The Pharaon
Morrel's last merchant ship, lost in a storm off Africa and then miraculously restored as an exact duplicate.
Story so far
The Pharaon, the three-master of Morrel & Son once commanded by Edmond Dantès, is the shipowner's final hope as he nears ruin, expected home from Calcutta with cochineal and indigo. She founders in a tempest between Cape Blanc and Cape Boyador after springing a leak, her crew saved by La Gironde, and her loss seemingly seals Morrel's bankruptcy. But at the very hour of Morrel's rescue, an exact duplicate—same name, same cargo, Penelon and Captain Gaumard aboard—sails whole into Marseilles harbor before the astonished city, secretly built and dispatched by Dantès as the crowning stroke of his gratitude.
Appearance
A three-masted merchant vessel bearing on her stern 'The Pharaon, Morrel & Son, of Marseilles'; the restored ship an exact replica of the lost original.
Role
The Morrel firm's last ship, whose loss and miraculous restoration frame Dantès's rescue of his benefactor.
Relationships
Sources — 2 recorded facts, by chapter
- The three-masted Marseilles merchantman of Morrel & Son that carries Dantès home.
- Morrel's last merchant ship, lost in a storm off Africa and then miraculously restored as an exact duplicate.