New England Whaling Postcards

I always assumed the New England whaling trade was long gone by the 20th century, but apparently it survived into the 1920s. I uncovered some interesting whaling postcards, especially this one, which documents one of the last whalers. There are some year discrepancies, but I think this must have been written in 1924. The front states that the photo was taken in 1920 of the Wanderer (presumably the ship in the foreground), which the writer, George Kergan, plans to build as a model. Here is the information on the back:

"This old barque sailed from Wellsfleet in Cape Cod 1812 to the North Atlantic Whaling Grounds and also made trips from Gloucester and Chatham. Layed in New Bedford harbor for a number of years and was again fitted out after the (Civil) war and in 1924 made her last trip out of Boston Harbor with a crew of about 8 men. Anchored off Cuttyhunk Light while the captain went ashore to try and recruit a crew that would make a whaling trip, but a bad blow came up and she dragged her anchor and was wrecked on the rocks about 200 yards from the shore. The crew of 7 or 8 were all saved. Put off in life boats and were picked up by Pigs & Sow Light Ship. This all happened in about 4 hours on the afternoon of Aug. 26, 1924.
Length about 200 ft.
Beam about 40 ft.
Tonnage about 1700
Main yard about 80 ft.
Built about 30 years before the McKay Clippers
Carried about 1000 sq. yds of sails"

Some of this doesn't gibe with historical information showing the Wanderer was built in 1878. Possibly another ship with the same name sailed earlier. The shipwreck story is correct, although it was a crew of 15, in two life boats. One lifeboat safely made it to shore, but one with seven crewmen was rescued by the Handkerchief, the light ship stationed off the Sow & Pigs Reef. The ship's dimensions are also off. Actual length was 125 feet, beam was 27 ft. Makes you wonder how the model came out.

Here is one showing a scene probably 40 years before the postcard was printed.