O
n November 20, 1820, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, an 85 foot sperm whale repeatedly rammed the Nantucket whaleship, "Essex." The ship quickly filled with water and capsized leaving its crew to make their way across the ocean in three whale boats with limited food and water.
Timeline
Locations: 5 Passed
55 53' 08.41'' S 69 39' 12.68'' W
Locations: 9 Provisioned
Arica, Chile
Locations: 4 Passed
falkland islands
Locations: 1 Home
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Locations: 3 Stopped
Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Locations: 11 Provisioned
Galapagos Islands
Locations: 8 Provisioned
Talcahuano, Chile
Locations: 6 Stopped
Aruco, Chile
Locations: Ship Rammed By Whale and Sunk
0 4' 0" S 119 0' 0" W
Locations: 10 Provisioned
Atacames, Ecuador
Locations: 7 Provisioned
33 46' 39.01'' S 80 46' 07.82'' W
Locations: 2 Stopped
Flores Island, Azores
Topic: Category
Shipwreck
Voyage Timeline: Ship Briefly Blown Over
15 Aug 1819
Voyage Timeline: Reach Galapagos Islands
8 Oct 1820
Voyage Timeline: Reach the Azores
2 Sep 1819
Voyage Timeline: Rammed by Whale
20 Nov 1820
Voyage Timeline: Rounding Cape Horn
November - January 1820
Voyage Timeline: Departs Nantucket
12 Aug 1819
Voyage Timeline: Reach Cape Verde Islands
19 Sep 1819
Other Facts
Cabin Boy
Thomas Nickerson
Sailor
Isaiah Sheppard
Captain
George Pollard, Jr
Sailor
Barzillai Ray
Sailor
Charles Ramsdell
First Mate
Owen Chase
Steward
William Bond
Boatsteerer
Obed Hendricks
Sailor
Owen Coffin
Boatsteerer
Benjamin Lawrence
Second Mate
Matthew Joy
Sailor
Richard Peterson
Boatsteerer
Thomas Chappel
Sailor
Isaac Cole
Sailor
Samuel Reed
Sailor
Henry Dewitt
Sailor
Seth Weeks
Sailor
William Wright
Sailor
Charles Shorter
Sailor
Lawson Thomas
Sailor
Joseph West
