USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Saturday, 10 July 1880

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

Entry Index: 381
Position: No position
Date by Position: 11 July 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: Sea Ice 
Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 56 tons 248 lbs 

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump.
Sounded in 22 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to east being indicated by the lead line. Lowered 
and hauled the dredge.
Rainy, foggy and disagreeable weather.

Moon 6° N. 
New moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 wxs 29.55 — 32.5 — — ocr
2 w 29.56 — 31.2 — — oc
3 wxn 29.57 — 30.0 — — bcm
4 w 29.59 — 30.5 — — ocm
5 wxn 29.6 — 30.5 — — oc
6 wxn 29.6 — 31.0 — — oc
7 wsw 29.6 — 31.0 — — oc
8 wsw 29.6 — 31.0 — — oc
9 sw 29.61 — 31.0 — — oc
10 swxs 29.61 — 32.0 — — ocr
11 swxs 29.59 — 32.0 — — ocr
12 s 29.54 — 32.0 — — ocr
13 se 29.51 — 32.7 — — ocr
14 se 29.49 — 32.0 — — ocr
15 se 29.44 — 32.0 — — ocr
16 sexe 29.4 — 32.8 — — ocr
17 se 29.39 — 33.0 — — ocr
18 se 29.37 — 33.2 — — ocr
19 nw 29.37 — 34.5 — — ocf
20 nw 29.36 — 33.5 — — ocf
21 nw 29.39 — 33.0 — — ocf
22 n 29.45 — 33.0 — — ocf
23 nne 29.48 — 32.5 — — ocf
24 nne 29.49 — 32.0 — — ocf
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