Why can Arniston's voyages be followed in detail?

Does Arniston have a good logbook or other records explaining the detailed voyage list?

Yes. Her logbook and stores records provide the basis for following the voyages, which can also be compared with the longer careers of other East Indiamen.

Arniston's logbook and stores records provide unusually useful evidence for following her voyages. She made eight completed voyages before the accident on her ninth. Other East Indiamen could reach double figures in voyages. With a voyage often lasting roughly two years, that represented a long working life for a wooden merchant hull.