The Tragedy of the Essex
In November 1820, an enraged sperm whale rammed and sank the Nantucket whaleship Essex in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 1,300 miles from the nearest land.
Located in the Whaling Museum, Overlook Gallery
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Stove by a Whale
Follow twenty sailors as they attempt to sail thousands of miles across the Pacific to safety with limited food and water.
Appeared in the Whaling Museum, McCausland Gallery
April 2015–March 2017
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Lost on a Reef
The Whaling Museum presented the world premiere exhibition of material from the wreck of the Nantucket whaleship Two Brothers, the final chapter in former Essex Captain George Pollard Jr.’s ill-fated seafaring career.
Appeared in the Whaling Museum, Mezzanine Gallery
April–December 2012
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