Acushnet

Proper noun

Meaning

A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.

Ellipsis of Acushnet River.

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Heflin (2004), 41 Melville's sources Melville's copy of The History of the Sperm Whale, 1839 In addition to his own experience on the whaling ship Acushnet, two actual events served as the genesis for Melville's tale. Source: Internet

Fleece, the cook of the Pequod, was also black, so probably modeled on this Philadelphia-born William Maiden, who was 38 years old when he signed for the Acushnet. Source: Internet

On December 30, 1840, he signed on as a green hand for the maiden voyage of the Acushnet, planned to last for 52 months. Source: Internet

The 18 months he spent as an ordinary seaman aboard the whaler Acushnet in 1841–42, and one incident in particular, now served as inspiration. Source: Internet

Heflin (2004), 19 The second mate on the Acushnet was John Hall, English-born but a naturalized American. Source: Internet

Parker (1996), 184 On January 3, 1841, the Acushnet set sail. Source: Internet

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