Nassau (Ship : 1824-1865)

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Dates:
Active 1853
Active 1856

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by J.W. White, on voyage 5 Aug. 1850-22 May 1853 to the South Pacific, North Pacific, Anadyr Sea, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, Kamtchatka Sea, and Bering Straits whaling grounds; owner-agents: Jireh Perry; built at New York, N.Y., in 1824.

From the description of Logbook, 1850 Aug. 7-1853 May 22. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973712

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by James W. White on voyage from 5 Aug. 1850-22 May 1853; owner-agent: Jireh Perry; built at New York, N.Y., 1824; burned by the Confederate Navy ship Shenandoah in 1865.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Nassau, 1850 Aug. 7-1853 May 21. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129340

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Henry C. Murdock, on voyage 9 Oct. 1853-14 July 1856; owner-agents: Swift & Perry; built at New York, N.Y., in 1824.

From the description of Logbook, 1853 Oct. 9-1856 July 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973662

Rated at 400/530 tons, 90/106 crew, 30/36 guns. Voyages: (1) 1693/4 Persia and Surat. Capt John Lloyd. Downs 15 Feb 1694 - 23 Jul Cape - 30 Jan 1695 Bandar Abbas - 1 Apr Bombay - 17 Apr Surat - 28 May Bombay - 5 Aug Mauritius - 30 Oct Cape - 7 Jan 1696 Barbados - 23 May Downs. (2) 1697/8 China. Capt James Minty. 12 Oct 1697 - 1 Sep 1699.

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x000239

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Subjects:

  • Anchors
  • Marine accidents
  • Seafaring life
  • Stowaways
  • Voyages and travels
  • Walrus
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Diego Ramírez Islands (as recorded)
  • North Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Flores Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Kuril Islands (Russia) (as recorded)
  • Lahaina (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Dominica (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Honolulu (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands) (as recorded)
  • Diomede Islands (Alaska and Russia) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • New Orleans (La.) (as recorded)
  • Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska) (as recorded)
  • Arctic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Honolulu (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Hawaii (as recorded)
  • Maui (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Mariana Islands (as recorded)
  • Bristol Bay (Alaska) (as recorded)