Charles F. Morgan, Китобойное судно

 A full-rigged whaling ship built in 1841 of live-oak by Jethro & Zachariah Hillman, Fairhaven, MA.

   The ship is named for its original owner, a Quaker whaling merchant who ordered its construction from the shipbuilders Jethro and Zachariah Hillman of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The ship's maiden voyage began on September 6, 1841, with a journey around Cape Horn and cruised across the Pacific Ocean.

1841 July 21
   Launched at the shipyard of Jethro & Zachariah Hillman, Fairhaven, MA, for Captain Charles W. Morgan, New Bedford, MA. 
1849
   Sold to Edward M. Robinson & Co., New Bedford, MA. 
1863
   5/32ths shares were sold to J. & W.R. Wing, New Bedford, MA, who became the managing owners. 
1867
   Reduced to barque rig. Re-measured to register 313,75 tons. 
1916
   60/64ths were sold to Captain Benjamin D. Cleveland et al., for $6000. 
1918
   Captain Benjamin D. Cleveland sold his 24 shares to John A. Cook, Provincetown, MA. Captain Joseph F. Edwards was given command of the ship. 
1920
   Captain John Gonsalves replaced Captain Edwards who had been taken ill. 
1921 May 28
   Returned from the 37th and last whaling voayge with a cargo of 2702 barrels of whale oil at a total value of $25.533,90. 
1925
   Repaired and re-rigged and placed in a berth at Round Hills, Massachusetts. 
1941
   Acquired by the Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT.