Asie

A four-masted steel barque built in 1897 by Laporte & Co., Rouen. Dimensions 92,52×12,71×7,21 meters [303'7"×41'9"×23'8"] and tonnage 2954 GRT and 2054 NRT.

1897 September 11: Launched at the shipyard of Laporte & Co., Rouen, for A. d'Orbigny & G. Faustin fils, La Rochelle. Captain E. Ollivaud de Montoir.
1901 December 31
1904 January 29 — May 31: Sailed from Antwerp with steel rails for Hobart where she arrived after 123 days.
1904 June 1 — August 23: Sailed from Hobart to San Pedro, CA, in 83 days.
1904 October 8 — November 3: Sailed from San Pedro, CA, in ballast to Portland, OR, in 26 days.
1904 November 30 — April 25: Sailed from Portland, OR, with a cargo of grain to Birkenhead in 146 days.
1908 September 8: Sold to Ant. Dom. Bordes et fils, Dunkerque. Captain Le Corfec.
1919 December: Wrecked on the Jardinets' Rocks, at the entrance to St Nazaire roads.

Updated 1996-12-29 by Lars Bruzelius.

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