whaler

Before the whaler got back, an enemy's cruiser came up and chased the Defender, which thus had to abandon its small boat.

What does the whaler do when she meets another whaler in any sort of decent weather?

Her father, a deserter from a whaler, had acquired such influence with the natives that they made him a war chief.

"Hindy" disappeared again during the next hour of waiting, and even had to be sent for when the whaler finally did arrive.