Wednesday, 22 August 2018

British whaler William Torr in 1821

Register tonnage 280,80 tons, crew numbering 46 men, captain Philip Dannat, date of arrival at Hull, England 27 August, number of whales catches 5, actual weight of whales or whale bone 3 tons 2 cwt. 0 qr. 16 lb. and actual quality of oil boiled 6? tons 2 qr and 57 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.