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Containers filled with raw industrial alcohol are the type of barrels that were on the hermaphrodite brig Mary Celeste. The part barkentine part schooner in question tended to carry as cargo crops and timber. It was therefore unusual that the plucky half brig was expected to transport such a volatile cargo, during such stormy weather as was typical of the northern Atlantic's wintry seascape, all the way from New York to Genoa, Italy.
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What was in the barrels aboard 'Mary Celeste'?
Industrial alcohol was in the barrels aboard Mary Celeste.
How much alcohol was in the mary celeste?
1701 barrels of it.
Where was 'Mary Celeste' going?
The ship Mary Celeste was going east.
Was any of the 'Mary Celeste' crew drunk?
It is not known whether any of Mary Celeste's crew drank. Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs was not known to drink or tolerate drinking. The hermaphrodite brig in question was transporting 1,701 barrels of industrial alcohol, which is undrinkable and volatile.
What ship found the Mary celeste?
The Dei Gratia found the Mary Celeste.
Was there gold on the 'Mary Celeste'?
No, there was no gold on Mary Celeste. The hermaphrodite brig in question was carrying a load of 1,701 barrels of alcohol at the time of its most famous voyage, in 1872. It was not known, either before or after 1872, for hauling precious metals since its owners tended toward such heavy loads as lumber.
Did 'Mary Celeste' reach Gibraltar?
Yes, the ship Mary Celeste reached Gibraltar.
Why is the Mary celeste called the Mary celeste?
Mary Celeste was a British ship built in Canada during the British ownership of the US and Canada. Mary is the name of the daughter of the man who built the ship. Celeste is Spanish roughly meaning "heavenly beauty".
Were there lifeboats on 'Mary Celeste' after the crew went missing?
No, there were no life boats on Mary Celeste after the crew went missing.
Where was 'Mary Celeste' built?
The ship Mary Celeste was built on Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1861.
Were there any survivors of 'Mary Celeste'?
No, there were no survivors on the ship Mary Celeste. No one knows what happened to them except that they just disappeared.
Did 'Mary Celeste' have engines?
No - the Mary Celeste was a 2-masted brigantine sailing vessel. It had no engines of any type or design.
