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Crew and Ships Met

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:38 am
by ggordon
The 1893-1896 voyage of the Navarch does have a crew list in the front of the log. The fronts pieces of the log include a newspaper cutting about 5th mate Fred West - a right old character. You might find additional names throughout the log to post here as well, all information is helpful and it is fun to get to know your crew!

Ships Met - Please note ships that they mention during their voyage, a simple list with the date next to it will be fine. This will allow us to cross reference ships' positions.

Re: Crew and Ships Met

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:45 pm
by ggordon
BaroquePearl wrote:Sun Jan 05, 2020 10:42 am The crew list per the logbook:

Captain John A. Cook (wife Viola was aboard)
Jos. G. Belain - 1st Mate
Ignacio N. Dias - 2nd Mate
J. Williams - 3rd Mate (shows discharged Sep 12th, 1894)
D. T. Butler - 4th Mate (shows discharged Aug 9th, 1895) replaced by Mr. Martin Neippen
Fred D. West - 5th Mate
S. P. Smith - Boat Header
Boat Steerers:
Ambrose P. Read
Abram L. fab
C. M. Andrews
John Silva - listed as broke (injured) Sept 4th, 1894
Geo. Lopes - died suddenly on Sept 21st, 1895 buried same day
Frank Butler - (shows discharged Aug 9th, 1895)
Austin Smith - Steamer
Henry Hartman - Cook
Thos. McGarrigle - Cooper and Carpenter
Chas. Really - Chief Engineer
M. J. Scanlan - assistant to engineer
James Moore - Fireman
John McKenzie - Fireman
Joe Carroll (deserted Jan 21, 1896)
Blacksmith (no name noted) - is listed on the voyage as deceased May 27th, 1895 and buried May 28th.
E. Hartmann (discharged Aug 26th, 1896 Herschel Island)
Thos. North (discharged Aug 26th, 1896 Herschel Island)
Manuel de Grace (discharged Aug 26th, 1896 Herschel Island)

Following were shipped on Aug 26th, 1896:
J. May
J. Costello
G.R. Mattson
G. Mattson (with ? noted beside name)
C.L. Panfr (with ? noted beside name)

Re: Crew and Ships Met

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:45 pm
by ggordon
reserved

Re: Crew and Ships Met

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 5:07 pm
by AvastMH
Navarch (on voyage 20th December 1893 to 1st November 1896) September 21st 1895 near, or at, Pullen Island on the Canadian Northwest Territories coast at 69.77 degrees North

At 11=45 AM boatsteerer George Lopes dided very Sudden at 6=30 PM Burret him



RIP George Lopes, Boatsteerer of the Whaler Navarch

Re: Crew and Ships Met

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:04 pm
by AvastMH
Navarch 1893-1896. Still in winter quarters at Pelly Island (Canadian NW Territories. 69.59985, -135.50569N)
On May 24th 1895 the Blacksmith suffers a bad haemorrhage

Sadly on May the 27th he died and was buried the next day. His name is not listed


Re: Crew and Ships Met

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:18 pm
by AvastMH
Navarch to the rescue! It's self-help in the Arctic. At that time the help signal was probably the ship's flag hoisted upside down.

Tuesday July 23rd 1895
[...] at 5 H AM took the anchor and steerd toards ice when three miles away Bark Horatio set Signals for help Steamed back run our Hawses to her but Parted and then buts [?puts] on Port quarter later on took her in tow and toaed her about five miles to the W ward


Re: Crew and Ships Met

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:26 pm
by AvastMH
The story of how Fred West, 5th mate, lost his arm in a tragic gun accident on 18th June 1896 is posted here: Health, Hygiene, Medicine, and Surgery