captain whale ship
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- The commanding officer of a whale ship. Historically, in the Dutch Fishery, their authority was restricted to navigation; now, they hold full command, though some Nantucket captains exhibit exaggerated grandeur.
- example_behavior
- parading his quarter-deck with an elated grandeur
- historical_authority_scope_dutch
- navigation and general management
- modern_authority_scope
- full command
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- exhibits_grandeur_onQuarter-deck
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- Many captains on Nantucket ships exhibit an elated grandeur while parading on their quarter-decks.
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- you will see the skipper parading his quarter-deck with an
- commandsPequod
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- The moody captain of the Pequod exacted implicit, instantaneous obedience from his crew.
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- the moody captain of the Pequod was
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- 2026-03-02T00:09:09.265Z
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