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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Jul 30, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems Wednesday 30th. July 1788 Observations
15 SEBESWBW Fresh Breezes and fair Wr. out Reefs and set the Fore Topmast and Lower Steering Sails.
256
35
447"WSW50½° Varian at 4h nearly in
Latitude . . . 39°.04′ So
A Compass 18..54 W.
 Do. Turned 19..39
B Compass 20..07
 Do. Turned 18..37 
 Mean  19..18 W.
552
65
76WNW
85649¼°
961
1062NWBWSqually Wr. In Steering Sails. Dble Reefed the Fore and Single Reefed the Main Topsail.
1172
126450°
164
264""Fresh Gales and dark Cloudy Wr. with Squalls.
366In 2nd. Reef Main Topsail.
46551½°
57NW
68Small Rain at times and continued so with fair intervals the remainder of this day.
78
8852°
98Portable Soup served for breakfast & dinner as before. At 21h.36′ Latd. 39°..35′ So
Longd. T K = 83..19..46 E
1075Sailmakers empd making Bags for the People to hold their Cloaths in. Cleaned & aired below.
1176
127554°Squally with small Rain. Under Single Reefed Main Topsl., Foresail, and dble Reefed Fore Topsail. A few Albatrosses and Peterels about.
155Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
31°..59′
18298
18453
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
ESE¾E15539°..39′So39°..40′So84°..20′Et83°..43′Et 

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