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Tuesday, 23 March 2021

The Norwegian whaling industry in 1911

An item reported that the Norwegian whaling industry in 1911 consisted of 43 companies, 102 whale catchers, 24 shore stations, 22 floating factories and that the catch consisted of 11,623 whales or 323,498 barrels oil with a value of 22,000,000 around kroners.

Source

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

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