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

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

Contents - by Name of Vessel.^*


Vessel	Rig	Tons	Owner(s)	Departed^†	Image

Alexander Coffin	Ship	381		1832	25
Alpha	Ship	345	Hadwen & Barney	1834	33
American	Ship	340	Matthew Crosby	1834	16
Ann	Ship	361	Jared Coffin	1833	24
Atlantic	Ship	321	P. & B. Gardner	1832	6
Aurora	Ship	346	T.& P. Macy	1833	11
Baltic	Ship	410	P. H. Folger	1831 / 1835	28
Barclay	Ship	301	Griffin Barney	1831 / 1835	9
Catawba	Ship	335		1836	31
Catharine	Ship	384	Jared Coffin	1831 / 1835	24
Charles and Henry	Ship	336	C. G . & H. Coffin	1832	31
Charles Carroll	Ship	376	David Joy	1832 / 1836	37
Christopher Mitchell	Ship	387	Chris. Mitchell & Co.	1834	22
Clarkson	Ship	380	James Athern	1834	27
Columbus	Ship	314	Richard Mitchell / Paul Mitchell's Sons	1831 / 1835	7
Congress	Ship	339	P. H. Folger	1835	4
Constitution	Ship	318	C. G . & H. Coffin	1831 / 1833 / 1835	31
Cyrus	Ship	328		1832	8
Eagle	Ship	335	David Joy	1831 / 1833 / 1835	20
Elizabeth Starbuck	Ship	387	Levi Starhock	1834	5
Enterprise	Ship	413		1832	23
Fabius	Ship	432	Val. Hussey & Bro.	1833	28
Foster	Ship	317		1833	25
Franklin	Ship	309	James Athearn	1834	32
Ganges	Ship	265	William H. Gardner	1835	2
George	Ship	359		1834	1
Harvest	Ship	360	Samuel B. Folger	1832	28
Henry	Ship	346			6
Hero	Ship	313	Joseph Starbuck	1833	5
Howard	Ship	365	S. & I. Hussey	1835	10
Independence	Ship	311		1833	34
Japan	Ship	332	James Athern	1834	12
John Adams	Ship	296	Griffin Barney	1831 / 1833 / 1835	35
Kingston	Ship	312	F. W. Hussey	1832 / 1836	10
Levi Starbuck	Ship	376	Levi Starbuck	1833	5
Lima	Ship	286	William B. Coffin	1831 / 1834	18
Maria	Ship	365		1832	17
Mariner	Ship	349		1832	18
Martha	Ship	273		1833	3
Mary	Ship	365	Daniel Jones	1831 / 1832 / 1835	6
Mary Mitchell	Ship	354	S. B. Tuck	1831 / 1835	21
Montano	Ship	365	Samuel B. Folger	1833	41
Mount Vernon	Ship	384	William Folger	1835	19
Ocean	Ship	349	T.& P. Macy	1832	11
Ohio	Ship	381	Jared Coffin	1833	24
Omega	Ship	363	Joseph Starbuck	1833	5
Ontario	Ship	354		1832	1
Orbit	Ship	351	T.& P. Macy	1832	11
Orion	Ship	354	F. W. Hussey	1833	10
Pacific	Ship	314	Paul Mitchell & Sons	1832 / 1834	25
Peru	Bark / Ship	257	David Joy, jr / David Joy	1831 / 1832 / 1833 / 1835	36
Peruvian	Ship	334	C. Mitchell & Co.	1832	22
Phebe	Ship	379	Chris. Mitchell & Co.	1834	26
Phenix	Ship	377	T.& P. Macy	1831 / 1834	11
Planter	Ship	340	Gilbert Coffin / William B. Coffin	1832 / 1834	23
Ploughboy	Ship	391	P. H. Folger	1834	15
President	Ship	293	Joseph Starbuck	1831 / 1835	5
Rambler	Ship	318	Aaron Mitchell	1832 /1835	21
Reaper	Ship	338	Jared Coffin / P. H. Folger	1832 / 1835	4
Richard Mitchell	Ship	386	P. Mitchell & Sons	1831 / 1835	25
Rose	Ship	350	Joseph Starbuck	1831	5
Sarah	Ship	495	Jared Coffin	1834	14
Spartan	Ship	333	Daniel Jones	1831 / 1835	13
Statira	Ship	346	Samuel B. Tuck	1834	29
Susan	Ship	349	Aaron Mitchell	1833	40
Three Brothers	Ship	384	Joseph Starbuck	1833	38
Thule	Ship	286	Samuel B. Tuck	1832 / 1836	39
Washington	Ship	308		1832	30
Weymouth	Ship	326	Samuel B. Folger	1831	42
Young Eagle	Ship	377			5
Zenus Coffin	Ship	338	C. G . & H. Coffin	1832	32
Zone	Ship	365	S. & J. Mitchell	1834	1

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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 349 T. & P.Macy 1832
Phenix Ship 377 T. & P.Macy 1831 / 1834
Orbit Ship 351 Thomas Macy 1832

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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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Weymouth Ship 326 Samuel B. Folger 1831

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.