George Sinclair collection 1838-1842

Sinclair, George T.

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George T Sinclair served on the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Senior commander Charles Wilkes). He was in temporary charge of the schooner Flying Fish in 1841 serving also onboard the store ship Relief and the brig Porpoise . With a fleet of six vessels, the expedition was commissioned on a world voyage of hydrography and exploration that included forays into the Southern Ocean. The expedition was the first to delineate a substantial length of Antarctic coastline, e...

Relief (Store ship)

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Sinclair, George T.

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George T Sinclair served on the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Senior commander Charles Wilkes). He was in temporary charge of the schooner Flying Fish in 1841 serving also onboard the store ship Relief and the brig Porpoise . With a fleet of six vessels, the expedition was commissioned on a world voyage of hydrography and exploration that included forays into the Southern Ocean. The expedition was the first to delineate a substantial length of Antarctic coastline, e...

United States Exploring Expedition Antarctic regions 1838-1842

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Flying Fish (Schooner)

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Whaling vessel, out of New London, Conn., mastered by Joseph B. Neal, Jr., on voyage 7 July 1875-2 Apr. 1876 to the Southwest Atlantic whaling grounds and sealing in Adventure Bay, Cumberland Bay, Flying Fish Harbor, Bay of Islands, and Sandwich Islands; owner-agent: Lawrence and Co.; built at Essex, Mass., 1857; bought from Gloucester, 1870. From the description of Logbook of the schooner Flying Fish, 1875 July 7-1876 Mar. 31. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat rec...

Porpoise (Brig)

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