Whaler's Monument

Whaler's Monument, also known as The Whaling Monument, is a rotating bronze memorial statue situated by the harbor in Sandefjord, Norway. It is located at the end of Jernbanealleen, which is the main street in town.The monument was created by Norwegian sculptor Knut Steen for which he won a competition in which more than one hundred sculptors had competed.

A commission was granted to Knut Steen in 1953. The work took seven years to complete. It was first unveiled in 1960 and has become one of his most widely recognized works of sculpture.It features an elegant, fishing boat raised by a whale fin. It depicts four stylized figures of whalers with oars in an open boat, with harpoons ready and water spraying.