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This brigantine was built in 1847 in New Kent Co., VA.

Notes historiques

The ship that supported a private expedition from the United States financed by Dr. Elisha Kane 1853-1855. The expedition wintered on the Greenland coast from which sledge parties made exploratory forays.

In 1855 this vessel was abandoned in the Arctic.

Propriétaires et capitaines

In 1847 she was owned by Henry Grinnell.

In 1850 she was loaned to the United States Navy to search for Sir John Franklin.

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