Dione

A steel fullrigged ship built in 1905 by Rijkée & Co., Rotterdam. Dimensions ___'_"×__'_"×__'_" and ____ GRT and ____ NRT and ____ tons under deck. Rigged with royals over double top and topgallant sails.

1905: Launched at the shipyard of Rijkée & Co., Rotterdam, for their own account. The ship had been built on speculation.
1905 March 30: Sold to Wachtsmuth & Krogmann, Hamburg. Assigned the German signal RNMD. The German measurements were 82,68×12,22×7,03 meters and 2105 GRT.
1906-1909: In command of Captain J. Christiansen.
1906: Sailed from Sydney to Falmouth 102 days.
1907: Sailed from Caleta Colosto to Lizard in 94 days.
1910: In command of Captain C. Schönewitz.
1908: Sailed from Lizard Point to Gatico in 105 days.
1908: Sailed from Iquique to Lizard in 102 days.
1911-1912: In command of Captain W. Karstädt.
1912 April 30: Sold to F. Laeisz, Hamburg, and was renamed Pelikan.
1913: In command of Captain A. Betzendahl.
1914: In command of Captain A. Wist.
1914: In command of Captain H. Kaiser.
1914: Interned in Valparaiso for the duration of the war.
1920 September 13: Sailed from Caleta Buena to Dunkerque in 129 days with a cargo of nitrate.
1921: Delivered to the Allied powers as war damage compensation.
1921: Sold to James Bell, Hull.
1923: Sold to Alf Monsen, Tønsberg, Norway, and was renamed Bellco.
1926: Sold to N. Navarettom, La Spezia, and was renamed Ignazio Novoretto.
1927: Broken up at La Spezia.

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Square-rigged ships, general references.

Updated 1997-05-08 by Lars Bruzelius

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