Story
This bark, whaling was built in 1879 by Goss, Sawyer & Packard in Bath, ME.
Historical Notes
This vessel sailed through the Straits of Magellan. This vessel made one Arctic voyage as a whaler. As a US Navy ship this vessel was sent in search of the Janette. On November 30, 1881 this vessel was destroyed by fire to the waterline while frozen in ice at St. Lawrence Bay Siberia.
Owners & Masters
In 1879 she was owned by USA interests. 1881 she was owned by United States Navy (purchased to search for the missing Jeannette expedition.
Masters
Captain Leander Owen (1881); LT. Robert M. Berry USN (1881);
References
- Bockstoce, John with contributions by William A. Baker and Charles F. Batchelder (1977)
- www.navsource.org ↗
- Bockstoce, John R. (Apr 2006) in The Northern Mariner XVI No. 2 Pp53-68) "Nineteenth century commercial shipping losses in the northern Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea."
