Napoleon (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass; built at Mattapoisett, Mass, in 1838; first owned and registered in Nantucket, Mass.; sold to New Bedford in 1854; owner-agents: Charles Almy; 1884, sold to Edgartown, Mass.

From the description of Ships' papers of the ship Napoleon, 1854-1855. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 76960532

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Thomas Dallman and George W. Macy, on voyage from 24 Dec. 1858-6 July 1862 to the Coast of Chile, Galapagos, and French Rock whaling grounds; owner-agent: Charles Almy; built at Rochester, Mass., 1838.

From the description of Logbook, 1858 Dec. 23-1862 July 5. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979089

Whaling vessel built 1837; mastered by William Holley on voyage from Nantucket 1851-1854; owner: John N. Barrett & Co.; sold to New Bedford in 1854.

From the description of Accounts, 1854 July 22. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013572

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Fuller, William C., whaling master. Whaling vessels accounts, 1853-1867. Nantucket Hist Association
creatorOf Tuckerman, Newcome C., b. 1827. Newcome C. Tuckerman Papers, 1848-1857. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Ebenezer Akin, Jr. Account Books MS 220., 1842-1869 Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
referencedIn Akin, Ebenezer, b. 1816. Ebenezer Akin, Jr., personal accounts, 1842-1869. University of Massachusetts Amherst, W.E.B. Du Bois Library
referencedIn Barrett and Upton (Nantucket, Mass.). Account book, 1836-1845. Nantucket Hist Association
creatorOf Napoleon (Ship). Ships' papers of the ship Napoleon, 1854-1855. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
referencedIn Accounts and records of ships, 1793-1877 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Napoleon (Ship). Logbook, 1858 Dec. 23-1862 July 5. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Peterson Builders (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.). Jane. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
creatorOf Napoleon (Ship). Accounts, 1854 July 22. Nantucket Hist Association
referencedIn John W. Barrett & Co. (Nantucket, Mass.). Letter book, 1846 Mar. 06-1856 July 18. Nantucket Hist Association
Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Akin, Ebenezer, b. 1816. person
associatedWith Akin, Ebenezer, Jr. person
associatedWith Almy, Charles. person
associatedWith Barrett and Upton (Nantucket, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Dallman, Thomas. person
associatedWith Dyer, George Nye. person
associatedWith Easton, William R. person
associatedWith Holley, William. person
associatedWith John N. Barrett & Co. (Nantucket, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith John W. Barrett & Co. (Nantucket, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Macy, George Wendall, 1815-1890. person
associatedWith Tuckerman, Newcome C., b. 1827. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.)
Islands, Bay of (N.Z.)
Pernambuco (Brazil)
Tumbes (Peru)
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Fiji
Atlantic Ocean
Raoul Island (Kermadec Islands)
Chatham Island (N.Z.)
Paita (Peru)
Talcahuano (Chile)
South Pacific Ocean
Massachusetts--Nantucket
Subject
Blue whale
Finback whale
Globicephala
Humpback whale
Indigenous peoples
Killer whale
Marine accidents
Naval Medicine
Punishment
Seafaring life
Shipwrecks
Sperm whale
Voyages and travels
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Whaling ships
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Corporate Body

Active 1858

Active 1862

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