American whaler Osmanli, Adeline and Lydia active around New Zealand according to the Whalemen’s Shipping List dated Tuesday 7 January 1873

An item referred to [undated] letters written by captain Williams of the bark Osmanli of New Bedford that since he left the Bay of Islands, New Zealand their catch consisted of 50 barrels sperm and 600 barrels humpback oil. He supplied also details of other whalers. The Adeline captain Marvin of New Bedford had a catch of 390 barrels oil on her last voyage, the bark Lydia captain Gifford 350 barrels sperm and 600 barrels humpback oil and both whalers were underway for Hobart Town, Tasmania for water.