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1. www.lindahall.org › george-pollard-jr-owen-chaseGeorge Pollard, Jr., and Owen Chase - Linda Hall Library

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   Nov 20, 2017 · George Pollard, Jr., and Owen Chase. NOVEMBER 20, 2017. George Pollard, Jr., was captain of the whaling ship Essex, and Owen Chase was his first mate. Neither was really a scientist, but both were present at one of the most impressive impact studies of modern times.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_Pollard_JrGeorge Pollard Jr. - Wikipedia

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   George Pollard Jr. (c. 1791–1870) was the captain of the whalers Essex and Two Brothers, both of which sank. Pollard's life, including his encounter with the sperm whale that sank Essex, served as inspiration for Captain Ahab, the whale-obsessed character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. [1] [2]

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   Jan 29, 2019 · George Pollard Jr., Unlucky Captain of the Ship That Inspired Moby-Dick. Captain George Pollard Jr. had no choice but to eat his cousin. Crammed aboard a small whaleboat with some of...

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   George Pollard Jr. (1791–1870) was the captain of the whalers Essex and Two Brothers, both of which sank. Pollard's life, including his encounter with the sperm whale that sank Essex, served as inspiration for Captain Ahab, the whale-obsessed character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

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   May 23, 2018 · George Pollard, Jr. (1791–1870) was the captain of the whaleships Essex and Two Brothers, both of which sank. Pollard's life, including his encounter with the sperm whale that sank the Essex, served as inspiration for Captain Ahab, the whale-obsessed character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

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   Who was George Pollard?

   • George Pollard Jr. (c. 1791–1870) was the captain of the whalers Essex and Two Brothers, both of which sank. Pollard's life, including his encounter with the sperm whale that sank Essex, served as inspiration for Captain Ahab, the whale-obsessed character in Herman Melville 's Moby-Dick.

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   Who were George Pollard and Owen Chase?

   • George Pollard, Jr. was the captain of the whaling ship Essex, and Owen Chase was his first mate. Both were present during one of the most impressive impact studies of modern times. George Pollard, Jr. and Owen Chase were not scientists, but the Essex was rammed amidships by a huge sperm whale, estimated to be 85 feet long, on Nov. 20, 1820.

   George Pollard, Jr., and Owen Chase - Linda Hall Library

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   Did George Pollard eat his cousin?

   • Captain George Pollard Jr. had no choice but to eat his cousin. Crammed aboard a small whaleboat with some of his crew, the captain had been drifting aimlessly in the South Pacific for more than two months. The sun was relentless, their thirst was unquenchable, and the hull was leaking.

   George Pollard Jr., Unlucky Captain of the Ship That Inspired Moby-Dick

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   What happened to Pollard & Chase?

   • In the Essex incident, Pollard and Chase were in separate whaleboats when the ship was attacked by a whale. After the initial impact, the whale retreated, then returned and struck the ship head-on at the bow, breaking it apart. Pollard and Chase were out at sea with only a skeleton crew on board the Essex at the time.

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8. www.shmoop.com › captain-george-pollardCaptain George Pollard Jr. in In the Heart of the Sea ...

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   Pollard spends the rest of his days working as the night watchman in Nantucket: a cush job. Though he carries memories of the Essex disaster to his grave (notably fasting on its anniversary each year), he seems content with his new, simpler life.