American whalers fitted out at Lynn and their catch results between 1771-1775

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Number of whalers yearly fitted out for the Northern whale fishery 1

Total tonnage 75 tons

Numbers of whalers yearly fitted out for the Southern whale fishery 1

Total tonnage 120 tons

Number of employed seamen 28

Number of barrels spermaceti oil yearly taken 200

Number of barrels whale oil yearly taken 100

Source

John MacGregor. The progress of America from the discovery by Columbus to the year 1846. Vol II. London, 1847, p. 587.