USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Saturday, 30 August 1879

At anchor Cape Serdze-Kamen & Making passage from that Cape to Koliutchin Bay


Entry Index: 66
Position: 66.84, -171.1
Date by Position: 30 August 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1

Events & Observations

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Distance run by log since preceding noon 42 knots 6 fathoms
Latitude by D.R. at noon 66° 50' 30" N.
Longitude by D.R. at noon 171° 06' 00" W.
Latitude by observation at noon: no observation
Longitude by chronometer from forenoon observations: no observation

Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 70 gallons
Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 40 gallons
Water remaining on hand fit for use at noon 170 gallons
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 3 tons 1480 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 142 tons 1503 lbs

9am: Set fore and aft sail
10am: Put over Taf. log at 9 reading 139.5
Noon: Taffrail log 150.2

Com. and until 4am 
Overcast. Moderate breeze from S.W. At 3 Lieutenant Chipp went ashore to interview the natives. 
Spread fires at 3. 
[signed] William Dunbar

4 to 8am 
Overcast and cloudy. Light N.N.W. wind. At 4.20 Lieutenant Chipp returned with the native chief and 
party. At 6 got underway and stood out of the bay on N. by W. (p.c.) course. At 6.15 natives left the ship. 
At 6.20 went ahead at full speed. Made out another settlement in the northern part of the bay. 
[signed] John Cole

8am to meridian
Overcast and foggy. At 9.30 changed course to "full and by" on the port tack. Moderate breeze from 
W.N.W. At 10 a party of natives from the northern village came alongside and shoved off at 10.15. At 
11.45 towed the dredge and took soundings in 22 fathoms. Blue mud. Weather very thick at meridian.  
[signed] William Nindemann

Meridian to 4pm 
Misty, foggy at times. Moderate breezes from W.N.W. Passed several pieces of drift wood. Tacked ship 
to N'd at 4. Steering full and by. 
[signed] William Dunbar

4 to 6pm
Foggy and misty. Moderate N.W. wind. Steering full and by. 
[signed] John Cole

6 to 8pm
Foggy and misty. Light breezes from N.W. Steering full and by. 
[signed] William Nindemann

8pm to midnight
Misty. Fresh breezes from N. At 10.50 changed course to W. (p.c.).
[signed] William Dunbar

Soundings
22 fathoms = 36° 
Surface = 39° - Salinometer1.0217 at 53°

Moon 7° S. 
First quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 sw 29.9 42.0 36.0 34.0 38.0 oz
2 nw 29.9 43.0 36.0 34.0 38.0 bc
3 nw 29.9 43.0 36.0 34.0 37.5 bc
4 sw 29.9 43.0 34.0 33.0 37.5 bc
5 sw 29.9 40.0 33.0 33.0 37.0 oc
6 sw 29.9 40.0 33.0 33.0 37.0 oc
7 nnw 29.9 40.0 33.0 33.0 37.0 oc
8 nnw 29.9 40.0 33.0 33.0 37.0 oc
9 wnw 29.9 39.0 34.0 34.0 37.0 oc
10 wnw 29.89 38.0 36.0 36.0 38.0 oc
11 wnw 29.89 37.0 35.0 35.0 38.0 f
12 wnw 29.9 37.0 36.0 36.0 38.0 f
13 wxn 29.9 38.0 36.0 35.0 38.0 f
14 wnw 29.89 37.0 36.0 36.0 38.0 ozm
15 wnw 29.89 37.0 36.0 36.0 42.0 ozm
16 wnw 29.89 37.0 36.0 36.0 42.0 ozm
17 nw 29.92 39.0 37.0 36.0 40.0 omf
18 nw 29.92 38.0 36.0 36.0 40.0 omf
19 nw 29.93 38.0 36.0 36.0 39.0 omf
20 nwxn 29.94 38.0 36.0 36.0 39.0 omf
21 n 29.97 38.0 36.0 36.0 39.0 om
22 n 29.97 38.0 36.0 36.0 39.0 om
23 n 29.97 38.0 36.0 36.0 39.0 om
24 n 29.96 38.0 36.0 36.0 38.0 om