Nassau (Ship : 1824-1865)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by J.W. White, on voyage 5 Aug. 1850-22 May 1853 to the South Pacific, North Pacific, Anadyr Sea, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, Kamtchatka Sea, and Bering Straits whaling grounds; owner-agents: Jireh Perry; built at New York, N.Y., in 1824.

From the description of Logbook, 1850 Aug. 7-1853 May 22. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973712

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by James W. White on voyage from 5 Aug. 1850-22 May 1853; owner-agent: Jireh Perry; built at New York, N.Y., 1824; burned by the Confederate Navy ship Shenandoah in 1865.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Nassau, 1850 Aug. 7-1853 May 21. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129340

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Henry C. Murdock, on voyage 9 Oct. 1853-14 July 1856; owner-agents: Swift & Perry; built at New York, N.Y., in 1824.

From the description of Logbook, 1853 Oct. 9-1856 July 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973662

Rated at 400/530 tons, 90/106 crew, 30/36 guns. Voyages: (1) 1693/4 Persia and Surat. Capt John Lloyd. Downs 15 Feb 1694 - 23 Jul Cape - 30 Jan 1695 Bandar Abbas - 1 Apr Bombay - 17 Apr Surat - 28 May Bombay - 5 Aug Mauritius - 30 Oct Cape - 7 Jan 1696 Barbados - 23 May Downs. (2) 1697/8 China. Capt James Minty. 12 Oct 1697 - 1 Sep 1699.

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x000239

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creatorOf Nassau (Ship : 1824-1865). Logbook, 1853 Oct. 9-1856 July 12. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
referencedIn Homan, David Ross, Jr., 1956-. Oral history interview with David R. Homan Jr., [sound recording], 1995. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Nassau: Journal British Library
referencedIn Account books and other material relating to the whaling industry chiefly from New Bedford and Nantucket, Mass., 1774-1922 (inclusive) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Nassau (Ship : 1824-1865). Logbook of the ship Nassau, 1850 Aug. 7-1853 May 21. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
referencedIn Playfair, James. Nassau. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
creatorOf Nassau (Ship : 1824-1865). Logbook, 1850 Aug. 7-1853 May 22. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Homan, David Ross, Jr., 1956- person
associatedWith Murdock, Henry Clay, b. 1818. person
associatedWith Perry, Jireh, 1795-1849. person
associatedWith Pullen, William H., logkeeper. person
associatedWith Swift & Perry. corporateBody
associatedWith White, J. W. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Atlantic Ocean
Diego Ramírez Islands
North Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Faial Island (Azores)
Pacific Ocean
Flores Island (Azores)
Kuril Islands (Russia)
Lahaina (Hawaii)
Dominica
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands)
Diomede Islands (Alaska and Russia)
Massachusetts--New Bedford
New Orleans (La.)
Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska)
Arctic Ocean
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Pacific Ocean
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Hawaii
Maui (Hawaii)
Mariana Islands
Bristol Bay (Alaska)
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Active 1856

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