Solomon Saltus (Ship)

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Whaling vessel (316 tons), out of Fall River, Mass., mastered by James C. Stafford, on voyage 9 Sept. 1848-3 Sept. 1850 to the New Holland and Western Australia whaling grounds; owner-agent: Nathan Durfee; built at Swansboro, N.C., 1832; voyage ends when ship is condemned at Sydney, Australia; refitted for whaling from Sydney; lost near Fiji in 1858.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Solomon Saltus, 1848 Sept. 9-1850 Aug. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 664347687

Whaling vessel (316 tons), out of Fall River, Mass., mastered by James C. Stafford, on voyage 9 Sept. 1848-Aug. 1850 to the New Holland and Western Australia whaling grounds; owner-agent: Nathan Durfee; built at Swansboro, N.C., 1832; voyage ends when ship is condemned at Sydney, Australia; sails again; lost near Fiji in 1858.

From the description of Logbook, 1848 Sept. 9-1850 Aug. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70967360

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creatorOf Solomon Saltus (Ship). Logbook, 1848 Sept. 9-1850 Aug. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Durfee, Nathan, 1799-1876. person
associatedWith Stafford, Jas. C. person
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Indian Ocean
Bunbury (W.A.)
Massachusetts--Fall River
Massachusetts--Fall River
Ile Amsterdam
Faial Island (Azores)
Faial Island (Azores)
Pacific Ocean
Angra do Heroísmo (Azores)
Bunbury (W.A.)
Pacific Ocean
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Indian Ocean
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Ile Amsterdam
Angra do Heroísmo (Azores)
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Whaling
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Active 1848

Active 1850

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