USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Wednesday, 23 June 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 180 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean

Entry Index: 364
Position: 73.35, 178.53
Date by Position: 24 June 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: Sea Ice 
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 21' 12"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 178° 31' 30"

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: 170 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 57 tons 778 lbs 

The pumping is done by the wind mill and the distilling by the steam cutter's boiler. 
Water in the ship to day

at 8am
at 4pm
at midnight 
At fire room bilge
5 1/2 inches
5 inches
5 inches

Sounded at noon in 24 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to W.N.W. being indicated by the lead 
line. Lowered and hauled the dredge.
Weather clear and pleasant in the forenoon, cloudy and dull in the afternoon. Light southerly and 
westerly winds backing to southerly and easterly winds, freshening steadily until midnight at which time 
the wind was quite fresh with hard squalls. 

Moon 18° S. 
Full moon

Related Materials

Published Journals of George W. DeLong

See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:

The thawing on the surface of the floe has kept everything sloppy, some places being an 
inch deep and more in water.
Jeannette Ship's Journal

See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.

Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 sw 29.48 — 23.0 — — bcf
2 sw 29.5 — 23.3 — — bc
3 wsw 29.51 — 24.5 — — bcz
4 sw 29.52 — 25.0 — — bcz
5 sw 29.53 — 29.0 — — bc
6 ssw 29.55 — 27.0 — — bc
7 ssw 29.56 — 28.0 — — bc
8 se 29.58 — 31.0 — — bc
9 sexe 29.59 — 34.0 — — bc
10 e 29.59 — 34.0 — — bc
11 ese 29.58 — 33.0 — — bc
12 sexe 29.59 — 33.0 — — bc
13 se 29.56 — 32.0 — — oczr
14 sexe 29.57 — 32.0 — — ocz
15 e 29.57 — 33.5 — — oc
16 e 29.57 — 33.4 — — bc
17 e 29.57 — 33.0 — — bc
18 e 29.56 — 32.0 — — oc
19 ese 29.56 — 32.0 — — oc
20 ese 29.55 — 33.0 — — bc
21 ese 29.54 — 32.0 — — bc
22 exs 29.52 — 31.0 — — bc
23 ese 29.48 — 31.0 — — bcq
24 sexe 29.46 — 31.0 — — bcq
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