try-works
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- components
- try-pots, furnaces, reservoir
- description
- The complete apparatus on a whaling ship, including pots, furnaces, and a reservoir, used for boiling blubber to extract oil, representing a significant and intense operational center of the vessel.
- function
- blubber rendering
Relationships
- is onPequod
- description
- The Pequod's try-works were first started on this present voyage, indicating its location on the ship.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- the Pequod’s try-works were first started on this present voyage.
- emits flames likeGreek Fire
- description
- The fierce flames forking forth from the try-works' flues are compared to the famed Greek fire, highlighting their intensity and destructive appearance.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- as with the famed Greek fire.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:16.516Z
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk