Battleships in the whaling war

Esperanza (Greenpeace); Captain: Frank Kamp; Length: 72.3m; Displacement: 2076 BRT; Crew: 33; Speed: 15k; Built: 1984; Registration: Netherlands. (Info & Picture / Greenpeace)

Six Japanese whaling ships are to kill up to 900 minke whales in the Antarctic whale sanctuary between November 8, 2005 and mid-April 2006.

Opposing them are two ships from the Greenpeace Foundation, and one from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Click on "more pictures" above for photos and information about the ships. Click on links below for virtual tours of the Greenpeace ships.