Natchez (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Worthen Hall, on voyage from 4 Oct. 1851 to 23 Apr. 1855 to the North Atlantic, Coast of Brazil, Falkland, Callao, Okhotsk Sea, Bering Sea, and Japan whaling grounds; agent-owner: Sylvanus Thomas & Company; built at New York, 1831.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Natchez, 1851 Oct. 4-1855 Apr. 23. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 262461750

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referencedIn Hartz, Gamaliel. Journal of a voyage, [manuscript], 1825-1828. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. Letters, 1825-1830. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Natchez (Ship). Logbook of the ship Natchez, 1851 Oct. 4-1855 Apr. 23. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Hall, Worthen. person
associatedWith Hartz, Gamaliel. person
associatedWith Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. person
associatedWith Sylvanus Thomas & Company. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Falkland Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Kodiak Island (Alaska)
Lahaina (Hawaii)
Pacific Ocean
Pernambuco (Brazil)
Maui (Hawaii)
Tumbes (Peru)
Okhotsk, Sea of
Trinity Islands (Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska)
Subject
Children and the sea
Finback whale
Globicephala
Marine accidents
Rescue
Seafaring life
Sperm whale
Voyages and travels
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Women and the sea
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Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1851

Active 1855

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