Homeport Mystic, Connecticut. Rigging schooner. Tonnage 76 tons. Antarctic sealing ground South Seas. Date of departure 9 July 1843. Date of return 4 April 1844. Number of fur seal skins 650. Barrels of sea-elephant oil 600.
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.
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 13 October of the American whaler Robin Hood master M’Ginley of Mystic coming from Ochotsk 370 barrels sperm oil 3,00 barrels whale oil 1,290 lbs bone
Antarctic sealing ground. Rigging brig. Captain Mitchell, left Mystic, Connecticut on 10 July 1839 and arrived at home with 600 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.
Antarctic sealing ground. Rigging brig. Captain Pendleton, departed from Mystic, Connecticut on 22 June 1839 and arrived at home on 6 March 1840 with 550 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.
Antarctic sealing ground South Atlantic Ocean. Rigging brig. Captain McKinster, left on 15 May 1838 Mystic, Connecticut for the South Atlantic Ocean and arrived at home on 9 March 1839 with 300 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.
Antarctic sealing ground Crozet Islands. Rigging brig. Captain Bailey, tonnage 99 tons, sailed from Mystic, Connecticut in June 1838 and arrived at home on 8 April 1839 with 100 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.
Antarctic sealing ground south seas. Rigging ship. Captain Holmes, tonnage 298 tons, sailed from Mystic, Connecticut on 11 July 1838 for the South Seas and arrived at home on 5 September 1839 with 1,300 barrels of sea-elephant oil. Tender was schooner Plutarch of 81 tons, captain Stevens. Departed on 1 December 1839, captain McKinstry and wrecked on New Holland on 8 JUly 1840.
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.
Antarctic sealing ground Crozet Islands. Rigging ship. Captain Bailey. Tonnage 261 tons. Left Mystic, Connecticut on 14 June 1837 and lost with tender schooner Colossus on the Crozets between 1837-1838.
Source
Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States.
Antarctic sealing ground African coast and the Crozets. Rigging brig. Captain Holmes of Mystic. Reported in spring 1835 with 160 fur-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.
Antarctic sealing ground southern seas. Rigging unknown. Captain unknown. Arrived at Mystic, Connecticut, USA with fur-2,000 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. (1978).
An item reported that sea elephant oil or a mix of sea elephantseal oil furnished a large part of the oil traded on the American markest during the past 80 years. Since 1820 was it a typical New London industry with ships fitted out at New London, Stonington and Mystic. Of the voyages was 94% made by ships from these three harbors and 80% by ships fitted out at New London. The fleet was largest in 1858=1859 when she numbered in 1858 18 ships/4,527 tons totally in 1850 20 ships/4,461 tons totally. In 1904 wrote the commissioner that sea elephant oil especially was used for dressing morocco leather.
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 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.
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. Until 1803 was the oil shipped by whalers from Nantucket active in the extreme South Atlantic and by fur sealers active off Falkland, South Georgia and the coast of Patagonia. Around 1820 the Patagonian coast was exchanged for the South Shetland Islands for the next 17 years. 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.
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 30 September of the American whaler Hibernia returning from the Arctic which spoke on 15 August the American whaler Romulus of Mystic 1,800 barrels oil.
An item reported the arrival at Hilo, Hawaii on 21 February of the American whaler Hellespont master Manwaring of Mystic 9 months out 125 barrels whale oil.
An item reported that the American whaler Jefferson of New London master Williams spoke on 22 June the American whaler Robin Hood of Mystic 7 whales
An item reported that the American whaler Hellespont master Manwaring was cleared at Honolulu, Hawaii on 16 November for Mystic.
An item reported the arrival at Hilo, Hawaii on 21 February of the American whaler Coriolanus master Grinnel of Mystic 7,5 months out 12 barrels sperm oil.
An item reported the arrival at Laihana, Hawaii on 18 November of the American whaling barque Shepherdess master [Woodbridge] Watrous [of Mystic] 150 barrels sperm oil 2,150 barrels whale oil 30,000 lbs bone
