Whaling boat “KOS 44” on “space IV”-expedition sometime in the middle of the fifties. Appears that the boy is standing ready in the bow to pick up defies Koka order to transfer whale hanging along the side.
Photographer: Oddvar Johannesen
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other names: Kos 44 (1949) – Mountain dream (1965) – rough (1974) – Nordfisk (1976) – Lurøy (1995) – Luroy (2002)
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.
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Flanged 5 whale. It blows pretty good now, and it is snetykke. For the moment it is completely stop. Last night was one of Kosmos 2 boats "Kos X" here. It went around the factory ship once, and snuff especially aggressive in "Star 10" lying with 2 whale.
– Øivind Schau
A/S Rosshavets hvalbåt “Karrakatta” at the drop of Ross Sea Kaipipi Shipyard, Stewart Island, New Zealand. Stewart Island was a workshop and storage place for the Ross Sea in a few years (that 1925-32).
Posted with permission from The Whaling Museum in Sandefjord.
Photographer: unknown
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Number of you 30. Have not had time to post pictures this weekend, so I have to take me back. This is A / S Ørnens Hvb “at the” (1923).
Posted with permission from The Whaling Museum in Sandefjord.
Year: 1923-
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A / S Space’ Whaler “Kos 29” the field accompanied by four other Kos-boats.
Year: unknown
From Oddbjørn Huseby archive.
Japanese Whaler Kyo Maru No. 20 on the way to Grytviken in 1963/64 (who was last season with the capture of the station). The product produced was whale meat for the Japanese market.
Am I missing information on your boat and Company. So if anyone can help with this set the price on it.
Photographer: Dave Wheeler
Year: 1963/64
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