Rousseau (Ship)

Dates:
Active 1860
Active 1862

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Paul Green, on voyage from 23 Sept. 1857-16 June 1862; owner-agent: George and Matthew Howland; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1801.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Rousseau, 1860 Nov. 28-1862 June 14. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 180191998

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edwin A. Luce, on voyage 8 Nov. 1837-10 Dec. 1840 to the Southeast Pacific, Northwest Pacific, Coast of California, On the line, Pacific coast of South America, and Galapagos whaling grounds; owner-agent: Abraham Barker; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1801; rerigged to bark in 1863; broken up at New Bedford in 1891.

From the description of Logbook, 1837 Nov. 15-1840 Dec. 16. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973075

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edwin A. Luce, on voyage from 8 Nov. 1837-10 Dec. 1840; owner-agent: Abraham Barker; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1801; broken up at New Bedford, 1891.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Rousseau, 1837 Nov. 8-1838 May 14. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129137

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Pardon Taber, Jr., on voyage from 9 May 1849-3 June 1853; owner-agent: George Howland; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1801.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Rousseau, 1849 May 9-1853 June 3. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71015335

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John N. Smith, on voyage from 7 Aug. 1845-4 Feb. 1849, to the Juan Fernández, Coast of Chile, Callao, Galapagos, On Shore, On the Line, and Japan whaling grounds; agent-owner: George Howland; built at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1801.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Rousseau, 1845 Dec. 16-1848 July 11. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 223453011

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  • Ships
  • Bowhead whale
  • Cruelty
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Killer whale
  • Marine accidents
  • Naval Medicine
  • Mutiny
  • Punishment
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Sperm whale
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Saipan (as recorded)
  • Tumbes (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands) (as recorded)
  • Maui (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Guam (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Okhotsk, Sea (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Tahiti (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Lahaina (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Callao (Callao, Peru) (as recorded)
  • Valparaíso (Chile) (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Hakodate-shi (as recorded)
  • Honolulu (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • South Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Pernambuco (Brazil) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Callao Bay (Peru) (as recorded)
  • Cabo San Lucas (Baja California Sur, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Kiribati (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Henderson Island (Pitcairn Island) (as recorded)
  • Galapagos Islands (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Tumbes (Peru) (as recorded)