LIST OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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Planning a Modern Whaler Towing a Whale Our Whaler, 

 the Haldane, in Shelter Balta Sound, Shetland We plan 

 a Company Our New Whaler, the St Ebba, in Tonsberg 17 



CHAPTER II 



Norway to Tonsberg Comparison between the Old Viking 

 Ships and our Modern Vessel Similarity of Lines 

 Modern Methods of Whaling " Modern Whales " com- 

 pared with Old Style Whales, Sperm Right Whales 

 Finners Tackling a Finner with Old Style of Gear 

 Whaling Stations Utilisation of Whole Carcass Whale 

 Products Modern Whaling in Southern Hemisphere 

 Stations round the World Decrease and Increase in 

 Numbers of Whales Natural Close Season Increase of 

 Biscayan Whale . . . . .21 



CHAPTER III 



In Southern Norway Building our Whaler Cutting Lance 

 Shafts Tanks Whale Lines Outfit for Prolonged 

 Cruise Rigging and Arrangements of Hull Our Harpoon 

 Guns The Henriksens of Tonsb^pg Svend Foyn in- 

 ventor The Henriksen Works Early Experiments 

 with Modern Harpoon Tonsberg Yacht Club Tonsberg 

 Whaling Captains Successors of Svend Foyn De- 

 velopment of Modern Whaling in South Atlantic Weary 

 Waiting Trial Run of Engine Provisioning At the 

 Rope Factory Spinning our Whale Lines Norwegian 

 Hospitality The St Ebba's First Journey Studying 

 Charts The Winch ..... 27 



CHAPTER IV 



Clear St Ebba from Quay Side Anchor in Sheltered Fiord- 

 Getting our Fishing Gear, Guns, etc., in order Adjusting 

 Compass Final Provisioning Ammunition The Islands 

 in the South Atlantic we hope to visit A Fault in our 

 Accounts Harpoon Gun Drill . . . .38 



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