Matilda_1832

British Southern Voyage

WRI	BV058310
Vessel	Matilda
Master	William Tolley Brookes
Departure	1832-08-03
Return (days)	1836-05-17 (1384)
Port (dock)	London
Destination	Peru
East/ West	West
Owner (Agent)	Green, Wigrams & Green
Cargo	3100 barrels
Sources	SST1; HNL; LOG NMM JOD/61
Reports	Reported 7 December 1832 with 37 tuns sperm oil on the Tropic of Capricorn; at Honolulu 25 April to 27 May 1834; reported 20 March 1835 at Sydney; reported 10 July 1835 in the Sunda Strait 10 January 1835 with 1850 barrels
Notes	Following her arrival in April 1832, the Matilda was quickly refitted for her second whaling cruise and a new commander, William Tolley Brookes, was appointed. Brookes had previously commanded the Daniel Bennett ship, Recovery, on two successful cruises. On both occasions the Recovery had sailed via Cape Horn to reach the Pacific, undertaking most of its whaling 'on the line' and on the 'Japan' grounds. Brookes' appointment to the command of the Matilda is perhaps one of the strongest indications that Green Wigrams & Green actively enticed successful whaling masters from other firms to take command their ships. The Matilda sailed in late July 1832, taking its first whale not far from England on 20 August. Again Brookes favoured the Horn, commencing passage in late October 1832. A painting of the Matilda is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum Greenwich at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14954.html

British Southern Vessel (1)
British Southern Crew (12)

	Vessel	Rig	Built	Date Built	Tonnage Old (New)
	Matilda	Ship	Kings Yard	1813	483 (435)

First	Last	Voyage	Depart	Birthplace	Age	Role	Next Served
	[Sandwich Islander]	Matilda_1832	1832	Sandwich Islands		Ordinary Seaman?
	[Sandwich Islander]	Matilda_1832	1832	Sandwich Islands		Ordinary Seaman?
William	Armstrong	Matilda_1832	1832	St Helena	19	2nd Mate?	Mars
John	Baker	Matilda_1832	1832	Bournside	30	Able Seaman?	Woodlark
R.	Ball	Matilda_1832	1832	England	15	Apprentice?	Matilda
Frederick	Bloome	Matilda_1832	1832	Prussia	46	Cook	Matilda
William Tolley	Brookes	Matilda_1832	1832			Master
Alexander J.	Henderson	Matilda_1832	1832	Deptford	30	Master	Mars
Thomas	Hopkins	Matilda_1832	1832	Ireland	41	3rd Mate?	Matilda
Timothy	Rogers	Matilda_1832	1832	Plymouth	28	2nd Mate?	Conservative
John	Usher	Matilda_1832	1832	Bridlington	16	Ordinary Seaman?
James	Williams	Matilda_1832	1832	West Indies	38	Able Seaman?	Matilda

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