Independence II
Independence II was an American whaling ship from Nantucket that called at New Zealand while on a whaling cruise in the early 1820s. Her first visit was in August 1820 when Captain Barrett anchored her in Paroa Bay, in the Bay of Islands.
The following March she was back again and her crew had taken 800 barrels of oil from the fishery. When Independence II next arrived at the Bay of Islands in December 1821, Captain Barrett had died at sea and Plaskett had taken his place. Independence II sailed for home from New Zealand on 20 December 1821 and after arriving safely, reported having left Harriet, Mary Ann, Arab, and Ann.
The following March she was back again and her crew had taken 800 barrels of oil from the fishery. When Independence II next arrived at the Bay of Islands in December 1821, Captain Barrett had died at sea and Plaskett had taken his place. Independence II sailed for home from New Zealand on 20 December 1821 and after arriving safely, reported having left Harriet, Mary Ann, Arab, and Ann.