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Nantucket Signals from the Logbook of the
Whale Ship Constitution, 1835-1839.

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Contents - by Name of Vessel.*

Vessel Rig Tons Owner(s) Departed† Image
Alexander CoffinShip381183225
Alpha Ship345Hadwen & Barney183433
American Ship340Matthew Crosby183416
Ann Ship361Jared Coffin183324
AtlanticShip321P. & B. Gardner18326
AuroraShip346T.& P. Macy183311
BalticShip410P. H. Folger 1831 / 183528
BarclayShip301Griffin Barney 1831 / 18359
CatawbaShip335183631
CatharineShip384Jared Coffin1831 / 183524
Charles and HenryShip336C. G . & H. Coffin183231
Charles CarrollShip376183237
Christopher Mitchell Ship387Chris. Mitchell & Co.183422
ClarksonShip380James Athern 183427
ColumbusShip314Richard Mitchell / Paul Mitchell's Sons1831 / 18357
CongressShip339P. H. Folger 18354
ConstitutionShip318C. G . & H. Coffin1831 / 1833 / 183531
CyrusShip32818328
EagleShip335David Joy 1831 / 1833 / 183520
Elizabeth StarbuckShip387Levi Starhock18345
EnterpriseShip413183223
FabiusShip432Val. Hussey & Bro.183328
FosterShip317183325
FranklinShip309James Athearn183432
GangesShip265William H. Gardner18352
GeorgeShip35918341
HarvestShip360Samuel B. Folger183228
HenryShip3466
HeroShip313Joseph Starbuck18335
HowardShip365S. & I. Hussey183510
IndependenceShip311183334
Japan Ship332James Athern 183412
John AdamsShip296Griffin Barney 1831 / 1833 / 183535
KingstonShip31210
Levi StarbuckShip376Levi Starbuck18335
Lima Ship286William B. Coffin1831 / 183418
MariaShip365183217
MarinerShip349183218
MarthaShip27318333
MaryShip365Daniel Jones1831 / 1832 / 18356
Mary MitchellShip354S. B. Tuck1831 / 183521
MontanoShip380Samuel Folger?183341
Mount VernonShip384William Folger183519
OceanShiptttOwner1831 / 183541
Montano Ship365Samuel B. Folger183311
OhioShip381Jared Coffin183324
OmegaShip363Joseph Starbuck18335
OntarioShip35418321
OrbitShip351183211
OrionShip354F. W. Hussey183316
OrionShiptttOwner1831 / 183541
Montano Ship365Samuel B. Folger183335
PacificShip314Paul Mitchell & Sons1832 / 183425
PeruBark / Ship257David Joy, jr / David Joy1831 / 1832 / 1833 / 183536
PeruvianShip334C. Mitchell & Co.183222
Phebe Ship379Chris. Mitchell & Co.183426
PlanterShip340Gilbert Coffin / William B. Coffin1832 / 183423
PloughboyShip391P. H. Folger 183415
PresidentShip293Joseph Starbuck1831 / 18355
RamblerShip318Aaron Mitchell1832 /183521
ReaperShip338Jared Coffin / P. H. Folger 1832 / 18354
Richard MitchellShip386P. Mitchell & Sons1831 / 183525
RoseShip350Joseph Starbuck18315
SarahShip495Jared Coffin 183414
SpartanShip333Daniel Jones1831 / 183513
StatiraShip346Samuel B. Tuck183429
SusanShip349Aaron Mitchell183340
Three BrothersShip384Joseph Starbuck183338
ThuleShip285183239
WashingtonShip308183230
WeymouthShip329Samuel B. Folger183142
Young EagleShip3775
Young Phenix ††Ship377John A. Parker & Son1830 / 183311
Zenus CoffinShip338C. G . & H. Coffin183232
ZoneShip365S. & J. Mitchell18341

      * This page added by the transcriber.
      † Voyages 1831-1836
      †† A New Bedford ship.

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George Ship 360 S. & J. Mitchell 1830 / 1832 / 1834
Ontario Ship 354 Samuel Mitchell 1832 / 1836
Zone Ship 365 S. & J. Mitchell 1834


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Ganges Ship 265 William H. Gardner 1835

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Martha Ship 273 Samuel B. Folger 1833


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Congress Ship 339 P. H. Folger 1835
Reaper Ship 338 Jared Coffin / P. H. Folger 1832 / 1835


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President Ship 293 Joseph Starbuck 1831 / 183
Hero Ship 313 Joseph Starbuck 1833
Rose Ship 350 Joseph Starbuck 1831
Omega Ship 363 Joseph Starbuck 1833
Young Eagle Ship 377 Simeon Starbuck 1832 / 1836
Levi Starbuck Ship 376 Levi Starbuck 1833
Elizabeth Starbuck Ship 387 Levi Starhock 1834


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Atlantic Ship 321 P. & B. Gardner 1832
Mary Ship 365 Daniel Jones 1831 / 1832 / 1835
Henry Ship 346 Daniel Jones 1836


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Columbus Ship 314 Richard Mitchell / Paul Mitchell's Sons 1831 / 1835


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Cyrus Ship 328 George Myrick, Jr. 1832 / 1836


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Barclay Ship 301 Griffin Barney 1831 / 1835


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Kingston Ship 312 Frederick W. Hussey / Timothy Hussey 1832 / 1836
Orion Ship 354 Frederick W. Hussey / Timothy Hussey 1831 / 1835
Howard Ship 365 S. & I. Hussey 1835


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Aurora Ship 346 T.& P. Macy 1833
Ocean Ship 350 T. & P.Macy, & Peter Macy 1832 / 1836
Young Phenix Ship 377 John A. Parker & Son 1830 / 1833 1836
Orbit Ship 351 Thomas Macy 1832 / 1836


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Japan Ship 332 James Athern 1834


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Spartan Ship 333 Daniel Jones 1831 / 1835


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Sarah Ship 495 Jared Coffin 1834


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Ploughboy Ship 391 P. H. Folger 1834


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American Ship 340 Matthew Crosby 1834


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Maria Ship 365 Gorham Coffin 1832 / 1936


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Mariner Ship 349 Matthew Crosby 1832 / 1936
Lima Ship 286 William B. Coffin 1831 / 1834


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Mount Vernon Ship 384 William Folger 1835


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Eagle Ship 335 David Joy 1831 / 1833 / 1835


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Rambler Ship 318 Aaron Mitchell 1832 /1835
Mary Mitchell Ship 354 S. B. Tuck 1831


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Peruvian Ship 334 C. Mitchell & Co. 1832
Christopher Mitchell Ship 387 Chris. Mitchell & Co. 1834


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Planter Ship 340 Gilbert Coffin / William B. Coffin 1832 / 1834
Enterprise Ship 413 Gilbert Coffin 1832 / 1836


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Ann Ship 361 Jared Coffin 1833
Catharine Ship 384 Jared Coffin 1831 / 1835
Ohio Ship 381 Jared Coffin 1833


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Pacific Ship 314 Paul Mitchell & Sons 1832 / 1834
Foster Ship 317 1833
Richard Mitchell Ship 386 P. Mitchell & Sons 1831 / 1835
Alexander Coffin Ship 382 Paul Mitchell & Sons 1832 / 1836


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Phebe Ship 379 Chris. Mitchell & Co. 1834


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Clarkson Ship 380 James Athern 1834


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Harvest Ship 360 Samuel B. Folger 1832
Baltic Ship 410 P. H. Folger 1831 / 1835
Fabius Ship 432 Val. Hussey & Bro. 1833


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Statira Ship 346 Samuel B. Tuck 1834


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Washington Ship 308 Matthew Crosby 1832 / 1836


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Constitution Ship 318 C. G . & H. Coffin 1831 / 1833 / 1835
Zenus Coffin Ship 338 C. G . & H. Coffin 1832
Charles and Henry Ship 336 C. G . & H. Coffin 1832
Catawba Ship 335 Charles G. Coffin 1836


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Franklin Ship 309 James Athearn 1834


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Alpha Ship 345 Hadwen & Barney 1834


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Independence Ship 311 Aaron Mitchell 1833


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John Adams Ship 296 Griffin Barney 1831 / 1833 / 1835


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Peru Bark / Ship 257 David Joy, jr / David Joy 1831 / 1832 / 1833 / 1835


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Charles Carroll Ship 376 David Joy 1832 / 1836


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Three Brothers Ship 384 Joseph Starbuck 1833


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Thule Ship 286 Samuel B. Tuck 1832 / 1836


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Susan Ship 349 Aaron Mitchell 1833


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Montano Ship 365 Samuel B. Folger 1832 / 1836


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Source.
Edward C. Joy.
      Log of the whale ship Constitution of Nantucket, 1835-1839.
Manuscript volume.
    Nantucket Historical Association.

This transcription used images from
"MS220 Log 64, Log of the ship Constitution
by Edward C. Joy"
Internet Archive, courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association.

Last updated by Tom Tyler, Denver, CO, USA, Jul 1, 2026


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1835 – Joy Log of the ship Constitution

Edward C. Joy
"MS220 Log 64, Log of the ship Constitution
Nantucket Historical Association Illustrations.

      Forty-two images of seventy-two Nantucket whale ships which were included in the back of the log-book for the ship Constitution kept by Edmund C. Joy, master.