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Star of Bengal
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Ship Number |
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86 |
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Vessel Type |
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Sailing Ship |
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Built |
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Belfast |
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Launch Date |
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3 January 1874 |
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Delivered |
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7 March 1874 |
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Owner |
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J.P. Corry & Co. |
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Weight |
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1870 grt |
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BP Length |
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262 feet |
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Breadth |
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40 feet |
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No. of Screws |
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Speed (approx) |
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Propulsion |
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Sail |
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Official No. |
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63957 |
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Registered |
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Belfast |
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Fate |
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Wrecked |
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[San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection]
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Sold to J.J. Smith, San Francisco in June 1898.
Sold to the Alaska Packers' Association, San Francisco in 1906.
1908 Wrecked on Coronation Island, Alaska, with a cargo of 50,000 cases of salmon. Of the crew and passengers 110 out of a total of 137 lost their life at the foundering.
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