Union (Bark : 1847)

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Dates:
Active 1855
Active 1857

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Benjamin F. Ellis, on voyage from 31 Aug. 1855 to 8 July 1857; agent-owner: Chapman & Bonney; built at Somerset, Mass., 1834; formerly a schooner; added 1854 from Provincetown; sold to Mattapoisett., in 1857; lost 1865.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Union, 1855 Aug. 31-1857 July 7. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 176911292

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Subjects:

  • Ships
  • Blue whale
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Killer whale
  • Punishment
  • Rescue
  • Seafaring life
  • Sperm whale
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale bone
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Praia (Cape Verde) (as recorded)
  • Saint George's (Grenada) (as recorded)
  • Dominica (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)
  • Faial Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) (as recorded)
  • Saint Helena (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Saint Thomas (V.I.) (as recorded)