Lucipara

A four-masted fullrigged iron ship built in 1885 by Russell & Co., Glasgow. Dimensions: 81,40×12,24×7,21 meters [267'1×40'2×23'8] and tonnage: 1943 GRT and 1863 NRT.

1885 January: Launched at the shipyard of Russell & Co., Glasgow, for P. Denniston & Co., Glasgow.
1890: Converted to barque rig.
1909: Made the passage San Fransisco to Newcastle, N.S.W. in 38 days.
1910: Sailed from Drammen to Melbourne in 82 days.
1911: Sold to J.E. Gustafsson, Mariehamn, Åland. Master of the ship was Captain M.A. Gustafsson.
1917: Sold to M. Lundquist, Mariehamn, Åland.
1917: Sold to M.A. Gustafsson, Vårdö, Åland.
1917 May 26: Sunk by a German submarine. The entire crew was rescued.

Updated 1996-12-28 by Lars Bruzelius.

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