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Specialized ship designed for whaling
A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales. The term whaler is mostly historic
Whaler
Topics referred to by the same term
up whaler in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A whaler is a specialized kind of ship designed for whaling. Whaler may also refer to: "The Whaler", a
Whaler_(disambiguation)
2023 studio album by Home Is Where
The Whaler is a 2023 studio album by American emo band Home Is Where, their first full-length release. The album has received positive reviews from critics
The_Whaler
Channel leading into Husvik Harbor in Stromness Bay, South Georgia
Whaler Channel (54°10′S 36°42′W / 54.167°S 36.700°W / -54.167; -36.700) is the northernmost of three small channels leading into Husvik Harbor in Stromness
Whaler_Channel
American boat manufacturer
Boston Whaler is an American boat manufacturer. It is a subsidiary of the Brunswick Boat Group, a division of the Brunswick Corporation. Boston Whalers were
Boston_Whaler
Topics referred to by the same term
Whalers may refer to: Whalers Bluff Lighthouse, Victoria, Australia Danbury Whalers, US ice-hockey team in the Federal Hockey League Hartford Whalers
Whalers
Type of boat
The Montagu whaler was the standard seaboat of the Royal Navy between 1910 and 1970, it was a clinker built 27 by 6 feet (8.2 m × 1.8 m) open boat, which
Montagu_whaler
Species of fish
shark, Fitzroy Creek whaler, van Rooyen's shark, Lake Nicaragua shark, river shark, freshwater whaler, estuary whaler, Swan River whaler, cub shark, and shovelnose
Bull_shark
Professional ice hockey team (1972–1997)
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World
Hartford_Whalers
Surname list
Whaler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Kathryn Whaler (born 1956), British professor Sean Whaler (born 2000), English footballer
Whaler_(surname)
1994 studio album by Sophie B. Hawkins
Whaler is the second album by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 1994 on Columbia Records. The release was preceded by the single
Whaler_(album)
Restaurant in Yorkshire, England
The Wetherby Whaler is a chain of fish and chips restaurants in the United Kingdom. The first restaurant was founded in 1989 in Wetherby with six more
Wetherby_Whaler
2020 film
The Whaler Boy (Russian: Китобой, lit. 'Kitoboï') is a 2020 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Philippe Youriev [ru], at his feature film
The_Whaler_Boy
American indie rock band
The Lighthouse and the Whaler is an American band from Cleveland, Ohio. Originally a folk rock trio, they eventually became a rock quartet. The group's
The_Lighthouse_and_the_Whaler
Species of shark
The creek whaler (Carcharhinus fitzroyensis) is a common species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, endemic to northern Australia
Creek_whaler
1938 Mickey Mouse cartoon
The Whalers is a cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 19, 1938, and featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck
The_Whalers
Geophysicist
Kathryn Anne Whaler OBE FRSE FAGU (born 11 June 1956) is a professor of geophysics at the University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences, in the Research
Kathryn_Whaler
Sea shanty from 1830s or earlier
"Drunken Sailor", also known as "What Will/Shall We Do with a/the Drunken Sailor?" or "Up She Rises", is a traditional sea shanty, listed as No. 322 in
Drunken_Sailor
Species of shark
The copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus), bronze whaler, or narrowtooth shark is a species of requiem shark found mostly in temperate latitudes. It is
Copper_shark
Vessel for hunting whales
from the whale-hunting types to some extent - for instance the Montagu whaler was a somewhat sturdier version with slightly fuller lines, but still retaining
Whaleboat
Discovery for the Discovery Expedition of 1901–04. Due to the work of Scottish whalers, sealers and other sailors, several place names in or near Antarctica have
Whaling_in_Scotland
American ship sunk by a whale (1799–1820)
whaling grounds of the South Pacific. In January 1820 she met up with other whalers from Nantucket at St Mary's Island off the west coast of Chile. After several
Essex_(whaleship)
Albion was a whaler built at Deptford, England. A full-rigged ship, it wasnlaunched in 1798. She made five whaling voyages to the seas around New South
Albion_(1798_whaler)
Ice hockey team in North Carolina
franchise was formed in 1971 as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Whalers saw success immediately, winning the Eastern Division
Carolina_Hurricanes
Order of sharks
Carcharhiniformes (/ˌkɑːrkəˌraɪnɪˈfɔːrmiːz/; from Ancient Greek καρχαρός (karkharós) 'sharp, jagged', ῥινός (rhinós) 'nose' and Latin forme 'shape'), commonly
Carcharhiniformes
House in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Quaker Whaler House is the oldest building in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (1785). Built by William Ray, a Quaker and cooper from Nantucket who moved to
Quaker_Whaler_House
American marine vessel
Ganges, was a whaleship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, launched in 1809 in Massachusetts, that operated in the Pacific Ocean from 1815 to 1853. It was
Ganges_(1809_whaler)
English footballer
Andrew Whaler (born 22 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northampton Town, as a midfielder. Born in Northampton, Whaler joined
Sean_Whaler
2005 U.S. military operation during the War in Afghanistan
Operation Whalers was a United States Marine Corps military operation that took place in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, between August 13 and August 18
Operation_Whalers
2006 novel by Nerida Newton
Death of a Whaler is a novel written by Australian author Nerida Newton and was first published in 2006. It is Newton's second novel. Byron Bay, 1962.
Death_of_a_Whaler
Species of shark
shark, black whaler, brown common gray shark, brown dusky shark, brown shark, common whaler, dusky ground shark, dusky whaler, river whaler, shovelnose
Dusky_shark
U.S. state
Union Jack. An influx of European and American explorers, traders, and whalers soon arrived, leading to the decimation of the once-isolated indigenous
Hawaii
The Wanderer is a weekly newspaper that serves the "Tri-town area" of Marion, Massachusetts, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, and Rochester, Massachusetts
The Wanderer (Massachusetts newspaper)
The_Wanderer_(Massachusetts_newspaper)
Icelandic Businessman and whaler
Kristján Loftsson (born 17 March 1943) is an Icelandic businessman and a whaler. He has been the CEO of the commercial whaling and investment company Hvalur
Kristján_Loftsson
English explorer
John Fearn (born c. 1768, fl. 1798) was an English ship captain, notable as the first European to report sighting the Pacific island of Nauru. He was probably
John_Fearn_(sailor)
Social visit by a whaling ship
Gam is a nautical term to describe one whaling ship (or "whaler") paying a social visit to another at sea. The term was first used to describe a school
Gam_(nautical_term)
1918 class of minesweeper trawler of the Royal Navy
commercial whaling company for service during the Second World War. The whalers were converted for anti-submarine and minesweeping duties and were in use
Southern-class_whaler
Autonomous territory of Denmark
Greenlandic trade, allowing no more than small scale barter trading with British whalers. In wartime Greenland developed a sense of self-reliance through self-government
Greenland
Species of requiem shark
carcasses, which may explain why they are sometimes considered one of the "whaler sharks". Whitetips commonly compete for food with silky sharks, explaining[clarification
Oceanic_whitetip_shark
Commercial hunting of whales in the United States
peaked in 1846–1852, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, sent out its last whaler, the John R. Mantra, in 1927. The whaling industry was engaged with the
Whaling_in_the_United_States
Species of shark
Carcharhinus humani, also known as the Human's whaler shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits the western Indian
Carcharhinus_humani
Early 1900s ship
Terra Nova was a whaler and polar expedition ship. The ship is best known for carrying the 1910 British Antarctic Expedition, Robert Falcon Scott's last
Terra_Nova_(ship)
Largest living species of dolphin
Western cultures have historically feared them. They have been taken by whalers when stocks of larger species have declined. The orca's image took a positive
Orca
Fictional whale, namesake of the novel Moby-Dick
by whales on whalers were not at all common, there were instances, of which Melville was aware. One was the sinking of the Nantucket whaler Essex in 1820
Moby_Dick_(whale)
Whalers Bluff (60°43′S 45°39′W / 60.717°S 45.650°W / -60.717; -45.650) is a bluff rising sharply to 210 m east of Port Jebsen, Signy Island, in the
Whalers_Bluff
New Zealand whaler and gold prospector
John Donnelly (c. 1822 – 3 June 1904) was a New Zealand whaler and gold prospector. He was born in London, England. Hutchison, Anne. "John Donnelly". Dictionary
John_Donnelly_(whaler)
1881 property law case
establishing "possession" and ownership under the common law. Ghen was a whaler who operated out of Massachusetts. He killed the whale in question. Ellis
Ghen_v._Rich
Henle, 1839 (silky shark) Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Whitley, 1943 (creek whaler) Carcharhinus galapagensis Snodgrass & Heller, 1905 (Galapagos shark) Carcharhinus
Requiem_shark
Monument in Sandefjord, Norway
Whaler's Monument, also known as The Whaling Monument (Norwegian: Hvalfangstmonumentet), is a rotating bronze memorial statue situated near the harbor
Whaler's_Monument
Human hunting of sperm whales
the toll on males of a breeding age was severe. Whalers flensing blubber from a sperm whale. Whalers boiling blubber in a trypot on the deck of their
Sperm_whaling
Jamaican reggae band (1963–1981)
Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican
Bob_Marley_and_the_Wailers
Species of cartilaginous fish
falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and
Silky_shark
Ice hockey team in Danbury, Connecticut
The Danbury Whalers were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Federal Hockey League that began play in the 2010–11 season. Based in Danbury
Danbury_Whalers
Eventually it stumbled upon a boat full of whalers and seizing the opportunity, Carnage catches one of the whalers and bonds to him, climbs aboard and prepares
List of Marvel Comics characters: G
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_G
Channel in South Georgia
Whalers Passage (53°59′S 37°29′W / 53.983°S 37.483°W / -53.983; -37.483) is a narrow channel lying between the Welcome Islands and Sky Rock, off the
Whalers_Passage
American Founding Father and polymath (1706–1790)
Cornwall. Franklin put the question to his cousin Timothy Folger, a Nantucket whaler captain, who told him that merchant ships routinely avoided a strong eastbound
Benjamin_Franklin
Inshore lifeboat class of the RNLI
The Boston Whaler-class lifeboat was one of a group of rigid-hull Inshore lifeboats, developed after the success of the smaller D-class Inshore lifeboats
Boston_Whaler-class_lifeboat
Whaling factory ship of the Japanese whaling fleet
the primary vessel of the Japanese whaling fleet and was the world's only whaler factory ship. It was the research base ship for the Institute of Cetacean
Nisshin_Maru
Species of shark
world include black-vee whaler, bronze whaler, Fowler's whaler shark, graceful shark, graceful whaler shark, grey shark, grey whaler shark, longnose blacktail
Grey_reef_shark
Scottish shipmaster, whaler and arctic explorer (1809–1892)
Captain William Penny (1809–1892) was a Scottish shipmaster, whaler and Arctic explorer. He undertook the first maritime search for the ships of Sir John
William_Penny
Island country in Oceania
trading ships who called for provisions and fresh drinking water. The last whaler to call during the Age of Sail visited in 1904. Around this time, deserters
Nauru
Group of killer whales in Australia
of killer whales (Orcinus orca) known for their co-operation with human whalers. They were seen near the port of Eden in southeastern Australia between
Killer whales of Eden, New South Wales
Killer_whales_of_Eden,_New_South_Wales
American pleasure boat manufacturer
Boat Group makes Sea Ray, Bayliner and Meridian pleasure boats; Boston Whaler, Crestliner, Cypress Cay, Harris (formerly FloteBote), Lowe, Lund, Princecraft
Brunswick_Boat_Group
American whaleship sunk off Hawaii in 1823
identifying it as 19th century whaler was indicated by the anchor and various whaling tools such as trypots, there were three such whalers known to have wrecked
Two_Brothers_(ship)
List of ships with the same or similar names
voyage when she was lost at the Falklands in 1788. Waterford packet, another whaler, saved Nimrod's master, Horton, and crew and carried them to Faial in the
List_of_ships_named_Nimrod
Ice hockey team in Plymouth, Michigan
The Plymouth Whalers were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They played out of Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, United
Plymouth_Whalers
Ship launched in Salem, Massachusetts
Cyrus was a whaler launched at Salem in 1800 (or possibly early in 1792). She performed one whaling voyage for French owners before a British letter of
Cyrus_(1800_whaler)
to England where she was sold. She then became a transport and later a whaler. Between 1815 and 1853 she made 11 whaling voyages. She was then sold and
Emma_(1808_ship)
Soccer club
New Bedford Whalers was the name of three American soccer teams based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The first Whalers played in the Southern New England
New_Bedford_Whalers
U.S. state
for Bellator MMA and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League played in Hartford from 1975 to 1997 at the
Connecticut
Autonomous territory of Denmark
dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands in one day, shocking even some pro-whalers". CNN. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December
Faroe_Islands
Group of islands in the South Atlantic
and he attempted to regulate sealing to stop the activities of foreign whalers and sealers. Vernet's venture lasted until a dispute related to fishing
Falkland_Islands
Sailing boat enthusiast group
Established in 1993, Henley Whalers is a group of sailing boat enthusiasts based in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, UK. The Henley Whalers have taken part in many
Henley_Whalers
Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016)
England Whalers in 1977, where he became the first player to play a professional hockey game at age 50 and score 1,000 career goals. When the Whalers joined
Gordie_Howe
Phoenix, or Phenix, was an American wooden whaler, launched in 1821. She plied the Pacific Ocean from her homeport of Nantucket, Massachusetts. She made
Phoenix_(1821_whaler)
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959)
physically intervened to protect a whale from being killed when local whalers tried to harpoon it within a conservation zone. Adams is the founder of
Bryan_Adams
Species of shark
The Indonesian whaler shark (Carcharhinus tjutjot) is a species of requiem shark belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. Until recently, it was thought
Carcharhinus_tjutjot
Fictional character from the novel Moby-Dick
Ishmael and Queequeg head for Nantucket. Ishmael signs up for a voyage on the whaler Pequod, under Captain Ahab. Ahab is obsessed by the white whale, Moby Dick
Ishmael_(Moby-Dick)
Large oceangoing fish processing vessel
Modern factory ships are automated and enlarged versions of the earlier whalers, and their use for fishing has grown dramatically. Some factory ships are
Factory_ship
Term for an inexperienced crew member
"greenie") is a term for an inexperienced crew member of a 19th-century whaler on his first voyage, and who would typically have the smallest "lay", or
Green_hand_(whaling)
American whaling family
Some members of the colonial Coffin family were whalers, agents, merchants, and traders who were prominent during the triangular trade in the United States
Coffin_(whaling_family)
Central archipelago in Kiribati
George B Worth of the Nantucket whaler Oeno, around 1822, who called it "Worth Island". Daniel MacKenzie of the American whaler Minerva Smith, charted the
Phoenix_Islands
Britannia was a 301 burthen ton full-rigged whaler built in 1783 in Bridport, England, and owned by the whaling firm Samuel Enderby & Sons. She also performed
Britannia_(1783_whaler)
Country in Oceania
Machine Robert Langdon (ed.) Where the whalers went; an index to the Pacific ports and islands visited by American whalers (and some other ships) in the 19th
Fiji
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Essex For US Navy ships, see USS Essex. Essex Junior was the British whaler Atlantic that Captain David Porter, of the American frigate Essex, captured
Essex_(ship)
U.S Armed conflict in South Asia
September 2005. The operation had one survivor, and left 19 dead. Operation Whalers would finish the job several weeks later. Taliban activity dropped significantly
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
Species of mammal
the second smallest species of baleen whale. Although first ignored by whalers due to its small size and low oil yield, it began to be exploited by various
Common_minke_whale
Killer whale known to Australian whalers
1930) was a male orca (killer whale) who cooperated with and assisted whalers in the port of Eden, New South Wales, on the southeast coast of Australia
Old_Tom_(orca)
Beard style
chin curtain, a Donegal, a Dutch beard, a Lincoln, a spade beard, or a whaler, is a style of beard where the hair is grown full and long over the jaw
Shenandoah_(beard)
Sloop of the Royal Navy
not completed until 1787. In 1801 the Navy sold her. She then became a whaler, making six whaling voyages to the Pacific between 1802 and 1815. She was
HMS_Ferret_(1784)
Depopulated island in Tonga
were still visible a century later). Captain Thomas James McGrath of the whaler Grecian, having decided that slave trading was more profitable than whaling
ʻAta
Species of whale; largest animal known
of the 19th century. It was hunted almost to the point of extinction by whalers until the International Whaling Commission banned all blue whale hunting
Blue_whale
Australian conservationist (1962–2006)
maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Sea Shepherd Activists Cover Whaler with Stinky, Slimy Goo". Environment News Service. 26 December 2008. Archived
Steve_Irwin
1984 novel by Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey receives another mission, to sail HMS Surprise to protect British whalers in the Pacific Ocean from USS Norfolk, for his first voyage around Cape
The_Far_Side_of_the_World
Fast food items
a variety of fish sandwiches in their product portfolio since 1975. The Whaler sandwich was the first iteration, designed to compete with rival burger-chain
Burger_King_fish_sandwiches
Public high school in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
followed the daily lives of the Whalers' football players, coaches, parents, and staff throughout the season. The Whalers ended the 2015 season with a 5–3
Barrow_High_School
American junior ice hockey team (1995–1997)
The Detroit Whalers were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League for two seasons from 1995 to 1997. The Whalers were based in Auburn Hills
Detroit_Whalers
Island country in Oceania
American Captain George Barrett of the Nantucket whaler Independence II has been identified as the first whaler to hunt the waters around Tuvalu. He bartered
Tuvalu
American whaler
Mayhew Folger (March 9, 1774 – September 1, 1828) was an American whaler who captained the sealing ship Topaz that rediscovered the Pitcairn Islands in
Mayhew_Folger
19th-century British Royal Navy barque
Franklin's lost expedition and was abandoned in 1854. Recovered by an American whaler, she was returned to Queen Victoria in 1856. Timbers from the ship were
HMS_Resolute_(1850)
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