Frances (Ship : 1826-1853)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by William Swain, Jr.; on voyage from 4 Sept. 1850-24 Dec. 1852 to the San Antonio, Tuamatos, Coast of Kamchatka, Bristol BAy, Arctic Ocean, Japan, Anadyr Sea, and On the LIne whaling grounds; owner-agent: Henry Taber & Co.; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., 1826.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Frances, 1850 Sept. 2-1852 Dec. 24. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 175257867

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edward Gardner and then James Sullivan Purrington (replacing Capt. Gardner, due to illness, on 16 Nov. 1845); on voyage from 1 Nov. 1843-20 July 1847; owner-agent: James Arnold; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., 1826.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Frances, 1843 Nov. 13-1847 July 20. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 79461920

Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edward Gardner; on voyage from 1 Nov. 1843-20 July 1847; owner-agent: James Arnold; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., 1826.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Frances, 1843 Nov. 1-1845 July 20. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 362719687

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Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Arnold, James, 1781-1868. person
associatedWith Gardner, Edward, shipmaster. person
associatedWith Henry Taber & Company (New Bedford, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Herskell, Hezekiah. person
associatedWith Moffat, James C. (James Clement), 1811-1890. person
associatedWith Purrington, James Sullivan. person
associatedWith Shattuck, Orson F. person
associatedWith Swain, William, Jr. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Atlantic Ocean
Horn, Cape (Chile)
Pacific Ocean
Tahiti
Galapagos Islands
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Juan Fernández Islands
Okhotsk, Sea of
South Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Arctic Ocean
Banaba (Kiribati)
Hong Kong (China)
Falkland Islands
Faial Island (Azores)
Pacific Ocean
Easter Island
Oahu (Hawaii)
Praia (Cape Verde)
Japan
Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts--New Bedford
Massachusetts--New Bedford
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Finback whale
Globicephala
Gray whale
Humpback whale
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Killer whale
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Right whale
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Shipwrecks
Sperm whale
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Walrus
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Women and the sea
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Active 1843

Active 1845

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