Samuel Enderby & Sons
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Samuel Enderby & Sons was a whaling and sealing company based in London, England, founded circa 1775 by Samuel Enderby (1717–1797).[1] The company was significant in the history of whaling in the United Kingdom, not least for encouraging their captains to combine exploration with their business activities, and sponsored several of the earliest expeditions to the subantarctic, Southern Ocean and Antarctica itself.
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Founded | 1776; 248 years ago (1776) |
Founder | Samuel Enderby |
Defunct | 1854 (1854) |
Fate | Liquidation |
Headquarters | , England |
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