The Whaling Journal of Captain W. B. Rhodes: Barque Australian of Sydney 1836 - 1838
22. Ships mentioned in the Journal
22. Ships mentioned in the Journal
Date | Name of Ship | Port or Country of origin | Captain's Name | Place of Encounter |
1836 | ||||
July 15 | Six vessels | |||
unnamed1 | — | — | Port Cooper | |
Aug. 7 | Harriet | [Sydney] | Howe | Port Cooper |
Aug. 26 | Friendship | [United States] | [West] | Pegasus Bay |
Aug, 20 | Nile | [United States] | [Collins] | Pegasus Bay |
Sept. 5 | Sisters | — | [Sparling] | Pegasus Bay |
[Elizabeth] | — | Fowler | Port Cooper | |
Sept. 24 | Hind | [Sydney] | — | Cloudy Bay |
Lynx | [Sydney] | — | Cloudy Bay | |
Oct. 6 | Tuscaloosa | United States | [Hussey] | E. of Cook Strait |
Oct. 10 | Tamar | — | Clapham | N. of Kermadecs |
Nov. 17 | Envoy | United States | — | N. of Kermadecs |
Dec. 17 | Cheviot | England | [Bateman] | Kermadecs |
1837 | ||||
Jan. 17 | Pusey Hall 2 | London | — | Near N. Cape N.Z. |
Jan. 18 | Roslyn Castle | — | Richards | Off Three Kings |
Mar. 7 | Harriet | Sydney | — | Lord Howe Is. |
Mar. 27 | Pantheon | — | Pell | Off Bay of Islands |
April 11 | George Clinton | — | — | Off Bay of Islands |
April 12 | Achilles | London | — | Off Bay of Islands |
July 24 | Tigris | Sydney | Terry | W. of New Caledonia |
July 30 | Scamander | — | — | W. of New Caledonia |
July 30 | Mic-Mac | [Sydney] | [Brace] | W. of New Caledonia |
Aug. 3 | Jane | — | Barber | W. of New Caledonia |
Oct. 5 | Elizabeth | London | Currie | Near Niue Is. |
Oct. 19 | Independence | United States | — | Vavao |
Oct. 21 | Ann | London | Ball | Vavao |
Nov. 13 | Columbus 3 | United States | [Ellis] | — |
Nov. 23 | Diana 4 | — | Harvey | — |
Nov. 27 | Nantucket | Nantucket | — | N.E. of Kermadecspage 117 |
Dec. 23 | Rambler | Nantucket | — | S.E. of Kermadecs |
Dec. 27 | Parker | United States | Austin | N.E. of E. Cape N.Z. |
Dec. 28 | Hope | London | — | N.E. of E. Cape N.Z |
1838 | ||||
Jan. 13 | Corinthian | Bristol | — | Near Chatham Is. |
Jan. 23 | Gauge | Havre | Grandsaigne | Near Banks Peninsula |
Jan. 24 | Oriental | Havre | — | Near Banks Peninsula |
Feb. 3 | Warren | Warren (U.S.) | [Lewis] | Near Banks Peninsula |
Feb. 10 | Mountatio 5 | United States | [Sayer] | Off Banks Peninsula |
Feb. 19 | Trent | Bay of Islands | — | Near Hawke's Bay |
Apt. 4 | Bombay 6 | London | — |
1 The whaling vessels in Port Cooper between July and September 1836, although not named by Rhodes, are known to have included the following: Bee, of Sydney (Hempleman), Nile, of U.S.A. (West), Friendship, of U.S.A. (Collins), Harriet, of Sydney (Howe), Elizabeth, (Fowler), Sisters, (Sparling) and Caroline, (Cherry).
2 Sydney Herald gives this name as Puzey Hall.
3 Spoken by the Ann.
4 Spoken by the Nantucket.
5 Possibly Montana. McNab (Old Whaling Days) gives the name as both Montana and Montana.
6 Mentioned in ship's accounts only.