A whaling voyage was a perilous, multi-year sea expedition to hunt whales for oil, baleen, and ambergris. Crews endured harsh conditions to extract these valuable commodities. The primary beneficiaries were ship owners and investors, who profited from supplying lamp fuel, lubricants, and materials for corsets and tools to industrializing markets.
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