MONARCH OF THE SEAS

MONARCH OF THE SEA WAS A VESSEL OF 1,979 TONS AND HAD BEEN BUILT IN 1854 BY ROOSEVELT COYCE & CO IN NEW YORK. SHE WAS OWNED BY CAPTAIN W R GARDNER & OTHERS .

 WHITE STAR CHARTERED THIS VESSEL FROM FERMIE & SONS OF LIVERPOOL IN 1857 FOR A VOYAGE FOR THEM FROM LIVERPOOL TO AUSTRALIA. THE SHIPS CAPTAIN AT THIS TIME WAS CAPTAIN BURGESS. IN 1864 SHE CARRIED 759 PASSENGERS FROM SCANDINAVIA TO AMERICA.

SHE WAS LOST IN 1880