Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories
- AU PMB MS 675
- Collection
- 1840 - 1872
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. COLUMBUS; Pease; 1840-43; Pacific MINERVA SMYTH; Fisher; 1844-45; Pacific CANTON; Fisher; 1846-50; The above are owned by Mrs E.J. Bliss, last known address (1990) Wheelhouse, PO Box 436, Edgartown MA 02539 BELVEDERE; Smith; 1883-84; Pacific BELVEDERE; Smith; 1884-85; Pacific CHARIOT; Luce; 1840-43; Indian Ocean CHARIOT; Luce; 1844-46; Pacific OMEGA; Fisher; 1850-54; Pacific NAVIGATOR; Fisher; 1854-58; Pacific Logs of the Omega and Navigator are owned by Mrs Bliss (see above) SPLENDID; Smith; 1843-46; Pacific KINGSTON; Cromwell; 1848; CORTES; Cromwell; 1849-53; Pacific REINDEER; Cromwell; 1853-56; Pacific CORTES; Cromwell; 1851-53; Pacific REINDEER(?) see above SPLENDID; Jernegan; 1867-72; Pacific * - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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