Hector (Ship : 1818-1866)

Dates:
Active 1838
Active 1840

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Thomas Adams Norton on voyage from 27 May 1838-16 Aug. 1840; owner-agent: Charles W. Morgan; built at New York in 1818; captured and later burned by the Confederate raider Shenandoah, at Ascension in 1866.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Hector, 1838 May 27-1840 Aug. 17. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130174

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Subjects:

  • Seafaring life
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)