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Sunday, 2 August 2026

American sailing sealing ship Talma in 1832-1834

Antarctic sealing ground Patagonia and vicinity. Rigging schooner. Captain G.L. Ally. Left New London in July 1832 and returned in May 1834 with 2,700 fur-seal skins and sold for 12.50 US dollars each skin.

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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