Ceres (Ship : 1811-1839)

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Dates:
Active 1749
Active 1886

Biographical notes:

Voyages: (1) 1795/6 New South Wales and China. Capt Thomas Hedley. Portsmouth 9 Aug 1795 - 18 Oct Rio de Janeiro - 24 Jan 1796 Sidney Cove - 12 May Whampoa - 22 Jun Second Bar - 20 Nov St Helena - 14 Feb 1797 Long Reach. (2) 1800/1 Bengal. Capt Thomas Todd. Falmouth 10 Jan 1801 - 16 Jun Calcutta - 21 Aug Culpee - 15 Sep Saugor - 31 Dec St Helena - 6 Mar 1802 Deptford.

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000376

Whaling vessel, built in Boston, 1804, sailing out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Timothy Russell, for voyage 12 May 1830-1831; owner/agents: Seth Russell, and others.

From the description of Log/journal, 1830 May 14-June 30. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70965393

Whaling vessel, 373 tons; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John S. Barker, on voyage from 28 May 1835-15 Apr. 1837; owner-agent: G.R. Thornton; built at Charlestown in Boston, Mass., 1811; bought from New York, 1831; condemned, 1839.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Ceres, 1835 May 30-1837 Apr. 15. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977541

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Subjects:

  • Seafaring life
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)