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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook May 13, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Tuesday 13th May 1788 Observations
173E½NNW"Winds Freshening & dark Cloudy Wr. with Squalls of Rain. In 1st Reefs.
27
37
46""63¼°Fresh Gales & heavy Cloudy Wr with Squalls.
562In 2nd. Reefs.
662Opend a Puncheon of Beef No 1291 Contents 86 Dble peices short one.
77
87""63°Steady Fresh Gale, out 2nd. Reefs.
967
1066
117
127""61½°
16
26"Modt. Gale, out Reefs & set Steering Sails.
364"WNW
474"West59¼°Fair Wr.
572
676
77
8658½°Do. Wr. Hauled all the Cables up. Got all bedding to Air & Cleaned & dryed below with Fires. At 20h..32′ Latd. 35°..30′ So
Longd T Keeper 5°..21′..07″ W
Varian same time
A Compass 11..45 W
 Do. Turned 11..49
B Compass 11..17
 Do. Turned 11..38 
 Mean  11..35 W
964WNW
1064  Saw a Whale.
1163NW
126"""64°Fine Wr under all Sails. Begin to Serve Whole Allowance of Bread. A few Albatrosses and Pintada Birds about.
161Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
35°..57′
13634
13795
 LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
E10N15835°..26′So.35°..16′So1°..26′W4°..51′Wt 

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