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Showing posts with label Wilmington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wilmington. Show all posts

Friday, 5 July 2024

American whaler Ceres visited Oahu, Hawaii in 1835

Arrival at Oahu, Hawaii on 20 November. Tonnage 330 tons. Master Weeden. Where owned Wilmington, Delaware. Time 17.5 months. Cargo 450 barrels oil. Departed on 23 December.

Source

The Sailor’s Magazine and Naval Journal. Published by the American Seamen’s Friend Society. Vol. VIII ending August 1835, p. 335 etc. 

Thursday, 20 June 2024

American whaler Ceres visited Honolulu, Hawaii in 1835

Arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 19 April. Type ship. Master Wheadon. Where owned Wilmington. Time 12 months. Cargo 50 barrels oil. Departed on 19 April for Japan.

Source

The Sailor’s Magazine and Naval Journal. Published by the American Seamen’s Friend Society. Vol. VIII ending August 1835, p. 335 etc. 

Friday, 13 October 2023

American whaler Ceres on 1 October 1841

Homeport Wilmington. Master Ayres. Managing owner Wilmington Whaling Company. Sailed on 29 July 1841 for the Pacific. Tonnage 238 tons.

Notes

The New Bedford Directory, 1841.

American whaler Superior on 1 October 1841

Homeport Wilmington. Barque. Master Smalley. Managing owner Agent. Sailed on 7 October 1839 for the Pacific. Tonnage 275 tons.

Notes

The New Bedford Directory, 1841.

American whaler Lucy Ann on 1 October 1841

Homeport Wilmington. Managing owner Stephen Bonsal. Lying in the harbour. Tonnage 309 tons.

Notes

The New Bedford Directory, 1841.

Saturday, 12 June 2021

American whaler Lucy Ann visited Simons’s Bay, South Africa according to the The Cape of Good Hope Gazette dated Friday 18 March 1836

An item reported the arrival on 12 March in the Simon’s Bay, South Africa of the American whaler Lucy Ann master J.G. Parker which left Wilmington, USA on 15 September 1835 on a whaling cruise. Loaded with oil.

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

American whale ship Ceres visited Lahaina, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 14 September 1844

An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 10 September of the American whale ship Ceres master Ayers of Wilmington 37 months out 400 barrels sperm 300 barrels whale oil 2.000 lbs bone.