USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Saturday, 26 June 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 170 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 367
Position: 73.47, 178.45
Date by Position: 27 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° 28' 18"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 178° 27' 15"

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 268 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 inches
5 inches
5 inches

Sounded at noon in 24 fathoms, muddy bottom. A rapid drift to S.W. being indicated by the lead line. 
Lowered and hauled the dredge.
Weather generally gloomy. Sky overcast and toward the end of the day there was much fog. Fresh 
north-easterly winds backing and moderating. Slowly rising barometer and pleasant temperature.
An opening ten feet in width occurred in the ice between the ship, and the long lane about 1 1/2 miles to 
the SE. Much water sky to the northward.

Moon 2° S. 
Full moon

Related Materials

Published Journals of George W. DeLong

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

An opening ten feet wide occurred in the ice half way to the old opening one and a half 
miles S. E. of the ship. Much water-sky in all directions.

Jeannette Ship's Journal

See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.

Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 exn 29.93 31.0 oc
2 ene 29.93 31.0 oc
3 ene 29.93 31.3 oc
4 exn 29.94 31.7 oc
5 nexn 29.95 32.0 oc
6 nexn 29.95 32.0 oc
7 nexn 29.96 32.5 oc
8 nexn 29.96 33.0 oc
9 nexn 29.97 34.0 oc
10 nexn 29.98 33.5 oc
11 nexn 29.98 34.0 oc
12 ne 29.98 35.0 oc
13 ne 29.98 34.5 oc
14 ne 29.99 33.5 oc
15 nexn 30.0 34.0 oc
16 nne 30.0 35.0 bc
17 nne 30.01 33.5 oc
18 nexn 30.01 32.5 bc
19 nne 30.02 31.2 ocf
20 nexn 30.02 31.0 ocf
21 ne 30.03 30.5 ocfr
22 n 30.03 30.0 ocf
23 nxe 30.03 29.5 bcf
24 n 30.03 28.5 bcf