Eleanor_1833

British Southern Voyage

WRI	BV028200
Vessel	Eleanor
Master	Robert Pockley
Departure	1833-08-02
Return (days)	1836-10-04 (1160)
Port (dock)	London
Destination	Timor / Japans / Sandwich Islands
East/ West	East
Owner (Agent)	Green, Wigrams & Green
Cargo	636 casks (270 tons oil & headmatter)
Sources	SST1; HNL; ATSUU
Reports	Spoken by the Argus in the Molucca Passage 30 January 1834 out 6 months with 250 barrels; at Honolulu 28 October 1834 sixteen months out with 1000 barrels spoken by the Harriet; reported 5 June 1835 at Oahu with 1000 barrels 17 October to 15 November 1834; spoken by the Japan 3 August 1835 out 24 months with 1600b in Lat 3:27N and 131:57:30; spoken by the Japan at Sutranha 6 January 1836 out 30 months with 2300b; reported 23 August 1836 in the Timor Strait early 1836 with 2200 barrels
Notes	On 22 May 1833, GW&G launched the fourth addition to their whaling fleet, the Eleanor (399 tons). Built at the Blackwall Yard, the vessel was larger than the Harpooner and Vigilant by 25 tons, according to builder's measure, and drew more water. Robert Pockley, previously commander of the Matilda, was given the command of the new vessel which departed London in July 1833. Lloyds List, Consular records and one speaking in the Molucca Passage in late January show the vessel sailed east to Timor, through the Moluccas to the Japan Grounds and on to the Sandwich Islands before retracing its route. From Lloyds List we know that the Eleanor was in Hawaiian waters in October 1834 with 1,000 barrels and in the Timor Straits with 2,200 barrels in 1836. The Eleanor arrived in London in late September 1836, delivering 636 casks of sperm oil to the vessel's owners on a rising sperm oil market.

British Southern Vessel (1)
British Southern Crew (16)

	Vessel	Rig	Built	Date Built	Tonnage Old (New)
	Eleanor	Ship	Blackwall Yard	1833	399

First	Last	Voyage	Depart	Birthplace	Age	Role	Next Served	Seaman's Ticket
Anthony	Anderson	Eleanor_1833	1833	London	10	Apprentice?	Eleanor
Manuel	Antonia	Eleanor_1833	1833	Azores	26	Boatsteerer?	Harpooner
Henry	Blackett	Eleanor_1833	1833	Harwich	14	Apprentice?	Eleanor
William	Blake	Eleanor_1833	1833	Suffolk	22	3rd Mate?	Eleanor
Jack	Coffin	Eleanor_1833	1833	Sandwich Islands	31	Boatsteerer?	Eleanor
Richard H.	Fisher	Eleanor_1833	1833	Massachusetts	19	2nd Mate	Eleanor
J.	Foster	Eleanor_1833	1833	Plymouth	19	Seaman?	Folkestone	119?8
William	Grant	Eleanor_1833	1833	Leeds	42	Cook	Narwhal
	Green	Eleanor_1833	1833			1st Mate
William	Hall	Eleanor_1833	1833	Coventry	34	Surgeon	Harpooner
J.	Jefferys	Eleanor_1833	1833	Deptford	18	Seaman?	Folkestone	374
John	Karmaker	Eleanor_1833	1833	Sandwich Islands	37	Ordinary Seaman?	Eleanor
Mathew	Mann	Eleanor_1833	1833	England	19	Armourer	Narwhal
R. F.	Pockley	Eleanor_1833	1833	England	11	Apprentice?	Rifleman
Robert	Pockley	Eleanor_1833	1833			Master
Henry	Woodcock	Eleanor_1833	1833	Yorkshire	16	Ordinary Seaman?	Eleanor

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