radney
01KJNXM7QCXH6BBGBC1DF6A35AProperties
- _kg_layer
- 0
- action
- attempted to strike Steelkilt
- character_trait
- brutal, overbearing
- description
- The brutal and overbearing mate of the Town-Ho, a Vineyarder, whose actions provoked the vengeance of Steelkilt.
- origin
- Vineyarder
- personality_trait
- domineering, insulting
- physical_condition
- pale, bandaged head
- physical_trait
- bandaged mouth
- role
- mate
- ship
- Town-Ho
Relationships
- holds_roleChief Mate
- description
- Radney occupies the position of Chief Mate on the ship, making him the second-in-command.
- source
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- source_text
- Radney the chief mate.
- attempts_to_punishSteelkilt
- description
- Radney, despite his injury, tried to take the rope and flog Steelkilt, defying the Captain's order to release him.
- source
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- source_text
- he snatched the rope and advanced to his pinioned foe.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:23.346Z
- source
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- ordersSteelkilt
- description
- Radney, as the mate, commanded Steelkilt to sweep down the ship's planks, an order considered beneath Steelkilt's status.
- source
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- source_text
- the mate commanded him to get a broom and sweep down the planks
- ordersShovel
- description
- Radney insultingly ordered Steelkilt to use a shovel to remove offensive matters, further provoking him.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- and also a shovel, and remove some offensive matters
- threatens_withCooper's Club Hammer
- description
- Radney advanced upon Steelkilt with an uplifted cooper's club hammer, using it to intimidate and enforce his command.
- source
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- source_text
- advancing upon the still seated Lakeman, with an uplifted cooper’s club hammer
- works_onTown-Ho
- description
- Radney is the mate on the Town-Ho, giving orders to the crew, including Steelkilt.
- source
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- source_text
- the mate commanded him to get a broom
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:07:47.289Z
- source
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- insists_onresuming_head_of_watch
- description
- Radney, against the captain's advice, insisted on leading his watch at night, despite the previous incident at the rigging.
- source
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- source_text
- he insisted, against the express counsel of the captain, upon resuming the head of his watch at night.
- falls_ontoMoby Dick
- description
- During the whale chase, Radney fell from the keeling whale boat onto Moby Dick's slippery back.
- source
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- source_text
- as he fell on the whale’s slippery back, the boat righted, and was dashed aside by the swell, while Radney was tossed over into the sea, on the other flank of the whale.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:03.744Z
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- was_mate_ofTown-Ho
- description
- Radney is explicitly identified as the mate of the Town-Ho.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- the brutal overbearing of Radney, the mate
- provoked_vengeance_ofSteelkilt
- description
- The brutal overbearing of Radney provoked the bitter vengeance of Steelkilt.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- the brutal overbearing of Radney, the mate, a Vineyarder, and the bitterly provoked vengeance of Steelkilt
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:19.077Z
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