Homeport Stonington, Connecticut. Rigging brig. Tonnage 95 tons. Antarctic sealing ground Chilean coast. Date of departure 10 August 1842. Date of return 30 May 1844. Number of fur seal skins 500. Barrels of sea-elephant oil -. Also 1,000 hair-seal skins.
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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