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Tuesday, 18 August 2026

American sailing sealing ship Betsey in 1834-1836

Antarctic sealing ground African coast. Rigging schooner. Captain G.L. Allyn. Departed on 28 July 1834 with 21 crew members to the African coast for whaling and sailing and returned home [New London?] in March 1836 with 1,800 fur-seal skins and 100 barrels whale oil.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. (1978).

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