John Carver, crew and ships met
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:49 pm
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Transcribing yesterday's weather for tomorrow
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BaroquePearl wrote:Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:08 pm The Crew aboard the Bk John Carver 1884-1885
Albert C. Sherman - Master/Captain
Henry Wagner - Wilkes Barre, Pa
John Feneira - Sao Jorge, Azores
William Hopkins - Saint Helena
C.W. Fitzgerald - Rochester
Charles Concordia - Philippine Islands
Horace B. Montross - Peekskills, NY
Pedro Rigolo - Panama
J.S. Stevens - New York
James Mcdonnell - New York
Julius Kirnz - New York
George Gaynor - New York
James Boyle - New York
Latham Brightman - New London
William F. Briggs - Marion
John Balance - Guaquil
Paul Miller - Germany
Edward S. Pettill - Danbury
Samuel T. Mayhew - Chilmark
John Hill - Chile
H.R. Reynold - Brockton, MA
Ceasar Peneira - Brava
Jules Degrasse - Brava
Lou Varnum - Boston
Dixie C. Trombley - Belmont
John Adams - Belfast
The above is the crew list for the 1884-1885 journey.
There is another man aboard who is referred to often in the ship's log:
Mr. Garvin - this man is referred to as having his own boat and is clearly the most accomplished whaler aboard. It is possible that he is George S. Garvin who can be found listed as crew aboard 5 other vessels dating from 1864 thru 1884 prior to the journey aboard the John Carver. The 20 years experience would possibly explain his skill and having his own boat aboard.
Randi wrote:Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:12 pm Great work!
AvastMH wrote:Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:30 pm I absolutely agree with Randi - great work indeed!
BaroquePearl wrote:Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:31 pm The following is a list of the Ships that the John Carver encountered during the period of:
February 7, 1885 - November 11, 1885.
Abraham Barker
Alliance
Amethyst
Andrew Hicks
Arnolda
Atlantic
Belvedere
Dawn
Discovery
Eliza
Fleetwing
Francis Palmer
George and Susan
Helen Mar
Hunter
Josephine
Lucretia
Mabel
Mars
Mary and Susan
Native Boats
Ocean
Ohio
Page
Reindeer
Sea Breeze
Thomas Corwin
Thomas Pope
Thrasher
Wanderer
Randi wrote:Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:00 pm I remember meeting the Helen Mar several times during OW Classic.
However, the only mention I found in the forum is http://www.oldweatherforum.org/pages_ow ... ption.html
I was probably the only person to read Two years before the mast and start yelling "I know that ship!"
AvastMH wrote:Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:56 pmAh that's a book I must read! Isn't it amazingly exciting when you see a familiar name?!? The poor Helen Mar had a desperate end. Crushed within minutes I believe that the tiny number of survivors did so by clinging to the sinking mast. I can't recall which ships log reported that - must have been the Orca I guess (info lost to Panoptes Talk ).Randi wrote:Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:00 pm I remember meeting the Helen Mar several times during OW Classic.
However, the only mention I found in the forum is http://www.oldweatherforum.org/pages_ow ... ption.html
I was probably the only person to read Two years before the mast and start yelling "I know that ship!" ;D ::)
Here's a list - see 6th October 1892: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_s ... ks_in_1892
Ship: Helen Mar
Country: United States
Description: The 110-foot (33.5 m) whaling bark sank in the Chukchi Sea northwest of Point Barrow, Territory of Alaska, with the loss of 27 lives after she was caught in a swift current and crushed between two icebergs. Her five survivors clung to her mainmast as she sank, escaped onto the ice, and were rescued on 8 October by the whaling steamer Orca
Needless to say they lost some toes to frost bite.
Randi wrote:Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:06 am Another good source is https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks- ... pwrecks-h/
In fact, that is where Wiki got their info!