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Thursday, 16 January 2020

The results of the Scottish screw steam whaler Eclipse in 1872 according to the Dutch newspaper Vlaardingsche courant dated 24 October 1874

An item reported that the at Peterhead, Scotland fitted out steam whaler Eclipse with a cargo capacity of 295 tons had in 1872 as catch results while active in Greenland zero  seals, 15 whales, zero hectolitres seal oil, 2.552 hectolitres whale oil, total 2.552 litres oil and 11.750 kilo whalebone.