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American Offshore Whaling Voyages: A Database

  • Voyages of Amethyst (Ship)
  •   Built: 1823 in Boston, MA. Sold to San Francisco, 1860; lost in the Arctic

    DepartureArrivalMasterHailing PortDestinationSpermWhaleBoneSource
    1832, Sep 1835, DecFisher, JonathanNew Bedford, MA Pacific 1835 0 0*
    1832, Sep 1835, DecHammond, ThomasNew Bedford, MA Pacific 1835 0 0*
    1836, Aug 1838, MarDevoll, WilliamNew Bedford, MA South Atlantic 733 1482 0*
    1836, Aug 1838, MarHowland, WarrenNew Bedford, MA South Atlantic 733 1482 0*
    1838, Jun 1840, MarReynard, OwenNew Bedford, MA Indian 18 2734 0*
    1840, May 1842, AprBlack, JosephNew Bedford, MA Indian 769 2185 15000*
    1842, Oct 1844, FebReynard, Robert P.New Bedford, MA Indian 56 2842 34000*
    1844, Jun 1844, OctBaylies, John A.New Bedford, MA North West Coast 10 0 0*
    1844, Oct 1846, JunBaylies, John A., Jr.New Bedford, MA North West Coast 81 1824 15200*
    1846, Nov 1850, AprHowes, Gorham B.New Bedford, MA Pacific 1806 632 7100*
    1850, Sep 1854, JunHowes, Gorham B.New Bedford, MA Pacific 2308 0 0*
    1854, Oct 1859, AprJones, William F.New Bedford, MA Pacific 1484 0 0*
    1859, 1860, Studley, Ira B.New Bedford, MA *
    1883, Mar 1883, NovCooty, Patrick H.San Francisco, CA North Pacific 0 100 1500*
    1884, Mar 1884, NovCooty, Patrick H.San Francisco, CA North Pacific 0 200 2000*
    1885, Feb 1885, OctCooty, Patrick H.San Francisco, CA North Pacific 0 0 0*