Whaling Logs

Draco

1878–80 · New Bedford

0 whales caught

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Draco, 1878–80

The bark Draco of New Bedford, Edwin J. Reed master, 1878–80: 42 whales taken.

  • Whaling grounds: Atlantic.
  • The log runs from August 6, 1878 to March 27, 1880, with an entry on 534 of its 600 days.
  • 50 ships met at sea.

The logbook: Logbook of the Attleboro (Bark) and Draco (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Peter Gartland and Edwin J. Reed and kept by Alexander Omey, on whaling voyages between 1878 and 1880.

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