Niger (Ship)

Dates:
Active 1870
Active 1874

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel (437 tons); out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by James Gray; on voyage from 21 June 1848-8 June 1852, to the Off shore, Callao, Coast of Chile, On the Line, and other whaling grounds; agent-owner: Hathaway & Luce; built at Rochester, Mass., 1844.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Niger, 1848 June 21-1852 June 8. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 276774666

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Amos A. Chase, on voyage 30 Aug. 1886-9 July 1890 to the Pigeon, Tristan, Middle, French Rock, Vasquez, and New Zealand whaling grounds; owner-agent: Taber, Gordon & Company; built at Mattapoisett (Rochester), Mass., 1844.

From the description of Logbook, 1886 Aug. 30-1890 July 9. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70969934

Whaling vessel (437 tons); out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by James Gray; on voyage from 30 July 1844-24 Nov. 1847, to the Off shore, Callao, Coast of Chile, On the Line, Northwest Coast, and Western whaling grounds; agent-owner: Hathaway & Luce; built at Rochester, Mass., 1844.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Niger, 1844 July 30-1847 Nov. 24. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 276771928

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Thomas A. Hallet; owner-agent: Taber, Gordon & Company.

From the description of Log/journal, 1878 Aug. 7-1882 May 28. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013480

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Charles Grant, on voyage 10 Nov. 1870-10 Aug. 1874 to the Western, San Antonio, East Cape, Middle, French Rock, Vasquez, Tonga Islands, and New Zealand whaling grounds; owner-agent: Taber, Gordon & Company; built at Rochester, Mass., 1844.

From the description of Logbook, 1870 Nov. 9-1874 Aug. 10. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70970334

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Subjects:

  • Anchors
  • Ships
  • Coopers and cooperage
  • Desertion
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Marine accidents
  • Naval Medicine
  • Punishment
  • Reefs
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Ship captains' spouses
  • Sperm whale
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters
  • Women and the sea

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Places:

  • Lahaina (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Horn, Cape (Chile) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Horn, Cape (Chile) (as recorded)
  • Mocha Island (Chile) (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Tumbes (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Galapagos Islands (as recorded)
  • Norfolk Island (as recorded)
  • Tristan da Cunha (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Azores (as recorded)
  • 'Eua Island (Tonga) (as recorded)
  • Russell (N.Z.) (as recorded)
  • Galapagos Islands (as recorded)
  • Tumbes (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Islands, Bay of (N.Z.) (as recorded)
  • Russell (N.Z.) (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)
  • Mocha Island (Chile) (as recorded)
  • Cape Verde (as recorded)
  • Praia (Cape Verde) (as recorded)
  • Cape Verde (as recorded)
  • Talcahuano (Chile) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Paita (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay) (as recorded)
  • Nukuʼalofa (Tonga) (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Juan Fernández Islands (as recorded)
  • Paita (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Norfolk Island (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Azores (as recorded)