Nantucket whaling fleet

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf whaling fleet
gptkbp:culturalSignificance inspiration for Moby-Dick
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:American_Civil_War
mid-19th century
discovery of petroleum
shift of whaling industry to New Bedford
gptkbp:employs hundreds of sailors
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Nantucket_Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nantucket whaling fleet
gptkbp:industry whaling
gptkbp:lastVoyage 1869
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nantucket,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:maidenVoyage 1715
gptkbp:market spermaceti
whale oil
whalebone
gptkbp:notableFor largest whaling fleet in the United States during its peak
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:Essex
gptkb:Two_Brothers
gptkbp:operatesIn 18th century
19th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:whaling_ship_Oeno
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7