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Ocean Monarch (barque)
Emigration barque that caught fire and sank off the coast of Wales, UK in 1848 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ocean Monarch was an American emigration barque built by Donald McKay in East Boston in 1847. She is famous for her ill fate: in 1848, she caught fire at sea and sank near Liverpool with the loss of 178 lives.
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Name | Ocean Monarch |
Operator | White Diamond Line |
Port of registry | Boston, Massachusetts |
Route | Boston-Liverpool |
Builder | Donald McKay, East Boston[1] |
Launched | July 1847[1] |
Fate | Caught fire and sank, 24/25 August 1848 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Barque |
Tons burthen | 1,301 tons bm[1] |
Length | 179 ft (55 m)[1] |
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