Killer boat used in whaling. The "killer boat" shown here is employed for the actual harpooning of whales. The harpoon gun may be seen on the prow. At left is the narrow "walk" from the captain bridge to the gun. When the whale is sighted, all movements of the "killer boat" are directed by the gunner
Summary
Image source: Coast Guard photo from OWI.
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Temp. note: owibatch6
Film copy on SIS roll 0, frame 0.
Tags
Date
01/01/1935
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html