Nantucket (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by David N. Edwards; owner-agent: H.G.O. Dunham & Co.; built at Nantucket 1836; shipwrecked off Elizabeth Islands in 1859.

From the description of Log/journal, 1837 June 20-1841 Nov. 1. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013734

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Richard C. Gibbs; owner-agent: Perry and Dunham; shipwrecked at Elizabeth Islands 8 Aug. 1859.

From the description of Log/journal, 1855-1859. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013748

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by George Washington Gardner, Jr.; owner-agent: H.G.O. Dunham & Co.; built at Nantucket in 1836; wrecked at Elizabeth Islands in 1859 on its homeward voyage.

From the description of Log/journal, 1841 June 15-1845 May 10. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012884

Whaling vessel, mastered by Richard C. Gibbs, out of Nantucket, Mass.; owners: Perry and Dunham; built at Nantucket 1836; shipwrecked at Elizabeth Islands in 1859.

From the description of Accounts, 1855 June 15-1859 Aug. 8. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013546

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn McKey, Francis S. Journal, 1863-1866. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Moses F. Little papers, 1841-1916 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Nantucket (Ship). Log/journal, 1837 June 20-1841 Nov. 1. Nantucket Hist Association
creatorOf Nantucket (Ship). Log/journal, 1841 June 15-1845 May 10. Nantucket Hist Association
creatorOf Nantucket (Ship). Accounts, 1855 June 15-1859 Aug. 8. Nantucket Hist Association
creatorOf Nantucket (Ship). Log/journal, 1855-1859. Nantucket Hist Association
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associatedWith Edwards, David N., whaling master. person
associatedWith Folger, Henry B. person
associatedWith Gardner, George Washington. person
associatedWith Gibbs, Almira. person
associatedWith Gibbs, Richard C., Jr. person
associatedWith Gibbs, Richard C., whaling master. person
associatedWith H.G.O. Dunham & Co. (Nantucket, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Little, Moses F., 1823-1917? person
associatedWith McKey, Francis S. person
associatedWith Perry and Dunham (Nantucket, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Swain, Peter F. person
associatedWith Whitney, Andrew. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
South Pacific
Massachusetts--Nantucket
Massachusetts--Nantucket
Tonga
Chincha Islands (Peru)
Elizabeth Islands (Mass.)
California
Talcahuano (Chile)
North Pacific Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
New Zealand
South America
Japan
Massachusetts--Nantucket
Massachusetts--Nantucket
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Seafaring life
Ship captains' spouses
Shipwrecks
Voyages and travels
Whalers (Persons)
Whaling
Whaling masters
Whaling ships
Women and the sea
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Whaling masters

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Active 1855

Active 1859

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