# Perth — Moby-Dick character guide

> Perth in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Perth

**First appearance:** 0115-cxii-the-blacksmith

## Who they are

The blacksmith aboard the Pequod, a broken man who forges Ahab's special harpoon for hunting Moby Dick.

## Links

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