Homeport Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Rigging bark. Tonnage 217 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Atlantic. Date of departure 31 August 1845. Date of return 9 September 1847. Number of fur seal skins -. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 1,200. Also 400 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.
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