During its golden age in the mid-19th century, New London was home to some 200 whaling vessels.

Even in Japan, which has six whaling vessels at sea, more than 100,000 people took whale watching trips in 1998.

All the disposable seamen were embarked on the other whaling vessels.

In two instances, they boarded a Japanese whaling vessel.

At 24, he was captain of a whaling vessel.

There, three of the country's four whaling vessels were moored.

In November of the same year the two 430-ton whaling vessels were raised from the harbor floor by a salvaging company.

In his youth he ran away from home and became a sailor on a whaling vessel.

The whalers were rescued though by other whaling vessels.

He worked as a deck hand on a whaling vessel.