Owen Chase

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Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

On November 20, 1820, a sperm whale struck and sunk the whaling ship Essex, stranding the 21 crew members who escaped on three whale-boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 2000 miles from land. Up against rough storms, vicious sharks, and...

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary And Distressing Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary And Distressing Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex

“I saw the whale ahead of us, coming with twice his ordinary speed, and with tenfold fury and vengeance in his aspect. The surf flew in all directions about him and his coursetoward us was marked by a white foam which he made with continual violent...

Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

Owen Chase (October 7, 1797 – March 7, 1869) was First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on October 28, 1820. Chase wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the...