American whaler Parachute visited St. Helena according to the newspaper The Cape of Good Hope Gazette dated Friday 1 April 1836

Made by John Heaviside Clark (circa 1771-1863) Flensing in progress

An item reported the arrival at the island of St. Helena on 22 February by the American whaler Parachute master E. Maxfield returning from a whaling cruise towards New Bedford, USA.