Japansese CinC 4th Fleet was at Truk according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 19 December 1941

An item referred to the Australian Naval Board reporting that the Japansese CinC 4th Fleet was now at Truk.

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Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 9 dated 19 December 1941.

Dutch Davis Strait whaler Juffrouw Susanna Maria lost according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels spoke a few days before leaving the ice commandeur S.J. Kleyn 6 whales and saw some ships in the ice although not able to identify these. Begin April on his outward voyage he spoke north of Hitland [Shetland Islands] commandeur Jan Dirks underway to Davis Strait with 23 men on board of the Juffrouw Susanna Maria commandeur David Brink also bound for Davis Strait taken over by another ships which saved. Five men stayed on board of which off Greenland 3 went over to another ship. The two remaining men said that the Juffrouw Susanna Maria lost on 10 March in heavy weather her masts and rigging and the upper deck was smashed on the lower deck. Nummels left Jan Mayenland on 24 June.

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1. The Dutch Davis Strait whaler Juffrouw Susanna Maria commandeur Brink owned by Abraham van den Bosch, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lyst van de Hollandse, Hamburger en Breemer Straat Davidsvaarders Anno 1750 uytgevaaren.

Catch results of the German seal hunter Hans Janse according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely Hans Janse 50 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of the German seal hunter P. Jurgens according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely P. Jurgens 70 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of German seal hunter Corn. Carstens according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (2) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely Corn. Carstens 80 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of German seal hunter Hans Janse Tonis according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely Hans Janse Tonis 130 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of German seal hunter M. Janse according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely M. Janse 130 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe 

Catch results of the German seal hunter B. Pietersen according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely B. Pietersen 30 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of the German seal hunter M. Jaspers according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely M. Jaspers 25 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of the German seal hunter L. Laurens according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely L. Laurens 40 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of the German seal hunter J. Schroder according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely J. Schroder 125 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of the German seal hunter Tymon Pieters according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely Tymon Pieters 130 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of German seal hunter J. Cornelis according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 16 July 1750

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 19 July reported that the seal hunter Nikkel Nummels (1) left on 24 June Jan Mayenland bringing with him a list of the catch results of the other seal hunters namely J. Cornelis 30 barrels seal blubber

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1. The edition dated 14 July 1750 published an item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 July reported his arrival a day earlier on the Elbe

Catch results of German Greenland whalers according to the Dutch newspaper Goudasche courant dated 14 July 1797

An item reported the arrival on the Elbe, Germany on 3 July by commandeur Hans H. Tonnies returning from Greenland with 10 whales 120 quardelen and 88 quardelen seal blubber. He left the 78 degrees on 11 June and Jan Mayen Island on 19 June. He stated that the 47 whalers of Hamburg caught totally 143 whales. The ice area was not broad just 30 miles from the foreland. There were a lot of whales mostly small just a few large ones. He expected very good results. Commandeur M. Meeuw caught 5 whales and C. or P. Klorn [?] 7 whales, of the other whalers he possessed none details.

Catch results of German Greenland seal hunters according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 18 June 1763

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 10 June reported the arrival the same day of commandeur Peter Michiels with 216 quardelen seal blubber returning from Greenland leaving on 2 June 71.5 degrees and caught his preys betwen 71-72 degrees. In May he had mostly east north east winds with the ice ourside Jan Mayen Island. He could not say anything dealing with the whalers but he brought with him a list of the results of the seal hunters: of Hamburg M. Jansen 150, Th. Zwen 120, M. Zwen 116, H. Pieters and C. Thomsen each 100, P. Tönis 90, H.H. Theunis, P. Zwen and M. Kroger each 80, J. Schröder 70, M. Michels 60, C.A. Wit 50, J.N. Steinmetz and J. Jansen each 40, C. Karstens, H.M. Jaspers and M. Hansen each 30, Th. Pieters 20 and L. Hansen each 10-of Flensburg C. Jansen 80 and M. Cornelis 10 and the Dutchmen C. Hansen 20 quardelen.

German commandeur Jan Jaspersz returned from Greenland according to the Dutch newspaper ‘s Gravenhaegse courant dated 28 June 1824

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 26th June reported the arrival on the Elbe, Germany on the 23rd by commandeur Jan Jaspersz returning from Greenland with a catch of around 2.800 seals resulting in 120 quardelen blubber. He departed on 12 April arriving on there 23rd on 72 degrees off the ice underway harassed by a lot of south and south east winds. On 30 April and 1-2 May passed the complete Greenland fleet. The southern ice was located 40 miles east of Jan Mayen Island and should be passed now despite the continuously changing winds in May although mostly blowing from the north with a just a little bit of storm and fog. The ice was on the geographical position 73-74 degrees almost the same as last year. Before his departure homewards he spoke on the 74 degrees the seal hunter Pieter Pietersz who saw neither ships of whales. The last 5-6days however the ice opened and broke up. Pietersz could supply no details about the whalers.

German steamship Bienenkorb underway towards the Arctic for whaling, seal hunting and discovery according to the Dutch newspaper Opregte Haarlemsche Courant dated 26 February 1869

An item referred to the recent departure from Bremerhafen, Germany the steamboat Bienenkorb for an discovery voyage lead by Dr. Petermann of Gotha in the Arctic. She was fitted out by Albert Rosenthal of Bremerhafen who was interested in the Arctic and yearly fitted out two steamships for whaling and seal hunting. The first stop would be Jan Mayen island for seal hunting and to end June, begin July starting with her voyage along the east coast of Greenland. The Bienenkorb was a well built screw steamship of 186 lasten and a horsepower of 65 hp especially built for the Arctic. Her captain was Hagens, her crew numbered 55 men and she had for 8 montsh victuals on board.