Calcutta (1874 ship)
Calcutta was a wooden three-masted sailing ship launched in Quebec in 1874. She wrecked on the north side of Grindstone Island in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, on 8 November 1875.
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| Name: | Calcutta |
| Namesake: | Calcutta |
| Owner: | James Ross (Quebec merchant) |
| Builder: | Pointe de Lévy, Quebec[1] |
| Launched: | 1874 |
| Fate: | Wrecked 8 November 1875 |
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Calcutta left Quebec on 4 November 1875, bound for Liverpool. Four days later, in poor visibility, a strong current resulted in her striking on a rock. The crew and a lady passengers took to a boat, against the captain's orders. The boat overturned, drowning them. The captain and four crew members stayed with the ship and were later saved. Twenty-three people had lost their lives. Calcutta, valued at $50,000, was a total loss, as was her cargo, valued at $20,000.[2]
References
- "Item: 8744: CALCUTTA". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- Annual Report, Vol. 8, (1876), Department of Marine and Fisheries, pp.xix–li.
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