Charles W. Morgan Crew arranged by:
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Carpenters on board on the Charles W. Morgan
(Ordered by voyage)| Voyage | Name | Age | Birth Place | Residence | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Atwood [A. Wood], Charles | 24 | Long Island NY | Christian Hook [Oceanside], L.I. | USA |
| 32 | Doyle, Henry | ||||
| 19 | Andersen, Peter | 33 | Denmark | San Francisco | USA |
| 21 | Anderson, Peder | 36 | Denmark | San Francisco | Denmark |
| 22 | Anderson, Peder | 38 | Denmark | San Francisco | Denmark |
| 23 | Anderson, Peder | 39 | Denmark | San Francisco | Denmark |
| 24 | Anderson, Peder | 39 | Denmark | San Francisco | Denmark |
| 25 | Anderson, Peder | 40 | Denmark | San Francisco | Denmark |
| 17 | Stanton, Charles | 30 | Pennsylvania | San Francisco | USA |
| 17 | Bauman, H. D. | 29 | San Francisco | USA | |
| 31 | Thompson, Henry | ||||
| 20 | Ross, Karl V. | 28 | Finland | San Francisco | Russia |
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.