"Southern Queen" in South Bay
“Southern Queen” in South Bay, Prince Olav Harbour, South Georgia.
Photographer: J.S. Hodgson.
Images are from Torkel Fagerli‘s collection.
Flk "Southern Empress"
Flk “Southern Empress” with tugs outermost Sandefjordsfjord summer 1936. The story behind the picture is that it was a strike among the Norwegian crews because. the conflict between Unilever (Southern Whaling & Sealing parent company) og Southern Whaling & Sealing was in danger of not getting prepared her (and her sister ship “Southern Princess”) out in time for the start of the season. It was therefore brought three tugs over to Sandefjord from England to lug her over to England to start the equipment where.
Photographer: unknown.
Lemmere på Flk "Southern Queen"
Halepartien of whale has been hoisted up on the plan on Flk “Southern Queen” and lemmerne have started to cut away the flesh.
Dated to 1923.
Photographer: J.S. Hodgson
Images are from Torkel Fagerli‘s collection.
Pol-boat in ice
Whaler from Melsom&Melsom (Pol) i pakkisen med Southern Whaling and Sealings kokeri “Southern Princess” in the background.
Photo: L. P. Holroyd
Archives Office of Tasmania (PH30-1-7204)
Smith's Docks 1928
Aerial view showing Smith's Docks 1928. On the riverbank is more catchers and Southern Whaling & Sealings kokeri Southern Empress during equipment. Under factory covered one can see the outlines of the big pans.
Postcard Arthur Dinsdales collection
Year: 1928
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Blue Whale in steeps
Blue whales heading up steeps on unidentified floating factory. Based on other images in the collection, I think it can be Southern Empress Princess.
Photo: George Barnes
Year: unknown
Smith's Docks
Southern Empress with catchers along the dry docks at Smith's Docks in 1928. Kokeriet Pelagos is in dry dock, where she gets retrofitted slipway.
Photographer: unknown
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Blubber mincing machine
Feeding strips of blubber into a mincing machine.
Dated to 1923.
Photographer: J.S. Hodgson
Images are from Torkel Fagerli‘s collection.
Cutting the tail flukes
Before towing or before leaving the whale floating the tail flukes were cut off.
Dated to 1923.
Photographer: J.S. Hodgson
Images are from Torkel Fagerli‘s collection.
Flagged
The “killer” (harpoon without barbs or whale line attached) did it’s job and the whale has been pumped full of air and has been flagged with the catcher’s number.
Dated to 1923.
Photographer: J.S. Hodgson
Images are from Torkel Fagerli‘s collection.
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