Rajah (Bark)
Whaling vessel (250 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Henry S. West, on voyage from 8 June 1839 to 28 May 1841; owner-agent: Isaiah Burgess; built at Newbury, Mass., 1818; added to Westport fleet in 1844; bought back from Westport in 1856; lost 1858.
From the description of Logbook of the bark Rajah, 1839 June 8-1840 Aug. 5. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 427885350
Whaling vessel, out of Westport, Mass., mastered by Hiram Nickerson (until taken ill and change of command on 7 Dec. 1851) and then Richard H. Fisher, on voyage 11 Sept. 1851-27 Apr. 1855 to the Okhotsk Sea and Lower California Coast whaling grounds; owner-agent: Henry Wilcox and Co.; built at Newbury, Mass., in 1818.
From the description of Logbook, 1851 Oct. 21-1854 July 11. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974754
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Rajah (Bark). Logbook of the bark Rajah, 1839 June 8-1840 Aug. 5. | Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Rajah (Bark). Logbook, 1851 Oct. 21-1854 July 11. | Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Burgess, Isaiah. | person |
| associatedWith | Fisher, Richard H., b. 1814. | person |
| associatedWith | Henry Wilcox & Co. (Westport, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Nickerson, Hiram, b. 1808. | person |
| associatedWith | West, Henry S. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Okhotsk, Sea of | |||
| Massachusetts--Westport | |||
| Massachusetts--New Bedford | |||
| South Atlantic Ocean | |||
| Pacific Ocean | |||
| Honolulu (Hawaii) | |||
| Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) |
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| Deserters, Naval |
| Seafaring life |
| Voyages and travels |
| Whalers (Persons) |
| Whales |
| Whaling |
| Whaling masters |
| Whaling masters |
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| Activity |
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Corporate Body
Active 1851
Active 1854
