Of Wareham. Captain Bellows. Departed on 23 November 1842. Returned on 19 May 1844, with 150 barrels sperm oil. Sold to Mattapoisett in 1846.
Source
D.Hamilton Hurd. History of the Plymouth County, Massachusetts with biographical sketsches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. Philadelphia, 1884.
Of Wareham. Captain Lumbert. Departed on 13 July 1841. Returned on 1 October 1842. , with 450 barrels sperm oil, 30 barrels whale oil, 18 barrels ambergris. Sold to Mattapoisett in 1846.
Source
D.Hamilton Hurd. History of the Plymouth County, Massachusetts with biographical sketsches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. Philadelphia, 1884.
Of Wareham. Captain Delano. Departed on 9 July 1844. Returned on 20 September 1845, with 230 barrels sperm oil. Sold to Mattapoisett in 1846.
Source
D.Hamilton Hurd. History of the Plymouth County, Massachusetts with biographical sketsches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. Philadelphia, 1884.
Homeport Mattapoisett. Master Rogers. Managing owner G.Barstow&Son. Sailed on 13 April 1840 for the Atlantic. Tonnage 263 tons.
Note
The New Bedford Directory, 1841.
Homeport Mattapoisett. Master Pool. Managing owner Seth Freeman. Sailed on 8 July 1841 for the Atlantic. Tonnage 159 tons. Brig.
Note
The New Bedford Directory, 1841.
An item reported that on Saturday night the American whaler Joseph Meigs with her cargo of 1.000 barrels oil was lost by fire while lying at Mattapoisett. The fire broke out at 11 o’clock o.o. but all efforts to extinguish were doomed and she burned to the water’s edge before sinking. She belonged to Joseph Meigs of Mattapoisett arriving on 19 and just partly unloaded. The insurance of the ship was expired but her cargo of oil was insured at the local offices.
An item reported the sale of the American whaling bark Sun of Mattapoisett 184 tons with inventory as discharged from last voyage to Chad. H. Gifford and Bemjamin T. Cummings for 3,800 US dollars. Would be continued for the sperm whaling under captain Thomas Smith late of the Desdemona.
An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 14 March of the American whaling ship Joseph Meigs captain J.R. Taber of Mattapoiset, USA 5 months out 130 barrels sperm oil departed on 31 March.
Official number 80665. Call sign J.S.V.K. Rigged as a bark. Gross tonnage 303 tons, net tonnage 288 tons and as dimensions 116.2 x 27.6 x 15.8 feet. Crew 37 men. Built in 1878 at Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, USA. Homeport New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
Source
Forthy-third annual list of merchant vessels of the United States with official numbers and signal letters and lists of vessels belonging to the United States Government with distinguishing signals for the year ended June 30, 1911.
Official number 85494. Call sign J.S.L.D. Rigged as a bark. Gross tonnage 265 tons, net tonnage 252 tons and as dimensions 110.7 x 26.9 x 15.1 feet. Crew 31 men. Built in 1877 at Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, USA. Homeport San Francisco, California, USA.
Source
Forthy-third annual list of merchant vessels of the United States with official numbers and signal letters and lists of vessels belonging to the United States Government with distinguishing signals for the year ended June 30, 1911.
