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Thursday, 2 January 2020

The results of the Scottish whaler Polar Star 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 with a cargo capacity of 215 tons had in 1872 as catch results while active in Greenland 1.450 seals, zero whales, 214 hectolitres seal oil, zero hectolitres whale oil, total 214 litres oil and zero kilo whalebone.