John Carver (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by H. Montross, on voyage 5 Dec. 1885-21 June 1886; owner-agent: William Lewis; built at Searsport, Maine, in 1857; shipwrecked during this voyage when crushed by ice off St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.

From the description of Logbook, 1885 Dec. 5-1886 June 22. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70967914

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Albert C. Sherman, on voyage 6 May 1884-11 Nov. 1885 to the Commodore Morris, Patagonia, Western Island, River Plata, Coast of Chile, and Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: William Lewis; built at Searsport, Maine, in 1857; shipwrecked (1886) on next voyage when crushed by ice off St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.

From the description of Logbook, 1884 May 6-1885 Nov. 11. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70967913

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Jacob L. Howland; on voyage from 23 Aug. 1870-2 July 1874 to the Western, 36/36, Cornell, False Banks, Coast of Chile, Juan Fernández Islands, Off-shore, and Galapagos whaling grounds; owner-agent: Thomas Knowles & Co.; built at Searsport, Me., 1857.

From the description of Logbook of the bark John Carver, 1870 Aug. 23-1874 Feb. 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 173262300

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Albert C. Sherman, on voyage 6 May 1884-11 Nov. 1885 to the Northeast Atlantic, Brazil Banks, near Falkland Island, Southeast Pacific, Coast of Chile, On the Line, Hawaiian Islands, Anadyr Sea, and Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: William Lewis; built at Searsport, Me., 1857; shipwrecked (1886), when crushed by ice off St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.

From the description of Logbook of the bark John Carver, 1884 May 6-1885 Nov. 11. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 173277131

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Abraham Smith, on voyage from 18 May 1880-May 25 1883, to the Western, Western Island, and Coast of Brazil whaling grounds; owner-agent: Thomas Knowles; built at Searsport, Me., 1857.

From the description of Logbook of the bark John Carver, 1880 May 18-1883 May 25. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 194265165

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creatorOf John Carver (Bark). Logbook of the bark John Carver, 1870 Aug. 23-1874 Feb. 12. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf John Carver (Bark). Logbook of the bark John Carver, 1884 May 6-1885 Nov. 11. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf John Carver (Bark). Logbook, 1884 May 6-1885 Nov. 11. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf John Carver (Bark). Logbook, 1885 Dec. 5-1886 June 22. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf John Carver (Bark). Logbook of the bark John Carver, 1880 May 18-1883 May 25. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Howland, Jacob L. person
associatedWith Knowles, Thomas Henry, 1837-1909. person
associatedWith Lewis, William L., 1834-1904. person
associatedWith Montross, Horace A. person
associatedWith Sherman, Albert C. person
associatedWith Smith, Abraham, whaling master. person
associatedWith Thomas Knowles & Co. (New Bedford, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Tucker, C. H., mate. person
associatedWith Wilcox, Moses H. person
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Massachusetts--New Bedford
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Atlantic Ocean
Bering Sea
Arctic regions
Talcahuano (Chile)x Description and travel
Atlantic Ocean
Honolulu (Hawaii)
North Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Horta (Azores : District)
Juan Fernández Islands
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Saint Helena
Faial Island (Azores)
Flores Island (Azores)
Pacific Ocean
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts--Searsport
Tumbes (Peru)
Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Valparaíso (Chile)
North Pacific Ocean
Arctic regions
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska)
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Active 1884

Active 1885

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