&sq=&lang=&file=File:East_Indiamen_Madagascar.JPG) The Blackwall Frigate Madagascar
(lithograph, c. 1853) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Builder | Wigram and Green, Blackwall Yard, London |
| Launched | 1837 |
| Homeport | London |
| Fate | Lost, 1853 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Blackwall Frigate |
| Tonnage | 951 "New Measurement" |
| Length | 150 ft 7 in (45.90 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 7 in (9.93 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) fully laden |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Three-masted full-rigged ship |
| Crew | 60 |
Madagascar was a large British merchant ship built for the trade to India and China in 1837 that disappeared on a voyage from Melbourne to London in 1853. The disappearance of Madagascar was one of the great maritime mysteries of the 19th century and has probably been the subject of more speculation than any other 19th century maritime puzzle, except for the Mary Celeste.