Altamaha

Altamaha, 1861

The Altamaha of Sippican, Benjamin B. Handy master, 1861: 7 whales taken.

• Whaling grounds: Atlantic.
• The log runs from May 21, 1861 to September 25, 1861, with an entry on 128 of its 128 days.
• 6 ships met at sea.

The logbook: Journal of the Admiral Blake (Schooner), Alatamaha (Brig), Hopeton (Brig) and Solon (Bark); mastered by Arthur H. Hammond, Benjamin B. Handy and Charles Blackmer Barstow; and kept by Arthur H. Hammond; on whaling voyages between 1861 and 1866.

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