American whaler George Porter departed to sea in 1821

Biodiversity Heritage Library

Of Nantucket, master Prince B. Mooers, departed to the Pacific Ocean, returned in 1824 1,431 barrels sperm oil, sold to New Bedford.

Source

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