Ocmulgee (Ship)

Dates:
Active 1847
Active 1850

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of Holmes Hole (later became Vineyard Haven), Mass., mastered by Frederick William Manter, on voyage 2 Sept. 1847-21 Apr. 1850, to the Hatteras, Cornell, Tonga, Japan, Coast of Kamchatka, East China Sea, Arctic Ocean, Southeast Atlantic, and other whaling grounds; agent-owner Thomas Bradley; built at New York, N.Y., 1835; captured and burned in 1863.

From the description of Logbook, 1847 Sept. 2-1850 Apr. 19. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70969680

Whaling vessel (458 tons), out of Holmes Hole (Homes Hole renamed Vineyard Haven in 1932), Mass., mastered by Frederick William Manter; on voyage from 21 Nov. 1844 to 25 May 1847; owner-agent: Thomas Bradley; built at New York, N.Y., 1835.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Ocmulgee, 1844 Nov. 22-1847 May 25. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 427636883

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Subjects:

  • Naval Medicine
  • Porpoises
  • Punishment
  • Seafaring life
  • Voyages and travels
  • Walrus
  • Whale bone
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Vineyard Haven (as recorded)
  • Mangonui (N.Z.) (as recorded)
  • Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands) (as recorded)
  • Amami Islands (Japan) (as recorded)
  • Homes Hole (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Oahu (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Vineyard Haven (as recorded)
  • Arctic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Lahaina (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
  • Faial (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Graciosa Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Flores Island (Azores) (as recorded)