Historedia
Person

Donald McKay

Events
3
Episodes
6
Years
1848–1874

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Donald McKay, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Barque Ocean Monarch burns off the Great Orme

    1848

    Role: Shipbuilder

    1. 24 August 1848 · Liverpool (departure port; not in allowed_places)Departure from Liverpool

      Ocean Monarch left Liverpool on the morning of 24 August 1848, carrying passengers to Boston, United States.

    2. 24 August 1848 · Great Orme's HeadDistress Signal Off Great Orme

      At noon, the ship was witnessed raising a distress flag near Great Orme's Head off Llandudno.

    3. 25 August 1848 · Near LiverpoolSinking and Loss of Life

      The ship sank near Liverpool, resulting in the loss of 178 lives, chiefly emigrants.

    4. 9 September 1848 · WartonBurials at Warton

      Three passengers presumed to be from the Ocean Monarch were buried at Warton on 9 September 1848.

  2. Donald McKay launches the Great Republic

    1853

    Role: Shipbuilder and Designer

    1. October 4, 1853 · Boston, Massachusetts (launch locality; exact site not stated)Launch of the Great Republic

      Donald McKay's Great Republic was launched at Boston in October 1853, postponed from September 4 by timber supply problems, as the largest wooden ship then built.

  3. Clipper Flying Cloud burned for scrap at Saint John, New Brunswick

    1874

    Role: Shipbuilder

    1. 19 June 1874 · Beacon Island barGrounding at Saint John

      Flying Cloud ran aground on the Beacon Island bar in Saint John, New Brunswick, on 19 June 1874.

Sources

  1. Ocean Monarch (barque) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
  2. Donald McKay Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  3. Great Republic (1853 clipper) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
  4. Flying Cloud (clipper) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07