The German whaler Hanseat according to the Dutch newspaper Goessche Courant dated 20 Monday 20 May 1844

According to the tiding dated Hamburg 7 May left on 6 May the first whaler fitted out for the South Sea the Elbe. On board were the needed boats and some trained American fishermen. Although the ship was fitted out by just one company, other companies joined each other with a result a working capital of 1.000.000 (Mark?) to fit out more whalers. Another Dutch newspaper the Zierikzeesche Courant dated 17 may 1844 reported that recently the large well equipped ship Hanseat left Hamburg for whale and seals fishery in the South Sea. On board were a German and an American captain, a German crew and 9 American sailors. Total costs of the fitting out were more as 75,000 m.b. The Goessche Courant dated Thursday 22 July 1847 reported her returning in the afternoon of 14 July after almost 3 years at Hamburg in a news item dated Hamburg 15 July with a cargo of 2,300 train oil almost a full load. Her master was Strand.