Gipsy_1839
British Southern Voyage
WRI | BV036910 |
Vessel | Gipsy |
Master | John Gibson |
Departure | 1839-10-24 |
Return (days) | 1843-03-24 (1248) |
Port (dock) | London (London Dock) |
Destination | Japans |
East/ West | East |
Owner (Agent) | A & J Hill; Hill, Boulcott & Co. (W. Cannon) |
Cargo | 240 casks (170 tons oil or 71 sperm whales) |
Sources | SST1; SST2; SST3; CotG; LOG; BT98 64/2494; LISLE |
Reports | At Cape Verd 8 December 1839; reported 28 April 1840 at the Cape of Good Hope to whaling 19 February 1840; at Bonin Islands 8 July 1840; at Guam 20 September 1840; at Guam 10 April 1841; at Ponape 17 April 1841; at Sandwich Islands 12 November 1841; reported 13 December 1842 out 24 months with 1200 barrels; reported 6 March 843 at St Helena 12 January 1843 with 1800 barrels |
Notes | Gipsy sailed for Timor and the Southern Whale Fishery in late October 1839 and over the next 3 years and 5 months cruised for whales in the Moluccas, Bouka, Guam and the Japans. Called at Oahu, Fanning's Island and back to the Moluccas before passing to the north of Madagascar then doubling the Cape of Good Hope back to London. A well documented account of the voyage by the surgeon on board, John Wilson, has been published as The Cruise of the Gipsy by Honore Forster. The name of the firm owning this vessel is subject to some uncertainty. Various Lloyds sources record the owners as A & J Hill but the Lisle document issued in 1848 by the Enderby's clearly records the owners as Hill, Boulcott & Co. |
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