Foxhound
On 12 June 1817, Captain Watson of Foxhound was at Deal in England all set to depart on a whaling expedition to the South Seas. Four months later on 19 October, the captain and his ship arrived at Sydney and after a month in port no doubt unloading speculative cargo and taking on extra crew, Foxhound sailed for the fishery.
Her next reported port of call was the Bay of Islands where she arrived on 06 January 1818. There, she fell in with Rambler and the two whalers departed for the fishery in company on 15 January. While at sea, Foxhound met up with another whaler Indian and both ships arrived back at the Bay of Islands on 13 April 1818. These were still very early days for European shipping at the Bay of Islands and the Christian mission station was only in its fourth year of existence. Captains and missionaries formed mutually beneficial friendships and on the evening of 16 April, Captain Watson of Foxhound received missionaries Kendall, King, and Hall on board where they dined, also in the company of Captain Swain of Indian. The missionaries stayed on board Foxhound that evening and returned to their home the following day with the two captains.
In August, Foxhound returned to Sydney where she remained for six weeks before heading back to the South Seas fishery with Indian. By this time, both ships carried whale oil destined for the London market. By February 1819, Foxhound was again at the Bay of Islands, this time with the whalers Ann and New Zealander. In May, Foxhound made one more stop at Sydney where Captain Watson reported having taken 250 ton of sperm oil and stated his intention of completing his cargo of oil during the return voyage to England.
Her next reported port of call was the Bay of Islands where she arrived on 06 January 1818. There, she fell in with Rambler and the two whalers departed for the fishery in company on 15 January. While at sea, Foxhound met up with another whaler Indian and both ships arrived back at the Bay of Islands on 13 April 1818. These were still very early days for European shipping at the Bay of Islands and the Christian mission station was only in its fourth year of existence. Captains and missionaries formed mutually beneficial friendships and on the evening of 16 April, Captain Watson of Foxhound received missionaries Kendall, King, and Hall on board where they dined, also in the company of Captain Swain of Indian. The missionaries stayed on board Foxhound that evening and returned to their home the following day with the two captains.
In August, Foxhound returned to Sydney where she remained for six weeks before heading back to the South Seas fishery with Indian. By this time, both ships carried whale oil destined for the London market. By February 1819, Foxhound was again at the Bay of Islands, this time with the whalers Ann and New Zealander. In May, Foxhound made one more stop at Sydney where Captain Watson reported having taken 250 ton of sperm oil and stated his intention of completing his cargo of oil during the return voyage to England.