Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815: An alphabetical list of ships
- ISBN-10
- 1908616520
- ISBN-13
- 9781908616524
- Category
- Ships
- Pages
- 286
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-03-01
- Publisher
- Jane M Clayton
- Author
- Jane M Clayton
Description
A reference book listing almost 600 whale ships employed in the Southern Fishery from Britain for the first forty years of that industry. A snapshots of the 'life histories' of each ship in terms of owners, masters and voyages is provided for this global trade.
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