William Wirt (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Abraham Osborn, Jr., on voyage 10 Sept 1856-9 Apr. 1860; owner-agent: Edmund Maxfield; built at Fairhaven, Mass., 1833.

From the description of Logbook, 1856 Sept. 10-1860 Apr. 9. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70971502

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creatorOf William Wirt (Ship). Logbook, 1856 Sept. 10-1860 Apr. 9. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
referencedIn Logbooks of whalers from New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 1824-1889 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Account books and other material relating to the whaling industry chiefly from New Bedford and Nantucket, Mass., 1774-1922 (inclusive) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Logbooks of whalers from New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 1824-1889 (inclusive) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Various. Summaries of Whaling Logbooks, 1778-1867. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Waterman, Foster, 1805-1870. Foster Waterman Papers, 1854-1869. Peabody Essex Museum
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associatedWith Maxfield, Edmund. person
associatedWith Osborn, Abraham, b. ca. 1833. person
associatedWith Various. person
associatedWith Waterman, Foster, 1805-1870. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Pacific Ocean
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Lahaina (Hawaii)
Faial Island (Azores)
Rose Atoll (American Samoa)
Oahu (Hawaii)
Rarotonga (Cook Islands)
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Indigenous peoples
Marine accidents
Naval Medicine
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Seafaring life
Voyages and travels
Whale bone
Whale oil
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Women and the sea
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Active 1856

Active 1860

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