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American Offshore Whaling Voyages: A Database

Voyages of Hecla (Bark)

  Built: 1834 in Plymouth, MA. Lost, Bird Is, Seychelles, Dec 29, 1870

Departure	Arrival	Master	Hailing Port	Destination	Sperm	Whale	Bone	Source
1841, Aug	1845, Mar	Crapo, Benjamin J.	Sippican, MA	Indian	900	0	0	*
1845, Sep	1848, Nov	Hedge, Isaac G.	Sippican, MA	Indian	450	0	0	*
1849, May	1852, Dec	Besse, Alden	New Bedford, MA	Atlantic & Pacific	1226	150	0	*
1853, Apr	1855, Nov	Gifford, Henry F.	New Bedford, MA	Indian	232	0	0	*
1856, Jun	1859, Jun	Smalley, Orrick	New Bedford, MA	Pacific	1194	100	0	*
1859, Aug	1863, May	Nickerson, Ensign or Eben	New Bedford, MA	Pacific	1095	100	519	*
1859, Aug	1863, May	Luce, Barzillai	New Bedford, MA	Pacific	1095	100	519	*
1863, Aug	1867, May	Luce, Barzillai	New Bedford, MA	Pacific	1112	11	0	*
1867, Jul	1869, Jul	Handy, Elisha B.	New Bedford, MA	Atlantic	486	12	0	*
1869, Aug	1870,	Smith, Frederick Howland	New Bedford, MA	Indian	564	8	0	*