Chappell, Daniel A.

Daniel A. Chappell was a cooper living in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the mid-nineteenth century. He served on the ship Benjamin Tucker during a whaling voyage from July 18, 1849, to June 1, 1851. He kept a log book during this time. In 1852 he embarked on another whaling voyage on the Rambler.

Daniel A. Chappell was a cooper living in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the mid-nineteenth century. He served on the ship Benjamin Tucker during a whaling voyage from July 18, 1849, to June 1, 1851. He kept a log book during this time. In 1852 he embarked on another whaling voyage on the Rambler .

The bark Rambler was purchased in Boston in 1852 and her master was James M. Willis. The agents of the vessel were F. and G. R. Taber. The vessel sailed for the Pacific Ocean on a whaling voyage on October 4, 1852, and returned June 10, 1856. Her catch was 95 barrels sperm oil, 2,934 barrels whale oil and 16,300 pounds of whalebone. She sent home 91 barrels sperm oil, 908 barrels whale oil, and 12,120 pounds whalebone.

Logbook of the ship Benjamin Tucker, 1849 July 18-1851 June 1. New Bedford Whaling Museum, Research Library, New Bedford, Massachusetts. http://www.whalingmuseum.org/logbooks.html (accessed February 2, 2009). Additional historical information derived from the logbook.