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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook May 16, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Friday 16th May 1788 Observations
176ESESSW"Fresh Gales & Cloudy Wr. In 2nd Reefs.
276
374"""Strong Gales & Squally. In Close Reef Topsls. & handed Fore Topsail. At 3h, 36′ Latd. 34°..22′ So
Longd. T Keeper 0°..17′..25″ E
476""59¾°
584Very hard Gales and the Sea breaking. Obliged to be battened down.
686SBW
79"""Blowing very hard. In M Topsl., the break of the Sea flying over the lower Yards.
876""58¼°
967
1066"""A Violent breaking sea & our Course being in the trough of it, I hauled two points more up to ease the Ship. One of the Seas that broke on us carryed away & Stove our Quick Work & all the Waist boards.
1157SESW
1237""56°
136
235Much Water got down the Companion which is the only place open.
333""55¾°
433Do. Wr. Up Main Sail.
53
63""" Hove too under the Fore Sail.
72SEBS
82""55½°More Moderate, set the Reefed Main Sail and Close reefed M. Topsl. on the Cap.
964ESE
1064
1164
1264""58½°Strong Gales & Cloudy Wr. with squalls and some bright intervals which gave me a good latitude. Saw a Whale & some Sheerwaters.
136Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
36°..19′
14046
14182
 LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
East13334°..22′So34°..21′So6°..00′Et  

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