Historical logs
Historical Log Entries from the Charles W. Morgan
Throughout the voyage, entries were added based on some of the logs and journals from the Morgan‘s past. We sampled a number of different years to give a taste of the long history of the ship as she traveled from 1841 into the 20th century. Spelling, syntax and the whaleman’s jargon were retained, and occasionally a link was added to the image of the original logbook to give further insight into the world of the American whaleman. The life of the whaleman could be extremely frenetic during the hunt, physically taxing during the cutting in and trying out, and downright boring as the ship traveled thousands of miles in search of their prey. The entries hopefully express a little of each.
Log: August 5, 1898.

Log: August 4, 1898.
Log: August 3, 1885.
Log: August 2, 1907.
Log: August 1, 1885.
Log: July 31, 1910.

Log: July 30, 1910.
Log: July 29, 1910.
Log: July 28, 1910.
Log: July 27, 1910.
Log: July 26, 1890.
Log: July 25, 1890.
Log: July 24, 1842.

Log: July 23, 1842.
Log: July 22, 1868.
Log: July 21, 1910.
Log: July 20, 1868
Log: July 19, 1847.
Log: July 18, 1871.

Log: July 17, 1847
Log: July 16, 1842.
Log: July 15, 1866.
Log: July 13, 1884
Log: July 12, 1870
Log: July 11, 1912.
Log: July 10, 1898.
Log: July 9, 1846.
Log: July 8, 1846
Log: July 6, 1890.
Log: July 5, 1890.
Log: July 4, 1843.
Log: July 3, 1843
Log: July 2, 1868
Log: July 1, 1868
Log: June 30, 1910.
Log: June 29, 1845
Log: June 28, 1845
Log: June 27, 1907
Log: June 26, 1868.
Log: June 25, 1868.
Log: June 24, 1868.
Log: June 23, 1882
Log: June 22, 1910.
Log: June 21, 1882
Log: June 20, 1882
Log: June 19, 1842
Log: June 18, 1910
Log: June 17, 1902

Log: June 16, 1886

Log: June 15, 1886
Log: June 14, 1886
Log: June 13, 1886
Log: June 12, 1846

Log: June 11, 1898
Log: June 10, 1898
Log: June 9, 1898
Log: June 8, 1886
Log: June 7, 1886
Log: June 6, 1902
Log: June 5, 1898
Log: June 4, 1842

Log: June 3, 1842.
Log: June 2, 1842

Log: June 1, 1842
Log: May 31, 1898
Log: May 30, 1910
Log: May 29, 1890
Log: May 28, 1882
Log: May 27, 1890
Log: May 26, 1890.
Log: May 25, 1890
Log: May 24, 1886

Log: May 23, 1870

Log: May 22, 1910
Log: May 21, 1870
Log: May 20, 1886
Log: May 19, 1886
Log: May 18, 1869
Log: May 17, 1842
