British whaler Fame experienced with rockets according to the NewspaperThe Inquirer and Mirror dated Thursday 11 October 1821

An item reported that Sir W. Congreve sent on his own expence some rockets with the whaler Fame captain Scoresby. He believed that the rockets would become extremely important in whaling. On 24 June was the Fame on the geographical position 74.40 Latitude 14 Longitude among open ice and fish. (1)

Note

1. The edition dated 29 November 1821 reported that the rocket with success was used.