Orca (Steam bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by Albert C. Sherman, on voyage from 30 Mar.-22 Sept. 1897 (crushed in ice and lost), to the Herschel Island, Anadyr Sea, Northwest Coast, and Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: Edwin L. Griffith; built at Bath, Me., 1882.

From the description of Logbook of the steam bark Orca, 1897 Mar. 30-Sept. 18. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 173282902

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creatorOf Orca (Steam bark). Logbook of the steam bark Orca, 1897 Mar. 30-Sept. 18. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Griffith, Edwin L. person
associatedWith Sherman, Albert C. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
California--San Francisco
Arctic regions
Unalaska (Alaska)
Wainwright Inlet (Alaska)
Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska)
Herschel Island (Yukon)
Port Clarence (Alaska)
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
Arctic Ocean
North Pacific
Ukivok (Alaska)
Subject
Bowhead whale
Indigenous peoples
Seafaring life
Voyages and travels
Walrus
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
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Ark ID: w61347sw

SNAC ID: 43626356