USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Friday, 9 July 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 165 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean

Entry Index: 380
Position: 73.63, 177.92
Date by Position: 10 July 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° 37' 32"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 177° 55'

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 56 tons 358 lbs 

The pumping is done, as required, by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump.
Sounded in 22 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A drift to east being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and 
hauled the dredge.
At 8am loosed sails to dry. At 3.30 furled them.
Weather clear and pleasant at times, at other times overcast and rainy. Light westerly winds succeeded 
by moderate southerly winds. Steady barometer, and, toward midnight, slight fall in temperature.

Moon 11° N. 
New moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 wnw 29.54 — 32.5 — — bc
2 nw 29.54 — 33.0 — — bc
3 swxs 29.53 — 32.5 — — bc
4 swxs 29.53 — 32.5 — — bc
5 sw 29.54 — 33.0 — — oc
6 wsw 29.54 — 34.0 — — oc
7 wsw 29.54 — 34.5 — — bc
8 swxw 29.54 — 34.5 — — bc
9 swxw 29.55 — 34.5 — — bc
10 wsw 29.55 — 35.0 — — bc
11 wsw 29.55 — 35.0 — — bc
12 wsw 29.55 — 35.0 — — bc
13 swxs 29.54 — 34.3 — — bc
14 swxs 29.54 — 34.5 — — bc
15 ssw 29.54 — 35.0 — — bc
16 ssw 29.54 — 34.3 — — bc
17 ssw 29.53 — 34.0 — — bc
18 s 29.52 — 34.0 — — bc
19 s 29.52 — 34.0 — — bc
20 s 29.52 — 33.7 — — ocr
21 s 29.52 — 33.5 — — ocr
22 sxw 29.52 — 33.5 — — ocr
23 w 29.53 — 32.0 — — ocm
24 wxn 29.54 — 32.5 — — oc
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