Australian Colonial Whaling: Vessels, Masters & Voyages

Voyages

This Australian Colonial Whaling Ship Voyages database lists the voyages made in the nineteenth century by the whaling vessels that were owned, registered or based in Australian ports. A few British whalers are also included, some due to the fact they were temporarily based in an Australian port and others because they were owned, or part-owned, by Australian residents although registered and based in Britain.

Vessels

These are the vessels owned by Australians and/or based in Australian ports that were actively involved in whaling in the nineteenth century. The name of each vessel is followed by details of its size, rig, year built, where it was built, period in the whaling trade, number of whaling voyages and homeport. A number follows the name of some vessels. This is to differentiate it from other vessels with the same name.

Searching for Vessels, Masters & Voyages

Vessels, masters and voyages may be searched in the site search (top of every page or from the Search page) by names, years or by Whaling Resource Identifier (WRI). They may also be searched in the Australian Colonial voyages data viewer.