Whaling vessels | Sippican Historical Society

1999.009.001 - The Last American Whale Oil Co.

The history of Nye Lubricants, Inc., Fairhaven, Mass from whaleships to spaceships. This international company started in New Bedford just after the Civil War, developing and producing the highest quality lubricants and optical gels for medical devices, computers, and satelites. Owned and operated by the Mock family siince 1956.

Record Type: Library

1999.009.002 - The Last American Whale Oil Co.

The history of Nye Lubricants, Inc., Fairhaven, Mass from whaleships to spaceships. This international company started in New Bedford just after the Civil War, developing and producing the highest quality lubricants and optical gels for medical devices, computers, and satelites. Owned and operated by the Mock family siince 1956.

Record Type: Library

2001.003.001 - History of the American Whale Fishery

History of techniques and ships of whaling, presenting statistical survey of voyages made by American whalers from east coast ports including Marion. Index includes names of vessels sailing from Marion.

Record Type: Library

2002.002.003 - Whales, Ice and Men

A history of whaling w/text and maps from the Arctic to New Bedford

Record Type: Library

2004.017.021 - Print, Photographic

Capt. Bill Hathaway, Marion, Mass. He is showing how a harpoon is thrown on his ship, "The Admiral Blake", lying at Long Wharf about 1884.

Record Type: Photo

2004.017.023 - Print, Photographic

Capt William Hathaway lifts a harpoon on the Admiral Blake. He made many trips as captain of this famous whaler out of Marion, Mass. He lived on Main Street opposite Hiller apartments. Father of "Billie Pole" (sp?) Hathaway. Furniture in parlor of Sippican Historical Society museum came from his home as gifts from Amory Houghton, Jr. Portrait of this ship is in the office room of the Historical Society.

Record Type: Photo

2008.007.018 - Digital image

5 examples of the types of whaling vessels built in Marion

Record Type: Photo

2010.004.003 - Children of the Light

A book titled "Children of the Light" by Everett S. Allen in 1973. The subtitle is: The Rise and Fall of New Bedford Whaling and the Death of the Arctic Fleet. Published by Little Brown & Company. It is a softcovered volume 6 1/8" W by 9 1/4" H.

Record Type: Library

2017.018.001 - Pamphlet

A pamphlet titled "Shipbuilders of Mattapoisett" written by Charles S. Mendell, Jr. No. 66 of Old Dartmouth Historial Skethes series. It was read at the Old Dartmouth Historical Society on July 15 th 1937. At least 300 whaleships were built in Mattapoisett including the Wanderer.

Record Type: Archive

2021.023.001 - Whaling Masters and Whaling Voyages Sailing from American Ports

A book titled "Whaling Masters and Whaling Voyages Sailing from American Ports" compiled by Judith Navas Lund. It was published in 2001. It has an eggplant color hardbound cover measuring 9 3/4" wide by 8 1/4" high by 2" deep. There are 746 pages divided into 2 main sections: Whaling Masters (alphabetically by last name) and Whaling Voyages (alphabetically by Vessel Nanme).

Record Type: Library

L2013.001.488 - Book

A dark blue hardcover book titled "A Whaling Voyage in the Bark 'Willis' 1849-1850" from the Journal kept by Samuel Millet. It is 6.5" wide by 9.75" high contains 46 pages.

Record Type: Archive