[Sappho (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by James T. Handy, keeper unknown, on voyage 1 October 1866 - 5 July 1870]

by: Sappho (Bark)

Publication date: 1 October 1866 - 5 July 1870

Topics: Globicephala, Blue whale, Finback whale, Humpback whale, Killer whale, Right whales, Sperm whale, Porpoises, Grampus (Mammals), Flyingfishes, Accidents, Desertion, Naval, Diseases, Marine accidents, Seafaring life, Sexually transmitted diseases, Whale oil, Whalebone, Whalers (Persons)--Wounds and injuries, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling ships--Maintenance and repair, Wind damage, Windstorms, Wounds and injuries, Santo Antão Island (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Mocha Island (Chile)--Description and travel, Talcahuano (Chile)--Description and travel, Concepción (Chile)--Description and trave, Juan Fernández Islands--Description and travel, Alejandro Selkirk Island (Juan Fernández Islands)--Description and travel, Socorro Island (Mexico)--Description and travel, Galapagos Islands--Description and travel, Santa María Island (Galapagos Islands)--Description and travel, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)--Description and travel, Ua Huka (French Polynesia)--Description and travel, Nuka Hiva (French Polynesia)--Description and travel, New Georgia (Solomon Islands)--Description and travel, Tumbes (Peru)--Description and travel, Paita (Peru)--Description and travel, Darwin Island (Galapagos Islands)--Description and travel, Isabela Island (Galapagos Islands)--Description and travel, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, J.L. Hall (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Massachusetts (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Anna (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Amy (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Martha and Mary (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Niger (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Mary and Susan (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Alfred Gibbs (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Cleone (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Mars (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Contest (Ship : 1866-1871)--Sightings and encounters, Riffle (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Rousseau (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, B. Colcord (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Charles W. Morgan (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Mount Wollaston (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Falcon (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Swansea (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Martha (Bark : 1850-1874)--Sightings and encounters, Alto (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Palmetto (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Marcella (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Sunbeam (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Handy, James T.,1842-, Seabury, Otis,1808-1880

Collection: newbedfordwhalingmuseum; americana

Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Language: english-handwritten

Logbook of a whaling voyage to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Includes descriptions of whales seen and taken, accidents, desertions, and illnesses. Also contains whale stamps, whale drawings, drawings of ship flags, barometer readings, accounts of provisions onboard, and accounts of oil and bone. The vessel was damaged in a gale on November 21, 1866. One man was sick with venereal disease in August 1867. One man was discharged at Talcahuano (Chile) on 17 April 1869 on account of an injury to his leg. The crew discovered a leak in the vessel on August 20, 1869. Other places represented include Lemus Island, Guafo Island, San Felix Island (Desventuradas Islands), Wolf Island (Galapagos Islands), and Santa Clara Island. Whaling grounds include the On Shore, Off Shore, and Galapagos grounds.