USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Saturday, 14 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: 416
Position: No position
Date by Position: 14 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 768 lbs 

Max. temperature = 33°
Min. temperature = 31.5°

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 38 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A very slight drift to S.S.W. being indicated by the lead line. 
Lowered and hauled the dredge.
Overcast and gloomy weather, with mist, drizzling rain and fog. Light northerly and easterly airs with 
falling barometer and uniform temperature.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 35° - Specific gravity = 1.0025 at 44.5°
2 fathoms = 31° - Specific gravity = 1.0244 at 44.5°
37 fathoms = 30.5° x - Specific gravity = 1.0264 at 44.5° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 24° S. 
First quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
3 nxe 30.0 48.0 32.0 ocmd
6 n 29.95 47.0 32.0 ocm
9 nxe 29.94 49.0 32.3 35.0 ocr
12 ne 29.92 50.0 32.7 ocmz
15 nne 29.91 50.0 32.3 ocmz
18 ne 29.9 50.0 32.2 ocf
21 nne 29.91 57.0 32.0 ocf
24 nne 29.91 56.0 32.0 ocf