Two men working on a dead whale alongside Sir James Clark Ross (1905)

Two men working (flensing) on a dead whale floating near Sir James Clark Ross (1905), a whaling mothership. Another whale is tied alongside the ship. One of the Star-named whale catchers is just off Sir Jame Clark Ross' stern with a whale tied either side.

Object Details

ID: N83465
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Villiers, Alan John
Date made: 1923-1924
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Alan Villiers Collection
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