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Log of the ship Surprise.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Surprise (Ship).
- Diseases.
- Eclipses.
- Equipment and supplies.
- Latitude.
- Logbooks.
- Longitude.
- Moon.
- Navigation.
- Penguins.
- Porpoises.
- Sailors.
- Seafaring life.
- Sharks.
- Ships--Cargo.
- Voyages and travels.
- Weather.
- California--San Francisco.
- China--Shanghai.
- Malaysia.
- Malaysia--Pulau Pinang (State).
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Logbooks
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1854-1856.
- Summary:
- The logbook of the clipper ship Surprise details three voyages, from New York to San Francisco, Shanghai, and back to New York (Apr 1854-Mar 1855); from New York to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and back to New York (Apr 1855-Mar 1856); and from New York to Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai (April 1856-Nov. 1856). Home port was New York; master was Charles A Ranlett, Jr. It is a daily log that describes wind, weather, location, sightings of ships, shipboard occupations, provisions and supplies, sightings of penguins and porpoises, crew, illnesses, handling cargo, and a total eclipse of the moon. Includes illustrations of land, flags and a house, and news clippings.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: Log 2004
- Collection: Logbooks
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).
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