Charles W. Morgan Crew arranged by:

Name    Position    Birth Place    Country    Voyage    About the Project
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3rd Mates on board on the Charles W. Morgan

(Ordered by voyage)


VoyageNameAgeBirth PlaceResidenceCountry
1 Look, William A. 20 Tisbury, MA Tisbury, MA  
2 Griffin, William  25 Waterloo New Bedford  
5 Carrington, David  34 Newburgh, NY New Bedford  
7 White, Benjamin  27 Worcester New Bedford USA
11 Shackley [Shockley], William J. 20 Fall River, MA Fall River, Mass USA
14 Rodrigues, Henry  23 Portugal San Francisco USA
15 Cabral (Calval), Antone  38 Brava San Francisco Portugal
16 Cabral, Antone  40 Massachusetts San Francisco USA
17 Leach, Simeon  50 Massachusetts San Francisco USA
19 Peckham, George H. 29 Massachusetts San Francisco USA
20 Peckham, George H. 30 Massachusetts San Francisco USA
21 Avellar, Joe  35 Western Islands San Francisco USA
22 Avellar, Joe  36 Western Islands San Francisco USA
23 Martin, H. [Honorio] A. 40 Massachusetts San Francisco USA
24 Martin, Honorio A. 48 Cape de Verde San Francisco USA
25 Martin, H. [Honorio] A. 49 Portugal San Francisco USA
26 Martin, Honorio A.        
27 Thurston, Joseph         
28 Thurston, Joseph         
29 Thurston, Joseph         
30 Pereira, John         
31 Pereira, John         
33 Stokes, Thomas         
34 Thompson, Walter         
36 Lima, Thomas         
37 Spencer, Frank         
9 Jackson, Andrew  38 Canary Island Marion, Mass USA


Boatheader: The man who steers the boat in going on a whale, and afterwards kills it. Generally a mate, but sometimes an experience whaleman with no ship duties save masthead and cutting-stage, whose only title is boatheader.

Boatsteerer: Harpooner. The man who pulls the harpoon oar, darts the iron into the whale, and then steers while the mate or boat-hander lances him.

Greenhand: Inexperienced man on his first whaling voyage.

Preventer Boatsteerer: A substitute boatsteerer. The foremast hand who is next in line for promotion. He pulls bow oar.

Shipkeeper: Usually the cooper, who acts as sailing master while the boats are away.