Java 2nd (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Charles H.S. Kempton, on voyage from 4 May 1867-12 Jan. 1872 to the Molucca Straits, Indian Ocean, Timor Straits, Coast of Brazil, Java Sea, and St. Georges Channel whaling grounds; owner-agent: Charles Hitch & Son; built as a ship at Haverhill, Mass., 1818; whaling out of Fairhaven, Mass. (1828-1857); sold to New Bedford and altered to a bark, 1857; whaling out of New Bedford as a bark (1857-1876); abandoned in the Arctic, 1876.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Java 2nd 1867 Dec. 10-1868 Dec. 14. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 82154275

Whaling vessel (292 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George W. Raynor, on voyage from 22 Oct. 1857-10 Nov. 1860; owner-agent: William G. Blackler and others; built as a ship at Haverhill, Mass., 1818; whaling out of Fairhaven, Mass. (1828-1857); sold to New Bedford and altered to a bark, 1857; whaling out of New Bedford as a bark (1857-1876); abandoned in the Arctic, 1876.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Java 2nd 1857 Oct. 22-1860 Nov. 10. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 506229189

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creatorOf Java 2nd (Bark). Logbook of the bark Java 2nd 1867 Dec. 10-1868 Dec. 14. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Java 2nd (Bark). Logbook of the bark Java 2nd 1857 Oct. 22-1860 Nov. 10. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Blackler, William Greenleaf, 1803-1880. person
associatedWith Charles Hitch & Son (New Bedford, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Hughson, R. N. person
associatedWith Kempton, Charles H. S. person
associatedWith Raynor, George W. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Honolulu (Hawaii)
São Nicolau Island (Cape Verde)
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Hiva Oa (French Polynesia)
Massachusetts--New Bedford
South Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago (American Samoa)
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Bowhead whale
Finback whale
Globicephala
Killer whale
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Murder
Mutiny
Seafaring life
Shipwrecks
Sperm whale
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Whalers (Persons)
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Whaling
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Corporate Body

Active 1857

Active 1860

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Ark ID: w6158kcv

SNAC ID: 31717646