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After a half an hour, we were approached by a whaleboat, also marked with a lantern upon her, and the two drifted without words until they were joined in comfortable parallel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z
He was all, “Okay, here you see us in the little whaleboat. We’ve ‘put out’ from the main ship. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
In his search he found a different drawing of a sperm whale with a whaleboat in its mouth. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z
Mr. Dyer has also found journals that illustrate seamen’s hunting triumphs on specific whaleboats, although other archival records of the voyages show the slaughters never actually happened. In Maritime Logbooks, a Trove of ‘Extraordinary’ Imagery 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z
The finest sequence is one in which Chase and members of the crew, packed into a small, tipsy-looking whaleboat, circle and kill their first whale. Review: 'In the Heart of the Sea' Is a Classic Man-vs.-Nature Story 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z
The Essex sank, leaving the crew of 20 to escape in their whaleboats. Thar she blows! Cinema's most spectacular whale hunts 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z
Guests, who may rent a room or the entire property, will be transported to the Cuckolds in a restored Navy motor whaleboat. In Transit Blog: A Maine Lighthouse Welcomes Guests 2014-04-24T20:05:01Z
The fully equipped whaleboat next to it brought all the fine points of whale-hunting we read about in “Moby-Dick” into focus. On the trail of ‘Moby-Dick’ in three New England towns 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z
A November 1880 issue of New Bedford’s Shipping News tells of Wood, at the bow of a whaleboat floating over an angry whale, losing his balance and tumbling headfirst into the mouth. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z
Performers perched on rungs on a curved rear wall appeared to drift in skeletal whaleboats that rocked realistically. Music Review: In ?Moby-Dick? in Dallas, Big Role for the Roiling Sea 2010-05-02T22:07:00Z
The twenty men cowering in three small whaleboats feared that they too would soon face the same fate. My ancestors, the cannibals: Whaling, human sacrifice and the true story of “Moby-Dick” 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z
As the 21-man Essex crew struggles to reach safety in a trio of small whaleboats, they are forced to resort to cannibalism. The true-life tale that inspired ‘Moby-Dick,’ and a new movie by Ron Howard 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z
High school students from a program in the Bronx called Rocking the Boat, which teaches boatbuilding, constructed one of the 10 whaleboats that will be onboard the ship during portions of its voyage. Museum Relaunches Wooden Whaler Built in 1841 2013-07-22T02:34:54Z
In 1815, Captain James Kelly and his crew set off from Hobart to row a whaleboat around Tasmania. The majestic Tarkine region should be protected 2013-06-11T01:38:57Z
A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts off. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
The traveller can find here the wreck of an old tramway by which the Yankee sealers, say fifteen years ago, used to run their whaleboats from one water to the other. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z
Two Esquimaux men come to me an’ da say dat de whaleboat he got stuck by de ice far up dare.” First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z
Thence crossing the channel in a whaleboat they explored some distance along that shore; and on the 15th anchored in Otter Bay. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z
What we've to look out for is the Long Island whaleboat men. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
A whaler was cruising in the neighbourhood of the island, while one of his slim whaleboats was pursuing a school of sperm whales, which sported about in great numbers. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z
The gear was stripped from the whaleboats and stowed away, and two of the boats were lashed atop the boathouse, with the spares. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
All at once there was a loud splash from whaleboat number two, the boat lurched heavily, the 214 weight of the mine on the opposite side pulling it over. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
The stern way of the English vessel had carried her well to leeward of the boats; the frigate had come about, and was slowly bearing down to pick the whaleboat up. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z
The Long Island whaleboat was nowhere to be seen. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
Kane with five others started in a whaleboat, but owing to the bad ice returned unsuccessful after an absence of eighteen days. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z
A heroic figure, a figure of strength magnificent, he was like a statue as the whaleboat sliced the waves; and his lips smiled, and his eyes were keen and grim. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
Despite the severe effort of swimming against a strong tide, Hickey finally made the boat, though well-nigh exhausted when at last he stretched up his hands, grasping the gunwale of the whaleboat. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
A crew of rowers in a whaleboat kept abreast of the Chesapeake's bows, shouting words of encouragement to the crew. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z
One o' those Long Island buccaneer whaleboats chased us more 'n an hour. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
On July 30, 1860, with a whaleboat and scanty supplies, Hall landed alone on the west coast of Davis Strait, in Frobisher Bay. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z
A whaleboat is as speedy as any craft short of a racing shell; and Brander's men knew their work. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
“They have ordered that the signalman from the whaleboat number two remain here in the wherry, sir.” The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
The lashings of the whaleboat, which most American vessels carried, had been cast loose some time before. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z
Hardly more than a mile and a half nearer was the whaleboat from Long Island. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
After the capture by five gunboats of a French armed brig that threatened the destruction of the batteaux and whaleboats, the army continued its advance to Fort Levis, near the head of the rapids. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z
A whaleboat is always provisioned against the emergency of being cast adrift. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
Sam Hickey sat in the whaleboat irritated because he had had little or nothing to do. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
The man waved his hand, and leaving the small but buoyant raft that had supported him, he plunged head first into the water and struck out for the whaleboat hand over hand. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z
The crew of the Noank cheered lustily, and so did the rowers of the whaleboat. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
"I want two whaleboats this year," said the shrewd native. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
The men took the whaleboat and dragged it down to the water. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
Very well, call the signalman from whaleboat number two. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
She can sail a cutter with any man on the island, and steer a whaleboat besides. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
None the less were they excellent oarsmen and daring freebooters, and before the end of the war the "whaleboat fleet," as it came to be called, was to earn a not altogether pleasant reputation. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
The Russian who had stood by the after hatch and directed operations had been struck by a splinter of ash from a whaleboat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
Her least wave can, if it chooses, smash the thin sides of a whaleboat and rob the men in it of their strength and shelter; her gentlest tussle with her consort wind can overwhelm them.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
The officer in charge of the whaleboat grumbled at being thus obliged to turn back and travel some distance to reach the wherry. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
We then saw a whaleboat coming round the point with a lug sail. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
Their friends had not been harmed; neither had the brig; the whaleboat had escaped; and that was all that they could understand. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
The leader ducked beneath the shelter of a splintered whaleboat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
There were nine hundred bateaux, a hundred and thirty-five whaleboats, and a large number of heavy flat boats carrying the artillery. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z
Sam was in one of the large whaleboats, while Dan occupied the wherry with an ensign and an oarsman. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
Standing up in the boat, I could distinguish a whaleboat under a fore and aft sail close to her. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
One overeager believer even carted a whaleboat hundreds of miles from the coast, but found mostly desert inside. Arid Australia Turns to Desalination, at a Cost 2010-07-10T16:02:00Z
Stirling saw him reach downward, lift a heavy harpoon, with its bomb-gun attachment, and poise rigidly in the bow of the whaleboat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
The Spanish frigate Victoria captured a whaleboat and various skiffs, on which the ministry said arms and other materials suitable for use in pirate attacks were discovered. Spain captures 8 suspected Somali pirates 2010-04-25T19:48:00Z
They are saying that whaleboat number two is off its course, sir. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
He said that when the Captain provided him with "a jewel of a whaleboat," he honestly intended to fulfil his promises. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
Sabbath evening a number of men, in whaleboats, went off from Squantum and Dorchester to the Lighthouse, where the General, Gage, had again fixed up a lamp, and sent twelve carpenters to repair it. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams
The Kanaka straightened, drew back his arm, and then hurled the heavy harpoon down and into the waves as the whaleboat mounted the first of the bore set up by the passage of the monster. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
They rowed up the Kennebec in whaleboats, and, landing at some distance below the Indian village, marched on it, and took it by surprise. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical
Dan landed across one of the seats in the whaleboat with his injured hand doubled under him. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z
So, getting into the whaleboat, we were pulled on shore, landing at a massively-built stone wharf which formed part of the royal premises. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
The force embarked on the 5th of July, in a vast flotilla of whaleboats, rafts, bateaux, etc. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools
They thrust out two long oars and shoved the whaleboat from the ship. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
A few minutes later the cap'n was giving his last instructions, while we of the shore party dropped to our places in the big whaleboat. Where the Pavement Ends
The executive officer, now standing on the superstructure, watching the sea and his own ship, was awaiting the moment when, in his judgment, it would be most safe to launch the whaleboats. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
The traders had half a dozen whaleboats; these, with two belonging to the Leonora, were towing astern, with a native in each. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
As the whaleboat was pulled around the derelict's stern they could see a name painted on the square counter, surrounded with many a scroll and flourish in the antique manner. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam
It was after dawn when Stirling gave the order to run out the whaleboat and make for the Pole Star. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
He was minus one large whaleboat and one small boat. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine
The two whaleboats struck the sea with a mighty splash. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
Let me know when you can come up, and I will send the whaleboat.—Yours sincerely, W. H. Hayston. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
He say chief:—’Chief, you like things of mine? you like whaleboat?’ The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)
Guns had been laid in the whaleboats, and great oak capstan bars took the place of the whaling gear. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
A motor whaleboat drew up to the landing stage, and two husky frogmen handed up a suited figure. The Wailing Octopus
But those in the number two whaleboat either had not been quick enough, or else a wave had caught them unawares. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
When the whaleboat lowered her sail and ran alongside, I saw that she was the king's new boat, and contained but two men. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
The crew were in a fix, in mid-ocean, a thousand miles from the nearest land and nothing but the frail whaleboat to save them. Bark Kathleen Sunk By A Whale
A pack of shaggy dogs, followed by three natives, came out and stared at the whaleboat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
"Mr. Sutherland," came the first lieutenant's voice, "clear away the starboard whaleboat." The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers
In the meantime the sailors in whaleboat number one were bending to their task, their boat drawing slowly toward the distressed ship. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
The men in these boats told me the following tale:—About daylight that morning the king's whaleboat, which was anchored in Utwé harbour, was found to be missing. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
Provisions were taken from her and the whaleboats strengthened. Bark Kathleen Sunk By A Whale
A whaleboat had been lowered and paddled under the shelter of the ship to the beach. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
The boat's crew sprang to their stations, the whaleboat was lowered to the rail, and as the Itasca lost her headway, the boat was neatly dropped in the water. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers
The whaleboat was the first to reach the lee side of the disabled schooner. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
He was the boat-steerer on board the Florentia one voyage, and steered in the pulling race for whaleboats at the regatta on anniversary day, which we won the year before last in Sydney harbour. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
“In plain United States, Mr. Dodd,” he returned, “a whaleboat, five ash sweeps, and a barrel of stinking pork.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)
Another followed from the revenue cutter's bow gun, and this burst in the whaleboats that lined the starboard rail. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
This is what had happened: Forty loyalists, under command of Captain Evan Thomas, had embarked from New York on whaleboats manned by Lieutenant Blanchard, of the British navy, and eighty armed seamen. Peggy Owen and Liberty
A rope shot over the whaleboat and was quickly made secure. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
The wind had freshened during the afternoon, and the rollers on the beach lifted the whaleboat as she came up to the landing rather higher than the ladies fancied. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
“And what will Captain Wicks be thinking of the whaleboat?” asked the Irishman. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)
Stirling saw the white sheen of a whaleboat being paddled out to the ship. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
We also got the wreckage of No. 4 whaleboat, and her gear, and some timbers, and a handy billy. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story
Slowly the whaleboat was pulled as close to the schooner as it was safe to go. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
It was one of the trader's whaleboats, manned by four Rotumah men and a native of Danger Island. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
And then, when everything had been said, and explained, and threatened, the whaleboat hoisted her anchor—a coral stone—and set a straight course for Tarawa. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
Before he had time to gauge the battle, Stirling heard the rush of men who were seeking safety behind the galley house and within the gloom of the whaleboats on the port side. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
A couple of moments later, Martin sat in the stern-sheets of a whaleboat. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story
In boarding the battleship with the rescued crew the whaleboat had been wrecked, as had its mate in starting out. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
"Good lads!" cried the Captain; "stand by, men, to lower away the whaleboat." A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
The whaleboat drew swiftly toward him as though to go beneath the bark on her way to the pass. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
A whaleboat was lowered, and ten minutes later the Russians returned from the wreck with a chronometer and a sextant. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
At last their whaleboat started for the beach. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story
I find that Davis did not return in either the whaleboat or the cutter. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
It came from the sea, and going to the door they saw the schooner's two whaleboats, packed as full of natives as they could carry, close in to the shore. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
He was given to playing the flute in the stern of an old whaleboat, which was drawn up near the station with a cocoanut shelter over it. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
The flare from this rocket brought out the rookeries and the whaleboats; the dead, skinned seals; the crouched figures of the crew ashore. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
But the wreck had happened a good many years ago, we could tell from the appearance of the whaleboat's remains, and if there had been any castaways, all signs of them had disappeared. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story
Turn out the coxswain of the second whaleboat. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
Saw a whaleboat, manned by islanders and steered by a white man, shoot through an opening in the reef opposite Flupata. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
A crowd of natives were straggling out to a whaleboat that was apparently being made ready for sea. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
A stout shout sounded from Marr, who was in the leading whaleboat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
I have a little beef, and biscuit, and the breaker from the wreck of the whaleboat. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story
The whaleboats are on the other side of the ship. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
I forgot my instructions, and my crew seemed equally excited at the Captain's danger, for, without being told, they ran the whaleboat ashore and we all jumped out. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
As the group hurried to meet the unexpected guests, two coastguardmen leaped from the big motor whaleboat and made it fast. The Electronic Mind Reader
They landed clumsily and staggered for the gloom of the whaleboats. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
We repaired the quarterboat with stuff from the whaleboat, and she is tight. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story
The whaleboats had not yet rounded the bow of the "Long Island." The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
Favored by an off-shore gale, the Advance escaped with the loss of a whaleboat, and emerged into the open sea near Cape York, known as the North Water. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
How they hauled whaleboats over a mountain, embarked at the lower end of Lake Champlain, rowed down the lake at night, and after hiding in the daytime, attacked the enemy's boats, and sunk them. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59
Three of them went to the falls of the starboard whaleboat and threw the lines from the cleats. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
Then, 'way up on the beach, and behind some big bowlders, we discovered the ribs of a whaleboat, a rust-eaten sheath-knife, and a board that contained part of a ship's name. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story
It was whaleboat number one from the battleship. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
Even the whaleboat is not so very safe a conveyance in the stormy Pacific of the wet season, but often he would be sent for in a canoe, and then the danger was great. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands
The whaleboat was launched but capsized soon afterwards, having been damaged by the explosion of the depth charges. World's War Events, Vol. II
Stirling crammed a palmful of tobacco into a cord-wrapped pipe, clutched the second mate's arm, and led him to the waist of the ship, where they stood beneath the shadow of the starboard whaleboat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
A man was sculling shoreward from a fishing schooner that lay at anchor off the docks; and a whaleboat crawled like a spider across the 15 harbor toward Fairhaven on the other side. All the Brothers Were Valiant
The whaleboat headed for the speck that the lookout had made out through his glass. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
A small whaleboat was towing astern of the vessel in case the wind should fall light and the ship drift in too close to the shore. "The Gallant, Good Riou", and Jack Renton 1901
We climbed on board this raft and upon looking around observed Doyle, chief boatswain's mate, and one other man in the whaleboat. World's War Events, Vol. II
A rude sled was devised from part of a whaleboat and rope-yarn splicings. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
He stepped to the rail, where the whaleboats hung, and called to Finch quietly: “Mr. Finch, step here.” All the Brothers Were Valiant
Willing hands quickly transferred Dan Davis and the two Hawaiians to the whaleboat. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
Karta and the beachcombers were leading in a whaleboat, which was being rowed very swiftly. The Brothers-In-Law: A Tale Of The Equatorial Islands; and The Brass Gun Of The Buccaneers 1901
The submarine was probably 100 yards distant from my whaleboat, and I heard no remarks from anyone on the submarine, although I observed three persons standing on top of conning tower. World's War Events, Vol. II
It might be possible to work to the west next summer in a whaleboat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
A few weeks after my arrival on the island I paid him a visit, sailing across the lagoon to his station in my whaleboat. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902
"There's the other whaleboat, sir," announced the lookout. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
Bass surveyed something like six hundred miles of the Australian coast in a whaleboat with a crew of six men! The Beginning Of The Sea Story Of Australia 1901
I then proceeded with the whaleboat and two dories searching through the wreckage to make sure that no survivors were left in the water. World's War Events, Vol. II
With a curse Chaplin rushed to the wheel, and in double-quick time the whaleboat was lowered and search was made. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896
He was quite nettled, and angrily asked me if I thought he could not take a whaleboat through a bit of surf as well as either Marama or myself. The Call Of The South 1908
Dan was permitted to stand up as the whaleboat drew up to the starboard gangway. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
In the morning a light breeze set in, and the whaleboat slipped over the sunlit sea like a snow-white bird, with the water bubbling and hissing under her clean-cut stem. Tessa 1901
Transferred some men from the whaleboat into these dories and proceeded to pick up other men from wreckage. World's War Events, Vol. II
Indeed, she had once heard her father and Sralik talking about going there in the whaleboat to sell turtle-shell to the white traders there. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896
Suddenly, we were chatting and smoking on the verandah, there came a thrilling cry from the crew of the whaleboat, lying on the beach fifty yards away. The Call Of The South 1908
We don't have to row in a common whaleboat or a cutter. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
In another two hours they were sailing down the lagoon in the old trader's whaleboat towards a place of safety, for Utiroa was, they knew, the only spot where a man-of-war would anchor. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898
We paddled to the whaleboat and embarked from the life raft. World's War Events, Vol. II
The skipper called out to lower the whaleboat, put four Rotumah boys in her, and then offered to accompany the supercargo. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896
He had not a single canoe he could spare, except very small ones, which would be useless in such weather, whereas my whaleboat would make nothing of it. The Call Of The South 1908
"Sam, is that you making all that noise?" questioned Dan Davis, from a whaleboat that had pulled alongside. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
The English officers sneered in derision at "the fleet of whaleboats." America First Patriotic Readings
Two hundred and eight men in four companies, under Captains Harmon, Moulton, and Brown, and Lieutenant Bean, set out from Fort Richmond in seventeen whaleboats on the eighth of August. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America
In ten or fifteen minutes the whaleboat was over the side awaiting me, manned by six of our native crew, all of whom were armed with Snider carbines and revolvers. Yorke The Adventurer
On hearing the horrid yells of the savages, the whaleboat was sent with ten men, who, with great exertions, saved two more of the crew. The Call Of The South 1908
Orders from the ship were to have the whaleboats take positions at the end of the course. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
The whaleboat dashed back just in time, and then rocked upon the waves as the dying whale rolled to and fro in his “flurry.” Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
On the beach you will find our two whaleboats, with some of the hands awaiting you. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler
The whaleboat, already hoisted out, lay alongside, and the shore-going party dropped into it. A Son Of The Sun
Before we reached it, a large whaleboat came off and put an Englishman on board, who introduced himself as the chief pilot of the place. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific
But the whaleboats should catch up with him in time to be on hand if he comes up with the others. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
There was no small whaleboat behind it, but a great, 195 ton bark, and this massive bulk the creature actually towed like a steam-tug towing a steamship. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
The two whaleboats were already on shore with some of the crew, and their nude, brown-skinned figures could be seen walking about on the beach, or gathering a last lot of coconuts for the voyage. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler
Whaleboat after whaleboat was being hurriedly manned and shoved off. A Son Of The Sun
“Here, take him off first,” he said; and the crew of the whaleboat lifted Tim on board. The Three Admirals
He had forgotten all about the whaleboats that had been sent for the men. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
The oars went in with unanimity and the boat shot back, for a whaleboat is as sharp at one end as it is at the other. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
At six o'clock in the morning Barry came ashore in the whaleboat, followed by the dinghy, which was to convey the prisoners on board. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler
The big plantation bell was ringing wildly as the German Resident ran down the beach, and he could see whaleboats hastily putting off from the schooner. A Son Of The Sun
“Will your whaleboats live in a sea like this?” asked Tom of the boatswain, who in his character as commanding officer was standing aft. The Three Admirals
"Dinghy, ahoy!" shouted the seaman who was standing braced in the bow of the whaleboat, scanning the waters ahead. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
In the boiling wake of the whaleboat I could see a dozen triangular fins—the fins of the real tiger shark of the tropics. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
On the main-hatch was Warner's whaleboat, and sitting around her were the savage crew, chewing betel-nut and expectorating the scarlet juice in every direction. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler
As the schooner went into the wind and backed her jib and staysail the whaleboat was swung out. A Son Of The Sun
He then saw that she was a whaleboat. The Three Admirals
In a few minutes the whaleboat had drawn up alongside. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
The whaleboat shot close up to the whale’s side. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
"I think, sir, that after dinner I had better take one of the whaleboats with four or five hands and two days' provisions, run down to the big island, and see what it is like." Edward Barry South Sea Pearler
The Fuatino men who had been towing in the whaleboat had cast off the line, dashed back through the passage, and were rowing wildly for the south shore. A Son Of The Sun
Mr Bowles was appointed to the command of the pinnace, and Mr Dashwood was ordered to take charge of the whaleboat gig, with six hands as his crew. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific
The oars hit the water as one, and the heavy, sharp-pointed whaleboat sprang away, taking a long leap over the waves with every powerful stroke of the oars. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
I would like to tell of this terrible incident as it seemed to my mates in the whaleboat; I presume they were aghast at my flight over the bow and disappearance. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
A letter, dated on the 12th, says, "We have just got, over land from Cape Cod, a large fleet of whaleboats," &c., &c. The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes
Captain Jensen stood up in the sternsheets of his whaleboat and denied the existence of pants on his schooner. A Son Of The Sun
The whaleboat gig, the smartest boat of the fleet, was manned, as already stated, by Mr Dashwood and six picked hands; she was to act as tender to the launch. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific
The whaleboat made fast to the drifting dinghy. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
We bent our backs to the struggle and the whaleboat shot ahead; but the maddened cow-whale came on, as big as a brick warehouse, and bent on running us under! Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
But an hour passed before the first whaleboat with its load of red uniforms pushed its way into sight through the forest screen. Fort Amity
The Valetta led, the whaleboat towing her manned by captured Fuatino men. A Son Of The Sun
A few days later four hundred English in whaleboats attempted the mad project of attacking the Island Battery at the harbor entrance. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
No; but I see the whaleboat putting off for it. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
A bad whale can do a lot of damage besides smashing whaleboats. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
Dominique and Bateese steered the two leading whaleboats, setting the course for the rest as they had set it all the way down from Fort Amitié. Fort Amity
With the two whaleboats out and towing, and with Carl-sen heaving the lead, the Kittiwake sluggishly entered a deep and narrow indentation. A Son Of The Sun
By May, Church had sailed from Boston with six hundred men on two frigates and half a hundred whaleboats, on vengeance bent. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
The whaleboat made fast a rope to the torpedo, and then the steamer, taking the smaller boat in tow, headed for the ship, towing the monster in their wake. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
There was a mighty rush of waters, like a cataract; the whaleboat was flung aside, and 182Ben Gibson shot over the bow and fell right into the open mouth of the whale! Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers
So they eyed him, while still the flotilla increased against the far background and came on—whaleboats, gunboats, bateaux, canoes; and still in the lessening interval along the waterway the birds sang. Fort Amity
He was in the main cabin, checking off the list of goods being landed in the whaleboats, when Koho limped down the com-panionway and took a seat opposite him at the table. A Son Of The Sun
The destroyer Defender, having sunk a German, had lowered a whaleboat to pick up survivors, when she was chased by a big German cruiser. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
Dan wig-wagged to one of the whaleboats, asking them to row in and make fast to the torpedo, for his own boat could get in no further. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
He seemed suddenly endowed with a new faith concerning the trip in the whaleboat and succeeded in imparting some of his enthusiasm to his wife. Where the Sun Swings North
The whaleboat containing Holliday was now right under the ship's bows. The Man Who Rocked the Earth
I want you to drop me in a whaleboat as you go by. A Son Of The Sun
"It is something like a whaleboat, but it isn't one." Fighting for the Right
The whaleboat made fast to the torpedo very quickly; then one of the steamers towed the huge projectile back to the ship, where it was hoisted aboard. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
After the last good-bye had been said, Ellen, Jean and Loll stood on the beach below the cabin watching the little whaleboat riding the long, gentle swells just outside the line of breakers. Where the Sun Swings North
The whaleboat was borne to a spot indicated by the lieutenant, and left as it had been taken from the surf. A Victorious Union
The Wonder filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach. A Son Of The Sun
"It is like a whaleboat, though it differs from one in some respects," added the commander. Fighting for the Right
While all this was going on a whaleboat had run alongside the motor boat and had taken off the two men who had been left on her. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers
Gold had no more value than sand on Kon Klayu, unless the adventurers were rescued, and the whaleboat meant at least a chance of rescue, provided it could be made tight enough to float. Where the Sun Swings North
The men who were to go to the shore had all been instructed, and at precisely ten o'clock they were seated in the whaleboat, with Mr. Graines in the stern sheets. A Victorious Union
And stand by with the whaleboats to tow. A Son Of The Sun
Five minutes later the members of the syndicate, accompanied by the captives, climbed into the whaleboat and shoved off, leaving the Maggie II in charge of the mate. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
A few days later, two exhausted, half-starved men pulled a whaleboat up to the steps of the wharf at Cadiz, where they told some lies and sold their boat. Great Sea Stories
Ellen, in her first joy over the discovery of the whaleboat, had joined eagerly in the plans which the three men discussed at the cabin. Where the Sun Swings North
We didn't feel too much to hum after we lost our wages, and we done took a whaleboat and came ashore here, with only one bottle of whiskey atween us. A Victorious Union
With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach. A Son Of The Sun
There's a fair anchorage inside the reef, but it takes a good man to land through the surf at high tide in a whaleboat. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
Ships' boats of all kinds were massed together close inshore: gigs and pinnaces, lean whaleboats, squat dinghys, even high-sided ocean lifeboats with their sombre broad belts of ribbed cork. Great Sea Stories
The next instant she was aware that the three men were sitting on the other side of the whaleboat, resting probably. Where the Sun Swings North
Your name is Mr. Balker, the mate of the Rattler, the blockade-runner from which we escaped in a whaleboat. A Victorious Union
In the late afternoon of the second day Grief ordered a whaleboat into the water. A Son Of The Sun
We cleared away both whaleboats and landed the brotherhood on the island, where there was a wharf an' a big tradin' station. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
Ships' boats of all kinds were massed together close inshore: gigs and pinnaces, lean whaleboats, squat dinghys, even high-sided ocean lifeboats with their sombre broad belts of ribbed cork. Great Sea Stories
In the maw of the surf inside the Point a whaleboat was churning. Where the Sun Swings North
The watch on deck had been ordered to the forecastle, so that they need not too closely observe the crew of the whaleboat. A Victorious Union
He shut off the electric light, picked up the bundle of books, carefully latched the front door, and went down to the waiting whaleboat. A Son Of The Sun
So, to make a long story short, we picks up a crew of half a dozen black boys, pulls the two whaleboats back to the ship, ups hook and sails away on our legitimate business. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
Christy selected a large whaleboat for the service in which he was to be employed, and he had his own reasons for the choice he made. Within The Enemy's Lines
The whaleboat, repaired and recalked, was launched and brought down to the beach before the cabin. Where the Sun Swings North
I hardly know which more roused my amazement and admiration—the behaviour of the men or the behaviour of the whaleboat. We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys
Him the chief of the two chief men, the Big Devil, shot once in his whaleboat, and twice when he tried to crawl up the sand of the beach. A Son Of The Sun
"Clear away the big whaleboat with two men to pull us ashore," said Mr. Gibney to the mate. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
"East by south, sir," replied Beeks, as he put the whaleboat on the required course. Within The Enemy's Lines
The captain was just about to cut the tow-line that still bound the trader's whaleboat to the stern of the Silver Fox, when suddenly volumes of black smoke came pouring out of the cabin. Where the Sun Swings North
We turned our heads, for a voice rang from the look-out— “Man overboard from the whaleboat!” We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys
A whaleboat came alongside, and a man climbed over the rail. A Son Of The Sun
His swimming senses rallied a moment, and he discovered that he was lying in the bottom of a whaleboat. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
They were too far from shore to trust a motor boat; and to use one of the big whaleboats under sail would take too long. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats
That he finally got the trader into the whaleboat and escaped the burning vessel while the crew departed in their own small boat was evident. Where the Sun Swings North
At such glimpses an inarticulate murmur ran through our midst, but for the most part we, who were only watching, were silent till the whaleboat was fairly alongside of the object of her gallant expedition. We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys
The schooner, moving slowly, jerk by jerk, as the men pulled in the whaleboat, was almost directly beneath. A Son Of The Sun
The whaleboat put in alongside of the "Benson," and the foreman with two of his men came aboard. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep
After discharging the sheep the brig proceeded to Gellibrand's Point, and as Captain Whiting wanted to go up to Melbourne, the men pulled him up the Yarra in their whaleboat. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
It was impossible to see the whaleboat now because of the barrier reefs. Where the Sun Swings North
I was vexed, as I would have given anything to have helped to welcome the whaleboat back. We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys
The Huahine women, laughing and giggling, were holding on to the sides of the whaleboat which had done the towing. A Son Of The Sun
Then the whaleboat continued on over to the "Hastings," where Eph and his companions were taken off and the remaining three workmen from the home yard left aboard as guards. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep
When the whaleboat grounded, there was not one of them to be seen. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
She knew now that while it was in her power to prevent it she could never allow her men to put to sea in the unseaworthy whaleboat. Where the Sun Swings North
The sledge bearing the whaleboat topped the hummock. A Man's Woman
"What time shall I send the whaleboat for you?" A Son Of The Sun
Two of the workmen, in an old whaleboat, waited to row the party out to the "Hastings." The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep
He then fastened one end of the line to the whaleboat, shoved off, and sprang inside. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
Tomorrow, if the wind held favorable and all went well, Ellen and Jean assured each other repeatedly, the whaleboat would reach Katleean, and in two more days a ship might come for them. Where the Sun Swings North
But the oars and mast and the pole of the tent were had from the whaleboat, and little by little they ferried themselves across. A Man's Woman
Alcohol, stearine, and broken wood from a whaleboat and barrels, were all employed. American Merchant Ships and Sailors
There was a line fast to the harpoon, which was coiled in a tub standing in the whaleboat. Stories of American Life and Adventure
The two fishermen had taken no part in the naval operations, and when the whaleboat returned with its train of canoes like the tail of a kite, Davy administered a sharp reprimand. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
She must make it so urgent that he would come at once before the whaleboat was launched again. Where the Sun Swings North
The whaleboat and the number two cutter were the only boats now left to the expedition. A Man's Woman
Driven to desperation, they seized upon a whaleboat; by threats pressed four boatmen into their service, and actually compelled them to work the boat across Bass's Straits to the opposite shores of Victoria. A Source Book of Australian History
Near by was a French armed brig, the "Ottawa," with ten cannon and a hundred men, threatening destruction to Amherst's bateaux and whaleboats. Montcalm and Wolfe
He brought with him a number of men and women, chiefly Highlanders, who were landed by Davy in his whaleboat. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
Wonderful as it was, the discovery of the gold took second place with the finding of the whaleboat. Where the Sun Swings North
The night was bitter hard for the occupants of the whaleboat. A Man's Woman
Mr. Bass had been returned a fortnight from his expedition in the whaleboat; and he communicated all his notes and observations to be added to my chart. A Source Book of Australian History
The remains of burnt bateaux and whaleboats were scattered along the shore. Montcalm and Wolfe
He engaged Davy and his whaleboat for a cruise in Port Albert waters and McMillan, Sheridan, and Loughnan were of the party. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
It was slow work putting the old and battered whaleboat in repair. Where the Sun Swings North
Shaping their course to landward once more, the boats kept company, and by the middle of the afternoon Bennett and the crew of the whaleboat successfully landed upon a bleak, desolate, and wind-scourged coast. A Man's Woman
While our whaleboat shot across the Bordelaise Channel pursued by a brisk breeze, Ugh! a wisp of a man of fifty, held the helm. White Shadows in the South Seas
Colonel Jonathan Bagley commanded at Fort William Henry, where gangs of men were busied under his eye in building three sloops and making several hundred whaleboats to carry the army of Ticonderoga. Montcalm and Wolfe
Pointing to his whaleboat on the beach, "There's the ship I came here in from Melbourne, and that's the ship I shall go back in, and you daren't hinder me." The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
The whaleboat went ashore and brought back two bags of precious missives, with the sad news that eight bags had been sent on a despatch boat to the "Yankee" at Santiago. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"
The lashings were taken off, and the loads, including the great, cumbersome whaleboat itself, carried over the hummock by hand. A Man's Woman
The whaleboat slid up to a rocky ledge, and my luggage and I were put ashore. White Shadows in the South Seas
In October Rogers was passing with twenty men in two whaleboats through the seeming solitude of the Narrows when a voice called to them out of the woods. Montcalm and Wolfe
Davy shipped a crew of six men, and started in his whaleboat for the island; but the wind was blowing hard from the west, and they did not arrive at the island until next day. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
"Cutlets" went over in a whaleboat, with a prize crew of six men. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"
Then came the turn of number two, loaded with the provisions and whaleboat. A Man's Woman
Dried-up Stream! was voyaging toward Vait-hua in a whaleboat, I offered him ten francs and two litres of rum to take me. White Shadows in the South Seas
Rogers and his men set out in whaleboats, and, eluding the French armed vessels, then in full activity, came, on the tenth day, to Missisquoi Bay, at the north end of Lake Champlain. Montcalm and Wolfe
The whaleboat anchored off Portsea, but the men did not land for fear of the blacks. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
Shortly after supper the "Yankee's" whaleboat was called away and sent to the flagship, returning an hour later with sealed orders from the admiral. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"
She was already out of hailing distance; but Bennett, who was at the whaleboat's tiller, in the instant's glance that he dared to shoot behind him saw with satisfaction that Ferriss had followed his example. A Man's Woman
Hardly had the arrangement been made, when a whaleboat rowed by Marquesans followed in the wake of the canoe, and a tall, rangy Frenchman climbed aboard the Morning Star. White Shadows in the South Seas
There were nine hundred bateaux, a hundred and thirty-five whaleboats, and a large number of heavy flatboats carrying the artillery. Montcalm and Wolfe
When the whaleboat came near the brig to ask for water, two or three muskets were levelled at the men over the bulwarks, and they were told to keep off, or they would be shot. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
The whaleboat returned to the ship when the watch on deck had just been piped to supper. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"
Its body, in fact, might be roughly compared to the form of a double-ended whaleboat. The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone
Then jumping up into the whaleboat which hung in davits on the starboard quarter he waited for the sharks to appear, and the mate and I leant over the side and watched. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories
On the twenty-second of August his fleet of whaleboats and bateaux pushed out on Lake Ontario; and, three days after, landed near the French fort. Montcalm and Wolfe
The whaleboat reached Port Philip on January 3rd, 1838, having got through the Rip on the night of the 2nd. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
Directly after dinner, the "Yankee's" first cutter and the second whaleboat were ordered away, manned and armed. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"
Got the whaleboat and crew ready to start at daylight for Shelburne Bay. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2
Through stress of weather we had frequently to make a dash for shelter, towing our sole whaleboat, to one of the many tidal rivers on the coast between Sydney and Gabo Island. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories
My party, including Lieutenant Gore and Messrs. Forsyth and Dring, left the ship with the gig and the other whaleboat on the evening of the day we returned from the Flinders. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea
They had been picked up in Melbourne by Captain Davy, who had brought them to Port Albert in his whaleboat. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
These people exhibited more curiosity than I had before noticed in the Aborigines, as I was able to induce them to visit the whaleboat that was on shore close by. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
I took the five-oared whaleboat, and the second officer, accompanied by Captain Elliott, went in the small boat, both well armed and manned. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2
We accordingly prepared the whaleboats to proceed up the Kawakawa river; and, as I had never been there before, the present afforded an excellent opportunity for exploring that picturesque spot. A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827
Life-boats are usually of the whaleboat type, with copper air-tight tanks along the side beneath the thwarts, and in the ends. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
On that night, the mate, the supercargo, the Polish Jew, and four native divers sneaked away in the large whaleboat. Stories from Everybody's Magazine
The whaleboat fared better; being lighter she was the sooner afloat, and besides her buoyant bow was the better able to receive and resist the shock. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
I left in the whaleboat for the schooner--the small boat employed watering. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2
We proceeded to Te Puna in two whaleboats: it was a most delightful trip, the scenery being strikingly beautiful. A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827
In thirty strokes the whaleboat's nose was touching her quarter. The Blue Lagoon: a romance
Then the Hall came, and the whaleboat carried him on board.  Island Nights' Entertainments
Reliance, while on a whaleboat cruise from Sydney, discovered the strait which bears his name. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
All night fresh breeze and squally, at daylight rather more moderate, at half-past six despatched the whaleboat, fully manned and armed and provisioned for two days, and Jackey and his two companions. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2
On either side of the entrance were the two sailboats that he and Dan used in summer and to the rear was the old-fashioned whaleboat with which they did their deep fishing. The Inn at the Red Oak
"Them ten whaleboats would not move so fast unless they were better manned than common." The Spy
On April 9, 1914, a paymaster of the United States steamship Dolphin landed at the Iturbide bridge at Tampico with a whaleboat and boat's crew to obtain supplies needed aboard the Dolphin. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him
The sealers on New Year Island had a large whaleboat, which I was somewhat puzzled to know how they managed, there being but one man among them. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
I therefore considered all that we could do would be to thoroughly examine the coast with the whaleboat, close in shore, and the brig as near as she prudently could approach. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2
Fired a gun as a signal to the Commodore; observed a boat under sail a considerable distance from us in a westerly direction which I fancied was Captain Flinders in his whaleboat examining the harbour. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant
"Aye," added his comrade dryly, "I'm thinking Captain Lawton will count the noses of what are left before they see their whaleboats." The Spy
Thistle had been one of Bass's crew in the whaleboat; he had been on the Norfolk when Van Diemen's Land was circumnavigated; and he had taken part in the cruise to Moreton Bay. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
Our observations were made on the south point of Lagoon Bay, where we found a whaleboat belonging to a party of sealers just arrived with birds' feathers and skins for the Launceston market. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
Bass's whaleboat survey of the coast to the southward. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
This time, however, unlike the craft that had accompanied previous exploring parties, the whaleboat was destined to be immortalised in Australian history. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work
So Carleton, having ordered Prescott, his second-in-command, not to surrender the flotilla before the last possible moment, arranged for his own escape in a whaleboat. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton
Le Naturaliste spent some time in Westernport, making a survey of it, and discovering the second island, which Bass had missed on his whaleboat cruise. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
We landed in a whaleboat, and were hoisted up a rude pier which was crowded, for what the arrival of the Australian mail-steamer is to Honolulu, the coming of the Kilauea is to Hilo.  The Hawaiian Archipelago
Clayton, the carpenter, was at once set to work upon the boat, or boats, for a tree was felled, a sawpit rigged up, and a small boat half the size of the whaleboat built. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
In a week the whaleboat was put together, and a small skiff also built. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work
I was much amused on going ashore in the Administrator's whaleboat, he being an old acquaintance from the Co. Here, There and Everywhere
He had been with Mr. Bass in his perilous expedition in the whaleboat, and with me in the voyage round Van Diemen's Land, and in the succeeding expedition to Glass House and Hervey's Bays. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
Then a whaleboat came off, rowed by eight young men in white linen suits and white straw hats, with wreaths of carmine-coloured flowers round both hats and throats.  The Hawaiian Archipelago
Here, at Disaster Bay, Stokes was sent in command of the whaleboat and yawl, to inspect the coast ahead, whilst the survey of the bay proceeded. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
But the whaleboat of the 'Tutanekai' was so dexterously handled by the boatswain that most of our stores were landed during the day. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
When George Bass was returning to Sydney in February, 1798, at the end of that wonderful cruise in a whaleboat which had led to the discovery of Westernport, he was becalmed off Botany Bay. Laperouse
It was not until the following day, April 27th, that he found he was not in the port which his friend had discovered in the whaleboat. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
Two hundred men were chosen for the undertaking, and on the 13th of September the party, in fifteen whaleboats, started up the St. Lawrence for Detroit. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond
All whaleboats carry certain curious contrivances, originally invented by the Nantucket Indians, called druggs. Moby Dick, or, the whale
A small sandy beach barred the inlet, and the whaleboat was directed towards it. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
We were off early the next morning, we four white men and most of the police going in the two whaleboats, while the rest walked along the shore. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines
It has been stated that the name was given to commemorate William Wilson, one of the whaleboat crew, who "jumped ashore first." The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
Late in November, Rogers and his men in their whaleboats appeared before the little palisaded town of Detroit. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond
Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whaleboat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale
"But to get near it," the commander went on, "I'd have to put a whaleboat at your disposal?" Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
We resumed our homeward journey in the whaleboat early the following morning. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines
During the absence of Bass in the whaleboat, the repairing of the Reliance was finished, and in February, 1798, Flinders was able to carry out a bit of exploration on his own account. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
But we made the whaleboat, and as we shoved off through the surf we could hear the horses coming down the hill from Kalaupapa. The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
But a dory an' craft an' gear"—Dan spoke as though she were a whaleboat—"costs a heap. Captains Courageous
At night a picked crew of daring fellows set off for her in a whaleboat. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American
On the beach, that night at Tulagi, vainly wondering what had become of the whaleboat, Michael had met the squat, thick, hair-grizzled ship’s steward.  Michael, Brother of Jerry
Flinders arrived in Sydney in the Francis about a fortnight after Bass returned in the whaleboat. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
The pinnace was then manned, and two of the partners, Mr. David Stuart and Mr. M'Kay, set off in the hope of learning something of the fate of the whaleboat. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains
You see, he took four of his boat's crew to Tulagi to be flogged—officially, you know—then started back with them in the whaleboat. South Sea Tales
He shouted Borckman to come aft and haul in the whaleboat, while he hurried below for his electric torch and a boat compass. Jerry of the Islands
"In plain United States, Mr. Dodd," he returned, "a whaleboat, five ash sweeps, and a barrel of stinking pork." The Wrecker
The crew of the whaleboat gave them such articles of clothing as they could spare. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
At one o'clock, P.M., therefore, Fox and his comrades set off in the whaleboat, which is represented as small in size, and crazy in condition. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains
Shortly after dawn on January 18th the prow of the whaleboat was "very reluctantly" turned ocean-wards for the home journey. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
The whaleboat, manned with six of the boat’s crew, was drawn alongside, and the fifteen Su’u boys and their boxes were loaded in.  Jerry of the Islands
"And what will Captain Wicks be thinking of the whaleboat?" asked the Irishman. The Wrecker
And at the back lay a land of mystery, almost as tenantless as the moon herself, but to be the future home of prosperous thousands of the same race as the men in the whaleboat. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
One of the return boys, in the bow of the whaleboat, made the peace sign with his palm extended outward and weaponless, and began to chirp in the unknown Su’u dialect.  Jerry of the Islands
“You recollect, down to the south’ard last year, a chap named Hawkins was lost in his whaleboat running the Arli Passage?” Jerry of the Islands
The whaleboat was not necessary to put the Langa-Langa return boys ashore.  Jerry of the Islands
Not from any sailor in whaleboat or launch could he accept, or would he be offered, a bit of biscuit or an invitation to go ashore for a run.  Jerry of the Islands
When the French were at Port Jackson in 1802, the whaleboat was lying beached on the foreshore, and was preserved, says Peron, with a kind of "religious respect." The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
At the last moment Captain Kellar had caught Michael up, tucked him under an arm, and with him dropped into the, sternsheets of his whaleboat. Jerry of the Islands
Daylight saw the Arangi under way, her sails drooping heavily in the dead air while the boat’s crew toiled at the oars of the whaleboat to tow her out through the narrow entrance.  Jerry of the Islands
When the whaleboat was alongside, he descended into it first, superiorly, then invited Nau-hau to accompany him. Jerry of the Islands
Returned to Buli Plantation to finish his labour service, he had contrived to kill the owner in the manager’s absence and to escape in a whaleboat. Jerry of the Islands
The voyage in the whaleboat had not proved the strait. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
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