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What was qeequegs job on the whaling ship?
Queequeg was a harpooner on the whaling ship. His job involved using a harpoon to hunt and kill whales from the ship's small boats.
Who invented the harpoon cannon?
Sven (or Svend) Foyn (1809-1894) was a whaler born in Tønsberg in southeast Norway. In 1856, he invented the bow-mounted harpoon cannon, with an explosive head. This invention helped resuscitate the declining whaling industry. Some believe it began the era of modern whaling. Later "improvements" to Foyn's harpoon shot compressed air into the whale, so that it would not sink before it could be dragged onto the whaling ship.
How can you tell if the moon is waxing or whaling?
its never whaling, its called waning, and i don't remember how to tell one from the other
What is the cause of whaling?
The usual way the Japanese to kill a whale at sea is they wait for a whale to come up for air (Whales are mammals, so they can't breath underwater), then they harpoon it. The harpoon can sometimes have grenades inside the tips, so that it will explode inside the whale's body. The whale is then pulled close to the boat and shot several times with a rifle. The whale is then pulled up onto the boat, and cut into peices. Sometimes it is butchered alive. :(
What tools were used for whaling?
Whales were killed with a special kind of spear called a harpoon. They were cut up with tools called flensing knives.
Why is Sven Foyn not a friend to the blue whales?
He increased the efficiency and brought whaling into a modern age when he introduced the modern exploding harpoon gun, making it possible to hunt the largest baleen whales.
How do you tell if a burberry scarf is authentic?
The authentic burberry scarf has its own tags.
What is an antonym for harpoon?
Sorry, there is no antonym of harpoon.
How can you use the word harpoon in a sentence?
That's a fine, antique harpoon. Careful with that harpoon, Eugene.
Why should you remember Lewis temple?
Lewis Temple should be remembered for purchasing his freedom from slavery and becoming a businessman and inventor. He invented a new harpoon for whalers to use, as whaling was an enormous industry in the 1800's. His harpoon made it much less likely a whale would be able to free itself from being caught. Unfortunately , he did not file a patent on it.
What is a harpoon in French?
Harpoon in french is actually "harpon"
What is the meaning of the song Nantucket Sleighride?
A Nantucket Sleighride is a old whaling term for when one of the small whaling boats (away from the ship) would harpoon a whale, and as the whale sounded, it would tow the boat behind it at some speed, occasionally capsizing the boat. The seas off Nantucket were rich whaling grounds, where many ships would gather, hence the term Nantucket Sleighride. The song is simply about a young man leaving his girlfriend behind a he sailed on a (fruitless) 3 year whaling voyage.
