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Thursday, 12 December 2019

The results of the Scottish screw steam whaler Erik 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 Erik with a cargo capacity of 442 tons had in 1873 as catch results while active in Greenland and Davis Strait 536 seals, 17 whales, 75 hectolitres seal oil, 2.459 hectolitres whale oil, total 2.534 litres oil and 11.500 kilo whalebone.