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Mary Celeste
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Ship found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872
Key facts
- Name
- Amazon
- Port of registry
- Parrsboro , Nova Scotia
- Builder
- Joshua Dewis, Spencer's Island , Nova Scotia
- Launched
- May 18, 1861
- Fate
- Ran aground Glace Bay , Nova Scotia, 1867, salvaged and given to American owners
- Tonnage
- 198.42 gross tons as built 1861 282.28 gross tons after rebuild 1872
- Length
- 99.3 ft (30.3 m) as built, 103 ft (31 m) after rebuild
- Beam
- 22.5 ft (6.9 m) as built, 25.7 ft (7.8 m) after rebuild
- Depth
- 11.7 ft (3.6 m) as built, 16.2 ft (4.9 m) after rebuild
- Decks
- 1, as built, 2 after rebuild
- Sail plan
- Brigantine
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Mary Celeste (/sə.ˈlɛst/, often erroneously referred to as Marie Celeste,) was a Canadian-built, American-registered, merchant brigantine that was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores on December 4, 1872.
The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition under partial sail and with her lifeboat missing. The last entry in her log was dated 10 days earlier. She had left New York City for Genoa on November 7 and was still amply provisioned when found. Her cargo of alcohol was intact, and the captain's and crew's personal belongings were undisturbed. None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mary Celeste” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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