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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook May 15, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Thursday 15th May 1788 Observations
144E½NWest"Modt. Breezes and fair Wr.
244Sailmakers repairing Sails.
342
44WBS60°All hands to dancing. At 4h..3′ Latd 35..19 So
Longd. T:K = 2..31..59 W
Reduced to same time
Regulus West ☽
Ramsdens B 2°..44′..00″
 Do. . . .   C 2..59..00
Troughton H 2..44..07 
 Mean  2..49..14 W
534
643WSW
746
85SW58½°
96
106
1162
126458½°
162
264
364SSW"In Top Gt. Steering Sails.
4758½°Strong Breezes and Cloudy.
566
67
785
8857¾°Fresh Gales in Steering Sails. Bent the Old Main Topsl. Carpenters repairing Boats & Sailmakers Sails. At 20h..25′ Latd. 34°..30′ So
Longd. T K = 0°..37′..37″ W
975
1075Cleaned below.
118
127658½°Do. Wr. In 1st Reefs. The Ship still continues to make Water, requiring to be pumped every hour.
147
13899
14046
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.
No69Et.14634°..22′So34°..33′So3°..19′Et0°..05′W 

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