American whaler Catherine lying in September in the Arctic Ocean according to the Whalemen’s Shipping List dated Tuesday 6 December 1864
An item referred to a letter received from the
Catherine of New London reported her on 27 September in the Bering Straits
leaving the Arctic Ocean on the 22nd towards Honolulu, Hawaii
with a catch of 1.200 barrels whale oil. On the 16th she had met the
bark Pearl Hull of New London with a catch of 350 barrels whale oil and four
heads bone.