1797–1869 · American sailor and memoirist
Owen Chase
Owen Chase (1797–1869) was an American sailor from Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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About Owen Chase
Owen Chase (1797–1869) was an American sailor from Nantucket, Massachusetts. He served as first mate on the whaling ship Essex, which sank after a whale struck it in 1820. His account, Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex, appeared in 1821. He died in Nantucket in 1869.
- Born
- 1797
- Died
- 1869
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