| Voyage ID | Voyage identifier | voyageID |
| Order | Sequence number used to sort when there are multiple records for a single voyage. See Master's fate column and the fate table. | voyageRank |
| Voyage | Voyage name, includes name of vessel and beginning and ending dates followed by the return code, if any, in parentheses | voyageName |
| Port | Hailing port | port |
| | |
| Sailing From | | sailingFrom |
| Ground | The intended whaling grounds for the voyage | ground |
| Year Out | Year vessel departed on voyage | yearOut |
| Day Out | Month and day vessel departed on voyage | dayOut |
| Year In | Year vessel returned from voyage | yearIn |
| Day In | Month and day vessel returned from voyage | dayIn |
| Return code | Code indicating the fate of the vessel. See return code table and Vessel end column. | returnCode |
| AgentID | Agent identifier | agentID |
| Agent | Agent | agent |
| Bone | Quantity of whalebone or baleen returned, in pounds | bone |
| Sperm | Quantity of sperm oil returned, in barrels | sperm |
| Oil | Quantity of whale oil returned, in barrels | oil |
| Customs District | Customs district | customsDistrict |
| Logbook at | Code(s) for repositories holding copies of voyage log books | logbookExists |
| Map | Voyage map data exists in the AOWL database | aowlLink |
| Crew List | Crew list data exists in the Crew List database | crewListLink |
| Source | Source numbers in the Sources table | source |
| MasterID | Master Identifier | masterID |
| Master | Name of master, last name then first | master |
| Master's fate | Code indicating the fate of the master. See fate table. | fate |
| Residence | Master's town of residence | residence |
| Birth | Master's date of birth | birth |
| Birth Location | Master's birth location | birthLocation |
| Death | Master's date of death | death |
| Death Location | Master's death location | deathLocation |
| Wife | Names of master's wives. If more than one, entries are separated by 'pipe' characters (" | "). | wife |
| Wife to Sea | Contains a digit if master's wife sailed on the voyage, "1" for the first Wife entry, "2" for the second. | wifeToSea |
| Wife 2 | No longer used | wife2 |
| Wife 2 to Sea | No longer used | wife2ToSea |
| Vital Records Source | Numbers in the Sources table for sources of information about the master | vitalRecordsSource |
| Later Occupation | Master's occupation after whaling | laterOccupation |
| VesselID | Vessel identifier | vesselID |
| Vessel | Vessel name | vessel |
| Rig | Vessel's rig on this voyage. See rig table. | rig |
| Tonnage | One or more values recorded for the tonnage of the vessel over its lifetime | tonnage |
| Place built | Place vessel was built | builtPlace |
| Date built | Date vessel was built | builtDate |
| Vessel end | Note about the final disposition of the vessel | end |
| D. Wood Abstract | References to entries in Dennis Wood Abstracts of Whaling Voyages. Format is: volume-page | dennisWood |
| Logbook | A link to a scan of a logbook exists | logbookScan |