Harpoon - Wikipedia
A harpoon is a long, spear -like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales.
HARPOONS - Whalesite
Oct 26, 2022 · The harpoon was central to the whale fisheries of the world. Harpoons have been used for at least a thousand years to capture whales and large fish. The Basques of 900 A.D. were among the earliest whalers.
Whales and Hunting - New Bedford Whaling Museum
The harpoon, known to crews as the “whale iron,” was used to fasten the whale to the whaleboat, rather than to kill it. It was designed to penetrate blubber and hold securely, like a hook. A whaleship embarking on a four-year voyage in the mid- …
Harpoons - Robert Hellman Whaling Collection
Harpoons. The whaling harpoon, or “iron” as it was called by the men who used it, was little more than a huge fishhook. Its purpose was to fasten and hold the “fish” until it could be killed by the hand lance or gun-fired explosive lance.
Toggling harpoon - Wikipedia
The toggling harpoon is an ancient weapon and tool used in whaling to impale a whale when thrown. Unlike earlier harpoon versions which had only one point, a toggling harpoon has a two-part point.
Harpoon | Throwing, Hunting, Fishing | Britannica
harpoon, barbed spear used to kill whales, tuna, swordfish, and other large sea creatures, formerly thrown by hand but now, in the case of whales, shot from especially constructed guns.
19th Century HARPOONS: History & Tech Revealed
The invention and use of 19th-century harpoons revolutionized the whaling industry by providing a safer and more efficient method of hunting whales. These harpoons enabled whalers to capture larger species and led to the development of innovative techniques such …
Harpoon cannon - Wikipedia
A harpoon cannon is a whaling implement developed in the late 19th century and most used in the 20th century. It would be mounted on the bow of a whale catcher, where it could be easily aimed with a wide field of view at the target.
Harpoons and Whalecraft - New Bedford Whaling Museum
Installed on the first floor of the restored Bourne Building “Harpoons and Whalecraft” displayed the full spectrum of whaling weaponry devised in the 19th century, from classic harpoons to massive guns, providing new insight into what amounted to the …
Whaling harpoon | Science Museum Group Collection
Whaling harpoon (c. 1850) People have long hunted whales on a subsistence basis, but this gradually transformed into an entire industry. By the mid-1700s, it had become difficult to find whales near the Atlantic coast and the focus shifted to …
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