whaleship
Leviathan hunting vessel
A whaleship is a vessel designed and equipped for hunting whales.
These ships dominated certain maritime economies in the 18th and 19th centuries, carrying crews on voyages that could last years: The whaleship had been at sea for three years when it finally returned to port.
The term is largely historical, as commercial whaling has mostly ceased.
Barbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- flensingRemoving whale fat
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
- ambergrisWhale-produced perfume fixative
Nantucket sleighride · chase · breach · pod · scrimshaw · lance · cask · rendering
Fictional whaling ship
- IshmaelCast-out firstborn son
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
- NantucketMassachusetts island resort
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
Ahab · Queequeg · Starbuck · Melville · revenge · prophecy · fate · madness
Multi-masted sailing vessel
One who commands
- first mateCaptain's second-in-command
- harpoonerOne who throws barbed spears
- cooperWooden vessel maker
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
carpenter · cabin boy · whaleman · sailor · mariner · watch · shipowner · agent
Organized exploratory journey
- passageSegment of text
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
landfall · doldrums · Cape Horn · Pacific · Azores · Horn of Africa · Lahaina · homecoming
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- flensingRemoving whale fat
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
ambergris · Nantucket sleighride · chase · breach · pod · scrimshaw · lance · cask · rendering · lookout
Pequod
Fictional whaling ship
- IshmaelCast-out firstborn son
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
- NantucketMassachusetts island resort
Ahab · Queequeg · Starbuck · Melville · obsession · revenge · prophecy · fate · madness · coffin
barque
Multi-masted sailing vessel
rigging · deck · bow · stern · helm · keel · rudder · fo'c'sle · hold · galley
captain
One who commands
- first mateCaptain's second-in-command
- harpoonerOne who throws barbed spears
- cooperWooden vessel maker
blacksmith · carpenter · cabin boy · whaleman · sailor · mariner · watch · shipowner · agent · Quaker
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- passageSegment of text
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
provisioning · landfall · doldrums · Cape Horn · Pacific · Azores · Horn of Africa · Lahaina · homecoming · lay
whaleshippassenger liner
Ship transporting paying travelers
cruise ship · whale watching boat · container ship · hospital ship · research vessel