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Antarctic Whaling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

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Whaling in the Antarctic, during the 1934–35 season, will be carried out on a scale comparable with that of the record season of three years ago. A large fleet, consisting of over twenty factory ships and some 140 whale catchers, and totalling approximately 270,000 tons, has left for the Antarctic whaling grounds, equipped with the most modern harpoon guns and refineries. The following are the names of some of the factory ships taking part: Antarctic, Hektoria, Kosmos II, Lancing, New Seville, Ole Wegger, Pelagos, Salvestria, Sir James Clark Ross, Skytteren, Solglimt, Southern Empress, Southern Princess, Sourabaya, Star 2, Star 12, Strombus, Suderoy, Svend Foyn, Tafelberg, Thorshammer, Torodd and Vestfold. All the more modern ships are equipped with oil-burning engines with the exception of Sir James Clark Ross, which is motor-driven.

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Polar Record , Volume 2 , Issue 9 , January 1935 , pp. 71
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1935

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