Alfred Gibbs (Ship)

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Dates:
Active 1851
Active 1854

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edward Nichols, on voyage 2 Nov. 1859-25 Jan. 1864 to the Coast of Chile, On Shore, On the Line, Galapagos, and Off Shore whaling grounds; owner-agent: Wood & Nye; built at Bath, Me., 1851.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Alfred Gibbs, 1859 Nov. 2-1863 Oct. 27. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 176171952

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Isaac H. Jenney, on voyage 13 Nov. 1851-20 July 1854; owner-agent: Wood & Nye; built at Bath, Me., 1851.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Alfred Gibbs, 1851 Nov. 13-1854 July 20. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977226

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Subjects:

  • Blue whale
  • Children and the sea
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Killer whale
  • Marine accidents
  • Punishment
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Sperm whale
  • Volcanoes
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale bone
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters
  • Women and the sea

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Mocha Island (Chile) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Nuka Hiva (French Polynesia) (as recorded)
  • Oahu (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Guam (as recorded)
  • Paita (Peru) (as recorded)
  • São Tiago Island (Cape Verde) (as recorded)
  • Arica (Chile) (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic (as recorded)
  • Tumbes (Peru) (as recorded)
  • New Zealand (as recorded)
  • North Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)