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The wreck of the Star of Bengal was described as "one of the worst disasters" of the Pacific coast maritime history. [122] Due to the high number of casualties, as of 2015, the wreck of the Star of Bengal remains in the top 5 worst marine disasters in the history of Alaska. [54] [123] Both, the ship and her cargo were declared a total loss. [70]
Bengal was launched in 1811 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage for the EIC, but was burnt on the inbound leg of her second voyage. EIC voyage #1 (1812-1813): Captain George Nicholls acquired a letter of marque on 25 January 1812. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 10 March 1812, bound for Madras and ...
Belitung shipwreck; Bengal (1799 EIC ship) Boyne (1877 ship) Bredenhof; ... MV Globe Star; Glory (1802 ship) Grace (1811 ship) Great Basses wreck; H. HMS Harrier (1804)
Bengal (1816 ship), of 300 or 304 tons , was launched at Salem, Massachusetts in 1816. [1] [a] Between 1821 and 1829 she appeared in Lloyd's Register as being owned in America, but sailing between Cowes and Batavia. Between 1832 and 1844 she made four voyages from Salem as a whaler.
On 12 June 1815, Bengal, Frayer, master, sailed for Bengal and Madras under a licence from the EIC. [7] Bengal, Fayrer, master, was reported to have arrived at Liverpool from Bengal in June 1816. In February 1817, Bengal, built at Greenock in 1815, Cuthbertson, master, sailed from Britain, bound for Bombay. She arrived in the Hooghly River in ...
The nation’s highest civilian award honors individuals who ‘made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal ...
An original 20-inch X-wing starfighter model used in the climactic space battle of “Star Wars: A New Hope” set a record as the most expensive screen-used Star Wars prop ever sold at auction.
The Bengal Pilot Service (BPS) was an arm of the British East India Company (EIC). Its pilot boats were responsible for guiding East Indiamen, and other vessels, up and down the Hooghly River between Calcutta and the sea. The BPS vessels and their role were transferred to the Indian Navy in 1834.