Apr 26, 2017 | A/S Congo, Hvalbåter/Catchers, whaling Museum, Hvb J, wolverines In, Transportskip/Transports
An A / S Congo catchers, presumably “wolverines In”, towing transport ship “Auldgirth” (bark). A / S Congo susceptible of establishing five catchers. these were “wolf In”, “But I”, “bear In”, “wolverines In” and “wolf In”. “Auldgirth” where, at the time the photo was taken, loaded with materials for the creation of A / S Congos land station in Baie du Prince, Cap Lopez. The dating of the picture, as it is taken on the first trip down, will be 1921-1922.
Posted with permission from The Whaling Museum in Sandefjord.
Year: 1921-
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Oct 28, 2016 | AM 5 (II), Hvalbåter/Catchers, Hvb A, Johanna W. Wave, Dutch Society for Walvisch Vaart
HVB “Johanna W. Wave” ex “Cobalt”, outside Cape Town, South Africa.
from S.N. personal archive.
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Apr 22, 2015 | A/S Congo, Hvalbåter/Catchers, whaling Museum, Hvb J, wolverines In
AS Congos hvalbåt “wolverines In”. AS Congo outlined by the founding five catchers. these were “wolf In”, “But I”, “bear In”, “wolverines In” and “wolf In”. and digester “Professor Gruvel” and transportskuta “Auldgirth”. The dating of the picture, as it is taken on the first trip down, will be 1921-1922.
Posted with permission from The Whaling Museum in Sandefjord.
Year: 1921-22
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Apr 20, 2015 | A/S Congo, Hvalbåter/Catchers, whaling Museum, Hvb J, wolverines In
An A / S Congo catchers, presumably “wolverines In”, towing transport ship “Auldgirth” (bark). A / S Congo susceptible of establishing five catchers. these were “wolf In”, “But I”, “bear In”, “wolverines In” and “wolf In”. “Auldgirth” where, at the time the photo was taken, loaded with materials for the creation of A / S Congos land station in Baie du Prince, Cap Lopez. The dating of the picture, as it is taken on the first trip down, will be 1921-1922.
Posted with permission from The Whaling Museum in Sandefjord.
Year: 1921-
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Mar 23, 2012 | Chile, Hvalbåter/Catchers, Hvb J, Juan IV, Mendieta Rubillo
Latest image “Juan IV” (ex “Sarka”). Sailed under the name “Juan IV” i 1970-71.
I 1982 she was still floating in Talcahuano and it was about to make her into a museum, but this project was not successful and she was sunk in Caleta Tumbes.
Mar 4, 2012 | AM 5, Hvalbåter/Catchers, Hvb A, Hvb J, Dutch Society for Walvisch Vaart, S.N.
Whaling boat Johanna W. Wave / AM 5 (2) taking on board fresh supplies and crew in ice.
Light ice around Antarctica.
Year: 1940, as “Cobalt” K-124 for the Canadian Navy
Boatyard: Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. – Ontario
HK: 2750
Service as Whaler: 1953-61
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