Governor Troup (Ship)

Organization

Biography

Whaling vessel out of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ship Governor Troup logbook

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:252 1862-1865 T861

Scope and Contents:

An account of the 8th voyage of Captain Edward R. Ashley on the whaling vessel Ship Governor Troup. The ship sailed December 2, 1862 from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Hawaii and returned home on June 4, 1865. The enntries include observations of weather, wind patterns, sailing direction, ships seen, and longitude and latitude recordings.