Benjamin Briggs

Benjamin Spooner Briggs (24 April 1835 – likely November 1872) was an experienced American seaman and master mariner. He was the Captain of the merchant ship Mary Celeste, which was discovered unmanned and drifting in the Atlantic Ocean midway between the Azores and the coast of Portugal on December 4, 1872. The lifeboat was missing, yet the Mary Celeste herself was still under sail. Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah, and their two-year-old daughter Sophia Matilda were never found and are presumed lost, along with the crew of Mary Celeste.
==Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
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The following list is of explicit appearances of Benjamin Briggs.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1965	Captain Benjamin Briggs	
* Doctor Who, episode "The Chase"	
* Briggs was portrayed by David Blake Kelly.Flight Through Eternity - IMDB - Retrieved 6 July 2021David Blake Kelly - IMDB - Retrieved 6 July 2021
== Links ==
* Benjamin Briggs on Wikipedia
== References ==
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