Whaling Vessels

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Ship Year Of Build Place Of Build List Of Masters In Dundee Fleet Catches Lost/Sold
Earl Of Mar And Kellie 1856 Alloa 1885: Thomas Mackie; 1888: Walker From at least 1886 to at least 1890 1886: 25 tons seal oil; 1888: 1100 seals, 42 tons oil; 1889: 24 ton oil, 13 cwt bone; 1890: 400 seals, 8 tons oil; 1890: 5 whales, 317 white whales, 7400 seals, 127 tons oil, 65 cwt bone
Earnest William 1879 W McCann, Hull 1910: Cannon; 1911-12: Lindsay 1910: 80 walrus, 200 foxes; 1911: 160 walruses, 22 tons oil; 1913: 4500 seals, 30 tons oil Certificate cancelled and register closed 14 Nov 1913, ship lost at Kikerton, Cumberland Gulf on 2 Sept 1913.
Easonian 1918 Paitages, Spain 1921 to 1922 On Sept 10 1922 the ship was totally destroyed by fire in Cumberland Gulf, Baffin Land; the certificate was cancelled and register closed on 13 January 1922.
Ebor c1822 River Hull 1831: George Cameron; 1835-36: Alexander Cook; 1837-39: Cumming 1831 to 1840 1831: 13 whales; 1832: 22 whales, 165 tons oil, 8 tons bone; 1833: 14 whales, 180 tons oil; 1837: 1 whale, 30 casks oil; 1838: 12 whales, 100 tuns oil; 1839: clean Acting as a merchant vessel, Ebor was lost off Montrose 17 November 1845; driven ashore and wrecked.
Eclipse 1867 Alexander Hall & Co, Aberdeen 1868: Captain D Gray; 1888; 1892: Captain Guy; 1893- 1908: Captain Milne; 1913: Captain Kopstad 1892 to 1909 1868: 7800 seals; 1869: 4 whales, 5000 seals; 1870: 1 whale, 1300 seals; 1871: shared catch of 43000 seals with 5 other ships; 1873: 2 whales; 1874: 1 whale; 1875: 1 whale, 1 narwhal; 1876: 12 whales, 140 tons oil, 6 tons whalebone; 1877: 105 tons oil; 1878: 11 whales, 6 ton whalebone, 180 tons oil, 4000 sealskins; 1879: 4 whales, 2000 seals; 1880: 4 whales; 1881: 14 whales; 1882: 203 bottlenose, 300 seals, 232 tons; 1883: 157 bottlenose; 1885: 7 whales; 1886: 1 large whale [largest ever caught]; 1888: 2 whales; 1889: 4 whales, 10 bottlenose; 1891: 1 whale; 1892: 3393 seals, 35 tons oil; 1893: 8 whales, 11 white whales, 24 walrus, 27 reindeer, 42 seals, 125 tons oil, 6.5 tons whalebone; 1894: 5 whales, 6 white whales, 26 walrus, 80 tons oil, 4.75 tons whalebone; 1895: 2 whales, 6 white whales, 6 walrus, 23 tons oil, 1 ton whalebone; 1896: 1 whale, 5 white whales or narwhals, 21 walrus, 37 bears, 20 reindeer, 3 wolves, 15 tons oil, 0.75 tons whalebone; 1897: 3 whales, 3 walrus, 38 tons oil, 2.25 tons whalebone; 1898: 5 whales, 23 walrus, 4 seals, 13 bears [1 alive], 72 tons oil, 4.5 tons whalebone; 1899: 4 whales, 15 reindeer, 40 tons oil, 1.75 tons whalebone, 3 whales, 37 walrus, 5 walrus, 76 seals, 17 bears, 32 tons oil, 1.5 tons whalebone; 1900: 3 whales, 5 walrus, 53 seals, 8 bears, 46 tons oil, 3 tons whalebone; 1901: 2.5 whales, 106 white whales, 6 walrus, 17 seals and 19 bears, 59 tons oil, 2.5 tons whalebone; 1902: 5 whales, 6 walrus, 8 seals, 31 bears, 57 tons oil, 3.5 tons whalebone; 1903: 4 whales, 1 walrus, 33 white whales, 36 seals, 38 bears, 49 tons oil, 3.4 tons whalebone; 1904: 2 whales, 53 white whales, 2 walrus, 17 seals, 3 bears, 29 tons oil, 1.1 tons whalebone; 1905: 7 whales, 4 white whales, 8 walrus, 7 bears, 85 tons oil, 5.25 tons whalebone; 1906: 66 walrus, 10 seals, 23 bears, 2.5 tons oil; 1907: 13 walrus, 11 bears, 2.5 tons oil; 1908: 93 white whales, 47 walrus, 21 seals, 16 bears, 16 tons oil; 1909: sold to Norwegian company Sold to Norwegian company 1909, in Russian control, 1915-16, still in Russian control in 1936 under name 'Lom1ssov'.
Emma 1809 Calcutta 1863: Captain Nicoll; 1864: Captain Gravill 1863 to 1864 1863: 1 whale, 2 tons blubber; 1 cwt whale fins; 1864: 350 seals Lost at Greenland 15 April 1864, register closed 7 June 1864. As reported in the Courier: 'When at 70.10 north latitude and 14 west longitude on the morning of 15th April, whilst steaming through the ice towards Backedge where there was a prospect of securing a large number of seals, the Emma unfortunately sprung a leak and the water rushed rapidly into the hold. All hands took to the pumps immediately but, notwithstanding all their exertions, the water continued to increase and it was found necessary to leave the vessel to her fate. Captain Gravill secured the vessel's papers and the crew their clothing and a quantity of provisions, and then took to the boats, and shortly after they had left - about 12 o clock noon - the Emma went down. The crew, after rowing for twenty 4 hours, were picked up by a Norwegian vessel named the Eleazer, the captain of which received them very kindly...'
Erik 1865 Alexander Stephen & Sons, Dundee 1866-1869: Captain J1s; 1870-1882: Captain J B Walker 1866 to 1883 1866: clean of whales, 20 seals; 1867: clean of whales, 3650 seals, 45 tons oil; 1868: 13 whales, 75 tons oil, 4 tons bone; 1869: 8300 seals, 80 tons seal oil; 1870: 17 whales, 190 tons whale oil, 11 tons bone, 9570 seals, 110 tons oil; 1871: 21 whales, 210 tons oil, 10 tons bone, 3350 seals; 1872: 5 whales, 70 tons oil, 2000 seals; 1873: 17 whales, 220 tons whale oil, 13 cwt bone, 500 seals, 5 tons seal oil; 1874: 11 whales, 100 tons oil, 8 tons bone, 2500 seals, 45 tons oil; 1875: 7 whales, 75 tons oil, 5 tons bone, no seals; 1876: 11 whales, 160 tons whale oil, 9 tons whalebone, 6500 seals, 78 tons seal oil; 1877: 2 whales, 43 tons whale oil, 1.5 tons whalebone, clean of seals; 1878: clean of whales, 4600 seals, 55 tons oil; 1879: 2 whales, 7 tons whale oil, 1 ton whalebone, 2200 seals, 25 tons seal oil; 1880: 6 whales, 65 tons whale oil, 3 tons whalebone, 3500 seals, 38 tons seal oil; 1881: 4 whales, 45 tons whale oil, 2 tons whalebone; 1000 seals, 13 tons seal oil; 1882: 7 whales, 65 tons whale oil, 1.5 tons whalebone
Esquimaux 1865 Alexander Stephen & Sons, Dundee 1866-1879: Captain Charles Yule; 1880-1882: Captain John Edwards; 1883-1889: Captain William Milne; 1892-1895: Captain Jeffrey Phillips; 1896-1997: Captain Adams; 1900: Captain Harry McKay 1865 to 1900 1866: 1 whale, 150 tons oil; 1867: 1 whale, 10 tons oil; 1868: 9 whales, 70 tons oil, 3.5 tons bone; 1869: 1 whale, 17 tons oil, 7000 seals, 80 tons seal oil; 1870: 8 whales, 110 tons whale oil, 6 tons whalebone; 13500 seals, 140 tons seal oil; 1871: 16 whales, 200 tons oil, 13 tons bone, 14300 seals; 1872: 12 whales, 105 tons oil, 4 tons bone, 5300 seals, 55 tons oil; 1873: 19 whales, 130 tons whale oil, 6 tons bone, 9840 seals, 110 tons seal oil; 1874: 16 whales, 135 tons whale oil, 6 tons whalebone, 10300 seals, 130 tons seal oil; 1875: 5 whales, 47 tons oil, 5 tons bone, 13800 seals, 130 tons seal oil; 1876: 5 whales, 56 tons whale oil, 2 tons bone, 6600 seals, 132 tons seal oil; 1877: 12 whales, 130 tons whale oil, 7 tons whalebone, 6200 seals, 73 tons seal oil; 1878: clean; 1879: 3 whales, 40 tons whale oil, 2 tons whalebone, 12500 seals, 140 tons seal oil; 1880: 6 whales, 60 tons whale oil, 2.5 tons whalebone, 6425 seals, 77 tons seal oil; 1881: 2 whales, 20 tons oil, 1.25 tons bone, 25,439 seals; 1882: [Newfoundland] 11 whales, 70 tons whale oil, 3 ton whalebone, 8265 seals, 82 tons seal oil; 1883: [Newfoundland] 3 whales, 16 tons whale oil, 0.75 ton bone, 117739 seals [Newfoundland], 193 tons seal oil, 2400 seals [Greenland] 250 tons oil; 1884: 6 whales, 65 tons whale oil, 3 tons whalebone, 1000 seals; 1885: 2 whales, 48 tons oil, 1.75 tons bone, 40 narwhal, 6 bottlenose; 1886: 2 whales, 70 tons whaleoil, 1.75 tons whalebone, 7450 seals, 410 white whales, 30 walrus; 1887: 125 tons oil, 1 ton bone, 6200 seals; 1888: 1 whale, 34 tons oil, 10 cwt bone, 22824 seals, 230 tons oil, 12 bottlenose whales, 136 walrus; 1889: [Newfoundland] 20036 seals, 219 tons oil; 1890: [Newfoundland] 10,100 seals; 1891: [Newfoundland] 4 whales, 135 tons oil, 2 and a half ton bone, 20600 seals; 1893: 4 whales, 3 cwt bone, 66 tons oil, 1700 seals, 35 tons seal oil; 1894: 7200 seals, 80 tons oil, 40 tons white whale oil; 1895: 700 white whales, 70 tons oil; 1896: 8500 seals; 1897: 1 whale, 12 tons oil, half ton bone, 2000 seals; 1899: 2 whales, 34 tons oil, 1.25 tons bone; 1900: 3 whales, 91 walrus, 18 bears, 21 tons oil, 14 cwt whalebone
Estridge 1777 Shorehouse, Sussex 1800, 1801, 1805-07: Captain Robert Webster; 1808-12: Captain Adam Christopher; 1815-16: Captain John Binnie; 1818: either Robert Coupar but more likely George Deuchars; 1819-25: George Deuchars From at least 1800 until lost in 1825 1800: 10 whales; 1800: 7 tons whale fins, 112.5 tons blubber, 75 tuns 9 gallons oil; 1801: 46 cwt whale fins, 119 casks oil, 48 tons oil; 1801:5 whales, 138 butts; 1804: 9 whales, 1805: 5 whales, 60 casks oil, 1806: 5.5 whales, 115 casks oil; 1807: 3 whales, 80 butts; 1810: 12.5 whales; 1811: 8 whales; 1812: 10 whales, 145 butts oil; 1813: clean; 1816: 5 whales; 1817: 3 whales; 1818: 2 whales; 1820: 11 whales, 160 tuns oil; 1821: 18 whales, 210 tons oil; 1822: 10 whales; 1823: 28 whales, 193 tons oil; 1824: 12 whales 248 tons oil, 22 tons bone Lost 21 May 1825, but crew saved.
Fairy 1801 Thorn, Yorkshire 1818: John Fyffe; 1820, 1822, 1823-25: Captain Thoms; 1826 - 1832: Captain John Welch; 1833: Captain David Ritchie; 1837-38: Captain Ritchie; 1838: David Davidson; 1839: David R Thoms; 1840: Thoms; 1840-41: Captain George Peters; 1841: John Nicol; 1842: Butters; 1843-45: Davidson; 1847-49 :Kerr From at least 1818 to 1849 1820: 6.5 whales, 75 tons oil; 1822: 2 whales; 1823: 18 whales 150 tons oil; 1825: 1 whale; 1826: 7 whales; 1827: 19 whales; 1828: 14.5 whales; 1829: 13 whales, 140 tuns oil; 1830: 3 whales; 1831: 4 whales, 50 tuns oil; 1832: 20 whales, 170 tuns oil, 10 tons bone; 1838: 10 whales, 75 tuns oil; 1839: 6 whales, 125 casks oil; 1840: clean; 1841: did not go whaling; 1842: no records of her catch; 1843: 7 whales, 50 tuns oil; 1844: 2 whales, 32 tuns oil; 1845: 3 whales 105 tuns oil, 2.5 tuns bone; 5550 seals; 1847:7 whales, 90 tuns oil, 5500 seals; 1849: 1084 seals, 10 tuns oil Advertised for sale in February 1849 for £800, including boats, lines, guns, harpoons, fishing stores, blubber and oil casks, etc. Went sealing that year and saved crew of William Wood - for sale again at Newcastle in August. There are no further record of her sailing from Dundee.