Thessalus

An iron fullrigged ship built in 1874 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, as yard no. 245. Dimensions: 269'0"×41'1"×23'6" and tonnage: 1865 GRT, 1782 NRT and 1709 tons under deck.

1874 July: Launched at the shipyard of Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, for the "Golden Fleece Line" (A. & J. Carmichael), Greenock. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 67941 and signal NHFB. Employed in the Indian trade.
1879: LR 1879-80: Master: Captain E.C. Bennett.
1898 May 7: Sold to Rederi AB Standard (Ernst Roberg), Gothenburg, for £ 4750. Assigned the official Swedish Reg. No. 3224 and signal JHSB. The new measurements were 80,10×12,46×7,17 meters and 1865 GRT, 1711 NRT and 2650 DWT. Captain Westerberg was given command of the ship.
1900 February 10 - May 6: Sailed from Lyttleton to London in 90 days.
1900: Captain A. Lagerkrantz.
1909 April: Sold to Italian buyers for £2400 to be used as a coal hulk in Naples.

References:

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

Updated 1998-07-30 by Lars Bruzelius

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