Mercury (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Charles H. Gifford, on voyage from 13 May 1873-6 Nov. 1876; owner-agent: William Phillips & Son.

From the description of Logbook, 1875 Sept. 21-1876 July 3. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974755

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Charles H. Gifford on voyage from 13 May 1873-6 Nov. 1876; owner-agent: William Phillips & Son; built as ship at Rochester in 1822; rerigged as bark in 1855 until last voyage out in 1877; lost in Arctic in 1879.

From the description of Logbook of the bark Mercury, 1873 May 13-1876 July 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 74664784

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George S. Tooker, on voyage 20 July 1863-25 May 1867 to the Japan, Arctic Ocean, On the Line, and Off Shore whaling grounds; owner-agent: William O. Brownell; built at Rochester, Mass., 1822.

From the description of Logbook, 1863 July 20-1867 May 25. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977053

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Mercury (Bark). Logbook of the bark Mercury, 1873 May 13-1876 July 12. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Mercury (Bark). Logbook, 1863 July 20-1867 May 25. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Mercury (Bark). Logbook, 1875 Sept. 21-1876 July 3. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Brownell, William O. person
associatedWith Gifford, Charles Henry, 1833-1908. person
associatedWith Tooker, George S. person
associatedWith Vieira, John A. person
associatedWith William Phillips & Son (New Bedford, Mass.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Indian Ocean
Bonin Islands (Japan)
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
Cabo San Lucas (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Society Islands (French Polynesia)
South Atlantic Ocean
Brava (Cape Verde)
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco (Calif.)
Mascarene Islands
Chatham Island (N.Z.)
Hilo (Hawaii)
Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska)
Arctic Ocean
King George Sound (W.A.)
Guam
North Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Hakodate-shi (Japan)
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Anadyr, Gulf of (Russia)
Subject
Bowhead whale
Finback whale
Globicephala
Gray whale
Humpback whale
Indigenous peoples
Marine accidents
Punishment
Right whale
Seafaring life
Seals (Animals)
Shipwrecks
Sperm whale
Voyages and travels
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1873

Active 1876

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Ark ID: w6615sw3

SNAC ID: 65994468