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Thursday, 12 December 2019

The results of the Scottish screw steam whaler Esquimaux in 1873 according to the Dutch newspaper Vlaardingsche courant dated 24 October 1874

An item reported that the at Dundee, Scotland fitted out steam whaler Esquimaux with a cargo capacity of 436 tons had in 1873 as catch results while active in Greenland and Davis Strait 9.666 seals, 49 whales, 1.206 hectolitres seal oil, 2.392 hectolitres whale oil, total 3.598 litres oil and 6.000 kilo whalebone.