Harpoon - Wikipedia
A harpoon is a long, spear-like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales. It impales the target and secures it with barb or toggling claws, allowing the fishermen or hunters to use an attached rope or chain to pull and retrieve ...
Harpoons - Robert Hellman Whaling Collection
The whaling harpoon, or “iron” as it was called by the men who used it, was little more than a huge fishhook. Its purpose was to fasten and hold the “fish” until it could be killed by the hand lance or gun-fired explosive lance.
Whales and Hunting - New Bedford Whaling Museum
In 1865, an explosive harpoon was introduced that simultaneously fastened to the whale and hit it with two small explosive projectiles; Bomb lances, which contained a gunpowder charge and time fuse that triggered an explosion deep within the whale’s body, were shot at the whale from a bomb lance gun;
HARPOONS - Whalesite
2022年10月26日 · The harpoon was central to the whale fisheries of the world. Harpoons have been used for at least a thousand years to capture whales and large fish. The Basques of 900 A.D. were among the earliest whalers. Their word arpoi, meaning to fasten or hold, became arpon in Spanish, and harpoon, or harping iron, in English.
Harpooning Whales - Smithsonian Ocean
Whalers harpoon a right whale in this 1856 Currier & Ives print.
A Brief Summary of Capturing and Processing a Whale in the
2022年10月26日 · HARPOON: When a whale was sighted, the whaleboats were cleared away. The six-man crew in the boat chased the whale hoping to harpoon it just after it surfaced. At this point the whale could not dive again until it "had his spoutings out" or enriched its blood supply with oxygen for another hour-long dive.
The Whale Hunt - U.S. National Park Service
2022年7月29日 · The harpoon, known as a "whale iron," would penetrate the whale's blubber and secure the whale to the whaleboat. The harpoon was not designed to kill the whale. For a four-year voyage, a whaleship would carry 150-200 harpoons.
1920s SILENT WHALING FILM HARPOONING WHALES 70184
2020年5月12日 · This silent film from the 1920s shows the harpooning of a whale on the high seas, and the harvesting of the whale by a team of men. At :48, a lookout spots a whale, and at 1:40 the whale is harpooned from a distance of perhaps fifty feet. The whale is then beached at the 2:27 mark so that it can be processed.
Harpoons - Whalecraft.net
Harpoons have been utilized for over a thousand years to capture whales and large fish. The Basques, around 900 A.D., were among the earliest known whalers. Their word "arpoi," meaning to fasten or hold, evolved into "arpon" in Spanish and "harpoon," or "harping iron," in English.
Whaling - Whalecraft.net
HARPOON: When a whale was sighted, the whaleboats were immediately prepared. The six-man crew would row out, pursuing the whale with the aim of harpooning it just after it surfaced. At this stage, the whale couldn't dive again until it replenished its oxygen supply for another hour-long dive. Often, the crew had to wait for the whale to resurface.