Dennis Wood's abstract of the Hydaspe's voyages, 1837-1845

The page for the ship Hydaspe of New Bedford, 313 tons, in the abstracts of whaling voyages kept by Dennis Wood of New Bedford from the news of each ship as it came in. The lower entry is the voyage Richard B. Holbrook sailed on: “Post Master Sailed April 23. 1841 for the Pacific Ocean,” at Fayal in August, at the Swan River in December “in pursuit of a Boats crew which deserted her off the coast four hundred miles from land,” at Maui and Lahaina in November 1842, at Tahiti in June 1843, off New Zealand in February 1844, on the Northwest Coast that summer, at Lahaina on 24 October, and home on 14 Apr 1845 “with 850 Bbls. Sperm & 850 Bbls. Whale Oil in 47 Months 21 days.” Above it are her two voyages before, under Capt. Price (1837-1839) and Capt. Hathaway (1839-1840).