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[Hecla (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Orrick Smalley, keeper unknown, on voyage 3 June 1856 - 2 June 1859],

Item Details

Creator: Hecla (Bark)
Subjects: Accidents, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Blue whale, Collisions at sea, Finback whale, Globicephala, Hero (Ship : 1802-1859)--Sightings and encounters, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Killer whale, Lobos Island (Maldonado, Uruguay)--Description and travel, Marine accidents, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Paita (Peru)--Description and travel, Punishment, Seafaring life, Seals (Animals), Smalley, Orrick, Sperm whale, Talcahuano (Chile)--Description and travel, Thomas Knowles & Co. (New Bedford, Mass.), Tumbes (Peru)--Description and travel, Whalers (Persons), Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling ships--Maintenance and repair, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: english
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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