Number of whalers yearly fitted out for the Northern whale fishery 60
Total tonnage 4,500 tons
Numbers of whalers yearly fitted out for the Southern whale fishery 20
Total tonnage 2,000 tons
Number of employed seamen 1,040
Number of barrels spermaceti oil yearly taken 7,200
Number of barrels whale oil yearly taken 1,400
Source
John MacGregor. The progress of America from the discovery by Columbus to the year 1846. Vol II. London, 1847, p. 587.
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