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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Jul 21, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems Monday 21st. July 1788 Observations
184ESEWest"An hour had scarce elapsed before it blew a most severe Storm, and before We could get the Sails in it drove us Fore Castle under, but we brought too under the Mizn Staysail without Accident.
214NWBN
314
41443½°
516Got the Top Gallt Masts down on Deck and Mizn. Topsl Yard. Lowered the Lower Yard half down, got in the Jib Boom and struck the Mizn Topmast Gaff and Crossjack Yard.
616
716NNWWBS
81642½°Set the Fore Staysail and the Ship lay well too. Gave every Man a Dram and sent them below by a good fire.
916NBW½W
1016
1116N½WWThe weather continued the same with heavy Squalls of Hail and Snow untill 8 In the Morning when it moderating a little I bore away under a Reefed Fore Sail.
121643½°
116
216NWBNGave all hands a breakfast of Portable Soup and Oatmeal.
316
41644¾°
516All the Forenoon employed cleaning and drying Cloaths by the Fire.
616
716
816""46°Towards Noon some small intervals of Sun Shine between very hard Squalls of Hail, and blowing a Storm of Wind with a very high Sea and the Ship Scuding before it.
974ESE
1074 At 22h..21′ Latd. 39..44 So
Longd. T K = 60..27 Et
1174
127447½°Got Observations with much difficulty. I generally allow lying too in a heavy Gale the Ship as much more as the distance is by log.
70Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
29°..58′
17221
17291
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
No.61°Et10439°..40′So39°..41′So59°..35′Et60°..48′Et 

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