Complex sentence: In 1904 the "Viking" was purchased by the Bowring Brothers of St. John's for the sealing industry and placed under the command of Captain William Bartlett, father of Captain Bob Bartlett, where William master of her until 1923.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1904 the "Viking" was purchased by the Bowring Brothers of St. John's for the sealing industry. She was placed under the command of Captain William Bartlett, father of Captain Bob Bartlett, where William remained master of her until 1923.