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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook May 5, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Monday 5th May 1788 Observations
176ENESBW"Hard Gales with Severe Squalls and Hail.
28
38
47446¼°
58"SSW"Reefed and handed the Main Sail and got down Top Gt Yard.
68
78
8846¼°
976
1072
1174"Set close Reefed Fore Topsail, the Squalls not so heavy.
127544½°
18
276
376
47445½°
574
67"""Modt. Gales out Reefs.
774
87446½°Up Top Gt. Yard & set F T Mt. Steering Sail.
974Empd. cleaning below and airing with Fires. Making Spun Yarn. Served Sweet Wort as usual and Portable Soup & Sour Krout for Dinner being Banyan Day. At 21h..31′ Latd. 40°..40′ So
Longd. T Keeper 29..10 Wt
Varian pr. Azimhs
A Compass 5°..42′ Et
 Do. Turned 5..28
B Compass 5..24
 Do. Turned 6..52 
C Mean 5..51 Et
1072
1172
127447½°Cloudy Wr. with frequent squalls of Rain. Birds & some Whales.

 Latd. by Dble Altds. Noon 40°..36′So.
183
12353
12536
 LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
No71Et18240°..36′So40°..33′So27°..10′Wt28°..57′Wt28°..42′W

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