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[James Arnold (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Thomas H. Wilson and then Josiah Elden Chase, keepers: Freeman Barrett, then Edward W. Irving, and then J.H. Hammond, on voyage 8 October 1878 - 23 September 1882],

Item Details

Creator: James Arnold (Ship), Barrett, Freeman, Hammond, J. H.--(James Henry), Irving, Edward W
Subjects: --Norfolk Island--Description and travel, --Taber, Gordon & Company (New Bedford, Mass.), Amsterdam Island (Terres australes et antarctiques fran�aises)--Description and travel, Arrest, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Blue whale, Chase, Josiah E, Faial (Azores)--Description and travel, Families of royal descent--French Polynesia--Huahine Island, Finback whale, Globicephala, Goat Island (North Island, N.Z.)--Description and travel, Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa : Cape)--Description and travel, Gray whale, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Huahine Island (French Polynesia)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Indigenous peoples, Insubordination, Islands, Bay of (N.Z.)--Description and travel, Killer whale, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)--Description and travel, Mutiny, Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Pitcairn Island--Description and travel, Punishment, Raoul Island (Kermadec Islands)--Description and travel, Raratonga (Cook Islands)--Description and travel, Right Whales, Russell (N.Z.)--Description and travel, Seafaring life, Society Islands (French Polynesia)--Description and travel, Sperm whale, Tongatapu Island (Tonga)--Description and travel, Trinidad--Description and travel, Whale oil, Whalers (Persons), Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Wilson, Thomas H.,--Shipmaster
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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