This picture shows Flk “Balaena”, right, and Flk “Abraham Larsen”, to the left, moored in Gladstone harbor, Liverpool, the 23. april 1951.
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For more about the Flk “Abraham Larsen”, click her.
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“Empire Norse” in ice during WWII. Anti-aircraft and redningsflåter is visible Lett. Flk “Anglo Norse” (II) was bought by the Ministry of War Transport in 1941 and used as tankers during the war. Sold back to Falkland Shipowners in June 1946. Lacking good pictures of the ship “Empire Norse” so if anyone has such, I hope you make a sound you 🙂
“Empire Norse”
S.S. “Falk” and “Durban”, 2 whaling factory from South Africa.
[Written on the back of the photograph]
Photograph from the University of Newcastle (Australia) Archive A6590 (iv) Box with original photographs including those taken from Mawson second B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. mission from Hobart, 22. november 1930 to Hobart, 19. mars 1931. Photographer(is): William F. Howard, crew of Discovery.
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The above information is inaccurate, or perhaps thought the person who has written on the back of the picture only that the ships had come from South Africa, which could easily be the case when many whaling companies stopped in South Africa heading south. There have been no whaling factory with name “Durban”. – Geir Rosset
Thor Hammer in Sandefjord.
Photo: Harald Werner
In other years & Co. sin Flk “space III”.
Mer on Flk “space III” her.
Posted with permission from The Whaling Museum in Sandefjord.
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Flk “Kosmos” (22 000 tonnes), Whaler Ranked #. 3 [“Kos III”] can be seen along the side. Each factory ship has a fleet of these small catchers which are potent vessels (sic) that can make 18 button.
[Written on the back of the photograph]
Photograph from the University of Newcastle (Australia) Archive A6590 (iv) Box with original photographs including those taken from Mawson second B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. mission from Hobart, 22. november 1930 to Hobart, 19. mars 1931. Photographer(is): William F. Howard, crew of Discovery.
For more information (in English) click her.
For more about the Flk “Kosmos” click her.
For more on “Kos III”, click her.
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Melsom&Melsom its Flk “N.T. Nielsen Alonso” seen from the lookout barrel. Whale meat on plan and catcher whale aft.
[Title written in ink on the back.]
One of a number of images (usually referred to as Tilley album) taken under 1926-27 whaling expedition Nielsen Alonso in the Ross Sea, Antarctic.
W.L. Crowther Library, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Bird’s I. view of deck from rigging, 76 south (Tilley Album), (AUTAS001125642058).
More about Nielsen Alonso her.
Article on wikipedia.
From blubber at Melsom&Melsom his floating factory ship Flk “Norhval”.
Photo: Martin Seierstad
A sperm whale has just been winched up on plan, one can see whale claw still attached to the tail.
Photo: Martin Seierstad
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