A. B. Nickerson

A whale taken by A. B. Nickerson. [Irving Rosenthal / Wooden Ships and Iron Men / Municipal Collection / Provincetown History Preservation Project Page 4969]


Updated on 8 August 2026 | Capt. Joshua Winslow of A. B. Nickerson took this finback whale, according to Wooden Ships and Iron Men, which says a whaler by the same name was forced to return to Provincetown during World War I after a confrontation with a German U-boat in coastal waters. This vessel may or may not also be known as Angelia B. Nickerson.


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