At 8 P.M. Sounded with 130 fathom Line, No Ground. . .7 A.M. Saw a Sail Standing to the Northwd & Westwd . . . Ends with hard Gales & Squally.”
notes / sightings
Date
Friday, April 20, 1798
Latitude
34° 06' S
Longitude
18° 19' E
Date: Friday, April 20, 1798
Latitude: 34° 06' S
Longitude: 18° 19' E
Speed: 2.7 knots
Distance: 72 NM
Winds: South, NbW, West, WnW, Sw1/2W, WSW. Leeway recorded throughout the 24 hours. "First part of these 24 hours moderate breezes & Cloudy—with a Rough Sea . . . Ends with hard Gales & Squally.”
Speed
2.7 knots
Distance
72 NM
Winds
South, NbW, West, WnW, Sw1/2W, WSW. Leeway recorded throughout the 24 hours. "First part of these 24 hours moderate breezes & Cloudy—with a Rough Sea . . . Ends with hard Gales & Squally.”