Hero (Ship : 1816-1861)
Biographical notes:
Whaling vessel (313 tons), out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Edward Hussy, on voyage from 30 Sept. 1860-27 Jan. 1861 to the Cornell, Tristan, Woolrich Bay, and East Cape whaling grounds; owner-agent: G. & M. Starbuck; built at Rochester, Mass., 1816; shipwrecked, 27 Jan. 1861, and condemned.
From the description of Logbook of the ship Hero, 1860 Sept. 19-1861 Apr. 19. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 610592250
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Subjects:
- Finback whale
- Globicephala
- Marine accidents
- Right whale
- Seafaring life
- Shipwrecks
- Sperm whale
- Voyages and travels
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whales
- Whaling
- Whaling masters
Occupations:
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Places:
- Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)
- Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)
- Martin Vaz Islands (Brazil) (as recorded)
- Algoa Bay (South Africa) (as recorded)
