Moby-Dick · Character
Derick De Deer
The captain of a German whaler, the Jungfrau, whose empty ship is outrun and out-hunted by the Pequod.
minor
Also known as Captain Derick De Deer, Derick
First appearance: lxxvii the great heidelburgh tun
Derick De Deer shows up with force in LXXXI: The Pequod Meets the Virgin. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Captain of the Jungfrau; begs for oil, then leads a desperate and ultimately misguided chase.
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