Title:
A forgotten sea tragedy: loss of the whaleship Essex
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
whaling
whales, sperm
Essex (whaleship)
whales, sperm
Essex (whaleship)
Object ID:
Kim06-036
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
November 16, 1995
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
The whaleship, Essex, was sunk by two butts of an 85 foot sperm whale determined to kill its enemy. There is much more about this incident in this story.
People:
Stackpole, Edouard A.
Cutler, Carl C.
Chase. Owen (1821)
Melville, Herman
Pollard, George, Jr. (Capt)
Joy, Matthew (1821)
Cutler, Carl C.
Chase. Owen (1821)
Melville, Herman
Pollard, George, Jr. (Capt)
Joy, Matthew (1821)
Search Terms:
Munson Institute
Inquierer and Mirror (newspaper)
Nantucket Historical Society
Peter Foulger Museum
Whalea and Destiny (book)
Inquierer and Mirror (newspaper)
Nantucket Historical Society
Peter Foulger Museum
Whalea and Destiny (book)