Lady Amherst_1833

British Southern Voyage

WRIBV050130
VesselLady Amherst
MasterBurnet / William Barnett
Departure1833-08-23
Return (days)1836-07-11 (1054)
Port (dock)London
Owner (Agent)C. H. & G. Enderby
Cargo2500 barrels [245 tuns oil]
SourcesSST1; SST2; HNL; LOG SHERMAN 2762; LISLE
ReportsSighted St Pauls Island 2 December 1833; reported 7 March 1834 off the Cape of Good Hope in 37 S x 18 E taking 3 fish; at Lat 35:31S Long 116:19E on 22 December 1833; at Lat 35:37S Long 165:18E on 31 January 1834; at the Bay of Islands 8 February 1834; at Lat 3:12S Long 175:57E 30 April 1834; off Japan in Lat29:29N Long 157:40E on 21 May 1834; reported 27 June 1834 at the Bay of Islands with 100 barrels 24 February 1834; at Wahoo 19 November 1834; reported 5 June 1835 at Oahu with 940 [1000] barrels 13 November 1834 fifteen months out; at Rotuma 22 March 1835 in company with the Sir James Cockburn and the bark Elizabeth; at Wahoo 5 November 1835; at Lat 16:34S Long 170:54W on 17 December 1835; reported 12 April 1836 at Oahu 2 November 1835 with 2500 barrels out 26 months; reported 2 August 1836 at the Bay of Islands 18 January 1836 with 2500 barrels
NotesA circumnavigation of the world

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