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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]
Pages in category "Shipwrecks in the Bay of Bengal" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Carron (1792 ship) Cheduba (1863) SS Clan Alpine ...
The following is a list of ships that were built by Harland & Wolff, a heavy industrial company which specialises in shipbuilding and offshore construction, and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well as having had yards at Govan (1914–1963) and Greenock (1920–1928) in Scotland.
Shipwrecks in the Bay of Bengal (15 P) C. Shipwrecks of Christmas Island (4 P) ... MV Globe Star; Glory (1802 ship) Grace (1811 ship) Great Basses wreck; H. HMS ...
In 2005 the Weymouth LUNAR Society received the Nautical Archaeology Society's Adopt-a-Wreck award for their underwater archaeology work in surveying, monitoring and interpreting this shipwreck. The ship featured in the Channel 4 series Wreck Detectives. In July 2022, an ingot of Cornish tin salvaged from the shipwreck was auctioned for £2,400 ...
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 ...
He sailed from Portsmouth on 17 March 1800, bound for Madras and Bengal. Lady Burges reached Madras on 13 July and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 29 August. She was at Kedgeree on 24 October. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 8 January 1801. She reached St Helena on 21 May and Cork) on 24 July, and arrived at the Downs on 11 August. [2]
Lady Shore ' s first voyage was as an "extra ship" in the services of the East India Company. [2] Under Captain John Christopher she sailed under a letter of marque dated 3 June 1794. [3] She sailed from Plymouth on 22 June 1794, bound for Bengal. She reached the Cape of Good Hope on 25 September, and Calcutta on 17 January 1795.