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   Essex was an American whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799. On November 20, 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard Jr., the ship was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale.

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   In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is a book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the loss of the whaler Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. The book was published by Viking Press on May 8, 2000, and won the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

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   What happened to the whaleship Essex?

   • The tragedy of the whaleship Essex left horrifying scars on the minds and bodies of the men who survived but helped weave a tale that would be immortalized in literature. Chasing the riches promised by the whale hunting industry, the Essex departed Nantucket in 1820.

   Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick

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   Was the Essex Sunk by a whale?

   • Camden Public Library The Essex, the ship Moby-Dick is based on, was sunk by a vengeful whale. In 1820, a whale rammed into an American whale-hunting ship in the South Pacific. It was the first time in American history that a whaling ship was assaulted by its prey in what seemed like a calculated attack.

   The Whaleship Essex Disaster And The True Story Behind 'Moby Dick'

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   How big was Essex a whaling ship?

   • At only 88 feet (27 m) in length, and measuring about 239 tons burthen, Essex was small for a whaling ship. She was equipped with five whaleboats, each about 28 ft (8.5 m) in length. Essex set sail with a crew of twenty-one men.

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   What is the story behind the shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex?

   • The Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex told the story in all its grisly detail. A young whaler named Herman Melville met Chase’s son, William Henry Chase, on a voyage to the Pacific. Young Chase offered the curious whaler a copy of his father’s book.

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4. www.thecollector.com › whaleship-essex-story-moby-dickWhaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick

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   Sep 12, 2023 · Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick. The tragedy of the whaleship Essex left horrifying scars on the minds and bodies of the men who survived but helped weave a tale that would be immortalized in literature. Sep 12, 2023 • By Kassandre Dwyer, M.Ed History.

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   HISTORY. The True-Life Horror That Inspired ‘Moby-Dick’. The whaler Essex was indeed sunk by a whale—and that’s only the beginning. Gilbert King. March 1, 2013. An illustration of Moby Dick...

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   Dec 28, 2015 · In 1819, the whale-ship Essex set sail from Nantucket. A year into the voyage, 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) west of South America, a pod of whales was sighted by the lookout. The...

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   Essex, U.S. whaling ship that was rammed by a sperm whale in 1820 and later sank. All 20 crew members initially survived, but only 8 were rescued, following an arduous journey that devolved into cannibalism. The sinking inspired the climactic scene in Herman Melville ’s Moby Dick (1851).

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   Nov 2, 2020 · Updated February 27, 2024. After the whaleship "Essex" was sunk by a vengeful sperm whale, its crew was left on the high seas for 90 days — causing them to resort to cannibalism. Camden Public Library The Essex, the ship Moby-Dick is based on, was sunk by a vengeful whale.