Ul'bansky Bay

Ul'bansky Bay (Russian: Ul'bansky Zaliv) is a bay in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, just south of the Shantar Islands. It is a southern branch of Akademii Bay to the north.

History

Between 1854 and 1874, American whaleships frequented the bay hunting bowhead whales. They called it Mercury Bay.[1][2] On July 9, 1855, the ship Washington, of Sag Harbor, was damaged by ice and run ashore, being sold at auction for $400 — the wreck was still visible in October.[3]

Russian schooners and boat crews from Mamga also cruised for bowheads in the bay from 1865 to 1871.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Good Return, of New Bedford, Aug. 12-Sep. 13, 1854, Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS); Covington, of Warren, Aug. 16, 1855, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC); Frances Henrietta, of New Bedford, July 7, 1857, NWC; Josephine, of New Bedford, Aug. 28-Sept. 11, 1864, July 29-Aug. 1, 6-11, 13-21, Sept. 14, 1865, July 12-Aug. 20, 1866, Kendall Whaling Museum; Java, of New Bedford, July 5–20, 1867, NWC; Arnolda, of New Bedford, Aug. 24-26, 1874, ODHS.
  2. ↑ Williams, Harold (1964). One whaling family. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
  3. ↑ Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, July 9, Oct. 19-21, 1855, NWC.
  4. ↑ Lindholm, O. V., Haes, T. A., & Tyrtoff, D. N. (2008). Beyond the frontiers of imperial Russia: From the memoirs of Otto W. Lindholm. Javea, Spain: A. de Haes OWL Publishing.

Coordinates: 53°45′N 137°54′E / 53.750°N 137.900°E / 53.750; 137.900

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