ICOADS Release 3.1 ship and buoy observations (IMMA1 monthly files, NOAA NCEI); 1872 reports near the Azores come from the Dutch meteorological logbooks (deck 193, punch-card copies; the original books are lost)
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Ship logs: gales along the drift route on 26-27 Nov and a force 10-12 north-west storm on 30 Nov to 2 Dec
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The real winds make the 375-mile drift easy in distance, but she must have sailed across the wind, not just drifted