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Whaler
Specialized ship designed for whaling / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the profession, see Whaling.
For other uses, see Whaler (disambiguation).
A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales.
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