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Bligh's Providence Logbook

Captain William Bligh's Logbook of the Providence

Transcribed from images of the original, held at the National Archives, Kew, England.

Significant Waypoints

• Aug 3, 1791, Sailed from England
• Aug 28, 1791, Anchored Santa Cruz, Tenerife
• Sep 2, 1791, Sailed from Tenerife
• Nov 7, 1791, Arrive Cape of Good Hope
• Dec 23, 1791, Depart Cape of Good Hope
• Feb 9, 1792, Anchor Adventure Bay, Van Diemens Land (Tasmania)
• Feb 22, 1792, Set sail from Adventure Bay
• Apr 9, 1792, Anchor in Matavai Bay, Tahiti
• Jul 19, 1792, Set sail from Tahiti
• Sep 1, 1792, First shoals of Endeavour Straits sighted
• Sep 19, 1792, Cleared the straits
• Oct 2, 1792, Moored at Coupang, Timor
• Oct 10, 1792, Depart Coupang
• Dec 17, 1792, Arrived St. Helena
• Jan 24, 1793, Moored at St. Vincents
• Feb 5, 1793, Arrived Port Royal, Jamaica
• Feb 16, 1793, Moored in Port Morant, Jamaica
• Mar 5, 1793, Return to Port Royal
• Jun 15, 1793, Sailed from Jamaica
• Jun 18, 1793, Rejoin Assistant

1791

• Introduction
• July  17-Aug 2
• August  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29-Sep 1
• September  Aug 29-1,  2  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30
• October  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31
• November  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8-17,  18-29,  30-Dec 12
• December  Nov 30-12,  13-22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31,

1792

• January  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31
• February  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10-11,  12-13,  14,  15-16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29
• March  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31
• April  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30
• May  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31
• June  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,
• July  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18-19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31
• August  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31
• September  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,
• October  1,  2,  3-6,  7-9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31
• November  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,
• December  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19-26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31

1793

• January  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24-29,  30,  31
• February  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6-10,  11-13,  14,  15,  16,  17-20,  21,  22-Mar 4
• March  Feb 22-4,  5-24,  25-Apr 11
• April  Mar 25-11,  12-27
• May  5-25,  26-Jun 2
• June  May 26-2,  3,  4,  5-10,  11-14  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,
• July  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31
• August  1,  2,  3,

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