USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Friday, 13 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: 415
Position: 73.32, -176.23
Date by Position: 13 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° 19' 
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun W. 176° 13' 45"

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 54 tons 878 lbs 

Max. temperature = 36.7°
Min. temperature = 23°

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 38 3/4 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to north being indicated by the lead line. Lowered 
and hauled the dredge.
Rainbow at 10pm. Sunset at 10.20pm. This is the first day that it has been possible to see the sun at 
setting, since his again going below our horizon. 
Light breezes followed by faint airs, backing from the S'd to N.E. with falling barometer and increasing 
temperature. A ~ fog during the forenoon. Very heavy dark sky to southward toward midnight.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 34.5° - Specific gravity = 1.003 at 44.5°
2 fathoms = 31° - Specific gravity = 1.0242 at 44°
37 3/4 fathoms = 32° x - Specific gravity = 1.0254 at 44° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 23° S. 
First quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
3 sxe 30.04 46.0 24.0 bcf
6 ssw 30.05 45.0 25.5 bcf
9 s 30.1 47.0 30.0 34.5 bcf
12 sse 30.11 46.0 32.5 bc
15 sse 30.11 49.0 34.0 bc
18 ene 30.1 49.0 31.5 bcz
21 ne 30.09 48.0 30.7 bc
24 ne 30.05 49.0 32.0 oc