Madeleine

A four-masted steel barque built in 1895 by Ateliers et chantiers de la Loire, Nantes. Dimensions: 97,86×13,71×7,74 meters [321'1"×45'0"×25'5"] and tonnage: 3011 GRT and 2376 NRT.

Rigged with royal sails over double top and topgallant sails.

1895 July 23: Launched at the shipyard of Ateliers et chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, for Ant. Dom. Bordes et fils, Dunkerque.
1896 January: Delivered to the owners. Captain F. Martin was given command of the vessel.
1896: Sailed from Iquique to Lizard in 69 days.
1898: Sailed from Shields to Valparaiso in 66 days (probably land to land).
1911 June 23: Dragged her anchors in the harbour of Iquique during one of the severe norterly storms. Collided with the fourmasted ship Union and stranded on Serano Island and capsized [Picard has January 24].

Updated 1997-01-23 by Lars Bruzelius.

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