Smyrna (Bark)

Dates:
Active 1862
Active 1863

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George Bliss, on voyage from 9 Dec. 1853-9 Sept. 1857 to the Middle, Southwest Coast, French Rock, Crozet, Coast of Brazil; Madagascar, and New Zealand whaling grounds; owner-agent: Richmond & Wood; built at Duxbury, Mass., 1822; burned 1864.

From the description of Logbook, 1853 Dec. 8-1857 Sept. 8. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70975912

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Grafton Hillman, on voyage from 21 Oct. 1845-5 June 1849 to the Callao whaling grounds; owner-agent: Barton Ricketson; built at Duxbury, Mass., 1822.

From the description of Logbook, 1845 Oct. 21-1847 July 13. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978725

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Caleb Miller, on voyage from 29 Dec. 1841-23 June 1845 to the Bay of Panama, On the Line, Hawaiian, and Galapagos whaling grounds; agent-owner: Barton Ricketson; built at Duxbury, Mass., 1822; burned 1864.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Smyrna, 1842 Jan. 28-1845 June 23. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 225885763

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Isaac P. Webb, on voyage 3 Sept. 1859-11 June 1863 to the Western Island and Coast of Brazil whaling grounds; owner-agent: Charles S. Randall; built at Duxbury, Mass., in 1822; burned 1864.

From the description of Logbook, 1862 Oct. 3-1863 Mar. 11. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70970696

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  • Aids to navigation
  • Birds
  • Blue whale
  • Christmas
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Killer whale
  • Marine accidents
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  • Right whale
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Places:

  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Valparaíso (Chile) (as recorded)
  • Paita (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Callao (Callao, Peru) (as recorded)
  • Fogo (Cape Verde) (as recorded)
  • Galapagos Islands (as recorded)
  • Paita (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Callao (Callao, Peru) (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Maui (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • San Francisco (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Java (Indonesia) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • North Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Lahaina (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Mazatlán (Sinaloa, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Tumbes (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Oahu (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Brava (Cape Verde) (as recorded)
  • Mauritius (as recorded)
  • New Zealand (as recorded)
  • Cabo San Lucas (Baja California Sur, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Kauai (Hawaii) (as recorded)