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WHALE CATCHER [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

A sturdy fast quick-turning steel ship about 135 feet in length equipped with a harpoon gun in the bow and used for hunting whales as one of a fleet attached to a factory ship.

Key term(s)
  • whale-boat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Bateau équipé pour la pêche à la baleine.

CONT

Aujourd'hui, les chasseurs de baleines sont des navires rapides et très marins, de 500 à 900 tonnes, [...] disposant d'une grande autonomie. [...] la portée de leurs canons lance-harpon est de vingt-cinq à quarante mètres.

OBS

baleinière : Embarcation légère, pointue des deux bouts, employée autrefois pour harponner la baleine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Pesca comercial
DEF

Embarcación empleada en la caza de la ballena, provista de cañones lanza-arpones.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

whale catcher: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

chasseur de baleines : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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