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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Mar 15, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Saturday 15th March 1788 Observations
166SBWWBS Fresh Gales and Squally Saw a Sail in the East lying too under a Main Topsail
264SWSW
363SBESWBW
466""57¼°Strong Gales and heavy Squalls, Close Reefed & handed the Topsails. down Top Gt yards & Fore Top Gt. Mast saw another Sail in the So. At 4h..39′ Latd. 43°..12′ So
Longd. T Keeper 58..4:7 W
Longd Odot an redd. to
the same time
Ramsdens B 57°..52′:45″
 Do    G 58..09:30
Troughton H 58..14:10 
 Mean  58..05:05 W
54
64
742SSESW
842""54°
934SESSW
105EastSSEWore Ship & set Main Topsl. close reefed
112WSWS
1224SWBWSBE50½°Fresh Gales and much Sea
12SWBW½W
22
32More Modt. set Fore Topsail
42257½°
526WSWS
63Out 3d. Reefs
734
83650½°Fair Wr. out 2nd. Reefs. Loosed and dryed all wet things and cleaned thoroughly below At 20h:45′ Latd. 43°:16′ So
Longd. T Keeper 58..36:30 Wt
935
1034
113
1232""55°Modt & fair Wr. with a Long Sea from the Southd. One Seal & much Rock weed seen. Many Porpoises & a few Albatrosses.
90Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
48°..38′
7503
7593
Difference Longd. to day by
DRTK
0°:25′Wt0°:35′W
 LatitudeLongitudeRems
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.The Column of Lat
& T K is here
Corrected
So35°W2343°:03′So43°:11′So62°:10′W58°..41′W58°30′..29″W

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