Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories
- AU PMB MS 840
- Collection
- 1836 - 1871
Please refer to the full entry in PMB 200
For indexes see American Whalers and Traders in the Pacific, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1978 and Where the Whalers Went, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1984. Information is provided in the following format: Name of ship (in upper case); Name of Captain/Logkeeper; Date of voyage; Area or places visited. SOUTH AMERICA; Walker; 1855-59; Pacific MARENGO; Devoll; 1851-53; SILVER CLOUD; Coggeshall; 1856-60; Pacific CAPE HORN PIGEON; Sherman; 1862-66; Pacific MERLIN; Sherman; 1865-66; Pacific YOUNG PHOENIX; Sherman; 1867-71; Indian Ocean SAMUEL ROBERTSON; Washburn; 1849-52; Pacific VIRGINIA; Fitch; 1836-38; Indian Ocean SOPHIE; Fitch; 1839-41; Indian Ocean EUROPA; Fitch; 1842-45; Pacific YOUNG HECTOR; Hagar; 1857-61; Pacific OMEGA; Sanborn; 1854-57; Pacific - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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