Phoenix, or Phenix, was an American

United States

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 wooden whaler

Whaler

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 plying the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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 and Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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 from its base in Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket, Massachusetts

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, from 1821-1858.

The Phoenix Islands

Phoenix Islands

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 in the South Pacific

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 are named after a ship, which was active in the area in the 1820s, which may be this ship. The crew of the Phoenix and her captain, Perry Winslow

Perry Winslow

Perry Winslow was a whaling ship master out of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Born February 25, 1815 in Nantucket to Joseph Winslow and Betty Winslow, he was the brother of another whaling captain, Joseph Winslow, and the first cousin of Charles F. Winslow, 1811-1877. Among his many commands was the...

, were also the discoverers of Winslow Reef

Winslow Reef

Winslow Reef is an underwater feature of the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati,located 200 km north-northwest of McKean Island at . It is the northernmost and westernmost feature of the Phoenix Islands, not counting the outlying Baker and Howland Islands. It has a least depth of 11 metres. The...

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The ship was lost on Elbow Island
in the Sea of Okhotsk

Sea of Okhotsk

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 in October of 1858, about 100 miles from Ayan

Ayan

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Masters

• 1821 - 1824: David Harris
• July 6, 1834 to February 19, 1842: Isaac B. Hussey.
• November 7, 1848 until February 5, 1853: Perry Winslow
  Perry Winslow
  Perry Winslow was a whaling ship master out of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Born February 25, 1815 in Nantucket to Joseph Winslow and Betty Winslow, he was the brother of another whaling captain, Joseph Winslow, and the first cousin of Charles F. Winslow, 1811-1877. Among his many commands was the...
  
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• March 19 to October 22, 1858 J. Hinckley, then Bethuel Gifford Handy