Bark Kathleen Sunk by a Whale

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Kathleen was about 195 tons and with outfits was valued at being partially insured by her several owners. She also had on board at the time of the accident a small quantity of oil taken since leaving port. The Kathleen had always been called a lucky ship and had made many good voyages.