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Which ship did Herman Melville join as a harpooner after his time in Tahiti?
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Herman Melville
American writer Herman Melville.
After his time in Tahiti, Herman Melville joined the Nantucket, Massachusetts, whaler Charles & Henry as a harpooner in November 1842.1