Could the Germans have become more heavily involved in whaling in the 1930s and if they had what would have been the consequences .
Would the whaling fleets have been the equivalent of the gliding schools and given Germany chance to train more sailors ?
Could they have stockpiled whale meat and oil to help when shortages came in war or would their not have been enough to be significant .
Could the whaling ships have been converted into something useful for example whale catchers as escorts . I suspect yes given flower class . Factory ships as tankers or other auxiliaries .
Would the whaling fleets have been the equivalent of the gliding schools and given Germany chance to train more sailors ?
Could they have stockpiled whale meat and oil to help when shortages came in war or would their not have been enough to be significant .
Could the whaling ships have been converted into something useful for example whale catchers as escorts . I suspect yes given flower class . Factory ships as tankers or other auxiliaries .