Falcon (Bark)
Biographical notes:
Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Pliny B. Handy; on voyage from 3 June 1879-22 Aug. 1882; owner-agent: Thomas Knowles & Co.; altered from a ship in 1859; built at Medford, Mass., 1817.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Falcon, 1879 June 4-1882 Aug. 22. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 79461885
Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Pliny B. Handy; on voyage from 14 June 1887-8 July 1890; owner-agent: Philip H. Reed; altered from a ship in 1859; built at Medford, Mass., 1817.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Falcon, 1887 June 15-1890 July 8. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 79461889
Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Bartlett Mayhew, 2nd, and then Jason L. Braley; on voyage from 5 Oct. 1859-23 May 1862; owner-agent: Thomas Knowles & Co.; altered from a ship in 1859; built at Medford, Mass., 1817.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Falcon, 1859 Oct. 6-1862 May 20. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977812
Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Francis Dougherty, on voyage from 1 Aug. 1865-16 Sept. 1867 to the Western, Western Island, Tristan, Crozet, West coast of Africa, West of Saint Helena, East Cape, and Ascension Island whaling grounds; owner-agent: Thomas Knowles & Co.; built at Medford, Mass., 1817.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Falcon, 1865 Aug. 1-1867 Sept. 16. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71056755
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Subjects:
- Ships
- Children and the sea
- Finback whale
- Globicephala
- Humpback whale
- Killer whale
- Marine accidents
- Punishment
- Right whale
- Seafaring life
- Sperm whale
- Voyages and travels
- Whale oil
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whales
- Whaling
- Whaling masters
- Women and the sea
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Places:
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Barbados (as recorded)
- Tenerife (Canary Islands) (as recorded)
- Cape Verde (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Congo River (as recorded)
- São Tomé Island (São Tomé and Principe) (as recorded)
- Inaccessible Island (Tristan da Cunha) (as recorded)
- Cabinda (Angola : Province) (as recorded)
- Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Saint Helena (as recorded)
- Barbados (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
- Flores Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- Trinidad (as recorded)
- Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- Saint Helena (as recorded)
- Saint Helena (as recorded)
- Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
- Azores (as recorded)
- Madagascar (as recorded)
- Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Indian Ocean (as recorded)
- Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- Saint Helena (as recorded)
- Cape Town (South Africa) (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Flores Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
- Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean) (as recorded)
- Bermuda Island (Bermuda Islands) (as recorded)
- Cape Verde (as recorded)
