American whaler Alexander departed to sea in 1821

Biodiversity Heritage Library

Of Nantucket, master George Brown Chase, departed on 18 August 1821 to the Pacific Ocean, returned on 2 May 1824 2.836 barrels sperm oil, largest quantity until then.

Source

Catalogue of Nantucket Whalers and their voyages from 1815 to 1870. Hussey&Robinson, Nantucket, 1876