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Vessel for hunting whales
different purpose. Some whaleboats were used from whaling ships. Other whaleboats would operate from the shore. Later whaleboats usually could operate under
Whaleboat
Privateer activity in American Revolutionary War
The Whaleboat War was a series of actions fought by American privateers in the aftermath of the British victory at the Battle of Long Island and in the
Whaleboat_War
Australian actress
Merwez Whaleboat is an Australian actress. Whaleboat, the eldest daughter of Donald (a pastor and teacher) and Dulcie Whaleboat is a Torres Strait Islander
Merwez_Whaleboat
2004 novel by Mark Mills
The Whaleboat House (originally published with the title Amagansett) is a 2004 crime novel by British writer Mark Mills. It is set shortly after the Second
The_Whaleboat_House
American ship sunk by a whale (1799–1820)
of South America, the 20-man crew was forced to make for land in three whaleboats with what food and water they could salvage from the wreck. After a month
Essex_(whaleship)
Group of killer whales in Australia
closest neighbours and the White Heather was often used to tow whales and whaleboats back to the whaling station after a kill. Old Tom had earlier forced a
Killer whales of Eden, New South Wales
Killer_whales_of_Eden,_New_South_Wales
1775–1783 conflict in North America
the Second Continental Congress at this time. In what was known as the Whaleboat War, American privateers mainly from New Jersey, Brooklyn, and Connecticut
American_Revolutionary_War
Dragging of a whaleboat by a harpooned whale while whaling
A Nantucket sleighride is the dragging of a whaleboat by a harpooned whale while whaling. It is an archaic term from the early days of open-boat whaling
Nantucket_sleighride
1876 escape of Irish Fenians from a penal colony in Western Australia
Hogan, Michael Harrington, Thomas Hassett, and Robert Cranston, boarded a whaleboat O'Reilly had dispatched, were taken aboard Catalpa, and escaped to New
Catalpa_rescue
Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
Whaleboat Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located just southeast of Ruxton Island, to the southeast of
Whaleboat Island Marine Provincial Park
Whaleboat_Island_Marine_Provincial_Park
Strait in Chile
(and back).(Chilean ships can use Paso Aguirre) It was formerly known as Whaleboat Sound, as in US Hydrographic Office, South America Pilot, (1916). Fjords
Ballenero_Channel
Former RNLI lifeboat station on the Isle of Wight, UK
helm. By this time it had become dark. Selina was a 30 ft (9 m) wooden whaleboat design non-self-righting lifeboat. The lifeboat searched the area but
Ryde_Lifeboat_Station
American whaler captain (1791–1870)
nearly ninety degrees. Two of the ship's whaleboats were lost and another was damaged, leaving two usable whaleboats. The knockdown was caused in part by
George_Pollard_Jr.
British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia
attempt to cross the Blue Mountains. In 1797, without Flinders, in an open whaleboat with a crew of six, Bass sailed to Cape Howe, the farthest point of south-eastern
George_Bass
with whaleboat rowing and sailing races, as well as cultural presentations, lectures, and dinners. In 2017, the International Azorean Whaleboat Regatta
Azorean Maritime Heritage Society
Azorean_Maritime_Heritage_Society
United States Naval Award
The 1939 Battenberg Cup whaleboat race at Pearl Harbor.
Battenberg_Cup
Island in Victoria, Australia
New South Wales, by explorer and seaman George Bass, who sailed in a whaleboat, arriving from Sydney on 5 January 1798. Phillip Island forms a natural
Phillip_Island
Former RNLI lifeboat station in County Dublin, Ireland
(6-oared) Whaleboat, legacy of Mrs E. A. C. Cresswell of Egham, built by J. Atkinson, costing £392. 30-foot x 7-foot 3in (8-oared) Whaleboat, legacy of
Poolbeg_Lifeboat_Station
Maritime museum in Cold Spring Harbor, New York
other Long Island whaling towns. Its collection includes a 19th-century whaleboat with original gear and a large collection of scrimshaw. Additional displays
The Whaling Museum & Education Center
The_Whaling_Museum_&_Education_Center
from Clarence Bay at Ascension Island to the vessel by means of motor whaleboat, barge, or other type of small craft, depending on boat schedule and sea
Pan American Airways Guided Missile Range Division
Pan_American_Airways_Guided_Missile_Range_Division
on his face. "Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whaleboat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited
List_of_Moby-Dick_characters
Military unit
operating as an amphibious raiding force out of New York City during the Whaleboat War. It was raised in 1781 and disbanded after the British evacuation
Armed_Boat_Company
United States historic place
assisted in the construction of an historically accurate Beetle-design whaleboat replica, which will accompany the Charles W. Morgan when her restoration
Lowell's_Boat_Shop
American Revolutionary War spy (1750-1826)
where he passed the information to the Continental Army lieutenant and whaleboat operator Caleb Brewster to take across Long Island Sound to Tallmadge
Abraham_Woodhull
Largest species of toothed whale
in the 18th century began with small sloops carrying only one or two whaleboats. The fleet's scope and size increased over time, and larger ships entered
Sperm_whale
20th century ghost ship
Trader and their passenger, author and botanist Isobel Wylie Hutchison. A whaleboat, some furniture, and several other items were salvaged. In August 1933
SS_Baychimo
Pacific on 20 November 1820 after being struck by a sperm whale. Their whaleboat was separated on the open sea from their fellow crewmen on 28 January
List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea
List_of_people_who_disappeared_mysteriously_at_sea
Town in Victoria, Australia
the Murrumbidgee, and continued downstream along the Murray in their whaleboat. Boundary Bend Post Office opened on 6 April 1923. For many years, there
Boundary_Bend
Military raid by American Continental Army forces
expedition crossed Long Island Sound from Guilford on May 23, dragged whaleboats across the North Fork of Long Island, and raided Sag Harbor early the
Meigs_Raid
Flesh of whales used for consumption by humans or other animals
whaling Subsistence hunting of the bowhead whale Implements Whaling ship Whaleboat Grindaknívur Harpoon cannon Head spade Paledang Try-pot Try-works Products
Whale_meat
British writer of screenplays and novels
Mills's first novel was Amagansett, later reissued under the title The Whaleboat House and published in 2004. This won him the award for Best Crime Novel
Mark_Mills_(writer)
Small watercraft
and lakes, or in protected coastal areas. However, some boats (such as whaleboats) were intended for offshore use. In modern naval terms, a boat is a vessel
Boat
for the number of survivors. Parry and three others took the 23-foot whaleboat at the lighthouse and, despite high winds and rough seas, managed to reach
HMVS_Victoria_(1855)
Military Museum in Zephyrhills, Florida
17, 2022, though the aircraft is not airworthiness. The 26-Foot Motor Whaleboat MK 10 was a boat used by the United States Navy. The Bell OH-58A Kiowa
Zephyrhills Museum of Military History
Zephyrhills_Museum_of_Military_History
18th-Century American spy ring
near Setauket and take them across Long Island Sound with his rotating whaleboat crews to Tallmadge at Fairfield, Connecticut. Tallmadge would then take
Culper_Ring
18th century American spy
members the location of Caleb Brewster, who raided British shipments in his whaleboat around Long Island Sound after he was given a secure location by Strong
Agent_355
Precursors of the Inuit and Yupik peoples
expert boatmen and hunters, and the cooperation of several boats. The whaleboat captain, the umialik, is still a prominent position in Alaskan Arctic
Thule_people
Mountain in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong
coming from India and London. As soon as a vessel was signaled, a fast whaleboat was sent out to collect Jardine's mail. The correspondence was rushed
Jardine's_Lookout
American lawyer (1919–2019)
whaleboat. You had to grab the ladder at the top of a ten-foot swell, and then pull yourself up, making sure you climbed aboard before the whaleboat came
Robert_Morgenthau
page Waka Wakeboard boat Walkaround Water ambulance Water taxi Weidling Whaleboat Wherry Top of page Xebec Top of page Yacht Yawl Yoal Top of page Zille
List_of_boat_types
Topics referred to by the same term
founder of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich James Caird (boat), a whaleboat named after the jute baron, used by Sir Ernest Shackleton Caird (surname)
James_Caird
US/Columbian vessel
from a liberty ship requesting assistance. Instead of sending the ship's whaleboat to ferry men ship to ship, PCER-851 pulled up alongside the transport
USS_Rockville
1963 film by Leslie H. Martinson
USS Duval County and smaller vessels, such as landing craft and motor whaleboats from nearby Naval Station Key West. After seeing the film, Kennedy called
PT_109_(film)
Specialized ship designed for whaling
whaling industry in Nantucket and New Bedford. Whaleships carried multiple whaleboats, open rowing boats used to chase and harpoon the whale. The whaleship
Whaler
French Navy BATRAL vessel
passengers 10 days with passengers Boats & landing craft carried 2 LCVP 2 whaleboats one 10-seat and one 6-seat Zodiac Capacity 2 × 138-man rooms 12 vehicles
French_ship_Jacques_Cartier
Fictional character from the novel Moby-Dick
could have told him that they had seen their second mate "taken out of a whaleboat by a foul line and drowned, as is Captain Ahab of Moby-Dick." Ahab's character
Captain_Ahab
Wrecked on King Island, Tasmania in 1866
for the number of survivors. Parry and three others took the 23-foot whaleboat at the lighthouse and, despite high winds and rough seas, managed to reach
Netherby_(ship)
United States Navy WWII-era light cruiser
returned to resume rescue operations at 04:15. The destroyers lowered their whaleboats to assist with the search for survivors. At 05:15, the destroyers' radar
USS_Helena_(CL-50)
Diplomatic and military crisis between Mexico and the US (1914)
Iturbide Bridge. Capt. Earle ordered Ensign Charles C. Copp to take a whaleboat, and crew, to pick up coal from Tyron's dock. Though flying the US colors
Tampico_Affair
Northampton-class heavy cruiser (1931-46)
produced rolls of 30 degrees and washed away the port 26-foot (8 m) motor whaleboat and its davits, Augusta reached her destination the following day, and
USS_Augusta_(CA-31)
Australian musical group
Queensland, Australia Years active 1993-1997 Past members Troy Brady Harry Whaleboat Michael Tuahine Rodney Stuurman Wynyard Davis Jonathan Bullen Ross Johnson
Aim_4_More
Small boat carried on a ship for emergency evacuation
(liferafts) are also used. In the military, a lifeboat may double as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig. The ship's tenders of cruise ships often double as lifeboats
Lifeboat_(shipboard)
2000 book by Nathaniel Philbrick
their ship, the crew of the Essex attempted to sail to South America in whaleboats. After suffering from starvation and dehydration, most of the crew died
In_the_Heart_of_the_Sea
Former prison in Fremantle, Western Australia
dropped anchor in international waters off Rockingham and dispatched a whaleboat to the shore. At 8.30 am, six Fenians who were working in work parties
Fremantle_Prison
Style of progressive politics coined in 2025
Never Trumper Rick Wilson replied that "Hunting (Fine) with harpoons and whaleboats would solve all this", prompting responses including Fine being photoshopped
Dark_Woke
External territory of Australia
close to either of them. When a supply ship arrives, it is emptied by whaleboats towed by launches, five tonnes at a time. A mobile crane picks up the
Norfolk_Island
U.S. Navy radioman
vantage point overlooking the west coast of the island. He was rescued by a whaleboat from the USS McCall. For his heroism, Tweed was awarded the Legion of
George_Ray_Tweed
Rhythmic work song sung on sailing vessels
whalermen in parts of the Caribbean sang shanties whilst rowing their whaleboats and when hauling their catch onto land. Sample: A menhaden chantey, "Won't
Sea_shanty
Tacoma-class patrol frigate
four miles (6.4 km) away. They altered course and used the ship's motor whaleboat to rescue the aircraft's crew, unhurt. One week later, during operations
USS_Van_Buren_(PF-42)
Transport ship used by US Navy
the occupation of that city resulting from the arrest of the crew of a whaleboat of Dolphin (PG-24) by soldiers of General Huerta, aspirant to the Mexican
USS_Hancock_(AP-3)
Town in Maine, United States
Birch Island Little Island Little Mark Island Little Snow Island Little Whaleboat Island Little Yarmouth Island Long Island Long Point Island Lower Goose
Harpswell,_Maine
Massachusetts provincial army captain
"the whaleboat regiment" because so many of its members were employed in the Cape Cod / Nantucket whaling industry and because of the whaleboats the regiment
Silvanus_Cobb
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Deploying her 26-foot (8 m) whaleboat and five inflatable life rafts, Carr helped rescue 89 of Bonefish's crew, using the whaleboat, life rafts, its embarked
USS_Carr
Shipyard museum in Gipuzkoa, Spain
techniques and materials of the time. In 2015 the construction process of the whaleboat obtained UNESCO protection. In 2018 the museum received 63,000 visitors
Albaola Maritime Culture Factory
Albaola_Maritime_Culture_Factory
Type of boat
derived from commercial whaleboats, which were successful sea boats that whalers launched from whaleships to pursue whales. The whaleboats were clinker-built
Montagu_whaler
on heavy davits, two 24-foot (7.3-meter) whaleboats powered by gasoline engines, two non-magnetic whaleboats, and six 16- and 20-foot (4.9- and 6.1-meter)
USC&GS_Explorer_(OSS_28)
Overseas territories controlled by the Dutch Republic and the Netherlands
and Country Guard (Stad en Landwacht) in Surinam. By then a Dutch motor whaleboat patrolled Aruba while Curaçao was defended by several light craft. The
Dutch_colonial_empire
Royal Navy officer, navigator and cartographer (1774–1814)
years on : the story of the re-enactment voyages 200 years on in the whaleboat Elizabeth and the replica sloop Norfolk to celebrate the bicentenary of
Matthew_Flinders
Lifeboats in the United Kingdom
Palmer 1825–1850 29 25 to 32 ft (8 to 10 m) No A small lifeboat based on a whaleboat. Peake 1851–1916 500+ 30 to 43 ft (9 to 13 m) Yes A lighter boat developed
Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats
Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution_lifeboats
American sailor (1802–1821)
in the mid-Pacific, causing Essex to sink. The crew escaped in small whaleboats, with sufficient supplies for two months, but were not rescued within
Owen_Coffin
North Korea, 1 casualty, 24 November 1952. USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) whaleboat damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Hwa-do, North Korea, 2 casualties
List of U.S. Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during the Korean War
List_of_U.S._Navy_ships_sunk_or_damaged_in_action_during_the_Korean_War
Antarctic base
probably descendants of the ones he studied, nest in the ruins of the whaleboat shelter. List of Antarctic research stations List of Antarctic field camps
González Videla Antarctic Base
González_Videla_Antarctic_Base
1949 film by Henry Hathaway
first whale of the expedition. Mr. Lunceford goes out in command of a whaleboat crew to pursue the whale, with harpooner Britton in the bow of the boat
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949 film)
Down_to_the_Sea_in_Ships_(1949_film)
American ship wrecked in Fiji in 1808
waited, Eliza's master, E. Hill Corri, and his two mates travelled in a whaleboat to Sandalwood Bay where on 29 June 1808 they found the brig Elizabeth
Eliza_(1808)
Dutch colony in the Guianas (1667–1954)
Landwacht, lit. 'City and Country Guard' in Surinam. By then a Dutch motor whaleboat patrolled Aruba, while Curaçao was defended by several light craft. The
Surinam_(Dutch_colony)
Native American whaleman
alleged 90-foot white whale from the masthead. After tracking it down in a whaleboat with a small crew, Amos, using a darting gun, struck the white sperm whale
Amos_Smalley
II, pp. 11-112 "Whaleboat Island, Harpswell". Maine Coast Heritage Trust. April 26, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2024. "Little Whaleboat Island, Harpswell"
List_of_islands_of_Maine
Bay in Victoria, Australia
Port was first seen by Europeans in 1798 when an exploration crew in a whaleboat led by George Bass, journeyed south from Sydney to explore Australia's
Western_Port
wench wend went west wester westerly western westerner westy wet whale whaleboat whalebone whalefish whalelike whaleling whalelore whaleman whaler whaleship
List of English words of Old English origin
List_of_English_words_of_Old_English_origin
Inlet in Victoria, Australia
from bad weather near the Inlet, on 20 January 1798 in a 28 feet (8.5 m) whaleboat he named Elizabeth - during his attempt to reach the wreck of the Sydney
Wingan_Inlet
rowboat and second whaleboat made landfall in Spanish Morocco, the rowboat at 17:00 on 20 December near Hassi Chbiki and the second whaleboat not far to the
French_submarine_Sfax
Type of ship's boat
Peninsular War, combined the features of a jolly boat with those of a whaleboat and found the result extremely seaworthy and particularly effective in
Jolly_boat
Dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
Pennsylvania was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. West Virginia sent a whaleboat with pumps to assist the damaged battleship. On 15 August, the Japanese
USS_West_Virginia_(BB-48)
members of the crew, a boatsteerer's duty was to pull the forward oar of a whaleboat until reaching within striking distance of a whale. He would then harpoon
Boatsteerer
2013 Australian film
Lynette Narkle David Page Aaron Pedersen Ben Quilty Shari Sebbens Merwez Whaleboat The Guardian's Jane Howard gave it 3 stars and stated "The strong performances
The_Darkside_(film)
British TV series
kills the two Inuit and then slits Cavendish's throat, taking the last whaleboat. With the island frozen in, the remaining men, apart from Otto and Sumner
The_North_Water_(TV_series)
Fletcher-class destroyer
(Ensigns K. Gortzis, K. Matarangas, and G. Stratos) went ashore in a whaleboat. From Fiumicino Airport, they telephoned the international press agencies
USS_Charrette
Small-boat journey by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions
boats, the 22.5-foot (6.9 m) long James Caird. It had been built as a whaleboat in London to Worsley's orders, designed on the "double-ended" tradition
Voyage_of_the_James_Caird
American guerrilla leader in the WW-II Philippines
Army. Another ship, called The Bastard, was actually a 26-foot (7.9 m) whaleboat captained by Australian Robert "Jock" McLaren, an escaped prisoner-of-war
Wendell_Fertig
US Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1907–1969)
her men had reached safety in life rafts and the destroyer's sole motor whaleboat. Antrim, wounded in the action, helped to gather the life rafts around
Richard_Antrim
Sport where individuals or teams row boats by oar
dates back to 1756 in New York, when a pettiauger defeated a Cape Cod whaleboat in a race. Amateur competition in England began towards the end of the
Rowing_(sport)
1851 novel by Herman Melville
Rachel, commanded by a Nantucket captain, seeks survivors from one of her whaleboats which had pursued Moby Dick, including the captain's son, but Ahab refuses
Moby-Dick
three survivors. Indian had encountered the three men in their modified whaleboat at 33°45′S 81°3′W / 33.750°S 81.050°W / -33.750; -81.050. She arrived
Indian_(1815_ship)
United States admiral (1912–2007)
Harbor under fire. After quite a bit of trouble convincing the crew of a whaleboat to take him to Ford Island, his normal duty station, he finally got to
Jackson_D._Arnold
Largest living species of dolphin
The orca named Old Tom swims alongside a whaleboat, flanking a whale calf. The boat is being towed by a harpooned whale (not visible here), near Eden
Orca
2000 film by Jonathan Mostow
wounded Mazzola helps Eddie subdue Wassner. The destroyer sends over a whaleboat to the still-surfaced submarine, which opens fire on the destroyer, damaging
U-571_(film)
RNLI Lifeboat station in Argyll, Scotland
Built Class Comments 1910–1931 481 Richard Cresswell 1902 29-foot 1in Whaleboat Previously at Poolbeg, it was only used as a boarding boat at Campbeltown
Campbeltown_Lifeboat_Station
1951 Australian film
by road to the town of Maude, then entered the Murrumbidgee River in a whaleboat and went by water to Goolwa, after which they drove to Adelaide. All the
Inland_with_Sturt
Gridley-class destroyer
cliff south of Uruno Point. Identifying the operator as friendly, a motor whaleboat, manned by a volunteer landing party, was dispatched to effect the rescue
USS_McCall_(DD-400)
American uninhabited island in Alaska
Borden and Captain Louis Lane wrecked on Pinnacle Rock. The party used whaleboats to row themselves and their supplies the 9 miles north to St. Matthew
St._Matthew_Island
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