On February 16, 1856, George P. Tebbets, the third mayor of San Diego, killed a right whale off the coast of Oceanside. In the course of his efforts to profit off some 28 tons of …
July 28, 2021
Harpoons were fired from swiveling guns mounted on the boat, causing the whale to submerge and make a direct course for the open ocean, dragging the boat behind it. Eventually, it would tire and come to the surface to breathe, and the crew would haul it in close enough to fire bomb lances.
Posted July 28, 2021
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