Phoenix (Alaska)

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The Phoenix was the first ship built in the Russian colony of 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.

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