Bibliograph

Pacific Northwest's whaling coast, Dale Vinnedge

Type

Label

Pacific Northwest's whaling coast, Dale Vinnedge

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pacific Northwest's whaling coast

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Dale Vinnedge

Series statement

Images of America

Summary

Pacific Northwest waters from Alaska to Oregon lie between the Arctic whaling grounds and the home whaling ports of San Francisco and Honolulu. While the Pacific Northwest was not a whaling destination, whales in these rich grounds were pursued for many years as whale ships moved between the whalers' summer whaling grounds and southern home ports. After 1900, whaling in the north Pacific changed from sailing ships to modern, steam-powered iron ships and harpoon cannons. Land stations were built along southern Alaska, Vancouver Island in British Columbia, and Washington State. The new "killer" ships brought whales to these land stations for flensing and for rendering into oil, fertilizer, and other products. Most of these products were shipped to Seattle and San Francisco on steamers and factory ships at the end of the season. At the start of the season, supplies and workers were shipped up from Seattle to resupply and repopulate the stations

Target audience

adult

Classification