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Thursday, 18 February 2021

Dutch Greenland whaler Spitsbergen departed according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 29 April 1822

An item dated Harlingen, Netherlands 13th reported the departure that day of the Dutch brig ship Spitsbergen commandeur Willem Rab fitted out by Barend Visser&Zoon as a whaler for Greenland. It was 50-60 years ago that for the last time whalers were fitted out at Harlingen and of major importance for the economy.

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