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| has gloss | eng: The Phoenix was the first ship built in Russian America (roughly equivalent to today's Alaska). It was constructed under the direction of James George Shields, a British mariner in the employ of the Russian Navy, using mainly local materials. The boat was three-masted, 90 feet long, with a cargo capacity of 180 tons. The ship was named after the Phoenix, a trading vessel involved in the sea otter trade. In turn, it is the namesake of Phoenix Bay on Afognak Island. It was lost in a storm in 1799, a sinking which claimed the life of Joasaph Bolotov, first Bishop of Kodiak. |
| lexicalization | eng: Phoenix |
| instance of | c/Maritime incidents in 1799 |
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