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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I note enquiries about Al Sultana trip to the
USA. Contempory American newspaper reports of her arrival in New York City refer
to her on Thursday, Apri 30th, 1840 , as a "bark" twice which seems quite a
specific description.Possibly the 3 masted ship in the background seascape of
Mooney's portrait of Ahmed bin Naáman was intended to represent Sultana but
there is no corroberating evidence. .M.Guillain (Paris 1856), II,241. states
Sultanah was built in Bombay, but susequently refitting did take place at
Matrah.This suggest to me that she made her 87 day voyage rigged as a
"bark". Regards Abdulrauf</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>