William Wirt (Ship)

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Dates:
Active 1856
Active 1860

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Abraham Osborn, Jr., on voyage 10 Sept 1856-9 Apr. 1860; owner-agent: Edmund Maxfield; built at Fairhaven, Mass., 1833.

From the description of Logbook, 1856 Sept. 10-1860 Apr. 9. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70971502

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Subjects:

  • Ships
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Marine accidents
  • Naval Medicine
  • Punishment
  • Seafaring life
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale bone
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters
  • Women and the sea

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Places:

  • Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) (as recorded)
  • Honolulu (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Lahaina (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Rose Atoll (American Samoa) (as recorded)
  • Oahu (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (as recorded)