Florida (Ship : 1827-1870)

Whaling vessel, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Thomas W. Williams, on voyage from 7 Sept. 1858-12 Dec. 1861 to the Hatteras, 36/36, Pigeon, Cruzet, Coast of New Holland, On the Line, Sea of Japan, Coast of Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk, Tonga Island, Bonin Island, and Coast of California whaling grounds; owner-agent: Fish, Robinson & Company; built at New York, N.Y., 1821; ship sold in San Francisco, Calif., at end of voyage.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Florida, 1858 Sept. 7-1861 Oct. 27. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 464247831

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John Cunningham, on voyage 16 Aug. 1843-13 Mar. 1846; owner-agent: Edward C. Jones; built at Haddam, Conn., 1827.

From the description of Logbook, 1843 Aug. 16-28. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70969206

Whaling vessel, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Thomas W. Williams, on voyage from 7 Sept. 1858-12 Dec. 1861 to the On the Line, Japan, Okhotsk Sea, Coast of California, and Japan Sea whaling grounds; owner-agent: Fish, Robinson & Company; built at New York, N.Y., 1821; ship sold in San Francisco, Calif., at end of voyage.

From the description of Logbook, 1858 Sept. 7-1861 Dec. 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976736

Whaling vessel, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Thomas W. Williams, on voyage from 11 Oct. 1854-6 Apr. 1858 to the San Antonio, Cornell, Coast of Brazil, Falkland Islands, Coast of Chile, Callao, On Shore, Galapagos, On the Line, Japan, Okhotsk Sea, Japan Sea, and Dominica whaling grounds; owner-agent: Fish, Robinson & Company; built at New York, N.Y., 1821.

From the description of Logbook, 1854 Oct. 11-1858 Apr. 5. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976735

Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass.; mastered by Isaiah West, on voyage from 2 June 1851-20 Apr. 1854 to the Arctic, Bering Straits, Okhotsk, and North Pacific whaling grounds; owner-agent: Fish, Robinson & Co.; built at New York, N.Y., 1821.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Florida, 1851 June 2-1854 Apr. 19. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71056651

Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass.; mastered by Isaiah West, on voyage from 2 June 1851-20 Apr. 1854; owner-agent: Fish, Robinson & Co.; built at New York, N.Y., 1821.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Florida, 1853 Feb. 11-Nov 7. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154690207

Whaling vessel (330 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joseph C. Little, on voyage from 15 Oct. 1853-4 Sept. 1856; owner-agent: Edward C. Jones; built at Haddam, Conn., in 1827; condemned and sold abroad in 1870).

From the description of Logbook of the ship Florida, 1853 Oct. 15-1854 Oct. 30. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 262470642

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Thomas E. Fordham on voyage from 11 July 1864-20 Sept. 1868; owner-agent: E.C. Jones; built at New York, N.Y., in 1821.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Florida, 1864 July 11-1868 Mar. 13. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71208660

Whaling vessel (330 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joseph C. Little, on voyage from 18 May 1851-26 May 1853, to the Abrolhos Banks, Tristan, and Okhotsk Sea whaling grounds; owner-agent: Charles R. Tucker & Company; built at Haddam, Conn., in 1827.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Florida, 1851 May 19-1853 May 27. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 262468934

Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass.; mastered by Isaiah West, on voyage from 2 June 1851-20 Apr. 1854 to the South Pacific and Bering Strait whaling grounds; owner-agent: Fish, Robinson & Co.; built at New York, N.Y., 1821.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Florida, 1851 Oct. 8-1852 Dec. 5. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 79428209