Whaling Logs

Abraham Barker

1866–70 · New Bedford

— whales caught so far

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Abraham Barker, 1866–70

The Abraham Barker of New Bedford, Alden Tillinghast White Potter master, 1866–70: 65 whales taken.

  • Whaling grounds: S Atlantic, S Pacific.
  • The log runs from June 19, 1866 to May 24, 1870, with an entry on 1,147 of its 1,436 days.
  • 318 ships met at sea.

The logbook: Journal of the Abraham Barker (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Alden T. Potter and kept by A. Vanderhoop William, on a whaling voyage between 1866 and 1879.

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