| Date of launch | 1884 |
|---|---|
| Place of launch | Southampton |
| Type | 3-masted iron ship |
| GRT | 2436 |
| NRT | 2381 |
| DWT | - |
| Length | 91.5 m (300.2 ft) |
| Beam | 12.3 m (40.4 ft) |
| Draft | 7.5 m (24.6 ft) |
Later names: Cambrian Princess (1904), Alessandra (1916)
- 1884
Built of iron by Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. in Southampton for E. Bates & Sons, Liverpool. She was rigged as a three-masted full-rigged ship carrying royals over double fore and main topgallant sails, and single mizzen topgallant sail. - 1904
Sold to W. Thomas & Co, Liverpool who renamed her Cambrian Princess. - December 1913
Bought by Otto A. Färdig, Nystad, Finland. Cambrian Princess was the largest full-rigged ship ever to be registered in Finland. - 16 January 1914
Lost most of her rigging in the Southern Atlantic ocean on a voyage from Penarth to Port Nolloth, South Africa. - 7 June 1914
Took refuge in Rio de Janeiro, and later sold to owners in Helsinki. - 31 January 1916
Arrived in Genoa after her first voyage under her new owners, and immediately sold to Italian ownerws who renamed her Alessandra. - 15 March 1918
Sunk by German submarine.
References:
- Sten Lille, Lars Grönstrand: Suomen valtameripurjehtijat, ISBN 951-9064-31-1, published by Etelä-Suomen Kustannus Oy 1979
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