Alert (Ship : 1828-1862)

Dates:
Active 1845
Active 1847

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel; out of New London, Conn.; mastered by Nathaniel Middleton, Jr., on voyage from 16 June 1845-24 May 1847 to the East Cape, Mahe Banks, Tuamatos, Coast of Kamchatka, and Middle whaling grounds; owner-agent: Havens & Smith; built at South Boston, Mass., 1828.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Alert, 1845 June 16-1847 May 24. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71056734

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Subjects:

  • Blue whale
  • Christmas
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Marine accidents
  • Punishment
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Shipwrecks
  • Sperm whale
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Bounty Islands (N.Z.) (as recorded)
  • Maui (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Russell (N.Z.) (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Connecticut--New London (as recorded)
  • Otago (N.Z.) (as recorded)
  • Society Islands (French Polynesia) (as recorded)