Tuscan_1837
British Southern Voyage
| WRI | BV088060 |
| Vessel | Tuscan |
| Master | Watson |
| Departure | 1837-03-17 |
| Fate | Lost |
| Port (dock) | London |
| Destination | South Seas |
| Owner (Agent) | Alexander & George Birnie |
| Cargo | 1300 barrels [incomplete] |
| Sources | SST1; SST2; FEDARB |
| Reports | At Tahiti 24 February to 20 March 1838 with sperm oil; reported 22 March 1839 with 850 barrels on 22 March 1838; reported 22 May 1839 at Oahu with 850 barrels 14 to 21 October 1838; at Maui October 1838 with 850 barrels; reported 11 June 1839 at Lahaina with 850 barrels; at Honolulu 2 to 22 September 1839 out 29 months having taken 200 barrels in the past 12 months and 100 this season all whaleships spoken have done poorly; at New Zealand 27 March 1840 with 93 tuns 125 gallons old measure; reported 10 July 1840 at New Zealand out 36 months with 1300 barrels; reported 10 August 1840 condemned at the Bay of Islands |
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