Almira (Ship)

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Whaling ship; out of Edgartown, Mass.; master: Abram Osborn [Abraham Osborn]; stove by ice and lost in Arctic, 1870.

From the description of Log/journal, 1824 Nov. 28-1826 Dec. 14. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70957767

Whaling vessel, out of Edgartown, Mass., mastered by Charles M. Marchant, on voyage from 5 Aug. 1869-1870 (lost in Arctic), to the near Hatteras, Western, off Western, Western Island, Falklands, Coast of Chile, Marquesas, Hawaii, Anadyr Sea, and Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: Samuel Osborn, Jr.; built at Mattapoisett, Mass.; stove by ice and lost in Arctic, 1870.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Almira, 1869 Aug. 5-1870 Aug. 27. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 259757937

Whaling vessel; out of Edgartown, Mass., mastered by Richard Flanders on voyage from 2 June 1837-4 Apr. 1839; owner-agent: Abraham Osborn; stove by ice and lost in Arctic, 1870.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Almira, 1837 Sept. 18-Oct. 13. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130172

Whaling vessel, out of Edgartown, Mass., mastered by Abraham Osborn, Jr., on voyage 8 Aug. 1864-4 Oct. 1868 to the South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Arctic whaling grounds; owner-agent: Abraham Osborn, Sr.; built at Mattapoisett, Mass.

From the description of Logbook, 1864 Aug. 10-1866 Nov. 1. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972624

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Almira (Ship). Logbook of the ship Almira, 1869 Aug. 5-1870 Aug. 27. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
referencedIn Carlton D. Morse whaling collection, Morse (Carleton D.) whaling collection, 1762-1964 John Hay Library, Special Collections
creatorOf Almira (Ship). Logbook of the ship Almira, 1837 Sept. 18-Oct. 13. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Champion (Ship : 1833-1871). Logbook, 1848 Aug. 16-1851 Apr. 25. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Almira (Ship). Logbook, 1864 Aug. 10-1866 Nov. 1. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Almira (Ship). Log/journal, 1824 Nov. 28-1826 Dec. 14. Nantucket Hist Association
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associatedWith Champion (Ship : 1833-1871) corporateBody
associatedWith Flanders, Richard. person
associatedWith Marchant, Charles M. person
associatedWith Marchant, Henry M. person
associatedWith Morse, Carleton D. (Carleton Doty), 1890-1955 person
associatedWith Osborn, Abraham, b. ca. 1799. person
associatedWith Osborn, Abraham, b. ca. 1833. person
associatedWith Osborne, David, whaler. person
associatedWith Osborn, Samuel, Jr. person
correspondedWith Tracy, Jared C. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts--Edgartown
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Fogo (Cape Verde)
Maio Island (Cape Verde)
Arctic Ocean
Massachusetts--Edgartown
Faial Island (Azores)
Dominica
Massachusetts--Edgartown
Juan Fernández Islands
Hilo (Hawaii)
South Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Flores Island (Azores)
Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
Massachusetts--Edgartown
Atlantic Ocean
Faial Island (Azores)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Atlantic Ocean
Talcahuano (Chile)
Mocha Island (Chile)
Flores Island (Azores)
Pacific Ocean
Subject
Bowhead whale
Globicephala
Humpback whale
Marine accidents
Mobulidae
Mutiny
Punishment
Right whale
Seafaring life
Shipwrecks
Sperm whale
Voyages and travels
Whale oil
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Occupation
Activity
Whalers (Persons)
Whaling masters

Corporate Body

Active 1848

Active 1851

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