USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Monday, 15 September 1879

Beset in the pack off Herald Island


Entry Index: 82
Position: 71.77, -175.6
Date by Position: 15 September 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1

Events & Observations

Latitude by observation at noon 71° 46' 10" N.
Longitude by chronometer from forenoon observations 175° 35' 52" W.
Variation of the compass by azimuth Sun observed at 9.30am 22° 04' E.

Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 30 gallons
Ice used for water
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 120 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 111 tons 653 lbs

Com. and until 4am
Overcast. Calm or light airs from S.S.E.
[signed] John Cole

4 to 8am
Weather variable. Foggy at times. At others sky clearing. Blue overhead. Light breeze from S.S.E. 
[signed] William Nindemann

8am to meridian
Overcast. Light breeze from S.E. At 8.30 the east end of Herald Island was visible for a few minutes and 
bore S. 3° E. (true). Run water from boilers into bilges and pumped ship out. At 12 sounded in 30 
fathoms. Blue mud. Ship listed 5 1/2° to starboard.
Bearing at meridian.
East end of Herald Island S. 4° 26' E. (true)
East end of Herald Island S. 3° 04' W. (true)
[signed] William Dunbar

Meridian to 4pm
Overcast. Snow storm. Moderate S.E. wind. 
[signed] John Cole

4 to 6pm
Weather cloudy. Light fall of snow. Light breeze from S. by W.
[signed] William Nindemann

6 to 8pm
Light airs from W.N.W. Weather cloudy and pleasant.
[signed] William Dunbar

8pm to midnight
Overcast. Light breeze from S.S.W.
[signed] John Cole

Soundings
At 28 fathoms = 29 1/2° - Salinometer 1.02580 at 33°
At 15 fathoms = 29 1/2° - Salinometer 1.02480 at 34 1/2°
At surface = 32°

Moon 3° S. 
New moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 calm 29.69 31.0 29.0 33.0 os
2 calm 29.7 31.0 27.0 33.0 o
3 sse 29.69 30.0 27.0 33.0 o
4 sse 29.69 30.0 28.0 33.0 o
5 sse 29.68 29.0 29.0 33.0 m
6 sse 29.67 29.0 29.0 33.0 f
7 sse 29.67 29.0 28.0 33.0 bcz
8 sse 29.67 30.0 28.0 33.0 oz
9 se 29.63 30.0 27.0 32.0 oz
10 e 29.63 29.0 27.0 32.0 bc
11 se 29.66 29.0 28.0 33.0 ocz
12 se 29.65 29.0 30.0 33.0 ocz
13 se 29.65 31.0 26.0 32.0 bc
14 se 29.63 32.0 29.0 32.0 s
15 se 29.63 32.0 29.0 32.0 s
16 se 29.63 32.0 29.0 32.0 s
17 sxw 29.63 33.0 32.0 33.0 bcs
18 sxw 29.63 33.0 31.0 33.0 bc
19 wnw 29.63 35.0 28.0 33.0 bc
20 wnw 29.63 35.0 28.0 33.0 bc
21 ssw 29.66 30.0 28.0 33.0 bc
22 ssw 29.66 28.0 28.0 32.0 oc
23 ssw 29.68 28.0 26.0 32.0 oc
24 ssw 29.68 28.0 25.0 32.0 oc