Franklin (Ship : 1819-1850)

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Whaling vessel, out of Sag Harbor, N.Y., mastered by Mercator Cooper, on voyage from 21 July 1847 to 6 June 1850 to the Western Island, Pigeon, Crozet, Tristan, French Rock, On the Line, Okhotsk Sea, Coast of Kamchatka, Anadyr Sea, and Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; agent-owner: Huntting Cooper; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1819; lost 7 June 1850.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Franklin, 1847 July 21-1850 June 6. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 210215997

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creatorOf Franklin (Ship : 1819-1850). Logbook of the ship Franklin, 1847 July 21-1850 June 6. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Cooper, Huntting, b. 1792. person
associatedWith Cooper, Mercator, 1803-1872. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Okhotsk, Sea of
Chatham Island (N.Z.)
Pacific Ocean
Auckland (N.Z.)
Kerguelen Islands
New York (State)--Sag Harbor
East Cape (N.Z.)
Indian Ocean
Faial Island (Azores)
Atlantic Ocean
Oahu (Hawaii)
Hobart (Tas.)
São Jorge (Azores)
Macquarie Island (Tas.)
Swan Island (Tas.)
Arctic Ocean
Subject
Blue whale
Bowhead whale
Finback whale
Globicephala
Humpback whale
Indigenous peoples
Naval Medicine
Punishment
Right whale
Seafaring life
Seals (Animals)
Shipwrecks
Sperm whale
Voyages and travels
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1847

Active 1850

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