USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Wednesday, 4 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: 406
Position: No position
Date by Position: 4 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 1868 lbs 

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 32 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A drift to E. x S. being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and 
hauled the dredge.
Weather gloomy. Sky overcast nearly all day. Light southerly and westerly winds with very low 
barometer, followed after noon by freshening northerly and westerly winds and rapidly rising barometer 
with decreasing temperature.
Water line on ship forward, 7 feet 1 inch; aft 12 feet 10 1/2 inches - ship heeling 7° to starboard.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 33.5° - Specific gravity = 1.002 at 45°
2 fathoms = 31° - Specific gravity = 1.0250 at 45°
31 fathoms = 31° x - Specific gravity = 1.0254 at 45.5° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 16° N. 
Last quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 sxw 29.13 33.2 bcz
2 sxw 29.11 33.5 bc
3 sxw 29.08 33.5 bc
4 ssw 29.07 33.7 bc
5 s 29.05 34.0 oc
6 s 29.04 34.0 oc
7 ssw 29.04 34.0 ocr
8 sw 29.05 34.0 ocp
9 sw 29.08 33.5 33.5 ocz
10 wsw 29.1 33.5 ocz
11 wxs 29.13 33.5 oc
12 wxs 29.14 33.0 oc
13 wxn 29.15 32.8 ocz
14 w 29.17 32.5 ocmz
15 w 29.2 32.3 ocmz
16 wnw 29.22 32.0 ocmr
17 nwxw 29.25 31.8 oc
18 nwxw 29.28 31.2 oc
19 wnw 29.3 30.0 oc
20 wnw 29.31 29.0 bcs
21 w 29.34 29.0 ocs
22 w 29.34 28.5 ocs
23 w 29.35 28.2 ocs
24 w 29.36 29.0 oc