Title:
Ship shares name with many, but has history of its own
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Chelsea, the Whaling City whale ship
Object ID:
Kim09-004
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
10/24/2002
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
The Chelsea whale ship, owned by the firm of T.W. Williams, left the New London harbor in August 1828 under Capt. James Davis. Other voyages followed for the firm of Havens and Smith under Capt. Franklin Smith. His daughter Chelsea Smith, born on a Chelsea voyage, lived to be 90 years old, dying in New London in 1935. Smith established Elias Perkins, Perkins and Smith in 1842 and the Chelsea was sent out under Capt. Jeremiah Potter. She was wrecked off the Chatham Islands in the South Pacific. The story of the crew's life with the natives, thought to be cannibals and led by a chief called Eco, was recorded by R.B. Wall in the New London Day in the 1920's. The crew was rescued by an English merchant ship.
People:
Smith, Chelsea
Williams, T. W.
Davis, James (Capt.)
Smith, Franklin (Capt.)
Smith, James
Potter, Jeremiah (Capt.)
Thomas, Edward
Eco
Benham, Jimmy
Wall, R. B.
Williams, T. W.
Davis, James (Capt.)
Smith, Franklin (Capt.)
Smith, James
Potter, Jeremiah (Capt.)
Thomas, Edward
Eco
Benham, Jimmy
Wall, R. B.
Search Terms:
Chelsea
Firm of T. W. Williams
Firm of Havens and Smith
Elias Perkins, Perkins and Smith
Chatham Islands
South Pacific
cannibals
Whaling City
New London
rescue
whaling days
whale ship
Firm of T. W. Williams
Firm of Havens and Smith
Elias Perkins, Perkins and Smith
Chatham Islands
South Pacific
cannibals
Whaling City
New London
rescue
whaling days
whale ship