National Maritime Digital Library
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Tap or click on a column heading to sort by that column. Use the search boxes at the bottom of each column to locate a particular voyage. Tap or click on a voyage to view full display. (Database structure and credits ⇒) VoyageID Vessel Rig Port Destination MasterName DepartureMonth DepartureYear ArrivalMonth ArrivalYear Sperm Whale Bone …
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The American Offshore Whaling Voyage (AOWV) database includes information from about all known American offshore (or “pelagic”) whaling voyages from the 1700s to the 1920s, but not including the modern factory ship voyages of the mid 20th century. Information is most complete for the 19th century. The voyages included in the AOWV database sailed from, …
CORIOLIS: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Maritime Studies Fall River Whaling Crew Lists San Francisco Shanghaied, a database containing the names, vessels and shipping agents for late 19th century San Francisco vessels. The American Offshore Whaling Voyages Database, a project of the The World Whaling History The Whaleman’s Shipping List, the main source of information on …
The Digital Library’s mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible maritime resources in electronic format, thereby promoting maritime cultural heritage scholarship. Projects CORIOLIS: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Maritime Studies Fall River Whaling Crew Lists San Francisco Shanghaied, a database containing the names, vessels and shipping agents for late 19th century San Francisco vessels. The …
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