# Captain Nye — Two Years Before the Mast character guide

> Captain Nye in Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr..

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nye

**First appearance:** 0015-xiii

## Who they are

Captain of the Loriotte, a small trading vessel.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_years_before_the_mast_se/chapters/ix)

Captain Nye is mentioned as the master of the brig Loriotte, engaged in the coastal trade.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_years_before_the_mast_se/chapters/xviii)

Mentioned as having been in a whaleship and considering an attempt on a whale with the narrator's captain.

### [Chapter XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_years_before_the_mast_se/chapters/xxv)

Captain Nye of the Loriotte is present in the gig during the rowing race and uses whaling exclamations.

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