American sealing schooner Ionic visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 17 September 1836

An item reported the departure by the American sealing schooner Ionic, Clark, on 10 September from Honolulu, Hawaii to the sealing grounds. 

American sealing schooner Ionic arrived at Honolulu, Hawaii according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 20 August 1836

An item reported the arrival of the American sealing schooner Ionic, Clark of Boston, 18 months out, 19 days from Tahiti. 

American sailing sealing ship Exile in 1844-1846

Homeport New London, Connecticut. Rigging schooner. Tonnage 70 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Desolation Island. Date of departure 17 July 1844. Date of return 8 January 1846. Number of fur seal skins -. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 200. Also whale oil and bone.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Enterprise in 1842-1844

Homeport Stonington, Connecticut. Rigging brig. Tonnage 95 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Chilean coast. Date of departure 10 August 1842. Date of return 30 May 1844. Number of fur seal skins 500. Barrels of sea-elephant oil -. Also 1,000 hair-seal skins.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Enterprise in 1840-1842

Homeport Stonington, Connecticut. Rigging brig. Tonnage 95 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Atlantic. Date of departure 3 September 1840. Date of return 5 May 1842. Number of fur seal skins 300. -Barrels of sea-elephant oil -.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Emmeline 1843-1844

Homeport Mystic, Connecticut. Rigging schooner. Tonnage 76 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Seas. Date of departure 9 July 1843. Date of return 4 April 1844. Number of fur seal skins 650. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 600.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Columbia 1840-1842

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Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 492 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Atlantic. Date of departure 9 July 1840. Date of return 6 May 1842. Number of fur seal skins 0. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 4,000 and 100 barrels sperm oil.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Corinthian 1849-1851

Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 505 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Desolation Island. Date of departure 7 September 1849. Date of return 27 April 1851. Number of fur seal skins 0. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 1,000, also whale oil and whale bone.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Corinthian 1847-1849

Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 505 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Desolation Island. Date of departure 3 September 1847. Date of return 26 June 1849. Number of fur seal skins 0. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 2,000 and also whale oil.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American seal hunter Rose in 1804

Entered the harbour of Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 25 January 1804. Master J. Carey.(1) Built foreign. Tonnage 305 tons. Number of guns 8. Number of men 21. Where and when built Nantucket. Where and when registered Nantucket. Owner Paul Gardiner. General cargo 70 tons ebony wood, 3,690 skins, 270 bundles whalebone, From whence Isle of France. Where bond given Sydney.

Note

1. The logbook over the period 29 July 1803-10 June 1804 kept by James Cary still exists and is digitized. The purpose of the voyage was trading especially the so-called China-trade. Owner-agent Paul Gardner. On 21 January is written Isle France towards Canton, on Saturday 4 February from Port Jackson towards Canton, China.

Sources

Historical records of New South Wales. 1803-1805.

Www.archive.org MS220 Log 366.

American sealer Union in 1804

Entered the harbour of Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 6 January 1804. Master J. Pendleton. Built foreign. Tonnage 99 tons. Number of guns 4. Number of men 22. Where and when built Barnstable. Where and when registered New York. Owner Fanning&Co. General cargo 5,000 seal skins. From whence King’s Island. Where bond given Sydney.

Source

Historical records of New South Wales. 1803-1805.

American sailing sealing ship Columbia 1842-1844

Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 492 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Atlantic. Date of departure 13 July 1842., Date of return 8 April 1844. Number of fur seal skins 0.Barrels of sea-elephant oil 3,200, 1,000 barrels whale oil, 7,000 pounds whale bone.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Charles Carroll 1847-1849

Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 412 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Desolation Island. Date of departure 21 July 1847, Date of return 3 July 1849. Number of fur seal skins. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 3,000. Went to California in 1849.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Charles Caroll 1845-1847

Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 412 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Desolation Island. Date of departure 26 August 1845. Date of return 24 May 1847. Number of fur seal skins 0. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 2,00 also whale oil and whale bone.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Charles Carroll 1844-1845

Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 404 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Desolation Island. Date of departure 26 June 1844. Date of return 10 March 1845. Number of fur seal skins 0. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 1,200. Furthermore 2,000 barrels whale oil, 17,000 pounds whale bone.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Byron 1843-1845

Homeport Stonington, Connecticut, USA. Rigging bark. Tonnage 170 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Seas. Date of departure 20 July 1843. Date of return 26 May 1845. Number of fur seal skins -. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 1,000, also 300 barrels whale oil and 2,400 pounds whalebone.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Bolton 1844-1845

Homeport Stonington, Connecticut. Rigging bark. Tonnage 220 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Crozet Islands. Date of departure 1 July 1844. Date of return 30 May 1845. Number of fur seal skins -. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 600.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887

American sailing sealing ship Bolton 1843-1844

Homeport Stonington, Connecticut, USA. Rigging bark. Tonnage 220 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Seas. Date of departure 39 July 1843. Date of return 24 May 1844. Number of fur seal skins -. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 1,400.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887.

American sailing sealing ship Betsey 1844-1845

Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging schooner Tonnage 125 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Cape Horn. Date of departure 19 July 1844. Lost in the Straits of Magellan on 3 January 1845.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. 

American sailing sealing ship Betsey 1842-1844

Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging schooner. Tonnage 125 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Seas.Date of departure 18 July 1842. Date of return 3 June 1844. Number of fur seal skins 300. Barrels of sea-elephant oil -. Also 12,000 hair seal-skins, 400 other skins and whale oil.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887.