Henrik Johan Bull

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In 1893, Norwegian whaling captain Svend Foyn agreed to financially support an Antarctica expedition led by Henryk Bull in search of Right Whales.

Svend Foyn was a businessman who patented the grenade-harpoon gun which was to be used for whaling.

The ship provided by Svend Foyn was named the Antarctic was used for the expedition.

It was and was equipped with eleven harpoon guns, an arsenal of explosives, eight whaleboats and thirty-one men.

The crew was captained by Leonard Kristensen and included Carsten Borchgrevink, who later lead the Southern Cross Expedition to Antarctica.