Abraham Barker (Bark)

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Dates:
Active 1871
Active 1875

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Alden T. Potter, on voyage 16 May 1871-21 Sept. 1875; owner-agent: J. & W.R. Wing & Co.; built as ship at Fairhaven, Mass., in 1845; rerigged to bark in 1865.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Abraham Barker, 1871 May 16-1875 Sept. 21. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977205

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Otis Freeman Thatcher and then Alden T. Potter, on voyage 26 Oct. 1871-4 Nov. 1880; owner-agent: J. & W.R. Wing & Co.; built as ship at Fairhaven, Mass., in 1845; rerigged to bark in 1865.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Abraham Barker, 1875 Oct. 26-1878 Apr. 13. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977206

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Subjects:

  • Ships
  • Porpoises
  • Seafaring life
  • Turtles
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)