Vessel Profile

Kapiton

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Story

This vessel was built in 1757c.

Historical Notes

On September 5, 1758 this small vessel was driven ashore on an island in Russian Alaska with the loss of 17 crew members.

Owners & Masters

In 1758 she was owned by Imperial Russian interests.

References

Tornfelt, Evert E. and Michael Burwell (1992) Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore. U.S. Department of the Interior

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