The war cut into whaling temporarily .
Only 105 whaling ships returned to sea in 1866 , the first full year of peace , and that number dwindled until only 39 American ships set out to hunt whales in 1876 .
The war cut into whaling temporarily , but only 105 whaling ships returned to sea in 1866 , the first full year of peace , and that number dwindled until only 39 American ships set out to hunt whales in 1876 .