Scottish Vessels Lost in the Arctic Bowhead Whale Fishery (1750–WWI)

Table

Legend:  Hunt** =  East Greenland (EG), Davis Strait (DS), Newfoundland (NL), Cumberland Gulf (CG)

Note: For additional data, see Scottish Arctic Whaling. In the table below, click on a column heading to sort by that column. Click on an entry in the “Link to Whaling History” column to view voyage data for that vessel.

LostVesselSail/ SteamLink to Whaling HistoryPortHunt**Years WhalingTotal Seasons
1751HopetonsSS127EdinburghEG17511
1756ThistlesSS264BorrowstounnessEG1752-65
1757Prince of WalessSS211EdinburghEG1753-75
1758BorrowstounnesssSS035BorrowstounnessEG1755-84
1762HawkesSS116AnstrutherEG1758-625
1763EdinburghsSS078EdinburghEG1752-6312
1775OswaldsSS193BorrowstounnessEG1755-7521
1775PeggysSS199BorrowstounnessEG1752-7523
1777Royal Bounty (1)sSS235EdinburghEG1752-7726
1778CampbeltonsSS042EdinburghEG1751-7828
1782Dundee (1)sSS068DundeeEG1754-8229
1791NeptunesSS185EdinburghEG1787-915
1792MontrosesSS181MontroseDS1787-926
1792Princess of Wales (1)sSS215DunbarEG1759-9233
1798Blessed EndeavoursSS031DunbarEG1753-9844
1799Toy(1)sSS259DundeeEG1786-9914
1804East LothiansSS074DunbarEG1785-180419
1806SimmssSS240EdinburghEG1805-62
1808North StarsSS189BorrowstounnessDS1799-18088
1813LatonasSS160AberdeenEG1785-181329
1813OscarsSS192AberdeenEG1812-132
1816Earl of FifesSS071BanffEG1814-163
1818ElbesSS080AberdeenDS1812-187
1819DiamondsSS060AberdeenEG1812-198
1819Mary AnnsSS174DundeeDS1803-1917
1819RaithsSS220EdinburghDS1785-181935
1819Royal Bounty (2)sSS236EdinburghDS1785-181935
1819SisterssSS243KirkcaldyDS1818-192
1819Thomas and AnnsSS269EdinburghDS1805-1915
1819Toy(2)sSS260DundeeDS1813-197
1821DexteritysSS058EdinburghDS1812-2110
1821ElizabethsSS084AberdeenDS1813-219
1821LarkinssSS058EdinburghDS1813-219
1822CalypsosSS041DundeeDS1810-2213
1822HerosSS122MontroseDS1820-223
1822InvinciblesSS131PeterheadDS1819-224
1825DonsSS064AberdeenDS1814-2512
1825EstridgesSS096DundeeDS1800-2526
1825SuccesssSS255EdinburghDS1805-2521
1826JeansSS145PeterheadEG1818-269
1828ActivesSS004PeterheadDS1810-2819
1828AlpheussSS021PeterheadDS1818-2811
1828Enterprize (1)sSS090PeterheadDS1824-85
1829Home CastlesSS124EdinburghDS1813-2917
1829JanesSS138AberdeenDS1801-2929
1830AchillessSS003DundeeDS1820-3011
1830Alexander (1)sSS014AberdeenDS1819-3012
1830BaffinsSS028EdinburghDS1825-306
1830HopesSS125PeterheadDS1802-3029
1830JohnsSS146GreenockDS1811-3029
1830LetitasSS157AberdeenDS1812-3019
1830Middleton (1)sSS177AberdeenDS1812-3019
1830Princess of Wales (2)sSS216AberdeenDS1813-3018
1830RattlersSS224EdinburghDS1803-3028
1830Resolution (1)sSS229PeterheadDS1813-3018
1830SpencersSS248MontroseDS1815-3016
1830Three BrotherssSS270DundeeDS1813-3018
1831JamessSS134PeterheadDS1829-313
1831RamblersSS221KirkcaldyDS1820-3112
1832EggingtonsSS079KirkcaldyDS1830-23
1832JunosSS149EdinburghDS1813-3220
1832William YoungsSS288EdinburghDS1831-22
1834LondonsSS164MontroseDS1813-3422
1835Middleton (2)sSS178AberdeenDS1813-3523
1836ThomassSS267DundeeDS1823-3614
1840HedasSS117KirkcaldyDS1834-407
1840PerseverancesSS200PeterheadEG1811-4029
1847AlfredsSS018BorrowstounnessDS1836-4710
1847CaledoniasSS040KirkcaldyDS1821-4727
1849MarysSS172AberdeenEG1838-4912
1849SuperiorsSS256PeterheadDS1815-4933
1852HornsSS128DundeeDS1805-5245
1852Joseph GreensSS147PeterheadEG1831-5221
1852RegaliasSS226KirkcaldyDS1835-5213
1852SpitzbergensSS249PeterheadEG18521
1854FelixsSS099BanffEG1852-43
1856Princess CharlottesSS212DundeeDS1820-5637
1857GypsysSSI 13PeterheadDS1855-73
1858EclipsesSS076PeterheadDS1820-5839
1858HeroinesSSI 20DundeeDS1833-5811
1858JackalstSS133PeterheadCG1857-82
1858TravellersSS271PeterheadCG1821-5837
1859AdvicesSS007DundeeDS1805-5951
1859Empress of IndiastSS087PeterheadEG18591
1859InnuitstSS129PeterheadEG1857-93
1859UnionsSS280PeterheadCG1813-5944
1860Enterprize (2)sSS091FraserburghEG1845-6016
1860FairysSS098PeterheadEG1820-6034
1861CommercesSS054PeterheadDS1828-6134
1861St. AndrewsSS250AberdeenDS1813-6142
1862AbramsSS002KirkcaldyDS1855-628
1862Alexander (2)sSS015DundeeDS1831-6232
1862Arctic (1)sSS023AberdeenCG1856-627
1862Chieftain (1)sSS045KirkcaldyDS1833-6230
1862Lord GambiersSS165KirkcaldyDS1853-6210
1862Resolution (2)sSS229PeterheadDS1830-6233
1863Dundee (2)stSS070DundeeDS1859-635
1863JumnastSS148DundeeDS1857-637
1864EmmastSS086DundeeEG1863-42
1866DublinsSS067PeterheadCG1846-6621
1868ColumbiasSS052DundeeDS1851-6817
1868River TaystSS231DundeeDS18681
1868WildfirestSS286DundeeDS1860-89
1869Alexander (3)stSS016DundeeDS1864-96
1874Arctic (2)stSS024DundeeDS1867-748
1874Tay (3)stSS261DundeeDS1858-7418
1878CamperdownstSS043DundeeDS1860-7819
1879Our QueenstSS194DundeeDS18791
1879RavenscraigstSS225DundeeDS1866-7914
1880XanthussSS291PeterheadDS1852-8027
1881VictorstSS282DundeeDS1848-8134
1882Jan Mayen (1)stSS135DundeeEG1860-8223
1883MazinthenstSS176DundeeDS1851-8333
1884NarwhalstSS183DundeeDG1859-8426
1885CornwallisstSS055DundeeDS1884-52
1885IntrepidstSS130DundeeEG1852-8534
1886CatherinesSS044PeterheadDS1883-64
1886Jan Mayen (2)stSS136DundeeDS1875-8612
1886ResolutestSS227DundeeNL1880-67
1886StarstSS253DundeeDS1883-64
1886TriunestSS276DundeeDS1884-63
1887Arctic (3)stSS025DundeeDS1875-8713
1892Chieftain (2)stSS046DundeeEG1884-929
1892MaudstSS175DundeeDS1884-929
1899Polar StarstSS205DundeeCG1857-9938
1902Nova ZemblastSS190DundeeDS1875-190228
1903VegastSS281DundeeDS19031
1907WindwardstSS290DundeeDS1904-074
1909SnowdropsSS245DundeeDS1905-083