British whaler Stratford hailed according to the newspaper The Inquirer and Mirror dated Wednesday 1 January 1834

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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 on Off Shore Ground latitude 1-6 South longitude 100-110 West was spoken on 31 July the British whaler Stratford master E.K./Abijah Lock of London owners Hill&Co. 400 barrels.