American whaler Nantucket stranded on Nashawena Island according to the Whalemen’s Shipping List dated Tuesday 9 August 1859

An item reported that the whaler Nantucket of Nantucket was stranded on Sunday on the South West End of Nushuana Island [Nashawena Island, Elizabeth Islands, Dukes County, Massachusetts]. It was believed that she could be salvaged without being heavily damaged. The steamboat Potomska was underway to assist her.