Herald (Ship : 1818-1873)

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George H. Cash; owner-agent: E.W. Howland & Co.

From the description of Log/journal, 1858 May 26-1859 Aug. 18. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013322

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John M. Honeywell and then John A. Gillis, on voyage from 19 Apr. 1865-12 Nov. 1866; owner-agent: I.H. Bartlett & Sons; built at Newbury, Mass., 1818.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Herald, 1865 Apr. 18-1866 Nov. 10. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978388

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Nathaniel H. Nye; owner-agent: T. & A.R. Nye; built at Newbury, Mass., 1818; sold to New London in 1873.

From the description of Sea letter of the ship Herald, 1838. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 123945410

Whaling vessel out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Frederick Ricketson, on voyage 9 July 1832-19 May 1833 to coast of Brazil grounds and Hatteras grounds; owner-agent: Tobey & Ricketson; built at Salem, Mass., 1807.

From the description of Logbook, 1832 Dec. 2-1833 May 18. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70965962

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Seth Nickerson and then John R. Sturgis, on voyage from 30 Apr. 1867-25 Apr. 1869; built at Newbury, Mass., 1818; altered to bark, 1869.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Herald, 1868 Apr. 12-1869 Jan. 24. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977821

H.M.S. Herald, under the command of Captain Nias, was the ship in which Captain Hobson sailed to New Zealand, arriving at the Bay of Islands 29 January 1840. On 21 February the Herald sailed to the Waitemata, where Hobson suffered a stroke on 1 March.

From the description of Logbook. 1840. (National Library of New Zealand - Wellington Service Centre). WorldCat record id: 228162111

Whaling vessel (274 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Fred Ricketson, on voyage 22 Dec. 1837-29 Sept. 1840 to coast of New Holland ground, Java trench off Indonesia, Vasquez, and Bay of Panama ground; owner-agent: Tobey and Ricketson; built at Salem, Mass., 1807.

From the description of Logbook, 1837 Dec. 22-1840 Sept. 29. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70966228

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Caleb Kempton; built at Newbury, Mass., 1820.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Herald, 1829 July 20-1830 June 6. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 238234871

The ship Herald was a whaling vessel based in Stonington, Connecticut. The first voyage under Captain Charles O. Brewster lasted from September 12, 1841, through May 4, 1843. The ship traveled to the whaling grounds and ports of the Indian Ocean. Captain Elijah B. Morgan headed the second voyage around Cape Horn toward Chile from June 24, 1843, through August 10, 1845.

From the description of Ship Herald Stonington, 1841 September 12--1845 August 10 (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 433167803

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Fred Ricketson, on voyage 1 July 1833-31 Oct. 1834 to the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent Tobey & Ricketson; built at Salem, Mass., 1807.

From the description of Logbook, 1833 July 4-1834 Oct. 31. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70965963

The ship Herald was a whaling vessel based in Stonington, Connecticut. The first voyage under Captain Charles O. Brewster lasted from September 12, 1841, through May 4, 1843. The ship traveled to the whaling grounds and ports of the Indian Ocean. Captain Elijah B. Morgan headed the second voyage around Cape Horn toward Chile from June 24, 1843, through August 10, 1845.

Information derived from the collection.

From the guide to the Ship Herald Stonington, 1841 September 12–1845 August 10, (University of Delaware Library - Special Collections)