An item described the American whaling ship Isaac Howland valued including her outfits at her departure 55,000 US dollars, for more at the half of the value insured. Of New Bedford, USA.
Burned by the CSS
Shenandoah on 28 June 1865 in the East Cape Bay near the Bering Strait. Confederate
commerce raider, launched as the British merchant ship Sea King on 17 August 1863
by Alexander Stephen&Sons, River Clyde, Scotland with yard number 42, purchased
by the Confederates, fitting out ready on 18 October 1864, commissioned on 19 October
1864, surrendered on 6 November 1865, sold in 1867 to the sultan of Zanzibar Majid
bin Said and renamed El Majidi and finally sunk in September 1872.
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