Essex (whaleship)
A whale striking Essex on November 20, 1820 (sketched by Thomas Nickerson) History United States of America Name: Essex Laid down: Amesbury, Massachusetts, [1] United States Launched: 1799 [1] Fate: Attacked and sunk by a sperm whale, November 20, 1820 General characteristics [2] Type: Whaler Tons burthen: 238 72 ⁄ 95 (bm) Length: 87 ft 7 in (26.7 m) Beam: 24 ft 0 in (7.3 m) Depth: 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) Notes: Four whaleboats, 20–30 feet (6.1–9.1 m), plus one spare Final Voyage of the Essex Voyage dates Essex departed Nantucket August 12, 1819; sunk by a whale in the Pacific Ocean November 20, 1820 Officers Captain George Pollard Jr. First Mate Owen Chase Second Mate Matthew Joy† Boatsteerers Thomas Chappel Obed Hendricks† Benjamin Lawrence Steward William Bond† Sailors Owen Coffin† Isaac Cole† Henry DeWitt‡ Richard Peterson† Charles Ramsdell Barzillai Ray† Samuel ...