Ansel Gibbs (Ship)

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Dates:
Active 1864
Active 1865

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass.; mastered by Isaiah West, on voyage from 15 June 1843-12 Feb. 1845; owner-agent: Gibbs & Jenney; built at Rochester, Mass., 1835.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Ansel Gibbs, 1843 June 15-1845 Feb. 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71056634

Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass.; mastered by Isaiah West, on voyage from 17 Sept. 1839-10 Sept. 1842 to the Western Islands, Coast of Africa, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Delagoa Bay and Indian Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: Gibbs & Jenney; built at Rochester, Mass., 1835.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Ansel Gibbs, 1839 Sept. 18-1842 Sept. 8. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71056637

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Subjects:

  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Killer whale
  • Marine accidents
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Sperm whale
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Massachusetts--Fairhaven (as recorded)
  • Okhotsk, Sea of (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Zanzibar (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Anjouan (Comoros) (as recorded)
  • Faial Island (as recorded)
  • Comoro Islands (as recorded)
  • Saint Helena (as recorded)
  • Aldabra Island (Seychelles) (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Fairhaven (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Brava (Cape Verde) (as recorded)