American whalers fitted out at Plymouth and their catch results between 1787-1789

Biodiversity Heritage Library

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

Total tonnage 60 tons

Number of employed seamen 13

Number of barrels spermaceti 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. 588.