Logbook of the steam bark Narwhal, 1892 Mar. 12-1893 Dec. 31.

Narwhal (Steam bark)

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Whaling vessel; out of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by Horace P. Smith, on voyage from 12 Mar. 1892-24 Oct. 1894 to the Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: Josiah Knowles; built at San Francisco, Calif., 1883. From the description of Logbook of the steam bark Narwhal, 1894 Jan. 1-Oct. 19. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 212626829 Whaling vessel, out of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by Horace P. Smith, on voyage from 12 Mar. 1892-24...

Smith, Horace P.

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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. ...