Phoenix (Alaska)
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The Phoenix was the first ship built in Russian America (roughly equivalent to today's Alaska
). It was constructed under the direction of James George Shields, a British mariner in the employ of the Russian Navy, using mainly local materials. The boat was three-masted, 90 feet long, with a cargo capacity of 180 tons. The ship was named after the Phoenix
, a trading vessel involved in the sea otter trade. In turn, it is the namesake of Phoenix Bay on Afognak Island. It was lost in a storm in 1799, a sinking which claimed the life of Joasaph Bolotov, first Bishop of Kodiak.
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
). It was constructed under the direction of James George Shields, a British mariner in the employ of the Russian Navy, using mainly local materials. The boat was three-masted, 90 feet long, with a cargo capacity of 180 tons. The ship was named after the Phoenix
Phoenix (Moore)
The Phoenix was a ship of the British East India Company, involved in the sea otter trade in the Pacific. Her captain was Hugh Moore, and her home port was Bombay....
, a trading vessel involved in the sea otter trade. In turn, it is the namesake of Phoenix Bay on Afognak Island. It was lost in a storm in 1799, a sinking which claimed the life of Joasaph Bolotov, first Bishop of Kodiak.