| Date of launch | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Place of launch | Glasgow |
| Type | 3-masted iron ship |
| GRT | 1139 |
| NRT | 1092 |
| DWT | - |
| Length | 62.9 m (206.4 ft) |
| Beam | 10.3 m (33.8 ft) |
| Draft | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
Later names: Esow (1914), Alvine Homuth, Tamara XI (1919)
Re-riggings: 3m barque (1904)
- 1876
Built of iron by A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow for Shaw, Savill & Albion Co., Southampton. She was rigged as a three-masted full-rigged ship carrying royals over single topgallant sails. Sailed on the emigrant trade to New Zealand. - 1899
Sold to J.E. Einersen, Grimstad, Norway. - 1904
Rigged down to a barque. - February 1913
Sold to K.F. Holmberg, Luvia, Finland. - 1914
Confiscated by the Germans who renamed her Esow, and later Alvine Homuth. - 1919
Renamed to Tamara XI. - 1921
Owned by Nordische Handelsgesellschaft, Hachfeld, Fischer Co. - 20 July 1922
Ran aground near Oulu, Finland, but taken afloat. - 10 September 1922
Sailed from Kemi, Finland, but was wrecked the next day near Raahe.
References:
- Sten Lille, Lars Grönstrand: Suomen valtameripurjehtijat, ISBN 951-9064-31-1, published by Etelä-Suomen Kustannus Oy 1979
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