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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook May 11, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Sunday 11th May 1788 Observations
174NEWSW"Fresh Gales and fair Wr. Hands looking out from the Mast heads for Tristan de Cunha.
274
375West At 3h..48′ Latd. 37..08 So
Longd. T Keeper 13°.21 W
4858½°
55
684NEBEWNW"In Latd. 37°..00′ So. & true Longd. 12°..42′ W Could see at least 7 leagues in any direction. No appearances or signs of land.
786 
88657½°
985EBNWest
1082WBS
1176
12865⅔°Strong Gales & Squally with heavy Rain.
174
28
384
4859°
57
666West
766NWBN
867NWBW57¾°Modt and dark Cloudy Wr. Cleaned below.
94VariaMustered all hands & saw them Clean.
1035Performed Divine Service.
115EastNWBN
126""57½°Do. Wr. All sails set. Got a sight of the Sun exactly at Noon by the T:K which I believe to be within a Mile of the truth.
176Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
35°..34′
13335
13511
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.
No66E16736°..18′So36°..12′So7°..04′Wt10°..36′W10°..21′Wt

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Remarks

I kept my Course to the NE still with hopes of Seeing Tristan de Cunha and at 6 O'Clock when Night came on I was in Latd 37°..00′ S. and true Longd. 12°..42′ West but with the strictest lookout nothing could be seen. I can therefore say nothing more about it, that I firmly believe, it is not situated between the latd. of 37°..00′ So. & 37°..27′ So between the Longd. of 16°..30′ West & Longd. 12°..15′ West. After dark the Night proved very Windy & thick Rainy Wr. which induced me to steer no longer out of my Course.


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