Boatsteerer

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title: Boatsteerer
text: A boatsteerer was a position on a nineteenth-century whaleship. One of the most responsible members of the crew, a boatsteerer's duty was to pull the forward oar of a whaleboat until reaching within striking distance of a whale. He would then harpoon the whale with an iron while the boat-handler (mate) guided the boat.
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original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatsteerer
date created: 2008-08-13T19:45:10Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T22:14:37Z
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