Desdemona (Ship)
Biographical notes:
Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Walter Taber, on voyage from 28 Oct. 1846-2 June 1849, to the Off Shore and Coast of Chile whaling grounds; owner-agent: T. & A.R. Nye; built at Middletown, Conn., in 1823; altered to a bark, 1865; wrecked 1896.
From the description of Logbook of the ship Desdemona, 1847 Sept. 21-1849 May 4. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 227011627
Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Walter Taber; owner-agent: T. & A.R. Nye.
From the description of Log/journal, 1846 Oct. 28-1849 May 31. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013658
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Subjects:
- Finback whale
- Globicephala
- Humpback whale
- Porpoises
- Seafaring life
- Sperm whale
- Voyages and travels
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whales
- Whaling
- Whaling masters
- Whaling ships
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Places:
- Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Indian Ocean (as recorded)
- Horn, Cape (Chile) (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Talcahuano (Chile) (as recorded)
- Tumbes (Peru) (as recorded)
