v Whaling Crews
Whaling Vessels carried boats , and the number of boats determined the crew size . If the whale vessel carried only two boats , the crew was made of 13 or 14 people . If the vessel carried more boats , the crew size corresponded .
Whalers were paid depending on their job . For instance , captains received 1 / 12 of the value of the materials that the vessel brought in . The unskilled crew hand ( the cook , etc .) received 1 / 175 , and cabin boys as little as 1 / 3500 . The other members were paid according to experience and position .
A whaling crew from the past poses for their crew picture .
● Whaling could benefit people , because many things essential to daily life came from whales .
● Whales were used for many things . o The oil from the blubber was used as fuel to light lamps .
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Special oil from the heads of sperm whales were used as lubricants for clocks . It helped them keep ticking , and not get stuck .
o You know the things that squeezed the ladies around the waist to make them look skinny ? They also made their dresses look puffy , like princesses . They are called corsets . Guess what ! They were made out of baleen ( a strong but flexible material in the mouths of baleen whales ,
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