American whalers fitted out at Dorchester and Wareham and their catch results between 1787-1789

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Number of whalers yearly fitted out for the Northern whale fishery 7

Total tonnage 420 tons

Numbers of whalers yearly fitted out for the Southern whale fishery 1

Total tonnage 90 tons

Number of employed seamen 104

Number of barrels spermaceti oil yearly taken 800

Source

John MacGregor. The progress of America from the discovery by Columbus to the year 1846. Vol II. London, 1847, p. 588.