Phoenix (Moore)
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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
.
She is known to have visited the Pacific Northwest in 1792, and wintered in the Columbia River
in 1794. She is the namesake of the Phoenix
, the first ship built in the Russian colony of Alaska by Alexandr Baranov
.
This may be the same ship mentioned in The History of Sumatra from Project Gutenberg.
Sea Otter
The sea otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg , making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among the smallest marine mammals...
trade in the Pacific. Her captain was Hugh Moore, and her home port was Bombay
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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She is known to have visited the Pacific Northwest in 1792, and wintered in the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
in 1794. She is the namesake of the Phoenix
Phoenix (Alaska)
The Phoenix was the first ship built in Russian America . 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 first ship built in the Russian colony of Alaska by Alexandr Baranov
Alexandr Baranov
Alexander Andreyevich Baranov , sometimes spelled Aleksander or Alexandr and Baranof, was born in 1746 in Kargopol, in St. Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire....
.
This may be the same ship mentioned in The History of Sumatra from Project Gutenberg.