Raoul Island

3 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Raoul Island, which their keepers wrote as “Sunday Island”, “Sunday Is”, “sundan island & goat island”, “Sundy island”, “Goat Island, Macaulay Island, Sunday Island”, “Sunday Island and Macolly Island”.

Visits

1. Addison, 1834–37: December 4, 1834, off, 5 days.
2. Jireh Perry, 1860–64: February 21, 1861, off, 3 days.
3. Jireh Perry, 1860–64: March 3, 1861, off, 4 days.
4. Jireh Perry, 1860–64: March 11, 1861, off, 3 days.
5. Jireh Perry, 1860–64: April 7, 1862, off, 2 days.
6. Jireh Perry, 1860–64: April 19, 1862, off, 1 day.
7. Abraham Barker, 1866–70: October 21, 1867, off, 2 days.
8. Abraham Barker, 1866–70: November 4, 1867, off, 3 days.
9. Abraham Barker, 1866–70: May 29, 1868, off, 1 day.
10. Abraham Barker, 1866–70: September 12, 1868, off, 1 day.
11. Abraham Barker, 1866–70: June 5, 1869, off, 1 day.

What the logs record there

1. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Boat smashed by a loose whale.
2. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Breakers mistaken for sperm whales.
3. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Saw grampuses.

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