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Monday, 14 September 2026

American sailing sealing ship Philetus in 1839-1841

Antarctic sealing ground. Tonnage 278 tons. Rigging ship. Captain Brewster, left Stonington for the Crozet Islands on 10 July 1839 and arrived at home on 28 February 1841 with 1,800 barrels sea-elephant 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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