Richard Mitchell (Ship)

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Dates:
Active 1848
Active 1852

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Josiah B. Long; owner-agent: Richard Mitchell & Sons.

From the description of Log/journal, 1843 Oct. 14-1846 Feb. 12. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012956

Whaling vessel; out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by David Baker on voyage from 21 July 1829-3 Sept. 1831; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., in 1829.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Richard Mitchell, 1829 July 22-1831 Sept. 2. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129358

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by James Gwinn; owner-agent: Paul Mitchell & Sons.

From the description of Log/journal, 1831 Nov. 7-1834 Nov. 17. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013517

Whaling vessel; out of Edgartown, Mass.; mastered by James B. Huxford, on voyage 19 Nov. 1856-9 May 1860; owner-agent: Henry Colt; built at Rochester, Mass., 1829.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Richard Mitchell, 1856 Nov. 15-1857 Dec. 10. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71014760

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Robert McCleave; owner-agent: Field and Sanford.

From the description of Logbook, 1848 Aug. 31-1852 Aug. 31. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013609

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Subjects:

  • Seafaring life
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • Falkland Islands (as recorded)
  • Edgartown (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)
  • Horn, Cape (Chile) (as recorded)
  • Hawaii (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Edgartown (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)
  • Talcahuano (Chile) (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Cabo San Lucas (Baja California Sur, Mexico) (as recorded)