USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Wednesday, 9 February 1881

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 308 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 595
Position: No position
Date by Position: 10 February 1881
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: 325 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 31 tons 1953 lbs 

Max. temperature = -4.5°
Min. temperature = -18.5°

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 40 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to west being indicated by the lead line.
Light S.E. and E. airs with steadily rising barometer and decreasing temperature. The sun showed the 
upper limb of his disc for a few moments only at noon above a cloud bank.
The lead 1/2 mile astern of the ship opened to a width of about 50 yards in some places, the opening 
extending generally in a curve from N.W. to E.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 29.5° - Specific gravity = 1.0246 at 48°
2 fathoms = 29.5° - Specific gravity = 1.0246 at 48° 

Moon 22° N. 
First quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
3 se 30.23 46.0 -6.0 bcz
6 ese 30.26 41.0 -6.0 oc
9 se 30.35 48.0 -7.5 bc
12 se 30.4 38.0 -10.5 bc
15 ese 30.45 50.0 -12.0 bc
18 e 30.51 56.0 -13.0 bcz
21 exn 30.53 56.0 -16.5 bcz
24 exn 30.53 53.0 -16.0 bcz