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Log Pages for Transcribing - Apply here!

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Welcome on board the Cape Horn Pigeon (Bark) of San Francisco. Mastered by Thomas Scullan on voyage from 7 Dec. 1891- 5 Nov. 1892

If you would like to work on a section of the log please
  • leave a note in the next available reply section of this board below
  • remember to say which section you would like to work on
  • a link to the workbook, for your transcriptions, will be provided to you by personal message
  • let us know if you would rather work in Excel, LibreCalc, or Google Sheets
  • each section of the log must be transcribed by three different transcribers
Where to start once I have my log section and workbook?
Please ensure that you read these information pages before transcribing
  1. Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
  2. Transcribing: managing your recording workbook
Dates are in the format YYYYMMDD. Links to log book pages are shown in blue
Journey section
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Date from Date to General Position Comments
A
Captain: arboggs
First mate: shiplover
Boatsteerer:
18911207 18920324 Hawaii to Guam and onwards to Okinawa Jan 6th 1892 passes the dateline going from West to East. Feb 26th 1892 gamed the Charles W Morgan
B
Captain: arboggs
First mate: shiplover
Boatsteerer:
18920325 18920629 in the Japan Sea. Visits Vladivostok Plenty of sailing near Askold Island (Ostrov Askol’d)
C
Captain: arboggs
First mate: shiplover
Boatsteerer:
18920630 18920908 July 13th Heading north from the Japan to the Okhotsk Sea A lot of time near Cape Siretoko (Mys Aniva, Sakhalin)
D
Captain: arboggs
First mate: shiplover
Boatsteerer:
18920909 18921105 Heads for home early October 1892 9th September 1892, has a miserable adventure when boarded by Russian Naval Officers. Crossed the Meridian Oct 17th 1892

Note
  • The ship works on Civil time (starts and ends at midnight): December 25th 1891: '[...] all sail set at 8 a.m raised [...] at 7 pm went through [...]
  • Notes a lot of place names are mentioned which can usually be found in the Geographical Help board. If the name is not present please check back with AvastMH. Thank you :)

Thank you for your help :D
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Re: Log Pages for Transcribing - Apply here!

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I'll sign up to captain this here ship!
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Re: Log Pages for Transcribing - Apply here!

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Arrr me handsum - you be the Cap'n then! :D Great name for a ship eh?
Hope you don't mind getting taken away by the Russian Navy - and don't forget to bill them for your lost gold watch! :lol:

WHALING AND SEALING CLAIMS AGAINST RUSSIA, ON ACCOUNT OF ARREST AND SEIZURE OF THE AMERICAN VESSELS “CAPE HORN PIGEON,” “JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS,” “C. H. WHITE,” AND “KATE AND ANNA,” :shock: :o
and yet more...
and if you've got a real thirst for more on this diplomatic super-gaff: https://history.state.gov/historicaldoc ... 02app1/s01

Cheers! I'll send you the spreadsheet just now :D


( "The Cape Horn Pidgeon" Whaler Ship, artist Alan Jay Gaines, 1979)
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