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Objects in the collection
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Whaling barques Elizabeth and Leviathan III
Ascribed to T Fletcher but more likely to be by Willoughby 1811 -
Steam Whaler, 'Chase'
Anon c1870 -
Whalers in the Arctic
Willoughby, Robert 1807
Themes and stories
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Hull and the Whaling Industry
At its height Hull could boast one of the largest and most successful whaling fleets in Britain. Discover how it all began, how the whalers' braved arctic conditions to catch their whales and how the introduction of steam powered vessels signalled a decline for the Hull whaler.
