8 oc
4 nnw 29.72 10.3 oczs
5 n 29.73 9.0 ocs
6 north 29.73 8.5 ocs
7 n 29.74 8.5 ocs
8 n 29.74 8.0 ocs
9 n 29.75 8.0 ocs
10 n 29.75 8.0 oc
11 n 29.74 7.5 ocs
12 n 29.74 7.0 oc
13 n 29.74 6.0 oczs
14 n 29.75 4.5 ocz
15 n 29.76 4.0 ocz
16 nxw 29.77 3.0 bcz
17 nxe 29.77 2.7 bcz
18 nxw 29.78 2.0 bcz
19 n 29.78 0.5 bc
20 n 29.79 -1.0 bc
21 n 29.8 -4.0 bc
22 n 29.8 -4.0 bcs
23 nnw 29.8 -8.5 bcz
24 nw 29.8 -8.0 bcz