Complex sentence: The Seamen's Bethel, built in 1832, became the traditional spot for sailors' religious services before departing for the deep oceans, such as the one described in Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel "Moby-Dick", which begins in New Bedford.
Split into simpler sentences: The Seamen's Bethel, built in 1832, became the traditional spot for sailors' religious services before departing for the deep oceans. In 1851 Herman Melville, who had lived in New Bedford a decade earlier, published his classic novel "Moby-Dick", which began in New Bedford.