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 For the crew of the essex, it was a day flecked with hope Essex, american whaling ship that was rammed by a sperm whale on november 20, 1820, and later sank, sending its crew on an arduous journey to safety. The whaleship essex essex model, by mark sutherland, 2011.29.1 No one knows exactly what the essex looked like This model is based on close study of period ship portraits and details preserved in the ship’s government registration documents
The whaleship essex buildings in 1819, the nantucket whaleship essex set sail for the pacific ocean In november 1820, after rounding cape horn, the essex was rammed by a whale and eventually sank Twenty survivors filled three whaleboats, drifting for three months before being rescued. The whaleship essex and its crew met with tragedy on november 20, 1820, when it was sunk by an enraged sperm whale in the middle of the pacific ocean 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
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