Ocean Monarch (barque)
Burning of the Ocean Monarch (1850) by Samuel Walters | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Ocean Monarch |
| Operator | White Diamond Line |
| Port of registry | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Route | Boston-Liverpool |
| Builder | Donald McKay, East Boston |
| Launched | July 1847 |
| Fate | Caught fire and sank, 24/25 August 1848 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Barque |
| Tons burthen | 1,301 tons bm |
| Length | 179 ft (55 m) |
Ocean Monarch was an American emigration barque built by Donald McKay in East Boston in 1847. She is famous for her ill fate: in 1848, she caught fire at sea and sank near Liverpool with the loss of 178 lives.