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3 days ago · A whale tooth carved with a detailed scene of Akaroa Harbour is attributed to French artist Charles Meryon and held in the Akaroa Museum’s collection. Christchurch collector Albie Rowse told The Star newspaper in 1978 that only one scrimshaw in his large collection featured a New Zealand design.
4 days ago · The whaling vessel, Charles W Morgan, is a survivivor of the hundreds of these rugged ships built at Mystic, and is still capable of going to sea under sail, having done so less than 10 years ago. She was not built for speed but was well suited for her grim task and in her working years made several sorties into New Zealand waters.
3 days ago · We got to the Seaport Museum around 6:30 pm, and tied off at the seawall near the whaling ship Charles W Morgan. The Museum grounds close at 6 pm.
3 days ago · On May 21, 2024, Japan's first domestically manufactured whaling ship, the Kangei Maru, with a crew of 100, departed from Shimonoseki Harbor in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, for its inaugural fishing expedition.
5 days ago · The Mystic Seaport Museum is a great place to start and features a recreated 19th-century coastal village complete with historic ships, including the 1841 whaling ship the Charles W. Morgan, and interactive exhibits that bring America's seafaring past to life.
20 hours ago · Loosely inspired by George Pollard Jr., the ill-fated captain of the whaling ship Essex, Herman Melville created the iconic character of Captain Ahab in the story about Moby, the Whale.
5 days ago · The new whaling ship Kangei Maru, weighing nearly 9,300 tons, left Japan on Tuesday for its first whale hunt. This launch marks the beginning of a new era for Japan’s controversial whaling industry.
