Manjiro, who was 15 at the time, became something of an adopted son to the American captain, ultimately becoming a sailor of new techniques himself after attending school in the United States.
当時15歳だった万次郎は、捕鯨船の船長の養子同然となり、その後アメリカにて修学し、アメリカで近代捕鯨の捕鯨船の船員となった。