American Pacific Whaling Company facts for kids

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The American Pacific Whaling Company was a business that hunted whales in the early 1900s. Their ships sailed in the North Pacific Ocean. During the winter, they stayed in Meydenbauer Bay, which is now part of Bellevue, Washington.

The company started in Seattle around 1911. Later, in 1918, it might have changed its name to North Pacific Sea Products. This happened when a Canadian company, Consolidated Whaling Company, took it over. In 1919, the main office of the company moved to Bellevue.

The American Pacific Whaling Company also had a special place called a whaling station. This station was in Bay City, on Grays Harbor. It was open from 1910 to 1925. At this station, they would process many whales, sometimes up to 300 a year. These included sperm, humpback, and finback whales.

Whaling Ships

The company used special ships called whale catchers. These ships were designed to find and catch whales. Here are some of the ships that were part of their fleet:

Aberdeen, built in 1912
Moran, built in 1911
Paterson, built in 1911
Westport, built in 1912

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