Maria Rickmers

A five-masted aux. steel barque built in 1891 by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow. Her dimensions were: 114,47×14,63×7,72 m [375'7"×48'0"×25'4"] and tonnage: 3822 GRT and 3344 NRT. Three-island ship, rigged with sky-sails and royal-sails over double topgallant- and top-sails.

1891 December 18
Launched at the shipyard of Russell & Co., Port Glasgow, for Rickmers Reismühlen, Rhederei und Schiffbau AG, Bremerhaven. Assigned the German signal QFPC. The first master of the ship was Captain J. Gennerich.
1892 July 14
Left Saigon for Bremerhaven with a load of rice. After the death of Captain Gennerich the command had been resumed by the First Mate Wiethoff.
1892 July 24
Last seen after having passed the Sunda Straits.

Updated 1998-04-27 by Lars Bruzelius.


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