USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Thursday, 21 October 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 145 miles to the N'd & W'd of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 484
Position: No position
Date by Position: 21 October 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

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: 400 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 47 tons 1988 lbs 

Max. temperature = 16°
Min. temperature = 1.5°

The pumping forward is done by hand at the spar deck bilge pump, and such water as filters aft, through 
and under the bulkhead, into the fire room, is pumped out by hand at the bilge pump attached to the 
main engine.
The steam cutter's boiler is used for distilling. 
Sounded in 30 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to west being indicated by the lead line. 
Weather generally dull and gloomy, though partially clear in the middle of the day. Between midnight 
and 3am the wind backs to the northward, grow light and is succeeded by a calm at 1pm. The 
barometer rapidly rises after 6am. At and after 6pm there is a light W.S.W. breeze. Rapidly falling 
followed by as rapidly rising temperature.
Very light snow fall all day.   

Moon 24° N. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
3 nxw 29.72 50.0 13.5 oczs
6 n 29.71 47.0 12.0 oczs
9 wxn 29.84 54.0 1.0 bcz
12 wsw 29.89 46.0 3.0 bcfs
15 calm 29.99 55.0 4.7 oczs
18 calm 30.07 55.0 10.0 ocs
21 wsw 30.17 58.0 14.0 ocs
24 wsw 30.23 52.0 13.0 ocs