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[America (Bark) of Mattapoisett, Mass., mastered by Abner West, keeper Stephen M. Lockwood, on voyage 28 September 1855 - 24 August 1858],

Item Details

Creator: America (Bark : 1818-1865), Lockwood, Stephen M
Subjects: --Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Accidents, Adelaide (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Amelia (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Annob�n (Equatorial Guinea)--Description and travel, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Barstow, Rogers L, Benguala Bay (Antola)--Description and travel, Brava (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Celeste (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Citizen (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Diseases, Dove (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Drowning--Resuscitation, Emma (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Excel (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Excellent (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Fourth of July celebrations, George Washington (Ship : 1832-1860)--Sightings and encounters, Globicephala, Hand-to-hand fighting, Helen Augusta (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Indigenous peoples, Killer whale, Lancaster (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Louisa (Whaling ship)--Sightings and encounters, Lucy Johnson (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Marine accidents, Mary (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Medicine, Naval, Millinocket (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Montezuma (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Navigator (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Noble (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Nye (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Osceola (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Porpoises, Punishment, Race relations, Rescues, Right Whales, Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands)--Description and travel, Saint Helena--Description and travel, Seafaring life, Sperm whale, Statira (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Syren Queen (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Trinidad--Description and travel, Two Brothers (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, West, Abner, Whalers (Persons)--Health and hygiene, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling--Massachusetts--Mattapoisett
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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