Occupation Ship Captain Name John Voss | Role Sailor | |
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Born 1858 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Died February 27, 1922, Tracy, California, United States Books The Venturesome Voyages of Captain J. C. Voss | ||
John (sometimes "Jack") Claus Voss (born Johannes Claus Voss; 1858–1922) was a German-Canadian sailor best known for sailing around the world in a modified dug-out canoe he named Tilikum ("Friend" in Chinook jargon). Initially a carpenter, Voss apprenticed on a ship voyaging around Cape Horn and thereafter lived primarily as a sailor. In 1901 Voss began his most noteworthy voyage with his friend Norman Luxton and ending alone in 1904. He chronicled this and other notable voyages in The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss.
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