Priwall

A four-masted steel barque built in 1917 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as Yard No. 234. Dimensions 98,45×14,37×7,99 meters [323'0"×47'2"×26'3"] and tonnage 3105 GRT and 2849 NRT. Rigged with royal sails over double top and top-gallant sails.

A sister ship to the same owner's Pola of 1916.

1917 June 23
Launched at the shipyard of Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. The completion of the ship was delayed due to the war.
1920 March 6
Delivered to F. Laeisz, Hamburg.
1920-1921
In command of Captain Jürgen Jürs.
1922-1924
In command of Captain C. Brockhöft.
1923
Sailed from Cuxhaven to San Antonio in 76 days.
1923/24
Sailed from Pisagua to Cuxhaven in 128 days.
1925-1928
In command of Captain Jürgen Jürs.
1928
Sailed from Hamburg to Talcahuano in 99 days.
1928-1929
In command of Captain K. Schubert.
1928/29
Sailed from Hamburg to Talcahuano in 94 days.
1929
Sailed from Iquique to Dunkerque in __ days.
1930-1931
In command of Captain H. Töpper.
1930
Sailed from Hamburg to San Antonio in 102 days.
1930
Sailed from Mejillones to Zeebrügge in 99 days.
1930
Sailed from Hamburg to Talcahuano in 89 days.
1931
Sailed from Hamburg to Valparaiso in 87 days.
1931
Sailed from Taltal to Brügge in 81 days.
1932-1935
In command of Captain Robert Clauß.
1932
Sailed from Hamburg to Port Lincoln in 138 days.
1933
Sailed from Port Victoria to Barry in 106 days.
1933 November 4 - January 9
Sailed from the English Channel to Wallaroo in 62 days 6 hours or 66 days from Hamburg.
1933 December 25
Sailed 384 miles in 24 hours.
1934
Sailed from Port Victoria to Queenstown in 108 days.
1934/35
Sailed from Hamburg to Port Victoria in 83 days.
1935
Sailed from Port Victoria to Queenstown in 91 days.
1935-1936
In command of Captain Jürgen Jürs.
1939
Interned in Valparaiso at the outbreak of the war.
1941
Presented by Germany to the Chilean Government. Renamed Lautaro and used as a cargo carrying sail training ship in the local nitrate trade.
1945 February 28
Caught fire while loading nitrate in sacks and was lost.

Updated 1997-05-10 by Lars Bruzelius.


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