Log of the Bark Nimrod, 1851-1855 (Whaling Logs)

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Remarks On Board Bark Nimrod

	Latit. S.	Long. W
Thursday April 29. 1852
Throughout these 24. hours Light winds from
the S. East. Ship headding E. By. N. by Compuss
Ship's Company imployd in Ship's Duty
Saw Nothing So Ends this Day.	17.25	5 miles
		.West
Friday April 30.
The first part of these 24. hours Light winds
from the S.S. East Ship headding East middle
and Latter part Ship headding S. W. By. South
Ship's Compny imployd in Jobs of Ship's Duty
Saw Nothing this Day So Ends .. .. ..	17.11	37. miles
		East.
Saturday May 1.
Throughout these 24. hours Strong Breeze from
the S. East Ship headding S S West Ship's
Company imployd in Jobs of Ship's Duty
Saw Nothing So Ends this Day .. ..	Got. None	Got. No
Sunday May 2.
Throughout these 24. hours Strong winds
from the E.S.East Ship headding South By
West Ship's Company imployd in Varioius
Jobs of Ship's Duty Saw Nothing So Ends ..	18.49	1. Mile
		West
Monday May 3.
Throughout these 24. hours Light winds from
the S. East Ship headding S. W. & S.S. West	Spoke	the
Ship's Company imployd in Setting up Rigging	Elliekzander
and Other jobs of Ship's Duty. Saw plenty of	from Table Bay
finbacks 2. Sails in Sight. So Ends this Day.	Bound to	Liverpool
Tuesday May 4.
Throughout these 24. hours Light winds
[and?] Calm Ship headding all parts of
the Compuss. Ship's Compny imployd in Washing
the Ship Out Side. Saw a Nomber of finbacks
[3?] Sails in Sight. So Ends this Day	19.30	25 Miles
		W

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	Latit. S	Long. Eas
Wednesday May 5. 1852
The first part of these 24 hours Calm at 8.
A.M. Spoke the English Bark Sirean from
Table Bay. Bouund to St. Helenai. 1. other Sail
in Sight Steering for the Island Middle and
Latter part Light pleaend Breeze South. Ship's
Company imployd in Painting the Ship out Side
Saw a Nomber of Finbacks So Ends this Day.	19.31	3 Mails
		East
Tuesday May 6
Throughout these 24 hours Strong winds from
S. S. East Ship Steering W. S. West at 1. P.M
tack Ship and Stood to the Eastward. 3. Sails
In Sight But No Whales. So Ends this Day.	19.33	16. mile
		West
Friday May 1
Throughtou these 24. hours Strong winds
from the S. East hip Steering E. N. East
Nothing in Sight this Day at Sundown.
Took in Sail Ship headding S. West. So. Ends.	18.40	26. miles
		East
Saturday May 8.
The first part of these 24. hours Strong
Winds from the S. East Ship headding
S. West at Day Light Maid Sail and
Stood to the E.N.E. & N. East Latter part
winds Light Saw Nothing this day. The
Ship's Company imployd in Various jobs
of Ship's Duty. At Sundown too in
Sail headding N. E. By. East. So Ends .. ..	18.27	39 miles
		East
Sunday May 9
Pleasent wether throughout these 24. hours
at daylight maid Sail but be fore we got Sail
on the Ship we Saw 6 Spurm Whales Loard		34 miles
the boats and Struck and kild one and took		East
him a long Side at 11 A.M. Commence Cuting	1754	24
at 5. P.M finish cutting and took in Sail.

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	Latit. Sout	Long. E.
Monday May 10. 1852
Throughout these 24. hours Light winds
from the S.S.East Ship S. West at Noon
Tack Ship and headding E. By. South. Ship's
Company imployd in Boyling the whale
3. Sails in Sight No whales at Sundown
took in Sail. So Ends this Day .. ..	18.02	16. miles
		East
Tuesday May 11.
Throughout these 24. hours Strong winds from the
South Ship headding East. & E.S.East. Ship's Company
imployd in Boyling the whale at 3. P.M. Finish
Boyling Saw No Whales this Day at Sundown
took in Sail So Ends this Day .. .. ..	17.44	45. miles
		East.
Wednesday May 12
Throughout these 24. hours Stroung winds
from the S.S.East Ship headding East and
E.By. South. Ship's Company imployd in jobs		East
of Ship's Duty. Saw Nothing. This Day So Ends.	17.36	1.49
Thursday May 13.
Throughout these 24. hours Strong winds from
the S.S.East Ship headding East Under Doub
Reef top Sails Ship Company imployd in		East.
Stowing down 80. Bbl of Oil Spurm in the	16.26	2.42
Main Hatch. Saw Nothing at Sundown took in Sail.
Friday May 14.
Throughout these 24 hours Strong winds
from the S. S. East Ship hedding East
at 9. A.M. tack Ship and Stood S. West
Ship's Company imployd in Ship's Duty the
the Coopper in reparing the Casks
Saw Nothing but 1 finback at Sundown
took in Sail. So Ends this Day .. ..	16.26	2.46

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	Lait. S.	Long. Ea
Saturday May 15. 1852
The first part of these 24. hours Strong
winds from the S.S. East Ship headding
S. West Middle and Latter part Light
winds from the S. East Ship hedding
S.S. West. Ship's Company imployd in Ship's
Duty the Coopper at Reparring Casks Saw 1.
finback So Ends this Day .. ..	17.29	2.07
Sunday May 16..
Throughout these 24. hours Light winds
from the s. East Ship headding East and
S. West Ship's Company imployd in jobs
of Ship's Duty Saw a Nomber of finbacks		East
at Sundown Dob Reef the top Sails So. Ends.	17.58	1.38
Monday May 17.
throughout these 24. hours Light winds	..	..
from the South and Pleasent Ship headding	on	Bent the
E.S.East Ship's Company imployd in	forsail &	bent the [?]
jobs of Ship's Duty/ Saw Nothing but		East.
finbacks at Sundown took in Sail So Ends	17.46	2.34
Tuesdsay May 18
Throughout these 24. hours Light winds from
the S.S.East Ship headding E. By. South
at 9. A.M. tack Ship and Stood
to the Southward and westard and
Saw Nothing but finbacks at Sundown		East
Took in Sail So Ends this Day.	17.48	2.49
Wednesday May 19.
Throughout these 24. hours Light winds
from the S.S.East Ship headding S. West
Ship's Company imployd in jobs a bout
the brigging Saw Nothing but finbacks		E
at Sundown took in Sail So Ends this Day	18.22	2.25

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	Latit. S.	Long. E.
Thursday May 20. 1852
Throughout these 24. hours Light wind
from the S. Eeast Ship headding S.S. West
Ship's Company imployd in Jobs a bout
the Riging. Saw Nothing but finbacks
This Day at Sundown Took in Sail.	18.48	2.07
Friday May 21.
The first part of these 24. hours Strong winds
from the S. East Ship headding S. West & S.S.W.
Latter part Light winds from the Lame
quater Ship's Company imployd in Ratling
down the Rigging. Saw a Nomber of finbacks
and 2. Sails. Exchange Signals with One
& She Proved to be a Frenchman		East.
at Sundown took in Sai So Ends.	19.42	1.35
Saturday May 22.
The first part of these 24. hours Light
winds at 6. A.M Saw a School of Sperm
whales Loard the boats and the Larbord
quater Boat went on to one of them and
the Boat Steerer fel down and Lost the
Chance of his first iorn and mist him
with the Secont iron Chast them to
the Leward and Came up with too
other Gams of whales the Starbord	Wood & Blackskin this Day and No Whales
Boat went on Between to whales and
the Boat Seerer darted at the Roing
whale and mist a good Chance of	Wood & Blackskin
fastning to a 70. Bbl whale we
Saw a bout 25. Large Sperm whales		Est
So Ends this Day a Calm	19.50	1.20

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Log of the Bark Nimrod, 1851-1855