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[Catalpa (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George Smith Anthony, keeper Samuel P. Smith, on voyage 29 April 1875 - 22 August 1876]

Item Details

Creator: Catalpa (Ship)
Subjects: Anthony, George Smith--1843-1913, Arrest, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Blue whale, Bunbury (W.A.)--Description and travel, Cape of Good Hope(South Africa)--Description and travel, Desertion, Naval, Diseases, Escaped prisoners, Escapes--Australia--Fremantle (W.A.), Faial Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Fenians, Finback whale, Florence (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Flores Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Fremantle (W.A.)--Description and travel, Garden Island (W.A.)--Description and travel, Georgette (Steam ship)--Sightings and encounters, Globicephala, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Irish--Australia--Fremantle (W.A.), Killer whale, Medicine, Naval, Myocardial infarction, Platina (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Police, Political prisoners--Australia--Fremantle (W.A.), Punishment, Rescues, Reynolds, James, Richardson, John T, Right Whales, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands)--Description and travel, Seafaring life, Smith, Samuel P., Sperm whale, Theft, Tuberculosis, Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whalers (Persons)--Health and hygiene, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling ships--Massachusetts--New Bedford
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Date: 29 April 1875 - 22 August 1876
Language: eng
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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