USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Sunday, 1 August 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 140 miles to the N'd & W'd of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean

Entry Index: 403
Position: No position
Date by Position: 1 August 1880
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: Sea Ice 
No observations

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 54 tons 2198 lbs 

The pumping is done, as required, by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 30 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to north being indicated by the lead line. Lowered 
and hauled the dredge. 
At 10am called "all hands to muster". Read the act for the government of the Navy and mustered the 
crew. The Commanding Officer then inspected the ship and held divine service in the cabin. 
Cloudy and gloomy weather with passing showers, fog. Snow and mist from time to time. Fresh 
southerly breeze dying out by 3pm and succeeded by light westerly and freshening N.W. wind. Steady 
barometer. Uniform temperature until midnight when a fall occurred.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 35° - Specific gravity = 1.002 at 46.5°
2 fathoms = 31° - Specific gravity = 1.0248 at 47°
29 fathoms = 32° x - Specific gravity = 1.0250 at 47° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 24° N. 
Last quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 ssw 29.65 — 30.2 — — bc
2 ssw 29.64 — 30.5 — — bcs
3 sxw 29.64 — 30.5 — — ocs
4 ssw 29.63 — 30.5 — — bc
5 swxs 29.63 — 31.0 — — ocq
6 ssw 29.63 — 31.5 — — ocmpqs
7 ssw 29.63 — 31.0 — — bcmpqs
8 ssw 29.63 — 32.0 — — ocm
9 sxw 29.63 — 32.0 — 35.0 ocs
10 sxw 29.62 — 33.0 — — ocs
11 s 29.61 — 33.5 — — ocs
12 s 29.6 — 33.5 — — ocs
13 s 29.55 — 32.5 — — ocs
14 s 29.54 — 32.3 — — ocs
15 s 29.54 — 32.0 — — ocfms
16 calm 29.53 — 32.0 — — ocm
17 sw 29.53 — 31.5 — — oc
18 wxs 29.53 — 31.5 — — oc
19 w 29.53 — 31.5 — — oc
20 w 29.53 — 31.0 — — bc
21 w 29.53 — 32.0 — — bc
22 w 29.53 — 31.0 — — bc
23 nwxw 29.53 — 30.0 — — ocs
24 nw 29.53 — 28.0 — — 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