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Friday, 13 August 2021

American whaling ship Canada visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 15 February 1845

An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 10 February of the American whaling ship Canada captain Topham of New Bedford, USA 26 months out 3,000 barrels whale oil coming from Maui.(1)

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1. Whalemen’s Shipping List dated 28 May 1844. Tonnage 545 ton, captain Topham, agent Barton Ricketson, departed on 1 January 1843 to the north west coast.

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