Tuesday, 21 August 2018

British whaler Shannon in 1821

Register tonnage 348  tons, crew numbering 41 men, captain Robert Kelsh, date of arrival at Hull, England 25 August, number of whales catches 5, actual weight of whales or whale bone 2 tons 11 cwt. 3 qr. 26 lb. and actual quality of oil boiled 8 tons 3 qr and 35 gallons.

Source 
Original pamphlet A correct statement of the success of the Hull Ships at the Greenland and Davis’ Strait Fisheries, in the year 1821.