Out of curiosity, what's the significance of the name Essex?

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  1. J.J. RamirezOctober 29, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    The Essex was the inspiration of the story Moby Dick.

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  2. Kavern ChanOctober 29, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    I guess the community picture has something to do with it. Shipwreck again?

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  3. J.J. RamirezOctober 29, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    There was also a US Frigate by that name.

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  4. Drew DonderoOctober 29, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    Another whaling vessel that met an untimely end.  Except this one from the East Coast. I applaud the symbolizm

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  5. Edgar Allan WrightOctober 30, 2013 at 5:47 AM

    One of my ancestors was aboard that ship. The Essex went down when rammed by a whale and was the stimulus for Moby Dick. I trying to stop the Leviathan that is coming, I feel like Captain Ahab. My ancestor, by the way, survived the Wreck of the Essex and died in a hurricane alter on.

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