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AvastMH wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:00 pm The Belvedere 1897 (ODHS spool 545)
'this is the heaviest gale I ever passed through'
In fact it's such a tough time that he misses entries and (by the looks of it) is not even sure of the date at one point.
Monday March 30th 1897 (Monday was actually the 29th March which is faintly visible)
'Commenced with strong gales from E [...] under topsails + Foresail Middle Part strong gale NE [...] parted main t gallant sheets both clewlines and both buntlines lost 2 quarter boats Latter Part wind hauled to N took in foresail and fore topsail and hove to this is the heaviest gale I ever passed through Barometer 28+7ths carried away smoke stack'
The next entry is Thursday 30th March 1897 (it was quite likely the 30th March)
Commenced with heavy gale from N ship hove to Port tack at 7 PM carried away jibboom lost all the gear and Jib + Flying Jib Middle Part more moderate heavy sea running Latter Part same
This logbook has a twin, Belvedere ODHS spool 222.
Spool 222 logbook notes another worrying problem on March 28th 1897
April 7th 1897: 'Leaking bad Pumps choked with coal'
This log also clarifies Tuesday 30th March: '7 PM lost Gib Boom'. On the 31st the 'water gaining some all pumps choked with coal allmost put out the fires'
All in all I'm sure that they were relieved to get into Dutch Harbor on April 8th 1897.