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Whaling in London

Whaling in London
	Greenland Whaling
Greenland Whaling
Artist	Attributed to Frederick Whymper
Year	1883

Overview

Whaling is a practice from back in the middle ages. In the 17th century, English whalers from the Greenland company started whaling.Overall, the whaling trade has periods of grown and decline. In the time of 1750, whale oil was used for street lighting, lubricating machinery, in paint and putty The whaling trade in London since the 1960's has closed due to other better sources of oil.

Background

Beginning of Whaling

According to the London Waling Trade article on the London Port Cities website, the Middle Ages saw the start of the hunting of whales in the Bay of Biscay by Basque fishermen. ^[1] Then in the 17th century, English and Dutch whalers working for the Muscovy Company started searching in the Arctic for whales to trade with Russia.

Greenland Whaling

The Greenland Company took over the whaling side of the Muscovy Company because it was granted monopoly rights given by the government. London then had 20 whaling ships in the 1620s. During this whaling time though the English had bitter competition with the Dutch who eventually dominant them by mid 17th century.

Death of Whaling

In 1750, whale oil was being used for street lighting, machine lubricating in paint and putty. ^[1] Then the oil was replaced by gas and alternative oil sources. This brought the end to the big whaling industry in London and the last whale ship was sent out in 1835.

South Sea Whaling

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The London whaling trade. (n.d.). Retrieved May 23, 2017, from http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.129/chapterId/2633/The-London-whaling-trade.html

External Links

PortCities London Whaling Trade

[wal-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The London whaling trade. (n.d.). Retrieved May 23, 2017, from http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.129/chapterId/2633/The-London-whaling-trade.html

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-One of the many different docks in London, The Greenland Dock was London's second wet dock established between 1696-1699. It was created to refit ships, specifically East India ships, and not cargo similar to the Blackwall Yard Dock built in 1660. The dock is located at Rotherhithe and built originally as the Howland Great Dock. It was originally named after Elizabeth Howland, granddaughter of Sir Josiah Child, the dictatorial chairman of East India Company. And after she was married money was raised to build the dock and add a second dry dock on the Howland's Rotherhithe estate. It was originally used to refit East India ships but by 1720s Greenland whalers also used the dock which led to the construction of blubber boiling houses on the south side.
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-The South Sea Company financed 172 unprofitable whaling ships from the dock between 1725-1732. The company did so because of the import duty exemption and the fact Greenland 'right whale' had become prized for its oil rich blubber and whalebone. In this little gallery are two Narwhal tusks from the late 18th century. Narwhals are a part of the dolphin family and were considered lucky by whalemen since they signaled presence of Greenland whales. The narwhal tusks, such as the ones on display, are made of high quality ivory and made the whalemen refer to narwhals 'unicorns'. Also, narwhal blubber created a high grade oil. To find out more about the whaling history in London click here.
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