Английская Википедия:Ganges (1794 ship)

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Ganges was a brig launched at Bombay Dockyard for the Bengal Pilot Service,Шаблон:Sfnp of the British East India Company (EIC). (She is sometimes referred to as a schooner, but that is more a reference to her role than her sailing rig.) She was burnt in Saugor Roads on 11 January 1797,Шаблон:Sfnp or 11 January 1799.Шаблон:Sfnp The accidental fire spread to the powder magazine and the explosion killed eight men. Forty men took to her boat, and 59 to a hastily constructed raft. Six hours after the men took to the raft Laurel rescued all the survivors.Шаблон:Sfnp

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