Ships in Nantucket

First whaling expedition, Nantucket

Jun 5, 1690

6 Whaling Sloops in Nantucket Harbor

Dec 31, 1715

25 vessels of 35 tons or more in whale fishery

Dec 31, 1730

First Yankee sailors reach Davis Strait (Greenland)

Jun 18, 1732

First ship to reast West Coast of Africa

Dec 31, 1763

First ship to reach Azores

Aug 17, 1765

Average of 183 MA ships in whaling industry

Period: Jan 1, 1771 to Dec 31, 1775

First ship to reach Brazilian Coast

Mar 14, 1773

First ship reaches Falkland Islands

Nov 18, 1775

First sailors round Cape Horn, South America

Oct 17, 1791

736 whaling ships registered under the American flag, the highest number ever

Dec 31, 1846

51 whaling ships remaining

Dec 31, 1895

New Bedford sends out last whaler ever, the "John R. Mantra"

Jun 15, 1927