USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Thursday, 19 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: 421
Position: No position
Date by Position: 19 August 1880
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subjects: Animals People/Ships Sea Ice
No observations

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 54 tons 218 lbs 

Max. temperature = 34.5°
Min. temperature = 31.5°

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 40 fathoms. Mud and fine sand, a drift to S.E. being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and 
hauled the dredge.
A bear 6 feet 6 1/2 inches long and 4 feet 7 inches in girth was shot about two miles east of the ship and 
brought aboard.
Weather cloudy and gloomy with very light northerly airs, slowly rising barometer and uniform 
temperature.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 35.5° - Specific gravity = 1.003 at 45°
2 fathoms = 31° - Specific gravity = 1.0245 at 44.5°
39 fathoms = 30° x - Specific gravity = 1.0264 at 44.5° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 7° S. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
3 n 29.81 49.0 32.0 ocf
6 nnw 29.81 48.0 32.0 ocm
9 nnw 29.83 49.0 33.0 35.5 oc
12 nnw 29.84 49.0 33.0 oc
15 nnw 29.85 50.0 33.0 oc
18 nnw 29.86 49.0 32.5 oc
21 nnw 29.89 49.0 32.5 oc
24 nxw 29.9 49.0 32.0 oc