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© Jean McConochie 2005

This steam-driven whaling vessel, on the beach for 50+ years, has its (rusted solid) harpoon gun poised for action.

Fleets of these "Catchers" once worked out of Grytviken (see inset photo).
They harpooned whales and then towed them to large factory ships for processing.

Grytviken, South Georgia

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