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Bounty Logbook Mar 13, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Thursday 13th. March 1788 Observations
13 SBW½WNW Modt & fine Wr. Caught a Porpoise by Strikg it with the Grains. All of it was cut up for the People to eat.
25SBW
344
44361° At 4h..29′ Latd 40°..32′ So
Longd. T Keeper 57..33..09 W
Pollux East ☽ redd
to same time
Ramsdens B 57°:26′:15″
Troughton H 57:22:30
Ramsdens C 57:35:15 
 Mean  57:27:20 W
Varian pr. Azimhs same time
A Compass 16°:57′ Et
 Do. Turned 16:34
B Compass 16:48
 Do. Turned 17:00 
 Mean  16.50 Et
542
642NWBW61°
742
842""Lightning in the SW
94
1036""Do & Thunder and heavy Clouds rising. In Steering Sails.
1134
1214SBE½ESWBW59°48 fms. Oozey Ground as before. In 1st Reefs
112SBWWBS
214""48 fms.
32
422""49°
52SBESBW
616""Out 1st. Reefs
724 At 19h..37′ Latd. 41°..15′ So
Longd. T Keeper 57..48..55 W
Odot an ☽ Seen West
redd. to same time
Ramsdens B 57°..48′:15″
 Do. . . .   C 58:00.45
Troughton H 57..51:30 
 Mean  57:53:30 W
826""Fair Wr.
95Empd cleaning below & knotting yarns
103
3

SE

SSW
115SEBESBW
1256SEBSSWBS60°56 fms. Soundings as before. Fine Clear Wr. Some Albatrosses & Mother Careys Chickens about.
84Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
50°..54′
7323
7407
Difference Longd. to day by
DRTK
0°.. 9′W0°..11′Wt
 LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
So5°W8041°..34′So41°..30′So61°..02′W57°..33′W57°..17′W

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