I wondered how many men were on board the Pequod. The Pequod has three boats, which is some clue. Ishmael was offered a 300th share of the profits, while Queequeg was offered a 90th. However, there's the shareholders to consider and the officers will get a greater share than the men. Therefore I reckon the crew is much less than a hundred. There is:
- Captain Ahab,
- Starbuck, the first mate,
- Stubb, the second mate,
- Flask, the third mate,
- Queequeg, harpooner,
- Daggoo, harpooner,
- Tashtego, harpooner,
- 1st Nantucket sailor,
- 2nd Nantucket sailor,
- Dutch sailor,
- French sailor,
- Pip,
- Iceland sailor,
- Maltese sailor,
- Sicillian sailor,
- Long-Island sailor,
- Azores sailor,
- China sailor,
- Old Manx sailor,
- 3rd Nantucket sailor,
- Lascar sailor,
- Tahitian sailor,
- Portuguese sailor,
- Danish sailor,
- 4th Nantucket sailor,
- English sailor,
- Spanish sailor,
- St Jago's sailor,
- 5th Nantucket sailor,
- Belfast sailor,
- Dough boy,
- Ishmael, the narrator
Is that everyone? The sailors are mentioned in chapter 40. That may only be one watch though.

