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

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Number of whalers yearly fitted out for the Northern whale fishery 20

Total tonnage 1,600 tons

Numbers of whalers yearly fitted out for the Southern whale fishery 10

Total tonnage 1,000 tons

Number of employed seamen 420

Number of barrels spermaceti oil yearly taken 2,250

Number of barrels whale oil yearly taken 2,250

Source

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