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Showing posts with label Sailing ships. Show all posts

Saturday, 24 October 2026

Portuguese caique Corvo 1797-1798

Former privateer, mentioned between 1797-1798. 

Source

A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901). Lisboa, 1976.

Portugese cutter Uniao 1787-1790

Mentioned between 1787-1790, armament of 22 guns.

Source

A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901). Lisboa, 1976.

Whaler Guide reported according to the Australian newspaper The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser dated Thursday 27 March 1834

An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported from the Bay of Islands that the whaler Governor Bourke reported the Guide, 29 January, 150 barrels oil. 

Whaler Cheviot reported according to the Australian newspaper The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser dated Thursday 27 March 1834

An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported from the Bay of Islands that the whaler Governor Bourke reported the Cheviot, 28 January, 400 barrels oil. 

American whaler Scotland visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 29 October 1853

An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 26 October of the American whaler Scotland master Smith coming from the Arctic 2,500 barrels whale oil 8,000 lbs bone.

American whaler China visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 29 October 1853

An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 26 October of the American whaler China master Howes coming from the Arctic 1,000 barrels whale oil 18,000 lbs bone.

Friday, 23 October 2026

American whaler George Washington spoken according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 31 December 1836

An item reported that the Hamilton spoke on the position latitude 5 south longitude 117 west the American whaler George Washington, Gibbs, 10 months, 560 barrels. 

American whaler Adeline visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 31 December 1836

An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii of the American whaler Adeline, Buckley, of Newburyport, 37 months, 1,700 barrels. 

American whaler Midas visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 24 September 1836

An item reported the arrival of the American whaler Midas, Spooner, of New Bedford, on 23 September at Honolulu, Hawaii coming from the whaling grounds. 

American sealing schooner Ionic visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 17 September 1836

An item reported the departure by the American sealing schooner Ionic, Clark, on 10 September from Honolulu, Hawaii to the sealing grounds. 

American whaler Henry Astor spoken according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 17 September 1836

An item reported that the American whaler Henry Astor, Rawson, of Hudson, 600 barrels was spoken six weeks from the Sandwich Islands. 

American whaler Meridian visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 10 September 1836

An item reported the departure of the American whaler Meridian, Fisher on 3 September van Honolulu to the whaling grounds. 

British whaler Matilda visited the Bay of Islands according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 6 August 1836

An item reported the departure of the whaler Matilda from the Bay of Islands, New Zealand on 16 December 1835 for London. 

American whaler Benjamin Rush visited the Bay of Islands according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 6 August 1836

An item reported the whaler Benjamin Rush at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand 1,600 barrels. 

American whaler Enterprize spoken according to the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce dated Saturday 30 July 1836

An item reported that the ship Europa captain Winkworth latitude 32 North Longitude 174 East spoke the whaler Enterprize of Nantucket, master Winslow, 17 months out, 600 barrels, recently from New Zealand and Navigator Islands who reported that generally the whalers were rather unsuccessful. Winslow mentioned that the Independence, captain Brayton was lost after hitting an unknown reef, about 300 miles south east direction of Jarvisland-about 900 miles from Tahiti, latitude3-5 south longitude 155-158 West), crew escaped in the boats without losses as far as known.

American sealer Union in 1804

Entered the harbour of Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 6 January 1804. Master J. Pendleton. Built foreign. Tonnage 99 tons. Number of guns 4. Number of men 22. Where and when built Barnstable. Where and when registered New York. Owner Fanning&Co. General cargo 5,000 seal skins. From whence King’s Island. Where bond given Sydney.

Source

Historical records of New South Wales. 1803-1805.

Whaler Lady Leith spoken according to the Australian newspaper The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser dated Tuesday 15 March 1836

An item reported the discovery on Goat Island, Curtis group [Griffiths Island, Victoria, Australia?] of a memorandum reporting the whaler Lady Leith, 300 barrels, 9 months. 

Whaler Betsy spoken according to the Australian newspaper The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser dated Tuesday 15 March 1836

An item reported the arrival on last Thursday of the whaler Caroline which she herself had spoken or had heard about the whaler Betsy in December with 250 barrel swhales alongside. 

Whaler Vittoria spoken according to the Australian newspaper The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser dated Tuesday 15 March 1836

An item reported the arrival on last Thursday of the whaler Caroline which she herself had spoken or had heard about the whaler Vittoria, 90 barrels in December. 

Tasmanian whaler William the Fourth spoken according to the Australian newspaper The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser dated Tuesday 15 March 1836

An item reported the arrival on last Thursday of the whaler Caroline which she herself had spoken or had heard about the whaler William the Fourth, of Hobart Town, 19 days out, clean.