USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Wednesday, 10 September 1879

Beset in pack off Herald Island


Entry Index: 77
Position: No position
Date by Position: 10 September 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subjects: Animals People/Ships
Longitude by chronometer from forenoon observations: no observation

Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 50 gallons
Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 0 gallons
Water remaining on hand fit for use at noon 230 gallons
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 370 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 111 tons 1643 lbs

Com. and until 4am
Calm and pleasant weather. 
[signed] William Nindemann

4 to 8am
Pleasant weather. Light airs and calms. Ship listed to starboard. Righted a little at 7.
[signed] William Dunbar

8am to meridian
Foggy. Calm. Light airs from N.E. at times. All hands employed cutting the ice away from the rudder. 
Ship heeling 9° to starboard, caused by a tongue of ice pressing upon the keel at the foremast. Got up 
tackles at the eyes of the fore and main rigging, hooked them to ice claws on the floe and boused them 
well taut. Freed the rudder from ice pressure. At 12 got soundings in 32 1/2 fathoms. Black mud. Herald 
Island obscured by fog. 
[signed] John Cole

Meridian to 4pm
Misty. Light airs from N.E. Light snow at times.
[signed] William Nindemann

4 to 6pm
Overcast and misty. Light airs from N.E. The hunter Alexis shot a walrus which came up about 1/4 of a 
mile from the ship, through 3" of ice. The walrus sunk. Snow covered with blood.
[signed] William Dunbar

6 to 8pm
Foggy. Light N.E. airs. 
[signed] John Cole

8pm to midnight
Misty. Light airs from N.E. At 10 wind veered to E.N.E. and increased to gentle breeze. Light snowfall at 
times. 
[signed] William Nindemann

Soundings
At 31 1/2 fathoms = 29 1/2° - Salinometer 1.02560 at 34°
At 17 1/2 fathoms = 29° - Salinometer 1.02550 at 36°} A warm layer under a cold one. 
At surface = 33°

Moon 23° N. 
Last quarter

Related Materials

Published Journals of George W. DeLong

See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:

Not a sign of a lead in any direction.

Jeannette Ship's Journal

See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.

Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 calm 30.04 23.0 20.0 33.0 bc
2 calm 30.03 23.0 18.0 33.0 bc
3 calm 30.02 24.0 17.0 33.0 bc
4 calm 30.02 23.0 17.0 33.0 bc
5 calm 30.02 23.0 16.0 33.0 bc
6 calm 30.02 23.0 16.0 33.0 bc
7 calm 30.01 23.0 17.0 33.0 oz
8 calm 30.0 23.0 18.0 33.0 oz
9 calm 30.0 26.0 22.0 32.0 oz
10 calm 30.0 26.0 22.0 32.0 f
11 calm 30.0 27.0 23.0 32.0 f
12 calm 30.0 27.0 24.0 32.0 f
13 ne 29.97 29.0 25.0 32.0 ms
14 ne 29.97 32.0 25.0 32.0 ms
15 ne 29.96 30.0 25.0 32.0 ms
16 ne 29.95 30.0 25.0 32.0 ms
17 ne 29.95 30.0 25.0 33.0 m
18 ne 29.95 30.0 25.0 33.0 m
19 ne 29.94 28.0 23.0 33.0 f
20 ne 29.93 28.0 24.0 32.0 f
21 ne 29.91 29.0 25.0 32.0 ms
22 ne 29.9 28.0 25.0 32.0 ms
23 ene 29.9 28.0 25.0 32.0 ms
24 ene 29.89 27.0 25.0 32.0 ms