Vessel Profile

Alexander (VIII)

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Story

This vessel was built in 1799.

Historical Notes

In 1799 this vessel was wrecked between Russian Alaska and Russian Siberia with a cargo of furs bound for Okhotsk, with the loss of the entire crew.

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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