Maritzburg

An iron barque built in 1876 by A. Hall & Co., Aberdeen, as yard no. 288 at a total cost of £ 7903. Dimensions 157'1"×27'3"×45'6" and 456 GRT, 442 NRT and 393 tons under deck.

1876 January: Launched at the shipyard of A. Hall & Co., Aberdeen, for J.T. Rennie & Sons, Aberdeen. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 70447. Used in the trade between Great Britain and South Africa.
1890: Sold to J.H. Wøllner, Arendahl, Norway
1893 November: Abandoned 22 miles east of Spurn Point after having dis-masted during a violent storm on voyage from Arendal to Rio de Janeiro. The still floating wreck was brought to Grimsby.
1894 May 19: The wreck was sold to Otto Banck and Johan Ingmansson, Sölvesborg, for £ 800.
1894 October: Was registered in Sweden and renamed Hildur after having been repaired and received the rig from the barque Jomsborg. Captain Frans Larsson, Helsingborg.
1897: Captain Ludvig Georg Tillström, Karlshamn.
1900 May 4: Sold at auction to J. Latayle & Cie., Bordeaux, and was renamed Madelaine.
1901 August 5: Lost at sea due to fire.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Svenska järn- och stålseglare.
Båtologen Årg. 29-31 (1991-93).

Updated 1997-04-27 by Lars Bruzelius

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