| Date of launch | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Place of launch | Sunderland |
| Type | 3-masted iron barque |
| GRT | - |
| NRT | 463 |
| DWT | - |
| Length | 45.2 m (148.3 ft) |
| Beam | 8.1 m (26.6 ft) |
| Draft | 4.7 m (15.4 ft) |
Later names: Aldebaran (1897)
- 1869
Built of iron by Oswald & Co., Sunderland for French owners. She was rigged as a three-masted barque carrying royals over single topgallant sails and double topsails.Later under German ownership.
- 3 December 1897
Sold to Capt. John M. Eklund, Turku, Finland and renamed Aldebaran. - October 1899
Eklund sold the barque in Sydney. - 1920
Sold as coal hulk to Hobart, Tasmania.
References:
- Sten Lille, Lars Grönstrand: Suomen valtameripurjehtijat, ISBN 951-9064-31-1, published by Etelä-Suomen Kustannus Oy 1979
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