The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
Unlike many of Lovecraft's other tales, "The White Ship" does not directly tie into the popularized Cthulhu Mythos. However, the story cannot be entirely excluded from mythos continuity either, since it makes reference to preternatural, godlike beings. The tone and temperament of "The White Ship" speaks largely of the Dream Cycle literary structure that Lovecraft utilized in other stories such as "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" (1926) and "The Cats of Ulthar" (1920).