SS Windward—whaler and Arctic exploration ship
Abstract Windward , a three-masted barque, was built in Peterhead in 1860 for the whaling trade, and fitted with steam engines in 1866. Almost every year for 33 years she visited the Arctic in pursuit of whales and seals, latterly belonging to the Grays, an outstanding Peterhead whaling family. Sold...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400009177 2024-03-03T08:41:39+00:00 SS Windward—whaler and Arctic exploration ship Buchan, Alex R. 1988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009177 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009177 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 24, issue 150, page 213-222 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1988 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009177 2024-02-08T08:28:12Z Abstract Windward , a three-masted barque, was built in Peterhead in 1860 for the whaling trade, and fitted with steam engines in 1866. Almost every year for 33 years she visited the Arctic in pursuit of whales and seals, latterly belonging to the Grays, an outstanding Peterhead whaling family. Sold in 1894 to Captain Joseph Wiggins, she was bought later in the same year by Alfred Harmsworth for the use of Frederick G. Jackson in his exploration of Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa (Franz Josef Land). Windward was Jackson's ship for three years, including one winter beset in the ice; journeying from her, Jackson substantially recharted Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa, and the ship brought home Fridtjof Nansen after his epic drift with the polar ice. In 1897 Harmsworth offered the vessel to Robert Peary, who was planning an assault on the North Pole from the northern tip of Greenland or from Ellesmere Island. After four years with Peary, including two winters trapped in the ice, Windward returned to her roots in whaling from Scotland. She was lost in Davis Strait in 1907. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Davis Strait Ellesmere Island Franz Josef Land Fridtjof Nansen Greenland North Pole Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Ellesmere Island Greenland North Pole Fridtjof ENVELOPE(-56.717,-56.717,-63.567,-63.567) Franz Josef Land ENVELOPE(55.000,55.000,81.000,81.000) Peary ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) Harmsworth ENVELOPE(160.933,160.933,-78.683,-78.683) Polar Record 24 150 213 222 |
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Abstract Windward , a three-masted barque, was built in Peterhead in 1860 for the whaling trade, and fitted with steam engines in 1866. Almost every year for 33 years she visited the Arctic in pursuit of whales and seals, latterly belonging to the Grays, an outstanding Peterhead whaling family. Sold in 1894 to Captain Joseph Wiggins, she was bought later in the same year by Alfred Harmsworth for the use of Frederick G. Jackson in his exploration of Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa (Franz Josef Land). Windward was Jackson's ship for three years, including one winter beset in the ice; journeying from her, Jackson substantially recharted Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa, and the ship brought home Fridtjof Nansen after his epic drift with the polar ice. In 1897 Harmsworth offered the vessel to Robert Peary, who was planning an assault on the North Pole from the northern tip of Greenland or from Ellesmere Island. After four years with Peary, including two winters trapped in the ice, Windward returned to her roots in whaling from Scotland. She was lost in Davis Strait in 1907. |
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SS Windward—whaler and Arctic exploration ship |
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ENVELOPE(-56.717,-56.717,-63.567,-63.567) ENVELOPE(55.000,55.000,81.000,81.000) ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) ENVELOPE(160.933,160.933,-78.683,-78.683) |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Greenland North Pole Fridtjof Franz Josef Land Peary Harmsworth |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Greenland North Pole Fridtjof Franz Josef Land Peary Harmsworth |
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Arctic Davis Strait Ellesmere Island Franz Josef Land Fridtjof Nansen Greenland North Pole Polar Record |
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