Table 4, METEOR


METEOR
Sailed  Returned Master Agent Destination

7-4-34

2-7-36

Joseph Bailey Jedediah Randall South Atlantic

6-13-36

3-12-38

Austin M. Lester J. & W. P. Randall South Atlantic

6-1-38

—39

Austin M. Lester J. & W. P. Randall South Seas

8-7-39

6-22-40

Austin M. Lester J. & W. P. Randall South Atlantic

8-10-40

5-9-42

Austin M. Lester J. & W. P. Randall South Atlantic

7-14-42

6-19-44

William T. Burrows J. & W. P. Randall South Atlantic

9-15-44

3-8-47

Francis A. Lester J. & W. P. Randall Indian Ocean and Northwest Coast

4-2-48

4-28-51

Sylvester Keeney J. & W. P. Randall Northwest Coast

11-8-51

3-23-56

Samuel Jeffrey Randall, Smith & Ashby North Pacific

 

METEOR
Catch Value
 Years Sperm Oil Whale Oil Whale Bone Sperm Oil Whale Oil Whale Bone Totals
34-36

300

2,600

$8,410.50

$36,036.00

$44,446.50

36-38

40

2,340

1,083.60

23,587.20

24,670.80

38-39

150

1,800

4,961.25

20,412.00

25,373.25

39-40

200

1,500

6,300.00

14,175.00

20,475.00

40-42

100

2,300

2,299.50

24,633.00

26,932.50

42-44

2,000

17,000

23,310.00

$6,800.00

30,110.00

44-47

200

1,800

20,000

6,363.00

20,412.00

6,200.00

32,975.00

48-51

2,553

24,700

36,189.00

8,645.00

44,834.00

51-56

47

2,829

42,633

2,399.22

71,291.20

24,727.14

98,417.56

Totals

1037

19,722

104,333

$31,817.07

$270,045.40

$46,372.14

$348,234.61

 Vessel was apparently idle between 1856 and 1861 when she was sold to the United States Government and became part of the “Stone Fleet” sunk in Charleston, South Carolina harbor in 1861.

Edited for computer by Library Volunteer Thomas L. Zane, January, 2000.