Whaling Logs

Nimrod

1848–51 · New Bedford

0 whales caught

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Nimrod, 1848–51

The Nimrod of New Bedford, Wanton Howland Sherman master, 1848–51: 14 whales taken.

  • Whaling grounds: Pacific.
  • The log runs from September 23, 1848 to December 8, 1849, with an entry on 232 of its 442 days.
  • 11 ships met at sea.

The logbook: Journal of the Jireh Perry (Ship) and Nimrod (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Wanton Howland Sherman and kept by Mrs. Wanton H. Sherman, on whaling voyages between 1848 and 1863.

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