Whaler

Whaler

:"For other uses see whalers." For|the Sophie B. Hawkins album|Whaler (album)

A whaler is a specialized kind of ship, designed for whaling, the catching and/or processing of whales. The former included such vessels as the sail or steam-driven whaleship of the 16th to early 20th century and the floating factory or factory ship of the modern era. The latter included the whale catcher, a steam or diesel-driven vessel with a harpoon gun mounted at its bows. There were also vessels that combined the two, such as Bottlenose whalers of the late 19th and early 20th century and catcher/factory ships of the modern era.

Whaleships had two or more whaleboats, open rowing boats used in the capture of whales. Whaleboats brought the captured whales to the whaleships to be flensed or cut up. Here the blubber was rendered into oil using two or three try-pots set in a brick furnace called the tryworks.

At first, whale catchers either brought the whales they killed to a whaling station or factory ship anchored in a sheltered bay or inlet. Later, with the development of the stern slipway, whale catchers brought their catch to factory ships operating in the open sea.

The very successful World War II Flower Class corvettes were based on the design of the whale catcher "Southern Pride".

ee also

* Whaling
* History of Whaling
* Whaleboat

pecific ships

* "Jason"
* "Southern Actor"

----


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Whaler — Whal er, n. A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Whaler — Whal er, n. One who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whaler — ► NOUN 1) a whaling ship. 2) a seaman engaged in whaling …   English terms dictionary

  • whaler — ☆ whaler [hwāl′mən, wāl′mən] n. pl. whalemen [hwal′mən, wal′mənhwā′lər, wā′ər] n. 1. a ship used in whaling 2. a person whose work is whaling: also ☆ whaleman [hwāl′mən, wāl′mən] n. whalemen [hwal′mən, wal′mən] …   English World dictionary

  • whaler — /ˈweɪlə/ (say wayluh) noun 1. a person or vessel engaged in whaling. 2. Colloquial someone who fishes for Murray cod. 3. Colloquial (formerly) a swagman frequenting the Australian inland rivers, who sustained himself by begging, fishing, rabbit… …  

  • whaler — [[t](h)we͟ɪlə(r)[/t]] whalers 1) N COUNT A whaler is a ship which is used in hunting whales. 2) N COUNT A whaler is someone who works on a ship which is used in hunting whales …   English dictionary

  • whaler — UK [ˈweɪlə(r)] / US [ˈweɪlər] / US [ˈhweɪlər] noun [countable] Word forms whaler : singular whaler plural whalers 1) a large boat used for hunting whales 2) someone whose job is to hunt whales …   English dictionary

  • whaler — noun /ˈweɪlə,ˈweɪlɚ/ a) One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whale fishery. For a whalers wife to have been round the Cape half a dozen times, or even more, was nothing extraordinary. b) A vessel for hunting whales. But o Thursday t… …   Wiktionary

  • whaler — noun 1》 a whaling ship.     ↘a seaman engaged in whaling. 2》 (usu. whaler shark) a large, slender bodied shark of inshore waters. [Carcharhinus brachyurus (Australasia) and related species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • Whaler (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Whaler Type = Album Artist = Sophie B. Hawkins Released = October 18, 1994 Recorded = March 1994 August 1994 Genre = Adult Contemporary Length = Label = Columbia Producer = Steve Lipson Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”