Vigilant (Bark : 1852-1879)
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by William Childs, on voyage from 4 May 1865-12 Oct. 1867 to the Western Island, Coast of Africa, and Charleston whaling grounds; agent-owner: William Watkins; built at Rochester, Mass., 1852; lost in Arctic, 1879.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Vigilant, 1865 May 4-1867 Oct. 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 225894475
Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Otis Freeman Thatcher, on voyage from 25 Oct. 1870-21 Aug. 1874; owner-agent: William Watkins; built at Rochester, Mass., 1852; lost in Arctic, 1879.
From the description of Logbook, 1870 Oct. 25-1874 Aug. 20. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978741
Whaling vessel, out of Cape Town, South Africa, on voyage to Crozet whaling grounds; mastered by S.M. Hoeta.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Vigilant, 1845 Sept. 8-1846 Mar. 26. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978191
Whaling vessel, out of London, England, mastered by Samuel Swain; owners-agents: Green & Co. and Wigram & Co.
From the description of Log/journal, 1831 Oct. 19-1835 Aug. 2. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013526
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Subjects:
- Blue whale
- Collisions at sea
- Elephant seals
- Finback whale
- Globicephala
- Humpback whale
- Killer whale
- Marine accidents
- Punishment
- Rescue
- Right whale
- Seafaring life
- Shipwrecks
- Sperm whale
- Voyages and travels
- Whale oil
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whales
- Whaling
- Whaling masters
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Places:
- Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- Saint Helena (as recorded)
- Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
- South Africa--Cape Town (as recorded)
- Indian Ocean (as recorded)
- Mossel Bay (South Africa : Bay) (as recorded)
- Flores Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- New Zealand (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Barbados (as recorded)
- Crozet Islands (as recorded)
- Indian Ocean (as recorded)
- Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Bermuda Islands (as recorded)
- England--London (as recorded)
- South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
- Australia (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Annobón (Equatorial Guinea) (as recorded)
