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Sirene (barque)

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Name
  
Sirene

Propulsion
  
Sails

Crew
  
11

Displacement
  
605,100 kg

Fate
  
Wrecked 9 October 1892

Sail plan
  
Barque

Weight
  
677.7 tons

Sirene was a Norwegian barque that was wrecked against Blackpool's North Pier on 9 October 1892.

Wreck

Sirene was sailing from Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, to Florida in the United States when she was caught in a storm on 9 October 1892 and ended up wrecked alongside North Pier, Blackpool, Lancashire. All eleven crew members jumped from the ship onto the pier and were saved.

References

Sirene (barque) Wikipedia