Journal of a whaling voyage to the Pacific on the bark Favorite

Manuscript journal of a Pacific whaling voyage. The Favorite fished from the Arctic Sea to the New Zealand ground, recruiting at Hawaii for three cycles over four years. The unidentified journal keeper lists ships sighted (including several mentions of the Charles Morgan), whales taken, supplies consumed and notable incidents aboard, at sea, and ashore, such as the following entry in the North Pacific: "saw two right whale and lowered and the waist boat struck and got stoved all to pieces and the after oarsmen kiled caught the whale again and kiled him and he sank also and 7 irons and 400 feet of line." The Favorite continued whaling into the Sea of Japan, up to the Sea of Okhotsk, before returning to Hawaii and then heading for home. The final few pages contain tables of oil stowed and supplies used

• 1857-1861

1 journal (approximately 350 pages) ; 35 cm

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According to Starbuck, the Favorite was "Libelled at Monganui, N.Z., 1860 for a misdemeanor by one of the crew, and voyage ruined." The present journal would suggest otherwise, as the Favorite had some success whaling, bringing home fifty-two barrels of sperm oil and 564

Binding: Period leather-backed paste-paper boards

Manuscript ship logbook

The Favorite was a 292 ton bark under Captain Henry Smith

Title devised by cataloger

• Pacific Ocean
• United States

• Favorite (Bark)

• Logbooks
• Manuscripts
• Nineteenth century
• Voyages and travels
• Whaling
• Whaling ships

• text

• English

Mms: 991000071749706535

Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages

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2024-07-19