Brabloch

A steel full-rigged ship built in 1889 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Whiteinch, Glasgow, as yard no. 357. Dimensions: 278'7"×41'1"×24'2" and tonnage: 2000 GRT, 1935 NRT and ____ tons under deck.
1889 June
Launched at the shipyard of Barclay, Curle & Co., Whiteinch, Glasgow, for R.K. Holms-Kerr (Aitken, Lilburn & Co.), Glasgow. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 96072. Command of the ship was given to Captain W.S. Smith.
1900
Taken over by Brabloch Ship Co. Ltd. (J.R. Cuthbertson), Glasgow.
1912
Sold to A/S Brabloch (J.A. Henschien), Lillesand, Norway.
1916
Sold to A/S Skiens Seilskibsrederi (Sigurd Borjen & A.S. Christensen), Skien.
1917 March 26
Sold to Förnyade Ångfartygs AB Viking (Justus Maurits Dannberg), Gothenburg, and was renamed Vinga. Assigned the official Swedish Reg. No. 5948 and signal KBFS. The new measurements were 83,62×12,57×7,33 meters and 2108 GRT, 1961 NRT and 3400 DWT.
1921 June
Transferred to Rederi AB Transatlantic, Gothenburg.
1923 December 14
Sold to Central de Compras de Chatarra, Bilbao, for £ 2500 to be broken up.

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