Mattapoisett (Brig)
Biographical notes:
Whaling vessel (150 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Capt. Henry A. Brightman; on voyage from 3 Mar. 1841 to 5 Sept. 1842; owner-agent: Leonard Hammond; built at Rochester, Mass., 1836; converted to bark in 1849.
From the description of Logbook of the brig Mattapoisett, 1841 Mar. 24-1842 Mar. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 428979545
Whaling vessel (150 tons), out of Mattapoisett, Mass., mastered by Henry A. Brightman, on voyage 27 Mar. 1841-5 Sept. 1842, to Cape Verde, Barbados, Western, Florida Straits, Charleston, and Hatteras whaling grounds; agent/owner: Leonard Hammond; built at Rochester, Mass., 1836; rerigged as bark in 1849.
From the description of Logbook, 1841 Mar. 27-1842 Sept. 6. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70967011
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Subjects:
- Finback whale
- Globicephala
- Killer whale
- Marine accidents
- Mutiny
- Seafaring life
- Slave trade
- Sperm whale
- Voyages and travels
- Whale oil
- Whales
- Whaling
- Whaling masters
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Places:
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- North Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--Mattapoisett (as recorded)
- Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Cape Verde (as recorded)
- West Indies (as recorded)
- Barbados (as recorded)
- Mexico, Gulf of (as recorded)
- Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
