Essex was an American whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799.In 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.Thousands of miles from the coast of South America with little food and water, the 20-man crew was forced to make for land in the …

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1799 Verbleib Nov. 1820 durch Wal gesunken Schiffsmaße und Besatzung Länge: 26,7 m . Breite: 7,3 m Tiefgang: max. 3,8 m Besatzung 21 Mann Takelung und Rigg Takelung Bark: Anzahl Masten: 3 Die Essex war ein amerikanisches ... In The Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Viking Penguin, New York 2000, ISBN 0-670-89157-6 ...

La Essex fu una baleniera americana di Nantucket, nel Massachusetts, che nel 1820 fu attaccata e affondata da un capodoglio mentre navigava nell'Oceano Pacifico.L'equipaggio di 20 uomini fu costretto a percorrere un lungo tratto di mare a bordo delle scialuppe di salvataggio con poco cibo e acqua, costretti a ricorrere al cannibalismo per sopravvivere. . Solo otto marinai, tra i quali il ...

Owen Chase (October 7, 1797 – March 7, 1869) was first mate of the whaler Essex, which a sperm whale rammed and sank on 20 November 1820. Chase wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex.This book, published in 1821, would inspire Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick.Chase was born in …

10 December 1799: 1801–1850. Name Death Distinction Date ended Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès: 20 June 1836 (aged 88) Last member of the French Consulate: 18 May 1804 ... Last survivor of the sinking of the whaleship Essex: 20 November 1820 Joaquim José de Sousa Breves: 30 September 1889 (aged 85) Last witness of the Cry of Ipiranga: 7 September ...

Nicholas Woodcock spent sixteen months in the "gatehouse and tower" for piloting the first Spanish whaleship to Spitsbergen in 1612. Sir Thomas Overbury was imprisoned in the Tower by King James I on 22 April 1613. He died on 15 September 1613 after being poisoned, and his murder resulted in one of the biggest scandals of the era.

The 1820s (pronounced "eighteen-twenties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1820, and ended on December 31, 1829.. It saw the rise of the First Industrial Revolution. Photography, rail transport, and the textile industry were among those that largely developed and grew prominent over the decade, as technology advanced significantly.

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Essex crew various Pacific Ocean: American whaler ship who was sunk by a sperm whale, leaving the 20-man crew stranded at sea for 93 days. The few surviving crew members were rescued by another whaler, the Dauphin, on 15 February 1821, and later told of their experiences in books. 1848 Henry Thomas Dundas Le Vesconte: 34–35