Kirkcudbright's prince of Denmark : and her voyages in the South Seas / David R. Collin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collin, David R., 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merchant marine--Pacific Ocean--History--19th century.

Merchant marine.

Sailing ships--Pacific Ocean--History--19th century.

Sailing ships.

Pacific Area--Commerce--History--19th century.

Pacific Area.

Prince of Denmark (Schooner).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom : Whittles Publishing, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the story of the unusually long and interesting career of a small Scottish schooner spent primarily in the southern hemisphere.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements ; Preface; 1 An Old Caledonian Beginning; 2 Following in the Wake ; 3 A Colonial Venture ; 4 Merchants, Mystery, Missionaries and Maoris; 5 A Curious and Rich Old Fellow; 6 The Ship's Logs; 7 The Whale Trade; 8 Below Decks; 9 The Isles of the Navigators; 10 Kelly's Boom Years; 11 The End of Shore Whaling; 12 A Troubled Voyage; 13 Planks, Palings and Petty Crime; 14 A Chinese Banquet; 15 From Sea Slugs to Sperm Whales; 16 A New Caledonian Ending; 17 A Ghostly Rising; Epilogue; Appendix 1 Fitting out at Hobart Town; Appendix 2 A Voyage from Hobart Town to Two Fold Bay

Appendix 3 Whaling in Recherche Bay (1)Appendix 4 A Voyage to Portland Bay; Appendix 5 A Voyage from Hobart Town to Launceston; Appendix 6 Whaling at Recherche Bay (2); Appendix 7 Owners of the schooner Prince of Denmark; Glossary; Information sources; Credits; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-84995-205-1

OCLC:

942378065