| All About A Name |
| Belfast Bay Cruises M/V GOOD RETURN Captain/Owner Melissa Terry 207-322-5530 P.O. Box 14 Belfast, Maine 04915 Email: belfastbaycruises@prexar.com |
| Take a cruise with us aboard the GOOD RETURN on picturesque Penobscot Bay. Departing from Thompson Wharf, Belfast, Maine. Private charters are welcome. |
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The GOOD RETURN's name is derived from a
historical origin, a name of a vessel that is part
of my ancestry. My fourth great-grandfather
was a whaling ship captain from New Bedford,
MA. His name was Job Terry and is mentioned
in the book TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST,
He was part-owner and Captain of a whaler
named GOOD RETURN. Since currently there
are no other vessels documented in the US by
the name GOOD RETURN, I thought that this
name would be most appropriate for her.
historical origin, a name of a vessel that is part
of my ancestry. My fourth great-grandfather
was a whaling ship captain from New Bedford,
MA. His name was Job Terry and is mentioned
in the book TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST,
He was part-owner and Captain of a whaler
named GOOD RETURN. Since currently there
are no other vessels documented in the US by
the name GOOD RETURN, I thought that this
name would be most appropriate for her.
| Check out the New Bedford Whaling Museum for more information on New England's whaling history |
| Portrait of Job Terry, 1808 oil on canvas Courtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum Museum Archive Collection #1956.9.1 www.whalingmuseum.org |
| Portrait of Job Terry's wife Ruth Strange, 1808 oil on canvas Courtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum Museum archive Collection #1956.9.2 www.whalingmuseum.org |
| A shipping box from the whaler GOOD RETURN Courtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum Museum Archive Collection #00.208.8 www.whalingmuseum.org |
| Typical sail plan for a whaling ship (A Bark, as the original GOOD RETURN was) |
| To Contact Us: 207-322-5530 |
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