page_title: Montagu whaler
hierarchical_section_title: Montagu whaler
caption_attribution_description: English: The Montagu whaler was the standard seaboat on many Royal Navy warships. A seaboat was kept ready for use at a moments notice when at sea. In this picture, the whaler is being manned with a boarding party going to inspect a neutral ship to check that she is not carrying anything that would contravene her neutrality. This is one of a series of photos of this boarding activity taken from HMS Sheffield on 20 Oct 1941
context_page_description: The Montagu whaler was the standard seaboat of the Royal Navy between 1910- 1970, it was a clinker built 27 by 6 feet open boat, which could be pulled by oars or powered by sail. It was double-ended; having a pointed stem and stern. The design of this naval whaler, was proposed by retired Rear Admiral The Honourable Victor Alexander Montagu in 1890 to replace a variety of smaller craft with one single, versatile craft.
  They were in use with the Royal Navy - and associated commonwealth navies such as the Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy - until the 1960s. They were used for service, training and recreation, whaler races were organised between ships and ports; minor royalty often handed out the trophies. After service, some were passed on to other groups, including the Sea Cadets.
  The whaler was later fitted with outboard motors, and a less successful derivative had an in-board petrol motor. When rowed, it had had five oarsmen and a coxwain; in all it could carry 27 men.
context_section_description: The Montagu whaler was the standard seaboat of the Royal Navy between 1910- 1970, it was a clinker built 27 by 6 feet (8.2 m × 1.8 m) open boat, which could be pulled by oars or powered by sail. It was double-ended; having a pointed stem and stern. The design of this naval whaler, was proposed by retired Rear Admiral The Honourable Victor Alexander Montagu in 1890 to replace a variety of smaller craft with one single, versatile craft.
  They were in use with the Royal Navy - and associated commonwealth navies such as the Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy - until the 1960s. They were used for service, training and recreation, whaler races were organised between ships and ports; minor royalty often handed out the trophies. After service, some were passed on to other groups, including the Sea Cadets.
  The whaler was later fitted with outboard motors, and a less successful derivative had an in-board petrol motor. When rowed, it had had five oarsmen and a coxwain; in all it could carry 27 men.
caption: A Montagu whaler being manned with an armed boarding party going to check a neutral vessel stopped at sea. October 1941
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