Alligator (Ship : 1803-1812)

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Dates:
Active 1803
Active 1804

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by David Swain; owned by Micajah Coffin and Sons; captured by the British in 1812 and sent to St. Thomas.

From the description of Accounts, 1804-1808. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013461

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by David Swain; owner: Micajah Coffin and Sons; captured by the British in 1812 and sent to St. Thomas.

From the description of Accounts, 1803-1804. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013463

Extra ship, built by Cox, measured 1798, 2 decks, 3in bottom, length 102ft 4¼in, keel 80ft 6in, breadth 28ft 4½in, hold 12ft 5in, wing transom 19ft 4in, between decks 6ft 6in, 345 tons. Voyages: (1) 1797/8 Madras and Bengal. Capt Robert Curling. Falmouth 13 Sep 1798 - 28 Sep Lisbon - 30 Dec Cape - 12 Apr 1799 Madras - 11 May Calcutta - 13 Feb 1800 St Helena - 18 Apr Deptford

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000282

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Subjects:

  • African Americans
  • Physicians
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)