USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Sunday, 18 July 1880

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

Entry Index: 389
Position: 73.47, no longitude
Date by Position: 19 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° 28' 17"

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 55 tons 1608 lbs 

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 23 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A rapid drift to south being indicated by the lead line. Lowered 
and hauled the dredge.
At 10am the ship was inspected by the Commanding Officer, and divine service was afterwards read in 
the cabin. 
Fresh westerly breezes with squalls during forenoon; foggy and misty at times, and, during the afternoon 
a little snow fell. Barometer slowly rises at the beginning of the day but remains steady after 8am.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 34° - Specific gravity = 1.001 at 41°
2 fathoms = 33.5° - Specific gravity = 1.002 at 40°
22 fathoms = 29° x - Specific gravity = 1.0258 at 39.5° x Miller-Casella No 25251

Moon 24° S. 
First quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 wnw 29.6 — 32.5 — — oc
2 nwxw 29.61 — 32.2 — — bc
3 nwxw 29.63 — 31.0 — — bc
4 nwxw 29.65 — 29.5 — — ocf
5 wnw 29.67 — 30.5 — — ocqm
6 wnw 29.68 — 30.5 — — bcqm
7 wxn 29.68 — 30.5 — — bcqm
8 wnw 29.7 — 31.0 — — bcqm
9 wxn 29.71 — 31.5 — 34.0 ocz
10 wxn 29.71 — 32.0 — — ocz
11 wnw 29.71 — 32.0 — — ocz
12 wnw 29.7 — 32.5 — — bcz
13 w 29.69 — 32.2 — — bczs
14 w 29.69 — 33.0 — — bcz
15 wxs 29.69 — 33.0 — — bc
16 nwxw 29.7 — 31.0 — — bcs
17 w 29.69 — 31.8 — — oc
18 w 29.69 — 31.8 — — ocm
19 w 29.69 — 32.0 — — ocm
20 w 29.69 — 32.5 — — oc
21 w 29.69 — 32.0 — — oc
22 w 29.69 — 31.5 — — oc
23 wxn 29.7 — 31.5 — — bc
24 wnw 29.7 — 30.7 — — 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