The Voyage of H.M.S. Cove , Captain James Clark Ross, 1835–36
On 4 December 1885, thirty-four Hull shipowners sent to the Admiralty a Memorial stating that, on 11 October, eleven whaling ships had been left by the Alfred, Hull, closely beset in Davis Strait between lats. 69° N. and 70° N., and longs. 60° W. and 65° W., frozen in by the early approach of winter...
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description | On 4 December 1885, thirty-four Hull shipowners sent to the Admiralty a Memorial stating that, on 11 October, eleven whaling ships had been left by the Alfred, Hull, closely beset in Davis Strait between lats. 69° N. and 70° N., and longs. 60° W. and 65° W., frozen in by the early approach of winter. It was stated that there was little prospect of their speedy liberation. The crews numbered upwards of 600 souls. The value of the vessels was estimated at no less than £59,000 excluding the value of oil and whalebone worth £13,500. The ships were as follows: |
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spelling | crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400045150 2025-01-16T21:37:00+00:00 The Voyage of H.M.S. Cove , Captain James Clark Ross, 1835–36 Jones, A. G. E. 1950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400045150 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400045150 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 5, issue 40, page 543-556 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1950 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400045150 2024-02-08T08:30:58Z On 4 December 1885, thirty-four Hull shipowners sent to the Admiralty a Memorial stating that, on 11 October, eleven whaling ships had been left by the Alfred, Hull, closely beset in Davis Strait between lats. 69° N. and 70° N., and longs. 60° W. and 65° W., frozen in by the early approach of winter. It was stated that there was little prospect of their speedy liberation. The crews numbered upwards of 600 souls. The value of the vessels was estimated at no less than £59,000 excluding the value of oil and whalebone worth £13,500. The ships were as follows: Article in Journal/Newspaper Davis Strait Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 5 40 543 556 |
spellingShingle | General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development Jones, A. G. E. The Voyage of H.M.S. Cove , Captain James Clark Ross, 1835–36 |
title | The Voyage of H.M.S. Cove , Captain James Clark Ross, 1835–36 |
title_full | The Voyage of H.M.S. Cove , Captain James Clark Ross, 1835–36 |
title_fullStr | The Voyage of H.M.S. Cove , Captain James Clark Ross, 1835–36 |
title_full_unstemmed | The Voyage of H.M.S. Cove , Captain James Clark Ross, 1835–36 |
title_short | The Voyage of H.M.S. Cove , Captain James Clark Ross, 1835–36 |
title_sort | voyage of h.m.s. cove , captain james clark ross, 1835–36 |
topic | General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development |
topic_facet | General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development |
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