Stag (barque)

Career (Canada)
Name:	Stag
Owner:	John Strachan, Halifax
Port of registry:	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down:	1854
Launched:	LaHave, Nova Scotia
Fate:	Sank February 12, 1863 Bermuda
General characteristics
Tonnage:	209
Length:	103.8 ft.
Beam:	22.4 ft.
Depth:	12.6 ft.
Propulsion:	Sail
Sail plan:	Barque

Stag was a barque built in Nova Scotia which was renowned for her speed. Designed by a pioneering Canadian naval architect named Ebenezer Mosley, Stag was built with a dramatic "Aberdeen bow". Considered an Atlantic Canadian example of a Clipper Ship, she was famous for several fast passages, despite her small size, and was painted by the famous Nova Scotian ship portrait artist John O'Brien.

References

• Sailing Ships of the Maritime Charles Armour and Thomas Lackey (Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1975)

External links

• Tall Ships of Atlantic Canada – Registry Information
• Tall Ships of Atlantic Canada – Ship Portrait
• Parks Canada Ship Information Database - Registry Information