Mabel (Bark)

Dates:
Active 1877
Active 1881

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John Horan on voyage from 18 Sept. 1877-29 May 1881; owner-agent: William Lewis; built at Bath, Me., in 1877.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Mabel, 1877 Sept. 18-1881 May 30. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130593

The Mabel, a 188-ton ship, built in Bath, Maine, in 1877, by Brown & Hodgkins. Its home port was New Bedford, Massachusetts. Edmund Kelley was the master and William Lewis was the managing owner and agent. In 1881, the Mabel embarked on its second recorded whaling voyage and returned to port in 1882. According to the crewmen's agreements, the voyage ended in San Francisco, California not New Bedford, Massachusetts.

From the description of Mabel (Bark) crew account book, 1881-1882. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 320360786

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Subjects:

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

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Places:

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