Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 404 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Desolation Island. Date of departure 26 June 1844. Date of return 10 March 1845. Number of fur seal skins 0. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 1,200. Furthermore 2,000 barrels whale oil, 17,000 pounds whale bone.
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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