Story
This bark (whaling) was built in 1881c in New Bedford, MA.
Historical Notes
On July 2, 1881 this vessel was crushed in the ice five miles south of Point Barrow Alaska and sank.
Owners & Masters
In 1881 she was owned by USA interests.
Masters
Captain David L. Gifford (1881)
References
- Tornfelt, Evert E. and Michael Burwell (1992) Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore. U.S. Department of the Interior
- 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."
