Trywork

Trywork: A trywork, located aft of the fore-mast, is the most distinguishing feature of a whaling ship. In two cast-iron trypots set into this furnace of brick, iron and wood, oil was rendered from the blubber of whales, much as grease is rendered from frying bacon.

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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… … Wikipedia
Try pot — A try pot is a large pot used to remove and render the oil from blubber obtained from cetaceans, pinnipeds and also to extract oil from penguins [http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/conMediaFile.4045/A whaling trypot.html] A Whaling… … Wikipedia

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