Rousseau (Ship)

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Paul Green, on voyage from 23 Sept. 1857-16 June 1862; owner-agent: George and Matthew Howland; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1801.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Rousseau, 1860 Nov. 28-1862 June 14. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 180191998

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edwin A. Luce, on voyage 8 Nov. 1837-10 Dec. 1840 to the Southeast Pacific, Northwest Pacific, Coast of California, On the line, Pacific coast of South America, and Galapagos whaling grounds; owner-agent: Abraham Barker; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1801; rerigged to bark in 1863; broken up at New Bedford in 1891.

From the description of Logbook, 1837 Nov. 15-1840 Dec. 16. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973075

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edwin A. Luce, on voyage from 8 Nov. 1837-10 Dec. 1840; owner-agent: Abraham Barker; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1801; broken up at New Bedford, 1891.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Rousseau, 1837 Nov. 8-1838 May 14. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129137

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Pardon Taber, Jr., on voyage from 9 May 1849-3 June 1853; owner-agent: George Howland; built at Philadelphia, Pa., 1801.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Rousseau, 1849 May 9-1853 June 3. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71015335

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John N. Smith, on voyage from 7 Aug. 1845-4 Feb. 1849, to the Juan Fernández, Coast of Chile, Callao, Galapagos, On Shore, On the Line, and Japan whaling grounds; agent-owner: George Howland; built at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1801.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Rousseau, 1845 Dec. 16-1848 July 11. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 223453011