Antarctic sealing ground. Rigging ship. Captain Smith, tonnage 492 tons, sailed from New London to Desolation Island on 25 July 1838 and arrived at home on 1 May 1839 with 3,700 barrels of 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.
Light cruiser Hr.Ms. Java. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
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Light cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter. Onze Vloot April 1936 by L. Müller
In the Dutch naval magazine Onze Vloot dated October 1930 was a discussion titled Hoeveel Ton” published dealing with the characteriscs for a third cruiser for the Royal Netherlands yet to be built. Her design and construction were limited due to the Great Depression of the 1930s. The light cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter was preceded by the Java-class and succeeded by the De Zeven Provinciën-class. Ordered on 1 August 1932, laid down by Wilton-Fijenoord on 16 September 1933, launched on 11 May 1936, completed and commissioned on 3 October 1936 and sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea against the Japanese fleet on 27 February 1942. In the design process was for budgetary reasons the intention to arm her with just 3x2-15cm/5.9 guns causing quite a lot of criticism. Some people demanded a fourth turret. In an essay contest in 1930 was asked for a treaty cruiser with a displacement of 8.636 tons but armed like a heavy cruiser namely with 6-20cm/8” guns. This proposal was rejected in 1930 because too expensive. Finally her armament consisted of 3x2&1x1-15cm/5.9” guns. In the design of October 1930 was suggested to arm her with 4x2-15cm guns, 4/6-8.8cm anti aircraft guns, a number of light/heavy machine guns and if possible torpedo tubes. Speed 32 miles with 1,000 ton fuel and feed water (50% of the maximum). Dimensions 175 (load line) x 16,84 (outside armour) x 5.53 (maximum) meters and a standard displacement of 8,000 tons. Costs 17.5 million Dutch guilders, the cabinet proposed a 5,250 tons ship for 12.5 million. The dimensions of the De Ruyter were 170.8 x 15.6 x 4.9 metres and a displacement of 7,948 tons.
Eubalaena glacialis=North Atlantic right whale
Eubalaena japonica=North Pacific right whale
Eubalaena Australis=Southern right whale
-Between November-March off Tristan de Cunha.
-Between January-March off Crozetts and Desolation Islands
-Between October-March off the south coast of New Holland
-Between February-October in the Japan Sea
-Between May-September on the Kodiak grounds
-Between March-November as soon as the sea is ice free in the Ochotsk Sea.
Source
Rev. Lewis Holmes. The Arctic Whaleman or, Winter in the Arctic Ocean. Boston, 1857.
An item reported that sea elephant oil or a mix of sea elephant seal oil furnished a large part of the oil traded on the American markest during the past 80 years. After 1837 was the great bulk of the oil obtained at Desolation or Kerguelen Island responsible for. Since 1857 became Heard Island (1) also responsible for a lot of cargoes oil. It was a typical New London industry with ships fitted out at New London, Stonington and Mystic.
Note
1. Part of the Australian Antarctic Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean.
Source
George M. Bowers. U.S. Commision of fish and fisheries. Part XXVIII. Report of the commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1902. Washington, 1904.
An item reported that sea elephant oil or a mix of sea elephant seal oil furnished a large part of the oil traded on the American markest during the past 80 years. After 1837 was the great bulk of the oil obtianed at Desolation or Kerguelen Island responsible for. It was a typical New London industry with ships fitted out at New London, Stonington and Mystic.
Source
George M. Bowers. U.S. Commision of fish and fisheries. Part XXVIII. Report of the commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1902. Washington, 1904.
-All year round in the North and South Atlantic Ocean.
-Between November-April off the Chilean coast.
-All year round off the Peruvian coast
-In the vicinity of the Gallipagos and King Mill’s Group
-Between April-October off the Japanese coast
-Between September-May off New Zealand and Navigator’s Island
-Between November-March south of Javan and Lombok, Dutch East Indies, good results
-Between June-July off the north-west cape of New Holland [Australia?]
-Between March-May off the Bashee Islands [nowadays Batanes Islands, Philippines], good results. After May dangerous grounds due to typhoons
-Between March-July in the Sooloo Sea [between Philippines and Malaysia to the west of the Serengani/Sarangani Islands [Philippines], good results
-Between March-July off Cape Rivers and Canda close in to the land
-All year round in the Molucca Passage good results, especially January-March
-In the past took British whalers a large number in the Red Sea
-Seldom seen near the Crozets and Desolation islands
-Between October-March off the south coast of New Holland
Source
Rev. Lewis Holmes. The Arctic Whaleman or, Winter in the Arctic Ocean. Boston, 1857, p. 263.
An item reported the arrival in the Table Bay on 18 February
1845 by the whaling brig Esther with a tonnage of 284 tons, master R.L.
Williams, coming from the Island of Desolation on 11 January and departing on 6
February.
