Mars (Bark)

Dates:
Active 1878
Active 1881

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Philip H. Borden, on voyage from 24 Sept. 1845-27 May 1848 to the Coast of Brazil, Madagascar, Delagoa Bay, and Coast of New Holland whaling grounds; owner-agent: Charles R. Tucker & Company; built at Newburyport, Mass., 1823.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Mars, 1845 Oct. 5-1847 Sept. 30. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 192020046

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Asaph S. Weeks, on voyage from 8 Oct. 1878-11 Nov. 1868; owner-agent: Gifford & Cummings; built at Newburyport, Mass., 1823.

From the description of Logbook, 1878 Oct. 8-1881 Nov. 10. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978878

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Gerardus P. Harrison, on voyage from 10 June 1856-13 Apr. 1860; owner-agent: Charles R. Tucker & Company; built at Newburyport, Mass., 1823.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Mars, 1856 June 10-1859 Dec. 17. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979727

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George W. Allen; owner-agent: Gifford & Cummings.

From the description of Log/journal, 1865-1875. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012807

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George Grey; owner-agent: Gifford & Cummings.

From the description of Log/journal, 1865 Oct. 29-1868 Aug. 13. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012813

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Subjects:

  • Coopers and cooperage
  • Finback
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback
  • Humpback whale
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Marine accidents
  • Rescue
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Shipwrecks
  • Sperm whale
  • Stowaways
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Swan River (W.A.) (as recorded)
  • Cabinda Bay (Angola) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Saint Helena (as recorded)
  • Amsterdam Island (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Príncipe (Sao Tome and Principe) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Annobón (Equatorial Guinea) (as recorded)
  • Cape Town (South Africa) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) (as recorded)
  • Sainte-Marie-de-Madagascar Island (Madagascar) (as recorded)