In the American database, I typed the search term 'Essex' and found a list of all the whaling voyages made by a ship of that name. Scanning the dates, I was able to locate the entry for the voyage of THE Essex, the one sunk by a whale, whose famous story is said to have influenced Melville in writing Moby Dick.
Here's a glimpse of the database entry for that voyage:
"Stove by a whale and sunk, Nov, 1820" - wow! The thrill of information!
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