with and , and she returned to Britain on 10 June 1803 with more than 1050 barrels of oil. For her second whaling voyage, Captain Phillip Skelton received a letter of marque issued on 14 July 1803. He sailed Ferret from Britain on 5 August, bound for New Zealand. Ferrett, Skelton, master, arrived with oil at Port Jackson on 22 January 1804 from the Derwent River. She was reported on the New Zealand Coast in May and November 1804. On 31 January she left St Helena in company with the Indiamen Travers and Union, and the whalers Adventure, Favorite, Perseverance, and . She returned to Britain on 15 April 1806. Ferret had stayed briefly at the Bay of Islands. There she had taken aboard a young Māori named Moehanga. When Ferret docked at London, he became the first of his people to arrive there. Ferret sailed from Britain on 20 June 1806 on her third whaling voyage, again bound for New Zealand. When he left he took Moehanga with him, returning him to New Zealand. On 15 September she left Port Jackson. On 22 July 1807 she was again at Port Jackson. Historical records of New South Wales record her as having 100 tons of oil, being armed with 10 guns, and having a crew of 25. In September 1807 she was "all well"" at New Zealand. She left New Zealand for London on 26 June 1808 and by 19 August was at St Helena. Ferrett left Britain on 20 February 1809 on her fourth whaling voyage. Her master was Phillip Skelton, but at some point Andrew Stirton became master. She returned to Britain on 18 December 1810. For her fifth whaling voyage Captain William Simmonds (or Simminds, or Simmons) sailed from London on 5 February 1811. He then joined a convoy that departed 19 March from Portsmouth. Ferret returned to Britain on 9 January 1813. Captain Henry Gardner (or Gardiner) sailed Ferret on her sixth (and last) whaling voyage, leaving Britain on 24 February 1813. They returned on 22 November 1815. Fate Ferret is no longer listed after 1816. She was broken up in 1817. Notes, citations and references Notes Citations References Historical Records of New South Wales: King and Bligh, 1806-1808 (1898; New South Wales: C. Potter, Government Printer) Stanbury, Myra, Kandy-Jane Henderson, Bernard Derrien, Nicolas Bigourdan, & Evelyne Le Touze (2015) "Chapter 18: Epilogue" [online]. In: Stanbury,