USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Wednesday, 22 September 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 130 miles to the N'd & W'd of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 455
Position: 73.38, -176.62
Date by Position: 22 September 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° 23'
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun W. 176° 37' 

Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons
Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 305 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 51 tons 1293 lbs 

Max. temperature = 20.5°
Min. temperature = 0.5°

The pumping is done as required by hand at the forward spar deck bilge pump. The engineer's force is 
employed in remaking the Babbitt metal and plunger from the bilge pump attached to main engine and 
replacing the piston belonging to it; and in otherwise arranging the said pump so that it may be worked 
by hand, the additional amount of fuel required to work it by the steam cutter's boiler and engine being 
considered too great for our present supply.
Sounded in 38 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A drift to N.E. being indicated by the lead line. 
Weather bright and pleasant at times, but frequently a thick fog prevails. Almost calm during the 
forenoon, and light northerly and easterly airs during the afternoon. Slightly rising barometer and rapidly 
increasing temperature.
Carpenters engaged in securing feet padding to forward side of galleys house on spar deck.

Moon 23° N. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
3 wsw 29.99 50.0 1.5 bc
6 wsw 30.0 47.0 3.5 ocf
9 w 30.02 52.0 9.0 bcf
12 wxs 30.02 48.0 14.0 bcf
15 nxw 30.03 49.0 17.7 bcf
18 nne 30.03 48.0 17.5 ocf
21 nne 30.05 52.0 19.0 ocf
24 nne 30.05 55.0 18.7 ocf