Niagara (Whaling ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Benjamin Clough, on voyage from 9 Oct. 1851-17 Feb. 1854 to the Tristan, Okhotsk Sea, Anadyr Sea, Kamchatka Coast, Arctic Ocean, Callao, and Archer whaling grounds; owner-agent: Nathan Church; built at Fairhaven or New York, N.Y., 1851.

From the description of Logbook, 1851 Oct. 10-1854 Feb. 16. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978883

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creatorOf Niagara (Whaling ship). Logbook, 1851 Oct. 10-1854 Feb. 16. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Clough, Benjamin, 1819-1889. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Guam
Halmahera (Indonesia)
Arctic Ocean
Rarotonga (Cook Islands)
Aitutaki Atoll (Cook Islands)
Martin Vaz Islands (Brazil)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Lahaina (Hawaii)
South Atlantic Ocean
Arctic regions
North Pacific Ocean
Okhotsk, Sea of
Valparaíso (Chile)
Amsterdam Island (Terres australes et antarctiques franc̥aises)
Massachusetts--Fairhaven
Subject
Ships
Bowhead whale
Finback whale
Globicephala
Gray whale
Humpback whale
Ice
Killer whale
Marine accidents
Mutiny
Punishment
Rescue
Right whale
Seafaring life
Seals (Animals)
Sperm whale
Voyages and travels
Walrus
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1851

Active 1854

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