An Unhappy Crew
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The crew hated the new captain, and he hated them right back. On the Deering, he replaced Merritt’s son as the first mate with a new member, Charles B. McLellan. Over drinks, the Deering captain complained about his incompetent crew members. He did like one of the men though…
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