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Thursday 13 February 2014

American whaler Charles W. Morgan in November 1864 lying at Honolulu according to the Whalemen’s Shipping List dated Tuesday 17 January 1865

An item referred to a letter written by captain Landers on 23 November 1864 on board of the Charles W. Morgan at Honolulu. She returned from Ochotsk with a catch that season consisting of 312 barrels whale oil and 4.600 lbs bone which was transported towards New Bedford. Her next voyage was towards the Line and Ochotsk, Russia.