Whaling Log Kept by the Harpooner Aboard the Ship Young Eagle PDF Download

Author: Joseph Reynolds Luce
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Category : Logbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Book Description
Journal kept by the harpooner on the Nantucket whale ship Young Eagle during her maiden voyage in the Pacific. The log, which records the entire voyage, was kept by the boatsteerer or harpooner, Joseph Reynolds Luce. The Young Eagle, captained by Benjamin A. Coleman, fished in Western and Japan grounds. The journal begins with an entry dated July 12, 1832 and ends on Oct. 16, 1835. Places mentioned or visited include the Galapagos, the coast of Peru, Hawaii (where they recruited), and Cabo San Lucas in Baja California. It was a successful voyage, returning 2625 barrels of sperm oil. It was also an eventful one... "July Wednesday 9 1834... at 2 in the afternoon saw whales loward and got fast I fastened to the mates whale got my bot stove got a fowl in a Snarl of Line and was Caried Sum distance by the whale but was enabled to Cler the Line from a round my body So Saved my Self with no other accident but getting my body Squeazed and one of my legs hurte wee Saved the whale Lat 30.30N Lon 171.5E." Ten days later... "Saw whales lowered the first Mate got faste and got his boat Stove the Second mate fastened to the Same whale the Capt got fast to the Same what got his boat Stove So the Second mate hade to Cut his Line and fetch the Capt and Crew on board then went off and got the whale." At the end of the book are two pages giving details of ships spoken, including master, home port, length of cruise, and amount of oil. Another page contains 68 whale stamps tabulating a "List of Whale Taken by the Bots." On the final page the names Joseph R. Luce and Bartholemew Garret appear. The front cover is boldly labeled: "Log Book / J. R. Luce."