Nauru
3 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Nauru, which their keepers wrote as “Pleasant Island”.
Visits
- Abigail, 1847–52: March 11, 1849, off, 2 days.
- Fortune, 1850–54: December 26, 1851, off, 3 days.
- Jireh Perry, 1860–64: July 4, 1861, off, 1 day.
What the logs record there
- 1849 · Abigail: Traded ashore for hogs and coconuts.
- 1861 · Jireh Perry: White men traded hogs and fowl.
- 1851 · Fortune: Obtained wood and hogs on Pleasant Island.