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

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Number of whalers yearly fitted out for the Northern whale fishery 45

Total tonnage 2,700 tons

Numbers of whalers yearly fitted out for the Southern whale fishery 5

Total tonnage750 tons

Number of employed seamen 650

Number of barrels spermaceti oil yearly taken 2,700

Number of barrels whale oil yearly taken 1,750

Source

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