USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Friday, 6 August 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 120 miles to the N'd & W'd of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 408
Position: 73.36, -177.25
Date by Position: 6 August 1880
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: Sea Ice
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 21' 30"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun W. 177° 14' 45"
Variation of the compass by azimuth Sun observed at 5.30pm E. 21° 30'

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 54 tons 1648 lbs 

Max. temperature = 34°
Min. temperature = 28°

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 33 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A drift to E. x N. being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and 
hauled the dredge.
Weather gloomy and disagreeable during the forenoon; clear, bright and pleasant during the afternoon, 
until toward midnight when it began to rapidly cloud over. Fresh southerly and westerly winds backing to 
moderate southerly and easterly winds. A little snow fell at the beginning of the day.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 34° - Specific gravity = 1.003 at 41°
2 fathoms = 31° - Specific gravity = 1.0252 at 41°
32 fathoms = 31° x - Specific gravity = 1.0265 at 41.5° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 7° N. 
New moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
3 sw 29.54 43.0 29.0 ocqs
6 ssw 29.53 42.0 30.0 ocqm
9 sxw 29.59 45.0 32.0 34.0 ocm
12 swxs 29.62 46.0 33.5 bc
15 sxw 29.63 50.0 33.8 bc
18 s 29.63 48.0 33.5 bc
21 sxe 29.63 50.0 31.0 bc
24 sxe 29.62 49.0 31.7 bc