Tuscan_1833

British Southern Voyage

WRI	BV088050
Vessel	Tuscan
Master	Thomas Richard Stavers
Departure	1833-10-17
Return (days)	1836-11-28 (1139)
Port (dock)	London
East/ West	West
Owner (Agent)	Alexander & George Birnie
Cargo	2200 barrels
Sources	SST1; SST2; TAH; HNL; PPC
Reports	Sighted Pitcairn on 7 March 1834; at Tahiti 22 to 26 March 1834 with 60 barrels; at Honolulu 16 May 1834 from Tahiti with 60 barrels; reported 5 June 1835 at Oahu 7 to 20 October 1834 with 500 barrels; on the coast of California 25 November 1834; at Lat 6:35 N 104:16 W 17 December 1834; spoke the Offley commanded by John Stavers (the Masters brother) 24 January 1835; at Witahoo in the Marquesas 28 February 1835; at Raitea 18 March 1835 finding the island overrun with convicts from Port Jackson; found whales in Lat 27 N Long 169 W in July 1835; reported 4 August 1835 on 8 April 1835 with 800 barrels; at Honolulu 5 October to 3 November 1835 with 1700 barrels repairing vessel; sailed for the coast of California arriving November 1835; anchored at Tahiti 26 March 1836 before sailing for New Guinea; off Oby Major [Moluccas] 4 July 1836; called at Sutrana on Timor early August 1836; reported 15 November 1836 at St Helena 26 September for London with 1950 barrels
Notes	Details of the voyage are documented in Frederick Debell Bennett's 'Narrative of a Whaling Voyage round the Globe from the year 1833,1836'. Vessel sailed with the following passengers:, Mr and Mes Loxon, Mr and Mrs Rogerson and Mr Stallworthy [Missionaries]. Instructions to the Master advised him to cruize in 52 degress North Latitude [North Pacific]. Here he took two right whales but saw no sperm whales. Encoutred large shoals of 'Animalcule' at 17 N 107 W which could easily be mistaken for shallow shoals. Voyage involved a circumnavigation of the world sailing west.

British Southern Vessel (1)
British Southern Crew (2)

	Vessel	Rig	Built	Date Built	Tonnage Old (New)
	Tuscan	Ship		1808 Prize	380

	First	Last	Voyage	Depart	Birthplace	Age	Role	Last Served	Next Served	Seaman's Ticket
	Frederick Debell	Bennett	Tuscan_1833	1833	Plymouth		Surgeon
	Thomas Reed	Stavers	Tuscan_1833	1833			Master

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