Solomon Saltus (Ship)

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Dates:
Active 1848
Active 1850

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel (316 tons), out of Fall River, Mass., mastered by James C. Stafford, on voyage 9 Sept. 1848-3 Sept. 1850 to the New Holland and Western Australia whaling grounds; owner-agent: Nathan Durfee; built at Swansboro, N.C., 1832; voyage ends when ship is condemned at Sydney, Australia; refitted for whaling from Sydney; lost near Fiji in 1858.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Solomon Saltus, 1848 Sept. 9-1850 Aug. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 664347687

Whaling vessel (316 tons), out of Fall River, Mass., mastered by James C. Stafford, on voyage 9 Sept. 1848-Aug. 1850 to the New Holland and Western Australia whaling grounds; owner-agent: Nathan Durfee; built at Swansboro, N.C., 1832; voyage ends when ship is condemned at Sydney, Australia; sails again; lost near Fiji in 1858.

From the description of Logbook, 1848 Sept. 9-1850 Aug. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70967360

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Subjects:

  • Indigenous peoples
  • Marine accidents
  • Seafaring life
  • Shipwrecks
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Bunbury (W.A.) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Fall River (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Fall River (as recorded)
  • Ile Amsterdam (as recorded)
  • Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Angra do Heroísmo (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Bunbury (W.A.) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Sydney (N.S.W.) (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Sydney (N.S.W.) (as recorded)
  • Ile Amsterdam (as recorded)
  • Angra do Heroísmo (Azores) (as recorded)