Willis (Bark)
Biographical notes:
Whaling vessel, out of Mattapoisett (Rochester), Mass., mastered by James King, on voyage from 3 June 1857-21 Sept. 1858 to the Western, Western Island, Cornell, Dominica, and Charlestown whaling grounds; owner-agent: Rogers L. Barstow; built at Rochester, Mass., 1838.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Willis, 1857 June 3-1858 July 5. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978008
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Subjects:
- Finback whale
- Globicephala
- Humpback whale
- Indigenous peoples
- Killer whale
- Naval Medicine
- Right whale
- Seafaring life
- Sperm whale
- Voyages and travels
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whales
- Whaling
- Whaling masters
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Places:
- Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--Mattapoisett (as recorded)
- North Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
- Flores Island (Azores) (as recorded)
- Dominica (as recorded)