Log of the Passages of the Sailing Ship 'Thermopylæ' from London to Melbourne, thence to Newcastle (N.S.W.), thence to Foo-chow-foo, and thence to London, 1868-69.
London to Melbourne.
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Date. | Lat. | Long. |Distance.| Remarks.
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| N. | W. | |
Nov. 5 | — | — | — | 5.30 P.M. at Gravesend.
" 6 | — | — | — |
" 7 | — | — | — | 5 A.M. left Gravesend.
" 8 | — | — | — | 6 P.M. Lizard, N. 20 miles.
" 9 | 48·30 | 7·2 | 168 | Var., moderate.
" 10 | 45·38 | 13·16 | 274 | S.E., N.W., fresh.
" 11 | 43·13 | 15·38 | 213 | Var., moderate.
| | | |{ S.S.E. Lost Peter Johnson
" 12 | 41·11 | 19·24 | 194 |{ over-*board, ship hove-to for
| | | |{ an hour, without success.
" 13 | 39·44 | 22·10 | 138 | S.S.E. strong gales.
" 14 | 38·40 | 22·58 | 69 | Var., moderate.
" 15 | 35·12 | 21·54 | 213 | North-westerly, strong.
" 16 | 30·39 | 22·55 | 279 | North-westerly, fresh.
" 17 | 29·9 | 23·43 | 99 | N., S.E., moderate.
" 18 | 27·38 | 26·5 | 200 | South-westerly, moderate.
" 19 | 26·45 | 24·12 | 112 | South-westerly, light.
" 20 | 26·32 | 24·39 | — | South-westerly, light.
" 21 | 25·14 | 24·32 | 68 | Easterly, light.
" 22 | 21·39 | 26·5 | 228 | E., fresh.
" 23 | 17·18 | 26·25 | 268 | North-easterly, fresh.
" 24 | 13·18 | 25·32 | 250 | E., fresh.
" 25 | 10·6 | 24·33 | 210 | Easterly, moderate.
" 26 | 6·53 | 23·32 | 202 | South-easterly, moderate.
" 27 | 4·27 | 24·3 | 140 | South-easterly, heavy squalls.
" 28 | 1·23 | 25·50 | 228 | South-easterly, moderate.
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| S. | | |
" 29 | 2·13 | 29·0 | 271 | South-easterly, fresh.
" 30 | 6·30 | 21·8 | 288 | South-easterly, strong.
Dec. 1 | 11·22 | 31·28 | 293 | Easterly, variable.
" 2 | 16·14 | 31·25 | 294 | Easterly, strong.
" 3 | 20·24 | 30·26 | 256 | Easterly, moderate.
" 4 | 23·0 | 29·0 | 176 | Easterly, light.
" 5 | 24·32 | 27·39 | 118 | Easterly, light.
" 6 | 25·53 | 27·8 | 81 | Northerly, light.
" 7 | 27·22 | 26·28 | 96 | Northerly, light.
" 8 | 29·4 | 25·10 | 123 | Northerly, light.
" 9 | 32·24 | 22·35 | 240 | North-westerly, fresh gale.
" 10 | 26·26 | 18·51 | 224 | South-westerly, blowing a gale.
" 11 | 38·34 | 13·2 | 303 | South-westerly, strong.
" 12 | 39·38 | 6·34 | 314 | W.S.W., strong.
