town-ho
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- crew_composition
- mostly Polynesians
- description
- A homeward-bound sperm whaler from Nantucket, manned mostly by Polynesians, whose story involves a unique circumstance related to Moby Dick.
- origin
- Nantucket
- ship_type
- sperm whaler
- status
- homeward-bound
Relationships
- encountered_afterGoney
- description
- The Town-Ho was encountered not long after speaking with the Goney.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,* was encountered.
- gave_news_ofMoby Dick
- description
- During a short gam, the Town-Ho provided significant news about Moby Dick.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:19.077Z
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk