Whaling Logs

Packet

1822–23 · Fairhaven

0 whales caught

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Packet, 1822–23

The schooner Packet of Fairhaven, Thomas Delano Jr. master, 1822–23: 10 whales taken.

  • Whaling grounds: Caribbean, Western Islands, Coast of Africa.
  • The log runs from June 28, 1822 to June 17, 1823, with an entry on 355 of its 355 days.
  • 36 ships met at sea.

The logbook: Journal of the Galatea (Ship), Packet (Schooner) and Victory (Ship); mastered by Abraham Russell, Thomas Delano, Jr. and Mason Taber; and kept by Thomas Delano; on whaling voyages between 1822 and 1828.

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