British whaler Sir A. Hammond active in 1829 according to the newspaper The Sydney Monitor dated Saturday 27 March 1830

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An item reported the British whaler Sir A. Hammond 282 tons active in the sperm whaling on 5 January 1829.(1)

Note

1. Sir Andrew Hammond or Sir Andrew Hamond, launched at Bermuda in 1800 for account of R. Sheedan/Sheddan as a West Indiaman, became in 1812 a whaler, temporarily in hands of the United States Navy 1813-1814 and again whaler until she run a sandbank off the Ecuadorian coast on 28 August 1841 and lost. Measured 282-301-302 tons and a crew numbered 30 men. Armed in 1800 with 2-9pd guns, 8-12pd guns, later changed.