Orray Taft (Bark)
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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Peleg Cornell, on voyage 20 Nov. 1854-25 Aug. 1856 to the Charleston, Western, Dominica, Cornell, Steen, and San Antonio whaling grounds; owner-agent: Allen Lucas; built at Providence, R.I., in 1839.
From the description of Logbook, 1854 Nov. 20-1856 Aug. 21. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70968136
Whaling vessel (176 tons); out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Peleg Cornell on voyage from 20 Nov. 1854-25 Aug. 1856; owner-agent: Allen Lucas; built at Providence, R.I., in 1839.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Orray Taft, 1854 Nov. 21-1856 Aug. 7. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 427389782
Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George J. Parker on voyage from 9 Apr. 1864-6 Oct. 1865; owner-agent: Sylvanus Thomas & Company; built at Providence, R.I., in 1839.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Orray Taft, 1864 Apr. 9-1865 Oct. 6. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128668
From the description of Logbook of the bark Orray Taft, ca. 1864-1865. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128670
Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George J. Parker, on voyage from 2 July 1872-14 Sept. 1872; owner-agent: Andrew H. Potter; built at Providence, R.I., in 1839; lost on Marble Island, Hudson Bay, 14 Sept. 1872 (ending this voyage).
From the description of Logbook of the bark Orray Taft, 1872 July 2-1873 Aug. 15. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 74985993
Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George J. Parker on voyage from 8 May 1866-25 Oct. 1867; owner-agent: Sylvanus Thomas & Company; built at Providence, R.I., in 1839.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Orray Taft, 1866 May 8-1867 Oct. 22. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128671
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Subjects:
- Desertion
- Punishment
- Seafaring life
- Shipwrecks
- Voyages and travels
- Whale bone
- Whale oil
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whales
- Whaling
- Whaling masters
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- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Nunavut--Marble Island (as recorded)
- Hudson Bay (as recorded)
- Faial (Azores) (as recorded)
- Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Newport (R.I.) (as recorded)
- Sint Eustatius (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- North Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Bermuda Islands (as recorded)
- Marble Island (Nunavut) (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
- Hudson Bay (as recorded)
- Saint Thomas (V.I.) (as recorded)
- Marble Island (Nunavut) (as recorded)
- Hudson Bay (as recorded)
- Dominica (as recorded)
- Flores Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- Hudson Bay (as recorded)
