Covington (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of Warren, R.I., mastered by Allen M. Newman, on voyage 16 Aug. 1856-8 May 1860 to the Western and Coast of Japan whaling grounds; owner-agent: Shubael Peck Child; built at Baltimore, Md., 1825.

From the description of Logbook, 1856 Aug. 16-1861 June. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979054

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associatedWith Child, Shubel P. person
associatedWith Newman, Allen M. person
associatedWith Peck, Albert F. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
North Pacific Ocean
Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands)
Chincha Islands (Peru)
Okhotsk, Sea of
Maui (Hawaii)
Guam
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Hilo (Hawaii)
Japan, Sea of
Flores Island (Azores)
Hakodate-shi (Japan)
Pohnpei Island (Micronesia)
Arctic Ocean
Callao (Callao, Peru)
Nauru
Yellow Sea
London (England)
Rhode Island--Warren
Subject
Bears
Bowhead whale
Finback whale
Globicephala
Indigenous peoples
Marine accidents
Punishment
Right whale
Seafaring life
Shipwrecks
Sperm whale
Voyages and travels
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Women and the sea
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1856

Active 1861

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