Japan_1831

British Southern Voyage

WRI	BV046700
Vessel	Japan
Master	John May
Departure	1831-06-26
Return (days)	1834-08-23 (1155)
Port (dock)	London (London Dock)
Destination	Timor
East/ West	East
Owner (Agent)	Bennett & Co.
Cargo	2400 barrels
Sources	SST1; SST2; LOG JARMAN
Reports	Reported 12 February 1833 with 1050 barrels on 11 July 1832; reported dismasted by a severe hurricane in December 1832 13 N 160 W; reported 5 July 1833 at Sydney 14 February 1833 dismasted; reported7 November 1834 at the Bay of Islands March 1834 with 2200 barrels
Notes	Voyage extensively documented by the father of Robert Jarman (also name Robert Jarman), Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas in the 'Japan': , 'The Japan commenced whaling on 27 July 1831 when she lowered, struck one but lost the whale. She sailed via the Cape of Good Hope making Timor via the Islands of St Paul and Amsterdam on 25 October 1831 having taken one whale which made 40 barrels. She anchored at Copang 31 November where she spoke the Indian (Samuel Swain). She cruised in the Moluccas until the following May taking another 660 barrels. She then sailed to the Japans and on to Woahoo (Oahu) late October 1832 with about 1250 barrels. She then sailed west via the Kingsmill and Tonga Island groups reaching Sydney in mid February 1833 with 1470 barrels. She left Sydney for the Rotumah and other South Pacific Island groups before making for the Bay of Islands in March 1834 having secured about 2400 barrels. She departed early April for London via the Horn with no stops to arrive in late August 1834. A scrimshaw tooth of the Japan is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum Greenwich (http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/26.html)

British Southern Vessel (1)
British Southern Crew (4)

	Vessel	Rig	Built	Date Built	Tonnage Old (New)
	Japan	Ship	Thames River	1831	359

First	Last	Voyage	Depart	Birthplace	Age	Role	Last Served	Next Served
T. G.	Ball	Japan_1831	1831	Cape Verds	24	Seaman?
Robert	Jarman	Japan_1831	1831	Suffolk	20	3rd Mate?		Japan
John	May	Japan_1831	1831			Master
John	Raven	Japan_1831	1831			Passenger	Elizabeth

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