The voyage of the London whaler Lusitania, 1826–1829

IF 0.2 Q2 HISTORY
Mark Howard
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The British whaling ship Lusitania left London in 1826 on a three-year voyage to the South Seas. During the course of its long voyage, the vessel spent much of its time in the waters off the Indonesian archipelago and among the islands of western Melanesia. British whalers had been driven to this challenging region because sperm whales had been severely depleted in other less difficult whaling grounds. In those tropical waters, the hot climate, endemic diseases and high death rate among the crew, as well as the routine dangers of the trade, were to try the Lusitania and her crew to the utmost. One of them kept a journal during the voyage. It chronicles the many challenges faced by this and other vessels working this whaling ground, which until recent times has been poorly documented.
伦敦捕鲸船卢西塔尼亚号的航行,1826-1829 年
1826 年,英国捕鲸船卢西塔尼亚号离开伦敦,开始了为期三年的南洋之旅。在漫长的航程中,该船大部分时间都在印度尼西亚群岛附近海域和美拉尼西亚西部岛屿之间航行。英国捕鲸船被驱赶到这一充满挑战的地区,因为抹香鲸在其他难度较低的捕鲸地已经严重枯竭。在这些热带水域,炎热的气候、地方性疾病、船员的高死亡率,以及贸易中的日常危险,让 "卢西塔尼亚 "号和她的船员们经受了极大的考验。其中一名船员在航行期间写了一本日记。这本日记记录了这艘船和其他在这一捕鲸地点工作的船只所面临的诸多挑战,而直到最近,对这一捕鲸地点的记录还很少。
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