USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Saturday, 17 July 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 160 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean

Entry Index: 388
Position: No position
Date by Position: 18 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: 55 tons 1718 lbs 

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 22 fathoms. Muddy bottom, a drift to north being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and 
hauled the dredge.
Much fog, mist, drizzling rain and occasional snow during the day. Sudden shift of wind from S.W. to 
S.E. at 6am followed by rapid fall of barometer. Again a sudden shift from S.E. to west at 1pm with a 
rapid increase of velocity and quick rise of the barometer. Thenceforward wind generally between north 
and west but not steady at any one point. Slightly varying temperature. 

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 34.5° - Specific gravity = 1.002 at 44°
2 fathoms = 33.5° - Specific gravity = 1.003 at 45°
21 fathoms = 29.5° x - Specific gravity = 1.0262 at 45° x Miller-Casella No 25251

Moon 24° S. 
First quarter

Related Materials

Published Journals of George W. DeLong

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

So slack does the ice seem, that a shift of wind is immediately noticeable in our change of 
drift.
Jeannette Ship's Journal

See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.

Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 w 29.61 — 31.7 — — oc
2 w 29.6 — 31.8 — — bc
3 wxs 29.57 — 31.3 — — ocf
4 wxs 29.55 — 32.0 — — bc
5 sw 29.52 — 32.5 — — ocm
6 sw 29.5 — 32.5 — — ocm
7 se 29.47 — 33.0 — — ocp
8 se 29.41 — 32.5 — — ocd
9 se 29.38 — 33.0 — 34.5 oc
10 se 29.34 — 33.0 — — ocr
11 se 29.31 — 33.5 — — ocr
12 se 29.28 — 34.0 — — ocm
13 sexe 29.26 — 34.2 — — ocfr
14 w 29.25 — 33.0 — — ocfr
15 wxs 29.25 — 32.7 — — ocfr
16 wxn 29.27 — 32.7 — — ocfr
17 nw 29.31 — 32.0 — — ocfs
18 nnw 29.37 — 32.0 — — ocfs
19 nxw 29.42 — 32.0 — — ocs
20 nxw 29.48 — 31.5 — — bc
21 nxw 29.51 — 31.5 — — bc
22 nxw 29.56 — 31.0 — — oc
23 nw 29.6 — 31.7 — — oc
24 wnw 29.6 — 32.2 — — bc
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