Stag (barque)
Appearance
History | |
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Name | Stag |
Owner | John Strachan, Halifax |
Port of registry | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Laid down | 1854 |
Launched | LaHave, Nova Scotia |
Fate | Sank February 12, 1863 Bermuda |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 209 |
Length | 103.8 ft. |
Beam | 22.4 ft. |
Depth | 12.6 ft. |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | Barque |
Stag was a barque built in Nova Scotia which was renowned for its speed. Designed by a pioneering Canadian naval architect Ebenezer Moseley, Stag was built with a dramatic "Aberdeen bow". Considered an Atlantic Canadian example of a Clipper Ship, she was famous for several fast passages, despite her small size, and was painted by the famous Nova Scotian ship portrait artist John O'Brien.
References
[edit]- Sailing Ships of the Maritime Charles Armour and Thomas Lackey (Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1975)