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.
Dyremat
Towards the end of whaling, it may seem as if the industry in many cases were kept artificially alive. This sperm whale cow was slaughtered to produce pet food. It is quite obvious that this was neither economically or ecologically sustainable.
Photo: phra ajahn ekaggata/Terry Milligan (holder of copyright)
Year: 1969
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Southern Laurel
Bending boat Southern Laurel coming into the digester Southern Venturer with whale. Southern Laurel Built into full-fledged catcher in 1952.
Southern Laurel was constructed in 1940 as Flower Class Korvette HSE Carnation (sold to the Dutch Navy and renamed Friso).
Photographer: Allan Stewart Greig
Al Greig
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Southern Sailor
HVB Southern Sailor enters into coca with whale. The whale is on the starboard side out of sight. An iceberg can be seen in the distance.
1950
Photographer: Allan Stewart Greig
[my translation]
Al Greig
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two harpoons
Whale is brought into just below the bow where the second harpoon is inserted into the.
The shooter leaning over the railing to see the direction of Hyaline.
The picture is taken from the bridge and shows chase the bridge down to the members and a lot of deck equipment needed to catch whales.
Autumn, 1950
Photographer: Allan Stewart Greig
[my translation]
Al Greig
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surrounded whale
Two catchers surround whales north of Auckland.
Photographer: Leo White, Whites Aviation Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library
Year: Unknown
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Hale into the whale
The whale has drawn a lot line, but now it is tired and slowly reduces catcher distance between all the while keeping the line taut. The shooter has his hand on the machine telegraph. Whale cannon is charged over and this harpoon will soon be fired to kill the wounded whale.
January, 1950
HVB Southern Rider
Photographer: Allan Stewart Greig
[my translation]
Al Greig
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Blubber in Grytviken
The grooved bukspekket peeled by a fin. In the belt is seen leather sheath containing the grindstone he used to hold the hockey stick-shaped flensekniven sharp as a razor. In the back pocket sees tobacco box.
The dark and slightly yellowish color in the outermost layers may indicate that this whale is something burning, you. to forråtnelsen in progress. This could lead to lower grade oil [my comment].
Photographer: Nigel Bonner
Year: 1953 or 56
Courtesy of Jenny Bonner.
Thanks to Sarah Lurcock at the museum at Grytviken on South Georgia for the original caption to this slide.
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Plan i Grytviken
A partial flanged whale on plane Grytviken. The blubber is removed on one side. If you look at flenseren which sits atop the whale, one can see that the Japanese used flensekniver that looked different than those Norwegians used which was curved.
Photographer: Dave Wheeler
Year: Antarctic summer 1963/64
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Hval på "N.T. Nielsen Alonso"s flenseplan
Whale blubber on the Melsom&Melsoms Flk N.T. Nielsen Alonso. 76 degrees south.
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, Whale on deck of Nielsen Alonso, 76 south (Tilley Album), (AUTAS001125641936).
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