Logbook of the steam barkentine Grampus, 1891 Apr. 16-May 23.

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Logbook of the steam barkentine Grampus, 1891 Apr. 16-May 23.

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Partial log, keeper unknown, relating to a whaling voyage to the Arctic Ocean.

1 v. (6 p.)

Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6922277

Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library

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Grampus (Steam Barkentine)

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Whaling vessel, out of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by Henry G. Dexter, on voyage 26 Feb.-12 Nov. 1889 to the Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: Pacific Steam Whaling Co.; built at East Boston, Mass., 1874. From the description of Logbook of the steam barkentine Grampus, 1889 Feb. 26-Nov. 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 170674078 Whaling vessel, out of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by H.H. Norwood, on voyage from 22 Mar. 1890-...

Norwood, H. H.

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Knowles, Josiah Nickerson, 1830-1896

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Josiah Nickerson Knowles was born in Eastham, Massachusetts, in 1830. As clipper ship captain, he commanded ships including the Wild Wave, the Kentuckian, and the Charger, setting records for fast passages. In 1858, he was stranded for several months as a result of the wreck of the Wild Wave on Oeno Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Glory of the Seas was his last clipper ship command. In 1880, Knowles settled in San Francisco, where he was active as a merchant and shipper in the whaling industry. ...