![George Pollard, Jr. was the captain of the Essex when an 80-ton whale attacked and sank the whaleship today in 1820 inspiring Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Now WE know em George Pollard, Jr. was the captain of the Essex when an 80-ton whale attacked and sank the whaleship today in 1820 inspiring Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Now WE know em](https://nowweknowem.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/804577607_6168f20b32.jpg?w=300&h=264)
George Pollard, Jr. was the captain of the Essex when an 80-ton whale attacked and sank the whaleship today in 1820 inspiring Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Now WE know em
![George Pollard, Jr. was the captain of the Essex when an 80-ton whale attacked and sank the whaleship today in 1820 inspiring Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Now WE know em George Pollard, Jr. was the captain of the Essex when an 80-ton whale attacked and sank the whaleship today in 1820 inspiring Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Now WE know em](https://nowweknowem.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/804577607_6168f20b32-2.jpg?w=455)
George Pollard, Jr. was the captain of the Essex when an 80-ton whale attacked and sank the whaleship today in 1820 inspiring Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Now WE know em
![Warner Bros. Lebanon on Twitter: "Benjamin Walker is Captain George Pollard #IntheHeartoftheSea in cinemas December 10. #TheChaseBegins https://t.co/3VdLzY8zH4" / Twitter Warner Bros. Lebanon on Twitter: "Benjamin Walker is Captain George Pollard #IntheHeartoftheSea in cinemas December 10. #TheChaseBegins https://t.co/3VdLzY8zH4" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVeBPSuVEAE15f9.jpg)