Saturday, November 10, 2007

Iquique, 1884

Polynesia : An iron full-rigged ship built in 1874 by Reiherstieg Werft, Hamburg.
Dimensions 61,85×10,22×6,41 meters [202'8"×33'5"×21'_"] and 492 CL, 1070 GRT and 985 NRT. Rigged with double topsails and single topgallant sails.
1874 Launched at the shipyard of Reiherstieg Werft, Hamburg, for F. Laeisz, Hamburg. Assigned the German signal RHDG.
1878-1879 In command of Captain J.H.C. Schwaner.
1877 Sailed from Hongkong to Anjer in 70 [?] days. [Meyer]
1878 Sailed from Scilly to Acapulco in 116 days.
1878 Sailed from Acapulco to San Francisco in 25 days.
1879 Sailed San Francisco to Queenstown for orders in 140 days.
1880 Sailed from Singapore to the Channel in 129 days.
1880-1882 In command of Captain J.P.M. Thedens.
1883-1886 In command of Captain C.F.E.J. Bahlcke.
1882/1883 Sailed from Lizard Point to Rangoon in 116 days.
1883 Sailed from Rangoon to the Channel in 117 days.
1883 Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 92 days.
1884 Sailed from Valparaiso to Iquique in 12 days.
1884 Sailed from Iquique to the Channel in 118 days.
1884 Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 89 days.
1884/1885 Sailed from Caleta Buena to the Channel in 123 days.
1887-1890 In command of Captain A. Reitmann.
1890 January 12 Sailed from Iquique with a cargo of 11239 sacks of nitrate. Under command of Captain Reitmann and with a crew of 17 men.
1890 April 22 Passed Lizard Point.
1890 April Grounded at Beachy Head and was later sold to be broken up.

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