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ART0D0102WJ250N·Artifact · object

The ship Mary Celeste (ex Amazon)

ObjectPublic domainLaunched 18 May 1861; wrecked 3 January 1885
Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

Timbers recovered from the reef in 2001 were dated by tree rings to trees still growing in 1894 and are not hers.

unknown artist, 1861 (attributed by Begg, tentatively, to Honoré Pellegrin), 1861. Public domain

Copies 1

Photounknown artist, 1861 (attributed by Begg, tentatively, to Honoré Pellegrin) · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original

Where it is kept

Santo DomingoKingstonSan JuanSantiagoSantiago de CubaCamagüeyHolguín1Rochelois reef500 kmSanto DomingoSantiago de CubaCamagüeySanta Clara1500 km

Sources 1

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The ship Mary Celeste (ex Amazon) [Artifact ART0D0102WJ250N]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D0102WJ250N
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