Whaling Logs

Fortune

1850–54 · New Bedford

0 whales caught

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Fortune, 1850–54

The Fortune of New Bedford, David Evans Hathaway master, 1850–54: 45 whales taken.

  • Whaling grounds: W Arctic, N Pacific, Okhotsk.
  • The log runs from October 17, 1850 to May 19, 1854, with an entry on 1,286 of its 1,311 days.
  • 151 ships met at sea.

The logbook: Logbook of the Fortune (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by William Handy, Jr. and David Evans Hathaway, on whaling voyages between 1850 and 1854.

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