Homeport New London, Connecticut, USA. Rigging ship. Tonnage 492 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Atlantic. Date of departure 9 July 1840. Date of return 6 May 1842. Number of fur seal skins 0. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 4,000 and 100 barrels sperm 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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