A narrative on the whaling industry: as told through a whale catch log-book and other items in the Salvesen Archive TAGS: factory-ship | log-books | Salvesen & Co. | Salvesen Archive | whaling WHALING AS TOLD THROUGH A CATCH LOG-BOOK – THE FANGST DAGBOK of SOUTHERN HARVESTER, SEASON 1948-49, A FLOATING FACTORY OPERATED BY THE SOUTH GEORGIA CO., A SUBSIDIARY OF CHRISTIAN SALVESEN …Continue reading →

‘Empire Kingsley’ – 70th anniversary of sinking on 22 March 1945 TAGS: Christian Salvesen & Co. Ltd. | Salvesen & Co. | Salvesen Archive | Scottish Veterans' Garden City Association | second world war | shipping | South Georgia Co. Ltd. | submarine warfare | whaling LAST LOSSES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 – Christian Salvesen & Co. 22 March 2015 is the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the steam cargo vessel Empire Kingsley. …Continue reading →