Stag (barque)
Canadian sailing barque
title: "Stag (barque)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["maritime-history-of-canada", "tall-ships-of-canada", "individual-sailing-vessels", "ships-built-in-nova-scotia", "victorian-era-merchant-ships-of-canada", "sailing-ships-of-canada", "clippers"] description: "Canadian sailing barque" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_(barque)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Canadian sailing barque ::
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| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career |
| country | Canada |
| flag | [[Image:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |
| name | Stag |
| owner | John Strachan, Halifax |
| laid_down | 1854 |
| launched | LaHave, Nova Scotia |
| registry | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| fate | Sank February 12, 1863 Bermuda |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| tonnage | 209 |
| length | 103.8 ft. |
| beam | 22.4 ft. |
| depth | 12.6 ft. |
| sail_plan | Barque |
| propulsion | Sail |
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Stag was a barque built in Nova Scotia which was renowned for its speed. Designed by a pioneering Canadian naval architect Ebenezer Moseley, 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)
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