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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Apr 17, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Thursday 17th. April 1788 Observations
12"WSWNW"Fresh Gales and thick Foggy Wr. Handed the Fore Topsail.
23A very heavy Sea from the Westwd
332SWBWNWBW
44SSW½WWBN42°Do. & Rain.
544S½WWBS
64
734SBW
83441°A little more Moderate, set the Fore Topsail.
94
1046
1144"""Very Severe Squalls. Handed the Topsails.
124440°
144"""A very Severe Storm, obliged to furl all Sails but the Mizn. Staysail & lye too.
244S½W
322SSESWBWThe Snow now fell very heavy.
4236¾°Lightning in the NW.
515
615
715
815""36½°
915SBEWSW At 21h..38′ Latd. 59..05 So
Longd. T:K = 73..55 W.
1015
111"""The Wind not so violent I bore away for the Cape of Good Hope.
127ENESWBW36°A very heavy Gale of Wind, under Close Reefed Main Topsail & Reefed Fore Sail. High Sea. All hands happy at my bearing away. Snow falling heavy & severe Gusts of Wind.
74
10115
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 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.
So12E5659°..05′So58°..57′So74°..11′W73°..40′W73°..29′W

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Remarks

The Weather of this Day begun to make all hands feel it and seeing the Wind so fixed at 11 O'Clock in the Forenoon I determined on bearing away for the Cape of Good Hope. The General Joy in the Ship was very great on this Account.


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