Tamerlane (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joshua B. Winslow on voyage from 1 Oct. 1854-2 June 1858 to the Steen, Coast of Brazil, Coast of Chile, Juan Fernandez, Offshore, On the Line, Hawaiian, Kodiak, Northwest Coast, Kamchatka, Vasquez, Arctic Ocean, Bristol Bay, and near French Rock whaling grounds; owner-agent: Thomas Knowles & Co.; built at Wiscasset, Me., 1824.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Tamerlane, 1854 Oct. 1-1858 June 2. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 259160173

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Place Name Admin Code Country
East Cape (N.Z.)
Macauley Island (Kermadec Islands)
Aitutaki Atoll (Cook Islands)
Huahine Island (French Polynesia)
Lahaina (Hawaii)
Juan Fernández Islands
Palmerston (Cook Islands)
Kauai (Hawaii)
Talcahuano (Chile)
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Auckland (N.Z.)
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Mauke (Cook Islands)
Subject
Blue whale
Bowhead whale
Collisions at sea
Finback whale
Globicephala
Humpback whale
Indigenous peoples
Killer whale
Marine accidents
Punishment
Right whale
Scrimshaw
Seafaring life
Sperm whale
Voyages and travels
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1854

Active 1858

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