American whaler Warren hailed according to the newspaper The Inquirer and Mirror dated Wednesday 1 January 1834

Wellcome Collection

A whale being speared with harpoons by fishermen in the arctic sea.

Engraving by A. M. Fournier after E. Traviès 1809

An item reported that the American whaler Mount Vernon spoke on 18 March (?) 1833 the American whaler Warren master Mayhew of Warren 1.600 barrels oil.

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1. Ship registers Bristol-Warren-Rhode Island 1773-1939. Built at Swansey, Massachusetts, USA in 1829. Tonnage 362 72/95 tons and as dimensions 108.7 x 28.7 x 1.4 feet, 2 decks, 3 masts and scrollhead. Registered on 8 November 1830 master William Mayhew [Jr.]. Owners Joseph Smith Jr., Samuel Barton, William Carr Jr., William R. Child, Ezra O. Child, Lewis Hoar, John Stockford and Charles Wheaton of Warren.