Star of Bengal
Ship Number
86
Vessel Type
Sailing Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
3 January 1874
Delivered
7 March 1874
Owner
J.P. Corry & Co.
Weight
1870 grt
BP Length
262 feet
Breadth
40 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Sail
Official No.
63957
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Wrecked
 Star of Bengal

[San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection]

Sold to J.J. Smith, San Francisco  in June 1898.
 
Sold to the Alaska Packers' Association, San Francisco  in 1906.
 
1908 Wrecked on Coronation Island, Alaska, with a cargo of 50,000 cases of salmon. Of the crew and passengers 110 out of a total of 137 lost their life at the foundering.