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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook May 6, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Tuesday 6th May 1788 Observations
114ENESBW"Strong Gales & Cloudy Wr. with Lulls at times, lowering the Topsails Occasionally.
274
372
472""47¾°
573
674SWBS"Do. Wr. with some Squalls.
77
86547½°Fresh Gales with frequent Intervals of little Wind and sometimes Strong Squalls.
96SWBW
106
116EBN""Course Altered on account of the Squalls to keep the Sails full.
125WBS49°
15ENE
246}Varia
3 Points

More Modt out Reefs & set Steering Sails.
346
456WBN50½°
56
664WNW
77Strong Breezes & open Cloudy Wr. Got up all Bedding & Bags with Cloaths. Dryed below with Fires. Carp. & Boatswain Employed about necessary duties. Served Sweet Wort as before. Empd about the Rigging.
874NWBW54°
98 At 21h..27′ Latd. 39°..51′ So
Longd. T. Keeper 26..11 W
Varian pr. Azimhs
A Compass 2..58 Et
 Do. Turned 2..31
B Compass 1..36
 Do. Turned 6..04 
 Mean  3..17 Et
1082
1182
1286NWBN"Very Fresh Gales & open Cloudy Wr. Under Courses & Dble Topsails. Brown Albatrosses which our Seamen call Old Curates. Blue Peterels, Pintada Birds & some Port Egmont Hens about.
161Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
33°..24′
12536
12697
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.
No72Et16039°..47′So39°..39′So25°..44′W25°..29′Wt 

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