Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 492 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Atlantic. Date of departure 13 July 1842., Date of return 8 April 1844. Number of fur seal skins 0.Barrels of sea-elephant oil 3,200, 1,000 barrels whale oil, 7,000 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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