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Tuesday, 30 March 2021

The Norwegian whaling industry in 1917

An item reported that the Norwegian whaling industry in 1917 consisted of 8 companies, 29 whale catchers, 4 shore stations, 5 floating factories and that the catch consisted of 4,394 whales or 230.474 barrels oil with a value of around 31,000,000 kroners.

Source

Register over Hvalfangsten med opgaver over hvalfangsten, Hvalfangernes Assuranceforening, Sandefjord, 1936.

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