Hercules (Bark)

Dates:
Active 1879
Active 1882

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Jireh Sherman, Jr., on voyage from 19 Oct. 1875-17 Sept. 1879; owner-agent: Swift & Perry; built at New York, N.Y., 1816.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Hercules, 1875 Oct. 19-1879 Aug. 26. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978391

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John McInnis, on voyage from 14 Oct. 1879-24 Dec. 1882 to the Tristan and Coast of Africa whaling grounds; owner-agent: AIken & Swift; built at New York, N.Y., 1816; converted from ship to bark in 1857.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Hercules, 1879 Oct. 14-1882 Dec. 24. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978197

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George Athearn on voyage from 1 Sept. 1857-8 June 1861; owner-agent: Swift & Perry; built as ship in N.Y., 1816; converted to bark in 1857.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Hercules, 1859 Nov. 8-1861 June 6. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71208658

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Archelaus Baker, Jr., on voyage from 23 Aug. 1871-4 Aug. 1875; owner-agent: Swift & Perry; built at New York, N.Y., 1816.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Hercules, 1871 Aug. 23-1875 Aug. 2. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978390

Whaling vessel (311 tons); out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Isaac C. Howland; on voyage from 17 July 1866-30 Apr. 1871; owner-agent: Swift & Perry; built at New York, N.Y., 1816; originally rigged as ship, was converted to bark in 1857.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Hercules, 1869 Oct. 13-1871 Apr. 30. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 416724813

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Subjects:

  • Ships
  • Blue whale
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Naval Medicine
  • Punishment
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Smallpox
  • Sperm whale
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale bone
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Saint Helena (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Cabinda Bay (Angola) (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • North Pacific Ocean (as recorded)