Essex (whaleship)
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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 Polla
A whale striking Essex on November 20, 1820, depicted in a sketch by Thomas Nickerson
Location of Essex's sinking
Owen Chase in later life
Thomas Nickerson in the 1870s