American whalers fitted out at Martha’s Vineyard and their catch results between 1787-1789

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Number of whalers yearly fitted out for the Northern whale fishery 2

Total tonnage 120 tons

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

Total tonnage 100 tons

Number of employed seamen 39

Number of barrels spermaceti oil yearly taken 220

Source

John MacGregor. The progress of America from the discovery by Columbus to the year 1846. Vol II. London, 1847, p. 588.