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Wednesday, 17 April 2019

American whaler Awashonks according to the The New-Bedford Directory of 1836

Homeport Falmouth, Massachusetts (1), 382 tons tonnage and managing owner Elijah Swift.(2)

Notes
1. The Awashonks built by Bar Neck Wharf Company, Woods Hole, Falmouth in 1830 of 353 tons and a length of 104 feet.
2. Elijah Swift (16 August 1774 Falmouth-19 January 1852 Falmouth).

Sources
Henry H. Crapo. The New-Bedford Directory, New Bedford, USA, 1836.
Jennifer Stone Gaines. Whaling.