Cambria (Ship)

Dates:
Active 1837
Active 1840

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Henry Pease, Jr., on voyage from 5 Oct. 1858-25 Mar. 1862 to the Coast of Kamchatka, Okhotsk Sea, Cabo San Lucas, Coast of California, Galapagos, and On the Line whaling grounds; owner-agent: James B. Wood & Co.; built at Kensington, Pa., 1826.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Cambria, 1858 Oct. 5-1862 Mar 25. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 173216428

Whaling ship, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Peleg Ray; owner-agent: James Arnold & Co.

From the description of Log/journal, 1837 May 3-1840 Oct. 12. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013138

From the description of Log/journal, 1839 Aug. 26-1842 Sept. 2. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013137

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Subjects:

  • Bowhead whale
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Gray whale
  • Humpback whale
  • Killer whale
  • Marine accidents
  • Naval Medicine
  • Punishment
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Sperm whale
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters
  • Women and the sea

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Places:

  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Acapulco (Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Bering Sea (as recorded)
  • Pernambuco (Brazil) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Cocos Island (Costa Rica) (as recorded)
  • Talcahuano (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Nuka Hiva (French Polynesia) (as recorded)
  • Brava (Cape Verde) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Hilo (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Fernando de Noronha (Brazil) (as recorded)
  • Okhotsk, Sea of (as recorded)