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Mary Celeste

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Also known as Marie Céleste, Amazon, Marie Celeste

Ship found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872

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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

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Mary Celeste as Amazon in 1861.jpg
Length
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1885-00-00
inception
1861-00-00
Commons category
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service entry
1861-00-00
title
Mary Celeste
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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.

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