Logbook of the Greyhound (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Lysander Gifford, on a whaling voyage between 1866 and 1871., 1866-1871

Item — Volume: Wh G845b 1866L

Identifier: logbook_vol_806

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes nearly 800 logbooks, documenting over 1,000 voyages and ranges from the 18th to the 20th century.

Dates

1866-1871

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Biographical / Historical

The “Greyhound” was a 250-ton bark built in Kingston, MA in 1850. The voyage recorded returned 1,054 barrels of sperm oil. On December 18-20, while boiling down 4 recently-killed whales, a passing vessel thought the vessel were on fire due to the smoke. The logbook includes whale stamps and descriptions of attempted desertions.