headsman
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- associated_roles
- mate, boat-steerer
- description
- A critical role on the Pequod, held by the mates (Starbuck, Stubb, Flask), involving commanding a whale-boat during the chase and acting as captains of companies in battle.
- equipment
- whaling spears
- leadership_analogy
- captains of companies
- vessel_type
- whale-boat
Relationships
- commandsPequod's boats
- description
- The headsmen, including the three mates, are responsible for commanding the whale-boats during the hunt.
- source
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- source_text
- commanded three of the Pequod’s boats as headsmen.
- usesWhaling spears
- description
- Headsmen, acting as lancers, are armed with long, keen whaling spears for the hunt.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- being armed with their long keen whaling spears, they were as a picked trio of lancers;
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:07:53.810Z
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